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The Rockcliffe News June 2018 DATES TO REMEMBER Rockcliffe Park Residents Association JUNE www.rockcliffepark.ca 2 Saturday ......................Fletcher Wildlife Garden’s Annual Native Plant Sale, 9:30 am to 12:30 pm Prince of Wales Drive, south of the Arboretum BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2,3 Saturday, Sunday.........Ottawa New Edinburgh Club “Doors Open Ottawa” Peter Lewis, President 10:00 am to 4:00 pm and “Get out on the Water” Try It Day* [email protected] Russell Gibson, Vice President 7 Thursday......................Ontario General Election to elect the 124 Members of the 42nd Parliament of Ontario: Get out and vote! [email protected] Imbaw Storer, Vice President 10 Sunday, 2 to 3:30 pm ...Heritage Ottawa Walking Tour: Heritage Apartments [email protected] in Centretown; meet at main entrance of the Museum of Nature, 240 McLeod Street* Angelica Bolitho, Treasurer [email protected] 15 Friday ..........................Rockcliffe Park Garden Club’s Annual Bus Tour of Private Gardens* Marilyn Venner, Secretary [email protected] 15 Friday, 5:00 pm ...........Rockcliffe Lawn Tennis Club Family Night, Chris Barker 465 Lansdowne Rd N [email protected] 20 Wednesday, 6:00 pm ...RPRA Board Meeting, ONEC Boathouse, Michele Collum-Hayman 504 Sir Sir George-Étienne Cartier Parkway [email protected] Wednesday, 7:00 pm ...Heritage Ottawa Lecture Series: John-Philippe Smith Michael Crystal 20 [email protected] on “Carved in Stone: The Art of Architectural Stone Carving,” Orange Art Gallery, 290 City Centre Avenue* Susan d’Aquino [email protected] 23 Saturday, 6:00 pm........Rockcliffe Lawn Tennis Club Annual Social, Caroline Gingras 465 Lansdowne Rd N* [email protected] 30 Saturday, 9:00 pm........Rockcliffe Park Outdoor Family Movie Night presents Daniel Goldberg Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Jubilee Garden (corner Mariposa [email protected] and Buchan)* Beatrice Hampson [email protected] Kay James SUMMER 2018 [email protected] Looking for fun activities during the summer months? Louise Malhotra Summer Break! [email protected] Check out these free annual events: Darrin Reesal RCMP Musical Ride and Canadian Sunset Ceremonies [email protected] June 27 to 30, Wednesday to Friday at sunset, Musical Ride Centre, Gouhar Shemdin RCMP Rockcliffe Stables, 1 Sandridge Road [email protected] The event features a performance by the Musical Ride and, as the sun sets, the silhou- Brad Sweeney etted Mounties of the Musical Ride line up to take part in the flag lowering ceremony and [email protected] the entire audience takes part in the singing of our national anthem. For more information: Nicolas Temnikov www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/en/canadian-sunset-ceremonies-june-27-28-29-and-30-2018. [email protected] Northern Lights: Sound and Light Show on Parliament Hill Board meetings are held monthly and July 9 to September 3, Various Start Times, Parliament Hill are open to all. See calendar for dates and times. Comments and suggestions Discover the stories of Canada as told through a spectacle of giant images of Canada’s are always welcome. Correspondence to physical, historical and cultural landscapes projected on the façade of the Centre Block. Board members and any enquiries for More info: www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/campaigns/sound-light-show.html. administration purposes may be addressed ...and find lots more ideas on how to enjoy summer at www.ottawatourism.ca/events. by email to [email protected]. *Additional information on these events may be found in this newsletter. PRESIDENT’S LETTER In a spring characterized by unseasonably cold weather, the weekend of April 21 turned out to be beautifully uncharacteristic, providing a terrific weekend for the annual Rockcliffe Park Spring Book Sale in support of the Ottawa Public Library. As in past years, records continue to be broken with a stellar turnout and corresponding stellar sales. A new tent with clear roof panels provided a brighter viewing environment and was so well received that we have already booked the same one for next year. A big thank you to Linda McDonald, Kevin Phillips and Jane Newcombe – along with their crew of volunteers – for pulling off another extraordinary event. Words of thanks are also due to sponsors Chartwell New Edinburgh Retirement Residence, RBC Wealth Management | Montgomery Asset Management and Dymon Storage for their generous support, and Epicuria Food Shop & Catering for their usual excellent fare. The annual Village Clean-up was held on a sunny weekend in May, a week or so later this year than in the past, which might have conflicted with needs of cottagers to get their own places organized. As it was, 16 sturdy folk pitched up on May 5 (the day immediately following a very significant wind storm from the night before), suitably armed with rakes and gloves, and worked around the Community Hall and the Village Green. Some also managed to comb the verges of streets close to their homes. Fifty-two bags of leaves and twigs were filled, as well as a number of garbage bags of litter. The grounds around the Community Hall are much improved and the reality is that if we as a community don’t make the time to do this kind of thing, it won’t get done at all. I would like to thank Chris Barker and his crew for championing the Clean-up this year, as well as all the volunteers who came out to help with this annual event. Eight months after the event, we still have heard nothing from the Ontario Municipal Board regarding the challenge to our Heritage Conservation District Plan. Meanwhile, our Heritage Committee, chaired by Linda Dicaire, continues with its review of projects in Rockcliffe. Additionally, as has been mentioned in previous letters, the Heritage Committee is continuing with its outreach initiative, involving representatives from other heritage areas in Ottawa and City heritage staff. Recently, a second workshop was held at the Community Hall with renowned heritage architect Julian Smith. I am delighted to finally advise that our new website will be up and running in June. As I write, we are submitting the last tweaks. Keep checking the www.rockcliffepark.ca address and then let us know what you think. It has taken much longer than hoped to get going but it has taken a herculean effort on the part of very few volunteers and our technical support consultant to get to this point. These projects always appear to be so simple at conception but invariably turn out to be significantly more complex. A huge thank you to Marilyn Venner and Cynthia Hamady for spearheading this project, Imbaw Storer for helping select the correct platform, and Imbaw, Iola Price, Susan d’Aquino and Claire Schofield for support, guidance and feedback. The RPL soccer league is in full swing and if you look on the soccer field any evening during the week and again on Saturday morning, you will see it full of youngsters playing the beautiful game. Once they have finished at the end of June, anyone lingering about the Village this summer will see some big work occurring on the field. Construction on the new rink and field house will begin as soon as school closes for the year. As a part of this project, we will also be making some adjustments and improvements to the soccer field. The running track will be shortened slightly and resurfaced. The soccer field will be re-graded to eliminate low spots, facilitate runoff and generally provide a better playing surface. Of course this means that it will be unusable during the summer months but it will be ready for the new school year. Before you head off to the cottage this summer, please be sure to bring your family and friends to the free Outdoor Movie Night on June 30 in the Jubilee Garden. The feature will be Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. Bring a blanket and a pillow (and probably some bug spray). Popcorn and soft refreshments will be available. See details in this newsletter. Later in the summer, on August 24, The Maltese Falcon should be a draw for the Bogart fans in the Village. We are hoping for a somewhat more elegant evening. Watch the website, newsletter and emails for details as they become available. Finally, we are still looking for volunteers to help with various activities in the Village. At the moment we need gardening support in the Village Green, as well as help with distribution of this newsletter. If you have some time and would like to get involved, please contact [email protected]. In closing, and on behalf of your Residents Association Board, I wish you all a peaceful and happy summer holiday. Peter Lewis, 22 May 2018 2 | THE ROCKCLIFFE NEWS June 2018 THE VILLAGE FOUNDATION FRIENDS OF THE VILLAGE OF ROCKCLIFFE PARK www.rockcliffeparkfoundation.org The Village Foundation is a unique charitable organization established at the time of amalgamation with the City of Ottawa to manage an endowment, the interest from which is used to help fund community projects and programs in three areas of focus: the conservation of the environment; preservation of the heritage character of the Village; and promotion of a sense of community for all residents. Is there a Conservation, Heritage or Community Building project you think the Foundation should be considering? We welcome your ideas. Contact Bonnie Robinson at 613 749-5297 or by email at [email protected]. Historical Plaque Project Did You Know?……… Inaugural Installation The United States was the first nation to establish a diplo- Scheduled for Summer 2018 matic residence in Rockcliffe Park. The U.S. legation first arrived in Ottawa in 1927 and eight years later the govern- In 2017 the Foundation initiated a historical plaque project ment acquired their current residence of “Lornado” at 500 to install plaques in Rockcliffe Park’s public spaces over the Lisgar Road.