THE OSCAR www.BankDentistry.com 613.241.1010 The Ottawa South Community Association Review l The Community Voice Year 45, No. 6 June 2017 Trying to Sell and Save a Belmont Avenue Home See Page 3 Trudy Kassner in front of the house she lived in for more than 50 years, at 108 Belmont. COMMUNITY CALENDAR Thursday, June 1, 20:00 OSCA Summer Program Registration The Firehall Begins Online 260 Sunnyside Ave. Friday, June 2, 19:00 Master Piano Recital Series, Dang Thai Son - A Romantic Journey, Southminster United June 3 - 4 Doors Open Ottawa THE FIREHALL FITNESS CENTRE Saturday, June 3 May Court Club Life Cycle Bike Fundraiser Wednesday, June 7, 12:00 Doors Open for Music (DOMS): The FFC Triptych Piano Trio, Southminster United Thursday, June 8, 19:00 Hopewell PS Music Night SURVEY Thursday, June 8, 19:30 Rideau Chorale Presents an Evening of High Baroque Music, Southminster United June 10-11 Give Away Weekend We want to hear from you! Sunday June 11, 10:00-12:00 OSCA Bike Rodeo, Windsor Park Wednesday, June 14, 12:00 Doors Open for Music: Tallis and Company, What do you look for and/or want in your local Southminster United community fitness centre? Let us know by taking the FFC Survey, available now at oldottawasouth.ca Wednesday, June 14, 13:00- National Wildlife Research Centre Open 15:00 House, Carleton U, (1125 Colonel By Drive) Saturday, June 17, 8:00-14:00 The Main Event: Re-Opening Celebration & Community Garage Sale, Old Ottawa East presents Saturday, June 17, 13:00 Belmont Paddlefest, Windsor Park -15:00 Capital Spokes Saturday, June 17, 16:30 Music at Trinity Concert Series, Fabien Tousignant - Masterpieces from the Organ June 19-28 Sunnyside Library Branch Closed (dates to Family Activities, be confirmed) Group Bike Rides, Bike Training and Wednesday, June 21, 12:00 Doors Open for Music: John Dapaah Trio, more!!!! Southminster United Sunday June 11, 2017 Wednesday, June 21, 19:00- Capital Ward Open House, Immaculata High 21:00 School 10 a.m. - 12:00 noon Monday, June 26, 19:00 Stephen Azzi speaking on PM Lester Windsor Park Pearson, Saint Paul University. Rallies begin at 9:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 28, 12:00 Doors Open for Music: Eine Kleine Bach- Musik, Southminster United More information & maps available online at oldottawasouth.ca To see the latest listings, go to the online calendar at www.oldottawasouth.ca Page 2 The OSCAR l June 2017 BUSINESS BEAT West of Bank: Performance Tennis & Chez Anh Performance Tennis at 70A Leonard Avenue. PHOTOS BY ERIK VAN DER TORRE Chez Anh at 435 Sunnyside Ave. By Erik van der Torre Avenue was Top Shelf Preserves. I small kitchen and confined space, sale while he himself was becoming was an immediate fan of their simple, it must be hard for a food-based more and more disenchanted with life For as long as we have lived in OOS, yet incredibly delicious preserved business to survive in a spot that does in the public service. I have always been intrigued by 70A vegetables and pickles and was not see a lot of foot traffic. And to a Anh learned the love for food and Leonard Avenue. We arrived too late happy to see that rather than close, large degree, this is of course true for cooking in his mother’s kitchen and to see the birth of Red Apron, who they too outgrew the confined space. any business. However, with a tennis the family kitchens of his friends and now run a highly successful ready- Top Shelf Preserves now operates club (The OTLBC) only a stone’s relatives. While at the University of made food service out of a beautiful out of a kitchen at #21-5340 Canotek throw away, Performance Tennis Ottawa, Anh competed in various location at 564 Gladstone Ave. But Road in Gloucester. Their preserves may have very well found the perfect cooking challenges, and won U of we did get to see the start of Life are for sale online, as well as in a location. O’s first Iron Chef challenge. He now of Pie in that same location. And as variety of stores around Ottawa, Gary Hawkes, a USRSA Certified continues his culinary dream at his anyone in OOS will know, they too including Life of Pie and McKeen Stringer, opened his doors a few newly opened restaurant. Chez Anh are a great success story, with two Metro in the Glebe. months ago and the business focus focuses on Vietnamese and French subsequent moves along Bank Street. Now, after this long string of food is tennis, tennis, and tennis. Starting fusion cooking. So in addition to And while I am not a vegan or a fan related businesses that got their this small business is Gary’s third classics such as Pho and rice wraps, of raw food, it was still sad to see start at this odd little location in our career. From ’76 until ’90, he was the menu also features Bahn Mi (a Herbivore at the Door close, not in neighbourhood, a very different type a Winnipeg police officer and delicious Vietnamese sandwich on a the least because I loved their logo! of store has opened its doors. he spent the last 26 years in the French baguette) and Macarons. According to HatD’s Facebook page, Foreign Service with Citizenship I had a chance to stop in on chef Candice Bernes has moved on to Performance Tennis and Immigration Canada. During his opening day (May 12th), and had a Simply Raw Express in Hintonburg. In many ways, a pro-tennis store foreign assignments, Gary played a delicious lunch of a classic Bahn Mi The most recent successful kitchen- makes a lot more sense at 70A lot of tennis and never lost the love and Vietnamese coffee. The space is based adventure at 70A Leonard Leonard Avenue. Apart from the for this sport. tight and cosy, but provides place for In addition to stringing and racquet about 16 people for sit-down lunch or customization services, Performance dinner. The windows roll all the way Tennis also has a small showroom up, which make it feel like you’re with new and used tennis racquets, almost sitting on a patio, which is a balls, accessories, and a small nice added bonus on warm summer selection of Wilson clothing and days. If the tables are all occupied, footwear. you can always get take-out and And as Gary puts it himself: “I bring the food home or to Brewer am thrilled to be able to run my Park. tennis specialty shop in my favourite All in all, I have to say this is a neighbourhood in the whole world.” great addition to our neighbourhood, Check them out in person or at and I look forward to sampling the performancetennis.ca. rest of the menu in the future. Chez Anh Although perhaps not as illustrious Business Beat is a monthly feature of a location, 435 Sunnyside Avenue that highlights new and existing has its own share of drama. As many businesses in Old Ottawa South. may remember, this space was at Reviews and opinions are those of some point called Raven’s Soup and the author alone. If you know of any Sandwich, until Carleton University’s new businesses opening up or want lawyers sent the owners a cease & to share your thoughts about existing desist letter to stop using the Ravens businesses, please feel free to share name and logo. The shop, rebranded them: [email protected] as Sunnyside Soup and Subs, closed Erik van der Torre has lived in Old its doors a few months ago. Ottawa South for over 7 years. He This is where Anh Nguyen comes is a member of the OSCA Board and in. This ambitious young lover of is an active member on Hopewell cooking and food saw it as a sign that Avenue PS’s Parent Council. a small, manageable space was up for Correction: There is an error in the email address of Mike Wynnyk (“Husband for a Day”) in the April issue of the OSCAR. The correct e-mail address is [email protected] The OSCAR l June 2017 Page 3 Trudy Kassner is Trying to Sell and Save Her Former Belmont Avenue Home By Anita Murray mont Avenue. His brother Ron liked to catch of those memories, “it’s kind of hard Trudy was first drawn to both the frogs in summer and lived on the rink to sell,” Trudy admits. Trudy Kassner is trying to save her home itself, and the location, when in winter. “Yep, we’ve been here a long Belmont Avenue home. The 94-year- she saw it in late 1963. Backing onto “I was out there every possible time,” Michael adds. old grandmother/great-grandmother Windsor Park, up on a bit of a hill skating day there was,” says Ron. “I Neighbour and Realtor Lyne Bur- may have moved out last fall, but that with a view of the Rideau River be- put my skates on in the house and ton, who has listed the home, says the doesn’t mean she has abandoned the yond, the setting couldn’t have been would run through the snow down to experiences of the Kassner kids are only home she knew for more than better. With four kids in tow, she the rink. The guys at the rink used to similar to the upbringing of her own 50 years. Quite the opposite, in fact. knew the park would be a popular di- accuse me of waiting until the rink children, now in their 20s – out on She comes back every week, keep- version, particularly the outdoor rink was shovelled before coming down the skating rink, playing basketball, ing a close eye on workers who are that she could see from the sunroom, because I could see it.” meeting best friends on the street.