THE OSCAR www.BankDentistry.com 613.241.1010 The South Community Association Review l The Community Voice YEAR 43, No.5 MAY 2015

Volunteers Wanted for Brewer Pond Story on pg 11 Community Tree Planting

COMMUNITY CALENDAR April 25 – May 9 Latin American Film Festival (LAFF), River Building Theatre, Carleton U. Sat. May 2, 9:30 Bridge-to-Bridge Reforestation, Spring OSCA Clean Up & Planting, Bronson Place Sun. May 3, 8:30 – 12:00 Hike for Hospice, May Court Hospice WINDSOR PARK Tues. May 5, 18:30 – 19:30 Infill II Development By-law Public Information Session, Firehall ART SHOW Tues. May 5, 19:30 – 21:30 OSCA Annual General Meeting, Firehall LIVE MUSIC FREE ADMISSION Thurs. May 7 18:00 – 20:00 Teen Advisory Group Coffeehouse, SUNDAY Sunnyside Library Thurs. May 7, 19:00 Open House Info Night on Lansdowne MUSIC SPONSORED BY TRACY ARNETT REALITY Traffic Issues, Glebe Community Center Artwork by Christopher Heilmann MAY 31 Sat. May 9, 9:00 Green Team Cleans OOS, Windsor Park, 10AM-4PM and Sat. May 9, 9:00 Brewer Park Pond Community Tree Plant FEATURING OVER 30 ARTISTS & ARTISANS Sat. May 9, 9:30 Perennial Plant Exchange, Brewer Park COMPLETE LIST POSTED MAY 15TH (near the children’s playground) Mon. May 11, 19:00 OOS Garden Club meeting - “The Tormented Gardener” Thurs. May 14, 17:00 – 21:00 Glebe CI CHEO Drive, Students canvass FREE ADMISSION door-to-door raising money for CHEO Sat. May 23, 13:00 Perennial Plant Sale For Charity, LIVE MUSIC 126 Fentiman Ave. HOPEWELL GLEE CLUB Sun. May 24, 10:00 – 14:30 Douvris Karate Open House and Showcase DARCY&DINOS Fri. May 29, 19:30 Seventeen Voyces Choir Presents Don TYPE Quixote, Southminster JOHN ALLAIRE Sun. May 31, 10:00 – 16:00 OSCA Windsor Park Art Show

MUSIC SPONSORED BY To add events or see the latest listings, go to the online calendar at www.oldottawasouth.ca TRACY ARNETT REALITY

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LOCAL NEWS Bust a Move for Breast Health 2015

Team Old Ladies who participated in the 4th annual Bust a Move fundraiser and fitness extravaganza. (L-R bottom ow)r Karen Stevens- Guille, Kristann Rose, Karin Fuller and Trish Moss. (Back row) Susan MacDonald, Kate Charland, Dawn Collings. (Missing: Pam Dakers) PHOTO BY OTTAWA-GATINEAU PHOTOBOTH By Kate Martin Charland public, Kaleidoscope Kid’s Books, Life of Pie, Patty’s Pub, Quinn’s, TD 3 trees Look, Third Avenue Spa, Younique, On Saturday, March 28th, Team Old and Yummy Cookies. silver jewellery Ottawa South Ladies participated in In addition to our event at Patty’s exotic gifts the 4th annual Bust a Move fund- Pub, we also had a very successful fabulous fashion raiser and fitness extravaganza at the Stella and Dot jewellery fundraiser Ottawa Athletic Club in support of 202 main st. as well as an event at The Clothes the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foun- Secret with the support of owner dation. In order to be able to par- Valerie MacIntosh. The Clothes ticipate and earn a spot on the floor, Secret donated 15% of 1 day’s sales each person registered for Bust a to our team as well as 15% of any Move commits to raising a minimum items donated in our team’s name. of $1000. Team Old Ottawa South Team member Susan MacDonald, Ladies raised an amazing $9804.77 owner of Fitmom, held extra fitness with the support of friends, family, classes over the March break and her and our local community. clients generously donated approxi- Over 250 people took part in the 22nd anniversary June sale mately $600 to our team’s fundrais- event this year, decked out in all ing efforts. bargain basement open things pink and glittery. Together, Bust a Move started in Halifax and we lunged, leapt, and laughed has grown in popularity, spreading through a variety of fitness classes across Canada and to a number of from Zumba to kick boxing and other countries. It is a unique, uplift- raised a total of $236,672.78, bring- ing, and fun filled event that brings ing the 4 year total to $1.25 million. together men and women of all ages All of the money raised for Bust a and abilities who want to make a dif- Move goes directly towards cancer ference by supporting and improving care in our region as well as to sup- cancer care in our communities. On port the cancer coaching programs at behalf of myself and my teammates: the Maplesoft Centre in Ottawa. Dawn Collings, Pam Dakers, Karin Our neighbourhood team would From our families to yours, Fuller, Susan MacDonald, Trish not have been as successful with- Moss, Kristann Rose, and Karen out the incredible support of local Stevens Guille, we want to thank businesses in Old Ottawa South. you for your amazing support! Quinn Hodgins and the Patty’s Pub team hosted a pub night fundraiser for over 80 of our friends where Kate Martin Charland has been a we raised $1560 in beer sales and resident of Old Ottawa South for a raffle. Amazing raffle prizes were over 10 years, is an OSCA Board 1171 Bank St. fluidsalon.com generously donated by: The Ashton member, Event Planner, and Teacher. 613-237-1109 Brew Company, Belmont Liquor and Snacks, The Clothes Secret, Framed, Green Tree Eco Fashion, Hair Re- fluid-mday-ad_rev2.2.indd 1 2015-04-09 4:47 PM THE OSCAR l MAY 2015 Page 3

HOPEWELL PUBLIC SCHOOL Hopewell Designs “Canada 150” Logos!

Stella’s winning design from the Middle French Immersion Grade 5/6 class. Yusuf’s winning logo design. He is in Middle French Immersion Grade 4/5.

By Padme, Lene, Vasu and able to students in post-secondary day. This project was for part of our got some adults at the school (prin- Zari school. However, we used the real media literacy mark. We chose the cipal, custodian, etc.) to vote on the contest rules which will be described finalist by voting on the certain proj- one project they liked the most. We Edited by Mrs. Thiessen later in the article. ect we liked the most, we did this not also needed to write an artist note to There were two parts to this proj- looking at the names so it would be describe our projects’ symbols and This year students from Hopewell ect. One was to make a unique logo fair. How we voted was each student colours. The artist note had to pro- Avenue Public School in Mrs. Thies- and the other was to write an artist’s went one at a time into the hallway vide an explanation of the symbols, sen’s grade 4/5 and 5/6 English note for your logo. Your logo could and decided which project we liked designs and colours in our logo. classes participated in a class contest only have the text “Canada 150” and the most. Then we wrote the number For the grade 5/6 class, Stella D. to create a logo for Canada’s 150 cel- the dates “1867-2017”. The grade of the project we liked on a slip of was the winner and Yusuf K. from ebrations. Heritage Canada ran a real 4/5’s and the 5/6’s had to create a paper and gave it to our teacher. She the grade 4/5. Congratulations! We contest for students to create a logo, logo that would symbolically rep- took them home and found out what are looking forward to seeing the but we are too young to really partici- resent pride, unity, celebration and the five most voted projects were design of the “real” contest! pate, as the contest was only avail- diversity for Canada’s 150th birth- and sent them to the finals. Then she

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TRINITY ANGLICAN One Way To Beat The Blues

The Ne Wewe Tu Singers. PHOTOS BY ROBERT TAYLOR By Jim Robb to get rid of the winter blahs. to a concert entitled “An Afternoon and sports, for children and youth in A good number of people of Easter Songs”. Five different the inner-city of Kingston, Jamaica. Listening to the sound of happy experienced that on March 22nd at musical groups participated: the The Jamaican High Commissioner voices and great music is a good way Trinity Anglican Church, listening Seventh Day Adventist Children’s to Canada, Her Excellency Janice Choir, the Kabungulu Music Gang Miller, told the audience that singing in Swahili and French, Steve her country had high regard for and Friends, the Bromley Road Jamaican Self-Help, founded in Full Service Real Estate Baptist Church Quintet and the Ni 1978 in Peterborough, and its co- Wewe Tu Group singing in Jamaican operative approach to working with patois. The audience responded disadvantaged people, especially in Barry enthusiastically to the mix of gospel, its programs strengthening education, African and Caribbean songs and social and trade skills. more familiar pieces while the winter After the concert, many members Humphrey blahs flew out the windows. of the audience stayed to mingle, Sales Representative The fund-raising program was greet old friends, make new ones and PROFESSIONAL SERVICE organized by Trinity Anglican enjoy the sumptuous refreshments. Church and the Ottawa Committee DOESN’T HAVE TO BE EXPENSIVE! of Jamaican Self-Help. Free-will Trinity Anglican Church is located donations from the concert ($1100) at 1230 Bank Street. Its website is will go to support Trinity’s music www.trinityottawa.ca. Listing Selling ministry, while Jamaican Self-Help To learn more about Jamaican Self- will use its share to help Jamaican Help, check www.jshcanad.org. partners maintain programs in literacy, skills training and extra- 1% 2% curricular activities such as music

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CHRISTY’S CORNER Spring Events By Christy Savage, OSCA since. Unfortunately, due to low tick- our various events. Executive Director et sales we had to cancel the event this year. But we plan to re-group and What’s happening in After 4? Special Events launch an exciting event next year. Windsor Park Art Show So stay tuned. Cleaning the capital Come on down to Windsor park We wanted to send out a special On Wednesday April 29th OSCA’s and celebrate the beginning of Sum- thank you to a few in the community, After 4 program will be taking part mer and Sun (yes we are saying and beyond, who have been very sup- in the City of Ottawa’s Cleaning the portive and understanding with our Capital campaign. After 4 partici- Winter is over!) on Sunday May 31st early start to the day, our Break- cancellation. pants will be rolling up their sleeves from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. fast Club offers care as early as 7:30 To Quinn Hodgins for volunteering and heading down to Windsor park to Meet over 30 artists and artisans a.m. with walkover to Hopewell Pub- his time and effort for many Special do a little spring cleaning. All three (shop their wares while you’re at it); lic School, a healthy breakfast and Events and for volunteering as our After 4 locations will be lending a dance and sing along with live music a few different activities each day bartender at our spring parties…and hand to help keep our community and from the Hopewell Glee Club, The that are sure to meet the needs of well…of course for providing us with environment clean. After 4 parents, Firehall’s own Darcy Middaugh and those who want to get going in the that wonderful Ashton ale. or guardians, are welcome to partici- Dinos Dafniotis (Darcy & Dinos), morning, and those who may be still To DJ Spanky- aka- Derek Wool- pate in this fun event. and our headlining act, the very tal- waking up. verton (firstqualitysound.com)- for ented John Allaire. Open to students in Jk to Grade 6 those tunes that keep the crowd on Breakfast club (Hopewell Public the program runs from 7:30 a.m-9:00 their toes and always dancing. School only) Cancellation of Egos and Icons a.m. and costs $150 monthly. A de- And, last but certainly not least, to We are very happy to announce Three years ago we launched a posit (for the last month, June 2016) Alejandro Garcia and Mojo Photo that we will be launching a ‘before very famous Spring Party called of $150 is also required at registra- Ottawa (ottawamojo.com), for a school Breakfast Club’ in September. ‘Back to the 80’s’. It was a hit. And tion. we’ve been moving forward ever smooth photo-booth experience and Registration is now open. amazing photos and themed props for For those of you looking for an

OSCA Windsor Park Art Show OSCA Annual General Meeting Tuesday, May 5, 2015

7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Michael Jenkin Hall The Old Firehall, 260 Sunnyside Avenue

This is an opportunity for you to turn out and hear what is going on in your community, and elect the new OSCA Board for 2015-16. A wine and cheese reception will be held after the meeting to provide an opportunity for you to meet your neighbours and board members.

Note: • If you wish to vote for the OSCA Board you must be an OSCA member. • To become a member visit www.oldottawasouth.ca • Memberships are created via OSCA’s online registration system. If you have never used the registration system, you first need to create a “Family Profile”. Once you have a profile: Log in to your profile. Click the “Register” icon to access registration. This will bring up a list of programs available for registration. Select “OSCA Special Last year’s Art in the Park was a blast! Be sure to come out this year. Events and Membership” PHOTOS BY BAALQIS HASSAN

By Brenda Lee supporting our neighbourhood and independent road warriors. He has nushenko for donating the stage for OSCA in particular. We are proud to won many awards, including the our musicians. The OSCA Windsor Park Art Show announce that our opening act will be American Songwriters’ Association Join our facebook event page at will be held on Sunday, May 31st at the Hopewell Glee Club. They have award in Nashville for best lyricist, OSCA Windsor Park Art Show to Windsor Park from 10:00 a.m. till been practicing for months now un- and the Toronto Independent Mu- keep updated. 4:00 p.m. der the tutelage of Marya Woyiwada sic Award for “best live show”. A I love art shows for many reasons, It will feature live music and over and we are excited to see them. national music monthly magazine has a variety of art and a chance to meet 30 artists and artisans, and is a great Next we have the Firehall’s own called John “the next Canadian music many artists all in one area, the inspi- opportunity for new and established Darcy and Dinos! For those of you legend” and “a new Neil Young”. His ration one can get from viewing such artists to display their art and to meet missing Dinos’ smiling face, come storytelling and quick wit make him a vast collection of talent and for me fellow artists. There are limited spac- by and see him play and deluge him a perennial festival favourite and a this show in particular is a favourite es available, please visit www.oldot- with hugs and affection! WE MISS stalwart club-land institution. In fact, because it feels like a kick off for tawasouth.ca for more information YOU DINOS!! he is the host of a weekly songwriter summer. A warm day at the park with on registration requirements, or call For our feature act we are excited series that takes place at OOS’s own sunshine on my face, the river spar- 613-247-4946. Registration closes on to once again to be blessed by the Quinn’s Pub (every Saturday at 3:00 kling in the background, visiting with April 30th. A complete list of artists talents of local artist and award win- p.m.). John has a dozen albums to his friends and neighbours, live music and artisans will be put up online and ner, John Allaire. Playing an average credit to date, and is currently work- and a huge collaboration of talents is on Facebook after May 15th. of 120+ shows per year, around the ing on a new one. Come hear some just the way to start the season and I We are very excited to have Tracy world, and selling over 30,000 units of the new songs and old favourites! truly can’t wait. Hope to see many of Arnett Realty sponsoring our musi- of his music over his career, John JohnAllaire.com. you there. cal acts this year! Thanks Tracy for Allaire is easily one of Canada’s top We also want to thank David Cher- THE OSCAR l MAY 2015 Page 7

OSCA PRESIDENT’S REPORT It Is Time For OOS To Have A Community Design Plan By Linda Hancock, OSCA tive article called “Should a Massive of users? President Infill Development Be Built Next • Where should cycling routes and Door?” If you haven’t taken the time pedestrian priority streets be located? to read that article, I suggest that you • How can heritage assets be better A couple of years ago OSCA con- do. The proposed Infill I and Infill protected? ducted a future vision survey. The II By-law amendments are intended • Is more employment needed in the purpose of that survey was to gain to make the size and appearance of neighbourhood? If so, where and insight from survey responders about new housing and renovations more what type? the future of Old Ottawa South. The compatible with the character of our The ultimate goal of a CDP is that munications, Programming, Special results of that survey indicated that neighbourhood. it will become a part of the City of Events and Traffic & Safety. We re- most people love Old Ottawa South Another priority of the Planning & Ottawa’s Official Plan. The City cently set up a new Finance Commit- pretty much the way it is. We all Zoning Committee is looking into the adopted their Official Plan in 2003 tee and our Treasurer, Dana Levac, is love the fact that we live in a central feasibility of a Community Design and it provides a vision for the future chairing that committee. We are still location, close to the canal, walking Plan (CDP) for OOS. A CDP is much growth of our city. It is a legal docu- looking for a couple more volunteers and bike paths, parks and greenspace broader than intensification. It is a ment under the Ontario Planning Act, for that Committee. If you would like and we are close to all the amenities. comprehensive plan developed by the but it also serves as a basis for a wide to know a bit more about our priori- Of course, the reasons that we all City, in consultation with the commu- range of municipal activities. One ties in each area, please come out to love to live here are exactly the same nity, for the growth and development of those activities is the creation of the AGM on May 5th, 7:30 p.m. at reasons that others want to live here. of a specific community. Some of the Community Design Plans for areas the Firehall, or if you miss it feel free As much as we love our neighbour- questions that would be asked and within the City of Ottawa. Once to visit the OSCA Board section of hood the way it is, change is inevi- answered in a CDP are as follows: agreed to, a CDP becomes a part of www.oldottawasouth.ca and take a table. That is why OSCA’s Planning • How can we ensure compatible the City’s Secondary Plan, which look at the information presented at & Zoning Committee plays such an intensification and infill development provides a legal framework for the our 2015 AGM. In addition to these important role. in the different areas of OOS? CDP. Many of Ottawa’s communities six core committees, we have a Task Our Planning & Zoning Commit- • How can different types of house- already have a CDP in place. Now Group working in the area of Gover- tee, with the expert leadership of holds be attracted to the area? is the time for Old Ottawa South to nance. Co-Chairs, Steve Mennill and Anna • Is our neighbourhood inclusive of have the same. If you are interested in getting Cuylits, is working in a couple of key all – are businesses and amenities When our new Board meets later involved with OSCA, please don’t areas that are, and will be, important accessible for those with disabilities in May, we will have much work to hesitate to contact me at president@ to the future of Old Ottawa South. and ready for our aging population? do. In addition to the priorities of oldottawasouth.ca. As spring turns One of the issues that was recurring • What is the condition of existing our Planning and Zoning Commit- to summer, enjoy all that Old Ottawa in our survey responses was infill community facilities and services? tee mentioned above, OSCA has the South has to offer! development or intensification. While What new facilities or services might following other committees set up to many who completed the survey be required? address other areas of priority: Com- were quite concerned about how our • What is the quality of existing neighbourhood will change over the open spaces and where are new parks years, there were many who were needed? How can existing parks be accepting of change, but felt that improved? the extent of the change could be • How are the streets used and how managed somehow. In last month’s they can be made better for all types OSCAR, Anna wrote a very informa- Thanks to OSCAR’s many volunteer writers and distributors for OSCA PROGRAM REGISTRATION is ongoing at helping get the news www.oldottawasouth.ca. to you! The OSCAR is a self-supporting newspaper, paid for entirely by advertising, and reliant on OSCAR Zone Coordinator Needed: volunteer contributors and distributors. 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within the roadway, the more researcher Emile Therien Roadside Memorials each driver must focus on about cycling fatalities the road and driving, again (specifically Meg Dussault’s To the Editor, improving safety on our death at ) streets. In considering objects and “ghost bike” memorials. I am responding to the letter to add to the roadside to While many people dislike printed in the April OSCAR, serve as a visual distraction the ghost bikes – and I have written to seek community and reminder for the passing not generally been a fan of support for the outright ban driver to consider the safety them myself – the reminder of roadside memorials. of others, I cannot imagine they give us is the only thing The basis of the writer’s a more appropriate addi- being done for bicycle safety concern is flawed. It is tion than a memorial to the in these truck-bicycle colli- implied by the letter that person killed at that site by a sions at this time. roadside memorials cause motor vehicle. accidents, or could contribute I wholeheartedly endorse Why do I say that? to accidents. The opposite the writer’s plea that the The Ottawa Police Service is true. A 2009 article in the neighbourhood write to our (OPS) does not release ac- journal, “Accident Analysis councillor and city staff. cident reports (privacy, they & Prevention”, described a Please do write in full sup- told me) and therefore we randomized control study port of our current roadside often know little to nothing The “ghost bike” memorial at Bank and Riverside. that found a 16.7% reduction memorial along with other about how the fatal event ac- PHOTO BY BRENDAN MCCOY in red light violations as the evidence based interventions tually happened – and that is result of a roadside memo- that reduce the chance of be- either day-of media reports, of us? Until the OPS, or and increasingly identified. rial. Other road studies have ing injured or killed while on written before incident analy- someone else with access to Two examples from London, proven that drivers set their our city streets. sis is completed, or rumour the full reports, provides an England: in 2011 HGVs were speed not according to the and supposition. So, although analysis of how these truck- only 4% of the traffic on city posted limits, but how wide Andrea Stewart I knew Meg and her dog ca- cyclist collisions are hap- roads yet were involved in and straight the road appears Champion of Truth, Justice, sually, and cycle on and near pening, and how cyclists and 53% of cycle fatalities; for (a perception of safety). and Accountability Billing Bridge many times drivers can help avoid them, 2009, a cycling organiza- Interventions such as plant- per week, I still do not know we need every reminder we tion found that 10 of the 13 ing trees along roadways ------how she was killed and/or can get. people who died in cycling or having different objects how I might avoid a similar In the past two years, four accidents were women, eight along the roadside (parked Roadside Memorials fate. Was she or the truck or Ottawa cyclists have been killed by heavy goods ve- cars, fences) are effective in both turning or going straight killed by trucks, two men and hicles, yet there were about reducing driver speed and To the Editor, ahead? What other vehicles, two women. In addition to three times more male cy- thus improving safety. The pedestrians or factors were Meg Dussault, 31 July 2013 clists in London than women. more visual distractions that I read April’s letter (Roadside involved? Why is this a state (cement truck), others died Other analyses suggest that are present (such as pedestri- Memorial, p.8.) from from secret? on 17 October 2013 (trans- women are potentially more ans and cyclists) around and veteran safety advocate and Why do trucks kill so many port truck), 6 September, vulnerable to HGV collisions 2014 (garbage truck), and 27 because they are less asser- November, 2014 (garbage tive then men and try harder truck). Even cycling safety to be unobtrusive on the road advocate Citizens for Safe – and as a result are often Cycling is not always certain unseen by the HGV drivers. how these collisions oc- What happens in Ottawa? curred. Why? It is time that this was The issue of cyclists being taken seriously in Ottawa. killed by trucks is not at all novel or unique to Ottawa. Ride safely everyone, In Europe, the problems of mixing heavy goods vehicles Gary J. MacDonald (HGVs) as they call them and cyclists are well known,

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GLEBE COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE Glebe Collegiate “Kids 4 Kids” CHEO Drive

May 14th will be wearing attended an informative as- Glebe CI attire, a CHEO pin, sembly, with several guest and a “Kids 4 Kids” sticker. speakers, on April 24th to Glebe Collegiate is asking launch the event. Staff and all residents of Old Ottawa students are also purchasing South for any sort of cash music to play before the daily or cheque donation to this announcements and before cause. All willing donors the period after lunch for $3 will be asked to please write for the “Month of Music in their name, address and total May for CHEO.” Glebe Col- amount donated on the sheets legiate is thrilled to bring the that all students will be car- “Kids 4 Kids” CHEO Drive rying. Tax receipts will be is- event back to Ottawa for its sued to all those who identify 5th year. Glebe is honoured themselves on the sheet and and excited to be a part of who donate $10 or more. such an amazing cause, and If preferable, online dona- hopes to attain our ambitious tions can be made through goal with your help. See you the Glebe Collegiate CHEO on May 14th ! donation page. The link to If you have any questions, Glebe’s CHEO Foundation please feel free to contact our donation page is accessible teacher advisors: through our website, glebe. • Janice Bernstein 613-239- ocdsb.ca. All donations are 2424 x 2134 or glebe- The Glebe Collegiate mascot, the Gryphon, and the CHEO Bear. appreciated to help Glebe [email protected] PHOTO BY KATHERINE CALDWELL Collegiate reach our goal of • Katherine Caldwell 613- $20,000. 239-2424 x 2089 By James Morden donations for The Children’s school activities, a barbeque, To attain this ambitious Hospital of Eastern Ontario and then go on to canvass goal, Glebe Students’ Coun- James Morden is one of It’s that time of year again. (CHEO). All funds raised with their peers. This year’s cil — @GCIstudsco on the Co-Presidents of Glebe The days are longer, the air is during this incredible event CHEO Drive is made pos- Twitter or Glebe Students’ Collegiate Institute. He is warmer, and the atmosphere will be donated directly to sible by the numerous local Council on Facebook— has leading the team of student is electric. Why? Because CHEO during their yearly businesses sponsoring the various pre-events to raise organizers along with the Glebe Collegiate students telethon. This “Kids 4 Kids” students and thereby allow- awareness about the drive. event Co-Head, Cassandra will be all over Ottawa, on CHEO Drive spans all of ing Glebe Collegiate to raise This year, students and staff Carson. May 14th for the annual downtown Ottawa, raising as much money as possible CHEO Drive. Legions of money and awareness for for CHEO. high school students will set Ottawa’s very own Chil- Students out across the city collecting dren’s Hospital, as over 500 who are dianeandjen.com students take part in fun after canvassing on 85 GLEN AVE 45 MARLOWE CR 60 ELLIOT AVE Old Ottawa South single single Old Ottawa East single

To Finish the Job: Bridge-to-Bridge Reforestation Project Clean Up and Planting

May 2 at 9:00 am 3 bdrm. Family rm addition! Sunny 3 bdrm. Dream location! Spacious, one of a kind home! By Declan Hill and Noel who on Canada Day four years ago Listed at $759,900 Listed at $675,000 Listed at $649,900 Lomer, For the Bridge-to- lost his left leg and half of his left arm in an IED explosion in Afghanistan; 472 SUNNYSIDE AVE 122 PRETORIA AVE MORE GREAT Bridge Reforestation Project and retired Canadian Forces colonel Old Ottawa South single Glebe end unit LISTINGS! and activist lawyer Michel Drapeau. 120 GOULBURN AVE It was an extraordinary moment in It is now time to finish the job. Sandy Hill semi the history of Old Ottawa South. On Reno’d 3 bdrm + in-law suite! On Saturday May 2nd, at 9.30 a.m., Listed at $514,900 November 2nd, 2014, two trees taken we will be cleaning up the area near 96 HAVENHURST CR – NEW PRICE from seedlings of the original ‘Maple the trees and putting in a small sign Hunt Club row unit Leaf Forever’ tree – that inspired Reno’d 3 bdrm/3 bath home! to indicate the historical significance Listed at $359,900 Canada’s unofficial national anthem – of the trees. We will also be planting were planted in our community. wild poppies and another tree (a Ca- NEW PRICE! 43 BRISTON PR – NEW LISTING The trees were planted in the small Hunt Club Park condo nadian spruce) on the site in honour Architecturally distinct home! Classic, sunny & spacious! Stylish 2 bdrm/2 bath! Listed at $209,900 green space beside , of the Afghan woman – Farkhunda – Listed at $849,900 Listed at $639,900 just near Sunnyside Avenue. who was killed in March. The trees were given to our commu- We do this because we believe that See more listings online at nity by the City of Toronto and were this green space should be made beau- dianeandjen.com planted by children and a number of tiful for all the people who enter this TOP 1% notable Canadians - Maj.-Gen. Lewis city from the airport, and also because [email protected] Brokers MacKenzie; MPs Paul Dewar and it protects our community from the #200 –1335 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario K1Z 8N8 Diane Allingham & Mauril Belanger; Senator and for- traffic noise and pollution from Bron- 613-725-1171 Jennifer Stewart mer Ottawa police chief Vern White; son Avenue. Lt.-Col. Markus Besemann, head of Do come and join us; your presence physical medicine and rehabilitation would be greatly welcomed and there for the Canadian Forces Health Ser- will be donuts! make your way home vices Group; veteran Bjarne Nielsen, Page 10 THE OSCAR l MAY 2015

LOCAL NEWS Echo Drive Guard Cable Repairs Planned left of it – runs from the Echo- In October 2014, still no repair had Riverdale intersection almost all the been made so Barry wrote again to way to Bank Street. For significant the city noting: “While I understand stretches, the steel supports are either that erecting a new barrier is subject missing or bent out of shape with the to the usual budget troubles, and cable fallen to the ground. Remaining there is probably no change in the sharp, rusty steel stubs pose a haz- plans to do that, it is now evident, ard to pedestrians and cyclists, says over a year later, that there is no ef- Barry. fective barrier now, apart from the “The existing guide rail has been curb itself.” identified in need of repair and To this, Ms O’Connor responded replacement,” Kelly Martin, the on October 30, “The City is mov- City’s manager of Infrastructure As- ing forward with having the existing set Management, told OSCAR in an cable guide rail repaired this year.” email. “A repair of the existing instal- But no repairs have been made, and lation has been identified that would over the winter, there was further serve as a temporary measure until deterioration so Barry made another complete replacement can be imple- 311 complaint. mented. Cost associated with repair Now it seems repairs really will of the existing posts and cable are in be made but Barry is of the view the order of $40,000 to $50,000 and that there really isn’t much of a bar- can be implemented in 2015.” rier remaining, “only a collection Back in July 2013, after Barry had of dangerous scrap that should be made his initial “311” complaint picked up immediately. Would it be about the deteriorating guard cable, acceptable for someone to leave a Barry Davis has tried for two years to get the Echo Drive guard cable fixed. Susan O’Connor, city program man- rusted-out pickup truck lying on the PHOTO BY JOHN DANCE ager of transportation infrastructure road because he or she doesn’t have renewal, responded, “Due to the low the money to replace it?” By John Dance to Colonel By Drive. His efforts have volume and low speed of traffic on “In terms of a complete replace- paid off as The OSCAR has learned Echo Drive, the replacement of the ment, the City’s renewal installation Two years ago, Barry Davis of Glen- that the city is now prepared to make existing guide rail (installed based on standards are typically steel beam garry Road began his efforts to con- repairs this year with full replace- the standard at the time) with the new guide rail types that are prominent vince the City to repair Echo Drive’s ment at an unspecified time in the standard is not among the highest pri- across the city. An installation of this deteriorating guard cable that used to future. orities across the City for the funds type is anticipated to be in excess of prevent vehicles from crashing down The guard cable – or at least what’s currently available to us.” $100,000,” says Mr. Martin. THE OSCAR l MAY 2015 Page 11

LOCAL NEWS Volunteers Wanted for Brewer Park Pond Community Tree Planting By Jennifer Lamoureux natural ecosystem.” This project is made possible Join us in naturalizing the shore of thanks to a partnership between the newly improved Brewer Park MINTO, Richcraft, the City of Ot- Pond on Saturday, May 9th. We are tawa, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, looking for volunteer planters to help the Ontario Ministry of Natural get young trees, shrubs and marsh Resources, Muskies Canada, the plants in the ground and growing Institute of Environmental Science at around the popular “pond” in Old Carleton University, and the Rideau Ottawa South. Valley Conservation Authority. The This is one of the final steps in the Ottawa South Community Asso- transformation of Brewer Park Pond ciation deserves special credit for as it is joined directly to the Rideau bringing the residents and partners River. Growing a beautiful and The Rideau River, the Brewer shoreline on the left, with the last of the melting together to ensure the project would healthy buffer along the pond will winter ice. PHOTO BY JENNIFER LAMOUREUX deliver environmental and social filter contaminants, slow stormwater benefits that would be welcomed by runoff and provide habitat for fish results. found in the Rideau all year round. the community. and other wildlife. Work began last fall to transform “The Brewer Park Pond project Jennifer Lamoureux is a RVCA Proj- The event is scheduled for Sat- landlocked Brewer Park Pond, a is a wonderful example of partners ect Manager and Biologist. urday, May 9th starting at 9 a.m., former artificial swimming hole, into collaborating on a successful lo- rain or shine. Please register online a naturally functioning habitat con- cal environmental improvement,” at www.rvca.ca if you interested in nected to the Rideau River. Signifi- says Councillor David participating in the planting. We will cant work is being done to improve Chernushenko. “I am delighted that Brewer Park Pond provide work gloves and shovels. the pond’s features to provide a everyone was able to work together Community Tree Plant The community has been very new, vibrant wetland with shoreline for this common goal. We are all interested in this project and looking plantings, breeding bird habitat, looking forward to getting the plant- May 9 at 9:00 am to get involved. Planting is a fun way amphibian habitat, and prime areas ing done and shoreline protected, Please register online for those who enjoy the park to roll for spawning, nursery, rearing and an important step in making Brewer at www.rvca.ca up their sleeves and see rewarding feeding habitat for local fish species Park Pond part of an integrated, more

SUNNYSIDE FOOTSTEPS HAPPENINGS By Neil Priel, Director, Proulx Farms in Cumberland. We attend a full week program at the join us for a free barbeque and face Glebe Reggio Centre were delighted to discover that our Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre. painting for the children. Some of accompanying parents loved it almost They will be accompanied by artistic the community members that joined Sunnyside Footsteps more than our little students! director Michelle McKernan. There us last year included Councillor may still be spots, available so let us David Chernushenko and Ottawa On behalf of myself and the team, Free Parenting Seminars know if you would like your child to Mayor Jim Watson who sent us a I would like to say that we are We are hosting free parenting join this experience of a lifetime. congratulatory plaque for investing delighted to be starting this segment seminars starting in May on several in early childhood education in the in the OSCAR as another area childhood development and behavior Grand Opening Celebration community. We hope to include of serving and working with the management topics. Please contact us Our Grand Opening celebration many more local businesses and community of Old Ottawa South. and if you are interested in attending. will be on Saturday, June 20th at families in our celebration this year. We will be sharing some of our noon and we are expecting many Stay tuned. monthly happenings and community Makin’ Moves businesses from the community outreach events. We hope you will Makin’ Moves dance studio has to participate as they did when we Contact us at: email- info@sunny- enjoy reading a little news from us planned a trip to New York City this celebrated the completion of the sidefootsteps.com or Tel. 613-236- each month and participate in our summer. The senior students will construction last summer. Please 3000 community programming.

Parking In this, our initial issue, we thought we would start by discussing what we know is a very important topic to the community – Parking. On this matter, we would like to thank Winnie Pietrykowski and Brian Ure for meeting with us, providing feedback and helping us to come Footsteps Parent Centre up with some good solutions. Two of the points that we feel can help are: repositioning our entrance gate to the side along our driveway and Parent workshops renting a driveway from a resident ONE PLACE in the community during the day. Weekend childcare We are currently working on both. All the help you need. Playgroups So, if you know anyone with a large driveway on Willard Street Dance classes willing to rent it to us during the Birthday parties day we would love to hear from you. www.sunnysidefootsteps.com Sugar Bush Trip We recently did a sugar bush trip [email protected] | 613-236-3000 | 276 Sunnyside Ave. Ottawa for our students and families to Page 12 THE OSCAR l MAY 2015

MP’S REPORT Interns or Just Free Labour By Paul Dewar, MP do our best to give them a useful and zines. interesting experience working in the While the Harper government has I am privileged to have a fantastic office of an MP. But like many young not offered any concrete plans to ad- group of young volunteers that help Canadians, the volunteers in my office dress this issue at the federal level, I me as Member of Parliament for Ot- are contending with mounting student am pleased that my fellow NDP MP tawa Centre. My staff and I are always debt – $30,000 on average – and a Laurin Liu (Rivière-des-Mille-Îles) grateful for their assistance, and we youth unemployment rate (13.3%) that has tabled Bill C-636 – the Intern is double the national average. Protection Act. Disturbingly, under Facing these challenges and others, current federal labour laws, interns are It also sets clear rules and condi- young people across the country are not protected from sexual harassment, tions on the use of unpaid internships. seeking opportunities to gain work do not have the right to refuse danger- Specifically, internships would have to experience in a difficult job market. ous work, and have no limit on their be educational and provide valuable Today, many of these opportunities working hours. experience that primarily benefits the take the form of unpaid internships. As The Intern Protection Act seeks to intern. Furthermore, intern positions many as 300,000 Canadians currently address these glaring oversights. I am would not be allowed to replace paid work as unpaid interns. Unfortunately, proud that the NDP is championing employees. Finally, the bill mandates some firms are taking advantage of this cause. The Intern Protection Act that employers explicitly notify interns legal loopholes to abuse the goodwill has two main components: extending as to their working conditions and the and labour of these young people. Sto- legal protections and rights to interns, unpaid nature of the work, and keep ries about the exploitation of unpaid and implementing limits on the use of records of the hours worked. interns by companies and organiza- unpaid internships. The NDP has a clear plan to protect tions are all too common. Under the Intern Protection Act, the rights of interns, bring greater My NDP colleagues and I are interns would not work more than fairness for young people in Canada, strongly committed to improving the eight hours a day or forty hours a and help train the next generation of working conditions of young workers. week. They would have a legal right Canadian workers. We hope the gov- The NDP has already pressured the to refuse dangerous work. They would ernment will adopt this plan. Ontario provincial government into be protected from sexual assault. And shutting down illegal unpaid intern- they would be entitled to days of rest ship programs at two Toronto maga- and holidays.

MPP’S REPORT New Planning Rules Put Ottawa Communities First By Yasir Naqvi, MPP the Development Charges Act. an innovative way to plan and address Residents, community groups, and local needs by making sure residents In cities across Ontario, the issue of neighborhood associations in Ottawa are involved at every stage of the sustainable development and intensifi- Centre have been leaders in promot- planning process and have a say in the cation has been widely discussed. This ing community-inspired develop- future planning of their communities. is particularly true in our community, ment. This legislation reflects your where recent development projects hard work, thoughts and feedback Make the Municipal Planning and have created much debate on sustain- expressed at public consultations and Appeals Process More Predictable provide municipalities with opportuni- able, balanced, and smart planning meetings. Our community is helping This legislation would also provide ties to fund growth-related infrastruc- and development policy. Much of this to build healthy and sustainable com- municipalities with more control and ture, but not at the expense of housing debate centres around municipal plan- munities here in Ottawa and across stability over their planning docu- affordability. I am confident that this ning and the need for ‘community- Ontario. ments. It would require reviews of change will help improve our quality inspired’ development. This legislation, if passed, will new, comprehensive municipal of- of life by reducing congestion, mak- On March 5th, I was proud that our improve the land-use development ficial plans every ten years, instead ing it easier for our residents to get government listened to our commu- process by making it more inclusive of the current five-year cycle. Once a around, and creating safer streets for nity and introduced Bill 73, the Smart and transparent, while also creating municipality establishes a new official cyclists and pedestrians. Growth for Our Communities Act. opportunities to more easily resolve plan, it would be protected from new If passed, this legislation will make disputes at the local level. Most appeals for two years unless changes We want to ensure that growth and important changes to how our com- importantly, it will ensure that com- are initiated by the municipality. development occur in a way that sup- munities grow, develop and thrive by munity consultation is a must – not a ports economic prosperity and protects amending both the Planning Act and nice to have – throughout the planning Give Municipalities More the environment. We have incredibly process. If passed, Bill 73 will: Independence and Make It Easier vibrant communities across Ottawa To Resolve Disputes Centre that are defined by the people Yasir Naqvi, MPP Give Residents a Greater, More This legislation would also give who call them home and want to make Meaningful Say In How Our Com- municipalities, like Ottawa, more sure development happens in a respon- munities Grow independence and make it easier to re- sible and community-focused way. First and foremost, this legislation solve disputes. We want to allow new I want to again thank our commu- ensures that residents are consulted at opportunities to easily and efficiently nity for advocating in support of these Here to the beginning of the planning process, resolve disputes locally without going changes and for making it the best help you! providing them with a meaningful say before the Ontario Municipal Board place to work, live and raise a family. in the future of their communities. Bill (OMB). The changes will provide an I will be sure to keep you updated 73 formalizes, by law, that feedback option for an additional 90 days to on the progress of this legislation and received by the developer and the resolve issues involving official plans will notify you of the upcoming legis- municipality will be considered in all and amendments. lative hearings. To learn more, please planning decisions prior to the approv- visit www.ontario.ca/housing. Should al of the development application. Make the Development Charges you have any questions or feedback, Community Office Municipalities and local commu- System More Predictable, Transpar- please do not hesitate to contact me at 109 Catherine Street my Community Office at ynaqvi.mpp. Ottawa, ON K2P 0P4 nity groups will also now have an ent and Accountable T 613-722-6414 | F 613-722-6703 enhanced tool, called the Community The proposed legislation would also [email protected] or 613-722-6414. I [email protected] look forward to hearing from you. yasirnaqvimpp.ca Planning Permit System - an idea that result in an increase in the amount of b/yasirnaqvimpp | a@yasir_naqvi builds on the success of Community capital costs that municipalities can Design Plans here in Ottawa. This is recover for transit services. This will THE OSCAR l MAY 2015 Page 13

MAYOR’S REPORT How We’re Cleaning Up the Ottawa River

By Mayor Jim Watson sending excess water into the Ottawa River. River. The unfortunate result is that The City partnered with the fed- Since I was elected Mayor in 2010, some untreated sewage flows directly eral and provincial governments to my top environmental priority has into the River as well. significantly enhance key parts of been to clean up the Ottawa River. I Before I took office, in 2006, there our wastewater infrastructure. This believe this would be the perfect gift were annual combined sewage over- has included maximizing our use of flow volumes of 1.09B litres into the the capacity available in our existing for future generations as Canada ap- River Action Plan, called the Com- Ottawa River. That’s the equivalent sewer system, better pipe monitoring, proaches its 150th birthday in 2017. bined Sewage Storage Tunnel. This of 436 Olympic-sized swimming separating storm sewers from sani- Having recently announced that project will greatly expand our ability pools per year. Spills like these add tary sewers and measures to reduce we have secured funding from my to store combined sewer overflow to high bacteria counts in the Ot- the risk of basement flooding. We federal and provincial counterparts that can then be treated and returned tawa River, which can negatively also completed a lot of sewer work as to make this dream a reality, I am ex- safely to the Ottawa River. When this impact the health of our river and our a part of other road projects to ensure cited to share with you our progress project is complete, Ottawa’s sewage beaches. we did not need to tear up streets so far and what’s to come. overflows will be dramatically re- In the nation’s capital, we can- more than once. Ottawa is a city of almost 1 million duced to only one or two occurrences not accept having sewage flow into The progress to date has been re- people, and our roads and sewers are in most years. the river behind Parliament, nor see markable. These efforts have reduced feeling the pressure in order to pro- We are moving ahead swiftly on frequent pipe bursts in our neigh- sewage overflow volumes up to 80 tect our communities, green spaces, this project, which will be under- bourhoods. percent in recent years. These im- and waterways. We need to upgrade taken in summer 2015 as part of the In 2009, we started working on a provements are also helping to ensure sewers and pipes that in some cases Confederation Line LRT project. We set of infrastructure projects called the consistent delivery of drinking are over 140 years old. will ensure the downtown core is the Ottawa River Action Plan. The water to our homes and reduce the In the older parts of Ottawa, storm free from any disruption that would action plan is focused on protecting risk of basement flooding. water and household sewage mix impact the 2017 celebrations, and the quality of the Ottawa River by All three levels of government together in the same pipe, called work towards full completion of the reducing the volume of combined have committed the remaining funds a combined sewer. During heavy project in 2019. rainfall, this older part of the system sewage overflows and reducing the to complete the most significant is designed to avoid flooding by impact of stormwater on the Ottawa remaining project under the Ottawa

COUNCILLOR’S REPORT Women’s World Cup An Opportunity To Look Beyond Gender In Sports By David Chernushenko of it — for the fun, the endorphin lieve, with such great Canadian role rush, the physical fitness, the cama- models in Christine Sinclair, Haley raderie and the break from studying. Wickenheiser, Clara Hughes, Eug- The 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup And there was nothing wrong with enie Bouchard, the Dufour-Lapointe is coming to Canada, to Ottawa and that: Girls/women playing sports just sisters and others, but it’s a fact. to Capital Ward this June! I am excit- because they wanted to. So here is what I am hoping ed. Very excited. I’ve purchased two Friends of Taverner Park But let’s not kid ourselves. Like the Canada/Ottawa/Capital Ward will get passports to all the Ottawa games and A group of engaged residents living women’s hockey team, or those who from hosting this summer’s marquee I’ll be watching as many as I can get near the soon-to-be Percy Taverner practised any other rough and tumble soccer event: away with (maybe checking a few Park at Woodbine Pl. and Carlyle “men’s” sports, these were not typi- 1. A chance to marvel at the speed, scores during the slow moments of Ave. have come together to formally cal athletes. They were among the dexterity, power and focus of the some meetings) because I love soc- adopt the newest park in Old Ottawa very small percentage of university- players we will see. cer. I love women’s soccer. South. That means they’ll be the eyes aged women still engaged in regular 2. A chance for girls and older In my final year at Queen’s Univer- and ears of the park and will work to- physical activity, and they did have women to be inspired by what sity, when it became painfully obvi- gether to keep it clean once construc- to endure their share of cheap shots they see, and translate that into a ous that my own competitive days tion is completed in or around early and comments about whether it was summer of getting fit or staying were numbered, a friend recruited me September. If you’re interested in appropriate to get sweaty, muddy, fit. as co-coach of the women’s soccer joining this group, send me an email bruised and even bloodied. 3. A chance for all of us to wonder team. They — we — went on to win at [email protected] and I can put Fast forward to 2015: I am glad why we only pay good money to the Ontario championship in 1984. you in touch. that so much has changed, but I am watch men’s professional sports, It’s instructive to take that little saddened that it has not changed and for corporate sponsors to ask nostalgic trip back in time because, Safer crossing at Clegg enough. Still, the percentage of themselves why they aren’t put- back in the 1980s, there was no Completion of the new, safer cross- females engaging in sports or any ting more money into women’s national tournament for women’s ing at Clegg and Colonel By is ex- other form of regular physical activ- sports. soccer. This was as far as you could pected by June. The current construc- ity plummets as soon as girls reach 4. A chance for sports commenta- go, so who knows what our Queen’s tion and traffic restrictions around the their teens. There are all kinds of tors and writers to get through squad was capable of that year. intersection are a small price to pay reasons: body awareness, peer pres- the whole tournament without In fact, ours was not even an of- for a new traffic light to be activated sure, cultural norms, time pressures, making gratuitous comments ficial team. We were a “club” with by pedestrians and cyclists as needed, etc. But at the heart of it, regular about any player’s or female virtually no funding. And our best new concrete sidewalks, and dedi- physical activity is still seen as more coach’s looks, hair, body type or players were not being scouted for cated cycling links. of a “guy thing”. That’s especially wardrobe. If you wouldn’t say it the national team, because there was true of sports played with the inten- about Ronaldo, don’t say it about no national team. There was also no Councillor David Chernushenko sity and frequency required to trigger Marta! World Cup for women — that would 613-580-248; David.Chernushenko@ the full range of known physical and 5. And finally, a chance for us all to not come until 1991. Ottawa.ca; capitalward.ca. mental health benefits, as well as that look beyond gender entirely and Our women, like all female soc- all-important self-confidence boost to be the great hosts and fans I cer players at that time, were playing that, research shows, comes from know we can be. the beautiful game just for the love being physically fit. It’s hard to be- Page 14 THE OSCAR l MAY 2015

OCSB TRUSTEE’S REPORT Putting Students First By Kathy Ablett, Trustee Catholic Education Week is an op- ties. This year’s theme was ‘Keeping portunity to celebrate the unique and Home and School Connected.’ The Spring is in the air! Now that the distinctive contribution that Catholic forum addressed the many challenges warmer weather has finally arrived, schools make to our students and our of school and home communication the schools are gearing up for more community. Everyone is welcome in the digital age, while exploring outdoor activities and some exciting to join us in events taking place both high and low tech solutions to events. throughout the week. Catholic Edu- improving communication between Grade 2 students will celebrate cation Week is celebrated annually home and school. Guests brought • April 28 First Communion Mass on Sunday, by more than 600,000 students who their own tablets, smart phones and • May 12 April 26th at Blessed Sacrament attend approximately 1,500 Catholic laptops to get the most out of the • May 26 Catholic Church. Corpus Christi schools across Ontario. The purpose interactive learning experience. • June 9 will continue their monthly iWalk to of the special week is to encourage Final approval of the 2015/2016 School day on May 14th. For details the Catholic Community to celebrate 2015-2016 Budget Process and budget is scheduled for June 9, 2015. of many more activities, keep in the distinctive contribution their Guidelines Full details on the documentation touch with your school. schools make in the lives of students, The Board is preparing its coming forward to the Board April – Immaculata will host Career Day the community and the province at 2015/2016 Budget using input from June is available on pages 72-77 of on May 6th from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. large. Catholic Education Week is constituent groups, including unions, the March 24, 2015 Board Agenda with volunteers from the commu- marked by special activities at all the Catholic School Parents’ Associa- appearing on the Board’s website. nity. This event brings both students grade levels in all schools, includ- tion, Parent Involvement Committee, www.ocsb.ca and professionals from many walks ing prayer celebrations and service and the Special Education Advisory If, at any time, I can be of assis- of life together to discuss job paths activities. Committee. The Board held a pub- tance to you, please do not hesitate to and opportunities. Immaculata is lic input session on Tuesday, March call me at 526-9512. fortunate to be centrally located in Annual Director’s Forum a Suc- 24th. Ottawa, close to many professional cess! The Board of Trustees will be Kathy Ablett, R.N.; Trustee Zone 9; businesses and organizations. Recently, the Annual Director’s reviewing and discussing sections of River/Capital Wards; Telephone: Forum was held bringing parents and the Budget on the following dates at 613-526-9512. Catholic Education Week, May 4 to school staff together to discuss topics their regularly scheduled 9 – Join Us! that matter to our school Communi- public meetings.

COMPUTER TRICKS AND TIPS Sort-of-Tech Reading By Malcolm and John and developments. March issue of PCWorld. http://www. How Internet TV Works by John Harding, of Compu-Home pcworld.com/article/2875147/wi-fi- Fuller http://electronics.howstuff- iPhone Killer: The Secret History Of triage-5-common-solutions-to-your- works.com/internet-tv.htm The Apple Watch by David Pierce: wireless-woes.html Cord-cutting is a major topic of Sometimes our hard-core-geekish April issue of Wired Magazine. We’re pretty lost nowadays without concern for cable and satellite com- nature takes over and we find http://www.wired.com/2015/04/the- our Internet connection. It would be panies. This article will not answer ourselves poring over the specs of apple-watch useful to keep this list handy. if Internet TV is right for you, but it the latest laptop or mobile phone and This article just might lead you to does provide most of the details of wondering which one is better than change your mind about how stupid It’s Time To Shut Up About Marie how the various systems work. the others, or if it’s going on sale it would be to spend all that money Curie by Rachel Swaby: April issue next month, or. . . whatever. Other on an Apple Watch. of Wired Magazine. http://www. Becoming Steve Jobs: The Evolu- times, it’s useful to find articles, wired.com/2015/04/women-in-sciene/ tion Of A Reckless Upstart Into A books or videos that provide an Wi-Fi Triage: Five Common Rachel Swaby laments that too Visionary Leader by Brent Schlender overview of subjects that affect the Solutions To Wireless Woes by Ian often our thoughts jump exclusively and Rick Tetzeli. Hardcover or ebook world of technology and lead us to Paul: “Here’s How” section of the to Marie Curie when the subject The world does not lack for appreciate (or dismiss) recent trends arises of important women in Science biographies of Steve Jobs but this and Technology. There have been version is written by someone who others! knew him personally for 25 years, and who had access to many others USB 3.1 and USB-C Mean More in a position to see through the myths Power In More Ways by Joel Hruska and stereotypes. and Matthew Murray: April issue of PC Magazine. http://issuu.com/jus- Go to compu-home.com/blog for an treleasedpdfs/docs/pc_magazine_-_ archive of our columns (including april_2015__usa this one) and lots more tech-related At the risk of getting geeky again... articles. There is a space right after virtually every computer user makes each item for you to make comments use of several USB devices, and this and suggestions, and ask questions. article discusses how they are going You can even sign up for automatic to keep getting better. updates. Have a look at compu-home. com/blog soon or call us at 613- (Video) 10 Top Time-Saving Tech 731-5954 to share your opinions and Tips By David Pogue: Ted Talk suggest subjects for future columns. http://www.ted.com/talks/david_ Our email address is info@compu- pogue_10_top_time_saving_tech_ home.com tips?...en After you have watched this short video and smacked your forehead for all the time that you have wasted over the years, you should bookmark TED Talks for lots more spare-time viewing. THE OSCAR l MAY 2015 Page 15

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HUMOUR 40-Year Marriage Was a Joke By Tracy Morey should make love to the trees if they Parental Spoofs sweat too much.” want to.” Our children called us “hippie Philip’s children liked lines like: My husband says our marital union Another factor linked us. I was a parents”. One of their father’s just “If you’re ever blue and down in the endured because of “laughs and fervent nationalist and he was the for laughs illustrations of this was: dumps.....pick me up a fender for a lethargy”. Maybe we were lethargic only Canadian I’d ever met who “There are three rules in this house. Ford.” He also wanted to write a self- because we spent all our time trying knitted a rope hammock with hockey First, no wet towels on the bathroom help book called “Less Misérables”. to be funny. And Philip was the best sticks. floor, second, no dancing on the din- His advice to the guys about oil at it. When I met him, he drove a red ing room table, and.....I forget the fracking: “It’ll bit u men”. The jokes are getting harsher in pick-up truck (I think it was a small third rule.” elderhood, but I still like the spirit. town thing). Then we got married Rather than chastising, his way of Grand Finale “Trace I want you, I need you, I and started a family. He put it this dealing with dangerous behaviour Questionable humour was in the love you... I just don’t want to have way: “My life has changed a lot in was: “You know there’s a whole category of “anything for a laugh.” to do anything about it.” the last few years. I sold my truck... wing at the Civic Hospital for kids That would include the following, an “You know, you really are a trophy got married... had a baby... and boy, who skate-board backwards.” Later, obituary that Philip has written for wife.....or is that atrophy?” do I miss that truck.” it became a whole wing at the Civic me. Poor taste maybe, but I like it! A determinedly positive attitude for kids who dabbled in street drugs. “Tracy Morey died at home with Playing it Positive supported most of his wit (at his On that issue, Philip’s advice was : her family after a courageous battle The good lines started in the early retirement party, one colleague said: “You know there’s a little pharmacist with dessert.” 70s, when we were dating. Since it “I never heard him say a negative in your head....he’ll take care of your Tracy Morey is a frequent contrib- wasn’t much of a topic then, I asked thing about anybody.”) Philip’s take needs if you let him.” uted to the OSCAR; she and her hus- Philip how he felt about homosexual- on road rage is to say: “That guy who His advice to new parents: “Look, band Philip Paquette have lived in ity. “Well,” he pontificated, “I believe just cut us off? He got a call from the the child is 80% made when he or OOS for more than 30 years. in polymorphous sexuality. People hospital. His mother’s in emergency she is born. You’ve only got a 20% and he’s got to get there right away.” window of opportunity, so don’t

EDUCATION The Value of a Montessori Education in the 21st Century By Dijana Bate, Founding cultures are cross-disciplinary and ages engage with one another in a with Mr. Bezos find his ability to ask Director of Glebe Montessori teach about creating, not consuming.” prepared, enriched environment, and “why not?” or “what if?” as much as Imagine a method that accelerates where opportunities for collaboration, “why?” to be one of his most advan- learning, provides a strong concrete mentoring and practising leadership tageous qualities. Questions are the While nearly every aspect of our academic foundation and is adapted skills are encouraged. new answers.” lives is changing, our current edu- to each individual’s learning style. Visionary Dr. Maria Montessori Research validates the competitive cation system, for the most part, Imagine an educational model that gave us a new template for education edge Montessori students have in remains stagnant and is “at risk”, instills the desire to teach oneself and as early as 1907 – one that is more reading and math skills compared to according to Harvard Innovation others….one that challenges students relevant in the 21st century than ever! non-Montessori children. “They also Education Fellow Dr. Tony Wagner. to think critically, innovate, problem This pedagogical template has gained tested better on “executive function,” “Our schooling culture has turned us solve, practise independence and be momentum all around the world and the ability to adapt to changing and into ‘compliance-driven, good little self-motivated. Imagine a classroom has received recognition and support more complex problems, an indica- consumers of information’– a passive GMSToddlerRoomMay14.pdf 1 5/13/14that fosters 10:25 compassionPM and social from countless individuals who have tor of future school and life success.” learning model. Innovative learning responsibility as children of different impacted all walks of life – just to It is not surprising that the majority name a few: Anne Frank, of our elementary students at Glebe Helen Keller, Alexander Montessori School (GMS) score at Graham Bell, Yo-Yo Ma, least two grade levels higher every Gabriel Garcia Marquez. year on Canadian nationwide CAT4 According to the Wall achievement tests. Street Journal article, “The If you are dreaming the “not so Montessori Mafia”, “The impossible” dream – for education Montessori educational ap- to catch up to the digital age, meet- proach might be the surest ing the present and future needs of route to joining the creative our children, join us at GMS for a elite, which are so over- bilingual educational experience that represented by the school’s will benefit your child for a lifetime! alumni that one might GMS offers programming for tod- C suspect a Montessori Mafia: dlers (ages 1.5 to 3), preschoolers M Google’s founders Larry (ages 3-6) and elementary students

Y Page and Sergei Brin, Ama- (ages 6 -12). GMS also offers a Mon-

CM zon’s Jeff Bezos, videogame tessori Mediated Learning (MML) pioneer Will Wright, and program for advanced learners with MY Wikipedia founder Jimmy specific needs (ages 6 to 12). CY Wales… Perhaps it’s just This spring, we are celebrating the

CMY a coincidence that Montes- fact that our GMS Grade 6 students sori alumni lead two of the can now continue their Montessori K world’s most innovative education in our own Glebe neigh- companies. Or perhaps bourhood, at ! A the Montessori Mafia can warm welcome to The Element, a provide lessons for us all Montessori-based junior and senior even though it’s too late for high school (Grades 7 to 12), which most of us to attend Montes- will open its doors to students from sori. We can change the way all schools in the community, in Sep- we’ve been trained to think. tember 2015. That begins in small, achiev- GMS looks forward to collaborat- able ways, with increased ing with The Element to prepare our experimentation and inquisi- children for the social, scientific and tiveness. Those who work technical challenges of tomorrow. THE OSCAR l MAY 2015 Page 17

The Element High School Moves to Lansdowne

High School is moving to Lansdowne for September 2015!

Students from The Element routinely visit Black’s Family Farm in Stittsville to help produce food for the Ottawa Food Bank’s Community Harvest Program.

By Pat Gere, School Director do what engages them during school hours. For example, instead of learn- “I love how much we feel like a fam- ing about business from a textbook, ily,” a student wrote when asked to students develop and run their own describe The Element, Ottawa’s first businesses and liaise with successful Montessori High School. entrepreneurs.” It may seem like a unique way to de- Sarah said it is amazing to see what scribe a high school, but it’s a natural the students produce when they are response for students at The Element given the freedom and tools to be who all cook, travel, attend meet- passionate. “Learning becomes fun, ings and run businesses together. And instead of work,” she said. now, The Element “family” will move At The Element, students’ schedules together - from the Alta Vista suburb are flexible, with time to work part- the school currently calls home, to the time or to volunteer, but either way dynamic Lansdowne Park. there’s an expectation of community The Element, Ottawa’s first For September 2015, The Ele- involvement. Sarah said the new, ment will move beside the Horticul- dynamic location is perfect for this. Montessori High School ture Building, claiming the entire “It will allow students to participate in second floor of 425 Marché Way. meaningful experiences and interac- (Grades 7 to 12), is for There’s no doubt that it’s a unique tions. It is a vibrant community, where location for a high school, but Pat our students will have access to real students who want to be Gere, the School Director, says that’s businesses and professionals.” the point. “We chose to relocate to The Element grew out of the Junior Lansdowne to support The Element’s High Program that was established challenged and engaged. integrated program which encourages at OMS Montessori, in Alta Vista, in students to be active, participating 2003. It is the first Montessori high members of the adult community,” she school in Ottawa, but Montessori high Now welcoming students for said. schools have been part of the educa- Based on the Montessori pedagogy, tion system in the United States for Grades 7 to 10 in September 2015. The Element supports student devel- some time (Clark Montessori High School in Cincinnati was one of six opment and education by encouraging Previous Montessori education is not required; focused engagement within a support- national finalists in the “Race to the ive, mentoring community and engag- Top High School Commencement a passion for life is. ing students in the adult world they are Challenge,” a public school competi- Contact us for more information. about to enter. tion). At The Element, students grocery While students from Montessori shop for their cooking program, run elementary programs such as OMS micro-businesses, volunteer in the Montessori and Glebe Montessori [email protected] community and participate in public will be welcomed at The Element, the fitness classes while simultaneously school says that other youth are also 613-862-8578 completing credits towards the Ontario welcome. “A previous Montessori Secondary School Diploma (OSSD). education is not required,” said Pat. “Our focus is on student engage- “A passion for life is.” ment,” said Sarah Wheeler, teacher Pat Gere is School Director at The at The Element. “Instead of looking Element and is a Montessori trained elementhighschool.com forward to after-school extracurricular teacher at the Casa, Elementary and activities, students at The Element can Adolescent levels. Page 18 THE OSCAR l MAY 2015

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IN THE GLEBE Noye’s Fludde Children’s Opera at St. Matthew’s Church

By Margret Brady ers have funded most of the Nankivell costs. “Noye’s Fludde is a magi- cal work that tells the famil- A chorus of animals played iar story of Noah and the Ark by children will be a memo- in a fresh and vibrant new rable feature of St. Mat- way,” says St. Matthew’s thew’s upcoming presenta- musical director Kirkland tion of Benjamin Britten’s Adsett. “Apart from the children’s opera Noye’s obvious beauty and accessi- Fludde. Children and adults bility of the music, it was the alike will enjoy this large- great challenge in mounting scale entertaining work this production as well as its being staged at the Glebe community-building pos- church on Friday May 8 at sibilities that attracted me to 7 p.m. and Saturday May 9 presenting it,” he says. at 2 p.m. Baritone Mark Wilkinson Canon Pat Johnston, rec- will play Noah and mezzo- tor of St. Matthew’s and soprano Lydia Piehl, who Old Ottawa South resident, studies music at the Univer- expresses delight in all that sity of Ottawa, will play his is involved in preparing for wife. Members of St. Mat- this production. “My vision thew’s choirs will play other is that we will offer such key roles, such as Noah’s an amazing production that sons and Mrs. Noah’s nasty all who are involved and gossiping friends. all who come to the per- Many local organizations formances will leave with have contributed talent. many happy memories.” These include the Hand- Written by British com- bell Choir of Rideau Park poser Benjamin Britten and United Church, the Carleton first performed in 1958, Lydia Piehl who will Recorder Ensemble, Junior Noyes’ Fludde has been play Mrs. Noah in Thirteen Strings and OrKid- described as a “community the production of stra. opera”. Its mini-opera style Benjamin Britten’s Members of St. Matthew’s GLAMOUR children’s opera is based on medieval English Boys’ and Girls’ Choirs and “Miracle plays” - a form of Noye’s Fludde that choristers from other Ottawa drama designed to engage St. Matthew’s is churches and schools (such IN THE GLEBE those who would not other- presenting May 8th as First Avenue, Glashan, Jewellery Show th wise have the opportunity to and 9 . Hopewell, Montessori and PHOTO BY BRITTANY see theatrical productions. DEECKER PHOTOGRA- Mutchmor Schools) will per- Motherʼs Day No tickets will be sold, to PHY form the children’s parts. ensure that the performance Weekend Rosemary Nolan, who is accessible to all who wish at the Glebe CC recently stage-managed the to come. St. Matthew’s and 175 Third Avenue Rag and Bone Puppet The- gnag.ca the Anglican Diocese of Ot- atre’s The Story of Holly and Opening Night: Saturday, May 9 tawa’s GIFT campaigns, pre- 10:00 am - 4:00 pm Ivy, has been hired as artistic Friday, May 8 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm senting sponsor Robertson director for the production. $10.00 admission Admission: Martin Architects (RMA), “Noye’s Fludde is an opera includes glass of wine and appies Donation parishioners, and advertis- with a lot of history that has resonated with people throughout the ages,” says Ms. Nolan, who studied drama at Queen’s University.

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APRIL FOOL’S DAY Stop the Tower on the River!

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HEALTH AND WELLNESS Bone Density is Destiny By Angie Arnold as old bone is broken down, – just 16-20 in women and and porous. Decreased bone that force the bones and new bone is built up in its 20-25 in men. At about their strength leads to an increased muscles of the legs and Did you know that your place. So long as the pro- mid-30s, both women and risk of fractures. trunk to work against body completely replaces its cess is balanced, your bones men begin to lose bone. At least 1 in 3 women and gravity. Think brisk own skeleton every 7 to 10 remain strong. This can lead to a condition 1 in 5 men will suffer from walking, racquet sports, years? The natural process of The trouble is that bone known as osteoporosis, in an osteoporotic fracture dur- yard work, climbing “remodelling” ensures that mass peaks at an early age which bones become thin ing their lifetime. 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MUSIC Seventeen Voyces Choir Presents Telemann’s Don Quixote

By Margret Brady opera based on Don Quixote composing music for Leipzig Nankivell until Marie Bouchard, harp- churches. In his 20s, he be- sichordist with the Ottawa came Kapellmeister to Count Baroque Consort, told me Erdmann II in Sorau (now Recently, forensic scientists about it,” he adds. Appropri- in Poland) and began visit- disinterred and identified ately, the Ottawa Baroque ing other European courts, the bones of Don Quixote’s Consort will provide musical later becoming general music author Miguel de Cervantes accompaniment. director for the city of Ham- that had been buried in Telemann’s opera is set burg. Amazingly versatile, Madrid’s Convent of the in Spanish countryside with Telemann played the violin, Barefoot Trinitarians some shepherds and a peasant organ, harpsichord, recorder, 400 years ago. Similarly, wedding, and will largely be chalumeau (clarinet), cello Seventeen Voyces’s musi- sung in the original German and calchedon (lute) and was cal director has unearthed with recitatives in English. a baritone singer. Georg-Phillip Telemann’s It opens with Don Quixote Allison, who teaches voice, rarely performed comic op- and Sancho on the road, violin and piano, is studying era based on Cervantes’s title seeking their next adventure. music at the University of character. The one-act work They encounter a wedding Ottawa with Ingemar Korjus will be presented by Seven- party and are swept up in the and has been tutored by San- teen Voyces on Friday, May event, finding, in truly quix- dra Graham and acclaimed 29, at 7:30 pm at Southmin- otic fashion, that true love counter-tenor Daniel Taylor. Joel Allison. PHOTO BY SEAN DONE ster Church in Ottawa South. may not be compatible with He has performed several It will star bass-baritone Joel wealth and status. roles with the University Allison as the eternal opti- anniversary of his death. Re- Old Ottawa South. Tickets: Reeves hopes to include of Ottawa Opera Ensemble mist who travels the country- searchers believe that the re- Adults $25, Students $15. a giant puppet theatre with and performed the role of side with his faithful squire discovery of his remains may www.seventeenvoyces. dancing sheep. Sarastro in Mozart’s Die Sancho Panza, trigger a renewed interest in ca or at Compact Music, Telemann (1681-1767) is Zauberflöte with the FAVA “I’m always interested the already much-published 206 Bank or 785 Bank St.; one of the most celebrated opera program in Salzburg. in tackling works of qual- and translated author. Ottawa Book Bazaar, 417 Bank St.; and prolific German Baroque He also played Zuniga/Dan- ity which are rarely heard music lovers can get a head Leading Note, 370 Elgin composers. Largely self- cairo in Julie Nesrallah’s pro- - listening to recordings only start on that. St.; Herb & Spice, 1310 taught and actively discour- duction of Carmen on Tap. after I’ve inflicted it with my Wellington St. West or at the aged from studying music by The crypt where Cer- own personal stamp,” says Don Quixote is at door. his family, he abandoned his vantes’s body will be re- Reeves. “I had no idea Te- Southminster United Church, studies of law at the Uni- buried will be open to the lemann had written a comic 15 Aylmer Ave. at Bank St. in versity of Leipzig to begin public next year for the 400th

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FILM REVIEW Carleton University Rolls Out the Red Carpet for the Latin American Film Festival By Tony Wohlfarth The film begins with the construction of the The 18th edition of the Latin canal in 1913, with the American Film Festival manual work performed (LAFF) features 19 films by workers from the West from 18 countries. The Indies, 27,000 of whom screenings will take place in died through malaria and the River Building Theatre industrial accidents. The secret. The hidden wealth at Carleton University from film then shifts to 1950, is now cursed – in a South April 25 – May 9. Many of when (it is said) 65,000 American equivalent of the the films are screening in Americans lived a life of Hope Diamonds. Ottawa for the first time. luxury in Panama. Then, in A century later, Alfonso 1964, an armed standoff took and his little brother search Panama Canal Stories the lives of 24 Panamanians, for the legendary riches, and The opening night film, on leading eventually to he is double-crossed by his April 25th is from Panama. negotiations, which in 1977 “friend” Atilo. Seven years “Panama Canal Stories” is opening the festival April 25th. Co-directed by Abner led to the canal’s gradual pass, and now Alfonso lives Benaim, Panama Canal year history of the waterway of Engineers, and became hand-over in 1999. The most an informal existence in Stories dramatizes key (1913 – 2013). The canal was part of Panama as a result of dramatic events, in 1977, the city, picking trash and moments in the one hundred built by the US Army Corps a 1977 treaty. shows a “patriot” (Silverio) recycling cans for a living. spying on two Americans The duo again search for who visit Panama in their the hidden treasure, but this . c o m role as advisors to President time they compete for the Let’s go for a run! affections of a beautiful

. c o h r a n e p t Or a bike, or a walk... prostitute, Veronica. The w curse plays out in a series of Great fitness wear is here. Labels dramatic events and revenge we love, like Lululemon, MEC, Lolë, attacks played out in the Roots, UnderArmour, Jamie Sadock mean streets of Coronel and more. Tops, bottoms and shoes... Oviedo. ...so you can run like the wind. The film is in Spanish with English subtitles, and the running time is 72 minutes. By contemporary standards, it’s not an elegant film to watch – weak dialogue, shaky camera work, and – at “Empty Cans”, is a film from Paraguay. www.theclothessecret.com times - poor acting. A trailer GMSElemAdGR14C.pdf 1 2015-03-24 8:34 AM may be accessed at the film’s Mon. - Wed.: 10 - 5:30 • Thurs. & Fri.: 10 - 7 • Sat.: 10 - 5 • Sun.: 11 - 5 Carter. Overall, the large cast 613-730-9039 1136 Bank Street (1 1/2 blocks south of Sunnyside) Ottawa ON K1S 3X6 official WEB site: www. is impressive and the acting latasvacias.com/ is quite strong. The musical This is the first film score, by Leonardo Heiblum directed by Herib Godoy. & Jacobo Lieberman, is very Empty Cans screens on evocative. Sunday, May 4 at 16:00. The film closes with archival footage and a North-South Dialogue poignant montage of this LAFF is about more history – not to be missed. than the films. The festival The running time is 1 hour & also features a north-south 40 minutes. dialogue, with a panel Panama Canal Stories discussions (on May 2-3) opens the festival on and cultural events organized C Saturday, April 25 at 19:00. in conjunction with the

M Carleton University Students Empty Cans Association. For further Y The film from Paraguay, information, check out: CM Empty Cans is directed www.cfi-icf.ca by Herib Godoy, and is a MY The Latin American Film mystery/thriller set in the Festival (LAFF) runs from CY Coronel Oviedo, a small April 25-May 9, 2015 in the CMY city in the south east of the River Building Theatre at landlocked country. K Carleton University. Panama The War of the Triple Canal Stories opens the Alliance (1864-1870) is the festival on Saturday, April 25 historic opening scene for at 19:00. Empty Cans screens Empty Cans. The war, pitting on Sunday, May 4 at 16:00. Paraguay versus Argentina/ Brazil/Uruguay, is considered Tony Wohlfarth is an Ottawa- the bloodiest conflict in based freelance film writer Latin American history. As and critic. He previewed the film begins, partisans the films on behalf of The stash Paraguay’s riches OSCAR. underground and face death in order to preserve their THE OSCAR l MAY 2015 Page 25

AROUND TOWN Community Environmental May 19 Master Gardener Lecture known for. Refreshments are also Ottawa Family Cinema is a non- Projects Grant Program. Are you Plant for Continuous Garden available. www.facebook.com/ profit organization run entirely by looking for an opportunity to put Joy with Judith Cox. 7 to 9 p.m OttawaHumaneSocietyAuxiliary volunteers. The cinema is located in your environmental ideas into action? Maintaining colour and creating Notre Dame High School Theatre, The City of Ottawa is now accepting interest throughout the seasons. Ottawa Quilt Show will Showcase 710 Broadview Avenue just north of applications for the 2015 Community FCEF members $12, non-members Hundreds of Quilts on the Mother’s Carling. We have a big 36ft screen, Environmental Projects Grant $15, Bldg 72 CEF Arboretum, east Day Weekend. The Ottawa Valley comfortable seating, state-of-the- Program (CEPGP). exit off Prince of Wales roundabout. Quilters Guild (OVQG) proudly art projectors and Digital theatre CEPGP has funding available presents its “Festival of Quilts 2015”. sound. The Snack Bar offers fresh to community groups and non- May 23 Lilac Walk Tour 2 p.m. This show is held on Mother’s Day hot popcorn with all the usual movie profit organizations who want to Take a guided tour with the Friends’ weekend, May 8th to 10th, at the RA theatre treats at a fraction of the usual undertake environmental stewardship Lilac Team and discover the many Centre. The show runs from 10 a.m.- costs. It operates on weekends from projects in the areas of improving varieties of lilacs and their history at 7 p.m. on Friday, 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. September to May. All management stormwater management, enhancing the CEF. Meet at Macoun Garden in on Saturday, and 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. on and staff of the cinema are volunteers and protecting natural systems, or the CEF Ornamental Gardens, park Sunday. General Admission is $10, and all proceeds beyond operating reducing our environmental impact. at Ag Museum lot, follow the signs, but there is also a Friday Evening costs are directed back to the The application deadline is Monday, donations kindly accepted. Special of only $6 between 5-7 p.m. community. To get tickets or more June 1, at 4 p.m. For details on Weekend passes are also available information: Call 613 722-8218 funding eligibility criteria, the June 23 to 25 “Three Gardens for $15, and children under the age or check the website at www. application process, profiles of past in Three Days” Bus Tour. Visit 3 of 12 are free if accompanied by an familycinema.ca projects, and an online application, magnificent gardens in three days adult. Advanced tickets are available please visit the City of Ottawa – Sonnenburg Estate in upstate on Eventbrite.ca, and tickets will also The Ottawa Public Library is website at ottawa.ca/cepgp. NY, Royal Botanical Gardens in be available at the door. There is free hosting an annual Short Story For more information on CEPGP, Burlington, and Parkwood Estate in parking, and the venue is wheelchair Contest for older adults. Adults 50 contact Jennifer Brown, CEPGP Co- Oshawa, first come first served, $450/ accessible with a restaurant on site. years or older, who have a Library ordinator, at 613-580-2424 x 27914 pp double occupancy. The first bus More information can be found at card, are eligible to enter. They are or at [email protected]. has sold out! www.ottawavalleyquiltersguild. invited to submit a maximum of org, on Facebook at www.facebook. two short stories either in English or Fletcher Wildlife Garden Annual Glebe Collegiate CHEO Drive. com/ottawaquilts and on Twitter @ French. Stories must be original and Native Plant Sale. Saturday, 6 June May 14th, 5 p.m.-9 p.m. Over 300 ottawaquilts. unpublished works, and under 2000 2015, 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. (East students will canvass door-to-door words. Submissions will be accepted side of Prince of Wales Drive, just on May 14th, raising money for Perennial Plant Sale For Charity. from May 5 - June 2. Participants south of the Arboretum) Hundreds CHEO (the Children’s Hospital of Saturday, May 23. 126 Fentiman Ave. can win a cash prize which will of beautiful, local wildflowers Eastern Ontario). All money raised @ 1 p.m. 300 plants of 50 different be presented at An Afternoon of grow in the Ottawa area. These goes directly to CHEO, and will species: large pots of mature plants Storytelling on September 16 during native plants attract and support be presented during their annual available for $4 to $9. If it rains which these authors will each local wildlife, including pollinators telethon. Contact glebeCHEOdrive@ Saturday, we will also sell Sunday, read from their winning stories. such as bees, butterflies, and other gmail.com May 24 @ 1 p.m. For species list, For contest details, visit www. beneficial insects. Loss of natural please e-mail: plants.for.charity@ BiblioOttawaLibrary.ca/50plus. spaces has resulted in the decline Gluten Free Utopia comes back to outlook.com or call 613-730-7016 of many species. We encourage Ottawa on May 31 at the Ukrainian Featuring plants for shade (primula, Cabaret for Reach Canada — you to grow native plants so that Banquet Hall (1000 Byron Avenue). hosta, bloodroot, anemone) and sun Equality and Justice for People with pollinators and other wildlife can find Bringing together local businesses (penstemon, phlox, columbine, iris). Disabilities — stars comedy giant shelter and food. Come and visit our and specialists who know about Darryl Lenox as headliner and MC. demonstration backyard garden, pick living gluten-free, GFU 2015 strives Volunteer Drivers – Abbotsford@ Darryl’s “Blind Ambition” CD was up free plant lists and “how-to” info to create a world without limitations. The Glebe Centre. Our community named one of the top comedy albums on gardening, and talk to our experts. Tickets $10 at the door; children support program urgently needs in 2012. The evening features these Information : www.ofnc.ca/fletcher 12 and under free, or buy tickets volunteers to drive local seniors to great local talents: blues and soul ahead of time at www.eventbrite. medical appointments. Volunteers diva Maria Hawkins, jazz duo Peter Friends of the Central com/e/gluten-free-utopia-2015- pick up the clients at their home, Liu and Peter Hum, inspirational Experimental Farm Events. tickets-13567652213. Goody bags drive them to their medical Propeller Dance, and Loyal Kigabiro Call 613-230-3276 or go to www. for the first 500 visitors. For more appointments and back home. drummers. The Wednesday May friendsofthefarm.ca for more information: www.glutenfreeutopia. Mileage will be reimbursed. We 20 event at St. Elias Centre, 750 information on all these events. com, TEL 613-761-9442 serve clients in the following areas: Ridgewood Avenue, begins with a Glebe, Ottawa South, Ottawa East, sparkling wine reception at 7:00 p.m, May 5 Master Gardener Lecture Ottawa Humane Society Auxiliary Hunt Club, Riverside Park, Billings followed by the performance and “Rejuvenating a Tired Garden” Spring Sale Fundraising Event. and . Police Check sweets at 7:30. To book a seat, go to with Mary Reid. 7 to 9 p.m Step- Saturday 6 Jun, 10:00 to 3:00 p.m. is required. If interested please www.reach.ca or call 613 236 6636. by-step approach to renovate At the Ottawa Humane Society contact: Lonelle Butler Coordinator $75 pp. (with a partial charitable your garden. FCEF members $12, Animal Shelter, 245 West Hunt of Volunteer Services at volunteer@ receipt.) Net proceeds benefit non-members $15, Bldg 72 CEF Club Road, (Across from Lowe’s glebecentre.ca or call 613 238-2727 the education and pro-bono legal Arboretum, east exit off Prince of Hardware Center, in behind the car ext. 353. referral programs Reach offers in our Wales roundabout dealers at the lights.) Free Parking community relating to the rights and and Free Admission. Perennial and interests of persons with disabilities. May 10 Rare and Unusual Plant Annual Plants, Flower pots and Bird Sale 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free, Rain or Houses, Tasty Baking, Exceptional Shine. New and returning specialty Crafts, White Elephant Table, Books, Workshops for 2017 Projects growers and vendors plus garden and Jewelry! There will be many accessory vendors. Master Gardeners garden plants ready for transplant, Do you have a project in mind to mark Canada’s 150th birthday in ready to answer gardening questions hand painted bird houses, sewing, 2017? Something looking to our past, present or future? Perhaps and – plant “coat checking” under knitting, greeting cards, books, something for your neighbourhood or for the community? For the the Friends’ canopy, volunteers help crafts for both pets and people, city or the whole area? For Canada? From Canada for the world? carry new treasures to vehicles. and too many other items to list. (Dare to dream!) Neatby Building parking lot at Take a peek at www.facebook.com/

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SECOND THOUGHTS A Room of One’s Own By Richard Ostrofsky the deaths of two infant children and that are like old friends; and some died in 1781 at the age of 31. She did pictures of and by my grandchildren. Every now and again, someone not have a room of her own. But she In short, what I see is the reflection writes something really valuable, had genius, spirit and wonderful luck, of my own life, past and present: the offering a perception or a suggestion up to a point in her life. Who knows parts of it I choose to keep around that would make the world a bet- what she might have become or ac- me to remind me of who I was and ter place if everyone read it, learned complished if she’d been granted the am. Do you have a room, or a whole from it, took it to heart. Such a piece room and the income? Who knows house, of your own? What do you is Virginia Woolf’s feminist essay, what she would have become without keep in it? What does it say about A Room of One’s Own – not even so those spurring experiences of kidnap- who you are? How does it enable or ‘kheder’ and rhymes with seder) is much the essay as a whole, as the ping and slavery? remind you of what you want to be? the Hebrew word for ‘room.’ I men- title itself. My purpose here is to take It is indeed possible to develop Of course, the room is only a tion these words because ‘seder,’ in that title, and Woolf’s argument, and a rich inner life without a room of container, a facility. The inner man is its literal sense and with all its asso- generalize them for my own purpose. one’s own, though I doubt it can be something else again. But there is a ciations is a perfect term for the room I want to agree with her that a room done without a certain amount of correspondence, a mapping, between Woolf recommends for women, and of one’s own contributes tremen- leisure (which must be obtained in the outer and the inner, and this cor- that I recommend for everyone. The dously, and is tremendously valuable whatever way one can, and at what- respondence helps you be who you little room that I’ve described is my in the development of an identity and ever price). What the room contrib- are and become who you want to be. ‘seder’ – my sacred arrangement. It’s an inner life. utes though, if one is able to arrange It brings to hand the needed tools and not just a cluttered space, only more One should admit from the start it, is a custom-made space for indi- conveniences for whatever purposes or less ‘in order.’ It has for me all the that the lack of such a room is a viduation that a rich inner life both or projects, and helps not just to keep ritual overtones that ‘seder’ suggests handicap that can be overcome. requires and augments. The room is these projects in mind, but to remind in its specific association with Pass- Alice Walker is correct in this, where you can collect and organize you of the direction you choose to over, as my personal arrangement for though her example to the contrary the tools and paraphernalia that you take them. Some people hang maps comfort, privacy and work. is poorly chosen. Phillis Wheatley need or desire. Some such there will or pictures of places they plan to vis- Everyone needs a seder (in this (c. 1753 – December 5, 1784) was be, though the less the better, per- it. Some hang plans and diagrams of broad sense) – a room of his or her a West African child who was sold haps. For Diogenes the cynic it was items they plan to build. Some have own. The world would be a better into slavery at the age of seven, just a bathtub that he sat in when little shrines to remind them of gods place if everyone could have one. In transported to North America and the weather was fine and slept under or ancestors that they expect to join. particular, young children seem to sold to a family in Boston who taught when it rained. For me now it’s basi- What you keep in your room, and the benefit greatly from a room of their her to read and write, and encouraged cally a laptop to read and write on, a way you keep it, helps you remain or own – a place to keep their toys, their her poetry when they saw her talent. La-Z-Boy (with a goose-neck lamp) become who you are trying to be. In trinkets and trophies and craft items, For most of her life, this poor woman to read in, and a mattress to sleep on. that way it works as a kind of magic their drawings and their paintings. did not own even her own person, I even sleep in the La-Z-Boy as often spell, a kind of psychic technology, Both children and adults need spaces much less a room of her own and an as not, so could probably do without to suggest feelings and thoughts that to be together, but also a space to be independent income. But in 1774 she the mattress, in a pinch. And I too you want to have, or things that you alone. If this room has a view on the published a book of poetry, Poems have been tremendously lucky – not want to feel and think about. outside world, so much the better. on Various Subjects, that made in Phillis Wheatley’s way, but in There is a Hebrew word ‘seder’ her famous, and that was read and some others. (rhyming with ‘raider’). You can Richard Ostrofsky’s Second Thoughts praised, for example, by Voltaire and Whatever you need or desire, your find it in an English dictionary as bookstore was a hub of conversation by George Washington. room is where you collect and keep the name for a ritual meal that Jew- and contemplation in Old Ottawa Yet Wheatley is an exception it. In this way it becomes not a kind ish people eat on Passover – which South for many years. He continues that proves Woolf’s point. She was of mirror of your personal identity, may have been “the Last Supper” to contribute to the OSCAR from extraordinarily lucky in the fam- but one that surrounds it like a shell. that Jesus shared with his disciples. afar and would welcome feedback ily that she was sold to. In some When I look around my room now, But this noun comes from a Hebrew or conversation about his articles at other household she might have been I see a charcoal sketch of Beethoven verb ‘lesader’ (pronounced to rhyme [email protected]. Further es- worked and whipped to death, not that once belonged to my parents; my with ‘guess-mah-dare’) which means says and ruminations can be found at given an education and the leisure to niddan (second degree) certificate in to arrange, to organize. There’s a www.secthoughts.com. read and write poetry. When she was Aikido, which I practiced and taught related common word ‘beseder’ freed, in 1778 at the age of 25, she for many years; a few books I’ve which means ‘OK’ or ‘all right,’ but married, struggled with poverty and read that were important to me – that literally, ‘in order.’ By coincidence, I will probably never read again, but ‘cheder’ (which is pronounced

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LANDSCAPING Tips to Make a Shady Yard Come Alive By Jay Ladell The American cranberry bush (Viburnum trilobum) and the native Most houses in Old Ottawa South witherod (Viburnum cassinoides) are situated on modest properties that both produce white flowers in spring, get shade from overhead trees and colourful berries in summer, and red buildings. Some homeowners think foliage in fall. that their shady yards are destined to The Saskatoon serviceberry (Amel- be dreary. anchier alnifolia) and the red-bark Yet shady yards can become beauti- dogwood (Cornus sericea) provide ful sanctuaries with colourful plants, interest in every season. They both shrubs and ground cover. Just follow- produce gorgeous spring blossoms, ing these tips: berries in summer, red and orange The first step is to enrich your soil leaves in fall and silvery (Amelanch- since shade-loving plants thrive in ier) or red (Cornus) bark in winter. earth rich in organic matter, just like Hydrangea (Hydrangea paniculata) in the forest. Mix in mushroom com- varieties produce large panicles of post, black earth or last year’s decom- white summertime flowers that fade posed leaf pile to amend the garden. to pink. The second step is to determine Consider adding a trellis in your what kind of shade garden you have garden to grow flowering vines. so you can select the right plants for The Jackmanii clematis (Clematis x your yard’s light conditions. To find jackmanii ‘Superba’) produces large out, spend time in your yard during deep-purple flowers that bloom from the morning, afternoon and early eve- June to September. ning to observe the number of hours If you have a partly sunny yard that of direct sunlight it receives. gets four to six hours of direct sun- A full shade garden receives almost light you can choose from a diverse no direct sunlight; a partial shade range of plants. Many full sun plants garden receives two to four hours a can tolerate less sunlight, just expect day; a partly sunny garden receives less flowers and slower growth. Start direct light for up to six hours per by looking at the countless horti- day. A garden may also be considered cultural varieties of well-behaved partially shaded if it receives dapple daylilies (Hemerocallis) and Irises, By playing with texture and shades of green you will create great garden sunlight throughout the day beneath a available in every color from muted dynamics even in full shade. Plants displayed are: clematis, cranesbill, canopy of trees. yellows to dark purple. lady fern, hydrangea and hakone grass. The plant selection for full shade Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) is PHOTO BY JAY LADELL. gardens is somewhat limited, but you a tried and true sunny garden peren- can still create a stunning lush oasis. nial that can also be grown in part Think foliage and subtle white or sun, try the orange and white varieties Jay Ladell is an award-winning landscape designer, in- pastel coloured flowers. too. False indigo (Baptisia australis) dustry certified-installer, member of Landscape Ontario One of my favourite plant combi- is a native flower that won the Peren- and owner of Ladell Landscaping & Gardens nations is the thin-leaved Japanese nial Plant Association’s Plant of the hakone grass (Hakonechloa macra) Year in 2010. It is a wonderful foliage planted alongside the large-leaved plant with blue flowers, just make blue angel hosta (Hosta ‘Blue Angel’) sure to pinch off the seed pods if you that is juxtaposed with the fine-leafed don’t want seedlings. maiden-hair fern (Adaintum peda- Two flowering shrubs that are ideal tum). for a partly sunny garden are bigleaf For flowers, try jack-in-the-pulpit hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla) (Arisaema triphyllum), Astilbe, which blooms pink or blue in July, bleeding hearts (Dicentra spectabi- and Kalm St-John’s-Wort (Hypericum lis), coralbells (Heuchra) and barren kalmianum) with its profuse gold strawberry (Waldsteinia). blossoms. Many spirea (Spiraea) do Part-shade gardens accept a much well in a bit of shade, my favorite is wider range of plants. To start the birch leaf (Spiraea betulifolia ‘Tor’) season, spring-blooming woodland which glows orange and red in fall. bulbs and ephemerals are ideal for Lilacs (Syringa) likewise do well shade since the sun-blocking tree when slightly shaded. leaves have not yet opened. Striking When it comes to ground cover, examples are: Trillium, glory-of-the- highland cream thyme (Thymus snow (Chionodoxa forbesii), daffo- praecox ‘Highland Cream’) is a great dil (Narcissus) and hepatica nobilis companion for candytuft (Iberis (‘Rubra Plena’) sempervirens). Creeping phlox (Phlox Part-shade plants prefer dappled subulata) produces in spring a blanket light and the cool morning or late of vibrant flowers in red, white, pink afternoon sun. Follow-up the spring and lavender that is a bright addition show with summer flowers like bell- next to spring bulbs. flower (Campanula carpatica), Paris By following these tips, your coralbells (Heuchera ‘Paris’), Giles garden will no longer be a place you Van Hees speedwell (Veronica spicata want to escape from but a succulent ‘Giles Van Hees’), Rozanne cranesbill oasis that you want to escape to! (Geranium ‘Rozanne’) and balloon flower (Platycodon grandiflorus). Send your topic ideas to oscar@ Flowering shrubs such as viburnum landscapeottawa.com or visit: www. species thrive in part-shade condi- landscapeottawa.com tions. Page 28 THE OSCAR l MAY 2015

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CARLETON SPORTS Varsity Recruiting By Joe Scanlon up two years of eligibility. Time at until your third or fourth season. the time you are in your third, fourth a CGEP doesn’t count; time at a But you will practice and play with and fifth season, we expect to be one It’s final recruiting time for Varsity community college does count. some of the best basketball players in of the very best teams in Canada. sports at Carleton and each team has Men’s hockey does not run into Canada because Carleton is without Now with almost everyone on the its own challenges. the same problem because its top question the best team in Canada – roster coming back for a third season, recruits do not come from CGEP’s or we’ve shown that by winning five the pitch has changed. Some players Women’s Hockey community colleges but from junior consecutive national championships. will be recruited for specific positions. Women’s hockey for example is in hockey. Many are over-age players If you are good enough come and A few may be good enough to crack the second season of a rebuilding job. who were offered one final season in join us. By the time you finish five the line-up. But most will have to be The team won only one game in 2013- junior hockey after they failed to win seasons you will be an outstanding told that it will be a season or two 14 and finished out of the playoffs in slots with National Hockey League player. And you will be a member of a before they get much playing time. 2014-15. teams. championship team. However, they will be extremely well It is now trying to change that looked after by a team that is well- by recruiting players who are not Men’s Hockey Women’s Basketball financed and can afford the best for its committed to US universities – where The men’s hockey sales pitch is Other sports vary season by season. players. scholarships are readily available. different from other sports. Women’s basketball for example Its sales pitch is: join us; if you Its top recruits are young men whose expects most players to return this Not Athletics but Education come to us you can play right away. goal was to play professional hockey season. Tied to all this of course is another But recruits are also told: you can in the National Hockey League – and Their pitch this season will have sales pitch – not about athletics but expect to be on a losing team your first now realize that isn’t going to happen. two parts. One part will be that the about education. couple of seasons. Carleton competes They are told: your dreams of playing team is weak in certain positions. That Student athletes have to be sold on against some of the best women’s in the NHL are over; now you need will apply only to some recruits. The the sport but they also need to be sold hockey teams in Canada such as to think about a university education. other part is that we have been to the on a university program. McGill and Montreal. It will take us Come to Carleton and continue to Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) Some student athletes want to go several seasons to build a team that play hockey at a high level and get a championships twice in recent years. into physical education with a goal will defeat such powerhouses. university degree. If you come to Carleton you will be on of becoming a high school teacher. There’s another problem with There is an added pitch and that is a contending team. Carleton doesn’t have a physical women’s hockey and that is that that university hockey is at a higher It will also be mentioned that one education program and it also doesn’t Quebec students go from secondary level than Junior A because the players recent player – Alyson Bush – went on have sports-related programs like school to a college or CGEP are older, stronger and more mature. to play professionally in Germany. Pro kinesiology. If a student is determined (Collège d’enseignement général But it can still lead to a career as a ball is not out of reach for university to take one of those two, then Carleton et professionnel) and then on to professional, perhaps not in the NHL women basketball players. is out. university. The two years in college but certainly in a league lower down. Sometimes that can be resolved don’t affect university eligibility so Men’s Football by discovering whether the student that means Quebec athletes start their Men’s Basketball Then there’s men’s football. wants to teach physical education or university careers two years older than Men’s basketball has an entirely Two seasons’ ago the sales pitch to teach and coach. If it’s the latter, athletes from other parts of Canada. different approach. It is: if you come was: we are a brand new team. We the potential athlete can be told: you What about a student that goes from to us you can expect – unless you are are well-financed and well-equipped can take any subject, teach that subject high school to an Ontario community very, very good – to spend a lot of and have very strong alumni support. and still coach. Teachers who want college? That is all right, but it uses time practicing and a lot of time sitting Every position is open and you can to coach and have a background in a on the bench. You won’t be a starter expect to start in our first season. By particular sport are always welcome.

Carleton Champions By Joe Scanlon vived its football program the season – fencing and Nordic skiing – won give Carleton the overall gold. before last. Ontario University Athletics (OUA) In Nordic skiing, Carleton women Most media attention goes to teams Carleton, however, also com- championships. and men both took gold. in high profile sports – such as foot- petes – and does very well – in other In fencing, the men – Liam The women’s champions were ball, basketball and hockey – partly sports such as fencing, cross-country Costello, Brian Valta, Joseph Wright Kyla Vanderzwet and Kendra Mur- because those teams have national (Nordic) skiing, water polo and – and Zac Zanussi – took gold in the ray. The men were Steffan Lloyd and championships. this season – in curling when (as épée – and – Geoffrey Devaney, Phil Colin Abbott. Soccer – even though it has a the OSCAR reported in March) the McCully, Sebastian Mostovac and The women’s race was really Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) women’s curling went to the world Alexandre Salat – gold in the foil. tight: Carleton finished two seconds championship tends to get overshad- university championships, reaching The sabre team – Alecs Tudor, Jason ahead of Lakehead University. The owed by football, something which the final before losing to Russia. Kneitz, Noah Latchem and Tristan men were 25 seconds ahead of, once became evident when Carleton re- This season two Carleton teams Phillips – took the bronze, enough to again, Lakehead. YOGA CLASSES FOR THE WEEKEND TO END WOMEN’S CANCER may 8 may 13 (all welcome 10am) (mommy & me 11am) GLEBE WE’VE chiropractic clinic + may 22 may 27 massage therapy centre (all welcome 10am) (babywearing 11am) GOT 99 Fifth Ave., Suite 7 more dates to be announced! Ottawa — Fifth Avenue Court drop in welcome YOUR Minimum $10 donation 613.237.9000 BACK glebechiropractic.com 1080 bank st. at sunnyside ave. glebemassage.com (book your next massage online) THE OSCAR l MAY 2015 Page 31

CARLETON CORNER 2015 C2UExpo: Carleton Holds Conference on Citizen Solutions for a Better World By Susan Hickman attendees.” York City sharing a new software ap- that use different presentation styles The bi-annual three-day event plication on green maps. It could be to engage their audiences. There’s a lot to be learned from a (Community, College, University- the health of newcomers to Canada, “At past conferences, we have seen conference that attracts people be- Exposition), often gathers more than including those who identify as gay, drumming circles, storytelling, the- hind community-campus partnerships 400 people to hear speakers engaged lesbian or transgendered and coming atre performances and world cafés, from all over the world and Carleton in social, cultural, health, environ- from different parts of the world.” in addition to standard oral presenta- University is front and centre this ment and economic issues as commu- Before studying at Carleton, Yordy tions and panels,” says Bedford. year. nity-campus partnerships showcase worked as an economist and devel- Students who attend will be The 2015 event on campus from their best practices. opment practitioner in the Middle able to expand their networks and May 26 to 29 will explore “Citizen Chris Yordy, a Carleton graduate East and North Africa. He has been knowledge through exposure to how Solutions For A Better World” by student who attended the 2013 C2U- involved in field research on com- community-campus projects are mak- investigating policy development for Expo in Cornerbrook, NL, is work- munity food and nutritional security ing the world a better place, she adds. solutions in health, social economy, ing behind the scenes on program in Egypt. “Community-campus collabora- environmental sustainability, commu- development for the upcoming event The 2013 conference, he says, tion is key for fostering research and nity food security and employment. and says it’s a great opportunity for “was a way for me to bring some of project development that has practi- Conference co-ordinator Nicole Carleton students to become involved those things to bear in a local con- cal, on-the-ground impacts towards Bedford says the “cross-pollination as ambassadors. text.” healthier communities and a better of ideas” makes the Expo series In Newfoundland, Yordy, a PhD This year’s Expo will emphasize world.” unique. candidate in the School of Public building practical skills, problem For more information about the “Community-campus projects Policy and Administration, presented solving and developing action plans, conference, or to register, please see tackle a wide range of issues,” she about his research with the Commu- explains Bedford. the website: http://cuexpo2015.ca/. says, “which means the conference nity First: Impacts of Community En- “Our goal is to have conference Carleton Corner is provided by can see attendees who specialize in gagement (CFICE) project overseen attendees leave feeling as if they Carleton University’s Department anything from human rights to social by Carleton. have gained key skills or had a dif- of University Communications. As enterprise and government policy. All “The diversity of organizations ficult problem addressed, so they are your community university, Carleton these individuals have unique per- that have a stake in creating a bet- re-energized to continue their impor- has many exciting events of inter- spectives on how to make the world ter tomorrow undoubtedly offers the tant community-campus partnership est to Old Ottawa South. For more a better place, which provides a very kind of experience you look back on work.” information about upcoming events, valuable networking and knowledge- and think: ‘Something is different,’” Organizers have been seeking pro- please go to carleton.ca/events. sharing opportunity for conference he says. posals on leading-edge work, encour- “It could be an NGO from New aging presenters to submit sessions

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TRILLIUM RECIPES Messiah or Pariah?: Living a Life Unplugged By Jocelyn LeRoy panic about their lives getting sucked unexpected challenges and surprises, steps toward your dream, and never up by their attachment to social me- and the tears, fears and triumphs that lose sight of it.” Certainly, words Your life changes when you decide dia. While snapping photos of daily come with Sonia’s and her daughter to live by, spoken by today’s most to unplug your computer, put it in minutiae to post on Facebook and Rowan’s work there. And this year famous astronaut. the cupboard and close the cupboard share with the world, the question Rowan’s brother Robbie went along This is an example of the Internet door behind you. arises: What are we missing while to help, too. at its best. No selfies, no flash-in-the- I’m the “smell the roses” type. I engaged in this frenzy? I look forward to hearing Rowan’s pan photos, no other indulgences. like things real and touchable, includ- But yesterday I spent two hours in story while driving her to her stables To give credit where credit is due, ing books. I love using my imagina- front of my son’s computer, taking and back. Robbie will tell me of his more people today are trying a new, tion, inspired by the words I read in a a virtual trip to Africa. I read my experience while we sit in the coffee radical experiment: putting aside book. It’s true that a good audio book daughter’s day-by-day account of her shop. I will hear the inflection in their their smartphones for an entire day is delightful to listen to if you’re ly- most recent trip to Senegal, where voices as they tell me of their trip to or even a weekend. Some of these ing flat on your back in a hospital, or she volunteers several times each Isle Goré, the port of no return from people report a real spike in their if you’re on a trip looking at thou- year. I lapped up every word and which thousands of slaves were sent anxiety levels. Then comes a realiza- sands of miles of tundra. photo. She moved me to tears and to North America. As for their entire tion that they are in fact addicted to The real issue is, as I hear daily on caused me to laugh out loud. It was experience in Africa, I value their real-time question and response, and the radio, that studies are coming in the next best thing to actually being sharing about what happened, how are detached from (and forgetful of) that show people are beginning to with her in West Africa. I knew the they dealt with the unexpected. I will their former ways of daily living and backstory, many of the players, the learn their unique viewpoints, which, communicating. Truly, these folks are in turn, reveal their changing in crisis. world-view and a growing I, for one, have little patience for awareness of how similar is couples who sit in restaurants face- mankind living in vastly dif- to-face looking not at each other, ferent parts of the world. but down at their phones. Could any Ask Chris Hadfield. His message be that important? I cherish world-view is exceptional. the time I spend talking to my hus- He and Sonia set up a Skype band, my children, my friends. They meeting with Senegal’s Tali- are my focus. I want no distractions. bés – these are begging street Unfortunately, my life unplugged boys who live in daily danger, sets me up for criticism, and some- without family, education, times I feel like a pariah. protection, sufficient food, Let me end by paraphrasing from and worst of all, without None of the Above, a book written hope. On this day Com- by one of my steady customers. His mander Hadfield spoke to five-year-old daughter asked him, these boys. One boy, Arouna, “What is God’s phone number?” asked him, “What if you have Long pause. And then, receiving no a dream and there is no hope quick answer, the daughter asked, “If of it ever coming true?” Chris we can’t reach Him by phone, can we Hadfield replied, as if to his reach Him by Internet?” own son, “Take tiny forward TRILLIUM RECIPE Pear and Leek Soup

Ingredients 4 tbsp oil or butter 2 cups chopped leeks 1 lb pears, chopped 4 cups chicken stock ½ tsp summer savory ¼ tsp salt Pepper to taste

Directions 1. Sauté leeks for about 3 min. 2. Transfer to blender. Add pears. 3. Blend. Transfer to saucepan. 4. Add stock, savory and salt. 5. Bring to boil, then lower heat. 6. Cover and simmer for 20 min. 7. Add pepper

Makes 6 servings. Serve with wholewheat bread or baguette, and camembert (or other similar) cheese. THE OSCAR l MAY 2015 Page 33

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RED APRON RECIPES amount of oil and season with salt & Oatmeal Topping: tom of a well greased 9-inch bundt Organic Greens with Goat pepper. Grill on the BBQ (or sear in ½ cup regular large flake rolled oats2 pan. a sauté pan). Slice the ramps thinly ¼ cup brown sugar or maple sugar Cheese, Grilled Asparagus & using the whites and light green parts ¼ cup chopped walnuts Cake: In the bowl of a stand mixer, Spring Ramp only. Whisk oil and vinegar together, 2 tbsp all purpose flour cream the butter and sugar, add eggs Dressing– Serves 4 season with salt and pepper, and 2 tbsp maple syrup and mix well. Add sour cream and whisk in the ramps. Toss greens with 1 tsp cinnamon vanilla, mix to combine. Fold in This salad makes four lunch portions, vinaigrette and separate onto four ¼ cup cold butter chopped rhubarb. or can be served with a seared breast plates. Top each plate with ¼ of the In a separate bowl, combine dry of chicken or salmon as a dinner. asparagus. Serve immediately. 2Hopefully you will be able to find ingredients. Stir this into the creamed local rhubarb at the market. Castor mixture until blended. 6 cups organic local greens1 Maple Rhubarb Sour Cream River Farm sells rolled oats. There Spoon the batter evenly over the 1bunch young asparagus Coffee Cake should be a number of maple syrup topping. ½ cup olive oil or good quality producers on hand as well. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 45 to 50 minutes, or until toothpick canola oil Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Topping: in a bowl, combine oats, inserted into the centre of the cake ¼ cup white wine vinegar Cake: sugar, walnuts, flour, maple syrup & comes out clean. Let cool, and run a 2-3 ramps (wild garlic) ½ cup unsalted butter, softened cinnamon. Cut in cold butter until knife around the outside edge of the Sea salt and freshly ground black 1 cup granulated maple sugar crumbly. Evenly press onto the bot- cake to invert onto cake platter. pepper to taste 2 eggs 1 1 cup Chèvre or Feta 1 ½ cup sour cream 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 1 A number of vendors at the Ottawa 2 cups organic all-purpose flour Farmers’ Market sell both organic 2 teaspoon baking powder greenhouse greens and lovely goat 1 teaspoon baking soda and sheep milk cheeses, including ½ teaspoon salt Canreg Station, Glengarry Cheese- 2 ½ cups chopped rhubarb makers & Folies Bergères Toss the asparagus in a small SpringFLING Area Worship Services WITH FATIA You're invited! Location Times Colour your look Sunnyside Wesleyan Sunday Worship Church Services at 9:00 a.m. and this Spring! 58 Grosvenor Avenue 11:00 a.m., Children’s Offers valid for May and June only (at Sunnyside) program offered during worship services. HIGHLIGHTS St Margaret Mary Mass Sunday at 10:30 a.m. $95 Catholic Church and 7 Fairbairn (corner of Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. Sunnyside) $85 COLOUR & CUT Trinity Anglican Church Holy Eucharist at 8:00 a.m. 1230 Bank St and 10:00 a.m. with Church (at Cameron Ave) School & Choir

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SUNNYSIDE LIBRARY PROGRAMS Sunnyside Branch special women in their lives Facilitator: Michael to learn to knit or improve wildly successful in the Ottawa Public Library to share books. Ages 7-12. F. Stewart: http:// your skills? Now is the time fifteenth century. This talk 1049 Bank Street, Registration. michaelfstewart.com to come to Sunnyside and will outline the della Robbia Ottawa Tuesdays, 7:00 p.m. (60 Registration. bring your knitting needles production and illustrate 613-730-1082, min.): January 13, February Mondays, 6:00 p.m. (120 and yarn to begin knitting its integration into Italian Adult Services, ext 22 10, March 10, April 14, May min.): May 11, June 8 that first scarf for winter, or architecture of the time. Children’s Services, 12 share your project if you are Registration. ext 29 Ukrainian Conversation an experienced knitter and Wednesday, May 27, 2:30 Guysread Join our group led by a enjoy conversation and a cup pm (60 min.) Share the love of books. For of tea! Drop-in. Children’s Programs fluent Ukrainian speaker. boys and a significant adult. Wednesdays, 1:00 pm (60 Babytime Start off with a review of the Making a Hard Copy Photo Ages 8-12. Registration. min.): May 13, 27, June 10, For babies and their parents Ukrainian alphabet. All are Album from Digital Photos Wednesdays, 7:00 p.m. (60 24 or caregiver with stories, welcome. Registration. We all take lots of digital min.): May 27 rhymes, songs and games. Mondays, 7:00 pm (60 photos. But most just sit on Conversation en français 0-18 months. Drop In. min.): May 4, 25, June 1, 15 a computer and, at best, are Club de lecture en français Improve your spoken French Tuesdays, 2:15 p.m. (30 seen on-screen. Why not pour les enfants! / French and meet new friends in a min.) Conversations Among do more with your photos? Book Club for Kids relaxed setting. Intermediate Session 3: May 5 – May 26 Canadians Chris Taylor, President of the Do you like reading in level required. Drop in. Ottawa PC Users’ Group will French? Join our new French We will, as usual in Thursdays, 6:30 pm (60 Toddlertime show you how easy it is to book club for kids and a this program, share our min.): January 22 – May 28 For toddlers and a parent use an on-line service to cre- significant adult. Ages 7 – experience, knowledge, or caregiver with stories, ate beautiful hard-copy books 10. Registration. reflections and ideas on a Adult Special Programs rhymes, songs and games. of your photos, completely Aimez-vous lire en français? wide range of topics relevant Ages 18-35 months. customized, with embellish- Venir à notre nouveau club to life in Canada, past, Registration is Required; Coffee House ments, backgrounds, frames, de lecture en français pour present and future. Making registration starts January 7, The Teen Advisory Group text and more. Registration. les enfants et une adulte an informal appreciation of 2015 at Sunnyside Library is Thursday, May 28, 6:30 pm important. Âgés 7 – 10. the Canadian situation, we Choose only one of the two organizing a Coffee House (120 min.) Inscription requise. will continue to challenge options below: presenting several shows Mondays, 6:30 p.m. (60 our imaginations and find Tuesdays, 10:15 a.m. (30 from local talent. The event min.): May 25 our voices, hoping to offer Discovering Canadian min.) is open to all ages, 6 and up. Lundi, 18h30 (60 min.): 25 helpful contributions around Antiques and Folk Art with Session 3: May 5 – May 26 Drop in. mai the celebrations of the 150th Shaun Markey OR anniversary of Confederation Thursday, May 7, 6:00 pm This presentation by Shaun Thursdays, 10:15 a.m. (30 (120 min.) Teen Programs in 2017. Registration. Markey will delve into his min.) Wednesdays, 2:00 - 4:00 30 years as an antique and Session 3: May 7 – May 28 TAG (Teen Advisory pm (120 min.): January 7 – Establish Your Own folk art collector and dealer. Group) (Ongoing Event) June 24 Monarch Butterfly Shaun will draw upon his Family Storytime Sunnyside Teens--join our Waystation book, Folk Art in the Attic, (Bilingual) new Teen Advisory Group Workshops for 2017 Projects Everything you need to for visuals, background Stories, rhymes and songs for and have a say in which As the 150th anniversary know from choosing a site, information and anecdotes on preschoolers, toddlers and a programs, activities and of Confederation in 2017 making a plan, and choosing the subject. From definitions parent or caregiver. services will be offered to draws near, some Canadians the specific host and nectar of folk art, to various forms No registration required. youth and also help plan and are suggesting we mark plants for the Monarch and media used by artists, to Contes, rimes et chansons implement them. Ages 14-18. the occasion with projects Butterfly’s survival. You will examples of iconic Canadian pour les enfants préscolaires, To join, stop by the branch. large and small, focused on learn about the Monarch’s folk art, this session should les tout-petits et un parent ou Look for Teen Programs our past, present or future. migration and current plight, appeal to anyone who has gardien. presented by Teens: such as A workshop for people to and how you can certify an interest or wants to learn Aucune inscription requise. Peer Tutoring plus Drop in discuss, brainstorm or work your garden as a Monarch more about Canadian folk Wednesdays 10:15 a.m. / Board Game & Card Game on their projects will be held Waystation. Registration. art and antiques, and will be mercredi 10h15 (30 min.) nights. Meet once a month on at the Sunnyside library on Thursday, May 14, 6:30 pm relevant to the beginning, Session 3: May 6 – May 27 / Fridays. Saturday mornings until the (60 mins.) intermediate and advanced 6 mai – 22 avril end of May. Drop-in. collector. Registration. Exam Cram / Études Saturdays, 10:00 am-12:00 Thursday, June 4, 6:30 pm Children’s Special How to Start a Business intensives pm (120 min.): March 21 – (90 min.) Programs May 30 Interested in starting a Need a spot to cram for business? Invest Ottawa exams? Come to the library Silly Saturdays at Sunnyside business advisors present How to Manage Stress and get your studying done. Ingenious Talks (Faculty / On s’amuse les samedis à this information-packed and Trigger Relaxation We provide a quiet study of Engineering & Design, Sunnyside workshop on starting a Response space in our Meeting Carleton University) Each week there will be business and business Room (downstairs, past the FED Talks is a new speaker This program starts by board games, Lego, crafts or planning. Offered in Children’s Area), complete series from Carleton teaching you how to identify another activity. Ages 6 & partnership with Invest with WiFi access. University’s Faculty of your sources of stress. up. No registration required. Ottawa. Registration. Study hard and good luck on Engineering and Design Strategies to help manage Chaque semaine il y aura your exams! that engages the community Thursday, May 21, 6:00 pm your stress will be discussed des jeux de société, Lego, June 10-25 in discussions of timely (120 min.) such as nutrition, relaxation du bricolage, ou une autre and innovative ideas in techniques, botanical activité. Âgés de 6 ans et Adult Programs engineering, design and Art Talks – The Della medicine and Reiki. plus. Aucune inscription technology. This series Robbias: Blue and White Registration. requise. The Writing Workshop is open to the public and Ceramic Sculpture from Saturday, June 6, 2:00 pm Saturdays, 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 An opportunity for writers of everyone is encouraged to 15th Century Tuscany (120 min.) p.m.: January 10 – May 30 fiction, non-fiction, poetry, come out and learn! Coffee Sculptor Luca della Robbia Les samedis, 13 h – 16h : and experimental forms to and snacks will be available. (1400-1481) founded an Janvier 10 – 30 mai Drop in. Travelogue to Nepal— gather. Our emphasis will artistic family dynasty whose Kathmandu and rural areas be on developing works- Wednesdays, 6:30 pm (60 blue and white ceramics Children’s Book Clubs Come and enjoy a in-progress for publication. min.): May 6, June 3 remain almost as fresh as presentation that highlights The workshop will provide the day they were made. Mother-Daughter Book some of the “must sees” writers with encouragement Knit & Knatter: Learn to Their originality, ornamental Club of Kathmandu and then and constructive criticism Knit beauty, and economy of A place for girls and the ventures outside to the from their peers. Author/ Have you always wanted manufacture made them THE OSCAR l MAY 2015 Page 35

SUNNYSIDE LIBRARY PROGRAMS - CONTINUED FROM PAGE 34 villages that make up (60 min.) Madden (2009) Registration. this country that is 75% June title (France): Réparer Second Friday Adult Book May title: Her Fearful mountainous. Presented Adult Book Clubs les Vivants by Mailys de Club Symmetry by Audrey by Anna Van Adrichem - Kerangal (2014) Meet new people and join in Niffenegger Rochon from the Friendship European Book Club Wednesdays, 6:00 pm (120 stimulating discussions on June: Book selection for Force. Registration. The European Book Club is a min.): May 20, June 17 selected titles in a friendly 2015-2016 Thursday, June 11, 6:30 pm cooperation of the European and relaxed atmosphere Fridays, 2:00 pm (60 min.): (105 min.) Union National Institutes for Non-Fiction Adult Book every second Friday of the May 15, June 19 Culture (EUNIC) in Ottawa: Club month. Newcomers are the Austrian Cultural Forum, Join in stimulating welcome. Registration. Sunnyside Adult Book Club Vienna – Amsterdam River discussions on selected titles May title: The Rosie Project Join in stimulating Cruise the Goethe Institute, the Romanian Cultural Institute, of non-fiction in a friendly by Graeme C. Simsion discussions on selected titles Al Sangster hosts this the Instituto Camoes of and relaxed atmosphere. June: Book selection for in a friendly and relaxed exciting adventure! Portugal and the Embassy A variety of topics will be 2015-2016 atmosphere on the last Friday Beginning in Vienna and of the Republic of Poland. discussed depending on Fridays, 2:00 pm (60 min.): of the month. Registration. traveling up the Danube The EBC aims to promote the interests of the group. May 8, June 12 May title: The Dinner by River to Kelheim, Germany, European authors and their Bring your suggestions. Herman Koch this cruise crosses the 170 works. A book title from Registration. Mystery Book Club June: Book selection for Km Rhine Danube Canal to an EU country is selected June title: Blue Future: Do you enjoy reading 2015-2016 Bamburg, down the Main for discussion each month. Protecting Water for People mysteries? Share the Fridays, 2:00 pm (60 min.): River to Rudesheim, and on Registration. and the Planet Forever by enjoyment of good mysteries May 29, June 19 to Amsterdam on the Rhine. May title (Ireland): Molly Maude Barlow (2013) in a relaxed atmosphere. Registration. Fox’s Birthday by Deirdre Fridays, 2:00 pm (60 min.): Join us for discussion every Thursday, June 18, 6:30 pm June 5 third Friday of the month. BETWEEN THE BRIDGES BABY The Second Time Around By Heather Lynch announcement that you are expecting TOO!” the photographer exclaimed. baby number two. Quite frankly – no “We’ve got to get a picture of this!” “Please consider this email as one really cares. I’ll admit to the very Just then, my friend, the guest of confirmation that I will attend the same reaction in the case of friends honor, came over to greet me, impec- interview at the time below; if pos- and family when that second child cably dressed in the most beautiful sible I would prefer to conduct it in rolls around – I recall one instance of pink maternity dress I had ever seen, my first language, which is English” stopping off at a baby shop as a com- hair and makeup professionally done. I wrote. I thought for a moment, then plete afterthought to pick up some, “Yes,” she squealed “the two bellies added, “in the instance that I give uninspired gift, on my way to visit together!” I’ll admit it took every monitor began to shake with vol- birth to my baby in the interim, I will my friend`s second baby. “She al- effort not to cry when I got a copy ume. “I’ll go up”, I said, and made make every effort to provide timely ready has everything,” I told myself of those pictures and the only thing my way to Logan`s room. When I notification to HR and supply the as the cashier rang it up. “I’m sure no more obvious in them, apart from my opened the door, he was standing appropriate medical paperwork, and one else will have brought anything.” friend’s excitement and happiness on in his crib, what bit of hair he has would kindly request the interview be I was mostly right. her special day, was the huge straw- standing curly and on end, in his little scheduled for the week after.” SEND. Before Logan was born, I remem- berry stain on my shirt from Logan`s striped pyjamas. He lifted his arms, ber feeling slightly ill to my stomach lunch that day. and I scooped him up and we made When I had Logan, the weeks leading at the bags and bags of presents The other night, after Logan had our way to the chair in the corner of up to his birth were, as I recall them that flowed through our door in an gone to bed, Jeff and I stood in the his room. I settled him on my ever- now, a loving culmination of a preg- endless stream of good wishes and kitchen making supper and tried to shrinking lap and tried to hand him nancy I spent preparing for his ar- congratulations, thinking guiltily to work through some of the logistics of the sippy-cup of milk I’d brought rival. Every last baby book had been myself that half of it would never whom we would call on to watch Lo- up, but he pushed it away. Instead he delicately placed on his bookshelf, get used. At my work going-away gan in the inconvenient instance I go took his tiny hand and began to very not a speckle of dust could be found party last week, my lovely colleagues into labour outside the hours of 8:30- gently pat my belly, and looked up on his sparkling new crib or change generously took up a collection and 4:30, when he is at daycare, or on a at me and smiled. In that instance, I table. To distract ourselves from the one mother of two boys handed me weekend. We came to the conclusion realized just how very little it matters anticipation of Logan’s arrival, Jeff the card and said, “I’m sure you have that should it happen in the middle of that the baby clothes are not washed, and I spent our evenings strolling all the blankets you need. Here`s a the night, the most likely plan would that the house is a perpetual disaster. over to Stella Luna for gelato, or Starbucks card. You`re going to need be for me to take a cab to the hospital Love is messy, people always say, watching Game of Thrones in our liv- it.” while he waited for either his aunt, and that’s the one thing, in the one ing room while I ate bowl after bowl About a month ago, I attended a or mine from Montreal, to arrive state, we’ve got a lot of. I think, for of frozen mango. Needless to say, baby shower for a friend expecting (my parents are in Florida, i.e., baby a little while at least, that’s all we’re when he was born, I was ready. And her first child; a girl. At the last min- number two). We had just slipped going to need. he was three weeks early. ute before leaving I decided to put dinner onto plates when our baby It is April 11 as I write this and my on a half decent sweater and baby is due in 12 days. With every straighten my hair, apply a little false twinge I think to myself, “oh lip gloss and change my socks no – please not today – I have the for ones that didn’t have holes A bridge of opportunity stomach flu and cannot possibly go in them. As I pulled up in front through the ordeal of giving birth of her parent`s house and made Morning & Lunch Preschool Program right now,” or, “please, please, please my way through the door, I was ages 2.5 to 4 years greeted by a professional pho- not tonight, Logan has been up three times since midnight and if I don’t tographer and an entryway that get some sleep now, I may never was bursting in pink balloons, Afterschool Program again.” Also, there`s the matter of a streamers and flowers. I was children 4 to 9 years job interview I’d like to attend next immediately handed a martini week and the fact that I am, quite glass with a non-alcoholic, ______…children learning through active investigation. simply, completely and utterly unpre- fizzy pink concoction in it and pared for this child`s arrival. my coat was quickly slipped 63 Evelyn Ave. (off Main St. near Pretoria Bridge) There is also the matter of how from my shoulders and scurried www.rainbowkidschool.ca Tel: 613-235-2255 everyone around you responds to the away. “Hey! You’re pregnant Page 36 THE OSCAR l MAY 2015

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Gardens At May Court Hospice – Volunteers Needed

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The Hospice at May Court Garden. PHOTO BY PLEASANTINE DRAKE THE By Deirdre McQuillan people have retired from the garden and we are looking for new people Enjoy gardening? Longing for a to take their place. SEASON bigger garden to work in? Want to volunteer? Can you spare a few This is how the gardening is orga- hours a week? nized: The garden is divided into two As I am sure many of you know parts and each part has a gardener BEGIN there are beautiful gardens at the for each day of the week, Monday Hospice at May Court. Situated to Friday, so 10 people in all. Tasks on Cameron Avenue in Old Ot- include watering, weeding, dead- tawa South the gardens are a lovely heading, staking etc. (The heavy serene spot by the river which is duty work is done by another team Sundays enjoyed by all. They are a special on Saturdays). The expectation is 8 am - 3 pm sanctuary for residents in the end- that each gardener spends 1.5 to 2 of-life beds at the Hospice and their hours in the garden on their day, any Aberdeen Pavilion families, guests in the day-away time of the day you wish. Training program, other visitors, staff and will be provided. Replacements will Lansdowne Park volunteers alike. be found for vacationing gardeners The garden is maintained by a There are vacancies for most days group of very dedicated volunteers, of the week, so if you can spare a Wednesdays many of whom have been gardening few hours once a week from the there for many years. Hospice gar- beginning of June to mid Octo- Thursdays dening volunteers get much satisfac- ber, please contact me or contact tion from creating and maintaining the May Court Hospice at volun- 11 am - 6 pm beauty, gardening itself and knowing teerteam.maycourt@hospicecareot- that their efforts make a difference tawa.ca. in the lives of many people seek- If you need more information, or to ing a quiet haven at a difficult time volunteer, please contact me. Deir- of life. The wide range of wildlife dre McQuillan; Volunteer Coordina- attracted to the hospice gardens is an tor, May Court Garden; deirdrem- extra bonus for all. [email protected]; 613-730-2753. This year a number of these @ottawafarmmkt ottawafarmersmarket.ca

Don’t Forget that the Green Team is Cleaning OOS May 9 starting at 9:00 • Windsor Park We mean local. • Brewer Park • Bank Street between the Bridges (Meet in front of Grown and made within Bridgehead at Grove) 100km of Ottawa Page 38 THE OSCAR l MAY 2015

Fire on Bank St. in the Glebe

Starting late on Thursday April 9th a fire in the Glebe at Bank and Fifth Ave. destroyed six businesses. These photos were taken around 8:00 a.m. on the Friday morning. Investigators have since determined the fire was arson. In 2009 the West Coast Video Store and Elle Spa on Bank Street in Old Ottawa South were also destroyed by arson. The building has sat derelict and board- ed-up since the fire. Hopefully the lost building in the Glebe will be replaced sooner.

PHOTOS BY WINNIE PIETRYKOWSKI

Candidate Knocks on 20,000th Door

Catherine McKenna, the Federal Liberal candidate in Ottawa Centre has canvased her campaign’s 20,000th door. She said, “I’ve been canvassing several times a week since last June, to introduce myself to as many voters as possible and listen to their concerns and ideas about the issues facing Canada and Ottawa Centre.” Here Ms. McKenna speaks to Sunnyside Ave. resident, Suzanne Chares.

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BOOK REVIEW Shooting the Bruce, by Reviewed by Derek Tokarski and the descendents of white settlers. and she, dealing with the genera- now Iraq. PTSD is a modern Canadi- Tom is hoping, trying, to build a tional scars and fallout of residential an issue, a Canadian story. The con- Shooting the Bruce follows the life new and simple life for himself. He schools. flict between European settlers and of Tom Travis, a Canadian soldier makes progress as a photographer but In past wars and conflicts, World Native Americans is another essential recently returned home from Bosnia, has to weave his way through all of War I in particular, the mental inju- Canadian story. It is not just our his- over the course of several months. these conflicts. He meets a beautiful ries suffered by so many soldiers was tory, but also our present. Shooting Tom is struggling through the mental the Bruce faces both of these issues, confusion and pain of Post Traumatic however it does so slowly, and softly. Stress Disorder (PTSD). For a while, We don’t have to witness much of he wanders around his home prov- the war or delve into the details of a ince of Ontario struggling to find a residential school child torn from his new home, to build relationships, and family and culture to get a glimpse to put a career together. Eventually of the pain. The story takes place on he settles, at least for the moment, in long summer days, in a small Ontario the fictional small town of Wemji on town, on a faded main street, on back the Bruce peninsula. roads, and in an old farmhouse. Shooting the Bruce is a Canadian Through all of the human struggles story through and through. It weaves in the book there are a pair of eagles many threads of our collective that Travis photographs in detail. The experiences together, the shops on eagles struggle to feed and raise their the main street of Wemji are closed young. They face enemies and trials or closing, most of the buildings are no less dangerous than the humans in boarded up; the town, like thousands the novel. of small Canadian towns is strug- Ultimately the story is hopeful. gling; people have to leave the places You never get the sense that com- and people they know to find work; plete failure is just around the corner. tensions arise between urban and However, you also realize that there rural values around hunting for food is no cure for Tom Travis. His scars and sport; there is a never-ending may heal but they will not go away. conflict between the fight to conserve Yet eagles do, occasionally, fledge our natural heritage and the fight to safely and fly away from the nest make a profit from it; small family native woman named Hannah Eagle- often ignored or hidden, something to make lives of their own. Tom, farms fail, the farmers needing help smith. Their relationship is compli- to be ashamed of. As Canadians we after the horror of Sarajevo, can still to feed their children; and there are cated, he having to cope with the need to make sure that does not keep find comfort in rare orchids he finds conflicts between aboriginal peoples mental scars of what he experienced happening. Bosnia, Afghanistan, and growing on the side of the road. F ind Comfort in PLANNING AHEAD atB eechwood What’s right for you? You know best of all. Advance planning is a caring gift that will give comfort to your loved ones. And for you, locking in today’s prices provides peace of mind. Beechwood offers a broad choice of traditional and alternative styles of funeral, cemetery and cremation services, all in one beautiful location. You can choose all of our services or only those that you want. Our customized, flexible plans can be tailored to your budget. Meet with our Certified Pre-Planning Specialists to create the plan that’s right for you.

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