Stay connected to your community Stay closer to home this Day Spring 2021 Here is the 2020/2021 In acknowledgment that To keep up on the latest July 1st, 2021 will look c o m m u n i t y n e w s , Board of Directors: different for many of us as the residents of Glabar Glabar Gazette bookmark the Alliance we choose how to honour Park are visitors on the T rent Gr a y - Dona l d website, glabarpark.ca, the land on which we live. unceded territory of the ( P r e s i d e n t ) , A d a m like the Glabar Park As challenging as it is to Algonquin Nation, there Thank you to the office of Norman (Past President), Community Alliance page plan events in COVID may also be a cultural Councillor Theresa Kavanagh for Keep reaching out Robert Sladden printing this edition. on Facebook, or reach us (Secretary), Steve Aubry times, the Glabar Park activity led by a traditional A message from your Glabar Park Community Alliance b y e m a i l a t ( T r e a s u r e r ) , B e n Community Alliance has knowledge keeper. [email protected]. secured federal funding As battles a third winter, operated the to be discriminatory in Dennerley, Berny Planning of this event will ’s city councillor, for some local initiatives, wave of coronavirus Kingsmere Park rink and other jurisdictions. Latreille, Christine evolve along with public infections, and the moved our Annual General Theresa Kavanaugh, such as playing Canadian Colverson, Curtis Thorne, health and safety province enforces a fresh Meeting online. We’ve also The Alliance is committed publishes a weekly Janice Vriend, Rebecca music all day in Kingsmere guidance, so please check round of emergency attended virtual sessions to keeping residents newsletter of local news Spence, Rocio Lopez, Park (don't worry, it won’t www.glabarpark.ca and measures, we’re all on development plans and informed to the best of at baywardbulletin.ca. You Sara Lee Lytle and all be Rush!) and a live the Glabarhood Facebook Save the date finding new appreciation decisions that could affect our ability – through the can also request to join Siobhan Quinlan-Steele. performance or two group for updates. All events are subject to public for the four walls that Glabar Park. Gazette, our website and The Glabarhood group on (should public health health guidance. Please check surround us – both at other means. But we are Facebook—a central place measures allow). glabarpark.ca closer to the date home and as a This is how we’ve come to also grateful to the many for confirmation and neighbourhood. learn more about a project community members to post relevant cancellation notices. neighbourhood-related proposal for the lot at who’ve reached out to us The Glabar Park in recent months with messages. Great Glabar 1940 , the Giveaway Day Community Alliance has City of Ottawa’s New concerns, ideas and Sunday, May 30 continued to look for Official Plan, and the support for local (Rain date: Sunday, June 6) ways to keep residents likelihood that bylaws initiatives. Let’s keep engaged throughout this restricting distance those lines of BIG GIVE at St. Paul’s c h a l l e n g i n g y e a r . between group homes will communication open as Fun ways to Church Members of the board soon be eliminated, as we look forward to better Saturday, June 5 at 10am organized socially-distant human rights tribunals and more normal times replace Fun Days activities in both fall and have already found these ahead. Cleaning the Capital When City guidance allows T h e G l a b a r P a r k

Community Alliance was Canada Day in Developers revise drainage plans to satisfaction pleased to present prizes Glabar Park of residents this year to the winners of Thursday, July 1 some safe and socially- The repurposing of a addition to concerns More recently, there is a distanced activities Summer Fun Day single-family home into about snow removal, proposal to replace a hosted in place of in- Saturday, August 14 eight dwelling units will garbage, and light and single-family home at person events at proceed this year at 847 noise pollution, 1940 Carling Avenue with Kingsmere Park. Woodroffe Avenue, but neighbours determined a rental apartment Over the winter, residents Inside this issue: drainage plans have the proposed design for building. The project is created impressive snow improved after nearby drainage would be still in its early stages and and ice sculptures, while residents successfully insufficient to prevent no plans have been pumpkin carving and Setting records at the 2 presented their concerns flooding from the new submitted as of this rink colouring contests in the to the City of Ottawa. units into backyards along printing. However, in light fall drew submissions Duberry Street. Following of the City’s recently Meet the pandemic pups 3 Last summer, developers from across the the diligent and persistent approved plans to of Glabar Park applied for a minor bylaw neighbourhood. pursuit, developers made introduce significant amendment to re-zone significant changes to the intensification, the Glabar Photos of the winning Fun ways to replace 4 the property to allow for Fun Days drainage plans and the Park Community Alliance entries are posted at reduced lot sizes and Winning entry for the 12+ Snow and Ice Winning entry for the under 12 category City approved the will continue to monitor www.glabarpark.ca. setbacks – a use already Sculpture contest, By Ben and Jack, 2021. Cat by Ben & Laura Stay closer to home this 4 updated proposal on the evolution of these permitted by current Canada Day February 24, 2021. kinds of developments. zoning. However, in Page 2 Glabar Gazette Spring 2021 Page 3

Meet the pandemic pups of Glabar Park

Some called it the year of a playdate at home on the Wolf,” Ace can be found stealing their socks to the dog, as high demand deck. chasing any and every provoke a game of chase. rabbit that crosses his f r o m h o u s e b o u n d Ace arrived on February 7, It’s been a long journey Canadians overwhelmed path. 2021, by way of an for Violet, a.k.a. Miss breeders, shelters and abandoned parking lot at Mocha is a cute and Peanut Butter Boots, who rescue agencies. Here are the St. Laurent Shopping playful gal who knows came all the way from just some of the Centre. Despite an how to make those Mexico in October 2020. pandemic pups who enormous amount of hair trademark puppy eyes to The two-year-old rescue moved to Glabar Park. and a bullet lodged in his get what she wants. She has adjusted well in only Lupo is a seven-month-old chest, magical Ace quickly also thinks she’s a cat: six months and is a Lagotto Romagnolo from found favour among his sleeping on the backrest wonderful addition to her British Columbia. He's new family of four – of the couch and jumping family’s home. Violet can be found introducing her loving the neighbourhood draping himself over both onto the table when no people to the many great Setting records at the rink and all of his new four- kids and convincing both one is looking to lick the neighbours and pups The 2021 rink season was The pandemic has made it challenging for legged friends. He can be parents he was to be a dishes clean. Mocha can To Adam, Curtis, Andy, around Glabar Park. one of the most Brent, Sean, Matt and even elite athletes to participate in their found playing at Lorry permanent fixture in this be found keeping her challenging as public Craig: THANK YOU for sport. Fortunately for Glabar Park resident Greenberg Park or having home. A “legitimate House family company and health guidance continued helping to make and competitive figure skater, Angela to evolve, affecting Kingsmere Park rink one Caminiti, the incredible ice surface at f i e l d h o u s e a c c e s s , of the best in the city! Kingsmere Park allowed her to continue her maximum number of training when arenas were locked down. skaters and permitted on- As Ottawa moves to what ice activity. will hopefully be a more “Just want to thank the crew involved in normal rink season next taking care of the outdoor rink!” Angela’s On top of COVID-19 winter, additional mother, Claudia, posted on the Glabarhood restrictions, there was a volunteers will be Facebook group on January 30. “Angela has lack of snow. In past needed, so please reach been enjoying practicing on the ice, keeping years, a foot of snowfall out today to get your could be compressed name on the list: her ready for when the indoor season and down to 2 or 3 inches and [email protected] competitions start up.” flooded to create a or contact Adam Norman Lupo Ace starting point for the ice. by call/text at 613-552- Jan. 3 to Feb. 28, 2020 This year, volunteers 5615. Rink open and closes for skating flooded the frozen ground W i t h o u t e n o u g h 19 times to create the supervision volunteers, base ice surface. there will be days when Days that the rink was open for skating (up from 37 in In the end, the season the fieldhouse won’t be 51 2020) was one of the longest on open for skaters to record and it’s in no small change, warm up and use the washroom. Dedicated volunteers part due to the support of maintaining the ice: community members and 7 seven very dedicated Individuals helping with v o l u n t e e r s w h o supervision and mainte- maintained the ice. 12 nance on ad-hoc basis: Mocha Violet