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-, 'A-, (. - f . . , Y.,' q.f2;7,, repor - _ Serving the Glebe community since 1973 FREE Rally for Mutchmor Hundreds of protesters rode double-decker buses to the Ot- tawa-Carleton District School Board office on Sept. 26 to protest the board's decision to close nine schools.' Glebe residentsfrom tots in strollers to grandparentswaved Save Our Schools signs and cheered speakers from the central part of Ottawa. A group of school children formed a colourful dragon that caught the eyes of TV reporters. Delegations from the nine schools, as well as from the Glebe Community Association, empha- sized: "Nine is too many and Oc- tober is too early." "Is the mandate to cut surplus space, or to close aging schools?" Photo: Roger Lalonde asked the Elmdale delegate. Margaret Atwood receives key from acting mayor Allan Higdon The Mutchmor delegation said that closing Mutchmor would lead Honouring 'a remarkable individual' to program erosion. They criti- Margaret Atwood received the cized the facility report on reno- Photos: S. fermyn has been called "the Wayne Key to the City from acting mayor vation costs as "flawed," and Trustees debate the proposal Gretzky of literature." He said Allan Higdon at the Glebe Com- be urged the trustees and board staff to close nine schools inside the the expression should munity Centre on September 20. say: Gretzky to get good demographic data be- Greenbelt on Oct. 17 and 19, and amended to "Wayne The Key to City honours a fore making such drastic changes. vote on Oct. 23. the is the Margaret Atwood of favourite son or daughter of Ot- hockey!" tawa who has gone on to make us Ottawa writer Frances Itani proud, said Mr. Higdon. Ms. At- paid tribute to Ms. Atwood's in- wood replied that she was "proud ternational literary reputation. to be welcomed as one of your- Professor David Staines de- selves." scribed Ms. Atwood the person, Ms. Atwood's early years were not just the author of 38 books. spent in the Glebe, at 314 First As a committed nationalist and Avenue and 1 Patterson Avenue, tireless promoter of writers' OR SARDINES when her father Carl worked for rights, he said, "She makes a dif- WEITODENTS ARE ROOM TO G the Department of Agriculture. ference, and that is the ongoing even F15)-1 rieed She recounted some of her early achievement of a remarkable in- Save Our C memories of making snow forts in dividual." MORI the winter; when the snow melted, Ottawa Councillor Inez Berg she enjoyed digging in the Ottawa presented a bouquet to Ms. At- mud with a spoon. wood and encouraged her to Mr. Higdon noted Ms. Atwood "write on!"

INSIDE GCA Vote on Mutchmor School

GNAG Community needs Mutchmor Councillor Berg Rod Phillips 16 Save Mutchmor School Trustee Maguire Urban 22 Trustee Graham 23 Change funding formula Photo: Mark Menne Books 27 Maquette for the Famous 5 monument. The sculptor is Barbara Paterson. 16 Toby Brooks Drache reviews biography of poet Women are Persons! inauguration Religion 29 Glebe residents Isabel Met- The Famous 5Emily Murphy, 5th Avenue Methodist Church calfe and Janice Liebe, co-chairs Louise McKinney, Henrietta Muir celebrates 100th anniversary of the Famous 5 Foundation, Ot- Edwards, Irene Parlby and Nellie tawa committee, invite the public McClunghave been commemo- Words 30 a bronze monument cre- to attend the inauguration of the rated in Jeffrey Simpson 17 Published earlier this year- Women are Persons! monument ated by sculptor Barbara Pater- Karen Irving & JC Sulzenko son. Nellie McClung is depicted Oct. 18 at noon. The Parliament NEXT DEADLINE Hill celebration honours the five displaying the Oct. 18, 1929 on who enabl ed Canal ian w omen newspaper headline "Women are Monday, October 23 to be appoi nted to the Senate. Continued on page 2 N EWS Glebe Report October 6, 2000 2 Steff-Kim's backyard barbecue The usually quiet doors of us... barbecued Atlantic salmon, Steff-Kim Retirement Lodges were Greek salad, tabouli and many opened to family and friends of wonderful desserts. residents and staff on Thursday, After the last morsel of des- August 24. After one of our resi- sert was finished, the band ar- dents commented on an article in rived and the festivities resumed a local paper about The Back with enthusiasm. The Back Forty Forty Band, the staff decided they provided our audience with a should be invited to perform at truly enjoyable program of old the lodge, and so we had a party. favourites and country music. The party began early in the Of special note this evening afternoon with a social tea, after was a tribute to one of our long- which the guests retired for time employees, Luis Gonzales, games and conversation on the who became a Canadian citizen on back patio. All the while our August 24. A truly wonderful cooks were preparing a feast for day for all. Women are persons-from page 1 Persons" with the decision of the Museum of Civilization until Feb. Privy Council of Great Britain. 11, 2001. These determined activists At the National Archives, achieved the right for women to historical documents related to Local Girl Guides parade into Lansdowne Park to celebrate. serve in the Senate and opened the Famous 5 will be featured the door to their participation in from Oct. 16 to Nov. 5. At a tea Girl Guides of Canada other aspects of public life. on Oct. 15 (tickets: $25), female Isabel Metcalfe notes that tra- parliamentarians will relate the celebrate 90th anniversary ditionally only statues of mon- story of how this historic monu- A thousand Girl archs and prime ministers are Guides the celebration along. ment came to be placed on Par- camped overnight at Frank positioned on Parliament Hill, so Clair Girls from the Glebe's liament Hill. The Famous 5, in Stadium in Lansdowne Park on Lansdowne this monument is breaking with District felt right at their day, disguised their politi- Saturday, June 17, as part of the home tradition. The volunteers started at Lansdowne Parkbut they cal forums as ladies' teas. celebration of the 90th advocating for the placement of anniver- didn't really sleep at the sleep- sary of Girl Guides. In total, over over! the monument on the Hill in A panel discussion on Oct. 17 3,000 girl and women members of Begun in 1910 in 1997, enlisting the support of 9:30 a.m. will examine England, Girl at the im- Girl Guides in the National Capi- female parliamentarians espe- pact of the "Persons" case deci- Guides quickly spread around the tal Region spent the weekend world. Guiding offers active cially. sion of the Privy Council of Great pro- having fun in a variety of activi- grams for The inauguration of the monu- Britain on Canada and abroad. girls and young women, ties at this giant birthday party. regularly revising programs for ment is one of several Ottawa Also, on Oct. 17 at 7 p.m., The Burning Brightly festivi- age events celebrating the "Persons" there will be an interfaith wor- each level, and offering ties started with a parade along to case. An exhibit of banners car- ship celebration at Christ Church training and fellowship the the Canal featuring heritage uni- women leaders. ried by members of the Woman's Cathedral to show the faith and volunteer forms, the new Guides Canada Christian Temperance Union (two achievements of these five famous flag, and banners of all kinds. Girl Guides of Canada-Guides of the Famous 5 were members) women. See page 29 for more on Girls from age five up filed into du Canada is funded primarily by will be displayed at the Canadian the interfaith worship. the stadium, set up their memberships and the sale of Girl

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The residents also transformation of that corner of wished to promote a safer envi- the park, and the participants ronment for all park users. rewarded themselves with a well- Good Morning Preschool staff: Liane Gallop, Director: Melanie Bauman, Mr. Keith Hardiman, district deserved potluck supper that teacher; Dawn McArthur, teacher; Jennifer Wilson, senior teacher. supervisor for parks of the City evenings. of Ottawa, kindly agreed to meet As well as helping to build a Good Morning Preschool with residents several weeks be- spirit of community, the event fore the event to discuss the also showed how residents, in co- New lunch hour program landscaping plan and provide ad- operation with the City of Ottawa, BY SHARON MESSERSCHMIDT alternative to regular kindergar- vice on which plants and saplings can take the initiative to improve The Good Morning Preschool is ten programs. should be cut and which should their environment, with results off to a wonderful start to a new New this fall is the addition of be preserved. He also made an that are there for all to see. year. Liane Gallop, our director, a lunch-hour program where has greatly enjoyed meeting the children can have lunch, some new children, our returning pre- free play in our gross-motor EXHIBIT OF GLEBE HISTORY schoolers and all our families. room, and story-time with one of The Glebe Historical Society has created a display of historical She reports that there are lots of our teachers in between morning photos of the Glebe in the window of Loeb Glebe on Bank Street. budding artists in the crowd, kindergarten and the start of our This exhibit is intended to be a permanent feature, but its judging by the popularity of the afternoon school. Kindergarten contents will be changed from time to time in order to present painting easels, many emerging children can be picked up di- fresh aspects of Glebe history. Suggestions and photographic engineers and architects at the rectly from First Avenue School contributions are welcome. block centre, and dramatic talent at morning dismissal time. Chil- Call Ian McKercher at 235-4863, John Leaning at 237-4375 or galore at our dress-up centre. dren from other schools can meet Bruce McCallan 234-9993. Our youngest twos are enthralled us at the preschool at 11:45 a.m. with the sand, water and play- Please call the school for more dough play areas. details. We would like to welcome our new twos teachers, Dawn The Good Morning Preschool i s McArthur. Dawn brings to the located at 174 First Avenue, cor- T11 school her energy and artistic ner of Bank. We offer separate abilities, and is a wonderful, morning programs for two- and bour caring addition to our teaching three-year-olds, and afternoon Environmental Shoppe team. programs for 3-1/2s to fives. 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Fellow Councillors: Inez Berg, City Councillor Capital Wa--": Diane Holmes, Regional Councillor and Chair of the Trailsportation Committee; Alex Munter, Kanata, Regional Councillor and Chair of Community Services Committee. The Business Community: Tatiana Vorobej, Cakes by Tatiana; Jim McKeen, LOEB Glebe; Dominic Santaguida, Vittoria Trattoria; Bill Metz, Routebum. Community Leaders: Doug Stickley, past president, OSCA; Wendy McRae, past president, Old Ottawa East; John Kane, past president, Glebe Community Association; Cam Robertson, past chair, City Centre Coalition; John Leaning, architect. The Arts: Arthur Milner, playwright, and a founding member, GCTC; Julian Armour, artistic director, Chamber Musical Festival. Seniors: Doris Sheffer, past president, Clementine Towers, Social Club; past president, OSTOP, Ottawa. Carleton University: Otim Harris Okwir, past VP External, GSA, Carleton University. Schools: John Crump, executive director, Canadfan Arctic Resources, father of three, education activist. GCA Glebe Report October 6, 2000 6 School closures affect you GCA motion September 19 At the Sept. 19 meeting of the plans, which will, over time, lead even if you don't have kids GCA, the following motion was to more school-aged children On October 23, the Ottawa- passed. living in the core; Carleton District School Board Whereas the Glebe Community And whereas both the regional votes whether to close Mutchmor Association is on the record op- government and the City of Ot- Public School. This will have an posing school closures in our tawa's community services op- impact on our community's fu- community and has requested erations committee have passed ture. By that the government of Ontario motions opposing school closures; change its BE THE COMMUNITY WILL SUFFER G. C. A. inadequate funding IT RESOLVED THAT: Good schools are key to the President formula; The Glebe Community Asso- And whereas current propos- ciation calls on the OCDSB to de- long-term health of a community. Anne Scotton They attract new residents, en- als to close nine elementary pub- fer all decisions on school clo- sure a mix of ages and create DECISION-MAKING PROCESS lic schools will create over- sures until the region's new community spirit. DOESN'T MAKE SENSE crowded classrooms, school yard demographic projections have Quality of Life in the Glebe: The Glebe Community Asso- safety concerns and traffic prob- been presented; The Glebe is known for excel- ciation believes that the board's lems, and will seriously compro- The Glebe Community Asso- lent schools which kids can walk decision process is flawed. mise the rights of children in our ciation calls on the OCDSB to in- to. Our quality of life and com- Outdated Demographic Data: communities to a decent educa- clude a serious and meaningful munity atmosphere will decline if Ottawa's population is booming tion; analysis of community impact as we have kids in portables and in- right now. New projections will be And whereas public schools one of its criteria in school clo- creased traffic congestion at First available in January, but the are an essential part of the social sures. Avenue School. board decides in October which infrastructure in any community, During the meeting, we added Decline of the Urban Core: schools to close. not only for education, but also the following two resolutions (the Mutchmor is one of nine schools Questionable Analysis: for recreation, day cares and second of which may go farther (mostly downtown) threatened The board's estimate of school other community services; than you are willing to go, but with closure. capacity in the downtown core And whereas closing public which we tookover the objections Without schools, fewer families incl u des McNabb Schooleven schools will lead to a decrease in of our treasurersince we think will move downtown. In the long though it has been closed! the quality of life in the City of school closures is the single most term, this may lead to an Ameri- Bad Timing: Ottawa; important issue facing us), THAT: can-style exodus of families to School closures come at a time And whereas serious concerns The Glebe Conununity Asso- the suburbs. when Ottawa is under a Transi- have been voiced about the accu- ciation calls on the OCDSB to re- tion Board and facing municipal racy of the Ottawa-Carleton Dis- move the three vacant schools WE'LL LOSE VALUABLE elections. Who will voice city trict School Board's (OCDSB) from its inventory to more accu- PUBLIC ASSETS concerns? Would the city be in a population projections for the rately reflect the use of schools If Mutchmor closes, the prop- position to accept any school downtown area; inside the Greenbelt; erty will be sold to a developed properties offered? And whereas the Glebe Com- The GCA take any action that (unless another school board or Flawed Formula: munity Association supports in- the executive deems necessary to the city takes it). If the Glebe The province's school funding tensification of residential uses fight school closures, including loses these assets, it will be dif- formula pits downtown communi- of the urban core, in keeping with legal action, and the expenditure ficult to replace them. ties against the suburbs. We all the Ottawa and city regional of up to $10,000 in this regard. Loss of a Publicly-Owned agree the suburbs need new Building: schools. But we must question a We'll lose the school building, formula that penalizes estab- completely paid for by Ottawa lished neighbourhoods. taxpayers. WE NEED IT) DELAY THE OCTO- We'll lose our heritagethe old- BER VOTE ON SCHOOL CLOSURES est public school building in Ot- TILL WE HAVE BEITER DEMO- tawa. GRAPHIC DATA AND A NEW CITY ROYAL LEPAGE Loss of Green Space: COUNCIL. IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII We'll lose Mutchmor Field, the E-mail the chair of the board: Real Estate Services Ltd., Broker large park behind Corpus Christi [email protected] Hardworking, School, since it belongs to with a copy to Premier Mike Har- Mutchmor and would be sold with conscientious, reliable ris at [email protected]. Ask and above all.., a family person the school building. Mr. Libbey to copy his fellow Recreational facilities like the trustees. Bus: 238-2801 Res: 730-0861 skating rink and play structure Get friends or employers out- www tracyarnett com will be displaced. side the Greenbelt to contact The Glebe's open space (amongst their school board trustees. (It's ATracy the lowest in the region) will be ultimately these trustees who rnett winip further reduced. need to be convinced.) N our Clnal ( onnection

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By Catch them quick Councillor Everything is on sale and buckle the colours Clive against the days Doucet in OCTOBER! when the paint fades to grey. The long and short of it is, THE FRANCOPHONE GAMES: traffic calming in the core is a We're celebrating our LANSDOWNE 2001 tough sell. Everyone wants it on The Summer Olympics in Syd- their street, but not on someone 10th ANNIVERSARY ney remind us that the Franco- else's, because they are afraid it with a phone Games are coming to town will dump traffic their way. The next summer. It promises to be beginning point is an innovative HUGE SALE an exciting time for the new city traffic-calming and streetscaping of Ottawa, a chance for us to show study backed by a united commu- athletes and fans from around the nity. 25% world what a unique quality of This is why the recently com- off all books (reg. priced) life we enjoy here in the nation's pleted Main Street traffic- plus many bargain titles capital: clean air, clean streets, calming and streetscaping study easy access to the country, a dy- in Ottawa East was so important. up to 70% off many items namic and prosperous city that The year-long study provides a still exists on a walking and series of short-, medium- and throughout the store biking scale. long-term measures to combat I'm often asked by constitu- traffic speeds and volumes along and 10%* off everything else ents what the point is in commit- Main and Greenfield. It is a tem- which has not ting time and energy to traffic- plate for rebalancing Main Street already been calming and streetscaping studies and Greenfield with the needs of marked down (except Ben...) all road-users in mind: pedestri- when changes are needed now. *Special orders excluded When traffic increases on and ans, cyclists, the elderly, chil- from our ward's main arteries- drennot just drivers. Bronson, Bank, Main and River- SILICON VALLEY NORTH: So come celebrate daleand smaller streets like EXPRESSWAYS VERSUS Powell, Pretoria, Fifth, Holmwood REGIONAL LIGHT RAIL with us this month! and Broadway are seriously im- There has been considerable pacted by increasing traffic, my talk in the press recently about reply is that studies are the key the need for more road infra- 802 Bank Street 232-6565 first step in solving traffic structure in the west end to problems. This is because: a) service the high-tech parks. I've they help create a consensus seen figures like $180 million to within the community as to what expand western sections of the measures need to be taken (for land-hungry, more community- areas needed new schools, we Queensway. The Alta Vista Ex- friendly road, but your new coun- would have simply run out a de- example, the absolute unanimity pressway has also just received in Centretown that Lyon Street cil will have to find the political benture, built the school and paid the go-ahead for the environ- will to make for it over time, as needed speed bumps to control the choice to fund a we have with mental assessment for this urban system all speeding traffic finally won the that truly serves the en- Mutchmor and our inner-city highway. tire city and not just a demon- schools. The province won't allow day for the residents of Centre- I agree that we need to move town, even though many suburban stration section. us to do this until every school in people and vehicles around our SCHOOL CLOSURES councillors weren't keen on the system is at 100 per cent. region quickly and conveniently. Suffice it to say, all your local them), and b) the studies That's like saying you can't have help But we need to find cheaper al- representativesLynn Graham, your councillor convince col- a new bus line to Barrhaven until ternatives to simply building Inez Berg, Richard Patten and my- every bus leagues on council, many of whose downtown is used at bigger and bigger roads to meet selfare working very hard to 100 per It's an constituents use our streets to cent. impossible the transportation needs of our convince the school board that the commute to and from work, that scenario. Twenty students can growing city. Light rail is it. It's proposed closures of nine schools make the difference between 90 the road changes are necessary a cheaper and more community- and also won't unreasonably in the older communities of Ot- per cent and 87 per cent. Twenty clog sensitive alternative to carpeting tawa are our regional road network. not justified, either by students is a few people getting our region with expresswaysone the present student population off the bus. It's a nightmare sta- The reality is that we share that won't stifle growth or damage ownership of our roads with resi- figures, or for the future growth tistical scenario, with everyone communities by increasing traffic of our new dents from across our city. As city. We are all con- juggling fractions within frac- levels. And to note: the proposed vinced it would be an residents of a downtown ward, enormously tions. Alta Vista Expressway, Conroy to destructive move. whose streets are being used day The reality is, our downtown Nicholas, is projected to cost us It is inconceivable that the old communities are growing. We've in and day out by commuters, this some $200 million. The light rail reality is particularly difficult locally elected and funded school seen more construction in Capital project, Greenboro to Bayview, is boards would ever have agreed to in to swallow, but it is the reality. Ward the last three years than projected at around $20 million. close schools inside the Greenbelt we've seen in the last 10. The There are no easy solutions I think this is a wise, forward- that are at 87 per cent capacity. board's projections this year for because no one wants traffic on thinking investment, one that will At 90 per cent, you begin build- the Hopewell population are that his or her street, but everyone help preserve the quality of life ing portables. But the school it would be down by one per cent; wants to get around town quickly, that, I have no doubt, visitors to boards are no longer really "our" it's up by three per cent. When and the two objectives are in di- the Francophone Games next school boards. Lose the capacity you're dealing with a margin of rect opposition to each other. It summer will be impressed by. It to fund and you lose all inde- error of four per cent on a school is not unusual for me to get an is my hope that the new council pendence. And that is exactly which is at 87 per cent capacity, irate call from someone who is will agree to expand it quickly to what has happened. The province the ludicrousness of the statisti- angry at the traffic on his or her Kanata, Barrhaven and the down- now funds half the cost of our cal games should be evident to street, but can't understand why town. schools and ,we fund the other everyone. it can't go on another street We've been told time and again half out of our property tax, but We've got to find a way to fund which, after all, is just an indus- not to make the same road and the province controls 100 per our suburban schools without de- trial strip or a natural connection servicing mistakes that were cent of the funding. And what stroying our downtown ones. We between A and B. There's always made in Silicon Valley, Califor- they're doing, and have been do- can't begin our new city by im- a good reason why someone else's niadecisions that have seen the ing ever since they took over our poverishing one part for the good street can take more traffic. The area carpeted with a spaghetti of boards, is to pitch downtown of another, because that equation resident is being reasonable "arterials," big-box-office parts schools against suburban schools. never works. about his street, the other person and skyrocketing housing costs. Under the old, locally con- Best, wishes, on street X is being unreasonable. Light rail can take us down a less trolled boards, if the suburban Clive Doucet 9 Glebe Report October 6, 2000 REPORT City Councillor's report As December 31, the end of my term as your city councillor, draws nearer, and as the transi- tion process to a single-tier city MISS PHARMACY continues, I find that I am quite a' busy on a number of initiatives. 769 Bank (at Second Ave.) Though some senior officials have Tel: 2354377. Fax: 235-1460 left and many staff have been sec- By onded to work on the transition Councillor team, the needs of our communi- Inez Berg ties for city services, council A PHARMACY LOCATION SINCE 1910 support and representation re- across Ontario of the negative main unchanged. economic and social effects these PROVINCIAL FUNDING formula-generated school clo- Your Family Health Care Provider FORMULA TO CLOSE sures are having and will have on OTTAWA SCHOOLS Ottawa-Carleton, and ask them to A big thank you to the hun- write the Minister of Education dreds who attended the Sept. 26 Janet Ecker, Premier Harris and YOUR ONE STOP SHOP IN THE GLEBE rally at the Ottawa-Carleton Dis- provincial MPPs. 'Though it i s trict School Board offices to pro- important to lobby OCDSB trus- OFFERING YOU BUS PASSES, test the recommended closures of tees on this issue, it is absolutely BEAUTIFUL GREETING CARDS, nine elementary schools critical to lobby the provincial (including Mutchmor) inside the government and the Minister of STAMPS AND MORE Greenbelt. I joined parents, chil- Education, who are ultimately dren, grandparents, singles, uni- responsible and accountable for versity students and many others this "carrot and stick" formula Open: Monday to Thursday 8:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. on the double-decker buses that they have given Ottawa- Friday 8:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. leaving Mutchmor. At OCDSB of- Carleton and its district school fices we were joined by hundreds board to administer. For infor- Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. of others arriving by bus and car mation, please contact our OCDSB to ask the board publicly to delay trustee Lynn Graham at 730- Sundays we are closed to allow staff family time decisions on the closures until 3366. new demographic information be- RIDEAU RIVER INTERPRETIVE comes available in 2001. PROGRAM UNVEILED Free Pickup and Delivery Special thanks must go to the On Sept. 23, the Environment many delegations representing Committee of Ottawa South (ECOS) Bilingual Service school councils, community asso- unveiled eight interpretive pro- ciations, and various educational, gram plaques in Brewer Park near cultural and recreational organi- the Rideau River. The plaques Not part of a chain zations who made presentations to provide information on the river trustees on September 26 and 28, and its natural inhabitants. ECOS but a link in your community in defence of the nine schools. members, many of whom are Ot- They pointed out countless flaws tawa South residents, and their in the provincial funding formula funding and environmental part- driving the closures. Represen- ners deserve high praise for all tatives from Hopewell, First Ave- their work on this program and nue and Lady Evelyn schools, their other initiatives to restore Accent on gectutv which will be forced to function the Rideau River and its water- over Esthetics & Electrolysis capacity if Mutchmor closes, ways. I urge everyone to visit also spoke against the closures. their Web site at www.restorethe All presentations were fac t- rideau.org filled, very professional and de- HARMONIZATION OF serve to gain the support of a ma- DOG LICENSING feel jority of trustees when the clo- The current City of Ottawa and sure motion is voted upon Oct. 23. the 10 municipalities which will LOBBY QUEEN'S PARK be part of the new one-tier city 'wonderful! All OCDSB trustees are grap- are harmonizing the dates, the LOOK wonderful with 0PI's Berry Berry Broadway nail polish pling with the divisive effects of terms and the fees for licensing or Mary Cohr's Scandalous Red Kissable lipstick. Accent on the provincial funding formula dogs in the new Ottawa, Beauty has the colours to brighten you up for fall! Ask us about beginning make up for Special Occasions! which pits communities outside Jan. 1, 2001. 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Beyond this negative for- must be licensed, but they will mulated reality and the in- continue to be exempt from fees. fighting and confusion it has cre- LEASH/MUZZLE BY-LAW FOR ated, there exists one overriding DOGS THAT BITE OR ATTACK reality. That is that communities The Dog-at-Large Bylaw No. all across Ottawa-Carleton, be 83-02 will require the leashing they inside or outside the Green- or muzzling or both of a dog that belt, must stick together in re- has bitten or attacked a person or questing that the province pro- domestic animal. Owners of such vide the very necessary funding animals may also request a hear- now for schools outside the ing before the animal control tri- Greenbelt, and that such funding bunal to show just cause and seek not be tied to closure of elemen- repeal or modification of the im- tary schools inside the Greenbelt posed requirement. which are operating on average at CAN I HELP? 86 per cent capacity. Inez Berg, City Councillor, 111 1 urge everyone who cares Sussex Drive, Ottawa, ON, K1N about public education in Ottawa- 5A1. Tel: 244-5367. Fax: 244- Carleton to inform their friends, 5373. E-mail: [email protected]. Margaret Atwood receives a bouquet presented by Coun. Inez Berg on families and business associates on.ca behalf of Glebe and Capital Ward residents. Photo: Roger Lalonde. FEATURE Glebe Report October 6, 2000 1 0 ABOUT FACE The Laminating and The Mounting Specialists for Business and Home EELEPHHI1T'S Posters, Photos, Certificates, TR/111K Maps, Ink Jet Prints, etc. Plaque mounting (MDF) - - I Plasticizing Framing 7 All sizes incl. large format Various surfaces - foamcore, masonite Trade Show Display and Business Presentations Office and Commercial pick-up and delivery - volume discounts I I Come in and see us. 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Jennifer and Carol MacLeod holding the banner which welcomed Carol when she cycled through Ottawa. Way to go, Mom! BY JENNIFER MacLEOD says. Before heading west, she My mom, Carol MacLeod, a logged 1,700 kilometres on the longtime Glebite, spent her sum- snazzy road bike Gilles Bertrand mer cycling across Canada, one- built for her. fifth of the way round the globe. For the complete cross-Canada When I took her to the airport in experience, Carol dipped her rear mid-June, I didn't doubt that wheel into the Pacific near Kilo- she'd manage the 74-day trip. metre 0 on the Trans-Canada Mom is determined. But three Highway in Victoria, then met the months off work is no regular group-13 men and five womenin holiday. I admit to concern about Vancouver for a June 21 start. In how such a pace-of-life change this no-frills trip, participants might affect her. Moreover, I'm took ownership of the tour, tent- usually the one who escapes on ing and cooking meals. Each cook risky adventures. 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CREATIONS (B15)520-.24 BUSINESS NEWS Glebe Report October 6, 2000 1 2 theatre bills from movies of the members from the busy responsi- Business matters '30s and '40s with pictures of the bility of management and profit- stars included. Background mu- making. Richard's artistry is ex- BY BRUCE DONALDSON lights include an extensive stock is in We under- PEOPLE LIKE of gardening books, their gener- sic from the same era. It is pressed leather. FAMILIAR PLACES ous line of seeds and at this time interesting to note that there has stand that one member, whose The Glebe business community a good supply of tulip bulbs, been an eatery at this location for specialty is making masks, has has grown and matured to match some of which are aromatic! the past 50 years. done work for the Cirque de the upscale demands of Glebe Linda's love of gardening led MRS. TIGGYWINKLE'S Soleil. Ms. Maida residentsparticularly from re- to her establishing the business. Anisman is the Having been in business for owner of the company cent arrivals who have bought Ten years ago she did not receive that started some 19 years the business has older homes to renovate. enthusiastic support for her in the Glebe 25 years ago and now proven to be profitable and, to includes more More people are coming into venture but she believed that three stores in anyone passing the display win- Ottawa. Growth has been the Glebe to do their shopping there were many with a similar steady dows, there are always a number over the than in the past because it is like interest. Her perseverance and years. of items to attract attention and Bank is an a small town with excellent hard work have paid off. The Street store en- sales. choice AND with knowledgeable ARBOUR ENVIRONMENTAL chanting place for children and sales help. People stroll along SHOPPE the staff encourage their interest. INNISS PHARMACY the street, looking into the shops Next door to Thorne and Co., Kids love it and are not res- Located at the corner of Bank and finding whimsical items for Arbour is also celebrating 10 trained (by staff) from touching Street and Second Avenue, the gifts, etc. A good variety of eat- years in business. During that and handling anything within pharmacy represents a long tra- ing places complements the shop- time Sean Twomey and Adrienne their reach. dition of providing medicine. ping opportunities. The disad- Armstrong, the owners, have dou- Most of the merchandise is There has been a pharmacy at this vantage is the limited parking bled their space. They are both high quality that will last. Many location for nearly 100 years. along Bank Street with the rotten dedicated environmentalists and European products are included The late Jim Howe's father and a meters to worry us. are knowledgeable in alternative such as Brio and Chicco lines. Mr. Brownlee were partners and The development of the busi- sources of sustainable energy as Mrs. Tiggywinkle's creates a the first owners of the business. ness area has been brought about well as attractive clothing made wonderful image in the minds of At that time I understand that the by the merchants themselves. from hemp. Recycled paper is children and the merchandise Howes lived over the store. There are bicycle racks, flower available for most purposes and allows the impression to be taken Roland Inniss has owned the pots in front of many stores, and they have a wide assortment of home. Some new mothers are business for the past nine years tree planters that are carefully electronic products that do not taking their children to the and has made it successful. He is tended by residents to provide use batteries or hydro. storeas they were taken there 20 not daunted by the reputation of some beauty. Of particular note It is impossible to cover the years ago. the previous owners and believes is the sensitivity that the mer- whole range of their product lines SNAPDRAGON GALLERY that the business will continue to Located chants have developed to changing but a way to get started is to ask at the corner of Bank prosper and grow beyond previ- needs of the shoppers and pro- Sean or Adrienne to describe how and Third, Snapdragon is a very ous expectations. viding upscale products to serve the hemp plant is converted into attractive gift shop. Opened in He is particularly interested them. fibre for cloth. 1981 as a co-op it provides an in preventive medicinethat is, for a group of An equally important factor is THE GLEBE CAFÉ outlet Canadian cultivating habits that will use to stay in business over a long Located next to Britton's at artists producing high-quality medicines to prevent the onset of period in the same location. Peo- 840 Bank Street, the Glebe Café is products in leather, artistic glass disease rather than having to rely ple like to shop in a familiar operated by Raouf Omar who creations, jewelry, ceramics and on them after the problem occurs. place where they can easily find bought the operation 15 years pottery that are particularly He noted that Mr. Forhan stopped for the products they need, as well as ago. He has good qualifications as suitable gifts. Paintings are the sale of all tobacco products in new ones. Here are some exam- a chef and his excellent menu has not included in their output. his store in the '60s and sought a ples. lots of Mediterranean dishes The store operates as a co-op smoke-free workplace many years THORNE AND CO. complemented by a very well in that products are left on con- before it reached today's cur- In October Linda Thorne will stocked bar. The business has signment. Richard Bannister, one rency. celebrate her 10th year in busi- grown well over the past few of the original members, has been There is still opportunity for ness in the Glebe. Her store is a years under his capable steward- president during most of the this kind of initiative to happen delight to visit because there are ship. time. This relieves the co-op in the Glebe. so many lovely garden accessories Raouf also has experience in of high quality such as her col- interior decorating and the res- lection of bird houses and sun taurant is a fascinating testimo- dials. nial to his skill. Even the ceiling Her business is not a "garden has ancient scenes with luscious centre" but rather a garden sup- vines growing artistically in such port place. She and her staff are a way to create a challenge to de- very knowledgeable about garden tect the real ones. planning and products. High- One wall is decorated with -RipepAlit.egasIARti4.; '1411X-s Learn how to talk to others about their smoking. 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"We came lot of infrastructure over the in with one (child), and then years, he and his family have (people) moved across the street, seen a lot of other things as well. and they had two children. So "We've probably close to 400 then the thing turns over, and kittens and cats that have gone from a block with no kids you've through here," he says. "We have got almost every house having 30 to 40 (cats and kittens) a year kids." Mike Sheflin and friends. coming through," Sheflin contin- It reached a point about 10 ues, his kitten Cupcake sprawled Born in Toronto in 1938, she- lions. From there he went to St. years ago where Sheflin, now fa- lazily on his stomach. "Generally fin moved to a small Nova Scotia Catharines, where for three years ther of two daughters, finally de- what happens is these (cats) will village when he was three years he served as manager of public cided he had to do something be abandoned and they'll be old. He entered St. Francis Xavier works operations, and then to about this growing number of turned in to the Humane Society. University in 1956, graduating in Halifax where he worked for a few children. "Every spring, I'd roll a But there's no way (the Humane 1959 at the age of 20. "One of the years as director of engineering barbecue out in the driveway, fire Society) can look after them all, guys that was in school with me and works. it up, have hot dogs and drinks so they get people to foster them." was Brian It was on Nov. 20, 1974 that and I'd just holler and the kids Mulroney," Sheflin "He was just Sheflin signed on with the region would come from all around." notes in passing. Sheflin clearly feels a strong of Ottawa-Carleton, where he re- The longtime Glebe resident is another guy." attachment to his community, also the acting chief administra- mains employed to this day. having lived there for nearly Sheflin eventually obtained Since moving to the Glebe, tive officer of the Region of Ot- three decades. But what is it that his bachelor of engineering de- Sheflin has helped design and tawa-Carleton, the top civil serv- keeps a person in one place for so gree in 1962 from Nova Scotia implement a number of infra- ice job which oversees Ottawa- long? For Sheflin, whether it's Technical College, now part of structure projects, including Carleton's 12 departments and the canal at the end of the street Dalhousie University. was renovations done to Bank 7,500 employees. It af- the where kids can fish, the five- ter finishing school that Sheflin Street bridge over the Canal by minute walk to Bank Street, or the "When I came, I think the met his future wife Anne in 1964. Lansdowne Park a little over excellent bus service, the answer population of Ottawa-Carleton The two married in 1965, the three years ago. may seem obvious. was 500,000 in round numbers. same year he became town man- "The northernmost arch was "We had changed living places It's now 800,000... and with the ager for Stephenville, Newfound- actually hidden, covered up," about seven limes in about 10 normal changeover, I suspect that land. For two years he served the Sheflin explains. "We restored it years... We had a pretty good idea two-thirds of the people here are 11,000-person community as to its former glory, so to speak. of the type of place we wanted to people that actually came or were town manager, the civil servant in And that arch was opened up... be," Sheflin says. "(The Glebe) is born after I came." charge of all the town's opera- you actually walk through there about as good as you can get." Glebe Little League wishes to thank all our 2000 Sponsors

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Glebe Little League and Sponsors celebrating 44 years of service to the young people in our community, fostering character development, personal growth and a competitive spirit... And you thought it was just hitting the ball! NEWS Glebe Report October 6, 2000 1 4 ,Literary (Abbotsford Meals on Wheels is there to help Most is a As seniorsthat is, 55 years people know that Meals cancellation. Each volunteer old and abovewe have a wealth of on Wheels delivers meals to those works with a volunteer co- ordinator to determine a experience that we take for unable to prepare their own suitable meals. schedule. A team of volunteers granted. It's a pity we don't What people often do not realize is that the meal service does the delivery: a driver and a share some of our experiences. I could assist them or a family server. Often individuals would often regret that I did not write like to meals not down the stories of that Hopewell member. Although most clients deliver but do are volunteer because they do not School graduate of long ago, of seniors, increasingly there are younger clients. The common have a car. This is not a problem how- he teased the cows in the factor is a need for assistance because servers are needed as field that sloped down from the with meals. Sometimes clients well as drivers. New volunteers BY GORDON HAUSER back of the school. Such stories participate in the service on a are always required. Orientation Your Senior Centre at 950 Bank illuminate the development that short-term basis while they are and training are provided. Street has, as members, people is changing our world. Happily, convalescing; in other cases it is from all walks of life. Thus, in Mr. May here did write of his CONCERT NOVEMBER 5 on a i 1 1- addition to our extensive list of school memories for his grand- longer-term basis due to Fund-raising and donations ness or frailty. Whatever the rea- activities, from games to comput- children. They were so inter- also help to make the meals af- son, the result for those having ers, we also have our Book Club. ested that they took the story to fordable. The next major fund- Meals on Wheels is improved On October 13, at 1:30 p.m., the school, where they loved it and raiser for Meals on Wheels in health and discussion topic will be passed it from class to class. independence. In Ot- Ottawa is a duo piano benefit con- tawa the Meals on program Kamouraska by Anne Hébert. Perhaps your account of your Wheels cert to be presented by Irene is called The King's Daughters What is the advantage of a group childhood will become a classic, Woodburn Wright and Marlene Dinner Wagon. discussion? To find, to your sur- like Kurelek's Prairie Boyhood. Basarab. Everyone is welcome. It A hot meal consisting of soup, prise, other views of characters If you love books, attending our will be held at the Unitarian Con- a main course, dessert and fruit that may never have occurred to Book Club and meeting others gregation, 30 Cleary Avenue on or a salad is delivered each day you when you read the book. The with the same addiction will get Sunday, November 5 at 2:30 p.m. enriching experience of learning you past your writer's block and over the noon hour from Monday Tickets are $15 or $10 for sen- other interpretations of the plot set you to recounting events that to Friday. The cost of the meal is iors and students. $4.20. There is also a weekly fro- line is certainly worthwhile. have made your life so interest- Additional information on There is no right or wrong point ing. zen meal delivery which contains Meals on Wheels is available from of view; everybody's opinion is either seven entrées or five en- the office at 233-2424 or on the given equal weight and discussion However, the Bridge Club trées with five soups or desserts. Web site at www.mealsonwheels- The cost of can get delightfully involved and, beckons, the snooker table is just the package is $25. ottawa.org therefore, instructive of the waiting to be played on, and the All clients pay for their meals. Remember that Meals on author's intention. New members Stamp Club will help you find the People often ask how such a sub- Wheels is available if you need are welcome, and if you want to fortune in that book of stamps stantial meal can be delivered at assistance and that new volun- know more, phone our magic num- you collected years ago. 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43 Aylmer Avenue, Ottawa (613) 730-2002 FEATURE Glebe Report October 6, 2000 1 6 Glebe history professor a ridastei of vintage i,.riting times. A SHORT HISTORY OF WINE This is a fine book, a must By Rod Phillips (forgive me!) for both enthusias- Penguin Press, tic imbibers and casual sippers. 370 pages, $39.99 It would be an excellent gift for a birthday or Christmas. It is a REVIEWED BY IAN GUTHRIE demanding, rewarding and satis- is a book! At delightful fying read. The author is to be is often a time when history commended for bringing sub- Thissaid to be in trouble, here stance, erudition, style and in- is an example of how history can tellect to a fascinating topic. I be stimulating, rele- informative, hope Rod Phillips is working on vant and provocative. It is also "A Long History of Wine" that I the era of fine evidence that shall be able to enjoy in my vin- writing is by no means over. tage years. I weeks reading spent three Ian Guthrie is a retiring the "short" history. I suspect it teacher and graduate student in appreciated in short is to be best geography. His enjoyment of wine in the approach sips, somewhat has been enhanced by this book. to a good wine. one would take Rod Phillips plans to offer classes in wine appreciation. Previous knowledge was limited it is to be complemented Reading to intensive reading of wine bot- by a German white early in the readable without being an "easy" of 1787 and '88? Did scheming tle labels. day, and a port if being read after read. He achieves the feat of be- relatives of deceased pharaohs sunset. ing scholarly without being dry ensure that only inferior wines The core of the book is a nar- or obscure. There are many allu- were entombed for the afterlife, Phillips rates LCBO rative that moves from the sions to mentions of wine in lit- keeping the best for the living? In an interview with the (accidental?) discovery of wine erature. Each chapter concludes Why was the Protestant Reforma- Glebe Report, Rod Phillips says 7,000 years ago in the mountain- with a paragraph neatly summa- tion relatively unsuccessful in he loves living in the Glebe and ous regions of the Middle East, to rizingwithout being repetitive- wine-groWing regions? And many is a great supporter of the LCBO the contemporary world of wine. the preceding material. others! (My understanding of the There are many lateral diversions The author's research has pro- store in the neighbourhood. term "plonk" differs from Rod's However, the store itself "really into related topics, which may be duced a wealth of fascinating in- explanation.) needs to be renovated. It is well pleasing to readers of a post- formation: the smuggling of con- Lateral themes developed in- situated, with a good market modern bent. The text is sup- traband wine into 18th-century clude a discussion on the meaning around it, but it could be ported by a useful grouping of Paris by means of pipelines and value of appellation, the de- physically more attractive." He photographs, a series of maps, a through the city walls; the finan- velopment of a "champagne cul- lengthy bibliography (sugges- cially challenged viticulturist in adds, "The wine selection is ture," wine writing as a literary very good and they have excel- tions for further reading?), ex- Besançon who negotiated payment genre, paraphernalia associated lent consultants there." tensive footnotes, an index and a of his son's school fees in wine with wine, wine tourism, and wine Rod graduated from the Al- glossary of measurements of vol- (how about that, Ashbury!); the as part of the consumerism cul- gonquin College Sommelier ume. The jacket design is clev- struggle to find a technology to ture. program won erly minimalist and symbolic. seal containers of wine success- Certificate and the Phillips supports his writing Cave Somme- Rod Phillips is a professor of fully; and much more. Spring Cellars with an appropriate use of sta- lierAward of Excellence. history at Carleton University. Equally interesting, and pro- tistics; evidently wine consump- Next January/February, Rod His writing is precise and often vocative, are the numerous tion per capita in previous centu- will offer Introduction to Wine witty, from the first sentence, thoughts and ideas which will ries was impressive, and sobering classes at C. A. Paradis, 1314 "The origins of wine are as cloudy linger in the mind of the reader. to the contemporary mind. In Bank St. For more information, as the first vintages must have Was a contributory factor to the earlier times, wine was safer than at worldsofwine been," to the sparkling conclu- French Revolution the disastrous e-mail him the local water, another sobering @sympatico.ca sion. He manages to be highly grape harvest and bitter vintages thought for us in post-Walkerton

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She has always been an activ- ist, working at the Glebe Day Care Toby Brooks, activist and author in the mid-'70s and on behalf of The longer you wait to make the hearing-impaired community. literature in 1980, Toby IF YOU WAIT TOO LONG your RSP contributions, the "The Ottawa Hard of Hearing Club "couldn't leave the project alone." less time your money has to TO PLANT THE TREE in if got its start in the Glebe," she She wrote to Lowther's former grow. And keep mind, WHERE WILL YOU - you haven't made your says. colleagues, collaborated with a maximum RSP contribution A job at Interval House, a home Vancouver journalist doing re- HANG YOUR HAMMOCK? in the past, you've got even for battered women, helped Toby search and talked endlessly with more contribution room this to empathize with the poetry of a friend at OISE who did a thesis year. I can show you the Pat Lowther. "Things about her on the poet 'magic' of compound income, MURIEL SCOTT-SMITH, MA., CFP life clicked. I could see patterns A memorial reading in 1995, the benefits of maximizing related to her emerge to do with sponsored by the League of Cana- FINANCIAL CONSULTANT your RSP contribution, and the plight of abused women." dian Poets, was an electrifying SUITE 800, 1595 TELESAT COURT even instances where you wouldn't want to. When Pat Lowther got a good job, experience. Toby says, "I left GLOUCESTER, ON K1B 5R3 FAX: 742-0653 her husband feared she would saying I have to finish this biog- PH: 742-8018 "ErInvestors leave. That's when he took action, raphy." Group' she points out. Pat Lowther's Continent by After writing a paper on Pat Toby Brooks is available at SOLUTIONS BUILT AROUND YOU Investors Group Financial Sernces Lowther for a course on Canadian mother tongue books. T Werner. cnaned by Ovesbrs Grom Oc rod I..ed to In el.. 1 7 Glebe Report October 6, 2000 FEATURE Jeffrey Sir-,pson jourmo south BY CLYDE SANGER Jeffrey Simpson "There is no reason for anyone to want JEFFREY SIMPSON passed us on his way Wheninto his session at the Writers' Festival in September, I to join the United States." STAtPAWOIL called out the rather banal CAAAIDIllA greeting, "Good luck, Jeffrey!" He interviewed some 250 Canadians the transcribing job and wrote the turned and shot back, "Do I need who had headed south. There are book on weekends and in the eve- Ceelitedianev li4t19/ it?" Well, of course, he didn't an estimated 660,000 Canadians nings over two yearsand some of He need it. is an experienced down there, and I asked him if he it while on the road. Minetican, i team, public speaker and broadcaster. set a target number to interview, He himself was born in New He dealt directly and fully with saying I had found 40 interviews York State and came to Montreal the many questions from a big quite enough in a couple of books with his American father and his audience about his latest book, I had written. No, he said, he Winnipeg-born mother at the age Star-Spangled Canadians: Cana di- wanted to cover the geographic of nine. I mentioned his inter- ans Living the American Dream. parts of the United States and a views with Peter Jennings and He speaks in well-worded para- range of occupations beyond Ashleigh Banfield, well-paid graphs, enlarging a little on the movie stars and media people. broadcasters in New York and question that's been asked, But there is also "the law of di- Dallas, and asked if he had ever turning sentences as neatly fin- minishing returns," with several been tempted to return and work ished as his political columns in people saying the same things. in the United States. "It's too The Globe Mail. and The most intriguing interviews late," he said. He is 51. "And I'm Some would see a touch of ar- in the book are with two Canadi- really happy in Canada." His law- is nothing about Saskatchewan- rogance in his reply. I have never ans on death row in Montana and yer wife Wendy is Canadian by it's a metaphor in Quebec for be- thought him arrogant, but I re- Washington State. He got on their birth, and he writes in his intro- ing boring. called the incident later in a trail through a reference in a duction how he likes the idea of a Star-Spangled Canadians has telephone conversation. He had newspaper story about Stanley relatively small population in a 35 pages in the chapter called just returned to his Third Avenue Faulder, who was executed last vast space. "Conclusion," an essay on free home from a cross-Canada book year in Texas, and Amnesty In- But he was tempted "once, for trade, the integration of North tour. "It was a bit smart-aleck," ternational put him in touch with about 48 hours." While on a sab- America and the Americanization he explained. "I didn't know who lawyers who helped him get ac- batical at Stanford University, he of Canada. He maintains that the was going to be in there." So I cess. The harder part was actu- attended a conference on Cana- Charter of Rights and Freedoms, asked him if he believes in luck. ally reaching their prisons, as dian Studies, where Joe Clark and vastly popular as it is, "has made He is, as opposed to many other Jeffrey did all the research for others were speaking "and all Canadians more 'American' in the journalists, well organized with his book on his own money, they could talk about was na- sense of rendering them more his time and has five books, as "staying with relatives or in tional unity." Jeffrey says: "I skeptical of legislatures and the well as hundreds of timely col- crummy motels." But he hap- wasted 20 years writing about the political process since their umns to prove it. But you can't pened to be in Calgary and, over constitution. It even followed ire 'rights' are now protected else- manage where." I argued the everything. "My last two three days, drove for some 30 during the time I was The Globe's that Charter books have come out just as Mar- hours to Deer Lodge, Montana, and man in Europe, because Trudeau had roots in the Universal Decla- garet Atwood has published her Walla Walla, Washington, "a was patriating it from Britain, ration of Human Rights, much of latest ones. Now it drafted by a Canadian, John that's bad luck." really dismal place," and then and when I came back there was What he does believe in is that back to Calgary. Meech Lake and so on. You'll no- Humphreys, in 1948. Jeffrey at a once produced a string of Canadi- reporter should wear out shoe He taped hour-long interviews tice I rarely write about it now." leather and get out of the office. with Michael Roberts and Ronald His father, who came to Canada ansTrudeau, Bora Laskin, Walter For Star-Spangled Canadians, he Smith. "They talked on and on." with a U.S. advertising agency, Tamopolskywho had studied at Roberts described his long crimi- was an unbending Republican and Harvard or elsewhere, and added nal record, including attempted "spent his whole life despising the influence of the civil rights movements. You can't argue for murder of a police officer and FDR." So I asked him if he re- killing a prison inmate in Canada, acted against his father's poli- long with Jeffrey Simpson. before being convicted of killing tics. He said that when he was in So is the border going to dis- a one-time friend near Seattle. high school he "aped" his father's appear and are we going to adopt This record, Jeffrey writes, shows views, but later some Democrat the U.S. dollar as our currency? up "the laxities of the Canadian members of his family gave him There is much talk in the wider parole system." But, he adds, books on Roosevelt and Adlai Ste- Americas about "dollarization," Ronald Smith for one was venson, and ever since, "I've been since Ecuador and Argentina have "remorseful" and, in any case, he fascinated by FDR." essentially adopted it, and the doesn't favour the death penalty. Since he writes on federal new Mexican president raised the All his interviews were re- politics, he has never voted in a issue with Prime Minister Chré- is corded, and the tedious part Canadian federal election. He tien. Simpson clearly worried (don't all authors know it?) was thinks he has voted for every about the increasing brain drain playing them back and tran- party in Ontario elections, or "ominous trickle" to the scribing the useful bits. Since he though. He voted for the Liberals United States. But he writes: Photo: Dave Chan spends his weekdays "column- the first time (1985) David Peter- "Assuming Canada remains one Jeffrey Simpson, author of Star- ising" (ugh! what a word!), he son got in. "I did for country, which every sensible Spangled Canadians. did that one reason: he had promised to allow Canadian desires, there is no rea- sales of beer and wines in corner son for anyone to want to join the stores." Simpson told Premier United States." And he ends: EEY KIDSII Peterson why he had voted so. "What Canada needs is more suc- However, Peterson never carried cessesmore discoveries, more Make your own out his promise. cutting-edge research, more cul- Folklore Surprisingly, none of Jeffrey's tural accomplishments, more books have been translated into business triumphs, more innova- Centre French, a language he speaks tion, more head officesall in an badgeI well. "It's disappointing," he age of more continental integra- says, "especially since two of my tion." Just cut this books have a lot that involves Canadians should not, he says, out, glue it to Quebec." These books are Spoils indulge the national pastime of a piece of card- of Power about the use and abuse "hiding your light under a and in all of patronage, and Fa u 1 tl i n es, bushel." They should shine *Ç'boardattach a pini which includes lengthy inter- directions. Maybe the Glebe, a views with Lucien Bouchard and community chock-full of talent, Wear your badge into is a good place to start. the Folklore Centre professor Léon Dion. He says: and we'll give you a "I'm told that those people in STAR-SPANGLED CANADIANS: free leather pickholder: Quebec who are interested would CANADIANS LIVING THE while supplies last. read me in English. Also, they AMERICAN DREAM say that there is too much about By Jeffrey Simpson 1111 Bank St. 730-2887 Saskatchewan." Actually, there HarperCollins, $35 FEATURE Glebe Report October 6, 2000 1 8

The making of a newspaper... Glebe Report stories begin in our office at the Glebe C.C. under Deidre's nimble fingers on the keyboard. Next they are proof- read and pasted onto boards by Margie, Elaine, Hélène, Patti, Sue and other volunteers (photos be- ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, low and left). At Winchester (upper photos), Tracy and Vicki show us how they prepare the negatives which pressmen Bob and Dave (not shown), along with Kreg and Gord turn into 7,200 printed copies of your community newspaper. 1 9 Glebe Report October 6, 2000 ARTS Loomis & Toles adopts a studeni Loomis & Toles Ltd. has "adop- also get a unique opportunity to ted" Matthew Wilson, Ottawa prominently display his artwork School of Art (OSA) student. Un- in the Loomis & Toles store. der the "Loomis & Toles Adopt- Matthew, 18, is an animation an-Art-Student" scholarship pro- student at the Ottawa School of gram, Matthew will receive a Art. monthly cheque of $100, as well The scholarship is the brain- as a Loomis & Toles gift certifi- child of Karen Loofs who won a cate of $25 each month of the aca- scholarship last year from Wal- demic year. The goal of the pro- lack's. Now the manager of gram is to provide the winning Loomis & Toles, Karen knows how student with financial and mate- much students appreciate sup- rial support. The student will port. Ottawa Music Club Sunday afternoon concert series Northern Harmony visits Ottawa in October Ottawa Music Club presents ist Martin Labrosse, soprano De- the opening concert of its sub- von Wastle and pianist Christine Hear Northern Harmony scription series on October 28 at Couture. 2 p.m. at a new in concert October 11 locationthe Cana- Subscriptions (four concerts): Musica Viva Singers of Ottawa casus Republic of Georgia, Balkan dian Museum of Nature audito- $15; individual tickets: $8 ($4 is sponsoring the Vermont-based village music, South African tra- rium, McLeod Street at Metcalfe. for children under 12). Call 236- ensemble Northern Harmony, who ditional songs, and early Featured young artists are baroque bass- 3325. will perform in concert on and contemporary works. Wednesday, October 11, at 7:30 Northern Harmony, founded p.m. at Glebe-St. James United and led by Larry Gordon, and Church, 650 Lyon Street. Gordon's other groups have re- The ensemble offers thrilling leased eight albums on cassette harmony singing from community and CD, along with several song- singing traditions throughout the books of shape-note and other world. Its unusual repertoire and traditional repertoire, and these command of varied singing styles will be on sale at the concert. transcends the usual boundaries Admission to the concert is $10 between early music, folk music at the door, $7 for students. and "world music." The concert Tickets are available from Com- program includes fiery music pact Music, 785-A Bank Street; from the American shape-note the Folklore Centre, 1111 Bank; singing tradition, ancient sacred and at the door on the evening of and secular songs from the Cau- the concert. /lot/K.-A

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September 28 - October 9 Flory fa goda performs in Ottawa Oct. 28 Alan Mirabelli Photography Memories of Sarajevo- Christine Lake Cyanotype a story in words and song For the first time in Ottawa, often expressed in love songs. Please join us Thanksgiving Weekend indeed in Canada, there will be a Flory Jagoda grew up in this ( Oct 6-9) for a supplementary exhibit by master goldsmith performance of a particular style Sephardic tradition in Sarajevo, of music kept alive by the col- Bosnia in a musical family. Flory, Michaela Wolfert ourful quartet, Flory Jagoda and with her own children, is intent Family. Flory Jagoda maintains on preserving and passing on the October 12-26 one of Judaism's rarest and rich- traditions of her heritage so that est cultural traditions through they may not be lost and tragi- her performance of both authentic cally forgotten. Their repertoire Robert Hinchley - Prints, Oils, and Gouache and original compositions of includes songs accompanied by Karen Phillips Curran - Image Transfers and Sephardic songs. These songs cre- guitar, tambourine and castanets. ate a lyrical history of the The Flory Jagoda concert, Watercolours SephardimSpanish Jews who fled "Memories of Sarajevo," takes Spain's 15th-century Inquisition place Sat., Oct. 28, at 8 p.m. at October 27 - November 13 and settled throughout the Medi- Agudath Israel Synagogue, 1400 terranean. Coldrey Avenue near Kirkwood. In their centuries of exile, the Sephardic pastries will be served John Webster - Watercolour and Acrylic Sephardim maintained their after the concert. Ticket prices Valerie Roos Webster- Watercolour and Acrylics unique culture with astonishing are $18 ($15 for seniors faithfulness. The songs, pre- /students) in advance, or $20 served largely by the women, ($18 for seniors/students) at the November 17 - December 31 paint a detailed picture of their door. Tickets can be purchased at Annual Gallery Artists Christmas Show daily lives, religious obser- Agudath Israel 728-3501 or from vances, memories and longing- Teena Hendelman 235-9414. HEALTH Glebe Report October 6, 2000 2 0 Chickenpox vaccine IS it worth it? BY CLAUDIA McKEEN, B.Sc.Phm. dian families have been estimated Menopause Myths With a new school year under at $353 per child, with 80 per way, isn't it amazing how colds cent of these costs being directly Life Beyond Hormones and sore throats are upon us so caused by lost income, time lost quickly? Summer is but a distant from work and personal home care November 8,2000 7-9 p.m. memory. expenses. Ben Franklin Place - Centrepointe Theatre Council Chamber Here is something else to think Key Note Speaker: Dr. C. DeMarco about. However, there is hope for the Join well known author of "Take Charge of your Body"as she discusses alternatives Chickenpox (varicella) is fight against chickenpox. The to hormones for the treatment of menopausal complaints. highly contagious and occurs fre- vaccine is effective and prevents nine out of 10 cases of Guest Speaker: Kent MacLeod, Pharmacist quently in childhood. The Ameri- chicken- For over 18 years, Kent has been designing and making availableto women,products can Academy of Pediatrics and pox of any severity, and it is 95 which have been scientifically proven and used successfully as alternatives to the Canadian Pediatric Society per cent effective against severe pharmaceutical hormones. are now recommending that all varicella. 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These compli- and local pain or swelling at the cations can range from secondary site of the injection. infections of pneumonia, otitis Children aged one to 12 should Centretown Community and bacterial skin infections (an receive a single dose, with chil- Health Centre dren over 12 receiving a booster Centre de santé increased risk of 60-fold) to more communautaire du Centre-ville serious systemic infections. An four to eight weeks after the ini- 420 rue Cooper Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K2P 2N6 estimated 1,000 to 5,000 Cana- tial dose. Offering a full range of medical and Le CSCC offre une dian children (one per cent of Please talk to your doctor gamme complète des cases) are hospitalized from these social services: services sociaux et médicaux: about this vaccine. Chickenpox Medical Care complications each year, as well Soins médicaux can be serious. 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Some programs may re- also having ridden in many other pear on the road going in the dren who have special needs. quire program assistants to en- Canadian cities, I admit to being wrong direction. Compare this to 'These are children with a physi- rich the child/staff ratio so as to bewildered at the number of cyclists who are riding predicta- cal handicap, an identifiable include a child with higher phy- sidewalk cyclists in Ottawa. bly on the right side of the road syndrome such as Down's syn- sical needs, or to deal with a Sure, there are a lot of one-way where you as a motorist can see drome, or a significant develop- safety issue for the child or the streets to negotiate in this city, them all the time. In which case mental delay in areas such as other children. A behaviour man- and motorists can be aggressive are you more likely to have a col- speech and language, social/ agement consultant can provide and inattentive. But are those lision with a cyclist? emotional skills or motor skills. support through consultation really good excuses to tear down To accommodate children who may services, as well as training in the sidewalk instead of the road? require adapted strategies and cases where there are behavioural For one thing, cycling on the programming, nursery schools, issues in the child care setting. sidewalk is against the law and day care centres and home child Parents and the child care could land you with a $40 ticket. care programs work in partner- programs have become major You're going to have to deal with ship with Children's Integration partners in the care and develop- traffic sometime, whether you use Many cyclists are wonied Support Services (CISS). ment of children with special your bike for transport or rec- about being hit from behind CISS is a bilingual program of needs. The relationship is fa- reation. when, in fact, these are one of the Andrew Fleck Child Care Serv- cilitated by the integration advi- So, you think you are safer on rarest types of collisions. Con- ices, funded by the Ministry of sor who provides strategies and the sidewalk than on the road? sider it: if you are cycling where Community & Social Services and suggestions in ways to include Think again? According to police motorists can see you, are they the Region of Ottawa-Carleton. To and support the child's develop- statistics, cyclists who ride on likely to hit you? It's true that qualify for the services, children ment. CISS also operates a com- the sidewalk are more likely to be some motorists forget that bicy- must be between six weeks and 10 prehensive resource library at involved in a collision with a car cles are vehicles too and, as such, years of age and attending li- 700 Industrial Avenue for use by and are more likely to be hurt are entitled to and require space censed child care. Referrals can parents and programs, as well as than cyclists on the road. A re- on the road. At the same time, be made by families, referring an equipment and toy library. cent study of adult cyclists in the you as the cyclist need to behave agencies or child care programs. We have learned that success- Ottawa-Carleton region suggests predictably by riding in a Once a referral has been made ful inclusion of children with that people who cycle on side- straight line at least one metre to CISS, the eligibility of the special needs means effective and walks are four times more likely away from the curb and by indi- child to receive support is deter- supportive partnerships. This to fall or get hurt than those who cating your actions with the mined based on medical or psy- means understanding and valuing ride on the street. Does this seem proper signals. Try it; the danger chological assessments. On com- everyone's role within each set- strange to you? For one thing, is more perception than reality. pletion of this process, a support ting. The system now supports every driveway effectively be- Once you feel confident about plan for the child is developed in possibilities for children and not comes an intersection for side- your rights as a cyclist on the co-operation with the parents and just for their disabilities. walk cyclists. Think about it road, and once you are visible to the child care programs. Integra- For more information regard- from the motorist's perspective. motorists, your comfort level in tion advisors facilitate the devel- ing the CISS program please call You are driving along and all of a traffic will increase dramati- opment of a team service plan 736-1913. sudden, a cyclist appears from cally.

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Early calcula- tions of student enrolment indi- all on sale!! cate that the board has reached By 40,666 students, which is about a Cathy o four per cent increase over en- Maguire- Great Selection! rolment last year. Urban The planning and facilities department has been very busy 2000 program that will see all Kid's Size 11 the summer months working over Grade 4, 5 and 6 classrooms on renovation and construction equipped with state-of-the-art Women's Sizes 6 to 7 projects at a number of schools. technology; and implementation a gymnasium 9 The construction of and expansion of online learning Men's Size at St. Brigid School is proceeding projects that were initiated last on schedule and should be com- summer. pleted in October. Renovations at St. Luke School/École St. Luc are The board is making plans to bEST close to completion. The four- discuss with local MPPs the fact Shop EARly FOR SOREL choicE. room portapak at McMaster Cath- that the Ontario government's olic School is near completion and funding formula does not work in will replace the three freestand- Ottawa-Carleton. The board has 860 Bank Street ing portables on the site with argued in the past that the gov- four classrooms attached to the ernment's funding formula is (Just south of 5th Ave) school. Work is also progressing flawed because it does not take on the renovations to the building into consideration Ottawa- FoOOTWEAR 231-6331 that will be the new home of St. Carleton's unique situation in CASUAL Michael School. Students will which there is explosive growth move into the building likely in outside the Greenbelt, but at the late December. The target date same time, there is slower but for completion of renovations at continued growth inside the the new Assumption School in Greenbelt with the recent explo- Dedicated Vanier is also December or early sion of the high-tech industry in to your Health in the new year. Students there the region. According to the will be moving into the former funding formula, the government "As professionals we work together École Glaude which is on property will not provide funding for new adjacent to the present Assump- school construction and adequate to deliver quality healthcare in a warm and caring environment. tion School. renovations unless underused Our Chiropractors, Registered Massage Therapists and staff Trustees were told at a recent schools are filled to capacity. are dedicated to meeting your healthcare needs." meeting that the OCCSB is making This has resulted in an increase great strides in advancing com- in the use of portables outside of Glebe puter technology in the class- the Greenbelt and much-needed Glebe room. There is an extensive list renovations not being done on Chiropractic Massage of programs either ongoing or schools inside the Greenbelt. A Therapy planned for implementation this meeting will be arranged in the Clinic year by the information technol- near future to discuss this issue Centre ogy (IT) department. The board with local MPPs. has spent the last year upgrading The report on the harmoniza- Fifth Avenue Court 99 Fifth Ave., Suite 7 www.glebechiropractic.com computer technology in the tion of the two predecessor 237-9000 schools so that there is equity in boards' French second language the allocation of resources, in- programs will be presented to the cluding a computer lab in each board in the near future. The school and computers in each first phase of the report will deal classroom. Some programs cur- with the consultation process, rently under way or being devel- with a final decision by the board oped by the IT department in- to be made in the spring of 2001 VAILLANCOURT LUPINSKI clude: an IT conference to intro- for the delivery of the French charterec accountants comptables agréés duce teachers to new ways of in- language in OCCSB schools. tegrating computers into the cur- Should you wish to discuss riculum; continued development these or any other issues, please of the RoboDome program that feel free to contact me by phone gives students an opportunity to at 823-2185; by fax at 823-2469; Ted R. Lupinski, B.Sc., M.B.A., C.A. build and program their own ro- or by e-mail at Catherine_ Partner/Associé bots; expansion of the Classroom [email protected]

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1292 Wellington 137 Second Avenue Ottawa, Ontario 722-6414 fax 722-6703 Tel: (613) 237-4880 Fax: (613) 237-7537 23 Glebe Report October 6, 2000 REPORT Ottawa-Carleton District School Board trustee report 20 TRUSTEES TO VOTE ON ---.b The SCHOOL CLOSURES no al ...2'614- OCTOBER 23 a The tremendous effort to save nine schools, all located inside ak the Greenbelt, continues. Support By Meet me at the Oak! is coming from the nine school OCDSB 779 Bank St. (in the Glebe) Ottawa 235-2624 communities, from the "receiv- Trustee ing" schools that are being asked Lynn Our favourite to accommodate the students, and Graham from community associations, business leaders and many other struction (principals, vice- residents concerned about the principals and office staff), re- Mle a preservation of the urban core. ductions in plant expenditures The September 26 rally at the (such as utilities) and reductions ni 1 ,.-1 -, board headquarters was well at- in facility renewal expenditures .... tended with the media out to (maintenance but not upgrading). OPPnii cover the event. Thanks to all On top of this are estimated sav- - - ; members of the Mutchmor contin- ings in facility renovation and gent who boarded the double- upgrading costs. These savings decker buses and supported the are estimates and need to be cause. I think most if not all of verified. They are not to be ig- r the trustees were impressed by nored, but they pale in compari- the quality of the public presen- son to the cost to the board of tations that followed in the having to buy back schools re- JUS "0 ° E 1 boardroom, quired if demographic projections As readers know, Mutchmor is are wrong. If you missed our grand re-opening party one of the schools targeted for WHY SHOULD DECISIONS BE earlier this month we invite you to come by and closure. The loss of this school, DELAYED UNTIL JANUARY? which has served generations of This fall, the region is CHECK US OUT! Grebe students for over a century, con- ducting a study to provide new Oak paneled walls, warm, earthy decor, would result in the disappearance demographic information on tasty of valuable day school cheerful staff, food specials... programs, school-age populations neigh- as well as neighbourhood child We'll make you feel right at home! bourhood by neighbourhood until care and recreation facilities. The 2031. The region is undergoing Mutchmor field and the new play unprecedented growth and the structure would likely be lost. WEEKEND BRUNCH new data could well show Schools in the vicinity an in- would have crease in the school-age Served every Saturday & Sunday to accommodate the "redirected" popula- tion in the coming years in 9 2 students from Mutchmor. This all am 'til pm parts of the region. The OCDSB would lead to overcrowding at report, which recommended the First Avenue with portables on nine school closures, was site. It would displace students based on 1995 projections which in the congregated gifted program indi- cate a decrease in the school-age GORDON CONSTRUCTION at First Avenue. In short, I fear population inside the Greenbelt that the closure of Mutchmor in the coming years. I think i t would contribute to the erosion of would be very shortsighted of the our public education system as Additions board to vote on October 23 on a parents explore other options. Renovations series of school-closure recom- Decks and Porches WHY ARE SCHOOLS BEING mendations based on outdated Interlock CONSIDERED FOR CLOSURE? data. Originally, the board voted to (613) 594-8888 close schools inside the Greenbelt WHAT ELSE SHOULD BE DONE? in order to become eligible for The underlying problem is the www.gordonconstruction.com provincial government grants to province's school accommodation build schools outside the Green- formula. It is pitting community belt. Recognizing the flaws in the against community in our region and it requires the board to ex- provincial government formula, & SPINAL INJURY CLINIC the board decided that schools change portables outside the ISPORTS inside the Greenbelt should be at Greenbelt for portables inside the 90 per cent capacity, not 100 per Greenbelt. Even by exceeding 100 SPORTS PHYSICIANS AND WORIQNG TOGEITIER cent as required by the province. per cent capacity across the re- MEDICINE PHYSIOTHERAPISTS While schools inside the Green- gion, the board will be eligible A private clinic specializing in the of new capital VOW belt were on average at 86 per for only a trickle OOWI, funding, an amount insufficient care of: cent capacity in the spring, it recurring back pain to meet the growing needs of the 411=11L sudden or now appears that this figure is WWP is much closer to 90 per cent. This suburbs. The formula a rigid =MN, sudden or recurring neck pain paper calculation of classroom OMM is due to a small increase in en- OWINIWO does IMIWWW rolment inside the Greenbelt, to a space and pupil places that ...0.1111 .11 tendinitis, sprains, or strains OW reduction in class size "caps" and not translate into reality. It does OM to a decision by the board to dis- not allow schools to dedicate pose of the Borden and Brook Lake classrooms for English-as-a- 1116. MIYs Off covered properties. In addition, the new* second-language withdrawal or Bernie Lalonde, M.D. figures (soon available) could computer labs. It does not take Robert Gauvreau, M.D. PHYSIOTHERAPY extended health projections into account. It does show that the board as a whole is Eleanor Cox, B.P.T. coverage over 100 per cent capacity, thus not allow community partner- making it eligible for grants for ships in our schools. So much for 1095 Carling Avenue, Suite 101 Ottawa. Ontario KlY 4P6 Tel: (613) 729-8098 new schools, without any clo- the school as community hub! To is incumbent sures. put it mildly, it on school closures at meetings at edu.on.ca or call the automated The argument now being put upon the province to change this 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 17, information line at 596-8222. forth for school closures is that formula before it is too late. As and Thursday, October 19. Final FOR INFORMATION the board will save operating one of the public presenters said: decisions are scheduled for Mon- Lynn Graham, Ottawa-Carleton funds that can then be redirected "One doesn't solve the accommo- day, October 23, at 8 p.m. To District School Board, 133 Green- elsewhere in the budget. It is es- dation crisis outside the Green- confirm dates and times, and for bank Road, Nepean, Ontario, K2H timated that the nine closures belt by creating an accommoda- other information on the school 6L3. Tel: 730-3366. Fax: 730- will save the board $3.2 million a tion crisis inside the Greenbelt." closure process, please check the 3589. E-mail: lynn_graham@ year due to reductions in in- Trustees are to debate and vote board's Web site at www.ocdsb. ocdsb. edu.on.ca SCHOOL NEWS Glebe Report October 6, 2000 24 Hopewell School News First Avenue School Clean school and green grass The effects of school closures BY JOANNE MILLER School closures are of great BY MARCI MORRIS once again in training each Another school year has begun concern to the Hopewell commu- September went by with a blur morning and expects to compete for Hopewell teachers, students nity and our school's population for the staff, students and fami- in October. Meet-the-teacher welcome and their families. We could swell by another 125 stu- lies of First Avenue. From the night was held Sept. 20 and had year (already up by 25 our six new teachers, library dents next first day back to school to the an excellent turnout. The volun- technician, returning families since June, to 785). Hopewell last day of the month, it seemed teer co-ordinators, Coral Mac- be making a and our new families, some of school council will as though there was always Lauchlan and Maggie Magner, have on then from as far away as Hong submission to OCDSB trustees something going on. Unfortu- sent home their volunteer surveys closure deci- Kong and Australia! Many thanks September 26 that nately, much of the activity re- in order to establish the exten- to until January, to the parents who worked sions be poStponed volved around the imminent sive volunteer network that helps maintain the grass yard over the when better demographic data school-closure decision process. to keep First Avenue humming. made) summer. The extra seeding and (upon which decisions are LIBRARY NEWS to the Parents are urged SCHOOL CLOSURES fertilizationnot mention are available. A new library initiative has a before On Sept. 18, the parents and rainy summerhave been big to contact board trustees been undertaken at First Avenue to express con- families of the gifted First Ave- boost to the yard's condition! October 23 their this year. Unfortunately, On- the decision process nue classes were invited to Lady Kicking off the year were our cerns about tario's elementary school librar- the closure of Evelyn for a tour of the facilities. successful Meet the Teacher and impending ies are so understaffed that many Elgin Street If Mutchmor does close in Sep- nights on September 12 and 14, a Mutchmor and are only open five years per week, tember 2001, it has been recom- great opportunity for parents to schools. according to a study by an edu- At our volunteer mended that the gifted classes of meet their children's teachers Hopewell, cation advocacy group. One of the program is a vibrant part of our First Avenue move to Lady Eve- and hear about the curriculum biggest reasons for this is the promoting a positive lyn. and school routines. Many thanks school life, current provincial education school and com- The First Avenue meeting re- to Starbucks for providing coffee feeling between funding formula. Under this for- are encouraged garding school closures was held for all the parents and staff. munity. Parents mula, the government funds the in areas as diverse on Sept. 19. The focus of the Hopewell's priorities this year to get involved cost of one teacher librarian for as the school newsletter, mainte- meeting was to establish the basis will continue to be the teaching every 769 elementary school grass yard, the early of the First Avenue presentation stu- and learning of math, the pri- nance of the dents. mary/junior music program, the literacy program, track and field at the board office on Sept. 28. an enrollment of 347, "safe and caring" schools initia- activities...there are so many Deborah Margo, the secretary of With has a long way to go tive, and the teacher advisor ways to enhance our children's the First Avenue school council, First Avenue ever to have a full-time teacher groups (TAGs) for Grade 7 and 8 lives at school. was to deliver the presentation. students, this year focussing on Last, but not least, a big thank In addition, Sept. 19 saw a librarian. Consequently, Firs t a community outreach activities. you to JC Sulzenko for her great visit from the Mutchmor school Avenue has established library Our school council has set an- job reporting on Hopewell's ac- council to First Avenue for a tour committee. Chaired by Cheryl Faught, the focus other new priority: our school tivities during the past two years. of our facilities. If Mutchmor Lloyd and Katie of this committee will be to staff library. New materials and Her enthusiasm and generous does close in 2001, it has been for as many hours as equipment are greatly needed and support of our music program recommended that First Avenue the library with the catalogu- plans are under way for a book will be greatly missed! become a dual-track school and possible, help fair and other events with a liter- Here's wishing everyone a ful- house both a French immersion ing of books and improve the ef- acy theme. filling and exciting year at and an English program. The fectiveness of the library. One of tasks was to Many thanks to the parents Hopewell! Mutchmor council was greeted by the committee's first select a new library technician to who agreed to take on many of the IMPORTANT DATES First Avenue school council chair Groleau, who will vacant positions at the first Tues., Oct. 10: School council Peter McKercher and principal replace Leona school council meeting September meeting at 7:15 p.m., Hopewell Dagmar Stonehouse. While it is be absent this fall. First Avenue very pleased to welcome 12. There are still executive po- School Library gratifying to see the level of sup- is Christine Howe, who will be in sitions left to fill, however, so be Thurs., Oct. 12: OCASC orienta- port being offered to those who the library five mornings per sure to come out to the October 10 tion workshops for school coun- will be most impacted by the clo- week. Christine has one year of meeting when the new executive cils (location and time TBA) sure procedure, it would be even experience with the media centre, will be voted in. The council pro Tues., Oct. 31: United Way Walk- more gratifying to have the board vides an essential forum for com- a-thon for Junior and Intermedi- defer the process until all the and looks forward to working with and students of First municating among parents, stu- ate studentsdress in black and facts have been presented. the staff dents, staff and the local commu- orange, and walk with us to sup- On Sept. 26, more than 500 Avenue. port the United Way! concerned parents and children SKI & SKATE SALE nity. OCT. 23 & 24 SCHOOL ACTIVITIES This year's ski and skate sale Fortunately, while the school- will be held on Oct. 23 and 24 at closure activities continued to Hopewell School. For those unfa- swirl about the schools, much miliar with the sale, priced items continued within the school as it are brought into Hopewell on the normally would. The junior evening of Oct. 23 and the sale cross-country running team is occurs on Oct. 24. Part of the If learning attended the board meeting to proceeds of the sale from First voice their concerns about the Avenue families goes to First school-closure procedure. Al- Avenue and the owner retains the starts this though closing the nine schools balance. This annual fund-raiser within the Greenbelt would save is a very good way to clean out early, why the board about 57 million a year your basement, as well as to help on operating and maintenance raise some money for the school. costs, it would eliminate 2,766 DATES TO REMEMBER wait to student places in a city expected Mon., Oct. 9, Thanksgiving holi- to experience rapid population day growth. The consensus is for the Thurs., Oct. 12, MS Readathon as- teach? board to defer making its final sembly decision (due Oct. 23) until new Wed., Oct. 25, school council demographic information is ready meeting pertaining to the number of stu- FOR MORE INFORMATION... dents in the capital. The region Regarding First Avenue Public Glebe Montessori School is currently working on the latest School and our great activities, numbers and councillors estimate please call 239-2261, or visit our that the new information will be Web site at www.ocdsb.edu.on.ca/ BILINGUAL PROGRAMS ready in December. FAVEweb

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650 LYON STREET SOUTH (Glebe St. James United Church), TEL. 237-3824 2 5 Glebe Report October 6, 2000 SCHOOL NEWS Mutchmor united BY ROGER SMITH includes 330 students and five While the school year at new teachers: Mutchmor began under the dark Dee Shankar, junior kindergar- cloud of threatened closure, there ten, from Sawmill Creek School; may be a silver lining. The fight Louise de March, who taught at to keep the school open offers a Mutchmor four years ago, is back chance to build a new sense of as a special education resources unity among parents, students teacher; and staff. Francine Raymond, core French, Many parents have already from Elgin Street School; spent countless hours at meet- Marilyn Henighan, enriched ings, organizing protests and Grade 4-5, taught last year in Re- filling cyberspace with e-mail; gina, has a special interest in hopes are that many more will children's literature and is a join in. writer herself; and Photo: Elaine Marlin "It's very encouraging to see Carsten Gifler, on extended con- Corpus Christi Choir sings for Margaret Atwood. such strength and see such com- tract to teach enriched Grade 5-6, mitment," says principal Barbara taught last year in Bogotd, Colom- Corpus Christi School News Campbell. bia, where he was honoured as Campbell knows the stress teacher-of-the-year. Reaching a high note when a school is fighting for its What a great start we have had the new school year on such a life and losesshe worked at Bor- PLAY STRUCTURE at Corpus Christi Catholic School! "high note"! den when it closed a decade ago. INAUGURATION, OCTOBER 20 Along with the academic classes, We wish to thank the parents She is especially concerned about The school will also be cele- a number of extra-curricular ac- for coming to the program evening the 60 or so students who came to brating the new play structure in tivities have begun for the stu- held at the school. The students Mutchmor when McNabb closed Mutchmor Field. After last dents. Piano and recorder les- and staff were delighted to share last year and are hoping they year's ambitious and hugely_suc- sons have commenced, along with their expectations for the coming won't have to make another move cessful fund-raising effort, the lunchtime football and chess pro- academic year. so soon. structure was completed in late grams offered by the Learn to Believing, Discovering and "To have them uprooted and spring and has already had quite Play Association. Interschool Achieving continues to be the move them again, that would be an initiation over the summer. It soccer teams have been estab- theme of the Ottawa-Carleton another tough adjustment that will be officially inaugurated on lished and practices continue in Catholic School Board. Corpus neither the kids nor the families October 20. Across the street, preparation for tournaments. Christi believes the Gospel values need," says Campbell. one play structure in the east REACHING A HIGH NOTE are shaped, directed, inspired Amid all the publicity and yard has been torn down and The Corpus Christi Choir had and motivated by the life and protests, the closure issue may be there are no plans yet to replace the honour of singing for Marga- teachings of Jesus Christ. Cre- at the top of many minds, but it; the other structure has been ret Atwood on September 20 at ating a school culture that em- Campbell doesn't want it to per- upgraded to meet safety stan- the Glebe Community Centre. Ms. bodies the values of Jesus Christ meate the school atmosphere. In dards. Atwood received the Key to the is our most compelling and ongo- fact, what is even more noticeable Also new this year, a school- City of Ottawa. The choir opened ing challenge. To provide direc- than protest posters in the hall- wide recorder program. Last the ceremony with a bilingual tion, Corpus Christi, along with ways this fall is new paint. The year, it was only available to stu- rendition of 0 Canada, conducted conununity participation, will century-old school has a dazzling dents in enriched classes from by Jeannie Wong and Patti Mur- continue with our school action new face-lift and is looking a lot Grades 1 to 4. Now all students phy. The choir later serenaded plan, guided by our board strate- less than its agea welcome sight are invited to participate musi- Ms. Atwood with Dreamland, gic plan. for all who use it, which this year cally. written by Mary Chapin Carpen- We believe that the educa- ter and conducted by Renee Cor- tional undertaking at Corpus rigan and Patti Murphy. Staff, Christi is enriched by the com- Pet 4, Welcoming students and parents were appre- munity as we work together in ciative of Ms. Atwood signing providing a challenging learning o:' autographs for members of the environment Staff and students New Patients Corpus Christi Choir after the always extend a sincere welcome 0 ceremony. Congratulations to the to the community to visit Corpus students and staff for starting off Christi.

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Please call NOW for information, Miss Rosemary C.D.T.A. 235-2813 27 Glebe Report October 6, 2000 BOOKS Silence speaks in Brooks's biography of Pat Lowther PAT LOWTHER'S CONTINENT, Atacama Desert, its intense heat HER LIFE AND WORK and blinding glare sparking many By Toby Brooks legends. Victor Jara, the poet/ gynergy books, musician, was one of Chacabuco's 288 pages, $19.95 most famous political prisoners. By Pat's poem meshes Mayan, Chris- Genug shoyn, a Yiddish idiom Sharon tian and Judaic sources. Brooks is whose spin is silence speaks, particularly attracted to the Ju- comes to mind after reading the Abron daic. She describes the liturgical first official biography of Pat Drache poem/prayer U'nethanneh Tokef, Lowther (1935-1975). Why does teach it. Pat was also appointed to recited by Jews on Yom Kippur, Toby take on biographer Brooks's the British Columbia Arts Coun- the Day of Atonement, that was the silencing of Pat Lowther, the cil's advisory board. And written by Rabbi Amnon of a murder, remind result of brutal throughout all these accomplish- Mayence, Germany, in the 12th me of another poet's silencing, ments, Pat was married to Roy, century. Hounded by the local that of the late A.M. Klein (1909- whom she loved and refused to archbishop to convert to Christi- 1972)? leave. anity, Amnon refused. He was It is the similarities as well as There were 117 bloodstains in tortured, his legs and arms cut differences these two the between the bedroom in which the body of off; yet, in this severe physical inflicted silences that I find West Coast poet Pat Lowther was distress, he succeeded in com- Author Pat Lowther. haunting. Pat Lowther published not found on September 23, 1975, posing the U'nethanneh Tokef. three books of poetry during her planetarium events. because it was removed by Roy Brooks points out the similar fate lifetime: The Difficult Flowring Erasing tapes, losing manu- Lowther from their home and of the tortured Victor Jara in (not flowering, but flow as for ring dumped into Furry Creek in Van- Chile's National Stadium. Stating scriptsprophetic losing life, one word, in 1968); The Age of or silencing of the cosmic vari- couver, near where the couple had that Pat probably never saw the the Bird (1972); and Milk Stone ety? On September 23, 1974, ex- honeymooned in 1963. How many Hebraic poem/prayer which Cha- (1974). Three more volumes of actly one year before Roy Lowther blows of a household hammer to cabuco, The Pit, so resembles, the verse were posthu- physically published Pat's head in the middle of the synchronicity of successive evo- silenced his wife, he mously: A Stone Diary wrote about the death of his mar- (1977); night did it take to satisfy a man cations does chill the reader. Final Instructions (1980); and who was not only Pat's killer, but riage, which he self-published in Time (1997). At Not so a mimeographed magazine called Capsule the time her husband, lover, father of two curiously, on occasion, of her silencing, Pat Lowther was of her children and, yes, fellow Roy and Pat did work together Pegasus. a poet with a dazzling future. poet? successfully. They shared an NDP The similarities and the dif- Subsequent to the publication Twenty-five years after her philosophy. Both were from ferences in the silences of the of his two most celebrated books, murder, Brooks offers a spell- working-class backgrounds. How- late A.M. Klein and the late Pat The Rocking Chair (poems about binding account of this out- ever, Roy was closer to seeking a Lowther become the most pro- Quebec, in 1948) and The Second standing poet, as totally dedi- utopian Communist reality, while nounced in Brooks's chapter, The Scroll (an allegorical novel, in Pat was more with Egg of egg itself sym- cated to her art as she was to life, concerned in- Deaththe 1951), A.M. Klein chose silence dividual freedom. In bolic of and regeneration. a writer who made her own rules. Brooks's rebirth as a way of life. There has been Brooks writes: "It's unfortunate wondrous chapter, The Egg of Brooks lists the blows of Roy's much speculation in non-fiction that second wives don't ask first Death, the marriage vows that Pat harruner as a cosmic cascade, the and fiction about his bizarre wives for letters of reference." and Roy once took reverberate: lover/husband/poet serving as choiceUsher Caplan's biography This comment is the key to "For better or worse, for rich or deliverereach pound mysteri- Like One that Dreamed (1982), Brooks's understanding of the co- for poor, until death do us ously metamorphosing into a Pat Mordecai Richler's Solomon Gur- dependent relationship between part...." Lowther poem or poetic achieve- sky Was Here (1989) and Michael Pat and Roy Lowther. If Pat had In August 1974, Pat and Roy ment, reminding me of the late Manus' Mr. Sam (1991). During been handed such a reference on a performed a piece called The In- A.M. Klein, who decided it was Klein's most productive years as gold plate, she would have pushed finite Mirror Trip at the H.R. time to take charge of his poetic a poet, his primary source of in- it aside. (Roy Lowther had tried Macmillan Planetarium in Van- destiny, to sit back in silence, come came from the Sam late to strangle his first wife, but this couver. Pat wrote the poetry and resting on his laurels. Bronfman for whom he as worked was not revealed until after Pat's Roy composed the accompanying Toby Brooks is a freelance a personal ghost writer and pub- murder.) Yet, this same man was music. The show incorporated writer who lives and works in lic relations consultant. In the besotted with Pat, as he once was existing planetarium exhibits Ottawa. Pat Lowther's biography mid-1950s, A.M. Klein suffered a with his first wife. But, according and explored the relationship is her first book. Scholarly and devastating mental breakdown, to Brooks, Roy Lowther had one between inner and outer space. compelling, Brooks has accom- lapsing into silence for the final big problemhe was not fond of Pat believed the piece was the plished both narrative flow and 17 years of A his life, a mysterious himself. He misinterpreted Pat's best work she had ever done. By meticulous detail. compendium self-imposed silencing of the successes as his failures; yet, coincidence (?) Pat had not made of appendices lists all Pat Low- muse. from the time they fell in love, a a copy, and by further coinci- ther's publications (prose and In the last year of her life, Pat silent collaboration existed be- dence (?) the planetarium erased poetry), credits in anthologies Lowther was unquestionably at tween Pat and Roy. the tape, but the Vancouver Sun and journals, as well as papers, the beginning of a rise in her ca- wrote that the performance had tributes and poems for Pat Low- reer as an established senior poet Brooks's enticing angle on the been a huge artistic success, an ther. In short, genug shoyn, si- in this country. She spoke for Ca- silencing of Pat Lowther weaves imaginative precedent for future lence speaks! nadian women and she spoke for the essentials of Pat's life and the working class. Poet bill bis- work into a cohesive whole, of sett said of Pat: "I do think there which Roy and their two families is a place where poetry and poli- are a crucial part. (Pat had two tics are the same, and I think Pat children from her first marriage, was defending that place." Pat Alan and Kathy, and Roy had one FITNESS FOR EVERYONE developed as a poet during the daughter, Ruth, before Pat and 24 Aerobics Classes Weekly 1960s. She was nurtured and en- Roy had daughters of their own, Fully Equipped Strength Training Room, Cardio Machines couraged by fellow Canadian po- Beth and Chris, who were nine Also available : Personal Training, VVing Chun Marital Arts, Yoga, ets Margaret Atwood, Dorothy and seven, respectively, on the Moming Child Care and FRESH JUICE BAR. Livesay, Miriam Waddington, night of their mother's murder.) Milton Acorn, Brian Brett, Pat Yet Brooks treads ever-so- Lane, Seymour Mayne and Joe cautiously on this continent that Starting as low as $ 30.00 /MONTH Pat Rosenblatt. created, particularly when (FEES BASED ON A 12 MONTH AEORBICS MEMEBRSHIP, TAX NOT INCLUDED) In 1974, Pat became the first discussing the launch of Time Offer expires October 31, 2000 co-chair of the League of Cana- Capsule (1997), a standing-room- dian Poets. She would not serve only event at Vancouver's Havana MOMENTUM ATHLETICS the second part of the term. Gallery. New On The and Selected The Finest Fitness Club Serving The Glebe & Ottawa South September 1, 1975, Pat replaced poems showcased Chacabuco, The 858 Bank Street at 5th Ave. University of British Columbia's Pit, which some critics call Pat's George McWhirtier, who was on best work, a poem influenced by sabbatical. She had enough time Pablo Neruda, one of Pat's fa- 2 3 7 - 4 7 4 7 to complete her vourite poets. preparations for Business Hours : Mon - Thur. 7arn to 10pm, Fri. 701.0 9pm, Sat/Sun 9am to 5pm McWhirtier's creative writing Chacabuco, an abandoned-'ni- course, but she did not live to trates mine, is located in Chile's Glebe Report October 6, 2000 28

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244-5300 www.city.ottawa.on.ca 111 promenade Sussex Drive K1N 5A1 www.ville.ottawa.on.ca 29 Glebe Report October 6, 2000 RELIGION THE GLEBE CHURCHES WELCOME YOU Five score and ten... CHURCH OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT (Roman Catholic) emphasized the following "free- Fourth Avenue at Percy Street, 232-4891 doms"freedom in worship, free- Pastor: Father Joe Le Clair to dom from having rent or buy Masses: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday 9:30 a.m. pews (this was a concern that Saturday: 4:30 p.m. sometimes the poor were excluded Sunday: 8:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m. 8:00 p.m. from worship because funds were (Elevator access for the handicapped. Loop system for the not available to have a "seat"), hearing impaired.) and freedom for slaves. Hence the FREE BY REV. STANLEY J.T. HANNA name "Free" was tacked onto this FIFTH AVENUE METHODIST CHURCH One hundred years ago a group group of Methodists. They made 2 Monk Street (1 block west of Bank & Fifth), 233-1870 of people under the inspiration of their entry into Canada, but did Minister: Rev. Stanley J.T. Hanna faith came together in this com- not merge with the existing Meth- Sunday: Morning Service at 10:00 a.m. munity and built what was called odists and therefore were not in- Christian education hour 11:15 a.m. Mutchmor Chapel. This little volved in the merger which re- Friday: 12 Noon Eucharist church at the corner of what was sulted in the formation of the (Handicapped accessible.) then Mutchmor Street (now Fifth United Church of Canada. FOURTH AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH Avenue) and Monk began to grow. On the weekend of November Fourth Avenue at Bank Street, 236-1804 Later it would become a Holiness 4th and 5th we will be having a Minister: E.J. Cox Movement church which contin- celebration. There will be an Sunday Service: 11:00 a.m. ued to minister to people from the open house on Saturday morning Nursery and Sunday school provided Glebe and surrounding communi- with a complimentary continental GLEBE-ST. JAMES UNITED CHURCH ties. In 1959 the Holiness Move- breakfast. We want to thank the 650 Lyon Street, 236-0617 ment Church merged with the people of the Glebe for their sup- Pastor: Rev. Dr. Free Methodist Church in Canada. port and we welcome everyone. Jack Nield The little church at the corner of We will be having a special wor- New Ventures in Celebration: 9:30 a.m. (informal worship) Fifth Avenue and Monk Street now ship service on Sunday, November Worship (in Sanctuary): 11 a.m. with: Baby Nursery, Sunday school (ages 3-11), and became known as Fifth Avenue 5 at 10:30 a.m. with the Rev. Dr. Youth Alternative (12 & up) Free Methodist Church. In the Robert J. Buchanan, a former su- Worship (Wheelchair FM early seventies an addition which perintendent with this denomi- accessible, system for hearing impaired.) housed a new sanctuary and nation. We have a "goodly heri- ST. MATTHEW'S ANGLICAN CHURCH basement auditorium was built. tage" and want to invite you to Glebe Avenue near Bank Street, 234-4024 Today Fifth Avenue Free Meth- participate in this salute to our Rector: Archdeacon Désirée Stedman odist Church has a broad minis- history with an eye to what lies Holy Communion: 8:00 a.m. try with people in the greater ahead. "Hats off to the past! Choral Eucharist & Church School: 10:00 a.m. Ottawa community. Coats off to the future!" Choral Evensong: 5:00 p.m. (first & third Sundays) The Free Methodist Church had Rev. Stanley J.T. Hanna i s Weekday Eucharist: Thursday 10:00 a.m. its start in New York State in senior minister of Fifth Avenue Counselling by appointment: 234-4024 1860. This group of Methodists Free Methodist Church. (Handicapped accessible from parking lot. Loop system.) THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) Interfaith celebration October 17 91 A Fourth Avenue, 232-9923 "Among the people of the world in clude females as well as males, Clerk: Anne Thomas, 489-3341 the years to come, we will ask no allowing women to be eligible for Sunday Service: 10:30 a.m. grea ter heritage for our country appointment to the Senate of Can- OTTAWA CHINESE UNITED CHURCH than to be known as the land of ada and paved the way for women 600 Bank Street, 594-4571 the Fair Deal, where every race, to participate in other aspects of Senior Pastor: Rod Bennett colour and creed will be given public life. Sunday Services: Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. exactly the same chance." (Nellie Putting their faith into action, Cantonese/Mandarin & English: 11:00 a.m. McClung, In Times Like These, the Famous 5 changed the course ST. GILES 1972, pg. 97; first published in of Canadian history. Their names PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Bank Street at First Avenue, 1915.) are: Emily Murphy, Louise 235-2551 Minister: The Reverend Ian Victor As part of the 71st anniver- McKinney, Henrietta Muir Ed- Sunday Service Worship: sary celebration of the "Persons" wards, Irene Parlby, Nellie 11:00 a.m. Church School: 11:15 a.m. case, there will be an interfaith McClung. (Wheelchair access.) worship celebration on Tuesday, The interfaith service, a October 17, 7 p.m., at Christ thoughtful and joyous event, takes CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF THE ANNUNCIATION AND ST. NICHOLAS Church Cathedral, Sparks and place on the eve before the un- (ORTHODOX CHURCH IN AMERICA) Bronson. veiling of the Famous 5 monu- 55 Clarey Avenue, 236-5596 In the 1920s, a group of women ment. The planning committee for Dean: The Archpriest Andrew Morbey acting out of their deep sense of this service includes women and Vigil: 5 p.m., Saturday justice and faith in "what is just men, both lay and clergy, repre- Hours: 9:30 Divine Liturgy, 10 a.m. Sunday plain right" agitated for the ap- senting the religions of Baha'i, Vespers: 7 p.m., Wednesday pointment of a woman to the Sen- Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, * Services are mostly in English. ate of Canada. This was denied on Judaism and Native Spirituality. EMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH (Hispanic Ministry) the basis that women were not This harmonious group has devel- Bank St. at Fourth (Fourth Avenue Baptist), 741-0628 "qualified persons" according to oped a service that is respectful Pastor: Rev. Pedro Morataya Section 24 of the British North to the uniqueness of each relig- Sunday Service: 3:00 p.m., Wed. Prayer Meeting: 7:30 p.m. Arnerica Act of 1867 (our con- ion, while emphasizing their stitution at that time) and there- conunonality and striving to fore were ineligible to serve in weave the unique threads of each the Senate. They petitioned the faith into a common fabric of hu- Fifth Avenue Free Methodist Church government for clarification of man dignity. Approximately an (Corner of Rflis Avenue and Monk Street) their rights under Section 24. In hour in length, the celebration 1928, when the Supreme Court of includes liturgical dance and mu- announces its Canada ruled that women were not sic, as well as an interview with qualified as persons for the Sen- "Nellie McClung," impersonated 100th Anniversary Celebration ate, the Famous 5 women appealed by religious studies professor Dr. the decision to the Judicial Com- Randi R. Warne. It consists of the weekend of November 4ch and 5', 2000 mittee of the Privy Council of three sections: We Gather to Re- Great Britain. member, We Gather to Celebrate, The community is cordially invited to an Open House WOMEN ARE PERSONS! We Gather to Inspire. Saturday morning 9:00 11:00 a.m. On October 18, 1929, the Privy The community is cordially Council reversed the Supreme invited to attend the interfaith Saturday evening Banquet and Program (by reservation) Court decision, stating that "the service on Tuesday, October 17. exclusion of women from all pub- Please arrive well before 7 p.m. to Sunday 10:30 a.m. Worship with Guest Speaker, lic offices is a relic of days more obtain a seat. For further infor- The Rev. Dr. Robert J. Buchanan barbarous than ours." This deci- mation, visit the Web site at For more information or to rnake banquet reservations sion that affects us all inter- www.famous5.org or phone Teena phone: 613-233-1870 or e-mail: [email protected] preted the term persons to in- Hendelman at 235-9414. WORDS Glebe Report October 6, 2000 3 0 South branch library news BY HÉLÈNE MERRITT All Ottawa-Carleton library systems will be amalgamating as of January 1, 2001. This means that South Branch is no longer in the south end of the city. There will be quite a number of other branches much further south than we are. lndeed, the library system's most southerly branch is out on Bank Street in Vernon! To eliminate confusion in the new city, it was decided to change the name of the branch. The question was, to what? As many of you proba- bly know, the library asked for feedback from the public in August and early September. Thanks to everyone who voted on a new name for South Branch or who submitted new ideas. We received a large number of res- pondents, with no clear winner. The board will use this feedback to make their final choice. PROGRAMMES Storytimes: Monday at 10:15 a.m. and Wednesday at 2:15 p.m. Registration for the November sessions of Babes, Toddlers, and Time for Twos is on October 15. Please call us at 730-1082, ext. 5, if you have any questions re- garding programs. GROUPE DE LECTURE Nous cherchons des participants pour un groupe de lecture en français. Idée lancée par Georgina Hunter que l'on connaît bien, nous pro- posons cinq ou six rencontres par année chez Starbucks à l'angle Bank et Hopewell. Quelques personnes nous ont déjà fait part de leur intérêt. Si vous voulez vous joindre à nous, s.v.p. téléphoner au 730-1082, poste 5. Nous nous ferons un plaisir de vous rencontrer. Katy still sleuthing in the Glebe Jupiter's Daughter, a mystery since 1990, uses Glebe settings novel by Karen Irving, was pub- for her mysteries. lished this summer. It is the sec- A third Katy Klein book is ond in the Katy Klein series. said to be in the works. Pluto Rising, which introduced Bedtime browsing the astrologer-sleuth, was nomi- JUPITER RISING BACK TO BACK STORIES and resourceful mother, and their nated for the Arthur Ellis Award By Karen Irving FOR LILLI AND ZACHI wise grandmother, explores gen- for Best First Novel. Raincoast Books $9.95 By JC Sulzenko tly, humorously and ingeniously Karen Irving, a Glebe resident Blue Poodle Books, the problematic ritual of bedtime. Ottawa, 2000, Then simply flip the book over 28 pages, $9.95 (paper) (the parent will get to do this only the very first time the book REVIEWED BY RITA WEST is read) for "Letters for Lilli" What's better than a bedtime which celebrates a little girl's story with a happy ending? As k first steps towards literacy. The any small child intent on fore- black-and-white illustrations by stalling the inevitable: a book Janice Friis capture precisely the that never ends. JC Sulzenko's warm tone of the text. All the second book is just such a dream more reason, perhaps, that the come true. "The Dream M ix tu re , " book should corne with a warning: the first of these two linked sto- `two' much of a good thing? ries featuring big sister Lilli, Rita West is a writer living in little brother Zach, their devoted the Glebe.

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Church, 650 Lyon, Sat., Oct. 21, 9 comfortable couch with programmes: "Identifying Gold cushions *COMMUNITY LEGAL SERVICES a.m. to noon. in leaves & flowers print, $500; Surfaces," Sun., -Oct. 15, 9 a.m. to Annual General Meeting, 1 Nich- "CHRISTMAS BAZAAR, St. Giles comprehensive set of books about noon, $15; "Billings Estate Ghost olas, suite 422, Mon., Oct. 23. Church, First & Bank, Sat., Nov. 4, the history & theory of film (list Walks," Fri., Oct. 27 & Sat., Oct. Open house: 5 to 6 p.m. Meeting at 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Home baking, $200. Call 234-1277 28, 7 to 9 p.m., $10; "Ghostly avail.), after 6 p.m. deli table, jams & jellies, gift 6 p.m. Tales & Halloween Crafts," Sun., Oct. 29, noon to 4 p.m., regular "ANTIQUARIAN BOOK AUCTION, boutic(Cre, knitted articles, "white TV CABINET with mahogany ve- National Library of Canada, 395 elephant" table, silent auction. & doors, adm. applies. Call 247-4830. neer front retractable Wellington, Oct. 27. 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We are looking for vendors to Tuesday, October 31 rent space during this fair. 4:00 p.m. 5:30 p.m. rim Youth dance Interested? 11-14- gem Glebe C.C. Prices for spaces are Priday, October 12, 2000 $35.00 or $70.00 Free Admission Dance the night away at Glebe e.e. haunted house, fortune telling, fish pond, 02.00 admission cielicious treats and much, much more! Tickets are limited, bug yours in advanced Come meet all -the ghosts and at Glebe C.C. For further details, goblins that haunt G.C.C. please call 233-8713. 564-10540