Booth Street Complex – the Next Step

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Newly installed fencing on the southwest corner of the Booth Street complex – this portion will be the first to be developed to create a new city park PHOTO: KATHERINE CONSTANTINE, CANADA LANDS COMPANY Booth Street complex – the next step By Sue Stefko ior brick walls and all hazardous materials will be the prior use of the property, which included fuel removed by the contractor, who will also be respon- research and storage. The Booth Street complex site has seen much more sible for replacing the roofs on the buildings that With this work underway, CLC is preparing to begin activity in recent weeks than it has in many years. have a recognized heritage status from the city. Most its marketing to the development community this In December, Canada Lands Company (CLC) of the buildings on the site will be retained as part of spring. The eventual purchaser(s) will be obligated retained contractor Demolition Plus to complete this city designation, while three are planned to be to respect the various commitments made during the remediation work in preparation for future land fully deconstructed and removed. Buildings being rezoning process. sales to private developers. Fences started going up fully retained include 550 Booth, 552 Booth, 562 around the property, with staging activities continu- Booth and a portion of 568 Booth, 405 Rochester, SITE PLAN STUDIES ing to take place. While the actual work had not building E and the Central Heating Plant (which While much activity, both on and behind the begun at the time of writing of this article, remedi- includes the iconic smokestack). scene, will soon be underway, actual construction ation work is set to start in late January or early CLC has included a waste diversion program that won’t begin before 2022. Even after a developer is February and is expected to continue until approxi- anticipates a minimum 85 per cent of construction found, a number of studies are required as part of the mately November 2020. material being diverted from landfills, including con- developer’s site plan approval process. These have crete, brick, steel and glass, which will be reused or yet to be determined but may include a transporta- SITE REMEDIATION recycled. On completion of the building deconstruc- tion impact assessment, environmental assessment, A number of things will occur as part of that work. tion, site remediation will be performed, including wind study, landscape plan and parking plan. A The buildings will be stripped down to the exter- removing the subsurface soils contaminated through Continued on page 2

MARK YOUR CALENDARS WHAT’S INSIDE Feb. 9–Mar. 1...... Bhat Boy art exhibit, Strictly Glebe, GCC Gallery Feb. 23...... Wellness and African/Caribbean Culture, GCC, 5:30–7:30 p.m. Feb. 25...... GCA monthly board meeting, GCC, 7 p.m. Feb. 26–29, Mar. 1...... Elmwood theatre production, The Red Shoes, Elmwood School, ...... Feb. 26–29, 7 p.m., Feb. 29 & Mar. 1, 2 p.m. Feb. 27...... Carleton U lecture, Baroque music of the 17th and 18th centuries, ...... GCC, 7 p.m. Feb. 27...... Foodie fundraiser for Harmony House, Horticulture Bldg., 6–10 p.m.

Feb. 28...... Seventeen Voyces concert Jephtha, St. Matthew’s, 7:30 p.m. Idling: what’s the big deal...... Page 14,15 Chickpeas...... Page 16 Mar. 3...... GACA monthly meeting, GCC, 7 p.m. NEXT ISSUE: Friday, March 20, 2020 EDITORIAL DEADLINE: Friday, February 28, 2020 ADVERTISING ARTWORK DEADLINE*: Wednesday, March 4, 2020 *Book ads well in advance to ensure space availability.

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to the public by the end of 2021. Booth Street Some question the viability of this Continued from page 1 ambitious plan, which encompasses 6.5 acres and one million square feet developer’s site plan must go before of new development – a number of Canada Lands Company, the Urban condominiums in the area have been Design Review Panel and city plan- approved by the city but have not pro- ners for approval before obtaining ceeded due to insufficient demand. building permit(s) for construction. Mary Jarvis, CLC’s director of real estate, is more optimistic. The site is NEW CITY PARK unique in Ottawa and is often com- However, there is one part of the pared to Toronto’s distillery district. development that is expected to be She points out that the surrounding able to move out faster than the rest area is changing quickly, which is – the development of the small city exciting to see, and she is confident park at the south end of the property. that people will want to live here. CLC intends to have another public While time will tell, the site seems to consultation this spring, where it will be garnering much attention and has confirm what local residents want to captured the imaginations of many see in their new park – including play Ottawans in the nearby neighbour- equipment, park amenities, fencing, hood and beyond. colour schemes and materials. Based This month Central Park east in the Glebe was the scene of filming for a future on this feedback, CLC intends to con- Sue Stefko is president of the Glebe Christmas movie produced by GB Productions ULC, which makes movies for TV. struct the park and have it accessible Annex Community Association. PHOTO: JUNE CREELMAN

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Poe Gour, Renaissance man

By Malisa Thoudsanikone gious art schools. He dedicated hours to drawing and practising the funda- Across movie screens, audiences are mentals of concept art. Working from awestruck by Thor wielding his mighty the very first page to the last, Gour hammer, stunned as flying cars dart at mastered his artistry through practis- lightning speed through the skies. But ing every example from the book How before Thor’s hammer and flying cars to Draw by Scott Robertson. An illustration from concept artist Poe Gour’s appeared on the big screen, they were Ultimately, it was Gour’s affinity for Poe Gour is a concept artist upcoming Formula X project PHOTO: POE GOUR merely concepts visualized and illus- industrial design and sci-fi books that and mover-and-shaker behind trated by the creative masterminds of drew him towards the path of concept Collabo Café in the Glebe. entertainment – concept artists. art in the first place. PHOTO: MALISA THOUDSANIKONE Glebe resident Poe Gour, creative “[There’s] this interplay of fantasy and spirit behind Collabo Café, on Third reality and that’s what I always found Ave., is one of these masterminds. interesting,” he says. “It’s like making a A freelance concept artist based in believable world that doesn’t exist.” Ottawa, Gour is a talented illustrator who Gour shares his expertise every Sat- has created designs ranging from dysto- urday through a workshop for industrial pian cars to intricate buildings. design students at Collabo Café. From In its entirety, concept art is the vis- 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., the café becomes ualization of an idea before taking flesh a hub for creative souls interested in and bone to become a finished thing. It dabbling in the industry of concept is the peculiar point where industrial art and animation. For three hours, design and entertainment collide. But people have the opportunity to become it’s more complex than one could think. a concept artist for a day. Themes are The dumpster truck, impossible to engineer in real life, can be created through Take Iron Man’s suit. The armour picked every week, spanning modern concept art. PHOTO: POE GOUR gearing and shifting into place is con- day worlds to the ancient and the dys- vincing enough that it’s as if the hands topian. Their goal is to create a design everything there is to think about. There is no question that Gour’s of an engineer had constructed it. that is situated within these worlds. But despite this method, concept art innovative mindset and compelling In the realm of practical effects, con- Gour’s biggest advice for aspiring con- still demands many hours of the day designs truly reflect a talented and straints are so gruelling in concept art cept artists actually emerged from his that he is hunched over his worktable ambitious concept artist who is dedi- that it’s not about crafting pretty pic- own struggles. from 2 p.m. onwards. cated to his work. tures. It revolves around solving a “The key is to find what makes the “You need to take your time because “I want to make sure that what- problem with a visual solution. world inherently interesting all on its you have to make it convincing.” ever goes out to the public from me The dumpster truck (see photo) is an own,” he says. “In so doing, concept art- Gour brings this purpose into his is something that I’m really proud of.” example of concept art done in TV and ists can learn how to present the ordinary upcoming project in 2020: the For- film. “Concept art is so cool because world in a more captivating lens.” mula X project. It is his first foray into Malisa Thoudsanikone is a first- as an engineer, I can’t build this,” Gour From working at Collabo Café to building worlds that are grander and year journalism student at Carleton says, as he points to a sketch of a dys- avidly illustrating concept art, you more convincing. University. She was a journalist for topian car. “We don’t have functional wonder how Gour balances it all. But You can find Gour’s artwork on Game On in Winnipeg and is now electromagnets. In concept art, I don’t the most peculiar thing is, there is no his website at Poeconceptdesign.art- delighted to report in Ottawa for the care. You exercise your imagination, but balance. station.com Glebe Report. you code it with this believability.” “I don’t balance it,” he admits, laugh- With his abilities, Gour scored an ing sheepishly. “I just try to be efficient.” opportunity to work as a concept artist His best method is taking time at on a top-down strategy game in Japan. the beginning before working faster at The unique and collaborative setting the end. 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The situation for the last few days after the snowfall is exactly what I talked about with the start of construction at Fifth Avenue Court, (Glebe Re- port, December 2019, “We have to reimagine the Glebe” by Caren von Merveldt). We [Von’s and Flippers] lost nine parking spaces on Fourth Avenue and I asked for the creation of a drop- off zone on the corners of Fourth and Fifth avenues for the elderly and disabled, which was ignored. The snowbanks are too high for anyone to get out of their cars or taxis. Even ParaTranspo could not get a wheel- chair out! This situation is shameful. The corners should be cleared to allow safe crossing and unloading for anyone! Anytime there is a construction crew from the city, two people are working and four are standing around. Maybe Felix and Toby build a snow girl on Fifth Avenue they can be sent to use the snow shov- els after a storm.

Caren von Merveldt Not in my back yard, you say? [Owner, Von’s and Flippers]

Community activism is a two-edged general benefit. Think of the disap- “The unexamined life is not worth sword – or perhaps many-bladed. pearing song birds, or the gradual living.” Did we really want the Mutch- For some, community activism increase in, say, traffic congestion or mor rink to disappear without a trace Glebe equates to conservatism – keeping parking problems. from the neighbourhood? Do we care things the way they were, just because. The creeping corporatism of Win- that the Aberdeen Square name has Comings and Goings Because we like it the way it is, we’re terlude comes to mind. Remember been sold, leaving us with a confusing happy now, we’re comfortable, it’s fam- when snow sculptures on Dow’s casino name where no casino exists, NEW TO THE GLEBE iliar. Activism is seen as anti-progress, Lake were conceived and created by and losing the history represented by resisting any and all changes. It can be little teams of co-workers and neigh- the name? Do we want to have a say in One Body Wellness is now open at viewed as complacent and essentially bours? Their sculptures represented what our Bank Street looks like in 10 107 Fourth Avenue, upstairs. 613- selfish – classic nimbyism – do what neighbourliness and community years, and how it feels to walk down 983-1899. “At One Body Wellness, you like, as long as it doesn’t affect me. engagement. They were not profes- the street? we help you connect with all parts But let’s admit, change does not sional, like now, but they meant much Yes, we need to think carefully of your being. We focus on the mind, always equal progress. It can, but it more. That change is not for the better. about our motives when we decide to body and soul, a holistic approach that need not. It can simply be the meand- Community activism can be the “fight city hall” – but it is sometimes we practise and resonates with us as ering flow of random events, or the means to call our attention to some- left to us citizens to discern the public healthcare providers. Nestled in the unthinking acceding to commercial thing harmful that is happening good and act on it. heart of the Glebe, One Body Well- interests, or the gradual and unnoticed without our noticing – a chance to ness clinic is a perfect retreat from disappearance of a public good or a say yea or nay. As Socrates remarked, —Liz McKeen city life.”

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30th anniversary Neighbours – Good old days OUR VOLUNTEER of Strathcona close, but not in the Glebe CARRIERS WELCOME TO: fire: in that close Editor, Glebe Report Catherine McArthur Editor, Glebe Report The pic shown in your latest issue of Jide Afolabi, Mary Ahearn, Jennie Aliman, memoriam Tyler, Luke & Claire Allan, Julie Allard, an OER [Ottawa Electric Railway] Lawrence Ambler, James Attwood, Aubry Editor, Glebe Report Re: “Climate emergency – let’s get tram stuck in the snow in 1942-43 family, Michelle and Ron Barton, Andre political,” by Sarah Young, Glebe (Glebe Report, December 2019, p. Beauregard, Adrian Becklumb, Beckman February 22, 2020, will mark the Report, January 2020 29) may have been conducted by my family, Inez Berg, Carolyn Best, Daisy & 30th anniversary of the Glebe fire at father, Victor Tiegs. He was stuck on Nettie Bonsall, Robert & Heidi Boraks, Martha Bowers, Bowie family, Adélaïde and my childhood home on Strathcona I admire Clive Doucet, but I must take Bronson that winter and had to stay on Éléonore Bridgett, Bob Brocklebank, Erica Avenue. On that night, my family issue with his geographical inclina- board. Hopefully, the electric heating Campbell, Alice Cardozo, Bill Congdon, changed forever. tions. In the January 2020 issue of the was still on. My mother Loretta had Marina Caro, Tony Carricato, Ava & Olivia My brother Tony (age 24) and eldest Glebe Report he says that the south to walk from Arlington near Lebre- Carpenter, Ryan & Charlotte Cartwright, Tillie sister Maria (age 20) and my Nanna, end of the Glebe is at the Rideau River. ton to bring him his meals. [Update: Chiu, Sarah Chown, Sebastian, Cameron & Anna Cino, Avery & Darcy Cole, John Maria Theresa (age 93) all perished in It is actually at the Rideau Canal. The operator standing to the left of Connor, Denys Cooper, Sammy & Teddy the fire on that cold winter night. My I have noticed that Glebites occa- the lead car is not my father. It may Cormier, June Creelman, Marni Crossley, sister, Giovanna, my parents and I all sionally try to incorporate Old Ottawa be “Hec” Hector Dudley, who was a Georgia Davidson, Richard DesRochers, miraculously escaped the fire. South (OOS) into the Glebe, men- contemporary.] Davies Family, Marilyn Deschamps, At 4:15 a.m., we were all awoken by tioning OOS landmarks such as the My mom and I lived with Mick Diekmeyer-Bastianon family, Dingle family, Delia Elkin, Nicholas, Reuben, Dave & the loud beeps of the smoke detector, Mayfair Theatre and the Sunnyside (Michael Cardy) at the time. We Sandra Elgersma, Thomas and William but tragically my older brother and Public Library among others. And moved to 37 Ella Street in August Fairhead, Amanda & Erin Frank, Judy Field, eldest sister made the split decision to no wonder! These, and shops such as 1947. I live there now, but Mom (100 Federico Family, Liane Gallop, Joann Garbig, stay back and help carry our beloved Stella Luna, Life of Pie, Cedars, sev- last July) is in a nursing home in Cob- Madeleine Gomery, Caroline & James Nanna out of our burning home. This eral coffee shops, and regular concerts den. Dad died in 1995. There was de Groot, Hannah Good, Matti Goodwin- Sutton, Olivia Gorall, Barbara Greenwood, heroic act cost them their lives. at Southminster and Trinity churches also a pic in a book on the OER that Gary Greenwood, Ginny Grimshaw, Jono It is hard to believe that 30 years are certainly an attraction. The Per- had a photo of a tram on Sunnyside Hamer-Wilson, Henry Hanson, Tracy, William have passed since that life-changing golesi workshop at Southminster is Avenue. My dad was on that route on and Mackenzie Harnish, Oliver, Martin night. I often wonder what life would nicely mentioned in this Glebe Report. that car number during his 39 years and Simon Hicks, Hook family, Cheryle be like if my siblings were still here. Also in this issue, Zeus Guinea Pig with Ottawa Carleton. I rode with him Hothersall, Christian Hurlow, Illing-Stewart family, Jeevan & Amara Isfeld, Jonathan However, time does heal and life goes in “The Glebe according to Zeus” on many a Sunday. & Emma Jarvis, Lars Jungclaus, Janna on. My parents have since become mentions Sunnyside in OOS. It is no I and my younger brother Elwyn Justa, Laura King, Lambert family, Leith and Nonna and Nonno to three busy wonder that the Glebe looks longingly grew up in the Glebe, went to Mutch- Lulu Lambert, Jamie, Alexander & Louisa grandchildren, grandchildren who at the wonderful, vibrant OOS com- mor, Hopewell and Glebe CI. The Lem, Justin Leyser, Aanika, Jaiden and have the amazing ability to brighten munity! Glebe was a safer place in the dis- Vinay Lodha, Ben, Line Lonnum, Parker & James Love, Carol MacLeod, Jennifer, the faces and hearts of my deserving It is also interesting that the City tant past (1940s through the ’70s). I William Maguire, Pat Marshall, Catherine parents. of Ottawa application for rezoning at and my pals, Gary and George Rad- McArthur, Scott McDonald, Ian McKercher, The memories of that night may 1050-1060 Bank Street (Siam Kitchen more, could go anywhere in the Glebe Zoe McNight, Lily and Maya Molitor, Julie fade, but we take the strength we to Barley Mow, in OOS) identifies this and beyond without fear. Likewise for Monaghan, Diane Munier, Mary Nicoll, gained from those dark moments area as “in the Glebe neighbourhood.” the three musketeers Teddy Britton, Xavier and Heath Nuss, Sachiko Okuda, Matteo and Adriano Padoin-Castillo, Abigail to push us through to brighter ones. We are actually two communities, Donny Skillen and Elwyn. Not like Panczyk, Brenda Perras, Brenda Quinlan, Tony, Maria and Nanna will forever neighbours in a wonderful part of that now! Annabel and Joseph Quon, Beatrice Raffoul, be in our hearts. Ottawa. Don Ray, Bruce Rayfuse, Mary & Steve Reid, I urge everyone to check their smoke Glen Tiegs Jacqueline, Lucy and Adam Reilly-King, detectors. They do save lives. 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Flowers from Bloomfields wrapped using recycled newspaper, alongside collapsible containers PHOTO: ANJALI RAJANI Avoiding plastic packaging in the Glebe By Anjali Rajani them in paper baskets at the Ottawa Farmers’ Market!). When it comes to grocery shopping, As for staples like cucumbers, I recently started realizing how much tomatoes, green beans – we try buy- plastic I was recycling every week. I ing those that are loose on the shelf started paying more attention to what and not wrapped in extra packaging. I was buying in the grocery store and McKeen’s Metro and Il Negozio where I could perhaps cut back on the Nicastro tend to offer a lot of veggies use of plastic with everyday products. this way that you can place in your I also started finding that a lot of busi- own produce bag. nesses right here in the Glebe were very accommodating to customers DAIRY AND DELI who bring in their own containers. 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Christ made for all. At Southminster, Sound bites about climate change im- we’re giving up single-use plastics as pending doom are a constant reminder an approach to end pollution. that we live in a precarious world. I Why a Lenten series about the peer out the window and ponder. environment? Southminster’s Rever- In my inbox, one message end Steve Moore has this to say: “I catches my eye. “Bring your sewing am convinced that faith communities machines!” What do sewing machines need to, and can, contribute to cli- have to do with the environment? mate action in a very significant way. Leading up to Lent, members of We cut across all sectors of society, As part of Southminster United Church’s Lenten series on the environment and Southminster United Church will be which places us in a position to influ- avoiding plastics, it will hold a workshop on how to make beeswax wraps. Check busy producing reusable produce bags. ence change for good. Much lasting the website at southminsterunitedchurch.com. PHOTO: DARLA BARROWS These are meant to replace single-use, change that has taken place in our non-recyclable plastic bags found so world began at the grassroots. With with the play 12 by Kristina Watt, an made at Southminster’s Beeswax pervasively in our supermarkets. intentional and well-directed initia- award-winning theatre artist, artistic Wraps Workshop; Southminster will also be offering tives, we can all make a difference.” director and founder of 100 Watt Pro- • a visual display and exhibit on a workshop on how to make beeswax While the Lenten series will be ductions. Watt’s many works involve plastics and the environment; and wraps. (For details, visit the church rooted in a biblical-theological theme youth and are inspired by her passion • refreshments and baked goods. website.) of creation, the environment and stew- about nature, our planet and our rela- This Lenten series touches on just An idea that resonates in all faith ardship, each Sunday service (10:30 tionship to it. The theatre production one aspect of the environment. South- traditions is that creation – diverse, a.m.) will incorporate a specific topic, 12 is such an example. The play is per- minster is committed to dialogue and complex and interdependent – is including: formed by and about young people action by engaging its members and a reflection of the Creator’s will. • Plastics in our oceans: a case giving them a voice in the current cli- the community at large in a broad, Humans are one strand in this web study on our obsession with plas- mate crisis. multi-faceted, grassroots approach to of life, contributing to the integrity of tic; All are welcome. Please also join us address today’s environmental issues. creation. A consumerist society bent • The need for dramatic reductions for coffee hour, where you will have In the words of Mahatma Gandhi, “Be on limitless growth now strains the in supermarket plastics usage; the opportunity to share and discuss the change that you wish to see in the planet’s finite resources, threatening • Practical suggestions on how to the environment themes covered dur- world.” planet Earth. The “mending of cre- reduce the use of single-use plas- ing worship service. Coffee hour will For more information about South- ation” is an essential part of the work tics; and showcase, amongst other things: minster’s Lenten series and how to undertaken by faith communities. • Alternatives to plastics typically • a table with various plastic join in, visit the church’s website at: During the five Sundays of Lent – found in households, particularly alternatives on display and for southminsterunitedchurch.com. March 1 to 29, Southminster United cleaning and personal care prod- sale, including the produce bags Church will present a series focused ucts. made by members of Southmin- Chantal Amundsen is a resident of on the environment and the use of Southminster will conclude its ster United Church; Old Ottawa South and a member of plastics. Lenten program on Sunday, March 29, • beeswax wraps, also for sale, Southminster United Church.

Limmud 2020 – from climate change to canasta ish knowledge,” said Jenny Roberge, one of the founders of Limmud By Louise Rachlis Speakers come from nearby and Ottawa in 2012, and a resident of the around the world, from anthropologist Glebe. Limmud Ottawa is affiliated Limmud 2020, a festival of Jewish Dr. Rohee Dasgupta offering “Per- with Limmud International, and has learning, will feature dozens of fasci- spectives on Jewishness and Indian partnerships with the Max and Tessie nating speakers with lots to talk about Jewish Identity” to environmental Zelikovitz Centre for Jewish Studies and lots of fun on Sunday, March 15 psychologist Dr. Mirele B. Goldsmith at Carleton University and the Vered at the Soloway Jewish Community on “From Moses to Greta: Leader- Jewish Canadian Studies Program at Centre (SJCC). ship Lessons for Facing Up to Climate University of Ottawa. Timely and topical, one of the panels Change.” The festival takes place morning will be “Weighing in on Quebec’s Bill The fun and games include canasta, and afternoon at the SJCC on March C-21,” with panelists Canada Research a favourite pastime of Jewish women, 15. Adult admission for the day is $36 Chair Robert Barsky, Richard Mar- many of whom have played for dec- and includes all sessions and a light ceau of the Centre for Israel and ades with the same people. Avid kosher lunch. Limmud is aiming for Jewish Affairs, and Yasir Naqvi, CEO canasta players Hinda Packard and a day of zero waste so please bring of the Institute of Canadian Citizen- Nancy Kaplan, authors of Can(am) Last year’s Limmud Ottawa your own reusable water container. ship and former MPP and Attorney asta!: The Official Handbook for PHOTO: COURTESY OF LIMMUD Register online at limmudottawa.ca General of Ontario. Playing Canasta and Samba, will or on facebook.com/limmudottawa. The all-day event will cover many talk about the game’s history and tech- texts have many valuable lessons con- Pre-registration online is highly rec- vital topics of the Jewish world and niques and, afterward, lead the play at cerning consumerism, sustainability ommended as the event sells out. beyond, from ethical aspects of the a canasta demonstration station. and stewardship. See the full list of speakers on the environment and ethical eating, the Born and raised in Ottawa, Baruch “Limmud participants come from website at limmudottawa.ca. soul and global antisemitism, to the Sienna will speak on “Judaism and the very diverse backgrounds, religious history of bagels from Europe to Environment: Beyond Bal Tashkhit.” affiliations, age, gender, religious Louise Rachlis is a writer, editor and North America. He believes that Judaism’s ancient practice, nationality and level of Jew- media strategist for Limmud Ottawa.

26TH ANNUAL

MARCH 28 & 29 8 Glebe Report February 14, 2020 GNAG

Taste in the Glebe 2020

is offering an incredible line-up of program. In the absence of a rink near Mary Tsai new spring programs and summer the Glebe Community Centre, they GNAG Executive Director courses you won’t want to miss. The offered us space to run skating classes Spring Program Guide is inserted in and shinny hockey. this month’s issue of the Glebe Report. We want to thank the Glendale Rink N 613-233-8713 E [email protected] www.gnag.ca You can also pick up a copy at the Rats and in particular Dudleigh Coyle Glebe Community Centre or view it for welcoming us with open arms and online at GNAG.ca for hosting GNAG’s programs for the Taste 2020, a far-from-modest affair past four years. Their hospitality and MARCH BREAK sense of community are unparalleled. The 22nd annual Taste in the Glebe tee, GNAG and our entire community, March Break is just around the cor- This was a wonderful opportunity was a huge success with leading res- we thank you for your continued kind- ner! Register for camp today! GNAG for skaters and hockey players to con- taurants, caterers, distilleries, winer- ness, your unwavering support and is currently accepting registrations tinue to enjoy an all-Canadian winter ies and breweries from across Ottawa your ingenuity. You are part of what for our very popular March Break tradition while giving GNAG a huge and Eastern Ontario. More than 400 keeps us all connected, and that’s what Camps! We have a fantastic line-up learning experience on rink oper- guests were delighted in the generos- community is all about. that caters to all interests. Enjoy your ations. ity of businesses making Taste 2020 spring break at the Glebe Commun- a delicious extravaganza! GLEBE COMMUNITY CENTRE ity Centre and experience one of our WELLNESS AND THE AFRICAN/CARIB- This event is GNAG’s largest fund- ENERGY EFFICIENT UPGRADE specialties: BEAN CULTURE: LOOKING WITHIN raiser, one that we rely on heavily in Over the past couple of years, the • Odyssey Traditional Camps (JK– Sunday, February 23, 5:30–7:30 p.m. terms of what programs, events and GCA’s Environment Committee and Grade 7) Join lululemon Ottawa, Warrior assistance we can offer our commun- the City of Ottawa’s Building Engin- • Art & Pottery Camp (grade 1–3) Yoga and GNAG for an introspec- ity for the coming year. This year, eering and Energy Management • Food Exploration (grade 3–5) tive evening of yoga, meditation and we were able to raise $30,000 for our Group have been working together to • Page to Stage Theatre Camp discussion led by Kethy and Sydnee, Community Development Fund. retrofit the Glebe Community Centre (grade 5-8) all themed around the importance of Events like Taste help to ensure to make it more energy efficient while wellness within the Black community the Glebe Community Centre reducing the carbon footprint. GET PAID TO PLAY! GNAG IS HIRING! and the way it manifests itself. In cele- remains a vital part of the commun- Recently, 11 original windows were Are you looking to gain some great bration of Black History Month, you ity. Proceeds from recent Tastes have replaced by high-efficiency windows experience working with children and are invited to move through an all-lev- funded GNAG’s Financial Assist- that are five times better than the old youth over the summer? If you are a els one-hour Hatha Vinyasa yoga flow ance Program helping families attend ones. What were extremely drafty and dynamic, flexible and creative individ- to the beat of soothing Afro-Carib- recreational activities and funding leaky Multipurpose and Preschool ual who loves working with children bean music. This flow will be followed childcare, as well as GNAG’s Integra- rooms are now bright, beautiful and apply online at GNAG.ca/careers. by a discussion focused on empower- tion Support Program for children and warm. ing more Black men and women to youth with special needs. The goal of the project was to help THANK YOU GLENDALE RINK RATS embrace the wellness movement and In addition, #TasteGoesGreen increase the Glebe Community Cen- In my last article I spoke about the determining what wellness initiatives was a tremendous success thanks tre’s energy efficiency with the hope reinstatement of Mutchmor Rink. In participants would like to see in the to businesses like Metro McKeen, of reducing the building’s carbon foot- all the excitement, I failed to mention upcoming future. who sponsored all the dishes and print by 50 per cent and demonstrating that the folks from Glendale Rink glassware, our guests and all of our that it is possible that heritage build- Rats were a huge support to GNAG’s PHOTOS: JOHN MUGGLETON volunteers who carefully washed and ings like ours can be retrofitted sorted compost, recycling and waste. to reduce carbon emissions. This year, we produced one bag of garbage and two blue bins, and every- REGISTRATION FOR thing else was composted! This year’s SPRING/SUMMER Taste has proven that events like this Registration for spring/sum- can be green. mer courses begins Thursday, On behalf of the organizing commit- February 27 at 7 p.m. GNAG

Mary Lovelace and Jennie Aliman recycling and composting at Taste 2020 GNAG’s KIT CATs volunteered as bussers and sorters. COUNCILLOR’S REPORT Glebe Report February 14, 2020 9 Shawn Menard Councillor, Capital Ward

N 613-580-2487 T @capitalward E [email protected] E [email protected] www.shawnmenard.ca It’s time to fix transit, confront the housing Fine & Decorative Arts Auction emergency and make our streets safer Saturday, February 22nd Last year, Ottawa passed the million- vice. We have added extra route trips at 10:00 am person mark. We’re a city on the grow, to the 6 and 7. Route 7 is also seeing and that growth demands change – more articulated buses to address over- change in the way we run our city and crowding. Service on the 56 has been Pridham’s New Auction Gallery the way we get around our city. This extended and we have a new route, the 2615 Lancaster Road, Unit 8 term of council, we have the chance to 55, that offers connections to Carling shape much of that change; we’re creat- Avenue, LRT and King Edward. (Close to Walkley Road) ing a new Official Plan, a new Trans- My office will continue pushing for portation Master Plan, a new Climate better transit outcomes in Capital Ward. Change Master Plan...and a whole lot more. It’s an important time for our city. HOUSING EMERGENCY Perhaps the biggest, most tangible In January, Somerset Councillor change this term is already happen- Catherine McKenny launched a cam- ing, though, and that’s the launch of paign to declare a Housing Emergency – and ongoing problems with – LRT. in Ottawa. The community, in her ward, in Capital Ward and through- LRT AND BUSES – out the city came together in support. I WE NEED TO DO BETTER was happy to work with the councillor We’ve all heard the reports. The and the community on this incredibly doors aren’t working. Switches are important matter. frozen. Wheels aren’t round. Parlia- The numbers are staggering. Every ment Station smells...and on and on. night, 92 people in our city sleep This is a major problem for our city. outside. Last, 1,000 people slept in It requires transparency, accountabil- shelters and half those people are ity, leadership and competence to get chronically homeless – they’ve been us through this transit catastrophe; we sleeping in shelters for 18 months. have not seen enough of that. At the January 29 city council meet- Along with many council colleagues ing, Councillor McKenney put forth a Inuit Whale Bone Carving, Man & Bear and a few citizen transit commission- motion to declare a housing emergency ers, we have been calling for this. We and to create a 10-year plan to preserve have asked for regular communication and increase housing affordability, pre- between OC Transpo and the public. vent homelessness and ensure people We have asked for city documents to be are supported to achieve housing sta- released. We have sought answers about bility and long-term housing retention. what is going wrong. At the end of Janu- I supported this motion, and I am ary, I requested that city staff inform confident that by the time this issue council and the public what it would is published, city council will have cost to get out of our maintenance con- declared a housing emergency. tract with Rideau Transit Maintenance. At the time of writing this, the city is SLOWER, SAFER STREETS not forthcoming with that information. This past year, we were able to To add to all the issues, late last implement two 30 km/h speed limit month the city released documents zones, one in part of the Glebe and demonstrating just how poorly SNC- the other in part of Old Ottawa South. Lavalin did on their proposal for Since then, I’ve been hearing from building Stage 2 of the Trillium Line. people who want a 30 km/h speed Their proposal was “generic” and zone in their part of Capital Ward. “fatally flawed.” Nonetheless, senior This is my goal. When our streets city officials pushed it through. are 30 km/h, we see reductions in col- We need to do better than this. We lisions, serious injuries and deaths – this Édouard Cazaux (1889-1974) can’t have more flawed Public-Pri- has been proven over and over again vate Partnerships. We must commit to throughout the world. We are currently becoming a transit city. As we keep working with staff to bring about a plan growing beyond one million residents, that would let us apply speed limit zones we must have a healthy transit system. throughout the entire ward, including It’s not just about LRT. It’s about our determining how we would fund it. bus system, too. For years, the buses Now, changing a speed limit is only were starved for resources as attention part of the equation. We will continue was focused on getting LRT running. to work with staff to alter the design of We were promised improvements once our streets to slow down drivers and the trains were launched. Thankfully, make our neighbourhoods safer for here in Capital Ward, we were able to everyone. secure some improvements to bus ser- Thanks for reading.

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Bloomfields Flowers Details and Catalogue are available online. PRIDHAMS.CA 783 Bank Street | 613-230-6434 | www.bloomfields.ca 1280 Wellington St. West | 613-695-6434 1-877-533-5877 10 Glebe Report February 14, 2020 LANSDOWNE OP-ED Aberdeen Square and the power of a name

By Isla Paterson “Does a historic plaza like naming rights, for the skating court/ basketball court and the children’s In the December 2019 issue of the Aberdeen Square, now renamed water plaza/play area at the urban park. Glebe Report, my letter to the editor (“Aberdeen Square naming rights after a Gatineau casino in front DELEGATED AUTHORITY cannot be sold,”) contends that the Mr. White has stated that there is sale of the naming rights for Aberdeen of a national heritage building, no contravention of the Delegation of Square was not allowable under the Powers Policy. The city’s policy is: Lansdowne Partnership Plan Agree- the Aberdeen Pavilion, next to “For transactional items that relate ment. Based on a letter to a reader a UNESCO world heritage site, specifically to identifiable wards, if from David White, City of Ottawa the Ward Councilor does not agree solicitor, responding to my published the Rideau Canal, in the heart with staff’s recommendation, the letter, it appears that my interpretation delegated authority is withdrawn and of the legal agreement was incorrect. of Ottawa qualify as a positive the application is sent to the appropriate Standing Committee for a public WHY IT’S LEGAL public image in the nation’s meeting and decision.” When ward In part, White’s letter reads: Councillor Shawn Menard opposed “OSEG did not acquire naming capital?” renaming the plaza, the staff’s dele- rights in respect of the Aberdeen gated authority recommendation was Square and other identified parts of not withdrawn and referred to a public Lansdowne Park, by virtue of the Part- the payment of $143,521.20 to the City the council’s intent? I think not. meeting and the Community and Pro- nership Agreement [emphasis his]. over a five-year period, as described Furthermore, on May 20, 2014, The tective Services Committee, which is Put simply, OSEG cannot rely on the in the September 23, 2019, memo to Citizen reported that the former city responsible for the city’s parks. Why Partnership Agreement to grant nam- Council, complies with the City’s obli- manager was on record as stating that was this policy not respected? ing rights to a third party. However, it gations under section 23 of the UPP even if the agreement permitted the In November, Mr. Menard, with city is legally inaccurate to interpret these Agreement and was entered into pur- city to assign naming rights, it would staff, was directed by city council to provisions as prohibiting OSEG from suant to staff’s delegated authority… not do so. undertake exploratory public con- ever acquiring such rights… “Furthermore, there exists no legal sultations to determine whether the “…Section 23 of the Urban Park Pro- bar to the renaming of Aberdeen SPONSORSHIP city-controlled operations at Lans- gramming (UPP) Agreement deals Square. Mr. White refers to the sponsorship downe (bookings and community with “Sponsorship” rights, provid- “As the provisions of section 2.12 section of the Urban Park Agreement programming) should be handed over ing for and contemplating cooperation of the Partnership Agreement do (UPA). Yet the city staff memo to the to OSEG. If this is a ward matter, why between the City and OSEG in respect not prohibit the future negotiation of mayor and council of September 23, weren’t the naming rights? of sponsorship opportunities. Notably, naming rights between the City and 2019, advising that the city is entering the City is required to “work coopera- OSEG, and recognizing that staff have into a naming rights agreement states PUBLIC CONSULTATIONS? tively with LSLP (Lansdowne Stadium been provided the requisite delegated that “The scope of the City’s Spon- Don’t get me going on that! Citizens Limited Partnership) to maximize authority to negotiate such agreements sorship Policy does not extend to P3 were not consulted about the name sponsorship opportunities and revenues in the ordinary course, there is no con- arrangements like the one in place in change and at a recent community to both parties.” The agreement for the travention of the City’s Delegation of Lansdowne.” If so, why was sponsor- meeting, when the change came up, naming of the Aberdeen Square and Powers of Policy. ship in the UPA in the first place? booing was loud and sustained. “While I appreciate that some Even if it was, the city’s Corporate The only consultation was a five- individuals may not agree with the Sponsorship Policy prohibits spon- question survey, online, not advertised, decision made in this instance, it sorship including naming rights that in mid-July, over 14 days when people is incorrect to state that it has been “compromise or contradict any by-law, were on holidays. Genuine consulta- reached by improper or unlawful or policy or reflect negatively on the tion? Absolutely not. It is worth noting means. Simply put, that some individ- City’s public image.” that the survey did not ask for views uals may wish for a different outcome As part of the Lansdowne redevel- on what the plaza is to become: a Jur- does not constitute evidence of opment, the city signed an agreement assic-park-like space with big screens inappropriate or unauthorized behav- with the Ontario Heritage Trust to watch events. iour by City staff.” (OHT) to maintain the integrity of the heritage properties at Lansdowne, ANOTHER GAFFE! BUT QUESTIONS REMAIN including the Aberdeen Square. The OSEG announced the name change Here’s why I erred. September memo makes no men- two months before the mayor and tion of any approval from OHT and council were notified. The mayor was NAMING RIGHTS the City’s Heritage Sub-Committee. quoted in OSEG’s notice. In October 2012, city council Why not? Guess what else? The Ottawa Tour- approved Report 25 that included the As to the city’s public image, does a ism Destination Development Fund naming rights provision, which is: historic plaza like Aberdeen Square, provided OSEG with a grant for the “OSEG shall have no rights in respect now renamed after a Gatineau casino renamed square. The organization does of the naming of the urban park, Aber- in front of a national heritage build- not disclose the grants it provides. deen Square, the “great porch” area, ing, the Aberdeen Pavilion, next to the Aberdeen Pavilion or the Horti- a UNESCO world heritage site, the QUESTIONS REMAIN culture Building and roadways.” It is Rideau Canal, in the heart of Ottawa Perhaps I erred, but too many ques- clear: no naming rights to OSEG. The qualify as a positive public image in tions remain. Why was a casino agreement lasts until 2042. the nation’s capital? chosen for a five-year sponsorship Somehow this provision ended up Finally, Report 25 has no mention of agreement at the same time as the saying that OSEG could acquire nam- sponsorship rights or corporate adver- city is proposing that OSEG take over ing rights that it wasn’t given and pass tising in relation to the Urban Park. operations at the urban park? them through (assign them) to a third Please note: the city is advertising Should the city cancel the sponsor- party. Does the legal agreement reflect sponsorship opportunities, including ship agreement? Yes. Should the city respect its Delegation Policy? Yes. Should the city post on its website the Urban Park Agreement so that citizens are fully informed before consultations begin, for once? Yes. If you are upset about the name change, please email your concerns to the mayor, our ward councillor, your community association, the city’s heritage committee, the NCC, our MPP and our MP.

Isla Paterson is a Glebe resident. She may be contacted at islapat@ sympatico.ca GCA Glebe Report February 14, 2020 11 If you have views on these changes, BE ON THE BOARD! CMYK please send them to the council- The GCA will begin its annual Sarah Viehbeck lor via [email protected]. And recruitment and nomination work for President GCA remember, if you’re passionate about new board members to be confirmed transportation, the GCA continues to at our June annual general meeting. seek a committee chair for its Traffic Please be in touch if you’re interested T @glebeca Committee. in being a GCA board member. E [email protected] I’d like to acknowledge the contri- www.glebeca.ca HERITAGE MATTERS butions of one of our long-time board At its meeting on January 29, members, Nini Pal, who was an area City Council approved the Monk- representative and a dedicated part of land-Clemow Driveway and Linden our membership canvass in the Pre- Terrace Heritage Conservation Dis- toria area. We will miss having her on GCA takes on winter! trict. At the same time, they agreed the board and thank her for her signifi- to direct staff to conduct a prelim- cant contributions. inary study of a possible Heritage As always, the GCA will meet Conservation District for Bank Street on the fourth Tuesday of February in the Glebe from the Queensway to (February 25) at 7 p.m. at the Glebe the Bank Street Bridge. Stay tuned Community Centre. We invite all on this and our sincere thanks to community members to join us! We William Price and Johanna Persohn can always benefit from more volun- as well as all members of the GCA teers to make the Glebe even better! Heritage Committee for their role in Or get in touch [email protected] or @ advancing this work. glebeca on Twitter.

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Learn about literary awards, the history of alcohol, classical music, indigenous religions, federalism and nationalism, and much more. Learn a new language, or how to write your memoirs. Learn why adults of all ages The Glebe Goal-Getters took on the shinny teams from Old Ottawa South and Old love our affordable non-credit Ottawa East at the Capital Ward Cup hockey game February 1 at the Mutchmor lectures and workshops. Rink. Old Ottawa South won this one. From left, front row: Christopher Chown, Amanada VanNoppen, Jordan Pagé; back row: Scott Healey, Jay Thomsen, Learn with a friend, on main Anthony Carricato, Nathan Bowers Krishnan, Amy Jo Smith, Robin Wohlfarth. Team campus or downtown. members not shown: Senator Jim Munson, Kevin Love, Kevin Rogers, Dennis Sakalaukas. PHOTO: JOHN DANCE Register now for Spring! It’s February and, just like that, the days for information and additional details are getting a little longer and the beauti- on the planned consultations. carleton.ca/linr ful blue-hued light of this month is upon The GCA also participated in the 613-520-3699 us. This means welcome to signs of love Lansdowne Community Consulta- in shop windows and the joys and fun tion Group meeting, co-convened by that Winterlude brings to our commu- the councillor and OSEG on January nity. The Capital Ward Cup – an annual 28. That group’s Terms of Reference fun shinny tournament –was hosted are being refreshed and that commit- this year back at the Mutchmor Rink! tee is a mechanism for the GCA to be Our Glebe Goal-Getters team made us engaged in current and future uses of proud, although the Old Ottawa South the site. If you’re interested in join- Moose won the finals. ing this committee, please contact [email protected] and commit- GREAT GLEBE GARAGE SALE tee chair Anthony Carricato will be The hope of spring means that plan- in touch with you. A city-led commun- ning for the neighbourhood’s annual ity consultation is being planned about Great Glebe Garage Sale is already the future uses of Lansdowne through underway. The Glebe Commun- both online input and in-person meet- ity Association (GCA) continues to ings. Watch our Twitter feed @glebeca encourage vendors to donate a por- for more details. tion of their proceeds to the Ottawa Food Bank and we hope to beat 2019’s PLANNING AND TRAFFIC donation of $12,000. The GCA will ON BANK STREET also be aiming for this to be an even The GCA continues to monitor more environmentally friendly event the Bank Street Height and Charac- by requesting vendors to reduce use ter Study’s (slow) progress. The GCA of single-use plastics and excess pack- has reinforced its position to the city aging. For questions about the sale, of holding height to not more than four please contact Colette Downie at storeys along Bank from Pretoria to [email protected]. Holmwood. The Steering Commit- tee for this study, represented by the WELCOME TO THE GLEBE GCA Planning Committee Chair The GCA has enjoyed sitting on a Carolyn Mackenzie, will reconvene Glebe BIA committee established to in mid-February and the next public advise on and select gateway signage consultation on the study will be held to welcome folks to our vibrant com- at the end of March. munity. The BIA continues to move In terms of traffic, our Council- this project along and we should soon lor Shawn Menard hosted a meeting see a new Glebe sign at the gateway to on December 18 on proposed traffic our neighbourhood. Thank you, Glebe changes in Old Ottawa South and on BIA, for your leadership! the Bank Street bridge. He’s extended some of those proposals for considera- LANSDOWNE tion in the Glebe, which could include The GCA continues to monitor traffic flow changes during peak hours developments at Lansdowne Park. and also consideration of bus and bike A newly revitalized Lansdowne lanes. The GCA has requested writ- Committee met in January and, in ten details of these changes and has follow-up, the GCA will be sending invited the councillor’s office to bring a letter to the city outlining a request more details to our February meeting. 12 Glebe Report February 14, 2020 FOOD Wheat, our oldest sustainer, now dependent

By Carolyn Best wheat throughout the planet. It is grown from the near Arctic regions to the equa- The story of humanity and the story of tor, from sea level to the Tibetan plateau, wheat have intertwined for 70,000 years, different varieties engineered to thrive in since we first left Africa where there different locales and growing conditions. was no wheat and came to western Asia Emmer wheat, the earliest known form, where it flourished in the form of a wild arose in the Levant between 11 and grass. There, for tens of thousands of 12 thousand years ago, while einkorn years, people did not grow wheat, they wheat was derived from its wild ances- One of the earliest stories of wheat in human culture is of Noah, a figure equally picked wheat. At that time the wheat tors on the slopes of Mount Karacadag, venerated by Jews, Christians and Muslims who, after the flood, prepared a sweet stalk, the stem that holds the grains, in southeastern Turkey, perhaps a thou- porridge of wheat, chickpeas, apricots and figs called Ashure. had a very different form. It was brittle sand years later. Four thousand years PHOTO: GWENDOLYN BEST and would shatter easily. Our hunter ago, with paddy rice still thousands of Ashure or Noah’s Pudding gatherer ancestors picked its seeds one years in the future, the domestication of Testament story of Pharaoh’s dream, in 3 cups wheat kernels by one. Until 11,000 years ago, human wheat reached China. The variety there, which seven lean cows devour seven fat 1½ cups cooked chickpeas beings of the Fertile Crescent found their unsuited to the rising of bread, was pre- cows and seven withered ears of wheat 2 cups dried apricots (California sour sustenance in acorns, gazelles and these pared as noodles, which require only devour seven fat ones. Joseph success- apricots preferred) wild grass seeds. modest fuel, and was better suited to fully interprets the dream as predicting 2 cups dried figs Then began an enormous transition. areas of dense population. seven years of good harvests, followed Through careful selection and sowing, As more of the earth’s population by seven years of severe famine. He rec- Wash and soak the wheat overnight. humans produced kernels much lar- adopted tillage and planting, the scope ommends that Pharaoh store one-fifth of Drain and cover with fresh water in ger than the original seeds. They also of human endeavours changed. Sow- the harvest from each of the fat years to a large pot, bring to a boil and sim- modified the grass’s fragile rachis – as ing, reaping and threshing became use in the lean years “so that the land of mer gently until tender. Leave to cool it is called by biologists – the stem that established human labours; so, too, did Egypt may not perish.” (the grain will absorb more water). holds the seed or grain. For the wheat baking and fermenting. The capacity Wheat has symbolic importance in the Add chickpeas and coarsely chopped plant in the wild, the “brittle rachis” to store grain, along with which came religious observances of the three mono- apricots and figs. Add more water to was an evolutionary advantage, since owning and hoarding, made population theistic faiths; in the unleavened bread cover and bring to a slow boil, stirring it allowed the ear to shatter easily for growth inevitable, leading over time to of the Passover, the host of the Chris- as it thickens. Pour into bowls and serve maximum seed distribution and repro- the founding of the first cities. tian Eucharist and in the Muslim worlds warm or cooled. duction. To human harvesters, it was an The ancient Egyptians were the of central Asia, in Uzbekistan and Kyr- obstacle to be overcome. developers of bread and the builders gyzstan where bread is treated as sacred Increasing the size of the wheat ker- of ovens. In the fertile Nile delta wheat in everyday life. There, leavened round dus from villages and rural areas, leads nel and effecting the disappearance of was widely grown and bread baking loaves of wheat are stamped before bak- to an ever-growing demand for wheat the wheat seed’s dispersal mechanism became the first large-scale food pro- ing and must be kept upright and treated per capita. It is the world’s largest crop – the turning of the wild grass into the duction industry. As Egypt coalesced with respect, never left on the ground or and the percentage of earth’s arable land domesticated grain – speaks of an intui- into a single kingdom, the annual wheat thrown away in public. dedicated to its production increases tive understanding of the plant world, harvest became central to the fortunes One of the earliest stories of wheat in steadily. One reason is that the west- infinitely surpassing the possibilities of of its pharaohs. Good years brought human culture comes from a tale associ- ernization of the world’s diet is very the random. With this accomplishment a stability and contentment, but drought ated with the Biblical account of Noah, a wheat-centric, and the other is that the great tide of humanity began moving to and failed harvests resulted in famine, figure equally venerated by Jews, Chris- global demand for what are called the a settled agricultural way of life. social unrest and the breakdown of the tians and Muslims. Legend tells us that “viscoelastic and adhesive properties” Humans have adapted and spread social order. This is reflected in the Old when the ark came to rest on Mount Ara- of gluten becomes steadily larger. These rat, Noah prepared a meal from the few properties are essential to the production remaining stores that they had carried of processed foods for which there is an with them. He boiled wheat, chick- ever-escalating demand. peas, apricots and figs together in a pot. The Green Revolution, which saved so Joel Harden The resulting sweet porridge is called many people from starvation, reduced Ashure. A dish of great significance the biodiversity in which many genetic MPP, Ottawa Centre in the Levant, Ashure is always vegan, traits had been bred into traditional var- separated from blood and violence. It ieties of wheat over thousands of years. is served in the belief that, as opposed And wheat has become supreme in Our office is here for you with: to material wealth, which is gained by countries where it was policy. Modern Monthly Town Halls hoarding, the richness of Ashure can agriculture constantly escalates uniform- Canvasses only be achieved by sharing. ity. Some plant biologists consider that Community Organizing But now to wheat in modern times. were human beings to disappear from Help Accessing Government Services What were once distinct “landraces,” the planet, then wheat would survive which historians and agriculturalists call us by no more than three years. It has Come visit us and let's get the informal farmer-maintained popula- become a thoroughly human-depend- organized! tion of a plant with high morphological ent plant. diversity, have all but disappeared. The wheats of antiquity are gone. Across the Carolyn Best is the former proprietor/ Joel H arden 109 Catherine St. / rue P: 613-722-6414 globe, particularly in Asia and Africa, chef of The Pantry vegetarian tearoom, MPP / Député provincial, Catherine E: [email protected] Ottawa Centre Ottawa, ON K2P 0P4 www.joelharden.ca the westernization of diets, associated and a regular Glebe Report contributor with increasing prosperity and the exo- on food.

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How fast the increase in resources to support plant mould grows depends on how we store health worldwide and ultimately raise the produce. Warm temperature and awareness of the contribution of plant high humidity are bad news. Keep pathologists to our everyday lives. fruit in a cool place, spin the washed Would that also add “plant doctors” salad before storing it in the fridge and to the list of potential occupations for cut holes in those big bags of carrots to the new generations of students? allow for air circulation. Once moulds “Plants are essential to all life on duction – and we see the decaying of of invasive pests and diseases, which grow on the surface they move quickly Earth, including humanity,” underlined produce stored in our fridge for too is caused by the frequent movement from fruit to fruit. They produce a António Guterres, Secretary-General long. With regard to the loss of food of people and goods around the globe. massive amount of spores ready to of the United Nations, in his proclam- by plant diseases and pests, this is The UN recognizes these challenges grow on healthy fruits. Remove the ation message. “They provide us with only the tip of the iceberg. and encourages action towards plant fuzzy berries as soon as you see them. most of our food and the oxygen we A recent global survey reported health. Toss the greening lemons and wash breathe…and we all rely on them for annual yield losses between 20 and the healthy ones left in the package. clothes, medicines and shelter among 30 per cent in wheat, rice, maize, soy- FOOD SPOILAGE Remember that citrus fruits are coated other things.” The commitment to plant bean and potato, the staple crops that The work of plant pathologists also with a wax that keeps them from dry- health is undoubtedly an essential step provide half of global caloric intake. includes the prevention of food spoil- ing out. In conventional practice, the towards the Sustainable Development Impoverished regions with fast-grow- age after harvest. Damage to food wax is mixed with fungicides that sup- Goals adopted by all UN Member ing and food-insecure populations occurs in the field, but also beyond the press the growth of post-harvest rot so States: “end poverty, protect the planet and with less effective crop disease farm gate. The UN’s Food and Agri- opt for organic fruits when you use the and ensure that all people enjoy peace management are the most affected. cultural Organization has estimated zest for your cakes! and prosperity by 2030.” Alarming enough, these significant that globally we are losing or wast- For a comprehensive list of best food losses occur at a time when ing about one-third of food production practices to help keep your produce PLANT DISEASES there is the need to increase food pro- after harvest every year. Plant patho- fresh longer check the Home Storage Like all other organisms, plants are duction to feed an expanding global gens are a major contributor. Guide published by the Canadian Pro- susceptible to diseases. Fungi, bac- population. How can we keep our fruits and veg- duce Marketing Association available teria, virus and pests can cause severe The work of plant pathologists is gies fresher longer and avoid spoilage? at www.halfyourplate.ca. damage to vegetation. We witness it in essential to develop phytosanitary Fruits and vegetables are at their best the decaying of houseplants and the measures necessary to maintain plant at harvest – mmmm those strawber- Marisa Romano is a plant pathologist dwindling of flowers in our gardens. health, limit yield loss and increase ries sampled at the pick-your-own who worked as a researcher at the When dealing with what we eat, we food production. This job is increas- farm! Produce quality starts deteri- University in Turin, Italy, and in notice the sudden spike in the price ingly challenged by the climate crisis, orating after that and post-harvest Guelph, and has done regulatory work of produce – which is at times a sign the loss of crop resilience due to agri- diseases can cause rot, making food in Health Canada’s Pest Management of disease outbreaks in areas of pro- cultural intensification, and the spread unpalatable and toxic, good only for Regulatory Agency.

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times while eating lunch, sometimes personal and would be equal to saving over for no apparent reason. Even munici- commercial 630 million litres of fuel and pal vehicles can be seen idling, though vehicle elec- equivalent to taking 320,000 Yan St-Louis, the city’s director of trification cars off of the road for the fleet services, states that the city is s t r a t e g i e s entire year. Clearly‚ individ- Idling: using technology and education to try and a zero ual actions‚ when taken by to reduce and, where possible, elim- emission millions of Canadians‚ inate idling. He notes that the city has transit fleet can make a difference.” installed anti-idling devices on some strategy,” she Idling your vehicle is of its fleet, including ambulances. The said. far from inconsequen- what’s city is also using telematics devices to tial. But the beauty of it track the time and duration of idling YOU ARE IN is that, unlike industrial occurrences, which are then reviewed THE DRIVER’S emissions, you – that’s to identify where idling may be SEAT right, you – have the unnecessary and can be reduced. To reject power to stop it. With Last May, reflecting heightened idling except the turn of a key or the big neighbourhood concern during this in cases of push of a button. era of climate emergency, the Glebe real necessity If your typical Community Association approved is one of the idling situation a motion against vehicle idling. The easiest and is waiting for motion urges municipal officials “to most impact- your child after deal? take urgent action…in the form of ful ways to be school, public education, targeted awareness kind to your- campaigns in key areas like school self and your By Jennifer Humphries zones and construction sites, and kids, community additional enforcement as needed.” In and environment. Easiest because On New Year’s Day my husband and many cities and towns across Canada, you, the driver of a car or SUV I took a walk through the neighbour- anti-idling signage is prevalent. Not in or truck or school bus, have control hood. We strolled past a parked BMW Ottawa. At least not yet. over it. Most impactful because the SUV. It was idling. Inside, the driver, On January 29, city council approved emissions from an idling vehicle eyes closed, leaned forward against a Climate Change Master Plan that are a toxic blend of harmful chem- the steering wheel while the passen- calls for a 100 per cent reduction in icals, gases and particle pollution. ger tapped on her smartphone. The green-house gas (GHG) emissions by Keep in mind: idling for over you r outside temperature was about 1 C – 2040 as a corporation and by 2050 as 10 seconds uses more fuel and deci- cold but not frigid. Presumably they a community. In 2018, roughly 44 per produces more carbon dioxide sion to wanted to stay warm while waiting for cent of community-wide GHG emis- emissions than restarting your turn off someone or something. For 20 min- sions came from the transportation engine! the car utes or so, their car would probably sector, primarily from gasoline (27 per I am convinced that people makes the have been warm enough for comfort cent) and diesel (11 per cent), accord- who idle their vehicles know air around without running it. But despite the ing to Andrea Flowers, Senior Project that it’s not a good practice, but schoolyards moderate weather and being dressed Manager, Engineering Systems. She consider it inconsequential – nothing (where idling in winter wear, they idled. noted that the Master Plan includes like the greenhouse gases produced by is all too common) safer for your own Most likely you’ve seen more egre- approval for 20 Energy Evolution industry, for example. Yes, one case and other people’s children (keep in gious cases of idling, maybe at a projects intended to start in the next may be negligible, but as Natural mind that kids are much closer to construction site, where truck drivers five years to reduce GHG emissions. Resources Canada (NRCan) states, “If exhaust systems than you are, so they often idle for extended periods – some- “Among these proposed projects are all drivers avoided unnecessary idling literally breathe it all in). for three minutes a day, we would save over $630 million per year (assuming IT’S ABOUT YOUR HEALTH… a fuel cost of $1/litre). What’s more‚ AND YOUR WALLET collectively‚ we would prevent 1.4 mil- When you idle, you aren’t only lion tonnes of carbon dioxide from impacting your health and that of others, entering the atmosphere daily and you are squandering money. Fuel is dianeandjen.com contributing to climate change. This expensive. If you want to save cash, turn

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When Daniel Creighton spotted three Glebe Spree ballots sitting in his car in early January, he thought he had lost his chance to win a $10,000 shopping spree. But because he does most of his shopping in the Glebe, he still had one single ballot in the running. And when his Glebe Spree ballot From left: Glebe BIA Executive Director Andrew Peck, Audi City Ottawa Operations Manager Melanie Mock and Executive Vice was plucked from the massive pile, President Liza Mrak, Glebe Spree winner Daniel Creighton and McKeen Metro Glebe co-owner Rebecca McKeen at Audi City he couldn’t believe it. Ottawa on January 14, 2020. PHOTO: TREVOR GREENWAY “I had no idea,” said a jubilant Creighton during a cheque presen- Everything they need is within steps far,” Anthony’s Pizza. In addition to the $10,000 grand tation on January 14 at Audi City of their home – from clothing and “We live in the Glebe, we spend prize Glebe shopping spree, this year’s Ottawa. “When I got the call, I thought dining options to services and enter- time and money in the Glebe, so this contest also boasted five weekly cash it was spam and then they sent the tainment galore. But what appeals to will obviously go back into the com- draws of $1,000 and more than 30 documentation and I was like, ‘okay, Creighton most is the level of service munity,” added Creighton. “We love Any-Day Prize giveaways. Weekly this is real.’” you get from Glebe retailers that you it here.” $1,000 winners included Alex But before his ballot was pulled, he won’t get online. His winning ballot This year’s Glebe Spree was the Stecky-Efantis, Kelly Kilrea, Darlene was getting the gears from his wife was submitted at Glebe Trotters. most successful contest to date, with Charron, Marjorie McLean and Leila at home for forgetting to submit the “The reason I go to Glebe Trot- a record 38,000-plus ballots being Metcalf. family’s additional ballots that he’d ters is because, obviously they are entered into the contest. Represent- The Glebe BIA would like to thank promised he would drop off before the local and they sell the shoes I want, atives on hand to award the grand the more than 160 businesses who par- December 31 deadline. They’re still but I like the service that they pro- prize included Glebe Spree sponsors ticipated this year. Thank you also sitting in the car. vide,” said Creighton. “I could have Rebecca McKeen of McKeen Metro to contest sponsors McKeen Metro “My wife and my sister-in-law had ordered online, I could have gone to a Glebe, Audi City Ottawa Execu- Glebe and Audi City Ottawa, and all ballots that they asked me to put in big store, but I wanted to support the tive Vice President Liza Mrak and the businesses who contributed Any and I had accidently forgotten to do local store.” Operations Manager Melanie Mock, Day Prizes. it, so I was getting a little bit of flack With Creighton’s wife returning to and Glebe BIA Executive Director Finally, a massive thank you goes for that,” he added through chuckles. school, the prize money couldn’t have Andrew Peck. out to all the loyal customers who con- “But it clearly worked out. Who would come at a better time. It will likely go “Hearing the stories of the Glebe tinue to support local businesses and have thought?” towards groceries and new textbooks Spree winners and seeing their excite- help this contest grow year after year. The local couple has lived in the from Octopus Books, but not before he ment is a major highlight for us year Glebe for the past three years and love treats friends and family to a few din- after year,” said Peck. “And seeing it Trevor Greenway is responsible for the butcher, baker, candlestick maker- ners at CRAFT Beer Market, Local grow in popularity once again is just communications at the Glebe BIA vibe you get in the neighbourhood. Public Eatery and his “favourite by the icing on the cake.” (Business Improvement Area).

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his brother, he is charged with assault- Antigone ing a police officer and goes to prison. Antigone, in the meantime, has Directed by Sophie Deraspe befriended Haemon from school and (Canada, 2019) romance is in the air. Haemon is a Review by Paul Green thoughtful sort, the son of Christian, or Creon in the Sophocles version. In the original Greek tragedy writ- Christian would be an authority fig- ten by Sophocles some 2,500 years ure for our time, a politician worried ago, Antigone was the daughter of about anything that may jeopardize Oedipus; her brothers Etéocle and his career, his son’s activist girlfriend, Polynice were both killed in battle for example. while fighting on opposite sides near the city of Thebes. While Etéocle was given a hero’s burial, Creon, the ruler of Thebes, decreed that the body of Polynice – he fought for the losing rebel side – was to be dumped outside the city wall to be picked over by the birds and the dogs. Appalled by this perfidy, Antigone takes matters into her own hands and tries to give her brother some sort of burial. This Painting techniques used by Stead- single act of defiance places Antigone For No Good man include India ink and heavy in direct conflict with Creon, ruler and textured cartridge paper, a flick of male authority figure par excellence. Reason the wrist…and the paint splatters. He In Jean Anouilh’s 1944 adaptation, also scrapes away at the painting. A Antigone resists Creon’s efforts to Documentary reference is made to Francis Bacon, suborn her and even goes so far as to Directed by Charlie Paul who made pictures look like an event. mock his authority. Her integrity intact, (U.S., 2014) Bacon said, “Accident takes over. You Antigone is nevertheless doomed. Review by Lois Siegel don’t know what you are doing con- In the talented hands of Quebec dir- sciously. Things begin to develop.” ector Sophie Deraspe, the story of The film For No Good Reason fea- At times, we see a black and white Antigone is transposed to contempor- Deraspe wastes no time on her tures the work of British artist Ralph image and then colour is added. The ary Montreal. And while the narrative exposition; the narrative unfolds Steadman who creates grotesque, focus in the film is imagination and takes as its starting point the fatal 2008 quickly. As the Hipponomes are surreal images using ink spatters. His creating something new. Terry Gil- shooting of young Fredy Villanueva by permanent residents only and Poly- work is unusual and very interesting, liam: “The new generation is into an inexperienced policewoman, Antig- nice has a record, he is going to be as well as provocative. shopping.” But the artists had a life- one transcends this tragic affair to tackle deported. Determined to preserve the There are all kinds of painters. If time of ideas. Inspiration for No Good such present-day issues as police vio- unity of her family, Antigone makes you are looking for flowers and sweet Reason… lence, the status of immigrants before her play. She is ready to sacrifice her- images, Steadman is not for you. He If you are interested in the arts, this the law and the plight of a young woman self in order to prevent Polynice from pairs up with gonzo American writer is a film you should see. who sets out to challenge authority...and being deported even if it means going Hunter S. Thompson (1971 novel Fear Ralph Steadman is a Welsh illustra- in so doing sacrifices herself in a bid to to a juvenile facility – and that is pre- and Loathing in Las Vegas) – think tor. In the ‘60s, he worked freelance save her family. cisely where she ends up. drug-fuelled stream of consciousness, for Punch, Private Eye, The Daily The Hipponomes family has come To be sure, Antigone will not face described as controlled fury. Also in Telegraph, the New York Times and to Canada as refugees from Algeria, execution as she does in the original. the picture are Johnny Depp, actor Rolling Stone. He has drawn album a country beset with civil strife in the Though she becomes a cause célèbre Richard E. Grant, Monty Python’s covers for numerous music artists, 1990s. In Montreal, Antigone lives as she battles injustice while con- Terry Gilliam, Rolling Stone Pub- including Frank Zappa. with her beloved grandmother Méni, veying an affecting vulnerability, lisher Jann Wenner and Tim Robbins. This film is said to have been 15 brothers Etéocle and Polynice, and sis- she must reckon with the fact that her Besides discovering the process of years in the making. Steadman cur- ter Ismène, a hairdresser who aspires brother has proven unworthy of her the artist, we see Steadman’s animated rently lives in Kent, England. to a life of “normality.” The brightest sacrifice and Méni wants to return images of horrible-looking creatures of the lot, Antigone is a star performer to the old country. Plagued with self- that come alive, zooming across the Available from the Ottawa Public and respected by her peers. doubt, where does she go from here? screen. There is humour in these Library, ralphsteadman.com In a telling sequence, she stands With her quest for justice and defi- slightly maniacal pictures. He makes Running time: 89 minutes before her classmates, half of them ance of male authority, there is a people think about these worlds. dozing off or staring at their cell- timelessness about Antigone that In 1970, Steadman came to Amer- phones, recounting dimly remembered makes her a character for our times. ica. His first idea was to create 1,000 images from Algeria – she was then She is Greta Thunberg and Chelsea pictures of New York. His explora- three – of an ambulance arriving at Manning. Joan of Arc, perhaps. She tion starts with homeless people on their door and dropping off two long might be part of our collective uncon- the street…life influences the images forms wrapped in white...and she scious, struggling to be heard. he creates. His “museum” of misery recognizes her mother’s shoe. Her (The French-American writer Geor- and depravity are serious cartoons classmates are startled awake as they ges Steiner reminds us that there are meant to change things for the bet- begin to perceive the horror behind no less than 200 iterations of this ter. He drew and Thompson wrote. her quiet words – the murder of Antig- mythical story.) Depressed, he went back to a con- one’s parents. Alas, I digress. Antigone features a ventional cartoon job in England. The family is hanging together well riveting performance from Nahéma We see him in his studio sketching. enough but trouble lies ahead. Poly- Ricci whose tear-stained intensity He sometimes uses a contraption to nice brings home a stereo system and calls to mind Maria Falconetti in blow paint on the canvas to splatter sets it up, to the delight of all. All, that Dreyer’s The Passion of Joan of Arc. the ink already there. When Thomp- is, except Antigone who senses that Deraspe’s tight direction and excel- son would call, Steadman sent him something is amiss here. Then, in a lent script – this is her fourth feature images – e.g. huge bats, lizards, a tightly filmed sequence, comes the – mark her as a director to watch. hitchhiker. Thompson and Steadman confrontation with police, who arrive Essential viewing. thought each other were weird. They suddenly to break up some illicit street worked well together. corner activity, like a game of jacks?? In French with English subtitles. Mistaking his cellphone for a weapon, Running time: 109 minutes. the police shoot Etéocle, and when Rated 14A. Polynice confronts the man who killed Scheduled for upcoming DVD release. GLEBOUS & COMICUS Glebe Report February 14, 2020 19 The Glebe BORROWED WORDS according to Zeus A GUINEA PIG’S PERSPECTIVE ON THE GLEBE

Senior royals Language is laz y Language is laz y announce bold change! By Michelle Brooke like the French forms “tu” (singular) and “vous” (plural/formal). Many The Glebe has been buzzing with Language is lazy. It wants to be ef- languages have this differentiation. speculation after royal favourites Zeus ficient, exerting the least amount of In English, however, “you” was used and Xena issued a formal statement on effort possible. The fewer words and more often, so speakers began to feel their Instaham account, #SuccessRoy- sounds needed to convey a meaning, that “thou” was unnecessary. “You” als. The furry couple stated that after the more efficient a language is. But became the only way to indicate several minutes of reflection, they are coming, it will be the event of the language must also communicate second person, whether singular or decided to “step back from the taxing year! #HopeForHintonurg!” Vocal clearly. Too little effort on the speak- plural. But later down the line, speak- and often boring duties” of their ardu- environmentalists, however, are er’s part means that the listener must ers realized that it actually is quite ous social positions to try and have “a highly concerned about the increased put in more effort to understand. All useful to have a singular/plural dis- more interesting life.” use of Uber. languages have this push and pull. A tinction. So, many dialects of English The bold change proposed is to split Others remain perplexed about language is always striving to be effi- invented their own way of indicating time between the Glebe and Hinton- fundamentals, noting that the guinea cient while still being comprehensible. the plural. Canada and northern parts burg. The popular couple noted that pigs, while popular, are not and never A contraction is a prime example of of the United States say “you guys.” while this “geographical balance” have been royal. “As far as I know,” efficiency – unnecessary words are Southern parts of the United States might increase the taxpayers’ bill said Liam from Erling’s, “Zeus is of deleted for the sake of economy. For say “you all” or “y’all.” The U.K. says given the cost of keeping two homes, rodent, not royal, descent. I thought example, “do” and “not” are used “you lot.” This is an example of a lan- it would provide more equitable access that was pretty obvious, man. But, together so often that we’ve invented guage going too far in one direction, for a greater number of people. “We hey, whatever he identifies as, I’m cool “don’t.” The phrase “I do not know” and then correcting itself later down know this is the ethical step we must with that.” is contracted to “I dunno,” and the the line. take because it maximizes overall This insightful comment led some phrase “I am going to” is shortened The balance between efficiency and happiness, in keeping with John Stu- to wonder if perhaps the guinea pigs to “I’m gunna.” clarity is a delicate one, and languages art Mill’s utilitarian principle where had made a typographical error in But sometimes a language deletes will continue this push and pull as the right action is the one that gen- their announcement. When contacted, too much and must backtrack. In they evolve. erates the greatest happiness for the renowned Rodentologist Matthew Shakespeare’s time, the English lan- greatest number of people, including Rippeyoung wept as he provided guage had a distinction between the Michelle Brooke is a Carleton us,” explained Xena. this statement: “Guinea pigs do not second person singular and the second University student majoring in Public opinion, however, swings have thumbs and face many challen- person plural. “Thou” was the singu- linguistics and French and minoring from fevered support to unbridled ges when using social media. This is lar and familiar form, while “you” was in German. She loves learning and criticism. Pauline from Hintonburg yet another example of how the world the plural and/or formal form, exactly writing about language. posted: “I’m hosting a Furry Febru- remains inaccessible for so many! ary Dinner! Now that Zeus and Xena This must change!”

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For the Glebe Report’s February Poetry Quarter, we asked you to drive your poems to the limits! We invited you to explore the notion of extremes: highs and lows, ups and downs, inside or outside, joy or sorrow, solo or together. In the throes of dead winter, contemplate hot and cold, or delve into the in-between – what’s found in the grey between black and white, in the pause between racing and standing still. The Glebe Report’s Poetry Quarter is curated by JC Sulzenko.

Morgan’s Snowflakes

The big puffy snowflakes remind me of POETRY how they would land on her guard hairs, delicate hairs, a little longer than her luxurious black coat. These weren’t obvious QUARTER unless the snow fell on them the hottest day of the year or a scant of raindrops misted there as she sat on her she sat on the edge low shelf beside the open as she swung on the porch glass balcony door, opened lemonade in a glass A WINTER STROLL enough so she could have and ice in the veins her nose in the weather, the ‘hot as hell’ How blue and white is this fine winter day, rest of her warm. she remarked a milder day that lacks the north wind’s howl The flakes, a lace of crystal funny how darkness that takes away the urge to stroll and play, and pattern, would seem can be sliced with only one candle and ruffles snowy feathers of the owl. suspended above her back. Her prickly heat and silence exquisiteness a lifting up of their’s. could make you laugh I’m tired of the great extremes of cold Their falling calls but more likely cry reducing us to hibernation bears. her guard hairs to me as if This softer weather tells us to walk bold, the snowflakes could construct Mike Schofield while watching out for ice on walks and stairs. her beneath them as, before, when they made an invisible The windows of the houses look like eyes; quality of her fur The doorways are like pinched and narrow mouths. visible despite their transience. A Memory They stare at us pedestrians in surprise, No two the same. but do not speak; the owners have gone south. She is still the so much This is where my playground stood making of Like flags that stir today in gentler breeze, an everyday. Where I laughed we wave as we trudge past, but no one sees. Where I scraped my knee Michelle Desbarats Ruth Latta I lost my tooth somewhere in the rocks But never forgot Recurring Dreams IN SEASON I made salads out of grass and flowers Numbers blur and swim before my eyes Soups out of water and imagination In spring she caught her breath and whispered, “Please, And nothing adds up. let soft buds blossom. Nature, don’t be mean. Disembodied authority can be sensed When my mother called me in for dinner Let sap go coursing, flowing through the trees. Rather than seen, I ate outside instead Transform this dormant place from grey to green.” And the clock’s insistent tick Distracts me from the maze A towel rested on my head It was a record summer for the heat. Of angles, theorems and square roots. Protecting me from the sky’s tears A time for hide-and-seek in wooded glades. Intense, extreme and yet she found life sweet, The second dream is magic. A frog rested in my hand though bothered by the hum of mower blades. Amidst crashing plastic and thundering grunts, Protecting my growing mind I float, invulnerable, dodging hostile bodies. An early burst of glory overhead, There is no pain, A bird rested with a broken wing but nothing lasts forever, after all. Only the soaring elation On the yellow slide She dreamed in colour every night in bed. Of gliding across green, striped grass Slowly turning red Then suddenly came chilly winds of fall. Towards a beckoning endzone.

I placed the bird inside a shoebox Bright flowers, startling heat, refreshing breeze, Images are hazy Took it to the top of the climber must shimmer strong in memory, lest she freeze. Until finally a familiar house appears, And looked out over the world Promising a dizzying return Ruth Latta To the intensity of youthful love. Gently stroking its broken dreams Peering in a window, I see her, Distant, untouchable, Josie Spinella But she can’t see me, and there’s no entrance. Grade 12, Glebe Collegiate The scene fades, leaving me, the dreamer, Barred from the past again.

Bruce MacGregor

POETRY QUARTER - MAY 2020

Have pen, will travel – destination, anywhere! As usual, poems should be: • Original and unpublished in any medium (no poems submitted elsewhere, please); Reveal the good, the bad and the ugly of your traveller self in a poem for the • No more than 30 lines each; Glebe Report’s May 2020 Poetry Quarter. Where have you travelled or wish you had gone or still • On any aspect of the theme within the bounds of public discourse; and wish to experience, if only in your imagination? The Glebe Report’s May Poetry Quarter seeks • Submitted on or before Friday, April 24, 2020. poems that capture your adventures in travel. We invite you to roam the landscape of your spe- Poets in the National Capital Region of all ages welcome (school-age poets, please indicate your cial places, voyage through the exotic or the familiar – and come back to tell the tale. grade and school). Please send your entries (up to 5 poems that meet the criteria) to [email protected] Deadline: Friday, April 24, 2020 before the deadline of Friday, April 24, 2020. Remember to send us your contact information and your grade and school if you are in school. MUSIC Glebe Report February 14, 2020 21

Carissimi’s

By Karen Junke with Canadian composer Andrew Jephtha Ager. Although now based in Mont- On February 28, Seventeen Voyces real, her musical roots were in Ottawa, with will bring Giacomo Carissimi’s at Carleton University, but she has oratorio Jephtha to life under the furthered her studies at the Victoria Seventeen direction of Kevin Reeves. Rounding Conservatory of Music, International out the program are works by two of Bachakademie Stuttgart, and Car- Voyces Carissimi’s Baroque contemporaries negie Hall’s Weill Music Institute in – Claudio Monteverdi’s Magnificat New York. for 6 Voices and Antonio Caldara’s Parmer received his early musical Magnificat for 16 Voices. This prom- training in Toronto where he was ises to be a special evening. raised in the rich musical traditions Carissimi (1605-74) was a distin- of the Anglican church at St. Paul’s. guished composer and musician of His formal musical education was at Bronwyn Thies-Thompson the early Baroque period based in the University of Western Ontario and PHOTO: COLIN TRAQUAIR Rome, associated with the emergence the Eastman School in Rochester. He and refinement of the oratorio musical has grown into a sensitive interpreter Friday, February 28, 2020 form. Jephtha was considered his fin- of early music as well as a keen interest work for its “capacity to move the preter of the avant garde, willing to 7:30 p.m. minds of its listeners.” In this ora- support contemporary composers in torio, Carissimi celebrates Jephtha, their efforts to bring new music to St. Matthew’s Anglican Church a hero from the Old Testament Book fruition. After returning to Canada, 130 Glebe Avenue of Judges, his victories of war and his Parmer expanded his repertoire to sacrifice of innocence – such a human include standard concert and operatic One of the very first oratorios from story repeated so often through history. repertoire – including oratorio – from the Italian Renaissance – a moving Joining Seventeen Voyces to present the Baroque to the modern era. For 30 story of war and the sacrifice of Jephtha are soprano Bronwyn Thies- years, he has made Ottawa his home, an innocent Thompson and tenor Dillon Parmer, performing and teaching music at the both former choristers with Seventeen University of Ottawa. Bronwyn Thies Thompson Voyces, and from the Ottawa Baroque Accompanying the choir and the (soprano) Consort, cellist Olivier Henchiri and soloists are two highly regarded Dillon Parmer harpsichordist and organist Marie instrumentalists from the region. Dillon Parmer (tenor) Bouchard. Olivier Henchiri, a cellist, has been Olivier Henchiri Thies-Thompson is a young Can- a strong advocate for early music in Marie Bouchard. She will play harp- (cello) adian soprano with an affinity for Ottawa for over a decade. He founded sichord and organ. Marie Bouchard early music. She is sought after for and directs the Ottawa Baroque Con- If you enjoy a good story and beauti- (harpsichord & organ) her solid and inspired performances sort in its concert series on period ful music join Seventeen Voyces on as a soloist and amongst small vocal instruments. He regularly collaborates Friday, February 28 at 7:30 p.m. at St. Adults: $30; students $20 ensembles, regularly performing and with local choirs in the production of Matthew’s Anglican Church. recording with Daniel Taylor’s The- Baroque choral works. Another fan of Seventeenvoyces.ca atre of Early Music and Trinity Choir early music and a well-known mem- Karen Junke is a member of the board and premiering concerts and operas ber of the Ottawa Baroque Consort is of Seventeen Voyces.

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As a result computer-generated algorithm to oper- simply printing more than the number some fear for the future of fine art pho- ate the aperture of the enlarger, using in the limited edition, reputable photography. Personally, I am exhilarated his darkroom equipment as a musical “Ivory necklace in a glass bowl” from tographers and art dealers won’t, so as by photography’s irrepressible pres- instrument. The results are moody, the “Trafficked” series by Christine not to damage their long-term reputa- ence in both everyday life (Facebook, landscape-like visual vibrations. Fitzgerald tion and careers, which are built on Instagram etc...) and in the new and trust, ethics and relationships. revitalized ways that professionally HOW TO GET STARTED conscious guide you to photographs trained and considered fine art photog- Do your research! 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Pick up a snow globe, gently shake it and watch the houses and streets of the Glebe come into focus through the dancing snowflakes. A series of paintings celebrating winter in the Glebe by noted local artist and teacher, Bhat Boy, will be a tonic for the sometimes dreary days of February! These magical “Mad Dash to Midnight Mass,” by Bhat Boy streetscapes, houses and paintings-à-clef draw the viewer in, to a place both real and imagined. Bhat excels in depicting a sense of place, the narrative unfolding within it and the buildings that enclose it. In fact, he had a thriving business doing house portraits while still in middle school! Look for “Elizabeth and Alexander Shovel Snow” and “Mad Dash to Midnight Mass” in this collection of mainly small but richly detailed paintings done in acrylic on canvas or panel. Although Bhat has travelled the world and painted its great cities and his work is found in public and private collections all over the planet, the Glebe remains home, where the heart is, as well as the cats and the hamster. Note: his spring session of painting classes at the Glebe Community Centre will explore living on the Canal. The Glebe Community Centre Gallery is located just to the left of the main entrance of the Glebe Community Centre, 175 Third Avenue at Lyon Street.

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words with disappears and is found dead by Naomi in the woods near her Sylvie’s thriller and mystery review home. The woman was murdered in a way that reminded Naomi of her By Sylvie Chartrand The Perfect Nanny father, but Naomi’s father is in prison by Leïla Slimani (2016) for the rest of his life. So, who could Following up on my list in the October Leïla Slimani is a French writer and have picked up his murderous tenden- 2019 Glebe Report, here is a synop- journalist of Moroccan ancestry. In cies and why is she being targeted? sis of some of the books I have read 2016 she was awarded the Prix Gon- recently, in the order of when I read court for her novel Chanson douce. The Last Dead Girl them, not by favourites. I mostly enjoy Slimani was born in Rabat, Morocco, by Harry Dolan (2014) mystery novels but hopefully you can and studied political science and media Harry Dolan is the author of the find something that appeals to you in studies in Paris. After that she tempor- mystery/suspense novels Bad Things the reviews below. arily considered a career as an actress I wasn’t certain about this book Happen (2009), Very Bad Men (2011), and began to work as a journalist for when I first began reading it and I The Last Dead Girl (2014) and The Before She Knew Him the magazine Jeune Afrique. In 2014 almost put it down, but I am glad I Man in the Crooked Hat (2017). He by Peter Swanson (2019) she published her first novel Dans le didn’t, as this book just gets better and graduated from Colgate University, Peter Swanson is a graduate of jardin de l’ogre, which two years later better as you read. where he majored in philosophy and Trinity College, the University of was followed by the psychological Ani Fanelli worked very hard to studied fiction writing with the novel- Massachusetts at Amherst, and Emer- thriller Chanson douce. The latter become successful, She is engaged ist Frederick Busch. A native of Rome, son College. He lives in Somerville, quickly turned into a bestseller with to a rich and handsome man but Ani New York, he now lives in Ann Arbor, Massachusetts, with his wife and cat. over 450,000 copies printed within a has a secret, something that haunts her Michigan. www.harrydolan.com/ He has written five novels so far and year, even before the book was awarded and may destroy her. When she was a harry-dolan.html The Kind Worth Killing won the New the Prix Goncourt. 14-year-old girl and new to the presti- I recommend this book, which I England Society Book Award. The Perfect Nanny is engaging and gious Bradly school, she tried to fit in, really enjoyed. It takes place in the Hen (short for Henrietta) and her disturbing. Do we ever really know but something happened that should late 1990s. David Malone meets Jana husband Lloyd have just moved into a someone? Paul and Myriam hire a never happen to anyone and for many Fletcher, a beautiful law student, quiet neighbourhood outside of Bos- nanny when Myriam decides to go reasons she kept it to herself. Years one rainy night in April. They have ton. The couple next door, Mira and back to work. Louise is the perfect later she finally gets the chance to tell a short romance until the day David Matthew, invite them over for din- nanny. She looks after the children, her story, but will it set her free? discovers Jana brutally murdered ner. While they are being given a tour she cooks, she cleans and doesn’t mind in her apartment. He is briefly con- of the house, Hen notices an object staying late but, with time, jealousy The Obsession sidered a suspect, but David can’t rest that brings back an obsession she had and resentment is felt by all. While I by Nora Roberts (2016) until he finds out who killed her. The about an unsolved murder that hap- enjoyed this book, I must admit the Nora Roberts, who also writes clues and what he discovers from talk- pened years ago. When Hen returns ending was disappointing and left me under the name J.D. Robb, was born ing to people who knew Jana makes to her neighbour’s house, with an with too many questions. in Maryland, U.S.A., and has written him think her murder was related to excuse to look at the object one more many books, mostly romance. another earlier murder that Jana had time, she finds out that it is gone. What Luckiest Girl Alive This is the story of Naomi Bowes, been obsessing over. The closer he does it mean? Was Matthew involved by Jessica Knoll (2015) who at 15 years old saved a young gets to the truth the more dangerous in a murder? Hen starts digging into Jessica Knoll has been a senior woman from her own father’s clutches. it becomes for him. the cold case and tries to convince the editor at Cosmopolitan and the arti- Naomi moved and changed her name These books and so many more are police and her husband of her suspi- cles editor at Self. She grew up in to get a fresh start where no one knew available at the Ottawa Public Library! cions, but Matthew finds out what she the suburbs of Philadelphia and now who she was. Eventually she bought is up to and that is the beginning of lives in New York City. Luckiest Girl a house, made a living as a photog- Sylvie Chartrand is a public service a terrible nightmare that may put her Alive is her first novel followed by The rapher and began a relationship with assistant at the Sunnyside branch of the life in danger. Favorite Sister (2018). Xander. One day, a woman she had Ottawa Public Library.

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Reviewed by Roger Smith check for smallpox and other con- tagious diseases. In Vancouver, they My grandfather, Napier Smith, went were packed aboard sealed trains with to China as a missionary in 1916 and armed guards that took them to east- ended up in the First World War as ern ports for the final leg across the part of a little-known operation to U-boat-infested North Atlantic. send more than 80,000 Chinese la- The mission was treated as top bourers across Canada in sealed trains secret. Anti-Chinese sentiment and on their way to help the war effort in fear of the “yellow peril” were rampant Europe. in Canada; Ottawa was determined to Smith is among the missionaries, prevent escapes and to stop the media soldiers and Chinese featured in a from reporting on the mission. In offi- new book, Harry Livingstone’s Forgot- cial correspondence, the rail convoys ten Men: Canadians and the Chinese were referred to as “silk trains.” Also Young Lawrence Smith in Beijing with Napier Smith and his growing family Labour Corps in the aboard were mission- his Chinese ayi after his family returned in Kaifeng after returning to China to to China in 1920. Note the ayi’s tiny feet, continue his missionary work, March, First World War, by aries recruited to act evidence of the old custom of binding 1921 Dan Black. The Mer- as intermediaries girls’ feet. rickville writer says between the labourers the mission was kept and British officers. their lives for the seemingly meagre and sealed Canadian trains, were 60 quiet at the time and After just 18 months reward that helped provide for their stonecutters who carved the names has faded so deep into in China, my grand- families – the British paid them one of fallen colleagues on headstones obscurity that even father traded clerical franc a day and gave their families $10 in French cemeteries. In an appen- the most well-versed collar for a uniform Mexican a month. dix, Black lists the names and burial veterans he talked to and headed off to war. Once in Europe, they dug trenches, places of 51 Chinese known to have didn’t know about it. Harry Livingstone, unloaded ships, stacked ammu- died while passing through Canada. “All of them wanted named in the title, nition, and repaired railways and As my grandfather’s contingent to know why they was involved almost roads. More skilled workers repaired travelled across Canada, he arranged had not heard or read from the start. A cap- machines, tanks, even aircraft. When a two-week furlough to reunite with anything on this tain in the Canadian the war ended, they helped clean up my grandmother in Montreal. Dur- before,” writes Black. Army Medical Corps, battlefields by removing unexploded ing that rendezvous, my father was “This book was writ- Harry Livingstone’s Forgotten the 29-year-old doctor munitions, rusted barbed wire and, conceived. Smith continued to France ten to shed light on Men: Canadians and the was sent to the Brit- most ghastly of all, maggot-covered and returned safely 14 months later to the largely forgotten Chinese Labour Corps in the ish recruitment depot bodies. meet his new son for the first time. Not Canadian part of this First World War, by Dan Black in China in 1917 to Thousands died along the way from long after, my grandparents and their fascinating story.” (Toronto, Lorimer, 2019) examine and inoculate disease on ships and trains, in acci- baby returned to China for another As the war dragged 456 pages, $27.95 labourers, then accom- dents and bombing raids in France, four years of missionary work. on and casualties pany a contingent to even by execution – 10 Chinese were mounted, able-bodied men were France. He kept three detailed field shot by the British for murdering Roger Smith is a former journalist who rushed into battle and the Allies were journals and took dozens of photo- civilians or fellow labourers. Among spent time in China, and is a long-time running short of labour to support graphs; they were given to Black by the last Chinese to be repatriated, Glebe resident and the Glebe Report’s the front lines. To fill the gap and Livingstone’s 90-year-old son, pro- by retracing their journey in ships copy editor. free more men to fight, they turned viding rich material to flesh out an to China. About 200,000 “coolies,” engaging central character. as they were pejoratively called at the Black, a military historian, jour- time, were recruited by Russia. France nalist and former editor of Legion took 40,000. Another 100,000 joined Magazine, has co-authored several the Chinese Labour Corps set up by books and written hundreds of arti- Britain. cles on military issues. He scoured Some travelled by ship via the archives, consulted experts and got Indian Ocean and around the Cape access to personal papers (including of Good Hope or through the Suez my grandfather’s) to produce this 456- Canal, but German U-boats and page account. His meticulous detail If your book club would like to share its submarines made those routes dan- may appeal more to academics, but reading list, please email it to Micheline Boyle gerous. In 1917, a French transport Black also weaves personal stories into at [email protected] was torpedoed south of Malta; 543 a compelling narrative for any reader. Chinese labourers were among the While focusing on the Canadian Here is a list of some titles read and discussed recently in various local book clubs: dead. The British decided to send the angle, Black pays due respect to the majority of their recruits from ports Chinese whose stories are harder to TITLE (for adults) AUTHOR in northeast China across the Pacific tell because they left fewer records. Empty Planet1 Darrell Bricker & John Ibbitson to Canada. First stop was a quaran- With China ravaged by poverty and Arthur and George2 Julian Barnes tine centre on Vancouver Island to drought, men were willing to risk Don’t I Know You?3 Marni Jackson Copenhagen4 Michael Frayn 5 The new OPL-LAC joint facility will help support Seven Fallen Feathers Tanya Talaga 6 not only a great library for Ottawans, but also a Claws of the Panda Jonathan Manthorpe 7 world-class facility to tell Canada’s history. Transcription Kate Atkinson Warlight8 Michael Ondaatje The Capital9 Robert Menasse Prism Stalker, Vol. 110 Sloane Leong Regeneration11 Patricia Barker TITLE (for children and teens) AUTHOR Rain Reign12 Ann M. 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By Tamara Levine

You always knew it was Marty from a block away or more because of her hair, the wild mane of curls cascading down her back, piled high on her head Marty Hamer, 1952–2020 or whooshed into a hefty pony tail or braid. It would often be topped by a jaunty straw or woolly hat reflecting great one,’ encouraging us to appreci- Marty’s unique style and in tune with ate what and who we had in our lives.” the season. When she walked or rode Alix Cleland, another of Marty’s her clunky bicycle down the streets of “kids,” wrote, “Marty was the trunk the Glebe, Marty would stop to chat of the tree in my childhood.” It takes with folks of all ages whose name and a village to raise a child, and Marty story she would remember because was a pillar in our village. she was an astute observer and listener Marty had wide interests and pas- with a keen emotional intelligence. sions. During her working years, It’s hard to believe there will be a she volunteered her time and people spring in the Glebe without Marty. expertise (1990-2010) to the Blue After a diagnosis of pancreatic can- Skies Music Festival in North Fron- cer last May, Marty and her husband tenac. She travelled 10 times to Randy Cameron moved from their Canada’s north with ArtsCan Circle 3 Trees Fabulous February Sale house on Regent St. to a sunny home to work with Aboriginal children. An Bargain Basement open in the south end, where she fought the accomplished writer of memoir with disease valiantly and with consummate a special talent for capturing the point We pay the tax grace. She celebrated her birthday in of view and voice of a child, she also August, saw the fall colours, watched tried her hand at fiction and partici- Leap into 29 days of the snow fly and had a warm family pated in numerous writing groups and Shopping outside the box store Christmas. Her New Year’s was full of workshops. After she retired in 2015, 202 Main St. 613 230 0304 Instagram@3treesshop radiance and love. Marty died at home she devoted herself to writing, knit- on January 16, 2020. ting, crafts and gardening. I always thought of Marty as a song whisperer who loved to sing and play guitar and knew the words to a thousand songs. “Who else will know the She was a constant at our Abbotsford Sing’n Jam Circle and a keen member of our Gil’s Hootenanny team. words to a thousand Marty tended our children, welcomed my husband Larry and me to songs? Who will write music nights at Regent St. and invited us to Blue Skies, now a 30+ year tradition. I had the joy of sharing Anna in child voice the stories Rumin’s writing workshops at the Glebe Community Centre with Marty. We created our own writing circle. Our that speak to all of us?” bond deepened further when she was diagnosed with cancer – I had been through my own year from hell with Few of us get to both live and work breast cancer 10 years earlier. We had in the Glebe, but Marty did. Marty met deep-dive conversations in person and Randy at a “hippie house” on Fourth over the phone with no holds barred, Avenue and became a fixture in the sharing our fears and joys and what neighbourhood for decades. When was deepest in our hearts. their sons Jamie and Kyle were young, Randy said it was a difficult end- Marty began casual work at the Glebe ing but that she was surrounded by Parents’ Day Care. She soon became much love. Marty died too young and a full-time daycare worker caring too soon with so much more to live for many hundreds of children from for. The only consolation is that her

145 POWELL AVE infants through pre-teens, facilitating suffering is over. She lived a good a Resource Centre for home daycare and rich life and touched many, many providers and driving the bus. Marty hearts. nurtured not only the children in her When I see a mane of wild curly care but whole families and even gen- hair on Bank Street or Fifth Avenue, erations of families. will it be Marty? Who else will know My family was one of the lucky the words to a thousand songs? Who ones, landing at the daycare in 1988 will write in child voice the stor- after a stressful childcare experience. ies that speak to all of us? Who will Daniel, then two, got a spot in the Tod- remember the children she tended like dler room; Rachel at almost six joined a garden for all the years at the day- LISTED Marty’s program at Mutchmor. We care? There is a big gaping hole in the could breathe again: finally, we had world, in the neighbourhood and in high-quality care with excellent quali- our hearts. fied and caring staff we could count A celebration of Marty’s life will be on for the next 10 years. Rachel, now held at the First Unitarian Congrega- 37, wrote, “Marty loved watching us tion, 30 Cleary Avenue, Ottawa, on

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GRADE 10 COMPUTER SCIENCE fiction titles from this year’s list of The Grade 10 ICS2O programming nominees from the Ontario Library class presented their completed ver- Association. As part of the Forest sions of their app to their Grade 3 Friday Virtual Author visits, our stu- clients at Corpus Christi School. The dents will Skype with the following app launch party took place in January Red Maple authors in our Learning at the Immaculata Learning Com- Commons: on January 24, Susan Niel- mons, when students presented their sen, author of No Fixed Address; on apps in front of students, staff and March 13, Natasha Deen, author of In guests. It was a great day. the Key of Nira Ghani; and on March 27, Laura Wymouth, author of The I READ CANADIAN DAY Light Between Worlds. The inaugural I Read Canadian Day is on February 19, and is a national JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT COMPANY PRO- day of celebration of Canadian books GRAM IS COMING TO MAC! for young people. The purpose of this JA Canada is the country’s largest event is to raise awareness of Canadian youth business education organiza- books and celebrate the richness, tion; they have been in operation since diversity and breadth of Canadian 1955. JA operates in over 122 coun- literature. We challenge our school tries across the globe. Over 15 weeks community to “read Canadian” for during semester two, students in the 15 minutes and to share their experi- Entrepreneur Club will start and oper- ence with their family and friends, or ate a real business with the guidance on social media. Young people are of an industry professional. This pro- encouraged to read or be read a Can- gram offers students industry mentors, adian book of their choice. Stay tuned networking and trade show events, an for I Read Canadian activities to be international network, awards, schol- offered in our Learning Commons! arships and alumni opportunities. The Entrepreneur Club is open to students 7/8 RED MAPLE READING CLUB in Grades 9–12. For more informa- Students have invited 10 members tion on the JA Company program go of staff to join them in reading the 10 to jacanada.org. St. Giles play space

By Dan Chook Reid will be available for the children and coffee, tea and juice will be available Do you ever find your kids go a bit for adults. Toys and gated play areas stir-crazy in the winter? Once it will be available. starts to get cold enough that there’s A Community of Care a frostbite warning it can be hard to S T G I L E S know what to do with little ones. P R E S B Y T E R I A N St. Giles Presbyterian Church ADULT (corner of First Ave. and Bank St.) has decided to open up the church ACCOMPANIED Now offering hall this winter to create a free, safe PLAY SPACE and warm environment for care- FREE! givers and their little ones to play SNACK AND BEVERAGES Physiotherapy! and connect with others. Every Fri- PROVIDED day morning we’ll open our doors FRIDAYS: 9-11 AM

from 9 to 11 a.m. with toys for 729 Bank St, Ottawa ON As of January 6, 2020, we are pleased to young children and an opportunity add Physiotherapy to our range of for parents to connect and socialize healthcare services at our with one another. The church hall can be accessed by CURAVITA Glebe Location the door at 181 First Avenue. Stroll- at 108A Third Avenue. ers can be brought inside and parked on the inner ramp. Two members of Please contact us to schedule your appointment. the church with current police-record Dan Chook Reid is the interim checks will supervise the program minister at St. Giles Presbyterian but adults bringing children in are Church. He lives in the Glebe expected to stay in the church hall with his wife and two children and curavita.com | 613.237.9000 | [email protected] and supervise their children. Healthy serves with the Glebe Community snacks, fruit, cheese and crackers Association. SCHOOLS Glebe Report February 14, 2020 31

means to their own ends. The Nugent family’s matriarch Mariella is a cruel Elmwood Theatre and selfish woman who aims to use Karen to edge her way into the pres- tigious Save the Orphans foundation. presents Her siblings, Bobby, an obsessive property developer, and Clive, a young taxidermist, are equally selfish. Karen only finds kindness in the family’s maid Mags. The orphan’s plans to please her new family quickly unravel when she meets a strange and mysterious shoemaker who tempts her into buying a pair of magic red shoes. When she puts them on and begins to dance her confidence builds, although she also learns that the red shoes have a mind of their own, and chaos ensues. By Maggie Fyfe and Sabrina Fan Complete with absurd characters, a topsy-turvy dinner party, a boisterous Looking into a mirror can be hard ballroom dance and a magic mirror, enough, but looking into a magic The Red Shoes explores themes of mirror on the wall can reveal more temptation and redemption with wit information than we would ever want. and heart. In February, Elmwood School’s theatre Elmwood Theatre’s talented cast troupe invites us to examine our own and crew won eight Cappies for their reflections in their production of Nancy production last year, The Light Burns Harris’ The Red Shoes, an adaptation Blue, including Critic’s Favourite Play. of Hans Christian Andersen’s caution- On top of this, they won awards for The author and her son Lucas enjoying the real-life centre PHOTO: COURTESY OF GCNS ary fairy tale of the same name. their acting, handmade costumes, and A modern and yet timeless dark marketing and publicity. This year comedy, The Red Shoes opens with they present a haunting story full of a magical shoemaker/shapeshifter magic and mischief that simultan- Take your parent to school day named Sylvestor who immediately eously will enchant and provoke. warns the audience, “If you are look- Performances will run from Febru- By Ashleigh Wagner smiles and hugs. ing for fairies, don’t hold your breath, ary 26 to February 29 at 7 p.m. and When you have cleaned up the chil- because this fairy tale starts with a February 29 and March 1 at 2 pm. There are many times in a parent’s life dren’s snack, sometimes there is time death.” Karen, a 16-year-old orphan Once tickets are on sale they will be that can be nerve wracking. That first to join the morning circle, which is has just lost her mother and becomes available for purchase at www.elm- night home from the hospital, starting such a treat. It’s incredible to watch mute as a result of the trauma. Shortly wood.ca, and will be $25 for adults solid foods with your baby or watch- these little faces completely absorbed after the funeral she is adopted by and $20 for students and seniors. ing your child conquer the play struc- by a felt story, musical instruments or a family she believes to be charit- ture for the first time. Starting school, puppets. They are so intently soak- able. However, seeing isn’t believing Maggie Fyfe and Sabrina Fan are whether it’s preschool or elementary, ing up new language and knowledge because she immediately realizes they Grade 11 students at Elmwood School can also be downright terrifying! which, instead of you trying to pry are in fact avaricious, using her as a and are Cappies critics. As a parent of two, it surprised me out of them later, you get to see it to learn that it only gets a little eas- first-hand. You will understand why ier the second time around. Those they are singing The Wheels on the same worries still nag at you and you Bus while running around the room wonder every few minutes if they are because they did it in their circle time surviving without you. Then you pick of course! How else would you sing them up and realize that they have The Wheels on the Bus? These circle moved on and enjoyed their little life times honestly inspire me to be more apart from you and the chance to prac- as a parent. The teachers at GCNS tise their independence. make these circle times come alive. At the Glebe Co-operative Nurs- They take sorting by colour and turn it ery School (GCNS) one of the biggest into a fun and interactive game. They benefits of the program is that it allows make mundane songs, which you have parents to take part in their child’s sung to your 2-year-old so many times, early years of independence. Families seem fresh with new tunes or actions. take turns volunteering as duty par- These are the small take-aways from ents every six weeks. Getting to see duty day that can transfer over into the first-hand their children interacting home. with peers and learning new skills is With our second child in the nursery a truly remarkable experience. school now I can see the true bene- So what does duty day look like? As fits of a co-operative more than ever. the duty parent, your job is to be as Our oldest went off to kindergarten in helpful as possible, observe the won- the fall and integrated so well because Elmwood Theatre cast rehearse for their production of The Red Shoes, to take place ders of early childhood and, of course, of the amazing early education he February 26 to 29 and March 1 at Elmwood School. PHOTO: COURTESY OF M. FYFE bring the snack! The oh-so-coveted received at GCNS. However we don’t snack that is feasted upon in a matter get to see his circle time or see what of minutes because after all, playing art project he worked on. He likes to and learning is hard work for 2- to tell us about school but it’s not quite 4-year-olds! the same as seeing it in person, seeing INK in our Veins? Just Lovin’ My family has been a part of GCNS him explore all areas of the classroom, for four years now and it’s still a true what grabs his attention and what What We Do For You! joy to be the duty parent each time. challenges him. While this is a nor- The kids will always surprise you mal part of growing up and something • Brochures & Flyers • Newsletters & Postcards with their play and how serious this is; we want for him in terms of independ- • Business Forms & Stationery • Direct Mail Campaigns how they understand family dynam- ence, we miss not being there. • Die-cuts, Embossing, • Personalized Printing ics even among dinosaurs and how a So while we can still soak up all the Lamination & Varnishes • Signs, Posters & Banner single story can hold the attention of a early learning of our youngest, we handful of toddlers. Each time I leave will. Each paint-stained shirt, play- after a duty day I am reminded how dough-covered hand, garbled sentence important quality time is with kids. about dinosaurs – we will take it all Sometimes just spending five minutes and hold tight these visual memories Touchable. helping arrange dollhouse furniture that are the result of duty day. Printing reaches the senses with the power to move. or rebuilding train tracks for the tenth time can mean the world to these chil- Ashleigh Wagner has had a child in the dren. They don’t ask for much but they Glebe Coop Nursery School for four are very generous in return, with their years and counting. 99 Bank Street Suite B-101 Ottawa, ON K1P 6B9 • 613.730.3000 allegraottawadowntown.com 32 Glebe Report February 14, 2020 SCHOOLS What did you do in school today? By Chloe, Eva and Ruthie sive environment.” Children ranging vest), and much more. The art club is and talent. This sport is enjoyable to from Grades 3 to 6 can join this team. an amazing way for older students to play with friends and the rules are not Imagine this common scenario: you The students practise in the morning, interact with younger ones and a great very complicated. The team members come to pick up your children at school, spending their time trying to build way to learn new techniques, and cre- surely follow the rules which allow it’s a bright sunny day and you see your their skills and enjoy themselves (it ate a community in the school. them to remain safe while playing and kids talking and laughing gleefully also helps to wake them up a bit before having fun. They go to tournaments to with their friends at the top of the stairs school). The Grade 5 and 6 students SILVER BIRCH READING CLUB compete against other schools. This where children are crowding around to run to Lansdowne where they run laps Does your kid enjoy reading? year Mutchmor was successful and be picked up. You have to wave to get around the track and learn how to save Well maybe they’ve joined the sil- won second place. The students were your children’s attention. They gradu- energy while running up hills. Later ver birch reading club. It is a creative thrilled and had a very lively time and ally walk down the stairs and meet you. the team travels to the cross-coun- way to explore the wonderful world a lot of pleasure. You ask them curiously, “What did try meet where they get the chance to of books. Students in Grades 4 to 6 Now imagine this situation: it’s a nice you do in school today?” But instead compete against other kids their age, can take part. Unfortunately only a winter day and snowflakes are drifting of answering, they either look at their build skills and bond with classmates. few students can be a part of the sil- down silently. On the crowded stairs you phone or flatly mutter, “Nothing.” Is All the students enjoyed it. ver birch because we can only cast so see your children talking joyfully with this conversation familiar to you? many votes. Which brings us to how their friends as usual. You have to honk What if one day they start discuss- KNITTING CLUB silver birch works. Multiple books your horn to get your child to see you, but ing a new club or activity? They might Does your kid want to learn a new are selected for the students to read, instead of the usual drowsy walking, they have tried out for the borden ball team, skill? Why not knitting? It’s also a and they have a few weeks to read as quickly say goodbye to their friends and maybe they love drawing, colouring, great life skill that can be very useful. many books as they can. After, they run to the car. You ask the same question, painting, and there was a new poster Our teacher has organized a knit- can place votes on what book they “What did you do in school today?” This on the wall saying “Art Club.” Perhaps ting club for those who would like to enjoyed the most. Next, they tally all time they answer, “Do you know I signed there’s a knitting club. If your kid likes learn. “It’s really fun because you’re the votes and tell you the book that got up for cross-country today!”(maybe a to read why not join the silver birch with your friends and you can make the most votes. This is a positive way book club or another sport activity). You reading club? Or maybe a cross-coun- creations that are unique and that you to get children thinking critically, it is ask, “What is this cross-country?” and try team for instance. Wouldn’t you can be proud of,” says a participant very enjoyable and is a great way to you have a captivating conversation that want to learn a little more about those of the group. They learn the basics of get kids excited about reading. lasts until dinner. activities your child likes? Well, you knitting. Many of the students from So there you have it. Instead of them are in luck because in the following Grades 5 and 6 have decided to learn BORDEN BALL wasting all their time on electronics article we will inform you about the how to knit; it is a very nice activity The borden ball tryouts began mid- cooped up in their dark room, they’re activities and clubs children at Mutch- for all who want to learn. November and ended the beginning reading a book, running outside or mor Public School can be a part of. of December. The students that tried expressing themselves in their art. ART CLUB out ranged from Grades 4 to 6. Borden CROSS-COUNTRY RUNNING CLUB The art club is a little different ball is a team sport that relies on the Chloe, Eva and Ruthie are students in Cross-country running is a very from the others in its own way. Most team’s collaboration, sportsmanship Grade 6 at Mutchmor Public School. popular club at Mutchmor. We reached clubs and activities are organized by out to some of the participants on the teachers or parents, but the art club team and here is what they have to say: is actually organized by Grade 6 stu- “The great thing about the cross-coun- dents in our class. They make and do try running club is that it will take many creative art projects such as: anyone who tries out and it’s a good dot art, holiday-related crafts, pins way to try something new in an inclu- (the ones that you pin to your shirt or NOTHING! Yippee! The Glebe Memorial Rink Party is happening again this year on Glendale.

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THE ROAD TO NOWHERE

By Anant Nagpur every Christmas, by whom nobody knows) overlooking frozen Frobisher Bay and I felt Hollywood legendary stars Bob Hope and it to be very touching with a Bing Crosby have done a few road to mov- simple beauty. ies like Road to Bali, Road to Morocco and I told Henry that he should Road to Singapore. My destination was no recommend to the Iqal- such exotic place but it was still exotic from a uit mayor that the Road to certain angle. Nowhere sign be installed The road sign “Road to Nowhere” actually very high so that no one can exists in Iqaluit, Nunavut. This 3.5 kilometre reach it or walk away with it. road starts in downtown Iqaluit, goes to Apex Taxi drivers, after all, are and comes back where you started out there the “eyes and ears” open to in a barren part of the town. However, accord- what tourists like myself have ing to a taxi driver (Naser, from Lebanon), the to say. But he said the city road sign is so popular, it regularly vanishes. council doesn’t normally lis- The city council of Iqaluit is so frustrated they ten, and that I should do it. So refuse to reinstall it, so the story goes, but I will. everyone knows where it begins and ends. What I admire most is taxi As a tourist, the first thing I wanted to see drivers coming from places was of course the Road to Nowhere. According like the Middle East, Africa to Henry (another taxi driver), it is very upset- and Asia (India, Bangladesh) ting to see the sign vanish and nobody knows and adapting to this climate. where it goes, who takes it away and when. It They have a lot to teach us, at remains a mystery. Almost all tourists want to least me. They are happy with see the world-famous road but instead you get what they have and “live and let live” seems to to see the stop sign where it begins. be the philosophy. Naser said his kids live in FROM TOP: A Hudson’s I asked Henry to drive the road anyway and Ottawa but he makes a good living since the Bay Company trading he did. It is certainly beautiful but barren. He taxi business is good. I guess up north in Can- station, somewhere on showed me his home in Apex and where the ada offers something the mainstream does the road to nowhere Hudson’s Bay Company back in 1670 traded not. In my encounters, I have noticed more The author in Iqaluit, furs with ships coming from overseas. and more immigrants choosing the North. where the unmarked Henry, by profession a pharmacist from I salute them, for they are the new faces of “Road to Nowhere” from Montreal, has made Apex his home now. He is northern Canada. Iqaluit to Apex begins a talented gentleman, adding other titles like A mystery Christmas tree bartender, host and tour guide. He showed me Anant Nagpur is an Old Ottawa South resident that appears every year the sunrise over Baffin Island around 10.30 who loves to travel and share his experiences in Iqaluit a.m. He showed me a Christmas tree (planted with readers. PHOTOS: COURTESY OF A. NAGPUR

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Come and French-language presentation will explore sity English Professor Don Beecher returns to the chat with other caregivers, hear from invited the issues related to the redevelopment of GNAG-sponsored lecture series, consisting mainly guest speakers and find a welcoming space. the neighbourhood of Vanier and provide of retired professors, to present insights into Bar- Cost: Must be a Member of Abbotsford and a better understanding of the spirit of the oque Music of the 17th and 18th centuries. His pay $1 drop-in fee for each session. If you times from which these issues emanated. lecture on “The Aesthetics of the French Suite” have questions, please call 613-230-5730. The presentation will examine the roots of will be punctuated by demonstrations on the viol, WHERE TO the neighbourhood and the announced pro- revealing his knowledge and passion for authentic ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE OTTAWA COFFEE- jects in coming years, and provide insights understanding and re-creation of Renaissance and FIND THE DISCUSSION (www.af.ca/ottawa/en/ as to how the current transformations will post-Renaissance music. The lecture/performance notre_culture/coffee-discussion-3), 352 influence the neighbourhood over the next takes place at 7 p.m. Thurs., Feb. 27 at the Glebe MacLaren St., Feb. 26, 8 a.m. Meet us on the decades. This lecture will be presented in Community Centre. It is free and open to the public. Glebe Report fourth Wednesday of every month at Alliance French with questions being answered in In addition to free home delivery, you Française Ottawa for our famous coffee- both French and English. The lectures are MYSTERY SHORT STORY CONTEST Capital Crime can find copies of theGlebe Report at: croissant-discussion. Come along and meet free and there is no need to pre-register. Writers is again sponsoring a mystery short story Adishesha Yoga Zone others to practise your French while enjoying contest open to anyone living in Ottawa and the a good breakfast to start the day. Open to all, INHALE AGAIN An art exhibition celebrat- National Capital Region. The story must be in Eng- Alicja Confections no matter what level! Cost: $10, $5 for mem- ing International Women’s Day. Opening lish, feature a crime and be a maximum of 3,500 bers and students of the Alliance. Thursday, March 5 from 6 to 10 p.m. The words. $20 entry fee. First prize $200; second prize Bloomfield Flowers exhibition continues March 6, 6–10 p.m., $100; and third prize $50. Deadline is April 1, 2020. Bowman’s on Bank CALLING GLEBE ARTISTS! The GLEBE ART and March 7 & 8 from noon to 6 p.m. 951 For more information about the short story contest IN OUR GARDENS AND STUDIO TOUR 2020 Gladstone Avenue (just west of Preston). and the writing group, please go to www.capital- Café Morala will take place July 4–5. We are accepting Open to art lovers everywhere. crimewriters.com applications from local artists who live, work Clocktower Pub or have studios in the Glebe. We are looking LEARN AND EXPLORE SPEAKERS’ SERIES OLD OTTAWA SOUTH GARDEN CLUB usu- Collabo Cafe for a variety of high-quality, original artwork AT ABBOTSFORD HOUSE (950 Bank St.), ally meets on the second Monday of the month from painters, potters, sculptors, photog- Wed., 1–2:30 p.m., $2 admission, includes (except October and April) from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Ernesto’s Barber Shop raphers. Established and emerging artists speaker, tea/coffee and a treat. Feb. 19: Amy Ottawa South Community Centre (The Old Fire- are welcome to apply. A few spots are avail- Friesen is the owner and founder of Tea hall), 260 Sunnyside Ave. Membership is $25 per Escape Clothing able for guest artists who can exhibit their and Toast, a service that helps people navi- year; $40 for a family and drop-in fee $7 per meet- Feleena’s Mexican Café work in the studio or garden of an artist gate the public and privately funded jumble ing. Information: Ottawa South Community Centre or friend in the neighbourhood. The dead- of retirement homes for seniors. Her aim at 613-247-4946. Mon., Mar. 9: Native Plants in the Fifth Ave Spa & Nails line for submission is April 30, 2020. For is to simply do the search and accommo- Garden. Master Gardener Edythe Falconer will talk information and an application form please date the individual needs/preferences of about the ethics of acquiring wild and native plants Fourth Avenue Wine Bar contact [email protected] or visit our seniors. She is keen to demystify the com- and how to replicate their natural growing condi- Glebe Apothecary website for images of past tours: www.gle- plicated system of retirement homes and tions in our gardens. Falconer will illustrate failures bearttour.ca long-term care facilities. Feb. 26: Elizabeth and success with native plants she has known and Glebe Meat Market Kilvert, owner of the Unrefined Olive, and grown. HERITAGE OTTAWA ANNUAL PHILIPS Marisa Romano retired from Health Canada Glebe Pet Hospital MEMORIAL LECTURES (heritageottawa. will be presenting Olive Oil: From the Grove SUNDAY SOCIALS AT ABBOTSFORD 1:30 to 3:30 Glebe Tailoring org/lecture-series), Auditorium, Main to the Table. It is the UN International Year p.m. for caregivers and others at Abbotsford Sen- Branch, Ottawa Public Library, 120 Met- of Plant Health and olive cultivation is facing iors’ Community Centre (the old stone house at 950 Glebe Video calfe St., Wed., Feb. 19, 7 to 8 p.m.: Cultural a worrying disease. Learn more about the Bank St.). Feb. 23: An Ottawa Photo Café (bring Landscapes of the LGBTTQ+ Commun- much-loved olive! Mar. 4: Dylan McGuinty, your old photos of Ottawa to share with others), Goldart Jewellery Studio ity in Ottawa with speaker Glenn Crawford. Jr., lawyer and notary of McGuinty Law and music and songs with Ron Martin. Mar. 8: Ichiban Ottawa’s LGBTTQ+ community has an inter- Offices will be presenting Advanced Care dir- Smile, Singing and Entertainment by Eleanor esting history unique to many other cities. ectives: Avoiding the Pitfalls. We may have Crowder and Katherine Grier, and can you “Guess Irene’s Pub Due in part to the government employee pur- our wills in order but have we taken the time the Artefact” activity. Please register IN ADVANCE ges from the 1950s to the 1990s, Ottawa’s to think about care directives for ourselves? with Abbotsford Reception at 613-230-5730. Isabella Pizza LGBTTQ+ community was largely hidden, What would we want if…? 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