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The O•S•C•A•R© The Community Voice of Old Ottawa South Year 36 , No. 6 The Ottawa South Community Association Review JUNE 2008 Windsor Park Spring Clean-Up aquatic dogs. Although the city was tight with compost bags this year, we were visited by a Compost-Bag- Fairy first thing who delivered a stack of over 100 bags. Thanks to all who generously brought their own as well. Most of the work was done to clear out new saplings, clear dead branches and clear fallen leaves and branches from the park and play areas. I would estimate we collected over 90 compost bags worth of sticks and leaves. Gary’s crew cleared quite a few trees along the bank in Linda Thom Park giving an unobstructed view and clearance for desired species to thrive. The gang worked till past noon, and it was clear that all involved were focused on getting the job done. The next event on the Windsor Park Agenda is a tree planting day on Sat May 31st. Garry has arranged for the City to supply 200 tree seedlings in accordance with the Park Vegetation Management plan. Come and join us to help get a few new community By Peter Wells that - leave for them....). Linda Thom community resource and it was a members established ... Park had already been worked over pleasure to find a minimum of waste As always, it is a pleasure to work with such friends and neighbours he day was nothing short of by the 30th Ottawa Girl Guides, so left this year. It is a great reflection who just come out... and get it done. spectacular sunny yet cool and we were ahead of the game. We had of our community, and the day-to- No nonsense, no fuss. The park and comfortable. Doug Flowers crews fan out to all parts of the park day care we take of our green-space. T the community are better for them. from the City arrived and we had while a group stayed to focus on the The dock has been re-installed and Thanks again... about 25 show up with “various & area around the play structures and Pat Kealey was glad to report that it sundry mutts” ready for anything tennis courts. has been repaired and is ready for the winter could throw at them (... or was The park is an exceptional daily barrage of boats and ballistic Ottawa Farmer’s Market is now open, every OSCA Sunday from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm until October Firehall 26 and Thursday’s from 2 to 7 pm beginning Fest June 26 until October 30. Saturday, June 21 from 3 to 9 pm at Brewer Park 3 pm: A show by the Cow Guys 3 -7 pm: giant slide, moon bounce, basketball challenge, face painting and tug of war 4 - 7 pm: tethered hot air balloon rides 4:30 pm: belly dancers perfor- mance 5 pm: “Another Round”takes the stage 7:30 pm: “tony D” headlines Photo by Mary Anne Thompson Page 2 The OSCAR - OUR 36th YEAR JUNE 2008 CONTRIBUTIONS The OSCAR The OTTAWA SOUTH COMMUNITY Contributions should be in electronic format sent either by e-mail to ASSOCIATION REVIEW [email protected] in either plain text or WORD format, or as a printed copy delivered to the Firehall office, 260 Sunnyside Avenue. 260 Sunnyside Ave, Ottawa Ontario, K1S 0R7 www.OldOttawaSouth.ca/oscar SUBSCRIPTIONS PLEASE NOTE: THE OSCAR HAS NO FAX Moving away from Old Ottawa South? Know someone who would like THE OSCAR PHONELINE: 730-1045 to receive The OSCAR? 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The OSCAR is a community association paper paid for entirely by ad- FUTURE OSCAR DEADLINES vertising. It is published for the Ottawa South Community Association Inc. (OSCA). Distribution is free to all Old Ottawa South homes and June 13 (July/Aug issue), Aug 8 (Sept issue). businesses and selected locations in Old Ottawa South, the Glebe and Billings Bridge. Opinions expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily of The OSCAR or OSCA. The editor retains the right to edit and include articles submitted for publication. FOR DISTRIBUTION INQUIRIES, CALL 730-5838 THE OLD FIREHALL AND LEAVE A MESSAGE OTTAWA SOUTH COMMUNITY CENTRE [email protected] HOURS PHONE 247-4946 The OSCAR thanks the following people who brought us to your door this month: ZONE A1: Kathy Krywicki (Coordinator), Mary Jo Lynch, Brian Eames, MONDAY TO THURSDAY 9 AM TO 9 PM Kim Barclay, Marvel Sampson, Wendy Robbins, Ron Barton, Jim and Carrol FRIDAY 9 AM TO 6 PM Robb, Kevin and Stephanie Williams. 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Ottawa South Community Association (OSCA) 247-4872 ZONE D1: Bert Hopkins (Coordinator), the Crighton family, Emily Keys, Ottawa Public Library - South Branch 730-1082 the Lascelles family, Gail Stewart, Bert Hopkins, Mary Jane Jones, the Sprott Rob Campbell - [email protected] 730-8128 family. Kathy Ablett, Catholic Board Trustee 526-9512 ZONE D2: Janet Drysdale (Coordinator), Ian Godfrey, Eric Chernushenko, Centretown Community Health Centre 233-5430 the Rand family, Aidan and Willem Ray, the Stewart family. ZONE E1: John Calvert & family (Coordinator), Brian Tansey, Doug Stick- CARLETON UNIVERSITY ley, Wendy Johnson, Pam Turner, David Lum, Mary O’Neill. CUSA (Carleton U Students Association) 520-6688 ZONE E2: Nicola Katz (Coordinator), Frida Kolster-Berry, Mary-Ann Kent, Graduate Students Association 520-6616 Glen Elder and Lorraine Stewart, the Rowleys, Dave White, the Hunter fam- Community Liaison 520-3660 ily, Brodkin-Haas family, Christina Bradley. Mediation Centre 520-5765 ZONE F1: Carol and Ferg O’Connor (Coordinator), Jenny O’Brien, Janet Athletics 520-4480 Jancar, the Stern family, T. Liston, Ellen Bailie, Niki Devito, Dante and Bi- CITY HALL anca Ruiz, Walter and Robbie Engert. Clive Doucet, City Councillor ([email protected]) 580-2487 ZONE F2: Bea Bol (Coordinator), the Tubman family, Karen Fee, Shaugh- Main Number(24 hrs) for all departments 3-1-1 nessy and Kyle Dow, Paulette Theriault, Mark McDonald, Bea Bol, Jill Community Police - non-emergencies 236-1222 Moine, Paris Dutton. Emergencies only 9-1-1 ZONE G: Jim and Angela Graves (Coordinator), Peggy and Brian Kinsley, Serious Crimes 230-6211 Shelly Lewis, Peter Murphy, Claire and Brigitt Maultsaid, the McLemaghan Ottawa Hydro 738-6400 Rowat family, Roger Ehrhardt, the Ostrander-Weitzman family. Streetlight Problems (burned out, always on, flickering) 3-1-1 Echo Drive: Alex Bissel. Brewer Pool 247-4938 Bank Street-Ottawa South: Rob Cook, Tom Lawson Brewer Arena 247-4917 Bank Street-Glebe: Craig Piche. City of Ottawa web site - www.city.ottawa.on.ca JUNE 2008 The OSCAR - OUR 36th YEAR Page 3 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The OSCAR welcomes letters on subjects of interest to the community or in response to previous articles. All letters must disclose the name of the writer, as well as the address and phone number. Lettters may be edited for length, clarity, and libelous statements. The opinions of the writers are not necessarily those of the newspaper or its editor. Email your letters to [email protected] or leave in print at the Firehall. re: “Sh*t Happens” re: “S**t Happens” (Oscar May 2008) (Oscar May 2008) Dear Editor: Dear Editor – and you want it – get permission 5. if you move it – put it back re: “Sh*t Happens” (Oscar May 2008) Wow. hat article – in the OSCAR, p. 6. if you borrow it – return it 16, May 2008 – S**t Happens! 7. if you don’t know how to operate it didn’t expect to see that word in large bold type at the TBeautiful! Because, in Life – S**t – leave it alone! top of page 16 of the May edition of the Oscar. I can’t Happens. Well said, Mary P! 8. if you use it – take care of it I wait for my 8 year old to read that headline- “Look Eons ago, my dear departed wife and 9. if you break it – repair it Dad...sh*t happens..the Oscar paper said so.” I, on one of our many trips to the ancestral 10 .