... ...... .................. *: glebereport March 2, 1990 Vol. 19 No. 3 Community responds to family tragedy BY DON DOBSON The time our help is most Friends of the Provenzano appreciated is when it is family, led by Susan Wyatt, most needed. Now is the and supported by the Glebe time to rally and support a Community Association and family whose members were the Glebe Neighbourhood well known to many in the Activities Group, are col- Glebe. lecting donations for a Please make your donations the tra- trust fund following out to The Provenzano Fund. gic fire at the Provenzano home 51 Strathcona Street, For information please February 21st. call Carolyn Harris with Loblaws 64 Isabella Street, G.N.A.G. at 233-4325 or Don Store, and the Glebe Commu- Dobson GCA President at nity Centre at 690 Lyon St. 594-0128 evenings. South have been designated as drop-off points for don- The addresses again: ations to the Provenzano Glebe Community Centre, 690 Trust Fund. Donations to Lyon Street S., Ottawa, Ont. the fund will be deposited K1S 3Z9 and Loblaws, 64 at the Royal Bank at Bank St. Isabella Street, Ottawa, and-First Avenue. Ont. K1S1V4. Lansdowne Park Development Traffic and Parking Management Study Workmen begin repairs to the Provenzano home at 51 Open House rescheduled Strathcona following the February 21st fire. from March 7 to April 24 The March 7th Open House tation of the proposed Park Development, 1015 Bank for the Lansdowne Park Parking and Traffic Manage- Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Traffic and Parking Manage- ment Plan will be provided K1S 3W7, Phone 564-1485 or ment Plan Study has been re- by the study consultant, Robert C. Ridley, Manager - scheduled to Tuesday, April UMA Engineering Ltd. Ottawa Office, UMA Engineer- 24, 1990, from 6:00 to 9:00 ing, 2315 St. Laurent Blvd., P.M. at the Assembly Hall, For further information Ottawa, Ontario, K1G 4K6, Lansdowne Park. call: Mr. Warren McCaully, Phone 739-3339 Information and a presen- Project Manager, Lansdowne Short lived beauty INSIDE Letters 3 During Winterlude, Glebe resident Shirley Brunton captured this beautiful mer- Aberdeen maid atop an icy perch in Pavilion 4, 7, 10 Confederation Park. ' Unfortunately her seahorse News 12 guardians were unable to save her from the rain and Art 23 warm weather that turned 1990's Winterlude to Water- Urban Naturalist 25 lude. The Rideau Canal was clos- Living 29 ed for the season February 22nd. It had been open about domommimmemsmii 40 days for public skating. Quote of the Month Adam and Eve had many advan- The Canal had to be closed tages, but the principle three times this season be- one was that they escaped cause of unseasonable wea- Photo: Shirley Brunton teething ther. Samuel L. Clemens N EWS Kings Daughters thank-you's DEAN WITTER BY JANET SNYDER on Wheels program do so as part of their service to the community. Their philo- CANADA The King's Daughters sophy of maintaining and . serving investors in Canada for over 50 years. Dinner Wagon, Ottawa's improving health goes be- Meals on Wheels program, yond their four walls. From brings to mind the commit- time to time additional re- ment of the dedicated team quests must be made of these of 765 volunteers who de- already busy people. This Treasury Bills liver meals to the frail happened recently when the elderly, disabled and conva- Glebe Centre increased the lescent each day at noon. number of meals they were Backed 100% by the Federal Government Also to be remembered is supplying in order to ensure the team that carries on that the Dinner Wagon had Completely liquid behind the scenes produc- an adequate supply of meals ing the meals. Where do to meet all the requests Eligible for RRSP's and RRIF's these meals come from? The received for Meals on Wheels. Food Service Staff of Hos- pitals, Nursing and Retire- ment Homes, and Homes for Noontime meals 30 Days 12.05% the Aged prepare the meals Each Monday to Friday at the time they are pre- three teams of volunteers 90 Days 12.60% paring the meals for their pull away from the kitchen 1 Year 12.10% residents. The Glebe Centre just before noon with the is one of the twenty insti- Meals on Wheels. The meals tutions which supply Meals they will deliver make a on Wheels throughout the tremendous contribution to Rates as of February 19, 1990 subject to change. city. The Food Services the lives of the indivi- Minimum lnvestment $10,000. staff is working to ensure duals who receive them. that the service is avail- The client may be a person able to any resident in whose health is failing or For a review of your investments without cost the Glebe who is in need of an individual recovering or obligation, or to compare some alternatives, nutritional support. from recent surgery. In please call me directly. Kitchens are busy places both cases they are not requiring menus to be plan- able to prepare adequate Daniel S. Moore B.A., M.B.A. ned, groceries to be order- meals to meet their nutri- ed, food to be stored, tional needs. The commit- 598-0058 meals to be prepared, cooked, ment of the Food Services and served. All the dishes Staff of the Glebe Centre must then be washed and the to Meals on Wheels makes entire process started this service possible and again in readiness for the is to be commended. next meal. These activities For information on the go on behind the scenes 7 Meals on Wheels service days a week, 365 days a year. call 233-2424. The Dinner The Glebe Centre and each Wagon is pleased to welcome of the institutions which both new volunteers and participate in the Meals clients! UNIVERSITY le temps d'inscrire votre enfant à la maternelle (pour les enfants de 4 ans) C'estet au jardin d'enfants (pour les enfants de 5 ans) à l'école élémentaire catholi- que de langue française. Renseignez-vous auprès de la direction de l'école de votre PAINTERS quartier ou composez le 745-3355, pour de plus amples détails. RECIPIENT OF THE MINISTERS AWARD Il y a une école catholique près de chez vous! FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT Les écoles suivantes desservent Ottawa-Sud et Gloucester-Sud: GEORGES-ÉTIENNE- MARIUS-BARBEAU SAINTE-BERNADETTE Interior/Exterior CARTIER Edouard Gagnon Denis Clément Robert Way 1345, av. Nottinghill 3781, 6e avenue Reliable Service 880, prom. 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It is essential that we not give Craft Fair policy questioned expenditure at in to the private sector Editor, Globe Report, schizophrenia of calling Kerry-Anne Livingstone, I disagree strongly with Lansdowne Park projects requiring public President of the GZebe the Glebe Neighbourhood Editor, Glebe Report funding "viable". If a Neighbourhood Activities Activities Group's proce- project is viable it should Group responds to Mrs. As a tax-payer and a mem- dure of choosing Craft Fair not need taxpayers' money, BeauPré's Zetter with the ber of this community, I participants period. following repZy. am dismayed that the City On Registration day, I was further aghast at of Ottawa helped fund a January 22nd I presented Ms. expressed sup- playground in the Danish Smyth's my application in the after- Editor, Globe Report, port of for Mr. Village at Lansdowne Park spending noon. Due to the large trip to Dakar. She In the for use during Winterlude Durrell's number received prior to fall of 1988 it is quoted to have said that became apparent only. mine, I was not accepted that the re- given that we The play structures, part share common and was put on a waiting gistration procedure for GNAG of the Loeb Winter Park, problems with municipali- list with little or no craft fairs was inap- were installed at the City's ties of developing countries, chance of being accepted. propriate. The Board held a have expense. The structures we "an obligation to Those chosen for the Spring meeting with the crafters our to were on loan from the share knowledge". Craft Fair were the first hear their concerns and Perhaps we suggestions manufacturer, Kompan, as a do have such ones to apply on that date for improvement. an In the promotion for their equip- obligation. But there regardless of their loca- summer of 1989, a new are more procedure was ment. I understand that surely efficient tion or skills. No consi- put in place, of which over 30 permanent posts were ways sharing this know- deration was given to Glebe included many of their suggestions, as well as sunk at City expense to ledge. I am not convinced residents, with people ad- hering to the install an impressive array (and I am amazed that Ms. accepted from any location: long-standing GNAG policy of of climbers, slides, climb- Smyth is) that Mr.