December 6, 2013 Vol. 41 No. 11
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PHOTOS by LOIS SIEGEL Sweet and savoury at your holiday table In this issue, our ongoing interest in the health of Glebe residents takes the form Ouellette. For the sweet but healthy desserts served up in a cozy café or tea room of promoting tasty, nutritious and appealing fare for the holiday table. Teasing setting, we turn to Carolyn Best of The Pantry, a culinary institution in the Glebe out flavours with herbs and spices and using carefully sourced fresh produce and that has been setting the standard for nutritious homestyle cuisine with a flair for quality ingredients are essential to creating the special but healthy dishes that almost 40 years – it’s gourmet quality without the fanfare. Both Ouellette and you want to serve to guests or eat in a restaurant. We are happy, then, to highlight Best invite you to take their recipes to heart to whip up some easy dishes during the culinary suggestions of two individuals who set the bar high by preparing the holidays and share them in good company. We are confident that you, your food that is both delicious and nutritionally valuable. For savoury dishes in the family and friends will experience a reawakening of your taste buds and of your home setting, we turn to holistic nutritionist and Glebe Report regular, Lucette natural affinity for breaking bread together. Happy holidays. Continued on page 2 MARK YOUR CALENDARS WHAT’S INSIDE
December 9 Lansdowne Transportation Advisory Committee Abbotsford ...... 4 Health, Nutrition . . .2,3,5,6,20 Traffic Monitoring meeting, St. Giles Church, 7 p.m. Art & Photo ...... 25,34 Gift Guide ...... 21-24 December 10 GNAG winter dance online registration, 9 p.m. Books ...... 39 Grapevine ...... 42 December 12 GNAG winter programs (other than dance) Business ...... 14,18,19 Letters ...... 9 online registration, 9 p.m. Community ...... 10,38 MP’s Report ...... 17. December 12 Nutcracker Ballet GCC, 6 p.m. Councillor’s Report . . . . . 16 Music ...... 28,29,30-31 December 13,14 Capital City Chorus Christmas concert Environment ...... 13 Profile ...... 26-27 Dominion Chalmers United Chrch, 7:30 p.m. Film ...... 32 Schools ...... 36,37 December 14 Master Piano Recital series: Serhiy Salov GCA ...... 12 Southminster United Church, 7:30 p.m. Traffic ...... 11 December 14 Christmas concert: Roxanne Goodman GNAG ...... 15 Worship ...... 38,40,41 Christ Church Cathedral, 7:30 p.m. next issue: january 17, 2014 January 16 Taste in the Glebe, GCC, 5:30 p.m. EDITORIAL DEADLINE: tuesDAY, december 17, 2013 ADVERTISING DEADLINE: friDAY, january 3, 2014 send us your best shots of life in the glebe Show us what it means to live in one of the greatest communities in Ottawa! Photos will be featured in an exclusive online gallery (www.glebereport.ca/gallery). Images should be a minimum of 1024px long edge at 72dpi. Please email photos and a one sentence description to [email protected]
Community glebereport.ca/calendar @glebereport glebereport Calendar 2 Glebe Report December 6, 2013 nutrition Embracing seasonings and the season Continued from page 1 here are a few suggestions about food Be your own flavour master back on the salt. (Satisfy the craving choices. Why not window shop at the As a host, you may also try a few for salt with a few pieces of dark choc- By Lucette V. Ouellette food table, see what’s available, and savoury tapas recipes to expand your olate sea salt bark). then choose just a few items that really repertoire. Tapas, originating in Spain, So whether you are a guest or a host Yes, it’s that holiday time of year already. meet your needs – balancing a little were used as a cover for your glass this season, don’t switch to automatic So, what’s on your mind – drudgery, protein, some carbs and a little fat to of sweet sherry (keeping fruit flies at pilot. Take your time, be selective, and joy, food, song, gifts, family traditions, pair with your spirit of choice. If you bay). Initially in the form of a slice give yourself a sweet treat – guilt free stress, or a little bit of all of these? You are the one who is hosting the party, of cheese or ham (both are salty), the – either at the beginning or end of the are not alone. We all get caught up in our it is important to offer a healthy mix tapas would make you thirsty! But meal. Whether your favourite delights old ways of greeting the holidays. C’est of foods at the table. For example, today, tapas are synonymous with are prepared with cinnamon, ginger, la vie! You may find you can embrace to your cheese platters you might “small plates” that can include almost chili or cardamom, savour the warm- them more fully by simply keeping decide to add vegan cheese options anything, from anywhere. My advice ing spices from the first to the last bite. moderation and simplicity in mind. as a healthy complement. They are to you – be generous with the use of After all, it’s a special time of year. available locally at Zen Kitchen, herbs and spices to add zest and fla- So much choice Simply Raw Express, or Herbivore at vour for family and guests who might Lucette V. Ouellette is a registered hol- If celebrating the season means the Door. And you don’t have to be a have become accustomed to salty pre- istic nutritionist and can be reached at trotting from one fiesta to another, vegan to appreciate them. pared foods. Whenever you can, hold [email protected].
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PHOTOS by LOIS SIEGEL Steamed Clams in Broth of Saffron and Fall Greens Method: Makes three dozen. 1. Place 1 tsp olive oil, wine, garlic, shallots and saffron in a large Ingredients: pan and bring to a boil. Add • large pinch saffron strands greens, cover and cook for 2 • 4 cloves garlic, minced min. until completely wilted. • 2 large shallots, finely chopped 2. Add clams and tomato, cover • 2 tsp olive oil (divided) and cook over high heat for • ½ cup dry white wine and water 4-5 min. until every clam has if needed opened. Stir in chopped parsley • 2 small heads spring greens, and ground pepper. or 2 handfuls fall greens, finely 3. Using a slotted spoon, divide the shredded greens and clams among shal- • 2 kg (about 3 doz.) small live low bowls, then ladle the broth clams or cockles, washed well over them. Drizzle with 1 tsp • 1 tomato, seeded and finely olive oil and serve with lemon diced wedge to squeeze over. • 3 tbs fresh parsley, finely Note: Clams are as salty as the sea chopped they come from, so don’t add salt • 1 pinch freshly ground pepper while cooking. Ingredients: • lemon wedges to serve (op- • 6 Yukon gold potatoes, peeled and cut tional) Bon appétit! • 1 to 2 cubes organic vegetable or chicken bouillon, to taste • 2 to 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped, depending on size and taste • Water to half cover potatoes • ½ cup good extra-virgin olive oil, again, flavour to your liking We take the Guess Work out of Your Financial Life • Juice of 1 to 3 lemons • 1 tbs Greek oregano (or Green Door Grocer on Main St. has very nice ™ FAMILY WEALTH ADVISORY GROUP dried European organic oregano – lots of flavour) Retirement Planning Experts • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
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Learning to love and work with food happened for me in the 1970s through the doorway of a peasant hut, high in the Sierra Madre mountains of southern Oaxaca. It happened by watching and asking, as the women and girls ground the corn they had grown, dried and soaked using a stone roller I watched the whole pro- LEMON MILLET PUDDING PHOTOS by LOIS SIEGEL cess of making the tortillas– four long • ½ cup millet cooked in ¾ cup CRANBERRY RICE FOOL hours from start to finish. “Why,” I water for approx. 10 min. until A European dessert, simple, easy would ask, “don’t you make enough water is absorbed and elegant. in the morning to last for the second • zest of 2 organic lemons • Cook one package of cranberries meal?” I remember them staring at • juice of the lemons slowly in 1/3 cup maple syrup me, as across a great cultural divide. until berries soften. “Because we love them fresh,” they • pinch of salt said. Love of their food, pride in its • 1/3 cup maple syrup • Add ½ tsp cinnamon, ½ tsp preparation, and gratitude were all • 3 tbs almond oil ginger, ¼ tsp grated nutmeg. shining out from them. It was a way • Add 1 cup cooked rice (brown or my culture had not shown me. Blend all ingredients except almond white) and wait until mixture has Taste, of course, is wonderful, but oil in blender. Some hot water may cooled. colours nourish us as well. In a world be added for a smooth consistency. • Add whipped cream or Greek- where most of our colour comes to us Add almond oil and blend again for a style yoghurt in half the volume through the petrochemical production satiny texture. of the cranberry mixture. GRAPE AGAR ‘JELLO’ of dyes – our clothing, our furnishings, Note: Millet is alkaline, “the queen of Behold! A beautiful pink dessert! Per 1 cup of fruit juice (use one that our cars – I would send my children Pretty in glass dishes and can be is organic and unsweetened), add 1 out, saying, “Look at the blue sky and grains,” and a high-quality protein. Organic lemons are preferred since decorated with sliced almonds or heaping tsp of agar flakes in a pot. the green trees.” Our fruits, vegetables Bring slowly to a simmer, stirring and grains bring us true colours too, pesticides concentrate in the rind. berries if desired. occasionally. Pour into one or several through their alchemical working of sun, water, soil. Where does the col- serving-size bowls to set. our come from – earth’s magic? The Pantry At A Glance Note: Unlike Jello that is full of sugar And don’t forget the sense of smell. • Tea Room 11:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. and artificial flavours and colours, In an earlier era it was common for • Homework Club (Monday - Thursday after school) agar is a seaweed gelatin, very high people to leave a bowl of apples on • Group guitar lessons (Monday evening) in minerals and called by some “the the table, just for the perfume that • Chess Club (Tuesday evening) perfect Buddhist food.” would emanate from them. Looking • Italian conversation (Wednesday evening) for scent, looking for colour, looking • Home investment info sessions (Occasional) for taste – is my path for appreciat- • Cartooning for Kids (Friday after school) – Editor’s note: FYI Carolyn Best is the owner and cre- ing the real. ative chef of The Pantry.
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and McKeen’s Metro kept our volun- another opportunity to help you retain teers fed and ready for the onslaught the strength, balance and flexibility of customers. We are truly surrounded you need to live a safe and healthy life. by an army of caring community folk. Our new chair yoga is tailored to Thank you! participants who have limited mobil- We also count on our great com- ity or who want a gentle yoga class. munity of merchants in Ottawa South In this class, poses are done seated and the Glebe who annually donate in a chair and standing with a chair desirable items and gift certificates for support. Each class will include a to our Merchants Silent Auction. As combination of stretching and breath- many of you know, this annual bazaar ing exercises designed to relieve stress is a labour of love for the members, and increase mobility, flexibility and volunteers, friends, family and staff balance. at Abbotsford. The repeated success We have yet another new experience of the event is one hundred per cent for those who want to explore differ- thanks to the help and hard work of ent and complementary ways to keep all these folks. We have had “elves” fit. This term we will have a four-week working in the depths of Abbots- introduction to a modified Yang tai- ford since spring – sorting, polishing, chi set and exercises specially adapted pricing and packing our treasures. to accommodate health restrictions. Performed either standing or sitting, ABBOTSFORD @ THE GLEBE CENTRE the aim is to regain your health. Just in case you have not had a We are offering an art class with chance to visit us, here’s a little intro- acrylics this term. Patrice Stanley duction. Abbotsford is the community will be teaching technique to both side of The Glebe Centre. All of our beginners and those who have been volunteers, clients and members come dabbling for years. Everyone will
y e c he from the surrounding neighbourhoods grow and learn this winter. and use Abbotsford and its services Finally we will be offering bridge t G o to keep fit, connected, creative and classes for both beginners and rusty to keep on living in their own homes. bridge players who need to go back to
: Pa : P hotos Abbotsford at The Glebe Centre basics and regain their confidence and Volunteers preparing baskets for the annual Abbotsford bazaar receives about 50 per cent of its fund- finesse. Bridge is food for the brain! ing from the government. This means We at Abbotsford look forward to that client fees and fundraising events the New Year with great anticipation are essential to keeping the programs and look back at our year and the 2013 Abbotsford’s 38th annual going. annual bazaar with great affection. The New Year will bring new reso- Pick up your Winter Program Guide bazaar a great success! lutions and growth opportunities to at Abbotsford at The Glebe Centre (950 Abbotsford. Growth is what we hope Bank Street, 613-230-5730) or at the By Pat Goyeche event and provided a gang of enthusi- to achieve in 2014, so expect new pro- Sunnyside Branch of the Ottawa Public astic employees who expertly counted grams to keep you fit and challenged. Library and register for fun and fitness! Our volunteers gave their time, and and accounted for our profits. Ottawa One of the highlights to look for in the wonderful local merchants offered Police Services kept us safe and secure 2014 Winter Program Guide is More Patricia Goyeche is coordinator of their unique goods and services. Sco- during the event. Kettlemans, the Lord Muscle Toning Level 2 to round out community programs at Abbotsford tiabank generously sponsored the Lansdowne, Starbucks in the Glebe your fitness week. This class offers @ The Glebe Centre. health Glebe Report December 6, 2013 5 The Vitality program for cancer prevention by Guylaine Perreault anxiety and depression, and sleep dis- with the Ottawa Integrative Cancer turbances as common side effects. Centre (OICC), a great addition to Cancer has now outpaced heart dis- Studies looking at exercise and can- our community that makes a differ- ease in Canada. According to the cer have found a marked reduction in ence in the future of cancer. Lifestyle Canadian Cancer Society, two out of many of these side effects with regu- changes may be difficult at first, but five Canadians will receive a cancer lar exercise as well as significant over time, they can become wonder- diagnosis in their lifetime. However, improvements in the ability to toler- fully addictive! it is never too late to experience the ate chemotherapy. Individuals living with cancer, preventive and therapeutic benefits family members, caregivers, and of exercise. Research shows physical The ‘Vitality Active Lifestyle’ those interested in disease prevention t u dio activity helps those diagnosed with program are invited to join the Vitality Active wn S o cancer, whether or not they were active Participants who join the Vital- Lifestyle Program running January prior to a cancer diagnosis. It can ity program are guided through 14 to June 21, 2014 at the Old Ottawa improve overall well-being as well as an exercise regime specific to can- South Community Centre located at one’s chances for long-term survival. cer prevention and management. As 260 Sunnyside Avenue. This five-
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Nor- ity can also increase the production of 24,000 women will be diagnosed with it. • Breast cancer occurs when there is Each year 5,000 Canadian women mally, the BRCA1 gene works to other cellular growth factors (e.g. insu- abnormal cell growth in specific breast will die because of breast cancer and produce proteins that fix errors in lin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1)), which tissue: cells of the lobules and ducts of the breast. another 24,000 women will be diag- DNA synthesis during the production would increase the chance that abnor- • Non-modifiable risk factors for the nosed with breast cancer1. Breast cancer of new cells. When the genetic muta- mal (cancerous) cells are produced development of breast cancer include: a woman’s age, personal and family hist- is a significant health concern for Can- tion exists, the DNA repair proteins and/or that existing cancer cells are ory of breast cancer, early menstruation adian women. This article discusses are not produced, allowing cancer- stimulated to grow or reproduce2,3. and late menopause. • Modifiable risk factors for the develop- what breast cancer is, risk factors for ous cells to arise. Among women who In addition, one’s level of physical ment of breast cancer include: exposure its development and steps that can be carry the gene, approximately 55 to 65 activity has also been linked to breast to hormones, smoking, pregnancy and 2 breast feeding, diet, obesity, physical taken to minimize one’s risk. per cent go on to develop breast cancer cancer . It has been shown that among activity and alcohol intake. by the age of 70 – which indicates that postmenopausal women, those who The Normal Breast additional cancer-promoting factors are physically inactive have higher lev- In summary, while it is currently and Breast Cancer might need to be present for a woman els of estrogen in circulation. Again, unknown why certain women will The breast is composed of sev- to develop breast cancer2. this can increase the risk of cancer develop breast cancer, it is possible eral types of tissue, including fat and Additional risk factors include a cells arising and promote the growth to reduce the risk by maintaining connective tissue, blood and lymph woman’s age, personal and family of existing cancer of the breast. As a healthy weight, being physically vessels, specialized glands (called lob- history of breast cancer, early menstru- well, physical activity has been shown active and moderating alcohol use. ules) that produce milk after a woman ation and late menopause, exposure to to influence the level of cellular growth has given birth and ducts that transport hormones (birth control pills, hormone factors, including IGF-1, such that a 1. Breast Cancer Society of Canada. http:// www.bcsc.ca/p/46/l/105/t/Breast-Can- milk. The tissues of the breast are con- replacement therapy), pregnancy and lack of physical activity is associated cer-Society-of-Canada---Statistics. trolled by hormones and other growth breastfeeding. Three additional modi- with higher levels of IGF-1 and an 2. Parsanisi, P. et al., “A randomized con- factors that allow the breast to mature fiable risk factors are obesity, physical increased risk of developing cancer4. trolled trial of diet and physical activity in BRCA mutation carriers.” Fam Can- during puberty, produce milk, and activity and alcohol use. cer. 2013. repair and replace cells. Breast cells Alcohol and Breast Cancer Risk 3. Vona-Davis, L., Rose, David P., “The have a normal life cycle – they grow, Obesity and Physical Activity Alcohol has consistently been shown obesity-inflammation-eicosanoid axis in breast cancer.” J Mammary Gland die and are replaced with new cells and Obesity is an established risk factor to be associated with an increased Biol Neoplasia. 2013. this process occurs in a regulated man- for the development of postmenopausal risk of developing breast cancer. It 4. Nishida, Y. et al., “Effect of low-inten- ner. In cancer, this normal regulated breast cancer. One reason is that fat tis- was previously believed that alcohol sity aerobic exercise on insulin-like growth factor-I and insulin-like growth cell growth is lost and abnormal cells sue, especially fat around the waist, contributed to this risk by increasing factor-binding proteins in healthy men.” continue to replicate, resulting in can- produces estrogen. When the estrogen the levels of estrogen in circulation5. Int J Endocrinol. 2010. cer. Specifically, breast cancer arises enters into circulation, it may stimulate It appears now that this might not be 5. Brooks, PJ., Zakhari, S. “Moderate alco- hol consumption and breast cancer in when there is abnormal growth in the the cells of the breast, increasing the the case, as several studies have shown women: from epidemiology to mechan- cells of the lobules and their associ- risk that abnormal cancerous cells can that alcohol ingestion does not have an isms and interventions.” Alcohol Clin ated ducts. arise, and/or that breast cancer already effect on estrogen levels. Newer stud- Exp Res. 2013 Jan; 37(1):23-30. present3 is further stimulated. ies are now focusing on how alcohol Graham Beaton is a naturopathic Why Does Breast Cancer Occur? Obesity influences several other cel- may initiate the formation of can- doctor in practice at Ottawa Col- Unfortunately it is not known why lular mechanisms that can increase the cerous cells by altering how DNA is laborative Care Centres. If you are breast cancer occurs. Although there risk of developing breast cancer. Obes- replicated, how alcohol might affect concerned about developing breast are several risk factors, it appears that ity can increase inflammatory factors the invasiveness of breast cancer cells cancer, or if you have breast cancer the onset of cancer might be influenced present in the breast, which can cause and how alcohol might affect other and would like to know how naturo- by a combination of risk factors occur- damage to cellular DNA of the breast, hormones that can then be converted pathic medicine can help, you can ring at once. For instance, one common potentially leading to the presence of to estrogen within breast tissue5. contact him at 613-290-6115.
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CALL Zita Taylor at 613-235-1214, e-mail: circulation@glebereport .CA, if you are willing to deliver a route for US . 8 Glebe Report December 6, 2013 EDITORIAL PAGE Images of the Glebe Guidelines for Submissions
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ju lie ho u le c e z r Photos: Include with your article submis- Pretoria Bridge after the first snowfall of the season sion. Send colour, high resolution (200-300 ppi) uncropped photos as .jpg attachments or bring CD, DVD, or originals for scanning to the office. If possible, include both vertical Working together to create solutions and horizontal compositions of the subject. Please include captions and photo credits in Along with the first snowstorms of the winter, local prep- Hopefully, this willingness to work together to find solutions the body of the email. arations for the holiday season have been doing a good job and the “can do” attitude of those involved, serve as a reminder Note: Unless taken at a public event, obtain of getting residents in the mood to celebrate – with col- and inspiration for those seeking to resolve some of the knot- express permission to publish photos in the Glebe Report print and online versions at leagues, friends and family. An ever-accelerating number of tier community issues. Persistent problems of parking around website glebereport.ca. If minors are iden- bazaars and craft fairs, the launch of Glebe Spree, GNAG’s Lansdowne, now and in the future, remain unresolved. Most of tifiable, confirmation of written permission Snowflake Special and its theatre and dance events, music the day-to-day traffic issues identified by the Lansdowne Traf- from parents must be obtained and sent to concerts, fundraisers, and even the December 5th ceremony fic Advisory Committee have yet to be addressed, and other the editor before the publication date. that ushered in some welcome illumination on Parliament plans to transport attendees to big Lansdowne events seem Content: Coverage includes reports on cur- rent and emerging issues important to the Hill, all promise a spirit of good cheer in our neighbour- short on detail and long on potential to negatively impact resi- community, as well as articles reflecting the hood. Look around the Glebe at the wreaths, garlands, dential streets in the Glebe (see page 11). wide range of interests and perspectives of lights and decorations on houses, witness groups gather- Finally, with all the changes that have ensued from amal- people residing and working in the Glebe. ing in pubs and restaurants or step into the local shops to gamation and intensification that this community (like We seek articles that create context, and soak up the hustle and bustle of the season. many others in the city) has been trying to absorb, it is convey up-to-date information on common concerns. We highlight initiatives, projects, Skating enthusiasts can even look forward to a new ice understandable that residents have wanted to find a way programs, events, services and businesses rink on the grounds of St. James Tennis Club. On a recent to voice their objections when they heard about the pos- in the community. We invite you to sub- frigid day, eight GNAG volunteers hoisted a full-sized liner sible closure of The Pantry. This beloved and unique tea mit profiles, opinion pieces, book reviews, aloft, put it in place along the length and breadth of the room has sustained and welcomed generations of commun- creative writing and essays, photography courts and, over many hours, flooded it to lay down the ity residents to the core of the Glebe since 1975. Signing and art work for consideration. All ages are welcome to submit articles. Copyright on surface ice. Read more on page 15 about the co-operative a petition articulating an opinion and supporting positive individual texts, photos or representations of efforts of local community organizations, schools and the action hardly precludes working in good faith on the issue artworks belong to the creators, who by vol- City of Ottawa to create this solution to the temporary clos- of its future; rather, it serves as a legitimate and transparent untarily submitting their material, grant the ure of the Mutchmor rink due to school renovations. If the means of citizens exercising their freedom of expression on Glebe Report one-time rights, in the print weather continues to co-operate, you should soon see signs an issue they care about. edition and online as part of glebereport.ca. at the Glebe Community Centre indicating the opening date On behalf of the Glebe Report, may I wish everyone a The Glebe Report welcomes submissions, – it’s time to get your skates sharpened. very happy and safe holiday. – Julie Houle Cezer but cannot promise publication. The Glebe Report reserves the right to edit material, and final editing decisions reside with the Lansdowne Transportation Advisory Committee (LTAC) editor. Information Meeting on Lansdowne Traffic and Parking Learn about the Monitoring Plan, other agreed changes and issues still to be resolved. Monday, December 9, 2013, 7 – 8:30 p m. . Contributors St Giles Presbyterian Church, First Avenue and Bank Street this issue Kathy Ablett James Rimmer Seema Akhtar Clyde Sanger Anna Baccin Lois Siegel Graham Beaton Mary Tsai-Davies CONTACT US Carolyn Best Irène Zandel www .glebereport .ca Lee Blue Zeus 175 Third Avenue, Bhat Boy Established in 1973, the Glebe Report, a monthly not for-profit community newspaper with a Ottawa, Ontario K1S 2K2 Ian Boyd circulation of 7,000 copies, is delivered free to Glebe homes and businesses. Advertising from Micheline Boyle Bob Brocklebank merchants in the Glebe and elsewhere pays all its costs, and the paper receives no govern- Please submit articles to [email protected]. Rob Campbell ment grants or direct subsidies. The Glebe Report, made available at select locations such as Call 613-236-4955 Julie Houle Cezer the Glebe Community Centre and the Old Ottawa South Community Centre and Brewer Pool, is David Chernushenko printed by Winchester Print. 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being interviewed), he seemed will- business at UPS and coming across Help preserve The Pantry! ing to help search for a solution. Since friends or friendly strangers open for a then, he has hosted a meeting to seek chat. The same is surely as true of The Editor, Glebe Report ing the City to consider the broader a solution, so we shall see what the Pantry, where the founder Ilsa Kyssa implications of a closure of a unique outcome is. I remain hopeful that the and now Carolyn Best have kept a high Like so many others, I was very sur- space that has been part of the fab- City will hear our collective appeal standard of vegetarian cooking, while prised to hear about the City’s decision ric of our community and of the GCC and be convinced to turn this decision providing a wonderful meeting place for not to renew the lease arrangements for the past 38 years. Postal codes of around to preserve this little gem of a young and old. It is a unique gift that Ilsa for The Pantry in the Glebe Commun- those signing show a following of fans space well into the future. May we all gave us all these years ago. ity Centre. After contacting the City’s from the Ottawa/Gatineau area and continue to be refreshed by nutritious Why is this happening? Are the real estate department to understand beyond, all drawn to a quirky, comfy local food and enjoy tea served in deli- powerful losing all sense of humanity? their rationale, I was not satisfied that venue for quiet conversation and the cate china cups in a room that evokes the decision was based on any real rattle of teacups. memories of gentler times. Clyde Sanger knowledge of the importance of this The Pantry space is well utilized and little haven to a wide constituency of serves a broad constituency. It’s a cozy Diane McIntyre citizens. haven for community members of all Over the past few weeks I have ages and their guests. Every weekday, Editor, Glebe Report heard lots of support for The Pantry. after the tea room’s luncheon groups Open letter to Most people expressed the concern leave, the space is used for homework What is happening to the Glebe as a that the City did not seem to be in clubs and in the evening for activities community? In early November, two Mayor Watson touch with what the community val- such as book clubs and guitar classes places that served us well in their pro- ues. Most talked about the many as programmed by the Glebe Neigh- fessionalism and – more important I leave for work every morning and community gatherings outside its bourhood Activities Group (GNAG). – were congenial meeting grounds for watch our street fill up as construction 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. operating hours, This enthusiastic support for main- many chance encounters, received death workers use it as a parking lot. Cars friends’ invitations to meet there and taining The Pantry in its current notices. The City Parks Department, are parked in front of our hydrant and then shop in the Glebe, the nutritious form is not surprising to those of us which seems to be the City’s agent for cars are in their same spots since early snacks prepared for after-school pro- who know this place, but it may be overseeing the Glebe Community Cen- morning. They all have one thing in grams, The Pantry’s purchasing of a surprise to those at City Hall who tre, gave notice to the manager of The common. No parking tickets are issued! locally grown food and the use of the have not had the pleasure of visiting. Pantry that its lease would end in June We are ill in bed and our car out front space for small community meetings I hope that they remember how this 2014. gets ticketed, and by some miracle no or musical events. community rallied to save our Glebe The other blow was a curt notice other cars on our street are ticketed! Given the concern about this short- Community Centre (many of the on the door of the UPS Store in Fifth It sucks to live here, but life is good sighted City decision, and people’s planning meetings were held in the Avenue Court that it was forthwith if you are a visiting construction attachment to The Pantry, I initi- Pantry); lobbied to save our schools, permanently closed, and directing cus- worker. Needless to say, not only are ated a petition. It asks the City to the Aberdeen Pavilion, the heritage tomers way down south to 1500 Bank we shocked at the clear double standard rethink their decision and to support character of the Bank Street bridge; Street. It gave the phone number of a but now we are angry with the proof continuity for The Pantry, an import- lobbied, to protect Central Park; and UPS regional manager, who could only of what is really happening here. Our ant gathering space and resource for came together to try to save the former explain that the closure was the action of plan is to fight this in court and share our community, as a complement to Sylvia Holden Park and some essence the owner, the Minto Corporation. our reality with local media. other services offered at the Glebe of green space at Lansdowne Park. We Each place, the UPS Store and The We have put up with so many Community Centre (GCC) and “to are a community in the heart of the Pantry, has long been a cheerful corner inconveniences and inconsiderate recognize the broad community city. I urge the City to take our plea to of a very human side of the Glebe. From exemptions through changed or not- benefits of maintaining this import- heart and not make it so much work the days of Dulcie Blyth, through the enforced bylaws. ant space in its current configuration for citizens to preserve places of value. lively times of Marc Landreville, to the well into the future.” To date, over 800 When I met earlier with David recent quieter reign of Mohamed Omer, Lee Blue people have signed the petition ask- Chernushenko at CBC (when we were I and many others have enjoyed doing Holmwood Avenue 10 Glebe Report December 6, 2013 community
municipalities had distinct approaches ask the questions – what sort of pro- to building and maintaining commun- gramming, and is there actually a ity facilities. Post-amalgamation, this shortage of space? On the first count, has created problems when attempts we have no clear information; as for have been made to standardize the the second, it is worth noting that a management of those community great deal of additional programming assets. For example, in Rockcliffe space will become available with the Park the community hall was built completion of the Lansdowne redevel- through fundraising efforts by the opment project. We have no specifics residents’ association. Today that on the City’s plans for the Aberdeen association is only allowed to have Pavilion or the Horticulture Building, use of the hall once a month. Simi- both of which are destined for City lar complaints can be heard from programming. Greely about access to their centre. Another issue relates to budgets. Worst of all, there are some parts of Fees for recreation activities have town where there are no community been frozen since 2010, putting pres- facilities whatever. Some community sure on recreational activity. To cover groups have no choice but to meet in the growing shortfall, private rental : soo h um : photo private homes, and it is almost impos- of community facilities is being pro- Patrons have lunch on the outdoor patio sible to run a public meeting. In new moted. In our own community centre, City priorities of The Pantry. areas such as Riverside South, a room staff time is being more strictly con- provided by the local supermarket is trolled; activity is being shut down cast a shadow recreation. Across the city there is a the best available space. earlier in the evening, which affects great diversity of such facilities. It is There have been efforts to rational- community meetings as well as rec- over The Pantry difficult to think of the Walter Baker ize use of community centres and the reational programming. Centre in Barrhaven, with swimming provision of recreation and education Finally there is a question of compe- By Bob Brocklebank pools and two ice surfaces for hockey, programs by the City. A recreation tition. We don’t know if the rent paid as the equivalent of the Old Town Hall “road map” was approved several by The Pantry is artificially low and The possibility that The Pantry might at Hawthorne and Main in Old Ottawa years ago and studies on address- if other restaurateurs consider this disappear from the Glebe Community East, where tables and chairs consti- ing the needs of specific groups (the unfair. Of course, when it comes to Centre comes as a surprise. However, tute the extent of the equipment. The elderly, youth, the mobility-impaired) City property, it is difficult to com- it might be useful to try to understand variation among community centres have been undertaken. Some prin- prehend the relationship between the this issue within a more general con- reflects the diverse character of the ciples have been advanced – for property value and the rent the City text. neighbourhoods being served. example, user fees should be brought decides to charge. Community centres are part of the Residents with long memories will into balance with tax subsidies while In short, the future of The Pan- City’s wider parks and recreation recall the protest back in the eighties not excluding the disadvantaged from try might be a good place to start, to activity. Some parks are “active” and when it was proposed that the com- participation. (How this “balance” is consider wider issues that are affect- are equipped with play structures or munity centres in the Glebe, Ottawa to be achieved is a topic of ongoing ing our neighbourhood, the way we playing fields. Others are passive parks South and Ottawa East be closed and discussion.) organize our community, and what with landscaping and the occasional a new centralized sports complex be So how does all this relate to the we expect from our City government. park bench for rest and contemplation. erected in Brewer Park. In the central prospect that The Pantry’s lease will Just as there are different categories of urban area, it seemed that a modest not be extended beyond summer of Glebe resident Bob Brocklebank parks in the City’s inventory, there are facility accessible on foot was more 2014? has long been involved in municipal different types of community centres. valued than a grander centre reached If, as has been said, the City wishes affairs and citywide forums such as In the City’s administrative struc- by car. to use the space occupied by The Pan- the Federation of Citizens’ Associa- ture, community centres fall under Prior to amalgamation, the previous try for other programming, one must tions of Ottawa-Carleton. THE FOURTH ANNUAL CHRISTMAS
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pleted sometime next fall. The City is Buses on Glebe traffic proceeding with the “curve” option for the garage, the designs for which residential streets can be found at http://ottawa.ca/sites/ issues ottawa.ca/files/glebe_parking_3.pdf. in the Glebe Following an October 22 meeting, By Brian Mitchell representatives from the GCA, the By Claire Gaddam Glebe Business Improvement Area Lansdowne (BIA) and Glebe Neighbourhood Buses will soon be running on On December 9, the City of Ottawa Activities Group (GNAG) met to dis- Lakeside Avenue as part of the trans- is scheduled to present its Traffic cuss possible community uses of the portation plan for the redeveloped Monitoring Plan for Lansdowne at a parking garage during times when it is Lansdowne. This plan has not been public meeting at St. Giles Church not heavily used for parking. The City formally introduced to the residents (7 to 8:30 p.m.). The monitoring has agreed in principle to this concept of Lakeside Avenue. Residents have of streets around Lansdowne will and where feasible, is willing to make discovered this information on their include a semi-annual comparison adjustments to the detail design so that own. Lakeside Avenue runs between of traffic volumes and parking usage on occasion, on the Third Avenue
Bronson and the Queen Elizabeth A n d r e w : lliott E P hoto on these streets with baseline traffic side, the ground level of the garage Driveway, with a number of elderly Developed in the 1930s, Lakeside volumes (as measured in 2010 and could be blocked off from cars and residents and children living on the Avenue, with its mature trees, runs east / 2012). If there is, as most Glebe resi- used for special events. A number of street. It is also a main route for cyc- west and offers direct access to Queen dents expect, a significant increase in interesting ideas for events came up lists moving to and from the bike Elizabeth Drive. traffic or parking usage, the City may during the brainstorming, including paths along Queen Elizabeth Drive- dential streets in the Glebe and Old consider implementing some of the an antique car show, a flower market, way and Commissioners Park. Ottawa South to buses without any traffic plan adjustments recommended music performances, and of course The transportation plan was pro- consultation or input from the home- by the Glebe Community Association the iconic “Great Glebe Garage sale.” posed by consultants McCormick owners. (GCA) following the community con- A number of modest design requests Rankin Corporation and did not Please join in stopping this travesty sultation it conducted earlier this year. have been submitted to City staff, involve consultation with residents. before it is too late. Contact Mayor Jim The Monitoring Plan is one of the and it’s expected that most will be The mayor and city councillors Watson and our Councillor, David few substantive developments of the included in the final design so that approved the plan, again without Chernushenko and let them know how Lansdowne Transportation Advisory the venue can be more than “just a advising the residents of Lakeside you feel about buses on your residen- Committee (LTAC) process initiated parking garage.” Avenue. The Glebe Community Asso- tial streets. by the City 18 months ago. Thus far, ciation (GCA), upon review of the the City has approved only two of the Elgin Street Extension Closure report, proposed an alternate solu- Claire Gaddam, a resident, has sub- priority traffic and transportation rec- The City is proceeding with its tion to the City, which is to move mitted this article on behalf of the ommendations submitted by the GCA planned permanent closure of the the shuttle buses originating at satel- residents of Lakeside Avenue. last March to help ensure Lansdowne Elgin Street extension from Isa- lite parking sites (a.k.a. OC Transpo will work effectively for residents and bella Street to Pretoria Avenue. Once buses) north along Bronson, west on Editor’s Note – Pursuant to a Letter the Lansdowne operators alike: (1) closed, southbound cars wishing to Carling, and east on QED as these of Intent between the National Cap- signage to direct some traffic onto the access Pretoria from Elgin will have to are arterial routes designed for such ital Commission (NCC) and the City Queen Elizabeth Driveway as a pre- first turn right onto the QED and then traffic. However, the City disregarded of Ottawa signed in June of 2010, a ferred route to Lansdowne; and (2) a right onto Pretoria. Next spring, the both this proposal and the traffic three-year pilot project involving spe- no-stopping zone on the south side of old roadbed will be landscaped but the calming measures in place on Lake- cial event shuttle buses is due to kick Holmwood east of Bank, and on the sidewalk will be retained and a south- side. In fact, one of the existing traffic off with the “first planned full sta- east side of O’Connor between Holm- bound bike lane will be constructed. calming measures is scheduled to be dium event at Lansdowne.” Although wood and Fifth. A sidewalk to connect pedestrians altered to accommodate the trans- it is reported that the final details crossing the Pretoria Bridge with the portation plan for the redeveloped of guidelines in the Transportation Second Avenue Parking Garage TD Canada Trust/LCBO/Loblaws site Lansdowne. Demand Management Plan are still This coming spring, the City will will also be installed. Initially, the threshold for employing being negotiated, there appears to be begin construction of a four-level park- the shuttle bus system was events of an unexpected change in the plan that ing garage on the site of the existing Brian Mitchell is chair of the Glebe 25,000 to 40,000 attendees. This calls for shuttle buses in the first year parking lot between Second and Third Community Association (GCA) Traf- number has been dropped so that of the pilot project to make exclusive avenues. Construction should be com- fic Committee. the shuttle buses will be engaged for use of Lakeside Avenue to access the events with an anticipated attend- QED and Lansdowne, rather than ance as low as 15,000. The residents using arterials or alternate routes. of Lakeside Avenue were advised that As noted in the article, north along they should anticipate that approxi- Bronson, west on Carling and east at mately 20 events during the good Preston to the QED at Dow’s Lake is weather will meet this threshold. the arterial route that the GCA has More specifically, the shuttle buses are advocated with the City (unsuccess- scheduled to run for two hours prior fully to date). That route is also its to an event and two hours following clear preference over the City’s plan it. This will have a significant impact for a second transportation route – on the residents of Lakeside Avenue Sunnyside, Bank Street, Fifth Avenue and, again, not once were the residents – for 50 per cent of the time. Notwith- advised officially by anyone from the standing exceptional circumstances, City that this would be the situation. the GCA’s position has been that the We need to stop this. It could well shuttle buses do not belong on resi- be the beginning of opening up resi- dential streets.
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neighbourhood Christine improvements McAllister The Glebe Community Association has www .glebeca .ca been a part of this community since 1967. Our website says, “the GCA has united residents interested in improving the family neighbourhood.” As a result of this broad mandate, some residents don’t know what we do or confuse us with the Glebe Neighbourhood Activities Group (GNAG). Maybe Together a few examples will contribute to an increased understanding of the role of the GCA.
Lansdowne Park Traffic Advisory Committee (LTAC) The project that occupied much community volunteer activism in recent years, Lans- downe Park, took on a different level of activity in the past year. GCA committees (Lansdowne, Traffic, Environment) have been focused on the details as construction has progressed, and on working with the City in planning for the opening next sum- mer. In addition to walkabouts, noise and dust complaints, contaminated soil and friends construction-based traffic issues, we participated in the Lansdowne Traffic Advisory Committee (LTAC), which met every month over the past year and a half. Despite significant research by the GCA and well-thought-out recommendations to minimize traffic problems when Lansdowne opens, City officials want to “wait and see” just how bad it will be before doing anything. We think that’s not good enough. That’s why we met with the other communities most affected by Lansdowne (Old Ottawa East and Old Ottawa South) to develop a common list of priority traffic plan adjustments (all from previous recommendations made to LTAC), which we will collectively lobby the Councillor and the City to adopt. If we’re going to embrace Lansdowne, let’s at From everyone here at Diane&Jen: Proud least do it with a rational traffic management plan. Sponsors Wishing everyone of all of: Coming Soon: faiths the best of the Happy Holidays from WWW .ClearTheSNOW .CA Holiday season! Diane Allingham & Do you live on one of those streets in our neighbourhood that are barely navigable in Jennifer Stewart the wintertime after multiple snowfalls and not a plow in sight? (I know, which streets does that exclude!) A new tool developed under GCA leadership (thank you, Brian Mitchell and Alex Gillis) and endorsed by the Federation of Community Associations (FCA) will allow residents living on narrow streets in the city to report (via a website) the narrowing width of their street as a result of uncleared snowbanks. This initiative make your way home will show the City which streets are failing to meet the minimum navigable road-width established by the fire department (5.5 metres), which happens regularly on streets without clearing of snowbanks for weeks at a time. While the website is expected to be operational by mid-December, we are looking for “snowbank reporters” for nar- row Glebe streets. Reporters will measure the curb-to-curb width of their street once a week throughout the winter and enter the data into the website. The goal is to pres- sure City Council to formally establish a higher level of snowbank clearing priority for narrow residential streets found across the city (currently there is no formal priority system in place to differentiate between wide and narrow residential streets for snow- bank clearing). Send an email to [email protected] if you are interested in helping.
The Pantry As you may have read elsewhere in the Glebe Report, the lease The Pantry holds with the City is set to expire in 2014. Understandably, this is a concern for many of its patrons and others in the community. The Pantry is an important institution in our neighbourhood, one that has supported many community groups such as the GCA in the past. If its walls could talk, they would tell many stories of community build- ing. With increasing cost challenges and programming needs for residents of all ages, there is added pressure as to how best to use our valued community centre. The GCA is working with the parties involved and our city councillor to develop a desired com- munity option that could satisfy the needs of all residents and The Pantry patrons.
GCA Greetings! As our cross-country and downhill skis, snowshoes and toboggans come out so we can enjoy the pleasures of winter, and we turn our attention to the upcoming holi- day season and ringing in the New Year, I want to take this opportunity to thank all Glebe residents who do so much to make our neighbourhood a fantastic place to live. I especially want to thank GCA board members who commit to making progress on so many issues that impact us all. Happy holidays and my best wishes for happiness and health in 2014! Next GCA meeting: Tuesday, January 28, 2014
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by Carol MacLeod ponds was acceptable. He recalled that at one time over a dozen species of At every season, the ponds of Brown’s fish lived in the ponds. He noted nas- Inlet at the south end of our commun- cent problems including erosion along ity have inspired many a painter, the south shore of the Craig pond and photographer and even sculptor. brushing out on the north shore of the Latest is the inukshuk which graces Driveway pond. an exposed mound near the Queen The Rideau Valley Conserva- Elizabeth Driveway. In winter, the tion Authority (RVCA) is a partner in ponds morph into local natural rinks Ottawa South’s Brewer Park shoreline and toboggan hills filled with gleeful muskellunge habitat restoration project.
neighbourhood kids. At any time of Inspired by that project, this past May ju lie ho u le c e z r : P hoto year, the ponds are a pleasing venue we invited an RVCA staff member to Ducks enjoying the sheltered area on the north side of Brown’s Inlet for a restorative walkabout. join us in a Brown’s Inlet ponds walk- The ponds are also home to seasonal about. She noted shoreline clear-cutting, in the Driveway pond by selectively and toads, herons and other birds wild guests. Spawning carp endlessly erosion and turbid water adjacent to the dropping logs (felled ash would do and turtles. There is no current sur- fascinate kids and pets. Tadpoles and north shore of the Driveway pond that nicely) near shore. That should also vey of fauna living in and around the pollywogs become frogs and toads could be affecting wildlife populations encourage fish spawning. They noted ponds, but people living adjacent to that haunt nearby gardens each sum- at the ponds. She noted several simple an algae bloom near the Driveway, them have undoubtedly observed their mer. Every spring, there are strings of measures that would alleviate erosion probably the result of higher water more timid denizens. It would also be ducklings – both teal and wood. Her- and improve turtle habitat. temperatures, and told us about their useful to have access to a catalogue ons are frequent visitors. Kingfishers We did a summertime walkabout in experience judiciously planting native of flora around the ponds. The park and Southminster’s chimney swifts August with members of the RVCA, white water lilies whose broad leaves has recently been adopted by a local feast on insects and other pond life. National Capital Commission (NCC), help to keep water temperature cooler. business, which is helping with park Painted turtles bask on purpose-made City of Ottawa staff and the chairs of They noted erosion and water qual- cleanups. So many potential players rafts. Who knows what other forms of related GCA committees. The City ity degradation on the north bank are already in place. wildlife make the ponds home? But is treating half of the ash trees along where bushes had been cleared. The Although the RVCA has no direct there is concern that we are seeing Craig for emerald ash borer. Untreated NCC maintains the whole Driveway jurisdiction over the ponds, its staff fewer frogs than we used to and that trees will die. We noted that the lower pond and will cooperate in measures has generously offered to develop a the ponds’ painted turtle population is three feet of each of the half dozen at that pond. We learned with interest prototype enhancement plan in part- declining. Are our beloved ponds and trees along the south shore of the that the city owns not only all of the nership with the community. Using environs as healthy as they might be? Craig pond has the white burn mark Craig pond, but also the western half the plan to focus discussion, our next In the spring of 2012, the Glebe and peeling bark indicative of severe of the Driveway pond. step will be to hold a community Community Association Environment scalding from dog pee. These trees are The GCA Environment Commit- meeting some time in the winter to Committee sponsored a Jane’s Walk dying. But the venerable old oak and tee thinks the time is right to take a refine the plan. It’s wintertime garden in Brown’s Inlet Park. Our lichenol- the willow seem to be in great shape. closer look at Brown’s Inlet. We are planning on a grand scale. Watch the ogist (lichen expert) noted several On the north side of the Craig pond, considering initiating community Glebe Report for details! lichen forms growing on the north our wildlife experts noted stumps suit- consultation regarding development side of pond-side trees. Our limnol- able for wood duck nesting boxes. of a project to enhance the ponds Carol MacLeod is chair of the ogist (water life expert) told us that, The experts suggested that we for wildlife, which currently, to our Environment Committee of the Glebe as far as he knew, water quality in the could improve frog and turtle habitat knowledge, include fish, ducks, frogs Community Association.
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This is not intended to solicit properties already listed for sale gnag Glebe Report December 6, 2013 15 Shaking it up with GNAG Mary BANDING TOGETHER TO SAVE THE Tsai-Davies NEIGHBOURHOOD SKATING RINK! For over 70 years, outdoor hockey www .gnag .ca and skating have been popular during the winter months at Mutchmor field. With the anticipated renovation and the staging of construction of the Mutch- mor school expansion, use of the rink has been cancelled for an indeterminate amount of time. Several Glebe-based organizations, in collaboration with neighbourhood school councils and the City of Ottawa, have found a creative solution to save the rink by relocating it on the St. James tennis courts. Through extensive research, St. James Tennis Club manager, John Wins-Purdy, came up with the innovative idea of installing a temporary heavy-duty liner made for outdoor rinks that will protect the tennis court surface. Special netting will be installed to protect the clubhouse from flying pucks. Hockey mats in the clubhouse will allow skaters to access washrooms, water fountains and the canteen. Now all that is needed is a huge snowfall and cold weather! GNAG is heading this pilot project and will be the official facilitator of the new rink. We intend to offer ice time on a daily basis until 10 p.m. and programs such as shinny hockey, learn to skate, power skating, public skating and pick- up adult hockey. Because the rink will not be boarded, hockey playing will be slightly modified to keep the puck low and inside the fenced area in an effort to minimize noise. On behalf of GNAG and the Glebe community, a huge thank you to the St. James Tennis Club, the Glebe Community Association, Corpus Christi School, First Avenue Public School and the City of Ottawa for their sup- port and enthusiasm. See you on the ice!
GCC HAS NEW TREES The Glebe Community Centre landscape project now has five new trees. The species include two honey locusts, planted on the north and south corners of Lyon Street, and three serviceberry trees, two on the old parking lot and the third on the large lawn area. These lovely flowering trees will not only beautify the new space but also provide shade for everyone to enjoy.
PROGRAM REGISTRATION UPDATE GNAG is shaking things up once again! We want to get information to you faster so you can plan your calendar! Note the following dates. All programs and camp registration begins online at 9 p.m. for: • Winter 2014 dance classes: Tuesday, December 10, 2013 • Winter 2014 all other programs: Thursday, December 12, 2013 • NEW! St. James after school shinny hockey and supervised skating begins in January. Register December 14, 10 a.m. in person or online. • NEW! All Summer Camps 2014: Tuesday, January 28, 2014 (Summer camp guide will be available online in January) • SALE! Odyssey Early Bird Summer Camp: Tuesday, January 28 – Thurs- day, March 8, 2014
NEED A HOLIDAY GIFT IDEA? Give your loved one a GNAG course or workshop! Gift certificates are avail- able and are an ideal way to make the 2014 season bright! Surprise someone special with a pair of tickets to the best cocktail party of the year: Taste in the Glebe, January 16, 2014 from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Main floor, $50 per ticket. Or stay warm this winter with some fun fleece GNAG mittens, only $20 a pair: stylish and cozy in children’s and adult sizes.
RBC BLUESFEST ‘BE IN THE BAND’ (Grades 7–12) The RBC Royal Bank Bluesfest is back with their popular and successful “Be in the Band” program! Do you sing or play an instrument and have an interest in working with other young musicians? Do you want to be in a band and work as a team to create awesome music? Sign up for the 10-week course to work towards performing at the “Be In The Band” Pub Night on Friday, April 5, with a poten- tial gig at next summer’s RBC Royal Bank Bluesfest, $105 (10 weeks). Meet and Greet: Tuesday, January 8, 2014, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Band rehearsals – Fridays or Saturdays, January 17 to April 4.
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DECEMBER 23, 27, 30, 31, JAN 2, 3 For Holiday Break Camp, GNAG is offering six days of adventure and excite- ment for children in senior kindergarten to Grade 6. Activities include specialty workshops, inner tubing at Le Domaine de L’Ange Gardien, a trip to Midway Family Fun Centre, crafty creations and wacky games! Spaces still available. Register today. Call 613-233-8713 for details. Dessert Pies • Savory Pies • Bread • Scones • Muffins Cupcakes • Cookies • Cakes • Lunch • Meals to Go JOB POSTING: GNAG FOOD CO-ORDINATOR/KITCHEN MANAGER This person will be responsible for all aspects of food preparation, and coordin- Holiday treats are Here! ation of GNAG food service programs, including kitchen management, menu Brandy-Wrapped Fruitcake preparation, adhering to the Ottawa Public Health regulations, purchasing, ordering and receiving of supplies, teaching courses and workshops, working Mincemeat Pies & Tarts • Tourtière within an assigned budget and complying with dietary needs/restrictions. For Gingerbread • Sticky Toffee details go to www.gnag.ca/index.php?page=5#employment or call 613-233-8713. Exchange this See what’s baking ad for 15% off today at 613-233-8713 any dessert pie! lifeofpie.ca Email: info@gnag .ca 16 Glebe Report December 6, 2013 councillor’s report Wins, losses Fête your festive foodie and ties Three years of serving Councillor David Capital Ward Chernushenko www .capitalward .ca After three years as councillor for Capital Ward, what have I and we got to show for it? This is a good time to take stock of big issues facing the ward and the Glebe, with an eye not just to where we’ve been, but as well, to where we’re going next. Let’s call it wins, losses and ties.
WINS Looking for the ideaL hoLiday gift Residential infill study – phase one: Council approved new guidelines and for the foodie in your Life? bylaws to define and enforce residential intensification design that respects neigh- We’ve got four — C’est Bon Cooking bourhood character. This first study addressed “visible from the road” issues like gift certificates. Each delivers a culinary location of parking, permitted projections, front yards and grade. experience that’s fun, rewarding and Complete Street policy: In a first test of Ottawa’s policy to promote “com- entirely out of the ordinary: plete” streets – ones that cater equally to all kinds of users – Council voted 18-6 to transform Main Street. The redesign will subtract one motor vehicle lane, add Cooking Classes $99/class a “cycle track” and wider sidewalks and create a streetscape suitable for vibrant retail and spaces where you might actually want to linger. gourmet Food tours Light rail movement, at last: After years of false starts, Council approved $60/tour a design for the first section of light rail and construction has begun. In a bold move recognizing public transit as the key to a more mobile and livable city, Food Fundamentals series (includes a free apron!) Council recently also approved a “Stage 2” proposal to extend LRT further and $110/class or faster than originally planned. $510 for the six-class series Cycling and safety improvements: We’ve made steady progress to build more cycling infrastructure, educate all road users and promote a culture that supports epiCurean getaway to FranCe cycling and walking as healthy, clean and cost-effective modes of travel. There’s (may 2014) Visit our website for more details. always room for improvement, but the future looks bike-friendlier.
LOSSES Home conversions: A flurry of residential conversion projects in the Glebe and Old Ottawa South grabbed our attention as developers exploited legal but
epicurean adventures aventures culinaires controversial opportunities to turn single-family homes into multi-unit apart- ments. Concerned citizens made their views clear and Council voted to freeze Order online at cestboncooking.ca conversions until new rules are developed. But we’re stuck with projects already or call 613.722.8687 completed or in the works. Emerald Ash Borer: The devastation in Heron Park and Alta Vista is far worse than even the hardest hit streets in the Glebe, but we’re all suffering from this fast-moving infestation. Inoculating all ash trees was impossible, so the City opted to remove affected trees, treat some healthy ones and replant quickly and extensively with a mix of other species. Treatments have failed to slow this inva- sive insect and the recent introduction of wasps to prey on the EAB comes too late for Capital Ward. Some treatment will continue, but large-scale replanting is the only way forward. Lansdowne redevelopment: The many campaigns to fight – or at least sig- nificantly change – the controversial Lansdowne Park redevelopment proposal ended with Council votes of 22-2 and 21-3 and the failure of various legal chal- lenges. Some are excited about new sports and shopping opportunities, condos and townhouses, but most Capital Ward residents remain disappointed by the process, the results and the minimal say they had in guiding how and for whom Lansdowne would be redeveloped.
TIES (or too early to tell) Future conversions: After much consultation and public input, City planning staff are preparing a report (ETA March 2014) that I expect will make it once again possible to convert residential homes, but under much clearer and more limited conditions. Residential infill study – phase two: Phase two recommendations, possibly incorporating the conversion study, are also expected in March. I’ve worked hard to ensure the City imposes greater controls on the height and mass of infill build- ings and better protection for the tree canopy, public spaces and streetscapes. Lansdowne Park traffic and parking: I have spent 18 months chairing the Lansdowne Transportation Advisory Committee (LTAC), a group of community representatives working with City staff, OC Transpo, the NCC and consultants to develop a monitoring plan for traffic and parking problems once Lansdowne Park reopens. Constructive and cordial as the relationship was, most commun- ity LTAC members were ultimately disappointed by results that leaned towards monitoring potential problems and away from tangible steps they felt necessary to reduce traffic congestion, parking problems and the overall impacts of Lans- downe on its neighbours. This process is not over and more proposals could yet be moved from the “to monitor” and into the “act now” category. There’s another busy year ahead as we brace for the new Lansdowne Park. Canal footbridge: Construction of a footbridge over the Canal, connecting Fifth and Clegg avenues, has gone from idea to detailed design to inclusion in the new Transportation Master Plan. But construction remains far away – 2020 at best. I will be working hard to advance this date. Graffiti: Eliminating paint and marker vandalism is harder than you’d think. This issue might seem minor, but it matters, especially when property owners are stuck paying to remove graffiti. If you know someone who is defacing prop- erty and imposing millions of dollars in costs on the community, please step up and (in confidence) let the police or City Bylaw know.
613-580-2487 david .chernushenko@ottawa .ca Mp’s report Glebe Report December 6, 2013 17 My holiday wish list As we move towards the holiday sea- son, I have been reflecting on five policy areas with real opportunities to MP work towards a better Canada. I call Paul Dewar it my “wish list” of items on which I would like to see the government take www .pauldewar .ca real and committed action. There are many additional important issues to discuss, such as action on climate change and the environment, but we’ll leave those for the government’s New Years’ resolutions!
HEALTH CARE Canadians continue to identify health care as one of the most important issues to them. Despite this, the government continues to download more and more costs to the provinces and territories. In early 2014, the health accords will expire and the federal government has responded by offering a reduced “take it or leave it” non-negotiable transfer. Leadership by the federal government on health care is an obvious way to maintain a more uniform and appropriate level of care across the country and ensure greater accessibility. There are far too many cases of Canadians going without a family doctor, a specialist, or critical medication. A strategy to deal with rising demands for quality long term and palliative care is also urgently needed. My colleague, Libby Davies, the NDP health critic, has introduced a private members’ bill to address these needs and I hope that the government will agree to adopt New Democrats’ recommendations. New Demo- crats would also like to see the adoption of a national dementia strategy focused on prevention, early detection and support for caregivers. The cost of treating the nearly 747,000 Canadians living with the disease is approximately $33 bil- lion annually and will only continue to rise. Canada can take a leadership role in health care. We can’t afford not to take action. FEATURED LISTING FEATURED LISTING PENSIONS 2-Storey Condo 2-Storey Condo • 2 Bedrooms • 2 Bedrooms With the rising cost of living and stagnating wages, many Canadians are wor- • 2 Bathrooms • 2 Bathrooms ried about not being able to retire. My colleagues and I have launched a national • 1 Underground • 1 Underground campaign to expand the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) and Quebec Pension Plan Parking Spot Parking Spot • Approx 1,100 sqft • Approx 1,100 sqft (QPP). Financial experts, unions and seniors’ organizations are in favour of this • Walkscore of 97 • Walkscore of 97 expansion. The CPP is actuarially sound and is more cost-effective to manage 313 St. Patrick St reet Unit C • Low Condo Fees 313 St. Patrick St reet Unit C • Low Condo Fees Byward Market Byward Market than private pension plans. My colleagues and I continue to seek answers from $373,900 • Modern Layout $373,900 • Modern Layout Finance Minister Jim Flaherty as to why he hasn’t kept his promise to meet with his provincial and territorial counterparts to increase benefits under the CPP/ QPP program. YOUTH In November, I held a forum for youth in Ottawa Centre where I heard from some amazing and engaged young people about important issues such as lack of jobs and underemployment. To address high unemployment, my colleagues and I have proposed new tax credits for businesses that hire young Canadians between the ages of 18 and 25. Businesses would be eligible for an amount of up to $1,000 for hiring a young employee and for matching funds for the training of that employee. The tax credit would double in areas of the country where the unemployment rate for youth is very high. Andrew Cash, MP, has also introduced a new private members’ bill to better support urban workers who are precariously employed and without good benefits by improving access to Employment Insur- ance (EI), studying income-averaging options, increasing access to pensions and stopping the misuse and abuse of unpaid interns. I’m happy to report that the New Democrats’ motion to study youth unemployment across the country was adopted unanimously in the House of Commons in October.
VETERANS I’ve heard from many constituents disgusted by the government’s decision to cut staff at Veterans Affairs and close nine district offices. The government has said that veterans can call a 1-800 number or use the website or a mobile app to access services. This is appalling. New Democrats have called on the govern- ment to immediately reverse these mean-spirited cutbacks. We also know there are major problems with the New Veterans Charter, as outlined in a damning report issued by the veterans ombudsman. Many veterans don’t have sufficient retirement income and severely injured veterans aren’t able to access benefits that they need. Under the Conservatives’ watch, there has also been an increase in the number of injured veterans medically discharged before they qualify for a pension. It’s time for the government to properly honour the men and women who have served by ensuring that service and programs at Veterans Affairs are accessible and that the department is properly funded.
HOUSING In many of my columns I’ve mentioned the urgent need for the federal govern- ment to take a leadership role in addressing the affordable housing crisis. This is a problem that will not go away and will continue to produce downstream social and health costs. Since the 1970s, the federal government has provided subsidies to low-income renters. Many of these agreements are now ending for good because the current government has simply decided not to renew them. Cities across Canada are finding new and innovative ways to create affordable housing, but they still need support from the federal government. With hard work, these wishes can become a reality in 2014. New Democrats are looking forward to continuing to hold the government to account when the House returns on January 27. I’d like to take this opportunity to wish readers a Merry Christmas and happy holidays!
613-946-8682 paul dewar@parl. .gc .ca 18 Glebe Report December 6, 2013 business buzz
washing dishes. Vainola has worked Building a in the food service and entertainment industries for most of his life. Brault worked all over the Ottawa restaurant dream close scene before moving to Vancou- ver, where he was transformed from cook to chef with the mentorship of to home an extraordinary chef at the Granville Island Hotel. After almost a decade By Ian Miller working in west-coast restaurants, he crossed the country to Halifax, and When Liam Vainola takes time to five years later came to Ottawa. reflect on 2013, he’ll remember it as “I love the lifestyle that comes along the year he got married and realized with being a chef,” said Brault. “I get his dream of opening his own restau- to work with people who are like- rant. “This is something I’ve always minded, energetic, love good music wanted to do. The last few years it’s and good food. Pretty much my whole been developing in my mind,” said life revolves around food so the res- Vainola. “This year has been crazy taurant business just makes sense.”
and I’ve just decided to get everything Ian Mille r : P hoto One of those people he gets to work together and go for it, and miracu- Liam Vainola and Peter Woodbridge sitting in Earl’s Variety on Strathcona Avenue, the with is his best buddy and sous chef, lously I got a bank loan.” new ‘small plates’ restaurant they have been renovationg over the last few months. It Peter Woodbury. Brault describes Following his summer wedding, is opening its doors to the public as of December 6 starting with lunches and Sun- Woodbury as the hardest worker Vainola, his father and several friends day brunch. he’s ever met and it might surprise began renovations at 225 Strathcona of went the same direction with our up the daily routine with new recipe some customers to know Woodbury Avenue in September. They have careers and now we’re coming back inventions and the occasional guest chef. is completely deaf. “I’ve known him worked day and night to turn the saw- together and doing this.” “It gives the staff a chance to be cre- for so long, for me it’s so normal,” dust-covered floors and unrelenting The restaurant will do small plate ative, bring other people in and feel explains Brault. “We have little tricks drywall work into Vainola’s vision. servings, where each person orders good about what they’re doing. I think in the kitchen, tapping your hand for Earl’s Variety was inspired by an old one or two items for the table and it’s a really nice surprise for people example. He’ll read your lips and he’s photo of Vainola’s grandfather, Earl, shares in the tasting experience as the coming in the door too.” amazing at it. It takes some people who worked at a general store in Sas- plates come out. The menu features Many hours of carpentry and design awhile to realize he’s deaf.” katchewan. food styles from all over. Selections work have gone into creating an ele- As a young, first-time entrepre- “I just wanted it to have the feel of of French, Italian, Mediterranean and gant dining atmosphere. Local artists neur, Vainola enrolled in the City of an old corner store,” explains Vainola. even Japanese-inspired cuisine are will display their work and a lighting Ottawa’s new Business Liaison Pro- “We don’t want to scream ‘restaurant.’ paired with exquisite wines, cocktails designer Raivo Nommik has made the gram. His mentor, Kyla Wier, has We want to be a little niche spot where and premium draft beer. Earl’s even place glow. The restaurant seats 52 guided him through the process of people in the neighbourhood hang has a late night menu to keep night and food is cooked within sight in an opening a business. In getting ready out.” The small time, local theme runs owls in the Glebe satisfied with a tasty open-concept kitchen. For Brault, the to serve the restaurant’s first meal, deep within the staff, who have mostly snack or favourite drink until 2 a.m. open concept adds a special connec- Vainola says he’s glad to have so many grown up in the Glebe and have been For a unique family-style dining tion between kitchen and customers. friends and family on board helping to long-time friends. experience, Earl’s will host monthly “I love seeing what’s going on, I like build his dream close to home. “It’s all a really tight knit commun- Sunday dinners with a surprise meal seeing people’s reactions and being ity,” head chef Jason Brault says of the served up specially for each table. The part of the dynamic.” Ian Miller writes the Business Buzz staff vibe. “We’ve worked together, modern twist on the timeless Sunday Vainola and Brault both started out column for the Glebe Report every knownCompactMusicXmasAd.qx each other for years,11/7/56 all sort11:06 familyAM get-togetherPage 1 is intended to spice in the restaurant business as teenagers other month.
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790 Bank Street (at Third), Ottawa • 613 234-4136 davidsonsjewellers.com 785.5 Bank Street (In the Glebe) • 206 Bank Street (at Nepean) business news Glebe Report December 6, 2013 19 It’s a sweet season in the Glebe By James Rimmer this Christmas the French Baker will be offering Yule logs of chocolate and The holiday season is guaranteed pistachio, vanilla and chestnut, pear, to be a tasty one here in the Glebe. raspberry and the traditional vanilla/ Shops across the area are preparing chocolate/praline as well as Stollen, and presenting their latest holiday spe- a fruitcake covered with icing sugar. cials and none, I am sure, can offer Luckily you will also find French a sweeter deal than the purveyors of imports such as tins of sablés and bags delicacies that I visited recently along of pastel-coloured nougat that will Bank Street. As you wend your way make perfect hostess gifts or offer- past windows all decked out with ings for tea. On the savoury side, the decorations and Christmas lights, you French Baker will also be selling tour- may want to duck inside and indulge tières created yourself or your family or friends in from their own some mouth-watering delights. Take recipe with the your time and enjoy best veal, beef your seasonal and pork. Go stroll. to www.ben- nybistro.ca or The Flour call 613-236- Shoppe 7579. The Flour Shoppe at Francesco’s Coffee Company the corner of Renowned for its fresh, locally Bank Street roasted coffee beans and for sweets and Strath- that customers rave about, Francesco’s cona Avenue is will be offering customers several already recognized deals on coffee during the holidays, as creating some unique tastes in cup- including a substantial discount on the cakes. For the festive season, it has mega-exclusive Jamaican Blue that is brought back many holiday favourites to be brought in as a special offer. This such as gingerbread, eggnog and their coffee hub is also very popular Bailey’s brownie cup- holding a Decem- cakes. Great as stocking stuffers are ber 15 raffle of the small bags of malt balls, the pea- four impres- nut brittle and homemade caramels. sive Espresso Those tiny, tasty treats called mini- machines; every cupcakes, so perfect for office parties, purchase of a can be ordered online, as can the pound of coffee mix-your-own cookies – you pick the entitles you to a cookie dough, what you want mixed chance to enter in, and then pick up the freshly baked the draw. Their cookies. Go to www.theflourshoppe. ongoing “Buy ca or call 613-695- One, Get One” 3752. campaign offers two coffees for the price of one when Second you buy food. So deals are the big Avenue deal at Francesco’s this holiday Sweets season. And if you fancy tea, sur- A b i t prise! Francesco’s also has many f u r t h e r shelves of green, black, white and south, you herbal loose-leaf teas. Go to www. w i l l f i n d francescoscoffee.com or call 613- a favour ite 231-7788. haunt for those hankering for primo Glebe Meat quality sweetness. Second Market Avenue Sweets (or SASS) is Just south of offering a wide range of home- Fifth Avenue, made holiday goodies such as staff at the Christmas fruitcakes (trad- Glebe Meat itional dark or light, filled with Market are act- other types of fruit and nuts), ively preparing SASS Yule logs (chocolate tof- savouries for fee crunch) and a great array of the holidays. Christmas cookies, squares and Beyond the cakes, addictive fleur de sel cara- traditional mels and pies such as pumpkin offerings of turkey, ham and and homemade mincemeat. “Just like lamb, this will be the first year that your grandma would have made,” you can buy camel. A diverse range of said owner Ellen Harris. Many of cuts will be available. “Many people her recipes are based on older, trad- try the ground to see if they like it,” itional instructions. Three specials said butcher Stephane Sauvé. include their delicious date squares, Also available will be tourtière, con- sugar cookies and pecan pie bars. fit de canard and cipailles (pronounced The chocolate pecan tart looks par- sea pie). A traditional Québécois dish ticularly tasty. Harris recommended from the Gaspésie, the pie has layers of that people place orders since “it can guinea fowl, deer, pork and potatoes, get very busy” as you get closer to the each spiced differently. The market holidays. Go to www.sassbakery.ca or also has some delicious stocking stuff- call 613-233-7277. ers such as a maple pepper spice kit. The maple sugar is ground and mixed The French Baker with a range of spices – there is even a Located at Bank Street and Third maple curry mix. Call 613-235-9595. Avenue, the French Baker is known for bringing the French baking trad- James Rimmer, a recent graduate of ition to the Glebe. Like its sister store, the University of Waterloo, is a new Le Boulanger Français in the Market, resident of the Glebe. 20 Glebe Report December 6, 2013 nutrition Christmas greetings from Trillium Bakery
By Jocelyn Leroy
Have you ever tried to make a cake with- out flour, eggs, milk, butter and sugar? And handle requests to cater to personal likes and dislikes, food allergies and eat even whimsical suggestions unrelated to anything in the realm of “normal” bak- ing? With Christmas almost upon us, a ll Trillium Bakery is gearing up to provide DRINK all diets with our traditional and some new treats for the season. We recently hired a new, experienced baker. She and
the rest of Trillium’s staff will be rolling Ky lie K e n d : P hotos BE up their sleeves and getting busy grind- A hundred per cent whole-grain, spicy ing up almonds and drizzling chocolate gingerbread to offer you a bountiful supply of new & Christmas logs and gluten-free biscotti. atives, pesticides and corn sugars). It is MERRY Speaking of chocolate, there will be a non-GMO [genetically modified organ- new rum-and-chocolate fruitcake and a isms]: the hybridization of seeds has new small tart. And there will also be been going on by farmers since the 19th some surprises. century and is not to be confused with As we thank Glebe residents for their the much-publicized and feared GMO. support since 1980, please rest assured Little by little, we’ve perfected our that Trillium continues to offer its popu- own recipes and expanded our selection lar Christmas mainstays: to meet the needs of restricted diets: dia- Ottawa Farmers’ Market • French-Canadian-inspired tour- betic-friendly (low-sweet or sweet-free), tières (gluten-free) celiac (gluten-free), yeast-free, wheat- More than 100 vendors of • Fruitcakes (old-fashioned dark, free, salt-free, egg-free, dairy-free and locally-grown & locally-made old-fashioned light, and gluten/ vegan. We have done all this without milk-free – extra-special with apri- sacrificing good nutrition and good fla- food, and arts & crafts. cots, pecans, real ginger and maple vour. So, if your household or any of syrup) your holiday guests follow these diets, • Graceland sugar plums (gluten-free) you’ll find the right treats at Trillium. • Butter shortbread (many varieties, You might even complete your holiday including gluten-free – a little table by visiting Alta Vista Flowers, more delicate and fragile, but still adjacent to the bakery, which can pre- scrumptious) pare stunning arrangements to your • Spicy, whole-grain gingerbread taste. boys, girls, reindeer, stars, bells So please mark your calendar for Sat- and trees urday, December 7, treat yourself to a • Pecan pies and pure-maple-syrup cup of mulled cider, help us welcome in walnut pies the season and enjoy the holiday ambi- • Christmas pudding (loaded with ence in which old-fashioned dreams dates, figs, almonds, oranges, lem- come true. ons, cherries, apricots, currants, cranberries and rum or brandy) Making it maple • Small tarts (mince, butter, lemon) Quick-and-Easy Topping Christmas • Cranberry port Boil a mixture of cranberries in maple During its 34 years, Trillium has syrup until some of the cranberries pop remained steadfast in using hands-on, (usually about 10-15 minutes). Serve old-fashioned methods of baking. We’ve over pancakes, French toast, cooked cer- MARKETS avoided lard, white sugar, dyed fruit, eal, baked brie or other cheese. syrupy fillers, suet and artificial sweet- eners. Our wheat flour is milled for us Trillium Bakery at Upper Canada Village. It is eastern 1181 Bank St. Saturday & Sunday spring wheat, the “Marquis” strain, Old Ottawa South which is a direct derivative of premium (two blocks south of Sunnyside) December 14 & 15 and Red Fife flour. It is completely free of additives (bleach, emulsifiers, dough Jocelyne Leroy is the proud owner of December 21 & 22 conditioners, mold retardants, preserv- Trillium Bakery in Old Ottawa South. Ernst & Young Centre 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
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Thank you for continuing to support our neighbourhood businesses! Happy holidays from the Glebe Report.
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December 2013 Gift Ideas in the Glebe
Give the gift of health this holiday season. 60-minute The Wrap is one of our most coveted designs. massage therapy gift These versatile bracelets certificates are available are the perfect gift for with our registered the women in your life! Yabi-Spirit is a beautiful line of unique, hand-crafted This holiday season, our shop is full of fun, unique, massage therapists. metal frames made of German stainless steel, hand- and beautiful floral arrangements and gifts. painted and made in very small quantities.
783 Bank Street | 613.230.6434 | www.bloomfields.ca 99 Fifth Avenue, Suite 7 | 613.237.9000 | www.glebemassage.com 799 Bank Street | 613.233.2065 | www.magpiejewellery.com 779–B Bank Street | 613.232.8586 | www.opticalexcellence.ca
It’s not too late to give This season Santa’s Traditional holiday the gift of sight! comeback is going to favourites, hand- crafted daily with Gift certificates are be a great one! quality ingredients Celebrate with wrapped and include and care, on-site in McCrank’s Cycles a gift with purchase. our Glebe kitchen. Just arrived! Rina Limor freshwater pearl and coloured and the Art Shop. Scratch - small- gemstone bracelets make the perfect gift for everyone. batch...since 2007. Styles from $350. © Dmitriy Shironosov | Dreamstime.com 790 Bank Street | 613.234.4136 | www.davidsonsjewellers.com 705 Bank Street | 613.695.3244 | www.glebeopticalco.ca 889 Bank Street | 613.563.2200 | www.mccranks.com 151B Second Avenue | 613.233.7277 | www. sassbakery.ca
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Vibrant colours are one of Sandra Illing’s favourite things, and they can be found in abundance in her paintings in Expressions of Joy, her exhibition at The Wild Oat. Although Illing has used a variety of paints including acrylic, her favourite medium is encaustic. Encaustic paint allows for texture and a particular vibrancy of colour. Since this wax- based paint actually absorbs varying degrees of light while reflecting the rest, it brings great depth to expres- “Blossom” by Sandra Illing sion. In contrast, most other types “Sol” by Sandra Illing of paint only reflect light and do not many. She began painting as a teen, absorb it. and more recently has begun to make Her philosophy in the painting her artwork available to the public process is simply to be present in online and in exhibitions. Her paint- the moment, usually with a particu- ings have been exhibited at The Art lar combination of colours in mind, Gallery in Cornwall, in private cafés and to allow the painting to guide her in Montreal and Ottawa, and at the in its own creation. Each painting is Martintown Old Mill Gallery. Her a unique piece of original artwork. work may also be viewed online at Although she does create some land- www.sandrailling.com, or you can scapes, Illing prefers to paint mostly contact her directly at rainbowcolor- in the abstract because it allows for [email protected]. a great deal of personal interpreta- tion. At an exhibition, people view a The Wild Oat given painting in different ways, as 817 Bank Street “Corestami” by Sandra Illing “Celebration” by Sandra Illing each person taps into his or her own imagination and fantasy to complete the interpretation, creating a personal, unique and individual experience. Creative Quest Art Show at GCC Gallery extended until December 15 Illing’s artwork has been described Are you an artist of two-dimensional work seeking to exhibit your art in a family use space? To apply for an exhibit in the as “full of wholesome vibes, beyond Glebe Community Centre Gallery, send three digital images of your work, and the medium used, to gccartshows@gmail. what may be initially seen, but just as com. Include your name, address, phone number and email address, and optionally, a short statement (up to 50 words) on real – maybe more so.” your art. (Only applications in this format will be considered for jurying. Application does not guarantee a space. Work is Illing completed her professional displayed at artist’s risk and a waiver must be signed.) training in design in Wiesbaden, Ger- 26 Glebe Report December 6, 2013 profile
statue of the Queen on Parliament Canada in her left hand. “My grand- the roads were paved and Dad would Eleanor Milne Hill, the Famous Five and a litany of father, Joseph Gilhooley, lived at 586 have to push. I used to stay here on others. She started by carving details Gladstone Avenue. It was a big old Powell Avenue overnight sometimes, on not listening on the Senate building and cleaning house, no proper central heating, and but mostly we stayed at our cottage the foyer stonework outside the prime I remember my grandmother, Rose, in Wakefield. There were no houses to the prime minister’s office. In the 1970s under telling me that on winter mornings north of us all the way to Gladstone Trudeau, she designed and worked there would sometimes be ice in the then, and from my bedroom I could minister with teams to create 12 stained glass wash basin. They swapped that old see across the fields to the train tracks windows in the House of Commons, house for this smaller, modern house where the Queensway is now. I could By Bhat Boy each 14 feet tall, representing the that had central heating. It was one of see men dropping off the trains com- provinces and territories. Working for the first three houses built on Powell ing into town in the evening. Tramps.” 30 years on the hill from 11 p.m. to 6 Avenue. All three were identical. It “Were you scared?” a.m., she would have lunch at 3 a.m. was brand new (the house on Powell), “It never occurred to me to be and play poker in the Senate. “The but the owner was having trouble pay- scared.” stuff that we would find that they were ing for it, and he had 13 children; my I ask if there were traffic lights at throwing away, you wouldn’t believe, grandfather only had eight and some Carling and Bronson then. “Oh no, we always used to pick through the of them were already growing up. So that was the way you drove to Toronto garbage.” Her hand is all over the cen- my grandfather gave the man $6,000 back then, but there were no traf- tre block, from the proud details in the as well, even though his [Gladstone] fic lights. My grandfather was police stairwells to the taunting faces carved house was bigger, because this house chief of Ottawa. There was only one was spanking new.” stoplight in Ottawa back in those days, “We would drive here at Sappers Bridge. Grandfather didn’t from Saint John, New believe in them. When the police Brunswick, I guess that was in the ’30s. We had a trunk on the back of the car, a real trunk, not what people call trunks now. When it rained, we would Eleanor Milne by Bhat Boy, 2013 get stuck in the mud sometimes, as not all “I found a note from Lester B. Pearson in my mailbox asking me to clean the bricks in the foyer outside his office one at a time, but that was going to Rose Gilhooley, Eleanor Milne’s grand- take eight years, literally, so I decided mother, circa 1912, in front of the house y o f E le an r Mil n e to pretend I never received that note.” on Powell Avenue where granddaugh- tes At age 88, Eleanor Milne is more than ter Milne lives today
a little cheeky. into the ceilings. Co ur ge : An article about her accomplish- Milne lives on Powell Avenue in a ments would be long and painstaking. what was once her grandparents’ this p As Dominion Sculptor from 1963 to house. I ask if she remembers visit- At a stop during the drive from New 1993, Milne was in charge of all of ing when she was young. “Oh yes,” Brunswick, circa 1932. Eleanor Milne sits with her brother, Bill, and sister, Canada’s national monuments for she says. Milne, who is tall, looks o n P hotos Barbra, on the running board of the three decades, including the Tomb of out onto her sunny garden hold- family car, a Hudson belonging to her Milne dressed in her pirate costume, the Unknown Soldier, the equestrian ing her slightly tarnished Order of father (left). 1935
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Dominion Sculptor Eleanor Milne’s work in the centre block of the House of Commons saw my grandfather coming along Barbra got turned down for studying Wellington, one would jump on the architecture at McGill, and my mother running board and the other would went down to find out why, and the rush out into the intersection and stop professor told her they had already traffic.” There is a twinkle in Milne’s met their quota of girls. Well, wouldn’t eye when she tells this story. you know, Barbra started studying In September 1945, Milne went to there the next September.” London to study at the Central Col- Like her mother, Milne is no lege of Arts and Crafts. “I could see shrinking violet, and when I ask if the sky coming through the roof and being a woman made her career windows of the houses across the more difficult, she says, “The only street where we lived, and there were time I ever remember it coming up
piles of rubble everywhere. The school was when I was appointed Domin- ld Ri c hte r Ewa ge : itself had been bombed, and there was ion Sculptor in 1963. There was a Eleanor Milne sculpting John Cabot in a the foyer of the centre block, 1969 no heating. I was given a ration book. competition and of 21 entrants, I was this p Two ounces of cheese a week, one egg the only woman, and I won. Some I won’t sell these. This one is for my a month! But I had a fabulous time, people said that a man should have nephew who lives upstairs. I have this P hotos we danced at the art students’ ball in got the job. Later on, Trudeau wanted one I am working on now, but it is Early on, Milne included depictions of the Royal Albert Hall, and they filled to change the job title to Dominion behind the dresser.” first Canadians in her stone friezes like our glasses with champagne from the Sculptor of Canada but I didn’t like Milne dashes over and starts to pull the one above. boxes above; it was marvelous, but I it, none of us liked it, so I just went on out a bureau, and I rush over to help. got sick and had to come home. I was calling myself the Dominion Sculp- Behind it is a six-foot-long panel with my computer drawings. Do you draw starving to death. The English were tor, and that is still what it’s called birds and boxes attached to the front. on the computer?” When I answer no, used to it, they had the whole war to today.” A splash of red shakes the right half, she tells me I should, it’s wonderful. acclimatize, but I just got sick.” Milne Creativity seems natural to Milne, while an empty box lurks in the cor- Regardless of notes and suggestions is six foot, one inch tall, and was something she doesn’t question. ner. It is painted black. “It’s about from former prime ministers that spending her days sculpting and cast- Despite having retired some years life, but the box down in the corner Eleanor Milne chose to ignore, her ing (and apparently her nights dancing ago, her creativity just keeps on is death, I haven’t finished that part restless, creative energy has helped and drinking champagne). It is no sur- finding new expression. Looking at yet, it still needs something.” sculpt the Canada that generations of prise that she got sick. a painting of a river and red bridge She is restless with energy as she future Canadians will inherit. “My great uncle James McGuire, on the wall, I ask if it’s the covered talks about her unfinished paint- my mother’s brother, was a sculptor bridge in Wakefield. “Yes, I painted a ing, and waves her hands in the air Bhat Boy is an artist who, as part of in Ireland, but he caught pneumonia painting every weekend all that sum- before opening up a folder of bright, the Glebe community, is always find- while carving in an unheated church mer,” she says with a sigh, “but they joyous abstract images, colours dan- ing new avenues to rejuvenate the and died at age 28. And my sister all sold – these are the only two left. cing – free, playful art. “These are community spirit.
W shing ou he he Sason 28 Glebe Report December 6, 2013 music The gift of music for the holidays By Ian Boyd after the beer that they drink. 2. Arcade Fire, Reflektor – Wow, New releases from local stars Fifty- knocked out of first place by a local men, The Claytones, and Slo’ Tom band. are awaiting you and your Christmas 3. The Beatles, V2 On Air, Live At list. And if local is not your thing, The BBC – And to think an A/R guy the Beatles, Lady Gaga, Jake Bugg, actually passed on the Beat. I wonder Clapton’s Crossroads guitar festival, how long he stayed in the business. Rush, Robbie Williams, Howe Gelb, 4. Lynn Miles, Downpour – It’s Sebastian Grainger, The Wanted, raining, it’s pouring, and no one’s Art Of Time Ensemble, Steven Wil- snoring. Congrats to Lynn on her win son, and Hedley are up for grabs as at the Canadian Folk Music Awards. well. And don’t forget the gift of vinyl 5. Pearl Jam, Lightning Bolt – Bolt
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Bring in this Ad for bonus points music Glebe Report December 6, 2013 29 Renowned pianist the year from the Conseil Québécois de la musique. He has recently returned Capital City Chorus Serhiy Salov steps in from a South American tour playing the Liszt Concerto with Kent Nagano Christmas concert By Roland Graham and the Montreal Symphony Orches- tra. This will be his first performance The Master Piano Recital Series in Ottawa in nearly five years. announces an important change in Tickets for concerts in the Master programming for its next concert on Piano Recital Series are available at Saturday, December 14 at 7:30 p.m. Compact Music in the Glebe (785.5 Due to unforeseen circumstances, Bank), the Ottawa Folklore Cen- Maria Sourjko, the superb Russian- tre (1111 Bank) and The Leading Canadian pianist originally booked Note on Elgin (370 Elgin). At only for that date, will be unable to appear $25 for adults and $10 for students, in Ottawa this season. In her place, the they represent an affordable means outstanding Ukrainian pianist, Serhiy of enjoying and supporting fine Salov, has offered to perform a Christ- music in the community. Families You, your family and friends are invited mas-inspired program, including a with young children are especially to the Capital City Chorus Christmas piano solo version of Tchaikovsky’s encouraged to attend, as these con- Harmony Concert at Dominion Chal- famous Nutcracker Suite in keeping certs provide a perfect opportunity to mers Church. with our original plans for the series. inspire a child to develop a lifelong Every Christmas, Capital City Chorus, Combining a lifelong interest in appreciation of music. Admittance a men’s a cappella barbershop chorus large-scale orchestral works with is free for children under 10, and with members from across Ottawa, his exceptionally advanced pianis- Irèn e Z an del : P hoto a supervised nursery area will be invites Ottawa women barbershop sing- tic technique, Serhiy has carved a Internationally renowned pianist Serhiy available for any child that becomes ers to join them in presenting a wide niche by creating brilliantly virtuosic Salov will play a Christmas-inspired restless. More information can be selection of Christmas music. Various solo piano versions of works origin- concert at Southminster United Church found on our Facebook page or by quartets will perform as well. Special ally scored for full orchestra. Works in Old Ottawa South. calling the Southminster Church guests this year will be the RedHawk of this sort – known as transcrip- not arranged them all for the piano office at 613-730-6874. We hope you Rhythmics, the exciting youth chorus tions – bring music normally heard shortly after the composer died. will join us. from Smiths Falls District Collegiate. in vast halls by large ensembles into Serhiy’s program for December will As always, the evening concludes with the comparatively more intimate set- include several of his own transcrip- Roland Graham is the director of the full house singing the Hallelujah ting of a recital hall or private salon. tions, including the Nutcracker Suite music at Southminster United Church Chorus, accompanied by Alan Thomas In the 19th century, it was impos- and movements from Tchaikovsky’s and artistic director for Doors Open on the pipe organ. sible to hear a favourite symphony Swan Lake. He will also acknowledge For Music. Come share this joyful musical experi- or overture unless a local orchestra the bicentenary of Richard Wagner’s ence in the magical venue of Dominion happened to be performing it. Lack- birth with a set of pieces from the com- Chalmers United Church. Concerts begin ing any other means of bringing such poser’s most well-known operas. An at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $20/adult, $10/ music into people’s homes, publish- Étude by Scriabin and piano works by Saturday, December 14, student, and free for children under 12. ers encouraged composers to arrange Tchaikovsky will round out the pro- Please email tickets@capitalcitychorus. orchestral works for the piano as gram. Serhiy is the first-prize winner 7:30 p.m. org or call 613-723-7464. solos or duets, so that people could of three international competitions enjoy them on their own terms. It is (Dudley 2000, Épinal 2001, Montréal Southminster United Church Friday & Saturday, doubtful that Beethoven’s symphon- 2004). His first CD, Shostakovich’s cir- 15 Aylmer Avenue at Bank December 13 & 14, 7:30 p.m. ies would be as well known and loved cle (Analekta, 2007) received the Prix Dominion Chalmers United Church today, for example, had Franz Liszt Opus for best classical recording of 355 Cooper Street (at O’Connor)
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Online questionnaire By Leyanna Dhalla We want to hear your views on this important zoning study that will determine appropriate locations for local commercial zoning within existing residential These days, the Internet is part of our everyday lives. If we need questions neighbourhoods. answered, we turn to Google or other search engines before stepping into a library. If we need to connect with friends, we go to Facebook before picking and cafés, are often located in residential areas. Current zoning may not permit up a phone. theseExisting businesses small shops, beyond such what as convenience currently exists. stores, This barbers, study laundromats,will consider rezoningflorists We also look to the Internet for our music needs. This has revolutionized these sites, where appropriate, to permit the businesses to continue to contribute music industries, changing them in a way we never thought possible. Thanks to to their community. the Internet, instead of driving to a local music store to purchase the new Justin Bieber album for $18.99, we simply log in to iTunes and purchase the digital ver- The study will also consider possible new locations for, scale of, and provisions sion for considerably less. For consumers, there is greater convenience, and for for, neighbourhood-focused commercial uses that might fall between a home- labels, the music is less costly to produce. For artists, the Internet allows greater exposure, as they are able to reach people across the globe, further enhancing You are encouraged to visit the website at ottawa.ca/neighbourhoodstores for based business and a full-fledged retail store. the independent music industry. more information, and to provide your views through an online questionnaire from November 21, 2013 to January 31, 2014. Indie Music Your participation is an integral part of this study. Independent (“indie”) music describes those in the music business who are independent of major commercial labels, and who do not normally receive much For further information contact: exposure on mainstream media outlets. Today, as one person has the ability to Andrew McCreight reach thousands, the means of producing and distributing music has shifted Planner from major record labels or industries to the individual artists. Music journalist City of Ottawa Steve Albini says that independent labels generally operate on a profit-sharing 110 Laurier Avenue West model. This means that as money comes in, a certain amount has to be used to Ottawa, On K1P1J1 pay expenses, limiting opportunities for the artist to generate maximum profit.1 Tel: 613-580-2424, ext. 22568 Nowadays, independent artists are able to share knowledge and resources to cre- E-mail: [email protected] Ad # 2013-11-7100-21780 ate an advantage of their own and consumers are able to hear a “greater diversity of expression.”1 Different types of independent music that you cannot find in the mainstream music stores are extremely easy to find on the Internet. This is excit- ing for consumers because they are now able to find niche music that would not be possible without the Internet.
Rave culture In the 1980s and 1990s, rave subculture emerged in the United States and in other countries, specifically England. Raves were all-night dance events with loud techno music and impressive laser light shows, held in underground or aban- doned warehouses, attended mainly by people between 13 and 25 years of age. Most often organized illegally, these events created a sense of community with freedom from social norms, and self-expression was encouraged. However, the electronic dance music (EDM) explosion in America is sort of a “history repeats itself” situation. EDM within rave culture has made a series of incursions into the U.S. pop charts over the last two decades, only to return each time to the underground. Raves have now become popular, turning into music festivals that attract thou- sands of people. Since its creation in 2005, the Tomorrowland Music Festival has exploded and continues to get bigger and better with each passing year. Known as one of the largest electronic dance music festivals in the world, Tomorrowland takes place in Belgium and is now famous for showcasing the world’s most well- known artists. With a trailer before the summer event, and an official YouTube 30-minute video of the live show released afterward, Tomorrowland has been showcased on the web and gained popularity ever since. The trailer is used as a way to hype those who are attending the festival, and the official video of the event not only allows the fans to reminisce, but also promotes Tomorrowland for the following year. Such videos have become so popular that the concert organ- izers have teamed up with YouTube to create Tomorrowland TV which features seven hours of live streaming each day. Rave culture has evolved into a club-based dance culture whose followers “embrace technology as part of their philosophy.”2 The do-it-yourself approach that is associated with rave culture is made possible only by the Internet, because people use its capacity for dissemination to get information across to others. In the early days of rave in Toronto around the mid-1990s, the Internet facili- tated posting of information online and “secret” rave locations would commonly appear throughout the web.2 Today, there are advertising campaigns for raves and music Glebe Report December 6, 2013 31
“travelling Ravers” who tour the world spreading the subculture and increasing rowland would not be so popular if not for its online exposure. the numbers of people dedicated to the online portion with its anti-mainstream Rave has come a long way since it began in the late 1980s and 1990s and has perspectives. overcome many obstacles posed by its association with illegality and the abuse of drugs. Without going totally mainstream, rave subculture has been able to The Internet effect emerge from the underground and create a community for consumers to enjoy While it is extremely convenient for consumers to purchase and (legally) down- music together peacefully. load albums, perhaps one of the biggest advantages of digital MP3s and the 1McLeod, Kembrew (2005): “MP3s Are Killing Home Taping: The Rise of emergence of streaming websites is the increased exposure of artists to con- Internet; Distribution and Its Challenge to the Major Label Music Monopoly.” sumers. Through social media websites such as YouTube, indie acts can reach Popular Music and Society, 28:4, 521-531. a wide range of people. 2Wilson, Brian et al (2005): “Rave and Straightedge, the Virtual and the Real: Let’s look at a scenario that could easily be a reality. A teenager in Berlin Exploring Online and Offline Experiences in Youth Subcultures.” Youth and browses YouTube and discovers a band he enjoys based in Ottawa. After doing Society, 36:3, 276-311. some research, he finds its website where it’s selling its new album online. Five minutes and 20 euros later, this teenager can anticipate his new Canadian album Leyanna Dhalla is a Carleton University graduate in communication studies. arriving, something that would have been unheard of two decades ago. The Inter- (This article is excerpted from a longer paper on this subject.) net has increased the chances for simple ‘nobodies’ to make it big. A band no longer needs to purchase expensive recording equipment or get a well-known record label to sign it. It can simply record its own songs and upload them to the Internet. An example of an indie band gaining popularity through the Internet is Death Cab for Cutie. Starting out playing for $50 a night, the band realized that its crowds started to get larger after posting its new music online. In 2003, the pro- ducers of the major hit television show The O.C featured a couple of Death Cab for Cutie songs and sales went through the roof. A similar story goes for Justin Give The Best Gift Ever... 3LAU, a Las Vegas native who credits his popularity to blogs and college stu- dents spreading his music. Blogs, Facebook and Twitter are becoming part of the everyday lives of con- sumers, and marketing organizers consider these channels as a way to interact with consumers. The websites of music festivals and social media have become key to marketing in the contemporary era. By now, all music festivals know the importance of having and maintaining websites. Because music festival organiz- ations are concerned with attracting young audiences, improving communication with youth through technology is almost a necessity. It is safe to A Year of Flowers say that various social media platforms are Call or drop by our shop for details now the main channels of communication between event organizers and their audi- 783 Bank Street | 613-230-6434 ences. For ultimate promotion, days before www.bloomfields.ca the event, organizers will give away free tickets, increasing awareness of the festi- val and keeping interest high. 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It is predicted that the price of music will fall considerably and in [email protected] Russ Jones 613-299-0009 some cases, might even be free. Instead of artists relying on income from music sales, the revenue from live events, merchandise, online advertisements and online shows will be imperative to their success. One of the contentious issues that independent music subcultures are facing is whether or not musicians are ‘selling out’ by signing with major record labels and giving in to mainstream media. With respect to rave subculture, you hear more dubstep, techno and other rave music on the radio than ever before. Swedish House Mafia, Avicii and David Guetta are some of the art- ists whose tracks play on the radio daily. While many critics say that they are selling out, DJs are able to get exposure through the Internet while still maintaining their style. However, the artists themselves are the ones to decide whether to give in to the labels or to accept the exposure without losing them- selves. The Internet has done substantial work in promoting and advertising rave as a subculture and it is believed that certain festivals such as Tomor-
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It’s a “must see” for foodies zold’s latest outing, all these elements or anyone who appreciates haute cui- are present in varying measure, with sine: the art of elaborate, traditional some of them magnified owing to the French cuisine. provincial setting where an outsider It’s not just the exquisite food that is naturally subject to observation by will fascinate you; it’s the story and almost everyone. the lovely way it unfolds. There are In an early scene, the local Stasi agent briefs the chief physician of a rural hos- actually two stories that are intertwined, a “before” and an “after.” One takes pital on the arrival of Barbara, a young doctor who has been sent here from Berlin place at the Palais de l’Elysée, the other subsequently on the windswept Crozet in apparent “punishment” for applying for an exit visa. While the chief physician, Islands in the sub-Antarctica French Territories. André (a sympathetic performance by Ronald Zehrfeld), does not actively spy on The film focuses on Hortense (Catherine Frot), who is strong-minded and deter- her, it seems he is expected to keep tabs on her, as the authorities hope she may mined in her task to create simple but delicious food based on her grandmother’s be persuaded to withdraw her visa application. An attractive blonde with an icy cuisine de mère recipes – food the president loves. Frot is terrific in her role as demeanour, Barbara knows full well she is under surveillance and proceeds to a very competent chef. She works in the private kitchen of the president with cloak herself in a defensive carapace, compounding a touchy situation vis-à-vis a talented assistant. The general kitchen is run by a macho chef in an all-male her colleagues who already resent her cosmopolitan Berlin origins. kitchen. They call Hortense “Madame Du Barry” after the official mistress to Director Petzold favours an austere approach, one characterized by a crisp Louis XV. The beautifully photographed cuisine is striking. There will be reci- “observational” style that nonetheless stops short of a documentary approach. pes you have not seen before, created with precision and deliberate care. The Barbara is a tightly plotted film whose methodical pacing suggests not so much viewer is immersed in impeccable food throughout the film. speed as precision and the sense that Petzold knows just where he is going. In Conflict begins when the meals for the president have to be altered because of short order, we learn that Barbara (a riveting performance by Nina Hoss), while heath concerns; as a result, Hortense decides she can no longer contend with the a conscientious doctor who takes her duties seriously, is arranging with her afflu- authorities’ control over her kitchen. She quits and answers an ad for “a male, ent West German lover to leave East Germany. (The fact that his shiny black 25-year-old cook.” Her credentials, obviously, are good. She gets the job at a Mercedes looks out of place among the nondescript local vehicles suggests that remote research base on an archipelago in the middle of nowhere, in the south- something about Barbara’s scheme is not quite right.) A conversation with a pretty ern Indian Ocean. The contrast with her previous palatial setting is certainly young blonde mesmerized by a jewellery catalogue from the West reminds us stunning. But, smart lady that she is, Hortense creates for the workers the same of the lustful, materialist urges so easily aroused in most of us. Finally, there is splendid recipes of her grandmother as she did at the Palais de l’Elysée. The Barbara’s creepy landlady (she looks like a refugee from a Fassbinder film) who effect is heartwarming. insists on showing her an empty cellar that is soon to be filled with coal, enough to supply Barbara with hot water for her bath. DVD French version (Les saveurs du Palais) available at Glebe Video These odd touches aside, something is going on here. Although Barbara and and Ottawa Public Library. 95 minutes. Rated PG-13 for brief strong her lover are still working on her escape, she finds herself increasingly drawn to André, whose devotion to his profession is on a par with her own, even if she language. still suspects him of keeping an eye on her. Into this mix comes a catalyst in the form of Stella, a 16-year-old waif who has contracted meningitis after one too many escapes from work camps. We glimpse Barbara’s renascent humanity as The Topp Twins: she and André nurse Stella back to health, drawing closer in the process. Life is never quite what it seems, even in an authoritarian state, and Barbara Untouchable Girls must make a decision. With the dénouement, the protagonist enters Somerset Directed by Leanne Pooley Maugham territory. It is a credit to the director of this subtle, understated film (New Zealand, 2009) that the resolution of Barbara’s dilemma is as plausible as it is human. All done with nary a wasted scene and no soaring soundtrack to dupe the viewer. Lynda and Jools Topp are identical lesbian, activist, yodelling twins. Available at Glebe Video. German with English subtitles. 105 minutes. As a comedy team, they can be Rated PG 13. outrageous. Their routines include frequent changes of costumes, creat- ing new characters. Sometimes they don man-suits. Next, you’ll see them wearing high-class frocks and sip- Be in the know ping tea. about snow They have entertained audiences around the world. 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“Zeus sues Frank Magazine for calling him “fatter than Duffy”! “Zeus has to face up to facts: he’s any reduction in holiday party invita- fat! This isn’t libel – anyone can see tions that might have resulted from the In The Language Garden that Zeus can’t even do up his winter recent scandals. December – who’s counting coat!” said Michael Bate, adding that Zeus himself, it seems, is lying low. Zeus’ exploits were the main reason According to Nicastro, the furry pig and what month is it anyway? he re-launched his political magazine, had not been in to buy parsley for Frank, now available online at frank- nearly 24 hours. “We haven’t seen By Adelle Farrelly (five and six in Latin). The Roman mag.ca. Zeus in several days,” lamented Paul senate renamed these months to the “Frank has the mandate to bring the of Glebe Video, “but on Tuesday he The holidays can include a lot of more familiar July and August in hon- truth to the Ottawa people, including did rent Denise Austin’s workout DVD counting, whether it is candles on a our of Julius Caesar and Augustus. those living in the Glebe. With the Shrink Belly Fat.” menorah or partridges in a pear tree. Confused yet? From their original latest senate pig scandals pointing to One thing is certain, however. Astute counters will notice, however, names, it is clear that these months Zeus’ involvement, and the videos of Zeus clearly seems to be anticipating that the season has one peculiar num- followed the same number sequence the Patterson Park mayor attending attending several holiday galas. It has erical discrepancy – the name of the as September to December. Part of acorn parties with questionable squir- been confirmed he took no less than month of December. Thanks to Can- the answer can be explained by com- rels and raccoons, there is no shortage seven evening suits to Brown’s Clean- ada’s use of the metric system and the bining a little historical knowledge of stories!” beamed Bate excitedly. ers in the Glebe. When asked if any decimetre, most of us are aware that with counting backwards. If July is Litigious by nature, guinea pigs alterations had been requested, such “dec” usually has something to do the fifth month, then which is the have long been known to sue after as larger waistlines, Brown’s refused with the number 10. Other examples first? March, the first month of the Christmas when they don’t like their to provide details, however. include decibel (one-tenth of a bel, a old 10-month Roman calendar. This presents, and countersuits are just unit named for Alexander Graham is the same complicated calendar that part of the culture. But this year, in Please note that Zeus only accepts Bell), decimal (our number system, used ides (approximately the middle an unprecedented move, Zeus has holiday gala invitations when trans- based on 10), decade (a 10-year per- of the month) and nones (the eighth launched his lawsuit before the holi- portation to and from the venue is iod), and decagon (a 10-sided shape). day before the ides), and included a days – some say it is a pre-emptive included. Invitations should be sent to By all expectations, December should “monthless” period for the winter litigation strategy, cooked up in the [email protected], with a $5 cash mean “the 10th month” – and it does. between the end of December and towers of GiddyPigs.com to stave off transfer. Yet everyone knows that Decem- the beginning of March. Eventually, ber is the 12th month. Besides, there this Roman calendar was replaced by are further problems. December is not the Julian calendar, which in turn was Glebe Musings by Laurie Maclean the only name attached to a month replaced by our current calendar, the that is affected by this number issue; Gregorian. so are September (seven), October (eight), and November (nine). Histor- Writer and editor Adelle Farrelly loves to ically, there were two other “number” dig up the dirt on words, their roots and months as well, Quintilis and Sextilis the stories that grow up around them.
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ject in the cold and then setting up tripod, large camera, focusing under a black cloth, making adjustments – it takes time, and after one photo you and the cam- era are usually too cold or frozen to continue. I purchased a ... faster camera to use and on some nights I would take two photos.” “It has always been the search for finding a photograph that emotionally engages me. The light and composition are the two elements that play on any given subject to reveal that.” Barbour has taken a million photographs, and selected the 100 best photos for this exhibition. He says simply, “This is the work that has defined me and my life.”
arb o ur On the technical side, Barbour has definite opinions on digital versus film. “I prefer film ... it is slower ... you pre-visualize your picture and make a range of vid B decisions regarding composition in a different way. Simply because you have a limited number of exposures.” He has also been concerned with the preserva- tion of photographs. Warns Barbour, “All digital cameras and devices to store : Da : P hotos your photos are electronic and have a very limited life span. If you do not back up your digital photos beyond your computer, in two or three locations, you will The long and winding road Home lose them one day. I can go back to my first roll of film that I processed in 1972 and the photos are beautiful. At this point, film is more stable than digital as an Capturing the stark beauty of winter nights archival document. I will always use film for my personal work. In 2011, only 11 million rolls of film were sold in the U.S. In 2012, almost 34 million rolls of By Liz McKeen film were sold. Young digital photographers are working with film for their per- sonal projects.” Glebe photographer David Barbour recalls how he got started in the defining Barbour received a World Press Award in 1985 for a photograph he took in work of his life, photography. “I was 18 years old when I travelled to Finland to Egypt for the Canadian International Development Agency. He has worked as an work in the university botanical gardens. As I was leaving to go to the airport, my appraiser of photographic collections, was a producer/curator at the National Film mother ran upstairs and brought me her Kodak Instamatic and said, ‘Take some Board (where he contracted Yousuf Karsh to take his last portrait of the Queen), photographs.’ The camera has motivated me to experience life for over 42 years.” and was a photographer for Canadian Geographic Magazine. He is active as a Barbour has taken photographs in more than 30 countries around the world. As teacher as well, teaching photography at the School of the Photographic Arts: he says, “I am a street photographer and travel was part of the creative process.” Ottawa (SPAO). He will teach a SPAO workshop December 6, 7, 14 and 15 called But at a certain point he turned the camera lens around to focus on home. Over “City at Night,” on photographing the night urban landscape and daytime Gati- a 10-year period beginning in 2002, he challenged himself to find meaningful neau Park, highlighting composition in photography. photographs within walking distance of his home in the Glebe, and they form The exhibition of his works, titled Home/Chez moi, opened in November and the basis of his current exhibition at the City Hall Art Gallery, entitled Home/ runs until January 12 at the City Hall Art Gallery, 110 Laurier Avenue West. He Chez moi. “My subjects, both people and now the landscape….deal with every- will give an artist talk at the Gallery on Sunday, January 12 at 2 p.m. For more day life and are usually found on the street.” information on his work, go to www.davidbarbour.com or contact him at dbar- He has made his urban landscapes in black and white, often in winter, dur- [email protected]. ing nighttime walks through the streets of Ottawa. Says Barbour, “Nice light and warm days are too easy ... so I decided to photograph winter nights. On any Liz McKeen, in addition to serving as copy editor for the Glebe Report, tests her night, I would usually only take one photograph. The process of finding a sub- writing skills by penning short stories.
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in the same city once we were inter- ested in making the holiday part of Millennials on the move our lives. I was never able to estab- by Adelle Farrelly adults takes photos of their turkey to “Gen Y is on the hunt for the lish traditions of my own, as holidays post online. The implication seems to for the last eight or so years have been Gen-Yers, love them or hate them, are be that Millennials are more interested authentic, and this includes spent visiting family, both my own generally acknowledged to be a pretty in capturing moments than experi- and my husband’s – most of whom creative bunch, whether that means encing them. This, however, is not the traditions surrounding live in different cities. I have wanted selling their knitting on the popular necessarily so. True, hipster Gen-Yers for a number of years to start some- crafting site Etsy.com, playing guitar are known for fetishizing nostalgia; the holidays.” thing meaningful, even if that means in a hipster bar a few nights a week, Facebook is replete with “If you rec- something as modest as a handful of or working an otherwise “unconven- ognize X items, you know you’re a familiar ornaments, but all these vis- tional” job. Not all Millennials, as the child of the ’90s” images. Yet which its mean that travel itself has become group born between 1980 and 2000 generation isn’t fond of saying, “Back sisters and I have been maintained.” my only constant. This coming season are also called, fit the stereotype. But in my day...” or snapping photos? In Another friend commented that due brings our furthest voyage yet to visit as someone born in 1985, I can attest truth, Gen Y is on the hunt for the to rising costs, his family no longer my sister in Australia. Perhaps that is to the nugget of truth in some of these authentic, and this includes the trad- expects everyone to buy presents for enough; after all, what are the holi- characterizations. My circle of friends itions surrounding the holidays. everyone else: “But maybe that’s a days for but coming together? includes not only med students, newly When investigating what the holi- good thing.” minted lawyers, school teachers, audi- days mean to Millennials, I relied on As for me, I did not grow up cele- In her essays on contemporary urban ologists and optometrists, but baristas, those friends mentioned above. The brating Christmas, and like in many life, writer Adelle Farrelly aims to guitarists, yoga instructors, bike mes- feedback I received was remarkably families, my sisters and I each moved capture the essence of her peers’ sengers, actors and, yes, knitters. consistent – despite the gadgets and away for school and did not all live experiences. Remarkably, neither group seems to the distances that increasingly rule look down on the other (no nonsense their lives, 20-somethings are inter- about “selling out to the man”), and ested in preserving the little holiday everyone seems to find each other’s moments with which they grew up, lives utterly fascinating. Everyone is and these little traditions always content, for the most part, to follow trump cell-phone photos destined his or her own path. So how does this for Instagram. Moreover, family is manifest itself during the holidays, still the centre of the holiday experi- perhaps the most deeply traditional ence. As one friend said, “Most of our time of year? Christmas traditions have been main- A recent Target commercial – you tained in my family: opening presents may have seen it – attempts to draw in our pyjamas, then eating brunch, in customers by catering to what the then playing games, then dinner has company assumes different target (no been the game plan on Christmas pun intended) age groups want out of day in my family for as long as I can the holiday. As a Gen-X mom bakes remember.” She added, “I think all the cookies with her son, a group of young traditions that were important to my Real Estate, Litigation, Business/Commercial, Wills, Estates and Family Law.
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Thank you for everyone’s patience and cooperation while reno- busing for Ottawa-area public and Catholic English schools, is delegated broad vations were taking place. Since September, activities have included senior discretion over transportation matters. Part of its mandate is to achieve cost effi- students’ sandwich making for the Shepherds of Good Hope, a true labour of ciencies by revamping its route timing for maximum efficiency. love. Please take the time to read the principal’s newsletter that continues to keep New proposed bell times for several schools will go for public consultation you informed of events and updated on the successes of Corpus Christi students. starting in March. Any changes relate to September 2015. The timeline provides ample consultation and gives schools and third parties lead time. Currently, Immaculata High School bell time changes of less than 10 minutes can be ordered by the OSTA board, I have witnessed firsthand the work of Immaculata’s Social Justice Club in whereas bell time changes of 10 minutes or more must first be approved by the which students are steadily fundraising in support of a clean water project in respective school board. Africa. An in-school project recently raised $600 for this important project and students are ready to do more! Sunday, November 17, a group of the social jus- CAPITAL PRIORITIES PLANNING tice students hosted a bake table at a local Christmas bazaar and posted a sign Major capital expenditures on facilities such as new builds, school additions, that identified the school and explained their fundraising goal. I must say that as and major renovation overhauls are prioritized together annually on a short list a “nana,” and their trustee, I was truly proud of this endeavour. These students that is then submitted to the Ministry of Education for funding. The Board wants are truly wonderful ambassadors for the school and deserve congratulations on to develop a rationalized way of determining its capital priorities. The needs of a job well done! various communities can be quite different, and there is much to consider on the criteria to be used when selecting potential projects and ranking them. Aboriginal profile: seven-grandfather-teachings carpet The Board of Trustees recently provided feedback on a draft methodology and At a recent meeting of the board, Manon Séguin introduced Irene Compton, a set of criteria. Staff will come back to the Board again for approval in principle First Nations traditional teacher, and Danielle Lanouette, a student at Immacu- before the work is presented for public consultation. This is a vastly complex lata and our board’s Ministry Student Advisory Council (MSAC) representative. and ambitious undertaking to arrive at a fair and objective process and criteria The board was honoured with the presentation of the seven-grandfather-teachings across all schools and all candidate projects. The consultation on this one will carpet whose symbols were explained by Irene Compton. The seven grandfather be fairly tight as the hope is that a draft proposal will have been approved by the teachings represented in the carpet are: Wisdom, represented by the beaver; Love, Board for use this spring, to be used as a guideline for preparing the next annual by the eagle; Respect, by the buffalo; Bravery, by the bear; Honesty, by the sas- list to be voted on early next fall. quatch; Humility, by the wolf; and Truth, represented by the turtle. Complementing this presentation, Danielle Lanouette, wearing her traditional EDUCATION IN ONTARIO jingle dress, explained its meaning and how it was made. The Ottawa Catholic The province wants to know what people think about continuing to evolve pub- School Board continues to value opportunities for knowledge sharing and col- licly funded education in Ontario. Go to www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/about/excellent. laboration with our First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities. html to find out more and to participate. The seven questions range from desir- As the Christmas season approaches, I would like to take this opportunity to wish able outcomes, to technology use, to daycare in the schools, to the school system’s each and every one of you a truly Merry Christmas and a Peaceful New Year. If, responsibility for student wellbeing, and so forth. The briefing materials provided at any time, I can be of assistance to you, please do not hesitate to call me. to school boards on the questions seem to me to be more explicitly focused on saving money, although they do generally parallel the public questions.
HIGH SCHOOL ‘REVAMP’ Advisory group and staff committee discussions about realigning our high schools for the future have been going on for some time. This review is look- ing at the programs in our high schools and access to them. A public discussion is currently scheduled in March of 2014 on what equitable access to a range of high-quality programs means to the Board and its major stakeholders. The dis- cussion will take place at the Committee of the Whole, which includes trustees, student trustees, representatives of major unions, school councils, special edu- cation interests, principals, etc. I expect that major public consultations on any concrete proposals will not start until perhaps next fall. If you have any questions or concerns in this area, please let me know ahead of the March meeting. For OCDSB policies, Board of Trustees meeting back- ground documents and other material, please visit www.ocdsb.ca. For OSTA
: M ar di de K e m p : P hoto policies, please visit www.ottawaschoolbus.com. Exchange of gifts and thanks as the board receives the seven-grandfather-teachings carpet. Left to right: Mark Mullan, chair; Julian Hanlon, director of education; Irene Rob Campbell Compton, traditional teacher in the Aboriginal community; Danielle Lanouette, Im- Ottawa Carleton District School Board maculata student and jingle dancer; and Manon Séguin, superintendent of student success, intermediate and secondary. Trustee Zone 9 Rideau-Vanier / Capital Kathy Ablett Trustee Zone 9 Capital/River Wards 613-526-9512
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By Sheri Segal Glick them, the great success we enjoyed
would have eluded us. J u lie H o le Ce z e r : P hoto With rain turning to snow and crisp Young skaters will love Saturday morning family skate this year. days into cold ones, members of the INSIDE THE CLASSROOM Glebe Co-operative Nursery School Some recent themes in the class- have been lucky to be involved in some room have included fairy tales, bears Glide carefree at Glebe Memorial amazing activities both inside and out- and hibernation. As is our tradition, side the classroom. This has almost the children enjoyed wearing their Saturday morning family skate made up for the dreary weather. pyjamas to school on the day they put the bears to bed (is there a way to By Dudleigh Coyle outdoor skating rink for many families FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES make pyjama day community-wide?). in the Glebe for over 60 years. With no October brought us the Frank- The preschool class also enjoyed A dedicated family skating time will boards, it is the perfect place to play endance where the kids spent the some special visitors to the classroom, be introduced at the Glebe Memorial pick-up shinny or learn to skate. morning showing off their costumes, including a community police officer Outdoor Rink, 75 Glendale Avenue, In 1979, Glebe Memorial evolved dancing, snacking, painting pump- and the Zoo Crew. They are looking this winter. into a community-run skating rink. kins and creating Halloween-themed forward to some musically minded After receiving a number of requests Since then, over 20 dads and moms crafts. November brought the Tiggy’s visitors this month. for a dedicated time where young have been volunteering every year as Shop ’Til You Drop event, a night of skaters can “own” the ice without the Rink Rats, flooding, shovelling and after-hours kid-free (!) shopping where STILL LOOKING FOR need to dodge the odd puck, “Rink supervising the skating. As part of wine and snacks were served. Every- THE RIGHT PRESCHOOL? Rat” decision-makers have carved the City of Ottawa Parks and Recrea- thing in the store was discounted, We’d love to welcome you to our out a winning solution. This winter, tion Outdoor Rinks initiative, the City and friendly competition ran rampant family, and spaces do become avail- on Saturday mornings, the rink will supplies and maintains the cozy shack when it came to the silent auction. able in both our toddler and preschool be in full operation, providing “skat- and provides access to a subterranean The two events were obviously programs. Please get in touch with us at ing only” recreation from 9 a.m. to water source so that the experienced quite different, as one was geared to [email protected], check our noon. The field house (shack) where Glebe Rink Rats can provide a state- children (costumes! crafts! dancing! website at www.glebepreschool.com, or skaters can change and warm up will of-the-art skating surface year after candy!) and the other to their parents just drop by the classroom and talk with be open and supervised Saturday mor- year. (kid-free-shopping! discounts! silent our fabulous teachers to learn more. nings starting in early January. As always, we welcome new dads auction! wine!). Both were excep- Wishing you and yours a happy and This will be a change from the past and moms to join our Rink Rat team. tionally enjoyable, giving everyone a safe holiday season and only wonder- when the Glebe Memorial Rink was If you are interested and have some chance to socialize with old friends ful things in the new year! closed on Saturday mornings, the energy please call Dudleigh Coyle and new ones. Another element the empty ice surface awaiting the arrival (613-233-2500) or Randy Freda (613- two events had in common was the Sheri Segal Glick is the Communica- of young hockey players at noontime 235-4450). support of our incredibly generous tions Chair of the GCNS Board. Now for a game of shinny. sponsors, event leaders, parent volun- that her kids have forgotten about it, Glebe Memorial Rink is situated at Longtime Glebe resident, Dudleigh teers and members of the community she has been sneak-eating their Hal- the west end of Glendale Avenue just Coyle, is one of 21 dedicated Rink who came out to the events. Without loween candy. south of the Queensway. It has been the Rats and a proud grandfather.
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Mrs. Tiggy Winkle’s, Kunstadt Sports, The Flour Shoppe Glebe Neighbourhood Activities Group (GNAG), The Unrefined Olive 4 Cats Arts Studio, Von’s Bistro, Flippers Restaurant Glebe Massage Therapy Centre, Starbucks Coffee Company, Bridgehead Third Avenue Spa, Stephanotis Hair, Joe Mamma Cycles, Life of Pie The Mud Oven, Progressive Pilates, Sushi Go, Kettleman’s Bagel Co. Domus Cafe, Taggart Construction, The Dental Office at Lyon and Glebe www.cbrhodes.com 613.236.9551 38 Glebe Report December 6, 2013 community
HOLIDAY WORSHIP SERVICES
CHURCH OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT (Roman Catholic) Fourth Avenue at Percy Street, 613-232-4891 www.blessedsacrament.ca Pastor: Fr. Galen Bank, CC Associate Pastor: Fr. Francis Donnelly, CC December 12 7 p.m., Reconciliation Service Christmas Eve 4 p.m., 6 p.m., 8 p.m. and Midnight Mass Christmas Day 10 a.m. Mass New Year’s Eve 4:30 p.m. Mass New Year’s Day 10 a.m. Mass
ECCLESIAX 2 Monk Street, 613-565-4343, www.ecclesiax.com Pastor: Cameron Montgomery December 22 11:07 a.m., Art & Worship Christmas Eve 7 p.m., Holiday Worship
FOURTH AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH : J u lie H o le Ce z e r : P hoto Fourth at Bank Street, 613-236-1804, www.fourthavenuebaptist.ca Members of the GNAG C.A.T. Squad strike camp on the morning of November 15, fol- Minister: Rev. Cheryle Hanna lowing the Sleep Out for Youth fund- and awareness- raiser in front of City Hall. December 22 10:45 a.m., Choir Sunday Christmas Eve 7 p.m., Worship Service December 29 10:45 a.m., Worship Service Sleep out for homeless youth New Year’s Eve 7 p.m., Worship Service By Meg Collins without a home, but it was really fun GERMAN MARTIN LUTHER CHURCH socially, and more importantly, helped 499 Preston Street at Carling Avenue, 613-748-9745, www.glco.org On the evening of November 14, raise awareness and money for home- Pastor: Friedrich Demke 2013, friends, people from all around less shelters and homeless youth. Christmas Eve 3:30 p.m., Christmas Pageant (some English) Ottawa including the C.A.T. Squad, One of the organizations that has 5 p.m., Worship with special music (German only) were crowded around each other with played a huge part in helping home- an assortment of blankets, mittens less youth to get back on their feet 11 p.m., Candlelight Service (English) and hats in an attempt to keep warm. is Operation Come Home, which Christmas Day 10 a.m., Worship Service (German) Where? Right on the grounds of City concentrates on the education, Hall facing Laurier Avenue. As part employment and support of at-risk GLEBE MINYAN (Jewish Renewal Community) of the C.A.T. Squad, I was in that youth from the age of 16 up. Oper- 612 Bank Street, 613-867-5505 group. C.A.T. Squad is a Community ation Come Home has many different Spiritual Leader: Rabbi Anna Maranta Action Team, an organized group at programs such as the Job Action Cen- the Glebe Community Centre looking tre, a 16-week program that works GLEBE SHUL (Orthodox Jewish Community) to help in the community while having with young adults and aims to further 21 Nadolny Sachs Private, 613-869-8481, www.glebeshul.com fun and earning volunteer hours. On develop their employability skills. Rabbi Michael Goldstein, [email protected] November 14, we were helping out by Another program, Housing Works, taking part in the sleep out to support allows at-risk or homeless youth of GLEBE-ST. JAMES UNITED CHURCH homeless youth. 16 years and older to meet the chal- Homelessness is a huge problem in lenges of budgeting for, finding and 650 Lyon Street South, 613-236-0617, www.glebestjames.ca today’s times. Throughout Canada, affording housing. The lifestyles of Ministers: Rev. Sharon Moon & Rev. Howard Clark the United States and other countries at-risk or homeless youth can truly Christmas Eve 4:30 p.m., Family Service around the world, there’s always this benefit from these programs that help 8 p.m., Candlelight Communion Service issue. Just imagine being outside, no them carve out a better and safer life. December 29 10:30 a.m., Worship Service matter what the weather. You have no Another organization that is influ- (Wheelchair access, FM system for people with impaired hearing) home to go to, and all that’s protecting ential in helping youth on the street is you from hypothermia is a sleeping the Youth Services Bureau of Ottawa. OTTAWA CHINESE UNITED CHURCH bag. Not only that, but there are kids They, like Operation Come Home, 600 Bank Street, 613-594-4571, www.ottawa-ocuc.org in high school or younger living on have many different programs and Minister: Rev. James Chang street corners. No one deserves this. services. For example, Housing and December 22 10 a.m., Christmas Worship That is why we did the sleep out – to Shelter provides both a place to stay December 29 11 a.m., Worship with Sunday School support the youth who spend most and a supportive community. There is nights in the winter freezing. also a Mental Health program to help (Mandarin with English translation) The initial goal of the sleep out was youth work through emotional issues, to raise money and some awareness, a 24/7 crisis line to help in acute dif- THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (Quaker) but it has accomplished much more ficulties, assistance with preparation 91A Fourth Avenue, 613-232-9923, www.ottawa.quaker.ca than that. So many people joined in for employment and various resi- Clerks: Jonathan Segel and Carol Dixon to help – some 250 of them – from all dence-based programs, which provide Worship: Sundays, 10:30 a.m., Silent Quaker Worship around Ottawa, spending one night on support for those facing legal issues. December 22 12:30 p.m., Carol Sing (public welcome) the street so that many young people I really enjoyed the sleep out. It was can have somewhere to stay. The an extremely fun experience shared ST. GILES PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH experience made us sympathize with with other people inside and out- Bank Street at First Avenue, 613-235-2551, www.stgilesottawa.org their plight, but also realize that this side of the community. Although we Interim Moderator: Rev. Susan Clarke one night was nothing compared to were all outside in the cold shivering Christmas Eve 11 p.m., Communion Service being out on the streets for months on in our sleeping bags, we still stuck it end. In total, the sleep out raised over out for this cause, and had fun doing December 29 10:30 a.m., Sunday Worship Service $100,000, and the C.A.T. Squad alone it. Although I can sympathize with raised approximately $2,500. homeless youth, I recognize that the ST. MATTHEW’S, THE ANGLICAN CHURCH IN THE GLEBE One person who spent the entire challenge was really nothing com- 130 Glebe Avenue, 613-234-4024, www.stmatthewsottawa.on.ca night at the sleep out is Kai, my friend pared with not having a home. For that Rector: The Rev. Canon Pat Johnston and fellow member of the Community reason, I feel even better about doing December 15 7 p.m., Nine Lessons and Carols Action Team. In her words, “I thought the sleep out, because it raised money Christmas Eve 5 p.m., Choral Eucharist and Children’s Pageant the sleep out was important because it for those with a much harder life. 11 p.m., Choral Eucharist with massed choirs raised a lot of awareness, because we To find out more about the Youth Christmas Day 10 a.m., Choral Eucharist got the front page in the Ottawa Cit- Services Bureau of Ottawa and Oper- December 29 8 a.m., 10 a.m., Sunday Service izen, and we tried to make it as clear ation Come Home, go to www.ysb. as possible that we weren’t trying to on.ca or www.operationcomehome.ca. For more information on the worship services with the community of your choice, replicate being homeless.” Through- out my interview with her, she made Meg Collins is a Grade 9 student at consult the website provided above or call for details. it clear that she definitely didn’t think Canterbury High School who is pursu- it was anything to compare with being ing a concentration in literary arts. books Glebe Report December 6, 2013 39 Resolve to enjoy reading – with Umberto and friends
during the time of the French Crusades, is struggling to partly in 15th century Rome. protect secrets contained in If memories of your university sacred books. This is the first flin Harcourt, 2011). Set in days make you wistful, try this book in the trilogy that is set in late 19th century Europe, this entertaining, suspenseful romp Carcassonne and the Langue- Ex Libris, 2013), which is an novel follows the exploits of a through history beginning with doc. Sepulchre (Orion, 2007) illustrated journey through the fictional counterfeiter of legal a mysterious text, the Hyp- continues the locale but the by Anna Baccin imaginary and mythical lands documents, Captain Simone nerotomachia Poliphili, which historical portion of this novel of literature. You may have Simonini. He is the least like- has baffled scholars since its begins in 1891. The third, Cita- It’s that time of year again when already read and enjoyed some able character, in fact he’s publication in 1499. This is a del (Orion, 2012), set during some of us decide to self-inflict of his novels, The Name of the despicable, but as Eco tells us mystery that blends Renais- the Second World War in the torture by making New Year’s Rose (Harcourt, 1984) and at the end of the book, all of sance history with murder, south of France, is the story of resolutions. Instead of stressing Foucault’s Pendulum (Har- the major characters except treachery, complex puzzles and resistance fighters interwoven out at the overcrowded gym, court Brace Jovanovich, 1989) the main one are historical fig- codes that must be broken, and with that of a fourth century why not put reading more fic- but they may be due for a re- ures. At the centre of this novel, coming of age. monk. At the heart of the ser- tion on your list? What could read. If you would like to read filled with conspiracy and pol- Another equally fascinat- ies is – you guessed it – another be more enjoyable? some of his more recent fiction, itical intrigue, is a text: the ing mystery with an exotic ancient manuscript. Books And the holidays are a per- have no fear – Signore Eco Protocols of the Elders of Zion, locale is Kate Mosse’s Laby- within books like Russian nest- fect time to cuddle up with a has found time to write more a fabricated document that was rinth (Orion, 2005), which has ing dolls! book and start reading. This novels while teaching and used by the Nazis to justify the been made into a miniseries. All are available from the year on my list is the resolution being a semiotician, essayist, Holocaust. This book may have Set in the French medieval Ottawa Public Library, and to read more of Umberto Eco’s philosopher and literary critic. you believing in conspiracies. town of Carcassonne, the several of Umberto Eco’s titles fiction. If I included his non-fic- You can try Baudolino The Rule of Four (Dial book has two heroines, one in are also available as e-books. tion, I wouldn’t have time to do (Harcourt Inc., 2002), The Press, 2004) by Ian Cald- the present day and one from anything but read! This erudite Mysterious Flame of Queen of well and Dustin Thomason is the 13th century. Alice, in the Anna Baccin is children’s pro- individual is prolific. Loana (Harcourt Inc., 2005), another thriller that blends his- present, is on an archaeological gramming and public service Eco’s most recent work an illustrated novel, and his tory with a mystery, this time dig in the Pyrenees when she assistant at the Sunnyside is non-fiction, The Book of most recent, The Prague set partly in 1999 on the cam- stumbles upon a pair of skel- Branch of the Ottawa Public Legendary Lands (Rizzoli Cemetery (Houghton Mif- pus of Princeton University and etons, an altar and a ring. Alaïs, Library.
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LUPINSKI Brunelleschi’s Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Ross King 12 Chartered Accountant • comptable agréé Reinvented Architecture A Tale for the Time Being 13 Ruth Ozeki The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window Jonas Jonasson & Disappeared 14 137 Second Avenue, Suite 2 Tel: 613-233-7771 Ottawa K1S 2H4 Fax: 613-233-3442 TITLE (for teens) AUTHOR Email: [email protected] Back to Blackbrick 15 Sarah Moore Fitzgerald The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe 16 C. S. Lewis Dear Dumb Diary (series) 17 Jim Benton The Silent Summer of Kyle McGinley 18 Jan Andrews 1 Abbotsford Book Club 2 Broadway Book Club 3 Can’ Litterers 4 Cercle de lecture de l’Amicale francophone d’Ottawa 5 onLine Audio Book Club: www.DearReader.com 6 onLine Fiction Book Club: www.DearReader.com If your book club 7 onLine Nonfiction Book Club: www.DearReader.com would like to share 8 oPL Sunnyside Branch Adult Book Club its reading list, please 9 oPL Sunnyside Branch Mystery Book Club 10 oPL Sunnyside Branch European Book Club email it to 11 oPL Sunnyside Branch Second Friday Adult Book Club Micheline Boyle 12 Seriously No-Name Book Club 13 The Book Club at grapevine 14 Anonymous 2 Book Club @glebereport .CA 15 onLine Teen Book Club: www.DearReader.com 16 oPL Sunnyside Branch Guysread 17 oPL Sunnyside Branch Mother-Daughter Book Club 7-9 18 oPL Sunnyside Branch Mother-Daughter Book Club 10-12 40 Glebe Report December 6, 2013 worship Embracing holiday sounds and symbols By Reverend Howard Clark resonance for me is the Salvation Army band. They used to come and What symbols or images have mean- play on the street corner near our ing for you at this season of the year home in Yorkshire early on Christ- – the time leading up to the end of mas Eve, and I still have a soft spot for December? That probably depends brass-band-led carols. Another image a great deal on your family trad- is the church choir, which always used itions. Are you getting ready for a to come around to our house about 11 big celebration such as Christmas or p.m. on Christmas Eve. Not many die- Hannukah? hards doing that these days! We know it will be cold and we For many of us, it is the sounds of the may even have snow at this time and, season, particularly music, that connect for some people, skating on an out- deep down with us. And I know people door rink may be one of their images. who are not particularly religious who For others, the image may be a Salva- can’t get through the month of Decem- : J u lie H o le Ce z e r : P hoto tion Army kettle, with the uniformed ber without a fix of Christmas carols St James United Church at the corner of First and Lyon avenues. member of the Army shaking a tam- or even Handel’s Messiah. Of course bourine. One of the images that has much of the piped music in malls and stores often spoils that “fix” by going Cratchitt, Scrooge’s clerk, who has on for far too many weeks. little power and almost no income, The history of music tells us that makes the most of his life even though the “carol” was a secular dance tune one of his sons is very sick and may or song, originally connected with die. the rites of springtime, that was co- There is one symbol or image that opted by English church musicians holds up across our many religious to be used for religious Christmas traditions. It is the image evoked by TAKE songs. Very few of the pieces we call the words of the Dalai Lama: “Be GLEBE Christmas carols are actually “carols.” kind whenever possible. 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Enjoy this season of lights and 99 Fifth Ave., Suite 7, Ottawa Whatever his intention with the title, sounds and all that makes it mean- YOU (inside Fifth Avenue Court) Dickens’ intention in the plot is very ingful for you. 613.237.9000 clear; miserly ways pour cold water www.glebechiropractic.com over not only the miser but those who Rev. Howard Clark is part of the HAVE. www.glebemassage.com are close to him. Yet even in those far interim ministry at Glebe-St. James flung workhouse days of Dickens, Bob United Church.
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By Friedrich Demke anticipation and waiting can also be a get to celebrate Christmas twice: first us to see the tree on this special night. special and wonderful time to be sav- on the 24th in the evening, and also the This service is over just before mid- If you come and visit the German oured. next morning with their stockings sus- night and it ends the day. Martin Luther Church on the corner At the German Martin Luther pended from the chimney. We are very happy to have visitors of Preston Street and Carling Avenue Church, we have a magnificent A centrepiece of our worship ser- who want to celebrate this special night during the days of Advent, one thing Christmas tree decorated solely with vice on Christmas Eve is the Christmas a little differently this year! No mat- will catch your eye immediately. There handcrafted straw stars and golden pageant. It is different every year, but ter when you come for our Christmas is a large wreath suspended from the nuts; it is well worth the visit! Under we always enact a part of the story worship, the service always ends with ceiling. The wreath holds four real red the tree is displayed the nativity scene, about the birth of Christ. It is the chil- the hymn “O du fröhliche, gnaden candles, each one symbolizing one artfully handmade by members of our dren of the Sunday school who put on bringende Weihnachtszeit!” (“O Joy- week of the four weeks until Christ- congregation. the play for the children visiting us ful and Blessed Christmastime”). And mas. It is a German invention and by As the night before Christmas with their families that night. In order this, after a time of patient anticipation, now, a tradition with many people. The comes close, it is we Germans who to welcome children and their families would be my wish to you! inventor was the director of an orphan- cannot wait. Traditionally, the Christ- to our worship on this special night, our age in Hamburg. His idea was to help mas worship service is held in the late service is conducted partly in English, Pastor Friedrich Demke began his the children with their growing impa- afternoon of December 24, and all partly in German, and it lasts about 45 six-year term as a pastor of the Ger- tience as they anticipated the most the children expect to find their gifts minutes. Later that evening, we hold man Martin Luther Church in 2011. He celebrated holiday during the year. under the Christmas tree on returning a traditional candlelight service that is joined here in Ottawa by his wife, Sometimes, if I walk through a shop home. For them, it is the newborn child, includes special music for quiet listen- Alexandra, and two children. To find before Remembrance Day and have Jesus the Christ, who brings the gifts. ing and lots of Christmas carols so that out more about the German Martin to listen to Christmas carols already, I Some children are even luckier, coming celebrants can sing along. It is attended Luther Church, consult its website at am tempted to hand out more of those from families with a variety of trad- by many who would rather have a quiet www.glco.org or contact Pastor Demke wreaths to remind people that a time of itions in their backgrounds. They may time listening to readings, or visiting at 613-748-9745.
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ABBOTSFORD LOG DRIVE CAFÉ . at St. Giles Presbyterian Church, cor- “Here we go a Christmas Caroling” ner of First Ave. and Bank St. Learn with Bob Carty & Friends, Fri., Dec. about the City of Ottawa’s Monitoring 13, 7:30 - 9 p.m. (doors open at 7 p.m.). Plan to deal with anticipated traffic Admission: $7 at the door. Abbotsford and parking challenges that a redevel- is the old stone house across from Lans- oped Lansdowne Park will bring and downe Park, 950 Bank St. Coffee/Tea the work of the LTAC over the last 18 and beverages will be on sale courtesy months to identify and address those of the Abbotsford Members Council. challenges. Besides the presentation, there will be an address by Council- ALZHEIMER SOCIETY WALK FOR lor Chernushenko and an opportunity MEMORIES . On Sun., Jan. 26, join the for remarks from the three community AVAILABLE Alzheimer Society at its 19th annual NEW ART VENUE IN THE GLEBE! associations affected by a redeveloped BABYSITTING, DOG WALKING/SIT- Walk for Memories to be held inside Small works by Jaya Krishnan. Exhib- Lansdowne (GCA, Old Ottawa East, TING, SNOW SHOVELLING . Grade Carleton University Fieldhouse. Go to ition and sale until Dec. 22 at 137 Old Ottawa South) and by the Glebe 10 student (girl) and Grade 7 student http://walkformemories.ca/ to register Second Ave., www.jkrishnanart.com BIA. (boy) raising money for school and or sponsor a walker online. or 613-695-2552. volleyball trips available for baby- sitting (Grade 10 student has Red BYTOWN VOICES’ special guests on OLD OTTAWA SOUTH GARDEN CLUB Cross babysitting course and babysit- Sun., Dec.15 at 3 p.m. will be the meets on the second Tuesday of the ting experience), dog walking/sitting, Shiru Lach Choir (Ellen Asherman, month (except December) from 7 to snow shovelling, or other odd jobs. We conductor) as they present a joint con- 9 p.m. at Ottawa South Community are around the 5th Avenue/O’Connor cert that will include music for both Centre (The Firehall), 260 Sunnyside Street area. Please contact at: skag- Hanukkah and Christmas. For this Ave. Membership is $25 per year; $40 [email protected] or at 613-421-5538. occasion only, the event will be at for a family and drop in fee is $7 per Trinity United Church, 1099 Maitland meeting. “Garden Tours in Britain” is ENGLISH TUTORING FOR ACADEMIC Ave., just south of the Queensway. on the program for the Jan. 14 meet- PURPOSES . ESL teacher available for The spring concert will be back at St. ing and Josie Pazdzior will take us help with academic writing (proof- Basil’s on April 27. Go to http://www. on an armchair tour of four gardens reading for grammar, punctuation; bytownvoices.com/ for more info. in Great Britain and comment on the TEN THOUSAND VILLAGES, 1174 critical feedback on content, etc.) from plants and garden elements that she Bank St. and 371 Richmond Rd. will high school to university levels. For found of particular interest. 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Call 613-237-1347 and don’t worry • WRITE: Land Use Planning & - your secret is safe with us. GIFT IDEAS. Friends of the Farm offer Appeals Sytem Consultation the perfect solution - two informative Ministry Of Municipal affairs & WANTED and entertaining books for the natural- Housing ist or historian on your Christmas list. Provincial Planning Policy Branch DRIVER WITH CAR needed to drive For the Love of Trees celebrates the 777 Bay St, 14th floor, Toronto ON to school in West Kanata weekday heritage collection of trees in the Cen- M5G 2E5 UKRAINIAN CRAFT GROUP will meet mornings, and pick up to return to the tral Experimental Farm Arboretum. on Fri., Jan.17, Feb. 21, Mar. 14 at Glebe at 5 p.m. daily. January - May Ottawa’s Farm is about the men and PRESENTATION OF THE CITY’S MON- Abbotsford House, 950 Bank St., 1 – 2014. Call 613-422-5454. women who lived and worked at the ITORING PLAN AND REPORT OF THE 3 p.m., to knit the Ukrainian way and Farm during its first hundred years. 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