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O•S•C•A•R© The Community Voice of Old Ottawa South Year 37 , No. 4 The Ottawa South Community Association Review APRIL 2009 Homes Between The Bridges

8 Seneca 102 Bellwood homes a month for the last few issues – homes that span three centuries. Houses 5 and 6 Tour Descriptions “Homes Between the Bridges” is in support of the Old Ottawa South Firehall Redevelopment Fund. Experience your community and support omes Between The Bridges” is your chance to view six homes the Firehall. Visit www.homesbetweenthebridges.ca, or email hometour@ in Old Ottawa South that provide snapshots – both past and oldottawasouth.ca for more information. You can also call 613-247-4872. present - of this vibrant community. The first annual house tour Hwill take place on Sunday, May 31. Tickets are $25.00 each and can be purchased on the OSCA website in April. The tickets will be available Cont’d on next page in the Program Registration System. OSCAR has been featuring two

Green Is “The New Black” Is The New Grey: Colonel By Retirement Residence Seniors Proactive In Environmental Issues By Peter Kocoris

he is young and urban and her beverage of choice is a mochaccino brewed with fair tradeS coffee only. She is wearing the latest fashions made with hemp fabric; an iPod stuck in her ear with the latest downloads is part of her everyday accessories. She rides her bike to work and insists that her trendy footwear is not manufactured using child labor. Her mantra is reduce, re-use, recycle. She fancies herself a green and forward thinking environmentalist. She is elderly and urbane and her beverage of choice is a cup of hot tea with a touch of milk to yoke the tannins. She is wearing clothes that are conservative yet comfortable; a hearing aid stuck in her ear is a necessity. These days she needs a walker to help her get around and wears sensible shoes with non-slip soles. Her mantra too is, reduce, practices than younger people. aware of environmental issues an effective partnership to create re-use and recycle. She has been This is certainly the case at the and are always eager to present a “green” retirement residence. a green environmentalist decades Colonel By Retirement Residence new ideas to management at Many of the suggestions from the before it became part of everyday where the residents have been Residents’ council meetings. As a residents have been adopted on a parlance. proactive in adopting eco-friendly result, the residents, Colonel By corporate level nationwide. A recent Harris poll indicates practices as part of their daily management and Revera (our that people over the age of 62 are routine. The residents are keenly parent corporation) have formed Cont’d on next page more likely to adopt eco-friendly Page 2 The OSCAR - OUR 37th YEAR APRIL 2009

Trolley Hockey Championships in the Main Hall on Wed. March 11., with After School kids and staff

Homes Between the Bridges... Cont’d from previous page 8 Seneca Street highly personal space. The original Seneca is a delightful, fanciful feast as you stroll through the living Tudor architectural elements of the for the eyes both inside and out. room. Visit country-side Vietnam “Eclectic Tudor” house were lovingly maintained in with all its vibrancy and colour via himsical on the outside, the renovation. the large oil painting in the dining eclectic inside. This 102 Bellwood Perhaps what gives the house room. Mount the stairs to the third absolutely charming that “I’m somewhere in the Euro-Asian Flair floor of this spacious, new addition English Tudor-style house is pen the door to this modern, W countryside of England” feel is to the neighbourhood and gaze into situated on a corner lot near the recently built townhouse the spectacular garden. It’s been a fabulous mother-of-pearl mirror Rideau Canal and Seneca Hill. It’s and you open the door completely re-done, with a new from Marrakesh, Morocco. China hard to miss this house if you stroll on the world. The owners’ years fence and custom window boxes O beckons on the fourth floor with or bike around the neighbourhood. of travelling to many parts of the that spill over with flowers in the a remarkable collection of antique The half-timbering, steeply pitched world, including Russia, South East summer. This enchanting garden Chinese furniture. No matter roof and heavy chimney are all Asia, Central Asia and all of Europe has received many awards and was where you wander in this multi- indicative of the Tudor style that has resulted in an extraordinary photographed by the late Malak level, contemporary townhouse was immensely popular in the collection of furnishings and décor. Karsh. Step across the threshold you’ll discover articles and art-work 1920’s and 30’s. In 2003, the owner Upon entry you cannot help but be of the house and you’ll appreciate that were lovingly chosen to reflect added a three-storey addition which drawn in by the warm and richly- the owner’s eclectic collection of a lifetime of travel and unforgettable allowed him to expand the main coloured masculine library; setting valuable antiques and original works memories. floor living space, re-design the the stage for a sophisticated and of art. Georgian-period furniture, “Homes Between the Bridges” second floor layout and bathroom refined interior. Relax on the second art glass from Tiffany, historic items Gold Sponsor – Diane Allingham, and turn the attic into useable floor with a sherry, undoubtedly from early China and a collection of Jennifer Stewart – Brokers, Royal space. The owner carried his warm poured from a decanter stored silver by Carl Paul Petersen are all Lepage Performance Realty paint colour palette throughout and in the impressive antique liquor striking. Petersen was the maker of Media Sponsor – Rogers TV incorporated architectural salvage cabinet made of English walnut. the Stanley Cup and one of Canada’s and unusual lighting to create a Admire the two sizeable Persian most renowned silversmiths. 8 rugs and a silk rug from Uzbenistan

Green is the New ‘Black’ .. Cont’d from previous page

The residents have adopted recycling stations throughout the residence. They insist on planting trees and plants native to our area in the garden and use a rain barrel system to keep them adequately watered. The residents have also become the sponsors of a local animal rescue sanctuary, the Big Sky Ranch which is supplemented through the use of kitchen by products to feed the animals. On the corporate level, Revera has stepped up its environmental responsibility by using eco-friendly chemicals, using low flow toilets throughout their residences, using high-efficiency appliances and insisting on electronic memos instead of paper when possible. A new initiative that is being adopted is the purchasing of eco-friendly seafood, to reduce the pillage of our fragile fisheries. Thanks to the persistence and eco-awareness of our residents, Revera has become the industry leader in creating earth-friendly retirement residences. Revera is doing its part to leave a greener planet for the sons, daughters, grandchildren, and great grandchildren of their residents. APRIL 2009 The OSCAR - OUR 37th YEAR Page 3

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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 and SATURDAY 9 AM TO 1 PM* Kim Barclay, Wendy Robbins, Jim and Carrol Robb, Kevin and Stephanie SUNDAY CLOSED Williams. *Open only when programs are operating, please call first. ZONE B1: Ross Imrie (Coordinator), Family Gref- Innes, Gabriela Gref- Innes and Fiona Fagan, the Montgomery family, Laurie Morrison, Stephanie and Kulani de Larrinaga. ZONE B2: Craig Piche (Coordinator), Pat Eakins, Laine Mow, Hayley At- WHAT’S THAT NUMBER? kinson, Leslie Roston, Kathy Krywicki. ZONE C1: Laura Johnson (Coordinator), the James-Guevremont family, the Williams family, Sylvie Turner, Lynne Myers, Jeff Pouw, Curt LaBond, Ottawa South Community Centre - The Old Firehall 247-4946 Brendan McCoy. Ottawa South Community Association (OSCA) 247-4872 ZONE C2: Craig Piche (Coordinator), Alan McCullough, Arthur Taylor, Ottawa Public Library - South Branch 730-1082 Curt LaBond, Charles and Phillip Kijek, Sam & Avery Piche, Kit Jenkin, Rob Campbell - [email protected] 730-8128 Michel and Christina Bridgeman. Kathy Ablett, Catholic Board Trustee 526-9512 ZONE D1: Bert Hopkins (Coordinator), the Crighton family, Emily Keys, Centretown Community Health Centre 233-5430 the Lascelles family, Gail Stewart, Mary Jane Jones, the Sprott family. CARLETON UNIVERSITY ZONE D2: Janet Drysdale (Coordinator), The Adriaanse Family, Gaia Cher- CUSA (Carleton U Students Association) 520-6688 nushenko, The Rand family, Aidan and Willem Ray, the Stewart family. Graduate Students Association 520-6616 ZONE E1:Brian Tansey(Coordinator) , Wendy Johnson, Graham Dawson, Community Liaison 520-3660 John Sutherland, Mary O’Neill. Mediation Centre 520-5765 ZONE E2: Chris Berry (Coordinator), Mary-Ann Kent, Glen Elder and Lor- Athletics 520-4480 raine Stewart, Dave White, the Hunter family, Brodkin-Haas family, Allan CITY HALL Paul, Christina Bradley, Katie Clarke. ZONE F1: Carol and Ferg O’Connor (Coordinator), Jenny O’Brien, Janet Clive Doucet, City Councillor ([email protected]) 580-2487 Jancar, the Stern family, T. Liston, Ellen Bailie, Mike Wilson and Niki De- Main Number(24 hrs) for all departments 3-1-1 vito, Dante and Bianca Ruiz, Wendy Kemp, Walter and Robbie Engert. Community Police - non-emergencies 236-1222 ZONE F2: Bea Bol (Coordinator), the Tubman family, Karen Fee, Paulette Emergencies only 9-1-1 Theriault, Mark McDonald, Susan McMaster. Serious Crimes 230-6211 ZONE G: John Calvert(Coordinator), Claudia and Estelle Bourlon-Albar- Ottawa Hydro 738-6400 racin, David Lum, Cindy MacLoghlin, Hannah and Emily Blackwell, the Streetlight Problems (burned out, always on, flickering) 3-1-1 al-Asad family, Katya and Mike Zeisig. Brewer Pool 247-4938 Echo Drive: Alex Bissel. Brewer Arena 247-4917 Bank Street-Ottawa South: Rob Cook, Tom Lawson, Paula Archer. City of Ottawa web site - www.city.ottawa.on.ca Bank Street-Glebe: Larry Ostler, Kathryn Brookfield. Ottawa East: Brian Lowley, Dave White Page 4 The OSCAR - OUR 37th YEAR APRIL 2009 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.

18 Wheeler Alternative Traffic And Parking Letter to the editor: Dear Old Ottawa South Business, Church, or Organization:

wanted to write a few words regarding the future pharmacy on Traffic and parking are important issues in this neighbourhood. Sunnyside/Bank and associated risks due to 18 wheeler trucks. I see a lot of very relevant discussion about the location across the y company, VRTUCAR, is Ottawa’s own car sharing organization. Istreet from our school and the lack of turning and parking space for the Car sharing replaces privately-owned cars, with fuel-efficient, shared trucks. My observation is simple: why are we arguing about how 18 wheel vehicles. Studies show that every shared car takes 6 - 8 private cars off trucks access stores in the area ? There are ways to transfer goods from Mthe road. VRTUCAR has been successfully providing shared cars in Old Ottawa large inter-city trucks to small trucks to deliver them into cities - this is South for almost ten years – effectively removing dozens of private cars from the important from a safety and from a community point of view. I suggest neighbourhood. the current zoning or regulations allowing huge trucks in our community We currently serve many people who live and work here, with shared is unacceptably dangerous and needs to be changed. It makes me feel like cars located at Sunnyside at Bank; however, we are losing our parking spaces we kindly invited local shops in to our area and wish to support them permanently, due to the construction of the Shoppers Drug Mart. but that the response is I think I’ll drive my huge long-haul commercial VRTUCAR urgently needs parking spaces in this neighbourhood, so that we trucks through and you know maybe I’ll build a highway through next. can continue to serve our members and customers – and yours! Let’s keep in mind we are trying to build a community and we want to Besides the environmental benefits, car sharing is economical for individuals, support sustainable and safe business practices, with particular care for businesses and organizations. VRTUCAR pays for gas, insurance and maintenance, shops that support our values of safety, health, local goods, small business, members pay only for the hours and kilometers they use. and well designed products or services. If our guests are too rude to realize What can VRTUCAR offer you? In addition to paying for long-term parking, that means no long distance trucks (as I have noticed in the area including VRTUCAR has a car sharing program for businesses, churches and organizations. on my street), then please let’s rezone or add appropriate rules. As to Our rates are as low as $2.75 per hour and 33¢ per kilometer. Leave the car at home a pharmacy, personally I think one the size and with more interesting and use a shared car during the workday if needed – free up your on-site parking content like the glebe apothecary would be perfect, since people seem to for your visitors. think the pharmacies on Bank + at Billings Plaza are insufficiently close. Our ten year partnership with OC Transpo allows us to offer you the Ecopass, the discounted annual transit pass, currently at $69.99 per month – another Regards, incentive to leave the car at home. And we can help to increase your profile as Michaël Gazier an environmentally-aware community partner through website links and cross- promotions. If you would consider providing parking for a shared car, I would be very pleased to answer any questions and create a “green” partnership that would be to our mutual benefit.

I may not agree with what you have to say, but I will Sincerely, defend to the death, your right to say it. ....Voltaire J. Wilson Wood CEO, VRTUCAR

Good Work -- Tom and Brendan!

ust wanted to say what good work has been done by Tom Afoldi / Brendan McCoy and the Oscar, in putting together all those graphic details about our Bank Street in the last two issues; the wrap- around display of Tom’s photos was a pretty brilliant / creative idea. It illustrates the extent to which Bank Street is our ‘vertebral column’. JTheir graphics show us all who is on the street, and how much there is to be ‘done’ to encourage its further development so we at least get the community that the TM-2 Zoning calls for. I also have made a copy of the tax rolls, and have been given a professional looking schematic of all the businesses; these will be added to ‘the oswatch / osca ‘ file ‘ . And Brendan’s photos make me wonder about what will / should happen to all that empty ( now parking ) space : this is one factor that has to be well thought out in the framework of the City’s Official Plan ... especially for inner-city neighbourhoods....where walkability and ‘ pedestrian-friendly ‘ elements come into play. I believe oswatch and osca can both play a low-key role in finding ways to make Bank Street turn into what we need and want; one of the ways is to create some sort of Community Design or Neighbourhood Plan that points Developers in the direction we hope to see unfold over the next 20 + years. Although business and property owners have every right to decide what THEY want to do with their assets....this community ought to be able to use a variety of tools to foster our vision without unduly trying to force owners to ‘comply’ ie. beyond what is prescribed in the Zoning.”

Brian Tansey

Send your comments to [email protected] or drop them off at the Firehall, 260 Sunnyside Avenue. APRIL 2009 The OSCAR - OUR 37th YEAR Page 5

OSCA PRESIDENT’S REPORT

Volunteers Needed, Renovation Progress and AGM

By Michael Jenkin But we don’t just need Board We also have a Special Events Progress on Firehall members, we also need people who Committee that helps to plan and are willing to serve on our various stage the many community events Renovation We Need Volunteers! City staff and the project committees and there are a wide we hold throughout the year, the Fall n my last column I mentioned architect, Anthony Leaning, are variety of them to choose from. We Fest, the Holiday Sleigh rides, the that we are looking for new moving ahead with producing the have a Programme Committee that Winter Carnival, the Porch Sale and members to serve on the final drawings and costs estimates plans and oversees the children’s and the June BBQ. If you like having fun IOSCA Board and that we have on the project, but there has been adult programmes we run over the and meeting your neighbours, this is a Nominating Committee out some slippage in terms of the course of a year. This is interesting the committee for you. There is looking for volunteers. As a former timing such that we may still be work and one of the most important also a Website Committee that is OSCA President, Michael Lynch, using the Firehall for community committees we have as programmes currently in the process of planning pointed out to me, you don’t have programming until June, rather than represent a large part of our overall a redevelopment of our website, so to put your name forward to the ceasing operations in mid-May. This operations and coming up with new if you are interested in the internet nominating committee to run for may delay our move to temporary programmes and better ways to and how voluntary organizations election to the Board. You can quarters at Southminister United manage existing programmes is a can effectively use it, this is the just turn up at the Annual General Church and also delay our return key issue for OSCA. committee for you. We also have Meeting, and providing you have to the Firehall in 2010. We should Then there is OSWATCH a Library Committee, that helps to another OSCA member willing have firm timelines nailed down by which is the committee that deals raise funds for our local Sunnyside to second your nomination, and early April and we will be able to with planning, zoning and traffic public library branch. provided you and your seconder provide you with them in the next issues. If you are interested in As you can see, there is have been members of OSCA for at issue of OSCAR. least three months, you can stand the physical development of our something for everyone, and we for election to the Board. We have community and how it will evolve do need your help. So if the Board over the coming years, this is the itself, or any committee, interests Annual General Meeting a nominating committee because Just a reminder that our Annual we have found from past experience committee for you. Then we have you please contact Greg Strahl the ECOS, our environment committee, chair of our Nominating Committee General Meeting will be held at the that if we want to get enough th that takes on projects that help at [email protected] or call Firehall on Tuesday, May 5 at 7:00 members on the 20 person Board, p.m. As was the case in past years we have to go out and look for them keep Old Ottawa South green Deirdre McQuillan, our Executive and environmentally responsible. Director at 613.247.4872. You will the meeting will provide you with an and encourage residents to put their opportunity to hear our results for names forward. We also try and get ECOS has managed projects as get a warm welcome, a choice of varied as “naturalizing” the wetlands interesting things to do and a chance the year, our plans for the coming people to stand for election from year and, of course, to elect a new all parts of the community and try at Brewer Park, to helping educate to contribute to the welfare of your the community on energy saving community. OSCA Board. Refreshments will be to get as good a gender balance on served and there will be a chance to the Board and as wide a range of techniques. If you are interested in working on the environment at socialize with community members interests, experience and skills as we at the conclusion of the meeting. can. the community level then this is the group for you.

OSCA Old Ottawa South Community Association

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Tuesday, May 5, 2009

7:30 PM

at the Firehall 260 Sunnyside Avenue

Wine and Cheese - everyone welcome

Call 613-247-4872 for more information Page 6 The OSCAR - OUR 37th YEAR APRIL 2009 Brief Notes From the Firehall Register Early for these Summer OSCA Programs and Day Camps

ON-LINE REGISTRATION - www.oldottawasouth.ca Guitar Camp 8 - 12 years Starts: Tuesday April 7, 2009, 9:00 pm Designed for children who have never played a musical instrument. (VISA or MasterCard only) Basic skills, techniques of guitar playing, tuning and instrument care will be taught. Loaner acoustic guitar provided for those without access to an instrument as well as a one year limited Ottawa Folklore Centre Walk-In Registration - 260 Sunnyside Ave. Ottawa, Ont membership. Guitar lessons from 9:30 am - 11:30 am. Starts: Wednesday April 8, 2009, 9:00 am Guitar Instructor: Adrian Matte VISA, MasterCard, Cash (exact Change) and Cheques accepted Balance of the day will feature a variety of recreation activities and trips. (pre-care 8:00 am – 9:00 am) July 13 - 17 Mon. - Fri. 8:00 am - 4:00 pm $198 Athletes Yoga 15 years and older Aug 10 - 14 Mon. - Fri. 8:00 am - 4:00 pm $198 The foundations of yoga are used to bring awareness to the structural and muscular imbalances caused by repetitive strain on the specific muscles and joints used in sports. Each week has a specific body emphasis and Percussion Camp 8 - 12 years Join OFC instructors for a week long introduction to percussion from leads to the development of an individualized post work-out routine. These around the world. Kids will build, paint and learn the basics of the practises will help you increase range of motion, agility, flexibility, lung capacity, digeridoo, a wind instrument of the Aborigines from northern Australia. endurance, and strength. (No program: Aug 3) They will also focus on styles of hand drumming from around the world. Mon, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm June 29 – August 24 (8 weeks) 64 This is a hands-on course and kids will be playing a lot of music. Balance of the day will feature a variety of recreation activities and trips. Level 1 For beginners and those coming back to Pilates after a hiatus. (pre-care 8:00 am – 9:00 am) You will learn the basic principles and exercises fundamental to the July 20 - 24 Mon. - Fri. 8:00 am - 4:00 pm $198 Pilates workout. Focus will be on core strengthening, improved posture, flexibility and body awareness. Level 2 is for participants with 3 or more months experience with pilates. Paul Armstrong Basketball Camp 7 - 14 years This class will focus on building muscular strength, flexibility, and endurance Fun-filled 4-day basketball camp for the young hoop fanatic, beginner or with an emphasis on core strengthening and stability. NBA star! Camp focuses on fun, skill development and the fundamentals Level 1: Thur, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm June 25 – Aug 20 (9 weeks) $72 of the game - footwork, passing, shooting, ball handling. Video analysis Level 2: Thur, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm June 25 – Aug 20 (9 weeks) $72 will help teach the key skill of shooting to campers. ‘Hot Shot’, ‘NBA Two Ball’ and other competitions will help players apply learned skills in high- tempo game situations. Camp Director Paul Armstrong is a former Head Coach of the Carleton University Ravens men’s team and a Level III NCCP Certified Coach. Camp includes: video analysis, guest SUMMER DAY CAMPS speakers and qualified coaches. Location: Hopewell School. Quest in the Hood 10 - 13 years Aug 4 - 7 Tue. - Fri. 8:00 am – 4:00 pm $178 We’ll be on the Move, with a quest to the gym, to play on the court, to swim thru the waters, see what’s on at the parks and around town. This will keep you “chillin” with your friends and the staff will keep you ‘movin’. Come check it out. Grow it, Cook it! 9 - 13 years June 29 - July 3 Mon., Wed - Fri. 8:00 am - 4:00 pm $116 OSCA and Canadian Organic Growers join forces in this unique July 6 - 10 Mon. - Fri. 8:00 am - 4:00 pm $146 week-long exploration of all things food. You’ll be able to prepare and eat some fabulous meals, help out at a community food July 13 - 17 Mon. - Fri. 8:00 am - 4:00 pm $146 garden, visit chefs in their kitchens, take a shopping trip to the July 20 - 24 Mon. - Fri. 8:00 am - 4:00 pm $146 Ottawa Farmers Market, and head for the day to Alpenblick Aug 4 - 7 Tue. - Fri. 8:00 am - 4:00 pm $116 Farm’s 320 acres to learn how to make goats milk cheese. Cost includes transportation to the farm, and all material costs for food Aug 10 - 14 Mon. - Fri. 8:00 am - 4:00 pm $146 workshops. Aug 10 – 14 Mon. – Fri. 8:00 am – 4:00 pm $150

Girls Want to Rock 9 - 13 years Sometimes girls just want to hang out together and have fun without boys Boyz Krew 9 - 13 years around. Head Counsellor will organize a majorly cool and sweet week of Tired of camps with all ages that seem to cater to everyone and no one at activities, which will include: swimming, spa day, drama, dance, day at the the same time? Come sign up in the Boyz Krew! This is a guys only camp beach, biking, movie at a local theatre and much more. OMG this will be where you can max and relax with staff for a fun-filled week. Whether a great week to be with all your friends. BTW . it’s chilling at a pool hall, gaming in a round robin tournament online, or July 6 - 10 Mon. - Fri. 8:00 am - 4:00 pm $146 checking out laser-tag or da beach. ..The Boyz Krew will keep you happy that it’s still summer. Aug 17 - 21 Mon. - Fri. 8:00 am - 4:00 pm $146 Guitar and Percussion Camps are offered in cooperation with the Ottawa Folklore Centre. Mornings will be spent with the professional instructors at the Folklore Centre and the afternoons with the dynamic Summer Camp After Care Day camp staff in a variety of recreational activities. After Care 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm Cost: $25 per week, $20 for Canada Day and Civic Holiday Weeks APRIL 2009 The OSCAR - OUR 37th YEAR Page 7

CITY COUNCILLOR’S REPORT

Infrastructure, Jobs and the Recession

Dear OSCAR Readers: in Ottawa when it comes to transit. months. City Hall. The disastrous strike has highlighted Oh why is heaven built so far, that we need to designate transit as Governance Review Meeting I am hosting this lecture th, Oh why is earth set so remote? an essential service as other cities do. Monday, March 30 Council evening with Peter A. Victor, The city’s roads-first “shovel ready” Chambers, City Hall from 6:30 to founding president of the Canadian I cannot reach the nearest star list needs to change to transit-first 8:30 p.m. Society of Ecological Economics That hangs afloat. “shovel ready” and we have a chance and a member of the Board of the in the next few months to do this. There is much to consider David Suzuki Foundation because Christina Rossetti (1830-1894) This is about jobs as much as transit. here, but in broad terms it is the long-term viability of economic It has been estimated that the old time to talk about the problems growth is increasingly coming into Infrastructure, Jobs and the project would have resulted in 2.2 with amalgamation. The city is question. In Managing Without billion in private sector investment undertaking a governance review, Growth, he looks at opportunities Recession in addition to the billion from the and I will be holding a few events to have full employment, eradicate public sector. to highlight what I see as the poverty, reduce greenhouse gas he Federal Government The new infrastructure issues between municipal form and emissions and maintain fiscal recently announced that commitment is not open ended. It municipal function. This will be balance without economic growth. significant infrastructure is a short-term stimulus package for the first meeting to explore issues There will be a question and answer fundsT would be made available for things that can be done within the and options. See my website www. period following the lecture. “shovel ready” projects. The intent next two years. We need to take clivedoucet.com for more details. is to stimulate the economy in time advantage of it now or the window of recession while helping address Coffee with Clive will close and we will find ourselves the municipal infrastructure deficit even further behind. The real all Canadian cites are facing. Clever Reminder: Mid-Term Check- Coffee with Clive takes place in opportunity here is to recover some Wednesday, April 8th from 6:30 cities are using this opportunity to In – Old Ottawa South at Bridgehead, of the damage of the last two years to 8:30 p.m. (light refreshments will invest in the sort of infrastructure 1176 Bank Street, on the second and put Ottawa on the path to more be provided) that will reduce their long-term Thursday of the month from 9:00 to financially and environmentally costs. 10:00 a.m. It is a good opportunity sustainable transit. The catch is I am hosting a Mid-Term Check- Ottawa’s first cut at a potential to discuss neighbourhood and city- that we have to be prepared to build In, in the Normandin Hall of Saint list of “shovel ready” projects was wide issues in an informal setting. light rail based on what’s ready to go Paul University, 223 Main Street very disappointing. While there Look forward to seeing you there. as opposed to the order in which our for all the communities of Capital are some much needed renewal Transportation Master Plan (TMP) Ward. Much has happened and not and refurbishment projects, there Clive Doucet describes the staging. In other happened in the city over the past is a disproportionate emphasis on City of Ottawa words, re-animate some sections of two years and it will be a chance to new roads and very little on public 110 Laurier Avenue West, the previous light rail project which talk about these years and what we transit. If that list remains as is, Ottawa, ON K1P 1J1 have been environmentally assessed need to do if the city is to continue to Ottawa will have the distinction and remain part of the TMP. This evolve our neighbourhoods towards tel.: (613) 580-2487 of asking for the least in public won’t slow down the pace at which more sustainable communities. fax: (613) 580-2527 transit compared to other cities. we get East-West light rail. Most [email protected] We aren’t just talking about bigger importantly it will get us started on www.clivedoucet.com cities like Toronto, but Brampton, giving Ottawa reliable and lower Calgary, and Edmonton have easily Managing Without Growth operating cost transit infrastructure surpassed us, asking for amounts – Slower by Design, Not now instead of waiting 10 years. With Peter A. Victor, of transit funding 10 times greater Disaster. This is what I will be pursuing Tuesday, May 5th from 6:30 to 8:30 than Ottawa. with my colleagues in the coming in the Champlain Room at Ottawa We need to turn things around

Look What’s Springing Up For more information on how to share your views on the future of Lansdowne At the Firehall Park, please visit Clive’s website at: www.clivedoucet.com By Regis Alcorn Friday Night Youth drop-in this Spring at the Firehall. pril is a welcoming time to go outside Day Camp sign-up is “Springing Up” too… and enjoy the longer daylight hours. we’ve got the lead on some great camps for It’s time to say “hello” to friends and ages 3 to 14 year olds. Explore guitar playing, neighboursA and catch up on what’s been going pitching a tent under the stars, watch to see on. what grows in nearby gardens, improve skills, We invite you to take a look at the OSCA games galore, out trips, etc… Bring along a About 211 Ottawa Spring and Summer Recreation program friend or meet new ones as your child shares in 211 is an information and referral service guide or visit on-line at www.oldottawasouth. the good times of “Quest” on the move, with provided by the Community Information ca and click on the “Program Information & Firehall Staff. Centre of Ottawa. It is an easy-to-remember, Registration” icon and follow the prompts. Adults don’t need an expensive membership three-digit, non-emergency telephone Registration is going on now. at a gym to stay in shape when they can bump number that connects callers to a full range You’ll find Preschool programs to introduce into a friend or neighbour, by signing up for of community, social, government and health the younger ones to the wonders of springtime volleyball, basketball, badminton, yoga, belly service information in Ottawa. Bilingual through friends and energetic play, movement dancing or try the “new” Nordic Walking information and referral specialists answer 211 and exploration activities. Children will be program. calls Monday to Sunday, from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 talking about wanting to sign-up for soccer, Walking through the neighbourhood can p.m. 211 is free, confidential and multilingual football, floor hockey, lego construction, food be the most basic form of transportation and (150 languages). prep in the kitchen and more. exercise, so drop by and see “What’s Springing Youth can sign-up now for the Babysitting Up at the Firehall” today. certification taking place April 25 or join in the Page 8 The OSCAR - OUR 37th YEAR APRIL 2009

Weapons’ Fair Scheduled For Lansdowne Park By Jo Wood individuals have begun to mobilize, as • The arms trade has little Join individuals from church, well. A major rally to reinstate the ban or no consideration of moral or peace, environmental and social he bad news is official! will be held Wednesday, May 27, 7 pm humanitarian issues in that weapons justice groups to peacefully protest CANSEC, Canada’s largest at the Southminster United Church, have been used against civilians; against the arms bazaar and to ask weapons fair is scheduled 15 Aylmer Ave at Bank St. Speakers • Exports of Canadian military for the reinstatement of the ban on forT Lansdowne Park on May 27 and and music in the church sanctuary equipment and components end up in city property. Come to Southminster 28. Twenty years ago, through the will be followed by a candlelight countries which persistently violate United on May 27 and join the hard work of dedicated citizens, city procession just across the Bank Street human rights; candlelight procession over the Bank council passed a resolution against bridge to Lansdowne Park, the site of • The international arms trade Street bridge to Lansdowne Park. For holding arms fairs on city property. CANSEC. serves to increase militarization more information, go to http://coat. However, city staff has declared this Many Canadians would be throughout the world and is ncf.ca/ARMX/cansec/CANSEC-rally. resolution void on a technicality-- surprised at the amount of trade inconsistent with arms limitations htm. Lansdowne was transferred from the in arms and arms components efforts; We also invite you to sign the city to Regional Government and Additionally, the so-called legal trade • The arms fair is a closed petition at http://prax.ca/coat/No- then back again, and the resolution, in arms often falls into the wrong event and restricted to Canadian Arms-Shows, or better yet, download so they say, did not. hands. Arms used in the drug wars government officials, foreign and print some copies to distribute The Coalition to Oppose the Arms in Mexico are primarily from the US. government representatives, police to your friends, colleagues and other Trade (COAT) led the way in getting Saudi Arabia is considered to be a legal and security forces and defence groups. Help us stop the arms trade the resolution passed and is now destination for Canadian weapons. industry representatives, while from making its deals at Lansdowne working to get it reinstated. Church, The arguments for passing the Lansdowne Park is a publicly Park. peace, environmental, and other resolution to ban arms bazaars from supported recreation and trade show citizen groups along with concerned city property in 1989 are valid today: facility.

SHOP LOCAL Coupon Book Arrives in OOS! By Camille Lewis of the and become more familiar with one Ottawa Tennis & Lawn another, which supports cohesive and more effective decision making for the Bowling Club and Heather immediate area. The streetscape is Cairns of Framed! lively, active and well cared for. And, of course…the overall higher quality of life hoose to do your spending in is priceless. our local neighbourhood – one The SHOP LOCAL coupon of the best ways to give back booklet is part of a campaign that toC this superb community! The second began in October 2008 and has gained phase of the Old Ottawa South SHOP great momentum through participation LOCAL campaign has arrived in the by 50 local businesses. The coupon format of snazzy green, black and white booklet is a tool for OOS residents to SHOP LOCAL coupon booklets. In earnestly adopt a local shopping ethic. a partnership with the businesses, You need to purchase a multitude of Hopewell School students have sold goods and services anyway – regularly more than 400 booklets already as a and intentionally performing those fundraiser towards school projects and a transactions close to home yields a Band trip. Booklets are only $20 each stronger community. The next time you and will deliver much greater savings on share time with friends or colleagues, your local purchases. eat, provide clothing, shelter and Global economics bombard us. Focus on physical activity for your family, groom spending in your local economy, where or pamper (a person or a pet), plan your dollars special occasions or entertain visitors, make a direct contribution to the use a local business and enrich the health of your community. Locally environment in which you live. I found owned businesses, compared to chain several opportunities to SHOP LOCAL stores, recycle a much larger share during a recent walkabout and my furry of their revenue back into the whole friend equally enjoyed the trip. community which maintains a positive SHOP LOCAL coupon booklets local economic cycle. Students gain are available for sale at Wag and Framed! access to local jobs. Neighbours are Drop in and pick up one, they won’t last linked together in common purpose long.

First coupon stop: we are really ecstatic to save on great WAG coffee! Lyne Burton is helpful as usual. Photo by Camille Lewis of the Ottawa Tennis & Lawn Bowling Club and Heather Cairns of Framed! APRIL 2009 The OSCAR - OUR 37th YEAR Page 9

3 the shop local stores…we are a sponsors students from these ready and waiting to “take back the schools in private lessons at the coupon”…the coupons are a give Folklore Centre to ensure that the back to the community and a way students who are really interested to help support the local businesses in music through “Blues in the in the area at the same time…we Schools” have an opportunity to love win, win situations don’t you? have follow up lessons …we send 3 big cheers out for this musical note You can also find the Shop Lo- opportunity. cal Coupon Books in some of the stores in OOS, so if you missed Hurry up and Wait? the campaign run by Hopewell, just pop into some of the stores What’s new with West Coast and purchase one there, they are Video? Not much. The verdict has Spring has sprung and $20.00. come in on the building, it will be Tablespoons of butter repaired and the initial estimate is while we welcome back 4 Cups of Cooked Chicken the sun; Fantastic Folklore that it will take almost 5 months. chopped into bite sized pieces Keep reading Street Buzz for 1 Medium Onion Chopped Fundraiser Street Buzz is here to fill updates and news on the latest and 2 Tablespoons of Curry Powder The Ottawa Folklore Centre raised greatest in Old Ottawa South. us in on the fun! 2 teaspoons of ground Cumin over $800.00 for the Hospice at 2 Tablespoons of Flour Maycourt at its annual Terry Pen- Co-Editors: Sue Fay, Soul 1/4 teaspoon of salt (omit if ner Soup Supper, held at Southmin- Matters and Andrea Covas, using salted chicken stock) ster Church on March 1. West Coast Video 1 Cup Chicken Stock With extraordinary performances 1/4 Cup Chutney from the students and staff of OFC A Sniffing Ovation Instructions: and Lynn Miles playing a couple of Sunday, April 26 at 2:30 pm 1. Melt the butter over medium tunes, all confirmed the evening as Wag is hosting a movie matinee heat. Add chopped onion and “perfect”. fundraiser at the Mayfair sauté until soft. The Folklore Centre currently has Theatre to benefit the Ottawa 2. Add the curry powder, cumin, salt (if using), and flour. Stir until six teachers working in “Blues in Humane Society – all proceeds the Schools” programme which is fragrant. will go towards the Ottawa an Ottawa’s Blues Fest sponsored Humane Society. 3. Add the chicken stock and programme…what does this mean Quiet and well mannered dogs heat stirring until slightly for the public students you ask?… are welcome to accompany their thickened. Remove from heat. Well it creates a wonderful oppor- people to the show; advance 4. Add the chopped chicken and tunity for the students to access tickets will be sold at Wag and the chutney and stir until evenly fabulous musicians and Blues Fest will be sold the day of at the distributed. Let the filling cool. Mayfair. 5. Spoon filling into pie shell The flick showing is“The and top with top crust. Bake at Adventures of Milo and 375 degrees for one hour. Otis” – The dogs have put in their preference and they’d I go, you go, we all go to like to see the popcorn butter Yoga! swopped out for meat drippings. nd Admission is free for dogs, but Nearing its 2 anniversary in Old Ottawa South, Surround Circle it is BYOB (Bring your own Yoga is celebrating with Saturday Bones). Morning Yoga! Arrive and thrive Sorry to disappoint the kitty – no reservation necessary! Classes cats, but this is a cat free zone are from 9:00 – 10:30am. Shop for the night. Local coupons get a $5.00 discount on the Drop-In fee for the month of March. Beginners are welcome No autographs please! and those with experience will appreciate the versatility - practi- Local celebrities abound in Old cing with funky world beat music, Ottawa South and in March jazz, rock & roll, opera or with there were a few business an original music score; exploring owners on TV. Heather of the depth and beauty of a quiet Framed was on Rogers TV, her yin practice or the steady and sweet free-style form of vinyasa segment about framing was aired yoga. For more details go to www. March 5th. surroundcircleyoga.com or call On Monday, March 2 Kerry of Maureen Fallis 613-730-6649. Life of Pie and Joan Garvey of Wag we’re featured on CBC’s “Living in Ottawa”. Kerry shared her Curried Chicken Pie Shop Local Coupon recipe with the host and viewers Campaign and we’ve reprinted it here for A big shout out to Hopewell those who might have missed it. School for having sold 400 coupon books so far. Kudos to the kids, Curried Chicken Pie: Courtesy the teachers and the community of Life of Pie for doing such a great job. Don’t Ingredients: forget to use your coupons in all Pastry shell and top crust Page 10 The OSCAR - OUR 37th YEAR APRIL 2009

There’s Terrific Talent And Ability Here For the good of the ’hood By Tracy Morey recalls, “but we were worried about what we were getting into, what was hen he became a stay wrong with it, we were scared that at home dad several the price was too high – it seems years ago, Brendan ridiculous now.” WMcCoy also carved out another role Although the couple does drive, - community volunteer. they’ve never owned a car. “We really His work has included being the wanted to live where you could walk OSCA rep in the Rotary Club’s to things.” reno of the Brewer Park playground Nalini, who graduated in and helping at various fund-raisers. computer science from the He has been “scarred by the University of North Carolina, is a confrontations” over the sale of St. federal public servant. “We liked it, Margaret Mary’s school property this is a neighbourhood with great to developers and the current bones,” says McCoy, “and people Shoppers Drug Mart plan. But have been discovering that since McCoy has also been “impressed by the 80s – the community center, the Mayfair, the pubs and coffee shops the terrific talent and ability here in Brendan McCoy with sons Darcy snd Declan this neighbourhood.” and churches.” People are what make the Terrified of change volunteering worthwhile for the Brendan and Nalini, with their people in the neighbourhood who rarely an OSCA board meeting archivist, who previously worked at two young sons, are typical of young happen to be experts in planning, where Clive wasn’t asked a question the War Museum and is currently families who have snapped up what development, transportation or about this project. Whenever I secretary of the OSCA board. used to be the rental properties of traffic issues. saw Ontario Municipal Affairs “Whether we agree or not, the other Old Ottawa South. McCoy explains McCoy says because OOS is a Minister Jim Watson or MPP Yasir members of the board are bright, that student numbers are down great neighbourhood, “people are Naqvi, I’d bring it up. But the real thoughtful and interesting people.” because the O-Train allows them terrified change will ruin it.” lobbying was done by others who No car to live easily in the Hunt Club “But we need to distinguish were more persuasive and had good Brendan McCoy grew up in or Preston St. areas. “So while broadly positive changes from connections.” Carleton Heights, went to Carleton the Glebe is still 40% rentals, really negative ones and not McCoy points to another University for history, then taught we are even more homogeneous, oppose everything. It is difficult, volunteer, OSCA president Michael and studied for four years in Japan. overwhelmingly single family if not impossible to stop most Jenkin. “He has been involved Back in Ottawa and attending homes.” developments, so we need to pick through the whole period of this Japanese lessons, he met Nalini McCoy’s long-standing interest our fights.” project and one of his strengths is D’Souza, from Toronto. She had in the environment led to his “In my darker moments, I think focusing on the long term and not also spent time teaching in Japan, involvement with OSWATCH, the the OSWATCH committee doesn’t being distracted by crises. Michael but in a different region. They planning and development group have a whole lot of effect on the big kept the community together and were married in 1999 and moved to that looks at proposed developments issues – but it can have a modest moving in one direction, when Ottawa South, where they bought a for OOS. It suggests improvements effect.” sometimes it didn’t look optimistic.” house the next year. or, if the proposal is inappropriate, Firehall victory At the same time, says McCoy, “Buying an old house, there was opposes them. The committee, Issues like the St. Margaret there was tremendous community lots of romance involved,” McCoy he notes, has included a lot of Mary’s property sale, where McCoy support for the Firehall campaign. says OSCA was caught in the middle, As secretary of the board, the can be very uncomfortable and trained archivist is currently going divisive. “Some people still aren’t through OSCA files and reports talking over that one,” he notes. that will have to be moved during But then, there are successes like the renovation, slated for Spring 09. the 10 year “long march” to secure Says McCoy: “You see just how many a renovated and expanded Firehall. people, from years ago until now, “I was there for the first lobster worked for years on various projects. supper and it just went on from There are literally hundreds who’ve there,” McCoy recalls, “the political made a big contribution.” lobbying was intense. There was He should know.

Area Church Service Times Sunnyside Wesleyan Chuch St Margaret Mary’s Parish 58 Grosvenor Avenue (at Sunnyside) 7 Fairbairn (corner of Sunnyside) Sunday Worship Service at 9am & Sunday Liturgies : 9:30 a.m. and 11am 11:30 a.m. Children’s program offered during Christian Meditation: Mondays at both worship services. 7:30 p.m. Evening Prayer: Tuesday at 7 p.m. Trinity Anglican Church 1230 Bank Street (at Cameron Southminster United Avenue) Sunday Services Church 8 am – Holy Eucharist 15 Aylmer Avenue 10 am – Sung Eucharist, with 10:30 a.m.: Worship and Sunday Church School and Nursery School - September through June Thursdays 10 am – Eucharist or Morning Prayer in Chapel APRIL 2009 The OSCAR - OUR 37th YEAR Page 11

What You Can Do With A Parking Lot People of Old Ottawa South Unite! You have nothing to lose but your parking lots! By Brendan McCoy

ast month I published a series of 13 photos taken of just some of the parking lots on our “main street”, Bank St. between the Lbridges. One parking lot that was there a few years ago now has an attractive and useful building on it. While there is often much concern over particular businesses, I would encourage people to focus on the built form, not on the business that occupies it. This is for two reasons: one neither the City nor the community has much control over what businesses sets up here, or on whether they survive or not. That is except by the individual patronage of community members. Second, if the built form is good the community is strengthened and businesses are more likely to succeed. The basis a building can be judged on includes street presence, mixed uses and parking. The Campanale building is the best building constructed in Old Ottawa South between the bridges in at least the last 30 years. Unfortunately the competition is not very strong, but this is an attractive and urban addition to the main street parking. The Bridgehead Coffee shop in the for local services. The residential component of our neighborhood. It was allowed to be built Campanale building has no customer parking, above, 21 small apartments, adds residents to as a result of the Urban Design and Zoning Study but is often so full there is no room to sit. the neighborhood, and to the street where their which was done in 2003. The entire street was The Campanale building has a continuous mere presence, as Jane Jacobs noted, improves effectively re-zoned to encourage better design in frontage along Bank Street, defining the street safety. Apartments also add a local living option. the wake of the construction of the Tim Horton’s, and making pedestrians feel safe. This is a stark Old Ottawa South is dominated by houses, with an unattractive and suburban development. contrast to the 7-11 parking lot to the North where few options to those who do not want or need a What is good about the Campanale building? priority is given to vehicles, pedestrians being house such as the single or the elderly. Parking is where it should be, behind and in forced to cross the parking lot to access the store. Will there be more similar buildings the basement of the building. Parking lots are, The lot also has two entrances, each allowing cars constructed on our section of Bank St.? I think it is as Jane Jacobs wrote in her seminal work The to cross the pedestrian right of way. The 7-11 is unlikely that anything new will be proposed until Death and Life of Great American Cities, also an example of a wasteful single use building. the end of the present recession. But some day “…powerful and insistent instruments of city There are no second story uses, no residential or the economy will improve. Are the landowners in destruction.”.(p. 338) They should be as small as office space above the retail establishment. Old Ottawa South imaginative enough to create possible and away from the “main” street. If a The Campanale building has mixed uses, with more useful and interesting buildings, let’s hope business is serving a local cliental it needs little retail on the ground floor and residential above. so. The commercial space provides the opportunity Page 12 The OSCAR - OUR 37th YEAR APRIL 2009

The Brave ‘New’ World of Consignment Shopping 10 hot items for spring

1. Lots of bright colours, with a new focus on corals, purples 2. Feminine 50s-style hair accessories, bows, flowers 3. Skinny belts, no wider than 1 inch, to sit at the waist, belting sweaters and cardigans and jackets 4. Loose flow-y linens, especially in dresses and man-tailored trousers 5. Bermuda shorts, featuring a longer leg and man-tailoring 6. ‘Boyfriend’ suit jackets, longer, a bit boxy, hitting at the mid-hip line 7. The balloon/bubble hemline … for both fancy & casual looks 8. Feminine touches … ruffles, puff sleeves, flounces, lace 9. Navy blue is the ‘new’ black! 10. Brightly-coloured purses and handbags – that don’t match anything you are wearing!

By Nancy Bickford

t’s not what you think – consignment shopping. For years, many thought more often than not, that fabulous want to recycle, reuse, and repurpose we might want to resell this season – consignmentI was only people who jacket your co-worker has on is new to their things; we are too late for this season’s take-ins couldn’t afford to shop elsewhere. And her, but not necessarily new retail. · People love the thrill of the at The Clothes Secret. The good news, for years, it was the ‘clothes secret’ of The explosion in interest in hunt, dropping into their favourite though, is that the shop will welcome consignment has been accelerated by consignment shop to see if there is a new clients again for the 2009 Fall and well-dressed women everywhere. But th now consignment has gone through three things: hidden gem waiting to be discovered in Winter season after July 15 . Mark a major transformation in its public · After years of over indulgence, the racks. your calendars if you are interested perception. Style sections in magazines people are overwhelmed with their These are the factors that have in becoming a consignor at the shop, and newspapers regularly talk about things and want to downsize; caused Valerie MacIntosh’s business at and check out their new website, vintage, used and consignment venues · People are eco-conscious and 1136 Bank Street to accelerate over the theclothessecret.ca, for guidelines as places to find great pieces. And whatever their socio-economic status, past six years. The Clothes Secret has about what you should bring in for literally doubled in size – in the number resale, as well as tips for successful of items offered for sale, in the number consigning. of people consigning their clothes, in Each consignor has their own the number of people shopping at the account on the computer system store, and in the sales volume. The to track the intake and sale of their first 11 years at the corner of Sunnyside articles. And when the item is sold, and Seneca provide a great base, but their account is updated to reflect the Valerie soon found the cozy shop proceeds of the sale – 50% of the selling bursting at the seams. “Since the price. People can request a cheque or move to Bank Street six years ago, we shop their profits away … either way have seen an incredible growth in the it is a win-win. “People love to come business. Everyone is starting to see shopping and when they come to the the value in consignment shopping; cash desk, we check their account. Very it doesn’t matter how much money often they have enough on account to you have, consignment shopping has cover their purchase…which is like ‘arrived’ as a real player, an integral part the item is free!” said Valerie. “The of the retail scene,” said Valerie. purchaser shops in an eco-conscious And with tough economic times, environment, buying recycled clothes, this is moreso than ever. While many of using profits from the sale of their own us may not have seen the storm clouds recycled items. Believe me, it puts a gathering on the horizon, Valerie knew smile on everyone’s face.” something was up simply by the ever- The influx of new consignors increasing number of people seeking means the selection is better than ever to consign and the number of new for shoppers. Every week over 800 faces frequenting the shop. “ I knew new items are being processed, tagged that things were tightening up as early and presented for sale on the racks at as a year ago – especially when the The Clothes Secret -- Liz Claiborne, oil prices were sky high,” said Valerie. Banana Republic, American Eagle, “ I sensed that people were trying to Aritzia, Louis Feraud, Ralph Lauren, enhance their cash flow by selling their Mountain Equipment Coop, Northern clothes just to augment their family’s Reflections – every possible label, bottom line.” incredibly reasonable price tags, So many more people are trying to enviable selection. Right now the resell their clothes that The Clothes shop is full of great spring and summer Secret has had to put a cap on the fashions, tempting because all the number of new consignors they can pieces are so bright and colourful and take each season. For example, even bring promise of good weather ahead. though there was still snow on the Drop in on your way by next time you ground, Valerie started taking spring are strolling down Bank Street. The and summer clothes on January 15th. Clothes Secret is a true Old Ottawa The limited number of “new client” South success story that really isn’t a appointments was opened up at that secret anymore. And you never know, time and demand was high; spaces you may find that elusive perfect were quickly filled. So even though handbag just waiting for you to come many of us haven’t even started to and get it! think about summer shorts and what APRIL 2009 The OSCAR - OUR 37th YEAR Page 13

Curling On Grass? By Heather Jarrett

he sport of lawn bowling is often referred to as ‘curling on grass’. Whether this is because of the similarities in game strategy,T or the strong social aspect of the sport, lawn bowling produces the same level of enthusiasm amongst those who participate. The Old Ottawa South Community Activities Group is offering a course in lawn bowling this spring for the first time, an excellent opportunity to learn some of the intricacies of the game, and see for yourself whether or not you would like to add it to your sporting repertoire. As in curling, the objective of the lawn bowling game is to aim for a target at the end of the rink, alternating shots with an opponent. Unlike curling’s fixed target, lawn bowls are aimed at a ‘jack’ that can be placed at varying distances in each end of play. And the jack is a movable target during an end, when a strategically- aimed bowl can send it to a different location on the rink. Perhaps the most intriguing feature of lawn bowls is that the bowls themselves, which are deceptively round in appearance, are asymetrical, resulting in a curling trajectory. Mastering the OTLBC will host Open Houses, to introduce enhancement sessions, on either Saturday, May curl takes many hours of practice, and rare is the prospective members to the game and to the 23, or Wednesday, May 27, from 9 am to 4 pm. bowler who gets it right every time. social aspects of the sport. The Open Houses are Why not make 2009 the year that you try a The Ottawa Tennis and Lawn Bowling scheduled for: different sporting activity? What could be more Club is located at 176 Cameron Avenue in our • Saturday, May 2 at between 2 and 4 PM, and pleasant than lawn bowling? A summer day. neighbouring community of Ottawa South. • Tuesday, May 5, between 7 and 9 PM, Friendly competition. Fun! The OTLBC lawn bowling season will begin in early May, as soon as the greens are in playable In addition, there will be day-long Coaching condition after their winter hibernation. The Days for prospects and new members, and skill

779 Bank Street (613) 237-1483 Page 14 The OSCAR - OUR 37th YEAR APRIL 2009 WRITERS IN OLD OTTAWA SOUTH Canada-Cuba Literary Alliance

By Mary Lee Bragg

hat could be more typical of a writer’s life in Old Ottawa South Wthan a deep desire to get out of town for at least part of Winterlude? Is there anything more fun than a writing workshop? Imagine how happy two writers were to discover an organization that promotes both travel and writing. The Lonely Planet guide to Cuba advises us that “no-one comes to Cuba for the food” and that Holguin is an almost tourist-free city where visitors find it easy to mingle and meet Cuban people. Both observations proved accurate when Colin Morton and I visited Cuba with the Canada- Cuba Literary Alliance (CCLA). The CCLA began when Richard Grove, publisher of Hidden Brook Press, visited Cuba on holiday in the early 2000s. A chance encounter with a Cuban writer, Wency Rosales, led to exchanges of emails, a poetry anthology, and an organized reading with Cuban and Canadian writers. Hidden Brook launched the Poets’ meeting place in Holguin at the “Blue Edsel” anthology Intimate Strangers in March 2004 at the writers’ union and Cuban writers sharing work in Holguin, in bed and breakfast beggars and hustlers. The gutters office in Havana and announced the through readings and workshops. accommodations on the same street. are swept every day. We spotted a formal foundation of the CCLA. For the first week of the 2009 We got up to the sound of the rooster dead cat in the gutter on one walk The CCLA now organizes an trip the twelve Canadians stayed across the street crowing in the dawn downtown; by afternoon it had been annual visit to Cuba, with Canadian and met “at the blue Edsel” parked removed from the gutter and placed outside one house. The car’s owner neatly in the middle of the sidewalk. painted the Edsel bluer and bluer Everywhere in Holguin we saw as we chatted and got ready for our evidence of the hurricanes that hit walk downtown. the Caribbean last spring. Trees in We walked to the writers’ the public square had blown over, union or hotels downtown for and their roots tore up paving and meetings because there is no public retaining walls as they went down. transportation in Holguin, unless We visited the port town of Gibara, you count occasional trucks full where the first six blocks of the town of people standing up and singing. had been inundated. Our guide Other traffic included large numbers showed us the railway tunnel where of horse carts with cloth slings under townspeople took refuge during the the horses’ tails to catch equine storm – open to the wind at both pollution, bicycles and bikey-cabs ends, but importantly uphill from (bicycles with a kitchen chair and the town. One cab driver proudly extra bicycle wheel welded to the informed us that there had been no frame). We also spotted new Dae- deaths in Cuba during the hurricanes Woo trucks and Yutong buses. because “our government has a Each day involved an expedition program to take the people to safe to buy water, which might mean places in the bad weather.” going to two or three stores before Holguin is home to the most we got lucky. Once, while the poets active centre, outside Havana, of were gathering beside the Edsel, a UNEAC, the writers’ and artists’ Cuban boy riding past on his bicycle union. The UNEAC building was first called out his best-known English a convent, then a brothel, and is now phrase: “Sorry, it is not available right the only cultural centre I’ve visited now.” with its own well in the middle of the The Cuban street scene is a courtyard. The CCLA organized mixture of chaos and control. Neatly workshops and readings there and at combed schoolchildren in uniform the Holguin public library. One joint hold their parents’ hands as they walk workshop with Cuban poets focussed to school through garbage-strewn on a photograph of two women at an streets. In stores catering to tourists, outdoor market. While most of the one security guard lets you in, and Canadians wrote about the buyer another checks merchandise against and seller in the photograph, a young receipts before letting you out. Once Cuban poet`s first line was ``The on the sidewalk, you are swarmed by basket is empty``. Cont’d on next page APRIL 2009 The OSCAR - OUR 37th YEAR Page 15

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Canada-Cuba Cont’d from previous page Personal Financial Planning The evening readings attracted took the opportunity to get better We will review your current financial position and larger and more attentive audiences acquainted with the family who run recommend a plan that is designed to achieve your goals. than usual for such events in Ottawa. our bed and breakfast. Canadian and Cuban poets read For the second week of the Rick Sutherland, CLU, CFP, FDS, R.F.P Tel 613.798.2421 1276 Wellington Street [email protected] in both English and Spanish, with trip, the Canadians retreated to the Ottawa, Ontario K1Y 3A7 www.invested-interest.ca musical interludes. One Canadian Atlantico resort in Guardalavaca, and one Cuban poet shared the where we caught up on sleep. We floor, each reading a poem in his or continued conducting workshops her own language. Then professor and readings to the great Manuel Leon read his translation, amusement of other patrons in the prepared in advance. In spite of bars and courtyards. (The guy in the language barrier and great snorkel gear splashing around in the differences in culture, the poets fountain was much more popular.) found much in common. The Our Cuban friends visited for one reading at UNEAC introduced a day at the beach. Even though the young woman who had just won beach is supposed to be open to the city’s poetry prize for a series locals, Manuel and another visitor of poems about the American had to present their ID cards to the poet Anne Sexton. Another poet resort security guards and explain compared his suffering to that of what they were doing there. van Gogh when he cut off his ear. We had the usual Cuban taxi The music at the readings experience on our second last day showed us that even when the in Holguin: 1948 Chevrolet, steep ``basket is empty``, something hill, potholes, rain-slick road, valuable rushes in to take its place. one windshield wiper, the driver In Cuba, what people have instead turning in his seat to explain to me of limitless material choices is about his ten years in Angola even music: insistent, upbeat, well- though HEY! GUESS WHAT? played music. Ry Cooder and I DON’T SPEAK SPANISH! the Buena Vista Social Club show When I unclenched my hand at the only one aspect of Cuban music. bottom of the hill, the imprint of A classical guitarist at the library the upholstery remained for fifteen disappointed me when I learned minutes. that he hasn`t yet been recorded. A But nothing could match music professor stopped by Manuel the experience of our last day in Leon`s house after a feast of roast Holguin, when we got together in pig and gave us a half-hour private the usual spot. The Edsel’s owner concert of Cuban folk songs. climbed into the drivers’ seat, made Unfortunately, I quickly gestures that produced sound from discovered that getting an antibiotic under the hood, and drove away. ahead of time was probably the most intelligent preparation I made “Mary Lee Bragg is a member of for visiting Cuba. Like Monday- the Wellington Street Poets, an Ottawa morning quarterbacks, the three group which conducts a monthly poetry of us who got sick compared notes workshop and tried to determine whether it was the water, the tomatoes or the salami sandwiches. Mostly, I Page 16 The OSCAR - OUR 37th YEAR APRIL 2009

AFTER THOUGHTS

The Right To Be Wrong from Richard Ostrofsky meaningful democracy. “Sovereignty so long as no harm is done to others. ‘high-tech’ our world becomes, the of Second Thoughts of the people” leads straight to Thus, Canadian Charter of Rights more it comes to function as a single Bookstore (now closed) populist totalitarianism unless and Freedoms, paragraph 2 decrees integrated system (however riddled individuals are at liberty to choose, four fundamental freedoms: of with internal conflicts), the more www.secthoughts.com communicate and experiment conscience and religion; of thought, frequent such clashes will be. There [email protected] with their views. For this reason, belief, opinion and expression, is a real possibility that individuals democratic communities must including freedom of the press and with heavy line responsibilities or he right to be wrong – the commit to defending the rights other media of communication; with actual power, will not be told right to hold, express and of their members to hold and live of peaceful assembly; and of some crucial but unpleasant facts live by an opinion different by opinions that are otherwise association. Paragraph 1 states that – or, that having been told, will not fromT the consensus view of one’s considered thoroughly mistaken – these freedoms are subject “only to appreciate these at their proper community – is the cornerstone of such reasonable limits prescribed weight. The Titanic and Space by law as can be demonstrably Shuttle disasters were notorious justified in a free and democratic examples. So was the second (2003) society.” More stirringly but U.S. invasion of Iraq. less comprehensively, the First The importance of accurate Amendment to the US Constitution information and correct ideas is decrees that: “ Congress shall make well understood. The engineers no law respecting an establishment who design or certify our bridges of religion, or prohibiting the free have no right to be wrong. Neither exercise thereof; or abridging the do our physicians or airline pilots freedom of speech, or of the press; or ship’s captains, because people’s or the right of the people peaceably lives, and mega-bucks of invested to assemble, and to petition the capital, depend on their good Government for a redress of judgment. But our political leaders, grievances. Neither article says the voters who elect them, the anything about the content of the troops who fight for them, can be belief or communication. In fact, as ignorant or superstitious as they both expressly preclude making please, although the number of lives content a consideration when rights and the capital destroyed by their to speech, assembly and so forth are mistakes is potentially much larger. at issue. Their right to be wrong is a luxury Accordingly, then, in the US, that Spaceship Earth cannot much Canada and other democratic longer afford. countries, there is a constitutionally I see the dilemma clearly, but am protected right to one’s own not sure what follows. Intellectual opinion – even when that opinion freedom is a precious right, and is demonstrably incorrect by the one of the few effective guarantors epistemic standards of society. of political accountability. Rulers This “right to be wrong” and governments should not, must has an important consequence not, regain the capability to control for modern political thought: It the intellectual climate. As it is, sometimes happens that almost all they have far too much power to serious opinion is on one side of an screen the details and consequences issue, while the balance of political of policy from public view. The influence is on the other. In time between elections is so short today’s world, profound scientific that democratic politicians are in and technical questions may be permanent campaign mode, yet vexed political questions as well so long that voters mostly have in – and ‘speaking truth to power’ is mind only what is happening just notoriously problematic, because in the few days or weeks before in many situations, the consensus they go to the polls, apt to forget of expert opinion may not coincide criminal follies of only a few years with what the high-level players back. Yet modern government, the want to hear, or want to have management of modern society, publicly revealed and discussed. increasingly requires that In such cases, the propagation of politicians and civil servants base untruths is a form of pollution, their judgments not on what they as dangerous as dumping toxic or their constituents would like, but chemicals into rivers or greenhouse on what the system they manage gases into the atmosphere. The can tolerate before spinning out value of freedom of conscience of control and crashing. These and belief and utterance, extended judgments have become highly (as in practice it must be) into technical, and year by year are a right of self-deception and becoming more so. prevarication, collides with a very So we have this absurdity: real public interest in intellectual To gain permission to fly a plane honesty and respect for the best or drive a modern vehicle on the available public knowledge. roads, you have to pass the tests of We must expect contradictions knowledge and of basic skills. But of this kind to become you can get your hands on the levers increasingly serious and urgent of political power while remaining as an unfortunate by-product of clueless about almost everything technological progress: The more but power itself. APRIL 2009 Page 17

A HARD DAY’S PLAY Better Parenting Through Laziness By Mary P. words?” “Yes.” “Did you say, ‘Anna, don’t hit me’?” “Yes. I say, ‘Anna don’t ary! Anna hit me!” hit me!’ “ “And is Anna hitting you any Entirely possible. Anna’s a more?” dominant little thing, and (Obvious question. Timmy is here Mwhen her excellent social skills and with me, and Anna, whatever she may superbly infectious chortle don’t soften or may not have been doing three up the opposition and get her her own minutes prior, is in another room, not way, she’s not above popping someone. hitting him.) She is, after all, two years old. “No.” The temptation is to march off I sit up straight, and fix a beaming, to investigate. Did Anna actually hit joyous smile upon his earnest visage. him, and if so, what, if anything, had “Well, good for you! It worked! been the precursor? Not that there’s a Anna hit you, and you used your words, valid reason for slugging a friend, but and now Anna isn’t hitting you any oftentimes the culpability for these more! You used your words, and it little exchanges is shared. The involved worked!! Good job!” parties are not so much assailant and I smile, I clap, I am practically victim as they are partners in mayhem. delerious with joy at the boy’s But … Timmy is awfully prone accomplishment. Timmy trots off, to this behaviour, this seeking adult happy, Anna is playing with the blocks involvement, demanding redress from in the next room. And I don’t have to a Higher Authority. (In this case, get up and let my tea go cold. me.) He’s not a tattle-tale yet, but Sheerest laziness brought me he’s heading in that direction, and to this strategy. Inertia, even. But I’ve been down that road in the past. when you examine the response, it’s The constant demands of a tattler for excellent. justice is very, very, very, very, very, The child who comes to you is very, very tedious. Mind-numbing. The seeking any number of things: justice, persistence of a steady drip-drip-drop vengeance, comfort, indignation, of water that turns a rock into a few attention, reassurance. grains of sand. Tattling, for me, is right If you charge in and sort things up there with whining as the water out, a few things happens: torture of parenting. 1. You become his enforcer. With I simply do not get paid enough that kind of reward, why would he stop to accept that level of boredom nine coming to you? You’re creating the very hours a day. I don’t know if there is an thing you’re trying to avoid: a tattler. amount that would make it tolerable to 2. You’re showing him you don’t be that bored nine hours a day. expect him to be able to do this on his But if you don’t do something, own, or that violence is liable to break out, right? 3. His attempts to solve his own There’s been an aggression. Tot A, who conflict were inadequate. perceives himself (rightly or wrongly) However, when you outline what as victim, is bent on justice/vengeance, has already occurred, and frame it in and if you don’t provide it, they’ll get terms of conflict-management, you are: it themseves. And then you’ll have Tot 1. Giving the child support, B at your elbow, complaining that she’s attention, and reassurance, all worthy been wallopped. emotional goals. I confess that my response to this 2. You make sure you are not sort of tattling was born of sheerest integral to the process. (So you’re less laziness. I did not want to deal with likely to be called in next time!) this, I did not want to have to go 3. You are reinforcing the child’s and hunt out both parties and sort it strategy. through, I did not want yet another he- 4. You are supporting the child’s said, she-said” exchange. But you can’t own efforts at conflict-resolution. just say “Sort it out”, because two-year- (Now, if the child has not used their olds “sort” with their fists. If they’ve words, then you have to get involved never been taught to “sort it out”, they to get the child to talk to the other have no idea how. You can say that child, etc. But generally, as soon as a to seven-year-olds. (Well, seven-year- child is verbally able to tell you about olds who were taught when they were it, they would almost certainly have toddlers, that is.) With two-year-olds lodged some sort of verbal protest with it’s a cop-out that’s only going to end in the aggressor before coming to find escalating violence. you. “Hey! No! Stop that!” is perfectly So, much as I’d like to say “sort reasonable use of words.) it out”, I won’t be doing that. But do And yeah, I’m likely stretching the I have to get up, when I just poured facts just a little, because we all know myself a cup of tea? Do I have to forfeit that if the child hadn’t charged off to my paltry-but-treasured three minutes find me, the other child’s response to of relaxation? Do I have to? (Whining. his howl of protest would probably have Don’t you just hate it?) been to pop him one again. But that’s No, I don’t. I don’t have to charge okay. We’re working on principles here. into the next room to sort it out for We want the child to understand what them, either; I don’t even have to the process is, that he’s done things help them sort it out. I certainly don’t correctly, and know that he can be the expect them to be able to sort it out agent of his own conflict resolution, themselves. But what then? Aren’t not you. When he can routinely and those all your options? effectively resolve conflict on his own Read on, my dears, and bask in my (which will take years, of course), you brilliance. can put one tick on your Successful I lean forward, with a look of Parenting checklist. sincere concern on my face, take his Because really, what is effective hands in mind, and say with warm parenting but working yourself out of supportiveness, a job? “Timmy, did you use your th Page 18 The OSCAR - OUR 37 YEAR APRIL 2009 Tasty Tidbits from Trillium Bakery

It’s Maple Syrup Time! Sticky Memories from the past

By Jocelyn LeRoy TRILLIUM

y reverence for the RECIPES magnificent Maple Tree Maple Glazed Carrots came to me at an early age. and Other Root MTramping through an autumn maple forest in Algonquin Park behind the Vegetables. log cabin my parents built, like most small children, I loved watching Preheat oven to 425F the bright leaves flutter down into my outstretched hands, from the Peel and cut your favourite root tree tops far, far, above, near the vegetables into 1 “ cubes 8 cups brilliant blue sky. My mother and (carrot, potato, turnip, parsnip, I would iron leaves between sheets beet, sweet potato, onion, winter of waxed paper. Then I would squash) decorate every surface possible with the lovely orange, gold, russet, and 3 Tbs of olive oil occasionally a bright clear read leaf, 1 tsp salt edged with green, or that nearly 1 Tbs fresh rosemary fluorescent apricot coral colour Put chopped vegetables in a that had a kind of shimmering light bowl and toss with the oil. Add salt coming off it. These were very few Old Fashioned Maple Syrup Pot - and rosemary. Spread onto baking and far between. Porch railings, Drawing by Peter E. Robinson sheet. Roast for 20 minutes, tossing dinner placemats, the dog’s bed once or twice. – were adorned with my beloved Remove from oven. maple leaves. squinted through the smoke for sugar shack, with a beer and stand Drizzle with Maple Syrup and A decade later, I was introduced signs of boiling. A great “hurrah!” up lunch. Our family-named Maple toss gently to coat. to the joy and hard labour of making went up when the first rolling boil Syrup will soon be on the shelves Return to oven for 5 minutes, or maple syrup, the old fashioned way. erupted. Feeding the fire to keep at the bakery. We’re certified until glazed. The really old fashioned way. At my the sap boiling meant someone was government graded, and we do make Serve hot. family’s tree farm in the Haliburton always by the flames, all day and all a variety of shades and flavours of Serves 6 to 8. Highlands, there sits a 150 year night. Fingers froze. Boots melted. this nectar of the Forest. It doesn’t You can also add minced fresh old iron pot, nearly the size of a Eyes smarted. go far beyond family. We love Maple ginger (2 Tbs) Smart Car. Great Grandfather was We stopped when we liked Syrup, so reward ourselves with a a blacksmith. He forged that pot the colour, which never got lighter year’s supply of this smoky sweet than a very dark smoky amber. treasure. Sometimes we give a bottle Peanut Butter Maple when he was a young man. Somehow Cookies it ended up hanging from gigantic Because we were exhausted, it was or two to clients and friends who crossbeams, on a flat open piece of a unanimous decision to “finish” on appreciate this delicacy. The slightly Use natural sugar-free peanut land, far from the woodlot where the tiny electric stove, in saucepans. smoky flavour is still detectable. butter. the Maple Trees grew. Of course, It was more comfortable inside The children in our family I only make these at home, no one wanted to move it. So … one for the final phase of hard labour. love to dive at the ‘Taffy on Snow’. because Trillium is a peanut-free day when the teenagers were rowdy Sterilizing glass jars, labeling the Their rosy cheeks, freezing fingers bakery. They are richly delicious in the cottage, the adults decided syrup into them, sealing them up and chins all sticky with Maple for all you peanut butter lovers and it was time to make Maple Syrup. properly – brought a feeling of sweetness. bakers. The journey began, on foot, and satisfaction and wonder. Wonder Four generations of making for many years, until, beginning in at the beauty of Maple Syrup. The Maple Syrup. I wonder what we can 1/2 cup of unsalted butter, room the eighties, the labour-intensive heavenly, unique flavour. The rich possibly dream up next. It seems temperature way we did Maple Syrup Time was glow of dark amber. And wonder at like we’ve reached the top! 1 cup smooth or chunky peanut advanced to (for our family) an how we could stay awake for so long. You may have noticed that the butter incredible degree. It is a half-hour In recent years the refining of price of maple syrup has doubled 1/2 cup firmly packed brown hike under the best of conditions our primitive ways of boiling sap this past year, in the stores and sugar (no mud, no snow, no heavy load). have risen to heights never imagined outdoor markets. Even at country 1/2cup maple syrup Imagine what it was like under the in the early days. sugar shacks. You can blame it on 1 egg usual conditions! We spilled lots of A sophisticated system of the weather. Weather is the most 1/2tsp vanilla extract sap! lines. A tractor. A state of the significant role in sap production. 1 1/2 cups flour A homemade outdoor over the art evaporator which stands on a A bad season like we had last year 1 tsp baking soda fire evaporator! A nearby woodshed! concrete floor (not mud!) in our will yield very little syrup. And 1/4 tsp salt This was luxury, after all those years fancy, BEAUTIFUL sugar shack. remember, for every 40 gallons of of snow-shoeing to the woodlot, Actually, more of a sugar palace – raw sap, you get 1 gallon of maple Preheat oven to 350F. pulling toboggans stacked with nearly 14’ of high ceiling, lots of big syrup. -5 C at night and +5 C in the Mix all together until just Maple Syrup pails to hang on the windows, and big barn doors. There day time will bring youu a good yield. combined. spigots we’d hammered into the is an adjoining wood shed, filled It makes the sap go up, and down. Using a tablespoon, scoop trees in early spring. It was a steep to the ceiling with nice dry wood, So you are at the mercy of mother dough into balls. climb and very strenuous collecting leftover from the slabs of lumber nature. The gift of an abundant crop Place 2 inches apart on baking each bucket of sap up and down the used to build the sugar shack (built is what you always hope for. sheet. Flatten with a fork. steep hill. Trying not to spill the by Uncle John with the help of In the bakery, we have several Bake for 15 minutes, until lightly precious sap, when we picked bits family, and, picture this – a colourful Maple Syrup products. Cookies, browned. out of the pails we’d lick our fingers dramatic maple leaf crafted in a those decadent maple walnut Sorry we can’t make these for a faint sweet taste. Dragging the stained glass window, also made squares, and butter tarts. (see receipe cookies for you because we are a heavily laden toboggans back across by Uncle John and his daughter.) April 2008 OSCAR for article Tasty peanut free bakery! And we bake the fields was an exercises in balance Benches around the edges to sit Tidbits from Trillium. for people on all kinds of restricted and in avoiding disaster. and watch the syrup boil. Measures, Here are some more Maple diets, using alternative grains Pouring the sap into the iron pot gadgets with “ometer’ at the end Syrup Recipes. (rather than wheat) in many of our by pailfuls took quite a while. Then of their names, are lined up neatly products. for days the sap swirled around in on a shelf. We’re electrified now. the pot while we fed the fire and It’s so enjoyable to hang out in the APRIL 2009 The OSCAR - OUR 37th YEAR Page 19

Women Behind the Lens By Donalda Lahey

wo Ottawa women and one Toronto woman contributed in their own way to International Women’s Week on March 6, 2009 by sharing theirT art with the community, while supporting and bringing awareness to St. Joe’s Women’s Centre. St. Joe’s is a day program which assists homeless and disadvantaged women and their children. Valerie Hoffman of A.I.R. Cafe organized and hosted this event which was held at The New Bayou on Bank Street. Along with her own exhibits she invited two other artists, Jeannie Ryan and Magdalena M to exhibit their work. While this is the first time I viewed the work of two of these artists, I have been familiar with Valerie’s work for many years. Valerie is a talented artist whose work shows her artistic versatility in not only her own diverse displays but also in her ability to organize and promote an exhibit which brings attention to new and upcoming artists. Turning a nightclub into an art gallery cannot be an easy feat but these artists were successful in this endeavour. When you entered the exhibit area you were greeted by a volunteer from St. Joe’s Women’s Centre who took the time to explain the purpose of Jeannie Ryan ,Valerie Hoffman, and Magdalena M in front of photos by Valerie this organization. The display area was located at the centre of the creativity involved in the process of making art. · Kathy Ewan – for her assistance in preparation bar where each of the artists had their own wall to For more information on these artists or their of the venue showcase their work. Spotlights were strategically work contact them individually at the following · Framing and Art Centre – for their contribution placed to enhance the pieces on display. The exhibits links: of frames themselves were awe inspiring. While many of us · Valerie Hoffman at www.theaircafe.com · Professional Sound and Lighting – for take a camera and see only what is in the lens, it is · Jeannie Ryan at myspace.com/picsandpoems providing spotlights evident from the work of these women that they · Magdalena M at dizma.com · Irene’s Pub – specifically Suzanne have captured something more than just the subject On behalf of Valerie I would like to thank the · Epicure Catering – especially Tracey or image. They captured the essence of what they following individuals and organizations for their · The community at large for continuing to were photographing. help in making this event a success: support artistic endeavours The presentation of the artwork together with · Karl Hoffman – (Valerie’s husband) for his I would like to take this opportunity to wish each the opportunity to speak individually with the constant support and assistance in all endeavours of these women success in their future and thank artists created an atmosphere which enabled you · St. Joe’s Women’s Centre – for assisting them for sharing their talent with our community. the opportunity to become truly immersed in the women in need Page 20 The OSCAR - OUR 37th YEAR APRIL 2009

TRINITY ANGLICAN CHURCH

Bishop Visits Trinity Anglican Church By Robert Taylor

rinity Anglican Church welcomed a visit from the Right Reverend John Chapman, Anglican Bishop of Ottawa, at its Sunday morningT service on March 15. Although it was his first time at Trinity since being enthroned as the ninth Bishop of Ottawa in September, 2007, Bishop John reminisced that he had been to Trinity while an undergraduate at Carleton University in the early 1970s. Introducing the Bishop, Father Ken Spears, Trinity’s interim priest, referred to his crosier, the staff with a crook at its end that a bishop carries. Father Ken called Bishop John “the most important shepherd in Ottawa”. Bishop John officiated at the confirmation of Evan Baker, who began attending Trinity in 2006. Formerly a member of the United Church, Evan

Above: Father Ken Spears, Caroline Ducros, Bishop John Chapman, Evan Baker. Left: Judy Cray and Laura Burgham. Photos by Robert Taylor. said he decided to be confirmed as an Anglican Catholic, but started attending Anglican services since becoming involved in its activities and first in England and then at Trinity since 2005. marrying an Anglican, Lisa McGillivray. He finds Caroline is an altar server at Sunday services. Trinity a “warm and welcoming place”. After the service, Bishop John and his Bishop John also received Caroline Ducros wife Catherine mingled with parishioners at a into the Anglican Church. Caroline was a Roman reception in the church’s Bender Hall. APRIL 2009 The OSCAR - OUR 37th YEAR Page 21

Margaret Donaldson: 100 Years Young

She looks back on her life as a Eventually she became principle of a teacher, principal, basketball school where she remembers having to commute 20 miles to work each coach and in particular her day. love of playing hockey Margaret has a love for sports but now only as a spectator. Over By Ann Beckett the years she has played and coached basketball, played hockey on a want to tell you about an girl’s high school hockey team, the amazing lady. Margaret Humboldts, and even on a boy’s Donaldson is not your typical team when there wasn’t a girl’s team I100 year old. This is a woman full of to play on. She owned three types of vim, vigor and incredible flexibility. skates, figure, speed and hockey. She She showed me how she was able also enjoyed curling, volleyball and to bend over and touch her toes! I badminton and golfing. Margaret couldn’t believe my eyes. She sat retired from tennis and skating on with her legs nonchalantly slung over the canal at age 89. Not too many the arm of the chair she was sitting people can say that! in as if it was an effortless thing to Her secret to the fountain of do. She sat in this carefree way while youth is to keep active. She says she letting me in on a few bits and pieces exercises everyday in the privacy of of her life. her own suite in her present home, Margaret was born in Humboldt the Hunt Club Manor Retirement Saskatchewan in the year 1909, Residence. She loves to play Scrabble second oldest of four daughters. and Bridge and do Crossword and Her father was a car salesman, Sudoku puzzles. That’s how she She remembers her mother as a keeps her mind active. She still reads vibrant, energetic, young woman, books and newspapers although she who enjoyed reading stories to her says her eyes have gone bad this year. four young daughters. She recalls Even though she has been the day her mother took her to the blessed with good mental and train station to wave good-bye to physical health probably in large the soldiers going off to the st1 world part due to her high level of activity war. After their mother’s death of there’s still a down side to turning tuberculosis, the girls moved in with 100. She has outlived everyone in their grandparents for the next five her life, her saddest memory is when years until the oldest sister was old her only son Neil, for whom she enough to look after them all in their had moved to Ottawa, died in 1992. own home. He was the Chief Pharmacist for Margaret was the academic Health and Welfare Canada. She has one in the family but in those been widowed for 30 years already days a girl had about three career and her last sister died a year ago. choices. She could become a nurse, She feels lonely at times but knows a stenographer or a teacher. A high she has lots of friends at the Hunt school councilor told her to become Club Manor that help to make up a a teacher and that’s just what she little bit for her losses. She socializes did. While teaching in a school in mostly at meal times when she says Pilger, a little town just outside of she and her friends have a few laughs Saskatchewan, she met her husband together and the mere mention Hubert, married him in 1944, and of her two grandsons always puts a smile on her face. Life goes on. moved to Saskatoon where they th had one son. Hubert ran his own Margaret Donaldson, happy 100 moving company Hub’s Transfer, birthday to you and best wishes for while Margaret continued to teach many more. even after her son was born. She Ann Beckett was a pioneer of the working mom. Page 22 The OSCAR - OUR 37th YEAR APRIL 2009 GARDEN GLIMPSES Those other Lilacs: Dainty, Fragrant and Carefree

By Ailsa Francis the ground upwards for almost two namely, Thumbelina, Sugar Plum Fairy Donald Wyman (author of Wyman’s weeks in late May to early June. The and Prince Charming) are patented so Gardening Encyclopaedia and ith spring really just buds are reddish purple and open they cannot be propagated without Chief Horticulturist at the Arnold around the corner, talk into icy pink blossoms that are very a license to do so. I wouldn’t be Arboretum for thirty-five years, at of lilacs is even more fragrant. The relatively diminutive surprised if these cultivars are also Harvard in Boston) wrote a paper Wtimely this month, especially with leaves on this plant do not suffer found to reach a mature size that is evaluating the Preston lilacs and the International Lilac Society’s from mildew, nor do unwanted larger than what has been advertised; identifying the cultivars worthy of Annual Convention for 2009 being shoots appear around the base of the so in order to hedge your bets, I commercial propagation; sixty-one hosted by the Friends of the Farm plant as ‘suckers’. The plant forms would either allow them a spread of years later, justifiably many of these at the Arboretum between May 28- a well-shaped mound and it can also 7’ or be prepared to shear them to are listed in a local nursery catalogue 30. Warmer days bring swelling buds be found grafted onto a single, main size after blooming. and are available in Ottawa. and promises of heady fragrance and trunk to create a ‘standard’ or tree- Syringa patula ‘Miss Kim’ These lilacs represent an huge, colourful blooms. But what form, which especially suits a more is another popular dwarf variety of improvement over the Common if you don’t favour the sprawling formal garden. lilac available at your local nursery. Lilac in a number of ways: with some lilacs of our grandmothers’ gardens, Newer Meyer lilac cultivars, Its value not only lies in its relatively judicious, light pruning they have with their unwieldy habits and ‘Bailbelle’ and ‘Baildust’, compact size (not as small as the the attractive branch structure of a unattractive mildew? There are known as Tinkerbelle and Fairy Dust above cultivars but identified as small multi-stemmed tree reaching numerous varieties of lilac to try, respectively, are comparable in size, growing anywhere from 4-10’ high anywhere between 5’ and 10’ tall and especially if one has a smaller city disease-resistance and fragrance to and broad (quite a range, I know!) around 6’ wide; the stems are strong plot and is put off by the suckering their predecessor but have slightly but also in its attractive fall foliage and non-suckering; the flower habit of the common lilac as well as different forms and bloom colours. colour. Like the previous varieties, panicles are fairly large, varied in its French hybrid descendants. Tinkerbelle is perhaps a bit less broad ‘Miss Kim’ is also very floriferous, colour and showy; foliage is darker The Meyer lilac (Syringa with an upright rounded habit to 6’; with fragrant lavender to ice-blue green, larger and less flaccid; powdery meyeri), named after F.N. Meyer Fairy Dust can achieve a height and flowers that cover the bush for many mildew does not appear to be a who introduced this plant to the spread of 4-6’. Tinkerbelle’s flowers days after the Meyer lilac cultivars serious problem; they are tolerant United States from Northern China are deep wine-red opening from have finished blooming. of high soil moisture (therefore, a in the early 20th century, is the parent pink buds while the blooms of Fairy Syringa juliana ‘Hers’ is the great choice for beds with clay loam to several so-called dwarf lilacs on Dust are soft, antique pink. Both name given a Weeping Lilac standard or automatic irrigation); and these the market today. Syringa meyeri cultivars were developed by Neal that is not commonly available but lilacs bloom about two weeks later ‘Palibin’, the original cultivar Holland at the North Dakota State I found it on the Peter Knippel than the common lilac, usually in (often referred to as Dwarf Korean University in Fargo. Like many new and Richmond Nursery websites. mid-June, so they complement many Lilac), grows to 5’ tall and up to 7’ plants, these new varieties (as well as A tree-shaped plant with its graft early summer-blooming perennials. wide and blooms prolifically from others I haven’t seen yet in Ottawa, point at around 3 1/2 and its overall The only disappointment of the heigh reaching around 5’, this lilac Preston lilac is its milder fragrance. has pendulous light mauve flowers Lastly, the ubiquitous Japanese that are fragrant and delicate leaves. Tree Lilac (Syringa reticulata), It blooms in the spring and then more commonly offered in cultivar sporadically again in the summer. form, namely ‘Ivory Silk’ here in Comparable to the standard form Ottawa, is a reasonable, if not of ‘Palibin’, whose head is more exciting, substitute for the Common densely branching with more Lilac. Many consider it over- delicate, lightweight blooms, ‘Hers’ planted municipally, but because flowering head appears more relaxed of its hardy adaptability to difficult because of its lankier branches and sites, its disease and pest-resistance its ‘weeping’ descriptive is more due (mildew, scale and borers have no to the drooping character of the effect) and its tidy shape, this lilac weighty flowering panicles. is looked upon as either an urban Another variety of lilac that has planner’s best friend or a gardener’s perhaps not been given as much air- uninspired compromise. In my view, play as the so-called dwarf varieties the superior cultivars like ‘Summer mentioned above, but are equally Snow’ and ‘Ivory Silk’ are good appropriate for a small garden, choices if one wants a mid-sized (~ are the Preston lilacs (Syringa x 20’ tall) single-stemmed tree, with prestoniae). These lilacs were attractive bark, large, originally developed here in Ottawa mildly (privet-like) scented and by Isabella Preston in the early creamy-coloured blooms, but not a 1920s at the Arboretum of the traditional lilac. I like the flowers Experimental Farm. Many of the best just before they’ve opened, varieties she (as well as F. Skinner while they’re still a chartreuse colour; and Cummings in Manitoba) created when they begin to open fully there are still growing there today. They is nothing subtle about them and as were bred in an attempt to create they go over, the one-dimensional some of the hardiest lilacs, although white turns dingy and finally, to my most naturally occurring lilacs have eye resembles a soiled handkerchief. been given a hardiness rating of Luckily, the Lilac family is zone 2 or 3, certainly tough enough a relatively large one with many to survive Canada’s extreme winters. varieties from which to choose. And But the crossing of Syringa villosa happily, many nurseries today offer a (known as the Late Lilac) with S. wide selection of them. Most are reflexa resulted in a selection of blessed with gorgeous flowers and late blooming, mildew-resistant, fragrance so that your choice will non-suckering shrubs with flower always result in a beautiful, evocative colour ranging from “rhodamine addition to your garden. pink to imperial purple.” In 1948, APRIL 2009 The OSCAR - OUR 37th YEAR Page 23

Syringa Prestoniae ‘Coral’ Welcome to OOS Hugo Alexander

ichael & Christina Honeywell-Dobbin are pleased to announce the birth of their son, Hugo Alexander, who arrived at 2:05am on the morning of St. Patrick’s Day (17th MMarch), 2009, weighing 4.7kg (10 lbs, 7 ozs). Special thanks to the team at the Ottawa General Hospital, and cousin Hilary Myron. See article by Ailsa Francis on previous page.

Painting Parliament Blue

he Council of Canadians joined with a coalition of national and local water advocacy groups illuminatingT the Peace Tower with a spectacular projection of blue light, and offered a toast to public water to highlight the need for federal action to support Canada’s public water resources and services. The March 12 event kicked off a series of “Paint the town blue” actions taking place across the country to mark World Water Day (March 22, 2009). Page 24 The OSCAR - OUR 37th YEAR APRIL 2009 Garlic + Mustard = A Deadly Combination by Barbara Riley In its first year garlic mustard produces a rosette of green leaves close to the ground, easily ven if you have not heard of garlic mistaken for violets and other spring plants. mustard plants (Alliaria petiolata), you Second-year plants reach 90 cm (2-3 1/2 ft) and have probably seen them growing in your bloom late April through early May, showing neighbourhood,E abundantly along the Rideau white flowers with four petals, then long, upright River, possibly in your own garden. Environment seed pods. A single plant may produce thousands Canada identifies Ottawa as a prime location for of seeds, which can live in the soil up to five years, this aggressive, invasive species. so removing garlic mustard needs a long-term commitment. Hand pulling works best for small infestations: - make sure to pull the entire root system – more easily done in damp soil - as new plants can grow from root fragments left in the ground. - put the pulled plants in bags, as flowers may mature and form seeds even if the plant is lying on the ground or in a compost pile. Put bags in the garbage. (Ideally, bag the stem, seeds, flowers and compost the leaves and roots.) - check for the next five years in case any Garlic Mustard Flower and Seed Pods - Second Year

seeds already in the ground produce more plants. For large areas where hand-pulling isn’t practical, cut off flower stems at ground level to prevent seed formation. If seed pods are formed, Garlic Mustard - First leaves cut and bag stalks to prevent continued buildup of seed stores. For more information: The Fletcher Wildlife Garlic mustard monopolizes light, moisture, Garden website has photos of garlic mustard and nutrients, soil and space, even releasing chemicals look-alike native plants at www.ofnc.ca/fletcher/ that destroy nutrients for trees. As a result, tree research/index_e.php#garlic. seedlings are reduced, native spring wildflowers displaced, and wildlife lose foliage, pollen, nectar, Photos by Christine Hahrahan. fruits, seeds and roots that are essential food Infestation of Garlic Mustard sources. APRIL 2009 The OSCAR - OUR 37th YEAR Page 25 BACKYARD NATURALIST Living In The 100-Acre Wood

“The urban forest (Carleton University)” Photo by Kris Barbara, by Linda Burr greenery help reduce our stress. tree in remembrance of a departed enter tree planting pledges online It’s clear that trees are especially loved one. with the objective of planting at nd o you ever think of yourself important to our quality of life. Earth Day, on April 22 , is least one billion trees worldwide as living in a forest? We live Spring time is good tree-planting another good occasion to think each year. In a call to further in an urban forest, but most time. This spring, I’m going to plant about planting trees. You could individual and collective action, Dof us can’t see the “forest” for the a tree. It’s a small one, mind you, say that Earth Day has its “roots” UNEP has set a new goal of planting trees. What we see are individual suitable for my small backyard. But in Arbor Day. Arbor Day began 7 billion trees by the end of 2009. trees planted here and there on our it’s a tree nonetheless, and will add a in 1872 in the U.S. as a holiday in The campaign strongly encourages properties, along our streets, and in little something to the urban forest which individuals and groups were the planting of indigenous trees and our city parks. But taken together, where I live. As an added bonus, I’m encouraged to plant and care for trees that are appropriate to the these trees make up our urban forest getting my tree from the City for trees in their communities. The local environment. – our very own “100-acre wood”. If free. word “arbor” is Latin for “tree”. It Many of us as children had you’ve ever watched a squirrel leap The City of Ottawa is was usually held on the last Friday a “thoughtful spot” somewhere from tree to tree to tree without encouraging residents to plant in April. In recent times, Arbor Day outdoors, much like Winnie- touching the ground, you get the trees by giving away free trees has become Earth Day – a more the Pooh in his 100-acre wood. idea. An urban forest is a forest or to homeowners. The Trees, general environmental celebration Whenever he needed to think, or collection of trees that grow within Reforestation and Environmental – but tree-planting is still a popular get away for a quiet moment, he a city. Enhancement (TREE) Program Earth Day activity. went to his special spot. If you ever In the forest, trees grow is a four-year initiative that aims On May 8, 2007, the City of had a place like this, chances are it naturally, but in the city where to enhance the City of Ottawa’s Ottawa issued a national challenge, included a tree. My neighbourhood we live, trees need our care to urban and rural forests through the challenging Canadian municipalities may not be the idyllic 100-acre thrive. There are plenty of good planting of 100,000 trees between to join Ottawa in planting trees for wood, but I like to think that I live environmental reasons for planting 2007 and 2010. You can plant your the planet, as part of the United in an urban forest, and that I can and caring for trees – they cool the own tree, or suggest a location Nations Environment Programme’s help it grow, one small tree at a time. air in summer, filter air pollution, in your neighbourhood park or (UNEP) Plant for the Planet: Linda Burr lives in Old Ottawa make oxygen, and take CO2 out of street that needs a tree. Or you can Billion Tree Campaign. People, South and is a biologist and avid the atmosphere, provide landscape volunteer to help plant trees. The communities, business and industry, backyard naturalist. beauty and refuges for wildlife. city also has a commemorative tree civil society organizations and It’s also been shown that trees and program to assist families to plant a governments are encouraged to Page 26 The OSCAR - OUR 37th YEAR APRIL 2009 City of Ottawa Funds Heritage Survey in Old Ottawa South By John Calvert something of intrinsic value has grown the community to promote the survey OSHP needs your support to make significantly, while government policy findings the heritage survey project a success. If he Ottawa South History of intensification and general trends Old Ottawa South, the donations are made through our project th Project received some fantastic for redevelopment and wholesale tear- neighbourhood, developed as a late 19 partner, Heritage Ottawa, a registered th news in early March: the City of down of properties have put increasing / early 20 century suburban cluster charity, they are eligible for a charitable OttawaT is awarding $6,000 toward our pressure on the neighbourhood form. of residences and businesses catering donation tax receipt. Heritage Survey project allowing us to There is a substantial and growing risk to civic servants and some well-to-do The Heritage Survey project is hire a student this summer to conduct that properties of heritage significance residents of Ottawa; a number of large lead by a mix of OSHP volunteers the detailed research and field work in Old Ottawa South could be lost country homes were built, a few of and professionals donating their time from May through August 2009. Now simply because not enough is known which still exist. It is among a handful and expertise, including John Calvert, we need residents of Old Ottawa South about them to adequately protect of Ottawa neighbourhoods that exist founder of OSHP, heritage specialist to step forward as volunteers to assist them. A recent example is 900 Colonel today in a nearly intact original form. Julie Harris of Contentworks Inc. and with project activities, or as donors to By Drive, as described in the OSCAR Many properties retain, in whole or in architectural historian and OSCAR help complete the fundraising. newspaper, Nov. 2008 issue. part, architectural features dating back board member Mohammad al-Asad. nearly 100 years. The Heritage Survey project has been Since October 2007, the Ottawa endorsed by the following groups and South History Project has been actively individuals:

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What is the Heritage Survey project? This is where the heritage survey The survey has several goals: comes in. The Ottawa South History 1. To create an up-to-date survey of Project plans to: 66 Barton heritage features in Old Ottawa South a) Identify buildings and public 2. To enhance public understanding spaces that individually or as a group (or researching and documenting the -Heritage Ottawa; of the heritage value of the streetscape) contribute to the historic history and heritage of Old Ottawa - Carleton University School neighbourhood as a whole character of Old Ottawa South (survey) South. Because OSHP is volunteer of Canadian Studies Heritage 3. To involve the community in the b) Document the history of a select based, this work proceeds slowly, and Conservation Programme; identification and documentation of sub-set of these properties and the in some cases is hampered by a lack - Stuart Lazear, Coordinator of the heritage value of Old Ottawa South contributions that they make to the 4. To create a reliable information historic character of Old Ottawa South

305 Sunnyside

of professional expertise in historical Heritage Planning, City of Ottawa; and heritage disciplines. In order to - Councillor Clive Doucet. 175 Belmont address the heritage planning concerns But we need several more resource that can serve as evidence identified, OSHP conceived of the volunteers to help with revising the for decision-making about the urban (documentation and analysis) heritage survey and streetscape analysis. heritage reference list, identifying environment of Old Ottawa South c) Present the information In order to leverage volunteer potential properties for in-depth Old Ottawa South lacks an up-to- and analysis to the community resources and broad community research, photography and website date profile of its heritage features. The (awareness and education), including: interest, OSHP plans to engage a senior development. Please contact the neighbourhood contains 7 properties - a written report deposited with university-level student or recently Ottawa South History Project if you designated under the Ontario Heritage the community association, the graduated professional with heritage are interested and willing to help out Act. In addition, there are approximately City of Ottawa Heritage Planning planning and conservation expertise or can make a donation, 730-9851, 400 properties on the City of Ottawa’s group, the City of Ottawa to conduct the heritage survey. As a [email protected] or Heritage Reference List, a sort of Archives, and Heritage Ottawa small community group with limited visit us online at www.OldOttawaSouth. watch list of properties of potential - a summary report published in the financial resources, OSHP is soliciting ca/HistoryProject. heritage interest. Yet the reference list community newspaper, The OSCAR funds from various public and private The Ottawa South History Project is based largely on informal “windshield - a web-based interactive version of sector sponsors in order to carry out gratefully acknowledges the financial surveys” conducted 30 years ago and the report published on the OSHP this work in a timely fashion, and support of the City of Ottawa, and the in- does not contain substantive details. In website, including a map and catalogue before any significant heritage property kind donation of reprographic services by recent years, appreciation of heritage as of streets and properties documented is lost. Financial and in-kind donations Allegra Print and Imaging. - an open house and public lecture in are critical to the project success, APRIL 2009 The OSCAR - OUR 37th YEAR Page 27

The Canal Mug Poetry Series Yvonne’s Book Picks Sunnyside branch, 1049 Bank Street chapbooks: This body That I Live In (Turnstone, This is Yvonne from the Ottawa Public Library and this month Thursdays in April 2009 1979) and Woman Dreams (above / ground press, I’m reviewing Rollercoaster: my hectic years as Jean 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. 1998), Anne has published two full-length Chrétien’s diplomatic advisor, 1994-1998 by James collections: Sleep is a Country (Harbinger, 1997) K. Bartleman Thursday April 2nd and Old Winter (Chaudiere Books, 2007). Ronnie Brown has been published in more s Chrétien’s Henry Kissinger figure for four than 100 magazines and journals and is the Stephen Brockwell has four collections years, James Bartleman mixed with all the biggest author of five collections of poetry. Her fourth of poetry: The Wire in Fences (Balmuir Book names: Clinton, Blair, Yeltsin, Castro, Kohl, collection, States of Matter, (Black Moss, 2006) Publishing), The Cometology, Fruitfly Geographic andA so on because from 1994 to 1998, Mr Bartleman won the Acorn-Plantos People’s Poetry Award. (which won the Archibald Lampman Award) was Foreign Policy Advisor to the Prime Minister and and The Real Made Up. He is the co-editor of the Assistant Secretary to Foreign and Defence Policy, Privy Terry Ann Carter was born in Cambridge, online journal Poetics.ca. Council Office. Massachusetts and came to Canada in 1965. She He was involved in deadly serious crisis management, has published three collections of poetry, the Thursday April 23rd accompanying Chrétien to all the world’s hot spots – most recent of which is Transplanted (Borealis Nadine McIinnis is the author of one book dodging bullets in Sarajevo, and trying to avoid war in the Press) which was short-listed for the 2007 of short fiction, Quicksilver, and five books of Spanish trawler incident. Not to mention dealing with Lampman-Scott Award. She placed first in the poetry including: The Litmus Body, which won the Premier of China on an official visit encountering Vancouver International Cherry Blossom Haiku the Ottawa Book Award. Her most recent protestors in Montreal and shouting, “I am departing Contest in 2007. collection, Hemispheres, (Brick Books, 2007), immediately. Never have I and my country been so was nominated for the Pat Lowther, the Relit humiliated.” Thursday April 9th and the Lampman-Scott Awards. Which leader at the G7 Summit in Halifax passed Deanna Young has published poetry in out drunk in the hotel elevator? What did Jean Chrétien numerous journals including Fiddlehead, The Born and educated in Winnipeg, Glenn do to set White House aides threatening, “the next time New Quarterly and Antigonish Review. In 1996, Kletke lives in Ottawa and doubles as a writer there’s a referendum, we will support the separatists”? Young took first prize in the poetry category and education consultant in southeast Asia. His And why did Fidel Castro grab the author, shaking him of the Atlantic Writing Competition. She is most recent collection of poems is House on the and snarling, “I hope you are satisfied, Bartleman”? Well, the author of Drunkard’s Path (Gaspereau Press, Edge of the Ice about an abandoned railway hotel it’s all in this lively book. 2001). in the Selkirk mountains of British Columbia. You’ll be amazed at how widely Chrétien and Bartleman travelled and how much top-level action Bruce Taylor is the author of two books of For more information on this free program they experienced. Canadian foreign policy has never poetry. Cold Rubber Feet (Cormorant, 1989) won which runs for four Thursdays, please drop by seemed so exciting or so funny. Rollercoaster: my the QSPELL Poetry Prize and was a finalist or call the Sunnyside Branch, Adult Services hectic years as Jean Chrétien’s diplomatic advisor, for the Gerald Lampert Memorial Award. His Department at 613-730-1082. 1994-1998 by James K. Bartleman is a candid, witty, second book Facts, won the 1999 A.M. Klein eye-opening book about foreign affairs at the top. Award. A special thanks to the Ottawa Public Library, The League of Canadian Poets This is Yvonne from the Ottawa Public Library wishing Thursday April 16th and the Canada Council. you good reads and For more Ottawa Public Library “Good Anne Le Dressay grew up in Manitoba Reads” visit www.biblioottawalibrary.ca/experience/good/ and lives in Ottawa. In addition to her two good_e.html” th Page 28 The OSCAR - OUR 37 YEAR APRIL 2009 OCCSB TRUSTEE REPORT “PUTTING STUDENTS FIRST”

Kathy Ablett, R.N. teachers); lifts underclass students, many Corpus Christi, Jean Vanier, St. Trustee Zone 9 • Focus on sexual harassment of whom are not Catholic. The Andrew and St. Monica. Capital/River Wards and principal investigations (aimed secret of this success is the age-old Ms. Coffey’s PowerPoint of at social workers and psychologists); Catholic focus on values, character all her projects will be included Telephone: 526-9512 • Homosexuality and and academic skill. in a special section of the Board’s Educational Pastoral Practice Mr. McCloskey spoke at website March 26. Funding for Safe, Equitable (aimed at social workers, principals Blessed Sacrament Church on and Inclusive Schools and guidance counselors); and Saturday, February 28th and also on Ottawa Student Superintendent Tom D’Amico st outlined part of the Ministry • Focus on internet safety and Sunday, March 1 . Mr. McCloskey Transportation Authority of Education’s Safe Schools cyber bullying/homophobia (aimed was very well received. The Ottawa Student Strategy. The Ministry provided at Grade 6 – 10 students). Transportation Authority has funding to be used to purchase Also a school set of materials Going Green completed the initial public resources, training, planning related to reflective discipline has Ann Coffey from the Evergreen consultation process dealing with and/or coordinating activities been purchased for each school. Foundation shared with the Board proposed efficiency in student to support equity and inclusive an overview of the many greening transportation. The ‘draft report’ is education and prevent gender- Homegrown Author Highlights projects she has been involved to be tabled at the Ottawa Student based bullying, homophobia Catholic School Success in U.S. with at our schools. Evergreen Transportation Authority Board and sexual harassment. This The Board received signed Foundation has provided funding of Directors meeting on March 23, Equity and Inclusive Education copies of the book “The Street and support for various schoolyard 2009. Your local Trustee can be Strategy will recognize diversity Stops Here.” Author Patrick enhancements, holding workshops contacted for any ongoing concerns and promote inclusive education, McCloskey attended St. George for school staff members and using or information. as well as identify and eliminate School, St. Pius X High School and volunteers and students to design discriminatory biases and barriers St. Joseph High School. and build sustainable projects. If, at any time, I can be of related to student learning. Mr. McCloskey’s book looks Ann has also been instrumental assistance to you please do not A staff committee looked at at inner city Catholic schools in in helping to collect funds from hesitate to call me at 526-9512. options for raising awareness and the United States. Despite the various agencies to make the Sincerely, developed five projects on topics challenges, Catholic schools in the projects happen. Shade, gathering Kathy Ablett like: most impoverished, high-crime spots and proper placement of “Your Trustee” • Focus on Healthy neighbourhoods across the US trees has been the emphasis at Relationships (aimed at grade 3 & 4 provide a quality education that Assumption, Brother Andre, Southside

Lions, Lambs And Summer Camps at Southside By Sheryl N. Hamilton

arch was a busy month at Southside as all regular activities were in full swing, we held our registration night for next year’s programs, and preparations swung into high gear for our summer Mcamps. We are very proud of our line-up of summer camps which extend the quality educational care that Southside is famous for into four weeks in July. Please note the camps are all open to all children, not just students of Southside. The teachers are excited about the innovative themes in the school age program. Ottawa Week will be the focus of the week of July 6-10. The children will take up questions such as: how did Ottawa get its name and why is Ottawa special? They will go to the Parliament buildings, discover the history of the canal and map our neighbourhood. Children will leave with an enhanced sense of pride in the city where we all live. Science Week from July 13-17 will begin with a visit from Mad Science and learning about the properties of liquids and solids. Our budding scientists will then be taking up other topics such as magnets, sinking and floating, and gravity. July 20-24 is Leadership Week and this promises to be very exciting. Children will have the opportunity to develop their leadership and team building skills by planning and implementing a fun fair day for the Kindergarten camp group. The children will develop and organize the fun fair from the games to the prizes, learning about everything from budgets to cooperation. Last, but not least, from July 27-31, Southside will offer a Nature Week theme camp where children will discover nature in their community. They will learn about the plants that grow in their climate, the weather patterns in Canada compared to other countries, recycling, and how to build a composter. One of the highlights will be a trip to the Museum of Nature. We can hardly wait to get the camps under way. They feature a low ratio of students to teachers and you can be confident that qualified and experience teachers are caring for your children. Of course, in addition to the great themed activities, there will plenty of time for crafts, play, outdoor activities, water fun, snacks and so on. If you are interested in Cont’d On Next Page APRIL 2009 The OSCAR - OUR 37th YEAR Page 29 OCDSB TRUSTEE REPORT

September Start Date

By Rob Campbell to take into account the number I’m told we might need time at the perhaps could have been a little of school days, moving PD days start of the school year to finalize a more proactive and creative. Maybe ast column I briefly noted around or not, camp and parent quality PD package now. If we had we will all learn from this going an input opportunity re the schedules, collective agreements, been able to reasonably front load forward and for next year. school start date for next year. hot June days and schools without the calendar with PD days we might LThe OCDSB since has decided that air-conditioning, protecting other be looking at a different outcome. If you have a suggestion or a we should have a September 1rst school year holiday periods. Parent What is strange of course is that concern, or would like to be added to my start date. This is the same as the feedback to me was running slightly next year’s calendar is not exactly a e-newsletter list, then please contact me previous OCSB’s decision (which in favour of a Sep 1 start though state secret. Really, Ministry and via [email protected] or at 323-7803. makes transportation costing almost the same number favoured school boards across the Province Meeting and document info available at easier), however there were other Sep 8th. should have been able to have www.ocdsb.ca more determining factors involved What was determining in planned for this much earlier on - in the decision also. the end though I believe was our maybe even this past fall. All parties To recap, this coming September inability to reasonably move PD Labour Day falls especially late, days to the front of the school school has traditionally started after year. This had seemed to me to Labour Day and yet we needed to be a win-win solution allowing fit in a certain number of school for a September 8th start without days and professional development unduly affecting the rest of the year (PD) days and then there is now and which would have allowed our the new Family Day to contend instructors a chance to hone their with. Certainly several dates were skills right at the start of the year. considered, though mostly those Some of the mobile days, those not before Labour Day. dedicated to preparing report cards Many have been understandably or parent interviews, are Ministry anxious to know how to plan their mandated. I pressed this option at summers and indeed community- Committee. based and private summer camp However, at Committee I was organizations have been anxious told that the Ministry materials to know what to plan for also. with which to construct the PD day Not having a decision, for many instructional days planned for next simply any decision, has been a year have yet to be received from concern. This has been an issue for the Ministry, have been repeatedly communities and school boards delayed and we still apparently have across the province. no firm date in sight yet by which Consultation on the start date they will arrive. The few precious options was fairly extensive at the training days we have for our 4,500 OCDSB and we held a special Board teachers are very important to help meeting to expedite the decision instil cutting edge best practice and earlier than usual. We have had we try to make the most of them.

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Lions, Lambs .... Cont’d From Previous Page hearing more or registering your child for either the kindergarten or school age camps, please contact Joanne at 613-730-5819. Preparations for summer camps did not stop the fun during the month of March. The children could begin to feel spring in the air and so a number of activities focused on the “lion and lamb” theme that is so true of March. A number of classes took up space activities, exploring everything from astronaut food to space shuttle toys. Other classes enjoyed the talents of Russell and his music and Susan from the library. Beach day was a huge hit (as usual); students love wearing their swimsuits, pretending they’re at the beach, and having a special lunch. A couple of lucky classes got to wave to U.S. President Obama as he drove by on his short visit to Ottawa. Ocean and sea life was another focus, resulting in some pretty amazing artwork, while one young group took up colour mixing, inspired by the wonderful book Mouse Paint by Ellen Stoll Walsh. If you missed the March 23 registration night and are still interested in our programs, do give us a call; there may still be some space (730-5819). Page 30 The OSCAR - OUR 37th YEAR APRIL 2009

Kaleidoscope Kids’ Books Take a Look at the Poetry Books s April is Poetry Month we thought we replaced with a different kind of horsepower – Brown Bear fame), has been described as the would share some of our favorite poetry a motorcycle, King George’s men have become definitive anthology of children’s poetry. This collections. We have some old classics, FBI agents and rural England is now a dark Art full-colour treasury contains nearly two hundred someA classics redone and some new favorites to Deco-era New York City. This modern cinematic poems – all of them picked by Martin. Traditional share. version of the poem will appeal to those familiar children’s poems are presented along with The Visions in Poetry series has been with the poem and young readers encountering it contemporary pieces and all are accompanied both a critical and popular success. Developed for the first time. by illustrations by award-winning artists such as by Canadian Kids Can Press this series sees One of Karin’s favorites is This Is Just to Eric Carle, Steven Kellogg, Nancy Tafuri, Dan classic poems re-interpreted for today’s readers Say: Poems of Apology and Forgiveness Yaccarino and Chris Raschka. This is a wonderful by contemporary artists. Stéphane Jorische won by Joyce Sidman with illustrations by Pamela gift and sure to become a classic. the 2008 Governor General’s award for English Zagarenski. When Mrs. Merz assigns her sixth- It’s hard to believe, but it’s true. This year illustration for his edition of Edward Lear’s grade students to write poems of apology what marks the 30th anniversary of Shel Silverstein’s The Owl and the Pussycat. Jorische’s vision emerges is a surprising array of emotions, poetic classic Where the Sidewalk Ends. In a special begins with a world where different species are forms, and subjects from dead pets and biting 30th anniversary edition we are treated to 12 new segregated and everyone hides behind a mask. hamsters to angry siblings and betrayal of trust. poems in addition to enjoying Silverstein’s original When an aristocratic owl meets a bohemian Fast-talking Thomas writes a humorous poem poems and drawings. Irreverent, hilarious and pussycat they escape society’s disapproval by patterned after William Carlos Williams’s This wildly popular, Silverstein’s collection of verse sailing away in a beautiful pea-green boat to a Is Just to Say, apologizing to Mrs. Garcia in the is hard to put down. His black pen drawings utopian land where all creatures live together office, for stealing the jelly donuts in the teachers’ are an integral part of the poems, which range and no one need wear a mask. With playful lounge: Forgive me/they were delicious/so sweet/ from funny and gross to introspective or tender. illustrations this is a wonderful celebration of and so gloppy. Mrs. Garcia’s response poem says, Silverstein talked to kids as if they were grown- love and a great way to introduce kids to a classic Of course I forgive you./But I still have to call your ups and reminded grown-ups of what fun it is to poem. My current favorite in this series is Murray mother. Zagarenski’s mixed-media illustrations be a kid. Kimber’s illustrations for Alfred Noyes’s The are filled with clever references as items found in At a very young age children are introduced Highwayman. Inspired by gangster movies a classroom are used as part of the illustrations. to poetry through nursery rhymes and songs. and film noir, the highwayman’s horse has been White hole reinforcements resemble the stolen Why not continue fostering a love of poetry by doughnuts while a dictionary entry on ‘apology’ revisiting some old classics or trying some new becomes part of a student’s clothing. Clever, favorites? funny, sad, creative and wise – this poetry collection is a fun way to inspire students to Kaleidoscope Kids’ Books is located in Old Ottawa write their own poems. South at 1115 Bank Street. The Bill Martin Jr. Big Book of Poetry, with a forward by Eric Carle (of Brown Bear,

Thirty Days Hath April .... Cont’d from next page find their inner poet. Day 28 Write a line, quote, stanza or entire poem from your favourite poet. Tape it to your mirror or fridge to remind you of the beauty of language and how it makes you feel. Day 29 Write a poem drawing on your 5 senses as a starting point. Choose something you love whether it’s a food, a sport, or a hobby. Now write 5 lines one from each of your senses. Day 30 Write your own poem and submit it to the OSCAR!!

I would like to thank Susan McMaster for her article in the February Oscar as it not only inspired me to write this article but also to send in a poem of my own.

An Ode to Ottawa South

Shall I compare thee to the Glebe or Sandy Hill? Thou art more friendly and lovely for sure Filled with life and energy and community spirit Why would anyone look for more? You offer parks, a pool, a library, Schools and restaurants too Thou art truly great in offering So much for all to do, Thou art surely the best community The one that has it all Other areas in comparison Stack up rather small How lucky to live in a place As glorious as you Old Ottawa South Nowhere compares, this is absolutely true!!

Happy Poetry Month to one and all! APRIL 2009 The OSCAR - OUR 37th YEAR Page 31

Thirty Days Hath April… Celebrating National Poetry Month By: Susan Atkinson Use as many similes as possible Day 18 you from head to toe. Let the words in your conversations or e-mails Write an acrostic poem. With trickle one by one down the page. hirty days hath April, and today. an acrostic poem the first letter of Day 24 the darling buds of May – Day 7 each line comes from the title or Spend a couple of hours at one hang on a minute I’m getting Francesco X. Alarcon wrote, subject of the poem. Simply put the of Ottawa South’s coffee shops. aheadT of myself, it’s April, it’s spring, “A poem makes us see everything first letter of each line will spell the Write whatever comes to mind. the sky is brighter, the sunshine’s for the first time” Take a look at title. For example: Don’t think, just write! warmer, the grass is greener and the everyday objects in your everyday Oscar Day 25 birds sing louder. It’s also National world describe how you see them as Outstanding Tonight is a full moon. Sit Poetry month. That’s right, a whole if you are seeing them for the first Sensational read outside with your journal and month dedicated to poetry. All over time” Community newspaper describe what you see. Use as many our country poetry will be popping Day 8 A must have for every household adjectives as you can to describe the up like spring flowers everywhere Choose a shape - what does it Rave reviews every time! moon. and let’s face it what better way to remind you of? What does it look Day 19 Day 26 celebrate the change of seasons like, feel like? Write a poem all Write what you think poetry Open a drawer, purse, or closet (especially after a long cold winter) about your shape and then arrange is- start with “poetry is ______and and write about the first item you than to let the beauty of words wash the words in the shape of your shape then make a list of all your ideas. see. Use it as a subject for a short over your senses. Think of it like a to make a shape poem. Day 20 poem. 30-day feast for the creative palate. Day 9 Write a tongue twister. Day 27 If you’re looking to embrace the art Think about your favorite color. Day 21 Throw a poetry party. Gather of poetry but don’t know where to Do some free writing about what Close your eyes and listen to all friends and family to celebrate start here’s some tiny suggestions on you like - what memories you have, the sounds you hear. Write down poets past and present. Remember how to make each day in April just a feelings, sensations, objects, and words to describe each noise. Make “…poetry is communication in its little more poetic! As Samuel Taylor places anything you associate with up words that sound like the sound purest state; it is absolute freedom Coleridge (The Rime of the Ancient it. (in poetic language this is known as of language and a place where Mariner) once said…”poetry is the Day 10 onomatopoeia). the real, the possible and the best words in their best order.” So From the books you looked Day 22 necessary merge.” (statement made why not try your hand at writing through at the library choose a Write a poem about early by UNESCO on the founding of some of your own? poem, which inspires you. mornings, late nights or every hour International Poetry Day, March Using the same form to imitate in between! 21st 2001). Encourage your guests to Day 1 the poem but use a completely Day 23 Visit Mother Tongue Books at different subject for your version. Make a hot drink perhaps tea, Cont’d on previous page 1067 Bank Street. The store has Day 11 coffee or hot chocolate describe a great selection of journals and Write a poem where every line how it feels going down, warming notebooks. Buy a new journal to begins with ‘I wish…’ record all your creative thoughts. Day 12 Day 2 It’s Sunday. Write an ode in Check what’s happening both praise of the good things about in our community and the city to the day. Include your favorite celebrate National Poetry Month! Sunday activities. Starting tonight, April 2nd and on Day 13 each following Thursday throughout “April showers bring May the month, local poets read from flowers”. Write a poem about your their work at the Sunnyside Library. umbrella, your raincoat or your The readings are known as ‘The rain boots. Canal Mug Poetry Series’ and Day 14 feature some of Ottawa’s finest Write a Limerick! A Limerick poets. Readings start at 7:00 pm. is a light, humorous poem of Day 3 5 lines. Limericks are usually Stir your creative juices, write nonsensical in nature. Lines 1,2 the word ‘Spring’ in the middle of and 5 rhyme with each other, as one of your journal’s pages, draw a do lines 3 and 4. The rhyming circle around it and then do some lines also have the same rhythm free association by writing images, and the same number of syllables. sights, smells or sounds that come Day 15 to mind. Take your journal for a walk Day 4 around the block. Write down Spend a couple of hours at our everything you see a ong the wonderful library perusing through way. Make short poems that all the poetry section. If you don’t have start with a particular letter. (For a library card get one, they’re free example: S – Swing, signpost, and using the library supports the shadows). community. Day 16 Day 5 Visit Kaleidoscope Books on Take a dictionary, open it to any Bank Street and browse through page; close your eyes let your fingers their children’s poetry section. fall onto the page. Whatever word it Get inspired by some of the lands on write it down and use it as a fun and silly verse that is being title for a poem. written for children. Try writing Day 6 your own short nonsense poem, Have a ‘simile’ day, not a ‘smiley’ using made up words and zany day, a simile day! A simile is a rhyme. comparison between two or more Day 17 things using like or as. For example: Write a poem describing a ‘As quiet as a mouse’. clear, cool glass of lemonade. Page 32 The OSCAR - OUR 37th YEAR APRIL 2009

Separation and Divorce - The Agreement by Rick Sutherland, CLU, break from each other. If both parties information honestly and a solution is calculations needed in evaluating CFP, FDS, R.F.P see eye-to-eye they can draft their developed that takes into account the the division scenarios to ensure that own agreement and take it to their highest priorities of both parties and financial decisions made today will o you’ve decided that you respective lawyers for review. This their children. The goal is to reach not result in costly mistakes in the can’t work things out and it’s ensures all legal aspects are covered. an agreement that everyone can live future. time to separate. The end of As long as there are no outstanding with. During this emotional life marriageS may be viewed as a tragic issues you have an agreement. Finally, the traditional method is transition it is important to know event. Separation and divorce can be If you’re still talking but just can’t the litigation process. Here each party that there are many support services a difficult process both emotionally seem to come up with an agreement retains their respective lawyers and all available to help with your agreement. and financially. One of the first things the next option may be the mediation discussion is handled through their Your team may include mental health you want to establish is a separation approach. Mediators are objective legal counsel. All communication professionals, child specialists, agreement. Your agreement becomes participants who don’t take sides, but between the spouses has ended. This financial specialists and legal a legally binding contract once it is try to work with both parties equally. process can be quite costly, time professionals. Your team will help signed by both parties and witnessed. They may provide guidance or refer consuming and can end with multiple to rebuild your foundation toward Among other things it outlines items other professionals for specialized court appearances. a happier and healthier life for the such as spousal support, the division areas such as the development of a Not one method is necessarily future. of property and debts and provides parenting plan or financial planning better than the other. Despite This is a monthly article on for custody, visitation and support of calculations. Many mediators are also the method chosen to draft your financial planning. Call or write to children. lawyers and provide their services agreement, ultimately many of the Rick Sutherland CLU, CFP, FDS, Where do you start? There are from a legal point of view. issues of separation and divorce will R.F.P., of FundEX Investments Inc. essentially four ways one can approach The third method is a process revolve around finances and money. with your topics of interest at 798- this situation. Hopefully you are still called the collaborative approach. An exactly equal division of property 2421 or E-mail at rick@invested- talking to your soon-to-be former In this case both parties retain their is often not the same as a fair division interest.ca. spouse. This can lead to an amicable respective legal counsel and everyone of property. Sometimes a specially negotiated separation and a clean meets together. There is a pledge not trained financial planner is required to go to court. Both parties exchange to assist with the complicated

Ontario Mining Legislation By Anna Sundin

ost people would be surprised to discover that miners have special protection in exploring and developing land for mineral extraction, including on privately owned properties. MThe assumption behind the mining legislation in existence in most of Canada is that mining is the highest and best use of the land. The various legislative schemes across Canada were enacted in the mid-1800s and have not substantially changed since then. The system in use for mining in most of Canada is referred to as the free entry system. A miner need only stake a claim and pay a minimal annual fee in order to obtain unlimited access to the minerals under the land. The primary rights associated with this system are: • the right of entry on and access to land that may contain minerals • the right to locate and register a claim without consulting the Financial Divorce Specialist Crown; Avoid costly mistakes with professional financial and assistance in the division of assets. • the right to acquire a mineral lease with no discretion to refuse it on the part of the Crown. Anyone wishing to explore land for minerals has to obtain a license. In Ontario anyone can obtain such a license upon payment of a small Contact: Rick Sutherland, CLU, CFP, FDS, R.F.P. fee. Once it has been issued, the license grants the holder of the licence 1276 Wellington Street, Ottawa ON K1Y 3A7 the right to prospect for minerals on any lands open for staking without Phone: (613)798-2421 Email: [email protected] providing notice to the registered owner of the land. The land owner only has one year to register a dispute if there is a claim for minerals on the land. There are certain lands that are not open for staking including land Guidance, Protection where the mineral rights are owned privately. Where staking is allowed, the license holder can make a claim on the lands for the purpose of exploring its mineral potential This is the and Peace of Mind. process called “staking” and may have different technical requirements in different jurisdictions. At its most basic it means erecting poles on the Anna E. Sundin, Barrister & Solicitor land marking the claimed area. The first to mark the land has the highest GEnErAl PrActicE includinG: claim to it for exploration purposes. Family Law, Wills, Real Estate, Incorporations, Litigation and Collaborative Family Law After staking, the claimant registers the claim with the province. – A Cooperative and Dignified Approach to Separation and Divorce.– In order to maintain the priority of the claim over other claimants, the miner must do minimal assessment work on the claimed land annually. There are no time limits for this work so a claim can be maintained indefinitely. The surface owner of land open for staking cannot deny access to the miner and is only entitled to compensation. If a miner finds a significant mineral deposit, a mineral lease can be applied for. The government has no ability to refuse a request for a mineral lease. They are often 20 years long and there is no provision for cancellation in the event of default. The Province of Ontario is in the process of amending its current mining regime to take account of other competing interests in Ontario lands, including aboriginal rights and private land owners.

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M.P.P. OTTAWA CENTRE

Energy and Sustainability for the Future

By Yasir Naqvi, MPP process, including providing service domestic content requirements for municipalities. If you are interested guarantees for renewable energy renewable energy projects, leading in participating in the consultations, t is time that we change the projects and a Renewable Energy to job opportunities here at home. please contact my office and I will way we think about electricity. Facilitator; North American leading If passed, the legislation would make sure to keep you informed of That is why our government energy efficiency standards (Energy drive new economic opportunities upcoming opportunities. Irecently introduced a landmark Star) for household appliances; for local communities, First To learn more about this bill and piece of legislation that will propel mandatory home energy audits Nations and Métis communities to other initiatives, I encourage you to Ontario into the 21st century by prior to sale of homes; and making build, own and operate their own visit www.ontario.ca/greenenergy. making us a leader in green energy energy efficiency a central tenet of renewable energy projects. The McGuinty government and sustainable development. Ontario’s Building Code. This legislation also allows has made the economy and the The Green Energy and Green It is estimated that these new for something really exciting and environment two of our top Economy Act (GEA) would boost changes and investments would innovative: community renewable priorities in the past five years. The investment in renewable energy create 50,000 new jobs in Ontario energy co-ops. The GEA enables GEA would be the next essential projects and increase conservation, over the first three years, building a community ownership of renewable step in a plan that has already creating green jobs and economic stronger, greener economy. We need energy projects by citizen-led demonstrated real results for growth in Ontario. To realize and our energy supply to be efficient, energy co-operatives and clarifies Ontarians and Ontario. So far, we protect Ontario’s potential today we reliable, smart and clean; to make that local distribution companies, have reduced our dependence on must modernize our infrastructure this happen, Ontario’s power grid like Hydro Ottawa, can invest coal by 36 percent since 2003, and and reduce our carbon footprint. must be brought into the 21st century. in under-10-megawatts renewal today, more than three-quarters We must work together to design The proposed GEA is a bold series energy projects. This means that of Ontario’s power is generated by and implement the ideas that will of coordinated actions that will neighbours can get together, pool emissions-free sources. give our communities a stable, make it easier to bring renewable their resources to purchase solar I look forward to working secure environment in which to energy projects to life, and will panels or other renewable energy with you on moving green energy raise our families. foster a culture of conservation by generators, and provide power not forward in our community. Please The proposed GEA includes a assisting homeowners, government, only for themselves, but for their do not hesitate to contact me with range of measures, such as: creating a schools and industrial employers to community. your thoughts and suggestions. I pricing system for renewable energy transition to lower energy use. As the proposed legislation look forward to your feedback! that will guarantee rates and help The GEA would encourage and its implementation move Together we are building spark new investment in renewable billions of dollars in investment forward, ongoing consultations a greener, healthier and safer energy generation; establishing the to help ensure Ontario’s energy will be held with First Nations community for everyone. “right to connect” to the electricity supply mix is one of the cleanest and Métis communities grid for renewable projects; anywhere. The GEA would also and stakeholders including establishing a streamlined approvals enable the government to set business, environmentalists and

Unsafe Lane Changing And Wind Generation In To book an OSCAR ad Speeding In February Ontario call Gayle 730-1058 ast month, the City of Ottawa’s Integrated ver a 24-hour period on March 11, wind [email protected] Road Safety Program (IRSP), through its energy totalled 16,585 megawatt hours Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (MWh) - enough electricity to power a city L(STEP), laid 2,806 charges for unsafe lane changing theO size of Peterborough for a week. The hourly and speeding. average wind output was 691 megawatts (MW), with Specifically, 116 tickets were issued for unsafe a high output of 781 MW and a low output of 419 lane changing, while 2,690 charges were laid for MW. speeding. Ontario is making significant progress in its Each month since 2004, STEP has been profiling efforts to phase out coalfired generation and develop and enforcing two initiatives that target specific a greener, more sustainable supply mix, which will traffic safety priorities. These initiatives support lead to more recordbreaking days. larger IRSP public awareness and enforcement With nearly 900 MW of wind capacity providing campaigns. energy into the electricity market, Ontario is leading In 2003, two City departments - Public Works the country in wind generation capacity. The IESO and Services and Ottawa Public Health - and the forecasts that at least two terawatthours (TWh) of Ottawa Police Service developed the IRSP to provide electricity will be produced by wind farms over the a comprehensive approach in promoting road next year. safety. The Program’s goal is to reduce traffic The IESO is responsible for managing Ontarios fatalities or serious injuries by 30 percent by 2010. bulk electricity system and operating the wholesale Ottawa residents have identified traffic safety electricity market. For more information, visit www. as a top priority. The IRSP is committed to using ieso.ca. available resources to make Ottawa roads safer for residents. Page 34 The OSCAR - OUR 37th YEAR APRIL 2009

Local Veterinarian - Dr. Emily Black

This Is Your Pet, This Is Your Pet On Drugs

By Emily Black day I see and treat at least two if drugs is removed by the enzymes of not three different species and the liver. If your liver is busy taking o, what constitutes a drug. when I choose medications for alcohol from your system then it’s According to Wikipedia : A these animals I use very separate not available to clear the Aspirin killer which was a combination of drug, broadly speaking, is information when determining the and it sticks around causing nasty oxycodone and Tylenol. The owner anyS chemical substance that, when safety and effectiveness in each of things… like shutting down your called because he was worried about absorbed into the body of a living those species, all of these species kidneys. It’s a bit worrisome when the oxycodone which is considered organism, alters normal bodily (cats, dogs and rabbits) are very you think about it because how dangerous to humans because of its function. This definition holds true very different in fundamental ways, many people take two Aspirin when addictive qualities. I explained it both for your own body as well as from humans. A failure to recognize coming in from a night out drinking wasn’t the oxycodone I was worried that of your pet. Drugs like Aspirin, this difference can have deadly to ward off a hang over. An over about but the small amount of Tylenol and Benadryl have become consequences. the counter drug, considered safe Tylenol. In eating one tablet the so common, that for humans they First things first. Most drugs suddenly turns deadly. medium sized dog came dangerously are available off the shelf (over the are processed by the liver in the Now, dogs and cats don’t have close to having enough Tylenol to counter) and for the majority of body. The liver is the organ that the enzyme required to clear Tylenol kill it. Luckily it turned out that us are no longer considered drugs. basically takes the junk out of the at all. Even a small dose of Tylenol when they recounted the number of Others, because they come at us body’s blood, kind of like a giant is enough to kill a cat and seriously tablets twice, the dog hadn’t eaten through an alternative modality sewage processing plant. It does this injure a small dog. The problem any and merely had just chewed the such as homeopathy, don’t register through the use of various enzymes. is that so many people think of heck out of the bottle, but it goes as drugs either. Enzymes are small proteins in the Aspirin, ibuprofen and Tylenol to show that recognizing the species These common drugs have blood vessel walls that basically interchangeably because they alter differences is important. been designated over the counter latch on to certain chemicals and body function in the same way, but So, the take home message is because they have proven to be change them or move them. In they all rely on different enzymes to before you give your pet anything very safe when taken properly this situation the livers enzymes clear the drugs. And unfortunately that isn’t designed for their species and therefore do not need to be clear drugs from the blood. The due to a combination of history (this includes using dog flea administered with the supervision problem comes if you are lacking and economics many people have products on cats!), call your vet. We of a doctor. But something that an enzyme or if your enzymes just heard of friends or family giving are more than happy to tell you if is safe in humans isn’t necessarily aren’t working up to speed. What Aspirin to their dogs as pain killers. something is safe or unsafe or if you safe in pets. As a veterinarian each happens in that situation is that the It’s important to remember that drugs never clear from the body Aspirin in people is considered safe can’t reach us it’s just better not to and the longer they stick around and therefore not requiring medical give anything. The prospect exists the more undesirable consequences supervision but Aspirin in animals, to do more harm than good. they have. These undesirable because their enzymes are far more consequences are known as side affected than human enzymes, is Dr. Emily Black owns Centretown effects. Remember that with drugs, not considered safe and therefore Veterinary Hospital and is herself owned death is a side effect. should not be given without your by three cats and a dog! A human example of this is seen pet’s doctor’s supervision. on the label of Aspirin or Tylenol: Do This week I saw a dog who not take with alcohol. The reason had accidentally eaten one maybe for this is that alcohol like other two tables of its owner’s pain

Easter Lilies Can Be Deadly For Your Cat!!!

-- In 2003, The Center Handled worsen as kidney damage progresses. Without prompt and proper treatment by a veterinarian, the cat may Approximately 129 Cases Of Cats develop kidney failure in 36 to 72 hours. Cat owners Ingesting A Lilium Species -- should remove lilies from their cat’s access and are encouraged to consider safer alternatives such as Easter orchids, Easter cactus, Easter daisies or violets. he ASPCA, Animal Poison Control Center The Cat Fanciers’ Association (CFA) has partnered is leading a nationwide campaign to warn with the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center to cat owners about the dangers of Easter lilies help raise awareness among cat owners nationally andT other variations in the lily family. “Easter lily about the dangers of toxic plants as well as offering safe (Lilium longiflorum), Tiger lily (Lilium tigrinum), alternatives. Rubrum lily (Lilium speciosum), Japanese show lily To help educate cat owners about the dangers of lilies (Lilium lancifolium) and some species of the Day lily and other plants, the ASPCA Animal Poison Control (Hemerocallis species) can cause kidney failure in cats,” Center and CFA have developed online materials says Dr. Sharon Gwaltney-Brant, Veterinary Toxicologist including photos of common types of dangerous lilies at the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center. and a list of non-toxic plants. To download the materials Unfortunately, all parts of the lily plant are considered visit www.apcc.aspca.org or www.cfa.org/articles/plants. toxic to cats and consuming even small amounts can be html. life threatening. Within only a few hours of ingestion of the lily plant, a cat may vomit, become lethargic or develop a lack of appetite. These signs continue and APRIL 2009 The OSCAR - OUR 37th YEAR Page 35

ABBOTSFORD HOUSE

Abbotsford House Offers An Opportunity To Make A Difference By: John McNeish so far beyond our community that artists of the stature of Sneezy Waters have agreed to play for ould you be interested in meeting our clients. new friends and offering your The Abbotsford Day Away Program is a companionship? Do you enjoy quiet tremendous success and new funding has now Wconversation or a good laugh or sharing hobbies been received to increase coverage from four days with someone else? Would you want to offer relief to five, beginning in early April. But, to cover to stressed-out spouses and family members who the additional days, Abbotsford House needs struggle 24/7 to support and care for loved-ones? new volunteers -- both those who can commit If so, then Michelle Simard and Alex Rawek, to one day per week or those who can substitute Program Facilitators of the Day Away Program at when regular volunteers have vacation breaks. As Abbotsford House in the Glebe want your help Michelle says: “This program is essential to the as the program expands from four to five days a local community. It enables ailing individuals to week. continue to live at home and to enjoy life while The Abbotsford Day Away Program currently it gives their spouse and family a day’s worth Annemarie Groot at the piano, with Marion runs four days a week from 09h30 to 15h00. of respite from the constant responsibility of Jamieson beside her. (both volunteers). In It offers participants with early symptoms of care giving. Volunteers are the backbone of the the back row are staff Michelle Simard and Alzheimer’s and related disorders the chance to program. Without them we could not receive as Alex Rawek, program facilitators. They are get out of the house for a day and to participate many participants or ensure the quality of personal “entertaining” the troupes with their fancy in activities and conversation with other people. attention that we offer. And given their important turbans! During the winter, participants enjoy games, function, we offer a full orientation to ensure that they are comfortable in their role.” crafts and music together. At noon, we share a several people who enjoy photography, ladies who Michelle adds that “Volunteers get as much as hot meal and conversation around the table. We paint and sharks who shoot a mean game of pool. they give. Our participants come from all walks take regular trips to galleries and museums and Aside from quiet moments one-on-one, we have a of life and have lively personalities. They have local musicians regularly drop in to play for us. lot of fun together. ” hobbies that they wish to maintain and, apart from As the summer approaches, we especially look If you want to have fun and contribute to an politics and religion, actively engage in interesting forward to morning walks along the Canal and important effort, please contact: Michelle Simard conversation. Our clients have lived an immigrant’s picnics together. Volunteers complement two or Alex Rawek at 230-5730. staff members as they supervise and participate life on the Prairies, experienced the dangers of in activities and engage in one-on-one or group work in a steel mill and had their portraits taken conversation. And our reputation has spread by Karsh. We have a man who does needlepoint,

April is Poetry Month By Jean McCarthy study of life in 1255. Through the Acting Coordinator descriptions every day medieval Ottawa Public Library life is shown as harsh and difficult. Young girl Lowdy does not mind Sunnyside Branch the lice or the maggots but she 1049 Bank Street really hates the fleas:

uring the month of April, I itch in the cathedral DOttawa Public Library will When I pray upon my knees: be holding a series of poetry God, You saved us from readings, The Canal Mug Poetry damnation; Series, at Sunnyside Branch, 1049 Now save us from the fleas! Bank Street. For your family’s and your personal enjoyment of poetry Several books are of interest try the following: for older readers. Ann and Seamus Remember all those nursery by Kevin Major tells of the 1828 rhymes that you sung or chanted to shipwreck of an Irish immigration your baby? Perhaps you remember boat off the coast of Isle aux the ones that your parents said to Morts, Newfoundland. Ann you? In The Baby’s Playtime Book, Harvey helped save the lives of Kay Chorao has compiled a joyful 160 passengers. For this romantic collection of poems and pictures telling, Major brings the story that make wonderful games and to life with a description of the songs for babies and their families rescue and a meeting between to learn and play. Many of these Ann and Seamus. Shallaway Youth will be old favourites and many Chorus made the story into a very new. Try this very simple poem successful opera dramatizing the illustrating a game children love to difficulties of the rescue. Going play: Top Shelf: An Anthology of Canadian Hockey Poetry edited by Michael P. PUSH----PULL J. Kennedy would be great reading I push my truck--- for the hockey playoffs. Titles Away it goes. include “The Hockey Song” by I pull my truck---- Stompin’ Tom Connors, “Hockey Look out, toes! Players” by Al Purdy, and “To A Sad Rob Morrow Daughter” by Michael Ondaatje. And the final suggestion is a 2005 An unusual selection for the compilation of Canadian poetry, Newbery Award is the 2008 winner, “Shift and Switch: New Canadian Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices Poetry”. April is for poetry. From a Medieval Village by Laura Amy Schlitz. She wrote this as a series of monologues for her class’s Page 36 The OSCAR - OUR 37th YEAR APRIL 2009 SURROUND CIRCLE YOGA Yoga is Dance! by Maureen Fallis, both). You may also be guided to the inner corners of your mind through Surround Circle Yoga meditation or a journaling exercise. The focus is on having some Allow yourself to trust joy and embrace fun while creating real-life flexible it. You will find you dance with strength, stabilization, and full- everything. body integration. There is no ‘right’

way when following the path of ~ Emerson yoga. You will be offered the tools to learn to follow your own wisdom, he practice of yoga and your own intuition, your own heart. the art of dance are both You are ultimately your own teacher ancient traditions, going ~ connecting and discovering your back in history for thousands of T authentic self. years. That they blend together Combining dance with yoga is as a near-perfect marriage makes a growing trend. Yoga icon, Shiva you wonder if indeed, they may Rea, mixes yoga, ritual and dance. have started as a partnership. The seeds of Yoga Trance Dance, Yoga dance, dance yoga, whatever her fluid form of vinyasa yoga, you call it, the marriage is divine! were planted during Rea’s first visit Saturday Morning Yoga, a new to Africa, when she heard drums class at Surround Circle Yoga, boundaries of yoga by stepping you have, and from there, the sky’s beating. “It was like hearing the offers students of all ages, sizes, out of our old energetic patterns. the limit. Strength and suppleness soundtrack to the next chapter of and shapes a chance to experiment Yoga and dance isn’t an either / come with time, as long as the spirit my life,” she says. “Every important throwing off inhibitions while or proposition. The two are very of willingness is there. occasion was accompanied by experimenting with a little free-flow complementary. Yoga is dance! Arrive and thrive – no dance.” dance movement. Everyone can do yoga and reservation necessary! Kripalu Yoga Dance™, formerly You may be practicing yoga with everyone can dance. For further information about known as Dancekinetics, is the funky primal world beat rhythms, Everyone can do yoga and Saturday Morning Yoga or any other rhythmic form of spontaneous jazz, rock & roll, opera or perhaps everyone can dance. Everyone! No classes & workshops please see movement that ignited a flame in with an original music score as the matter what level of fitness you are, website www.surroundcircleyoga. me when I was initially studying background; you may be exploring how much you weigh, or what your com or call 613-730-6649. at the Kripalu Centre for Yoga the depth and beauty of a quiet yin genetic makeup may be, you can and Health in Massachusetts. We practice or the steady and sweet do yoga. You just start where you learned to transcend the traditional free-style form of vinyasa yoga (or are with whatever level of ability

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Prevent Cancer Now Elmvale Acres Branch Library Wildlife Festival Join Roy John, Canadian Field-Naturalists’ http://preventcancernow.ca/ Book Review Editor and ardent eco-traveler and explore the ancient civilizations of Asia Minor. From Troy to Istanbul travel revent Cancer Now, a Canada-wide network to eliminate preventable causes of through bizarre Cappadocia to the Mediterranean coast, looking cancer, launched a new website today to help provide Canadians with resources for wildlife. Travel through time to amphitheatres, churches and to fight for a cancer-free future. the strange world of troglodytes in land where so many of our P garden flowers and Santa Claus originated. Finally stop at Gallipoli Among the new materials are: where many died and Turkey was born. • A toolkit to help fight the dangerous technology of incineration. Incinerators Monday, April 20, 6:30 p.m. emit hundreds of pollutants to our air, land and water every single day, including cancer- causing agents that build-up in our bodies. Health Canada states that the large-scale Author & Illustrator: Alice Priestly Popular Children’s burning of municipal and medical waste is the biggest source of dioxins and furans. Illustrator Alice Priestly visits the library to discuss the process of Despite this, many Canadian cities and municipalities are now facing new incinerator writing and illustrating books. Tues. Apr. 21 at 6:30pm (1 hr.) proposals. • A renewed call on the Canadian government to phase-out and eliminate all known Music Together Kids can get their groove on and have fun or suspected carcinogens in manufacturing and industrial processes, food production singing, dancing, chatting and moving! Wednesday April 1st, 10:15 and consumer products. Please sign our declaration. a.m. (45 min.) • Information on the continued shameful practices of our federal government to actively promoting the use of asbestos nationally and internationally. Visit the new Hello-Hola Stories Dance, sing and read stories in Spanish website and Take Action on asbestos. and English with Seniorita Josephina Saturday May 2nd, 1 p.m. (45 min.) COMPUTER TRICKS AND TIPS

Stay Connected While You’re Travelling by Malcolm and John in North America have high-speed something, just because you may the best one for you. Harding, of Compu-Home wireless Internet at low cost or free, want to look at it again. Next year, I hope to be able but their routers don’t always cover Avoid cell phone roaming to give an intrepid report on tips ohn here. I’m sitting in an their entire property. If you are charges. My cell phone provider, and tricks of Internet and cell apartment in Fort Myers Beach, lugging a laptop, make sure the clerk who shall remain nameless, (rhymes phone usage in Europe. I wonder Florida as I write this. Let me gives you a room that is covered. If with “Dodgers”) charges a stiff fee if O.S.C.A.R. can set up an expense Jassure you that: 1) I’m here solely you do have connectivity problems, for roaming outside of Canada. It account for me. for the purpose of researching this consider why would it happen that took a lot of research but I finally Malcolm and John Harding column and 2) the temperature your laptop has connected perfectly found a few alternatives to choose are the owners of Compu-Home, here today is within a few degrees in lots of previous locations but not from. For this several-week trip to specializing in assisting home and of what it is back home in Ottawa. here – it’s more likely their problem the United States, we settled on a small business computer users. I’m not complaining; I’m unselfishly than yours, and they should fix it! no-contract, pay-as-you-go phone Visit www.compu-home.com glad to go through such sacrifices on A common confusion that occurs from a company called Net10, and go to Suggested Websites to your behalf. is for you to be able to connect which we bought at Walmart. At see a list of our favourite useful and In just a few years, access to to the hotel’s network, but not $30.00 it turns out that the phone interesting websites. the Internet while travelling has the Internet … it looks like the unit is free, because you get $30.00 Write to harding@compu- progressed from the science fiction connection was successful, but it worth of airtime included, which home.com or phone 613-731-5954 to stage, through geeky-nice-to-have, turns out to be useless. If the desk you can top up at any time. There discuss computer issues, or to ask to a necessity for many. In order to clerk knows what he or she is doing, are competing companies and plans, questions to be addressed in future make this a true convenience, rather resetting their router should solve and it shouldn’t be difficult to find columns. than a time-wasting distraction the problem. from business or pleasure, you must You don’t have to take a laptop. do some planning: It’s never as lightweight as you had Record your passwords. Expert hoped, and it sure is a juicy target advice to the contrary, most of us set for thieves. There are alternatives: up utilities and websites to log us in Hotels and motels often have a automatically from our computers. “business centre” that may simply This is very handy, but it means consist of a computer and printer in that we tend to forget user IDs and the lobby and these will usually be passwords, because we don’t have free, and not often busy. There are to type them daily. You might be still lots of Internet cafes, although able to Google your online banking their rates are so low I don’t know website if you’ve forgotten that how they stay in business, but URL and you’re away from home, who’s complaining! Most public but you can’t Google your password. libraries have a computer room, Learn how to use your Internet and you don’t usually need a library Service Provider’s webmail site. card to use it. The computers Even if you use an email client such are usually so busy that your as Outlook Express or Thunderbird time will be limited, but there is at home, you will find that it is a often a volunteer available to help wonderful convenience while you you with unfamiliar equipment. are away to be able to access your Travel-assistance websites like email through a browser. If you take Expedia.com and Hotwire. the time to copy your address book com (two of my favourites) are to the webmail interface, you can invaluable if you are travelling send and receive as easily as you can without an itinerary, and making from your own desk. day-to-day reservations. Ask about Internet at hotels Learn how to get along and motels. When you are making without printing. Even when reservations, or at least when you’re at home, get into the you are signing in, check out the habit of thinking twice before Internet availability. Most places giving in to the reflex of printing th Page 38 The OSCAR - OUR 37 YEAR APRIL 2009 Red Apron Cooks

e have had an exciting Europe. Her name was derived from Carrot & Ginger Cream Ham and Asparagus Quiche development on our the ancient word for spring: “eastre.” Soup street this month. Buns marked with a cross (Hot Cross 1 10 inch pie shell WOur new neighbours at True Loaf Buns) were eaten. It is thought the This is one of our favourite soups 2 tablespoons olive oil Bakery have opened for business bun represented the moon and the at the Red Apron. 2 medium shallots, thinly sliced at 573 Gladstone. The Red Apron cross the moon’s quarters. We will 10 ounces asparagus spears, cut on is carrying some of their breads in be carrying Hot Cross Buns from Ingredients the diagonal into 1-inch long pieces our retail store. Yael & Patrick are the Art-Is-In Bakery in our store on 1/2 pound ham, cut into 1/4-inch committed to making handcrafted April 10th and 11th. 2 tablespoons canola oil cubes bread of the highest quality using At some point this month we 1 medium onion, chopped Freshly ground pepper all organic ingredients. True Loaf thought you might be preparing 3 cloves of garlic, peeled and 1/2 cup milk will be baking an assortment of Brunch for friends & family, so we chopped 1/2 cup heavy cream artisanal breads using a wide variety will be stocking our retail pantry 4 pounds carrots, cut into medium 3 large eggs of organic flours. Come down and with a variety of items to help you dice 6 ounces Aged Quebec Cheddar, try some of their bread. You can enjoy your Easter Weekend without 2 tablespoons of diced fresh ginger grated (1 1/2 cups) visit their bakery from Tuesday to having to spend it in the kitchen. In 1 cup white wine (optional) Saturday, 7am until 1pm. addition to beautiful spring soups, 4 cups vegetable or chicken broth Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet The 2009 Hike for Hospice will we will also have quiches, vegetable 2 cups whipping cream over medium high heat. Add take place on Sunday, May 3, 2009. lasagnas, strudels and lamb stew. salt and pepper to taste shallots, and cook, stirring, until Please join us from 9 am to 12 noon Visit our website at www.redapron. translucent. Add asparagus. Cook, for this year’s Hike that includes ca for more details. We have also Directions stirring frequently, until asparagus a 5 km hike through The Hospice included some recipes below that are just cooked but still crisp (not at May Court’s neighborhood, will work well for a sunny Easter Heat oil in a large pot over medium mushy). Pre-heat oven to 375°F. a picnic lunch provided by Red Brunch. heat. Cook and stir onion until Place tart pan on a baking sheet to Apron, entertainment provided by translucent and tender, about 5 catch any overflow. Sprinkle half the Dixieland Band, a Kids Zone One simple way to impress minutes. Add ginger and garlic the cheese evenly over the bottom complete with Bouncy Castle and a your friends and family with your and cook for another 1-2 minutes. of the crust. Spread asparagus and cotton candy machine and a Silent culinary talent is to bake a quiche. Deglaze with white wine and ham over the cheese and then Auction. To register for the 2009 The recipe below calls for ham or reduce until most of the liquid has top with remaining cheese. In a Hike for Hospice, please visit www. bacon, early spring asparagus, and evaporated. Stir in carrots, season medium bowl, whisk together milk, hospicemaycourt.com and click the Canadian Cheddar. A Quiche is one with salt and cover with broth. cream, and eggs. Season with fresh ‘register for 2009 hike’ button. of the easiest things to make, takes Simmer until carrots are tender. ground pepper. Pour over cheese. April has long been associated very little time, and can be made Remove from heat and allow to Transfer to oven, and bake until just with spring, renewal, birth, nature, with almost any ingredient. Some cool slightly. Transfer to a blender set in the center, 30 to 35 minutes. and Easter. Easter was originally a of our favourite combinations are or food processor and blend until Cool on a wire rack for about 10 pagan festival, celebrated hundreds smoked salmon, cream cheese & smooth. Return to soup pot, add minutes before slicing. of years before the birth of Christ caper; mushroom, spinach & brie; cream, and heat until warmed to honour the ancient Goddess potato, broccoli, cheddar & bacon; through. Season with salt and *We like to use Balderson or Isle- Eostre – the Great Mother Goddess roasted vegetable, sausage & blue pepper, and serve. aux-Grues. of the Saxon people in Northern cheese; the possibilities are endless.

Ottawa ACORN Center rovides Free Tax Preparation to Low-Income and Working Families As low-income individuals and families across the Ontario struggle with the deepening economic downturn, the Ottawa ACORN Center is working hardP to make sure that low- and moderate-income taxpayers can save money on their taxes. The Ottawa ACORN Center can help families save hundreds of dollars on tax preparation fees, and avoid high-cost services that can strip even more money from their tax refunds. ACORN Center tax preparation specialists will make sure that taxpayers are receiving all of their tax credits, including the all important Child and Family Tax Benefit and Carbon Tax refund which, among other benefits can add thousands of dollars to people’s refund checks. ACORN has been one of the CRA’s fastest-growing Community Volunteer Income Tax Preparer partner, expanding its centers from 1 city in 2007 to 3 cities in 2009. During the 2008 tax season, ACORN connected more than 1000 families to almost 2 million in tax refunds at our Toronto and Vancouver offices. This year our Ottawa office is opening its centre for the first time. “Billions of dollars in government benefits and tax credits go unclaimed each year,” said Roy Anderson, Vanier ACORN member. “Poverty reports tell us that if all eligible families with children participated fully in key programs, many more of people could escape poverty. People don’t participate because they don’t know what’s available.” The Ottawa ACORN Center schedule is: 3 to 4 days a week. Call 613 746 5999 to make an appointment or sign up on our website: www.canada.acorn.org ACORN – an acronym for Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now – should be used on first reference. ACORN Canada is one of the nation’s largest community organizations of low- and moderate-income families with over 20,000 member-families organized into 20 neighborhood chapters in 4 cities nationwide. Since 2004, ACORN Canada has taken action and won victories on issues of concern to our members, including better housing for tenants; fighting predatory payday lending; more investment in our neighbourhoods from banks and governments, and stronger communities. APRIL 2009 The OSCAR - OUR 37th YEAR Page 39

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Protecting our Water Means Protecting our River

By Paul Dewar, MP guideline of 7,000 becquerels per is not a partisan issue, it’s a human infrastructure; funding for research litre for tritium in drinking water. right. and regular monitoring of ecological rinking water is one of In contrast, the European Union The amount of tritium in indicators; and, incentives for the most basic necessities has a limit of 100 becquerels per the Ottawa River should bring organic farming as well as mandatory of human life so it should litre and California has limited attention to a larger problem; the vegetative buffers around the river Dcome as no surprise that the safety of tritium levels in drinking water Ottawa River is being neglected and and its tributaries. our drinking water is a fundamental to only 15 bacquerels per litre. It we must take a more active role in Finally, as many of you may know, concern. Our drinking water in is clear that our guidelines on order to keep our drinking water I have also taken an active interest Ottawa is one of the best in the tritium are out of step with the safe and preserve the river for future in exposing the myth that bottled world, but the lack of a coordinated rest of the world and this poses a generations. More than one million water is a healthier alternative. It federal plan on protecting the health risk. people get their drinking water from isn’t. Bottled water poses a host a Ottawa River can jeopardize the That is why I have introduced a the Ottawa River, yet we are seeing health risks from chemical leaching future of our water safety. motion in the House of Commons increased level of pollution from in the bottles to the fact that it is not I am extremely concerned that follows recommendations by industrial wastewater and municipal regulated by the same high safety about the recent announcement by a scientific advisory committee sewage in the river. guidelines that regulate tap water. the Tritium Awareness Project that to the Government of Ontario Last spring, I introduced an We should keep that in mind as we 28 trillion becquerels of radioactive to limit tritium levels in drinking action plan that would see the continue to protect and enhance the tritium has been released at the water to 100 becquerels per litre federal government take greater quality of tap water. Chalk River nuclear facility into immediately and reduce the limits responsibility over the Ottawa River For more information on my the Ottawa River, the source of to 20 becquerels per litre in the next to protect the integrity of the water. recent motion or the Ottawa River drinking water in Ottawa. This is five years. This plan includes strengthening Action Plan I encourage you to visit an issue that has to be addressed These are realistic requirements environmental regulations by my website. immediately in order to protect the and achievable goals. There is the federal government and environmental integrity of our river. no reason for the Conservative enforcement of the Federal Paul Dewar, MP The Government of Canada government to oppose this motion. Fisheries Act accompanied by www.pauldewar.ca currently has set a voluntary The protection of drinking water funding for cities to improve their 613 946-8682

Small Business Still Growing Rocker/Teacher Alter Egos Despite Continuing Weakness eachers by day, Rock Stars by night. At least that’s more or less In The Job Markets the way these band members have operated since 1984, when rock mployment numbers released today by Statistics Canada group Bruce and the Burgers first came together to play 50s and 60s demonstrated the resilience of small businesses amidst RockT ‘n Roll for a teachers’ staff party. continuing troubles in the economy and in the job market. The rockers had a scant 10 songs in their repertoire and were terrified, TheseE numbers confirmed ongoing research conducted by the but the night was a huge success and they’ve never looked back. Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB). At the height of the group’s bookings, they played 30 – 35 times a year, “CFIB’s own tracking of the small business economy also shows while all of the members held down day jobs. Their first public appearance weakness, but with a clear sense that smaller firms are weathering – i.e., not in front of academic colleagues or students – was at Windsor Park this downturn more successfully than large businesses,” said Ted here in Ottawa South. The City even erected a stage! Another gig followed Mallett, CFIB’s chief economist. shortly thereafter at the Fire Hall on Sunnyside, where the musical canon Reinforcing CFIB’s own analysis, StatsCan’s unadjusted employment had grown somewhat. Over the years the Burgers’ music has tempted itchy data show that small workplaces continued to gain employment – feet at spots like Brewer Park, Mutchmore and Hopewell schools, as well albeit modestly – while most of the proportional job losses were as at private engagements all over Ottawa. Vocalist Bruce MacGregor is a coming from establishments with more than 500 employees. retired English teacher and football coach who taught at Glebe Collegiate February 2008 to February 2009 per cent change, by establishment for 30 years. Only one of the players is not a teacher; three of the six still size: have their day jobs and the number of locals and their progeny who have Total employment -1.8% (-258,000) been students of these gents, would be an interesting statistic! Less than 20 employed +0.6% (+29,700) As a boy, Bruce used to try to sing like Elvis (vintage ’56) while walking 20-99 employed +0.1% (+4,700) to school. It’s the dream of many to become a star – Rock or otherwise – 100-499 employed -5.2% (-158,200) and despite a passion for music, Bruce didn’t pursue that as a career. Instead, 500+ employed -7.1% (-134,300) as he says, it all “dropped into my lap” at the age of 39. That’s the fateful Statistics Canada. Cansim Table 282-0075 day his teaching colleagues engaged the band, at that time unnamed, to “The relative stability and growth of the small business sector will entertain. The Burgers moniker was a hasty nod to the need for an identity. play a significant role in getting the economy back on its feet,” You’ll need to dust off the saddle shoes, bowling shirts, muscle tees, concluded Mallett. pedal-pushers and leather jackets, to jump to the jive at the Burgs’ gig on April 18th. Some 70s tunes have sneaked in there too, so the wardrobe isn’t limited. Ticket proceeds go to the YM-YWCA, where several neighbourhood denizens make huge contributions as volunteers, board members and supporters.

Rock with the Y April 18th, 2009 Tudor Hall (off Riverside Drive behind IBM) Doors open 7 pm, Music from 8pm – 1 am Pizza included; Cash Bar More Information: 613.788.5043 Page 40 The OSCAR - OUR 37th YEAR APRIL 2009

Our Health Begins in Our Community By Catherine Caule ecological considerations include to public safety ordinances. Being have a better quality of life when we air quality, noise levels, asphalt vigilant about safety, we can reduce like where we live. hen we visit our doctors, proliferation, public transit, pesticide injuries, disabilities and mortality. • Public engagement and comply with our use, effects on flora and fauna, • Food security: In a healthy participation: In a healthy treatments, take our etc. The health problems linked to community, people have physical and community, members of all Wmedications, and achieve goals to environmental factors include learning economic access to sufficient, safe and sectors share their knowledge and eat better and be more active, we’re difficulties, sleep disturbances, nutritious food to lead a healthy and perspectives---always with an eye on taking important steps to improve hypertension, heart disease, mental productive life. A healthy community the broader health consequences. our health. But, they’re not enough. health problems, asthma and other encourages local food production. In We’ll achieve a better outcome if we If your community is unhealthy, it will breathing problems, anxiety, and addition, food vendors offer healthy participate in decisions that affect affect your health. physical discomfort. food options. Good nutrition reduces our health. Residents and businesses Health begins in our everyday • Accessibility and inclusiveness: the risk of many chronic illnesses dialogue and participate in decision- lives in our communities. Health A healthy community provides including heart disease, some types of making. Local government makes equates to wholeness and is a state public facilities and venues that are cancer, diabetes and osteoporosis. and keeps commitments. Politicians of physical, mental and social well- accessible to all. Land and facilities • Healthy businesses: Healthy make the health of the community being. Social factors, such as working are available for public purposes communities and healthy business are their primary responsibility. Citizens conditions, food security, housing, and enjoyment throughout the linked. A diverse and vital economy ensure that local, provincial and and income level, and environmental year. Mixed-use facilities support supports a healthy community by federal politicians are aware of factors influence our health. A living diverse social and cultural interests. providing employment opportunities the health consequences of their environment that is safe, stimulating, Activities and events are affordable. and services. Employers offer a living decisions. Empowered communities satisfying and enjoyable promotes Leisure activities improve our wage and benefits. Healthy businesses set priorities, make decisions, plan good health. quality of life and, therefore, our contribute to community wellness strategies and implement them to We can build and maintain a wellness. In addition, a commitment by caring about their employees and achieve better health for its residents. healthy community by applying eight to accessibility and inclusiveness their families, the community and the The health care system restores, health-based principles: strengthens the social fabric of the environment. They respond to local but does not create, health. We • Recreational opportunities: community and helps reduce isolation concerns and engage in issues and create health in our everyday lives Healthy communities have sidewalks, and its associated health problems activities in the communities where when we make health-promoting park space, bike lanes, recreation such as hypertension, depression, and they operate. They blend in with decisions and have control over our facilities and programs that help other mental distress. the lifeblood of the neighborhood. life circumstances. We also create people be active. Facilities, space • Safety: People feel safe in Healthy businesses offer safe health when we ensure that our and greenspace support recreation a healthy community. Visitors, products and services and implement society creates conditions that allow and amateur sports across a broad employees, business owners and environmentally sound business all of us to attain and maintain good spectrum of interests so we can neighborhood residents are confident practices. health. participate in recreational fitness that properties, facilities, buildings, • Housing: In a healthy Our individual and collective activities that we enjoy. This land, streets and sidewalks are safe, community, everyone has adequate decisions should leave a “health helps prevent illness and injury by clean and non-threatening. Fire, access to shelter. Without affordable footprint”. By following the encouraging a healthy lifestyle that emergency and police services are housing, people spend more of their “footprints”, we can find our way to includes physical activity. visible, responsive and effective. The income on shelter and less in the better health. • Environmental and ecological municipality adequately maintains community for leisure activities soundness: A healthy community streets and sidewalks in the winter and nutritious food, potentially Catherine Caule is Chair of places a premium on environmental to protect pedestrians and motorists. compromising their health and well- Centretown Community Health Centre’s protection and responsible Public property owners demolish being. Commercial and residential Board of Directors and is a member of the conservation. Environmental and dangerous structures and renew development blends in with the Board’s Advocacy and Communications sound structures. Everyone adheres look and feel of the neighborhood. Action Team (ACAT). She advocates for It leverages public assets such as Healthy Communities. heritage sites. Beautiful vistas make a neighborhood a nice place to live, visit and enjoy. We’re happier and

Ottawa Chamber Music Society Need Renovations? Awarded Trillium Foundation Grant he Ottawa Chamber Music Society (OCMS) is the proud recipient of an Ontario Trillium Foundation grant in the amount of $90 000 over two years. This grant will assist the SocietyT in strengthening its organizational core and help to prepare it for the future. This grant is wonderful news for the Ottawa Chamber Music Society, their members, audiences, and for the city, and is an example of how the Ontario Trillium Foundation is making strategic investments that add to the health and vibrancy of Ottawa. The artistic endeavours of the Society have grown enormously and rapidly since the OCMS was established in 1994. Their major activity, the Ottawa International Chamber Music Festival, is one of Canada’s premiere cultural events. Other activities include a Custom Designed Additions and fall/winter Concert Series and the Family Music Fair. Dedicated to presenting music of the highest artistic standard, the Society’s Major Renovations that respect the mandate is to provide affordable and accessible world-class concerts and to introduce new listeners to the art form. The Society is the only Craftsmanship and Architectural cultural group to win the Lieutenant Governor’s Award for the Arts seven times. style of your older home. The Ontario Trillium Foundation, an agency of the Government of Ontario, allocates grants to eligible charitable and not-for-profit 594-8888 organizations in the arts and culture, environment, human and social www.gordonmcgovern.com services and sports and recreation sectors. APRIL 2009 The OSCAR - OUR 37th YEAR Page 41 CARLETON CORNER

pring marks two significant In early March, Carleton for students and recent grads. text the word “vote” to mobile short events for Carleton students unveiled a new program called Carleton was honoured when code 33311. Brief excerpts of the - wrapping up classes for Carleton Complete that offers the university’s Superlab received a lectures can be seen on April 4 and 5 anotherS year and gearing up for final students a comprehensive support special mention in R&D Magazine’s on Big Ideas. Voting for Davies and exams which begin April 8. system to help them complete their 2009 Lab of the Year competition. Bellamy reopened again March 31 at March kicked off with the much- degrees and prepare for real-world Students enrolled in a first-year 12:01 a.m. and will remain open until anticipated installation ceremony challenges. Carleton Complete chemistry course or an organic Sunday, April 5 at 6 p.m. of Carleton’s 10th Chancellor, the combines existing programs and chemistry course benefit from the Coming up in April: The annual Right Honourable Herb Gray, which introduces several new ones. These lab’s 6,500-square-foot space. Achievement Awards Dinner will took place March 5 at the Museum new initiatives include an Early Two Carleton professors made take place April 28 to honour some of Civilization in Gatineau, Que. Warning System which offers it to the final round of the 2009 of Carleton’s best teachers, contract Among the many special guests interim grades to students in an TVO Best Lecturer Competition. instructors and researchers. who attended were former Carleton effort to highlight trouble spots; a The winner will be announced on Chancellor and astronaut, Marc centralized, web-based registration TVO’s Big Ideas program on April Carleton Corner is written by Garneau, Speaker of the House of assistance to ensure students will be 11. Professor Matthew Bellamy’s Carleton University’s Department of Commons, Peter Milliken; Yasir able to take the mandatory courses lecture, A Watershed Moment: University Communications. As your Naqvi, MPP for Ottawa Centre, the need to graduate; a co-curricular Canada and the Second World community university, Carleton hosts Jim Watson, MPP for Ottawa West- transcript that formally recognizes War, aired on February 28 and many exciting events of interest to Nepean, the Honourable Laurier and documents all of the activities criminologist Darryl Davies’ lecture, Ottawa South. For information about L. LaPierre, a former senator, that students participate in; creation Explaining Crime, aired on March upcoming events, please go to carleton. and the Honourable John Milloy, of the Student Experience Office 21.The public was encouraged to ca/events. minister of training, colleges and (formerly the First Year Experience vote after viewing the lectures. universities, who addressed the Office) that offers services to all There are three ways to vote: online crowd. students; and new career support at tvo.org, phone 1-866-281-3536 or

Carleton President Elected To Volunteer With The Prestigious European Academy Friends Of The Farm r. Roseann O’Reilly Runte, president and vice-chancellor of he Friends of the Farm are preparing for the gardening season Carleton University, has been elected to the membership of the Tin the Ornamental Gardens and Arboretum of the Central European Academy of Sciences and Arts. Experimental Farm. Green and black thumbs welcome. 613-230-3276, DThe European Academy of Sciences and Arts brings together more [email protected], www.friendsofthefarm.ca. than 1,200 scientists and researchers, philosophers and artists from around the world, including 27 Nobel Prize winners. The Academy focuses on Friends of the Central Experimental Farm Spring Craft and interdisciplinary discussion across specialist areas, ideologies and scientific Bake Sale. cultures, as well as promoting transnational dialogue and visionary Jewellery, soap, syrup, quilting, honey, sewing, wooden crafts, baby developments of new scientific knowledge and academic thinking. items, weaving and much more, April 25 & 26, 10 - 4, Building 72, The European Parliament and the Central and Eastern European Arboretum, Central Experimental Farm, east off Prince of Wales Network have mandated the Academy to study the following topic: “Health traffic circle. Free admission and parking. 613-230-3276, info@ is Wealth – Strategic Visions for European Health Care at the Beginning of friendsofthefarm.ca, www.friendsofthefarm.ca. the 21st Century.” The Academy is headquartered in Salzburg, Austria. President Runte’s Plant Sale membership was confirmed in absentia at a festive plenary session on March Fabulous ideas for your garden at the Rare and Unusual Plant 7, 2009. Sale, presented by Friends of the Farm and specialty growers Dr. Runte took office at Carleton on July 1, 2008. She has been and nurseries. A perfect Mother’s Day outing! May 10, 9 - 1 pm, awarded the Order of Canada, the French Order of Merit, fellowship in the parking lot of Neatby Building, Carling & Maple Drive, Central Royal Society, the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal, the Palmes Experimental Farm. Admission: donation to the Food Bank or $5. Academiques and a prize from the Academie française. 613-230-3276, [email protected], www.friendsofthefarm.ca. Dr. Runte is the author of numerous scholarly works in the fields of French and comparative literature and has written extensively on economic Historical Walk of the Central Experimental Farm and cultural development, higher education and the importance of research. May 12, from 7 to 9 pm, join Bob McClelland as he leads a walking tour of the CEF showcasing the picturesque landscape design, architectural history, and stories of Ottawa’s beloved Central Experimental Farm. Cost is $12 for FCEF members,$15 non members. 613-230-3276, [email protected], www. friendsofthefarm.ca

Lilac Tour Friends of the Farm invite you to the lilac rows in the Ornamental Gardens, May 23 with tours at 2 and 3 p.m. Tours begin at the Macoun Garden at the north end of the Ornamental Gardens on the Central Experimental Farm. Free parking at the Canadian Agriculture Museum on Prince of Wales south of the traffic circle. Admission is free, donations gratefully accepted. 613-230-3276, info@ friendsofthefarm.ca, www.friendsofthefarm.ca.

Lilac Auction As part of the International Lilac Association Convention hosted by the Friends of the Farm a lilac auction will be held May 30, 2:30 p.m., Building 72, Arboretum, Central Experimental Farm, east off Prince of Wales traffic circle. Free admission and parking. A plant list is available. 613-230-3276, [email protected],, www. friendsofthefarm.ca. Page 42 The OSCAR - OUR 37th YEAR APRIL 2009 Around Town Cycling for sustainability - Change Bach. Under the direction of Jean- workshop aimed at beginners from 12 the world. Change yourself. Maybe Sébastien Allaire, with organist Jennifer Gregorian Chants For Meditation years and up. Dance is another approach even change a few flat tires. The Otesha Loveless. Parkdale United Church, An Ottawa tradition: Five hours of to music and, during this workshop, you Project has a few spots left for volunteers 429 Parkdale Avenue; OCTranspo deeply spiritual music sung by Chorus will have the opportunity to learn a for its 2009 cycling and performing #14, #2. 8:00 pm. Tickets: adults $20, Ecclesiae and the Symposium Choir, number of dances representing various tours. Cycle across Canada as part of seniors $15, students $10. Available at conducted by Lawrence Harris. Good musical cultures with their unique a traveling theatre troupe and help The Leading Note, Compact Music, all Friday night, April 10, from 7:00 p.m. intstruments and rhythms. Wear build a more sustainable world. Tours CD Warehouses, and at the door. Info: until midnight. Drop in for a while comfortable clothing and low-heeled, depart Ottawa, Calgary, Vancouver and 613-520-5770. or stay the whole evening Canadian supple shoes. 2pm-5pm St. Matthias Moncton. Check out www.otesha.ca, or Martyrs Church 100 Main Street Church, 555 Parkdale Ave. $10-15. Info : call 613-237-6065 for more information. Cathedral Choir Of Men And Boys (just south of Lees) Admission by 613-234-1030 - Special Events donation Free parking in the adjacent La Leche League Canada has a group Palm Sunday, April 5 - Sir John Stainer parking lot Information: 613-567-7729 MESSIAH - Commemorating in Old Ottawa South Are you breast- ‘The Crucifixion’ Exploring the 250 years since the death of GF feeding your baby? Are you pregnant Solemnity of Christ’s Passion. Christ Sunday April 12. Ottawa-Gatineau Handel - Ottawa Brahms Choir, and planning to breast-feed? A La Leche Church Cathedral, 420 Sparks Street, CAMMAC presents “Come Sing Harmonia Choir of Ottawa, Statistics League meeting is a relaxed, supportive 4pm. at Easter (Almost) Sunrise!” Start Canada Choir; Sunday, April 26, 2009 and non-judgmental place where you Sunday, April 19 - Easter Carol Service, Easter Day at 6:30 am with coffee, at 3:00 pm; St. Thomas the Apostle can: meet breast-feeding women, ask Christ Church Cathedral, 4pm. muffins, and singing Easter hymns and Church, 2345 Alta Vista Dr./at Randall, specific questions about breast-feeding, Sunday, April 26 - Evensong, St Messiah choruses. Conductor Alan under the direction of Kurt Ala-Kantti, learn more about breast-feeding from Bartholemew’s Church, 125 McKay Thomas, Accompanist Jane Perry, elbmesne ensemble orchestra; soloists accredited leaders who have breast-fed Street, 4pm. Soloists Joan Fearnley and Nathan Dayna Lamothe, soprano; D.Kai Ma, their own children and who volunteer Saturday, May 23 - ‘Pub night’ and Ball. First Unitarian Church, 30 Cleary counter-tenor; Keith Gomes, tenor; their time, get tips for working through concert to showcase the music the Avenue, off Richmond Road. $5 at Jean-Sébastien Kennedy, bass. best breast-feeding challenges, find out choir will be taking on its UK Tour, Leading Note and Book Bazaar after Tickets $15 in advance; $18 at the door. more about getting ready to breast-feed July 2009. To include Palestrina’s Missa March 26 and at the door. Bring your Information 613-828-0372; 613-224-8317; (if you are pregnant), find out more Papae Marcelli and Bach’s Singet dem “Messiah” score. Info : 613-728-9657. www.ottawabrahmschoir.ca or www. about the benefits of breast-feeding Herrn. Please consult the website www. harmoniachoir.com. Ottawa Brahms for baby and you, borrow books about christchurchcathedralottawa.ca for Monday, April 17, 7:30 Choir rehearses regularly on Monday breast-feeding and related parenting further details or call 613 731 7064. pm. Documentary Video: evenings at Southminster United topics. Meetings every third Thursday Environmental Links to Breast of the month from 7:00 to 8:30 PM at Concert Of “Music For The Cancer at Glebe St. James United The National Capital Concert 36 Glen Ave. Next meeting April 16. For Liturgies Of Holy Week” Sung Church. 650 Lyon St., Ottawa. Screening Band will present our spring concert more information call 613-238-5919, the by Chorus Ecclesiae, conducted by to be followed by refreshments. $6.00 on Sunday May 3, 2009 at 2:00 pm, local La Leche League phone line. Lawrence Harris Sunday, April 5 at 3:00 or pay what you can. Sponsered by at Dominion-Chalmers Church, p.m. AND at 8:00 p.m. in the Cloister Canadian Federation of University O’Connor at Cooper. The repertoire Saturday, April 4: Lovescapes. of the Dominican Convent 96 Empress women & Glebe St/ James United includes music to suit a variety of musical The Carleton University Choir looks Avenue (off Somerset, two traffic lights Church. Further information: Olga Lee tastes from classical and symphonic at love – found and lost, passionate west of Bronson) Free parking in the 613-235-7819 works to Broadway shows and military and spurned – with wild abandon and adjacent parking lot. Tickets at the door: marches. Solo performances by virtuoso a bit of cheek! Songs by Barber, Finzi, $15 adults; students $8 Information: My Kids Funky Closet members are a feature on all of our Boulanger, Fauré, Brahms and P.D.Q. 613-567-7729 Consignment Sale - Sunday April concerts. Some members of our band 19th, 2009 - Glebe Community are your neighbours in Old Ottawa Center - 10:00am -3:00pm - www. South, and we welcome you to attend mykidsfunkycloset.com Little Rays our performance. Tickets are $10 at the Reptiles will perform again and The door. For more information please visit Ottawa Police will be conducting our web site at http://www.nccb.ca, or their child finger printing service as call 613-256-9783. well. We will also be collecting for The Ottawa Snowsuit Fund and The Spring Rummage Sale - Fourth Ottawa Food Bank again. Ave. Baptist Church - Bank St. at Fourth Ave. Saturday May 2, 2009; 9:00- Patient Safety: What Can I 12:00 noon. Baking, Clothing Boutique, Do? Monday April 20, 2009 Al’s Books, China, Toys, Household items, Steak House 327 Elgin Street 5:00- Jewellry. 7:00pm Please RSVP: emorin@cna- aiic.ca or 613-237-2133 x234 as space is Annual Tulipathon Charity Walk: limited. Canada’s health care system May 3rd. On Sunday May 3/2009, is thought to be amongst the safest from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., the Multifaith in the world. Patient safety is one Housing Initiative is holding its annual of the nation’s most pressing health walkathon to raise money to help care challenges. What factors are provide more affordable housing in influencing patient safety in Canada? our city. Registration begins at 1:30 What’s really behind the issue? What p.m. at the Dow’s Lake Pavilion and can you do? . Join us for discussion, the walk proceeds from Dow’s Lake debate and refreshments. This free to the NAC along the canal. www. event is presented by the Canadian multifaithhousing.ca. For more Nurses Association and the Canadian information, please call Sue Evans at Institutes of Health Research. the MHI office: 613-686-1825.

Southminster United Church Jenny Whiteley will appear for a Rummage Sale. Bank and Aylmer. benefit concert. May 7th, 7pm at Saturday, April 25, 2009, 9 a.m. to 12 Hillcrest High School Auditorium, noon. Clothes, household items, toys, 1900 Dauphin street in Alta Vista. books, shoes, white elephant table, See poster for location of ticket sales. etc, etc, etc. Bargains to be had!! Ottawa South locations for tickets ; Mother Tongue Books and the Ottawa Saturday April 25. Ottawa- Folklore Centre. Tickets at the Door. Gatineau CAMMAC: Opening for Jenny Whiteley and Joey International Folk Dancing for Wright are Easy Pickins a group from Beginners. Eileen Reardon has been Cornwall On. 100% of proceeds to dancing and teaching international children and youth with mental illness folk dance in Ottawa and elsewhere for self-esteem building art, drama, for 40 years and will be leading a music, dance or sports scholarships APRIL 2009 The OSCAR - OUR 37th YEAR Page 43 ELMVALE BRANCH LIBRARY

Elmvale Acres Library friends. Ages 12+ Wednesday April 1st, 10:15 a.m. (45 1910 St. Laurent Blvd. Diversity Spotlight Monday May 11th 6 p.m. (90 min.) min.) 613-738-0619 ext. 3 Celebrate the diversity of our community with food, stories, games, Gotta Get a Job? Hello-Hola Stories Adult/Adultes: song, and dance. This event is in Youth Services Bureau staff teach Dance, sing and read stories in Spanish partnership with the Lebanese and useful techniques for a summer job and English with Seniorita Josephina What’s Your Blood Type? Arab Social Service Agency (LASSA). search. Ages 13+ Saturday May 2nd, 1 p.m. (45 min.) Would you like to find out? Come Saturday June 27th 1 p.m. Monday June 1st 5p.m. join the Canadian Blood Services in association with the Lebanese and Wildlife Festival Children/Enfants: Every Child Ready to Read/ Arab Social Service Agency (LASSA) Join Roy John, Canadian Field- Chaque enfant prepare à la lecture For a FREE “What’s Your Blood Type” Naturalists’ Book Review Editor Author & Illustrator: Alice clinic and ardent eco-traveler and explore Priestly Babytime Tuesdays, 10:15 a.m. (30 min.) Wednesday, March 25, 11:00 a.m.– 1:00 the ancient civilizations of Asia Popular Children’s Illustrator Alice April 7, 14, 21, 28 May 5, 12, 19 p.m. Minor. From Troy to Istanbul travel Priestly visits the library to discuss Maggy Mikhael: 613-236-0003 ext. 225 through bizarre Cappadocia to the the process of writing and illustrating Toddlertime Wednesdays, 10:15 a.m. Mediterranean coast, looking for books. (30 min.) April 8, 15, 22, 29, May 6, 13, English Conversation Group wildlife. Travel through time to Tues. Apr. 21 at 6:30pm (1 hr.) 20 Improve your English and meet new amphitheatres, churches and the friends in a relaxed setting. Open to all strange world of troglodytes in land Frontier College Reading Circle Storytime Mondays, 10:15 a.m. levels. In partnership with CESOC. where so many of our garden flowers Volunteers will help your child to love April 6, 20, 27, May 4,11 Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m. (1.5 hr) and Santa Claus originated. Finally books and become a better reader Tuesdays 1:30 p.m. (40 min.) April 7 to June 30th stop at Gallipoli where many died and through stories and games. Ages 3-12 April 7, 17, 21, 28, May 5, 12, 19 Turkey was born. Saturdays, 2 p.m. (1 hr.) Wii for the Young at Heart Monday, April 20, 6:30 p.m. Family Storytime Tuesdays 1:30 p.m. Find out about all this wii talk. Try Music Together (45 min.) April 7, 14, 21, 28 your hand at Wii bowling and stay for a Teen/Ados: Kids can get their groove on and have May 5, 12, 19 Wii spot of tea! Game on! fun singing, dancing, chatting and Wednesday May 13th 2 p.m. (60 min.) Get gaming at the library with your moving!

Need For Retirement Income Is Key To Guaranteed Minimum Withdrawal Benefit Plans By Bob Jamieson age of the annuitant and how the a call at 613-526-3030 to discuss Agency (except in Quebec). In plan is set up. your situation, or plan to attend the Quebec, insurance and annuities are t’s not surprising that many Another available option allows upcoming seminar. offered by Edward Jones Insurance people planning for retirement you to defer your withdrawal if you Bob Jamieson, CFP Agency (Quebec) Inc. are concerned about whether don’t require income right away, ** Insurance and annuities are Ithey’ll have enough income to get such as in your pre-retirement years. offered by Edward Jones Insurance them through the remainder of In these cases the plans offer a 5% their lives. bonus in each of the years where no After all, men and women are withdrawals are taken. As a result, both living longer than ever, expenses you could have a higher guaranteed can be expected to rise over time income stream when you do start thanks to inflation, and investment making withdrawals. returns can be unpredictable. In While these benefits may particular, if your returns are low be appealing to some investors - in the first few years after your stop particularly those who are averse to working, you could have less money risk - you must stay invested in the available for the later years of your plan to receive the guarantees. And retirement. it’s important to understand that all To address these issues, the guarantees come with a price, as insurance companies have recently these types of products can be more started offering solutions known as expensive than other investment guaranteed minimum withdrawal vehicles such as mutual funds. You benefit (GMWB) plans. In essence, should expect higher management these are annuities, with retirement expense ratios and additional fees. income provided to you in the All of this could reduce your total form of regular, fixed payments. return. More specifically, these are a type You should also keep in mind of segregated fund, which invest in that GMWBs represent just one underlying mutual funds. option for generating income A segregated fund has an in retirement. So if you feel this insurance component so you vehicle might be right for you, it’s receive death benefit and maturity probably best to consider it as just guarantees, though these are reduced one component of a diversified by any withdrawals you make. A income portfolio that also includes segregated fund also enables you to other types of annuity solutions and avoid the cost and delay of probate other investments. and it may give you the potential for Deciding on whether or not creditor protection. GMWBs should be part of your A GMWB plan takes a portfolio is a decision that requires segregated fund one step further careful analysis. For this and all by guaranteeing an income stream other elements of your retirement when you withdraw money, planning, it’s a good idea to speak which can alleviate concerns over with your financial advisor who unpredictable returns. This income can work with you to create a plan stream can be designed to last 20 that’s tailored to your unique needs years or for life, depending on the and circumstances. Please give me Page 44 The OSCAR - OUR 37th YEAR APRIL 2009

WHAT’S HAPPENING AT THE LIBRARIES Sunnyside Branch Library Wednesday, April 22, 7:00 From Sunnyside for of good books in a relaxed atomosphere. Join us for stimulating pm (60 min). Storytime: April, Poetry Month: discussions on selected titles. Wednesdays, 10:15 am, (45 min.), Adults: Fridays, 12:15 pm (60 min), April 24. Cercle de lecture: April 8, 15, 22, 29. Registration Canal Mug Poetry Series struts Book: Water for Elephants by Sara Partagez avec nous le plaisir des required. its stuff for a second season: Gruen. livres dans une ambiance dètendue. This very popular program will Joignez-vous à nous pour une Mother-Daughter Book Club: feature local Ottawa poets reading 15-minute Computer Tutorial: discussion entre le Cercel de lecture Ages 8-9 from their works. Get help with the Library catalouge, de l’Amicale à la biblio. Mondays, 7:00 pm, (60 mon.), April Thursdays, 7:00 -8:30 pm. Readings accessing the web or addressing Les mardis, 19 h (60 min.), 14 avril. 6, 20. from: e-mail issues during a one-on-one Children April 2: Ronnie Brown and Terry 15-minute tutorial. Registration for Children’s Teens: Ann Carter. Wednesdays, 10:00 am (15 min), programs starts April 1. girlzone: April 9: Deanna Young and Bruce April 1, 8, 15, 22, 29. Registration Babytime: Girls get together to share opinions Taylor. required. Tuesdays, 2:15pm, (30 min.), April 7, and new book suggestions while April 16: Anne LeDressay and 14, 21, 28. Registration required. they eat their lunch. Home Steven Brockwell. Caring for Children the Natural schoolers welcome. Ages 12-14. April 23: Nadine McIinnis and Way: Toddlertime: Fridays, 12:00 pm, (45 min), April 24. Glenn Kletke. Julek Meissner, naturopathic doctor, Tuesdays, 10:15 am, (30 min.), April 7, discusses natural and holistic 14, 21, 28. Registration required. Sunny Reads: approaches to health care for your Thursdays, 10:15 am, (30 min.), April Drop in to share the enjoyment child. 9, 16, 23, 30. Registration required. Alta Vista Branch Library

Alta Vista Branch 10-10:30 or 10:30-11 a.m. and activities. Ages 0-18 months. to discuss your favourite reading Ottawa Public Library Thursdays, April 16 to May 21. Thursdays, April 9-May 21, 10:30 material. Ages 12-17. 2516 Alta Vista Dr. a.m. (30 min.) Monday, April 27, 7 p.m. (1 hr.)* To register call: 613-737-2837 Water-wise Gardening x28 Master Gardener Nancy Seppala Toddlertime CHILDREN’S explains how to have a beautiful For toddlers and a parent or SPECIAL PROGRAMS / Adult Programs garden and conserve water. caregiver with stories, rhymes, songs PROGRAMMES SPECIAUX Book Banter Thursday, April 2, 6:30 p.m.(1.5 hr.) and activities. Ages 18-35 months. POUR ENFANTS Drop in to share the enjoyment of Mondays, April 6-May 11, 10:30 a.m. Mouse’s first spring good books in an informal setting. Bicycle Maintenance (45 min.) Stories, videos and crafts. Ages 4-8. Thursdays, 2 p.m. (1 hr.) An expert from Kunstadt Sports (Bilingual) Saturday, April 18, 2 p.m. April 2: A Short History of Tractors offers a demonstration of bicycle Storytime (45 min.)* in Ukranian by Marina Lewycka maintenance tips for top Stories and rhymes for young Premier printemps May 7: Any Human Heart performance children-parents and caregivers are Contes, vidéos et bricolage. Pour les by William Boyd and safe cycling. welcome to join. Ages 3-6. 4 à 8 ans. Wed., April 15, 6:30 p.m. (1.5 hr.) (Bilingual) Tuesdays, April 7-May 19, (Bilingue) Samedi 18 avril, 14 h (45 Infusions littéraires 10:30 a.m. (45 min.) min.)* Partager une tasse de thé ou de Wildlife Festival Contes Gather ‘round the Campfire tisane en discutant de livres. Join Roy John, ardent eco-traveler, Contes et rimes pour les enfants. Wear your payjamas and join us Les mardis, 14 h (1 h) for an audio-visual tour of central Parents et fournisseurs de soins sont for some of our favourite campfire 21 avril : Depuis toujours, India, land of tigers, peacocks, les bienvenus. Pour les 3 à 6 ans. stories and songs! Ages 4-12. j’entendais la mer sambar, egrets and storks. (Bilingue) Les mardis, 7 avril-19 mai, Thursday, April 23, 7 p.m. (45 min.)* d’Andrée Christensen Thursday, April 30, 6:30 p.m. (1.5 hr.) 10 h 30 (45 min.) TEEN SPECIAL PROGRAMS Tuesday Book Group English Conversation Group Family Storytime Gotta get a job? Join us for a discussion of Improve your spoken English and Program with stories and rhymes for Staff from the Youth Services The Ursula Franklin Reader: meet new friends in a relaxed everyone in the family. Bureau will teach you some useful Pacifism as a map. setting. Wednesdays, April 8-May 20, 2 p.m. techniques for your summer job Meets every other Tuesday. Mondays, 6 p.m. (1.5 hrs.) (45 min.) search. Ages 13 and up. Wednesday, April 7, 21 Tuesdays, 1 p.m. (1.5 hrs.) April 8, 6 p.m. (1.5 hrs)* 7 p.m. (1.5 hrs.) BOOK CLUBS / CLUBS DE French Conversation LECTURE Board game Bonanza Twisted Sisters Book Club Improve your spoken French in a Book clubs for children/Clubs de Are you the king of trivia? Do you New members welcome to join us. relaxed setting. For those with an lecture pour enfants rule the roll of the dice? Come Read any inspirational book and intermediate level of French. show off in our casual game night. share Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m.(1.5 hr.) The Dawg Lounge! Woof! Refreshments will be served. Ages with others. April 7 – May 19 Join us for our boys’ book club. 13 and up. Saturday, April 25, 1 p.m. (2 hr.) Ages 8-12. Monday, April 20, 6 p.m. (2 hrs.)* Knit 2 Together Tuesday, April 7, 4:15 p.m. (45 min.)* Alta Vista Sleuth Hounds Meet with other knitters to share Games on! Get together with other mystery patterns and ideas and offer Un livre à partager Get gaming at the Library with your readers to talk about your assistance to each other. Club de lecture pour ceux qui friends. Brawl on the Wii or duel on favourite authors and find out Saturdays, 10:30 a.m. (1.5 hrs.) aiment lire. Pour les 8 à 12 ans. the DDR to rack up points. Ages 13 about new ones. April 4 Lundi 20 avril, 16 h 15 (45 min.)* and up . Friday, April 24, 3:30 p.m. Thursdays, 6:30 p.m. (1.5 hr.) Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m. (1.5 hrs.) (1.5 hrs.)* April 16: Raven Black by Ann April 15 Timbit Girls Cleaves. An after-school book club for girls N.B. Registration for spring programs PRE-SCHOOL / who love to read. Ages 8-12. starts on April 1./ L’inscription pour les Computer Tutorials for Adults PRESCOLAIRE Monday, April 27, 4:15 p.m. (45 min)* programmes du printemps commence le 1er Help with the library catalogue, avril./ Programs followed by an * require accessing the Internet or e-mail. Babytime Book club for teenagers registration. / L’inscription est requise Register for a 30-minute For babies and their parent or Mmm…Books! pour les programmes suivis d’un *. one-on-one session. caregiver with stories, rhymes, songs Get together with other book lovers APRIL 2009 The OSCAR - OUR 37th YEAR Page 45

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NOTES FROM THE GARDEN CLUB Insects in the Garden—the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly By Colin Ashford

he word “insects” brings a sinking feeling to most gardeners—they immediately think of hosta leaves eaten through by earwigs or rose buds with their juices sucked out by aphids. But as Master Gardener, FranT Dennett, reminded the February meeting of the Old Ottawa South Garden Club, many insects are beneficial and, in some case, critical to our gardens and to our food supply. Fran Dennett has been a Master Gardener since 1986, is a past president of the Gloucester Horticultural Society, and has been gardening in Canada since 1972. Fran started her presentation Spotted Lady Bug entitled, “Attracting Beneficial Insects to the Garden”, with some fast facts on insects: insects have six legs and two or four wings; they make their homes from the tops of trees to underneath the soil; and there can be up to four million of them in an acre of land. One of the key benefits of insects is, of course, their role in pollination: bees immediately spring to mind, but flies, wasps, and even hummingbirds are pollinators too. But predatory insects are also beneficial: a ladybug will eat up to 500 aphids in a day. Fran continued her presentation with some advice on how to attract beneficial insects; the two main points are a diversity of plants and a healthy soil. The right balance of plants encourages the right balance of insects, and a healthy soil means healthy plants able to fight off insect infestations. We have to accept some damage to plants to maintain the ecosystem: even the ugly have their place as food for birds, food for other insects, or living nurseries for parasitic larvae. To get rid of unwanted insects, Fran recommended, as a start, hand removal, then, the famous soap-and-water solution (but don’t forget to thoroughly wash it off after twenty minutes), and, finally, the focused application of a modern insecticide. Fran finished her talk with some fascinating picture of insects and the plants with which they co-exist. Seven Spotted Lady Bug

Ikebana—The Art of Japanese Floral Arrangement By Colin Ashford

he March meeting of the Old Ottawa South Garden Club was a little out of the ordinary: it was held at Southminster United Church and it was in a workshop format. The club was fortunate to haveT secured the services of Linda Jones, Director-designate of the Ottawa branch of Sogetsu, to lead a workshop on Ikebana—the art of Japanese flower arrangement. A capacity class of garden club members and their friends was introduced to the mantra of Sogetsu, “arranged anytime, Soldier Beetle - Pennsylvania Leather Wing anywhere, by anyone, with any material”. In her introduction, Linda noted that Sogetsu is a modern school of the ancient art of Ikebana, and that it differs from western schools of flower arranging that focus on a mass of blooms and colour. Sogetsu, by contrast, is a minimalist style of arranging that focuses on shape, line, and form and uses blooms, stalks, and leaves to realize creative expression. The structure of a Sogetsu arrangement is based on a scalene triangle—a triangle where all the sides are of different lengths—the vertices of the triangle symbolize heaven, earth, and mankind. Linda demonstrated the basic slanting arrangement: at each of the vertices of the triangle, she placed the longest stem of foliage (the shin), the middle stem of foliage (the soe), and the shortest stem of flower (the hikae). She then proceeded to support the main stems with foliage and blooms (myrtle and carnations respectively). Students at the workshop then set to and began making similar Praying Mantis arrangements with occasional help and advice from Linda. In addition to taking home their arrangements, one lucky member won the door prize of a lovely Sogetsu arrangement of red carnations and pussy willow. Linda will be holding classed on Sogetsu this fall at the Canterbury Community Centre—she can be contacted at 613 523 5603. Next month the club will be back at the Old Firehall with a presentation by Patti Allen of Sage Gardening entitled “The Movable Garden” that will show how to extend gardens onto decks and patios, and even onto asphalt driveways. The meeting will be held on Monday, 20th April at the Old Firehall on Sunnyside at 7.00 p.m. Drop-in membership for the evening is $5 and new members are always welcome. For your gardening calendars: Saturday, May 9th, Spring Perennial Exchange—Good Plants, Good Deals. Bring potted and labelled perennial plants to exchange or sell. Set up starts at 9:30 a.m., exchange starts at 10 a.m., sale of remaining plants follows. At Brewer Park near the shelter at the children’s playground. Monarch Butterfly on Echinecia Page 48 The OSCAR - OUR 37th YEAR APRIL 2009