Historic First for the Glebe!

February 14, 2014 Vol. 42 No. 2

Serving the Glebe community since 1973 www.glebereport.ca ISSN 0702-7796 Issue no. 456 FREE Historic first for the Glebe! Photo: John Dance Photo: Back row, left to right: Old Ottawa East Hosers: Andrew Matsukubo, Charlie Hardwick-Kelly, Marcus Kelly, Cindy Courtemanche, Cameron Stewart. Glebe Goal-Getters: Liam Perras, Sophie Verroneau, Adam Perras, David Perras, Keavin Finnarty, Rachael Dillman, Councillor David Chernushenko. Kneeling, left to right: Old Ottawa East Hosers: Ian White, Natalie Saunders, Mike Souilliere.

small Photos: Cassie Hendry; photo of heron park hackers: John Dance For the next year, the Glebe Goal-Getters hockey team can honestly lay claim to and Heron Park Hackers (in red) In the end, the Glebe Goal-Getters triumphed, win- bragging rights for their win – a historic first – of the annual Capital Ward Coun- ning the championship round 8–7. cillor’s Cup. Reportedly “friendly but intense, ” the tournament was played January The tournament rules make sure this faceoff among friends remains a true shinny- 25, and participants were encouraged to be timely, appropriately dressed and sport- fest – hockey players 14 years and older play four-on-four without goalies, with at ing the right “shinny attitude.” First introduced in 2008 by former Councillor Clive least one female player per team at all times. Guaranteed at least three games of 20 Doucet, complete with trophy, the shinny tournament is now in its seventh iteration. minutes each, the four teams’ skaters must wear helmets and abide by guidelines The tradition is being carried on by Councillor David Chernushenko, who happily to keep the puck on the ice at all times. No bodychecking, slapshots or abuse of ref- officiates with “the usual risk to body and reputation.” erees is allowed. Above all, and in the spirit of the tournament, is the admonition to In addition to the Glebe Goal-Getters (black jerseys), this year’s friendly compe- have fun and be a good sport since “nobody remembers the highest scorer. Every- tition, hosted at Brantwood Park, again included cross-canal rivals the Old Ottawa body remembers the jerk!” East Hosers (green jerseys) and team challengers Old Ottawa South Moose (in blue) Next year, with the Glebe hosting, let’s turn out in spades to cheer on the players. MARK YOUR CALENDARS WHAT’S INSIDE

February 14 – March 5 Andrew Cardozo art exhibition, Roast ’n Brew Abbotsford ...... 3 GCA ...... 8,9 February 15 Bach and the Post Romantics piano recital Art ...... 20 Glebous&Comicus . . . . . 25 Southminster United Church, 7:30 p.m. BIA ...... 15 GNAG ...... 14 February 21 Seventeen Voyces concert Books ...... 29-32 Grandparents ...... 27 Southminster United Church, 7:30 p.m. Business Buzz . . . . . 12-13 Health ...... 5 February 23 Tennis on Ice Community & Skating Party Babies of Glebe . . . . 17-19 Letters ...... 7 St. James / GNAG community rink, 2 p.m. Community ...... 4 February 25 GCA meeting, GCC, 7 p.m. MP’s Report ...... 11. March 3 GNAG registration, spring/summer courses Councillor’s Report . . . . . 10 Music ...... 21-23 online, 9 p.m. Culturescape ...... 26 Profile ...... 16. March 6 – April 3 Bhat Bhoy art exhibition, Roast ’n Brew Film ...... 24 Schools ...... 28. March 10 – 14 GNAG March Break camps, GCC next issue: march 14, 2014 March 26 – 29 Family in a Box community theatre, GCC, 7:30 p.m. EDITORIAL DEADLINE: friDAY, february 21, 2014 ADVERTISING DEADLINE: wednesDAY, february 26, 2014 send us your glebe community events listings! [email protected] New postings every Tuesday.

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photos above by giovanni photos below by lorrie loewen On January 16, 2014, GNAG’s Taste in the Glebe proved once again that on the Ottawa scene it’s a go-to festival of tantalizing tastes and aromas, each year sur- passing previous expectations. Organized by a volunteer committee under the leadership of chair, Tahera Mufti, and with the assistance of more than 20 volunteers, Taste served 422 guests with libations from more than 12 wineries and breweries. Some 35 participating restaurants from around the city delivered delectable nibbles into the hands of food aficionados only too pleased to partake in the meandering feast while visiting with owners and chefs alike. It created quite a buzz in Scotton Hall in the Glebe Community Centre. It is heartening to report that some $18,000 was raised at this fundraiser to benefit the Community Development Fund, which supports projects like the St James / GNAG Com- munity Rink and subsidizes new program initiatives. abbotsford Glebe Report February 14, 2014 3 Ping-pong at Abbotsford! By Julie Ireton

Judy Hatt is a bit of a ping-pong addict. She likes the idea of spreading the word to other folks about this great game. After all, it’s good exercise for people who are getting older and don’t feel up to skating or biking. It’s social and it’s cheap. The only problem is, if word gets out about how fun ping- pong at Abbotsford can be – she might have to compete for space on the game schedule at the Bank Street senior’s centre. “I’d be very disappointed if I couldn’t play two times a week,” said Hatt. This Abbotsford member is almost 80. A documentary about an international over-80 ping-pong com- petition inspired her to take up the game after not playing for many years.

“You should see these elderly Chi- Goyeche Pat Photo: nese women slamming the ball Judy Hatt (with the shorter hair) and Ilse Turnsen play ping-pong at Abbotsford with characteristic intensity and laughter. around,” said Hatt. She says she’s spent a lot of time in and balls and the next day we played. a wicked player and he says he can but maybe just not too many others. Arizona in the winters. There, she’s It was totally awesome,” said Hatt. walk and do other things because he All Abbotsford members are wel- seen snowbirds playing from morning Now Hatt and a couple of friends get stays fit by playing ping-pong every come to sign up for ping-pong. The until night. together on Wednesdays and Friday day.” table is set up every Wednesday and So Hatt put that inspiration into afternoons to chat and play. There’s a Hatt takes part in other exercise Friday between 2:30. and 4:30 p.m. a proposal. She asked the folks at schedule for folks to sign up. programs at Abbotsford. She’s famil- Just drop by or call 613-230-5730 to Abbotsford at The Glebe Centre if Hatt says she works hard at the iar with the Tai Chi and yoga classes reserve your time. Abbotsford at the this centre would consider hosting game and actually works up a sweat. offered at the centre. She says at her Glebe Centre is located at 950 Bank the odd game. She was told they’d But she says the beauty of it is she’s age, it’s important to do exercise to Street. It is the old stone house dir- introduce ping-pong – if Hatt herself still able to carry on a good conver- get the heart rate going. And that’s ectly across from Lansdowne and is could find a cheap table. And that’s sation, so it’s social too. Last year, exactly why she keeps going back to a centre for adults 55+. what she did. one of Hatt’s partners was suffering ping-pong. “The table was free [as it turned from severe symptoms caused by Hatt thinks it’s fine if others sign Julie Ireton is a journalist and teacher out, it came from an Abbotsford Parkinson’s disease. She says ping- up to play a little table tennis at the who keeps Glebe Report readers up- employee]. They bought two paddles pong is easing those symptoms. “He’s centre on Wednesdays and Fridays – to-date on Abbotsford adventures.

invitation Prayer, Healing, and You! Practical help, right where we need it. First Church of Christ, Scientist in Ottawa You’ll: is celebrating its centenary! • Explore how healing is possible through the practical application of scientific prayer. ear friends, • Hear experiences that show people have put this D nd rd The weekend of February 22 and 23 prayer-based healing system into practice. marks 100 years since the first service in our edifice. In recognition of this milestone, we extend a warm and special invitation to those who have attended our church Does Christian Science really heal or Sunday School over the years and also to the wider community of Ottawa sickness and sin? to join us in the following events.

Organ Concert Saturday, February 22nd at 2:00 pm A Talk & Open House First Church of Christ, Scientist Does Christian Science An Organ Concert featuring 288 Metcalfe St. (at Gilmour) really heal sickness and sin? well known organist Mervyn A public lecture by Christian Games on our fine Casavant Science practitioner and teacher, organ from 11:00 to 12 noon John Q. Adams from New York, following the service and release New York. of a special centenary CD. John Adams is an international speaker and practitioner and teacher of Christian Science healing. He originally moved to New York City Saturday February 22 at 2 pm An Open House in the Sunday from the Midwest to pursue an acting career, in the church auditorium. School following the concert, studying with Lee Strasberg and Herbert with displays related to the Berghoff. Adams was healed of a serious drug church’s history. 12 noon to 2:00. habit through his study of Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy. This healing changed his life, bringing renewed commitment to We hope you And of course from 10:00 to his spiritual journey. He sold his businesses and in 1985 took up 11:00, all are welcome to attend the full-time work as a practitioner of Christian Science healing. will join us! our regular service, and children 288 Metcalfe St., Ottawa to attend Sunday School!

This lecture is sponsored by First Church of Christ, Scientist in Ottawa christianscienceottawa.ca 613.232.0748 | christianscienceottawa.ca 4 Glebe Report February 14, 2014 community Hélène Merritt Mayor Jim Watson celebrated with files By Yvonne van Lith and Glebe Report

Editor’s note: Hélène Merritt has been a regular contributor of book reviews and bibliographic essays to the Glebe Report since 1994.

On Friday, January 10, the community celebrated the life of Sunnyside Branch’s children’s librarian, Hélène Merritt, who died in December. Glebe Update Over 140 people attended the event at Southminster Church, sharing songs, Hélène Merritt, 1958–2013 stories and memories. Members of the Allison Dingle: Mayor’s City Builder Award Big Soul Project choir gave a moving Reader’s Bill of Rights rendition of “I Was Here.” In honour 1. The right to not read. of Helene’s firm belief in reading with- 2. The right to skip pages. out fear of judgment, “The Rights of 3. The right to not finish. the Reader” (see box) were spoken 4. The right to reread. aloud in English and French by mem- 5. The right to read anything. bers of the audience. Author/poet 6. The right to escapism. JC Sulzenko read beautiful poetry. 7. The right to read anywhere. Stories from some of Hélène’s favour- 8. The right to browse. ite picture books, like Rhyming Dust 9. The right to read out loud. Bunnies, entertained the younger 10. The right to not defend your crowd and several people shared their tastes. memories of Hélène. –Daniel Pennac Yvonne van Lith, coordinator of the Sunnyside Branch, spoke of Hélène than 20 years with the Ottawa Public as a children’s librarian extraordin- Library, most at the Sunnyside Branch, aire. It’s an amazing job that requires Hélène built relationships with par- enormous wells of patience and flex- ents, youth, teachers, caregivers and ibility. Hélène had those in spades. the community at large. She believed She helped families and children in the “golden rule” and the princi- through some of their most important ple of compassion in daily life. She Mayor Jim Watson with Allison Dingle, recipient of the Mayor’s City moments, stressing early literacy and became a part of the community. She Builder Award, and City Councillor David Chernushenko school-readiness skills. She helped saw her “story time children” grow kids find the books that would get into adults and have children of their his fall I presented long-time Glebe resident Allison Dingle own and bring their children to the with the Mayor’s City Builder Award. This award recognizes library. She touched many lives and Tgreat volunteers in our City and for many years Allison has been “She saw her ‘story time made a difference. just that. Hélène also worked in adult servi- children’ grow into adults ces and helped the branch reach the Since 1978 she has served on the Board of Directors of the Ottawa French-speaking community, main- Symphony Orchestra (OSO). She has also been the Fundraising and have children of taining and developing the French Chair since 1986. The OSO is one of the great cultural institutions book collection and bringing a Cer- in our City but without Allison’s work it would not have enjoyed the their own and bring their cle de lecture to Sunnyside. Because success it has. she was so well read and an excellent children to the library. writer in two languages, she wrote Finding corporate and individual donors for the Symphony many book reviews and blogs keep- while helping to steer its direction as a Board Member are time- She touched many lives ing everyone alerted to great books consuming and often thankless jobs to which Allison brings a firm she had discovered. devotion and endless enthusiasm. Still they are not the full extent and made a difference.” It has been said that “libraries are the mind and soul of their commun- of her volunteerism. ities, and librarians are the mind and For over 20 years she has been an Area Captain for the Cancer them excited about reading and keep soul of the library.” In gathering to Society of Canada and since 1994, she has chaired the Centretown them reading. She made the library a celebrate Hélène Merritt, who touched Emergency Food Centre. place where kids wanted to be, and many lives, the community remem- introduced them to the big world out- bers with love her kindness, her laugh, In addition, Ms. Dingle served for 10 years on the Board of Directors side of their community. smile, sparkling eyes, her librarian- of the Centretown Churches Social Action Committee. She loved her job. She loved wit- ness and her gentle spirit. nessing the excitement of a child who It is an impressive body of volunteer work that Ms. Dingle has put got his or her first library card and Yvonne van Lith is coordinator of the together. We are lucky as a City to have somebody this compassionate the child on a class trip to the library Sunnyside Branch of the Ottawa Pub- as a resident. She will tell you, as she did me, that she is just one of who exclaimed “wow” on entering the lic Library. She was a close colleague the many people in the organizations she works on behalf of who library for the first time. In her more of Hélène Merritt. do great work. And while that is true, those who work alongside her know that she is an essential and irreplaceable part of all of these groups. Thank you, Allison, once again for your work to promote the arts, Silver & the health of our residents, and the plight of those less fortunate than ourselves. Semiprecious Congratulations on receiving the Mayor’s City Builder Award. Jewellery

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For patients who wear contact Keeping an eye on your ocular health lenses, there are solutions in the form of both multifocal contact By Dr. Jay Mithani on near objects. It is a result of nat- presbyopia. Progressive lenses in lenses and monovision fitting of ural changes to the crystalline lens spectacles are a popular choice of contact lenses. With the monovision Editor’s note: This month, the inside our eyes. The crystalline lens treatment for patients, as they pro- option, a patient’s dominant eye is Glebe Report is introducing a is responsible for adjusting the pre- vide focus at multiple ranges. These determined and fitted for adequate multi-part series of health articles cise focusing distance of our eyes. lenses are also known as no-line distance vision, while the other eye by Glebe residents Dr. Jay Mith- With the assistance of fine mus- bifocals and they work by having is fitted for adequate near vision. ani, an optometrist, and Dr. Sharin cles, the lens thickens and becomes prescriptions that differ between With time, the brain adapts to the Mithani, a resident in family medi- rounder when focusing on close the top and bottom of the lens. A unique visual ability of each eye, cine at the University of Ottawa. objects; accordingly, the lens thins progressive lens gives clear distance though this technique is not success- Until June, they will alternate writ- and flattens to allow for focusing at vision at the top of the lens, clear ful in all patients. It is important to ing articles but both will focus on a a distance. Over time, the lens loses intermediate-range vision in the have a trial first of presbyopia-com- preventive approach to health issues its elasticity and becomes harder to middle, and clear arms-length vision pensating contact lenses. from their perspective and training re-shape resulting in an inability to at the bottom of the lens, in a gradu- Finally, monovision may be in evidence-based medicine. focus on close objects (Yanoff & ated manner. induced surgically via laser refract- Duker, 2008). It may seem daunting to switch ive surgery, providing the greater For the past few weeks or months, Patients typically first notice the to this style of lens, but the effect freedom of no glasses – this option has reading or working at close range effects of presbyopia in their early is seamless as we typically do the requires further assessment by a become an arduous act of strain- 40s. Pushing reading material fur- majority of our reading below eye physician trained in laser surgery. ing the eyes and pushing reading ther away will compensate for the level. The lenses do take some time Always feel free to discuss your material closer or further from you reduced focusing ability of the lens; to adapt to, but the vast majority of options with your optometrist (Doc- until the focus seems right. If you but makes reading smaller print patients have restored reading vision, tors of Optometry Canada, 2013). are in your 40s without prior issues more difficult. Furthermore, as provided additional frame measure- Presbyopia, an inevitable part of focusing on close-range objects, you we focus on near objects, our eyes ments are accurately taken when life does not have to be a burden. might want to read more about pres- must simultaneously turn inwards filling the prescription. Newer, more As this article illustrates, there are byopia. to maintain proper alignment. The advanced “digital” lenses reduce many solutions available. Keep in focusing and alignment systems adaptation time and provide clearer, mind that presbyopia continues until PRESBYOPIA – WHAT IS IT? of our eyes are innately linked; as wider zones of vision. Talk to your about the age of 65, so eyewear chan- Presbyopia is a normal aging such, diminished focusing ability in optometrist about progressive lens ges will be necessary approximately condition that results in a progres- presbyopia will result in improper options that may be available to you. every two years. Your optometrist sively diminished ability to focus alignment and eye fatigue. Unneces- Some patients opt for alternative will keep you seeing clearly and sary strain and headaches eventually methods of compensating for pres- comfortably, while ensuring the prompt patients to seek help from byopia. With a line bifocal, there is optimal health of your eyes. their optometrist. no graduated increase in prescription from the top to bottom of the Doctors of Optometry Canada. (2013). COMPENSATING FOR PRESBYOPIA lens. A line bifocal provides clear Presbyopia. Retrieved from Eye Health As part of a comprehensive health vision in just two zones: distance Library: www.doctorsofoptometry.ca/ examination of your eyes, a doctor and arm’s length range, foregoing a presbyopia/ of optometry can diagnose pres- clear zone for the intermediate range Yanoff, M., & Duker, J. S. (2008). byopia if present. With additional of one to four metres in front of the Ophthalmology. Edinburgh: Mosby. testing, the degree of presbyopia is eyes. Therefore, line bifocals are quantified and suggestions can then typically not a preferred choice for Glebe resident Jay Mithani is a ram: p ublic d omain g ram: be made on how to compensate for most patients. practising optometrist. d ia

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If minors are identifiable, confirma- tion of written permission from parents Above is an image of the Glebe that documents a new trad- As the reality of construction at Lansdowne literally fills must be obtained and sent to the editor ition, against the backdrop of the McKeen’s market, a local the park of old, and an opening date approaches, momen- before the publication date. family business that can boast of roots in the Glebe going tum seems to be building in the community organizations Content: Coverage includes reports on back more than a century. In its third year, the holiday sea- to embrace a pragmatic approach to advancing community current and emerging issues import- son Glebe Spree promotion is organized by the Business interests. As Christine McAllister points out in her column ant to the community, as well as articles Improvement Association (BIA), and since 2010 has been on page 9, based on the need to look ahead and the premise reflecting the wide range of interests enjoying growing success. Among Glebe residents and that making a success of Lansdowne is ultimately in the best and perspectives of people residing and shoppers from other neighbourhoods, the draw for the grand interests of the community, the Glebe Community Asso- working in the Glebe. We seek articles prize of $10,000 has become a source of anticipation and ciation has reached out to Bernie Ashe of OSEG to start that create context, and convey up-to- the topic of fanciful conversation. Looking to the new year, talks on “our mutual interest in the development’s success date information on common concerns. We highlight initiatives, projects, pro- participants wonder, “Who might be this year’s winner of and how we might work together to achieve that.” To try grams, events, services and businesses the draw?” and “What would I do with it if I won?” Such to carve out those areas of common interest, ongoing con- in the community. We invite you to thoughts have made for animated pub discussions. tact and connections with all stakeholders will be needed. submit profiles, opinion pieces, book But, of course, Glebe Spree is not the only news at the And to achieve that, a channel of communication among reviews, creative writing and essays, Glebe BIA. A new executive director, Andrew Peck, has differing interests and differing perspectives must be put in photography and art work for consider- taken over the helm of the BIA as it enters a new and chal- place. At the very least, a commitment to engage in ongoing ation. All ages are welcome to submit lenging phase of development, both in the organization good-faith discussions should yield a viable working forum articles. Copyright on individual texts, itself and in the Glebe. You can meet Andrew Peck in print when the time comes for very real problems on the ground photos or representations of artworks on page 15, and you may well get the chance to have an to be solved. Think traffic and parking. Think urban park. belong to the creators, who by volun- informal chat with him in person as he embarks on some Think new beginnings. tarily submitting their material, grant Bank Street strolls to get acquainted with shop owners and the Glebe Report one-time rights, in the print edition and online as part of residents alike. Julie Houle Cezer glebereport.ca.

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An electronic version of the print “Cobra du Mandingue in performance” Paul Green publication is subsequently uploaded with text, photos, drawings and advertisements as a pdf to by Julie Houle Cezer Cassie Hendry www.glebereport.ca. Selected articles will be highlighted on the website. FRONT PAGE PHOTO: Alrick Huebener “Capital Ward Councillor’s Cup shinny hockey Julie Ireton Views expressed in the articles and letters submitted to the Glebe Report are those of our tournament, January 2014” contributors. by John Dance. letters Glebe Report February 14, 2014 7 Say goodbye Parking Family Day Movie to Cattle Castle challenges at February 17th sightlines The Glebe Centre Free admission with Editor, Glebe Report Editor, Glebe Report a donation to Ottawa is poorly endowed with The Glebe Centre Family Coun- Hospice Care Ottawa buildings of unique and arresting cil, representing the interests of the design. The Parliament buildings, residents of The Glebe Centre Long- the National Art Gallery and our Term Care Home and Abbotsford, John Travolta & own Aberdeen Pavilion (a.k.a. Cat- is concerned about the difficulties Olivia Newton-John tle Castle) stand out in an otherwise experienced when visiting loved ones unoriginal and mediocre crop that or participating in Abbotsford’s pro- provides little to inspire visitors and grams. residents alike. Now that the Lans- Parking has always been challen- downe Park development is emerging ging, with limited visitor parking to its full size and scale, it is time to spaces, and this has been amplified say goodbye to our views of the Cat- with the construction at Lansdowne tle Castle. Around the perimeter of Park. As a result, on Oakland, Wood- the park, they are being obscured or lawn and Holmwood avenues, parking Mayfair Theatre have disappeared completely. The spaces are now less available to staff, 1074 Bank Street view from Holmwood Avenue is gone, volunteers, residents and family being replaced by a wall of town- members, some of whom may have houses. The view from the Driveway accessibility challenges. Movie Starts is sporadic at best, while from Bank It is the Family Council’s hope that Rating Doors Open at 1:00 Street it is no longer possible to see the our concerns for the many staff, volun- at 12:30 full width of the front façade. teers, family and friends who need to PG Attractive views are what make park in proximity to The Glebe Cen- a city interesting. While, in this tre will continue to have the goodwill instance, it is doubtless too late to of the community and that no fur- open up the views of the Cattle Castle, ther parking restrictions, such as the maintaining sightlines of buildings of shortening of the current three-hour architectural interest should be a key parking limit, would be considered by factor when considering and approv- the local residents. ing future proposals for other sites. We hope to work with stakeholders TRACY ARNETT REALTY LTD., BROKERAGE A lesson should be taken from Paris to come up with creative and sustain- 159 Gilmour Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K2P 0N8 ~ www.tracyarnett.com ~ 613-233-4488 where the Les Halles development able solutions. placed all the commercial structures underground and introduced a park Eleanor Ryan, chair at ground level, thus maintaining the 613-235-5741 This is not intended to solicit properties already listed for sale magnificent view of the St-Eustache Ellen Schowalter, vice-chair church for the pleasure of all. From a 613-233-8284 design perspective, in approving the The Glebe Centre Family Council plans for Lansdowne Park, Ottawa has The Glebe Report lost a big opportunity. In future, let us is searching a second Business Buzz writer who is all be more imaginative. • eager to spread the word about new businesses in the Glebe • excited to present need-to-know facts with both accuracy and flair. 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to have altered the nature of our com- procedures. K Photo: munity. There is a huge commercial Members of the Planning Committee Aerial view of the Glebe as seen in the November 2013 Glebe Report and residential development at our must take into consideration that the south end, our mainstreet is under City Planning Department is revising yet to be adopted. of rooming units permitted in a constant pressure to have its business the Official Plan, the Transportation In particular, there has been an “converted rooming house;” and capacity increased, and house prop- Masterplan and the zoning bylaws to effort to limit the conversion of low- • providing a requirement for a rear- erties are often being gobbled up and better direct the nature of development density residential uses to three or yard amenity area based on the replaced with two or more units. A few in communities throughout Ottawa. more units with high occupancy. On number of dwelling units. houses have been converted to between We know that many building control April 24, 2013, City Council estab- The effect of these measures will 15 and 20 bedrooms. Will occupants policies are being changed at the same lished an embargo on the further be to halt the multi-bedroom conver- of such buildings retain the same level time and will all be presented to City conversion of residential units to sions that have disturbed so many in of affection for the Glebe and contrib- Council in March. higher occupancy uses until such time the community. ute their talents to the community? as new zoning bylaws are put in place Should you have questions about zon- We’ll just have to wait and see. ZONING REVISIONS governing the nature of the conversion ing and planning, you should know that Some of the zoning revisions focus phenomenon. the Planning Committee meets once a GLEBE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION on trying to preserve the special qual- To limit the overdevelopment of month at the Glebe Community Centre PLANNING COMMITTEE ities that exist in all communities low-density dwellings, the City Plan- – on the second Tuesday of the month Monitoring, studying and propos- throughout the city. It’s a difficult ning Department has proposed: at 7 p.m. – and all are welcome. ing policies related to changes in task. Such revisions include expanded Please join the planning conversa- zoning is the work of the Glebe Com- consideration given to neighbouring • eliminating the distinction tion at [email protected]. munity Association (GCA) Planning properties in terms of the changes between conversions that increase Committee, currently consisting of allowed, and a reduction in allowable the number of existing dwelling Bobby Galbreath is chair of the Glebe seven members, all dedicated to being building height from 11 m to 10 m in units and new construction; Community Association Planning resources for the community on zon- R3 and R4 zones. These changes have • establishing limits on the number Committee. Accent on Beauty Since 1991 Day Spa • Esthetics • Laser & Pulsed Light Therapy

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STUDENT HOUSING This month’s meeting was very interesting for me. It was the first one I have chaired, since becoming president, in which a few of the motions were not sup- ported by the board. Of particular note was the motion to sign a letter to the mayor from a collection of community associations, urging the development of a student housing policy. While most participants felt that was a good idea, we decided not to sign the letter (which you can view on our website in the Janu- ary 28 agenda notes), which also called for a “freeze on the development of any student housing that is not on the campus of a post-secondary educational insti- tution.” I was heartened to hear residents talk about the importance of diversity in a community and that students strengthen our neighbourhood. Of course there is the “conversions” issue (changing single-family homes into multi-unit com- plexes, which sometimes provide housing options for students), which the GCA is tackling through its Planning Committee. In the end, we decided not to sign the joint letter, but to show our support for the idea by writing a letter to the mayor calling for a student housing policy.

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TURNING THE CORNER ON LANSDOWNE There’s no doubt that the Lansdowne development has had an impact on our community spirit. We’ve spent a lot of time “fighting” the project and still are spending time working on Lansdowne-related issues (note our Traffic Commit- tee’s one-year participation on the Lansdowne Traffic Advisory Committee). But now it’s time to look ahead at how we are going to make this all work, because it is in our neighbourhood’s best interest that the Lansdowne development be a 390 First Ave 244 Arlington Ave 127 Willow Street success. It is absolutely certain there will be challenges once the site is opened: Stunning Glebe single Centretown end unit Little Italy single day-to-day and event-related traffic; noise from the cinema after the late movie Meticulously & tastefully reno’d! Chic, reno’d & urban! Updated 3-bedrm! ends; garrulous patrons from the restaurants and pubs; and potential safety con- Listed at $759,900 Listed at $459,900 Listed at $399,000 cerns, to name a few. And that is exactly why we reached out to the Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group (OSEG), the organization developing Lansdowne Park with the City. Members of the GCA Board met with Bernie Ashe, CEO of OSEG, CONDO to talk about our mutual interest in the development’s success and how we might CORNER great investment + ideal size work together to achieve that. We were very pleased with the open discussion and their willingness to get together. One outcome of our initial meeting is a sched- 141 Somerset St W #705 383 Cumberland St #504 795 Montreal Rd #2 Golden Triangle Lowertown Montfort Hosp. & Aviation Pkwy ule of continuing meetings with OSEG on a monthly basis. In addition, OSEG’s Large & bright 2-bedrm! Hip 1-bedrm + den! Domicile built 2-level, 2-bedrm newly hired Traffic Demand Manager will begin to work with the GCA Traffic Listed at $289,900 Listed at $279,900 Listed at $259,900 Committee. Thanks to Bob Brocklebank, Carol MacLeod, Catherine McKenna and Brian Mitchell for joining me in this meeting. 141 Somerset W #1004 950 Marguerite Ave #111 Golden Triangle Overbrook Sunny & spacious 2-bedrm! 1-bedrm + den! THIRD AVENUE FIRE Listed at $289,900 Listed at $329,900 On a sad note, as you read in the last issue of the Glebe Report, there was another fire in the Glebe (on Third Avenue) just before Christmas. One of the See more listings online at tenants seems to have been able to keep much of his belongings, but the second- Proud dianeandjen.com Sponsors floor tenants (a mother and high-school-age daughter) lost much of what they of: owned in the fire. A few years ago when there were a number of fires in the neigh- [email protected] Brokers bourhood, the GCA helped displaced residents with a small donation and help in 165 Pretoria Avenue, Ottawa, ON K1S 1X1 Diane Allingham & organizing a fundraiser. This time, the GCA has again agreed to make a small Jennifer Stewart donation to the displaced tenants. There is interest in organizing a fundraiser, but 613 238-2801 we need some help. If you have ideas and ability to put those ideas into action to help one of the Glebe’s families, please send us an email at [email protected].

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City projects to Physiotherapy • Sport Medicine Doctor • Massage watch in 2014 Eleanor Cox B.P.T. Councillor Bernie Lalonde M.D. Dip. Sport Medicine City Hall is unlikely to launch big new initiatives during an election year. The David For over 30 years, the Sports & Spinal Injury Clinic focus will be on keeping current pro- Chernushenko has helped over 45,000 patients deal with their pain. jects on track and on budget (Light www .capitalward .ca Rail, road/sewer/water infrastructure We provide treatments for... renewal), and wrapping up others (new  sports-related and other injury recovery rules for infill development, Lansdowne Park). Here are some issues I’m work- Take  recurring back and neck pain ing on that are of particular interest to Glebe residents. control  tendonitis, sprains and strains  accident and post-surgical recovery Active transportation of your  repetitive injury recovery The Bronson Avenue safety initiatives approved last year are central to my vision for safer, more attractive walking and cycling routes. We should be able pain 602–1335 Carling Avenue. 613.729.8098 to start work on redesigned ramps connecting with Colonel By Drive this year, Free Parking www.sportsandspinal.com then add a signalized crosswalk south of the Canal in 2015. I also expect detailed design of the Rideau River Western Pathway to go ahead, providing another river’s edge route all the way to the Lees transit station via Old Ottawa South and Old Ottawa East. Lansdowne rollout Whether you love it, hate it or are ambivalent about the “new Lansdowne,” Specializing in residential & commercial electrical services construction is nearing completion. We will soon find out how many people are RESIDENTIAL SERVICES willing to get there without driving. Will our fears of congestion and parking New home wiring bedlam prove overly pessimistic, or will the traffic situation become a crisis in Additions & renovations need of emergency measures? See next item. Panel upgrades Knob & tube rewiring Generator installation A bridge too far? Hot tubs & pools Though construction of a Fifth Avenue/Clegg Street pedestrian bridge is not Surge & GFCI Protection slated to start before 2020, I’m launching a campaign to identify non-traditional COMMERCIAL SERVICES sources of funds. I think we need this bridge now, both for local residents and Matt McQuillan Renovations to provide another route for visitors to Lansdowne. If enough other people share Master Electrician Store/Restaurant fit ups this dream, we may find ways to raise private, foundation and corporate money. Electrical Contractor License No. 7005472 Ground-up construction Electrical service upgrades Ideas are welcome. Lighting retrofits A bridge too narrow! office: 613-257-5257 Service & repair I’m pressing for reallocation of space to create bike lanes on the fear-inducing Equipment hook-up fax: 613-257-1844 Fire alarm installation Bank Street Bridge. Pedestrians need the sidewalks, so bike lanes would be email: [email protected] Condominiums carved from the four car lanes. The bridge has been narrowed to accommodate ESA Registered, Insured & Qualified Garage/warehouse construction for two years now. The world did not end. So why not experiment with a three-car lane design, plus two proper bike lanes? www.mcquillanelectric.ca The Pantry The Pantry, in a very similar form to the one that so many patrons know and love, will likely stay open for an additional two years. While a rental agreement had not yet been finalized at time of publication, discussions involving all affected parties led to an agreed-on approach to enable The Pantry to operate in the Glebe Community Centre until its 40th anniversary in June 2016. The space would also become available for more community uses, in keeping with some general guidelines that would maintain the atmosphere of the “tea room” dining area (but would no longer be formally part of The Pantry). More details will follow soon in this column and at capitalward.ca

Glebe Parking Garage Construction on the Glebe Parking Garage on Second Avenue is expected to begin in March and end in November, providing additional parking for Bank Street businesses and Glebe residents in anticipation of higher demand for parking with the Lansdowne redevelopment. After the draft design was completed, and before issuing a tender for bids to construct the garage, the City hired an outside firm to complete a third-party review to ensure the design meets all applicable standards. Bronson renewal The renewal of Bronson between the Canal and the Queensway will move ahead, with public consultations this spring. I cannot see any way of turning this heavily used artery into a “complete street,” but I look forward to your ideas on ways to calm Bronson and make it safer and more attractive for everyone.

Farmer’s Market The “Lansdowne” Ottawa Farmer’s Market that moved to Brewer Park in 2012 is staying in Old Ottawa South for one more season. The Market Square at Lans- downe will not be ready for this spring/summer. The changeover will likely occur in time for a Christmas market at the Aberdeen Pavilion.

Infill housing and conversions Moving from NIMBY to YIMBY was a central theme of my platform in 2010, so I’m eager to see City reports recommending changes to how infill development occurs, and where and how home conversions are allowed in urban neighbourhoods. I have pushed the City to establish clearer rules by which infill (and some conversion) projects can be carried out, so we can all say Yes In My Back Yard, at least most of the time. Park improvements It’s difficult to create new parks in a dense older neighbourhood, so I’m working with City staff and community associations to make minor improvements to existing parks with a specific fund available to the ward councillor, and to identify medium- and long-term needs requiring larger capital investment.

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Canadians were not properly consulted about this major decision to eliminate home delivery. The consultation that did take place happened over the Inter- net by invitation only, which prevented the people who would be most seriously impacted by the decision from having their voices heard. You don’t try to save a business by cutting services, driving away customers and raising costs. If this misguided decision goes ahead, Canada will be the first G7 country without Winter is here! home mail delivery. My colleagues and I believe that reliable and accessible mail delivery is vital to Canadians. We also believe that Canada Post can modernize and improve its services without going down the road to privatization. The NDP has proposed other revenue-generating options for our postal service, for instance by offering financial services. This would expand access to banking services for Canadians in underserved areas of the country. Postal banking has proven quite successful in other countries such as France and Italy. France’s Banque postale offers a wide range of financial services, with particular empha- sis on services for NGOs and low income clients. On January 27, many of us joined hundreds of Ottawans in Centretown to oppose the cuts. That so many braved the freezing temperatures that day to make their voices heard is a testament to their strong opposition to this wrong-headed proposal. Furthermore, my colleague and NDP critic for Transport, Olivia Chow, MP, will be introducing a motion in the House of Commons calling for opposition to the decision to cancel home delivery. This latest announcement from the government follows on other rounds of We sharpen skates cuts to frontline services, such as closures of local Canada Revenue Agency tax counters, the continued automation of services for veterans, the inability of for hockey, recreational Canadians to receive assistance in person at local immigration offices, or to get through to an employee on the EI phone line. and figure skating! When it comes to service delivery, it’s clear that the Conservative government Bring in this coupon for is trying to get out of the business of serving Canadians! I invite you to join the campaign my colleagues and I have started to save our 736 Bank Street postal service by signing our petition, available on my website at pauldewar. $1. OFF ndp.ca, or by calling my constituency office at 613-946-8682 to request a copy. 613-234-6353 SKATE Mon-Wed 8:30 am to 6 pm 613-946-8682 Thurs & Fri 8:30 am to 9 pm SHARPENING Sat 8:30 am to 6 pm • Sun 10 am to 5 pm (Valid until February 28, 2014) paul dewar@parl. .gc .ca © Howard Sandler | Dreamstime.com 12 Glebe Report February 14, 2014 business buzz

buttermilk pancakes. The Paul Bun- sees the food truck concept as a yan and Jam is legendary and the nice change from the typical menu iconic Big Joe Montferrand couldn’t and waited-table dining experience. be forgotten on this menu. Custom- “Some people want to get out of the ize your own stack of pancakes with restaurant and try something new and a choice of 30 toppings ranging from the food truck just happens to be that bacon crumble to strawberries. kind of thing,” says Foster. There’s something nostalgic about Sauvé came up with the idea for the the Campfire, Sauvé’s personal favour- business while studying at Carleton ite, with marshmallows and Nutella University and found Beaver Tails to melted between two-gram cookie be the only company with a business buttermilk pancakes. The Banana model revolving around a uniquely Log Splitter is another sticky classic, Canadian food. and to sweeten the deal even more, He says finding the right business everything comes with gourmet, real partner in Max Anisman has made Canadian maple syrup. Flapjack’s will that a reality. The two are already Photo: I an M iller Photo: Flapjack’s Pancake House is parked in the back alley of Mrs. Tiggy Winkle’s off Bank soon be packaging and selling bottles working on expanding to other loca- Street. With no engine, the truck is stationed permanently to cook up some deliciously of the syrup which comes straight tions. The next location will have a Canadian treats. from a Québec maple farm. They’re more permanent cabin-like struc- also planning to have a tub with taffy ture and they’ve also purchased Sweet choices for Valentine’s Day on snow for Winterlude. another truck for a third location. With its location just off Bank Sauvé says the welcome they’ve By Ian Miller and tables make for a rustic cottage- Street, social media have become received from the community and like feel. “We’re trying to make it a the modern tool of choice in getting neighbouring businesses has made Flapjack’s nice atmosphere back here,” Sauvé the word out about this urban oasis. the Glebe an ideal location to start says. “Escape the busy Bank Street “Our social media presence replaces flipping pancakes. Pancake Shack traffic and come back here, enjoy your the street front so we like it like that. “The Glebe is awesome,” exclaims The distance from urban hustle to pancakes and hang out.” It becomes like that hidden kind of Sauvé. “There’s always people walk- backwoods cabin lifestyle just got a It’s a makeshift getaway in the cen- gem,” Sauvé explains. Friends tell ing around, lots of young families. We little shorter. A new food truck has tre of the Glebe’s main strip, and like friends or share online through Twit- wanted this to be not only a place for permanently parked in the back alley just about anything makeshift, it’s ter, Facebook and Instagram. “You friends to go, but a place for families of Mrs. Tiggy Winkle’s off Bank Street got a certain charm to it. Backwoods know they must have loved it when to go. We couldn’t have asked for a to serve up a new take on Canadian décor sets the scene along with strung- they bring back all of their friends. better place to start our first one.” pancakes. up lights and images of their signature Then you see those friends come mascot, Flapjack. He’s a burly-looking with other friends and it’s awesome Flipping up tradition lumberjack with a spatula and axe tat- the way people network and spread in an urban oasis tooed on his arm. Sauvé envisions him the word.” Flapjack’s Pancake Shack “We wanted to create the Canadian as a character coming from the woods Saturday and Sunday mornings are (behind 809 Bank Street) feel and pancakes are super-Can- and bringing his maple syrup down for busiest and despite the challenging adian,” says Corey Sauvé, owner of everyone to try. cold weather, Sauvé says the business Mon – Wed, 9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Flapjack’s Pancake Shack. “For the Flapjack’s menu is a bit off-the- is off to a great start. In its first few Thurs, Fri, 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. past century they’ve been like a Can- beaten-path and boasts a variety of weeks of operation, Flapjack’s has Sat., Sun., 9:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. adian comfort food. So we wanted to hearty options. The “panwiches” acquired its own group of regulars, have the lumberjack feel.” may be among the heartiest. Get some of whom text-message in their The shack is open at –20°C Several sturdy trees hug the open-air started with a breakfast of egg, bacon orders when they’re en route. and above. This is Canada. patio space and an array of log chairs and cheese sandwiched between two Flapjack’s cook, Sacha Foster,

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and nut-free because of allergies. Guil Fernandes started Delightful Tastes eight years ago at the company’s main location at Hunt Club and Green- bank roads. Along with his business partner, Nubia Cermeño, he has worked to grow the company to three locations, including another recent shop at 2121

Carling Avenue. The company employs I an M iller Photos: over fifty staff, from cake decorators to Delightful Tastes is full of tempting and catering specialists. Gonzalez and Fer- yummy treats, some of which are gluten- Alice Gonzalez, general manager of the nandes are long-time friends and have free and sugar-free, and the entire store Glebe location of Delightful Tastes, dis- both worked in the bakery industry for is nut-free. plays a red velvet cake. The store makes at least 15 years. The idea for the nut- Fernandes from Brazil. In fact, a live a variety of artful and custom cakes for weddings and special occasions. free shop came from a chat the two Latin band fills the shop with salsa, had while working at different shops merengue and jazz music every Sat- strawberries and heart-shaped pastries Delightful Tastes many years ago and realizing how urday night starting at 5 p.m. for Valentine’s Day. The excitement many customers were asking for nut- Gonzalez came to Canada 13 years is expected to heat up with warmer A SWEET NEW SHOP IN THE GLEBE free products. ago to learn English and study busi- weather and a few ideas for Canada If you’re a fanatic about pastries, “He asked me, do you think that’s ness. After working in several parts of Day are already in the works. you’ll be among friends at Delightful a market? Do you think we need to the service industry, she zeroed in on Gonzalez says that although she Tastes on Bank Street.... go there?” recalls Gonzalez, who saw the bakery line and worked her way up misses her family and the ocean back Warming to its red walls and cof- the potential with so many nut-aller- to managing one of Ottawa’s biggest home, there’s a lot to celebrate in Can- fee-shop-like atmosphere, you will gies amongst kids. “That’s one of bakeries in the Byward Market for ada. “This is a fantastic country. It’s quickly be drawn to the display of the reasons he decided to give a lit- seven years. “I enjoy making pastry, very beautiful and giving a little touch extravagant cakes, triple-chocolate tle twist to his company and offer 100 I enjoy food, I enjoy when customers of Venezuela to the area is not bad,” mousse, caramel tarts, scones, short per cent nut-free products, and at the say ‘this is fantastic’ and come back she laughs. “It’s a nice challenge and breads and a feast of mouth-watering same time, that other line of gluten- because it’s good,” Gonzalez says of I’m open to that.” treats. If you are there for lunch, you’ll free and sugar-free. Kids love pastries, her motivation. For more information, contact also find specialty coffees and fla- just as Guil and I love pastries. So, for She says being involved with the [email protected] or just voured teas along with wholesome those parents that have those worries, community and giving back is cen- drop by. soups, salads and sandwiches. While we can guarantee your kid is going to tral to their business philosophy and the tempting goodies aren’t short on be fine having a cupcake – any kind is especially important in a tight-knit Writer and Glebe resident Ian Miller sweetness or rich flavours, there are a of cupcake in our store.” neighbourhood like the Glebe. “It’s contributes the Glebe Report Business few ingredients intentionally left off In addition to catering to those with not just because our name is going Buzz column every other month. many recipes. Gluten-free and sugar- food allergies, the shop in the Glebe has to be there, it’s also because we’re free are popular options and the entire become popular with the student crowd doing something for the commun- Delightful Tastes store is completely nut-free. who frequently drop in after class to ity and that’s what we care about,” 775 Bank Street “Many people walk in and are like hang out, enjoy a snack and open up says Gonzalez. “If you live around 613-854-9010 ‘wow this is fantastic, we’ve just been their laptops. For others, it has become here you need to meet your neigh- waiting for something like this in this a place to meet up with friends through bours.” In addition to participating in www.delightfultastes.com area,’ and gluten-free and nut-free are the day or to chill in the evening before fundraisers and community events, not easy to find,” says general man- heading to the next social activity. Delightful Tastes will have monthly Mon - Fri, 9 a.m. – 9 p.m. ager, Alice Gonzalez. While some There’s also a deep Latin theme at neighbourhood activities as well as Sat, 9 a.m.– 10 p.m choose the options out of dietary pref- Delightful Tastes, with Gonzalez and a few seasonal specials. This month Sun, 9.a.m. – 6 p.m. erence, others steer toward gluten-free Cermeño coming from Venezuela and they’re featuring chocolate-dipped . c o m

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FAMILY IN A BOX Theatre March 26 – 29, 7:30 p.m.: Four evening shows of GNAG’s Community The- atre production of Family in a Box. Excellence in Education Lecture Series This piece is the result of a play-writing program offered here at the centre last fall, facilitated and animated by Glebe-based theatre artist, Eleanor Crowder. Breaking Boundaries: The show promises drama, comedy and real-life stories. Come see your neighbours tell a captivating story about –who else? Your neighbours. Images of Collaborative Inquiry While one of the Glebe families in the story practically bursts the seams of their house, another character has no clue to her origins other than a box left to her from the ravages of war. The surprise theme in the story takes us to the Korean War and Seoul, where Canadians helped to ensure a democratic election in 1948. How does that history tie into the modern Glebe? We invite you to open the box with us. By Christine Suurtamm, PhD Family in a Box dioramas Eleanor Crowder and the GNAG team invite you as community members to Fractals unmasked! Fractals are geometric take part in the process by building your own Family in a Box. Remember those images that can be found in nature, art, and geography (to name a few). Dr. Suurtamm will provide a simple wonderful dioramas where you created a miniature world in a cardboard box? explanation of fractals, give insights into their use in art We challenge you to tell your family’s story in a diorama. We’ll display your and nature and demonstrate how their characteristics family’s box during the run of the show. Your entry will include your name in a help them serve as dynamic models for learning and draw for tickets to the show, for you and your family. research communities. Your Family In A Box can tell the story of your family history, your life in the Glebe or a particular scene from a dramatic episode in your family’s life. The choice of material is your own, but please make sure that like any artist, you FREE ADMISSION use copies, not originals, of any precious family photos or valued objects, since Wednesday, March 5th, 2014 this is a public exhibit. Your box will be returned to you on Sunday, March 30. GNAG staffer Clare Rogers is your contact for the Family in a Box project. 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. An actor and a writer on the show, Clare will give you all the details you need to enter the draw for tickets and to include your Family in a Box in our exhibit. Faculty of Social Sciences Find her at [email protected] or 613-233-8713. Building (FSS 4007) Family in a Box entries should be brought to the community centre on Satur- 120 Université day, March 22, between 3 and 4 p.m. Include your name, contact information Ottawa, Ontario, Canada and the number of family members on your entry. Let us know if you’d like to K1N 6N5 be videotaped telling the story shown in your box. We’ll feature those videos on our website. Tickets for the show Family in a Box are on sale at the front desk as of Feb- ruary 1. Adults ($22), seniors and students ($17) will enjoy the best the Glebe Faculty of Education has to offer. Please register online: Family In A Box celebrates memory and the values every family passes on. education.uOttawa.ca/conference Join us for the show and tell us your story. 613-233-8713 Email: info@gnag .ca bia Glebe Report February 14, 2014 15

Meet Andrew Peck, the new Glebe BIA executive director “He knows that Glebe By Carol MacLeod merchants appreciate the

Andrew Peck is the Glebe Business fierce loyalty of residents Improvement Area’s newly minted executive director. On December but maintains that to 9, he started his job in the Business Improvement Area (BIA) office, over- thrive, they need to attract looking Bank Street at the end of the second floor hall in the block between shoppers from beyond the Fifth and Thornton. Prior to December, Andrew Peck community too.” headed the Enterprise Centre at the Argyle Street Y. In partnership with Photos: courtesy of an d re w p eck of courtesy Photos: the Province of Ontario, that program Andrew Peck, the new exectuve director of the Glebe Business Improvement Area (BIA) makes good business sense to make offers self-employment and business sure residents feel they have a stake development seminars and workshops commercial area both as the premier and keep shoppers from outside the in a healthy Bank Street. He also for aspiring entrepreneurs, stressing street-front shopping district in Ottawa Glebe, he realizes that shops have to thinks the BIA should lead the busi- skills such as business fundamentals, and as a tourist destination. One pri- be unique. ness community in being active in the market analysis, marketing strategy, ority is beautifying Bank Street and Among the local people with community. He plans to open dialogue teambuilding and Internet and tech- making sure it is safe and clean. Sev- whom he has talked so far, he gets with community groups including the nology, and providing entrepreneurs eral key storefronts are, or are soon to the impression that there is general Glebe Community Association and with opportunities to meet community be, vacant. He expects the consultant’s agreement that Lansdowne needs to the Glebe Neighbourhood Activities leaders and established entrepreneurs. report on “branding” the Glebe shop- work. Lansdowne will bring people Group, which he sees as partners. His As well, Peck has for many years run ping area, available in mid-February, to the neighbourhood, and the BIA approach is to focus on areas of agree- his own marketing company and vari- to be useful in attracting tenants. would like to find ways to encour- ment and then discuss other issues. ous small businesses. These hands-on Peck maintains that all business is age them to stay longer. However, it Peck grew up in Victoria-by-the- experiences will serve him well in his local, in that for the most part shop- is important to respect views not just Sea in Prince Edward Island, and the new challenge. pers want to be no more than 10 of the merchants but also of the com- house in Wakefield in which he and his BIA membership is about 300 prop- minutes from a shopping destination munity at large. Together the BIA and family now live backs onto the Gati- erty owners, merchants and services by whatever mode of transport. Malls the community need to look at Lans- neau Park. He likes being close to the situated in a T-shaped area along providing shopping convenience are downe, and particularly the park, for outdoors. He enjoys the sense of pride Chamberlain/Isabella and down Bank a challenge to street-side merchants. opportunities for neighbourhood/ such tight-knit communities have. He Street to the canal bridge. Soon it While he thinks businesses go through BIA collaboration. He feels the BIA sees the Glebe, with its older houses will include the stores at Lansdowne. cycles, he recognizes that the last few can move forward with its neighbour- and well-treed streets, as a small com- Peck’s current focus is getting to know years have been particularly challen- hood community in the context of its munity in a larger city. He hopes to all these members to ascertain their ging for Glebe businesses. He knows mandate by being true to the authen- become well connected to Glebe resi- needs and understand their issues. He that Glebe merchants appreciate the ticity of the Glebe, by strengthening dents and plans to do so by walking wants to be well connected to the BIA fierce loyalty of residents but main- what the Glebe already is and mak- Bank Street. membership. tains that to thrive, they need to attract ing it better known. Together with the BIA board, shoppers from beyond the community Andrew Peck sees the residents as Carol MacLeod, a Glebe resident of Peck is developing a strategic plan too. He believes that implementing an the BIA’s best marketing tool. “When many years, has been an active par- to preserve the authenticity of the effective strategic plan and marketing you love where you live,” he says, “you ticipant in numerous community neighbourhood as well as promote the is key to reversing fortunes. To attract want to tell the world.” He thinks it organizations.

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to use in the Griffin residence. None wood carving at the peak of the roofline The playful of these doors was the same size, but or veranda. The push-back against mod- with the house stripped to the studs, ern infill isn’t necessarily against clean spaces of framing doorways to fit the doors was lines and new building materials. It’s the easy. Garage doors became closet sense that it is prefabricated, and not cre- doors in the master suite. Sixty-year- ated with love. With his experience as a Christopher old cabinets salvaged from the Dutch painter, an observing eye and personal embassy were painted lime green touch, he was able to combine the two Griffin and installed in the kitchen, fitting sensibilities. By David Casey in perfectly with the butcher-block Inspired by the 23 owners of the countertops, stainless steel industrial building, he installed carved plaques Born and raised in Toronto, Chris- sink and cork floors. The only original on the southwest corner of the house topher Griffin studied illustration at feature of the house is a Victorian ban- delineating its ownership history dat- Sheridan College and was enjoying ister leading to the second floor. ing back to the Algonquians and the a budding career as an artist in the The well-travelled couple has Crown. He also installed plaques nam- 1990s when he decided to join his sis- decorated their home with furniture ing the businesses that had occupied ter in Ottawa. It was 2000 and a busy and interesting pieces. An enormous the ground floor. year in the Glebe. Feeling the need crocodile skull from Papua New Griffin creates everything with a to contribute, Griffin looked up the Guinea is mounted on the living room sense of simplicity, nobility and play- Green Party and volunteered during wall, and an antique wood dining fulness, whether in his living space, the municipal elections. The campaign room table, lovingly used, sits beside the exterior of his home or his art. He offices were located in a dilapidated asey a mid-century teak hutch. Much like ponders the reasons for cave draw- former confectionery at the corner of Christopher Griffin’s work, his living ings, sure that those early artists were O’Connor and Pretoria. space manages to be playful, sophisti- unencumbered by artistic theory and The building caught Griffin’s cated and varied, yet entirely cohesive. pomp. Drawing from these primitive imagination; by the end of the year, d C Davi Photos: The exterior also began to change. works, his paintings venerate simple he and his wife, Oresta, had purchased been chopped up into bedrooms, every The unsightly convenience store was animals, from the mighty elephant and the building. They were not familiar door had a lock and the floors were transformed into an enormous piece buffalo to the toad or turtle, while evi- with Ottawa, so landing in the Glebe, littered with old mattresses and pizza of art, blending concrete carvings, dence of past masters like Van Gogh, as with elements in Griffin’s paintings, boxes. wood, metal and a little history. Grif- Matisse and Basquiat gleam through. was a happy accident. After years of neglect, signs of life fin undertook to carve a series of Seeing beauty in the visual noise that In fact, based on their impressions and love began to emerge as win- enormous bas-relief friezes into the surrounds us, from streetlights, wires of the building they had acquired, dow bars were replaced with Griffin’s wet concrete on the side of the house. and signs even to gum on the side- they were a little concerned about the bright and energetic paintings. After Given a seven-minute window in walk, he isolates shapes and celebrates neighbourhood! The rundown confec- the winter, they undertook a full-scale ideal conditions, he frantically carved them in his sometimes serene, some- tionery had been treated unkindly over renovation of the building. Neigh- whales, sunflowers and a huge flock of times chaotic pieces. the years. There were bars on the win- bours, quickly noticing the change, birds while workmen quickly applied It is clear that Christopher Griffin’s dows, a fading Kit Kat sign above the began showing up at the door for a concrete over the entire house, which personality permeates his work. In his main door, floors that had seen gen- friendly chat, peering with curiosity soon became a stunning example of mid-40s, he goes about his art with the erations of wear and tear, and a front around the art studio. Renovations modern architecture with an incred- unburdened freedom of a 30-year-old door with a two-inch gap along the and additions of the past were stripped ibly personal touch. and the quiet confidence of a philoso- bottom that allowed the cold winter away and the building began taking Griffin believes that we appreci- pher with a lifetime of experience. wind to blow snow into the ground shape as a home. Doors and wide ate Victorian homes not simply for the floor gallery. The second floor hadn’t planks of beautiful oak flooring were amount of detail, but for the attention From a young age, David Casey has fared much better. Having been used salvaged during the demolition of the given to those details – the placement of been involved in the study and prac- as a rooming house, every space had Dutch embassy in Rockcliffe and put each articulated brick and every detailed tice of art.

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By Alrick Huebener radio and television, will again lead the M orrison Jake Photos: workshop, “Introducing Kids to Garden- Scenes from last year’s Ottawa Grassroots Festival. Make your own fun at evening What do master gardener Ed Law- ing.” It is hands-on learning – Lawrence concerts and daytime concerts, sing-alongs, dancing and workshops for all ages rence, legendary songwriter James shows kids how to plant big sunflower when the third annual Grassroots Festival happens, April 25-27, 2014. Keelaghan and local jazz singer Karen seeds in each child’s little flowerpot, artist, will again lead the “Kid’s Song- that all the ways to support the festival Oxorn have in common? They are all which they take home and plant in the writing” workshop for ages 5 to 9. are fun and rewarding for contributors.” part of Ottawa’s best-kept musical garden, or just leave in the pot. With the Advance registration is required. The secret, the Grassroots Festival, taking festival at the end of April, the timing workshop begins by asking all the kids GET INVOLVED place April 25 to 27. Lawrence will do is perfect, just before planting season. for their ideas on what they want in One tangible and fun way to get a session to introduce kids to garden- Andy Rush from Kingston is the a song. Missy works with the kids to involved with the festival is to attend ing. There will also be participatory kind of choir director singers seek out, make up a song together. All of the kid’s the Laura Smith concert on March 8 singing, ukulele building and perform- because he makes singing together so ideas are melded into a single song that at the National Arts Centre Fourth ances for all ages. much fun and meaningful. He has led they sing, some proudly, some shyly, but Stage. The concert is presented by Bob Nesbitt, the festival producer, is folk choirs at the Blue Skies Music all together on stage, to an appreciative Chris White to raise funds for Grass- excited to be organizing the festival for Festival and at the Ottawa Folk Festi- audience on the final day of the festival. roots. Another way to get involved is a third year. “This is an affordable fes- val. Rush will again lead the festival’s New this year is a ukulele-building to volunteer. The festival needs help tival, with top-notch entertainment,” Weekend Choir aimed at anyone who workshop (primarily for kids), music in areas big and small – food prepar- says Nesbitt. “We have lots of other wants to join. I sang in the choir last and movement for toddlers and parents, ation, sales (food, pin and CD sales), surprises to announce in the coming year. He began with simple exercises and exploring the banjo. All events are surveys, driving, signage, green room weeks, so follow us on our website, to warm up and assess our skills. He indoors, so they go ahead, rain or shine. prep, volunteer check-in, set-up /tear- Facebook and Twitter. All daytime explained the history of each song and The full program will be announced on down and the silent auction. Contact activities on Saturday and Sunday why it was chosen for this event. We March 5. the volunteer coordinators at ogf. are free and designed to appeal to started with two people but built to a Like the world’s smallest record store [email protected] and experience all everyone. Tickets will be sold for the dozen over the weekend, singing an in Stuart McLean’s radio program, Vinyl that the festival has to offer. evening performances on Friday and aboriginal chant, a song by a young Café, the Grassroots Festival makes a The excitement building around Saturday, including Keelaghan and Toronto songwriter and a rousing ver- virtue of being small. “Performances this event is contagious. So mark some terrific folk acts from Ottawa sion of “Stand By Your Man.” It helps, are intimate,” says Nesbitt, “workshops your calendars and spread the word. and beyond.” but is not essential, if a critical mass of are hands on. People can talk to art- It’s something worth catching! Go The festival happens close to the experienced singers show up. Rush is ists and they can sing, drum, dance and to ottawagrassrootsfestival.com or Glebe, at the Royal Canadian Legion, famous for creating instant choirs, pick- make art together. I see a lot of smiles. Facebook: Ottawa Grassroots Festi- Montgomery Branch at 330 Kent ing great repertoire and arranging on “I am thrilled by the enthusiasm of val Twitter: #OttGrassroots. Street. It kicks off Friday night with the fly, so the singers feel confident, musicians, kids, parents, volunteers and a bluegrass concert with local groups. have fun and sound great. sponsors for the festival,” says Nesbitt. Alrick Huebner is a Glebe resident Saturday night’s main concert is Missy Burgess, a well-known Ottawa “The festival’s success is due to their who volunteers with the Ottawa James Keelaghan, with opening per- songwriter, performer and recording strong support. The interesting thing is Grassroots Festival.

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Call (613) 744-7783 or email [email protected] to schedule your visit. 22 Glebe Report February 14, 2014 music cmyk Big Soul Project supports Ancoura By John Gall Big Soul Project Lifting you higher What happens when you bring Big As you may have learned from Soul Project Community Gospel reading the January issue of the Choir and Band together with a cause Glebe Report, Ottawa’s vibrant Big as worthy as Ancoura? You get a Soul Project led by Roxanne Good-

joyous benefit concert in support of man entertains and inspires audiences g . w ithflair.or creating homes for people living with with songs performed with a soulful a mental illness. The concert takes beat. The music has its roots in gos- www place at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday even- pel, R&B, reggae, pop and Motown. ing, March 29, at Southminster United The choir’s enthusiasm is contagious Church. and dancing in the aisles at concerts is always welcomed. Many of the choir ake morrison members live in the Glebe. If you walk

by Fourth Avenue Baptist Church on j Photos: Monday evenings, you just might hear Big Soul Project fuses the vocal energy of a large community choir with the smooth homes and community them practising. grooves of their talented R&B band. for mental health Choir director Roxanne Good- Ancoura is a registered charity in man has commented that “she’d like to start a choir for homeless people.” including the joy of singing. We are Ottawa whose mission is to provide a Her dream is really in the spirit of glad to support this fundraising con- fulfilling environment for adults liv- Ancoura, which also means chorus cert and we hope Ancoura will grow ing with a mental illness, through the (chœur) – residents and volunteers to meet the needs of so many other anchor of stable and affordable hous- united in one voice. families who face the same challen- ing, and the caring hearts (coeur) of ges as our son.” supportive community. Each home Mental health and music Come support Ancoura and cele- has a “circle of friends” – volunteers One family, active as members of brate the coming of spring with Big who assist residents in their daily tasks Ancoura and First Unitarian, shared Soul Project, Saturday, March 29, 7:30 and enjoy social activities together, so the following during a recent chat: p.m. at Southminster United Church. they can move from “homeless and “We have a son who suffers from Tickets: $20 for adults ($25 at the alone” to “belonging together.” In mental illness and would have been a door), $10 for children under 12, avail- recognition of its community service, candidate to live in an Ancoura home able at Compact Music (785 and 206 Ancoura received the 2013 Inspiration if it had been available at the time he Bank St.), Ottawa Folklore Centre, or Award from the Royal Ottawa Foun- needed it. He now has stable housing, by contacting Paul McGinnis, 613- dation for Mental Health. but this took years to secure. He is our 829-7156, [email protected] Ancoura does not receive any gov- family expert on modern bands. Lis- or John Gall, 613-237-3214, gaiafree- ernment funding. First Unitarian tening to music is an important part [email protected]. Congregation of Ottawa has been a of his life with mental illness. He steadfast supporter and fundraiser for plays guitar, both classical and folk, John Gall is a member of Ancoura Ancoura, and is the sponsor of this and often visits Compact Music. As a and First Unitarian. A tenor who likes event. This is where Big Soul Project family and as former residents of the to practice while strolling along Bank steps in – to stage a benefit concert for Big Soul Project, ready to raise their Glebe, we all experience the bene- Street, he has adopted the Glebe as Ancoura. voices in a benefit concert for Ancoura fits of music for mental well-being, his “shopping home.”

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of mastery? How do we inspire an sky (Night on a Bare Mountain). Serhiy Salov ongoing love of the piano and its music Serhiy Salov is an artist known at the if we never genuinely experience it? highest international level. He is the performs Bach Outside the summer festivals and the first prizewinner of three international university faculty series, and exclud- competitions, and has performed with and the posting chamber music and concerti, there several of the world’s leading orches- is precious little solo piano music to tras and conductors. This will be his romantics choose from in Ottawa. This is what the second appearance in the MPRS this MPRS has been created to address, and year, following his last-minute replace- By roland graham with two brilliant and well-attended ment of a pianist who was unable to concerts last fall, it is well on the way perform in December. On Saturday, February 15, 2014, South- to fulfilling its mandate. Tickets for all concerts in the MPRS minster United Church will once again g s . w ithflare.or For the third concert in its five-part are available at Compact Music in the

be the site of the Master Piano Recital www series, our celebrity performer, Ser- Glebe (785 Bank), the Ottawa Folklore Series (MPRS), which has quickly hiy Salov, will return to Ottawa for a Centre (1111 Bank) and The Leading become recognized as one of the most program of Bach, Debussy, Ravel and Note on Elgin (370 Elgin). At $30 for important additions to the local arts Mussorgsky, in a program that, as the adults and $15 for students, this con- scene. Filling a niche in a city that is list of composers suggests, encom- cert represents exceptional value for the otherwise overflowing with music of passes a wide variety of styles and price. More information can be found almost every variety, the MPRS, as its cultural influences. on our Facebook page or by calling the name suggests, focuses on the rich leg- M orrison Jake Photos: From J. S. Bach, of 18th-century Southminster Church office at 613-730- acy of classical piano, bringing superb Serhiy Salov will perform a Bach and Germany, we will hear the exquisite 6874. pianists performing marvelous reper- Post-Romantics program at Southmin- collection of dances in the 4th Partita toire, live, in the heart of the Ottawa ster United Church on February 15. in D Major, along with excerpts from February15, 2014 at 7:30 p.m. community. our culture. Great numbers of people the “Musical Offering;” from Ravel, the Southminster United Church A survey of current programming learn the piano as children and many ballet-inspired La Valse in the compos- 15 Aylmer Avenue at the major arts venues in Ottawa homes still have them. But where do er’s own transcription for piano (written reveals just how little access to solo we hear accomplished pianists play- in1920). To complete the program, Roland Graham is the director of piano music there is in our city. This ing live? How do we expose students Salov will present his own arrange- music at Southminster United Church is remarkable, considering how to the breath-taking beauty of the solo ments of large-scale orchestral works and artistic director of Doors Open permanent a fixture the piano is in piano repertoire played with some level by Debussy (Nocturnes) and Mussorg- For Music @ Southminster.

talented and generous musicians will hear a stunning array of exquis- Doors Open who have expressed willingness and ite classical and contemporary works enthusiasm to perform. including a Beethoven string quartet, for Music at The winter series will feature many piano works by Rachmaninov, Medt- novelties. A string quartet has been ner, Gershwin, Chopin, Debussy, Southminster programmed in early February, and Bach, Liszt and Ravel (including Cho- several jazz presentations, including pin’s unparalleled, masterful Fourth Winter and spring 2014 a flamenco guitar and piano duo, are Ballade), Schubert’s arpeggione planned as well. Series artistic dir- sonata, violin sonatas by Mozart, By Nancy E. Watters ector, Roland Graham, will present Schumann, Beethoven and Brahms, a solo recital of music by J. S. Bach Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade, Wednesdays until June 2014, South- and Chopin. Further, the Southmin- and Stravinsky’s Petroushka, among minster United Church is thrilled to ster pipe organ will be put through its many others. offer its popular Wednesday noon- paces in the Ottawa debut of one of Concerts in the Doors Open For hour concert series. Building upon the Canada’s most gifted organ virtuosos. Music at Southminster – DOFMS success of steadily increasing numbers Perhaps most special of all will be for short – take place on Wednes- and strong public response through- the talented students from Hopewell days at noon and last 45 minutes. Photo: Julie H oule C ezer Photo: out 2013, the church has embraced Elementary School, under the dir- They are open to absolutely everyone. Southminster United Church at 15 the music series as a primary form of ection of their new teacher, Marya While there is no formal admission Aylmer Avenue, site of Doors Open for ministry, outreach and dialogue with Woyiwada, in an exciting program of fee, audience members are strongly Music at Southminster the broader Ottawa community. popular and classical works arranged encouraged to give as they are able, ists and their programs, can be found If the constant stream of requests for band. Marya is the daughter of the since the series depends for survival on our website at www.Southminster- to perform is any measure, artists in well known and much-loved music upon weekly donations. UnitedChurch.com, or by calling the the region are also showing their sup- teacher, Alison Woyiwada, who taught We hope to see many returning and church office at 613-730-6874. port for the series. One of the biggest legions of Hopewell children from our new faces at our concerts throughout challenges as an artistic director has local communities. the year. More information, including Nancy E. Watters is a member of the been to choose from among so many In the course of the series, audiences a complete series overview with art- Southminster Music Task Group.

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At the flicks with Lois and Paul

Museum Hours Gabrielle Directed by Jem Cohen Directed by Louise Archambault (Austria/U .S .A ., 2012) (Canada, 2013) by Lois Siegel by Paul Green

Museum Hours is not an action Films about people who are develop- film. The film invites, even requires, mentally challenged are a delicate contemplation, as it slowly moves proposition for any director, run- through the palatial Kunsthistorisches ning the risk of being condescending, Museum (Museum of Art History) in trading in stereotypes or of being cli- Vienna, Austria. We are introduced to ché-ridden. A case in point is the 1988 a museum guard and a female visitor filmRain Man. Granted, it was about to the city, as well as to the exquisite autism, but – Dustin Hoffman’s praise- artwork on the walls. worthy performance notwithstanding Being a guard is tedious, so it’s – I found the movie to be patroniz- not surprising that Johann (Bobby ing and rather irritating. In any event, Sommer) is drawn to engage in a con- Louise Archambault (début outing: versation with Anne (Mary Margaret Familia) seems to have avoided these O’Hara). Anne has come to Vienna pitfalls in Gabrielle. to see a comatose cousin in a local The setting is a Montreal home for musically talented individuals who are hospital. Her cousin is frozen like a not quite able to function on their own. Among them is Gabrielle (played with painting. The museum becomes a reprieve from a depressing situation. Johann barely-controlled enthusiasm by Gabrielle Marion-Rivard, who has Williams finds Anne interesting, someone who offers variety in a rather thankless job. Syndrome in real life). She is a 22-year-old who sings in a choral group and Earlier in his life, we learn, Johann had been a band manager. He feels that he puts her body and soul into it. Also in the group is a young man named Martin, has had his share of loud. Now he relishes quiet. who will become very important to Gabrielle. Let it be said that this is a very Johann and Anne spend time together outside the museum. He comments nuanced performance by actor Alexandre Landry, whose character clearly loves that you see a city anew when you show it to someone else. As the two move Gabrielle and manages never to upstage her. Meanwhile, when not swimming or through the streets of Vienna, we discover parallels between life on the walls of coping with the vagaries of assisted living, the members of the choral group are the museum, and the grey industrial images of the city in overcast, winter days. rehearsed by their director, a sympathetic fellow who coaxes good performances Director/cinematographer/editor of Museum Hours, Jem Cohen, creates a from his charges without talking down to them. Incidentally, they are practis- beautifully shot film; the lighting is perfect as we see close-up shots of the details ing songs by Québec legend Robert Charlebois, who has promised to come and of paintings, particularly the work of 16th-century Flemish painter, Pieter Brue- perform with them. ghel. A museum tour guide describes a Brueghel painting in detail to a group of It is in such a setting that Gabrielle and Martin meet and fall in love. As they school children, explaining that the artist lived in a brutal time. Brueghel fea- set about exploring their feelings for one another, they run up against the con- tured the struggles of peasant life in his paintings. cerns and prejudices of the grown-ups around them. Museum Hours is a peaceful film. In contrast, on the street we hear the sounds A word or two about a couple of the supporting players is in order. Sophie of real life – the local market, loud noise from a pub. Anne’s cousin dies and (Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin) is Gabrielle’s older sister, who cares deeply for life goes on…. Gabrielle and knows her perhaps better than anyone, including her own mother, who had her institutionalized at an early age. There is also Martin’s overprotect- DVD release: 2013. Available from Amazon.com and Ottawa Public Library. ive mother whose role here is noteworthy. It is she who gives voice to some of 107 minutes. the commonplace prejudices and misconceptions that some of us have about the developmentally challenged. A key scene involves a meeting held between staff and Martin’s and Gabri- The President’s elle’s respective guardians in order to discuss their burgeoning affair. Martin’s Photographer mother: “All right, has she been sterilized?” “No, we don’t do that anymore.” Fifty Years Inside the Oval Office And Sophie: “So is Martin going to have a vasectomy?” “Well no . . . he’s not the one who can get pregnant.” Directed by Jody Lenkoski And so it goes. These scenes are played with a naturalness that defies con- National Geographic Television vention. The characters are all reasonable people; no one shouts and no one is (U S. .A ., 2010) harshly judged. Gabrielle becomes convinced that if she could just demonstrate her ability to live independently, she could be with Martin. But it’s tough for her, Pete Souza is chief official White House photog- and she has diabetes to cope with as well. rapher for President Barack Obama and director Finally, Robert Charlebois does make an appearance and, in a couple of mov- of the White House Photography Office. It’s an ing scenes, he leads the group through “Ordinaire” and then, with Martin and important job. Essentially, White House photog- Gabrielle back in the fold, the group will perform “Lindbergh.” raphers document history. They leave a visual trail Gabrielle could succeed as a film just on the strength of its protagonist’s infec- of everyday happenings involving the president. tious enthusiasm, but there is much more – in the script, the cast and in Louise Pete Souza is not the paparazzi image of photographers we see all the time Archambault’s confident direction. on television. He’s a quiet, thoughtful guy who gets the job done without pushing everyone aside. He’s not tall. He doesn’t impose. He takes his photos and is Approximate DVD release: February/March 2014. serious about his work. In French with English subtitles. 104 minutes. Rated 14A. The President’s Photographer is a behind-the-scenes view of the president and how Souza manages to capture amazing images of everything going on in relation to Obama. Souza and his staff produce up to 80,000 pictures a month. Work- ing with at least two cameras around his neck, he often endures 13-hour days. PREVENTIVE HEALTH CARE Where Obama goes, Souza goes. (And at one point in the film, we see Ste- FOR YOUR PET phen Harper and his photographer, Jason Ransom). In November 2011, Souza was included on The New Republic’s list of Washington’s most-powerful but ♥ Vaccinations least-famous people. ♥ Dental Care Special features: photo gallery – a must see. ♥ Medical & Surgical Care ♥ 16 Pretoria Avenue Nutritional Counseling The President’s Photographer can be viewed free online at PBS Video at http:// (613) 565-0588 to.pbs.org/1a0v8HY. DVD available at Ottawa Public Library. 53 minutes. ourOUR businessBUSINESS HOURShours Note: Pete Souza was assistant professor of photojournalism at Ohio Univer- Mondays, Tuesdays,Monday Wednesdays to Thursday & Thursdays8:00am - 7:00pm 8:00am - 7:00pm sity’s School of Visual Communication. Lois Siegel took her first photography FridaysFriday 8:00am8:00am - -6:00pm 6:00pm & s Saturdaysaturday 9:00am 9:00am - 12:00pm- 12:00pm class at Ohio University. celebrating 14 great years in the glebe glebous & comicus Glebe Report February 14, 2014 25 The Glebe In the land of Glebe according to Zeus A guinea pig’s perspective on the Glebe

In The Language Garden Not really one – heart and hearth are roots apart

By Adelle Farrelly

Sometimes false etymologies can be just as much fun as real ones. Take the example of heart and hearth. Just as Valentine’s Day arrives in the nick of time to warm lucky hearts in the misery of February, so too does a hearth, or fire- place, warm cold and dreary homes. The two words look remarkably similar, and the old saying that “Home is where the heart is” doesn’t help, as it is all too A new love-pig in town? probably just wanted to save money by easy to imagine it as “Home is where the hearth is.” sharing a seat! He still hasn’t paid me Even though the words are only one letter apart, however, they actually come After three failed love trysts last year, for the iPoops he ordered last year!” from separate root words. Heart arrives via Old English heorte and hearth via Zeus’ reckless behaviour became the alleged Nabil of PC Perfect. heorth from the same language. The apparent similarity in spelling of those two subject of popular gossip among Glebe Xena could be trouble, however. words only adds to the confusion, but it is superficial. Originally, the “th” at the residents. “He came in several times Known as the “warrior princess” of end of heorth would have been represented with the letter eth, which looks like smelling of parsley-tinis – and well marketing, the furry piglet was wooed a lower case “d” with a horizontal line through the stem: "đ.” We have since lost before noon, I might add,” offered the by GiddyPigs from Hah-Rich, the this letter, along with the letters yogh and thorn. As a result, it is quite understand- editor of the Glebe Report on condi- most successful marketing company able if you ever made the intuitive, albeit incorrect, connection between heart tion she not be quoted. Found in the in the Middle East. A favourite among and hearth, both centres of so much potential warmth. Arguably, the connection, parking lot behind Metro surrounded several Arab princes, it’s unsurprising though false, is more charming than the truth. After all, who doesn’t enjoy the by empty boxes, deep fried carrots she caught the eye of the powerful pol- thought of sitting cozy with their sweetheart by the fire, especially in February? and bottles of parsley-spiked cucum- iticians in our nation’s capital. Indeed, berades, Zeus had finally hit bottom. Frank Magazine just broke the story Adelle Farrelly is a writer and editor who takes heart from digging up the dirt on Healthier and back from a stint at a that it had been Xena that was to pose words and their roots, and pulling back the curtain on our linguistic heritage. Gatineau diet spa, the pig’s fortunes for the PM’s family Christmas card may finally be changing thanks to a when in a rage of jealousy, PM Tartar little help from cupid. “I saw Zeus at hired an unknown chinchilla instead. the Bytowne with a furry new pig, Either way, the exotic Xena has a long Xena, watching the love story Gab- history of breaking both hearts and rielle. They shared a seat and looked marriages. Could Zeus be next? quite cozy,” confirmed Paul (see p. 24 To meet Xena in propria persona, for Paul’s review). Others are skeptical, please send a $5 cheque or e-transfer however. “Zeus is a cheap pig and to [email protected]. Glebe Musings by Laurie Maclean

Cartoon by Glebe resident Eric J. Martin 26 Glebe Report February 14, 2014 culturescape

Where’s the Valentine lovin’ in 2014? “Flashy spending seems By Adelle Farrelly anniversaries are more about provid- frugality and a quest for unique- to be out. In its place are ing a unique experience designed to ness are not necessarily marks of Picture a classic Valentine’s Day reflect the couple in question. one generation over another, and it is a preference for home- date. Do you see candlelight, a multi- So what might a 2014 romantic important not to rely too heavily on course meal, wine and flowers? Does evening look like? Well, anything stereotypes. It might be safer to think cooked meals and local it take place in an exclusive restau- or nothing. For the most part, how- of these shifting romantic preferences rant, booked weeks in advance? It ever, forget the expensive jewellery as “signs of the times” rather than music, handmade cards and is entirely possible that it does not, and pricey champagne. Whether it is being due to a particular age division. especially if you are relatively young. due to changing cultural preferences It is interesting, nevertheless, to think Facebook declarations of Where once the ideal might have been or simply due to new economic real- about what the digital era has wrought a pull-out-all-the-stops romantic even- ities, flashy spending seems to be and how romancing happens, now that affection.” ing, the goal now tends toward the out. In its place are a preference for most people no longer send anything uniquely personal. Fine dining will home-cooked meals and local music, by mail, never mind greeting cards. always have its place, but more and handmade cards and Facebook dec- The Internet has changed relation- more, Valentine’s Day, birthdays and larations of affection. Of course, ships. Not only are more and more people looking for love online, but <3 once they’ve found it, they rely on the web for the majority of their com- photos before newlyweds have even munication. Remember e-cards, the cut their cake. Again, there is nothing Vocal Workshop and Master Class animated greeting cards sent through wrong with a traditional, elegant night email not so long ago? Most millen- out – but if romance can incorporate nials eschew even those now; the something unique, why shouldn’t it? Donna Klimoska only person who still sends me them, As for me, I have embraced both the believe it or not, is my 83-year-old traditional and the quirky for my Val- grandmother. Instead, communica- entine’s Day experiences. Nights out Saturday, March 8, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. tion between both friends and lovers enjoying fine dining and good wine has become ever more casual and ever are a real treat, but they can also be more instantaneous. Plans are made loud, crowded and lacking choice due Morning Workshop: Donna Klimoska will teach and demonstrate through Facebook’s instant messaging to special, set Valentine’s Day menus techniques of the Alexander Method and Tai Chi movement. application (or app) and declarations – exquisite, yes, but definitely a once- Afternoon Master Class: Klimoska will incorporate these techniques of love through the briefest of tweets. or twice-a-year event. It may be due and work interpretively with singers. (Tania Granata at the piano.) Want to express your affection for to age, or perhaps to a more intro- someone? Shoot them a < and a 3, verted temperament, but I have found Donna Klimoska is a mezzo-soprano and voice teacher. Performing which together makes a little sideways that a quiet night in, watching Netflix, roles such as Berta in Rossini’s The Barber of Seville, Klimoska has heart: <3. exchanging silly poems and cooking been heard frequently on CBC and toured with the Glebe-St. James It is important not to get the wrong something special together can be United Church Choir. idea about this online casualness. just as memorable. Is this true across As mentioned above, romance these the board? Probably not, but from an Studio of Carol A. Wood days for special occasions tends to informal survey of friends and family, seek out the unique and personal uniqueness and home cooking come 3025 Linton Road, Ottawa rather than the generically romantic. in as high priorities. Not bad for the Perhaps because of the online del- Internet-obsessed generation. To register, contact Carol Wood at 613-421-1033 uge that currently floods modern life, couples seek to carve out something Writer, editor and mom-to-be Adelle or [email protected]. private for themselves every now and Farrelly aims to capture the essence Observers welcome. then. It’s easy to see why, in an age of her peers’ experiences in her essays where guests are uploading wedding on contemporary urban life.

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had known how much fun grandchil- of clive d oucet courtesy Photo: verse. dren were, I would have begun with Clive Doucet and grand-daughter Clea on a Cape Breton beach. them and skipped the middle part.” I don’t think it ever occurs to grand- The problem of course is you can’t. a few hens, a small garden, and some Spiderman, and we find some crayons sons that one day, they might also Being a parent has its own rewards, hay fields. He used to say “enough to to draw Spiderman, or walls to climb become grandfathers. It certainly not the least of which will be grand- keep me entertained.” or books to read or films to watch. The didn’t to me. Grandfathers were like children of your own one day, but Farm chores had not been a delight simplest things are now coloured in a unicorns. This immensely old and parenting is also a fraught time. As a for my father and his brothers because different light. interesting creature that knew every- young person, you’re desperately run- there were many of them and the work I’m sitting in a Bank Street café with one and everything but were apart ning to make your mark in the world was always waiting. The world had Felix, Clea and Evangeline, who are from the hurly-burly of your young and at the same time, you have this changed. I can’t remember Grand- noisy and uncertain about what they life – or at least that’s the way I saw tremendous responsibility for these father ever being in a hurry to do should order. In the end, they order them. young lives. Fatigue clouds many anything. Even rain at haying time lemonade, and I order a coffee. Clea I had the good fortune to have two days and a desperate sense of never- wouldn’t bother him. He’d just look would like to know if I believe in wonderful grandfathers and am now enough-hours in each day is often up at the sky and say, “tomorrow will heaven. I reply “of course, there are the grandfather to one grandson and one’s principal companion. be fine.” And it was. many heavens” and we talk about three granddaughters. When I was It’s different being a grandparent. I find myself in his boots today. heavens for a while; and when I stop to bouncing around my grandfather’s Very different. You’re not the princi- The world has changed. I used to be think about it, my thoughts are mostly farm on Cape Breton Island, delighted pal. You’re just a supporting actor and running from sunrise to sunset, from not about how terrible the world is, but at everything my grandfather and I like it or not, one’s principal respon- meeting to meeting, and if I had time how wonderful. did together from milking the cows sibilities are gone. My grandfather still for anything it was carved out of the to making the summer hay, it never had his farm but it had become more a day with a penknife. No more. If Clive Doucet is a writer and former occurred to me to think what it was hobby for him than a pressing reality. Felix, my grandson, wants to spend city councillor. His last book was the like to be on Grandfather’s end of the He had a few cows, one mare, one colt, some time being Spiderman, we’re novel, Shooting the Bruce.

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after-care, and Trustee third parties Rob Campbell The district has been unrolling full- OCDSB day kindergarten (FDK) and is required by the province to offer extended day (X-Day) before- and after-care (NB: fee-based with subsidies). The Ottawa Carleton District School Board (OCDSB) decided that existing third- party daycares in schools could continue to provide before- and after-school services where they are if they wished. It was decided that the OCDSB would provide it elsewhere. The Ottawa English Catholic Board has done away with third-party providers in their schools. OCDSB X-Day has a play-based curriculum provided by Early Childhood Edu- cation staff, who carry on during the school day with the classroom teacher. With half-day kindergarten disappearing, the financial model for many third parties no longer works. Some are closing and some transforming into preschool care only. OCDSB X-Day can expand to meet demand. The question arises, should this be required of third-party providers as well? The school board is responsible for before- and after-care curriculum, so what oversight should the Board have over

al Glick third parties? If we have contractual oversight, then what is OCDSB liability g if something goes badly wrong at a third-party site? What appeal mechanisms or standards should the OCDSB commit to for its own before- and after-care X-Day programs? If existing third parties expand to meet demand, then what effect does this have on community use of gym space after school? These ques-

Photo: S heri e Photo: tions and more are up for policy discussion soon. It’s playdough time at GCNS for children Lola (left) and Aviva. The teacher in the fore- To note, the City of Ottawa soon may be moving to a new daycare subsidy ground is Deanna and teacher Vicky is visible on the right. system wherein the subsidy follows the child (like most other Ontario munici- palities) and is no longer “owned” by the operator. Also, the province is revising the governing Day Nurseries Act. February doings at the The Board recently absorbed a major multi-site daycare provider in the city that provided before- and after-care as well as preschool care. Strategically, should Glebe Co-operative Nursery School the Board now look to expand equitably into preschool care everywhere as well, or is this something outside of the mission, to be shed by the Board? by Sheri Segal Glick importantly), it’s the feeling that you I remain comfortable with the idea of third parties in our schools, if it can be are a meaningful part of your child’s made to work. However, our responsibility is not only to those with children February looks very different when preschool experience. While not every enrolled now in third-party care, but to all parents who want access to high- you’re young. Instead of being the parent has the time or desire to be on quality school-integrated before- and after-care. month that brings frigid temper- our parent-run board, all parents are atures, bad driving and dirty snow, expected to do “duty days” on a rota- “I remain comfortable with the idea of third parties it’s all about building snowmen (snow- tional basis. While the term “duty people?), tobogganing and gliding on day” can sound a bit overwhelming, in our schools, if it can be made to work. However, our the ice (even when the ice is found on in truth the only actual duty involves one’s driveway). bringing a healthy snack and clean- responsibility is not only to those with children enrolled ing bits of the aforementioned healthy The AGM and Grape Draw snack off the floor when the kids have now in third-party care, but to all parents who want For Glebe Co-op Nursery School finished eating. Otherwise, duty days (GCNS) families, February means are just about hanging out and playing access to high-quality school-integrated gathering for our annual general with the kids (and who wouldn’t want meeting (AGM). This is a highly to go back to preschool for a day every before-and after-care.” anticipated event for the children (bal- month or two?) While this isn’t pos- loon guy! juggling!) as well as for the sible for every family, if you can make This is my thinking on some of the questions: adults, as it gives the parents a chance it work, it is a truly rewarding experi- • A third party cannot be allowed to charge significantly more than we do to socialize over a potluck brunch. ence for you and your child. and have no-compete use of one of our schools. Otherwise, a barrier to The AGM is also where we will be The GCNS grew out of a group equitable access is created. drawing the names of three lucky of parents who began meeting • I also want to bind the Board’s own X-day care with the public posting of winners of our Grape Draw. If you informally, bringing their children all policies and procedures, appeal pathways and standards. haven’t bought a ticket already, you along. Ultimately, they decided that • I also want principals held accountable for the quality of the play-based have until February 22 for a chance through a co-operative effort they curriculum in before- and after-care at their schools. to win enough wine to fill your wine could transform their playgroup • I have my doubts about the strategy of expanding into the preschool busi- cellar (bar, fridge, or even bedroom... into a more structured program that ness everywhere. we don’t judge!) Tickets are $5 each emphasized learning through play and • I favour conversion of our inherited preschool sites back into third-party or three for $10, and can be purchased allowed the parents to be involved in lease-holders. from any GCNS parent or at the pre- both the functioning of the school and school itself. in the daily activities. Our school has So, what do you think about all of this? Let me know at at [email protected]. grown and changed over time, and For OCDSB policies, upcoming Board of Trustees meeting background docu- Registration and Open House each year we welcome new families ments, and other material, please visit www.ocdsb.ca. In addition to being about our into our fold, but the warm, co-opera- AGM and Grape Draw, February is tive spirit remains at our heart. OCDSB Trustee Zone 9 also about looking ahead to next year. Rideau-Vanier / Capital Registration packages will be avail- Contact Us! able at the school and on our website We are happy to answer any ques- on February 28. In addition, should tions that you might have about our you want to come see what the GCNS program. So please feel free to con- is all about, we will be holding an tact us at any time. 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fee-table issue, but something that anyone can pick up and bring with them as they go about Ottawa tracing Noffke’s work. Whether you have a casual interest in architectural history or you’re a heritage nut, this book is for you. As an architectural historian who once worked for Parks Canada, Rick- etts brings many years’ experience to her writing, and provides the reader with a concise and entertaining history of Noffke’s life and work. The author begins with an extensive biographical introduction. She then sets out to document each of Noffke’s significant buildings, which number about 60. Each page is laid out with a black and white photo, the name of the building and a brief commentary. The middle of the book has several pages

of amazing colour photos of interior brian g lenn Photo: features in some of the most outstand- The Noffke House (1913) located on Clemow Avenue. ing homes. It turns out Noffke was not picky in choosing his projects. He left his mark very involved in the public-private Is there anything to be critical of on residential, commercial, ecclesi- initiative between Clemora Realty in this publication? Is there room for astical, governmental and industrial and the Ottawa Improvement Com- improvement? Perhaps there could buildings. He may not have had the mission to bring the best of the “City have been better clarity in distin- avant-garde qualities of other early Beautiful” ideals to life. The idea was guishing Noffke’s early work from 20th century architects, but as Rick- to design grand-looking homes that his middle and late work. Might it etts notes, Noffke’s “adaptability was both complemented and blended with have been worthwhile to include maps undoubtedly one of the factors in the park-like landscape and the park- throughout the book showing where the success” of his practice. Ricketts like Clemow Avenue cutting through the buildings are located, instead of Gem of a book continues: “It should also be remem- the park. This was (and is) landscape placing the maps at the end? Also, the bered that, lacking the opportunity for design at its best. maps could have been clearer, to help celebrates extended, formal training in architec- Noffke’s contribution was to those going on a walking tour to see ture, Noffke had to learn by doing. He design several Spanish-themed estate where they were going. But these are Ottawa’s was consequently less advanced in homes, with lavish and detailed arts- issues more with presentation than his ideas and quite possibly also less and-crafts interior features. Ricketts with content and may be ironed out architect hampered by theoretical convictions recounts how Noffke got the com- in the future. This book is part of a concerning his role as a formulator of mission. In 1911, he happened to be launch of what is expected to be Herit- Werner Ernst Noffke: public taste.” Thus he was able to work adding a conservatory to Miss Adel- age Ottawa’s occasional series of Ottawa’s Architect with many of the popular early 20th aide Clemow’s Laurier Avenue west publications delving into aspects of century architectural styles. home, when plans for the area were Ottawa’s architectural and social his- by Shannon Ricketts Iconic Ottawa buildings figure being laid out. She liked what he was tory. among his work: the Medical Arts doing and asked him to work for her Overall, this is a wonderful hybrid REVIEWED BY ANDREW ELLIOTT building on Metcalfe, the Blackburn on the larger development project. walking guide/reference book by an building on Sparks Street, Ogilvy’s The homes built here between 1912 architectural historian who has done How does one review a book that is at Rideau and Nicholas, the Old and 1914 include one for Noffke him- her homework. Noffke is noteworthy a gem? And Shannon Ricketts’ little Ottawa South former fire station, and self, a number of Ottawa businessmen because, as Ricketts points out, book on the Ottawa architect W.E. Postal Station B across from the War and an Ottawa mayor, and represent Noffke’s lack of formal training or set Noffke is surely one. Memorial. the largest concentration of Noffke theoretical convictions “allowed him Entitled Werner Ernst Noffke: For those living in the Glebe, espe- buildings anywhere in Ottawa. This immense freedom and, although not Ottawa’s Architect, and published in cially near Central Park east of Bank district around the park has aged a leader in the stylistic movements of 2013 by Heritage Ottawa, this is an Street, this book might be of special beautifully, and since 2011 has been the day, he used new ideas with intel- attractively designed yet slim book, interest. Ricketts explores in detail the protected within a Heritage Conserv- ligence, always demanding quality with a simple eye-catching cover. At creation of a kind of “better homes and ation District. of execution… This focus resulted in 75 pages long, this is no hefty cof- gardens” landscape. Noffke became Ricketts also tells us that Noffke structures that were both visually and designed other buildings in the Glebe functionally successful.” Noffke is an – in 1910, the Andrew Hayden house architect of the public and for the pub- at 534 Queen Elizabeth Driveway lic, and it is about time a book like this near Bronson; in 1926, Corpus Christi came out to celebrate his work. School and several more houses on Clemow, west of Bank Street; and Glebe resident Andrew Elliott is an in 1929, a lovely apartment building, archivist and architectural historian Ambassador Court, located on Cen- who can be reached at ajg.elliott@ tral Park West. utoronto.ca.

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The CCA Trees & Greenspace Committee contest opens Feb. 11 and the dead- are welcome. Ed will have his book line for submissions is Mar. 11. Cash Gardening Grief and Glory for sale prize will be presented at An After- and signing. Info: Bonnie Mabee, 613- noon of Storytelling on Wed., May 14. 237-1056. Info: www.BiblioOttawaLibrary.ca or InfoService@BiblioOttawaLibrary. ca or contact InfoService at 613-580- available 2940. HOUSE CLEANING - Experienced CALLING GLEBE ARTISTS! The cleaning lady available to clean your GLEBE ART IN OUR GARDENS AND home. I am very organized, efficient, STUDIO TOUR 2014 will take place honest, and respectful. I offer a pro- July 5 - 6. For info and an application fessional service. Dusting, vacuuming, form please send an email to: glebeart- mopping floors, kitchen, bathroom (s). [email protected] - Applications from For more info, phone 613-234-7960. Glebe artists accepted until April 30. 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