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JUNE 2017 A Voice of Riverview Park VOL. 9 NO. 3 Robert’s photograph on a stamp Pleasantly surprised and hon- Order of recipient has a tising and Design Club of Canada oured,” photographer Robert portfolio of photographs exhibited award for still-life photography, Bourdeau told The Riverview from Switzerland to England and twice a Canada Council senior arts “Park Review when he learned that scores of places in between that de- grant and election to the Royal Ca- one of his many award winning fies undue criticism of that praise. nadian Academy of Arts. photographs was to appear on a Earlier this year his flora and He uses an 8”x10” view camera Canadian stamp this July. fauna work was exhibited under and an eagle eye for a good pho- Bourdeau, who for a lifetime the title of Photography of Canada tograph that many photographers has taken photographs all over the 1960-2000 at the National Gallery would likely miss and he lives here world, modestly described it as of Canada in . in Riverview Park. “marketing” when he was praised in His grants and awards include Bourdeau does not yet know what Paris as “one of the most important not only the Order of Canada but price stamp his photo will adorn. he has no plans at the moment for photographers in Canada.” Yet this also the Karsh Award, the Adver- This veteran photographer says his next work of photographic art. Be amazed by Hillcrest High School!

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BLACK HISTORY CLUB by Mary Enns, Teacher Advisor. “Our club began in 2011 when some Gr.10 girls want- ed to do something for Black History Month. It was getting late in February when things were organized, so we built it into a year-long club. By Sep- tember 2011 our club leader- ship team included a Grade 12 boy and girl. We had a few The T-shirt worn by Mary field trips and guest speakers Enns helps to convey that early on to get started. This she is the teacher adviser to group of leaders won the City Hillcrest’s Black History Club of Ottawa’s Black History students. She is seen with Month Community Develop- Spoken Word artist Prufrock ment Award for Youth in Jan- Shadowrunner, who keeps Scharara’s class assignment from Mr. Olson and the Communication Technology uary 2012, hosted at City Hall. Black History Month up there class was a Photoshop merging of graphic design and photography. She called It was a great experience and as a going concern in the cap- the assignment, Tinker Bell, a fairy character in J.M. Barrie’s play, who has several honour. From then on, many ital and in Canada. times appeared in Disney movies. PHOTO CREDIT: YOCABED CONTINUED ON PAGE 12 PHOTO CREDIT: BRIAN MORPHY

Explore Alta Vista this side of yourself 751 Peter Morand Come in for a tour and stay for a meal. Crescent, Ottawa It’s on us. 613-739-0909 reveraliving.com Page 2 Riverview Park Review JUNE 2017 The Cuban name for Trinity Church may well be benevolence by Pastor Franklin Chouinard Quality after school care is also available. he name Trinity Church of the Naza- Trinity Church continues to share a portion rene has had people asking “What kind of its property for use as a community garden. of church is that?” over the many years This has been a wonderful partnership between sinceT the congregation became part of the Riv- the church and the local community. The scope erview Park community. Trinity brings historical of the garden continues to expand, and the con- background to mind, so many have wondered if gregation is glad to see the land used wisely and the church is an old-line or traditional Christian for good purpose rather than lying fallow. Gar- denomination. At the same time, Church of the dening will begin in earnest in the days ahead. Nazarene is not a main-line or traditional name, For the last number of years the Trinity con- so people were unsure about the beliefs of the gregation has supported La Maquina church, a congregation. And since the building itself does small rural congregation in eastern Cuba close not look like a regular church, it was off-putting. to Guantanamo Bay. The church was devastat- In answer to the question, the Church of the ed by Hurricane Matthew in the fall of 2016, Nazarene is a Protestant church with Wesley- with 95% of the congregation affected and their an-Methodist roots. The denomination began church building itself destroyed. Trinity raised in Los Angeles in the late 1800s as a centre of money for the congregation at an annual Inter- compassion in the inner city. Within a few short national Food Fair/International Potluck Din- years the denomination grew, and today the In- ner and at a January beach party fellowship. The ternational Church of the Nazarene operates Lone Star Texas Grill provided their famous in 160 countries world-wide. It is well-known chips and salsa for the January fundraiser, and for involvement in compassionate ministry, en- their generosity was very much appreciated. couraging Compassion as a Lifestyle as well as More information about the activities of for encouraging people to develop a deep rela- The after-effects of the hurricane to La Maquina Trinity Church can be found at the church tionship with Jesus Christ. church. web site [www.ottawatrinity.ca] or Facebook Locally, the Trinity congregation meets togeth- page, by following Pastor Frank on Twitter @ er for a blended traditional/contemporary service Ministry of Education and is staffed by TheFrankPastor; by e-mailing the church at ot- Sunday mornings at 11:00. An Hispanic congre- fully qualified ECE workers. It has operated from tawatrinity@rogers,ca or by calling the church gation meets Sunday afternoons at 3:00 pm. Trin- the church for the past 25 plus years. Its program at 613-731-8926 . . . or join the congregation in ity Church also hosts the Alta Vista Cooperative has expanded from a part time day program for worship Sunday mornings at 480 Avalon Place Nursery School. The AVCNS is licensed by the pre-school aged children to a full day program. (at Braydon).

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n this issue of the Riverview Park Review time, enrollment decreased from 2.1 million there is an emphasis on local schools. Our to 2.0 million. As a result, there was a 25% in- FRASER INSTITUTE own Editor Primus Inter Pares* has focused crease in per student spending over that 10 year OCDSB SCHOOL RANKINGS Riverview Park Ion three of the Public Schools in our catch- period. It would be difficult to show that the ment, Riverview Alternative, Vincent Massey impact of that money was felt evenly across the Public School, and Hillcrest High School. Each province, or even locally. of these schools is trying to maintain and gen- Teachers’ unions and school board mem- erate interest in their curricula in order to keep bers are quick to point out that there are is- up their enrollment levels sues outside of the classroom that negatively To varying degrees, all local schools are strug- impact the ranking of schools. However, as a gling with enrollment. Enrollment levels affect means of distributing “Best Teaching Practic- resources and the quality of education, but also es” and budgetary resources, the ranking could impact the local community as a linchpin of be used to even out the educational playing community connection. Small localized schools field. For example, locally, schools are- cur once generated a sense of cohesion in their rently ranking between 0.8 out of 10, and 7.4 community, all that is going to change. out of 10, while Barrhaven schools are ranked from going where the best ranked schools are. The Fraser Institute ranks both secondary among the top 15 schools in the province. Are This will only perpetuate the problem and leave and primary schools in the OCDSB tracking resources being reallocated to increase these lower ranked school zones lacking in people school performance over the last five years. local school’s rankings? and resources. Based largely on the EQAO results, the rank- While it may seem at best Socialist to take Schools and school boards have access to this ings graphically illustrate the inequities among resources from a successful area like Barrhav- information, and are slow to act. They are, af- schools - including those in our own back yard. en, and reallocate them to lower ranking school ter all, institutions. But they should be aware And more importantly for Riverview Park, zones, it would even the playing field. Notably, that by the time they do enact some kind of what impact that ranking will have on our some first time home buyers with children, are resource parity, parents and children will have neighbourhood. researching neighbourhoods, and are buying moved on, and any sense of community aware- Between 2004 and 2014 the spending on based on school rankings. The OCDSB has a ness will disappear with them. education had gone from $18.4 billion to $25.7 policy of disallowing cross boundary academ- * For those who remember the first Trudeau gov- billion, an increase of $7.3 billion. At the same ic “shopping”, but no one is stopping families ernment, this is Latin for “First Among Equals” About the RPReview community newspaper Riverview Park Review is a non-profit community newspaper paid for Submission formats solely by advertising. It is published five times a year. It is distributed free. Contributions can be e-mailed to [email protected] in Micro- soft Word or RTF. Please do not format your documents. We may edit for Please support our advertisers. Get to know the persons and companies grammar and brevity. Photographs must be e-mailed in jpeg format to who serve you. Let them know that you saw their advertisement in Riv- [email protected] . All photographs must be accompanied with erview Park Review. This newspaper could not be prepared without their the name of the photographer and a caption describing the subject. support. If you know of anyone providing a service in the community, please tell them about Riverview Park Review. Email editor.riverviewrpr@ Got an opinion to share? Please send letters to [email protected]. gmail.com for advertising information. All profits will be made available Your name, address and phone number is required for verification.Please to worthwhile community projects. remember to recycle this newspaper.

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We’ll start at the Preston end of the route, on Norfolk at Carling. I get there as shown on the map. I’m going south on Preston and, as I near Carling, the track takes me left onto Ade- line then right onto Norfolk and when I stop at Carling I’m at the The 859 on Preston Street. PHOTO: AL PATERSON, BRUCE DUDLEY COLLECTION. end of the line. The map below shows this ‘old’ loop as it was in the only ‘diamond’ special track proaching the first bridge a spring House, residence of the Governor 1950 when Carling Ave. was only 2 on the OTC System. In a few switch swings us over to a single General, and finally Princess St.; lanes. When Carling had to be wid- blocks we stop at and turn right track that takes us on the north it’s blending point with the Feder- ened, this old loop was replaced by on Wellington St., passing S & S side of the bridge, the south side al Drive being the former location a new turning loop installed on the Auto Parts on the corner, then handling motor traffic. Now on of the OER Rockliffe car barn. west side of Preston at Sydney St. James Davidson’s lumber mill. We Green Island we come to cross Now we are on a picturesque in 1951, indicated on the map. now become eastbound on Albert the second bridge (paired with strip of private right-of-way that My leave time of 9:40 is coming St. as Wellington angles off to our a separate, parallel structure for brings us to the turning loop at up so I set my front and side scroll left at Ottawa’s version of a flat- motor traffic) double-tracked and Buena Vista and Lisgar Rd. in signs to show ‘ROCKLIFFE’, I iron building. dedicated to streetcars. Anoth- Rockliffe and the end of the line. change my transfers to ‘PRES- As we approach Bronson Ave. we er spring switch keeps us on the Our trip has taken approximately TON’, setting the cutter at 9:40 are on a sharply increasing grade eastbound track and back onto 30 minutes and when my watch and, right on time, I release the and after we get to the top of the Sussex St. We pass John then Al- shows 10:40 we’ll head back to brakes, pull a little power on the hill and through a gentle right turn exander Streets on the right and Preston St. But we’ll save that for controller and away we go. I pull we have Ottawa Technical High past the entrance to Government the next issue. off of Norfolk turning right onto School on our right side. Continu- Carling then right again onto Pres- ing on past Lyon St. we pass the ton northbound, passing the Esso Ottawa Car Manufacturing com- station on the corner. As I go by plex (closed since 1948) where the Eagle Automotive Adeline I cross over the south- streetcar we are riding in was built bound track and then we’re clear in 1924! Then it’s on to the inter- Vilbert Enviye 20+ years of experience with on Preston. I’ll refer to sights on section with busy Bank St. Here Owner/Operator Foreign and Domestic cars the right side of the car on the way we turn left on Bank, merging into to Rockliffe and we’ll check out the stream of four other streetcar the other side of the line on the lines, then right on Queen where way back to Preston. The first spot we pass Dominion United Church many will recognize is the Prescott at the corner of Metcalfe before FULL SERVICE Hotel on Preston St. at the corner coming to Elgin. • Safety Checks of Beech; great Italian food since Across the Plaza we go, past • Safety Checks 1934! Next is the Preston Bowling the island stop for the Union sta- • Tune-ups Lanes, then we reduce speed to go tion. Now a cautious turn as we under the CNR tracks swing left onto Sussex St. Run- • Suspension - Tires at Young St. and before you know ning north, we cross St. Patrick • Brakes it we are stopping for a few passen- St. and past the Basilica and then gers at Somerset St. the (as it • Exhaust Crossing Somerset we are re- then was) before curving eastward minded, by the sound from the towards the Green Island bridg- wheels, that we are running over es over the . Ap- Over 10+ Years

Warranty Work call Approved 737-9717 Mon – Fri 7:30 am – 6:00 pm 730 Industrial Ave (at Russell) Page 8 Riverview Park Review JUNE 2017 DAVID CHERNUSHENKO COUNCILLOR CAPITAL WARD Are you ready for the next flood?

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apital Ward got off lightly and, if so, learn what you can do to again during a spring that minimize your risk. How watertight had all the ingredients for a is your basement? Where would Cmajor flood. By the time the heavy you place sandbags to protect your rains of late April and early May home? Do you own a sump pump hit the region, the “spring fresh- and a generator? How would you set et”, or melting of accumulated up that pump to direct water away winter snow and ice, had already from the building, and avoid dan- passed in the Rideau River catch- gerous fumes from the generator? ment area. While the waters of the Third, review your insurance Rideau lapped at many doorsteps, policy. Are you covered for flood over paving stones. longer be adequately covered. it caused no major damage to city damage? Can you be, and at what Finally, accept the fact that cli- Were the floods of 2017 the re- infrastructure or property. cost? If not, why not? mate change will increase the like- sult of climate change? We can’t Sadly, the same cannot be said Fourth, insist that municipal- lihood of flooding. That’s why the draw a direct causal relationship to for many communities along the ities and conservation authori- insurance industry has been out- one specific incident. But more ex- . Slow-moving weath- ties update their publicly-avail- spoken about reducing greenhouse treme weather events are happen- er systems brought sustained, able flood maps to reflect climate gas emissions. While others are ing around the world. It’s up to us, heavy rain just as the river’s more patterns and changes to land use. still in denial, insurers see the spike citizens and government alike, to northern watershed was reaching Without these, citizens cannot in claims related to flooding and play our part in flood prevention, the peak of its spring freshet. We make informed decisions about if other “natural” disasters in Canada adaptation and response. all know what followed. and where to purchase a home, and and globally. In response, they must With the benefit of hindsight, cities cannot properly assess the raise premiums for some types Councillor David Chernushenko there is much we can learn from risks of approving construction in of coverage, or simply exclude it 613-580-2487 | David.Chernushenko@ this and other past floods. flood-prone areas. The Rideau Val- where the risks and costs can no Ottawa.ca | www.capitalward.ca First, never say, “It can’t hap- ley Conservation Authority and the pen here” or “I’ll have plenty of are currently up- time to get ready if it does.” Ma- dating our maps, in the knowledge Capital Ward Open House connect existing paths and trails jor floods can happen anywhere, that much has changed in light of Wednesday, June 21, 7-9 p.m. from Billings Bridge to the Lees whether from the annual freshet newer housing developments and Immaculata High School, transit station. Finally, there’s a or flash floods following intense higher anticipated risks associated 140 Main St. series of changes to bus routes rain storms. The interval between with climate change. With some significant infrastruc- and service related to the launch “everything is fine” and “uh-oh, Fifth, do your part – and insist ture projects starting in 2017, I of light rail service. we have a problem” is measured that all governments do their part am organizing an open house for But there’s no need to confine in days if not hours, which leaves – to protect land that serves an residents wishing to view the fi- questions to these projects. I little time to prepare. Have a plan important function by absorbing nal plans and ask questions about will be available at this meeting for removing valuables, moving and holding flood water. We must designs and anticipated construc- to take questions, hear concerns furniture and carpeting to a higher halt and reverse the trend towards tion timing and impacts. and discuss whatever issue you floor, shutting off electricity, find- widespread paving and hard land- Projects include the long-an- wish to bring up, one on one. Or, ing accommodation for family and scaping that make the ground less ticipated footbridge over the just call or email my office. I do pets, and acquiring emergency sup- permeable and thus less able to Fifth Ave. and my best to respond to all inqui- plies, including food and water. absorb water. Keep your yard as Clegg St., and the Western Ride- ries and concerns throughout the Second, find out if you live (or “soft” as possible by protecting ex- au River Pathway, which will year. have a cottage) in a flood-prone area isting trees and by favouring plants Riverview Park Community Association Annual General Meeting Wednesday, October 25, 2017 Riverview Alternative School, 19:00 h. - 21:00 h. 260 Knox Crescent

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1569, Alta Vista Drive, Ottawa Ontario K1G 0E9 613-520-0123 Page 10 Riverview Park Review JUNE 2017 Oakpark went a long way in creating a real team effort by Pam Maskell, n Saturday, May 13, Oak- park Retirement Commu- nity participated in the Oannual Walk for Alzheimer’s along with the other Riverstone Retire- ment Communities. The Walk for Alzheimer’s is an annual event raising both aware- ness and funds to support pro- grams and services in the Ottawa area to improve the quality of life for people living with dementia. The event has grown over the years – starting as an indoor walk at Carlingwood Shopping Centre, and then moving to Carleton Uni- versity. This is the 2nd year that the event has been held outdoors at Tunney’s Pasture. Despite some unfavorable weather, our determined walkers showed up bright and early and were all warmed up and ready to with Alzheimer’s and dementia. ABOVE: The Oakpark walk at 9:00am. Friends, family We are honoured to support the Members of the members, and residents donated Alzheimer’s Society at this great Riverstone Team. money in support of the walk, and event each year to help make a dif- PHOTO: MIRIAM DWYER together the Riverstone properties ference in the lives of people in the raised $1,400, with Oakpark rais- Ottawa area. We look forward to LEFT: The Riverstone ing just over $500. walking again next year! Team participating in this Oakpark Retirement Commu- For information, or to learn year’s Alzheimer’s Walk nity offers a continuum of care, more about Oakpark, please call for Memories. including a Memory Care Floor 613-260-7144 or visit us online at PHOTO: LAUREN DUFORT designed specifically for residents OakparkRetirement.com. JUNE 2017 www.RiverviewParkReview.ca Page 11 BOOK REVIEW An Ottawa story worth telling by Bill Fairbairn chosen to plant their roots here. fter two years of hard work Zainab Muse and David Ebere for a team of University of Ot- two couldn’t agree more. They write tawa students are excited of the original intention to squash toA share a piece of Ottawa with negative perceptions of millennials everyone this Canadian Sesquicen- as being uncreative and unmotivat- tennial Year. Their photograph on ed people by putting together a team this page shows them as excited as of talented writers, photographers, children at a birthday party! graphic designers and videographers Their Insider’s Guide to Canada’s to produce this guidebook to Cana- Capital is a visual guidebook into da’s National Capital Region with a Ottawa produced by this team of hyper focus on Ottawa. writers and photographers. The For instance how many of us in goal is to take every reader on a Ottawa know that the Corktown photographic journey through Ot- Footbridge is 70 metres in length tawa’s vibrant landscape by offer- across the Rideau Canal. The The Wingd Team has its photograph taken. SUBMITTED BY MEMBERS ing “travel styles to experience the city and by highlighting eclectic Chagger writes: “It is thanks to narratives of the creatively diverse groups like the Wingd team that locals that live here.” visitors come from all over the This guidebook differentiates world to discover what this city has itself because not only does it pro- to offer.” vide powerful visuals, it also offers a tremendous amount of inside in- Published by Baico, 280 Albert Street. formation for exploring Ottawa by Tel. 613 829-5141 [email protected] The night or day. book is available for sale via our online Co-founders of the Wingd team Orchestra of flowers conducted by a bright yellow tulip.PHOTO: DANIEL EFFAH store at www.wingd.ca/book and for whose work went into the book, in-store purchase at Indigo/Prospero Zainab Muse and David Ebere, are bridge was opened in 2006 and it is work, school or anywhere else.” Bookstore on 128 Bank Street and at originally from Nigeria but quickly a great place to stop with your spe- As Federal Minister of Small the Books on Beechwood bookstore on called Ottawa their home. cial someone because it is home to Business and Tourism Bardish 35 Beechwood Avenue. Mayor Jim Watson writes that he hundreds of ‘love locks’. These are is thrilled to have the opportunity locks that a couple attaches to the to introduce the book. “Ottawa bridge in a symbol of commitment was thought to be a boring city and to each other. Other spots to visit that would make me a boring may- and events to take in are suggested or. However, I’ve been known to at- and photographed lavishly. tend several community events and Photographs such as that of Jen- proclaim as many days as there are na Sheikh of Eric Koch and Will stars in the sky. My perceived om- Porter are deftly explained: “We nipresence has inspired cartoon- are a pair of best friends that re- ists to depict me as cloning myself. side in Orleans, but we are better Some people even joke that I show known as the takeout restaurant, up at the opening of an envelope.” LunchBox Ottawa. We have a lot The mayor concludes in stating of past experience in the Ottawa that through this literary and pho- food industry channeled into… tographic Insider’s Guide people will providing people with an alterna- see why far from being bored the tive from packing lunches and go- authors, like many others, have ing on expensive lunch outings at Light and Sound show on . PHOTO CREDIT: TONY LI

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SPORTS AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION Adrian Harewood of CBC Tele- The word remarkable doesn’t begin to describe the Hillcrest vision visits careers classes and High School facilities. These are some of the best in the city. There are two gymnasiums, bleachers which make it one of the Black History Club, November only schools in the OCDSB enabling them to host major com- 28, 2016. petitions, a fully equipped weight room with 11 brand new spin bikes, and two Multi-purpose fields- one with Artificial Turf and one Grass Field. There are also 4 Tennis Courts and many recreational pathways that are paved and off main roads. Mona LeBlanc is the Department Head for Physical Education. “I have been at Hillcrest for 15 years,” she communicated recently, “and although there have been a lot of changes in all these years, a lot has stayed the same. I like to think that at Hillcrest there is something for everyone, and that we are small enough to know you, but big enough to serve you.” The tremendous number of opportunities provided to Hill- crest students indicates that she is absolutely right. And, yes, no matter what the student interest when arriving at their high In the fall the Girls Basketball Team won the City Townhall Meeting on Police and school, it appears that there is something for each and every Championships A Division by defeating Louis Riel 52 - Racial Profiling with Civics stu- individual. 12. This qualified the team for OFSAA. In Athletics, there are competitive teams for many sports. dents and Black History Club, Some are new to students and no experience is necessary. Oth- Members of the team: FRONT ROW(L to R): Lydia Kro- Dec. 6 at Hillcrest ers are what you would truly call ‘competitive’. pp, Angelica Baker, Remi Dakik, Linda Bui, Nada Gh- According to teacher, Gary Monsour, for past decades Hill- adban, Alexa Hajjar. BACK ROW (L to R): Mr. de Souza crest High School has been a dominant force when it comes to BLACK HISTORY MONTH Competitive Sports Teams. All one needs to do is to step into (Coach), Nickesha Grouse, Shannon Plaunt, Rebecca CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 the gymnasium and admire all of the championship banners Plaunt, Ruth Stead, Ella Widdis. hanging on the walls. SUBMITTED BY SELWYN DESOUZA of Ottawa’s Black community “The key to Hillcrest Sports is to get the students involved leaders were in touch with us. as early as possible, specifically when they arrive to Grade 9. Our club meets every We try to get as many Grade 9s involved with Cross Country Wednesday at noon in a his- Running as it is open for all students from all genders and all grade levels. It is a great way for these new students to feel a tory classroom. Hillcrest HS part of something and be able to recognize more faces in the does not have a Black teacher hallways. on staff so students co-lead the “In recent times, as most are aware, Hillcrest’s enrollment has decreased dramatically due to stricter cross boundary trans- club creating a Black space for fer rules and the aging community in the school’s boundaries. students. The club is multira- The decline in the number of students has a reciprocal effect cial where students can talk on the number of teachers in the school. This means that the school has also lost a number of quality coaches. Given all of freely, share stories and food, this, one would think that extracurricular sports would take a laugh together, play music, considerable hit. discuss race issues, and news. “This is furthest from the truth. The sports scene at Hill- crest remains alive and well. Committed teachers have stepped Club activities this year have up to continue programs where coaches were lost. Students included guest speakers such as remain excited and committed to being a part of a team as they Prufrock Shadowrunner who travel through their high school years. Grade 11 student, Grace There’s a sport for ev- is a local poet, rapper, DJ and “With this commitment by students and teachers, Hillcrest Leslie, was the first girl over eryone at Track & Field. continues to offer a large number of extracurricular sports the finish line. PHOTO: GREG MONEY actor, Adrian Harewood from teams. This is simply not the case with other smaller schools. CBC television, Jacqueline Sports Life continues at Hillcrest at a rate that far exceeds oth- Lawrence who is the Diversity er schools with similar enrollment numbers.” In the Fall Season Hillcrest had Varsity Girls Basketball & Equity Coordinator at the (competed at OFSAA), Cross Country Running, Golf, Jr. Boys OCDSB, Nichelle Smith from Soccer, Sr. Boys Volleyball, Field Hockey and Tennis. USA News, Mahamud Elmi, Selwyn Desouza coached the Girls Basketball Team and not- ed, Lila Shibley and Floyd Hutchi- “We won the City Championships "A" Division by defeating son of the Ottawa Police, and Louis Riel 52 - 12. Chelby Daigle a community This qualified us for OFSAA. I believe this is the first time in school history that Hillcrest has sent a Girls basketball team outreach leader for the Ottawa to the Provincial championships.” Police. Over the Winter Season, students participated in Jr. Boys We hosted student leaders Basketball, Sr. Boys Basketball, Sr. and Jr. Badminton, Nordic Skiing, Jr. Boys Volleyball, Jr. Girls Volleyball, and Swimming. and teacher facilitator Adri- During this past Spring Season there has been Track and enne Coddett from Woodroffe Field, Jr. Girls Soccer, and Varsity Girls Touch Football, and HS for a school liaison planning depending on interest, Hillcrest has been known to offer such session. In February, the club sports as Boys and Girls Rugby and Wrestling. An end-of-year sports award banquet will highlight the suc- put on a school-wide assembly cesses of the year. based on the theme “Taking A Moreover, if all of these opportunities aren’t enough, a Stand”. We had a couple of pot- unique feature of this local high school is that students train for and participate in a 5 or 10 K run, and have options to run lucks, ordered club sweatshirts a community based race, or a school organized fun run; one and the Class of 2017 Black of about 10 schools in the board that take part in this type of youth will experience the Walk training and initiative. And, do not be surprised if you happen to recognize students With Excellence from a local that are involved in the Physical Education Programme out vol- secondary school (Lisgar) to unteering in the community for events such as the NCM Race a local university (Ottawa U), weekend or the Army Run; since about 75 students help at each event. This is after all, Hillcrest High School, and as you may like many walking together in have gathered by now, words such as can’t or won’t just are not other cities at the end of May.” part of their vocabulary. Phys. Ed. Teachers, Jeremy Nibogie and Mona Le- Blanc watch the 5K Run finish line. PHOTO: CAROLE MOULT JUNE 2017 www.RiverviewParkReview.ca Page 13

THE GERMAN EXCHANGE PARTNERSHIP Every two years, for the last twenty, Hill- crest High School students have partic- ipated in this educational exchange. It began with one of the high school’s re- tired teachers, Gisela Ehrenberg, who had come from Bonn, Germany, and for- tunately the exchange has continued to carry on with her generously helping as an invaluable resource. Currently, Kris- What fortunate students to visit Cara and Emily re-create an tine Klassen is the Teacher Advisor of the Cologne Cathedral and Heidel- this enthusiastic group. iconic stamp for the Hillcrest Art The school in Germany is Sankt Adel- berg Castle and Bridge. Department. heid and for the past two times Ottawa high schools, Hillcrest and Canterbury, The Cologne Cathedral the trips the students have the opportu- have partnered in this wonderful cul- nity to earn the money. Moreover, it is tural exchange. Originally, the exchange Ottawa, and were billeted with the same also made more affordable because for included only students in German class- thirty students who went to Germany the most part the students stay with es, however over the years the trip has from March 10th to March 24th includ- their billets. become more generalized with regard to ing the March Break. Photos from the trip show how wonder- those who participate. The trip is self-funded in four instal- ful memories can be achieved. What an In October, thirty German girls came to ments, thus, over the two years between experience to visit such beautiful places.

AN INTERVIEW WITH

All these happy faces are cel- KATIE LEONARD ebrating Every Child Matters. Student Co-President, Hillcrest High School Look at the wonderful T-shirts What has been the greatest lesson you have they’re wearing! Every Child learned this year? Matters is an initiative to recog- I think that one of the most important skills that I've come to experience is the importance of making an effort to un- nize that every child does mat- derstand people. Every person has a story and I have come ter, especially indigenous youth. to appreciate that when you take the time to listen and learn PHOTO SUBMITTED BY about these stories solutions to problems and new innovative ideas are created. CHRISTOPHER OLSON Does the role as Student Co-President this year interest you in politics? I was never interested in politics before this role and I'm not quite sure whether I will continue to foster the political part of me. I have learned that I definitely prefer the leadership Friends, Olivia, Joyce, Kamryn, and Erika, join Katie aspect of politics rather than the confrontational side of it. Leonard (R) at the May BBQ. PHOTO: CAROLE MOULT Amazing But as John Spence said, "You cannot change what you refuse to confront." So many amazing people and such extraordinary memories! How did you become Student President? Hillcrest! A wonderful friend of mine came up with the slogan “Don't Were you able to join any of the Hillcrest clubs or ac- be stingy, vote for Gingy.” That was kind of the beginning of tivities over the years? My mom always told me to get involved and so that's exactly my campaign and where the use of the colour orange came what I tried to do. I joined as many clubs as a possibly could, in (orange candies, orange pins, orange T-shirts, etc.). I went thanks to our wide variety of clubs at Hillcrest. Hillcrest's around to as many students as I could and asked them what clubs include Best Buddies, Sources of Strength, Black His- they would like to see happen, or change for that matter, in tory Club, GSA, Impact Club, Dungeons and Dragons Club, our school. Through these amazing comments and sugges- Dance Club, and so many more! tions from students my campaign was born. What do you look forward to doing next year? What are your best memories of As amazing as high school was, I am ready for the next chap- Hillcrest High School? ter in my life. Next year I will be attending Ottawa U for a There was no year throughout my high school experiences BA in Conflict Studies and Human Rights. that was better than the others. They all had their highs, and lows of course, but it is the highs that will always come to mind when I think of Hillcrest. The highlights range from my We wish you all the best, Katie. orientation day in grade nine to my first high school dance. Well done!

GLOBAL VILLAGE NIGHT THE GSA CLUB Welcome to Global Village Night The GSA Club (Gay-Straight Alliance) is a student-run club, from: (Back row) Jessica, Joyce, which provides a safe place for students to meet, support each other, talk about issues related to sexual orientation and gen- Reem, Karine and Julia and der identity and expression, and work to end homophobia and (Front row) Salwa and Sawsun transphobia. At Hillcrest, a group of about fifteen meet once a PHOTOS SUBMITTED BY week to talk about equality and diversity, and LBGQT issues. This is the fifth year the club has been running. The brightly CHRISTOPHER OLSON coloured flags can be seen around the school. On Friday, May 12th the GSA Club held a free BBQ for all students of the school. Delicious hamburgers were prepared and served by the club and juice was available. Congratulations to the chefs who did such a great job. The Lead Teacher for the GSA Club is Carly Hawke.

It was an evening of music, food dancing and cultural dress! ABOVE: Look for this flag around the halls of Hillcrest. Thank you, Sabrina, Amna, PHOTOS: CAROLE MOULT Amna, and Hibha. LEFT: Thanks GSA Club. You sure make great burgers! Page 14 Riverview Park Review JUNE 2017 Co-op students at work SUBMITTED BY DAVE SHERMAN

Mr. Geordie Walker, Hillcrest Principal, joined the students at a BBQ last month. PHOTO CREDIT: CAROLE MOULT Meet Geordie Walker, Principal of Amazing Hillcrest High School This is Geordie Walker’s first year as principal at Hillcrest High School. When recently asked what he would like the community to know about Hillcrest, his Hillcrest! enthusiastic response was, “Wow, where do you start here?” At Hillcrest, there is a focus on academics and the ability to do critical think- ing. At the same time, there is an emphasis on compassion, respect, and creating an awareness of others. In a recent interview, Mr. Walker was quick to praise the staff for doing a really great job in empowering students for decision making. In glowing terms he also described the Hillcrest students. “Their real passion is to want to soak up what’s out there,” he noted. An exceptional selection of student activities provides them with the opportunity to do just that. Mr. Walker also identified ways in which the teachers continually challenge the students, interacting with them in so many constructive ways. Walk down the halls of Hillcrest High School, look in the various rooms, or observe the students and staff outside on the fields or lawns; it would be difficult not to appreciate all the many positives occurring at this local school. Part of Geordie Walker’s routine is to stand in the front of the building before and after school, and again be visible in the hallways during the noon hour. It is an excellent way to get to know both the individual student and the student body. A quick “Hi” goes a long way in making sure you feel welcome. “Our staff has been doing a lot of Professional Development on student learn- ing, and putting faces and names to the data when looking at instructional plan- ning,” commented Mr. Walker. “We look at the student voice and this is an im- portant part of the planning,” he added. Being accessible and providing visible supervision is also effective in helping keep at bay some of the pitfalls that can occur in any educational setting. When asked about bullying, much is in place at Hillcrest to address this issue. There is restorative justice incorporating the help of senior student leaders, there are guest speakers from different cultures to develop an awareness in students, and all Grade 9 students are trained to further heighten their understanding of bullying’s effects. Having students define ‘bullying’ is another important strategy. 4 UR School “We want the students to be okay with differences.” It is essential that stu- dents understand that misinterpretation and miscommunication can happen. Saturday, June 10 Learning how to get along with people we don’t really know goes a long way into accepting diversity. To this end, the school brought in a theatrical group from 9:30 am – 3:00 pm Montreal as just one way of addressing multiculturalism. Hillcrest High School 1900 Dauphin Road During the interview, Mr. Walker spoke about the importance of open commu- nication in terms of keeping in touch. He described the Synrevoice voice mail sys- tem of communicating by telephone, and referenced the website as an important tool, along with newsletters. Tribute was also paid to the active Parent Council for helping keep in contact plus the good work that it does. What Geordie Walker didn’t tell us in the interview was that in February of this Test drive a new Ford BBQ year, he was recognized nationally as one of Canada’s Outstanding Principals of 2017. and Donnelly Ford Canada's Outstanding Principals Award program recognizes outstanding con- tribution of principals in publicly funded schools. It honours principals from will Donate $20 to support the Live Music D.J. every province and territory in Canada who demonstrate innovation, entrepre- Hillcrest Music Department neurial spirit and who have done something truly remarkable in public education. Obviously, Hillcrest High School is definitely in excellent hands with Mr. Walker as principal. We look forward to having him lead our local school over the upcoming years. JUNE 2017 www.RiverviewParkReview.ca Page 15 GLOBAL CITIZEN’S CLUB Inviting the Aga Khan Exhibit François Grenier is the Tour Manager for Together: An exhibition on global development. Jillian and Feras of Hillcrest High School’s Global Citizen’s Club are the two exceptional students who were among the first to show an interest for the 2017 Together tour. And, as the result of a lot of hard work and planning, the Together exhibit was set up in the parking lot of Hillcrest High School on April 6th and April 7th. What is the Together exhibit one might ask? Accord- ing to their website, it ‘is an interactive, bilingual expe- rience for all ages, stimulating conversation about Can- ada’s role in reducing global poverty.’ The exhibit comes in a 53 foot, custom-built truck with 1,000 square feet of exhibition space; and since it was launched in Ottawa in April 2015 has travelled to ten provinces and reached Korean Guests (L) join teacher Kristine Klassen (C) and students Jillian and Feras (R) at the about 40,000 people. The Together Exhibit visited Hillcrest in April What an honour then for the Hillcrest Global Cit- website launch. PHOTO CREDIT: CHRISTOPHER OLSON izen’s Club when the Aga Khan Foundation Canada 2017 for Canada’s 150th Birthday. agreed to have the Together exhibit at the club’s school. PHOTO: CHRISTOPHER OLSON What a wonderful experience for all the Hillcrest High lead by Feras and Jillian, applied for a SpeakUp Grant School students, plus those intermediate students from from the Ministry of Education. These grants are part Vincent Massey Public School, to be able to take part in of the MOE Student Voice strategy aiming to promote Canada’s 150th celebrations and the Together exhibition. student engagement and success in Ontario’s schools by As well, not only did the Global Citizen’s Club orga- listening and learning. The club successfully received nize having the truck come to Hillcrest, but they also their grant earlier this year. successfully created the tour schedule for the teach- Thus, with the technological expertise of Christo- ers and their classes over the two day visit. ‘Powerful pher Olson, the Global Citizen’s Club created a digital photography, film, and audio, interactive components platform to communicate with different high schools and unique objects were all part of an experience that around the world. Today the students are connected enabled the visitors to explore innovative solutions to with Seoul, Korea; Marseilles, France; and Bonn, Ger- global challenges.’ many. Having this digital platform will enable them to An additional benefit of living in Ottawa and- hav write back and forth about issues and events in their ing the main headquarters of the Aga Khan Foundation schools. What a wonderful way to better understand Canada here in our city was that two facilitators from each other. the AKFC provided a two hour workshop at the school April 19th was the launch of the beautiful website. on the Thursday. Again, students from Vincent Massey’s Several officials from the Korean Embassy graciously Leadership Club, plus the Hillcrest Global Citizen’s joined the students at the launch. A positive relation- Club, joined together to better understand the work of ship between Hillcrest students and the Korean Em- the Aga Khan. bassy had already been formed late last year after the Hillcrest students had participated in a Korean Forum. What an incredible way to make new friends. Global citizens, global connections Kristine Klassen is the teacher advisor of this re- Just imagine- 1000 square feet of display space. It should come as no surprise then that this same group, markable club. PHOTO CREDIT: CAROLE MOULT THE IMPACT CLUB This is a small group of people who definitely make a difference; an enormous one. The name of their club, however, does even come close to sharing with the com- munity all the wonderful projects the students have accomplished both locally and globally. Their teacher advisor is Nicole Charron. In this club, ‘The students strive to raise awareness of various social justice and environmental issues. To do this, they organize fundraisers and awareness campaigns within their school and the community.’ Speak with Hillcrest High School Impact Club members and you will discover the many worthwhile goals that have been undertaken by this group. In particular, this club is part of the We Schools program and the charity, We. Through We Schools, students gain an understanding of the basic causes of crit- ical issues like hunger, poverty and lack of education, and set their sights into what they can do to help. They also plan at least one local and one global action to im- ABOVE: Last November 30 Hill- prove their community and the world. Drive by the huge park across from The Ottawa General Hospital and you will crest students went to We Day. see an Adopt-a-Park sign showing that the Impact Club of Hillcrest High School They had earned floor seats close has adopted Lynda Lane Park as one of their local initiatives. They also support the to the stage. Ottawa Food Bank and the Ottawa Christmas Project through . They have also supported Operation Come Home and the Education Foun- dation of Ottawa. RIGHT: Just a few of the Impact Club Globally, the Impact Club supports the We Villages development model. As part at the Lynda Lane Park fall clean up. of this model, the We charity supports five pillars in each community to break the cycle of poverty: Education, Water, Health, Food, and Opportunity. The Impact Club has chosen to support the community in Llullin, Ecuador. The Hillcrest Impact Club has now raised about $16,500 for projects in Llullin, Ecuador. Necessary funds have gone toward building a new school and a water tank. They are currently raising funds to support health care in the Llullin community. Their annual Walk for Water raises awareness about the lack of clean drinking water around the world and is their key fundraiser. The walk was featured in the November 2015 We Day insert of the Ottawa Citizen and is currently featured in the 2016 We Schools Walk for Water Campaign website and student guide. The group has raised $3500 of the $5000 needed to complete the Health Pillar and hopes to finish that next year. When asked as to whether the Hillcrest Impact Club participates in the We Day celebrations, Ms. Charron replied, “Yes, we most certainly go to We Day!” The more involved you are with the ‘We Schools’ program, the more tickets and better seats you get at We Day to inspire your students and celebrate your accomplish- ments. Last November (2016), I took 30 students to We Day and we earned floor seats, so we were really close to the stage. For the last two years we have also been invited to a special event the night before We Day, called "We Schools: An Evening of Inspiration" where a few students get to meet many of the We Day speakers. In November 2015, the event was held at the US Walk for Water raises awareness about the lack of clean drinking Ambassador's Residence, where we met US Ambassador Bruce Heyman and his wife water around the world. SUBMITTED BY NICOLE CHARRON Vicki Heyman. We also met Marc Kielburger, one of the founders of We.” Page 16 Riverview Park Review JUNE 2017 THE HILLCREST HIGH SCHOOL BAND

Jeannie Hunter and Melanie Reeks, Directors The Junos: “We were asked by Ottawa 2017 to put together an all-Canadian set list and perform at the Train station as the Juno Nominees arrived on two “Juno Trains”, one coming from Montreal and one coming from Toronto. We played for the wait- ing crowd, and then for the musicians as they arrived. Our set included a mash-up of this year’s new Canadian releases, Serena Ryder’s “Stompa”, the Hockey Night in Canada Theme song, and Maritime folk songs among others.” Music Monday: “For the past six years, we have celebrated Music Monday by heading over to Vincent Massey PS. We run an instrument petting zoo for the JK – Grade 2 classes. Our Senior Music students teach a fun music lesson in the Grade 3 and 4 classes, and we rehearse our band and Orchestra with the Vincent Massey Orchestra. The day culminates in a performance for the entire school, most years outside (although this year the weather didn’t cooperate so we played in the gym). Music Monday is a national event. Every two years they have a new, anthemic song about the importance of music and its role in our lives. The song is performed si- multaneously across Canada on the first Monday of May each year. “ The Havana Trip: “Hillcrest band students participated in an 8 day performing tour while based in Havana, Cuba. We performed at Community Centres and Arts Schools, as well as doing workshops in Latin Music and Dance, Afro-Cuban Music and Dance – we even took some Spanish Classes! We rehearsed several times with a Cuban Music Teacher, Daya, learning to play traditional Cuban Music Spring Music Night: Daya came to Ottawa the week of our music night, and she really lead the audience through some great Cuban Mambos on Thursday evening, May 18th. The Hillcrest High School Band played a wonderful selection of musical pieces, while the audience was entertained by a wide range of musical ensembles. Canada Meets the World: A Canada 150 Event for: Eva Anderson There were about 80 students who charmed the audience. (flute), Marc Donovan (tenor saxophone), and Amanda McIntyre (trom- “Canada Meets the World” On May 19th Hillcrest High School represented Cuba at a Canada 150 Event bone) PHOTO: MARLENE STEPPAN called, “Canada Meets the World”. The event was held at the Aberdeen Pavilion at . The band played host to Cuban music ed- ucator, Daya Aceituno. The night before, she had been a Guest Conductor at Hillcrest. ‘Drive4URSchool’ event: “On June 10 the band will be hosting our‘Drive 4URSchool’ We performed… in Cuba! The Hillcrest High School Band event. Donnelley Ford welcomes the Juno Trains will be bringing all of their latest models to Hillcrest from 9:30- 3p.m. For every car test-driven, they will donate $20 to Hillcrest Music. From 11-1 we Amazing Hillcrest! will also have a BBQ and live music from our Music Monday Jazz Band.” CANCER DRIVE 2017 Submitted by Teacher Advisor, Mona LeBlanc “This year marked the 23rd annual cancer drive at Hillcrest. We raised more than $15,000 dollars for the Canadian Cancer Society. Our blitz evening, usually the last Thursday of April, runs from 5-9 and students go door to door in the community and canvass for the Canadian Cancer Society. The event would not be possible without students, staff, parent and alumni supporting us.” Mona LeBlanc has been the staff advisor for 9 years, and as the staff advisor, she usually selects 2-3 Heads who organize a committee of 15-20 students. The students plan the blitz evening and other events and activities in the month of April which is Cancer Awareness month. “Our objective during the month of April is to raise aware- ness and raise funds. The event is always kicked off with an assembly to motivate students to get involved. This year, we had a special guest from who came to speak about the research being done in Ottawa and to emphasize the importance of funding research projects. The assembly is very inspiring and educa- tional and outlines what the event is and how students can get involved.” Heads this year were: Salwa El-Khairy, Sara Mohamed and Erfan Ghani. “We work closely with a member of the Canadian Cancer Society who is in charge of fundraising. They prepare the kits that students use when canvassing and are pres- ent during the cancer drive to help out with receipt books and the reconciliation of money collected. “The pancake break- fast initiative start- ed a few years ago when we wanted The April 27th Cancer Drive: $14, 500. Final total: $15,000+….WOW!! to celebrate the achievements of our PHOTO CREDIT: CAROLE MOULT students. The actu- al fundraising event present our ‘big’ cheque to the Canadian Cancer Society and reveal our grand total. runs so late, that This year, we had 140 students out during the blitz evening, and the total collected many students didn't in just 4 hours of canvassing was a bit over $14,000. Students raised $630.80 through stick around for the various fundraisers this month, and as announced at the pancake breakfast, a last announcement of minute donation of $500 put us over $15,000 raised by Hillcrest students. Our final Serving up pancakes with a smile were (R-L) Sawsan, the grand total can- total will not be confirmed until all donations have been counted, but the students vassed. At the pan- are very proud of what they have accomplished.” Plans are already underway for next Wissal, Jessica, Joyce, Chaymae, and Reem cake breakfast, we year's cancer drive which is scheduled for April 26, 2018. JUNE 2017 www.RiverviewParkReview.ca Page 17

Getting Ready for Rail A change is on the way -June 2017!

Bus routes are being renumbered across the city as part of the transition to the O-Train . June 25, 2017 will mark the introduction of three route number changes for Alta Vista, as we embark on a journey towards the implementation of a reliable, efficient, easy, safe, clean, and convenient transit system. Where are we now? • The Temporary Bus Loop at was rst introduced to ensure safe interaction between ongoing construction work, the station and transit services (especially during key station construction activities). • The MUP realignments currently in place at Hurdman station will remain through to 2018. What to expect June 2017: • The Hurdman bus loop will move to its permanent connguration on the west side of Hurdman station. To stay up to date on coming changes, visit OcTranspo.com.

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| | | | E-waste recycling for a great cause | | | | Saving our landdlls! | | | | Bring all unwanted electronics to the Elmvale Shopping Centre | | | parking lot (next to Kelsey’s) on Saturday, June 10th from | | in support of the Heron Emergency Food Centre and | 10am - 12pm | | our partner 1-800-GOT-JUNK? will dispose of it for free! | It’s a Celebration! | | We simply ask that you consider making a cash donation of any size to Canada 150 Maple Groves | | our charitable partner, the Heron Emergency Food Centre. | In celebration of Canada’s 150th birthday, each Ward | | *Donations of $20 or more will be eligible for a tax reciept | will receive 150 native Canadian maple trees. | | The following items will be accepted: | Please join me and Mayor Jim Watson to break | | • Televisions (two per vehicle, max. 46” each) ground for Alta Vista’s 150 maple grove legacy project | | • Desktop/laptop computers and terminals to be held Monday, June 5th, 11:00am in the NCC | | | • Monitors, keyboards and mice greenspace near the pathway on Riverside Dr. at | | • Desktop printers and CD-ROM drives Pleasant Park Dr. |

______| • Ampliiers, stereos, speakers, receivers and radios | | • Cameras, digital cameras Neighbourhood Office Hours | | • Copiers, fax machines, scanners Bringing City Hall to the people of Alta Vista | | • Telephones, cell phones, answering machines | | • VCR and DVD players I will be holding neighbourhood office hours at | | Hawthorne Park (2139 Tawney Rd.) on Saturday, | | June 24th from 2-3:30pm, weather permitting. | | | Stop by with your questions, comments and concerns, | or just drop by for a quick “hello”. www.JeanCloutier.com Page 18 Riverview Park Review JUNE 2017 Our stories of giving back… Dee that she met Sherry Woodburn, She has been part of the Fashion owner of The Wholesale Outlet, with Compassion Show at The years ago when she first dropped Wholesale Outlet since the shows by the store. She has since shopped began almost 10 years ago. She lives there frequently and has found be- in Ottawa and it was about nine ing in the show “a lot of fun”. The TWO Models years ago when she was diagnosed “My main reason for participat- with breast cancer. She received ing in the fashion show is because was quite a surprise for Volunteering for the excellent treatment at The Ottawa Sherry is so caring and kind, and everyone when it was an- Fashion with Compas- Hospital Cancer Centre and was both she and Doug have helped nounced that Monique is sion Show at The Whole- amazed when she was back playing to cheer me up over some difficult 83. She certainly doesn’t sale Outlet came about tennis only one week after surgery times through the years. It is an look it, although now the somewhat by accident. and all through her radiation treat- added bonus to contribute to can- show’s newest model says As one of her hobbies, ments. Dee is now giving back, and cer research.” that she expects to help Dorothy belonged to does this by being part of the twice It’s not at all unusual for Dee to out in an upcoming show. two craft guilds, and as yearly show. Previously her cancer even buy the outfits she models. When asked about such, visited The Whole- volunteering had been knocking And, like all of the other models, how she came to be wear- sale Outlet when it was on doors. Dee is a cancer survivor. ing the beautiful outfits named Floral Fantasia, Twenty-five percent of the pro- that she modeled, Mo- and sold materials for ceeds of sales and ticket draws Monique nique responded that it crafters. from the shows are forwarded to It was Monique’s niece, Lise But- was her niece who picked Dorothy’s enjoyment The Ottawa Hospital Cancer Cen- ters, who asked her to be in the these out the day before. visiting the store at 1877 tre for cancer research. Five hun- April 8th spring fashion show. Lise Monique was diag- Innes Road continued as dred dollars is also given to Victo- is the wonderful emcee who sets nosed with cancer in Oc- its owner, Sherry Wood- ria’s Quilts Canada for their great the very upbeat tone of the show tober, 2013, and had her burn, moved into fash- work in making quilts for patients and also helps the models find their surgery at Cité de la Santé, ion, and thus Dorothy re- undergoing cancer treatment. wonderful outfits. Laval in February 2014. Wear the mained a regular customer. Members of VQC provide the re- Monique came from Montreal Her usual way of donat- Nautical Look As a cancer survivor, she freshments for the fashion event. for the event, and although it was ing to cancer is through also agreed to model for When asked how she started to her first show she did an amazing giving money. This time the Fashion with Com- be in the show, Dee’s response was job: a real pro. During the show it she was extremely pleased passion Show that raises to be able to give back money for cancer research through the Fashion with at The Ottawa Hospital Compassion Show here in Cancer Centre. Ottawa. “It is very uplifting, a really ‘feel good’ event- Dorothy not only for the models, Follow us on Facebook When Dorothy retired in but the audience as well,” to see arriving FASHIONS 2006, she knew that she she recently commented. wanted to give back to And thus, twice year- the community. Friends ly, or as often as she can encouraged her to join make it, Dorothy joins the May Court Club, the about eight or nine oth- oldest women’s charity in er TWO models, sharing Canada. the latest fashions and SUMMER HOURS Founded in 1898, by once again giving back to Closed Sundays and Mondays Lady Ishbel Aberdeen, a community. wife of the Governor General of the day, Dor- Carolyn othy appreciated the This year marks the variety of ways that the Travelling? 6oth anniversary of Daf- Easy Club gives to the com- Be prepared! fodil Month. For 25 of munity. In particular, those years Carolyn vol- there is a concentration for the unteered with the sale of daffodils Casual needs of women and children, where she lived in three different such as providing snacks for six cities: Kingston, Barrie and Ottawa. community houses and running “It was a way of giving back,” Summer the May Court Bargain Box at 228 Carolyn noted recently. “Cancer is Laurier Avenue. The May Court something I have dealt with in my Club also provides rent-free ac- family,” she added. Carolyn herself Dressing commodation and an annual grant has been a cancer survivor for over to the May Court Hospice, plus twenty-five years. undertakes several other very Her own story began in Kings- worthwhile projects annually. ton when she discovered a lump in THE WHOLESALE OUTLET Consequently, Dorothy became a her breast just two months after 1877 INNES ROAD 613-748-6605 very dedicated volunteer on be- a mammogram. Very quickly she half of the May Court Club, whose was slated for surgery and was very MON – SAT 10 – 5 members devote almost 20,000 ‘impressed’ with the treatment she volunteer hours each year. received. Needless to say, Carolyn JUNE 2017 www.RiverviewParkReview.ca Page 19

ing out cookies’ and then Sherry meet with other people who were asked her if she would like to par- also struggling courageously with ticipate. Christine has modelled this disease, and it also educated twice a year ever since. me as to the possibilities of being When asked how she felt about a survivor. being a model, Christine was ex- Offering support truly provides tremely pleased to be given the op- hope to others who, like me, are portunity. “I get such a thrill out of also suffering. I will never forget it,” she noted. “It is fabulous, and I being in the hospital and looking at look forward to giving back to the the faces of children, of young and community.” The audience is equal- old people alike, of all those who ly enthusiastic about having Chris- had been attacked by this illness. tine in the show, and definitely Nor will I ever forget the many looks forward to her participation friends who helped me in my con- twice a year. valescence and in my finding a new meaning in life. Ewa I firmly believe that cancer, “I remember when I first received like any serious disease, in some the news about my illness and a way transforms us in our souls. It good friend came forward to con- proves how something so terrible, sole me and even offer me financial can in fact lead to something very assistance if ever I were to need it. beautiful: a new sensitivity and During this very difficult and pain- true empathy for our fellow human ful period, that gesture immediate- beings.” ly brought a smile on my face and Now, Ewa gives back by working gave me the belief that somehow behind the scenes at the Fashion all would be well. with Compassion Show. She helps Later, when a friend asked if I the models dress with their change would like to volunteer in raising of outfits and is the ‘go to’ person The Travelling Trio money for the General Hospital that every event needs. strongly recommends ning. in its fight against cancer, I agreed that women do their own Diagnosed with breast without a second thought. And Acknowledgements: Giving back can self-examinations. cancer in 2006, and that decision, to act as a volunteer, be shown in many ways. A sincere Helping with the Fash- treated at The Ottawa proved to be an unexpected gift ‘thank you’ to everyone who contribut- ion with Compassion General Hospital, it was for me. Being a volunteer helped ed not only time but donated items for Show has been another several years later when me in my own personal struggle our draws that raised $1600 for TOH way in supporting the she joined the Survi- with cancer at times when I my- Cancer Research and $500. for Victo- fight against cancer, and vor Training Program at self felt helpless. It allowed me to ria’s Quilts Canada. like a number of the oth- the Running Room in er ladies helping with the Orléans and began prac- event Carolyn came to be ticing for the 5K Run for a model somewhat by ac- the CIBC Run for the cident. Now, she has been Cure. She completed two donating her time ‘almost runs in 2010 and 2011 since the beginning’. raising money for cancer. “I was in The Whole- “I wanted to do some- sale Outlet looking thing. It was a challenge around the store about for me because I’d never eight or ten years ago run before. I was very when Sherry Woodburn proud of myself, and and I began to talk. She European Style once I did these runs, SUMMER told me about the show, then I did a few mara- HOURS and I responded that I thons.” Today, Christine Closed was also a cancer survi- is back at the gym twice Sundays vor.” Right away Sherry a week, however, she did and was enthusiastic about successfully realize her Mondays having Carolyn join the goal. And what an ac- others. “I very much complishment! enjoy the show and the When asked how she girls absolutely radiate came to be in the Fash- positivity, such that it ion with Compassion is always such a pleas- Show, Christine noted ant experience,” Caro- that she worked just Follow us on lyn added. Does Caro- next door at the Ap- Facebook lyn ever buy any of the ple Saddlery and got to to see arriving clothes she models? She know Sherry and Doug fashions and says, knowing that it is all Woodburn probably accessories for an excellent cause… around 2001. A couple of years later, when she Christine was speaking with Sher- There are many ways of ry on one of her drop giving back after surviv- by visits, Sherry asked THE WHOLESALE OUTLET ing cancer, and Chris- her if she wanted to 1877 INNES ROAD 613-748-6605 tine’s is probably one Flower Power help with the show. At of the most interesting first Christine worked MON – SAT 10 – 5 ones. She took up run- behind the counter ‘giv- Page 20 Riverview Park Review JUNE 2017 Try an Architectural Safari by Maria CampbellSmith anada is celebrating a big birthday and Ottawa is an historic city. It gets ex- plored for many reasons: festivals, cui- Csine, parks, historic buildings... That last option piqued my curiosity. So, I set off on an “architec- tural safari”. Ottawa is a marvellous mix of urban and rural. It juxtaposes colonial, Gothic Revival, Victori- an, and modern . Buildings of stone and statues flank buildings of steel and glass. The more I wandered, the more there was to learn. I also researched architectural trivia. rooms) still intact and/or in of Confederation, I won- use (no ruins or reconstruc- dered ... what are the oldest What is the world’s tallest building? tions), architectural historians buildings in Canada? China now has the majority of the world’s tallest often site , in France, The indigenous peoples buildings, but at 2717 feet (828 metres) the Burj as the world’s oldest build- of Canada were here long be- Khalifa, in Dubai, remains the record-holder. ing. This structure is known fore any Europeans. Their This incredible residential/hotel building is 163 as a “passage grave” and this cultures and traditions built storeys tall! (Ottawa does not yet have a sky- still-surviving example was structures in harmony with scraper even 50 storeys tall.) built in 4850 B.C.! nature, made of natural materials, sometimes even What is the world’s largest building? The world’s oldest house? portable or repeatedly re- The Boeing Factory in Everett, Washington is an Knap of Howar, in , constructed. Consequent- assembly plant for building large aircraft like the stands as the oldest stone ly, many sites remain sacred 747 and the new 787. It covers a massive 4.3 mil- house in northern Europe. to them, but few buildings lion square feet (398 000 metres squared). If we This homestead functioned or survived quadrupled the area of Parliament Hill, that still dates back to 3700 B.C. through the centuries. would not meet the area of the Boeing Everett Our East Coast areas were assembly plant. It is an incredibly large building. The world’s oldest church? the first settled by Europe- Santa Sabina Church, in ans, and offer interesting What is the world’s most costly building? Rome, is especially impres- ruins of original primitive The Abraj Al Bait, in Saudi Arabia, cost nearly sive. It was built in 422 A.D. structures and settlements. US $15.5 billion to construct. With 120 floors, and has not been destroyed or altered since! It However, homes and communities established this incredible hotel complex can accommo- continues to function as a Catholic church for with earthen or wooden dwellings usually suc- date 100 000 guests – vast numbers of pilgrims its congregation today. cumb to the elements of time and climate. to Mecca, in particular. It also boasts the larg- Canadian historians and government agen- est clock faces and highest clock tower in the What about Canada? cies identify most of our oldest buildings (still world, decorated with flashing lights, golden Canadian architecture has several centuries of intact and in use) as being in – Quebec domes, and 98 million pieces of glass mosaics. history – not the millennial achievements of City in particular. There are literally dozens of the wider world. Young Canada cannot com- traditional stone houses from the 1600s still What is the world’s oldest building? pete with cousins like ancient Rome or . standing and still functioning there. Examples For actual buildings (with walls, roof, and Still, as we proudly mark the 150th anniversary include Maison Puiseaux, from 1637, and Mai- son de madame de La Peltrie, built in 1644. Quebec City’s Notre Dame Basilica complet- ed construction in 1647, and still offers mass to congregations today. Maison Le Ber-Le Moyne, in Lachine, Mon- treal, dates from 1669. Le Seminaire de Saint- Sulpice, built in Montreal in 1684, still houses seminary residents and administration in 2017. Ontario’s oldest home is Peter Secord House, built in Niagara-on-the-Lake in 1782. Brant- ford’s idyllic Mohawk Chapel has been standing since 1785.

What about buildings in Ottawa? In the scenic mix of stone and steel, which are Ottawa’s oldest buildings? The Muse- um stone house claims first prize. JUNE 2017 www.RiverviewParkReview.ca Page 21

Taste the freshness of summer

Visit one of our vegetable stands located Positioned where the Rideau at Canal meets the Ottawa River, this sturdy stone house was originally built in 1827 as a Commissariat (or Emmanuel army storehouse). It was designed United by Thomas McKay as a storehouse for Colonel ’s Rideau Ca- Church nal project. When you take a tour of it today, you slip right back into (parking lot) the 1800s. Thomas McKay also designed 691 Smyth Road the historic, stone mansion known or as “”. His goal, in 1837, was to “transpose an English country estate to Canada” for the Rideau Park British monarch’s representative. Rideau Hall has been the lavish United home for every Governor-General sorts of architectural points of inter- Church since, and continues to invite and est, aside from centuries-old stone Mix in modern too! impress guests today. homes. The Rideau Canal, for ex- Many modern architectural high (parking lot) The very first settler of Glouces- ample, is also a World Heritage Site. points fill our downtown core. Two ter Township was Mr. Braddish The original stone canal finished unique examples are a sculpted 2203 Alta Vista Drive Billings. He finished construction construction in 1837, and is still museum and an unorthodox clock. of his large, Georgian stone home structurally intact and in use today. Using computer-assisted designs, in 1829. Nearly 190 years later, It was one of the features that led to renowned Canadian architect, tourists continue to explore the Queen Victoria choosing Ottawa as Douglas Cardinal, blends European artifacts of Billings House, and en- the new capital, back in 1857. modernism, international architec- joy afternoon tea on the lawn each Between 1842 and 1879, Ottawa’s ture, and indigenous spirit and val- summer. Notre Dame Catholic Basilica was ues. He aims to create structures Another special house, built in built. It marked the entrance to that “retain and reflect the land- We will be open for 1857, was “Earnscliffe”. The next Lower Town - one of the city’s first scape” around his buildings. Cardi- time you are on , look neighbourhoods. It is the oldest nal’s curvilinear design of the Cana- strawberries for it. This imposing, Victorian church in Ottawa, and is another dian Museum of History (situated mid to late June manor house, built of local lime- splendid example of Gothic Reviv- in Gatineau) opened to the public followed by our farm stone, was home to Canada’s first al architecture in the capital. It is in 1989. Ever since, the exhibitions fresh vegetables Prime Minister, John A. McDon- even more beautiful on the inside! inside thrill visitors, and the exte- until the end of season. ald. It is currently the residence of Aberdeen Pavilion is another in- rior of the building captivates fans the British High Commissioner. teresting spot to visit on a foot safa- and students of architecture. Hours Many people assume Canada’s ri of Ottawa. Nicknamed the “Cat- The other uncommon and unex- Monday to Friday Parliament Buildings are among tle Castle”, this exhibition building pected structural feature waits on 10am to 6pm, our oldest stone structures still was built in 1898. It has been dis- top of the World Exchange Plaza, standing and still functioning. tinguished as a National Historic downtown. The huge metal globe Saturday They are correct. The West and Site of Canada, and is also the old- that travels back and forth, across 9am to 5pm. East Blocks of Parliament were est surviving venue of the challenge the top of the building, actually Closed on Sunday. constructed between 1859 and for the Stanley Cup. (By the way, functions as a “time span clock”. 1866. A devastating fire, on Febru- in that 1904 hockey challenge, the It marks the hours’ progress while ary 3, 1916, destroyed most of the Ottawa Silver Seven won!) the city bustles below. Centre Block, but it was recon- The massive, tilted, Victoria My research merely scratches structed by 1922 and Parliament Tower Bell, now positioned on the the surface of the history and archi- Hill remains an icon of the nation. grounds of Parliament Hill, is hard tecture here. Our national capital Visit our website, It is also an excellent example of not to photograph. That bell was offers festivals, restaurants, tours, www.FosterFamilyFarm.ca Gothic Revival architecture in the cast in 1875, and installed in the and parks – but you do not need a for other market heart of a modern city. original tower of Centre Block in special event to get you outdoors. locations in the 1877. It survived the great fire and Choose a day and some sturdy foot- Ottawa area. Other historic highlights? now symbolically marks the keep- wear, and go explore the city. Go A foot safari of Ottawa reveals all ing and passing of time. on your own architectural safari! Page 22 Riverview Park Review JUNE 2017 The invitation began like this… Please join us to toast the artist and with Ottawa Riverkeeper. Some preview the auction items for the of her paintings for ‘Sounds of the Ottawa Riverkeeper Gala! Sea’ were from when she was in Ireland and others were from New- It was from WALL SPACE foundland.” GALLERY and FRAMING. The invitation came from Pa- tricia Barr, Director of the WALL “My artwork is SPACE GALLERY and it was for a colliding of a Friday evening Vernissage to be held on April 28th at 505 Indus- two worlds: trial Avenue, in the Sleep Country Realism and Building. Ms Barr is the creative person who helped put the evening Expressionism.” together and has been a supporter of Ottawa Riverkeeper since 2015. When asked how she became The artist and Ottawa River- involved to connect the artist and keeper did indeed seem like an ex- the Ottawa Riverkeeper Gala, Pa- cellent match. tricia responded, Just who is this artist one might “I am active on the gala commit- ask? tee in organizing the art auction It would be difficult to detail tent for the May 31st, 2017 gala the many accolades, awards and on Lemieux Island. I had asked achievements of Crystal Bashara: several artists whom we represent a Canadian contemporary realist and a number were very generous painter and proud two time win- in donating their time and their ner of the prestigious Elizabeth work for the auction. Crystal Be- Greenshields Foundation prize. shara was one of them. We already She was the youngest elected Fel- Meet Crystal Beshara. Her Songs had the exhibit scheduled and it low of the Ottawa Watercolour of the Sea exhibition was enjoyed seemed natural to use the opening Society at age 23, and her work has by many. as a preview for the works. also been featured and reviewed in “Then, when we decided in late multiple well-known media. Her has appeared on both television 2016 to put the Crystal Bashara illustrations have appeared in four and radio. show together, she wanted to work published children’s books plus she “My artwork,” Crystal notes, “is a colliding of two worlds: Realism and Expressionism.” The paintings that Ms. Besha- ra exhibited at WALL SPACE, 505 Industrial Avenue were of ex- Doherty’s quisite water scenes. At this exhi- Property Services Inc. bition, visitors were also able to enjoy viewing the painting that Crystal Beshara generously donat- ed to Ottawa Riverkeeper for their Silent Auction on May 31st. The beautiful, Afloat, is an oil on can- Let us help you with... vas, 24” x 36”. What is Ottawa Riverkeeper? • Lawn & Aeration Services Ottawa Riverkeeper is a sci- ence-based, grassroots charity Ottawa Riverkeeper proudly dis- • Snow Services committed to keeping the Ottawa plays the painting, ‘Afloat’, donat- River, and its Watershed, clean and ed by Ms. Beshara. • General Home Repairs safe. They work with members of PHOTOS AND STORY: CAROLE MOULT the community - through programs • Painting (interior & exterior) such as Riverwatch and Beach- tograph from photographer Paul keepers - all levels of government, Couvrette were on display at the • Property Management Services and other non-profits to create and Friday evening Vernissage, since all maintain a swimmable, drinkable, of these generous people donated • Home Sale Preparedness fishable river - today, and every day. their work to the May 31st, event. Over 1.7 million people live with- • Kitchen & Bathroom Remodelling in the Ottawa River watershed. Joining together Many appreciate the invaluable Galas are a beautiful way to bring • Commercial & residential Contracts Available work of a charity such as Ottawa people together and in particular Riverkeeper that dedicates its time one such as this one which will do to looking after our water supply. so much for so many over the com- And, because of this, several oth- ing years. And, it is because of all er local artists indicated that they donors that Ottawa Riverkeeper Sean Doherty 20 would like to help Ottawa River- can envision an Ottawa River that earwater res ttawa n 2 keeper for their 2017 Gala. Thus, is clean and healthy: an Ottawa dpsrogerscom the works of David Lidbetter, Peter River that future generations will Colbert, Sharon Kelly, and a pho- be proud to inherit. JUNE 2017 www.RiverviewParkReview.ca Page 23 ESSENTIAL HEALTH

CINDIE HELMER Carpal Tunnel RMT, Clinic Owner Syndrome gling in the index, middle and ring allel to the floor. A computer mouse fingers, which will gradually increase should be placed so that the shoul- he carpal tunnel is formed over time and symptoms are worse ders can be relaxed, elbows bent at where the wrists and hands at night. Symptoms tend to appear 90 degrees and the wrist can main- meet. The floor of the tunnel in the dominant hand, but can be tain a neutral position. If the com- isT made up of wrist bones, and the present in both. As the condition puter is the culprit, a conversation top is the transverse carpal ligament. progresses, pain can be felt not only with your workplace Health and The space within the tunnel contains in the hand, but can start to pene- Safety may be in order for an er- the tendons that are responsible for trate into the forearm as well. Move- gonomic assessment of your work- flexing the fingers, and the median ment of the wrist will be limited by space and computer configuration. nerve. The median nerve provides pain, and sometimes people can ex- Cold hydrotherapy should be ap- feeling to the index, middle and part perience a decrease in grip strength. plied several times a day for about of the ring fingers, as well as to the Massage is very beneficial for 5 minutes per session. palm side of the thumb. the treatment of carpal tunnel Therapists will also provide That sounds pretty technical… the nerve to pass through, rath- syndrome. Massage treatment will some instruction on self massage, but I’ll bet you’ve heard of Carpal er than a direct problem with the focus on decreasing pain by work- stretches to help open up the fin- Tunnel Syndrome - you may even nerve itself. Some causes include ing through tissue restrictions gers, hand and forearms, as well as know someone who suffers from overuse and repetitive movements, throughout the forearm, wrist and strengthening exercises when heal- this ‘overuse injury.’ metabolic conditions that create hand. Therapists will also focus on ing progresses enough to do so. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is a systemic inflammation (such as dia- increasing range of motion for the If you would like to learn more condition that results from the betes), thyroid conditions, rheuma- wrist, and increasing circulation to about your body and conditions compression of the median nerve, toid arthritis, obesity, and body flu- improve tissue health. you have, please subscribe to our which runs from the forearm into id changes from pregnancy. Office Home care for patients includes newsletter through our website at the hand, as it passes through the workers, who spend a lot of time postural education when perform- www.essential-health.ca. carpal tunnel. typing at a computer, are particu- ing activities that can aggravate the If you have any questions about Carpal tunnel syndrome has a larly susceptible to this condition. condition; while at a computer, for how massage might be able to variety of causes that ultimately People suffering from this condi- instance, the wrists should be in a help you, please email info@essen- create less space in the tunnel for tion experience numbing and tin- neutral position with forearms par- tial-health.ca Page 24 Riverview Park Review JUNE 2017 GLAD Cleaning the Capital Sweeps through Alta Vista By Jean Cloutier, groups made up of Alta Vista’s City Councillor for Alta Vista schools and youth groups, com- ach year, as the seasons munity agencies and associations, change, the City kicks families and friends. These groups off a Cleaning the Capi- participated in the springtime Etal campaign. The campaign is a 2017 GLAD Cleaning the Capi- citywide cleanup where residents tal campaign and dedicated their come together to work towards a time to making our community a clean and green city through lit- cleaner place. The efforts of dedi- ter pickup and graffiti removal cated residents like you are an im- projects. portant part of maintaining a safe Cleaning the Capital original- and healthy community –vital fac- ly began in 1994 as a springtime tors to the formation of a thriving cleanup, and marks its 24th year neighbourhood. as Canada marks its 150th. The This environmentally conscious great success of the spring cleanup campaign brings neighbours to- spurred the launch of the fall cam- gether and fosters community paign in 2006. pride while cleaning up parks, bus Holding true to Ottawa’s spirit of stops, woodlots, ravines, shore- unity and collaboration, many com- lines, green space and pathways, munity groups came together for enjoying the outdoors and creating this year’s springtime cleanup. With an environment where the commu- over 912 projects city –wide, 57,361 nity is able to fully enjoy our parks participants, and 61 graffiti remov- and streets. al projects, it’s safe to say that the I look forward to the fall cam- 2017 GLAD Cleaning the Capital paign and hope to see our neigh- campaign was a great success! bours continuing to care for and I would like to extend my deep- cherish our beautiful Alta Vista est gratitude to the more than 40 and our City as a whole. 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Public School Spacious grounds allow for many activities. their stop at Cluny, and then walking to Knox Crescent, “with almost no snowball fights”. In PHOTO: GEOFF RADNOR the springtime he recalls pedalling down the bumpy, unpaved Alta Vista Drive, stopping on the way home to look at the frog pond across from Immaculate Heart of Mary Church. “Life was much less technological in the early days at RPS,” he notes, and even though ball point pens had been invented, they were not permitted until at least Grade 6 when one had mastered ‘good penmanship’, with a long wood- en straight pen and carefully inserted small metal nib. Paul Walsh, a Riverview Park Review col- umnist, remembers when the gym was added a couple of years after the school was built. This addition enabled community members to Second floor windows once provided a view of the join square dancing clubs; with Brownies and Peace Tower. PHOTO: GEOFF RADNOR Cubs becoming very pop- ular. Originally, the school was planned as a one-sto- rey structure at a cost of $225,000. That price It was many years earlier when Dale Potter, was debated as much too Edmonton Eskimos, Line backer, went to River- high, but obviously plans view Public School changed. by Carole Moult Follow your dream hen Dale Potter first went to Riv- In the 1960’s, Riverview erview Public School in 1957, it Public School became part meant marbles and hockey cards of a dream of Mrs. Betty inW the springtime, building snow forts and hav- Murphy when the Ottawa ing snowball fights in winter, running to school Crippled Childrens’ Treat- from his home on Braydon Avenue to make the ment Centre in 1962 re- end of the line after the lunch bell, and passing located there to its larger into the next grade, “just barely,” he notes. quarters provided by the It wasn’t long after the school was built that a gym was added. Later in life after attending Vincent Massey Ottawa Board of Education SUBMITTED BY PAUL WALSH Public School and Hillcrest High School, ‘pass- for the nominal fee of $1.00 ing’ was when he played football, first with the per year. John Endicott was its first principal, the school immaculate. Mr. Moore would even Gee Gees, and then when and would continue to be there for 5 years. The go so far as to describe how “Miss Iveson likes he became a star linebacker for the Edmonton OCCTC remained at Riverview School until the blinds all at a certain level.” It was only years Eskimos of the CFL. 1973 when it moved to its permanent location later it was discovered that it wasn’t Miss Iveson And, while all of the school’s graduates may adjacent to the Children’s Hospital of Eastern at all, but Mr. Moore himself who wanted the not have made the Outstanding Canadian Play- Ontario (CHEO). It is now called the Ottawa blinds to be just perfect. He was that particular. er in the 1980 Grey Cup game such as Dale Children’s Treatment Centre. Potter did, there are still some other wonder- John Endicott can still see the wonderful And on the second floor… ful stories to share from the days of the public Blue Line Taxi driver, named Fritz Disipio, de- A young Kathy Early arrived in 1964 and joined school at 260 Knox Crescent. livering the children to the school. “He was so the team of Primary teachers. One of her mem- good with the kids and they just loved him,” ories actually involved a parent, at a time when The first chapter John recalled recently. “We had one half of the a parent-teacher interview was quite a serious The Riverview Public School story began in downstairs for our school, a kindergarten room event. Miss Early was cordially welcoming the September 1955. Miss Frances Iveson was the for physiotherapy, an office, and the rest of the lady at the classroom door, when all of a sud- principal. hall was for Riverview.” den the lady felt the need to scratch her head. Robert Todd went to Riverview Public The Primary Division was also on the main Unfortunately, she had forgotten that she was School the first year it opened. He had already floor. One of the Grade One teachers hap- wearing a wig that day. The wig flew off after been attending Alta Vista School up to the end pened to be a Miss Helen Bethume, and it was one vigorous scratch and landed in front of the of Grade 3, however, even though he lived a few not so many years later, that she became Mrs. very startled principal, Lawrence Smith, who doors from the corner of Billings Avenue, where John Endicott. Their first home was an apart- happened to be walking down the hall. The in- you could “clearly see the Parliament Buildings ment on Coronation Avenue. terview was then re-scheduled to a later date, from the front steps of our house,” the young Both the Endicotts remember their years since neither Miss Early nor the parent, both Robert was told that he would be going to a at Riverview Public School: the day that they quite embarrassed, could stop laughing for the new school for Grade 4. heard about the death of John Kennedy, the spa- 15 minute time allotment. In winter, he remembers taking an OTC bus, ciousness of the open fields all around them, and Christina MacGregor taught down the hall for a 5 cent ticket, down Alta Vista Drive to how the long time custodian, Ernie Moore, kept from where the wig went flying. “I had a per- JUNE 2017 www.RiverviewParkReview.ca Page 27

A second outside group shares Riverview In the mid 1980s the M.F.McHugh School was also part of the school at 260 Knox Crescent. It was a clinic for English psychiatric patient/ students and was located on the second floor. The rooms were leased from the Ottawa Board of Education, as a partnership that allowed stu- dents to continue with an educational experi- ence while they received the treatment deemed necessary. There were about 34 students at the Knox Unit, as it was called.

More changes were to come In 1986 a Junior Alternative Program was added Remember these? Have a look at Keith Fair- to the Riverview Public School site. Jeff Frith bairn’s Kindergarten Progress card. joined the team in 1987 and was able to help SUBMITTED BY THE FAIRBAIRN FAMILY share some background information. It was the parents of the Lady Evelyn Alter- native Primary School who had been looking to expand their Primary Program into the Junior Grades. And, because of the parental involve- ment and the initiative by the parents at the Lady Evelyn Alternative Primary Program the Junior Alternative Program was added to Riv- erview. About two years later the whole school Following his music dream was Spencer Scharf’s became an Alternative Program site and was re- only option. SUBMITTED BY SPENCER SCARF named as Riverview Alternative School (RAS) . ted from a very generous gift of $25,000 from Riverview School at 50 Canada Computers for the purchase of tech- In the early 2000s, local resident Nanci Burns nology resources for their school. Riverview began the Roots of Empathy Program for the had been nominated by a former student who, Ottawa Carleton District School Board. In that after winning the Intel Retail Edge Challenge, directed the funds to his former school. Facebook helped Scott Minnes (L) connect with These funds allowed Riverview Alternative his Grade 2 teacher, Gillian Axford (C). Scott’s to install interactive projectors that enabled mother, Marilyn Minnes (R), joined the two in white boards to be used as Smart Boards in each sharing the memories. SUBMITTED BY THE MINNES FAMILY classroom. Funds were used as well to purchase iPads and dongles for iPad projection and in- fect view of the Peace Tower from the second teractive use with the white boards, extending floor,” she noted recently. “One day, a parent student learning using technology. Amber Skill- came in and quite seriously said, ‘You shouldn’t ings-Nicholson was the principal at that time be accepting a salary because you have such a and noted that she collaborated with staff and beautiful view.” At the time Miss MacGregor School Council as to how best allocate the funds. was probably making about $3,200 per year. A final reflection Families came and families stayed. Stacey Money with her daughter Sarah, as part Jean Turpin, the Office Administrator at River- It was in the late 1960s and early 1970s when of the Roots of Empathy program view Alternative School remembers when this Bruce, Scott and Robert Minnes attended technology came to Riverview. She joined the our local public school. Miss Early was one of program there were monthly visits from a neigh- staff in 1999 and has seen countless changes. their teachers. The three boys recall walking bourhood infant and parent for a full school Recently, many of these have been to do with to school and the many families in the neigh- year. Riverview was one of 38 local schools of- the broad catchment area which the school bourhood who also went to Riverview. It was fering the program and Stacey Money and her 8 now covers: from Vernon and Metcalfe in the well known in those days that all children were month old daughter were asked to participate south, to Cumberland in the east and Rockcliffe to go home for lunch. In fact, there were abso- in a training session for new instructors. A few Park in the north. She also remembers the time lutely no lunch room supervisors or even yellow years later, Stacey Money became the President when there was a move to close the school, and school buses in sight, except for field trips. of the Parent Council, following Kris Nanda, not many years later when the school needed a It was Facebook that recently connected who is now the current President of the RPCA. portable. Scott Minnes and a former Riverview teacher In the year 2000, Spencer Scharf, a well There have been six school principals since of his, Gillian Axford. Miss Axford had taught known Ottawa musician, began his education at Jean arrived from Vincent Massey eighteen Scott in Grade 2 in 1968-1969. Riverview Alternative School. He had been two years ago and now this June she is planning to People frequently comment about how so years old when he took up the keyboard, and by retire. many families still live in Riverview Park after the time he was eight and in Grade 3 had begun Jean speaks fondly of the school when she this many years. Today, it is not at all uncom- playing the guitar. This upcoming summer Spen- comments, “It’s a wonderful place to bring your mon for people to move back to the area where cer is coming out with his fourth album and has children.” She knows that dedicated Parent they spent their younger years. just received his Bachelor of Music degree. Councils have provided beautiful box gardens, Keith Fairbairn was visiting the Balena Ave- One of the greatest influences from his days visiting scientists, extra classroom equipment, nue home of his father recently. In 1978, Keith at Riverview was when Maritime song writer, field trips, movie nights, family dance, pizza joined his older sister, Judith, at the Knox Cres- Michael Mitchell, came to play for their class. and hotdog days and much, much more. She cent school. Later, in the 1980s his younger Today, Spencer plays some of Michael’s music points out to the area that Environmentalist, brother Neil would become a student at the at his gigs. Up until February 2012, Spencer did Ann Coffey, helped green over 25 years ago and same school. Keith recently reflected on the almost the same thing as had Michael Mitchell, appreciates that too. marble pit as a great place to be. He also en- and happily reflects on playing for the classes of Well, Jean, there are many families that think joyed the soccer baseball played at Riverview. teacher, Karen MacGillivray. you are pretty special as well. And, all will miss Keith’s father, Bill Fairbairn, has carefully kept your welcome and dedication at the office of his progress reports as they were referred to RAS receives an amazing gift our community school. Best wishes from every- back then. In 2012, Riverview Alternative School benefit- one for a happy retirement. Page 28 Riverview Park Review JUNE 2017

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  from delivery, repair, and ser- vice people--even Police Offi-  cers. • Before you answer the door, consider the following ques- tions. If any of them cannot be answered satisfactorily, advise the person that you are expect- ing company and ask them to leave. > Do you recognize this individ- ual? > Are you expecting anyone today? > Does this person fit the image  of the company they say they represent? > Does this person have valid identification?

This is my final column forRiver - view Park Review. After eight years serving as a Neighbourhood Watch Coordinator I will be stepping down at the beginning of June, hopeful- ly having found a new person to take on the duties. Neighbourhood Watch is a very worthwhile orga- nization that expects and deserves full support from the community. Let’s continue to support it.

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Ask yourself the SCAM questions: S-Safe: If you give in to one of these facades, would you be Page 32 Riverview Park Review JUNE 2017 I decide to stay in Canada (Part 2) by Sydney Baker uring the early months of 1954, I was engaged in preparing the aircraft for Dforthcoming survey contracts and assisting with some recent modifi- cations. About this time, the he- licopter section moved out of the hangar to an excellent new facility built at the east side of Uplands Airport. Spartan had really ex- panded and was now operating 14 Bell 47 series helicopters. These Photo caption: WWII RCAF Lancaster bombers at Camp Borden bought from Crown Assets serviced by a Spar- were mostly used in support of tan team under Sydney Baker’s leadership and flown to Uplands. Tragically these planes were later broken up government exploration contracts and sold off for scrap. SUBMITTED BY SYDNEY BAKER in the Canadian Arctic. In March, I was on a short photo After satisfying ourselves things vey. The weather was a problem in was off to Toronto for the start of survey contract covering areas from were okay and that the aircraft was this area, but we managed to get another busy photo survey season Ottawa to Kapuskasing, about 500 airworthy, we made an uneventful in some good photo survey flights. which took me across Canada and as miles northwest. This was com- flight back to Ottawa with Weldy All this was very interesting, we far north as Dawson City in the Yu- pleted in ten days. In April, I made Phipps at the controls. were in the heart of farming and kon. The airplane was a P-38; Dave a short trip to Earlton, Ontario, to April 25th saw me off on another cowboy country and with time due O’Brien was pilot and Fred Gordon pick up a Fairchild Husky aircraft, P-38 photo survey tour, this time to non-flying we were able to do the navigator/camera operator. registration CF-BQC. This was a back to Edmonton, then to Saw- some sight-seeing. I arrived back This tour was a little different. single engine plane, similar to the mill Bay and several bases in be- in Ottawa on December 15th after Early in the year, I had bought a Beaver or Norseman. It had a door tween; completing the tour in Sep- a very busy year and another 57 hrs. 1952 Pontiac and I persuaded the opening at the rear of the fuselage tember back in Edmonton. From 5 minutes of airline flying. company to allow me to drive it out for easy loading and it could be fit- here, we were told to stand by for 1955 started off with a short sur- to the season’s operations, suggest- ted with floats or skis. It had been the possibility of some work in the vey to North Bay and Kapuskas- ing it would save airline and taxi parked outside all winter so we had United States. ing. These surveys were usually for costs. We always used taxis from to dig it out of a snowdrift. With Ottawa told us to proceed to logging companies. The photos hotel to the airport while on field the aid of a fire pot we managed to Wichita, Kansas, where Aero Ser- produced helped the logging com- operations. The company agreed get thawed out and to get the en- vices would give us information panies in planning their season’s to this and I received the then cur- gine running; this took two days. regarding the areas for a photo sur- cutting operations. Then in April, I CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 32 and installed and provision was rent mileage rate. made for a navigator position in the This was a wonderful season. nose; there would now be a three We completed a number of photo man crew. Additional radio equip- survey contracts and we were able ment was also installed. to explore parts of Canada we had These modifications were de- not seen before, especially in Brit- signed by pilot Weldy Phipps and ish Columbia and the Yukon. It in- aeronautical engineer Bill Law and volved an awful lot of driving. I nev- were approved under a restricted C er kept an accurate account of the of A (aerial survey only) by the De- mileage, but it was well over 5,000 partment of Transport. I obtained miles. While in Whitehorse late in an endorsement on my Canadian September, I traded my 1952 Ponti- engineers license number YZM ac for a new 1955 Oldsmobile 88. 250 to cover this aircraft. During the summer of 1955, During this period I also made Spartan Air Services purchased 15 a trip to RCAF Station Camp Bor- Mosquito Mk. B 35 aircraft from den in Ontario. Spartan Air Ser- war surplus in England. Ten of vices had purchased three Avro these were being serviced by Der- Lancaster aircraft from Crown by Aviation and flown to Ottawa by Assets. I, along with two other Peter Nock, a ferry pilot. The first engineers, and our chief inspector of these were in the hangar being Jack Sanders were to inspect and modified when I arrived back in service the Lancasters, making Ottawa. These planes were to re- them ready for the flight to Otta- place the P-38s. They were consid- wa. These planes had previously ered more efficient taking a shorter been used for ground instruction time to reach 35,000 feet and with of RCAF pilots and ground crew. a longer range. From October 1955 All military equipment had now to June 1956, most of my time was been removed. The aircraft were spent assisting in the modification in surprisingly good condition and of these aircraft. The modifications we encountered no problems in provided for camera and operator preparing them for the flight to space in the rear fuselage, as well as Ottawa. Our requirement was for access doors. The bomb bay doors two aircraft, so the third Lancast- and bomb racks were removed and er was sold to a Barrie scrap metal a long range fuel tank was installed. dealer for a few hundred dollars; A fuel dump system was designed today it would be worth a fortune. PLEASE RECYCLE THIS NEWSPAPER Page 34 Riverview Park Review JUNE 2017 Lung cancer target of double virus and drug treatment Special to the Riverview Park Review Sciences and associate professor of he Ottawa Hospital and oncology at McMaster University. Hamilton Health Sciences “We’ve come a long way in improv- have begun a clinical trial ing our patients’ survival rates and toT determine if an experimental outcomes, but we can do more. Im- therapy that combines two virus- munotherapy is the leading edge of es and a drug may be able to treat a new wave of cancer treatment– non-small cell lung cancer. This we’re excited about the potential approach is designed to stimulate that it offers to patients with this the immune system to recognize devastating disease.” and attack cancer cells while also killing the cancer directly. It is con- Brazilian sandfly connection sidered a kind of immunotherapy. The two viruses used are MG- The first trial patient was re- 1MA3, which is derived from a cently treated at Hamilton Health virus called Maraba that was first Sciences. An additional 54 patients isolated from Brazilian sandflies, are expected to be enrolled in the and AdMA3, which is derived from trial and treated in Hamilton and a common cold virus. Ottawa as well as Many orga- other sites. Patients at The Ottawa nizations have The experimen- Hospital and Hamilton supported the tal viral therapy Health Sciences who wish research that led being tested uses to this trial. Both engineered viruses to participate in viral viruses used have jointly developed therapy trials should speak been engineered by The Ottawa with their oncologist. to stimulate an Dr. John Bell is seen in his cancer research laboratory in the Ottawa Hospital’s Dr. John immune response Hospital. SUBMITTED BY THE OTTAWA GENERAL HOSPITAL Bell, who resides in Riverview Park; against cancer cells that express Dr. David Stojdl of CHEO; and Dr. a protein called MAGE-A3. The Brian Lichty of McMaster University Maraba virus also achieves an extra and their respective research teams layer of anti-cancer activity by rep- and colleagues. licating inside many kinds of can- “We’ve been studying viruses cer cells and killing them directly. and trying to harness them to treat The trial combines these two cancer for more than 15 years,” said viruses with a drug called pem- Dr. Bell, who is also a professor at brolizumab, which Health Canada the University of Ottawa. “This is approved for the treatment of can- a really exciting time because we cer in 2016. Pembrolizumab stimu- now have a much better under- lates an immune response against standing of how these viruses work cancer cells by targeting a protein and we’re seeing more advances in called PD-1. the clinic with viruses and other Patients at The Ottawa Hospi- kinds of immunotherapy.” tal and Hamilton Health Sciences “The Ottawa Hospital is a great who wish to participate in viral place to conduct this research be- therapy trials should speak with cause we have world-class cancer their oncologist. research facilities right above where Partners and acknowledgements patients are being treated,” added This trial is primarily funded and Dr. Bell. “We’re also supported by sponsored by Turnstone Biolog- a great community in Riverview ics, a company co-founded by Drs. Park. Many of our researchers live Lichty, Bell and Stojdl. Additional here so they can be close to the labs funding partners include BioCanRx and the patients, while also being and the Ontario Institute for Can- part of a vibrant community.” cer Hospital Foundation, CHEO Foundation, Ontario Institute for New wave of treatment Cancer Research, Canadian Cancer “In recent years, immunotherapy Society, Terry Fox Research Insti- has shown great promise in treating tute, Canadian Institutes of Health certain kinds of cancer, but we’re still Research, Ontario Ministry of Re- at the early stages of understanding search and Innovation, Canada and optimizing this approach.” said Foundation for Innovation, Ottawa Dr. Garth Nicholas, oncologist and Regional Cancer Foundation, Hair trial leader at The Ottawa Hospital Donation Ottawa, Angels of Hope, and assistant professor at the Uni- BioCanRx, Pancreatic Cancer Can- versity of Ottawa. “We hope that ada, NAV Canada and several phil- this new combination of immuno- anthropic donors. therapies will make a difference for Health Canada, the regulatory people with lung cancer.” body that oversees the use of drugs “Lung cancer is the most com- in Canada, has allowed the use of mon kind of cancer in Canada, these viruses in combination with with more than 28,000 new diag- the drug pembrolizumab in this tri- noses each year,” said trial leader al. The trial has been reviewed and in Hamilton, Dr. Rosalyn Juergens, accepted by the Ontario Cancer an oncologist at Hamilton Health Research Ethics Board (OCREB). JUNE 2017 www.RiverviewParkReview.ca Page 35

The early birds gathered together at Dale Park for their spring clean up. Many others came later. What a great crew!! PHOTO: MICHELLE MCLELLAN

Hutton Park wins again with the help of Émile Balena Park had some excellent help. Well done to Jacob (R) and his dad Paul. and Charlotte (front) with their parents Chantal PHOTOS: CAROLE MOULT and Gilles behind them.

2017 Ontario Budget Health Care Highlights

I am pleased to announce that the 2017 budget is a balanced The budget also contains a $1.3 billion investment to further one, the first balanced budget since the global recession. A reduce wait times; a $250 million investment for home and balanced budget means more funding for the programs and community care programs and $100 million over three years services people rely on most, like health care, education and for Ontario’s new dementia strategy. economic investments. For all Budget 2017 details, please go to this link: In our new Budget, we are proposing OHIP+: Children www.ontario.ca/page/budget-2017 and Youth Pharmacare which will cover the cost of 4,400 prescription medications to all children and youth age 24 and under. Regardless of family income. No deductible. No co-pay. Just present your health card and a prescription Here to Help and get your medication. Please feel free to contact me at my community office if there This new program will improve access to more than four are any provincial issues I can assist you with. My staff and I million children and youth, resulting in a healthier, more will always do our best to help you. productive population. OHIP+ represents the biggest expansion of medicare in Ontario over the course of a generation and a major leap towards universal drug coverage for people in the province. Ontario is once again leading the way as this program is the first of its kind in Canada. If the budget is passed, OHIP+ would start January 1st, 2018. John Fraser MPP I député As well, we are investing $9 billion over 10 years in new hospital capital funding and $518 million in new operational Ottawa South I Ottawa Sud funding for (a 3% increase). We are providing a 1828 Bank St., Ottawa, ON K1V 7Y6 $7 billion booster shot to health care, including improving T: 613-736-9573 | F: 613-736-7374 access to care, access to mental health and addiction [email protected] services, and enhancing the patient experience. Page 36 Riverview Park Review JUNE 2017

Nepean High School wins Charron Cup at Hillcrest by John Jerome epean High School de- feated St. Pete’s High School 14-5 to win for the Nsecond time the Al Charron Cup. The Cup is named after Charron who began his rugby career at Hillcrest High School and went on to play for the Ottawa Irish and lead Canada. He was capped a record 76 times, 25 as captain. In a Nepean winners of the Al Charron Rugby Cup played at Hillcrest. SUBMITTED BY SCOTT HUNTER 14-year career he scored nine test tries against teams like the New Zealand All Blacks, the South Af- rican Springboks and the Austra- lian Wallabees as well as scoring a famous try to defeat Wales at Cardiff Arms Park in the winter of 1993. He furthered showed his rugby versatility in the Hong Kong sev- ens on three occasions and in the inaugural Rugby World Cup sev- ens in 1995. In the rugby world he is regarded as a true gentleman on and off the field and a wonder- ful credit to his country. Just this year the rugby training centre at Longford, B.C., was named after him. The fifteen-a-side games were played on two fields at Hillcrest. One is on artificial turf and the oth- er on grass. Schools were Cairine Wilson, Brookfield, Lisgar, Rock- land, Col. By, West Carleton, St. Pete’s, St. Pat’s, Nepean, Glouces- ter, Sacred Heart and Smith Falls. Sunny and mild weather favoured first matches of the season. The finals featured Bowl, Plate and Cup rounds, a Bowl Conso- lation and a Cup Consolation. Much credit for the organization goes to physical education teacher and coach of the rested Hillcrest Hawks, Jeremie Nibogie, and his staff of volunteers. They were ably supported by Gary Schreider, ath- letics director for the Ottawa Car- leton District School Board. Scott Hunter, head coach of the winning Nepean team, was assist- ed by Andrew Sghrubb and James Mead. Weather conditions had forced the Nepean team to train indoors in the school cafeteria us- ing wrestling mats. This is the sec- ond time Nepean has won the Al Charron Cup. Scott is a member of the Ottawa Irish Rugby Club. Referee Mark Doyle comment- ed: “I have refereed this tourna- ment for five years and the level of playing and coaching is getting better and better.” JUNE 2017 www.RiverviewParkReview.ca Page 37 MYSTERIES OF CANADA Canada/U.S. Disputes are nothing new by Bruce Ricketts met to discuss the boundary dispute Baron Alverstone, the Lord Chief ing its policy in the North. They These days we are inundated at which time both sides agreed to Justice of England; Sir Louis A had been told that they could not with news stories about Donald a compromise. Unfortunately, news Jette, Lieutenant Governor of the keep the Alaska Panhandle be- Trump vs. Canada. Whether it of the compromise got out, and the Province of Quebec; and Allen B. cause they did not assert Canadian is softwood lumber, eggs, butter, western states vehemently protest- Aylesworth, K.C., From Toronto. sovereignty there, so they changed milk or immigrants you might get ed, forcing the U.S. to meekly drop Canada was confident they would this by sending Northwest Mount- the impression that we are in a the compromise. Later that same receive British support due to the ed Police to areas in the far North unique time in U.S./Canada rela- year Britain and the U.S. met to help they gave the British in the that were in danger of a similar tions. But nothing can be further decide on a tribunal to settle the Boer War. The reality of the situa- dispute, such as Hershal Island in from the truth. Disputes between dispute. They could not find a com- tion was that Britain was more con- the northern Yukon Territory. our countries go back a long way. promise and discussions were halt- cerned about their relations with Soon after the settlement of the For example, in 1871, just four ed. When Teddy Roosevelt won the the U.S. than with Canada. British dispute the Canadian Government years into our existence as a coun- presidency, he applied his motto, needed U.S. Steel and sympathies raised the duties to bring goods try, the American government set “speak softly and carry a big stick,” for an arms race with Germany. across the border. This hurt the out to demand compensation from economy of Skagway, the primary Britain for building ships for the American border town in the Yu- Confederacy during the Civil War. kon region. Also, after gold was This dispute was called the Ala- discovered in Atlin, B.C., the gov- bama Claims. The title of the dis- ernment restricted the ownership pute had nothing to do with the of claims to those holding Canadi- State of Alabama but rather was an citizenship. Both policies, the named after a celebrated Confeder- expensive duties and ownership ate ship, built by the British, which rights, were directed at Americans, sunk sixty Union ships during the apparently in revenge. War. The CSS Alabama was even- Yukon initially reacted negatively tually sunk in 1864. to the Council’s decision, but positive The Americans won the Ala- towards solving the dispute. Amer- Canada was a British Dominion. results came from it with increased bama Claims dispute, were award- icans began a series of harassment Thus, its interests were relegated American investments in Yukon and ed $15 million, and were embold- measures against Canada. Canadian to bargaining chips. The other re- a strong Canadian Presence with the ened to go for more. More disputes miners in Alaska were denied cer- ality was that the Canadian Legal Northwest Mounted Police. were raised including: rights of tain legal rights, because of a loop- team had a weak case. Since the final decision was American fishermen to use Cana- hole in the Alaskan Homestead act After three weeks of discussion made on October 20th, 1903 the dian waters and a boundary dispute of 1899. The U.S. also erected set- and pouring over every document outcome of the Alaskan Boundary between British Columbia and tlements along the Southern Pan- that was relevant to the dispute, Tribunal has never been seriously Washington State. Peaceful negoti- handle border. The final harassment the tribunal... surprise, surprise... challenged by the US and Canada. ations between the two neighbours was policy unofficially adopted by voted in favour of the U.S. The The bottom line is that disputes resulted in the Treaty of Washington. U.S. shipping companies, which Alaskan Boundary was estab- between Canada and the US are best The formalization of the Alabama slowed Canadian shipments and lished on paper, and various ex- solved by diplomatic means and Claims was included in the treaty. sped up U.S. shipments. peditions were ordered to prop- negotiations… not by bluster and The Treaty of Washington has had Finally, in 1903, the Hay/Her- erly survey the area. The Alaskan threats. The government of Cana- a long-standing effect on the rela- bert Treaty called for a six-mem- Boundary then faded from Amer- da should know this and should act tionship between our countries. An ber commission made up of three ican recollection. accordingly. And Americans? They earlier treaty called the Rush-Bagot Americans, two Canadians and one This was not true for the Ca- better not get too aggressive. The Treaty, passed in 1818 in the U.S. British member to decide. In Jan- nadian Collective memory. The last time they did that was in 1812 and ratified in Canada in 1867, es- uary of 1903, the U.S. and Britain deciding vote came from Baron and we know what happened back tablished a demilitarized border agreed on a format to address the Alverstone, the British member of then. Bruce Ricketts is a Historian, between us. However, it took until boundary dispute arbitration. Each the tribunal. Canada thought the the Treaty of Washington to really side was to appoint three impartial British would protect their inter- Researcher, and author. His Canadian put it into effect. judges of repute. Legal teams would ests, and consequently view the History website, MysteriesofCanada. Border issues have been a con- present their cases and the tribunal dispute as a betrayal. The Canadi- com is viewed by over 10,000 persons stant battle between our two coun- would then render a decision. an Government reacted by chang- each day. tries. Alaska was once owned by Theodore Roosevelt Russia. Their right was based on made his three impar- the establishment of fur trading lo- tial selections. He ap- cations at places such as Wrangell pointed Elihu Root, and Petersburg and was confirmed Secretary of War; in a treaty between Russia and the Henry Cabot Lodge, UK in 1825. Senator from Massa- When the U.S. purchased Alaska chusetts, and George in 1867 they took over what Russian Turner Ex-Senator maps showed to be Alaska. Howev- from Washington. er, the Russian maps showed more Using his Big Stick land belonging to them than stip- policy, Roosevelt sent ulated in the treaty of 1825, which word that if the panel was the last document to have set didn’t find correctly, the boundary. In 1872, British Co- he would send marines lumbia petitioned for an official in to secure U.S. rights. survey of the boundary. The U.S. So much for impar- repeatedly dismissed the request, tiality! deeming it too expensive. On the other side, In 1898, a joint high commission Britain appointed Page 38 Riverview Park Review JUNE 2017 THE ARTS IN RIVERVIEW PARK Interview with Shawne Elizabeth Beames, Soprano by Diane Stevenson Schmolka. I had been ignoring it, but, then, Which sounds did your re- at 30 years old, I decided to make member hearing first, as a very singing a full-time career. It was for young child, which made the fifteen years. deepest impression on you? Mum’s opera singing and church We both teach. What do you music on a little pump organ. It was like most about teaching peo- a very small church, and Grandma ple voice? played. I like it when the student applies the technique successfully. That What musical influences in makes me happy. They will pass it your public schooling influ- on to others. enced your career in music? Mr. Ford, the music specialist de- If you decided to write and op- veloped prize-winning choirs. I era/operetta, what might the played cello to be different, because theme or message be? I was always singing. After that, in I would continue a project begun senior high, (grades10-13), I sang in by my mother, Eva Beames. She all the choirs. had a wonderful beginning of a sto- ry which was a really unique Cana- I know you are from a very dian story based on a true event. musical family, but many who are from such a family decide What performing events do not to make music their pro- you have coming up? fession. What is it about music May 6, 2P.M., St. Timothy’s Pres- that compelled you to do so? byterian Church on Alta Vista A singing career suits my person- “Voices of Hope”-a fundraiser for al temperament-you know artis- Shawne Elizabeth Beames, Soprano. PHOTO: VALERIE KEELER, VALBERG IMAGING the Stolarchuk Family to help with tic, mood swings. I tried sales for hospital expenses. five years, public education for five able performing? allow me to vent my dark and light years, but it was music which made Any Tchaikovsky, Wagner or Verdi. emotions – and let them go. I have Do you enjoy living in this me feel really good. They are for very big voices. I’m a experienced moments of Grace. neighbourhood? coloratura-spinto soprano. Yes, very much because it is full There is a very comedic side When you had your daughter, of wonderful artistic people of all to your personality. Have you What are your favorite roles did your voice change, or did kinds. They are friendly, and bright. ever considered being a stand- and why? What sides of you do your conception of yourself as up comedienne? these reveal? a singer change? Thank you very much for spending No! I’m very good at interpreting My favorite roles are in operetta: When I had Cait, my daughter, time with me to interview you. We given parameters: the given char- e.g. Gilda from Rigolletto, Elsie I had different life questions. I have known each other for several acters. I’m a good writer, but not from Yeoman of the Guard. I’ve read books by Bill Moyers, Joseph years. When I first met you in Donna improv. performed a fusion role with Ooh- Campbell and others when I was Klimoska’s studio, I was impressed La-La Opera Company and other on maternity leave. Those books with your musicality and vocal in- What operatic repertoire local opera groups. They reveal my encouraged me to follow my bliss, tegrity. It is great having you as a would you not feel comfort- enjoyment of self-expression. They and my bliss was more singing. neighbour.

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This SUMMER, #ComeWander and make some MEMORIES with us! Classic Theatre Festival 2017 Perth, Ontario

You will savour the sights, sounds, and sensations of the post-war "good years," 1951-1975, in this story about If you enjoy the edge-of-your-seat two people, each married to someone anticipation of an Alfred Hitchcock else, who meet for an annual weekend psychological thriller, you'll love this getaway. It is celebrated as "genuinely "gaslighting" tale of a young couple who funny and genuinely romantic" (New rent an old, spooky country farmhouse. York Post) and "the funniest comedy Is our heroine really seeing and hearing to come Broadway's way in years" things, or are they the after-effects of her (New York Times). It also inspired the recent nervous breakdown? And just Academy Award-nominated film who is that mysterious farmer from version with Alan Alda and Ellen down the road? You'll discover why this Burstyn. is the most widely-produced Canadian play (Globe and Mail), a hit in over 30 June 23 to July 16 countries worldwide. Do you remember the powerful pull of a first Sponsored by: love that burns in your soul? Long before August 18 to September 10 the British exported Beatlemania, there was "Candidamania", a phenomenon inspired by Sponsored by: this delightfully warm and witty play in which Candida must choose between her thr clergyman husband and a passionate young th ou r Theatrical Wal g poet. How will she decide? Discover this ric kin h e to g P is la truly original romantic comedy (by the p H y A author of last season's award-winning D D production of Arms and the Man). D

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Meandering through the streets of Perth is like visiting the backlot of a Hollywood movie set, with award-winning heritage Expect the unexpected when the buildings that form the cinematic back- Dance like no one is watching at the unsettled spirits of Perth come out drop to the "Perth through the Ages" many festivals throughout Ontario's from underneath creaky floor- historic theatrical walking play. This Highlands. Embrace the arts and boards and behind slammed doors. year's hour-long, family-friendly show heritage in our region's towns. Grip Roam with them on an hour-long, observes the 150th anniversary of those handlebars and discover the great family-friendly romp through the Ontario and Canada, an authentic views along our vast expanse of cycling town's mysterious and haunted re-creation focused on the daily lives, trails. Whether you’re looking to slow past. Music, comedy, and song are concerns, and conflicts of Perth and area the pace, uncover a hidden passion or featured in this tale set at the time of residents at Confederation. Runs Wed. recharge by trying something new, our Confederation. Runs Thurs. & Fri at to Sun. at 11 am. friendly communities will surprise 7 pm. you – and relax you – all year long. Visit June 21 to August 27 comewander.ca #ComeWander. June 29 to August 25

Tickets: 1-877-283-1283 or classictheatre.ca 15 shows Family-friendly per Mainstage shows Tuesday to Sunday at 2PM, Wed. & Sat. at 8PM historic walking week! plays. New stories 54 Beckwith Street East, Perth, ON every year! Air Conditioned • Free Parking Page 40 Riverview Park Review JUNE 2017 COMPUTER TIPS & TRICKS A Gathering of Geeks? Certainly Not! by Malcolm and John Harding, at 7:30, and there is a Q&A following. Believe in-depth look at www.opcug.ca so that you can of Compu-Home it or not, even though the membership dues find more details about just how much this club f you want to find a prime example of Otta- are only $25.00 per year, the group does not in- can offer. wa’s underappreciated volunteers, you don’t sist that you must be a member to attend. Al- Although the OPCUG is noteworthy, it is not have to look any farther than The Ottawa though you will not encounter many teenagers, the only group in the region. There are many IPersonal Computer Users’ Group (OPCUG). (who seem to get their techie fix through other more clubs – often with a very specific focus Working largely through the Ottawa Public Li- means) there is otherwise a rich cross sample – that are maintaining and sharing interest and brary’s Community Events Initiative: https://ti- of young and mature, experienced and not. Jeff expertise. www.webruler.com/mark/computer/ nyurl.com/l8s5xan enthusiastic and knowledge- Dubois told me that a healthy sign of the times user.htm is a website that contains links to the able members of the OPCUG have presented is that the number of women who are mem- websites of many of these groups. In addition, nearly 500 information sessions over the past just a few more groups worth special mention few years on subjects ranging from Windows, are: to Email, to Security, to Software, to Consum- • The 50+ Computer Club at the Ottawa Pub- er Awareness, to Publishing Digital Photos . . lic Library http://tinyurl.com/lxs3mc9 . and the list goes on and on. The lucky peo- • Future Kids Ottawa www.futurekidsottawa. ple attending these sessions have ranged from com/ very basic users, to experienced professionals, • Nepean Computer Club & Discussion and they have all come away knowing that they Group https://tinyurl.com/mge4n97 are now able to get more enjoyment and pro- ductivity from the use of their computers and If you have experience with another tech- portable devices. bers is increasing in recent years. Membership nology-oriented group in the area, we would be Public Relations Director Jeff Dubois proud- is currently at approximately 120 members and delighted to hear about it, and will share your ly related to me that one most stellar examples there are some meetings with standing room suggestions in future columns. of the dedication of these OPCUG members only! I can tell you from firsthand experience is current President Chris Taylor, who was re- that a new face is immediately made to feel very Go to compu-home.com/blog for an archive of our col- cently awarded a richly-deserved City Builder welcome. umns (including this one) and lots more tech-related Award by Mayor Jim Watson, in recognition of The activities are not solely devoted to tech- articles. There is a space right after each item for you the hundreds of workshops that he himself has nology. There are pizza nights, harness racing to make comments and suggestions, and ask questions. presented! events at Rideau Carleton, and over the years You can even sign up for automatic updates. Have a The OPCUG meets on the second Wednes- the OPCUG silent auctions have raised many look at compu-home.com/blog soon or call us at 613- day of the month from September to June, at hundreds of dollars for the Ottawa Food Bank. 731-5954 to share your opinions and suggest subjects the Aviation Museum. The doors open for a so- No matter what your background or level of for future columns. Our email address is info@com- cial time at 7:00, the main presentation starts interest, it is well worth your time to have an pu-home.com

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1883 Bank Street Tel | Tél: (613) 990-8640 Email | Courriel: [email protected] Ottawa (Ontario) K1V 7Z9 Fax | Téléc: (613) 990-2592 Web Site | Site Web: www.davidmcguinty.ca JUNE 2017 www.RiverviewParkReview.ca Page 41 RPCA PRESIDENT’S REPORT Unplug Your Devices and Plug into the Community o man (or woman) cil will be hosting an information is an island entire of itself; session at the school Wednesday every man (or woman]) evening, June 7 and you can also “Nis a piece of the continent (community), KRIS NANDA submit your concerns to School a part of the main.” (John Donne, Trustees). We need you to come 1624 – with updates in brackets) RPCA President out to public meetings, communi- cate with School Trustees and staff Call me old fashioned perhaps, and our Councillor – and let them or perhaps too extroverted, but know why these schools benefit I think it is simple courtesy or they actually miss out on getting in the some of the activities put on Ottawa and Riverview Park fami- just neighbourliness to acknowl- to meet or make acquaintances of by the Riverview Park Community lies and should not be closed. edge others in the community some very interesting people. Association (the RPCA) or other We would love to hear from you when you see them (Even a simple Riverview Park is home to many volunteer organization that serves and welcome your involvement in nod or smile will do). Too often, people with great stories to tell – the neighbourhood and the people activities that the RPCA and other though, I see people increasingly writers, former who live here. sponsor - you CAN make a differ- so absorbed in their own techno- Olympic ath- Help out with ence by speaking up and partici- logical island – be it their smart letes, CBC jour- the Riverview pating. A community with active phone or headphones – that they nalists, world-re- Park soccer club, residents is indeed greater than tune out the world and the peo- nowned cancer cleaning up one the sum of its parts. So unplug ple who pass by them. (What kind researchers, hu- of our parks, sup- your earbuds, put away your smart- of a message or example does that manitarians, im- porting refugees phone, and pitch in! send to young children about the migrants, refu- and immigrants, Stay tuned – and plug into the importance of others if you are so gees, veterans, organizing a so- community! Join the RPCA if you self-focused?) artists, musicians cial event for the are not already a member, check It is sad to think about every- and, diplomats neighbourhood, out our website at www.Riverview- thing that gets missed out on – to name a few. In fact, everyone has or volunteering at a local school. Park.ca , drop me a line krpp1415@ both from the perspective of sad a story to tell, but you’ll never find Speaking of schools, you can also gmail.com with your questions or and lonely people who could use out unless you make an effort to get help support the campaign to keep thoughts, and/or come to our next a “hello” or a simple smile and to know them. (You can learn a lot our local schools open, particular- RPCA Board meeting on June 14 at from the perspective of those who from your neighbours!) ly Riverview Alternative School 6:45 PM at Maplewood Retirement are so addicted to technology and Another way of plugging into (RAS) and Hillcrest High School. residence (Corner of Industrial Av- FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out) that the community is to get involved (The RPCA and RAS parent coun- enue and Neighbourhood Way) ECHO National Sales Event

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(Closed on July 1 / Fridays, July 7, July 21, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. the AOE Neighbourhood Arts 150 laisse ton imagination parcourir le Fermée le 1er juillet) Les vendredis 7 juillet, 21 juillet de project. Each performance is tailored Canada. Pour les 4 à 6 ans. (Closed on August 7 / 14h à 16h to the surrounding neighbourhood Inscription requise. Fermée le 7 août) and will feature guest readers and lots Thursday, July 20, n 2017 TD SUMMER of audience participation. 10:30 a.m. to11:30 a.m. n STORYTIMES / PROGRAMS / Ages 4-12. Registration required. Le jeudi 20 juillet de 10h30 à 11h30 CONTES PROGRAMMES Wednesday, July 12, D’ETE TD 2017 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Walk on the Wild Side / Babytime / Bébés à la biblio Trouve le Nord Stories, rhymes and songs for babies “Get Your Summer Read Craft across Canada / Would you survive in the Canadian and a parent or caregiver. 0-18 On” Day / La Journée « À vos Bricole à travers le Canada wilderness? Ages 7-12. Registration months. No registration required. / marques, prêts, lisez! » All aboard for a marvelously messy required. / Peux-tu survivre dans la Contes, rimes et chansons pour les Bring your favourite stuffed animal adventure. Ages 4-6. Registration nature sauvage du Canada? Pour les bébés et un parent ou gardien. 0-18 and join us for stories and treats by required. / Tout le monde à bord 7 à 12 ans. Inscription requise. mois. Aucune inscription requise. the campfire. All ages welcome. No pour une aventure fabuleuse et bar- Wednesday, July 26, 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. registration required. bouillée! Pour les 4 à 6 ans. Le mercredi 26 juillet de 14h à 15h Summer Session / Apporte ton animal en peluche Inscription requise. Session d’été préféré et rejoins-nous autour du feu Thursday, July 13, Home is Where the Art is / Mondays, July 3 to July 31, August 14, pour des contes et des petits délices. 10:30 a.m. to11:30 a.m. Rêve en couleurs 10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Pour tout âge. Aucune inscription Le jeudi 13 juillet de Get creative and express yourself. Les lundis du 3 juillet au 31 juillet, 14 requise. 10h30 à 11h30 Ages 4-6. Registration required. / août de 10h30 à 11h Saturday, June 17, Sois créatif (créative), exprime-toi. 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. In Sheep’s Clothing Pour les 4 à 6 ans. Family Storytime / Le samedi 17 juin de 14h à 16h Using the Canadian Children’s novel Inscription requise. Conte en famille Amos’s Sweater by Janet Lunn as a Thursday, July 27, 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Stories, rhymes, and songs for all n Innovate and starting point, children will have the Le jeudi 27 juillet de 10h30 à 11h30 ages and a parent or caregiver. No Create! / opportunity to learn how a sheep’s registration required. Crée et innove wool went from sheep to sweater N. B. The Alta Vista Library Contes, comptines et chansons pour Participate in a history of invention. during pioneer times. Children will is located at 2516 Alta Vista Dr. les enfants de tous âges et un par- What will you create? Ages 7-12. have a chance to try a couple of the For more information, please call 613-580-2424, ent ou gardien. Aucune inscription Registration required./ Prend part à steps along the way before making ext. 30426. requise. l’histoire, que vas-tu créer? Pour les their own wooly take-home craft. 7 à 12 ans. Inscription requise. Ages 4-6. Registration required. La bibliothèque Alta Vista Summer Session / Wednesday July 5, 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, July 19, est située au Session d’été Le mercredi 5 juillet de 14h à 15h. 2 p.m. to -3: p.m. 2516, promenade Alta Vista. Pour de plus amples Tuesdays, July 4 to August 15, 10:30 renseignements, veuillez a.m. 11 a.m. Red, White and WOW! / From Eh to Zed / composer le 613-580-2424, Les mardis du 4 juillet au 15 août de Rouge, blanc, WOW! De l’Acadie à Yellowknife poste 30426. 10h30 à 11h Paint the town red and white! Read your way across Canada. Ages Ages 4-6. Registration required. / 4-6. Registration required. / Lis et n SPECIAL Sois de la fête! Pour les 4 à 6 ans. PROGRAMS / Inscription requise. ELMVALE ACRES PUBLIC LIBRARY PROGRAMMES Thursday, July 6, SPECIAUX – 10:30 a.m. to11:30 a.m. July/ juillet Le jeudi 6 juillet de Programs at the Elmvale Acres Babytime/ Bébés à la biblio 10h30 à 11h30 Branch Thursdays – 1:30pm / Jeudi – 13h30 Lego® Block Party / 1910 St Laurent Bvld Stories, rhymes and songs for ba- Ça dé “bloc” Rag and Bone Puppet Theatre June 2017 – October 2017 bies and a parent or caregiver. 0-18 Create and build with Lego®! Ages presents Snippets 150 months. Drop-in program. / Contes, 6-12. No registration required. / Join Rag and Bone Puppet Theatre n Children’s comptines et chansons pour les bébés Architectes en herbe, à vos Lego®! as they bring your favorite Canadian Programs: et un parent ou gardien. 0-18 mois. Pour les 6 à 12 ans. Aucune inscrip- songs and stories to life in celebration Programme portes ouvertes. tion requise. of Canada’s 150th birthday as part of Family Storytime Wednesdays – 10:15 am Storytelling Through Traditions Stories, rhymes and songs for / Raconter à travers des children of all ages and a parent traditions or caregiver. Drop-in program. Saturday June 3rd – 2:30pm Celebrate Canada 150 as a family! Homework Help Stories, songs and crafts. Free. / Wednesdays – 6:00pm Célébrez Canada 150 en famille ! NEW AND USED OFFICE FURNITURE Get tutoring and homework help Contes, chansons et bricolage. for grades 1 to 5. Gratuit.

• DESKS Bilingual Family Storytime / Storytelling Through Gardens / • CHAIRS Contes en famille bilingue Raconter aux jardins Thursdays – 10:15am / Jeudi – 10h15 Saturday September 16th – 2:30pm • BOOKCASES Stories, rhymes and songs for Celebrate Canada 150 and Canadi- • FILING CABINETS children of all ages and a parent or an experiences as a family! Stories, • TABLES caregiver. Drop-in program. / activities and gardening. Ages 5-10. • WORKSTATIONS Contes, comptines et chansons pour Free. / Célébrez Canada 150 et des 613.247.4000 • STEEL SHELVING les enfants de tous âges et un par- expériences des canadiens en famille! ent ou gardien. Programme portes Contes, activités et jardinage. Pour 716 INDUSTRIAL AVE. • MUCH MORE! www.surplusfurniture.ca ouvertes. les 5 à 10 ans. Gratuit. CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE JUNE 2017 www.RiverviewParkReview.ca Page 43 ELMVALE ACRES PUBLIC LIBRARY

inspirés par nos paysages uniques. Closing Ceremony / Pour les 7 à 12 ans. Cérémonie de clôture Thursday, Aug 17 – 2:30pm / Craft Across Canada / Jeudi 17 aoùt – 14h30 Bricole à travers le Canada Join us for the TD Summer Reading Tuesday July 25th – 2:30 pm / Mardi Club 2017 wrap-up! / Joignez-vous à 25 juillet – 14h30 nous pour la fermeture du Club de All aboard for a marvellously messy lecture d’été TD 2017! adventure. Ages 7-12. / Tout le monde à bord pour une aventure fabuleuse n Adult Programs: et barbouillée! Pour les 7 à 12 ans. Mystery Book Club – Monday Walk on the Wild Side / Nights are Murder Trouve le Nord Mondays - 6:30pm Tuesday Aug 1st – 2:30 pm / June 5, July 3, Aug 14, Sep 11 Mardi 1 aoùt – 14h30 Share the enjoyment of good Jewellery Workshop! / Would you survive in the Canadian mysteries in a relaxed atmosphere. n TD Summer Atelier de bijoux ! wilderness? Ages 7-12. / Join us for discussion. Reading Club Thursdays – 2:30 pm / Jeudi – 14h30 Peux-tu survivre dans la nature sau- Programs: July 13, 20 & Aug 15 / vage du Canada? Pour les 7 à 12 ans. English Conversation Circle / 13, 20 juillet et 15 aoùt Groupe de conversation en Opening Ceremony / Make jewellery! Ages 10-14. / Light up the Night / anglais Cérémonie d’ouverture Fabriquez vos propres bijoux ! Illumine le ciel Tuesdays – 7pm Tuesday July 4th – 2:30 pm / Pour les 10 à 14 ans. Tuesday Aug 8th – 2:30 pm / Practice your English language Mardi 4 juillet – 14h30 Mardi 8 aoùt – 14h30 conversation skills and meet new Join us for the TD Summer Reading Campfire Tales / Celebrate Canada 150 with firework friends in a relaxed and friendly Club 2017 kick-off! / Joignez-vous Tire-toi une bûche crafts and activities. Ages 7-12. / environment. / Améliorez votre à nous pour le lancement du Club Tuesday July 11th – 2:30 pm / Célèbre Canada 150 avec des activités anglais et rencontrez des gens dans de lecture d’été TD 2017! Mardi 11 juillet – 14h30 remplis de bricolages de feux d’arti- un milieu décontracté. Programme Gather around for stories, folktales fices. Pour les 7 à 12 ans. en anglais seulement. Game On! / À vos jeux! and Canadian legends. Ages 7-12. Thursdays – 2:30 pm / Jeudi – 14h30 / Rejoins-nous autour du feu pour Memes, Myself and I / University of Ottawa July 6, 27 & Aug 3 / entendre des contes et légendes Moi, moi-même et mon mème! Community Legal Clinic 6, 27 juillet et 3 aoùt canadiennes. Pour les 7 à 12 ans. Tuesday Aug 10th – 2:30 pm / Information Kiosk Come on in to learn some new games Mardi 10 aoùt – 14h30 Thursday June 8th – 12:00pm and play old favourites. Drop in. Ages Colours of the Northern Lights / High tech meets low tech. Express Stop by and receive information 7-12. / Viens jouer aux cartes, à des Éclatantes aurores boréales yourself in paper memes. Ages 7-12. / about University of Ottawa jeux de société ou à la Wii. Tuesday July 18th – 2:30 pm / Exprime-toi en créant un mème sur Community Legal Clinic (UOCLC) Pour les 7 à 12. Mardi 18 juillet – 14h30 papier. Pour les 7 à 12 ans. services. Please note that legal Make arts inspired by our unique advice cannot be provided. landscapes. Ages 7-12. / Fais des arts

The sun shone down on this outdoor

byOttawa Geoff Radnor event If you plan an outdoor event in Ottawa in the spring you are cer- tainly taking a big risk. We know Alta Vista Co-operative Nursery School that it could snow in April, it could Where play is learning and learning is stimulating, be +30° C, as it was on April17th 1976, or it might be -6° as it was challenging, creative and fun! 1983. You could also be unlucky and have 25mm of rain (that’s Offering excellent care led by about an inch). But the annual certified Early Childhood Educators Riverview Park community Egg in the heart of Riverview Park. Hunt in Balena Park on Easter • Morning toddler program Saturday was blessed with clear blue skies and warm weather. This • Full and half day brought out a great crowd of fam- preschool program ilies with children of all ages. Alta Vista ward councillor, Jean Clouti- • Afterschool care er, was there to welcome everyone and surely we must give him some credit for bringing the fine weath- er. Organizers, Jen Blattman and 480 Avalon Place, 613-733-9746, [email protected] Allison Klus-Palermo, were glad www.avcns.com that he did. Page 44 Riverview Park Review JUNE 2017 THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT UPDATE

he Riverview Park Com- Pedestrian and Cycling munity Association Connections (RPCA) tracks local devel- KRIS NANDA The RPCA has received and re- opments,T most notably work on viewed a copy of the planning study the Hospital Link of the Alta Vista Chair, RPCA Planning & conducted for the City in 2016 re- Transportation Corridor (AVTC) Development Committee garding options for the link (either Hospital Link road between Riv- a tunnel or overpass) between Ter- erside Drive and the Ottawa Hos- minal Avenue and the Via Station, pital Ring Road, and the potential required as per the original Train- school closures of Riverview Alter- gram to RAS so attract local fam- will share the updated landscape yards Complex project approval native School and Hillcrest High ilies that have chosen not to send plan with the RPCA this spring. in 2001. Many stakeholders, in- School. Other issues the RPCA is their children to the school due to Lead project engineer Bruce Ken- cluding the RPCA believe that the monitoring include developments the lack of French programming. ny will do another walkthrough of option of a bridge over the VIA related to the Light Rail (LRT) (A survey of RAS student fami- the new paths once the land has train tracks for pedestrians and project, activity in the Trainyards, lies conducted several years ago dried up from the heavy rains in cyclists (the $6.3 Westerly option) traffic congestion, and increasing showed 82% of parents would keep April and May. would be an excellent candidate infrastructure for pedestrians and their children at RAS if it had Mid- At the invitation of the RPCA, for tri-partite infrastructure fund- cyclists, including a potential over- dle-French Immersion) Bruce Kenny met with the RPCA ing. This message has been shared pass between the Via Train Station The OCDSB held a Communi- Board in April to provide an up- by the RPCA with local Members and Terminal Avenue ty Input meeting on May 29 and date on the project and the work of Parliament David McGuinty staff will release the initial report on the new AVTC intersection and Catherine McKenna, and Pro- Details on issues of interest in September 2017 with their pre- with Alta Vista Drive. Work begins vincial MPPs John Fraser and Yasir to the RPCA and Riverview ferred recommendations. The re- in June and is slated to take about Naqvi as well as City Council mem- Park residents include the port is expected to call for closure 2 ¹/₂ months to complete and will bers. Ottawa Champions President following items: of one area high school and at least involve temporary changes to Alta David Gourlay has also been con- OCDSB School Program Review two elementary schools. There Vista Drive traffic patterns. Pedes- tacted regarding the option and Boundary and School Accom- will be 3 advisory meetings and 2 trian and cyclist traffic paths will This project would help provide modations public meetings with the final re- be adjusted. Cyclists will have to an active transportation route be- The Ottawa Carleton District port released in mid-February 2018 take a traffic lane – no bike lanes tween the soon-to-open LRT, the School Board (OCDSB) Boundary and a final vote in March 2018. The are available during the above peri- refurbished Train Station and the and Accommodation Reviews for changes are expected to be imple- od – but traffic will be monitored. Trainyards Office and Retail Com- elementary and high school in the mented in September 2018. In addition, a new pathway is ex- plex. It would also fill in the miss- Alta Vista area taking place this year The RPCA and RAS Parent pected to be placed along the Ring ing pedestrian/cyclist gap between are expected to lead to some school Council are co-hosting a special Road towards Roger Guindon Alta Vista and the northern side closures. Hillcrest High School open house on June 7 at Riverview Drive to link up with the AVTC of Hwy 417 (e.g. Coventry Road, and Riverview Alternative School Alternative School that will focus rather than out in the Alta Vista Baseball Stadium, and St. Laurent (RAS) are among the facilities that on the campaign to keep RAS open Hydro Corridor. The agreement is businesses) and is part of the City are at risk of potential closure. Both and provide input to OCDSB staff being finalized with expected con- of Ottawa’s long-term Cycling and schools have seen a decline in en- to use in their report. Meanwhile, struction for the new pathway later Pedestrian Plan network. rollment due to part to OCDSB im- the RPCA and parents at RAS this year. The RPCA and other Commu- posed boundary rule changes. have been circulating a petition to Councillor Jean Cloutier’s web- nity Associations are working with The RPCA has expressed sup- keep the school open – to date it site has more details on the AVTC Councillors to try to get this project port for keeping both Hillcrest has garnered over 100 signatures. project at: http://jeancloutier.com/ included in the City’s list of projects and RAS open and has endorsed hospitallink/ being submitted for federal govern- the idea of an invigorated “commu- Alta Vista Transportation ment infrastructure funding. nity school approach” to encour- Corridor – Hospital Link Hydro One Overbrook to Trainyards Developments and age more students to walk to their Construction activity has ramped Riverview (Balena Park) Tree Planting along Coronation local schools. This system would up again on the 1.7 km Hospital Transmission Line Upgrade Boulevard have added health benefits associ- Link section of the AVTC between Hydro One has now completed Construction on the 9-storey ated with walking to school rather Riverside Drive and the Hospi- the Class Environmental Assess- office building at 405 Terminal than the additional costs (in time tal Complex. Work on the AVTC ment for the Overbrook to Riv- Avenue is virtually complete, al- and money) of being bused from road is slated for completion by erview (Balena Park) Transmission though a tenant still has not been Riverview Park to other schools December 1, 2017 with final land- Line Upgrade project. Comments confirmed. Meanwhile, the open- across the city. One option would scaping scheduled for 2018. City that were received during the 30- ing date has been delayed for the be to add a French Immersion pro- officials have indicated that they day public review period of the Kettleman’s Bagels next to the draft Environmental Study Re- same building as M&M Meat Shop port (ESR) – including those from and Bulk Barn. A Pet Value store the RPCA - were incorporated in will also open later this year in the the final ESR, which is available same complex. at: www.HydroOne.com/Projects/ With new businesses now open Chris OverbrooktoRiverview. in Trainyards (and increased traf- In May, Hydro One began con- fic volume), the RPCA asked the ducting soil testing along the trans- City to consider an advance left Ellis mission corridor between Over- green light at entrance to Farm brook Transformer Station and Boy/LCBO from Industrial (across Public School Trustee Balena Park to finalize the loca- from the 628 Industrial site – for- tions of the new poles. Construc- mer lumber yards). Alta Vista/Rideau-Rockcliffe tion of the project is scheduled to The 628 Industrial construction Zone 6 Ottawa-Carleton District School Board begin in mid-summer and Hydro site will have - two retail buildings One will host two pre-construc- (including a Nordstrom’s Rack) tion Public Information Centres plus a small coffee shop. www.SchoolZone6.org (PIC) in the summer. Information A sidewalk, trees, grass and some 613-818-7350 - [email protected] on PIC dates will be on the RPCA planting beds will be installed on website once they are available. CONTINUED ON PAGE 45 JUNE 2017 www.RiverviewParkReview.ca Page 45

Riverview Park residents awarded Governor General Sovereign Medals hree Riverview Park res- idents were awarded the Governor General Sover- eignT Medals for their volunteer work at The Ottawa Hospital Riv- erside Campus. Laura Jabbour, and Irene and Rene Plourde were presented with their medals by CEO Dr. Jack Kitts in recognition of their long-time service. Irene has vol- unteered for 15 years, Rene for 14 years and Laura has been volun- teering for 16 years. Laura says these 16 years have been gone by so quickly, and she strongly en- courages new retirees to do vol- unteer work as it such a reward- ing experience, you give back to the community and you make wonderful friends. All three in- tend to continue with their vol- unteer work at the Riverside.

Sherri Daly, Manager Volunteer Re- sources, Ottawa Hospital, Laura Jab- bour, holding her Medal, Dr. J. Kitt, CEO of The Ottawa Hospital, and Ulyana Osurio, Coordinator, Volun- CONTINUED FROM PAGE 44 tween Smyth and Industrial/Innes Please recycle teer Services, Riverside Campus Industrial Avenue later this year. In Road is expected to be completed this newspaper addition, on the southern side (fac- by November 2017. The $8.9 million ing Coronation Boulevard), trees project will see installation of transit will be planted in what will grow lanes and raised cycling track next up the fence along the South prop- to the sidewalk along St. Laurent. erty line (along Coronation) give a Eastway Gardens living hedge effect. The new pedes- Light Rail Construction Community Association trian connection between Corona- Project Update tion and Industrial Avenue (behind The Hurdman bus loop is slated Summer Park Events 628 Industrial) is expected to open to be ready to move back to a new late summer. facility at its old location later this Park Camp Out Evening – Friday June 16 year. The installation of Overhead Let’s kick off the summer with an evening in the park! Elmvale Shopping Centre Catenary System (OCS) poles on (Rain date – Saturday June 17) the track between Hurdman Sta- Redevelopment Proposal Bring your snacks, beverages, chairs, blankets, The RPCA provided comments tion and Lees Station is expected flashlights, etc on RioCan’s plan to redevelop the to be completed by August 2017. Elmvale Shopping Centre, includ- The actual testing of trains be- Cecil Morrison Park Avenue N & O ing converting the indoor part of tween Blair and University of Ot- Sylvie on O will lead event the mall and adding high-rise resi- tawa stations is targeted to begin dential towers with rental unit. An before the end of 2017. RPCA Board member attended an April 2017 meeting between lo- Information on some project Movie Night in the Park – Friday June 23 cal Community Associations, staff proposals can be found at the City Star Wars and consultants on the proposal of Ottawa website at: http://www. starts at dusk that covered a proposed park com- city.ottawa.on.ca/residents/plan- Cecil Morrison Park Avenue N&O ponent, land use and built form ning/index_en.html. The RPCA (what buildings would look like), welcomes your input on these pro- Refreshments sponsored by Alex Wolfe Real Estate and transportation issues (vehicu- posals and any other potential de- (Rain date Saturday June 24) lar access to underground parking velopments in the area. for buildings). The Elmvale Acres CA has conducted a poll of resi- If you are interested in joining the Summer Fun Day – Tuesday July 25 dents and an open house was held RPCA P&D group or would like 11am to 4pm on May 24. The project is due to go further information, you may contact Cecil Morrison Park Avenue N & O to the Planning Committee in late the Committee Chair, Kris Nanda at June with a vote by Council in July Many fun events planned for all ages [email protected]. For more infor- plus city wading pool mation on this and other activities in Roadwork on St. Laurent Riverview Park, please see the RPCA More info to follow Kim on O will lead event Boulevard website at www.RiverviewPark.ca.

Work to upgrade the current four The contact email for RPCA is info@ Join us at Cecil Morrison Park this summer lane section of St. Laurent Blvd be- riverviewpark.ca Page 46 Riverview Park Review JUNE 2017 COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD n Rideau Park n Art Lending of n Oakpark Retirement interdependence of plants, insects United Church Ottawa Fall Show Community and birds, all providing support for Rideau Park United Church, Will be held at the R.A. Centre Morning Concert Series. 2 the natural world. Free and open 2203 Alta Vista Drive, (Outaouais Room), 2451 Riv- Valour Drive. June. Thursday to the public, register at trees@ Church office: 613-733-3156 ext 229 erside Drive (east entrance) on morning in the main lounge friendsofthefarm.ca, donations (Mon-Fri 9am-4pm) or Saturday, September 2nd from from 10:30-11:30. June 8th fea- kindly accepted friendsofthefarm. www.rideaupark.ca 10:00am to 5:00pm. This is Art turing “Duo Rideau” Amelie Lan- ca/arboretum-tree-tours/ Lending of Ottawa’s show where glois & Catherine Donkin. Camp Awesome 2017, one may purchase, lease, and lease June 24 & 25 – Friends of the Aug. 21 - 25: This week-long to purchase quality fine art from n Nativity Parish Farm Used Book Sale from 10am Christian day camp program spon- local artists. One may visit www. Food Bank to 4pm, Free. Literally the best sored by the Ottawa Presbytery of artlendingofottawa.ca to find fur- The local food bank at the Na- used book sale in Ottawa, choose the United Church takes place at ther Art Lending details and to vis- tivity Parish, 355 Acton St. in from thousands of titles. It’s a Rideau Park, and serves children it the artist’s gallery to enjoy some Riverview Park, welcomes two-day book sale for a reason! aged 4-12 years. Led by trained displayed work. donations on Tuesdays from Bldg 72, CEF Arboretum, east exit staff, activities include games, 7-8 p.m. and Wednesdays from off Prince of Wales roundabout. crafts, drama, singing, water fun n Emmanuel United 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. Juice boxes for 613-230-3276 friendsofthefarm.ca/ and learning about important top- Church childrens’ lunches and canned tuna fcef-annual-events/ ics. The Camp runs each day from 691 Smyth Road. 613-733-0437 or meat are especially appreciated. 10 am - 3 pm. Children bring their The Foster Family Farm will be at July 30 – Friends of the Farm own lunch. Cost per camper is $75. the church parking lot this sum- n Friends of Victorian Tea from 2pm to 4pm. if registered on or before June 14th mer. Open for strawberries mid- the Farm- Classic tea is served on the lawns and $85 after June 14th. Optional late June, followed by vegetables January to December 2017 – of the Arboretum. Dress in full childcare is available each day both until the end of season. Hours: Friends of the Farm’s contribution Victorian garb, (optional), listen to before and after the Camp for an Monday- Friday, 10 a.m.- 6 to Canada’s 150th celebration is their live music, enter the best hat and additional fee. For more informa- p.m., Saturday from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. beautiful new book ‘Blooms’ about costume contest. Formal Tea $13 at tion and to register online, go to and closed Sunday. the Ornamental Gardens at Otta- Bldg 72, CEF Arboretum east exit the Camp Awesome link at www. wa’s Central Experimental Farm. It off Prince of Wales roundabout. rideaupark.ca. Early registration is n St. Thomas the is a wonderful gift for anyone who 613-230-3276 friendsofthefarm.ca/ encouraged and has started Apostle Anglican loves gardens and flowers, as well as fcef-annual-events/ Church, a treat for those interested in Cana- 2345 Alta Vista Drive dian history. Available at www.friend- August 12 – Friends of the Farm (by firehall) softhefarm.ca and local bookstores. Art on the Farm from 10 am to Parking Lot Sale and 4pm, Rain Date August 13, Free. BBQ. Saturday, June June 10 – Friends of the Farm Artists working in various media 10, 8 am to 1 pm. Spac- June Blooms 10am to 2pm, dona- will display and sell their original es available for $20 (in- tion. Join us to celebrate Canada’s work under the trees at the Arbo- Lost and Found cludes table). Call Jim at 150th with guided tours of the his- retum. Bldg 72 CEF Arboretum, 613-523-2487or Church toric CEF Ornamental Gardens, east exit off Prince of Wales round- Pet Recovery office weekday morn- meet Blooms book author Richard about. 613-230-3276 friendsofthe- Network ings at 613-733-0336. Hinchcliff. Park in Ag Museum lot farm.ca/fcef-annual-events/ (Pay & Display). The Friend’s will For further information, please We all miss our pets n St. Aidan’s be “under the tarp” at the Farm en- call: 613-521-2416. when they become Anglican trance near the parking area with lost. A missing pet is a n stressfull situation for Church additional information on garden Pacesetters both the guardian and 934 Hamlet Rd. tours and book signing. Light re- “Why not start the mornings off the animal. Church office 613- freshments will be served. 613-230- feeling fresh?” Come and join the Orrin and Pam Clayton have set up a confidential e-mail list of pet owners (and those who care) in Riverview Park. If you 733-0102 or E-mail: 3276 www.friendsofthefarm.ca Pacesetters Walking Club at Bill- wish to participate, please e-mail [email protected] with your [email protected]. ings Bridge Shopping Mall. e-mail address, postal address and phone number. Summer hours for ser- June 10 – Friends of the Farm Activities include walking with When [email protected] is notified of a lost pet, all partici- vices July 2-September and Ottawa Horticultural Society your friends, social gathering, knit- pants will be sent a confidential e-mail with a description of 3 inclusive, one service feature joint project from 10am to ting for charities, puzzles, and li- the lost or found pet. When a pet is found, Orrin and Pam will notify the owner and arrangements can be made for the pet to each week, at 9:30 Sun- 2pm in the Ornamental Gardens. brary. Located in the basement of be returned. day morning The Friends’ and OHS are collab- the Tower at the northwest corner Your participation may result in a lost pet being returned to orating on “Research and Beauty: of the Mall. Open from 7:30 to 10 their grateful owner. Hybridization and the CEF” and am. Low cost of $10 per year cov- “Perennial Favourites: Macoun ers our expenses. Call 613-521-6740 Memorial Garden.” Park in Ag during open hours for information. Museum lot (Pay & Display). The n Balena Park Friends will be “under the tarp” at Maplewood the Farm entrance near the Muse- Retirement um parking area and OHS mem- Community Pet Memorial bers will introduce the project to 340 Industrial Ave., 613-656- visitors. http://friendsofthefarm. 0556 or e-mail: dcharlebois@ ca/ornamental-garden-tours/ riverstoneretirement.ca: Sum- mer Events- To commemorate a loved pet while supporting the June 11 – Friends of the Farm Maplewood’s Farmers’ Markets, Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind, Tree Tour at 2pm Bldg 72. Insect June 25th, 10 am- 2 pm.; July 30th, purchase a brick for the Pet Memorial Patio in Balena Park. Tree Tour. Tour leaders will point 10 am- 2 pm; August 27th 10 am – 2 out evidence of insect activity on pm; September 24th, 10 am- 2 pm, For full details go to the RPCA website: leaves, twigs and bark of various and October 29th 10 am- 2 pm.; http://rpca.wordpress.com/page-1/pet-rememberance-patio-in-balena-park trees. They will also comment on August 9th, Corn & Pig Roast or call: 613-523-4339 insects that are found on or off (RSVP); and Apple Harvest, Sep- trees. The tour will highlight the tember 14th 10 am – 2 pm JUNE 2017 www.RiverviewParkReview.ca Page 47 Musical Heritage: Dixie by Brian McGurrin tiation, and conquest. By 1850, mil- dent of the Confederate States (and I wish I was in the land of cotton, lions of settlers had already pushed when General Robert E. Lee tried to old times dar am not forgotten, westward beyond the Mississippi find a copy of the sheet music for his Look away! Look away! and the original thirteen colonies wife he found that none were left in Look away! Dixie Land... had grown to thirty-one states. Also all of Virginia). The New York Clip- “Dixie is a famous song origi- during the 1800s, the abolitionist per gushed that Emmett’s song was nating from the American South.” movement was gaining strength in already, “one of the most popular True or false? Northern states, and many slavehold- compositions ever produced,” and It can be interesting and instruc- ers, particularly in the “upper” South, that it had, “been sung, whistled, and tive to look at songs as historical had granted freedom to their slaves. played in every quarter of the globe.” artifacts, rooted in a particular For one example, George Washing- By April 12, when Confederate ar- time and place. For example, the ton’s 277 slaves were liberated in 1799 tillery launched the Civil War by song known as “Dixie” was intro- under a condition of his will. opening fire on the Union garrison duced by Bryant’s Minstrels on The overriding issue of the in Charleston’s Fort Sumter, the song April 4, 1859, at a New York City Daniel Decatur Emmett presidential election of 1860 was was already becoming identified as theater called Mechanic’s Hall. whether new states admitted to the a Southern anthem, “much to the Minstrelsy was essentially a racist tures - a twirl of the cane (or the Union would be “free” or “slave.” chagrin of Dan Emmet who was any- stage depiction of happy go lucky mustache) and perhaps a sly wink The Republicans, represented by thing but a Southern sympathizer.” slaves speaking in, “blackvoice – a directed at a girl in the front row Abraham Lincoln, were hated by New Dixie verses with more stereotyped representation of black - while the rest of the company ca- the Southerners, because they were pointed political messages began to dialect and vocal mannerisms.” and vorted in the background, clapping anti-slavery, but the Democrats had appear- on both sides of the battle- Dixie is a supposedly amusing song their hands above their heads and split into a Northern and Southern front. The Southern troops were ral- about a slave’s “ol’ Missus” and her stamping on the floor. faction on the issue, enabling Lin- lied by: “Southrons, hear your Coun- deceiving husband. Emmett later described how he coln to win the presidency without try call you, Up, lest worse than Ol’ Missus marry Will-de-weaber, was staring out of his window on taking a single Southern state, and death befall you, To arms! To arms! Willium was a gay deceaber; a cold, rainy day in New York City, signaling the beginning of the end To arms, in Dixie” only to be jeered Look away! Look away! racking his brain to come up with a for the Southern slave culture. by the Union troops who sang, “Away Look away! Dixie Land. new walk-around for an upcoming What does all this have to do with down South in the land of traitors, Yes, this guy talks funny; that’s performance. The weather made Emmett’s song? Suddenly, as angry Rattlesnakes and alligators, Right because the composer wants us to him think of an old circus expres- Southerners hotly debated with- away, come away, right away, come know that he’s an illiterate African sion: “I wish I was in Dixie.” He drawal from the Union, some phrases away.” Confederate General George American. He’s presumably a for- immediately grabbed his pen, “and in the chorus of Dixie began to reso- Pickett ordered Dixie to be played mer slave who (implausibly) feels in ten minutes I had written the first nate with unanticipated significance: to inspire his troops as they charged homesick for his beloved planta- verses with music. The rest was easy.” Den I wish I was in Dixie, forward at Gettysburg. tion, and he informs us that Ol’ When circus folk announced, “I Hoo-ray! Hoo-ray! Dan Emmett was attacked in Missus, “died for a man dat broke wish I was in Dixie,” they meant In Dixie land, I’ll take my stand the Northern press for having her heart.” Next we discover that that they wanted to be somewhere to live and die in Dixie... composed the South’s battle song, he’s blissfully unconcerned by her warmer, presumably anywhere Only three days after Lincoln’s but he complained that this milita- death, and is already excitedly an- south of the Mason-Dixon Line. victory, the South Carolina General ristic abuse of his composition was ticipating her replacement! Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon Assembly passed a resolution de- unwarranted, helplessly declaring, Now here’s a health to the next old had completed their territorial sur- claring the election of Lincoln to be “If I had known to what use they Missus, vey in 1773, finalizing the contest- a “hostile act,” and on December 17, were going to put my song, I will and all the gals dat want to kiss us; ed border between Pennsylvania, 1860, a band played Dixie as each and be damned if I’d have written it.” Look away! Look away! Maryland and West Virginia. But every South Carolina delegate voted Hear it on Youtube: “Dixie’s Land” Look away! Dixie Land. after Pennsylvania abolished slav- in favour of secession. In February performed in period style with au- Well, okay, minstrel songs were ery in 1780, the Mason-Dixon Line 1861, Dixie was played at the inau- thentic instruments by the 2nd South not generally known for their nu- acquired additional significance as guration of Jefferson Davis as Presi- Carolina String Band, 1997. anced content; in the context of the a dividing line between “free” and minstrel stage performance, the lyr- “slave” states. (The Pennsylvania COMPUTER HELP IN YOUR HOME ics were mostly just window dressing Abolition Society is believed to for the grotesque blackface makeup, have been the first anti-slavery so- outlandish pseudo-formal costumes ciety in the U.S., presided over in WE COME TO YOU TO fIx and flamboyant cakewalk dances. the 1780s by Benjamin Franklin.) 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Meanwhile an English army resa May has called a general Lilliard may roll in her under Sir Ralph Eure continued to election on June 8, endeav- pillage in the Scottish Borders. Two Boring to strengthen her hand in grave as Scotland and Scottish nobles, the Earl of Arran ushering in her country’s exit from and the Earl of Angus, joined forces the European Union and negate England fight over Brexit against Sir Ralph. The Scottish army Scotland’s rebellious bid for a trade consisted initially of some 2,000 and culture link if not membership mid-and-northern Scottish lancers of the Union after a Scottish inde- joined by borderers under Scott of pendence referendum. Buccleuch. Together they moved to Almost exactly 473 years ago confront the English army of more Henry VIII of the Kingdom of than 5,000 near Jedburgh. England fought the Battle of An- The English army consisted of crum Moor (or the War of the 3,000 German and Spanish mer- Rough Wooing) against the King- cenaries, 1,500 English borderers dom of Scotland. The Scots mainly and 700 “assured” Scottish bor- through subterfuge won that one. derers. As they encamped a small As his reign drew to a close Hen- Scottish force made a feint attack ry sought to secure the alliance of then retreated with much of the Scotland through a diplomatic English force in pursuit. The En- marriage of his son Edward to the glish chased the Scots far enough infant Mary Queen of Scots. The to meet unexpectedly the whole Scottish Parliament had none of Scottish army hidden on the far that in sending Mary to France for side of a hill. The Scots had sur- education. Nor would the Scots prised them and the setting sun bend to Henry’s dictate that Scot- dazzled the English when the Scots land end its alliance with France. charged with their longer lancers. History repeats itself today off the The English army tried to rally battlefield as Scotland struggles to but their Scottish borderer allies keep its ongoing trade and culture ties a customs barrier at its border or Fair maiden Lilliard lies under this chose to tear off the red crosses that to Europe while England seems set to uniting with the Irish Republic and stane identified them as being with the end theirs through a hard Brexit. by so doing remaining in the Euro- Little was her stature but muckle English and reverted to their former What caused this possible break- pean Union as one country. was her fame allegiance. The English army broke up of the United Kingdom was a The Battle of Ancrum Moor, Upon the Englishmen she laid and was forced to scatter through a referendum two years ago when fought four miles from my native mony thumps hostile countryside losing 800 men England’s heavily populated Mid- hometown of Jedburgh in the Scot- And when her legs were cuttit off killed and 1,000 taken prisoner. lands vote overwhelmingly won tish Borderland, had a strong wom- She fought upon her stumps. According to an English report, Britain’s potential exit (Brexit) an fighter on the Scots side just as Arran came to the battlefield and from the European Union where- today two strong leaders, British Lilliard is said to have fought in asked a prisoner to identify Sir as the Scots (and Londoners) vot- Prime Minister Theresa May and the Ancrum Moor battle following Ralph Eure’s body. Arran wept and ed Britain remain a member. Since Scottish nationalist government the death of her lover at the hands said: “God have mercy on his soul then a cold war has descended on leader Nicola Sturgeon, politically of the English army. for he was a fell cruel man and over the United Kingdom with its fu- square off against each other. This episode of England’s long cruel, which many a man and fa- ture up in the air. Northern Ireland The apocryphal verse on a me- history of peace and war with her therless bairn might rue, and well- also voted against Brexit and now morial stone a few miles from Jed- northern neighbour started when away that ever such slaughter and has the choice of going back on its burgh on the edge of the battlefield Henry VIII ordered the Earl of blood shedding should be among vote and staying with England and tells a story. Hertford to devastate Edinburgh Christian men.” This decisive Scottish victory brought some peace for a while in Scotland but it did not last. Today England and Scotland are off the battlefield but into harsh diplomacy around Scotland’s vote to stay with the European Union. There is no knowing how things will turn out for the United King- dom or what the June 8 general election will presage. May’s Tory government is way ahead of the La- 2017 bour Party and the Liberal Demo- Back by popular demand crats in the polls. Nicola Sturgeon’s nationalist party will no doubt win in Scotland since they already have Saturday all seats but one there. rd Despite the United Kingdom’s September 23 2017 history of warfare and rewarded peace the questions to be answered today are: Did the English-dominat- For tickets contact Ross Maxwell ed Westminster Parliament make 613 271-8405 a terrible mistake by legislating a or email: [email protected] break by Britain from the European the Date Union? Or, are the Scots fundamen- or for more information Hold tally merely minority fair-weather www.obereunion.ca friends seeking to uphold a tradi- tional open European connection? JUNE 2017 www.RiverviewParkReview.ca Page 49 VINCENT MASSEY SCHOOL Growing S.O.L.Es by Grant Graham rowing SOLEs, the grade 8 group of youth philanthropists at Vincent Massey are now in full swing running their activities in the community. GOur sports sessions of Kin-ball, Hand Baseball, Soccer Baseball and Tchoukball are taking place in the gym. Our first session of Kin-ball on May 10 had grade 6 students playing the two different Kin-ball games. The instructors joined in on the fun and encouraged the kids while they were playing. Our coding sessions at the Russell Heights community house were amazing. We experienced some great success and created connections with the kids. The participants were assessed based on the skills and needs of their coding. From that, students personalized their program to make it fit with the participant’s expertise, which created a positive experience that everyone enjoyed. Our perennial planting initiative is raising money to install plants and add to the beautification of the community of Russell Heights. We have been asking for pledges from the local residents and are doing a Water Walk on May 26th, where students will haul 2 full buckets of water from Vincent Massey to Russell Heights to display our perseverance and im- portance of our initiatives and goals. We have been approaching local businesses to see if they will “adopt a flower bed”. So far we have a com- mitment from Eagle Automotive, CSAD training centre, OEM Pro Am tools. Our Bike Tune Up Day was on May the 11th and all the students who volunteered to make this happen trained for weeks on how to refurbish bikes. These fixed bikes were generously donated by the community of Vincent Massey and were then given to children in the Russell Heights community complete with a new helmet. The student volunteers fixed almost 60 bikes and were able to outfit them with reflector tape and bells. Safe Roads Ottawa was also present at the event, providing mechanics From the Safe Roads Ottawa, Verna teaches cycling safety. and a bike rodeo to teach safe cycling.

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ontainer gardening dates flowers for the amount of sun the back to 565 B.C. and is the container will receive. modern application of an . Cancient art form. The Hanging Plant Material Gardens of Babylon are a prime The plants, the colours you example. Around the fifth centu- choose, and the design in a con- ry, when food was becoming more tainer is very personal. This is plentiful, people turned to flower your chance to be bold and cre- cultivation. The Romans began ative. Usually, there is a tall plant gardening in containers when their in the center surrounded with me- cities became cramped and court- dium height plants, and then trail- yards were too dark to grow flow- ing plant material over the side. ers. They gardened everywhere Plants that trail over the side of there was light; on roofs, window a container provide protection for ledges, and balconies. They grew the container and the roots by ab- shrubs, vines, trees, flowers, fruit sorbing the sunlight. and other food. Choose plants that are suited Today, for almost the same rea- to your conditions. Even plants sons, small spaces and little light, grown in containers are suscepti- there is a resurgence of gardening ble to pests and disease. Well-fed, in containers. Home gardeners healthy plants are better able to re- and apartment dwellers with small sist pest or disease invasion. spaces or limited sunlight are em- bracing gardening in containers Lastly, apartment dwellers must help. These fiber forms look great, Maintenance as never before. Rooftop garden- check their leases for what is al- but need daily watering, will drip Finally, maintenance is what is need- ing, a giant format for container lowed in your building. Is there a and are heavy. Hanging containers ed to keep the container looking gardening, has become an envi- weight limit for a container? What need a hook sufficient to carry their great. Remove all dead flowers and ronmental statement for big busi- happens if water drips onto the heavy weight. leaves. Water as needed. This can ness. Witness the living garden of apartment balcony below? Must be as much as three times per day 454,000 square feet (10.4 acres) of window boxes be hung inside or Soil in hot weather, depending on the Sedum on the roof of the Henry outside of a railing? These points Good potting soil is essential. For size of the container. Fertilize ev- Ford Rouge Factory in Dearborn, must be considered by apartment growing vegetables, try the soil ery two weeks following directions Michigan. dwellers. containing mycorrhizal fungi that on the package. Or, use what is There are several factors to re- help to strengthen roots. Vegeta- called a transplanter solution—1/4 member when gardening in con- Suitable Container bles require a larger volume of soil, the recommended amount of fertil- tainers: A suitable container is important. for example, a single tomato will izer in the same volume of water— 1. Everything is under the control You must consider the combined need at least a 2-3 gallon container. every time you water. Think of it of the gardener—water, food weight of the container plus the For growing flowers, the soil that this way, how well would you grow and plant material. soil. Can you move it? Is it too has water retention capabilities if you only ate every two weeks? 2. The container and plant materi- heavy for your apartment balcony? helps to reduce watering. While Container gardening requires a al must be suitable to the site. The size of a window box should you can grow flowers in the food lot of attention, but it does bring 3. If you plan to be away for long be at least 6-8 inches deep and 6 growing soil, it is not recommend- colour to dark places and joy with periods of time, do not garden or more inches wide for healthy ed to grow food in the water reten- the flowers and the food you grow. in containers, unless you have plants to grow properly. tion types of flower soil. In spite of all the work, I still place very good friends willing to The container can be made of containers of annuals at my front water for you on a daily basis. terra cotta, stone or cement. All Light door and on the patio for nonstop 4. If you wish to vegetable garden are good, look great, but are heavy. Light is the critical factor. Sun is colour, and, as an added benefit, in containers, you will need a The newer materials are lighter in needed to produce food and flow- the flowers are a source of nectar greater volume of soil than it weight, provide good sun protection ers. Some people put their con- for the pollinators. you are just growing flowers. for roots, but are expensive. Wood tainers on trolleys and move them I look forward to hearing any is good, but needs to be sealed with with the sun. This is not feasible comments from readers. Happy Evaluating Your Site a copper based wood preservative. on a balcony. So chose the right gardening! Just as with evaluating a garden site, Plastic containers are good, except the area where you wish to use con- there is no protection for roots n Master Gardeners of Ottawa-Carleton (MGOC) check our website for tainers must be evaluated as this when the sun is directly on the pot, gardening information http://mgottawa.mgoi.ca. will help determine which plants unless it has very large volume of n If you would like to receive TROWEL TALK, a free monthly electronic gar- to buy. What is your exposure? soil or is in the shade. When the dening newsletter, contact: to be added to the list. East is cool morning sun. West is sun shines directly on a plastic con- n Check out THE EDIBLE GARDEN, a monthly online guide for those who hot afternoon sun. How much sun tainer, heat is transferred directly to wish to grow their own food. will the container actually receive? the soil and roots are steam cooked. n Phone Help Line: 613-236-0034, Wednesday and Thursday only, 1-3pm. Year round. Five to six hours per day is good. If Wire frames that are lined with n Email Help Line: [email protected] it is the 10:00 am to 2:00 pm sun, coir (coconut fiber) will drip wa- n Fran Dennett is also President of the Gloucester Horticultural Society. the hottest part of the day, you will ter. Placing a plastic saucer in the Please call 613-738-9724 for information. need to provide shade. Is it windy? bottom before the soil is added will JUNE 2017 www.RiverviewParkReview.ca Page 51 JISEIKAN AIKIDO – CURIOUS?

it was like Sensei said later.. after a expectation and dwell on that, it while I got tired of thinking about keeps my energy up. Trump. My knees were starting to Sensei drilled us on letting go of bug me more. But after ten min- efforts to force an attacker into a utes of that, I let my legs relax, and particular technique. A metaphor with my knees no longer troubling, for life. It is surprising, how my ex- I listened to the fish tank bubbling. pectations shape my actions in un- After meditation, Sensei spoke intentional ways. Sensei showed us to us about the benefits of taking gyaku kote gaeshi and asked us to time to write down our thoughts. practice it. It gave me lots of trou- He said it can help us get rid of neg- ble at first. Then it was revealed ative feelings. He said if a person that I thought we were doing shi- can talk they can write. Many years ho nage. I was doing one technique ago when he and I were Aikido stu- while thinking I was doing another. dents together, he encouraged me That will screw you up. Why did I by Winking Owl how my body works, my mind, me. to always speak up and share my think like that? In the weeks before ikido classes are normally Things will keep their fascination thoughts. Sometimes the right word kangeiko we didn’t practice gyaku three times a week for me. as long as I will go deeper. at the right time can change a life. kote gaeshi, but our senior class Often I get some new thing, There was a half moon that week. Throughout my engineering career practiced shiho nage from a back- butA before the next class I let it slip A Spanish friend told me that the his piece of advice served me very and-forth slashing attack. When away. Kangeiko week is different. moon is a liar .. when it is waxing well. People respect the confidence Sensei began to demonstrate with a With practice every morning at it bulges like a D for Diminuendo to be open and vulnerable, even student who was to use that same five-thirty, plus two evening classes, and when it is waning it bulges like if they don’t agree with what they attack, I expected that he would use when I catch something new I can a C for Crescendo. I had to check hear, even if they think it’s dumb. the same shiho nage defense and expect to build on it by the next day. it out. Sure enough, at our latitude It was an easy week for me. then I would practice it. But when Like for Gyaku Kote Gaeshi ... begin when the moon rises after the sun, Physically I had little discomfort. Susan offered her attack, I was con- to drop as I start to pivot. That gives it is waxing and has its roundest Mentally things were easy too, be- fused to find that my expectation me more room for the pivot. It feels side on the right (D), and when it cause I was challenged to get my was all wrong. Even my perception good to contemplate improving on rises before the sun it is waning and preparations complete for making of Sensei’s demonstration had been something particular.. to enjoy a has its roundest side on the left (C). the New Year banner on Wednes- wrong. My map did not match the simple, short-term anticipation. I have looked at that moon and sun day, and once that was done, the terrain, and I didn’t know it. Then The day after Kangeiko I was ti- through sixty years and never won- training was half over so it was all Sensei got me to name the tech- dying our cluttered basement. May- dered. Never asked myself the ques- downhill before I had any time free nique we were practicing and I mis- be just a coincidence. Kangeiko is a tion. Why would I, until something for getting bummed out. takenly replied shiho nage! D’oh!!! chance to re-visit assumptions and said stop looking, try contemplat- Our New Year banner shows Meeting our cat on the stair, conclusions. A time for seeing in ing. Is curiosity what keeps a teach- the silhouette of Sensei practicing until I am passing him he waits, new light. For practicing mindful- er teaching? They say if we want to Tai Chi last summer in China by a ready. Then he scoots by. He shuns ness. Partners vary. Attacks are un- understand something, study it, and monument to the Nine Dragons expectations. predictable. if we want to master it, teach it. who brought the rain. That im- How does contemplation differ Kangeiko is a chance to take a Chinese does not pluralize age is from a sunrise photo I took. from meditation? Eyes open / eyes close look at the way I practice and words. Singular and plural are un- Roosters were crowing in the dis- closed? Directed at some thing / learn. Some people are naturals. derstood from context. English not tance. All around, birds and cica- directed in? Why did Sensei ask us They may be Born naturals or Made only pluralizes nouns but also has das were singing like crazy. Lots of to meditate on that comparison? naturals. Naturals see the whole of the ‘the’ for a particular thing, and bats were in the air. Designing that Maybe it’s a sort of koan that has things. They take it all in and can the ‘a’ for any one of many. I won- banner for the year of the Rooster no answer and presents a paradox do it without getting it wrong and der what aspect of culture influ- was serendipity. Contemplating it in a loaded question, to show the needing to analyse it and fix it. Most enced our grammar to evolve that in our dojo takes me back. limits of concepts and words and of the time I have to overcome dif- way. I wonder if explicit pluraliza- Kangeiko can be a struggle if I logic. To teach not by giving an- ficulties through trial and error and tion makes for more efficient legal dwell on the inconvenience. But swers but by encouraging wonder. practice. I am working on my ‘vi- precision or such. Learning some- whenever I can switch my train Curiosity killed the cat, but sat- sion’. I want to be a natural. thing new affords a new viewpoint. of thought to just one pleasing isfaction brought him back Lying awake at four o’clock, I was presenting to our class the knowing the alarm would soon overall approach for us to construct ring, I was prone to melancholy, our Rooster Year banner, and Sensei dwelling on the troubles of the interjected that I could limit myself world, the sadness in people’s lives, to what each person should start the pointlessness of things, how to with. Piecemeal, to keep it simple. stop brooding and get some sleep. But I felt that everyone needed to On the mat, all of that was gone, understand the big picture so they pushed away by interest in what wouldn’t need detailed instructions we were doing. Curiosity is an anti- later and they would see better and dote for depression. make fewer mistakes. I don’t always Curious people are hard to fool follow the ‘need to know’ approach. with fake news. They are the type There is a place for that with be- who are not satisfied with the facts ginners. Too much information can as they know them, but who expe- confuse them. But too little limits rience pleasure in contemplating insight and initiative. surprising insights into how the On Thursday evening Sensei world works. saw that we were all tired so he Studying Aikido for self-defence cut the practice short and had us per se is only interesting for a few meditate. He asked us to dwell on years. Eventually curiosity has to something that was bothering us. take over as the main motivator. Cu- I wasn’t tired, I wasn’t sore, so I riosity about how techniques work, thought about Donald Trump. But Page 52 Riverview Park Review JUNE 2017

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