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The O•S•C•A•R© The Community Voice of Old Ottawa South Year 37 , No. 1 The Ottawa South Community Association Review JANUARY 2009 THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!! he Old Ottawa South Community DID IT - got the funding from the City to renovate and expand the TFirehall starting in Spring or Summer 2009. Thanks to all who helped OSCA fundraise over $200,000 for the Firehall Fund. Thanks to those who: • set up the charitable Firehall Fund • organized fundraisers for the last 10 years • attended lobster suppers, gourmet dinners, silent auctions, live auctions • purchased Japanese Maples, Hydrangeas and Magnolias • donated money • donated time • lobbied City Councillors • spread the word about the benefits of a renovated Firehall In particular, thanks to those people who spoke so well and from the heart before City Council on December 4, 2008 and they are: Michael Jenkin Paul Merriam Doug Small Nerys Parry Heather Martin Leo Doyle Kelly Harrison Sheryl Hamilton Marie Hennessey Firehall Champions at City Hall - Photo by Brendan McCoy Mohammad al-Assad Thanks to our Councillor Clive Doucet and all the councilors who voted for our project. Thanks to City Staff who worked so hard and so well with us. Thanks to Anthony Leaning who designed the new OSCA Annual Winter building. Thanks to OSCA President, Michael Jenkin who kept the project alive for many years, and thanks to Executive Carnival Director Deirdre McQuillan who, as usual, kept us organized and on track. Calling All OSCAR Distributors Past and Present Sunday, February 1, 2009 Windsor Park Distributor Get-Together Sat. January 17, 2009 12 noon - 2:30 pm at the Firehall Snow or Shine from 1:00 to 3:00 pm Please contact Larry Ostler Sleigh Rides, Games, Food & Fun [email protected] 613-327-9080 613-247-4946 by Jan 12, 2009 to indicate that you will be attending. Photo by Tom Alfoldi Families are welcome. Page 2 The OSCAR - OUR 37th YEAR JANUARY 2009 CONTRIBUTIONS The OSCAR The OTTAWA SOUTH COMMUNITY Contributions should be in electronic format sent either by e-mail to ASSOCIATION REVIEW [email protected] in either plain text or WORD format, or as a printed copy delivered to the Firehall office, 260 Sunnyside Avenue. 260 Sunnyside Ave, Ottawa Ontario, K1S 0R7 www.OldOttawaSouth.ca/oscar SUBSCRIPTIONS PLEASE NOTE: THE OSCAR HAS NO FAX Moving away from Old Ottawa South? Know someone who would like THE OSCAR PHONELINE: 730-1045 to receive The OSCAR? We will send The OSCAR for one year for just E-mail: [email protected] $40 to Canadian addresses (including foreign service) and $80 outside of Canada. Drop us a letter with your name, address, postal code and Editor: Mary Anne Thompson country. Please include a check made out to The OSCAR. [email protected] Distribution Manager: Larry Ostler 613-327-9080 Business Manager: Susanne Ledbetter SUPPORT OUR ADVERTISERS [email protected] The OSCAR is sponsored entirely from advertising. Our advertisers are Advertising Manager: Gayle Weitzman 613-730-1058 often not aware that you are from Old Ottawa South when you patron- [email protected] (not classy ads) ize them. Make the effort to let them know that you saw their ad in The OSCAR is printed by Winchester Print OSCAR. They will be glad to know and The OSCAR will benefit from their support. If you know of someone providing a service in the com- munity, tell them about The OSCAR. Our rates are reasonable. NEXT DEADLINE: FRIDAY, JANUARY 16 FUTURE OSCAR DEADLINES The OSCAR is a community association paper paid for entirely by ad- Jan 16 (Feb issue), Feb 13 (March issue), March 13 (April issue) April vertising. It is published for the Ottawa South Community Association 17 (May issue), May 15 (June issue), June 12 (July/August issue), Aug. Inc. (OSCA). Distribution is free to all Old Ottawa South homes and 7 (Sept issue). businesses and selected locations in Old Ottawa South, the Glebe and Billings Bridge. Opinions expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily of The OSCAR or OSCA. The editor retains the right to edit and include articles submitted for publication. THE OLD FIREHALL FOR DISTRIBUTION INQUIRIES, OTTAWA SOUTH COMMUNITY CENTRE CALL 613-327-9080 [email protected] AND LEAVE A MESSAGE or email: [email protected] HOURS PHONE 247-4946 The OSCAR thanks the following people who brought us to your door this month: MONDAY TO THURSDAY 9 AM TO 9 PM FRIDAY 9 AM TO 6 PM ZONE A1: Kathy Krywicki (Coordinator), Mary Jo Lynch, Brian Eames, SATURDAY 9 AM TO 1 PM* Kim Barclay, Marvel Sampson, Wendy Robbins, Jim and Carrol Robb, Kevin and Stephanie Williams. SUNDAY CLOSED ZONE B1: Ross Imrie (Coordinator), Family Gref- Innes, the Montgomery *Open only when programs are operating, please call first. family, Laurie Morrison, Stephanie and Kulani de Larrinaga. ZONE B2: Craig Piche (Coordinator), Pat Eakins, Laine Mow, Hayley At- kinson, Leslie Roston, Kathy Krywicki. ZONE C1: Laura Johnson (Coordinator), the James-Guevremont family, WHAT’S THAT NUMBER? the Williams family, Sylvie Turner, Lynne Myers, Jeff Pouw, Curt LaBond, Brendan McCoy. Ottawa South Community Centre - The Old Firehall 247-4946 ZONE C2: Craig Piche (Coordinator), Alan McCullough, Arthur Taylor, Ottawa South Community Association (OSCA) 247-4872 Curt LaBond, Charles and Phillip Kijek, Sam & Avery Piche, Kit Jenkin, Ottawa Public Library - South Branch 730-1082 Michel and Christina Bridgeman. Rob Campbell - [email protected] 730-8128 ZONE D1: Bert Hopkins (Coordinator), the Crighton family, Emily Keys, Kathy Ablett, Catholic Board Trustee 526-9512 the Lascelles family, Gail Stewart, Bert Hopkins, Mary Jane Jones, the Sprott Centretown Community Health Centre 233-5430 family. ZONE D2: Janet Drysdale (Coordinator), The Adriaanse Family, Gaia Cher- CARLETON UNIVERSITY nushenko, The Rand family, Aidan and Willem Ray, the Stewart family. CUSA (Carleton U Students Association) 520-6688 ZONE E1:Brian Tansey(Coordinator) , Wendy Johnson, Graham Dawson, Graduate Students Association 520-6616 John Sutherland, Mary O’Neill. Community Liaison 520-3660 ZONE E2: Nicola Katz (Coordinator), Frida Kolster-Berry, Mary-Ann Kent, Mediation Centre 520-5765 Glen Elder and Lorraine Stewart, Dave White, the Hunter family, Brodkin- Athletics 520-4480 Haas family, Allan Paul, Brian Lowley, Christina Bradley, Jennifer Rae- CITY HALL Brown. Clive Doucet, City Councillor ([email protected]) 580-2487 ZONE F1: Carol and Ferg O’Connor (Coordinator), Jenny O’Brien, Janet Main Number(24 hrs) for all departments 3-1-1 Jancar, the Stern family, T. Liston, Ellen Bailie, Mike Wilson and Niki De- Community Police - non-emergencies 236-1222 vito, Dante and Bianca Ruiz, Wendy Kemp, Walter and Robbie Engert. Emergencies only 9-1-1 ZONE F2: Bea Bol (Coordinator), the Tubman family, Karen Fee, Paulette Serious Crimes 230-6211 Theriault, Mark McDonald, Susan McMaster. Ottawa Hydro 738-6400 ZONE G: John Calvert(Coordinator), Claudia and Estelle Bourlon-Albar- Streetlight Problems (burned out, always on, flickering) 3-1-1 racin, David Lum, Cindy MacLoghlin, Hannah and Emily Blackwell, the Brewer Pool 247-4938 al-Asad family, Katya and Mike Zeisig. Brewer Arena 247-4917 Echo Drive: Alex Bissel. City of Ottawa web site - www.city.ottawa.on.ca Bank Street-Ottawa South: Rob Cook, Tom Lawson, Paula Archer. Bank Street-Glebe: Larry Ostler, Kathryn Brookfield. JANUARY 2009 The OSCAR - OUR 37th YEAR Page 3 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The OSCAR welcomes letters on subjects of interest to the community or in response to previous articles. All letters must disclose the name of the writer, as well as the address and phone number. Lettters may be edited for length, clarity, and libelous statements. The opinions of the writers are not necessarily those of the newspaper or its editor. Email your letters to [email protected] or leave in print at the Firehall. Support For ChipWagon at Bank and Sunnyside Dear Editor: t beggars belief that OSCAR would provide an inch of space on its December 2008 letters page to a field of torrent of vitriol targeting Ithe small Bank and Sunnyside chip wagon run by one of the finest, kindest, and most decent families at work in our beighbourhood. This modest enterprise has served legions of steady and delighted customers and, as a high school teacher with the personal privilege of having tutored members of this exemplary family. I’m disappointed by a community newspaer that, by including an accomapbyung photo of this Dear Editor: little business, may be hinting at tacit support for such unctuous and mean- spirited bile. Perhaps a bigger issue than French fried potatoes or soulless disagree with the mean spirited and ungenerous letter on the subject of big box monstrosities is the ssanctimony of those seeking to vacuum the the chipwagon at the corner of Bank and Sunnyside which you published humanity, vitality and spirit from out little neighbourhood to shape it into I in December. Chipwagons are a unique attraction in Ottawa, providing a Palinesque replica of main Street. USA, or perhaps, the Glebe – replete a useful and popular local service unlinked to any international chain or with awfully “tasteful” cafes, precious faux antique street lamps, and plenty brand. They provide food which I enjoy and which, taken in moderation, is of security cams to help purge it of anything found “unlovely” by such not unhealthy. Chipwagons are not conventionally attractive but they add to dainty and delicate souls. I’d love to use the aforementioned OSCAR sheet the character of the street. What I like most about this particular chipwagon is to wrap my French fried potatoes in, but alas, I fear such an oleaginous the example the owner/operator sets of hard work and dedication. He doesn’t discharge might cross-contaminate my chips.