Ottawa, Feb. 12, 1988 New sub-post office in Glebe store

BY INEZ BERG Though Mr. Chaput described Canada Post's call-for the latter as an express service has moved again. courier service, Mr. Claude On February 4 the temporary Longpr6 with Canada Post's depot on the second level at City Services confirmed that Fifth Avenue Court was clos- it was priority post. ed and service was transfer- He could not confirm wheth- red to a new postal sub- er or not Canada Post was station at O'Connor and Third seeking other area business- Avenue. people willing to open up Yvan Chaput, proprietor other sub-post offices. of O'Connor Confectionary "To my knowledge, all we at 41 Third Avenue recently wanted at this point was signed a contract with Canada someone to take over the Post to operate the sub-sta- call-for service," he said. tion. Asked about counter services "They called me last week at Station E, he said he to ask if I would like a knew of no plans to discon- sub-post office at my store. tinue any of the present .We were trained for one week counter services there. before we opened up," he Mr. Chaput says his sub- said. post operation will be open As well as holding parcels from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday and registered mail for area to Wednesday; from 8 a.m. to residents his sub-post office 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday; Photo: Kevan Shantz will sell stamps, money and from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on orders, register letters and Saturdays. It will be Lynn Howard and Yvan Chaput the proprieter of O'Connor provide priority post service.closed on Sundays. Confectionary, 41 Third Avenue, the new postal sub-station. Group protests Queensway collector plans BY INEZ BERG Meeting on the ceeded at regular intervals central area. an Information on Monday On Sunday, January 24, to cross Chamberlain at the "We felt that Glebe resi- Queensway Collectors 8:00 p.m. in over 70 Glebe residents and crosswalk. As they passed dents hadn't been properly February 15, at Hall of the Glebe supporters held a demonstra- out leaflets asking stopped informed of the magnitude or the Main Centre. tion at Chamberlain Avenue motorists to join them in the possible impact of these Community and Percy Street. Their ban- opposing the collector routes changes," she said. "We wan- (See Opinion, Alderman's ners and placards said "No" they were observed by Ottawa ted to let them know what and GCA sections for rela- to the Region's future plan police. was happening and how we feel ted information.) to upgrade the- capacity of The protest, organized by about it before it is too Chamberlain as part of a new Lynn Smyth and other Glendale late." Quote of the PAbrith: Queensway collector system. Avenue residents, dovetailed Alderman Quinn came out to Violets are blue Carrying colorful balloons, with similar objections by hear the groups views and to bringing children in tow and other communities bordering share his own. Discussion You would be too in strollers, the group pro- the Queensway in Ottawa's took place over a Regional If the test were over concept map of possible chan- Before you were through ges to the Queensway's cent- By Jayson Cyr, 11 ral core, that had been pos- ted for public viewing. m,v5t45.44 g$0, Many of the protesters and representatives of other com- ,oturue, >age munities came to the January 26 GCA meeting to hear the INSIDE presentation by a Regional planner. They questioned Letters the need for the expansion 2-3 and collector routes. Big Time 12 Alderman Quinn told the group Comedy that the upcoming Regional Council vote would concern March Break 18 only the acceptance of the Book Page 21 concept of a Queensway up- grade, not the specifics of Kidspace its design. 24 The Glebe Community Association moved to study the plans further before mak- Photo: Trevor Lyons ing recommendations. Glebe residents say "No" to proposed Queensway collector The Rosebery Avenue upgrade, at January 24th protest, Chamberlain Ave. at Percy. Residents Committee will host LETTERS

Readers protest privatization of Station E

postal station, I think I of security for parcels and At the upcoming public Editor, Glebe Report: would have joined the union registered mail than a retail meeting, let us send a members on the picket line. store can provide. clear message to the managers Several months ago, the It seems to me that the 3 - It is demeaning to of Canada Post Corporation. inside postal workers staged privatization policy current- Canada Post's own employees Let us tell them in the a series of rotating walk- ly being implemented by when they have to instruct strongest possible terms outs over the issue of Canada Post Corp. is wrong people to pick up such items that we demand an end to privatization of postal ser- for at least four reasons: not at the postal station their privatization schemes, vices. I have never 1 - We live in an age of where those employees work, and restoration of full belonged to any union and, specialization. If my but at a private business postal service at at various times, I have toilet is broken, I call a establishment. Postal Station E on Fourth Ave. been annoyed with one or plumber, not a carpenter. 4 - It is well known that other of the postal unions If I have postal business the majority of employees in Donald A. McKenzie because a strike was inter- to transact, I want a well- the retail sector in Canada fering with my own liveli- trained postal worker to do are underpaid. By farming hood. Nevertheless, if I it, not a clerk in a grocery out postal business to pri- Ed Note: had really understood at the or book store. vate retailers, Canada Post The public meeting wiZZ time of the most recent work 2 - A regular postal is using the services of take place Feb 17th at 7:30 p.m. stoppages what privatization station, equipped for the such poorly paid clerks to in the Main Hall of the meant, and how it would purpose of handling mail, undercut its own employees. Glebe Community Centre. affect my own community and can provide a greater degree Surely this is immoral. Caring traditions are going Where does privatization Editor, Glebe Report: end? With the police force Deliverer of the Month being run by a private group? I wish to concur with the Part of the tradition of letter written by Patty this neighbourhood is the Deline published in the last number of residents who have Glebe Report. the opportunity to care for My family has lived in this the world in some fashion. neighbourhood for over fifty It's obvious that compart- years. I am a landlord and mentalizing problems is a run my business from my home. short range and upsetting The postman or woman has approach to creating solu- always been a part of my tions. community. Not only is the mail delivered to the door, Public meeting there is also the assurance of an added informal care The executive committee up a of the community. The idea has agreed to set pub- the of losing complete postal lic meeting. I hope service on Fourth Avenue context of that forum will with the added future possi- include service and bility of mail boxes at the personnel. end of every street is a breach of public trust. Kenneth Fisher

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February 12, 1988 Glebe Report - 2 LETTERS Women's forum overlooks inequality of daycare programs

Editor, GLEBE REPORT: Canadians. Even if the fi- professional day care will create a whole new Either the women's move- nancial gain realized by teachers and continues to class of low paid pro- ment is in desperate trouble these families is spent on force day care centres to fessional female workers. or the Citizen-CJOH forum on child care, it is only be placed in church base- The Conservatives had a women's equality failed to enough to enable them to ments, she will have created golden opportunity to look very hard for articulate afford the babysitter down a whole new low paying pink establish the groundwork critics of the present the street. So much for collar job ghetto. The low for a universally accessible government's policies as they equality. The babysitter wages paid day care teachers public child care system relate to women. down the street will be a is reaching a crisis point that employed professionals Barbara McDougal was able woman performing a traditional as evidenced by recent delivering a quality service; to portray herself as a role earning a very low wage. events in Toronto. Metro indeed, the type of system leader in the fight for Hardly the professional wage Toronto cannot expand its that France has developed equality without any serious that Ms. McDougal thinks she day care services because that so impressed Ms. challenge while her govern- is promoting: the field cannot attract McDougal. ment introduces program Further, the Conservative enough qualified staff and The Tories chose instead to implement a hodge-podge after program that claims to Government has specifically Early Childhood Ed. workers promote equality, but in fact stated that direct grants will are leaving the field. There of programs that will make does not. go to commercial for-profit simply isn't enough money the situations worse, not Ms. McDougal's discussion of day care centres. These in the program to upgrade better. It is little the day care issue is a case centres are notorious for the teachers' salaries and wonder that many groups in point. To place herself the low wages and exploitation provide the 200,000 spaces from the Social Planning on the side of equality and of their female workforce. in quality settings. Some- Council to the Citizen justice, Ms. McDougal argued So it seems, contrary to Ms. thing will have to give, itself resoundly criticized for an expanded day care McDougal's pronouncements, and with the Conservatives' the program. Contrary to system using the example of she is willing to reward a fascination with for-profit Ms. McDougal's claim that France as a positive model. system that systematically day care centres and the her Cabinet colleagues are She also described day care victimizes women in both a promotion of American listening to her pleas for detractors as being similar financial and professional business interests through equality, in fact they are to those who argued against sense. free trade, it will be the responding to a conserva- public education in the early Ms. McDougal and her rights of workers to a tive business ideology that part of this century. colleagues also claim the new reasonable wage that will wishes to maintain women as Ms. McDougal then claimed funding will create 200,000 be sacrificed. a source of cheap labour her government's $5.4 billion new spaces. This is extreme- The conclusion is quite both in the home and in the child care plan will go a ly unlikely. If, as Ms. clear. The new Federal paid work force. long way in satisfying the McDougal suggests, the wages Child Care plan does very Dave Hagerman child care needs of Canadian of female day care teachers little to improve the status Administrative families. Nothing could be are raised to a professional of women in the Canadian Co-Ordinator further from the truth. level, there will be no Labour Force. In fact, it Glebe Parents' Day Care Forty-three percent (43%) money left over to pay for of this money, in fact, will the 200,000 spaces so not be spent on child care desperately needed by Cana- services at all, but to dian families. If, on the finance a tax break for other hand, Ms. McDougal middle and upper income suppresses the wages of the College Pro DAVID BRAULT GENERAL CONTRACTING GUARANTEED PROFESSIONAL QUALITY LTD. AT STUDENT RATES Our painters are pros at the art of quality service. We define painting value as:

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February 12, 1988 Glebe Report - 3 Views expressed in the Glebe Report are those of our contributors. EDITORIALMI NOTES Moove on out to the bed race Go Glebe! go! go! go! repor P.O. Box 4794, Station E Ottawa, Ontario, K1S 5H9 Established 1973 The Glebe Report is a monthly newspaper. We receive no government grants or subsidies. Advertising from Glebe merchants pays our bills and printing costs. 6000 copies are delivered free to Glebe homes and copies are available at many Glebe shops. EDITOR: Inez Berg 233-6063 ADVERTISING MANAGER: Meredith Olson 236-5967 BUSINESS MANAGER: Sheila Pocock-Brascoupé CIRCULATION MANAGER: Sylvia Holden 235-2139

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February 12, 1988 Glebe Report - 4 IF YOU HAVE NEWS Call the Editor at 233-6063 or write to the GLEBE REPORT P.O. Box 4794, Station E, Ottawa K1S 5H9 N 111111111111 EWS Co-op education at Glebe Collegiate BY MARK ROBERTSON completed the program. This a student gains is related alternative to classes. I am a co-operative educa- year there are 28 students to their interest in the "Yes, because it is a learn- tion student at Glebe enrolled. work placement. ing experience. It's a dif- Collegiate and this article The program is an alterna- Students are not usually ferent type of learning. It is part of my co-op respon- tive to conventional class- paid for their work. The gives me a chance to see the sibilities. My work is ad- room education. It gives type of work is tied to in-- - different types of job areas justing me to the journalis- students a chance to learn school credits. I want to work in," she tic reality of a community in a chosen workplace which "I try to find a positive replied. newspaper's style, which is may be a career possibility. placement for career explo- Sarah Knox's first co-op difficult at times. Most students work in the rations in an area that stu- placement was in the kitchen The editors I have worked afternoon and go to classes dents have indicated an at the Westin Hotel. She is with have taught me some of in the morning. One credit interest in," said Mr. now working in the youth the demands of the English is given per 130 hours of McKercher. department at the downtown language when it is publish- work, compared to the 110 Monique Esselmont's first YMCA. I asked her how worth- ed for all to see. hours required for a class- co-op placement was at City while the work has turned I recommend co-op educa- room credit. Each co-op Hall teaching a developmen- out to be. tion for its practicality student works under a super- tally handicapped person how and individualistic approach. visor on site. to do an office job. On "It's a good alternative. Co-operative education was The program at Glebe is January 11 she began working A lot of jobs require exper- initiated five years ago at monitored by Ian McKercher as a teacher's aide at ience. With co-op education Glebe C.I.. Interest in it as part of his teaching res- Mutchmor School. first became apparent last ponsibilities. In many I asked her if she thinks you can get that experience" year when fourteen students cases the amount of knowledge co-op education is a good she replied. The V.O.N. Help is on the way By Joanne Hughes group in the Ottawa-Carleton How many of you have had region. This finding indi- occasion recently to reflect cates increased demand for on the role of the nurse in community health services in your community? the future. March 7 - 13 is VON Aware- To meet these challenges ness Week in Ottawa-Carleton. the VON is developing new They will be celebrating concepts to accommodate their 91st anniversary. changing health care needs The Victorian Order of and using more high-tech Nurses is a non-profit com- devices in the community. munity health organization They are testing a program which provides professional of support and respite for nursing services for patients family caregivers of Alzhei- at home. mer patients. Specially Ten years ago they had 30 trained nurses also provide nurses. Today they have 150 palliative, enterostomal full-time and 40 part-time and foot care. nurses meeting the needs of March 7 - 10 the VON will the elderly in the community. have displays at Carlingwood THE GLEBE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION By the year 2001 the popu- and St. Laurent Shopping and the lation over 80 is expected Centres where they will promote OTTAWA SOUTH to double. Those over 85 their services with their new COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION are the fastest growing age slogan 'Help is on the way'. will co-sponsor a PUBLIC MEETING 7. to discuss WHAT IS HAPPENING TO OUR POSTAL SERVICES??

What kind of postal services will we have in the future? Will there be a decline in services? Are the proposed changes what we want? What can we do to ensure that we continue to have high quality postal service?

WHEN: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1988 AT 7:30 P.M. WHERE: THE MAIN HALL OF THE GLEBE COMMUNITY CENTRE 690 LYON STREET SOUTH (BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD AVENUES) WHO: REPRESENTATIVES FROM CANADA POST CORPORA- TION AND THE POSTAL UNIONS HAVE BEEN INVITED TO SPEAK AND DISCUSS THESE ISSUES. COME OUT AND SHARE YOUR VIEWS AND ASK QUESTIONS. FOR INFORMATION CALL: 233-9268

February 12, 1988 Glebe Report - 5 NEWS School Reorganization update OBE Staff Study challenges Parent Group Recommendations

BY HUGH STEPHENS crowding problem immediately students would phase out; are particularly upset with while keeping an English new PAS students would enroll the staff recommendations. program alternative in the elsewhere with the exception The First Avenue Home and As the OBE nears the date area of Elgin St. School. of siblings. School Association met on for taking decisions on Lady Evelyn School to January 20 and voted to make school reorganization for For the English inter- remain a Primary Alternative an official school presen- September 1988, the Board mediate program at Hopewell, School (PAS) until renova- tation at public hearings administration has prepared the staff would relocate it tions become imminent in 3 on February 2. First and released its response to Glashan over the next or 4 years. Avenue parents in the Glebe to the System and Sector two years, beginning with Leave the English inter- are concerned that the staff Committee recommendations Grade 7 in September 1988. mediate (Grade 7 and 8) pro- proposal to limit EFI formulated by parent groups gram at Hopewell until the The staff proposals were enrolment at Elgin initially across the city after months program is no longer viable based largely on cost fac- to JK-2 will leave an over- of study, meetings and because of lack of enrolment tors and more uniform crowding problem at the consultations. In a number or space. distribution of pupils across Grade 3 level at First of instances the staff re- The Board's administrative existing facilities. Avenue for next year. A port differs from the staff proposed different Parent groups have been large number of First Avenue parents' recommendations. solutions for all three of unhappy with the staff report students living east of the This is true of the three these local issues. because it contradicted many canal in Ottawa East are main recommendations put At Elgin, the staff of their own findings. Ruth opposed to both the parent forward by the Central report would phase out the Coodin, the Central committee committee and staff recom- sector committee represen- English program beanning representative on the System mendations. ting the Glebe and adjacent in September 1988. It committee, met with our The final decision will areas. would begin an EFI program local trustees John Smart be up to the Board which The parent committee made at Elgin but initially only and Brian McGarry and the will consider the parent the following recommenda- for JK-2 (rather than JK-3) Home and School Association recommendations, staff tions affecting the Glebe for former First Avenue chairpersons from the Central report, input from public schooling area: sector prior to the formal hearings as well as recom- families north of the Queens- 1. Convert Elgin Street presentation of the staff mendations of Home and way and east of the canal. School into a dual-stream report to the Board. There School advisory committees. Under this scenario, Elgin JK-6 English, JK-3 Early was unanimous support from On February 10, 11 and 12 would become an exclusively French Immersion (EFI) pro- the trustees and the HSA the Board is meeting to French immersion school by gram in September 1988, chairpersons for the Central review the options. A 1992. phasing in a full JK-6 EFI sector recommendations decision will be made at program alongside the English For Lady Evelyn, the rather than the staff report. the February 15 Board classes by 1991. This staff is proposing closure The Elgin Street, Lady meeting and will be final- would solve First Avenue's in September 1990. Current Evelyn and Hopewell parents ized on April 30.

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February 12, 1988 Glebe Report - 6 N EWS Rideau Upholstery closes after 56 years in business

BY SYLVIA GREENSPOON Auto Parts store was expan- them heavy cottons imported tomers; I didn't want to ding and needed their from England. "Not only do waste their money and my It was in 1931, during the space. They were given synthetics not feel as good, time." Depression, that Jack Silver- notice and Jack immediately but they don't wear or clean The personal attention man was laid off from his began looking for a place. as well and are more prone the Silvermans were able to job at Ottawa Upholstering. Someone had told him about to fire hazard. There's a give customers is what they He decided it was time to go a store for sale on Bank lot of satisfaction in believe attracted people, into business for himself Street. Since Sadie had restoring old furniture," and what makes the Bank and soon opened Rideau grown up in the Glebe and Street area unique to shop Upholstery on Rideau Street, always had a special feeling in today. "People would his first independent for the area, they decided come in just to get advice business venture. Sadie, his to move to this location in on refinishing and uphol- wife, fondly remembers him August of that year. stering. When I was already picking up and delivering The Silvermans feel it was closing, one lady came in small items of furniture on finally time for them to and wanted me to do some his bicycle. "That was retire. Jack, now 79, was upholstery on a headboard. before we bought the car in reluctant, fearing he might I couldn't do it anymore, 1933", she says. be bored. When their son but I explained to her all Working since she was 15, and manager, Ivan, left to the steps so she could do Sadie Silverman attended open his own business, they it herself. Later, she Ottawa Technical School (now decided it was time. came back to show me the High School of Commerce) in The Silvermans developed a finished product. She did the evenings and during the solid reputation and trusting a pretty good job herself." daytime she worked at Ottawa clientele by selling only This same personal atten- Upholstering, where she and high quality material and tion is what continues to Jack met. providing excellent workman- draw Sadie and Jack back to Their Bank Street store ship. All work was done on the Glebe to do their daily has housed Rideau Upholstery contract and guaranteed. shopping, even though their since 1954. They established set prices residence is elsewhere. Their Bank Street store, and always paid their bills After all, it was home for which has housed Rideau on time which made for Photo: Sylvia Greenspoon 33 years. They look for- Upholstery since 1954, is steady, reliable relations ward to their frequent Sadie a44 Jack Silverman now vacant; all the pieces with their suppliers. Jack visits to Bank Street where says Jack. "You take an of furniture which they sold was very choosy about the people know them by name; old piece and make it new as a side line have been materials he picked and kept and they're hoping Ernie again. I never took any sold. In 1954, their 23rd a wide variety of samples on will remember to save them junk, only good pieces. I year at the Rideau Street hand. He selected the best a copy of the next GZebe location, the neighbouring of several lines, some of was honest with the cus- Report.

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February 12, 1988 Glebe Report - 7 N EWS New Community Patrol Officer for Glebe

BY DOMINIC D'ARCY I am going back to I have been in Community Barbados on February 12th Services for 5 1/2 years, to perform at the Haletown having worked in all the Festival as well as a few other sections of the Police schools on the Island and Department, and I have doing one show in Trinidad finally found my spot. I at the Carnival. entertain at approximately We have a few minor pro- 75 schools and fifty senior blems here in the Glebe and citizens' homes per year as if we can all work together well as benefits such as we can make this a model Heart and Stroke, Lung community. I have lived Association, Boys and Girls here for 25 years and I am Club, Winnipeg Crime Stopper very proud to call myself CHEO, Rotel, etc. Trying a Glebite. to take down some of those Stay out of trouble until barriers which are put I get back from Barbados there by the Police as well and please don't hesitate as the community itself. to call me at 236-0311, "Music is a universal lang- local 350 for advice. uage."

Mrs. Tiggy Winkle's is on the move

BY MEREDITH OLSON Winkle said the launch for the new operation will take Mrs. Tiggy Winkle's is on place in early March. the move: But not too far. THINK BICYCLES The Glebe's favourite toy And it really will be a shop will be moving a few launch. The old upholstery GRAND MOVING SALE doors up Bank Street to the store will have some of the Saturday, February 20, 9 a.m. 6 p.m. former location of Rideau ambiance of a land-locked Upholstery (809 Bank). The ocean liner, with the décor Bicycles, Parts, AccessoriesPRICED TO MOVE present shop in the Fifth reminiscent of a boat's In March we relocate into bigger premises. Avenue Court, which special- upper deck. More space, more products, more service! izes in neat gifts and paper, Also planned for the new Help us empty the store; enjoy the rewards. and will be renamed Tigg's, Tiggy toy shop is a play will expand to both floors, allowing for a larger select- area for junior shoppers, THE BIKE STOP ion. as well as expansion of the 1144 Bank St. (near Sunnyside) 232-2141 Maida Anisman, the day-to- depth and breadth of items day disguise for Mrs. Tiggy carried.

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February 12, 1988 Glebe Report - 8 OPINION Rosebery Avenue residents' committee News and Views

BY TREVOR LYONS Since then we have succes- had been discussed last year which originally would have sfully prevented an inappro- by the Region's planning extended Carling Avenue Residents abutting the priate high rise and commer- committee of which our through the heart of the Queensway Corridor are con- cial development on Rosebery, alderman is a member. Glebe, over the canal in the cerned about the potential and had Rosebery rezoned to RARCInc. was represented vicinity of Pattersons Creek impact of long term plans R4 from R5. at the Centretown meeting. to join Industrial Avenue for Queensway collector We meet frequently to con- Comments such as "for the near the Alta Vista/Queensway routes that the Region may sider matters of planning, greater good of the commu- interchange. develop for the central road zoning, re-alignment nity" and "policy is to We have many concerns re- section. have and collaborated with route roads through green- garding safeguards for com- The Rosebery Avenue redevelopers on Chamberlain, Residents Committee space wherever possible" munities abutting the right encouraging and supporting Incorporated only served to put us on of way of collector routes. (RARCInc.) is plans which were in scale holding a meeting in the further alert. We were told We feel that they should be with adjacent homes. main hall of the Glebe the collector was not final, built in at the earliest Community Centre, 690 Lyon merely a planning concept. possible stage. Street South, on Monday, We began to establish closer The official map (dated February 15 at 8:00 P.M. "A Citizen liaison with other concerned 1984) raises several ques- groups. tions. Does Isabella meet Planners for the Region, reporter phoned ... Glendale Avenue residents with the width reqUirement aldelmen of the affected made their point on Sunday, for a commercial-industrial wards and representatives our first alert" January 24. We supported collector? Will the heri- of community associations them and other concerned tage and partly ornamental have been invited to present On January 14 a Citizen groups and will continue to Pretoria Lift Bridge be their views. reporter phoned RARCInc. for do so. able to withstand the inc- Anyone who is interested our reaction to the Queens- On January 26 at the RMOC reased weight and volume of or may be affected by any way collector issue. This Planning Committee hearing, traffic? changes to the Queensway was our first alert. RARCInc. made a strong arg- - While we understand that . collector system is invited day ument against the need to proposals for Queensway col- to attend this free meeting. The next Rosebery res- expand a road (Isabella- lectons are not written in RARCInc. came into being idents awoke to the sound of Chamberlain) that already stone, we hope that the mee- in 1975 as a non-profit an NCC crew felling some of copes so well with traffic ting on February 15 will corporation with objectives: the biggest trees in Central that the police set up a bring answers to these and "to promote and encourage Park. Some of us photogra- rush hour radar trap. other questions. the improvement of the resi- phed the felling, others I At this meeting RARCInc. At present, RARCInc., dential nature of ... the gathered information. asked for and got verbal Glendale Avenue residents Rosebery Triangle, and to spoke to press and the ald- assurance from RMOC Planning and other concerned indivi- peruse ... land use by-laws erman. Department, that there were duals feel that they are the ... and to make representa- On January 16 the Citizen no plans to route collectors only voices in the Glebe tions on behalf of the mem- reported on the Queensway through the Central Park - calling for a sober second bers in respect of such by- Collectors. Brian Jonah, in Patterson Creek green corn- look at the collectors. laws ... which may affect the January 15 Glebe Report, der. It is our opinion that Our alderman's voting directly or indirectly, mentioned the issue and the record unless that is written into speaks for itself. the said Rosebery Triangle". Centretown Citizens Commun- the official plan it still The GCA, other community ity Association's informa- remains a possibility at associations and area resi- tion meeting on January 18. Trevor Lyons is the Presi- some point in the future. dents helped establish RARCInc. learned that dent of the Rosebery Avenue In February or March RARCInc. Queensway collector plans Residents Committee, and a Regional Council will be Rosebery Avenue resident. voting on giving Queensway collectors through the down- Ed. Note: The Rosebery Glebe Fashion Cleaners town core Tier 1 priority. Triangle is bounded by the 32 Years in the Glebe This raises once again, old Queensway, Bank Street, fears of the 'Conceptual Central Park and Lyon Link' of the Official Plan, Street South. ft4"6`177:7ovt (PeneLopes Raberclashery " tiny shop full of- tiny thinas t kl815 Sank e Sale tontinu.e.s at Have your clothes professionally cleaned at t Glebe Fashion Cleaners PerteLope s For Professional Care Tb° 703 'Bank St e 829-831 Bank St. 235-9776 Nivt February 12, 1988 Glebe Report - 9 G CA Postal and Queensway Issues to be resolved

must be dealt with by the agreed that the South Urban have this concept before it GCA. Firstly, do we want Community should be develo- when it meets next month on to have full postal By service ped on both sides of the the issue. Consequently, located in the Glebe? Rideau River. As a result, the GCA will have time to G.C.A. Secondly, how do we want the Alta Vista Parkway and examine the concept and President the service provided? Do the Queensway collector determine its advantages and we want Brian it provided by lane upgrade, which are disadvantages for the Glebe. Canada Post from Station E intended to route traffic We will also be exploring Jonah or do we want it offered from the south into the down- other aspects of the overall through a privatized opera- town area, were redesignated transportation plan such as tion as long as it is of as a virtual certainty (Tier the Inner Ring Road to det- high quality and convenient? 1). A recent decision by ermine whether these compo- These issues will be dis- the same body designated the nents should receive a high- BY BRIAN JONAH cussed at a public meeting route from Industrial Road er priority than the collec- sponsored by the GCA and the to the Queensway as Tier 1 tor lane upgrade. There seem to be a few Ottawa South Community in order to complete the Association on February 17, misconceptions about how the linkage. However, virtual Public Meeting at 7:30 P.M. in the Main GCA develops positions on certainty does not mean that The Rosebery Avenue Resi- Hall of the Glebe Community various issues affecting the it will start in the near dents Committee is sponsor- Centre. Glebe. The GCA is a demo- future nor does it mean ing a public meeting on Representatives of Canada cratic body in the sense that the exact route and its February 15 at 7:30 p.m. in Post management and the that it attempts to repre- design have been chosen. the Main Hall of the Glebe postal union have been invi- sent all the views of the The use of the term Tier 1 Community Centre in order ted to present their views. residents in the community. is only intended to restrict to discuss the upgrade. I I hope you will all come Moreover, decisions are made development on the subject urge you all to attend this out and express your opin- collectively by all 31 Board lands so that when it comes meeting regardless of wheth- ions on these issues. members rather than by an time to upgrade the collec- er or not you live near elite that thinks it knows tors, the Region will not Chamberlain and Isabella. have to expropriate newly best about what the GCA and Queensway One possible implication of the community should do. developed housing or office opposing the upgrade of Collectors buildings hence increasing these roads, which already The GCA, if it is to pres- the cost to the taxpayers. A number of Glebe resi- serve the function of col- erve its credibility with It may be many years before dents attended our January lector lanes, is that the municipal and regional gov- the Alta Vista Parkway is Board meeting to relate traffic coming from the ernments and with the commu- started let alone the collec- their concerns about the south and the west may have nity that it represents, tor lanes, proposed upgrade of the to find other ways of pas- cannot make decisions based Queensway collector-distri- Regional planners have been sing through the Glebe. only on the views expressed butor lanes in the central showing a map at public mee- The GCA's next meeting is by a few. Nor can it make area of Ottawa. The GCA was tings which they have stres- changed to Wednesday, Feb.24 decisions without having as asked by some of these resi- sed time and time again is at 7:30 p.m. in the Lower much information as possible dents to oppose the upgrade only one possible way that Hall, Glebe Community Centre. about the issue before it. because they felt that it the concept of the collector The GCA's response to the would destroy their part of upgrade will be implemented. Go Glebe Go! decline in postal service in the community. Although the You should recognize that Finally, come out to the the Glebe and to the GCA can understand the wor- Regional Planning Committee Canal at Fifth Avenue on Queensway collector lane ries of local residents has only approved the con- February 13 to cheer on the upgrade are two cases in about the plan, the Board cept of the upgrade and that GCA's entry in the annual point. was not able to adopt a pos- Regional Council will only Winterlude Bed Race. ition at that meeting be- cause many of its members Meeting for were seeing the proposal for public response the first time. It was ag- reed by the Board that the Traffic Committee would Currently, the "call-for" review the plan over the postal service (parcel and next few weeks in order to registered mail pick up) is draft a position which would being provided by O'Connor be discussed at our next Confectionary sub-station Board meeting. at O'Connor and Third. In the interim, several This is the fourth location factors should be understood. for the service in as many The GCA has been involved in months. the review of the Region's The management personnel Official Plan Review since that I have talked to have 1984 and there has never insisted that there is no been any plan to run traffic intention to relocate the through Central Park as has rest of the services offer- been rumored. We received ed by Station E - "at this a report from the Region time". Yet this new sub- last fall which referred to station is selling stamps, the Queensway collector up- money orders and some form grade only in broad concep- of express courier service. tual terms and recommended What are Canada Post's that it be considered as a plans? measure that will likely As I noted at our January happen (80% certainty) some Board meeting, there are two time in the future (le. Tier separate suggestions concer- 2). Last November, the ning postal service that Regional Planning Committee

February 12, 1988 Glebe Report - 10 FIRST-TIME BUYERS ARE SPECIAL long run, renters pay more than over a period of time, as incomes purchase by the seller. They may home owners and do not gain any increase and home equity builds, wonder if they have "done the right equity in their home. Rental rates allows homeowners to realize their thing" or if they got the best home rise, usually annually, while mortgage dream and still stay within their for their investment. Nick Knowlton payments can be set to be constant budget. Manager for periods of five years or more. Buying a home is probably the The type of home and location are largest expenditure the purchasers 165 Pretoria Ave. Typically, first-time buyers are con- an important consideration for the Ottawa have ever made. In a short time the cerned about home prices, mortgage first time buyers. A single family worry usually disappears and the rates, and downpayments. Often detached home in an upscale area new owners begin to take great People remember very special times these concerns are unfounded, or may cost considerably more than a pride in their home as they plan for in their lives such as the first can be overcome with the help of a similar home in another neighbour- decorating, moving, and their future. home they bought. Perhaps no pur- good real estate representative. hood. Condominium living may make chase in a lifetime causes more good sense for a couple First-time buyers should also remem- While the conventional downpay- without excitement, and more anxiety, than children. ber that there are a number of ex- ment is usually 25 percent of the buying the first home. penses involved with buying a home. purchase price, this amount can be Finding the right home requires Items such as property appraisal, The first question the prospective substantially reduced with a high an investment of time by the buyer legal fees, land transfer or deed tax, home buyer must tackle is "Should I ratio mortgage, a vendor take-back along the skill with and resources of and property taxes or adjustments really buy a home?" or second mortgage, or help from a good real estate sales representa- for fuel may have to be paid. Your family or friends. tive. The representative has access For most people, the advantages real estate representative can help to listings of homes for sale and of home ownership outweigh any Mortgage lenders are careful to will you determine the ones that will choose for inspection the ones disadvantages. Home ownership prevent first time buyers from getting that apply to you. fit the buyer's needs and price range. offers greater privacy and freedom, in over their heads financially. The For most people, home owner- and generally, more space than a general rule is that no more than 30 When a suitable home is found, ship has great advantages. Through rental property. Real estate in most percent of the gross family income the representative will help to pre- a combination of realistic planning parts of Canada has been an excel- can be used to pay the mortgage pare and will present the offer to and a working partnership with a lent long-term investment and any principal, interest and taxes. purchase to the seller on behalf of good real estate capital gains you make on your prin- the buyer. representative, Rather than looking for the "dream cipal residence are tax-free when first-time buyers can experience one home", first time buyers should con- It is not unusual for the first-time of life's very you sell. special days the day sider setting their sights on a "starter buyers to have moments of anxiety when they take possession of their Studies have shown that, in the home". Selling and buying homes following acceptance of an offer to first home.

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February 12, 1988 Glebe Report - 11 FOCUS Glebe teenager hits "Big Time Comedy"

BY SABRINA NAQI (which he plans to do again) and opened for Mike MacDon- When I first met Pete ald at Barrymore's. He was Dillon, I was completely also chosen as an extra on taken aback at his age. CBC's production The Private After all, not every 18 year Capital, which was shot on old has written, directed January 31st. Pete believes and acted in a television that by getting experience program. In fact, he is co- in television he will be founder and sole manager of able to highlight and help the group Big Time Comedy. his future in stand-up Big Time Comedy was created comedy. Although he has no 2 years ago by Pete and his agent, he has already friend Fraser Van Der Molen, achieved so much and gained who has dropped out for per- a lot of experience. It sonal reasons. Pete, shouldn't be long before however, has managed to keep Ottawa's homegrown comedian the group active. Their will be reaching an even most recent endeavour, Wide wider audience. World of Sports, was aired on Skyline Cablevision on February 2nd, 4th and 6th. All funding for the group is also supplied by Pete. This includes a number of 1987 Cast of the "Big Time Comedy" Troupe STEFF-KIM costs from video tapes for Top: Fraser Van Der Molen, Dave Mosely, Dave Smith demos to pizza dinners for Centre: Pete Dillon; Bottom: Isabel Desjardins, Ed Hutchison IRE MENT his crew during those late working hours. job and managing his troupe mandatory from every cast I all at the same time. But member. he is determined to make his Pete is currently working mark in the comedy field and on another show, The Torch is not afraid of the hard Runner, which will be com- work required. When I asked pleted in approximately 2 him how he selected a cast months. It makes fun of the for one of his shows, Pete torch running for the Olym- was quick to point out that pics - a comedy program we he does not choose his should all look for. Pete's friends because they are goal is to produce a program usually just looking fer an for Skyline every thre opportunity to be on tele- months and then to move the vision and are not willing group name to Toronto in a a half. He has to participate in the work year and already attempted to get an that goes on behind the interview with The Global screen. In Big Time Comedy, the entire cast sits down Network, without success. and writes a show together. However television comedy is And there is also editing to definitely one of Pete's be done once the show has talents and I'm sure we'll Pete Dillon, Director been filmed. Pete puts in be seeing a lot more of him "Big Time Comedy" ten to twelve hours on these in the near future. tasks weekly when producing Like many young actors in A Glebe resident and a a show. It took six months comedy, Pete's ultimate goal grade thirteen student at to produce Wide World of is to make it big as a stand- Woodroffe High, Pete has to Sports (a half hour show), so up comic. He has performed juggle homework, a part-time off-screen participation is at Amateur Night at Yuk Yuks

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February 12, 1988 Glebe Report - 12 CAPITAL COLUMN Queensway Collectors For the Record

Thus new north/south links a linking road. Chamberlain/Isa- ect connection with the propos- will be necessary, for among bella allows Bronson traffic, ed Alta Vista Parkway and (2) other reasons, to ease the which wants to go eastward, to west to the CPR line (future strain on Ottawa South and the reach Bank Street, the Queens- Champagne arterial). Glebe, now trisected by over- way (at Metcalfe), Metcalfe and By loaded Bronson and Bank. Elgin Streets or the Pretoria PUBLIC PARTICIPATION Alderman When the eventual new routes, Bridge. Rob Quinn the Alta Vista Parkway and the If Chamberlain/Isabella did The Regional Planning Commit- Champagne arterial, reach the not exist and serve this func- tee has been overseeing the re line of the Queensway, the need tion, the traffic would flow view of the Official Plan since will intensify for this north/ along Glebe, Third, Fifth, Holm- 1983. The Plan receives a re- south traffic to connect with wood or Powell to cross Bank to view every 10 years and 1988 the mn downtown streets and reach O'Connor its should see the end of this one. "QUEENS WAY COLLECTORS?" and work way to stay off the Queensway which through various streets (the There have been two full rounds is for longer distances. Avenues, Monkland, Patterson, of public participation. The Some Glebe and other resi- Excessive short-run off-on Strathcona) to arrive at the GCA sent briefs in both phases. dents near the Queensway recent- Queensway traffic would not Driveway or the Queensway. ly protested "the proposed only lead to more frequent THE DECISION Queensway collector along Catherine Street, on the oth- Queensway traffic jams (with Chamberlain." The following er side of the Queensway, car- resultant increased pollution, The Regional Planning Comndttee should clarify the situation: increased demand for more ries out a similar function for (I'm a member) unanimously re- Chamberlain, an south and/or westbound traffic. arterial in lanes) but also to more and commended retention of the four- the Glebe Traffic Plan, func- likely serious accidents. Chamberlain and Isabella chan- teen year old "insurance" pro- tions now, for practical pur- Thus, after the Alta Vista nel traffic in accordance with vision for extending Catherine poses, as a "collector" the Glebe Neighbourhood Traffic and is Parkway is built, staff foresee and Isabella east of the Canal so in the marked current Region- a highly probable need for link- Plan. It recognizes that there to the Nicholas interchange to al Official Plan. age roads on both sides of the is heavy traffic and therefore join with a road through feder- The "proposed Queensway col- it in a to Queensway east of the Canal. guides way designed al government property to a new lector" roadways, as much as possible the including While part of the one-way reduce Ottawa River bridge connecting their east extension of the westward distributor would go ill-effects of traffic such as to the AV Parkway. Canal, in have been the Offi- through open land, part would shortcutting through the neigh- Staff had recommended that cial Plan since 1974. use Harvey Street, which runs bourhood. these roadways remain a highly The item before the Regional para11p1 and very close to the probable requirement (Tier One) Council is whether to continue NO EXPANSION OF CHAMBERLAIN north side of the Queensway in at a future date. It hence be- the provision in the Official Ottawa East. The extension via comes necessary to keep this Plan for their extension east Harvey over a new Canal bridge Chamberlain is now three provision in the Plan in order of the Canal as insurance for and are no would connect Catherine to the lanes wide there to prevent further development probable future it need. Nicholas interchange. plans to make or Isabella that may later have to be expro- Contrary to some media re- any wider. A new office build- priated at an increased cost to ports, the proposed extension The one-way eastward connec- ing on the south-east corner of the tax payer. tion via the remains low priority and other Region-owned Pre- Bank and Isabella has received This matter is one of many im- toria Bridge roadways, such as the continued would continue as all Ottawa and Regional approv- portant items within the Offi- now along Hawthorne to southern extension of the Tran- Main. als and should be built as soon Hal Plan. They require judge- There the sitway, the Hunt Club extension choice would be to go as weather permits. ment, not for to-day, not for eastward to Highway 417, the Al- either into the space between next year, but for our city ta Vista parkway, etc. will re- the Queensway and the proper- TWO MAPS many years in the future. . tain priority over the Queens- ties on the north side of Haw- way thorne or to go down Lees distributor roadways for Ave. The map (Scheme 8, 1984) dis- SLOW POST 15-20 years. with houses on two sides, to played at the "protest" and sub- The "collector/distributors" the Interchange. sequently at the GCA directors' No substantive reply has would remain as "at grade" road- meeting is NOT before the Re- arrived from Canada Post's ways with traffic lights, local BENEFIT/COST gional Council for decision. President to my letter, speed limits, crosswalks, etc. The details of this map only which the Glebe Report re- Regional Planning staff flat- If the requirement actually suggest what might be done but printed in January. ly denied that they had even materializes, there would be it is obviously premature to de- * * * * * * * * thought of the extraordinary no- considerable expropriation. termine what wiill be the actual * * * * * * tion (suggested in a telephone This prospect, albeit many design about 20 years from now. rarI and a letter from the Rose- years away, underlies the This map's main function is For information, assistance bery Avenue Association) of a controversy. to provide guidance on possible or to express an opinion, tele- road through the NCC's Central If the Alta Vista Parkway purchases of property. phone 564-1308 for Rob Quinn or Park to the Canal. were to end at Riverside, some What is before the Council is assistants Judy Rinfret (Mon.- BACKGROUND of the traffic will surely go a map (schedule Cl, Jan. 1988) Wed.), Jean Draper (Thurs.- onto Main Street. showing dhamberlain/Isabella Frt.). The address is: 111 Sus- Bronson and Bank are main Conversely, the direct connec- and Catherine as existing roads sex Drive, Ottawa, Ont. K1N 5A1 tion of the Alta Vista north/south routes and, as we Parkway (solid lines) and two possible to the Nicholas interchange and (1) all know, are badly overloaded. extensions (dotted lines): * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * the distributor roads New neighbourhoods coming on alongside east across the Canal to the the Queensway should stream in south Ottawa, Glouces- reduce the Nicholas interchange with a dir- already substantial pressure on ter and Nepean wiill require new north/south routes. Main Street, which goes through the centre of Even with new employment cen- Ottawa East. tres in these areas, there PIANO TUNING is GLEBE TRAFFIC PLAN an expectation of some 25,000 and REPAIRS new jobs in the downtown area Retired gentleman with 40 years of experience over the next 20-25 For practical purposes, Cham- years. In will repair your old piano for a fraction of the spite of great investment in berlain/Isabella, an arterial roadway price of a new one. Will do estimates. public transit, roughly half of within the Glebe Traf- the "trips" people make into fic Plan, functions as a "col- Professional work guaranteed. Tuning $45.00. lector/distributor". This is the centre will continue to be Phone 820-4212 by car. perhaps a poor term to describe

February 12, 1988 Glebe Report - 13 SCHOOL NEWS Activity-based learning at Mutchmor

BY SHIRLEY GRAHAM niture design skills to the AND FRAN KESLER children while Jack Holden The halls are alive with showed the children in a the sound of hammers! If hands-on fashion how to that sounds like an odd des- classify tools and fasteners. cription of a school to you, Mr. Caldicott demonstrated it's probably because you remodelling - how to get a are not aware of the modern new wall. activity-based curriculum Work benches with tools at the elementary school and wood were set up in the level. halls and classrooms so that At Mutchmor during the youngsters could learn January and February the to use hammers and saws to make children in Grades 1 to 3 their own structures. are engaged in a unit of When Principal Doug Goodier, study called "Structures". an amateur carpenter in his They are learning how buil- spare time, demonstrated how to dings are constructed - build bird houses to everything from houses to classes of Mrs. Graham and castles - and in the process Mrs. Kesler, the pupils were they are acquiring a lot of Principal Doug Goodier gets help with bird house from able to help with the neces- new concepts and skills. Janna Hickson (Mrs. Graham's class.) sary sawing, nailing and screwing. The resulting bird This is called an integra- and discovering which geo- Christopher Leggett, for nesting boxes will have the ted theme, which means that metric shapes are the stur- instance, is an architect. classroom numbers on them are many subjects involved diest for building. Art, He helped Mrs. Graham's and the children look for- in the Tearning process. music and handcrafts also class to design their own ward to Spring when feathery Pupils for example, are rea- relate to the structures dream home complete with families take up residence. ding and writing stories theme. deck overlooking a lake, By the time this Structure and enjoying novels based on To broaden their experi- and yes, you could dive into Unit is finished the students dwellings and homes of peo- ence still further, a num- the lake from the deck! will be knowledgeable about ple and animals. In Science ber of volunteers have shar- Another parent, Martien old and new buildings and, and Mathematics they are as- ed their time and skills de Leeuw, an industrial hopefully, have a new aware- sembling electric circuits with the students. Parent, designer, demonstrated fur- ness of how they came to be.

Some of the terribly cold days in January seemed very condu- cive for learning about Canada's native people who live up north. Antoinette's Kindergarten class enjoyed learning about how the Inuit lived a long time ago. Active children were found building their own igloo with the wooden blocks, while at another activity center, aide Nan Laurenzio helped some hungry children cook a snack of smelts.

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February 12, 1988 Glebe Report - 14 SCHOOL NEWS 3rd Annual Mutchmor Skating Party

BY RICHARD WEBB who took a more jaundiced view of the proceedings. Thanks to a combination of hard work, warm weather and a late kick-off time to the Deep appreciation Super Bowl, the third annual expressed Mutchmor Home and School Skating Party was an enor- We would like to express mous success. our deep appreciation to The rinks having been Mexicali Rosa's, Canal Ritz, reduced to a wading pool, Chahaya Malaysia, Benny Lo, fears were expressed that the hardy denizens of the and Kamal's restaurants, whom generously con- Glebe, (outdoor-types that all'of they are) would not attend. tributed prizes of dinners- Fortunately, for many the for-two to the raffle. lack of skating was more Thanks are also due to all than offset by the ability o those who volunteered - the to keep warm and the know- dispensers of food, the

ledge that it wouldn't be r2L, clown, the face-painters, necessary to do up all the race organizers and all those little skate laces. Face Painting at MUtchmor's Skating Party the other behind-the-scenes As in the past, sustenance helpers without whom the consisted of hot dogs, marsh- and races, with Harvey Scott Horan was finally able to day would not have been mallows, hot chocolate and showing his prowess with the indulge his fantasies by possible. And last but not juice, all of which was pro- bull-horn. throwing the Christmas trees least, thanks to all who vided by McKeen-Willis IGA After three years of cau- on the fire. This proved to attended for making the day at reduced prices. Activi- tion imposed upon him by less be a delight to some, a succesful one. Hope to ties included face painting adventurous woodsmen, Hilary although there were others see you all next year.

Corpus Christi News CORPUS CHRISTI BY ANDREA ROWAN sledding, nature walks and YOUR CATHOLIC COMMUNITY SCHOOL treasure hunts. When the In this mid-winter month students got back they each of February our school turned in a project on the Corpus Christi has scheduled Baxter Centre. I inter- REGISTRATION two ski trips on the fourth viewed one of the students and eighteenth. We will be and asked him what he had JUNIOR KINDERGARTEN going to the Vorlage Ski learned at the Baxter Centre. Centre in Wakefield. These "I had a great time! It was 4 YEARS OLD AS OF DEC. 3/ trips will introduce most educational, yet very students to a sport they've enjoyable. I learned a lot never tried before and give about animals and tha_r we them all the thrill of a must take good care of them." KINDERGARTEN lifetime. On the 24th to the 26th of This month at Corpus February our grade six will SYEARS OID AS OF DEC. 31 Christi our grade seven be going to Lac Brown near

students will be holding a Wakefield . These young public speaking festival. pioneers will be learning Please bring: The students are encouraged about nature and will be - your child's birth cur-Meat* to develop a facility of conducting many science - Immunization records 232-9743 speech. Who knows, maybe experiments. They will be 157 FOURTN AVENUE some of our students will cooking for themselves and be candidates in the next learning survival skills over federal election! Maybe we the.three day period. Thank Corpus Christi School in- French immersion component might even start our own goodness the bears are vites the families of children which comprises 50% of the party: asleep this time of year. who will enter junior kinder- curriculum and continues On January 7th, grades Don't forget February 14th garten and kindergarten this through Grade 6. three and four visited the is Valentine's Day. Send a September to come to the Registration is a week Baxter Conservation Centre card to some nice person school for registration during early at Corpus Christi be- located in Kemptville, you know. the week of February 29th to cause the school is preparing Ontario. The students par- Andrea Rowan is OUP Grade 7 March 4th. If your child is to move to a temporary loca- ticipated in many sporting correspondent from Corpus presently attending Corpus tion while extensive events such as snow shoeing, Christi. Christi School, it is not renovations to the building necessary to re-register. are carried out; so our new Children who reach the age students will have brand DONOHUE & BOUSQUET of 4 years by December 31, new classrooms in which to 1988, are eligible for the their academic careers. FINE ANTIQUES begin half-day junior kindergarten Parents are requested to SILVER program, while children who their child's birth APPRAISALS bring will be 5 years old by certificate and, if possible, baptismal certificate. Open Daily Except Sunday 9:30 - 5:30 December 31, 1988, may be ad- the Saturday 10:30 - 5:30 mitted to the kindergarten For more information, con-- the principal, Tony 27 Hawthorne Av. program. The kindergarten tact (Between Pretoria Bridge & Main St) 232-5665 program features a partial Charbonneau, at 233-9743.

February 12, 1988 Glebe Report - 15 SCHOOL NEWS First Avenue Book Sale: Best Ever!! BY NANCY JONAH co-operative effort has been science kit equipment, com- (232-7688), this year's sale AND JEAN MCCARTHY a spirit-boosting activity puter software and multi- co-ordinators. as well as a highly success- cultural materials. Come to the sale and see Plan now to come to the ful fund-raiser for the for yourself the result of First Avenue Home and School Although the students do Home and School Association. the enthusiastic effort by Book Sale being held on a tremendous job of bring- Last year, students collec- the First Avenue team and March 3 to 5th. Times are ing in so many good books, ted approximately 22,000 pick up some great books at March 3, 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. books which resulted in a donations are welcomed from "can't beat it" prices. On March 4, 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. tremendous selection of anyone who wishes to contri- Saturday, March 5th, the March 5, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. children's and youth books, bute. If you wish to add final day of the sale, you First Avenue Public School Canadiana, mysteries, sci- to the range and number of can fill a bag of books for is gearing up to its fifth ence fiction, self-help, books offered for sale, $3.00 and stock up on your annual used book sale. A hobbies, paperback fiction please call Nancy Jonah summer's reading. See you gymnasium full of books at and hard cover fiction. A (236-2299) or Jean McCarthy there: bargain prices will once total of $5,455 was raised. again lure great numbers of These proceeds are used to repeat and new customers. First Avenue School will be celebrating its 90th purchase equipment for the This event requires an in- anniversary in 1988. We are looking for former students and tense two-week effort on school and to fund special interesting memorabilia from the school's early days the part of students, tea- projects or activities. as we are planning to publish a historical booklet as chers, administration, cus- Last year's proceeds were part of the anniversary celebration. If you have any todial staff and parents. used to purchase some new information or an item of interest, please contact In the past four years, this physical education equipment, Steve Thomson, VP, First Avenue at 239-2261. Classroom capers: Senior Kindergarten

BY SHARON THOMAS They then applied many construction paper and sounds around them, and As part of a theme which activities and used the Chinese music was listened enthusiasm grew as the recurs throughout the school five senses to learn from to on the tape recorder. month of January drew to a year, senior kindergarten and to enjoy these samples. Different textures of close. pupils brought in articles Geometric patterns found material were touched, in of clothing, accessories on a Mexican shawl were addition to a sampling of "Merci" to Mireille and jewellery from various studied to reflect mathe- some Bulgarian food. Boudreau and Céline countries around the world matical skills. Japanese The children thoroughly Langevin for a peek inside for "Show and Tell" time. slippers were made out of enjoyed the sights and their classrooms. Older students appreciate re-education oNwoliink4 TOYS, BOOKS, CARDS

Each Monday and Wednesday, It is very encouraging to AND NOVEL THINGS twelve or so of us meet at come to school because we 11111111111111 the Ottawa Technical High have a very good teacher School, from 7:30 p.m. to and tutors to give us lots 9:30 p.m. We are happy to of support. The program is be here to learn. interesting and we all work Each one of us has a as a team. We get along different reason for coming very well and we laugh and here. For some, it is very joke a lot of the time. We challenging to be able to go have made a lot of new back to school as an adult, friends. especially after raising a Coming back to school is family. For others, it is very rewarding. It makes a a chance to relearn for- big difference in our lives, gotten things about reading, we love it and we feel writing or math. Some of great. We thank the Ottawa us are learning English as School Board for giving us a. second language. Some of the tremendous opportunity us want to be able to get for this free education. We better jobs. Some of us intend to continue until felt awkward or had hangups each of us reaches our goal, about reading or writing, until we go as high as we and wanted to gain confi- can go. MRS. TIGGY WINKLE'S dence. Most of us felt we (the toy store) were the only ones who experienced the feelings we Is Moving Downtown to had. We wanted to expand The above story was written our horizons. co-operatively by a class 809 Bank Street It is sometimes a challenge of aduZt students in a basic just to get here each evening. education course taught by Tiggs (the gift shop) Sometimes one of us has a EZiane Herz-Fischler. The 2 Floors of Gifts, Cards & Wrap bad day or feels sick. Our course is part of the Ottawa Will Stay at Fifth Ave. Court families often need us. Board of Education's Some of us may be discour- literacy programme. For LOOK FOR THE CHANGE EARLY MARCH! aged by family and friends information about the pro- who tell us we are too old gramme and courses offered St. Laurent Bank St. to go back to school. It is phone Parkway SchooZ, 835 Rideau Centre Shopping Centre never too late to study. 828-477Z. 234-3836 230-8081 749-1440

February 12, 1988 Glebe Report - 16 N EWS World friendship: theme of Guide camp

as possible, but has not yet Office, 2487 Kaladar. The decided on a recipient. office is open Monday to Guides "I've made six lap afghans Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. so far, and I have lots of 1988 Girl Guide calendars squares." are on sale at the Guide and brownies Completed squares can be Office also. The price is dropped off at the Guide $1.00. BY WENDY STEERE Cookies will go on sale April 30 to May 7 for $2.25 Three Glebe Guides have a box. For the first time, been chosen to attend an peanut butter cookies are international camp in available as well as vanilla Saskatchewan this summer. and chocolate. Ranger Jennifer Clark, The Glebe's 34 volunteer and Pathfinders Melanie Guide leaders received Mason and Kari Wolanski will special Certificates and camp with 3,000 Guides from Badges of Appreciation last Canada, Britain, Denmark, month for helping girls and Belgium, Ireland, Norway the community. and Jamaica at Echo Valley Ontario Guide Commissioner Provincial Park. Keeping Mary O'Brien issued the in mind the camp theme, awards to all Ontario Guide "World Friendships: Building leaders after the Ontario for Tomorrow", the girls Guide Council declared 1988 will do sports, overnight Year of the Guider. trips, handicrafts and Native activities. Ranger Catherine Fowler is Glebe Guides are designing asking community members, posters to enter in an and especially Guides, to Ottawa-area contest for Girl crochet "granny squares" for Pathfinder Heather Guide cookie advertisements. afghans to donate to elderly Richardson received her Canada Cord in a ceremony at Some of the posters will be people in the Ottawa area. Glebe-St. James Church Jan. 27. She earned the award, one of the displayed around the She says she would like highest in Guiding, by completing the Camping, community. to donate as many afghans Community, Home, Outdoor and World challenges. Come explore the riches of your library

BY TIM MARK described it as "A building both functional and Many thanks to the editor Library Top Ten of the glebe Report for the charming" and combining opportunity to inform readers simplicity and dignity. The Here are the ten books currently most in demand at the about special events, pro- cost was $132,000 and it South Branch of the Ottawa Public Library. Any book that grammes and new books at the housed 17,000 books. the Library has (or has on order) may be requested free of South Branch of the Ottawa From January to November charge. A real bargain. Public Library. This is the 1985 the library closed for "home" library for residents much-needed renovations. A Presumed Innocent by Scott Thurow of the Glebe and Ottawa foyer was added, an elevator A first novel and a tour de force. Legal setting. South. and additional washroom Spycatcher by Peter Wright The South Branch is located facilities; 2,000 square Banned in the U.K. Memoirs of a former British on Bank St. at Echo Drive, feet of space formerly used intelligence officer. Reads like a LeCarré novel. just over the bridge from for storage was re-allocated Non-fiction. Lansdowne Park. It dates to the new Children's sec- Friends in High Places by Claire Hoy from 1911, when 100 local tion. Circulation for 1986 Non-fiction. A journalist picks over the Mulroney government people petitioned the Library increased by over 28% (com- and entourage. The Way Board for service in the pared to 1984). Circulation Radiant by Margaret Drabble Fiction. area. At first, it consisted for last year (1987) Life and letters in post-war England. of one room in Hopewell increased by a further 8.9%. School, rented from the Sarum by Edward Rutherford School Board. Several sub- The present library owns Fiction. From the vantage of Salisbury Plain. A sequent moves followed. 130,480 volumes (47,834 of novel of English history from prehistoric times to In March 1943 the library which are children's books, World War 2. Board purchased a lot 100' magazines and cassettes). The Closing of the American Mind by Allan Bloom by 88' from the Sisters of Through our on-line system Non-fiction. An exposé of the limitations of the U.S. the Monastère du Précieux we also have access to the educational system. Sang for $4,000. Two years Main Library and other Metamorphoses by David Suzuki later 100' of land along Branches' holdings. You Non-fiction. A noted Canadian scientist reflects on Bank St., adjacent to this will find material on a life and science. site was purchased from the wide variety of subjects. Kaleidoscope by Danielle Steel City of Ottawa for $3,000. A library card is free to Fiction. Newest offering from a top romance writer. "Ultra Modern Ottawa South local residents. Please So What Are the Boys Saying? by Michel Gratton Library opens" was the feel welcome to come and Non-fiction. More news and gossip about Mr. Mulroney Ottawa Journal headline for explore the riches of your and his administration. Feb. 1st, 1951 following the local library. For further Veil by Bob Woodward formal opening of the new information please call Non-fiction. An investigative journalist digs into building. Dr. W. K. Lamb 598-4017. the dark world of the CIA.

February 12, 1988 Glebe Report - 17 ,,,, 11A1 cuummucamommom - AxnnwriEs clump 690 Lyon Su-cet, South !IITjP1 Ottawa, Ontario GNAG BAG K IS 3Z9 Tet !S 66-1058 Register for March break programme

BY JANE WILSON individual to rectify the gramme. Flea Market will be held on situation. March Break is the holiday April 9 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Treasures old, February has traditionally If you suspect a break- which seems to cause two nearly new been the month for lovers. in call the police at forms of mental distress for and even slightly askew will Cupid lets his arrow fly and 230-6211. parents. Will the weather please even the most dis- the love-struck soul is said If you hear the fire remain cold enough for out- cerning eye. Details to hear bells. In reality, bell sound please call the door activities? A second concerning table rental to neighbours of the Glebe fire department at 232-1551. more common malady is the follow. Community Centre may hear We know there wilk be a fear that boredom will The Spring Craft Fair will bells and possibly the sound few false alarms but we possess one's child by the take place on Saturday, of a loud horn but alas it would ask the neighbours to second day of this long April 23 from 10 a.m. until will simply be our new please call the appropriate awaited winter repose. Fear 4 p.m. Applications for alarm system. numbers each time the alarm not parents, because the this one day shoppers' Vandalism to Community sounds for an extended Glebe Community Centre is delight will be available Centres has become an in- period of time. You are a here presenting March on February 22, at the creasing problem in recent neighbourhood watch over Break '88 from March 14-18. Community Centre years. Each Community Centre the Glebe Community Centre. Our programme will run Finally, to paraphrase the has had its share of equip- Through co-operation this from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily old song - "Though the wea- ment theft or destruction system will protect you, with supervision from 8:30 ther outside is frightful, to the building. To prevent the tax payer, from costly a.m. Post programme super- Let us turn our thoughts to this occurrence at the forms of vandalism. vision is from 4-5:30 p.m. the delightful" - summer and Glebe C.C., the City of The January registration at a cost of $20.00 for the summer camps of course. Ottawa has installed a two for courses at the Community week. The cost for the G.N.A.G. is now accepting fold alarm system. Centre was a success. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. programme applications for summer A loud horn will sound Setting aside two evenings is $60.00 per week. All camp co-ordinators and if the building is closed for registration proved to prices are per child. Re- counselors for children and there has been an be effective due in large gistration for the full week 2 1/2 to 14 years of age. intrusion, part to the wonderful group programme will begin on Please submit your resume A bell will ring if there of volunteers who gave their February 22 from 9 a.m. at to the Community Centre is a fire in the building. time writing receipts and the main reception office before March 11, 1988. In- If you hear the alarm making sure by evening's and continue during normal clude your experience, system for a prolonged end that our cheques and centre hours. Please note position and the age of period of time please do one cash did in fact balance. that registration for single children you are interested of the following: Thanks to each one of you days will be accepted in. 1. Call the City of Ottawa, for a job well done. beginning February 29 only Summer camps at the Glebe Civic Complaints number at No sooner is one registra- if space is available. have never known the Dog 564-1111. This office is tion completed than we must Circle two important dates Days of Summer. Suspense open 24 hours a day, 7 days gear up folk another, this in April as not to be missed and excitement are always a week. They will send an time our March Break Pro- G.N.A.G. events. The Spring bubbling under the dome.

A Tradition of A DISCOVERY OF HIDDEN TALENTS "Canterbury has a really great English writing programme. It showed me that I Discovering Potential have potential as a writer. Since we had such a strong student newspaper I got a Add your name to our tradition. chance to practice on it and really en- There are many ways to measure the quality of Ottawa joyed it. Now I'm directed towards a Board .of Education high school programmes and teachers. career in journalism." But no measurement reveals more than the success of graduates and Heather Spratt Grade 13 student, Canterbury High School own potential at Ottawa Board students who have discovered their Canadian finalist for $70,000 Moorehead Scholarship, of Education high schools. University of North Carolina, former Head Girl, editor student newspaper

SUPPORTIVE AND TEACHERS WORTH DEDICATED TEACHERS RESPECTING "Without teachers, schools are just bricks. "I'm glad I chose Ridgemont. I wanted an open I might not have pursued a career in music atmosphere and a small school. 1 respect my if it hadn't been for the support of my teachers in the classroom and as friends outside teachers. They often gave more than they the classroom - as coaches and club 'advisers'. got back. They were dedicated to the You tend to work a little harder when you re- students and gave them individual atten- spect a person and you want that person to GREAT ENCOURAGEMENT respect you." tion. At that time, classical music was all AND WORK EXPERIENCE TOO Erin Patenaude that was allowed and private study was en- "I loved English and always wanted to go into couraged." journalism. At Woodroffe I got great encour- Grade 13, Ridgemont High School agement from the teachers and guidance staff, Canadian finalist for $70,000 Moorehead Scholarship, James Wegg B. Mus., M.F.A. as well as work experience and exposure to University of North Carolina, head of Drug and Alcohol Laurentian High School graduate, 1969 and journalists who were guest speak- Resource Team, Ridgemont international exchange student Founder and Music Director, authors Nepean Symphony ers. Woodroffe is a 'homey' school with a real Orchestra sense of community." Cathy Campbell B. Journa/ism Woodroffe High School graduate, 1979, Health Reporter for the Ottawa Citizen and former Head Girl at Woodroffe

February 12, 1988 Glebe Report - 18 Winterlude fun. I would like to welcome some By new members to the Glebe Vince Business Group: Glebe Cleaners at 707 Bank Street, Richards, Maggies at 795 Bank Street, Chairman and Gansen-Lindsay Design Consultants at 149 Second Avenue. There's been some real estate activity on the street recently, what with the sale Well, we're about half of the Studio Sound building way through winter, the (possible a Ralph Lauren Polo timing is earmarked by the Polo shop), the Rideau Winterlude celebrations. Upholstery building and Golf is back on the T.V. possibly some drastic ren- so spring can't be far away. ovations with more retail I hope that everyone is space at Motosport Plus. coping with the increased The shopping just keeps traffic and enjoying the getting 10 better: GUk0V.. Vt',IGOSNA-ONG,90, CF\VOt\C EDUCP3 SVCONI.Y0 1°03439 Should We Amalgamate Area Education Boards? it is premature to give a definitive answer. We must allow communities to be in- volved in "their" schools. However, it is not too soon to identify duplication of educational facili- ties. A number of reports have suggested, or at least hinted at, the desirability of merger: the Mayo Report 1976; the Macdonald Commission 1985; the Roy Commission 1987 and the Feldman report 1987. Therefore we do not need yet another commission but rather the soon-to-be five School Boards co-operating to prevent dupli- BRIAN McGARRY cation of facilities, administration, support serv- Trustee ices and transportation. Furthermore, the sharing Board of Ottawa and/or transfer of school facilities among Boards Education would be accomplished more readity if trustees THE OTTAWA ROMAN CATHOLIC SEPARATE Office sat at a common table to serve our students and SCHOOL BOARD oft 237-5660 315 McLeod St., Ottawa the educational system. 233-1143 Home: 235-7549 (Ad paid for by Brian McGarry)

SPECIAL NOTICE Ottawa AVIS SPÉCIAL COMPTES 1988 INTERIM TAXES DE TAXES PROVISOIRES 1988 Interim realty and business tax bills have been mailed during the last two week Les comptes de taxes foncières et d'affaires provisoires ont été postés au cours period. If you HAVE NOT received your 1988 Interim tax bill, please phone des deux dernière semaines. Si vous n'avez pas encore reçu le vôtre veuillez 564-1211. téléphoner au 564-1211 DUE DATES DATES D'ÉCHÉANCE Realty -Feb. 29th -1st Instalment Taxe foncière -29 février-1er versement -Mar. 31st-2nd Instalment -31 mars-2e versement -Apr. 29th-3rd Instalment -29 avril-3e versement Business -February 29th Taxe d'affaires -29 février PAYMENT OF TAXES MODALITÉS DE PAIEMENT Taxes may be paid: Les comptes de taxes sont payables comme suit: at any chartercd bank, trust company, caisse populaire, and most credit unions -à toute banque à charte, société de fiducie, caisse populaire et dans la plupart within the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton on or before the due date. des caisses d'épargne et de crédit de la Municipalité régionale -by mail-City of Ottawa, P.O. Box 425 Station "A" d'Ottawa-Carleton. Ottawa, Ontario, KIN 9C1 -par courrier: Ville d'Ottawa, C.P. 425, Succursale A, in person during business hours Monday. to Friday at: Ottawa (Ontario), KIN 9C1 1400 St. Laurent Blvd., 6th Floor(Office Building rear of St. Laurent Shopping -en personne: Centre) -1400, boul. Saint-Laurent, 6e étage (Immeuble de bureaux à l'arrière du centre City Hall, 111 Sussex Drive, 3rd Floor (Weekdays 8:30 am to 4:30 pm) commercial Saint-Laurent) send Tax bill stub with your payment. (du lundi au vendredi, durant les heures d'ouverture) -send total bill stub portion when paying full account on or before the first duc Hôtel de ville, 111, promenade Sussex, 3e étage, date. (en semaine, de 8 h 30 à 16 h 30) -if a receipt is required, send complete account. Joindre le talon de votre compte de taxes à votre paiement. -make cheques payable to ''City of Ottawa" Joindre le talon du compte global en cas de versement intégral avant la date de la première échéance. -Si un reçu est exigé, faire parvenir le relevé de compte entier. -Établir le cheque à l'ordre de la "Ville d'Ottawa". 1988 FINAL TAX BILLS DERNIERS COMPTES 1988 Final realty and business tax bills will be mailed in May payable as follows: Les derniers comptes de taxe foncière et d'affaires seront postés en mai et pay- ables comme suit: Realty -May 31st-4th Instalment Taxe foncière -31mai-4e versement -June 30th-5th Instalmnet -30 juin-5c versement -August 31st-6th InstaIment -31 aout-6e versement Business -May 31st Taxe d'affaires -31 mai PLEASE NOTE: If you are mailing your payment please be careful...There's a R EM A RQ UE: Si vous postez votre paiement, assurez-vous qu' il nous parvienne penalty charge tf your payment is not received on time. la date d'échéance. Des frais sont imposés sur les paiements en retard. IM PORTANT: THE PERCENTAGE CHARGE FOR LATE TAX PAYMENT IS IMPORTANT: UN TAUX DE 1,25% PAR MOIS S'APPLIQUE A TOUT 1.25% PER MONTH. PAIEMENT EN RETARD.

February 12, 1988 Glebe Report - 19 SPORT Ottawa Centre hockey report

BY KEITH WILLIS The Vanier association hosted its 2nd Annual Tourna- It's hard to believe that ment during the Christmas we are well into February break. Only the Tykes and and that the hockey season Bantams from Ottawa Centre at Brewer Arena is already entered teams in the four more than half over. Pre- day event. The Bantams won season practice time began their first game but were the week of September 9th knocked out of further com- when the warm humid air petition when they lost a caused the glass around the close second game 3-2. The boards to fog up. By the Bantam team, however, remains time the regular schedules in the thick of things in began approximately 130 their regular play and players from ages 5 to 16 should have a real shot at had signed up. This year the league championship. there are two Development Congratulations are in Tyke or Novice groups learn- order to the Tyke team. ing the skills and Under the guidance of coaches game and Lloyd Tataryn and Ken Cramer, fundamentals of the Jamie Annis, Julian Ovens, Jason Brault, Adam McIsaac, of exhibi- the little guys lived up to playing a number Scott Willis, Noah Campbell, Mark Raffoul, Matthew Muselius, opponents their first place position tion games against Greg Wilson, Ian Cramer, Adam Tataryn. Coaches are Lloyd in programs from in regular season play by similar Tataryn and Ken Cramer. other arenas. winning their division in the Vanier Tournament. As well there is a total past years there is not one Most of the executive this of 7 teams representing year is new to the operation This year the Ottawa Centre all Ottawa Centre in the Tyke, association dominating of organized hockey and organization hosts the divisions. All of the Ottawa Atom, Pe.ewee, Bantam and while there have been some opening ceremonies for the the interlock Midget divisions engaged in Centre teams in errors and oversights, most Annual City of Ottawa Tour- Centretown competition with league have been outfitted have been of a minor nature nament. We are looking teams from the Vanier, St. with new sweaters and hope- and corrected. The forward to having a full Laurent, Rockcliffe and Sandy fully a Wintario grant will experience gained this year complement of teams entered Hill hockey associations. enable us to provide all will certainly be useful in in this finale of the 87-88 For the most part our teams the necessary goalie equip- ironing out the wrinkles in season. Dates have yet to are doing well, and unlike ment for each team. the future. be determined.

Local boys strike silver GLEBE LITTLE LEAGUE BY J. PACHNER BASEBALL REGISTRATION OTTAWA Two Glebe athletes won CENTRETOWN, GLEBE, SOUTH, OTTAWA medals at the Canadian EAST, SANDY HILL Nordic Combined Ski Champ- ionships held in Thunder Saturday, March 19, 1988 Bay, January 29-31, 1988. and Nordic combined is an event Saturday, March 26, 1988 requiring skill in two sep- arate ski sports, jumping 10:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m. and cross country. Graham Frank, who lives on First Avenue and attends GLEBE COMMUNITY CENTRE Grade 7 at Hopewell, won a (Lyon St. at Third Ave.) silver medal in the midget *Parent's/Guardian's signature required on Registration form. vêtements.ciothes category (age 12-13). Rob pouets ,toys 0-16 Keith, a resident of Fourth Avenue who is in Grade 6 at Tee-Ball (5-6 yrs.) $15.00 First Avenue, won a silver Coach-Pitch (7-9 yrs.) $15,00 medal in the Bantam class Minors (8-10 yrs.) $50.00 (age 10-11). Three other Majors (10-12 yrs.) $50.00 1165 WELLINGTON ST Ottawa area athletes also AT PARKDALE Seniors (13-15 yrs.) $60.00 won medals in the event. 729-2828 Big League (16-18 yrs.) $85.00 Congratulations Graham and Rob, and good luck in PARENT VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! your future endeavours.

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February 12, 1988 Glebe Report - 20 BOOKS The World of Canada's teen-aged girls

Kostash laces her multi- What Kostash is telling us 43 percent respectively. faceted research with hund- is that young women have Girls are increasingly com- By reds of examples. She int- not substantially changed mitted to post secondary Sharon erviews girls from as many in their innermost selves. education. In the past 15 different socio-economic Since teenage girls have years, their enrollment has Drache pockets as possible. She little awareness of histori- doubled. reaches the new immigrant cal reality, Kostash fears Sadly, these girls are populations, adolescents many of their perceptions usually from upper or mid- who are only in Canada a are based on distorted dle class families. Girls few years from homes such as media images of what women who have to work to help the Carribean, Pakistan and and adolescent girls ought support their families as NO KIDDING, Inside the Chile. Her case studies are to be like. well as to pay for their World of Teenage Girls, totally open to the particu- own education do not fare By Myrna Kostash, lar load of cultural baggage as well. McClelland and Stewart, one bears specific to one's The divorce rate which 319 pages, country of origin or as a skyrocketed in the 60's and $24.95 (cloth) girl born in Canada of immi- 70's does not please most Heterosexual relations be- grant parents. Kostash, 80's teenage girls, many of ing what they are; men and herself a daughter of whom suffered as a result. women tied consciously or Ukrainian immigrants makes For them, the luckiest of unconsciously to their bio- sure she mentions a good their peers are those in logical realities, appears sampling from the more than steady relationships, as the staggering bottom 80 ethnic groups that make where the boy and girl have line of this extensive, ob- up Canada's cultural mosaic. affection for one another jective study of the world The results of her study coupled with a degree of of teenage girls of the 80's are reassuring, yet disap- responsibility. There is by Edmonton born and Univer- pointing. With their newly no burning desire to "play sities of Alberta and Toronto discovered Conservatism, the field". educated, Myrna Kostash. teenage girls are reluctant Kostash, a product of to pontificate new ideas. Still, inroads are being Kostash's study is packed what she has always thought They feel caught, not only made and statistics proving full of information which in of as the watershed decade without anything to say but that where it counts, will be helpful to parents of the feminine mystique as a cog in the wheel of a- positions of power, women and those working with teen- (the 60's) learns repeatedly machine going backwards, a are ahead substantially. age girls but perhaps most from her interviews with return to the nuclear fam- In 1983 enrollment of teen- helpful to the subject of Canadian teenage girls that ily with one wage earner. age girls in medicine, law her book; the teenage girls they are ultra Conservative Why? asks Kostash. and business was 44, 42 and themselves. (with a capital "C") compa- With their intense roman- red to their 60's mothers. ticism battling with the The main clue comes from little knowledge they have technological progress, only of statistics, they know rearing its face in the that women take all the 60's. Women had flocked to risk as far as sexuality is the work force after the concerned, including the GOLDPLATE YOUR FUTURE war, 2ranted, to many trade price if they get pregnant. What went up when the stock market went down and clerical jobs no longer Day care centres are crowded desirable to me and often and often impossible to get with wage inequity, but one's children into without GOLD still, they were out there. a long waiting period and By the year 1990, "up to one finally, and perhaps most GOLDTRUST for RRSPProtection million women in Canada important, it is still men GOLDFUND for Portfolio Insurance could be made redundant by in who are predominantly Since For Information.. technological innovation in power with unequal pay for DON CARTER GEORGE MORAVEC the workplace, especially equal work still a main, in the office, rendered economic reality. With (Open Saturdays 9-5) 563-7600 paperless." Add to this the their hormones bursting, fact that only 15 percent of teenage girls appear to be 1929 Dominick & Dominick Securities Inc. t!-Ic Canadian teenage popula- aware of themselves prima- 50 O'Connor St., Suite 1310 tion, male and female, go to rily as sex receptacles. university and a few more They sublimate their sex grim statistics and one can drives in order to better understand why the 80's understand the boy, to rec- teenage girl is ambivalent eive affection from him about embracing a future (which they appear to still waving a feminist banner. highly value) and yes, to In other words, she is cau- Touch tame him. OF OTTAWA NEPEAN tious. Velvet Furniture Stripping, Refinishing. Repairs WE BUY FINE FURNITURE. CHINA ANTIQUES / NO DIP TANKSNO CAUSTICS PICK UP & DELIVERY georffette China gift FREE ESTIMATES C.4rttic1ues 19 Grenfell Crescent Fine Furniture, China, Gifts Unit 3 & 4 Nepean 226-1172 GEORGE PEARCE 502 Bank St 232-6851 February 12, 1988 Glebe Report - 21 ,:lediOttawa RecrtionCityllall LoisirsHIMeldeviLle

Winter _tzuvas.. Les joies de l'hiver Fun in Winters Past Joies hivernales d'antan Billings Estate Museum Musée du Domaine Billings 2100 Cabot Street 2100, rue Cabot 1:00 5:00 pm. l3hà 17h Exhibition of historic Ottawa sports Exposition de photos historiques sur photographs. le sport Historic reading by the fire Séance de lecture historique Près du feu Children's activities Activités spéciales pour les enfants Refreshments. Rafraîchissements Information: 564-1363 Renseignements: 564-1363 Senior Adults Special Activities -Activités spéciales pour les aînés Valentine Dance: Feb. 10 Danse de la St-Valentin: le 10 fév. from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm de 19 h a 22 h Jack Purcell Community Centre Centre communautaire Jack Purcell 320 Jack Purcell Lane 320, ruelle Jack Purcell Admission: $5 Entrée: 5 $ Cross * de Country Skiing at Ski fond au Château Montebello Chateau Montebello Feb. 18 le 18 fév. Fee: $39 includes transportation, lunch, traiis Frais: 39 $ incluant le transport, le dîner et l'accèè aux pistes. Women's Day Celebration: March 11 Information and registration: 564-1017 Fête des femmes: le 11 mars Renseignements et inscription: 564-1017 1988 Arts Directory Répertoire des Arts 1988 From dance to visual arts, there are over 400 easy-to-find, bilingual listings of arts services, Une liste complète comprenant plus de 400 noms institutions, and organizations within the Ottawa de groupes artistiques, d'organismes et d'institu- area. Available at the Freiman mall (Rideau tions de la région oeuvrant dans le domaine des Centre), Council for the Arts, Ottawa School of Art, arts; de la danse aux arts visuels. En vente au and at the Recreation Office (2197 Riverside Dr.) Mail Freiman (Centre Rideau), au Conseil des at $4 a copy. Arts, à l'école des Arts d'Ottawa et au Bureau des Information: 564-1234 loisirs (2197, pr. Riverside) au coût de 4 $. Renseignements: 564-1234 March Break Programme Congé de mars The City of Ottawa Recreation and Culture Depart- ment has a full schedule of children's events Le Service des loisirs et de la culture de la featured during the March Break (March 14-18) Ville d'Ottawa offrira toute une foule d'activités at your nearest community centre, pool, or arena. pour les enfants durant le congé de mars (14 au Register early to avoid disappointment. 18 mars) dans les différents centres communau- Information: 564-1234 taires, piscines et patinoires intérieures. Inscrivez vous tôt pour ne pas être déçu. The Great Canadian Lange Renseignements: 564-1234 Skate Challenge Le grand défi canadien de patin Lange Feb. 13 from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. Le 13 février de 9 h à 17 h Count yourself in. Participate on the Rideau Soyez du nombre. Participez sur le Canal Rideau, Canal, at your local outdoor rink or at the la patinoire de votre quartier ou à l'aréna municipal arena during public skating sessions. municipale durant les heures de patinage libre. Information: 564-1234 Renseignements: 564-1234 The City of Ottawa International Concours de pêche sur glace Ice Fishing Derby international de la Ville d'Ottawa February 13, 14 7:00 am to 4:00 pm Les 13 et 14 février de 7 h à 16 h Ottawa River, Lakeside Gardens Rivière des Outaouais, Jardins Lakeside Britannia Park Parc Britannia Adults: $10/day Adulte: 10 $ par jour Youth: $5/day Jeune: 5 $ par jour $25 000 in merchandise/prizes 25 000 $ en prix Information: 564-1234 Renseignements: 564-1234 2197 RIVERSIDE DRIVE, OTVIW1, OVEIRIO K1H 7X3 56442'14 219g PROVENADE RIVERSIDE, 07721WA ONTARIO) KIH 7X3 564-1274

February 12, 1988 Glebe Report - 22 OBSERVATION POST Ottawa's transitway future and present

Ottawa-Carleton is expected grade separation for some will leave the surface on to grow 24 per cent, employ- 18 years. Waller by the University of ment in the central area 27 For these improved surface Ottawa and continue either percent. Clearly the operations the choice now above or below the surface Transitway's routes through lies between retaining the -- the studies are not the centre are a concern. Albert-Slater transitway, complete and the decision Of six streets crossing the or putting all the buses on not yet made -- across the three are unavailable: Albert Street. A study of area, city's centre. The tunnel is the process- peak-hour traffic on Albert Wellington would pass under one of the route, Sparks is a Street shows 1,100 vehicles ional three streets, Queen (its mall, Queen ends per hour of which 300 are pedestrian cliff would facilitate leaves "local access" and 180 are in a cliff. That tunnelling), Albert or Slater and Laurier buses; the remaining 620 are Albert, Slater. The elevated route cliff-end can be through traffic. If through (its would pass by the latter. traffic were to be avoided). excluded The target date is early in changes, Until recent from Albert and the street the next century at the as Interim Improve- known made two-way, limited to moment. But ridership in bus lanes at peak ments, buses and local access, the the city's centre is in- Slater hours on Albert and whole Centretown Transitway creasing more rapidly than congested. Now were heavily traffic could run along it. anticipated. new laning, restricted The excluded westbound So much for the future. zones, parking, tow-away through traffic would travel Now for the present. On and better-located fewer by bus-free Slater onto the November 17 a new leg of BY COURTNEY BOND have resulted in bus-stops Wellington-Scott artery. the Transitway opened for movement. This is to improved Eastbound traffic brought traffic: the connection however, as no more Favoured though it is with seen, the centre by that artery from Hurdman-to St. Laurent. relief, a beautiful, dramatic loca- than a short-term would swing south-eastward The route, emerging from for five years. tion, Ottawa has one good at best from the Bronson-Slater its below-grade location possibilities for unfortunate feature that Several intersection, across the at Ottawa Station runs future exist: a further marks it among cities of the the playing fields of Ottawa eastward just south of the of street to a world: its principal public rationalization Technical High School Queensway, to dip and pass called improved surface transportation route, east- use, one-way eastbound Laurier under it just west of St. grade separa- ward and westward, passes operations; and Avenue (thus avoiding the Laurent. Here Transitway raised or in through the relatively narrow tion (bus-way cliff). buses enter the new St. felt that streets of its central a tunnel). It is Albert Street would join Laurent underground station of these could business area. This is OC the first to the buses-only Transit- located below the existing the need for a very Transpo's Heel of Achilles. obviate way across Lebreton Flats ground-level station. This and disrupting Over the next 18 years the costly -- at Bronson. The latter new, impressive, expensive its construction -- Regional Municipality of during street would probably be structure moves people up bridged across Slater and or down by escalator. Albert Street, with appropriate access lanes, to Transitway buses can now reach the Portage Bridge. speedily discharge and take As Transit ridership in on passengers. Local traf- the centre rises so that fic is served by buses at surface routes become con- ground level. The Transit- HI gested, then grade way will continue eastward separation will have to be on the north side of the NEIGHBOUR! undertaken. The bus route Queensway. I would like the FOR RENT opportunity Glebe Apartments, close to Canal. Two 2-bedrooms, to earn spacious, fully renovated, your parking. business. Call 521-5871 /Evenings or 225-6895/Days SUSAN KENNEY Sales Representative 75 Fourth Avenue 232-2964 $1" 939 St. Laurent Blvd., PONTIAC GMC BUICK Ottawa, Ontario K 1 K 3B1 Tel. 741-0741, Area Code 613

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By: Matthew Webb, 5 By: Jane Rutherford February 12, 1988 Glebe Report - 24 CHURCH NEWS Symposium on hunger THE GLEBE CHURCHES BY R. J. WILSON that are fundamental to the problem of food? Do food WELCOME YOU The spectre of hunger in banks lull us into a false the midst of plenty haunts sense of adequate social every major city in Canada. action? CHURCH OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT (Roman Catholic) Ottawa is no exception. In St. Timothy's Presbyterian Fourth Avenue at Percy Street 232-4891 the last ten years the need Church, 2400 Alta Vista Parish Clergy: Rev. Joseph O'Donnell, Pastor for emergency food to aug- Drive, will address these Rev. Vincent Pereira, Ass't ment welfare and other questions Sunday, February Masses: Saturday: 4:30 PM meagre incomes has dramati- 21, 1988, at 7:30 p.m. in a Sunday: 9:00 AM, 10:30 AM, 12:15 PM cally risen. Soup kitchens symposium entitled "Hunger FIFTH and emergency food centres in an Economy of Plenty - AVENUE FREE METHODIST CHURCH Fifth are operated largely by An Urgent Urban Problem". Avenue at Monk Street 233-1870 Worship Leader: church sponsored groups Marlene Catterall will chair Mr. Bert McCrossan Sunday Services: Morning Worship across the city to a degree the meeting, and panelists 11:00 AM Evening that has not been necessary will be Father Rolf Fellowship 6:30 PM since the great depression. Hasenack, Christian expert FOURTH AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH Who are the people needing on social issues; John Fourth Avenue at Bank Street 234-5765 these services? Are the Macdonald, Director of Pastor: Rev. Terry Laing danger of be- Sunday services in Research, Ottawa Social Services: Morning Worship 10:30 AM coming institutionalized so Planning Council; and Joel Sunday School 11:45 AM that the root causes of Logan, Manager of the Food poverty are only papered Distribution and Collection GLEBE-ST. JAMES UNITED CHURCH over? Are our efforts too System of the City. Lyon Street at First Avenue 236-0617 limited to change the basic Everyone concerned should Ministers: Rev- Jean Barkley, Rev. Alan Kimber problem of unemployment, attend and contribute to Sunday Services: New Ventures in Celebration 9:30 AM high cost of shelter and the discussion of this vital Sanctuary Service 11:00 AM social and physical stress social and political issue. Christian Development Program 11:00 AM OTTAWA CHINESE BIBLE CHURCH 232-5211 Bank Street at First Avenue Centretown Pastor: David Pan and Glebe Churches Sunday Services: Sunday School 1:00 PM Celebrate 21 Years of Social Action Worship 2:30 PM OTTAWA DEAF FELLOWSHIP On February 21st, 1988 at CCSAC's major project is Fifth Avenue at Monk Street Minister: St. Giles Presbyterian Church, the Emergency Food and Rev. Peter Virtue Sunday 174 First Avenue at Bank Clothing Centre which is Services: Morning Worship 11:00 AM Street, Roman Catholics, located in McLeod-Stewarton Sunday School 9:45 AM Total Presbyterians, Baptists, United Church. It provided Communication Anglicans and United Church food for over 16,000 people ST. GILES PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH members will join together during 1987 and continues Bank Street at First Avenue 235-2551 in a ser-Vice of -Ehanksgiving in its work of advocacy for Minister: Rev. Duncan Kennedy for the work being done in the poor. Sunday Service: Worship 11:00 AM our community under the The participating churches Church School 11:15 AM in CCSAC are: St. auspices of the Centretown Barnabas, ST. MATTHEW'S ANGLICAN CHURCH Churches Social Action St. George's, and St. John's 217 First Avenue 234-4024 Committee (CCSAC). Anglican churches; First Parish Clergy: Canon I.K. Calder Mr. Joel Logan, sub-deacon Baptist Church; Knox, St. Rev. George Bruce Andrew's, and St. Giles in the Russian Orthodox Sunday Services: 8:00 AM, 10:00 Presbyterian churches; AM, 11:30 AM Church will give the homily. Choral Evensong 7:00 PM Christ-Roi and St. Theresa's Well-known as the manager First Sunday of month of Ottawa Food Bank, Joel Roman CatholiC churches; Eglise-Unie St. Marc, Logan has a special regard THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) for the Christian perspective Dominion-Chalmers, First 91A Fourth Avenue 232-9923 of the work of CCSAC. and Glebe-St. James United Clerk: Barry Thomas Churches. Outreach: Peter Harkness Music will be provided by All are welcome to parti- Olga Ghosh the choir of Dominion- cipate in this ecumenical, Sunday Service: 10:30 AM Chalmers United Church, bilingual service on Feb- soloist Ingemar Korjus, the ruary 21, 1988 at 3 p.m. St. Giles Church choir, and Refreshments will be served. ST. NICHOLAS/HOLY TRANSFIGURATION ORTHODOX CHURCH also the Handbell Choir of Parking is available behind 55 Clarey Street 236-5596 St. Andrew's Presbyterian IGA store at Bank and Parish Clergy: Bishop Seraphin (Storheim) 722-9809 Church. Second Avenue. Father John Scratch 1-658-2901 Vespers: Saturday 7:00 PM (English) Divine Liturgy: Sunday 10:00 AM (English and Slavonic) FRENCH AND ENGLISH INSTRUCTION INVEST IN YOURSELF WITH I.T.E.C. OUR PROGRAMS RESPOND TO THE OTTAWA CHINESE UNITED CHURCH INDIVIDUAL NEEDS OF THE STUDENT iten- BOTH IN CONTENT AND SCHEDULE 600 Bank Street 594-4571 Minister: Rev. William Wang Individual and Group Rates available instruction Sunday Services: English Service 9:30 AM University-Trained Graduate Instructors Group classes of 4-6 students Bilingual Service 11:30 AM YOUR BEST OPTION TO LEARN - HIGHEST QUALITY INSTRUCTORS - PLEASE Sunday School 9:30 & 11:30 AM CALL INTERNATIONAL TOURS AND EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANTS INC.

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February 12, 1988 Glebe Report - 25 Changes to the Grapevine We will no longer accept ads for real estate or cars in the Grapevine. Other ads will be inserted at our GRAPEVINE discretion. Paid ads are welcome for these and other substantial items.

FOR SALE CHILD CARE VOLUNTEERS NOTICES *FOR SALE: Fluffy Guinea *WANTED: OCCASIONAL OVERNIGHT *VOLUNTEERS: The Red Cross *ONE-DAY SEMINAR ON ALZHEIMERS pigs, excellent pet, $10. BABYSITTER: My home or yours. is seeking "crafty" volun- DISEASE: February 19, 9 a.m. ,Call 230-6165. Close to Mutchmor School. teers to offer their talents to 4:30 p.m., The Norman Call after 6 pm 237-7616. (knitting, sewing, etc.) to Paterson Centre, Ottawa Civic *FOR SALE: Colour t.v. create items for sale in the Hospital, 1053 Carling Ave. portable am/fm 5", 3 way *AVAILABLE: QUALIFIED NANNY: Red Cross "Creations" Fee: $25 - Health Care Pro- adaptable. Excellent cond., Good references, Glebe area, Boutique and other loca- fessionals, $10 - Family hardly used. New $400 asking Live-in. Looking for position tions. Materials provided. Members & Seniors. $200 firm. Mrs. Gall, 237- beginning April. Call morn- Volunteers work at home or 2626. ings/noon 225-8726. Nani. at Tuesday workroom, 85 INTERNATIONAL' GROUP 5 Plymouth. Contact Claudette *AMNESTY *FOR SALE: Fur lined coat *CHILD CARE INFORMATION: Morgan, Volunteer Resources MONTHLY MEETING: 91A Fourth 8 at 7:30 pm with hood, full length, Provides information & assis- Manager at 560-7440, ext. Ave., Tues. March excellent condition, lined tance to help parents locate 227. Info: 233-2395 (evenings). in mink. 236-9097. day care, nursery school, playgroup & drop-in programs *PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCE- *FOR SALE: Portable dishwa- or short term child care. MENT: People helping people, *ART LENDING FOR FEBRUARY: sher $175, Kenmore 30" stove No charge for service. Call that's what volunteering is Tuesday, Feb 16, 10 am - $160, Roof mounted ski 235-7256. all about. We, the Central 9 pm, Unitarian Church, 30 racks $25, 24" metal snow Volunteer Bureau invite you Cleary Ave. scoop $15, 72" lower kitchen *CHILDREN'S VILLAGE OF OTTAWA- to call us at 232-4876 for counter including top and CARLETON PRESENT MONTHLY more information. *ELMDALE BOOKFEST: New & used sink $130 also other upper WORKSHOPS: Need day care? books, records, bake table, cabinets. Call 233-1673. Need more info? Come to the tea room, visiting authors, *FOR SALE: My fashionable workshops. Call 236-8573. free babysitting. Monday, size 12 business wardrobe no Feb 22 3:30 - 9 pm & Tuesday, longer needed call 237-2304 *WANTED: QUALIFIED NANNY to Feb 23 10 am - 9 pm. Elmdale to view and make an offer on care for four-year-old twin *HELP MAKE KIDNEY DISEASE School (gymnasium), 49 Iona St. your choice. girls for two weeks while OBSOLETE BY VOLUNTEERING: parents on holiday. Start *FOR SALE: Wide range of Canvassers needed for the March 27. Possibility of baby things in excellent Glebe area for the annual *ATTENTION SENIORS: Income week-end off. 233-1450. condition. Phone 232-3485. door-to-door campaign, Tax Clinics for seniors are March 1 - 31. Call 726-8806. being offered beginning Mar. *CHILDCARE: Experienced *FOR SALE: Old "Rah: Rah! 8, every Tuesday & Thursday racoon coat (suitable for nursery school teacher has LOST & FOUND between 9:30 am & 3 pm for one opening for toddler in college gaines), 14-16, a six-week period. Call for her home day care program. *LOST: A pair of Indian 236-5967. appointment 238-2727, ext 321. Info. 236-0270. Slippers, leather, with point- *FOR SALE: Ladies clothing Clinics at Abbotsford House, ed toes & wool embroidery. size 14/16. Top line and 954 Bank St. *GLEBE FAMILY HOME DAYCARE: Between Powell Ave & skate- excellent condition. Phone requires professional changing cabin at Patterson's 232-3365. *GROCERY SHOPPING BUS: Glebe caregivers to provide a Creek on Sun., Jan 24th. Centre Inc. Seniors' Outreach *FOR SALE: Beaver coat/mink stimulating atmosphere for Call 233-4514. is ready to help. If you are collar, 14-16, $200. Ladies children in their own homes. 60 yrs or older & living in beige cloth coat/lge mink All equipment and craft sup- WANTED the Glebe, Ottawa South, Ott. collar, 14-16, 232-3365. plies provided. For info. *WANTED: To rent, a garage East, Rideau Gardens, Billings call Sandy or Elizabeth, for storing work-related Bridge, Confederation Heights, 233-1597 (9am-4pm). HOUSE CLEANING promotional materials such Riverside Park, & Heron Park as posters, banners etc. In communities, come & enjoy the *HOUSEWORK: Young Columbian *CAREGIVER REQUIRED: for 10 Glebe area. Please call 594- outing! $2.50 Return. 230-5730 woman needs contract to month old boy and 4 year old 8739. work, 25, nanny or house- girl attending afternoon *UNITED CHURCH MARRIAGE EN- keeper, Experience and good kindergarten at First *WANTED: To buy, a used COUNTER WEEKEND: March 4-6. references. Call 234-1534 avenue, 3 days a week, your hockey game in good cond. For Info 824-7115 or 733-6354. and/or leave message. home or mine. Phone 233-6623 Please call 238-3729. *WANTED: Used goalie pads, *PUBLIC AWARENESS SEMINAR ON *DO YOU NEED A CLEANING 's AV' blocker & trapper. Reasonable STROKE EDUCATION: Sat., Feb. LADY?: Call now 521-3237, % condition. Ph. 233-6063. 13th from 2 - 5 pm at the Good references, High ex- m'fr Ottawa Civic Hospital, Norman perience. Paterson Education Centre. Free admission. 725-4404. EMPLOYMENT Down

*HOUSECLEANERS FOR SENIORS' Comforter8 & DOWN PILLOWS HOME SUPPORT SERVICE: Area of service is the Glebe, MADE IN CANADA!! Ott. South, Ott. East, 101111,!!!Iiiiirid,i1111!",1111;11111,11,11110;," Rideau Gardens, Billings ihallolummoiwt Bridge, Confederation Heights, Riverside Pk & Heron Pk. $6/hr. Suitable for mature workers as well as college/ li university students. For interview contact The Glebe GOOD (((««((,,A11)11)111) Centre Inc. 230-5730. CIV *WANTED: Part time house- MORNING keeper for family with two Fifth enue older children, to work Down SIGNS afternoons, Monday to Fri- day. Call 232-0734 after 6. 848 Bank St. 233-7369

February 12, 1988 Glebe Report - 26 This space acts as a free community bulletin board. To get your message in the I GRAPEVINE, please drop off your written information to the Glebe Commun- ity Centre before the deadline date on page 4.

NOTICES NOTICES NOTICES NOTICES *ATTENTION SENIORS: We *CANADIAN AMATEUR MUSIC- *THE OTTAWA WALDORF ASSOC- *THE TWELFTH NIGHT SOCIETY: provide a telephone reassur- IANS: March 22 (Tuesday, IATION'S SECOND ANNUAL of Ottawa holds a Renaissan- ance program for Senior 7:30): Conducting for the BENEFIT CONCERT: in aid of ce and English Country Dance Citizens in the community uninitiated, location to be the Ottawa Waldorf School's at the Glebe Community and are currently looking announced, call 725-1547. Building Fund, Sunday, Centre Friday, Feb. 12, from for volunteers. If you are February 21, 1988, 8 p.m. 8 to 10:30 p.m. Another reliable, interested in *THE OTTAWA CIVIC HOSPITAL: at The Unitarian Church, dance will be held March 11. people, and have a few extra Department of Psychiatry 30 Cleary Avenue, Ottawa, Info. 230-6630. minutes each day, this could has instituted a group Ontario. be your answer. treatment program for *PRISON ARTS AND CRAFTS *SNOWSHOVELLING: We have separated men. For more *FASHION PAINTING: on any AUCTION: The Canadian and snowshovellers for hire. info, Ms. Danielle Nahon, washable fabric, from t- Ottawa Associations of the Service open to Seniors 60 Co-director, Family Therapy shirts to party dresses, Elizabeth Fry Society years of age and over, Service, Department of Call 235-1607. sponsor the first auction of living in the Glebe, Ottawa Psychiatry, Ottawa Civic arts and crafts created by prisoners at the Kingston South, Ottawa East, Rideau Hospital. Tel. (613) 725- *THE KIDNEY FOUNDATION OF Prison for Women, Sunday, Gardens, Billings Bridge, 4702. CANADA: offers free in Feb. Feb. 28, at 2 p.m., in the Confederation Heights, Blood Pressure Clinics, Riverside Park and Heron OTTAWA WOMEN'S CREDIT Civic Centre, Lansdowne Park *THE Sun., Feb. 14 - Heartbeat Park communities. If you as part of International UNION ARTS' COMMITTEE: Check - Snow Oasis, Dow's need a walkway, pathway for Women's Week Information presents an exhibition of Lake - 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., oil man, etc. cleared by Ottawa Fair. Celebrity auctioneers fibre paintings Fri., Feb. 26 - Billings include Maude Barlow, Evelyn (except driveways). Artist Donna Lylak at 210 Bridge Plaza (near Royal *ATTENTION ALL CARE GIVERS: Bank St. Gigantes and Kay Stanley; Rank) - 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Do you need a break? We have proceeds from the auction will go to the artists them- sitters available for *ALUMNI REUNION UNIVERSITY *CHECK OUT: the Red Cross selves. Info: Pam Mayhew, Seniors 60 years of age or OF OTTAWA HIGH SCHOOL: Boutique for unique gift 238-2422, Joan Buchanan, older. Area of service is Riverside Drive, Ottawa ideas, 85 Plymouth (corner 238-1171. the Glebe, Ottawa South, 1963-1971, Tickets and of Bronson Avenue and the Ottawa East, Rideau Gardens, info. (613) 232-9013, (613) Queensway). Open Monday to all ex- *OPEN HOUSE "LEARNING FOR Billings Bridge, Confedera- 232-6515, Inviting Thursday from 10 a.m. to 2 EARNING": Wednesday, Feb. tion Heights, Riverside students and teachers of p.m. starting Feb. 1st. 24, 1988, 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 Park and Heron Park the University of Ottawa p.m., McArthur High School, communities. For more info. High School to an alumni *1988 FUNDRAISING RECEPTION: 485 Donald St., Cost: (P25, call The Glebe Centre Inc. reunion. Reception at in support of EGALE, Guest Come and see the many exhib- Seniors' Outreach at 230- Belisle Automobiles, 444 speaker: Laurier Lapierre, its and student demonstra- 5730. Montreal Road, Ottawa, Thurs., March 3, 1988, 7:00 tions in our Technical, Arts Saturday, February 13, 1988 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Room 200, and Academic programmes. at 8:00 p.m. Tickets for West Block, Parliament Buil- *A SOURCE OF ART: Feb. show Info. 745-0347. two $25. dings Ottawa, Ontario, $20 features Danielle Cloutier per person, Info: 230-4391. whose work reflects her *SADIE HAWKINS PARTY: spon- *BRINGING CAREGIVING INTO passion for colour harmony. sored by Abbotsford House, THE 90's: The Independent 99 Fifth Ave. Court, from Monday Feb. 29, 1:30 p.m., *CENTRETOWN COMMUNITY Child Caregiver's Associa- 11-5 Tuesdays to Saturdays. 950 Bank St. HEALTH CENTRE; Sherri Ritt- tion presents their second er to show a film and talk annual Caregiver Conference *1988 SOCCER REGISTRATION: *GLEBE CO-OP PLAYGROUP: has about "D.E.S., The Uncer- March 12, 1988, at Woodroffe South Ottawa Internationals openings in afternoon tain Legacy", drug given High School, 8:30 a.m. to Soccer Club will be holding programme. Call Catherine to pregnant women which 4:30 p.m., Keynote speaker a Registration Session for Stephens 236-9349. caused defects in babies, on and workshop leader: Maude competitive players on Monday, March 7, 1988 at Barlow, For further info. Sat., Feb. 27. Locations *ONE DAY WORKSHOP ON 7:30 p.m. at 100 Argyle Ave. and conference brochure & times: 521-7578 or 745-7906. "CHILD ABUSE - RECOGNIZING 563-2118. Heron Road Multi Service SYMPTOMS & REPORTING PRO- Centre 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. CEDURE". Feb. 27th at the MacArthur High School RA Centre. Info 729-9954 3 p.m. - 7 p.m. or 737-5127. THE GENTLEMEN *THE COUNCIL OF WOMEN OF *SOCCER PLAYERS WANTED: OTTAWA & AREA PRESENT: AND BOYS OF Goalkeepers needed for "Let the Fur Fly", a talk South Ottawa International by Mr. Neal Jotham, on ST. MATTHEW'S Old Timers Team. Born in Feb 15, CNIB, Letson Hall, 1953 or before. Info call 324 McLeod St. from noon CHOIR 235-5529. to 2 pm. Directed by Jeffrey Campbell with *ALZHEIMER SOCIETY OF *GALLERY 101 IS PRESENTING OTTAWA-HULL CHANGE OF PAINTINGS BY JOHN BOYLE: The Lisgar String ADDRESS: The new Ottawa Feb. 4 -27. The well-known Ensemble address is 1525 Carling artist will be at the opening Trudy Bradley,Conductor Ave., Lower Level, KlZ 8R9. on Feb 4th at 8 pm. Gallery Wesley Warren, Organ 101 is at 319 Lisgar St. present *DARCY MCGEE REUNION: For info 230-2799. Will be held August 26, 27, ENGLISH CATHEDRAL MUSIC 28, 1988. If you wish to February 14, 1988 at 7:30 p.m. help, need info, or have *GLEBE CLOTHING SHOP: St. former students' addresses, Matthew's Church, Tues. St. Matthew's Anglican Church contact: Louise Madaire 9;30-11:30 am & Thurs. Glebe Avenue at Bank Street 38 Marco Lane, Ottawa, Ont. 7-9 pm. To volunteer or K1S 5A2. 234-9302. donate clothing 234-4024. Admission $5 Information 234-4024

February 12, 1988 Glebe Report - 27 GLEBE NEIGHBOURHOOD ACTIVITIES GROUP 690 Lyon Street, South atY°fVille d Ottawa, Ontario K1S 3Z9 Tel: 564-1058

MARCH BREAK PD DAYS FLEA MARKET

February 19, 1988 March 14-18, 1988 March 4, 1988 Saturday, April 9, 1988 9 AM - 4 PM 10AM - 2 PM (supervision available at 8;30 AM) March 7, 1988

Registration starting February 22, 1988 $60,00 per week AFTER - 4 CRAFT FAIR Post Programme Supervision 4-5:30 PM, $20,00 per week Saturday, April 23, 1988 Registration for single days will be accepted beginning February 29, 10AM - 4 PM provided space is available, New session begins on March 7, 1988, Applications available February 22, 1988

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SUMMER JOBS GLEBE

Positions as camp coordinators and counsellors for children 21/2 - 14 years, RECREATIONAL SOCCER Submit resume, outlining experience, position and age of children interested in, before March 11, 1988 to: registration: Saturday February 20 9;30 - 12, and Glebe Community Centre, Saturday February 27 1-4 PM 690 Lyon St, S,, Ottawa Fee: $20,00 Ages 7-14

0 prcof of age required at registration Play Ball first week in May