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PHOTO BY BRUCE DEACHMAN COMMUNITY CALENDAR Wed, Nov 1, 12:00 Doors Open for Music (DOMS): Visser- Shaw Guitar Duo, Southminster United Sat, Nov 4, 9:30-14:00 Frosty’s Fair Christmas Bazaar, Trinity Anglican at The Firehall Sunday, Sun. Nov 5, 13:00 Hopewell Eating Disorder Support Centre November 26 Free Showing of Documentary “Embrace”, Mayfair Theatre Wed. Nov. 8, 12:00 DOMS: Northern Treasures, Southminster United Local Talent Thurs. Nov. 9, 19:30 Rescued Treasure: A Treasury of Jewish Music Almost Forgotten, Southminster United Mon. Nov. 13, 19:00 OOS Garden Club - Care of Orchids, The Firehall Wed. Nov. 15, 12:00 DOMS: November Reflections, @OldOttSouth @oldottsouth @oldottsouth Southminster United Sat. Nov. 18, 9:00-13:00 Southminster United Church Christmas Bazaar Wed. Nov. 22, 12:00 DOMS: The Light Of Common Day, Southminster United Fri. Nov. 24, 19:30 Stairwell Carollers: A Canadian Christmas, Southminster United Sat. Nov. 25 10:00- Abbotsford Bazaar 14:30 Sat. Nov. 25, 19:00 Concerts By The Canal: Pete & Will Anderson Trio, Southminster United Sun. Nov. 26, 18:00 Grey Cup, Lansdowne Park Sun. Nov. 26, 10:00- OSCA Christmas Craft Show, The Firehall 16:00 Wed. Nov. 29, 12:00 DOMS: Autumn Reflections. Southminster United Wed. Nov. 29, 19:00 Prime Minister Talks: Pierre Trudeau, (Room L120) To see the latest listings, go to the online calendar at www.oldottawasouth.ca Page 2 The OSCAR l November 2017

BUSINESS BEAT Work in Progress: Local Coffee Shops than constantly getting distracted by popular with the university crowd and the fridge, laundry, etc. since they are a bit smaller than other Below is a(n incomplete) list of coffee shops in the neighbourhood it the work/study/meeting spots I am can sometimes be hard to find a seat. familiar with in our neighbourhood But the two “bar” areas mean that if and I rated them on several aspects, you’re by yourself you can usually using a score out of 10. find a spot. WiFi: Yes Bridgehead Bridgehead is my go-to spot, largely Black Squirrel Books due to its proximity to my house. Black Squirrel Books (BSB) is Seating comfort: 8 (benches and clearly the place to be if you own a seats) - 3 (stools) Macbook. And yes, I will occasionally Seating is pretty good overall, but try to sneak in even though I don’t if it’s busy and you’re condemned to quite fit the youthful, hipsterish bill. a dreaded stool it might be tough to Seating comfort: 7 stick around for more than a coffee. Black Squirrel Books has a But at least the stools can serve as a hodgepodge of chairs and their temporary holding spot until a better comfort level can range from a 9 (if seat becomes available. you snag one of the fauteuils) to a 5 Food: 8 if you end up on a flat, hard wooden I like Bridgehead’s food. There is a chair. But generally speaking the really nice mix of sweet and savoury chairs are comfy enough to spend a choices, and this makes it easy to couple of hours at work. stay through lunch if needed. And Drinks: 9 PHOTO BY ERIK VAN DER TORRE because Bridgehead has more than I really like BSB’s coffee and they 20 locations, they now also fall under have a great tea selection. And, as I go, things went from 0 to 60 really By Erik van der Torre the rule that they have to post calorie mentioned in last month’s article, they fast and I almost had to skip this information for their items, so making are now also licensed so if your task month’s Business Beat. But while I When we moved to Ottawa, I left my a somewhat more informed choice has at hand is relatively straightforward was working away on my first report, job in marketing research to become become a little easier. My favourite you can even indulge in a wine, beer, I realized it gave me the perfect topic a full-time caregiver to our children, is probably the breakfast wrap, which or cider. to write about: work/study/meeting and I have been in that role ever is luckily often available well into Food: 5 spots in OOS. I tend to do about half since. But with the kids now being lunchtime. My only complaint is that This score is primarily reflective my work from home, but will often older and more independent, I have they got rid of the morning bun. I pine of the food selection rather than the choose to work at a coffee shop, as it started taking on some freelance for it often. quality. The few treats that BSB forces me sit behind my laptop rather projects. And as these things tend to Drinks: 8 offers are quite tasty, but they are Bridgehead probably has the best just that: treats. If you’re looking for coffee and tea in the neighbourhood something more substantial or plan to and it’s no punishment to be forced to work through lunch, you’re better off order several drinks over the course of somewhere else. a work session. Availability of seating: 5 Availability of seating: 7 BSB is very popular, especially Bridgehead can get busy, especially among students, and have a somewhat right after school drop-off (i.e. around limited amount of seats available (they 9:00 am) and of course around lunch are after all primarily a bookstore…), time. But it is rare that you cannot find so getting a seat can be tricky. And it a seat at all, even if it’s just a stool for seems that once people have settled in, the first little while. turnover is very limited. WiFi: Yes. Added bonus, most of WiFi: Yes. the bench seats have power outlets in them. Life of Pie We witnessed all three moves of Starbucks Life of Pie and it’s been very exciting Starbucks is Starbucks. Like many to watch them succeed and grow. in our neighbourhood, I like local, Their current location seems to suit independent stores, but that doesn’t them perfectly, as it provides ample mean I don’t like or go to Starbucks. space for the amazing baking, storage Seating comfort: 7 for the take home food, and lots of When I work at Starbucks, I actually seating. prefer to sit along one of the two Seating comfort: 5 “bars” on the high seats, which are The tables and chairs are a bit surprisingly comfortable. The regular spartan at Life of Pie, and I usually seats are comfortable enough, but find it hard to sit in them for long I get a bit uncomfortable after long stretches. They do have a few stretches. comfortable seats, so one can always Drinks: 7 move around if need be. I like the consistency of Starbucks Drinks: 6 coffee and if I want to indulge in a The coffee is generally very good special drink (basically dessert), this is (they serve the amazing Happy Goat likely where I head. Coffee), but selection is fairly limited. Food: 6 Food: 8 I like the breakfast sandwiches at I can’t say I always love the lunch Starbucks, but don’t love the lunch options, but what I do love is that you choices. And although I quite like the can check ahead of time to see what’s chocolate chunk cookie, I find most of on offer that day. So I will often pick the food decidedly meh. Availability of seating: 6 Starbucks is clearly still very Continued on pg. 3 The OSCAR l November 2017 Page 3

an incredible amount of willpower Luna’s panini’s. And the frequent alternatives, I have yet to sit down and Continued from pg. 2 to spend any amount of time here rotation of panini on offer means work at our local location. Which is without succumbing to the gelato’s that there’s almost always a favourite not to say that I dislike Tim Hortons, and choose my days to coincide with siren song. available. One thing to keep in mind on the contrary. As a new Canadian, some of my favourites. Like the Mac Seating comfort: 7 when working here on a busy lunch I love Tim’s for all the reasons their n Cheese. I have also been known Seating is quite mixed, and spending day: if lots of people are ordering sappy commercials tell me I should to make detours to Life of Pie on more than an hour on one of the panini, the place gets filled with a love them. And as a Dutch expatriate, Morning Glory muffin days. wooden pews can be hard on the body. strong odour of burnt toast and tends I love that I can go to Tim’s around Availability of seating: 9 But the chairs are quite comfortable to get a bit smoky. New Year’s and get a few Dutchies to Life of Pie is big, and the lack and like most other places, Stella also Availability of seating: 8 remind me of our oliebollen. of WiFi makes it a lot less popular has a few comfortable lounge chairs. On a hot summer day, it can be next among the student crowd. So seats are One of the added bonuses is the large, to impossible to ever sit down at Stella Business Beat is a monthly feature (almost) always available. The only boardroom-like table in the back, Luna. But generally speaking it isn’t that highlights new and existing busi- time you may have trouble finding a which is ideal for meeting. too difficult to find a spot to sit and nesses in . Reviews spot is during Hopewell school’s off- Drinks: 6 work, although showing up right at and opinions are those of the author property recess times for their Grade I always find the coffee at Stella lunchtime will definitely limit your alone. If you know of any new busi- 7 & 8s (1:30-2:00 pm). The generally Luna a bit disappointing. I know that choices. nesses opening up or want to share ample availability of seating make that’s in part because we are spoiled WiFi: No, which helps with the your thoughts about existing busi- Life of Pie one of the best spots for a by some of the specialty coffee places, availability of seating. nesses, please feel free to share them: local meeting. and I also think I rate them more [email protected]. WiFi: No, but depending where you harshly because I evaluate the coffee Tim Hortons sit you might be able to hop onto the next to their gelato. I do like the fact I have to confess that I do not go Erik van der Torre has lived in Old Starbucks network. that they have a bunch of Aranciatas to our local Tim’s all that much. For Ottawa South for over 8 years. He available to quench one’s thirst. me it’s the perfect place to stop on is a member of the OSCA Board, Stella Luna Gelato Café Food: 9 a long drive when one is in need the Traffic & Safety Committee, and Working at Stella Luna can Sure, the gelato is amazing. We all of a bathroom break and caffeine Hopewell Avenue PS’ Parent Coun- know that. But I also really love Stella boost. And given the large number of obviously be quite dangerous. It takes cil.

Giving Thanks by Being Good Stewards to a Beautiful Neighbourhood Park By Noel Lomer MP Catherine McKenna, Minister of your Bridge-to-Bridge project will the Environment and MP for Ottawa also be part of the WPP. Its location A diligent Old Ottawa South Centre came quietly with her young makes it a great demonstration site, neighbourhood team of almost 40 daughter to lend support. i.e., people can visit any time. And locals assembled on the Bridge-to- Now Sandra Garland, a leading the way you have organized all this Bridge reforestation site on Bronson volunteer at the Fletcher Wildlife makes a wonderful model for other Place on a warm wet Saturday Garden has introduced some plants communities.” morning October 7th for our annual (heliopsis and evening primrose) Volunteers are welcome, please fall cleanup and planting. which came from Ottawa U pollinator watch in OSCAR for news of spring For years, our group has developed gardens. Sandra notes: “A couple of and fall events. a stand of white spruce trees as a professors there are starting a Wild hedge against the noise and pollution Pollinator Partnership (WWP), of Noel Lomer is a Bridge-to-Bridge of Bronson Avenue near Sunnyside. which the Fletcher Wildlife Garden Reforestation Project organizer and Now other trees are flourishing: two is a sponsor and member. I’m hoping resident of Old Ottawa South. maple trees grown from the tree which inspired “Maple Leaf Forever” are tall and straight. God planted eight walnut trees with the help of busy squirrels. Pussy willows, English oak and many other trees are doing well. Thomas, one of the many who helped Of course, there are weeds among out at the annual fall cleanup and the trees. ‘Dog strangling vine’ (its real name!) is taking root and our planting at the Bridge-to-Bridge team spent a lot of the morning Reforestation site. uprooting and bagging it. PHOTO BY NOEL LOMER We were blessed by Simon Brascoupe, a native elder who brought a ‘smudge’ to purify us in our work.

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(Above) The jazz and blues band “New (Right) All smiles around, at Fall Into Fall. Sounds” serenaded folks lining up for Adrian, AKA BBQ Rock star, our Judge for food. PHOTO BY BRENDAN MCCOY the Cook-off, jumped in to help on the BBQ. PHOTO BY JASMINE LEESE By Jasmine Leese a balmy 26 degrees and was actually mix of jazz and blues. It was perfect our rescue and rocked the grill for t-shirt weather in the sun. Perfect for for a huge outside park, and was a little bit, cooking hot dogs faster Winter is an etching, spring a a fall festival in Windsor Park. heard in all parts of the park. than any Grill Master around. Our watercolor, summer an oil painting Our Fall Into Fall’s set-up at Eccentric Adam was also onsite, BBQ was extremely popular thanks and autumn a mosaic of them all. Windsor Park tried to imitate a impressing us with his clowning and to all of you. The hot dogs and buns, Stanley Horowitz feeling of community, by having elaborate balloon animals. Katherine, along with the drinks were donated all the vendors and activities close an OSCA employee, kept busy the by McQueen’s Metro in . Oh, Fall. The time of the year when to each other around the hub of the entire time painting children’s faces. A huge thanks to Starbucks and the trees start to change, there is this park – the play structures. Whether Did you get the chance to get a Shoppers Drug Mart on Bank Street coldness in the air. Everything turns you came for the inflatable bouncy photo from Union Eleven’s Photo for their contributions as well. to pumpkin spice. You quickly have obstacle course, or you wanted a booth? Camron Sabour was all set up To say the least, this year’s Fall to switch out your summer clothes to cookie from Yummy Cookies, or to with many props for you to choose Festival was a huge success. The the warmer choices. It is a routine we try this delicious new drink from the from, lots of fun! park was buzzing! A special thanks are so familiar with, year after year. Sugar Cane Shack, OSCA’s Fall Into Who could forget about the Boxer goes out to the following businesses By October 1st, you would think you Fall had a little bit of everything to Rescue Group… Did you see in Old Ottawa South who donated have already said good bye to your appeal to everyone. how cute the adoptable dogs were?!? an item/gift card or sponsored a t-shirts, and hello to your over sized Our live music was brought to you This group went above and beyond component of the event. sweaters. But, this October 1st was by “New Sounds,” a four-piece band to make their booth stand out and • Tracy Arnett donated the Bouncy one for the record books… it reached that serenaded us with their smooth to collect donations for an amazing Obstacle Course cause. They had a photoshoot area • David Chernushenko donated the set up for your dogs to get their Fall stage Pictures done…very adorable. • Union Eleven donated the photo An important tradition for the fall booth festival is the annual Fall Fest Cook- • Many many thanks to…Stella off. This year we had 13 different Luna, Bank Street Dental, TD community members compete Place, Lansdowne Dental, The Homeis against each other in the “Best Pie,” Clothes Secret, The Belmont, “Best Soup,” “Best Bread,” “Best Barley Mow, Black Squirrel Café where one starts from Pickled Vegetables” and “Best - T.S. ELIOT Jams” categories. Congratulations Until next time Old Ottawa South. to everyone who competed. The judges for this cook-off were MJ from Patty’s Pub and ABC Brewery Jasmine Leese is the Fall Into Fall along with his lovely wife, and Event Coordinator. Adrian from the Belmont. Adrian, AKA the BBQ Rock star jumped to

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Footbridge Underway Many Local Trees Knocked Down by Heavy Winds and Rain

A tree on Willard St. fell during the heavy wind and rainstorm on Wednesday, September 27th. City’s senior engineer Richard Moore (right) and construction technician Chris Graham supervised the recent Clegg-Fifth PHOTO BY JOHN C. BELL Footbridge ground-breaking event. Residents are welcome to call Mr. Moore at 613-809-1783 if they have any questions about the ongoing construction of the bridge, scheduled to be completed by Fall 2019. The Glebe-side pathway has been temporarily detoured and the Colonel By pathway will be detoured along Echo Drive between Clegg and Herridge. This winter the bridge’s piers will be constructed but the work will not interfere with Skateway operations.

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Barney the Dog... Helps Keep OOS Clean By Georgina Hunter These car owners (surely non-OOS residents?) strive It takes all sorts to keep Old to keep their cars clean by Ottawa South litter free. Take opening their window and Barney, the poodle-golden ejecting cigarette packs, used retriever who is a boon for up lighters, coffee cups, and Windsor Park – where he and fast food containers onto our his mistress, Carolyn Inch, streets. help keep the park clean. Picking up others’ garbage Then there’s Jacob Griffin is a saintly task that only takes a few minutes a day. By doing - who took on a job that no PHOTO BY CAROLYN INCH adult would consider - and so you help garbage from spearheaded the cleaning up going down into the sewers Windsor Park in 2016. where it ends up in our river, If a dog and a boy can do it, creating havoc. A bridge of opportunity so can adults! Here are a few Icky, yes – but how about tips on how to reduce litter on putting a bag around your hand Morning & Lunch Preschool Program our streets. to protect you from the filth ages 2.5 to 4 years Please look for stray litter and plop it in another bag? on the sidewalks in front of Imagine if everyone cleaned your home – especially after up in front of their home or Afterschool Program recycling and garbage is business - there would be zero children 4 to 11 years picked up. Inevitably, some garbage on our streets. garbage and recycling does not …children learning through active investigation. make it into the truck. ______Georgina Hunter is a long- A more worrying issue is 63 Evelyn Ave. (off Main St. near Pretoria Bridge) time resident of OOS, and likes garbage dumped on the street www.rainbowkidschool.ca Tel: 613-235-2255 to help keep it clean. from passing or parked cars. Page 6 The OSCAR l November 2017

CHRISTY’S CORNER OSCA Programs and Registration By Christy Savage, OSCA our new Youth Night/Sports Night more options to keep your little ones Executive Director programs. They are $5 per drop in. busy and active. Each week we run alternating Youth Night or Sports Night EVENTS Winter is coming and with it winter programs for grades 5-6 and grades programs and registration. 7-8 respectively. Christmas Craft Show Save the date: Winter program Back by popular demand our registration will take place on Youth Nights annual Craft Show will be held on Tuesday, December 5th and Join us for a duct tape challenge, Sunday, November 26th. From 10:00 Wednesday, December 6th. fear factor, casino night and unsolved am to 4:00 pm come to the Firehall Our winter guide will be online as well as our 7 Committees and 5 mysteries. to see the many wonderful and of November 22nd and you will find a Sub-Committees, keep things like: Grade 5-6 Youth Nights run next interesting crafts, gifts and holiday copy in this month’s OSCAR. Communications, Programming, on November 10th and December 8th. creations from local artists and After 4, Planning and Zoning, Traffic Grade 7-8 Youth Nights run next artisans. PROGRAMMING UPDATES & Safety, and Finance running on November 3rd, 17th and December smoothly. Everyone has something 15th. Breakfast with Santa 10 Card Drop in Passes to offer and it is in our collaborative Join us on Sunday December 10th Our new 10 card pass is a success approach that we are able to grow Youth Sports Night from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm when and a wonderful gift option for the and strengthen as an organization. Join us for dodgeball, hoops night, we welcome you and your family holidays or any other occasion. This helps us to continue to strive to soccer-, Frisbee, to come to the Firehall and have Our 10 card passes are good for meet community needs. Friday night lights, capture the flag, breakfast with Santa and our team. any fitness and yoga class that is We are always open to new and more. We volunteer our time annually to running and can be shared with committee members and excited by Grade 5-6 Sports Nights run next cook pancakes and celebrate the friends. the ideas and knowledge that each on November 3rd, 17th and December coming together of our community. Why not bring a friend or family new volunteer brings. 15th The event is free, we ask only for member with you to a yoga class you Please consider joining one of our Grade 7-8 Sports Nights run next a donation (either in cash or non- love or have been dying to try out? committees. I’m happy to provide on November 10th and December 8th. perishable food item) for the Ottawa Or you could purchase a pass for that more information and introductions. Food Bank. special someone. Feel free to email me directly at New Programs [email protected] This winter we’ll be introducing OSCA Needs You Friday Youth Programs Happy Winter Everyone! more children’s programs in the We need you volunteering in our We’re excited by the popularity of afternoon since you’ve asked for community. Our Board of 20, as

OSCA PRESIDENT’S REPORT Planning Issues and Programing Issues By Emilie Taman, OSCA and members of OSCA’s Planning its plate if we proceed with a CDP. President and Zoning Committee, that the Finally, I wanted to highlight an plans now provide for rooms for issue that will be impacting OSCA 27 residents! It is no wonder that programs in the near future. As you Your neighbours on the OSCA Ottawa’s planning regime is viewed may know, the Province of Ontario board have had a very busy month. by so many with suspicion and has committed to increasing the After considerable debate, the board cynicism. minimum wage to $14 in January decided to provide comments to Both the Southminster of 2018 and to $15 per hour by the City regarding the proposed development and the situation 2019. Speaking for myself, this is a development of Southminster at 177 Hopewell, highlight the welcome policy change which will Church. Some were reticent to get pressing need for our community have far-reaching benefits for Ontario of our increased costs in delivering involved given the wide diversity to give serious thought to seeking a workers and their families. It should them. If you notice that the fees have of opinions on the issue within the Community Design Plan (CDP) for be noted, however, that the increase gone up for your favourite programs, community and out of a genuine our neighbourhood. A CDP would in the minimum wage will have I hope you will understand why we concern that things could become reflect our collective vision for future consequences for program delivery had to do so. needlessly divisive. In the end, a development in Old Ottawa South at the Firehall. Wage increases I would be happy to hear your majority of board members voted in and would have to be considered by and, eventually, increases to the thoughts on these or any other issues favour of sending the letter, which the City when deciding whether to costs of supplies and other items in Old Ottawa South. Email me any is reproduced in this issue of the approve future projects. Of course, as a consequence of the increased time at president@oldodttawasouth. OSCAR. We made every effort to be our vision would be subject to legal minimum wage, will necessitate an ca. balanced in our approach, and I do and policy limitations, including adjustment to program fees as a result believe that the balance we sought a provincial commitment to urban was achieved in the final product. intensification. OSCA will be Meanwhile, a troublesome initiating an engagement campaign development located at 177 where we will be asking you to share Hopewell Avenue is raising eyebrows your vision for future development and understandably so. The City in Old Ottawa South. If done well, approved the expansion of a house intensification could bring with it containing six one bedroom units. many exciting opportunities. But Early engagement with neighbours recent experience has shown cause revealed plans to expand some of for real concern about the prospects the units from one to up to three of a reasonable, public-interest based bedrooms. This was certainly cause approach to development in our for concern for residents of this neighbourhood, as well as others in quiet residential street given the the City. If you would like to become significant increase in density that more involved in planning issues, would result on such a small lot. So I would encourage you to consider imagine everyone’s surprise, when it joining OSCA’s Planning and Zoning was revealed, as a result of diligent Committee which will have a lot on and frequent inquiries by neighbours 177 Hopewell Avenue. PHOTO BY BRENDAN MCCOY The OSCAR l November 2017 Page 7

OSCA Letter to the City on the Proposed Southminster Re-Development

Alison Hamlin, MCIP, RPP The planning rationale report submitted by the proponent notes that Planner II “active and public transit will substantially offset site-generated vehicle Development Review, Central traffic.” We think this is an overly optimistic proposition given the level Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development Department of demand for parking we have witnessed and the fact that no enhance- ments to transit services along Bank Street are presently envisioned by 110 Laurier Avenue West. Ottawa, ON the City, so we would like to see more quantitative substantiation of this view. As a minimum, OSCA urges the City to require a modest number of Re: Comments on Rezoning Application # D02-02-17-0044 parking spaces dedicated to the church, and the preservation of parallel parking along Galt Street. Dear Ms. Hamlin, 4. Tree cover I am writing on behalf of the board of directors of the Ottawa South Community Association (OSCA), whose mandate includes promoting and It is our community’s expectation that the City will insist on preserving and protecting as many trees as possible and, in particular, the tree cover protecting the interests of the community with respect to the planning on the Colonel By Drive side of the development from potential construc- and future development of Old Ottawa South. While it is OSCA’s general tion damage, and damage from the excavation required for the project’s practice to refrain from intervening directly in individual re-zoning foundation. The arborist who made a presentation at the September 11 applications within the neighbourhood, the proposed Southminster re- community meeting was quite confident that the tree cover could be pre- development has generated considerable community interest. The board served, and we expect the City to be vigilant in monitoring construction of directors offers the following comments on the re-zoning proposal. and enforcing its policies in this regard.

1. Southminster Church is an integral part of our community which 5. Secondary Plan / Community Design Plan residents overwhelmingly wish to see succeed The Southminster proposal highlights the need for a secondary plan for Southminster Church provides important secular and non-secular Old Ottawa South. We expect development pressures along Bank Street services to residents of Ottawa living in Old Ottawa South and beyond. Al- to increase in the coming years, and the absence of neighbourhood- though there is some controversy in the community regarding the scope specific policies is becoming more difficult. Dealing with complex policy of acceptable development on the Southminster site, there seems to be issues such as parking, transportation, overall density, height, interface widespread consensus regarding the value that Southminster Church with lower density areas, visual compatibility and heritage preservation brings to our community. Any decision regarding its development ought through site-specific zoning is problematic. Old Ottawa South needs a to be considered with the objective of ensuring the Church’s ongoing vi- strong policy foundation that is specific to the unique attributes of the ability in mind. community. We encourage the City to make this a priority.

2. Intensification along Bank Street and building height Sincerely, Emilie Taman OSCA supports intensification of the residential component of mixed OSCA President land use along Bank Street. We believe it is feasible to increase the number of housing units with minimal adverse effects on the adjacent low density areas. With respect to the proposed Southminster development however, a common concern expressed by members of the community is with respect to the height of the proposed apartment building, and the interface with the low density Thanks to OSCAR’s units across Galt Street. The proponents have expressed a lack of willing- ness to reduce the building from six storeys down to 15m in accordance with existing zoning along Bank Street in Old Ottawa South. many volunteer writers Irrespective of the eventual zoning height limit, we encourage the City to use the site plan control mechanism to further mitigate adverse effects of this residential interface. and distributors for While we understand that the traditional mainstreet policies are sup- portive of six storey buildings, the proposed structure clearly fronts onto helping get the news Galt Street and is directly across the street from an R3 zone. We are con- cerned about the overly rigid application of the practice in which zoning provisions are applied to the full depth of a lot irrespective of its size or to you! context. For six storey buildings to be acceptable along Bank Street, the The OSCAR is a self-supporting newspaper, density transition to the abutting R3 zones must be done carefully and in a more sensitive manner than what is being proposed here. Particu- paid for entirely by advertising, and reliant on lar care should be taken where, as here, the proposed structure doesn’t volunteer contributors and distributors. front onto Bank Street despite its traditional mainstreet zoning. We would further observe that the 15m height restriction presently re- Thanks to the Dairy Queen for flected in the zoning for Bank Street in Old Ottawa South implements the policy objective of intensification. Most existing structures on Bank Street contributing to our community through are one or two storeys in height. There is, therefore, no need to exceed its support of the many the existing height limit to achieve the policy objective of intensification outlined in the Official Plan and provincial policy statements. Abrogating OSCAR volunteers. the rule to provide for an even taller structure than is presently contem- plated by the applicable zoning by-laws would be inappropriate given the present zoning and policy context.

3. Parking

Parking is a difficult issue in Old Ottawa South in general, and in the vicinity of Southminster Church in particular. Parking issues have been ex- acerbated by the nearby Lansdowne Park development, which generates frequent event-related parking demand. Of particular concern is the loss of the existing angled parking along Galt Street. This is used for visitors to the church, often for an hour or two, and also as short term drop-offs and Dairy Queen, 1272 Bank Street pick-ups, which are, of course, needed for the frequent children’s activi- 738-7146 ties at the church. Page 8 The OSCAR l November 2017

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The OSCAR welcomes letters on subjects of interest to the community or in response to previous articles. All letters must disclose the name of the writer, as well as their address. Letters may be edited for length, clarity, and libelous statements. The opinions of the writers are not necessarily those of the newspaper or its editor. Email your letters to [email protected]

Backyard Shakespeare Secondary Plan or a Community Thank You to the OSCA Board Design Plan To the Editor, To the Editor, To the Editor, As a Kingstonian visiting Ottawa, I was intrigued On behalf of Development Watch Southminster, thank when my daughter suggested we check out The Southminster situation has surfaced you to all the members of the OSCA Board for the the backyard Shakespeare taking place in her a larger issue that is perhaps even more comments letter from OSCA President Emilie Taman, neighbourhood. I was expecting a poetry reading: important in the longer term than this one which was submitted to Allison Hamlin, the Lead perhaps a few sonnets, perhaps a selection of development application affecting the Planner for the City of Ottawa on the Southminster soliloquies. What I wasn’t expecting was a full- Bank/Aylmer/Galt parcel of land. redevelopment file. fledged performance ofTaming of the Shrew, This issue is how we allow our The letter reaffirms the overwhelming community complete with a full stage, period costumes community of Old Ottawa South to support for the important role of the Church, while and live musicians. Nor did I envision that the develop over the next 20 years. So far also expressing the common community concern competent, articulate performers would all be the Community Association appears to regarding the height of the proposed apartment children! Yes, 10 to 17 year olds, playing all the have done absolutely nothing (but talk building. Importantly, the letter notes that the parts, staying in character, belting out their lines, and discuss occasionally) to engage current 15 metre height limit on Bank Street already embracing Shakespeare. its citizens in a well-recognized City implements the City’s objective of intensification since This performance, directed by Cynthia Sugars, process for establishing the parameters for most of the existing buildings are only one or two with the help of her husband Paul Keen, was a development in our neighbourhood. stories. delight to watch. The energy and confidence of What we need is either a Secondary Plan It should be noted that the 15 metre zoning height the actors was amazing. And little touches like or a Community Design Plan; both have limit now in place, allows for at least 4 storeys on the family cat meandering across the stage, the their advantages and disadvantages but developments with a retail ground floor, since the cast and crew serving us complimentary popcorn we really need one or the other to defend retail floor often has a higher ceiling than a residential and drinks at intermission, tiny chairs in the front ourselves from unfettered development floor. On a condominium building with no retail row for children in the audience, were especially where developers get to be allowed pretty component, such as the Southminster proposal, 5 endearing. well anything given the vague nature of storeys can be comfortably accommodated within the We attended the opening performance in early the wording in our City’s Official Plan; it current maximum zoning height of 15 metres. this fall, and then on my next family gathering in essentially allows City staffers and then The comments letter further states that: “Abrogating Ottawa, I snuck in alone to catch a performance Council to in turn allow or justify pretty the rule to provide for an even taller structure than is on the closing weekend at the end of September. well anything, including rezoning on a presently contemplated by the applicable zoning by- And the same young actors were there: none ‘spot’/one-off basis. laws would be inappropriate given the present zoning of them had dropped out, their performances This month the Community Association and policy context.” were even tighter and more confident. And I had to be pushed by Development Watch OSCA’s letter also expresses concern for the learned that lots of the neighbourhood kids come Southminster to agree to send a letter to Church’s parking situation post-development, and back every weekend to catch the play again, so the City saying three things; one of these encourages the inclusion of church designated spaces. enthralled are they to see this comedy performed was mention of the need for a Secondary Tree cover concerns are also included, along with an by their peers. Opening night had a full house, and Plan and for Old Ottawa South to be put important paragraph highlighting the current lack of a the cold, windy closing weekend was still well on the priority list for such a City planning Secondary Plan for our Old Ottawa South community. attended. directed process. Finally! Thanks again to everyone on the OSCA Board I look forward to next year’s production. Thanks Now let’s see if OSCA is serious about who worked hard to create a letter that balanced so much. Old Ottawa South is full of surprises! this; it will be evidenced by how quickly residents’ concern for Southminster’s continued and even whether they follow up on that. role in our community, with concerns regarding Lisa Spano, the development’s height and the future of our Kingston Brian Tansey neighbourhood’s urban fabric.

Sincerely,

Laura Urrechaga Contact, Development Watch Southminster

Correction

The October 2017 article “Lives in peril: OS Refugee Committee Concerned About Backlog Delays” stated that the number of refugee claims had reached 27,440. In fact, a federal immigration document obtained in June, through an access to information request, reveals that there were 45,000 privately sponsored refugee claims made at this time. The government has stated it will try to clear the existing back- log by 2019. Page 10 The OSCAR l November 2017

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The OSCAR welcomes letters on subjects of interest to the community or in response to previous articles. All letters must disclose the name of the writer, as well as their address. Letters may be edited for length, clarity, and libelous statements. The opinions of the writers are not necessarily those of the newspaper or its editor. Email your letters to [email protected]

A Cure for Traffic Councillor’s Reply to “A Cure for Traffic”

Dear Editor: Dear Mr. Ozga,

Re: The OSCAR - October issue, The changes you allude to in your letter are significant and would require that a wide-rangingArea Traffic article: “Is There a Cure for Traffic?” Management Study be completed. In the early 2010s such a study was undertaken for the area to the west of Bank Street in Old Ottawa South, resulting in the traffic calming measures we now see in place along the entire length of Let’s hope that a cure for traffic in Sunnyside west of Bank. the area “from Cameron to Hopewell, Additional traffic calming measures have been put in place over the last few years, some as a result of roadway Brewer Park to Bank St,” and the reconstruction (the speed humps on Ossington) or Area Traffic Management study (speed humps and roadway February 2018 “recommended modifications on Riverdale from Bank to Sunnyside,) while others are as a result of concerns expressed by next steps” will not include a re- residents: flex stakes on Aylmer, roadway speed reduction on Glen, improved signage on many streets, parking arrangement and re-directions of modifications and more. traffic flows, adding to the general At this time there is no request for an Area Traffic Management (ATM) study encompassing the area you’ve malaise of the residents in Old noted and we do not foresee a wholesale change in street orientation being considered. An ATM is an expensive Ottawa South, north of Hopewell and multi-year exercise, and there is currently a citywide queue of many years. That does not prevent my office or Avenue, and west of Seneca Avenue, the city from continuing to make improvements, however. concerning traffic issues. To date we have conducted a significant number of speed monitoring activities on streets across Old Ottawa Those sections of Old Ottawa South and have found there to be excellent compliance to posted and unposted speed limits. The vast majority of South already bear more than their motorists are travelling well below the speed limits, with the increased volume in fact lowering speeds overall fair share of traffic in our precious on side streets. We continue to conduct post-traffic calming installation speed monitoring and are currently in the community (e.g. traffic volume, process of doing so on both Glen and Ossington. cars driving too fast, stop signs That being said, concerns regarding non-adherance to stop signs and illegal driving on one-way streets remain a ignored, box-trucks, not servicing concern. As I have indicated to the OSCA Traffic & Safety Committee, along with other residents who have called the neighbourhood, driving with or emailed us over the years, the most effective way to see increased (OPS) presence in the impunity on “No Trucks”- designated neighbourhood is to ensure that every incident of illegal driving is reported online (https://www.ottawapolice.ca/ avenues, etc....). Understandably, en/contact-us/Online-Reporting.asp). The OPS assigns an officer to every complaint, with “hot spots” (those areas the neighbours in those sections of with repeated complaints) most likely to see officers assigned on-the-ground in the short term. It is worthwhile Old Ottawa South are already uneasy noting here that my office does not have the authority to dispatch OPS officers for enforcement activities and about their sense of community being as such we, and they, require community-level input to highlight streets, intersections and situations which are eroded. troubling. My office will continue to work diligently with OSCA’s Traffic & Safety team, local community groups and Sincerely, individuals with a shared goal of seeing improved safety on streets across the neighbourhood. As always, we are open to on-site visits, emails or phone calls to review concerns and find the best possible R. Ozga, a resident of Old Ottawa options for the community. South since 1955. Regards, Councillor David Chernushenko

“...the most effective way to see increased Ottawa Police Service (OPS) presence in the neighbourhood is to ensure that every incident of illegal driving is reported online (https://www.ottawapolice.ca/en/contact- us/Online-Reporting.asp).” Councillor David Chernushenko

IDEAS

Hello? Are You Out There? By Carole Loop and interest in meeting once activity or you are not available a week for an afternoon of on any given week, this is not In 2002, while on maternity activities. a problem. Simply re-join the leave, I realized that working Are you a (fairly) active group the following week. full-time outside the adult (of any age) with time for There are no additional fees. neighbourhood had not given social activities? Starting with Carpooling can be arranged me many opportunities to get a potluck lunch every week for activities outside the to know a lot of people from to get to know each other, the neighbourhood. Old Ottawa South. While I was afternoon can include a variety If this sounds interesting to home for the year, I wanted of activities such as skating on you, come and find out more. to make friends in similar the canal or at Brewer Park, I am happy to host the first circumstances and started a baby bowling, nature walks, cycling potluck lunch on Tuesday group, meeting once a week for and picnic, cross-country skiing, January 9th at noon. Future conversation and activities. It going to a class or an exhibit, regular weekday dates can be was great to meet new people learning a craft, photography, selected to meet the group’s and to have friends just down painting. The possibilities availability. To register, please the street. Some of those are endless. Everyone in the email me at loop.carole@gmail. friendships are still going strong group can suggest and organize com. I look forward to meeting today. activities. The key is variety! you. As I now prepare for The group will be self-funded, retirement with a teen in high meaning if there is a cost for Carole Loop has been a resident school, I want to use the same the activity and you want to of OOS for 25 years. approach (minus the babies) participate, you will pay your to meet people from the own fees. If you do not wish neighbourhood who have time to participate in a particular The OSCAR l November 2017 Page 11

COUNCILLOR’S REPORT The Future is Cleaner Cars, and Fewer Cars By David Chernushenko transportation convenience in our shared, an EV enables a new set of society. For nearly a century, that has choices and behaviours. Now that There is growing interest in the meant individual vehicle ownership. the range of many models exceeds future of electric and autonomous Recently, we have seen a shift 200 km between charges, almost vehicles in Ottawa. The latter are towards “mobility” as the goal, as any destination in the Ottawa region a little further down the road, so to opposed to simply car ownership, is within reach (longer trips might speak, but electric vehicles (EVs) are with more people considering how require a recharge for the return). here now. They work, owners love to get to their destination in the most Many people can drive for an entire them, and they are set to play a larger time- and cost-effective fashion. week on a single charge and, as the and larger role in this and every other People are asking themselves, what EV charging network continues city. is the best modal choice? For some to expand, the problem of “range let alone roll home in one. Next year, Electrifying our vehicle fleet has trips, it’s a walk or a bike ride, for anxiety” continues to shrink. large numbers of new models should several benefits: fewer air pollutants others a bus or train (more of those When our family sat down with a be available, along with a better produced locally, fewer pollutants soon!), and for many it will still be map and did the math, we realized supply of existing ones, but for now, produced at the electricity source a drive. As long as our needs are just how viable an EV already is. Of all you can do is get on a waiting list (a question of what is burned, or best met by having instant access our regular trips, only the occasional and maybe ask one of Ottawa’s keen not burned in the case of renewable to a private vehicle for many trips, drive to Toronto would be outside EV advocates to let you try theirs. energy and nuclear); and less noise we will keep buying, maintaining, our range; favourite destinations I think EVs are an important piece from nearly silent moving vehicles storing and driving them. like Montreal or Kingston are rarely of the clean, renewable mobility that also never idle. However, we’re now starting to a day trip, so we could charge future. But in the end, our choice to What risks not changing — and see a generation who, having grown overnight or even en route. A return walk, cycle, take transit and share this applies to autonomous vehicles up in the densest North American trip to Gatineau Park for a ski or our vehicles — autonomous or not too — is the number of vehicles cities, have begun rejecting the hike would be a piece of cake. Plus, — will be the biggest factor in any on our roads, and all the space we “must” of car ownership, or even a there are rapid chargers available in energy and mobility (r)evolution. If dedicate to moving and parking these driver’s licence. They rely instead Old Chelsea and Wakefield, should we can own fewer, cleaner vehicles, vehicles. on walking, cycling, transit, taxis someone have forgotten to plug in, or we’ll clear the air, tackle climate That is, unless we take advantage and membership in car sharing run a lot of errands before the outing. breakdown and stimulate a new kind of the potential to reduce the number organizations (Ottawa was an We’re now on the waiting list of renewable economy, all while of vehicles owned by private early adopter with its home-grown for several vehicles, and we’ll see creating quieter, less congested individuals and as part of corporate Vrtucar). I have known more than a which is ready first before making streets and cities. or government fleets. If big changes handful of young people with no car that final decision. Because pent-up in transportation and transit over of their own, and little desire to take demand for EVs surpasses available Councillor David Chernushenko, the coming decade become as on that cost and hassle. To them, their supply, you can’t actually walk into a 613-580-2487, David. much about reducing the need for choice to be car-free has not reduced showroom and take the most popular [email protected], www. vehicles as about the power source, their mobility. They live where they long-range models for a test drive, capitalward.ca then a very big shift in urban and want to, and they make destination transportation planning will result. choices — for eating, shopping, Specifically, I am talking about car travel, drinking, etc. — according to sharing and mode shifting. ease of access. We — and I include my family Now into this mix comes the in this — place a high value on EV. Whether privately owned or Brokers Diane Allingham & Jennifer Stewart 613-725-1171

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REMEMBRANCE DAY My D-Day

Al Williams gets his wings from Air Commodore Dave Harding, 14 C-47 (or DC-3) “Dakota” transports configured for casualty evacuation wait to fly August 1942. AL WILLIAMS PHOTO COLLECTION into the D-Day invasion area. PHOTO FROM RAF

By Al Williams, with wounded back from the battlefields. schedule designed to put us over which was something like 2,000 feet, Bruce Grant We got shot at a bit, but not very the drop zone in a steady stream. and set course for the English south- much, actually. Stirlings and Dakotas were carrying east coast, apparently heading for the The gliders were almost as big parachutists and others were towing Strait of Dover and the Pas de Calais Al Williams grew up in Old Ottawa as the DC-3 itself; they would gliders. where the German 15th Army waited South until he left to join the RCAF hold 24 men or three jeeps with We had no running lights at all, not for the invasion. This deception had during the war. He still has a their crews. The heaviest ones, the the white at the back, nor the red and been in place for months in the spring connection here in activities at the Hamilcar gliders, could carry one green navigation lights. We had three of 1944. At a certain point we all Firehall. His OOS story can be found fully operational 10-ton tank inside, dim blue lights on the top of each made a quick right turn and headed in the online OSCAR archives for believe it or not. This glider could wing, so we couldn’t be seen from for Normandy. The Germans held April 2017. be landed directly on the battlefield the ground. We could just barely see their place for some weeks afterward, where its tank could emerge each other, which made formation still believing that the D-Day landing We had heard rumours that a immediately and start firing at flying extremely difficult. was a mere distraction tactic. second front was in preparation and whatever target presented itself, thus When you’re flying in formation We flew in toward the drop zone the Battle of Normandy was going affording protection to troops already at night, and trying to guide yourself and fortunately I was able to map to begin sometime soon. That was in landed. by where you are relative to another read the various fields and markers February 1944; we didn’t know what All the gliders were expendable; aircraft – over there or down there or on the way in. When you crossed our role would be, but we had some they only recovered them when they up there – you try to maintain station the coast, you put on a red light and months to prepare for it. I had been were in training situations. Their with it. But, all of a sudden, if you’re the parachute team would all stand flying Ansons and Hudsons and we purpose was to get people and things using your instruments, (which up, make sure they were all attached all had to be switched over to DC-3’s, into the battle zone, but not out. It you’re supposed to do at night) to the static line which ran along that is “Dakotas” (or “Daks”). was tough on soldiers; they either had you watch your mark for a minute the middle of the aircraft and push The Daks were lovely to fly. to fight their way in or fight their way and when you come back to your toward the open door where they Those still in use today hold 24 out. It was a no-holds-barred part of instruments you find you’re flying would jump out. We had to get it to 30 passengers, however under the war. one wing down and fighting with right, because the other fields next to emergency conditions on a couple of The invasion had been cancelled your controls, or slipping badly and our designated field were full of land occasions I packed in as many as 48 twice because of weather conditions, making everyone uncomfortable. So, mines. passengers for a short journey. but on the third night, the night you have to straighten up using your When the green light came on, all They called us Operational before June 6th, we were relieved to instruments and look out quickly to twenty men jumped quickly and the Transport Command. We towed be on our way though the weather see if you’re about to hit someone. chutes were opened automatically gliders, carried paratroopers, was still risky. We took off with It’s a constant fight when proper by the cables attached to the aircraft. resupplied paratroopers, or anybody our paratroopers around midnight. navigation lights are not in use. The rush to the door is important, for on the ground and we carried Everybody took off on a strict Everyone had that kind of problem, at a speed of 110 knots, the smallest but fortunately we had no mid-air delay can separate the men on the collisions that night. ground and make it very difficult to The interesting thing about the load organize in the dark. The airplane NEW PATIENTS WELCOME that I personally carried was that they shakes and bangs around when were all conscientious objectors, and they’re jumping out because the Dr. Pierre Isabelle had trained as a field hospital unit. wing loading is changing so quickly, They refused to carry arms, but they twenty men with 60 pound packs. Dr MDar.t hi Peetue rT Kiremmblay would carry hospital equipment. The trip home was a piece of cake. They were orderlies, a couple of doctors and a group of male nurses. GLEBE DENTAL CENTRE I tell this to everybody that I know Bruce Grant, retired Engineer, FIFTH AVENUE COURT-EVENING APPOINTMENTS because I realize the prejudice Layabout and occasional Writer is a OPEN MONDAY-FRIDAY against non-arms bearing people in resident of OOS. wartime. It was fine as far as I was concerned. They had a great deal of For appointments call 613-234-6405 courage and had no way to strike back if they were in a bad position. We got up to our cruising height,

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SOUTHMINSTER DEVELOPMENT

Southminster Re-development Lead Planner [email protected] Project: What Would Eve Say? Councillor [email protected] Councillor [email protected] Councillor [email protected] Councillor [email protected] Councillor [email protected] Councillor [email protected] Councillor [email protected] Councillor [email protected] Councillor [email protected] Councillor [email protected] Councillor [email protected] Councillor [email protected] Councillor [email protected] Councillor [email protected] Councillor [email protected] Councillor [email protected] Councillor [email protected] The development site along Galt Street showing relative elevations. Councillor [email protected] Councillor [email protected] Councillor [email protected] Councillor [email protected] Councillor [email protected] Mayor [email protected] Ward Councillor [email protected]

A Rendering of the Windmill proposal for the Southminster Church site with the view from the north across the canal during summer.

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By Susan Brousseau owner. (However, on the off chance that I did, the City would require At the September 11th meeting held that I notify neighbours beforehand; at the Southminster United Church, hence, through City processes, a presenter suggested that residents neighbours are invited to make com- were being unreasonable when they ment.) asked why the Church did not confer So, shall we ask Eve if an apple is with the community when consider- the same as an orange? ing the sale of its property; after all, Perhaps Adam would like to he mused, would you confer with weigh in… your neighbours if you were selling We expect City Council to vote your house? on this application in November. That is like comparing apples to We ask that you consider writing oranges. to all members of the Council to If I should sell my property, there express or re-express your concerns. would be a simple transfer of owner- (Previous lists we provided did not ship. The Church, on the other hand, include all members.) These may be is planning to have the entire city the most important emails you send. block rezoned from ‘Institutional’ Please contact developmentwatch- to ‘Traditional Main Street’ before [email protected] if you it severs and sells the back portion. want to receive an easy copy-and- That’s a major zoning change with paste format of the addresses list. many implications. Susan Brousseau is a member of As well, the Church is asking for Development Watch Southminster. substantial setback exceptions along Galt Street and Aylmer Avenue. It is unlikely that I would do such a thing in order to accommodate the next Page 14 The OSCAR l November 2017

Seventeen Voyces’s 2017-18 Season Commemorates War By Margaret Nankivell remarkable, though sadly brief, stoppage of war around Christmas, Seventeen Voyces’s tremendous 2017- 1914. Unofficial truces along the 18 season will begin dramatically western front included exchanges of with a presentation of Franz Joseph food, souvenirs and carol singing. Haydn’s stunning Mass in Time of War Men from both sides left their trenches on Remembrance Day, Sat. Nov. 11, and met in “no man’s land”. As one at 7:30 pm at St. Matthew’s Anglican survivor of the war recalled, “It was a Church in the Glebe. Paired with the short peace in a terrible war”. highly evocative work will be Kevin “In keeping with the war theme, Reeves’ Somewhere in France: Love the Christmas Truce of 1914 seemed letters from the trenches, a multi- like a logical subject to explore,” media event about the First World says Reeves. Carols from Germany, War. England, and their allies will be The Remembrance Day concert will performed, punctuated by readings of be half-price for veterans and people quotes from soldiers who were in the serving in the military. Soloist Joel Allison. Bronwyn Thies-Thompson, the St. trenches that Christmas day. Directed by Kevin Reeves, Haydn’s Matthew’s Messiah soprano. PHOTO BY NATHAN BALL For information, tickets, subscriptions mass will be accompanied by a PHOTO BY COLIN TRAQUAIR and patron packages, visit www. large orchestra, including strings, year, I thought this would make a seventeenvoyces.ca. Individual tickets woodwinds, trumpets, French horns, fine Canada150 project, coupled with Feb., 23 and Sat. Feb. 24 and “Jewels for the Nov. 11 service will be Students and drums. Joining the chamber the poignant story about how my of the Italian Baroque” featuring the $20, Adults $30 and veterans/ choir will be Matthew Larkin’s new grandparents met as a result of the Ottawa Baroque Consort on April military $15. Available Leading Note, choir, the Caelis Academy Ensemble, war,” says Reeves. His grandparents’ 27. The season’s presenting sponsor 370 Elgin, Compact Music, 785 & and a local quartet of superb singers letters from 1917-1919 will be read, will be Chartwell Lord Lansdowne 190Bank St., Book Bazaar, 417Bank − soprano Maghan McPhee, mezzo- illustrated by photos, film footage and and Rockcliffe retirement residences. St., Herb & Spice, 1310 Wellington. soprano April Babey, tenor Dillon popular war songs of the day. Major support for the Remembrance Or at the door, St. Matthew’s Church, Parmer, and baritone Joel Allison. It is the first time that the choir’s Day concert was received from 130 Glebe Ave., near Bank St. The mass has every emotional subscription series includes four Ontario 150. concerts (it usually is three). All Haydn was an intensely religious flavour within the confines of the Margret Brady Nankivell is a music will be directed by Reeves and will man and it is believed that the mass, classical era, says Reeves, artistic lover, a St. Matthew’s parishioner, and be at St. Matthew’s Church, 130 also known as the “Paukenmesse”, director of Seventeen Voyces. It a Seventeen Voyces board member. is a piece filled with hope, joy, Glebe Ave. near Bank St. The other expresses an anti-war sentiment. That contemplation and triumph, with concerts are “Carols that Stopped sentiment will be echoed in the choir’s terrific melodies and surprising the War” on Sat. Dec. 9 at 7:30 pm carol presentation which echoes the harmonies. (also being performed at Ashbury “As the centenary of the First College Chapel on the 10th), Charlie Chaplin’s The Gold Rush, on Fri. World War comes to an end next Stairwell Carollers 40th Anniversary Concert at Southminster United

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The friendship between the Stairwell Carollers and OCISO began in December 2015, when the choir donated $2,000 to support OCISO’s work. PHOTO BY STAIRWELL CAROLLERS By David Rain this season, titled “A Canadian Weekday LUNCH Christmas.” Their director, On Friday November 24th, residents Pierre Massie, who founded of Old Ottawa South will for the first this award-winning choir in the weekend BRUNCH time get to hear in their home area stairwells of Ottawa U in 1977, one of Ottawa’s top choral groups, provides the context: “Canada’s the Stairwell Carollers, as they 150th year happened to coincide & DINNER nightly. present a special 40th anniversary with our 40th season. It seemed concert at Southminster United appropriate to offer an all-Canadian Church. Christmas concert to celebrate both This is a benefit concert for the milestones.” Ottawa Community Immigrant Old Ottawa South residents will Services Organization, OCISO, have the unique opportunity to hear FRESH SEASONAL and its work with refugees and the world premieres of three brand immigrants here in Ottawa. It is also new carols on November 24th. a celebration of the 40th anniversary Pierre Massie, an award-winning of the Stairwell Carollers in 2017- composer himself, has done a Just steps over the bridge 18, as well as OCISO’s own 40th lively new arrangement of the ever- anniversary coming up in 2018. popular “Carol of the Bells”, and OCISO is thrilled that CBC Ottawa’s has written a very special bilingual Reservations accepted online or by phone Adrian Harewood has agreed to be carol in honour of Canada’s 150th the MC for this double anniversary and the choir’s 40th: “A Baby is concert. The Stairwell Carollers will be singing a uniquely crafted program Continued on pg. 15 The OSCAR l November 2017 Page 15

Rideau Chorale’s Performance of Handel’s Messiah: A Holiday Must-See! By Jennifer Strachan and singing technique. To date, the a new choral enterprise in Ottawa: The choir, which was only founded in Caelis Academy Ensemble. On Thursday, December 7th and Friday 2015, has had a series of successes, Roland Graham and Matthew December 8th, 2017, at 7:30 pm, including Orff’s Carmina Burana, Larkin have worked together on Rideau Chorale will be presenting a Fauré’s Requiem, Handel’s Four several musical projects in the complete performance of Handel’s Coronation Anthems, and Vivaldi’s past, and both look forward to the Messiah at Southminster United Gloria, among other compelling opportunity to collaborate on this Church in Old Ottawa South. The works. uplifting and transcendent choral and concert will feature a full choir, All four featured Messiah soloists orchestral work. orchestra, concertmaster Roland are young up-and-coming professional Tickets to Rideau Chorale’s Messiah Graham on harpsichord, and soloists musicians from the Ottawa region. ($20/$30/$35) are available now on Kathleen Radke (soprano), Whitney Rideau Chorale’s music director, Eventbrite (rideauchorale.eventbrite. O’Hearn (mezzo-soprano), Jeff Boyd Roland Graham, needs little ca), from choir members, or by calling (tenor), and Joel Allison (bass), under introduction to Ottawa audiences. 613-263-0637. Be sure to check out the baton of well-known organist and He is music director at Southminster our Facebook page and our recently guest conductor Matthew Larkin. United Church, as well as the founder launched website: rideauchorale.org. British music critic Sir Nicholas and artistic director of both the Doors Southminster United Church is located Kenyon wrote that Handel’s Messiah Open for Music at Southminster at 15 Aylmer Avenue, at the corner of is “a monument of western civilization (DOMS) and Concerts by the Canal Bank St. and the . The which has, across the two-and-a- (CBTC) series. The accomplished building is wheelchair accessible and pianist, conductor, composer and serviced by OCTranspo routes 6 and half centuries since it was written, Matthew Larkin. acquired the status of myth.” This impresario will be at the harpsichord 7. great oratorio, composed by George PHOTO BY CATHERINE CULLEY for this performance. The choir will Frideric Handel in 1741, is arguably The December concert will be a be guest conducted by none other than Jennifer Strachan is a full-time free- one of the most beloved and well- first for the choir, which promises to Matthew Larkin, who until recently known masterpieces of classical bring fresh energy and enthusiasm was the organist and music director at lance translator who sings soprano music, and a musical staple of holiday to its performance. The auditioned Ottawa’s Christ Church Cathedral and with Rideau Chorale and currently programming around the world. community choir composed of some is currently at St. Thomas Anglican serves on the choir’s Executive 70 men and women of all ages from Church in Toronto. The in-demand Board. What Makes this Messiah Different? across the Ottawa region is committed recitalist is a recipient of the Queen While Handel apparently wrote the to presenting beautiful music to Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal entire work in just 18 days, Rideau the community and to providing and holds a doctorate in Sacred Chorale is devoting considerably opportunities for choristers to develop Theology from Thorneloe University more time to make Messiah its own! musical abilities such as music reading in Sudbury. Larkin recently launched

St; Compact Music, 206 & 785 Cont. from pg. 14 ½ Bank St locations; or Books on Beechwood, 35 Beechwood Ave. If you can’t make it to Born / L’Enfant est né.” In addition, Southminster, you can still hear the the choir will be singing the Stairwell Carollers on one of these famous German carol, “Es ist ein dates: Ros entsprungen”, in a brand new arrangement for the choir by the • December 2: St. Thomas Anglican author of this article. Church, 1619 Stittsville Main The friendship between the Street, 7:30 pm. Stairwell Carollers and OCISO • December 9: Église St-Joseph began in December 2015, when the d’Orléans, 2757 St Joseph Blvd, choir donated $2,000 to support 7:30 pm. OCISO’s work with refugees and • December 14: Knox Presbyterian immigrants here in Ottawa. The choir Church, 120 Lisgar Street, 7:30 has been singing in “a humanitarian pm. key” for decades, with proceeds from • December 20: St. Columba concerts and CD sales allowing the Anglican Church, 24 Sandridge Carollers to present donations to Road, 7:30 pm. dozens of local charities and music scholarships to local high school For concert info, contact students totalling over $130,000. David Rain at [email protected]. You are warmly invited to come For info about the choir, visit and hear this very special Xmas stairwellcarollers.com, and about concert: Friday, November 24, OCISO’s work with refugees and 7:30 pm, Southminster United immigrants, visit ociso.org. Church, 15 Aylmer Avenue at Bank Street. Proceeds to support OCISO’s David Rain, who often runs through work with newcomers to Canada. Old Ottawa South, has volunteered Tickets: $20 at the door, or $15 and worked for OCISO for 2 years in advance at ociso.org/concert; or and has sung with the Stairwell from The Leading Note, 370 Elgin Carollers for 25 years.

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ARTS AND CULTURE Messiah at St. Matthew’s tenor Zach Finkelstein, and baritone Mark and “elegant” interpretation of the works of Bach, Wilkinson. Mozart and Handel. Musical Toronto and Opera While completed by Handel in 1741 and Canada Magazine have identified him as a singer frequently performed, Mr. Adsett says the stunning to watch. Messiah oratorio “still after all this time speaks Now pursuing a doctorate at Ohio State to new generations clearly, profoundly and with University, baritone Mark Wilkinson played the freshness.” lead role of Noah in Noye’s Fludde. He brings Ms. Thies-Thompson, the guest soprano, a warm, expressive voice and unique dramatic graduated from Carleton University’s music gifts to a versatile list of projects. Mr. Wilkinson program, under the tutelage of the renowned made his professional début as baritone soloist in countertenor Daniel Taylor, who began his career Handel’s Messiah with the Richard Eaton Singers in St. Matthew’s boys’ choir. She has spent time under Leonard Ratzlaff in 2010. at the International Bach Academies in Chile and “Handel’s Messiah first rang through my ears Weimar (under Helmuth Rilling) and toured Italy as a youngster around Christmas time,” says Mr. with the Junges Stuttgart Bach Ensemble. She Wilkinson. “Having performed Noye in Britten’s has worked with Canadian composer Andrew Noye’s Fludde with St. Matthew’s in 2015, I am Ager, premiering song cycles, concert works, and grateful to Kirkland Adsett for the opportunity to appearing in his operas. re-open the Messiah seven years after I first sang it She has often appeared with Seventeen Voyces and for the opportunity to come home to sing.” and will perform in their Remembrance Day presentation of Somewhere in France: Love letters Tickets for the concert may be purchased online at from the trenches by Kevin Reeves and Haydn’s www.stmatthewsottawa.ca or at the office Mon.- George Frideric Handel. Mass in Time of War. Fri., 9am to noon, or Compact Music or Leading PAINTING BY BALTHASAR DENNER Ms. Piehl, the mezzo-soprano, studied at the Note. Advance sale reserved seating is adults $35, under the tutelage of Sandra students $25. Unreserved seating (advance sale) is Graham. She has sung in operas in Edmonton and adults $25, students $15. An additional $5 will be By Margaret Nankivell Ottawa and been a featured classical vocal soloist charged for tickets purchased at the door. Concert at events throughout Ontario and Quebec. She also door entrance is 130 Glebe Ave. near Bank Street. St. Matthew’s Anglican Church’s choirs will played Mrs. Noah in Benjamin Britten’s delightful For further information, please call the office 613- present Handel’s Messiah on Friday, Nov. 17 at children’s opera Noye’s Fludde, presented by St. 234-4024. 7:30 pm and a Saturday matinée Nov. 18 at 2:00 Matthew’s in 2015. pm. Under the direction of Kirkland Adsett, the Zach Finkelstein has established himself as a Margret Brady Nankivell is a music lover, a St. presentation will include four guest soloists and leading tenor soloist in North America and abroad. Matthew’s parishioner, and a Seventeen Voyces an orchestra. The soloists are soprano Bronwyn Born in Montreal, he is known for his “refined” board member. Thies-Thompson, mezzo-soprano Lydia Piehl,

An Intimate Evening of Luminous Music Featuring Fauré’s Requiem By Nadine Dawson What is unusual about Johann Sebastian Bach’s beloved Three master composers, Fauré, Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 is the Mozart, and Bach, gifted humanity absence of violins. Infused with with the most beautiful music, joyful energy, this concerto typifies radiant with light. Bach’s imaginative instrumentation Gabriel Fauré infused his Requiem and pleasing use of melody, while with the gentleness of angel lending emphasis to the colours choirs welcoming human souls to offered by the lower ranging viola eternal rest. Far from the large- and cello. scale Germanic-style treatments, Cantata Singers of Ottawa, under with the heaviness of judgement the direction of Andrew McAnerney, and wrath that sometimes feature is pleased to offer an intimate setting in the Requiem (or Mass for the for Fauré’s Requiem, surrounding Dead), Fauré’s 1893 version relies it with sparkling musical jewels of on subtlety and beauty to evoke the 18th and 19th centuries. In the candlelit space of Saint Joseph’s ILLUSTRATION BY NADINE DAWSON the perpetual light of Paradise – a lullaby of death, rather than a fear of Church, a small orchestra of strings, darkness. horns, harp, and continuo will In his Cantique de Jean Racine, accompany the forty-voice choir, a then twenty-year-old Fauré set with guest soloists Ryan Hofman to music the translated text of a and Jeanine Williams. Latin hymn, O Light of Light. The An evening of luminous music resulting piece won him first prize awaits! in a composition competition, and Fauré Requiem will be performed endowed music lovers with an on Saturday, November 4th, at 8:00 exquisite, lilting melody of enduring pm, at St. Joseph’s Church, 174 appeal. Wilbrod Street. Tickets are available Amadeus Mozart was also a young at the door, or may be purchased man when he created Misericordias in person at The Leading Note Domini, a more playful treatment of or Compact Music. To purchase For a comprehensive overview, a sacred text, but equally masterful tickets online, or to find out more in the use of melody. Asked to information about Cantata Singers please visit our web site: provide an example of his ability of Ottawa and its 54th season, please www.sandyhill.ca or call to use contrapuntal, or multi- visit cantatasingersottawa.ca. melodic style, Mozart dashed off the Nathan Gurnham at (613) 832-1717 Misericordia so it could be played Nadine Dawson is a member of as an Offertory at High Mass the Cantata Singers of Ottawa, and a following Sunday. resident of Old Ottawa South. The OSCAR l November 2017 Page 17

NEWS Three Brothers and a Baby! OSCRS Unites Families By Georgina Hunter committee members took the brothers shopping for warmer clothes Members of the Ottawa South to prepare them for fall. Another Committee for Refugee Sponsorship shopping trip will be necessary when (OSCRS) hosted a welcome party for the snow and even colder weather is brothers: Ali, Emad and Ghassan on here. Saturday, September 9th. Sponsorship comes with a large Joining them was their mother, financial cost and the committee is Sawsan, and sister Sara. Sawsan reaching out to the Old Ottawa South beams, recollecting how much it community for financial aid. means to have her three sons by her Please consider making a financial side. Based on her looks of pure joy, donation to support the committee’s it’s easy to see how delighted she is efforts. Tax receipts will be provided. to be with her sons again. Cheques are payable to Trinity Guests at the party included the Anglican Church. Be sure to write family that OSCRS sponsored last on the memo line: Refugee Support year: the Alsebaee family. Having and mail to: Trinity Anglican “been there, done that,” the family Church, 1230 Bank St, Ottawa, ON greeted and encouraged Sawsan and K1S 3Y3. her sons. You can also drop off a monthly A few weeks after the welcome or one-time donation at the church party, Nirmeen Alsebaee gave birth on Bank Street at Cameron to a healthy baby boy, named Azad, The three brothers: Ali, Emad and Ghassan sport their new clothes at the Avenue, from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm on September 25th. They celebrated welcome party at Trinity Anglican Church and are all smiles now that they on Tuesdays to Thursdays. the birth with their own welcome are reunited with their mother, Sawsan, and sister, Sara. Another option is to send a party at their home in early October PHOTO BY HUGH GLADISH payment with INTERAC. Send and welcomed many of the volunteer donations to Trinity Anglican to learn English and work When the brothers start to make Committee members who assisted Church: [email protected] towards completing high school. friends, they will be able to make them last year. and mention that payment is for the It will take them a number of plans via text – the primary means of Since Ali and his brothers arrived Refugee Support. years, but they are motivated to communication for people their age. in Canada in July, learning English catch up on the time they have This month, Ali, Emad and has been a top priority. To facilitate Georgina Hunter is a member of lost in their education. Ghassan will witness the breathtaking their learning, a team of English as OSCRS and a resident of Old Ottawa Ali is enrolled in an adult turning of green tree leaves into the a Second Language (ESL) teachers South. ESL program at the board, and splendid hues of orange, yellow are working with them to supplement he attends the same school as and red. With temperatures dipping, their ESL classes. his mother, so they’re able to Rachel Hancock, key committee support each other as they learn organizer, reports that the brothers English, as well as job skills, are now enrolled in two separate and Ali may also continue schools, and they’re all enjoying very onto post-secondary education much being back in the classroom. once he meets the English She reports: requirements.” “The two younger brothers, Emad and Ghassan, are enrolled Technology is required to support in the same English Literacy their learning. That’s why two Just Listed Just Listed Development (ELD) class at high donated laptops have been provided school. The class is composed of to these young men. Since the family a dozen or so other high school goes in different directions to get students who come from similar to school, it’s essential to be able to circumstances and have been keep in touch with each other. So, the out of school for a few years. committee arranged to provide them 187 Billings Avenue 1891 Rideau Garden Dr This program gives Emad and Faircrest Heights Rideau Garden with cell phones. The phones will Ghassan an excellent opportunity also help with their social integration: Discover what working with Ottawa’s Best * Can do for you

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A Youth Room for the Ottawa Tennis and Lawn Bowling Club out and talk! I volunteered had the design finalized so to be the designer of the we could get this project “Youth Room” to truly get a started! perspective of what people No renovation has ever my age were looking for in gone totally smoothly, and their newly claimed oasis. for this one we definitely had Now we had the idea, we our fair share of problems. needed the room. Trust me At the beginning of the reno when I say the room General we found out that the roof of Manager Maria Pierre-Noel the room had been leaking, showed us was nothing even causing water damage and remotely close to an oasis. mould! Thank goodness the It was the old pro shop club was able to cover the turned creepy storage room. cost of repairs because if not, Just imagine a musty old we would have been back room with beat-up green to square one! Luckily, we carpet, drop down ceiling had an incredible group of and cobwebs everywhere! volunteers who helped us to After that I knew I had my solve these issues head on. work cut out for me! We had Thank you to Jim Fawcett, (Above) The old pro shop/”creepy storage room”. (Below) The finished Youth Room! two pieces of the puzzle, the Samara Somers, Phil Trott, PHOTOS BY KAYLEA GROOVER inspiration and the room. All Kevin Drew, Andrew we needed was the funding! Bradley, Rolf Krantz, Geraud That was when my younger Blanchet and Mark Chew for sister Lauren and I started being a part of this project by fundraising! We did bake helping out in many different sales on opening day with ways! Thanks to them we some other OTLBC kids, have this amazing space we we organized monthly raffle can call our own! draws with prizes collected Now it was time for from local businesses (Stella my favourite part of this Luna, Kunstadt Sports, Hair whole process, the design! Republic, Purple Urchin, After countless trips to Whole Foods, Starbucks, Ikea, sorting out the layout, Taylor’s Genuine, Burrito measurements and looking Shack, Bloomfield’s and for the perfect tennis themed The Belmont) and we accessories, we finally had had a couple of lemonade all we needed to complete stands. This year, we were this room. We now have a also fortunate enough to beautiful welcoming room have a huge donation from complete with a lounging a friendly member Louise space, table for playing card Leslie, who donated around and board games, a TV and one hundred dollars towards all the privacy we could the room! She has also dream of! All we need to By Molly Perkins and teen members (like talk and play cards without started “Louise’s Change finish it off is teens to fill it myself) were not coming our parents hovering over Jar” where you can donate up! So, why not come on Two years ago, member and using the amenities of us attempting to find out your spare change for needed down to the club and find volunteers of the Ottawa the club. Why though? It what the hot gossip was improvements to the room. the “Youth Room”; all you Tennis and Lawn Bowling turns out there was no place that week! There were tons Fast forward two summers need to do is ask the front Club (OTLBC) had noticed where teens could all go of places and things to do of fundraising, we now had desk for the key. Bring that a lot of the pre-teen and hang out after tennis to for the younger kids; like the twelve hundred dollars down a friend or two for the summer camp, the play that we needed to transform afternoon to hang out, play yard and after school tennis this worn-down room into a game together and book a programs. But what about paradise! We went straight to court. Thanks to everyone for us? That was where the idea the source and asked some supporting the youth room of the “Youth Room” came of the youth at the club what and bringing youth back to into play. A room where they wanted in the plan for the OTLBC! we could do just that, hang their new hangout. We now Molly Perkins is a member of the OTLBC and lives in Old Ottawa South. The OSCAR l November 2017 Page 19

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The Taming of the Shrew, with a Twist! PHOTOS BY BRUCE DEACHMAN

Bianca and Hortensio (Geneviève and Declan). Landlady of The Black Swan (Layla). Vincentio (James). By Cynthia Sugars and unforgettable verve by Maeve this performative element. The in the story – are played by two Paul Keen Montgomery) who is found sleeping actors, as actors, opened and closed female actors (Neve Sugars-Keen outside an alehouse by a Lord and the show. In the opening scene, and Charlotte MacLean). At one his huntsmen (James MacLean and we see the raggle-taggle group of point early on, we see them actively Over the years, The Company of Dylan Purkis). The Lord decides actors during their off hours. They choosing their costumes for the play. Adventurers has staged many of to bring the drunkard to his home are idly relaxing – a couple are Who will act the part of the over- Shakespeare’s favourite plays, and convince him that he is himself playing cards, another is practicing bearing Petruchio? They look at the from Romeo and Juliet and The actually a lord, and that he has been his juggling, a few more are sorting costumes, laugh, exchange them back Tempest to comedies such as Twelfth asleep these fifteen years and merely through costumes. Lazy strains of and forth, and finally shake on it. All Night and A Midsummer Night’s dreaming that he has been leading the a clarinet are heard as one of the in a spirit of general merriment and Dream, to tragedies like Hamlet and life of a common tinker. By a happy actors practices a melody line, a few mischief. Macbeth. This year’s production − coincidence, a travelling theatrical others join in – eventually the troupe In the story of the “shrew,” our 7th season − definitely fell into troupe happens to be passing by. The is singing and hooting and having a Baptista, the father of two daughters, the comedy category, but with its Lord asks them to stage a play for good time. All of this is interrupted must find a husband for his eldest notoriously controversial depiction this poor drunkard. The play they by the sight of the drunken Sly daughter before he can consent to of relations between the sexes, The present is − you guessed it − The being evicted from the alehouse by his younger daughter’s marriage. Taming of the Shrew presented some Taming of the Shrew. the landlady (Layla Esleben). What The problem is that Kate, the eldest, unique and uproarious challenges! So the play is a hoax, a ridiculous happens next is a run of drunken is a feisty and obstreperous young So how does one stage a play in story that is meant to make a stupid self-mystification and theatrical stage woman who wants nothing to do 2017 that seems to revel in a message man think he is above himself antics. From the moment they don with conventional courtship, which of female subordination, a little more (remember Malvolio in Twelfth their costumes for this play-within- in her view entails selling off eligible than one year after Justin Trudeau’s Night?). Christopher Sly, who a-play right there on stage (choosing daughters to the highest bidder. She memorable comment “Because watches this play-within-a-play from them from a costume rack and from mocks the ridiculous and single- its 2015” silenced critics who the sidelines, supported by the Lord’s a large wicker basket), to their minded suitors that flock around questioned women’s right to an equal servants who are in on the prank disdainful reactions to Sly’s repeated her younger sister Bianca (played presence in the country’s highest (Kate Zakkis and Morgan Sugars- interruptions, to the final scene in by Geneviève Packer), telling them seats of power? The answer may Keen), interrupts the action regularly which they wistfully hang their exactly what she thinks of them. A lie in the fact that there are not one with varying degrees of impatience costumes back on the clothing rack at hilarious scene in which the suitors but two storylines in The Taming of and bewilderment. He even attempts the play’s conclusion, the actors are attempt to give Bianca a music lesson the Shrew. The Taming of the Shrew to walk out in disgust, with the engaged in one great lark. is quickly derailed by Kate’s rude begins with a scene that warns the servants trailing after him! The production thus turned some of interruptions. And so, when Petruchio audience that everything that follows The key is the performativity of the most basic dramatic conventions turns up, eager to find a wealthy is a play within a play – a favourite the entire thing. This story is not to inside out, exposing the inner wife, he decides to take up the task of Shakespearean device − except that be read straight, but rather as a self- workings of theatre as part of the “taming” Kate to make her a suitable in this case, everything that follows consciously ironic joke played by a story that is being told. To enhance wife. This is where the controversy (or in other words, the entire play!) is group of actors for whom the gender this effect, we decided to mix and comes in. The gender politics in the a play within a play. relations within the play are mere match gender hierarchies in the show. play have long been criticized for In this case, it is an elaborate fiction. As a troupe, the Company of Sly is played by a girl, while his their demeaning portrayal of obedient practical joke played on a drunkard Adventurers undertook to foreground “wife” is impersonated by the Lord’s women and conventional marriage. 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about her society’s misguided which she blasts into action, sending priorities. Petruchio scuttling into the corner But what do we make of Kate and in shame. Kate is no passive wife. Petruchio? An incredibly charismatic, And Petruchio sees this and loves strong-willed pair who revel in her all the more for it. By the giving each other (and everyone else) conclusion of the play, when Kate is a hard time, whose way with words asked to read Petruchio’s list of the is matched only by their defiant love “duties” a wife owes husband, Kate of pranks. Petruchio’s tug-of-war launches into her own performance with his wayward servant Grumio of the ridiculousness of the thing. (played by Noor Alabed) is one of Crumpling pages of the speech as she the highlights of the wacky energy reads them aloud with gusto and arch of the entire production. Kate proves irony, handing pages to unsuspecting herself to be Petruchio’s equal and women in the audience, even tossing more. She taunts all of the suitors one at Sly himself (who by this time (played with comic effect by Declan is unconscious outside the alehouse Servant (Dylan). McCoy, Sophie Miliner, Abbey again). Grumio (Noor). the hypocrisies of social conventions. Sugars-Keen, and Simon Lindsay- Like past productions, this year’s continue to reverberate like the The girls’ father has two rules when Stodart) by interrupting their courting show featured plenty of music, dream that Sly believes he has had. it comes to Bianca’s marriage: no of her sister – throwing a fish into including first-ever performances When he awakes at the end of the wedding for Bianca until her older their midst, shooting them with her on clarinet, saxophone and (yes!) play, Sly declares, “I know now how sister is safely married off, and then, crossbow, or trapping her sister in bagpipes, as well as violins and to tame a shrew.” What do you think? should someone ever agree to take a net. When Petruchio gives his singing. The play’s complex structure Is it likely that he will be successful? Kate off his hands, Bianca will be famous “wife-taming” soliloquy, also required the largest cast yet − This year’s show was undoubtedly married to the wealthiest suitor, all of Kate eavesdrops on the side, calmly seventeen actors. Despite having one of the most enjoyable and which confirms Kate’s moral outrage putting together a set of bagpipes endured the slings and arrows of outrageous weather, from afternoons challenging that we’ve undertaken. when the humidex topped 40 degrees Thank you to everyone who came out to evenings where coats and blankets to see us! And if you missed it this were the norm, this year’s show year, pay us a visit in 2018! raised more money for charity than For more information about any previous year. Audiences donated The Company of Adventurers, nearly $3,400, all of which will be visit our website at www. donated to The Ottawa Food Bank. companyofadventurers.ca or email Now that the costumes have been Cynthia Sugars at csugars@uottawa. put away and the set taken down and ca . stored, the memory of these scenes − Cynthia and Paul organize The the pranks and the songs, the ironic Company of Adventurers and live in twists and romantic touches − will OOS.

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FILM REVIEW

The Ottawa International Animation isFestival Short, Walk on Girl, directed by The One World Film Festival Masaaki Yuasa. The film follows The One World Film Festival a young girl, Otome, on an insane (OWFF) is Ottawa’s oldest night of partying and drinking documentary film fest, beginning in Kyoto. The jury said Masaaki in 1989. On October 1st, the OWFF Yuasa’s manic masterpiece is wrapped up its annual four-day unexpected and delightful from festival with screenings and talks at beginning to end. This inventive St. Paul’s University. and daring film takes animation One of the highlights of this storytelling to another level. The year’s festival was a tableau of short running time is ninety-three minutes. student films and features about the A crowd pleaser at this year’s experience of recent immigrants to OIAF was a screening of The Canada. The films take the audience Breadwinner, directed by Nora behind the scenes with profiles of Twomey from Ireland. Breadwinner immigrants from Syria, Lebanon, tells the story of a headstrong eleven- Greece/Macedonia, Indonesia and year-old Afghani girl Parvana, who Mexico. countries. An disguises herself as a boy to provide Another highlight was the Ottawa international jury for her family. The Breadwinner is premiere of ABU, directed by Arshad of distinguished based on the award-winning novel of Khan. Khan’s film tells his personal animation filmmakers the same name by Deborah Ellis, and story of growing up as a gay man in awarded prizes for the is produced by Angelina Jolie. The a closely-knit family in Pakistan. The best films in competition. Breadwinner has been nominated running time is eighty minutes. Khan “The Breadwinner,” directed by The Nelvana Grand Prize for for the Best Animated Feature at the attended the Ottawa screening, and Nora Twomey Independent Short Animation 2018 Academy Awards. The running participated in a question and answer was awarded to the German film, time is also (coincidentally) ninety- session with Adrian Harewood of Ugly, directed by Nikita Diakur. By Tony Wohlfarth three minutes. CBC Ottawa. Ugly tells a story about two beings The OIAF is North America’s Highlights from the 2017 OWFF on a dystopian journey. The jury The 41st edition of the Ottawa leading animation film festival, are available online at: www. found it presented an apocalyptic International Animation Festival drawing large audiences from the US facebook.com/oneworldfilm/. and heartwarming vision of (OIAF) drew big crowds of and from as far afield as Japan and The OWFF has more screenings deconstructive reality. The running enthusiastic film buffs to venues South Africa. planned in 2017. Check time is twelve minutes. throughout their WEB site for updates: The grand prize winner in the September 20-24th. The five-day oneworldfilmfestival.ca/. feature length film category was festival screened 105 short films, plus awarded to a Japanese film,Life five feature length offerings, from 85 Tony Wohlfarth is an Ottawa-based freelance film writer. He attended the 2017 OIAF and the 2017 OWFF on behalf of The OSCAR.

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Abbotsford Bazaar, Saturday November 25th, 10 am – 2:30 pm

The jewelery table at last year’s Abbotsford Bazaar.

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By Julie Ireton facility.” Both Clelland and Chibuk take part Whether it’s freshwater pearls, in other activities at Abbotsford and Swarovski crystal earrings or vintage volunteer their time to more than just Jackie-O style gems, there will the bazaar. JR RAVENS SPORT PROGRAMS be something for everyone at the Clelland helps seniors who need , FENCING, FOOTBALL, SOCCER, HIP HOP DANCE Abbotsford Bazaar’s jewelery table a drive to medical and hospital on Saturday, November 25th. appointments – just one of the The jewelry team will make sure services Abbotsford helps arrange. of that. “That’s actually a wonderful Since last January, volunteers have thing to do,” said Clelland. “I meet been taking in donations, cleaning interesting people and we have great and sorting the treasures for the conversations. I really enjoy doing annual sale. that. It’s such a good support for the The bazaar is a not-to-be-missed community.” event at Abbotsford House at the As the bazaar draws closer, Glebe Centre across from Lansdowne Clelland and Chibuk said they’ll lose Park. the use of their own dining room The event takes over the entire tables that get cluttered with the senior centre, attracting visitors from jewelry as they get ready to display across the community who come and price it. seeking flea market finds, home “There are all sorts of finds. Even baking, handmade teddy bears, some of the hippy stuff can be very books, vintage treasures and of fun,” said Chibuk. “And we just love course, the popular jewelry table. getting together.” “It’s so exciting when the bazaar You won’t want to miss the comes along. It’s a bit of a zoo jewellery, flea market, book, art, actually. People line up in hoards,” elegant treasure, linen, teddy bear said Penny Clelland, Abbotsford and craft corners. There is something member and jewelry sorter. “There for everyone at this bazaar: The Best are crowds around the table, three to Bazaar in the City! four people deep. We have a motto: ‘I have enough jewelry said nobody Abbotsford is your community – ever’.” support centre for Adults 55+. We Clelland and co-volunteer Susan are the community programs of Chibuk research the more precious The Glebe Centre Inc., a charitable, jewelry online, to figure out a good not-for-profit, organization which price. They also seek appraisals or includes a 254 bed long term care minor repairs from area jewellers. home. Find out more about our Long-time Abbotsford member, services by dropping by 950 Bank Doris Smith, who headed this group Street (the old stone house) Monday- for many years still cleans up the Friday 9-4:00 pm, telephoning 613- watches and puts in new batteries. 230-5730 or by checking out all “Our goal is to raise money for this of The Glebe Centre facilities and charitable organization. It’s all for community programs on our website a good cause for Abbotsford,” said www.glebecentre.ca. Chibuk. “There’s always something going on there. It’s an amazing Page 24 The OSCAR l November 2017

The Dough Also Rises: Slow & Easy Bread Class at Life of Pie

PHOTOS BY KATHI ELBORN By Kathi Elborn own well-equipped stations. I see one ous heaping, helping of time, in with doughs, having taken a course or two familiar faces from the ’hood fact. Referencing Manhattan baker at Algonquin on bread-making. For Making bread from scratch can but find out that some participants Jim Lahey, known for his no-knead Kerry, it is as much art as science. be intimidating for some – myself have come from as far away as Stitts- method, Kerry tells us we will not “You develop a feel for the dough. included - but Kerry Duffy’s promise ville, having taken previous classes be pounding, kneading or pummel- It’s trial and error. You figure out is reassuring. “Tonight you will learn with Kerry and declaring it more than ling our dough. We flip it around a what makes a nice, soft bread.” Peter an easy way to make delicious bread worth the drive. few times, activating the gluten, but offers helpfully, “I like to sing to with just a few simple ingredients With freshly-washed hands, we are careful not to overwork it. We it.” I notice no-one else attempting and no special equipment.” A bowl mix up a batch of dough for our first don’t want to “de-gas” it; we want to that particular method but it gets a and wooden spoon. Flour, yeast, salt bread, ciabatta. Kerry gets us mea- preserve those airy bubbles which are smile. My plan once back in my own and water. And time. I’m in! suring flour, adding small amounts reservoirs for the butter we will soon kitchen includes a glass of red and Kerry Duffy, master baker and of salt and yeast and then the water slather on. flipping through a magazine during owner of the popular Life of Pie in all at once. She explains the word For such a hands-on, interactive my dough’s naptime. Old Ottawa South, has a fresh batch “ciabatta” is Italian for “slipper”, the class, Kerry regularly cautions us Next we craft pizzas followed by of cooking courses on offer and I’ve shape of our loaf-to-be that is Italy’s to keep hands-off. We pull and fold focaccia bread. The ingredients for signed up for the “Slow and Easy modern version of the French ba- our sticky globs with mandatory rest these doughs vary slightly but fol- Bread” class. On a warm Thursday guette. periods in between. Covering our low the same methodology of more evening, we gather after-hours in this One of the secrets to great-tasting dough, we back off for 15 minutes time and less interference. We watch homey bakery and are set up at our bread, we learn, is time. A gener- or so and then gently tackle it two Kerry’s technique as she dimples and or three more times. We can now coaxes the dough into the perfect refrigerate it overnight (minimum) or round shape for pizzas and a rect- for up to three days (maximum). We angle of focaccia. Tonight we rely on respect the dough and leave it to do Kerry’s doughs made the night before its thing. as our doughs have gone to the fridge During our dough’s rest periods, to benefit undisturbed from the gift we get to know each other and our of time. instructor a bit better. One woman The aroma wafting from the oven has come from the city’s south end gets us salivating. A timer goes off and comes from a family of Italian and voila, our ciabatta loaves from pizza makers. She clearly knows her the beginning of the evening are way around a mound of dough. Two ready. Our loaves range in shape, sisters from the Glebe are here, one from round to oblong to one that gifting the other to a baking class for strangely resembles the shape of a her birthday. Another Glebe resident, dog-bone more than a slipper. But no Peter, enjoys baking with his three matter. Bread is forgiving and this young daughters and wants to im- class is accepting. Our results need prove in his role as “chief cook and not be perfect; they’re “rustic.” Sink- bottle-washer.” And Madhuri is here ing my teeth into the freshly baked, with her friend Snehal from the city’s warm loaf, I realize rustic has its west end to perfect her already well- rewards. honed baking skills. Her technical Visit Life of Pie’s website at www. questions are as intense as her gaze lifeofpie.ca to see the various breads as she watches Kerry demonstrate. available to buy as well as the latest There’s room for us all with our vary- class offerings, including fall soups, ing levels of expertise. scones and biscuits, and pastry. Kerry learned baking from her mother, making cakes, cookies and Kathi Elborn lives in the Glebe and pies from a young age. Never bread enjoys delicious visits over the Bank though. We’re surprised to learn she Street bridge to Life of Pie. only recently started experimenting The OSCAR l November 2017 Page 25

Prime Minister Louis St-Laurent’s Under-Appreciated Legacy was phased out as “Canada” took its place. On the international front, St- Laurent, ably supported by Lester Pearson, Secretary of State for External Affairs, supported the creation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and developed a closer relationship with the United States. Before being summoned in 1941 by Prime Minister Mackenzie King to become the new Minister of Justice, St-Laurent had been a very successful corporate lawyer. He had not been involved in politics beforehand and wasn’t a “political animal” like some of his successors. Rt. Hon. Louis S. St-Laurent. Indeed, it was a matter of “duty PHOTO BY G. NAKASH FROM LIBRARY calling:” he made just $12,000 as AND ARCHIVES CANADA MIKAN # 4316498 a federal minister compared to the $50,000 he’d annually earned as a corporate lawyer. The appointment by King was “a stroke of genius,” said Dr. Gélinas. “St-Laurent was clean, without IOUs and without skeletons in his closet.” On his father’s side, St-Laurent was an eighth generation French Canadian, while his mother had emigrated from County Galway as a child – this resulted in an “innate, embedded bilingualism - it was all spontaneous and natural.” After being appointed to the Dr. Xavier Gélinas of the Canadian cabinet, St-Laurent successfully won Museum of History extolled the a by-election for the Quebec East under-appreciated achievements of riding - a Liberal bastion - which had Prime Minister Louis St-Laurent at been held by Ernest Lapointe, King’s the fifth installment of Old Ottawa previous Quebec lieutenant and, for East’s Prime Ministers series. 42 years, by Wilfrid Laurier. St-Laurent served five years as By John Dance justice minister and in 1946 became Secretary of State for External Louis St-Laurent, Canada’s least- Affairs. Two years later King appreciated long-serving prime resigned and St-Laurent won the minister, had his place in history Liberal leadership and took over elevated by Dr. Xavier Gélinas, as prime minister. He subsequently speaking recently at Old Ottawa won back-to-back majorities but East’s “150” celebration of our prime was defeated in 1957 by Progressive ministers. Conservative John Diefenbaker. “The country enjoyed nine good Dr. Gélinas’s talk was lucidly years under his leadership,” Dr. illustrated with an image-rich Gélinas explained. “His years (1948 - presentation enjoyed by the 70 1957) were pleasant and prosperous.” people in attendance. Dr. Gélinas is But they were also years that saw the curator of political history at the Canada greatly strengthen its binding Canadian Museum of History and east-west infrastructure, with four was a driving force behind the new key projects: the construction of the Canadian History Hall and Canada: St. Lawrence Seaway; the Trans- A People’s History, broadcast on Canada Highway; the TransCanada CBC. Pipeline; and the creation of the CBC and Radio-Canada television The next Prime Minister talk is networks. on Mackenzie King and will be And in Canada’s post-war period presented by Dr. Norman Hillmer at the country strengthened what Dr. 7:00 pm, Monday, October 30th in Gélinas termed “Canada’s political Room L120, Saint Paul University, affirmation,” whereby ties were 233 Main Street. loosened with the United Kingdom. The subsequent session on Pierre “The time for colonial subservience Trudeau, led by Dr. Paul Litt, is had expired.” Evidence for this scheduled for Wednesday, November includes appointing Vincent Massey 29th. as the first Canadian-born governor The sesquicentennial series is general in 1952, ending legal appeals sponsored by the Old Ottawa East to the UK’s judiciary, and opposing Community Association and Saint the UK’s stance during the Suez Paul University. Speakers have crisis of 1956. kindly donated their time for this free Meanwhile the National Library event. and the Canada Council were created and the phrase “Dominion of John Dance is a resident of Old Canada” with its colonial undertones Ottawa East. Page 26 The OSCAR l November 2017

HEALTH AND WELLNESS Happy Feet Make For a Healthy Body By Dr. Melissa Baird see what happens to your arch you put them on. Remember that of your feet, shorten your calf when you stand. If you’re not shoe sizes will vary slightly from muscles and irritate your lower Our feet literally get us where we sure what foot type you have, ask brand to brand. back when worn for long periods need to go, but we often neglect your chiropractor. of time. The increased pressure them. Problems with your feet can 3. Stretch on the ball of your foot can be cause pain in your legs, knees, lower 2. Pick the Right Shoe Take care of your hardworking painful. Being in a heel with a back and even up into your shoul- The type of shoe that would be feet! Stretching your calves and narrow toe box can amplify this ders. The way we walk is dependant best for you will differ depending even your hamstrings can help discomfort. Your hips and lower not only on the foot type we have, on your foot type. Those with flat alleviate tension in your feet. It back come out of their normal but also the type of shoe we are wear- feet tend to need more support. can also aid if you are dealing alignment as your centre of ing. For example, if you wear high These shoes are typically labelled with issues such as plantar gravity is shifted forward. This heels on a daily basis, there is far as motion control or stability and fasciitis. Rolling your foot on a will also increase the pressure more pressure placed on the ball of have more arch support built in. yoga ball or golf ball can also felt in by your knees. Your chest your foot then there should be. Over If you have a higher arch, you be soothing to tired, achy feet. will also be pushed forward time, you become more susceptible will need a shoe that has more Visit your registered massage making your whole spine work to problems such as bunions, hammer cushioning. For those with well therapist. They can work on the harder to support you. If you just toes and calf tightness. maintained or “normal” arches, muscles in the feet and legs as can’t part with your heels, choose Wearing shoes that are more sup- look for a neutral shoe. It has a well. a lower heel and one which does portive of your foot can help alleviate combination of mild arch support not pinch your toes. symptoms and in some cases prevent balanced with cushioning built 4. Orthotics pain. So what can you do to keep into the structure of the shoe. It’s If you have foot, knee, or lower So what does all this mean? Pay your feet happy and healthy? also important to pick a shoe that back pain that is persistent, attention to your feet. Give them the fits you properly. This is true of talk to your chiropractor about pampering they deserve. They help 1. Know Your Foot Type running shoes but also of dress custom foot orthotics. Orthotics you get where you need to go and Not all feet are the same. You shoes. It’s best to wait until the are designed to support the many lay the foundation of how the rest of may have feet which are flat afternoon to shop since our feet bones, ligaments and tendons of your body is supported. (pes planus) or higher arched will expand slightly through the the foot. How the foot functions (supinated) or ones with well- day. Take time to stand and walk can impact the pressure being Dr. Melissa Baird is a chiropractor maintained arches. A lot of around the store. Pay attention to placed on our knees, hips and with Glebe Chiropractic Clinic + people think that they have any spots where you foot feels lower back. Massage Therapy Centre. For more high arches. But they don’t! like it’s rubbing or pinching, information, visit www.GlebeChiro- The problem is that people look which can be indicating the shoe 5. Avoid High Heels practic.com or call 613-237-9000. at their feet when they are not is too small. Shoes should be High heels will place a lot of weight bearing. It’s important to relatively comfortable as soon as extra stress and strain on the ball

Introducing “The Move More Institute” By Amanda Sterczyk Mostly Sedentary or Mostly Fidg- tion, have given us many labour-sav- ity spread across your day. Every eter? ing devices. From dishwashers and day. I’m a fitness professional with The Good Old Days? Are you a Sedentary Sam or a garage door openers, smartphones a radical idea – don’t exercise! Just Remember the carefree summer Fidget Finn? The technical terms are and online shopping, researchers move more! days of your childhood? You’d jump “prolonger” and “breaker”. A pro- have tracked an increase in obe- out of bed with enthusiasm, ready for longer is someone who accumulates sity that correlates directly with an Move More! whatever adventure presented itself. sedentary time in extended continu- increase in the acquisition of labour- What can you do to keep yourself The world was full of possibility ous bouts, while a breaker is some- saving devices. independent and living your life ac- and so were you. You didn’t have to one who accumulates sedentary time tively and without pain? Move your think about your posture, proper knee with frequent interruptions and in The Move More Institute: A body. Add snacks of movement to alignment when bending your legs, short bouts. N.E.A.T. Solution your day: shoes to support your weak arches, or Those terms come to us from the But it’s not too late to turn back the • Rearrange your desk so you have range of motion in your joints. You Sedentary Behaviour Research Net- clock on your failing body. That’s to stand up and walk a little to just did what came naturally to you - work. Think about that for a moment: why I created “The Move More reach your printer. you moved. A lot. our society has become so seden- Institute.” It’s an initiative to promote • Put your water bottle on a high tary that researchers have had time healthy active living by adding more shelf so you stretch to reach it. What About Now? to convene a worldwide research movement to individuals’ daily lives. • Be less “efficient” at home - How’s your body feeling these network to study us. I used to work in And it will help - it’s a N.E.A.T. solu- forget something upstairs so you days? Most adults report some form research and let me tell you, nothing tion! N.E.A.T. refers to Non-Exercise climb the stairs again. of muscular and/or joint pain. When happens fast. This problem has been Activity Thermogenesis - the way • Stressed out waiting for the you stand up, how long does it take years in the making. We’ve become a our bodies expend energy that is not elevator? Take the stairs. Don’t you to go from sitting to standing? society of leisure-based, labour-sav- eating, sleeping, or your scheduled tell me it’s too many flights Do you feel stiffness in certain joints ing technological slugs, and it’s kill- workout. - start with a few flights and as you get up? Your joints are seizing ing us. Metabolic syndrome, type 2 NEAT is different than your work- when you’re pooped, get on the up from lack of lubrication - aka lack diabetes, cardiovascular disease and out at the gym. NEAT corresponds to elevator for the rest of the trip. of movement. When you’re stiff, you obesity are all on the rise. A recent all the energy expended with occu- move more slowly. And when you documentary entitled “Cholesterol: pation, leisure time activity, sitting, If you move more, you will feel don’t have a spring in your step, you The Great Bluff” tackled the topic: in standing, ambulation, toe-tapping, better. Guaranteed. look and act ‘old’. it, cardiologist Dr. Mikael Rabaeus shoveling snow, playing the guitar, You don’t have to be old to move proclaims, “Yet again, it’s a sedentary dancing, singing, washing, etc. Even Amanda Sterczyk is a mobile and in a slower, stiff way. You just have lifestyle that’s the killer.” if you do a daily one-hour workout, online fitness coach, and Creator to be inactive - i.e. mostly sedentary. How did this lifestyle change - this you still need to keep your body of The Move More Institute™, an Lack of physical movement is prema- life of leisure - entrap us in bod- moving in other ways throughout the initiative to promote healthy active turely aging our society. ies that are now failing us? It was a day. If not, you’re what’s referred to living by adding more movement to gradual process over the twentieth as an “active couch potato.” individuals’ daily lives. Her latest century and into our current times. The Move More Institute nudges stint as an OOS resident has lasted The industrial revolution, followed people to be more active throughout almost 17 years. by the current technological revolu- the day. Natural, non-exercise activ- The OSCAR l November 2017 Page 27

HEALTH AND WELLNESS The Process of Therapeutic Change By Jim Weiler, M.A. and greater selfhood: The application of therapy is to assist the client in client can move forward with their R.P and Matt Temple, M.A., theme analysis to a case study” by A. developing some insight into the life and their newly realized sense of Meier & M. Boivin in Psychotherapy problem they are facing. This often self. Other sources of support may C.C.C Research, March 2000). leads to a shift in perspective. With be discussed and concerns that the The first stage involves defining new awareness into their problem client may have are addressed. At Generally clients make the decision the issue. In this stage the therapist the client moves to the fourth stage, times clients may wish to return to to see a therapist when they want asks questions to clarify and which involves making the decision therapy to discuss their progress or to change something in their lives. understand the issue in terms of to create change in the self. This for periodic ‘tune-up’ sessions. Perhaps they are feeling anxious in its nature, its magnitude, and its involves choosing to be accountable Of course other therapists may use certain situations and want to find effects emotionally, physically, and for one’s actions as they relate to a different process and the goal here ways to relieve their anxiety. Others cognitively. Once the issue has been the issue at hand. We cannot change is not to imply that this is the only may have difficulty with someone clarified, the therapist will help others, but we can change the way way to go about making change. they work with or are experiencing the client to determine the goals that we experience and interact with There are certainly other methods conflict in their romantic relationship. of therapy. Generally this stage others. that are just as valid as the method No matter what it is that people want is completed in the first meeting In the fifth stage the therapist outlined above. As stated, the goal to change, they may have come to the although some issues can take longer works with the client to put their here is to demystify therapy and what realization that what they have tried to define. plans into action. This may mean we do. For some people this entire in the past is no longer working, or In the second stage, the therapist that the client tries out their new process can move from start to finish they may simply not know where to helps the client to explore the issue plan of action between meetings in a few meetings, but for others it begin. and understand what has caused it to and discusses the results in session, can take longer. If you would like You may wonder, how can a come about. As we have discussed in making changes as required. It to make change in your life we professional help? Our goal is to other articles we are relational beings may also mean that the client and encourage you to reach out! make clients comfortable with the and when we are uncomfortable with the therapist role-play or rehearse change process and to demystify it so something in our lives, it is often situations so that the client can that therapy can be more accessible. connected with what we learned gain some comfort for when they Jim Weiler and Matt Temple To this end, we would like to discuss about ourselves and others when implement changes between sessions. own Foundations Counselling & how we go about helping clients we were growing up. The goal of Stage six is the consolidation stage. Psychotherapy, located at Riverside make the changes that they want this stage is to move the client from The client integrates new ways of and Bank, where they work with to see in their lives by introducing discussing the effect of the problem seeing their issues with the changes individuals, couples, families, a seven-stage process. (For more in their life to understanding its they are implementing in their lives. and adolescents. If you have any information on the seven-stage origins. The client begins to form a new questions regarding the article or an process see “The achievement of The goal of the third stage of sense of self, which allows them to interest in counselling/psychotherapy, experience life differently. they can be reached at 613-863-3393 The final and seventh stage is the (Jim) or 613-302-3322 (Matt) or at end of therapy at which point the www.foundationstherapy.ca. client and therapist discuss how the

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MAYOR’S REPORT Mutual Respect Brings Unprecedented Labour Peace By Jim Watson, Mayor long, meaning and successful careers. Union of Public Employees, Local I am proud that the City is enjoying 503 (CUPE 503). The City of Ottawa employs over a period of unprecedented labour With these, the City has long- 17,000 people in very different fields peace. Although things can never be term collective agreements in place of work. From providing front line perfect, many residents remember the for more than 80% of its unionized services in City Service Centres or bitter 51-day transit strike in 2008- workforce, to at least April 2020. at the Library, to maintaining our 2009 that paralyzed the city. Ottawa would not be the great city roads and greenspace, to driving Today, our labour relations are it is today without the significant based on mutual respect. contributions of city staff and their thousands of commuters to work With interest arbitration built into In March 2012, the City and the dedication to public service. But each day, to delivering parks and many of its collective agreements as Amalgamated Transit Union, Local Ottawa is not just a great place to recreation programming to tens of the means through which collective 279 (ATU 279) agreed to terms for a live, it’s also a great place to work. thousands of families and children, bargaining impasses are resolved, the four-year renewal of their collective Throughout the years, the City of to keeping us safe and secure thanks city can ensure that even if two sides agreement. This was the first time in Ottawa has been the recipient of to the dedicated work of our first are not able to come to agreement on more than 20 years that the City and numerous Employment, Diversity responders, our employees are the all of the terms for a new collective ATU 279 had concluded a tentative and Inclusion Awards. For the past backbone of the city. agreement, residents do not have agreement prior to the expiry of their 6 years, Ottawa was named in the The incredible services the city to endure the loss of the municipal contract. list of Canada’s Best Diversity delivers are made possible by services they depend on, as a result This understanding was repeated Employers and also made the our hard working and dedicated of either a strike or lockout. in March 2016, when the two sides National Capital Region’s Top employees. In fact, for many city It is a privilege to live and work in again reached agreement on a four- Employers ranking. staff, their first job was a summer a city of dedicated residents and city year deal. These awards speak for themselves, internship or an entry level job and staff, whose passion, dedication and More recently, the City has but they would not have been they remained with the city, moving love for Ottawa has truly made it an concluded a four-year collective made possible without the strong through the ranks and departments amazing place to work, live and play. and retiring some decades later after agreement renewal with its largest partnership the City shares with our bargaining agent, the Canadian employee groups and unions.

OCSB TRUSTEE’S REPORT Putting Students First By Kathy Ablett, Trustee Trustees on the OCSB. They were committed to the priority of building elected by their peers to represent student confidence and competence Welcome back to a new school year the voice for over 40,000 students at in mathematics for all students. and a special hello to new students the boardroom table. These Student Positive School Climate: The and parents. 2017/18 promises to be Trustees were invested on September 2016-17 School Climate Survey an exciting year. 12 at the first Board meeting of the received excellent engagement new year and we look forward to from the OCSB community. The Board News having their insights and perspectives survey, conducted every two years, School Start-up: Denise Andre, on how the OCSB can best meet the provides students, staff and parents Director of Education, reports a needs of students. with the opportunity to provide is exciting for both staff and students. smooth start to the new school year. OCSB students surpass provincial the Board with feedback on such The school is joining a movement of The Ottawa Catholic School Board EQAO scores: Our students continue things as school environment, safety, schools that encourages children to continues to experience a growth to surpass provincial scores on resilience, stressors and social explore their own passions in Genius in enrollment with an additional the annual Education Quality and emotional learning so as to indicate Hour. Genius Hour sets aside time 800 students joining our school Accountability Office (EQAO) areas for focus and improvement. each week for students to work on community. The Board has welcomed standardized tests. The tests were Respondents are asked to rate a a passion project that they establish over 200 new employees, including conducted in school year 2016-17 for series of statements on a scale as something they want to study or 133 teachers. Grades 3,6,9, & 10 to assess reading, ranging from “strongly agree” to build. Genius Hour in education is New Student Trustees: Sam writing and mathematics. Denise “strongly disagree.” Statements for modeled after Google’s revolutionary Henriques of St. Peter High School Andre, our Director of Education students include: “I am happy at this 80/20 promise that provides its and Grace Evans of St. Mark High indicates that while OCSB celebrates school”; “I feel like I belong”; “I engineers with 20 percent of their School are the two new Student our literacy results, we remain feel physically safe”, and the like. paid time to work on passion Staff and parents are asked to rate projects. Within the business setting equivalent statements. it has amped up productivity and The Homework Club creativity. In Google’s case, apps like Immaculata High School GMAIL and Google News were the All Girls * Only Girls Meet the Teacher Night: On result of the 80/20 model. In schools Academics, Arts & Yoga September 14th, I joined the similar things have been observed. Affordable, Quality, After-School Care Immaculata staff in welcoming Student interest and initiative pop when they know that their passions 3:30-5:30 pm ** Grades 1-8 parents and students to the new school year. Special thanks to are also valued during instructional Friday afternoons are student ICE Reps and others who time. Conversational French Fun with Francophone leaders volunteered to assist with the event. On September 26, Corpus Christi Yoga with Maureen Fallis (surroundcircleyoga.com) And a special hello to Alex who I held a Meet the Teacher Night. It Registe r NOW for September met during the evening. He is in was good to see so many new and enthusiastic parents; some of whom I On the Sunny 2nd floor of Southminster United Church grade eight, takes good care of fish, is a promising figure skater, and an recognized from their student days. Supervised walking from Hopewell excellent student. Call 613-818-3006 It is my privilege to serve as your Corpus Christi Trustee. If, at any time, I can be of 17 years Academic Support & Quality After-School Care Genius Hour: Corpus Christi is assistance to you please do not hesi- embarking on a new endeavour that Excellent Local References tate to call me at 613 526-9512. The OSCAR l November 2017 Page 29

MPP’S REPORT Childcare in Ottawa By Yasir Naqvi, MPP per year (or 16.3% from 2016). This school boards to provide before- and significant new investment in early after-school programs for children Good child care is important for learning and child care from the up to age 12, in all publicly funded families with young children. province and the federal government elementary schools serving students Securing affordable and reliable child will: up to Grade 6, where there is care is a foundational component to • Significantly reduce (most likely sufficient demand. We also want to planning for jobs, friends, budgets eliminate) the subsidy waitlist in ensure that parents have choice of and the many other considerations Ottawa for the 0 to 6 age group; programs available to them. As such, our community’s families need. and before- and after-school programs to high quality, affordable child care. As your MPP for Ottawa Centre • Increase subsidies for low and for 4-12 year olds may be directly This new funding and initiatives are and father of two young children, middle-income families, helping operated by a school board, delivered a critical step in ensuring the success I am sensitive to the challenges in 1,000 more children and families by a licensed child care centre, or, for of Ontario’s families, and our next striking this balance, and would like access child care in Ottawa. after-school programs serving 6-12 generation. to thank parents in our community Ontario is also helping 100,000 year olds, an authorized recreational For more information please visit for their leadership and advocacy more children aged 0-4 access and skill-building program. www.ontario.ca/childcare, or contact for funding that would help build a affordable, quality and responsive I strongly believe that investing me at my Community Office at 613- strong, affordable, quality early years licensed child care in schools, homes in the early years of our children is 722-6414 or via email at ynaqvi.mpp. and child care system for all Ottawa and communities over the next five an investment in the whole family. [email protected]. families. years. We are investing $1.6 billion Parents face more than enough I am excited to share that the to build 45,000 new licensed child challenges without having to worry Ontario government, in partnership care spaces, focusing on schools in about access with the Canadian government, is 2017, and expanding to other public making significant investments that spaces and communities across the will make it easier for Ottawa-area province over the next five years. parents to access early years and This does not include annual funding child care programming, with support to increase Early Childhood Educator for more child care subsidies and (ECE) wages. reduced waitlists. In addition to new child care This year, total funding for child spaces, Ontario is also making it care in the City of Ottawa will easier for children and families to increase from $74.8 million to $87 access quality before- and after- million - an increase of $12 million school care. As of September 1, 2017, the province now requires

MP’S REPORT Women’s History Month By Catherine McKenna, MP women but also to remind us that country. despite great achievements, there is As part of the month, Minister October is Women’s History Month still more work to do to make gender Monsef (Minister of Status of across the country. Looking back equality a reality. Women) announced funding over the past 150 years, countless As a mother to two daughters I opportunities for organizations with women have harnessed their power, believe this month is an important projects addressing institutional found their voice, and claimed their opportunity to teach young girls barriers to women’s economic place in our country’s proud history. they can do anything they want with success. Our government knows That’s why this year’s Women’s their lives. It is a month to encourage women’s economic security is History Month theme is “Claim women and girls across the globe essential to building a better opportunity to nominate an inspiring Your Place,” to celebrate these great to push the envelope, speak up, and future and benefits all Canadians not let anyone tell them they can’t and I encourage organizations in woman in our community. My do something because of the colour Ottawa Centre to apply. For more team and I are looking to recognise of their hair, or where they come details about this opportunity, outstanding youth, youth employers, from. I, like many other professional please visit my website: www. and community builders. To CATHERINE women, have heard my fair share of catherinemckennamp.ca. nominate a friend, neighbour or sexist remarks, and that is not okay. In the spirit of recognizing mentor, please visit my website. The MCKENNA deadline for nominations is October MP—Ottawa Centre There are a lot of young women who leadership, my office is now want to get into politics and I want to accepting applications for the 31. make sure they feel like they can. Canada 150 Pin Awards. In honour As we inch closer to the end of the Working for you! In politics, as in most professions, of Canada 150, a limited number year, I look forward to continuing to we need more women at the table to of commemorative pins containing work hard for our community. I am Community Office provide new perspectives on issues copper from the old roof of the so excited to read the nominations 107 Catherine Street and meet the people who are helping Ottawa, Ontario, K2P 0P4 and policy. I am lucky to represent West Block of from T 613-946-8682 • F 613-946-8680 the people of Ottawa Centre in a 1916-1996, are being awarded to make our community a better /McKenna.Ottawa @CMcKennaOttawa government that respects and values to Canadians who personify the place to live. all voices, and serve within a gender Canada 150 themes of diversity balanced cabinet. And while I serve and inclusion, reconciliation as one of 88 women in Parliament, a with Indigenous peoples, youth, record in Canadian history, we still and the environment within their only represent 26 per cent of the communities. House, a number far less than the In honour of Women’s History www. CatherineMcKennaMP.ca gender balance that makes up our Month, why not use this as an Page 30 The OSCAR l November 2017

TASTY TIDBITS FROM TRILLIUM BAKERY The Bully By Jocelyn LeRoy don’t you like them? What did they twenty pairs of white high heels with Flash forward 40 years. Guess do wrong? Why should I be mean various coloured leather trim. I was who I met at the school reunion – it She ordered me to stand on top of to them? (They were the old couple accused of stealing the chocolate was weird. Mary seemed so happy her backyard picnic table and shout next door who tended their garden all when her mother needed to bake a to see me. I nearly cringed as my terrible words at the neighbours. day.) cake. And, worst of all, there was the mind snapped back to her mother’s For more than a year, Mary was my When I squirmed in silent rebellion time when she accused me of hiding kitchen. I learned she owned only playmate. She lived one house against her orders, Mary stepped her bite plate in the back of the desk practically the whole town where away (her Grandma G‘s house was closer, poked her finger in my face drawer; in fact, she told me to do she lived: she had become a wealthy next door). Going to Mary’s involved and threatened to ban me from it so she wouldn’t have to wear her real-estate baroness. No doubt her tiptoeing past Grandma G’s, hoping her playhouse. It was a delightful orthodontal device. inclination to bully had led to her she wouldn’t come out and yell, little Dutch-door house with real Sometimes my conscience tried success; I was sorry to say I had “Get off my lawn; go on the street,” windows and shelves for teacups – I to nudge me to run, but no, Mary helped her. What’s more, she had then making a dash between the two always liked being there. Mary also had me under her spell, causing transformed her various homes into houses and peering into the back promised she would never let me me to fear even worse punishment models of stylish décor inspired by window at Mary’s to see what was lick another square of her mother’s than what I had endured already. Martha Stewart. going on inside. Bakers Chocolate in the kitchen Truth be told, there were no other After the reunion, I discovered my As for my yelling at the cupboard while her mother was children to be with. Except on brother had arranged a surprise for neighbours, I never asked why. Why having her beer and cigarette in the Sunday. That’s when my cousin me. He and I went to the house where living room. Once, when I squeaked Sarah and her parents came to visit. Mary had lived as a child, and lo and the cupboard door by mistake, Mary On Sundays when they didn’t come, behold, there was Mary. My brother threatened to never allow mayonnaise I would be allowed to go to the said to us, “I think you two should sit on any lunchtime sandwich her “Armories,” a building downtown on the front step and pout.” mother might make for me in the where soldiers and their wives sat in By this time in my life I was in future. There was no mayonnaise in a crowded room smoking cigarettes charge of my own kitchen at Trillium, my house. and drinking beer. While that was a far cry from my trepidation in But her biggest bully tactic was, going on, Mary and I and a few Mary’s old place. if I didn’t do everything she told me other soldiers’ kids would have to to do, no matter what, she would no do “Scottish dancing.” I liked it, but longer be my friend. Whenever I felt when I tried to put my own balletic Jocelyn Leroy is the owner/manager Enjoy a tiny bit of courage or I was on the flourish on any of the moves, Mary of Trillium Bakery in Old Ottawa brink of better judgment, it didn’t glared at me and pinned my arms South since 1980. stick, and I remained trapped by behind my back. Little her bullying. Not once did I tell my But soon Mary and her family parents or hers. Her father had just moved away. What a relief! returned from the War with a broken Eventually, more reasonable Moments arm, which I believed was the cause playmates moved into my of him throwing up in the bathroom neighbourhood. Meanwhile, Sarah 783 Bank St | 230­6434 while I was licking the chocolate. visited more often; she never bullied 1280 Wellington W | 695­6434 One time Mary blamed me for anyone, and I could totally relax www.bloomfields.ca re-arranging her mother’s shoes – while playing with her.

Area Worship Services TRILLIUM Recipe Harvest Vegetable and Barley Soup Location Times Ingredients • 8 cups stock Sunnyside Wesleyan Sunday Worship • 2 chopped onions Church Services at 9:00 am and • 4 diced carrots 58 Grosvenor Avenue • 4 stalks celery with tops, chopped 11:00 am, Children’s • 4 potatoes, peeled and diced (at Sunnyside) program offered during • 4 zucchini, diced worship services. • 1 lb. mushrooms, chopped • 2 bay leaves • 1 tsp salt St Margaret Mary Mass Sunday at 9:30 • 1 tsp crushed thyme Catholic Church and 11:30 am. • 1 cup barley 7 Fairbairn (corner of Directions Sunnyside) 1. Place all ingredients into a large pot. 2. Cover and simmer for 30 min. Trinity Anglican Church Holy Eucharist at 8:00 3. Remove bay leaves. 1230 Bank St am and 10:00 am with 4. Optional: to thicken the soup, either (a) combine 4 tbs. corn starch with 1 water, and add; or (b) remove 2 to 3 cups, place into a blender and (at Cameron Ave) Church School & Choir. blend 5. Add ground pepper to taste. Southminster United Sunday Worship & Kids Church Church at 10:30 am. Makes 8 servings. 15 Aylmer Avenue (at Bank & the Canal) The OSCAR l November 2017 Page 31

RED APRON COOKS Preserving the Harvest By Jennifer Heagle to combine cooking and giving. This them in mason jars, and they make with ingredients like pistachios and month, we are including a recipe the perfect hostess gift or stocking dried cranberries is actually pretty November - that dark and cold for Cranberry Pear Preserve, which stuffer. These spiced nuts keep well simple. Chocolate truffles are a bit month between harvest and winter. comes from the website of editor, for a month or more, and are great more tricky, but your friends and November can be a cranky month full writer, chef and food blogger Aimée additions to a cheese board or just a family will love you for the effort. of grey skies, touches of snow, and Wimbush-Bourque. A former chef- handy snack. Why not accomplish a few things short days. Sometimes November can turned modern homesteader Aimée Other ideas for easy-to-make food at the same time, by turning these be a beautiful month of sunny days chronicles her family food life from items that keep well are granola crafty endeavours into a social event. and fall colours. You just never know. the dining room table. We carry or muesli, packaged in fancy tins, Invite a few friends, crack open a few Given all that uncertainty, how her latest book - The Simple Bites vintage jars, or airtight decorative bottles of wine, and get cooking! A best to enjoy the month? If you Kitchen - in our retail store, and were bags. Loaf, muffin and cookie mixes party focused on holiday baking is look forward to Christmas with fortunate to have her visit our store (just add wet ingredients) also make fun, and everyone gets to leave with enthusiasm, November is a great for a book signing in October. Visit great gifts, especially for kids who something special. month to get a jump-start on holiday her site at www.simplebites.net for like to cook! gifting and cooking. If inclined, you many more great ideas. We will have many of these items Jennifer, chef, foodie & co-owner of can combine the two activities and Another popular holiday item is available in our retail store leading the Red Apron, is a longtime resident make gifts from your kitchen to give a jar of spiced nuts. We make one up to the holidays. of Old Ottawa South and Old Ottawa over the holidays and as hostess gifts! similar to the recipe below for sale If you are feeling a bit more East. Preserving the harvest is one way in our retail store. We have packaged adventurous, making chocolate bark

RED APRON COOKS Recipes Cranberry Pear Preserve

(Reprinted with permission from Aimée Wimbush-Bourque.)

Serves/Yield: four half pints

• 6 cups ripe pears (Bartlett or Anjou work best), washed • 1 whole orange, scrubbed • 1 cup cranberries, fresh or frozen • 2 cups granulated sugar • 1 lemon • one 2-inch cube of fresh ginger

Core pears and roughly chop. Use a sharp knife or mandoline to slice the orange into thin slices, then chop the orange very finely.

In a large nonreactive pot, combine the chopped pears, cranberries, minced orange, and sugar. Bring to a simmer over low heat, stirring often. Cranberry pear preserve. PHOTO BY AIMEE WIMBUSH-BOURQUE Meanwhile, zest and juice the lemon, and finely grate the ginger. Add lemon zest, lemon juice, and grated ginger to the pot of pears and stir to combine.

Increase heat and bring to a slow boil. Cook until the blush-coloured syrup turns translucent and the fruit is very soft, about 30-40 minutes.

Remove from heat and ladle into sterilized jars. Cover with lids and either process in a hot water canning bath for 10 minutes, or refrigerate for up to one month.

Spiced Nuts

• 1/2 cup sugar • 2 teaspoons sea salt • 1 tablespoon chile powder • 1 teaspoon cinnamon • 1 teaspoon cayenne (adjust down if you prefer less spice) • 1 large egg white • 2 cups raw cashews or pecans • 2 cups raw almonds (or any nut you love)

Preheat the oven to 300 degrees. Coat a baking sheet with nonstick spray or a piece of parchment paper. Whisk the sugar, salt and spices in a bowl. In a large bowl beat the egg white until frothy. Add the nuts and spiced sugar mixture and toss.

Spread the nuts on the prepared baking sheet and bake for 45 minutes, stirring occasionally, until browned. Remove, and let the nuts cool, again stirring occasionally. Store in an airtight container. Page 32 The OSCAR l November 2017

CARLETON CORNER ‘Back 4 More’ Panda Author Meets Readers alumni from the Faculty of Public has officially approved construction For residents of Old Ottawa South, Community members are invited Affairs! LinkTank is a networking of a new $48-million home for the Panda games are a yearly, high to join an informal discussion on mixer that will feature a speed dating the Sprott School of Business – energy tradition. There was certainly new books published by members of format that will pair each professional the 100,000-square-foot Nicol no escaping the victorious cheers Carleton’s Faculty of Public Affairs. with students for an allotted amount Building, named in honour of Ottawa on Saturday, Sept. 30 when the On November 15th, foodies should of time. entrepreneur and Carleton alumnus, Ravens won 33-30 in a nail-biting gather at Irene’s Pub (885 Bank Come and network if you’re from the late Wesley Nicol. The building double overtime victory against the Street) to meet Prof. Irena Knezevic this faculty on Thursday, November will be located on Campus Avenue. It University of Ottawa Gee-Gees. from the School of Journalism 2nd at the Red Lion Public House (47 is hoped that construction will start in Congratulations to the Ravens and Communication as she shares Clarence Street). Registration required 2018 with the opening in 2020. football team for their fourth insights from her book Nourishing at carleton.ca/fpa/upcoming-events/. consecutive win, at the 49th Panda Communities: From Fractured Food Game. Systems to Transformative Pathways. Fall Convocation Carleton Corner is written by The book spotlights the not-for- Carleton’s 151st Convocation will Carleton University’s Department of The Colonel By Classic profits, farmers, small businesses and take place Saturday, November University Communications. As your Take in some hockey action at the community organizations involved 18th when about 1,000 students will community university, Carleton has second annual Colonel By Classic in the sustainable food system graduate from six faculties. For the many exciting events of interest to Old on Friday, November 17th at 7:00 pm movement. Register at carleton.ca/fpa/ convocation schedule, visit carleton. Ottawa South. For more information where Carleton and uOttawa will upcoming-events/. ca/convocation. about upcoming events, please go to once again battle it out on the ice at carleton.ca/events. TD Place. Visit goravens.ca for more LinkTank: Faculty of Public Affairs New Home for Sprott School of information. Networking Night Business Calling all graduate students and Carleton’s Board of Governors

COMPUTER TRICKS AND TIPS Printers – Part 2 – Problems and Solutions By Malcolm and John The Queue The Network 4. Don’t install a replacement the Harding, of Compu-Home When multiple printing jobs are sent Most printers nowadays can moment your printer warns you to the printer they join a queue and if function on your home Wi-Fi. This the ink is getting low. You can one of the early jobs is problematic, is very handy if you have more Maybe we came down a bit heavily on probably print several more all of the following ones get stuck. than one device, and especially so the bad news in the last column, when pages before a new cartridge is This is compounded by the fact that if tablets or smartphones have no we referred to the many printer issues really necessary. we all become impatient at times, and way to connect physically. The most that can send it to the scrap heap. The 5. Always ask yourself if you really when the job doesn’t start promptly common difficulty here is if printers fact is that there are lots of problems need to print at all. Frequently, after we have clicked on the PRINT are replaced, or if the Wi-Fi password that you can sort out by yourself, you could simply save that button, we will almost certainly click was changed for any reason, including without having to call in an expert, or content, and refer back to it on on it again – and again and again. The a new router. Getting your printer back trudge to the store for a replacement. the screen – for free. result is a stalled queue that is never into the loop might be as simple as 6. Experiment to see if generic going to resolve itself. Follow these re-entering the password. A temporary Drivers and Software cartridges that you can buy steps for the solution: First, turn off fallback strategy is to use a USB cable If you have a multifunction unit, online (often at one-third the the power switch on your printer, and to connect the printer directly to the there will be separate driver software cost) will work for you. click Restart on the computer. When computer, until the Wi-Fi issues can for each function, which of course can the computer has rebooted, turn the be sorted out. result in up to four times the potential Read the Manual printer back on. In the meantime, for something to be corrupted. If you If you have lost your printer manual, double-check the printer for a paper Paper have to re-install your software, it is you can always look it up at the jam, loose wires, or any other obvious When you are reloading paper, don’t smarter to go to the manufacturer’s manufacturer’s website. Printers, and physical problem. Click just once on just add more to the sheets that are website and download the most up-to- especially the multifunction units, the button for a simple print job, and remaining in the tray. Take that bit date version rather than to use the disk are highly complex and the manual you will probably find that things have out, add it to the new supply, and then that came with the printer. can show you little shortcuts and corrected themselves. load that entire new stack. Also photos conveniences that you might never will look better when printed on real find on your own. Furthermore, there photo stock. Humidity can cause paper is a right way and a wrong way for to mis-feed. And don’t re-use paper. most functions, and lots of people Ever. have wound up buying a new machine simply because they botched a simple Expense thing like installing an ink cartridge Printer ink is more expensive per correctly. drop than Mouton-Rothschild Claret. There are several ways to ensure that Think of your printer as that clumsy, you are getting the most out of this bumbling friend who is always trying significant investment: to be helpful, but who may often need 1. Set your printer to print black- just a bit of TLC. only by default. It is a simple matter to adjust that setting if you ever do truly need colour. Go to compu-home.com/blog for an 2. Look carefully at the pages archive of our columns (including that you are about to print, and this one) and lots more tech-related designate only those pages that articles. There is a space right after you really need. Often documents each item for you to make comments end with a bunch of boilerplate and suggestions, and ask questions. gobbledygook which, in turn, You can even sign up for automatic often spills over onto a few lines updates. Have a look at compu-home. on the last page. Save your ink com/blog soon or call us at 613-731- and paper. 5954 to share your opinions and sug- 3. Run your cartridge-cleaning gest subjects for future columns. Our utility occasionally, so that the email address is info@compu-home. ink doesn’t clog the jets. com The OSCAR l November 2017 Page 33

Mortgage Free Faster By Snow Wang a mortgage rate of 5.25%?) Then that a hobby, trips, home improvement, One more point, if you ever $50 prepayment just saved $7 interest investments... wondered whether to pay down the Some of us have paid off our in the first 5 years and $83 interest in There are many ways to pay off the mortgage first, or put the money into mortgages. Some even paid off the the remainder 20 years. If the interest mortgage faster: investments, do both. My old boss mortgage on their cottage. Congrats increases to 7%? That would make 1. Biweekly payments of semi- used to say ‘You can’t eat bricks.’ I on achieving such financial freedom! it $7 and $146 (=$153 total interest monthly value − 26 biweekly loved how she put things in simple Doesn’t the world look even more savings). The $50 had the power of payments per year equals to ways. A totally paid off house is not an beautiful when you have one less $200. It is the power of (avoiding) 13 monthly payments, which emergency fund. Even if one can tap obligation? compound interest. translates to the equivalent of one into a home equity line of credit, one For the rest of us who still have monthly payment applying to cannot foresee the interest at that time, a mortgage on the house, being “Give me a place to stand and principal. plus there is the obligation to repay. mortgage free faster is still relevant. If with a lever I will move the earth” 2. Increase the regular payment This could be costly and stressful. I you are interested, I have a few ideas − Archimedes (on the power of amount − the increased amount recommend dividing the money in half to share: leverage) goes to the principal. and putting it towards both mortgage Let’s say someone has a $300,000 3. Make prepayments − most banks and investment (RSP, TFSA, savings). mortgage at five year fixed rate of Small changes make a big let you prepay multiple times While a mortgage typically has a life 3% with 25 year amortization. If we difference. Think of the prepayment throughout the year, so feel free span of 25 years, an investment could put in $50 today (extra payment or as Archimedes’ human strength, the to do it each time you have some go on for 40, 50 years. The longer the prepayment), the interest saved in interest and time as the lever, the extra money. Remember mortgage time, the bigger the lever. five years is $7, and in 25 years the future impact as moving the earth. interest is calculated based on the Thanks for reading. I hope you find interest saved is $53, assuming the If the impact of $50 seems mortgage principal balance. The my two cents’ worth a little bit useful. interest rate on the mortgage stays insignificant, here is what happens regular payment already covers at 3% for the entire 25 years. So, a with $10,000 prepayment on the same the interest and pays down some Snow Wang lives in OOS and is a mere $50 not only pays down the mortgage, which is now at 3% then principal. So all extra payments professional financial advisor. principal by $50, but also saves all 7% at renewal: total interest saved is you make, no matter in which the future interest based on that $50. $28,639. Not only does the mortgage form, directly go to the principal What if the interest increases to 5% get paid off faster, but the money and erase all future interests based at the time of renewal? (Remember saved from future interest obligations on that amount. around 2010 people were happy to get can now be directed to something else:

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SUNNYSIDE LIBRARY PROGRAMS Sunnyside Branch schooled children and their families, be naming our book club at our first What’s next for Our World and Ottawa Public Library happening every week! / Soyez des meeting. Ourselves? 1049 Bank Street, Ottawa nôtres pour un après-midi de jeux Mondays, 6:30 pm / les lundis, 18h30 In a series of citizens’ seminars, InfoService 613-580-2940 de société, de Lego, de cartes et (60 min.) participants and invited resource d’amusements destinés aux enfants November 27 / 27 novembre persons together will draw on CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS instruits à la maison et leurs familles! Registration required. / Inscription their knowledge and experience in Drop-in / Programme portes ouvertes requise. considering our current situation in Maker Mondays / Lundi créatifs Thursdays, 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm / les Canada and on the planet and will (Ages 8 & up / 8 ans et plus) jeudis, 12h – 15h ADULT PROGRAMS then explore possibilities, seeking Play, build, create, cut, fold, knit, September 14 – December 7 / 14 to identify or invent sustainable and draw & so much more with our low- septembre – 7 décembre Canada 150 and beyond peaceful ways forward. tech mobile maker station! / Joue, We will focus on making a list of 150 Thursdays, 2:00 – 4:00 pm, construis, crée, découpe, plie, tricote, Friday Fun Day / Les folies du emerging innovative projects toward September 14, 2017 - December 14 dessine et pratique une foule d’autres vendredi (Family program) a peaceful and prosperous future for activités avec notre nouveau poste Drop by and take part in a different Canada and in the world. Drop-In. ADULT SPECIAL PROGRAMS mobile de création à faible technicité! activity each week! / Prenez part Saturdays, 10:00 – 12:00, September Drop-in/ Programme portes ouvertes à une nouvelle activité à chaque 9 – December 16 Canada 150 Embroidery Program Mondays, 4:00 pm / les lundis, 16h00 semaine! Drop-in / Programme portes Celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday by (60 min.) ouvertes The Writing Workshop creating your own hand-embroidered September 11 – December 4 / 11 Fridays, 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm / les An opportunity for writers of fiction, greeting card incorporating an original septembre – 4 décembre vendredis, 15h30 – 17h non-fiction, poetry, and experimental stylized version of the official Canada And P.D. Days from 1:00 pm – 6:00 forms to gather. Our emphasis will 150 logo design. Must be able to work Babytime / Bébés à la biblio pm/ Et les journées pédagogiques de be on developing works-in-progress with a needle and thread. Materials For babies and their parents or 13h – 18h for publication. The workshop will will be supplied. caregiver with stories, rhymes, songs September 15 – December 8 / 8 provide writers with encouragement Saturday, November 1, 1:00-5:00 pm / and games. 0-18 months. / Contes, septembre – 15 décembre and constructive criticism from their Registration required comptines et chansons pour les bébés peers. Author/Facilitator: Michael F. Adult Book Clubs et un parent ou gardien. 0 à 18 mois. Play Day! / Au jeu! Stewart: http://michaelfstewart.com Drop-in/ Programme portes ouvertes Drop in preschool fun! Play with Monday, 6:00 - 8:00 pm, November Second Friday Adult Book Club Tuesdays, 2:15 pm / les mardis, 14h15 puppets, crafts, building blocks, and 13 Meet new people and join in (30 min.) more! / Un programme porte-ouverte stimulating discussions on selected September 13 – December 6 pour les enfants d’âge préscolaire! Knit & Knatter titles in a friendly and relaxed Jouez avec des marionnettes et des Have you always wanted to learn atmosphere every second Friday of Family Storytime (Bilingual) / blocs, bricolez, et plus encore! to knit, crochet or improve your the month. Newcomers are welcome. Contes en famille (bilingue) Saturdays, 10:15 am / les samedis, skills? Come to Sunnyside and bring November Title: Bloodletting and Stories, rhymes and songs for children 10h15 (60 min.) your knitting needles and yarn to Miraculous Cures by Vincent Lam of all ages and a parent or caregiver. September 16 – December 9 / 16 begin or share your project. Enjoy Friday, 2:00 – 3:00 pm, November 10 / Contes, comptines et chansons pour septembre – 9 décembre conversation and a cup of tea while les enfants de tout âge et un parent ou you knit! Drop-In. Mystery Book Club gardien. Drop-in/ Programme portes Silly Saturdays / On s’amuse les Wednesdays, 12:30 – 2:30 pm, Do you enjoy reading mysteries? ouvertes. samedis (Ages 6 & up / 6 ans et plus) November 8 & 22 Share the enjoyment of good Please choose only Tuesday, Each week there will be board games, mysteries in a relaxed atmosphere. Wednesday, or Thursday for each Lego, crafts or another activity. / Conversations Among Canadians Join us for discussion usually every session. Chaque semaine, il y aura des jeux de In this program, we will continue to third Friday of the month. Veuillez choisir entre les sessions du société, Lego, du bricolage, ou une share our experience, knowledge, November Title: After the Storm by mardi, du mercredi, ou du jeudi. autre activité. Drop-in / Programme reflections and ideas relevant to life Linda Castillo portes ouvertes in Canada, past, present and future, Friday, 2:00 – 3:00 pm, November 17 Tuesdays, 10:15 am / les mardis, Saturdays, 1:00 – 4:00 pm / les doing so with a sense of community 10h15 (30 min.) samedis, 13h – 16h among Canadians and with others in Sunnyside Adult Book Club September 13 – December 6 / 13 September 16 – December 9 / 16 the world. Drop-In. Join in stimulating discussions on septembre – 6 décembre septembre – 9 décembre Wednesdays, 2:00 – 4:00 pm, selected titles in a friendly and relaxed September 6 – December 13 atmosphere on the last Friday of the Wednesdays, 10:15 am / les CHILDREN’S BOOK CLUBS month. mercredis, 10h15 (30 min.) A Word in Arabic November Title: Lullabies for Little September 14 – December 7 / 14 Je lis Join us once a month to learn a few Criminals by Heather O’Neill septembre – 7 décembre Aimez-vous lire en français? Venez à words in Arabic while discussing Friday, 2:00 – 3:00 pm, November 24 notre club de lecture en français pour Arabic culture and customs Thursdays, 10:15 am (30 min.) / les les enfants. Pour 8-10 ans. throughout the Middle East. Get a European Book Club jeudis, 10h15 (30 min.) Les Mardis, 18h30 / Tuesdays, 6:30 taste of this fascinating language Join us for the ultimate armchair September 15 – December 8 / 15 pm (60 min.) and culture, shared by a diverse travel around Europe. The European septembre – 8 décembre Le 28 novembre / November 28 population of 420 million people on Book Club is offered in partnership Inscription requise. / Registration earth. Drop-In. with European Union National Homework help / Aide aux devoirs required. Wednesday, 5:30 – 6:30 pm, Institutes for Culture (EUNIC) in (Ages 6 -10 / 6-10 ans) September 6 – December 27 Ottawa to promote European authors Come get help with reading, math, Mighty Girls Book Club and their works. science, French, English, etc. Led A children’s book club focused on Science Cafés with Carleton U November title: The Elephant by by Frontier College. / Reçois de exploring brave, strong and intelligent Professors from the Faculty of Mrozek Slawomir l’aide avec la lecture, les maths, girls in books. Mothers or other Science share their discoveries with Wednesday, 6:30-8:00 pm, November les sciences, le français, l’anglais, special women are encouraged to you. Drop-In. 16 etc. Avec des bénévoles de Frontier accompany their child. Ages 8 & up. Wednesday, 6:30 – 7:30 pm, College. Mondays, 6:30 pm / les lundis, 18h30 November 8 & 22 Ottawa Comic Book Book Club Mondays, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm / les (60 min.) The Ottawa comic Book Book Club lundis, 16h – 17h November 20 / Le 20 novembre Ingenious Talks with Carleton U is a small group of comic book September 18 – December 18 / 18 Registration required. / Inscription Faculty of Engineering & Design enthusiasts who meet once a month to septembre – 18 décembre requise. professors will be sharing their discuss a graphic novel. For teens and research with you. adults. Home-Schoolers’ Happening Book Club Speaker: Halim Yanikomeroglu November title: Dark Corridor by / Évènement pour les enfants Come share the enjoyment of reading Topic: 5G (5th Generation) Wireless Rich Tommaso instruits à la maison books with other kids ages 8 & up. Networks Monday, 7:00-8:30 pm, November 6 Join us for an afternoon of board Parents and/or caregivers are welcome Wednesday, 6:30-7:30 pm, Nov. 1 games, Lego, cards & fun for home- to accompany their child. We will The OSCAR l November 2017 Page 35

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HISTORY Martin O’Gara: Ottawa’s First Irish Catholic Police Magistrate, 1863-1899

Martin O’Gara was born in County Mayo, Ireland, c 1835, the son of a farmer. He emigrated to Canada West in 1857 and studied law, becoming Ottawa Police Magistrate in 1863, a position he held until his death, seeing Ottawa through its first four decades as the capital of Canada. Around 1866, Martin O’Gara, bought land on the corner of Main and Hawthorne Streets, beside Robert Lee’s estate. After his house was built, he and his large Irish Catholic family lived there until his death in 1899.

From “A History of One of Old Ottawa East’s Notables,” published by the Historical Society of Ottawa, and Written by Elizabeth V. Krug. (HSO Pamphlet Series No. 102, August 2017.) Copies of the Bytown pamphlet can be purchased for a minimal fee from the Historical Society of Ottawa, email: [email protected], mailing address: P.O. Box 523, Station B, Ottawa, ON K1P 5P6. Page 36 The OSCAR l November 2017

AROUND TOWN Annual Bazaar - St. Thomas the Bring your youngsters; they’ll have Ottawa Newcomers Club. Our club friends and neighbours and enjoy Apostle Anglican Church, Saturday, lots of fun. Stay for lunch at Frosty’s is a non profit, social organization Southminster’s Christmas spirit on November 4th, 2345 Alta Vista Drive Café. Trinity Anglican Church, 1230 for women who have recently November 18th. (beside the fire station) 9:30 am to Bank St. www.trinityottawa.ca (613- moved to this area (and those who 1:30 pm. Lunch from 11:30 to 1 pm. 733-7536) have experienced a significant life Ottawa Tool Library Shop Night, Bake room, clothing and jewellery change), and would like to meet new November 13th. Make progress boutique, handicrafts, New to You, Ottawa Brahms Choir, under people of similar interests by joining on that project! The Ottawa Tool books/CD’s, plant room, The General direction of Christopher Askwith, our many group activities. More Library has just what you need to Store. invites you to its annual Christmas information about us, and what we take your DIY to the next level. concert ‘A Canadian Christmas’ on do, can be found on our website at: Book a workbench and get access Friends’ Coffeehouse. November Sunday, December 3rd, at 3 pm, ottawanewcomersclub.ca OTLs 1600+ tools. OTL Shop Night 4. 91A Fourth Avenue, Quaker at St. Thomas the Apostle Church, is open 6-9pm, 250 City Centre Ave Meetinghouse. Doors open at 2345 Alta Vista Drive. Music Ottawa StoryTellers #216. Visit ottawatoollibrary.com to 5:30. Music starts at 7. Come lift includes composers Praetorius, www.ottawastorytellers.ca register. your spirits with treats, Tiny Art Brahms, Rutter, Askwith. Reception Stories & Tea at The Tea Party Cafe, Show (works under $25) and large following concert. Tickets are 119 York St. Tuesdays 7:00 pm Ottawa Tool Library Community entertainment! $12 or PWYC; limited $20 ($10 for students), and are to 8:45 pm, Pay-What-You-Can! + Demo Night, November 27th. seating. Featuring Michael Hanna, available from choir members, St (suggested minimum $5): Come for live demonstrations by with opening acts Peggy Cameron, Thomas office @ 613-733-0336, • November 14 “Bluffing Your Way local gurus and talk shop over a Jonah Poplove, Rodney Norman, and The Leading Note @ 370 Elgin St, to Victory,” Cecilia Blanchfield and cup of coffee at the Ottawa Tool Bollywood for Fun. or Compact Music @ 206 or 785A Dai Chaplin present true stories Library (OTL). Demos start at 7pm, Bank St. Free admission for children about some of the military’s most at the OTL (250 City Centre Ave Frosty’s Fair Christmas Bazaar. under 12. For information: www. ingenious and daring deceptions. #216). Visit ottawatoollibrary.com to Saturday, November 4, 9:30 - 2:00. OttawaBrahmsChoir.ca; Tel. 819- • November 28 “Zucchinis to register. You will find gifts for family and 568-8169. Cigars,” Robert Woods and friends at Frosty’s Fair, and even Richard Whyte present this Come and join the Pacesetters a few treats for yourself. The Ottawa Central Women’s mysterious program. Walking Club at Billings Bridge handmade Christmas ornaments are Connection Fall Fair. November • December 12 “Highland Stories Shopping Mall. Activities include real treasures. Look for amazing 8th, 1:00-3:00 pm. Bake table, & Philosophical Tales,”Claude walking with your friends, social gifts for everyone on your list at silent auction, bidding table. Tina Garneau and Murray McGregor gathering, knitting for charities, the Great Gift Table. Bid on items Michele Weidelich sings and shares present stories from the Highlands puzzles, library. Located in the at the Silent Auction. Stock up on her faith story. $8 at the door. First and ancestral tales of thought and basement of the Tower at the delicious homemade baking, jams timers $2. Dessert Party. Calvin philosophy. northwest corner of the Mall. Open and jellies. Pick out perfect pieces Christian Reformed Church, 1475 from 7:30 to 10 am. Low cost of $10 of jewellery as presents. Find some Merivale. RSVP: 613-263-4909. Parents of Military Members. per year covers our expenses. Call cozy mittens, placemats or other rsvpministries.com Are you a proud parent of a military 613-521-6740 during open hours for sewn and knitted items. Select some member? Join other parents of information. unique Christmas cards and gift tags. serving military members for a casual support group offering you May Court Club Christmas Craft tips and tools, support, information, Sale, November 4th, 10:00 to 2:00, and refreshments. Free bimonthly 114A Cameron Avenue, 613-733- meetings are held Monday nights 4681. 6:30 - 8:30pm. Please register and for location details please contact Hospice Care Ottawa will be Heather at [email protected] or hosting our annual fundraising 613-993-5151. event Homes for the Holidays! November 17-19, 10:00 am – 4:00 The Council of Heritage pm. Homes for the Holidays is a 3 Organizations in Ottawa wants to day tour of 8 beautiful homes in the ensure the picture perfect moments Ottawa area. These homes have been of Canada’s Sesquicentennial decorated for the holiday season by year are not forgotten. We have local florists and designers. Homes launched our Ottawa150 – Capital for the Holidays will give you the Time Capture initiative. This is an opportunity to walk through and tour invitation for Ottawa residents and these exquisite homes. Included in visitors to capture Ottawa throughout the tour will be our PopUp Shop at Canada’s 150th Anniversary year. the Official Residence to the Irish Participants are encouraged to share Ambassador to Canada, and our their images and background text Gingerbread Village at the May ‘stories’ with www.facebook.com/ Court Club/Hospice. Mark your PHOTOTTAWA150 calendars and be part of this festive event in support of Hospice Care Southminster United Church Ottawa! Tickets are $50 each and Christmas Bazaar. On Saturday, can be purchased online at www. November 18th, from 9:00 am until hospicecareottawa.ca, at the May 1:00 pm you are cordially invited Court Hospice (114 Cameron to attend the Southminster United Avenue) or Alta Vista Flowers (1181 Church Christmas Bazaar, 15 Aylmer Bank Street). Avenue at Bank St. Please enter by the Galt St. door. There will be The Kanata Civic Art Gallery jewelry, baking, books, collectibles, presents its Gift of Art Show jams and jellies, gift baskets, and Sale on Saturday and Sunday, handicrafts, Christmas decorations, November 18 and 19 (10:00 am - a kids only gift area, purses, a silent 5:00 pm, both dates). It is held at auction and other tables of interest. the Mlacak Centre, 2500 Campeau The Coffee Cafe is open at 9:00 Drive, Kanata. Free admission. am. until 11:15 am and a delicious Free parking. Further information luncheon is available from 11:00 at 613.580.2424 ext. 33341 and am until 12:30. Please bring family, kanatagallery.ca. The OSCAR l November 2017 Page 37

NOTES FROM THE GARDEN CLUB Designing a Small Garden By Marilyn Whitaker are part of this process include: throughout the garden can create offer a demonstration of repotting balancing functions versus aesthetics; unity while other elements, including orchids. His focus will be on orchids The Old Ottawa South Garden accessibility and circulation of foot art and obelisks, may be singular and which are readily available locally. Club (OOSGC) gathered on traffic; retaining some existing provide interest and focal points in the Tuesday evening following mature plants or using new plants; the garden. Marilyn Whitaker grew up in Old Thanksgiving to hear Kevin Brooks garden exposure to sun/shade or A good mix or ratio of plant Ottawa South. She now operates of K. Brooks Landscape Services wind; the desired privacy to be materials might be 30 percent Oasescapes. (www.kbrookslandscape.ca) talk achieved through structures or trees, deciduous plants, 30 percent about approaches to designing shrubs and other plant materials; the coniferous, 30 percent perennials, small gardens. Kevin talked about level of maintenance involved. Kevin 10 percent annuals and bulbs. Kevin his background, which included said that many options are possible concluded with some of his favourite www.chefsparadise.ca academic training combined with to achieve what people want but he small garden plants. These included experience working with several stressed the importance of making an several weeping trees and shrubs garden nurseries and a garden accurate plan for the garden design. since their height is determined by the height of the graft, so they will not overgrow the space. On his list of deciduous trees/shrubs were Since 1921 serviceberry, pagoda dogwood, barberry, fothergilla, and dwarf Korean lilac, while the conifer list included Serbian spruce, mounding Ottawa’s Own Instant Pot false cypress (Chamaecyparis Available at Chef’s Paradise pisifera filifera), spreading yew (Taxus x media ‘Densiformis’), spreading junipers, and Degroots spire cedar.

The last meeting in 2017 of the OOSGC will be on Monday, November 13, 2017, at 7 pm at the Old Ottawa South Community Centre (The Firehall) at 260 Sunnyside Avenue. Doug Vye, past president of the Ottawa Orchid Society, will talk Open 7 days Curving flagstone pathway with Spring flowers viewed from one of about the care of orchids and will 1314 Bank St @ Riverdale foliage of different colours, shapes several vantage points. and textures. PHOTOS BY KEVIN BROOKS

Kevin talked about the sense of garden, and feeling present within the garden. Seating in close proximity to the plants can help achieve this. Being able to observe seasonal changes through the changes in various plants’ flowers and leaves, contribute to this sense as well. Several elements of the design process were discussed, starting with colour. While many people think of flower colours, since flowers may last only a few weeks, foliage colour is important to consider. Kevin gave examples of blue spruce and junipers, great red Japanese maples, yellow grasses Canadian and shrubs, as well as many shades Breakfast of green in the foliage of plants. NOVEMBER Line and texture can refer to the Seating area close to plants. th shapes of leaves within the garden. 9:30am Kevin suggests mixing up different 25 designer/stone mason, before leaf shapes and texture, since delicate establishing his design, build, plant or fine leaf shapes, along with Santa arrives at 11am and maintain business. During the plants having broad or differently evening, he illustrated principles for shaped leaves, can be interesting the garden design process and listed combinations. Line also refers to some favourite plants for the small hardscaping design, such as the shape garden. of walkways, which can be set out in Small gardens can be limited to a modular straight lines, angular lines, few square feet in the backyard, deck, or circles and curves. Form is another WEAR YOUR BEST PLAID roof top terrace or balcony. They can element of design. It refers to shapes OUTFIT AND YOU MIGHT be extensions of the house which and structures within the garden, WIN A PRIZE (MOM & DAD ALSO) provide for relaxation, gardening particularly of shrubs and trees, which can provide the “good bones” FACE PAINTING, BALLOON ARTIST, CRAFTS and entertaining. At the beginning of AND SPECIAL GUESTS, LIVE BAND DR. JAZZ. the design process, it is important to for the garden design. get a sense of what people want for Kevin discussed the importance their gardens. This can involve some of repetition of plants to create a VISIT BILLINGSBRIDGE.COM FOR ALL INFORMATION brainstorming about various aspects flow or unity with a design. Similar OR CALL GUEST SERVICES 613.733.2595 of the garden. Considerations which plants massed together or repeated Page 38 The OSCAR l November 2017

DESIGN DILEMMAS How Can I Update My Kitchen Cabinets? By Vanessa Riddell he carries Benjamin Moore paint which has great colours. There are a few ways to update a 5. Paint the doors and the faces of kitchen, ranging from a few hundred the cabinet boxes, but not the dollars to many thousands of dollars. inside of the cabinet boxes. Use Updating cabinetry can be done by thinner and more frequent coats replacing the doors, painting the for a smoother finish. Also, wait cabinetry, or changing the hardware. 3-4 hours between coats and 48 If you have a kitchen from a big hours of curing before re-install- box store with standard sizes, like ing the cabinet doors. Ikea or Home Depot, then purchasing 6. Re-attach the doors and marvel at new doors that match the cabinet your handiwork! boxes is a way of improving or updating the look of the kitchen, Another option is to just replace the because sometimes kitchen cabinet hardware on the cabinet doors. Places doors are broken or stained and like Ikea, Lee Valley or your local beyond repair. hardware store have great options. Another option is painting the Remember to bring one of the old cabinet doors. There are a few handles, hinges or knobs to the store companies in Ottawa who do this, when purchasing new ones, to get the but if you have the time this is easy same size with the same screw holes. to accomplish oneself. The steps There are other ways of improving include: the look of a kitchen, beyond changing the cabinets, that are 1. Remove the doors, hinges and relatively inexpensive in themselves. hardware. Better lighting to brighten the space, 2. Clean the doors with soapy water a cool new backsplash, a colourful or TSP and let them dry. window treatment or mat, a new 3. Sand all surfaces of the doors faucet, new dishtowels, and new and the faces of the cabinet boxes paint on the walls. I always love a In this renovated kitchen, which I helped with a few years ago, the clients had with 150 grit sandpaper, and then colourful, nicely shaped kettle on the the water stained cabinets painted by a professional painter, installed a new wipe off the dust. stove, which feels very homey. More counter and tap, and installed a fantastic backsplash. The results were a huge 4. Choose a paint and primer. For expensive options would be a new improvement to their space without breaking the bank. best results bring a cabinet door stone counter, new appliances or new with you to the paint store. This flooring. PHOTO BY VANESSA RIDDELL will ensure that you get the right primer, either melamine or wood, For any of your Design Dilemmas and the right paint. My sugges- please contact Vanessa at info@ tion is Rubin’s at Alta Vista and sachi.ca or 613-866-6604. Bank. Rubin is really helpful and

FACULTY OF Engineering and Design

FACULTY OF Donation from Bhat Boy to the Engineering 2017-2018 SERIES:and Design Wireless Communications Sunnyside Library Branch

Ingenious Talks is a monthly lecture series put on by Carleton’s Faculty of Engineering and Design that engages the community in discussions of timely and innovative ideas in engineering, design and technology.

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NOV. 1 | DEC. 6 | FEB. 7 | APR. 4 | MAY. 2 Bhat Boy has recently donated a painting to the Sunnyside Branch of the Ottawa Public Library. According to Verna Preston, Branch Coordinator, “The Learn more at carleton.ca/ingenious-talks donation is a very welcome addition to our existing collection of Bhat Boy paintings. We invite everyone to come by to view it. Thank you, Bhat Boy!” The OSCAR l November 2017 Page 39

ROAD TRIPS Make a Fast Getaway to Lanark County the wind rustling through trembling edge of Lanark County, was the If you go: Perth is about a one-hour aspen leaves. Birds sounded as Montague Farm Museum, owned by drive southwest of OOS; distances to though they were chirping next to the same Bill Dobson who donated other Lanark County sites mentioned my head. The rumble of a plane his coverlets to the MVTM. A long- in this article vary. far overhead, otherwise inaudible, time antiques dealer and retired murmured below the other noises. teacher, he set up the private museum Combined, the varied sounds were to display unusual farm implements Travel writer and OOS resident Lau- almost hypnotic. and household items from Eastern ra Byrne Paquet runs OttawaRoad- Welcome to the fascinating audio Ontario and beyond. It’s the kind of Trips.com, where she offers tips and world of outdoor educator Chad place where a history buff can poke ideas for independent day trips and Clifford. around for hours—and I did. weekend getaways from Ottawa. Clifford, owner of Wilderness Rhythms near the village of Lanark, didn’t get into what he calls “nature sound bathing” because he’s a techie. He got into it because he’s a nature lover, and he wanted to understand the ecosystem around him better. Now, with a combination of purchased, donated and homemade Chad Clifford of Wilderness Rhythms equipment, he helps others listen to also has underwater microphones the world in a new way. that let visitors listen in on pond life. “You start hearing things that you wouldn’t ordinarily hear,” he said. “It teaches you to hear more closely, just like a magnifying glass teaches you what to look for.” Clifford is just one of the intriguing people I met on a two-day road trip through Lanark County this summer. Later that day, I chatted with Jean Down, a weaver and volunteer at the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum (MVTM) in Almonte. The museum, located in an annex of an 1867 woollen mill, tells the story of Eastern Ontario’s long history of textile manufacturing. There, I had the chance to see some of the 80- Michael Rikley-Lancaster, Executive odd coverlets recently donated to Director/Curator of the Mississippi the museum by local collector Bill Valley Textile Museum, shows off one Dobson. of the recently donated coverlets. Coverlets are woven bed coverings that were once very popular as wedding presents. “They’re very labour intensive,” Down explained. “They take much longer to make than a quilt.” As a result, families usually took great care of them. Even so, like all textiles, they are hard to preserve indefinitely, making a collection of this size both rare and remarkable. If you want to see them for yourself, contact the museum in advance, as they are currently being restored. Just down the road from Almonte in Carleton Place, we stopped for pre-dinner cocktails along the long marble bar at a sleek restaurant called Chesswood. Then we headed down Perth Chocolate Works is one of the the street to Black Tartan Kitchen, newest additions to the town’s retail a small but packed spot where I had scene. a great vegetarian tagliatelle (the

PHOTOS BY LAURA BYRNE PAQUET seasonal menu changes regularly). Speaking of food, the next day I met Heather McKeen, who spends By Laura Byrne Paquet her days creating endless varieties of truffles in her shop, Perth Chocolate I was cocooned in a hammock Works. “Every day, I’m making under a roughly 400-year-old cedar something new,” she said as she tree, wearing headphones under the showed me how chocolatiers get screened hood of a bug jacket. High creamy, liquid fillings inside their in the tree canopy above our small creations. (I’m not going to spoil the group, a microphone was tuned to the secret; you’ll have to go watch her at sounds of the forest. work to find out.) Through my headphones, I heard My final stop, on the southern Page 40 The OSCAR l November 2017

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