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*". Serving the Glebe community since 1973 FREE OCDSB tables plans to close Mutchmor school Glebe parents and residents of trustees in September. Trustees main arguments against the variety of strategies so far. all ages are meeting urgently to will vote in October. board's plans to close the schools. A schoolgirl suggested that fight the closure of Mutchmor and A working group of parents, Lynn Graham wants to pres- students go door-to-door to get other downtown schools. politicians, community associa- sure the province to change the neighbours' signatures to stop Next meetings are June 12 at tion reps and downtown resi- funding formula-100 per cent school closures. Mutchmor, June 19 at Elgin, all dents, co-ordinated by Joan school enrolment is unfair for Lawyer Kevin Murphy ques- starting at 7:30 p.m. Spice, is meeting weekly on a Ottawa since it pits the crowded tioned the short time allowed for The three options proposed in strategy to oppose closure. suburbs against downtown neigh- public consultation. The board May by the Ottawa Carleton Dis- "Talk to your friends in the bourhoods. has a duty of fairness for time to trict School Boaed (OCDSB) for the suburbs," advises school board She advised the group to get consult, he says, and suggested a central family of schools would trustee Lynn Graham. "Get them support from regional council legal challenge to delay the deci- close Mutchmor and one or more to influence their trustees. We since the growth coming to Ottawa sion. of York, Viscount Alexander, need to sway seven votes." must be managed by the region. Anne Scotton of the GCA Centennial and Elgin schools. Faulty enrolment projections, Graham notes that she has not agreed that delaying the process Board staff will hear public corn- concerns for the impact on our voted to close any school. would make it an issue for the ments during the summer and children and the impact on Meetings at Mutchmor, First November election, when both present the final proposal to the downtown neighbourhoods are the Avenue and York have heard a Continued on page 3.

Coun. Inez Berg won't seek second term in Capital Ward City Councillor Inez Berg has announced that she will not seek re-election this fall. Inez cited personal reasons for the decision not to run again. She thanked her supporters and community members who have worked with her on issues concerning Capital Ward. Photo: Serge Blondin, City of Ottawa Inez was elected as city councillor in the 1997 municipal Congratulations toi 999 Whitton Award recipients election. The 1999 Whitton Awards son, who started the Whitton groups, has offered his technical Post office update were to Ward's Awards in 1992. expertise and energy to groups presented Capital 1 public hearing to HELEN BAYNE working on school closure issues. The June community leaders and volun- consider Ashcroft's plans to de- teers on May 30 by Councillor COMMUNITY ACTIVISM GLEBE REPORT Helen Bayne has been a volun- COMMUNITY ACTIVISM velop the post office site has been Inez Berg. Named for Charlotte rescheduled to June 15 at 2:30 Whitton, Ottawa's first female teer with the Glebe Centre auxil- Susan Jermyn, editor, and iary for 15 years, organizing its Judy Field, advertising manager, p.m. at city hall. mayor, the awards honour those revise the at-home socials. She campaigns have been part of the Glebe Report Ashcroft plans to who have voluntarily contributed address for the Salvation Army and was for a number of years. In addi- proposal in order to to the community for several community concerns about height. years. Winners from the Glebe the first woman elder at St. Giles. tion, Susan has worked with the cam- this year include members of the STAN CURRIE Girl Guides and the cancer Glebe Report staff, coaches and COMMUNITY ACTIVISM paign, while Judy has been an an active partici- important organizer for the heart INSIDE Glebe Centre volunteers. A sur- Stan Currie, 5 prise winner was Mayor Jim Wat- pant in front-line education Continued on page 2. Letters David Brown Save your heritage windows Traffic open h ouse June 15 to seek election GCA 6 A preliminary report by the Community reaction (on "ballots" Save Mutchmor School consultants studying traffic and comment sheets) will direct calming in the Glebe will be pre- the next phase of the study. Forum 8,9 sented to the public Thursday, The draft report presents sev- Trafficwhat do we want? June 15, 5 to 8 p.m. at the Glebe eral proposals, some contradic- Community Centre. tory. Ideas range from keeping all News 10 Concerns about traffic and traffic out of the Glebe, which Trudy Bradley honoured complaints by residents of Find- would inconvenience residents, to lay, Broadway, Torrington, Fifth, letting traffic percolate slowly, Coun. Berg 11 Muriel and Pretoria about com- with traffic-calming controls, David Brown, a business devel- Coun. Doucet 12 muter traffic spurred the Glebe throughout the Glebe in an equi- consultant, will seek opment 18 Community Association (GCA) to table way. This could mean election in Capital Ward. Feature ask the region for a traffic study. opening up some streets that are Brown says his goal is to work Flowers kids will enjoy The traffic consultants worked now restricted. and for change that will protect 24 with the GCA traffic committee, However, keeping regional enhance the quality of life of Trustee Graham while Glebe volunteers identified traffic on regional roads (Bronson families and individuals. At the Our schools: Will we lose any? problem areas and counted the and Bank) is still a priority. same time, he wants to give the cars passing through. business community, especially The consultants' report will small business entrepreneurs, NEXT DEADLINE discuss the traffic data and vari- See Forum, pages 8 and 9, for the tools with which to prosper Tuesday, August 8 ous traffic management measures. more on the Glebe traffic study. and contribute to the community. NEWS Glebe Report June 9, 2000 2

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She has ENVIRONMENT A PHARNIACN LOCATION served on the boards of the Chil- Chris Bradshaw started pro- dren's Aid Society and the Glebe OPEN: WE ACCEPT: moting pedestrian power with MON-THURS 8:30-6:00 PM VISA Co-op Nursery and as a school Ottawalk and has recently started FRIDAY 8:30-7:00 PM MASTERCARD board trustee. Vrtucar, an SATURDAY 9:00-6:00 PM DEBIT CARDS environment-friendly CLOSED SUNDAY TO ALLOW STAFF FAMILY TIME & MAJOR DRUG PLANS PAUL JENKINS, ED LAUSHWAY car-sharing program. & PETER MOSSOP: SPORTS HONOURARY AWARDS FOR YOUR ONE STOP Paul, Ed and Peter were Inez Berg also handed out some SHOPPING IN THE GLEBE handed Whitton Awards for honourary Whitton Awards. sports and recreation by Olympic Ted Britton, who grew up on medallist Linda Thom. Their Ella St. and now retired from dedication to coaching baseball- Britton's Smokeshop, contributed winter, spring and summerhas for years to the community with enriched the lives of many young his efforts in Glebe Little League. players. He was also the Glebe Report's MURRAY WILSON first sports writer. SPORTS Frances Macphail, retired mu- Longtime Glebe resident Mur- sic director of Glebe-St. James ray Wilson has found that there Church, was recognized for her Home is no job too small for him as he lifetime of nurturing the musical volunteered in many ways to mi- ability of the young children who haidware nor hockey in our area. sang in her choirs. Inspired by BUSINESS & Bank St. at Second Ave. COMMERCIAL AWARDS Frances, many went on to formal Ian Boyd and James Boyd of musical careers. She is also a composer of church Compact Music on Bank St. were music. NOW AVAILABLE recognized for their support of Olive Simpson has served as local and emerging musical secretary on the board of Ab- tal- II( )1)1(. ent. botsford Haven and as president The owners of the Folklore of the Glebe Centre Auxiliary, Centre, Arthur McGregor and where she supervised the organi- Terry Penner, who started on zation of the Variety Gift Shop. Bronson Ave. 25 years ago, re- Her compassion and inner faith ceived awards for nurturing both are an inspiration to ail. the Ottawa Folk Festival and local Mayor Jim Watson was sur- musicians. prised to receive an honourary SUSAN ANNIS Whitton Award. He founded the ARTS & CULTURE Whitton Awards for Capital Ward Susan Annis has helped to ad- in 1992 when budget cuts can- vance the arts in Ottawa by es- celled a ceremony honouring Ot- tablishing Arts Court and serving tawa volunteers. He said that the on the board of the Ottawa Sym- volunteers who contribute to our phony Orchestra. community deserve recognition TRUDY BRADLEY for their selfless service. ARTS & CULTURE SPONSORS Trudy Bradley, head of arts at Contributors to the ceremony Lisgar Collegiate, is not only a included CUGSA, City of Ottawa dynamic music teacher and con- Communications, Framed, Labra- ductor, but also the best kind of dor Spring Water, Loeb Glebe, teacher, who takes a keen interest Molson, Ogden Entertainment, in every student. Kittling Ridge, Select Roses in the ILSE KYSSA Glebe and Lansdowne District ENVIRONMENT Guides and Pathfinders. lise Kyssa has been a role The Hopewell School band di- model for recycling and conser- rected by Allison Woyiwada pro- PICK YOURS UP TODAY!!! vation since she opened The Pan- vided entertainment. 3 Glebe Report June 9, 2000 NEWS School closures - from page 1 school board trustees and coun- Residents make the point that, cillors are elected. with the small lots in the Glebe, ENROLMENT PROJECTIONS our children really need all the QUESTIONED playground and schoolyard space The GCA has hired a demogra- for playing catch, tag, ball hockey pher to challenge the statistics and learning to ride their bikes. used by the school board, says WILL HURT DOWNTOWN John Crump of the GCA. Although NEIGHBOURHOODS board staff predict a declining If York and Viscount Alexan- downtown school population for der close, Lowertown and Sandy the next five years, others pre- Hill will lose their only neigh- dict explosive growth in the re, bourhood school. Elgin's gym is gion; Rod Bryden has said you used by the community groups won't find a place to send your day and night kids to school. Reps from other schools- Wendy Daigle-Zinn says the Centennial and Granturged resi- closure plans would have the dents to work together and not central family of schools operat- allow the consultation process to ing at 96 per cent capacity, not divide and conquer different the 90 per cent required inside neighbourhoods. the Greenbelt. Mitchell Beer, from Mutchmor, PLAN MEANS OVERCROWDING Glebe Report delivery person Mollie Buckland says, "We need the whole commu- Deborah Margo, a First Avenue nity behind us. We must try to parent, pointed out that if 180 prove that downtown students Mollie is always there to help students from Mutchmor move to blind will be equally disadvantaged as BY SHANNON BRUNTON date, immigrated to Canada First Avenue, the school will be in 1937, was suburban students." Mollie Buckland could tell you and asked to form a at 102 per cent capacity. This a little something about human pre-war brides group. "From then Daigle-Zinn admits that with means overcrowded classes, provincial funding cuts, pre- nature. She has been delivering on, I've always been asked to do threatens the library and com- venting all closures may be next the Glebe Report to tenants at 315 things." puter lab and of puts the safety to impossible. Some activists want Holmwood for almost 20 years. Mollie enjoys many activities children playing in the small to reduce closures to one or two, "You learn a great deal about and says her days are always full. paved yard at risk. others want to keep every school people: the good, the bad," says She knits, bowlswith the same If Mutchmor's gifted class open. However, all members of the Mollie, 88, of volunteering. "I just group for over 40 years noand moves to Hopewell (having just working group from the central try to help them." In fact, she's spends countless hours with her come from McNabb), Hopewell family of schools will work to- been helping people since she was friends. She has worked with will be at 95 per cent capacity. seniors, helps an gether, using the best demo- young. tend elderly Do large, crowded schools pro- graphic data, to lobby to keep the woman living in the building, and vide good quality education? she schools open. Born the only daughter to a in the mid-1980s was president asked. couple with three sons, Mollie of the tenants association. Last, MUTCHMOR FIELD All interested community learned early how to hold her own but not least, she has been a Mary Tsai-Davies says that members are invited to attend the in tough situations. Her mother faithful delivery woman of the GNAG relies on space at Mutch- Monday meetings. Stay tuned. died when she was in her teens. Glebe Report mor for sports and courses after Contact Wendy Daigle-Zinn, Molly and her late husband, Now, however, a neighbour has school. And, she says, if the 232-2928, fax 230-7697; Mitch- George, had one son. Surrounded taken over the monthly delivery. Mutchmor field is lost, the neigh- ell Beer, 594-8281, e-mail: mlb@ by men, Mollie grew to be a After 20 years in the biz, Mollie bourhood would lose its skating infolink.ca (for a list of trustees strong, independent woman. This felt it was time to retire her cart, rink, playground and sports to lobby); or Joan Spice, 230- is apparent in her stories, filled so to speak. "I felt I was able to field. 2442, e-mail: [email protected] with animation and life. Her eyes do something. I was able to do it, I twinkle as she recounts tales of enjoyed it," says Mollie. adventure and romance. Of course, Mollie is always She met her husband on a there to help. Before and after the fire Susanne Clark's family moved into their rebuilt house in May. Escapade 2000 is coming through the Glebe Outdoor enthusiasts are in- 4:30 p.m., the Queen Elizabeth vited to participate in Escapade Driveway will be completely 2000, a recreational tour organ- closed from Laurier Avenue to ized by the National Capital Preston Street. Commission (NCC). On Sunday, Only residential traffic will July 2, more than 25,000 adven- be permitted on closed streets. ture-seekers are expected to take Volunteers will be available to to the roads of the National Capi- assist residents living on affected tal Region for this unique one- streets in order to ensure the day event. Participants can wheel, safety of everyone involved. roll or stroll on the specially de- Please obey all signs indicating signed routes totalling 60 kilo- traffic restrictions. 'Thank you metres. Roving entertainment, for your co-operation. displays and workshops will make this a fun-filled day for the For information about Esca- entire family. pade 2000, contact the NCC at DRIVEWAY TO CLOSE JULY 2 239-5000. The Escapade 2000 route For information about road passes through the Glebe. On closures, please contact Melissa Sunday, July 2, from 8:30 a.m. to Adams at 239-5434. 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Sellers in the Glebe are happy to donate a por- P. 0. BOX 4794, STATION E of tion the "great day's" takings to help the Food Bank. OTTAWA, ONTARIO K1S 5H9 Congratulations and thanks go from all of us in the Glebe to George ESTABLISHED 1973 and Diane Holland and their merry band of volunteers for organizing TELEPHONE 236-4955 this great Glebe event, and to the 50 or so Food Bank volunteers who circulated during the day. The Glebe Report is a monthly community newspaper. We receive Those people who missed the volunteers on the day can still drop no government grants or subsidies. Advertising from Glebe and off a donation at Wringers on Second Ave. or mail it directly to the Food other merchants pays our bills and printing costs. Seven thousand Bank, 1317B Michael St., Ottawa, KlB 3M9. copies are delivered free to Glebe homes, and copies are available at Save our neighbourhood, many Glebe shops, Ottawa South Library, Brewer Pool, and Glebe and Ottawa South Community Centres. save our schools A subscription costs $16.59 per year. To order, contact our The Glebe is a great neighbourhood, but one of its best features- Business Manager, 233-3047. Mutchmor Schoolis now threatened. If the Ottawa Carleton District School Board succeeds in closing EDITOR: Susan Jermyn 236-4955 Mutchmor, our oldest school, its schoolyard and its playing field will ADVERTISING MANAGER: Judy Field 231-4938 (Before 8 PM) be lost to all of us. It is not just young students who benefit from BUSINESS MANAGER: Sheila Pocock 233-3047 Mutchmor. All of us benefit from its open space. People of all ages play CIRCULATION MANAGER: Zita Taylor 235-1214 ball hockey in the yard and shoot baskets on Saturday. The field is EDITORIAL ASSISTANT: Margie Schieman used by soccer players in the summer and skaters in the winter. The play structures are there for all the children in our neighbourhood, STAFF THIS ISSUE: Susan Bell, Susan Carson, Teena Hendelman, Bar- seven days a week. bara Hicks, Nadia Moravec, Deidre Nishimura, Elaine Marlin, Hélène We saved the community centre and we can save the schools. Join Samson, Rita West the meetings of the central family of schools Monday evenings and make your feelings known. Phone numbers, names and e-mail addresses are LEGAL ADVISERS: Russell Zinn, Peggy Malpass on page 3. Glebe Report board of directors COVER PHOTO: Judy Bernstein. Eva Margo-Dermer, Joshua At its May annual general meeting, the Glebe Report board said Chisholm and Noah Margo-Dermer. goodbye to retiring chair Ellen Schowalter, secretary Hélène Samson and member Russell Zinn, with thanks for their guidance. New board DISTRIBUTION STAFF: Cheryl Casey, Judy Field, Daniel Freeman, members Margie Schieman and Lois Hardy join Bruce Donaldson, Teena Gary Greenwood, Susan Haag (Grabbajabba), Christian Hurlow, Debo- Hendelman, Elaine Marlin, Zita Taylor and Eleanor Thomas. rah McNeill, Rob Moeller and Peter Williams. The Glebe Report will be back August 18, so stay tuned and enjoy your summer! ADVERTISING RATES ARE FOR CAMERA-READY COPY Readers: The Glebe Report is printed by Winchester Print. Take pictures of your gardens or the gardens of your neighbours this summer and share them with us. The next Glebe Report will be out August 18. Send your photos to the Glebe Report for the August and September Tuesday, August 8, is our deadline issues. Drop them off at the Glebe Community Centre, main desk. for copy and advertising. No digital photos, please. 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I think it sounds colour- with more than 20 years of expe- their salespersons make them out duplicated street names in the ful, like something out of The rience and as a resident of the to be. Sealed thermopane units Glebe, I would like to offer some Wind in the Willows, or even Glebe, I read the article on win- can leak and, if broken, they are ideas, with thanks to Clyde First Nations (instead of 'Dancing dow replacement published in expensive to replace; vinyl-clad Sanger for his excellent and in- with Wolves,' we have 'Toad last month's Glebe Report with wood is subject to rot under the spiring suggestions. Crossing Road'), and it would re- dismay. vinyl; vinyl is not available in I think naming a street after flect the actual history of the I have spent many hours dur- historic paint colours that suit our former and much-loved street with respect to our friends ing my career persuading owners the building; and modern glass i s mayor, Charlotte Whitton, is a the toads. of older buildings to hold on to highly reflective and lacics the wonderful idea! She was a Gleb- As for Ralph Street, I under- their original windows. Windows softness of older glass. Most im- ite, as well as a dynamic and stand it was named after the son are the "eyes" of a building and portant, full window replacement forceful woman. Although I was a of an early Glebe builder, who their replacement should not be is much more expensive than re- young Montrealer in her day, I'd lived in Berwick House (located taken lightly by property owners. pairing and weather-stripping. heard of her and admired her im- on Craig Street, I believe) and Changing historic windows di- With the money saved through the mensely. With regard to one of named this and a couple of other minishes the aesthetic and heri- retention of the windows, a home- the numbered avenues that need neighbouring streets (Craig and tage value of a building, and own- owner could pay to have the to be renamed, what about calling Morris) after his sons. My sug- ers should carefully consider al- storms and screens removed an- one of them "Charlotte Whitton gestion for renaming Ralph Street ternatives before they embark on nually for many years! Indeed, Drive"? It has a nice ring to it, would be to call it Berwick Street. this drastic step. with the strategic use of screen don't you think, and personifies As a new name for Monk Street, Property owners complain that doors and the increasing use of Charlotte Whitton's own drive to how about "Churchlands Street"? old windows are drafty and un- central air-conditioning, most succeed. It is what 'Glebe' means, after all, sightly and that no one will fix storm windows need not be re- I also loved Mr. Sanger's story and preserves the clerical theme them. These problems are easily moved each year. about the 'toad crossing' on Craig of the original name. surmountable. Weather-strip- Further information about Street. How about simply calling Thanlcs again to Mr. Sanger for ping is easy to install and greatly maintaining historic windows can the street "Toad Crossing"? Or inspiration. reduces air leakage, often bring- be obtained at www.gov.on.ca/ "Toad Crossing Road," if the City Deidre Nishimura ing an old window up to an "R" mczcr/english/culdiv/heritage/ value comparable to that of a new conotell.htm or www2.cr.nps.gov/ window. There are several con- tps/briefs/brief09.htm IN tractors in the Ottawa area who If you need to be further con- THE HEFIRT OF THE GLEBE are happy to repair and/or repli- vinced of the value of retaining cate historic windows. Once re- original windows, walk down Sec- Dr. Richard Menill Haney, Ph.D. (Psychology) paired, older windows will last ond Avenue between Lyon and "Tou are your dreams...limited only by your fears." for years, as the quality of the PercyI am sure it is no coinci- wood used for most Glebe windows dence that the high property val- Individual, Couple and Family Counselling is far superior to new wood. In ues of the charming houses in Comprehensive Family Mediation (with or without lawyers) repaired windows re- addition, this block can be linked to the Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy flect the character of the house, fact that many of them retain and they can be painted in any their original windows. colour the owner prefers. Bank St. at 4th Ave. email: [email protected] Sally Coutts 234,-5678 (by appointment) www.ottawacounselling.com \44.

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One area rep is needed Vice Presidents: John Crump - Education The GCA still needs someone to for Area 2 (Fifth Avenue south to Doreen Drolet - Membership organize the next Great Glebe Ga- the Canal, Bronson to Bank); two Secretary: George Wright rage Sale (the recreation rep), a reps for Area 4 (Queensway to Publicity: Terry Mueller tenant representative and a few Clemow, Bronson to Bank); and Past President: John Kane area representatives. one rep for Area 6 (Queensway to Treasurer: Roger Short An area rep simply co- Linden Terrace, Bank to Canal). ordinates the GCA membership Interested? Contact John Kane Committee Chairs drive in one of the six Glebe dis- at 235-1782 or Doreen Drolet at Business: Bruce Donaldson tricts. And, as a member of the 237-3907... Doug McKeen Environment Joanna Dean Five good reasons Lansdowne Park: John Kane Neighbourhood Planning: June Creelman to save Mutchmor School Membership Assistant: Christine Hollander BY JUNE CREELMAN With the arrival of Mutchmor Recreation (GGGS): vacant GCA PLANNING COMMITFEE students, enrollment at First Seniors: Eileen Scotton CELEBRATE THE HERITAGE Avenue would rise to about 500, Social Planning: Brian Jonah (AND THE FUTURE) which is beyond the board's esti- Tenants: vacant OF MUTCHMOR SCHOOL mate of building capacity. The Traffic: Pat Steenberg Did you know that Mutchmor likely result would be portables GNAG: Louise Carota (to change in the fall) Public Schoolnow threatened in the smallest schoolyard in the with closureis Ottawa's oldest city. Should we close a school to Area Representatives elementary school? Since 1895, put students in portables else- Area 1: Brian Carroll Catherine Bell it has schooled generations of where? Area 2: Theresa Duk Terry Mueller vacant Glebe children and served as an The Glebe is undergoing a mini Area 3: Rochelle Handelman Jim English important community institution. population boom. Our preschools Area 4: vacant vacant Mutchmor has recently been are full and many young families Area 5: Diane Holland Ken Scott Chris Bradshaw designated a heritage building. are moving in. Intensified resi- Area 6: vacant Brad Christakos Friends of the school are invited dential use of the downtown core to a heritage plaque unveiling is part of Ottawa's city plan and GCA Linkages to Other Organizations ceremony on June 21, 12 noon, at the region predicts major urban Glebe Neighbourhood Activity Group (GNAG): Anne Scotton Mutchmor School. This event is an growth over the next decade. Federation of Citizens Association (FCA): Brian Jonah ideal chance to show your support Closing Mutchmor now is short- Carleton University Students Association (CUSA): CUSA-appointed for keeping Mutchmor open. sighted and will leave us without City Centre Coalition: John Kane Think about it: the Glebe has the capacity to school our chil- Coalition of Inner City Community Associations: John Kane supported two public elementary dren in the future. schools (Mutchmor and First Mutchmor serves a number of Avenue) since before 1900. Then, important community needs, in Pet Ottawa's population was 64,000. additional to education. It houses Welcoming Today, the city is poised for phe- day care and community recrea- nomenal growth. More people are tion programs. Its field is used as New Patients living downtown, and many young a park in summer and an ice rink families are moving into the in winter. What will happen to Glebe. Does it make sense to close these community programs if the Mutchmor now? school closes? Remember, our 16 Pretoria Avenue Dr. Lynn Morgan Come out and show that you community centre is also at risk. Ottawa ON KIS 1W7 want Mutchmor to be part of the Mutchmor School, its school- Dr. Kia Nielsen Glebe's future, not just part of its yards and its field are community 565-0588 past. assets that belong to the taxpay- All members of the Glebe ers. They have been paid for by communitynot just parents of taxpayers and will be needed for school-aged childrenshould be our community in the future. concerned about the possible clo- Mutchmor School has been part sure of Mutchmor School. Even if of the Glebe community for over a you do not care about education century. If we lose it, we lose it issues, closing this public school forever. So join the fight to save would have a significant impact Mutchmor and all Ottawa schools. on the future of our neighbour- Let the OCDSB and regional coun- hood. cil know that our schools belong If Mutchmor closes, more than to taxpayers. We count on our University 200 students would move to First schools now and in our future Avenue School. Can you imagine For information on how you the traffic and congestion with can help, e-mail the Save Our only one public elementary Schools committee at mlb@info school? link.ca Recipient of the Ministers Award WetolA,agt i,,t44.4ie41,e44 liz4141, for Outstanding Achievement Residential Leasing & Rental Management Interior / Exterior Quality Tenancies Monthly Financial Reports Maintenance Inspection Reports Income Statements On call 24 hours Quality Workmanship Fully Insured We're a small company. Two Year Guarantee So why go with us? Because... SeAxit1vt, due/ged, /3 -(e,ceit/s./ We're the best and we want to stay that way! 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We invite you & BREAKFAST CLUB 2000-2001 been to attend personal mark to the Due to popular demand, we are age and have dying and GNAG with the aim of to add your the End- community centre. It's fun, it's accepting registration now for a youth dance, come to "linking" community spirit by Bash on Thursday, easy, so join us at Central Park. these two fall programs. If your of-School-Year involving many groups and indi- 22, 6:30-9 p.m., at the Glebe To cover the cost of materials and child is between the ages of five June viduals of varying ages and expe- Community Centre. Admission is firing, there is a fee of $5 per and 12, and requires early- riences. This year, local artist tile. morning or after-school care, look $3. Don't worry, moms and dads- Susan Bernard constructed a TENNIS CAMP: no further! GNAG offers excel- it will be well supervised. digital "photo-quilt" made up of "LOB, VOLLEY AND SMASH!!" lent, affordable before- and af- How about the final youth photographs she took of GCC us- This summer, in partnership ter-school programs. Registration dance of the year...for ages 11 to ers, events and activities around with St. James Tennis Club, we begins Thursday, June 16. Come 14, Friday, June 9, 7-10 p.m., $3 our neighbourhood, as well as will be offering a weeldy tennis meet our warm and caring staff at admission. Don't forget to buy photos sent in by members of the camp! The program is for children the Glebe Community Centre or your tickets in advance! community. eight to 13 years of age, and will call us for details at 564-1058. INTRODUCING KICKBOXING On Wednesday, June 7, the run from July 4 to August 4. SCHOOL CLOSURES: IMPACT This new kickboxing program completed project was unveiled Participants will spend the ON GLEBE COMMUNITY CENTRE follows the actual training regime and now graces the main hall of morning with qualified tennis Will the threatened closure of a kickboxer uses, and helps par- the Glebe Community Centre. instructors, then join our excit- Mutchmor Public School have an ticipants to improve muscle tone, Many thanks to all those who ing day camps in the afternoon effect on GCC? Most definitely! muscular endurance, strength, participated in this project, in- for fun and safe activities, such Approximately 30 per cent of flexibility, aerobic/ anaerobic cluding artist Susan Bernard, as adventure games, creative children and youth who attend conditioning, and confidence. We Annalee Adair of the City of Ot- crafts and in-city bus trips. Les- GNAG programs are from Mutch- will focus on the technical as- tawa's public art programme and sons are for all tennis levels. mor School. GNAG rents space at pects of kickboxing to teach chairperson Christy Oliver, and Tennis lessons only: 9 a.m. to the school for 20 hours per week proper skills. It is a non- the members of the Art Link noon, $70 per week, or $60 (short to provide quality programming competitive atmosphere and par- committee: Allison Dingle, Merle week). for children, youth and adults. ticipants in all skill levels are Jones, Ellen Schowalter, Sharon Tennis camp: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., The After-4 program, soccer, welcome. Sparring is not part of Plumb, Mary Tsai-Davies and $125 per week, or $110 (short youth drop-in gym night and the program, but will be held af- Alice Hinther. week). summer camps use Mutchmor ter class for those who are inter- ARBOUR ENVIRONMENTAL SUMMER CAMP: field for their sports and activi- ested. The program is flexible SHOPPE REGISTER TODAY( ties. and can be adapted. Head in- Many thanks to Adrian Arm- Preschool camps (0-5 years): 80 Mutchmor Public School plays structor, John McMahon, is a strong and Sean Twomey from A r- per cent filled. a significant role in our commu- coach for the World Kickboxing bour Environmental Shoppe for Odyssey camp (5-8 years): 75 per nity, and it would be a huge loss Association's Canadian National their generous donation of fine cent filled. if it closed. The closure would not Team. paper and card stock. The paper Sunquest and Conquest camps (9- only affect the children who at- Wednesdays: 7-8:30 p.m. will be used for our various pro- 13 years): 30 per cent filled. tend it, but also the neighbouring Fridays: 6-7:30 p.m. grams and workshops for all ages. Carpentry camps (9-13 years): 75 schools which would receive the One ticket per class. We appreciate your continuing per cent filled. displaced students. 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Glebe transportation study would co-ordination (example: the fail- Establish a traffic policy that MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD open all Glebe streets to unre- ure to address the road capacity tackles the root causes of Glebe If your residential community stricted two-way traffic. The aim, north of the Dunbar bridge). A traffic problems (and those of all matters to you, make your voice apparently, would be to distrib- lot more traffic will be dumped other endangered residential heard on this issue to the repre- ute traffic more equitably across into the Glebe soon, when the communities), and avoid any i II- sentatives whom you have elected all residential streets, rather Airport Parkway is made four- considered ad hoc measures that to look after the interests of your than concentrating it on one or lane all the way and linked into don't resolve any of the underly- community! Also, visit the traf- two, to allow traffic to percolate the new Alta Vista Parkway. And ing problems (example: opening fic open house on June 15 at the through the community. (This is that is only the beginning. The now-restricted Glebe intersec- Glebe Community Centre, from 5 cited in a draft dated April just-released report of The Ot- tions). p.m. to 8 p.m., where you will be 2000.) tawa Partnership sees up to One of the major objectives of able to speak in person to the Our traffic problems arise en- 15,000 new high-tech jobs per the traffic policy must be to di- study consultants, advisors to the tirely outside the Glebe, and that year over the next decade, some vert traffic before it enters resi- study and regional employees. is where they must be fixed. Once in Kanata, but many also on land dential communities. We encourage you to make your traffic is dumped on our resi- already zoned for this purpose Arrange traffic so that through- views known to them in writing dential area, it is too late. Open- near the airport; as well as a dou- traffic shortcuts in residential (there'll be comment cards). ing now-restricted streets will bling of Ottawa's population by not help. The above proposal is 2021. The growth is two-and-a- too narrow in its focus and half times higher than was pro- merely sacrifices the Glebe as a jected in 1997. quiet inner-city residential Effective measures have to be Points for discussion neighbourhood to arterial traffic taken immediately to make traffic BY CLIVE DOUCET ing it easier for residential flow corning from other parts of cutting through residential The purpose of the Glebe traf- streets to carry regional traffic?) the city. neighbourhoods impossible. In a fic study 2000 is to continue the It is unfortunate that these er- Traffic cutting through the nutshell, rather than removing work begun by the original one roneous rumours are circulating, Glebe has been on a sharp in- current restrictions that limit led by John Leaning 25 years ago, but they are an object lesson in crease since the mid-1990s. entry into the Glebe, we have to which was to reduce volumes and just how emotional an issue traf- Among the main causes are the add a lot more. speeds of traffic in the Glebe. fic has become for inner-city region's population and high-tech The existing terms of refer- This means finding ways to neighbourhoods. Everyone, with employment growth; new access ence for the Glebe Area Traffic change our streetscapes so they good justification, fears more ramps to the Airport Parkway at Study should be replaced with the are saferby reducing the number traffic on their streets. But I ask Hunt Club and Walkley; the new following objectives: of cars and creating streets that people to remember that the sec- six-lane Dunbar bridge; the ex- Give high priority to the preser- are people friendly. ond principle of the Glebe traffic The first phase or the back- study is equity, i.e. one street's ground report is in the process of problems should not be solved at being completed. It contains no the expense of another. This is a Browns ff*, recommendations, just points for difficult balance to achieve, but SEARS discussion. with good will and creative The second stage will have rec- thinking, it can be done for the 236-9857 856 Bank Street 236-9358 ommendations to be acted upon. good of the entire community. We This will not begin until the fall, are doing it on Kent Street, where we are taking out an entire lane of Same Day Service Save Up to 20% but already there are rumours circulating that in the points for traffic, creating bulb-outs at the corners to enable pedestrians Pick Up Your Free Sears Catalogue discussion (the background report), it has been suggested that easier crossing, and planting Make a Fashion Statement in Year 2000 the Avenues be opened up at the trees along the east side. We will Custom Sewing by Slick & Sassy Fashions Driveway and that Clemow be be doing the same kinds of things on King Edward. opened up at Bronson. I have received many worried phone calls about these rumours. They are Changes to neighbourhood false. streets remains a tough sell at Although the consultants regional council. Councillors Di- Healing Hands asked the steering committee to ane Holmes and Madelaine MASSAGE THERAPY IN THE GLEBE consider including these sugges- Meilleur have been able to bring JODEE DURNIN, B.A., R.M.T. tions as part of the discussion in these changes to Kent and King '(,,61) 2=3,3-169 stage, it was my opinion from the Edward and elsewhere in their E MALL; Jop s.,t,RANVcANoz AIL.com outset, and that of a strong ma- wards with the united resolve and jority of the Glebe traffic com- support of their constituents. mittee, that it was not worth in- John Leaning needed your sup- SPECIALIZIN EGNANCY, INMAN O5T-FARTUM MASSAGE! cluding these suggestionseven as port for the first Glebe traffic FOCUSING O4VJNTATI.iEYVELLNES MIND, BODY & SPIRIT points of discussionas they went plan, and I am no different. At against the first principle of the the end of the day, I will need Glebe traffic study, which is "to your support to move the second, reduce volumes and speeds of much-needed edition of a traffic traffic" on Glebe streets. (How calming plan for the Glebe suc- can you reduce volumes by mak- cessfully forward. Thinking about Real Estate? Call a professional. Janice Lansdowne Gautreau Animal SALES REPRESENTATIVE Hospital T. Zarkechvari D.V.M., M.S. 281 Sunnyside Ave. iinnunimmnui (corner of Bank & Sunnyside) ROYAL LEPAGE 730-2460 9 Glebe Report June 9, 2000 FORUM Traffic control will be a test of the city's policies

BY ROB GORDON COMMUNITY DEMANDED particularly on Bank Street. The to discourage drive-through ac- GCA TRAFFIC COMMITTEE ACTION destruction of Bronson Avenue as cess and to control and calm all The Glebe is a century-old Community demands for action a residential and "pedestrian- traffic entering the neighbour- residential neighbourhood. Its mounted until spring 1998 when comfortable" street is an example hood. continued success as a pleasant a large deputation of residents of of the importance of on-street Since the Glebe was planned place to live is largely due to pe- Broadway Ave., Findlay Ave. and parking. Parking provides a low- before the dominance of the auto- destrian-friendly access to its Torrington Place attended a cost safety buffer. mobile, commercial and public schools, community centre, parks meeting of the GCA to talk about PUBLIC TRANSIT: facilities have developed around and its commercial core on Bank the problems from cut-through A SOLUTION? neighbourhood roads. Those roads St. The traffic control measures of commuter traffic. The traffic pressure on the eventually became arterials for the "Glebe Plan" of the early '70s At the GCA request, a Glebe Glebe can't be solved by shifting volumes of through traffic for are largely responsible. However, traffic study was funded by the the problem elsewhere. And i t which they weren't planned. The further increases in traffic Region of Ottawa-Carleton to deal can't be solved by piecemeal im- result is conflict between inter- caused by the destructive effects with traffic issues identified and provements to public transit. ests of the neighbourhood and of increasing traffic from the prioritized by residents. Public transit is seen by many as those of the larger community. burgeoning suburbs going to the TRAFFIC OPEN HOUSE JUNE 15 less attractive than driving one's Traffic on regional roads such city core and the "opening" of the The draft traffic report by the car even though its advantages to as Bank St. cutting through our Airport Parkway/Bronson corri- consultants will be the subject of society (less pollution, lower neighbourhood should be con- dor, once again threaten the public consultation at an open costs) are well recognized. Public trolled and kept to a minimum. Glebe. house at the Glebe Community transit can replace significant More consideration must be given HOW DID WE GET HERE? Centre on June 15, 5 to 8 p.m. amounts of automobile travel if it to the local people Who walk or The Airport Parkway was built The consultants' report sug- competes on the basis of comfort, cycle to access public and com- by the NCC solely to carry vehi- gests that the traffic management cost and timeliness. It can only mercial facilities in the commu- cles to and from the Ottawa Inter- style existent in the Glebe is compete if it is given priority in nity. national Airport. South of Brook- outmoded and should be replaced planning and funding. field Road, the parkway had no by other approaches such as As for expanding roads, it is TRAFFIC POLICY MUST exit ramps from its southbound speed humps. well recognized that widening PREVENT URBAN BLIGHT lane and no access ramps to its DEFEND WHAT WE HAVE urban roads is very costly and The solution to the problem of northbound lane. My view is that the existing destructive of inner city livabil- heavy traffic does not lie in try- In the '90s, Lester Road in the traffic management measures in ity. Road expansion to improve ing to improve auto access to the south end of the region, was ex- the Glebe should be maintained capacity, would attract even more city core, but rather in improving tended from Bank St. to the Air- and augmented unless alterna- flow and set up a self-defeating public transit and, at the same port Parkway. As a result, some tives (alluded to in the consult- cycle. time, accepting that increased 1,000 additional vehicles began ants' report) can be proven to Glebe residents deserve the congestion on arterial roads en- to use the parkway to get down- limit volumes and control traffic same degree of protection from tering the city centre is inevita- town during rush hour. behaviour better than the exist- cut-through traffic as residents ble. Many other cities have recog- Early in 1998, over the strong- ing plan. of modern suburban neighbour- nized this reality in time to avert est objections of the downtown Key elements currently in hoods with their crescents, dead urban blight. Ottawa is experi- communities and local council- place are the extensive use of ends, curved streets, lower speed encing rapid growth and it too lors, regional council passed a stop signs, street blockages and limits and extensive on-street must act on this reality. Control motion to construct access ramps bulb-outs, including restrictions parking. Given the linear layout of traffic in the Glebe will be one to the Airport Parkway at Hunt on entry into the Glebe via O'Con- of Glebe streets, the best way to test of the city's policies in this Club Road, opening up the park- nor and from the Driveway. keep traffic on regional roads is respect. way for even more commuter (Unlike the consultants' re- traffic. port, a reasonable degree of ad- Now, each weekday morning, herence to the law by motorists is some 2,300 vehicles per hour assumed. The consultants' objec- travel along Bronson Avenue be- tion to "unnecessary" stop signs Personalized Reiirement tween the Canal and Carling Ave. as encouraging disregard for the One thousand vehicles now law is a slippery road leading to transfer from Bronson Ave. to the anarchy. Even an incomplete stop Queen Elizabeth Driveway via is better than none at all. As Location, location, location. Broadway and Torrington. Twin- elsewhere in society, excessive ning the parkway (making it four contravention rates are addressed lanes) would disgorge 1,400 ad- by enforcement.) Paramount is ditional vehicles per hour into the need to ensure safety and the Glebe during peak periods. comfort for neighbourhood resi- The volume of off-peak traffic dents of all ages whether on foot, on this route has also exploded, cycling or accessing their resi- and the drivers of these vehicles dences by automobile. tend to travel at excessively high On-street parking is another speeds, often ignoring the signals important element of traffic at intersections. calming both on side streets and

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And after friend (neighbour, grandchild) dinner, entertainment by Sound will spend two hours a week for Mekanix, a barbershop quartet four weeks exploring artistic for "major and minor tune-ups" creativity, using a variety of ma- Cost to members is $15, $17 to terials. Expressing yourselves in non-members. To reserve a seat, colour and line may open up payment must be made at regis- communication with your young tration. Because Chef Pierre must partner that may be instructive to know numbers to create his magic both. After class, you will have for the table, the deadline for lunch together in our dining reservations is August 4. room, where the food suits all SUMMER AEROBICS Lisgar teacher Trudy Bradley tastes. The children in this club Chris Rogers will instruct you must be at least seven years old in sununer aerobics on Wednes- Great teacher, great music and accompanied by a senior (55 days from 10 to 11 a.m. in the Trudy Bradley received a Cer- gave them confidence in their own and up). multi-purpose room, between tificate of Achievement for exem- abilities. When: Mondays, 10 a.m. to 12 July 5 and 26. Keep your heart plary noon. healthy, your body fit with this teaching excellence from Under the prime Trudy's leadership, Dates: July 10 to 31. "low impact" class developed for minister in May. The Lisgar's longtime resident of Fourth Ave- orchestras, bands and Cost: $50. All supplies and active seniors. Cost to members vocal ensembles is $18, for nue has taught music at Lisgar bring their mu- lunch included. Payment must be $24 non-members. sic to the whole There are lots of Collegiate for more than 17 years. community, from made by July 4. other activi- local seniors' going At least 40 per cent of Lisgar's homes to a special Questions: Phone 230-5730 ties on and you are invited project for Ottawa's to call in and visit 950 Bank students participate in the Heritage Day. between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Street or phone 230-5730. For school's 11 musical ensembles, Always sensitive to individual MINI BOOK SALE instance, thanks to her engaging approach. needs, she creates an inclusive consider our Internet In the on "The most impressive thing about atrnosphere for all, perhaps Abbotsford Lounge be- Class Tuesdays. 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CALL BEFORE JUNE 23 Legal Mistakes to Avoid When Buying or Selling a Home (ID# 1501) Here are some of our volunteer While volunteers are needed 11 Things You Need to Know to Pass Your Home Inspection (ID# 1502) opportunities. Three volunteers and recruited on an ongoing ba- a 6 Things You Must Know Before You Buy (ID# 1503) are needed twice month on Mon- sis, because of the time required and place vol- 10 Questions to Ask Before You Hire an Agent (1D# 1504) days to escort our frailer resi- to screen, orient dents on van trips in the commu- anyone wishing to vol- 6 Mistakes to Avoid When Trading up To a Larger Home (ID# 1505) unteers, nity. On Thursday afternoons, unteer over the summer months How to Stop Paying Rent and Own Your Own Home (ID# 1506) two volunteers can help do crafts should call by June 23 to sched- an and orientation Call NOW to find out how you can get the most money for your home. and baking. Two volunteers who ule interview would enjoy talking about events date. For more information, or to past and current, as well as dis- schedule an interview, call cussion topics of all kinds, are Cheryl Ledgerwood, volunteer Ian Hassell, salesperson Re/max metro city realty ltd Realtor 563-1155 needed to help out with Tea and services, 239-2727, ext. 323. 1 1 Glebe Report June 9, 2000 REPORT City Councillor's report After much deliberation, I rlheck out have decided not to seek re- election in Capital Ward in the our full November municipal election. Due to personal circumstances, selection of I do not feel able to make the critical time commitment re- men 's sandals quired in the corning months. I By will, however, continue to serve Councillor just in time for the best interests of my constitu- Inez Berg ents for the remainder of my term. communities to respond to the the heat of options. We are opposed to only I am honoured to have been one meeting in September for con- summer... given the opportunity to serve as cerns to be delivered to the your city councillor and I want to board, and we oppose and thank everyone who showed con- October as Father's the date for a final fidence in me and made it possi- decision. Closure of Mutchmor will bur- Day! ble. I thank all those who have den beyond capacity the programs supported me, and I thank all and facilities at other local those who have given their time to schools like work with me on the many issues First Avenue and More sandals by Clarks, that face our community. Hopewell. It is imperative that all schools and communities stand Teva, Prbspector, Viking, I look forward to remaining in- united in volved in the affairs of our com- opposition to the clo- Stone fly, Ecco... sure options. Recent predictions munity as I have done for many years. of explosive population and eco- WHITTON AWARDS nomic growth throughout the 86(jOustBsoaunthkofS5tthrAeveet The Whitton Awards ceremony OCDSB's jurisdiction show that on May 31 was a great success. closing schools is not a wise Assembly Hall at Lansdowne Park planning choice now. As empty- was filled to capacity as family, nesters in our communities down- CASUAL FOOTWEAR 231-6331 friends and neighbours came out size and younger families move to celebrate the accomplishments into their homes, neighbourhood of 29 outstanding Capital Ward schools are needed more than volunteers. It was an honour to ever. Closing and selling schools present the following Whitton without more complete demo- Awards to Glebe residents: Com- graphic data is short-sighted and munity ActivismMiss Helen will limit the diversity, balance Bayne, Stan Currie, Judy Field, and viability of communities. Susan Jermyn & Anne Scotton; Solidarity between communities Sports & RecreationPaul Jen- inside and outside the Greenbelt Don't Leave Your kins, Peter Mossop, Murray Wil- is critical. Ottawa and all mu- son; Business & Commerriallan nicipalities should oppose short- Investments to Boyd & James Boyd; Arts & Cul- sighted closures. It is to be hoped Chance tureSusan Ann is & Trudy Brad- that a majority of regional coun- ley; EnvironmentChris Bradshaw cil, which most fully covers the & Ilse Kyssa; HonouraryTed OCDSB's jurisdiction, can be con- vinced to pressure the board to Raspberries To find out how Britton & Frances Macphail. I was pleased to surprise Mayor Jim withhold their decision on clo- Watson with a one-time special sures until after the municipal THE NESBITT BURNS Whitton Award honouring him for election, and until more accurate wilkst.Blueberries QUADRANT PROGRAM* his ongoing public recognition of projections on preschool popula- tions are forthcoming. I fully SwZet Corn volunteers. provides you with the support and thank Lynn Graham & Christmas Trees I was proud and delighted to discipline you and all those who are working on Paul, Ria, Devon Lindsay Ralph investment host the Whitton Awards cere- these initiatives. need to help you reach I invited co- CALL FOR PICKING TIMES mony, and thank ROSEBERY AVENUE your goals. presenters Mayor Watson, Linda RETAINING WALL REPAIRED Thom, Malak Karsh, John Gomez The city is currently repairing 256-3029 and Simon Lobo. www.cedarhillberryfarm.com and rebuilding the retaining wall RR 1, Pakenham Join Angie Montoya A big thank-you to all our at the west end of Rosebery Ave- 90 ft. Covered Bridge, 3 Adventure sponsors without whom we could nue and Central Park. Work Playgrounds Ez Picnic Areas not stage this wonderful event: FUN FOR EVERYONE! June 27th, 2000 should be completed in a few 7:00pm Loeb-Glebe, Select Roses-Glebe, weeks. Ogden Entertainment, Framed! in MALAK AND YOUSUF KARSH Ottawa South, Labrador Spring HONOURED Nesbitt Burns - 1600 Carling Water, Molson's, Kittling Ridge On May 17, in a very special Main Floor Boardroom Estates Wines & Spirits, Allison ceremony at City Hall, Iwo emi- Woyiwada and the Hopewell Ave- nent Canadians, Malak Karsh and nue School Band, 52nd Ottawa his brother Yousuf Karsh, were Please call Angle Montoya at Girl Guides, and 31st Ottawa honoured with the Keys to the (613) 798-4217 or e-mail Pathfinders. City. Both have left lasting photo- [email protected] to Over 2 decades STAND TOGETHER AGAINST graphic legacies. In a gracious reserve your spot. of resfroing buildings SCHOOL CLOSURES aCceptance speech, Malak thanked and homes in Canada. *This program is suitable for A recent report to the Ottawa- his wife Barbara who has worked Carleton District School Board is investors with a minimum of closely with him for years. $50,000. again recommending school cio- DOMINIC D'ARCY sures. In ail options offered for Congratulations to Dominic our central family of schools, On May 17, 745P4502 Burns- D'Arcy. the Glebe BMO 0NesbittPrivnte (Dent Division Mutchmor elementary school is resident known as the Singing Ostt ar wollsaa rat www.ame-restoratiortcom at Fart us at 613-747-8830 targeted for closure. Also tar- Policeman was honoured by the geted are York Street, Elgin city for his longtime work with Street, Viscount Alexander and children and youth. Centennial. SPRING CLEANING PARKS part of the city's Spring Cleaning 5367. As alarmed school council & GRAFFITI PAINT-OVER the Capital campaign. I welcome CAN I HELP? reps, trustees, other elected offi- Thanks to members of the continued public participation in Inez Berg, City Councillor, 111 cials and staff met, many con- Central Park renewal committee this, and in the city's Graffiti Sussex Drive, Ottawa, ON, K1N cerns were expressed. All agree and the Rosebery Ave. Residents Paint-Over campaign. To join the 5A1. Tel: 244-5367. Fax: 244- that June 26 is too tight a public Association, who joined forces on Graffiti Paint-Over campaign, 5373. E-mail: [email protected]. consultation deadline for school May 6 to clean up Central Park as please call my office at 244- on.ca REPORT Glebe Report June 9, 2000 1 2 Regional Councillor's update Dear Glebe Report readers, Let us compare eternities and I will tell you of the feather kiss of the spider to the fly. When I was a youngster growing up in Ottawa, I was able to OPEN HOUSE take the streetcar from Welling- By ton all the way to Britannia Beach Councillor GLEBE AREA TRANSPORTATION STUDY in less time and more safely than Clive you can drive today. What mother The Region is conducting a Transportation study to identify and evaluate ways to reduce Doucet traffic speeds and volumes on Regional roads and local streets in the study area, as well today can put a 10-year-old with as to improve conditions for walking and cycling. It will also examine the effects of recent his friends on the streetcar and while the proposed Kettle Island and possible future roadway changes in the Bronson Avenue corridor. tell the driver to watch out for bridge exits into Manor Park. So them until they get to the Britan- it should be no surprise that Ot- Date: Thursday June 15, 2000 nia station? My mother did and tawa politicians want to move the Time: 5:00 p.m to 8:00 p.m. my friends and I would come trucks which use the MacDonald- Place: Main Hall, Glebe Community Centre, 690 Lyon Street home from the beach tired and Cartier Bridge onto a ring road If you are unable to attend, the Open House happy. Often we information materials will be available would fall outside of our high-density on the Region's web site at www.rmoc.on.ca/transport from June 16 through June 23. asleep on the streetcar and the downtown. Our preference is The deadline for comments is June 30. ETD727 driver would wake us up when we Cumberland, where it can hook got to our stop on Wellington into the 417 without the new con- 24 hour information: 560-1335 Street. That's the kind of commu- struction tearing up any estab- nity environment good public lished neighbourhoods. transit permits, both inside your Closer to home, we see this neighbourhood and between same struggle over how our region neighbourhoods. You can't do should grow in the battle over the that in an urban landscape of big Bronson and Alta Vista express- box malls and six-lane roads. ways. Many of us feel that the right solution is not more cars This is the vision I have been working for at the region and that and highway lanes, but to reserve STARTS HERE is at the heart of the present these corridors for light rail and keep our green space around conflict over trucks on King Ed- the Pkg. of 8 ward and the MacDonald-Cartier Rideau River at Lees Avenue and Hamburger or Sausage Huns bridges. The Mayor of Gatineau, Bronson. Modern light rail is Dempster's Monsieur Labine, insists that fast, comfortable, efficient (two 46\ cer$1., Gourmet -ail tracks move the equivalent of 1.5 kg Gatineau must have 24-hour truck Assorted Coleslaw traffic on King Edward and our S lanes of road traffic) and, at Potato or Macaroni Salads reply is "no, you don't." This is a the same time, creates a minimum Loeb clash not of personalities but of of disturbance to the community. The ALL SUMMER 340 g, Pkg two different visions of urban rail lines themselves are narrow Yves VeggieBurgers growth. Take a drive over to Gat- and can support strong green edges without damage to trees and ALL SUMMER ineau and you will see what I plants, the way 00. mean. Gatineau is a spaghetti of the salt spray of divided urban roads, parking lots cars, access ramps and road maintenance inevitably does. Assorted Varieties and big box stores. If you want to 39.9 Minimum 113g Maybe I'll never fall asleep on 455 mL buy 10 kilos of soap powder or BarBQ Sauce Pkg. of 4, 8 or 12 the way home spend 10 per cent less on a from the beach Medium Ground again, but vision Kraft washing machine, a Gatineau mall the for healthy Beef neighbourhoods and safe streets Patties is the place to go. The problem ALL SUMMER is, reductions on some consumer remains as a region built around rail lines which items at the mall come with a move people from heavy price for the community- the suburbs to the downtown and across existing bridges to Hull. /Pony acres of asphalt and densely trav- 59 elled, high-volume roads. TRAFFIC CALMING AND STREET ENTER TO Sterling Barbecue Residents on the Hull side SAFETY IN THE GLEBE BTU.) have themselves begun to fight Working with the community I(40.000courtesy of Capital Home Hardware the constant of 736 Bank Street intrusion wider and the city, we've been busy See In store for details roads, trucks and cars into their trying to traffic calm at the in- community on McConnell-Laramie tersection of Bank and Fourth. Loeb Glebe Boulevard. But much of the i s- I've persuaded the regional and 754 Bank Street land of Hull and the city of Gat- city officials to introduce four Tel.: (613) 232-9466 Fax: (613) 232-6502 ineau has already been eviscer- bollards to protect the corners in ated by a 1950s style of develop- front of Von's and the CashStop, ment based on the philosophy where many people gather, be- Lbeb "there isn't a road which can't be cause the bulb-outs offer no curb Store Hours:Sunday 9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.. Monday to Fnday 8:00 am. - 10:00 p.m.. Saturday 7:00 am. -9:00 p.m. widened." protection against traffic. We've Why not e-mail us your shopping list? We have gone down a very dif- also planted a wonderful series of ferent route on the Ottawa side of trees on three of the four corners, www.loebglebe.com the river. We've kept our down- which I am sure will add to the town communities vital and we've sense that the street is more than built bus-ways, and now we're a place to drive through. Many KEEPING UP WITH JIM rock in the Rockathon. Jim had moving towards a light rail sys- thanks to all those from the com- Last weekend, before the Glebe done most of the above and an tem. The difference between the munity, the city and the region Centre Rockathon, Mayor Watson event in Alta Vista, plus he was two sides of the river is really who worked hard to make this and I shared a few moments to- off to Westboro after the quite striking. On the Gatineau happen. gether at lunch. I felt that I was Rockathon. No matter what the side, bridges like the Champlain, The Glebe Area Transportation holding my own in the "out and future holds for Mayor Watson, he the MacDonald-Cartier and the Study, which is looking at ways to about sweepstakes" and made the will be remembered as the Mayor proposed Kettle Island bridge all reduce traffic speeds and volumes mistake of listing my day's ac- of Ottawa who raised the bar on exit into six-lane roads and strip on regional and local streets in complishments. Up at seven to community presence to a record malls. the Glebe, will present a back- supervise some tree plantings at height. But it's a different story on ground report to the public on Fourth and Bank, then off to All the best, our side of the river. The Cham- Thursday, June 15, 5 pm to 8 pm, Heron Park North for a commu- Clive Doucet, Regional Councillor, plain Bridge exits onto Island in the main hall of the Glebe nity clean-up, then down to Capital Ward, 111 Lisgar St., Ot- Park Drive and the community of Community Centre. If you can't Brewer Park for the tree-planting tawa, ON K2P 2L7. Tel: 560- Westboro. The MacDonald-Car- make it, the same material will be there, a constituent problem on 1224. Fax: 560-6075. E-mail: tier exits onto King Edward, the on the region's Web site at Marco Lane, then a stop for a cof- [email protected] Web site: Byward Market and Sandy Hill, www.rmoc.on.ca fee and sandwich before going to www.rmoc.on.ca/ward17 13 Glebe Report June 9, 2000 NEWS Glebe Questions

That dear old country 20 Since I spent the first half of The May in England, I trust I may be 11,ARS- allowed to write about that demi- ova 2000 paradise, rather than about the haven where we live in Canada. It was partly a visit to see my Oak siblings and partly one to do research on a human rights project By Meet me at the Oak! for which the Canada Council Clyde 779 Bank St. (in the Glebe) Ottawa 235-2624 kindly gave me a modest grant. Sanger One of the pleasures of being in the prime of my dotage (as Eugene London, you've heard already, SUNDAY JUNE Forsey once said) was the chance is costly. A pound goes about as 18 to get to know, as interesting per- far as a Canadian dollar goes IS sons, the grandchildren of my here. A subway (or Underground) sister. Alec, now 17, is off on a ride of two stops costs £1.50, but school expedition to Tanzania in a lengthy bus ride from Marble July to help build part of a Arch to the British Museum only school, and then to climb Mount cost me Ll. And a short walk Kilimanjaro. along that street of luxuries, Bring Dad in for Brunch or a pint! I asked his sister Georgia, now Jermyn Street, where they dis- 10, what she wanted to do. "When play the largest imaginable I am 30," she announced, "I want Shaving brushes, will blow your Ask about our famous to be looking after chimpanzees." mindand pocket book! Quite or- dinary looking leather shoes at So, now I am hunting for one of al /Mr L Jane Goodall's books for her Tricker's are priced at £205, birthday. Meanwhile, I spent a while next door at dear old Turn- Q. nostalgic hour dredging up all the bull & Asser, a shirt will cost Swahili words I could think of for you 030 and a tie £60. OUITIAMENT Alec, and assuring him that Globalization has found its JULY 19 starting the final climb on Kili- way into odd corners. Opposite manjaro at 2 a.m. was not Africa's the British Museum is Westaway $60 per person idea of a joke on tourists, but to & Westaway, a splendid shop cost includes: make sure that the scree was still where you can find scarves and breakfast 4,6 frozen underfoot. ties of the most obscure Scottish England can usually go one clans (even the Munroes!). Were bus transportation better on your own stories. My there lilting Highland accents to green fee sister and I were driving back be heard among the staff? Not dinner from a pub lunch in the depths of one. The older lady was Spanish, Surrey, and I was trying to be the her assistant Spanish-ltalian. ALWAYS A SELLOUT! good ecologist and telling her She explained they needed Medi- about the "toad crossing" marked terranean languages for most of on maps of the Glebe at Craig their customers. Street. Right on cue, as we came Down in my brother's part of up a hillside laden with bluebells Oxfordshire, though, it was all under the beech trees, there was a Tudor Itattages and Englishman's A WEALTH OF LOCAL road sign with a big jumping frog. castles--complete with a Mercedes INVESTMENT KNOWLEDGE Yes, motorists are required to Benz. A cocktail party was full of Sample of Products & Services Available: stop for migrating frogs! Check i t chatter about spending lots of Individual Portfolio Planning out for yourself. It is on the money on elegant houses and No Load Mutual Funds B2126, halfway between Holm- smart holidays. The only real- No Fee RRSP Plan bury St. Mary and Abinger Ham- life conversation I had was with a Financial BluePrints for Complete Retirement mer. And in Abinger Hammer, a woman who had been to Bangla- and RRIF Planning Investments blacksmith beats a gong every desh and told me that the cur- Bill Congdon Tax-Advantaged Estate Planning hour and they grow watercress in rency in the hills beyond Chit- Financial Consultant the little Tillingbourne stream. tagong was not any coinage but- A member of Call For Further Information on: In London, the frogs were umbrellas. your community A complimentary consultation My brother has a My next seminar jumping too, at least metaphori- visitor's 50 O'Connor St., Receiving my newsletter cally. The choosing of Ken Liv- book, which any overnighter is Suite 800 ingstone as the first elected required to embellish with some Ottawa, ON Any of my services Mayor of London made plenty of neat comment. Being in a nostal- KIF 6L2 gic mood, ripples, and certainly splashed and having consulted (613) 783-7337 or with him over the Labour party, which had ex- our family tree 1 800-267-9345 Merrill Lynch E e-mail: pelled him for running as an in- (which includes several barber- www.canada.ml.com Zr dependent Less noticed was the surgeons and pipe-makers around [email protected] Merrill Lynch Canada Inc. is a Mernber - CIPF election of three Green party Salisbury), I composed a slightly members to the 25-member as- edged verse entitled Ah, Roots! I sembly that acts as a watchdog on will only inflict on you the final him. stanza: We in Canada can learn from "Ah, roots! Ten generations now URIE STONE the mechanics of that election. It are gone involved a single transferable Since Henry Sanger, Gentleman, vote and an element of propor- walked here. iNÀ NUFACTURING tional representation, and it was Yet, while the cherry-blossom A DIVISION OF DURSON HOLDINGS LTD. all counted electronically. Some holds the sun, dust got in the works, which England is constant, and im- FOR ALL YOUR GRANITE, MARBLE, mensely dear." caused a delay, but nobody pro- SLATE & LIMES'TOIVE CUSTOM WORK tested the outcome. Dear Englandin every sense. DEFINITELY A CUT ABOVE Got a Glebe Question? Call Clyde Sanger at 233-7133 with your questions about people, Granite Kitchen Counters our specialty places or events in the Glebe, past or present. Custom Marble Tables Quality Craftmanship for over 40 years Granite & Marble Fireplace Finishes and Bathroom Vanities Please support our advertisers! Patricia Dune President Check us out on the Internet: www.durietile.com Tell them you saw their ad in the Glebe Report. 1541 Michael Street 749-5542 Fax: 749-5799 NEWS Glebe Report June 9, 2000 1 4 Year end activities at Good Morning Preschool "In the tradition of our warm the staff of Loeb Glebe for their and friendly school, we have once assistance and generosity._ again had the good fortune to Looking forward to the next witness and delight in our young year, we are pleased to announce children as they embark upon the appointment of Liane Gallop their first adventures into the as the director of the Good world," were the words of our Morning Preschool, beginning senior teacher, Jennifer Wilson, next September. Liane is an early to describe the closing of another child care educator with over 15 year at the Good Morning years of experience in a wide Preschool. range of programs and support It was indeed a year of much services. She is well-known in excitement and new activity. We our neighbourhood as a child care have been fortunate this year to provider and key community re- have had Sue Ellen Nevala as our source, through her work in initi- preschool director. She brought ating and leading the Glebe net- much excitement and colour to work of child care providers. We our programs. Although Sue wish Liane a warm welcome and Ellen has decided not to realm in have every confidence in her the fall, the wonderful new songs ability to continue the warm and and games that she has brought to nurturing environment of our our school will become part of our school. Nursery news tradition. The staff and parents The Good Morning Preschool is Glebe Co-op of the preschool wish Sue Ellen located at 174 First Avenue (at BY KATHY ALDRIDGE cess. They have included the all the best. Bank) and offers separate morn- It is hard to believe the school wine and cheese auction, Mac- The BBQ held as part of the ing programs for two- and three- year is almost over. The Glebe Millan's cookie dough, the plant Great Glebe Garage Sale activities year-olds, as well as a selection Co-operative Nursery School, sale and the bunny hop. was one of our most exciting of afternoon programs for 3 1/ 2- which has been fully enrolled all The classroom recently under- fund-raisers of the year. Big to six-year-olds. Please call 235- year, was enjoyed by all the chil- went a new paint job. It is now in thank-yous go to Jim McKeen and 5777 for more information. dren who attended. They have exciting colours of yellow, blue been on several trips to such and purple. It will be ready and Rainbow places as the library and fire waiting to welcome new families, Kidschool station. Thank you to the teach- as well as the returning ones to ers who worked hard to make the programs in the fall. But it will 'Good to the last drop...' programs fun, exciting and al- also say good-bye to the children The annual Rainbow Kidschool tentatively as hungry, eager ways interesting for their stu- who have now grown and are ready bus trip to the sugarbush is al- mouths reached for the morsels. dents. to move on to kindergarten. It has ways a much-anticipated outing. Faces lit up as the animals ate the We would also like to thank been a great year at Glebe Co- The excitement of venturing be- food and little hands returned for the corporate and cotnmunity operative Nursery School and we yond school boundaries, not to more. sponsors who helped make our would like to wish everyone a safe mention the thrill of riding in the We were all ready to check out fundraising efforts a great suc- and happy summer. big yellow school bus, makes for a the sugar shack. Unfortunately, very high-energy day. For some, due to the cold weather, the sap it's their first experience to ride wasn't running. We were all for- the big yellow school bus. They tunate enough, though, to have a f feel like one of the big kids to be sample taste of the sweet syrup. riding the bus. We lined up, each one eager for à turn. One child was heard to say, We came to enjoy the farm "tastes like medicine." Perhaps animals and learn about the ma- syrup is an acquired taste or, ple syrup process. The children more likely, the medicine tastes loved every minute of being out- awfully yummy! APPLE side, with lots of 3pace to ex- Several days after the field plore. They were fascinated with trip, back in the warmth of Rain- the variety of animals and having bow Kidschool, we had a follow- Auto Glass® the opportunity to feed them. up snack of pancakes and syrup. Since 1983 Hand would stretch out ever so Good to the last drop...

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Old For the first five months of troduced at Kamal's to augment specific, and an installation must Chelsea is considered a very at- 2000, most Glebe businesses on the menu, and the total experi- be carefully planned to fit the tractive place and is realizing Bank St., from the Queensway to ence was called an Arabian Night! topography and to avoid shielding significant growth, so if you are Lansdowne Park, report a surge in The music is live and is sup- from trees and buildings. How- in the neighbourhood, you may business that is better than last ported by a good belly-dancer. ever, many new uses are being wish to visit L'Autre Dilemme. year and has resulted in im- THE PAPERY tried in the U.S. as well as here. THE GREAT GLEBE proved sales and revenues. Despite the continuing prolif- Some RVs are including to them GARAGE SALE This has not been achieved eration of computers, there is an provide power in remote camp- Again, the GGGS without considerable hard work increasing need forshould one sites. has been rated a success, with what appeared to to bring in new product lines, get saythe intimacy of the attrac- Anyone interested can to talk more people than ever before. rid of old ones that are no longer tively hand-written letter. So Sean. Adrienne Sean As and are the its reputation turning a profit, and hire and many of our day-to-day activities successful owners and managers spreads, there will train staff in order to meet and still involve the use of hand- of the Arbour action and are well continue to be increasing crowds beat competition from other parts written documents. Thus, The informed on their product lines. of potential purchasers, resulting of the city. It also reflects the Papery has had to keep ahead of MOUSING ABOUT in a mounting problem with traf- arrival of new people in the the growing market. On almost CONSULTANCY fic and people congestion. Glebe. The following changes every visit to the store, one can Darryl Kent, the chief honcho To relieve the congestion in highlight the trend currently un- see new products and ideas being at MAC and a good friend of busi- future, a suggestion was made der way. tried. Katherine Slack, the owner ness in the Glebe, has won a con- that Bank Street between Glebe OLGA'S DELIGHTS and manager, is currently devel- tract with the Saudi Arabian gov- Avenue and Fifth Avenue be Located near the Queensway on oping plans to serve this market. ernment to provide computer turned into a pedestrian mall for the west side of Bank, the restau- (P.S. Should you see Katherine, services there. We wish him well. the period from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., rant has recently expanded to you may wish to inquire about DILEMME with no vehicles and no merchant take over the space previously how many lessons are needed to Bob Trotter and his wife Dan- displays other than those put out occupied by the Lightning Bakery drive a camel.) ielle have opened a new store in by the established merchants. It to provide seating and to enlarge ARBOUR ENVIRONMENTAL downtown Old Chelsea which would not seem reasonable to fill the kitchen. The menu has been SHOPPE Danielle is managing and which is up the road with temporary ven- expanded to provide a choice of No one can help but notice how an interesting solution to serving dors not associated with current hot meals and sandwiches that Arbour has expanded over the the pressure to expand. merchants. can be take-out or enjoyed in the past few yearsit now occupies larger space. more space in order to contain the Ezio Costanza, the manager, widening variety of recycled "SUPER SPECIAL PAMPER YOURSELF" says that they do catering as well. products. The restaurant is open from 6:30 In addition to the recycled pa- Vou deserue a new look a.m. 7 p.m. per and electronic products, in- (for breakfast) until with the MARCO ROZZI cluding battery-less radios, etc., best in hair care. 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This summer, Beverley Wolfe She then attended the Univer- will be living every child's sity of Ottawa, where she earned a dreamgoing to the lake, visiting degree in theatre. Wolfe now with friends and just taking it lives a "typicar anises life, go- easy. ing from show to show. She says The difference between her it is very hard to make ends meet and every other child? Wolfe is and there is a great deal of inse- an adult and past the age when curity in her profession, with most people can take the summer little financial reward. off. "I just filled out my tax return Wolfe is a professional actor, and I always think: `How can I native to the Glebe, who says the live on this paltry amount?'" says only reason she's not worried Wolfe. about not working is that she has Still, Wolfe says that she a job lined up for the fall, which wouldn't change careers now for has given her a bit of breathing anything and that even if she won room. the lottery, she would still act. "I love the summer," says "Theatre is interesting be- Wolfe, "and I'm going to be cause you're always a new char- teaching at the Ottawa School of acter," says Wolfe. "Plus, at this Speech and Drama in the fall." point in my life, it's too late to Wolfe has just completed the change my spots." play, An Acre of Time, at the Great Canadian Theatre Company Beverley Wolfe has worked (GCTC), where she has worked off extensively with various theatres, and on for the past 15 years. She including the National Arts Cen- says one of the things she enjoys tre, Theatre Passe Muraille, Ot- tawa most about the GCTC is its man- Shakespeare Festival, Perth date to produce Canadian plays. Summer Theatre, Upper Canada "I'm a staunch nationalist, and Playhouse, Easy Street Produc- tions and Odyssey Theatre, where I love that they're promoting Ca- she has nadian work," says Wolfe. performed in their outdoor It is partly that love of Canada productions in Strathcona that has kept her in the nation's Park. In her capital, as well as a dislike of the spare time between jobs, more theatre-oriented Toronto. "the best of both worlds." tawa South area, attending Hope- Wolfe has several hobbies. She enjoys "I've toyed with the idea of "I can be absolutely on my own well School and Glebe Collegiate, camping and writing, as in my I feel which is where was well as reading a great deal, par- going to Toronto, but I don't like apartment, but if like she "bitten by ticularly the city," says Wolfe. "I like Ot- seeing people, 30 seconds away is the acting bug." Canadian novels. She jokes tawa's size, and we do really good Bank Street," says Wolfe. "Plus, I "When I was 14, I played the that she doesn't know what theatre." don't own a car, so I bike all over Artful Dodger at Glebe and I she does with her time, but that it Wolfe has lived in the Glebe, a the place and go down to the ca- thought it was so much fun," says somehow géts filled. money, but I've city-within-a-city, for her en- nal." Wolfe. "Even though I didn't take "I may not have says Wolfe. tire adult life, and describes it as Wolfe grew up in the old Ot- any theatre classes then, I was in got lots of time,"

OCCSH oesid,usaN 411 _ COCTS 141 Ottawa-Carleton 0057.A.C.c...OEURTaans HEPJRT Ouv Chialgen his spring, Bill S20, the 0401eL149 "Tobacco Youth Protection Act" "I? was introduced in the Senate. 7This act will see the creation of an independent foundation that will provide stable funding for tobacco-use prevention activities for children FACT: and youth. The "Tobacco Youth Protection Act" Adolescent FkCI. develop smokers can nicotine recommends that for each pack of cigarettes start FACT: even addiction If children before they sold, the tobacco rue smoke begin to industry would be required to smolIng Cigarette smoke on a daily basis. pay a levy of 190. ttlee ag °I. 18' be contains over 4000 hey will liicely toxic substances srhol(et Oe long including arsenic, acetone, Do you support activities that help ammonia and formaldehyde. 7 kids choose not to smoke? 0 Yes No

Would you support Bill S20, the I understand and consent to the sharing of the following information about myself with the Region of Ottawa-Carleton for the purposes of completing this survey Yes No Have the effects of tobacco touched "Tobacco Youth Protection Act"? 0 concerning tobacco youth smoking. I understand and consent that my personal your life? Please tell us your story. information may be used for the purposes of promoting Health Department form is (((more space is required, please include an programs relating to tobacco. The personal information contained on this If you are a smoker, would you accept with the and Promotion Act, R.S.O. additional page) being collected in accordance Health Protection an increase of 19¢ per pack to fund 0 Yes No 1990, c. H.7, section 5 and may be used to compile a mailing list for the Health Departrnent. Any questions relating to this can be addressed to Margaret prevention activities with youth? Masson-Schwenger, Community Liaison Officer, Region of Ottawa-Carleton, at 495 Richmond Road, Ottawa, Ontario K2A 4A4, (613) 722-2242, extension 3506.

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City: Postal Code' D Check here to receive a free copy of: Age: (optional) Telephone: (H) (W) "Talk It Out - A Parent's Guide to Kids and Smoking". FEATURE Glebe Report June 9, 2000 1 8 Common plant names connect butterflies are the coneflower kids! the human world to the natural (Echinacea) and garlic chives Real fun flowers for one. Send youngsters out to match (Allium tuberosum). For a suc- BY KAREN CARRIERE these vivid names with the actual cessful bee-watching season, try children these days plants in your garden: shooting- creeping thyme (Thymus seryp- grow up in cities where stars (Dodecatheon), coral bells llum), globe thistle (Echinops) Mostthere are fewer and fewer (Heuchera), bellflowers (Campan- and turtlehead (Chelone). Even opportunities to experience the ula), sundrops (Eonothera mis- one catnip plant (Nepeta) and a natural world first-hand. It is an sourensis), goatsbeard (Aruncus), cat will guarantee a popular, on- artificial and often simplistic or gooseneck loosestrife (Lysima- going summer event view of nature that television and chia clethroides). And where are Finally, while exploring the computer games give them. the hen-and-chickens (Sempervi- realm of nature, the realm of the Stuffed animals and plastic toys yens)? Children can even make imagination can be enriched. Do ki. are safe playthings, but do they up their own names for plants in you know how to create a little encourage use of all the senses? the garden by studying the plants man in a boat out of a bleeding- What better way for a child to Tamsin Johnston 4:j themselves. heart flower, or a doll out of a investigate the natural world than And how are all these crea- hollyhock blossom? Can you or any other herb. to explore your perennial garden vender tures and processes connected? make a chain out of daisies, a Equally fun, though, kids like to with you? Flowers that attract humming- necklace out of clover blossoms, Start with some great plant be grossed out by the skunky birds, bees or butterflies show (Fritillaria) or or a poppy maiden? Pass it on to performerssome that are quick crown imperial them a part of the web of life. the next generation. or quirky, or have marvelous even a fairy-candle (Cimicifuga) Hummingbirds are drawn to any names. And if you can eat or smelling faintly of urine. The red trumpet-shaped flowers, es- Karen Carriere owns Centre make something with the blossom, seedpods of oriental poppies pecially bee balm (Monarda) and Commons Perennials near New- so much the better. (Sharing a (Papaver orientale) make inter- coral bells. Very popular with ington, Ontario (613-984-2645). garden with a young child gives esting musical rattles, as do the you another good reason to find pods of false indigo (Baptisia). Children need to learn how alternatives for spraying your 1""!, lawn and flowers with toxic other living things are both dif- %1' toegt. must also be ferent from and similar to our- chemicals. Children GIDOD Preic-110aL warned never to put any plant selves. A close encounter with a AA°174ING CaTiog - bits into their mouths without fast-growing tall plant or one a edUCat.ioP e a0 permission.) with huge leaves or flowers will you \ooKing CO\d S Awaken a child's senses by amaze them. Try the towering 7S,Te par your COnsidp, Lwod perennial sunflower (Helianthus) pointing out some interesting g preSCh001 ! textures, different tastes and or giant mallow (Hibiscus mo- Mornin smells, some awesome sights and scheutos) with flowers larger separate morning programmes for 2 and 3 year olds new sounds. Those plants with an than a child's face. a programmes for 3 112 tO 6 Year OJOS unusual texture, such as furry And don't forget the plants selection of afternoon lamb's ears (Stachys byzantina) with fascinating forms that re- 3 full time ECE teachers - no parent "duty days" or spiky globe thistle (Echinops) semble other things, such as jack- fun, child-centred aPProach to learning in a loving supportive are irresistible to touch. in-the-pulpit (Arisaema tri- environment Sweetly-scented perennials phyllum), balloon flower 19 years of enriching children's lives in our community include the lily-of-the-valley (Platycodon), whose buds are (Convallaria majalis), trumpet shaped like a helium-filled bal- lilies (Lilium), Cheddar pinks loon, and the bleeding heart (Dianthus gradanopolitanus), I a- (Dicentra). For info caii 235 - 5777 - 174 First Ave. - at BanK

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The Lemmon Sisters will feature swing-style music, June 16. GCC will swing on June 16 The Lemmon Sisters, a local fun tours. This hobby is defi- swing band including Glebe resi- nitely taking off. The four vo- dent Valerie Clements, will per- calists are backed up by a tal- form at the Glebe Community ented trio on keyboard, bass and Centre on Friday, June 16, at 7:30 drums. p.m. The concert at the Glebe Com- Specializing in jazz and swing- munity Centre will benefit As- style music from the '30s, '40s cent, a yoga exciting magazinean Photo: Fiona Currie and '50s, the Lemmon Sisters' new forum for sharing stories in repertoire covers feel-good tunes the spirit of yoga which come that everyone can enjoy. The from all spiritual traditions. See Mozart Requiem June 16-18 Lemmon Sisters made their début The Wiener Company invites has dragged its cof- Tickets are $10 and available original cast two years ago, by chance, when you to the Ottawa première of its fin to St. Giles Presbyterian by calling Valerie Clements at they got together to perform at a award-winning play, Mozart Req- Church in the Glebe for the 2000 235-3509 or Rhada Yoga Centre at memorial service. The harmoni- uiem, at the only Glebe venue of Fringe. The lid will open June was so 236-3545. They are also avail- ous quartet well received the Ottawa Fringe Festival. 16. "Since a funeral scene is part able at the Glebe Bookshop, 779 that more requests followed. Mozart Requiem, by David of the new play, we thought a real Bank St., and from Caroline at The Fast-forward two years, and re- Whiteley, offers a quizzical, would be ideal," Pantry in the Glebe Community church setting quests are coming in for fund- sometimes dizzying, occasionally of The Centre. explains Fiona Currie raising events, festivals and other profound and entirely speculative Wiener Company. "St. Giles look at the gifted composer and Church has been very accommo- Art exhibit at Compact Music musician Nannerl Mozart (and her dating." kid brother Wolfgang). Show times: 8 p.m., Friday to Compact Music is featuring the Fine Arts at -the University of The Wiener Company has pro- Sunday, June 16-18 and 23-25. art of local visual artist Jamie Ottawa and the Ottawa School of duced Mozart Requiem in Guelph, Tickets: $8 Munro until the end of June. This Art, and has completed various Toronto and Kitchener-Waterloo. Location: St. Giles Presbyterian is the first in a series of artists murals and commissions for pri- Now back home in Ottawa, the Church, Bank St. at First Ave. to exhibit in Compact Music's vate and commercial clients. store in the Glebe. For the past two years, Jamie The theme to his exhibit at has been a member of the Artists Compact Music is Tree Icons Past in Their Environment Studio Tour and Present. He is showcasing GORDON CONSTRUCTION and has exhibited at Gallery Le his art until the end of June and Design-Build Specialists Cordon Bleu and Café Chez Eric in encourages you to drop by Com- Wakefield. Jamie has studied pact Music to view his paintings. Additions Renovations ; Decks and Porches Interlock SUMMER'S (613) 594-8888 SIZZLING www.gordonconstruction.com AT Sue Raven tv,litAZ06,4 Physiotherapy Clinic Main Street Medical Building IMAGE STUDIO 194 Main St., Suite 205 invites you to a 567-4808 glamourous experience MAKEOVER, Personalized Assessment Treatment Education 4.. WARDROBE & A FREE PORTRAIT by No Waiting List GLAMOUR MAGIC PORTRAIT Extended hours RAPEWELL $39.99 Massage Therapist on Staff Gk,1TCHEN June 20th 10 am to 7 pm CARRY OUT CUISINE CATERING FUNKY HOUSEVVARES ELEGANT GIFTS Covered by WSIB, PSHCP. 236-2662 Veterans, Motor Vehicle 70A LEONARD AVE., OTTAWA (CORNER OF HOPEWELL AVE.) 856 Bank St (at Fifth) (613) 730-6363 & Extended Health Care Insurance Gift Certificates Available Partnersto obs Partenairespou. "emploa lk-4- Ottawa-Carleton

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Patrick Petersen says that he'll always remem- "I took a risk when my confidence was probably at its load on social services," says John Clarke. "These employ-

ber the day last autumn when he received the lowest. I changed careers, learned something completely ees want to work, and it shows." call he'd been hoping for. It was from Steve new and it's given me access to another industry that's Landry at the Region of Ottawa-Carleton, and very portable, very current and in great demand," he Along with those who have found new employment directly

they had good news: Patrick's life was about to says. "Because of this program, I won't ever have to face through.Partners for Jobs, the program has helped another change. unemployment in my life again." 200 people increase their skills through customized training. The Region estimates that initiatives such as these have More than two years previously, Patrick and his family had It's initiatives like Partners for Jobs that help saved the Region at least $1.6 million in payments that been dealt a heavy blow: he'd been laid off from his job more than 850 people in Ottawa-Carleton would have otherwise been made through the Social managing an Ottawa group home. In the ensuing years, ill- secure work every month. Services Department. ness had made it impossible for him to Like Patrick, all of the participants were either unem- This success rests largely on the enthusiasm find full-time work, and ployed or underemployed, and like Patrick, they shared and commitment of the Region's partners. although he'd investi- the desire to learn the skills that would help them gain the gated Information types of jobs available in today's employment market. Community agencies, employers, economic development Technology as a agencies, advocacy groups, the cooperative sector, the fran- career, he couldn't Providing access to that training was a key focus for the cophone community, the local training board and local

afford the necessary Region and its partners. It starts with frontline workers in the labour council, as well as agencies serving the immigrant, courses. Region's Social Services Department identifying qualified disabled and Aboriginal communities, worked together to applicants, who are then screened to assess their readiness identify ways to help the unemployed and underemployed

In October 1999, how- for training. In Patrick's case, the program's partners get back to work, or reduce barriers to their employment ever, life started to look include LearnQuest College for Advanced Technology and always with a focus on both present and future opportuni-

up again. A friend told La Cite Collégiale, that provide customized training which ties. Programs currently under development, for example, him about the Region's was developed in consultation with industry partners: in this include tour guiding and entry level positions in fibre optics

Partners for Jobs pro- case, Compaq Canada and its recruiting company Adecco manufacturing. gram, and Patrick man- Employment Services. aged to get into the last "It has always been important to us that we identify oppor- of three information "We know that when you focus on skills training, you lielp tunities in both existing and emerging markets," says Steve sessions run by the people not just to return to work, but to stay employed long- Landry from the Region. "Our partners recognize that eco- Because of Partners for Jobs, Patrick now has a career with Compaq Canada Region: the phone call term," says Steve Landry, Employment Coordinator, with the nomic growth in our area depends on a workforce that has confirmed his accept- Region's Social Services Department. "Partners for Jobs the skills to meet those changing demands." ance into the program. shows how successful the public and private sector partner- ships can be in addressing this issue. And, while we're For his part, Patrick Petersen is now helping Compaq cus- "It was the best decision of my life," Patrick, 43, says now. helping people access meaningful work, we're also solving tomers across North America, and looking forward to pur- With four months of training under his belt, he successfully a very real workforce shortage in the Region." suing opportunities within Compaq to become a team took the tests to become A+ certified as a computer techni- leader or supervisor. He's also considering taking courses cian, and he's now employed full time at Compaq's Compaq Canada, for example, needed support technicians on his own that will help him become a systems engineer. Canadian Call Centre in Nepean. "I provide technical sup- for their call centre: people with the necessary soft, customer "Everything from now on is up," he says thanks to the port for customers who purchase the Presario products, essen- handling skills, plus the aptitude to learn the job's technical boost from Partners for Jobs. tially backing up the warranty that customers get when they aspects. "We can teach someone the technical side, but the buy this type of Compaq product," he explains. It's fulfilling people skills are harder to learn," says Compaq's Canadian work, and he says that he has Partners for Jobs to thank. Call Centre manager, John Clarke. "The Region did an excellent job of candidate identification." How Can You join The Program? Call the Region's Partners for Jobs team With LearnQuest College providing the English technical today to dicuss your human resource needs. training, and La Cite Collégiale the French, Compaq received qualified candidates who had been trained specif- We can either find you the right candidate ically for the Compaq environment strengthening the for the job or work with you to create a chances of a longer career with the company. Since training program that will train the right October 1999, Compaq has hired approximately100 Let's work together to put real Partners for Jobs candidates for its call centre, or roughly candidate. 11 percent of its total employees there. people in real jobs. CALL TODAY "This program was able to help us fill the jobs with people Patrick received his training at LearnQuest College specifically for with the right skills who were underskilled, underutilized the Compaq environment - strengthening the chances of a longer and out of work. At the same time it's reducing the debt 724-4166 career with the company

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Al 1 APPRECIATION School Board trustee report these schools are cited in the clo- It is the end of another school SCHOOL CLOSURES sure scenarios. year and I would like to express THREATEN DOWNTOWN The central family of schools thanks to the principals and NEIGHBOURHOODS committee may come up with clo- school council chairs in Capital A new elementary school closure recommendations. However, Ward. They are: Chantal Racine, sure process is under way. The the schools in this area are rea- Leslie Shade and Nina Stipich at OCDSB must close some schools By First Avenue; Bob Dagenais and OCDSB sonably full and some "surplus" inside the Greenbelt in order to space can be put to good use; for Nadia Moravec at Glebe; Pat Hen- build schools in the rapidly Trustee instance, child care and adult dry, Nancy Bickford and Cather- growing suburbs outside the Lynn education groups can and do rent ine 'Hyde at Hopewell; Susanne Greenbelt. Provincial funding for Graham classrooms. Before and after Lutsch and Cathy Robinson at new school construction will flow school and on weekends, schools Lady Evelyn; and Barbara Camp- only to school boards that are op- 102 per cent, and Hopewell's ca- are used for community recrea- bell, Edith Bramwell and Annie erating existing schools at 100 pacity from 77 per cent to 95 per tion programs. Furthermore, the Deutsch at Mutchmor. per cent capacity, on average (a cent. Clearly, this proposal is trend is to view schools as com- During the summer, questions classroom count multiplied by unacceptable. The loss of Mutch- munity hubs, where education, on schools and programs can be the maximum number of students mor would disrupt the education health and social services (among directed to the OCDSB planning per classroom). Trustees have of 340 students and force the re- others) partner to serve local office at 596-8780. For trans- a of commu- decided that schools inside the location of number needs. How will this be possible portation information, call 596- Greenbelt should have an average nity programs. First Avenue and if schools that remain open have 8256. Offices at elementary be congested, operating capacity of 90 per cent. Hopewell would to absorb large numbers of stu- schools will reopen Monday, Many outside the Greenbelt are flexibility in time-tabling and dents from closed schools? We are August 28. Check directly with well over 100 per cent. programming would be lost, and experiencing explosive growth in secondary schools for registra- The central family of schools community use of school space Ottawa-Carleton's technology section details. The first day of includes Cambridge, Centennial, would decline. It's hard to imag- tor and there is growing interest school is Tuesday, September 5. Elgin, First Avenue, Glashan, ine all these extra students man- in living downtown. Does it really For general information on the Hopewell, Lady Evelyn, Mutch- aging at either school when it make sense to close schools in the OCDSB, check the Web site at mor, Viscount Alexander and comes to outdoor playground urban core? www.bcdsb.edu.on.ca or call the York. Since these schools have an space. Many groups and individuals automated phone line at 596- 8222. average operating capacity of 79 RESPONSE TO STAFF in the Glebe are working actively per cent, a staff report presents PROPOSALS to study and prevent unnecessary options for closure. The public Parents and community mem- school closures. You can get in- Have a safe summer. Please has until June 26 to examine and bers have formed the central volved through the local school contact me at any time. respond to the staff proposals. family of schools committee to councils, through the Glebe Com- Lynn Graham, Ottawa-Carleton At the end of the summer, board study the staff options and de- munity Association or by at- District School Board, 133 Green- bank Road, Nepean, ON K2H 6L3. staff will make their final rec- velop a response by June 26. I tending central family of schools ommendation and trustees will expect any school closure sce- meetings every Monday until June Tel: 730-3366. Fax: 730-3589. E- vote on closures in October 2000. narios put forward by the group 19 at 7:30 p.m. For meeting de- mail: [email protected]. The decisions will take effect by will be based on clearly defined tails, call Joan Spice, co- on.ca September 2001. criteria. The board itself ap- MUTCHMOR SCHOOL proved a number of school closure program needs, A CANDIDATE FOR CLOSURE factors, including asilisk Dreams Books In the central family of numbers of students required for schools, the staff report identi- program viability, potential dis- Ottawa's only fied five schools in the three ruption of students, changing Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Store main closure options. Mutchmor demographics, effects on enrol- Enjoy some summer reading' of them, in vari- ment at other schools, community is named in all We offer a good selection of Science Fiction and Fantasy Books, ous combinations with Centen- and neighbourhood impacts, both past and current, including: U.K. Imports and nial, Elgin, Viscount Alexander transportation requirements, and Editions; Audio Books (CDs and Cassettes); and York. All staff scenarios rec- various financial considerations, Presentation ommend the redirection of including the physical condition Role Playing Games; Media lie-ins: Books, T-Shirts, Mugs, etc. Mutchmor students in the Eng- of schools. In the staff report, Hours: Mon-Thurs 10-6, Fri 10-8, Sat 10-6 the age of the school and its lish/Core French program, from 85'7B Bank St. 230-2474 kindergarten to Grade 6, to First "facility evaluation ranking" Avenue, and the redirection of all seem to dominate closure recom- (at Fifth Avenue) http://www.basilisk.on.ca students in the congregated gifted mendations, possibly to the ex- programs from Mutchmor and clusion of other factors. Of 117 First Avenue to Hopewell. The elementary schools in the OCDSB, ministry capacity of Mutchmor is Mutchmor has the second lowest VAILLANCOURT & LUPINSKI currently at 74 per cent. 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Through instruction and took home awards of gold, silver performance, the Glebe music or bronze. About 100 students students learned a lot about blues took part in small ensemble or and how to improvise on their in- solo competitions at Kiwanis and struments. More than a dozen did an outstanding job! students will have an opportunity to perform at The Ottawa Citizen's Music Night was on May 31. Bluesfest 2000 on Sunday, July 9. This year's show included a mass The Music Executive Commit- performance put on by the junior tee (ME), a dozen music students band, the intermediate band and from grades 9 through OAC, re- the choir. All members got up on cently organized a charity pan- stage and performed "Let's Hear cake breakfast. Almost $400 was It For Music." Another highlight raised in just one hour for the was the senior band's perform- Glebe Collegiate retirees (L to R) Yvette Hazard, Bruce Ottawa Food Bank. Celebrity flip- ance of MacGregor, "The Winds of Poseidon." Wanda Lehman, John McGuire and Ann Hyland pers and servers included X-FM's Lightning strikes and smoke gave Booker Kincaid and Bad Andrew, a really neat effect for the piece. Mayor Jim Watson and City Coun- The West African Drum and cillor Inez Berg. Dance Ensemble gave a really Farewell to our retiring teach ers At Monte Carlo Night, students good show as well. Glebe Collegiate staff recently ence at GCI was in came dressed in formal wear or in The intermediate band and the participating celebrated the "commencement" Glebe's 75th anniversary and 1920s flapper style. Over 10 choir entertained hundreds of of a new phase of life for retiring reminiscing with former class- gaming tables were packed and students from four feeder schools teachers. Bruce MacGregor, Eng- mates, the proceeds raised were in early June. These perform- students and colleagues. donated lish teacher extraordinaire (and to the Children's Foun- ances introduced the to Wanda Lehman's favourite Starlight students leader of Bruce and the Burgers!) dation. An auction using our different types of memories include the many. mul- music. Some of and Miss Virginianne, the artist funny money capped ticultural activities of Glebe's off the eve- the songs performed included who teaches art, are both retiring ning. Auctioneers Mayor Jim "Take Me Out to Ball International Friendship Club. the Game" after 30-year careers. The stu- Watson and New RO weather and and "I Just Can't Wait to Be John McGuire had an unforgetta- dent services department is los- entertainment specialist Elissa King." ble season as coach of an Ontario ing department head Ann Hyland, Lansdell auctioned off books and Next year, more championship alpine ski team. 2000-2001, Wanda Lehman (counsellor) and Discmans. students have enrolled in mu- Miss ad- the Yvette Hazzard (education for Virginianne remembers All music department mem- sic department at Glebe. ventures supervising art appre- community living). John McGuire ciation excursions to New York is leaving after 28 years in the City. Yvette Hazzard has overseen business department. ECL students' cooking and plant are For Ann Where Glebe's spring 'sports? Hyland, the experi- care work, and proudly recalls ence is especially poignant. She BY JULIE MONAGHAN, months and probably through the the commencement ceremony of NOVAE RES CONTRIBUTOR fall grew up in the Glebe, attended outdoor sports period. Even her first group of ECL students. Where are Glebe's spring the gym classes have to rearrange Mutchmor and was a Glebe stu- sports? Worry not. They have their curriculum to suit the field dent in the days when extracur- Sm Eccles, David Dalton and not been banned or forgotten, improvement schedule. ricular activities included baton- Gary Tait are also retiring, but merely temporarily relocated. Here are a couple of Glebe's twirling and the Lyre's Club. A chose not to attend the public If you have ever played on temporary fields: senior and highlight of Ms. Hyland's experi- celebration. Glebe's field, you have probably junior girls soccer teams are noticed its appalling condition. playing at the Adult High School The field has become a serious on Preston Street. The girls and A new concept: Yearbook CD safety hazard. The Glebe has boys rugby teams do not have a been plagued with grubsinsects designated home field, so ask the BY JESSICA SUNTER, The graphics were created by that eat the roots of the grass- team members where each game NOVAE RES CONTRIBUTOR Bang Pham and Jon Marck, using resulting in a dead, lifeless field will be held. The field may have A crew of students is working their wonderful imagination and that is dusty and dirty to play on. abandoned us, but let us not on a new concept at Glebe: the high-quality skills. Tasha Ford Also, the pipes underneath our abandon our teams. Multimedia Yearbook CD. This CD took many photos of school events field are beginning to appear is not a replacement for the well- and filmed sports footage, without above ground, which could cause This inconvenience will, it is known yearbook--it's a comple- which the CD would be pretty devastating injuries. In the past, hoped, be worthwhile in the long ment to it. boring. gravel was placed over top to hide run. This is the first time that a The team has been working, the pipes. This only makes mat- field improvement has kept the without much notice, to create The team is headed by Phil ters worsehaving gravel all over field out of commission longer this brainchild and they plan to Richard and supervised by Mr. the field results in no safe areas than just the summer months. have a CD in every student's Rand, a teacher in the Technology to fall. So, come out and support yearbook at the end of the year. department here at Glebe. If this This spring, Glebe's field will Glebe's teams. Let's continue to The CD will include video mes- project is successful, it may be- be resodded, so all sports have grow our legendary school spirit sages from staff members, col- come a tradition for Glebe, as long been relocated. The field will be at the same time as we grow new lages (or montages, as we call as there is someone next year as out of commission for the summer grass. them) of events from the school energetic as Phil to head the team year, and some information about and a teacher as patient as M'r. the history of the school. Rand to supervise. Here's to the The team is working steadily. future of school yearbooks: CDs! Presckoo r

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Bronfman's payroll throughout umn devoted to a mélange of fic- Sharon This is especially true in Primo his final years, and every year tion, essay and memoir by Joan Abron Levi And The Unlistened To throughout his self-imposed s Givner (Thirty-Four Ways of Drache Story, as Sherman explains why lence Klein sent Bronfman an an- Looking at Jane Eyre) and now, in Holocaust deniers surface. He nual birthday greeting." a similar vein, Kenneth Sherman's grant's tailor shop in downtown takes his lead from Levi, who The book ends with an essay Void and Voice are two collec- Toronto, to the memories of the writes about the uncanny close- entitled George Faludy: Oh, Lucky tions which reinforce each mother of that immigrant tailor ness of victim and oppressor. Man. Sherman discusses Faludy's author's unintentional yet coin- (Sherman's own father), to visits "There is a kind of 'corporate Selected Poems (1933-1980), ciding intentions. Both Givner to Poland and Israel. "If the In- mentality' or 'corporate solidar- translated by Robin Skelton, as and Sherman are established dustrial Age gave us the model of ity.'" Such blind obedience re- well as Faludy's famous memoir, professors of English literature, the absent father...the shift sults from the helplessness of the My Happy Days in Hell who write as well as they teach, worker, the travelling salesman, person who is on the receiving (translated by Kathleen Szasz imparting a double message, gen- the struggling shopkeeperit also side of the equation. In Levi's Totem paperback, 1985, original erously sharing their separate gave us the archetype of the ml last book, At the Mind's Limits, copyright 1962), which is cer- creative paths with readers. Like mother...estranged, burdened, the question arises: "How is rage tainly counted among the most Givner, Sherman is as a careful lacking support." and revenge to be undone?" And poignant Holocaust memoirs I writer as he is a critic, chiseling Immigrants to this country the answer is: "To have the per- have read. Faludy's odyssey for his words into readers' hearts were often called displaced per- petrators of the crime realize and survival took him from fascist and minds. sons, but Sherman maintains they acknowledge their immorality- Hungary to communist Russia, Currently teaching at Sheridan were double persons, whose so- only that would undo the deed, with a significant stint in Mo- College and York University, called new Canadian lives walk redeem both victim and victim- rocco and then a trek to North Sherman has previously pub- side by side. Sherman's grand- izer." The same daunting message America, both the United States lished six books of poetry, in- mother's silver braids are a recurs in Sherman's essay Reel and Canada. Faludy is a master at cluding The Elephant Man (1983), metaphor for entwining these two History, about Spielberg's film of describing the detestable anti- of which the late Gwendolyn disparate paths. Loose, the braids Thomas Keneally's novel Schin- human world of technology. MacEwan wrote: "the poems are cannot represent his grand- dler's List, and filters through Sherman claims that Faludy is darkly beautiful, extremely mother's real self, but tightly Sherman's essay on Czeslaw "one of the last major poets writ- moving..." and Clusters (1997), braided, they hide the terrible Milosz, The Witness of Poetry. ing out of the centre of the Euro- the long title poem, a hymn to the tensions which have been her life. The collection comes full cir- pean, liberal-humanist tradi- toll time takes on long-standing The contrast between the son who cle with a section on Canadian tion." romantic relationships. escapes and the grandson who authors who have influenced Ken- Sherman winds up the Faludy This current tripartite offer- returns to Poland with an arts neth Sherman. He moves from an piece as he quotes Rolande ing is a departure: the first sec- grant given by the Canadian gov- interpretation of Adele Wise- Barthes (again, so does Joan tion is memoir, the second essays ernment is gruelingthe paid man's novel Crackpo4 based on Givner): "History has been im- opt authors with an international artist visiting Auschwitz, now a kabbalistic myth, which calls for prisoned in a difficulty which reputation, and the third essays museum of the former death camp. a rebuildingor, better still, a lacerates any committed litera- on Canadian authors who have in- Sherman defines museum. repaiiof the broken bits in the ture...no one can any longer give fluenced Sherman in evvn his "The word actually means house world caused by man's inhuman- lessons in tolerance to anyone." creative workcall them literary of the muses, but no artist to my ity to his fellowman, to the often And then, Sherman facetiously foremothers and forefathers knowledge ever founded one." too quickly passed over early adds the answer to a question (again, shades of Joan Givner...). Sherman continues, "What one work of A.M. Klein. Sherman pre- posed by an unknown poet to the The combination works sur- feels in a museum is wonder sents the same shattering obser- great Osip Mandelstam, "Why is prisingly well because of the mixed with pleasure of the survi- vations concerning Klein's life- poetry so unpopular?" To which strong emotional energy behind vor for what one sees is often time employment as chief writing Mandelstam replied, "Why do you the work. Sherman aptly writes: dead." How ironically true this hack for korporate whisky mag- complain? Poetry is respected in "We are nearing the end of a mur- is, particularly in the case of nate Samuel Bronfman as have this country. People are killed derous century, and it is obvious Auschwitz, a mechanized slaugh- been addressed by other writers, for it." Still, this is not enough that its ghosts have claimed me.. .1 terhouse for mass murder. including Mordecai Richter. for Sherman, whose final sentence have been drawn into the dark The memoirs end on a warning Richier became so obsessed with of this wonderful potpourri of characteristics of what Osip Man- note when Sherman visits Jeru- this sad truth that he created a memoir, essay and review is, "In delstam called 'the wolfhound salem and meets a blind beggar. fictional Moses Berger as an alter this country, poets are given age." "His silence and patience stand ego for the late A.M. Klein in his small government grants and, as Sherman moves from an immi- for all who await the day of award-winning novel Solomon Beaudelaire put it, 'swallowed Gursky Was Here, Richler's own with a yawn.'" coming to terms with the late Erratum: The book reviewed Samuel Bronfman. in April, Elizabeth and After by In reality, Klein (1909-1972) Matt Cohen, is published by Al- fell silent for the last 17 years of fred A. Knopf. We apologize for his life. Sherman's interpreta- the error. Rental Management for the GREENTREE Foreign Service SPINAL INJURY CLINIC o8c & COMPANY Community ISPORTS

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What makes City of Ce qui distingue les camps de PARKING SPACES FOR THE DISABLED ON Ottawa summer day jour d'été de là Ville d'Ottawa PRIVATE PROPERTY camps unique? des autres camps, Holders of disabled parking permits are reminded that if Our staff_ c'est le personnel. they park on private property (e.g., apartment building Our summer day camp staff Le personnel de nos camps de parking lots) in spaces designated for the disabled, they are certified in the HIGH FIVE joursd'été a reçu l'accréditation du must have permission from the property owner to do so. program, First Aid, CPR and programme HIGH FIVE, détient des Even though these spaces are clearly marked as being Health & Safety and receive certificats de secourisme, de RCR et reserved for disabled persons, they are usually reserved 6%. de santé et sécurité, et a reçu la training in Sunsense, for the use of tenants, not visitors. Persons using the Customer Service, Disability formation suivante : Le soleil et le bon spaces without authorization from the property owner risk having their Awareness, Behaviour sens, Service à la clientèle, vehicles ticketed and towed away. Properly owners are requested to Management and Child Abuse Sensibilisation aux handicaps, Gestion prominently display a notice advising the public that spaces reserved for Awareness. du comportement et Sensibilisation à. disabled parking on their property are for the use of their tenants or persans la violence faite aux enfants. specifically authorized by them to park there. Info: Tom Keely, 798-8999. We are striving toward programs that are Nous nous efforçons d'offrir des programmes qui soient designed and delivered to respect and nurture respectueux de l'enfant, formateurs et propices à leur PLACES DE STATIONNEMENT POUR LES each and every child and help them be the best épanouissement. Notre but est de créer un milieu qui PERSONNES HANDICAPÉES SUR LES they can be. Our goal is to create an favorisera la créativité, la collaboration, l'engagement et TERRAINS PRIVÉS environment where your child can experience l'assurance de votre enfant. Les détenteurs de permis de stationnement pour personnes handicapées ne and learn creativity, co-operation, competence, Nous offrons des programmes de qualité à doivent pas oublier que s'ils stationnent dans un emplacement réservé aux commitment and confidence. des prix abordables dans un milieu communautaire à l'ambiance personnes handicapées sur un terrain privé (p. ex., le stationnement d'un Providing quality programs at affordable prices sympathique. immeuble d'appartements), ils doivent obtenir la permission du propriétaire in a friendly community setting. du terrain. Même s'il est clairement indiqué qu'elles sont réservées aux 244-5300, poste 4057 personnes handicapées, ces places de stationnement sont habituellement 244-5300, ext. 4057 destinées aux locataires, et non aux visiteurs. Les personnes qui utilisent ces SPORTBUS 2000 - UNE NOUVEAUTÉ SPORTS BUS 2000 - NEW places sans obtenir l'autorisation du propriétaire risquent de recevoir une Un nouveau programme de camps de sports absolument A great new sports camp program for kids 9 to contravention et de se faire remorquer leur voiture. On demande aux sensationnel pour les jeunes de 9 à 13 ans. Nous vous 13 years of age. Every week has a different offrons un thème sportif différent chaque semaine. Notre propriétaires d'afficher dans un endroit bien en vue un avis informant le sports theme. Our bus travels to outstanding autobus vous conduira vers public que les places de stationnement pour personnes handicapées sur leur des installations sportives sport locations in the Ottawa area and provides sont réservées exceptionnelles de la région d'Ottawa où vous profiterez terrain aux locataires et aux personnes qui ont obtenu leur new and exciting outings. You may even meet de sorties inédites et passionnantes. pourriez autorisation de stationner dans ces emplacements. Vous a local sport celebrity along the way. même rencontrer des vedettes sportives locales. Renseignements : Tom Keely, 798-8999. Call the Teny Fox Athletic Facility, at 247-4883 Appelez à l'Installation d'athlétisme Teny-Fox, au 247-4883.

CITY OF OTTAWA SPAY/ CLINIQUE DE STÉRILISATION NEUTER CLINIC DE LA VILLE D'OTTAWA Vending at a Vous êtes vendeur â Thousands of homeless and Des milliers de chiens et de chats errants Festival or 41111111Pw ut.) festival ou a un unwanted dogs and cats are et non désirés sont inutilement Special Event ? évenernent spécial? needlessly euthanized each year. euthanasies chaque année. Anyone intending to sell FOOD or Quiconque a l'intention de vendre de la Soyez un propriétaire responsable, faites stériliser Be a responsible pet owner - have your G0005, WARE5 OR NOURRITURE ou des BIEN5. ARTICLES ou pet spayed or neutered. The reduction in votre animal familier. Les efforts pour contenir par MERCHANDISE: at a festival or MARCHANDISES dans le cadre d'un festival ou the pet population resulting from stérilisation la population des animaux familiers special event in Ottawa must obtain a d'un événement spécial tenu à Ottawa doit sterilization is a benefit to the community représentent un avantage pour la communauté et, license from the City of Ottawa. License in general and, in the long term, reduces e long terme, réduisent les coûts du contrôle des obtenir un permis de la Ville d'Ottawa. Pendant the cost to taxpayers of animal control. animaux que les contribuables doivent payer. Inspectors patrol festivals and les festivals et autres événements spéciaux, special events to ensure licenses have been des inspecteurs For information about pet sterilization Pour obtenir des renseignements sur la stérilisation sont chargés de vérifier si tous les or to book an appointment, see your des animaux ou pour prendre rendez-vous, consultez obtained by vendors who require them. Failure vendeurs sont bien munis des permis exigés. Les veterinarian or call the City of Ottawa votre vétérinaire ou appelez la Clinique de to obtain a license may result in a fine. personnes qui omettent d'obtenir un permis s'exposent Spay Neuter Clinic at 798-8970. stérilisation de la Ville d'Ottawa, au 798-8970. APPLICABLE LICENSE CATEGORIES: une amende. REFRE5HMENT VEHICLE: VendOrS with CATÉGORIES DE PERMIS Home Comfort Kit saves motorized and non-motorized vehicles from VÉHICULES DE RAFRAÎCHISSEMENTS : Les money, increases energy which food and beverages are sold must personnes qui utilisent un véhicule, motorisé ou non, EnviroCentre obtain a Refreshment Vehicle License. afin de vendre de la nourriture et des boissons doivent efficiency un VICTUALLING: When food is sold (other than obtenir permis pour véhicule de rafraîchissements. EnviroCentre, a not-for-profit from a vehicle) the vendor must have a RESTAURATION A UN ÉVÉNEMENT SPÉCIAL Les mental service enterprise supported by the City of Ottawa, can Victualling License - even if the food comes to personnes qui vendent de la nourriture (à partir d'une witkyrkir renovation plans this spring. Their Home Comfort the event from a licensed restaurant. When installation autre qu'un véhicule) doivent obtenir un permis lee wilt locate the soumet of drafts, window moisture, the need for selling food, it is the vendor's responsibility to de restaurant, même si les aliments proviennent d'un 14tion and,.Veffi ensure ,your renovation plans are as energy efficient as have the vending equipment inspected by a restaurant déjà muni d'un permis. De plus, il incombe au Ve,saving.yoti money by:making your whole home more efficient This Regional Health Inspector. vendeur d'aliments de faire inspecter son équipement de sional servie is largely,subsidized by the federal government and is able for only $150. ITINERANT SELLER: Anyone selling goods, vente par un inspecteur-hygiéniste régional. ÉnviroCentre at 244-5624 or www.envirocentre.ca wares or merchandise, even if already licensed VENDEUR iTINERANT: Quiconque vend des biens, .. to do so in a fixed business premise, must articles ou marchandises doit obtenir un permis de Service de confort a domicile vous assure des obtain an Itinerant Seller's License. vendeur itinérant, même s'il est déjà muni d'un permis ,..ttomies d'argent et d'énergie WH ERE TO APPLY de vente dans un établissement fixe. VO.iiiitoCentre, servic' e environnemental sans but lucratif appuyé par la Ville d'Ottawa, City Hall, 111 Sussex Dr., 1' Floor Rideau Pavilion OÙ DEMANDER UN PERMIS :Pitit'vous aider à. planifier vos rénovations ce printemps. Son Service de confort a Client Service Centre - Business Services Zone Hôtel de ville, 111, promenade Sussex, pavillon Rideau, 1" niveau domicile repérera les sources de courants d'air et d'humidité des fenêtres et les Hours: 8 am to 4:30 pm Monday to Friday: 8 am to Centre du service A la clientèle - Zone des services commerciaux

endrVits qui doivent être itoties, vous aidera a étalAir des plans de rénovation aussi 4:00 pm July 410 September 1 Heures d'ouverture : de 8 h à 16h 30, du lundi au vendredi; ecopergétiques que possible et vous permettra d'économiser en e améliorant le HELPFUL CONTACTS de 8h 16h, du 4 juillet au septembre. rendement énergétique de toute votre maison. Ce service professionnel est Customer Service Clerks 244-5300+ 1+ 3649 PERSONNES-RESSOURCES Subiertionne en grande par le gouvernement fédéral et vous est offert au prix par* or 3464 or 3654 Commis 'au Service à la clientèle 244-5300+ 2+ 3649 ou 3464 de 150$ seulement: Supervisor of Information and Applications Renseignements :EnviroCentre, au 244-5624, ou www.envirocentre.ca 244-5300+ 1+ 3659 Superviseure, Information et demandes 244-5300+ o2+u 33665594 Regional Health Inspector 722-2200 Inspecteur-hygiéniste régional 722-2200 244-5300 www.city.ottawa.on.ca 11 1 promenade Sussex Drive K1N 5A1 www.ville.ottawa.on.ca 3 3 Glebe Report June 9, 2000 RELIGION THE GLEBE CHURCHES WELCOME YOU 'Come on in' CHURCH OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT (Roman Catholic) BY THE REV. LN VICTOR We're sometimes tempted to Fourth Avenue at Percy Street 232-4891 Once, as a strapping young ask ourselves questions like: How Father Joe Le Clair, Pastor man (in my early 40s and "extra much do I need to know to be ac- Masses: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday 9:30 a.m. large"), I returned to the home my ceptable to God? How much faith Saturday: 4:30 p.m. parents had lived in from the do I have to have? How good do I Sunday: 8:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m. 8:00 p.m. time I was born until I was six. have to be? They are all pretty (Elevator access for the handicapped. Loop system for the I'd heard many stories of the human questions and, in count- hearing impaired) place and was interested in see- less ways, we can live out the ing it for myself. Feeling a little curse of feeling we have to prove FIFTH AVENUE FREE METHODIST CHURCH 2 Monk Street (1 block west of Bank & Fifth) 233-1870 foolish, I knocked on the door and ourselves or gain approval by Rev. J.T. Hanna the woman then living there gra- knowing enough, having enough Minister: Stanley Morning ciously invited me in. faith, being good enough. But the Sunday: Service at 10:00 a.m. Christian education hour 11:15 a.m. I didn't recognize any of it, to Bible's witness is that the love of Friday: 12 Noon Eucharist be honest, and my only mem:xy- God acts for us and knows us be- Handicapped accessible of the day my brother and I fore we are even aware of that. stripped the bark off a willow While we were still sinners, FOURTH AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH tree in the backyardhad lost its Christ died for us. Fourth Avenue at Bank Street 236-1804 evidence: the tree was gone. In our lives, we have seen the Minister: E.J. Cox When her husband arrived a few truth of the risen Christ's gra- Sunday Services: 11:00 minutes later, we got talking cious words: "Listen! I an Nursery and Sunday School provided about things, and he suggested standing at the door knocking; if GLEBE-ST. JAMES UNITED CHURCH that I go and knock on the door you hear my voice and open the 650 Lyon Street 236-0617 across the street; door, I will 'come in to you and eat the people in Pastor: Rev. Dr. Jack Nield with you, and you me." that house had been there for 40 with And Christian Education: Dr. Gillian Wallace in our lives, we are challenged years. New Ventures in Celebration 9:30 a.m. (Informal worship I again with the So, over went, still feeling a compassion of God in church hall) which calls us to bring "good little foolish, and rang the bell. Worship (in Sanctuary) 11 a.m. with An older woman peered out cau- news to the oppressed, to bind up Baby Nursery, Sunday School (ages 3-11) and tiously through the screen door the brokenhearted, to proclaim Youth Alternative Worship (12 & up) and I said: "Hi. I know you don't liberty to the captives and re- Wheelchair accessible, FM system for hearing impaired know me, but I used to live across lease to the prisoners, to pro- the street. My name's Ian Victor claim the year of the Lord's fa- ST. MATTHEW'S ANGLICAN CHURCH and my parents..." She vour." wouldn't Glebe Avenue near Bank Street 234-4024 let me That call and as- finish. "Little Ian Victor!" challenge, Rector: Archdeacon Désirée Stedman "I sumed by she said, don't believe it. Christians at baptism, Holy Communion: 8:00 a.m. Honey, guess who's comes to life in trusting Jesus here. Little Choral Eucharist & Church School: 10:00 a.m. Ian Victor! Come on in!" Christ and in living faithfully Choral Evensong: 5:00 p.m. (second & fourth Sundays) I with a community of So, in went to a royal wel- God's people. Weekday Eucharist: Thursday 10:00 a.m. come. Tea was I I We seek to do so until the time poured and is- Couns- elling by appointment 234-4024 comes tened to stories of my family and when, to quote the song, we (Handicapped accessible from parking lot. Loop System) of the old neighbourhood, and are "knock, knock, knocking on then out came the photographs- heaven's door" feeling perhaps tIPQ2 THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) pictures I'd never seen of my little foolish. A face peers 91 A Fourth Avenue 232-9923 young parents, my brother and through the screen and, before we Clerk: Anne Thomas 489-3341 sister, and one special picture can even open our mouths to give Sunday Service: 10:30 a.m. that really fascinated me. It our explanation, a shimmering joy OTTAWA CHINESE UNITED CHURCH showed three kids sitting in a will say, "Little Charlie! Little 600 Bank Street 594-4571 wagon, the first two looking at the Jean! Little Sally! Little Joe! Senior Pastor: Rod Bennett camera and smiling, the third at Little Ian! Little You! I don't Sunday Services: Sunday School 9:30 a.m. the back looking a little forlorn believe itcome on in! You've Cantonese/Mandarin & English 11:00 a.m. and sad, staring off into the dis- gotta see these pictures." tance. He looked to be about two The Rev. Ian Victor is minister ST. GILES PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (Wheelchair Access) years old. He was, of course, me. at St. Giles Presbyterian Church. Bank Street at First Avenue 235-2551 Minister: The Reverend Ian Victor That was a fascinating experi- Youth Coordinator: Colleen Smith ence for me, seeing the old house Sunday Service: Worship 11:00 a.m. and hearing some old stories, but :1)9.' s' of Tavicii Church School 11:15 a.m. especially seeing that old photo- ST. graph. These are the kinds of Place: St. Giles and St. Andrew's CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF THE ANNUNCIATION AND NICHOLAS things that give us a sense of our Presbyterian Churches (ORTHODOX CHURCH IN AMERICA) own go 55 Clarey Avenue 236-5596 history, that into helping Dates: July 17-21 to tell us who we are. It strikes Dean: The Archpriest Andrew Morbey me that that evening was a special Times: 9 a.m. 4 p.m. Vigil: 5 p.m. Saturday Hours: 9:30 Divine Liturgy 10 a.m. Sunday kind of encounter because it was Ages: 4-12 an encounter with some important Vespers: 7 p.m. Wednesdays people in my lifepeople who For more information contact: " Services are mostly in English St. Giles 235-2551 knew me even before I luiew my- St. Andrew's 232-9042 EMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH (Hispanic Ministry) self, who watched out for me when Register today for this fun week of Bank St. at Fourth (Fourth Avenue Baptist) I was young, who loved and helped games, stories, drama, crafts, singing Pastor Rev. Pedro Morataya 741-0628 me long before I could love or and fun. There is no charge for this Sunday Service: 3:00 p.m. Wed. Prayer Meeting: 7:30 p.m. help myself. Every one of us has program and everyone is welcome! grown up surrounded by people Phone today for more info. who were acting on our behalf before we were even aware. The Bible gives us another image, another photograph, declar- ing to us very clearly that God knows us before we can know ourselves, loves us before we can love ourselves, surrounds us with people who promise to look out for us and act on our behalf in ways that we can't even know. God's gracious acceptance reaches out to us before we can be aware, and meets us where we are at, whether we have the understand- 1292 Wellington ing of a child, or of an adult, or no understanding at all. 722-6414 fax 722-6703 WORDS Glebe Report June 9, 2000 3 4

South branch library news "IF" FOR THE BLACK BOX, BLUE BOX, COMPOST BOX BY HÉLENE MERRITT BY BORGNY PEARSON As we come to the close of another Glebe Report year, the staff at If you can pile your papers all together Ottawa Library South Branch wishes to extend its thanks to all of you And leave them at the curb on pick-up day neighbours who have made the task of serving you, our public, such a If you can be observant of the weather joyful one. Not soak the lawn when rain is on the way We are privileged indeed in having such a high profile in the com- And save each plastic bag and can and bottle munity that even if I'm riding a bus in Hull, someone is bound to recog- To be re-used, recycled or reduced nize me and mention it at the first opportunity! Privileged also to have Drive gently, not to open wide the throttle earned your trust and friendship in the past while. Or give the public transit plan a boost Your ongoing support as we become an amalgamated library service If you can compost grass and leaves and peelings is much appreciated. From early spring till well into the fall Once again, we hope you will continue to keep visiting us, your local And not let other people hurt your feelings library, and using the many services we offer as you remember the By saying that you overdo it all pleasure of reading a good novel on the beach or under the shade of that But go on without glory or detection big tree I see sticking out of your backyard. And still continue this for all you're worth Have-a good summer everybody. You may not win a federal election Au revoir, Hélène. ButBIG SURPRISE!you may just save the Earth. SUMMER PROGRAMS Writer Borgny Pearson has been a Glebe resident for 29 years. Party Around Town: Celebrate the beginning of summer and the start of our summer reading club. Pre-registration. Wednesday, July 5, 2 p.m. (45 min.). Water Wonders: Come and make a boat that can float around town. For nautical four- to eight-year-olds. Pre-registration. Wednesday, July 12, 2 p.m. (45 min.). Barnyard Buddies: Come and make a farmyard friend. For ages four to eight. Pre-registration. Wednesday, July 19, 2 p.m. (45 min.). Bubble-Mania: Float right over town with giant bubbles. Family fun July Summer for all ages. Pre-registration. Wednesday, July 26, 10:15 a.m. (45 min.). Program for Let's Go Fly A Kite Fabulous flying fun for ages five to nine. Pre- registration. Wednesday, August 2, 2 p.m. (45 min.). Build Around Town: Construct your own town. For five- to nine- Ages 3 to 6 year-old architects. Pre-registration. Wednesday, August 9, 2 p.m. (45 min.). Cityscape: Build your own diorama of a city. For ages five to nine. Open Pre-registration. Wednesday, August 16, 2 p.m. (45 min.). Party Around Town Again!: The end of summer is just around the corner. Extend the fun a little longer with a party to celebrate the end registration of the summer reading club. Pre-registration. August 17, 2 p.m. (45 min.). starting May 2 Storytime: For ages three to five. Mondays, July 10 to August 14 inclusive, 10:30 a.m. (45 min.). Funky Films: For ages four to eight. Thursdays, July 6 to August 101 inclusive, 2 p.m. (45 min.). Glebe Montessori School If you have any questions, please give us a call at 730-1082, ext. 5. Discover the exciting worlds of Science, Art and French 650 LYON STREET SOUTH (Glebe St. James United Church), TEL. 237-3824 Services We Offer ...

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WINDOW AND SCREEN REPAIRS L,LY I' N SPECIALTY GLASS AND MIRROR DELIVERY _ STORE HOURS: go .. MON - WED 8:30 am to 6 pm THURS & FRI 8:30 am to 9 pm SAT 8:30 am to 6 pm S U N 11 am 5 pm to 585 Somerset Street, Ottawa 234-6353 Bank St. at Second Ave. Serving the National Capital Region since 1954 235-6712 Canadian-Independent Note: Members must be Canadian Owned and Operated Independent of International Funeral Industry Conglomerates. AIM This space acts as a free community bulletin board for Glebe residents. Drop off your GRAPEVINE message at the Glebe Community Centre, including your name, address and phone no. FOR SALE items must be less than $1,000. GRAPEVINE FOR SALE WANTED NOTICES NOTICES *OAK 8' OVAL TABLE & 4 blue *RIDE TO KANATA-from the "BILLINGS ESTATE MUSEUM: *GARDEN PARTY, 767 Acacia oak chairs, $700; long Kandinsky Glebe to North Kanata business Memories of the Village, Tuesdays Lane, Rockcliffe, Fri., June 16, 4- print (mounted), $150; orig. park (Legget Dr.), mornings & to Sundays, 12-5 p.m., until Oct. 6 p.m. Proceeds go to Ottawa Salus "Blair Sharpe" watercolour, $950. return after work, weekdays. Tel: 31, 2100 Cabot St., adults $2.50, Corp. to provide help to persons To view, call 235-8274. 567-1439. seniors $2, children $1.50. Info: with mental illness problems. "ANTIQUE single brass bed FOUND 247-4830. Tickets, $30. Info: 722-0123 or (needs re-finishing), $400. Tel: *SMALL CLOTH PURSE with *ANTIQUE CAR SHOW, Sun., June 257-7225. 225-8470. money, on Clemow Ave. Claim at 18, noon to 4 p.m., Billings Estate "CUT-A-THON FUNDRAISER. En- *CAMPAIGN-STYLE BEDROOM Glebe Community Centre. Museum, 2100 Cabot St., admis- joy a trim & style, Sun., June 11, suite: queen-size headboard, *ADULT BUS TICKETS on Glebe sion fees. Info: 247-4830. at Hair X-Treme, 207 Gilmour (at chest of drawers, 2 bedside ta- Ave. on May 19. Call 236-1826 *ABBOTSFORD BOOK SALE. Come Elgin), 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., $20 do- bles. Twin hardwood bedframes after 4:30 p.m. to Abbotsford Senior Centre nation. Proceeds to Bruce House. with spindle headboard and base- "BOOKS During GGGS 2000, some- Summer Book Sale, June 20 to Info: 729-0911, ext. 26. board. Very high-quality furni- one left books (incl. Salvador Dali July 6 (closed weekends), 9 a.m. *BENEFIT EVENING for Bruce ture. Tel: Anne, 231-6161. et al.) at my book table on Second to 4 p.m. Rock-bottom prices! House, Sat., June 17, Fringe Tent, Ave. Call EMPLOYMENT Henny at 238-1660. Call Kathy Nichol at 230-5730. 2 Daly Ave. at Waller, 7 p.m., $3. "GLEBE COMMUNITY CENTRE LAWN & GARDEN CARE "ART SMART CLUB for children Info: 729-0911, ext. 26. needs front desk staff to work *ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY ages 7+, accompanied by a senior, *THE SIERRA CLUB of Canada's evenings and/or weekends. Must lawn care. Get rid of grubs/ Mondays, 10 a.m. to noon, July 10 Street Team of trained activist have First Aid/CPR (or be willing regular lawn maintenance. Call to 31, with artist Jaya Krishnan educators will be going door-to- to get it) and be 18 or older. Call Greg, 233-5227 or Andrew, 730- at Abbotsford Senior Centre, 950 door in the Glebe talking about 4770. Patti at 564-1058. Bank St. Supplies & lunch: $50/ climate change, air pollution, *HOUSE CLEANER needed. Call CHILD CARE WANTED person. Register till July 4. Tel: pesticides, genetically altered Wendy at 233-4066. *CAREGIVER for 8-month-old 230-5730. foods and biodiversity. Watch for LESSONS girl, full-time, begin. Aug./Sept., *HEARTS WITH ROSES, Summer them! *EXPERIENCED Ont. registered. exp., refs. Tel: 730-2048. Tea & Concert, Natl. Library of VOLUNTEERS piano teacher, all levels, Glebe *PART-TIME CAREGIVER, 2-3 Canada, 395 Wellington St., "REHABILITATION CENTRE, area. Call Mary Orr, 233-2348. half-days/week, ECE pref., ref. & Thurs., June 29, 1:30-3 p.m., $5. Health Science Centre, 505 Smyth CHILD CARE AVAILABLE receipts req. Tel: 231-6262. Info: 234-8044. Rd., requires students 14 years *IN-HOME SETTING, full-time, *CHILD CARE WANTED in our *ART LENDING OF OTTAWA ex- and over to help with kiosks, part-time, exp. ECE, First Aid & home, full-time or part-time, hibition, Unitarian Church Hall, fundraising, mealtime assistance, CPR, receipts & ref. Tel: 237- hours flexible. Call Wendy at 30 Cleary Ave., Mon., June 19, etc., starting June. Info: 737- 9726. 233-4066. 7:30-9 p.m.; Tues., June 20, 10 7350, ext. 5324. Web address: a.m. to 9 p.m. Info: 594-8513. www.rohcg.on.ca GARAGE FOR RENT *WIDOWED SUPPORT GROUP of *SAINT-VINCENT HOSPITAL, 60 GLEBE DUPLEX Ottawa-Carleton. monthly meet- Cambridge St. N., requires vol- Available immediately, ing, June 21, 7:30 p.m., YM/ unteers to escort patients to $50/month. Elegant two bedroom, YWCA, 180 Argyle, room 137. clinical appointments, assist with Close to Bank St. (E) at living/dining, eat-in kitchen, Info: 723-0010. therapeutic activities, etc. Info: Second Ave. private yard, garage parking, 233-4041. Suits small/medium siz,ed car. washer/dryer, hardwood Call Steve, 995-0768 day, or floors, fireplace. August 1. 231-6652 after 6:00 pm. 236-7191 COUNSELLING: Audrey F. Cooke. Personal & Spiritual growth: Traumas; Blockage removal; Bob Jurmain CARPENTRY Expansion of potential; Self- Designer & Builder RENOVATIONS/ esteem & Self-acceptance; EsT REPAIRS Centering; Relaxation & EVE woo 256-0160 Stress Management; Peter D. 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Kickboxing Incredible Summer Programs For All Ages At Glebe Community Centre offered at the Glebe Community Centre This neW Kickboxing program follows the actual training regime Preschool Dance (3 - 5 years) that a kickboxer uses, and helps participants to improve muscle tone, muscular endurance, strength, flexibility, aerobic/anaerobic Ballet Jazz (6 - 8 years) conditioning, and confidence. We will be focusing on the techni- Hip Hop Jam (9 - 12 years) cal aspects of kickboxing in order to teach proper skills and Break Dancing (11 - 15 years) strategies. It is a non-competitive atmosphere and participants of Taekwon-Do For All Levels (6 years - adult) all-skill levels are welcome. Sparring is not part of the program, so Tai Chi For All Levels (Adult) not have to worry fighting if you to. you do about don't want Pottery For All Levels (Adult) (Sparring will be held for those who are interested after class) The Yoga (Adult) program is-flexible and can be adapted to suit the needs and desires of the individual participants. Head Instructor, John Morning Fitness (Adtilt) McMahon, is a coach for the World Kickboxing Association's Ca- Kickboxing (Adult) nadian National Team, and gains his knowledge from fighting around the world. Call the Glebe community Centre or pick up your copy of this summer's program flyer for more details. Consider this when deciding if it's worth trying out: Summer Tennis Camp "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't 13 years July 4 August 4 do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the 8- - safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover" -- Glebe Community Centre, in partnership with St. James Tennis Club Mark Twain presents our first ever, Summer Tennis Camp. Spend the morning perfecting your serve with St. James' qualified instructors; then join our Wednesdays 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. great camps for an afternoon of wacky fun. Afternoon activities include Fndays 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. sports, games and in-city bus trips. Lessons from beginner to advanced.

Fee option: 24 tickets $110.00 Tennis Lessons only: 9:00 a.m. - Noon $70.00 per week 12 tickets $65.00 $60.00 (short week) 6 tickets $40.00 Tennis Camp: Drop-in $10.00 9:00-a.m. - 4:00 p.m. $125.00 per week $110.00 (short week)