THE OSCAR www.BankDentistry.com 613.241.1010 The Ottawa South Community Association Review l The Community Voice Year 47, No. 1 January 2019

Trinity Anglican Church - A Dialogue About Community Collaboration and the Future

For the story from Trinity Anglican Church see page 3.

PHOTO BY ROBERT TAYLOR COMMUNITY CALENDAR Tuesday, January 8, 10:00 Snow Mole Walkability Audit, Firehall Still space to join! January 12-13 Ontario Long Track Speed Skating Championships, Brewer Oval Sunday, January 13, 13:00- CAG Winter Party in the Park, Brantwood 16:00 Park Field House Monday, January 14, 19:00 OOS Garden Club - Armchair Guide to Beautiful Gardens Around the World, Firehall Wednesday, January 16, Science Cafe: UNESCO International 18:30 Year of the Periodic Table of the Elements, Sunnyside Library Thursday, January 17, 18:30- Hopewell P.S. Kindergarten Information 19:30 Session, Hopewell P.S. School Library Thursday, January 17, 19:00 Central America Travelogue with Alex Bissett, Sunnyside Library Friday, January 18, 19:30 Master Piano Recital Series (MPRS) Claire Huangci in Fore Play, Southminster United Saturday, January 19 Carleton U. Chemistry Magic Show, Summer Camp Richcraft Hall January 21-25, 8:30-16:00 Kindergarten Registration Opens, Hopewell P.S. Saturday, January 26, 17:00- OS Refugee Committee Syrian Dinner 20:00 Fundraiser, St.Thomas the Apostle Anglican Church (2345 Alta Vista Dr.) Saturday, January 26, 9:30 - Capital Ward Cup Hockey Tournament, 12:30 Brantwood Park Rink Register online or in-person Sunday, January 27, 13:00 - The Great Canadian Kilt Skate, Aberdeen Check out our 2019 Summer Camp Guide for a 15:00 Pavilion at Lansdowne Park Wednesday, January 30, Science Cafe: From Molten Magma to full list of camps and pricing 18:30 Modern World - Exploring the Early History of Earth, Sunnyside Library SEE YOU THIS SUMMER! Thursday, January 31 OSCA Summer Camp Registration Opens To see the latest listings, go to the online calendar at www.oldottawasouth.ca Page 2 The OSCAR l January 2019

BUSINESS BEAT Haven Café

By Erik van der Torre check them out if you haven’t now that Haven Books was founded A Google search reveals that there already, as they have been doing an and is still run by the Carleton is currently a garage with that name One of the nice things about having excellent job so far (capitalcurrent. University Students’ Association on Baseline, but it is unclear whether written the Business Beat for a while ca). (CUSA). Back in 2002, CUSA they are moving or expanding (or now is that sometimes I don’t have However, until now, I was not decided that it was time to have an maybe not affiliated at all, although to look for news, as people will tell aware of the existence of The alternative for students to go and that seems unlikely). Either way, it me what they’ve seen or heard. This Charlatan, an independent Carleton buy (used) textbooks, as most other looks like OOS will retain a full- month’s biggest news is thanks to student publication that has been stores (including the campus book service garage. Kathy Krywicki. around since 1945. I’m glad Kathy I guess being a regular contributor rectified this. to the OSCAR and focussing on local news, I should probably pay better Haven Books Adding a Café attention to other hyper-local news At the end of November, The sources. I recently started following Charlatan reported that Haven Books Capital Current, a new, online (Bank & Seneca) is delaying some publication founded by Carleton of their planned renovations. There University’s journalism program that were a few surprises in that story focuses on local news. Definitely for me. First, I was not aware until

PHOTOS BY BRENDAN MCCOY

store) typically charge a lot more, especially for used books. The fact Roost & Grills Adds Seating that Haven Books has been around I recently noticed that Roost & for over 16 years is a testament to Grills were doing some renovations. their success. At first I thought that maybe they The second surprise, and one were expanding by adding the next that’s even more relevant, is that door space, but when I reached out Haven Books is apparently about to them they clarified that, yes, they to complete a renovation that will are completing a renovation, but they add a café to the store. Seeing the are not expanding into the space next success of Black Squirrel Books door (no word yet in what’s going in and their great café, this seems like there). somewhat of a no-brainer. And with The Roost & Grills reno focussed the closing of Starbucks, I think there on adding more seating for customers is definitely room for another spot in for dining in. While the old OOS where students can work and configuration had some very limited study while enjoying a coffee. seating options, the new layout added According to the article, the café is space for a few tables. This seems scheduled to open by the start of the like a smart upgrade, especially when new semester. trying to vie for the lunch crowd.

Garage Plus Auto Centre One of the downsides of treating Business Beat is a monthly feature the Business Beat like a column is that highlights new and existing that I don’t follow basic journalistic businesses in Old Ottawa South. rules and practices. And seeing as Opinions are my own. If you know I am not a journalist, I don’t think of any new businesses opening up or this is generally a huge issue. But it want to share your thoughts about does lead to occasionally jumping the existing businesses, send a note to: gun a bit. For instance, if I had dug [email protected]. into the closing of AK Auto a little deeper, I would have probably found Erik van der Torre has lived in Old 613-234-4136 out that, yes, they have closed their Ottawa South with his wife and 790 Bank St. Ottawa, ON doors, but a new garage is set to open [email protected] in the same spot. three sons for over 9 years. He is davidsonsjewellers.com According to the sign in the a member of Hopewell Avenue PS’ window, Garage Plus Auto Centre is Parent Council and OSCA’s Traffic going to be open for business soon. & Safety Committee. The OSCAR l January 2019 Page 3

NEWS Trinity Anglican Church - A Dialogue About Community Collaboration By Heather Maclachlan, Judy change, including CMHC’s lending Richardson and Susan Taylor conditions. Any changes in funding could include creative ways to develop church properties into vital Trinity Anglican Church, located on neighbourhood hubs where ‘church’ Bank Street at Cameron Avenue in is done differently. OOS, hosted a meeting to create an There was an enthusiasm among opportunity to engage in a dialogue the group to meet again and to share with our broader community, and to our work with the OOS community. listen and learn about community The group believes there is certain needs in our neighbourhood. need to actively collaborate as a Those at the meeting represented means to better identify community residents of OOS, the Sunnyside need and develop partnerships where Library, Southminster United Church, possible. Empathy House, OSCA, and local businesses. Others unable to attend Heather Maclachlan, Judy but interested in future meetings Richardson and Susan Taylor are include Hopewell Public School, City members of the Trinity Anglican Councillor Shawn Menard and MPP Church Futures Committee. Joel Harden. For Trinity, this year has been all about what the future holds given the challenges of declining and aging congregations common to all churches, not only Anglican. There are rumours that the church may be closed. Let us be clear, we are a group dedicated to exhausting all avenues of possibility before allowing that to happen. The meeting addressed three PHOTO BY BRENDAN MCCOY questions: Trinity’s impression in the OOS is ‘upper middle-class’. accommodation is seen as preferable neighborhood, who lives here, and Most people have above average to high-end condominiums. However, what needs remain underserved. education, income and own homes. It converting sites like Southminster The word ‘unknown’ was one is a family neighbourhood with lots and Trinity, as church led housing Trinity descriptor. A predominant of kids who attend centrally located projects, are not straightforward. image is that of the daycare, children schools and enjoy recreational Southminster has experienced playing, and the mural. Others facilities. There are empty nesters, first-hand the difficulty in trying described Trinity as an ‘anchor’ – elderly individuals, and couples to develop church owned property. open to the community, sharing space who are aging in place (growing old However, funding conditions for long-term activities including: comfortably and independently in for housing projects continue to Girl Guides, providing meeting space their own home). OOS is an open and and support to the Ottawa South welcoming community, reaching out. Refugee Committee, sanctuary space Volunteer support is high and people to several choirs, as well as renting want to give back. space for events and meetings. However, there are shortcomings. The Firehall, Sunnyside Library, Managing families at all ages and Southminster United Church and stages, coupled with high-pressure Trinity are considered neighborhood jobs and active lifestyles, leads to anchors. Through collaboration, a strain, distress and isolation. It is no better understanding of service gaps surprise that the biggest seller at the would potentially embrace excluded Trinity Christmas fair was frozen groups. There is considerable dinners. Because of known stressors, programming and service work the four community churches are being carried out in OOS by various collaborating with CHEO, hosting groups. Unfortunately, they often a series of parenting workshops in work in silos while at the same time, February 2019. trying to do more with less. It seemed Specific groups are underserved, apparent that more collaboration is including seniors, teens and possible and desirable. university students. Although some A general overview of the recreational activities are directed neighbourhood revealed some to seniors at the Library and the interesting facts. Firehall, they are not all that well People of all income levels come attended, especially in winter, into the community. They come to perhaps because of limited parking. church, partake in Out of the Cold Housing options are limited for Dinners – both as volunteers and residents looking to downsize but guests, drop their kids at school or wishing to continue living in OOS. daycare, shop, swim, skate, and take Affordable housing is another advantage of the Library and Firehall gap. OOS remains a high-priced programming. Some live temporarily enclave. Some older homes are being at Empathy House while receiving converted into oversized multi-unit treatment. rentals, rented out to university There is however, considerable students and others looking for distinction between who lives here centrally located affordable housing. and who comes here. Embracing housing development Many cannot afford to live here based on affordability would be a (including some group participants). positive way to diversify. Rental Page 4 The OSCAR l January 2019

NEWS Tennis Club Serves Up Project to Restore 98 Year-Old Clubhouse

Preliminary concept drawings of (above) proposed exterior improvements, and (below) the proposed Grand Hall. Highlights of the revitalized clubhouse include proposals to restore the vaulted ceiling of the upstairs hall to expose wood-beam design, and updated floors on the verandah.

Illustrations by Open Plan Architects Inc. The Clubhouse Restoration and the Launch party at the Ottawa Tennis and Lawn Bowling Club on November 30th. (Left to Right) Bernie Sander, Ur- sula Ruppert (who are both on the Fundraising Committee), City Councillor Shawn Menard and OTLBC Board President Jenny Mitchell. They are stand- ing by the Donation Tree — the names on the ornaments are of supporters and donors to the club restoration project. PHOTO BY KAYLEA GROOVER

By Peter McKinnon Church, just down the street from the OTLBC, to launch a targeted The Ottawa Tennis and Lawn fundraising campaign. Founded in Bowling Club (OTLBC), a fixture in 1881, the OTLBC built the three- Ottawa South for nearly a century, season clubhouse in 1923, when plans to restore its historic clubhouse. it moved to its current location on On November 30th, about 80 Cameron Avenue adjacent to Brewer people gathered at Trinity Anglican Park. adding insulation and a heating members and visitors enjoy the “The restoration project includes system so that the OTLBC can serve food-and-beverage services of The members and community residents Cameron, the on-site restaurant that all year ‘round,” said OTLBC opened in 2018. The community- Board President Jenny Mitchell. based club has approximately 600 FRONT “We will modernize the facilities tennis and pool members, and its STREET while retaining the building’s restaurant and volleyball courts BAKERY original character. In Canada’s welcome hundreds of visitors each Organic Chicken other large cities, facilities like ours week. Pot Pie Canadian Heritage have either disappeared or become The clubhouse was designed Grain Bread inaccessible to the public; we feel a by John A. Ewart, the era’s pre- responsibility to protect what we’ve eminent Ottawa architect who is got and to increase our value to the also responsible for such buildings community.” as Glebe Collegiate, Southminster 99 99 Planning for the $2.6 million United Church and Ottawa Public ea. ea. restoration project began several Library’s Sunnyside Branch. During 14 4 years ago, and the OTLBC now the campaign launch, local historian has all of the costings, designs and and OTLBC member Ross Eamon construction drawings needed to read messages of support for the Cherry Tomatoes secure permits. The campaign’s restoration project from John Ewart’s on the vine initial goal is to raise $500,000 son and grandson. 99 by July 2019; the Club will also The campaign is off to a strong 2 apply for a matching grant from start, with more than $150,000 worth Organic Cocktail Heritage Canada, and hopes to of donations and pledges already Tomatoes attract individual and corporate received. The OTLBC plans to start 99 sponsorships. Donations to the construction once the campaign campaign are eligible for charitable raises $1 million and to complete 5 tax receipts, as the project has earned the project in time to celebrate Product of Quebec Mermaid Mixes 99ea. National Sport Trust Fund status. the Club’s 100th anniversary. The Local Granola 5 “The ability to issue receipts that project will enable the OTLBC to 754 Bank Street qualify for tax deductions is a huge host more tournaments and to offer boost for us,” says Jenny Mitchell. new programs and services to the (613) 232-9466 Store Hours: “We learned that we’d qualified Old Ottawa South community. For Monday to Friday 8:00am - 10:00pm only a few days ago, so that made more information or to make a tax- Saturday 8:00am - 9:00pm Sunday 9:00am - 8:00pm tonight’s gathering a celebration as deductible donation, please visit much as a launch.” www.otlbc.com/donate. www.metroglebe.com One of Canada’s oldest independent clubs, the OTLBC COUPON features 18 Har-Tru (clay) tennis Peter McKinnon member of the save VOUCHER OTLBC Board of Directors. $ *Redeem this coupon in store to save $20 on your next courts, 12 beach-volleyball courts purchase of $100 or more at McKeen Metro Glebe. and an outdoor pool. The signature 20 (in-store only/expires January 31st, 2019) feature of the historic clubhouse is *on your next $100 purchase a handsome second-floor balcony overlooking the grounds, where The OSCAR l January 2019 Page 5

NEWS Canal Wall Work Brings Detour and Path Improvements By John Dance project area. Commission has installed a new During the course of the project, skateway point across from the Main Another major infrastructure project cyclists and pedestrians will be - Colonel By intersection. Also, a has begun along the Rideau Canal: detoured from the fenced-off new signalized crossing has been Parks Canada’s rehabilitation of the pathway along the Canal to the east installed at this intersection to ensure 262 metre section of the Canal wall side of Colonel By Drive. The detour the safety of pedestrians and cyclists. running from Concord Street North runs along bike lanes painted on The project will be completed in to Main Street. Echo Drive between Main Street the spring of 2020. At this point it This project is part of the $15 and Concord Street North then along is not known whether the Concord million investment into Rideau the paved pathway running north stairway and shelter will be installed Canal wall repairs, stemming from a to the Corktown footbridge and the for the 2019-2020 skating season. $3.2 billion nation-wide program to University of Ottawa. More Canal restoration work will maintain assets within national parks In the past, residents have be required in Old Ottawa East after and historic sites, and is similar in complained about cyclist/pedestrian the current project is completed. nature to the wall rebuild done over conflicts along the pathway that will The crumbling section of the Canal the last few years on both sides of the be used for the detour but Christie wall just south of Clegg Street will Canal near Bank Street. Ulicny, communications officer for remain fenced off until this work is The project brings with it some Parks Canada, says, “Appropriate completed. disruptions but, in addition to signage will be installed between the “The Clegg Street section of restoring the integrity of the Canal Corktown Bridge and Concord Street the Ottawa Canal Wall repairs is and the multi-use pathway, the work North to ensure pedestrian/cyclist in the planning stages,” says Ms. will result in a wider pathway, safety.” Ulicny. “There are a number of where possible, within the current An immediate impact of the considerations for this section of Canal due to the configuration of services and other infrastructure that interacts with this site. We are currently working with the City of Ottawa, Hydro Ottawa and the National Capital Commission to PhotO BY BESS FRASER assess our approach.” work is that the skateway access John Dance is a resident of Old Our office is here for you with: stairs at Concord and the Concord Ottawa East. shelter facilities will not be installed Monthly Town Halls this winter. To compensate for This article first appeared in the Canvasses this closure, the National Capital Mainstreeter. Community Organizing Help Accessing Government Services (such as housing, ODSP/OW, healthcare, OSAP etc.) And more! A gastro pub P: 613-722-6414 109 Catherine St. / rue Catherine E: [email protected] MPP / Député provincial, Ottawa, ON K2P 0P4 www.joelharden.ca Ottawa Centre by the Fraser brothers

Hopewell Avenue P.S. Kindergarten

Information Session Thursday, January 17th from 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm in the Hopewell P.S. school library Weekday LUNCH Kindergarten Registration The launch of Kindergarten registration at Hopewell Avenue P.S. takes place January 21st to January 25th, weekend BRUNCH 2019. Children who will be four years old by December 31st, 2019 are eligible for Kindergarten. To register your child for Kindergarten, please come into the school & DINNER nightly. office between the hours of 8:30 am and 4:00 pm. Two proofs of address (which needs to be a Property Tax Bill, Assessment Notice or Purchase/Rental/Lease Agreement plus Driver’s Licence or Utility Bill) and proof of age (birth certificate or passport) and health card are necessary FRESH SEASONAL to complete the registration process. Hopewell Avenue P.S. 17 Hopewell Ave Just steps over the bridge

Phone: 613-239-2348 Email: [email protected] Reservations accepted online or by phone Kindergarten in the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board is a two-year bilingual program consisting of 50% English instruction and 50% French instruction. Page 6 The OSCAR l January 2019

NEWS New Year, New Challenges for the Ottawa South Committee for Refugee Support By Jessa Pillipow OSCRS’s first Chair, Robert Taylor. wider community. The OSCRS is fundraiser. The OSCRS appreciates One month after the initial issuing a call for new community the community’s support and The holiday season and New Year meeting, Robert made an appeal members who are interested in encourages everyone to attend future are a time of reflection for many, to the parish council of the Trinity supporting refugee settlement in events, including an authentic Syrian who reminisce on the past year and Anglican Church for support and different ways. dinner on Saturday January 26th at St. set goals for the next. For the Ottawa they graciously agreed to receive Committee members contribute Thomas the Apostle Anglican Church South Committee for Refugee donations to the committee and everything from their time (by (2345 Alta Vista Dr.). Tickets are Support (OSCRS), the new year provide tax receipts and meeting helping the refugees access available at syriandinner.eventbrite. represents almost four years since the space for the OSCRS. healthcare, schooling and ca. creation of the committee and a time After three years as the Chair, employment), to money (the Those wishing to get involved of excitement, with 13 newcomers overseeing the settlement of twenty- OSCRS’s sponsorship is all private with the committee can contact set to come to Ottawa in 2019 with four refugees and volunteering donations) and other resources Kevin and Beverly at osrefugee@ their support. countless hours of his time, Robert (material goods such as furniture gmail.com. Tax-deductible financial With the new year also comes has stepped down as Chair, making and car rides). It’s not all hard work donations can be mailed to Trinity a new Chair for the OSCRS. The way for unique two-person co- and no play – the group frequently Anglican Church, 1230 Bank Street, committee, founded in March 2015, Chairs, Kevin Mills and Beverly gets together throughout the year for Ottawa ON K1S-3Y3, made payable was created out of a meeting called Davis. Kevin and Beverly will picnics, holiday meals and various to “Trinity Anglican Church”, with by Murray Thomson, the former lead the committee to support fundraisers. “Refugee Sponsorship” on its memo executive Director of CUSO and those 13 newcomers and to grow With so many refugees slated to line. Officer of the Order of Canada. the committee’s membership and come to Ottawa with the OSCRS’s finances. support this year, the committee is Recognizing the urgent situation Jessa Pillipow holds a social work As dedicated and skilled as Kevin, kicking their fundraising efforts into facing Syrian and Iraqi refugees, degree from Carleton University Beverly, and the rest of OSCRS’s high gear. Past events have been Murray brought together community and in her short career, has enjoyed members are, the committee well supported by the community, members including the person working alongside refugees. who would eventually become the continues to seek support from the including October’s Mexican Fiesta

Age-Friendly Winter Walkability & Pedestrian Safety Audits for Seniors and Other Vulnerable Pedestrians Winter Walking in We need to audit the whole neighbourhood, and Councillor an Age-Friendly Menard and City representatives are ready to work with us, so all hands on deck! To help out with the winter walkability audit email Ottawa: Making it [email protected] with the subject line: “I’ll help make Old Ottawa South Walkable in Winter.” Better

By Peggy Edwards January 8th. Meet at the Fire- hall at 10:00 am. Walkers will Are you concerned about winter audit several routes. The walk walking conditions in Ottawa? (about 20 minutes), and discus- Be a snow mole and help us sion after, will take about 45 gather information and report minutes. Contact swoos2018@ problems about winter walking in gmail.com for further informa- your neighbourhood. Anyone can be tion. a snow mole, but we are particularly looking for seniors and children Meanwhile, here are some tips for to participate, as well as people winter walking: who use mobility devices (e.g. 1. In cold temperatures, approach canes, walkers and wheelchairs). with caution and assume that all Snow moles are checking winter wet, dark areas on pavements walkability in neighbourhoods all are slippery and icy. across Ottawa. 2. If you encounter a snow- or There are two ways to be a snow ice-covered sidewalk or drive- mole: way, especially if on a hill, 1. On your own. Pick a time of travel along its grassy edge for day when you need to go out traction. (best after some winter weather 3. Do the Penguin Shuffle: Point has occurred), and a destination your feet out slightly like a pen- (e.g. bus stop, grocery store, guin while walking on slippery school, library). Use the Snow surfaces. This increases your Mole questionnaire to audit centre of gravity. your walk. Go to www.coaot- 4. Keep your hands out of your tawa.ca/snowmoles to fill in pockets. Hands in your pockets the questionnaire or download decreases your center of gravity a paper copy. If using a paper and balance, which increases copy, please drop off or mail it your risk of falling. to: The Council on Aging of Ot- tawa, 1247 Kilborn Pl, Ottawa, Peggy is a resident of Old Ottawa K1H 6K9. South and a member of the Age- 2. Join the Old Ottawa South Friendly Walkability and Pedestrian Snow Mole Team for a fun Safety Committee of the Council on group walk audit on Tuesday Aging of Ottawa. The OSCAR l January 2019 Page 7

SENIOR WATCH OLD OTTAWA SOUTH My Place to Age: Housing Options for Moderate Income Seniors By Maura Giuliani Partnerships with Voluntary Sector/Churches We know that Canada has a problem Housing built in partnership with with our housing supply for persons voluntary sector/churches. Ellwood living at or below the poverty line. House in Ottawa is one example. In most Canadian cities there is It was built on land donated by a a painfully long waiting list for church and sponsored by CMHC. “affordable housing.” But there is It offers affordable rents for seniors also a problem for older Canadians living independently and has a with moderate incomes (defined as volunteer Board of Directors. It also $40-$70k per annum). These seniors has a long waiting list. do not qualify for affordable housing, even while our population is living Aside from physical buildings, longer, often alone, with physical there are other interesting problems and scattered families. possibilities of partnership with They frequently find it difficult to the private sector. One example manage a home on their own but presented was the OASIS program simply cannot afford to move and in Kingston, that offers co-ordination increasingly find themselves isolated. of programming, catering and other More than 150 participants services to senior residents, fostering gathered in City Hall on November a sense of community. 30 to mark National Housing Day While local governments and the and examine the situation. Two CMHC do fund housing programs, panels of speakers presented an they focus on the need for social assortment of possible solutions with housing. It is clear that seniors with an emphasis on the need for a sense moderate incomes cannot afford to of community. drift into old age without a plan. Canada has one of the longest, largest Co-living (sharing a house) baby booms in the world … where This means blending two or three will they live?? households in a single unit and PHOTO BY MAURA GIULIANI living “as a family.” If individuals For more information: are able to sell their own homes and subsidized units (geared to income), (Harbourside in BC and Wolf Willow www.canadianseniorcohousing.com pool their resources, it can result in with the other units priced at market in Saskatchewan), with another in www.cohousing.ca considerable savings. Essential to this levels. There are frequently waiting planning in Ottawa (Convivium Co- www.conviviumcohousing.ca kind of arrangement is a clear, legal lists. housing Co-operative). These are www.ellwoodhouse.net contract that spells out what will privately built and often expensive. www.harbourside.ca happen if one member leaves, etc. Co-housing www.wolfwillowcohousing.ca Despite the obvious social benefits of This is a form of intentional Commercial Condos Note: The Wolf Willow site has co-living, however, it is not common. community, where people live in Most of us are familiar with an excellent page on how cohousing private housing units that cluster commercial condos, which can be is different from a co-operative or a Housing Co-operatives around shared indoor/outdoor found in a range of prices. While conventional condominium. These are generally rental units, activity areas. They are managed by condo living does solve many of leased from a co-op. There are the residents and usually purpose- the housing upkeep problems, it Maura Giuliani is a long-time several in Ottawa, and while most are built. Co-housing is generally does not necessarily offer a sense of resident of Old Ottawa South, a multi-generational, a few focus on structured as a condo or as an equity community. member of Convivium Cohousing seniors. Many have a percentage of co-op. There are two senior co- housing communities in Canada Co-operative and of SWOOS.

Help with Snow Removal for Seniors SUBSCRIBE TO THE OSCA E-NEWSLETTER and People with Disabilities “News Between The Bridges” The City of Ottawa funds two programs, Snow Go and Snow Go Assist, www.oldottawasouth.ca which help seniors and people with disabilities with their snow removal. The City partners with nine community agencies to run these two programs. The Snow Go program vets snow removal workers and matches them with seniors and people with disabilities to get their snow cleared. Residents pay the workers directly for their services. The Snow Go Assist program goes one step further and helps low- income seniors and people with disabilities with the cost of their snow removal. To be eligible for the Snow Go Assist program funding, applicants must: 1. Be a senior at least 60 years old or a person with a disability. 2. Have a low-income and show proof of an annual income below $31,500 if single and below $39,200 for a household of two persons or more.

Eligible residents may be reimbursed up to 50 per cent of snow removal For a comprehensive overview, costs to a seasonal maximum. please visit our web site: The Snow Go Assist program is on a first come first served basis. Agencies may limit funds if demand is high. www.sandyhill.ca or call To apply, contact the partnering local agency in your area. For a list of Nathan Gurnham at (613) 832-1717 these agencies, visit ottawa.ca/snowgo or call 3-1-1. Page 8 The OSCAR l January 2019

CHRISTY’S CORNER How OSCA Programs are Developed, or The Life Cycle of an OSCA Program but we work hard with the Program conducted prior to finalizing By Christy Savage, Committee who encourages the • Review schedule to ensure new development and implementation course a) fits and makes sense OSCA Executive Director of programs that meet community compared to other programs in needs and interests, in addition to the Centre and Community and Some of our community members supporting OSCA’s mission and b) does not directly compete with ask who runs programs at the vision. The committee meets monthly other classes Firehall? OSCA is an independent and work closely with staff to • Discuss (with team and Community Association, we run and call. Alternatives are offered. monitor programming, and evaluate instructor) and edit course operate programs out of the Firehall If an alternative course is not and develop our programming. description in partnership with the City. This chosen refunds are issued within • Add details of course info into means that the City and OSCA have 2 weeks The Life Cycle of an OSCA detailed OSCA database (OSCA a Program Delivery Agreement, • A discussion is held with Program Course Cost Estimator) to whereby the City provides the Centre the instructor (sometimes track costs, registrations, dates and front desk staff and OSCA, in current clients will request Creative Process & exception dates, rate, fees, turn, is tasked with independently postponement) to potentially • Meetings (staff, instructors, minimum registrations required assessing community demand and postpone a course or run it at a contractors and Program to run course need, recruiting instructors and lower rate. Committee) discuss new ideas • Determine and finalize price with ensuring a wide variety of high • Everything is done to avoid class • Researching trends in recreation, instructor calibre of programming is offered for cancellations general or special interest, all • Orientation with new instructors all ages all year round. ages handbook and contract are In the current Winter 2019 Program Once Classes are Running • Reviewing surveys and detailed Guide (online and inserted into the • Regularly communicate with suggestions December OSCAR) you’ll find a instructors to answer questions • Regular communication with Implementation number of new and exciting adult and ensure classes begin on time, clients • A team of 3 staff code and general interest programming and are regularly attended, location is review, then test the registration workshops. After much discussion, cleaned before and after, and no Planning Phase system for launch review of surveys, recruitment and issues have occurred. • Narrowing down ideas with an • Promote course on social media research of instructors, the team at • Order supplies if necessary eye to perceived interest and and in client communication; OSCA is pleased to be able to offer a • Assist clients with needs or availability send links and reminders to few new options. This is in addition requests; sometimes switch • Researching instructors/ instructors to also promote to the wonderful and long-standing clients to other classes companies • Launch and daily track core courses offered by instructors • Track the instructor’s invoices • Detailed proposals from potential registration in Cost Estimator like Diane, Lori, Joane and Andrea. • Regularly promote courses on instructors are requested and • Regularly update instructor on We thought it may be informative social media, and remind clients reviewed registrations and remind them to and interesting to let you know how that late registrations and drop- • Meeting with potential promote programs are developed. Without ins are always welcome and are instructors, and returning; touring • Communicating with clients to further ado, welcome to “The Life prorated (late registrations) centre provide updates Cycle of an OSCA Program”. We • Instructors complete a detailed • Once we meet our minimum hope this provides insight into how Evaluation and Wrap-Up online form for proposals, needed to register we celebrate the staff here at OSCA work to • Send out session survey and after which the team reviews and finalize courses innovate. review results and negotiates wage, timing, Additionally, not only do staff • Ask the instructor if they have supplies, pricing, etc. If a course is cancelled work hard to bring wonderful feedback • Review of comparative • All clients are contacted programming to Old Ottawa South, • Plan ahead for the next session programs/timing/pricing is personally with email and phone

If you wish to vote for the OSCA Board, you must be an OSCA member. Windsor Rink Shack Hours The rink shack will be open (weather Permitting): If you wish to stand for election to become a board Monday - Friday 4:30 pm - 9:00 pm member, you must also have signed up as a member Saturday 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm at least three months before the AGM. Sunday 2:00 pm - 5:30 pm

To become a member, head to www.oldottawasouth. For information on ice conditions go to: ca and sign up using our form located on the Instagram: windsor.rink homepage under ‘Become an OSCA member.’ Facebook: facebook.com/windsorparkrink

Want to join the OSCA Board? If you have an interest and may Windsor Rink Volunteers Needed! have the skills needed, contact the OSCA is looking for volunteers to assist in maintaining the Nominations Committee at: outdoor rink at Windsor Park. Your duties would include helping to build the base, flooding the rink a couple of times [email protected] over the season, and snow blowing the rink occasionally during heavy snowfall. If you’re interested or would like more information, contact Darcy Middaugh at OSCA at OSCA [email protected] Board The OSCAR l January 2019 Page 9

OSCA PRESIDENT’S REPORT awesome… simply awesome By Richard Slowikowski, The persistence of the Traffic and you may have noticed SWOOS OSCA President Safety (T&S) Committee to fight for advertising for volunteers to become a safe pedestrian crossing on Colonel “Snow Moles” and help conduct By Drive at Seneca Avenue has been winter walkability and safety audits Before taking on the position as remarkable. I cannot even count the throughout our community as the OSCA’s President, I did not realize number of times OSCA was informed basis for discussing improvements how much awesome I would get that the crossing was approved, only with the City. Pretty impressive. to see. I see awesome everywhere, to find out that the approval was over and over and over every reversed or the design of crossing OSCAR week. People from Old Ottawa was significantly changed. At this Do you like reading the OSCAR? South organized in teams which Summer camps? PD Days? After time, OSCA has been told by the Well, in addition to all of the people accomplish remarkable things for our 4? Do you enjoy OSCA’s events? City and the NCC that a safe crossing who volunteer their time writing community. I wish I could provide Fall Fest? The Christmas Craft Fair? will be constructed in the spring of articles, there is a talented group a full accounting, however, space Christmas with Santa? All of the 2019. The only remaining issue is which does everything from editing restrictions in this column allow me above, and much more, is brought whether the crossing will be elevated to proofreading to layout and design to provide only a few examples of to our community by OSCA staff. to ensure traffic slows down. T&S is to production, distribution, business awesome. This is a small group of people who still pushing, pushing for an elevated and advertising management. provide remarkable service for Old crossing. Furthermore, there is the group of Planning Committee Ottawa South. This too is awesome. over 100 volunteers who deliver the What a small, talented team Seniors Watch Old Ottawa South OSCAR to your front door. Now, that on OSCA’s Planning Committee If you are feeling that you want to What about Seniors Watch Old is awesome. accomplished this past summer get some more awesome in your life, Ottawa South (SWOOS)? In the to block (at least temporarily) a maybe you should get involved as a spring of 2018, this was a wishful OSCA Staff developer’s attempt to significantly volunteer. Contact Christy Savage, idea to make our community Do you participate in OSCA alter the character of Colonel By OSCA’s Executive Director, at the more senior friendly. The idea has programming? Yoga? Pilates? Drive was just amazing. Firehall. grown into a substantial group of Pottery? Latin dance? Do you use I hope you have a great day. committed, local residents focused the Fitness Centre? Do you send Traffic and Safety Committee on practical issues. For example, your children to OSCA programs?

As Promised: Follow-up Regarding Issues at the Glebe Parents’ Daycare By Richard Slowikowski, has now established a number of OSCA wants to further strengthen your time to help our community, OSCA President improvements to its processes. its Finance Committee. If you have please contact Christy Savage, Fortunately for OSCA, our financial an interest in financial matters and OSCA’s Executive Director, osca@ procedures already incorporate would like to volunteer some of oldottawasouth.ca. In the December OSCAR, we wrote the changes which are now being to the community in light of the implemented at GPD. public announcement of fraud and After a significant review of embezzlement at the Glebe Parents’ OSCA’s financial processes, the Daycare (GPD). We committed OSCA Board concludes that OSCA’s to reviewing OSCA financial procedures are robust. This does Thanks to OSCAR’s procedures, in light of the Glebe not mean that OSCA will become situation, and reporting back to our complacent. In fact, the OSCA Board community on our findings. many volunteer writers has decided to put further emphasis According to the GPD, the on its fiduciary responsibility. This issues which led to the fraud further emphasis is not because we focused primarily on how the GPD and distributors for have found problems, it is because processed expenses. The GPD we want to work hard to avoid them. helping get the news DID YOU KNOW? to you! The OSCAR is a self-supporting newspaper, Increased Penalties for paid for entirely by advertising, and reliant on Distracted Driving volunteer contributors and distributors. New distracted driving laws take effect January 1, 2019. Thanks to the Dairy Queen for First-time offenders will face: • a fine of up to $1,000 contributing to our community through • three demerit points its support of the many • a three-day day driver’s license suspension Second time: OSCAR volunteers. • a fine of up to $2,000 • six demerit points • a seven-day driver’s license suspension Third time: • a fine of up to $3,000 • six demerit points • a 30-day driver’s license suspension

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NEWS Larry McCloskey’s Latest Book Lament for Spilt Porter By Brendan McCoy wisdom and resilience and home. The desire for home — good humour, all of which is how we fit into this life and Larry McCloskey’s latest sorely needed by young people anticipate the next — is our book Lament for Spilt Porter today.” most basic spiritual impulse, was launched on December Larry McCloskey is a long fueling our hopes and fears, 6th at Life of Pie with a good time resident of OOS who passions and pathologies.” crowd in attendance. Linda works at Carleton University The book is available Stewart preformed an original at the Paul Menton Centre for from the author, email music composition written Students with Disabilities. He [email protected], for the book and debuted at wrote Lament for Spilt Porter as well as the publisher at the event. According to Larry: “with a sense of urgency born castlequaybooks.com. “The book is a tribute to my of the need to reconcile a Brendan McCoy is the parents’ generation — their haunting sense of loss with our muted desire to find our way OSCAR Editor.

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COUNCILLOR’S REPORT Settling In By Shawn Menard, any appeal and that they could have Ottawa Board of Health. I know this City Councillor standing in front of the committee to is an important issue for residents make their case. of Old Ottawa South, and I look I also worked with other forward to advancing sustainable and At the time of writing this, my team councillors from across the region to environmentally-beneficial policies and I are wrapping up our second craft amendments that would bring through my committee work. full week at City Hall. Though the a bit more democracy to City Hall City Council met two times that election was October 22nd, it’s only around the public budget process week. On Wednesday December 12th, been since December 1st that I’ve had (to allow for committees to identify council finalized the memberships of the honour of serving the residents of pressures the city is facing), but, the committees, and established the Old Ottawa South and all of Capital unfortunately, votes carried 14-10 budget direction for 2019, deciding Ward. against. on a property tax target of 3%. In So far, it’s been a busy December. Although the vote was 14-10, it addition, I put forward an inquiry to product. Let’s start with the work of raised my spirits to see so many city staff seeking information on how Phew. That was a lot to go through Council. On Wednesday, December councillors working to empower city an OC Transpo fare freeze would in two weeks... but it’s not all I, and 5th, we reviewed, discussed and council and make our city politics impact ridership and service. my office team, did. eventually approved the Governance more responsive to residents. The following day, December 13th, The actual bulk of the office tasks Report. Without getting into the nitty Next, on Tuesday December 11th, council discussed the matter of retail is the work we do directly with gritty details, this is the framework the Mayor’s slate of candidates sales on cannabis. As I’m sure we’re residents. We have been receiving a that will establish how Council was presented for each committee all aware, the federal government number of resident concerns in the works for the next four years. It at City Hall. There were no legalized cannabis this year, and the last two weeks, as well as many we’d sets out the budget process, the urban councillors chosen to chair province set out regulations for both received prior to December. set up of committees (but not the committees, and on the all-important online sales (which are currently This is great...and certainly no membership... I’ll get to that) and the Finance Committee (FEDCO), happening), as well as retail sales surprise. Our communities are always powers afforded to various positions there was minimal representation of (which will begin in the spring). very engaged. on council, like committee chairs and wards inside the Greenbelt. This is Currently, provincial legislation does Currently, we’re working on deputy mayors. unacceptable and our team, along not give municipalities any special improving winter maintenance of I was happy to bring a motion, with many members of the public, powers of zoning or regulating retail streets and sidewalks; dealing with which passed unanimously, to make have been speaking out against this cannabis sales. OC Transpo issues; looking into some improvements to transparency power grab. Nonetheless, city council, in a increasing street safety; and working at City Hall. I asked to change the Despite this, I am honoured 22-2 vote, decided to “opt-in” to to improve the development process functioning of the Property Standards to be chosen as Vice-Chair of retail cannabis sales, following the across the entire city. and Licence Appeal Committee the Environment and Climate recommendation of city staff. This is It’s been a blistering two weeks, to ensure that original public Protection Committee, to sit on a decision I support. This will allow but it’s been rewarding. I’ve enjoyed complainants were kept notified of Transportation Committee, and the us access to public funds to deal with meeting with so many people in the cannabis legalization. It will help ward. Let me take the chance to say reduce the black market for cannabis. Happy New Year, and I look forward And it will help ensure those using to all the good we’ll do together in The Homework Club cannabis have access to a safer 2019. A Girls Homework, Yoga & Arts Club Affordable, Quality, After-School Care in a sunny, comfortable environment 3:30-5:30 pm ** Grades 1-8 Fridays are Yoga with Maureen Fallis at Surround Circle Yoga Capital Ward Cup & Conversational French Play Hockey Tournament Research Projects * Dioramas * Presentation Practice Tutoring for Math, French & English Literacy Saturday, January 26 On the Sunny 2nd floor of Southminster United Church Supervised Pick up available from Hopewell 9:30 – 12:30 Call 613-818-3006 Brantwood Park Rink 17 Yrs Academic Support & Quality After-School Care Excellent Local References The annual hockey showdown in Capital Ward will once again see the Heron Park Hackers, Ottawa South Moose, Old Ottawa East Hosers and Glebe Goal-Getters face off on the ice. The Capital Ward Cup is a friendly tournament that brings together teams from four neighbourhoods, with the Councillor as the referee. Anyone 16 or older is welcome to play, and everyone is welcome to watch. There’s a “gender-balanced bench” policy, i.e. two females and two males on the ice at all times, so women are particularly encouraged to sign up. To get involved email Councillor Shawn Menard at Shawn.Menard@ ottawa.ca and he will direct players to their team contact or captain.

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What if the Magi Had Come From Old Ottawa South? By Tom Sherwood He didn’t feel like doing anything except maybe future minister; and Cash Cashman, the next Bill getting back into bed and pulling the covers over Gates. Inside, they found a warm and happy room, People love the Story of the Wise Men or Magi, his head. Bjorn was depressed. And because he and they heard music that lifted their hearts and and their gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. was so religious, he was depressed about being their spirits. They saw people glad to be together It’s an ancient story, found in chapter two of depressed. When you are a spiritual, ethical and caring for each other. They heard a brief talk Matthew’s gospel in the Bible, and read every person, aren’t you supposed to be enthusiastic about concern for others as you journey through year in the worldwide church on January 6th, the about life? Even in January? life, something about loving your neighbour and day celebrated as “Epiphany.” It is a timeless Buckley Cashman was going to be a millionaire. living your life with compassionate concern for and eternal story of seeking, finding and being After seeing all the Home Alone movies when he others, not just your own career (thought Astrid), changed. Timeless and eternal include here and was a kid, and noticing the big houses and the rich not just your own happiness (thought Bjorn), not now, so we might ask: What if the magi had come vacations, he decided that he wanted to be rich too. just your own comfort (thought Cash). from Old Ottawa South in 2019? Who might they Super rich. Each of those students was changed that have been? What might they have done? He was only in Second Year of the International morning. They went out into the rest of their lives Astrid Nova wanted to be the next Big Star. Business program at Carleton, but he had taken a little less self-centered, a little more sensitive She was a Music Major at Carleton University, Business Studies at Lisgar Collegiate and was about others, a little broader in their thinking a graduate of the Arts Canterbury program. But already running a couple of start-ups of his own. and concern. And maybe you could write the rest she wanted to be Madonna or Beyoncé, or at least He’d begun delivering papers and advertising of their biographies yourself: something about Shania Twain. flyers when he was about eight. Then he’d gone to Astrid’s singing becoming even more beautiful, Astrid was preparing to enter the Miss World a Computer Camp one summer, and now he was the deepening and broadening of Bjorn’s faith and Canada competition. She would be a star! Her consulting with his parents’ friends, solving their ministry, and the ethical contribution Cash would friends all thought she was rather self-centered. In software problems at $60 an hour and re-selling make to his society. fact, she didn’t have any friends. All she did was hardware to them with a 40% markup. What if the Magi came from Ottawa in 2019? talk about herself. People got tired of that. And Buckley Cashman was going places. the fact that she was actually very beautiful and When he was a kid at Hopewell Public School, Tom Sherwood is a retired United Church minister talented didn’t help much. Everyone was jealous his friends all called him “Buck” for short. But who served as the Carleton University Chaplain of Astrid. She had the nicest clothes and newest when he pointed out to everybody that he had a lot for many years. He lives in Old Ottawa South and gadgets because she was already a professional. more than just one buck, they started calling him teaches at Carleton. She’d had a job the last few summers, singing in “Bucks” and then “Cash.” He had a lot of cash. one of the shows at Canada’s Wonderland. And Unlike most people who spent money by card now she had a gig at the Casino. or phone, Buckley Cashman carried a big roll of Astrid always looked great. Her hair was $20 bills in his pocket. And he always had a few always perfect. But she wasn’t always perfectly people hanging around him, calling him Cash, and happy. Astrid was lonely, and she was looking for laughing when he told he a joke. But you wouldn’t something. She didn’t know what, but it was more really call them friends. In fact, Cash didn’t really than being a star. like the people who surrounded him, although he Bjorn Aggin was going to be a minister one day. did like the attention. Really, if he was honest with He was studying Religion at Carleton University. himself, he would have to say that the people he He’d dedicated his life to this after taking a liked and admired the most seemed to stay away Humanities course at Glebe Collegiate where from him. he’d learned about Martin Luther King Jr., and Although they all went to Carleton University, Desmond Tutu and Tommy Douglas, and learned Astrid, Bjorn and Cash had never met until one that they were all ministers who had made a Sunday morning in January 2019. They were all positive difference in the world. Since making that walking around Old Ottawa South looking for basic vocational decision, he’d had a special sense coffee, when they passed the open doors of the that God was with him. He had more confidence in community church. his life, his studies and his volunteer activities. They’d seen that church a thousand times before, So Bjorn was a little upset to wake up one cold but this January morning they noticed it. There was morning in early January and realize that he was music and light and warmth streaming out of the feeling kind of blue – no energy, not very happy. old building onto the sidewalk. And people were He didn’t really care about anything. And classes going in: children with their parents, older people were going to start up again soon. who might be grandparents, high-school-aged boys Bjorn got out his Bible and read the passage for and girls, university students. And they all seemed the day. He read the prayer in his daily devotional happy, glad to be there, smiling, chattering with pamphlet; and he tried to pray for himself, but each other. A lot of positive energy. nothing much happened. He didn’t feel anything. Each of the three decided to follow the crowd in: Astrid Nova, the next new star; Bjorn Aggin, the

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Celebrating Another Local Artist Success Story By Bess Fraser retiree, but lately has had a great comeback painting colourful Pat Pryor was a pioneer for work that brings gorgeous women in banking with a hues and shapes to her canvas. wonderful career in Canada Everyone in the group has and the United States. Today enjoyed seeing Pat’s progress Pat lives at the Colonel By and the development of her Residence on Aylmer Avenue painting talent. and is a participant in the “Artist Bess Fraser is an art teacher in Residence” program that I and the OSCAR Layout Editor. run. Pat enjoyed creating art as

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TRAVEL A Weekend Visit to Munich

We shared two cups of glühwein before walking through Christkindlmarkt.

By Paige Raymond Kovach After a leisurely ride into the city on the S-Bahn, we took our bags My sister-in-law treated me to to our hotel near the central train a weekend away to Munich this station. We got our bearings quickly month. Since she works for Air with the many free maps we found, Canada, and had a couple of extra and headed for Marienplatz where stand-by passes left for the year, the main Munich Christmas markets we could be extravagant, and take a are located. weekend away just before the busy Our first stop was lunch. Our family Christmas season started. noses took us to a fantastic sausage We arrived in Munich tired cabin that had the largest wooden but ready to explore on Saturday Christmas carousel I had ever seen. morning. Before even leaving the The barbecue boasted of many airport terminal we were treated to kinds of sausages – mild and spicy our first Christmas market. For the bratwürst, weisswürst, the short last 20 years, visitors have been white veal sausages, and long given a taste of German Christmas Thuringian rostbratwürst – it was traditions right in Munich’s airport. really hard to choose. We went away We were surprised and pleased with two spicy bratwürst in a crusty to see a langos stand, the famous oval bun. We put as much ketchup Hungarian street food, in the market and mustard as we wanted and we as well. Unfortunately all the huts bit in, juices immediately running. decorated with pine branches and Thirst took us to our first glühwein red bows were closed, so all we hut. Another German Christmas could take were photos. tradition is a mug of warm mulled wine with spices. At this market

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The International Monument at the Dachau Memorial Site was created by sculptor Nandor Glid. PHOTOS BY PAIGE RAYMOND KOVACH

All too soon it was morning the day Memorial Site is open every day of our departure. After a sustaining except Christmas Eve. It is best to go breakfast at the central train station by public transport (S-Bahn and bus) we circled back on the S-Bahn to the and the entrance is free. airport. The winter market there was shuttered, exactly the same way as when we arrived. A silent reminder Paige Raymond Kovach is an Old for us to plan our next trip here. Ottawa South resident, and hope- The Munich Christmas markets run fully a more frequent traveller in the during Advent, the end of November future. until Christmas Eve, each year. The Dachau Concentration Camp

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TRAVEL The Colourful City and Its Welcoming People – St. John’s, Newfoundland By Snow Wang and the wind made it distinctly Newfoundland. On the way out, East Coast people are known to be we saw some hitchhikers. Really? I genuine and friendly. I had met a few rubbed my eyes. I thought it was a of them and had always wanted to thing of the 70s. “Do you mind if I check out the East Coast because of give them a ride?” Deniz asked. “Not them. What would the vibes be like at all.” Now I was curious. We said to be among thousands of easygoing hello and squeezed three hitchhikers people who have a great sense of in. Two girls sat with Katie and me humour? at the back row and one young man In July 2016 we flew to St. John’s, at the front. “Where are you from?” Newfoundland. Out of the airport, the One girl asked. “Ottawa.” “Me too! taxi driver looked at us and said, “just Where in Ottawa?” “Old Ottawa a moment.” and went in the lobby. I South.” “Me too!! Which street?” thought he was grabbing a coffee or “Grove. You?” “I am on Aylmer!” something. In a minute he was back So that was how I met my neighbour with a booster seat. He opened the Allison for the first time, all the way back door, quickly installed the seat, at the most easterly point in Canada. helped Katie in and buckled her up. As it turned out, Allison was doing Now he looked at us with a big smile: genetics research on arthritis and “It’s much safer this way!” Our psoriasis at Memorial University. adventure started with good cheer. to be a teacher again. Deniz put on then waited patiently till we came The other girl was a friend she met Along tall grass, glistening water and his teacher hat and started telling back. It was 40 minutes. He seemed in England who came to visit her. white rocks we zoomed toward our us about the history of the city, the to be happy because we were happy. The young man was a friend who destination in the Jellybean Row. attractions, the landmarks. He offered On the way to our Airbnb I offered was working on the Syrian refugee “I am a teacher.” Deniz said. to make a 20-minute stop at Signal to hire Deniz for a whole day and pay project for the city. He and Deniz “huh?” I wondered quietly – he was Hill to save us a trip the next day and him by the hour. He thought about had so much in common. In an a teacher and a part-time taxi driver? would only charge $5 more. Sure! it and said, “Yes. I will help you.” It instant the car was full of chatters As it turned out, Deniz was a fresh Katie and I ran up the hill, marveled was a strange reply to me considering and laughter. Even Katie was a little graduate from the teaching program at the vast sapphire blue of the he wouldn’t have to waste his time Hopewell alumnus with Allison. at Memorial University. Prior to Atlantic, climbed the Cabot Tower, waiting for customers and he would I felt teleported back to the days that, he had been a math teacher in jumped on every rock, and (Katie) get paid more. Why did he say he traveling through Europe, dirt poor Istanbul. He shared the taxi with walked on top of the wall all the way was helping me? In any event, I was but laughing my head off with newly his friend but really was looking down. Deniz helped us take pictures excited for having such a pleasant found friends. guide and began looking forward to After we checked off all the ‘to our day trip. visit’ list of the day, Deniz brought The day came. Deniz showed up us to the Ocean Science Centre at in his own SUV because it was not the University. He thought Katie his turn for the taxi. We went to would like it. They had all sorts of Cape Spear, the most easterly point sea creatures for kids to touch and in North America. Our visit was there were students to answer any inspired by a TV ad ‘Crayons’, in questions. It was a blast. I never held which a little girl walked among tall a six-armed starfish before or even grass and hopped along jellybean row knew it existed. Sea cucumbers, in a yellow dress and rainbow socks, hermit crabs, snails, starfish big and in the ever-enchanting colourful small… we could touch them all. I land. Katie and I followed suit. We later learned that the Marine Institute also watched whales and icebergs is Canada’s most comprehensive from afar. The wind was constant. centre for education, training, applied The waves rhythmic. The colors vibrant with white lighthouse, green grass, reddish grey cliffs and blues Continued on pg. 19 of the ocean and sky. The wild lilies The OSCAR l January 2019 Page 19

TRAVEL you could see Bell Island. It was an Cont. from pg. 18 Airbnb and a café. One day a couple was having lunch there and started research and industrial support for telling Paulette and us their travel the ocean industries, and one of the stories. Two days ago, they drove most respected centres of marine along the shore, stopped the car and learning and applied research in the got out to admire the icebergs. “I world (according to local writer Gary wonder what it would be like to see Kean). Katie, like many other kids it up close?” One asked the other. there, showed great interest. “That’s A local person overheard them and how they learn.” Deniz said, “that’s said his friend could show them. how they decide what they want The next thing they knew, they to do when they grow up.” Ah, the were on a fishing boat with four teacher in him. local people getting real close to The next day we went on to the iceberg! Everything was free Portugal Cove. Deniz insisted I had and in good spirit. The local people paid him enough and he wouldn’t had a fun outing with them. The accept any more money. He treated couple couldn’t believe their good us to ice cream at Moo Moo’s and luck. I recalled that when we went gave Katie a bag of coins. They to Bell Island and took a taxi to the were ‘special coins’, each different playground, the taxi driver seeing and telling a story. Katie had been me as Chinese, brought us to visit fascinated by them and had been a local Chinese family. The great asking the cashiers for ‘special grandpa was the last surviving payer coins’ in change everywhere we of the Newfoundland and Labrador like strangers and customers, were people. shopped. Just like that, he gave all his Chinese head-tax and the family surprised and delighted. Like plants Through Facebook, I learned collections of all three years to a kid had been living on Bell Island for repotted to richer soil, our hearts Deniz has become a math teacher in he had just met. generations. In those spontaneous started to expand. You might say Natuashish, Labrador. It occurred We had a wonderful stay at moments we felt we were treated like Newfoundland spirit is catching. to me that he had always been a Paulette’s place at Portugal Cove, brothers. The couple and I, merely I must say the visit to teacher, even when he was driving a which looked out to the ocean and travellers, expected to be treated Newfoundland was much more than taxi. I told him Katie is putting away I expected. I did not know Johnson special coins for him. “Ah. I am too.” Geo Centre was built into the He said, “We have many coins to underground terrain of Signal Hill, exchange”. or that you could find many original art pieces at Weavery for a very Snow Wang lives in OOS. reasonable price, or there were more than 5,000 puffins at Witless Bay… But the best part, of course, is the

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FILM REVIEW If Beale Street Could Talk and The Yellow Ticket If Beale Street Could Talk has been nominated for three Golden Globe awards – for best film, best screenplay and best supporting actress (for King). The running time for If Beale Street Could Talk is one hour and fifty-nine minutes. Filmed on location in New York City, the film is being released theatrically on December 25, 2018. (This release date makes the film eligible for consideration for the 90th Academy Awards on March 4th, 2019.)

Kiki Lange and Stephan James in If Beale Street Could Talk. By Tony Wohlfarth

If Beale Street Could Talk If Beale Street Could Talk tells the story of a young woman in New York City, who desperately tries to prove her fiancé innocent of rape. The director, Barry Jenkins, is best known for directing Moonlight in 2016. Moonlight won the Best Film Oscar at the 2017 Academy Awards. The script is written by Jenkins and is based on the book Beale Street by James Baldwin. Baldwin died in 1987, and this film is another homage to the author (like Raoul Peck’s 2015 documentary I Am Not Your Negro). Reportedly, Jenkins worked with the James Baldwin Estate to develop the script. (The Baldwin Archives were opened to researchers in 2017.) If Beale Street Could Talk is set in 1970’s Harlem. Beale Street is best known as an iconic street in downtown Memphis where tourists flock to hear jazz music. Jenkins uses it as a metaphor for all the streets in American cities which are at the heart and soul of music culture e.g. Bourbon Street in A scene from the 1918 silent film The Yellow Ticket. New Orleans.Stephan James plays the role of Alonzo “Fonny” Hunt, a young man who is incarcerated for a crime he did not commit. The film opens as Silent Film: The Yellow Ticket Tish (played by Kiki Lange) tells Fonny and her family the news that she is On February 10th, cinephiles are in for a rare treat. The Yellow Ticket, a pregnant. Her father Joseph (Colman Domingo) calls Fonny’s father Frank silent film from 1918, capturing the lost life in a Jewish ghetto inWarsaw, (Michael Beach) to invite them over to celebrate the occasion. The news is Poland. The screening will be accompanied by a performance featuring two not well received by Fonny’s mother (played by Aunjanue Ellis) – revealing klezmer musicians, Alicia Svigals and Marilyn Lerner. deep family divisions. Meanwhile, Tish’s mother Sharon (played by Regina Silent films, shot in black & white, richly framed and capturing long lost King) remains supportive throughout the film. King has received several histories, predated the modern cinema. awards for her performance as best supporting actress. The Yellow Ticket is screening at Temple Israel, 1301 Prince of Wales Drive, If Beale Street Could Talk has two themes. One is a tender love story, on Sunday, February 10th at 2 pm. Tickets are currently available at: http:// set amidst black poverty in urban America. The second is the theme of the templeisraelottawa.ca/concerts/music-concerts-theyellowticket/ relationship between blacks and whites, where large numbers of African Admission is $20 for adults, and $10 for students. Tickets are limited. The Americans are imprisoned unjustly. Baldwin’s books are all about injustice in running time is fifty minutes. America. Curiously, If Beale Street Could Talk is a romance, set in this world. I found the music in the film was weak and, at times, frustrating. How is it that a film named after an iconic street does not deliver a solid musical score? Tony Wohlfarth is an Ottawa based freelance film writer.

Documentary Film The Phenomenon Bruno Gröning Comes to the Mayfair By Agata Bedynski film is the result of nine years of thorough research; it brings the events of that time to our attention today and enables us to understand his Our beloved Mayfair Theatre, Ottawa’s longest teaching. Seeing this film is potentially a life- operating film theater, located in the heart of changing experience. Old Ottawa South is about to screen something th Many who have experienced a screening very special. On Sunday, January 27 2019, have felt an immediate shift in their lives, the film The Phenomenon Bruno Gröning will starting with a flow of energy throughout their be shown for the first time in our city in large bodies as they viewed the film. Some reported format, at a commercial theatre venue. feeling a power, a tingling, a streaming in their In early 1949, thousands of people streamed bodies – for many a new experience. Some to Herford, Westphalia in Germany. In the say they have had a disappearance of pains, autumn of the same year up to 30,000 people disabilities and other afflictions. The conviction were drawn daily to the Traberhof – a horse of the film and its subject is such that it can stud farm – in Rosenheim. Miserable masses of literally change one’s life and release one from sick and suffering people. They had only one illness, addiction, stale habits. Here too is food aim: Bruno Gröning. For many he was their for the spiritual hunger felt today by so many in last hope. Beaten down by the war, given up our secular materialist culture. on by doctors, those people had only one wish: to get well again, to be free from misery and Screening details: Mayfair Theatre, Sunday, pain. Could Bruno Gröning help them? And the January 27, 2019, from 12 noon to 5:30 unthinkable occurred – numerous sick people pm (includes 2 breaks). Admission is free, were healed – the lame could walk, the blind voluntary donations are welcome. could see, and the deaf could hear again. The film The Phenomenon Bruno Gröning Agata Bedynski is the Public Relations Liaison depicts the dramatic events of that time and for the Bruno Gröning Circle of Friends. follows the tracks of an unusual man. The The OSCAR l January 2019 Page 21

HEALTH AND WELLNESS Staying Hydrated in the Winter By Nardine Bekhit as skiing or snowboarding, because aware of other common symptoms • Keep a bottle of water at your your breathing rate is increased. of dehydration, such as fatigue, workstation to sip from often, Many people are surprised to learn Additionally, the sweat during such lightheadedness, headaches, and even if you don’t feel thirsty. that your daily water intake should be intense activity evaporates quickly darker urine. Having water within sight and the same in the winter as it is in the because of the lower humidity levels, Here are 4 tips to keep hydrated in easy to reach makes it less of an summer. While it’s obvious that in leading to not feeling like you’ve the winter: inconvenience to stay hydrated. the summer you should be drinking perspired and perhaps not thinking • Reduce your consumption of water often to replace the fluids lost that you need to drink water. caffeine and alcohol. These have For those with pre-existing heart through sweating, there are other In the summer months, you often a diuretic effect, meaning they conditions, extreme dehydration can significant sources of fluid loss in the hear that thirst is one of the first signs cause the body to excrete more be dangerous because the decrease winter. As a result, staying hydrated of dehydration, meaning you waited water. in blood volume makes the heart should not be neglected. too long to drink water. To make • Choose layers with breathable work harder to circulate the blood In the wintertime, since the air is matters worse, we generally don’t fabrics to avoid excessive throughout your body. If you have cold and dry, your lungs have to work feel thirsty in the winter even though sweating while indoors or while any questions or concerns, talk to harder to warm up and humidify we might be dehydrated. This is playing outdoor sports. your doctor. the air you breathe. Remember how because our bodies reduce blood flow • If you don’t feel like drinking you can “see your breath” as the to our extremities (arms and legs) to water, opt for an herbal or non- Dr. Nardine Bekhit is a chiroprac- temperatures drop? That’s the water preserve heat in colder temperatures. caffeinated tea or even some tor with Glebe Chiropractic Clinic escaping your body as you exhale! This signals to the brain that there soup. Fruits with high water + Massage Therapy Centre. You can This is important if you participate in is enough fluid in the body, when in content such as clementines, reach the Clinic at 613-237-9000 or winter sports at higher altitudes, such fact you could still be dehydrated. apples, and pears are also great This is why it is important to be options. at www.GlebeChiropractic.com.

COMPUTER TRICKS AND TIPS The Fraudsters Haven’t Left Town By Malcolm and John clicking in the usual way, press and copy or read the PDF right there on It’s our 20th anniversary! Go to Harding, of Compu-Home hold the power button for a minimum the site. Apparently as of this writing compu-home.com/blog for an archive of eight seconds. When you restart a they are temporarily out of the hard of our columns (including this one) minute later it is almost certain that copy and so there will be a delay if and lots more tech-related articles. As you have probably noticed in the attack will have disappeared, but you order one mailed to you. It is 21 There is a space right after each these columns, we find ourselves when your web browser asks you pages long and so if you’re going to item for you to make comments and returning repeatedly and depressingly if you want to go back to the pages download and print it, be sure to set suggestions, and ask questions. to discussions of the dangers and where you were when you shut your printer to black-only. You can even sign up for automatic pitfalls of computer and Internet down, the answer is no. (We wouldn’t tell this to just updates. Have a look at compu-home. fraud. (If you got as many calls from anybody and so please keep it under com/blog soon or call us at 613- victims and near-victims in a typical your hat, but despite the fact that he 731-5954 to share your opinions and week as we do, you would probably You can’t over- gives advice to cyber victims and suggest subjects for future columns. find yourself focused on the dark side potential victims many times every Our email address is info@compu- too.) estimate just how week, John got suckered himself home.com The crooks nowadays are attacking last month, which raised some mainly in three ways: 1) there are clever and innovative quizzical eyebrows among the rest the telephone calls from the so- of the Compu-Home team. You can’t called “technicians” at “Microsoft” these crooks are! over-estimate just how clever and or “Windows” or some other innovative these crooks are!) recognizable tech industry name; 2) Check the URL there are sudden pop-up invasions on The fraudulent website is just a your computer display with bright little trickier. Let’s say that you are flashing graphics and audible alarms, having a problem with your printer and 3) there are incorrect (fraudulent) and you want to go to the Hewlett search results in which web pages Packard site to get advice. If the are cleverly designed to resemble the page is not really Hewlett Packard, support sites of legitimate businesses. there will be an early and prominent The end result is always the same: invitation to call a number. Don’t! the state of your computer is worse Check the URL (the web address) than anyone imagined, and it’s going of the website and see if it seems to take a lot of money to fix it. logical. If you are at all suspicious, COPY the URL and PASTE it Hang Up into the Google Safe Browsing Advice for responding to the phone Transparency Report - https:// call is short and simple: Just hang transparencyreport.google.com/safe- up - without a word. Don’t be polite; browsing/search which will disclose don’t be angry; don’t be mischievous. if that site has a history of problems. Any response whatever is going to flag your telephone number as a “live For thoughts on fraud in tech areas one” and will trigger more calls later. and in a wider context as well, the A reputable tech business is NEVER basic information in a booklet from going to call you to report a problem. the Competition Bureau of Canada called The Little Black Book of Scams Shut Down has very worthwhile information and The smart response to the invasive advice to help us keep the bad guys pop-up is almost as simple; shut from the door. You can go to www. down your computer. If the screen is competitionbureau.gc.ca/eic/site/ disabled and you can’t shut down by cb-bc.nsf/eng/04333.html to order a Page 22 The OSCAR l January 2019

RED APRON COOKS New Year’s Self Care List By Jennifer Heagle Throughout the day take small 10. Treat yourself to something been carrying around for way too stretch breaks to keep the blood that will make you feel happy. long! flowing, and the muscles relaxed, For me, it’s flowers. They make 15. Dance, often, and with The New Year is a time for reflection, especially if you spend most of me smile and a small bouquet of abandon. Don’t think twice about and for self care. It’s important to your day sitting at a desk. fresh flowers will bring me joy who is watching or how you take some time to think about what 4. Stop and think before saying for days. In the summer, plant look. Trust me, it feels so good. you need, and how to incorporate YES automatically. Our desire flowers, and notice them often. your needs into your daily routine. to please others often leads us 11. Call and speak to people you It’s especially important after a busy to agree to take on more than love or miss. Although we are With all that in mind, we cannot season of shopping, and giving, and we can manage. It’s ok to say more connected than ever, we forget that it’s also important to feed attending to the needs of others. no, especially when your plate often don’t take the time to settle ourselves well. We all deserve to eat good food that is ethically sourced, With this in mind I have been re- is already full. This might even into a good phone conversation and lovingly prepared. If we put flecting on how to do this in tiny, give you more time to spend with and catch up with an old friend garbage in our bodies, we are not manageable ways so that self-care the people who nurture your soul. or family member. going to feel good or be able to be can become an attainable goal that 5. Try something new and different, 12. If you are feeling sad, allow our best, strongest, healthiest selves. you can practice on a daily basis. a gym or yoga class, dance yourself a good cry. We all need Our ‘Nourish Yourself’ menu this Here is my list for 2019. classes, axe throwing, kick to get it out of our system once boxing, choir, walking group, tai in a while, and it feels so much January celebrates this idea. We are 1. Slow down when you eat. Chew chi or judo. better afterwards. If you need to putting out four weeks of menus that slowly and taste your food. Give 6. Laugh often. Find what makes ‘encourage’ it then put on music are created to start the New Year yourself time to enjoy and don’t you giggle uncontrollably and or a movie that you know will off on the right foot. Our focus on allow the pace of the eaters do it as often as you can. Watch trigger that nerve and just ‘let it lean proteins, fermented foods, bone around you to influence your comedies or hang out with people go’! broths and a fully vegan meal every pace. Being a slow eater myself, whose humour you enjoy. The 13. Remove yourself from a Wednesday, will make it an exciting I find people who eat quickly health benefits are too numerous situation when you know you are and nutritious month! cause me to eat quickly as well to even mention. prone to over-react. We all get Our recipe this month is a simple which makes me somewhat 7. Allow yourself time to get where a little agitated once in a while vegetarian chili with lots of delicious anxious and I enjoy my food less. you are going, and build in a few and rather than allow things to serving suggestions. Vegan Chili is I have to remind myself to take minutes of buffer time so you can bubble over, go for a brisk walk so easy to make because you can my time. be present in the activity. When and swing your arms or go to the literally use any vegetables that you 2. Take a few moments throughout we are always running late, we gym or a yoga class and work it might have on hand or are in season. the day to enjoy a few deep invite more stress and anxiety out. When you come back to the You can keep it warm in a crock pot breaths. Often the stress of the into our lives. situation you will be in a much which makes it the perfect dish to day can cause us to breathe 8. Start a gratitude journal or ritual. better position to deal with it. serve to a crowd after skiing, skating shallowly, and reminding Make a habit to reflect daily on 14. Let things go. We all carry on the canal, or a long winter walk. yourself to breathe can often the things you are most grateful around our ‘hurts’ and at some calm the mind, the nerves, and for. This is especially important point it’s important to let it go. Jennifer Heagle is a chef, foodie & the stomach. to do when we are feeling down. Forgive, forget, and move on. co-owner of the Red Apron. She is 3. Stretch, especially when first 9. Declutter something – a closet, If you need help, then create a a longtime resident of Old Ottawa waking and before getting out of drawer or cupboard. Organizing ritual for letting go. Make space South & East. bed. Starting off the day slowly something makes us feel good in your heart and soul for letting while listening to your body’s every time we go back to that the good things in by cleaning needs sets the pace for the day. place. out the garbage that you have

Red Apron’s Vegan Chili Ingredients 1 ½ teaspoons of dried oregano medium heat. Sauté the onions, potato – spoon the chili over the 1 tablespoon vegetable oil carrots and garlic until tender. potato and garnish for an extra 1 cup onions, chopped Note: other optional vegetables Add the remaining vegetables, and hearty meal! ¾ cups carrots, chopped include mushrooms, spinach, diced seasonings. Cook until the vegetables • Chopped green onions 3 cloves of garlic, minced butternut or sweet potatoes, corn are tender. Stir in the tomatoes and • Chopped cilantro 1 cup of diced red peppers kernels beans. Test for flavor. If you like it • Sour cream or vegan coconut 1 cup of diced zucchini spicy you can add cayenne pepper yogurt 1 cup diced cauliflower *Note: we use organic dried beans at this point. Salt to taste. Bring to • Shredded cheddar cheese or vegan 1 large can (28 ounce) can of diced and soak overnight and cook till a boil and reduce the heat. Cover cheese tomatoes tender. They can be kept in the and simmer for 20 minutes stirring • Crumbled corn tortilla chips 1 small can of tomato puree freezer portioned out in small bags to occasionally. • Pumpkin seeds 1 chipotle pepper minced (from can) use. However, in a pinch you can use • Guacamole or diced avocado or to taste a good quality low salt canned bean, Serving Suggestions • Diced spicy sausage to satisfy the 1 ½ cups of cooked kidney beans * preferably organic. Set up a ‘serve yourself’ chili bar meat lovers in your party 1 ½ cups of cooked black beans * with a variety of toppings and gar- • Lime wedges 1 tablespoon of chili powder Directions nishes. My list includes: 1 tablespoon of ground cumin Heat oil in a large saucepan on • Baked sweet potato or white

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TASTY TIDBITS FROM TRILLIUM BAKERY The Wedding By Jocelyn LeRoy out of the oven, being artfully pictures. I feel the energy slipping Speeches bring laughter and tears. decorated by Heather, then taking a out my boots. “Oh, never mind,” she My hubby looks proud as he dances Surprise! short stopover on display trays before says and with a wave of her hand she with his daughter. We find a better My stepdaughter arrives home … out the door. breezes off. plate for the cake, atop a pyramid of from Scotland, after nearly two years cupcakes. Very elegant considering travelling abroad. “Guess what? I’m Excuse Us, Are You Kidding? Am I Dreaming? they’re tiny little cakes under roses… engaged! We’re coming over for Daughter announces they’re getting In the middle of the night, I make The newlyweds do, however, as dinner so you can meet my fiancé.” married December 2nd. Just a tiny up my mind to astonish the bride I imagined, get a bit carried away Oh joy. Such excitement: Just as city hall wedding to get the proper with a cake. I’m not telling her; it with their surprise cake, like two we’re in the throes of weeding out paperwork so the groom can work will be a surprise. I know she’ll be mischievous kids. There is a messy our home, selling it, and getting here. The “real” wedding will be pleased. cake photo. rid of extra everything. Maybe the later, in Scotland, she informs us. I place the miraculously finished engaged would like some of our There will be a masquerade ball. cake on a beautiful antique plate, Afterglow stuff, since daughter divested herself And, I’m thinking, a castle. a family heirloom. It goes right to After the heartfelt ceremony, of all belongings before she went Forty invited guests later, the the edges. If they even slightly lean dancing and partying, the three travelling, thinking she might remain bride announces, “We’re having an into the cake with a knife, hand over Amigos, all laid-back black in Australia (too hot). engagement party at Mike’s house”, hand, big smiles for the camera, it retrievers, lay down in front of the with the wedding tacked on, followed could easily pitch right off the plate. fire, with a collective contented sigh. Pleased to Meet You by dancing, food and drink prepared I picture them feeding each other I pop in one too many chocolate We are relieved and delighted to by family … in a slightly more a messy blob of smashed cake and truffles, and drive into the drizzling meet her beau, er, fiancé. He has an elaborate affair than the ten-minutes icing roses, and possibly a bit of a foggy night. Karen and Mike are awesomely adventuresome spirit, at city hall. cake fight, even with guests joining in flopped on the sofas, pleased that it a lovely Scottish brogue to match Karen decorates the whole house, for the fun. Clothes would be ruined. was all a happy success, after all their his good looks. Or “burr”, as some after hosting an open house at Alta And the dogs might jump over the hard work. would say it they weren’t Irish. She Vista Flowers, and decorating a home gate, barking at the commotion. I’m thankful too, and for all my has found The One, and brought him in the Glebe for the an annual floral blessings. And thankfully the cake home. Little did we know what’s competition. A huge aquarium full of The Wedding stayed upright long enough. coming next. fish and the piano get moved to make The house is ready, chairs set up Oh yes – a serendipitous discovery. room for the buffet, without mishap. as in a little church. An array of The groom can sing! He’ll be December Frenzy Imagine how that could have gone, scrumptious food is laid out. My headlining our staff Christmas party’s As Christmas gallops at us faster with the piano’s “iffy” leg, and the husband walks his youngest daughter entertainment in a few more days, and faster, both in the flower and fish tank weighing a ton. up the ‘aisle.’ The air comes alive, that is, after two family teenagers’ bakery shops, we are deep into even with a hush in the room. The birthday parties. Karen and Mike are festive floral arrangements with fresh The Wedding Day couples’ exhaustion turns into on a roll, with their home being our pine greenery chopped by Karen at No one notices the freezing radiance as they stand together, eye loveliest venue for all these events. the family woodlot. Mike and I are rain outside. Two days before the to eye, in front of the Canadian side Happy New Year! about to dive into buckets of booze wedding, the bride and groom move of family and friends. Everyone I’m going for a snooze. and fruits, roll around with rum balls into their new apartment. The day seems to be aglow. The feeling and sugarplums, and warm up the before, as I’m finalizing colours is almost palpable, as the couple Jocelyn LeRoy is the owner/manager weather with tourtière. Just like every for the buttercream roses on fifty united in hope and faith, pledge their of Trillium Bakery in Old Ottawa December. It’s intensely fragrant with cupcakes for the party, the bride vows to each other, confident their South since 1980 spices and holiday cookies jumping decides it would be nice to have a life together will be a wondrous little wedding cake to cut for the adventure.

NEW PATIENTS WELCOME Area Worship Services Dr. Pierre Isabelle Location Times Dr MDar.t hi Peetue rT Kiremmblay

Sunnyside Wesleyan Sunday Worship GLEBE DENTAL CENTRE Church Services at 9:00 am and 58 Grosvenor Avenue FIFTH AVENUE COURT-EVENING APPOINTMENTS 11:00 am, Children’s OPEN MONDAY-FRIDAY (at Sunnyside) program offered during worship services. For appointments call 613-234-6405

St Margaret Mary Mass Sunday at 9:30 Catholic Church and 11:30 am. 7 Fairbairn (corner of Sunnyside)

Trinity Anglican Church Holy Eucharist at 1230 Bank St 10:00 am with Church (at Cameron Ave) School & Choir.

Southminster United Sunday Worship & Kids Church Church at 10:30 am. 15 Aylmer Avenue (at Bank & the Canal) Page 24 The OSCAR l January 2019

MAYOR’S REPORT A New Year Will Bring New Accomplishments

By Jim Watson, Mayor budget process and share their ideas farther south to Riverside South, with on how we can make Ottawa an even a link to the Ottawa International It is with a great sense of pride more affordable and caring city, by Airport. We have also completed the that I look back on the incredible emailing me at Jim.Watson@Ottawa. Environmental Assessments to bring accomplishments we’ve made ca. You can also visit www.ottawa. LRT to Kanata/Stittsville and started over the last few years, and with ca/en/city-hall/budget/understanding- the Environmental Assessment to enthusiasm as I look ahead to the your-city-budget for information on bring LRT to Barrhaven in the third next four. In the last Term of Council, how your City Budget works. phase of LRT. we saw the implementation of that will protect our waterways LRT Central Library the Ottawa River Action Plan, the for future generations by limiting The Confederation Line of our In 2019, we will also make opening of the Innovation Centre at pollutants from entering the Ottawa O-Train LRT System will be up and significant progress on the design Bayview Yards, the opening of the River. new Ottawa Art Gallery, significant running later this year. The 12.5 km of the new Ottawa Central Library. line boasts 12 beautiful stations – The consortium of Diamond Schmitt progress on Phase 1 of LRT, record Flora Footbridge from Tunney’s Pasture in the west Canada and KWC Architects has investments in pedestrian and cycling And this fall, we will connect Old end to Blair in the east end – and been chosen by the City as the infrastructure and an incredible year Ottawa South and Old Ottawa East with its 2.5 km underground tunnel preferred proponent to build the new in 2017, during which we celebrated with the Flora Footbridge, giving th downtown, LRT will significantly joint Ottawa Public Library/Library Canada’s 150 birthday. pedestrians and cyclists a new way reduce congestion in the downtown and Archives Canada facility. This 2019 promises to be an important to get to and from the Main Street, core and change the way people award-winning local Ottawa-based and exciting year in our city, as we the Glebe, Lansdowne Park and TD move and travel in Ottawa. firm is behind many great projects, see the beginning, continuation and Place in a rapid, safe and pleasant Shortly after the historic launch of including the recently renovated completion of several major city- way. building projects. the Confederation Line, we will sign National Arts Centre. the contract and begin construction We have many busy months ahead on Stage 2 of LRT. Stage 2 will bring Combined Sewage Storage Tunnel Budget of us, and I am eager to collaborate light rail farther west to Algonquin We will finish constructing the We begin the year with the tabling with my Council colleagues to ensure College, Bayshore Shopping Centre Combined Sewage Storage Tunnel, and adoption of the 2019 City of that we continue to move our city and Moodie Drive, farther east to which is the key component of the Ottawa Budget. I encourage all forward. Let’s get to work. residents to get involved with the Place d’Orléans and Trim Road, and Ottawa River Action Plan, a project

FINANCIAL PLANNING The Key to Consistent Investing? Paying Yourself First By Bob Jamieson, CFP investing. And one technique that can They know how important is it to But even if you do have a RRSP, help you become a more consistent put money away for long-term goals, you could also contribute to a Tax- Consistency is a key ingredient of investor is paying yourself first. especially the goal of a comfortable Free Savings Account (TFSA) success in many activities – including Many people have the best of retirement. Yet they may only invest – which is a great vehicle for your intentions when it comes to investing. sporadically. Why? Because they pay-yourself-first strategy. You can wait until they’ve taken care of all now put in up to $6,000 per year the bills – mortgage, utilities, car to a TFSA, so, if you are able to payments and so on – before they “max out” for the year, you could feel comfortable enough to write a simply divide that by 12 and have cheque for their investments. And by $500 moved from your savings or the time they reach that point, they chequing account each month into might even decide there’s something your TFSA. Of course, you don’t more fun to do with what’s left of have to put in the full $6,000 each their money. year. How can you avoid falling into this You might think such modest habit of intermittent investing? By amounts won’t add up to a lot, paying yourself first. Each month, but after a few years, you could have your bank move money from be surprised at how much you’ve your chequing or savings account accumulated. Plus, you may not into the investments of your choice. always be limited to contributing By taking this hassle-free approach, relatively small sums, because as rather than counting on your ability your career advances, your earnings to send a check, you can help ensure may increase significantly, allowing you actually do contribute to your you to boost your RRSP or TFSA investments, month after month. contributions continually. By moving the money In any case, here’s the key point: automatically, you probably won’t When you invest, it’s all right to start miss it, and, like most people who small – as long as you keep at it. And follow this technique, you will find the best way to ensure you continue ways to economize, as needed, investing regularly is to pay yourself to make up for whatever you’re first. If you do it long enough, it will investing. become routine – and it will be one You already may be doing habit you won’t want to break. something quite similar if you have If you would like to discuss the a RRSP or other retirement plan at different approaches, and investments work. You choose a percentage of which can be used, please give me your earnings to go into your plan, a call at 613-526-3030 or surf to and the money is taken out of your www.edwardjones.ca/bob-jamieson. paycheque. (And if you’re fortunate, I would be pleased to review your employer will match some of your financial situation, without your contributions, too.) obligation. The OSCAR l January 2019 Page 25

MP’S REPORT A Look Back at the 2018 Year By Catherine McKenna, MP River by introducing new access It is an honour to work with you to points to the canal for canoeing and build a more prosperous, sustainable, Just as we come upon the winter kayaking, and designated the Ottawa and vibrant Ottawa Centre for all. season, we tend to revisit the goals River as a Canadian Heritage River. I’m looking forward to the year we set for ourselves at the beginning A federal investment in Ottawa ahead and seeing what else we can of the year. As your MP for Ottawa to create over 400 below-market get done. Centre, we have accomplished a rent spaces through the launch of Find out more about what we’ve lot over the past couple of years. the National Affordable Housing done in our recent digital householder A cleaner environment with better Strategy. Not to mention double the online at catherinemckennamp.ca and public transit, improved cycling number of jobs created for students stay connected with Team McKenna paths, and more social housing. per year, and over 800 jobs in Ottawa through social media for upcoming Better support for seniors and Centre through the Canada Summer events, town halls, and coffee pop- families. Respect for public servants Jobs program. ups. and a more inclusive community. It is hard to believe that three We’ve made some great strides years have passed since I was • Twitter: @CathMckenna, in the riding such as the ongoing elected. There’s a lot to celebrate • Facebook: Catherine McKenna construction of the Flora Footbridge, when we look back at the amazing • Instagram: @ set to open in 2019, which will things we’ve accomplished. But CathMcKennaOttCen connect three important mid-town we still have a lot of work do. Our Ottawa communities (Glebe with Old community, our country, and our Ottawa East and Old Ottawa South). planet are worth fighting for, and Happy Holidays and Happy New We’re creating a healthier Ottawa that is why I am proud to be your Year! Member of Parliament.

MPP’S REPORT Time for Real Action to Address Housing and Homelessness By Joel Harden, MPP residential developments are required about our fight to save Pro Bono to include a certain percentage of Ontario’s Law Help Centres that Ottawa has a housing crisis. affordable homes. It’s encouraging provide free legal services to people We recently learned through a CBC that the mayor has voiced support for in Ottawa and Toronto. Thankfully, report that the number of chronically this tool, but we need to ensure that individual lawyers and the federal homeless families seeking shelter inclusionary zoning rules require a government stepped in to provide in our city spiked by 143% between significant percentage of affordable another year’s worth of emergency 2014 and 2017. We recently learned housing, rather than a token amount. funding for the centres. through the Ottawa Food Bank’s We also need to see provincial While this is excellent news, we Hunger Report that the number of investment in building more need to continue making the case families relying on homeless shelters affordable housing, including support to the Attorney General of Ontario for new developments. increased by over one-third between for co-ops and adaptive housing. for stable, permanent funding so the I share these concerns, putting 2014 and 2017. To make matters Unfortunately, the Ford government centres are never placed in such a protected lands and clean drinking worse, at the time of writing there is proceeding to make housing even position again. water at risk to increase developer are 380 families living in motels and less affordable, by eliminating rent profits is unacceptable. Thank you to hotels waiting to be housed. control for newly built units. Development that Works for everyone who has written us about City shelters are over-capacity, In the meantime, more people are People this issue, I would also encourage and have been for some time. sleeping in cars, in bus terminals, We have received a high volume of you to voice your concerns with the Shelter operators talk about people at fast food restaurants, or outside calls and messages from constituents Premier and Minister of Housing & sleeping upright in waiting room in makeshift tents during these cold who are concerned regarding the Municipal Affairs’ offices. chairs because municipal regulations winter months. Many organizations provincial government’s Bill 66, prevent mats from being laid out on are making the rounds to check on especially its provisions allowing the floor. outdoor sleepers, but these actions the creation of “open for business” It’s crucial to ensure those who forestall the inevitable. Sooner or bylaws that will allow municipalities need shelter can access it, but we later, we will hear news about a to sidestep environmental protections also can’t overlook the root of the preventable death from someone problem. The fundamental cause sleeping outside. of this overcrowding is a lack of We cannot allow that to happen. affordable housing supply in Ottawa. Which is why on December 9, our Right now, about 10,500 families office hosted a meeting with shelter ESCAPE in our city are on the waiting list for providers, housing advocates and city Women’s Casual Wear With Flair subsidized housing. In some cases, councillors to discuss short and long- the wait can be up to 5 years long. term solutions to addressing housing 703 Bank Street 613-567-3989 Year after year, the rental vacancy and homelessness. Lots of creative rate continues to drop. Currently, it’s ideas emerged for how we can help a meagre 1.6 %, the tightest rental those without a home now, and tackle market in six years. the shortage of affordable housing. As we work towards finding We’ll continue working closely with emergency housing for those living these organizations as we encourage on our streets, we must also discuss the City and Province to act with how other cities, like Edmonton and urgency in supporting those without Montreal, are increasing the stock of a home. affordable housing. We need policies Inventory Clearance that emulate these positive examples. Update on Pro Bono Ontario’s Law Fall/WInter StoCk One of these policies is Help Centres inclusionary zoning, where new In my December column, I talked We’d rather sell it than count it! Page 26 The OSCAR l January 2019

SUNNYSIDE LIBRARY PROGRAMS Sunnyside Branch Home-Schoolers’ Happening 6:30 p.m. (60 min.) be on developing works-in-progress Ottawa Public Library / Évènement pour les enfants January 28, February 25, March 25, for publication. The workshop will 1049 Bank Street, Ottawa instruits à la maison April 29 & May 27 provide writers with encouragement InfoService 613-580-2940 Join us for an afternoon of board and constructive criticism from their games, Lego, cards & fun for home- ADULT BOOK CLUBS peers. Author/Facilitator: Michael F. CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS schooled children and their families, Stewart: http://michaelfstewart.com happening every week! / Soyez des Second Friday Adult Book Club Drop-in program. *Please note , there will be no nôtres pour un après-midi de jeux Meet new people and join in Monday, 6:00 - 8:00pm programs/ Veillez noter qu’il n’y a de société, de Lego, de cartes et stimulating discussions on selected January 14 pas de programmes: February 18 – d’amusements destinés aux enfants titles in a friendly and relaxed March 8/ 18 février - 8 mars, March instruits à la maison et leurs familles! atmosphere every second Friday of Knit & Knatter 18-24/ 18 - 24 mars, April 22 – 28/ Drop-in / Programme portes ouvertes the month. Newcomers are welcome. Have you always wanted to learn 22 – 28 avril Thursdays, 12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. / Drop-in program. to knit, crochet or improve your Les jeudis, 12h00 – 15h00 Friday, 2:00 – 3:00 pm skills? Come to Sunnyside and bring Maker Mondays / Lundi Créatifs January 10 – May 30/ 10 janvier – January 11 your knitting needles and yarn to Play, build, create, cut, fold, knit, 30 mai January title: The Lemon Tree by begin or share your project. Enjoy draw & so much more with our low- Sandy Tolan conversation and a cup of tea while tech mobile maker station! / Joue, Friday Fun Day / Les folies du February title: Little Bee by Chris you knit! Drop-in program. construis, crée, découpe, plie, tricote, vendredi Cleave Wednesdays, 11:30 – 2:30pm dessine et pratique une foule d’autres Drop by and take part in a different January 9 & 23 activités avec notre nouveau poste activity each week! /Prenez part Sunnyside Mystery Book Club mobile de création à faible technicité! à une nouvelle activité à chaque Do you enjoy reading mysteries? Conversations Among Canadians Drop-in/ Programme portes ouvertes semaine! Drop-in / Programme Share the enjoyment of good In this program, we will continue to Ages 8 & up/ 8 ans et plus portes ouvertes mysteries in a relaxed atmosphere. share our experience, knowledge, Mondays, 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. /Les Fridays, 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. /Les Join us for discussion usually every reflections and ideas relevant to life lundis, 16h00 – 17h00 vendredis, 15h30 – 17h00 third Friday of the month. Drop-in in Canada, past, present and future, January 7 – May 27/ du 7 janvier au January 11 – June 28/ 11 janvier – 28 program. doing so with a sense of community 27 mai juin Friday, 2:00 – 3:00pm among Canadians and with others in & P.A. Days, 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. January 18 the world. Drop-In program. Babytime / Bébés à la Biblio* / journées pédagogiques, 13h00 – January title: Ragged Lake by Ron Wednesdays, 2:00 – 4:00pm For babies and their parents or 17h00 Corbett January 9- June 12 caregiver with stories, rhymes, songs February title: The Unquiet Dead by and games. / Contes, comptines et Play Day! / Au jeu! Ausma Zehanat Khan Science Cafés with Carleton chansons pour les bébés et un parent Drop in preschool fun! Play with University ou gardien. puppets, crafts, building blocks, and Sunnyside Adult Book Club Professors from the Faculty of Drop-in/ Programme portes ouvertes more! / Un programme porte-ouverte Join in stimulating discussions Science share their discoveries with 0-18 months/ 0 à 18 mois pour les enfants d’âge préscolaire! on selected titles in a friendly and you. Drop-in program. Tuesdays, 2:15 p.m. (30 min.) / Les Jouez avec des marionnettes et des relaxed atmosphere on the last Friday Wednesday, 6:30 – 7:30pm mardis, 14h15 (30 min.) blocs, bricolez, et plus encore! of the month. Drop-in program. January 16 & 30 January 8 – February 12, March Drop-in / Programme portes ouvertes Friday, 2:00 – 3:00pm 26 – April 16, April 30 – May 28/ 8 Saturdays, 10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. / January 25 Ingenious Talks with Carleton janvier – 12 février, 26 mars-16 avril, Les samedis, 10h15 – 11h15 January title: The Alice Network by University 30 avril – 28 mai January 12 – May 25 / 12 janvier – Kate Quinn Faculty of Engineering & Design 25 mai February title: Home Fire by Kamila professors will be sharing their Family Storytime (Bilingual) / Shamsie research with you. Drop-in program. Contes en Famille (bilingue)* Silly Saturdays / On s’amuse les Wednesdays, 6:30 - 7:30pm Stories, rhymes and songs for samedis European Book Club (EUNIC February 6 children 6 & under and a parent or Each week there will be board Canada) caregiver. / Contes, comptines et games, Lego, crafts or another Join us for the ultimate armchair French Conversation Group chansons pour les enfants de 6 ans ou activity / Chaque semaine, il y travel around Europe. The European Améliorez votre français parlé moins et un parent ou gardien. aura des jeux de société, Lego, du Book Club is offered in partnership et rencontrez des gens dans une Drop-in/ Programme portes ouvertes. bricolage, ou une autre activité. with European Union National ambiance décontractée et conviviale. Tuesdays OR Thursdays Drop-in / Programme portes ouvertes Institutes for Culture (EUNIC) in Niveau intermédiaire. Programme 10:15 a.m. (30 min.) Ages 6 and up/ 6 ans et plus Ottawa to promote European authors portes ouvertes / Practice your Mardi OU jeudi Saturdays, 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. /Les and their works. Drop-in program. French language conversation 10h15 (30 min.) samedis, 13h00 – 16h00 Wednesday, 6:00 - 8:00 pm skills and meet new friends in a January 8- February 12, March January 12 – May 25 / 12 janvier – January 16 relaxed and friendly environment. 26 – April 16, April 30 – May 28/ 25 mai TBA Intermediate level. Drop-in program. 8 janvier – 12 février, 26 mars – 16 Les jeudis, 18h30 / Thursdays, 6:30 avril, 30 avril – 28 mai CHILDREN’S BOOK CLUBS Ottawa ComicBook Club pm (60 min.) The Ottawa ComicBook Club January 10 – June 13 Homework Help / Aide aux Devoirs Mighty Girls Book Club is a small group of ComicBook Come get help with reading, math, A children’s book club focused enthusiasts who meet once a month Discussions about Community science, French, English, etc. Led by on exploring brave, strong and to discuss a graphic novel. For teens Looking toward a peaceful and Frontier College. / intelligent girls in books. Parents, and adults. Drop-in program. prosperous future for Canada and Reçois de l’aide avec la lecture, guardians or caregivers are Monday, 7:00 - 8:30pm the world, participants will explore les maths, les sciences, le français, encouraged to accompany their child. January 7 the potential and possibilities of l’anglais, etc. Avec des bénévoles de Ages 8 & up. Registration required. January title: Prince of Cats by community. Discussions will be Frontier College. Mondays, 6:30 p.m. (60 min.) Ronald Wimberly bolstered by lists compiled in Drop-in/ Programme portes ouvertes January 21, February 11, March 18, February title: Brazen: Rebel Ladies previous sessions of the program. Ages 6-10/ 6-10 ans. April 15 & May 13 Who Rocked the World by Pénélope Drop-in program. Mondays, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm / les Bagieu Saturdays, 10:00 – 12:00pm lundis, 16h – 17h Bookworms Book Club January 5 – June 15 January 7 – May 27 / 7 janvier – 27 Come share the enjoyment of reading ADULT PROGRAMS mai books with other kids ages 9 & A Word in Arabic up. Parents and/or caregivers are The Writing Workshop Learn a few words in Arabic. Drop-in welcome to accompany their child. An opportunity for writers of fiction, program. Registration required. non-fiction, poetry, and experimental Wednesdays, 4:30 – 6:30pm Mondays, forms to gather. Our emphasis will January 16 – June 19 The OSCAR l January 2019 Page 27

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Learning in Retirement National Urban Design Awards fitness class for free. Check online FPA Research Month Old Ottawa South residents The Azrieli School of Architecture for class schedules and updates at Carleton’s Faculty of Public looking to rekindle their love of & Urbanism is pleased to invite athletics.carleton.ca. Affairs (FPA) invites you to explore, learning can explore non-credit class you to the first Forum Lecture of examine, and engage with research offerings at Carleton. The Learning the new year taking place on Jan. 7, Chemistry Magic Show by faculty and students from Feb. 24 in Retirement program’s Winter 2019. The National Urban Design The Chemistry Magic to March 24 during the sixth annual 2019 session runs from Jan. 7 to Feb. Awards 2018 Edition (NUDA) will Show, presented by Carleton’s FPA Research Month. February 15 (and is not limited to retirees). take place at the Ottawa Art Gallery Department of Chemistry, features highlights include the inaugural This winter’s selection includes an and includes an awards ceremony fun for the whole family and talk in the Digital Governance 11-lecture series, two memoir-writing and presentations by recipients. includes explosions, spontaneous Lecture series The People vs. workshops and two Italian language This special event is presented by combustions, a look at the inner Google: Re-asserting Citizen Power workshops. Topics include art, the Royal Architectural Institute of workings of fireworks and things that in the Age of Techno-monopolies; architecture, politics, history, music, Canada, the Canadian Institute of glow in the dark. Everyone is invited the Kesterton Lecture featuring physics and literature. Participants Planners and the Canadian Society of on Saturday, Jan. 19 in Richcraft Anishinaabe Canadian journalist will explore a range of high (and low) Landscape Architects. Please join us Hall. For more information, visit and author, Tanya Talaga; and the points in human history, knowledge for a night of celebration. science.carleton.ca/outreach/magic- FPA Research Excellence Award and creativity in these courses. Visit For more information, please visit shows. Symposium “Trading on New Terms: carleton.ca/linr for details on classes, carleton.ca/architecture/cu-events/ Civil Society and North American registration, parking, gift certificates national-urban-design-awards/ History Free Trade,” featuring Prof. Laura and how to receive advance notice of The Department of History’s Macdonald. To learn more about future sessions. Material Operations Brown Bag Friday Occasion series events and registration, visit carleton. John Patkau is co-founder of begins in January. 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Doors open at 7 pm and seating more information, visit carleton.ca/ The Department of History hosted at 6:30 pm. with a 20-minute talk by is first-come, first-served. Inquires architecture/cu-events/forum-lecture- the annual Shannon Lectures – a a scientist followed by a 40-minute can be sent to leadership@carleton. material-operations/. series of thematically linked public question and answer period. Join ca. For special accommodations, lectures – during the fall term. If you us for a lively discussion and be please email [email protected]. Visit New Junior Ravens Girls Football missed the lectures, visit the YouTube prepared to be informed, engaged, carleton.ca/cab for more information. This eight-week program for channel at youtube.com/channel/ and even amused, as our professors girls under 12 (U12) and under 14 UCsrdNVkUSL1SMzz4Tf9taIA. share their scientific discoveries with Professional MBA Program (U14) focuses on female athletes you. All are welcome. 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ZINN RICHARDSON the Government of Canada: The DESIGN BUILD RENOVATE Federal Bureaucracy in the Digital Carleton Corner is written by Age. Clarke will be joined by Luc Carleton University’s Department Juillet from the University of Ottawa of University Communications. As A UNIQUE PROCESS TO SAVE and Taki Sarantakis, president of the your community university, Carleton Canada School of Public Service. has many exciting events of interest YOU MONEY. FIND OUT HOW. The event takes place on Thursday, to Old Ottawa South. For more Feb. 21 from 5:30 pm to 7 pm at information about upcoming events, Irene’s Pub (885 Bank Street). Free please go to carleton.ca/events. RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL PROJECTS to attend. Please register at carleton. ca/fpa. ZINNRICHARDSON.COM 613-809-5089 The OSCAR l January 2019 Page 29

POETRY “Blackout Poetry” involves curating a poem from a page of text from a book or newspaper.

These are some examples from Jennifer Thiessen’s Grade 5/6 class at Hopewell Public School.

Poet’s Note: My poem is about when one door closes another door opens. So, the old Poet’s Note: My poem is about being sick and wanting to be out- horse needs to get replaced by the new horse. First she remembers the times she had with side. When it says the part about being a prisoner it means the the old horse, then she remembers that she needs to say good-bye :( Then at the end she person doesn’t want to be trapped in his/her room, and it makes knows that she just needs to let go, and feels sorry for the new horse because her and the them feel like a prisoner. The anchor word was “infectious” horse were going through the same thing. My design is a horse, with a crow flying above, because when I read the page I started noticing words that came and that is supposed to mean that the spirit of the old horse is free. together really well.

- Carolyn Yetman Gr. 6 at Hopewell Ave. PS -Hugo Chisholm Gr. 6 at Hopewell Ave. PS

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ARTS AND CULTURE Kaleidoscope: City of Ottawa Exhibition of 2018 Acquisitions By Maureen Korp real. Swinimer’s painting is of an animal she knew years ago in Throughout the year, as part of Africa, an animal used in a film, then the City’s public arts program, the abandoned. Katharine Takpannie’s City purchases and commissions large digital print nearby is a self- artwork from Ottawa’s vibrant arts portrait. She holds a mask over community. Have you ever walked her face. The mask appears to be into a community centre, library or fashioned from a tree root. The artist clinic, and wondered just where did entitles her composition, “Why are that painting on the wall come from? you wearing that stupid man suit,” Very possibly, it is artwork from the 2016. Why, indeed. City of Ottawa Art Collection. As one artist masks her face, In 2018, the City added 68 another decades earlier, saw the artworks to the collection. These world-to-be. “Rupture in Cosmic acquisitions include 56 purchases, Egg,” 1979 by James Boyd (1928- 11 donations, plus one site-specific 2002) visualizes more than a few commission. “A walk through questions. Boyd, a long-time Kaleidoscope,” the exhibition instructor at the Ottawa School of currently on view at the City Hall Art, carved the doors of the Public Art Gallery, gives the viewer a sense Service Alliance of Canada building of the whole before the work is Annie Pootoogook, Composition (Listening to the Radio with Coffee), 2005. in Ottawa. dispersed throughout the City. The “Listening to the Radio with exhibition, which includes 43 artists, Coffee,” 2005, a large drawing by is well worth a look-see. Annie Pootoogook (1969-2016) OSCAR readers likely remember reminds us again how much the artist Bhat Boy’s murals at Quinn’s Pub and her work are missed in Ottawa. and the Sunnyside branch of the Pootoogook’s body was found two Ottawa Public Library. Now come years ago, readers may recall, in the take a look at Bhat Boy’s large, Ottawa River. The cause of her death colourful acrylic painting of the remains unresolved. Glebe’s Patterson Creek community. When all is said and done, one “Updraught,” 2017 is a bird’s-eye has to know where one stands. In composition — what one might see, “Oceans between Us,” 2017, artist if one were a Canada goose merrily Kristina Corre shows well just how flying alongside the rest of the flock. hard it is to land in Canada, work There are landscapes aplenty temporary jobs, yet somehow believe among the collection, often with an this is all still better than what was, ironic point-of-view. “San-titre (sapin wherever that place and time were folder),” 2014, a pencil and crayon before. drawing by Melanie Myers, is a Much of Kaleidoscope is photo- drawing, really and truly, of a water based work. There is little sculpture, table. She shows us a geological wood or ceramic, and no textile or formation being held aloft by file fibre arts. The acquisitions panel is folders, lamps, and a photographer’s not identified. Many of the artists tripod. One day we might yet were born outside Canada, some have understand the importance of what worked internationally, and nearly a we cannot see every day. third are self-identified indigenous Vera Saltzman’s “Lansdowne peoples. From wherever the artists hail, their points of view are those Park,” 2012 is a nostalgic view of Bhat Boy, Updraught, 2017. what has already been lost. On a shelf of people doing what they do best: beside the Saltzman print, are three this in “Zigzager le Fleuve; Adorer le Island),” 2015 is one of a series showing the rest of us the worlds we little bird’s nests. These nests were Flux,” 2018. It is a complex work of from those travels. The artist’s work have not seen. abandoned bits Anna Williams found. six digital prints, one she focuses on enables us to look a long while into The exhibition is free. The City She then cast each in lead, material is Asinabka, or Victoria Island. quiet and calm. Hall Art Gallery at 110 Laurier salvaged from renovations underway Want to know what the far north Two compositions hanging near Avenue is open to the public daily 9 on Parliament Hill. No one knows looks like? Leslie Reid knows. In one another in the gallery speak am to 8 pm, including holidays. This where the birds have flown. 2013, Leslie Reid, as part of the to the tensions of dislocation and show runs from December 6th to In her drawings and photographs, Canadian Forces Artists Program, relocation. “Life of an Actor,” 2016 January 30th, 2019. artist Mana Rouholamini shows travelled for several weeks in by Svetlana Swinimer is a painting Maureen Korp, independent critic, us chasms undulating beneath our military helicopters surveying the of a baboon seated, quiet as a curator and historian, has lived long feet, all the rhythms we have yet to High Arctic. “Resolute (Cornwallis monk, staring at a pile of nothing in Ottawa. acknowledge and honour. We see

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