New Community Rink Beckons

January 17, 2014 Vol. 42 No. 1

Serving the Glebe community since 1973 www.glebereport.ca ISSN 0702-7796 Issue no. 455 FREE New community rink beckons

St. James/GNAG Community Rink welcomes skaters and volunteers at 183 Third Avenue. PHOTO: soo hum

Skating, what can be better on a winter’s afternoon than a few turns around the complete. Under the joint auspices of the St James Tennis Club, the Glebe Neigh- local ice rink – heart pumping, legs and arms dancing, skates gliding, and upturned bourhood Activities Group and the City of Ottawa, the new rink is open for family face soaking up the sunshine? We in the Glebe benefit from unparalleled oppor- skating and shinny hockey (see schedule on page 17). You will find this large and tunities for skaters of all skill levels to discover or rediscover our inner grace on inviting rink right here in the heart of the Glebe next to the Glebe Community blades, improving our health all the while with this most Canadian exercise. Such Centre. opportunities, of course, only come about by dint of the work of volunteers and And don’t forget that elsewhere in the Glebe there are also a couple of well-loved community co-operation. Just think of the generations of parents who week after neighbourhood rinks to put your skates to the test. In the north sector, you will week have shovelled snow and flooded ice to get the surface just right. come upon Glebe Memorial Outdoor Rink at 75 Glendale Avenue, and south of Thanks to some recent creative community problem-solving, the St James Ten- Wilton, you will find the unofficial skating pond on Brown’s Inlet. Now, would that nis Club’s transformation into an outdoor community skating rink (to compensate be before or after skating the length of the canal from the NAC to Dow’s Lake? for the temporary loss of the Mutchmor Field rink to construction staging) is now After all, Winterlude begins January 31. MARK YOUR CALENDARS WHAT’S INSIDE January 22 Alan Neal, host of CBC Radio’s All in a Day Abbotsford ...... 4 Glebe then & now . . . . 10,11 Abbotsford, 10:30 a.m. January 26 Atlantic Voices concert “The Song Lives On” Arts ...... 20, 22 Glebous&Comicus . . . . . 32 Centretown United Church, 3 p.m. Books ...... 33 GNAG ...... 17 January 27 Paul Sokoloff, 100 Years of Botanical Exploration Community ...... 2,15,21 Health ...... 5,. 31 in the Canadian Arctic, Abbotsford, 10 a.m. Councillor’s Report . . . . . 14 Letters ...... 7 January 28 GCA meeting, GCC, 7 p.m. Culturescape ...... 27 MPP’s Report ...... 16. January 29 Claudia Chowaniec, author of Memoir of Mourning Ecology ...... 3 Profile ...... 18-19 Abbotsford, 1 p.m. Exercise ...... 24,25,26 Schools . . . . .28,29,30 . February 1-28 Patrick Nantel photography exhibition: Samples. Wild Oat Film ...... 23 Traffic ...... 8 February 5 Denise Chong, author of Lives of the Family GCA ...... 9 Viewpoints ...... 12,13 Abbotsford, 1 p.m. February 11 GNAG registration for summer camps begins online next issue: february 14, 2014 at www,gnag.ca, 9 p.m. EDITORIAL DEADLINE: friDAY, january 24, 2014 ADVERTISING DEADLINE: wednesDAY, january 29, 2014 SEND US YOUR BEST SHOTS OF LIFE IN THE GLEBE Show us what it means to live in one of the greatest communities in Ottawa! Photos will be featured in an exclusive online gallery (www.glebereport.ca/gallery). Please email photos and a one sentence description to [email protected]

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called the fire department third-floor residents, mother Jessica Kenney and daugh- and exited safely with his ter Cara, as they were recovering and figuring out their dog. Early on in the emer- next steps. Although the downstairs tenant, Dan, appar- gency, a small Yorkshire ently had tenant insurance, they did not, and everything terrier had barked its way they had, with the exception of some photos and a few to safety – it was rescued belongings in one closet, was a total write-off. Both from a second floor office have been fortunate to find temporary lodging with by a fireman who heard a family member in Old Ottawa South, but are still his barks and broke the confronted with the loss of all their belongings includ- window to gain access. ing furniture, clothing, personal items, electronics and Fortunately, the resident mementos, as well as Christmas gifts they had bought. cat, Rocco, escaped on By Christmas Day, however, José Bray of Joe his own. Mamma Cycles had turned up with a brand new bicycle During the afternoon, for Cara, and friends had set up a Facebook account I counted more than 20 and PayPal and Scotiabank accounts to raise funds to firefighters with oxy- help them rebuild. Currently, grandmother Elaine Ken- gen tanks on their backs, ney is looking for organizational support to continue entering the building at the fundraising, as her daughter and granddaughter still different times in teams. have a long way to go before they have even the basics. Meanwhile, firefight- It is not clear whether the downstairs tenant, Dan, ers suspended above managed to find even temporary lodging in the Glebe the roof in a specialized where he has been a long-term resident, and we were

: Julie H o ule Cezer : P hoto cherry picker (or snor- unsuccessful in finding out more details about his Home to three tenants and several animals, the house at 150 Third Avenue suffered kel) poked holes in the whereabouts. extensive damage in an electrical fire on December 23. roof, allowing smoke and In 2010 when fires occurred in the Glebe, organiza- gases to escape. Others, tions like the GCA and the BIA supported fundraisers working from a pump truck, trained heavy hoses and and raised monies for a number of fire victims who copious amounts of water on the fire itself. Standing were without tenant insurance. One wonders whether A helping hand across the street, I was amazed to witness a fireman this might be considered in this case, combined with standing at the top of an extension ladder leaning creating an ongoing fund for such emergencies. In addi- against the roof, wielding a chainsaw above his head tion, since most emergency lodging supplied through for fire victims to cut a hole in the roof. Just four or five feet to his left, the Red Cross extends to only three days, would it also By Julie Houle Cezer flames continued to shoot from the eaves of the roof. be possible to establish a living registry of local land- Needless to say, the street from Bank to Lyon was lords or homeowners open to providing emergency Passing by the burned outer shell of 150 Third Avenue in closed to traffic and eventually to pedestrians as the lodging for fire victims needing or wishing to remain the weeks following the afternoon house fire on Decem- firefighters worked to contain and put out the fire, and in the Glebe? ber 23, I am struck by the marked contrast between the investigators began their work to determine its cause. You can find out more about Jessica and Cara at disquieting silence that hangs over the old brick structure By late afternoon, the destructive power of the flames https://www.facebook.com/supportJessandCara?hc_ now, and the dramatic if destructive scene that tran- had been vanquished and the emergency crews had location=stream. Or you can contact Elaine Kenney at spired some weeks ago. The electrical fire that began in departed. An eerie calm and an acrid smell descended [email protected]. the walls of the house late on that frigid pre-Christmas over the immediate area. You can contribute to funds being raised for Jes- morning, burning out the second and third floors and As the shock set in, neighbourly response was swift. sica Kenney and daughter Cara by: PayPal Account destroying the roof, brought out more than 10 fire trucks That afternoon, I noticed one neighbour taking in the https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s- and an equal number of smaller support vehicles, includ- homeless tenant, and a couple of the dogs. Nicastro’s at xclick&hosted_button_id=LSUU6ECKBA338 or: ing a victims assistance bus. Of the three occupants, the corner of Bank and Third sent over food. Another Scotiabank Account # 002160362182, Transit; # only the first floor tenant had been at home, and he had neighbour gave temporary shelter to the second- and 00216, Bank#: 002. ecology Glebe Report January 17, 2014 3

Glashan Greening Project s: Ann s: C o ffey P hoto Glashan Public Schoolyard, south side Benefits of Trees Glashan schoolyard greening & Urban Greening

By Angela Keller-Herzog Glashan Green Team was established An extensive and growing scientific by the school council in September literature documents the benefits of “Our school looks like a jail!” says a 2013.The school board’s centralized urban trees & greening, including: student. grounds department, however, has The schoolyard is bleak, mostly hardly enough resources to remove • Public health and social benefits pavement. To make things worse, the the hundreds of dying ash trees that (overall well-being; cleaning the majority of trees shading the yard will soon become a safety hazard on air of nitrogen dioxide and fine are ash trees and have to be removed its 140 schoolyards. There is a budget particulates reducing asthmatic because they are infested with the for felling trees ... but no budget for triggers; improving respiratory and emerald ash borer. replanting or greening. This is left up cardiovascular health; improving This is Glashan Public School, an to parents, communities and the City. mental health and reducing stress; Ottawa Carleton District School Board This lack of resources for schoolyard reducing noise; encouraging middle school with a present popu- greening is not for want of scientific outdoor recreation); lation of almost 400 Grade 7 and 8 evidence of the community benefits of students. Glashan students come from urban greening and student benefits of • Environmental benefits (carbon the Glebe, Centretown, Lowertown, schoolyard greening (see boxes). sequestration; energy conservation Sandy Hill and Old Ottawa South. Fully on board with the Glashan through cooling; storm water It is located in the heart of Ottawa, Greening Project is Jennifer filtration and retention; provision of at the busy intersection of Catherine McKenzie, the school board trustee habitat to wildlife); and Kent streets. The bleak inner- responsible for Glashan. According city schoolyard is in marked contrast to McKenzie, “There is a clear link • Economic benefits (higher to the vibrancy of the school and its between green spaces and healthy out- property values; commercial value Classroom consultation on schoolyard positive spirit. Glashan prides itself door activity and student learning.” of neighbourhood). greening on an ethos of inclusivity, and brings With the support of Centretown together students from a large catch- and Glebe community associations ment area with diverse ethnic and and city councillors David Chernus- language backgrounds. henko, Diane Holmes and Mathieu The Glashan School Council wants Fleury, the Glashan Green Team has • Over 80 per cent support installa- to see renewal and greening of the applied to city grant programs. The tion of safety and sound barriers. yard. Principal Jim Tayler lent fuel to community network Ecology Ottawa Safety and excessive noise on the early discussions in the spring of 2013 is supporting the project by lend- schoolyard are priority problems that when he said, “We should develop ing expertise in naturalization and the planning process has identified, an overall vision and a plan, not schoolyard greening. Ecology Ottawa but that may not be easy or cheap to just a fix here and a tree there.” The community volunteers will help to remedy. The Green Team will con- water the trees and shrubs through- solidate the consultation results, and out the first few summers until plants a discussion meeting on January 14 Additional Benefits are well established. An initial out- at 6:30 p.m. in the school library will of Schoolyard Greening reach to local businesses generated a include a presentation on a proposed seed fund to help with the first phase site plan. A detailed budget and imple- of planning – positive response from mentation phases will be developed Research shows that getting outside the neighbourhood including a wide following the finalization of the site in green spaces motivates children range of people from dentists to jewel- plan. to learn, keeps them attentive, builds lers to engineers. The challenges faced by the school- their imaginations and improves A class-by-class facilitated consul- yard renewal are formidable. Costs are classroom behaviour, all aside tation took place at the school in late likely to run over $100,000. The fact from the obvious physical benefits. fall, led by schoolyard-greening guru that the school board has no resources Further benefits are: Ann Coffey. Many problems with the for schoolyard renewal and greening yard were identified and many ideas, means that the school council must • Social (decreased aggression, solutions and proposals for better use raise these funds from the commun- positive social dynamics, patience, of the yard were received. Students are ity and foundations. The Green Team less bullying, more playing, more pleased that they were asked. Takeo, a has hopes that members of the com- personal time) Grade 8 student, commented, “I hope munity will come forward with both that with this project the yard is going financial donations as well as in-kind • Academic (increased achievement, to get more enjoyable for future gen- donation of expertise, services and especially in students with learning erations of students here. I would like volunteer time. To realize an over- styles not well suited to traditional to experiment with growing grapes on all renewal of the schoolyard will classroom) the fence. I think it is possible in this need many kinds of inputs, from con- climate.” tractors for de-paving; landscapers, • Health (garden programs and Glashan teachers support the green- arborists and nurseries for greening; participation in food production ing project. According to a teacher and engineers for safety, noise and water which help students appreciate value staff survey just completed: management issues; fundraising and of fruits and vegetables) • 70 per cent of respondents feel that communication experts and artists for there is too much pavement in this colour and art. • Environmental (taking care of a schoolyard; If you can help, contact the author at green schoolyard which fosters • Over 60 per cent feel that noise and [email protected]. environmental responsibility and air pollution are problems; stewardship and appreciation of • Surprisingly, over 70 per cent Angela Keller-Herzog is Chair of the nature). also feel that the lack of col- Green Team of the Glashan School our and art is a problem; Council. 4 Glebe Report January 17, 2014 abbotsford Dance and yoga at Abbotsford By Julie Ireton

Exercise and music go together like ice cream and apple pie. And at some exercise classes at Abbots- ford, that music is live. That’s thanks to musician Mark Rehder, who plays drums, flute and keyboard while the people around him dance.

Propeller dance Abbotsford at the Glebe Centre, the seniors’ centre across from Lansdowne, has benefited from a pilot program in Propeller Dance’s integrated approach to dance since last September. This is an artful, improvisational style of dance for people with many different abilities. These include movers with mobility issues, balance problems or even those in wheelchairs, as well as those of us that might be t i a C h ud c z k called temporarily able-bodied people. “Live music is part of all our propeller dance

classes,” says Renata Soutter, co-artistic director C h rys : P hoto of the program. “The music is a big plus. It’s very Instructor Liz Winkelaar teaches the propeller dance class on Monday mornings. inspiring.” Last fall was Abbotsford’s first introduction to propeller dance. Soutter notes that enrollment for many years has been running separate classes class includes a combination of stretching and started out small, but seniors started dropping in for children. Soutter says her dream would be to breathing exercises designed to relieve stress and to try it. She says some were a bit tentative at first. have intergenerational activities. “It’s about discov- increase mobility, flexibility and balance. Many of these people hadn’t danced in a long time. ering your own movement and it’s fun to see this Instructor Heidi Conrod specializes in teaching “A lot of people were pleasantly surprised at what as a teacher – and as a participant – figuring it out. seniors. She also instructs chair yoga at a few retire- they got out of the dance, like the way they could be It’s quite amazing,” says Soutter. Propeller Dance ment homes in the city. “Yoga works, it really does. creative and playful and at the same time participate classes on the winter schedule at Abbotsford take Most of the seniors I’ve taught comment on how it’s in a good fitness activity.” place on Monday mornings at 9:30 am. helped their mobility. They noticed after a couple The class is open to people in wheelchairs. In of times the arthritis isn’t as bad, or it helps them fact, one of the instructors is a seated dancer. “I’ve Chair yoga sleep,” says Conrod. “I’m looking forward to hav- been paralyzed for a long time. I was in a motor- If you’re looking for something more medita- ing fun. My classes aren’t too serious. We have fun.” cycle accident when I was 18,” said Liz Winkelaar, a tive when it comes to an exercise regime, another This winter, chair yoga classes take place on Wed- propeller dance instructor. “I found a poster for pro- option at Abbotsford is chair yoga. This class is also nesdays from 10 to 11 a.m. peller dance, I thought I should do something for my tailored to seniors with limited mobility or perhaps body and I threw myself into it.” those who just want a gentle yoga class. Journalist Julie Ireton regularly reports on pro- The Propeller Dance program received some fed- Yoga poses are done seated in a chair and when grams and events taking place at Abbotsford @The eral funding to start pilot classes with seniors but possible, standing using a chair for support. Each Glebe Centre.

Are you hankering to sing? Well, we have the time and the space for you! This is not a choir; this is Come a chance for folks to get together every Friday afternoon and spread some cheer with each other. Bill Richardson will be at the piano playing some Old-time Favourites and Contemporary Tunes. Diane McIntyre will lead the singing. Sing Friday January 17 and 31, February 14 and 28, March 14 and 28 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Drop-in fee: $1 Abbotsford @ The Glebe Centre with Us 950 Bank Street

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Exercise to control blood sugar and diabetes Exercise and Diabetes By Graham Beaton pancreas that regulates the metabol- of 30 minutes a day, five days a week, • 2.4 million Canadians are esti- ism of carbohydrate (sugar) and fat of aerobic exercise (such as brisk mated to have diabetes. Diabetes and Exercise in the body. While eating a meal, walking, swimming, jogging, bicyc- • Exercise can improve blood Diabetes is a disorder characterized insulin is released from the pancreas ling, aerobics or dancing) and at least sugar regulation and reduce by high levels of blood sugar due to and enters the blood stream where two sessions per week of resistance insulin resistance. changes in insulin production, insulin it stimulates cells of the body (liver, exercise (weights and other forms of • People with diabetes are advised sensitivity, or both. This long-term ele- muscles, fat cells) to take up sugar strength training) is recommended1. to participate in 150 minutes of vation in blood sugar levels has serious absorbed from food. The cells of the aerobic exercise and at least two health effects. Specifically, it can dam- body then use sugar for energy or store Safety in exercising with diabetes sessions of resistance exercise age small blood vessels. This damage it for future use. For the majority of individuals with per week. may then affect vision, kidney and nerve In diabetes, the control of blood sugar diabetes, participation at a moderate function, bone health, and can lead to is impaired. In type 1 diabetes, the cells level of physical activity (i.e. brisk Speak to a naturopathic doctor increased risk of heart attack and stroke. of the pancreas that produce insulin are walking) is safe. However, individ- on how to prevent and manage The prevalence of diabetes is increas- destroyed and insulin is not produced. uals with certain pre-existing health diabetes. ing worldwide. While in 1985 it was This lack of insulin impairs the take- concerns (autonomic or peripheral estimated that 30 million people were up of sugar by body tissues. Further, neuropathy, unstable angina, vision diagnosed with the disease, last year the blood sugar levels cannot be properly problems or foot/leg ulcers) should blood glucose levels are monitored number of people was estimated at 371 regulated and remain elevated. speak to a health professional for fur- and properly controlled. Diabetes million, more than a tenfold increase. In type 2 diabetes, cells of the body ther evaluation prior to starting a new treatment and blood glucose control This trend is even greater in Canada, become resistant to the effects of insu- exercise plan. should include a personalized diet where the number of Canadians diag- lin, again leading to elevated levels of It is important to be aware that resist- and exercise plan that is tailored to nosed between 1998 and 2009 increased blood sugar. Moreover, as type 2 dia- ance training and vigorous aerobic your specific situation. In practice I by 230 per cent. It is currently esti- betes progresses, the pancreas can lose activity, such as aerobics, jogging or help diabetic patients, or those at risk, mated that 2.4 million Canadians have the ability to produce enough insulin, brisk walking up an incline, can lead to improve their blood sugar control diabetes, and that the incidence will so there may be a lack of insulin as to an unsafe level of blood sugar in dia- through diet and exercise. If you have continue to grow1. well as a loss of insulin sensitivity. betics, both during and after exercise. questions about diabetes, exercise, One of the most important ways to Exercise has been shown to be For example, vigorous exercise can how to exercise safely with diabetes or manage diabetes is through physical very effective in helping regulate cause low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) how naturopathic medicine can help activity. It is currently recommended blood sugar levels and improving the in diabetics who are on insulin or insu- you, please call 613-290-6115. that people with diabetes participate long-term health of diabetics. Exer- lin-secreting medications1, 2. Thus it is in both regular aerobic and resistance cise stimulates active muscles to take important to speak first to a health care Graham Beaton is a naturopathic exercise. It has been shown to be effect- up blood sugar without the need for professional about how to monitor and doctor practising at the Ottawa Col- ive in improving blood sugar regulation, insulin. This effectively lowers blood regulate blood sugar before, during and laborative Care Centres. reducing insulin resistance, substantially sugar for at least 24 hours following after exercise. lowering the mortality risk in people exercise2. In addition to this non- Exercise is an essential component 1Sigal, R.J. et al. “Physical Activity and with diabetes, and decreasing the risk insulin-mediated absorption of sugar, of the prevention and management of Diabetes – Canadian Diabetes Association of several other diabetes-related com- exercise has been shown to lower the diabetes. It can help to regulate blood Clinical Practice Guidelines Expert Commit- plications (bone and muscle loss, foot insulin resistance found in type 2 dia- sugar levels, reduce risk of cardio- tee.” Can J Diabetes 37; 2013:S40-44. ulcers, nerve damage). betes1. vascular disease, and reduce risk of 2Colberg, S. R. et al. “Exercise and Type To achieve the benefits of blood complications associated with diabetes. 2 Diabetes: the American College of Sports Insulin, Blood Sugar Regulation sugar regulation, people with dia- If you have diabetes, or if you are Medicine and the American Diabetes Associ- and the Effects of Exercise betes should take part in both aerobic at risk of developing diabetes, it is ation joint position statement.” Diabetes Care Insulin is a hormone produced in the and resistance exercise. A minimum important that you ensure that your 2010; 33 (12): e147-e167.

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An electronic version of the print “Skating on Brown’s Inlet” Lorrie Loewen publication is subsequently uploaded with text, photos, drawings and advertisements as a pdf to by Gerd Schneider www.glebereport.ca. Selected articles will be highlighted on the website. Heather Mace FRONT PAGE PHOTO: Laurie Maclean Views expressed in the articles and letters submitted to the Glebe Report are those of our “St. James/GNAG Community Rink” contributors. by Soo Hum. letters Glebe Report January 17, 2014 7 Let us preserve and cherish The Pantry Editor, Glebe Report First of all, The Pantry is a program from the Cooperative Nursery School of the Glebe Community Centre, and (formerly the Coop Playgroup, born in I am writing you with great concern has been for nearly 40 years. Its role the Pantry in 1977) to the Snowflake regarding the proposed closure of The and function is to provide a quiet, Special, also born in The Pantry. The Pantry. friendly place where local people, baby advice, respite and mental health For 38 years, The Pantry has mainly elders and young people from breaks that have been found there over enabled people from all over the city Glebe Collegiate and young moth- the years are incalculable. Again, (and beyond) to find a haven in the ers with babies, can congregate, eat this is programming – informal, but busy Glebe, and to enjoy wholesome a light, healthy meal or snack, and ever so tangible and concrete. It is vegetarian food with their friends and connect with others in the commun- an anathema to close The Pantry for neighbours. I ate lunch every day for ity and the centre itself! If this is “programs” when The Pantry is pro- several years at The Pantry, appreciat- not “programming,” i.e. community gramming. ing the fact that I was being nourished development, outreach and promo- Beyond this informal role within by tasty and good quality food. The tion of programs in the Centre itself, I the GCC’s programming, The Pantry furnishings and delicate chinaware don’t know what is. There is no better also plays a large role in the rental of brought back pleasant memories of advertising for what the Centre offers facilities for large events such as the the house in the Glebe, built in 1895, than bringing people into the build- craft show, weaving and quilting, and in which I spent my childhood and ing, seeing the facilities, watching the pottery shows. Part of the selling fea- young adulthood. I’m sure that my children playing, getting a feel of the ture for these shows is The Pantry. I sentiments are shared by many of place, or picking up a Glebe Report. know this from my own quilting guild, the hundreds, if not thousands, who Seniors, especially the newly Quiltco, which has used the Great have experienced The Pantry over the retired, are often at a loss. Having Hall for the last 15 years or so. People years. been part of the working world, they who come to a big show need a place Much of the landscape familiar to are often not aware of what is cur- to have lunch and rest so they can con- those of us who grew up in the Glebe rently offered in their community and tinue. And they love The Pantry. It is is rapidly changing, and in my opin- don’t have friends outside their former an institution. And the vendors love ion, not always for the better. I believe employment. It can be a very difficult it as well. that we must preserve and cherish time. There is very little support for In conclusion, I am arguing that the those places such as The Pantry that the retired and other elders, and not reason given for wanting to close The nourish not only the body but also the much programming for them at the Pantry is based on a false assumption, FEATURED LISTING FEATURED LISTING soul. GCC. Abbotsford House, a seniors’ that The Pantry does not offer “pro- BUNGALOW BUNGALOW centre, which the Glebe is fortunate gramming.” In fact it does, on many • Beautiful Area • Beautiful Area Janet E Harris to have, is full to the roof. But every- levels, and in areas that GNAG and the • 2 Bedrooms • 2 Bedrooms one knows about The Pantry and will GCC do not offer much, in community • Detached Garage • Detached Garage Editor’s note: Letter also sent to come in for lunch where they can meet outreach and development, and in par- • Double Driveway • Double Driveway • Modern Layout • Modern Layout Mayor Jim Watson and Councillor people. More programs and facilities ticular for seniors. I call on all named • Hardwood • Hardwood 599 Shelley Avenue 599 Shelley Avenue David Chernushenko. are needed for this rapidly growing above to take immediate action to pre- Riverview Park • Fully Finished Riverview Park • Fully Finished cohort, not fewer! vent this travesty, which will have a $375,000 Basement w/bath $375,000 Basement w/bath Editor, Glebe Report The same logic applies to new detrimental effect on people in all of mothers and all stay-at-home par- Capital Ward and beyond. Re: Proposed closure of The Pantry at ents. They often find themselves “out the Glebe Community Centre of the loop.” So many parents, mostly Patty Deline moms, have found The Pantry, and I take deep exception to news of the with it the smiles and attention they Patty Deline lived in the Glebe for www.glebereport.ca City’s decision not to renew the lease and their babies need, good food for more than 30 years. Among other online for The Pantry on the basis that more a little treat, and most importantly, community activities, she was the programming space is needed at the others like themselves with whom life- founder, with Elaine Marlin and community calendar Glebe Community Centre. I take the long friendships are formed. Many of others, of the Glebe Co-op Playgroup. updated every tuesday deepest exception to this move and to the programs in the GCC have been She has lived in Old Ottawa South for its logic. created by these groups of parents, the last 14 years.

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CALL Zita Taylor at 613-235-1214, e-mail: circulation@glebereport .CA, if you are willing to deliver a route for US . 8 Glebe Report January 17, 2014 traffic ewen rrie Lo Lo s: P hoto Councillor Chernushenko speaking at the December 9 St. Giles meeting on Developers tell community residents to ‘wait-and-see’ the Lansdowne Monitoring Plan to a very full house of Glebe residents con- by Carl Brunet time such monitoring activities were with a thrice-a-year monitoring plan cerned about the impact of increased conducted was during March break, as well as shuttles on their residen- traffic. As officials representing the City and highlighting the potentially flawed tial streets. Bernie Ash, CEO of the Lansdowne developers began speak- baseline data against which new Ottawa Sports and Entertainment ing at a public meeting on Monday, results might be compared. Some resi- Group (OSEG), the consortium in December 9, final details of Lans- dents asked why only three games for charge of the redevelopment of Lans- downe’s transportation and parking each of the three sports teams were to downe, claimed he hadn’t thought WHAT CAN YOU DO? arrangements, seemingly shrouded be monitored. about where the 40,000 CFL fans who • Demand accountability from in secrecy, managed to come to the don’t have exclusive parking passes politicians who spend your surface. With parts of the new Lans- would park. The same goes for day- tax dollars. Let them know downe complex scheduled to open “Cost-free or low-cost to-day customer parking for retail how you are impacted: email next summer, angry Glebe residents, operators such as Whole Foods and [email protected] or already experiencing Lansdowne recommendations the movie theatre. VIP parking and phone City communications parking issues and traffic congestion, special, paid, sheltered bicycle park- contact Amanda Thomp- packed the St. Giles church hall at made by the GCA Traffic ing will also be offered. son, 613-580-2424, extension Bank Street and First Avenue. When it transpired that most of the 21284. Everyone was surprised to find Committee have been 40,000 fans were expected to reach • Call 311 and report parking out that no monitoring activities are Lansdowne via “modal shift,” some- and traffic offenses (e.g. get planned before the $300-million overwhelmingly ignored one finally asked what this term illegally-parked vehicles fined). complex opens next year. The trans- meant. We were informed that this • Attend community meetings portation monitoring consultant plans and/or rejected.” refers to people “getting out of cars” and voice your views. to conduct monitoring activities start- and using transit or other modes of • Email your councillor, David ing next October, then the following transport to reach stadium events. Chernushenko, at david.cher- March when pedestrian and bike traf- Residents expecting a hefty 50 per The specifics of how to “get people [email protected] and make fic is nowhere near its peak. The last cent increase in traffic were presented out of cars” are yet to be determined, your voice heard. but vehicles are expected to magic- • Patronize Glebe businesses and ally disappear through this abstract continue to do so once Lans- and immeasurable concept. Every downe opens. dianeandjen.com Lansdowne event ticket will include • In the election this coming free OC Transpo fare to get there. year, support candidates who The fact that OSEG bears any cost stand up for your neighbour- for OC Transpo’s transit expenses hood. Spring might explain why good ideas such is as the proposed Bank Street free- bus corridor, which has worked in the Season for other cities, have been systematic- WHAT CAN LANSDOWNE ally turned down. Proponents DO? Lakeside Avenue residents com- • Implement Glebe Community plaining that their street would be Association Traffic Committee affected by Lansdowne shuttle bus recommendations. Moving! operations asked that the route be • Amend the Lakeside Avenue moved to arterial roads. The Lans- and Sunnyside shuttle route in downe transportation consultant favour of arterial roads. said, “We have listened, but the • Build the Fifth Avenue-Clegg Carling-Bronson intersection is so pedestrian bridge now, not in busy and Lakeside would just save 2020 to 2025. time.” Residents remained unclear if • Come up with a transportation the shuttle traffic was to be one- or plan with tangible measures, two-way. such as the rejected free-bus Although the Lansdowne pro- corridor on Bank Street. ponents claim to be listening, they • Listen to citizens’ concerns. As Whether you’re appear to be serving up little more neighbours, we are your future buying or selling, than lukewarm talking points to the clients. community. The City representative plan now. Together talked about identifying issues, but WHAT’S YOUR SOLUTION? we’ll get it done. as Brian Mitchell, chairperson of the Make your voice heard, loud Glebe Traffic Committee, pointed and clear. Send your emails to out, cost-free or low-cost recommen- [email protected]. Visit us online at: Proud dations made by the GCA Traffic dianeandjen.com Sponsors of: Committee have been overwhelmingly ignored and/or rejected. [email protected] Brokers Lansdowne wants to succeed in 165 Pretoria Avenue, Ottawa, ON K1S 1X1 Diane Allingham & spite of the community, but for the 613 238-2801 Jennifer Stewart next 30 years, Lansdowne neighbours, more than transient fans, are Questions or comments? their most likely repeat customers. Contact [email protected] make your way home Carl Brunet is a Glebe resident living just west of Bank Street. gca Glebe Report January 17, 2014 9

What is your vision for the community and Christine how can the GCA McAllister help achieve it? www .glebeca .ca The best things about being president of the GCA are meeting residents, hearing what they love (or don’t) about our community and learning about the variety of issues we deal with at the GCA. It is clear to me that we spend much of our time being reactionary, which is to say our community is great at reacting (witness the response to the suggestion that Mutchmor Field be paved over for a parking lot!). But are we satisfied with being reactive (even if we are good at it), or do we want to take a future-oriented look and consider how we want our community to develop?

“You might be asking, Why should I be involved? What has the GCA ever done for me? I think about that every time I answer an email from a resident, go to a community

meeting or speak at a public event.” Catherine James-Zelney, PFP Financial Planner Have you ever thought about what the Glebe could look like, say 10 or 15 years Investment & Retirement Planning in the future? What do you think would be important: the built environment Royal Mutual Funds Inc. Tel: 613-878-7971 (walkability, schools, infills, building heights), the natural environment (parks, RBC Royal Bank green space, access to the canal), cultural aspects (diversity, recreation and enter- 745 Bank St Ottawa, ON K1S 3V3 tainment), social aspects (community spirit, safety), traffic and transportation [email protected] http://financialplanning.rbcinvestments.com/catherine.zelney (biking, speed limits, parking)? How do these and other aspects contribute to your vision of our community in the future? It is time for all of us to take a small break from being reactive and envision our community in the future, how we would like it to develop, and the GCA’s role in building that community as we reach our 50th anniversary in 2017. We have been planning a set of activities over the next few months to gather information and opinions to help set a direction for the evolution of the GCA, including: • A residents’ survey and a community visioning and brainstorming event for all residents; • Meeting with GCA committees to ask their perspectives; and • Focus groups and interviews with other community groups (such as GNAG, the Glebe BIA, local churches and our city councillor). A key component of the success of this work will be the involvement of Glebe residents. A community association is only as strong as the ties of involvement by residents. A vision will only be a “community” vision if many people participate. We will create lots of opportunities for you to be involved – but in the end, it is up to each of you to help create the vision. You might be asking, “Why should I be involved? What has the GCA ever done for me?” I think about that every time I answer an email from a resident, go to a community meeting or speak at a public event. The GCA is a volun- GMSGarfieldNewmanAd3.pdf 1 12/12/13 10:58 PM tary, non-profit, membership-based organization that is dedicated to protecting and improving our community. It is helpful to imagine what the Glebe would have looked like without the collective actions organized by the GCA over the years. I’ve used Carol MacLeod’s excellent history of the GCA in the June 2013 edition of the Glebe Report (http://www.glebereport.ca/2013/06/history-of-the- glebe-sisters/) to imagine what the Glebe would be like without those GCA-led interventions. • A high-traffic road would exist either along Glebe Avenue (extending from Carling) or Fifth Avenue, or maybe both, with a bridge over the canal connecting to Old Ottawa East (hey, wait a minute, don’t we want a bridge over the canal?). • Queen Elizabeth Drive would be zoned R7 and would have a string of apartment buildings between the edge of our neighbourhood and the canal; • High-rise office towers would line Bank Street from the Queensway to Lansdowne. C • The north side of Holmwood would have a parking garage for LansdowneM Park instead of the current houses. Y

• Cut-through traffic for people heading downtown would be commonplaceCM without a Glebe Traffic Plan. • First Avenue and Mutchmor schools might each be closed. MY • The Glebe Community Centre might not have been renovated. CY • The Glebe Report and GNAG might not have been created. CMY

• There would be no Great Glebe Garage Sale. K As I imagine the Glebe in three parts (south of Fifth, Fifth to Glebe, north of Glebe), I am grateful for the community activists who organized the GCA almost 50 years ago to protect and improve our community. These are some of the rea- sons I am involved with the GCA. In thinking about the year to come, I am grateful for the many people who continue to be involved in the GCA, whether they are on the board, participate in a committee, attend a meeting or public event, or provide knowledge and opinion on important issues. I’m looking forward to envisioning the future, planning our activities and continuing to work with all of you in 2014! Twitter: @glebeca Email: gca@glebeca .ca 10 Glebe Report January 17, 2014 glebe history Thirty Years Ago in the Glebe Report

Vol. 12, No. 1, January 13, 1984 (20 pages)

DOW’S LAKE PAVILION Ian The newly opened Dow’s Lake Pavil- McKercher ion was to be the focal point of many outdoor year-round activities. The pavilion is located on National Cap- a world-renowned event. Organizers a r ch ives

ital Commission (NCC) property that hoped that the “Great Eskate” would t has been leased for 40 years. Lundy become as popular as Winterlude. Construction constructed the premises at a cost of $3 million. RISE IN AD RATES Skaters and cross-country skiers It was stated on the editorial page would be able to use the building to that advertising rates at the Glebe warm up and purchase soup or hot Report were scheduled to rise effective G lebe R e po r : P hoto drinks from the ground floor café. February, 1984. The paper announced Dow’s Lake Pavilion as it appeared in the late fall of 1983 During summer, the Pavilion would these changes with regret, stating that become an oasis for sailboats and the increases were due to inflation and motorized boats travelling the Rideau increased costs for printing. The edi- waterway. Up to 100 boats would be torial noted that the Glebe Report is a accommodated after completion of non-profit community newspaper sup- NOTE: This retrospective is filed bi- new docks and marine services. The ported entirely from area businesses. monthly by Ian McKercher Recreation Association of the Public Half page ads were set to increase to All back issues of the of the Glebe Historical Soci- Service of Canada (RA) had leased $125, and quarter page ads to $85. 1,500 square feet of interior space for (Editor’s note: 2014 rates are $406.80 Glebe Report to June 1973 can ety. The society welcomes the Sail RA activities. for a half page and $180.80 for a donation or loan (for copying) quarter page.) be viewed on the Glebe Report of any item documenting Glebe THE GREAT ESKATE history (photographs, maps, The NCC was launching a five-kilo- DAYCARE AT ABBOTSFORD website at glebereport.ca under surveys, news articles, posters, metre Rideau Canal skating race on Alderman Howard Smith reported programs, memorabilia, etc.). January 14 (1984), emphasizing family that heritage designation of Abbots- the ARCHIVES menu. participation. The NCC expected ford House was proceeding, and a Contact Ian at 613-235-4863 or several thousand to participate and proposal was under consideration to [email protected]. would like to develop the race into use the building as a home for the a countrywide contest and later into Glebe Daycare Centre.

DANTE ALIGHIERI SOCIETY CINEMA WINTER-SPRING 2014 Past and Present in Italian Cinema Between 1965 and 1975 In the decade between 1965 and 1975 Italian cinema produced not only great masterpieces but also great commercial films — high quality films that never lost track of popular taste. This series will bring together films dealing with the present and films dealing with other important periods of Italian history.

The films take place every second Tuesday evening at 7:15 pm, and are Dante Alighieri Society shown in Italian with Italian subtitles. Admission is free. The series is a partnership between the Dante Alighieri Society of Ottawa and the Glebe Neighbourhood Activities Group. Tuesday, February 4 Tuesday, April 8 La Mandragola Indagine su un cittadino al di sopra (The Mandrake) di ogni sospetto (Investigation of a Director: Alberto Lattuada. Cast: Citizen Above Suspicion) Rosanna Schiaffino, Philppe Leroy, Director: Elio Petri. Cast: Gian Maria Volonté, Nilla Pizzi, Jean-Claude Brialy & Totò. Florinda Bolkan, Salvo Randone. (1970, 110 min.) (1966, 96 min.) Tuesday, April 22 Tuesday, February 18 Dramma della gelosia La Tosca (Tosca) (Drama of Jealousy) Director: Luigi Magni. Cast: Monica Director: Ettore Scola. Cast: Marcello Mastroianni, Vitti, Vittorio Gassman, Luigi Proietti, Monica Vitti, Giancarlo Giannini, Marisa Merlini. Umberto Orsini & Aldo Fabrizi. (1972, (1970, 107 min.) 100 min.)

Tuesday, March 11 Tuesday, May 6 Film d’amore e d’anarchia Questa volta parliamo di uomini (This Time Let’s Talk About Men) (Love and Anarchy) Director: Lina Wertmuller. Cast: Nino Manfredi, Director: Lina Wertmuller. Cast: Luciana Paoluzzi, Milena Vukovic. (1965, 91 min.) Giancarlo Giannini, Mariangela Melato, Lina Polito & Eros Pagni. (1973, Tuesday, May 20 113 min.) Fantozzi (White Collar Blues) Tuesday, March 25 Director: Luciano Salce. Cast: Paolo Villaggio, Anna In nome del popolo italiano Mazzamauro & Gigi Reder. (1975, 97 min.) (In the Name of the Italian People) Tuesday, June 3 Director: Dino Risi. Cast: Ugo Tognazzi, Il grande sogno (The Big Dream) Vittorio Gassman, Yvonne Fourneaux, Director: Michele Placido. Cast: Riccardo Scamarcio, Agostino Belli & Salvo Randone. (1971, Jasmine Trinca, Luca Argentero, Massimo Popolizio 103 min.) & Alessandra Acciai. (2008, 101 min.)

For further details: www.danteottawa.ca glebe today Glebe Report January 17, 2014 11 Glebe Annex Community Association news By Doug Milne effective tool to learn about our neighbourhood and to input information to At the November 2013 annual gen- our executive. Please visit www.gle- eral meeting, some 14 residents were beannex.ca. voted into board positions to over- We anticipate visual improvements see the actions of this one-year-old on our streets thanks to the efforts organization. From among the 14 new of our Beautification and Recreation directors, an executive council was Committee. We look forward to a elected. Sylvia Milne has taken on a planting campaign in the spring and second term as president, Iain Wood would appreciate your cooperation. is our new vice president, Lisa Fur- Watch this column for updates. rie continues as secretary and Chris We wish all residents of the Glebe McCann continues to control the Annex a healthy, happy and prosper- purse strings. ous New Year. Among the numerous initiatives that will be ongoing over the winter Doug Milne is a resident of the Glebe is a very timely project. Led by Mary Annex neighbourhood. McIninch, the project is looking to replace the dangerous and outdated Do ug M ilne s: P hoto play equipment in our one and only The play equipment in the area’s one park, Dalhousie South Park. McIninch park is more than dated – it’s dangerous is also investigating (with assistance for children. from the City) the issue of why older parks are not brought up to today’s safety standards before creating new parks, as well as the larger question of park maintenance and development in Ottawa. Our safety committee led by Peggy Kampouris is also keeping a watch- ful eye on the implementation of WISE (Women’s Initiatives for Safer Environments) recommendations. A physical survey (a safety audit) undertaken in October highlighted potentially unsafe areas in our neighbourhood and recommended steps to make our neighbourhood more secure. David Perkins, who developed our informative and interactive website, has been maintaining news files and creating enhancements to the site. We encourage all residents to use this

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Not-for-profit groups should run issues, access to work done else- Ontario planning consultation citizen consultations. City staff has where could be very helpful. a stake in the outcome of consul- • During Ontario Municipal Board tations and thus have a conflict of (OMB) hearings, expertise is val- in Ottawa “It was said that the interest when they organize citizen ued and subjective opinion is By Tom Tanner input sessions. dismissed. But subjective opin- Lansdowne fiasco would • There is no transparency about ion sometimes contains wisdom Two Ontario cabinet ministers and feedback received at consultations. that deserves to be recognized a bevy of staff members joined 62 taint consultations for a Input from citizens and develop- for its value in the development registered participants at Carleton ers is usually lumped together and of liveable communities. Deci- University on Thursday, November generation. But we were reported in vague terms. Clear and sion-makers need to listen for that 21 for a three-hour consultation on the accurate reporting of citizen opin- wisdom. At present, citizens are “Land Use Planning and Appeals Sys- charged with coming ions and suggestions is required made to feel that subjective opin- tem.” The room crackled with energy to build confidence in the system. ion detracts from progress. as discussion groups wrestled with up with ways to improve People must be able to see that their • To make things better, Ontario four awkwardly worded themes: (A) views are heard and considered. could mandate the elements of Achieving more predictability, trans- the process, and so we • The Ottawa Official Plan is effective and trustworthy public parency and accountability in the couched in such vague terms that consultations. New tools and tech- planning/appeal process and reducing laboured with flipchart almost anything can be considered. nologies should be employed to costs; (B) Supporting greater munici- Thus it is easy to make changes reach out for more citizen input. pal leadership in resolving issues and and markers to fill six or that can adversely affect neigh- The role of community associa- making local land use planning deci- bourhoods. Language needs to be tions needs to be recognized. A sions; (C) Better engaging citizens in seven pages with closely less permissive so that there are provincial bureau could provide the local planning process; (D) Pro- limits on what can be proposed. tools and guidance for local organ- tecting long-term public interests, written comments.” • There should be special con- izations. Regional consultations particularly through better alignment sultations geared to community involving community associations of land use planning and infrastruc- facilitator Peter Landry, groups got to associations. The planning process are necessary because issues like ture decisions, and support for job work. It took little time for our table is complex. It can be baffling to cit- transit planning affect larger areas. creation and economic growth. to agree that citizen consultations izens who are not well informed. I chose theme (C), and joined a are “marketing exercises” at present. Community associations usually Time flew by and the flip chart com- table with community activists from Strong feelings were expressed and it have informed members who can ments grew and grew. After three Centretown, Old Ottawa South, the was said that the Lansdowne fiasco make useful contributions to guide hours of engagement, a short speech Glebe, Sandy Hill and Portobello would taint consultations for a gen- development. The province already by Yasir Naqvi, minister of labour South (the most southerly part of eration. But we were charged with mandates school councils and this and MPP for Ottawa Centre, closed Orleans) plus a volunteer from Herit- coming up with ways to improve the could be a precedent for similar the evening. He made it clear that this age Ottawa. It was a diverse group process, and so we laboured with flip- recognition of community associ- should not be the end of the conver- with several veterans of many battles chart and markers to fill six or seven ations. sation. about development. Other groups also pages with closely written comments. • Business Improvement Areas Want to take part? Comments can included developers, but there was no One of our group said that we had the (BIAs) receive government fund- be submitted at: www.ontario.ca/lan- one from “the industry” at our table. best consultation 1950s technology ing. In Alberta the province duseplanning. Emails can be sent to: could bring us. provides money for community [email protected]. ON BETTER ENGAGING CITIZENS IN THE Many ideas and suggestions associations, and this should be Letters are still welcome at: Land Use LOCAL PLANNING PROCESS emerged at our table: explored for possible application Planning and Appeal System Consul- Linda Jeffrey, minister of munici- • Using new technology and social in Ontario. tation, Ministry of Municipal Affairs pal affairs and housing, opened the media might engage more citizens • A regional depository for studies and Housing, Provincial Planning program. After a presentation by and gather creative suggestions. and reports produced by com- Policy Branch, 777 Bay Street, 14th munity associations would greatly Floor, Toronto, ON M5G 2E5. assist the “corporate memory” of these voluntary organizations and Glebe resident Tom Tanner has writ- would allow research to be used ten three earlier articles about the more widely. Since some com- OMB. He found out about the con- munities are not experienced in sultation thanks to an email from the land-use planning and development Friends of Lansdowne.

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because it does not identify thresh- “Though our community olds for the significance of an adverse OMB appeals and hearings effect – a 20 per cent increase in traf- is a privileged one in this fic? 50 per cent? It is also difficult to we need a level They must also be ready to contend apply the policy if the chair seeks with intimidation by opposing party regard, the resources proof or concrete evidence that an playing field lawyers. Counsel for other parties adverse effect will happen. Projec- By Catherine Caule may raise objections to participation of the City and the tions of possible traffic accidents are without legal representation and make regarded as mere speculation. Ref- The Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) remarks during the hearing. Parties developers still present a erenced scholarly articles warning is an independent tribunal established without counsel must be prepared for of the health effects of noise and air through provincial legislation. It pro- gruelling and aggressive questioning barrier to the creation of pollution from traffic, and of living vides an independent public forum to by other parties’ counsel. Similarly, a near busy roads, will not serve as sci- hear appeals on land-use planning and “layperson” (lawyers’ words) must be a level playing field in the entific or empirical evidence if there other matters as determined by law. ready to question witnesses appropri- is no direct, proven connection to the After a hearing, the Board produces ately and purposefully, and respond to appeal process.” specific development proposal. But it a decision based on the evidence pre- evidence presented at the hearing. is hard to demonstrate a direct link if sented and the relevant law. Laypersons are not experienced ings and communities) influences our the development proposal is not yet The stated aims of the province’s with the use of legal tools for evidence health and wellbeing. Ottawa Public implemented! Under these conditions, recent (October 2013 to January 10, such as affidavits and summonses. Health is now advocating for integrat- there is no way to demonstrate adverse 2014) consultation on its land-use Parties with lawyers have the advan- ing a health perspective in planning. effects on health. planning system and decision-mak- tage in this case. Barriers to launching At the time of the Lansdowne OMB It’s not enough to look at the big ing process, including the land-use an appeal are real for those without hearing in May 2011, this was novel. themes. The OMB appeals process planning appeals process at the OMB, funds, time, confidence, knowledge The 2005 provincial policy statement, must operate from a level playing were to make the process predict- for adequate case and exhibit prep- a key component of Ontario’s land-use field and must incorporate a health able, transparent, cost-effective and aration, or oral and written fluency. system, contains planning direction perspective. responsive to communities. However, Though our community is a privileged while protecting public health. How- the consultation excluded discussion one in this regard, the resources of the ever, the policy may not have enough Catherine Caule advocates for the of changes to the OMB’s practices City and the developers still present a teeth to ensure a healthy commun- health of individuals and of com- and procedures. I would argue that barrier to the creation of a level play- ity. The policy urges the avoidance munities. One of three appellants in there must be changes to the OMB’s ing field in the appeal process. The of development and land-use patterns the Lansdowne re-zoning OMB hear- appeals and hearing practices to threat by the City and developers that that may cause environmental or pub- ing, she presented a case based on ensure accessibility, transparency they may seek costs for launching a lic health and safety concerns. The protecting the health of the commun- and cost-effectiveness. In addition, the frivolous appeal can dissuade many policy focus is on the impact of major ity. She has contributed to the health consultation did not address whether from proceeding. Finally, when there facilities (e.g., airports, waste manage- of the community as board chair of the appeals process supports one of is a preponderance of legal, planning ment systems) on “sensitive uses” (i.e. Centretown Community Health Cen- the aims of the land-use planning and expert professionals in a hearing residential areas) and resulting adverse tre, as a member of the City’s (now system – to create opportunities for room, it is not a level playing field for effects on health and quality of life. defunct) Health and Social Services healthy communities. the layperson appellant. The policy does not have teeth, Advisory Committee, and as chair of Though the OMB hearing has the because it does not refer to the the Glebe Community Association’s THE OMB APPEALS PROCESS “feel” of a courtroom, it does not have health impacts of a rezoning on an Health and Social Services Commit- Launching an OMB appeal requires a courtroom’s rigour. OMB hearings existing community. Examples of tee. She is currently vice-chair of the a great investment of money and time. are not recorded and there are no “adverse effects” are increased traffic, Champlain Regional Cancer Program Some parties hire lawyers and plan- court reporters transcribing the pro- increased noise, reduced air quality, Patient and Family Advisory Council ners, but they are not a prerequisite for ceedings. The chair documents only and pedestrian injuries and fatalities. and is a patient and family advisor for filing an appeal. Community organ- some of what the parties say. There is As well, the policy has no bite Cancer Care Ontario. izations and individuals may require no record of oral statements and there some $50,000 to engage planners and is no record when the hearing chair lawyers to prepare and take an appeal requests that parties produce docu- to mediation or a hearing, and for ments. A party can conveniently forget the costs of expert witnesses. Law- to provide them until the hearing is yers help prepare the case and, at the closed. For example, a party respon- hearing, question witnesses and make sible for shipping a physical model to statements. the OMB might let it “fall between the If the appellant cannot gather the cracks.” Once the hearing ends, there funds to hire professionals, self-rep- is little or no recourse. The chair will resentation is an option, though this rule based on notes from the hear- can be daunting. Those who do not ings and the evidence provided, or hire lawyers must file the required not provided. There is little recourse documents such as witness state- for inaccuracies in the chair’s report ments, do their own research, find and of the ruling. assemble the documents and evidence for the case, make copies and distrib- A HEALTHY COMMUNITY ute the documents for all parties and The land-use system aims to pro- the Board, speak on their own behalf duce a healthy community, but the at the hearing, present their case and appeals process does not serve this their evidence, question witnesses and well. The built environment (the make opening and closing statements. structure and layout of streets, build- Glebe Pet Hospital Servingthe Glebe areasince 1976... 233-8326 595 Bank Street (just south ofthe Queensway) Weekdays 8-7, Saturday 9-2:30 Housecalls available Freeparking

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® NeuroGym Addressing this issue benefits us all through improved physical and mental Rehabilitation health, and the kind of societal health that is generated when people know each other, watch out for each other and share experiences and goals through fre- quent, often informal personal contact. “Looking out for each other” is an older Dedicated to the treatment of way of putting it. “Eyes on the street” is a newer way of describing the phenom- movement disorders enon of citizens who are literally on the sidewalks, sitting on a bench or gazing down from a balcony, from where they meet people, see what’s going on, and • Stroke care enough to take action when required. • Brain Injury • Multiple Sclerosis FOR A HEALTHIER OTTAWA What can I do – in concert with the communities I represent, other council- • Spinal Cord Injury lors and city staff – to not just reduce isolation, but build connections? Think of • Parkinson’s Disease these as New Year’s resolutions for a healthier Ottawa: • Cerebral Palsy 1. Increase spaces where people can meet others spontaneously and look out over the bustle of daily life: small plazas and parks, more benches. 2. Build for success: Studies all over the world conclude that tall residential 1644 Bank Street, Suite 101 (613) 523-9905 buildings promote isolation, whereas low-rise buildings promote greater www.neurogym.com interaction. 3. Promote comfortable indoor gathering spaces and activities for all ages, within community centres or shopping centres. 4. Work to improve snow clearing on our sidewalks, especially the windrows – those hard-packed ridges left by competing road and sidewalk plows. Is Specializing in residential & commercial electrical services there a place again for manual shovels? RESIDENTIAL SERVICES 5. Increase the number of bus shelters, both OC Transpo ones and informal New home wiring shelters made available near shops and office buildings. Additions & renovations 6. Review the bus route “optimization” that saw some important routes Panel upgrades reduced or eliminated, and test the efficacy of boosting bus ridership by Knob & tube rewiring Generator installation increasing frequency of service on selected routes. Hot tubs & pools Ottawa is always going to have its cold and dark months, and its weeks of Surge & GFCI Protection treacherous travel conditions. But that doesn’t mean we should settle for being COMMERCIAL SERVICES a “bad place to retire.” We should make transportation and planning decisions Matt McQuillan Renovations with that in mind. Master Electrician Store/Restaurant fit ups Electrical Contractor License No. 7005472 Ground-up construction Electrical service upgrades the Pantry: update Lighting retrofits Along the theme of reducing isolation and promoting connections, as of mid- office: 613-257-5257 Service & repair December, I had facilitated (along with the GCA) two meetings of affected Equipment hook-up parties to explore ways to keep The Pantry operating in some form within the fax: 613-257-1844 Fire alarm installation email: [email protected] Condominiums Glebe Community Centre. All parties appear open to compromise and ready to ESA Registered, Insured & Qualified Garage/warehouse keep working on a solution.

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By Joe McKendy careful monitoring. Over time, Dal- ton managed to build up some rapport When you’re living on the margins in with Scott. He found that a low-key a shabby rooming house, the first step approach worked best. So Dalton towards good health can be meeting decided to put hygiene issues aside someone who cares about you. Cen- and work on something else. tre 507, a drop-in centre that serves Dalton persuaded Scott to visit a the disadvantaged, just a stone’s throw dentist. Not every dentist is willing to from the Glebe, often provides that take patients like Scott, even though someone. their disability pensions cover much of Let’s take “Scott,” for example, a the cost. But Dalton found this dentist boyish 40-something man who had to be terrific and, most of all, non- been coming to Centre 507 for at least judgmental. Scott was able to keep s: jo e m c kendy s: P hoto five years. Scott rarely bathed and appointments partly because Chris Chris Dalton, depicted above, is an outreach worker for Centre 507. probably never brushed his teeth, some Dalton went with him. Centre 507 of which were rotting. Staff had to outreach workers often play this role. explored assisted-living facilities that bring various men’s health issues to insist that Scott wash his hands before After the dental work was com- offered a clean room, regular meals the forefront. touching the computer or anything pleted, Dalton continued to see Scott and medication administered by a Just across the Queensway from else handled by others. Everyone told regularly, often chatting over cof- nurse. Dalton did the paperwork and, the Glebe at 507 Bank, the centre is Scott he should get cleaned up, except fee or snacks. Scott was not taking before long, Scott moved. Now, he open to all who seek a safe, friendly the voices in his head that come with his schizophrenia meds because he bathes more often, eats better and is and supportive environment. It serves schizophrenia. Those voices told him: had lost his health card and could not much healthier. He attends some med- members of our community who are don’t worry about it. Social workers renew prescriptions. So he asked Dal- ical appointments on his own. And he disadvantaged, typically either eco- had been trying to help Scott for years. ton to help him get a new card. Scott receives a monthly injection of meds. nomically or socially. Homelessness, But nothing they said or did motivated saw that Dalton could be trusted and It’s been three years since Chris mental illness, addictions, health him to deal with his health issues. could help him progress. And Dalton Dalton first met Scott. concerns, poverty, unstable housing, When Centre 507 outreach worker continued to focus on what mattered This story illustrates just one way unemployment and loneliness are Chris Dalton first visited Scott’s room, most to Scott. that Centre 507 contributes to the among the issues they face. In addi- he could not take a step without tread- The next issue was eyesight. Scott’s health of those it serves. Many other tion to in-centre staff, outreach teams ing on garbage. The walls were filthy. glasses were precious to him and he services also have a positive impact. focus on people on the street and in Scott took some abuse from other needed a new prescription. Again, A nurse from Centretown Commun- rooming houses. tenants, who didn’t want cockroaches Chris Dalton knew of an eye doctor ity Health visits the centre regularly. If you’d like to get to know us bet- spreading to their rooms. His landlord who would do a good job with some- An annual health fair connects other ter or make a donation online, please threatened to evict him. When Dal- one like Scott. And because Scott had health care workers with those the visit www.centre507.org. ton raised these issues with Scott, he a health card, it was covered by his centre serves. The staff helps people didn’t want to hear them. disability pension. Things were defin- to quit smoking, to reduce the risk Editor’s Note: Scott is a pseudonym. Dalton and his colleagues follow a itely looking up for Scott … until he of harm from drugs and to con- case management approach, which again stopped taking his meds. nect with addiction counsellors. Its Joe McKendy has been a member of involves regular contact, setting He just wasn’t capable of sticking annual Movember campaign has the board of directors of Centre 507 objectives together, assistance and to the schedule. So the two of them helped to get men talking and to for almost ten years.

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To be covered for physiotherapy services at a Designated Physiotherapy Clinic, you physiotherapy must have a doctor’s referral AND be one of the following: either 19 years or younger MPP or 65 years or older, OR receiving benefits under the Ontario Disability Support Pro- Yasir gram or Ontario Works,OR have been overnight in a hospital for a condition that now in Ontario requires physiotherapy treatment. Naqvi www yasir. - Designated physiotherapy clinics in Ottawa Physiotherapy is an important part of naqvimpp .ca Ontario’s health care system. One-on- • Family Physiotherapy Centre Inc., 1596 Bank Street, 613-521-9800 one physiotherapy helps seniors and other patients recover better from illness, surgery or injury. The Government of Ontario recently announced changes to • Sports Therapy Clinic, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, the delivery of publicly funded physiotherapy in our province. We are reforming 613-520-3511 our physiotherapy system to provide much better value that will result in care for • Ottawa & District Clinic, 231 McLeod Street, 613-233-1235 twice as many seniors in our community. These changes were implemented on August 1, 2013, as local Community • Pro Physio and Sport Medicine Centre, Carlingwood Mall, Care Access Centres (CCACs) became the single point of access for all publicly 2121 Carling Avenue, 613-798-7272 funded, in-home physiotherapy, and an expanded number of Designated Physio- • (Reference: Ontario Physiotherapy Association, www.opa.on.ca.) therapy Clinics (DPCs) began to serve the community. We are also expanding access to publicly funded clinic-based physiotherapy services to more communities across the province.

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Under the old system, only 90 of the over 1,000 physiotherapy clinics across Ontario could be paid by the Ontario Health Insurance Program (OHIP) to Securities offered through Raymond James Ltd., Member-Canadian Investor Protection Fund. provide publicly funded physiotherapy on a fee-for-service basis. This exclu- Insurance products and services offered through Raymond James Financial Planning Ltd., not a Member-Canadian Investor Protection Fund. sive arrangement meant that publicly funded physiotherapy across Ontario was unevenly distributed, leaving seniors and other patients in many communities without access to clinic-based services. For example, only two such clinics served all of northern Ontario and both were located in Sault Ste. Marie. In addition, an audit of physiotherapy billing practices in the past found that 58 per cent of files did not meet regulatory requirements for payment: 45 per cent of the files reviewed showed services that were not rendered by a physiotherapist, and group exercise classes were predominantly being billed as physiotherapy services at a greater cost to taxpayers. We are improving access to physiotherapy services for seniors, and ensuring these services are available in all corners of the province. Under the new model, we are directly funding the physiotherapy and exercise classes that seniors need, expanding the availability of those services to more locations across Ontario, and serving more seniors. More than 200,000 additional seniors and patients will now be provided with improved access to high-quality physiotherapy, exercise, and falls-prevention classes. These improvements will: • Enhance access to exercise and falls-prevention classes for 68,000 additional seniors in community settings; • Provide funding for one-on-one physiotherapy for all long-term care residents with assessed need, plus group exercise classes; • Offer in-home physiotherapy for 60,000 more seniors and people with mobility issues; and • Expand clinic-based physiotherapy services across Ontario for 90,000 more seniors and eligible patients. At the same time, we have ensured that eligibility for these services remains the same. With a referral from a physician or nurse practitioner, seniors, children up to 19 years old, and recipients of Ontario Works and the Ontario Disability Buoyed by the support of their teachers and peers, Elmwood girls are empowered Support Program will continue to be eligible for clinic-based physiotherapy. to strive for success. Each student receives a well-rounded education that prepares Seniors in long-term care, in retirement homes, and those living in their homes her for university and her future career, all the while developing strong character, in the community continue to have access to both publicly funded physiother- confidence and a lifelong love of learning. Surrounded by excellent teachers and apy and free exercise and falls-prevention programs. It is important to note that supportive peers, each girl is encouraged to challenge herself, find her passion and achieve her goals. these changes have the full support of the Ontario Physiotherapy Association. I understand the role of physiotherapy as a rehabilitative service as well as a Elmwood School is Ottawa’s premier school for girls from Junior Kindergar- means of keeping seniors healthy and active. Our government’s priority is to ten to Grade 12. Learn more about how we can inspire your daughter to reach provide service continuity for seniors. To this end, I want to ensure a smooth her full potential—visit us during one of our upcoming admissions events: transition to this new system by offering my assistance. If you experience any difficulties, or would like assistance liaising with CCAC, please contact my office anytime at 613-722-6414 or [email protected]. We would be happy Kindergarten Registration t January 27 - 31 to address any concerns you have that will help ease any questions these chan- Winter Open House t Wednesday, February 5 at 7:30 a.m. ges may have created. This reform is part of the Ontario government’s transformation of our health Call (613) 744-7783 or email [email protected] to RSVP. care system, which will mean better care for patients and better value for taxpayers. Ensuring access to the right care, at the right time and in the right place supports Ontario’s Action Plan for Health Care, and is part of the Ontario government’s efforts to build a strong economy and a fair society for the benefit of all.

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We have also bumped up the registration date. Online registration begins Feb- Frosty frolics ruary 11 at 9 p.m. Look for early bird discounts! FAMILY IN A BOX in the Glebe Join us in the GCC main hall from March 26 through 29 for The Family In UPDATE ON THE PANTRY Mary A Box, the world premiere of our very own Glebe-created show. GCC has an You may remember, in December Tsai-Davies outstanding track record of performances over the last decade. GNAG staff is a there was considerable neighbourhood stellar bunch, as you may know from catching some of them in action on stage. anxiety about the future of The Pan- www .gnag .ca They’re ambitious too. They’ve brought you full-scale musicals, breathtaking try at the Glebe Community Centre Shakespeare, horror and comedy, on your own doorstep for unbelievably good (GCC). Glebe Community Associa- prices. Their latest inspiration: craft it from scratch! tion (GCA) president Christine McAllister, recognizing the various needs in Ten Glebe writers created the play in the winter of 2013. This winter, 14 actors the community, kick-started a process bringing key players together to identify will bring the show to you! The writing process was part of the LifeLine Pro- the values and desires of the community, GCC clients and the City of Ottawa. ject, a theatre-creation activity animated by Glebe-based theatre artist Eleanor Together, the Glebe Neighbourhood Activities Group (GNAG), GCA, city coun- Crowder. Starting from costume pieces and objects, small household items and cillor David Chernushenko and interested community supporters identified cherished antiques, the writers told stories from their own lives, improvised char- fundamental values and suggested options for co-operative change. This resulted acters, tried out scene ideas and created scripts. in a concrete proposal for the City to consider. The following values were iden- Developed over 10 weeks, the scenes reflect the concerns of the group. Ten tified at that meeting: writers aged 13 to 70 came up with drama, comedy and realism, where family is • making healthy food available at the community centre; the focus and the roller-coaster ride of a story is completely recognizable. Tick- • maintaining a quiet and friendly gathering place for all; ets to Family in a Box will be available at the GCC front counter as of February • preserving the unique environment The Pantry has provided for 38 years; 1: adults $22, students and seniors $17. • optimizing The Pantry space for programming, rentals and community 613-233-8713 meetings; and Email: info@gnag .ca • meeting the City’s fiscal requirements. We thank Christine for initiating and directing the process that made so much progress possible and for her dedication to the community. I would also like to Located near thank Kate McCartney and Brad Sigouin from GNAG, Glebe neighbours Elaine SUMMER CAN BE... Bancroft, ON Marlin and Diane McIntyre, Councillor Chernushenko and Carolyn Best from The Pantry for their input and support. Together we continue to build a strong 2.5 Hours community. CAMP CAN-AQUA from Ottawa COMMUNITY RINK Boys & Girls Ages 7-16

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4:15-5:15 p.m. 4:15-6:15 p.m. 4:15-5:15 p.m. 4:15-6:15 p.m. After-School After-School After-School Shinny After-School Shinny Shinny Clubhouse open. Shinny Clubhouse open. Clubhouse open. Registered Clubhouse open. Registered Registered participants only, Registered participants participants Jan. 6-Feb. 15. participants only, only, Jan. 9-Feb. only, Jan. 10- Jan. 8-Feb. 16. 17. Feb. 18.

6:15-8:15 p.m. 10 a.m.- Hockey Night in 12:30 p.m. 10 a.m. – 11:30 the Glebe Learn to p.m. Clubhouse open. Skate Skating agility / Registered Clubhouse Power skating participants only, open. Clubhouse open. Jan. 8-Feb. 26. Registered Registered Old-timers participants participants only, (private booking) only, Jan. 11 Jan. 12 – Feb. 23. 9 p.m. to close. – Feb. 15.

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Why fundraise for the community rink? Unfortunately, the City’s operating budget does not cover higher expenses associated with our new location, including protection of the tennis courts and clubhouse. Monies raised will also help extend hours of operation. Any remaining funds at the end of the season will cover potential repairs and improvements for future seasons.

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ing effect that is as beneficial to our own life experiences, her successes, Should you health as yoga (source: http://www. and her challenges to help others along telegraph.co.uk/health/10168914/ their own paths. All-together-now-singing-is-good-for- Goodman was trained at Concordia be singing in your-body-and-soul.html). University under Jeri Brown and Mad- “But I can’t sing,” many of you are eleine Thériault, both accomplished thinking now. “Maybe in the shower,” jazz vocalists. Goodman earned a the shower? you’re saying to yourselves, “but in a Bachelor of Arts in Integrative Music choir? In front of people? No way.” Studies, majoring in Performance. Consider this: Goodman herself, now Before that, she studied classical an accomplished singer who has per- piano under the tutelage of inter- formed at the Montreal Jazz Festival, national concert pianist, the late Rose By Seema Akhtar no less, was for many years convinced Goldblatt. Goodman has 18 years of that she could not sing. When Good- experience teaching, and has been What can reduce stress, improve man was in grade school, a teacher performing jazz, blues and gospel for mood, lower blood pressure, asked her class to sing “Mary Had a more than 30 years, including in such boost immunity, improve breath- Little Lamb.” The class sang the mel- venues as the Montreal International ing, reduce pain, improve memory ody, Goodman sang the harmony, and Gospel Festival. and, according to Roxanne Good- she recalls, “the little boy sitting next man, “uncover hidden talents and to me told me that I was being stu- “Through singing, they open doors in the soul”? pid and to sing the song properly. I Singing can. decided never to sing again.” have learned to let go of So, you should keep belting out And sadly, for many years she those show tunes in the shower! didn’t. Until one day, at the end of fear. They know that what But as Goodman, a singer, vocal a six-week improvisational theatre teacher and choir director, knows, workshop, Goodman found herself they are afraid of does not singing in a group offers many auditioning for a play that turned out more benefits. A 2008 study to be a musical! “The rest is history,” really have any power over published in Australia showed says Goodman. The first time she that, on average, choral singers got on stage to sing during the show, them anymore. And that rated their satisfaction with life Goodman’s knees were shaking so higher than the general public much that she remembers thinking is what I call the ‘opening – even when the actual problems there must be some kind of construc- faced by those singers were more tion going on, causing the building to doors in the soul’ benefit of th fl a re. o rg substantial than those faced by the vibrate. She was that nervous. public (source: http://science.hows- Many of us have similar stories. singing!” tuffworks.com/life/singing-happy1. We think we can’t sing either, and htm). A more recent study done we can certainly relate to the nerves. –Roxanne Goodman at the University of Gothenburg, But Goodman says, “Singing in that Sweden found that choristers’ heart- musical changed my life because I beats synchronize when they sing did something that I had told myself together, bringing about a calm- I could not do. I did something that

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Big Soul Project choir and Roxanne Goodman singing in the season at the December 7th concert at Dominion Chalmers United Church. to balance their voice, expressions and our fears about singing, and allowed gestures, and just sing. ourselves to be heard. We then put on But the lessons improve not only a show called We are People Too in people’s singing voices. Goodman says a packed church. It was a wonderful that vocal lessons help people to com- experience for the participants and for th fl a re. o rg municate more clearly and effectively me. And now, some of those people in their day-to-day lives. They become are on community boards, they’re more confident in their places of work. making speeches, and taking control They become better at making pres- of their lives in ways that they could entations; they become better decision not before. They attribute their success makers. Goodman says, “I have seen to dealing with their fears through people change careers and try things singing.”

that they would never have tried before Goodman has more plans to improve www.wi ke m o rris n ja : photo finding their voices. This is because, the world through song. She’d like to Roxanne Goodman and members of Big Soul Project at Bluesfest. through singing, they have learned to start a choir for homeless people and let go of fear. They know that what they call it The Street Choir, because she are afraid of does not really have any knows that empowering people to power over them anymore. And that is find their true voices through singing what I call the ‘opening doors in the can bring about so many positive and soul’ benefit of singing!” healthy changes in their lives. Goodman works with all kinds of So, next time you don’t feel like people: a seniors’ choir called The heading out in the cold for a run, or Sunset Singers, a community choir, going to that hot yoga class, don’t Big Soul Project and Carleton Uni- just sit on the couch – try singing. versity voice students, to name a few. It doesn’t matter if you sing “Happy Goodman won a Community Engage- Birthday,” “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfac- ment award for her contribution to tion” by the Rolling Stones or an aria mike Hooper Jeff Hooper Derek Hooper creating healthy communities through from Tosca; it doesn’t even matter if BROKERS song because of her work with a Glee you hit the right notes, you’ll still get Club for people living in low-income that feeling of runner’s or should I say housing communities. Goodman’s job singer’s high! was to help people to develop confidence using vocal technique. Every Seema Akhtar sings whenever she can week she would show up at a com- – in the shower, with Big Soul Project, munity centre with her piano to work walking down the street, in the car with a handful of people. Goodman and along with the piped-in music in says, “we worked diligently, we faced stores. And she thinks you should too! 7 THIRD AVE - GLEBE 15 WILTON CRES - GLEBE

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named Klausner asked my parents, who missing “sister” in my life, myself, and Paula Mitas were their friends, to take their daughter, my friends … and all the other mis- Anna, to Canada. My parents tried, but sing Annas in our lives.” Zoubek because Anna was Jewish, permission Paula Mitas Zoubek is a noted was not granted. Anna and her mother painter, textile artist, teacher and ‘Childhood Immortal’ series died in Auschwitz. Anna Klausnerova curator. She was a long-time Glebe January 13 – February 23 was only 12 years old. resident who has relocated to the west “When I met my cousin Anna end. Her early art training included “Much of life is about loss – loss Middleton, who had been a childhood study at the University of Mexico, of our childhood, of our childhood friend of Anna Klausnerova, in Prague University of Toronto, Goldsmith Col- “Niagara Falls” multimedia places, and of the people we love. I in 1994, we visited the Jewish cem- lege in London and Académie Julien have been haunted by Anna, the girl etery. There we found an exhibition of in Paris. While she has exhibited her With files from Ellen Schowalter, who, who almost became my sister. children’s art created in concentration work since the 1960s, the majority of with Gwendolyn Best, curates the art “In September 1939, the Bata camps. Three of Anna Klausnerova’s her more than 20 exhibitions in Can- exhibitions at the Glebe Community Shoe Company where my father was drawings were on display. ada and abroad have taken place over Centre Art Gallery. employed hurriedly sent my parents to “This led me to create the series of the last two decades. the safety of Canada. The Second World paintings called “Childhood Immor- For more images or information see Glebe Community Centre War was looming. Hitler had been in tal.” The children are portrayed as http://www.paulamitaszoubek.com or Art Gallery Czechoslovakia since May. A family white silhouettes. They are Anna, the email [email protected]. 175 Third Avenue at Lyon Street

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by Neil McKinnon $150,000 will be provided annually to help defray the cost of renting up Yes, size matters – especially when it to 5,000 square feet of rental space comes to downtown community health adjacent to the building in order to centres. meet some of the increased demand Located at 420 Cooper Street, the for space in the current facility. “Our

Centretown Community Health Cen- expansion will ensure that we have vi sir Naq tre (CCHC) serves more than 13,000 more space to serve more people on Ya residents each year. The Centre pays site and the opportunity to eventually particular attention to vulnerable house more staff who do outreach work groups in the neighbourhood such as in other parts of our catchment area,”

seniors, the gay/lesbian/bisexual/trans- says Simone Thibault, CCHC execu- Offi c e o f : P hoto gender community, those affected by tive director. From left: Chantale LeClerc, CEO, Champlain CCAC; Dr. Wilbert Keon, chair of the mental illness and addictions, the Because not all of CCHC’s programs board, Champlain CCAC; Yasir Naqvi, MPP; Jeff Morrison, chair of the board, Centre- homeless and newcomers to Canada. ask for clients’ postal codes, the Centre town Community Health Centre; Simone Thibault, executive director, Centretown Com- The Centre provides primary care and does not track exactly how many Glebe munity Health Centre; Councillor David Chernushenko. medical services Monday through Fri- residents use its services. But Thibault day, either by appointment, or from points out that the Centre does outreach 1 to 4 p.m. as a walk-in clinic. In to the Glebe. For example, every other addition, the Centre offers a range of Tuesday a nurse practitioner from the support and assistance to its clientele. Centre offers confidential health and For adults, it offers a variety of ser- wellness services from 12:30 to 3:30 vices from addiction counselling and p.m. to students at Glebe Collegiate. stop-smoking help, to cooking work- Students can drop in or call student ser- shops, mental health support, aid for vices at 613-239-2424 x 2199. the homeless and newcomers to Can- She also notes that many people from ada, and community advocacy. It also the Glebe are also eligible for city- supports families through a range of wide programs like the 55+ seniors’ services for babies, children and teens programs to address addictions and – anything from breastfeeding drop- problem gambling, or the on-site Dia- ins to cooking classes for teens to good betes Education Program, detailed at : N eil McK inn o n : P hoto parenting workshops and sessions on http://www.diabeteseducation.ca. Other The Glebe is part of the catchment area of the Centretown Community Health Centre streetproofing kids. programs are Home Visiting Servi- at 420 Cooper which is now expanding. And now, it is expanding its services and Primary Care Outreach for ces and office space to better serve the the elderly and frail. “People from the urban core (i.e. Ottawa Centre) in a spe- poverty, addiction and homeless youth, downtown neighbourhoods. Glebe can access all of our services and cialized way. His office notes that the as well as serving Ottawa’s apparent And yes, although you might not be they do…. We are happy to explore this CCHC serves the three communities and growing seniors population. For aware of it, CCHC’s catchment area further with you to see how we can best “through their inter-professional team more information, visit http://www. includes not only Centretown but the meet the needs of vulnerable popula- that pays particular attention to those centretownchc.org or call 613-233- Glebe and Old Ottawa South – those tions,” says Thibault. who face barriers to access.” 4443. who live or work in the Glebe are eli- “In order to stay at the same loca- With CCHC remaining at its current gible for their programs. tion, the CCHC came up with a very location, it can continue addressing Neil McKinnon writes articles on The Centre’s expansion is a $3-mil- creative solution. The residents in the various population problems such as sports and community events. lion Ontario government initiative community are comfortable (with the that will see existing space renovated initiative),” says Yasir Naqvi, MPP for and maximized to meet current stan- Ottawa Centre. Naqvi notes that com- dards for accessibility, social services munity health centres are efficient in and infection control. An additional serving people living in a diversified 22 Glebe Report January 17, 2014 photography cmyk

Patrick Nantel. “Bank Street Bridge on a Foggy Night” Patrick L . Nantel Samples – a photo exhibition February 1 – 28, 2014 Patrick L. Nantel is a self-taught pho- Camille Corot. In his book Beautiful tographer who works as a science Evidence, Edward Tuft wrote: ‘the one advisor at Parks Canada’s national deep communality of science and art: office, and for the Committee on to show the results of intense seeing.’ I the Status of Endangered Wildlife discovered that poets and photograph- in Canada. He grew up in Montreal ers alike have collected, through time and for the past 10 years has lived in and space, samples of nature, but also Old Ottawa South with his family. He of the daily life, history and amazing has shown his work at the New Art diversity of human faces, behaviours Festival and at the Old Ottawa South and fates. Art and Music Festival. You can visit “This exhibition emphasizes photo- his online gallery and store at www. graphs that explore reflections on wet photo-sensible.com. or water surfaces. Some were taken Patrick Nantel. “Your Solitary Steps” According to Nantel, “I came to in the evening, others in full day- photography by two different paths: light, ranging from relatively short to ecology and poetry. As a student of very long exposures. All were taken ecology, I went sampling the environ- in or around Ottawa, in urban or nat- ment to examine the fate of wildlife ural environments. In most cases, populations and how species diversity the quality of the reflection was very is organized. It was then that I began short-lived. I love reflections. Cap- shooting seriously, in part because I turing them is a matter of patience needed good slides to report on my and chance, and a way to say more research and to teach in botany and with less. They have long been used mycology. While spending summers in many works of art, such as Mon- in the woods, I realized that I loved et’s paintings and some of the famous taking pictures for the sake of it. Cartier-Bresson’s photographs. They “Inspired by the words of poets I tend to blur perception and reality, have loved, such as Saint-Denys-Gar- and can evoke the ephemeral, unique neau, Marie Uguay, Robert Frost, and moments of nature mirroring itself, of Pablo Neruda, I have since then sought lovers discovering their own feelings beauty and aimed at capturing visual in each other’s eyes, or of a troubled poetry in everyday life, close to home mind finding peace and harmony with most of the time. I like and have sought the moment.” images that evoke the visual language of Willy Ronis’s photographs as well The Wild Oat Patrick Nantel. “In a Spring Puddle” as paintings by Vincent Van Gogh and 819 Bank Street

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Gambling Boys Sarah préfère la course Directed by Laura Turek Directed by Chloé Robichaud (Canada, 2010) (Québec, 2013) by Paul Green by Lois Siegel A modest film in terms of character development and dramatic tension, Sarah It used to be that upon high school graduation or for an 18th birthday, a teenager préfère la course, or Sarah Prefers To Run, is an accomplished début from dir- would be taken to a bar for a drink to celebrate. Today, adolescents are taken to ector Chloé Robichaud, who offers up a welcome alternative take on the oft-used the local casino instead, where they are introduced to gambling. This is often the trope of the promising if vaguely troubled young athlete. start of an addiction. The enticement of quick cash, combined with an adrena- Sarah Lepage is a 20-year-old middle-distance runner who has grown up (sort line rush, hooks them and they keep coming back. of) in comfortable circumstances in a Quebec City suburb, although not so com- Gambling Boys exposes the dangers of high-risk betting and the illusion teen- fortable that her parents are willing to assist her financially in moving to Montreal agers harbour that they can get rich with little effort – in their minds, all it takes so she can be with the McGill athletic team. I say “sort of” because Sarah, won- is a little luck. And there is a cost – their dreams are often crushed under the derfully portrayed here in all wide-eyed innocence by Sophie Desmarais, seems weight of incredible debt, sometimes in the thousands of dollars. And it’s not to have developed almost in a parallel universe. Outside of her running and train- just the casinos that lure them. Now they can conveniently bet online in the pri- ing – although she’s always training, we never see her in an actual race – and an vacy of their own homes without their parents even knowing. Kids, like addicts, unremarkable family life, Sarah knows little of the wider world. Nor does she sometimes cannot control an urge to bet. When they run out of money, they steal have anything resembling a social life. She is, however, single-minded in her their parents’ credit cards or make insanely high bets, hoping to pay off their pursuit of a “career” in track and field. sports brokers. They soon discover that there’s no easy way out. Inevitably, the move to Montreal broadens her horizons. To help defray expenses, Sarah accepts an offer from her friend Antoine to live together. She even takes him up on his proposal for a marriage of convenience on the grounds they may access funds for married students. Some subtle humour accompanies “Gambling Boys exposes the dangers of high-risk betting these scenes; Sarah refers to their marriage as “cette alliance” or “this arrangement.” Both of them speak of “cette histoire de marriage” or “this marriage and the illusion teenagers harbour that they can get rich thing.” Robichaud displays a straightforward with little effort.” style of exposition that is disarming in its simplicity. Yes, Sarah is a classic coming- of-age story, but it is also a film about the interior world of a talented but introverted Gambling Boys follows the stories of youngsters who love to gamble for fun, young woman who is a fish out of water whether it’s in their parents’ home surrounded by a group of underage friends, when not training or running on a track. at the casino indulging in games of chance, or going for high stakes by betting Sarah’s political naïveté is on display on sports. We hear some very disturbing stories. One man owed so much money when an anglophone journalist (and twit) that he decided his only escape was suicide. He jumped off a bridge into the St. working for the McGill student paper Lawrence River, which only landed him in a wheelchair for life. He now goes wants to know who her influences are; to high schools to warn students of the dangers of gambling. she answers saying she was inspired by One young man, Jamie, used to skip school to go to the casino. He tells us that the sight of Donovan Bailey carrying the the casino offered him free room and board – too tempting for a young person Canadian flag at the Atlanta games! Well, to pass up. In other words, the casino encouraged his addiction. Casinos say they her interviewer is all over this: “Ah, so offer counselling to addicts, but this doesn’t solve the problem. Band-Aid solu- you’re not a separatist, then?” he purrs tions are not the answer. like a Cheshire cat. Sarah looks dumb- After seeing Gambling Boys, we in the audience realize that adding more founded. She had never given the matter casinos in our cities is not such a good idea. Greedy governments may feed a thought. on the weaknesses of their citizens, make money at the expense of others and Later we see her demurely sipping beer support addiction. A healthy environment does not foster the loss of people’s at a party. It seems a low-key affair until hard-earned wages. her friend Zoey begins singing a Diane Those who promote gambling are now offering free online play to children. Dufresne song on a karaoke machine. Only then do we glimpse something hinted The reward is not money. Instead, winners are declared champions and win brag- at earlier, an unexpected physical attraction that Sarah feels toward Zoey. Nothing ging rights in front of their friends. This kind of experience whets the appetite comes of this, just as, when Sarah comes to Antoine one night out of loneliness, for the game in underage kids and for playing for cash when they are old enough. their lovemaking is awkward and unsatisfying. The film makes it clear that promoting any kind of addiction is a bad idea. All these scenes are handled with grace and aplomb, and Sarah, as played by Gambling Boys may be viewed online at CBC’s The Passionate Eye http:// Desmarais, makes a compelling ingénue with those big, inquiring eyes of hers. www.cbc.ca/player/Shows/Shows/The+Passionate+Eye/ID/1429196661/?page=4. Will she succeed in forging a life outside of running? Will she find herself? A possible heart condition may force the issue, or Sarah may force it herself. In the DVD available through the Ottawa Public Library. 46 minutes. closing frames, we see Sarah as we saw her in the beginning – running on a track. Has she come full circle? Is she any the wiser? The viewer is entitled to hope so. By way of full disclosure, Lois Siegel worked as a researcher and still photog- (Note: watch for veteran Québécois actress Micheline Lanctôt as Sarah’s coach.) rapher on the film Gambling Boys. In French with English subtitles. 97 minutes. Rated 14A.

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loss. “When you’re using urban poles, Nordic walking your hands should be moving slightly GLEBE REPORT 2014 DEADLINES as you walk. You don’t want a death grip,” says Paterson. (a k. a. . urban With the canal close by the Glebe, EDITORIAL ADvERTIsIng it’s a perfect activity for anyone liv- MOnTH DEADLInE DEADLInE* PAPER OUT poling) keeps ing in this neighbourhood. Because of regular snowplowing on the canal January December 17 January 3 January 17 you fit! paths in winter, ice tends to build up on February January 24 January 29 February 14 the asphalt. To prevent slips and falls, By Neil McKinnon Paterson recommends that people use March February 21 February 26 March 14 shoes with good grips or “yak traks.” April March 21 March 26 April 11 Nordic walking, or urban poling, is Whether winter boots, running shoes like regular walking except it’s done or regular walking shoes, footwear for May April 17 April 23 May 9 using poles similar to ski poles. It is a urban poling should be determined gentle but firm activity, walking along by where the hike takes place. Most June May 16 May 21 June 6 and using the poles to propel forward. outdoor-gear stores sell urban poling NO JULY PAPER Originating in Nordic countries, urban equipment and prices go from $35 poling was traditionally used by off- and up. Paterson also suggests that August July 25 July 30 August 15 season skiers wanting to cross-train people new to urban poling try it out September August 29 September 3 September 19 to keep their bodies conditioned and in a class, as classes help people learn their cores tight. However, urban-pol- technique and build camaraderie. October September 26 October 1 October 17 ing master Wendi Paterson encourages One Nordic-walking instructor November October 24 October 29 November 14 people of all ages and fitness levels to offering classes in the Glebe is cross- try this form of exercise, whether you country ski coach Jodi Bigelow. In a December November 21 November 26 December 12 call it Nordic walking or urban poling. six-week course that takes place in *Electronic artwork due (reserve your ad space in advance) **Rates effective January 1, 2014 According to Paterson, “Walking only Glebe parks and along the canal, works the lower half of the body. But he aims to teach exercises that are adding poles and propelling forward targeted enough to build co-ordina- 2014 ADvERTIsIng RATEs** makes the activity more challenging. tion and both upper- and lower-body Ad size B&W Colour Urban poling is a really good exercise strength, but simple enough to be (wiDth x hEight) (gREYScALE) (cMYk) because it intensifies regular walking integrated into everyday routines by increasing energy output by 20 to such as walking the dog. By incor- half Page horizontal (9¾" w x 7¼" h) $406.80 $508.50 46 per cent and works most muscles porating poles into a light workout half Page Vertical (4¾" w x 15" h) $406.80 $508.50 in the body.” Leg stabilizers and core within a natural setting, Nordic- muscles in particular are used. walking students can expect to get Quarter Page (4¾" w x 7¼" h) $180.80 $231.65 For the first week or so doing urban acquainted with exercises that – if 1/8 Page horizontal (4¾" w x 3½" h) $ 96.05 $146.90 poling, Paterson says, most newcomer done regularly – will improve and 1/8 Page Vertical (2¼" w x 7¼" h) $ 96.05 $146.90 women in her classes feel a triceps maintain their muscle tone, stability burn after their workouts. According and fitness level. Business card horiz. (4¾" w x 2¼" h) $ 62.15 n/a to urbanpoling.com, other benefits of Bigelow accommodates beginners Business card Vertical (2¼" w x 3½" h) $ 62.15 n/a urban poling are that it involves more by encouraging them to self-monitor **Current rates include HST and are based on electronic artwork provided. than 1,800 abdominal contractions and respect their limits and to increase per mile and that 30 minutes of it is slowly from a restricted number of For information on artwork and payment requirements, please visit equivalent to 50 minutes of walking repetitions to full sets. By the end of www.glebereport.ca/advertising or call Judy Field at 613.231.4938. without poles. “One of the most popu- the course, they should have the tools lar activities worldwide is walking. and knowledge to finish a workout that Add poles and you have an all body makes them feel good and aware that workout,” says Paterson. their whole body has been engaged. Urban poling is a popular winter Bigelow’s next Nordic fitness course activity because it can easily be com- out of the Glebe Community Centre bined with snowshoeing. Within a will take place Tuesdays from Febru- short driving distance, anyone can do ary 18 to March 25 from 10 to 11:30 urban poling and snowshoeing in any a.m. Designed to utilize one’s nat- NOW of Ottawa’s networks of forests and ural surroundings to create a total trails, such as Gatineau Park, Andrew body workout and produce a more Haydon Park or Britannia Park. Urban toned, stable, healthier, and fitter poling without snowshoes is also body. Expect the use of Nordic poles, popular for downtowners such as resi- some jogging, slack lining, and other OPEN Welcomes dents of the Glebe who are looking for specific ski training techniques. This alternatives to running and an activity outdoor fitness program is designed to Warren Newberry, that is less stressful on the joints. Says utilize the natural surroundings to cre- Paterson, “Nordic walking is harder ate a total body workout and produce Kevin DoDDs Sales Representative, than brisk walking because you have a more toned, stable, healthier, and fit- to the Team! more muscles working. Snowshoeing ter body.A variety of outdoor activities Gallery [email protected] just increases that intensity.” will be emphasized including the use Paterson says urban poling is popu- of Nordic poles. For more information & stuDio lar with all ages, and she teaches see www.xtaski.com. For more infor- www. classes with students’ ages ranging mation about urban poling and about OttawaUrbanRealty anywhere from 20 to 80 years. Urban other classes in Ottawa visit http:// poles differ in size and shape from ski urbanpoling.com/find-a-class/ontario. .com poles because of the straps and length. 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Introducing “A bell or chime sounds Authentic once, and some participants who have Movement begun walking in the by Julie Houle Cezer space choose to move to

Editor’s note: If outdoor whole-body the sides of the room to exercise with an instructor does not light your fire, perhaps you would become ‘witnesses,’ while be drawn to indoor movement in the company of peers. If regularly prac- others close their eyes, tised, such a discipline can support physical and mental health for the rest signalling that they have of your life, no matter how vigorously or minimally you choose to move. One become ‘movers.’” such experiential body practice now known around the world is Authentic “authentic” seemed the appropriate Movement. description. Whitehouse remained committed to a fluid approach to Imagine that you are in an uncluttered studying the “way of the body,” and studio with a wooden floor – the ideal resisted any suggestion of formal- location for Authentic Movement. A izing the practice throughout her few people gathered in a circle have career. (Contact Quarterly, summer/ : Julie H o ule Cezer : P hoto come to standing after collectively Allowing the shadows, murmurs and whispers of the body into the light fall 2002, vol. 27, no. 2, pp. 14, 15). making decisions about the format By contrast, one of her students, for the day’s practice. A bell or chime Janet Adler, a dance therapist with a sounds once, and some participants Although well recognized as a Alexander and the Feldenkrais background in developmental psychol- who have begun walking in the space useful tool in dance therapy and con- method of Moshe Feldenkrais; ogy who worked with autistic children, choose to move to the sides of the temporary choreography, Authentic • integrative movement stud- began to focus attention on the trans- room to become “witnesses,” while Movement is less well known both ies such as Irma Bartenieff’s personal relationship between the others close their eyes, signalling as a term and a practice among the Bartenieff Fundamentals that mover and witness and to define loose that they have become “movers.” The general public. In today’s informa- extended the work of Rudolf guidelines for practice, especially movers’ task is to listen and respond tion age, North Americans are aware von Laban to internal connec- around creating a safe “container.” physically to inner impulses that sur- of the mind-body practices of tai-chi tivity; What followed from Adler’s studies face. The witnesses, who may sit or chuan, qigong and various forms of • the muscle-mind connection and her founding of the Mary Starks stand, bring their attention to seeing yoga that have their origins in other explored by Milton Trager in Whitehouse Institute in 1981 was the and receiving the movers’ physical countries and in centuries past. How- Mentastics and massage; dissemination of core practices to dan- movements without projection or judg- ever, they tend to be less familiar • the experiential anatomy stud- cers, therapists, teachers and artists, ment (neither praise nor blame) and to with the legacy of somatic (body- ies of movement in the form of with subsequent local variations push- an awareness of how they experience focused) practices and techniques that Body-Mind Centering by Bon- ing the envelope of the form. their own embodied responses. developed on this continent in the 20th nie Bainbridge-Cohen; Three spaced rings of the bell bring century. Some important concepts and • the physics of improvisational Principles of Authentic Movement the moving portion to a close and a techniques were introduced to dance partnering through mindful Some of the consistent and iden- sharing phase begins. Depending on and therapeutics in the past century and sensing contact developed tifiable core principles of Authentic the decisions of the group, sharing that influence education and perform- by Steve Paxton, Danny Lep- Movement are: 1) it is a personal may take the form of speaking – from ance in dance and theatre as well as in koff and Nancy Stark Smith et practice, yet also collective and trans- one’s own experience as mover or wit- sports training and preventive medi- al. and now known as Contact personal; 2) movers turn their focus ness with no cross-talk – or as writing, cine. They include: Improvisation; inward to internal impulses and drawing or moving. What is shared in • Ideokinesis by Mabel Todd and • and finally, the subject of this need not relate to witnesses; 3) both the circle remains strictly confidential. Lulu Swiegard; article, the evolving somatic witnesses and movers practise non- It’s all quite simple – moving, witness- • the movement re-education practice of “movement in depth” judgment of themselves and others ing and sharing! approaches of the Alexander introduced by Mary Starks within a physically and psychologic- Somatic Practices technique of Frederick Mathias Whitehouse (1911-1978) and ally safe space (“the safe container”); later refined and crystallized 4) they work to develop an inner into a form called Authentic witness that stays connected and com- Movement by dance therapist municative even when working with Janet Adler. the subconscious and unconscious.

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Using ity at Dance Network in 1996 and her • Computer slowdowns improvisational structures and free influence is still felt and appreciated • Problems with Internet connections movement, she looked for ways to by a local group of peer practitioners • Spam, spyware and security programs reveal the “core of the movement that has been in existence since that experience … the sensation of mov- time. • Setting up and maintaining home and office networks ing and being moved” and to bring For more information on Authentic • Printer problems about the gradual revelation of the Movement in Ottawa, go to authentic- • Helping plan, purchase and use new computer equipment whole self, both unconscious and movement.ca. • Transferring and backing up data conscious, through an exploration of • Using new digital cameras embodiment. What she observed in Julie Houle Cezer has been practising • Coaching movement-in-depth sessions, even Authentic Movement since 1996 and with trained dancers, seemed like an at various times has used the prac- 613-731-5954 “unlearned truth” that was “simple tice as a source for choreographic [email protected] and inevitable.” Because it could be material and creative process, as a Malcolm and John Harding identified as belonging to the mover moving meditation and personally, without the ego getting in the way, as a place to ground herself. culturescape Glebe Report January 17, 2014 27 Midstream and contemplating change By Adelle Farrelly together already, though none as big as unusual, but even during ultrasounds this one. We met during our first year and sitting around in maternity pants, January is a time of good intentions of university and have been through the reality of far-off June is diffi- designed to stave off the long, dark everything together since, including cult to envision. Yet it is real, and holidayless months ahead. Resolu- grad school, moving to a new city it is coming, just as summer inevit- tions in place, we set our willpower (twice), post-graduate employment ably follows spring and winter. It against the creeping inertia of seem- uncertainty, travels to Europe, the may seem impossible in January, but ingly endless cold and darkness. deaths of close family members, and soon enough it will be both swim- Do YOGA in 2014! Perhaps we are hoping to fit into that of course, marriage. Still, it has always suit weather and time to bring home √ Gentle yoga in your own home cute swimsuit in far-off June or to been just the two of us. a baby. √ Geared to your body type and stroll cigarette-free along the canal. What will it mean to add a third? fitness level Sometimes, however, life offers an In some ways, as I’m sure many will In her essays on contemporary urban √ On your own or with friends extra nudge toward change, an impos- rush to tell me, it is impossible to life, writer Adelle Farrelly aims to √ Mats and equipment provided ition beyond the sheer force of our know until it happens. After all, we articulate the essence of both her own www.yahottawa.com own will. Sometimes we can see an have never even had a pet together, experiences and those of her peers. event on the horizon, a specific point never mind a fellow human being. 613-404-8968 at which change is coming whether we Yet in some ways the feeling of the Do you have a topic for Adelle to Kathleen Brault like it or not, and we had better make impending unknown is similar to that tackle? Contact editor@glebereport. RYT Yoga Alliance ourselves ready for it. before other life changes, though with ca. For some, this nudge is something an admittedly very different outcome. against which they must steel them- I remember sitting in my dorm room selves – for example, a loved one’s when I first moved away from home death following a long illness, or even and being acutely aware of the fact the end of an internship or work con- that my life could never return to the tract. For others, the anticipated event way it had been before, and again fol- is joyous, but still in the realm of the lowing the death of my father. In such Trusted for generations unknown. Things that come to mind moments, it is immensely helpful to are buying one’s first home, gradu- have someone present to share the ating from school, or something as experience, whether it is a partner or Family owned and community based, we offer expertise in: • affordable group medical, dental, life and disability benefi ts for seemingly stress-free as departing for a close friend. The same is true now, as few as 3 employees a long vacation. The impending chan- more than ever. A marathon may be • insurance, fi nancial, retirement and estate planning. ges in my own life fall into the latter a solo event, but it is still encouraging category, as my husband and I are to participate alongside a running Come visit us and let us help you and your family with: expecting our first child in early June. mate. This is true for life changes of • fi lling in insurer claim forms The long back end of winter will lit- all kinds, both those within our con- • understanding your investment statements erally be gestational. Still being in the trol and those outside it. As you work • a no obligation review of your current insurance costs. middle of the journey, so to speak, I toward keeping even seemingly triv- Our neighbourhood client base is growing and we are proud to have the trust cannot offer any full insight into the ial New Year’s resolutions, consider of numerous Glebe merchants and local residents. transition. 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In the baking lab at Algonquin College a nielle bl is : d : P hoto Hands-on food safety class, but I think you learn a lot from Some of the designs on lemon meringue pies created by baking students practising experience and the first day alone pro- their piping skills using two different tips, a star tip and a regular circle tip. By Danielle Blais vided that. When you walk into the of water. In the five-hour baking lab range known as the danger zone baking lab, the first thing you notice that takes place twice a week, we starts at 4°C and ends at about 60°C; After much deliberation and a few set- is a large rotating oven at the back of normally have a half-hour break mid- anything under 4°C will allow harm- backs, I found myself holding a piece the class. Once on, it heats not only the way, but there are days when we work ful bacteria to stay dormant, whereas of paper that said I had been accepted room but the baking lab beside it as straight through. temperatures over 60°C should kill by Algonquin College. The first time I well. This can cause problems, as one off anything harmful. That is why it applied, insufficient money prevented of my classmates found out. She was is important to cook things properly my entry; the second time, I was lucky – she noticed her vision going and to the right temperature. In the offered a winter term, but with only a blurry and sat down. “It is very different baking lab we handle three of these items – month to get everything in order, I felt However, another classmate was not butter, milk and eggs. Butter is the rushed. They like to say that the third so lucky. She doesn’t remember going at home compared with least harmful if kept right. Once time is the charm and so it was for me. to the bathroom but remembers going mouldy, though, it is wise to throw it I chose to follow a long-held passion to our teacher and telling him that baking in the lab, where out as mould can penetrate up to two – I began at Algonquin College this she didn’t feel good; then she blacked inches in a product. Milk can be dan- September in the baking and pastry out, falling and hitting her head on a there are people running gerous and should be refrigerated at arts program. In my first term I had wooden table. Both women reacted all times. Most bakeshops use pow- four courses – theory, shop manage- to sudden changes in temperature. In around fetching hot pans dered milk, as it keeps longer and can ment and sanitation, communications this case, the students went from the be rehydrated quickly. Eggs, how- and practical baking. Those first few chilly winds of September to the roar- and sharp knives.” ever, are notorious for salmonella and months in the baking lab provided a ing heat of the oven. should be handled with the utmost great opportunity to learn what to do It is very different baking at home care. There are two ways that you can and what not to do in the lab or work- compared with baking in the lab, You must also be aware of what get sick from eggs – improper cook- place, to ensure safety and good health where there are people running you’re baking. Many people suffer ing and cross contamination. Where on the job. around fetching hot pans and sharp from allergies and intolerances: pea- I work, when I make an egg sand- We actually started in the baking knives. Students sometimes find them- nut allergies and gluten intolerances wich, I crack an egg and then cook lab before we had our first sanitation selves too busy to take a simple drink are common. One of my classmates it quickly. I change gloves frequently is allergic to walnuts but not peanuts, and after each sandwich, I clean my while another is allergic to chocolate. workplace and knives. I find that the key is awareness Despite the long hours and the hot, – of yourself, your classmates and chaotic baking lab, I have to say that I your potential clients. This is never am enjoying the challenge of learning more apparent than when you cre- new baking techniques while creating ate and handle a baked product. In a safe and healthy work environment the sanitation class, we learn proper and a product that people can enjoy. I food- handling skills – for instance, love learning and I love my program. the proper way to keep what we refer to as “potentially hazardous food” Danielle Blais, who has previously (food that, if not treated properly, written for the Glebe Report, is cur- can make you mighty sick). The first rently a student at Algonquin College thing you want to do is keep every- in the Baking and Pastry Arts pro- thing at the right temperature. The gram.

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By Sarah Williams

Our warm and friendly Good Mor- ning Creative Arts and Preschool feels especially welcoming when we arrive from the short but crisp walk from First Avenue Public School. As we unbundle from the confines of our snowsuits, hats, and mitts, we sense the excitement. What are we going to make today? What artist will we “meet”? Will we do watercolours? Will we sculpt? The children know o nne T h i j sen the routine. Hands washed, snack devoured, chitchat – then we begin.

: Y v : P hoto We are off to the carpet to plan our Chef Scott Adams encourages students to develop healthy and creative eating hab- own journey, with inspiration from a its through his cooking classes. particular artist. It is lovely to see the students This year at Good Morning Creative absorbed in their work. Some are very the Glebe Montessori School (GMS) Arts and Preschool, the after-school focused throughout the entire creative Creative chefs at kitchen into a science lab and invites program is focusing on artists from process, while others are relaxed and our gastroscientists to experiment with the National Gallery. The children happy for the chance to breathe slowly Glebe Montessori ingredients, combinations, flavours are inspired by the striking colours of and let their hands wander over their and recipes. Cooking is all about Norval Morrisseau and the alien-like papers. Things always get livelier, School chemical reactions, and science is key creatures of Alfred Pellan. Parents and however, in the second half of class to figuring out why we have failures friends have a chance to see the chil- when the free art table is in full swing. By Yvonne Thijsen and successes in the kitchen. It’s also dren’s work at the vernissage that the Papers fly, glue sticks dance, and even no surprise that our students develop a school holds every spring. the glitter may be invited to make an For the culinary novice or aficionado, taste for eclectic foods with irresistible In November we explored Canadian appearance. Glebe Montessori School’s cooking recipes such as mango-cilantro gua- painter Paul-Émile Borduas (1905- classes delight everyone’s gastronomic camole, gnocchi and chocolate éclairs 1960). We examined images of his Sarah Williams is an after-school cre- senses. Under the imaginative direc- with crème chantilly! Chef Scott and non-representational black forms on ative arts teacher at Good Morning tion of chef Scott Adams, owner of his junior chefs experience a wonder- white backgrounds. Creative Arts and Preschool. The French Baker in the Glebe and ful sense of camaraderie in our kitchen, master chef at Benny’s Bistro in the welcoming new challenges, sharing Byward Market, students ages six to tasks and expanding culinary skills. 12 have a grand time creating deli- Register your child now for Chef cious chefs-d’œuvre and gaining Scott’s unique cooking classes, culinary expertise for a lifetime! offered on Tuesdays or Thursdays at Chef Scott shares his passion for GMS, 650 Lyon Street South. Pick- artisanal cooking, sourcing seasonal up service by GMS staff is available foods from local growers and dis- for students from Mutchmor, First tributors. Students learn to whip up Avenue and Corpus Christi schools. delectable dishes that are easy to pre- Please contact GMS reception at 613- o n

pare at home and to establish healthy 237-3824 for more information. a mer eating habits. Chef Scott teaches the art and ergonomics not only of cook- Yvonne Thijsen is the secretary of the ing, but also chemistry! He transforms Glebe Montessori School. s: Ka ren C s: P hoto

For their project, the children ripped black paper, and arranged and glued the pieces Green Line Senior Care provides non-medical care onto postcard-sized white paper; they then used these small compositions to draw their forms on poster-sized papers, and they painted the shapes black. After complet- for elders, and offers the following services: ing these black on white abstract compositions, the children were shown examples of various colourful abstract paintings by Borduas and several of his contemporaries. Personal Support Care Home Management The children were inspired to create their own abstract paintings in colour. · Hygiene, help with bathing, · Light housekeeping grooming, dressing · Meal preparation · Medication assistance · Laundry · Driving to medical appointments, We also take cases in nursing religious services, physical activities homes & retirement residences. Good Morning Creative Arts and Preschool

Please contact us at 613-898-8079 In the fall of 2014, Good Morning Creative Arts and Preschool will expand its creative arts after-school program to run five days a week after school (to 5:30 p.m.) for children from JK to grade 6. • Children may be picked up from Mutchmor, First Avenue, or Cor- Proudly serving the National Capital pus Christi after school or parents may drop off their children. • Children may attend one or more days a week. Defining Region in both official languages, Collins Barrow Ottawa can offer • Snacks will be provided. • $75 per day for part-time or $350 per month for full-time (includ- Clarity you objective, actionable advice to maximize opportunities in virtually ing pick-up). every area of your operation. • $65 per day for part-time and $300 per month for full-time (no in any pick-up). language With offices from coast to coast, our audit, tax and advisory professionals The after-school program will provide a balance of fun, fine-arts-based make your business our focus. curriculum, and nurturing after-school care. You may contact the school to register or learn more. Registration starts January 16, 2014. Isn’t it time to reach your potential? Good Morning Creative Arts and Preschool

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TM online: http://www.gmcaps.com phone: 613-276-7974 www.collinsbarrow.com email: [email protected] 30 Glebe Report January 17, 2014 schools Mutchmor moving toward ‘the switch’

By Heather Mace

You may have heard the pile driving from the Mutchmor yard in recent weeks. Mutchmor is receiving an addition that will increase its classroom space. Once done, the programs from First Avenue (Early French Immersion) will move to the Mutch- mor building, and the programs from Mutchmor (Middle French Immer- sion, English, and Gifted English) will move to the First Avenue building.

SCHOOL ‘SWITCH’ The “switch” is scheduled for Sep- tember 2014. The Ottawa Carleton District School Board (OCDSB) The construction is amazing! The tools reviews construction progress regu- they have are very cool. We saw the larly to ensure that we are on track. windows covered with black sheets. All the bricks are coming down from the At this time, we seem to be – keep big gym. There were bangs when they your fingers crossed! were banging big metal hammers into To help with noise reduction, our the ground. We saw lots of metal beams. contractor installed Acousti-Fence, The trees are cut down because they the black sheets our students describe. have a disease and there are stumps. We saw a new shed for Mr. Gobeo in the It is intended to reduce the noise com- primary yard.” —Eli and Sediq ing into the building. It has been used at previous school construction pro- esy o f M u tch m r Publi c Schoo l t esy jects with good results, but it does structure between our two gymna- mean the windows on the west side of siums, because the hallway between our school are covered. Some of our them will be part of the construction

teachers say it keeps down the visual zone. Our caring contractor worked C o ur s: P hoto distractions from all the construction on this temporary solution so that we This week, we saw a crane and big pieces of wood. We think the wood is for the activity. could have access to our gym through- building. The hallway to the big gym is blocked off now. We go into the small gym to Inside our school, some of our stair- out the school year. get to the big gym now. The builders are trying to make our school bigger. Maybe the wells have been blocked off because Regular construction updates are workers will stop working today and make a snowman or a snow fort. —Eli and Sediq they access the construction zone. posted on the school’s website (www. through the eyes of project as the authentic topic for her We have practised new routines for mutchmorps.ca) as well as the OCDSB Grade 1 and 2 students students’ writing. They have started our fire drills and for getting outside website (http://www.ocdsb.ca/sch/ One of our teachers at Mutchmor daily writing, and they hope to use at recess.GMSACareGRWinter14b.pdf There will be a temporary 1 12/11/13 Pages/CapitalProjectMutchmor.aspx). 8:23 PM Public School, Mrs. Hodges, plans to a blog to share it with a bigger audi- have her Grade 1/2 class visit the con- ence soon. struction site regularly as part of their Language Arts program. Using the Eli (Grade 1) and Sediq (Grade 2) school’s iPads, they are taking photos are students in Mrs. Hodges’ Grade to record the changes in the school- 1/2 class. See photo cutlines for their yard, and they are talking about visual and verbal observations. their construction observations back Heather Mace is principal of Mutch- in class. Mrs. Hodges is using our mor Public School.

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K sleep hygiene Glebe Report January 17, 2014 31 e G r ac a de :Am a nd P hoto Belly breathing for a good night’s sleep Children find sleep with belly breathing By Amanda deGrace settle in here for a moment. Fidget- ing?) he or she can begin to Encourage your child to continue ing will probably happen, and let that control both movements and filling their belly slowly with the Winding down after a long day may naturally occur. Even as adults and thoughts. breath as you speak in a soothing and be easy at times for adults, but I have on our most rested day, we still tend 2. Do you feel your belly and soft voice. You may find your child is found it can be a challenge with lit- to fidget when the mind and body are hands rising and falling with more responsive to this technique if tle ones if we do not approach it with first encouraged to relax. each breath? you first introduce it during the day a gentle bedtime routine. There are With a soft voice ask your child the 3. Can you try to make your and/or you participate with them. some wonderful yoga techniques that questions below, allowing for pauses belly rise up even more? May your breath be calm and slow and you can use to assist your child in set- and reflection. Ask your child to try 4. Can you try to make your may many ZZZZZs come your way! tling into bed, letting the body and not to talk but to think about them belly rise up very slowly and Namaste. mind calm and drift away to sleep. inside their mind. go down very slowly? In this article, I want to introduce you 1. Are any parts of your body 5. Imagine your belly like a bal- Amanda DeGrace, President & to “belly breathing,” or as some chil- moving? Most likely he or she loon. Try to blow up your Founder of Little Lotus Yoga, can be dren like to say, “balloon breathing.” will want to move, fidget, fix balloon very slowly and very found at www.littlelotusyoga.ca. Lit- hair or scratch an itch. Try not big and then let all the air tle Lotus Yoga classes are offered at how to BELLY BREATHe to draw attention to it or dwell come out of your balloon. GNAG where you can find Mom & Invite your child to lie down, back to on any movement. This ques- 6. As your belly rises and falls Baby, Parent & Tot, Preschool and the floor, eyes gently closed and hands tion is more to get your child imagine many balloons float- Afterschool kids yoga classes. Little over the belly. Ensure your child is to do a body scan and begin ing around in the sky. Notice Lotus Yoga has been at GNAG for dressed comfortably and is at a com- to understand in quieting the their colours. Notice if they over five years teaching children in the fortable temperature (i.e. do they want mind and focusing on one are flying high or low. community positive and empowering blankets or not? socks?). Let them thing (i.e. is my body mov- life skills through yoga. Longing for a good sleep? Sleep is as important to maintaining • Over-the-counter medications health as nutrition and exercise, and that interfere with sleep yet it has been estimated that approxi- • Large meals and beverages mately 40 per cent of Canadian adults (three to four hours before bed) • Sharing information with your With files from the Division of Sleep over 18 report at least one symptom of • Naps after 3 p.m. health practitioner if the insom- Medicine at Harvard Medical School, insomnia three times a week. Insom- • Exercise sessions (good for nia persists. Canadian Sleep Society’s Insomnia nia is defined as difficulty falling or sleep hygiene) that end less than Rounds (www.insomniarounds.ca) and staying asleep for three nights a week three hours before bedtime. the U.S. National Institutes of Health. for more than one month. The lack of a good night’s sleep on an ongoing Embrace: basis puts the sleep-deprived at risk • Consistency in the time chosen January Special for cardiovascular disease, diabetes, to go to bed and get up obesity and infections. • A pre-sleep routine, such as Aside from those with genetic con- taking a bath, reading a book, ditions and sleep disorders, many gentle relaxation exercises or insomniacs could vastly improve their meditation, and setting worries health simply by observing a few sleep aside by writing them in a jour- hygiene tips that can be divided into nal habits to avoid and habits to embrace. • A sleep-inducing bedroom, Looking at both Canadian and U.S. which is to say a quiet, dark sources, there seems ample agreement and relaxing room, somewhat that those seeking better quality and cool and without any distrac- quantity of sleep should, prior to bed- tions from electronics or work, time: but with a comfortable mattress Avoid: and pillows • Caffeine (coffee, tea, chocolate), • Exposure to natural light dur- alcohol, and nicotine (at least ing the day (at least 30 minutes four to six hours before bed) per day)

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“Shocking GiddyPigs annual report!” O.K. Whose bright idea was it to make Richard the goalie? He’s a raccoon. Always sleepin’ in winter. Dear Valued GiddyPigs Shareholders: libel, resulting in a large payout of $1. Last year, I announced that GiddyP- This money will be reinvested to fund igs.com would increase profit by a class action suit using habeas cor- In The Language Garden adopting and implementing the 3C pus to force all financial institutions The two faces of janus approach: cash, carrots, and coercion. to explain why quadrupeds are kept Our GiddyPigs team rose to the many in financial slavery and not provided By Adelle Farrelly faces, one black and one white. As in challenges, using our global asset credit cards, a right that bipeds have all things transitional, he was neither network to prepare for, and manage long enjoyed. Happy New Year! Farewell to the wholly one thing nor the other. For the through, tough conditions. We reaped past and hello to the future. Janu- most part, we have become very con- great rewards, as did you – our innov- Summary ary is a time of both new beginnings cerned about the distinct increments ative practices are now being adopted The year 2013 was highly pro- and reflection on what the past year of time, counting down until the ball by other companies worldwide as ductive, with annual profits reaching has meant to us. Although life seems drops and measuring nanoseconds. they attempt to weather this period nearly $32.75, tripling last year’s. to pass by ever faster in this modern Perhaps we would do well to reflect of unique economic uncertainty and True, there were some small scandals age, and there are significant differ- on the “Janus” part of January, cele- market fragility. involving the Senate Pigs, extortion, ences from year to year (at least as brating not just the moment when one GiddyPigs cost-saving initiatives of and the illicit use of acorns by Pat- far as the latest gizmo goes), we 21st- thing becomes another but that mys- 2013, masterminded by me, included: terson Park’s mayor, Bob Chevrolet, century types are not the only ones terious standing-in-the-doorway time, • Signing a Fee Trade Agreement but the public in general supports such to use January as a marker for begin- when you are not really in either room (FTA) with the EU, requiring a fee scandals as evidenced by the 27.5 per nings and endings. The month’s name (or year). New Year’s has come and to be paid to GiddyPigs for each cent increase in my Facebook friends is ancient, named for the Roman god gone now, but why not let the whole import to, or export from, Canada in 2013. Lastly, I would like to clear up Janus. Janus was the god of portals as of January act as a time of reflection • Hiring temporary foreign worker some confusion regarding my inter- well as beginnings and endings, and and transformation? squirrels from Russell and neigh- preter – he’s not speaking gibberish, as the time of year marking the end of bouring areas some have alleged, but rather pigger- one year and the beginning of the next Writer and editor Adelle Farrelly • Outsourcing GiddyPigs debt to ish, a patois spoken by the indigenous was considered sacred to him. loves to dig up the dirt on words, the PIIGS (Portugal, Italy, Ireland, pigs of Peru. Janus’s appearance was symbolic their roots and the stories that grow Greece, and Spain) of the transition he represented: two up around them. • Going green by investing in a solar Sincerely, parsleyccino machine for my office • Leveraging employee participation Mr. Zeus Cartoon by Glebe resident Eric J. Martin through a mandatory privilege fee CEO, CFO, COO, POO for working at GiddyPigs. GiddyPigs.com

Core Values: To friend Zeus on Facebook, please Success Built on Litigation search for “Giddy Pig,” and send a In 2013, GiddyPigs won a major $5 cheque or e-transfer to Zeus@ lawsuit against Frank Magazine for GiddyPigs.com. Glebe Musings by Laurie Maclean books Glebe Report January 17, 2014 33 Sunnyside library programs Adult Programs so you will be proud to display your book clubs The Writing Workshop Encour- photos. Registration. Thursday, Janu- Children agement and constructive criticism for ary 23, 6:15-8:15 p.m. Mother-Daughter Book Club writers. Author/Facilitator: Michael Ages 7-9. Registration. Mondays, 7 F. Stewart: http://michaelfstewart.com Introduction to Wood Turning p.m. January 13, February 3. Ages Registration. Mondays, 6 p.m. Janu- Lawrence Riley, a wood turner since 10-12, Mondays, 7:00 p.m., January ary 6, February 24, March 17, April 1974, has been creating and selling 20, February 10. 14, May 26, June 16. turned objects at a number of juried shows in the Ottawa area. Registra- Guysread For boys ages 8-12 and Ukrainian Conversation. Registra- tion. Thursday, January 30, 6:30-8 p.m. a significant adult. Registration. The tion. Mondays, 7 p.m. January 13, 27, book for January is Eye of the Crow by February 10, March 10, 24, April 7, Physical Activity for Cardio- Shane Peacock. Wednesdays, 7 p.m., 28, May 5, June 2, 23. vascular Health Join us to learn more January 29, February 26. about how physical activity can bene- Conversations Among Canadians fit cardiovascular health. Presented TAG (Teen Advisory Topics will include the environment, by Graham Beaton, Doctor of Nat- Group) Ongoing. Ages 14-18. To humanity, communication, science uropathic Medicine. Registration. join, stop by the branch Saturdays. and technology, and our changing Thursday, February 6, 7-8 p.m. 1:30 p.m. January 11, February 8. brains. Registration. Wednesdays, 2 - 4 p.m. January 8 – June 18. Nutrition Secrets Dr. Chandan TBC (Teen Book Club) Ages Brar of the Glebe Chiropractic Clinic. 12-15. Registration. Fridays, 4 p.m., Science Café with Carleton Univer- Registration. Thursday, February 13, January 10, February 7. sity. Drop In. Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m. 6:30-7:30 p.m. January 8, 22, February 12, 26, March Exam Cram We provide a quiet 12, 26, April 9, 23. The Beauty of South Africa and study space to study for exams, with Namibia Carole Gobeil. Registration. Wi-Fi access, between 10 a.m. and 6 Conversation en français. Thursday, February 20, 6:30-8 p.m. p.m. January 24 – January 31. Intermediate level. Registration. Thursdays, 6 p.m. January 9 – June Clicking, Flicking and Tweeting: Adult 26 OR Thursdays, 7:15 p.m. January Social Networking Controversy Join Cercle de lecture Les mardis, 9 – June 26. Chris Taylor of the Ottawa PC Users’ 18h30, 28 janvier, 25 février, 25 Group for a discussion on the value of mars, 29 avril, 27 mai, 24 juin. Passionate Pursuits Navin Parekh social media sites, as well as cautions will speak about his work with about using these tools. Registration. European Book Club A book title CanUgan. Volunteering in Uganda, Thursday, February 27, 6:15-8:15 p.m. from an EU country is selected for Navin noted that disabled people had discussion each month. Registration. no means of getting about. Coming January title: In Times of Fading Light back to Ottawa, he went to work on Contact: by Eugen Ruge (Germany). Wednes- the problem, arranging for the manu- Sunnyside Branch, days, 6 p.m. January 15, February 19, facture, in Uganda, of hand-pedaled Ottawa Public Library, March 19, April 16, May 21, June 18. tricycles and supply of other assist- 1049 Bank Street, ive devices. He has founded a charity, K1S 3W9 Second Friday Adult Book Club CanUgan Disability Support, and the Newcomers are welcome. Registra- idea is spreading. Registration. Wed- 613-730-1082 tion. January title: The Book of Fame nesday, January 22, 2 p.m. by Lloyd Jones. Fridays, 2 p.m., Janu- Children’s services, ary 10, February 14, March 14, April Adult Special Programs extension 29 11, May 9, June 13. Basic Digital Photo Editing Chris Taylor, President of the Ottawa PC Adult services, Mystery Book Club Registration. Users’ Group, will help you discover extension 22 January title: The Incense Game by easy ways of correcting basic flaws Laura Joh Rowland. Fridays, 2 p.m., January 17, February 21, March 21, May 16, June 20. WHAT YOUR NEIGHBOURS ARE READING Sunnyside Adult Book Club Regis- Here is a list of some titles read and discussed recently in various local book clubs: tration. January title: Requiem by TITLE (for adults) AUTHOR Frances Itani. Fridays, 2 p.m., Janu- A Christmas Carol 1 Charles Dickens ary 31, February 28, March 28, April Canada 2 Richard Ford 25, May 30. The Chief Factor’s Daughter 3 Vanessa Winn Aimless Love: A Selection of Poems 4 Billy Collins Seating Arrangements 5 Maggie Shipstead Three Things You Need to Know about Rockets: Jessica A. Fox A Real-Life Scottish Fairy Tale 6 The Cat’s Table 6 Michael Ondaatje Clara and Mr. Tiffany 7 Susan Vreeland A Child’s Christmas in Wales 8 Dylan Thomas Who Has Seen the Wind 9 W.O. Mitchell Far to Go 10 Alison Pick

TITLE (for teens) AUTHOR Good Omens 11 Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett Anomaly 12 Krista McGee Who Could That Be at This Hour? 13 Lemony Snicket

1 Abbotsford Book Club 2 Broadway Book Club If your book club 3 Can’ Litterers 4 OnLine Audio Book Club: www.DearReader.com would like to share 5 OnLine Fiction Book Club: www.DearReader.com its reading list, please 6 Helen’s Book Club 7 OPL Sunnyside Branch Second Friday Adult Book Club email it to 8 Seriously No-Name Book Club Micheline Boyle 9 The Book Club at grapevine 10 Anonymous 2 Book Club 11 Glebe Collegiate Book Club @glebereport .CA 12 OnLine Teen Book Club: www.DearReader.com 13 OPL Sunnyside Branch Guysread 34 Glebe Report January 17, 2014

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Paul Sokoloff botanist, ecolo- concert on Apr. 27, at 3 p.m., at St. (English). For more details, please will share some live radio stories, his gist and research assistant with the Thomas the Apostle Church, 2345 email [email protected] or passion for radio and perhaps we can Canadian Museum of Nature will Alta Vista Dr. The choir rehearses call 613-237-7894. persuade him to read from his chil- beguile us with an overview of 100 in the Parlour Room (2nd floor) of dren’s book, Ava and the Little Folk. years of botanical exploration in Southminster United Church, corner VOLUNTEER POSITIONS AT THE Jan. 29, 1-2 p.m. - Claudia Chowan- the Canadian Arctic. Some things of Bank and Aylmer, on Monday even- FRIENDS OF THE CENTRAL EXPERI- iec will speak of how our experiences have changed a lot since the Can- ings from 7 - 9:30 p.m. For further MENTAL FARM . Director of Events of loss and death connect us in our adian Arctic Expedition of 1913 - 1916 info please consult our website www. to help plan and deliver a variety of need to tell our stories and seek com- but the desire to understand and gain ottawabrahmschoir.ca or Leo 613- fundraising events, including bake and fort in that sharing. She has recently new knowledge about the Arctic is 749-2391 or Sieglinde 819-568-8169. craft sales, art exhibition, plant sale, published Memoir of Mourning: an enduring constant. Refreshments Sopranos, Basses, Tenors especially and Victorian Tea. Experience in a Journey Through Grief and Loss to served at 9:45 a.m. Talk begins at 10 welcome! non-profit setting working with volun- Renewal. Feb. 5, 1-2 p.m. - Denise a.m. sharp. Cost is $3. teers preferred. – Bus Tour Leader Chong, a local author, is known for ATLANTIC VOICES concert “The to plan, organize, budget for, mar- her nonfiction depictions of the lives Song Lives On,” Sunday, January 26, ket, and escort day or overnight bus of Chinese immigrants. Her latest music 3 p.m., Centretown United Church, tours for convivial repeat customers. book, Lives of the Family: Stories 507 Bank St. The concert pays tribute Position requires well organized indi- of Fate and Circumstance continues ABBOTSFORD LOG DRIVE CAFÉ. to great Atlantic Canadian musicians vidual with excellent communication this tradition. Feb. 12, 1-2 p.m. - Pat “Lost for Words” with Pippa Hall, Rita MacNeil, Stan Rogers, John skills. If you are interested in either of Goyeche, Coordinator of Community John Henderson and Bruce Barton. Allan Cameron, Stompin’ Tom, Rayl- these opportunities, please send your Programs at Abbotsford, will present As well as singing traditional and ene & John Morris Rankin, Denny resume to: volunteer@friendsofthe- photographs and stories from her sum- contemporary songs and ballads, this Doherty (The Mamas & the Papas) farm.ca or by mail to Donna Pape, mer time adventures: For the Love of trio also plays Celtic, Appalachian and and Gene MacLellan. Silent auction Director of Volunteers, Friends of the Scotland. Admission is $2. Québécois instrumentals. Fri., Jan. 24, and refreshments follow. Pre-show Central Experimental Farm, Building 7:30 - 9 p.m., 950 Bank St. (doors open by the Fumblin’ Fingers at 2:15 p.m. 72, Floor 2, Arboretum, Ottawa, On OLD OTTAWA SOUTH GARDEN CLUB at 7 p.m.). Admission: $7 at the door. Tickets $15 until Jan. 24; $20 at the K1A 0C6. meets on the second Tuesday of the Beverages will be on sale courtesy of door. Free for children under 12. 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