Gold Letter Day in the Glebe by Lorrie Loewen Accomplished Self-Taught Artist, She Tomers

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Artist Pascale Arpin at work on a gold-leaf sign for a new Glebe restaurant, Gia Cantina PHOTO: LORRIE LOEWEN Gold letter day in the Glebe By Lorrie Loewen accomplished self-taught artist, she tomers. The lunches were takeout, challenges on top of what is generally (With files from Roger Smith) worked with renowned American sign because the dining room inside was regarded to be one of the most stressful painter Mike Meyer for two years to still under construction. entrepreneurial undertakings possible.” Pascale Arpin, an artist and freelance refine her sign-painting skills. In 2019, Co-owner Adam Vettorel admits it’s But Vettorel is in business, and he creative, reveals to passers-by on Bank she worked with legendary film direc- a gamble to open a new restaurant as has the new gold sign to prove it. Street the intricate work involved tor Tim Burton to fabricate and paint COVID-19 cases are on the rise again. in creating a stunning hand-lettered pieces for his Lost Vegas exhibition at “The challenges of opening a restau- Lorrie Loewen is a Glebe resident gold-leaf sign for a new restaurant, the Neon Museum in Las Vegas. rant during a pandemic have probably who enjoys photography and meeting Gia Cantina. Her latest project adorns Gia Can- not completely sunk in,” he told the new people. Roger Smith is the Glebe Arpin has a varied background in tina which is billing itself as “the Ottawa Citizen. “Every day brings new Report copy editor. the arts across several disciplines, neighbourhood noodle spot in the from painting and illustration to heart of the Glebe.” The Italian res- film and television props and sets to taurant at 749 Bank held a trial-run What’s Inside graphic design. opening on October 1, drawing a She is now focused on custom small crowd with an Instagram offer sign painting and hand lettering. An of free lunches for the first 10 cus-

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Lansdowne Farmers’ Market PHOTO: LIZ MCKEEN Pop-up art gallery coming soon to Lansdowne Park, 200 Marché Way, Unit 10. A chance to support local Lansdowne lost? Or just needing directions… artists! Not that Lansdowne was ever paradise, spaces have never attracted a tenant. the flowerbeds and chatting with each Gone: but it did and does have potential. On the plus side, the Lansdowne other six feet apart. I cruised around Lansdowne by Farmers’ Market appears to be thriv- So, it’s a mixed bag – the Lans- South Street Burger at Lansdowne bike recently and was struck (again) ing, even in pandemic times. I was downe community space and farmers’ closed at the end of August. by the number of “for lease” signs. there on the weekend when they were market are popular, but the commer- The chain restaurants with large limiting the number of people to 150 cial side is, frankly, a flop, a sad place. Structube is gone from Lansdowne. patios like Local, Public, Milestones, on the outdoor site. Masks were man- Predictable, given the uninspired Craft Beer Market and Jack Astor’s datory, eating and drinking were not array of retailers that can be found at Birdman Sound is gone but may seem to be thriving, although who allowed and the weather was on the any routine shopping mall with bet- have pop-ups. knows what will happen once the win- cold side. In spite of these constraints, ter parking. ter winds blow. people were buying veggies, falafels, It will take a major overhaul to But anything that resembles retail eggs and the like with enthusiasm. improve it and I applaud the efforts has, it seems to me, withered and died As well, the community space at of the revived Lansdowne Park Work- on the vine. Departures include most Lansdowne has been getting much ing Group and the Glebe Community SHOP recently Structube and South St. Bur- love. The basketball court has kids Association’s Lansdowne Committee. ger, but earlier departures have also all the time, as does the skateboard I wish them well in helping to recast left vacancies that have not been filled. park. In hotter weather, the water this “precious jewel on the Rideau LOCAL The former locations of Lindt Choco- feature had many small visitors. And Canal,” as it was once called. late, The Source, Aroma Coffee and lots of people are strolling the Great Help us by Supporting PetSmart remain vacant. And some Lawn, people watching, looking at —Liz McKeen our Advertisers

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Deep sadness OUR VOLUNTEER of a death on CARRIERS Jide Afolabi, Mary Ahearn, Jennie Aliman, the edge of a Tyler, Luke & Claire Allan, Julie Allard, Lawrence Ambler, James Attwood, Aubry family, Michelle and Ron Barton, Andre pandemic Beauregard, Adrian Becklumb, Beckman family, Inez Berg, Carolyn Best, Daisy & Celebration of life postponed Nettie Bonsall, Robert & Heidi Boraks, Martha Bowers, Bowie family, Adélaïde and Éléonore Bridgett, Bob Brocklebank, Editor, Glebe Report Ben Campbell-Rosser, Alice Cardozo, Bill Congdon, Marina Caro, Tony Carricato, On January 16, I lost my life partner Ava & Olivia Carpenter, Ryan & Charlotte of 47 years to cancer. Her name was Cartwright, Tillie Chiu, Sarah Chown, Sebastian, Cameron & Anna Cino, Avery & Margaret (Marty) Hamer, and many Darcy Cole, John Connor, Denys Cooper, of you knew her. She was a nurturer, because of the risk of infection and Sammy & Teddy Cormier, June Creelman, a mother of two grown sons and a the need to flatten the curve with big Marni Crossley, Georgia Davidson, Richard beloved daycare teacher to many hun- restrictions on gatherings. In April, we DesRochers, Davies Family, Marilyn dreds of children at the Glebe Parents' made the call to cancel the May date Deschamps, Diekmeyer-Bastianon family, Dingle family, Delia Elkin, Nicholas, Reuben, Day Care. During 34 years of service and book another for October. Surely Dave & Sandra Elgersma, Thomas and to the community, she worked in After things will have settled down by then, William Fairhead, Amanda & Erin Frank, Four Programs at all the neighbour- we thought. Judy Field, Federico Family, Florencia hood schools, did a long stint in the Well, they haven't; in fact, the Furbatto, Liane Gallop, Joann Garbig, infant program at the 10 Fifth Avenue second wave is now upon us. A short Madeleine Gomery, Caroline & James de Groot, Hannah Good, Matti Goodwin-Sutton, centre, and she even drove that big while ago, the three of us had a video Olivia Gorall, Barbara Greenwood, Gary grey bus all around town to serve in- call and decided to postpone the cele- Greenwood, Ginny Grimshaw, Jono Hamer- home childcare providers. She was a bration indefinitely. Wilson, Henry Hanson, Tracy, William and marvel to all who knew her, in each of It is a great sadness to have no social Mackenzie Harnish, Oliver, Martin and Simon the many facets that made up the jewel closure. Many of us will be grieving Hicks, Hook family, Cheryle Hothersall, Christian Hurlow, Illing-Stewart family, we knew as Marty. (“Marty Hamer for a long time, and we know that the Jeevan & Amara Isfeld, Jonathan & Emma Remembered,” by Tamara Levine, larger circles of friends and acquaint- Jarvis, Lars Jungclaus, Janna Justa, Laura Glebe Report, February 2020.) ances want to say goodbye and pay King, Lambert family, Leith and Lulu Lambert, PHOTOS: CAROLE TREMBLAY When we lost her that January respects. But it isn’t to be. We have Jamie, Alexander & Louisa Lem, Justin Editor, Glebe Report dawn, we sought a way to properly decided we can't do a “COVID-com- Leyser, Aanika, Jaiden and Vinay Lodha, Ben, Line Lonnum, Parker & James Love, celebrate her rich and abundant life. promise.” She is worth waiting for. Carol MacLeod, Jennifer, William Maguire, I just moved into the Glebe with my My sons and I arranged for the First Big hair and a big smile. And we will Pat Marshall, Catherine McArthur, Scott partner who has been living here for Unitarian Congregation's beautiful wait until such time that we can do McDonald, Ian McKercher, Zoe McNight, the last 10 years. He is so proud of his hall on Cleary Avenue, where I had the celebration the way we know she Julie Monaghan, Diane Munier, Mary Nicoll, garden of wild flowers that I thought been to several lovely memorials and would love. Xavier and Heath Nuss, Sachiko Okuda, Matteo and Adriano Padoin-Castillo, Abigail I would send you pictures showing music events in recent years. Hers In the meantime, we are inviting Panczyk, Brenda Perras, Brenda Quinlan, its evolution. It is the first time he has was to have live music, a choral piece, people who knew her to do some- Annabel and Joseph Quon, Beatrice Raffoul, tried this, and it brought so much joy speakers, family, hugs, tears, laughter, thing privately or in their own bubbles Don Ray, Bruce Rayfuse, Kate Reekie, Mary to the neighbourhood! So many people food (egg salad sandwiches for sure!) to remember Marty – play a song (she & Steve Reid, Jacqueline, Anna Roper, Emile stopped to tell us how beautiful it is and even a white elephant table with loved so many of them!), read a poem, & Sebastien Roy-Foster, Keelin Rogers, Lene Rudin-Brown, Sabine Rudin-Brown, Sidney and to take pictures. things to take away in her memory. talk about some favourite memories, Rudin-Brown, Casimir & Tristan Seywerd, We merely removed grass, planted We expected to brim a hall that seats go for a walk, whatever moves you. Short family, Kathy Simons, Grady, Ella, Nick three bags of wild flowers (a mix of 300 people – many friends, loving We will post memorial reports at Stewart-Lussier, Stephenson family, Ruth annual and perennials) and magic hap- family, respectful parents and children www.dearmargaretremembered.com, Swyers, Brigitte Theriault, John & Maggie pened! Good for eyes, good for bees, from the Glebe too. It was booked for and you’re welcome to submit yours Thomson, Trudeau family, Zosia Vanderveen, Caroline Vanneste, Josh VanNoppen, easy to do. May 16, the week before Victoria Day. to dearmargaretremembered@gmail. Veevers family, Camilo Velez, Jonah Walker, If you have space to publish this, my On March 13, when the lockdown com. Erica Waugh, Vanessa Wen, Ben Westheimer, partner would be happily surprised, for COVID-19 began, we were all Friends and neighbours, please join Margo Williams, Zoe & Nicole Wolfenden, and the Glebe community could join in shock for a good while, worried us. Howard & Elizabeth Wong, Ella & Ethan him next year! about minutiae like toilet paper and Wood, Nathaniel & Maggie Wightman, hand sanitizer. We were also realizing With thanks, Young-Smith family. Carole Tremblay there were many things we couldn't do Randy Cameron WELCOME TO Alicia McCarthy and her family

Extract of response from Kathleen e-Scooters Wilker, City of Ottawa Transporta- tion Services Dept.: litter the streets Safe and courteous e-scooter parking means parking e-scooters upright Editor, Glebe Report in the sidewalk furniture zone, the area closest to the curb in line with For the past month or so, e-scooters trees, benches and bike racks and out have been left randomly all over the of the way of pedestrian travel. Staff neighbourhood. I think I speak for PHOTO: JANET STEWART are looking into some additional more than myself when I say that we tornado has dropped them randomly designated e-scooter parking areas, are tired of it. in half a dozen places. but docking stations are not part of At first, I thought it was some sort of I have remarked on more than one the current plans for e-scooters. marketing blitz, but these things now occasion how awful it would be for Should you encounter an improperly regularly litter our streets. Much of the someone in a wheelchair or with a parked e-scooter, you are welcome to time, they are left strewn across the walker or a Mum with a stroller to contact the e-scooter provider directly sidewalks, except on Bank Street where navigate around these things. to report it. All e-scooters include cus- AVAILABLE DELIVERY ROUTES they tend to lean alongside a building, Aside from the mobility issues, they tomer service contact information and First Ave. - QED to O’Connor causing people on the street to step are just plain ugly. They are litter, with “no riding on sidewalks” stickers. The onto the road to navigate past masked tracking devices. numbers are: CONTACT: [email protected] pedestrians and scooters. The scooters I call upon the city to create rules for Bird Canada (black and white are winning. At least bikes are gener- these things. If they are to be widely e-scooters): 1-866-205-2442 ally gathered in an orderly fashion at available, they need to have depots Lime (black and green e-scooters): designated spots where bike racks are or the like where you can pick them 1-888-546-3345 provided and thus space permits. up/deposit them, similar to the rental Roll (yellow e-scooters) 1-833-954- On side streets, the e-scooters are bikes that are available around town. 0027 often strewn on an angle. I have had Leaving them randomly on lawns and When you call these numbers, the E scooters just stop and park in front of sidewalks is not acceptable. Docking agent will pass the information on to my house, alongside my grassy edge. stations in parks, parking lots, desig- the team in Ottawa. Providers have I have zero interest in looking out my nated spots in high-traffic areas and committed to respond to notifications window, past my flowers, to someone’s the like is not too much to ask. of mis-parked e-scooters within one LETTERS visual litter. When you look down a hour and have been largely meeting [email protected] street, it sometimes looks as though a Janet Stewart that commitment. 6 Glebe Report October 16, 2020 PANDEMIC TIMES

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By Hilary Clauson

I got a shout-out in my dear friend Alisenne Boxall’s April 17 Glebe Report article, “When baby and pandemic arrive together.” My baby was due that day. No, he had not yet arrived, despite me consuming copious amounts of Stella Luna’s “induction ice cream” (chili chocolate, free to soon-to-be-mamas). Ten days later, baby Macken- zie Andrew Clark was induced in less delicious, more medical ways. I guess he was reluctant to depart my cosy womb into our COVID world. My partner James and I were ecstatic Author Hilary Clauson, with pandemic baby Mackenzie, has found ways to connect with other new moms and like-minded Glebe he eventually joined us, growing our neighbours in spite of the lockdown. PHOTO CREDIT: JESSICA ANGEL PHOTOGRAPHY social bubble by 50 per cent. Newborn care and a global pandemic I had heard that days caring for a but a cooing, grasping, rolling baby Newborn care and a global pan- have some striking similarities. Both newborn can feel long, potentially and pandemic life is at stage 3. I am demic have one more thing in encourage staying close to home. Both more so since many mom-and- grateful that I do not have the difficult common. As Alisenne’s article do strange things with time, where baby activities were untenable under decision of parents with older children reminded us, it takes a village to raise hours stretch to days and months com- COVID lockdown. Fortunately, on whether or not to send their chil- a child. It also takes a village to pull press to the blink of an eye. Both bring Ontario’s stage 1 reopening on May dren to day care or school. But in a through a pandemic. The Glebe is an to mind speaking moistly. 19 allowed my favourite neighbour- few short months, my parental leave Ottawa village capable of both. The pandemic restricted my par- hood coffee shop to resume business. will be over. A new set of challenges ental leave to Ottawa. My partner It is part of the Where I Thrive gym will arise in balancing motherhood, Hilary Clauson is Mackenzie’s mom, and I had planned to share leave dur- I went to throughout my pregnancy. employment and COVID precautions. a public servant on parental leave ing the autumn months, alternating Mackenzie and I frequently enjoy a In the meantime, I remind Mack- and writer of growth-spurt.ca, a blog French lessons and childcare in the stroller walk followed by a drink or a enzie, drooling milk and blowing spit on gender equality and parenthood. If balmy south of France. I optimistic- snack and a chat with a member of the bubbles, that our prime minister asks you would like to join the Glebe moms ally applied for Mackenzie’s passport Where I Thrive community. Stage 2 us to avoid speaking moistly to stop group please let her know (hilary. in May. I mailed his only birth certifi- allowed the gym itself to reopen, giv- the spread. [email protected]). cate to Passport Canada, not realizing ing me the periodic chance to move the processing centre was open only and stretch my body without an infant for emergency cases. To Passport Can- in my arms or underfoot. ada’s credit, both passport and birth Since mommy groups were largely certificate came back just in time for moved online, Glebe moms and I the September anticipated departure established a weekly park meet-up. date – for a trip long since kyboshed. It started as an informal Facebook All four grandparents are in British message thread for friends, friends of Columbia. My in-laws drove a camper friends and members of the Glebe Buy van from Salt Spring Island to Ottawa Nothing Group whom I noticed were to meet their grandson. Because we expressing interest in baby gear. It has hesitate to give air travel a go, my par- grown into 20 moms and their babies. ents have sadly not met him yet. They Instead of the isolation that can come make do for now with Zoom calls; with parental leave, especially dur- my dad takes photos of his screen and ing a pandemic, I have gained many endearingly calls them screenshots. neighbourhood friends with whom We have enjoyed a number of phys- I am tackling the challenges of new ically distanced visits with friends. parenthood. I cannot wait until we Luckily, Mackenzie’s cheeks are can cuddle each other’s babies post- so chubby they can be spotted and COVID. admired from the respectable distance Some days may feel long, but sud- of at least six feet. denly I no longer have a newborn

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By Maia People are sick and dying, making their families sad. It is good to know As I sit on my couch this summer and that people are trying to find a cure look out my window, these are my and a vaccine. I think we should really thoughts. I think about how I miss support and thank frontline workers a school, my friends and my teachers lot because they are doing lots of stuff and how they would help me with my for us. For example, waste-collec- work, support me and play with me. tion workers, grocery-store workers, I also hear birds chirping more. health-care workers and so many The view from the window, sketched by Maia’s younger brother Bijan, during this Maybe it’s because we’re just listen- others are making it possible to live summer of COVID and much more ILLUSTRATION: BIJAN ing more so we hear them better, when through COVID-19. before we would be in such a hurry to There is another problem besides movie nights and going to the beach get to school, work or appointments. COVID-19: Racism. This summer my more. And I got my braces and had the I find when I’m stressed out that family talked a lot about BLM, Black tooth fairy visit twice! Going back to baking helps me stress less and calms Lives Matter. school is very exciting because I can me down. Being racist is mean and cruel and see my friends and my new teacher. I am listening to the radio and going it’s all about the colour of our skin. In School is also different and hard for online more, probably because I am Grade 4, I read the book about Viola some people. bored more. Desmond which explained how some Why am I writing this? Partly It has been a very odd year, going people were and are still being unfair, because my parents asked me to, Maia’s younger brother Bijan composed from missing school due to strike very rude and hurtful to black people. partly because I thought it was a good this poem as part of his spring Grade 2 days, then not going at all because of You may have heard about George idea to write down my thoughts and assignment on rhyming. COVID-19. Floyd, Abdirahman Abdi and Breonna a good way to spend time reflect- I am now very bored and miss my Taylor. They were black people killed ing. This summer has allowed me to Covid is horrible friends a lot. I try to think of ways to by the police and this makes me ques- think about what’s going on in the not be bored. Some days I play with tion why are we treating human beings world right now like BLM, COVID- Just like Ivan the terrible my dollhouse or just make up songs this way and what I can do. 19, strike days and more. With all of It strikes people with all its might on the guitar, other times I bake. I As a child, I can respect all people. these things going on, I am grateful to bake cupcakes, cookies, lemon loaf. I For example, I can stand up for people have a home, loved ones, friends, food To defeat it everyone needs to stand love whipped cream, which is the best who are being bullied because of their and my health. up for the fight thing ever; with lemon loaf, it’s even skin colour, cultural background and I keep positive and light better! other differences. Maia lives in the Glebe and is in Grade COVID-19 is a global pandemic. I also had some fun going camping, 5 at Mutchmor Public School. Brother To stand up for the fight. Lots of people are affected by it. had play dates with my friends, more Bijan is in Grade 3 at Mutchmor.

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Preschool Circle Time and Bore- including our programming, partner- In addition, there were 50 more chil- All of our spring program and sum- dom Busters, Art and Cooking for ships, special events and the resiliency dren who attended our afterschool mer camp registrations were returned. kids, Leadership and Youth Night, of our board of directors and staff. courses each day. Refunds totalled $787,000. Sus- adult Acting classes and 14 fitness In 2018-19, we had an operating From September 2019 until mid- pending our childcare programs and classes run by volunteer instruct- budget of $2.2 million and delivered March this year, GNAG offered over not knowing when they would resume ors. We were able to reach hundreds more than 1,000 programs. This year 40 PA day and break programs, for was frightening. Putting 200 staff of people. Thanks to the generosity was very different. From July 1, 2019 a total of 747 participation opportun- members and contactors on emer- of our community, GNAG received to this past March 13, our budget fore- ities. We employed over 40 youth staff gency leave was devastating. GNAG approximately $36,000 in donations cast was up by 27 per cent. GNAG was and 20 youth volunteers. was down to its core team of 11. for our online programs. in a very good financial place. We had Unfortunately, after the emergency It is hard to describe how fortunate We have already started our 2020- three successful seasons, delivering closure due to COVID-19, our antici- our GNAG family is. Board mem- 21 operating year and we continue close to 730 programs and camps, pated childcare budget dropped by 35 bers, clients, friends, family and even to adapt to many changes. We have organizing three community events per cent. staff who were put on emergency leave brought back a few of our staff and and hosting three successful fundrais- checked in on us at GNAG to see if we have opened our doors to some in- ers that brought in just over $51,000. MUTCHMOR RINK were safe, healthy, managing and sur- person programming. While this has After several years of negotiation viving. It was incredible. been a difficult year for everyone, I OUR YEAR IN REVIEW: and research, Mutchmor rink returned Our small team was motivated to can assure you that our team is dedi- to the Glebe. GNAG became the come up with ways to keep our com- cated to keeping our community safe, SUMMER CAMP official operator, creating 5,000 par- munity engaged, entertained, healthy engaged, connected and healthy. In the summer of 2019, GNAG ticipation opportunities last winter. and connected. We quickly learned I would like to congratulate and delivered 194 summer day camps to Although the season was supposed to how to use Zoom and invited the com- thank the 2019-20 board of directors children between the ages of four and start on January 6 and run for seven munity into our homes for classes. and our team of staff and volunteers 17. We averaged 335 children a week, weeks, GNAG staff, with their usual On March 23, GNAG offered its first for their leadership, dedication and with almost full capacity all summer. enthusiasm and determination, man- online fitness class, becoming the first care in making GNAG the heart of We hired 42 employees, 38 of which aged to have it ready for the last day facility in Ottawa to offer online rec- the Glebe. were GNAG alumni. In addition, we of school just in time for the holiday hired 52 junior leaders and volunteers break. The season lasted 10 weeks for a total of 94 people under the age thanks to the amazing rink team. of 30. 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Fall has definitely arrived in the port for a similar reduction on the east Glebe! Leaves are changing, tempera- side of Bank. tures are cooler, squirrels are bulking up for winter and we are slowly adapt- EVERGREEN PARKS PLAN ing to our new routines as some of our We are fortunate to have several regular activities start up again. wonderful neighbourhood parks. They tedChartered Professional r. Accountant lupinski • Comptable Professionnel Agréé It was great to see so many of you have been particularly important over for our annual general meeting in these past few months as neighbours September. We heard from MP Cath- have been looking to enjoy being out- erine McKenna, MPP Joel Harden side close to home. 137 Second Avenue, Suite 2 Tel: 613-233-7771 and Councillor Shawn Menard. Sarah At our September board meeting, Ottawa, ON K1S 2H4 Fax: 613-233-3442 Viehbeck, the outgoing president of the GCA parks committee presented the Glebe Community Association, its Evergreen Parks Plan. This plan Email: [email protected] shared some highlights and achieve- describes the parks found in the Glebe ments of the past year and we elected and some of their current challenges the 2020-21 board. As I take on the (such as bylaw enforcement, mainten- role of president, I am grateful to ance and dog waste disposal). At our Sarah for her dedicated leadership September meeting, the GCA board over the past two years. I am look- endorsed the recommendations put Signy Fridriksson, MA RP ing forward to working with the great forward in the report. team on the incoming GCA board as This document will be “ever- Counselling and Psychotherapy we continue to advocate for a liveable, green,” updated every few years as sustainable and diverse community. circumstances change and new issues Couples, Families, Individuals My partner Kevin and I moved to the arise. You can take a look at the and Glebe in 2014, primarily because of its plan on our website – glebeca.ca. 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This budget is often threatened and the globe – in pledging to do more or reduced mid-way through the year, Are you a good writer who likes meet- to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. which makes planning difficult, if not The need to act was dramatically un- impossible. ing new people and getting to know your derscored by local natural disasters – Funding for implementation is an the worst flooding of the Ottawa River even bigger question – the city can’t on record, coming just two years after front the $31.8-billion price tag for neighbourhood? Are you able to cope the last 100-year flood in 2017 and one the Climate Change Plan without year after an unprecedented tornado support from senior levels of govern- hit the region. ment. Upcoming budget deliberations with a monthly deadline and a strict The climate emergency declaration this fall will be severely impacted by was more than just symbolism. It was COVID-19 related costs, with many tied to a number of concrete actions, capital projects already deferred to word count? If so, please email including a review and update of the 2021 or beyond. Climate Change Master Plan, a com- The scope and scale required to mitment to a detailed implementation achieve 100-per-cent emissions reduc- [email protected] strategy, the development of a vul- tion is unprecedented in both action nerability assessment and climate and investment. Success will require resilience strategy and a recognition an all-hands-on-deck mentality from of climate change as a strategic prior- residents and businesses to eliminate ity for the city. fossil fuels from their buildings and Cities have influence over more than transportation choices. half of greenhouse gas emissions in the This will be good for the environ- form of land-use decisions, transpor- ment as well as our city’s prosperity. tation patterns, energy conservation Achieving the greenhouse gas reduc- Full Service Real Estate efforts and waste management. While tion targets will result in a net return the vast majority of greenhouse gas to the Ottawa community of $12.4 emissions are not directly under the billion. This is from increased local city’s control, the policy decisions we energy generation, energy savings and Barry Humphrey Sales Representative make shape everyday decisions like local job creation. 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50m - 15 STOREYS / BELL STREET S / By Sue Stefko One will be a city park located just RUE BELL SUD 50m - 15 ÉTAGES south of Ottawa Community Hous- 49m - 15 STOREYS / 49m - 15 ÉTAGES EXISTING BUILDING (5 STOREYS) / 65m - 20 STOREYS / IMMEUBLE EXISTANT (5 ÉTAGES) 65m - 20 ÉTAGES Canada Lands Company (CLC), to- ing’s Hasenack Place, which will be 24m - 8 STOREYS / 24m - 8 ÉTAGES gether with their joint venture partner constructed by CLC. It asked for the the Algonquins of Ontario (AOO), is community’s priorities for the park as

EXISTING BUILDING (6 STOREYS) / wrapping up its virtual community part of its virtual consultation. How- IMMEUBLE EXISTANT (6 ÉTAGES)

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EXISTING BUILDING (8 STOREYS) / number of changes have taken place. City of Ottawa. Following construc- IMMEUBLE EXISTANT (8 ÉTAGES) Much of the feedback CLC received tion, CLC will turn the park over to focused on height, with the majority of the city, providing a much-needed 291 CARLING AVENUE PREFERRED respondents feeling that the proposed amenity for the growing commun- DEVELOPMENT CONCEPT buildings were too tall. As a result, ity. Much of the rocky outcropping Preferred development concept for 291/299 Carling CLC has reduced the maximum build- along Bell St. South is proposed to be ing heights from 25, 20 and 13 storeys rezoned as parks and open space. It to 20, 15 and eight. will be privately owned but still pub- Another change relates to the place- licly accessible. ment of the potential buildings. The CLC remains committed to increas- rocky outcropping at Bell Street South ing commercial opportunities in the was initially designated as a future neighbourhood. While the require- “parks and open space” area. How- ment of a grocery store has eased now ever, some of this area did not meet that Arnon is planning to build one at city requirements for parkland, so the corner of Preston and Beech, the CLC has relocated the future city neighbourhood is still largely lacking park area to the north end of the site. in amenities. Noting this, CLC pro- This means that buildings can now be posed rezoning would require that at built further east, closer to Bell Street least half of the ground floor of the South and Carling. Accordingly, CLC building podiums be devoted to com- has added another land use area with a mercial use. The remaining floors of maximum building height of 15 stor- the podiums are flexible – they could eys. There are now four separate land be commercial, office or residential. use areas across the site instead of the The towers will be used to sup- three proposed in 2019. One aspect port residential housing demand, The 291/299 Carling site (the Canada Lands site) is being popular among residents – there is no with more than 500 units expected. developed by the Canada Lands Company in partnership with surface parking planned for the site, CLC’s mandate includes a 10-per- Algonquins of Ontario. PHOTO: KATHERINE CONSTANTINE except for reasons of accessibility. cent affordable-housing target for Due to the change in park location, their development projects, and it will CLC has also proposed that the estrian friendly design. This input there will now be two areas, albeit be working with the city to establish entire site be zoned under an Arter- will be used as CLC works with their somewhat smaller, that are proposed the affordable housing component ial Mainstreet designation, which AOO partners to create Architectural to be zoned parks and open space. through the rezoning process. currently exists for the south portion and Urban Design Guidelines for the of the site. CLC proposed to remove site. These will provide direction several uses, such as a full-scale auto- on aspects such as building materi- mobile rental business, crematorium als and building style to ensure that or cemetery, as they were deemed the development fits with the charac- incompatible through the public feed- ter of the neighbourhood, maintains back and the vision established for the heritage and ensures connectivity urban site. However, a number of resi- throughout the site. dents expressed concern about other The next steps of the development proposed permitted uses, such as are the park public consultation outdoor amusement parks and night (anticipated early next year), site clubs, given the increased noise that remediation in preparation of future often comes with these types of estab- park construction, then a sales and lishments. Some have also expressed marketing program to builders. CLC concern about uses such as a parking has yet to decide if the site will be garage or amusement centre (laser tag, released as one parcel or segmented trampoline parks, axe-throwing etc.), into several to be developed by dif- as they would mean more traffic from ferent builders who will adhere to the outside the community and provide overall design guidelines for the site. little tangible benefit in return. During the virtual open house, CLC Sue Stefko is president of the Glebe also asked residents for feedback on Annex Community Association architectural, commercial and ped- (GACA).

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The historic former home of Charlotte Whitton, among others, was demolished last year. PHOTO: DIANE MCINTYRE

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By Frank Oakes the Official Plan are empty gestures members retained their positions. experience in town planning. easily ignored by planning tribunals. Proof that nothing has changed is If matters continue as they are, the As an advocate of heritage conserva- Our local heritage authority is buried evidenced by its recent decisions that Glebe and OSS will soon be obliter- tion, I am appalled to see Ottawa’s very deep in a municipal department refute the basic principles of good ated of any heritage value or interest. much-loved mature and historic com- currently labeled “planning, infra- planning and heritage. The bias con- A very sad commentary on our city’s munities, such as the Glebe and Old structure and economic development.” tinues under a new name. stewardship. Ottawa South, being severely blighted They like disingenuous expressions Nor has anything changed at the by urban renewal of an especially like “infill” (the developers’ euphem- local Committee of Adjustment. Its Frank Oakes, B.A., L.L.B., is a retired vulgar kind. ism for demolition) and “Infill that members, ordinary residents chosen by barrister and solicitor who lives in There can be little doubt that a lot of fits.” Without blushing, they utter city council, are political appointments, the Glebe and takes a keen interest in the housing in these mature neighbour- assurances like “The wishes and con- unburdened by any formal training or municipal affairs. hoods is outdated, with questionable venience of one will not override the foundations and old, inadequate wir- overall harmony of the whole street” ing, plumbing and insulation; some and “Your street gives you your rules.” may need to be replaced. However, To assuage the sensitivities of herit- where feasible, the clear preference age advocates, they offer a Streetscape is the thoughtful expansion, renova- Analysis that totally misrepresents tion and restoration of these buildings, the word “character” and is super- given that the greenest building is the ficial, doing little more than siting new one that already exists. But when houses and limiting their height. This replacement is necessary, why can it document assures the user that “you not be with neighbourhood-compat- retain complete architectural freedom We are here for you, ible and reconcilable architecture? The to design according to your tastes and residential built form in these areas wishes” and the tribunals are only too Ottawa Centre! generally exhibits two-storey gable anxious to assent. or otherwise angled roof, brick, stone The Cultural Heritage Impact and wood. Yet in the Glebe, OOS and Statement does nothing but express other mature districts, with very few self-serving pure fiction, lacking any exceptions, what is proudly boasted as pretense of independent confirma- “contemporary design” prevails, and it tion. While uttering a few negative is expressed in massive, three-storey, points, it will always overwhelmingly steel, aluminum, glass and concrete, support even the most egregious struc- flat-top, cubist mausoleums. Cold, tures. The perpetrators of this process soulless and incompatible. have no understanding of expert These structures are the very antith- testimony. As not only lawyers must esis of “intensification,” our new know, experts espouse the cause of mandated religion, as most are over- the party who pays them. If hired by built single-family structures with the opposing party, they would argue third-storey roof-top decks or glass an entirely different side of the same enclosures straining for a view of our issue. They are not dishonest any- parks and canals while limiting the more than is a lawyer representing a sunlight and views of their neighbours. truly guilty client. This is simply the They answer the call for intensifica- nature of it. But the distortion of the tion only by occupying almost the facts is unmistakable. We doubt that entire lot, resulting in the absence of there has ever existed such a document any greenery except ornamental. No reaching a negative conclusion. Surely Catherine McKenna better example exists than the mono- it would have to be consigned to the lithic structure being erected on the recycle bin. M.P. for Ottawa Centre former site of the elegant English-style The Ontario Municipal Board cottage and garden of the late Char- (OMB), with its pronounced develop- lotte Whitton. ment bias, became so odious that its Despite all the rhetoric to the con- very name could no longer be toler- Constituency Oﬃce trary, the city and the province, the ated, even by the government, and had trusted stewards of our domicile, to be changed. However, little else of Telephone: 613-946-8682 have done nothing for the preserva- any substance was done. Now called Email: [email protected] tion of our built heritage, except the the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal, passage of the Ontario Heritage Act. it remains in Toronto, there is noth- The Provincial Policy Statement and ing local about it and the OMB panel 14 Glebe Report October 16, 2020 ENVIRONMENT CMYK Kudos from the Glebe Zero Waste Committee By Katie Kessler Bank Street. A FRESH “When it comes to composting, I Pollution is rampant these days and have a backyard compost bin and use it’s having a profound impact on the city compost bin for those things the environment. It will take major that take a long time to decompose PERSPECTIVE policy changes to get society headed (corn cobs, avocado peels, Kleenex, in the right direction, but it’s inspir- and paper towels). ing to see individuals and businesses “I reuse plastic clamshells, such as take action to reduce waste. lettuce containers, for storage. They In this column, the Glebe Commun- are perfect for this purpose as they ity Association’s (GCA) Zero Waste are see-through, unlike shoeboxes. I Committee will feature – and com- return fruit baskets to vendors at the mend – residents’ practices in waste farmer's market or reuse them for stor- reduction. age around the house. I reuse large This issue, we’ve caught up with zip lock frozen fruit bags. One par- Catherine Johns, a Glebe resident, ticularly good use for them is to hold to discover the creative ways she has garbage when camping as the zip lock found to reduce her waste footprint. keeps in the smells. Here’s how she does it: “I give stuff I no longer need to “As a retired single woman in a sin- neighbours through the Glebe Buy gle-family home, my regular waste is Nothing Group on Facebook.” minimal and mostly plastic. I put a Thanks, Catherine, for your work grocery store sized bag out every two in reducing waste in our community. weeks, sometimes once per month. My If you’ve been making efforts on green bin goes out weekly, often with this front, we may feature you in a only one small compost bag or yard future column. Please send a short waste. My paper and plastic recycling paragraph explaining how you are go out at most once per month. reducing your household or business “One way I use to cut down on waste to [email protected], waste is to purchase a minimum attention Katie. amount of pre-packaged or prepared goods. Also, I shop at bulk stores or New to Canada and conscious select from loose fruits and vegetables of her own waste footprint, Katie using reusable vegetable and cloth Kessler joined the Glebe Community bags. I also buy items such as yogurt Association’s Zero Waste Committee in reusable jars. (a subcommittee of the Environment “Along with recycling using the Committee) to learn more about waste 33 MONK STREET green and black bins, I recycle batter- reduction and to help raise awareness ies and light bulbs through Staples and of simple changes in our daily living plastic bags through the recycle bin at that can have a big impact on the the McKeen Metro grocery store on environment. 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cinogens linked to leukemias and the sake of lymphomas that have more recently been associated with certain neuro- logical disorders. the planet Leaf blowers cause noise pollution and the gas-powered models are By Eugenie Waters and Mary Lapner by far the most offensive. Protecting work crews and the public, especially

The City of Ottawa declared a climate JOCK SMITH PHOTO: children and the elderly, from hear- emergency more than a year ago, but blowers should be banned. City of Ottawa. ing loss represents another important no one is acting as if there is a problem. A study by Edmunds.com titled More sustainable approaches could benefit from a ban. There are defin- Ottawa needs to respond with urgent “Emissions Test: Car vs. Truck vs. include simply leaving the leaves on ite mental health and social benefits action to reduce greenhouse gas Leaf Blower” came to the astounding the ground or raking them into gar- in reducing noise pollution. We know (GHG) emissions. This will require conclusion that leaf blowers are much dens or under trees. Mulching leaves that time spent in nature or in a quiet many changes in our city. The fol- worse polluters than cars and trucks, using an electric mower or incorpor- chat outdoors can decrease symptoms lowing are crucial first steps: hold though there are fewer of them. ating them into backyard composting of anxiety and depression; nothing the line on urban sprawl; get the LRT “The two-stroke leaf blower was bins are other options. Maintaining a kills the peace and tranquility of the and public transit right; make walking worse, generating 23 times the CO layer of leaf mulch on our lawns can outdoors or a pleasant conversation and cycling safe and appealing; retro- and nearly 300 times more NMHC provide crucial protection to win- quite like the startling and continu- fit buildings; install more EV charging [Non-Methane Hydrocarbons] than tering insects and small animals and ous rev of a leaf blower. stations; divert more waste from land- the crew cab pickup,” the study said. help to sustain much-needed food for Banning gas-powered leaf blowers fills; ban single-use plastics; protect “Let's put that in perspective. To equal our declining bird populations. While would reduce emissions and pro- and expand our tree canopy. These all the hydrocarbon emissions of about a a paradigm shift is not likely in the vide health benefits. It could be done need to be pursued ambitiously! half-hour of yard work with this two- immediate future, eliminating one quickly with minimal costs to the city stroke leaf blower, you'd have to drive aspect of our unsustainable yard prac- and taxpayers. While we continue to LEAF BLOWERS POLLUTE a Raptor [pickup truck] for 3,887 tices is a great place to start. work on the many complex and dif- But what about our highly unsustain- miles, or the distance from Northern Like most changes to mitigate cli- ficult transitions needed to eliminate able measures, both environmentally Texas to Anchorage, Alaska.” mate change, there are health and fossil fuel use and reduce GHGs, ban- and economically, in the maintenance of How can we be serious about societal benefits to be had. Banning ning leaf blowers is a quick and easy both public and private outdoor spaces? reducing emissions if we ignore these gas-powered leaf-blowers can dra- choice. Consider the small but disproportion- prevalent, polluting and inefficient matically improve air-quality, which ately polluting two-stroke leaf blowers machines? There are battery-pow- is especially important for those who Eugenie Waters and Mary Lapner are and other gas-powered lawn-main- ered alternatives for the landscaping suffer from asthma, chronic obstruct- mothers and health care professionals tenance machines. Many people are industry and many homeowners have ive pulmonary disease or allergies. who are hoping to find ways to make unaware of the high level of pollution already replaced these polluting behe- Our children will benefit because our communities healthier, happier and and emissions produced by the average moths. To help reduce GHG emissions their growing lungs put them at most more sustainable. gas-powered leaf blower. To help reduce rapidly, getting rid of these dinosaurs risk. Many of the pollutants from leaf smog-producing pollution and green- should be part of a multi-faceted blowers are significant contributors Originally published in the New Edin- house gas emissions, gas-powered leaf response to the climate crisis by the to ground level smog, known car- burgh News. Published by permission.

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Aurora Borealis in Pangnirtung, Nunavut PHOTO: MICHAEL DAVIES north to join Nunavut's legal team as legal counsel with the territory’s department of Greetings from Canada’s Arctic justice. I am very fortunate to be living in By Dudley Maseko the Government of Canada. I am Canada’s Arctic during the pandemic a graduate of Carleton University because until very recently, Nunavut was The Glebe was my home for (BA Hons ’10 and MA ’12) and the only jurisdiction in Canada – and many years before I moved up the University of Ottawa Law possibly the world – with no confirmed to Canada’s Arctic. I lived in the School (JD ’15). Since September cases of COVID-19. On September historic Colonel By Towers on 2017, I have been living north of 19, however, Nunavut reported its first Bronson at Holmwood during the tree line in Iqaluit, Nunavut – confirmed cases at Hope Bay mine in university and while working for Canada’s Arctic capital. I moved Cambridge Bay. The fact that Nunavut is cut off from the rest of Canada, with Author Dudley Maseko, originally from sub- no roads into the territory, has turned out Saharan Africa, is enjoying a once-in-a- to be a great advantage for staving off lifetime experience living in Canada’s Arctic, especially during the time of COVID-19. the virus. To reduce the risk of a wider PHOTO: MYRIAM SÉVIGNY outbreak, Nunavut’s government has taken precautionary measures which include Set at the base of a mountain and at the restricting all non-essential travel to the mouth of a river, surrounded by majestic territory. All travellers to Nunavut must go fiords, Pangnirtung is located on Baffin Buy With Confidence Sell With Pride through mandatory quarantine in Ottawa Island. The view down the Pangnirtung before flying north. Fiord and the Weasel River Valley is Nunavut was separated officially from breathtaking. Pangnirtung is home to the D the Northwest Territories on April 1, Auyuittuq National Park which features L O 1999, making it the newest, largest, and many terrains of Arctic wilderness, such S most northerly territory of Canada. It is as fjords, glaciers and ice fields. I invite all Canada’s largest province or territory with Glebites who are interested in travelling a total area of 2,093,190 sq. km. (almost and hiking above the Arctic Circle to a million square miles). It encompasses visit Auyuittuq National Park and go one fifth of Canada’s total landmass and backpacking along the Akshayuk Pass on includes Baffin Island and Ellesmere the Cumberland Peninsula. I guarantee it Island. If Nunavut were a country, it would will be an expedition of a lifetime. be the 15th largest in the world. It is home As part of my practice, I advise the to the world’s northernmost permanently Government of Nunavut on the legal 15 Linden Terrace inhabited place, Alert. aspects of procurement, tendering and Living in Canada’s Arctic has been the requests for proposals. As with most adventure of a lifetime for me. Growing lawyers across Canada this spring, I had D L up in southern Africa, I never imagined I to brush up on force majeure clauses, the O would see a polar bear in its natural habitat. common law doctrine of frustration or S I never imagined I would see the northern material adverse change, in preparation lights but now I have and I continue to for contract performance issues related to marvel at their beauty. I thought Ottawa COVID-19. I am part of a team of lawyers winters were as cold as it gets, but they who advise all 11 departments of the were just training – a warm-up – for Arctic Government of Nunavut and the territorial winters. In Nunavut, I have experienced corporations. My practice is in the areas temperatures close to -50 in blizzard-like of corporate/commercial law and privacy. conditions. As I reflect on my time living north of During the winter, I frequently wake up 60, I realize it has been the opportunity 208 Fourth Avenue or return home from work to find the front of a lifetime. However, I do miss the door to my apartment frozen shut. Imagine serene, tree-lined streets of the Glebe and Contact Judy for a complimentary consultation pupils at Glebe Collegiate being sent going for walks along Dow’s Lake. I look home because the doors of the school are forward to returning to Ottawa in the near JUDY FAULKNER frozen shut as was the case at the school future. Owner / Broker of Record in Cambridge Bay in 2018. 613.231.4663 Nunavut is home to what is, in my Dudley Maseko is a former Glebe resident opinion, one of the most beautiful and lawyer who now lives in Canada’s [email protected] communities in all of Canada, Pangnirtung. Arctic. BIA Glebe Report October 16, 2020 17 Virtual Marvest, haunted Lansdowne and Glebe Spree highlight fall in the Glebe

By Trevor Greenway of Mia Kelly, The Lionyls and Tara tower, Capital Barbershop and The memories together and to keep their Shannon on Facebook, Instagram and Papery, you can still support these spirits high.” Many of you may not be looking for- YouTube. businesses during the festival by Once the scaring is done, those who ward to the next few months, worried “It was very important for us to ordering takeout, stopping by for a want to do Christmas shopping a little about what a second wave of CO- maintain the event, even if it meant haircut or buying a gift card. early this year will be happy to learn VID-19 could do to the community. adapting creatively to these strange Marvest kicks off during the week that Glebe Spree is back this holiday But there is a lot to be excited about and trying circumstances,” says of October 12 with a performance by season, along with a chance to win a this fall, from weekend Farmers’ CityFolk programming coordinator Andrew Waines. Stay tuned for the $10,000 shopping spree in the neigh- Markets and a 15-week virtual music Emma Francis. “It also continues full schedule. bourhood. This year’s contest will festival to a haunted attraction that to be a space to showcase emerging If you’re afraid of anything this also feature a $2,500 early-bird prize promises to scare the living daylights Ottawa musicians, as well as more fall, it should be the fright fest tak- as well as scores of instant-win prizes. out of you. established musicians interested in ing over Lansdowne. Saunders Farm “Glebe Spree has never been more The fun starts with the 2020 virtual a one-of-a-kind performance oppor- promises that the haunted attraction important to our neighbourhood than edition of Marvest, the Glebe’s signa- tunity. on the Great Lawn will be “the lar- it is this year,” says Glebe BIA exec- gest, longest, most terrifying walking utive director Andrew Peck. “Our experience” it has ever produced. businesses and the local economy Saunders Farm owner Mark Saunders need community support more than says that if The Exorcist is a 10 on the ever. The contest encourages people to fright scale, the SAWMILL will be an shop locally during our most import- eight or a nine. ant shopping season.” “The SAWMILL will be right up Glebe Spree runs from November there with our scariest attractions on 15 to December 31 and will lead into the Farm,” says Saunders. It will be a the Ottawa Christmas Market at Lans- bit too intense for children under 12, downe, where scores of merchants he warns, but a thrill for adults, teens will set up in the Casino Lac Leamy and tweens. Square to sell their holiday wares. The The haunted walk will expose guests square will also feature local perform- to the latest in scare technology, live ances, outdoor fire pits and visits from actors and a creepy story about a lost Santa throughout December. Stay colony of millworkers from the early tuned for more details. The 2020 virtual edition of Marvest will bring a mix of folk, funk and rock to the Bytown days who were discovered Amid the prospect of more restric- airwaves for 15 weeks beginning in October. PHOTO: CHRIS CHITARONI deep beneath the south stands. Visit tions as COVID cases increase, our tdplace.ca for tickets. small businesses, artists, chefs and ture music festival that typically draws “In a time when many local musi- “We spent two years preparing for service providers need our help. Small more than 25,000 music fans for two cians have had to stop playing as a the launch of the SAWMILL in part- businesses are the lifeblood of any days of local tunes. This year, the fest result of the pandemic – be it cancelled nership with OSEG and, regardless community – let’s all do our part to is going virtual with 15 weekly con- performances at venues, shifting per- of COVID-19, we are very excited,” make sure that blood keeps flowing. certs by some of the region’s most sonal circumstances or even having says Saunders, noting that the attrac- We’re all in this together, and the only exciting emerging talents. The con- to focus on being at-home teachers to tion will adhere to social distancing way through it is together. certs will feature everything from their little ones – we wanted to offer a rules and other local health guide- folk and alt country to indie rock, jazz, space to perform again, safely.” lines. “What people need now, more Trevor Greenway is responsible for funk fusion and more. Catch com- While we will miss packing the than ever, is a safe space to enjoy time communications at the Glebe BIA pelling performances from the likes usual Glebe venues like The Clock- outside with their loved ones, to make (Business Improvement Area).

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By Murray McGregorgoes onlineof the Nacho Nyak Dän First Nation from the Yukon Territories. Louise will share stories of The bilingual Ottawa Children’s Storytelling her grandparents, her aunties and her cousins Festival/Festival du conte pour enfants d'Ottawa learning to live in harmony with their neigh- returns for its 26th year from November 16 to bours (human and animal) in their northern 21 with an online edition that brings together land. dynamic live presentations and pre-recorded • Jacqui du Toit, currently of Ottawa, will bring stories that can be accessed on demand. her larger-than-life presence to the stage, Ottawa Storytellers, once again in partnership drawing you into her traditional tale from with the Ottawa Public Library, will present 30 southern Africa in which the tribe’s advisor storytellers from the capital area and across the was wise enough to know that a disaster may country who will share age-appropriate stories turn out to be a good thing. in French and English that reflect the divers- • Mary Wiggin of Ottawa will use her wicked ity of our city. Some performances will be live sense of humour and an exquisite sense of streamed; others will be recorded so you can language to regale us with tales of strong enjoy them more than once. Each session will heroines and sound plots with a twist. target a particular age group – three to five, six From afar: to eight and nine to 12. All will be presented on • Michael Kusagak will share stories of grow- the Ottawa Public Library website (www.Bib- ing up in Nunavut on the northern edge of lioOttawaLibrary.ca). Visit the kids section of the Hudson’s Bay. Stories of riding in his father’s library’s website starting November 16 to find the dog sled, of the smallest dog in the sled team, festival’s page. Admission is free! of living a traditional Inuit lifestyle. “I go to the storytelling festival to be enrap- • Dolorès Contré Migwans will weave tales in tured, startled, delighted, scared and filled with French of her Metis-Odawa roots from Mont- laughter,” says festival coordinator Ruth Stewart- real. Verger. “The stories will bring together children • Sarah Abu-Sharar of Toronto will recount Storyteller Kathie Kompass delights young audiences at a and families across our city and beyond. The lis- stories of her father’s family in the Hebron previous Children’s Storytelling Festival PHOTO: PAT HOLLOWAY teners and tellers will have different backgrounds Hills of Palestine and of her mother’s family – Indigenous, non-Indigenous and immigrant. in Croatia. Their stories bring familiar themes, new ideas The festival is designed to build bonds among encouraging the development of imagination, narrative and an opportunity for families to bond as they families and diverse communities as they listen skills and the love of words. share literary treasures.” together to stories from each other’s cultures. Its Local storytellers include: goal is to make Ottawa’s diverse cultural herit- Murray McGregor is a storyteller and writer/editor, and he • Louise Profeit-LeBlanc, currently of Wake- age more visible and accessible while providing was website editor for former councillor Clive Doucet for 10 field, is traditional storyteller and story keeper families with shared literary touchpoints and years.

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By Marisa Romano sold at the market in the next few days, but most of them hold the shelled soft beans that Burrell Created by Atif Arshad It is a cool morning in the middle of September, will wash and freeze. They will be ready for from the Noun Project and fall is definitely in the air. I am in the middle eager soup pots. of a bean field, bent over, picking tan and ma- Cranberry beans, named for their striking genta pods gorged with chubby cranberry beans. cranberry-coloured markings, are also known They are hanging from very productive healthy as romano or borlotti beans. Originally grown plants, ready to be harvested. It does not take me in Colombia and particularly popular in Ital- long to fill a big bucket. ian cuisine, cranberry beans are good in soups, The farm is within the City of Ottawa, just out- stews, vegetarian chowders and salads. They can side Metcalfe, the only bean-producing operation replace other beans in chili, be used to extend or in this region. The farmer is Dain Burrell. He replace meat in burgers and serve as a base for sells a variety of shelled beans packaged in prac- velvety dips. When cooked, they lose their char- tical mason jars at the Ottawa Farmer’s Market. acteristic markings and turn a light brown colour, The bean plants are at the end of their grow- have a nutty flavour and a creamy texture. ing cycle. Seeded at the beginning of June, they I returned home after the harvest with a big bag have matured over the summer. They have defied of beans, grateful for the opportunity to connect the drought that hit in mid-season and prevailed with the land, to be close to the food I eat and to over the weeds that by now have covered part of leave behind the everyday COVID talk. I spent the cultivated field of this certified organic farm; the rest of the afternoon shelling beans, a rit- the weeds are unchecked by chemical herbicides. ual with fond childhood memories, then I boiled These tough beans thrive in this rented eight- them in water with a sprig of thyme that Burrell acre field, which has been fertilized by years of handed to me on my way out. I served them in cattle farming, then left fallow for too long and the evening as a side dish, drizzled with fragrant finally laboriously reclaimed by Burrell, who olive oil and a drop of vinegar and seasoned with cleared it of shrubs and young trees, then plowed salt and freshly ground black pepper. and levelled the soil before planting his first crop. Burrell loves his cranberry beans in Jamaican That was four years ago. stew pea – a staple dish in his native country – and Some of the pods of this year’s crop have especially in soups. You can taste his favourite one started withering and turning brown. They are at the Ottawa Farmers market in the fall and win- going to be left on the plants a little longer so ter. He keeps a hot pot of it at his stall for all who that the seeds can reach full maturity. Harvested stop by. Here he shares his recipe. at the beginning of October, they will provide Cranberry bean pods fresh from the bush at Burrell’s old- the colourful dry beans that Burrell sells all year Marisa Romano is a foodie and scientist with a school organic farm round and the seeds for next year’s crop. We pick sense of adventure who appreciates interesting only the last fresh pods. Some of them will be and nutritious foods that bring people together.

Dain’s bean soup

Ingredients: Directions: One jar of dry cranberry beans (2 cups) Rinse and soak the dry beans overnight in a pot with 4 cups water plenty of water. Drain and rinse well. 2 cloves of garlic, crushed In a soup pot add soaked beans, fresh water, chopped 1 medium onion, chopped vegetables and cubed potatoes, thyme and salt. 1 bell pepper, cubed 2 medium potatoes Bring to a gentle boil and let simmer covered for about 1 1 sprig of thyme hour and 20 minutes, or until the beans break up and give ½ tsp salt a rich and creamy texture to the soup. Stir now and then. If using fresh beans, they do not need to be soaked. Just rinse them well and add to the pot. The soup made with fresh beans is ready in 30 to 40 minutes. This bean soup can be made with different beans. Each variety adds a different taste and texture. Cranberry beans Cranberry beans lose their characteristic stripes and turn a give the creamiest consistency. light brown colour with cooking. PHOTOS: MARISA ROMANO Dain Burrell sells his beans and frozen ready-made soup at the Ottawa Farmer’s Market, the Metcalfe market and online at farmscore.ca.

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After months of exercising in the isolation of their own homes via Zoom, several Abbotsford members eagerly met up at Lansdowne Park to work out in the bright, safe expanse of the Horticulture Building with legendary exercise instructor, Joseph Cull. “He’s everyone’s favourite and we’re so lucky to have him,” said Pat Smart. She and many other members have missed their regular drop-ins to Abbotsford at the Glebe Centre, across from Lansdowne. In fact, Smart admits she’s been avoiding exercise since the pandemic was declared in March, but now she’s pleased to have the option of an in- person class. “It made me feel so much stronger and straighter. Everybody was so glad to be there.” Forced isolation due to concerns The in-person Abbotsford exercise program in the Horticulture Building is designed to keep participants safe and socially over COVID-19 has been particularly distanced. PHOTO: PAT GOYECHE difficult for seniors who’ve been told to take precautions to avoid contract- More programming is being planned aerobics, dance, stretch, strength train- Abbotsford staff follow up to make ing the virus. for inside the vast Horticultural Build- ing and yoga. sure seniors have access to the help For many, that’s meant avoiding any ing space including an indoor walking Beyond physical fitness programs, they need, according to Blakely. kind of group activities. program that the city plans to start in many seniors are embracing the vir- “It’s relaxing and social and I think October. tual watercolour and sketching classes, SNOW GO we need that. It’s good for the soul,” conversational Spanish, device train- For seniors who aren’t looking for- said Smart. VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING CONTINUES ing and book-club chats. ward to digging out the snow shovels, “Joseph was wearing a skirt and Abbotsford continues to offer vir- “This will bode well for them as some city programs may help. “Snow using a pool noodle to illustrate the tual exercise programs for older adults winter approaches,” said Karen Anne Go” refers seniors and adults with two-metre distance between partici- with access to tablets, smartphones Blakely, director of community pro- disabilities to contractors who have pants. It was brilliant.” and the internet. Those classes include grams at Abbotsford. Blakely notes passed a screening test, are properly that the closure of in-person adult registered and insured. day programs has been difficult for Some senior clients with disabilities both clients and caregivers, but some and/or low income may also qualify are participating in Zoom programs for the city’s Snow Go Assist program throughout the week. These one-hour that will reimburse up to $250 on the programs include seated exercise, cost of their snow removal. trivia questions, music, themed activ- Abbotsford is your Seniors Active ities and discussions. Living Centre for adults 55+. It houses Decorating Ottawa & area since 1948! “As well, program facilitators are the community programs of The Residential ~ Commercial ~ Builders visiting clients on driveways and Glebe Centre Inc., a charitable, not- Paints | Stains | Window Treatments | Designer Wallpapers & Fabrics | Furniture porches, walking in the neighbourhood for-profit organization which includes Flooring | Granite & Quartz Countertops | Sound Reduction Wallcoverings | Paint being socially distanced and wearing a 254-bed, long-term care home. Find Colour Matching (any brand) | Stain Matching | Decorating and Colour Consults masks, and delivering individualized out more about our services by tele- activity kits to the clients’ homes to phoning 613-230-5730 during regular help keep clients active and engaged,” business hours or by checking out all CONSULT WITH A SPECIALIST said Blakely. A telephone meditation of The Glebe Centre facilities and program helps seniors remain calm community programs on our website and focus on relaxation, and more than at glebecentre.ca. FOR BLINDS, SHUTTERS, DRAPES & SHEERS 40 volunteers continue to regularly call 330 seniors for wellness checks to help Julie Ireton is a journalist who • Featuring Hunter Douglas (Randall’s is those suffering from the loneliness contributes regularly to the Glebe Ottawa’s largest independent supplier), brought on by isolation. Report on issues affecting Abbotsford. Shade-O-Matic, Altex and Maxxmar – quality choices for every style and price point, including motorized operating systems • Guaranteed ﬁ t and interest-free ﬁ nancing • Visit our in-store gallery or arrange for a FREE in-home or virtual consultation

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ative liberty and embed them with untranslatable The Art of translation metaphors. Indeed, when The Great Gatsby became The Man Without Scruples in Swedish, the whole By Sophie Shields book was seemingly spoiled by the title itself. Cer- tain authors, such as Tolkien, were so annoyed by The French version of James Joyce’s Finnigan’s poor translations that they published guides to the Wake took up 30 years of the translator’s life, while names of their characters for future translators. the Japanese one led the translator to go clinically peculiarities. There is no clear pathway in transla- Gabriel Garcia Marquez once said that the trans- insane. Clearly, the art of translation is not as simple tion. Above all, the translator needs creativity in lation of One Hundred Years of Solitude was better as it may seem. Indeed, literary translation is more order to capture the essence of a text and make it than the original, bringing up the question of the than simply copy-pasting a text into Google Trans- accessible. In fact, most translators begin as creative role that translators play in a text. In 2019, the author late. Recreating a text’s atmosphere and an author’s writers or poets. Jokha Alharthi and the English translator split the tone requires years of dedication. However, certain things remain lost in translation. International Booker Prize 50-50. This leads us to Not a single word or cultural expression can be For example, War and Peace, in its original Russian, wonder who most deserves our thanks – the writer perfectly translated; translations are always approxi- has a passage where the word “round” is used five who spent hours carving out the perfect text or the mate. For instance, nothing in English can fully times in a single sentence. This may be a beautiful translator who, against all odds, made a text travel capture the Japanese word wabi-sabi, which means poetic tool in Russian but in English, this repetition and transcend cultures? finding beauty in imperfections. Similarly, how does becomes tedious and distracting. So, what is a trans- one translate Hagrid’s West Country accent in Harry lator to do? In this case, the translator removed the Sophie Shields is a Carleton student studying global Potter? Some translations, like the Ukrainian one, repeated adjectives and faced criticism for inaccur- literature and a proud Franco-Ukrainian who is make Hagrid speak a dialect from their own country acy. Another challenge in translation arises from learning German. She is the social media coordinator while others, like Russian, have him speak without titles and character names; often, authors use cre- for the Glebe Report. ß Russian movie to be § filmed in ¨ Glebe By Bob Irviné +++ to snow shovelling. After every snowstorm, Yuri makes shortß ßRussian filmmakers will shoot a major motion picture in the work of their frontÁ walk and driveway but then, in a non-stop Glebe this winter. In the film, the neighbourhood will double for whirlwind of feverish activity, Yuri shovels snow across the a remote village in northern Siberia during the Soviet era. The entire village and surrounding countryside. movie’s director Gunna Nocyursoxoff explained his rationale Nina seeks the advice of Ludmila, the wise old woman of for picking the Glebe over other locations: the village. Ludmila discerns that Yuri’s shovel represents his “The services needed by a film crew today are not readily controlling and abusive father and that Yuri is “fighting” with available in northern Siberia,” the director said. “In February his father as he relentlessly shovels snow. The film tells how and March last year, we visited front-running locations for the Nina and Yuri work together to conquer his addiction to snow movie: Ulan Bator, Mongolia; Reykjavik, Iceland; Astana, Ka- shovelling and build a life together. zakhstan; and the Glebe. The residents of the Glebe last winter The film is entitledThe Constant Shoveller. Ottawa philan- exemplified the spirit we are seeking to portray in the film – in thropist andß Glebe resident Sonny Waize is underwriting the the depths of despair from an indescribably grim and unend- costs of the movie and serving as its executive producer. Glebe ing winter, they displayed a dogged determination and steely residents are asked to be patient if they hear screams from a resolve to somehow survive until spring.” nearby house that will serve as a set for the film. The premiere The movie tells the story of a young couple, Nina and Yuri of The Constant Shoveller is scheduled to take place at the Babushka, newlyweds who have married in the fall. As winter Glebe Community Centre on June 12, 2022, the National Day of tightens its grip on their village, Nina, who is hoping to start a the Russian Federation, pandemic willing. family with Yuri, finds that her husband is hopelessly addicted Glebe residents interested in working as extras for the movie Acclaimed Russian actor Robyert Irvinski are invited to take a bow for participating with spirit in Bob will star in movie set in the Glebe. Irvine’s latest spoof.

The Glebe according to Zeus A GUINEA PIG’S PERSPECTIVE ON THE GLEBE

2020 Speech from the Home: assemble again awesome! The Glebe is buzzing with the highly a dog now, and guinea pigs are less anticipated Speech from the Home appreciated and get fewer treats! We (SFH) that aired on GP-TV last night. had to do something to boost our visi- Her Right Honourable Lucie Piglette, bility, gain profits and buy treats! We GP of the Glebe, focused on health made our own fiscal fire power during and the economy. Of particular in- this pig-cession,” explained Monsieur terest, the vice-regal representative l’Argent, a capitalist pig from First of the Glebe monarch heralded the Avenue. Several consumer pigs inter- pig economy as the way forward viewed also agreed with l’Argent that through upcoming tough times. “The it was important to keep credit lines pig economy is a key component for available. explained, “My skill is listening and “Carrots as a currency is simply Canada to assemble again awesome!” Other pigs started their business cuddling, not understanding.” untenable and unsustainable! We With speed and innovation, sev- for fulfillment, not financials. “I just Some intellectual pigs disagree with need a non-growth economic model eral former stay-at-home pigs pivoted really love cuddling!” gushed Floof, the whole economic approach. Socra- and serious population reduction. It’s their natural talents into profit engines a long-time child cuddler and listener pig, a resident of Abbotsford House, unpopular, but most truth is!” shouted to get by. “Guinea pigs have suffered who volunteers at the Glebe Centre. argued that we should get away from the philosopher pig, who had to cut tremendously during the pandemic When asked if the masks made it the capitalist-consumer model alto- his interview short to go to lunch at compared to dogs. Everyone wants more difficult to communicate, Floof gether and rid ourselves of currency. Erling’s. 22 Glebe Report October 16, 2020 FILM AT THE FLICKS Created by Yoyon Pujiyono from the Noun Project The Tobacconist Directed by Nickolaus Leytner (Austria, 2020)

Review by love, but observes sagely (I think) Paul Green that while we know nothing about water, that doesn’t stop us from Director Nickolaus jumping in. Leytner, known And in a manner of speaking, that chiefly for his work is precisely what Franz proceeds

in German televi- to Pujiyono by Yoyon Created do the Noun Project from with a young music hall dan- sion, has fashioned a conventional cer he meets at a fairground. Anezka coming-of-age story set against a (Russian actress Emma Drogunova), backdrop that is anything but con- literally from Bohemia, is a sen- ventional, and which is, given the sual beauty whose specialty number pandemic times we live in and the is a slightly tacky Indian maiden proto-fascist leanings of our power- dance of the sort that would be much Pelham Sportaculars, Fairfax, Virginia, National Capital Senior Softball Classic, ful neighbour to the south, more frowned upon today. Sparks fly and runner-up, Womens’ Division, representing Canada PHOTOS BY LOIS SIEGEL. than a little alarming. while they are very well matched in Seventeen-year-old Franz (Simon a physical way, Anezka, who is after Morzé), who spends a good deal of all an “artiste,” prefers not to limit time contemplating the world from her options and consequently leaves Baseball Girls the shallow bottom of the lake him flat. Directed by Lois Siegel (Canada, 1995) where he loves to swim, lives with Infatuated as he is, Franz doesn’t his mother Margarete in the sylvan understand any of this, but it matters Review by about a family who performed stunts Attersee Lake district in 1937 Aus- little as he has other things to worry Lois Siegel for films, won a Genie Award for tria. And while the Nazis are not about. The Nazis are in power, the Best Short Documentary. Everything yet running things, the Anschluss tobacco shop has been vandalized From seven- suddenly changed. I was the first film- of March 1938 is mere months and Otto arrested. In his latter meet- year-olds play- maker to win this award through “Aid away. ings with Dr. Freud, he urges the ing baseball and to Private Sector” at the film board. For young Franz, things start hap- doctor to follow his family’s advice

learning the rules I Pujiyono by Yoyon Created joined the Noun Project from a women’s softball team pening when his mother’s latest and remove himself to London, of the game to 60-year-olds playing and decided to make a film about lover is electrocuted by lightning which of course he does. slo-pitch softball, my film Baseball women’s baseball. Dennis Murphy, while swimming in the lake. (Never In short, Franz is growing up and Girls explores the private and profes- executive director of the documen- a good idea to go swimming dur- learning about responsibility; he sional lives of women obsessed with tary studio at the film board, liked the ing a thunderstorm.) Unable to keeps the shop going while making the sport they love. Using animation, idea, and Baseball Girls was born. support him anymore, Margarete fruitless inquiries at Gestapo head- archival stills and live-action footage, Dennis teamed me with Silva Bas- packs him off to Vienna where she quarters about his employer and what I hoped to be a zany and affec- majian, a terrific film producer from has arranged for him to work at the keeping in touch with his mother. tionate feature documentary details Toronto. Basmajian suggested that I tobacco shop of one Otto Trsnjek In keeping with the film’s “Freud- the history of women’s participation in include historical footage to chronicle (Johannes Krisch), presumably one ian” leitmotif, Franz has a way of the largely male-dominated world of women and baseball. A brilliant idea. of her former lovers. fantasizing about the women he baseball and softball. Baseball Girls premiered at the Otto is a sort of gruff human- meets – always at that first encounter As a child growing up in the U.S., I Montreal World Film Festival in ist who lost a leg played pickup games in an empty lot. 1995. It won the Targa Citta’ Di in the First World When I was 12, I taught a boy how Palermo award in 1996 at the Inter- War. He sells cigars, to throw a curve ball. I was his team national SportsFilm Festival in cigarettes and news- scorekeeper during Little League Palermo, Italy “for the novelty of the papers to all comers games. His coach asked me if I would point of view through which the his- – Jews, Commun- like to play on his team – my answer tory of the female role in American ists and Socialists was “Yes.” The coach asked Lit- baseball has been reconstructed.” – but he has no time tle League if I could. The answer was Baseball Girls was screened at for Nazis and when “No.” I might get hurt, they said. If they the athletes’ village during the 1996 a supporter comes had said yes, I would have made history Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia and in looking for the as the first girl playing Little League. on the Women’s Television Net- national socialist At Ohio University, I made films. work (W), PBS, the Documentary paper, Otto politely My first was Spectrum In White, Channel and Knowledge Network. sends him packing. – and he is constantly having sur- composed of graphics scratched dir- Oxygen, the U.S. women’s network Based on the popular novel by real dreams, usually involving water. ectly on the film surface. It was partly owned by Oprah Winfrey, pur- Robert Seethaler, The Tobacco- In the cluttered room at the back of shown at the First International Fes- chased Baseball Girls, and it aired nist (German title: Der Fabrikant) the shop where he sleeps, a spider tival of Women’s Films, New York from 2000 to 2002. affects an understated style, offering is sometimes seen rappelling down City, 1972, and I was hooked. up a drab portrait of pre-war Vienna from the ceiling or crawling across Years later in Montreal, I started Running time: 1 hour, 20 minutes and, perhaps reflecting the director’s the page of an open ledger. And the working at the National Film Board of Available free for viewing at the background in television, depriving cigars…so many symbols! Canada and completed several films. National Film Board of Canada the viewer of some of the depth one I thought it entirely appropriate In 1990, my film Stunt People, website: nfb.ca/film/baseball_girls might expect from a script set during that Franz’s first love did not work this tumultuous period. out, as it certainly left him with Franz is not a particularly ambi- much to think about and remem- tious protagonist, but he gets on ber. Under the wise tutelage of the well with his employer who is prone worldly wise if cynical Otto, Franz to philosophizing about cigars and has grown up to be a “mensch” and life. There is something totemic not a Nazi, even if this is going to about cigars in this film because it is complicate his life in the immediate Otto’s cigars that have made famed future. psychologist Sigmund Freud (deftly A thoroughly enjoyable experience underplayed here by the formidable and one I intend to repeat, if only to Bruno Ganz in his final film) a regu- watch the great Bruno Ganz once lar customer in his modest shop. more as he slips effortlessly into the In what is perhaps the heart of the role of Sigmund Freud. film, Dr. Freud takes a liking to the boy who delivers his cigars and asks German with English subtitles. The National Film Board of Canada crew. Front row, from left: Hans Oomes, Barry him questions about life and love. Running time: 113 minutes. Perles, Lois Siegel, Alyna Herscovici, Rene Daigle. Back row: Howie Bokser, Dawn Surprisingly, the good doctor can- Probable rating: 14A. Nichol, André Luc Dupont didly admits he knows little about Available at Glebe Video. COMMUNITY Glebe Report October 16, 2020 23 Get rid of your empties while helping local youth

By Shlomo Coodin

BottleWorks and the Glebe Community Association (GCA) are teaming up to give people from our community and neighbouring ones the chance to help young people get valuable on-the-job experience. And it’s as easy as delivering your dust-collecting, space-usurping empty bottles and cans to a handy pop-up location at Kunstadt Sports on Bank Street. Pop-ups are scheduled for the last Saturday morning of each month. October’s date is Halloween Day. BottleWorks is a social enterprise operated by Operation Come Home, a local charity that supports homeless and at-risk youth with education, employment, housing and more. It employs at-risk youth in picking up empty alco- hol bottles and cans from local restaurants, bars, hotels and condominiums. While developing skills such as punctual- ity, teamwork, initiative and customer service, the program helps youth practise essential life skills, gain job experience and take pride in the work they’re doing. Youth are paired with a support worker to build resumes, find future employment and overcome obstacles. BottleWorks’ partners appreciate knowing that they’re supporting a great cause while receiving a cumulative annual charitable tax receipt for the value of all empties donated. Fully 100 per cent of revenues are invested in the program, and all of the profits go directly to Operation Come Home. The BottleWorks truck picks up empties by day, delivers beer by night – a neat symbiosis. In May, with COVID-19 disrupting the service industry and reducing the supply of empties from bars and tle, can, plastic container and Tetrapak that you “We have heard from Glebe residents loud and restaurants, BottleWorks began collecting donations from could return to The Beer Store for refund can be clear over the last four months that they have residents across Ottawa under an initiative called “Putting donated. Upon drop-off, customers will complete donations of empties for BottleWorks, and we Your Empties to Work.” The community has stepped up, a short form with a BottleWorks staff person to couldn’t be more thankful for their support,” said with Glebe residents collecting more than 23,000 empties ensure they have the information needed for the Tessier. “We’re excited to start this new project (often brought to a neighbour serving as “block captain”) annual tax receipt. in a community that really came through for us of the 120,000 collected city-wide from May to August. “Many community members will be so happy during a difficult time. With the addition of the “We’re very grateful for the tremendous support for this to know that they can support a great organiz- GCA’s efforts and support, and the generosity of initiative from the Ottawa community,” said Brad Tessier, ation like Operation Come Home and make a Kunstadt Sports, we have no doubt that it will be BottleWorks coordinator. “We’ve even had to hire another difference in a vulnerable youth's life in such a a great success.” youth to keep up with the demand.” concrete way,” says Dan Chook Reid, chair of BottleWorks is expanding efforts by partnering with the the GCA’s health, housing and social services Shlomo Coodin, a graduate of Algonquin GCA on the new pop-up location, with a strong assist from committee. “I know many of us are looking for a College’s marketing program, has worked Kunstadt Sports, whose owners are generously donating place to donate our empties and will be delighted at Operation Come Home since 2019 and is the use of their parking lot at 680 Bank Street. Any bot- by this new opportunity!" supporting its new BottleWorks social enterprise.

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Michael Schreier is an artist and photographer “Thank you to Manise Marston, head conservator, in the books, digital operations and preservation branch at Library and Archives who has dedicated his professional career to the Canada, and to all those involved for providing me access to the celebration of both the public and private hero. conservation laboratory and centre.”

He describes his latest exhibition: “Ledger: 23..03..18 is a Schrier’s other recent works include Storyteller, Waiting for Words sequence of images of the Consolidated Fund Ledger: Manitoba, at the Ottawa Art Gallery, curator Emily Falvey, 2009, and the curating Alberta, Saskatchewan, and N.W.T, Department of Indian Affairs, of the exhibition Dave Heath, A Heritage of Meaning, 2013 at the 1910-1911, dated March 23, 2018. In 2017, the ledger was submit- Ottawa Art Gallery. Selected works are represented in both public and ted to Library and Archives Canada for repair after experiencing private collections, including the National Gallery of Canada, the Ca- significant physical damage. I was impressed by the conservator’s nadian Museum of Contemporary Photography, the National Archives comprehensive efforts to maintain and repair the condition of the Photography Collection, the Agnes-Etherington Art Centre, the Cana- book. While photographing the ledger, I became fascinated with its dian Portrait Gallery, Visual Studies Workshop (Rochester, NY), Light historical records and contents. The symbolic qualities inherent to the Works Workshop, (Syracuse NY), Carleton University Art Gallery and nature of conservational repairs made me aware that this book could the University of Ottawa Library Special Collections. Schreier was the be a stand-in for the fragility and loss present in human relationships. 2016 recipient of the Karsh Award.

POETRY QUARTER NOVEMBER 2020 Best the Bard • Original and unpublished in any medium (no What could better capture the essence of this poems submitted elsewhere, please); year? “Why, this is very midsummer mad- • No more than 30 lines each; ness.” (Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night). • On any aspect of the theme within the Our language is enriched by Shakespeare’s bounds of public discourse; and words that often marry insight and poetry in • Submitted on or before Friday, one happy phrase. The theme for November’s October 23, 2020. Poetry Quarter in the Glebe Report dares to “Best the Bard!” Such impertinence! What Poets in the National Capital Region of all ages cheek! Indeed. welcome (school-age poets, please indicate Please send us your poems that spring from your grade and school). Please send your a quote from Shakespeare. Reach for new entries (up to 5 poems that meet the criteria) heights (or depths) to create poetry for the to editor@ glebereport.ca. Remember to send here and now. Please acknowledge the source us your contact information and your grade of the quote with what you submit. and school if you are in school.

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SingingBy Janice Manchee in the pandemic Singing releases those feel-good endor- phins. It exercises your lungs and tones your abs, intercostal muscles and the diaphragm. It makes you feel energized and uplifted. Singing is an all-round great thing. Not that you have to tell that to members of Rideau Chorale. Singing in choirs is also a very Can- adian thing. Choral Canada reported that 3.5 million people sang in choirs in 2017. Three times more children sang in choirs than played hockey, and there were 50 per cent more adult choral singers than adult hockey play- ers. We’re keeners, eh? As the pandemic tightened its grip earlier this year, the Rideau Chorale Board wasn’t sure we’d be able to continue this great Canadian activity. We were deep into Bach’s very challenging Mass in B Minor with the intent of per- Members of Rideau Chorale finally get together (if distantly) in September at Venturing Hills Equestrian Farm to sing in person forming it in May. Clearly that was not for the first time since the pandemic hit. PHOTO: ELIZABETH TROMP going to happen. Particularly worrisome were the only allows live-streamed presentation. play a pre-recorded accompaniment Requiem was written over Brahms’ reports of illness and deaths in choirs It is not interactive. Rideau Chorale dir- through headphones from one piece of lifetime. His grief over the deaths of around the world. Mount Vernon’s ector Roland Graham led warmups and equipment while recording on another. fellow composer Robert Schumann in Skagit Valley Chorale reported 52 then talked us through various pieces What a humbling experience that was. 1856 and of his mother in 1865 inspired of 61 members ill and two dead by from our repertoire, allowing time for Choirs are designed to help members a number of pieces. mid-March. That same month, the us to try out various segments in the strengthen and support one another. A The Requiem itself demonstrates Amsterdam Mixed Choir reported privacy of our home. bit off the note? Someone else will pull Brahms’ skill in counterpoint and 103 of 130 members had fallen ill and Our goal was for each member to you back on. Slowing down? Someone rhythm. Some commentators have a number had died. submit an individual recording of their else will help you keep up. Doing it on been surprised by the lack of Chris- What were we to do? Stop singing? part by early May. These would then be your own? Every mistake and weakness tian content in the Requiem, but others No. Like most of our fellow choirs, we mixed together by a sound engineer to are recorded for posterity. note that Brahms saw this as a human- figured out how we could continue to create a virtual performance. To top it all off, none of us had hair ist rather than a Christian work. make music safely. Some members faced technological and makeup people, and there were no In mid-September, a group of mem- After a brief shut down, our practi- challenges. To ensure your part fit with filters to soften our often fiercely con- bers met at the Venturing Hills Farm ces resumed via Facebook Live, which everyone else’s, each member had to centrated looks. in Luskville. This beautiful eques- But we did it and if you’d like to hear trian park nestles below the Gatineau the result, it’s available on our website. escarpment and is owned by the family We’ve since moved to Zoom, which of Rideau Chorale accompanist Carson is a more interactive platform. We can Becke. see and hear each other. We can chat We self-distanced and worked on the and ask questions. But we still can’t Requiem, then spent some time join- sing together. Everyone has different ing our voices together in song. To our systems, providers and connections, amusement, several horses frequently so the feeds are not in sync. It would joined in with huffs and whinnies. just be cacophony. Rideau Chorale’s vision is to promote But our practices still have moments and present beautiful pieces of music to where they feel like rehearsals. Imagine the community while we work together a screen filled with individual tiles of to develop our musical abilities. We singers. Each person stares intently off intend to stay true to this vision for screen, likely at their music. Brows fur- however long we must remain distant row, heads nod, mouths flap – usually from one another. in time. We still plan to perform the Bach Janice Manchee sings tenor with Mass at a later date but for our fall Rideau Chorale. Information about season, we’ve turned our attention Rideau Chorale and its virtual and to A German Requiem by Johan- upcoming performances can be found Start your retirement living nes Brahms. Like Bach’s Mass, the at rideauchorale.org. journey with Chartwell

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To keep everyone safe, we need paid sick days On September 22, amid rising CO- qualify and how long people will wait VID-19 cases, Ottawa Public Health for financial support. (OPH) invoked a self-isolation order And what else do we know about If you were born for people demonstrating symptoms where COVID-19 has hit hardest in in the United States of the virus. Those who don’t comply Ottawa? could be fined $5,000 a day. As Naini Cloutier from Somerset YOU CAN VOTE This is a serious matter. We’ve West Community Health Centre notes, worked hard to flatten the curve, but 66 per cent of COVID-19 cases are in in the upcoming U.S. election. we must now ensure that commit- low income, racialized communities You may even be able to vote if you have a U.S.-born parent. ment holds fast. Dr. Vera Etches and where folks are more likely to hold the OPH team are making this clear, precarious jobs as personal support Request your ballot now at: and I’m thankful for their leadership. workers, cleaners or grocery clerks Having said that, consider the awful without paid sick days. choice facing people right now with- These folks, Premier Ford says, votefromabroad.org out sick-day protection at work. We are our “heroes,” but they don’t have have insisted that Ontario create a paid his support when it matters. This is sick-day program so people can stay unacceptable. We need paid sick days home and avoid spreading the virus. to stay home right now. est 2002 But as is his habit, Premier Ford Yes, I can already hear folks FUN FUR ALL waited for the federal government to lamenting COVID-19 spending to Dog walking & cat act. His government has done nothing date. To those people I say this: What’s sitting services to expand sick-day protection. In fact, the cost of losing people from mar- his legacy was to strip away the min- ginalized communities to this awful Do you work long hours? imal two paid sick days enacted by the pandemic? The cost of inaction is far Do you travel for business or pleasure? previous government. too high. Wondering how to make this less stressful on your pets? At the time of writing, the fed- If you need paid sick days, or if you I provide daily dog walks and cat/small animal eral government was planning to roll know someone who does, tell them to visits in your home. out a paid sick-day program through contact us at [email protected]. Registered Insured Bonded Employment Insurance, but we still We will make sure their story is heard Michelle 613-762-5429 [email protected] don’t know the details about who will by the Ford government.

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ARBOUR RECYCLED PRODUCTS OPENS dential community would be lost.” Reporter Elaine Marlin hailed the recent opening of Arbour Recycled Products on the third floor of 103 OCTOPUS BOOKS 20TH ANNIVERSARY Fourth Avenue. The store motto was: “Complete the On November 3 (1990), Octopus Books was to cele- circle, buy recycled paper.” brate its 20th anniversary in the Glebe. Octopus had Most products were sourced in Canada, so fuel occupied eight locations in Centretown and the Glebe wasn’t consumed bringing goods up from the United since it first opened. States or over from Britain. The store began as a small entity An attractive feature of the shop was the clear whose profits were used to sup- information on whether the product was chemically port The Canadian Free Press, a de-inked or bleached, as both processes produced toxic local dissident newspaper started sewage. in the late 1960s. Octopus operated as a non- REGIONAL RESTRUCTURING profit socialist collective that adhered to egalitarian The Glebe Community Association board moved principles in management. Consensus, an elected exec- that president Don Dobson write to the premier, the utive and an affirmative action hiring policy directed at minister of housing and municipal affairs and Ottawa people of colour, women, lesbians and gays were some Centre MPP Evelyn Gigantes with concerns about of the tools used to put these principles into action. The the restructuring of regional government. Proposed store was committed to the sale of works that ques- reforms would lead to under representation of the tioned the status quo and reached for equality. City of Ottawa relative to its population and tax base. Ottawa, with half the population, would have a third FOR SALE Front page from Volume 19, Number 9, of the seats. Ward boundaries would also be merged, Semi-detached three-storey home at 49 Patterson October 19, 1990 (40 pages) and the feeling was that “the Glebe’s interests as a resi- Avenue needing renovation: $214,900. Slow down – or pay the price

By Jim Watson intersections with red-light cameras to reduce aggressive driving behav- Students, parents and educators are all iours. Another 14 cameras are to be adjusting to the new reality of a very installed by the end of the year. Stud- different and challenging school year. ies have shown that red-light violation I want to acknowledge the tremendous rates can decrease by as much as 42 efforts of teachers, administrators per cent within a few months of cam- and the entire community, who are era installation. I am confident that we working together to ensure the safety will see some progress as we extend and wellbeing of students and staff these initiatives and continue to pro- everywhere. mote more cautious and improved A month into the school year, the driving habits in all four corners of number one topic of conversation aside Ottawa. from the COVID-19 pandemic is road Finally, councillors will be able to safety. I’d like to take this opportunity implement gateway speed-limit signs to remind residents that we must all be and some permanent traffic-calming more vigilant when driving in residen- measures, such as speed humps and tial neighbourhoods and near schools speed tables, median-narrowing islands and parks. and pedestrian-refuge islands, with The city launched an Automated funding from their annual $50,000 Speed Enforcement (ASE) pilot pro- budget for temporary traffic-calm- ject this summer, installing four ing measures. Please reach out to your cameras – two are stationary and two local councillor if you wish to inquire rotate periodically between six key about implementing any of these meas- locations in residential neighbourhoods ures in your neighbourhood. and school zones. The data collected It is important to note that the rev- between July 13 and 31 revealed that enue generated by the fines issued our four cameras led to 10,771 tick- from the ASE project and red-light ets being issued. That’s more than cameras will be re-invested in com- 2,500 tickets per camera in just over munity safety programs with our two weeks. And the real concern is partners at Safer Roads Ottawa. I hope the highest speed recorded during this this shines a light on how seriously period – a motorist driving at 89 kilo- we have to take road safety across our metres per hour on Meadowlands near city, particularly in school zones, and St. Gregory Elementary School. how essential photo-radar and red- In addition to the ASE pilot pro- light cameras will be in addressing ject, the city has equipped nearly 60 some of this dangerous behaviour.

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By Carol Sutherland-Brown

Dad always loved a road trip. From my perch in the back seat, unfettered by any seatbelt, I would see Dad’s tanned neck, his neat, short gray hair, his steady hands and a bronzed muscular arm leaning casually out the window. He would often glance over at my mother, dozing in the passenger seat, emitting little purring noises, her sun hat on her lap, its blue grosgrain rib- bon neatly crossed. During so many summer holidays, as we travelled to New Brunswick, across the prairies to British Columbia and down to Ogon- quit, Maine, I amused myself by flip- ping through my books and puzzles and by practising magic tricks. When I was 13 in 1968, Dad was The author’s father and his Turkish driver Ahmed posted to Ankara as Canadian mil- CREDIT: COURTESY OF C. SUTHERLAND-BROWN itary attaché to Turkey and Iraq. Our Turkish road trips were very different. Dad now had a chauffeur – tiny, fierce cool leather coats, bags and skirts. swaying red flowers we had just driven seemed to me an eternity. He was in Ahmed. Ahmed was barely five feet I would while away the time on our through. I don’t recall if my mother another world. What was he think- tall, in late middle age, clad in a beige eight-hour drive to Istanbul, counting was there, but she must have been. ing of? Was he putting himself in the uniform with an impressive black the car wrecks along the dangerous Was Ahmed dozing in the car? shoes of those young soldiers mowed moustache and a serious expression. highway. On average, there would be What I do remember was visiting down in the prime of life? Or reflect- He had been in the Turkish military at least six bad ones. We drove through the First World War killing fields of ing on his own experiences in the service and still performed weekly in endless fields of red poppies swaying Gallipoli where 56,000 Allied soldiers Liri Valley of Italy during the Second a janissary band, beating a drum and in the wind, through medieval vil- died and 120,000 were wounded, with World War, the liberation of Holland clashing on cymbals, wearing a red lages and fields with donkeys and huge casualties on the other side as and the muddy slime of the Korean tunic and cloth sash which housed his farm labourers hard at work. Was it well. My dad is a few steps ahead to War? powder horn and sword, his outfit fin- my imagination that the women were my left, and we are like two lonely fig- I do not recall Ahmed’s reaction. He ished off with a tall bork hat. often at work while their men snoozed ures in a Jean-Paul Lemieux painting. was always reserved and laconic. Had Ankara, our home for three years, was under an olive tree? Dad explained to He is staring out at the vast expanse of his father or uncle faced the British a dull, modern capital, and we travelled me that they enjoyed the rake a little graves, at the cliff, at the beach. There and Australians in this very place? frequently: to Istanbul for shopping, too much. is wind, flies, silence and a feeling of We climbed back into the car to con- culture and history; to Ephesus to One trip stands out: Çanakkale. I desolation. tinue our road trip and did not speak explore the archeology; and to Konya believe we had lunch there. I loved This was long before I watched the of this experience again. We must to marvel at the whirling dervishes. the sound of Turkish words like hos brilliant Peter Weir film Gallipoli that have gone on to Istanbul and enjoyed In Istanbul, we dined at simple out- geldiniz (welcome), gule gule (see you was inspired by his visit to the battle- the views of the Bosphorus, the Top- door restaurants overlooking the later) and, best of all, yok, meaning no. ground and the discovery of a bottle kapi Palace and the shopping in the Bosphorus River, the Hagia Sophia and There is much about that day that of Eno on the beach. The film depicts Grand Bazaar. But it was Gallipoli the beautiful Dolmabaçe Palace. Dad is unclear in my memory. Dad asked young Australians, who had volun- that remained with me. always ordered the same thing: fresh Ahmed to pull over at a desolate teered for what they thought was a fish served straight out of the oven on a place after lunch. Were there pop- noble cause, huddling in trenches and Carol Sutherland-Brown lives in brick, lemon dill soup and crème cara- pies? I don’t believe so, but my mind being senselessly led to “go over the the Glebe. She greatly enjoyed mel. My mother and I loved the Grand may have been confused by thoughts top” to certain death at the hands of participating in Anna Rumin’s memoir Bazaar, the Kapali Carsi or covered of the fields of Flanders made immor- the Turks. writing workshops at the Glebe market, with its jewellery, spices and tal by the poet John McRae and the Dad and I stood there for what Community Centre.

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For appointments call 613-234-6405 Now, for tomorrow SCHOOLS Glebe Report October 16, 2020 31 Back-to-school brings strange new world By Emilee Harvey of the day in order to meet stringent public health guidelines. Glebe Cooperative Nursery School These extra burdens create challen- (GCNS) was excited to reopen its ges for creating an effective learning doors to 25 new and returning stu- environment, if only due to the amount dents on September 1. After closing of time required to meet the new sani- in March due to the COVID-19 pan- tization standards. demic, this teachers and students got “I felt anxious returning to work,” back together again for the first time said Brydges. “But knowing that we to experience the joys of learning in a have control over our workplace's fun, hands-on environment. safety measures in terms of our ability “It’s been wonderful seeing the chil- to follow them, such as frequent hand dren again,” said head teacher Helen washing, wearing protective equipment, Brydges. “The return of a routine, screening and reporting, has definitely having in-person social interactions helped. I work with outstanding col- with the children, getting out of the leagues and we share our feelings, listen house regularly and the stimulation of to each other, and this contributes to the a learning environment is something overall well-being of our team.” that can't be experienced at home.” The teachers expressed some con- However, even with the excitement cerns over how the children would of the back-to-school season, new pan- adapt to the educators wearing per- demic policies and procedures have set sonal protective equipment all day and a different tone for the new school year, having their faces covered when facial and GCNS is no exception. The annual expressions are such a critical part of back-to-school potluck was replaced communication for young children. A Glebe Coop Nursery School preschooler uses q-tips and water to practise his with an outdoor gathering which was “One of the challenging aspects of letters. PHOTO: GCNS subsequently cancelled when the being back is to have my facial expres- provincial government reduced social sions masked,” said teacher Kim morning hears the familiar and happy changing colour, the smell of flowers, gathering sizes. All in-person fundrais- Unsworth. “As educators, we know that sounds of children playing. Plans to the changing of gardens and decor. ers for the year have been cancelled. at times the children look to read the update the play yard equipment had "It has been so wonderful to be back Each morning, parents must fill out a situation by looking at our faces. So now to be delayed due to the coronavirus at school, “ said Unsworth. “To see the coronavirus screening questionnaire we must work a little harder to display pandemic, but the children still enjoy children smiling, hear them laughing, for their child, including temperature our expressions in a whole new way." an hour of outdoor play each morning and listen to them share their wonder- checks. Parents are no longer able to During the summer, Brydges pub- to start the day. ful stories. These interactions make join children in the classroom or even lished a story-time video on the “Talking to the children and being my heart sing.” Even a global pan- enter the building. All carpets and GCNS YouTube page that discussed together with them outside is so enjoy- demic, it seems, cannot dim the joy of many of the sensory play items have mask wearing, to begin socializing the able,” said teacher Melanie Bauman. children and a happy return to school. been removed from the classroom. change for the school community. “We’re grateful for the mild weather Teachers must wear masks at all times Despite all the change, some parts to start the year.” Emilee Harvey is a Glebe and also goggles when indoors. New of the school day mirror years past, At the end of week one, the preschool Coop Nursery School parent cleaning protocols require teachers to and there are familiar sounds and class enjoyed a sensory walk to explore who is responsible for GCNS devote more time to tidying at the end joys. Anyone walking by school in the the early signs of fall – the leaves communications.

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The Sawmill haunted walk by Saunders Farm being installed at Lansdowne PHOTO: LIZ MCKEEN

Reach for the top PHOTO: JOCK SMITH

Bank Street has gained several colourful and artistic newspaper boxes for distribution of the Glebe Report and Old Ottawa South’s OSCAR newspapers. The two newspapers collaborated in their purchase, and commissioned local artists Claire and Mairi Brascoupé and Kate Solar to provide unique designs that add a splash of creativity and colour to the streetscape. PHOTOS: JOHN MACNAB

Flying over the Flora Footbridge PHOTO: JOCK SMITH SCHOOLS Glebe Report October 16, 2020 33

Karen Cameron, director of Good Morning Creative Arts and Preschool, surrounded by her young students’ art works PHOTO: MOLLY MCGONEGAL Kids create with Karen – children’s art classes go virtual

By Karen Cameron cols and enhanced cleaning required ing and theatre. She is a graduate of gmcaps.com, or contact the school in collaboration with Larissa Deacon to keep us all safe. Algonquin College's Early Childhood by phone at 613-276-7974 or email at Our Preschool and Beyond is for Education program and is currently [email protected]. On October 2, Good Morning Cre- children between the ages of 31 pursuing further studies in the Autism Registration for the upcoming year is ative Arts and Preschool (GMCAPS) months and six years as of Sepember and Behavioural Science program, still open with two spaces currently opened its doors again after the pan- 1. This program runs Monday, Wed- specializing in children with develop- available. demic shutdown, though with reduced nesday and Friday mornings from 9 mental and behavioural needs. programming. GMCAPS has been a a.m. to 11:30 a.m. It focuses on social Parents who are interested in fur- Karen Cameron is director of Good wonderful resource for Glebe chil- skills and individual participation dur- ther information about Good Morning Morning Creative Arts and Preschool. dren and their families since 1981. ing circle time using themes familiar Creative Arts and Preschool pro- Larissa Deacon is a parent volunteer It is a parent-run cooperative with a to the child. We also offer an optional grams can check out our website at in the school. volunteer board and offers a variety Lunch Club to extend the day until 1 of programs that provide children p.m., and the children get extra time to with a creative and positive learning play in the gross motor room, always environment. Programs are designed a big hit, and chat with friends. There to enhance curiosity and initiative, may also be an option for parents to improve self-esteem, develop gross add Tuesdays and Thursdays to their and fine motor skills, and provide child’s Preschool and Beyond Pro- Extra! Extra! social interaction within the child's gram (+Lunch Club) so their child can peer group attend five days a week. We are offer- During the COVID-19 pandemic, ing this new option to help families GMCAPS is following strict pub- during this time, but we need a min- The Glebe Gazette returns lic health protocols and has reduced imum enrollment of five children to enrollment to a maximum of 12 chil- go ahead with it. dren in only one program (reduced This year marks my 20th anniver- By Elizabeth Van Oorschot the Gazette provides just that! from the usual five). This approach sary at GMCAPS and 10th year as One challenge the Gazette faces offers parents the option to forgo kin- director. I started as a supply teacher With schools around the province is distribution. There is still dis- dergarten during the pandemic if they in 2000 and have worked in all of the opening up, again students are go- cussion about a safe way to make wish to opt for a lower-ratio program school’s programs. I was particularly ing through a return to the class- paper copies available, given the that minimizes contact. involved in developing the Creative room they will never forget. Many strict school guidelines on where The children need time to adjust to Arts program for school-aged children extra curricular activities have and when students can be in the being in a program away from home, and look forward to a post pandemic been cancelled due to new safety halls. With this in mind, put- but we are excited to introduce our world when after-school art classes for protocols, but the Glebe Gazette ting issues online looks like the new and returning friends to many ages JK to Grade 6 can once again be persists! Glebe Collegiate’s student- best option, at least for now. The creative adventures. After being in a offered. run newspaper is back on its feet, paper’s staff is still hoping that mostly isolated environment for the With fewer children enrolled in our getting ready for another year of paper editions can follow, as that past seven months, the children are programs, it means fewer fees are information and entertainment. is part of what makes the Gazette ready to be back in a group environ- being paid so we will be going back Just like everything else, the so special. ment where they can explore, express to some fun virtual options to help Gazette has had to make chan- This may only be the third year themselves, learn new things and be fill this gap. We are offering weekly ges in order to stay alive. Weekly for the Glebe Gazette, but it has creative with our amazing educators. Virtual Art Classes on Thursdays meetings are now held online via deep roots, given the legacy of the Parents must also adjust to the at 5 p.m. Check out our Facebook Google Meet, with about a dozen Novae Res, Glebe’s previous school COVID world with daily health and Instagram pages for samples returning members and a great paper. This is not the first time screenings, limited access to the class- of the children’s amazing creations group of eager joinees. Seeing so we’ve faced adversity – COVID-19 room and a constant worry about the using simple materials found at home many new faces is great, since may have come in swinging, but the health and safety of their children in with my step-by-step guidance. Any managing recruitment was one of Glebe Gazette is not going down a preschool environment. I get it – it school-aged child can come and cre- the concerns Gazette staff faced without a fight! is a worry for us all and I don’t like ate with us for just $10 a class. when considering how the year to see the rise of case numbers in We are excited to introduce Kayla would go. Luckily, many students Elizabeth Van Oorschot is an our schools. But rest assured we are Dolman as she joins GMCAPS this are looking for something engaging editor of Glebe Collegiate working hard under the guidance of year, bringing a background in early to do. Given the many opportun- Institute’s student newspaper, the Ottawa Pubic Health and the Min- childhood education within a sen- ities already taken away from them, Glebe Gazette. istry of Education to ensure we are ior preschool room as well as a range following all the new health proto- of experience in writing, storytell- 34 Glebe Report October 16, 2020

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Community Connections ABBOTSFORD SENIORS' COMMUNITY Where CENTRE (950 Bank St.) PUZZLING OVER WHAT TO READ OR DO? Look no further to find the than the shelves on our front porch where you can either exchange a book or puzzle or buy one for a toonie! Glebe Report In addition to free home delivery and FRIENDS OF THE FARM ANNUAL NON-DIN- newspaper boxes on Bank Street, you NER EVENT The popular annual fundraiser can find copies of theGlebe Report at: is happening right now and will end Dec. 31. Not a single person will show up and we will Adishesha Yoga Zone be delighted! You can help the Friends of the Farm just by staying home. By purchas- Alicja Confections ing tickets to this fundraising event that will never take place, you will help the Friends Bloomfield Flowers sponsor numerous activities in support of the Ornamental Gardens and Domin- Café Morala ion Arboretum on the Central Experimental Farm. Individual seats: $25, couples: $50, Clocktower Pub family: $100, table of six: $250 community: $500. Info: Email membership@friendsoft- Ernesto’s Barber Shop hefarm.ca or call 613-230-3276. Escape Clothing GLEBE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION Monthly Board meetings take place via Zoom Feleena’s Mexican Café on the fourth Tuesday of every month. All are welcome to attend. Our next meeting Fifth Ave Spa & Nails is on October 27 at 7 p.m. Email secretary@ glebeca.ca if you wish to attend. Fourth Avenue Wine Bar

OLD OTTAWA SOUTH GARDEN CLUB Glebe Apothecary MEETINGS Tues., Nov. 10, 7 p.m.: Com- posting and Soil Management. Bruce Glebe Meat Market Watkinson is an Ottawa-born environment- Glebe Pet Hospital alist and avid floral and vegetable gardener. He has been actively practising the art of Glebe Tailoring composting (believing it to be the original recycling technology) for more than 40 PHOTO: JOCK SMITH Glebe Video years. Watkinson will share new and innova- WANTED tive ways of composting in addition to simple Goldart Jewellery Studio ways of capturing rainwater. Meeting fees PARKING, from 5th Ave. to Chamberlain & 2020–21: $25 for individual annual member- Bronson to Pretoria / Queen Elizabeth, Ichiban ship; $40 for a family annual membership; Mon. to Thurs. 7 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. and Wed. drop-in fee is $7 per meeting – Sun., Dec. 6, to 7:15 p.m. Call Taylor 613-876-9980. Irene’s Pub 7 p.m.: Floral Wreath or Urn-insert Workshop – Amber Teide of Riverwood Gardens will Isabella Pizza return with a Zoom presentation on the history of Christmas and seasonal decorating Kettleman’s followed by an interactive virtual workshop on making a floral wreath or urn insert for Kunstadt Sports the season. Fresh material for the workshop will be available on the previous day at the Lansdowne Dental Firehall. Please register by December 3 and confirm your choice of wreath or urn insert. LCBO Lansdowne Fee is $30. Info: Old Ottawa South Commun- LCBO Pretoria ity Centre (The Firehall, 260 Sunnyside Ave.), Support families in Guatemala through the www.oldottawasouth.ca and 613-247-4946. Ottawa/Perth Fall Virtual Auction Little Victories Coffee ST. MATTHEW'S ONLINE AUCTION, Nov. Loblaws 13–21. The auction will open for bids on at 32auctions.com/GSP2020 Fri., Nov. 13, closing on Sat., Nov. 21 at 4 Marble Slab Creamery p.m. Items on offer will include arts and from November 6 to 16, 2020 crafts, antique and first edition books as McKeen Metro Glebe well as mystery book collections curated by our book expert Carolyn McMaster. We Choose from a variety of items: Nicastro also have a number of travel certificates for the Caribbean and Panamanian resorts Guatemalan handicrafts, pottery, Octopus Books to be booked by Dec. 20, 2022. About 100 gift baskets, paintings, jewellery, lots will be on offer – just in time for Christ- Olga’s mas shopping. Deadline for donations is Fri., restaurant and business vouchers Oct. 30. Most items of value will qualify for a and much more! RBC/Royal Bank tax receipt. For information, please contact Peggy Nankivell at [email protected] or Second Avenue Sweets 613-230-8669. Proceeds will support the building of chimney-vented cooking stoves Shoe Plus Shoe FOR SALE for Maya families. Studio Sixty Six MAHOGANY DINING ROOM SET: 6 chairs, double pedestal table and hutch. Excellent Join in the fun, place your bids Subway condition. Best offer. 613-230-9979. and help support the Guatemala Sunset Grill EUROPEAN TOOLS Back from Denmark a Stove Project. TD Bank Lansdowne couple of years ago, we have many tools to sell that would be useful for someone going TD Pretoria to live in Europe soon. The tools are: delta Visit 32auctions.com/GSP2020 sander, orbital sander, drill, grass trimer, The auction will be live The Works transformers 110 vs 220, extension cords. from 4 pm on November 6 And we also have: lamp, hair dryer for Euro- Von’s Bistro pean volts. If you are interested please to 4 pm on November 16. contact me at [email protected]. Whole Foods Thank you for your support! FOUND Wild Oat For more information: LADIES TURQUOISE BIKE WITH BASKET, found on Thurs., Sept. 24. Contact Barb at GuatemalaStoveProject.org 613-552-6030 with details if you recently TFI@glebereport lost it. Glebe Report October 16, 2020 35 CMYK

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SEEKING SHARED ACCOMMODATION Home renos and I’m a senior woman looking to share a house or apartment with repair — interior/ a mature like-minded woman. I’m youthful, peaceful, healthy and exterior painting; all types health-conscious, and would like to live with a housemate who is of flooring; drywall repair too. I need to live close to public transit. RUSSELL ADAMS and installation; plumbing If you are a homeowner and need help with light tasks around PLUMBER repairs and much more. the house (e.g. kitchen work, gardening etc.) in exchange for a reduced rental payment, I’d be happy to assist. 613-978-5682 Please call Jamie Nininger For more information, or if you have leads, please email me at @ 613 852-8511. [email protected]

Looking for a winter home, Nov. 2020-May 2021, possibly longer. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER ON LEAVE, I am looking to rent a large bachelor or 1 bedroom. You may know AVAILABLE FOR TUTORING a friend that is travelling that is looking to sublet for the dates above? Qualifications include FSL, ESL, Special Education. Experience with Core French and Special Needs My preference is to housesit. In exchange, I would pay utilities and up to Grade 6, and Immersion up to Grade 4. provide house/plant care. I was to relocate to N.B. but due to border Face-to-face learning in your home to assist with restrictions and other challenges getting there, I will settle in for the current online platform. winter months in Ottawa. For information, please email [email protected] My preferred locations would be in Ottawa South, Old Ottawa East (Main St), Glebe, Westboro and Centretown. Excellent References. My contact info - C: 613 712 9642 / E: [email protected]

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FALL Term 2 candy carnival RegistraGoncookie decora.ng begins Octoberface 26pain.ng at 7 pm bouncy castle We are doinghaunted our very house best to ensure our clientskinder can funenjoy house their online and in-person classes at the Glebe CC. Please note: Some in-person classes may have to move to online.