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December 2019 - January 2020 IMAGE decembre 2019 - janvier 2020 1 S A N D Y CCÔTE-DE-ÔTE-DE- H I L L SSABLEABLE DECEMBER 2019 - JANUARY 2020 DÉCEMBRE 2019 - JANVIER 2020 I MPhoto David Elden A G E Winds of change Crumbs whistle through Laurier Avenue from the shops City re Larry Newman rental ucas Nault is moving but he housing doesn’t know where. His hair salon has been in Sandy Hill at 232L Laurier East for 15 years, but will be Susan Young gone in 13 months. That wasn’t his plan. Lucas was a Sandy Hill resident in the t appeared promising, but in the end Versailles, on Henderson, when it was still Sandy Hill has little to celebrate. a family business. He just redecorated his Last fall, having engaged with shop and wasn’t planning on moving . stakeholdersI including Action Sandy Hill, ever. That was before the representative and having conducted an extensive study of Arnon Corp called and told him that of rental accommodation issues across they were not renewing his lease. town, Maclaren Municipal Consulting, Quel choc! Lucas said there was no room hired by the City, released an encouraging for negotiation: Arnon had another lessee. set of recommendations. I called Arnon at the number on the sign They endorsed taking a big step in on the second floor of the building next to the direction of a landlord licensing Lucas, and spoke to Michael Casey who is pilot program, something ASH in charge of leasing. He said that the new believes could be a comprehensive and tenant will likely be another franchise, proactive approach to improve quality probably controlled by MTY Food Group. of life for students and residents in our MTY owns or controls over 40 franchise neighbourhood. Property standards, brands. Lucas will be out at the end of next building code conformity, and interior year. This only complicates his situation, and exterior health and safety standards as his other shop on Main Street is in a could have been the purview of such a building that has been expropriated. program, ASH suggested. The pilot study, He is not the only one with a lease the consultants recommended, should be problem. As I walk west on Laurier undertaken in Sandy Hill and two other Avenue East, I noticed that Timothy’s is neighbourhoods with issues relating to gone. Where have I been? When did this rental housing. happen? It was a community gathering The Collaborative Climate Bunting makes an appearance at the One and Only Craft place. In early November, City staff released Fair at the Sandy Hill Community Centre on Nov 9. Not only a way to share climate It turns out that Timothy’s is one of their report. There will be no licensing crisis strategies, it seems, but a place to share wishes for the weather. MTY’s brands. Betty Brite Cleaners is pilot program. now occupying only half of its former Photo Kathleen Kelly There are, however, two store. It appears that most of the offices recommendations acknowledging the on the second floor, above the west half many calls to 311 Sandy Hill residents of this block, are vacant and the Arnon have made when bylaws are breached, in Corporation is advertising 3431 square particular the exterior property standards feet of space for lease. bylaws. continued on page 4 The crumbs: City staff will be • hiring some additional staff to respond Photo Cristine Elrick to 311 complaints relating to negligent landlords, and • levying an additional fine of $500 when bylaw officers have to inspect a property more than once—but only for infractions relating to the exterior of properties. This falls far short of the comprehensive approach of a licensing system ASH was hoping for. Residents are left, still, with only one thing to do to report issues: call 311. Beyond garbage problems, don’t hesitate to call in any building code issues you see, such as blocked back stairs, or too-small exit routes (especially out of basement bedroom windows), as fears remain that Pigeons experiencing dreary November weather on the Adàwe Bridge. without proactive inspections, conditions in some students’ homes will remain Dear Reader, unsafe. If you are enjoying the spirit of giving this season, Thanks to those residents who attended please consider making a donation to your one or more of the fall consultations on volunteer-run community newspaper. A decline the study, and relayed their views on the in paid advertising has left our larder bare. We garbage, fire, health, safety, and building are unable to offer a charitable tax receipt, but code problems we witness in Sandy Hill. please know you will have our sincere thanks Action Sandy Hill also sent in two and an acknowledgement in our April issue detailed submissions, which can be seen (unless anonymity is requested). Cheques should at the ASH website www.ash-acs.ca be payable to IMAGE and left in the mailbox at (search Rental Accommodation), and met 22 Russell Avenue. If you would like to arrange twice with City staff. an e-transfer, please call 613 237 8889 or email To no avail. Remembrance Day at Viscount Alexander [email protected]. School. See page 19 Season’s Greetings 2 December 2019 - January 2020 IMAGE decembre 2019 - janvier 2020 From Ken Clavette’s Album of Bygone Sandy Hill City of Ottawa Archives A2009-0257 IMAGE Postal Terminal building— Founded in 1972 under the 22, av. Russell Ave. Fondé en 1972 sous la Besserer at Sussex direction of Diane Wood Ottawa K1N 7W8 direction de Diane Wood Sandy Hill was once home to the city’s IMAGE, a non-profit community IMAGE est un journal communautaire main Post Office Terminal. Located newspaper, is supported by its à but non lucratif dont les seuls on Besserer at Sussex, it was opened advertisers. Opinions expressed are revenus viennent des annonceurs. in 1936. It was a seven-storey Art those of contributors and advertisers, Les textes n’engagent que leurs Deco building designed by architect and do not necessarily represent those auteurs et annonceurs respectifs et ne Cecil Burgess. That location was of the volunteer editorial staff. reflètent pas nécessairement l’opinion ideal because it connected directly to de l’équipe de rédaction, qui est the railway network along the canal at IMAGE is published in April, June, composée de bénévoles. a time when mail was moved by train. October and December. 7,500 copies are printed and distributed free of charge IMAGE sera publié en avril, juin, LAC MIKAN 3383638 to all residents of Sandy Hill. Free issues octobre et décembre. Son tirage can also be picked up at the community est de 7 500 exemplaires. Il est centre, library and various commercial distribué gratuitement partout dans la locations. Côte-de-Sable. On peut également l’obtenir au centre communautaire, Built in 1935 the Art Deco Postal Terminal IMAGE welcomes articles, letters, à la bibliothèque et dans plusieurs building on Besserer St. photographs, notices and other material commerces du quartier. PA-166789 of interest to its readers in the Sandy Hill community. Name and telephone Tous les articles, lettres, illustrations, number of contributor must be included. photos et autre documentation pouvant intéresser les lecteurs de la Côte- If you’d like to write articles, draw de-Sable sont les bienvenus. Leurs cartoons or other illustrations for stories, auteurs doivent indiquer leur nom et or take photographs on assignment, leur numéro de téléphone. please call and leave your name and number at 613-237-8889. No age Les personnes intéressées à collaborer restrictions. à IMAGE sont invitées à téléphoner au 613-237-8889, en indiquant leur nom IMAGE reserves the right to edit in et leur numéro de téléphone. Nous Letter carrier at the Main Postal whole or in part all such contributions. apprécions la contribution de tous, Terminal, Feb 7, 1938 Tel: 613-237-8889 quelque soit leur âge. E-mail: [email protected]. Requests to join our IMAGE Specials IMAGE se réserve le droit de modifier In the mid-1960s, plans were email distribution list are welcome. en tout ou en partie les documents underway to build a new postal Website: imagesandyhill.org soumis. terminal along with a new train station outside of downtown Ottawa. Editor: Tél: 613-237-8889 In 1972 the federal government Jane Waterston Courriel : [email protected] promised that as development took Site web : imagesandyhill.org Rédactrice de langue française : place three heritage buildings were Betsy Mann to be saved: the Union Station, the Christmas 1943: Students help sort mail for Transportation Building, and the soldiers overseas. Note the separation between Advertising: Peter Rinfret, Carol Waters, Jane Waterston Postal Terminal. But by the time girls and boys. Administration: Christine Aubry, François Bregha, Ken Clavette, David Elden, Rideau Centre mall was opened on Shelley Hatt, Frank Heilingbrunner, Ron Hodgson, Claire MacDonald, Betsy Mann, March 16, 1983 the terminal was Jane McNamara, Jan Meldrum, Dodi Newman, Larry Newman, Judy Rinfret, Peter gone, sacrificed to progress. Rinfret, Dave Willis, Bob Whitelaw. 1953 Source unknown I had a short-lived Production: Jane Waterston, Bob Meldrum, Performance Printing (Smith’s Falls) career working in Photographers: Harlequin Studios, Kathleen Kelly, Bob Whitelaw that Besserer building when, in 1973, I and fellow high school class mates signed on Deadline Date de tombée to be Christmas mail Reserve advertising space or let us Publicité, articles, photos et sorters, working the know you have a text or photo by autres soumissions graveyard shift. I fell March 16, 2020 le 16 mars, 2020 asleep while sorting (target delivery April 8) (livraison prévue le 8 avril) the mail and in class the next day and never returned.