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Tobi Nussbaum December 2014 Photo: Marie Mullaly André Cloutier (right) is the man behind the new Beechwood Gastropub, taking over the old Farb’s www.newedinburgh.ca location. Chef Colin Lockett (left), formerly of Café 327, leads the kitchen team. Do You Recognize Anyone? Two New Restaurants Open for Business By Christina Leadlay windows back in September. I We don’t normally start our am proud to say that I stopped Burgh Business Briefs on by Red Door on its opening the front cover. But I was so day, met the owners, and took excited to hear that not just with me a pair of hot lattes and one but two new eateries have one of their signature grilled opened on Beechwood since cheese sandwiches. They were our last issue in October, I delicious. really wanted to share the news But a few weeks later, I was with you. I am excited about saddened to see that Farb’s had both new ventures, and I hope closed for good. I had always the other wonderful businesses enjoyed the food and atmo- on Beechwood will join me sphere there. But my sadness was short-lived when I heard Photo: Pia Kauri in offering them a warm wel- Red Door Provisions. come. that a new restaurant was fill- Shortly after NEN went ing the space, and was being details about these and many to press in October, I heard run by the same man who start- other exciting businesses that via Twitter that Red Door ed Arturo’s and is currently do so much to boost the life Provisions was opening shop at the helm of El Meson. The of our mainstreet and greater at 117 Beechwood, the former new Beechwood Gastropub community. As 2014 draws to site of Isobel’s Cupcakes. This keeps the spirit of Farb’s alive, a close, I would like to thank to me was great news, as the and I find it inspiring that there each of them for the great work ground floor of that building was so little downtime for that they do, the important role they had remained vacant ever since location. Again, I stopped in fill in our neighbourhood, and These participants in the School of Aircraft Recognition Isobel moved her cupcake for lunch recently and met the on behalf of the NEN team I at the former RCAF Station Rockcliffe (former CFB shop to Hintonburg about three owner, and I hope the busy send them best wishes for a Rockcliffe) posed for the camera on July 26, 1943. years ago. I’m sure I wasn’t the atmosphere there is a promise prosperous 2015. Please turn Nothing more is known of these individuals. only one who was tantalized by of things to come. to page 10 for the full Burgh Can you identify or provide information about any the brown paper covering the Jane Heintzman has more Business Briefs. of the people in this image? Efforts are being made to locate a potential family connection. If you have any A Victory, a Thank You and a Farewell details, please send them to newednews@hotmail. com. The NEN team wishes a warm ward to working with him over Clark for his many years Find a high quality scan of this photo at Library welcome to our new Ward the next four years, as we enlist of productive service to the Councillor, Tobi Nussbaum, his support in tackling the pri- city and the region, where and Archives Canada site, collectionscanada.gc.ca by who won a decisive victory in orities and challenges of our he has served in a variety of searching for “July 26 1943”. the civic election of October community. roles, including the top job of 27. Tobi ran a superbly orga- Thanks to all the other fine Regional Chair prior to amal- nized and energetic campaign, candidates who ran in Ward gamation. It would be no exag- knocking on thousands of 13, every one of whom has an geration to suggest that Mr. doors in our sprawling ward, impressive record of commu- Clark knows every nook and and presenting a thoughtful nity engagement. In the words cranny at City Hall, and has and comprehensive platform of Andrew Cohen: “Rideau- a wealth of knowledge and on a broad range of municipal Rockcliffe had only serious experience in both the work- issues from planning to trans- candidates….Four had run ings of civic government and portation, development, traffic, community associations. It was the major issues of municipal environmental stewardship and the strongest field in the city.” policy to be addressed in the election financing. He was one We are grateful to them all years to come. We wish him a of only two candidates to defeat for the time, energy and care rewarding retirement, honing an incumbent councillor, and they invested in the campaign, his prodigious bridge skills, has already received a glow- and for their serious efforts and enjoying the sunny climate ing endorsement from Ottawa to acquaint themselves with of his favourite holiday desti- Citizen columnist Andrew the needs and interests of all nation, Hawaii. Cohen (“Ottawa Needs Tobi corners of our large and very More on Peter Clark’s Nussbaum”, Wednesday, diverse ward. legacy on page 3, and Tobi October 29, 2014, p. C7). We We extend special thanks Nussbaum’s inaugural report wish Tobi well and look for- to outgoing councillor Peter as councillor on page 5. Page 2 NEW EDINBURGH NEWS December 2014 Board meeting, directors gave but also for other contributions new program for local seniors, some thought to the future of that enhance those features of a distinctive new initiative that the Brick Awards. In doing this area that are valued by is benefiting young people, or so, we reflected on comments residents. perhaps a new business that is made at the Forum on the Therefore, starting in 2015, generally seen as a significant Future of New Edinburgh that we’ll be looking to provide enhancement to the area, and Tim Plumptre we organized last April. Brick Awards to members of in line with its values. NECA President Residents spoke of New our community who, in our The concept of “enhancing Edinburgh as a “charming judgment, have made a signifi- the community” is fundamen- urban village”. They spoke cant contribution to its char- tal to our idea of the revised warmly of the general charac- acter. Brick Awards program. We New Edinburgh’s Brick Awards ter of our area, the local sense While new edifices that see it as a program accessible of community, the green space, reflect our heritage values will, to people anywhere in New Most of us think of bricks as meaning. From time to time the human scale, the heritage of course, continue to be eli- Edinburgh, and who may have hard rectangular objects used over the past few years, the architecture, the proximity to gible, other kinds of contribu- contributed to it in any number to build houses. NECA Board of Directors has the river, the tranquility, and tions may likewise be hon- of different ways. However, in the past, in given out awards at our Annual the friendly, caring character oured. Thus, a Brick Award Recipients, we anticipate, Britain, when someone was General Meetings known as often encountered among other might be given to an artist will be members of our com- referred to as a “brick”, it was the “Brick Awards”. residents. who has done outstanding munity who would very like- a compliment, indicating that Until now, these awards were In light of these observa- work that in some way reflects ly be described by others as the person was generous, help- generally given to individuals tions, we thought the purpose or enhances our community. “bricks” in the old British ful and reliable—the kind of whose renovation or addition of the Brick Awards needed It could go to an individual sense of the word: people who person whom you would like to their house was judged to to be widened. Our view is whose initiative has enhanced are generous, helpful, and reli- to count as a friend and who reflect the heritage character that these awards should not our green spaces, our trees, or able – and, we would add, with would be an asset to a com- of our community. Lately, not only be given to celebrate built perhaps our access to the river. a strong sense of the special munity. many Brick Awards have been It might go to someone who character and values that make additions that reflect New New Edinburgh so precious to Here in New Edinburgh, the given out. Edinburgh’s heritage character, has started up an imaginative word “brick” has a special At the November NECA us all. Street Signs and Banners Part of Peter Clark’s Legacy Dear Editor, Peter Clark also volunteered On the departure of Peter Clark to serve on Council’s Built- as our city councillor, I’d like Heritage Sub-Committee, to acknowledge with sincere where he pushed to ensure that thanks the effort he made on the outdated and rather tooth- behalf of our community, espe- less HCD Plan currently in Thoughts on the Red Planters cially in relation to the task of place for New Edinburgh would To the Editor, While I welcome and appre- raising awareness about heri- be upgraded and strengthened I am one of the many residents ciate the effort to beautify the tage issues. Councillor Clark to provide better heritage pro- in the Beechwood neighbour- neighborhood, from a design used his office budget to pur- tection in the future.
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