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; 14 City Council No crossing guards pondering for busy streets fate of the By Dena Brooker major city in Canada that does not have adult crossing guards, Cattle Castle School children crossingFif- she said. th Avenue and Bronson or any Jack Donaldson, theprincipal By Belinda Silberman other busy corner in Ottawa will of Mutchmor Public School, said probably not be assisted by he definitely thinks there is a A consultant's proposal to re- adult crossing guards in the need for guards at Fifth and store the 83-year-old Lans- near future. The City's Phy- Bronson and Fifth and Bank. downe Park Cattle Castle at a sical Environment Committee Donaldson said the student pat- cost of $3,3 million is unlikely voted on January 22nd not to rols now in use are not adeq- to receive city approval, says recommend budgeting a pilot uate because it is difficult to find Capital Ward Alderman Howard project that would put students responsible enough to guards do the and Smith. at 12 busy corners. job other children do A public meeting will be held not respect them. He says the city's budget by the committee Mrs. Dodds said that there will probably not be able to February 16th, at 7:30 p.m. at Whitton Hall, are several school buses in the bear the redevelopment cost. to discuss budget city going short distances for much torn be- decisions with "I'm very interested City Council and co- safety reasons. tween the city budget restrain- mmunity members. ts and the heritage value of Council has the final say on the budget at a the building." meeting on According to Smith, restor- February 17th. ation of the building would not Lori Pulice, the executive as- be viable unless it was reno- sistant of the conunittee, said Is there vated for some commercial that she couldn't predict how use Gr made self-financing. the new City Council would vote City Council ordered the on the project. "Community $20,000 study to restore the Gold in Cattle Castle (Aberdeen Pav- input at the meeting could affect ilion) last year when it announ- the vote," she said. ced plans to designate the Vic- the Glebe? as a ward torian site heritage struc- Capital alderman How- Use Kyssa of The Pantry ture under the Ontario Heri- ard Smith was not available for says many tage Act. comment. However, he did sup- Ottawans are hunt- port the guards while campaig- ing for gold in the Glebe. ning. On February 8, Rob Stewart, Will be costly an Ottawa West resident, and a group of his friends poked Conducted by a local archi- One of those most disappoint- into cracks and crevasses of tectural consulting firm, Craig, ed by the committee's dec- the Glebe Community Centre. Kohler and Dickey Architects, ision is Marietta Dodds. Mrs. They said they were trying the study estimates that restor- Dodds has led a parents' lobby- to find the ing gold bars hidden ation of the pavilion's broken group for the guaz-ds since by THE CITIZEN. windows alone will cost 1978. She worked with the City Stewart cited the emphasis $200,000. The Cattle Castle Photo: Jinny Slyfield on the New School Safety Adv- on recreation and the repetition Michele MacKinnon, who sits isory committee that designed of "three" in the CITIZEN the clues on the Aberdeen Pavilion Study sional activities by the Ottawa Ray would not only like to see pilot project. "You can't as suggestions the gold is hid- Committee, says current pro- football club. the say that a thing is finished until den in the area "more actively used it is," said Mrs. Glebe. posals include the construction "Everybody looks at Lansdow- by the community" but he would Dodds, "but He says that when a inside if Council decides not to budget he dis- of sports racing track ne Park as a place that sup- also like the fence taken down covered dice in the wall of the building and some refur- ports the exhibition," says this, you can probably kiss the and more trees and grass plant- programme the Centre, he was more con- bishing for office space. Ray. ed. goodbye. They'll vinced than ever. Right now, there is a shortage He thinks chances are very continually put it off unless a City officials are still waiting child is of recreational space in the slim that the annual event will to receive a draft copy of the killed." Glebe and sources say there be moved to another location Aberdeen Pavilion study, but "I'm determined to find it," are no active recreational faci- he said. in the near future because it council will not make any budget Dodds lities east of Bank Street. Mrs. said the project lise reported other people. would cost as much as $1.5 conunitments until the final has an estimated cost of $59,000 Don Ray, vice-president of the million to relocate it. draft has been completed. aPPeared to have the saine Glebe Community Association, per year. Ottawa is the only idea. says the Glebe has been trying to get the Cattle Castle, along with the entire Lansdowne Park area, redeveloped for the last 12 years. Glebe Collegiate holds Ray, who sits on the Lansdowne Advisory Committee, says Gle- Inside : bites don't get enough use out of the area because "all the Old Glebe Drug Education Week land is really being kept ster- ile for the 10 days of the Ott- Dorothea McKenna recalls By D. Hamelin and J. Tansley efits of drug use against the that day!! awa exhibition." life in the Glebe during the effects. Steve Maasland is the deter- 1920s and '30s page 6. Glebe sponsored a drug Ed- mined Glebe graduate who de- ucation Week from January Winter carnival cided to go cycling a- Park is no park Glebe Centre 26-30. It was part of an at- To help us escape the harsh round North America in an tempt by staff and students to realities of the coldest month effort to raise money for the Because of the event, Lans- A short survey of activities teach Glebites and their parents downe Park is completely fen- at Glebe Centre, and a bit of the year as well as the pres- Arthritis Society. His goal about the consequences of drug sures of school, the Winter is $300,000. However, so far ced and almost entirely paved of history page 3. abuse. Students were asked to accommodate car parking. Carnival Committee isplanning Glebe has only raised about to participate in a survey to a week of interesthig activities $2000. Forms are available Ray says there's a children's determine the extent of the pro- pool in the north-east corner from February 16 to 20. Ath- for any student who wants to Our dining column surveys blem. Don Smyth , of Alcohol letic events include the annual get pledges for Steve. Steve of the park but it closes down and Drug Concerns, talked to in early August to allow work- restaurants which cater to HansBrinker Race on the canal-- was in Austin, Texas for Christ- parents Thursday night and to let's hope go men to start putting up poles senior citizens page 12.. conditions are better mas. He plans to to the five student assemblies the next than last year--"dog-sled" west coast and then north to B. C. for exhibits. day. There's also a pla,yground Humour races with staff participation Also held at Glebe recently: Since' there were no teachers and Ball which has "swings with no swing Earth games. Auditions were held for the In our guest humour column, present, the students felt free There will also be a Coffee and teeter-totters with no teet- Ruth Nelson Latta asks the to ask and school show, a musical. KISS questions discuss House for amateur talent and a spoof of Shake- ers to totter on." question: "But can she with him. Mr. Smyth clearly ME KATE is The a Monte Carlo Night. But speare's THE TAMING OF THE $100,000 football field is stereotype9" page 11. explained the effects of specific the event "fenced and padlocked" says which may be the most SHREW. About thirty - drugs and emphasized that it needed by Glebe students takes Ray, and only used for profes- is five students will present the important to measure the ben- place on Wednesday: no school musical sometime in May. NEWS There is no sugar sold at new Bank St. food store Brummel By Jan The store was redesigned. to keep busy little fingers oc- such as rennet-less cheese in no taste difference in the cupied while mother shops. their stock. Rennet, the chop- cheese. GLEBE NAT RAL GROCERS Plain walls, oak cabinetry and ped up membrane of a calf's are very serious when it comes a spacious appearance now al- GLEBE NATURAL GROCERS stomach, is traditionally used in GLEBE NATURAL GROCERS to health. They carry fresh low freedom of movement while opened December 1st and is al- the malting of cheese, but great- is open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. fruits and vegetables, vitamins green plants and helpful staff ready doing respectable bus- er public demand has made pos- Monday to Wednesday, 9 a.m. spices, herbs, whole and nat- encourage a relaxed and com- iness. Since their outkiok is sible the development of an en- to 9 p.m. Thursday and Fri- ural grains. Above all, Char- fortable atmosphere. There Vegetarian, they sell cookbooks zyme-' which will do the same day, and 9 a.m.

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