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OOS MOOSE CAPTURE CAPITAL WARDSee story CUP! on page 7

Councillor , Moose Manager (and OSCAR correspondent) David Wylynko and - in blue - the members of the OOS Moose, with the Capital Ward Cup. Congratulations to the OOS Moose!

PHOTO BY JOHN DANCE

COMMUNITY CALENDAR networking Event Wed. March 2, 12:00 Doors Open For Music (DOFM) - Women’s Day Sanctuary In Sound: Trinity Western Chamber Choir, Southminster United Wine & Cheese Sunday, MARCH 6 7-9:30 pm Thurs. March 3, 19:00 Child Safety Awareness Community Networking Opportunities Firehall (260 Sunnyside Avenue) Meeting, Hopewell Public School (Library) Silent Auction Tickets are $25 Sat. March 5, 11:00 World Day of Prayer, St. Giles Presbyterian available online and by phone at Sun. March 6, 18:00 - 21:30 OSCA First Annual Women’s Day Event, Special Guest Speakers www.oldottawasouth.ca 613.247.4946 Firehall This event is generously sponsored by: Ilia Fabbri Wed. March 9, 12:00 Wednesday, March 9, 12:00 DOFM - Sales Representative Variations On Corelli: Magda Boukanan, 613.720.4542 piano, Southminster United [email protected] Mon. March 14, 19:00 Meeting of the OOS Garden Club: “Hydrangeas in the Garden”, Firehall Wed. March 16, 12:00 DOFM - The Baroque Affect, Southminster United Sat. March 19, 16:30 Franz Schubert’s “Die Schöne Müllerin,” Trinity Anglican Sun. March 20, 12:00 Tibet Film Festival, Mayfair Theatre Wed. March 23, 12:00 DOFM - Un Moment D’éternité: Duo Arietis plays music of transcendence, Southminster United Sat. March 26, 10:00 - 12:00 Create a Patchwork for the “I, Canada” Project, Sunnyside Library Wed. March 30, 19:30 Piano Recital “Horowitz in Moscow” with Maxim Bernard, Southminster United

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Possible Earlier Construction of Simplified Canal Footbridge

The new design for the proposed Fifth-Clegg footbridge features a straight-across span with a switch-back ramp and stairs on the east side and a straight ramp on side. IMAGE: CITY OF OTTAWA

By John Dance were pleased with the possibility of the bridge during the election a change lamented by some of the of advancing the work from the campaign and, since being elected, attendees. The possibility of advancing previously scheduled 2020-2025 has discussed advancing the project The proposed changes result from construction of the canal footbridge period that had been approved in the with Mayor Jim Watson and “value-engineering” of the original linking Fifth Avenue and Clegg city’s transportation master plan of Councillor Chernushenko. curved structure and, according Street was well received at an early 2013. The footbridge will provide Old to senior project manager Craig February open house hosted by The advanced scheduling is Ottawa South residents living in Anderson, will result in “significant Councillor David Chernushenko; possible because of the commitment the neighbourhoods bordering savings;” however, no specific however, a number of attendees of new Ottawa Centre MP Catherine Riverdale with a safer and more savings were cited at the open house. suggested improvements to the McKenna to recommend that the convenient cycling and pedestrian Councillor Chernushenko also spoke bridge’s simplified design. new federal infrastructure program access to , the Glebe of the desire to simplify the design to Some attendees expressed hope support the footbridge, and Ottawa and beyond and will also provide avoid the sort of complications that work would begin even earlier Centre MPP Yasir Naqvi continuing the missing link for an east-west plagued and increased the cost of the than fall of 2018 as mentioned by his endorsement of the project. Ms. midtown active transportation route. Airport Parkway footbridge. Councillor Chernushenko, but most McKenna endorsed construction “We’re well past the point of Old Ottawa South users of the asking the question will this project footbridge will access the new bridge be built,” Councillor Chernushenko by either the stairs or the ramp said. “There is good reason to believe located between Echo Drive and other levels of government will Colonel By Drive just north of Clegg OTLBC support the project.” Street. They will then proceed across The idea of a bridge over the canal the canal, go over the Lily Pond then 176 Cameron Ave (next to Brewer Park) | www.otlbc.com | [email protected] in the stretch between the Bank take a long ramp that ends almost at Street and Pretoria bridges has been Fifth Avenue. around since 1907 when the terms of Attendees at the open house made amalgamation between the village of several suggestions to improve Ottawa East and the city of Ottawa the new design’s functionality called for a bridge at Fifth and Clegg. and compatibility with the canal. Over the intervening 109 years there Reinstating safe viewing areas at have been many other proposals and mid-span was suggested by several during the last decade a number of people as were stairs at the northern residents of the Glebe, Old Ottawa ends of the east-side switchback and South and have the west-side ramp. Stairs at these vigorously made the case for a ends would shorten the walking footbridge. distance for pedestrians, and would The challenges have been reduce cyclist-pedestrian interaction multi-jurisdictional needs for the on lengthy portions of the ramps. site, and the related high costs of A number of Glebe residents satisfying needs such as providing objected to the new west-side berm a “navigation envelope” of 25 by leading up to the structural span, 6.7 metres on the canal. After two noting it would block views from the years of study, in 2012 the city’s Queen Elizabeth Driveway and for environmental assessment for the those living just to the west of the bridge recommended a $17.5 million Driveway. 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Community Garden Gears Up for its Fifth Year

Brewer Park Community Garden in warmer days. PHOTO BY ED KUCERAK By Ed Kucerak a community garden open to all projects of an educational nature; to become a member for the 2016 those who live, work, or study in and a space to grow food for those gardening season are now available. After four very successful years, the Old Ottawa South and neighbouring in need based on sustainable organic They can be downloaded from the Brewer Park Community Garden areas. As our name implies, the gardening practices with no chemical “Garden Plots and Membership” (BPCG) is gearing up for an even garden is located in Brewer Park, fertilizers or pesticides. page on our website. There is a one- more exciting fifth year of gardening, between Brewer Swimming Pool and If you are interested in learning time fee of $20 to become a member community building, and sharing. Westboro Academy. more about BPCG or in joining our of the garden, and an annual fee of For those of you who may have We are committed to providing gardening community, please check $25 per garden box. not yet heard about the BPCG, we a growing space for individuals, out the garden’s website at www. The deadline for receipt of are a non-profit community-based families, and the local community brewerparkcommunitygarden.com. applications is April 4, 2016. organization focused on operating including a children’s garden; Applications and details on how

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POETRY PHOTO BY MARTY GERVAIS Door Snow By Susan McMaster By Bruce Grant

When friends walk away Let us sing a song of snow too soon, you’re left borne by winter winds that blow in the draft from the winter the stuff in piles against my door. night blowing past where they forgot to stand in the doorway, I could go out and shovel, or in their coats and woolly hats, leave off my coat, my mitts, my hat to say just one last thing and just push up the thermostat. and one last thing more while you shivered and laughed, It isn’t stopping, so I think maybe wished they would go, I’ll pour myself a little drink. because even in their shelter the wind blows cold For who knows but another day where you stand to see them off, the wind may blow that snow away. lean against the jamb in shirt and sock feet, rub elbows, clutch arms, Bruce Grant, retired Engineer, layabout, but, even as they turn away is a resident of Old Ottawa South. at last, you yourself add just one more word, There’ll be a mess in the morning, one more twist to the tale proof you all let go, partying that none of you can let end – so well, talking so loudly, wait – press a bag into their hands – it was hard to wind down POETRY WANTED! for the long drive home, till you stood at the door shivering and buzzing for lunch tomorrow – till finally Submissions of original poems they say they really must – with spirits and words. and you wait while the car by Old Ottawa South writers backs down the lane, When a friend leaves too soon are welcome. Please send up rounds the corner, before the draft blows in. to 3 poems, no more than you flick off the lights, 30 lines long, and a 1-line lock the door, climb the stairs. Susan McMaster is an OOS resident. From “Paper Affair: Poems Selected bio to the Editor at OSCAR@ and New” (Black Moss, 2010). oldottawasouth.ca

LOCAL NEWS Ottawa Pacers Celebrate their 35th Anniversary

PHOTO BY BRENDAN MCCOY By Susan Townley celebrated their 35th anniversary as the beautiful day with shorter an incorporated club at Brewer Park distances and fun races for On Saturday, January 30th the Oval with fun races for everyone. the younger ones, and a Ottawa Pacers Speed Skating Club Skaters from age 5 to 75 celebrated one hour race for the older skaters. The fastest skaters managed to skate 83 laps Ottawa’s #1 in one hour! Well over 100 Soccer Academy pairs of speed skates were The only professional soccer academy rented out to the public in Ottawa with European Professional during the afternoon and Councillor David Chernushenko, his

soccer background everyone had a chance to daughter Anna, and the Pacers President try out speed skates under Celeste Bouma at the evening ceremony. GLEBE / OLD OTTAWA SOUTH & ALTA VISTA the tutelage of experienced SUMMER PROGRAMS 2016 Boys & Girls skaters. It was not only an afternoon by Mathieu Fleury, the Program 1 - Active Parents Active Kids 3-5 Year Olds afternoon filled with skating, Ottawa city councillor of Rideau- Program 2 - Skill Development for boys & girlls U/7, U/9, & uU12 but food as well! There were Vanier Ward. David even wowed free crepes and hot chocolate us by wearing the shirt he had from DURING THE GAME, CHILDREN ARE APPLYING, NOT DEVELOPING THE SKILL served all afternoon, and when he was a member of the Pacers then everyone continued the in the 1980’s! It was a fantastic day Summer Camp - Boys & Girls 7-12 years old celebration at the Brewer to celebrate the club’s history and Location: CANTERBURY PARK Date: JULY 11TH– 15TH Pool with a dinner of chili contributions to the sport of speed and cake. We were joined by skating in Canada. For more information please visit www.wsocceracademy.org our local councillor David and feel free to ask any additional questions. Tel: 613.276.9031 Chernushenko, and in the THE OSCAR l MARCH 2016 Page 5

LOCAL NEWS Custom-Made Jewellery at Atlantica By Tracey Morey location is that it has a front show- room, an office space, a workshop for He designs a ring or a pendant on him and a back room for family. His the computer. A lifelike 3D rendered wife Mia was very much involved in image is then sent to the customer, setting up the shop, but a new baby giving them a feel for what their arrived last year so she’s on maternity masterpiece will look like, and leave. There are not a lot of walk-in allowing them to request changes customers yet, but Hazem’s clients before the design is 3D printed and from his previous locations have cast in metal. followed him here. His clientele base Made-to-order jewellery is a big continues to grow, above all through seller for Hazem Maksoud, whose word of mouth. Atlantica Fine Jewellery store opened After leaving high school in recently at Bank and Cameron. But Lebanon, Hazem joined his brother the store also features ready-made in Ottawa in 1984. He liked the city necklaces, rings, earrings and a range a lot and has been here ever since. of garnet, topaz and amethyst stones. “It had the convenience of a big city Plus an impressive array of watches. and the charm of a small town,” he Engagement rings and wedding recalled. bands are his bread and butter. He worked various odd restaurant “But custom work is what I do,” jobs for a while, but his love of says Hazem. “Selling jewellery is travel led to another trade. He began secondary – meaning it pays my bills. by saving up money and travelling At other big chain jewellery stores, to Brazil, where he’d buy unique you’re paying for the name above artifacts and items that he brought all. I provide a valuable service at a home to Canada and sold. Silver Owner Hazem Maksoud in his new store. much lower price by default, custom- rings were lucrative and he started PHOTO BY TRACY MOREY made original pieces with minimal getting orders from companies in Toronto and Montreal. Over the mark-up.” Atlantica Fine Jewellery is up. As for Old Ottawa South, Hazem Atlantica, or would like to contact years, his investment in the industry also a member of the Better Business says “It feels really comfortable Hazem directly, you can visit grew as did his expertise, and he Bureau and the Canadian Jewellers for me, even more than the other Atlantica Fine Jewellery’s Facebook eventually went to Antwerp, Belgium Association. locations I’ve worked.” page. to be fully certified in diamond In addition to selling Jewellery, If you’re looking to plan a visit to Hazem also offers customers cash grading. for their unwanted gold and silver In 2000, Hazem opened his first jewellery. Customers also have the jewelry store on Merivale Road, opportunity to save money on a before moving to the north end of custom work by recycling the gold years later. When that or silver from their old jewellery to lease came up he was looking for a create a brand new piece. new location. That’s when the Old What Hazem likes about his new Ottawa South corner store came

A Jewel Of A Business! Hazem Maksoud outside Atlantica Fine Jewellery, which is at Bank and Cameron.

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CHRISTY’S CORNER Firehall Updates By Christy Savage, OSCA our involvement on social media. procedures. Executive Director That means we’re reaching out to community partners and beyond, and March Registration for Spring sharing information about things that Programs and System Updates Spring is around the corner and with affect our community. From public Registration for Spring programs that in mind we have a number of service announcements, events in begins on March 1st, and continues things happening in March at the OOS, the Glebe, OOE, and the City. until March 3rd with After 4 Firehall. Items of interest like when the canal programs. Please go into your opens for skating, to programming profiles and make any updates Women’s Networking Event March and important updates from the necessary prior to registration. 6th initially, but the final product will Firehall. Please like our Facebook Please also feel free to email mike@ The Special Events Committee be one that we will have had strong page at facebook.com/oldottsouth oldottawasouth.ca if you experience is happy to announce our very first input in creating, which is very and follow us on Twitter at twitter. any issues or concerns with the “Women’s Networking Event” important. The OSCA President’s com/oldottsouth to get updates and system in advance of registration. in Celebration of International column this month discusses our stay in the loop. And if you have a “Legend”, the new registration Women’s Day. On Sunday, March new registration system. I invite page in mind you think we should system OSCA now uses, launched 6th from 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm OSCA you to read it for more details. like/follow, please let us know. a few updates at the end of January will celebrate women everywhere Please also feel free to contact either that make the system more intuitive. by bringing together women from Mike or myself, Christy Savage at New Program Guide Launches More updates will be launched at the our community. We will have three [email protected] with any We are very proud to launch end of May, when you will be able special guests from different walks questions. a brand new program guide that to access your joint accounts and all of life; networking with a wine and we are now producing in-house. transactions. We are very excited cheese afterward; and the opportunity Summer Camp Registration is Mike Schnier has created a new with the new registration system and to meet other amazing women from Ongoing design that we feel makes finding all it has to offer. But there is much to the community. Thank you to Ilia Don’t forget to register for summer programs and information important implement and learn in the meantime. Fabbri and Monica Chaves Paz for camps. We are excited to launch to you much easier. We have clearly With launching any new program organizing this event. And thank a number of classics as well as a delineated sections to find yoga, there are bound to be adjustments. you to the many sponsors who number of exciting new camps this children’s programs, dance, adult We feel fortunate that the UK-based contributed. summer. Registration opened on special interest, etc. Hopefully the company Legend is building this February 1st and is ongoing. For new design inspires you to keep system exclusively for us. They are We’re on Social Media the full guide please go to www. perusing our course offerings and launching in North America with For almost a year Mike Schnier, oldottawasouth.ca getting to know all there is to know ourselves, GNAG and Dovercourt, OSCA Communications and Happy, almost, spring everyone. about OSCA, the Board, Committees, and with any initial launch there will Outreach Coordinator, has been different programs, policies, and be more adjustments to be made working diligently to increase

OSCA PRESIDENT’S REPORT The New OSCA Registration System By Linda Hancock 2015. When introducing a new clients will benefit as follows: system, it seems there are always • You will be able to search for I am writing this column on Family some initial challenges and Legend programs by name instead of Day and the last day of was no exception. Although we had clicking through menus; – what a wonderful festival and a a few glitches, we are confident that • In response to your questions/ great way to enjoy the outdoors in Legend will provide our clients with requests, we will be able to send our wonderful city! As this issue of the best registration system possible, direct links to courses on our The OSCAR hits your front porch or and OSCA with a much improved website and through emails; ability to manage our programs and • You will be able to register using door, another winter will be coming most important parts of our AGM activities, as well as the capability to a phone or a tablet; and to a close and there may be hints of is selecting our new Board for the assess and evaluate all that we do. • Legend provides much more spring in the air. Time to put away 2015/2016 year. I am very pleased We realize that many users have flexibility than the old system in our skates and skis and head out our that we will have many returning experienced problems with the many ways. front doors to walk, run, cycle or Board members to provide much operation of this new system. We wheel! needed continuity. We will have a truly appreciate the feedback that we In addition to a much easier system For those of you who participate in few positions available and would have received. It is your feedback for our clients, Legend provides OSCA’s programs and activities, you love to have some new members join that allows us to adjust and fine-tune many advantages for OSCA. The will have noticed a fairly significant us. Our Nominations Committee is Legend. We are actively working on system is much simpler to add our change to our registration system already set up and working towards any and all issues that exist. In the programs and activities every season. late last year. We launched our new putting forward a full slate of th meantime, we are confident that our Legend also has the capability to system, Legend, on November 30 , nominees. If you have an interest in produce many different reports getting involved, please send a note that will allow us to better plan our to [email protected]. activities and finances. As OSCA is Enjoy the rest of the winter and the working with Dovercourt and the beginning of spring! WANT TO JOIN THE OSCA BOARD? Glebe Neighbourhood Activities Group, we are able to share best practices and we are working If you have an interest directly with the developers of Legend. This means that we can and may have the skills needed, continue to provide feedback and contact implement changes to make the [email protected] program work better for us. As we head into March, the OSCA Board is already preparing for our AGM in May. One of the THE OSCAR l MARCH 2016 Page 7

OOS Moose Victorious at Capital Ward Cup By David Wylynko have matched in sports history. In the Brantwood Park and the temporary Ottawa. 1950s, even the sensational Montreal ice at the St. James Tennis Club. The Clearly, the big wigs who want We win. Celebrating its 9th Canadiens of the Maurice “Rocket” roster was rounded out by stellar the Classic brought to Ottawa are season, the Capital Ward Cup has Richard era only made the final seven playmaker Bruce Alexander, who jealous of seeing the Capital Ward convincingly surpassed the storied times in a row (though they did win missed last year due to contract Cup capture all the limelight. They World Hockey Association – which five of those finals). disputes, Captain Nick Neuheimer, are bucking to play the big outdoor lasted seven seasons in the 1970s – as Glebe has won the Cup once and stalwart Shawn Veinot, who game, between the Ottawa Senators the only viable competitor in Canada (2014) thanks to a year when they came equipped with braces for both and the Canadiens, at an outdoor to the National Hockey League. And brought in some outstanding young knees this time. “Getting old, guys,” rink in Old Ottawa South. But if it Old Ottawa South has played a huge talent. “Ah, then they all move Shawn commented with a sigh. The interferes with the practice schedule role, cementing its fourth title in the away,” sighed a veteran player. Hosers also brought a mix of older of the Moose, they’ll be relegated to half-day 4 on 4 shinny tournament Once again, the Moose’s female and young players, their fresh-faced a makeshift temporary facility on the January 30th at the outdoor rink at players made all the difference (each former competitive league players field at TD Place, or on Parliament . team must have two female players putting the fear of youth and vigour Hill. It almost didn’t happen. Though on the ice at all times). The team’s in the Moose veterans. The outdoor game would it was bone-chillingly cold by secret weapon was the three Sanford After the final, Hosers’ star player commemorate the 100th year that Valentine’s Day, at the end of sisters, affectionately dubbed the Andrew Matsukubo reflected on how the big league has competed for January it got warm enough to “Hanson sisters” by those old enough the tournament has evolved over Lord Stanley’s cherished Cup, not close the outdoor rinks. El Niño, to dust off the VCR to watch the nine years. “At some point, not sure to mention the 150th anniversary or its brooding father-figure, 1977 Paul Newman cult classic Slap when, the younger guys overtook us of Canada itself. Best of luck to Climate Change, nearly spoiled Shot. They don’t all come at once, in speed and talent,” he lamented. them. But as outdoor games go, the the tournament. But just in time, a though, Rebecca and Catherine “Maybe it’s time to bring even tournament initially founded and temperature dip made the outdoor ice playing this year and Rebecca and younger guys into the tournament.” refereed by former Capital Ward conditions perfect. Elizabeth last year. Moose captain Nick Neuheimer made Councillor , and since Well, perfect for some. “Never Rumours abound that the sisters a similar suggestion: “How about then by current Councillor David again,” promised at least one veteran could become free agents for the a youth division, for teens.” Many Chernushenko, will always come first after two hours of grueling end-to- tournament’s 10th annual rendition agreed, warming to the prospect of in the hearts of Capital Ward. Bring end action, kicking his skates into next year. When it was learned one seeing a faster game. on the decadal spectacle. the corner. “Time to leave it to the of the sisters actually lives within This year, Heron Park did an Thanks to two consecutive younger guys.” the boundary of Old Ottawa East (at extraordinary job hosting the event, championships, Moose manager It was the second consecutive win least, at the moment), the Hosers’ putting out refreshments for all, David Wylynko has been spared for the Old Ottawa South Moose, manager John Dance pounced, including coffee and hot chocolate to the merciless mid-season firing so who compete each year against the proclaiming: “There was superb skill keep the throng of spectators warm. common in hockey. For now. Heron Park Hackers, Old Ottawa and sportswomanship out there today Next year, the tourney moves back East Hosers, and Glebe Goal-Getters. but beware next year we’ll try to to Old Ottawa South, but might [Decadal: “Pertaining to ten; In a breathtaking end to end final, the repatriate the wonderful OOE women conflict with the first-ever outdoor consisting of tens”.] Moose overcame the surging Hosers who contributed to the Moose’s NHL Winter Classic to be played in to win 12-7. What followed was a triumph over the Hosers.” His momentous celebration, or a pile of comment could have created a huge exhausted bodies scattered on the ice, furor at the post-game media scrum, depending on who you ask. had there been one. The Moose have now won the The Moose also took advantage tourney four times overall, having of the superb playmaking of their captured the title in the inaugural young male players, Stephen Kutcher Thanks to OSCAR’s 2008 event, again in 2011, and now and Matt Hudon, who both played twice in a row. The Hosers have for the past three seasons. “Nice many volunteer writers also won it four times (2009, 2010, to see they put out for boards this 2012, and 2013) and made the final year,” commented Matt of the Heron every year, a feat few franchises Park ice, after two consecutive and distributors for seasons playing without boards at helping get the news Calling All Artists and Artisans for the OSCA Windsor Park Art Show to you! By Brenda Lee Registration of artists begins on The OSCAR is a self-supporting newspaper, st March 1 . Participants will need paid for entirely by advertising, and reliant on OSCA, in conjunction with ABC to make a family profile before Breweries, proudly presents it’s registering in the online system. For volunteer contributors and distributors. annual art show in lovely Windsor assistance please call 613-247-4946. Park, overlooking the Rideau River. A 10x10 foot space costs $50, and Thanks to the Dairy Queen for Featuring over 30 artists and artisans, all art displayed must be made by the contributing to our community through this is a great opportunity for new artist registered for the event. There and established artists to show their is no electricity to the site, and artists its support of the many work and to connect with other artists must provide their own tents and and members of the community. Held tables, and are responsible for their OSCAR volunteers. this year on June 5th from 10-4, it is own cash and receipts. an event not to be missed. For those sharing spaces please Live music this year will be note that only one jpeg per space will provided by The Hopewell Choir, be allowed on the brochure. Dinos and Darcy and award winner For more information please visit John Allaire. (www.JohnAllaire.com) www.oldottawasouth.ca or call 613- There will also be a community 247-4946. BBQ at the event this year. The BBQ Please note that this OSCA run will be hosted by the event is not to be confused with the Ottawa South Committee for privately run Old Ottawa South Art Refugee Sponsorship, and proceeds and Music Festival that has been held will go towards the Syrian families in previous years in September, in Dairy Queen, 1272 Bank Street they are supporting. Windsor Park. 738-7146 Page 8 THE OSCAR l MARCH 2016

THE OSCAR 260 Sunnyside Ave, Ottawa , K1S 0R7 www.oldottawasouth.ca/oscar NEXT DEADLINE: FRIDAY, MARCH 18 ISSN: 0715-5476 The OSCAR is published eleven times per year. Upcoming deadlines: [email protected] March 18 (April issue); April 15 (May issue); May 13 (June issue); June 17 (July/August issue); August 12 (September issue). Editor: Brendan McCoy [email protected] Layout and Design Editor: Bess Fraser Copy Editor: Michael Thibault Distribution Manager: Larry Ostler 613-327-9080 [email protected] To book an OSCAR ad Business Manager: Susanne Ledbetter [email protected] call Gayle at 613-730-1058 Advertising Manager: Gayle Weitzman 613-730-1058 [email protected] [email protected] (not classy ads) The Old Firehall The OSCAR is printed by Winchester Print. 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Trucks on Sunnyside Avenue Bank St. Are they servicing the ID number, business name, businesses at Lansdowne Park? and licence plate number when To the Editor, Let’s remember, Sunnyside is a possible) will be recorded, along residential avenue, and that there with the date and time, and Many residents of Old Ottawa is an elementary school at Bank periodically transmitted to the South, and particularly those Street. Ottawa Police Service and to living on Sunnyside Ave. The Ottawa Police Service has the City Councillor. We’ve been (between Bank St. and Bronson done a great job patrolling and given the following contacts at Ave.) have noticed a change in ticketing motorists running or the Ottawa Police Service: 613 recent months. Since the summer “rolling the stop” at intersections. 236-1222 ext. 7300 or via web of 2015, an increased number of Every second day, they can be form http://www.ottawapolice. trucks have been travelling on seen stopped behind a vehicle, ca/en/contact-us/Online- Sunnyside Avenue. lights flashing, ticketing away. It Reporting.asp. Although the “No Trucks” would be greatly appreciated if Hopefully, the drivers of these signs still stand on Sunnyside the Ottawa Police Service could trucks will get the message. Ave. at Bank St., and at Bronson also be on the look-out for trucks Ave., box trucks from many using Sunnyside Ave. as a short- Sincerely, enterprises and businesses are cut to wherever. travelling on Sunnyside Ave. Several Sunnyside Ave. R. Ozga It’s been observed that the vast residents are now committed (Sunnyside Ave resident from majority are not servicing the to recording details about the 1955 to 1965, and from 1971 to small businesses at Sunnyside box trucks using Sunnyside present.) Ave. and Seneca Ave., nor at Ave. Truck description (colour, PHOTO BY BRENDAN MCCOY

MCCOY’S MUSINGS Bylines By Brendan McCoy, basis. Part of the answer is that it is But times have changed. Modern OSCAR Editor the editorial policy of the OSCAR. journalistic ethics dictate that But why is that the policy? There reporters should identify who they was a time in centuries past when, are. After all they are asserting facts I am going to try the title “McCoy’s fearing authorities, the rich and and stating their opinions. Further, Musings” for my monthly letter. The powerful, newspapers regularly ran with a community paper such as the topic this issue: bylines. articles without bylines or under OSCAR, reporters are not paid. They Why does the OSCAR need a pseudonyms. Charles Dickens, as are not employees of the paper, but byline on all articles? It is a question a young journalist, wrote political are (very vital) contributors. While I that comes up on a pretty regular reports under the name “Boz.” as editor make every effort to check the facts of stories, and be sure wrestled with this in a few cases and there is fairness and respect (it is thought a fair amount about it. Do I OSCAR Zone Coordinator Needed: after all a community paper), in always get it right? I doubt it, but I the end the authors of a story need do try. to take some responsibility for Wondering why that anonymous •For Zone G, that includes delivery routes on the following their writing. letter put in my mailbox never made streets: Brighton, Fentiman and Belmont But is it an article or is it just a it to print? Here is at least part of the notice? A notice, or photo caption reason. Please contact the Distribution Manager Larry Ostler at: does not need a byline, so where But do keep your contributions email [email protected] is the dividing line? This, I will coming, this is after all your paper, it or admit, is matter of judgment. The is the place the community can have phone 613-327-9080 editor’s judgment, and I have a conversation. Just do please put your name on them. The Homework Club Now also offering a Girl’s Club ALL GIRLS! ONLY GIRLS! Academics, Arts & Yoga “Fridays are French Fun” for French Immersion Affordable, Quality, After-School Care 3:30-5:30 pm * Grades 1 – 8 Register NOW for September On the Sunny 2nd floor of Southminster United Church Supervised walking from Hopewell Call 613-818-3006 14 years Academic Support & Quality After-School Care Excellent Local References Page 10 THE OSCAR l MARCH 2016

Child Safety Awareness in Old Ottawa South By Janet Jull active and present on our streets, When we are vigilant and notice our community remains safe and we have a busy and engaged odd behavior or unusual activity, welcoming. Old Ottawa South is a great community centre, a caring school there are ways for each of us to take neighbourhood that enjoys a strong that is interested in neighbourhood action – and many of these measures Community Meeting: Ottawa sense of community. Compared safety, and we enjoy a vibrant and are both simple and anonymous. Police Services & Child Safety with other neighbourhoods in the energetic business community on A community meeting has been Awareness National Capital Region, we also Bank Street where many of us shop. organized to provide a venue where Join your neighbours, local experience a relatively low rate of The result is that we talk among one we can discuss how we can all business owners, educators and criminal activity, but we cannot take another and have effective “eyes on work together with our community community leaders in a gathering at this for granted. Increased traffic in the street”. According the Ottawa networks. Hopewell Public School’s Library, our neighbourhood resulting from the Police Service, these “eyes on the The meeting will provide March 3rd at 7 pm, to meet Old redevelopment of Lansdowne Park, street” are a key element in safe participants with information on Ottawa South’s Community Policing persistent low-level crime, and the communities. Being aware of what how Old Ottawa South residents Officer, Constable Matthew Hunt. more recent and troubling reports happens on each other’s property and can obtain accurate information Cst. Hunt will talk about his role of predatory behaviour towards watching one another’s children lets on incidents that occur in our within the community and how neighbourhood children all serve to us immediately recognize what is neighbourhood. As well, we’ll Ottawa Police Services works with remind of us of this fact. different, wrong or does not fit with discuss how community members our neighbourhood. The deterrence of crime is a whole- the normal pattern of life in our own can engage in practices that support This is an opportunity for of-community effort and we need to neighbourhood. and promote neighbourhood safety – community members to get accurate actively work together to cultivate Recent reports of predatory particularly for our most vulnerable information, discuss child and youth this environment. Our strength lies behaviour targeting younger people community members. We’re also safety, and identify how best to in our community. We live in a in the community are particularly interested in hearing your views on address potential child predation so friendly urban neighbourhood with upsetting and should serve as how we can strengthen and maintain that our community remains a safe front yards and porches that generate a reminder that we collectively the wellbeing of our neighbourhood. and welcoming one. lots of contact between neighbours. need to refocus our attention on Together, we can identify how best to We look forward to seeing you Our families and neighbours are neighbourhood safety. address these safety issues and ensure there.

Police Investigations: One Closed By Brendan McCoy Ottawa Police Officers: “continue to investigate the “identified and interviewed third party report alleging Child Safety Awareness On January 31 there was the male and determined that a child luring and Community Meeting a widely reported incident that there was no criminal sexual assault occurred in on Pansy Avenue where a intent. The file is now the area of Grove Avenue March 3rd at 7:00 pm 13-year-old girl on foot was closed and no charge has and Leonard Avenue on offered a stuffed animal been laid.” November 30, 2015.” Hopewell Public School Library by a male who had gotten The Police Service out of a vehicle. Since then did also report that they dianeandjen.com

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OCSB TRUSTEE’S REPORT Black History Month Celebrated at Immaculata HS By Kathy Ablett, Trustee present his view on Black History on March 1st. Well done! in Canada. As well, on this day, the As always, Immaculata High school celebrated together all the Refugee Response School is excited to celebrate the prepared aforementioned student A large group of Immaculata High multicultural heritage that our student performances. School students ranging in grade and staff population represent! With This doesn’t stop when February from 7 to 12 are supporting the work over 80 countries and more than ends! Multicultural celebrations are of Canadian Martyrs Parish which 20 languages and dialects in our ongoing at Immaculata. Our activities is sponsoring two Syrian refugee rich and diverse school community, and events continue throughout the families. They are sponsoring a teachers wove Black History into year. In April, we are very lucky to married couple and a family of their curriculum enhancing their have MASC artist Leslie McCurdy seven. Among many initiatives, the and paired them with the creation lessons in February. Black History come and perform for us her act students are fundraising through of Winter Warmth Kindness Bags Month celebrations featured the ‘Things my Fore-Sisters Saw’. sales of flowers for Valentine’s Day, that will be shared with our friends contributions of many to Canada’s Later in May, the school community preparing lunch kits for the children, at the Shepherds of Good Hope. Black History. prepares the International Food Fair. putting together backpacks and Ninety bags will be made (with the Every year, the student organizing Immaculata’s Team-Titanic-II school supplies, and they also created special number of 90 matching our committee, comprised of 12-15 placed second at Skills Ontario’s a welcome video in English and anniversary year) that contain items students, meets weekly from the Cardboard Boat Challenge. The . and gift cards to add a touch of beginning of January to have a event, held at The Confederation Immaculata staff is also in on the warmth to those in need. leading voice in the activities that Education Center and Nepean welcome by providing the families As I mentioned last month, Corpus best represent and suit our school Sportsplex on Wednesday, January with household cleaning supplies and Christi’s 90th Anniversary is coming community. This year, part of the 27th, challenged teams of four paper products. What generosity and up. Mark your calendars for this planning done by our very own students to construct a boat with two enthusiasm at Immaculata! exciting event to be held on Friday, students included an African Dance 4’ x 8’ sheets of double-corrugated May 6th during Education Week. group, a drumming circle, spoken cardboard and a roll of duct-tape. The Corpus Christi News Keep in touch with your school for word, a window case display and teams then race their boats across Corpus Christi’s Catholic School upcoming events and celebrations! morning announcements. a pool and test how many students Council and parent organizers hosted I look forward to seeing you during Our month of celebrations and can be loaded into the boat before their annual Mardi Gras fundraiser those occasions. activities closed with a special school sinking. event on February 9th and it was a assembly, which included a visit Grade 8 Immaculata students great success! The auction, games, If, at any time, I can be of assistance from our very own Ottawa CBC Romy, Colin, Zane and Cayden bake sale, etc are always a huge hit in to you please do not hesitate to call personality, Mr. Adrian Harewood! constructed a boat that covered the this school community. me at 613-526-9512. He visited our school on Friday, pool’s length in 28 seconds and held The school recently observed February 26th and spoke to all grades 340 pounds before sinking. The team Winter Kindness and Spirit Week. in our Assemblies in the big gym to will be invited to participate in the This year the students participated Provincial Finals, held in Waterloo, in theme days and special events

MP’S REPORT Update From The Hill By Catherine McKenna, M.P. Archives Canada. This supports was an honour to be a facilitator in a vision of a library as a space to the negotiations and play a part in The last few months have been showcase valuable documents, arriving at an ambitious international incredibly busy. Responsibilities have artefacts and paintings that illustrate agreement to tackle climate change. taken me out of Ottawa several times, Canada’s history and cultural Now the hard work starts at but I have relished the days at home heritage. Having a new central library home — and Canada’s provinces in Ottawa serving constituents. in Ottawa Centre is an important and territories are stepping up. priority and was one of my campaign On January 28 and 29, I hosted a Clegg Street/Fifth Avenue commitments. meeting of provincial and territorial Footbridge ministers of the environment that Catherine McKenna, MP I was pleased to view the Pre-Budget Consultation came together for the first time ever Ottawa Centre impressive sketches for this Our government is moving towards to work towards the establishment footbridge at a community meeting our first budget. I provided residents of a pan-Canadian framework to Working for you! on February 4. This footbridge will of Ottawa Centre with an opportunity address climate change and grow our st be a great asset for cyclists and on February 1 to present their views economy. Community Office pedestrians in Ottawa. As part of the on this budget. Some 80 residents I know that sustainability is an 107 Catherine Street upcoming federal budget, I will seek of Ottawa Centre attended our pre- important issue for the residents of Ottawa, Ontario, K2P 0P4 federal funding for this footbridge. budget consultation and advanced Old Ottawa South, and that is why I Tel: 613-946-8682 Based on my recent discussion with a number of ideas. Feedback on the am hosting a public forum this spring Fax: 613-946-8680 Mayor Watson and Yasir Naqvi, MPP budget can also be provided at www. on how to make Ottawa a greener McKenna.Ottawa for Ottawa Centre, we are hoping budget.gc.ca. city. Stay tuned for more details! @CMcKennaOttawa to make the construction of the www.cmckenna.liberal.ca footbridge a 2017 legacy project. Environment and Climate Change I was proud to join the Prime Contact me at 613-946-8682 or [email protected]. Central Library Minister and a diverse Canadian I am pleased about the potential delegation of premiers, Indigenous partnership between the Ottawa leaders, environmental NGOs, Public Library and Library and business and youth at the Climate Change Conference in Paris. It Page 12 THE OSCAR l MARCH 2016

MPP’S REPORT Ontario Passes Legislation to Help Build Smart and Sustainable Urban Communities

By Yasir Naqvi, MPP 21st century modern city. The Smart Growth for Our Our residents are welcoming of Communities Act, 2015, which In Ottawa Centre, we are fortunate these changes, but have continuously reforms the Development Charges to live in a diverse urban core, expressed the desire to be involved Act and the Planning Act will: surrounded by the Ottawa and in the decision-making, and • Help municipalities recover more Rideau rivers and the have encouraged development money to pay for transit services Protecting Condominium Owners (a UNESCO World Heritage Site). that matches the character of the and waste diversion; The Protecting Condominium As such, our community, in many neighbourhoods. Further, the • Give residents a meaningful say Owners Act, 2015 will increase respects, is the epicentre of intense proliferation of condominiums in how their communities grow protections for condominium owners, development - setting the stage for a has meant new challenges for by requiring municipalities to improve how condo corporations are residents and requires strengthened look at opportunities to better run and ensure that condo boards are regulations. involve residents in the planning governed professionally. Yasir Naqvi, MPP The Ontario government has process for new developments The new law contains many Ottawa Centre recently passed two pieces of and enhancing a planning tool changes, such as: legislation that would help build that will be developed with resi- • Clearer, more comprehensive sustainable communities and foster dent and stakeholder input; rules to prevent owners from be- Here to vibrant condo living. • ‎Promote and protect green spaces ing surprised by unexpected costs by encouraging more municipali- after purchasing a newly-built help you! Smart Growth ties to develop plans that help condo; Land-use planning and sustainable determine the need for parkland • A new Condominium Authority development have been important in the municipality; to provide quicker, lower-cost issues to our community. Through • Help municipalities resolve po- dispute resolution and help pre- our numerous consultations, tential planning disputes earlier vent common disputes; like the Sustainable Community at the local level, such as through • Strong financial management Community Office Summit in October 2012, Ottawa alternative dispute resolution, to rules for condo corporations to 109 Catherine Street Centre residents were able to give reduce the involvement of the help prevent financial and organi- Ottawa, ON K2P 0P4 true expression to “community- Ontario Municipal Board in local zational mismanagement; T 613-722-6414 | F 613-722-6703 [email protected] inspired development.” The new law disputes; • Better governance requirements yasirnaqvimpp.ca includes many of the proposals and • Make the planning and appeals for condo boards, including train- b/yasirnaqvimpp | a@yasir_naqvi recommendations that came out of process more predictable by ing for condo directors; and those sessions. extending the review of new mu- • Mandatory licensing and educa- nicipal official plans - plans that tion requirements for condomini- lay out how municipalities will um managers. grow and develop - to 10 years, instead of five; Ontario plans to move quickly to • Make the development charges deliver on the key commitments of system - a system for municipali- this act. The province will continue ties to help cover the costs neces- to consult with members of the public sary for growth from developers - and stakeholders to gather their more predictable, transparent and expertise during the development of Rideau River ice breaking begins February 22, 2016 accountable by creating clearer regulations and implementation of reporting requirements for capital this important legislation. Rideau River flood control operations begin the week of projects that municipalities are Buying a condo is one of the February 22, 2016 with the cutting of the keys, weather financing through development most significant investments in a permitting. Ice breaking operations, including blasting, are charges; and person’s life. This legislation helps to protect that investment. Through set to begin the week of March 12, weather and ice • Make the collection and use of money paid by developers for public town-halls that I hosted conditions permitting, on the Rideau River between higher and denser developments, and continued advocacy from our and Hog’s Back. as well as for parkland, more community, we were able to make transparent and accountable. this legislation stronger to protect condo owners in Ottawa and across A Reminder to Parents and Teachers This legislation is a big win for Ottawa Centre. Through consul- the province. Ice breaking operations will create open water. Children tations and continued advocacy, If you have any questions or should be supervised at all times around water and should our community’s voice was concerns in regards to either legislation, I strongly encourage you be warned of the dangers of open water. heard. This new law gives resi- dents in Ottawa and across the to contact me at my Community Office at [email protected]. The City, in partnership with the Rideau Valley Conservation province a greater, more mean- ingful say in how our communi- org or 613-722-6414. I look forward Authority, undertakes ice breaking operations each year to ties grow. to hearing from you. alleviate possible spring flooding in flood-prone areas. Once started, these operations will be carried out daily, weather and ice conditions permitting.

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MAYOR’S REPORT Making Our Roads Safer By Mayor Jim Watson awareness and road safety become cycling and driver safety, specifically increasingly important. when it involves large trucks. The Regardless of the season, residents of That is why Council introduced campaign educates cyclists and heavy Ottawa are always on the move. the innovative Safer Roads Ottawa truck operators about the unique Our City Council has made great Program. Safer Roads Ottawa is a dangers of sharing a roadway, such as efforts to ensure that Ottawa is collaboration between the Ottawa blind spots. accessible to as many residents Fire Services, Ottawa Paramedic Ottawa’s comprehensive approach as possible. Ottawa consistently Service, Ottawa Police Service, to road safety has produced ranks among the best cycling and Ottawa Public Health and the Public encouraging results so far. Reviewing calming initiatives at the pedestrian communities in Ontario. Works Department. traffic collision data from 2013 neighbourhood level. With more than 5,400 km of The program was developed to compared to 2014 reflects this roadways and 1,580 km of sidewalks, prevent or eliminate road deaths progress. Ottawa has seen: Although we have made great the City of Ottawa is very familiar and serious injuries for all residents, • Injuries relating to collisions progress so far, until we have with the unique challenges residents including the most vulnerable users decrease by 7% eliminated road deaths and serious can face on their commute. In fact, of our roads and pathways. • Total number of reportable injuries, we still have much work to Ottawa even has approximately Through changing road safety collisions decrease by 2.5% do. 40 km of cycling networks culture, community engagement and • Pedestrian collisions decrease by If you would like to learn more maintained throughout the winter. the development of sustainable safe 13% about the Safer Roads Ottawa No matter what form of transportation environments; SRO • Cycling collisions decrease by Program, please visit www.ottawa.ca. transportation you choose, the City of initiatives take a comprehensive 21% Ottawa is committed to ensuring the approach to eliminating collision • Motorcycle collisions decrease safest and most efficient trip possible. incidents. by 8% With so many commuters choosing For instance, the “Stay Safe, Stay • A new annual fund for alternative methods of transportation, Back” campaign focuses the issue of Councillors to invest in traffic

COUNCILLOR’S REPORT Public Health Impacts Of Substance (Ab)Use

By David Chernushenko Health Association, having one or About five years ago, my wife two drinks per day may lower stress and I watched a documentary film Living as we are in a time and place along with the risk of heart disease on drug use and the developing where self-indulgence is arguably and diabetes, but the negative effects brain. With two of our children in more the norm than the exception quickly outweigh the benefits as their adolescence at the time, we – think bacon-wrapped pizza, party consumption increases. found the information intriguing, drugs, and alcohol in every flavour In Ottawa, alcohol continues to and somewhat frightening. In short, you can imagine – guardians of be the most used substance and the brain chemistry of teenagers and public health face an uphill battle in causes a greater health burden of young adults is considerably different symptoms and even triggering the trying to preach moderation. injury and disease than all other than that of mature adults, and the onset of schizophrenia. And yet the personal, social and legal or illegal drugs. The impacts potential impacts of even moderate Read the full report for yourself economic costs of overindulging from excessive alcohol use include use of “soft” drugs were found to at the Canadian Centre on all our cravings are high. Today’s physical and sexual assaults, falls, be much greater than commonly Substance Abuse web site: www. emerging health threats are more collisions caused by impaired believed. ccsa.ca, or let me know if you are about overeating, overdosing and drivers or impaired pedestrians, Fast forward to today, and the interested in receiving a summary extreme drinking than they are about lost productivity in the workplace, results of more recent research. OPH of that discussion and any other preventable diseases or even cancer, family violence and breakdown, fetal recently participated in a presentation presentations. as much as those remain a concern. alcohol spectrum disorder, cancer and and panel discussion entitled With this in mind, and in my role cirrhosis of the liver. “Myth Busting: What the research Community Meeting: Ottawa as a member of the city’s Board of Every year in Ottawa, about 1,000 evidence actually says about the Police Services & Child Safety Health, I want to share with you this adults are hospitalized and 110 effects of youth cannabis use on the Awareness month some recent research. people die from factors attributed developing brain,” an event hosted Join your neighbours, local to alcohol consumption, and many by the Canadian Centre on Substance business owners, educators and Survey on Excessive Alcohol Use more are directly or indirectly Abuse. community leaders in a gathering at Ottawa Public Health (OPH) affected. According to OPH, one- Panelists with expertise in Hopewell Public School’s Library, recently completed a public survey third of Canadian adults say that in medicine, neuroscience and Thursday, March 3rd at 7 pm, to about the local effects of, and the past year they experienced one or developmental and psychosocial meet Old Ottawa South’s Community concerns, about excessive alcohol more types of harms resulting from wellbeing shared the key findings Policing Officer, Constable Matthew use. This is part of OPH’s Strategic someone else’s excessive drinking. from a new report, The Effects of Hunt. Direction to promote a culture of I will keep residents informed Cannabis Use During Adolescence. Cst. Hunt will talk about his role moderation and decrease harm about OPH’s work in this area, and The gist is that while cannabis is within the community and how related to alcohol misuse. The project will share the survey results when popular among young Canadians, Ottawa Police Services works with aims to start a dialogue about the they are available. with almost a quarter of 15- to our neighbourhood. public’s concerns related to alcohol 24-year-olds reporting its use in the This is an opportunity to get use, and to explore options to better Cannabis and the Developing preceding year, most are unaware accurate information, discuss child address alcohol-related issues in our Brain of the risks associated with early and youth safety, and identify how community. Medical cannabis may be effective and regular consumption. There best to address potential child Alcohol consumption is generally in alleviating chronic pain and is growing evidence that regular predation so that our community seen as an individual choice, and chemotherapy-induced nausea, marijuana use during adolescence, remains a safe and welcoming one. the consequences of excessive use among other applications, but the a time of rapid and extensive brain are often overlooked even though effects of regular marijuana use on development, is associated with an Councillor David Chernushenko, they affect the community at large. young people are another matter, and increased risk of addiction, cognitive 613-580-2487, According to the Canadian Public worth considering as Canada moves impairment and under-performing in [email protected], toward legalizing the drug. school, as well as causing psychotic www.capitalward.ca. Page 14 THE OSCAR l MARCH 2016

Franz Schubert’s Die Schöne Müllerin at Trinity Anglican on March 19th By Fabien Tousignant, Die Schöne Müllerin tells the Director of Music story of a young man walking alongside a brook and arrives at the mill. He falls in love with As part of their monthly the miller’s daughter but she concert series, Music at prefers a hunter to the young Trinity presents one of Franz man. Devastated, he decides to Schubert’s song cycle, Die drown himself in sorrow. Along Schöne Müllerin (The Maid with Wintereise, this song cycle in the Mill). This particular features some of Schubert’s cycle contains a total of twenty best music and a cornerstone of songs inspired by the poems German Lieder. of Wilhelm Müller. The poems were published in 1820 and The recital will be on March a few years later, were set to 19th at 4:30 pm at Trinity music by Franz Schubert. Each Anglican Church (1230 Bank song tells a portion of a story Street @ Cameron) with Denis that features typical romantic Lawlor, baritone and Fabien themes such as love, hope, Tousignant, piano. Admission is sadness, despair, death and by voluntary contribution. nature, to name just a few.

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“Horowitz In Moscow”- Maxim Bernard Recreates the Magic in Ottawa

recorded and broadcast nationally on with the average listener”. From CBC Radio 2. the baroque and classical periods, A prodigious talent in his own with music of Scarlatti, Mozart and right, Maxim began piano studies Schubert; to Russian romantic works at the relatively late age of 13. Only by Rachmaninoff and Scriabin; and 5 years later, at 18, he performed finishing with crowd favourites by Beethoven’s Fourth Piano Concerto Liszt and Chopin, the program had – with the Edmonton Symphony and has – something for everyone. Orchestra. Following formative Maxim’s concert will also feature studies with André Laplante, Maxim Horowitz’s three Moscow encores, pursued advanced studies with although the audience will not be Menahem Pressler, completing expected to clap for as long as they Master’s and Doctorate degrees at the did in 1986, from which the halls of University of Indiana. the great Moscow conservatory ring The laureate of competitions to this day! including the CBC Young Artists People of all ages, piano students, Competition and the Indianapolis history buffs and fans of splendidly- Matinee Musicale Competition, written, intellectually stimulating Maxim’s international career was music will not want to miss this launched in 2006 after he won event. Tickets, at $30 for adults, $25 the International Stepping Stone for seniors, and $10 for students, can Competition. Since then, he has be purchased at the Leading Note on toured prolifically and appeared as Elgin Street, Compact Music in the a soloist with leading orchestras, Glebe, and through the Southminster among them the Orchestre Church Office. Métropolitain of Montréal, with Featuring no less than seven whom he gave the Canadian premiere concerts this season, the MPRS of Alberto Ginastera’s Second Piano continues to break down barriers Concerto at the invitation of maestro to fine classical music. Special Yannick Nézet-Séguin. group rates and pay-what-you-can Recalling the impact and arrangements can be made online at significance of Horowitz’s great www.mprs.ca, or by calling 613-862- Pianist Maxim Bernard. performance, and the thawing of 2084. East-West relations that made it possible, this retrospective concert preceding years, his nearly cancelled By Roland Graham reminds us of the power of music to performance to a capacity crowd is bridge barriers of culture, language, remembered as one of the greatest Among memorable musical events and class, to say nothing of the live musical events of the past Master Piano that have made history – events such centuries bridged by a program that century. as the premiers of Beethoven’s Ninth encompasses music from Scarlatti to To commemorate the occasion, Recital Series Symphony and Stravinsky’s Rite of Rachmaninoff. Canadian Maxim Bernard (www. Spring – the return of Russian-born Horowitz’s Moscow program 2015/16 – Concert #5 maximbernard.com) will perform Vladimir Horowitz to Moscow in was not conceived merely for the the very same program Horowitz Wednesday, March 30 1986, after the great pianist had lived informed tastes of connoisseurs; it abroad for more than 60 years, has gave in 1986, on very nearly its was to be televised across the USSR 7:30pm 30th anniversary, here in Ottawa, become legend. and beyond, and by design, featured in a Master Piano Recital Series On Sunday, April 20, 1986, the as diverse and accessible a program Southminster United Church, exclusive. The concert is part of great pianist, at the age of 82, gave as possible. 15 Aylmer Ave a national tour, culminating in a the performance of a lifetime. In One review of the event waxed performance in Winnipeg that will be www.mprs.ca finer form than he had been in on about its “magical connection THE OSCAR l MARCH 2016 Page 15

Rideau Chorale Packs the House for its Carmina Burana Concert and Looks to the Future By Debbie Rose, Soprano, For its next concert, the Rideau opportunity for the participating Graham, the well-known Director Rideau Chorale Chorale will present George Frederic musicians and the attending audience of Music at Southminster United Handel’s Four Coronation Anthems alike. Church. Mr. Graham also produces with orchestra on Saturday, May Rideau Chorale rehearsals take the Doors Open for Music at On February 6, 2016, the Rideau 28th. place on Tuesdays at Southminster Southminster weekly noon-hour Chorale performed its inaugural In both their original versions, as United Church, located at 15 Aylmer concert series and the Master Piano concert, Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana, they will be performed by the Rideau Avenue (Bank Street next to the Recital Series. Roland’s vision for to an enthusiastic, sold-out audience Chorale, and in their subsequent Rideau Canal) from 7:00 pm to 9:00 the choir, in addition to promoting of over 570 people! As the sea of adaptations as oratorio choruses pm. Registration is $150.00 for the and presenting beautiful pieces of smiling faces confirmed, the audience and stand-alone celebratory works, term, plus music costs. The choir, music to the public, is to provide was as moved by the performance Handel’s Coronation Anthems have which attracts men and women with a mentorship and opportunities for as the choir, whose four months of always been favourites among variety of musical backgrounds, also aspiring choristers to develop preparation paid off in ways that classical choral works. presents its concerts at the venerable their musical talents in a safe and surpassed all expectations! With a mixture of majestic old church in Old Ottawa South. nurturing environment. The audience showed its grandeur and moments of exquisite The choir accepts new members Re-discover the joy of singing appreciation for the choir, as well as tenderness, the full range of Handel’s throughout the season, scheduling and take on the exciting challenge for soloists Gary Dahl, Fraser Rubens genius as a composer for chorus vocal placements with prospective of developing your musical voice. and Susan Elizabeth Brown; pianists and orchestra alike manifests itself singers and the director to determine Join the Rideau Chorale community Richard Dvorkin and Carol Wiebe; throughout the four masterpieces. their range and ability level. today! the Stickato Percussion Quartet; and As these works are seldom Interested choristers should contact Tim Piper’s children’s choir, Chorale presented as a complete set with the choir through rideauchorale@ Debbie Rose sings soprano with Lyrica, with a rousing standing their full, original orchestration, gmail.com. Rideau Chorale. ovation. this concert will be a rare cultural Rideau Chorale is led by Roland

Mar 9 Variations On Corelli Doors Open For Music A solo piano recital featuring works by Carmina Burana Sizzles at at Southminster Winter 2016 noon- Brahms, Ravel and Rachmaninov Southminster hour concert series line-up Magda Boukanan, piano By Ian McMaster demands rhythmic precision • All concerts take place on and harmonic clarity from the Mar 16 The Baroque Affect Wednesdays at 12:00 pm and last A celebration of the high baroque Standing ovations are almost chorus, in a wide variety of approximately 45 minutes featuring Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto run-of-the-mill in Ottawa, but time signatures. The singers’ • Admittance by freewill offering No. 6 and Handel’s Gloria for soprano, once in a while the joy of a success on this night was ($10/$20 suggested) strings and continuo performance jolts the body to all the more astonishing • Listings available online at Isabelle Lacroix, soprano its feet and smacks the hands considering that they only classymusic.ca Olivier Philippe-Auguste & Jolani together in pure and heartfelt came together about a year Domitrovits, violas spontaneity. And so it was as ago, some members never Mar 2 Sanctuary In Sound Canto Sentimento Strings the final chord and cymbal having sung in a choir Trinity Western University’s Chamber Roland Graham, director/continuo crash rang into the high roof before. Graham has whipped Choir presents their 2016 tour program of arches of Southminster United this enthusiastic group into sacred choral gems, familiar and new Mar 23 Un Moment D’éternité Church on the first Saturday remarkable shape. Trinity Western University Chamber Duo Arietis plays music of transcendence night of February. Carl Orff wrote this Choir by Beethoven, Brahms and Messiaen The evening had begun with work of 24 movements Dr. Joel Tranquilla, conductor Julie Hereish, cello my wife and me nonchalantly for chorus, orchestra and David Antoniuk, piano Michel-Alexandre Broekaert, piano turning up twenty minutes soloists, but several other before the start, expecting settings can be performed. a plentiful supply of unsold This night’s arrangement tickets. What greeted us was for two chorales, instead was the polite percussion, two pianos, and and Robert Dvorkin (on response of a sympathetic soprano, tenor and baritone a 9-foot Steinway lent by volunteer inside the door: soloists. Each component Steinway Galleries) created “Sorry, we’re sold out!” contributed perfectly to the an impeccable melodic fabric Luck was with us though, evening. Chorale Lyrica for the ensemble. Through it and after adding our names to from Gatineau, under the all, the Stickato Percussion the waiting list and outlasting direction of Timothy Piper, Quartet gave full and precise the latecomers, we ended up interpreted the children’s expression to Orff’s rhythmic in seats just to the west of the verses. Baritone Gary Dahl vision. altar, surrounded by the jostle brought considerable skill This was an evening of and hum of of a capacity and experience to bear on firsts for me: first experience crowd of well over 500 a variety of movements of Carmina Burana; first excited, expectant Ottawans. expressing a variety of exposure to the Rideau What followed was a emotions, from the forlorn Chorale; and first experience wonder. From the filing in to the comically inebriated. of a sold-out standing room of the beaming members of Tenor Fraser Rubens was performance at Southminster the Rideau Chorale, to the equally expressive, carrying Church. But you can bet I’ll hush as conductor Roland off the difficult falsetto get my tickets early for the Graham raised his baton, movement with clarity next performance by this to the hair-raising minor and feeling – and comedic amazing choir! If you get your chords of the opening verses, panache. Susan Elizabeth tickets early too, I’ll see you to the intricate precision of Brown dazzled with her there. the percussionists, to the expressiveness and mastery riveting soloists, to the final of the very high range that Ian McMaster is an OOS triumphant reprise, Carmina Orff demands in some of resident and participant in Burana, composed by Carl the movements. On the its many pleasures including Orff in 1935/36 and first instrumental side, the two skating, skiing, canoeing, the staged in 1937, is a work that pianists, Carole Wiebe library, Cedar’s and music! Page 16 THE OSCAR l MARCH 2016

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New Syrian and Burundi Refugee Sponsorships Canadians take for granted: The opportunity to live in peace and freedom. And the chance to introduce their parents and stepsister to their children: Kelsey, age seven; Yanis, age six; and Nahlah, age 10 months. That’s why Trinity Anglican Church is reaching out to the community on their behalf for much- needed financial contributions. “I am excited that so many people were generous with the Syrians, and I hope that the community will be equally as generous with the Burundian family,” says Reverend Arran Thorpe. The excitement is palpable as he earnestly adds: “They are our family. They are members of our community; parishioners who come to church every Sunday.” Financial donations will be gratefully received and tax receipts will be provided. Please make cheques payable to Trinity Anglican Church. Be sure to write on the memo line: “to Burundi refugees”. Mail cheques to: Trinity Anglican Church, 1230 Bank St, Ottawa, ON K1S 3Y3. You can also drop off a monthly or one-time donation at the church on Bank Street at Cameron Avenue, from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm on Tuesdays to Thursdays. (Back row: left to right) Max (Anne-Lyse’s husband), Anne-Lyse and Eliane, holding baby Nahlah (age

10 months). Front row: left to right) Kelsey (age seven), Reverend Arran Thorpe, and Yanis (age six). For regular updates on the committee’s progress The family desperately want to bring their parents and stepsister to Canada away from a life in hiding. go to: • The OSCAR By Georgina Hunter Burundi Refugees • Kate Jaimet’s blog at: www. Inspired by our community’s generosity, Trinity ottawasouthrefugees.ca Syrian Refugees Anglican Church has launched the sponsorship for • Facebook page: Ottawa South Committee for The Ottawa South Committee for Refugee an African family. Sisters Anne-Lyse and Eliane, Refugee Sponsorship Sponsorship is now actively pursuing the who are both Trinity parishioners, have agreed to • Visit www.oldottawasouth.ca to subscribe to sponsorship of a second Syrian family. share their harrowing story of their escape from the OOS weekly e-newsletter News Between A fresh set of volunteers has joined the Burundi. the Bridges committee to tackle tasks ranging from As Tutsis living in transportation, translation, apartment search, Burundi, they suffered home furnishings, health, education, employment, daily muggings, Paying A Higher Commission Rate Does Not Mean You clothing to finances. beatings, and lived in Will Get More Services Or More Money For Your Property. The committee is appealing to the generosity of terror as their cousins It Just Means You Are Paying More Commission! Old Ottawa South residents for financial donations and uncles were to add to the funds already raised. Also, the group murdered. will be looking for a host family to accommodate They are grateful to the family before they move to their own lodgings. be settled in Old Ottawa The group hopes that they can apply for a shared South, far away from SOLD sponsorship with the federal government, referred the sectarian violence to as the Blended Visa Office Referred (BVOR) and genocide. They FOR SALE Glebe where the costs are shared with the government. wish that their parents Glebe Yet a dark cloud looms over the future of the and stepsister, who live BVOR ever since the federal government put a perilously in hiding, can $817,500 temporary halt on its list of qualifying refugees. also find a safe haven in The committee keenly awaits news to see if the Canada. shared costs partnership will continue. “I fear for my parents’ On a happier note, the first sponsored family is safety since they are Full Service Real Estate thriving. Jehad and Nirmeen hosted a dinner party persecuted for being a for core committee members and served them an Tutsi” says Anne-Lyse worriedly. Barry Humphrey array of dishes brimming with tabouli, stuffed Sales Representative grape leaves, tzaziki, and babaganoush. “They fled the The couple expressed their gratitude and feel that Burundi but they are still PROFESSIONAL SERVICE the committee volunteers are their new Canadian not safe” adds Eliane, DOESN’T HAVE TO BE EXPENSIVE! family. clutching her baby Listing Now that their three school age children are tightly in her lap. attending school, the parents are free to study Anne-Lyse and English as a Second Language during the day. Eliane, along with Plus, the family is delighted that eight other Syrian their husbands, work tirelessly to save funds refugee families have moved into their apartment Commission to support their family % building so they can share their experience of settling into Canada. in Africa but often the 1 The Ottawa South Committee for Refugee funds they send are Sponsorship has Trinity Anglican Church as its stolen. base and support. Two other local churches, St. Inspired by Trinity Margaret Mary, together with OOS residents, and support, the sisters, have 613.230.8888 613.296.6060 Direct the Wesleyan Church will also sponsor Syrian filled out applications [email protected] www.BarryHumphrey.ca refugee families. These efforts speak to the for refugee sponsorship. generous and caring nature of Old Ottawa South The sisters, want residents. for their parents and 30 Years of Experience and Knowledge stepsister what most Not intended to solicit Sellers or Buyers on contract. Page 18 THE OSCAR l MARCH 2016

Local Artist Invites You to Join the “I, Canada” Project on who we become and what we exhibition at Almonte’s Mississippi end up doing with our lives. These Textile Museum, commemorating thoughts have been the most recent Canada’s 150th birthday. preoccupation of my artistic practice and have manifested visually in An Invitation... my most recent work, which I have For those of you who sew, you titled the “I, Canada” Project. know how time consuming it can be. The “I, Canada” Project is​ a series My goal for the “I, Canada” Project of hand sewn fabric patchworks. is to make 13 hand sewn patchwork These irregular shaped patches of blankets symbolizing Canada’s recycled wool, felt, and cotton fibers 10 provinces and 3 territories. As are hand-stitched together to create a teacher, artist, mother, and wife a blanket-shaped piece (approx. 4x5 (etc.), time is not on my side here. feet). Words, images, and designs So, I am reaching out to members are stitched into and adhered onto of the community to get help with these patchworks, accompanied my project. I encourage you to by images of canoes, paddles, and come create a patchwork or two and Canadian sayings or expressions. make your mark on this multi-part Also, songs and references to project. Anything with some kind popular Canadian culture and poetry of Canadian content is welcome; be adorn these patchwork creations. it personal, political, historical, etc. Some of these elements are sewn in Everyone is welcome! You don’t clusters and others in more spacious have to be an artist or know how to arrangements. These deliberate sew, there is a place for you! For compositions are arranged for their example, you can sketch your idea, visual appeal and their reference write it down, collage it, or simply to how things are recalled and hang out with us while we work. For A work in progress for “I, Canada” entitled: “Moosehead Beer.” remembered, sometimes in masses, more information and to see samples PHOTO BY VANESSA COPLAN other times with exceptional clarity, of the work, come to the drop-in and others in a distorted haze. program at the Sunnyside Library on personal identity and nationhood: By Vanessa Coplan ​“I, Canada” will be exhibited later Saturday March 26th from 10 am to How do personal memories and this year (September-November of noon. You can also learn more about place inform one’s sense of self and ​It began as a kind of compulsion to 2016) in a group show at the Ottawa me and my work from my website; belonging? remember and record, in stitched City Hall’s Annex Gallery. The www.vcoplan.ca ​I am of the belief that where we fabric, my nostalgia for teenage following year (June-September of Hope to see you on March 26th at come from and how we were raised summer camp experiences. Then, it 2017), it will be featured as a solo the library! evolved into a larger exploration of are critical and determining factors

The Company of Adventurers Takes Part in Shakespeare 400! By Cynthia Sugars charities. The Company’s participation in the “Shakespeare 400” Festival marks a This year marks the 400th anniversary new departure, as we head indoors to the of Shakespeare’s death. To celebrate Avalon Studio at 738A Bank Street, in the occasion, “Shakespeare 400” the Glebe. festivals have been organized around Featuring a shipwreck, practical jokes, the world, from Stratford, England, to mistaken identities, a rascally jester, Melbourne, Australia, and several places an uproarious sword fight, and lots of in between. The University of Ottawa music, Twelfth Night has long been one is hosting a season-long “Shakespeare of Shakespeare’s most popular comedies. 400” Festival of its own, including Like all Company of Adventurers plays, concerts, talks, contests (a productions, this year’s show is ideal Shakespeare insultathon), art exhibits, family entertainment, a great way of and more, culminating in a conference introducing kids to Shakespeare. With on “Shakespeare in Canada” on the a cast ranging in age from 9 to 16, it Viola and the Captain, during the 2014 Company of Adventurers’ weekend of Shakespeare’s April 23rd includes plenty of music, drama, and production of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. PHOTO BY CLINTON LEE birthday. high spirits. Come out and see us! “If “Shakespeare 400” will also feature music be the food of love, play on!” a production of Twelfth Night by The The play will be performed April Ortho-Sport Company of Adventurers, an Ottawa 17, 18 and 19 at 7:00 pm. Tickets are South young people’s theatre company. $10 for adults, $5 for children (18 and PHYSIOTHERAPY For the past five summers, The Company under) and will be avaliable at the door. of Adventurers has been producing an Advance tickets can be purchased by annual Shakespeare play, performed writing to Cynthia Sugars at Celebrating 27 Years of Practice! outdoors in the community on September [email protected] weekends as a fundraiser for local Ortho-Sport Physiotherapy welcomes Naturopathic Doctor The Company of Adventurers presents Amelia Croll Book your consultation now! Shakespeare’s

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Walking the Camino de Santiago By Bruce Grant spection that you seek, this is your route. You may walk all day without I recently met with two of my OOS seeing another pilgrim. neighbours to hear the story of their Linda and Wendy tell me they met “Camino”. I refer, of course, to the more pharmacists than pilgrims on Camino de Santiago de Compostela, this route, and the pharmacists were an ancient pilgrimage route in Spain very helpful; they saved the project that dates from the ninth century. from failure. Much more than just In recent years, it has become very pushing medications across the coun- popular, whether as a religious ter, they got down and treated the pilgrimage, a penance, a quest for swollen and blistered feet. personal discovery, or a challenging On the first day out, they arrived adventure. at a small restaurant, exhausted and Wendy Robbins has done it once hungry, but still two hours short of before; in 2013, she walked La their intended target for this day. Ruta Francés, about 800 km from Wendy, using her imperfect Span- Saint Jean Pied du Port, to Santiago. ish, attempted to order a dish with Last year Wendy and Linda Russell anchovies which are reputed to be a walked La Ruta del Norte, from Irún specialty in this region. The waiter to Santiago. brought a bottle of wine. “Txakoli” it These are two women who fre- was called in Euskadi, “Chacolí” in quently share walks in Ottawa, and Castilian. Also a regional specialty, just thought they would like to do it’s like Portuguese Vinho Verde, a this thing together. light refreshing white wine. What Wendy recalls that the first day on to do with this unfortunate mix-up? the Ruta Francés is the hardest, as What else? They emptied the bottle, you walk uphill all day long into the were much refreshed and finished the Pyrenees, your body not yet hard- day on a bus. ened by the trail. The Ruta del Norte Our friends felt no need to walk is even harder, alternating between every step of the way. There are seaside towns and rocky headlands, many pilgrims who will insist upon connected by ancient steps carved walking the entire journey and sleep- into the rocks. “The first part was ing only in the hostels. Wendy said: difficult, and badly sign-posted, just “That’s just a mind game.” They resolved to keep on keeping on, to the first two thirds.” On the map, the Wendy Robbins and Linda Russell on the Camino. Ruta del Norte appears shorter. In never retrace their steps, and to use PHOTO BY ROBBINS AND RUSSELL fact, it’s longer; the map can’t show whatever transport options were indi- you all the twisting and turning, the cated by their situation. They would upping and downing that make it so. get themselves to Santiago one way The Ruta Francés is by far the or another within their six weeks of most popular, attracting a quarter- available time. million pilgrims per year. It’s a social You have to walk not less than the happening; the people join up into last 100 km to get the official “com- wandering tribes, warm friendships postela” (certificate of completion). often form along the way. Navigation In the end, they walked about half of is easy: you just follow the group the 830 kilometres and much more ahead of you on the well-marked than the last 100. When was the last trail. You may have difficulty getting time you, dear reader, completed a FOCUSED. your body into an albergue (pilgrim walk of some 415 km? Never? Me hostel) for a night’s sleep if you too! Well done, Linda and Wendy, CONFIDENT. don’t get there ahead of the crowds. and thanks for sharing the story. The Ruta del Norte is quite some- Bruce Grant, retired Engineer, SUCCESSFUL. thing else: lightly travelled and not layabout, is a resident of OOS. He well marked, it forces you to seek hopes readers will bring him other advice from the residents who speak story ideas. only Spanish, Euskadi (Basque) or Galician. If it’s solitude and intro-

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Ben Foster as Lance Armstrong in The Program

The Program refreshing, as the British director Stephen Frears directs this tackles an American icon whose devastating biographical drama about fall from grace was nothing short of the rise and fall of Lance Armstong, spectacular. winner of the gruelling Tour de The Program had its world France seven times from 1999 to premiere at the 2015 Toronto 2005. A testicular cancer survivor, International Film Festival. Frears’ Armstrong’s comeback at the Tour storied filmography includes hits de France in 2009 inspired tens of like My Beautiful Laundrette (1985), thousands of cancer survivors to Dirty Pretty Things (1987) and embrace the athlete and his message Philomena (2013). In The Program, of positive thinking. Armstrong’s Frears turned to John Hodge foundation, LiveStrong, has raised (director of Trainspotting) to write

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CINEMA Tibet on the Edge: 2016 Film Festival By Edwinna von Baeyer and Canadian companies are currently Val Swinton involved in mining projects in Tibet. There is also an estimated 10 billion tonnes of oil and natural gas waiting The 2016 Ottawa Tibet Film Festival to be exploited. Millions of Tibetan is using a new lens to give Ottawans nomads, traditional custodians a glimpse of what is happening in of Tibetan grasslands, have been modern Tibet. Although there will be relocated to urban settlements to a variety of topics addressed in the open up these areas for industrial films, the focus of this year’s lineup development. at the Mayfair Theatre is the toll that China needs these resources for its resource extraction and development growing economy, but critics worry is taking on the rivers, grasslands that their extraction will harm Tibet’s and mountain areas of Tibet - and its fragile ecosystem and undermine people. Tibetan culture, a culture that invests Tibet is the Earth’s highest region. mountains and nature with spiritual From here flow many of the world’s significance. major rivers: the Yangtze, Yellow, “The environmental films Indus, Mekong, the Ganges and showcase Tibet in a new and others. It is no wonder that Tibet worrisome way - we see the perils of has been called the “water tower” of unbridled development in a region Asia, and that the region is attracting important not only to Tibet and its Canada. Some of the proceeds from Edwinna von Baeyer is a longstand- investment in water projects; projects people, but also to the entire Asian the Festival will be donated to the ing Old Ottawa South resident, that are developing hydro dams to subcontinent,” says Floriane Tsering, Tibetan Resettlement Project Ottawa, and Val Swinton, a former resident. support industrial development and organizer of the Festival. which has assisted more than 60 Both are volunteers with the Ottawa diverting water to populations in The 4th annual Ottawa Tibet Tibetans to settle in Ottawa, and is Tibetan Resettlement Project and north and west China. Film Festival is an initiative of preparing to welcome another 34 by strong supporters of the Ottawa Tibet In the last decade, deposits of over the Ottawa Tibetan Community the end of May. Film Festival. a hundred different minerals have Association, which was formed Starting at noon on Sunday, March been identified under the Tibetan in 2014 by Tibetans who arrived 20th and closing at 8:30 pm, the day Plateau. There is an estimated one in Ottawa over the past few years will combine films and discussion. To trillion dollars worth of zinc and under an agreement between the learn more, visit the website at www. copper alone, quantities that will Dalai Lama and the Government of ottawatibetfilmfestival.com or call double China’s reserves. Seven 613-293 7970.

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MUSIC Fred Pellerin: “Plus Tard Qu’on Pense” (It’s Later Than You Think) rural Québec for the bright lights of population growing mainly due to America and the allure of Las Vegas Fred Pellerin’s stories. In summer, to make her fame and fortune. They people flock to the village to search are at opposite ends of a spectrum. out the various characters and their Fred Pellerin appears natural and his dwellings. They buy souvenirs and singing voice is devoid of artifice. even steal the elf crossing signs One of his best-known songs is that Fred erected. So much so “Mille après mille”. If you look for that the Ministry of Transport has this on You Tube, you will find one now erected an official “LUTINS” version with Céline Dion herself, crossing sign in the village. the country mouse and the town Fred Pellerin is much appreciated mouse serenading each other. Oddly, in Quebec and now among the it works. Both voices meld well French-speaking world for his story together and the song is superb. telling, humor and music. He was Another of the personages who honored with a Felix award for Fred Pellerin. PHOTO BY J FRANCOIS GRATTON populates Saint Elie-de-Caxton is the “Plus Tard Qu’on Pense” and, at this By Catherine Read multi-instrumentalists. His songs are whispering vagabond who appears to ceremony, he gave a stirring speech delightful, accessible to Anglophone live in the park for the entire summer. honoring Gilles Vigneault. After the Fred Pellerin charmed and and Francophone audiences alike. Parents have forbidden their kids train wreck which devastated Lac entertained a sold-out house in Fred Pellerin is the country mouse from going to the park because of Mégantic, Fred Pellerin was one of Gatineau’s Maison de Culture, on who stays home and enjoys his life in this suspect character. However, a the artists who entertained at a benefit Monday and Tuesday night on the a rural setting among the inhabitants daring nine-year-old Fred asks the singing his moving version of “Tenir first stops of his 49-concert tour of of the village where his family has old man why he whispers all the debout”. Québec, France and Switzerland. lived for seven generations. All time. His answer is that when he was If you don’t fancy a road trip along Who is Fred Pellerin? He is a writer, his stories concern the characters young, he used to shout out loud to the beautiful north shore of the St storyteller, singer, songwriter based of Saint Elie-de-Caxton. One change the world. Now that he is old, Laurent to Saint Elie-de Caxton, you in his home village of Saint Elie- tour revolved around Mayo, the he whispers so that the world will not can take a virtual tour of the village de-Caxton, nestled in the hills of dipsomaniac hairdresser. He too change him. on Pellerin’s website. His CDs, books the Mauricie, in Québec. He is the is a storyteller, gossip and source I first discovered this Québeçois and DVDs are at the library; he is darling of Québec audiences for of village information who would gem at Sunnyside Public Library touring his show throughout Québec his delightfully amusing, and often cut hair all day as he tippled. In where Fred’s DVD of “Arracheuse from February to April; YouTube fanciful tales of life, in this tiny fact, villagers could look at another du Temps” was on express view. My has many clips of his performances, Québeçois village and the characters, villager and figure out at what time French is fluent but not perfect but songs, stories and TV appearances. I including elves, which inhabit it. of day Mayo had “coiffed” their I laughed and laughed as I watched hope you will listen to this artist and This concert was different from his hair: the later in the day, the stranger this video. The more I watched, enjoy his talent: a Canadian treasure. previous tours because, instead of the “coif”. While spinning his tales, the better I understood the text and Like the members of the audience storytelling, he was performing his Fred will break into song, with his the numerous word plays, and the leaving the packed Théatre Odyssée songs (although the stories burst pure, disarmingly sincere delivery. more I was drawn into the life of the in Gatineau last week, you will forth exuberantly from time to It’s tempting to contrast him with village and its inhabitants. In fact, certainly end up with a smile on your GMSElemAdGeoGR15.pdf 1 15-02-04 1:12 PM time), along with a talented group of that famous city mouse who left Saint Elie-de-Caxton is booming, its face.

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SECOND THOUGHTS Elephants in the Room

By Richard Ostrofsky interest was to avoid the overseer’s intelligent or more unscrupulous whip and eat from time to time. From than others. Our differences go When we speak of ‘an elephant in the their owners’ perspective, the more much deeper than that down to a room,’ we’re trying to call attention ignorant and passive such slaves level of gender and temperament to some fact or risk or danger that no remained, the better. Beginning and existential orientation. Some one wants to mention or deal with. roughly in the 19th century, a higher people are solitary hunters by nature; What all definitions stress is the grade of labour came to be needed. others show a more communal obviousness of what is not discussed, Slavery and serfdom were abolished and cooperative disposition. There and the reluctance not just to mention and compulsory education became are thymotic types who seek high And the sixth ‘elephant,’ the last but to even consciously perceive the the norm in every developed or achievement and recognition, and I will mention here, is a subtle side- enormous ‘beast.’ Perhaps it would developing nation, but with the most others who want a tranquil life. effect of science and technology, be rude or impolitic to bring the contradiction I’ve just described. There are pragmatists who care about of modernity itself. Everyone sees matter up. Perhaps it is taboo in some Workers had to be trained, though getting things done, and intellectuals that modern knowledge has changed way, like the sexuality of children in not really educated, and had to who care about ideas. There are the terms of industrial production, Freud’s Vienna. It may be that there be motivated to work as hard and male people and female people – and commerce and the projection of is active denial of some reality. But intelligently as possible, for a profit many who do not fit neatly into either military power. Everyone knows that there is another possibility also: It that someone else would take. In category. We think there should be modern medicine has lengthened may be that the ‘elephant’ is invisible some precarious way, our society a single law for everyone, and that human life, and enlarged its terms. because it is ubiquitous, and too has solved the problem with the all should be equal before it. But Less clearly seen is the impact of habitually familiar to be noticed. free labour market and compulsory “One law for the lion and the lamb modern science on human self- Like proverbial fish in water, we schooling, along with the modern is tyranny,” as William Blake said. understanding and worldview – don’t perceive what is unchanging suburb and shopping mall. Modern We do not know how to make due on what was traditionally called all around us. “Information is a people must train and compete to allowance for such innate human ‘religion’; less clearly seen is the difference that makes a difference,” the utmost of our abilities for the differences, and we don’t really want impact of modern technology on the as Gregory Bateson elegantly defined privilege of a position that pays a to talk about it. terms of human existence and human it. If it’s all around, or too large to be living wage. Our beliefs and desires association – and thus on the terms affected by anything we might do, are managed with great skill through A fifth ‘elephant’ is fairly well of political and moral discourse. there’s really no point in bothering to manipulative advertising and ‘public known to social theorists, but too Very many people today, billions see it. Is there? relations.’ We can rise in status by abstract to find much place in public probably, want the perks and powers I have long made a hobby of this purchasing endless products that we discourse. It’s the progressive and gadgets of modernity but want phenomenon – of trying to see what don’t really need. We are offered offloading of human skill and to keep their identities and beliefs is ubiquitous but not visible in my endless distractions to keep us from knowledge – human capabilities of unchanged. Predictably, this isn’t world. I think there is some point paying attention to anything that every description – into increasingly going to happen. in trying to see such ‘elephants’ really matters. Still, this system sophisticated artifacts and systems. At least these six ‘elephants,’ too in a room – not for any pragmatic isn’t quite working: there is massive Of course, such offloading has been big to be easily seen, or engaged reason, but to make our lives a little technological displacement and going on at least since the old stone directly through politics and policy, less absurd, in the existentialist’s unemployment; there are signs that age, but it seems to be reaching some are at the root of our current conflicts philosophical sense. In this month’s people are getting anxious and angry; sort of climax now, in our own or and ‘culture wars.’ As individuals, column, I’ll point out six such and more than a few are waking up. our children’s time, driving toward we surely cannot do much to change ‘elephants’ that I have noticed over This is a second elephant in the some outcome (‘the singularity’ it them. But today’s world becomes the years, inviting comment by email room – a very big one. has been called) that we can scarcely less meaninglessly chaotic when we from readers about these and any imagine, much less control. We allow ourselves to be aware of their other such beasts which may have The third I would mention become more interdependent – more presence. caught their attention. here is an adverse tendency of helpless as individuals, but much democratic politics to organize a more powerful in groups. There is • wikipedia.org/wiki/Elephant_in_ The first of these is a contradiction, nation into mutually hostile and a dumbing down of people as our the_room suspicious ‘factions,’ defined (by libraries get smarter. But there’s an right at the heart of our social • www.theinvisiblegorilla.com/go- James Madison in Federalist 10) effect in the other direction as well. system – the need for civic trust in a rilla_experiment.html complex society of hyper-specialized, as “a number of citizens, whether At least some people are greatly self-interested individuals. Your amounting to a minority or majority empowered by the social contacts, relationship to your garage mechanic of the whole, who are united and information resources and tools at is a paradigm case, unfair to actual actuated by some common impulse their disposal. In this way, increasing Richard Ostrofsky, formerly of Sec- mechanics because it applies as of passion, or of interest, adverse income inequality can be understood ond Thoughts Bookstore in OOS, now well to almost every one of your to the rights of other citizens, or as an effect of distributed cognition lives in Montreal near his daughter economic and other relationships. to the permanent and aggregate – more specifically, of the widening and grandchildren, but still writes We depend on one another in myriad interests of the community.” Again, gap between those positioned to his monthly column for OSCAR on ways but, first and foremost, we’re this will happen to some extent understand and master the complex whatever catches his interest. www. for ourselves. That is as it must be under any system of government, systems at their disposal, and those secthoughts.com, reostrofsky@gmail. and should be, but it’s a contradiction but democracy as we know it gives who are merely instrumental to such com. nonetheless – and one we must full scope for such polarization of systems, or not needed by them at all. contain and manage somehow. the body politic. In the long run, without a spirit of compromise A second, related contradiction is and mutual accommodation, the need of modern organizations democratic societies tend either (including nations) for citizens and to tear themselves apart or to workers who are alert and zealous in be taken over by a charismatic the corporate interest, but apathetic dictator. or unmindful of their own. Citizens and workers who are, in any case, A fourth elephant in our obedient to laws passed by elites room today is the contradiction and centrally designed to keep the between our ideal of human masses docile and serviceable. Now equality, and the brute fact this situation has always existed to that human individuals really some extent, but there was a time are significantly and unfairly when the world’s work could be done different. It’s not just that some by slaves, slaves whose main private people are stronger or more Page 24 THE OSCAR l MARCH 2016

HEALTH AND WELLNESS We Only Get One Brain: Prevention and Treatment of Concussions as biking, skating, skiing and further, more homework can be skateboarding. added and tests and exams can be • Be sure to keep well hydrated written in quiet rooms. so you don’t become dizzy or A player may only return to play confused. or practice once they are medically • Take adequate rests as evaluated and follow medically this prevents exhaustion. supervised protocols. Remember that it’s time to stop As a physiotherapist, I will before the shoulders drop. always treat the neck musculature of • Build up children’s neck and concussion patients by loosening up upper shoulder muscle in the muscles around the neck; this is order to help support the head necessary to prevent headaches due movement during impact. to muscular problems. Also, specific neck mobilizations, Besides concussions occurring mild physical re-training on exercise while playing sports, concussions bikes, walking, and low weights are frequently occur after motor vehicle slowly integrated. The intensity of accidents and falls. Remember falls the exercises can be increased over can happen anywhere: the school time. Exercises to correct balance, playground, slippery sidewalks and coordination and visual impairments on ladders and stairs. are always part of a balanced Physiotherapist Lorein Estephan-Mezher demonstrates balance exercises It is crucial to know the symptoms concussion treatment protocol. on a BOSU Ball that could be provided to a patient following a concussion. of concussions so the injured can Dr. Kristian Goulet is a pediatrician rapidly seek treatment. Did you know specializing in concussions and head By Lorein Estephan-Mezher, have a higher risk for concussions - that about 80% of concussions occur injuries for children, educates health Physiotherapist gymnastics, baseball, rugby, football, without a loss of consciousness? care professionals about the signs of figure skating and soccer - it is The main symptoms are: headache, concussion and about new treatment confusion, and amnesia. protocols available. His concussion As a physiotherapist, I regularly treat important to follow simple rules to Other symptoms may present in clinic is located in the same building patients with concussions. Work- reduce the severity of the symptoms the days following a blow to the as our physiotherapy clinic at 1355 related and motor-vehicle accidents, associated with concussions. head. They are: headache, visual Bank St. sports injuries and falls are how most and hearing impairment, lethargy, Concussions are on most Canadian people suffer from concussions. • Wear a quality helmet that fits insomnia, memory impairment, parents’ minds since Rowan Stringer, We all can take steps to prevent correctly, with the straps firmly imbalance, vertigo, lack of awareness a 17-year old Ottawa teen, died in concussions. Even if some sports secured, during activities such of surroundings, nausea and 2013, after playing rugby for her high vomiting, mood changes, cognitive school team. disturbances, and sensitivity to light The inquest into her death and noise. captured national media attention. Some concussion related symptoms The jury came up with 49 sweeping might even go undiagnosed. For recommendations calling for example, when an elderly person provincial school boards, ministries falls, they may present symptoms and sports organizations to prevent that are identical to those of old age: concussion-related deaths. forgetfulness, fatigue, irritability, One of the recommendations is to slowed reaction times and sleep. pass a law with the goal of protecting As a result, their symptoms can young athletes from the dangers be dismissed and they miss out on of concussions. To that end, the Footsteps much-needed treatment. Government of Ontario will likely Parent Centre Since the majority of concussions adopt the first concussion legislation occur during a sporting activity, the in Canada. key lesson for everyone involved The Ontario legislature debated E G G I O R C E in these sports - students, parents, last December what is dubbed as E N B T E R teachers and coaches - is to recognize Rowan’s Law to govern all youth L

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BETWEEN THE BRIDGES BABY You Didn’t Hear It From Me By Heather Lynch feeling soul) and told her that I her two kids to the doctor where her needed her to promise that if I toddler son smashed a muffin into “Why doesn’t anyone tell you how couldn’t hack this whole ‘being- the physician’s computer keyboard crazy hard the first few weeks are?” a-mom’ thing, that she would take and her infant nearly rolled off the she asked. “I honestly don’t know,” Logan for me and raise him. I examination table while she tried to I replied quietly. “Maybe because stopped short of asking her to put it clean it up? Where is the story from we’re embarrassed?” It’s eight in writing but I refused to hang up the mother who opens her eyes in the o’clock on Saturday night and I am the phone until she had promised morning after being up four times me. That it didn’t occur to me that to feed a baby and change diapers walking our dog through Windsor awesome that was at the time. perhaps Jeff may take issue with in between the hours of midnight Park and talking on my cellphone to “And so anyway, I guess it’s me giving our son away, speaks to and 5:30am and thinks to herself, a woman I have been friends with getting better now. I’ve given up the the crazy hormonal mess I was at ‘I’m not sure I can do another day since I was three. Though she lives in whole breast-feeding thing, and so the time. But I felt so profoundly of this. I think I may actually break.’ Montreal and I don’t see her nearly that pressure is gone, and he sleeps incapable of being a mother that I Where is the parent who admits that as often as I’d like, she remains pretty well so far. I do really love didn’t see any other solution apart sometimes trying to text message one of my closest confidantes. She being a mom, Heather. It’s the best from my mom taking this baby home your boss at work while holding a gave birth to a baby boy nearly 12 thing that ever happened to me.” I and Jeff and I continuing on with our baby who is clawing at your face, or weeks ago, and as she described it, paused for a minute. “I’m sure it is lives where we slept for more than visiting the washroom with two out is only now coming up for her first the best thing that ever happened to 90 minutes at a time and read the of your three family members, isn’t few breaths of air. “I felt like a crazy you,” I told her. “It’s the best thing newspaper on Sunday mornings and funny, or cute, it’s really, really hard person – dragging myself and this that ever happened to me, too.” But I wasn’t forced to shower at 3:00 am and makes you want to hit your head tiny little baby to every lactation I won’t lie to you, and you might not if I was going to shower at all, and on something, or cry, or run away. Or consultant in the city, beating myself ever find a ‘mommy blog’ that says do laundry fifteen times a day. I just all three. Where is the blog that tells up for not being able to feed him and this, but it’s okay to feel sometimes didn’t see any other way. you that you will feel so incredibly yet feeling like the biggest failure in like being a mom is the worst thing I read a lot of ‘mommy blogs’ alienated from your friends who the world for reaching for a bottle that ever happened to you, too. these days and while most of them don’t have kids and when they come full of formula. How did this happen? Because sometimes admitting that are wonderful and help create a over for supper and sit on your couch Also, I kind of hate my husband a just gives yourself some space to feel virtual space for parents to feel and talk about weekend plans that tiny bit and I won’t leave him in like a person, not just a mom, again. supported and understood, I feel like don’t include playgroups, tummy the same room alone with the baby To think about the things you want I am always looking for a bit more time or community-centre baby-salsa because I don’t trust him to take care apart from four consecutive hours truth, a bit more validation that goes class, that you will simultaneously of him as well as I can, but I am so of sleep and a toothbrush you don’t beyond the, ‘oh, today was a really want to punch them in the face for tired I feel like I could die - what is have to share. Because admitting it bad day but I took five minutes to not realizing how fortunate they are happening to me?!” may make you feel like a ‘bad mom,’ sit alone with a cup of tea and then to be able to stay out past 10:00 pm, “Motherhood,” I said. “It’s a kick but it may also help another mom we all made cookies and coloured and to sleep in on Sunday morning, in the head at the start. And in the realize she’s a good one, because she and went to bed happy.’ Where is and wanting to punch yourself in middle. And probably forever.” I isn’t alone in feeling that way. After the confession from the mother who the face, because of course no one confided in her that when Logan all - she’s only human. 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After a relatively warm and mild winter, with little snow, on February 16th a massive snow storm dumped a record 51.2 cm in a single day on Ottawa. It broke the previous record, set in 1947, and left the neighbourhood covered in a blanket of white.

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COMPUTER TRICKS AND TIPS Buying a New Computer By Malcolm and John therefore they are not quite such a up well into the future for some 3-year warranty. Harding, of Compu-Home bargain. users, but more is probably overkill and unnecessarily expensive for Setup Price most of us. Note that most laptops New computers nowadays take Since we do service only, and don’t A so-called “bottom of the line” no longer have a DVD drive. An about 3 hours of a technician’s time sell equipment, you might think that ($500 – $600) machine has the specs external USB drive is an inexpensive to set up when they come out of the we would like to keep on repairing to handle easily most people’s needs alternative.15.6 inches (diagonally) box. They are not ready to use as your old computer forever. Not so; and much more. It would take a very is the standard display for laptops. shipped. Most stores are anxious to eventually, there are problems and convincing argument and specific You may choose larger or smaller do that job for you but (maybe not frailties that accumulate to the extent need to convince us to spend much depending on preference and need, surprisingly) we small businesses that what was state of the art such more than $600.00 these days, even but you might have to pay more. like Compu-Home or Tony Garcia at a short time ago has to be replaced. though this might mean having to (Smaller might not be cheaper.) Computer HouseCalls, are convinced Here are a few bits of guidance on a wait a bit sometimes while stores Windows 10 is meant to be optimized that we do a good job too. new purchase. There have been many replenish their stock. with a touch screen and it’s fun to use You must also consider whether developments and changes since our your fingers to manipulate things, but or not data from your old computer last column two years ago on this Specifications many people find it awkward to set will have to be copied to the new subject. The following refers to both The great majority of laptops will aside their mouse and reach across one. That can be done at the time of laptop and desktop models, unless have the Windows 10 Operating the keyboard to swipe the screen. setting up, or you can do that yourself specifically noted. System. Although this OS is quite This is another feature that you really bit by bit later on if you prefer. different from previous versions, should test for yourself, to decide Manufacturer it is not as tough to master as we whether or not the extra $100 or so is Advice There is not currently a originally feared, and most people worth it. Feel free to call for our 2-cents’ manufacturer that we would learn to like it quite quickly.4 worth when you find a machine that automatically rule out. Evolution Gigabytes of RAM is adequate; 6 or Source and Warranty interests you. and the marketplace have narrowed 8 are a bit better. More is probably Staples, Best Buy, Canada the field. Everyone makes a lemon overkill. 500 Gigabyte capacity Computers and Costco are the now and then – that’s where online hard disk (file storage) is enough, commonest sources. Most people Go to compu-home.com/blog for an reviews can be helpful. A business but a 1000 Gigabyte (1 Terabyte) prefer one or the other, but they are archive of our columns (including as small as ours can only judge machine might not be more pretty close. Dell might be the first this one) and lots more tech-related anecdotally, but we consider Asus, expensive. An Intel processor has brand people think of if they are articles. There is a space right after Acer, Lenovo, Dell and Hewlett a bit better reliability record than buying online, but Costco (online each item for you to make comments Packard to be solid choices. Apple, AMD, the major competitor. We or in the store) is also a strong and suggestions, and ask questions. of course, has a stellar reputation would not refuse to buy a machine contender, because they offer an You can even sign up for automatic for hardware, with a stellar price to with an AMD processor – it’s not extended warranty at no extra cost. updates. Have a look at compu-home. match. a big difference. The majority of Laptops, tablets, printers, cameras com/blog soon or call us at 613- users should seriously consider and phones are just about the 731-5954 to share your opinions and New or Refurbished the Intel i5, or one of the AMD only equipment for which we do suggest subjects for future columns. In the case of desktop computers, a equivalents, because it is powerful recommend considering the extended Our email address is info@compu- refurbished unit is often a worthwhile enough that it will be adequate for warranty, for several reasons. Expect home.com consideration but there are fewer most users for many years to come. usually to pay approximately 20% refurbished laptops available and A lesser processor might not stand of the laptop’s purchase price, for a

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By Gail Stewart own mythical creatures, e.g. Sasquatch, Wendigo On Saturday mornings at 4. An Awesome History Sunnyside library branch you’ll of Canada in Lego: a catch a small group of people neighbourhood project brainstorming ideas for Canada’s 5. Silver Birch Hootenanny: A 150th. Members of the group sing-along of 150 years of vary from week to week, as this Canadian songs is a drop-in where anyone is 6. A Hootenanny with a game of welcome. Neighbours, including Musical Chairs children, have popped in to give 7. Windsor Park Shelter in SW their 2017 suggestions (there’s corner (shade, shelter, solar always cookies, tea and coffee lighting) available). Recently those present 8. Skills training for young put together a first list of 12 ideas people to help in emergency from 47 suggestions compiled preparation and disaster relief to date (don’t worry, you’ll get 9. Village Square (like to see some of the other ideas in Westboro’s outdoor space) forthcoming OSCARs). 10. Paper Airplane Competition 11. Street Parties These ideas to celebrate 12. Bike & Trike Parade Canada’s 150th are: 1. Make Old Ottawa South If you have an idea please a Monarch Butterfly Way contact: lcamundsen37@gmail. Station com 2. Road Hockey on Bank Street 3. Canada’s Monsters: A website about Canada’s very Page 28 THE OSCAR l MARCH 2016

ABBOTSFORD AT THE GLEBE CENTRE A Groundhog in Nova Scotia has Predicted that Spring is Coming… indoor curling from Around the World or how to Tuesday and Thursday afternoons anyone? Mondays paint Ukrainian Easter Eggs sessions, will continue this spring. are fun days at and you are welcome to come along. Look for specialized workshops Abbotsford. Keep fit You are sure to find an activity to suit on shoulders and knees: learn how and keep connected. your worldly passions without need the muscles in the shoulder and It is never too late to for a passport or suitcase. neck work together; practice specific try something new. We continue to offer our popular stretches and strengthening exercises We received aerobics classes, strength training, to keep both shoulders and neck a special grant muscle toning and dance classes. It healthy. You will also learn how to through the Ontario will be our second term with Zumba strengthen legs without stressing your Seniors Secretariat Gold, which is proving to be very knees and discover new functional which made possible popular with our students. Instructor exercises to keep your knees healthy. the purchase of Isabel Gonzalez will be leading Look for Abbotsford’s spring guide new audio and both Zumba and Conversational when thinking about fun at fitness visual equipment Spanish class this spring...though not this spring. in our dining room. simultaneously! Our Learn & For those of you with specific Abbotsford is your community Abbotsford member playing Snooker. Explore ‘Speaker’s exercise needs we will continue to support centre for Adults 55+. We PHOTO BY PATRICIA GOYECHE Series’ as well as our Topical Talks offer Balance and Mobility, and are the community programs of The By Pat Goyeche Series will benefit from this new Balance and Strength. These classes Glebe Centre Inc., a charitable, equipment, ensuring both great are offered for those able to walk at not-for-profit, organization which We believe him and are planning to visual and hearing experiences for least the distance of one city block includes a 254 bed long term care be ready for it at Abbotsford. Look our audiences. This new equipment (100 metres or 325 feet); stand for at home. Find out more about our for some new programming along makes it possible for us to broaden least 20 minutes at a time; negotiate services by dropping by 950 Bank with some tried and true favourites our programming to include Monday 3 or 4 stairs independently and stand Street (the old stone house) Mon- Fri in our spring offerings. The Spring afternoon Matinees. Look for movie on one foot for at least 2 seconds. If 9-4 pm, telephoning 613-230-5730 Program guide will be in circulation listings, make suggestions and join you can do this these classes can help or by checking out all of The Glebe by mid-March so that everyone can us. We might even have travelogue you to not only maintain but re-gain Centre facilities and community start new classes in April. viewings. your strength for activities of daily programs on our website www. Come play a game of snooker, We also like to travel the world living that are important to maintain glebecentre.ca. pool, shuffleboard, air hockey or... whether through the Move to Music independence. Chair exercises on

DESIGN DILEMMAS Tidying is Transformational By Vanessa Riddell about her childhood obsession with clothes are the easiest category, and many of that item we have and then tidying. It seems so right to get tips by doing it this way we hone our we often have too much. She also It’s that time of year again when we from a person who analyzes cleaning skills of deciding what stays and says to forget about flow planning spend a lot more time in our homes. this much, and has had this much what goes. and frequency of use. She says most Forget about getting out and about if varied experience in tidying! And Also, that the aim of this process homes have been set up haphazardly, you don’t have to, it’s -20 outside! I know what you’re thinking, eyes is not so much deciding on what to and we store items in places and then And I don’t know about you but the rolling, who cares? There are more get rid of, but instead focusing on move about our homes according to more time I spend at home the more important things. But Marie Kondo what to keep. This step is achieved our storage. Instead we should figure I realize things need to be tidied up, does have some really interesting tips by finding all the items in the house out our best flow, and then store it’s all getting a little too cluttered. here. And I love the magical quality in that category, piling them on the items in the right places to achieve In my quest for a low maintenance she tries to convey, how tidying can floor, and touching each item. Only this. home, a place where it is easy to put be life altering. She believes this those things which one loves and In the “Storing Your Things To everything away and keep things wholeheartedly and I think she makes spark joy when one touches them Make Your Life Shine” section of tidy, and because I was curious about her case well. should remain. the book I was especially struck by a book I had heard about, I decided to Her entire philosophy hinges on Marie Kondo also explains that the unbelievable chapter about how pick up a New York Times best seller the first step, which is to throw out or before this first step can be achieved to store clothing properly. A magic written by a very successful cleaning get rid of superfluous things and not one must ask oneself what one trick I would like to master! Not only consultant for some tips. “The Life- by room, but by items. Marie Kondo wants to achieve, and why, then to does this book talk about how using Changing Magic of Tidying Up, The suggests we start with clothes, then visualize this goal in as much detail the Kon-Mari method of tidying will Japanese Art of Decluttering and books, papers, miscellany and then as possible. Ultimately, she says, for transform your life, and can be quite Organizing” is by Marie Kondo. mementos last. She says these steps every single person she has worked magical, the book itself was perfect. Marie Kondo begins by talking need to be strictly adhered to because with, the answer to that question This hard cover book - with it’s comes down to wanting to soft, Japanese inspired, watercolour be happy. cover - is just the right size to slip A bridge of opportunity The next important into a purse without being bulky or step is finding a place for obtrusive. Even holding it in my hand everything that remains. was enjoyable. Morning & Lunch Preschool Program If step 1 is done correctly, I highly recommend this little ages 2.5 to 4 years then everything left should book. It is available at the Ottawa fall into place quite easily. Public Library. Afterschool Program Fancy storage containers And good luck with your Spring children 4 to 9 years aren’t necessary and Cleaning! simplicity should be the Vanessa Riddell is @ Staging & Cre- …children learning through active investigation. goal. ______Marie Kondo also ative Home Interiors. Contact: info@ 63 Evelyn Ave. (off Main St. near Pretoria Bridge) explains that similar items sachi.ca for more information and questions regarding your home. www.rainbowkidschool.ca Tel: 613-235-2255 should not be stored in multiple places. It causes us to lose track of how THE OSCAR l MARCH 2016 Page 29

CARLETON CORNER NCR’s Top Employers involvement. in funding for research on sexual and enhance how humanities Carleton is proud to have been assault as part of the province’s graduate degrees are viewed outside chosen as one of the National Capital Ottawa Resource Room action plan to end sexual violence the academy. Region’s top employers for 2016 The MacOdrum Library celebrated and harassment. Moore will examine The Ottawa conference will extend by the editors of Canada’s Top 100 the grand opening last month of a sexual violence on Ontario university the 2015 conversation by asking how Employers. This is the second year new city-focused resource centre campuses while Spencer will work ideas might be implemented and by in a row that the university has been – the Ottawa Resource Room. The with municipal police services across providing delegates with a concrete honoured. Carleton earned the spot centre is a hub of information about the province to examine police basis for pursuing these initiatives in for its focus on community, which Ottawa’s different regions, stocked training, investigative practices and their own universities. The event will it demonstrates through initiatives with maps, government information, responses to sexual assault. Their not only resume important debates, like Carleton Leader, Service historical and architectural work will help inform future policy but report on the steps that have been Excellence and Healthy Workplace. documents, photos and other archival and survivor support programs. taken in different institutions over These programs help staff develop material. The Ottawa Resource Room the past year. Registration, as well as leadership skills, better serve the is an initiative of Carleton’s Library Future of the PhD in the a conference program, is available needs of students and maintain Archives and Research collection and Humanities Conference online at carleton.ca/phdhums. healthy lifestyles. is designed to enhance existing local Registration is now open for Canada’s Top 100 Employers resources for academic research and the Future of the PhD in the Carleton Corner is written by evaluates candidates on eight teaching. Community members are Humanities conference, which will Carleton University’s Department categories – physical workplace; welcome to use it. be held at Carleton from May 16 of University Communications. For work and social atmosphere; health, to 18. The event follows last year’s more information about upcoming financial and family benefits; Funding for Research on Sexual groundbreaking conference at McGill events, please go to carleton.ca/ vacation and time off; employee Assault University, which brought together events. communications; performance The Ontario government recently members of 25 Canadian universities management; training and skills awarded Carleton professors Dawn to rethink graduate humanities development; and community Moore and Dale Spencer $278,000 education, develop new programs

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SUNNYSIDE LIBRARY PROGRAMS Sunnyside Branch min.) / Lundi le 14 mars, 14h (60 Ottawa Public Library Readers Wanted Book Club min.) Wii Game On! /Détente Wii 1049 Bank Street, Ottawa Great books to share with others. Join Play Wii Games at the Library. Ages 613-730-1082, our book club for kids accompanied Machines at Work/ Zone de 6-12 Adult Services, ext 22 by a significant adult. Ages 9-11. No construction Viens jouer à la Wii à la Children’s Services, registration required. Stories, rhymes, and songs for Bibliothéque. Pour les 6 - 12 ans ext 29 March title: The Graveyard Book by children of all ages, and a parent or Thursday, March 17, 1:00 p.m. (4 Neil Gaiman caregiver. Family program. hours) / Jeudi le 17 mars, 13h (4 CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS April title: The City of Ember by Contes, comptines et chansons pour heures) Jeanne DuPrau les enfants de tous âges et un parent Babytime Wednesdays, 7:00 p.m. (60 min.): ou gardien. Programme familial. Lego® Block Party / Ça dé “bloc” For babies and their parents or March 30, April 27 Tuesday, March 15, 10:15 a.m. (60 Create and build with Lego®! Ages caregiver with stories, rhymes, songs min.) / Mardi le 15 mars, 10h15 (60 6-12. / Architectes en herbe, à vos and games. 0-18 months. Drop In. Club de lecture en français pour les min.) Lego®! Pour les 6 - 12 ans. Tuesdays, 2:15 p.m. (30 min.) enfants! / French Book Club for Friday, March 18, 1:00 p.m. (4 March 29 – April 19 Kids Game On!/1,2,3... Au jeu! hours) / Vendredi le 18 mars, 13h Do you like reading in French? Join Play card games, board games or Wii (4 heures) Toddlertime our French book club for kids and games at the Library. Ages 6-12 For toddlers and a parent or caregiver a significant adult. Ages 7 – 10. Viens jouer aux cartes, à des jeux de TEEN PROGRAMS with stories, rhymes, songs and Registration. société ou à la Wii à la Bibliothèque. games. Ages 18-35 months. Drop In. Aimez-vous lire en français? Venir à Pour les 6 - 10 ans. TAG (Teen Advisory Please choose only Tuesday or notre club de lecture en français pour Tuesday, March 15, 1:00 p.m. (4 Group) (Ongoing Event) Thursday for each session. les enfants et une adulte important. hours) / Mardi le 15 mars, 13h (4 Attention Sunnyside Teens! Join our Tuesdays, 10:15 a.m. (30 min.) Âgés 7 – 10. Inscription heures) new Teen Advisory Group and have a March 29 – April 19 Mondays, 6:30 p.m. (60 min.): say in which programs, activities and OR March 21, April 18 Colour Your World / Un monde en services will be offered to youth and Thursdays, 10:15 a.m. (30 min.) Les lundi, 18h30 (60 min.): 21 mars, couleur also help plan and implement them. March 31 – April 21 18 avril A rainbow of discoveries. Stories, Ages 14-18. To join, stop by the activities and crafts. Family program. branch or apply at Ottawa.ca Family Storytime (Bilingual) SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR Un arc-en-ciel de découvertes. Fridays, 4:00 p.m. (60 min.): March Stories, rhymes and songs for CHILDREN DURING MARCH Contes, activités et bricolage. 4, April 1 preschoolers, toddlers and a parent or BREAK Programme familial. caregiver. Wed., March 16, 10:15 a.m. (60 ADULT PROGRAMS No registration required. mathXplosion min.) / Mercredi le 16 mars, 10h15 Contes, rimes et chansons pour les mathXplosion is a new educational (60 min.) The Writing Workshop enfants préscolaires, les tout-petits et children’s series of shorts that will An opportunity for writers of fiction, un parent ou gardien. air on TVO Kids and TFO. Join host A is for ART! with the Ottawa non-fiction, poetry, and experimental Aucune inscription requise. Eric Leclerc as he reveals the secrets Art Gallery/ A pour ART! avec la forms to gather. Our emphasis will Wednesdays 10:15 a.m. / mercredi of the not-so-hidden world of math. Galerie d’art d’Ottawa be on developing works-in-progress 10h15 (30 min.) Caregivers welcome. Ages 6 to 8. There’s a science to the art of for publication. The workshop will March 30 – April 20 / 30 mars – 20 Registration required. illusion. Learn the mathematics provide writers with encouragement avril mathXplosion est une nouvelle of art and turn flat forms into and constructive criticism from their série de courts métrages éducatifs three dimensional shapes using peers. Author/Facilitator: Michael F. Silly Saturdays at Sunnyside / On pour enfants qui sera diffusée sur perspectival drawing techniques Stewart: http://michaelfstewart.com s’amuse les samedis à Sunnyside TVO Kids et TFO. L’animateur Éric invented by painters and architects Registration. Join us for board games, wii, Lego or Leclerc nous révélera les secrets during the Italian Renaissance. Then Mondays, 6:00 p.m. (120 min.): crafts. Ages 6 & up. No registration du monde pas si mystérieux des fast-forward your creation into the March 21, April 18 required. mathématiques. Pour les enfants de 6 present using digital animation Joignez-vous à nous pour des jeux de à 8 ans. Accompagnateurs bienvenus. technology to get an image in société, wii, Lego, ou du bricolage. Pour les 6 à 8 ans. Inscription. motion. Ages 7-12. Registration The Writer’s Room Âgés de 6 ans +. Aucune inscription Monday, March 14, 10:30 a.m. (60 required. Two hours – 1,000 words. A place requise. min.) / Lundi le 14 mars, 10h30 (60 Il y a de la science dans l’art for writers to meet and write without Saturdays, 1:00 pm (180 min.) min.) de l’illusion. Apprenez les distraction in a supportive peer Les samedis, 13 h (180 min.) : mathématiques caché derrière environment. January 16 – June 25 / 16 Janvier – Exploring Strange New Worlds l’art et comment faire passer des Mondays, 10:00 a.m. (120 min.): 25 jui with Canada Aviation and Space formes en 2 dimensions vers la 3e March 21, April 18 Museum! dimension grâce aux techniques du dessin en perspective inventés Block Party / Ça dé “bloc” (Family Long ago, flight was a dream and Ukrainian Conversation par les peintres et les architectes au program) the sky was a strange new world. Would you like to learn Ukrainian? cours de la Renaissance italienne. Building Boom: show off your Today, humans are exploring our Join our group to discuss interesting Dans un second temps, revenez dans architectural creativity with Lego®. solar system and beyond, discovering topics pertaining to Ukraine and le présent et utilisez la technologie Archiboum! Architectes en herbe, à more and more about the universe. its culture. Build your Ukrainian d’animation numérique pour obtenir vos Lego®! Drop-in / Programme Canada Aviation and Space Museum language skills led by a fluent une image en mouvement. Pour les 7 portes ouvertes staff will lead you in a fun-filled Ukrainian speaker. Discussion and à 12. Inscription. adventure, as you explore all kinds of instruction is in English. All are Wednesday, March 16, 2:00 p.m. Friday, April 15, 1 – 5 pm strange new worlds from the past to welcome! (60 min.) / Mercredi le 16 mars, the future. Dress up and act out the Mondays, 7:00 pm (60 min.): 14h (60 min.) CHILDREN’S BOOK CLUBS Greek myth of Icarus and Daedalus March 14 & 21, April 4 & 11 as they explore the world of flight to Mighty Girls Book Club escape nasty King Minos! See how Can You Measure Up? / Êtes-vous à A children’s book club focussed famous inventors like Alexander la hauteur? Conversations Among Canadians on exploring brave, strong and Graham Bell used their creativity and How many? How much? How far? In this program, now beginning intelligent girls in books. Previously cutriosity to build flying machines. Stories, activities and crafts. Family its fifth year, we will continue to called the Mother-Daughter Book Find out about recent discoveries in program. share our experience, knowledge, Club, mothers or other special our solar system and beyond. Let Où? Quand? Combien? Comment? reflections and ideas relevant to life women are encouraged to accompany your imagination run wild and create Programme familial. in Canada, past, present and future, their child. Ages 7-12. Registration. an alien friend to take home! Thursday, March 17, 10:15 a.m. doing so with a sense of community Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m. (60 min.): Ages 5-7. Registration required. (60 min.) / Jeudi le 17 mars, 10h15 among Canadians and with others March 29, April 26 Monday, March 14, 1:00 p.m. (60 (60 min.) in the world. Topics range widely THE OSCAR l MARCH 2016 Page 31

SUNNYSIDE LIBRARY PROGRAMS and will likely continue to include are an experienced knitter. Enjoy Home Staging and Redesign ADULT BOOK CLUBS good government, climate change, conversation and a cup of tea while In today’s competitive real estate the economy, social justice, and you knit! Drop-in. market, home staging is more European Book Club innovation, among others. We also Wednesdays, 1:00 pm (60 min.): important than ever. Join Melanie Join us for the ultimate armchair hope to help stimulate and make March 9 & 23, April 13 & 27 McNaughton to learn what is travel around Europe. The European helpful contributions to a nationwide involved in home staging, and what Book Club is offered in partnership conversation among Canadians Conversation en français the difference is between home with European Union National throughout 2017, the anniversary of Improve your spoken French and staging and redesigning. Melanie will Institutes for Culture (EUNIC) Confederation. meet new friends in a relaxed setting. provide you with tips and tricks on in Ottawa to promote European Wednesdays, 2:00 - 4:00 pm (120 Intermediate level required. Drop in. how to update and/or stage a home authors and their works. A book title min.): January 6 – June 22 Thursdays, 6:30 pm (60 min.): Jan on a budget. from an EU country is selected for discussion each month. Newcomers 14 – May 5 Thursday, April 7, 6:30 pm (90 are welcome. Workshops for 2017 Projects min.) As the 150th anniversary of English Conversation Group March title: The Shadow of the Wind Confederation in 2017 draws near, Practice English and meet new by by Carlos Ruiz Zafón (Spain) some Canadians are suggesting we friends in a relaxed and friendly Changing his spots: Andre Derain’s April title: TBA mark the occasion with projects large environment. This program is People, Landscapes, and Still Lifes Wednesdays, 6:00 pm (120 min.): and small, focussed on our past, focused on beginner level speakers. André Derain, (1880-1954) is today March 16, April 20 present or future. A workshop for Tuesdays, 5:00 pm (120 min.): best known for his “Fauve” period people to discuss, brainstorm or work March 1 – May 3 when he painted alongside Henri Second Friday Adult Book Club on their projects. Matisse in the south of France. Meet new people and join in Saturdays, 10:00 am (120 min.): ADULT SPECIAL PROGRAMS Decorative, bold and free, his stimulating discussions on selected January 9 – June 18 (no meeting on modern style fearlessly emphasized titles in a friendly and relaxed March 26) Google Analytics: Uncovering your sensation through form and colour. atmosphere every second Friday of Website’s Secrets Derain’s early career as a painter, the month. Newcomers are welcome. Science Cafés with Carleton This session is offered by David Bird sculptor, printmaker, and designer March title: We are not Ourselves by University of Bird’s Eye Consulting. It is an was enormously successful, though Matthew Thomas Explore science through Carleton introduction to the effective use of a cloud fell over him during the April Title: A Spool of Blue Thread University’s popular Science Cafés. Google Analytics in the marketing Second World War. Death in an auto by Anne Tyler Put on by the university’s Faculty of and sales decisions for businesses. accident in 1954 restored his artistic Fridays, 2:00 pm (60 min.): March Science, cafés are held every other Great for entrepreneurs, website reputation. The talk will illustrate 11, April 8 Wednesday during the fall and winter owners and bloggers. the work of this post-impressionist terms. Each café begins at 6:30 p.m. master artist. Mystery Book Club Thursday, March 3, 6:30 pm (120 with a 20 minute talk by a scientist Wednesday, April 20, 2:00 pm (60 Do you enjoy reading mysteries? min.) followed by a 40 minute open min.) Share the enjoyment of good question and answer period. Come mysteries in a relaxed atmosphere. and join us for a lively discussion The Sound of Harp with Pat Join us for discussion usually every Opening a Food Business in Ottawa around a scientific issue of the day. Marhsall third Friday of the month. This session will discuss business Be prepared to be informed, engaged Join us for a morning of music with March title: A Siege of Bitterns by licence categories, home-based and even amused, as Carleton’s Pat Marshall who will speak about Steve Burrows business regulations and most professors share their scientific her passion for the harp. Having April title: Wife of the Gods by Kwei significantly interdepartmental permit discoveries with you. Drop in. Irish roots, Pat will speak about the J. Quartey and legislation requirements for all Wednesdays, 6:30 pm (60 min.): history of the harp, especially the Fridays, 2:00 pm (60 min.): March types of food premises. If you are March 9 & 23, April 6 Celtic connection. She will discuss 18, April 15 thinking about opening a bakery, the different types of harps, the way café, restaurant, wholesale, catering Ingenious Talks (Faculty of in which the harp has been used for Sunnyside Adult Book Club business, or think your business idea Engineering & Design, Carleton healing as well as her personal story Join in stimulating discussions might have some overlap with these University) of learning, playing and being healed on selected titles in a friendly and types of businesses, this is the session Ingenious Talks is a new speaker by the harp. Pat will also entertain us relaxed atmosphere on the last Friday for you. Offered in partnership series from Carleton University’s with some musical selections on her of the month. Registration. with Joanne Cléroux, Business Faculty of Engineering and Design Lever harp. April 1 title: The Goldfinch by Donna Information Officer, City of Ottawa. that engages the community in Saturday, March 12, 11 am (60 Tartt Thursday, April 21, 6:30 pm (90 discussions of timely and innovative min.) April 29 title: The Buried Giant by ideas in engineering, design and min.) Kazuo Ishiguro technology. This series is open to the Fridays, 2:00 pm (60 min.): (No Preventing Back Pain public and everyone is encouraged Is Sitting a Health Risk? meeting in March), April 1, April 29 to come out and learn! Coffee and Back pain is one of the top 3 causes We are bombarded with statements snacks will be available. Drop in. of disability in our world. The such as “Sitting is the new smoking”, Wednesdays, 6:30 pm (60 min.): economic and social impacts of this but how true are they really? Join April 14 (No meeting in March) disorder are huge! Come join Dr the discussion by Dr. Chandan Brar Brar for an interactive session on the about the health risks related to long Knit & Knatter: Learn to Knit common causes of back pain and hours of sitting. During the session, Have you always wanted to learn to the best solutions to overcome this Dr. Brar will also provide everyday knit or improve your skills? Now is disabling condition. practical solutions to minimize the the time to come to Sunnyside and Thursday, March 17, 6:30 pm (60 negative impact of sitting. bring your knitting needles and yarn min.) to begin knitting that first scarf for Thursday, April 28, 6:30 pm (60 winter, or share your project if you min.)

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Cantonese or Mandarin language at Longfields-Davidson Heights Ottawa Brahms Choir present Would you like to Run or Walk for lessons for students from JK to grade Secondary School (Auditorium)149 s its Spring concert, ‘Celebration!’ on Refugees? Thousands of refugees 8. Saturday 9:30 to noon. Classes Berrigan Drive. John Antonetti Sunday, April 24th at 3 pm. This is and immigrants will be making ongoing until June 18 2016 at 391 takes us on a journey through the to mark the Choir’s 35th Anniversary Ottawa their new home this year. Booth Street, (St Anthony School) latest brain research in a humorous, at St. Thomas the Apostle Anglican You can help them by registering for Website: www.chinghua.ca e-mail: interactive workshop that integrates Church at 2345 Alta Vista Drive. the Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend [email protected] strategy, thinking, and engagement Come celebrate with us! The (May 28-29) and joining our - truly a three-dimensional approach choir under conductor Christopher volunteer team of OCISO fundraisers Celebrating International to look at what makes each of our Askwith, with accompanist Svetlana (the Ottawa Community Immigrant Women’s Day, Tuesday March children unique. Logigan and more musicians will Services Organization). As a thank 8th, 5:30-9:00 pm featuring Linda highlight works from Brahms, Bach, you, our first 100 runner or walker Grussani of the INAC Aborginal Art Ontario Welsh Festival, Ottawa, Handel, Mozart, Pärt, Strauss, and volunteers who commit to raising Centre, Ottawa Fashion Designer April 22-24. A weekend celebrating many more. Tickets available at over $100 will receive a professional Laura Leonard and Master Storyteller Welsh culture and music, featuring a the St. Thomas church office, The racing shirt. For more information, Louis Profeit-LeBlanc. Reception Gala Concert April 23 By The Three Leading Note (370 Elgin), Compact please contact OCISO’s volunteer with Contemporary Algonquin Welsh Tenors and Côrdydd choir Music (206 & 785-A Bank), and coordinator, David Rain at drain@ Cuisine by Wawatay. Centrepointe from Wales 7:30 pm, Dominion choir members. For more info ociso.org, or visit ociso.org. Atrium and Council Chamber, 101 Chalmers United Church, 355 consult www.OttawaBrahmsChoir. Centrepointe Dr. Tickets $30. All Cooper. Tickets $25 in advance, ca and Tel. (Leo) 613-749-2391 or Tenors!!! Greatly welcomed by proceeds to support scholarships. $30 at the door available at Book (Sieglinde) 819-568-8169. Ottawa Brahms Choir to mark 35th Register online: www.cfuw-ottawa. Bazaar, Granata Music, Leading Anniversary concert on April 24th. org 613-592-0124. Hosted by Note or phone Myfanwy Davies Probus is a non-profit, non- Rehearsals every Monday 7-9:30 pm CFUW-Ottawa, Nepean, Kanata and 613-526-3019 or contact publicity@ sectarian and non-political at Southminster United Church at the Ottawa Council of Women. ontariowelshfestival.ca . Two organization comprising retired Bank/Aylmer. For further info www. hymn singing sessions at 10:30 am or semi-retired professional and OttawaBrahmsChoir.ca Tel 613-749- Lady Evelyn Alternative School is and 1:30 pm, April 24, Dominion business persons. The Alta Vista 2391; 819-568-8169. seeking donations for its upcoming Chalmers, free will offering. Probus Club meets on the fourth used book sale. Your used books Wednesday of each month at World Day of Prayer. Everyone (no encyclopedias, textbooks or Discover the exotic world of Gloucester Presbyterian Church, is invited to join a worldwide magazines) and vinyl can be dropped orchids! Be sure to take in the 91 Pike Street in the Conroy & movement where all Christian off in the Lady Evelyn lobby starting Ottawa Orchid Society’s 35th Hunt Club area. Next sessions will denominations come together to on Tuesday March 29. The book Annual Show at the RA Centre, 2451 be on March 23 and April 27. The pray and learn about the Christian sale will take place on Friday April Riverside Drive on Saturday, April gatherings open at 9:30 am for experience in other countries. In 22 and Saturday April 23 at Lady 16 and Sunday, April 17. Hours are coffee and socializing, followed by a 2016 the focus is on Cuba and the Evelyn. Everyone is invited to come noon to 5 pm on Saturday and 9 am speaker then a questions and answers service has been written by the and peruse the books and records to 5 pm on Sunday. Photographers session. Guests are always welcome women of Cuba. The churches of from 3-7pm on the 22nd and from note: You are welcome to bring your at the monthly meeting, annual Old Ottawa South and the Glebe 9-3pm on the 23rd. Lady Evelyn equipment and tripods on Sunday membership fees are $25.00 for invite you to join us at St. Giles Alternative School is located at 63 from 9 to 11 am. Admission is $12, singles and $40.00 for couples. For Presbyterian Church, 729 Bank St. Evelyn Avenue in Old Ottawa East. $10 for seniors, cash at the door. more information, call Colin Galigan at First Ave. on Saturday March 5th Parking is free. More information at 613-730-7649. at 11:00 am. Coffee will be served Ottawa-Carleton District School and a $2.00 off admission coupon are from 10:45 am.as you arrive. This Board Speaker Series Event: “How available at ottawaorchidsociety.com ecumenical service is led by women to Parent when the Brain Rules” or on Facebook at Ottawa Orchid from our local churches and will take with John Antonetti. Thursday, Society. about an hour with an opportunity to March 3rd - 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm talk together afterwards. THE OSCAR l MARCH 2016 Page 33

FAITH COMMUNITY “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?” (John 11:25-26)

Sunnyside Wesleyan Church

Good Friday Service, March 25th at 10 am Easter Sunday, March 27th, at 9 am and 11 am

Area Worship Services EASTER SERVICES Location Times ST. MARGARET MARY CATHOLIC CHURCH Sunnyside Wesleyan Sunday Worship Church Services at 9:00 am and 7 FAIRBAIRN STREET 58 Grosvenor Avenue 11:00 am, Children’s (at Sunnyside) program offered during (FAIRBAIRN & SUNNYSIDE) worship services. St Margaret Mary Mass Sunday at 9:30 and Thursday, March 24th, 8:00 p.m. Catholic Church 11:30 am. Mass of the Last Supper 7 Fairbairn (corner of Sunnyside) Friday, March 25th, 3:00 p.m. Good Friday Service Trinity Anglican Church Holy Eucharist at 8:00 am 1230 Bank St and 10:00 am with Church Saturday, March 26th, 9:00 p.m. (at Cameron Ave) School & Choir. EASTER VIGIL Southminster United Sunday Worship & Kids Sunday, March 27th, 10:30 a.m. Church Church at 10:30 am. Easter Morning Mass 15 Aylmer Avenue (at Bank & the Canal) Page 34 THE OSCAR l MARCH 2016

Storyscapes at Good Morning RUN, JUMP, SHOOT, Creative Arts and Preschool: AND SCORE The Weather Outside is Frightful, THIS So Let’s Play with Ice Inside! MARCH BREAK

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By Sarah Brickell quiet enough to hear ice melt! The children added some more This time of year is a favourite for glitter and colour to the ice, then put REGISTRATION NOW OPEN! our teachers because it offers the them back outside to freeze. Once opportunity to bring an experience to frozen, they were hung up from the children that they may never have our Good Morning tree outside our had before – working with ice and school. snow to make art! StoryScapes is one of the most With the weather being so cold unique programs at Good Morning (finally!) the theme chosen by our Creative Arts and Preschool. A literacy-based art program that ATHLETICS.CARLETON.CA teachers for StoryScapes was Sadie [email protected] and the Snowman by Allen Morgan, combines storytelling, drama, fine art with illustrations by Brenda Clark. and art exploration with play, laughter Sandy Bulchak, educator and artist and lots of enthusiasm, it is truly extraordinaire, read the book with unique in Ottawa. the children, who thought it was For children ages 3 to 5, it offers delightful to follow along with Sadie the opportunity to children to explore as she suffered the joy and frustration books they might know well or not of building her snowman. know at all. For children who are After reading the story, the class homeschooled, opting out of full- used salt and food colouring on snow day kindergarten one or more days a from our front yard, and ice blocks week, and those 3 year olds who have they had frozen ahead of time. There stopped napping and want to get up was a lot of excitement from the and go in the afternoon, this program children when the ice came inside! is truly special. All of the children watched closely as Sarah Brickell is volunteer President the colour tunneled into the ice along of Good Morning and looks forward the divots where the salt melted their to the amazing art that comes home ice blocks. every week from her children. Part of the experience was listening to the ice crackle as it melted – not often are a group of 3 to 5 year olds

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NOTES FROM THE GARDEN CLUB The Raised-Bed Garden

By Colin Ashford mentioned: plastic, stone or brick, wood, metal, even straw—or just a The Old Ottawa South Garden mound of earth. Earth mounds need Club welcomed the return of an old a good deal of tending as the soil friend, Mary Reid, of Green Thumb tends to migrate; stone or brick are Garden Centre (www.greenthumb- more permanent but dry out quickly. garden.ca) to talk about raised-bed Raised beds with wooden frames gardening. Mary is a Certified Land- benefit from covering the sides (but (Top left) An impressive concrete paver-built raised-bed garden. (Top Right) scape Professional and, in addition not the bottom) with landscape Multiple wooden sided raised-bed gardens. (Above) A simple raised-bed to running her garden centre, she cloth to stop soil migration. One of garden. PHOTOS BY STEVE REID volunteers at Master Gardeners and the most intriguing materials Mary teaches at local schools and garden mentioned was straw bales. Bales of clubs like ours. straw are placed on the ground and The perfect and unique venue you’ve been looking for... Mary started her presentation with fertilizer sprinkled over them to start views of some of existing raised-bed the composting process; after some All at Your Cottage in the City gardens, namely those at Brewer time, a thin layer of potting soil is Park, at Centretown United Church, spread on each bale and the seeds and at Lansdowne Park. Mary noted sown. The bales tend to dry out very that the defining attribute of a raised quickly and constant attention to bed is that the soil surface of the bed watering either by hand or by soaker is above ground level; bearing this hoses is required. For more infor- in mind, a raised-bed garden could mation, Mary recommended Joel be simply a mound of earth or, more Karsten’s book Straw Bale Gardens. likely, a wooden or masonry struc- (ISBN 978-1-60961-959-6). ture. Size is important: a structure Raised beds and square-foot gar- of at least 3’ by 3’ by 3’ is necessary dening (the practice of dividing the for perennials to survive the Ottawa growing area into small square sec- winter. However, too large a width tions) are intimately connected lead- or breadth could make working ing to the claim of “... 100% of the in the raised bed difficult; Mary harvest, 20% of the space, and 2% recommended a width and breadth of the work …”. For more informa- of no more than 4’ with access from tion on square-foot gardening, Mary all sides. Mary offered a number recommended Mel Bartholomew’s of reasons for considering raised book Squarefoot Gardening. (ISBN beds, namely: lack of space (or lack 978-1-57954-0856-8). of appropriate space); improved Mary finished her presentation accessibility; poor soil (too much with a few remarks on placement in clay, too much sand, too acidic, too a raised bed (“thrillers, fillers, and rocky), prevalence of soil-borne spillers”), maintenance, and plant diseases, and excessive roots in the selection (edible, ornamental or area. Mary noted that the benefits combinations). of raised beds included: earlier The next meeting of the Old Ottawa warm up in the spring that extends A picturesque, unique and rustic A fun venue to hold your corporate or Our rare location within the city the growing season; less stooping; South Garden Club, entitled “Hy- location for your Ottawa wedding. team building getaway. We have a makes the OTLBC the ideal spot to drangeas in the Garden”, will be on Our Main Hall is perfect for large variety of packages for all of our activities host birthdays for all ages, less compaction of the soil (no one groups with a one-of-a-kind covered and many catering options. Indoor and anniversaries, milestones and is walking on the beds); and bet- Monday 14 March 2016 at 7.00 p.m. terrace overlooking our 5 acres on the Outdoor space for small meetings as well much more! For children; we offer ter pest exclusion. (In that context, at the Old Ottawa South Community Rideau River. Ask about our catering as larger get-togethers . Wii and poolside, on court and indoor options, decorating services and our projector available. parties. For Adults; host a cocktail Mary mentioned the Seed Haven— Centre (The Firehall), 260 Sunny- onsite photographer. lunch, try a group lesson or relax by a local invention that claims to side Avenue when Peter Knippel of Contact our Events Manager today! the pool. block crawling pests like slugs and Knippel Garden Centre will discuss Claire Brodie - [email protected] earwigs—see www.seedhaven.ca for the when, where, and how of plant- ing hydrangeas—and how to keep more details.) 176 Cameron Ave | 613-730-7207 www.otlbc.com | [email protected] For construction materials, Mary them happy, healthy, and beautiful. Page 36 THE OSCAR l MARCH 2016

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