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O•S•C•A•R© The Community Voice of Old South Year 36 , No. 9 The Ottawa South Community Association Review OCT 2008 30th Clambake Another Great Success!

Photo by Tom Alfoldi By Lori Pope 13. The food and company were, as each others’ company. This year, the and Maureen Fallis got the word out usual, excellent, and the success of the organizing committee was comprised to their neighbours. espite ominous weather event was attested to by the number of of Barbara Porrett, Carol-Lynne The fire pit was ably dug and forecasts, about 115 residents children running around and shrieking, Saad, and Lori Pope. Stephan Katz the fire started and watched over by of Brighton Avenue turned out powered by the kids’ meal cooked once again arranged for the permits, Phil Blagden, Barbara Porrett and D th for the 30 annual Brighton Avenue by Jill Hawkins, Roger Ehrhardt and and canvassers Nikki Pora, Barbara Clambake on Saturday, September Theresa Rupar, the dessert table, and Porrett, Linda Nelson, Theresa Rupar Cont’d on page 17 Undaunted By Rainy Porch Sale All Candidates Meeting For Ottawa Centre

he Glebe Community Association and Glebe Collegiate Institute TSchool Council are co-hosting an Ottawa Centre all-candidates meeting at Collegiate auditorium on Thursday, October 9 from 7:30 - 9:30 p.m.

Glebe Collegiate is located at 212 Glebe Ave.

All candidates running for the Ottawa Centre federal seat have been invited.

This event is co-sponsored by other community associations in Ottawa Centre. Page  The OSCAR - OUR 36th YEAR OCT 2008

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The OSCAR thanks the following people who brought us MONDAY TO THURSDAY 9 AM TO 9 PM to your door this month: FRIDAY 9 AM TO 6 PM ZONE A1: Kathy Krywicki (Coordinator), Mary Jo Lynch, Brian Eames, Kim Barclay, Marvel Sampson, Wendy Robbins, Ron Barton, Jim and Carrol SATURDAY 9 AM TO 1 PM* Robb, Kevin and Stephanie Williams. SUNDAY CLOSED ZONE B1: Ross Imrie (Coordinator), Family Gref- Innes, the Montgomery *Open only when programs are operating, please call first. family, Laurie Morrison, Norma Reveler, Stephanie and Kulani de Larrinaga. ZONE B2: Lorie Magee Mills (Coordinator), Leslie Roster, Hayley Atkin- son, Caroline and Ian Calvert, Sheilagh Stronach, Matthew and Graeme Gaetz, Kathy Krywicki. WHAT’S THAT NUMBER? ZONE C1: Laura Johnson (Coordinator), the James-Guevremont family, the Williams family, Sylvie Turner, Lynne Myers, Jeff Pouw, Brendan McCoy. ZONE C2: Craig Piche (Coordinator), Alan McCullough, Arthur Taylor, Ottawa South Community Centre - The Old Firehall 247-4946 Charles and Phillip Kijek, Sam & Avery Piche, Kit Jenkin, Michel and Chris- Ottawa South Community Association (OSCA) 247-4872 tina Bridgeman. Ottawa Public Library - South Branch 730-1082 ZONE D1: Bert Hopkins (Coordinator), the Crighton family, Emily Keys, Rob Campbell - [email protected] 730-8128 the Lascelles family, Gail Stewart, Bert Hopkins, Mary Jane Jones, the Sprott Kathy Ablett, Catholic Board Trustee 526-9512 family. Community Health Centre 233-5430 ZONE D2: Janet Drysdale (Coordinator), The Adriaanse Family, Gaia Cher- CARLETON UNIVERSITY nushenko, The Rand family, Aidan and Willem Ray, the Stewart family. CUSA (Carleton U Students Association) 520-6688 ZONE E1: John Calvert & family (Coordinator), Brian Tansey, Doug Stick- Graduate Students Association 520-6616 ley, Wendy Johnson, Pam Turner, David Lum, Mary O’Neill. Community Liaison 520-3660 ZONE E2: Nicola Katz (Coordinator), Frida Kolster-Berry, Mary-Ann Kent, Mediation Centre 520-5765 Glen Elder and Lorraine Stewart, the Rowleys, Dave White, the Hunter fam- Athletics 520-4480 ily, Brodkin-Haas family, Christina Bradley. CITY HALL ZONE F1: Carol and Ferg O’Connor (Coordinator), Jenny O’Brien, Janet Jancar, the Stern family, T. Liston, Ellen Bailie, Niki Devito, Dante and Bi- Clive Doucet, City Councillor ([email protected]) 580-2487 anca Ruiz, Walter and Robbie Engert. Main Number(24 hrs) for all departments 3-1-1 ZONE F2: Bea Bol (Coordinator), the Tubman family, Karen Fee, Shaugh- Community Police - non-emergencies 236-1222 nessy and Kyle Dow, Paulette Theriault, Mark McDonald, Bea Bol, Jill Emergencies only 9-1-1 Moine, Paris Dutton. Serious Crimes 230-6211 ZONE G: Jim and Angela Graves (Coordinator), Peggy and Brian Kinsley, Ottawa Hydro 738-6400 Shelly Lewis, Peter Murphy, Claire and Brigitt Maultsaid, the McLemaghan Streetlight Problems (burned out, always on, flickering) 3-1-1 Rowat family, Roger Ehrhardt, the Ostrander-Weitzman family. Brewer Pool 247-4938 Echo Drive: Alex Bissel. Brewer Arena 247-4917 -Ottawa South: Rob Cook, Tom Lawson City of Ottawa web site - www.city.ottawa.on.ca Bank Street-Glebe: Craig Piche. OCT 2008 The OSCAR - OUR 36th YEAR Page 

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

The OSCAR welcomes letters on subjects of interest to the community or in response to previous articles. All letters must disclose the name of the writer, as well as the address and phone number. Lettters may be edited for length, clarity, and libelous statements. The opinions of the writers are not necessarily those of the newspaper or its editor. Email your letters to [email protected] or leave in print at the Firehall.

Support For MayfairHeritage Designation Frustration With Lamentation For Fresh Fruit Closing

lease support the heritage designation of the Mayfair Theatre. Dear OSCAR, school into a residential compound. It is Legal protection for the ornamental interior of the building gorgeous!! And I do remember the OOS Pwill help those working to revive the cinema business or t is without surprise and increasing Voices of Opposition on that one. Out in interested in proposals to repurpose the building (for example to frustration that I read your 4 letters all full force. Glad they did not prevail. a performing arts venue or shop) by preventing the owner from Iopposing or lamenting the potential As for the Fresh Fruit Company - well summarily demolishing the building. A motion to recommend closing of the Fresh Fruit Company without my balanced view is that perhaps we have heritage designation was approved by the city’s Local Architectural any balancing views. It would be nice to face the fact that everything has its time Conservation Advisory Committee (LACAC) and separately if OSCA started to exercise responsible and perhaps it is time for the Fresh Fruit by OSWATCH in early September. In late September the city’s journalism with regard to these types of Company to close its doors in favour of a Planning and Environment Committee will have considered this issues and made an effort to present a more appropriate business or residential motion and hopefully will have approved it. The motion is scheduled balanced perspective on proposed changes endeavour. Also, let’s face it - we have to come before city council for final approval on October 8. Please in this neighbourhood. Your community a grocery store at Billing Bridge which contact the Ottawa South History Project at historyproject@ newspaper seems to want to be the “voice” frankly is still within walking and cycling oldottawasouth.ca or www.oldottawasouth.ca/historyproject to of those that oppose any evolution to this distance (or a spurt of a bus ride) and with learn how you can support this heritage designation. neighbourhood, ignoring any equally better prices and better choices. Emotions reasonable balancing perspectives. I know aside, that is the practical reality of this John M. Calvert, founder and co-ordinator I must be speaking for some when I say situation. I adamantly disagree with the that it is often a shame to see so much comments made by some of those letter Ottawa South History Project fierce and ardent opposition to some really writers and I have to think I am not alone in [email protected] nice proposed projects - and regretfully expressing these sentiments. http://www.OldOttawaSouth.ca/HistoryProject/ sometimes those voices win in forcing back change. Just look at the beautiful addition Lise Patry on Willard where they converted an old OOS

Poison Ivy Along Windsor Park Send your OS residents beware! With all the rain we’ve had this comments to Osummer, it’s been a bumper year for poison ivy. There’s a whole whack of it in Windsor Park along the river path between [email protected] the soccer field and the pumping station. I put a warning sign out and I phoned the city. So far no action. I’ll never forget my too- or drop them off at the Firehall, close encounter with the noxious weed six summers ago. Protect yourself by knowing what poison ivy looks like. One web site that 260 Sunnyside Avenue. can help is: www.poisonivy.aesir.com. There are many others.

Gabriella Goliger

Meet Others With Community Initiatives To the Editor,

would be interested to learn and discusss with others in Old Ottawa South the condition and development of micro-enterprise in the community I and perhaps see if it can be given a boost by a community initiative. But perhaps such an initiative already exists? At a time when so many and so much is in transition, and also as we are all concerned about sustainability, it seems to me that micro-business and micro-voluntary projects must have a special role to play in a community like Old Ottawa South I and others, including Jamie Laidlaw (who doesn’t yet live in OOS but seems to be making our Bridgehead his home away from home), will be at Bridgehead on Tuesdays throughout October, from 10 to 12 AM and from 5 to 7 PM, just to chat about micro-initiatives in Old Ottawa South. (We’ll have a copy of OSCAR on the table.) Anyone who might be interested or experienced or even just thinking about starting up a micro-initiative is invited to join us. We hardly expect an overflow but if on any occasion there are too many of us to find seats, let’s some of us flow up Bank Street to other coffeeshops rather than not have good, seated, conversations with each other. It’s a time for talk and action, for sharing our hopes about the community. (And in that respect, kudos to the organizers of the community meeting at the Firehall on September 11 for their initiative, which inspired this initiative.)

Gail Stewart

The OSCAR is sponsored entirely by advertising. Page  The OSCAR - OUR 36th YEAR OCT 2008 Brief Notes From the Firehall Trading Places and Changing Faces

By Regis Acorn

s of September, I, Regis Alcorn from the Glebe Community Centre, have traded work locations with Dino Dafniotis from Ottawa South Community Centre, aka AThe Firehall As for Changing Faces, I have returned to the Firehall, after having worked here 17 years ago, at which time I was pregnant with my second child. With changing faces, I welcome back familiar faces, families, building(s), community, etc… With this change, for the next year, I look forward to maintaining programs and building, as we go forth with possible upgrades of space, ideas, etc… The Fall programs are rolling out and I encourage all to consider the benefits of taking part in the various fitness, art, pottery, playgroups, sport, preschool activities, etc, being offered from the Firehall. As well, I look forward to meeting the community at large and becoming a part of various events ie: Savour the Flavour, Saunders Halloween Haunt, etc.. over the next couple of months. Please drop by the Firehall to say hello and join in what the Old Ottawa South Community has to offer.

Sunnyside Up! Library Board Approves Funding For Branch Reno Calling All Artists For By Jenny Haysom the Ottawa Public Library (FOPLA) and Shop Your Local Talent contributed $1000 toward chairs for the n September 8th the Ottawa adult reading lounge at the branch. The By Brenda Lee Public Library (OPL) Board organization’s overarching goal, however, Ovoted unanimously in favour is keeping a library in our neighbourhood he third annual Shop Your Local Talent event is of the proposed Capital Budget. This for the long term, and the renovation of the currently being planned and Osca would like to budget includes funding for the renovation Sunnyside basement could ensure this. Tinvite interested local artists to participate. Due to a of the Sunnyside Library, namely the Even though the OPL Board has few unforeseen scheduling problems we are not quite certain of redevelopment of the basement. Work approved a renovation to commence in the date of the event as of yet, but by the time the Oscar goes will focus on a recently vacated area that 2009, the budget process is not complete. to print we will have a set date. Confirmation of the date will once housed the bookmobile and visiting Currently, there is a study underway be in the November issue of the Oscar . We apologize for this services, and will include the construction examining the feasibility of proposed inconvenience, and ask for patience while we try to find the of a multi-purpose room, a space for staff, renovations at the Sunnyside Library, most appropriate date. In the meantime , we wish to extend an and upgraded bathrooms. and these plans will be presented as part invitation to local artists to call the Firehall after Oct. 1st, at 247- Following the rally that saved our of the OPL’s Capital Budget to the City’s 4946 to be given the exact date and to reserve a table. Tables will facility from closure in the City budget Corporate Services Committee and then be 20 dollars and there are a limited number of spaces available. debates of 2004, the Friends of the debated by the Committee of the Whole. If you have any questions please call Deirdre McQuillan at 247 Sunnyside Library emerged as an advocacy Finally, the proposed budget will be voted 4872 or Brenda Lee at 733 0608. and fundraising group that worked toward on by City Council. We look forward to organizing a fun filled day with a variety expanding limited programming space in of exciting and unique offerings for the holiday season. our branch, and increasing investment in Public consultations will take place Please do call early as spaces are limited and tend to go the larger system. The group has raised this fall beginning in November, and quickly. almost $14,000 through a used book sale, opportunities to speak to the Committee and a limited edition run of Sunnyside of the Whole will take place later in book bags that can be seen all around town. November or early in December. All Candidates Meeting Additionally, the local Friends committee recently partnered with the Friends of For Ottawa Centre

he Glebe Community Association and Glebe Homes Between The Bridges Collegiate Institute School Council are co-hosting an TOttawa Centre all-candidates meeting at the Glebe A Tour Through OOS talents of local community members and Collegiate auditorium on Thursday, October 9 from 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. Sunday, May 331, 2009 businesses passionate about OOS. We are currently in need of volunteers Glebe Collegiate is located at 212 Glebe Ave. omes Between The Bridges” is with skills in: a charity fundraiser to support Desktop publishing All candidates running for the Ottawa Centre federal seat the re-development of the OOS Writing/editing H have been invited. Firehall Community Centre. OOS homes Communications/marketing

with eclectic style, innovative design, Or anyone else interested in supporting This event is co-sponsored by other community environmental features, and historical one of our landmark OOS sites. associations in Ottawa Centre. character will be showcased to fund this Please contact ooshomes2009@gmail. worthy cause. The tour will highlight the com OCT 2008 The OSCAR - OUR 36th YEAR Page 

OSCA PRESIDENT’S REPORT Public Meeting on Firehall Design

By Michael Jenkin forward a strong case to councilors on has been discussing the merits of other community associations in the why it should be funded. I will report proceeding with a Community Design federal riding of Ottawa Centre, are n September 8 we had a good back to you in my next column on Plan (CDP). A CDP is a detailed plan co-sponsoring and funding an all and lively turnout out from the what our options look like and how drawn up by the community in close candidates meeting for the federal Ocommunity to view the final we are going to develop linkages with collaboration with the City Planning general election. The meeting is being design for the renovated and expanded other community groups who have Department that attempts to set out in organized by the Glebe Community Firehall. Elsewhere in this issue of similar objectives. some detail the development objectives Association and the Glebe Collegiate the OSCAR (pages 8 - 9 ) you can residents have for their community. It School Council. The meeting will see the architect’s sketches and a brief Mayfair Theatre covers a wide variety of issues and be held in the auditorium of Glebe description of the design features of the Like many of you, the Board its fundamental purpose is to provide Collegiate Institute, on Thursday, final proposal. In general people were only recently learned that the Mayfair greater direction to City planners in October 9 between 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. pretty enthusiastic about the design Theatre will close on November 30. I how they should interpret the zoning Come early to get a good seat and hear and felt it met the community’s needs. understand as well that the Mayfair was bylaws that apply in Old Ottawa what the candidates have to say. While There was some disappointment that a central concern of a public meeting South. A CDP can be a valuable tool the exact format for the meeting has the environmental features in the held in mid-September that attracted in helping a community such as ours yet to be confirmed, there is usually building were not more visible and well over 100 people. At its September maintain those physical aspects of the an opportunity for those attending to significant. Many people commented meeting the Board discussed the issue community we value the most and to ask questions of the candidates. that if budget constraints prevented and decided to act on an OSWATCH make sure that what development does the addition of more environmental recommendation that OSCA support occur here supports our development Vacancies on the Board features (e.g. a green roof) that the the proposed Heritage designation objectives. Developing a CDP takes As you will see from the notice design be modified to allow such on the building and that we make time and effort and commitment from (below), we have two vacancies on features to be retrofitted later after our views known to the Planning and community members, so OSWATCH the Board as a result of resignations further fundraising efforts for specific Environment Committee who will be thought carefully about whether to over the summer months. The features. There were also suggestions considering the issue in September and recommend such a course of action. current Board’s term runs until May that the courtyard be entirely fenced in that further, we also strongly support In the end they felt that given the 2009, so there is an opportunity to to increase the potential for children’s of this designation when the issue is development pressures we are going make a serious contribution to your use of the courtyard and reduce the discussed by City Council in early to be under in the coming years the community if you want to get involved. possibility of children running out October. The heritage designation benefits of a CDP were well worth the Current Board members will elect the onto a busy Sunnyside Avenue. will buy some time at the very least commitment of time and energy. As new members from the list of those Over the next few weeks the joint to see if another group or groups can a result the Board approved a motion applying. If you have an interest in City-community working group will come forward to manage the theatre from OSWATCH to request that our your community and want to make it be finalizing the design, taking into in a creative way so that it continues Councilor endorse an application a better place in which to live, then account the comments heard from the to show films, or failing that, that an to proceed with such a Plan and to working on the Board is a great way public meeting and will look at the alternative use for the building can be provide financial assistance to OSCA to make a contribution, while finding final cost estimates for the construction found. The Mayfair is the last movie to fund its development. A formal out more about your community phase of the project. Once we have theatre of its kind in Ottawa and request from OSCA to the Councilor and working with a great group of the final costings from the City, the the oldest by a considerable margin will have been sent by the time you people. Details on how to apply are Board will determine what level of having first opened in the very early read this. in the notice below; the deadline for funding it wants to dedicate to this 1930s. applications is October 15. project. We will then switch focus All Candidates Meeting from the design and development of Community Design Plan – October 9 the project to making sure we can put For some time OSWATCH OSCA, along with a number of Savour the Flavour Dinner - Spanish Interested In Serving On Revival! Coming up November 1 The OSCA Board? By Patti Ryan

f so there are two vacancy you can apply for due to a recent ack by popular demand, OSCA is organizing a second Savour the Flavour resignation of a Board member. The current Board’s term fundraising dinner to support the Firehall Redevelopment Fund. Many of you Iruns until May 2009. Bwho have been following OSCA’s progress on the Firehall Redevelopment, or who Board meetings are once a month on the third Tuesday and came out to the open house know well what an exciting time this is for this project, and last for about two and a half hours. Board members are also we are energizing our last push to break ground on renovations to the firehall with another expected to help out on various committees or special events of amazing dinner hosted by local chefs. With a nod to the building’s architectural style, their choosing. Spanish Revival will be the organizing theme of this year’s dinner. Diners can expect food, If you are interested in helping out and want to apply to drinks and music with a Spanish flare. Culinary genius will be provided by the best of serve on the Board you should send in your application to OOS’s local chefs from Domus Cafe, Carmen’s Veranda, Pellican Fish, Sixth Sense and the the the address below. Applications should have your name, Red Apron catering, with tasty contributions from Grace in the Kitchen. A silent auction residential address, telephone and e-mail address along with a will also be held that evening, with offerings of services and gifts from local businesses short statement outlining any relevant professional or voluntary and generous neighbours. experience you may have and a short statement outlining your interest in serving. For additional information contact Deirdre Last year’s event was great fun for organizers and diners alike and the Spanish Revival McQuillan at the address below or at 613 247 4872. dinner promises to be even better. If you are a business or a volunteer interested in helping out with this event please contact Deirdre at [email protected], or Lisa at shenandoah21@ OSCA Executive Director mac.com. Old Firehall Community Centre 260 Sunnyside Avenue, The dinner will be held at the Firehall on the evening of November 1 beginning at 6:30. Ottawa ON K1S 0R4 Tickets for Savour the Flavour will go on sale October 1, and are likely to sell out quickly, or by e-mail ([email protected]) as they did last time. Price of the ticket is $75 per person with a Charitable Receipt for The closing date for applications is October 15. $35. Page  The OSCAR - OUR 36th YEAR OCT 2008 Brewer Park Berm Repaired By Brendan McCoy

his spring, as temperatures went up and rain fell, the Rideau River rose rapidly. Old TOttawa South is protected from flooding by three main structures, the Brewer Park Berm (and associated storm water pump station), the Windsor Park Berm (and its associated storm water pump station) and the Rideau River Lane Flood Control Wall. These structures date from the mid 1970’s, and before they were built flooding of the lower part of the community was an annual possibility. In late March this year the Community Association received an alarming e-mail from the

Rideau Valley Conservation Authority. Bruce Reid, the weather changed, and fortunately the chance of the Director of Watershed Science and Engineering flooding passed. Services with the Conservation Authority wrote that This August over a week long period a works the berm at Brewer Park, built to withstand a 1:100 crew from the Conservation Authority repaired the year flood, had settled and eroded over the years berm. The earthen berm was raised over a 60 meter since it was built and might not even be able to hold length by up to 30 cm, and topped with a 1 meter back a 1:50 year flood. “…we anticipate that if a wide permeable “Turfstone” pathway. This was 1:50 year flood discharge is exceeded there could be added on top to provide a durable path along the top some shallow depth overtopping of the berm at its of the berm which would not erode so easily. New lowest point. If a 1:100 year flood is experienced, sod and seed was planted where work had been the potential overtopping would occur over about done. No trees were cut down during the work, and 40 meters of the berm’s length and to a maximum the Authority has promised to replace any trees that depth of about 10 centimeters.” For several exciting might die subsequently as a result of the work. Old days it appeared the Community Association might Ottawa South is again protected from the 1:100 year be called upon to organize volunteers to sandbag the flood. top of the berm. Sand was dumped nearby and an engineer was assigned to supervise the work. Then

NOTES FROM THE GARDEN CLUB Start With a Plan! By Colin Ashford judicious interweaving of these three concepts produced pleasing effects. ith the first hint of fall in For example, in a particular garden, the air, the Old Ottawa she compared one flight of steps of WSouth Garden Club classical line, balance, and symmetry held its first meeting of the 2008— with another flight of informal curves 2009 season. Master Gardener, Kelly and irregularly-shaped steps. The Noel, introduced the members of the aesthetic of each was obvious— club to the basics of garden design. although each had combined the three Kelly explained that garden design is concepts differently. She also showed the interplay between three concepts: other examples of good design: paths objects—the tangible entities in that invited one to explore; furniture the garden (such as plants, water, that invited one to rest; low fences and hardscaping); elements (such that separated the “in here” from the as line, colour, texture, and shape); “out there”; repetition of objects or and principles (such as repetition, of elements such as colour or texture emphasis, and symmetry). Using to create unity; and the appropriate pictures that she had taken of her own proportion of objects to the spaces garden and those of her friends and they occupy. She illustrated a number neighbours, Kelly illustrated how the of less-than-successful designs— left - Informal Steps, above- Formal Steps Photos by Kelly Noel objects jumbled together, objects out with the Master Gardeners of Ottawa- of proportion with their surroundings, Carleton, and, in her spare time, and a lack of any focal point. putters around in her garden that Kelly recommended a number she describes as ranging from well of books to help in garden planning planned to chaotic. including Patrick Lima’s books published by Firefly Books and The next meeting of the Garden Trees of Canada by John Laird Farrar Club will be on Monday 20 October, published by Fitzhenry & Whiteside. 2008 at the Old Firehall on Sunnyside Kelly Noel earned her Horticulturist at 7.00 p.m., when Master Gardener, Certificate by correspondence course Diane McClymont-Peace, will be from the University of Guelph after talking about the effective use of retiring from a career teaching high- colour in an urban garden. Drop-in school math. She is a director of the membership for the evening is $5 and Ottawa Botanical Society, volunteers new members are always welcome. OCT 2008 The OSCAR - OUR 36th YEAR Page 

CITY COUNCILLOR’S REPORT Mayfair Theatre, Shoppers Drugmart, and Transportation Master Plan Dear OSCAR Readers, Mayfair Theatre, right on the corner After being told light rail is supposed are the reasons I have been pushing for of Bank and Sunnyside, Shoppers to get priority and that we will have Carling Avenue to be environmentally Ciccadas singing in the evening Drugmart is planning to move in. I only minimal road expansions – there assessed now. The Carling route carry us into autumn know there has been some confusion doesn’t seem to be any road project is more direct, going all the way to consoling with the thought about whether Shoppers had designs delayed or cancelled. In fact, road Kanata from the existing O-train the caress of soft nights on the Mayfair property but that is not projects we thought were dead have line, and can attract more new riders. will come again. the case. The two development issues been revived. It can be built more quickly; can be are separate. Shoppers will be leasing The new TMP is all about asphalt. made very fast by synchronizing the The Mayfair Theatre the property at Bank and Sunnyside Aside from the roughly 200km per year traffic lights along the way, and we from the local owner of the site and of new roads Ottawa has been getting don’t need anybody else’s permission he Mayfair Theatre on Bank they require no additional height or annually, the TMP proposes to spend because we own the right of way. The Street is scheduled to close space for their drugstore; the Mayfair 2 billion on arterial road expansions. Carling Avenue Solution is key to Tlater in November. Since 1932, is owned by a different person who In the next decade alone, 600 million jump starting electric light rail now it has been an integral part of making lives in BC. will be spent on expanding about for the city instead of pouring even Bank Street and neighbourhood around Shoppers intends to build a two 70km of arterials including twinning more money into diesel and asphalt. it special. Traditional Mainstreets storey building on this leased site. This the Airport Parkway and starting the need to retain traditional uses. The will conform to the existing zoning at Alta Vista expressway. Meanwhile on Mayfair is also the last atmospheric that location which is for two to four the transit side depending on which theatre in Ottawa and one of only two storeys. My preference would have scenario gets the nod the next decade Coffee with Clive in all of Ontario. Atmospheric refers been a 4 or 5 storey building with will mean another 18 to 30 kilometers to the special interior décor which was commercial on the ground floor and of asphalt for bus transitways. The Coffee with Clive takes place in in fashion in that era to recreate the apartments above as the Campanale range of electric light rail in the Old Ottawa South at Bridgehead, 1176 illusion of an exotic outdoor setting Brothers have done at Grove and scenarios which mostly goes into Bank Street, on the second Thursday – in this case a Spanish Mediterranean Bank. Sadly, there is little that can be service at the end rather than at the of the month from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. courtyard setting. The Mayfair done to affect Shopper’s plans if they beginning of the next decade is only deserves heritage status, which I am conform to the existing zoning. 13 to 34 km. The asphalt and busways working for, but that only represents will reach across this city in an ever All the best, half the battle. It can protect the The Transportation Master Plan more densely connected network building for a short while but it will while the electric rail service will Clive Doucet not be a lasting solution. Last time I wrote about the city’s not serve any suburb and will require City of Ottawa massive transfer stations within the The next big hurdle will be finding transportation plan, I pointed out that 110 Laurier Avenue West, city because the lines will have such a purchaser interested in operating on the transit side buses were ahead Ottawa, ON K1P 1J1 short reach. And I haven’t mentioned an independent cinema. Without of light rail in terms of both when and tel.: (613) 580-2487 the elephant in the room: it is not clear somebody interested in buying the how much money would be spent in fax: (613) 580-2527 the next decade. Now that the public that the NCC will release the Ottawa property and running a theatre, the [email protected] consultations have begun on the River Parkway for rail. This will leave Mayfair will be at risk as time goes www.clivedoucet.com by. whole TMP we are finding out just us in 20 years with a tunnel to Blair how ambitious road the expansion Station in the east and no resolution of Shoppers Drugmart plans are, eg., both the Bronson and the cross town bus jam. Alta Vista expressways. This is The lack of new service and a On the property just south of the turning into a nightmare scenario. failure to see the critical flaw of using the Parkway as the only western route

The Many Ways to Contact the Mayor and Councillors Mayor Larry O’Brien Ward 5 - West Carleton- Ward 10 - Gloucester- Ward 15 - Kitchissippi Ward 20 - Osgoode Phone 613-580-2496 March Southgate Councillor Christine Councillor Doug Thompson Fax 613-580-2509 Councillor Eli El-Chantiry Councillor Diane Deans Leadman 613-580-2490 Address 110 Laurier AveWest 613-580-2475 613-580-2480 613-580-2485 [email protected] Ottawa, Ontario K1P 1J1 [email protected] [email protected] Christine.Leadman@ottawa. [email protected] ca Ward 21 – Rideau-Goulbourn Ward 6 – -Kanata Ward 11 - Beacon Hill- Councillor Glenn Brooks Ward 1 - Orléans West Cyrville Ward 16 - River 613-580-2491 Councillor Bob Monette Councillor Shad Qadri Councillor Michel Bellemare Councillor Maria McRae [email protected] 613-580-2471 613-580-2476 613-580-2481 613-580-2486 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Ward 22 - Gloucester-South Nepean Ward 2 - Innes Ward 7 - Bay Ward 12 - Rideau-Vanier Ward 17 - Capital Councillor Steve Desroches Councillor Rainer Bloess Councillor Alex Cullen Councillor Georges Bédard Councillor Clive Doucet 613-580-2751 613-580-2472 613-580-2477 613-580-2482 613-580-2487 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Ward 23 - Kanata South Ward 3 - Ward 8 - College Ward 13 - Rideau-Rockcliffe Ward 18 - Alta Vista Councillor Peggy Feltmate Councillor Jan Harder Councillor Rick Chiarelli Councillor Jacques Legendre Councillor Peter Hume 613-580-2752 613-580-2473 613-580-2478 613-580-2483 613-580-2488 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Ward 4 - Kanata North Ward 14 - Somerset Ward 19 - Cumberland Councillor Marianne Ward 9 - Knoxdale-Merivale Councillor Diane Holmes Councillor Rob Jellett Wilkinson Councillor Gord Hunter 613-580-2484 613-580-2489 613-580-2474 613-580-2479 [email protected] [email protected] Marianne.Wilkinson@ [email protected] ottawa.ca Page  The OSCAR - OUR 36th YEAR OCT 2008 Final Design Proposal For The Renovation/Expansion Of The Old Firehall Community Centre By Michael Jenkin Compared to the existing cooking classes has also been added. air environment. community centre, the new design Particular attention has been given to The new design also meets all f you missed the public meeting provides: a much larger and more try and maximize programming space, new City standards for safety and on Monday, September 8, at the flexible community hall; has the provide flexible, multipurpose uses for accessibility IFirehall, where the final drawings main access to the building at street the spaces and to facilitate effective The design also has paid particular for the renovation were presented, level and a much larger and more staff supervision of programming. attention to preserving the heritage here is another opportunity for you to versatile entry/reception area; more While not a LEED design, character of the original Firehall see them. washrooms; two new programming conscious efforts have been made building, by preserving as much of The final design is based on the rooms and a renovation of two existing in the design work to ensure the external façade as possible and feedback received at the public meeting programming rooms; new offices energy savings through upgrades maintaining some internal features, in late June when three options were and a revamped pottery area. A new to insulation, use of high efficiency as well as designing and finishing showcased for community comment. landscaped courtyard has also been HVAC equipment and lighting, low the new addition in such as way as This final design is based on the most included which is partially fenced in water use plumbing fixtures, effective to complement the existing building. popular of the three options presented. and can be accessed from the main natural ventilation, and efficient use The City’s Local Architectural The joint City-community design hall. The building will be wheelchair of natural light. Recyclable/recycled Conservation Advisory Committee committee met every two weeks over accessible and has a small elevator building materials and interior has reviewed, and strongly approved, the summer to the refine the design to facilitate this. A new kitchen, finishes have been specified as have the design proposal from a heritage you see here. suitable for catering events and those that promote a healthy interior perspective.

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Basement Page 10 The OSCAR - OUR 36th YEAR OCT 2008 The Living Lightly and Locally Showcase Sunday Novermber 16

By David Chernushenko off with a screening of Be the Change, followed by a presentation by architect n January’s OSCAR I introduced to Anthony Leaning about the “green” readers the idea of “living lightly”, revival of our Old Firehall. After Isuggesting that everyone of us this, the stage will be open to our can achieve a more rewarding way exhibitors to showcase what they do, of living by reducing our ecological sell or know. footprint, and by pursuing activities This event will focus on solutions, and goals that build relationships and not problems. It will showcase build “community”. local providers of sustainable/ I observed that people who are green solutions, who will have an trying to live more lightly are now opportunity to tell us what they can do seen as mainstream, and that we can to help you along your path to living turn to them for all kinds of practical lightly. Residents of Old Ottawa South and forward-thinking ideas on daily and our neighbours in the Glebe and living. You may be one of them. If Old Ottawa East have in our midst an you’re not, chances are that one of extraordinary number of individuals your Old Ottawa South neighbours is and groups who fit this description: -- seeking every day, in some small people like green building architects, way, to live more lightly. the Arbour Environment Shoppe, I explored this idea in my film healthy home interior designers and Be the Change – much of which renovators, youthful educators like was filmed in Old Ottawa South -- the Otesha Project, yoga teachers like released June 20 to a full house at a Maureen Fallis of Surround Circle local theatre, and now seen by more and many more. than 1000 people in Ottawa and We also have access to local and Chicago. The film was never meant to organic produce growers and sellers, fix that. We are hoping to draw out requested. be a stand-alone work. It is part of the some that sell at the corner of Bank of the woodwork many more people, Exhibitors will be asked to Living Lightly Project, a web-based and Sunnyside; others who take your groups and companies who are in contribute a nominal amount toward initiative to promote living lightly, order via the internet and deliver some way making a contribution exhibition space, and Showcase title and share ideas and solutions among to your doorstep. More than you toward living lightly. If you know of sponsors are more than welcome. citizens were aware of? This is just the tip of some, tell them to contact me. If you On November 16, the Living the living more lightly and locally are one of them, contact me! Anyone interested in volunteering, Lightly Project, in partnership with iceberg! The Living Lightly Showcase will exhibiting or sponsoring should OSCA, will host a Living Lightly I am sure there are dozens of be a fundraiser for the Living Lightly contact me at 613-730-0870 or email and Locally Showcase at the Mayfair people and businesses that I do not Project’s “Make Films for a Change” me at [email protected]. Theatre. This community-building, know of yet too! The Living Lightly fund. Admission will be by donation, solutions-sharing afternoon will kick and Locally Showcase is intended to with a $10 contribution per person

The Brings The First World War To Cyberspace

he Canadian War Museum has launched a new website, Canada and the First World War, which makes the history of Canada in Tthe First World War accessible to Canadians across the country and around the world. Part of the Canadian War Museum’s outreach program, this authoritative and stimulating resource features artifacts, photographs, art, letters and diaries held by the Museum. Canada and the First World War offers access to approximately 700 interpreted artifacts, and more than 6,800 additional images, many never before have been available to the public. The site does not require flash or high speed access, and features a zoom tool that allows for viewing detail at an enhanced level. This web-based exhibition complements Trench Life: A Survival Guide, a Canadian War Museum exhibition that explores the culture of Canada’s soldiers in the trenches, with an emphasis on how they used songs, poetry, theatre, rumours and superstitions to cope with and make sense of their war experience. Trench Life runs until April 2009, spanning the 90th Anniversary of the Armistice that ended the First World War. Canada and the First World War is an online exhibition created by the Canadian War Museum in collaboration with the Canada Culture Online initiative of the Department of Canadian Heritage.

Begin your exploration by visiting: www.warmuseum.ca/ firstworldwar 779 Bank Street (613) 237-1483 OCT 2008 The OSCAR - OUR 36th YEAR Page 11

BACKYARD NATURALIST Time for a Wardrobe Change

By Linda Burr certain shampoo ads). Winter plumage in fall, it would be easy to assume that style they wear. For them, it’s been also contains more feathers, to keep the day length has something to do speckled winter wear for thousands of hat if you got to change the birds warmer in the cold months with it. In one experiment, researchers years. On second thought, wouldn’t your wardrobe once every of the year. kept starlings in the laboratory and that make life much easier? Wyear – wouldn’t that be This change of plumage is called controlled the lighting so that some fun? Just think: out with all the old “moulting” and all birds have to do it experienced shortening days and Linda Burr lives in Old Ottawa to survive. Most smaller birds moult others did not. They found that the South and is a biologist and avid duds, in with the new! Many birds do backyard naturalist. just that. At the end of each summer their feathers gradually over a period change in day length had little effect, they moult their old, worn feathers of many weeks, in patches. A few and the signal to moult is probably and grow nice fresh plumage, just in larger birds such as ducks, however, more controlled by the gonads. time for the fall season. try to get it all over with at once. These This conclusion would certainly The European Starling is one such “synchronous moulters” change all make sense to the even the least fashion- bird. (Those Europeans are so fashion- their feathers in as little as two weeks, conscious among us. You know that conscious!) In the fall, it trades in and during this period, they cannot new fall coat you were considering its glossy black and iridescent look, fly. (Male ducks, in particular, like buying? Do you really need it or is it which was fine for attracting a mate to moult in a private, secluded place, just your gonads speaking? Marketing in spring and rearing the youngsters, safe from predators.) experts certainly know how to appeal for a more spotty, free-wheeling kind Many birds that we see throughout to our baser instincts. of look. This is a result of the new the year, such as chickadees, blue Since I have a very small closet feathers being tipped with white, jays, and woodpeckers, look exactly (and who doesn’t in this neighbouhood lending a speckled appearance. It’s the same to us in summer and winter. of older homes), I have to put some of like a total autumn makeover (see the These year-round “residents” do my winter clothes away to make room “before” and “after” pictures). During moult their feathers, but they don’t for my summery things. Then when the fall, the bill colour also changes change appearance. The starling looks fall arrives, I enjoy rediscovering from yellow to gray. different because the white ends of its my favorite cosy sweaters, jackets This change of appearance is new feathers, which it acquires in fall, and scarves. I sometimes forget not mere vanity on the bird’s part. gradually wear off over the winter, what I already own! I am not so very Feathers eventually wear out (like leaving it with a glossy black coat by different from the starlings, in that a clothing), and need to be periodically springtime. change of wardrobe is a necessity in replaced. They’re like hair, in that How do they know when to moult? this temperate climate. Starlings may Starling in summer plummage they’re lifeless, and can’t be repaired Since starlings undergo their annual get to change their wardrobe every --- Photo from Wikipedia (unless you believe the claims of moult as the days are getting shorter fall, but they don’t get to choose the (see page 24 for colour)

Starling with winter plummage -- Photo by Paul Lomax Wikipedia (see page 24 for colour) Butterfly Show at Carleton University ome and visit the Carleton University greenhouse and see their butterfly show. The Carleton Biology Department is proud to once Cagain present our annual Butterfly Show. Dates: October 4 to 13, 2008 Times: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm daily Place: Nesbitt Biology Building, Carleton University. Corner of University Dr and Raven Rd. Parking is free on weekends, pay during the week. Admission is free, but donations are welcome! Page 12 The OSCAR - OUR 36th YEAR OCT 2008 TRINITY ANGLICAN CHURCH Blessing of the Animals is Oct. 5 at Trinity Anglican Church By Jim Robb services for the blessing of domestic animals and livestock in centuries past. he annual Blessing of the Animals Eco-Justice Notes, newsletter of Eco- service, which started as an Justice Ministries says that, “The livestock Texperiment a decade ago, is now on a family’s farm would be blessed in an established and much-loved event on appreciation for their part in providing the church calendar at Trinity Anglican sustenance, and as a reminder of the farmer’s Church. responsibilities in caring for these beings This year it takes place at 10 am, who – like us – are God’s creatures.” Sunday, October 5, the Sunday closest to While the feast day of St Francis is the the feast day of St Francis of Assisi, patron most popular day for blessing the animals, saint of birds, animals and the environment, some churches hold their service on Earth October 4. Day, on a summer Sunday or, in the Italian Each year, Archdeacon Christopher tradition, on Jauary 17, which is the date Dunn, Trinity’s rector, invites parishioners when St Anthony of Abbot, patron saint of to bring their family pets to the communion the animal kingdom, died in 356 AD. rail to receive a blessing. Born into a wealthy family in Assisi, Dogs, cats, guinea pigs, a horse, even Italy, in 1181, St Francis chose a life of a crustacean or two, have been blessed by poverty, embracing a love of all living Father Dunn in previous years. (The horse creatures. was blessed on the church lawn, not at the The founder of the Franciscan Order communion rail.) once surrendered his sleeping place in a Very young children are encouraged to hovel to a donkey. He gained fame as tamer bring their favorite Teddy Bears or other of a wolf that was terrorizing villagers and stuffed animals to the service to receive the earned the trust of larks and other birds of same blessing bestowed on family pets. the countryside around Assisi. “It is a wonderful opportunity to A year before he died in 1226, St Francis celebrate the value and importance of all wrote the well-known hymn “All Creatures God’s creatures, especially those who have of Our God and King,” often sung at the provided warmth and companionship to blessing of the animals services. many of us,” Father Chris said. The service has a long history in the Jim Robb is communications chair at Anglican Church, developing in our urban Trinity Anglican Church, 1230 Bank Street society into a service for family pets from at Cameron Avenue. In Memoriam, John Collins Homes Between The Bridges

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Thank You To OOS vice.html For windows users that may have e are indebted to you all problems with the above link, try for the tenderness and http://idisk.mac.com/memories2dvd- Wsupport you have given Public?view=web Download john us since my cherished soulmate, collins.mov. John and our beloved daddy passed We love it in OOS and cannot away on August 25th. We also thank imagine a better community/ those who made contributions to the neighborhood to live in. It is the children’s education trust fund. people that truly make it extra For those who wanted to attend special! We have to fiercely protect the memorial service but were unable, the privilege that it is to live “between you can see the speeches at http:// the bridges”. web.mac.com/memories2dvd/iWeb/ With thanks and gratitude, Tanya, Site/John%27s%20Memorial%20Ser Alexander and Lara Collins OCT 2008 The OSCAR - OUR 36th YEAR Page 13 GARDEN GLIMPSES Deterioration Of The Plantings In Street-level Lane Bump-outs And Islands

By Ailsa Francis weed, fertilize, prune, design and weeds running rampant and choking latter is really our tv room and den. redesign until we feel we have gotten out ornamentals, and litter amongst A crumbling plaster ceiling, old paint, “In the majority of cases the City has it right. With the exception of some the foliage. We are familiar with too much furniture and lots of “stuff” been responsible for the maintenance that have clearly been anonymously many of these symptoms in our own was making me feel weary and blue. of the upgraded streetscape elements maintained, most of these street gardens: we know that much of it is Now that these rooms are freshly . . . The BIAs may be involved in plantings have fallen through the caused by lack of water and nutrients, painted, edited of (most) clutter and maintenance to a limited extent cracks. In a city where every year crowded spacing or competition for made more liveable to me and my for items like street sweeping, we hear about strained budgets and root growth, lack of sun, improper family, my spirits feel lifted and my watering of trees, and seasonal consequently services that must be cut, plant choice and irregular or incorrect mornings are no longer distracted by plantings as well as any signage, clearly the money for the maintenance pruning or cutting back. what “needs” doing. It was really a and banners owned by them. This of these areas has long since been re- One doesn’t have to go far to see surprise to me how this facelift has division of responsibilities should allocated elsewhere. public plantings that are well-grown rejuvenated my mood. Perhaps assist to ensure the longevity of the The problem with such high profile and well maintained. A visit downtown paying the same attention to areas streetscape improvements. plantings is that while their intention is to “Confusion Square”, Dow’s Lake, we see everyday outside – areas that There are other streets with a high to be visible in an effort to slow down box planters like those near the act in some way to represent our priority for streetscape improvements and green the neighbourhood, their corner of Fifth and Bronson in the neighbourhood to the rest of the city where no BIA exists . . . The City necessary placement in high traffic Glebe, or the main street plantings in and wider world – would help to lift will also endeavour to upgrade and predominantly retail areas makes Manotick are examples. Now I know all our spirits. the streetscape in these areas in them difficult to individually embrace that most of these are not undertaken conjunction with street reconstruction and maintain. We know they’re there by volunteers – but surely the work projects as part of the normal life- but we don’t really LOOK at them. done at the Experimental Farm where I challenge both businesses and cycle maintenance of infrastructure.” Perhaps we give them a cursory the gardens are maintained almost individuals to adopt these plantings from Discussion Paper, April 2007, glance and notice that, in fact, they exclusively by unpaid workers can and bring them back to life. Whether Planning and Growth Management are green so they must be healthy. A inspire us! this entails a simple clean-up or a Dept., City of Ottawa miracle we think, really, since they I’ve just spent some time re- more comprehensive maintenance are apparently given no supplemental arranging and updating my living “program”, the care we show our ince the redesign of the water or attention. Maybe most of room and dining room; these are green spaces is representative of the streetscape in Old Ottawa us don’t essentially care. In our rooms we spend a lot of time in – the care we have for our community. SSouth several years ago, I have busy lives, there is much more that noticed the gradual deterioration of the requires our focus and energy. And plantings in street-level lane bump- for all the causes we adopt, there are a outs and islands. Originally installed zillion others that make a request for as a traffic calming measure and our time, perhaps leaving us feeling Personal Financial Planning planted with a selection of trees and tired, guilty and even depressed. The We will review your current financial position and shrubs, these areas now reflect, in my boundaries of our world have become recommend a plan that is designed to achieve your goals. opinion, the best intentions of many so wide that we’d rather watch CNN but the abdication of responsibility of and learn about disasters on the other Rick Sutherland, CLU, CFP, FDS, R.F.P Tel 613.798.2421 most. side of the planet rather than make 1276 Wellington Street [email protected] We as citizens want our our immediate neighbourhood more Ottawa, Ontario K1Y 3A7 www.invested-interest.ca communities to be green, accessible, friendly and liveable. safe and attractive. As homeowners, These plantings are showing we put time and effort into creating their neglect with broken and torn beautiful and well-maintained front branches, dead growth, shapeless or gardens. We take pride in showing misshapen forms, overgrown habits, our best face to the world; we water, reduced vigour and lack of flowers,

To book an OSCAR ad call Gayle 730-1058 [email protected] Area Church Service Times Sunnyside Wesleyan Chuch Trinity Anglican Church 58 Grosvenor Avenue (at Sunnyside) 1230 Bank St (at Cameron Avenue) Sunday Worship Service at 9am & Sunday Services: 11am 8 am – Holy Eucharist Children’s program offered during 10 am -- Sung Eucharist, with both worship services. Church School, Nursery and Youth Program St Margaret Mary’s Parish Thursdays 7 Fairbairn (corner of Sunnyside) 10 am – Eucharist or Morning Prayer Sunday Liturgies : 9:30 a.m. and in Chapel 11:30 a.m. Christian Meditation: Mondays at Southminster United 7:30 p.m. Church Evening Prayer: Tuesday at 7 p.m. 15 Aylmer Avenue 9:30 a.m.: Worship and Sunday School - July and August Page 14 The OSCAR - OUR 36th YEAR OCT 2008 There’s More To The Mallard Than Meets The Eye By Gabriella Goliger Hall,* we saw dozens of water birds that would fit the female Mallard f it moves like a duck and quacks description. But Peter also pointed like a duck, it must be a duck, out several Wood Ducks – a smaller, Ithe old saw goes. But not all daintier, beautifully plumaged species ducks in our neighbourhood are the – as well as a young merganser, a same, not even among the mottled diving duck that normally feeds in brown, paddling hordes that clamour deeper water. Another duck that can for hand-outs along the shores near be easily confused for a Mallard is Billings Bridge. the American Black duck. Once the Granted, most of those greedy dominant duck of eastern Canada, beggars are Mallards, the dominant the black duck is somewhat darker- waterfowl species of the Northern coloured than the Mallard. Theories hemisphere. Mallards are found from for its population declines range Greenland to Mexico, from Canada to from loss of forested wetland habitat Japan, in city and country, on lakes, to being crowded out or assimilated ponds, rivers and streams. They are through inter-breeding with the the ultimate cosmopolitans and are Mallard. certainly plentiful on our own stretch As mentioned, on that late summer of the Rideau. Look closely, though, day, Peter and I spotted plenty of next time you see crowd of those plain-Jane-looking Mallards. Where were the drakes with their brilliant brown, waggling shapes. You might Photo by ©Ducks Unlimited Canada (for colour version see page 24) discern an exotic stranger or two. green heads? Nary a one to be seen. The basic description of the Had they all gone off on a stag party? Mallard goes like this. Male (or drake): No, the drakes were there. They to turn drab at this time. During the moldy bread, which can kill them. If iridescent green head, white neck were simply in camouflage. molt, while wing and tail feathers are you must feed, give them grain, he band, rusty-coloured back. Female In mid-summer all Mallards, male being replaced, the ducks cannot fly. suggests. (or hen): drab brown. The drake’s bill and female, undergo what is called a Best to blend in with the background Never touch wild birds, dead or is greenish yellow, the hen’s orange. molt. They lose their current feathers to avoid predators. alive. You never know who might be Both males and females have a bright and gain a brand new set. With breeding In fall, another molt occurs, carrying a disease such as avian flu. blue, white-bordered speculum, or well out of the way for the season, and the drakes become their flashy In spring, our resident Mallards wing patch (most visible in flight). the drake becomes mottled brown selves again. Now courtship and pair will go through their mating rituals Mallards are dabblers. They feed instead of covered in bright plumage. formation begin. These events involve (more choreographed jerking, by up-ending in the water to forage Why bother looking sexy when no much fascinating ritual movement, splashing, rhaeb-rhaeb calls. Etc.). for aquatic plants and invertebrates. one’s responding? The normally accompanied by distinctive Pairs vigorously defend territory. When I went for a late-August distinguishable male gets lost in the vocalizations. Males mill about one Females seek out and build a nest river stroll with long-time birder crowd, hence the term “eclipse” molt. another, waving their bills and shaking among grasses in the adjacent uplands and Old Ottawa South resident Peter Actually, there’s another good reason their tails. Then, in the presence of or in the reeds of the wetland itself. females, they really strut their stuff. During this time, the female utters Bills jerk, heads bob, chests and tails a persistent, monotonous quack. rise out of the water, and whistles are She’s not in distress. She’s just uttered, along with a call described concentrating. She will lay about 8- as “rhaeb-rhaeb.” The females incite 10 eggs, which she (and she alone) the males by swimming among incubates for about 28 days. them with necks extended and low A few days before her young to the water. Eventually, a female hatch, the mother clucks to them indicates her choice by swimming and they respond right through the behind a particular male. Duck and shell. These pre-natal conversations drake are now paired, but mating apparently help to synchronize the will not occur until next spring. In hatch and also to imprint the young. the meantime, they travel together, They recognize their mother’s voice strengthening their social bond. and follow her anywhere. Once the hen begins to incubate the clutch of To feed or not to feed? eggs in earnest , the males drift off – their duty done – soon to undergo Normally, Mallards in our their eclipse molt again. region migrate south for the winter. Besides plumage and bills, there’s But a significant number remains another way to distinguish male and on the Rideau all winter long. Peter female Mallards. Only the female speculates this is because they find makes the most familiar duck-like enough open water and food to sound, that unforgettable “QUA, qua, support them through the brutal qua, qua, quaaa.” winter months. The patches of open So…. if it quacks like a duck, it water are due to swift currents and, surely is a duck. But not every duck perhaps, the movement of duck feet can quack. preventing ice formation. The food For more information on Mallards comes mainly from those obliging and other ducks see www.ducks.ca. humans who scatter grain or shower bread crusts from shore. Peter has * Birding is Peter Hall’s hobby. mixed feelings about such donations. His life-long expertise is butterflies. The over-wintering ducks depend on A retired research manager with human generosity and might starve Agriculture and Agri-food Canada, he without it. But much junk food has co-authored Butterflies of Canada – cheesies, chips and white bread (University of Toronto Press). – is strewn along with the nutritious stuff. Ducks fare no better on empty calories than do humans. Worst is OCT 2008 The OSCAR - OUR 36th YEAR Page 15

BOOK REVIEW INTERVIEW A Queen’s Accession

Book review her worth putting there. Something under water during a given tack. by stephen a. haines about racing, racing against the Bluenose excelled at close-hauled Yanks and winning, right? Partly sailing, as many of her competitors Witch In the Wind correct, but the whole story involves learned to their chagrin. With a Marq de Villiers more than beating lesser boats and master like Angus Walters, who Thomas Allen Publishers, crews. The Bluenose was the apex sailed with every stitch of canvas 2007 of a long-running fine ship-building possible, Bluenose romped past its industry. In this excellent recounting competitors with deceptive ease. The of the Bluenost legend, de Villiers author might have skimmed over the applies fine journalistic skills to a details of the races for brevity’s sake. firm foundation of good research Instead, he presents the action with in depicting the conception of the animation, turning fine points into schooner and the environment in gripping accounts. Each race and which she sailed. the later career of The Queen of the Framing his narrative in a roughly Atlantic are depicted with precision chronological order, de Villiers laced with sensitivity and pathos. opens with the final race. Bluenose For de Villiers, the true tragedy had been specially conceived from Marq de Villiers isn’t the loss of the Bluenose in a challenge to hold races between the post-War Caribbean. It’s the fishing schooners crewed by fact that this grand sailer was built fishermen. In fact, the contenders, also helps set the scene comparing in the era of industrialisation and even in new boats, had to engage schooner construction with more early globalisation. Gasoline and in at least one fishing season to modern forms. De Villiers describes diesel-powered boats were already qualify for entry. Prompted by the how boats like the Bluenose were not at sea when the Bluenose’s keel cancellation of a yacht race due to bolted together, but “nailed”. The was laid. They were erratic and “excessive winds”, William Dennis “nails” are treenails or “trunnels”, unsafe, and could land too many of the Halifax Herald scorned the wooden cylinders tightly pounded fish. Schoonermen protested their Yanks of New England for scrubbing through the layers of wood and held introduction with exactly the same a race due to weather that was ideal in place with oak wedges. Bluenose complaints heard years later. Engine- operating conditions for Atlantic took 19 000 of these, keeping some driven boats weren’t fast, but they fishers. The challenge was taken up men at that sole task for many days. were constant, and did the same job ISBN 0-88762-224-0 and the North Atlantic Fishermen’s Angus’ long career as skipper of with smaller crews. Bluenose thus International Competition was the Bluenose rightly dominates this was not merely the most attractive ver time, legends and icons formed. Dennis’ challenge wasn’t tale. Among other things, he posed and fastest schooner in the Western tend to grow, enhanced by the first suggestion for such an event, a late design suggestion to William Atlantic, she was also the symbol Osuccessive elaborations. The but the timing was fortuitous. The Roue revising the form of the bow. of a fading excellence of design. enhancement can lead to distortions, search for contenders caught up It proved an immensely successful Schooners have gone extinct rather deceptions and sometimes outright fisher Angus Walters, already in the change. A significant trait of a as the great lizards did - due to fabrications. One of Canada’s best- process of building a new schooner. fishing schooner is its ability to “sail conditions beyond their control. known icons is the fishing schooner That construction is admirably close-hauled” - as near to heading [stephen a. haines may be reached by “Bluenose”. Known by some as “the covered here in just enough detail into the wind as you can. The effect email at [email protected] boat on the dime”, many Canadians to keep the reader’s interest. It is to tilt the schooner until one rail have lost sight of just what made [and no little deck area!] remains

Emergency Preparedness: Aged In Harmony

Important Family papers By Orrin Clayton read music but it is not essential if the Documents Checklist • Social Insurance Numbers singers have an aptitude for learning • Immunization records ged In Harmony (AIH) is a music. Our presentations are made “family documents” kit • List of prescriptions group of senior male singers without sheet music in our hands; this will protect your identity • Bank account numbers Awho get together to sing method enables us to establish a better and ensure you and your • Credit card account Barbershop Style harmony for the contact with our audience. A numbers and companies There is an annual fee of $15 to family get the help you need in an entertainment of seniors in residences emergency. Making one is easy, • Inventory of valuable and nursing homes; the parts sung are cover the cost of music purchase and inexpensive and quick - and it household goods Tenor, Lead (the melody), Baritone and other incidental expenses. We do not can make all the difference. • Important telephone Bass. We normally have one sing out require payment from our listeners’ Your important “family numbers monthly, although this can vary either organizations; our sole objective is to documents” kit should contain all • Family records (birth, way according to demand; we do not entertain seniors who are less fortunate the documents you may need in marriage, death certificates) meet or perform from early June until than we are. an emergency. • Photos of family members after Labour Day. If this type of retirement occupation Assemble the documents in in case you are separated We rehearse every Tuesday from interests you, please drop in and give a waterproof, portable container For more information on 1 to 3PM in the lower hall of Trinity it a try; you will be greeted with a and store it in an easy to get to emergency preparedness, call 3- United Church on Maitland Avenue. warm welcome and you may discover location. 1-1, or consult the Red Pages in The church is located on the east side an additional talent and pass-time Your kit should contain: your phone book. of Maitland, approximately midway to complement your retired life. For • Insurance policies, http://www.ottawa.ca/ between Baseline and the Queensway. further information call Orrin Clayton contracts, deeds, stocks and residents/emergency/before/ There is a traffic light at the entrance to at 613-523-4339 bonds checklists/document_chklst_ the parking lot. • Passports, immigration en.html It is desirable that members can Page 16 The OSCAR - OUR 36th YEAR OCT 2008

A HARD DAY’S PLAY Without A Tree To Pee On

By Mary P. right downtown between City Hall, with their illicit cigarettes, there are out my daughter, too. A male bonding the and the Lord Elgin. elderly people sunning themselves on experience Nigel hasn’t yet attained. arlier this summer, with only Gracious urban greenery with its benches, joggers, gaggles of teenagers Nigel races past them. “I’m going three tots in the house, Emma groomed grass, shrubbery amongst a heading to the Rideau Centre, a pile to pee on THIS one!” Etook them on an outing. (So rock garden on one side, a fountain of construction workers preparing to “Nigel, will you just pick a stupid mum could have a morning off!! surrounded by benches at one end, eat. There are a lot of people. So of tree and get it over with, please?” SUCH a lovely girl. She was even and, dotted all over the lawn, trees. course, a little discretion would go a The chortles turn to outright excited! I’m sure the ten dollars Attractive. Urbane. Civilized. long way for poor Emma’s adolescent laughter. The hottie is feisty, too. an hour had nothing to do with her “Emma, I need to PEE!” comfort levels. Better and better. enthusiasm. Well, not so very much.) Of course, Emma tried to suggest Nigel is not with the “discreet” Perhaps drawn by all that fellow- They were crossing Confederation that he didn’t need to pee right now, program. He races from one tree to manliness, or just the possibility of Park when Nigel announced an urgent that there would be a perfectly good another. “I’m going to pee on THIS the attention of amiable adults, Nigel need to pee. Of course. Because that is toilet available when they got to one!” darts over to the guffawing group, and what toddlers do. That is particularly the National Gallery, a whole three Emma suggests that rather than a points to the tree nearest their food- what little toddler boys will do when minutes away. Maybe six. But no. tree smack in the middle of the wide- bench. confronted with the urinal al fresco He had to pee RIGHT THIS VERY open lawn, he choose one closer to the “Okay, Emma. I’m going to pee that is a tree. MINUTE!! shrubbery at the side. on THIS one!” I can understand. I cross the And he is only three. It’s entirely But there is so much choice! Trees Now the guys are killing threshhold of the kitchen door, I’m possible. Even if the idea only came everywhere! How can a boy possibly themselves. This kid is a scream, he hungry. Immediately and without any onto him through the power of choose? with his mini-manlybits and ready warning. I’ve learned not to go in subliminal tree suggestion, maybe the “I’m going to pee on THIS one!” hosepipe. But hey, pee is pee, and they there without a focussed purpose — a power of subliminal tree suggestion Zip, dart, race. are eating, thanks. The worker-dude quick dart in, do the job, and get out is strong enough to make him pee in “I’m going to pee on THIS one!” nearest Nigel looks down at the boy’s — otherwise I find myself, vacantly, another 90 seconds. Nigel’s hearty declarations have wee blond head. automatically, how-did-this-happen- Emma balances the possible now caught the attention of the “Not there you don’t, son.” anyway, staring into the fridge. ramifications of an accident with no construction workers, all decked out in So he ran two metres over, dropped I know some women who are like dry clothes on hand (what were we their grubby workin’-mens blue jeans his drawers, and peed. that with shoe stores. Go into a mall, thinking??) and the subsequent bus and the yellow and orange vests with On the grass, in the very middle intending to make a quick trip into the trip home with a soggy, pee-stinking the reflective tape. They’re having of the lawn, not a tree in miles. drug store for a few stamps — JUST toddler vs the possible humiliation of lunch, coffee mugs and sandwiches set Emma thinks one of the guys may STAMPS! $5.00, tops! — pass a shoe a toddler taking a quick pee in a public on a couple of benches. They chortle have snorted his pastrami-on-rye right store … and it’s game over. park. amongst themselves at the little guy, out his nose. Toddler males are like that with “Oh, all right. But be quick.” males sharing the pride of their shared trees. It’s nearing lunch time. There are manly-bits. You know , office workers with their coffee, some I have no doubt they’re checking

IODE Ottawa Celebrates 90 Years Of Community Service

Did you know that: Andrew Fleck Centre, Bruce House, The Lady Grey Hospital, built by C.N.I.B., Children’s Aid Society, IODE in 1910, was the first tuberculosis Chrysalis House, Interval House, The sanatorium in Eastern Ontario. Today, Mission, Nelson House, New Orchard this facility is the Royal Ottawa Mental Lodge, the Ottawa Choral Society, Health Centre. the Ottawa Civic Hospital, the Ottawa During World War I and II, IODE General Hospital, Ottawa schools, the members served meals to soldiers Perley and Rideau Veteran’s Hospital, in the United Service Clubs - over the Ottawa Police Youth Centre, the 360,000 in World War II alone! We Queensway-Carleton Hospital, Ronald continue to support our troops and McDonald House, Salvation Army, their families. Shepherds of Good Hope, the Snowsuit Thousands of Canadian scholars Fund, Time Travellers Camp at Upper and leaders have received IODE Canada Village, St. Mary’s Home, assistance through numerous bursaries The Youth Services Bureau of Ottawa, and scholarships, such as War YMCA/YWCA, and Youville Centre, Memorial Doctoral Scholarships. to name a few. Thanks to large IODE donations, You could win some great prizes the Ottawa General Hospital has a through the Balloon Bonanza and nephrology library and the Queensway- Silent Auction, including a dinner for Carleton Hospital has a colon cancer two at Les Fougères or signed Ottawa clinic and beautiful arbour for patients Senators’ memorabilia. Tickets are and their families. on sale now for $45. Please contact To celebrate IODE’s contributions Adrienne at 613-228-7290, Jill at 613- to our Capital and honour this 224-5793 or Marnie at 613-592-6116 organization, a 90th anniversary dinner for tickets. and fashion show, Imagine, will be Become a member of IODE and held at the Hellenic Banquet Centre be part of the reality! Join us by calling on Thursday, October 23rd starting at Jo Brodie, Membership Officer at 613- 6:30 pm. The following have received 842-5304. donations from IODE and many other worthy causes continue to benefit from IODE … women dedicated to a IODE’s support: better Canada Alzheimer’s Day Care Centre, the www.iode.ca OCT 2008 The OSCAR - OUR 36th YEAR Page 17 Community Co-Op In Old Ottawa South? By James Hunter interested people will be created to new Shoppers in the Glebe and one at The Mayfair will be closing inform area citizens about upcoming Billings Bridge, why would another November 30th and may be for sale. A re you tired of having things issues that affect us all. It is hoped that be needed here? The signage in the Heritage designation has been applied “done” to you by developers people will come forward to volunteer Glebe store is crass and out of scale for the building which would prevent Aor the city and only being their skills towards future goals such with the surroundings. it from being torn down. See article allowed to comment when it is too as purchasing the Mayfair and running SDM has met with OSCA on elsewhere in this issue for further late to make a difference? Several it as a business. several occasions and has made details. OOS residents realized after the Several developments are requested changes to their design. If A great amount of interest was closure of Fresh Fruit and with the happening on Bank Street that affect you have concerns about the proposed shown at the meeting and if we can imminent closure of the Mayfair, the entire community and were building, and want to address your harness this energy, there’s no telling that having shops and theatres within discussed at the meeting. comments to Shoppers Drug Mart, where it will lead! easy walking distance is a major plus please contact: Ted Fobert, Planning One final issue that was discussed to this neighbourhood and would be 1) Shoppers Drug Mart Consultant, [email protected] was that we need a mechanism to dearly missed. Only with the closure contact people in the community. The of Fresh Fruit have people realized Shoppers Drug Mart (SDM) is 2) Laneways OSCAR is only monthly, so at present how great it was to be making dinner, planning a new 2-storey building at the only way to reach residents at notice a missing ingredient, and be the corner of Bank and Sunnyside. The laneways parallel to Bank short notice on urgent issues is posters able to stroll or bike over to Fresh Shoppers has applied to planning Street behind many of the area on hydro poles or door to door. We Fruit and pick it up. committee for variances on the current businesses are owned by the City. in OOS need to get out of the 19th A special community meeting development bylaws. Comments are Some local businesses are asking the century and in to the 21st century. was held on September 11 at the accepted until September 30th and can city to sell some of these laneways in An email contact list for community Firehall to discuss Old Ottawa South be addressed to lorraine.stevens@ order to expand their businesses. issues is being proposed to OSCA. taking control of its own destiny. Led ottawa.ca If you would like to be put on an by community stalwarts Brian Tansey, Details of the proposed building 3) College of Physicians & e-mailing list to find out more about David Chernushenko, and John and zoning variances are available Surgeons urgent community events and news, Calvert; 200 community members on the City’s web site. The variances please send your email address to: gathered to brainstorm ideas to are listed as: The proposed rezoning The college is informally [email protected] improve the community. would remove the cap on retail uses, discussing with landowners on the If you would like to be put on A major concept that came out of decrease the number of required East side of Bank St abutting its land an e-mailing list to support work this meeting was the idea of forming parking spaces, add office as a between Sunnyside and the library the on building a community-owned a neighbourhood co-operative to buy permitted use, adjust the zoning line possibility of buying more land. The business that would work to become and/or run desirable businesses in and revise the exception to permit college has assured this reporter that if a local developer and specifically to the area. A lot of things would need the development of the property to a they do have any concrete plans, they develop a business plan for a new and to happen in order for this to work. two-storey commercial building with will communicate with OSCA, the City improved Mayfair Theatre, please A business plan would need to be retail at grade and office on the second and other stakeholders. The college contact: drafted, several highly interested and floor. has had to expand its examination energetic people with various skill sets Several people brought up site to accommodate examinations of David Chernushenko would need to be involved and several concerns with the proposal: the fact additional specialists. [email protected] (perhaps hundreds) of local families that Shoppers tends to build large 613-730-0870 would need to contribute money. edifices that are out of character with 4) MayFair Theatre Closing As a first step, an email ring of the neighbourhood. There is already a

Clambake ....Cont’d from page 1 their helpers. Richard Fader and Howard Rundle continued until well after sunset as participants Lost and Found. led the tent team again this year, which included strained to read the words by firelight and kids ran The Clambake’s official photographer, Tom hardworking apprentices Nick Rupar and Ben around in the dark with glow sticks, kindly supplied Alfoldi captured it all on film and set out an album Rundle. Kate Reeve and Erica Rupar made sure again this year by Theresa Rupar. of previous years’ photos under the tarp for his the stakes were safely marked and took care of other The nighttime and Sunday morning clean-up neighbours to see. To see his photos from the 2006, important details. The tent team performed above crews got Brighton Beach tidied up and delivered 2007 and 2008 clambakes, go to http://www.flickr. and beyond the call of duty when they disassembled all the equipment back into storage to await the 31st com/photos/tta/sets . the tent after dark, to avoid the rain forecast for Clambake. If anyone is missing salad bowls, plates, Thanks to all the volunteers, whose efforts overnight. utensils, a chair or other clambake paraphernalia, made the 30th Clambake another great success! After the children’s meal, the Pied Piper of please come by 31 Brighton to check the Clambake Ottawa (a.k.a. Russell Levia) entertained children and their parents with music. During his performance the children accompanied Russell on percussion, marched around the site with him, and laughed at his puppet friends. Once they were settled in, their parents got to load up on corn (cooked to perfection by Brian Ure), sausages (similarly cooked by Ian Winter and Renée de Haan), and each others’ salads and desserts. Nikki Pora shucked the clams that Raun Griffiths delivered and Peggy Kinsley again made a huge pot of her fabulous baked beans, which were delivered in their huge cast iron pot by Peter Blakeman. Peter’s parents, Bill and Sharon, who hosted the first clambake in their backyard 30 years ago, were there as was Jean Switzer, who has kindly shared her hydro and water with her neighbours for this event for many years. Jean’s son, Bruce Switzer, who was probably the only person at the clambake who had learned to swim at Brighton Beach, also joined the party. After the adults had eaten, Russell changed his shirt and his playlist and led a singalong that included a range of well-loved songs, from “Keep On the Sunny Side” to “The Logdriver’s Waltz”. Singing Photo by Tom Alfoldi Page 18 The OSCAR - OUR 36th YEAR OCT 2008 OTTAWA SOUTH HISTORY PROJECT The Government Driveway

This month’s contribution a strip of land varying from 200’ to two new bridges were in place across addition, aquatic plants were placed to the Ottawa South History 400’ in width was leased from the the canal: the Maria St. Bridge (1901), in a large pond excavated near the Project comes from guest Department of Railways and Canals a combined steel arch canal span and Exhibition Grounds. For viewing columnist Robert W. from the Sappers’ Bridge to Dow’s trestle structure that replaced the purposes a rustic bridge was erected Passfield Lake, and old storage buildings, original wooden bridge; and the over the pond, and several rustic wharfs, and a lumberyard were Concession St. Bridge (1904), a steel summer houses (garden pavilions) n December 1899 the Ottawa removed. A small park (1½ acres) truss swing span on a new crossing of were erected along the driveway on Improvement Commission was developed south of Sappers’ the canal. The bridges were erected high ground. As soon as the canal Iwas established by the Laurier Bridge; and a macadamized driveway, by the Department of Public Works/ driveway was completed, attention Government to beautify the City of 24’ wide, was built from Maria St. Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound turned to improving the adjoining Ottawa, the nation’s capital. Initially to Concession St. (Bronson Ave.), Railway, and the Department of lands and accesses. four Commissioners were appointed, inclusive of a dual driveway west of Railways and Canals, respectively. Patterson Creek Park (13½ and provided with an annual grant to Bank St., and carried beyond along Soon after construction acres) was developed in 1906-1911, acquire land and develop public parks the east side of Dow’s Lake and over commenced on the driveway project by cleaning and dredging the frog and driveways. The professional staff the St. Louis Dam to the Experimental the Commission engaged Frederick pond, constructing dry stone masonry comprised an Engineer, a Solicitor, Farm. Along the borders of the G. Todd, the renowned Montreal walls along both sides of the creek a Secretary, and a Superintendent of driveway, the natural features and landscape architect, to advise on and around the island, and filling Works to supervise the day workers contours of the land were maintained, the beautification of Ottawa. His in the low-lying land. A summer employed on the Commission’s the rough ground graded and sodded, report (August 1903) advocated the house was erected on the island with projects. and a timber crib retaining wall development of a series of city parks, two rustic access bridges, pathways The initial aim of the Commission constructed along the canal bank and boulevards, and parkways on both sides were constructed, and trees, shrubs,

Driveway across Dow’s Lake”, Library and Archives Canada, C-30115, c. 1904 was two-fold: to construct a driveway from to surmounted with a footpath and iron of the , and encouraged rockeries, and flower beds planted the Experimental Farm – by way of post and wire fence. Several low-lying the Commission to preserve the natural to form a sunken garden park. In Sussex Street, the Maria St. (Laurier areas were filled in, drained, and six- beauty and character of the landscape 1910 the mouth of the creek was Ave.) Bridge, and the Ordnance foot wide footpaths were constructed in pursuing its work. The driveway widened, and the old bridge replaced Lands reserve on the west side of through the park areas. and Ottawa parks, however, would by an artistic arch span constructed of the ; and to develop As of 1904 the four-mile be laid out by the Superintendent concrete and boulders. Farther west access boulevards and parks along long canal driveway section was of Works, Mr. Alex. Stuart, and the at Brown’s Inlet, adjacent to the Bank the borders of the driveway where completed with the construction of planting of trees, shrubs, and flower St. Bridge, a dry stone retaining wall sufficient land could be acquired or a subway under the Canada and beds, proceeded under the direction (1906) was constructed around the leased. In July 1900 work commenced Atlantic Railway tracks (Queensway of Dr. William Saunders, Director, inlet, and surmounted with an iron on both the canal and eastern sections alignment), through a cost-sharing Dominion Government Experimental post and wire fence. The low-lying of the driveway, and on constructing a agreement with the railway; and the Farms, who during a visit to France land was filled in, graded, and sodded; boulevard on King St. (renamed King building of a causeway directly across in 1900 had acquired ornamental pathways were laid out; and trees and Edward Avenue). Dow’s Lake to a grand entranceway trees and shrubs – 135 distinct species shrubs planted. Along the west side of the canal at the Experimental Farm. In addition, – for planting along the driveway. In Along the north side of Patterson’s OCT 2008 The OSCAR - OUR 36th YEAR Page 19

the new driveway crossed Sussex St. It connected with the Rockcliffe Park Parkway by way of the Minto Bridges, Union St. and MacKay St. Constructed on the recommendation of Frederick Todd, Lady Grey Drive provided scenic vistas of the Parliament Buildings, the Chaudière Falls, and the Laurentian Mountains ( Hills); and with its completion the Government Driveway component of the initial Ottawa beautification project was brought to a close. Robert W. Passfield is a public historian working in the fields of technology and industrial archaeology. He had a 30 year career in the federal public service. Most recently he was a Senior Historian, Historical Services Branch, Parks Canada. Mr. Passfield can be reached at www.passrob.com. The Ottawa South History Project wishes to thank local resident Douglas J. Franks for his assistance in photograph retouching and tweaking.

Contact the Ottawa South History Project at HistoryProject@ OldOttawaSouth.ca or visit us online at www.OldOttawaSouth.ca/ HistoryProject.

Driveway at Brown’s Inlet”, Library and Archives Canada, PA-009198, c.1906

Creek a boulevard was constructed (1904-1906), down from the cliffs and and was constructed across Nepean from the canal driveway to Concession along the river through the new park. Point Park and along the side of St., along a contiguous 85’ and 80’ wide Two gullies were filled in, footpaths the steep bluff of the Ottawa River strip of land donated by H.C. Monk constructed, two summer houses bank to Baird St. (east of the present and the Clemow Estate, respectively. erected, and a variety of trees planted Macdonald-Cartier Bridge), where A 30’ wide macadamized driveway along the driveway. A one-mile oval was built up, with a jog at O’Connor speedway (1908) was also built. St., and lined with elm trees. It was In addition to developing the named Monkland Ave.(canal driveway driveway, and its adjacent parks and to O’Connor St.), and Clemow Ave. boulevards, the Ottawa Improvement In the period 1900-1908 the eastern Commission entered into cost-sharing section of the government driveway agreements with the City of Ottawa was completed. The ornamental steel to macadamize and improve sections truss Minto Bridges (1902) were of several main thoroughfares that erected across the Rideau River at linked up, or provided access to, the Green and Maple islands; the King driveway: Maria St. (Elgin St. to the Edward Ave. boulevard (1900-1906) driveway, widened on land donated was completed (Rideau St. to Sussex by the Department of Militia at Cartier St.), and King Edward Ave. Park (5 Square); Sussex St.; Wellington St.; acres) developed on land purchased Bank St. (south to Gladstone); Rideau near the Ottawa River. From the St.; Concession St.; and Carling north end of Sussex St. an old road Ave.(Concession St. to Le Breton St.); was widened and macadamized as well as Union St. and MacKay St. alongside of the grounds in . The Commission on land donated by the Dominion also leased several unimproved park Government, and the new driveway reserve lands from the City, and was extended along the Ottawa River developed Strathcona Park (1904- through Rockcliffe Park (80 acres). 1908), Somerset Park (1906-1907), There rock ledges were excavated, Bronson Park (1908-1909), and stone retaining walls built, and gullies Nepean Point Park (1909-1911). In filled in, to carry the driveway along the parks the ground was graded and the river bank, where it was bordered sodded, or terraced with rockeries, with a footpath and an iron post and pathways were constructed, and trees, wire fence. For viewing purposes, shrubs, and flower beds planted; and the underbrush was cleared and trees in several parks a large fountain was thinned to open vistas across the erected. In addition in Strathcona river, and two summer houses were Park two large ponds were excavated erected. A branch driveway was also and surrounded by dry stone retaining constructed along a ravine to MacKay walls, several concrete arch bridges Lake. were constructed, as well as footpaths Adjacent to Rockcliffe Park a and over 2,000 feet of macadamized cleared tract of land along the river driveway. was purchased, and the underbrush Just prior to the First World War and debris removed along the river (1914-1918), yet another link was bank, to establish a new National added to the Government Driveway. Park (111 acres), and the driveway Lady Grey Drive commenced at was extended an additional two miles Mackenzie Ave. in Major’s Hill Park Page 20 The OSCAR - OUR 36th YEAR OCT 2008 THE BIG PICTURE The Mayfair Theatre: New Hope for a Heritage Cinema by Michael Honeywell-Dobbin

s an application for heritage status for the Mayfair Theatre goes before the city’s APlanning & Environment Committee on 23rd September, fears that its successful passing could hinder its redevelopment are greatly exaggerated. A heritage designation could feature prominently in any viable business plan for its refurbishment. A newly resurrected theatre on the site would provide a dynamic boost to our local businesses and the community. Despite competition from the home and DVD markets as well as increasing pressure from online platforms, the dominant players in Canada’s exhibition business continue to earn healthy profits. What chains such as Cineplex, AMC, Famous Players and Empire Theatres have recognized for years is that going to the movies is no longer just about the picture, but the overall experience for audiences. The last decade saw a wave of closures for downtown cinemas in favour of suburban multiplexes where several screens, video arcades and nearby shopping malls provided an integrated consumer experience for what these chains see as their primary market: 18-24 year olds. It’s this Photo from: http://www.clivedoucet.com/newsreports08/mayfair_theatre.htm single group alone which continues to drive the box office across North America. launches and promotions, and the company claims business for 76 years and many will lament the end Struggling, independently-owned cinemas have to be “THE social lounge of our age”. The chain’s of its first incarnation as a movie house. Although naturally bemoaned the loss of this demographic theatres include several historic sites in London and the world has changed since 1932, the appetite from their box-office revenues, but what’s actually even a former church in Winchester. for entertainment and urban living is alive and resulted is a large gap in the market which theatres The famous Electric Cinema on London’s well. So too is the business of exhibition for those such as the Mayfair could be poised to fill. A market Portobello Road is another fine example of this with the right combination of vision, adaptability, that’s the stomping ground of the middle-income, model at work. First opened in 1910, the Notting commitment to the community and access to sophisticated and community-oriented urban Hill cinema was one of the first buildings in the UK investment capital. The case for a profitable business dweller is wide open. built for motion picture exhibition and is protected on the site of the Mayfair is clearly a solid one. In more developed markets such as the United as a historical landmark. In 2001, the cinema was The first step is to ensure a historical designation Kingdom, the ‘luxury independent cinema’ as restored and reopened after a facelift costing two for the building. The LocalArchitectural Conservation stepped in to fill that void. Revivals of long suffering million pounds sterling. Seating was reduced from Advisory Committee has already offered support for historic picture palaces and cinemas have been the original 600 seats into 98 luxurious leather the application. With a designation from Planning heralded as successes by urban audiences across armchairs and sofas with adjacent tables and plenty & Environment Committee, a savvy business plan the UK. They’ve come to provide an integrated of leg-room. would see this not as a hindrance, but as an asset. As experience that includes roomy armchairs and All creature comforts considered, in order for a historical landmark in its own right, the Mayfair sofas, artisan beers, vintage wines, espresso bars, today’s independent cinema to flourish, it invariably Theatre could perhaps begin its second incarnation gourmet gastro-pub snacks and meals on site. A requires the introduction of costly state-of-the-art as a ‘luxury independent’ right here in Old Ottawa diverse range of screenings and events goes far digital exhibition technology. The next revolution South, also drawing customers from the Glebe and beyond the standard Hollywood fare. To round it in high-tech distribution is already in progress with beyond. off, rich architectural surroundings of a lovingly more and more movies being released digitally, over As members of the community we should do restored period interior of a bye-gone era provides the next decade fewer will be printed to 35mm film. everything in our power to encourage its success and an atmosphere to which no tacky parking-lot fringed Any cinema which has access to quality projection there is no shortage of enthusiasm from residents multiplex could even come close. in both formats positions themselves to not only to further this. On 11th September some 140 The UK’s Everyman Cinema chain has have access to the week’s hottest releases, but also residents of Old Ottawa South met at the Firehall become a leader in this market, boasting a vision a wide catalogue of classic movies on 35mm. This to discuss a vision for our stretch of Bank Street, “of bringing together a superb customer focused advantage allows for multiple programs tailored to and conversation on the Mayfair Theatre featured destination within exquisite surroundings for specific audiences and varying times of day. Digital prominently. Local resident David Chernushenko communities to enjoy. It’s not just about the movie exhibition also presents wide opportunities for led a discussion on developing a business plan for it’s about the experience”. Their business model showings that go beyond movies alone. Simulcasts the site that would seek to turn the cinema into a goes beyond film through embracing the needs of “Live at the Met” have been a hit with Ottawa’s viable business on the luxury independent model, of the communities of which they form a part. opera fans and a downtown venue is sure to have with local residents taking the lead as key investors. This includes independent film, special events, better access to this market than suburban ones in A revitalized and profitable Mayfair Theatre South Keys, for example. Imagine would, without a doubt, become the keystone for the opportunity provided by Senators revitalizing our main street. Playoff Hockey on the big-screen Interested parties who would like to participate at the Mayfair. Screenings of in the development of a business plan on this model silent-era movies with live musical and/or discuss investment opportunities are invited performances as organized by local to contact David on 730-0870 or by email at david@ resident Kevin Reeves have also davidc.ca. proven audiences here in the capital. Access to multiple niche-markets -Michael Honeywell-Dobbin above and beyond these would [Michael is a feature-film producer and expand the theatre’s audience base consultant for the movie-business, and heads considerably. Ottawa’s Quiet Revolution Pictures. He is currently The Mayfair Theatre has been in a member of the OSCA board.] OCT 2008 The OSCAR - OUR 36th YEAR Page 21 The Mayfair Theatre: History and Possible Future By James Hunter vogue in the first part of the last local businesses to include things century and were characterized by such as “Dinner and a Movie” or he owner of the Mayfair ‘faux’ balconies, windows, painted “Movie and Drinks” or “Movie and Theatre, Mr. Stephen Ng of ceilings and so on to evoke, in a Discussion of film afterwards” TVancouver, has decided to deliberately fake and fanciful way, Include features such as a bar, close the theatre as of November 30th, an exotic theme or natural landscape. upscale Cappucino / Coffee Shop 2008. It will be boarded up for the The Avalon theatre in the Glebe, now Look at ways of using the winter. Mr Ng states that “the theatre occupied by Home Hardware, used to theatre more than for just 2 shows operation has run up substantial have a fake blue sky with clouds. The a day. Revive the matinee. Perhaps losses in the last few years and is not Mayfair is the last theatre of this type have business meetings / lectures / financially viable any longer. It also in Ottawa and may be the last in all conferences. needs substantial repairs in the very of Ontario as they have all been torn near future.” down or reconfigured for other uses. If you would like to be put on This is certainly bad news for Old Mr. Fred Robertson, an Almonte an e-mailing list to support work Ottawa South and all of Ottawa. The general store keeper, and his father, on building a community-owned Mayfair has been a major part of OOS build the theatre in 1932. Together business that would work to become since it was built in 1932 and adds to they completed the construction of the a local developer and specifically to the Traditional Main Street feeling of theatre complex including the smoke can support the heritage designation develop a business plan for a new and the area. Traditional Main Street is a shop, restaurant and barbershop within and help save the building. As well, improved Mayfair Theatre, please planning designation which denotes a the relatively short span of 6 months. many great ideas were put forward contact: human scaled area with a wide variety When completed, the theatre was a in the Sept 11 community meeting of businesses and heritage buildings. marvel for its time. The exterior walls discussing ways to save the theatre. David Chernushenko “It means a lot to me and I’m sure were brick, plush carpeting covered Here in point form (in no particular [email protected] a lot of other people, too, that have the floors and terrazzo tiles graced order) are some of the ideas: 613-730-0870 grown up in the neighbourhood,” the entrance lobby. The projection Have the community buy the said Paul Gordon, a part-time equipment was the latest available and theatre and run it as a business (Photos taken inside the Maydair projectionist at the theatre. “It’s been its vacuum tubes and photoelectric Form partnerships with other Theater by James Hunter) an institution.” cells were touted by the local press. organizations to use the building. Entering the building is like a Suggested partnerships include: Carleton University and their School of Film Studies, Ottawa Film Festival Annex the building as part of the OOS Community Centre / Firehall Organize packages leveraging

The Mayfair opened in 1932 and, flashback to 1932, because so little according to Gordon, it’s in need of about the decor has changed. The considerable investment. “It’s gotten interior affords a rare opportunity to the point where if (the owner) to immerse oneself in history. The wanted to keep going as a theatre, he clock to the edge of the screen is was going to have to put some serious framed with ornate, gilded scroll- money into the building to fix it up work punctuated with red and green and I don’t think he wants to do that,” accents. Even the exit signs and Gordon said. signs for the washroom are authentic Upgrades to the roof, furnace, air leaded and stained glass. conditioning and electrical wiring are The Mayfair is presently being all needed, Gordon said, adding the studied by the City of Ottawa for a costly conversion to digital equipment Heritage designation and this report may also be on the horizon. will rise to Planning and Environment Longtime Citizen film critic Jay Committee on September 23. A Stone said the Mayfair’s closure will be heritage designation would prevent a great loss, especially for those who, the building from being torn down. like him, live in the neighbourhood. If you would like to speak or write “The theatre may be a bit rough to the importance of the Mayfair around the edges, but it’s still a grand receiving a Heritage designation, place to take in a film,” Stone said. please contact Councilor Clive “The Mayfair was a little faded, but Doucet’s office: Clive.Doucet@ it was beautiful -- it had a curtain that ottawa.ca or the clerk of the Planning rose, giving every screening a sense and Environment Committee, Rob of occasion, and faux boxes on the Tremblay: Rob.Tremblay@ottawa. side, with coats of arms and draperies ca. that made it look like something the One caveat to note about heritage Queen might visit if she wanted to see designation is that if the building the second run of some summer action deteriorates and becomes a public thriller that she missed.” safety hazard, it can be torn down. The Mayfair is the last of the The Old Ottawa South ‘atmospheric theatres’. These were OSWATCH committee has held a theatres which were very much in special meeting to discuss how it Page 22 The OSCAR - OUR 36th YEAR OCT 2008 Tasty Tidbits from Trillium Bakery Bee Good, Bee Bad, Bee Natural

By Joccelyn LeRoy wasps, hovering over the honey on carefully before sitting down to drive We are very picky about selecting each and every step. the van. Just because I didn’t mind the our honey suppliers. Try to keep it Trillium’s yellow brick road was Looking up from the bottom, I bees, it didn’t mean that others felt the pure and simple, and ‘natural.’ No paved with honey remembered the day my mother’s jaw same way. bee abuse please. My ‘vegan’ friend locked up when a bee stung her. I had Barbara, a part-time baker, was explains why vegans don’t eat honey. n the first morning after to inject anti-bee venom medicine to very much in a flap if a bee flew into He said he would if he really could my first all night shift – our save her life. And I remembered my the bakery – no allergies here – but trust that the honey was ethically Obeekeeper friend dropped off neighbour, an entomologist, said, an indignant sort of attitude revealed harvested. There are honey remedies a large pail of honey, as expected, at “Just don’t pick them up and they itself. “Somebody get that bee.” and beliefs in its miraculous curative the top of the stairs. As I picked it up won’t bother you, unless you disturb (Never did she pick up a beeswatter). qualities that date back to ancient time. to carry it to the downstairs kitchen, their nest.” Eventually, after six autumn visits It was appreciated for it antiseptic the wire handle swung free and the A calm came over me and at that in six years, Barbara decided she qualities, and as a health and beauty bucket bounced out of my hand, hitting moment I decided to make friends with should be awarded “bee pay.” (i.e. remedy. the top cement step. The lid cracked bees. It was no fun getting a garden danger pay) No kidding! “People in I once saw a sign in a hospital open and the honey began to pour hose to screw onto the kitchen tap and the government don’t have to be in warning of an imminent killer bee out. The steps were enclosed, leading drag it out the door – an invitation to the same room as bees.” “Really?” invasion to New York City. That was to the basement from a covered side the winged ones to come in the door I inquired. I guess not. A dank 1986. You can’t believe all the bad entrance. There was no drain at the to enjoy not only the honey but other government building wouldn’t be as news you hear about bees. bottom. On a rainy day, water trickled goodies in the kitchen. Hosing down inviting as our cozy little bakery – a A group of elderly visitors, down the stairs from the sloping the steps and filling the stairwell with refuge when the autumn frost nipped enjoying our beekeeper’s garden tour parking lot, creating puddles at the sweet water eventually discouraged at their food supplies. The dozy bees wrote a poem for him. bottom. the invaders. just “hung out,” not doing anything. As I tried to right the tilting pail, The next day, scooping up the Just hanging about, scaring Barbara, A bee’s front end is sweet the golden cascade began. Faster water with the infamous honey pail and looking for other flowers inside. and kind and faster it poured down the steps. – dead wasps floating – I realized that After two weeks of hovering and But never trust a bee’s I slithered down the sticky stairs I really wasn’t afraid of them. dozing, the bees magically disappear. behind. after the bouncing, quickly emptying Good thing too – after that day, We have “flours”. However, the A bee can sting if it can bucket. when I believed for a moment that the only flowers indoors are silk, for the sit Then, a gentle humming noise road to Hell was paved with honey, cake decorations. So always stay in front of … Little golden brown flying objects I came to accept the bees’ annual Bees don’t happen anymore. We it. were descending the stairs. The autumn visitations. It was a common got a screen door. humming grew louder. Soon there sight on Bank Street – a big-guy truck Some people can get very attached An almost unbelievable fact: in were hundreds of buzzing bees and driver rolling down his window beside to their bees. One of our “honey a bee’s lifetime she produces 1/12 my van – “Hey lady, you’ve got bees ladies” had a lovely kind of honey teaspoon of honey in the height of in your truck.” “I know. It’s OK.” – exquisite I would call it – and built honey production, and she only lives They always shook their heads, rolled up a business from a small start with three weeks. up their window, and sped off as soon very superior imported bees. After a Since autumn is upon us, the as possible. few years, a rare disease wiped out her freshly picked crunchy apples are Delivering hot bread and Chelsea entire colony. She was heart-broken, available in the market. They make a buns to stores around town, the bees and never kept bees again. wonderful addition to the following came along for the ride – seeking a One long term beekeeper whose recipe – especially when you use tea warm place and hovering over some honey we loved traded in his bee in the recipe. of the product. They crawled up business to become an itinerant And while browsing at the market the windows – hence freaking out minister. He said it was much more looking for your apples, don’t be afraid passersby. I always checked the seat lucrative to do weddings. of the bees. They’re our friends.

Trillium Recipe Honey Tea Bread Recipe

his recipe is of Dutch origin. Prepare 3 small loaf pans or one ½ cup vegetable oil I never knew whether you large cake pan. 1 cup chopped apple (optional) Tput the tea in the recipe, ate 3 ½ cups flour or 1 cup raisins (optional) it for tea (meaning supper), or drank 1 tbs baking powder tea with it. These are three ways of 1 tsp baking soda Mix wet ingredients into dry going about this recipe. You can try 1 tsp cinnamon and stir until blended. all three. ½ tsp nutmeg Bake 45 - 50 minutes. Cake This bread, or cake, keeps well 1 cup of brewed tea or coffee or tester should come out dry. due to the excellent preservative apple juice Heavenly fragrance! qualities of the honey. And the 1 ½ cups of honey Goes well with a good book and flavour is unique. 1 cup of sugar (optional) cuppa tea or a school lunch box. Preheat oven to 350 F 4 eggs, beaten OCT 2008 The OSCAR - OUR 36th YEAR Page 23 SECOND THOUGHTS Some New Lives By Richard Ostrofsky went our separate ways – she to India column appears, has been thriving. writing and sight-seeing. and I to Mexico for six months to wait Her mom and dad have been getting Meanwhile, I’ve finished and of Second Thoughts Bookstore (now for my pension to kick in, teach ESL used to their new careers as parents, published The ecoDarwinian Paradigm closed) and start in on another writing project. for which they seem to have natural and also collected, re-edited and [email protected] So it goes, as Kurt Vonnegut liked to aptitude, I’m delighted to report – published the best of my columns from say. much more than Maya’s mother and I OSCAR along with four longer pieces ife is what happens while I had a great time in Mexico – did when it was our turn, though in the written while we had the store. The you’re planning something taking an intensive Spanish class while end we seem to have done a pretty good title of this collection is just Second Lelse. I never planned on closing teaching English at a language school job. We, of course, are enjoying being Thoughts. Both these books, along Second Thoughts Bookstore. It was in Guadalajara, then going travelling grandparents – all of the pleasure and with an earlier book of mine called supposed to be a retirement venture around the country (to Guanajuato none of the responsibility, as everyone Sharing Realities, can be ordered and base camp for Carol (my former for the Cervantes museum, to Oaxaca says. I go to visit them in Montreal for on the Web at www.lulu/ostrofsky. partner) and myself. Instead, about for the Zapotec ruins at Monte Alban, a few days about once a month, and The collection of OSCAR columns, three years ago, she felt a calling to then down to Yucatan to visit some have become the family photographer, Second Thoughts, will be on sale go off to do missionary work in India, of the Mayan ruins, then back to documenting the child’s progress, at Mother Tongue Bookstore (1067 while I was writing a book called The Mexico City to visit the wonderful which was exactly my father’s role Bank St. near Sunnyside, opposite the ecoDarwinian Paradigm that she found anthropological museum and the thirty five years ago. Mayfair Theater). I will be there on alienating and deeply antithetical Aztec city of Teotihuacan, and fly Otherwise, I’m camping at the October 17th (a Friday evening), from to her new-found Christian faith. A home.) YMCA on Argyle Ave., working on 6 PM on, to sign copies. There will culture war in the bedroom, sad to My daughter Maya, who had been my next book (about the problem be hot cider, cool conversation and say. pregnant while I was down there, had of post-modern government which, a reading at 7 PM. Please come. I’m With Carol gone, there was little her baby a month after I got home – a as I read the newspaper, is looking looking forward to seeing old friends possibility or point for me in keeping beautiful little girl whom they named more difficult every day), and getting – even those who just stop in to say Second Thoughts going, so we sold Galilée Simone. The infant, who will ready to go down to Mexico again hello. the building, closed the bookstore, and be about 19 months old when this in November, for another winter of

Second Thoughts by Richard Ostrofsky Where Do Witches Go? of Second Thoughts Bookstore (now closed)

A collection of my OSCAR col- umns and other pieces written while we had the store.

Friday, October 17th, 6 PM 8 PM at Mother Tongue Bookstore 1067 Bank St.

Book Signing Author’s reading at 7 PM

The ecoDarwinian Paradigm: By Richard Ostrofsky

he eco-Darwinian paradigm replaces our traditional explanatory metaphor of supreme Tauthor and king with scientific concepts of evolution and ecology. Rather than explain Nature top-down by asking who wanted something and for what purpose, it seeks a dynamic bottom-up explanation, by asking how and ittle Witch Press invites the neighbourhood The creators of Little Witch Press would under what influences a system configured itself along to join them in the launching of their new like to invite everyone to join in their celebration the lines observed. Lpicture book ‘Where Do Witches Go?’ between 2-4 pm on Saturday October 25th. Dress This modern style informs our ideal of democracy on Saturday October 25th between 2 and 4 pm at up as a witch or a warlock and be prepared for which sees government as deriving its powers not from the Firehall Community Centre, 260 Sunnyside lots of surprises and treats. God, but from “the people.” Since Adam Smith, Avenue. ‘The Witches will also be making it has informed our concept of a market, self- appearances and giving readings at Valleyview organizing spontaneously in the transactions of its When Halloween is over Animal Farm, 4750 Fallowfield Road and innumerable buyers and sellers. Since Darwin, it has and winter clouds bring snow... Saunders Farm, 7893 Bleeks Road, Munster shaped our scientific understanding of the earth’s where do all the witches go? Hamlet, on Sunday October 26th. Don’t be biosphere and its living organisms. surprised if this fun-loving trio pop in when Today we begin to understand the mind itself as an Well the ‘three little witches’ from Little you least expect it. Beware local schools and outcome of self-organizing firing patterns in a highly Witch Press will be flying into the Firehall libraries! evolved brain. To many, these new ideas will seem (Ottawa South Community Centre, 260 To find out more about Little Witch Press, far more dangerous (once grasped) than our kinship Sunnyside Ave.) to celebrate the launch of their the release of their upcoming picture book, and with the apes. This book uses dialog format to review new picture book “Where Do Witches Go?” where the witches maybe once Halloween is over our emerging theory of mind, and to discuss its human Written in light rhyming verse and coupled check out their website at www.littlewitchpress. implications. with a cast of zany witches, this story is sure to com delight children of all ages. Page 24 The OSCAR - OUR 36th YEAR OCT 2008

Photo by ©Ducks Unlimited Canada (see page 14 for article)

Starling in summer plummage --- Photo from Wikipedia

Please go to page 10 for Linda Burr’s article on starlings.

Starling with winter plummage -- Photo by Paul Lomax (Wikipedia) OCT 2008 The OSCAR - OUR 36th YEAR Page 25 Montgolfieres Landing

Carleton Students Treat or Eat This Hallowe’en

his Hallowe’en, students from the Carleton University Tchapter of Meal Exchange will be knocking at your doors – but instead of asking for candy, they will be collecting non-perishable food items to be distributed to local service organizations. Trick or Eat uses the one night of the year when households expect a knock on their door in order to benefit the service users at Ottawa Food Bank. It provides a direct opportunity for students to help reduce hunger in the Ottawa area. Not only do students have a chance to become engaged in issues of food security, the community at large has an opportunity to contribute – all without leaving their doorsteps. Carleton students expect to cover the Old Ottawa South area beginning around 6:30pm on October 31st. To get involved, or for more information, please check www.mealexchagne.com/carleton or www.trickoreat.com. As well, you can contact us at carleton@ mealexchange.com. We thank you in advance, and look forward to trick or eating in the neighbourhood!! Page 26 The OSCAR - OUR 36th YEAR OCT 2008 Handel’s Messiah at St. Matthew’s

By Margret Brady 7:30pm Friday, Nov. 21 and Saturday, established internationally. It’s a animated. Nankivell Nov. 22. The men’s and boys and coup for St. Matthew’s to get them. Tickets for the concerts will be women’s and girls choirs of St. Catherine Webster, a versatile soprano, available soon from St. Matthew’s. wo exceptional high-quality Matthew’s have performed Messiah lives in Montreal. (Her husband Prices are $25-$35 and $15 for performances of Handel’s before to much acclaim. However, Matthew White, a noted counter tenor, students. Call the church office at Messiah are in store for local Music Director Stephen Candow is a former St. Matthew’s chorister.) 613-234-4024 to order or drop by T promises to raise the bar this year Boston-based baritone Sumner the office at 217 First Ave. near Bank audiences this November when the combined choirs of St. Matthew’s with “a fresh approach and different Thompson sang impressively in last St. Tickets will also be available at Anglican Church in the Glebe stage sound” for the 1741 composition that, year’s Messiah at St. Matthew’s. Compact Music, 190 Bank St or 785 the perennial pre-Christmas choral with its well known Hallelujah chorus, Alto Laura Pudwell is Professor of ½ Bank St., or CD Warehouse, 1383 favourite. has become one of the world’s most Music at Wilfrid Laurier University Clyde Ave. Featuring four top-line popular choral works. in Kitchener-Waterloo. Toronto- professional soloists, the church’s Described as “red-hot” by one based tenor Lawrence Wilifond is candlelit concerts will be held at music lover, the soloists are all well known as technically superb, lyric and

Poetical German Moods

n Monday, October 6, 2008, through suicide. Schumann’s Manfred giving us a tender vision of a wife first performed. “No gentleman would David Currie will conduct Overture was one of the last works watching her husband’s tragic end. have written that thing,” fumed a Othe 100-member Ottawa he composed before descending Mezzo-soprano Elizabeth Turnbull Boston critic, and no less a figure than Symphony Orchestra in a concert into madness and attempting to kill and pianist David Jalbert will join the Debussy compared Till Eulenspiegel at 8:00 p.m. in Southam Hall at the himself. This melancholy connection orchestra for the performance. to “an hour of music in an asylum.” National Arts Centre. lends even more pathos to this dark, After such serious drama, Audiences since have been more The OSO begins a season devoted intense work. Richard Strauss’, Burleske, provides receptive, enjoying the lively melodies to musical poetry with a visit to R. Murray Schafer’s, Adieu Robert a refreshing change of pace. Written and colourful orchestration. Germany that spans the emotional Schumann, maintains the mood. This when Strauss was only 21, it is a The National Capital Region’s spectrum from tragedy to farce. deeply moving piece, which received young man’s cynical mocking of largest orchestra, the OSO presents One suspects that when Robert its premiere thirty years ago here in those monumental piano concertos five concerts each year at the National Schumann chose to compose an Ottawa, portrays Robert Schumann’s favoured by great pianists such as Arts Centre, under Music Director overture based on Byron’s poem last days, lived out in madness in an Liszt. In form, it amounts to a one- and Conductor David Currie. Tickets Manfred, he must have seen something asylum. Passages of Schumann’s movement concerto. In style, it is for the October 6 concert are available of himself in the work’s tragic hero. music are incorporated, while the exuberant, brilliant and witty. David from the OSO Box Office (613-231- Byron’s Manfred is a tormented soul, soprano sings texts drawn from the Jalbert will be the soloist. 7802), the NAC and Ticketmaster. wandering the Alps in search of peace letters of Schumann’s wife Clara, The concert concludes with another Prices range from $22 to $65 for work in the same vein by Strauss. regular tickets, from $20 to $59 for The tone poem, Till Eulenspiegel, seniors and from $11 to $32.50 for is based on the adventures of a students. Subscriptions are available fictional German character from only from the OSO Ticket Office and the late Middle Ages. The stories will be on sale until November the of Till Eulenspiegel’s pranks are 17th. full of off-colour humour, and Strauss’ music evokes this tone so faithfully that it caused a stir when

Fanfare: Ottawa Symphony Orchestra To Host Elegant Reception After Its Opening Concert

n October 6, the Ottawa Symphony Orchestra will host its 12th annual Fanfare reception following its opening concert at the National Arts OCentre. The reception is an opportunity for supporters to celebrate the start of the OSO’s new season and to mingle with the guest soloists and Music Director David Currie. The event will feature delicious desserts and refreshments The Ottawa Symphony Orchestra’s 43rd concert season will feature music based on symphonic poetry, including works by Schumann, Richard Strauss, Britten, Ravel, Tchaikovsky and Dvorák. The opening concert on October 6 features German and German-inspired music by Canadian composer, R. Murray Schafer. The concert begins at 8:00 in Southam Hall, and the reception takes place in the Panorama Room at the conclusion of the performance. Concert tickets start at $22; reception tickets are $32.00. A special concert and reception package with priority seating is $80. All tickets can be purchased at the NAC Box Office, through TicketMaster or by calling the OSO office directly at 613 231-2561. Under Music Director David Currie, the 100-member OSO performs five concerts each season at the National Arts Centre and offers a program of free concerts in local schools. OCT 2008 The OSCAR - OUR 36th YEAR Page 27 Well-Known Printmaker Combines Art And Whimsy To Support Ottawa Shelters By Maion Hall Drawers art exhibition and fundraiser at the St. Brigid’s Centre for the Arts and Humanities. Top Drawers features light- hearted, tasteful and affordable original artworks that interpret the theme, “underwear”. A percentage of sales will be donated to purchase new underwear for folk in Ottawa shelters. Gerbrandt’s interpretation of the theme takes the form of an original collagraph print entitled “Yin Yang Tights”. A clever double image of pantyhose dovetails into itself like an M.C. Escher drawing. Gerbrandt joins other artists, some from as far away as Winnipeg, who offered their delightfully creative interpretations of petticoats, drawers, pantaloons, Artist Leonard Gerbrandt boxers and briefs. Leonard Gerbrandt is not new to hen Leonard Gerbrandt fundraising and community service. found out that Ottawa He has taught at the Ottawa School Wshelters often cannot of Art and in high schools since 1972, provide enough new undergarments aside from periods when he lived in to meet the needs of their clients, he Bangladesh and Kenya. He has been a Board member of the Ottawa School joined dozens of visual artists who Watercolour study for “Yin Yang Tights” by Leonard Gerbrandt of Art and was instrumental in setting have come together to help solve this (black and white version of a colour watercolour) problem. An accomplished printmaker up its printmaking studio, which is and watercolourist based in Old named after him. He is also an elected Ottawa South, he will be showcasing member of the Canadian Society of his creativity at the recent Top Painters in Watercolour (CSPWC). th Page 28 The OSCAR - OUR 36 YEAR OCT 2008

Gardening and Foraging Part six of seven

By Jo Crivellaro have at least tried my hand at growing most of the Neighborhood Forager’, (A guide for the wild food more common vegetables. I remember the first time gourmet) by Robert K. Henderson, reveals “the fact have taken great satisfaction in cooking up many I ate fresh peas from the pod, and discovered that that suburban areas actually offer richer pickings omelette’s from my own hens eggs, enhanced they had little in common with those things found than more natural environments”. The book shows I with chives and onions and garnished with in cans. how parts of common hedges, flowers, pine and nasturtium flowers; all rewards from my gardening My garden has changed in shape, size and even broadleaf trees can be transformed into tasty meals efforts along the long, winding and uphill road location as I learn more about my 6 ½ acres of bush and drinks. It also provides an extensive selection to a more independent lifestyle. There is a deep and what grows best. Weeds grow best! Good of recipes including spruce beer, sumac lemonade, contentment that goes along with knowing where thing some of them are edible. In the taste category walnut pickles and stir-fried chickweed. Your and how one’s food was grown. many of them are right up there with brussel sprouts neighborhood could be a full pantry waiting to be Witnessing the transformation of tiny seeds to and turnips, but a forager is a brave soul with a discovered! a bountiful harvest is magic of the purest kind. broad palate! The point is that they are nutritional, I have lived in my small cabin in the bush without Gardening is indeed hard work, (no need to go plentiful and free for the taking! electricity since 2000, for a number of reasons but to the gym) but the air is fresh, (unlike the gym) When I first showed an interest in searching out one very important one is that sometimes you can the sounds of nature are soothing and the finished edible wild plants, I was given a copy of “Stalking the only see something properly if you are at a distance product is unequalled. wild Asparagus’ written in 1962 by Euell Gibbons. from it. I have found our western civilizations’ Starting a garden in an overgrown field of brush Gibbons’ message of the superior quality of wild shocking state of dependence on gasoline and was challenging and I’m so glad my pigs were up to foods over those sold in stores has helped change electricity to be one such thing. Actions like the it. Pigs are fabulous roto-tillers; thoroughly turning foraging from a survival practice to a valuable skill closing of fruit processing plants in the Niagara over the first foot of soil, eating the weeds and roots, for both the naturalist and the gourmet. area, and the ploughing under of acres of apple fertilizing the ground, and providing pork chops, Although my study of foraging for wild food is orchards in Bowmanville, because fruit is cheaper ham and bacon when the job is done. fairly extensive, the practical part is still somewhat half way around the world (at present) puts us in a Although I have now gardened for a few years, new. I have so far enjoyed dandelions greens, very precarious position. I have luckily not yet had to survive on my harvest. pigweed, daylily flower buds, jerusalem artichoke, With this in mind, I encourage you to take a walk Being a single mom with three businesses in the grape leaves, and wild asparagus, blackberries, in the company of old trees, open meadows, parks, arts, I am more of a hobby farmer preparing the raspberries, blueberries and elderberries. and even vacant lots; where rain is still appreciated site for future seasons when I can make gardening When I moved to my property in the Sharbot and food is abundant. a priority. Lake area, I had no idea what elderberries were, Jo Crivellaro is a knitwear designer, mosaic tile The heavy clay soil in my garden is slowly until a friend pointed out that there were quite a few artist and hand made card maker. Her company ‘Jo improving as I add compost, wood shavings and bushes growing wild on my property. For the past of the woods’ can be contacted at www.joofthewoods. leaves each year. The advantage of clay soil is its 7 years I have been harvesting it faithfully for juice ca and her cards are available at Paper-Papier and ability to hold water, for even in very dry weather and pies, collecting at least 10 pounds of berries Wool-Tyme. only the top crust is dried out. each year. I am presently only self-sufficient in garlic, Foraging is certainly not three kinds of mint, (for tea), and a few herbs, but limited to folks in the country. ‘The

Ottawa-Gatineau CAMMAC Musical events for October-December 2008

Oct. 25, Saturday. “Fundamentals of Good Singing” workshop with performer and vocal coach Wanda Procyshyn. 2:00-5:00 pm, St. Matthias Anglican Church, 555 Parkdale Avenue at the Queensway. Fee: $10-20. Info: 613-721-4927.

Nov. 2, Saturday. “African Percussion, Song and Dance” workshop with Montreal instrumental and choral teacher Isabelle Vadeboncoeur. 2:00-5:00 pm, St. Matthias Anglican Church, 555 Parkdale Avenue at the Queensway. Fee: $15-20. Info: 613-724-3719.

Nov.22, Saturday. “Masterclass for Recorder Ensembles” with performer and teacher Sophie Larivière, co-coordinator of Montreal Recorder Festival. Time and location to be announced. Fee: $20-25. Info: 613-724- 3719.

Nov. 15,22,19, Saturdays. “Come Sing Messiah” chorus rehearsals with Alan Thomas, music director, Westminster Presbyterian Church. 10:00 am- noon. Parkdale United Church, 429 Parkdale Avenue. Fee: $5-20. Bring your own score. Info: 819-568-1200. OCT 2008 The OSCAR - OUR 36th YEAR Page 29 Guitarist Daniel Bolshoy Recording Release Concert

uitarist Daniel Bolshoy Composer Clark Ross said “I was has confirmed that he profoundly moved by Daniel Bolshoy Gwill be performing a CD ‘s performance of McGillicuddy’s release concert of his new recording Rant; he has a deep understanding McGillicuddy’s Rant. The of the music, as well as amazing performance will be the premiere technical proficiency. He is a fantastic for a new classical concert series in musician!”. Sergio Assad comments the Glebe. Daniel has been touring on Aquarelle Suite Pour Guitarra “This extensively throughout Canada is a great rendition of this piece. The in 2008 however this will be his sound is very very good. The playing first Ottawa performance in over a is highly virtuosic and full of personal year. Daniel Bolshoy is committed touches.” to bringing classical guitar to the McGillicuddy’s Rant has attention of audiences everywhere. received significant airplay on CBC He is regularly praised for his friendly Radio 2 and the recording has sold out and informative spoken introductions, of the initial release. A second release and progressive programming of solo of the recording is now available and chamber music. at Ottawa retail outlets including The concert will take place on Compact Music, and CD Warehouse. Saturday October 4th at 8:00PM at The recording is also available for St. Giles Presbyterian Church (Bank digital download at i-tunes another & First). Daniel will be performing other popular sites. material from McGillicuddy’s Mr. Bolshoy has performed for Rant. The recording is a deliberate many prestigious festivals including mixture of traditions and styles the Ottawa and the Vancouver within four original large-scale guitar International Chamber Music compositions. Two are by composer Festivals, the Halifax Guitar Festival, guitarists (Clark Ross and Sergio the Indian River Music Festival, Bravo! series The Classical Now. admission $25 Assad), and two by composers who the Guelph Spring Festival, the Additional information on Daniel can The Glebe Premiere Classics were inspired by the guitar but did Westben Arts Festival, the Festival be found at www.danielbolshoy.com concerts series will feature new not play it themselves. As a result, des arts Boré-Art (Montreal) and the artists coming to Ottawa or new these guitar pieces are challenging in International Music Festival in Macao. Tickets are available in advance at material releases. Upcoming concerts many ways and hopefully showcase He has toured under the auspices of the Compact Music, CD Warehouse, include the premiere concert of flutist the instrument’s finest qualities. The Prairie Debut, Debut Atlantic and and Leading Note. Advanced tickets Leslie Newman and harpist Caroline nd recording features: McGillicuddy’s Musique Royale, and has performed purchased up to two days before the Léonardelli Nov 2 , and recording Rant – theme and ten variations by for the Début Series in Montreal, and concert $20 general admission. Just release of El Dorado by Caroline rd Clark Ross, Sonata III by Manuel Vancouver. Mr. Bolshoy’s recitals prior to concert and at the door general Léonardelli Nov 23 . Ponce, Sonata Para Guitarra by are frequently broadcast on CBC Antonio José, and Aquarelle Suite Radio, and he has also appeared Pour Guitare by Sergio Assad. in two documentary films for the

“The Quiet Illusion” ree Thinking Film Society is proud to announce that we will be showing “The Quiet Illusion” (L’Illusion Tranquille) on October 11th at 7 PM at Fthe Bronson Centre in . “The Quiet Illusion” is a 2007 documentary from Quebec that examines the province’s state religion of unionism and the disastrous effect this has had on its public finances. Now showing in English Canada for the first time. The director of this film, Joanne Marcotte, will also be attending the screening to answer any questions after the show. For more details on the film, you can visit the official website at: http://www.lillusiontranquille.com/ “This Quebec-made documentary does what no francophone film has ever done before: It systematically challenges many of the Province’s sacred cows, starting with the untouchability of “le modele quebecois”....This Quebec movie requires looking in the mirror.” Henry Aubin, Montreal Gazette “This self-produced documentary has provoked a veritable crise de conscience in the province’s media and cultural circles, simply by pointing out what is becoming increasingly obvious: Quebec is broken.” Macleans “The nightmare scenario in The Quiet Illusion involves an ageing society living beyond its means, unable to shake the grip of meddlesome government and powerful trade unions. The place is Quebec, and the year is 2007.” Graeme Hamilton, The National Post Here are the details: When: October 11, 2008 Time: 7:00 PM Where: Bronson Centre, 211 Bronson Avenue Admission: $5.00 For further information, please contact Fred Litwin at (613) 261-9060, visit our website at http://www.freethinkingfilms.com/, or join our Facebook group. Page 30 The OSCAR - OUR 36th YEAR OCT 2008 Creating Failsafe

By Ian Prattis which intertwined with consciousness faith and the clear knowledge that we simply pass on our disturbance and transformation. Can we fix the have the capacity to get things done. selfishness to everything we create. In any of the ideas expressed planet? This is the wrong question. There is hope for future generations to the final chapter – Taming The Wild in Failsafe were presented Our present values and patterns of occupy a healthy planet and faith in Mind – I felt it necessary to include Mto students – both at the consumption are the architects of the the human consciousness to change. highly personal accounts to show university and in the meditation hall. present global ecological emergency. There is faith that we beings can that Taming the Wild Mind was not Their feedback, helpful suggestions The right question is can we transform awaken to the miracle and beauty of easy for me. My particular journey is and sometimes boredom prompted me ourselves? My point in addressing all of life. Failsafe provides examples not for everyone – yet some form of to refine the basic ideas. I first talked Climate Change and Global Warming and guidance for transformation and journey is absolutely necessary for all about a Failsafe in Consciousness in was that they were not the problem. change. Failsafe is a critical response of us – one that takes us beyond the my 2002 book The Essential Spiral: The real problem was the mind-set to Lovelock’s 2006 book “Revenge superficial into the deep reality of our Ecology and Consciousness After that created the ecological conditions of Gaia” where he argues that the true nature. This is nothing other than 9/11, drawing on the post Enron crash for Global Warming to explode present self-regulating mechanisms of old fashioned goodness, caring and where financial analysts actually dramatically into the lives of every Gaia cannot be controlled by human wisdom coming out to play instead of talked about responsibility and ethics. human being on earth. I needed a agency. In the context of Global the greed and negativity that stalks the I also drew on the writings of E.O. set of interconnecting variables to Warming and dire predictions for a mind of humanity. Wilson - that despite all that was link into the really crucial aspect of habitable econiche for homo sapiens I I started to give talks to the most happening around us there was still changing human consciousness. I present a Failsafe in Consciousness. I unlikely audiences about all of this an unmistakable link with nature’s suppose it is an act of faith on my part, describe how consciousness expansion stuff, and found to my surprise that systems in the human psyche. but I feel that once consciousness will be held in abeyance by wilful most of the folks listening got the So I endeavoured to improve on changes then different questions human ignorance until the global drift of where I was going. Their the ideas floated in 2002 and tried it will be asked and different solutions ecological situation deteriorates to a questions and requests for clarification out on my ecology class at Carleton found. Out of the transformation will breaking point. This breaking point enabled me to sculpt the Failsafe in University in Ottawa, Canada. I emerge the structures and institutions will then act as a catalyst, penetrating Consciousness concept into a more had the privilege of meeting two that can regulate global affairs without such ignorance and activating understandable form. I want to reach outstanding students – Eric Smith endangering all species – including consciousness so it is propelled into every man and woman in the street, and Paul Schlissel. They took up our own. expansion, deliberation and change. as the sheer necessity of a bottom up the challenge of mapping my ideas Failsafe provides understanding I drew a lot on the new discipline revolution in patterns of consumption into diagrams and re-arranged how of global eco-crises and issues a of Neuroscience, the Wisdom of and behaviour is necessary for the I addressed the components of the call to change the existing world Aboriginal Elders and the teachings Failsafe notion to kick in. Failsafe emerging concepts. Failsafe, due to order by arriving at a deep spiritual of the Buddha about changing the is taken from engineering, where their promptings, became more than understanding of what needs to human mind. Taming the human the term is used to describe a stop a set of ideas. It had substance and a be done. Step by step methods to mind was a major issue, because lever or valve that comes into action design based on three interconnected transform our existing mindset are to change external circumstances whenever the machinery is in danger components. These were Innate Earth laid out to usher in a new era of with technological fixes still leaves of exploding or breaking down. As Wisdom; Counter Culture; Tipping planetary care, social justice and a damaging mind-set intact. If our such, it is a useful metaphor for what Points in Consciousness - all of peace. Failsafe is about hope and minds are not clear and at peace, we is happening globally with Climate Change. I add to the Failsafe notion – particularly the idea of tipping points in consciousness. This is akin to the Hundredth Monkey syndrome, where once a critical mass is reached then behaviour changes across the board. In other words once a tipping point is reached there is a quantum leap of energy across the population. For humanity I set this threshold at 2% of the human population. If 2% can truly commit to changing their minds and altering their patterns in the direction of voluntary simplicity, planetary care and compassion – then this is the tip of the spear that lances through the problem of Climate Change. Let’s face it – Climate Change is very dangerous to us continuing to inhabit the earth, and still we do all kinds of senseless things to not face this reality. Failsafe is by no means finished. There will be bright minds who will take it further, find loopholes in it and re-fashion it. All this I gladly welcome. I look forward to the dialogue as it helps us move on. My hope is that you enjoy the book and share it with friends. I will keep you up to date with my continuing journey as it evolves. Every blessings to each one of you, Ian

The book is being released on September 30 – so orders can be placed through www.failsafebook. com - OCT 2008 The OSCAR - OUR 36th YEAR Page 31 Flu Vaccinations Or Not

By Pearl Prevost influenza vaccine is only 24% many or all of the following ingredients: the prevention of the flu. The benefits effective in reducing illness, which formaldehyde (may be cancer- of using these remedies are that they ith the arrival of colder has flu symptoms, in otherwise causing); preservatives and solvents are safe - they are not made of the weather, many people healthy adults. http://www.cmaj. like aluminum, monosodium crude chemical substances used in Wstart to think about the ca/cgi/content/full/164/1/38?ck=nck glutamate, sodium phosphate, conventional flu shots, because the flu and vaccinations. The ongoing Virologist and former Chief Vaccine phenoxyethanol, gelatin, sulfites, remedies used in Medical Heilkunst controversies about vaccinations Control Officer at the US FDA, Dr. J. yeast protein; altered live viruses and have no toxins and no side effects. suggest that there are valid concerns Anthony Morris states: “There is no killed bacteria; and chicken embryo If you are interested in taking about their safety and efficacy. We evidence that any influenza vaccine cells used for the propagation of the Influenzinum or Thymuline for flu need to know that we have choices; thus far developed is effective in vaccine. prevention, then contact your local and we can make informed choices by preventing or mitigating any attack Thimerosal is a mercury derivative Medical Heilkunstler or homeopath. being aware of the options available of influenza. The producers of these that many claim to be linked to autism, During the flu season, some health to us. This article provides you with vaccines know that they are worthless, brain injuries, and autoimmune clinics offer these remedies to the some facts about vaccinations, but but they go on selling them anyway.” diseases. It is still an ingredient in public free of charge. For more ultimately you need to do your own http://www.whale.to/vaccines/ vaccines made in Canada. The Public information, visit: http://www. research, and to understand the morris_h.html Health Agency of Canada states, “in homeopathy.com/flu knowledge based on your own terms. response to public concern, influenza There is a wealth of information Virus of the Year vaccine manufacturers in Canada are How to Keep Healthy During available in books and on the Internet; Dr. Kristine Severyn states, in currently working towards production Flu Season I hope that this article provides you the Vaccine Risk Awareness Network and marketing of thimerosal-free Practice good hygiene: wash with a start in connecting to these newsletter (vran.org), that the CDC influenza vaccines”. your hands often, and avoid exposing resources. collects viruses overseas in an yourself and others to coughs and attempt to predict the viruses that http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/publicat/ sneezes. Remember to investigate and will infect people in North America ccdr-rmtc/07vol33/acs-07/index_ Eat healthy (say Yes to whole question before you decide to the following year. They then try to e.html foods, and No to processed foods). vaccinate or not vaccinate. determine the potential flu strain so Drink plenty of good pure water. the vaccine can be manufactured and Keep Healthy the Medical Get lots of sleep, rest and relaxation. Who Needs It ? distributed by the fall. http://www. Heilkunst Way Try to catch some sunlight daily In its Statement on Influenza vran.org/vaccines/flu/flu-severyn.htm Medical Heilkunst (pronounced to boost your capacity to produce Vaccination for the 2007-2008 Season, When it was discovered that the 2003 hile-koonst) is an art and science Vitamin D, or take a supplement the Public Health Agency of Canada flu shot contained the wrong strain, of healing that includes a complete (like good ole cod liver oil). states that “…immunization programs damage control measures were put range of treatments designed to meet Stay healthy. Supplement wisely should focus on those at high risk into effect to reassure the public that individual needs for optimal health in with concentrated foods (greens), of influenza-related complications, even the wrong vaccine provided body, mind and spirit. healthy oils (omega-3), tissue/cell those capable of transmitting protection. According to Dr. Julie Like most systems that promote salts, enzymes, probiotics, and influenza to individuals at high risk of Gerberding, director of the Federal health and wellness, Medical antioxidants. complications, and those who provide Centers for Disease Control and Heilkunst places great emphasis on Stay fit. essential community services”. http:// Prevention, in November 2003,: “ The prevention. Under the system of Be happy! www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/publicat/ccdr- vaccine probably will offer protection Medical Heilkunst, remedies can be rmtc/07vol33/acs-07/index_e.html against this strain, but it may not be used to prevent a disease. For every Pearl Prévost is completing her as good as we would like it to be. So disease, following the Law of Similars, clinical practicum in her final year of Side Effects we’re encouraging everyone to get there is a matching remedy to prevent the four-year Practitioner Diploma The Centers for Disease Control their flu shot now.” http://www.pbs. it. For example Varicellinum (made in Homeopathy & Heilkunst (DHHP) and Prevention (CDC) states that org/newshour/bb/health/july-dec03/ from chickenpox viral material) can Program offered at the Hahnemann in children, side effects from flu_11-27.html prevent chickenpox, and Morbillinum College for Heilkunst in Ottawa. LAIV (FluMist®) a nasal vaccine (made from measles virus) can For more information about Medical spray, can include: runny nose, Ingredients in a Flu Shot prevent measles. Influenzinum and Heilkunst, visit: www.heilkunst.com. wheezing, headache, vomiting, Flu shots are known to contain Thymuline are two remedies used for muscle aches, fever. http://www. cdc.gov/flu/protect/keyfacts.htm In 1976, the swine flu vaccine caused over 500 cases of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), an acute, immune- mediated paralytic disorder of the peripheral nervous system, resulting in multiple neurological problems and many deaths. According to the Journal of the American Medical Association: An unexplained increase in the risk of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) occurred among recipients of the swine influenza vaccine in 1976- 1977. GBS remains the most frequent neurological condition reported after influenza vaccination to the Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System (VAERS) since its inception in 1990. http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/ full/292/20/2478 and http://www. hsph.harvard.edu/Organizations/ddil/ swineflu.html

Efficacy Epidemiologist, Dr. Vittorio Demicheli, has found that the Page 32 The OSCAR - OUR 36th YEAR OCT 2008

OCCSB TRUSTEE REPORT “PUTTING STUDENTS FIRST”

in these early days of a new term of Christian faith. Please watch paths for arts and culture majors? – three of which are: your school newsletter for student Apprenticeship – gem setter/ Kathy Ablett, R.N. Celebration of the Eucharist – involvement pertaining to this theme. goldsmith, stage sound and light celebrating our Faith Schools Immaculata High School is off to technician Chair of the Board & A High Five Assembly that a great start on hearing the news that College – photographer, interior Trustee Zone 9 incorporates faith, safety and social they will offer the Specialist High designer, graphic designer Capital/River Wards skills all within quality Catholic School Major Program (SHSM) in University – journalist, writer, Telephone: 526-9512 Education. The ‘High Fives’ are Arts and Culture. Students learn visual artist, conductor. faith, safety first, follow the abc’s, on the job and in the classroom. In addition, Immaculata had a be assertive – not aggressive, and we Four high schools in the Ottawa successful Terry Fox Walk raising he new school year has begun stand up to bullying. Catholic School Board now offer $9000 for cancer research and the safely and smoothly with an September is worldwide three different specialist programs school is now preparing for the enrolment of 39,130 students Childhood Cancer Awareness month aimed at preparation for careers upon annual Run For The Cure in October. T (CCAM). The gold ribbon symbolizes graduation. These programs also give September continues to be a very across our system. We celebrated the opening of a new elementary school CCAM. The Pediatric Oncology students concentrated training that busy month with opening assemblies, in Stittsville – St. Stephen Elementary Group of Ontario (POGO) is bringing will help them go on I the workplace, opening liturgies, a school activity School. As well, we recently held the this global effort to Ontario. Corpus apprenticeships, college and university fair, and the start-up of many clubs and sod turning for our new high school Christi students and staff will be in a chosen field. sports teams. The Student Council is th in Riverside South scheduled to participating on September 26 . The Students can learn how creative gearing up for another successful open in September 2009. Ongoing is highlight of this years’ event is a ideas – theatrical plays, paintings and year by welcoming new students and the success of our Family Welcome grass roots chalk drawing campaign music – are developed, delivered and actively planning for the first school Centre in helping to prepare over 60 taking place in schoolyards across promoted. Students at Immaculata dance and spirit assemblies. They are newcomer families to register for Ontario. Students and staff can draw focus on Visual Arts and Drama. also active with weekly lunch activities school giving assistance for English pictures, write a poems and messages Students develop portfolios and for students and are preparing for language support and help with of encouragement and best wishes for get authentic work experiences by another year of Live It Up activities to immigration paperwork. children survivors – whatever they shadowing various performers and promote healthy life choices. Corpus Christi School received wish to help these children in their artists. Possible future occupations As we approach Thanksgiving, a ‘face lift’ with internal renovations time of need. This event coincides include a set decorator, photographer, and in keeping with the Board’s this summer. A big thank you to Mr. with the schools Terry Fox Run. journalist and stage manager. spiritual theme, We Care for God’s Fred Chrystal and the Planning and Watch the school’s newsletter for Creation, let us give thanks as we Facilities Department. The parent further information and results. What will students in the arts share the season’s bounty and nurture community also provided external The Board’s new spiritual theme and culture major study? our relationships with family and beautification with the addition of a is already in action here. We Care Four arts and culture major friends. Best wishes to all. Jr. KP play structure and a new look For God’s Creation. This theme is courses to the school entrance on Fourth one which is community based and An English course and a business/ If, at any time, I can be of assistance Avenue. Thank you to all who helped can be understood and appreciated entrepreneurship course tailored to to you please do not hesitate to call me make Corpus Christi an even more by students from kindergarten to include units focused on arts and at 526-9512. welcoming environment for your grade 12. This then clearly identifies culture Sincerely, children. the environmental and social Experiential learning and Kathy Ablett There are many events unfolding justice concerns within the context cooperative education placements to gain workplace experience “Your Trustee” Certifications in First Aid, CPR, hazardous materials management and fall protection What are the future career

Hallowe’en Trick or Treat Safety • Trick-or-treating often goes on well after sundown, so make costumes in bright colors and trims that are easily visible in the dark. Add reflective tape or trims for maximum visibility.

• Make sure that costumes are ready for a long evening of walking – hems and trims should clear the ground to prevent tripping. Make sure that your child can walk, climb steps and move with ease.

• Masks look great but often limit vision - a coordinating hat or hypo- allergenic face makeup can finish off the desired look perfectly without risk.

• Make a bracelet or tag with emergency information that can be secured to the costume or worn by your child. It will hopefully never be needed, but better safe than sorry!

• Prepare pets for the big event – if they’re part of the gang trick-or- treating, be sure that they have proper identification tags and that their costumes are also safety-first. If pets are staying home, confine or shelter them from possibly scary sights and sounds. OCT 2008 The OSCAR - OUR 36th YEAR Page 33

OCDSB TRUSTEE REPORT Funding, and Hopewell Office Resourcing

By Rob Campbell year which the current government concern late last year about office we’re going to have schools this size should stop taking credit for, but the resourcing and I looked into it. (more on that another column), then he start of a fresh school shortfall was still 12%. The Liberal Hopewell is one of our very largest and they need to be fairly resourced. I’ve year is exciting for students, government, elected October 2003, most complex elementary schools. made these representations to several Tparents and staff. I see this continued to improve funding, slowly, What I found is that though Vice parties now and we will see if we can Fall especially as a time of new and by 2006-07 we were only down Principal and Education Support get this fixed for next school year. opportunity. 8% per pupil at the OCDSB, last Professional office staff funding to us Central staff have cobbled together school year down 2% and this year continues to increase per student, our some resources from the current budget Burying the Hatchet on Funding finally we’re roughly into 1997-98 Board’s allocation of VP and ESP to to provide some extra temporary help territory again. Also note that we’re schools plateau’s out at around 650- this school year. The OCDSB was hit amongst the not yet back to the stable high school 700 students. Our allocation protocol Details and caveats re the above very hardest in the province in the last graduation rates in the 1990’s of 77- has no increments beyond this. If we at www.ocdsbzone9.ca and in my e- 10 years of funding chaos. We’re not 78% never mind the hype this way, did continue allocation increments newsletter. If you have a suggestion or adequately funded with the announced but we may reach them again soon. up through higher student numbers a concern, or wish to subscribe to the e- funding for the 2008-09 school year, This is why the OCDSB, which then Hopewell has a good argument newsletter, then please contact me via yet I can no longer rate funding as held off making sensitive cuts as for an additional 0.5 VP and maybe either 730-8128 or rob@ocdsbzone9. our priority one. This year’s total long as possible, could succumb to fractionally more office staff. ca. Board info is available at www. operating and capital funding returns major shortfalls up until very recently, I can’t push a Hopewell preference ocdsb.ca us finally to roughly what grants and paradoxically at a time of rising per se at the Board but my calculations taxes brought the OCDSB per pupil in funding. I’ve been angry about the show that only a very small number of the 1997-98 school year, adjusted for pain inflicted on the OCDSB but these our schools, maybe inflation. numbers tell me its time to switch just 2-3, would be One year after 1997-98 per pupil focus now to a Quality and Equity in a similar boat. funding to the OCDSB fell 9%, Agenda instead. We’re in a zero sum by 2001-02 the per pupil cut was game wherein extra 22%. The Conservative government Hopewell Office Resourcing resources at Hopewell improved our funding its last two mean fewer elsewhere years, including the 2003-04 school Hopewell Council expressed but, in my view, if

Stop When Approaching A Stopped School Bus With Its Upper Red Lights Flashing

ntario law requires drivers to stop when approaching a stopped school bus with its upper red lights flashing. Violators face fines Oof up to $2,000 and six demerit points. As Ontario enters the back-to-school season, here are some additional safety tips for parents, caregivers and teachers to share with children:

• Use 10 giant steps as a guide to take you away from the front of the bus • Be sure you can see the driver and that the driver sees you • Watch for the driver’s signal that it is safe to cross the street • Listen and look both ways to be sure it is safe before you cross the street • If you drop anything in front of the bus, leave it - never stop to pick it up • Walk - never run - across the street.

The provincial government has introduced tough measures for drivers, vehicle owners and school bus operators to ensure children get to and from school safely. All school buses must now have crossing arms to keep children out of the bus driver’s blind spot in front of the bus, added emergency exit windows, and better side mirrors to improve the driver’s line of sight. More than 800,000 students travel on school buses each day during the school year. Ontario requires that all school buses undergo a safety inspection at least twice a year. School bus operators that fail to meet Ontario’s safety standards face some of the highest fines in North America – up to $20,000 for companies caught operating an unsafe bus. Learn More Parents, teachers and drivers should check out the Ministry of Transportation’s School Bus Safety webpage http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/ english/safety/schoolbus/safebus.htm) for more information on school bus safety. Page 34 The OSCAR - OUR 36th YEAR OCT 2008 Good Vision Isn’t Always Easy to See Dr. Shawn Charland O.D. just like everything else. child may be seen annually thereafter, who struggle in school are diagnosed Now your next thought might be: or as recommended by the optometrist, with a learning disability when in s parents, we have many my child would have told me if they depending on the health of the child’s fact they just need a pair of glasses. things to worry about with couldn’t see well. Unfortunately that vision. Improved vision can directly improve Aour children, especially is not always the case. Young children A comprehensive eye examination reading ability, hand eye coordination, when it comes time for them to start often assume that everyone sees the is more than just reading letters on a and even behaviour and self esteem. school. Do they have enough pencils, way they do because they have no way chart or a quick snap of a hand held Once corrected, improvements can be paper, and the right sized shoes? We to compare; therefore, no reason to screening tool. Optometrists are highly seen in children in as little as 6 weeks also have to be concerned about their complain to their parents. As many as trained eye doctors who use a variety according to a recent study in the health. We make sure they get their one child in six has a vision problem of tests to develop their diagnoses to Archives of Ophthalmology. mandatory immunization shots and that requires some form of correction. ensure the eyes are healthy, seeing For more information on children’s their regular trips to the dentist. The good news is that it is well and working together. And if vision or to find an optometrist But have you considered the never too late to have your child’s your child can’t read yet, don’t worry. near you, please visit the Ontario health of your child’s vision? Don’t eyes examined. Eye examinations They can still be examined. Association of Optometrists’ website feel bad if you haven’t. You are not by optometrists are covered under Your child’s ability to see greatly at www.eyecareoao.com or call 1- alone. Vision may not be top of mind provincial health insurance (OHIP) impacts your child’s learning and 800-540-3837 for more information for most parents because the changes annually until a child is 19 years development both in school, on the to your child’s eyes aren’t so obvious. of age. The Ontario Association of playground and at home. Recent Shawn Charland is an Optometrist Your child’s eyes don’t fall out like Optometrists recommends that a studies have shown that uncorrected at the Ottawa Optometric Clinic and teeth, or change like clothing sizes. child’s first examination take place at vision problems directly impact the lives in Old Ottawa South with his But the eyes do develop and change around 6 months of age; and then again cognitive abilities of children as young wife and two children. at age 3 before they begin school. The as pre-school age. Sometimes children 25th Anniversary of Daybreak By Neville Nankivell operates two houses for women and three celebrated with a dinner for “friends of years, for example, there has been little for men, with a total of 46 comfortable Daybreak” at Algonquin College Sept. growth in affordable housing units in his year marks the 25th rooms and communal kitchen, dining 27. Speakers will include Daybreak Ottawa. At last count, 9,400 households anniversary of Daybreak, the and sitting areas. residents and its founding president, the were still on the social-housing waiting Tvolunteer-driven non-profit “Daybreak is about self-help,” says Rev. Bob Percival. list. A record number of families and housing organization that provides safe, its president Greg Fyffe, who has been Daybreak works in partnership children went into emergency shelters affordable homes in the central Ottawa actively involved in the group for many with other non-profit groups to provide last year in the Ottawa area. area for limited-income single adults. years. “We offer shelter and a protected the best possible services. Its housing There was no new money for social Launched in the early 1980s environment and over the years is offered to applicants on a rent- housing in the last federal government under the sponsorship of seven inter- hundreds of people have seized the geared-to-income basis. Typically, budget, even though all three national denominational Centretown churches, chance to rebuild their lives and re-enter residents come with a background of housing and homelessness programs Daybreak’s first home opened in 1983 the community as active citizens.” disadvantaged circumstances such as will expire in fiscal 2008-09. with eight rooms for women. It now The silver anniversary will be abusive personal situations or addiction Funding for Daybreak’s operations and mental-health issues. There is no comes mostly from government on-site supervision by Daybreak staff programs, churches, service clubs, but 24/7 crisis intervention support is community foundations and businesses. available. Recent major donors include the “Our tenants can work out their Ottawa-based Community Foundation, problems without direct supervision,” the Kiwanis Club of Bytown, the says Mr. Fyffe. “But they need time Harold Crabtree Foundation, Alterna and they need a supportive home Savings, Barry Hobin (Barry J. Hobin environment, something they may be Architects) and the Ottawa Horticultural experiencing for the first time.” Society. Last year, a $50,000 donation All Daybreak houses provide an from the The May Court Club of Ottawa alcohol and drug-free environment and was used to renovate kitchens at two -- most importantly -- an opportunity Daybreak houses. for personal growth and individual The City of Ottawa’s Community responsibility. Residents contribute to Capacity Building Fund recently food budgets and cook for themselves. approved a $5,000 grant for an “The people in my house helped me organizational review that will help grow and make personal changes” wrote Daybreak take on new challenges. one Daybreak resident recently as she Individuals can support Daybreak, moved on to more independent living. which is a registered Canadian “I learned not to make assumptions, not charity, through various categories of to take things personally and to forgive memberships (starting at $25 a year) or myself and others when we make through other forms of donations and mistakes.” volunteer activities. The Daybreak experience gave her Donations can be made directly a more positive attitude and healthier to Daybreak Non-Profit Shelter at outlook on life. “I am in a much better 393 Piccadilly Ave., Ottawa, Ontario frame of mind and much more optimistic K1Y 0H3 or online by clicking the than when I came here a year ago,” she CanadaHelps.org link on the main wrote. page of Daybreak’s website (www. There have been many similar daybreakhousing.com). stories from the more than 600 For more information, call individuals who have lived in Daybreak Daybreak at 613-236-8070. homes since 1983. The average stay is one year for women and 1 1/2 years for A former columnist and editor- men. Most have gone on to permanent in-chief of the Financial Post, Neville housing and a “new beginning” in their Nankivell is a longtime Daybreak lives. supporter and a member of its While Daybreak’s low-cost social Communications Committee. housing model has proved successful, it makes only a small dent in the overall crisis in affordable housing. In recent OCT 2008 The OSCAR - OUR 36th YEAR Page 35

Local Veterinarian - Dr. Emily Black

To Pee Or Not To Pee, That Is The Question

By Emily Black yet a common cause of bladder member is allowed to go, rest, eat and infections in dogs relates to bacteria eliminate is all dictated by the leader, ell, the real “New Year” from skin infections tracking up into you as your dog’s owner have the has begun and it’s time to the bladder. For this reason they can right to this ruling. The rule of thumb there to enjoy all the sights, smells, Wtalk about resolutions. A seem seasonal and they can come and is a dog can be humanely confined places to explore and if he went to the very common resolution for our pets go. In dogs the most common sign to a crate or area in the home for one bathroom then it was a bonus. A dog may just be “this year I will not pee in of a bladder infection, apart from the hour longer than he is old up to and should always be taken outdoors on the house!” I thought we might look peeing, is increased drinking of water no longer than 8-10hrs, (i.e.) a 4mth leash to a choice location to eliminate at what peeing in the house means and but sometimes there is increased hair- old pup can comfortably stay in a then he should be given your rewards when to be worried; it is an important loss and the potential for diarrhea. In crate for up to 5hrs with an older or of attention, a quick cookie, playtime issue and the number one reason cats, because those cats with bladder adult dog being comfortable 6 to 8hrs. or best of all a good long walk. pets are surrendered to the humane infections tend not to be big drinkers, When should be potty break time? Controlled and restricted access to the society. There are two types of house we see things like decreased activity, After waking up from a long nights home initially until behaviours and soiling; normal and abnormal. As decreased food consumption and sleep, nap, or shortly after having routines are established will create a a veterinarian, I think it my place even grumpiness. Also in boy cats something to eat or drink and before happy and harmonious relationship to focus on the abnormal which we they may stop peeing altogether, a and after extended periods of exercise between you and your new dog. affectionately call “inappropriate very dangerous condition known as and play, just to list a few. The next elimination”. In this situation a pet Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease element of housetraining that many suddenly seems to go back to square (FLUTD) or becoming “blocked”. owners neglect is, “taking the dog” Dr. Emily Black is the owner one with housetraining. Cats that This is a medical emergency and male out rather than “letting the dog” out. of Centretown Veterinary Hospital. have never had a problem begin cats who don’t pee for a day or who Owners all too often open the back She in turn is owned by two cats and peeing in odd places, like the tub or on are straining to pee should see their door to the yard and “let the dog” a dog. Tara Davis is the behavior the kitchen stove. Dogs, which have vets immediately. out while they watch from the house consultant and obedience instructor been good their whole lives can’t live NOW! On to the second kind of sincerely believing that the dog at Centretown Vet. She has two dogs, down the shame of having peed on the peeing in the house: Not knowing any knows why he out there. Owners are loads of cats, some geese a couple rug. Often owners dismiss this as an better!!! And here I’m going to turn then discouraged only to let the dog in ducks and a porcupine. unfortunate breach in etiquette or even over the reigns to Tara Davis, the lady and then have him eliminate indoors. attribute it to spite, but I must say that who runs our puppy and obedience From the dog’s perspective he was out in the vast majority of these cases there classes at Centretown Veterinary is an underlying and treatable medical Hospital to give some really helpful problem which can be dangerous if it hints on this topic. goes untreated. Housetraining a new dog is The most common cause for loss of top priority for owners. It can be bladder control is a bladder infection. relatively easy if a few simple steps In cats this generally relates to crystals are followed and you think like a dog. in the urine. Crystals occur due to Crate training or restricted access to abnormal acidity brought on by diet. the home is the best first step. In the Dogs can develop a similar condition K-9 world the rules of where a pack

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Dear Hospice at May Court Supporters he fall edition of The Hospice News is now online This is also the time of year when the Hospice appeals to its Tfriends and supporters in the community to help raise the funds required to run the hospice’s four community-based palliative care programs. This year’s ambitious goal is $1.1 million. The Hospice needs the support of its friends in the community to reach this goal. Last year with your generous support, together we raised $1 million. Please click here to print out a donation form. The Homes for the Holidays fundraising event will take place November 14, 15 and 16. This year’s tour will feature six stunning homes decorated by local florists, including Stornoway, residence of the leader of the official opposition. For more information on the tour, please visit www.homesfortheholidays.ca . Tickets will be available at vendors across the city later this month. To purchase your tickets in advance, please call (613)260-2906 x.232. Page 36 The OSCAR - OUR 36th YEAR OCT 2008 Auto Insurance Secrets by Rick Sutherland, CLU, renewal years. We only assumed that weeks. It went back to the mid 1980’s. competing companies would have a CFP, FDS, R.F.P. the other driver had made a claim, our To our amazement there was never a difficult time giving us a competitive insurance company had determined claim paid, not one. quote. want to relate a personal experience my wife to be at fault and they had We confronted our insurance If you have a questionable claim that has opened my eyes to the auto settled the claim with a payment. company with this information on your insurance record you can insurance industry. Back in 2005 As the years went by, our premiums and demanded an explanation on go through the same process and I seemed to be getting out of hand so we their justification for charging extra determine if indeed the extra premium my wife had a slight “fender bender” with a young driver. After exchanging decided to shop around this year only premiums and noting a paid claim on you are paying is justified. Ask your information the other driver made to discover the “paid claim” notation our insurance record. After a number insurance company for proof that they mention that he was going to get a on our policy was a black eye on of months we finally had this paid actually paid a claim. If they cannot, or “whole new car” out of this event. Not our record. No competing insurance claim notation removed from our they will not supply this information, exactly, but he said he would require company would come even close to 2008-renewal document. We made you can contact CGI Insurance the insurance company to give him our premiums. It was all because of a request that they reverse the extra Business Services and request your a complete new paint job. My wife’s this claim on her record. premiums charged for the past three Consumer Autoplus Report. It will car had a minimal scratch that was I could not believe the other driver years. After almost four months from show the history of paid insurance buffed out in a mater of seconds and had actually made a claim so began the beginning of our initial enquiry claims made against you. You can his damage was not much more. to make enquiries. I wanted to have we received a refund cheque for more then confirm if the extra premium you Knowing very little about auto details about the claim and how much than $750. That refund represented a are paying is justified. insurance and due to the fact that was actually paid to the other driver return of the extra premium that was the other driver was adamant that he in 2005. Our insurance company was collected in 2006, 2007 and 2008. This is a monthly article on would make a claim we informed our not much help, but then we stumbled I did not take this incident financial planning. Call or write to insurance company about the incident. upon Autoplus reports. By signing an personally. We were caught up in a Rick Sutherland CLU, CFP, FDS, Our insurance advisor said we did the authorization, Autoplus was able to “systems” problem. We needed human R.F.P., of FundEX Investments Inc. right thing and notified the insurance send a complete record of any and all intervention to have the problem with your topics of interest at 798- company of a pending claim. We never insurance claims made by my wife. resolved. As long as the paid claim 2421 or E-mail at rick@invested- heard anything further but saw our There was no cost to receive the report was on our record we would continue interest.ca. premiums increase for the next three and it came to us by mail within two to have extra premiums charged and

Repairers and Storage Liens Act By Anna Sundin

nyone who invests labour, material, transportation, towing, or salvage to an article or who stores any personal property, meaning Aanything that is not land or a building, has a lien on the article until payment of the debt for the work done or the costs of storage. The lien holder does not have to return the article they have worked on or stored until the debt is paid. The lien holder with the goods in his or possession can sell the goods to recover the costs of the work done or the costs of storage. Financial Divorce Specialist The lien holder can also register a lien in the Province of Ontario’s Personal Property registration system. If the lien holder registers the lien, Avoid costly mistakes with professional financial the lien has priority over other registered interests, including security assistance in the division of assets. interests for money to purchase the goods and bankruptcy proceedings, with the person doing the most recent work having the highest priority, even if that lien was registered last. Contact: Rick Sutherland, CLU, CFP, FDS, R.F.P. If the owner of the goods refuses to pay the debt, the article can be 1276 Wellington Street, Ottawa ON K1Y 3A7 seized by the registered lien holder relatively easily with the help of a bailiff Phone: (613)798-2421 Email: [email protected] or sheriff. The lien holder can then keep the article in lieu of payment, sell it or give it to charity. In order to sell the goods to recover the monies owed, there are strict notice and timing requirements that have to be followed by the lien holder. Guidance, Protection Cases involving, cars, trailers, boats, warehoused goods, software, a custom built hot dog and sausage vending trailer, aircraft, a metal stamping and Peace of Mind. press, and a batch of printed cheques have all come before the courts. Monies obtained from the sale of the goods is applied first to the Anna E. Sundin, Barrister & Solicitor expenses of selling the article, then to the costs of seizure, and finally to GEnErAl PrActicE includinG: pay the liens according to their respective priorities. If there is any money Family Law, Wills, Real Estate, Incorporations, Litigation and Collaborative Family Law left over, the owner of the goods is entitled to it. – A Cooperative and Dignified Approach to Separation and Divorce.– If you are thinking of buying second-hands goods from anyone, a search of the Personal Property Registration system in Ontario will reveal claims against the goods for repair or storage. If you buy goods that have a registered lien for unpaid repairs or storage, you may lose the goods to a lien claimant. You may also have difficulty recovering the money you paid from the vendor of the goods. If you buy goods from a lien claimant, it is prudent to make sure that the sale procedure followed by the vendor conforms to the legislation so that you receive good title to the goods you have bought without challenge from the registered owner or other lien claimants.

OCT 2008 The OSCAR - OUR 36th YEAR Page 37

M.P.P. OTTAWA CENTRE Giving Thanks in Our Community

By Yasir Naqvi, involved at every level! of our crumbling infrastructure, I am determine their priority projects. MPP Ottawa Centre I was also pleased to host four thankful that the Investing in Ontario These projects could include updating of my own community meetings, Act recently allowed for an investment aging sewer systems, improving or s we look toward the designed to collect feedback and of over $77 million for infrastructure repairing social housing, fixing roads holidays and we make hear ideas about how we are doing. in Ottawa. and bridges or investing in public plans to spend time with In February, I hosted a community In May 2008, our government transit. This is a significant investment A breakfast where community leaders passed the Investing in Ontario Act. that will make a real difference in our our family this Thanksgiving, I would like to take the opportunity to reflect met to discuss how we can work The Act allows the government to use community by improving our capital on the things I am thankful for in our together to make our communities a portion of any unanticipated year- resources, creating jobs and upgrading community. safer, greener and healthier places end surplus to address priority public the systems that we rely on everyday. I am thankful to you, my for all of us. In April, I hosted a needs as well as reduce the province’s Above all, I am thankful that constituents, for giving me the business breakfast and met with local accumulated deficit. we live in the best community, in opportunity to represent you as your business owners and members of our Since the surplus for 2007-08 was the greatest city in Ontario! I hope Member of Provincial Parliament. On Business Improvement Areas (BIAs) $1.7 billion, we are able to invest $1.1 that as you take the time to celebrate October 10, I will celebrate the one to brainstorm how our government billion province-wide in municipal and reflect with your family this year anniversary of being elected to the can help foster and promote small infrastructure, while also reducing Thanksgiving that you also take the Legislative Assembly. It has been an and medium-sized enterprises in our the province’s accumulated deficit by time to congratulate yourself and your exciting year full of new adventures, community. In June, I was thrilled to $600 million. The $1.1 billion was neighbours for making our community new lessons and new challenges. host a Poverty Reduction Roundtable allocated to municipalities on a per- great. In my first legislative session, we where people from across the city capita basis, with Ottawa receiving passed thirteen bills in thirteen weeks. came to share their ideas on how to $77 million. Happy Thanksgiving! What a busy time! Among the bills I tackle poverty in Ontario. Finally, in Though our government clearly am most proud of are; the Cosmetic August, I hosted a town hall as part outlines that the City must invest this Pesticides Ban Act, 2008 that prohibits of the Pride Festival, and had the money on infrastructure projects, there the use and sale of pesticides for opportunity to meet with members of is a lot of flexibility for the City to cosmetic purposes; the Payday Loans the GLBT community to discuss the Act, 2008 that licenses all payday issues that affect them. lending industry operators and bans I look forward to continuing controversial lending practices; the this dialogue with our community. Healthy Food for Healthy Schools Your ideas and comments are very Act, 2008 that amends the Education important; they help to educate me on Act to regulate the trans fat content how I can best serve our community, of food and beverages sold in a and they provide important feedback school cafeteria; and the Smoke- and directions for our government. Free Ontario Amendment Act, 2008, For this reason, I will be hosting more which prohibits smoking in cars with community meetings and town halls children. in the coming months. If you have a As a new MPP, I am also thankful suggestion for a possible town hall to be part of a community that is so topic, or would like to participate in involved and engaged in the world our next meeting, please contact my around them. Over the last year, I office at [email protected]. have had the pleasure of attending org or 613-722-6414 and we would dozens of community meetings and be happy to involve you. events and speaking with constituents In addition to an engaged and about the issues that matter most to involved community, I am thankful their families. I cannot express how that our community also continues proud I am to have constituents that to grow. There is no doubt that our care so deeply about their community, little city is growing and quickly and work so tirelessly to improve the becoming the top destination for world around them. From charity to new residents from across the globe. Need Renovations? environmental protection to better To meet the needs of our increasing child care, our community is actively population, and to address the issues

All Candidates Meeting For Ottawa Centre he Glebe Community Association and Glebe Collegiate Institute School Council are co-hosting an TOttawa Centre all-candidates meeting at the Glebe Collegiate auditorium on Thursday, October 9 from 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. Custom Designed Additions and

Glebe Collegiate is located at 212 Glebe Ave. Major Renovations that respect the

All candidates running for the Ottawa Centre federal seat Craftsmanship and Architectural have been invited. style of your older home. This event is co-sponsored by other community associations in Ottawa Centre. 594-8888 www.gordonmcgovern.com Page 38 The OSCAR - OUR 36th YEAR OCT 2008 Red Apron Cooks Eating Locally Tastes Good n 2005, a couple from Vancouver our website at www.redapron.ca for You can find comprehensive in a medium bowl. Add the apples to began a one-year experiment in more information. We will also be list of local orchards at http://www. the flour mixture and toss to coat. Ilocal eating. Their 100-Mile Diet preparing a number of tasty treats for spcottawa.on.ca/ofsc/en/buylocal/ inspired thousands of individuals Thanksgiving which can be picked apples.html Unfold the pastry sheet on a lightly to change the way they eat. Locally up in our Retail Pantry, or ordered by floured surface. Roll the pastry sheet raised and produced food is better phone for delivery to your home. We look forward to seeing into a 16x12-inch rectangle. With the tasting, better for the environment, It’s apple season! Gather up our friends and neighbours at the long side facing you, spoon the apple better for local economies, and better your friends and family and head out Fall Savour the Flavour event at mixture onto the middle of the pastry for your health. to pick apples at one of this region’s the Firehall on November 1. Until sheet, spreading evenly from one end Their philosophy goes hand many “pick your own” orchards. then….Happy Harvest! to the other. in hand with the phrase “shake the There isn’t any better way to spend Fold the side closest to you up hand that feeds you” which I first a beautiful fall day! Then head back Easy Apple Strudel towards the middle and brush with encountered in Michael Pollan’s to the kitchen and cook up batches of egg mixture. ‘In Defense of Food: An Eater’s your favourite apple recipes to freeze Puff Pastry Sheets (1 sheet) Fold the side furthest from you Manifesto’, the latest of his books for later or enjoy now. 1 egg towards the middle and press to seal. focused on our food system. By Apple pies freeze well and can be 1 tbsp. water Place seam-side down on the baking getting to know the people who grow, baked from frozen in under an hour. 2 tbsp. granulated sugar sheet. raise, produce the food you eat, you Apple Sauce is easy to make and a 1 tbsp. all-purpose flour Brush with the egg mixture. Cut connect yourself to the environment great accompaniment to Pork, Chicken 1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon several 2-inch-long slits 2 inches in ways that can have a significant or Beef. One great after school snack 4 large Firm Apples (Granny Smith, apart on the top. impact. You can learn more about the that my kids love is apple slices dipped Courtland, or any firm baking Apple) 100-Mile Diet by visiting the website in peanut butter – if you haven’t tried peeled, cored and thinly sliced Bake for 35 minutes or until the at www.100milediet.org or Michael it – I think you will be surprised. Confectioners’ sugar (optional) pastry is golden. Cool on the baking Pollan’s books at www.michaelpollan. For a quick and healthy dessert, sheet on a wire rack for 30 minutes. com try stuffing and baking apples. Hollow Sprinkle with the confectioners’ With Harvest Season in full out the core of an apple and stuff it Directions sugar, if desired. Slice and serve Thaw the pastry sheet at room swing, we have been inspired by the with whatever you like: chopped warm. temperature for 40 minutes or until abundance of local produce to create walnuts, almonds, brown sugar, it’s easy to handle. Heat the oven to two weeks of Red Apron Menus cinnamon, nutmeg, raisins, granola, 375°F. Lightly grease a baking sheet. in which the key ingredients will even chocolate chips. Bake them Stir the egg and water in a small be sourced from local growers and with a bit of butter and apple juice in bowl. producers within a 100 mile radius of a casserole dish for 20 minutes until

Ottawa. This is not going to be easy, the apples are tender and the flavours Mix the sugar, flour and cinnamon but we feel up to the challenge. Visit have melded.

Emerald Ash Borer in Ottawa: Don’t Move Wood!

n July 25, 2008, the Canadian Food Inspection occur. Manage your woodlot by creating a forest Agency (CFIA), with the help of the City of management plan. Examine your woodlot frequently OOttawa, confirmed the presence of the emerald to detect any signs or symptoms of EAB. Landowners ash borer (EAB) in Ottawa. The infested trees are may consider a staged removal of ash trees to provide located in the St. Laurent Boulevard and Highway more growing space for other tree species. Before 417 area. The City of Ottawa and CFIA are asking for cutting trees, consult a forest practitioner for a proper the public’s help in watching for this small emerald- forest prescription. It is also a good idea to consult coloured beetle and signs of infestation such as thinning with a forest practitioner before harvesting trees when crowns, cracking bark, and D-shaped holes. a logger is offering to harvest your woodlot because of If you suspect you have this insect report it to the a threatening pest. CFIA at 1-866-463-6017 or at www.inspection.gc.ca. The Regional Forest Health Network is a recently- This invasive beetle does not spread quickly on its formed group of concerned organizations that are own. In fact, it is most commonly spread when people working collectively to create awareness about invasive move materials which are infested with EAB such as forest insects, provide sound information and give firewood. With firewood: buy it locally, burn it on site, guidance to tree owners. The Regional Forest Health don’t bring it back home! Stop the spread of destructive Network is represented by the following organizations: pests - including EAB - by not moving firewood or other Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) types of wood, including trees, nursery stock, pruned City of Ottawa branches, logs and forest products with bark attached, Conservation Ontario’s Eastern Ontario from regulated and/or infested areas. Conservation Authorities Ash trees are an important tree planted in backyards Eastern Ontario Model Forest (EOMF) and on city streets. Homeowners can be vigilant in Eastern Ontario Urban Forest Network caring for their ash trees. You can examine your trees Mohawk Council of Akwesasne frequently to detect any signs or symptoms of possible National Capital Commission (NCC) invasive species. More information regarding yard- Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (OMNR) waste disposal will be available from the City of Ottawa Ontario Parks for areas affected by EAB. Ontario Stewardship Program’s Eastern Ontario For woodlot owners there is no urgent need to cut Stewardship Councils healthy ash trees as EAB only causes damage to the Tree Canada wood a few centimeters under the bark. Your woodlot For more information: is still valuable and will continue to be productive in CFIA 1-866-463-6017 or www.inspection.gc.ca the future provided good forest management practices OCT 2008 The OSCAR - OUR 36th YEAR Page 39 Silent 1924 Peter Pan with Seventeen Voyces a large screen and accompanied by over the past few years including live choral music, organ virtuoso The Hunchback of Notre Dame Matthew Larkin, who also lives in and Phantom of the Opera. These Ottawa South, and “faerie harpist” imaginative film presentations have Lucile Hildesheim. A leader of a gang attracted large crowds of silent film known as the lost boys, Peter Pan, buffs and music lovers. who has lost his shadow, interacts Friday, October 17 at 7:00pm and with pirates, fairies and occasionally Saturday, October 18, at 7:00 pm. St. ordinary children. Matthew’s Church, 130 Glebe Ave., The story is full of memorable Adults $25, Seniors $20, Students $15, characters such as Wendy Darling, Children (12 & under) $10. Tickets Tinkerbell and the villain Captain are available at Book Bazaar, 417 Hook. It is marvelous entertainment Bank St., Compact Music, 785A Bank for the family and a terrific lead-up to St. and 190 Bank St., Leading Note, Hallowe’en. 317 Elgin St., Herb & Spice Shop, Reeves has ingeniously selected 1310 Wellington St. W. or at the door. music to thematically suit the film Information www.seventeenvoyces. including excerpts from Felix ca Mendelssohn’s Midsummer Night’s Dream and Hear My Prayer. Also included are excerpts from Henry Purcell’s Indian Queen, Ralph Vaughan Williams Three Shakespeare Songs and Ward the Pirate as well as works by Frederick Delius and John Rutter. Canadian content includes Welford Russell’s Who is at my Window, Who? and Lydia Adams’ Mi’kMaq Song. “I’m hoping to make this a real family event,” says Reeves, who is delighted to be showing Peter Pan this year. “The film is very charming.” Seventeen Voyces choir has classic Peter Pan at St. Matthew’s By Margret Brady presented several silent film screening Nankivell Anglican Church in the Glebe. Based on Scottish novelist J.M. Barrie’s n Friday, October 17 ever-popular children’s story about and Saturday, October a mischievous boy who spends his 18, Ottawa’s Seventeen eternal childhood on an island called O Neverland, the film stars the whimsical Voyces chamber choir, directed by Ottawa South’s Kevin Reeves, Betty Bronson. will present the 1924 silent film The film will be projected on

Planting Trees Next Spring Starts Now! ooking for a practical way to 500 trees are asked to call Rideau plant trees on your idle land Valley’s Conservation Authority’s Land get a little financial help LandOwner Resource Centre at to do it? The City of Ottawa and its (613) 692 3571 or 1 800 267 3504 as conservation partners are preparing soon as possible for the spring 2009 to plant approximately 75,000 tree planting season. Forestry staff will seedlings in the spring of 2009 do a site visit to discuss landowner through the Green Acres Program. objectives and prepare a planting plan Since the program started in the year based on soil texture and drainage, 2000, over 800,000 young vigourous suitable species, recommended site seedlings have been planted on private preparation, planting method, and land within the City of Ottawa. tending. There are many native species Larger properties may be eligible available and most are grown at the for incentive grants, Forestry staff Ferguson Forest Centre in Kemptville, will help determine the landowner’s the tree growing capital of Ontario. options and submit their project to Every tree is a little environmental the appropriate program. protection station providing erosion Green Acres is a program of the control, clean water, wildlife habitat City of Ottawa in partnership with and better local microclimates for the the LandOwner Resource Centre, next 80 years. the Ottawa Stewardship Council, Rural Ottawa landowners Mississippi Valley Conservation, with one acre or more of land and Rideau Valley ConservationAuthority, interested in planting a minimum of and South Nation Conservation. Page 40 The OSCAR - OUR 36th YEAR OCT 2008

SURROUND CIRCLE YOGA Yoga: Everywhere & Anywhere by Maureen Fallis, glad to,” they replied, “as soon as you Surround Circle Yoga take your clothes off and get down on this rock.” This delightful passage was spiritual seeker with a found in The Upanishads, translated penchant for philosophical by Eknath Easwaran (Tomales, CA: speculation went traveling Nilgiri Press 1987), 280. A I took my first yoga class more in search of wisdom. Coming upon some yogis lying naked on a huge than 15 years ago. In those days, rock in the broiling midday sun, he yoga was just beginning to catch on was immediately impressed by this in the suburbs of Toronto. The setting austerity and hurried to the nearby was anything but serene; the class village to find out who these people was in a fitness club with weight were. He discovered the sadhus were lifters pumping iron right outside the the bearers of profound wisdom and door! None the less, we were all there were capable of remarkable feats. to find out what yoga was all about. Excited by his findings, he ran back to We explored this foreign practice with the group still sweltering in the sun. curiosity and excitement, and sought “I have come seeking knowledge to become strong and sleek. At that time I wasn’t on a spiritual and wish to discuss the nature of the Yogini Trees (Maureen, Maureen & Nathalie) - Photo by Tom Alfoldi universe with you,” he said. “We’d be quest – I simply wanted to improve my flexibility so that I could keep up with

Yoga Talk (Eva & Maureen at cottage)- Photo by Brian Ure

Restful Yoga on the Job (Ken at Carmen’s Veranda) Photo by Tom Alfoldi OCT 2008 The OSCAR - OUR 36th YEAR Page 41 COMPUTER TRICKS AND TIPS Use Skype for Free Long Distance Calls by Malcolm and John using it immediately. Your computer Skype supports all of this free Skype offers only online support, and Harding, of Compu-Home must have an inexpensive microphone service by charging fees for additional no chance of contacting a real, live and speakers, but otherwise there is options. To use Skypein you purchase person for help. High Speed Internet connection no special equipment required. You a telephone number for your computer, To give Skype a try, we suggest is capable of carrying a voice simply enter other Skype account- and that allows people with traditional that you and a friend go to www. signal. The technical jargon holders into your address book telephones to call you. Skypeout is skype.com, download and install the A and then you can “call” them, free, just the opposite – you can use your software and create accounts, so that is “Voice over Internet Protocol” (VoIP) and there are several ways to locally or anywhere in the world. An computer to call regular telephones, you can practice by calling one another use VoIP, ranging from occasional incoming Skype call makes a sound by buying Skypeout minutes. We find a few times. It takes a time or two to use of your computer to avoid long like a traditional telephone at the Skypeout to be particularly useful, master the process, but you will quite distance charges, all the way up to receiving computer, and the called because it allows you to call virtually quickly add a new level of use to your total replacement of your traditional party “answers” by clicking a mouse anyone in the world and not just those computer, and perhaps save yourself telephone service provider, with button. Sound quality varies more people who have Skype software some money too. regular telephone handsets connected than the excellent level of telephone on their computers. Skypeout Our Skype name is Compu- to your Internet. service we are used to in Canada, but long distance charges compare Home ... give us a call! Our favourite VoIP provider is is generally very acceptable. very favourably with the telephone Skype, which is a company based There are many enhancements companies. Malcolm and John Harding in Europe but offering service offered if you want to upgrade this Skype also offers its own line are the owners of Compu-Home, worldwide. We like it because it is basic service. First, and also free, is of equipment, such as headsets, specializing in assisting computer very versatile, reliable and flexible. the possibility of using a webcam to microphones and actual telephone users in your home and office. In its most basic form, you can use add video to your conversation. A sets. We haven’t used them, but Visit www.compu-home.com for a Skype with absolutely no charge. You modest webcam can cost less than reports are quite positive. description of our services. simply download the free software $25.00 and provide a fun and useful The downside: Skype cannot fully onto your computer from the Skype dimension to your experience. It’s replace your telephone service. There Write to harding@compu- website, install it, create a Skype especially nice if both parties have a is no 911, for example, and no actual home.com or phone 731-5954 to account (again, no charge) and start camera so that you have video at both directory assistance. In addition, discuss computer issues. ends but it’s not necessary. we have read some complaints that

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my trail-running buddies. However, under the hot sun, but there is no the mind calms. Over the course of your practice. Practice means being the yoga classes not only stretched denying the potential benefits of a yoga class, the techniques of yoga present not being perfect! my muscles they also opened a door seeking spirituality. As with all are used to draw you back in touch to what would be the beginning of things, there is no free lunch. Yoga with yourself. Harmony happens in To find out about classes and the most defining, rewarding, and practice is just that – a practice. No the body and mind when you become workshops or private one-on-one illuminating experiences of my life. matter whether you sit in stillness or present to prana the inner flow of sessions at Surround Circle Yoga In the early days, learning to move rhythmically on your yoga mat energy. please call Maureen Fallis at 613- connect movement with breath both require practice. With practice, So whether you practice in the 730-6649 or check the website www. seemed enough. After holding a pose you may be amazed at what shows up: serenity of a yoga studio, on a windy surroundcircleyoga.com for class for an extended period of time a little a rich mix of sensations, emotions, cliff, or on the dock at the cottage, and schedule and registration details. buzz began to develop in my body, and thoughts. whether you practice alone or with but I must say, it took many years Feeling sensation, tensions release a group of like-minded souls – it is to really ‘get’ that there could be and the body begins to heal. Being anything so dramatic as uniting body, with the rise and fall of emotion, mind and spirit. defences drop away and emotional Today, it is unlikely we will be balance is restored. Observing the called upon to perform austerities flow of thought, distractions fade and Clearly yoga can be practiced everywhere and anywhere!

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ABBOTSFORD HOUSE Books, Plays and Operas on Abbotsford’s Fall Line-up By: Julie Ireton

he Abbotsford Book Club doesn’t just read and discuss Tnovels once a month. The club often picks local works of fiction and invites the author to be part of the meeting. “Whenever we can, we do have authors in,” explains Jeanne Wolfe. “They enjoy it too. They’re always surprised at all the questions we have for them! It’s not usual to have the author come to a book club meeting. We’re unique in that way.” Abbotsford’s book club gets together on the second Friday of every month at 1 pm. Wolf says right now there are about 6 members, but newcomers are very welcome. Old Ottawa South resident and writer, Mary Borsky will be at the club’s first meeting this fall. The members have been reading Borsky’s book, Cobalt Blue, a collection of short stories. This fall the club’s book choices include another eastern Ontario writer, Maggie Wheeler. Her book, A Violent End, is about the building of the St. Lawrence Seaway and the displacement of communities along it, but we use a lot of inflection in our A few years ago, an Abbotsford of Aerobics, Pilates, yoga or Tai Chi, the river. voice,” Merritt explains. member donated a collection of all geared towards seniors. People “We enjoy Canadian books, but The club picks murder mysteries Operas on VHS and DVD. The group who are a little more competitive can sometimes we veer off into other or comedies. The six members meet will watch about 20 operas a year. take part in the Bridge, Poker, Mah areas,” once a week on Mondays from Newcomers are welcome. Jongg or Scrabble clubs. says Wolf. September to May. New members are All three groups meet in the newly There’s something for everyone There’s another group at welcome, and Merritt has a special refurbished lounge which was made at Abbotsford (the old stone house Abbotsford that likes to read, but request: “We’d like to get more men possible through a New Horizons across from ). Come this group does it out-loud. The Play involved,” she laughs. “There are so grant, a donation of paint by Home on by and pick-up the fall activity Reading group picks works that can many good male parts, but women Depot (South Keys), St. Josephs calendar! Come to our Welcome be read together. have to do them!” Communications volunteer painters, Tea on Thursday Oct 2nd at 1pm. “We’ve had a lot of fun over the There’s no reading or acting staff and private donations of the The Mostly Bows will be on hand years doing this,” says Ana Merritt. involved in Abbotsford’s Opera nesting tables and Persian Carpet. to entertain and the Lounge will be “I’ve met a few people through the Club. Every second Friday, this Along with the book club, play “named” after Joan Denis who used group.” group gathers to sit back and enjoy reading group and Opera Club, to spend many a happy afternoon in Merritt says the group gets several professional opera companies perform Abbotsford has many other cultural the Lounge and whose estate has been copies of each play from the Main great works. and artistic activities for seniors a wonderful financial supporter of Library. They usually pick plays that “We’re a very exclusive group,” including pottery, art and stained glass Abbotsford over the years. have about six parts. laughs Hattie Beckett. “At a maximum, classes. “Then we decide who’s going to there may be six of us, but we enjoy For those looking for some muscle- read what part. We don’t act, just read the shows.” toning, there are daily exercise classes 28th Annual Ottawa Valley Weavers’ and Spinners’ Guild’s Exhibition and Sale

he 28th annual Ottawa Valley a wide variety of hand-fashioned Canada. The creativity, skills and the Nova Scotia College of Art and Weavers’ and Spinners’ products for sale, ranging from hats of talents of the artisans are of the highest Design and she recently completed an TGuild’s Exhibition and Sale all kinds (by Ruth Mills and others) quality. The artists themselves always internship at the Victoria and Albert is titled “More than Cloth”. It is a to unorthodox sculptural works(by seem ready to discuss the way they Museum, London, United Kingdom. tightly juried show being held at the Denise Atkinson). As well,there work and just what is special about She features her woven scarves.(www. Glebe Community Centre, 175 Third are ongoing demonstrations, Guild their work. Ethnic, eccentric, eclectic, lauriejfauquier.com). Ave., Ottawa. Fri Oct. 31 from 4- Displays and many other surprises sophisticated, unique, accessible, This is also Ann Suzuki’s first year 8, Sat. Nov. 1 from 10-5 and Sun. alongthe way. The Ottawa Valley traditional, modern, are a few adjectives at this show.(www.silksbysuzuki.com) Nov. 2 from 10-4. As usual,there is Weavers’ Guild website www.ovwsg. that could begin to describe the show She is very familiar to Ottawa clients no admission charge. New this year, com gives information about the Guild and the artisans represented there. of the Originals Ottawa Christmas we are offering parking at the Corpus itself and the annual Exhibition and New this year is Claudia Almansa Craft Show with her flowing silk Cristi School almost across from the Sale. For more information, please (www.claudiaalmansa.tripod.com/ batik clothing and hats. Ruth Mills Glebe Community Centre on Third call 613-448-3733. textile). She was born in Columbia creates quality women’s hats for all Ave. Parking times are Fri. Oct. 31 Our visitors know that this show and currently lives in Montreal and occasions from modern classics to from 6-8, Sat. Nov 1 from 10-5 and is a gem. It showcases exquisite her woven pieces are a combination vintage heirlooms, she has a passion Sun. Nov. 2 from 10-4. This year we objects to decorate the home, warm of both Native Amerindian influences for creating functional works of have a larger number of exhibitors the senses, and give as gifts. All of and big city chic. We also welcome than ever before (27 vendors) and the work shown has been made in Laura J. Faquier. She is a graduate of Cont’d on next page OCT 2008 The OSCAR - OUR 36th YEAR Page 43 More Than Cloth by Heather Sherratt Francesca Overend dyes delicate silk yarns, weaving complex designs eaving is more than cloth reminiscent of Japanese art. and more than fibres. It is Loretta Moore also dyes her own Wthe interlacing of anything materials but follows the pioneer from wool to wire. This year the traditions of cutting and dyeing used Ottawa Valley Weavers and Spinners fabrics before she hooks them into Guild Exhibition and Sale has intricately designed rugs and wall everything from Denise Atkinson’s hangings. Some of the weavers also eccentric wire woven sculptures to use traditional pioneer patterns in their the fine silk batik clothes of Ann work. The overshot quilt patterns can Suzuki. Of course, there are scarves be miniaturized in pillows, placemats and placemats and blankets and hats and even clothing and delicate linen in everything from silk to soy, woven, tea towels show off the old patterns of knitted, felted, or hooked. huckaback and Bronson. In 2008 we are celebrating the These and many more artists infinite possibilities of fabric and will be exhibiting their work at the fibres with old and new artisans 28th Exhibition and Sale at the Glebe experimenting with forms and Community Centre, Friday October materials. John Toft, new to the show 31, 4-8pm, Saturday November 1, this year, not only weaves traditional 10-5 and Sunday November 2, 10- and experimental baskets, but grows 4. New this year is free parking at several varieties of willow to meet his Corpus Christi School across the road needs. Denise uses techniques and from the Glebe Community Centre materials garnered during her travels from 6pm to 8pm on Friday, 10am to in North and South America, where 5pm on Saturday and 10am to 4pm on she might well have been inspired by Sunday. the wools and colours that Brazilian Many of the regular exhibitors weaver Fatima Dias uses in her rugs will be back with new ideas and new and bags. materials. With the current emphasis Shirley Auprix and Barbara on the environment, many weavers are Armstrong of Hidden Touch Natural going “green” with new fibres such Yarns take fleece from their South as the infinitely renewable bamboo, American llamas and alpacas, soft as silk, easy to care for as cotton spinning and dyeing it into yarns and dyes to a rainbow of hues. Soy they turn into socks, bootliners silk, yarns from milk weed, and even from milk itself all lend themselves and soft warm insoles. And so the Handwoven shawl by Heather Sherratt interweaving of ideas and skills from to new ideas and old techniques. one culture to another produces useful Hope McLean, an anthropologist, and beautiful creations, whether it is uses a unique weaving technique Weaving is more than cloth. It is this year’s exhibition is much more the ancient Japanese art of batik or learned from the Huichol Indians of the interlacing of cultures, traditions than cloth. modern versions of traditional felting. Mexico to create modern earrings and and nationalities to create the new Julie Druker uses simple corrugated necklaces. Claudia Almansa draws on and unusual from old techniques and cardboard, transforming it into two her Columbian roots and traditional fibres of today and yesteryear. With and three-dimensional works of art. South American wools to create her more artisans from widely differing fashionable, unique clothing. backgrounds, more skills, more fibres,

28th Annual...... Cont’d from previous page art(www.ruthmills.com). John Toft cushion covers. has gained inspiration and technique the work they create, The Ottawa fashions traditional baskets from Loretta Moore has designed from the Huichol Indian Shamans and Valley Weavers’ and Spinners’ Annual dyed rattan. Linda Swaine and her co- rug hooking kits of new colours in artists in NW Mexico. She will be Exhibition and Sale is an event not workers are bringing natural fibres & hand-dyed wool perfect for tempting signing copies of her book.Returning to be missed. There is something supplies for fibre artists, hard to find you into a new hobby. She will even this year after a brief absence is Pat for everyone. Plan to visit us at yarns and hand-fashioned items from show you how to do the rug hooking. Trudel with her felted hats, slippers the tastefully remodelled heritage Rose Haven Farm Store, more info Judy Kavanagh has new colours of and teddy bears, made from recycled building, The Glebe Community atwww.rosehavenfarm.net. dyed fleeces for felting and spinning woolens. Also returning is Karen Centre, and be sure to plan for a long Returning this year are many of and fabulous hand knitted hats from Riches with her glorious clothing, visit. Ottawa’s favourite textile artists. Nancy handspun yarns. handspun and handwoven from Ingram promises Owls, Bluejays and Heather Sherrat reports using the luxurious wools and mohairs. Ruby Breasted Grosbeaks to add to environmentally friendly bamboo, As you can see from this brief her popularline of felted birds. She and soy milk yarns. overview of some of the artists and also has planned new needle felted The Studio Three Weavers (www. tapestries. studio3fibrearts.com)use locally raised Janet Whittam (www. alpaca and llama fibers in some of their handweaving.ca)is weaving colourful work. They use techniques ranging scarves and garments using more from computer designed weaves to cotton, silk and other vegetable yarns, traditional patterns with interesting although she continues a longtime off shoots such as silk fusion and affinity of work with wool and mohair. temari balls. Francesca Overend is She has new art baskets featuring known for her sophisticated woven treasures from the sea and forest. scarves and garments using hand- Mary Morrison’s work always painted and hand-dyed silk yarns in showcases sophisticated technique, complex weave structures. Another patterns and colour choices, and she different “take” on the weaving theme promises new colour harmonies and comes from Hope MacLean, an textures in table runners, towels and anthropologist, author and artist who Page 44 The OSCAR - OUR 36th YEAR OCT 2008 Susan McMaster of Old Ottawa South, is one of 25 Poets Who Will Commit ‘Random Acts of Poetry’ Across Canada andom Acts of Poetry, a middle school students, We Can Say celebration of poetry and This, published with support from of literacy, begins its fifth year the TD Bank Financial Group. R st th during the week of October 1 to 5 , Patrick Lane, one of Canada’s 2008. Random Acts of Poetry is a premier poets, says of Random Acts project of the Victoria READ Society, of Poetry, “There are no accidents. a non-profit literacy organization, Nothing is random. A poem sits in established in 1976. Random Acts a poet’s pocket and jumps out when of Poetry is funded by The Canada you least expect it. It can nestle in a Council for the Arts. mechanic’s ear, a politician’s hand, During the week, 25 acclaimed a waitress’s bright eye, somewhere, poets across Canada, from Victoria anywhere. You look up from work and to Newfoundland, will commit there’s a poem. It reads itself to you. It Random Acts of Poetry in their cities asks you to take a break. It says: Right and adjacent small towns. On buses here. Right now.” and subways, in donut shops and “Poetry,” says Wendy Morton, cafes, police stations, grocery stores, founder of Random Acts of Poetry, shelters, curling rinks, on city streets “is the shortest distance between two and country lanes, poets will read hearts. I have read poems to hundreds other as humans as no other art form Edmonton, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, poems to strangers and give them their of people, many of whom hadn’t heard I know. Poetry is a gift that we can Toronto, Pickering, Trenton, Ottawa, books. Poets will also read their poems a poem in thirty years, and watched create from whatever life has in store Port McNicoll, Windsor, Montreal, in ESL and Adult Literacy classes their eyes fill up with tears. Some for us.” Laval, Fredericton, Edmundston, and, as well, will present poetry in burst into laughter or laid a hand on Across Canada poets will commit Charlottetown, Halifax, and St. middle school classes, and give the my shoulder, hugged me, took my random acts in: Victoria, Nanaimo, John’s. students a book of poetry written by hand. Poetry can connect us with each Vancouver, Kelowna, Calgary, Be Cautious In An Atypical Bond Market

market. increased in that type of environment aggressive income – When a bond’s By Bob Jamieson Many fixed-income investors and some have actually dropped rating is below investment grade, you are confused because the prices of considerably. can consider it to be an “aggressive- tocks have not been alone in investment-grade quality bonds A key factor in explaining this income” investment. You may find experiencing a lot of volatility typically go up when the economy dynamic relates to the U.S economy. that it’s best to restrict this category Sin 2008. There have also been slows and stock markets decline. Bond prices have been negatively of investment to no more than 5% of some dramatic changes in the bond But recently, bond prices have not impacted by the fallout from the U.S. your portfolio. If the rating of a bond subprime mortgage issues that have you own is downgraded, it could plagued the housing and mortgage cause you to exceed that five percent markets and fuelled a significant credit weighting. You and your financial crunch. In fact, some of the companies advisor will then need to assess if the that have been most heavily impacted bond and the amount you own remain have had their bonds downgraded by appropriate for you. In some cases, it rating agencies. may even be an appropriate time to Subprime mortgage problems add to this category. have particularly impacted bonds of Continue to hold the bonds of financial services companies. In some financial companies – As a rule of cases, credit ratings were downgraded. thumb, you might find that broad This has caused the prices of the bonds price fluctuation is not sufficient they issue to also decline, in some reason to sell the bonds of financial cases dramatically. companies, unless they are no longer Another important factor to appropriate for you or if you are overly consider relates to how in recent years concentrated in financial company there had been little difference in rates bonds or fixed income in general. among bonds with different credit However, you should always be aware ratings. This is unlike the typical of the rating of the issuer. situation, in which bonds with lower Review your portfolio – Remember credit ratings need to offer relatively that bonds are generally not owned higher rates to entice investors due for price appreciation or growth but to to their greater degree of credit risk. supply regular income and to provide As a result, in today’s uncertain diversification when combined with environment where there has been stocks in your portfolio. Accordingly, a “flight to quality,” we have seen you should get together with your particularly severe price drops for financial advisor to review the overall high-yield (or “junk”) bonds. quality and diversification of your To determine how you should fixed income portfolio and to discuss adjust your bond holdings in the making whatever changes may be current environment, you might want needed. to consider the following actions: Please give me a call if you would Diversify – While diversification like a complimentary review of your does not guarantee a profit or protect current bond holdings, or to discuss against loss in a declining market, you whether the addition of bonds is may find that it’s most prudent to own appropriate for your portfolio. bonds from various issuers in different sectors or industries because the bond Bob Jamieson CFP prices of similar issuers will tend to Edward Jones, Member CIPF move alike. Own an appropriate amount of OCT 2008 The OSCAR - OUR 36th YEAR Page 45

WHAT’S HAPPENING AT THE LIBRARIES Sunnyside Branch Library Children’s min.) September 11-October 30 Special Programs for Children For fun with a variety of themes, Babytime Registration Required come join our monthly lunchtime For babies and their parents or Boo! book chat group for girls in grade caregiver with stories, rhymes, songs Storytime Saturday, October 25, 2:15 p.m. 7 and 8 at the Sunnyside Library. and games. 0-18 months. Stories and rhymes for young (45 mins.) Registration required. Tuesdays, 2:15 p.m. (30 min.) children ~ parents and caregivers are Bring your best scary faces for Fridays, Sep 19, Oct 17 at 12:05 (45 September 9-October 28 welcome to join. Ages 3-6. Hallowe’en stories and crafts. Ages mins.) Wednesdays, 10:15 a.m. (30 min.) 4-8. Registration required. Toddlertime September 10-October 29 Contact: For toddlers and a parent or caregiver Happy Halloween! succursale Sunnyside Branch with stories, rhymes, songs and Mother Daughter Book Club Friday, October 31, 4 p.m. (45 Ottawa Public Library / Bibliothéque games. Ages 18-35 months. A place for girls and the special mins.) publique d’Ottawa Tuesdays, 10:15 a.m. (30 women in their lives to share books, After school Hallowe’en fun. Ages 4- 1049 Bank, Ottawa, ON K1S 3W9 min.) September 9-October 28 for ages 10-12. 8. Registration required (613) 730-1082 Registration Required Mondays at 7 p.m. September 22, Children’s Services, e OR October 20 Teen Thursdays, 10:15 a.m. (30 girlzone Alta Vista Branch Library Alta Vista Branch On the Run in Africa St. John Ambulance Babysitting Storytime / Contes: Ottawa Public Library Ottawa journalist Bill Fairbairn Techniques in child care, basic first Fall leaves fall! 2516 Alta Vista Dr. discusses his novel about a aid. Bring a pencil, eraser, lunch, Stories and videos. Ages 3-6. To register call: 613-737-2837 x3 Zambian runner who fights for doll, and blanket. Cost $45.00 (Bilingual) Wednesday, October 1, freedom from racism. Registration: 613-722-2002 x204 10:30 a.m. (45 min.)* Adult Programs Thursday, Oct. 16, 6:30 p.m.(1 hr.) Saturday, October 25, 9:30 a.m. (7 Bonjour l’automne! Book Banter hrs) Contes et vidéos. Pour les 3 à 6 ans. Drop in to share the enjoyment of Islamic Art: Africa and Central (Bilingue) Mercredi 1 octobre, 10 h good books in an informal setting. Asia Teen Book Club 30. (45 min.)* Thursdays, 2 p.m. (1 hr.) Video includes the gigantic and Get together with other book lovers Oct. 2: Paris to the Moon surreal mud mosques of Mali, the to discuss your favourite reading Mouse’s first Halloween by Adam Gopnik ancient city of Isfahan and material. Ages 12 and up. Stories, videos and crafts. Ages 3-6. Nov. 6: Our Lady of the Lost and Uzbekistan’s Samarquand. Wednesdays, Oct. 29, Nov. 26 (Bilingual) Wednesday, October 29, Found by Diane Schoemperlen Wednesday, Oct. 22, 6:30 p.m.(1 hr.) 7:00 p.m. (1 hr.) 10:30 a.m. (45 min.)* Nuit d’Halloween Infusions littéraires Toastmasters PRE-SCHOOL/ PRESCOLAIRE Contes, vidéos et bricolage. Pour les Partager une tasse de thé ou de Does speaking in public make you 3 à 6 ans. tisane en discutant de livres. nervous? Please join us for a Babytime (Bilingue) Mercredi 29 octobre, 10 h Les mardis, 14 h (1 h) demonstration of techniques to For babies and their parent or 30 (45 min.)* 21 oct. : Parce que chanter c’est help build confidence. caregiver with stories, shymes, songs trop dur de Michèle Vinet Monday, Nov. 3, 6:30 p.m.(1.5 hrs.) and activities. Ages 0-18 months. BOOK CLUBS / CLUBS DE 18 nov : Nikolski de Nicolas Thursdays, September 18-October LECTURE Dickner Be the Change 30, November 13-December 18, Un livre à partager David Chernushenko, sustainable 10:30 a.m. (30 min.) Club de lecture pour ceux qui aiment Tuesday Book Group living advocate, presents a recent lire. Pour les 8 à 12 ans. Join us for a discussion of non-fiction documentary about the Living Toddlertime Lundi 20 octobre, 16 h 15. (45 books. Meets every other Tuesday. Lightly Project. For toddlers and a parent or caregiver min.)* Title: The Tipping Point by Malcolm Thursday, Nov. 13, 6:30 p.m.(1 hr.) with stories, rhymes, songs and Gladwell. activities. Ages 18-35 months. Timbit girls Tuesdays, Oct. 7, 21, Nov. 4, 18 Teen Programs Mondays, September 15-October 27, An after-school book club for girls 7 p.m. (1.5 hrs.) Game on! November 10-December 15, 10:30 who love to read. Ages 8-12. Get gaming at the Library with your a.m. (45 min.) Monday, October 27, 4:15 p.m. (45 Knit 2 Together friends. Try out our Nintendo Wii, min.)* Meet with other knitters to share Dance Dance Revolution and Family Storytime patterns and ideas and offer more. Ages 13+ Program with stories and rhymes for SPECIAL PROGRAMS/ assistance to each other. Fridays, Oct. 31, Nov. 28, Dec. 19 everyone in the family. PROGRAMMES SPECIAUX Saturdays, 10:30 a.m. (1.5 hrs.) 3:30 p.m. (1.5 hr.) Wednesdays, September 17-October Oct. 4, Nov. 1 29, November 12-December 17, 2:00 Wii for Wees! Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m. (1.5 hrs.) p.m. (45 min.) Oct. 15, Nov. 19 Elmvale Acres Branch Library Elmvale Acres Fall Programs children – Adult Programs for Newcomers : from LASSA. Registration: 613- 1910 St. Laurent Blvd. parents and caregivers are welcome 218-6263 613-738-0619 ext. 3 to join. ESL – Newcomers Practice Your Tuesday, Oct. 28, 3:00 p.m. (1.5 hr.) *Registration Required * Tuesday Afternoons, Sept. 9-Oct. 28, English (Adults) Nov. 18-Dec. 16 Drop in and practice your English Preparation for the Driving Test Babytime (newborn to 18 months)* 1:30 p.m. (40 min.) through conversation with – G1 (Adult)* For babies and a parent or caregiver volunteers. In partnership with Learn more about licensing. with stories, Contes (3-6 ans)* CESOC. Presented by Rita Attieh rhymes, songs and games Contes et rimes pour les enfants. Tuesdays – 6:30 –8:00 p.m. (1.5 hr.) from LASSA. Registration: 613- Wednesdays, Sept. 10-24, Oct. 15-29, Parents et 218-6263 Nov. 12-26, Dec. 3-17 fournisseurs de soins sont les Tuesday, Nov. 18, 3:00 p.m. (1.5 hr.) 9:30 a.m. (30 min.) bienvenus. Understanding the Citizenship Les jeudis, 11 sept./9 oct./13 nov./11 Process (Adults)* Storytime (3-6 years)* déc. Preparation for the citizenship test. Stories and rhymes for young 10 h 15 (40 min.) Presented by Rita Attieh Page 46 The OSCAR - OUR 36th YEAR OCT 2008

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Excellent family pet. 613- contact [email protected] 730-4758, 613-715-4758 ------Boost Your Child’s Self-Confidence Elegant matching couch and love seat House For Rent - Large sunny home in School. A retired OCDSB teacher on Glen Ave. Fully furnished. is providing tutoring right here in for sale. Pale sea-foam colour. Geat for contemporary or traditional décor. Parking. Available Nov. 1 to May 1 Old Ottawa South! Grades 1-4- Clean, no tears, non pet, non smoking (some flex.) $1600.00. Call 613-730- Reading, Writing, & Math. For more environment. $450. Call Sue 613- 7921. information, call 613-231-6160 Around Town La Leche League Canada has a classes free! $85/year www.flora. program for teen girls at the Youth quickly, as they did last time. Price group in Old Ottawa South Are you org/ardbrae (613) 729-6198 Services Bureau in Ottawa and other of the ticket is $75 per person with a breast-feeding your baby? Are you worthwhile community projects. Charitable Receipt for $35. pregnant and planning to breast-feed? Public meeting regarding the For tickets or more information about A La Leche League meeting is a relaxed, Shoppers Drug Mart application - IODE please call: Adrienne at 613- supportive and non-judgmental place - on October 7, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. 228-7290 or Marnie at 613-592-6116. Join interested film viewers in a where you can: meet breast-feeding in the main hall of the Firehall on monthly series of films on the theme women, ask specific questions about Sunnyside. Fall Rummage Sale Fourth Ave. of TURNING POINT. The film breast-feeding, learn more about Baptist Church Bank St. at Fourth will be followed by a psychoanalytic breast-feeding from accredited leaders The Glebe Community Association Ave. Saturday, October 25, 2008. discussion.This is to be held at Saint who have breast-fed their own children and Glebe Collegiate Institute School 9:00-12:00 noon Clothing boutique, Paul University in the amphitheatre and who volunteer their time, get Council are co-hosting an Ottawa household items, books, toys, china. the first Friday of each month tips for working through best breast- Centre all-candidates meeting at On behalf of Fourth Ave. Baptist beginning Nov.7, 2008, at 7 pm.In feeding challenges, find out more the Glebe Collegiate auditorium Church-613-236-1804. January, the date will be the second about getting ready to breast-feed (if on Thursday, October 9 from 7:30 - Friday.Enquiries at cheifetz@magma. you are pregnant), find out more about 9:30 p.m. Glebe Collegiate is located Attend the Annual Ecumenical ca, 613-569-5222. the benefits of breast-feeding for baby at 212 Glebe Ave. All candidates Day of Sharing and Reflection and you, borrow books about breast- running for the Ottawa Centre federal at Rideau Park United Church, The Homes for the Holidays feeding and related parenting topics seat have been invited. This event is 2203 Alta Vista Drive on Saturday, fundraising event will take place Meetings every third Thursday of the co-sponsored by other community October 25, 9 a.m. to 12 noon. The November 14, 15 and 16. This month from 7:00 to 8:30 PM at 36 associations in Ottawa Centre. focus country is Papua New Guinea year’s tour will feature six stunning Glen Ave. Next meeting October 16. and the theme is “In Christ There homes decorated by local florists, For more information call 613-238- Imagine - Come celebrate 90 are Many Members But One Body”. including Stornoway, residence of the 5919, the local La Leche League years of IODE Municipal in Ottawa Join in a 90th birthday celebration of leader of the official opposition. For phone line. at a fun-raising evening Thursday, the Women’s Inter-Church Council of more information on the tour, please October 23rd at the Hellenic Banquet Canada. Telephone 613-736-0232. visit www.homesfortheholidays.ca . Scottish Country Dance Classes Centre starting at 6:30 p.m. Tickets will be available at vendors for adults. No experience or partner The evening features a dinner, fashion Savour the Flavour will be held across the city later this month. To needed. 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