INSIDE THIS MONTH ✓ OSCA PROGRAM PULLOUT ✓ PORCH SALE Info Page ✓ Cub Year Report sOSCAR ✓ Bill Moon and Karin Fuller i/ Mudv much more THE OTTAWA SOUTH COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION REVIEW Vol. 21 No. 11 - OUR 19TH YEAR AUGUST 1994

2ND ANNUAL OTTAWA SOUTH PORCH SALéIII $ am to $ pro : !;:;j;l||||l Saturday .. . 10th of September, 1994 Rein date: Sunday 11th of September

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Mixed perennials in front garden - Barbara & Willem Knap, Fentiman Deep shade garden - Mike & Mary-Jo Lynch,Colonel By Drive S. Leah dt Riverdale S. Leah AUGUST 1994 4 THE OSCAR ♦ PAGE 2 ||||i!|p|; THANKS! OSCAR would, like to say thanks to the following people for the time they have given to the Ottawa South Community in delivering OSCAR to your door. OSCAR The Flindall Family Catherine Nesbitt Jason Nesbitt Community Association Report : Mathieu Nesbitt The Bol Family 260 Sunnyside Avenue The Kane Family Ottawa, Ontario A special thank you to Forrest Smith who has been co-ordinator Zone El for the K1S 0R7 many years of service (10+) he has given to the paper.

OSCAR is a non-profit, community report published on a regular basis for the Ottawa South Community Association Inc.(OSCA). Distribution is free to all COORDINATOR & DELIVERERS III Ottawa South homes and businesses. Opinions expressed in articles are those NEEDED " of the authors and not necessarily those of OSCAR or OSCA. The Editor OSCAR needs a co-ordinator and seven deliverers in the area from Bank to retains the right to edit or include articles submitted for publication. Riverdale, The Canal to Cameron. Delivery requires about a Yz hour once a month. If you are interested in getting involved call Rufina at 730-3762. : The OSCAR telephone number is 730-1045. Please leave your name, number and a brief message. Paid advertising inquiries should be directed to Richard Turgeon. Distribution inquiries to Rufina Basu 730-2762. / Editor: Peter Hecht 730-1045 Artspace: Karin Fuller 523-9928 SUBSCRIPTIONS AVAILABLE Street Noise: Bill Moon 730-7845 Moving away from Ottawa South? Know someone who would like to receive their Business Manager: Marim Moreland 730-3762 very own OSCAR? We will send OSCAR for 1 year (11 issues) in a nice big Advertising Manager: Richard Turgeon 730-3911 brown envelope (it will help us recycle all those big envelopes we get) for just $20 Distribution Manager: Rufina Basu, assisted by Remy 730-2762 to Canadian addresses (including Foreign Service) and $30 outside of Canada. Drop us a letter giving the address and include a cheque made out to OSCAR The next deadline for articles, announcements and advertising is PHOTOS & ARTICLES lllilltW&M. August 31,1994, ALWAYS NEEDED OSCAR thanks all the people who Even though we receive all those wonderful contributions, articles and photos are always needed. We are looking for news items, stories, articles, poems, travel brought us to your door this month. advice, book and restaurant reviews. An article could be as little as two hundred and fifty words. Bring them to our OSCAR box in the Office at The Old Firehall. Letters to the Editor are always welcome. For those who didn't have the time this month, or who didn't manage to get your contributions in to us on time, remember there will always be the next OSCAR CONTRIRUTIONS Although we are using WordPerfect, we can use articles from almost any program on any size or density, IBM compatible diskettes. Please label diskettes with your name and phone number. Please do not format your pages. If you submit your articles printed, please make them clear and dark typewritten. Articles cannot be returned for review prior to printing. We edit only

ZONE A1 : Mary Jo Lynch (Coordinator), Eric and Brian Lynch, Candace O'Lett, Brian Eames, Kim sparingly for grammar, meaning and length or if you allow. Pictures, drawings and Barclay, Marvel Sampson, Cybil Grace, Wendy Robbins, Charles Halliburton, Ron Barton, Lindsay photos are greatly appreciated and will be used if possible. Please label all photos. Whillans, The Boutin Family Computer disks will be returned if labelled and photos only if you indicate so ZONE A2: Susan Lafleur (Coordinator), The Lafleur Family clearly. They may be picked up at the Firehall Office about one week after publication. ZONE B1 : David Farr (Coordinator), David Farr, Sharon Plumb, Anna and Cedric Innés, Ross Imrie

ZONE B2: Linda Young(Coordinator), Leslie Roster, Patty Leonard, Rick Potter, Karen and Dolf Landheer, The Woyiwada Family, Anna and Dan Calvert, The Webber Family, The Young Family . OTTAWA SOUTH

ZONE Cl : Laura Johnson (Coordinator), The Neale Family, The Harrison Family, The Gilmore Family, C OMMUNITY CENTRE The James-Guevremont Family, The Jarmuski Family, The Williams Family SUMMER HOURS PHONE 564 - 1064 ZONE C2: Kathy Paterson (Coordinator), Alan McCullough, Lily & Peter Hecht, Bill McCauley, Dan MONDAY 8:00 AM to 9:30 PM Byme, Barbara Copley, The MacGregor-Staple Family TUESDAY 8:00 AM to 7:30 PM ZONE D: Leonard Gerbrandt (Coordinator), Patti Angus, The Small Family, Jessie Neufeld, Tony Hauser, WEDNESDAY 8:00 AM to 5:30 PM Andi Gray, Mary Hill, The MacDonalds, Jessica & Colin Drysdale, Mary Ann Keys, Gilbert Jamieson, Martha Robinson THURSDAY 8:00 AM to7:30 PM FRIDAY 8:00 AM to 5:30 PM ZONE El : Vacant (Coordinator), The Hutchinson Family, New Deliverers needed SATURDAY/SUNDAY CLOSED ZONE E2: Rufina Basu (Coordinator), Jesse Rading, The Tillman Family, Eleanor Berry, Mary-Ann Kent, Krista Caron ZONE FL Carol O'Connor (Coordinator), Chris Kinsley, The Cihlar Family, The Blakeman Family, The IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS Grier Family, The Bennett Family 1 OSCA 564-7277 ZONE F2: Janet L. Jancar (Coordinator), Sonya Jancar, The Moir Family, The Stem Family, The Liston Ottawa South Public Library 598-4017 Family, The von Baeyer Family, Jeff and Marie Dubrule, Julie de Bellefeuille, The Stidwill Family Carleton Students Association 788-6688 ZONE G: Angela Graves (Coordinator), The Tubman Family, The Dalziel Family, John and Lee Zamparo, Regional Government 560-1335 The Chandler Family, The Graves Family, The Last Family City (snow, trees, flooding, etc) 564-1111 Bullock & Toronto Area: The Rowleys City Licensing/Enforcement 564-1457 City Property Standards 564-1717 Bank Street-Ottawa South: Tom Lawson, The Cook Family Bank Street-Glebe-Main: Rufina Basu Parking Enforcement 564-1457 Jim Watson 564-1308 Carleton University: Jim Watson Road potholes, cracks, broken glass, etc. OSCAR Needs Your Help to Deliver. See Classy Ads on Last Page • RMOC roads 739-3140 • Ottawa roads 564-1111 • NCC roads 733-0117 AUGUST 1994 ♦ THE OSCAR ♦ PAGE 3

O TTAWA >OUTH IMMUNITY As;SOCIATION WE GOTCHA! OSCA MEMBERSHIP DRIVE 94 PRESIDENTS MESSAGE BY LINDA YOUNG BY SUSAN LEAH Thanks to the efforts of your OSCA , Some very dedicated volunteers It's difficult to think about Fall This started with the June issue of Board members and some great also deserve thanks: Danica Wolkow, while we're still lazing through OSCAR, which featured a self-guided volunteer canvassers, the May OSCA Diana Smith, Hilary Casey, Bea Bol, holidays and heat waves, but the tour of the side-walk gardens of our Membership Drive was a fantastic Jane Kurys, Peggi McNeil, Inez OSCA fall programming guide beautiful neighbourhood. success! We tried to knock on every Gibbons, Roger Young, David and included in this issue will help you Then the public were invited to visit door in Ottawa South! Janet McNichols, Jim Wright, Joanne make a start. 10 back gardens during OSCA's We increased our signed-up Vanesse, Mary-Ellen Mallet, Nuala Note that we are offering some new Ottawa South Garden Tour, on membership significantly with this Joyce and Karen Fee. teen programs - a sports night at the July 23. effort. To date, we have 610 paid-up Gwen Avery gave valuable Hopewell gym and a monthly "urban This year's special feature of the family memberships in the Ottawa marketing and advertising advice for explorers" outings group. Porch Sale is porches and the gardens South Community Association. As the brochure design, John Bond and This follows-up suggestions made around, in front and on them. well, through a survey, we have new Bart St. John-Smith helped to produce by many of you to the Board during the We will then continue through the information regarding your concerns the brochure. Special thanks to membership drive last May. winter with monthly sessions of a new and your interests in this community. Caroline Calvert for her organizing While most of OSCA's programs Ottawa South gardening club which This data will help OSCA as it decides assistance and Deirdre McQuillan, our are self-financing, we have, to date, should be up and running in on priorities for 1994-95, and also for OSCA executive assistant, who helped been subsidising staff costs for the September. See OSCA's Fall Program organizing new activities in the at every step of this campaign. popular Friday night teen drop-in. To Guide for details. neighborhood. Assistance from the Firehall staff and keepOSCA's books balanced, we plan OSCA's fall agenda will, of course, We thank all present and former Marim Moreland, our book-keeper, to direct whatever funds are raised include items of a more serious nature, OSCA board members who canvassed. was also appreciated. from the Porch Sale, on September such as the Ottawa South traffic study, A great job was done by Susan Leah, Finally, if you missed this 10, to teen programs. and the upcoming municipal elections. Bill Devonish, Tony McCormack, membership blitz, you are welcome to Details on the Porch Sale are But for now, I must confess that I'm Mike Lynch, Hasmig Adjeleian, John join OSCA at any time simply by included in this issue, but I'd like to more interested in digging up my front Bond, Catherine Montgomery, David walking into the Firehall office where draw your attention to our continuing garden and creating something a little Webber, Bart St. John-Smith, Donna your name will be gladly added to theme for the summer of 1994 - more eye-catching. I'm thinking about Walsh, Greg Wright, Hilary Robinson, OSCA's growing membership list. Get Gardens of Ottawa South. it anyway! Karin Endemann and Doug Stickley. involved with your community! LETTER TO THE EDITOR DEAR EDITOR,

I read with some amusement the who are old - are included in Ogilvy's article in the June issue re Billings legacy as a haunt for biddies, who are Bridge Plaza, in which ‘biddies’ are distinct from, I notice, ‘everybody mentioned as being replaced by the else’. popular younger crowd in the There is just one thing I don't Robinsons store. understand and that is, since I am in This comment made my day - I the group distinct from the good guys, collect examples of put-downs of the ‘everybody else’, why am I included elderly, an increasing phenomena - when you collect membership fees for often perpetrated by those with your paper? If I am just an biddy, I feelings of personal inadequacy in an shouldn't think you would want my attempt to boost self-esteem by money. Perhaps you would like me to down-grading others. return my membership card? 'Biddy" is defined in Webster’s New World Dictionary (Third College Yours truly, Ed.) as (1) a chicken or chick, esp. a Marjorie Bond hen; (2) (Colloq.) a woman, esp. an elderly woman (usually old biddy) P.S. Just kidding! I wouldn't relinquish regarded contemptuously as annoying, my membership for anything. I can't gossipy, etc. wait for the next put down. Some day Since I am a very elderly woman, 1 I may write a book and I'll be sure to take it I - and many of my neighbors quote OSCAR. ATTENTION: OTTAWA SOUTH A smile is worth a thousand words... COMMUNITY RUNNERS, Bytown offers a morning Nursery School for children JOGGERS, and FAMILIES 2 1/2 to 4 years of age, and a clay care program for 4—and 5-year olds attending TERRY FOX 10k RUN morning kindergarten at for the Cancer Society area schools. Sept, 18/94 Call us—the smiles are 9:30 a.m to 1:00 p.m waiting. Carleton University For more info please contact: Troy Ross at 788-6688 | Bytown Cooperative f Children’s Centre Inc. Volunteers and Participants 88 BeQwood Avenue, needed, come out and run, walk, Ottawa, K1S1T1 bike, locomote yourself however 730-4384 but come out and show your support. AUGUST 1994 ♦ THEOSCAR ♦ PAGE4 COUNCILLORS COLUMN BY JIM WATSON, COUNCILLOR, CAPITAL WARD

Dow's Lake Residents' Association for representatives Barbara Gibson- Norway Maple, Basswood, Marshall's their encouragement and support of my Dutton, John Bond, Nelson Coyle, Jim Seedless Ash and Flowering proposal first introduced in 1992. Foster and Bev Stevens. Crabapple. We have a limited number of SEVERANCE PAY For more information and to get an souvenir programs available. If you I am pleased my motion to application form, please call the City's would like a copy, please write or call eliminate severance pay for Trees Division at 564-1119. my office. Councillors who are elected to PARKED CARS BLOCKING SKATEBOARD FACILITY AT Regional Council passed at a city LANEWAYS LANSDOWNE PARK committee (and by the time you read Licensing, Transportation and A skateboard facility at Lansdowne this, hopefully by full Council). I Parking Branch of the Department of Park opened on June 18. The facility, worked hard to eliminate this provision Engineering and Works will now give sponsored by Lansdowne Park, and I believe the committee decision to priority to complaints about cars SK8 CITY and me, was located in the stop double dipping is a step in the parked illegally blocking access to Curl-O-Drome Building and featured right direction. laneways. If a parked car is blocking ramps, music, video games, a pro shop Unfortunately, I was not successful your, call Parking Enforcement at ABERDEEN PAVILION and a snack bar. The facility was open in defeating the double dipping at the 564-1457. GRAND RE-OPENING to skateboarders, rollerbladers and Region. I will contribute my severance OTTAWA SOUTH TRAFFIC Thanks to everyone who attended BMX's. to local charities because I believe it is STUDY the grand re-opening of the Aberdeen Because of the Exhibition, it had to wrong to accept severance when you This fall, the City and OSCA will Pavilion on June 27. The event, close cm July 23, but it was a very good win election at another local level. conduct a traffic study in Ottawa South presided over by Governor General of test project Users averaged 100 young For your information the Ottawa to look at traffic in the area and find Canada Ramon Hnatyshyn and Mrs. people a day and my thanks to Claude Councillors who did not support the traffic calming solutions in our motion Peter Hume and I proposed to Gerda Hnatyshyn, was a tremendous Regnier, the staff at Lansdowne Park community. The traffic study is geared success. The festive atmosphere was and the teenagers who did so much end double dipping were: Nancy towards detering through-traffic and Mitchell, Richard Cannings, Diane filled with jugglers, buskers and volunteering to make the centre a slowing down local traffic. Residents Holmes, Tim Kehoe, Jacques musicians and a complimentary BBQ success. are encouraged to get involved. For Legendre, George Brown and Jack provided by Ogden Entertainment. I hope we can find something more more information, call Greg Wright at MacKinnon. / Perhaps the most touching moment permanent for young people, because 730-3040 and see his article on an It makes no sense at all for was a beautiful rendition of 0 Canada we have failed as a city to provide the upcoming community meeting. councillors elected to one level to sung by three police officers - our very programs this age group wants. WHITTON AWARDS COMING receive severance pay (for up to 6 own Constable Dominic D'Arcy The Curl-O-Drome worked because Once again, the Whitton Awards, months) from another level. I'm glad (Ottawa Police), Constable Lyndon it wasn't "official" or overprogrammed. named after former Capital Ward we have closed one loophole at the Slewidge (OPP) and Constable Craig I believe it helped us solve some of the resident and Mayor Charlotte Whitton, City and disappointed it failed at the Kennedy (RCMP), accompanied by the hanging around problems although it Region. are coming up. The awards are given to Central Band of the Canadian Forces. did not eliminate isolated incidents individuals in the community who As I looked out, I saw in the front where a few spoil it for the many. CARLETON U. COMMUNITY contribute to our neighbourhood in row a half dozen veterans, who had I will work during the city budget RELATIONS COMMITTEE Arts & Culture, Environment, camped out in the Aberdeen prior to process to see what we can do to find a I am again chairing the Carleton Community Activism, Sports & leaving Ottawa to serve overseas. That more permanent solution for next University Community Relations Recreation and Commercial/Business. moment made all of the debates, spring. I will also continue to press Committee to bring together If you would like to nominate arguments and votes over 10 years all police to step up patrols in areas where representatives from Carleton someone for a Whitton Award, send worthwhile. we have had problems and continue University, Ottawa Police and the me a note with their name and address, The building held its first event a urging the police to lay charges where community. The committee was the category best suited and reasons few days later when we served 6,000 appropriate. We can't paint all young established to improve and strengthen why they deserve the award. Include seniors breakfast on Canada Day. people with the same brush, but those relations between Carleton students your name, address and phone number Already, there are 50 bookings ranging who ruin it for everyone else should be and other community residents. The and said it to my office before January from wine & food shows to festivals. dealt with in a proper manner. committee has proven effective in 31. 1995. reducing the number noise complaints It was a delight to see so many EXHIBITION ASSOCIATION ANNUAL SURVEY RESULTS last school year. community members in attendance, COMMUNITY RELATIONS See this issue of OSCAR for the If you have concerns you would like along with over 3,000 other citizens of I recently held the first meeting of results of my Capital Ward survey. Ottawa - many of whom fought long the 1994 CCEA Community Relations raised at the next committee meeting, and hard to preserve the Aberdeen. Committee to bring together please call my office at 564-1308. Dozens of volunteers, many from representatives from the community As a reminder, Orientation Week CAN I HELP* the Glebe and Ottawa South, dressed and the CCEA to deal with issues of runs Sept 3-11 and the Panda Game is Jim Watson in period costume, together with concern to the community so the Ex Sun Sept 11 in the afternoon. ill Sussex Drive volunteers from the War Museum, runs more smoothly. U-DO-IT TREE PLANTING Ottawa, Ontario added authenticity to the ceremony. By this time, the Ex will be just The City encourages residents to K1N5A1 .' The beautiful art work from around the comer (August 18-28). If participate in the do-it-yourself tree Tel: 5644308 Mutchmor, Lady Evelyn, Hopewell, St. you have any problems with the Ex, planting program. For $10 you buy a Fax: 564-8412 Margaret Maty's, together with the please call my office or the Ex at tree and plant it on your property. Five Freenet: [email protected] Algonquin College montage added 237-7222. types of trees are available on a first more enjoyment for the spectators. Similar parking restrictions will be come, first served basis: Sugar Maple, I would like to thank the corporate in effect again this year in and around sponsors who paid for the entire event, Lansdowne Park. Parking Control's and to the Glebe and Ottawa South telephone number is 564-1457. Community Associations and the My thanks to community GENERAL PRACTICE OF LAW AND MEDIATION SERVICES ]$e fit to sit! There is no one chair which suits Peggy Malpass, B.A., LL.B. everyone. You should try to adjust Tell your mother and Banister, Solicitor, Notary Public your sitting position to the one that father that you want suits you best. to learn to swim NOW. A helpful hint from the 440 Laurier West, Ste 330 phone: 235-8274 Canadtan rAssociation Ottawa KIR 7X6 fax: 230-7356 /îBR»! Ptryatotharapy canadsnna da •'vW.' Association ptiyatothtrapia

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New tanks for local service station. TANKS FOR A CLEANER ENVIRONMENT BY DAVID BOUSE You may have noticed a newly- each to drive around the world ten painted turquoise gas station south of times. The new tanks are double- the library where Roy Barber's walled steel with a vacuum seal and McEwan (formerly Sunoco) service alarm system which is set off if either centre is located. The new look is more wall should fail. than skin deep and there are several Roy has only one anecdote to share interesting implications for the concerning installation of his new neighbourhood. tanks. He says, “When the back-hoe According to Roy, the new look began to lift the first one in, a crew TEN OTTAWA SOUTH came into being because the former oil from Ottawa Hydro drove by and saw company supplying his station did not that the old three-wire electrical service BACK GARDENS GO want to help him invest in new gasoline for the station was in the way; they PUBLIC __ tanks which were required for stopped their trunk and quickly put in environmental reasons. MacEwen a new twisted-wire service so the back- BY SUSAN LEAH Petroleum (whose colours are hoe wouldn't get caught up in the old They came from Blackburn Hamlet. years. Visitors on the tour were able to turquoise & black) agreed to help wires.” 5 They came from the Glebe. They came see the colourful beds at the back of replace the old tanks and to supply Assisted by his son Cal, Roy from Bells Comers, Barrhaven, Alta the house. ethanol, as well as regular and Barber offers the last frill-service gas Vista and Centretown. Some even On Sunnyside Avenue, Nancy and premium unleaded gasolines. and service station in Ottawa South. came from Ottawa South. But all 41 of Alan Molitz have turned their tiny For some, ethanol-blended auto fuel Even though their colours are new, the the visiting gardening fans pronounced backyard into a rode garden which they is considered superior for friendly management, knowledgeable the first-ever tour of Ottawa South's share with a neighbour. Crammed frill environmental and economic reasons. mechanics and prompt pump back gardens a great success. of plants and vegetables and potted (See the June OSCAR, p. 11 or stop by attendants are the same as before. The tour, organized by OSCA, was geraniums, it glowed like a little gem. Roy's service centre for more Stop by and "hello", if you aren't held Saturday, July 23, during the Roger Camm and Sandra Garland information on this new type of already a frequent customer. Ask about national Open Garden Week sponsored on Aylmer Avenue, are very proud of renewable gasoline blend). their new ethanol blend or about how by "Canadian Gardening" magazine. their pond and waterfall, as are Susan There are four new tanks (see the painting is going in the service Such tours are fast becoming a popular Peters and Frank Thompson of their’s photo), holding between 15 and 25 bays. Aren't they tired of painting pastime for gardeners during the on Roslyn Avenue. Frank and Susan tonnes of fuel - more than enough in everything turquoise? summer and Ottawa South's was no have recycled an old bathtub for their exception. pend and Frank rescued the limbs of a Ten neighbourhood gardens were neighbour's felled tree to create a Serving the Community for 25 Years included on the tour, all very natural twig archway and woven fence individual, each with its own special across their garden. Public Meeting features: On Colonel By Drive, Mike Lynch Need for and scope of the Official Plan The garden of John and Ruth Crow demonstrated how colourful a shade The Planning Act requires each municipality to address the need for a review of its on Echo Drive tumbles down the back garden can be, while further along, official plan at least every five years. The current official plan for Ottawa-Carleton to Riverdale Avenue in a series of visitors admired the mature garden of came into effect on September 29,1989. The Official Plan for Ottawa-Carleton sets the direction for how the community casual terraces; Barbara and Willem Joan and David Farr. should grow and change over the next 25 yearsy< or more. The reviewp process is an Knap on Riverdale Avenue, showed Photographs of all the gardens will opportunity to decide whether the approach in the current official plan should be changed. be on display at OSCA's annual what could be done with a comer lot. In order to hear from all parties interested in the review of the Official Plan, Donna and Terry Walsh have meeting on Thursday, October 13. Planning Committee has scheduled a: created a shady courtyard behind their From the proceeds of the tour, 10 PUBLIC MEETING 1:00 p.m. - Tuesday, September 6, 1994 home on Bellwood Avenue, with a percent will be donated to the Council Chambers, Ottawa-Carleton Centre, number of trees and rocks to give year- Canadian Heritage Seed Program, Cartier Square, 111 Lisgar Street. round pleasure. which helps to preserve older plant Those wishing to submit written comments and/or speak to the committee are/ asked to contact, in advance: On Grove Avenue, Molly Seon and varieties. Monique Beauregard, Coordinator, Regional Planning Committee Peter Harder have turned their double My thanks to all those who helped 111 Lisgar Street, Ottawa, Ontario K2P 2L7 garage into a pergola and replaced a me organize the garden tour, Phone: 560-1241; Fax 560-1380. For a copy of the staff report, contact Janice Baxter at 560-2053, ext.1600. For giant deck, crabgrass lawn and asphalt particularly Deidre MacQuillan, John information on the Official Plan Review, contact Catherine Caron, consultation driveway with a soies of mini-gardens. Bond and Hilary Casey. officer, ext. 1500. For information on the staff report, contact Joseph Phelan, 1609. 910616/61010 Across the street, Peter and Lily Add a reminder to your next year's Hecht's front garden of wild flowers summer calendar, as you can be sure Cette annonce est and perennials has attracted the that OSCA will be organizing another! Ottawa-Carleton disponible en français, PARTNERSHIP PROGRESS composer le 560-1335. attention of passersby for the past two AUGUST 1994 ♦ THE OSCAR ♦ PAGE 6 COMMUNITY SURVEY RESULTS The following results are from questions in the survey in OSCAR by Councillor Jim Watson earlier in the year. 1. City Council has once again renegotiated a new lease with the Ottawa Rough Riders. Should Council approve leases to private organizations that: Cover just operating costs 15% Cover all costs of the facility 67% Offer the facility at no charge 0% No Comment 18% Comments - let private organizations negotiate deals; taxpayers should not subsidize private profit-making businesses. 2. Are you satisfied with the level of snow plowing and removal? Yes 53% No 42% n/a 5% Those not satisfied thought there was too much plowing and not enough removal. 3. The provincial government has announced regional reform which will Create another level of directly elected municipal politicians. In elections, residents will elect one city councillor and one regional councillor. Some think this is a step toward one-tier government, reducing duplication, while others feel it is simply entrenching two full tiers of government. Do you support one-tier government for the Region of Ottawa-Carleton? Yes 75% No 15% n/a 10% MOMENTUM 4. Should City Councillors be full or part time? Those who support part time suggest we should be like a Board of Directors dealing with the broad policy ATHLETICS issues as opposed to day to day problems and City Councillors will no longer have Regional Council duties to deal with. Those for full time suggest Councillors are both policy makers and ombudspersons for their consitutuents and while City Councillors will lose regional responsibilities, in some cases municipal wards double in size. Your Choice for Should City Councillors represent you on a full time basis? Yes 74% No 21% n/a 5% Should Regional Councillors be full time? Yes 25% No 71% n/a 4% the Finest in Fitness Comments - a city councillor with two jobs could have a conflict of interest and hbt be able to tend to city problems. Most felt frill time Regional Councillors would be a waste of money. 5. Provincial government has introduced legislation to allow homeowners to construct or convert basements into apartments. Do you support this? MOMENTUM ATHLETICS is now open, and invites you to discover Ottawa’s new- Yes 72% No 28% Those who supported basement apartments thought it would create . est and most innovative privarely owned fitness centre. A fitness centre affordable housing, while those opposed thought it would create problems (ie. parking, sewer overload, etc.). designed with safety, comfort and client service in mind. And a fitness centre where top 6; Every year City Council grapples with its budget, balancing needs with quality fitness programs and services are designed to meet your needs. Momentum holding the line on taxes. Where do you feel more emphasis should be placed. (A = high priority; B = medium priority; C = low priority) Addetics... The finest in fitness... Parrofahealdiy.activelifestylethatcanbeattained ABC n/a

Arts & culture programs 14% 37% 49% and enjoyed by everyone Street & sidewalk maintenance 63% 30% 7% (sweeping and plowing) Police and fire 80% 19% 1% Cycling initiatives 40% 24% 34% 2% Programs ... Facilities ... Heritage programs 7% 30% 60% 3% Aerobic Classes .- Full and easy access' Community centres 22% 57% 21% Weight Training Full, spectrum lighting Park maintenance 32% 59% 9% Cross Training Two spacious workout areas Personal Training State of the art sprung wood floor Municipal environmental issues 37% 41% 22% Walking/Running Club The finest in weight training Recreation programs 15% 56% 28% 1% Morning Mothers Fitness and cardio equipment Professional sports teams 3% 2% 94% 1% * Supervised Child Care Clean, fully appointed changejooms Seniors Fitness Affordable housing 29% 50% 17% 4% Separate sound systems Children Fitness Members’ private lounge Daycare 27% 36% 33% 4% Self Defencé/Tai Chi Economic development 39% 40% 21% Public transit 51% 30% 17% 2% 7. Some municipalities have introduced a user pay garbage policy. Supporters say it will help reduce garbage. Those opposed worry about problems th outweighing benefits. Do you support a user fee per bag for collection. 5 Avenue Yes 46% No 49% n/a 5% Comments - user fees for garbage would be difficult to enforce and that some

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We are looking at out, we could all be winners. groups were to help the Region sell the entire Rideau system". proper wording and placement of Members of the OSCA and Tennis these subsidized waste-eaters. Problem AMMONIA LEAK signs. Please contact me if you know Club Boards of Directors got together was, they couldn't find enough groups The last thing we need is a potential anyone in the sign business who could in mid-July to talk about some sort of to participate. Hence David's call. environmental disaster in our help. strategic alliance. A great deal of "Sure", said I, "we'll pitch in". neighbourhood. Right? Well, close is A wander around the Pond is de common ground was discovered, not Three weeks later, thanks to Gail, exactly what we got. One beautiful rigueur for our community. It's also a the least was the need for the Club to Ian and Tim Stewart (and a friend from Sunday night, with neighbours out great place to bring out-of-town reach out more effectively to the Edmonton), Hillary Robinson and barbecuing, residents in the area from visitors for a stroll through country in Ottawa South community. family, Randi Cherry, David Hopewell to Cameron began to smell the heart of the city. Wildlife, plants Arrangements regarding Chemuschenko and my long suffering an intense odour of ammonia in the air. and trees are coming back in profusion membership discounts and use of family, we had sold about fifty of the It remained for about half an hour and and you should see birds by the facilities could easily resolve their big, black beauties and raised $250 for then drifted on. This is a worrisome thousands, muskrats, turtles, wild fruit current shortfall. I'd suggest that the RiverBank Project. event as ammonia is very toxic. Quick bushes, wildflowers and any number of anyone in the neighbourhood who This pilot project shows the phone calls to the Gas Company, Fire other surprises. We are really getting a holds a share in the Club should attend potential for effective partnering Department, Region and City produced payback for our efforts there. The the August 22 Special Shareholders between the Region and community crews but no cause. community is the prime beneficiary. Meeting to address options the Club is groups for delivery of environmental The Department of Recreation and ONE MORE BIG TREE GONE considering. services. I've written to the We must mourn the passing of one ABERDEEN PAVILION Commissioner of Environmental Culture soit out a team of engineers to check the refrigeration system at of Ottawa South's great trees. A huge After far too many years of Services at the Region suggesting that, old Manitoba Maple near Grosvenor bickering, it was gratifying to attend with a more consultation and lead time, Brewer Arena. They didn’t find any leaks, but one valve had reset for no ai Glen Avenue finally had to be taken the official opening of the newly a productive partnership could be down in early July after suffering renovated Aberdeen Pavilion. Ottawa established. apparent reason. According to Don Mason at the City, there's a fifty serious damage in a storm. A quick Southern have argued for simple CANOE HIKE percent chance that this was the source ring-count suggests the tree was 90 to preservation of this historic structure At about the that time, we were of the ammonia cloud. They have 100 years old . It was one of the last for a decade. Thanks to long-overdue discussing arranging a community replaced the faulty valve and hopefully really big guys in our neighbourhood thinking by municipal politicians, this canoe hike along our stretch of the our ammonia woes are over. If anyone and it's sad to see it go. has come about The building is river. Unfortunately, our trip got smells of ammonia at any time, please TENNIS CLUB positively spectacular. If you haven't derailed by the weather and subsequent call me, Jim Watson or the Regional An issue of great importance to our visited it, make a point of doing so. events. I still think we can get this Environmental Health unit neighbourhood is the current financial This building is the strongest going for late August and I believe it immediately. crisis at the Ottawa Tennis and Lawn argument on the grand scale for a 5R will be a very worthwhile outing. RANDOM ACTS OF Bowling Club. Our neighbourhood has policy - Re-use, Recycle, Reduce, Anyone interested in getting our been home to Canada's oldest tennis Repair and Refuse. Maybe the message paddles into the water, please call. ENVIRONMENTAL MISCHIEF club and we should be proud of the will finally get through to all ICE MANAGEMENT STUDY Brewer Park had two unfortunate councillors and bureaucrats that huge and untoward incidents this month. fact. It is a valuable community A meeting was held with the Rideau new projects are no longer leading edge The City's lawn mowing team got a tad resource whose membership has Valley Conservation Authority to but the remnants of an approach no overzealous in their first mowing of the always been strongly made up of address their study of alternatives to longer tenable. season and cut down about fifty of the Ottawa South residents. ice blasting on the river. The study Its current problems raise the UPCOMING ELECTION trees we had planted there. looks at alternatives from extending Finally, the most complicated set of Then the Ottawa Sooners football spectre of housing or highrise the (tykes to bouncing hovercraft on the development on a prime location along Municipal Elections ever is coming up. team decided to open a canteen at the ice to break it up. Nothing is decided Lawn signs are a senseless waste of Pavilion building. Somehow, in their the banks of the Rideau. This is yet except agreement that current something we all have an interest in. I material and money that have somehow eagerness, all the cliff swallow nests in blasting is destroying wildlife habitat, went to a meeting at the Club and become a feature of election the eaves of the building were knocked wreaking havoc on homes and made a few suggestions about possible campaigns. They constituteone of the down (eggs and all), an unnecessary seriously injuring City employees at an solutions that avoid the issues of largest expenses of any campaign and and cruel step. As best I know, this is alarming rate. rezoning or development. Two produce tons of garbage, or. * one of the few places in the city where We’ve been invited to help To prove their environmental cliff swallows nest in such numbers. In promising ideas are returning title to biologists doing an inventory of commitment (and fiscal wisdom), I both instances, the City has apologized the Tennis Club's stretch of riverfront animals who live along the River. This challenge all candidates to exercise profusely and guaranteed no repeat to the City in exchange for a tax break positive step should help avoid future creative thinking and come up with performances. and establishing an alliance between fiascos like the Dunbar Bridge where alternatives to this wasteful practice. Sandra Garland and I had a meeting the Club and OSCA. Members of the the consultant's report listed only Club's Board of Directors were Come on folks, let's see what you can on-site with Grant Peart, Brian Smith bunnies and squirrels. With a solid responsive and those at the meeting deliver. inventory, we might actually been able and Don Mason from the City to look to stop this absurd project and saved at the damage. They promised a stricter Regional taxpayers a whopping $17 mowing regime that would see only a million. As Bill Moon suggested a walkable corridor mowed between the couple of months ago in OSCAR, that Pavilion and the Sooners' practice kind of dough would have gone a long field. They also offered to put up a sign Expect the best. way to giving City teenagers some indicating that the Brewer Pond area is much needed services. officially recognized as a Caring, professional, Naturalization Zone. RIVERSIDE HEIGHTS and knowledgeable Linked directly to the Dunbar NATURALIZATION SIGNS service... Bridge project is a real concern about Apologies and remedial actions are ...in your neighborhood! planned development in Riverside too little too late. Something must be Heights. This huge development done to ensure all users of the pond COLDUieU. proposal could see our neighbourhood area know it has been designated a completely changed. The introduction naturalization zone. I have spoken to BANItiBRB of thousands of homes and office our Councillor, Jim Watson, and he has Civic Real Estate buildings could effectively kill assured me that he will get us Jeanne Griezic ecosystems on our stretch of the appropriate permission to post Sales Representative 238-1347 Rideau River through increased traffic, permanent signs around the pond 10*Million Dollar club Office and Pager AUGUST 1994 ♦ THE OSCAR ♦ PAGE 8

PACKED YEAR FOR CUB PACK Girl Guides BY THE OLD WOLF of Canada "There's something about Coleman visited our special charity, Guide Dogs stoves and boiling water that just don't of Canada in Manotick, where we Guides afdd up." So mused our Chief Cook, learned that one of the most difficult du Canada Hathi, as he coaxed those camp things the dogs have to learn is how to spaghetti pots to a boil. Hathi and his judge their huiman companion’s height helpers kept us well fed (the water did in order to help them avoid over- CAN YOU HELP? alt last come to a boil - or good hanging branches. On our overnight enough!) on our fabulous camp-out at trip to Old Fort Henry, the Cubs were GUIDES AND BROWNIES IN OTTAWA SOUTH Scout Camp Opemikon on Christie shown the life of soldiers in 1867. ARE LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS. Lake. Remember that horribly hot Only after a day of raising and The Guides and Brownies need volunteers to assist in a number of capacities. Saturday, June 18? Well, we were lowering flags, sweeping floors and If you are new, experienced or just curious about what these enthusiastic girls do, tramping through the wilderness and marching around the garrison under the please contact District Commissioner Tina Woolford at 730-2281 for more sighing with relief while dunking in the command of the bomadier, (a Parks information and advice about where you may fit in. Meetings for Brownies, Guides lake on that day. The Cubs, leaders and guide in disguise) were they made and Pathfinders will resume in the fall. Indications are that new packs will be parents had a great weekend doing honorary privates. The boys took it all needed to accommodate a growing number of girls in both age categories what Scouts do best - challenging in good humor, (but they did sweep (Brownies 6-9; Guides 9-12). themselves and the elements! those floors!) and most swore they Registration for new Brownies and Guides is tentatively scheduled for Our 93-94 year was a good Cub wouldn’t want to live like that! September 15, 1994 at Trinity Anglican Church. Watch for information at the year, filled with activités. Since our We look forward to the new Scout schools or call Tina to confirm the date and time. last article, the Cubs have had year which starts in the Fall. There will numerous adventures on top of our be a large influx of new Cubs weekly meetings. We had our annual swimming up from Beavers and, likely, JOHANNES BRAHMS CHOIR Kub Kar races and planted evergreens new Cubs. Help from parents is always for Trees Canada in Brewer Park. We Welcome. Every year, the Johannes Brahms The Johannes Brahms Choir was Choir, along with guest singers and founded in 1980 by Dieter Kiesewalter instrumentalists from the Ottawa area, who directed the choir until 1990. Now performs two major concerts. We often in its second decade, the chamber choir join, with ôther groups such as the has a membership of between 25 and Volkschor Ingersleben from Germany 40 singers. It performs music from all in 1992, and the Nepean Youth Choir historical periods with some emphasis and Dano Domingues in 1993. on German choral works. The Johannes Brahms Choir would The choir would like to welcome like to announce the engagement of our new members and to extend an new choir director, Richard Heinzle, invitation to the public to join us for for the upcoming 1994/95 season. Mr- our concerts in December and in the Heinzle has an extensive background spring. For further information about in orchestral and choral conducting and the choir please call Gloria at we look forward to an exciting new 746-5833 or Gertraude at 731-7700. year under his leadership.

Tension at the 1994 Kub Kar Rally. Photo byM. McGarry

CARLETON UNIVERSITY STUDENTS ARE LOOKING FOR HOUSING

Once again this fall, many Carleton students will be in desperate need of rooms, apartments, shared accommodations, and houses to rent Now accepting Fall & Teinter from September to April. With Ottawa's low vacancy rate and limited residence space, find- ing accommodations can be very difficult. Clothing and Sports Equipment Carleton University has a free listing service for both stu- dents and landlords. To list 'team your accommodations, call Carleton's Housing Office at 788-5614, Monday through Fri- day, 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon Carleton 1056 Bank Street UNIVERSITY and 1:00 to 4:30 p.m. (near canal) 730-0711 AUGUST 1994 4 THE OSCAR ♦PAGE» ÎATTENTION! GIRLS'S SOFTBALL....IT'S BREWER RINK RATS CATCHING ON.... BY BILL MCCAULEY BY GREG WRIGHT It's that time of year when the well as in numerous tournaments Last year, OSCA experimented such a good possibility of getting % thoughts of all true Canadians turn to throughout the city and the Ottawa with a new idea in its spring second diamond at Brewer Park that ice - the kind you skate on. The Ottawa Valley. In addition, a very successful 4 programming....a Girls' Softball we are pursuing that. Centre Minor Hockey Association team exchange took place with League aimed at neighbourhood girls We're also looking for someone to. will once again be offering a safe Cote St. Luc in Quebec. in the 7-12 age range. With 28 help us sponsor the League next year; and fun-filled environment for In league play, Ottawa registrants, we had a great spring and who might enjoy seeing their name our youth Centre teams were season and there was so much or logo appear on our ball caps. If to learn competitive in all the age enthusiasm, we carried on throughout you're interested, please contact me at hockey ' s groups with the Metros the summer. 730-3040. fundamentals (novice) being finalists in At registration time this spring, we Following a suggestion from coach and to apply the District weren't quite sure what to expect but Jeff Banks, we thought it might Ire them in game championship and were pleasantly surprised to receive 49 both instructive and fun to take in an conditions. our midget registrations. In fact, we eventually had Ottawa Lynx game, so in early June we The "Angels" winning to cut off applications. This enabled us asked how many of our 49 players^

Association will their to move to a four-team league, each would be interested. You can imagme( be holding registration championshi p under the wing of a dedicated coach our surprise when we signed up 79, for the 1994/95 hockey banner. (Rob Drysdale, Ian Gemmill, Jeff attendees!! (including coaches, some season on Wednesday, The Ottawa Centre Banks and Ron Griffore) and parents and a few siblings). September 7 from 7 to 9 pm Minor Hockey Association supported by assistant coaches. So, on June 17th, we made Ottawa and oi Saturday, September 10 from 9 is a volunteer based organization, What a difference a year makes! South famous by getting its name in am to noon at Brewer Park Arena. In which is dedicated to providing our For example, some of the girls who lights (on the scoreboard) and had a addition a skate/equipment exchange youth with the opportunity to learn could barely swing a bat last year are great evening, even if the Lynx did end will be held on the Saturday. hockey skills and sportsmanship. To slugging home runs this year. As well, up losing. You haven't lived until- Last hockey season, the Ottawa ensure your seat at Brewer Park Arena rarely does a game go by without a few you've witnessed these girls cheering Centre Minor Hockey Association on a warm balmy January evening, “double plays” in the field. All to say for our Lynx. operated 16 teams in a house league register your hockey player on that the overall skill level is All in all, it was an excellent year format and had 223 players (boys and Wednesday September 7 (7 to 9 p.m.) progressing very nicety. We are already for the Ottawa South Girls' Softball girls) registered to play. The teams or Saturday September 10 (9 a.m. to thinking ahead to next year and the League. A special thank you goes out played in the Ottawa District Minor noon) at Brewer Parie Arena. Should possibility of subdividing the girls into to all the dedicated coaches and Hockey Association's District Six you require additional information junior and senior divisions to facilitate assistant coaches who have helped against bouse teams from Sandy Hill, please contact Bill McCauky at 730-4175. their further development. There's a make this all happen. Vanier, St. Laurent and Rockcliffe as

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With September upon us, Bytown develop. show enthusiasm for both the teacher BYTOWN INTRODUCES Nursery School and Daycare is busily To help you prepare your child for and the environment. Any doubts about “UN GOUT DE FRANÇAIS” gearing up for the beginning of the the first day of school or daycare, here your child's ability to cope should be This September, Bytown Nursery school year. For many of the children, are a few ideas to ease the transition: expressed to the teacher out of earshot School will be introducing a French coming to Bytown is the first time they • Tell your child he or she will be of the child. Occasionally children language component to its program. have “left home” to participate in an going to school, how long school lasts, become anxious when they sense doubt This move comes as an active group setting or daycare and what he or she will do at school. or apprehension on the part of the acknowledgment of the fact that a high program. Therefore it can be a time of Remember to use terms of reference parent. Discuss with the teacher the proportion of Bytown “graduates” go great excitement and anxiety for both the child will understand. “After we get policy for adjustment time; will it be on to the French Immersion programs the child and their parents. back from the cottage, you will start possible for you to stay until your child in area schools. The goal is for At Bytown, we are very sensitive school.” Most children will have is comfortable? children to have fun with French so to this major event in a little person's known for sometime that they will be • If possible, arrange to have your that when they enter an immersion life and we try to make the transition as going to Nursery School in the Fall, child play with children who will be situation, they will feel a little more smooth as possible. We encourage but it helps to put it into concrete terms attending school with him or her prior comfortable and ready to formally parents and caregivers to stay as long closer to the actual date. to the beginning of the school year. A learn it. The Nursery School program as they feel they need to in order to • Read books about school to your familiar face on the first day can be will familiarize children with French make their child feel more comfortable child. Here are three Bytown very comforting. through songs, stories, games and with their new surroundings. We favourites: My Nursery School by • Let your child take a favourite toy to dance and will be led by Joanne Ahem welcome special Teddy bears or toys Harlow Rockwell; Will I have a Friend school. This can be a link between who currently organizes French from home that give the child a greater by Miriam Cohen; and Going to home and school. It may also be a language activities in the Daycare sense of security. And, of course, we Davcare by Fred Rogers. catalyst for conversation with new little program. are always ready with a warm hug and • Visit the teacher and classroom ahead friends. welcoming lap should tears or upset of time with your child. Be sure to • Don't overtalk the starting of school.

TRAFFIC! TRAFFIC! TRAFFIC! CAMP ANALE REAL BY GREG WRIGHT ESTATE LTD. Did you know that during the recent traffic calming, a fairly new concept, membership drive for the Ottawa which involves changing the look and - ' South Community Association, the feel of streets to deter through-traffic 730 70 issue of Traffic was the single and slow down local traffic, for most mentioned cause of concern example, using speed bumps, among your neighbours? How changing sight lines, street timely then that we narrowings, etc. Sandy DENNIS GIRARD ROSS BRYANS are just about to Hill is currently in the launch the first final stages of accepting WHY HIRE 1 TO SELL YOUR HOME formal review of a new traffic plan based on WHEN YOU COULD HAVE 5 traffic in Ottawa South in some this approach. 15 years. To ensure maximum participation As reported in previous OSCARs, of all Ottawa South residents, there we are gearing up for a fall study of will be a series of community meetings our traffic situation by a professional throughout the project. The first consulting team, which will be selected meeting will be an opportunity for you over the next month or so. A volunteer to express your traffic-related concerns project team comprising Ottawa South and priorities. This meeting has been residents from all parts of the tentatively scheduled for : community has now met on three occasions to define the terms of - reference for this study. The City of :• • TRAFFICSTUDY i' :- Ottawa has set aside sufficient funds to iig PUBLIC ; cover this contract, which it is Date | .Septotd>er'29,;il^4:: i|l|I estimated to take about 6 months to Time: 7:3QpM. complete. PlaceII» Firehall Our overall objective is to take a Please pencil this important event holistic approach to traffic into your calendar now! We hope to management in Ottawa South, with a • FULL TIME TELEMARKETER see you there. In the interim, if you view to promoting a proper mix of have any specific thoughts you would • FULLTIME FLYER DISTRIBUTER pedestrians, cyclists, cars and perhaps like to share with us, please feel to buses, while enhancing the "livability" • FULLTIME ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT contact Greg Wright, Committee of our community. Chair, at 730-3040, via the Firehall or • 2 FULL TIME SALESPEOPLE Experience in communities around one of your neighbours who is the world indicates that "traffic participating on the Traffic Project diversion" plans tend to be divisive and Team : 730-7000 unworkable in the broader community. Danica Wolkow Jim Wright Diverting traffic from one point Vincent Marcoux Kevin Small inevitably seems to benefit some while Darlene Patrick Peter Hecht adversely affecting others. Instead, we Michel Haddad Chris Kinsley are pursuing the principles of 11 ftlBi CANADIAN HEARING SOCIETY Services for Deaf, Deafened, and Hard of Hearing HEARING LOSS IS SSWDtBiUE! People AUGUST 1994 ♦ THE OSCAR ♦ PAGE 12 A SHAW FESTIVAL SUMMER HOLIDAY BY HELEN CUNNINGHAM This year we decided to take a 7, then to Highway 38 through Tweed was between 8 and 9:30am and worth glass of wine each, came to about $75. couple shot holidays. For our first trip, and down to the 401. Going through getting up for. Carol provided juice, On Friday, we had an early dinner we decided on the Shaw Festival in the Toronto was slow as usual, but once coffee or tea, three choices of cold at the Gate House Hotel. Their historic town ofNiagara-On-The-Lake. we got on to the QEW we were able to cereal, fresh fruit, eggs, bacon, white or specialty is Italian food. With one glass The main attraction for us was a pick up speed. brown toast, butter and two types of of wine each, dinner came to $72. wonderful variety of excellent plays, The round trip came to 1,232 km jam. For the four nights we were there, On Sunday, we went to the Oban but the ambience of the town is very with a side trip to a winery on the way the cost came to $280. We also had use Inn for a 2:15pm brunch. This relaxing with two beautiful parks and a home. The winery provided free tasting of the sitting-room and garden. beautifully rebuilt old Inn is located on variety of stores for shopping. There of wine and we bought some excellent We went to one play the evening of Front street and overlooks Lake are walking tours, hiking trails as well white wine not available in LCBO Friday July 1st. On July 2nd we saw Ontario. Glasses of cold water and a as museums and galleries. stores. both an afternoon and an evening basket of buns and butter were brought We received a 1994 Shaw Festival The choice of accommodation in performance, followed by an evening to the table as we arrived. booklet in February. This booklet Niagara-On-The-Lake is extensive performance on July 3nd. Ticket prices A waiter wearing white gloves then provided all the information we needed with a wide range of prices. We found ranged from $30 to $38 Tuesdays brought us our choice of soup to plan a holiday as well as a detailed that for double occupancy, hotels run through Fridays and $38 to $50 on (delicious) and juice. We then sampled description of all the plays showing. It from $60 to $200 a night and B&B weekends and for openings. On the the buffet, a cornucopia of hot and cold is available by calling toll free 1-800- (Bed and Breakfast) runs from $40 to Canada Day weekend, all seats were food. Hot tea or coffee was served with 267-4759. Planning and booking $125 per night. Then there are house $25. We paid a total of $200 for first our choice of about ten different holidays early guaranteed our choices rentals from $1,100 a week to $4,400 class seats, a saving of $116 off desserts. Our meal was delicious and at the best prices. Having a a month. Camping is available with regular prices. the cost for both of us including taxes, membership ($50) entitled us to early rental trailers on site at $18 to $25 On Thursday night, we splurged on came to around $34. booking. We chose the Canada Day daily or $120 to 175 a week. gourmet dining at the Prince of Wales Total cost for our five day holiday weekend. We chose Carol's Saltbox, a B&B Hotel. The food was excellent and well was about $800. We could have We left Ottawa at nine in the at $70 a night including taxes. There presented. We were given a reduced this to $650 if we hadn't morning on June 30th and arrived at were 2 rooms with a shared bath and complimentary appetizer before dinner. indulged in three gourmet meals. But, our destination at five in the afternoon. air-conditioning that was very welcome For dessert Alex ordered sherbet and I we had planned our holidays early and Although this was eight hours, we during the hot weather. Parking is on was given a free after-dinner desert of budgeted for it. We decided how much stopped several times including time the street a small but delicious brandy-soaked we were willing to spend and, having for a breakfast and lunch costing less The house was five minutes from piece of cake and small slice of fudge. saved on accommodation, we were able than $20.00. the centre of town, so we parked the The total cost of the meal including a to treat ourselves to some fine dining. Our route took us west on Highway car and walked everywhere. 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Here is how you can access the information: SAT 8:30 AM TO 6 PM With your computer and modem, dial 564-3600. Your modem SUN 11 AM TO 4 PM settings:.Baud rate: 2400, 1200 or 300 Data bits: 8. Parity: None. Stopbits:l You may have to hit the return or enter key up to 5 times. You can then access the Regional Information by typing < > at the prompt Q. 24 HOUR INFORMATION AND SERVICE LINE You may also obtain Regional information 24 hours a day by calling 560-1335. Ottawa-Carleton A PARTNERSHIP IN PROGRESS OSCA PROGRAM PULLOUT - FALL 1994

OSCA 1: PRESCHOOL DROP-IN Cost: $2.00 per day 'TEENS ' .-f! Fridays: 9:30 am- 11:30 am FIREHÀLL-GOOPERATIVE TEEN COMMITTEE ÀNÏ) DROP-IN! September 9 -ongoing until June 16/95 PLAYGROUP For parcnts/caregivers of young children Drop:In What is it? Get together with your friends to Mondays and Wednesdays (babies too). Playtime, circle time and songs 9:15 am - 11:15 am play games, watch movies, do beading or sim- for children, coffee and conversation for September 12 - June 14/95 ply hand out, listen to music and chat.! : adults. Call Bonnie Ostler at 730-9080. An opportunity for young children to develop social skills and play in small groups. Parents/ When.;;. Every Friday PRE-BALLET Cost:$42.00 Caregivers take turns at supervising. For ages Time... ; 7:00 pm to 10:30 pm : September 24 - November 19/94 (8 weeks) 18 months - 3 years as of September 1993. For Where... The Ottawa South'Community V Saturdays: 9:30 am - 10:15 am (age 3-5) further information please call Suzanne Centre (260 Sunnyside Avc.) An introduction to dance training. : Ledbetter at 730-3950 or Julie Harris at 730- Cost..; $L00 each time you drop in. Parents are invited to attend last class. 0932. Bring your own ideas! (No programme Oct. 8) For more information Call DàVe Russell at COOPERATIVE CRAFTS Cost: $12 CRAFTY ATHLETES Cost: $41.00 564-1064 |;;:;||||||||. |||| September 27 - November 15/94 (8 weeks) September 26 - November 21/94 (8 weeks) Tuesdays: 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Mondays: 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm (age 3-5) URBAN EXPLORERS : (age 12-17) • An art programme for children 2 1/2-5 years Your child will have an opportunity to create Join us for our monthly outing, we will be organized and supervised by caregivers and several crafty projects followed by cooperative going to Wave Pool s, Mbv ies, Hockey Games parents. games and an action packed 45 minutes of ànd much more... watch for al 1 the details in athletic activities. (No programme Oct. 10) lhc October OSC AR : LUNCH DROP-IN - need some qui^t time - WORKSHOP -TEDDY BEAR WINTER MESSY PLAY Cost: $35.00 bririg your friends and 1 unch : t6: the Activity ; : Bring your preschooler along with his/her September 30 - November 18/94 (6 weeks) Room at the Firchall. favourite Teddy Bear for an evening of stories, Fridays: 1:15 pm - 2:45 pm (age 3-5) cookies and milk. The Ottawa Storytellers Children will explore different methods of BABYSITTING : Cost:-;;$39 00-Ji will entertain with a variety of seasonal ; painting such as sponge, roller and finger CERTIFICATION ; : • v stories. Details in October OSCAR painting as well as an opportunity for some September 26 ^November 21/94 (8 )yeeksX : messy play. Mondays: 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm (age. 12-15) : . . i Leam basic safety and child care skills lead-: ï: ing to Ontario Safety Council ccrtificatiori! ... CHILDREN SOCCER Cost: $26.00 Participants must be 12 years of age. September 24 - November 19/94 (8 weeks) AFTER-FOUR Cost: $105.00/month Saturdays: 9:15 am - 10:15 am (age 5-7) FITNESS FO R TEENS Monday Friday : :3:30 pm - 6:00 pm ; AH fitness Classes are available for teens 13 :: (age 6 -12, born in 1982 to 1988) • 10:15 am -11:15 am (age 8-12) Join our recreational soccer course at years and older. Parental signature required Activities include sports;1 crafts, games,. : Hopewell's new gym. Leam new skills and on waiver form! : c66kîng: âhd Special; events; rill Su jpervised by : ; improve your playing technique. qualified $t$iff: Foririqre irifdrmationj please (No programme Oct. 8) pôrra Y - cii^k it :^t contact the Firchall.

FLOOR HOCKEY Cost $26.00 (TAE E. LEE) ; ,;f : Cost: : $75,00 -= MULTI MEDIA ART CLASS Cost: $60.00 September 24 - November 19/94 (8weeks) TAE KWON DO Instructor: Don Pelletier, : September 24 - November 19/94 (8 weeks) Saturdays: 9:15 am - 10:45 am (age 7-10) All Levels Saturdays: 9:30 am - 11:30 am (age 8-12) Join us for an exciting morning of floor Join Kim Barclay and experience adventures in hockey. Located in Hopewell's New Gym. Tuesdays & Thursdays: 6:45 pm - 8:15 : pni; art through sculpture, painting, drawing, col- Develop self-defense reflexes, improve : lage and much more. It's guaranteed to set BASKETBALL Cost: $26.00 coordination and increase gericral. those creative juices flowing. September 21 - November 23/94 (8 weeks) fitness level; An additional cost is | Location: Hopewell Art Room. Wednesdays: 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm (age 7-9) required for testing, if desired. 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm (age 10-13) At Hopewell School's New Gym.: CARTOONING Cost: $45.00 Play ball in Hopewell's New Gym. Improve September 27 - November 15/94 (8 weeks) FRIDAY NIGHT GYM Cost: $1.00 per your skills and practise with your teammates. Tuesdays: 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm (age 8-12) visit - at Hopewell Gyms October 14 ongoirig to June 16/95. Ottawa South's resident cartoonist Dave JAZZ Cost: $42.00 Fridays:; 7:00 pm - 9:30 prit (âge 12.;^.:i 7);; : Russell will teach basic animation skills. Par- September 27 - November 15/94 (8 weeks) ; Nothing to do ori à Pirdâÿ:riight? ;;Corrie Tncct: ; ticipants will create their own superhero. Tuesdays: 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm (age 8-12) ÿoürfricnds at HôpeWcîl arid play basketball, ! Leam the latest in Rap 'N Jazz and bum off volleyball. Help ofgâniaciiyitiesl or jüst ; that excess energy. :: PRIMARY BALLET Cost: $42.00 ^hangout. •• • - -j September 24 - November 19/94 (8 weeks) TAE E. LEE) Cost: $75.00 Saturdays: 10:30 am - 11:30 am (age 5-7) TAE KWON DO f P.D. DAYS j Register early for this popular introductory All Levels Instructor: Don Pelletier Pre register for the 94/95 P.D. Days. Ten ballet class. (No programme Oct. 8) September 20 - November 24/94 (10 weeks) P.D. Days - $200.00 or $20.00 per day, does Tuesdays & Thursdays: 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm not include after care. TAP Cost: $42.00 (age 7 to adult) September 27 - November 15/94 (8 weeks) Develop self-defense reflexes, improve Don't forget Tuesday Sept. 6 and Wednesday Tuesdays: 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm (age 8-12) coordination and increase general Sept 7 are the first two P.D. Days of the Try a new experience. Learn the latest rou- fitness level. An additional cost is school year. tines and dances wiLh plenty of time to create required for testing, if desired. and develop your own dance style. At Hopewell School's New Gym. REGISTRATION - Monday, August 29 ^:30 - 7:30 pm at the Firchall OSCA PROGRAM PULLOUT - FALL 1994

J OSCAiœËSt ADULT POTTERY - Cost: $72.00** ADULT WHEEL - Intermediate POTTERY Evening Cost $98.00** CHILDREN'S POTTERY Cost: $51.00 September 29 - November 17/94 (8 weeks) September 26 - November 7/94 (6 weeks) September 26 - November 21/94 (8 weeks) Thursdays: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Mondays: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Mondays: 3:50 pm - 4:50 pm (age 6-10) Designed for the person wishing to try a new For those who feel confident centering clay, (No programme Oct. 8) hobby or for the serious student seeking new making basic bowl and cylinder forms, and OR skills. The course will cover basic instruction who want to make plates, casseroles and September 29 - November 17/94 (8 weeks) in hand building, with some wheel work. other larger covered or more elaborate forms. Thursdays: 3:50 pm - 4:50 pm (age 6-10) This is for the novice and expert alike. An after school programme with Vickie ADULT WHEEL (Supplementary) Salinas introducing a variety of techniques ADULT WHEEL - Beginner Cost: $69.00** such as coils, slabs and pinch pots. Cost: $98.00** November 22 - December 13/94 (4 weeks) September 27 - November 1/94 (6 weeks) Tuesdays: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm ADULT POTTERY Cost: 72.00** Tuesdays: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm A course for the beginner or novice who just Morning An opportunity to begin working on simple can't get enough pottery! September 26 - November 21/94 (8 weeks) forms and vessels on the wheel. Centering, Mondays: 9:30 am -11:30 am trimming and some handbuilding will be ("ADULT CLASSES! ? COST OF CLAY OR... involved to enhance thrown pieces. Small TO BE PATD ÀT FIRST tLÀS^ group format.

HATHA YOGA Cost: $52.00 OTTAWA SOUTH Membership: $10.00/yr GARDEN CLUB Instructor: Marcia Solomon ADULT First meeting September 27 ^RECREATIONAL SPORTS N September 29 - November 24/94 (9 weeks) Régulât meetings -4th TUESDAY of every Thursdays:6:30 pm - 8:00 pm At Hopewell's New Gym **(10 weeks) month. 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Application of techniques of hatha yoga, For both the beginner and experienced gar- exercise, breath control, and relaxation. VOLLEYBALL Cost: $26.00 dener. Guest speakers, share information etc. Co-ordinator: Bob Adamyk CREATIVE DANCE Cost: $52.00 September 19 - November 21/94 WALKING CLUB Cost: Free Level 1 Wednesdays: 8:30 pm - 10:00 pm Starling September 14/94 September 27 - November 15/94 (8 weeks) Wednesdays: 9:15 am - 10:15 am Tuesdays: 6:30 pm - 7:45 pm BADMINTON Cost: $26.00 Do you like walking but just need the incen- An introduction to Creative Dance which September 21 - November 23/94 tive to get out? Put on your walking shoes for encourages exploration of dance elements such Wednesdays: 8:30 pm - 10:00 pm a neighbourhood tour. as centering, rhythm, posture, gesture, moving in space etc. The participants need previous BASKETBALL Cost: $26.00 RECREATIONAL Cost: $310.00/scason September 20 - November 22/94 dance experience and can expect to feel re- freshed and relaxed after each session. HOCKEY Tuesdays: 8:30 pm - 10:00 pm September 6/94 - March 28/95 (30 weeks) Tuesdays: 10:00 pm - 11:00 pm **Somc nights may be cancelled due to school use CREATIVE DANCE Cost: $52.00 Level 2 Sign up for no contact hockey. Payment can DOG OBEDIENCE > Cost: $75.00 September 27 - November 15/94 (8 weeks) be postdated August 29/94 - $155 and * Level 1 Instructor: Carolyn Clark Tuesdays: November 30/94 - $155. September 24 - November 19/94 (8 weeks) A continuation of Creative Dance Level 1 with REGISTRATION:-At the Firehall Saturdays: 12:15 pm -1:15 pm a focus on body energies individual and group Monday August 29 - 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Train your dog in basic obedience. Dogs work and deeper self expression. For those over 4 months arc eligible if vaccinations are who have had previous expressive experience. COUNTRY LINE Cost: $40.00 current and complete. Please arrive 10 DANCING Instructor: Katie Martin minutes early to gel your dog settled. (TAE E. LEE) TAE KWON DO September 26 - November 21/94 (8 weeks) All Levels Cost: $75.00 Mondays: 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm Lcam the latest in Country Line Dancing. PUPPY CLASS Cost: $110.00 per family September 20 - November 24/94 (10 weeks) The Electric Slide, Tush Push, Ilonky Tonk, Instructor: Carolyn Clark Tuesdays & Thursdays: 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm Stomp & More. October 15 - November 19/94 (6 weeks) Develop self defense reflexes, improve coordi- Saturdays: 11:00 am - 12:00 norm nation and increase general fitness level. An Annual Holiday V Socialization and temperament training for additional cost is required for testing, if de- puppies bom after June 18/94 with second sired. At Hopewell School's New Gym. Craft Fair vaccination and vet approval. Bring the Saturday Novqrhbci’ 26/94 260 Sunhysidc Avenue;; whole family and Icam the techniques of off- TA I CHI (Yang Style) Cost: $52.00 Registration begins leash, lure and reward training. *Plcasc Instructor: Michael Babin Tuesday September 13 leave puppies at home for the first class. September 28 - November 30/94 (10 weeks) 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Beginner - Wed. 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Hopewell PublicSchool ^ENTERTAINING ON À SHOESTRING ^ $25 per tabic Susan Connolly is back with a new series of Intermediate -Wed. 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm cooking workshops; Look for details in Advanced -Wed.8:30 pm - 9:30 pm Enhance your skills and improve balance, Ottawa South Community Association October OSCAR ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING coordination and natural body alignment. Thursday October 13,1994 MEET THE BABYSITTERS 7:30 pm and CHRISTMAS WORKSHOP RED CROSS FIRST AID/CPR Cost: $80.00 260 Siinnysidc Avehuc : Keep the afternoon of Sunday December 4 Saturday & Sunday, October 29 & 30 Ottawa, Ontario • 9:00 am - 5:00 pm To make a nomination for the BOARD OF open so you can meet the graduates of our Red Cross now offers this combined First Aid/ DIRECTORS ...ExncunvBPOsmoNs Babysitter Certification class or enjoy our and MEMBERS AT LARGE for election CPR course. We are on the frontline of the festive workshops. Details in October please call 564-7277 or submit in writing to Emergency Response Syustem. Everyone 260 Sunnysidc Avenue vOSCAR _ ___) should take this course. For more information call 564-7277 OSCA PROGRAM PULLOUT - FALL 1994

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WELCOMETOTHEFIREIIALL WOMEN AND SPORT is a programme to increase opportunities for girls and (Ottawa South Community Centre) Buses 1,5 and 7 will bring you within women. Curious?? Call 564-1096. walking distance of our centrally located community centre. The programmes have been developed co-operatively by the Ottawa South Community Association ENGAGEA VOUS SERVIR EN FRANÇAIS/ FRANCOPHONE SERVICES - (OSCA) and the City of Ottawa's Department of Recreation & Culture. Etcs-vôus intéressé a participer a des programmes offerts en français. Avez-vous des idées ou des suggestions? OSCA MEMBERSHIPS will be sold during registration for $10.00/tycar, family Nous attendons votre appel au 564-3680. or single. All OSCA members receive a $2.00 discount on each instructed course they register for by presenting their membership card. Discount does not apply to OFFICE HOURS Workshops, After-Four, PD Days, March Break, Summer Camps or Drop-ins. Staff will be happy to help you Monday - Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. Call us at 564-1064. REFUNDS arc provided in eases of extenuating circumstances and if the refund Centre Director: Monique Lavallée does not jeopardize the programme. A $5.00 administration charge is applicable. If Programme Worker: Dinos Dafniotis a programme is cancelled prior to start date due to insufficient registration, you will OSCA President: Susan Leah be notified by phone and a complete reimbursement will be made by cheque. OSCA Executive Assistant: Deirdre McQuillan (564-7277)

CHEQUES - Please make cheques payable to OSCA (Ottawa South Community PROGRAMME INFORMATION - All programmes are held at the Firchall unless Association) otherwise noted. The Ottawa South Community Centre will be CLOSED DURING THANKSGIVING WEEKEND, OCTOBER 8 -10,1994! The Centre strives to keep INTERACTION/SPECIAL NEEDS - All City of Ottawa recreation programmes class cancellations to a minimum. However, there arc situations beyond our control arc open to people with disabilities Contact Dinos Dafniotis at the Firchall for that result in cancellations. Should this occur, we will do our best to inform partici- information about Ottawa South Community Centre programmes. If you need pants and reschedule the class. In-ease of an emergency cancellation of a children’s volunteer assistance or need assistance in finding a volunteer, call our special needs class, children will remain supervised at the Community Centre until parents are noti- consultants at 564-8421 or our volunteer coordinator at 564-1198. fied. GST has been built into the cost of the courses designed for those over 14 years ofage. ( NO CLASSES Oct. 8,9 or 10 ) An additional fee of $6.00 per registration will be charged to non-residents of the City of Ottawa.

MORNING FITNESS Cost: $60.00 FITNESS PROGRAMMES September 13 - December 1/94 FITNESS NOTE: Our fitness courses involve activity that could Tues & Thurs: 9:15 am - 10:15 am prove stressful to those not used to physical activity. If you have any A great way to keep in shape and meet your concerns about your ability to participate in our programmes, please neighbours. ’•‘Babysitting provided at an additional discuss it with your doctor. cost - space is limited so register early.

REGISTRATION:- Starts Monday Aug. 29 - 6:30 pm - 7:30 EVENING AEROBICS Cost: $70.00 September 12 - December 1/94 pm at the Firchall - ALL FITNESS CLASSES ARE 12 WEEKS. Mon, Tues & Thurs: 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm A complete aerobic workout for the intermediate to advanced FITNESS CLUB Cost: $85.00 level participant. Located in Hopewell’s Old Gym. September 12 - December 2/94 Pay one fee and you can attend any (or *all) of the fitness classes at both locations. *STEP classes NOT included Evening STEP Cost: $65.00 September 12 - Novewmber 30/94 Monday & Wednesday: 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm EARLY BIRD FITNESS Cost: $70.00 This is an introduction to the STEP for regular fitness September 12 - December 1/94 participants who want a higher intensity workout. Mon, Wed and Fri: 6:30 am - 7:15 am Karen will guide you through this popular low impact class. To be held at Hopewell's Old Gym. ♦BABYSITTING FOR MORNING FITNESS CLASS Times and dates coincide with classes. COST PER CHILD: At $2.00 per hour - 2x/wcck $48.00.

COMMUNITY SERVICES •Commilnitÿ Recreation Resources Meetings..^; We arc: pleased to offer our facilities at Ottawa Sôüth for Need information? Have an idea? Try us ! ! 1 your meetings.1 Please call the Centre Director at 564-1064 for inform matibri.;; The following meet at Ottawa South ' Multicultural Services: 564-1198 Purchase of Service Prog. 564-1200 Alcoholics Anonymous •Head Injuries Association x : Grants Programme: 564-1395 Youth/Lcadcrship Train. 564-1200 Ottawa Storytellers *Adam User Friendly Group Volunteer Services: 564-1198 AUGUST 1994 ♦ THE OSCAR ♦ PAGE 16

rYOUR PORCH SALE I ] TIP SHEET • First tip: Have fun! • Start preparing now. Get the I whole family involved. Everybody likes | extra cash and everybody has something useful they're not using. • Decorate your porch - it will bring I customers. And there are prizes! I* Items that move: household goods, I bicycles, toys, clothes, sports | equipment garden tools and items for | the coming season: skis, skates, shovels, mitts, etc. I • Porch Sale shoppers are looking for I bargains. Be prepared to bargain and | lower your prices. Have fun! Avoid I trying to sell antiques - you're likely to be disappointed in prices offered by bargain hunters. But no low value item is so worthless not to be of some use to someone. I • Aim for a neat, clean appearance on Skateboarders and rollerbladers with Claude Regnien (back, secondfrom right). I your porch. Paper tableloths are an BY JUDI TEDLIE | attractive setting for glass and It’s tough when there’s no place to space in the parking lot at Lansdowne dispensed, boards repaired and rented, I ornamental items. Group like items together in categories. practice your favorite sport. Early this Park for skaters to watched over by a row of trophies won I • How about a give-away box of old spring, that was the situation facing the use. A few by Claude and his skate teams. Outside I magazines and odds and ends. Ottawa South skate-board crowd. benches and on the ramps and open surfaces, I • Have a 250 white elephant properly attired in protective gear, the The neighbors on Grove curbs were I miscellaneous table for young and managers at 7-11 provided and teens had a chance to polish their best | shoppers. were frustrated by large this space tricks, meet friends and hang out I* Sell drinks, snacks and treats - numbers of teens opened May 9. It together. I children can enjoy this side of hanging around the met with little Like all good things, SK8 CITY | merchandising. parking lot and skating enthusiasm from came to an end. As Lansdowne I • Items should be dean, polished and in along the street late at its intended prepared for the Exhibition, the doors I good condition. Size clothes night. They asked users. closed on this teenage dream-park on | accurately. Hang them on a rack or a Councillor Watson to enforce Undaunted, Jim asked Claude July 23. The building is scheduled for pole between two step ladders. an existing bylaw prohibiting skate- Regnier to help him figure out what demolition this Fall. Shortly after, the I • Place your electrical appliances on a boarding in public lots and on city else might be done. A former Canadian Skate Committee will report to Jim I table where you can run an extension | cord so customers can try before they streets. skate-board champion running the Watson. If history repeats itself, he will buy. As a result, police began handing skate facility at the Boys and Girls work just as hard this time to meet the • Have plenty of paper bags and boxes needs of our neighborhood teens. out tickets. With excitement rising at Club, Claude had some clear ideas I for packing and newspapers for the beginning of the skateboard season on what to do. Between them, Jim For the skate-boarders and roller- | wrapping glass items. and summer close at hand, the skate- convinced the City to provide space in blades, it was more than just a place to I • Have some old white cardboard shirt boarders were more than a little angry. the vacant Curl-O-Drome building at practice their beloved sport and be with I boards and felt tip pens on hand for In response to the problem, Jim the back of Lansdowne, while Claude their friends. It was a testimonial to | signs. Use signs to point out featured Watson called teens together for a organized the necessities. Insurance what can be accomplished when people I items. Pizza Party and meeting to discuss was secured and on June 25, work co-operatively. Even kids who I • Have plenty of change in a cash box what might be done to find a suitable SK8 CITY was opened as a pilot are too young to vote were given time I kept in a protected spot. Count your place to skate. About 115 teens turned project. and consideration by our dedicated | change carefully. Dont be pressured. up at the Firehall on April 23. After It was an instant success. 18,000 Councillor. Together, everyone I • It can pay off to work with neighbours much discussion, it was agreed to raise square feet for skate-board and roller- involved managed not only to move I to promote the sale in advance and | feature your street Distributing your the issue at City Council. Fifteen teens blading, 3000 for socializing, canteen, City Council to action, but also create I own flyers and putting signs at the volunteered to help Jim with a pilot video games and a small but well a place referred to as “PERFECT’ by head of your street can help draw project if this were possible. equipped skate shop, attracted skaters several neighborhood teens. At the customers for the Big Day. A couple of days later, Jim struck a in droves. Enthusiasts age 6 to over 50 same time, it worked to rebuild •_ _Lasttip^JHayefun! _ committee to look into establishing a from Kanata, Kingston, Brockville and relationships with the residents of permanent skate park in the City. This Pembroke swelled the numbers to over Grove Avenue and the managers of committee will report to Council on 1300 people, 19 days into the project. 7-11. Thank you Jim, Claude, SK8 location, financing, etc., by the Fall. Inside Claude’s shop, tips were CITY volunteers and neighborhood In the meantime, Jim acquired some youths. Well done!

SIDEWALK CYCLING: UNSAFE AT ANY SPEED The single biggest cause of car-bike happen at intersections. Sidewalk can see, but they do drive into cyclists threatened or alarmed if you suddenly collisions in Ottawa-Carleton is cyclists create an intersection at every on sidewalks. appear beside them. Children, the sidewalk riding. So found a 1990 study driveway and increase the risk of an Other hazards exist on sidewalks. elderly, the disabled - leave them their by the Ottawa-Carleton Safety Council collision! Sidewalk cyclists hide from Walkers stop or move sideways space and take back the roads! - but how many parents still tell their motorists because they ride in suddenly with-out warning. Signposts, Like cycling, walking is also children to ride on the sidewalk. It’s unexpected places. guardrails, benches and garbage cans environmentally friendly. Imagine if not legal even for children to ride on Cyclists ride nearly ten times as are serious collision hazards. the 300,000 daily bus passengers sidewalks. quickly as walkers. Even if motorists You endanger your own safety drove cars instead. (And you thought Adult sidewalk cyclists also cause check before turning or backing up, it riding on sidewalks. You also endanger too many cars are on the road now!) many collisions with cars and walkers. is likely they will not check far enough legitimate users: pedestrians. You are Walking is apart of every OC Transpo Twice as many sidewalk cyclists are hit to spot a fast-moving cyclist. Motorists silent, move quickly and are trip because buses rarely deliver than while riding on roads. almost never drive into cyclists they unpredictable. Walkers may feel passengers door to door. Most car-bike collisions (80%), AUGUST 1994 4 THE OSCAR ♦ PAGE 17 OTTAWA SOUTH PORCH SALE SPECIAL

HERE'S A TIP FROM YOUR PORCH: “SELL!” BY GARRETT PATTERSON

While you were relaxing on your do with that matched pair of ugly little contribution of ten percent of your Bart St. John-Smith. Porch this summer, it was in touch table lamps - Sell! And that pair of proceeds will give a boost to the "We call it The Porch Sale with your garage, your basement and nearly new tires from your old Porsche programs which help make Ottawa because, for generations, our pleasant your attic. And your Porch got an — Sell! And that power lawn mower South fun for teenagers too. porches have provided a quiet retreat earful. you replaced with the ecologically Last year's gross sales of about from the hurty burly. They have "Will somebody tell our highly correct manual model — Sell! $30,000 produced nearly $3,000 for welcomed and entertained the esteemed proprietor that we cant take Your garage, basement and attic the Rideau RiverBank Project. This neighbours, furnished the locale for it any more! We're stuffed! it's against will be glad - glad to see the back of year, OSCA is earmarking proceeds heart- to-heart talks with family and, our rights!" And on and on, with a lot all that stuff. That perennial plant that for Teen programs. generally, have been handsome and more words to that effect. is too successful, too big. Divide it and OSCA has arranged for promotion, faithful friends. What better place to Your Porch came up with a brilliant — Sell! Our special event theme this once again, to bring bargain hunters invite people to have a look at what we idea and passed it on to OSCA: how year is "Porches & Plants". from all over town to your porch. have to offer on our great bargain about having the 2nd Annual Ottawa And you'll be glad to see the cash, This year, we're looking forward to Saturday?” South Porch Sale on Saturday, 10th which can mount up. The people seeing a goodly lot of best buys “See you on your porch!” of September! directing Ottawa South's programs for offered, particularly by the folks east At last, you can find something to teens certainly will be glad: your of Riverdale Avenue,” says organizer PORCHES, PLANTS & PRIZES * BY DAVID BOUSE PORCH SALE AT AGLANCE Your plants will have their day on Leave your name, address and When; Saturday September 10th. The theme telephone number. You can Saturday September 10 from 9AM to 3PM of this year’s Porch Sale is Porches participate even if (Pity!) you don't join Proceeds; in the Porch Sale. Know of a and Plants and Ottawa South Proceeds wiBgotothe development of Teen Programs ift Ottawa South, I ; merchants are donating prizes. neighbour whose porch plants present Rest assured that plants on, in a parade of pageantry? Collections: |§jjj|jj front of, beside and around your porch Call and register that porch, too. On the morning of the sale, an OSCA volunteer wtildetiver an envelope for; ! are eligible. OSCA's Garden Tour of Registration closes Friday, September your voluntary contribution of 10% of your ! July and OSCAR's Walking Tours of 9th. Don't be shy - the main point is to an OSÇÀ representative, wSI pick up the envelope later the same day. If by ! sidewalk gardens made it clear that celebrate life in Ottawa South. Last any chance you are ntisséd, please drop off youisontribution st the Fireball. the bounteous, blossoming, beauty of year we had more prizes than Prizes: Ottawa South must be recognized. (If registered porches. Register at the Firehall, 564-7277 to take part in lie/ Porches & Plants you haven't made your tour yet, pull Presenting the prizes this year will extravaganza. out the map in the June issue and get be the Spirit of Lewis Williams, the Rain; strolling). original settler of Olde Ottawa South. Our advertizing indicates September it as the rain date, but only for torrential If you see a tall, mounted stranger The judging team is to include rain. I you are uncertain, call 564-727? after 8:30AM qn,Sati4i^yL;;|l|il|||||| Edwinna von Baeyer, Jeff Harrison, heading your way on Saturday, Questions: ' , , ; ' Sandra Garland and Judy Wurtz. September 10th, fear not, it’s Lewis Call 564*7277 and lie Firehall Staff will help you. É - p To participate, call Deirdre or Williams delivering your prize. If you're Community Centre staff at 564-7277 really lucky, his horse may leave and register your porch and plants. some fertilizer for your garden! SPIRIT OF LEWIS WILLIAMS TEEN PROGRAMS TO BENEFIT BY BART ST. JOHN-SMITH BY JOCELYN HARVEY One of the loveliest porches in (perhaps he would have styled himself Improving and expanding the parents, Community Centre staff and Ottawa South graces a house a former), but he was also a riverman Friday Night Drop-in. Basketball. residents for ideas. reported to be the oldest in Ottawa of renown along the Rideau and a dab Volleyball. Pool. Ping pong. The Skate The Skate Park, an initiative of north of the Rideau. The old manse hand with horses. Almost certainly Park. Movies. Video games. Crafts. A Councillor Jim Watson, has been on Southern Drive was built by Lewis he'll be riding one or two of those grafitti wall. And a proposal for a joint incredibly successful,” says Judi. The Williams who came to Bytown, Upper horses. Now, won't that be a sight - venture between teens and small kids loved it. For next year, perhaps Canada from Cardiff, Wales. In 1827, especially if he brings some of his businesses in Ottawa South. we can offer some instruction for girls, he was granted 200 acres of what is teenaged children ... he had five These are some of the ideas which so they too can enjoy this fast growing now most of Ottawa South. daughters and two sons. Why, it would have been suggested for funding from sport.” He probably called his be natural for them to participate, the 2nd Annual Ottawa South Porch The idea for a teen job initiative,” commodious porch a verandah - an since OSCA Teen Programs will Sale. “The OSCA Board decided,” says lisa Tumsen, a member of the Anglo-Indian term - but I'm sure he benefit from the Porch Sale. says Judi Tedlie, “has decided to consulting committee, ‘is for OSCA to would be tickled by a celebration of So, keep your eyes open on that allocate the proceeds to teen help bring together Ottawa South the porches of Olde Ottawa South. Saturday, because he's sure to pop up programs. businesses and teenagers. Business No, confound it, he would be all over Ottawa South. If you're lucky, The Board is committed to helping people could get some needed help downright moved - moved to return to he'll tell you a tale or two of how things our teenagers make their own fun in from part-time employees, and teens preside over the celebration. used to be here on his 200-acre Ottawa South - at the Community could get some valuable work That's why I'll bet a wagonload of spread. Like the time he fought the Centre, the two gyms at Hopewell experience, learn about small Bytown timber that on Saturday, the giant muskie just below Hog's Back.. School and the Skate Park at business and get to know more about 10th of September, you will get a . the day the wagon was swept away Lansdowne Park. The Board wants to their neighbourhood.” glimpse of - even meet - the man who at Billings Portage ... or the night he support the excellent work already “We’re looking for more ideas,” built the first porch in Ottawa South. walked out into the rapids to rescue a done by people at the Community says Judi. “We invite anyone, Lewis Williams was also our first damsel in distress. Centre, Councillor Jim Watson and particularly teens, who has gardener, so he'll be helping present And the way he can tell a story! many active parents and residents of suggestions to call Deirdre at the the prizes for our Porches and Plants But you can see for yourself on Ottawa South. Judy is head of a Firehall, 564-7277." extravaganza. Legend has it that not September 10. committee which is consulting teens, only was Squire Lewis a fine gardener

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As summer winds its way to a Finally, by the time you read this, Findley will also he speaking as I hope that this rambling close, I would like to cordially we will be off to Stratford to visit part of the Festival’s new Writers monologue motivates you to share welcome you back to another family, friends, and of course, Series, so I’ll try to sit in on his your holiday highs and lows with edition of ARTSPACE. So ... "The Festival". I’m not sure what talk. I’m also hoping to attend the the faithful readers of ARTSPACE. what have you been up to since shows I’ll see yet — it really Thursday morning "theatre chat" (I Enjoy the rest of the summer, June? Did you see any summer depends on what is not sold-out. I forget the real name) at the Avon keeping in mind, of course, that a theatre? Catch any good movies on would love to see the Pirates of theatre, to meet with some of the deluge of submissions is expected rainy holiday afternoons? You Penzance (my favourite Gilbert & Festival staff, and discuss "the for next month’s pages. must have read some good books Sullivan), Twelfth Night and theatre". All in all, I think it’s on the beach ... Cyrano. During our stay, Timothy going to be a pretty busy vacation! Melodramatically yours,

I know — why doesn’t everyone write in and let us know the enlightening experiences they’ve had over the holiday months ... Hey! This could be our new fall column! We’ll call it "What I Did on my Summer Holidays to Expand my Emotional, Spiritual and Intellectual Capacities". A bit long, you think? Perhaps.

And just so you don’t think I’m putting you on the spot, I’ll go first. Let’s see ... Well, in June, I went to the Summer Institute of s 730-3403 MEMBERSHIPS $10.00 VAUD FOR TWELVE MONTHS Film and Television and took 57.00 Non-members INCLUDES ONE FREE ADMISSION screenwriting. My course was $3.50 children & seniors 13 & UNDER 65 S OVER remarkably interesting and CULT BUCK OFF lake bus #1 & #7 to the Mayfair motivating, and I even met two MONDAYS TUESDAYS WED m SAT residents of our fair community (in 11:05 IflUG. 14 RUG. IS 10:25 10:30 11:05 11:00 a class of about 10 people, this is RUG. 16 HUG. 17 | RUG. 19 1 nuc. zo "■“I 7:00 mgai 7:00 7:15 Jack Nicholson Festival VMBA'4A>M-0««! “HILARIOUS!" 7:05 pretty amazing). By the way, hi BEST 7:oo mms takr* Sue and Don! Time at the Institute PICTURE MAVERICK BEST DIRECTOR is spent in an intensive five-day Sint* Sp*rUxrg DENTS \RCAND Ü® TÎ1 CD 9:25 m on MU mm Borrow CP 9:20 EBB CP 9:15 course, with film screenings every THE MINNESOTA Twins CD *00 W CP 8:55 «S | HAVE A NEW OWNER 4 evening. Not exactly a holiday, BAD The LAST llTru. BIG HAfiCt GIRLS ONE SHOW ONLY DETAIL but I would highly recommend it to THMAHAT! anyone interested in the film or IflUG. 21 U:25 RUG. 22 10:49 RUG. 23 u:io RUG. 24 11:47 RU6. 25 10:57 RUG. 26 u:oo RUG. 27 1107 7:05 television industries. RED ROCK iaMai /3 7:00 i«aW 7:05 7:05 [ta.....) I AiUNAitooKntxuccinM dtiîtyé mssm OAMJUEVB *.« nnzTictçA In July, my delightful spouse funeral with Orgasmic Most IITTLE BUDDHAl © 9:25 toaswi-l (Shane) and I made our annual CD 9:00 CPI CB3EEEE0 CP 9:25 . CP 9:30 9g»1 9:00 Pgsi CP 9:10 CD 9:30 pilgrimage to Toronto. As always, JOCK mcmisi» JOHNNY DEPH the schedule included a Jays game, romeot,—. bleeding IlilO ÎÏÏÏS GILBERTI and a show. Unfortunately, the GRAPE 9^1 IflUG. 28 11:03 Jays lost. However, Showboat RUG. 29 10:35 RUG. 30 10:54 RUG. 31 11:33 SEPT. 1 1058 SEPT. 2 10:56 SEPT. 3 11:231 7:05 Jack Nicholson Festival 7:00 7:00 r»BW ftOVUCRT MOU HOW 7:00 7;0 was an excellent production, staged -THOTTY TWO- pa KXTHUEEA 7:00 _roUr SHORT RUMS ABOUT NKMOUNM TUU« pjfaaw BELLE *I in the stunning North York Centre GLENN GOULD 7:00] for the Performing Arts. We did EPOQUE ® 9:05 WINNER (Subtitles} Kfcjjjjgtl I CD 9:00 CD 3' ACADtMV AWAKUS* CD have a bit of a surprise on our AKMAftoosnaucaiiM I^$ „ _ _ nmKOmi CP 9:20 SUSS MMI MMOK OHM M HUM 9:00 /3 ku i* CP 9:10 t h e&s** 9:30 ^ ggSS amutamM. | f Till arrival at the theatre — our tickets IIITTLE BUDDHA Mr Piano IRITSI indicated that our seats were in the frKRMct reran • j*«« caatpian fila “Mineral simis very front row. I guess that when I SEPT. 4 11:35 SEPT. 5 10:54 10:48 SEPT. 6 SEPT. 7 n il SEPT. 8 11:05 SEPT. 9 10:56 SEPT. 10 n:ooI DANNY DiVITO Jack Nicholson Festival Shane said "As close to the stage as 7:00 7:00 7:00. RENAISSANCE 7:00 7:00 7:00 possible" (which for Miss Saigon NICHOLSON STREEP got us in the first balcony), they 7:00 MAN IRONWEETT 9:30 nsæi CSV 9:45 9» really took him seriously. That CD Warre CP 8:50 asa Jack rrwjT? " CP 9;30(Sl,b“tle>1 CP 9:05 Ksaggai being said, it was a thoroughly 9:05 i»sfe»-i Nicholson liiri Beatty MWiAunswuraaTiiaum . CHRISTOPHER --»5E«N . AKIRA FORTUNE LRM8ERT CONNEFHYl enjoyable show, even if our necks Stockaro Amazing animation! OnvBwVjta Ch«nning ' ^ HKHUANDEL were a bit stiff by the end (luckily, 10:30 |SEPT. 11,*“ SEPT. 12 we had the 40-minute subway ride SEPT. 13 1120 SEPT. 14 n ie SEPT. 15 11:17 SEPT. 16/ 11:41 SEPTTTY 11:231 back downtown to do neck rolls). 7:00 7:00. 7:00 Ottawa Preiniere! \| Dazed and My nn front Katka moots‘Roger Rotsbtr 3:15 9SS msmm Confused MAVERICK JACK TwilightCockroaches BORDER admission separate admission 7:15 lyiœ QP 9:00 **P*r“l* *Awels»k>a I uparat^idBlsslon I raplriu idalulM kfcViN utNNIS OENt CP 9:10 ëæ COSTNEK QUAlD HACKMA» THE Missouri s Breaks fKWcESrâSî' n & “Ha Pfltawegtacmieiia* Nicholson & Brando AUGUST 1994 ♦ THE OSCAR ♦ PAGE 19

ARTS PAC E K apin F all Art Show ! awa Folk Fest iva Looking for just the right picture to program runs by School Board hang in the living room? Trying to contributions and fundraising? find ways to support the local arts Well, this would be one of the Why not wind up the summer of As special recognition for the North community? Well, search no fundraising activities. American folk tradition, there will ’94 with a visit to the first annual further than our local Old Firehall also be a "Le Hibou" stage, a CKCU Ottawa Folk Festival on — the site of distinction for the At this time, details are still "Woodstock" stage, as well as the August 28? This event, held in first (hopefully annual) showing of tentative, but it appears that the "Stan Rogers Tribute Stage". The celebration of Ottawa’s rich folk Ottawa South artists in support of show will be held in late October. tradition, will feature music, dance festival grounds also feature Kebba the "Curriculum Enhancement A modest entry fee will be charged Jebotah who will host a drumming and storytelling. Located on Program through the Visual Arts" (good news — there will be family circle, and the Ottawa Storytellers, picturesque Victoria Island, the at St. Margaret Mary’s School. rates!), and tasty treats will also be festival will showcase some of the travelling around and telling tales available for the refreshment of throughout the day. city’s finest performers. One might well ask: What is this local art patrons. program? Funny you should ask The Ottawa Folk Festival is Headlining the evening show is that question. This program has Organizers have informed me that sponsored by CKCU FM, the long-time folksinger and Ottawa been made possible through School the show will concentrate on fine native, Valdy. Other performers community radio station that has Board contributions and fundraising art (painting, sculpting, include Lynn Miles, Ian Tamblyn, brought us the singularly successful efforts. Under the program, photography, etc.), and most, if not David Wiffen, Dario Domingues, "International Busker Festival" for artist/teacher Pamela Laserre all pieces will be available for The Bird Sisters, Penny Lang and the past three years. works with classroom teachers and purchase. Rumour has it that a Seventh Fire. the school’s principal to develop raffle of select pieces will also be Families will be pleased to learn individualized programs that held. Sunday afternoon on the Island that every effort has been made to complement each class’ curriculum. includes an eclectic array of stages keep this event affordable. As for specific artists attending the Children under 12 will be admitted and entertainers. Two of the Focus is placed on the creative show, you’ll just have to wait until free of charge, while advanced afternoon showcase stages will process, rather than on the finished next month for that information. feature Ottawa Valley Fiddling and general admission tickets go for $6, piece of work. Students have the However, if you really can’t wait Stepdancing, and a lively Ceilidh ($5 for students and seniors), and at opportunity to work with paints, for more information, or if you (pronounced "kaylee", a Celtic the door will be sold for $8 clay, pastels, collages, and on want to volunteer your time or art, jamboree). Musical stages will (students and seniors $6). With printmaking. During classes, Ms. please contact Dianne Borg at 730- focus on a variety of topics, food concessions, a craft fair and Laserre explains the artistic 4322. Otherwise, I’ll keep you including "Songs of the Ottawa activities for kids, the festival concepts being explored, helping posted. Valley," "Ottawa Songwriters," promises to be fun for the whole students to develop a more clan. The event goes on rain or "Celtic Instrumental Music," "First comprehensive knowledge of the Nations Music," "World Music," shine, with the evening wrapping visual arts. "Bluegrass," "Blues," "Acoustic up with a sing-along around the Guitar," "Women’s Voices," bonfire. Since the establishment of this "Vocal Harmonies," "Protest program, St. Mary Margaret For more details on the festival, Songs," "Humourous Songs," and School has received much the "Discovery Stage." contact Max Wallace at CKCU FM recognition for the excellent at 788-2898. Tickets are now artwork produced by students. In available at the Ottawa Folklore fact, the Conference Board of Centre (744 Bronson), Rasputin’s Canada has requested work by (696 Bronson), as well as local students for its "Conference on outlets of HMV and Records on Business and Working Together" Wheels. for the past two years.

You may be wondering: What has this got to do with an art show at the Old Firehall? Another good question. Remember how I mentioned that this remarkable

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STREET NOISE ABROAD with pictures of people blooming with vital and great boulevards and through the Garden of the (QR HOW WE SPENT QUR SUMMER radiant good health, they could do no better than to Medicis will prevail. VACATION) select almost anyone who lives year-round along Michelangelo's David. Nothing in experience, An unexpected windfall leads to the scramble for France's i Mediterranean coastline. Perhaps it's nothing in the world prepares one for this majestic passports, airline tickets, train reservation, automobile something in the horsemeat. work. No words. Nothing at all. Silence. Humility.

rentals and the final, breathless rush to Mirabel to And they do eat horses, don't they? One cannot And then, we're gone again. board a freshly-painted, lowball Canadian charter avoid a little shudder on passing a spotless shop, filled Highball back to Nice, feast on mussels and red plane. The big wheels leave the tarmac and the aging with magnificent-looking flanks and roasts and steaks, wine, hours baking on the beach watching fearless

747, still equipped with graying towels and napkins beautifully marbled and crimson, and a sign over the bungee jumpers diving from parachutes towed by bearing logos of defunct airlines (Pan Am, Wardair, door that reads “Boucherie Chevy”. Carnivores from power boats, surveying personal pleasure craft the size

Tower Air, etc...), thunders across the ocean towards abroad should carefully scan any menu that places the of mini-malls docked in the harbor and more late

a tiny airport on the outskirts of Rome. At the height word “faux” before anything called sirloin, and nights, exploring bistros and cavern clubs, and I don't of the summer season, there's an air traffic controllers' remember that this is indeed a land apart. Of course, care if the ozone's shot to hell, and this is very bad for strike at our final destination, so the travellers drum there's always McDonald's like everyplace else except, you, I want this tan. their fingers and cool their heels in airport limbo 'til strangely enough, their Big Macs taste better than they TGV to Paris, the Train au Grande Vitesse, 300+ the giant aircraft lights its' jets again and aims for do at home. Go figure. After several days of KPH to the Gare De Lyon, and a “greatest hits” tour.

Genoa. Landing without major incident, the decompression on a delightful topless beach, the The tower, the Latin Quarter, Montmartre, the passengers deplane, clear customs, jump on a charter author and his companion hop into a tiny French rental Pompidou Museum, the Museum of Cinema, the coach and careen along the Italian and French car and steer for Florence, Italy. Champs D'Elysee, the Louvre, Notre Dame, the Crazy motorways toward their final destination, Nice, in the A record-breaking heat wave is underway as they Horse Saloon, the Metro, the Left Bank, the Seine. A heart of the French Riviera, twenty-four hours after drive along the Mediterranean coastline, consuming heat wave, 44° Celsius, three days, ecstasy, leaving Ottawa. gallons of Evian to stave off dehydration. More litres exhaustion, ecstasy, exhaustion, and then back to Nice. of water are inhaled by the microcar's two passengers Nice. The author and his companion are badly in need of than the vehicle itself consumes in fuel. Its accelerative Sunshine, and the days are slipping away. We're sleep, but it can wait. Espresso and red wine and ice- ability is found to be hugely outmatched as massive already filled with a nostalgic longing for a place that cold beer and ham and cheese baguettes and German cars thunder by, followed by high powered we haven't yet left. A few more hours amid glorious Mediterranean salt air and sunshine are all the fuel that Italian motorcycles, Citroëns, Volkswagens, Fiats, sights and scents and flavours, and then the long trek they require. Some might call it paradise, the real Ladas, transport trucks, three-wheeled delivery vans home.

EuroDisneyland, and it's all the explanation that's and mopeds, hence, the following travellers advisory. Now, even jet fatigue cannot diminish the feeling needed for the collapse of the dreary northern kitsch For inter-city journeys, more of the automotive that part of ourselves still remains there, and part of us fair near the suburban perimeter of Paris. To extend version of horsepower is highly recommended. An here has changed for good. A dump truck passes on the Disney analogy, Nice is the place where the aggressive Canadian driver is a rank neophyte in these Bank Street and the smell of diesel exhaust transports donkey-eared boys brought Pinocchio, the great land nations of daredevils, and there's litue wonder that the us once more to a tree-lined Paris boulevard. A doyen of excess. Is there a definition of fun that cannot be factories that construct Italian exoticars are scattered reeking of Chanel rides a downtown elevator and it sated there? It's the world where ego rules supreme, in this small region of northern Italy, where maximum happens once more. A poodle. We smile at each other, and where P.C. stands for nothing more serious than oats are required in order to avoid hair-raising, white- feeling rejuvenated by our travel, almost ready to face

Perrier and Cassis. knuckle, motorway misadventures. another mean white season only months away, yet The land is bewildering. Everybody smokes. The Overwhelming Florence with its smog-choked knowing that Paris and Nice and Florence remain in cuisine represents a blueprint for lard-choked arteries. Renaissance splendor remains a Bacchanalian feast for our memory, that they will wait for us, and that we will

Shellfish and butter and heavy cream sauces and rich the senses. The travellers explore on foot, walking abide for each of them. cheese and chocolate fuel these robust, wiry men and through mammoth squares and climbing to the top of slender, bronzed and elegant women. Overweight glorious domed cathedrals. Footwear gives out people are invariably from elsewhere and they appear followed by feet, but blisters are dismissed as the even more colossal in this beatific company. It's an senses overload. Tired dogs will soak later in the interesting problematic: if diet and health food hotel's mysterious bidet but for now, the trek though industry wished to adorn their products' packaging bustling nfarkets, between columned arches, along AUGUST 1994 ♦ THE OSCAR ♦ PAGE 22

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DISCOVERING DANCE! Watch for the events in your area por safe digging in your garden... Creative Movement Don’t stoop. When lifting ages 5 and 6 or shovelling take the Fun for strain with your legs rather boys and girls Registration information than your back. A helpful hint from the Artistic Directors Joyce Shietze Canadan rAaaodaüon Merrilee Hodgins The School of Dance canadamada Celia Franca 203 Catherine Street, Ottawa ptiyaMMiapia AUGUST 1994 ♦ THE OSCAR ♦ PAGE 24 COUNCILLOR FOR A DAY INTERNATIONAL COOKING BY JACQUELIN HOLZMAN, MAYOR OF OTTAWA Imagine you are a city councillor cutting "frills" that had been tacked on and want to deliver your community during fatter times. All of this with the through the difficult times onto the goal of finding savings that can be road to prosperity. How do you do it directed into maintaining service levels Sweet and spicy like the island itself, the combination of all these flavours is when money is in short supply and that contribute to a high quality of life sure to please the palette. your ability to generate revenue has in the community. TORRID JAMAICAN CHICKEN been curtailed as economic activity has Personally, I strongly believe this 2 chicken tournedos (cutlets Vi in.or 1 cm thick) slowed? kind of scrutiny should take place Vi onion, chopped Taxes are already beyond what whether or not times are recessionary. 1 garlic clove, chopped people can bear. Jobs are scarce and Working on behalf of the public - and Vz hot pimento, chopped (optional) many that are available are insecure. using your money - obligates me to V* cup (60 mL) unsweetened orange juice Public dependence on government strive for effectiveness, both in 1 Tbsp (15 mL) light soya sauce services is spiralling as senior levels of delivery of service and in financial 1 tsp (5 mL) com oil jurisdiction download responsibilities management. 1 tsp (5 mL) wine vinegar onto local authorities and, at the same Far from a slash and bum reaction 1 tsp (5 mL) Jamaican pimento or 1 pinch of Cayenne pepper time, cut their financial support. to the pressures of the recession, the 1 tsp (5 mL) dried thyme My way of dealing with the harsh City's "re-engineering" of the past 1 tsp (5 mL) sugar contemporary realities has been to couple of years has done more than 1 tsp (5 mL) black pepper apply several successful private sector help us withstand the pressures of the VA tsp (1 mL) ground cinnamon principles: sensitivity for the recession. By doing what every VA tsp (1 mL) ground nutmeg customer's ability to pay, giving value business - and household - in the 90's a few drops of red hot sauce for money, sound financial has had to do in the face of decreasing INSTRUCTIONS management, and aggressive revenues and increasing demands, it Place chicken tournedos in a glass dish or plastic bag. Place remaining marketing. has made us stronger, more effective ingredients in a food processor or an electric mixer and blend. Pour over the This has meant analyzing what the and better prepared to meet future tournedos, making sure meat is well coated. Cover and refrigerate overnight. City does, why we do it, and how. It challenges. Remove the tournedos from marinade and allow to drain. Place on a baking has meant stimulating increased How differently would you do it, sheet. Cook in the oven at 450°F (230°C) for 20 to 25 minutes, basting the productivity by streamlining the way Councillor? meat a few times with the marinade during cooking. . oSsLEs* we deliver services. It has meant M if0/1 Drawing for / Adults & Teens )

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THE LAST WRITE UP The "tour de force" came in the for us. Thai we boarded the buses and And I hear through the ole’ By Karen Landheer girls 3000 metre event where Amanda headed for home, arriving seconds grapevine that Bill's love of Yes, gentle readers this is my last Wilson breezed the finish line in a before midnight. floatational devices was the theme for time writing for OSCAR. I have given blistering 12 minutes and 44 seconds, Everyone had a wonderful time! staff party when they said good-bye to up letters for numbers and will be ' a full 30 seconds ahead of the other The supervisors not accustomed to Bill. HPTO Treasurer next fall. Thanks to finishers. Christy Vant and Celeste Yu dealing with kids in such "mobs" were In 1968-69 Bill atttended Ottawa Hopewell staff who were always so both placed fifth in their age categories very impressed with the maturity of the Teacher's College. His teaching gracious and co-operative when I came of the 3000 metre event. Amongst the Hopewell students. I want to experience includes time at Elmdale, looking fix articles and information. If senior girls, Caitlin Jenkins ran the personally take this opportunity to Carleton Heights, Rockcliffe Parie, you, or anyone you know, would like to final 200 metre event and had the fifth thank not only the band members but Queen Elizabeth, vice-principalship at write the school newsletter or fastest time in 31:31. all Hopewell students who have Fielding Drive and as principal at Hopewell Happenings for OSCAR or Ozdem Averill made his mark with participated in musical activities Pleasant Parie. He arrived at Hopewell the Glebe Report, please contact a sixth in the boy’s 800 metres and throughout this year. The standard of in September 89 and this spring was Bonnie Ostler at 730-9080. Graham Keay gained fifth in high jump excellence both in performance and appointed as principal at Fisher Park. GRADE 8 GRADUATION and sixth in 400 metres. In senior behaviour is unparallelled in any of my Bill worked very hard to create a boys, Faisal Qazi placed fourth in other teaching experiences! strong staff and to encourage By Donna Walsh triple jump and 8th in 100 metres. The excellence among his teachers. A What a day! What a night! What a JUNIOR TALENT SHOW final event, 4 x 400 relay saw a sixth strong teaching staff means quality of wonderful Year! Hopewell's annual On Tuesday morning at 10:30 am, place finish from Shane Gero, Mike education for students at Hopewell. graduation was a great success! the junior talent show was held in the Nossop, Faisal Qazi and Jesse Ahuja. He worked very hard to continue Ceremonies began at 3:00 pm in Glebe Old Gym. A variety of acts showcased Outside Hopewell, another sports and to foster the traditions at Collegiate auditorium followed by a talents of Hopewell students with forum is the Canadian National Hopewell, and hardly, if ever, missed cruise on the Ottawa River. Even piano solos and duets, violin pieces, an Trampoline Championships. Last an event. I know Bill would have liked pouring rain couldn't dampen spirits! excerpt from Macbeth, singing, month, Courtney Disher took the gold to have seen greater physical changes Awards were given as follows: dancing and some great story telling. medal in her category. Finally, I would to the school but he did manage to get Principal’s Award - Rhita Hazenburg, Though the gym was warm and the be remiss if the stalwart efforts of the leaky roof on the third floor fixed. Vice Principal’s - Eddie Halderson, floor hard, the audience was very several students in the intramural HPTO presented Bill with a pen Hopewell Letters (H's) - Emma appreciative, and clapped loud and program were not commended. They and ink sketch of Hopewell school Blanchard, Maeve Moriarty, Heather long for each peformance. are Jesse Ahuja, Mary Warner, Anna done by a local artist. However, this MacDougall, Rebecca Pirker, Caroline BILL LANDGON LEAVES Graham, Caitlin Jenkins, Leah Friesen lovely gift came in a rollerblade box, Parkin, Anna Graham, Dan Calvert, and Caroline Parkin who made the At the last HPTO meeting, Bill and I think Bill would have been quite Jordan Guest, Shane Gero, Mary Landgon was honoured for his program a big success. I hope those happy with the rollerblades Anne Warner, Leah Friesen and Janus who follow will be as devoted and able. contributions to Hopewell. For those Withey and Bev Popyk retired the Cihlar. Summer is here , so stay active. not familiar with the history of Bill same night and were presented with Special thanks those who helped Landgon, bade issues OSCAR provide September will start with cross-country beautiful plants. make the day a success: Laura running. Come one, come all. some interesting facts. Many thanks for all your hard Johnson, Lorraine Ross, Rosemary Bill spent sane of his early days on work, Bill, and best of luck at Fisher Strohmenger and all Hopewell staff. SCHOOL BANDS TRIP Bellwood Avenue and he attended Park! SPORTS AT HOPEWELL By Alison Woyiwada , Hopewell for grades 5-7, attending On Monday June 13th, four big By Dave Chartrand eight schools in nine years. Because he buses pulled up to Hopewell and 142 As the sun sets on Hopewell's was at Hopewell the longest, he excited band members and 18 adults 93-94 sports scene, it is important to considered it "home". Bill went to boarded, bound for Toronto and the DON’T FORGET! ! Nil recount some last endeavours and Laurentian and then Lisgar. annual spring trip. Everyone has been HOPEWELL’S SAFE ; single out several of Hopewell's finest, While in high school, he met his looking forward to this trip all year! June featured two events: the future wife, Pam, and 25 years later ARRIVAL SYSTEM - Monday afternoon was spent at the Hudson-Sargent Relays and the Track they are still happily (my words) Come the Fall* don’t forget to report Ontario Science Centre.Tuesday & Field meet. married. They have two sons, Jordan your child's absence or late arrivai morning the four bands played at Over 70 Hopewell athletes and Bradley. And if the cross-boundary Please call Hopewell's answering Wonderland. The afternoon was free competed in various relays on mixed transfer cones through, Jordan, may be machine at 233*2218, The machine time to spend in the park. Wednesday teams and 10 came from Hopewell's attending Hopewell in the fall. Bill and is available from 4:39 p

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Our residence turned 20 this year, FROM RETIREMENT RESIDENCE TO with journal writing and play reading. is a critical shortage of nursing care but our roots go back a lot farther than LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY: People pour in for breakfast, lunch and beds in the region. that! In 1886, the Protestant House of Much has changed since 1974. tea and out again for special events and The cost of nursing home patient Refuge opened at 286 Sussex Street on Originally designed as a retirement day-away trips. care is less than a third the cost of the site of what is now the Royal residence for older adults wishing to The Abbotsford Council is a group staying in a hospital. Moreover, the Canadian Mint. Three years later, the live in a community of people with of members who advise the Board and personal, social and psychological twenty residents were moved to similar interests and needs, most staff on the programs and policies costs of placing the frail elderly in a "Abbotsford", a house belonging to residents were in their mid-seventies members want for their Centre. facility where the care may be unsuited Alexander Mutchmor at 954 Bank and required only a minimum of care Seniors' Outreach Services to their needs, is said by medical Street when it became known as the and services. Now Glebe Centre is This home support program experts to be unconscionably high. The Protestant Home for the Aged. In meeting the demands of a much provides paid and volunteer services to Board of Directors of Glebe Centre is 1967, the name was officially changed different society. Changes in funding over 600 seniors living in the local committed to building. to Abbotsford Haven. and a healthier, more vital elderly neighbourhoods. Housecleaning, yard 20 years from now? In 1960, the Ottawa Presbytery of population means people remain in work, repairs, snow shoveling, sitters Glebe Centre will continue to the United Church was to build "Glebe their own homes longer. Outreach or escorts and transportation to and evolve and keep current with changing Manor Residence" at Lyon Street and programs at Abbotsford House offer from appointments are available for a needs and demands. We are directed by Chamberlain Avenue. When the services to enable people to be reasonable hourly fee. Volunteers volunteers from the community. All Ontario government announced independent for as long as possible. provide a daily telephone assurance volunteers, direct service or board and province-wide budget cuts, the boards Glebe Centre is now home to 195 program to keep tabs on the health and committee, are committed to keeping a of both Abbotsford Haven and Glebe residents whose average age is 87. well-being of people who may be finger on the pulse of this community. Manor decided on a joint residential A CONTINUUM OF CARE: feeling unwell or lonely. They and all staff want Glebe Centre to project called Glebe Centre Inc. A 12 Glebe Centre Residence: Glebe Centre Nursing Home remain the finest centre for older adults storey tower was built next to New residents move into Glebe Although we’ve raised $823,000 in the region. Abbotsford House and opened in 1974. Centre with expectations of an towards the “Thank$ a Million” Fundraising Abbotsford House was renovated appropriate level of health care. Highly building fund, the nursing home is still Glebe Centre continues to raise as an activity centre serving a weekday professional and competent staff form on hold. Reform of long-term care by money for the Building Fund. Stroll noon meal and providing activities a team who make the Glebe Centre the Ontario Ministry of Health has through Abbotsford, (if you can get such as pottery, fitness, French Residence the best in Ottawa affected funding of health facilities^ past the crowds, that is) and look at the conversation classes, bingo, bridge, Abbotsford House: Glebe Centre, meantime, continues to renovations your donations made travelogues and musical events. “Abbotsford House? Why it's a provide nursing home level care while possible. Admire the new elevator and In 1991, Abbotsford reopened after veritable hive of activities!" So says efforts continue to get the building link that have made such a difference extensive renovations. Soft colours and one of the nearly 400 members of this project underway. to the daily life of residents. Talk to the warm lighting give an old world leisure and resource centre for older Why a Nursing Home? residents, members and clients you elegance. Activities have also changed adults. There are times when you can The over 65 population of meet to see how they feel about Glebe to reflect the needs and wishes of a hardly get through the door. Ottawa-Carleton is growing rapidly - Centre. Then look at the architect's new generation of educated, active and Every square inch has some activity over 3 times faster than the general plans for the new nursing home. After independent seniors. going on. Line Dancing and population. Services for seniors are your tour, we know you'll be as proud low-imphct aerobics jostle for space strained in all areas. In particular, there and committed to this as we are. This Fall Discover the Musician in For 18 years, the Ottawa Folklore Centre's School of Music has been building a reputation for individualized professional music instruction. With a staff of over 20 exceptional music teachers the Folklore Centre is ready to help you learn to be a participator in the musical world, not just a listener.

Rock through leadline electric guitar, strum your favourite folk song, fiddle around with your musical friends, sing in our choir, beat your drum in a Saturday workshop - but this fall, spend some time with "The Folks". Find your place in our school. «Guitar - folk, Celtic, rock, jazz, blues, classical, bluegrass ♦Fiddle - Old-time, Irish, Scottish «Irish or classical flute «Mandolin - bluegrass, folk ♦Bluegrass banjo «Fife «Pennywhistle ♦Voice ♦Recorder «Harp / ♦Bass guitar

If a weekly lesson is not your cup of tea, our workshop series may be for you. During the fall, winter and spring terms, regular and guest instructors offer an incredible selection of Saturday afternoon classes in unusual and lesser known styles and instruments. In the past we've had workshops by Lenny Breau, Tal Farlow, The Rankin Family, Terry Tufts, Martin Simpson, and other local and international personalities. There have been afternoons of slide guitar, hand drumming, harmonica learning to yodel, and many, many others. This is a great way to spend a Sat- urday afternoon. Drop in to the store for monthly workshop schedules. CHOIR: If singing is more to your liking, join our choir. We sing original, standard and not-so-standard songs in interesting and inovative arrangements under the guidance of our vocal instructor. And don't forget that we sell and rent stringed and folk instruments, books, recordings, and accessories, repair all stringed instruments and offer advice and assistance in all aspects of live and recorded acoustic music. I OTTAWA FOLKLORE CENTRE 744 Bronson Ave at Carling 238-7222 AUGUST 1994 ♦ THE OSCAR ♦ PAGE 27

SOUTHMINSTER: BALANCING CONTINUITY AND CHANGE ECKANKAR? BY ROB DRYSDALE BY BETTY MCMILLAN Southminster United Church has move back into the area, increasing ECKANKAR is a natural way back and you don't have to be a prophet or served the community for more than 60 both the permanent population and the to God. It is known as the religion of saint to hear IT. Are you one of the years - much has changed over this number of children in the Light and Sound, the original fountain millions who have heard God speak to time, yet much has stayed the same. neighbourhood - a trend that seems to from which all faiths are thought to you through a profound spiritual When Southminster opened its doors in be continuing. As social attitudes have spring. There is a common golden experience? Did you understand it or 1932, it served the Ottawa South changed over the years, so too has thread running through all religions find it puzzling? The purpose of community, which at that time was Southminster. Despite the inevitability and spiritual teachings. It's called the ECKANKAR is to help you understand bounded north-south by the Rideau of change, however, the members of ECK. It is also known as the Holy these experiences. River and the canal, by Bronson Southminster's family have come to Spirit, the Word of God and the This earth is a big, old schoolhouse. Avenue in the west, nd by the Rideau know that certain values remain Audible Life Stream. The Light and In fact, so is this entire material level market gardens just east of Bank Street unchanged. Sound of God are the two aspects of existence called the physical plane, (the area now known as Rideau For more than 60 years, members through which God appears in the and we are here to find our way back to Gardens). of Southminster's family have gathered lower worlds. The Holy Spirit can God. The purpose of ECKANKAR, as By the 1950s, Ottawa's population together in worship every Sunday, appear to us as Light, which is a was the purpose of the old schoolhouse had expanded to the south and west. children of Southminster have gathered reflection of the atoms of God moving primer is to teach you the basics. Many Southminster continued to serve this together each week in Sunday school in space, as Sound, which is the of you have been in this classroom for wider population until new churches and youth groups, mission groups, Audible Life Current that carries Soul quite a while now. You are eager to Were built in the Alta Vista and Cubs, Scouts, Beavers, church women back home to God. The Spiritual move on, to expand your horizons. Riverside areas. By the 1970s, Ottawa and others have gathered together on a Exercises of ECK show you personally You want to better understand your South's population was changing yet regular basis. how to look and listen for these place in the grand scheme of life and again. Children grew up and moved The underlying message here is that qualities of divine Spirit for upliflment actually enjoy it! Come and join us on away. Many people who had rented the more things change around us, the and guidance. Sunday September 11th in a one day houses in the area could now afford more we need something constant in A Gallup poll conducted in 1991, Seminar entitled “The Way of the their own homes in the suburbs. Some our lives. For more than 60 years revealed that 33% of the population Eternal” and learn how past lives, of the largo* houses were converted Southminster has been that constant in have had an experience with the Light dreams and Soul travel can help you to into apartments for students attending our community, providing strength and and Sound of God. This means that find God. For more information Carleton University and younger support to its family - in the past and one in every three people we meet have contact Michèle Boutine, 6-10 pm at people in the community were either on into the future. Southminster had some Light and Sound experience. 771-9116. single or did not have children. The welcomes all to become part of that The Voice of God speaks to us today combination of these changes resulted family. in a decline in Southminster's Reference: The Church is membership. Wherever God's People are Gathered: The 1980s saw a reversal in these Sixty Years at Southminster United trends as young families began to Church, Ottawa, Ontario, 1932-1992.

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Southminster United Church Bank St. - Rideau Canal 730-6874 Minister: Rev. S.A. Hewlett Classy Ads are a service for Ottawa South residents and must be submitted in Organist/Choir Director: Sandra Dean All are welcome at this church. The writing to OSCAR c/o The Firehall Office by the closing date. There is no 10:30 a.m. Worship members of Southminster would consider charge, but ads will appear for only l month. Reasonable rates are available for • Sunday School for all Ages it a privilege to have you worship with us. • Nursery Care During Worship If you are making your home in Ottawa commercial enterprises, educators, etc. and street sales. Your name and phone • Audio Loop System for Hearing Impaired South, we extend to you a warm invitation number must be included; only your number will appear unless otherwise • Wheelchair Access to Sanctuary to make Southminster your church home. specified. Make sure your number is correct. The Editor retains the right to edit • Coffee Hour Following Worship or include and takes no responsibility for errors or for items or services. School Registration Dates to Remember: September 11—Sunday For Sale: Antique armchair, tapestry, Care Available: Nanny, housekeeper, September 18—Sunday School Begins wood legs. $150. Complete Brownie Aug/Sept, references. uniform, like new, 7/8 $25. Call Babeth 521-2199 Call 730-5904 Care Available: Experienced, non- KELLY FUNERAL HOMES For Sale: Laptop computer, 286, smoking mother, nursing background, 60meg hard drive. $650. full/part-time, evgs, wknds, cSui/vte' - Owner Call 730-4265 meals/snacks, outings, TLC. For Sale: Kenmore washer, dryer, very Call Shahin 730-1400 or 526-1215 good conditon. Call 730-7403 Care Available: Morning Sun Home For Sale: Kawai PS660 electronic Daycare, 3-6yrs, part/full-time. keyboard, 2 yrs old, 100 sounds, 50 Call Jessica 730-0280 rhythms, percussion, auto-accom Care Available: My home, full/part- $150. Call 730-3333 time, all ages, meals, trips. For Sale: Teak dining room buffet, Call Laurie 730-6191 4doors up & down, glass doors, lights. At Home Mom: with 8, 12 yrs, at $200, Call 730-1307 Hopewell, will mind kid(s) before/after For Sale: Games table, Chinese school and/or give lunch. Fairbaim Chippendale, pecan, glass top. Ave. Call Norah 730-2467 1255 Walkley Road, Ottawa Call 730-0524 Babysitter: experienced mother, baby For Rent: 1 bed apt. duplex, renov. or children in my home. Wholesome Serving bright, new eat-in kitch, gmd. fl. food, no TV. Call 730-0480 Alta Vista Billings Bridge Blossom Park storage, yard, near CU. $825mth incl. Babysitters: Boy 15 yrs, Girl 13 yrs Elmvale Acres Hunt Club Riverside Park utils. Sept 1. Call Ann-Renée/David days during summer, evgs, wknds Greely Osgoode Manotick 730-0215 or 730-2123 lv message during school year. Call 526-1215 Gloucester Kars Nepean For Rent:Upper dup. 3 bed apt. Quiet Pet Sitter: Girl 12, experienced, 235-6712 street, new paint. $1150mth inc utils. references. Hopewell school area. Canadian-Independent Septl. Call Ann-Renée/David Call Julia 730-1039 730-0215 or 730-2123 lv message Care Required: Full-time for 10 Shared Accom: Non-smoker, quiet month old. Our home, live out, non- street, very Ig basement bed, share smoker, French speaking. September. main fl kitch, fam. room, living, dining, Call 730-0643 THE CcMMUNiTy all apps, pkng, garden. $430 inc utils, Care Required: Live-in or live-out, tel. Call Harvey 730-6028 res. 3 kids, 5,3,1 yrs. Sept. Brantwood Pk. or 994-5657 bus. Call Marie 231-6189 Educational Programs: Teach your Care Required: Afterschool for 7yr BULLETIN BCALU child to read. Includes songs, stories, boy. Our home, pref. yours. readers, cassettes, charts, games, Call 730-6099 GARDEN CLUB SOUTHEAST ASIAN FAIR instructor video, more. For 3-5yrs, 5-8 Care Required: After school, PD yrs. Call Mary Donnelly 231-6189 The Ottawa South Garden Club invites The 2nd annual Asian Food & Cultural days, start Oct/Nov, bilingual, 4,9 yrs. all interested gardeners-novice, expert Fair will be held at Sandy Hill Garde D’enfants: Vous recherchez Call 523-1319 after 5:30pm or in between to our first meeting Tues Community Centre, 250 Somerset E. des compagnons de jeu francophones, Nanny Required: Aug/Sept, 9 mth Sept 27, 7pm at the Firehall. Sun Aug 28. 10am-4pm. Thai, dans un milieu familial chaleureux? boy. Eng/French and/or Spanish Membership $10. For info call Szechuan, Malaysian, Indonesian and App. Ann-Renée 730-0215/730-2123 preferred, would share. Rideau Gdns. 523-6258 or 730-6099. Philippine cooking, arts, crafts and Playgroup: starts Sept TT Inquiries/refs to A. Bugailiskis, Registration mtg Thurs. Sept 8, 128 Fentiman or Call (416) 481-4098 BYTOWN NURSERY demonstrations. OC Transpo Rt 16. Donations to the Ottawa Food Bank Firehall, 7pm. Bytown Nursery is accepting accepted. Info Allison Reyes 798-7741 For info Call Laurie 730-6191 registrations ft»* their fall program. For more information call 730-4384 afts or SOUTHSIDE PRESCHOOL OSCAR NEEDS YOUR HELP 731-0514 evgs. Southside Preschool, Southminster Coordinator - Bank/Belmont/ Belmont ;i ; j i||| Bell wood/Beimont Church, 15 Aylmer Avenue, is open for HELP WANTED Riverdale/Colone! By Drivé ^ /Riverdale/Suimysidc - GÉBCTOB registration for a two-, three- or deliver bundles to 5 distributors. /Riverdale * WiUard/Cameron Volunteers urgently required for a five-morning program. For information Distributors (7) needed /Belmont - 4 apt bldgs variety of special events and festivals call 730-5819 mornings or 233-3324 Riverdale/Bank. Takes drily about in the region. Make a big difference in afternoons, evenings. Echo/Riverdale/Sunnyside ; «! a short time. Call the Volunteer Centre Sunnyside/Willard/Belmont Vi hour a month. Call Rufina of Ottawa-Carleton, 789-4876. ECONOMICS & You Willard/Sunnysidc/Fairbaim/ 730-2762 PIANO RECITAL U rf O and the Financial Post offer “Economics for the Layperson”, a Andrew Tunis will give a piano recital, guide to understanding everyday Sat Oct 1, First Unitarian Church, 30 economic issues in Canada by Prof. Cleary Ave. Tickets at the door $15. Cynthia Bled. 5 evgs, Oct 5-Nov 2. For ULLUi/UD ALZHEIMER info 564-4263. A conference on essential partnerships PARENT SUPPORT A DIFFERENT KIND in helping patients and families cope The Parent Preschool Resource Centre with the disease will be held Thurs (PPRC) provides educational and OF LEASING COMPANY Sept 29, 8:15am-3:45pm, Elizabeth outreach services to parents and TEL: 728-1901 FAX: 728-1018 Bruyère Centre. For more info call caregivers including a newsletter, RES.: 232-0956 Patricia Van Loan 233-4041 ext 2109. DAVID GOUGH courses, info-line, clinic, playgroups, 1666 Carling Ave. (at Clyde) Ottawa Leasing Representative toy library and other help.