Serving the Glebe community since 1973 FREE Community police officers target local crime Our community police offi- cline to 12 in December, bût the cers can cut local crime. The squad came back in January. Glebe's community officer, Cst. Again, they flooded the area, Mark Horton, described the police looking for people who didn't be- focus on break-and-enter crimes long. on Glebe residences over the past The result? Not one break- few months. and-enter that week! The players working on the By then, says Mark, they had strategy were crime analyst identified a couple of suspects Tammy Wallace and the regional and arrested a man implicated in community response squad plus two break-and-enters, after a the Centretown community offi- three-day search. cers (seven community officers, The presence of the commu- plus a sergeant). nity police officers in the Glebe The analyst noted the rising got dramatic results on February number of break-and-enters to 4. A neighbour who saw someone Glebe residences, eight in Octo- at the back of a home on Patterson A happy ending for Wallace the golden retriever ber and 22 in Novembermostly Avenue called 911 and the squad east of Bank, between the Queens- was on the scene in 1-1/2 min- way and Fifth Avenue. utes. The officers surrounded the Wallace is back at home At the end of November, the house and arrested a man carry- Wallace has been found. The learned of the posters and called squad converged on the Glebe. In ing out a VCR. It turned out to be golden retriever, 2, was terrified Barbara with the good news. plainclothes and using plain cars, someone with a long break-and- by the Winterlude fireworks Feb. "I felt like crying when I saw officers patrolled our streets and enter record whom they had 4 and ran away from owner Bar- the poster," says Mark. "Barbara followed some suspects that the identified as a suspect in Novem- bara Rottenberg near Glebe Colle- was thrilled. I'm really glad she crime analyst had identified from ber. giate. He was gone for two got her dog back." a database. Four per cent of "I'm glad my neighbour saw "terrible" days, says Barbara, "He really went out of his way crooks do 80 per cent of the someone suspicious and called who posted his picture on "500 to to care for Wallace," says Bar- break-ins. They made one arrest the police," says the Patterson a thousand poles from Gladstone bara. "He lost a day's pay to do and developed some intelligence Avenue resident. "I was very Avenue to Brown's Inlet." it." She was glad to offer him the on certain suspectswhere they lucky." She adds that she was It turns out that the frightened reward. tended to hang out and who their glad her house cats were not hurt. young dog got as far as the park- "It's all part of being Cana- associates were. "We knew who She is surprised by the break-in ing lot at Lansdowne Park that dian, I guess," says Mark, 21, who we were looking for, if we saw since there are very secure door night. Mark Luth, who works as a is taking the security and alarm them in the Glebe," says Cst. and window locks on her house. security guard at Lansdowne, system technician course at Al- Craig Roberts, another community "It seems he kicked in the base- found him between two cars, un- gonquin College. "I miss Wal- police officer. They were pleased ment window bars," she says. able to move. Mark covered him lace." to see the break-and-enters de- continued on page 2 with his coat and flagged down a Many people who saw the post- car to drive him home to his ers called Barbara to express apartment their concern and to offer to help Post office Whitton Award "I really got attached to him," look for the dog in the Glebe. redevelopment nominations says Mark. "He must have been "Now we have to take all the post- The GCA will host a public bumped or hurt by a car. He ers down," says Barbara. She says meeting to discuss the The deadline for Whitton Award seemed a little injured and he she wants the neighbourhood peo- redevelopment of the post nominations is March 31. Send cried on and off in the night." ple to know about the happy office by Ashcroft Homes. your nominations to honour a Mark gave Wallace a bath and, ending for her and Wallace. Wednesday, March 22 community volunteer to after a day or two of rest, he And, Wallace now wears a mi- Glebe Community Centre Coun. Inez Berg, 111 Sussex Dr., walked Wallace around the Glebe, crochip. lower hall, 7:30 p.m. Ottawa K1N 5A1 INSIDE McLeod book highlight of International Women's Week Letters 5 To mark International Women's interested in and knowledgeable More on home child care Week, Carleton University will about arts and crafts. celebrate the publication of In "It was these women who Feature 7 worked to promote handicrafts Good Hands by Glebe resident Former Olympic athlete calls Ellen McLeod. The public recep- made in Canada and advocated tion will be held Thursday, March that the artisans be paid a fair the Glebe home 5 6 wage so that they wouldn't 9, to p.m. at the Carleton Uni- lose GCA 8 versity Art Gallery (St. Patrick's the skills. They are credited with Building). preserving the ceinture fléchée." Business 9 The book the The as documents his- guild, which started the Mexicali Rosa's anniversary tory of the women who founded Montreal branch of the Women's the Canadian Handicrafts Guild Art Association of Canada, ran a Coun. Berg 10 that Ellen researched for her MA handicrafts store and put on an Coun. Doucet 11 in Canadian art history. annual exhibition at the Montreal "The thrill of the chase and Museum of Fine Arts. They pro- Feature 16 the chance to do original research moted the crafts made in the Advice for the healthy boomer about women is what attracted me lower St. Lawrence region, the to this field," says Ellen. "I loved handiwork of Doukhobor women Feature 17 the subject." and Indian beading and basketry. Ellen McLeod, author of History of Drummond's Gas Ellen says she is interested in Some of the women of the guild, In Good Hands the hand of the artist in all kinds Ellen learned, were artisans Schools 24-26 the Canadian Handicrafts Guild in of media. Crafts offer both visual themselvesbookbinders and wea- Health 27, 28 and tactile stimulation. vers, for example. And the story 1905. It was the beginning of the She discovered that the Mont- of the rivalry between the Mont- arts and crafts movement. real women who founded the real branch of the Women's Art "(Scholars) knew that the guild NEXT DEADLINE sent James Houston to the Arctic handicrafts guild at the begin- Association and the Toronto Monday, March 20 ning of the 20th century were branch explains why they formed continued on page 3 NEWS Glebe Report March 3, 2000 2 Abbotsford Senior Centre Police, from page 1 "It gave me a good feeling to Spring activities for everyone catch someone in progress (of committing a crime)," says Cst. BY GORDON HAUSER cantation she was adding to her Roberts. "It's a good example of Your very own social club is tender loving care, she denied she was how our neighbourhood officers here for you if you are 55 or talked to them, but just hum- work. Using undercover work, older. 950 Bank, opposite Lans- ming a favourite tune. That fact surveillance and a co-ordinated downe, awaits your visit. Call in revealed she was happy in her 8 if you like plants, you response, we know what is going any time after a.m. and before 4 hobby and, be too. on and can respond quickly to p.m. to get an Abbotsford wel- could join her and happy calls." come,. Or call ahead to 230-5730 grand tour. Cst. Horton and Cst. Roberts if you would like the BOOK SALE, APRIL Ta stress that break-and-enters will COMPUTERS Here is advance notice of Ab- never go away, so it is important +- More and more of our mem- botsford's Book Sale, Friday, to know your neighbours, secure bers are interested in learning April 7, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sat- your house, record serial num- about computers, and we were urday, April 8, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. bers, and change the times you thrilled to find an expert who i s Almost every kind of book can be come home. The Patterson call is interested in teaching a small found on our tables, some rare, an excellent example of a neigh- class the simple way to get to some unusually interesting. bour taking responsibility, says know and use this useful ma- Come before the dealers get to Cst. Horton. "We can all take re- chine. We have our computer look over the bestall of them at sponsibility," says our commu- sitting in our upstairs office, fantastically low prices. If you nity police officer. waiting for members to e-mail a have some books you no longer POLICE TIPS friend in Singapore or peruse read, just gathering dust on your Cst. Horton and Cst. Roberts what fun things they can bid on at shelves, here is your chance to advise Glebe residents that the the eBay Web site. You may be a say a respectful good-bye to them volunteérs who staff the commu- one-finger typist, but the great and know they will find a good nity police centre at 393 Somer- thing about typing on the com- home by bringing them in before set (236-1222 ext. 5804) will do is it will correct your our great sale. A phone call to Cst. Mark Horton puter that home security evaluations. Call spelling and even offer advice on 230-5730 will explain the proce- them for information and tips on a better way to construct your dure. alarms, window and door locks, sions with an identification num- sentences very simply and with SPRING PROGRAM- ber. the numbers down or When sure to etc. "Write no bad feelings. Our phone is the you visit, be The officers also say that it is you will never get the item back," way to express your interestlet pick up from the desk the Spring who can be It's amaz- difficult to identify stolen prop- says Cst. Horton, us know at 230-5730. Program Guide. quite erty if you do not record serial reached at hortonm@police. ing how many activities are avail- numbers or engrave your posses- ottawa-carleton.on.ca GARDENING CLUB able for your pleasure. We are I was in the plant room re- sure some of the interesting and Month Break and enter Break and enter cently where the indoor garden- fun things we have going here will residential commercial ing club meets and cares for the attract your attention. Ask some September 1999 7 3 many dozens of plants they have questions or talk to a member who October 1999 8 7 there blooming under lights. I is already enjoying one of the November 1999 22 2 was sure I heard one lady talking lively group activities. I t' s December 1999 12 0 to the plants she was watering, likely their enthusiasm will help January 2000 9 6 but when I asked what magic in- you decide. to February 18 9 4

Break & Enter Calls for Service in the Glebe, Sept. 1999 to Feb. 18, 2000

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McLeod, from page 1 for the art, but no one knew about son, although she admits she'd GLEBE PET HOSPITAL M Serving the Glebe the volunteer women who founded like to take up crewel embroi- * area for 13 years... the guild," says Ellen. Doing the dery. Ellen, who has lived with primary research gave her a taste her family in the Glebe since of the social history of the early 1974, is on the advisory commit- part of the last century. "It was tee of the Carleton University Art 233-8326 an interesting period when women Gallery and a palliative care vol- 591 A Bank Street showed leadership in an area not unteer at the Glebe Centre. (just south of the Queensway) already dominated by men." She In Good Hands is available at Weekdays 8-7, Saturday 9-2:30 had the chance to meet the grand- the Glebe Bookshop and the Na- children of one of the original tional Gallery. HOUSECALLS AVAILABLE guild women, Alice Peck, to go IN GOOD HANDS www.cyberus.ca/-glebepetvet through her papers, and to read By Ellen Easton McLeod Free Parking the memoirs of May Phillips. Published for Carleton University Students seniors welcome "These women have enriched by McGill-Queen's & my life," she says. University Press We care for dogs, catts, ferrets, rabbits, reptiles, birds & other pets Ellen calls herself an inde- 296 pages, $34.95 Dr. Hussein F'attah pendent scholar, not a craftsper- (hard cover, illustrated) DAN, CREATION:3(M,, 4424 Views expressed in the Globe Report are those of our contributors. We EDITORIAL PAGE reserve the right to edit all submissions. March 3, 2000 4 Celebrating women in our community poloberwsti

P. 0. BOX 4794, STATION E International Women's Week is celebrated in March. As OTTAWA, ONTARIO K1S 5H9 you ESTABLISHED 1973 read through this paper, perhaps you will be struck by TELEPHONE 236-4955 the sizable contribution that women in the Glebe are The Glebe Report is a monthly community newspaper. We receive making to the life of this community. no government grants or subsidies. Advertising from Glebe and other merchants pays our bills and printing costs. Seven thousand Ellen McLeod's work will be marked at a Carleton copies are delivered free to Glebe homes, and copies are available at many Glebe shops, Ottawa South Library, Brewer Pool and Glebe and University reception as part of International Women's Ottawa South Community Centres. Week. Her book, In Good Hands, publicizes the work of A subscription costs $16.59 per year. To order contact our Business Manager, 233-3047. women volunteers who promoted the handiwork of Canadian women in the early years of the 20th century. EDITOR: Susan Jermyn 236-4955 ADVERTISING MANAGER: Judy Field 231-4938 (Before 8 PM) However, at the same time, many other women, your BUSINESS MANAGER: Sheila Pocock 233-3047 neighbours and CIRCULATION MANAGER: Zita Taylor 235-1214 mine, will be working in this community EDITORIAL ASSISTANT: Margie Schieman without public recognition. STAFF THIS ISSUE: Susan Bell, Evangeline Campbell, Susan Carson, Anne Scotton and Louise Carota are community leaders, Teena Hendelman, Deidre Nishimura, Elaine Marlin, Josie Pazdzior, Hélène Samson, Ellen Schowalter, Rita West working on the executive of the Glebe Community Association and the Glebe Neighbourhood Activities Group LEGAL ADVISERS: Russell Zinn, Peggy Malpass respectively. COVER: Monica Pine Some are our elected Lynn representatives: Graham is a DISTRIBUTION STAFF: Cheryl Casey, Judy Field, Daniel Freeman, trustee of the Ottawa Carleton District School Board, Cathy Gary Greenwood, Christian Hurlow, Deborah McNeill, Rob Moeller, Nadia Moravec and Peter Williams. Maguire-Urban is a trustee of the Ottawa Carleton Catholic School Board and Inez Berg is our city councillor. ADVERTISING RATES ARE FOR CAMERA-READY COPY The Glebe Report is printed by Winchester Print. And don't forget our businesswomen, school principals and teachers, clergy, health professionals, youth leaders, The next Glebe Report will be out April 7. Monday, March 20 is our deadline artists and volunteersthey help keep the community for copy and advertising. humming, 52 weeks of the year.

OUR VOLUNTEER CARRIERS Jennie Aliman, Avril Aubry, Carman, Michael, & Daniel Baggaley, Russell Beardsley, Rachel Beer, Inez Berg, Ann Marie Bergeron, Marylou Bienefeld, Lee Blue, Emma & Zoe Bourgard, Nathan & Devon Bowers-Krishnan, Bowie Family, Chris Bradshaw, John Francis Brandon, Brewer Pool, James Cano, Christina & Alexandra Chowaniac, Jeremy Clarke- Okah, Leslie Cole, Goodin Family, Coutts/Bays-Coutts Family, Sophie Crump, Jordan Davies, Marilyn Deschamps, Christie Diekeyer, Pat Dillon, Kathryn Dingle, Trent Duggan, Education for Community Living (GCI), Liam Faught, Ferguson Family, Judy Field, Brigid & Keavin Finnerty, David, Christiane, Sean & Elizabeth Fitzpatrick, Andre Fontaine (Center Town Community Health Centre), Neil Foran, Hannah Fraser, Daniel Freeman, Emma, Keltie, Lauchlan & Duncan Gale, Marcia, Max & Dylan George, Gabrielle Giguère, Ross & Laurette Glasgow, Ariel, Gideon, Jonah Greenbaum-Shinder, Sylvia Greenspoon, Gary Greenwood, Marjolein Groenvelt, Rebecca, Susan Haag, Madeline & Bridget Hall, Lois Hardy, Michael & Christopher Harrison, Pam Hassell, Hooper Family, Horan-Lunney Family, Christian Hurlow, Joan Irwin, Johnston Family, Patrick & Joseph Kelly, Heather King-Andrews, Liam Kirkpatrick, Matthew & Brendan Koop, Mary & Imre Kovacs, Lauren & Jamie Kronick, Bonnie Kruspe, Natasha and Mischa Kyssa, Lambert Family, Aaron & Samuel Levine, Melanie & Danielle Lithwick, Gary Lucas, Lyons Family, Heather Macdougall, Malpass Family, Noah Margo-Dermer, Heather May, Gordon McCaffrey, Fiona McCarthy Kennedy, McGuire Family, Emma & Sheila McKeen, Rebecca McKeen, Ellen & John McLeod, Julie Monaghan, Zachary, Nathan & Jacob Monson, Rosemary Mosco, Murdock-Thompson Family, Claude-Mathieu Munson, Sana Nesrallah, Pagliarello Family, Sally Pearson, Paul Prepas, Pritchard Family, Quinn Family, Beatrice Raffoul, Zac Rankin, Mary & Steve Reid, Alex Richards, Robertson Family, Audrey Robinson, Roger Roberge, Rutherford Family, Faith & Gerd Schneider, Ellen Schowalter, Scott Family, Beth Sharp, Ken Sharp, Short Family, Dinah Showman, Tim Siebrasse, Bill Dalton / Sobriety House, Kristen Soo, Isaac Stethem, Stephenson Family, Karen Swinburne, Tallim Family, Emmet Taylor, Eleanor Thomas, John & Maggie Thomson, Trudeau Family, Turgeon-Taylor Family, Allison Van Koughnett, Caroline Vanneste, Sara & Michael-James Viinalass-Smith, Gillian Walker, Lisa & Mary Warner, Erin, Alexander & Keilan Way, Michael, Matthew, Neil & Jan Webb, Chantal West, Leigh & Eric Widdowson, Matt Williams, Ann Withey, Delores & Harold Young, Julia, Eric & Vanessa Zayed.

DELIVERERS - NEEDED: Strathcona, Metcalfe to O'Connor. Clemow Ave, Bank to Lyon, both sides. Clemow Ave., Percy to Lyon, both sides. Fifth Ave, Chrysler to Bronson, south side. O'Connor, Pretoria to First, both sides. CALL: Zita Taylor @ 235-1214 or [email protected] if you are willing to deliver a route for us. If you have news call the editor at 236- 4955 or write to the Glebe Report, Glebe 5 Glebe Report March 3, 2000 Community Centre, 690 Lyon St., K1S 3Z9. LETTERS Volunteers and participants .Comments from make the difference an independent caregiver Editor, Glebe Report, Plumb, Judy Rinfret, Jenn Editor, Glebe Report; 'terials, cleaning supplies, and The Taste of the Glebe event Salmon, Annette Tessier, Marie As an independent child care- field trip expenses from this last January 27 was a great suc- Tremble, Raman Tuli and Jane giver in the Glebe, I wanted to add daily rate. cess. I was very proud to see the Wilson. some information to the article Many independent caregivers number of people who came to A special thank you to Jennie written in February's Glebe Re- would be happy to receive the help out the Glebe Community Allman, Mary Tsai-Davies, Mary port; "Child CareVVho's Minding support and licensing of an Centre. Because of everyone's Lovelace, Alice Hinther and the Children?" agency were it not due to the rate generosity, we were able to raise Councillor Inez Berg. Independent caregivers choose differences. (One cannot apply $11,000 that night. Thank you to the following in- their career for the love of chil- for a home day care license inde- I think we can safely say that dividuals and companies who do- dren and often as a means to stay pendently.) We are, however, local residents care very much nated prizes: Carolynne Pynn- at home to care for their own very fortunate to be able to re- about our community centre. As I Trudeau, St. James Tennis Club, children. It is also important to ceive information, educational walked around the room during Glebe Photo, Yarn Forward & Sew see the business side of this ca- workshops and support from the the event, I could feel the sense of On, Capital Home Hardware, The reer. The article discussed daily Child Care Providers Resource community I've come to expect Glebe Apothecary, 'Thorne & Co., rates that caregivers receive. Network of Ottawa-Carleton. from people in this part of town. East Wind, Pizza Hut & Taco Bell, There are so few caregivers in the Whether a family chooses an I would like to take this op- Arbour Environmental Shoppe, Glebe affiliated with home child independent or a licensed care- portunity to thank a number of The Arrow and the Loon Pub, care agencies because the bottom giver, the most important factors individuals and businesses who Fratelli Restaurant, Grabbajabba, line is that it would be very dif- are to continually monitor the made it all possible. Irene's Pub, Kittling Estate Wines ficult to earn a living on $26.30 quality of care being provided 'Thank you to the following and Spirits, The Royal Oak Pub in (for children under 2-1/2 years) and to keep the lines of communi- and $22.93 (for to restaurants and businesses who the Glebe, Compact Music, David- children 2-1/2 cation always open. This will en- participated or provided sup- son's Glebe Jewellers, Dilemme 4 years) per day. Many people sure the needs of the child are that a plies: The Arrow and the Loon Gift Shop, GamePower Glebe, Glebe may not be aware caregiver being met. all food, ma- Pub, Canal Ritz, Flipper's, Emporium, Home Reflections, In- supplies toys, craft Liane Gallop Fratelli Restaurants, The Glebe niss Pharmacy, Kardish Food, MAC Fitness, Metro Music, Olym- Glebe car co-op Bed & Breakfasts (Brighton almost pic Sport Shop, Reflections Hair Editor, Glebe Report; at our doorstep and bus House, Alanbury House and Blue It's to know that, is Studio, Teruko, The Body Shop, exciting transport good. One thing that Spruces), Grabbajabba, Hart to Chris a car concerns me is The Papery, The Westin, McDon- thanks Bradshaw, what to do when Brewery, Irene's Pub, Kamal's is up summer come. ald's Restaurant, Loeb Glebe, and co-op at last starting in holidays Might Restaurant, Kettleman's Bagel Ottawa. The Glebe location means VRTUcar make an arrangement Company, Kittling Ridge Estate Emond Harnden (barristers and solicitors). that maybe more of us can wean with a local car rental firm for Wines and Spirits, Loeb Glebe, ourselves off car ownership, since long trips? I would also like to thank McDonald's, Mexicali Rosa's, so many of our services are Penny Sanger Morala Specialty Coffee Company, GNAG chair Louise Carota, the Nicastro's, The Pantry, Pizza staff of the Glebe Conununity Pizza, The Royal Oak Pub in the Centre, my Vice-Chair for the Thanks to the community event, Inez Berg, Donnie "the Glebe, Starbuck's Coffee Company, Editor, Glebe Report; Rainman" Leafloor, Kevin Nelson don they have made to our com- Subway, Taj-Mahal, Three Tarts, As vice-chair of Taste of the . of Majic 100 and Rhonda Bradley munity by assisting with Taste of Vittoria Trattoria, Von's, Cana- Glebe, I want to send my sincere from my office, who did a tremen- the Glebe. dian Linen and Uniform, The thanks to everyone who made this dous job, along with the rest of Westin, and Coca-Cola Bottling year's fundraiser for the Glebe This year's event was sold my office staff who worked hard Ltd. Community Centre a resounding out by mid-December, a great to ensure the event went off with- success! Once again, it has been a omen for its future success and Thank you to the out a hitch. following in- great pleasure and a privilege to added encouragement to organiz- dividuals who Although this is the last year volunteered: Aca- work with GNAG organizers and ers and attendees. I was pleased cia the mayor's office will be Fraternity, Melanie Bauman, in- volunteers, Mayor Watson and to hear many participants and Reena Bhatt, volved in the organization of Caroline Bigue, Les- staff, our wonderful Glebe eater- attendees say they can't wait un- ley Bunbury, Len Taste of the Glebe, the event will Cregan, Emma ies, and the host of generous til next year's event. Neither can Doucet, Véronique be back next year with more great Duhamel, Bank Street merchants and other I, and I urge everyone to be sure Deborah food and warm cheer. So let's all Faulkner, Elaine Frie- businesses who donated an in- and get their tickets early in De- a few drich, Matt Friedrich, Janet lose pounds and get ready to credible number of raffle prizes. cember for the Third Annual Glendenning, have more fun in 2001. See you David Gourlay, Though the names of all these Taste of the Glebe in 2001. Terry then. Llewellyn-Huntley, Bruce community partners have already Inez Berg, Howell, Meghan Kelly, Bogden Jim Watson been mentioned, I want them and City Councillor Klimowicz, Christy Oliver, Sharon Chair, Taste of the Glebe every individual who took part to Vice-Chair, know what a wonderful contribu- Taste of the Glebe

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We BY MARY TSAI-DAVIES AND Trattoria and Von's. 8, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. offer full-day adventure and ex- JENNIE ALIMAN This year's raffle raised Spring Flea Market: Saturday, citement for children who attend The second annual Taste of $1,200 and produced many happy April 15, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. the public or Catholic boards. the Glebe, held January 27, was a prize winners. Thank you to Antique & Collectible Fair: Sat- Highlights include: Invention great success, raising $11,000 for Councillor Inez Berg and her urday, May 6, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Convention; Taste of the Glebe, the Glebe Neighbourhood Activity staff, Judy Rinfret and Susan Great Glebe Garage Sale: Saturday, March Break Style; Mad Science; Group's (GNAG) renovation fund. McAleer, for their work obtaining May 27, 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. Adventure Games; and much, Readers may not realize that prizes and taking tickets at the CRAFT FAIR much more. The cost is $95 per the concept was suggested by door. Thanks to the following The spring Craft Fair will be child for the week (March 13-17, Mayor Jim Watson last year, businesses and individuals who held April 8. Come to the main 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.), or $25 per day. while brainstorming for fund- donated raffle prizes: St. James hall for a rich display of original There are spaces still available. raising ideas. Our community is Tennis Club, Glebe Photo, Yarn works of art and whimsical ob- in his debt for such an excellent Forward & Sew On, Capital Home jects, all made by hand. Don't DANCE-A-THON fundraising initiative. He gener- Hardware, The Glebe Apothecary, forget the tile project. An open Come and support our youth ously offered GNAG the help of Thome & Co., East Wind, Pizza house tile-painting workshop will program by participating in our his office and staff to launch that Hut, Taco Bell, Arbour Environ- take place in the library during April Dance-a-Thon. Prizes will first event. At the end of that ment Shop, Candy Bouquet, Bob the Craft Fair. For $5, you can be awarded to participants with evening, seeing the enthusiasm of Fraser & Tina Dennis, Ian leave your own mark on the com- the most pledges. Pledge sheets participants and ticket-holders, Hassell, Compact Music, David- munity centre. will be available at the next and with $10,000 raised, it was son's, Dilemme, GamePower, Glebe Registration for the spring dance on March 10. If you'd like apparent that this was not to be a Emporium, Maple Tree Quilts, Flea Market, the Antique & Col- to be a chaperone, please call the one-time event! Home Reflections, Inniss Phar- Great Glebe GNAG lectible Fair and the office at 233-8713. Why does GNAG need a reno- Garage Sale will be on March 20 at Please note that soccer reg- macy, Kardish, MAC Fitness, vation fund when the City of Ot- Metro Music, the NAC, Olympic 7 p.m. Whether you're a savvy istration will be April 5 and not tawa will be paying for construc- collector or you want the thrill of March 29. Sport Shop, Reflections, Teruko, tion? Due to the modest scope of The Body Shop, The Papery, By- uncovering a treasure no one else Check out the incredible va- the current building plans, extra has spotted, one or all of these riety of workshops and children's blos, The Congress Centre, Nep- funds will be needed for pro- tune's Staircase, Corel, Inez Berg, events will appeal to you. programs in the spring program gramme enhancements and fit-up MARCH BREAK Alice Hinther, Carolynne Pynn- guide in this issue of the Glebe that are not includedfor exam- It's not too late to register Trudeau and Mayor Jim Watson. Report. If you didn't get a guide, ple, upgrading of floors, mill- your five- to 12-year-old in our A special thanks to Kevin you can pick one up at the com- work, etc. The current renovation Millennium March Break program. munity centre. Bonnet and the young men of Aca- fund stands at $24,000. cia Fraternity, whose strong This year's planning, with the backs (and minds) helped with good-humoured help of Rhonda set-up, operated the coat-check, ("Help me, Rhonda") Bradley from and stayed for clean-up. Mayor Watson's office, included Music for the evening was changes such as printing more provided again this year by Don- tickets and accommodating double nie "The Rainman" Leafloor, and the number of children cared for, MC Kevin Nelson of Majic 100 from 30 to 60. The younger set kept even ts ro 11 ing smoothly- were entertained upstairs in the many thanks, gentlemen. multi-purpose room (Co-op Nurs- Canadian Linen and Uniform ery School), and the older chil- added a touch of elegance with dren in the basement hall. Both white tablecloths, The Westin groups had pizza donated by lent aprons for volunteers, and Pizza Pizza, and drinks, cookies Coca-Cola Bottling Ltd. donated and toys donated by McDonald's. soft drinks for the evening. The free child care added greatly Thank you to these companies for to the enjoyment of the parents your contribution. wining and dining in the main And finally, thanks to Jim's hall. Despite more tickets, more office, GNAG members and com- babysitting and less advertising, munity volunteers who helped all tickets were sold and all with the planning of the event, babysitting spots taken by early set-up, serving, -selling raffle December. Many Photo: Roger Lalonde, City of Ottawa thanks to those tickets and clean-up: Reena Bhatt, who contributed to Taste of the Left to right: Raman Tuli, Christy Véronique Duhamel, Deborah Oliver, Alice Hinther, Megan Malloy, Glebe by offering their expert Tina Dennis & Terry Lewellyn-Huntley Faulkner, Elaine Friedrich, Matt child-care services: Alyssa I s- Friedrich, Janet Glendenning, wolsky, Jennie Aliman, Jenn David Gourlay, Carl Martin, Susan Salmon, Jane Wilson, Mary Brand, Stacey McNulty, Louise Lovelace, Mary Tsai-Davies, Carota, Annette Tessier, Clive Melanie Bauman, Lesley Bunbury, Doucet, Emma Doucet, Patti ml Paul McGuire and friend, Rob McKay, Sebastian Labelle, Christy Hicks and Sharon Plumb. Oliver, Bruce Howell, Carolyn The enthusiastic participa- Bigue, Raman Tuli, Marie Trem- Arbour tion of our local eateries, coffee ble, Terry Llewellyn-Huntley, Environmental Shoppe shops, pubs, and bed-and- Megan Malloy, Gwen McGuire, Pat breakfasts, makes our Taste of the Steenberg, Nadia Moravec, Bogden Klimowicz, Len Cregan, Tina Den- * Lofs 0C great products Cor Glebe the delightful culinary ex- perience that it ismany thanks nis and Doug Ward. We apologize you and your enVironment! to all of you for your support: The for any errors or omissions in Arrow and the Loon, Canal Ritz, this list. *EnVironmentally Criendly Flipper's, Fratelli, Brighton Community member Doug cleanins products House, Alanbury House, Blue Ward has volunteered to chair Spruces, Grabbajabba, Hart GNAG's Taste of the Glebe 2001. * Hemp and coffon Brewing Company, Il Negozio Ni- We'll look forward to seeing you clothins castro, Irene's, Kamal's, Kettle- all there. Get your tickets early! man's, Kittling Ridge Estate See you next year. lc cruelty Cree soaps Wines and Spirits, Loeb Glebe, (Mary Tsai-Davies is GNAG's and shamPoos Mexicali Rosa's, Morala, The executive director of recreation. Jennie Aliman is chairperson of (rio animal fesfins) Pantry, Pizza Pizza, The Royal Oak, Starbuck's, Subway, Taj- the Glebe Community Centre Mahal, Three Tarts, Vittoria renovation working committee.) 800 Bank St. ( in the Glebe ) 567 3168 Visit us on the web @ www.arbour.on.ca *Wit** 7 Glebe Report March 3, 2000 FEATURE Former Olympic athlete volunteers at special Olympics BY LYNDA RIVINGTON Yet another former Olympic athlete has been discovered living in the Glebe! Mary Jane Bowie's athletic highlights include 10 years as a luger and 20 years as an interna- tional luge judge. Her competi- tive career took her to the 1976 Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria, and to six world championships. Growing up in Old Ottawa South in the 1960s as Mary Jane Finlayson, her sport then was swimming. In those days, you could buy annual memberships to swim at Brighton Beach. Mary Jane continued to swim Mary Jane Bowie competing at the 1977 World Luge championships, at Glebe Collegiate, but also Innsbruck, Austria joined the Glebe Ski Club where she took lessons at Camp Fortune tant director of physical educa- the Fédération internationale de also enjoyed being the torerunner and "stumbled into racing." She tion for the YWCA and attended luge. She trained the officials for for all the Special Olympics ski subsequently discovered the Ot- grad school at McGill. the 1988 Calgary Olympics and races at Camp Fortune. tawa Ski Club's racing program In the off season, Mary Jane also worked there as an official. where she honed her skiing kept fit by running. She knew the She now judges at the natural COMBINING SPORT WITH skills. importance of keeping in shape to track in Bancroft, Ontario, and at ACADEMICS In downhill racing, she found be physically stronger and able Lake Placid which she regards as During the 1970s and 1980s, she liked going "straight and to survive the crashes. Remem- her home track. Mary Jane was able to begin con- fast." She raced with the Glebe ber, too, that her competitive In the early 1980s, she was a necting her academic background and Ottawa U. ski teams and had days were before trucks were volunteer coach with the National in kinesiology and her competi- "just a wonderful time on skis!" used to take the sleds and ath- Capital Luge Club and one of her tive sport experience. She was In 1967, Mary Jane saw her letes up the mountain. athletes, Christopher Wightman, involved with Fitness Canada in first picture of an Olympic ath- "When you had to carry a 22- went on to the 1988 Olympics. the marketing of the Canadian lete holding a sled on his shoul- kilogram sled on your shoulders Additional volunteer work in- Home Fitness Test. With Sport ders. The sled turned out to be a up a mountain at least eight times cluded serving as technical Canada, she worked with coaches luge and the glint of the sun hit- a day, you knew the importance of chairperson and officials chair- from different sports to plan ting the steel on the runners keeping fit and strong," she says. person for the Canadian Luge As- training programs for athletes caught her eye and piqued her "After the climb, it was a relief sociation and Canadian rep on the going to the Pan Am, Common- interest in luging. to go down the run at 80 miles an FIL technical committee. wealth and Olympic games. The LUGER-IN-TRAINING hour!" SPECIAL OLYMPICS VOLUN- goal of these training programs Her ski coach knew a luger at Mary Jane qualified for the TEER was to better prepare athletes for Saint Donat in the Laurentians women's single luge event at the Mary Jane's volunteer work competition. She feels fortunate where there was a luge track. 1976 Olympics in Innsbruck. never stops. When the Canadian to have had the opportunity to Mary Jane started the sport at the "The Olympics," she explains, Olympic Association put out a intertwine her profession with same time as athletes were trying "are very different from world call to former Olympians living sport. out for the 1968 Olympic luge championships as they are a in Ottawa to volunteer as honor- Now, she looks forward to team and this piqued her interest multi-sport event and a media ary chefs de mission for the 2000 joining the workforce in a job that even more. zoo. Only one sporting commu- Special Olympics here in Janu- again combines the best of both A luge run was subsequently nity is represented at a world ary, Mary Jane volunteered for these worlds. built nearby at Avila in Saint championships." Her only regret Prince Edward Island where her So far, Mary Jane Bowie has Sauveur. The director of the ski at the Olympics was not being mother had grown up. been involved in luging for 30 school was a former Olympic bob- able to attend the opening cere- As honorary chef de mission, years. Does she miss 80-mile- sledder from Italy. Together with monies as her first competition she marched beside the P.E.I. flag an-hour runs down mountains? a member of Canada's 1964 Olym- run was that same night. bearer. Having had to forego the The weekend before we chatted, pic gold-medal four-man bobsled The following year, 1977, was opening ceremonies in Innsbruck she drove to Lake Placid to see team, the two were responsible Mary Jane's best competitive year in 1976, she always felt she had the new combination bobsled and for bringing luge to Canada in the ever. She placed 15th at the missed something. Marching in luge track at the Goodwill Games. early 1960s. world championships, won bronze the opening ceremonies at the She found it exciting to watch and Mary Jane travelled to Saint at the International Grenzlan- Special Olympics brought it all remembered "good runs as being Sauveur every weekend from the drennan and finished fourth in together for her. like heaven." University of Ottawa where she the Grosser Preis der Stadt Inns- Volunteering at the Special Might she consider volun- was studying kinesiology. This bruck. Olympics was "fantastic!" She got teering for the Salt Lake City was before tracks were refriger- VOLUNTEER back in touch with "Island Hu- Olympics in 2002? She's think- ated in North America and she After 10 years as a luger, mour" and had a wonderful time ing about it. Lugers just can't recalls helping build the luge Mary Jane retired from competi- with the athletes whom she de- leave the thrill of the run behind track so it could be used. It was a tion in 1979. scribes as "phenomenal!" She them! constant learning experience and The birth of her first child she loved it. David in 1980 brought her back COMPETITOR into skiing. All three of her She eventually went to Lake children took up the sport at age 14* Thinking about Placid to train on the bobsled run two and ended up as racers. Sons and began competing. In 1971, David, 19, and James, 16, raced in Real Estate? she competed at the European the Nancy Greene, juvenile and Call a professional. championships in Imst, Austria, junior divisions. David is now a and the world championships ,in coach with the Ottawa Ski Club at Valdora-Olang in northern Italy. Camp Fortune, while James is on However, Mary Jane's dreams for the Lisgar Ski Team. Daughter Janice 1971 came to an end when she Laura, 12, is in her last year of crashed in the world champion- racing in the Nancy Greene pro- ships trying to save time by gram. Gautreau missing a tiny curve on the track. Mary Jane is also a Level 3 SALES REPRESENTATIVE She continued competing in FIS ski official, but makes sure Europe between 1971 and 1979, that this part of volunteering during which time she married keeps her close to home because Paul Bowie in 1973 and moved to of her family. Montreal which put her closer to While she retired from immimmimm Lake Placid for training. While luging, she never really left the ROYAL LEPAGE in Montreal, she did fitness sport. In 1980, Mary Jane became testing at the YMCA, was assis- an international luge judge with 165 Pretoria Avenue GCA Glebe Report March 3, 2000 8 Public meeting to preview plans for post office site At our February meeting, the mated City of Ottawa and in com- nity Associations to merge into a Glebe Community Association munity consultation with elected group representing all downtown heard from a number of develop- representatives. communities. ers about plans for building in John Kane reported that The next meeting of the GCA our community. talks are underway between the will be held on March 28 at the The first, representing Ash- By City Centre Coalition and the Glebe Community Centre at 7:30 croft Homes, presented an ambi- G. C. A. Coalition of Inner City Commu- p.m. tious plan to build living space President onto a renovated new retail space 7 at the Fourth Avenue site of the Anne Scotton post office. This development Healing Han will be the subject of a public who try to help merchants keep MASSAGE THERAPY IN THE GLEBE meeting in March to allow for full their premises accessible to cus- JODEE DURNI .M.T., B.A. discussion. tomers, while respecting the The second, a linked home rights of people asking for hand- 61 3) 2 97 which would be built in the back outs and those who wish to give to EMAIL: Ji0 *1?typ. NO of an existing home as an infill, them. Clearly, the more support was referred to the planning we can provide to people in neeci. SPECIALIZING IN PREG NCY=8c IN NT, 'SS/WE, LABOUR S committee of the GCA to write to in the forni of food and shelter, FOCUSING ON PREVENTATIVE WELLN MIND, ODY, 8c SPIRIT the city outlining concerns raised rather than money for uncertain ,..opses at our meeting. purposes, is the way to focus help Doreen Drolet, membership and get panhandlers off the vice-president, gave us an update street. A WEALTH OF LOCAL on the campaign this past fall. Joanna Dean, chair of the en- INVESTMENT KNOWLEDGE We have almost completed the vironment committee, has been Sample of Products & Services Available: collection of memberships and very busy and reports elsewhere Individual Portfolio Planning this year has been another good in the Glebe Report on an initia- No Load Mutual Funds one, thanks to the dedicated team tive to increase the number of No Fee RRSP Plan of volunteers led by Doreen. Over trees in our community. She wel- Financial BluePrints for Complete Retirement a third of the households in our comes help and RRIF Planning and ideas for her Tax-Advantaged Investments area have joined and families are Bill Congdon committee work. Both Councillor Estate Planning heavily represented. We estimate Doucet and Councillor Berg, in Financial Consultant that over 4,000 people are repre- attendance at A member of Call For Further Information on: the meeting, com- your community sented by the Glebe Community mented on the energy and enthu- A complimentary consultation My next seminar Association and we are very siasm that Joanna brings to her 50 O'Connor St., Receiving my newsletter proud of that. community efforts. Suite 800 Any of my services We heard from Ottawa- Brian Jonah brought infor- Ottawa, ON Carleton Police Constable Mark mation from the Federation of KIF 6L2 Horton about a number of issues Citizens Associations, which is (613) 783-7337 or of concern to us in the Glebe. In working to identify other groups, 1 800-267-9345 Merrill Lynch particular, panhandlers remain a particularly in Nepean, who have e-mail: www.canada.ml.com [email protected] concern to the community police, common interests in the amalga- Merrill Lynch Canada Inc. is a Member - CIPF

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BY TED LUPINSKI port the whole payment on the A number of changes have 1999 return. However, he or she taken place in the year regarding can ask the Canada Customs and the filing of an individual's 1999 Revenue Agency to tax the parts Ti personal income tax return. for the previous years as if they Some of these affect a salaried were received in those years. Ex- individual, while others affect a amples of such payments are self-employed person. spousal or child support pay- The cost of tutoring services ments, wage-loss replacement paid to an individual who nor- plan benefits and periodic pen- mally provides such services to sion benefits. the public can be claimed as a Self-employed individuals medical expense. A medical who purchased computer software practitioner must certify that and hardware between Jan. 1, these services are necessary, be- 1998 and Oct. 31, 1999 to replace cause of a learning disability or a property likely to malfunction mental impairment due to changes related to th'e Year The basic personal amount an 2000 issue, can elect to have the individual can claim to determine whole purchase deductible the non-refundable tax credit has against revenue. The maximum increased to $6,794. Also, a amount of the claim is $50,000. spouse can earn up to $572 and still be claimed as a dependent. Ted Lupinski is the treas- An individual who receives cer- urer of the Glebe Business Group tain types of retroactive lump- and a chartered accountant prac- sum payments in 1999 has to re- dsing in the Glebe.

Photo: Susan Jermyn Business Matters fiction and Ben Balogh of Mexicali Basilisk Dreams Books, which features science Rosa's and Amy Cochran of Feleena's at the starting their third recent Taste of the Glebe. fantasy books, is pleased to report that they are year at 857 Bank Street. Mexicali Rosa's Welcome to Ray Nesrallah, owner of the newly opened 20 years of success Avenue Pub.

BY BRUCE DONALDSON grew, Canadian suppliers ap- When a restaurant has oper- pedred. Please support ated for 20 years in the same lo- As Mexican food became cation, without a change of owner- popular, Clyde moved quickly to our advertisers ship, without business disrup- establish other locationssome on tion, and it has developed a a franchise basis. As a result, growing market, has branched out the organization has grown quite to other locations to serve the large. There are seven outlets in market AND, throughout the pe- and around Ottawa: Feleena's on riod, has continued to make a Bank St., Dow's Lake Pavilion, 975 profit, then it has to be consid- Richmond Rd., 200 Rideau St., one ered successful. on Saint Joseph's Blvd., one in Mexicali Rosa's on Bank Street Orleans and one in Aylmer. We look forward (at Clarey Avenue) passed its Provincially, there are five res- 20th year in business in 1999 at taurants in Quebec, five in the to seeing you! the same location and has met all Maritimes and four more in On- the criteria of success- tario (two in Toronto and two in particularly in the opinion of its London). The staff and management look forward customers. The management and The California-style food is staff believe that they will con- not very spicy-hot when served, to seeing you - and serving you - in our tinue these results in the new since condiments on the table al- millennium; and, if their enthu- low it to be bolstered to meet in- Loeb Glebe Supermarket. siasm is an indicator, they will. dividual tastes. Clyde Ross and his wife Iona The menu is large and varied, We're proud to be part of this community, opened the restaurant in 1979 with a base of nachos, enchiladas, and have not looked back since. tortillas and burritos used in a and are committed to making your shopping Iona is a "valley girl" coming variety of ways. Beverages avail- from a small town in Quebec. able from the bar include three experience as satisfying as possible. Clyde was born and raised in a kinds of Mexican-style beer to part of Los Angeles where Mexi- complement the menu. can food was a daily necessity for The atmosphere of Mexicali Jim McKeen, Store Owner the predominantly Mexican pop- Rosa's, decorated to provide a ulation. He obtained a university Spanish touch, is very, very cas- degree in order to qualify as a ual and appeals to younger fami- teacherand, for some reason, lies who can enjoy themselves. headed north, landing in Montreal The competent staff move quickly in 1969. There, he met and mar-' and effectively to help customers ried Iona and, by 1979, they had feel comfortable. There is very opened Mexicali Rosa's in the little staff turnover and many Glebe. have been employed there for Loeb Glebe For a brief period prior to double-digit years, though they 754 Bank Street don't look it. 1979, they opened and operated Tel.: (613)232-9466 Fax: (613) 232-6502 Rosa's Cantina near the Univer- There is a friendly and cosy sity of Ottawa, which confirmed bar, where regulars drop in after their view that there was an un- work and where waiting for a ta- tapped market for Mexican food ble is made pleasant. Lbeb pin. in Ottawa. Since there were no Clyde Ross and his wife and Store Hours:Sunday 9:00 &m. -8:00 p.m.* Monday to Fnday 800a.m.-10:00 p.m.. Saturday 7:00 a.m.-9:00 suppliers of the needed ingredi- staff look forward to the next 20 Why not e-mail us your shopping list? ents, they obtained them from years in business serving the Chicago. Later, as the business Glebe. www.loebglebe.com REPORT Glebe Report March 3, 1 2000 0 City Councillor's report HERITAGE PLAQUES On Feb. 21, Mutchmor Public School received a Heritage Desig- nation Plaque as part of the city's Heritage Day celebrations. I was proud to present the plaque to RIVOLI principal Barbara Campbell and SILVER COLLECTION trustee Lynn Graham, and pleased By to support the GCA's request for Councillor heritage designation for this Inez Berg well-loved community school. A Heritage Designation Mark Horton, also covers the site Plaque was also presented to Bill frequently. Metz and Robin Fyfe of Routeburn 172 GLEBE AVENUE Urban Developments for the for- An application to rezone 172 mer Ottawa Ladies College at Lyon Glebe Avenue from residential to and First. It is undergoing a her- minor institutional to allow an itage renovation to condominium expansion of the Montessori apartments. School was refused by planning LEISURE, ARTS & HERITAGE committee and council in Febru- FACILITIES STUDY ary. In spite of the fact that the The report on Phase III of the school is a valued tenant and city's Leisure, Arts & Heritage community presence, a strong Facilities Study was presented to majority of local residents, as committee and council. One key well as the GCA's planning and recommendation is to wait until a traffic committees and its board, single city council is in place to opposed the rezoning, as did the decide the future of major facili- city staff report. I hope the ties such as arenas, sports fields school will continue successfully and indoor pools. Many who took at its present location, and that a part in this study would like to more favourable location in the have continued input into the area will become available. DAVIDSON'S JEWELLERS SINCE 1939 recommendations that the com- munity services department will GLEBE TRAFFIC REPORT On Feb. 16, 790 BANK STREET AT THIRD make to the transition board. To the Glebe traffic OTTAWA, CANADA K1S 3V6 advisory committee get a copy of the report or to in- met with con- PHONE (613) 234-4136 FAX (613) 232-9764 dicate your desire for continued sultants hired by the region to input, please call my office, 244- discuss the consultants' draft of 5367. the Glebe Traffic Report. Con- OTTAWA TRANSITION BOARD cerns raised by the community The recently formed transi- have led to further consultations IN THE HEAW OF THE GLEBE tion board meets the second Mon- between the committee and con- day of each month and at the call sultants. I was assured that my Dr. Richard Merrill Haney, Ph.D. (Psychology) of They on-going request to have the their chair. invite public "rou are your dreams...limited only by your fears." involvement in their decisions for traffic count for cars exiting the running of the new Bronson onto Findlay/Broadway single Personal, Relationship and Marriage Counselling city. They are forming various included in the report, along with committees on which individuals Bronson Avenue exit counts al- Comprehensive Divorce Mediation (with or without lawyers) and representatives of commu- ready in the report for signalized Family, Financial, Commercial and Community Mediation nity, business, arts, and many intersections, will be granted. other associations may serve and Bank St. at 4th Ave. email: [email protected] make recommendations. For in- TRAFFIC CALMING 234-5678 (by appointment) www.magi.com/mettanet formation on the committees and As residents of many streets the process, contact the Ottawa seek added traffic calming meas- Transition Board, 111 Lisgar ures, they, their community asso- Street, Ottawa, ON, K2P 2L7. Tel: ciations, politicians and bureauc- 580-4750. racies will need to integrate their GREENING OF FOURTH & BANK efforts and resources to find bal- Congratulations and thanks to anced solutions. This became thee?- Joanna Dean and the GCA's envi- clear to me after my office heard ronment committee for their ef- from a Riverdale Avenue resident forts to green Bank Street and the who said her former regional councillor told her that the way Hcoapr avenues. They are working with group city and regional staff and prop- to deal with her complaints about erty owners to identify tree traffic on Riverdale would be to Velivo-4 Re4i4tsf planting sites. I support their move off the street. At that time request for two Amur maples on Riverdale was a regional road. In Associate Broker the city road allowance at the recent years it has become a city north-east corner of Fourth and street, with two signalized inter- For All Your Real Estate Needs Bank, with funds from my ward sections between Bank and Main, minor infrastructure budget. a speed hump, and stop signs. SU'fTelt City staff will plant the trees this However, concerns still remain spring and provide supporting about speeding. materials. We also hear from other area www.calljeff.com RECONSTRUCTION residents that traffic calming 567-1400 ON FIRST & SECOND AVENUES measures only irritate motorists 24HRS BUS PAGER sutton group - advantage realty ltd. Reconstruction of the homes and force Riverdale traffic onto lost on First and Second avenues their streets. What's the solution WHITTON AWARD fit in the other categories. Sub- has begun. Both developers and to such inner- and in ter- NOMINATIONS mit your nominee's name, full their contractors are paying for community problems? I feel it March 31 is the deadline for address and contact numbers (as daily security on the construc- must be found in co-ordinated Whitton Award nominations. well as your own), a description tion site from early evening until research, consultation and plan- Please send me your nominations of their work, and why you nomi- 6 a.m. Regular patrols and addi- ning, supported and led by the for outstanding Capital Ward vol- nated them. will to tional spotlighting add to the se- political ensure fair im- unteers. The categories are Arts CAN I HELP? curity. I requested additional plementation of official plans & Culture, Community Activism, Inez Berg, City Councillor, police measures, and police en- that already approve transporta- Sports & Recreation, Business & 111 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, ON hanced their surveillance of the tion alternatives to the car. In- Commercial, and Environment K1N 5A1. Tel: 244-5367. Fax: site and their visibility. Our creased enforcement of speeding There is also a category for long- 244-5373. E-mail: bergi@city. community patrol officer, Cst. violations is also necessary. term voluntarism which may not ottawa.on.ca 1 1 Glebe Report March 3, 2000 REPORT Regional Councillor's update Dear Glebe Report readers, SPORTS & SPINAL INJURY CLINIC I have always thought that one city made the best sense. This business of having regional roads SPORTS MEDICINE PHYSICIANS AND PHYSIOTHERAPISTS WORKING TOGETHER and city roads, sewers regional 11=11.1 A private clinic specializing in the and city sewers, city facilities 411111MIMIt care and regional facilities, has led to 1111 of: AN. sudden or recurring back pain a great deal of destructive pos- By 11.111=1111MW turing among politicians, as well Councillor =IMP sudden as or recurring neck pain poor public policy. I'm Clive 11111111111. thinking here especially of roads tenciinitis, sprains, or Doucet INI1 strains and public transit. At the re- 4=/,'"" gional level, with the accent on as the province did to the school moving traffic, we've built what boards when they arrralgamated 1116 MD's OHIP covered amounts to a series of traffic sew- them. Bernie Lalonde, M.D. ers For example, the that do not pay sufficient at- call for 50 Robert Gauvreau, M.D. PHYSIOTHERAPY extended health tention to the needs of the com- volunteer committees by the tran- Eleanor Cox, coverage munities these urban highways sition team to make recommenda- B.P.T. pass through. The problem is, tions about the form and struc- 1095 Carling Avenue, Suite 101 Ottawa, Ontario KlY 4P6 Tel: (613) 729-8098 you can't split regional and city ture of the new city makes me roads. nervous. Volunteers are the heart In Capital Ward, we see this and soul of any community. I ap- problem in every community. For plaud Mayor Watson's and Coun- example, to get a traffic calming- cillor's Berg's efforts to honour streetscaping study going that local volunteers for their won- Personal Tax derful work. But the cutbacks Corporate Tax includes regional and city roads, in Accounting one is obliged to negotiate an in- the schools, hospitals, parks and' 1011mV ter-municipal agreement. This is communities have overburdened what we've done recently in the our communities' capacity to Marlene Wheeler, CMA Glebe and Old Ottawa East. It carry on the many volunteer wasn't done for the 1996 traffic tasks that are already needed, let 54 Orrin Avenue, Ottawa, ON KlY 3X7 study in Old Ottawa South and i t alone take on new ones. The new Tel. (613) 798-1666 Fax (613) 798-8230 was the reason, I believe, that i t city will need resources, as well E-mail: [email protected] failed. You can't study Sunnyside as volunteers. www3.sympatico.ca/marlene.wheeler and Riverdale without also con- Claude Bennett has a long rec- sidering Bronson, Bank and Main. ord of serving Ottawa as alder- Over the years, the division of man, member of parliament, and local responsibilities has created provincial cabinet minister. Ile a spaghetti of confusion between brings to the transition team ex- the two governments. For exam- perience and, one hopes, a pro- ple, sidewalks on regional roads tective local spirit. The problem are owned by the regional gov- is that for those of us currently Accent on, Peattl, ernment, but maintained by the serving in municipal government, Esthetics & Electrolysis city. Make any sense? No. The whether we are on the school folks on one side of Baseline live boards or on local councils, the Accent on Beauty's skin care therapists offer some of the in Nepean and those on the other last few years have been a con- finest services and home-care products available! side live in Ottawa. Make any stant battle to deal with the ef- Facials Manicures Pedicures Massage (RMT) sense? No. It should be no fects of provincial downloading sur- Electrolysis Laser Hair Removal Waxing Make-up prise that most of your municipal and cutbacks. The most recent is the provincial decision to sell off GATINEAU representatives welcomed the 26 - 99 Fifth Ave. (Fifth Ave. Court) 238-3236 more than 5,800 public housing province breaking the local po- Elevator to 2nd floor Free Customer Parking litical gridlock and imposing a units. The provincial government process to amalgamate the 11 mu- contributes no money to sustain nicipalities of our region under public housing, but will pocket one roof. With one city, we $60 million from the sale of the should be able to address your housing, while local municipali- interests more vigorously and ties will have to buy new, more I. URIE STONE more effectively. expensive units to replace those So, why is it that we are all lost, or see more people on the beginning to get nervous about streets. It's this kind of pressure IM A NU1F CTURING this transition team appointed by that we face, to divest ourselves Queen's Park? Why are we of needed resources at the mu- A DIVISION OF DURSON HOLDINGS LTD. nicipal level, that makes people starting to see articles in the Ot- FOR ALL YOUR GRANITE, MARBLE, tawa Citizen referring to the nervous about the transition transition team members as dic- team's motives. Will it be just SLATE & LIMESTONE CUSTOM WORK tators? The reason is that it was another way of forcing us to sell DEFINITELY A CUT ABOVE the understanding of local politi- off more of the public infra- cians that the transition team structure paid for by Ottawa tax Granite Kitchen Counters our specialty payers? would do three basic things: 1) Custom Marble Tables Quality Craftmanship for over 40 years prevent any local municipality On a happier note, the light from selling off key pieces of in- rail line keeps chugging along. I Granite & Marble Fireplace Finishes and Bathroom Vanities frastructure like our Hydro recently met with our federal Patricia Dune President Electric companies; 2) ensure member of parliament Mac Harb, that no sudden debts were taken as well as NCC chairman Marcel Check us out on the Internet: www.durietile.com on by any municipality; and 3) do Beaudry, to ask them to be sup- 1541 Michael Street 749-5542 Fax: 749-5799 the tough administrative stuff of portive of extending the line to bringing 11 differing services the airport and to the downtown. and staffs under one organiza- They were. Construction of the gion with a real alternative to car from regional police traffic en- tional roof without bringing the five light rail stations for the dependency. Imagine Nortel and forcement division, for their bias of any one municipality into pilot line itself will be completed the high-tech centres in Kanata stepped-up surveillance on play. this year. We will receive the connected directly by train to the Riverdale and Sunnyside. But what we are starting to three trains in January 2001, airport! This can easily be done All the best, Clive Doucet hear via the rumour mill is that with service beginning in May of because the line is in the ground the transition team will make de- 2001. I remain convinced that now. All it needs is, like the pi- FOR INFORMATION cisions which will go much fur- this new service offers us the lot line, some repairs, a few sta- 111 Lisgar St., Ottawa ON K2P ther than setting up the skeleton best chance for reducing traffic tions, and trains. The people will 2L7. Tel: 560-1224. Fax: 560- of the new city, that they might along the airport-Bronson corri- come. 6075. E-mail: doucetcl@rmoc. change the powers and responsi- dor, and that its eventual exten- And finally, a big thank you on.ca Web site: www.rmoc.on.ca/ bilities of local government, much sions will finally provide the re- to Sgt. Crozier and his colleagues ward17 NEWS Glebe Report March 3, 2000 1 2 Help re-tree the Queensway BY JOANNA DEAN article written by Glebe architect It has taken seven years, but John Leaning. "It was my original John Leaning's dream for a intention to have a forest all the Queensway forest will finally be- way along from one end of Ottawa come reality this April. With the to the other," he explained. The co-operation of the Ministry of idea was taken up several years Transport, the regional forester later by Diane Holmes and the and local regional councillors Centretown Community Associa- Clive Doucet and Diane Holmes, tion, and Leaning has urged them the and Glebe commu- to Centretown include the Glebe and other goeense,..) 1,94 nity associations will be planting neighbourhoods. "Hopefully, i t trees along the grass verges on will go all the way along," he both sides of the highway. The said. "The biggest area of land is Austrian pines and Colorado blue near the Nicholas on-ramps." spruces will soften the noise of Indeed, John Leaning argues the Queensway, improve - air that the forest might have grown quality and beautify roadside on its own. "If we had stopped green space. mowing the grass seven years ago, trees would have grown of their own accord and we would have a forest by now. Take a look at the Daly site for an example." Bureaucracy is leery of chaos, however, and the plans drawn up by the regional forester have le- gitimized Leaning's idea and en- abled the region to get permission from the Ministry of Transport Adult volunteers are needed to for the beginnings of a forest. plant the trees. Centretown resi- The trees are selected for hardi- dents will be planting on the ness and salt tolerance. And north side of the Queensway and some wild trees will be included- Glebe residents will be planting the regional plan is built around on the south, between Bronson a number of existing "weed trees" Avenue and Bank Street. The that have escaped the mowers work should be easy. The 29 along the Queensway. John Leaning's ideas have spurred local community associations tO trees on the Glebe side are only Volunteers should contact Jo- start planting trees along the Queensway. Illustration: John Leaning about one metre tall, and the re- anna Dean, chair of the Glebe gion will provide shovels, com- community association environ- post and direction. ment committee, at 237-9767 or The April tree planting, ten- at [email protected] tatively planned for the morning of April 29, is the first phase in Monica Pine a long-term project to re-tree the grass verges. If this year's planting is a success, more trees will be planted in the future. (ifit) The idea originated in a 1993 Illustrations: Peter Duchemin S.'.5. Property Management Inc. "THE RESIDENTIAL SPECIALISTS" (over 25 years experience in Ottawa) The greening of Bank Street We welcome residential property owners and investors to contact Bank Street will be a little between the Queensway and Glebe us for consultation. A brief outline of the services we provide are: shadier next year, thanks to local Avenue, and around Lansdowne An accurate and up to date professional opinion of supply, property owners and the regional Park are particularly hot in the demand and rental revenue in the current Ottawa residential forester. The environment com- summer and windswept in the rental market. mittee of the Glebe Community winter," said Dean. "So we hay Association is brokering a deal been really happy with the co- Advertising, screening of prospective tenants, credit checks, between owners and the regional operation of the New Delhi, and employment confirmation, current tenancy checks. government to plant more trees the Beer Store which has agreed to Preparation of our customized lease that accommodates and along the street in the Glebe. take three trees." protects owners concerns. "We are working tree by tree, and corner by corner," said Jo- Property owners, who are Twenty-four hour emergency repair service at reasonable rates. anna Dean, chair of the commit- consulted about the location and Interpretation and clarification of The Tenant Protection Act. tee. "If the property owner is species of the tree, are asked to willing, the regional care for the new tree for the first Short term care and management of your home while you government are away will buy and plant the tree on few years. This is largely a mat- on vacation or other periods of time. private property as part of the ter of watering the treeand one We are members of Ottawa Regional Landlord's Association, Urban Tree Island Project." Glebe resident has already of- Eastern Ontario Landlord's Association, The Women's Business "Most of the property owners fered to step in and help any Network and one of the few property management firms listed owner have been very positive about who is not able to fulfill in the Integration Relocation Program (IRP) Directory of helping to make the Glebe a this obligation. Participating Property Management Firms. A government greener place. The owners of the The committee welcomes any program set up to assist Public Service employees, Canadian New Delhi restaurant, for exam- suggestions for locations for Forces and RCMP members during their relocation. ple, have been wonderful. They trees. The Urban Tree Island have gone out of their way to as- Project applies to properties We are available to meet with you at your home or office, at your sist us. They adapted their along any regional road. The con- convenience, to discuss the advantages of having S.D.J. Property parking lot plans to preserve an sultation process is a long oneit Management Inc. rent and/or manage your home or residential existing tree and included a can take an hour to identify the investment property. Satisfied clients are always available to planter box to allow for a new property ownerso the environ- provide you with references. tree." ment committee has restricted its Contact us today Studies have shown that trees attention to Bank Street. Glebe at 236-3407 attract more people to a shopping residents with an interest in for your free consultation! district by providing a light seeing more trees, here or along shade, cooling the street and, in other regional roadways such as 170 Holmwood Ave., Ottawa K1S 2P4 winter, breaking the wind. Bronson Avenue, are welcome to "The stretches of Bank Street assist. Tel: 236-3407 Fax: 236-1066 13 Glebe Report March 3, 2000 NEWS

Some rink rats play on the ice at Glendale Photos: Susan Jermyn Memories of Winterlude

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rMEMBER OF THE ONTARIO RESIDENTIAL CARE ASSOCIATION 15 Glebe Report March 3, 2000 N EWS Glebe Questions Joe the impresario On the snowiest day of Feb- ruary, I had the sunny pleasure of talking for an hour or more with Joe Pavia at Lansdowne Park about Augusts past and Augusts to come. 885 Bank St. 230-4474 Joe Pavia is the program manager of the Central Canada By Let us do the Cooking & Washing up! Exhibition Association and, for Clyde the last seven years, he has been Sanger Join us for Home Made Meals thinking about Augusts all year long. For, on the Wednesday after Stephanie Cadman, who performed We even make our own Bread!!! there in is the Ex finishes its 11-day run, he 1998, now on Broad- way. starts planning for the 75 or more shows that will draw the crowds He pulls a face when 1 men- Every Sunday is the the following August. tion stand-up comics. Some years ago, two Ed His connection with the Ex 16-year-old boys phoned Brown Pool Tournament goes way back, further than these and begged for a place on the Village Stage, which with plenty seven years. He used to live in originally of Prizes at 3pm was just a café. He Ottawa East as a child ("near to auditioned where Jean Chrétien was"), and he them in his office: "Make nie laugh!" he Live and another 13-year-old used to told them. "But they Entertainment!!! were earn a few summertime dollars awful." Yet he let them try and, on second Check carrying people across the Canal the day, he found a Boards for Listings to Fifth Avenue in an old rowboat. crowd of 200 around them. Police stopped their enterprise "Nobody was laughing," he adds. The next on the grounds that "we didn't year, they were back as $5.00 off have a business license." a trio, and made it to a Rogers ca- Your next meal ble show. "Comedy is hardest," with this Coupon The connection lapsed while No Cash he says. "It's quirky, and be- Value-Applicable to Menu items Only he was program director for 18 Limit of one Coupon/Couple or $2.50 cause it isn't noisy or moving Single years at the Y, where he matured Not to be combined with any other Coupons o pecials as an impresario. Not content much, it doesn't attract people." with fitness and swim programs, The Cattle Castle is the place he put on a 26-part lecture se- used to educate urban visitors ries. "I'm a frustrated writer," about the agricultural industry he says, so he put on a lecture on and the Ottawa Valley. (After all, how to help authors find a pub- the Ex began in 1888 as an agri- lisher and a market, and to his cultural fair.) Different associa- surprise, 150 people turned up. tions bring in hundreds of ani- Because he always wanted a mo- mals and feature a "breeder of the torbike, he organized another day" and, last year, put on don- lecture on how to buy one. key races. Joe Pavia tried for a He applies the same spectacular scoop one year, "Christmas present theory" to the phoning up Scotland to get Dolly Workout at your shows that he arranges for the Ex. to the Ex. But the scientist who cloned this famous lamb isn't leisure That is, he buys things he likes, 24 classes to to North Aerobics weekly (4 Air-Box Classes) reckoning others will like them about let her travel Fully Equipped Strength Training Room, Cardio machines too when he hands them on. So he American talk shows or to Ottawa, Also available : Personal Training, Massage Therapy, Wing Chun Martial Arts, hunts widely, as "an avid news- and Joe got no further than a sec- Yoga Classes, Weekdays Morning Babysitting and FRESH JUICE BAR. paper reader." He also gets five retary. Besides a "Salute to Service or six packages a day from people From $ 140.25/orie year who want to perform or display Club Pioneers" last year (which of something at the Ex. was the International Year (A.,lies to EXCLUSIVE FLEX PLAN MEMBERSHIP only.) Most Glebites associate the Older Persons), he formed a youth Ex with the noisy fun of the mid- advisory committee to judge a MOMENTUM ATHLETICS way and other games, but Joe Summer Excellence and Achieve- ment Award for the most produc- The Finest Fitness Club serving the Glebe & Ottawa South wanted to talk about encouraging 858 Bank Street at 5th Ave. amateur talent and celebrating tive use of free time. There were people's achievements. This year, 40 nominations, and the award for example, he is wanting to was won by a 14-year-old boy 2 3 7 - 4 7 4 7 mark the 50th anniversary of the who had spent long hours working start of the Korean war, and has at the Food Bank. Typically, Joe Business Hours : Mon - Thur. lam to lOpm, Fri. 7am to 9pm, Sat/Sun 9am to 5pm been talking to veterans, South got a young magician to co-chair Korean diplomats, the War Mu- the event with Mayor Jim Watson. seum, and Foreign Affairs about This year he's going strong the shape of a show. on robotics. Three high schools, It's the young amateurs with including Glebe Collegiate, are whom he seems to have the most competing to build a robotic fun. Last year, there were two hockey player, compiling an ex- Ottawa stages set up for amateurs, and a planatory book andof course young woman called Jocelyn co- running a web site. There'll be TUTOR CENTRE 200 First Ave. in Education 567-1251 ordinated a mini-festival that robots that do marvels in medi- Excellence featured every sport from hi p- cine, household chores and in- Confidence builds scholastic success! hop dancing to the Eastern On- dustry. 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THE CITY OF OTTAWA'S Le Budget de 2000 2000 Budget DE LA VILLE D'OTTAWA MAKING EVERY TAX DOLLAR WORK FOR YOU FAIRE QUE VOS TAXES TRAVAILLENT POUR VOUS

On January 17th, Ottawa City Council approved the City Le 17 janvier dernier, le Conseil municipal approuvait le Budget Budget for the year 2000. Thanks to careful planning, de la Ville pour l'an 2000. Grâce à une planification minutieuse, the Ottawa portion of your tax bill will show: la Ville d'Ottawa peut garantir aux contribuables:

IO. NO TAX INCREASE RESIDENTIAL TAX DOLLAR AUCUNE HAUSSE DE TAXES Average Tax Bill - $2,862.401 AMÉLIORATION DES SERVICES IMPROVEMENTS IN SERVICE TAXES RÉSIDENTIELLES NO NEW DEBT (PAY-AS-YOU-GO) Fa cture de taxes moyenne - 2 862,40 $ AUCUN NOUVEL ENDETTEMENT DE LA VILLE (FINANCEMENT PAR RÉPARTTTION) Ottawa has been able to keep the lid on its property La Ville a réussi à contenir les taxes foncières, taxes, despite having to deal with provincial malgré le transfert de responsabilités provinciales government downloading and Regional government aux municipalités et le refus de la Région de lui failing to pass on money rightfully owed to the remettre des sommes qui appartiennent taxpayers of Ottawa. légitimement aux contribuables d'Ottawa. The City will continue to provide the vital municipal La Ville continuera à offrir les services municipaux services essential to our community, such as fire essentiels à la collectivité, notamment les services protection, roads, sewers, community centres, parks d'incendie, l'entretien des routes et des égouts, les and planning. More money will be invested in better Net Debt at Year End Nouvelle dette en fin d'exercice centres communautaires, les parcs et l'urbanisme. road and sidewalk maintenance. 200 175,6 Plus d'argent sera investi dans l'entretien des routes et The City's financial performance has greatly improved 162,4 des trottoirs. 141,6 during the past three years: Ottawa's debt has been 150 La performance financière de la Ville s'est reduced from $175.6 million to $123.4 million... 123,4 106 grandement améliorée depuis trois années : la and it continues to fall. g loo dette est passée de 175,6 a 123,4 millions de dollars et elle continue de baisser. As we get closer to the birth of a new City of Ottawa less 59,6 than a year from now, the Council and administration of 50 À mesure que l'avènement de la nouvelle Ville the current City hope the principles that have guided 24,6 d'Ottawa approche, soit dans un peu moins d'un an, le them over the past three years will be adopted by the 8 0 Conseil et l'administration de la Ville actuelle espèrent new municipal government. They include: 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2003 2006 2009 2012 que les principes qui ont guidé leurs actions au cours des trois dernières années seront maintenus par la making our City an affordable place in whidi to live, nouvelle municipalité. Quels sont ces principes? work and play faire de la Ville un endroit on il fait bon vivre, travailler et se divertir; balancing the books and living within our means équilibrer le budget et vivre selon ses moyens; spending scarce tax dollars as if they were our own money gérer l'argent des contribuables comme on ferait pour ses finances personnelles. The City of Ottawa advocated and welcomes the establishment of the La Ville d'Ottawa est en faveur de la création de la nouvelle new, one-tier level of municipal government. We are proud that we administration municipale a palier unique. Nous sommes fiers d'être are more than ready to meet the challenges the new city will bring: prêts a relever les défis qui se poseront à la nouvelle ville OUR FISCAL HOUSE IS IN ORDER NOS AFFAIRES FINANCIÈRES SONT EN RÈGLE; WE HAVE A STREAMLINED ORGANIZATION NOUS AVONS RATIONALISÉ NOS STRUCTURES ADMINISTRATIVES (DOWN BY 723 EMPLOYEES SINCE 1993) (DEPUIS 1993, 723 POSTES ONT ÉTÉ COUPÉS); OUR TECHNOLOGY EXPERTISE IS EXCELLENT NOS COMPÉTENCES EN MATIÈRE DE TECHNOLOGIE SONT GRANDES; WE HAVE EXCELLENT STAFF NOUS AVONS UN EXCELLENT PERSONNEL; OUR 2000 BUDGET IS BALANCED, RESPONSIBLE AND FAIR NOTRE BUDGET 2000 EST ÉQUHIBRÉ, RATIONNEL ET ÉQUrTABLE.

Spring Cleaning the Capital 2000 14011 Grand ménage du printemps de la capitale 2000 La campagne de Grand ménage du printemps de la capitale, du The annual Spring Cleaning the Capital campaign from April 14- May 14 REGISIEft 14 avril au 14 mai, encourage les citoyens d'Ottawa à garder leur ville encourages residents to help keep Ottawa clean and green by tt4SCRIVEVIOUS propre et verte en nettoyant leur propriété ou en contribuant à nettoyer conducting dean-up projects on their own property or somewhere in their tatatITEt41041 d'autres endroits de la ville. Dites-nous quel est votre projet de nettoyage! inscrirons votre groupe, nous vous donnerons des conseils et nous community. Tell us about your clean-up project! Well register your group Nous vous fournirons des produits de nettoyage, tant qu'il nous en restera. and give you helpful hints and clean-up supplies, (while quantities last). Les participants inscrits qui nous retourneront leur rapport de Registered participants who retum their clean-up reports before nettoyage d'ici au 31 mai seront admissibles au tirage d'un des May 31 are eligible to win one of several prizes donated by our nombreux prix offerts par nos commanditaires. sponsors. Vous pouvez vous inscrire par téléphone, au 244-5444, To register, call 244-5444 fax: 244-5430 or visit ou par télécopieur, au 244-5430. Si vous préférez, vous our web site. pouvez aussi visiter notre site Web. 244-5300 www.city.ottawa.on.ca 111 promenade Sussex Drive K1N 5A1 www.ville.ottawa.on.ca , 19 Glebe Report March 3, 2000 NEWS Fair Trade coffee in the Glebe BY PENNY SANGER The very prospect of swearing off Coffee, ah coffee...roasted, the drug is as bad as the with- ground, filtered, dripped, perked, drawal symptoms described by even camp coffee settled like friends who tried and are now in sludge in the bottom of the pot for recovery. But now, hot on the the last ones out of their sleeping heels of Octopus Books which car- bagscoffee is always good news ries it as a sideline, Fair Trade to addicts like me. But not to coffee is available at our very own those who grow it. Loeb Glebe. Coffee from Coffee- It's the second most valuable mark Coffee and Tea Services is world-traded commodity after oil, right up there on the shelves with but it means lives of poverty for Nabob, Van 1-butte and all the most of the seven million farmers rest. Susan Buist and her hus- in the world who grow it. Despite band David's new business sup- plies Ottawans with beans from attempts under UNCTAD (the Illustration: Deirdre Furlong United Nations Conference on family-run farmer co-operatives Trade and Development) to or- that guarantee growers a mini- ganize a commodity agreement mum price. These growers use that would stabilize a range of environmentally sustainable me- Secrets of the African violet thods, protecting local habitats. farm-gate prices, they're still at tial. from is Coffee grown in the shade (as BY DEIRDRE FURLONG Watering below rec- the mercy of an often wildly onunended, as wet foliage may much of Fair Trade coffee is) of- The African violet's bright, fluctuating rtarket. Not for us, delicate blooms and velvety foli- cause leaf spot. the consumers, though. Thanks to ten provides a home for migratory birds, and the Smithsonian In- age make it a common favourite Several insect pests attack the wonders of the free market, I the stitute's Migratory Bird Centre among houseplants. It does, how- African violet. Mealybugs estimate I've been paying only ever, present some challenges to appear as small white pieces of about $2 and $4.50 a has awarded Fair Trade coffee a between grow indoors. I fell in love with slow-moving fluff, usually feed- pound for coffee for the last 30 certificate for preserving rain forests and migratory routes. the African violet as a child and, ing on stems and leaves. Thrips years. Think of the comparable after countless birthday plant are minute insects which feed price rise in other grocery items. Growers for Fair Trade coffee can also obtain credit at fair prices failures, eventually acquired the mainly on flowers. The most For growers across the world, and long-term purchase agree- secrets to its success. visible evidence of their presence this market-massaging by mid- ments which allow them to gnaw The African violet (Saint- is blossom damage, in the form of dlemen means they get about one- cash crops and food for their paulia ionantha) is, in fact, native silvery trails and disfigured twentieth of the retail price for families. to tropical East Africa and was growth. Infection often occurs at their labours. They can't get a All this, and exotic varieties named for its discoverer, Baron the plant's original source. fair price and they never know of fairly traded coffee from Costa Walter von Saint Paul. It is not a 'Therefore, it is wise to check any what the next crop will bring in. Rica, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Co- true violet, but belongs to the plant thoroughly before intro- Sometimes the processors they lombia, Bolivia and the Peruvian large diversified family Ges- ducing it into your home. Given work for dump coffee wastes into Andes, right over here at Loeb neriaceae, whose members in- the appropriate envi- life-giving local rivers, ruining Glebe. You'll be paying a bit clude the gloxinia and the flame ronment and a little special ef- farmers' drinking water and irri- mom 12 to 15 per cent, David violet. fort, your African violet will gation channels. Buist estimatesbut think of the Bright indirect light works thrive, rewarding you with many What do we do, we addicts? extra buzz you'll get! best for the African violet. A years of dainty, colourful blos- north or east window will produce soms. almost continuous bloom. Rich, loamy soil and the use of a pebble Deirdre Furlong, owner of tray will help provide the warm, Deirdre's Organic Plant Care, of- humid environment which the A f- fers residential houseplant serv- rican violet prefers. Since over- ices, including doctoring and watering is a frequent cause of plant-sitting. She may be Home root rot, good drainage is essen- reached at 722-0853. ha re PERSONAL INCOME TAX PREPARATION Thirteen Years Experience Services We Offer . . MARION CAMERON GLASS CUTTING Phone: 730-8491 Fax: 730-2448 PAINT MIXING email: [email protected] KEY CUTTING SHARPENING B.B.Q. 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No experience is neces- plore the extraordinary diversity Laugh and sing along with sary, and there will be lots of of life found in our planet's Puppets Inside and Out as they help, though participants under oceans. Embark on a voyage of present a puppet show for young nine years of age are asked to discovery with hands-on activi- children about ocean diversity. bring an older assistant. The fee ties, games, interpretive theatre, 30-minute presentation i n is $12 plus PST. If you would ocean science presentations, English only. On the 4 th like to guarantee a spot, please guided explorations and more! floor west. phone Louise at 746-2327. DAILY PROGRAM NATURE DAY CAMPS MadLab, started eight years TO MARCH 19 FEB. 28 TO MAR. 3, ago in Scotland, operates in con- Living on the Edge. Discover AND MAR. 13-17 junction with the Edinburgh In- the amazing diversity of life near The very first MadLab event ternational Science Festival, at the ocean coast with a nature in- During spring break, children six to 10 are invited spend a in Canada will be held on Sunday, science fairs and tech-fests, and terpreter, using real hands-on to week getting to know the ocean March 12, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the in schools in the U.K. and Ire- and display specimens, micro- and its with Glebe Community Centre, 690 land. The company has expanded scopic investigation and examples inhabitants hands-on experiments, crafts, experts, Lyon Street. to Australia, New Zealand and of live marine invertebrates. I n games, a field trip and museum MadLab is an engaging elec- now Canada. the exploration station, 3 rd tronics workshop where kids of To date, there are 12 kits of floor west. Daily from 10 exploration. Call 566-4701 for information and rlistration. all ages (6 to 66!) learn how to varying degrees of difficulty, a.m. to noon, and 1 to 2 p.m. solder and make their own bat- four of which are classified as Let's Celebrate the Inverte- RSVP COLLECTIONS tery-powered gadgets to take beginner. brate! These ongoing children's TOURS, SATURDAY, home. The workshop is drop-in For further information, craft activities will highlight MAR. 11, AT 1 P.M. style and takes about one hour to contact Lane Braden, tel: 599- those spineless and superbly de- Get a behind-the-scenes look complete, so the final start time 4959, e-mail: [email protected] or signed marine creatures that at Canada's most extensive natu- will be around 3 o'clock. There Louise Andoff, tel: 746-2327, make up most of the animal life in ral history collection of over 10 are special beginner's kits, in- e-mail: louise@ madlab.org the ocean. In the hall on the million specimens at the cluding Lie Detector and Wonky Web site: www.madlab.org Natural 4th floor west. Daily from Heritage Building, 1740 Pink Rd., 10 a.m. to noon, and 1 to 4 Aylmer, Quebec. Bilingual tours p.m. are held on the second Saturday One Earth, One Ocean, One afternoon of each month and last Life. Take a seat at one of the 1-1/2 hours. It's a Saturday af- computer stations and navigate ternoon with the skeletons that the depths of the ocean with this you won't soon forget! Cost is spectacular new CD-ROM about $5/person for this family- the ocean. In the hall on the The PantrL) oriented program. To reserve, si"ce 1915 4th floor west. Daily from please call 566-4776. 10 a.m. to noon, and 1 to 4 VEUTAMAN TEA ROOM p.m. SPECIAL EXHIBIT! PCOO IS ORSAM, LWOW Kisses INSECT WRECKS Thaï- etatrLY She Blows! Explore the TO MAR. 19 world of whales with a nature in- Bugs meet the Volkswagen terpreter, using hands-on speci- Beetle in a sculptural exploration 15"" mens, research tools and whale of industry, art and nature by song recordings. In the hall of Gayle Hermick. The four-piece the 4th floor west. Daily exhibit Insect Wrecks includes from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., and sculptures made from the detri- 2 to 4 p.m. tus of the computer, communica- 'THE WU commontry comma Lyon The Mysteries of Nature Game tions and transportation indus- Inez Berg Show. Be a contestant and test triescar hoods, computer circuit 111ONDA/- FR way your knowledge City Councillor - Capital Ward about the ocean! boards, motorcycle exhaust pipes NOON TM 3:00 244-5367 Your goal is to reveal what lies and televisions. See a metallic 111 Sussex Drive behind the mystery panel! 2 5 - mosquito with a 4-metre wing- minute on Ottawa, KIN 5A1 presentations the span and a 2-metre-high buzzing 4th floor west. Daily at 1 horsefly [email protected] with video-screen eyes p.m. and 3 p.m. on which the passing viewer's im- 244-5373 (fax) Science and the Sea. These age is captured momentarily. special presentations will high- There is also a particularly dis- light scientific discovery and the turbing wood tick with a 200- marine world, with a line-up of cubic-foot blood-sucking capac- Meditation as Inner Medicine experts coming in to talk about ity and a 5-metre dragonfly. Tuesdays, Feb 29 - March 28, 7-8.30 pm their specialties during the week CANADIAN MUSEUM OF and special films from the Na- NATURE: GENERAL Explore how Buddhist meditation can be used to relax and heal the body and tional Film Board of Canada fea- INFORMATION mind. Gain experience of special techniques to transform all problems, including tured on the weekends. Daily a t Address: 241 McLeod Street at sickness, into deep spiritual growth. Cost is $7/class. 2 p.m. in various locations. Metcalfe. Friends House SPECIALLY TIMED Hours: Tuesday to Sunday, 10 91A Fourth Ave, the Glebe PRESENTATIONS a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursday until 8 MARCH 13 TO 17 p.m. Closed Mondays until Presented by the Joyful Land Buddhist Center Please call 234-4347 for more information ONLY AT 11 A.M. April 30 (except holidays and Join the fun as children's spring breaks). performer Wendy DeMos presents Admission Fees: Family: $12, The Ocean Show, with songs and adults: $5, seniors & students music that celebrate nature and (13 and over): $5, children (3-12) the sea! 30-minute presen- $2, children (under 3): FREE. tation in English only. On 'Thursdays: half-price until 5 Lansdowne the 4th floor west. p.m.; FREE from 5 to 8 p.m. Animal Hospital T. Zarkechvari D.V.M., M.S. Friends of the Central Experimental Farm Lecture on Orchids by Eleanor Sweeney 281 Sunnyside Ave. (corner of Bank & Sunnyside) Building #72, Arboretum, CEF 730-2460 March 22, 7-9 p.m (613) 230-3276 friends of the farm les amis de la ferme 21 Glebe Report March 3, 2000 N EWS Playstructure With safety in mind Come out to the auction Playgrounds can provide an the playgrounds in their area March 25 at Glebe C. C. excellent backdrop for imagina- meet the new requirements. tive, interactive play, giving "By working together, we can the to BY KATHY ALDRIDGE children opportunity in- help improve play areas to pro- The members of the Corpus teract with other children, while vide a safer and more accessible Christi and Mutchmor play- exploring their physical abilities environment in which our chil- structure committee are working in a creative and challenging set- dren can play, learn and grow," ting. and together to provide both schools Parents children alike says Pat Keindel, Vice President, appreciate the time energy and the community with a wheel- and Standards, CSA International. on chair-accessible playstructure. well spent the playground. "The technical committee mem- The firs.t joint fund-raising Unfortunately, potential haz- bers who volunteered their time event will be a Wine and Cheese ards exist at playground across and expertise to develop the Gala and Auction at the Glebe Canada. Injuries on playground standard have helped lay the Community Centre main hall, Sat., equipment are a major health con- groundwork for committed indi- Mar. 25. The evening begins at 7 cern for children. Thousands of viduals across Canada to improve p.m. with a silent auction, fol- children are treated in emergency and maintain playground equip- lowed at 8 p.m. by a brief auction rooms for preventable injuries ment for generations of children led by certain celebrity auction- suffered on playgrounds each to enjoy." eers. Admission to the auction year. will be $5/adult. There will be a The playstructure fund- In 1998, CSA International nominal charge for wine; non- raising committee is busy solic- (formerly the Canadian Standards alcoholic beverages and food will iting donations from the commu- Association) published the sec- of a be complimentary. nity. They have already received ond edition standard for strong support. Anyone who public playspaces and equipment. Designed to provide would like to make a donation to requirements the auction and has not yet been to help improve the safety of contacted, please call Edith playgrounds, "Children's Play- spaces & Equipment Bramwell at 231-6262 or Sharon (CAN/CSA- Some of the guidelines of- Cloutier at 236-3973. Z614-98)," is intended to promote encourage fered by the standard to help We are encouraging everyone and the provision and use of public playspaces that are make playspaces and equipment to attend this event, as the new safer are: playstructure will benefit our well-designed, well-maintained, Gaps in playspace equipment children and community for years innovative and challenging. The standard applies to public must be less than 90 mm or to come. If you would like to pur- play- greater than 225 mm to prevent chase tickets to the Wine and paces and equipment intended for use by children aged 18 months serious head and neck injuries. Cheese Gala and Auction, or if Areas that could potentially you have any questions, please do to 12 years, and includes re- quirements for equipment such as entangle drawstrings or loose not hesitate to call Kathy clothing on play equipment, Aldridge at 237-7978. seesaws, slides, log rolls, climb- Illustrations: Tamsin Johnston ers, track rides and swings. where there is uncontrolled mo- CSA standards are developed tion like sliding and jumping, by volunteer technical commit- should be eliminated. tees made up of representatives Protective barriers for chil- from groups such as government, dren 18 months to age five should labour, academia, industry and be created and the top height of consumers' associations. In the the surface of protective barriers case of the standard for chil- or guardrails must not exceed dren's playspaces and equipment, 725 mm. For children ages five to How to buy your volunteer committee representa- 12, the top height must not ex- tives came from groups such as ceed 950 mm. SAFE KIDS Canada, the Consumers Protective surfacing zone ar- first home. Association of Canada, the Cana- eas are required beneath any dian Parks/Recreation Associa- piece of equipment from which a tion, and Health Canada. child could fall. A fall height is Compliance with the stan- defined as the vertical distance dard by manufacturers and day- between the top of a guardrail or care centre operators is volun- designated play surface and the tary, unless it is required by protective surfacing beneath it. policy from municipalities or As the fall height increases, so school boards. This standard re- does the amount of protective fers to new equipment or to surfacing required beneath it. playspaces that are being re- Surfaces should absorb impact A paired or retrofitted. However, and cushion a fall. Protective free seminar from Royal Bank. regulators can choose to adapt surfaces can be composed of such materials as wood chips, sand, There's more to buying your first home and implement a CSA standard as they see fit. engineered wood fibres, and fine than just looking at houses. In Ontario, the Ministry of and medium gravel. Find out how much more at our free seminar. Community & Social Services has The playground owner or op- We'll give you the facts on how to proceed, made compliance with the stan- erator must develop a comprehen- what to look for, what to do and what not to do. dard for children's playspaces sive maintenance program and And, we'll tell you what to do about a mortgage. and equipment a licensing re- inspect equipment frequently for quirement for child care centres. potential hazards. It's free. There's no obligation. Other provinces and territories CSA International is an in- You get a free Royal Bank Home Buying Information kit have indicated that they intend to dependent, not-for-profit organi- and answers to all your questions. implement similar legislation in zation, supported by more than the near future. 8,000 members, and it has a net- CSA International does not work of offices in Canada, the Location: Royal Bank - 745 Bank Street test and certify playground United States and around the Tuesday, March 28, 2000 equipment, so parents won't find world. Established in 1919, it is the familiar CSA mark a global leader in the field of 7:00 p.m. on equip- ment at local daycare centres, standards development and the Call Chris at 564-2770 to reserve your seat. parks or schools. Some jurisdic- application of these standards tions across Canada are using in- through product certification, dependent, certified playground management systems registration ROYAL BANK inspectors to evaluate equipment through QMI (a division of CSA to ensure it meets the require- International), and information ments of the standard. Parents products. The CSA certification should call their local school mark appears on more than one board or municipality to see if billion products worldwide. REPORT Glebe Report March 3, 2000 22 Ottawa-Carleton Catholic School Board trustee report Personalized Ileliremenl The Ottawa-Carleton Catholic School Board announced recently Location, location location. that Education Week 2000 fes- tivities will be held the week of April 30 to May 5. The Ministry of Education had earlier picked the week of May 8-12 for Educa- By tion Week across the province. Cathy However, the OCCSB has made the Maguire- change because the Ministry's Urban dates conflict with the first week pics, and hundreds of board em- of province-wide testing for ployees and students participated Grades 3 and 6. With the many as volunteers. More than $28,000 activities scheduled in all was raised by staff and students sehools for Education Week, to sponsor athletes from across trustees felt that it was unwise to the country participating in the hold mandated testing at that games. Teachers integrated the A at the particular time. Mass Special Olympics into their cur- newly renovated Notre Dame Ba- riculum plans for students, and silica, with Archbishop Marcel many students attended the games start off a Gervais presiding, will to cheer on the athletes. It was a very busy week for students, very rewarding exPerience for teachers and parents. everyone involved. COST OF HARMONIZATION INDEPENDENT REVIEW PANEL asked the The board has At a recent meeting, the Ministry of Education to pay the board appointed three members to $5 was to Enjoy it all. A breathtaking year-round relationship with million it forced spend its independent review panel to the pro- nature and an easy limousine ride harmonize educational which will hold a series of public to downtown grams after amalgamation. Be- second appointments and shopping. Premier retirement living cause of the amalgamation of the hearings in March for the of the school area review. with an exceptional riverview location. two former boards on January 1, phase The panel will be comprised of 0.3) mEilth 1998, the harmonization of sev- Call Anne Bell for our * RES.1 L, 44, Sister Jean complimentary oN.'`) eral programs was necessary, Bernadette MacNeil, 4 and Father Frank limo service, lunch and tour. ORCA=.° such as French as a Second Lan- Goulet 'S'. Kavanagh. Mrs. MacNeil began . ...,, guage, which will soon enter the c-, her career as a teacher with the 7 f 0 consultation phase. The two for- 550 Wilbrod Street (613) 234-6003 45 mer boards had considerably former Ottawa Roman Catholic iissoc\-- School Board; she was a principal An Association of different FSL programs. In a re- Quality Retirement Facilities port to the board, administration with the former Carleton Roman Separate School Board outlined the costs associated with Catholic and was a superintendent of the harmonization. The FSL pro- the CRCSB from 1985 gram will cost over $127,000 for schools with until her retirement in 1992. a major review, and there may be Sister Goulet, a member of the more costs in future years, de- ADVERTISEMENT of the Holy Cross, is the pending on the program changes Sisters coordinator of pastoral services approved by the board. The costs Which of These Costly Homeseller for harmonizing several other for the Archdiocese of Ottawa; she was an elementary teacher for educational programs was about Mistakes You of years, having taught Will Make $245,000. The most costly har- a number for former OSSB. Father monization has involved Informa- the When You Sell Your Home? for 20 years in tion Technology. The board had Kavanagh taught Ottawa and London, Ontario. He OTTAWA - A new report has just that cost them literally thousands of to spend almost $2.5 million to was the principal of St. Patrick's been released which reveals 7 costly dollars. The good news is that each bring the level of computer tech- College High School in Ottawa mistakes that most homeowners and every one of these mistakes is nology in former Ottawa-sector from 1964 to 1969; he is a former make when selling their home, and a entirely preventable. schools to the level that existed president of the Ontario 9 Step System that can help you sell In answer to in the former Carleton sector. this issue, industry Teacher's Federation and the On- your home fast and for the most insiders a The board purchased a number of have prepared free special tario English Catholic Teachers' amount of money. report entitled "The 9 Step System to Pentium computers, fileservers Association. and printers for former Ottawa This industry report shows Get Your Home Sold Fast and for The staff on this schools. Training also had to be report sec- clearly how the traditional ways of Top Dollar." ond phase of the area provided for teachers and site school re- selling homes have become To hear a brief recorded view will outline a of administrators at the Ottawa number op- increasingly less and less effective in message about how to order your tions that schools. These steps were neces- the board of trustees today's market. The fact of the free copy of this report, call 613- can consider to achieve the sary in order to merge the aca- matter is that fully three quarters of 820-8585 and enter ID# 1500 You board's goal of eliminating 2,100 demic programs and provide sys- homeseller don't get what they want can call anytime 24 hours a day, 7 tem-wide professional develop- surplus pupil spaces. This re- port will be for their home and become days a week. ment for teachers. The board also presented to the board in February, after which disillusioned and-worse-financially Call NOW to find out how you had to spend about $1.7 million the affected disadvantaged when they put their can get the most money for your on additional teachers and other communities will be consulted. Following the public home on the market. home. staff for the harmonized pro- Ian Hassell, salesperson Remax metro-en) realty ltd , Realtor 563-11,55 hearings, the IRP will As this report uncovers, most grams. The Ministry of Education present its own report to the board with a homesellers make 7 deadly mistakes has so far refused to provide funds to help amalgamated school series of recommendations by the end of March. The public will boards across the province har- provided every July, costs the The board approved the have an opportunity to review the monize their educational pro- board approximately $300,000, transfer of Carol Barazzuol, vice- IRP report in early April and grams. The OCCSB has sent a re- but the Ministry contributes principal at linmaculata High then a final staff report will be ap- quest for funding to the Minister proximately $30,000. If the School, to St. Peter High School, presented to the board by the end pro- of Education and has asked the gram is cancelled due to the cost, where she will be vice-principal. of April. The board will then Ontario Catholic School Trustees' there will be no other summer Brent Halverson, a teacher at Im- render its decision. Association to support the board program for these students to at- maculata High School, was ap- The board is in its request. concerned that, tend. The board has appealed pointed acting vice-principal at unless more funds are provided to SPECIAL OLYMPICS the Ministries of Education, Immaculata. by the Ministry of Education, the The recent Canadian Special Health, and Community & Social If you should wish to contact me Olympics 2000 Winter Games summer school program for stu- Services to provide the funding to about any issues in our schools, were a very special event within dents with developmental dis- maintain the program, which is please contact me at 823-2185, or the board. The OCCSB had a part- abilities may have to be discon- essential to the students' mental, Catherine_Maguire-Urban@ . nership with the Special Olym- tinued. The program, which is physical and social well-being. occdsb.on.ca 23 Glebe Report March 3, 2000 REPORT OCDSB budget proposes cuts to programs 2000-2001 BUDGET (SCHOOL YEAR FUNDING) The province controls educa- tion spending and school boards are dependent upon the grants By they receive. The OCDSB 2000- 2001 budget totals $514 million, OCDSB down from the 1999-2000 budget Trustee of $521 million. Staff recommen- Lynn dations for reductions include Graham the following areas: English as a Second Language instruction; Spe- What are your views? Over cial Education, i.e., fewer social the coming weeks, I will be seek- workers, psychologists, and ing the input of school council speech and language pathologists; representatives with regard to the instructional support and sup- OCDSB budget and the serious- plies to schools such as funds for ness of ongoing reductions in repairs of musical instruments funding. All constituents can access budget documents and Mayor Jim Watson, Mutchmor principal Barbara Campbell, trustee Lynn and shop equipmen library Graham & Co un. Inez Berg display Mutchmor's Heritage Plaque. service; computer software; cur- learn of meeting dates by check- riculum materials; and the ing the board's Web site at breakfast program. The budget www.ocdsb.edu.on.ca or calling Digital Camera proposal also recommends the the board's information line at Sony Mavica MVC-Fd91 cancellation of the Community 596-8222. Please contact me at (charger + computer software ) any with questions and Living/Autism Summer Learning time your ($1900. Value) w tax. comments. Program as of the summer of Asking: $1000. 2001. SCHOOL CLOSURES The OCDSB is losing $85 mil- On February 21, at committee lion in revenues over a five-year level, trustees approved a new Hi8 Video Camera period (1998 to 2003), a total school closure process that will Sony: TRV65 budget reduction of 15 per cent. include all OCDSB elementary (charger + Polaroid lens) Cuts will have to be- greater than schools inside the Greenbelt. ($1250. Value) w tax this amount due to cost increases. From six to 12 schools may be 7. ,1_1 Iii.. The province is in the Asking:$600. i:__9111 PI phasing closed, depending upon school :.1: . Both for: $1500. g g reductions to bring our board size, in order to achieve a 90 per (and other large public boards in Committed to Excellence cent average utilization of pupil General Contractors the province) in line with provin- spaces. If this motion is ap- cial average grant levels per pu- 230-8177 proved at board, decisions on clo- (between 9:30AM & 3PM, Monday- pil. The reductions proposed by sures will be made in October Friday only.) 565-5223 staff for the 2000-2001 budget Sandy Hill Construction 2000 and will take effect by Sep- of Ottawa are in the instruction grant cate- tember 2001. Ninety per cent www.sandy-hilLon.ca gory, as this is where expendi- utilization is more realistic than tures exceed revenues. OCDSB the Ministry's 100 per cent; how- spending is slightly over the ever, I will again oppose the mo- "envelope" in Continuing Educa- tion at board, because the process tion, but within provincial grant does not allow for in-depth MO PEAK "envelopes" for all other catego- analysis or proper consultation. ries of expenditure, including pupil accommodation, transpor- OTHER ITEMS &ÇKiTVNE(-& tation, central administration and * A survey has resulted in a staff cost of debt. recommendation (for trustee ap- proval) to register students for 2 FOR 1 The gradual decline in Middle French Immersion at spending in instructional budgets Hopewell, Katimavik and Queens- has consequences for schools, wood schools, in addition to the KiWi MiKES SERVi(f classrooms and students. Over existing MFI programs, for the the coming weeks, trustees will fall of 2000. 1073 BANK SUNNYSiDE receive public input on the staff " The Third Interim Report on the proposals, debate alternate pro- Progress Review of Ontario's New 73O78% posals, and vote on a final budget District School Boards can be by March 27. At the same time, found on the Education Improve- GPT YOUR PLANKS AFTER "MD AS GOLD" our board is working with public ment Commission Web site at WM school boards across Ontario to http://eic.edu.gov.on.ca (PL{ASf E3PiNG TNiS AD TO 6{71 FOR 1) explain to the Ministry of Educa- * The Schools Our Children De- tion the inadequacies in the serve by Alfie Kohn (Houghton funding model and the need for, Mifflin Company, 1999) chal- provincia solutions, particularly lenges the current focus in edu- when it comes to employee work- cation on standards and test ing conditions. For instance, the scores. It is a book worth read- Expert Advice and No Commissions. average salary that the funding ing. model assumes is lower than the " On Heritage Day (Feb. 21), Prin- Introducing Asset Partner- current actual average salary in cipal Barbara Campbell and I had Asset Partner offers you the flexibility and choice of investment products, the province and in the OCDSB. the pleasure of accepting, on be- combined with professional financial advice and service The Greater Essex County half of the OCDSB and Mutchmor District School Board (Windsor- School, a City of Ottawa Archi- all for one fee. Essex) recently voted to "commit tectural Conservation Award in itself in principle to refuse to recognition of the school's heri- For more information, contact: BILL CONGDON, Financial Consultant make any further reductions in tage status. spending regardless of provincial (613) 783-7337 funding." If that board actually Please contact me at any time: passes a deficit budget later this Lynn Graham, Ottawa-Carleton spring, the Ministry of Education District School Board, 133 Green- Merrill Lynch Road, Nepean, K2H could take strong action, includ- bank Ontario, wvvw.canad a. ml. com ing a provincial government 6L3. Tel: 730-3366. Fax: 730- "takeover" of all board opera- 3589. E-mail: lynn_grahamP Some restrictions apply. Service is not for day traders or other excessive trading activities. tions. ocdsb.edu.on.ca Merrill Lynch Canada Inc. Member - SCHOOL NEWS Glebe Report March 3, 2000 2 4 Corpus Christi School Our spirit continues to grow KINDERGARTEN LITERACY dents thoroughly enjoyed all the If learning PROGRAM events and earned points for their Planning is underway to in- spirit teams. troduce a language starts this enhancement SPIRIT 2000 CLUB and early literacy program for During the opening celebra- Junior and Senior Kindergarten tions of Spirit Week, the students why children. The program is early, imple- were introduced to their spirit mented by trained volunteer 2000 teams. Each team, com- adult readers who read quality prised of students from K-6, earn wait to literature to children, one-on- points towards the goal of 2,000 one, and focus on exploring and points for participating in spirit developing concepts, as well as week events, demonstrating posi- teach? features of the text. The ap- tive social behaviour that reflects proach not only makes literature social theme of the month and more accessible to these four- the carrying out good deeds at school. and five-year-olds, it also pro- vides all children with an op- Teams reaching 2,000 points Glebe Montessori School portunity to develop a strong lan- will celebrate together with a guage foundation before they pro- special lunch. Each team has two ceed to more formal learning. teacher "cheerleaders" who en- BILINGUAL PROGRAMS This literary program will begin courage their team to do their in early March. best. The spirit teams encourage and build positive goals and AGES 2 1/2 TO 6 PRESCHOOL PROGRAM friendships among students from AGES 6 TO 10 ELEMENTARY PROGRAM all grade levels. The spirit 2000 club will continue throughout the year. 650 LYON STREET SOUTH PLAYGROUND PARTNERSHIP (Glebe St. James United Church), TEL. 237-3824 AUCTION, MARCH 25 Corpus Christi School Coun- cil, along with Mutchmor School CHASING AWAY THE BLUES Council, are busy preparing for The February blues were the auction to be held March 25 at w a pushed aside as the students and the Glebe Community Centre. teachers celebrated Spirit Week. Proceeds from the evening will Each day was designated as a spe- assist with funding for the pur- cial event day: MondayShow Your chase and construction of a new School Spirit by wearing school 0Diktore playground structure to be built colours, green and white; Tues- for the use of students in each daySkiing and Outside Activi- school and the community. ties and Multicultural Work- Staff and students always Lentre shops; WednesdayWacky Hair extend a sincere welcome to the 1111 Bank St. 730-2887 Day, .ThursdaySports Fan Day, community to visit Corpus guitars fiddles mandolins banjos harps FridayCrazy Hat Day. The stu- Christi. recorders Irish flutes tin whistles hand Introducing Mr. Rogers drums amplifiers accessories music to the neighbourhood books CDs acoustic amplification stringed instrument repair music instruction advice BY CAMILLIA KONG Even with his international What's the difference between a lawnmower and an accordian? You can sell a used lawnmower. Jim Rogers loves his job as experience, Rogers says it is im- N the new principal at Corpus possible to compare the Canadian Christi School. As principal, Ro- school system with other coun- gers is devoted to staying in tries, or even between provinces. 0 g.i.afurness- asecf Stress Reduction Prorai z. touch with the children, being "Each school and province are there as a role model and trying individual cases," Rogers says. AleCodie enger to excite them academically. "You can't compare [the Canadian Ottawa 'sfirst .11BSRteacher, since 1995 "It's an opportunity to help schools] with other schools inter- students in their flight to dis- nationally because there are cover who they want to become," unique factors." "Rarely have I taken a program that has lived up to Rogers says. The Tweed, Ont, na- its objectives as well as the mindfulness program." J.May tive describes his job as a However, Rogers does agree "facilitator in guiding the stu- that those factors affecting chil- Daytime program free information session April 11 dents to help them acquire the dren have changed. "We have to skill to become a part of society." take into consideration the home in the Glebe information and brochure Rogers believes strongly in life that students come from," he Evening program 730-5929 the school's goal in developing says. "It makes it more chal- in Old Ottawa South www.cybems.ca/melodie.benger/ "the whole childthe spiritual, lenging for a classroom teacher." academic, artistic and athletic With this in mind, Rogers tries to parts within kids." "provide the kind of safe envi- Prior to coming to Corpus ronment that will nurture the CANDY BOUQUET Christi, Rogers was a vice- child." A delicious alternative to flowers. principal for three years in In his spare time, Rogers en- Autrement plus delicieux que des fleurs. Kanata, and had joys travelling and a various teaching ex- variety of sports, GREENTREE periences in the such as hockey and &COMPANY Ottawa-Carleton "...develop the swimming. Rogers area. He has also hopes to continue in Rental had whole child-the international spiritual, aca- his administrative Management teaching experience. role. He'd like to for the He taught in demic, artistic Singa- and athletic keep meeting the Foreign Service pore for a few years challenges that come (A DELICIOUS ALTERNATIVE TO ROWERS) Community and describes it as parts..." with the job. "It has "a fabulous experi- excitable times, Mary Ellen Boomgaardt ence." that's for sure." Jocelyne Lamarche 587 Bank Street Office (613) 746-2367 Ottawa, Ontario K1 S 3T4 Fax (613) 746-3050 Tel: (613) 567-4300 Fax: (613) 567-5692 A 390 Rideau Street E.P0. www comnet.ca/-bonbons i-.."*-.4ei-eXt-.AltA-."-4. 4". PO. Box 20118 V -4.,,b.11-..N.IP-e, e41. -4 [email protected] IliP11-7.41,, .11...-y- . no V V V .?. 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Mutchmor School's anti-bullying program

BY ROGER SMITH gossip or ostracism from a group. with a mock election in February. Bullying is a hidden problem "Girls are particularly good Students played the roles of that thrives in the shadows of at that," she says. "And the psy- governor general and federal fear and ignorance, says a parent chological tends to be far more party leaders during a 10-day who's introduced a program to damaging than the physical." campaign that climaxed in a vote, confront it more openly at The big challenge is to per- complete with printed ballots and Mutchmor. suade the so-called silent major- returning officers. Just as in Paulette Barclay, who took up itythe kids who witness bully- real life, the Liberal wonKatie LYNN GRAHAM the issue after her own child was ing, but are afraid of retaliation Froom was elected prime minister bullied, says students are often if they get involvedto intervene when the deputy returning officer afraid to tell on their tormentors to stop it. was forced to cast the deciding School profiles provide and parents don't pay much at- "It's so important we educate vote to break a tie with Dino information on all tention unless their own child is that core group in the middle that Panagiotakos, representing Re- OCDSB schools. a victim. She's pushing a plan to they have the power to make the form. The NDP man, Brendan Check our web site at raise awareness and develop a difference. They can step in and McKee, finished third. standard procedure for teachers say 'we don't do that." "But it wasn't a popularity www.ocdsb.edu.on.ca, to deal with the problem. contest," says Ms. Amie. "The contact your local school "With a plan, bullying drops While principal Barbara candidates had to deal with i s- or call and reporting of incidents goes Campbell welcomes the initiative, sueshow they would run a year- OCDSB Communications up, because kids are no longer end class party and a spirit day." she says she sees fewer incidents at 596-8211, ext. 8310. afraid to tell," she says. "Now, it at Mutchmor than at her previous The exercise was designed to too often goes unreported." school. "It's not a big problem," give them a closer look at how Under her SMART Kids pro- says Campbell, "but it's some- elections and governments work, Trustee gram, Mutchmor has held assem- thing we must be vigilant about." as well as a chance to study Can- Ottawa-Carleton District blies where students have played But Barclay argues that it's ada's prime ministers. Ms. Amie School Board the roles of bullies, victims and hard to know the extent of bul- says the best-known turned out to interveners to illustrate situa- lying until students are can- be Pierre Trudeau, who was out of 730-3366 tions and how to deal with them. vassed in an anonymous survey. office long before any of her stu- Ad paid for from the Trustees Personal There have also been workshops "We're having an impact because dents were born. She attributes Communications Budget for teachers and parents. awareness has been raised, but we the high recognition to the pub- Barclay says it's not just still have a ways to go." licity surrounding Trudeau's se- physical abuse one child beating Bullying was certainly not lection as Canadian newsmaker of up anotherbut also psychological allowed, as Marilyn Amie's Grade the year and the avalanche death abuse, like teasing, malicious 5 class got a taste of democracy of his son, Michel. Lady Evelyn School news BY CYNTHIA KITSON participated! NOT A CHAIN, BUT A LINK IN YOUR COMMUNITY My apologies for the gap AUCTION MARCH 23 since Christmas in events and Last year was the first an- news from Lady Evelyn. This nual GST auctionand it is hap- month we're back on track and pening again this year! March 23 INNISS PHARMACY at 6:30 p.m., the doors will open there is a lot going on! 769 BANK ST. (AT SECOND AVENUE) Pizza lunches are back and and frantic bidding will begin for FAX.: 235-1460 making a great hit (with parents some incredible items and serv- TEL.: 235-4377 as wellit's great having a break ices. This fun social evening in- Neo-Citran 10's $ 4.99 from the usual lunch-making cludes snacks and an opportunity routine!). Thanks to a steicly to support the school's main 6ror your good Wealth' maintenance stream of fund-raiser for the year. Local volunteer "pizza deliv- u.1 we are preaseito offer you ery" people who make this en- businesses and individuals are 0 deavour possible. donating goods, services and ac- Jamieson The canal is a wonderful rec- tual talents for auction during cc Vitamin E 400 iu Bonus Bottle 120 caps $10.99 reational opportunity for many. the evening. It was a great suc- Lu Ventures down to the canal are a cess last year and this year is Vitamin C 500 mg Bonus Bottle 120's $ 4.99 weekly activity for some classes shaping up to be a tremendous >- Special buy 10 Jamieson Products get one free event as welldon't miss it! If cc and, for the most, the weather has Lu co-operated! Again, thank you to you'd like to donate something for > the teachers and skate-tying vol- auction, volunteer or would just Swiss Herbal unteers who make this happen. like more information, contact the Lu Glucosamine Sulfate Bonus Bottle 135'p $ 9.99 A group of students repre- school office for details. 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In AT HOPEWELL four performances over two days At the rime of writing, the in February, each Junior and In- Ottawa-Carleton District School termediate class performed a mu- Board seems poised to designate sical number that represented a Hopewell as a site for Middle decade or a period during the French Immersion (starting in 20th Century. With script, music Grade 4) in the fall. As a result and lyrics by Allison Woyiwada, of the board's survey conducted performers from Grades 1 through in January, some 46.families with 8 had no difficulty at all strut- students currently in Grade 3 in ting their stuff and singing eve- the English program in schools in rything from swing to rock and our sector have indicated their folk. Particular favourites were support for having this program Fuddle Duddle about the Trudeau offered at the school. If things era and Not Enough Love in the proceed as now indicated, every family of a child now in Grade 3 World, Man aboutwhat else?the First Carnival: (English) will receive Avenue's Winter Junior and Senior Kindergarten '60s! Costumed, choreographed, a registra- students, staff and parents coiffed and made up, the legions tion package through their home of actors, singers and dancers had school. Registrations in suffi- almost as good a rime as those in cient numbers must reach Hope- the audience. well by the March 21 deadline First Avenue School rocks! With performances by the date for the program to be offered at the For five Intermediate Hopewell bands school. more informa- BY MARCI MORRIS students spent all afternoon out- on February 22, once again music tion, call Hopewell at 239-2348. February 2000 was a fantas- side at 10 different stations. The dominated Hopewell's halls. The Please also note the information tic month for staff and students weather was awesome...sunny and concert began with the honour nights hosted at D. Roy Kennedy at First Avenue Public School! bright...which led to a most enjoy- band's rousing rendition of our PS, 919 Woodroffe Ave. on Tues- Deciding to capitalize on its lo- able day. Part of the winter car- national anthem, followed by such day, March 7, at 7 p.m. cation on the Canal, most classes nival was a mascot-colouring 1999 favourites as Y.M.C.A., and Jupi- CITY OF OTTAWA ARCHI- opted to more their phys-ed pro- contest, won by Nina Drystek, TECTURAL CONSERVATION ter from Gustav Holst's The Plan- gram to the Ca- Sophie Drystek and Eugene AWARD TO HOPEWELL outdoors skate on ets. The Junior concert band nal. Unfortunately, extreme tem- Lightfoot. The junior and senior Hopewell received a Certifi- surprised everyone with an peratures in January made it nec- kindergarten classes enjoyed imaginative piece by John Edmon- cate of Merit under the city's their own mini-winter carnival, program essary to cancel the first three son, Variations on a Children's to recognize excellence as they took to the toboggan in the preservation of the city's weeks, but February was bright, Songthe melody of Row, Row, Row sunny and warm, and the perfect slopes of Central Park in their Your Boat came through with great architectural heritage. Copies of first field trip. Accompanied by the certificate went to the month to enjoy the best of Ottawa! charm. The poignant Newfound- archi- PARTY many parent volunteers, sleds tects and builders, and SKATING land Folk Song, played by the to the February 9 marked the day were flying, kids were laughing school board. One is on mainly Grade 7 students of the display for the annual First Avenue and the sun was shining! Intermediate wind ensemble and at the school! Congratulations all PUBLIC SPEAKING around. Skating party. The weather was featuring a lovely solo by perfect, as were the goodies (hot The First Avenue public Kelleigh Ryan, provided a poign- COMING UP AT HOPEWELL chocolate and home baking) at the speaking final competition was ant moment in the program. The Tues., Mar. 7, vernissage of end of the evening. This was held on Thurs., Feb. 17, for stu- ever-popular stage band closed environmental mural, off the Cathy Simons' seventh (and final dents in Grades 5 and 6. Final- off the evening with enthusiasm Atrium: 7 p.m., followed by year) organizing the event and a ists included Bengi Turegun, He- and pizzazz in such favourites as school council meeting, library, sell-out crowd thoroughly en- lena Blecker, Samantha Oswald, the James Bond 'Theme, St. Louis 2nd floor: 7:15 p.m. joyed the jelly bean contest and Ellen Stephenson, Rachel Palen, Blues, My Funny Valentine, and Wed., Mar. 8, primary choir scavenger hunt, and the opportu- James Wilson, Alisenne Boxall, the traditional crowd-pleaser concert, gym: 7 p.m. nity to mix and mingle with other North de Pencier, Sean Fitzpa- Louie, Louie. "We play it because Mon., Mar. 13 to Fri., Mar. 17 school families. Many thanks to trick, Sophie Lightfoot and Han- we love it!" acknowledged con- inclusive: March Break the neighbourhood businesses nah Orfald-Clarke. Congratula- ductor Allison Woyiwada, in ac- Fri., Mar. 31, family beach who supported the party: McKeen tions to the winners of the im- cepting a well-earned bouquet party, gym: 6-9 p.m. Loeb Glebe for all of the hot mersion category: Rachel Palen chocolate, jelly beans, cups, nap- and Bengi Turegun, and of the kins and coffee makers; Dilemme francophone category: North de for the Beanie Baby; McDonald's Pencier and Sophie Lightfoot. for the toys; and Mrs. Tiggy Win- These winners will go on to the kle's and the Glebe Apothecary regional competition to be held in for their donations of gift certifi- March. cates. We all appreciate your A SPECIAL HEALTH REQUEST... generosity very much, especially Staff and parents of First the winners of the jelly bean Avenue would like to put a spe- contest and scavenger hunt! The cial request out to the commu- Carleton nity. Unfortunately, there is a UNIVERS TV final question on the scavenger hunt asked the participants what dog owner in the community who makes First Avenue School such a fails to "poop and scoop" in the CARLETON UNIVERSITY special place. The unanimous schoolyard. Monitoring the yard answer was: "The principal, the for dog litter has become a daily MARCH BREAK CAMP teachers, the students and the issue for staff. As this is a major parents ...." And then, as one health hazard, it would be most appreciated if the dog owner MARCH 13 - 17, 2000 - CHILDREN 7-14 student succinctly defined it, "First Avenue rocks!" would take responsibility for the REGISTER FOR THE WEEK OR BY THE DAY dog's waste. SPORTS, SWIM AND CAFETERIA LUNCH INCLUDED WINTER CARNIVAL FOR MORE INFORMATION... February 11 was the first As March Break comes just Call 520-4480 or email us at: [email protected] annual Winter Carnival, hosted around the corner and spring fast by Jennifer Bellefeuille's and approaches, the First Avenue Nicole Senechal's Grade 6 classes. school year is more than halfway All students from Grades 1 to 6 done. For further information on were split into 20 teams. After our great school and our activi- an energetic morning rally, the ties, please call 239-2261 or wvv-w.carleton.ca/athletics selection of a team name and the visit our Web site at composition of a team cheer, the www.ocdsb.edu.on.ca/FAVEweb 27 Glebe Report March 3, 2000 HEALTH The mindfulness approach to stress reduction BY LYNDA RIVINGTON body to recognize and control its In its Annual Report Card on automatic reactionsmeditation, Canadians' Health released in the body scan and yoga. February, the Heart and Stroke "Developing inner resources is Foundation found that almost half hard work, but the more you of all Canadian adults are practise, the more you benefit. overwhelmed by their jobs, It's a way to your inner self and families or finances. it's simple," she says. Time pressures appear to be In 1998, Melodie and another the main contributor to high facilitator, Lorie Carson, stress levels. Over half of those surveyed people who had taken surveyed reported not having the MBSR program between 1995 enough time for family and and 1998. Respondents confirmed friends or for the things they that a mindfulness approach has want to do, all of which impacts had a significant impact on their on their quality of life. In coping with stress and enhancing addition, research suggests that job performance. stress adversely affects the Melodie lives in Old Ottawa circulatory system by increasing South. After 3-1/2 years at the blood pressure, heart rate and RA Centre, she has moved the cholesterol levels. Melodie Benger practises mindfulness to deal with stress program to the Glebe and Old The Heart and Stroke survey Ottawa South. She also delivers confirmed that more s tress- programs to organizations. busting efforts are needed in the biofeedback, meditation, yoga and Melodie says MBSR treats the Her eight-week spring program workplace. relaxation breathing. mind and body as one instead of will run Friday mornings in the A 1999 Conference Board of One of the stress-reduction separate entities. Traditional Glebe from May 5 to June 23; Canada survey noted that programs offered here in the western medicine, she says, evening classes will be held in employers can help workers Glebe is the mindfulness knows a lot about keeping people Old Ottawa South. In addition, handle stressors by offering approach to stress management alive but not much about there will be a free information employee wellness, employee which was developed by Jon wellness. session the evening of April 11. assistance (EAP) and employee Kabat-Zinn at the University of She describes mindfulness as family assistance programs; 66 "moment-to-moment awareness. If Massachusetts Medical Center To register or for more per cent of those surveyed felt over 20 years ago. we're not aware of what's going information on mindfulness- their EAP was helpful in Ottawa stress management on, we continue our patterns. based stress reduction, call more aware or reducing stress. More and consultant Melodie Benger, who When we become Melodie Benger at 730-5929 or organizations are now including has been designing programs from mindful, we have a choice of doing check out her Web site at the wellness concept in their a mind-body approach for over 20 what we have always done or www.cyberus.ca/-melodie.benger/ programs. years, trained with Kabat-Zinn in finding a better way of There are -ways, besides 1993 and established Ottawa's responding to stress." quitting your,. job or hiring a first mindfulness-based stress She goes on to say that While stress will never be housekeeper, to minimize the reduction (MBSR) program in practising mindfulness makes us completely eliminated from our effects of stress. Along with 1995. aware of our automatic reactions environments, we can learn to physical activity, there are A certified holistic lifestyle to problems. Mindfulness uses manage it through programs such relaxation techniques such as educator and yoga teacher, three tools to train the mind and as mindfulness.

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The nervous DIET DANGERSFAD DIETING dulge in that chocolate bar after idea as to what goes on inside that system, the most complicated and VS. SENSIBLE EATING lunch. The Canada Food Guide humming box. The computer is least-known functional compo- It seems that every other recommends these tips for re- rapidly becoming more a part of nent of the human body, is the month a new diet book hits the ducing fat: everyday life and, like most peo- master control complex consist- bestseller list. Sensible diet and Sprekl less butter or margarine ple, I find it easy to take much of ing of 100 billion nerve cells. exercise plans seem to be losing a on bread, buns or bagels. the technology for granted. How- Not only does the brain send mes- popularity contest to fad diets, Have salads with less dressing ever, the more you learn about sages out through the nervous but registered nurses recommend or with a lower-fat dressing. how a computer functions and system, but it also receives mes- that, while you may lose weight Try vegetables without butter, about potential applications, the sages including signals from 130 on different diets, this approach margarine or rich sauces. may more amazing it is. million light receptors, 100,000 not be healthy in the long Use lower-fat milk products in It is very much like the hu- hearing receptors, 3,000 taste run. recipes. man body. Not to say that we are buds, 300,000 heat spots, Diets shouldn't go against Choose foods that are baked, merely like machines, but how 250,000 cold spots and 500,000 what we know about improving broiled or microwaved instead the body functions is a mystery touch receptors. long-term health. Many of these of fried. to most No matter how much Unlike computers, we are not fad diets advise reducing carbo- Choose leaner meats, poultry someone knows about human anat- able to add memory, hardware or hydrate intake and may include and fish more often, as well as omy or physiology, you can't help software to increase the speed at very few grains, fruits and vege- dried peas, beans and lentils. but be amazed by what the aver- which our body functions. How- tables. There's a tremendous EAT SMALLER SERVINGS age adult does in a 24-hour pe- ever, ensuring that our body is amount of evidence that increas- It may sound unbelievably riod: functioning at its utmost poten- ing grains, fruits and vegetables simple, but it's also a strategy Your heart beats 103,689 times tial is the key to good health and is good for health and for pre- that works. Losing weight be- Your blood travels 36,960,000 wellness. How do we affect how vention of diseases like cancer. comes a matter of cutting back on km (168,000,000 miles) our body functions? While there is no magic for- your total amount of food. To lose You breathe 23,040 times Proper nutrition mula for losing weight, sensible a pound a week, you'll need to cut You inhale 12.26 cubic metres Regular exercise diet and exercise plans are ef- back on 500 calories a day, (438 cubic feet) of air Sufficient rest, relaxation and fective as long as you watch for roughly the equivalent of 4-1/2 You eat 1.47 kg (3.25 lb) of food sleep and avoid the most common blun- tablespoons of oil. You lose 3.5 kg (7.8 lb) of waste Positive mental attitude ders. DRINK LOTS OF WATER You perspire 0.677 litre Sound central nervous system EAT REGULAR MEALS Besides giving you a feeling You give off 29.77 degrees C (brain and nerve supply) Many dieters try to reduce of being full, water also helps You speak 48,000 words Many people are incorporat- their calorie intake by skipping your cells do their job. Drinking You move 750 major muscles ing regular chiropractic care to meals such as breakfast, but this eight glasses of water a day can Your nails grow 0.0001168 cm maintain a properly functioning common mistake is a recipe for help your body stay hydrated and Your hair grows 0.0436 cm spine and nervous system for failure. Rather than skipping keep your digestive system You exercise seven billion brain better overall health. It's im- meals, try to eat lower-fat foods working more efficiently. cells portant to maintain the parts you Most of the taslcs your body have! performs are done automatically- Dr. Duane Smith practises at we don't have to tell it what to do. the Glebe Chiropractic Clinic, 99 LINDSAY A. Whether the body is digesting Fifth Ave. in the Fifth Avenue MACLEOD your food or doing more complex Court. For more information, Barrister & Solicitor taslcs such as writing, the brain contact us at 237-9000 or and nervous system are control- www.glebechiropractic.com Family Law

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The Peanuts Masses: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday 9:30 a.m. Schulz's death last month, I must strip endured so many years be- Saturday: 4:30 p.m. confess that my first thought was cause Charles Schulz did strike a Sunday: 8:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m. 8:00 p.m. that Charlie Brown would now chord in us. He was able to lift a (Elevator access for the handicapped. Loop system for the never get to kick his football. mirror in front of us. For that, hearing impaired) You remember the perennial we are grateful. FIFTH AVENUE FREE METHODIST CHURCH scene, Lucy holding the football This month, Christians around 2 Monk Street (1 block west of Bank & Fifth) 233-1870 while Charlie Brown runs up to the world have begun the 40-day Minister: Rev. Stanley J.T. Hanna kick the field goal and, every journey of Lent that will take us Sunday: Morning Service at 10:00 a.m. time, at the last moment, Lucy to the celebration of Easter. Christian education hour 11:15 a.m. would snatch it away and Charlie During this time, the Bible read- Friday: 12 Noon Eucharist Brown would end up flat on his ings in church and the prayers Handicapped accessible back. Despite Charlie Brown's will help us lift a mirror to rec- "undying faith in human nature," ognize our oft-broken selves and FOURTH AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH the scene always played out the our equally broken world. Or, as Fourth Avenue at Bank Street 236-1804 same. Charlie Brown once put it, Minister: E.J. Cox Sunday Services: 11:00 A constant theme in the Pea- "Sometimes I think my soul i s and nuts kids was their inability to full of weeds." This kind of mir- Nursery Sunday School provided change themselves for the better. ror gazing, far from being de- GLEBE-ST. JAMES UNITED CHURCH In one strip, Charlie Brown is just pressing, should bring us closer 650 Lyon Street 236-0617 feeling terrible that he had not to the deep joy of Easter. The Pastor: Rev. Dr. Jack Nield stuck up for his sister against a truth is, our weedy souls are not Christian Education: Dr. Gillian Wallace playground bully. Linus tries to forever. With Easter change is New Ventures in Celebration 9:30 a.m. (Informal worship cheer him up by asking if he "had possible; in fact, change is in- in church hall) it all to do over again." But evitable when the risen Christ is Worship (in Sanctuary) 11 a.m. with Charlie Brown could only reply, truly present. Baby Nursery, Sunday School (ages 3-11) and "No, I'd probably do the same Be of good cheer, Charlie Youth Alternative Worship (12 & up) thing." The same is true with the Brown, for in the end, there is Wheelchair accessible, FM system for hearing impaired others in the Peanuts gang, from Someone who loves you! the perpetually crabby Lucy, to Rev. Alex Lewanowicz is as- ST. MATTHEW'S ANGLICAN CHURCH Linus who was always just a blan- sistant minister at St. Matthew's Glebe Avenue near Bank Street 234-4024 ket away from a breakdown, to Pig Anglican Church. Rector: Archdeacon Désirée Stedman Holy Communion: 8:00 a.m. Choral Eucharist & Church School: 10:00 a.m. Choral Evensong: 5:00 p.m. (second & fourth Sundays) Weekday Eucharist: Thursday 10:00 a.m. Counselling by appointment 234-4024 (Handicapped accessible from parking lot. Loop System) THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) 91 A Fourth Avenue 232-9923 Clerk: Anne Thomas 489-3341 Sunday Service: 10:30 a.m. OTTAWA CHINESE UNITED CHURCH 600 Bank Street 594-4571 Senior Pastor: Rod Bennett St. Giles Presbyterian Church Illustration: Jewell Graham Sunday Services: Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Cantonese/Mandarin & English 11:00 a.m. St. Giles celebrates 75 years ST. GILES PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (Wheelchair Access) BY RILEY BROCKINGTON 2551. Tickets will be $15 for Bank Street at First Avenue 235-2551 St. Giles Presbyterian adults, $8 for children and $40 Minister: The Reverend Ian Victor Church, located in the heart of for a family. Youth Coordinator: .Colleen Smith the Glebe on First Avenue at Bank Other projects the committee Sunday Service: Worship 11:00 a.m. Street, is celebrating a monu- has got involved in are to record Church School 11:15 a.m. mental anniversary this year. and make available the history of CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF THE ANNUNCIATION AND ST. NICHOLAS Seventy-five years ago this the church over the past 25 years, (ORTHODOX CHURCH IN AMERICA) May, the congregation of the from 1975 to 2000. The previous 55 Clarey Avenue 236-5596 church was formed and began 50 years have been documented Dean: The Archpriest Andrew Morbey what has been a long, proud his- and published. A more thorough Vigil: 5 p.m. Saturday tory in Ottawa. account of St. Giles' history will Hours: 9:30 Divine Liturgy 10 a.m. Sunday To mark this occasion, the appear in the May edition of the Vespers: 7 p.m. Wednesdays 75th anniversary committee was Glebe Report " Services are mostly in English formed and has been preparing St. Giles member Jewell Gra- EMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH (Hispanic for the May 5-6 weekend for over ham has also created small gift Ministry) Bank St. at Fourth (Fourth Avenue a year. On Saturday, May 5, a cards, known as Hasti Notes, for Baptist) Pastor Rev. Pedro Morataya catered dinner, with entertain- the anniversary. On the front of 741-0628 Sunday Service: 3:00 p.m. Wed. p.m. ment to follow in the sanctuary, the cards, Miss Graham has Prayer Meeting: 7:30 will be the highlight of the even- sketched the exterior of the ing, with guest speaker Rev. Wil- church. These cards are available liam Klempa attending. Rev. for purchase as singles or a set of Klempa is the former moderator six. and former principal of the Pres- This would be an ideal op- byterian College in Montreal. portunity to come to a service at On Sunday, May 6, the anni- St. Giles, if it has been some time versary service will take place, or if you have never been before. Richard with Rev. Klempa preaching. With our stained-glass windows, Tickets for the dinner will go large sanctuary and central loca- on sale soon, and we encourage all tion, why not to come to St. Giles Patten members and adherents, past and within the next month or so, and MPP Député present, as well as any other in- see why we are celebrating such a terested parties, to mark this monumental anniversary. Ottawa Centre date on your calendar now. A If you have any ques,tions limited number of tickets will be about the anniversary weekend, available; they can be purchased please call the St. Giles church 1292 Wellington at the church every Sunday, or office at 235-2551. We hope to through our church office at 235- see you soon at St. Giles Church. 722-6414 fax 722-6703 VVORDS Glebe Report March 3, 2000 3 0 South branch library news BY HELÈNE MERRITT ® The young adult population has a very positive voice in our com- 7e eec MODE munity. Our regularly scheduled teen programs, as well as our well- stocked book and magazine collection, hopefully reflect our potential Motivation - Organization - Direction - Editing for serving this segment of our population. A particularly well-used collection consists of a graphic novel Writing MODE coach Tom Joseph will get you started, or selection which, so far, has been funded in large part with money restarted, on your writing project GUARANTEED. Tom raised by the Friends of the Library. in ways from to We are planning to add a mother-daughter reading group for girls will work with you unique and creative start aged 13 to 15 in the fall, and are happy to invite suggestions for more finish, or from any point in between. Whether you are writ- programming ideas from our community. ing for yourself, a publisher, or with self-publishing in mind, Out Internet stations have, of late, been a source of frustration to a little MODE will go a long way. computer buffs. We have advised our "systems" department and are TOM looking forward to having these PC problems ironed out We apologize Serious people need coaches. Contact at: for any inconvenience as we look forward to further serving our valued (613) 724-6419 or [email protected] community. PROGRAMS IN MARCH Creativity Flows After-Four Fun We and our young users will be reading from the Harry Potter collection and are planning a Harry Potter party for early April. We welcome readers of all ages to help us read .our way through the halls of Hogwarts School. Toddler Time is already fully booked, but there are a (very) few spots left in Time for Twos and Babes in the Library. If you are interested, please call Sue or Hélène. asilisk Dreams Books Storytime for Three- to Five-Year-Olds Mondays at 10:15 a.m., Wednesdays at 2:15 p.m., Saturdays at 2:15 p.m. Ottawa's only March Break will feature Li'l John the Clown, Mar. 13, and Chris Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Store Pilsworth, magician extraordinaire, Mar. 15. PROGRAMS FOR TEENS We offer a good selection of Science Fiction and Fantasy Books, Marvelous Make-Up for 12- to 14-year-olds, Mar. 14, 2 p.m. both past and current, including: U.K. Imports and Pre-registration is requirdd for these programs. To register, please Presentation Editions; Audio Books (CDs and Cassettes); call 730-1082, ext. 5. Role Playing Games; Media Tie-ins: Books, T-Shirts, Mugs, etc. ADULT PROGRAM Hours: Mon-Thurs 10-6, Fri 10-8, Sat 10-6 Ottawa poet Michelle Desbarats will be reading from Last Child to 230-2474 Come Inside on March 9 at 7 p.m. Two little girls in yellow dresses who 85'7B Bank St. are never seen again, Jesus and Elvis vacationing in Bermuda, Picasso (at Fifth Avenue) http://www.basilisk.on.ca becoming a red velvet dressthese are are just a few of the images con- CELEBRATING 2 YEARS IN THE GLEBE jured up in Michelle's first collection of poems, Last Child to Come In- side. Once again, we hope you will feel welcome to join in our programs or pop in to browse through our collection. opLottawa.on.ca 5th Annual \ Book Sale

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Drop off your GRAPEVINE message at the Glebe Community Centre, Including your name, address and phone no. FOR SALE items must be less than $1,000. GRAPEVINE FOR SALE FOR RENT NOTICES NOTICES * WEIGHT SET', bench press, curls " PLUG-IN Garage, Apr. 1, First " THE MOODS AND EMOTIONS OF PRET À PORTER, Bridal Cocktail bar, adjustable pulley, $170. Tel: and Bank, 567-1500 DIABETES, Thurs., Mar. 16, 7 Party, Tues., Mar. 7, 5:30-8:30 Elaine, 234-2233.. EMPLOYMENT p.m., RA Centre, 2451 Riverside p.m., Sassy Bead Company, 757 * SPRING/SUMMER maternity CAREGIVER NEEDED, Mon.-Fri., Dr. Info: 521-1902. Bank St. Info: 567-7886. 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., live-out, clothes, size 6-8, work and cas- BOOK SALE. If you love books, ART LENDING OF OTTAWA, rent ual, 237-5074. 11-month-old girl and three- you won't want to miss out on this or buy original fine art from " LADIES' SOLITAIRE RINGS, 14- year-old boy, experience and ref., event. The Third Annual Ab- Marjorie Clayson, Ilona Murto, 2.8 kt gold, gm.$500, 2.3 grt- 235-0664. botsford Senior Centre Book Sale, Bill Salter. Mon., Mar. 20, 7:30 " PEDIATRIC RN NEEDED for $555, jewelry appraisal incl., day/ across from Lansdowne Park at p.m. to 9 p.m.; Tues., Mar. 21, 10 231-7446. night care of disabled, technol- 950 Bank St., will be held on Fri., a.m. to 9 p.m. Unitarian Church * 2 AIR CANADA 50% Discount ogy-dependent, responsive four- Apr. 7 and Sat., Apr. 8, from 10 Hall, 30 Cleary Ave. Info: 594- Certificates, 50% off your com- year-old girl. Please call 237- a.m. to 2 p.m.. Admission is free 8513. CV to panion's ticket, exp. date Apr. 3965 or fax 237-6260. and prices are phenomenally low! " IRISH NIGHT, The Gaelic Society, LESSONS 30, 2000, $150 each, 231-7446. Come on in and browsewe have Mar. 22, Orange Hall, 41 Rose- FOUND " SMALL ENSEMBLE group lessons something for every reading taste. for beginning flute, clari- mount Ave., 8 p.m., $2. Info: * MY GOLDEN RETRIEVER was avail, For further info, call 230-5730. 722-9917. found and I'd like to the net, saxophone, trumpet, grades 7 thank RUMMAGE SALE & BAKE TA- ST PATRICK'S 5 K & 10 K ROAD many people who called and or 8, my home in the Glebe. In- BLE, Fourth Avenue Baptist RACES, Mar. 11, 9 a.m., structor: Master of Music, ARCT, searched for him. Church (corner of Fourth and start/finish at Bronson Centre, band director, 236-8254. * PRESCRIPTION GLASSES found Bank), Sat., Apr. 15, 9 a.m. to 211 Bronson Ave. Info: Ottawa Feb. 12, Powell Ave. Call 234- WANTED noon. Irish Rugby Club, 521-2010. 6144 to identify. ACCOMMODATION. Grad. stu- IMPROVE YOUR PUBLIC HEARTS & HATS, St. Patrick's " WATCH Feb. dent found 18, First and couple will do housekeeping, SPEAKING SKILLS, every Tues., Day Tea & Concert., Thurs., Mar. Glebe Lyon. Come to Community care-giving, pet care, babysitting 6:30-8:30 p.m., Blue Room, Ottawa 9, 1:30-3 p.m., National Library Centre to describe in exchange and claim. for reduced or free Hospital, Civic Campus. Info: of Canada, 395 Wellington St., $5. rent in house near Carleton U., 591-1011. Info: 234-8044. 231-4392, [email protected] CARPENTRY " FREE INCOME TAX CLINIC for " GLEBE COMMUNITY CENTRE SHARED ACCOMMODATION, Seniors with income less than BOOK CLUB, 4th Wed. of the RENOVATIONS/ two-bedroom apartment, Apr. 1, $25,000, Sat., Mar. 25, Ab- month, 7 p.m., Library. Mar. 29: REPAIRS must love animals, 260-1901. botsford Centre, 950 Bank St. For Angela's Ashes-, Apr. 26: Memoirs DASLE Peter D. RUNNER Stroller, 237- appointment, call 230-5730. of a Geisha; May 24: Poisonwood Clarey 422-3714 5074. * FREE INCOME TAX CLINICS for Bible. Seniors, persons with disabili- VOLUNTEERS ties, single parents, unemployed, CANADIAN MENTAL HEALTH SEEKING HOME low-income earners. For ap- ASSOCIATION needs volunteers to HOUSESITTER FOR RENT pointment, call 234-0933. work with people with mental " INFORMATION SESSION for Pal- health problems. Info 737-7791. Housesitter (bondable) We have an excellent liative Care Volunteers, Tues., " GLEBE CENTRE, 950 Bank St., with excellent references client who wishes to rent Mar. 7, 7 p.m., Glebe Centre, 950 needs volunteers to help resi- and car. Long & short a large, beautifully main- Bank St. Info: 238-2727 ext. 323. dents two hours/week with: Tea term anywhere in Ottawa tained executive house/ HOME SUPPORT WORKERS re- and Chats, music program, exer- & vicinity. townhouse in the Glebe quired for housecleaning for cise activity; to visit with resi- Tel #: 792-2727. for Sept. 1st occupancy. Seniors in their homes. To apply Aents once a week: for conversa- Requirements are 2-3 bed- call Abbotsford Centre, 230-5730 tion in their language of origin, rooms, spacious LR/DRs, ext. 327. on van trips in the community, to powder room on main MADLAB ELECTRONICS WORK- play scrabble one evening/week. SHOP, Sun., Mar. 12, 1-4 p.m., Orientation, full training and THE floor. $2000 - $2500/mo. HELPER Glebe Community Centre, $12 + & utilities, 2-3 year lease. support. Supervision provided. Concierge, valet, personal PST. Info: 746-2327. Call 238-2727 ext. 323. assisant & organizational Please call SDJ Property services. Confidential, Management Inc. reliable. One-time projects 236-3407. or ongoing. Many satisfied VF111:12INE ST. clients. Call Sheryl High 728-2310 MINI STORAGE "Lighten your load, FOR SALE FOR ALL YOUR brighten your day" MON7'HL Y RATES Drop-action, cherry wood piano STORAGE AND MAX SECURITY & bench, very good condition: PACKING NEEDS HEATED U-FIAUL $1,200. AIR-CONDITIONED Art Deco Mirror approx. 40" x AUTHORIZED DEALER 32" (from the Art Shoppe) $200. IN HOME FOOT CARE Classic rounded-arm, pull-out 9 CA THERINIf ,ST double-bed couch (from the Art trifiEitili.4,011D PERCE) 234-6888 Professional care provided by Shoppe), subtle dusty rose-taupe a Registered Nurse trained in weave: $400. advanced foot care. Attention Antique pine (dark-stained) art to corns, calluses, diabetic nouveau washstand with marble concerns and problem nails top & tiled back (possible original designer tiles): $650. Call Kathleen Kot R.N. at Please call 234-1277 LIQUIDATION SALE SMART SUPPORT after 6 pm weekdays or 729-0422. anytime on the weekend. GOING OUT OF BUSINESS QUALITY TAILORED Rent- -Wife Household Organizers SUITS JACKETS TROUSERS BY SAVILE ROW "Wall ivadzing, woman, needs, a, wii-ein Regular & Occa.sional cleaning DRASTICALLY REDUCED Pre & Post move cleaning and packing Pre Et Post renovation cleaning NORMAN BECK Blitz & Spring cleaning

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Register March 20 Can you guess which question 7:00 p.m. we are most commonly asked? Come and register for any of the upcoming events. These well- What's a GNAG? attended events are ideal for those who are interested In buy- What does the acronym %NAG' stand for? ing or selling those long-lost treasures at very affordable prices. What does GNAG have to do with the Glebe C. C.? Price per table varies per event. Call G.C.C. for details. Answer: All of the above

SPRING FLEA MARKET The Glebe Neighbourhood Activities'Group (GNAG) is a not-for-profit Saturday, April 15, 2000 10:00 a.m. - 3:00)p.m. organisation which strives to enrich the lives of others by offering quality, affordable, recreation and cultural activities at the ANTIQUE & COLLECTIBLE FAIR Glebe Community Centre. Saturday May 6, 2000 10:00 - 5:00 a.m. p.m. Does your child attend After-4? Do you take a fitness class here? Have you been to the Snowflake Special, Craft Fair, or Flea Market? GREAT GLEBE GARAGE SALE (at G.C.C.) These are just a few examples of GNAG activities. Saturday, May 27, 2000 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Tell us what you think: after 25 years, does GNAG need a new name?

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* Spring & Summer Programme NO. We like the name GNAG. Registration 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Phone, email: [email protected] , or drop off your sugges- tions at the Glebe Community Centre. See Program Guide inside this month's issue of the Glebe Report.