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JOYEUX CARNAVAL.... Sleigh, snow, sugar: a seasonal good time courtesy of Action Sandy Hill on January 22 at Sandy Hill park. Above left—Cundell’s horsedrawn carriage toured young and old around the neighbourhood all afternoon; centre— event organizer Barbara Brockmann (right) met up with her friend Gwen Guth; those with a sweet tooth enjoyed some yummy tire. More details inside on page 15.

“Gateway” stadium goes south University of Ottawa to build playing field on Lees Avenue and early spring. The field will take up Judy Rinfret part of a building and the parking lot just Photo Bill Blackstone Bill Photo west of the Hurdman pedestrian bridge he University of Ottawa has and immediately south of the Queensway announced plans to erect a large along the Rideau River. Stands to seat outdoor stadium on the east end of about 3500 fans will be built on the river theT Lees Avenue campus. This location may side of the field. There is parking for be the clichéd “win-win” for sports fans, about 220 vehicles on the west side of the students, and the community. Due to the campus. city’s obligations to the soccer community But what about the promised pedestrian now using the dome at Lansdowne Park, and bike path along the river? The city has Bus route problems Ottawa and the university are “partners” a policy of extending this path, on what for this development. may be termed the west side of the Rideau Perhaps because of strong community River, to match the network on the other opposition to a stadium in the so-called side. There are several impediments but, Solution or lip-service? Gateway lands (off Mann Ave. between as properties are developed, the river Street and the 5X travels to the hospital. the Sandy Hill Arena and the Nicholas/ right- of-way is being assumed by the city Jan Meldrum (See schedules and maps on page 4.) Lees corridor, possibly involving for this use. Right now that path runs from According to Pat Scrimgeour of OC demolishing the arena), there had been the former city hall on Green Island to any Sandy Hill residents who Transpo, the bus company has not had no public discussion of such a facility for the Chinese Embassy and, further south, are dependent on the bus to any more meetings with residents since nearly three years. continues under the Cummings Bridge get around have been seriously the one in November (reported in the last In mid-January, U of O hosted an open (this portion is not yet open to the public) Maffected by the September cuts to bus issue of IMAGE.) He said that OC Transpo house on the Lees campus. Delcan Corp. and along the river frontages of more routes 16 and 316. The truncation of the is taking the lead from area Councillors facilitated the event and illustrated plans recent developments. southbound 16 route so that it no longer who are aware of local opinion. He has for an open-air stadium which will also goes to the General Hospital on Smyth been talking to Councillor Fleury about serve as a domed soccer field in winter Playing field — continued on page 4 Road caused Sandy Hill and Old Ottawa the possibility of changing the bus times Delcan Illustration East residents to have to take three buses to be more useful for more riders. instead of one. Councillor Fleury told IMAGE that The route of the 16 going downtown there is still an issue with getting residents changed from its former route on Rideau to services and stores on eastern Rideau Street to one which crosses the Mackenzie Street. He said that he is working with King Bridge. As well, the cancellation OC Transpo to “get something done.” of the weekday, once an hour 316 route, He also noted that there will soon be the which gave access to Rideau Street east added complication of water and sewer of Dalhousie, means that there is no bus pipe construction on Rideau between access from southern Sandy Hill to such Dalhousie and Chapel this summer and destinations as the Sandy Hill Health between Chapel and Wurtembug in 2013. Centre, Rideau Library, and grocery This writer tried both the 16X and 5X stores. routes midday on a Wednesday in January After vociferous complaints from and found they were little used and that residents, Councillor Mathieu Fleury met there was confusion about where these with OC Transpo planners to try to work X-numbered buses were going. The out a way to provide at least minimal questions arise whether residents know service to these two areas. As a result, about the services or whether the runs are starting January 9 two routes a day each just too intermittent to be of use. way on weekdays now provide service to People who need to get to Rideau Street the hospital and to Rideau Street at the Rideau Centre. The 16X goes to Rideau Bus problems — continued on page 4 2 February - March 2012 IMAGE février - mars 2012

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www.continue.uOttawa.ca | [email protected] | 613-562-5272 Centre de formation continue Centre for Continuing Education 4 February - March 2012 IMAGE février - mars 2012 Bus route problems Playing field Continued from page 1 Continued from page 1 People who need to get to Rideau Street or to the General Hospital However, established private properties, by bus should make sure to give their reaction to these services including the Russian Embassy, force to Councillor Fleury’s office by telephone, 613-580-2482 or pedestrians and cyclists onto nearby email, [email protected] or even mail: 110 Laurier West, sidewalks and streets. From Strathcona Ottawa K1P 1J1. Park the pathway runs along the Rideau all Of course, since it all boils down to money, unless there is more the way to the Lees campus and continues funding for OC Transpo, these routes will only be tinkered with. at the transitway to west of the Bank St. Whether they can actually provide a solution for riders whose bridge. The development of the campus buses were cut remains to be seen. seems to be the opportunity to establish a link along the river where now pedestrians 5X and 16X schedules and route maps and cyclists use a very exposed roadway adjacent to the Queensway (highway Route 5X Route 16X 417). A limited service, A limited weekday service provides resi- Delcan’s Serge Ouimet, senior project dents in Sandy Hill and Old Ottawa East Monday to Friday, manager, said during the open house it with a direct connection to the Ottawa provides a connection to Rideau Street. Hospital on Smyth Road. Two midday Two trips will operate in the morning Lees Rideau Centre would not be possible to include the path trips operate in both directions, Monday from Lees Station to the Rideau Centre 9:21 9:33 along the river, given the size of the field to Friday, from Chapel/Wiggins via Lees, via Waller, Besserer and Dalhousie. In 11:42 11:54 and the topography; instead, he said, the Main and Smyth. Buses operate around the early afternoon, two trips will operate university would improve the current the ring road serving the Ottawa Hospi- in the reverse direction from the Rideau path beside the Queensway. However, tal General Campus, CHEO, and the Ot- Centre via Wellington, Elgin and Mack- Rideau Centre Mack. King Br. Lees that path will be needed by the Ministry tawa Hospital Rehabilitation Centre. enzie King Bridge. Buses will be marked 11:55 11:59 12:11 of Transportation when highway 417 is “16X Rideau Centre” and “16X Sandy 14:18 14:22 14:34 widened, starting almost as soon as the Chapel/Wiggins Hospital Hill” respectively. stadium is completed in mid-August this 9:46 10:04 year. 12:11 12:29 View from Old Ottawa East Representatives from Old Ottawa East Hospital Chapel/Wiggins are especially concerned as this campus 12:30 12:48 is part of the Ottawa East community 13:50 14:08 and the river pathway is included in the Old Ottawa East Community Design Plan. John Dance, President of the Old Ottawa East Community Association, acknowledges the southwest corner of the university’s playing field is a mere seven meters from a steep river bank but he believes the university can find a way to construct a pathway between the retaining wall and the river. Since the open house, Councillor David Chernushenko, on behalf of his Ottawa East community, says he cannot endorse a site plan that does not include the path; that position is supported by Sandy Hill’s Councillor Mathieu Fleury City planner Melanie Knight says discussions are ongoing 16X operates from Lees on the regular 16 route until Laurier Station, then goes to with the university and “there will be a Rideau Street at the Rideau Centre (route shown on the map by a broken line.) solution.” At a town-and-gown meeting Warning: 16X only goes one way on Rideau Street. For the return trip to Sandy Hill on January 23, Alastair Mullin, U of O’s 5X route (shown by the broken line) the 16X leaves from the north side of Rideau heading west to Elgin then turns back director of government relations, said the over the Mackenzie King Bridge. location of the pathway is an “engineering issue” and the university is “working on it.”

ASH position PianoNow available at 317lessons Chapel Street Acting president of Action Sandy Hill, All Saints’ Sandy Hill Christopher Collmorgen, says “ASH Enthusiastic and experienced piano supports Old Ottawa East and I am pleased teacher. that the university has listened and will respond.” He is “cautiously optimistic” All ages welcome. that a river pathway will be part of the site plan for the new stadium. Please contact U of O’s facilities planner, Silvio Miron, Margaret Ashburner (M.Mus.) says the new field will be used for many (613) 680-6267 student sports activities, including the [email protected] men’s and women’s soccer programs, and will be available to the wider community as well. There will be four Gee-Gees football games next season, though the field is not big enough for the Panda game against Carleton which will continue to be held at Lansdowne Park (assuming a football field will be part of the Lansdowne redevelopment). John Wenuk (Owner) Some members of ASH are concerned about the general ruckus in our community Your neighbourhood before and after the big games. Mr. Mullin QUALITY HOME RENOVATION says most students will take a shuttle bus or use public transit to get to and from the and restoration specialists stadium and there will be some campus security for pedestrians. For a comprehensive overview, With the completion of the proposed please visit our web site: pedestrian/cycle bridge over the Rideau linking Donald Street and Somerset East, www.sandyhill.ca we may ultimately be able to walk, jog, or contact John at cycle, snowshoe, or ski the entire river (613) 832-1717 pathway network and beyond—from the Ottawa River to Mooney’s Bay and, on this side, from the Russian Embassy to west of the Bank Street bridge. And best of all we may assume the noise and good times associated with outdoor “There is no place more sports will be cancelled by the roar of important to you and your traffic on the Queensway. Go Gee-Gees! family than your home.” Father and Sons Ad (2 colour):Layout 1 1/7/11 10:36 AM Page 1 February - March 2012 IMAGE février - mars 2012 5

Deadline March 1 Nominate one of your outstanding student neighbours for an ASH/ U Ottawa award

Marcia George dents. Some examples of stories that we are hearing include assisting with the out- Photo Bill Blackstone n September 2011, Action Sandy Hill door skating rink in Sandy Hill Park, shov- and the University of Ottawa launched elling the snow off a neighbour’s walkway the joint Annual Community Awards during winter months, and volunteering Program.I The initiative created annual at the Sandy Hill Community Centre for awards for off-campus University of Ot- the Hallowe’en Party. Although there has been some tension of late between student FATHER AND SONS tawa student residents to encourage those SERVING SANDY HILL SINCE 1967 living in Sandy Hill to be good neighbours. residents and other residents in Sandy The awards, totalling up to $1200, aim to Hill, at the end of the day many students recognize University of Ottawa students are our babysitters and our neighbours. It 112 Osgoode St. (at King Edward) who have contributed to the community in is important to recognize those who are 613-234-1173 one of the following three categories: working to make Sandy Hill a better place to live. • Overall best off-campus student property We welcome students and the recognizing both tenants and the land- A complete list of criteria for each cat- Sandy Hill community for: lord egory can be found at www.ash-acs.ca or • Best kept off-campus student rental prop- by request to Action Sandy Hill. To nomi- breakfast, lunch and supper. erty garden maintained by a student ten- nate an individual student or a student 7 days a week. ant rental property, please submit a nomina- • Community involvement award recog- tion in writing to Action Sandy Hill by nizing a student whose participation in email at [email protected] or by regular Action Sandy Hill and the university are TAKE OUT MENU AVAILABLE the community has made for a better mail to 250 Somerset Street East, Ottawa, launching an award program that com- FREE wireless access Sandy Hill Ontario, K1N 6V6. The deadline for nom- mends students who make an effort to keep There are many wholehearted examples inations is March 1, 2012. Winners will be the volume down, the yards clean and the www.fatherandsons.com in Sandy Hill of exceptional student resi- announced in April. parks operating smoothly.

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The Centre serves the Sandy Hill and Le centre dessert les communautés de la Ottawa East communities and welcomes Côte-de-Sable et de l'Ottawa-Est. Nous all people who live or work in our invitons toutes les personnes qui y vivent community to become involved as ou y travaillent à devenir membres bénévoles de notre conseil volunteers on our Board of Directors d'administration et de nos sous-comités and/or Board Committees. We du conseil. Nous cherchons particularly welcome people with links to particulièrement des personnes ayant des the Francophone, multicultural, GLBTTQ liens avec les communautés and senior communities. francophones, multiculturelles, GLBTBQ et les personnes âgées. If you: Si vous :  are aware of SHCHC’s role in the  connaissez le rôle de CSCCS community and support our dans la collectivité et appuyez sa Mission, mission,  avez 18 ans ou plus,  are 18 years of age or older,  êtes au courant des enjeux sociaux et de santé actuels,  have awareness of current health  entretenez des liens avec la and social issues, collectivité desservie,   have links with the community we pouvez vous engager à assister à des réunions mensuelles, à faire serve, la promotion et la défense des causes du centre et à participer à  can commit to monthly meetings, des activités de réseautage advocacy and networking activities pendant un mandat d'une durée for a two-year term, de deux ans, call Cristina Coiciu at 613-789-1500 x contactez Cristina Coiciu au 613-789- 2505 for more information, or visit our 1500 x 2505 pour obtenir plus de renseignements, ou visitez notre site website at: www.sandyhillchc.on.ca web à : www.sandyhillchc.on.ca You can become a Member of SHCHC by completing Pour devenir membre du CSCCS il suffit de and returning the Membership Form below to Sandy remplir le formulaire ci-dessous et de le Hill Community Health Centre - 221 Nelson St., remettre ou de le poster au CSCCS – 221, Ottawa, ON, K1N 1C7. There is no cost to become a rue Nelson, Ottawa (On), K1N 1C7. Il n’y a Member. pas de frais à débourser pour devenir membre.

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466 Nelson Application for more units denied driveway to the back of the structure Karen Bays were also noted. In the end, the Committee of Adjust- ment denied the application to construct n the last issue of IMAGE, it was re- six units noting in its decision that “the ported that the owners of a duplex variance sought is not minor, is not de- dwelling located at 466 Nelson Street sirable for the property development or hadI applied to the City’s Committee of Ad- use of the land and does not meet the justment for a minor variance to have the general intent and purpose of the zon- conversion of the dwelling approved for six ing bylaw.” The Committee also pointed apartments. This request is beyond what is out that it was not convinced that issues allowed under the zoning bylaw and what around parking, garbage, snow removal, was originally planned when the building and landscaping had been addressed sat- permit for only four units was issued. isfactorily and could impact on neigh- At the Committee of Adjustment hearing bouring properties. on December 7, 2011, presentations were As part of the hearing process Action made by one of the owners of the build- Sandy Hill provided input into this appli- ing, Billy Triantafilos, and his solicitor as cation but also expanded on the greater well as neighbouring residents and Action impact this type of property conversion Sandy Hill. Concerns were raised about is having on the community. ASH point- the number and density of the living quar- ed out that while each individual project ters and the appropriateness of the top of of this kind may fall within current regu- the structure which the owner referred to lations and requirements, the collective as a mezzanine and others called a fourth impact of a number of these conversions storey. Possible problems with parking and is having a negative effect on the com- garbage management because of a narrow munity as a whole.

The following is a summary of the submis- our neighbourhood and intensification, and sion on December 7, 2011 by Action Sandy we call upon you to make your deliberations Hill to Ottawa’s Committee of Adjustment with this in mind. in regard to the application for a minor ASH is very sympathetic to many of the variance at 466 Nelson Street. concerns that no less than seven families who live nearby have expressed: that the building SH acknowledges that the City of Ottawa is out of scale with those around it, that the is required by the Province of Ontario to development more than doubles the number intensify.A We are not opposed to intensification of people originally living at that address – and indeed Sandy Hill is doing its share. We ac- from 10 to at least 21 – and that the correct knowledge that the building under construction building permit process was not followed. at 466 Nelson Street falls within the height per- We wish to echo the concerns of neigh- mitted in the zoning for that property and that the bours that the density of the building will required setbacks have been respected. We also likely contribute to an increase in noise, gar- acknowledge that the intention of this variance bage, parking-related issues and other grow- – to allow two more units to be created within ing negative outcomes that Sandy Hill resi- the new building envelope - maintains the den- dents are experiencing living next to rental sity planned for four previously-approved units, properties. A check of the City’s 311 call namely 21 bedrooms. However, despite this, we records will corroborate this. The owner has are seeing more and more examples of develop- stated that he will live at the address to bet- ers pushing the limits of zoning in our neigh- ter manage the property but we all know that bourhood and this is affecting us all in multiple one day he will leave and the next owner may and negative ways. not choose to be so magnanimous. Sandy Hill is a tree-filled, character-rich and We wish to share with you some of our established urban, near-campus neighbourhood own concerns regarding the building permit with a high demand for rental properties. But it process. We understand that the Committee is also a neighbourhood of single family homes of Adjustment is required to study variance with a village feel. It is important that we strive applications on a case-by-case basis but we to maintain a balance between these elements of February - March 2012 IMAGE février - mars 2012 7 Why derelict properties don’t just go away

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all them diamonds in the rough or blights on a block, vacant and der- elict buildings in Sandy Hill have Crecently been the source of much discus- sion among Action Sandy Hill, Councillor Fleury, City staff and property owners. A recent article in the Ottawa Citizen by David Reevely (Sandy Hill buildings There is apparently little the City can do to compel an owner to maintain vacant build- decay amid permit row, January 2, 2012) ings and properties — to the sorrow of the Sandy Hill community. detailed the decrepit state of the Richcraft properties at the corner of Charlotte and These examples reveal an unintended as they do if the owners were required to Rideau Streets. Richcraft has apparently consequence for neighbours of vacant place a large sign on the site with their been trying to obtain permission since buildings. As developers and the City name and contact details. 2009 to tear down the long-vacant and continue their protracted discussions This is an unfortunate situation for dilapidated buildings but has been unable about demolition and building permits, all parties but the situation is not insur- to do so because of the City’s demolition neighbours are forced to contend with the mountable if all parties are committed control bylaw. garbage and vandalism, the illegal park- to resolving it. With that in mind, Action The demolition control bylaw makes ing and snow dumping, the squatting and Sandy Hill has been working closely with good sense and protects mature neigh- drug use, and the ever-present threat of Councillor Fleury on the Richcraft prop- bourhoods from unscrupulous developers fire by arson. It is concerning that there is erties to find a mutually acceptable solu- because it compels developers to rebuild apparently little the City can do to com- tion to improve the aesthetic value of the on a site immediately after tearing some- pel an owner to maintain vacant buildings corner; such a solution may be forthcom- thing down. It was implemented many and properties to comparable standards ing. And there is also hope that a solution years ago as a means to prevent specula- it imposes on the owners of occupied can be found for the GorFay properties tors from “blockbusting” – purchasing buildings and properties (such as Bylaw on Wilbrod Street, though the complex- properties and turning the land into vacant 2005-207, Property Standards), creating, ity of that situation is compounded by the lots while they wait for the right moment in effect, a double standard for property fact the houses have heritage designation. to develop and/or buy up neighbouring ownership. Surely more can be done by Needless to say, there are negotiations properties when residents tire of living both the City and developers to resolve underway but they are complex and will next to a parking lot. this. Surely the City does not mean to of- take some time. A follow-up article will However, the downside of the bylaw is fer residents an either-or situation: either be written once more news is available. evident. Richcraft cannot tear down its a vacant lot or a derelict building. And The amelioration of vacant and derelict buildings because it cannot build its con- surely developers do not wish to be the properties is but one of the issues that the dos due to insufficient infrastructure along owners of blights in the community. Can Planning and Zoning Committee of Ac- Rideau Street at this time. That Richcraft the City not create a higher standard, or tion Sandy Hill is engaged with in order to did not know this prior to evicting the ten- at least more robustly enforce the existing improve the quality of life in our commu- ants and letting the four buildings fall into standard, for the maintenance of vacant nity. If you are interested in being part of disrepair demonstrates a surprising lack of properties? Would it bankrupt developers this Committee or being involved in any foresight by the developer. And, in the face to be more vigilant and pick up trash and of the work that ASH does, please contact of this delay, that Richcraft has not imple- remove graffiti on a regular basis? It is us at [email protected]. mented a contingency plan to re-occupy or unlikely the vacant properties would look Mr. Collmorgen is Acting President of ASH even maintain the buildings, and made no effort beyond the minimum requirements to keep up the vacant premises over the last few years, shows a disregard for the surrounding community in which it wish- es to be welcomed. Unfortunately, Richcraft is not the only developer to be caught in this situation and guilty of this sort of neglect. Two family homes in Sandy Hill at 197 and 201 Wil- brod, owned by GorFay, have sat aban- doned in the middle of a residential block for almost a decade. They are frequently spray painted and in a shocking state of decay. Other obvious examples in adjacent neighbourhoods are the two buildings at the corner of Cumberland and Murray Streets that have had fires and been de- faced, and the long row of houses along the east side of King Edward Avenue across from the Shepherds of Good Hope.

hope that you consider yourselves guardians of ter he had made his drawings, submitted his granted continuously, then either the current good planning and the overall quality of the plans, received his approvals and largely com- zoning is being disregarded and its underlin- communities in which we live. We rely on the pleted the shell of his structure – he decided ing policy is not being respected, or the zon- City to develop and follow zoning rules and he wanted to live there and to create a unit for ing is outdated and should be changed, so that regulations, and bylaws that are put in place himself. But in order to maintain the viability the rules and real limits are clear to all. In to protect our communities from those that of his overly ambitious project he needs to add any event, we ask that the Committee ensure SUE RAVEN would otherwise bulldoze character homes more units. Hence his application. This has re- it applies a critical eye on applications and PHYSIOTHERAPY CLINIC and cut down our trees in the pursuit of profit, sulted in a building that is a warren of apart- demands the necessary facts and arguments hubris or gross incompetence. ments and rooms and with a variance appli- from developers when studying a variance Helping you to recover from: We find it very problematic and very trou- cation that is devoid of any connection to an application. The default position of the Com- bling that construction of the additional units overall vision for development of Sandy Hill. mittee should be to deny variances unless - Pain in Muscles, Joints; Neck & Back commenced before the variance had been The possibility of a variance rewarding they are truly warranted, and only when the - Fractures; Orthopaedic Surgery granted and the new building permit applied poor planning is very frustrating to those of benefits to the property and the community - Sports, Musicians & Work Injuries for and received. Building permits are fun- us who work so hard to ensure that develop- outweigh the price of allowing a developer to - Stroke; Weakness damental to the proper execution of the city’s ment and intensification in Sandy Hill follow go outside the zoning requirements. - Balance & Vestibular Problems planning vision and it is distressing to know the zoning rules and regulations, and bylaws Regardless of the outcome of this hearing - Motor Vehicle Injuries that the permit process can be ignored without that have been established by the City, and the today, the community will have to bear the penalty. current provincial building code set by the structure that has been built at 466 Nelson This particular project was not well planned province, to protect us from exactly what we and the more than 20 renters that it will ac- Full Physio Services, plus: by the developer. We regret not having been are now facing. commodate. However, we are committed to -Acupuncture -Ergonomics given the opportunity to provide feedback on As part of the process, the Committee of working with Mr. Triantafilos to mitigate the -Massage -Hand & Arm Splints its development earlier on in the process, for Adjustment has an important role and re- impact of his project on the neighbours and we certainly would have worked with him and sponsibility to serve all citizens of Ottawa. he has agreed to approach us earlier in the his neighbours to find a more suitable style and As part of the process, variances should only process on his next project. In addition, we 205 - 194 Main St., Ottawa K1S 1C2 approach for his project. As stated earlier, we be granted in cases where it makes sense, is are continuing our work with the City and our Phone: 613 567-4808 Fax: 567-5261 are not opposed to development or intensifica- well justified and contributes something to Councillor on improving how development is www.sueravenphysio.com tion but the process must be respected by all the community. Variances should be the ex- conducted in Sandy Hill and we hope that we parties. Mr. Triantafilos started out with plans ception - not the norm - otherwise the zoning can count on your support as we push for re- for four units and then partway through – af- becomes meaningless. If variances are being form to this process. 8 February - March 2012 IMAGE février - mars 2012 Town & Gown committee to sort out issues near the campus Christopher Collmorgen Hall that have inadvertently contributed to and allowed for some rather unfortu-

nate and unbridled developments. This Photo Bill Blackstone ince our visit to London and the understanding of the situation means the University of Western of Ontario problems we are facing cannot be placed in October, Action Sandy Hill has at the feet of any one group to resolve and Sbeen working closely with Councillor are the responsibility of all stakeholders Fleury to bring Bylaw Services, Ottawa to address. Police Services, the Student Federation It is important to note that the strength of the University of Ottawa (SFUO) and of this Committee is that all stakeholders the University of Ottawa administra- at the table will get something out of it. tion together to establish the Sandy Hill Ottawa Police Services has always been Town and Gown Committee as a means very supportive of a new approach to deal to address some of the chronic and sys- with the high volume of nuisance calls it temic problems facing our near-campus must attend in Sandy Hill, particularly af- neighbourhood. ter hours when 311 is no longer respond- The challenges we face in Sandy Hill ing. To see how another near-campus are the result of a perfect storm of fac- neighbourhood had reduced its nuisance tors coming together: the addition of calls was one of the principle reasons they 15,000 more students over ten years at initiated the trip to London last fall. Coun- the University of Ottawa, a University cillor Fleury, recently elected and intent administration that has been historically on demonstrating his strength as a good indifferent to off-campus affairs, an in- listener and adept facilitator, has been ex- creased demand for student housing and traordinarily receptive to the quantity and the responding intensification of exist- quality of requests for assistance from ing off-campus rental properties and Action Sandy Hill and has been instru- the loss of family homes to conversion, mental in arranging audiences with the discouraged or apathetic residents, the relevant City officials. As a result, Bylaw inability of Bylaw Services to keep up and Protective Services, Building Per- with the rising demand for service, and mits, and the Planning Department have

Illustration Dawna Moore policy and communication gaps in City had the opportunity to hear our concerns and have committed to working with Town-Gown (taûn-gaûn) n. 1. the rela- us to make changes that hopefully will tionship between the city (“town”) and see a reduction in 311 calls. The SFUO the university (“gown”) stands to see an improvement in the qual- ity of housing stock for its constituents community of Sandy Hill, and develop- and improved relations with non-student ing and implementing appropriate and residents. And perhaps the biggest gain coordinated responses. Ultimately, it is was the commitment made last Novem- envisioned that Sandy Hill will remain a ber when Alan Rock, the President of the community in which citizens take pride in University of Ottawa, met with ASH rep- their neighbourhood, enjoy and contribute resentatives and committed to seek fund- toward a high quality of living and learn- ing for the creation of a “community rela- ing, and are aware of and respect the rights tions” position and to join us at the Town and responsibilities of living together in a and Gown Committee. The willingness of vibrant and dynamic near-campus urban the University administration to engage neighbourhood. with the community on these levels is un- Although it may take some time for the precedented and was highly welcomed by Committee to find its feet and for stake- all other stakeholders and may very well holders to see results, the implications of be the start of a new chapter in “town” establishing this Committee cannot be and “gown” relations in Sandy Hill. overstated. Never before have key stake- The six core Committee members met holders come together in this manner to in mid-December to discuss and review identify and resolve issues that affect the the missions and mandates of similar quality of life of all that live and work in committees in cities such as London, Sandy Hill. This is a right step in the right Windsor and Waterloo. We began the pro- direction. cess of drafting the mandate for our own It is hoped that the Sandy Hill Town Town and Gown Committee, one that will and Gown Committee will be officially see the development and enhancement of launched in May of this year, at which relationships and communication among time short-, medium- and long-term ob- the University of Ottawa, the City of Ot- jectives will be set and working groups tawa, protective services and local resi- established. Contact details for those in- dents. Furthermore, we see the Commit- terested in becoming involved with the tee serving as a forum for the exchange Committee will be available shortly. In of information on issues and initiatives the meantime, please send any questions involving the University, the City and the to [email protected].

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This house at 25 Stew- art Street was built by Oscar Petigorsky in the early 1900s. He was owner of Petigorsky Ltd. Leather and Shoe Findings in the ByWard A summary of recent IMAGE restau- Market. The story goes rant reviews and food features, plus other advice from our contributors that the Star of David about where to find great food in and set in wood in the gable around Sandy Hill. Please send news would alert Jews arriv- of your recent Sandy Hill food discov- ing at the nearby Ot- eries to [email protected] tawa Central Railway Station that they would find a welcome here.

Photo Bill Blackstone Jewish life in Sandy Hill ­... a story of waxing and waning just-eat.ca Want a meal delivered to your door, but not sure which restaurants in your neighbourhood have delivery service? Check out the offerings under your postal code at life is always the synagogue; Ottawa’s this website. Many of the listed restaurants are pizza places Betsy Mann first one, Adath Jeshurun, started in that you would have expected to deliver anyway, but for 1892 and moved into a building on Sandy Hill residents there are also local restaurants like “When I was growing up on Goulburn Av- Murray Street in 1895. The congre- Mukut and Bento Sushi, as well as some in other Ottawa enue in Sandy Hill in the ’50s and ’60s,” gation finally built its own home on neighbourhoods. You can check menus, see customer rat- Ian Sadinsky remembers, “there were King Edward, just north of Rideau in ings, order and pay online, and the food will be delivered several Jewish families on every block. 1904. Its onion-shaped domes recall Below — for a fee ranging from free to $10.00 We boys would ride our bikes around the style of Eastern European syna- Barney Weiss, a Sandy gogues. Another synagogue, the Agu- Hill resident, was owner Nini’s Panini Bar, 307 Rideau Street, located in- the neighbourhood, skate on the rinks in the park at Nelson and Somerset in the dath Achim congregation, started in of a delicatessen at the side the Union Smoke Shop (and a couple of doors away 1902 in a converted house at the cor- corner of Cumberland from the ByTowne Cinema) offers a wide variety of tasty winter and go swimming in the Rideau River at Brantwood Beach with the Jew- ner of Rideau near Friel. and Rideau and sponsor panini, wraps and sandwiches that will please vegetarian As Jewish families prospered in of the 1942 champions and carnivore alike. On a recent visit the Mediterranean ish day camp in the summer.” Times have changed since then. Children still skate on their new country, they wanted to of the Jewish Boys’ Soft- grilled veggie and nutty chicken brie panini were excep- move to better housing. Under Jewish ball League. His club tionally delicious. The friendly proprietor has obviously set the rink in the same park, but now they’re law, riding in a wagon or car is con- won in a best-three- out to please eaters of all stripes and even offers gluten-free also enrolled in organized activities in out-of-five final series options. There is no eating area, so service is take-away. the adjoining community centre. No one sidered work and thus not allowed on Open until 6:00 from Monday to Saturday and closed on swims in the Rideau anymore, children the Sabbath. Sandy Hill was an obvi- played at the York Street Sunday. don’t roam the neighbourhood freely, and ous choice for upwardly mobile immi- school grounds against Jewish families live all over the city. grants since it was still within walking the Handy Smoke Shop People Food Co-op, 317 Wilbrod St. Hurrying to a Jewish settlement in Ottawa began distance of the synagogues. Former team. According to meeting recently and needing to bring along a snack to share, in the late 1800s with immigrants from Sandy Hill resident, Joseph Lieff, Q.C. the newspaper report, I ducked into the People Food Co-op and was delighted to Eastern Europe and Czarist Russia. Since related his memory of this migration “Hundreds of fans lined discover an assortment of spreads from Arnprior’s Bread many found employment in the ByWard south of Rideau to the authors of A the grounds, the league Lady. I have enjoyed these before at local farmers’ markets; Market, they tended to live nearby in Low- Common Thread: A History of the being one of the most the Organic Thai Tofu & Peanut Butter Spread is a particu- ertown. The centre of Jewish community Jews of Ottawa, published in 2009 by popular in Ottawa this lar favourite at our house, and the Bombay Hummus is a the Ottawa Jewish Historical Society. season.” tasty twist on an old friend. With pita bread or some whole- grain crackers, these spreads make a nourishing treat; so much better than a bag of cookies!

Pho OU, 233 Laurier Ave. East In the long-time home of Johnny Pizza a new kind of fast food is on offer: the Vietnamese noodle soup called pho. Soup is available in 3 sizes; the small bowl at 5.99 is big enough for a filling lunch. The menu offers a choice of beef or chicken broth, with a variety of meats or shrimp. To the steaming bowl of noodles, broth and topping, add a squirt of lime juice, a little Thai basil and a generous pile of bean sprouts; then season to taste with hot sauce. The vegetarian spring rolls make a tasty accompaniment. Stone Soup, Marie Curie at Jean-Jacques Lus- sier The bright green truck with the menu full of local in- gredients is gearing up for Winterlude once again. Look for Stone Soup on Pig Island on the Rideau Canal (just east of the Bank St. bridge) from Friday afternoon through Sunday evening for each of the first three weekends in February. In between, you’ll find them back in their usual spot on the U of Ottawa campus, serving soup, chili and tacos Tuesday- Thursday from 11:00-2:30. Photo Bill Blackstone

Left to right, front row: Playing Coach Mike Baker, Captain Milton Koffman. Second row: Barney Lesh, Club President Barney Weiss holding the Club Mascot Jess Zelikovitz, Abe Steinberg. Top row: Sam Hanser, Wally Kronick, Lou Hyman, Sam Betcherman, Norman Segalowitz, Syd Greenwald, Sam Lamport. Team members Percy Addleman, Dave Rabin, Jack Cooper and Joe Koffman were absent for the photo. February - March 2012 IMAGE février - mars 2012 11 Photo Bill Blackstone at Rideau and Augusta. He also refers Goulburn by hockey-stick-wielding boys to three convenience stores within a few from the École St-Pie-X on Mann. Read- blocks of each other on Somerset East, ers of Brian Doyle’s novel Angel Square all owned by Jewish families. He points will recognize the picture. Mr. Sadinsky out, however, that not all Jewish families confirms that the inter-group rivalries de- in Sandy Hill were wealthy like the Loeb scribed by Doyle as typical in Lowertown family that owned the IGA and lived on spread south into Sandy Hill too. Adults Wilbrod, or the Caplans who owned a de- also suffered prejudice. Excluded from partment store and had a house on Friel. membership in the Rideau Tennis Club, “There were rich and poor,” he says, “like just across the river from Strathcona Park, in every other group in society. Some Jewish families started the Tel Aviv Ten- were owners of big houses, and some nis Club nearby. It existed for about 20 to were tenants.” 30 years. Just like modern-day immigrants to In 1956, Adath Jeshurun and Agu- Canada, the Jews who had established dath Achim congregations amalgamated themselves in Ottawa offered a helping to form Beth Shalom and the next year hand to extended family, friends and moved into a new building they built next newcomers from their native countries. to the Jewish Community Centre on Cha- These co-religionists naturally also want- pel at Rideau. However, by the late 1960s ed to settle where they were close to the Jewish families were starting to join the synagogue and had easy access to kosher general move to the suburbs, preferring foods. For example, A Common Thread Alta Vista and the west end to life in the mentions that Barney Weiss, who had city core. New synagogues opened close come from Romania and owned a delica- to these other neighbourhoods, until final- tessen in the Capitol Hotel at Cumberland ly in 1998 the Jewish Community Centre and Rideau, was known to dispense ad- was relocated to the Jewish Community vice and assistance to newcomers along Campus, situated near Carling and Broad- with his smoked meat sandwiches. Ian view. Sadinsky also mentions the Petigorsky There are still Jewish families living in family, who set a wooden Star of David Sandy Hill, but it is no longer the com- into the stucco gable of their house at 25 munity that Ian Sadinsky recalls growing Stewart Street. “The house was near the up in. “Most of the Jewish families knew central railway station at the time,” Mr. each other,” he says, “either through the Sadinsky says. “The story is that Jews ar- synagogue or through business.” Now riving by train would see the Star of Da- there are no more delis on Rideau, and the vid and know that here was a place they last downtown synagogue will be closing. could ask directions, maybe get a meal As reported in the most recent issue of and some help finding a job.” IMAGE, the Beth Shalom congregation Even though there were many Jew- has sold its building to developers because ish families living in Sandy Hill, it was its numbers have shrunk to a level where far from a Jewish neighbourhood. Jews it cannot carry its expenses. mixed with a largely English-speaking The Rideau Bakery, at the same address Protestant population at Viscount Alex- since 1930, is all that remains of the many ander, Osgoode Street and York Street institutions and businesses that were signs This building at 375 Rideau housed the Adath Jeshurun Orthodox Jewish congregation public primary schools. There were also of a vibrant Jewish community. Every from 1904 till 1957. Its onion-shaped domes recall the style of synagogues in Eastern many French-Canadian Catholics who year when the owners close the bakery for Europe, where many Jewish immigrants to Ottawa had their roots. After 1957, it became attended their own schools in the neigh- the Jewish High Holidays, they remind us a community memorial chapel for Jewish funerals until 1999 when it was sold to its pres- bourhood. Asked how the different eth- of a time when Jewish families and busi- ent occupants, the Ottawa Francophone Seventh Day Adventist Church. nic groups got along, Ian Sadinsky re- nesses were a dynamic and visible part of counts a memory of being chased down life in Sandy Hill, back in the day. He described his family’s move in 1923 Photo Bill Blackstone from Lowertown to Daly Avenue where Dworkin Furs is closing they lived in “...a much more comfortable its doors after over 110 house for the family of eight people. It years in the same house had three storeys and rooms they rented on Rideau just west of to renters and boarders. There was a King Edward, crowded garden with chickens and geese in the out by condo develop- backyard raised as a business to sell for ments and high-rise tow- Passover.” ers. Abraham Dworkin Many businesses in Sandy Hill and on started business as a tai- Rideau Street had Jewish owners, includ- lor in the basement here ing Freiman’s, Larocque’s and Caplan’s in 1901 before becoming department stores (Freiman’s is now the a furrier; the business Bay, the other two have disappeared). remained family run until There was the IGA Foodliner (now the 1969. Both tailoring and Metro supermarket), the Rideau Bowling the fur business employed Alley at Nelson, and assorted clothing many Jewish immigrants shops, smoke shops and delicatessens. in the 1900s. Jewish fam- There were also professionals with of- ily names have all but fices or pharmacies on Rideau and homes disappeared where once in Sandy Hill. Ian Sadinsky recalls Dr. there were many on store Rubin’s dental office at Friel and Rideau, fronts all along Rideau. Dr. Schechter’s medical practice at Friel and Laurier, and Mr. Molot’s pharmacy 12 February - March 2012 IMAGE février - mars 2012 Photo Bill Blackstone Growth: dangerous, Fish filet unnecessary and destined to end with Jon Legg fennel ost people vaguely assume that growth, and economic growth in particular, is a good thing. However, more are questioning and Mthis view, and I urge you to join this positive trend, reinforced by the resources mentioned below. First let’s agree on what we mean by growth: any activity which results in an increase in physical tomatoes demands on our Earth. The increase in demands is a combination of the increasing consumption of the Dodi Newman human species, the increasing number of people themselves, and the pollution (including greenhouse gases) that we all emit and expect our Earth to absorb. his time of year, it is difficult to find a variety of green vegetables that have fresh The title of this article summarizes the main message of each of the three books discussed flavour, good texture and don’t come from half a world away. As winter goes on below: The Limits to Growth (dangerous), Managing without Growth (unnecessary), and and on, I get bored with spinach, Swiss chard, and the cabbage family, nice as The End of Growth (destined to end). theyT all are. Then I discovered fennel bulbs with their warm, summery flavour and great The 1972 book The Limits to Growth concludes that “If the present growth trends in texture. Fennel is wonderful raw in salads or cooked au gratin: baked in the oven with an world population, industrialization, pollution, food production and resource depletion equal amount of carrots, sprinkled with a bit of tarragon, lemon juice, and topped with continue unchanged, the limits to growth on this planet will be reached sometime within grated aged Gruyère. the next one hundred years. The most probable results will be a rather sudden and Here it is used in a quick and delicious main course, high in nutrition and low in calo- uncontrollable decline in both population and industrial capacity.” ries. About the tomatoes: unless really ripe ones are available, use canned tomatoes— This book provoked much discussion, and vested interests criticized it strongly. Ugo they have more flavour. Serve this dish over rice or with French bread to soak up the won- Bardi’s Cassandra’s Curse; how Limits to Growth was Demonized gives an account derful broth and accompany it with a green leafy salad with a lemon and herb dressing. of the hatchet job that was done on the book. Fortunately, Dennis Meadows and his (4 servings) co-authors produced two other “limits” books, Beyond the Limits (1992), and Limits to Coat the fish filet with the lemon juice, Growth: the 30-Year Update (2004). These books confirm the trends foreseen in 1972 1 pound fish filet (tilapia, orange roughy, cut it into 2-inch slices and reserve. Wash and stress that an encounter with the limits will cause much human suffering. or codfish) the fennel, remove the outer layer if it is The second book, Managing without Growth: Slower by Design, not by Disaster (2011), 1/2 lemon, the juice wilted, cut off any bruised spots. Cut the by a Canadian ecological economist, Peter Victor, argues clearly and persuasively that 1 large yellow onion, peeled and cut into fennel in half lengthwise, then slice each the world’s rich countries do not need economic growth. He says, however, that the 1/2-by-1-inch chunks half crosswise in ½” thick slices. rich countries should encourage the poor countries to grow economically so that their 2 tablespoons virgin olive oil populations can live further from the poverty that is now their lot. 8 medium, ripe tomatoes, cored, peeled Sauté the onion in the oil until the piec- The most at odds with prevailing views is the third book, The End of Growth: Adapting and cut in chunks OR es are slightly wilted. Add the tomatoes, to Our New Economic Reality (2011) by Richard Heinberg. Heinberg’s book makes a 1 28-ounce can whole, unseasoned the fennel and the bay leaf, stir well. (If fairly good case that global economic growth will be supplanted by economic contraction tomatoes you use canned tomatoes, cut them into as natural resources become scarce. Peak oil and the worldwide economic crisis play a 1 fennel bulb 3 or four pieces first.) Simmer, covered, large role in his analysis. Heinberg addresses the book’s subtitle, Adapting to Our New 1 small bay leaf until almost done—5 to 10 minutes. Bring Economic Reality, by suggesting ways to live sustainably over the long term. ½ teaspoon salt the vegetables to a brisk boil, add the fish, How can we respond to the messages of these three books? The longer we persist with pinch of freshly ground pepper salt and pepper, stir gently, turn the heat the out-dated policy of economic growth, the more damage we will cause to our lands, 1½ tablespoons finely chopped fresh dill to low. Simmer, covered, until the fish is our seas and our atmosphere. The doctrine of economic growth is coming up against the OR 1½ teaspoons dried done, between 5 and 10 minutes, depend- reality of a finite planet. This suggests that we should start now to reduce our demands 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh ing on the thickness of the filet. Do not on the Earth and to live within what the planet can provide sustainably over the long- parsley overcook; the fish should separate easily term. but not fall apart. Just before serving, very gently stir in the dill and parsley. February - March 2012 IMAGE février - mars 2012 13 Photo David Elden Tangling with Conrad Black Sandy Hill David meets US-based Goliath Last year Sandy Hill political scientist and author, David Dyment, met his giant over a book review. Mr. Dyment’s book, Doing the Continental, was reviewed, not altogether favourably, by Conrad Black, in the Literary Review of Canada. Mr. Dyment was given a chance to reply to his Lordship in the next issue of the magazine. Here is David Dyment’s telling of the story. —Ed. David Dyment he sees as ‘excellent,’ ‘good,’ and ‘impor- tant points’.” Yet Black’s review feels like an evis- angling with Lord Black feels like ceration. I respond to his use of the part of a larger process. Meeting butcher’s knife with a stiletto buried deep Nérée St-Amand has planted a with a big publisher, having them in my reply (libel chill?), writing gently loseT interest. Scrambling to find an agent, that “Black’s problem with Continental is different sort of gift shop another big publisher bites, doesn’t swal- with its tone, [and] disjuncture in appre- low. A significant, yet smaller publisher ciation for Mr. Black generally concerns When you take a good look at the is found - Doing the Continental: A New tone. He has perhaps a challenge in the Yvonne van Alphen shelves of The Garden of Light, you see Canadian-American Relationship will be interpretation, and in the projection of the results of Nérée’s numerous shopping published! Editing is a delight, 10 days of tone.” “Some people think we are an electric- sprees. One example is the many shapes living your work with someone else. I’m Being in the cross-hairs of the Lord of ity place,” Nérée-St-Amand jokes. “I sup- and sizes of Tibetan bowls. Nérée was asked to be a celebrity author at the To- Crossharbour has been part of the highs pose we are, but in a more spiritual way.” first introduced to the singing bowls in ronto Library Foundation’s Book Lover’s and lows, independent of each other and Nérée was brought to Sandy Hill in1990 the 1980s. “I was blown away by the rich- Ball at the Royal York with the likes of simultaneously, of being an author. when he accepted the task of establishing ness of their sound.” And now he goes Jane Urquhart and Margaret Atwood. A On the home front at the dinner table, the School of Social Work at the Univer- every year to Nepal to hand-pick bowls message from Dundurn, the publisher: our 10 year old daughter upon hearing of sity of Ottawa. A little later, at the time for his shop. But, some, he jokes, never Conrad Black will review Continental the upcoming review quickly, definitively when Nérée was part of a meditation make it to the shelves. In fact, at home he in the Literary Review of Canada. Five pronounced, “It’s not a good idea to be group and had been thinking about spiri- has 20 different singing bowls. One, he months of anticipation. The review is fea- involved with criminals.” Though maybe tuality, mediation, angels, and items that says, is large enough to sit upside down tured, in May 2011 on the cover with com- she’s right, I wouldn’t have missed it for would respond to people’s aspirations, he on his head. “The harmony of the sound, missioned art. the world. turned a dilapidated second-hand book and then the silence, provide an incred- Now to digest store into what is called The Garden of ible start to the day.” the review, it goes Light. “I had been looking for a couple of Nérée gets a lot of joy from making on and on, mostly a people happy. In Kathmandu, for exam- years to establish a different sort of gift vehicle for Black’s shop,” Nérée says. With the encourage- ple, a couple with two handicapped chil- thoughts indepen- ment of Prapti Jensen, owner of his fa- dren always greet him with tears in their Continen- vourite vegetarian restaurant, Perfection- eyes. This woman fabricates small bags dent of Satisfaction-Promise, and approximately which are later sold as gift bags. The sale tal. 25 other volunteers, the doors opened. means they have two months of income A message from Nérée has a son in Aylmer and a daugh- and they can send their kids to school. Bronwyn Drainie, ter in Quebec. Both children admire what For Sandy Hillers, it provides an unfor- the LRC’s editor, their father is doing and his energy. It is gettable gift. “I love to do this,” Nérée do I want to reply little wonder that his spiritual name, Ut- exclaims. “Our customers are aware of in the next issue? sahi, given to him by his spiritual master, our philosophy and the people over there Boy do I ever. A Sri Chinmoy, means enthusiasm. I asked can make a half-decent living. It truly is a weekend weighing Nérée how he can juggle his academic win-win situation.” every word. There’s work which requires him to travel a lot, The Garden of Light might not be enough in Black’s with the demands of his business, and an electricity store but it certainly has review that’s posi- his spiritual life. He told me, “It is not touched the lives of others and will con- tive, for me in my the amount of work that is the problem, tinue to be a shining light in our local opening lines to it is the worries. When I think about it, community. write “I’m most I wonder how it can be done, but when I Interested in hearing a combination of gratified he sees fit don’t think and simply do it, everything singing bowls, bells and gongs, with other to describe Conti- gets done in a harmonious way.” He also instruments like the flute? Check out the nental as ‘useful,’ uses meditation: “It invites us to live and Heaven and Earth CD, recorded inside ‘a good addition to the Rideau Chapel at the National Gal- appreciate the present moment.” As well, the discussion,’ and he says, he enjoys good health and can al- lery of Canada, available at the Garden of ‘a good book,’ and ways count on his employees. Light at 163 Laurier East. to effuse upon what Photo Bill Blackstone Govinda’s Vegetarian Buffet on Somerset East A Sandy Hill institution for 30 years Paula Kelsall The buffet selection is modest but var- ’ve always been a little shy about Gov- ied enough to be interesting, and you’ll inda’s, the vegetarian buffet restaurant have no trouble trying everything if at 212 Somerset East. I understood the you’re so inclined. We began with a dhal premisesI were shared with a Hare Krish- soup, well flavoured with ginger and co- na temple and I wondered if there would riander, that left us with a bit of a glow. be proselytizing. I heard I’d have to take There were two salads; a typical chef’s my shoes off. People kept telling me the mix of lettuce with cucumber and tomato food was great, but it wasn’t until recently that was fresh, crisp, and accompanied that I got around to checking it out. by a bowl of lemony dressing, and a bowl Stepping into Govinda’s is a bit like of pasta shells that were strangely plain- finding yourself in a 1970’s rec room, or looking yet quite spicy. They must have the dining hall of a small and pleasant been bathed in pepper as well as oil. summer camp. There are assorted faux- For the main course there was perfect- stained glass ceiling lamps, wood panel- ly cooked basmati rice and two curries; ling painted a fresh, clean white, and rows a yellow one with potatoes, green beans of unadorned tables with sturdy wooden and cabbage, and a red-sauced stew of Govinda’s claims to have been the first Govinda’s host and head chef Shankar Das chairs. The room is dominated by a cheer- chick peas, cauliflower and carrots. Nei- vegetarian restaurant in Ottawa. In fact it with U of O students Stephanie Sherren and ful painting of Hindu deities enjoying a ther was particularly spicy but both were is not just vegetarian but vegan, serving Sarah Achtereekte feast and, on a stand at the back, there’s good. The vegetables were still firm, with no eggs or dairy products. This is good, make themselves at home after exchang- a selection of reading material about lots of flavour and well seasoned sauces. nourishing food at an unbeatable price; ing a few friendly words about the weath- Krishna consciousness, vegetarian cook- Water was the only beverage on offer, but $5.00 for students and $7.00 for the rest er. The restaurant is open Monday-Friday ing, yoga and other practices to improve there was dessert; a very dense cake that of us. And there’s no proselytizing! We from 5:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m., and it seems to your spiritual and physical health. People tasted of honey and ginger and that sent found our host friendly but unobtrusive, be a good idea to go early if you want to do indeed take off their boots, which are us out into the night with a pleasant mem- obviously enjoying the company of some be sure of enjoying green salad and des- lined up on a carpet near the door. ory on our palates. regular guests and letting the newcomers sert. 14 February - March 2012 IMAGE février - mars 2012 Ottawa Carleton District School Board Trustee Report Update on accommodations at Viscount Alexander School and the OCDSB budget

Viscount Accommodations

Recently a school accommodations review in the Old Ottawa East and Elgin Street area concluded, but without really addressing for the long haul, where Lees Avenue students should go. This area has historically sent English program students to Viscount and Early French Starr Gymnastics was a big hit in January. Immersion (EFI) students to Elgin Street Public School. This pattern is to be News from Viscount Alexander Public School maintained despite the fact that Viscount has recently acquired an EFI program. It Michael Barnes show their support for our steadfast winter is up in the air right now what sort of Rob Campbell, Trustee walkers. Ottawa-Carleton District School Board Kindergarten registration at Viscount All walkers are invited into the gym school expansion or not will be done to Viscount Alexander is a community for hot chocolate and muffins. To make Elgin Street School as its foundation is school where each student can get to know walking even more fun wear a funky hat failing, though addressing it is a short-listed board capital priority. Another every other student and teacher and vice to attract attention to the importance of accommodation review process will need to be done in order to decide what versa. It is just the right size to learn, have walking. The “Golden Snow Boot” will to do here, though likely not for two to three years yet. friends and start on the journey of educa- be awarded to the class with the most tion. Students take part in many special walkers. Not that Viscount could accept a whole lot more students right now, as it activities right in their community. If your is getting close to maximum capacity. The number of students in both the child will be age four or five by December Students practice generosity English program and the new EFI program is growing. Getting an addition 31, 2012, she or he may register for junior Throughout the month of December the put on to Viscount to allow it to grow also is a short-listed OCDSB capital or senior kindergarten starting September school’s character theme was generos- priority. 2012. ity. The grade 5 & 6 class took on a Food Registration is ongoing so if you haven’t Drive for the Shepherds of Good Hope. It already registered please call the school was a huge success with boxes overflow- However, all semblance of a funding formula for any of our capital needs has office at 613-239-2213 to learn more and ing with donations! gone right out the window in recent years and capital spending for significant arrange to visit Viscount Alexander to see renovations or additions is now negotiated on a case-by-case basis with the all it has to offer your child. Starr Gymnastics was a big hit Province. With the Province now under financial constraint, it is anyone’s To register you will require your child’s On January 13, Starr Gymnastics held a guess when and for what capital dollars actually will flow. And, given the birth certificate or proof of age, immuni- workshop in the gymnasium at Viscount. Drummond report and other delays, we may not know even for some months zation record, and health card. A parent The ever-popular instructor “Bubbles” re- yet definitively what the Province is willing to fund for even next year. information night for both the Junior and turned to host this event giving our stu- Senior Kindergarten programs, Regular dents a fantastic gymnastic experience. It The Board does have maybe $10 million or perhaps somewhat less now in and Early French Immersion at Viscount was a huge hit with everyone reaching for its own unrestricted capital reserves, from previous school sales. However, will be held in May. the stars! this is not a renewing fund and has already been spoken for many times over. Walk to School Monday, February 13 Reading comes alive It has been dipped into recently in order to complement Ministry funding Viscount, with its fully operational Walk- We really thank our community volun- when it comes and is not practically sufficient for a given project but is not ing School Bus, the first in the city, is a teer, Richard Kelly, as he continues to in itself enough to fund anything serious. A new high school can easily cost leader in the project but we continue to donate his time to read to our students $60 million, a new elementary school $12 million, significant additions $5 to encourage our children and families to over the lunch hour. Richard is a retired 10 million, and significant renos $2 to 5 million. With a $300 million capital walk to school. To promote walking for actor, which makes him uniquely able to maintenance backlog and a dozen or more major agreed capital priorities, it health and environmental benefits, we bring the characters alive. This month he is unfortunately not realistic to look to the Board to fund Viscount’s, or Elgin’s encourage all Viscount students to walk is reading: The City of Ember by Jeanne capital priority needs by itself. to school on Monday, February 13th. A DuPrau to junior students and Ramona number of visitors will attend the event, the Pest by Beverly Cleary to the primary So, we wait, and hope. perhaps even Mayor Jim Watson, as they students.

Board Budget

Our annual budget cycle (operating budget) is starting up and I’d be interested in any ideas community members have on what we need more of and what we Upcoming could do with less of and, indeed, what is just right and not to be played with. We are sitting on some modest reserves at the moment, more by accident than design, but we are projecting a stand pat or maybe shrinking budget year nevertheless over all. Events Free. All are welcome. The Province has indicated that it wishes to hold education sector costs to 1% for next school year though its actual grants package information will not No strings attached. be released to Boards until maybe April. This is going to be less than inflation Feb. 18 Boy & Girl Pioneers (ages 5-13); 1-3 p.m. and may be the lay of the land for more than one year as the Province tightens its belt. So any scraps of reserves lying about will disappear and budgets Feb. 22 Ash Wednesday worship @ 7 p.m. also may need to shrink. Depending on what happens, we need to be able to react by cutting more or cutting less. Our staff have, over the past few Feb. 29, Mar. 7, 14, 21, 28 months, been going through their departmental budgets cost centre by cost Midweek Lent worship @ 2 & 7 p.m. centre and challenging all spending. Mar. 17 Boy & Girl Pioneers (ages 5-13); 1-3 p.m. Our budget process is a little strange as we must make a decision to spend about 80% of our budget by the start of March, before we know the grants Mar. 31 Easter for Kids. 8:30-Noon.* due to legacy collective agreement provisions binding us to staffing notices Apr. 5 Maundy ursday worship @ 7 p.m. by then. The non-staffing component is usually decided on by June. Apr. 6 Good Friday worship @ 2 & 7 p.m. Add to this a lack of clarity around provincial funding of salaries going forward and this could become very complicated. All teacher groups, and indeed Apr. 8 Easter worship @ 7:30 & 10:15 a.m. most other employee groups, have their multi-year collective agreements Apr. 21 Boy & Girl Pioneers (ages 5-13); 1-3 p.m. expire at once this coming August. While local Boards hold the pen in the end regarding details of staffing, hiring, benefits, responsibilities, work conditions, May 19 Boy & Girl Pioneers (ages 5-13); 1-3 p.m. and salary, the basic salary question is entirely dependent of course on what the Province will fund and there will be some central negotiation at Queen’s June 2,3 Ottawa Doors Open Park this way. * Call (613) 234-0321 for info or to register.

We recently approved a consultation plan to involve the public, with web comments, school council consultation, letters to stakeholders, etc. In the Sunday: months ahead, if you have views on our budget then please let me know. Worship: 10:15 a.m.

If you have a suggestion or a concern, or would like to be added to my e-newsletter Bible study: 9 a.m. Sun. School: 9 a.m. list, then please contact me via [email protected] or at 323-7803. Serving God and Man Meeting and document info available at www.ocdsb.ca Since 1874 [email protected] 613 323-7803 210 Wilbrod (one block north of King Edward & Laurier) 234-0321 February - March 2012 IMAGE février - mars 2012 15 Health assessment project Viscount Alexander has agreed to par- ticipate with the School of Nursing from Carnival in Sandy Hill the University of Ottawa in a health as- and adults of all ages lined up to see sessment and teaching project. The nurs- Julia Gilbert how snow can turn syrup into candy. Ms. ing students will benefit in that they have Brockmann estimated about a hundred an opportunity to learn and practice the people came out to have some fun at the techniques of physical and health assess- andy Hill held its annual winter carnival. “We’ve got regular volunteers, ments. carnival on January 22 at the Sandy but every year we see new families and Hill Community Centre. The event new students come out that are part of it The roaring game returns! Soffered locals a variety of activities and as well,” Ms. Brockmann said. The Ottawa Valley Curling Club Asso- treats to enjoy such as skating, horse- Among the volunteers were the All ciation is sponsoring a learn-how-to-curl drawn carriage rides, hot chocolate, and Saints’ Church youth group members, clinic including on ice experience at the handmade maple taffy. who ran the hot chocolate stand. The City Ottawa Curling Club for our grade 5/6 “The ice is really the big event,” or- of Ottawa provided free access to the class. This event is greatly appreciated ganizer Barbara Brockmann said while main halls, large kitchen and conference and we thank the team of volunteers for taking a break from the cold, inside room. Community group Action Sandy providing this experience. The Ottawa the community centre. “On the ice we Hill provided the funding for the carni- Valley Curling Club rocks! have the skating, we have shoot-to-win. val/ The group’s president Christopher There’s also a shinny hockey game go- Collmorgen said, “We all tend to work Scrabble Club ing on.” together on this. We need the community Scrabble Club is starting soon! Partici- Diane Beckett and François Bregha to come in and volunteer and they need pants in our Scrabble Club will have fun ran the maple taffy stand where kids us to support them financially in some learning about words and their deriva- aspects, as well, so that’s what tions as well as important rules, tips and we’re doing here.” guidelines for spelling words successfully The funds provided by Ac- in English. tion Sandy Hill helped the carnival add magicians to its Junior boys Borden Ball tournament list of entertainment. After a Heidi Listar, our Grade One and Two EFI long day in the chilly winter teacher writes, “On January 18th, the ju- weather, the kids came inside nior boys took part in their first Borden to watch local high school Ball tournament. They played against students Owen Kewell and some pretty tough teams from Centennial Gabe Roberge perform mag- and Manor Park. Their game against R.E. ic tricks. Kewell and Roberge Wilson was really exciting as the teams weren’t the only Sandy Hill traded goals back and forth ending in a high school students to enter- close score of six to five for R.E. Wilson. tain. The teenage band Fools It could have been anyone’s win and the Play also put on a show. boys played really well. We were lucky to Barbara Brockmann said have many gifted keepers who were near- that what makes the winter ly standing on their heads while making carnival so special is how it saves. Though we had some disappoint- gives kids the chance to grow ing losses, the Viscount boys showed ex- into it. “When the event first cellent sportsmanship and represented us started I think my daughter well. Now that we know more about Bor- was just a baby. Rosy cheeks den Ball, I’m sure we’re looking forward sitting on the horse and car- to a re-match next year! riage. Now she’s twelve years We send a huge thank you to Mrs. old and she’s helping me to McKinley, Mrs. Beck and Mrs. Duck- organize it. So it’s really neat worth who drove us there and back. Spe- for the kids at different stages cial thanks to Mr. Smith who drove and to be participants and then also provided the boys with snacks and grow into it.” Gatorade. We greatly appreciate your The evening concluded time and your support!” ASH Acting President Christopher Collmorgen was with a pot-luck dinner and extremely popular with neighbourhood youth. after everything was cleaned up, everyone had a chance to be together as neighbours. “I really enjoy living here and I like to think that our winter fair is one more thing that makes us come together,” said Ms. Brockmann.

Kathy Knowles to speak at Ottawa Public Library

Several of the libraries have developed Deborah Cowley outreach programs that add an extra di- mension to their day-to-day activities. athy Knowles, founder and di- Some provide hot lunches for the poorest rector of the Osu Children’s children while others offer after-school Library Fund (OCLF), will be book clubs and writing programs. One Kspeaking in Ottawa on Monday Febr- library has spawned a successful the- uary 13, 2012. In her illustrated lec- atre project, called the Kathy Knowles ture, she will give an up-to-date report Theatre Company, which has recently on her ever-expanding project to bring received a grant to tour its plays around books and reading to a whole genera- the country. tion of African children. Notable too is the Fund’s thriving pub- Since its creation in 1991, the OCLF lishing program. Recognizing the dearth has built, furnished and stocked with of culturally relevant books for African books youngsters, Kathy used her stellar pho- seven large community libraries in tographic skills to develop 30 photo- Ghana’s capital, Accra, and has helped illustrated books for early readers. They launch and support 200 smaller ones have proven to be very popular among located throughout Ghana and in other children, both in Canada and in Ghana, African countries. The largest library, and have even found their way to several designed by Ghanaian-Canadian archi- other African countries. Copies will be tect, Roger Amenyogbe, was opened in for sale at the Ottawa event. November 2011 and serves a vast im- Kathy will speak on Monday, Feb- poverished area on the northern edge ruary 13 at the Main Branch of the of Accra. Salaries of all the Accra- Ottawa Public Library, Laurier and based staff members are paid for by Metcalfe Streets at 7.00 p.m. Admis- the local authorities. sion is free and all are welcome. 16 February - March 2012 IMAGE février - mars 2012

Photo Bill Blackstone Photo Farris-Manning Photography

The Capital Chamber Choir has presented concerts in Sandy Hill since 2009, many fea- turing Canadian compositions. Director Sara Brooks, seated left, also directs the music program at the Unitarian Church in Westboro.

Grafton T. Reid, right, serves popcorn to William at the food service area in Centre 454 named after former Sandy Hill resident (now deceased) Harvey Pearce, who volunteered Sandy Hill’s Capital Chamber Choir at Centre 454 for many years. Photo Larry Newman hosts a fundraiser “with a twist” Roger’s community Cait Hurcomb and professions, has become well-known for its versatility and high-quality per- includes Centre 454 he Capital Chamber Choir is formances. Theirs is a refreshing and en- thrilled to be putting the “fun” ergetic voice on the Ottawa music scene, Larry Newman back in “fundraiser” with their up- with a decidedly Canadian focus. comingT soirée, “Capital Chamber Choir: The choir plans to bring this energy to oger Louttit, a Cree and originally On the Rocks With a Twist!” This event, its upcoming fundraiser. “This is a very Life is to be held on Friday, February 17 at exciting event for our choir,” says Ms. from Attawapiskat, was introduced organized in the December IMAGE. He is The Empire Grill’s Manhattan Room (47 Brooks. “It will give us a chance to meet at the cen- Clarence St.), is an opportunity to sup- and get to know our audience and to raise Rhomeless, living at the Shepherds of Good tre. There Hope and on the street. He and his brother, port a unique local choir while enjoying funds to support our continued growth is a sched- an evening of cocktails, canapés and Ca- over the upcoming seasons.” All funds Peter, panhandle on Rideau Street. I saw ule posted Roger recently and asked how Peter was nadian choral music. raised will go toward financing the choir, on the wall The Capital Chamber Choir was found- particularly rehearsal space rental and and he said, “He had a seizure and he’s in with activi- the hospital.” I asked how it happened and ed by Sara Brooks in January 2009, with score purchases. ties listed only 16 voices. The choir was formed to The evening gets underway at 7:30 p.m. Roger said, “Alcohol poisoning.” Peter is on specific younger than Roger, only 23, but he shows Roger Louttit, Rideau St. support young Canadian artists, to take and will include performances by the en- days and advantage of the incredible array of Ca- semble, appetizers, a silent auction, as well signs of wear already. This isn’t his first at fixed times. The most popular is kara- seizure. Peter was out on the street a few nadian music available, and to provide a as a cash bar. Tickets are $40 and can be oke. “It’s most unexpected,” Andrew said. new outlet in the National Capital Region purchased at The Leading Note (Elgin St.) days later, laughing about it. “It only hap- “People who are not very communicative pens when I’m hung over.” for local and Canadian choral music. or online www.capitalchamberchoir.ca. will get up and sing, some very well.” Since its inaugural year, this Sandy So, if you’re looking to become a patron It’s painful to watch these two misuse There is talent at the Centre. Hill-based ensemble, which now includes of the arts and enjoy a fantastic night out, their bodies and their minds, and our con- Also posted on the wall at the Centre 23 dedicated musicians of varying ages get your tickets today! versations are too fleeting to allow me is an extensive telephone list of agencies to answer the big “WHY?” question. I and organizations whose job it is to help suspect that there are people who have a the poor; the most impressive is the list of good idea, though, and Centre 454 is one 19 health centres and clinics. Aside from place to find them. Centre 454 is a drop- the list of activities that will happen every in centre, currently located on Murray week, there is a weekly calendar of ser- Street, opposite “The Sheps,” (as Shep- vices and activities, such as public health herds of Good Hope is known by some). It nurse on Wednesday a.m., arts and crafts, is sponsored by the Anglican Church and chapel, writers group, panhandlers group, its director is Mary-Martha Hale. etc. It reminds me of summer camp. Ms. Hale describes Centre 454 simply Andrew introduced me to Roger Babin, as a way to provide community to people a participant at the centre and a sculptor, in need. The centre is church sponsored, who talked about himself and the Centre. so there are chapel services provided, but Roger is afflicted with diabetes which has there is no requirement to observe Angli- affected his eyes so that he can hardly see can practices. Births and marriages are to read and can’t sculpt. He collects dis- commemorated and there is an annual ability (ODSP) which he estimates pro- memorial service for people who have vides about half of a poverty level income. died. Some leave and come back to cel- He is a member of the Panhandlers Union ebrate Christmas. There is quite a variety and is active in a volunteer effort to pro- of people who use these services: young vide art material for street people. Roger people who have left home abruptly— enjoys the centre and clearly wants to con- perhaps they have been in foster care; tribute to the “community of the poor.” there are people with learning disabilities, These children at addictions, people who just can’t seem It is clear that people like Roger B. and York Street School to get it together for multiple reasons. Peter and Roger L. can benefit greatly Twenty-five percent of the participants are from the services of the Centre. Andrew received violins at women, about 20% are Aboriginal. There feels that a large part of his job is to help the end of 2011 do- are a small number of children, who come people by facilitating, not doing things for nated by support- with their parents. people. This concept of helping by teach- ers of OrKidstra. ing or connecting is carried through by Music students from The day I visited Centre 454, Andrew other agencies, also. The Shepherds of University of Ot- Cheam, the on-site manager, gave me the Good Hope, another organisation serving tawa, Ottawa Youth “nickel tour.” There were about 40 to 50 the poor by providing shelter for homeless Orchestra and local people in the main room with tables and people, espouses the same view. More on high schools volun- chairs. A volunteer was serving coffee this agency in another issue. from the kitchen and three staff members teer as mentors. were sitting at tables, interacting with the participants. Andrew prefers this term to “clients” and he prefers “community for the poor” rather than using the conven- tional term, drop-in centre. I see Andrew as a downtown missionary. There are other rooms at the centre: a medical examining room, barely large enough for one nurse and one patient, an interview room, a small room with a table and chairs for activities, and there is the piano room with its upright piano and some tables and chairs for study. February - March 2012 IMAGE février - mars 2012 17 Joignez-vous au club de marche des aînées du History of an Urban Forest centre Rideau entre 8h30 et 10h30 les lundis et jeudis. L’adhésion est de $15 par année. Nous photos of the sommes un programme certifié Corps à coeur Larry Newman tree crown at par l’Institut du coeur de l’université d’Ottawa. various stages Nous célébrons notre 20e anniversaire! Pour de A tree planted in the downtown core of a plus amples informations, contactez Natacha in its life and au 613-244-2816 city won’t live for more than seven years. the life of the BEyOnD SAnGRE GRAnDE - Carleton History Professor Joanna Dean urban commu- BULLETIN BOARD Cyril Dabydeen—new booksCAR IBBEAn wRITInG TODAy his is advice given Professor Dean nity around it. Marian Heringer Announcing two new titles by Sandy Hill poet/ Long time Sandy Hill resident Marian Heringer Edited by Cyril Dabydeen by urban foresters and speaks to a From nearby professor /resident Cyril Dabydeen died at home on December 27 at the age problem when planning a denser Tunney’s Pas- — B e y o n d Caribbean literature has always been exciting of 86. Marian was a big supporter of the ture, the city Sangre Grande: and diverse, including over the past decades city.T On January 29, she and Will Knight some of the world’s most regarded writers. community and was especially interested in e n c r o a c h e d C a r i b b e a n Beyond Sangre Grande: Caribbean Writing presided over the opening of Six Moments the preservation of Sandy Hill’s urban heritage. closer and Writing Today, Today brings together a contemporary in the History of an Urban Forest, their She was a founding member of Action Sandy selection from key poets and fiction writers edited by Cyril exhibit at the Bytown Museum. Profes- closer until the Hill, was active on the community’s Citizens’ living in Canada, the US, the UK, and the Dabydeen (TSAR Caribbean itself. Fusing creole and other sor Dean explained the changes that take tree found it- Planning Committee in the 70s and was also cultural streams from a changing world, P u b l i c a t i o n s , self in the yard a charter member of Heritage Ottawa. Marian’s these writers capture the cadences and place on the path from planting to cutting Toronto). Cyril rhythms of the Caribbean while admitting of a house, both interest in art led her to become a docent at other influences to demonstrate the vigour trees in an urban environment. The quote was invited by condemned to the National Gallery, a position she enjoyed for and vitality of Caribbean writing today. above reveals the conflict between us and the director of whether in the poetry of Kamau Brathwaite, many years. IMAGE sends condolences to her nobel Laureate Derek walcott, David our trees as we both try to live in the same be razed for an TSAR, novelist husband, Richard, and the family. We will miss Dabydeen, Dionne Brand, or in the fiction of urban environment. infill develop- M. Vassanji, to Shani Mootoo, Austin Clarke, or Elizabeth her. Initially, the city of Ottawa was prac- ment. put this collection nunez, this remarkable collection represents An early arborist, a range of writing that constitutes the rich tically treeless. It was a woodcutting en- There are together. It tapestry of Caribbean literature in new and vironment after all, and people seemed other aerial favourite of Prof. Dean. Tutoring includes work by exciting ways! photos in the Paul Michniewicz, elementary, high school, and over 40 writers, to prefer not to take a close-up look at college tutor; mathematics, chemistry, physics, Cyril Dabydeen previously edited A Shapely Fire: Changing the Literary Landscape exhibit, showing the tree canopy cover including Nobel Prize-winner(Mosaic Press) aDereknd Another WWalcott.ay to Dance: Contemporary Asian Poetry in Canada and the trees. When Ottawa became the capital, and computer programming. Phone: 613 234- United States (TSAR Publications). His work has appeared in the Oxford, Penguin and in Alta Vista at various stages from early —The Short Stories H ofeine m Cyrilann Book s o Dabydeenf Caribbean Verse, a nd (The in over 60 literary magazines world-wide. A a movement to plant trees began. Gradu- 3734; cell: 613 302-9029 former Poet Laureate of Ottawa, his last novel Drums of My Flesh (TSAR Publications) development to the current time. Canopy Caribbean Press/Universitywon the Gu yaofna PWarwick,rize for Best Book oUK):f Fiction and was nominated for the prestigious ally, Ottawa’s streets became treed with volume of selected storiesIMPAC/Du blspeciallyin Literary Prize. Hrequestede is the recipient of the 2010 Guyana Lifetime cover is seen to be almost 100% in the Achievement Award. He teaches at the University of Ottawa. forest trees that grew tall and eventually For sale — Architecture archive by editors of the Caribbean Press. interfered with power lines and had to be non-agricultural areas, dropping to be- 35 years of Architectural Record as well as www.tsarbooks.com Available in July trimmed and cut back. Enter the arborist low 50% due to development, and then, bonus of Progressive Architecture. Just what as trees were planted in the maturing Forces In The Air whose picture (perhaps idealised) is a fa- you need to complete your library or to resell An Autobiography of a Canadian Forces Brat; vourite of Professor Dean’s. residential neighbourhood of Alta Vista, on eBay. copy from crowecreations.ca or gayelouise@ The curators, Dean and Knight, follow growing again. This illustrates some of Offers? Call Peter at 613 241-6326 rogers.com . A great little read and timeless. the life of a Burr Oak from the time of our values that change over time. With its beginning in 1854 to its final indignity the forest all around us, we seek space Food Talks Christianity 101 as it is cut down, 157 years later. The ex- and remove trees. As the forest becomes Are you interested in meeting with others to A new program gets under way at St Alban’s hibit at the Bytown Museum shows aerial less of a visual barrier, we feel the need share and learn about different food activities Anglican Church called “Christianity 101” for more trees. and programs that are happening in Sandy for the curious, the skeptical, and the just Six Moments in Hill? Join us for Food Talks, a place to discuss plain interested. Led by the rector, Rev. Mark THE GREEN DOOR the History of an Ur- what is happening in the neighbourhood and to Whittall, the discussion group meets Sundays ban Forest runs from support each other in our efforts. Next meeting at the church from noon to 1:30 p.m., following Ottawa’s acclaimed vegetarian restaurant is Feb. 15, 10 a.m. to noon, please contact January 24-May 13, the morning service. The seven-week program 198 Main Street 613-234-9597 Geri Blinick, community developer at Sandy runs to April 1. Lunch is laid on (no charge) 2012, funded by the Hill Community Health Centre, gblinick@ Network in Canadian and a textbook provided (also no charge). You sandyhillchc.ca or don’t have to attend the church service to take History and Environ- 613 789-1500. part in the 101 discussion group and no prior ment (NiCHE), a Jack knowledge or faith commitment is required. Kimmell grant from Rideau Centre Seniors Walkers! Just bring your questions and a willingness to the Canadian Tree Join us every Monday & Thursday anytime talk about faith and life. For more information Fund, and Carleton between 8:30 & 10:30 am on the 3rd level of call the church at 613 236-0342, email Kate Tuesday to Sunday 11:00 till 9:00 Monday closed University. The By- the Rideau centre mall. Membership fees are at [email protected], or visit www. Ever wonder how we make our food so good? You’ll town Museum would $15 per year. We are a heart wise program stalbanschurch.ca. St. Alban’s bills itself as a be happy to entertain certified by the Ottawa Heart Institute. We are Spirit-led, Christ-centred, contemporary urban want to download our information pamphlet. you with this exhibit. celebrating our 20th anniversary! For more church located at 454 King Edward Ave. at Daly www.thegreendoor.ca information, please contact Natacha at 613- Ave. 244-2816

NEW MENU! 18 February - March 2012 IMAGE février - mars 2012 Activités pour le Mois du patrimoine, à Ottawa- Gatineau en février 2012

Départ— édifice du Vieux- Marché, par 379, avenue de Bucking- Michel Prévost, ham, Gatineau (Québec). archiviste en chef Gratuit. 819 281-7111 ou de l’Université soc_hist_buck@hotmail. d’Ottawa com Mardi 14 février, de 19 h à 20 h 30 Ville de Gatineau Conférence – Actualité omme à chaque année, la com- de la vie et de l’œuvre de munauté archivistique et du pat- Claude-Henri Grignon rimoine profite du Mois du pat- Conférencier : Pierre Gri- Crimoine dans la région de la capitale gnon fédérale pour organiser, tout au long du Bibliothèque Bowater, 855, mois de février, une kyrielle d’activités boulevard de la Gappe, afin de diffuser notre riche patrimoine. Gatineau (Québec) Nous vous invitons à participer en 3 $ (abonnés de la biblio- grand nombre à tous ces événements thèque) / 4,50 $ (non-abonnés). Rensei- Samedi 18 février, de 9 h à 17 h Venez découvrir, le 29 février à 10 h, la organisés par les centres d’archives, les gnements et inscription : 819 561-7300 ou Dimanche 19 février, de midi à 17 h richesse architecturale du pavillon Tabaret, sociétés d’histoire et les associations www.gatineau.ca Bibliothèque et archives nationales du le symbole de l’Université d’Ottawa. On du patrimoine de Gatineau et d’Ottawa. Québec et Conseil régional de la culture voit ici le pavillon Tabaret à la suite de son Nous lançons une invitation particulière Jeudi 16 février à 19 h de l’Outaouais agrandissement en 1914. à la population de la Côte-de-Sable afin Centre régional d’archives de l’Outaouais Atelier de diffusion du patrimoine – AUO-PHO-NB-38A-2-292 qu’elle se déplace en grand nombre à la Lancement du 4e numéro de la revue Ensemble pour vivre notre histoire Fête du patrimoine de la Ville d’Ottawa Hier Encore Promenades de l’Outaouais, près du ma- qui a lieu, le 21 février à 11 h 30, à l’hôtel Collège Saint-Alexandre, 2425, rue Saint- gasin La Baie, 1100, boulevard Maloney / 40 $ (non-membres). Renseignements et de ville d’Ottawa. C’est important de dé- Louis, Gatineau (Québec) Ouest, Gatineau (Québec) inscription : 819 243-0888 ou sgo@gene- montrer à nos élus que la communauté du Participation au lancement gratuite, mais Gratuit. 819 568-8798 ou melanie_ alogieoutaouais.com. Minimum de 5 in- patrimoine est bien vivante dans la capi- réservation requise. Renseignements et [email protected] scriptions et maximum de 10 acceptées tale. réservation : 819 243-2345, poste 3205 ou Je vous souhaite un très beau Mois du [email protected] Samedi 18 février, de 18 h 30 à 20 h 30 Dimanche 26 février, de 13 h 30 à 15 h 30 patrimoine qui s’avère une très belle oc- Ville de Gatineau Association du patrimoine d’Aylmer casion de mettre en valeur notre riche Jeudi 16 février à 19 h Réception du patrimoine de la Ville de Causerie - Un regard sur l’Outaouais patrimoine archivistique, historique, Société de généalogie de l’Outaouais Gatineau – Remise de certificats hono- à travers les cartes postales rares de bâti, généalogique, toponymique et ar- Conférence – Déménager au Canada : rifiques du patrimoine l’époque Conférencier : Stefan Wodicka chéologique. l’établissement du Canada français en Les Jardins du Château, 100, rue du Châ- Ancienne chapelle méthodiste, 495, Voici le calendrier des activités en Ontario et dans l’Ouest canadien (1850- teau, Gatineau (Québec). Gratuit chemin d’Aylmer (entrée rue du Golf), février : 1914) Conférencier : Gratien Allaire RSVP : 819 243-2345, poste 2428 ou Gatineau (Québec). Gratuit. Renseigne- Société de généalogie de l’Outaouais, 855, [email protected] ments et réservation : 819 684-6809 ou Dimanche 12 février à 14 h boulevard de la Gappe, salle 211, Gatineau [email protected] Société d’histoire de Buckingham (Québec). Gratuit. Dimanche 19 février, de 13 h 30 à 15 h 30 Visite guidée – Buckingham, ville Renseignements : 819 243-0888 ou Association du patrimoine d’Aylmer Lundi 27 février, de 10 h à 11 h 30, suivi énergie Guide : Michel Riberdy [email protected] Causerie (en anglais) : According to d’un dîner Jack Couture Conférencier : Michael P. Centre Pauline-Charron, Archives de MacDonald. Ancienne chapelle métho- l’Université d’Ottawa et Centre de forma- diste, 495, chemin d’Aylmer (entrée rue tion continue de l’Université d’Ottawa du Golf), Gatineau (Québec). Gratuit. Conférence – Les églises historiques Renseignements et réservation : 819 684- catholiques francophones d’Ottawa- 6809 ou [email protected] Vanier : des joyaux du patrimoine re- ligieux à préserver Conférencier : Michel Mardi 21 février, à 11 h 30 Prévost, archiviste en chef de l’Université Cérémonie et réception de la Fête du d’Ottawa patrimoine de la Ville d’Ottawa Centre Pauline-Charron, 164, rue Jeanne- Hôtel de ville d’Ottawa, Place Jean-Pig- Mance, Ottawa (Ontario). Coût : 7 $ pour ott, 110, avenue Laurier Ouest, Ottawa le dîner. Renseignements et réservations : (Ontario). Gratuit. Renseignements : tél. : 613 741-0562 613 562-0405 ou www.choocopo.ca Mardi 28 février, de 10 h à 12 h À compter du 21 février, du lundi au ven- Retraite en action dredi, de 9 h à 15 h Conférence illustrée – L’Institut cana- Ville de Gatineau dien-français a 160 ans Conférencier : Exposition permanente – Deux siècles Jean Yves Pelletier, historien de l’Institut d’incendies Centre Richelieu Vanier, 300, avenue des Caserne Jean-Claude-Charbonneau, 315, Pères blancs, Ottawa. Coût : 8 $. Réser- rue Saint-Rédempteur, Gatineau (Qué- vation obligatoire : Mme Chantal Richer, bec). Gratuit. Renseignements 819 243- 613 860-1099, poste 2. Renseignements : 2345, poste 3545 ou savoie.bernard@ [email protected] ville.gtineau.qc.ca Mercredi 29 février, à 10 h Samedi 25 février, de 9 h à 16 h Archives de l’Université d’Ottawa et Re- Société de généalogie de l’Outaouais traite en action Atelier d’initiation à la généalogie de Visite guidée du pavillon Tabaret, le l’Outaouais. Animateur : Michel Béland symbole de l’Université d’Ottawa Société de généalogie de l’Outaouais, Guide : Michel Prévost, archiviste en chef 855, boulevard de la Gappe, salle 204, de l’Université d’Ottawa Gatineau (Québec). Coût : 20 $ (membres) 550, rue Cumberland, (départ de la Ro- tonde), Ottawa (Ontario). Coût : 5 $. Réservation obligatoire : Mme Chantal Richer, tél. 613 860-1099, poste 2 Renseignements : [email protected]

Nous tenons à remer- cier le Service des arts, de la culture et des lettres de la Ville de Gatineau et 418, Rue Rideau Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1N le Réseau du patrimoine franco-ontarien qui ont colligé ces activités. February - March 2012 IMAGE février - mars 2012 19 Illustration Dawna Moore

of worship originated after the second world war, CALENDAR is punctuated by meditative songs with simple February - March 2012 phrases in many languages. At Sacré-Coeur church, 7:15 p.m., 591 Cumberland St. Events and shows taking Feb. 18 - Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond place in or near Sandy Hill Rostand, translated by David Whiteley, featuring Richard Gélinas as Cyrano and Élise Gauthier February and March - Art exhibitions at the (from Sandy Hill) as Roxane, at the Gladstone, Heartwood Gallery, Hopewell Eating Disorder 910 Gladstone Ave., www.thegladstone.ca or Support Centre (February) and Vladimir Frolov 613 233-GLAD. General and Cosmetic Dentistry (March), 153 Chapel St., Mon-Thurs 4–6 p.m., Fri 3-5 p.m. or by appointment, 613-241-5937. Feb. 18, 25, Mar. 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, Apr. 7, 14 – Frontier College Reading Circle/Cercle de Feb. 5 – Apr. 1 – “Christianity 101” at St. lecture Frontier College, help your child become a better reader through stories and games, led 613-789-0800 Alban’s Church, 454 King Edward Ave. (at Daly) Sundays at the church from noon to 1:30 by Frontier College volunteers, ages 5-10 years p.m., includes lunch. For more information visit old, in English and French, 10:45 – 11:45 a.m., A beautiful smile and www.stalbanschurch.ca 377 Rideau St., 613 241-6954, www.biblioottawalibrary.ca/en/main/program healthy teeth. Until Feb. 12 – Enfolded features the work of Ghitta Caiserman, anabe, Feb. 27 - Action Sandy Hill meets The Ottawa Art Gallery, the last Monday of the month, Arts Court, 2 Daly Ave., 7 p.m., 613 241-4646, Sandy 613 233-8699, Hill Community Centre, www.ottawaartgallery.ca. 250 Somerset St. E.

Until Feb. 19 – Edna Feb. 28 – Launch of R.J. Patterson-Petty, African- Harlick’s newest Meg Harris Please come see us for American Contemporary mystery, 7 – 9 p.m., Heart Quilts, The Ottawa Art and Crown, 67 Clarence St. a SMILE consultation. Gallery, Arts Court, 2 Daly in the Byward Market. Ave., 613 233-8699, www.ottawaartgallery.ca. Mar. 1 – Nomination deadline for ASH/U Ottawa Outstanding Until Feb. 19 – Star Student Neighbours Award, Blankets by Wally Dion, awards total $1200, see story talk with curator Catherine on page 5. Invisible braces with New patients and Invisalign Sinclair on Feb. 17, 12:30 p.m., The Ottawa Art Mar. 5, 19, 26 – Cook it emergencies Intra-oral exam using Gallery, Arts Court, 2 Daly up! are healthy cooking digital video technology Ave., 613 233-8699, demonstrations by staff and always welcome. Treatment of www.ottawaartgallery.ca. community members for Appointments available on evenings sensitive teeth Nutrition Month. Afterwards, and Saturday Full digital X-ray, Feb. 9 – Why does taste recipes and greet other less radiation - WE CARE! bullying hurt so much?, participants. From 5:30-7:30 389 Rideau St. (at Friel) Insight from Neuroscience p.m., Sandy Hill Community FREE PARKING Bilingual service by Dr. Tracy Vaillancourt, Health Centre, 221 Nelson Our Lady of Mount Carmel St., in English, registration School, free admission, required, call Olly at please register online at 613 244-2792. www.education.uottawa. ca/45th 6:30-7:30 p.m., Mar. 6 – 25 - CUBE 675 Gardenvale Rd. Gallery presents BLOOM, photographic works on Feb. 11 – The Psychic glass by Karina Kraenzle, Experience with Matthew Vernissage Mar. 11 from 2 - Stapley, a fast-paced, 5 p.m., 1285 Wellington St. W. high-energy entertaining show of psychic near Parkdale Market. phenomena, Ottawa Little Theatre, 400 King Edward Ave., 7– 9 p.m., $30.00, a portion of Mar. 8 – 17 – The Player’s Advice to Shakespear the proceeds go to Operation Come Home, for by Brian K. Stewart, a New Theatre of Ottawa tickets phone 613 233-8948 or production, directed by Diana Fajrajsil, Arts www.thepsychicexperience.ca. Court Theatre, 8 p.m., $30, $25 (students and seniors), matinees on Saturdays and Sundays Feb. 11, 12, 18, 19 – Ottawa Art Gallery at 2 p.m., 2 Daly Ave., 613 564-7240, sponsored Winterlude events, Ephemeral Art www.newtheatreottawa.com. Making at Confederation Park, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., all ages welcome, event is free, www. Mar. 11 – The Vered Jewish Canadian Studies ottawaartgallery.ca, 613 233-8699 ext. 228, Program and the Department of English presented in collaboration with the Downtown welcome you to “Irving Layton: A Centenary Rideau BIA. Celebration,” celebrating the writings and legacy of Irving Layton (1912-2006), with readings from Feb. 12, 19 – Creative Sundays at the Ottawa his works by poets and Members of Parliament. Art Gallery, an afternoon of free hands-on art- Hosted by Professor Seymour Mayne. making activities, presented with the Downtown Admission is free. University of Ottawa, Rm 129 Rideau BIA 1-3 p.m., Arts Court, 2 Daly Ave., Simard Hall, 60 University St., 2:30 p.m. Contact 613 233-8699 x 228, www.ottawaartgallery.ca [email protected]. . Feb. 14 – Mar. 3 – Translations, a drama by Mar. 12 – 16 – March Break activities at the Mar. 12 – 16 – March Brian Friel and directed by Klaas van Weringh, Ottawa Public Library, Rideau Branch, 377 Break Camps available Ottawa Little Theatre, 8 p.m., $25, $22 (seniors), Rideau St., 613 241-6954, include: at the Ottawa School of $10 (students), matinee on Feb. 26 at 2 p.m., • Mar. 12 – What do you mean, no screen?! Art, 35 George St., visit 400 King Edward Ave., 613 233-8948, / Comment ça, pas d’Internet?! Ages 6-8. www.artottawa.ca for www.ottawalittletheatre.com. Registration. / Pour les 6 à 8 ans. Inscription. more details. 2-3 p.m. / 14 -15h Feb. 14, Mar. 13, 27 - The Tree Reading Series • Mar. 13 – NFB Film Club, animated films for Mar. 17 - Centretown meets the second and fourth Tuesday of each children including The Dingles, Painted Tales: Trees & Greenspace month, featuring Leslie Vryenhoek and Marilyn Winter Still, Oma’s Quilt, Sunday. Ages 6-12. Committee presents Bowering (Feb. 14), Jane Munro (Mar. 13), and Registration. 2-2:40 p.m. / 14h-14h40 CROPS in POTS with E. Alex Pierce (Mar. 27), Arts Court Libary, 2 Daly •Mar. 13 – Adventure Beat / Bouge de là! Musical master gardener Edythe Ave., doors open at 7:30 p.m., free admission, storytime. Ages 3-5. Registration. / Contes en Falconer. Ornamental 613 749-3773, the Tree Reading Series also musique. Pour les 3 à 5 ans. Inscription. 10:30- or edible, plants in offers free one-hour poetry workshops, 6:45- 11 a.m./ 10h30-11h containers can be very 7:45 p.m., www.treereadingseries.ca. • Mar. 14 – Imagination Station / Pause créativité. rewarding for small places such as porches, Ages 6-8. Registration. / Pour les 6 à 8 ans. Sandy Hill Community Centre, 250 Somerset decks and balconies. 1:30 p.m. at Ottawa City Feb. 15 – Food Talks, a place to discuss Inscription. 2-3 p.m./ 14h-15h St. E. food activities and programs in Sandy Hill. • Mar. 15 – Survival Isle the Game / Île désert le Hall. Contact Bonnie at 613 237-1056. 10-12 a.m. at the Sandy Hill Community jeux. Ages 6-12. Registration. / Pour les 6 à 12 Mar. 27, Apr. 3, 10, 17, 24 – Family Storytime Mar. 20 – Apr. 7 – Self Help, a comedy by Health Centre, Rideau and Nelson. Contact: ans. Inscription. 2-3 p.m. / 14h-15h (session 2) at the Rideau Branch, Ottawa Public Norm Foster, Ottawa Little Theatre, 8 p.m., Geri Blinick, community developer SHCHC • Mar. 16 – Fairy Tale Survival Kit / Pourrais- Library, stories, rhymes and songs for children $25, $22 (seniors), $10 (students), matinee [email protected] or 613 789-1500. tu survivre aux contes de fées? Ages 6-8. of all ages and a parent or caregiver. / Contes, on Apr. 1 at 2 p.m., 400 King Edward Ave., Registration. / Pour 6 à 8 ans. Inscription. 2-3 rimes et chansons pour les enfants de tous 613 233-8948, www.ottawalittletheatre.com. Feb. 16 – Heritage Ottawa’s seventh Bob p.m./ 14h-15h âges et un parent ou gardien. Registration / and Mary Anne Phillips Lecture, “Full Circle: Inscription. 10:30 – 11 a.m., 377 Rideau St., Mar. 21 – Heritage Ottawa lecture series Conservation and ‘Adaptive Use’ in Restoring Mar. 12 – 16 - March Break Drama Camp, 613 241-6954, www.biblioottawalibrary.ca/en/ presents “The West Block Redux,” talk by Julia the Jeanne D’Arc Institute on Sussex Drive,” Ottawa Little Theatre, for children 9-12 years of main/program. presented by Ian Johns and Sarah Jennings, age, from 9 a.m. – 4 p. m., $210, before and Gersovitz, Ottawa Public Library Auditorium, 120 Metcalfe St., 7 p.m., free admission, in Ottawa Public Library Auditorium, 120 Metcalfe after care is available from 8-9 a.m. and from 4-5 Mar. 29 - Law and Disorder – A Legal Comedy English, 613 230-8841, heritageottawa.org/ St., 7 p.m., free admission, in English, p.m., at a cost of $10/week for before OR after Debate, featuring John Wing Jr., Mark Ertel and en. 613 230-8841, heritageottawa.org/en. care and $20/week for both, full details about the Pierre Brault, 5 – 9 p.m., Arts Court, 2 Daly Ave., camp available at www.ottawalittletheatre.com tickets $150 and $125 (charitable tax receipt Mar. 26 - Action Sandy Hill meets the last Feb. 16, Mar. 22, Apr. 12 - Taizé prayer, or 613 233-8948. will be issued), call 613 569-4821 ext. 234 to Monday of the month, 7 p.m., 613 241-4646, named after a town in France where the form purchase tickets. www.artscourt.ca. 20 February - March 2012 IMAGE février - mars 2012 Window on the Rideau Park Watch: December 2011 Photo Lise Ausman

On December 6, there was the first of a series of political demonstrations at the Congolese Embassy on Range Rd. Police used pepper spray to disperse the crowd in an attempt to quell violent outbursts and maintained a presence on the street for many days. Cardinals: the reason why many people start into birding. Photo Claire MacDonald A flash of winter red the size of your feeding area is limited you Robin Harlick will only attract a single pair, for cardinals being very territorial will chase other car- don’t know about you, but whenever dinals away. Although we generally see I spy a flash of red in the deadpan them in pairs, they tend not to mate for life, whiteness of winter, I can’t help but preferring to change partners frequently. Ifeel a frisson of excitement and cry out And speaking of life, the oldest recorded to my husband that a cardinal has arrived lifespan of a cardinal is 15 years. at our feeder. To me this brilliant red bird Cardinals are known for attacking car is pure magic and I’m not alone, for it is mirrors and windows, particularly in said that they are probably responsible for spring when they are obsessed with de- getting more people interested in birding fending their territory from intruders. Al- than any other bird. though I have never seen a Northern Car- The name Cardinal actually refers to a dinal do this, I did come across a Brazilian family of large passerine birds found in Cardinal in Hawaii intently looking at his North and South America. The bird that image in a car mirror. It is thought that brightens our winters is known as the they believe their reflection is another bird Northern Cardinal, the most northerly in and so they keep trying to chase it away the Cardinal family. And yes, the name and tend not to stop until their aggressive Above — Many committed Sandy Hill residents have been helping flood and maintain does come from the red vestments of a hormones wane. our outdoor rink since temperatures dropped in December. Below—The fantastic result Roman Catholic cardinal. They are thrilling birds to watch as the has been a very popular venue for exercise breaks and pick-up hockey on frosty days. When I first arrived in Ottawa in the flash of red flits in and out of your feeder. Photo Claire MacDonald mid 1970’s a sighting of a cardinal was If you seldom have a chance to observe a rare occurrence. But almost forty years one or you can’t get enough of them, you later they have moved in in great num- can watch a variety of videos featuring the bers, expanding their range from the red bird and his mate on www.cardinal- southern U.S. states to as far north as Ke- bird.org. nora. One of the few songbirds that does Before signing off, I want to mention a not migrate, this expansion can in part rare bird occurrence that is happening in be attributed to the proliferation of back- Ottawa this winter. Robins, the feathered yard feeders and warming temperatures. kind. Many have decided to stay in Ot- Black oilseed is the best way to lure them tawa instead of flying south to their usual to your feeder and once they are enticed warmer climes. I sighted one on a recent they will be a frequent visitor. walk along the Rideau River. With tem- I say they, because they usually travel peratures in the minus teens and a good in pairs, the red male and much duller foot of ice and snow I did wonder how the female, who I’ve discovered is the better poor bird was going to get his worm. Lo- singer, unlike most songbirds. Apparent- cal ornithologists believe the warmer than ly the female often sings while sitting on normal fall temperatures and a good berry her nest. It is thought she is nagging her crop have enticed them to remain. But I do mate to bring more food. No doubt you’ve hope the urge to fly south happens before heard the male’s song in early spring and the food supply runs out. searched until you discovered his brilliant Writing as R.J. Harlick, Robin’s newest Meg plumage at his favourite singing perch at Harris mystery A Green Place for Dying is the top of a tree. I have also learned that if about to hit the stores and library shelves. BRUCE Thinking of Selling? WAYNE

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