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Rideau Street! Blackstone Bill Photo Larry Newman residents in attendance, objection to the proposed 18-storey tower on the corner of Rideau and Cobourg was what drove ounting the latecomers who had them to this meeting. Few spoke against to stand, there were probably 75 the rest of the project—seven- and four- attendees in the Rideau Library’s storey buildings filling in the rest of the Clarge meeting room on the evening of block between Cobourg and the medical May 8. They were there to listen to building at Charlotte Street. Several times Richcraft’s plans for developing most of Miguel Tremblay referred residents to the the south side of Rideau Street between design, which incorporates a cafe and Charlotte and Cobourg streets. (For the restaurant and an open area at the side- history of the project before May 8 see walk level, as if this relatively common the sidebar page 7; for project details see approach was an unusual and exciting www.tinyurl.com/560Rideau.) Council- idea. In response to the sometimes vehe- lor Mathieu Fleury facilitated the meet- ment denunciation of the tower, Tremblay ing. Miguel Tremblay of FoTenn, an ur- said that Richcraft was just responding to ban planning firm, and Rod Lahey, the the City’s desire to increase density in the architect, introduced the design using “main street” parts of town, an arguable slides and drawings on easels and, as claim as it had been the city core that had well, spoke to the business of building. been targeted for intensification. City Planner Bliss Edwards spoke about Tremblay and Lahey fielded many ques- the consultation process and her role in it. tions and the meeting ran over the allotted Kevin Yamm of Richcraft attended. time with more questions unanswered. Clearly, for most of the Sandy Hill 560 Rideau, continued on page 6. Photo Bill Blackstone Bill Photo

Architect’s drawing of the 18-storey tower proposed by Richcraft for the corner of Rideau and Cobourg. Conversions flash

frozen for a year Blackstone Bill Photo R4 zones permit the virtual take-down Judy Rinfret of a house (though technically not a de- molition) and replacement with up to four residential units. It is unlikely that any- ith little or no notice, after two one envisaged each of these four units or three years of growing un- containing six and more bedrooms with ease and frustration in Sandy a small common kitchen area and one or HillW and more recently in other parts of two common bathrooms. the city, Ottawa’s council has approved But that has been the case especially an interim control bylaw to immediately in proximity to the University of Ottawa stop all applications for conversions in where, despite the huge increase in stu- Sandy Hill, Ottawa East and South and dents, there has been no increase in resi- DOORS OPEN, 2013 the Glebe. dences on campus for a number of years. In the view of some neighbours, the Students are willing to pay above market Eleven Sandy Hill buildings freeze has occurred too late as former rent for minimal and even sub-standard welcomed the public June 1-2 single family homes or duplexes have be- space; developers have found what may come what are dubbed “bunkhouses” or be a loophole in our bylaws and a great eople flocked to the 2013 Ottawa edition of residences with minimal common space opportunity for profit. and multi bedrooms. It is not uncommon the province-wide Doors Open program here But, aside from high rents for sub- inP Sandy Hill. for a “conversion” to result in 20 and more standard housing, there is a price to be bedrooms in what was once a three or four Connie Brook at All Saints reports that 652 visi- Blackstone Bill Photo paid and that is the sense of Sandy Hill tors passed through her church, with 325 intrepid bedroom home. as a community for a variety of persons. folk climbing the bell tower. Conversion according to the definition “Sandy Hill is at a tipping point,” said one in the city’s zoning by law sounds innocu- long-time resident at a recent Action San- IMAGE photographer Bill Blackstone captured ous — dy Hill meeting; the southern sector may some of the activity (top to bottom) Manuel “Conversion means the alteration of but be becoming a student ghetto. Kingunda at the Angolan Embassy in Panet House not demolition of a residential use build- Residents have decided to speak up and (189 Laurier East); Clarissa Arthur, Heather ing to increase the number of principal take action to preserve the character of Heagney and Karen Clermont at the Youville dwelling units or rooming units resulting this neighbourhood. They are signing up Centre (150 Mann); Neil Forsyth and visitors at in the creation of a use which must be a for committees, studying zoning bylaws, All Saints (317 Chapel), and Chef Arnaud Bon- permitted use in the zone and does not in- talking to planners, taking stock of their nefoy at Le Cordon Bleu in Munross House (453 clude the creation or addition of a second- immediate neighbourhoods, reviewing Laurier Ave. E.). Other Sandy Hill locations were ary dwelling unit...” site plans and trying to ensure the en- Arts Court (2 Daly), Diane Gagné (5 Blackburn), It appears that meaning may be stretched forcement of bylaws. Algeria in Fleck Paterson House (500 Wilbrod), to what seems entirely unintended. Croatia in Toller House (229 Chapel), Laurier Most of Sandy Hill is zoned R3 and R4 Conversions, continued on page 6. See House (335 Laurier E.), St. Paul’s-Eastern (473 permitting a variety of housing. R3 and letters page 2 for more comments. Cumberland) and St Paul Lutheran (210 Wilbrod). 2 June - July 2013 IMAGE juin - juillet 2013

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IMAGE, a non-profit community news- IMAGE est un journal communautaire à paper, is supported by its advertis- but non lucratif dont les seuls revenus Sandy Hill is losing its diverse residential mix ers. Opinions expressed are those of viennent des annonceurs. Les textes contributors and advertisers, and do not n’engagent que leurs auteurs et an- s Sandy Hill residents who have en- the University of Ottawa ranks among the necessarily represent those of the volun- nonceurs respectifs et ne reflètent pas joyed living here for a number of lowest, if it is not actually at the bottom teer editorial staff. nécessairement l’opinion de l’équipe Ayears, we are concerned that improper of the list, in providing housing for stu- de rédaction, qui est composée de City zoning and pressures from the Uni- dents on campus­—housing 8.8 percent of In 2013, IMAGE is published in Febru- bénévoles. versity are threatening our once diverse its own students. The next lowest is Car- ary, April, June, October and De- residential mix. leton University at 16.3 percent; Queens cember. 7,500 copies are printed and En 2013, IMAGE sera publié en févri- We know a good number of families houses more than a quarter of its students, distributed free of charge to all residents er, avril, juin, octobre et décembre. who have moved out recently because of and around eight other universities pro- of Sandy Hill. Free issues can also be Son tirage est de 7 500 exemplaires. Il noise, bad behaviour and the number of vide more housing proportionally to their picked up at the community centre, est distribué gratuitement partout dans bunkhouses being put up in the neigh- populations. library and various commercial locations. la Côte-de-Sable. On peut également bourhood. One young family that moved The University’s Director of Housing l’obtenir au centre communautaire, à la in only three months ago, just put up a Services has indicated that they are con- IMAGE welcomes articles, letters, bibliothèque et dans plusieurs com- “for sale” sign and they cite the noise of sidering options for more student hous- photographs, notices and other material merces du quartier. neighbours next door. ing and that a decision is imminent. It is of interest to its readers in the Sandy We are not suffering from a case of hoped that they choose a location that is Hill community. Name and telephone Tous les articles, lettres, illustrations, “nimbyism” – we simply recognize that on campus and at a distance from the resi- number of contributor must be included. photos et autre documentation pouvant healthy communities have diverse demo- dential part of Sandy Hill or away from intéresser les lecteurs de la Côte- graphics. What we have seen recently in the residential section at their new cam- If you’d like to write articles, draw de-Sable sont les bienvenus. Leurs Sandy Hill is the case of poorly planned pus on Lees Ave. Students deserve to live cartoons or other illustrations for stories, auteurs doivent indiquer leur nom et development that has catered to one de- in affordable, quality housing. The Uni- or take photographs on assignment, leur numéro de téléphone. mographic. This has resulted in a residen- versity should do its share for the sake of please call and leave your name and tial imbalance with escalating negative its students. number at 613-237-8889. No age Les personnes intéressées à collabor- effects. The City of Ottawa has played a key restrictions. er à IMAGE sont invitées à téléphoner New “conversions” have replaced role in this situation and many in the au 613-241-1059 ou au 613-237-8889, IMAGE reserves the right to edit in homes of long-term residents. Not only neighbourhood are working to convince en indiquant leur nom et leur numéro have these been filled with upwards of the City to down-zone this area, as this whole or in part all such contributions. de téléphone. Nous apprécions la con- Tel: 613-237-8889 twenty bedrooms, thereby increasing den- appears to be one of the best ways we can tribution de tous, quelque soit leur âge. sity dramatically, they have done so with- stop the decline in the neighbourhood. E-mail : [email protected] out regard to the effect on neighbours and Recognizing the strains on our commu- IMAGE se réserve le droit de modifier Website: imagesandyhill.org the surrounding character of the neigh- nity even back in 2003, the City’s own en tout ou en partie les documents bourhood. They have also had the effect Official Plan in the Secondary Plan for Editor: soumis. of giving families no choice but to leave Sandy Hill called for a “modest increase Jane Waterston Tél: 613-241-1059 et 613-237-8889 and to deter any new families from mov- in population, primarily as a way of hous- Rédactrice de langue française : Courriel : [email protected] ing in. This is a shame. ing some of the growth in the Central Denyse Mulvihill The recent conversions have changed Area labour force.” As is readily appar- Site web : imagesandyhill.org Advertising: Peter Rinfret, Jane Waterston the built character of the area. No fam- ent, we have, instead, accepted enormous ily would be interested in living near what growth; much more than 50 percent, by a Research/admin/translation: amounts to mainly unregulated student conservative reading of the census data. Christine Aubry, Claire MacDonald, Betsy Mann, Jan Meldrum, Jane McNamara, dorms. These conversions can never go We would also urge the City to adhere to Dodi Newman, Larry Newman, Catherine Pacella, Peter Rinfret back to being family homes; they are too its own studies and plans so that Rideau greatly altered. They are oversized, they Street not become just an enlarged Ride- Production: Jane Waterston, Claire MacDonald, Bob Meldrum tower over back yards, most are eyesores au Centre with high rises all along the Photographers: Bill Blackstone, Claire MacDonald, Larry Newman and they often have exterior stairways that street’s length. interfere dramatically with neighbours’ Sandy Hill is a wonderful neighbour- peace and quiet. Along with these conver- hood. It is also one of the few heritage sions, we have a church and a seniors resi- areas left, not only in Ottawa but in the Deadline Date de tombée dence being converted to student housing. entire country. Let us hope that we can do Reserve advertising space or let us Publicité, articles, photos et It is now estimated that students com- something to put a stop to the demise of know you have a letter, photo and/or autres soumissions prise more than 50% of the population of this great neighbourhood. Will the City article by Sandy Hill east of King Edward (i.e., off and the University do their part? Will campus.) To add to this, we also have a ASH be up to this task? September 23, 2013 le 23 septembre 2013 great number of rooming houses. An out- (target delivery October 4) (livraison prévue le 4 octobre) sized transient population does not make Barbara Brockmann for a healthy community. With these pres- Michael O’Keeffe sures we are now witnessing a rapid de- Camille Ainslie IMAGE is written, published and IMAGE est rédigé, publié et distribué cline of Sandy Hill. Vivienne Bartlett delivered thanks to the efforts of grâce au dévouement et au talent de The University must assume some of Karina Kraenzle dedicated and talented volunteers and nombreux bénévoles, mais aussi avec the responsibility for this decline. Re- Louise Shaughnessy the support of our advertisers. Please l’appui des annonceurs. Soutenez les search on on-campus housing shows that support local businesses, especially commerces locaux, et tout particu- those who advertise in and display lièrement ceux qui font de la publicité IMAGE. dans IMAGE ou chez qui vous pouvez le trouver. Satellite campus expansion for the University? Questions re delivery? If you live in Sandy Hill, IMAGE is Questions au sujet de la distribu- am 44 years old and I’ve lived in Sandy on our neighborhoods are minimized. delivered free to your door. Please call tion? IMAGE est distribué gratuite- Hill since I was seven. I have had the The stress that student influx is causing 613-237-8889 if you are aware of anyone ment dans la Côte-de-Sable. Veuillez Iprivilege of growing up in this great com- in Sandy Hill is becoming intolerable and or any business in our neighbourhood appeler le 613-237-8889 si vous munity. I played in safe and clean parks; I far too many good families are leaving. who is not receiving their newspaper. connaissez un particulier qui ne le had access to wonderful schools, libraries, As a resident who has had to endure reçoit pas. and community resources. This neighbor- the often inconsiderate and irresponsible hood has been a huge part of my life and I antics of the Delta Pi fraternity as a neigh- would very much like that to continue for bour for four horrendous years, it is my my own children. view that the current unchecked expan- For almost two decades, Ottawa Uni- sion of Ottawa University cannot be al- versity has continued to expand its enroll- lowed to continue as is. ment. In many ways, it feels as though I strongly recommend that for the short the double cohort has never really ended. term, Ottawa U place a moratorium on I’ve watched families move away and growing its student population. Both the their old homes mutated into bunkhouses. university and the city need to aggres- I’ve lived beside rental properties that sively petition the province to build more morphed into obnoxious frat and club on-campus residences to better manage houses. I’ve walked through our parks the current load of students. If expansion and school yards and found them littered is expected to continue at a rate of 500 with bottle caps and broken beer bottles. students per year as a long-term projec- As Ottawa U has expanded, the student tion, I would also suggest, the construc- population has increase disproportion- tion of a satellite campus in another part ately. With this increase have come the of Ottawa, like Kanata or Barrhaven, that excesses of rotting garbage by day and would be similar to University of Toron- raucous behavior at night. to’s Erindale campus. There seems to me to be a lack of co- ordinated planning between the univer- Paul Michniewicz sity, the city and province in terms of Marlborough Ave managing the expansions of our colleges and universities so that the adverse effects June - July 2013 IMAGE juin - juillet 2013 3 4 June - July 2013 IMAGE juin - juillet 2013 Drama in Sandy Hill Am I being watched? This is just one use of cookies which Ron Hodgson in general make websites more efficient for both the site owner and the user by n the last issue of IMAGE I wrote speeding things up for return visitors. about “Replacement Traps.” As Without cookies the site would need to part of my research for that article I Photo Ken Clavette get basic information from you every time checkedI out prices from several online you wanted to use it thus eliminating one retailers and noticed that almost imme- of the very convenient aspects of online diately I began to get embedded ads for transactions. similar items when I looked at online articles from other sources. For example, while checking out a web article from the English paper The Telegraph there in front of me was an ad from Amazon for humidifier filters which I had recently price-checked on the Amazon site. There’s no rela- tionship between the article in The Telegraph and humidifier filters. Could it have been a coincidence? I decided to experiment and looked for inflatable kayaks on the Amazon site. I checked out several and then went back to reading web articles. On May 2, this fire was spotted at 440 Nelson Street. Ken Clavette, who helped with Sure enough, when I checked Short of eliminating cookies on your the evacuation, reports only one tenant was home at the time and she was able to leave an interesting web article from The Wash- computer, what then can be done to cover safely.The cause of the fire was a cigarette left burning. Repairs will take up to 4 months. ington Post, there, in the sidebar was an your tracks? Let’s start with the Amazon ad from Amazon for inflatable kayaks. website. Their system is representative of On-line retailers, it seems, have advertis- many other online retailers and like most, ing agreements with content providers. they offer a way to turn off the tracking Website visitor tracking (WVT) is the system. You may notice in small print analysis of visitor behaviour on a website. at the bottom right of the kayak picture By tracking visitors’ queries and look-ups a small “privacy” button. When I clicked it is possible to gain an understanding of on this I was linked to a page from Ama- their preferences and to make conjectures zon that gave me the option of turning off about other things in which a visitor might the personal Amazon ads. I was presented Photo Frank Antonsen be interested. You’ve probably seen the with a preference box that allowed me to phrase “Customers who viewed this also choose whether I wanted to receive per- viewed - -” followed by a series of similar sonalized ads or not. Clicking on the “Do items, book titles, music and so on. Not Personalize” button and submitting it The information obtained is made pos- is supposed to stop Amazon from storing sible by the use of “cookies”—bits of code tracking cookies. that are embedded in your browser that There are also pieces of software called allow the website to quickly restore infor- “plug-ins” that prevent storage of browser mation such as addresses, phone numbers, cookies. One of them is called Discon- purchase history and other data that you nect (https://disconnect.me/). This is “pay may have submitted. This information is what you want” software that means you supposed to only be used by the collector and only after obtain- ing agreement from you, the visitor. The On May 21, a huge portion of a Silver Maple tree came crashing down on Russell Avenue. agreement is usu- Luckily, no pedestrians, cyclists or cars were hit. The City had noted it was rotten in 2011 ally included in the It was “put in for routine maintenance sometime this summer” but was not fast-tracked fine print when you become a member. It pay what you think it’s worth to you. With when concerned neighbours called in 2012 and again this past spring. would be considered a breach of browser it installed, cross-site cookie tracking is security if the information obtained about blocked by default although you can make you is sold or passed on to someone else. an exception for certain sites if you wish. However, there is nothing to stop the On balance the creation of cookies website owner from carefully using infor- makes future transactions more efficient, mation about you in their own domain or but it means you are always leaving a where they have made an agreement with trail. Most retailers such as Amazon, Ap- another web operator to lease space for ple and Google, as well as organizations

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Light rail construction news for Sandy Hill John Verbass northbound the right turn onto Laurier to head east into Sandy Hill will also be re- odifications began the week of purposed for buses. A side effect of that May 21st, 2013 on the Nicholas- change is that cars will no longer be able Laurier-Waller intersections in to make a northbound right turn from Mpreparation for the start of tunnel con- Nicholas onto Laurier. These changes struction for the Light Rail Transit sys- will be in effect for several years and may tem. In order to begin digging the tunnel lead to more traffic delays throughout that (in July), buses will need to be detoured area. A map of these changes is available off Waller Street, south of Laurier Ave. above and on the OC Transpo website: This is because the tunnelling on the east octranspo1.com/routes/transitway_real- side of the downtown will be undertaken lignment_at_laurier. on this section of Waller Street. What this This reconfiguration will continue un- means for existing bus operations is that til the point in time when the LRT con- as buses head north from Campus station struction has advanced to the stage where they will be merged onto two lanes on the track is being laid on the transitway from east side of Nicholas St. (south of Lauri- Campus station southwards. At that time er). Buses will then turn onto Laurier be- buses will be completely moved off of the tween Nicholas and Waller at which point transitway and one lane in each direction they will return to the existing transitway of Nicholas is planned to be dedicated to north of Laurier. This requires double sets buses. This loss of one general traffic lane of turns for 180 buses per hour in each di- in each direction on Nicholas between rection in a short distance onto and off Laurier and the 417 will continue until Laurier. It could be interesting! the LRT goes into operation in 2018 and There will be road modifications asso- will likely result in more congestion on ciated with this which include the widen- Nicholas. A side effect of this change may ing of Laurier and Nicholas in this area, be more traffic than usual shifting over to as well as re-purposing some traffic lanes. use King Edward instead. On Laurier one of the two westbound I think it’s fair to say that Sandy Hill lanes towards downtown will be re-pur- will be glad in more ways than one when posed for bus operations and on Nicholas the LRT goes into operation. 6 June - July 2013 IMAGE juin - juillet 2013

560 Rideau Bliss Edwards, city planner in charge Continued from page 1 of this project, spoke about her respon- sibilities and urged people to contact her History of the Heritage - This project is on the edge with their reactions to the project. Ms. of a heritage district and the contrast be- Edwards revealed that there were about tween the tower and the more-than-centu- 100 responses so far and 70% were unfa- project ry old, brick and stone homes is jarring. vourable. That left 30% favourable which Steps through which the developer, ! Geology - A parking garage that is struck the attendees as strange. Who ever the City and the community have "#$%&''&!())*+!",%-')!*&-.+&$" three and a half storeys deep may affect heard of people writing to praise a large moved up to the May 8, 2013 meet- #$%&$'"()"" the water table which is critical in this building project, especially since details ing. Although some dates are ap- *+,-'.("/$0.1,$'$2"#31.4"5$-46$'1"711(4.-,.(+" area of Leda clay. Richcraft’s geotechni- of the exterior features are not yet avail- proximate, the order is correct. ! cal report noted that precautions must be able? taken to waterproof the parking garage As can be seen, this process allows the 2002 /$%0-*&!1&22)'2!3)$!-11!-4&25!! foundation walls to prevent “significant developer or the developer’s agents to de- Richcraft purchased the proper- 6-7%'4!'&8!2*9#&'*2! dewatering” of the soil around adjacent scribe the project and present its merits ties at 560 Rideau Street and 501 :&,*&;<&$!=>?@! buildings. Many property owners in the with fellow architects, the city planning Besserer Street. A1-22%.-1!B!C-DD!$&,&$*)%$&! vicinity have spent hundreds of thousands department, the councillor, and residents of dollars remediating foundation damage and business owners who will be affected. 2003 A)'2&$0-*)$E!,$&,F!! to their homes. The residents and business owners have Richcraft proposed a nine-storey )$!1&-$'!3)$!39'5! Unit size - Questions were asked about a chance to see the plans in their entirety structure on the Rideau frontage - ! the percent of two- and three- bedroom and present their points with the city plan- approved by City Council. /1&-2&!&;-%1G!-;<))*+H;-4;-F.-! units allocated to the condos. The concern ner in charge, the developer, Action Sandy was that there were no plans for housing Hill, and the councillor. It sounds fair and 2004 ?>!E$2F!&I,&$%&'.&!%'!:-'#E!J%11!-$&-! families. Fifty percent of the units are above board. However, questions remain. Decision was appealed to the On- scheduled to have one bedroom (500-750 What made the developer think that an tario Municipal Board (OMB) by sq. ft.) The remainder are two-bedroom 18-storey tower would be acceptable to neighbours, supported by Action and studio apartments. The number of Sandy Hill residents when they were ex- Sandy Hill. OMB decided in favour units is also a concern. pecting four to six storeys as specified in of Richcraft - withheld issuance of Tower, of course - Many objections the Uptown Rideau Community Design its order until a site plan agreement to its 18-storey height. Rideau is a “main Plan? made. That apparently has not yet street”; a development category restricted And who were the thirty respondents happened. to four to six storeys. The OMB had given who wrote to the City praising this proj- approval several years ago for nine sto- ect? Were they residents of Sandy Hill? 2011 Richcraft purchased the properties at John Wenuk (Owner) reys on part of this property. Many were Is it wrong to suspect that council will afraid of the precedent setting nature of view the opinions of the UPDP and the 538 and 544 Rideau Street. Your neighbourhood the tower. They know that Richcraft has value of increased tax revenue to be more February 2013 built very tall towers before and there appealing than the views of the residents? Richcraft (through Rod Lahey) made QUALITY HOME RENOVATION are plans for two 48 storey towers at or Check out the next meetings of the City a proposal to the Urban Planning and restoration specialists near Preston Street. Richcraft also owns Planning Committee. They will make a Review Panel to build condos on the the property at the southeast corner of recommendation on Richcraft’s applica- Rideau and Besserer Street proper- Charlotte and Rideau. If 560 Rideau is a tion to Council. The City of Ottawa web ties. The UPRP is a panel of twelve For a comprehensive overview, “gateway,” an argument Richcraft uses to site shows that regular meetings of the please visit our web site: volunteer architects who assist the justify building the tower, then the Char- Planning Committee are scheduled for city by reviewing developer’s plans. www.sandyhill.ca lotte and Rideau location must be über the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month Apparently, the UPRP thought that gateway. at 9:30 a.m. or contact John at Richcraft’s plan to construct a con- tinuous nine-storey building nearly (613) 832-1717 the length of a Rideau Street block Conversions was rather bulky and lacking in Continued from page 1 grandeur. In response, Richcraft pro- posed the 18-storey tower at Rideau At the Action Sandy Hill Annu- and Cobourg plus other seven- and al General Meeting in May, posi- four-storey buildings. “There is no place more tions on the Board were filled with important to you and your new members, new intentions, and March 2013 fresh energy. The ASH planning 45 Black- Richcraft applied for zoning changes family than your home.” committee alone now has more burn Ave., as well as changes to the community than 15 members all willing to do before design plans to increase building Serving Sandy Hill for over 20 years something to stop what appears to (right) and height from six storeys (the current be a trend—the gradual but steady after (below) zoning on that property) to an 18- departure of families and the ever conversion. storey tower on the western sector. Additionally proposed were a four- expanding population of students storey apartment townhouse on the or, as some say, “young profes- Besserer Street frontage and a seven- sionals.” storey building on the eastern part of The city planning branch has the property. City notified the coun- TRAVEL CUTS 10 months to find a way to write cillor and Action Sandy Hill of the bylaws that allow intensification application. OFFERS YOU: while respecting the policies in the Sandy Hill secondary official March 25, 2013 plan: Proposal presented at the Action Sandy Hill monthly meeting. Eigh- • To preserve and enhance Sandy teen neighbours also attended. This Tours Hill as an attractive residential design requires changes to zoning, neighbourhood, especially for and amendments to the Official, Sec- family living. ondary, and Uptown Rideau Plans. Travel Insurance • To provide for a broad range of socio-economic groups. April 28, 2013­ Hotels • To accept a modest increase in ASH submitted comments to city population, primarily as a way of planner Bliss Edwards, Councillor housing some of the growth in the Mathieu Fleury, and the mayor. ASH praised the long-awaited beginning Air Tickets Central Area labour force. of Rideau Street renovation and the • To maintain and co-ordinate front plaza, the large windows on the All-inclusive both the local functions of Sandy Rideau Street side, and the design of packages Hill (primarily as a residential the one-storey podium linking all neighbourhood) and the functions of the buildings. The tower height, that serve a wider area (e.g., the however, was “grossly excessive,” Car rental main street mixed uses area along the five-storey podium too high, Rideau Street and the University density not justified and the façade Cruises of Ottawa). design too sleek and quickly dated, Let us hope that the next Jane’s not in keeping with the “main street” Walk does not include a tour of designation or the neighbourhood the conversions of Sandy Hill generally. ASH opposed the appli- and let us hope that good sense cation to amend the Sandy Hill Sec- and planning expertise close the ondary Plan and the Uptown Rideau Community Design Plan to allow the door on unintended bunkhouses 225 Laurier Ave E | 613.238.8222 increase in height and density. like some of the ones illustrated [email protected] at right. We are open Monday to Saturday

91 Sweetland, ON–4499356/4499372 | BC–33127/34799/34798 | QC–7002238 post-conversion June - July 2013 IMAGE juin - juillet 2013 7 Photo Larry Newman Action Sandy Hill Elaine Koren, Blackburn Ave. Directors 2013-14 Term expires May 2014 Alice Kwong, Goulburn Ave. Christopher Collmorgen, Goulburn Ave.. Term expires May 2015 Term expires May 2014. President, Repre- sentative for Town & Gown Full Committee, Yves Le Bouthillier, Blackburn Ave. Housing WG and Strategic Initiatives WG Term expires May 2015. Governance Committee Co-Chair Zoning Sam Almsaddi, Stewart Street , Sub-Committee Co-Chair Term expires May 2014. Vice-President Kyle Simunovic, Rideau Street Michael Marin, Stewart St. Term expires May 2014. Treasurer Term expires May 2015. Governance Committee Co-Chair Éric Audet, Chapel St Term expires May 2015 Suneeta Millington, Augusta St. Action Sandy Hill Annual Meeting, 2013 Sophie Beecher, Henderson Ave. Term expires May 2015 Term expires May 2015. Zoning Sub-Committee Co-Chair Chad Rollins, Cobourg St. Lively election for Board of Directors Term expires May 2015. Bob Forbes, Marlborough Ave. Planning Committee Co-Chair Jane McNamara at the AGM. For the first time in many Term expires May 2015. Representative years a real election was held with four- for Town & Gown Committee Sally Southey, Daly Ave. teen Sandy Hill residents vying for the Term expires May 2015. t was a hotly contested campaign for po- ten positions. To assist ASH members in Jane Gurr, Range Road Bylaw Enforcement and Community Envi- sitions on the Action Sandy Hill Board decision making, the nominations com- Term expires May 2014 ronment Committee Co-Chair Iof Directors this year. No recent member mittee emailed members the candidate th of the ASH Board can remember when an statements in advance of the May 16 Chris Hynes, University Private John Verbaas, Wilbrod St. actual election was held to fill Board po- AGM. When people arrived at the meet- Term expires May 2014. Term expires May 2015. sitions. However, some long-time Sandy ing and renewed or took out new mem- SFUO Representative Transportation Committee Co-Chair Hillers do remember lively elections back berships in our community association, in the 1990s. they received a ballot listing the fourteen There are 16 positions on the ASH candidates. at the ASH AGM in 2012. In the slate dates were highly qualified and motivated Board of Directors. This year ten vacan- The election was scheduled to take of candidates at last year’s meeting, one to make a difference to make Sandy Hill a cies needed to be filled. Five positions are place at 9 p.m. but started closer to 10:30 non-resident, Sam Almsaddi was elected better place to live. held by incumbents in the middle of their because there were so many people at to the Board. Now many ASH residents It was a tough decision for the remain- two-year term: Christopher Collmorgen, the meeting with concerns about pres- have become aware that Mr. Almsaddi ing ASH members to check off only ten Sam Almsaddi, Jane Gurr, Kyle Simu- sures on our neighbourhood. One delay owns and operates several rental houses names on the ballot. Many people had left novic, and Elaine Koren. One position on was due to a new motion approved by the in the neighbourhood and also sits on the the meeting before the election but were the Board is reserved for a representative membership to repeal the bylaw that al- ASH Planning Committee. able to leave their completed ballots when from the University of Ottawa Students’ lowed non-residents who own a business The election was conducted by Juliet they left. After people voted, the majority Federation who nominated Christopher in Sandy Hill to be qualified as a Direc- Knapton, a former ASH Director. Nomi- left the meeting without waiting to hear Hynes this year. In previous years any va- tor of ASH. Up to three non-resident nations from the floor were invited but the results because it was so late at night. cancies were filled by a slate put together business owners were allowed to sit on there were none. Candidates were invited The nominations committee then pro- by present Board members and acclaimed the Board in a bylaw change approved to make a brief presentation on why they ceeded to count the ballots and another were running and what they could con- hour dragged by before they announced Photo Jane Waterston Jane Photo tribute to tackle issues facing ASH and that there was a tie for one of the ten posi- Sandy Hill residents. Almost all of the tions and that they would have to count fourteen candidates stressed that they the ballots again. In the end, they recount- love Sandy Hill because of its central ed the ballots four times. location near parks, water and lots of The results were finally announced at city amenities, and its heritage, as well 11:45 p.m. with nine candidates elected as the diversity of our population which and two candidates tied for one position. includes families, seniors, students, and The nine people elected are incumbents embassies which makes it a lively and Eric Audet, Alice Kwong, John Verbaas, interesting place to live. Most stated that and new members Bob Forbes, Suneeta they were concerned about development Millington, Michael Marin, Chad Rollins, pressures facing our community, espe- Sally Southey, and Yves Le Bouthillier. cially conversions of family homes to Tied for one position were Sophie Beech- student “bunkhouses,” and the loss of er (incumbent) and Doug Ainslie. families as a result of issues like noise After the meeting ASH membership and garbage that are increasing with the services sent an email message to the increase in numbers and size of rental membership list announcing the results housing all around us due to the Univer- along with the information that the tie sity of Ottawa’s growing student popula- will be resolved by a second vote to be tion and lack of residences to house them. conducted electronically. The email said: Many were also concerned about the up- “Please give the membership committee coming redevelopment of Rideau Street a week (hopefully shorter) to update the and the threat of high-rise developments list of members so that we may email the near the heritage district of north Sandy ballot out to all members including those Hill. The theme became a call to join all who signed up/renewed at the AGM.” An sections of Sandy Hill to work together electronic ballot using Survey Monkey These seven Sandy Hill residents joined the Action Sandy Hill board for the first time to battle two fronts that are threatening was sent out to members on May 23 and this spring. A number are already chairing committees. Pictured above are (top row, l-r) our neighbourhood – from the University Sophie Beecher was elected. All other Bob Forbes, Michael Marin, Suneeta Millington, Chad Rollins; (front, l-r) Sally Southey, to the west and the anticipated condo de- candidates were thanked and strongly en- student rep Chris Hynes and Yves LeBouthillier. velopment on the north. All of the candi- couraged to join an ASH committee.

Sandy Hill CHC invites you... ANNUAL Le CSC Côte-de-Sable vous invite... GENERAL Date MEETING June 27, 2013 • Le 27 juin 2013 Time • Heure ASSEMBLÉE 5:00 p.m. • 17 h Place • Lieu GÉNÉRALE Sandy Hill CHC ANNUELLE CSC Côte-de-Sable 221 rue Nelson Street 613-789-1500 www.sandyhillchc.on.ca What matters. Ce qui compte.

SHCHC_AGM_Promo_2013.indd 1 03/06/2013 10:39:32 AM 8 June - July 2013 IMAGE juin - juillet 2013 Photo Larry Newman Photo Larry Newman Leanne Moussa Volunteer of the Year How do you connect a heritage carriage house to daycare and learning? Claire MacDonald

here must be something in the water at Viscount Alexander El- ementary School. This year’s Ac- La député provinciale, Madeleine Meilleur, exprime sa perspective sur les pressions dans tionT Sandy Hill Volunteer of the Year, le quartier lors de l’Assemblée générale annuelle d’Action Côte-de-Sable. Derrière elle on Leanne Moussa, is a parent from Vis- voit Alice Kwong, membre du comité exécutif, Juliet Knapton, présidente de l’assemblée, count, as was last year’s award winner, et Louise Shaugnessy. Cristine Elrick. Cristine as in leafy Vis- count campus, traffic safety and walking school bus. Volunteerism in Sandy Hill shows us there is much to love about our Une communauté bien vivante! neighbourhood. organisation de la salle. Je veux surtout Even if you don’t actually know Le- Marie-Claude Jean reconnaître le leadership remarquable que Outgoing Action Sandy Hill director anne Moussa, you likely have seen her in Claire MacDonald paid tribute to Leanne la modératrice, Juliet Knapton, a démon- the neighbourhood walking along with ’assemblée générale d’Action Côte- tré dans sa façon de mener le déroulement Moussa’s dedication to a child-friendly de-Sable n’avait jamais enregistré many little hands holding on tightly to neighbourhood in general, and to the de cette soirée. Elle a en effet su s’affirmer the sides of a child’s cart on wheels, or autant de présences que lors de de façon très professionnelle et utiliser son Bettye Hyde carriage house project in par- saL tenue du 16 mai dernier. Cette recru- little bodies lingering behind the cart in ticular. Leanne also managed, during the bon jugement pour nous guider efficace- reverie, or lively little legs jumping ahead descence d’intérêt s’explique par la men- ment à travers les points à couvrir confor- past year, to complete her Master’s thesis. ace que les résidents perçoivent dans les with attentive supervision, and even mément à l’ordre du jour établi. Grâce à some little sleepy heads taking a break her community connections and on-street projets de construction à l’intérieur du elle, je pense que la plupart d’entre nous quartier, particulièrement en ce qui a trait within the all-protective carriage. Look savvy: the Carriage House Child and avons quitté la soirée satisfaits des résul- carefully, they may not all be her own Family Wellness Centre at 43 Blackburn à la conversion de résidences unifamili- tats accomplis. ales en maisons comptant un grand nom- children but a mix of local kids getting Ave. You’ve read about it in IMAGE and Enfin, ma présence à cette assemblée walked from one activity to the next in a other papers. What I want to say here is bre de chambres. Plusieurs craignent que générale m’a permis de constater le fort ces changements affectent directement le very neighbourly fashion. how smart and green this project is and attachement que les résidents et résiden- Leanne is someone who is thinking how it keeps us vibrant in a neighbourly sain équilibre qui existe dans notre mi- tes de la Côte-de-Sable partagent envers lieu de vie grâce à la diversité chèrement ahead of how to make this neighbour- sort of way. And guess what? If you have leur quartier et de renforcer ma confiance hood as vibrant and livable as possible. questions or concerns, you have neigh- appréciée qui le caractérise, d’où la mo- en leur détermination à veiller sur son bilisation qu’on a pu observer. On peut For instance­—she is in the planning bours who have signed on with Leanne’s avenir. La brochette impressionnante des stages of initiating a music program at leadership. I really don’t know if it gets se douter qu’un sujet aussi délicat était personnes élues pour travailler au sein du susceptible de voir les esprits s’échauffer Viscount with The Leading Note Foun- more local than that. Well, you can sign comité exécutif d’Action Côte-de-Sable dation’s Orkidstra, empowering kids, on too! This is a first drawing card to our entre partis ayant des intérêts différents vient accentuer ce sentiment. Je profite sur la question. building community. She’s got the pieces neighbourhood...by neighbours. We’re on d’ailleurs de l’occasion pour les féliciter in place for what comes next, instruments our way to define ourselves as a family- À titre de résidente de la Côte-de-Sable, chaleureusement : Robert Forbes, Chris je viens témoigner de mon appréciation to boot. Also, you need some space for friendly walkable network. And as Le- Hynes, Yves Le Bouthillier, Michael those extracurricular music sessions? She anne says, “Live, walk, bike...love Sandy du climat dans lequel cette soirée s’est Marin, Suneeta Millington, Chad Rollins, déroulée. Outre le respect dont toutes les is on the look-out to help you locate space Hill.” Her motto is infectious. Sally Southey, Sophie Beecher et pour les near to those who can walk to lessons And while there is much yet to do to personnes présentes ont fait preuve envers remercier du dévouement qu’ils mettront les idées exprimées par leurs concitoyens, and capitalize on what they are getting get the Carriage House up and ready for à veiller au maintien de la qualité de vie at the local schools. How about extend- play and business, it is exciting to think on doit le succès de la soirée à l’excellent dans notre quartier. travail accompli par tous ceux qui étaient ing a friendly hand to the Islamic Society what may be the next community project Pour conclure, je veux saluer la contri- of Strathcona Heights? Yes, she knows around the corner. Leanne is giving us en charge de cette réunion. Je songe ici à bution extraordinaire des Directeurs qui, la préparation effectuée en vue de la ren- someone local who can connect them up some direction to put our own imprint on au cours de la dernière année, ont con- with the Interfaith Ottawa group. You’re how we want to see our community grow. contre qui a largement facilité la bonne sacré un nombre incalculable d’heures marche des choses : ordre du jour, clair picking up garbage in the park? Not only This is big stuff happening on our urban à servir notre communauté :. ceux pour do you get Leanne’s help but you get her village-like streets. et bien détaillé; documents d’information qui le mandat s’achève : François Bregha, importants qu’on nous avait fait circu- family’s support as well, making light How do you connect a heritage carriage Eric Crighton, Julie Crôteau, Liz Kessler, work with many hands, all smiles. to daycare and learning? Ask Leanne for ler au préalable; comptes rendus soignés Claire MacDonald et ceux qui poursuiv- et complets qui avaient été élaborés par And talking of carriages and young the innovative template. ent leur mandat : Sam Almsaddi, Éric Au- children, how do you keep a community I think again of the little hands all hold- les responsables des divers secteurs det, Christopher Collmorgen, Jane Gurr, d’activité, par les présentateurs invités et asset such as the Bettye Hyde Nursery ing on tightly as Leanne pushes that cart Elaine Koren, Alice Kwong, Kyle Simu- School in our midst? Leanne has put to- ahead. And that gives me pause to smile, par les candidats aux élections; service novic et John Verbass. d’accueil et d’information à l’entrée et gether a solution that brings together all and to reach out a hand. June - July 2013 IMAGE juin - juillet 2013 9

Améliorer son français, c’est la responsabilité de chacun. Attention de ne pas confon- dre le sens français avec le sens anglais de certains mots. On doit dire : > Avoir l’occasion d’agir, qui signifie « avoir la chance de dire, de faire quelque chose, saisir le moment d’agir » - non pas - avoir l’opportunité, qui signifie « le ca- ractère de ce qui arrive à propos, au moment précis.» Ex. - Quand cet officier de marine a l’occasion de se retrouver en compagnie d’anciens collègues de travail, il se comporte toujours selon les règles de conduite qui font partie intégrale de son entraînement militaire.

>Être constant dans ses actes, qui signifie « être ferme, assidu, persévérant, invariables » - non pas - être consistant, qui signifie « être épais, visqueux, figé, ce qui est réservé, en général, aux aliments ou aux objets divers. » Ex. - Pour les parents qui prennent une décision concernant la conduite de leurs enfants, ils se doivent d’être constants dans leurs exigences auprès d’eux, autant que dans la sage modération de leurs compliments ou de leurs reproches, quand il y a lieu d’en faire.

>Se classer le meilleur, qui signifie « obtenir la première place, atteindre la note la plus haute dans un concours, triompher dans un exercice quelconque » - non pas - être le numéro un, ce qui est un anglicisme. Ex. - C’est l’élève le plus jeune d’une école isolée et sans prétention qui s’est classé le meilleur dans le récent concours oratoire auquel participaient toutes les écoles de la ville.

>Rendre un service à quelqu’un, qui signifie « prodiguer une aide à quelqu’un, lui fournir son appui » - non pas - faire une faveur à quelqu’un, qui signifie «procurer un avantage privilégié à quelqu’un de spécial, en invoquant sa propre situation d’autorité.» Ex. - Lorsque la responsable des Services sociaux de la région a décidé de rendre un service pécuniaire considérable et immédiat à une jeune mère dans un sérieux besoin, ce n’était certes pas pour lui faire une faveur préférentielle.

>Prendre une décision de bonne augure, qui signifie « prendre une décision qui présage un résultat avantageux » - non pas - ça regarde bien, ce qui est un anglicisme. Ex. - Après avoir assisté au procès d’un assassin notoire, l’étudiant en droit civil a pris la décision de se spécialiser plutôt en droit criminel, ce qui, pour lui, fut une décision de bonne augure vu son talent en rhétorique et sa facilité de parole doublée d’une voix agréable.

>Obtenir des avantages sociaux, qui signifie « aquérir les éléments qui s’ajoutent au contrat de travail » - non pas - obtenir des bénéfices marginaux, ce qui est un anglicisme. Ex. - Les ouvriers de carrière et d’expérience qui travaillent dans une importante compagnie d’exploitation minière ont obtenu des avantages sociaux substantiels dans leur nouvelle convention collective.

>Observer une loi ou un règlement est utile, commode et rend service, qui signifie «obéir à une loi, un décret émis par une autorité légitime est essentiel et normal » - non pas - ça aide, ce qui est un anglicisme. Ex. - La loi, le règlement sur le contrôle de la vitesse automobile dans le voisinage des écoles en est une utile, commode et obligatoire en plus d’être essentielle pour la protection des enfants comme des adultes, en autant qu’elle soit respectée et en autant que les infractions soient taxées de fortes amendes.

10 June - July 2013 IMAGE juin - juillet 2013 Photo Jane Waterston What’s happening at the corner of Rideau and Charlotte? Photo Bill Blackstone Bill Photo

ast fall, after exhaustive negotiations, Richcraft Homes promised to build a parkette Jubilant Carriage House supporters Lenore Glémaud, Leanne Moussa, Rob Sieloff and (on the property at the corner of Rideau and Charlotte) in return for permission to Claire MacDonald after the June 12 rezoning hearing at City Hall. Ldemolish several derelict buildings, well before the site will be developed, and in return for property tax reductions. The park was to have been completed no later than mid- November but, as the above photo demonstrates, it is now almost the following summer and the area is a pedestrian shortcut and mud lot with sagging winter fence. Carriage House zoning Richcraft recently proposed to place a condo sales centre on part of the park site (with suggestion that the park part of the property would be maintained longer than the agreed- to three years). But after three community meetings and unanimous opposition to a sales application approved trailer, Richcraft has promised that the park will be completed by July 1! Susan McLeod cerns related to parking and to bilingual signage. he mission to keep Bettye Hyde In its application, the group under- Nursery School in the neighbour- scored the neighbourhood service pro- hood just moved a step closer to vided by this child wellness centre. This success.T In order for the nursery school to means that a large portion of its client base relocate to 43 Blackburn Avenue, known is expected to walk or cycle to the facil- as the Carriage House, a key hurdle was ity. For this, stroller and bicycle parking that the property be rezoned. Approval of facilities will be provided. For those who this application to amend the zoning by- drive, there will be a 15-minute drop-off law was granted at Planning Committee zone and two parking spaces for clients, on May 28, to go before City Council for but staff will be expected to arrange their final approval on June 12. This will per- own off-site parking, as required. By mit the conversion of the residential home keeping parking spaces to a minimum the into an institutional facility. Specifically, facility will be able to maximize the ex- the site will preserve its “Residential isting green space surrounding the house. 4-storey” zone provisions but have added The next step in the development pro- to it “Day Care, Office and Community cess will be to secure building permits to Health and Resource Centre” as permit- launch the laborious task of converting a ted uses, while requesting that “rooming private residence into a daycare facility. house” be removed as an allowable use. The cost of conversion promises to be This clears the way for Bettye Hyde Nurs- high. Bettye Hyde Co-operative Nursery ery School to operate a childcare facility School, a not-for-profit charitable orga- on the ground floor with child health-care nization, is hopeful of securing funding professional offices located on the sec- made available by the province to help ond level. (See IMAGE issues December childcare agencies adapt their businesses 2012- January 2013 and February-March to the new reality of full-day kindergar- 2013 for related articles.) ten. This funding is being administered The community group driving the ini- by the City of Ottawa, and may help tiative is thrilled. Leanne Moussa, Presi- offset construction costs associated with dent of the group, breathed a sigh of re- accommodating the childcare facility. In lief as she noted that the non-refundable addition, the group, incorporated as SHO application fee, of $15,000 was not in Developments, is open to additional in- vain. “Applying for a zoning change is vestors. For more information on becom- a serious financial undertaking. In addi- ing involved in this project please email tion to the application fee we paid profes- Leanne Moussa at Leannemoussa@ sional fees related to architectural plans, gmail.com or call her at 613 282-8900. survey documents, an Adequacy of Ser- For those wishing to support this vi- vices report and the planning rationale. sionary community initiative but who That’s all money lost if our application are not positioned to buy a share in the is turned down.” Moussa and her fellow corporation, Bettye Hyde Nursery School project backers had worked hard to ensure is fundraising to buy its own share. Do- the application would be approved. From nations are welcome. In return, a tax re- a community meeting to briefings with ceipt will be issued. If interested in help- Councillor Fleury to one-on-one conver- ing Bettye Hyde Co-operative Nursery sations with neighbours, the group widely School achieve its fundraising objective, shared their vision and sought to address kindly contact Cindy Mitchell at 613-236- any objections. The appearance before 3108 or email bettyehydeottawa@gmail. Planning Committee was cheered on by com. about 20 well-wishers from the neigh- Stay tuned, also, for news of upcom- bourhood. While several dozen letters of ing fundraising events such as a Savour support were submitted, a few objections Sandy Hill Food and Wine Show in win- were tabled, as well, that expressed con- ter 2014.

Block Reps Action Sandy Hill is creating a system of block representatives that aims to engage the residents in community issues and neighbourhood events. If you are interested in representing your block please email [email protected] June - July 2013 IMAGE juin - juillet 2013 11 Photo Bill Blaxkstone

Don’t let the dust deter you: good food still lives on Rideau Street beautiful beverages. Roast chicken with Paula Kelsall roasted peppers and crisp bacon on a pes- to bun, accompanied by a beautiful glass oadwork on Rideau Street contin- full of mango slush and inky-coloured ues along the northern boundary tapioca pearls make for an exotic, healthy of Sandy Hill this summer, and the and delicious meal. Rblocks from King Edward east to Cha- In the evening, when the dust has set- pel have become a dusty no-man’s land. tled, consider an affordable dinner from While the thought of trudging a block or one of Sandy Hill’s reliable ethnic restau- two out of our way just to cross the street rants. Settle into the upholstered comfort (and getting gravel in our shoes while of the Sitar (417A Rideau St.) for fish ma- we’re at it) is rather off-putting, maybe we sala and a lassi, a meal that will alternately should all be thinking of opportunities to stimulate and soothe your taste buds, and encourage the businesses on this stretch leave you feeling happy. Or take a really of our neighbourhood’s border as they en- close look at the roadwork’s progress af- dure what will surely be a very difficult ter working hours are over from the front summer. porch of the Horn of Africa (364 Rideau It may be dusty outside, but from the St.), while steeping your fingers in the de- air conditioned interior of a restaurant it’s licious Ethiopian lentil stews that come really quite fascinating to watch the big with the vegetarian platter. If you want to machines at work, and if you have small forget what’s going on in the street, step children to entertain, those dump trucks into Mu Goong Hwa (376 Rideau St.), and backhoes can actually be seen as a where paper shades will shield your view huge bonus. as you partake of tempura and Korean- At Ever Afters (319 Rideau St., in the style short ribs. Days Inn), there’s a big window facing Along with music festivals and nine right onto the action, and there’s a great o’clock sunsets, roadwork is part of the lunchtime special to go with the view: Ottawa summer scene. This summer, let $7.00 for a designer sandwich and a reg- it lure you to Rideau Street to see what’s ular-sized drink, which can be chosen going on and to indulge in something deli- from a vast menu of bubble teas and other cious. Photo Bill Blaxkstone Bill Photo

A ringside view of construction awaits you at Ever Afters (above) and other Rideau St. reaturants this summer. Photo Bill Blaxkstone Bill Photo Photo Bill Blaxkstone Bill Photo 12 June - July 2013 IMAGE juin - juillet 2013

Ottawa Carleton District School Board Trustee Report Budget Budget season is here again and the draft budget is on our web site for your review. If you have any suggestions for improving it, let me know. Some version of it will be approved mid-June. The draft staff budget makes for interesting reading; a budget is an expression of a Board’s priorities and the narrative can be fascinating. Our board has been accumulating News from Viscount Alexander surpluses for some years now due to overcautious budgeting. We now of the road while riding their bikes. Spe- Rob Campbell, Trustee Michael Barnes cial thanks to the Bytown Kiwanis Club have $43 million in idle surplus. This Ottawa-Carleton District School Board is embarrassing as only some of this for their donation that helps support this is needed for smooth functioning pril and May at Viscount Alexan- great initiative. Thanks go also to the and it is all taxpayer money raised to support students. We’ve been trying der Public School have been busy Public Safety Council for setting up the bike stations, Sandy Hill Community to stop accumulating surpluses using planned deficits, but they keep on and eventful! A Health Centre for providing extra bikes, coming. I have joked that if we do not take serious steps to correct the Capital cleaners: We did our part to bells, and volunteer support, Cycle Sal- situation, we will never dig ourselves out of this surplus hole! clean up the Capital! The students picked vations for providing bikes for children up garbage around the school, at Strath- without one, Kunstadt Sports for helmets In part these surpluses are due to: an extraordinary staff caution re cona Park, the baseball diamond, and and locks, our Repair Station volunteers budget estimating and in-year spending, surprise mid-year grants by Sandy Hill Arena! during the Rodeo, and Seven Star for hel- the Provincial government, and increased financial oversight exerted by Musical highlights: Students in grades mets. Additional thanks to Ottawa Uni- Trustees. Two years ago, I got a technical motion through which placed a one to six walked to the National Arts versity Co-op, Green Communities Can- limit on how much money staff could swim between budget lines between Centre at the beginning of May to see ada, Capital Vélo, and parent volunteers. board-voted budgets, without coming back to the Board. It had become the NAC orchestra. The theme was Ad- The school received used bikes from the an unfortunate practice to regularly bring in high departmental estimates, ventures in Canada’s North. They enjoyed community which were donated back into get the budget passed, inevitably find significant money was not needed, throat singers, a traditional drummer, a the community to children in need. It is a and then go allocate these millions in ways not actually reviewed by the storyteller, child dancers, and some won- great example of our community partner- Board. derful scores played by the orchestra. We ships and their awesome impact on stu- made music together with students across dent safety and learning! Due in part to this new leash, sharper pens have started to prevail re Canada and many countries on Music departmental estimates, and significant unspent funds must now Monday by singing the song Is Somebody Next school year: We have also started instead return to general surplus for reallocation, or for special in-year Singing written and performed by Com- our planning for our 2013-2014 school recommendation by staff to the Board. Changing the estimating and mander Chris Hadfield from the Interna - year. Parents are reminded that Kinder- spending culture entirely will take time but with the current budget we tional Space Station and Ed Robertson garten registration for 2013-2014 is still are starting to see more precise initial estimates, as part of our “attack from the group The Barenaked Ladies. open. To register your child, you need to on the surplus.” The song was broadcast live on the in- bring the child’s record of immunization ternet at 12:30 that day and the children and birth or baptismal certificate, pass- I have several targeted questions on the budget and likely will be not only sang along with our own astro- port or any other document indicating supporting a move to add more school budget for underprivileged naut and musician, they were also joined their proof of age. If you have a neighbour schools and for social workers. Otherwise, I broadly believe staff has got by the Wexford Gleeks from the Toronto with a child 4 or 5 years of age by the end the balance right. Next budget, however, I will want to see more needs- District School Board. of 2013, please invite them to register at based allocations from the get-go. Walking to school: During Education Viscount Alexander Public School, for Week we let our feet do the walking with more information, call the school office at Equity Accountability re Poverty Walk to School Week. Students were 613-239-2213. challenged to walk to school instead We are very pleased to announce that I have got a motion passed at Committee (now off to Board) which will require of taking the bus, and over 80% of stu- the District to publicly report annually on how well, or not, we are weakening dents participated. On Friday May 10, our our Extended Day Program is growing the connection between poverty and student outcome. Golden Flip Flop award was awarded to for 2013-2014. Starting in September our the school age class with the most walkers school’s extended day program will be Ensuring there is socio-economic equity of educational outcome is core to over the week. Congratulations to Mrs. available available for older students as our mission for publicly funded education, and yet no school board in Ontario Contant’s class, who have swept the year well as our Kindergarten students. It pro- yet reports out this way. I hope that we will agree to lead provincially in this of all the golden footwear awards! In our vides before and after school program- domain as well. Full Day Kindergarten classes, a Golden ming to students registered within the school. The extended day program oper- Sandal was awarded to our Junior Kinder- I expect that, with such a directive in place, over time, we will see altered garten class, taught by Mrs. Lance, Mrs. ates from 7 a.m. to the start of the school patterns of training and other investments as we strive to improve this major Mills and Mrs. Sole for the most walkers day and from the end of our school day new public reportable. Further, this aligns with our efforts to improve average over the week. until 6 p.m. Parents may register their graduation rate and other District student achievement measures. child for the morning, afternoon, or both. Bike rodeo: Our biggest event happened The fee for the program is $20 per day If you have a suggestion or a concern, then please contact me via rob@ over a couple of days with Helmet Day for both before and after school care. Ap- ocdsbzone9.ca or at 613-323-7803. Meeting and document info available at and our 3rd Annual Bike Rodeo. Public plications for our Extended Day Program www.ocdsb.ca Health Nurse Bev Wilcox gave a presen- are available in the school office. Limited tation about brain injury prevention and financial assistance is available for fami- showed students how to properly adjust lies that meet the criteria for eligibility for and wear their bicycle helmets. At the a child care subsidy. For information call Bike Rodeo, children learned the rules the City of Ottawa at 613-560-6000.

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Phone: 613 234-3734 Cell: 613 302-9029 The first “psychogeographic” tour of Sandy Hill was a great success this spring. [email protected] Tutor for Elementary, High School, and College Students Little Flâneurs in Sandy Hill Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics, Computer Science, and Study Skills/Strategies Christine Aubry

n Sunday May 5, over 30 children from Sandy Hill, along with their parents and families, took part in Oa very special Jane’s Walk called “Little Flâneurs.” Jane’s Walk is an annual event named after Jane Jacobs, writer and urban activ- ist, who initiated walking tours of urban neighbourhoods. This year there were 54 Jane’s Walks planned throughout Ottawa, but the one in our neighbourhood was un- usual in that it was targeted at children and led by children. Local resident and mom Sandra The child-run Jane’s Walk found much to admire at the MacPherson came up with the idea of engaging chil- corner of Range and Mann. dren from Bettye Hyde Nursery School in what she the kids referred to as the “double twin” houses. Then calls a “psychogeographic tour of the neighbourhood.” along Templeton we appreciated what they called “the The goal was to get children out in the neighbourhood most beautiful garden in Sandy Hill” that was at the … right here in Sandy Hill!! and see how they would express their thoughts about time bursting with colourful tulips. On Templeton Brought to you by a team of walking in the community and what feelings would be was also the most popular stop along the walk: a front volunteer Sandy Hillers, sup- stirred up. porch with a mommy and baby duck statue as well porters of fresh and local pro- MacPherson, a PhD student at the University of Ot- as a rubber boot used as a flower pot. As we contin- duce straight from the Main St. tawa studying urban walking in literature, approached ued, we saw mushrooms in trees, a red crocodile on a the Bettye Hyde school with her idea for a flâneurs front lawn on Marlborough, and of course, the “peace market’s farmers. walk (flâneur is a 19th century French concept mean- house” on the corner of Range Road. Abby then took ing “city walkers” or “strollers”). She was enthusias- us across the street where she said, “I think the own- tically supported by Director Cindy Mitchell as well er from the peace house put sweaters on the trees to Sandy Hill Market dates and places: as teachers Janet LeBlanc, Lisa Lajoie and Keisha make them happy.” Oliver-Perryman. The first Little Flâneurs walk was The children then led us down the river path to talk July 13 – Corner of Laurier and Blackburn, beside a organized in November 2012 with 3 groups of 6-8 year about the forest and the trees. We stopped to feed some Community Information Session on Zoning, Infill and olds leading children ages 4-5 and was a very success- ducks on the way to our final destination in Strathcona other development issues in Sandy Hill ful trial. Park where everyone enjoyed homemade lemonade And so, on a beautiful Sunday afternoon, our young and chocolate chip cookies baked by Sandra herself. August 10 – with Art in the Park, in the north section guides (Hannah, 8, Leo, 8 and Abby, 9), assisted by Since a flâneur may also be an artist inspired by the of Strathcona Park flag-bearing marshals (Eddie, Sabir and Simon) took urban environment, the children were encouraged to us on an hour-long tour of Sandy Hill, stopping to paint what they saw along the walk on one of several September 21 – at the ASH Community BBQ, show us some pretty neat and cool things along the murals. Sandy Hill Community Centre Park, 11am to 4pm way. On Blackburn Avenue, we stopped to look at the With a total of 75 participants, this Sandy Hill walk bird houses that our guide described as “a whole city was the second most attended Jane’s Walk in the Ot- for birds, with the big white house being Parliament in tawa area and was definitely a huge success with chil- bird land.” Further on Blackburn we saw a front gar- dren and parents alike. One young walker, Orelie (11), den with interesting statues that made Leo think of “a captured the overall sentiment by exclaiming, “tout group of dogs playing Dr Dodgeball.” While stopped était vraiment original!” When asked whether next Madeleine Meilleur in front of the Sandy Hill Lounge and Grill to notice year the walk could be bilingual, Sandra replied that MPP/députée the dog treat bowl, Hannah pointed out the newly ren- she is already looking at developing a French version Ottawa-Vanier ovated Ayoub’s Mini Mart and explained how it had of the walk with the help of parents at Francojeunesse, burned down a few years ago and how bad that made and who knows, maybe in the future there could even her feel. be walks in other languages. Anyone interested in Bureau de circonscription / On Goulburn Avenue we stopped to study the ar- helping to organize these future walks can contact Constituency Office : chitectural differences of the front porches of what Sandra MacPherson at [email protected]. 237 ch. Montreal Road Ottawa, ON K1L 6C7 613-744-4484 [email protected] www.madeleinemeilleur.onmpp.ca

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verybody knows. In fair weather the city offers herself to avid bikers. Trails and Games, songs, stories - bikeways make every corner accessible, often in less time, and always with less an epic celebration exasperation, than driving or busing involve. Lush, exciting paths invite you of God’s love! Pedalling toE woodland or pastoral landscapes hidden from the eyes of motorists, yet within the limits of the city they believe they know. Beyond these urban destinations lie day trips to places farther afield, and overnight journeys take you to the limits of your stamina and interest. through All these delights are well-known to bikers, but bikes make possible another joy not many have discovered. I call it time-travel. When you are on a bicycle you move at about the pace people did a couple of centu- August 19-23 ries back, when our communities were planned and built. You also use the roads our Full day summer camp for kids 4+ time ancestors made, on which their settlements grew and thrived, until highways made them obsolete. Thus, the places you bike through are historic ones, now struggling to St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church find new hope and promise. Faded hopes and promises lie strewn in melancholy traces 82 Kent (across from the Supreme Court) Graeme Hunter along your path. At the speed I go on my old bicycle I see them all. Details and registration online at For example, only the name of Ramsayville remains on the Ramsayville road, and StAndrewsOttawa.ca/SummerCamp you’re a little disappointed to find nowhere to sit or walk but the former churchyard, or call 613-232-9042 now orphaned and insecure without its church. That’s why René’s Corner Store in Piperville is so welcome, with bench and chair to loiter on in front of the establish- ment. A few minutes on the bench looking over verdant fields is a pleasure after an hour or more in the saddle. Later you can step inside the store, have something to drink, and chat with the friendly owner. Then it’s on down the old Eighth Line to the picturesquely named village of Carlsbad Springs. I am overtaken on the way by a buzzing swarm of spandex-clad cyclists from a city club. Each pair of whizzing tires is topped by a little knot of pumping sinew. They chirp at one another like a flock of birds as they surge by. Up the hill they fly, faster than I will go coming down. By the time I puff my way to the top they will be out of sight. But I was invisible to them as they passed, for we belong to different centuries. They are making time, not travelling in it as I am. The restaurant I am looking forward to in Carlsbad Springs is visible from afar on the Eighth Line. A city slicker might not think the rambling faded structure worth the thirty minutes it would take to drive there from Ottawa, but a cyclist sees things differently. He’s been on the way for a couple of hours and so he understands the old Now accepting Greek saying, there is no sauce like an appetite. The menu, as it turns out, would make even city folks salivate. applications for Carlsbad Springs is full of bittersweet odds and ends. The name itself evokes the great era of European spas and sanatoriums that the GermanDiane Whalen writer Thomas MannSulaiman Daheeyeh September! depicted in The Magic MountainTHANK. In the last decades ofEric the Crighton nineteenth and Mael century, Mustajeeburand Rahman Proud to offer flexible, affordable child the early ones of the twentieth,YOU fine !hotels in EuropeAli used the highly mineralizedDoris Michniewicz water of local springs to draw wealthy visitors for relaxation and cures. Carlsbad care right here in Sandy Hill. Matthew, Nathaniel, Christine Aubry, Simon Springs discovered it had theMERCI same resources and couldCarissa, put Kayleythem toLaker the same Kitchenuse. and Joel Aubry They borrowed their name from150th aSandy famous Hill ScoutsCzech spa,Éric built Audet luxury hotels and prosClaire,- Robert, Alex and Learn more about our BIG plans for pered. But the society that wanted12th Ottawa and could Sparks afford / suchFayza extravagance and Fatima Idris did not returnIain MacDonald 2013-­‐2014! from Flanders and the Somme.Brownies Gradually / those hotelsAdam, disappeared William and after World WarGeri Blinick www.be%yehyde.com One. The large restaurant is Guidesthe sole / Pathfinder reminder Unit of that Benjaminopulent Moserage. On the outskirtsMathieu Fleury of town is the last sawmill, documentingFrançois Bregha for the visitorCharlotte the more Weber rustic employmentAlanna Dale Hill be%yehydeo%[email protected] in which the area’s earliest settlersRob Sinclair began. Cathy Major Islamic Society of 613.236.3108 Today’s outing to CarlsbadCristine Springs Erlick is a short one.Margaret After lunch Dawson it’s back upSandy the Hill Russell Road to Ottawa. AlongHasan that Rahman road are more remindersVivienne Bartlett, of the Bob gone worldViscount in Alexander which I have elected to travel.Hussein A farm Rahman house boarded upForbes, and Hazelits skeletal barns tellPublic a School story of inexorable change. OtherLeanne farms, Moussa however, disagree.Jane Gurr They and clingClaire to their soil,École publique pungent with the odours of landMasood and Qureshi,livestock and the fragrancesDavid Dyment of andspring. Olivier TheseFrancojeunesse are the same smells that the peopleSabir, of Aminmy adopted and Noor century Kimbawould Gifford have smelled, trudgingAnd others who acted down these same roads in thisQureshi same season centuries ago.AbdulQader independently to help Traffic and traffic lights Janeimpose McNamara themselves graduallyAyoub as I approach town.keep I am our neighbourhood glad of this, like a diver slowlyJacob decompressing Weber as heMohamed reaches the surface. Gradulooking- good ! The author and “Frankenbike” on their ally floating back up the shaft of memory I come into the noisy present with its city Special Thank-you to Ayoub’s who provided honey cakes and juice and Timothy’s Coffee on way to time-travelling adventure. smells. The bike is the ideal mode of transportation here too, as more and more peo- ple realize. Of its aptnessLaurier for timewho providedtravel, however, coffee and not everything many seem required yet to servebe aware. out in the fresh air! It was greatly appreciated by all. Graeme Hunter bikes to the University of Ottawa where he teaches philosophy. Garbage as an art form

Claire MacDonald case, not removal, just a dump. Councillor Fleury, attempted to deal with the issue last green note of thanks to over 40 year but the dumping continues and much participants who came, on Satur- salt and debris clog the park and contami- day May 15, to Strathcona Park nate the soil. The councillor is to work out Aand Dutchy’s Hole to keep our riverside a solution. park a beautiful place. These numbers There are photos on the ASH Flicker don’t include the many children at the page showing more scenes of the clean up. local schools, Viscount Alexander and Francojeunesse, who go out in spring- time and pick up garbage on our behalf, on streets, at the arena and around their schools. A huge thank-you to all includ- Piano lessons ing the Islamic Society and Strathcona Now available at 317 Chapel Street, All Saints’ Sandy Hill Heights who also came out to help in great numbers. Nouha at Ayoub’s and Diane Whalen Sulaiman Daheeyeh Enthusiastic and experienced piano teacher. THANK Eric Crighton and Mael Mustajeebur Rahman Branislav at Timothy’s gave us ready-to- All ages welcome. YOU ! Ali Doris Michniewicz serve refreshments.. Matthew, Nathaniel, Christine Aubry, Simon Please contact This year Action Sandy Hill teamed up MERCI Carissa, Kayley Laker Kitchen and Joel Aubry Margaret Ashburner (M.Mus.)Piano with the Sandy Hill Community Health 150th Sandy Hill Scouts Éric Audet Claire, Robert, Alex and (613) 680-6267 Centre; special thanks to Geri Blinick 12th Ottawa Sparks / Fayza and Fatima Idris Iain MacDonald [email protected] who is our community coordinator. Geri Brownies / Adam, William and Geri Blinick lessons very thoughtfully made hot chocolate on Guides / Pathfinder Unit Benjamin Moser Mathieu Fleury the spot to supplement the refreshments. François Bregha Charlotte Weber Alanna Dale Hill Now available Rob Sinclair Cathy Major Islamic Society of If you haven’t already heard we found Cristine Erlick Margaret Dawson Sandy Hill 317 Chapel, All Saints Sandy Hill a bottled cobra in the park clean-up (see Hasan Rahman Vivienne Bartlett, Bob Viscount Alexander what you missed!) We are thinking that Hussein Rahman Forbes, Hazel Public School Enthusiastic and experienced next time we should host a temporary art Leanne Moussa Jane Gurr and Claire École publique piano teacher installation in the park of all the interest- Masood Qureshi, David Dyment and Olivier Francojeunesse ing finds. Because, let’s face it, garbage is Sabir, Amin and Noor Kimba Gifford And others who acted All ages welcome fascinating stuff and reflects our human Qureshi AbdulQader independently to help nature. Jane McNamara Ayoub keep our neighbourhood Please contact Jacob Weber Mohamed looking good ! Margaret Ashburner (M.Mus.) And if you are wondering about the garbage that descends into the commu- Special Thank-you to Ayoub’s who provided honey cakes and juice and Timothy’s Coffee on (613) 231 2056 nity gardens and along the hillside at Laurier who provided coffee and everything required to serve out in the fresh air! It was greatly [email protected] Dutchy’s Hole, it has to do with snow appreciated by all. removal from above by the city. In this June - July 2013 IMAGE juin - juillet 2013 15 La fièvre printanière à Francojeunesse ! Upcoming Christine Aubry Events n plus des nombreuses activités et compétitions qui se déroulent ce printemps (décrites ci-dessous), les Free. All are welcome. élèvesE de Franco ont une raison de plus No strings attached. de bouger. Pour la première fois, l’école a participé au Gran défi Pierre Lavoie du 29 avril au 27 mai sous le thème « Lève-toi et bouge ! ». Pour ce concours (d’origine québecoise mais maintenant avec classe- Thursday Evening Worship ments par région hors-Québec), tous les 7 PM Thursdays, June 20 - Aug 29 élèves doivent remplir un carnet d’activité physique et pour chaque 15 minutes Pantoufles fabriquées par les élèves. Hear what Jesus has done for you! d’activité, l’élève accumule un cube d’énergie. Au moment de l’impression de • Un concours de fabrication de pantou- cet article, l’école est au 6e rang au niveau fles, les plus originales les unes que les au- provincial ! Pour plus de détails concer- tres, a pris place dans les deux pavillons. Vacation Bible School nant ce concours, visitez le site www.le- • Les élèves de la 1ère à la 4e ont participé August 12-16, all day vetoietbouge.com à un « camping littéraire » dans la biblio- Autre nouvelles sportives, les athlètes thèque, en utilisant des serviettes de plage No fee; lunch is provided. de Franco se sont encore une fois dis- comme tentes, et avec leurs nouvelles tingués aux quilles suédoises. Les deux pantoufles aux pieds. équipes (filles et garçons) ont mérité • Tout le cycle préparatoire, ainsi que les Sunday School begins: une bannière pour l’école. La prochaine enfants commençant la maternelle en sep- Sunday, September 8 - 9 AM grande compétition sportive sera celle tembre 2013, ont eu droit à un spectacle de l’athlétisme au sein du Conseil entier présenté par la troupe gatinoise « AR- Children ages 4-12 qui aura lieu le 13 juin avec les élèves TiSHOW » (www.artishow.com). méritants de 4e, 5e et 6e. Nous souhaitons Le mois de mai s’est terminé en fête bonne chance à tous nos participants ! avec une Soirée multiculturelle le 30 mai, Les élèves de Franco se sont aussi dé- organisée par le Franconseil, qui avait montrés très habiles en art oratoire. Au comme but de faire connaître et célébrer concours Art de s’exprimer du Club Op- diverses cultures qui se retrouvent à Fran- Sunday Morning: timiste de Vanier, qui a eu lieu le 7 avril cojeunesse. Les élèves et leurs familles Worship: 10:15 a.m. dernier, parmi les 12 concurrents classés furent invités à s’habiller de vêtements e Bible study: 9:00 a.m. au niveau du district, nos élèves de 6 traditionnels et à se régaler d’une dé- www.stpaulottawa.org ont remporté le 1er prix (Nassim), 2e prix gustation de plats divers. Une exposition e Serving God and Man (Clara) et 3 prix (Raphael) ! Bravo à nos d’objets culturels était aussi en place au Since 1874 gagnants ainsi qu’à tous les élèves qui ont gymnase. travaillé fort à préparer et présenter leurs Le mois de juin s’avère tout aussi exci- 210 Wilbrod (one block north of King Edward & Laurier) textes devant les amis. tant à Francojeunesse. Un comédien de Le mois de mai fut bien animé, non la Vieille 17 sera présent à l’école pour seulement pour les élèves mais pour leurs effectuer des ateliers intensifs de théâtre familles aussi. D’abord, tous furent invi- auprès de la classe de Mme Raymond en tés au concert annuel intergénérationnel 5e. Et tandis que les 6e se préparent à leur de la chorale Francophonia le 2 mai. Puis, cérémonie de finissants, les sorties de fin plusieurs activités amusantes et éduca- d’année s’organisent : parc aquatique Ca- tives furent organisées dans le cadre de la lypso, Labyrinthe Ecodyssée, divers mu- Semaine de l’éducation, du 6 au 10 mai. sées et parcs publiques sont en vue, sans À souligner : oublier le pique-nique traditionnel de fin • Les enseignants de musique du pro- d’année au parc Strathcona. gramme parascolaire ont organisé un Finalement, nous tenons à souligner spectacle pour tous mettant en vedette que la vente de fertilisant naturel con- leurs élèves de guitare, de violon et de tinue, les profits servant à acheter du nou- piano. veau matériel technologique pour l’école. • Les élèves de la 1ère à la 6e se sont dis- Ce fertilisant liquide à base de fumier de persés dans la Côte-de-Sable pour ra- vers de terre doit simplement être ajouté à masser les déchets le long des trottoirs de l’eau lors de l’arrosage. Les bouteilles 613-563-4000 dans l’esprit du « Grand nettoyage de la peuvent être obtenues sur commande ou capitale » en personne au Secrétariat du pavillon Tentes fabriquées par les élèves pour le Osgoode au prix de 2,50 $ la bouteille. « camping littéraire ». Photos Christine Aubry

Sandy Hill Farmers Market, round 1 Sabrina Mathews, Rose- mary Leach and Chris- Lundi-jeudi 8h30 - 20h00 tine Aubry helped host Mon-Thurs 8:30 - 8:00 the inaugural Farmers Vendredi 8h30 - 19h30 Market in Sandy Hill on Friday 8:30 - 7:30 June 4. All produce and Samedi 10h00 - 17h00 delectables on offer were Saturday 10:00 - 5:00 snapped up. Dimanche 10h00 - 14h00 Thanks to convenor Su- Sunday 10:00 - 2:00 san Young and all the Farmers Market ladies who have been planning this venture at monthly sessions in the Sandy Hill pub. See the Calendar p. 19 for info on future neighbourhood markets. 16 June - July 2013 IMAGE juin - juillet 2013 Odyssey back for Theatre Under the Stars’ 2013 edition Just Ask IMAGE About Your Pets

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andy Hill is in for a chocolaty-delicious treat. This year, Odyssey Theatre’s main out- door show is George Bernard Shaw’s comedy Arms and the Man (a.k.a. The Chocolate Q. My mother has a Maltese and man’s daily needs. They are 100% of an SSoldier). Director Andy Massingham will be transforming the park into a surrealistic two cats, all hugely fat. I’m worried; active Maltese’s daily needs and twice dreamscape, where bigger-than-life characters will be truly at home. Set during the 1885 isn’t it unhealthy for a dog or cat to as much as an indoor cat needs! Serbo-Bulgarian War, Arms and the Man is Shaw’s sardonic critique of naive ideal- be overweight? Your mother is not loving her pets when she shares her favourite foods; she ism, particularly, as it pertains to love and war. Shows July 25 to August 25, Tuesdays A. Obesity is not just unhealthy for pets; is killing them. They need less food and through Sundays at 8 p.m. New this year - matinees on Thursdays and Sundays at Ottawa it is fatal. In Canada, it is estimated that more exercise, starting right away. University’s Academic Hall (135 Séraphin-Marion Private) at 2:00 p.m.—Mark Turcott 30 to 60 percent of pets are overweight. If possible, take your mom with her As with humans, pet obesity is a combi- animals to the vet to see what damage nation of overeating, lack of exercise and, is already done; starting a pet with heart in some breeds, genetics. The results are problems on a new routine without vet crippling. Obese pets develop heart dis- advice can result in death. Most clinics ease, high blood pressure, chronic pain, Really good pork, anyone? carry special foods for weight loss with- osteoarthritis, breathing problems, dia- out sacrificing nutrition. It’s expensive, betes and/or kidney disease. They are in the taste and the more humane condi- but not as expensive as treating diabetes Dodi Newman tions in which the pig is raised, this is constant discomfort, so their tempera- in her cats. If money is a problem, there well worth the price. I’ll never buy su- ment deteriorates. Fat pets die early, often are excellent weight loss diets available at ave you noticed that pork has had permarket pork again. euthanized because they have become so the pet store. Read the instructions, and an off-taste for quite a while? I Sources for this great meat? Ashton miserable from the pain. follow them; it’s not rocket science! have. It made no difference wheth- Glen Farm, for one: ashtonglenfarm. This is not a pet problem; this is an Try to ensure that the animals are only Her I bought a centre cut, bone-in loin roast, ca; 613-257-4569. Seeds to Sausage in owner problem. fed twice a day, and that leftover food is a tenderloin, or chops­—they all had a saw- Sharbot Lake, for another: seedtosau- A recent study found that owners ignore removed when the pet walks away. No dusty consistency, and flavour was sadly sage.ca; 613-279-2455. In Ottawa, you feeding recommendations on labels, leave can shop for it at The Piggy Market: nibbles! lacking. (This, by the way, has a lot to do food out all day, share human food regu- thepiggymarket.com 613-371-6124 or at Get them all some toys. These don’t with how commodity pigs are bred and larly, and dish out treats like there is no raised.) So I stopped buying pork, which The Butchery.thebutchery.ca 613-829- need to be expensive; the most popular tomorrow. At the same time, they do not is a pity, because I love good pork, and 9133. There are other sources: search the toys at our house cost around $1 each, give their animals the necessary exercise, how often do you want to have to recycle Web. I recently bought a 3-lb. centre-cut, and last forever. Get enough so that you preferring couch snuggles to a walk or a chicken, beef and the occasional fish as a bone-in pork loin roast that was cut from can switch them around every few days, play session. non-veggie entree anyway? a Berkshire pig—succulent, flavourful, to avoid boredom. Humans assume that what is true for Well, I have discovered pork that tastes covered by a 3/4-inch layer of fat (yes , And get that dog out walking, at least them is true for their pets; one cupcake just like it used to taste, great flavour, fat, essential for a good roast: just serve twice a day, working up to 30 minutes a never killed me, why would it hurt my moist, no trace of saw-dusty consistency. smaller portions). I cooked it in accord- walk. Try to get your mother to do this; dog/cat? Aside from potentially toxic in- That is because several near-local pork ance with Mark Bittman’s instruction on if her pets are overweight, she probably gredients like chocolate, the calories in producers raise pork in the same way it this website (I did not do the potatoes — is, too. was raised in my youth. They let the pigs but they sound delicious!): markbittman. one iced cupcake are about 20% of a hu- graze on a spread of land instead of con- com/of-pork-and-fat. To die for! fining them to minute cages that won’t let And by the way, this pork had no water a grown sow turn around. They grow them or salt added (as most supermarket pork to full weight naturally and over time, not does) and that 3-pound roast comfortably with hormones in three months. Yes, the fed seven people. Maybe it was not all meat is more expensive, but considering that expensive after all.

Father and Sons Ad (2 colour):Layout 1 1/7/11 10:36 AM Page 1 A summary of recent IMAGE restaurant reviews and food features, plus other advice from our contributors about where to find great 8 Locks’ Flat, on the Rideau canal bike path Photo Bill Blackstone food in and around Sandy Hill. Please send news of your Ayoub’s, 322 Somerset Street East Be- Ottawa. Drop by for lunch or coffee and a recent Sandy Hill food sides the delicious cold Lebanese food pastry, or for a loaf of bread, a quiche or discoveries to like cheese bread and eggplant or tabou- jar of sauce with posh pasta to take home. [email protected] leh salad, Nouha makes wonderful hot This is also a good place to keep in mind dishes daily. It’s a perfect place to stop for gifts of jam and preserves, chocolate for a take-out meal when rushed after and cakes for special occasions. Hours FATHER AND SONS work or when cooking at home is just not vary with the academic year; currently it’s SERVING SANDY HILL SINCE 1967 on the menu. We have enjoyed: piquant open from 7:30 to 3:30 on weekdays, and vegetarian shepherd’s pie—lentils, spin- 10:00-3:00 on weekends. ach and walnuts with fluffy potato top- 112 Osgoode St. (at King Edward) ping; eggplant stuffed with ground beef Tutti Frutti, 215 Rideau Street It’s a 613-234-1173 and pine nuts; fasoulia, tender chicken, bit pricey for breakfast, with egg dishes, 8 Locks’ Flat, on the Rideau canal kidney beans, carrots and potatoes in a crepes and French toast starting at around We welcome students and the bike path The lovely cedar patio is open lovely sauce; and rice two different ways, $10.50, but there’s something for everyone Sandy Hill community for: again for the summer on our side of the with vegetables and with lentils. Every- on this new restaurant’s extensive menu. Rideau Canal, just north of the Somerset thing was beautifully seasoned. We’ll be It would be a good place to take a group breakfast, lunch and supper. footbridge This is a fine place to stop for a back to try other tastes such as kibbe in with disparate tastes in breakfast and 7 days a week. rewarding drink and a sophisticated snack yogurt sauce or cabbage rolls. The food is lunch, and they have a very festive way after a vigorous bike ride, or to while away priced by weight, ranging between $1.25 with fruit; our Hollywood Beach plat- a summer evening when your house is too and $1.70 per hundred grams resulting in ter arrived looking like an Ascot-worthy TAKE OUT MENU AVAILABLE hot to bear. They are open every day ex- a reasonably priced meal. summer hat, and the fresh fruit cocktail FREE wireless access cept Monday, though this may vary with was a delicious, dairy-free smoothie that the weather, and they feature live music Première Moisson, 120 University Pri- was certainly chock-full of vitamins. Tutti most Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sun- vate A branch of the Quebec boulange- Frutti is open from 6:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. www.fatherandsons.com days. Check their website at 8locksflat. rie/artisanal takeaway food emporium has Monday to Saturday; 7:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. com for the musical line up and other spe- opened on the main floor of the new So- on Sunday, and there are early bird spe- cial events. cial Sciences Building at the University of cials before 8 a.m. June - July 2013 IMAGE juin - juillet 2013 17 Dancing at dusk in Strathcona Park Betsy Mann

icola Henry grew up in Sandy Hill and remembers going to Dusk Dances performances in Strath- Ncona Park with her family as a child. Little did she imagine that some day she would be co-artistic director of the Ot- tawa collective that now produces this outdoor showcase for original choreogra- phies. “We have a great program planned for July 11 to14, this year,” says Nicola enthusiastically. “The Junkyard Sympho- Rosemary Scragg, Sandy Hill artist ny will entertain the audience beginning at 7 p.m., and the dances will start at 7:30. Two of the groups that are performing are from Ottawa and three are coming from Antique art made new Toronto.” Some of her pieces are framed repro- “Dusk Dances began producing origi- Paula Kelsall ductions of small details from early works nal choreography in parks in Toronto, as a of art, the frames elaborately decorated way to make contemporary dance acces- fter years of enjoying the visual with flowers and whimsical animals. She sible,” Nicola recounts. “Starting in 1998, riches of the world’s early artis- also makes pleasingly authentic-looking Dusk Dances teamed up with the Canada Dance Festival to bring the dances to Ot- tic heritage—such as medieval reproductions of early bas reliefs and Nicola Henry is co-artistic director of Atapestries, icons and illuminated manu- carvings, and lovely three-dimensional tawa in the summer. My co-artistic direc- Dusk Dances, five original choreogra- scripts—through books and galleries, images of angels and mermaids from her tor, Julie Anne Ryan, participated as a Rosemary Scragg realized she would like own artistic vision. dancer at that time.” Nicola goes on to ex- phies which you can see in Strathcona to have a few priceless artifacts of her Rosemarry Scragg was the founder of plain that the co-production arrangement Park from July 11 to 14. Some longtime own. “And I knew there was only one way Art in Strathcona Park, an annual fund- ended in 2004, but Dusk Dances contin- Sandy Hill residents may remember I was going to get some,” says the Sandy raising event for the Mental Illness Care- ued in Toronto under the direction of Syl- seeing a younger Nicola’s own original Hill artist. givers’ Association. This year’s edition vie Bouchard, the company’s founder. For choreography, set to the Sugar Plum Now the spare room in Rosemary of the outdoor art show will be held from the last several years, thanks to funding Fairy music from the Nutcracker Suite Scragg’s Stewart Street apartment is a 10:00-5:00 on August 10, and will be the from the Trillium Foundation, it has been and performed in a Christmas production studio, filled with polymer clay, rubber next good opportunity to see Rosemary able to license productions in other cities. at All Saints Church under the proud eye compound and 50-pound bags of plaster. Scragg’s work, along with that of many Since 2011, the Dusk Dances traditions of parents Robin Dunbar and Paul Henry. It’s an immaculate room, considering its other area artists. in Strathcona Park have been revived. function. “So far, there are no dollops on There will also be a show of her work Families are welcome and admission is tistic director Renata Soutter and dancer the broadloom,” she says. Here Rosemary at The Table restaurant on Wellington “pay what you can.” Audience members Jessie Huggett. It involves—you may Scragg creates small clay sculptures, uses Street in December, and an open house at are invited to bring their own chairs and have guessed—dancing with cardboard them to prepare rubber moulds and then Rosemary Scragg’s apartment in Novem- blankets, which they will carry around boxes! An innovation this year is the ad- produces plaster casts of her work, suit- ber. Keep an eye on her website at www. the park to the sites of the various per- dition of projections and multimedia ef- able for hanging on the wall. rosemaryscragg.com for details. formances, led on by their congenial host. fects in one of the choreographies from The exuberant Annie Lefebvre will once Toronto. again play this role. The unique features “We count on volunteers to help us The two faces of Art in Strathcona Park of the park landscape are often an im- with some of the tasks,” Nicola says, The first face we have seen and appreciated for the past 12 years: the colourful spec- portant part of the choreography. “The “like helping us set up, ushering people tacle of over 100 artists exhibiting their work among the trees...with musicians, silent dancers will be out practising in the park around the park, answering questions auction and barbecue all adding to the day’s enjoyment. soon,” says Nicola, “to see how they can at the information table and, of course, The second face is hidden. It is the face of mental illness. Art in Strathcona Park adapt to the site.” passing the hat.” She encourages anyone is a fundraiser for MICA (Mental Illness Caregivers’ Association) which provides This year’s two Ottawa choreogra- who could volunteer a few hours on per- support and information for those who have a stricken family member. It may not phies are quite different from each oth- formance nights to contact her at dusk- be widely recognised that living with the mentally ill can be as stressful as life with er. Anjali Patil has choreographed and [email protected]. an Alzheimer’s patient; not only is their behaviour unpredictable, but their internal will dance in “Shiva,” accompanied by The information line to check for can- clock is often reversed, so they are active at night, and sleep during the day. The four other dancers trained in the classi- cellations due to weather conditions is strain which this puts on families is clear. MICA has founded support groups and cal Indian Kathak style of dance. Anjali 613-295-6443. In case it rains one eve- programs for their relief. It also provides information, particularly concerning medi- has been recognized for bringing this ning, there is a make-up performance cations: what to expect and how to monitor their effects. style of dance to Ottawa audiences over scheduled for Sunday afternoon, July 14. On behalf of MICA and participating artists I encourage you to attend the show the last two decades. The other local For more information, check the website on Saturday August 10 from 10:00-5:00 (rain or shine); support a very worthy cause piece is by Propeller Dance, a company duskdances.ca/en/season2013_Ottawa. and have a great time! which includes people with and without php. Bring the kids, bring a picnic and Musicians, dancers, entertainers of any kind are welcome to come and pass the a disability. Their humorous piece, called enjoy entertainment by the river in our hat! — Rosemary Scragg “Out of the Box,” is choreographed by ar- great neighbourhood park.

Sandy Hiller making robocall documentary what seemed a serious threat to the demo- cratic traditions of our country. Ralph Blaine Some Canadian citizens concerned about what appeared to be a manipulation n the evening of May 2, 2011 Pe- of the vote wrote letters to their news- ter Smoczynski, like most resi- papers, others expressed their concern dents of Sandy Hill, sat in front of directly to the political parties them- Othe television with friends watching the selves and filled social media with their returns for the election of Canada’s forty- commentaries. As for Peter Smoczynski, first Parliament. There was, of course, well he is a veteran, award-winning film not the slightest doubt about the re- maker; so he began planning a documen- election of our local MP but as the votes tary film that would bring this story into were counted in the country at large Mr. focus. Smoczynski was stunned by the decima- As this edition of IMAGE goes to press tion of the once powerful Liberals who Peter has raised enough money to pur- lost more than half their seats in Parlia- chase much of the equipment he needs to IMAGE’s ment. Something strange had happened film his documentary which he sees as a and he didn’t like the smell of it. grassroots project to shed light on the ro- images He wasn’t the only one to wonder about bocall affair. He is busy lining up people the election. And it wasn’t long before to be interviewed in the film and is still Above — IMAGE on numerous complaints began to roll into raising money to complete the budget. He holiday in Morocco, the offices of Elections Canada about is optimistic that by the time the Septem- May 2013. misleading robocalls. Then a mysterious ber issue of IMAGE rolls off the presses Photo Betsy Mann figure named Pierre Poutine surfaced in he will have much of the filming done and news reports about calls in certain rid- a distribution arrangement for the docu- Left — Fantastic face- ings directing citizens to incorrect voting mentary wrapped up as well. Stay tuned painting at the Bettye stations. For Peter all this added up to for the next installment. Hyde June fair. Photo Bill Blackstone 18 June - July 2013 IMAGE juin - juillet 2013 Photo Bill Blackstone

BULLETIN BOARD Last chance for input re Library’s future. June 15 is the last day for Ottawa Public Library’s online ideas campaign for ways to continue to deliver relevant, efficient and equitable services that meet its customers’ needs. The ideas campaign website is accessible from the Library’s website at biblioottawalibrary.ca or directly at: imagine- opl-bpo.ca. Les Terrasses Philomène, au cœur

House and garden tour 52nd Annual IODE House and Garden Tour, de notre patrimoine francophone June 21 and 22, 2013 SUE RAVEN Tour homes and gardens of Rockcliffe Park; notamment leurs toits en pente percés de PHYSIOTHERAPY CLINIC Tickets: $30 Available at retailers across huit grandes lucarnes, leurs murs coupe- feu et leurs belles vérandas ornées de Ottawa. For more info: laurentian.iode.ca or call Jo at 613-842-5304 par riches fioritures en bois. Leurs énormes Helping you to recover from: Michel Prévost, cheminées de briques attirent également Victorian Tea archiviste en chef le regard des curieux. Friends of the Central Experimental Farm Au fil du temps, ces maisons hébergent, - Pain in Muscles, Joints; Neck & will host a lovely classic Victorian Tea served de l’Université en plus du député Honoré Robillard, de Back on the lawns of the Arboretum. Bring a patio d’Ottawa nombreuses personnalités canadiennes, chair and listen to live music. Enter the notamment le célèbre poète lyrique du - Fractures; Orthopaedic Surgery best hat contest and don period costume e (optional). Formal tea $8.00, July 14, 2 p.m. XIX siècle, Archibald Lampman (1861- - Sports, Musicians & Work Injuries - 4 p.m. Bldg 72, Central Experimental Farm, ontrairement à ce que l’on peut 1899). Ce dernier est d’ailleurs considéré - Stroke; Weakness east off Prince of Wales round-about. 613- penser, les maisons contiguës sont comme l’un des plus grands poètes de 230-3276, friendsofthefarm.ca loin d’être un phénomène récent à langue anglaise du Canada de son époque. - Balance & Vestibular Problems COttawa. En effet, on trouve au 363-383, Seeking host families, July 28 - August 12 avenue Daly, au cœur de la Côte-de-Sa- Patrimoine francophone - Motor Vehicle Injuries Sixty-three Japanese Catholic high school ble, une magnifique série de maisons en Il importe de souligner qu’une plaque students will join the language program at rangée qui témoigne très bien de cette sur la devanture trahit les origines fran- University of Ottawa this summer. Organizers réalité. Construits en 1874, ces imposants cophones de ces habitations. En effet, Full Physio Services, plus: are looking for families who will welcome the students into their homes and give them a édifices de style victorien en belle pierre l’inscription, en anglais, « Philomene Ter- -Acupuncture chance to experience the Canadian life style. grise de la carrière de Gloucester, sont race » fait oublier que cette série de mai- Period: July 28, 2013 - August 12, 2013 érigés par le propriétaire de carrières et sons rappelle plutôt le nom de Philomène -Ergonomics The student will attend the language préfet de Gloucester, Honoré Robillard Barrette, la première épouse d’Honoré -Massage program 8:00-16:00 on weekdays, sharing (1835-1914). Robillard, qu’il avait épousée en 1860. time in the evening and weekend with your Ce riche propriétaire s’avère être le fils Quoi qu’il en soit, il ne fait aucun doute -Hand & Arm Splints family. We ask you to provide: a bedroom for du pionnier Antoine Robillard, venu tra- que les Terrasses Philomène contribuent the student; three meals (breakfast/lunch/ vailler à la construction du canal Rideau à embellir cette superbe avenue tran- dinner) a day, transportation (on weekdays to/from Ottawa University or bus stop). (1826-1832) comme tailleur de pierre. quille et boisée de la Côte-de-Sable. Elles 205 - 194 Main St., Ottawa K1S 1C2 English / French should be spoken in your Honoré Robillard marque aussi l’histoire s’avèrent également un très bel exemple Phone: 613 567-4808 Fax: 567-5261 home. franco-ontarienne en devenant, en 1883, de maisons contiguës pour loger la bour- We hope you will include the student le premier député francophone à siéger à geoisie ottavienne de la capitale dans la www.sueravenphysio.com e into your day-to-day life as a temporary Queen’s Park, à Toronto, à titre de dépu- dernière partie du XIX siècle. member of your family. The student should té de la circonscription de Russell, dans Dans les années 1970, la Ville d’Ottawa be encouraged to help with daily household l’Est ontarien. Sa prolifique carrière poli- procède à la restauration des deux mai- Announcing... tasks and be included in most of the family tique l’amène par la suite à devenir député sons situées à l’est afin de redonner à activities. WORLD libéral-conservateur à la Chambre des l’ensemble des Terrasses Philomène son The host family will be paid $36 per night communes, de 1887 à 1896. aspect d’origine. Aujourd’hui, ces monu- HEPATITIS for a total of 15 nights, $30 for attending host family orientation at St. Anthony’s Banquet ments historiques sont protégés pour les DAY BBQ Hall (19:30) on July 19, 2013. Des locataires prestigieux générations à venir en vertu de la Loi sur Friday, July 26, If you are interested in participating in Les Terrasses Philomène se distinguent le patrimoine de l’Ontario. 11:30 am -1:30 pm this exciting program or would like more par plusieurs attributs architecturaux, St. Paul’s-Eastern information, please e-mail to homestay. [email protected] United Church (Cumberland at Daly Tell us your memories of Britannia Park St.) Established in 1900 by the Ottawa Electric Railway as a “Trolley Park,” Britannia Park • Ottawa Public Health will provide free has been a fixture in the social and cultural life HBV/HCV testing and of Ottawa for over a hundred years. We are now collecting its history and need your help. HBV/HAV vaccination Did you attend dances, concerts, church or • The Ottawa Hospital Viral Hepatitis company picnics at the park? Did you learn Team will provide information about to swim at the beach? Which big bands did treatment services in Ottawa you see in the old “ Annex”? What events did you attend at “Lakeside Gardens”? What Partners stories do you have to share about riding AIDS Committee of Ottawa those old trolley cars to the park? We are looking to collect your stories, photos and Canadian Society for International Health artifacts of the park’s past. If you would like Centre 507 to share these memories with us we would DUAL love to hear from you. new flag appeared last month in front of what was for many years the Serbian Em- Jer’s Vision Workers’ History Museum/ Musée de bassy at 19 Blackburn. It signalled a change of occupants: this is now the Embassy Operation Come Home l’histoire ouvrière, Box/CP 4461, Station/ ofA Bosnia and Herzegovina. Above the porch next door hangs the Serbian flag, a sign Ottawa Inner City Health Succ E Ottawa, ON K1S 5B4 that the Serbian ambassador continues to reside here. Both countries used to be part of [email protected] Ottawa Public Health Yugoslavia, the former owner of the two buildings. The fate of the side yard, which ex- Sandy Hill Community Health Centre tends down to Osgoode Street, remains undetermined. — Betsy Mann Somerset West Community Health Centre St. Paul’s Eastern United Church THE GREEN DOOR The Ottawa Hospital (Viral Hepatitis Team) Ottawa’s acclaimed vegetarian restaurant Youth Services Bureau of Ottawa 198 Main Street 613-234-9597 This event is funded by the Public Health Agency of Canada. Come join us on the 26th of July for great food, giveaways and information that could save your life! If you have any in-kind contributions Tuesday to Sunday 11:00 till 9:00 Monday closed to donate, please contact Alison at Ever wonder how we make our food so good? You’ll [email protected] or 613-241-5785, want to download our information pamphlet. ext. 303 www.thegreendoor.ca June - July 2013 IMAGE juin - juillet 2013 19 Illustration Dawna Moore

June 25 – Around CALENDAR Miss Julie, by Harry Standjofski June-July-August 2013 and performed by Hopegrown Events and shows taking Productions, part of place in or near Sandy Hill the Ottawa Fringe Festival, T.A.N. Every Sunday – The Ottawa Art Gallery Cafe, 317 Wilbrod presents Creative Sundays, hands-on art- St., visit hopegrown. General and Cosmetic Dentistry making activities for children and adults, free, ca for showtimes. no registration required, from 1 – 3 p.m., The Ottawa Art Gallery, Arts Court, 2 Daly Ave., 613 June 27 – Sandy Hill 233-8699, ext. 228., www.ottawaartgallery.ca. Community Health 613-789-0800 Centre’s Annual Every fourth Sunday - The Open Table General Meeting, 5 community meal for students. Come and join p.m., 221 Nelson St. A beautiful smile and us for good food and good company at All Saints Sandy Hill, Laurier Ave. E. at the corner July 2 – 20 – Noises Off, a farce by Michael healthy teeth. of Chapel St. We eat. We meet. We reflect. And Frayn, directed by Richard Elichuk, Ottawa we connect – with each other, with God, and Little Theatre, 8 p.m., $25, $22 (seniors), $12 with the community. We try to work out what (students), 400 King Edward Ave., 613 233- it means to be faithful in the midst of work, 8948, ottawalittletheatre.com. school, family, and relationship. In short, our community seeks to encourage one another as July 3, 8, 15, 22, 29 and Aug. 5, 12 – A we connect the dots between faith and real life. Company of Fools Theatre presents The It’s free and fantastic. Beginning 4:30 p.m. (and Merry Wives of Windsor, directed by Catriona every fourth Sunday). Visittheopentable.ca. Leger, Strathcona Park, 7 p.m., pay what you Please come see us for can. If you are unable to attend at Strathcona Now until June 15 – Steel Magnolias, a Park then look for them at other local parks a SMILE consultation. comedy/drama by Robert Harling, directed by throughout Ottawa, fools.ca. Tom Taylor, Ottawa Little Theatre, 8 p.m., $25, $22 (seniors), $12 (students), 400 King Edward July 6, Aug. 10, Sept. 21 – Farmers Market in Ave., 613 233-8948, ottawalittletheatre.com. Sandy Hill, various locations, All Saints lawn at Laurier and Chapel on July 6, Strathcona Park Now until Aug. 26 – Brew: Beer, Conversation on August 10 (at Art in the Park), Sandy Hill & God, a weekly event designed to encourage Invisible braces with Community Centre park on September 21 (at New patients and Invisalign participants to read and discuss issues of ASH BBQ). culture, God, science, art, business and politics emergencies Intra-oral exam using and be challenged in different faith-filled ways, July 11 – 14 – Dusk Dances, Strathcona Park, digital video technology each week we will examine five questions or nightly at 7 p.m. always welcome. Treatment of thoughts and the discussion is open, Mondays Appointments available on evenings sensitive teeth at 8:30 p.m., Royal Oak, Laurier Ave. E. between July 25 – Aug. 25 – Odyssey’s Theatre Under and Saturday King Edward and Cumberland, downstairs, for Full digital X-ray, the Stars presents George Bernard Shaw’s less radiation - WE CARE! more information visit: theopentable.ca/brew- Arms and the Man, Strathcona Park (Laurier 389 Rideau St. (at Friel) beer-conversation-god/. Ave. E. and Range Rd.), Tuesdays to Sundays, FREE PARKING Bilingual service 8 p.m., new indoor venue on Thursdays Now until Sept. 8 – Explode, featuring the work and Sundays, 2 p.m. at Academic Hall, 135 of artists Marcelle Ferron and Rita Letendre, Séraphin-Marion, odysseytheatre.ca or 613- Sept. 10 – 28 – Skin Flick, a comedy by Norm (613) 234-0321. The Ottawa Art Gallery, Arts Court, 2 Daly Ave., 232-8407 for more information. Foster, directed by Venetia Lawless, Ottawa 613 233-8699, ottawaartgallery.ca. Little Theatre, 8 p.m., matinee Sept. 22, $25, Sept. 21 – Action Sandy Hill BBQ, Sandy Hill July 26 – World Hepatitis Day BBQ at St. $22 (seniors), $12 (students), 400 King Edward Community Centre park, more details to come June 11 and 25 – The Tree Reading series Paul’s-Eastern United Church, Ottawa Public Ave., 613 233-8948, ottawalittletheatre.com. at ash-acs.ca. meets the second and fourth Tuesday of each Health will provide free testing and vaccination, month, featuring Amanda Earl and Dawn Cumberland St. at Daly Ave. Aug. 12 – 16 – Vacation Bible School at St. Sept. 30 – Action Sandy Hill meets the last Kresan (June 11 this night only at the Royal Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, 210 Wilbrod Monday of the month, 7 p.m., 613 241-4646, Oak, 161 Laurier Ave. E.) and Kate Cayley and Aug. 6 – 24 – The Drawer Boy, a comedy/ St., more information at stpaulottawa.org or Sandy Hill Community Centre. Paul Vermeersch, Club SAW, 67 Nicholas St., drama by Michael Healey, directed by Chantale doors open at 7:30 pm, free admission, 613 Plante, Ottawa Little Theatre, 8 p.m., $25, $22 749-3773, the Tree Reading Series also offers (seniors), $12 (students), 400 King Edward free one-hour poetry workshops, 6:45-7:45 Ave., 613 233-8948, ottawalittletheatre.com. p.m., treereadingseries.ca. Aug. 7, 14 – Rag and Bone Puppet Theatre June 20 – 30 – Ottawa Fringe Festival, various presents Zoom at Sea, outdoor theatre at locations throughout Sandy Hill, visit website Strathcona Park (Laurier Ave. E. and Range ottawafringe.com for full details. Rd.), 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., indoor rain location at All Saints Anglican Church, 315 Chapel St. at June 21 – Sept. 8 – In the Flesh, featuring the Laurier Ave. E., $5 for children, $10 for adults, work of artists Lance Belanger, Dana Claxton, more information at odysseytheatre.ca. Brad Isaacs, and Meryl McMaster, The Ottawa Art Gallery, Arts Court, 2 Daly Ave., 613 233- Aug. 10 – Art in the Park, Strathcona Park. 8699, ottawaartgallery.ca. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., free admission, enjoy over 130 exhibitors, as well as a silent auction, June 24 – Action Sandy Hill meets the last performers, refreshments, and food, rain or Monday of the month, 7 p.m., 613 241-4646, shine. Sandy Hill Community Centre. 20 June - July 2013 IMAGE juin - juillet 2013 Window on the Rideau Mes suggestions Lament de lecture pour for a park la saison estivale Robin Harlick Marie-Claude Jean probably walk through Robinson Park Illustration Dawna Moore or Dutchy’s Hole as it is also called, several times a week with my dog. I’ve Halcyon days: Mary Jane and Giulio i-juin, et l’été tarde encore à Mân, Kim Thuy. Libre Expression, 2012, comeI to love its snow-carpeted expanse in Maffini walk their daschunds in the ash s’implanter, mais il sera bientôt 145 pages. winter, confused ducks floating on puddles shady ash grove au rendez-vous et fera naître Après le grand succès qu’a connu Ru, l’auteure in spring, mothers playing with their tots Mchez la plupart d’entre nous un besoin im- nous livre un autre court roman qui, cette fois, in summer and dogs cavorting through the skimpier with an increasing number of pératif de profiter du soleil, de voyager, de décrit la trajectoire d’une immigrante venue fallen leaves in autumn. I especially enjoy dead branches radiating out from the tops. relaxer, de recevoir des amis et aussi de se s’établir au Québec, tout en nous faisant con- the trees, the large expansive trees along I’ve since learned that the die-off usually retrouver en vacances avec de bons livres. naître davantage la culture vietnamienne, the bike path, that seemed to open their begins at the top and that a tree can lose Voici mes suggestions pour la saison qui particulièrement à travers ses expressions branches as if inviting us to wander under half its branches in a single season. The s’amorce. langagières et ses particularités culinaires. their greenery. larvae of the EAB interrupt the circulation C’est un roman, structuré en courts chapitres, So in March it was with a sinking feel- of water and nutrients by feeding directly La lettre qui allait changer le destin qu’on apprécie pour le dépaysement qu’il offre ing that I read the new sign at the entrance under the bark. When the bark is removed d’Harold Fry arriva le mardi, Rachel ainsi que pour la sobriété et la ligne pure de to the park. “Emerald Ash Borer Tree Re- from a dead tree, their tunnels are plainly Joyce. XO Éditeur, 2012, 364 pages. l’écriture même s’il ne suit pas la trame d’un moval Operation. Proceed with Caution.” visible. Surprisingly, it only takes a few Une traduction de l’anglais, The Unlikely Pil- récit dramatique comme tel. I knew that many of the trees in the park larvae to kill a tree. grimage of Harold Fry, c’est le premier roman were ash trees. I’d learned this a few sum- This past winter when I saw the large red de cette auteure. Il s’agit du voyage inattendu Les deux messieurs de Bruxelles, Éric- mers ago from a woman picking mush- X’s marked on many of the tree trunks, I qu’entreprend ce retraité après qu’il a reçu Emmanuel Schmidt. Albin-Michel, 2012, rooms that were sprouting under many knew the end had come. In late March, the une lettre d’une ancienne amie lui annonçant 280 pages. of the trees. She told me that the unusual city removed over forty trees, many along qu’elle va bientôt mourir. Convaincu que s’il Cinq belles nouvelles dont la première donne dark brown mushroom with pores instead the edge of the football field. Of the thir- lui annonce sa venue elle l’attendra, il la prévi- son nom au livre. C’est bien écrit, prenant et of gills only grew under ash trees. Grin- teen magnificent ash trees along the bike ent qu’il s’en vient la voir, ce qui l’amènera à plein de sensibilité. Ces histoires explorent ning, she added that they were delicious. path, seven were removed. I suspect and parcourir une distance de près de 1000 kilo- le mystère des sentiments inavoués ainsi que But without a handy mushroom guide, I hope the remaining six have been injected mètres à pied en 87 jours, lui qui n’était en l’attachement étrange qui se développe entre decided not to try them and later regretted with TreeAzin a biological insecticide that aucune façon préparé à une telle aventure. Ce des personnages qui, d’emblée, ne semblent it. After verifying that they were indeed kills the larvae. But if so, I wonder about périple devient pour Harold un voyage intéri- pas liés et dont la relation va au-delà de ce qui edible, I never saw another mushroom its effectiveness for on a recent walk, I eur qui le porte à réfléchir à des thèmes uni- est anticipé. Pour cette raison, on est séduit growing under these trees again. spied a number of dead branches on sev- versels : l’amour, la maladie, la mort, la perte par le caractère mystérieux qui se dégage de I later learned that ash trees had once eral of these trees. d’un être cher, l’espoir, la rédemption et aussi cette lecture. Un autre volet intéressant du been the park tree of choice. A good fifty To replace the lost trees, the city has le goût de se surpasser, le besoin de se don- livre tient au « journal d’écriture » qui suit years or more ago, the city started planting planted new ones of several varieties other ner un sens, la richesse des relations humaines les nouvelles et dans lequel l’auteur présente them in its parks, primarily because they than ash. They’ve learned from this EAB dans ce qu’elles ont de plus simple et de plus des pensées, réflexions et anecdotes qui sont à were fast growing, attractive and offered experience that it is best not to plant only vrai. Pour le lecteur, c’est une invitation à l’origine des histoires qu’il a créées. good shade in the summer. It is the shade one variety. But it will be many years be- l’évasion, à sortir de ses repères habituels et à for which I am grateful, particularly on fore these saplings reach the stature and l’introspection. En vieillissant les hommes pleurent, Jean- hot steamy days when, intent on remain- beauty of the ash. In the meantime we Luc Seigle. Flammarion, 2012, 246 pages. ing out of the baking sun, I leapfrog from get to experience a different kind of park, Le jardin de ton enfance, Francine Noël. Le drame relaté dans ce livre se déroule sur tree to tree on my way through Robinson more wide-open and less shady and not Leméac, 2012, 138 pages. une seule journée du début des années 60 Park. Ash trees apparently make up 25% quite as inviting. Présenté sous la forme de lettres qu’une dans un petit village voisin de Clermont-Fer- of the forest cover in Ottawa. It is interesting to note that EAB has grand-mère « moderne » rédige à l’intention rand. Avec pudeur et grâce, l’auteur y décrit A few years ago, after reading the alarm- had an impact on human health. A recent de son petit-fils, Émile, ce livre tissé de faits l’atmosphère de silence qui imprègne la vie de ing headline that declared the emerald ash study discovered a higher incidence of anodins, mais pleins de vie, révèle la complic- cette famille d’origine modeste dont chacun borer (EAB) had been found in Ottawa in cardiovascular and lower-respiratory tract ité existant entre ces deux êtres. S’y trouvent des membres vit pourtant un « drame » intéri- the St. Laurent area, I knew it was a mat- related deaths in areas that had lost many aussi des réflexions originales recélant plus de eur d’une grande profondeur. Les thèmes qui ter of time before it reached my favourite trees to the nasty beetle. The authors profondeur qu’il n’y paraît à première vue ain- sont explorés dans ce livre portent principale- trees. Not native to North America, the concluded that the natural environment si que des références à des événements mon- ment sur la paternité et la confrontation du voracious, wood boring Asian beetle was provides major health benefits. In other diaux qui campent le récit dans un lieu et un désespoir et, en toile de fond, sur l’arrivée de first identified in 2002 in Michigan. Since words we need trees, big ones, to help us temps bien précis, points de référence impor- la « modernité » avec tout ce qu’elle entraîne. then it has killed tens of millions of ash maintain a sense of harmony and to keep tants pour l’avenir de l’enfant qui commence C’est un livre magnifique et bouleversant¸ trees in Ontario and the United States. us healthy. sa vie dans le monde. Rédigé dans une langue riche d’émotion et de sensibilité. For the past couple of summers I no- riche, remplie d’intelligence et de finesse, ce ticed that the foliage of the Robinson Park As R.J. Harlick, Robin writes the Meg livre constitue une lecture aisée qui nous en- Bonne lecture ! trees, especially the beautiful ones along Harris mystery series available in librar- traîne dans le monde de l’enfance et des petits P.S. Tous ces livres sont disponibles à la the bike path, was becoming skimpier and ies, online and local bookstores. bonheurs simples. Bibliothèque publique d’Ottawa.

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