Beechwood Market Keeps Our Village Vibrant
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The voice of the community for more than 60 years • May 2018 • Vol. 69, No. 5 Beechwood Market keeps our village vibrant By Chris Penton The Beechwood Market Spring Edition, which was held Saturday, May 5, was one of a series of off-season editions designed to tie the summer season together. These off-season editions keep the Beech- wood Market brand top of mind and keep our little village vibrant and alive with local commerce. Thanks so much to our partner, Chartwell New Edinburgh Square, for being all around awesome. Going into its fifth season, the Beechwood Market’s goal of bringing the neighbourhood together remains the same. The Mar- ket, as you know it, will be back at Optimiste Park behind the Beechwood fire station beginning June 16. Each Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. you can expect the best local produce, live mu- sic, the Beechwood Breakfast, kids play area and, for the first 10 weeks, a swimming pool! Answering the call of those that cannot join us on the week- ends, we will introduce two new week-day ‘Mini-Markets’. A much smaller pop-up version of the Saturday operation, you can expect select products like local veg, fruit, maple syrup, honey, eggs, oils and sauces. Tuesdays you’ll find a Mini-Market on the front lawn of the new Rideau Sports Centre at 1 Donald St. Thursdays we’ll show up at Natalie’s Urban Ottawa at 115 Beechwood Ave. Both no frills Mini-Markets run from 3 to 6 p.m. and kick off the week after Canada Day. If that wasn’t enough, you’ll also be able to click and collect at all three sites. With three distribution points, we will properly launch our online store. For that option, check out beechwoodmarket.ca. Beechwood Market manager Chris Penton (third from left) and several vendors enjoying a quick break from a A year of growth, we want to show folks from outside our bustling event at the Spring Edition of the Market on Saturday, May 5. Photo: Greg Carleton borders what a great little corner we have here in the east. Jazz concerts return to MacKay United Church By Eleanor Dunn performance by the Elliott/ performed together frequently featured. She is joined by Peter bands. He has packed concert Boudreau Duo. Pianist Steve since their first musical col- Woods, vocalist Betty Ann Bry- halls all over the world and per- The popular Jazz in June noon- Boudreau and guitarist Garry laboration 10 years ago. Pe- anton, Howard Tweddle on bass, forms in many jazz festivals. hour concerts at MacKay Unit- Elliott have been playing to- ter Woods is the minister at and Lu Frattaroli on drums. Concerts will last for one ed Church are back for a third gether for more than 10 years MacKay United Church, in ad- On Thursday June 28, inter- hour (from noon to 1 p.m.) year in a row, which speaks and have performed at the Otta- dition to being well known on nationally renowned Cuban pia- and are open to the public. No to the popularity of the event. wa International Jazz Festival. the Ottawa jazz scene. The pair nist Miguel de Armas will close tickets are required; goodwill This year, the four concerts Saxophonist Peter Woods forms the backbone of the mu- out the series. This versatile offerings are accepted. Bring will feature well-known Ot- and pianist/ Carleton Univer- sical quintet Evensong, which jazz pianist moved to Canada a lunch, a cold drink and enjoy tawa jazz musicians. sity music professor Dr. James will soon release its first CD. in 2011. In Cuba, he was co- some excellent jazz in one of On Thursday June 7, the McGowan are on stage on On Thursday June 21, the founder of N.G. La Banda, one the finest acoustical venues in audience will be treated to a Thursday June 14. They have Virginia Simonds Quartet is of Cuba’s most legendary timba Ottawa. INSIDE Manor Park Plant Sale Columns Saturday May 19th, 8 am - 3 pm Business Buzz 12 Etiquette Matters 28 Corner of Hemlock and Braemar St, by Manor Park Public School Canine Chronicles 34 Meet Your Neighbour 40 Come and find beautiful annual flowers, Community Bulletin Board 44 MPCC Programs 21 hanging baskets and this year, veggies too! Dogs in the ’Hood 35 Chronicle Essay 11 All proceeds help students through the Manor Park School Council Page 2 • Manor Park Chronicle May 2018 ONTARIO ELECTION 2018 Lyra was homeless as a making Ontario an affordable more equitable and affordable haina, have raised a daughter teenager and has first-hand place to live for all. By build- place to live for all residents. while running a business in a experience in the transitional ing 65,000 new affordable Vote for Lyra Evans and the community they call home. housing system. Now she is homes over the next decade, NDP this upcoming provincial Fadi is an active member of his running to give people like and committing to repair social election on June 7 for a better community and an advocate herself a voice — to advo- housing in partnership with Ontario. for democracy, clean govern- cate not only for affordable both municipal and federal Contact Lyra at ment and small business. Two housing but also for universal governments, the NDP will re- lyraevans.ontariondp.ca or years ago Fadi raised private childcare, a stronger healthcare lieve some of the strain on our [email protected] funds to sponsor refugees and system and a more equitable transitional housing system. worked tirelessly to integrate education system. Expensive childcare is a them into Canadian society After 14 years of Liber- huge problem for families in with jobs and education while als, services have been cut our community. The NDP is espousing Canadian values of and families are feeling the committed to creating a public openness, tolerance and hard squeeze. Hospitals are over- $12 per day childcare system work. crowded, and waits for health that invests in not-for-profit Lyra care are long. From hydro bills public childcare and creates Why I’m running to our children’s schools, to 202,000 new childcare spaces. For far too long the region has Evans seniors’ care, the Liberals just This will not only help fami- been without a voice. There keep making things worse. lies of Ottawa-Vanier, but also have been no consultations with Ontario New Democratic Party Their desperate last-ditch childcare workers. business interests, residents candidate in Ottawa-Vanier promises don’t mean much — Lyra Evans is a committed and community stakeholders. if the Liberals wanted to get advocate for a better health- This government has run deficit Lyra Evans, the first trans- those things done, they would care system; one that includes after deficit, spending more and gender candidate of a major have done them already. universal pharmacare and an getting less. Our current energy political party of Ontario, is Meanwhile, the Conser- end to hallway medicine. The portfolio has become the most running to be the next MPP vative platform vows to cut NDP’s plan will expand the Fadi Nemr expensive in this country. of Ottawa-Vanier. This NDP another $6.1 billion in jobs current pharmacare system to I’m running for the On- candidate has a strong back- and services. And with their cover all ages, and immedi- Progressive Conservative tario Progressive Conservative ground in grassroots activism leadership crisis and nomina- ately increase hospital funding Party of Ontario candidate in Party, because We can do bet- and is a long-time community tions scandals, that party is in by 5.3 percent. Ottawa-Vanier ter. But, Together is the only organizer. no shape to govern itself — let The NDP education way we will. She was inspired to run alone the province. strategy is founded on two Fadi Nemr is a long-time Contact Fadi at after hearing of the Salvation Instead of bouncing be- principles: equity and quality. resident and business owner in 613-416-8365 or Army’s plan to build a large- tween bad and worse, it’s time By revamping the funding for- Ottawa-Vanier. After graduat- www.fadinemr.ca scale facility in Vanier. She is for a change — a change for mula, we can curb class sizes ing with a Master of Science a strong advocate in the fight the better. Andrea Horwath and while hiring more teachers in Chemistry, Fadi immigrated against the facility, as it would the NDP have a plan that offers and addressing the backlog of to Canada from Lebanon and, move dozens of homeless hope and will move Ontario Ontario schools. three years later, opened his people away from the essential forward. Lyra Evans is committed own business. Over the past 25 services they depend on. The NDP is committed to to making Ottawa-Vanier a years, he and his wife, Jou- May 2018 Manor Park Chronicle • Page 3 ONTARIO ELECTION 2018 vices and solutions; and creat- was a human-rights and civil- tawa and $650 million in ing new jobs. They have cash liberties advocate, fighting re- new funding to improve flow savings through measures gressive Harper policies on the home and community care such as increased exemption environment and immigration. across Ontario. level for the Employer Health That drive to fight for fairness • investing $1.8 billion in the Tax, lowered payroll taxes, ultimately propelled me to Ottawa Civic Hospital to discounted surplus electricity public service and to join the modernize operations, cre- offered by the province, and Ontario Liberal team.