THE OSCAR www.BankDentistry.com 613.241.1010 The Ottawa South Community Association Review l The Community Voice YEAR 43, No.4 APRIL 2015 Hopewell P.S. Music Lives On The Hopewell Senior Concert Band. PHOTO BY DIANE GLOUSER OSCA presents 19+ Hopewell Music Story on page 2 COMMUNITY CALENDAR Dance Party April 7 Start casting your daily online vote for Hopewell’s outdoor classroom online at Saturday www.majestatreesofknowledge.ca April 18 April 12, 18:00 Open Table Carleton,Trinity Anglican Church 8pm - 11:30pm April 13, 19:00 Old Ottawa South Garden Club “The Contained Old Ottawa South - The Firehall Garden”, Firehall Ashton Brewing Co. April 15, 19:00 - 20:30 Councillor’s Adopt a Garden Meeting. Firehall $25 tickets April 16, 18:00 - 20:30 Glebe Collegiate “Blue and Gold Auction” Tickets & Info at oldottawasouth.ca April 17, 18:30 Eric Ayalik Pelly Memorial Ringette Game, Peplinski Arena April 18, 20:00-23:30 OSCA Igos and Icons Dance Party, Firehall April 25, 18:00 A Centre 7 Experience (Fundraiser for the Out of the Cold Suppers), Southminster United OSCA May 3, 8:30-12:00 Hike for Hospice, May Court Hospice May 5, 18:30 – 19:30 Infill II Development By-law Public Information WINDSOR PARK Session, Firehall May 5, 19:30 - 21:30 OSCA Annual General Meeting, Firehall ART SHOW May 7, 19:00 Open House Information Night on Lansdowne SUNDAY MAY 31 10AM-4PM Traffic Issues, Glebe Community Centre May 9, 9:00 Green Team Cleans OOS A CALL TO ARTISTS AND ARTISANS REGISTRATION ENDS APRIL 30 To add events or see the latest listings, go to the online calendar at www.oldottawasouth.ca FEATURING OVER 30 ARTISTS & ARTISANS Official Notice Of The OSCA Annual General Meeting COMPLETE LIST POSTED MAY 15TH LIVE MUSIC FREE ADMISSION Tuesday, May 5, 2015, 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Firehall, 260 Sunnyside Avenue Artwork by Christopher Heilmann WWW.OLDOTTAWASOUTH.CA OSCA Page 2 THE OSCAR l APRIL 2015 HOPEWELL PUBLIC SCHOOL Hopewell Music Lives On By Marya Woyiwada all-inclusive. Their five pieces were The Band Program at Hopewell In addition to the bands, in order followed by this year’s Junior Band’s has been running successfully for to take advantage of the skills and On February 25th, the Hopewell big debut! This band is made up decades, but was really raised to its knowledge I gained from my un- Avenue Public School bands had mainly of grade 7 students, who at current level by my mother, Allison dergraduate degrees (Bachelor of the honour of performing at one of the time had only been playing their Woyiwada, who taught music at Music in Vocal Performance and the famous noon-hour concerts at instruments for four months. The fact Hopewell for almost 30 years. Al- Bachelor of Education) I have also Southminster United Church. Con- that they were already performance- lison directed 5 bands, and 3 musi- added an a capella group to the mix. sidering the consistent quality of the ready is astounding, and is clear evi- cals per year, which she wrote and The Hopewell Glee Club has been performances in this concert series, dence of their dedication and motiva- composed herself. Being a former busy in the community this season. we were thrilled to be invited to be tion! This group presented their two Hopewell student myself, this is all They sang “O Canada” at Ottawa 67s a part of it. The Hopewell students festival pieces. Closing the concert very close to home for me. Grow- games, and entertained at the May- worked extremely hard in anticipa- was the 12-piece jazz band, present- ing up, I often played lead roles in fair theatre as part of OSCA’s annual tion of their presentation, rehearsing ing the work they have done on some my mother’s musicals. I was also the presentation of “White Christmas”. twice weekly since the fall, and they standard jazz pieces. Entrance to lead trumpet player in the Jazz Band, All three bands are also entered in certainly rose to the occasion. this group is by audition only. They so it is very special for me to be able the Ottawa chapter of the Kiwanis The concert opened with the play very difficult music, featur- to return to Hopewell after so many Music Festival. We will finish the Hopewell Senior Concert Band, ing challenging solos on all instru- years and make the music program year by providing entertainment at highlighting songs learned for Re- ments, that they are expected to learn my own. Although it is a lot of work, “OSCA’s Art in the Park” this spring. membrance Day and music festivals. quickly. This group is always a treat and the learning curve is steep, it is a We hope to see you there, on May The Senior Concert Band is made up to hear. Following an old Hopewell real pleasure to be able to pass on my 31st from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. primarily of grade 8 students, and is tradition, they finished with “Louie, love for music to the next generation at Windsor Park. Louie”. of Hopewell students. Should a Massive Infill Development Be Built Next Door? Now Is The Time To Express Your Concerns! By Anna Cuylits, Co-chair make the size of new housing and result in as much as a total height of hear about from the residents of OSCA Planning Committee renovations more compatible with the 13 meters, or 2 meters higher than is Old Ottawa South: character of our neighbourhoods. presently allowed! For example, most of our com- Zoning regulations of Rear Yard 1. The height limits in our R3P and If you look at the new houses on munity is zoned R3P or R3Q. This Setbacks also determine “massing”. R3Q subzones need to be compat- our streets, there are ones that fit in zoning specifies that you can build up If a development sticks out too far ible with the existing neighbourhood and ones that stand out because their to 11m high. This height is allowed into the backyard, it diminishes the character of two storeys for flat roofs massiveness dwarfs the surrounding for flat roof developments, or 12.5m privacy and sunlight of the neigh- and two-and-half storeys for sloped houses. But these houses often meet for sloped roof developments. This bours. roofs. This requires the following the current zoning by-laws (ZBL). height translates into developments The current City’s proposal is: height limits: Many residents have spoken out with three storeys, with high ceilings, - Lot depth up to 16m: Required - flat roofs to 8.5m about this, objecting to the height, on top of a basement. Rear Yard Setback is 4m - sloped roofs to 10m rear-yard setbacks, mass, invasion Examples of this can be found - Lot depth between 16 - 30m: of privacy and diminished sunlight. across the community. I live in one of Required Rear Yard Setback is the 2. The Rear Yard Setbacks in the When developers were exceeding these types of infills and even though greater of: March 24th, Infill II Proposal is the City’s Zoning By-laws, residents they are comfortable, and some even a. the vertical height of the build- needed to prevent development mass- have presented their objections at look nice, I think they are too mas- ing (new) ing in the Rear Yard. the Committee of Adjustment and at sive for the typical two-and-a-half b. 25% of the lot depth the Ontario Municipal Board. Some storey house streetscape in Old Ot- If you want to maintain reasonable residents have even hired expensive tawa South. The Infill Industry is proposing a heights and setbacks for homes in professional expertise to guide them The new Infill II Zoning Amend- formula that would allow develop- Old Ottawa South, we ask you to take or represent their case. ment proposal, which is presently ments to “stick out” further into the just a few minutes to provide your Despite all these objections, un- under discussion, has lowered the backyard than the city is proposing, feedback to OSCA’s Planning Com- characteristic developments were, height limit in the R3 subzones but the city is not receptive to this, so mittee. We’ll collect your comments and are, still allowed. from 11m to 10m , which is a good far. and present them to the City’s Plan- The Infill II By-law, which is thing, but it also allows for a 3 meter ning Committee. presently amended, is intended to “above height projection”. This could It is very important that residents Please send an e-mail to express their concerns directly to [email protected] (613) 824-0441 the City planner, Steve Gauthier, with the following comments before at [email protected] right April 24th. now, and also to their community association (see below) as soon as 1. I/We support the following possible. height limits in Old Ottawa South’s Tailored insurance solutions for: The finalized Infill II By-law pro- R3 subzones: posal is scheduled to be available for - up to 8.5 for homes with flat roofs • Older or heritage homes the public on May 4th. On May 5th, a - up to 10m (midway point) for • Custom built homes public information session is sched- homes sloped roofs • High value homes uled in the Firehall between 6:30 • Cottage or rural properties - 7:30 p.m., just before the OSCA 2. I/We support the Rear Yard AGM. The public can also provide Setbacks proposed in the March 24, feedback to Steve Gauthier, the City’s 2015, Infill II Zoning Amendment Home, Tenants, Cottage Marine Planner, at that time.