Glebe Memorial Rink on Glendale – 60 Years of Family Ice Time

Serving the Glebe community since 1973 www.glebereport.ca ISSN 0702-7796 February 13, 2015 Vol. 43 No. 2 Issue no. 467 FREE PHOTO: eric c h ern o ff PHOTO: Jamie Chernoff, the next “Great One,” races for the puck on the Glebe Memorial Rink on Glendale Avenue. Glebe Memorial Rink on Glendale – 60 years of family ice time Glebe Memorial Rink is situated at the west end of maintains the cozy shack and provides access to a on top of the St. James tennis courts is operated by Glendale Avenue just south of the 417. It has been the subterranean water source so that the experienced the Glebe Neighbourhood Activities Group (GNAG) outdoor skating rink for many families in the Glebe Glebe Rink Rats can provide a state-of-the-art skat- and the City. It is open for free skate, shinny, family for over 60 years. With no boards, it is the perfect ing surface year after year. skate and “learn to skate” programs. Check out the place to play pick-up shinny or to learn to skate. In As always, new dads and moms are welcome to skaters on the live-action “rink cam” on the GNAG 1979, Glebe Memorial evolved into a community- join the Rink Rat team. If you are interested and website at www.gnag.ca. run skating rink. Since then, over 20 dads and moms have some energy, please call Dudleigh Coyle at 613- We now also have the Lansdowne Skating Court, have been volunteering every year as “Rink Rats,” 233-2500 or Randy Freda at 613-235-4450. an outdoor refrigerated rink with boards, and of flooding, shovelling and supervising the skating. The Glebe Memorial Rink is one of several out- course, BeaverTails, as well as the unofficial skat- As part of the City of Ottawa’s Parks and Recrea- door rinks available to Glebites. The St. James ing pond on Brown’s Inlet, and one of the longest tion Outdoor Rinks initiative, the City supplies and Tennis Club / Glebe Community Centre rink located skating surfaces in the world, the Rideau Canal.

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Feb. 9–Mar. 1 “Four Legs Good ... II” art exhibit, GCC Art Gallery Abbotsford ...... 7 GNAG ...... 33 Feb. 14 Family Community Skating Party Art ...... 5–6 Health ...... 27, 30 GNAG/St. James outdoor rink, 2–4 p.m. Books ...... 13–15 Letters ...... 9 Feb. 23 Citizens Academy Topical Talk by Judith Maxwell Abbotsford House, 10 a.m. Business ...... 16–18 Memoirs ...... 26 Feb. 24 GCA meeting, GCC, 7 p.m. Community ...... 2, 19 MPP’s Report ...... 12 Feb. 25 “Hopewell School Bands Showcase” Councillor’s Report . . . . 32 Music ...... 22–23 Southminster United Church, noon Feb. 25 GCA community audit of Bronson Ave. Environment . . . . . 28–29 Romance ...... 3 Mar. 5 GNAG registration for spring/summer programs Film ...... 31 Schools ...... 34–36 www.gnag.ca, 7 p.m. GCA ...... 10 Travel ...... 37 Mar. 8 GCA community consultation, GCC, 2–5 p.m. Glebous & Comicus...... 24 Trees ...... 20–21 Mar. 14 Great Bowls of Fire Ottawa Food Bank fundraiser GCC, 5–8 p.m. Mar. 26–29 Oliver, the Musical, Main Hall, GCC next issue: Friday, March 13, 2015 EDITORIAL DEADLINE: Friday, February 20, 2015 ADVERTISING DEADLINE: Wednesday, February 25, 2015

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Jean-Baptiste Day, 1994. It was getting S M C K ERC H ER friend.” Doug later admitted he had latish, maybe 10 or 11 p.m. indeed found me attractive, but was When we get asked, “How did you unsure about taking the phone num- meet?” I settle in comfortably to tell ber of someone he thought was with our tale: “Well,” I begin with relish, another man. PHOTO: D OUGL A PHOTO: while Doug sits backs and beams (yes, Irene’s Pub, where it all began for Erin Scullion and her soon-to-be husband, Doug He took my number and called the after 20 years he still beams at me). “I McKercher. next day and asked if I would like to picked him up in a bar. And I had to go for coffee. work at it, too.” I would. Eyebrows rise and interest is piqued. usually wore a wide smile that high- cer with the federal government, Two weeks later, I “jokingly” asked They look at us, from one to the other. lighted several gaps in his assorted and I a communications officer for a when he wanted to get married. (Is it disbelief that that’s the way it yellowed teeth. Not quite Deliverance, national farmers’ association. Words! His response: “I’m so glad you happened? Or that I’m willing to but in the adjacent county. We both loved words! And publishing! brought it up first, I was afraid to.” admit I had to work at picking him I had had a few drinks by then. I And design! I was startled, of course. He sounded up? No matter. His lips do curl into tend to be friendly when under the But then it got late and I had to leave. serious. Was I? a smile at the thought, though. Or is influence. I rose from my chair as if “So,” I said, in my usual shy manner, One year and two weeks later, we that a smirk?) pulled by some magical force, and slid “I have to leave soon. Would you like were married. “I saw his face across the room,” I over to K. Of course I gave K a big hug my phone number?” And that is the story of how we met. continue. “And my mind was jolted. hello and after a few minutes chatting, He ignored my question but kept Who is that man?” he grabbed my shoulders and planted talking. I listened quietly, thoughts Erin Scullion and Doug McKercher I had to know. me on his other side, next to Doug. flitting through my mind like caged will be celebrating their 20th wed- Doug was standing beside “K,” an “You couldn’t take your eyes off the butterflies: he didn’t say “No, thanks,” ding anniversary on July 8, 2015. This Irene’s regular; I’ll say “too regular” guy, so I figured you might as well or “Sorry, I’m married.” Maybe he story is an excerpt from an anthology if you know what I mean. God bless stand next to him,” K told me later. didn’t hear me. Should I just say good- Scullion is putting together for her him. He was short, all skin and bones And stand I did. And talk. We bye, then? son, Fionn, to be published in Nov- and with hair down to his waist. He talked. Doug was a publications offi- “I have to go now. I really enjoyed ember/December 2015. H I N T

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In 1976 I’m sure Borgny will be long remem- firm manner in making corrections. she was made editor of bered and revered for that splendid She told me about her first job at a PHOTO: e l aine m ar in PHOTO: the Canada Year Book, publication. small prairie newspaper during the guiding this useful refer- Second World War. Borgny asked her ence book through several Julie Houle Cezer, former Glebe editor how to find good stories. “Go editions. She was president of Report editor down to the railway station and see the Ottawa Media Club in 1995. As an editor of the Glebe Report, who is coming and going and why,” I had the pleasure of working with he said. The job launched Borgny on Norman Dahl, friend Borgny Pearson almost every month a long career in journalism. In Ottawa, My memories go back to the 1940s for several years. True to her cheer- she edited The Canada Yearbook for Editor’s note: Borgny Pearson worked when my elder sister Bernice was at ful disposition, she would arrive at many years. The last time I visited her as a proofreader at and contributor the University of Saskatchewan and the office with a warm greeting for in April, Borgny reminisced about to the Glebe Report for many years. knew Borgny. As members of immi- everyone. Ever steadfast in her com- getting involved with federal initia- Pearson was a noted journalist, editor grant Norwegian families that went mitment to the Glebe Report, only the tives such as the Company of Young and poet who had a long and varied to the same Lutheran church in Sas- worst weather or unexpected health Canadians and the Royal Commission career. She died at the age of 94 this katoon, they knew each other well changes would keep her from wield- on Bilingualism and Biculturalism. past November. Following are remi- and my sister spoke often of Borgny ing her ruler and red pencil. Even When I was editor of the Glebe nisces from people who have worked Eileraas. The university had a small when walking to the Glebe Commu- Report, I would often have trouble with and known her over the years. enrolment then, and Borgny stood nity Centre became impossible for her, arranging her proofreading slot. She out for her writing. Her poems, noted Borgny worked on those final proofs was in her mid-eighties then but was Katherine Arnup, life coach and for their colour and lyricism, were from home. still busy with meetings about Arctic friend of Borgny published in the university newspa- Eagle-eyed, Borgny brought development, language classes and Borgny had an amazing life; she per, The Sheaf. Her poems caught the decades of experience in journalism lunches at Abbotsford. maintained her curiosity, interest in attention of the Saskatoon composer and editing to the task of maintain- Despite illness and increasingly and concern for others to the end. This Marguerita Spencer, who set some of ing a high standard in the community frail health in recent years, Borgny is what I have learned of her early life. them to music. Years later in Ottawa, paper. While fully supportive of the remained alive to everything and At the University of Saskatchewan, when I was once again in touch with inclusion of a diversity of writing everyone around her. She will be she wrote poems for the university Borgny, I had copies of the songs in styles in the paper, she was, for exam- missed and remembered as someone paper, The Sheaf. After graduating manuscript. One, in particular, “Por- ple, not one to spare those who might who knew how to live with brio! (I with a BA in 1944, Borgny (Eileraas) trait of Irene,” was exquisite. I sang it, sprinkle their texts with exclamation hope Borgny will forgive me the use Pearson worked in Saskatchewan as a just for friends at home, but it was for a points without good reason. of an exclamation mark.) reporter for the Regina Leader-Post, high voice and I couldn’t do it justice. the Shaunavon Standard and the Swift So I apologized to Borgny and our Elaine Marlin, former Glebe Report Teena Hendelman, fellow Glebe Current Sun. She moved to Ottawa, projected meeting, when I intended to editor Report proofreader and in 1956, became the editor of the play and sing for her, never took place. I remember Borgny for her enthusi- “She was one of the most lovable Ottawa Citizen’s Home Page, a job she I was always sorry about that. astic interest in people of all ages and gals I’ve ever met.”

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art Glebe Report February 13, 2015 5 Glebe artist paints Elgin Street for Glebe patrons By MaryAnn Camps DEAN

Anatomy of a Commission The painting “Saturday Night” was

commissioned by an Ottawa couple A L AN PHOTO: for a large, prominent wall in their “Saturday Night” original acrylic painting by MaryAnn Camps newly built home in the Glebe. They liked my Street Light series but needed the work was complete. currently immersed in Cities, a new a much larger piece. After a challenging hang led by series that explores our sense of space With Don Monet, Cube Gallery owner/ Don, the piece looks fabulous in its as defined by structures in urban

PHOTO: ada ada brze sk i PHOTO: curator, we worked out the best size and permanent home. The patrons, a environments. A bowl by Ada Brzeski will be filled configuration for the piece: a triptych delight to work with, were very happy In my Cities at Night series, my with delicious soup and can then be 60 x 120 inches. We discussed which with the work. focus is aerial views of the dazzling brought home. Street Light pieces, and which aspects of To see a short time lapse video forms of cities at night. I explore the those pieces they liked best and why, and of me painting “Saturday Night,” beautiful, varied organic structure generally homed in on what they were go to glebereport.ca or www.mary- of the world’s biggest cities and, by Great Bowls looking for in the commission. anncamps.com/gallery-6.html extension, how we organize ourselves I chose to paint Elgin Street, with its as urban beings. At the same time, I lively, colourful streetscape and street A little about my work invite the viewer to consider the tre- of Fire raises life, and shot photographs to use as After working for more than 20 mendous amount of light cities emit reference. I then worked out the com- years as a graphic designer in Toronto, and the implications of light pollution. funds for the position, taking some artistic license Kingston and Ottawa, I returned to My Street Light series continues my with some storefronts to make it work painting full time in 2005. I work with exploration of the city at night, now Food Bank with the triptych format. a palette knife to build up multiple lay- zooming in from outer space to street The next step was to paint a small- ers of acrylic, emphasizing the energy level. The city is a complex organism, By Ada Brzeski and Jocelyn Jenkins scale version of the piece, 8 x 24 and vibrancy of human activity. My with the streets its veins and arter- inches, which allowed me to finalize influences include Edward Burtynsky, ies. Street level is where we interact Great Bowls of Fire is a fundraising the composition and work out the col- Gerhard Richter, Pierre Soulages, with the city, how we move through event for the Ottawa Food Bank. This our scheme. It also gave the patrons a Tom Climent, Jean-Paul Riopelle, it, where we take its pulse. At night, local event will take place on Saturday, clear sense of what the full-scale piece Paul Emile Borduas, Otto Donald street level is defined by artificial light: March 14 at the Glebe Community would look like. Rogers and Janet Cardiff. My work warm and inviting, or harsh, glaring, Centre from 5 to 8 p.m. Organized After some modifications to my is held in private collections in Can- too bright. How should we light our by the Ottawa Guild of Potters, it has space and easels to accommodate ada, U.S., Europe and South America. cities so that it feels good to be there? raised over $120,000 for the food bank the three large pieces, it was finally I am represented by Cube Gallery in over the years. This year we are cele- time to paint the full-scale painting. Ottawa. MaryAnn Camps is a visual artist who brating our 10th year. A few solid weeks of focused and I am interested in urbanism: how lives and works in the Glebe (mary- Guild members donate handmade thoroughly engrossing painting and cities work and how they feel. I am anncamps.com). bowls, which guests choose and take home at the end of the evening. The bowls are filled with delicious soups from some of the best restaurants in town. This year’s restaurants will include faithful supporters that have been with us from the beginning, such as Absinthe, Thyme and Again, and the Wellington Gastropub, as well as Il Primo Ristorante, Lazy Pickle, Joy of Gluten Free, StoneFace Dol- ly’s, Side Door Kitchen and Canvas. This 10th edition of Great Bowls will introduce Chez Edgar and Le Café @ the NAC and new bread purveyor: My Gluten Free Bakery. While guests socialize with friends they will be entertained by the music of Cossette and Company led by Max Cossette. Your host for the evening, Derick Fage, will present an auction of special ceramic pieces. There will also be a silent auction. Tickets are $45 and will be available at Il Primo Ristorante (371 Preston) and at the Life of Pie (1095 Bank) starting February 12. Many local businesses and people are involved in organizing this event. FEATURED LISTING Glebe potters donating bowls are Debra Ducharme, Carolynne Pynn- Trudeau and Steve Sanger. Others Dr. Elijah B. Saikaly & Dr. Charles Cohen are certified donating bowls are Carol Badenoch, orthodontists who are dedicated to providing all patients Carol Holmes, Sarah Hand, Sue-ann with beautiful and healthy smiles! Our professional team Blakely, Jane Snyder, Kim Lulashnyk, Debbie McLeod, Mahnaz Hazeghi provides compassionate and individualized treatment and Marie Hennessey. For more infor- using the most advanced orthodontic technology. mation check out the Guild’s web site at www.ottawaguildofpotters.ca. No referral required. We hope you will join us and sup- 76 Patterson Ave VICTORIAN SEMI port the Ottawa Food Bank. - 1 Block to the Canal Schedule a consultation today. 613.695.9965 The GLEBE - 3+1 Beds/2 Full Baths $669,000 - Classic Design/Details Ada Brzeski and Jocelyn Jenkins are - New Kitchen & Baths 30 Chamberlain Ave Suite 200 event coordinators for Great Bowls 2015 Elite Provider CentertownOrthodontics.com of Fire. 6 Glebe Report February 13, 2015 art

“Once Upon a Wintertime,” acrylic on canvas, 2013, by Bhat Boy. “This painting of a nun and a Mountie is representative of the marriage of Canadian values rather than a romantic assignation.” What’s on the wall at Roast ’n Brew? “Canol Road,” acrylic on canvas (16 x 20), 2014, by Sylvia Williams Her first solo show, North of 49 with since the end of World War II. In the By Bhat Boy world to open schools, orphanages Antlers, is based on memories of col- North, and most particularly along and hospitals at a time when no gov- our-saturated summers in northern the hastily build Canol Road, the U.S. Nuns Having Fun: ernment was providing these services. Canada, and the joy of finding the Army left many behind where they paintings by Bhat Boy My nuns skate, smile, laugh and some- unexpected in the wild. “Moose and got stuck, near or in lakes and bogs My passion for nuns is drawn from times look like they might have had the caribou have always been the ani- … It is now impassable by car, and their iconic habits and the precon- too much to drink. mals I crave seeing on canoeing and considered one of the most difficult ceptions that people carry with them hiking trips. Well … really anything hikes in Canada. A moose or a cari- about what nuns should and should Nuns Having Fun by Bhat Boy at with antlers will make a trip excep- bou lazily grazes by one of them ... at not be doing. This makes them ideal Roast ’n Brew until February 26 tional. The biggest traffic jams in least in the summer months. For them, for contrasting in scenes and scen- Algonquin Park happen when there is these old trucks are part of their land- arios that challenge viewers’ ideas North of 49 with Antlers: a moose spotting,” says artist Williams. scape, their north. I really hope that about religion and goodness. The paintings by Sylvia Williams Many of the paintings feature over- my paintings will warm up people in modern conception of the nun is a Sylvia Williams exudes a lacka- grown trucks and cars contrasting the cold winter months while they sip cloistered and dogmatic creature. daisical confidence. Career woman, with the antlers of the North. Fields at their coffees,” says Williams. The nuns I paint are from the past, mother and artist, her work flows from with abandoned cars crawling with the wild women that chose education her paintbrush in an unending stream red ants were a feature of my own North of 49 with Antlers by Sylvia and career over marriage, women who from her creative interior. Imagina- childhood in the ’70s. “The trucks, Williams, February 26 to March 26, boarded ships to go to a savage new tion is never a limitation for Williams. they are really out there and have been Roast ’n Brew

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“Four Legs Good … II,” an exhibit of paintings by Gwendolyn Best and Ellen Schowalter, will be on view in the Glebe Commu- Come Play in Our Backyard! nity Centre Gallery from February 9 to March 1, 2015. The title comes from George Orwell’s influential novel, Animal Farm. 613-256-3867 [email protected] www.fultons.ca abbotsford Glebe Report February 13, 2015 7 Adult Day Away Program at Abbotsford By Julie Ireton

Before he retired, John Morton was a scientist at the National Research Coun- cil and in his spare time he’d sail, hike, bike and ski. Now, this once brilliant and active man has to be coaxed out of bed every morning and he can’t ever be left alone. Life with dementia is difficult and painful. “It really is difficult. Sometimes I look at him and tears just come to my eyes,” said John’s wife Margaret Mor- ton. “I can’t believe it’s the same man.” But Morton said life has become much more manageable in the past 10 months, since her husband started attending The Glebe Centre’s Day Away Program at Abbotsford. “My husband goes to Abbotsford twice a week. It’s a great chance to get a break away from the routine of every day having to be there and look after someone with dementia. I can get out of the house to play bridge or just spend time on my own.” The Day Away Program runs Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday every week between 9:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. The participants get coffee and snacks along with lunch and lots of attention from staff and volunteers. “Five and a half hours is a nice long stretch for their caregivers to get out and do errands,” said Karen Anne Blakely, director of community programs at Abbots- ford. “They know their loved ones are being looked after so it’s a good time for EC H E T GOY them to get some respite.” A Right now the men and women in the program range in age between 55 and

95. All of the clients suffer from Alzheimer’s disease and dementia and have P PHOTO: been assessed by the Community Care Access Centre. The program is funded Jen Dare works in The Glebe Centre’s Day Away Program. by the province, the city and through donations, and participants pay $30 for each day away. It’s a high-demand program and there’s currently a waiting list to return the next week. of three to six months. “For him, it’s almost like a home away from home and the big thing for me is Throughout the day, the clients take part in activities to stimulate their brain, I have the confidence that he’s safe. It’s been a godsend for me.” including games and discussions about current events. They spend time as a large For more information about The Glebe Centre’s Day Away Program at Abbots- group doing light exercises or sometimes a few of them break away with volun- ford call Karen Anne Blakely at 613-230-5730 x 322. teers to play pool or shuffleboard. Abbotsford is your community support centre for Adults 55+. We are the “Program facilitators get to know people as individuals and try to find ways community programs of The Glebe Centre Inc., a charitable, not-for-profit to engage them. That may mean talking about their former professions and their organization, which includes a 254-bed long-term care home. Find out more interests,” said Blakely. about our services by dropping by 950 Bank Street (the old stone house) Mon- John Morton is 84 and has suffered from dementia for about seven years. His day to Friday, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., telephoning 613-230-5730 or by checking wife Margaret said he enjoys the social interaction he gets at every day away. out all of The Glebe Centre facilities and community programs on our website Both Morton and Blakely said there’s a lot of trust involved in order for a care- www.glebecentre.ca. giver to drop his or her loved one off for several hours at a time. But Morton said her husband always comes home with a smile on his face and he always wants Julie Ireton is a journalist, teacher and long-time contributor to the Glebe Report.

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30 Years of Experience and Knowledge 8 Glebe Report February 13, 2015 EDITORIAL PAGE Images of the Glebe Glebe comings and goings

STILL HERE Game Power Systems (GPS) is still in business, even though its former location in Brittons is now closed.

NEW TO THE GLEBE Burrito Shack will be opening a second location soon at 775 Bank (“the heart of the Glebe”). Their other location is on Sunnyside in Old Ottawa South.

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The Glebe bubble CHANGES AFOOT I’m not sure whether we in the Glebe know quite how lucky we are. I have The parking lot between Second reminded my kids ad nauseum over the years of the “Glebe bubble” we live in. and Third avenues is closed. Site I was reminded of this again on the weekend, when my daughter and I went for preparation for construction of the a vigorous snowshoe in the Gatineau Hills. It was a lovely sunny-but-cold day. new parking garage has begun. The snowshoes thunked and the poles squeaked on the hard-packed snow as we made our way mostly uphill through the trees, across gullies and over ridges The site of the former Yaghi’s until we emerged in a sunny clearing with a log shelter. Introduction to corner store is under construction. The shelter was half-filled with snowshoers warming up in the cozy room, heated with a roaring fire in the woodstove. We all hung our scarves and mitts Photography to dry on the strings running across the ceiling, took off our jackets and settled for Community Contributors this issue down to a lovely thermos of hot tea (us) or a good book (the couple across the Newspapers Bob Acton Elaine Marlin room.) The group of three couples beside us had made themselves a fabulous Katherine Arnup Eric Martin lunch of what looked like raclette or cheese fondue with salads and goblets of Nicole Bayes-Fleming Pat Marshall wine. They were obviously old hands at this game, and knew exactly what to The Glebe Report and OSCAR Sally Bender Christine McAllister bring for maximum comfort and enjoyment. are organizing a one-hour Bhat Boy Diana McCarthy I did not mean to eavesdrop, but at a certain point, I realized that these were free workshop in March on Micheline Boyle Douglas McKercher Glebeites, discussing the prices and merits of various cheeses bought in Glebe taking photographs for commu- Sarah Brickell Fionn McKercher establishments. It struck me all over again what an opportunity we have to make nity newspapers (maximum 15 Ada Brzeski Ian McKercher a wonderful life for ourselves. And again, that old guilty question returns – why Ben Bulmer Shawn Menard people). If you are interested in are we so lucky? Through sheer accident and good luck, we were born or arrived Karen Cameron Isabella Mindak here in Canada, and somehow ended up in this prosperous city, in this comfort- attending, please contact the MaryAnn Camps Brian Mitchell able, walkable, treed, safe and kindly community – the Glebe bubble. Let’s make Editor of the Glebe Report at Julie Houle Cezer Jay Mithani the most of our good fortune! [email protected]. Eric Chernoff Margret Brady David Chernushenko Nankivell –Liz McKeen Norman Dahl Yasir Naqvi Alan Dean Paul Pageau Rob DiVito Ashley Kerr Photography CONTACT US Rheal Doucet Jeanette Rive Dave Drapeau Bruce Rosove 175 Third Avenue, Kathi Elborn Robert Samuel www.glebereport.ca Ottawa, Ontario K1S 2K2 Jamie Erskin Rebecca Sandiford Adelle Farrelly Clyde Sanger Established in 1973, the Glebe Report, published by the Glebe Report Association is a monthly Please submit articles to Pat Goyeche Penny Sanger not for-profit community newspaper with a circulation of 7,000 copies. 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An electronic version of the print publication is subsequently uploaded with text, photos, drawings and advertisements as a pdf to COVER: “Morning Commute” by Sally Bender Views expressed in the Glebe Report are www.glebereport.ca. Selected articles will be highlighted on the website. those of our contributors. We reserve the FRONT PAGE: “Breakaway” on the Glebe right to edit all submissions. Articles selected Views expressed in the articles and letters submitted to the Glebe Report are those of our Memorial rink on Glendale Avenue for publication will be published in both a contributors. by Eric Chernoff printed version and an online version on the Glebe Report’s website: www.glebereport.ca. letters Glebe Report February 13, 2015 9 Airport Parkway versus O-Train Editor, Glebe Report, in the Glebe in that it will encourage people commuting from the south- The City is currently doing prepara- ern areas of the city to take it rather tory consultation on the expansion of than their cars. This will be good for the Airport Parkway and the expan- those affected by high traffic volumes sion of the O-Train, two projects that on Bronson. It will also benefit all of will have profound impacts on the us, as it will lower the pollution, noise, Glebe and Ottawa as a whole. greenhouse gases etc. created by large The Airport Parkway expansion will volumes of cars. lead to more cars pouring onto Bronson I strongly support the development Avenue, a street that is already crowded of the O-Train project and feel that it with cars, often travelling at much could remove the need for the Airport higher speeds than allowed by the Parkway expansion. posted speed limit. It will also encour- The City is holding a series of open age more commuters from southern houses to describe these two projects. neighbourhoods to use their cars to get The decisions the City takes on them to work and other destinations. will have important impacts on our The other project that the City is community as well as on the city as studying is an extension and expan- a whole. sion of the O-Train. This project has potential positive benefits to people Bruce Rosove

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Editor, Glebe Report, I S PHOTO: What a wonderful walkie I had on How best to pay tribute to Ted Britton? Bank Street today. First we went into RBC and I ran behind to where the Editor, Glebe Report, and well organized – he nearly always tellers hide the treats, but I’m not tell- had it. And when he took five years off ing how many I got! Then we trotted We would like to enlarge on the sin- and went travelling, made a fortunate down to Truffle Treasures and my gle paragraph in Glebe Comings and trip on a bus in Tasmania, and came human let me have only one (she says Goings last issue, announcing that back with his bride, Trish, she helped

that we have to leave some for the SH A LL Brittons at Bank and Fifth (and its revive the store. other dogs). Tiggy Winkle’s was next. sister store on Richmond Road) were It must have been hard going, facing T M AR

Oh they love me in there. I’m so glad A going out of business. the ‘digital revolution.’ They tried that we have grandchildren! Over the “End of an era,” was the only com- many innovations: reshaping the racks road then to the Papery. Human said ment then. Yes, indeed. Ted’s father and counters, more books, including PHOTO: P PHOTO: that I had to wait until she had chosen Me (Shandy) relaxing after my Bank Lionel Britton opened the store in having local authors have book sign- a card ... wait, wait, wait, be good ... Street meander 1966 to sell newspapers, magazines ing sessions, and lately turning the then finally the reward! and a shoeshine service, and handed store over at weekends to local arti- Lastly, we stopped to see Virginia, Shandy (Seandai in Irish) it over to Ted just before his death 12 sans. Always Ted was thinking of the my special friend at Home Hardware, years later. Even then, it also served community. who always has treats. Home then to P.S. Every time we deliver your paper as one of the Glebe’s informal meet- How can we pay him proper trib- rest on the sofa after such a feast. I to our block, I get a big treat when we ing places, and Lionel offered it as the ute? With the Innis Pharmacy gone, love living in the Glebe. get home. Vive le Glebe Report! base for Little League Baseball. When the Book Bazaar shifting north, Lans- the Glebe Report was started in 1973, downe gobbling up liquor and beer Ted naturally acted as sports editor for stores, and now Brittons closing, the Delivery Routes Available m Penny, the first editor. friendly, long-time meeting places are Pretoria - Bank to O’Connor m m He’s done so many good things vanishing. How to remember one of Findlay Ave. - Torrington to Bronson Ave. & Torrington Ave. m since. Early on, he twice sold a mil- the best? A small park, at Fifth and Thanks and Farewell Dows Lake Road / Crescent Heights m lion-dollar lottery ticket, one of them O’Connor, was named for his father Clemow Ave. - Percy to Lyon - both sides Elma Estable, Scott Cowan, m Sarah Dingle, Carl Lem to a young man on Third Avenue. But Lionel. We must think of something Clemow, Bronson to Percy - south side it was for his own qualities that we all else. Suggestions, please. First Ave. - Bank to Lyon m Sam and Lyon Dawson m went to Brittons: he was cheery with Clarey Street - both sides m m Carolyn Warburton O’Connor Ave. - First Ave. to Fifth Ave. - both sides all ages, first names always, willing to Penny Sanger Third Ave. - Bank to Lyon - Both sides m hunt for any publication you wanted, Clyde Sanger Welcome to Regent St. - both sides Gabriel and Octavia Francis Second Ave. - O’Connor – QED m Kim Lewis Second Ave. - Bank to O’Connor - north side m Brittons – a social institution Melgund Ave. Matthew and Ryan Goetz m LeBreton St. - Orangeville to Carling Plymouth St., - LeBreton to Bronson that will not be replaced m m Editor, Glebe Report, find Bruce, wherever he was, in order Contact: Zita Taylor 613-235-1214 to be indulged in the consumption of The first time I walked through the dog cookies. My threats to reduce her OUR VOLUNTEER CARRIERS doors of Brittons Smoke Shop, in dinner by the amount of dog biscuits Nina & Jasmine Acharya, Jennie Aliman, Tyler, Luke & Claire Allan, Melanie and William Alton, Mar- cia Aronson, james attwood, the Aubry family, Lucy & Thomas Baird, Adrian Becklumb, Beckman September 1974, I entered a sensory she consumed had no effect and were Family, Inez Berg, Mary Lou Bienefeld, Daisy & Nettie Bonsall, Robert & Heidi Boraks, the Bowie fam- emporium of tobacco smells and long never carried out. ily, John Francis Brandon, Jonah & Benjy Brender, Alice Cardozo, virginia carver, Nathaniel Collins Mayer, the Coodin family, denys cooper, Eleanor Crowder, georgia davidson, Richard DesRochers, wooden shelves running the length Brittons was a social institution in our Oscar & Jane Dennis, Marilyn Deschamps, Tara Dibenedetto, the Diekmeyer-Bastianon family, Pat Dillon, the Dingle family, Education for Community Living (GCI), Donna Edwards, the Faught family, of the store, loaded with a cornuco- neighbourhood, part of my social life, a Judy Field, gabriel & octavia francis, Joann Garbig, matthew & ryan goetz, Zoe Goodwin-Sutton, pia of magazines and newspapers. At destination in my morning walks with Gary Greenwood, Ginny Grimshaw, the Hamer-Wilson family, Henry Hanson, Martin Harris, Louis Helbig, the Hook family, Cheryle Hothersall, Matthew Hovey, Christian Hurlow, Niall & Nolan Hy- that time, it was located next to the both Samantha (my previous collie) mander, the Illing-Stewart family, Jack & Lily Inskip-Shesnicky, jeevan & Amara Isfeld, Janna Justa, Home Hardware at the northwest cor- and Nala, a place to engage in conver- Carly & Reilly Kimber, Mr. & Mrs Laing, the Lambert family, kim lewis, Justin Leyser, Jaiden and Vinay Lodha, Ben, parker & james love, Annaline Lubbe, Joanne Lucas, jim lumsden, the macdonald ner of Bank and Fifth. The last time sations, meet my neighbours, peruse family, Jennifer, John, Owen & Ian MacNab, william maguire, Pat Marshall, felip matic, Isaac Mc- I entered Britton’s came on Friday, the magazines on the shelves and look Guire, doug mckeen, natalie mezey, Julie Monaghan, Rebecca Morris, Diane Munier, Sana Nesrallah, sachiko okuda, Tracy Parrish, Brenda Quinlan, Beatrice Raffoul, Mary & Steve Reid, barbara riley, January 9. This time I was being led at the headlines of newspapers. We are Jacqueline, Lucy and Adam Reilly-King, ned rogers, Anna Roper, Emile & Sebastien Roy-Foster, by my four-legged canine companion all the poorer for the loss of this institu- bruce rayfuse, Lene Rudin-Brown, sidney rudin-brown, Penny & Nelson Riis, Carter & Clara Saun- ders, Casimir & Tristan Seywerd, Kirk shannon, graham shantz, the Short family, Kathy Simons, – a sheltie by the name of Nala – who tion and it will not be replaced. Judith Slater, Eamonn sloan, Victoria, Rebecca, Nicholas & Patrick Spiteri, Sebastian and Adrianna Spoerel, grady, ella, audrey kennedy squires, the Stephenson family, Alex & Claire Stoney, Joanne was leading me at the end of her leash Thanks to the late Leonard Britton Sulek, Emily and Cara Swab, Karen Swinburne, Eric & Steven Swinkels, Ruth Swyers, Emmet & Niamh in a determined manner to this most and Ted and Trish Britton for over 40 Taylor, Christa Zeller thomas, Mackenzie Thomas, Spencer Thomas, John & Maggie Thomson, the thompson family, the Trudeau family, Caroline Vanneste, the Veevers family, Sophie Veronneau, Er- important canine destination, best years of conversation, uncounted pleas- ica Waugh, Katja & Tanja Webster, the Weider family, patrick and ciara westdal, Allison Williams, known to her nose as a place where ures and service. My morning walks Howard & Elizabeth Wong, Ella & Ethan wood, jo wood, Gillian & Jake Wright, Sue Ann Wright, Nathaniel & maggie wightman, Nora Wylie, the Young-Smith family, Gord Yule. she would receive dog cookies. She are just not the same. CALL Zita Taylor at 613-235-1214, e-mail: [email protected], had succeeded in training the entire if you are willing to deliver a route for us. staff and was unerring in her ability to Robert Sims 10 Glebe Report February 13, 2015 gca

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w Happy Valentines Day. Time to celebrate you. Drop by happening at and pick something nice out for yourself. Lots of new spring and summer to admire. the GCA Shop smart. Save big. Christine McAllister GCA survey www.glebeca.ca Last month in this space we published a survey to learn about your perspectives of the GCA and ideas for our future activities. Responses are still coming in, so it’s a bit early to report on any results, but it is clear that residents see value in our advocacy role, and that there are a lot of other good ideas for us. If you haven’t yet participated, you can find the short survey on our website – it will be there until the end of the www.theclothessecret.com month – and I encourage you to fill it out. I’m looking forward to the next part Mon. - Wed.: 10 - 5:30 • Thurs. & Fri.: 10 - 7 • Sat.: 10 - 5 • Sun.: 11 - 5 of our community consultation, which will happen Sunday, March 8 from 2 to 613-730-9039 1136 Bank Street (1 1/2 blocks south of Sunnyside) Ottawa ON K1S 3X6 5 p.m. at the Glebe Community Centre. We’ll be sharing the results of the survey and using the consultation to better understand the ideas suggested and help map out GCA activities in the future. The day will wrap up with a community appreciation event (think wine and cheese), for which we hope you will join us.

Lansdowne Animal Hospital Board renewal 281 Sunnyside Ave When is advance planning too advanced? This was the question that came to 613 730-2460 my mind as I asked Board members to think about succession planning for our www.lansdowneanimalhospital.ca June AGM. I know it’s only February, but now is the time to find next year’s Get 20% off Dental Cleaning group of residents who will take on leadership of the GCA through the Board, committees and area representation. Board members are elected each June for a in our blow out Dental Month! one-year, renewable term and there is always place for new members. Why join? (Valid until February 28, 2015) To meet neighbours, learn more about how our City operates, deepen your know- Dental diseases is the most common disease of small animals, with more than ledge in an area of interest (e.g. heritage, environment), contribute your energy 85% of dogs and cats older than four experiencing periodontal concerns. This and passion to an issue you care about, or, simply, to build stronger connections disease is not only unsightly, but it can become the cause of serious infections, with others in our neighbourhood. I have greatly enjoyed my participation in the ulcers, and local pain within the mouth. GCA over the past 11 or so years. I’ve learned about some important issues (e.g. education, planning, traffic) and how City Hall works, and along the way I’ve Furthermore, the infections resulting from periodontal disease can spread made many new friends. In fact, the talented, knowledgeable and fun people are throughout the body causing infections within vital organs such as the heart, what keep me coming back! But, it is time for me to consider succession also liver, lungs, and kidneys. By performing prophylactic dentistry, you can increase and give someone else an opportunity to have this great experience. If you’ve the quality of your pet’s life and give your pet a more fragrant smile! thought about being a Board member or the president of the GCA, please send Please give us a call at 613 730-2460, visit us at lansdowneanimalhospital.ca me an email so we can talk about it further. or email us at [email protected] to book your appointment. Traffic issues of local interest GCA committees have been incredibly active in the first month of the year. The Traffic Committee has been following up on the Airport Parkway widening,

Bronson Avenue reconstruction (now likely for 2018), the Glebe Neighbourhood Bikeway (see our website www.glebeca.ca for details) and, of course, monitoring traffic impacts from Lansdowne Park. While traffic surrounding major events has been managed exceedingly well, day-to-day traffic as a result of Lansdowne activities has been more challenging for the neighbourhood. Traf- fic on Bank Street has increased on a daily basis and parking on nearby streets has, as expected, become nearly impossible. A community information meeting on traffic and transportation issues related to Lansdowne (including traffic monitoring data collected by the City) will take place on Thursday, May 7 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Scotton Hall. Mark your calendars.

Heritage study One of the things we have been hearing in the survey responses is that residents value the heritage character of our neighbourhood. In support of this, the Real Estate, Litigation, Business/Commercial, Wills, Heritage committee researches structures of heritage significance in our neigh- Estates and Family Law. bourhood, which it shares with the City. Last July, the GCA asked that the city consider studying Clemow Avenue from Bank to Bronson, as well as Monk- 1010-141 Laurier Ave W, Ottawa, ON K1P 5J3 land Avenue, as potential new Heritage Conservation districts (adding to the previously approved district studies for Central Park West and Linden Terrace/ P: 613-563-1010 F: 613-563-1011 Patterson Creek). The city has begun preliminary research on Clemow Avenue www.sulaw.ca and will report its conclusions later this year. One of these conclusions may be to undertake a formal Heritage District study process. We are especially interested in hearing from residents on those streets and others: are you interested in knowing more about heritage district studies? Do you think they are a good idea? Do you know more about your house that you want to share? Share with us at [email protected]. Physiotherapy • Sport Medicine Doctor • Massage In closing this month, I would like to wish readers a somewhat milder Feb- ruary, with sufficient time to enjoy the Canal and the outdoor rinks we are so Eleanor Cox B.P.T. lucky to have in the neighbourhood, including Glebe St. James and the new one Bernie Lalonde M.D. Dip. Sport Medicine at Lansdowne. Happy February! For over 30 years, the Sports & Spinal Injury Clinic has helped over 45,000 patients deal with their pain.

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Here are some traffic ularly use Bronson as pedestrian, and transportation issues for which cyclist or driver are encouraged the Glebe Community Association’s to complete an online survey at : F i o nn McKerc h er : photo (GCA) Traffic Committee will be https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ Second Avenue parking lot (behind McKeen’s Metro) is now closed, and site prep- monitoring, seeking community QMJLSQ5 with thoughts on how aration has begun for construction of the Second Avenue parking garage. input, and liaising with City and pro- Bronson could be improved and vincial officials over the course of your “stories” of challenges with the block radius of Lansdowne west of Glebe Neighbourhood Bikeway 2015. Residents are encouraged to street as it is today. Bank have near-zero parking avail- In December the City provided share their views on these and other ability at just about all times of the the Traffic Committee with an issues via [email protected]. Airport Parkway Widening day, particularly on weekends and update (posted on www.glebeca. The City has begun its Environ- Thursday and Friday evenings. The ca) describing their latest propos- Second Avenue Parking Garage mental Assessment for a widening challenge is finding a solution that als for the Glebe Neighbourhood Construction activity has begun of the Airport Parkway to four lanes the City and Lansdowne’s opera- Bikeway. For the most part, they for the City’s new three-storey from Brookfield to the airport, which tors will accept and that ensures the incorporated suggestions made by garage behind McKeen Metro City Council approved in 2013 as viability of the Glebe Centre and the GCA earlier last year. There Glebe, which will open in October. part of the Master Transportation Abbotsford House, while respecting are some site-specific measures, In the meantime shoppers will need Plan for the city. There are many residents’ need for parking on their though, that will require further to find parking in private lots such as concerns about what impact this will streets, particularly since many are community consultations (e.g. Fifth Avenue Court and Lansdowne. have on traffic volumes on Bronson dependent on street parking. possible removal of parking on No doubt some shoppers will choose in the Glebe and spillover effects Other Lansdowne watch files O’Connor and of some stop signs to use nearby residential streets as throughout our community due to include enforcement, especially on on O’Connor and Percy, plus a pro- well. The GCA is following up with congestion. The Traffic Committee weekends, of the new one-hour park- posed partial closure of Craig at the City to ensure the garage will is monitoring this issue closely and ing restrictions on streets directly Fifth), which the City has promised include features committed to a asking the City for more analysis of adjacent to Lansdowne (Holmwood, to conduct sometime this winter or year ago to allow for some commu- expected “upstream” traffic impacts O’Connor, Adelaide) and the need spring. nity use of the garage’s ground floor caused by this widening. for more frequent bus service (routes Other files the committee will for special events. 1 and 7) on Bank Street to make be watching include traffic issues Lansdowne transit a more attractive option for related to the proposed Canderel Bronson Avenue Reconstruction With most retail activities now Lansdowne shoppers, diners, work- developments on Bank Street The Traffic Committee is working underway, we are beginning to wit- ers, event-goers and 67s fans. between Holmwood and Fifth, with Ecology Ottawa to prepare a ness the true day-to-day impact of This spring the GCA will host a street reconstructions this summer set of recommendations for the City the redevelopment (although the full community information meeting on First Avenue and Broadway, on how to inject some “Complete impact won’t be visible until March/ on traffic and transportation issues and pending Queensway construc- Streets” principles into the recon- April when the Cineplex opens). One related to Lansdowne, including traf- tion projects such as the Kent Street struction scheduled for 2017/18. On immediate concern is loss of parking fic monitoring data collected by the overpass replacement. February 25 at 5 p.m. there will be on streets around the Glebe Centre. City during the first year of activities a second “audit” of Bronson Avenue A survey conducted by residents in at Lansdowne. That meeting will take Brian Mitchell is chair of the Glebe by a team of committee members, December and January shows that place on Thursday, May 7 from 7 to 9 Community Association’s Traffic area residents and Ecology Ottawa nearly all of the streets in a three- p.m. at the Glebe Community Centre. Committee.

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Fall sitting of Ontario Legislature creates more opportunity and security for our community MPP Yasir Naqvi The Fall session of the Ontario Legislature wrapped yasirnaqvi.onmpp.ca on December 11. It was a very productive session that saw many important pieces of legislation passed into law. Since being re-elected in June, our government has passed the budget and nine other pieces of legislation that will make a difference in our community and in communities across Ontario. We have raised the minimum wage and tied it to inflation so that economic factors determine it, not politics. We improved accountability and transparency within government and passed legislation to You are invited to join combat auto insurance fraud in order to lower your rates. Most importantly, we are helping kids get the best start in life by improving the safety of our daycare system and investing in education. These are all part of our four-part plan to build Ontario up by investing in Mayor Jim Watson people’s talents and skills, developing new public infrastructure like the Ottawa LRT Confederation Line, maintaining a dynamic, supportive environment where for a business thrives and building a secure retirement savings plan. Family Day Skating Party Winter fun on the Sens Rink of Dreams Monday, February 16 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Ottawa City Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West With the start of another year, there are positive signs that our plan is working. Ontario now has 517,400 more jobs since the recessionary low in June 2009. Premier Kathleen Wynne’s first trade mission to China in October resulted in nearly $1 billion of new investments by Chinese companies, including $210 mil- Free hot chocolate and special guests lion in investments and 325 new jobs here in Ottawa. Our Youth Jobs Strategy is creating employment opportunities that are giving thousands of youth a foot- hold in the job market. Time and time again, companies are making Ontario – and Ottawa – their first choice for investment, creating more opportunities for the people of our province. As a result, we are also seeing positive results in Ottawa Centre. In January, I was pleased to announce increased funding for supports that will allow seniors in our community more opportunities to stay engaged, active and healthy. For example, the Jewish Youth Library received funding to hold a workshop series that will focus entirely on matters that are important to seniors, like making the best use of the health care system. Also this month, we invested in our children’s future by providing a wage increase (two dollars an hour over two years) to early childhood educators. This will help give parents in Ottawa peace of mind that their children have a nurturing home-away-from-home and help us also to recruit and retain valued caregivers. While I am encouraged by this progress, we are also working to address the real challenges facing our community and those across Ontario, such as retirement security. Fewer than 35 per cent of workers in Ontario enjoy the security of a workplace pension plan, and a significant portion of today’s workers are not able to save enough to live comfortably in retirement. Before the holiday break, our government put forward the first piece of legislation required to bring in the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan (ORPP), beginning in 2017. We are consulting on various features of ORPP. To learn more and to provide your views, please visit ontario.ca/orpp. I wish you a Happy New Year and a prosperous 2015. Should you have any questions or feedback, please do not hesitate to contact me at my Community Office [email protected] or 613-722-6414. I look forward to hearing from you.

613-722-6414 2015018006-01 [email protected] books Glebe Report February 13, 2015 13 Believable characters and carefully crafted story make Unlit Spaces a gem By Jeanette Rive her father, she has faced many forms of I had the pleasure of interview- dysfunction and abuse from early on in ing Shepard and discussing with her Local author Caroline Shepard has life. She shows remarkable resilience various themes of the book. Shepard written a gem of a novel. She has suc- when faced with situations of abuse of grew up in Winnipeg, spent summers cessfully incorporated all the elements authority, with little apparent perma- in Lac du Bonnet and lived in Mon- of a good novel – strong characters, nent effect, but these events shape her treal during the ’70s, which inspired vivid imagery, lovely language and a future and the direction of her art. her detailed descriptions of Winni- good story. Cailey evolves as we see her working peg, Montreal and northern Ontario. Set in Wood River and Winnipeg, on several life-changing projects – pho- I commented that I felt that Cailey Manitoba in the 1960s, Montreal in tography exhibits showing her passion and her student friends were almost the 1970s and northern Ontario in for social issues, an artistic collabora- too mature for their age in their dis- the mid-1980s, Unlit Spaces tells the tion with her musician mentor, Jennifer, cussions about social and political story of Cailey Donald as she grad- and a book collaboration with her clos- issues, but Shepard stressed that stu- ually reveals to herself her hidden est friend, Wendy. She is surrounded by dents were caught up in the politics unlit spaces from her childhood and a strong and loyal cohort of friends who of the time and spent many hours in teenage years. Cailey leaves her home sometimes seem to know Cailey bet- heated discussions. Shepard has car- in Wood River to attend high school ter than she knows herself. The love of ried out research into Celtic myth and in Winnipeg and earns her room and her life, Steve, weaves in and out of the magic to support the story of Cailey’s board with a well-to-do family by look- narrative as Cailey makes a life for her- grandmother’s pin and the healing ing after their young son and doing self in Montreal, and as we know from powers of amber. some housework. She goes on to study the beginning of the book, he becomes Unlit Spaces is a book to be fine arts in Montreal and embarks on a permanent part of her life. the amber, picks up her charcoal and savoured and appreciated. Read it a career as a photographer and visual One of the most moving chapters begins to draw.” slowly. In re-reading many passages to artist. The book opens during the sum- of the book describes Cailey’s solo The dialogue forms the characters in write this review, I was struck by how mer of 1985, when we meet Cailey in trip to the Maritimes, encouraged by this book. It is beautifully created and well crafted and thoughtfully written cottage country in northern Ontario her friends who had felt she needed a brings the characters to life. The story this novel is. Initially, I hadn’t been where she is working on an exhibit of jolt. Akin to a spiritual rite of passage, is told from Cailey’s point of view and sure I was going to enjoy Unlit Spaces paintings inspired by the early music Cailey rediscovers her urge to draw the scenes described through Cailey’s and I ended up loving it. of Hildegarde von Bingen, but find- and begins to face her personal truths. eyes are written with the right amount Unlit Spaces is available at Octo- ing her creativity stymied. A visit by These truths are revealed through the of introspection and some self-depre- pus Books, Books on Beechwood and her sister Beth, whom she has not seen story of the amber pin passed on by her cating humour to make Cailey seem Perfect Books on Elgin. It can also be since leaving Wood River fifteen years grandmother in a letter full of stories very down-to-earth. Cailey’s thoughts purchased online in both paper and earlier, sets in motion her own grad- and myths that Cailey is slowly absorb- as she is walking in the winter in Mon- digital formats from Chapters Indigo, ual rediscovery of memories from her ing. treal are thoughts we might have, the Amazon, Google Books, Barnes and childhood that have been buried for “Cailey has no idea why the amber’s discussions among the students in the Noble and Friesen Press. many years. energy is so reassuring to her; it is her 1970s could have been taken from any Caroline Shepard will also be at a Cailey is a bright, independent, Gran’s embrace, her magical way of lively discussions during that period; book reading and signing at Octopus thoughtful, wise, artistic woman with knowing. It is Cailey’s own longing conversations while driving or sitting Books, 116 Third Avenue, on Febru- a mature insight into many aspects that now warms her palm, her own in a cafe are realistic and we can hear ary 25 at 7 p.m. of life. She is quite self-aware but longing for ancient passageways to Gilles Vigneault singing in the back- reveals little of herself. Growing up open once again. Taken by the river. A ground. The few love scenes in the Jeanette Rive is an avid reader and a in a family with an alcoholic mother, passageway to the unknown. Faith in book are tender without being senti- long-time supporter and regular con- with its effect on her, her siblings and mystery. Cailey closes her fingers over mental. tributor to the Glebe Report. 14 Glebe Report February 13, 2015 books

determination anything can be accomplished, even a bike ride on the moon! Another book that features a bicycle is the wordless picture book The Girl and the Bicycle by “authorstrator” Mark Pett. Not unlike Rosie the pig, the girl in this story is immedi- ately enamoured when she sees course, hugging them! Published in a bicycle in a shop window. When she 2014, this silly, sweet and charming can’t afford to buy the bicycle the story of a silly, sweet and charm- girl works tirelessly for months to ing hero reads aloud beautifully and save up enough money, mostly help- Campbell’s watercolour drawings also ing and forming a friendship with an make this book lovely to look at. older woman from her neighbourhood. Another recently published book Pett’s touching story of fortitude, gen- about love is Brigitta Sif’s Fran- erosity and friendship is magnificently ces Dean Who Loved to Dance and told – without a single word. Dance. Sif dedicates the book “to all Finally, a book that is now 10 years those who live with all their heart” old and certainly well on its way to dren’s librarian, these books (along and tells the story of a girl who finds becoming a classic is the award-win- with many, many others) can be found the courage to do just that. This is the ning (and, in some places, banned) Ihthe in the children’s department of your story of a girl who loves to dance but picture book And Tango Makes local public library. is too shy to practice in front of any- Three, written by Justin Richardson One of the books I love reading and one, which causes her to forget all of and Peter Parnell with illustrations recommending for our very young- her dance moves. Until one day – with by Henry Cole. This is the beautiful library est readers is Little You. In this board the help of a younger girl who loves to and true story of two male penguins book, author Richard Van Camp sim- sing, and some caring birds – Frances named Roy and Silo who fall in love, By Kelly Sirett ply and beautifully describes the Dean finds the courage to overcome but are saddened after much frustra- pure love and joy that babies bring to her fears and share what she loves tion with their inability to conceive When you think of libraries, love might their families and to the world. Tal- with the people around her. a baby penguin on their own. How- not be the first thing that comes to ented illustrator Julie Flett brings the La Petite Truie, Le Vélo Et La ever, with the help of another penguin mind. However, since I started working words of this story to life with bright, Lune, written by Pierrette Dubé with couple and employees at the Cen- at the Sunnyside Branch of the Ottawa contrasting images that are sure to illustrations by Orbie, is not your tral Park Zoo, Roy and Silo become Public Library about six months ago, I captivate readers of any age. typical love story. But, this story the adoptive parents of Tango. This have witnessed expressions of love time In the first book that he has both reminded me of one of my first loves story is beyond heartwarming and is and time again at our branch. Since it’s written and illustrated, Hug Machine, – my first bicycle, which I named a must-read at any time of the year, the month of February – a month so notable illustrator Scott Campbell Blue Angel. The bicycle in this story but especially around Valentine’s Day. often associated with love – I’d like to tells the story of a boy who will stop is red and it is love at first sight for a share with you some books about love at nothing to bring happiness to any- pig named Rosie. Rosie, who had been Kelly Sirett is a librarian at the Sun- that I love. And, because I’m a chil- one (or anything) around him by, of perfectly content with her life of mud nyside Branch of the Ottawa Public bathing, finds the courage and strength Library, where she works primarily in to learn how to ride the bicycle – pick- the children’s department. She loves ing up tricks from several barnyard many things – but especially sunny friends along the way. This daring days, first and last lines and doing dianeandjen.com pig shows readers that with enough the hokey-pokey. THINKING OF MOVING THIS SPRING? With diane&jen all roads lead Home! WHAT YOUR NEIGHBOURS ARE READING Here is a list of some titles read and discussed recently in various local book clubs: 12 LETCHWORTH RD TITLE (for adults) AUTHOR Detached, picturesque Requiem1 Frances Itani & completely reno-d! And the Mountains Echoed2 Khaled Hosseini Listed at $799,900 The Silent Wife3 A.S.A. Harrison Wolf Hall4 Hilary Mantel

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Winter, though beautiful at times, can also drag its heels – bleak and cold and seemingly without end. When I find myself thinking about a never-ending winter, my thoughts turn to the land of Narnia where at one time it was said to be “always winter and never Christ- mas.” With The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, C.S. Lewis gave us the quintessential tale of an endless winter in which a cruel white witch ruled over a frozen land. If only the days were a lit- tain and lead the sun back home. Like tle longer, if only the sun shone a little the girl in the folktale, our little Nor- to be out of place in this world. When brighter, if only the cold-hearted witch wegian heroine dreams of climbing she disobeys her grandmother one day would meet with a fitting end … then Mt. Gausta to see the sun and bring the to wander off along a stream and into the maybe spring would come – a drip- light back down to her village. This is a woods, she comes upon a strange pool of journey that will end in a glorious spring. ping of melting things and a bit of green touching and evocative picture book for water and a black dog fleeing from three This book would make exciting reading hope peeking up through the ground. children from ages five to eight. wolves. With a feat of strength and dar- for fantasy fans ages 10 and up. Winter- Like C.S. Lewis’ well-known classic, Lucia and the Light (Candlewick ing, she saves the dog’s life and discovers ling can stand as a complete story in its there are many stories that offer a sense Press, 2006) by Phyllis Root and illus- that he is not a dog at all but something own right, but it may also inspire further of hope in uncertain times, but here are trated by Mary Grandpré. far more curious. In doing so, she sets reading as it is the first book in a trilogy a few that speak to that desolate feeling This story appears to be a version of in motion an adventure that will lead featuring Fer and her adventures in the that seeps in when winter has outstayed the folk tale referred to in Welcome Back her through the pool of water – a por- Summerlands. its welcome. All of these books can be Sun. It is winter and the sun has disap- tal known as the Way – and into another found at the Ottawa Public Library. peared. When the darkness becomes too realm where the change of seasons from Ildiko Sumegi is a Glebe resident, Welcome Back Sun (Little, Brown much to bear, a little girl named Lucia winter to spring depends upon a terri- mother of two boys and owner of a and Company, 1993) by Michael Ember- ventures out to find the sun. With noth- ble ritual performed by an evil huntress well-used library card. ley. ing but a crust of bread, a tinderbox known as the Mór. It is up to Fer to see Winter can be cold and unforgiving, and a loyal white cat, Lucia braves the though the facade of appearances to the Clarification:Talk to Your Doc, but to live out your winter days in dark- elements and takes on a gang of trolls truth that lies beneath. With kindness The Patient’s Guide ness is especially harsh. Welcome Back to save her family and the world from and friendship, she must restore the nat- Sun is the story of one particular winter eternal winter. Phyllis Root retells this ural balance of this magical realm to Mary F. Hawkins’ book, Talk to told from the perspective of a little girl age-old folk tale, and Mary Grand- prevent winter from claiming the worlds Your Doc, The Patient’s Guide who lives in a village tucked between pré brings it to life in hues of blue and on both sides of the Way. (Self Counsel Press, $19.95) will be two mountains in northern Norway. gold. Like Welcome Back Sun, this book This book has all the elements of a sold in Chapters/Indigo, Barnes and Experience the murketiden – the murky would make good reading for children traditional children’s fantasy: a parallel Noble and independent bookstores time – through the eyes of a child who from ages five to eight. world of magic and charm, an evil pre- (Octopus Books) across Canada and hungers for a bit of sunlight. Winterling (Harper, 2012) by Sarah tender to the metaphorical throne and a the U.S. It will also be sold online There is an old folk tale about the first Prineas. humble vegetarian heroine unaware of from Amazon Books and the Self murketiden and a girl who, fed up with Orphaned as a baby and raised by her her true place in the world. So break out Counsel Press Facebook page. the darkness, went out to climb a moun- grandmother, Fer has always felt herself the tofu snacks, and set off on a winter One-stop dental services OueisDentistry.ca

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Classes take place in the 750-square- foot studio in Fifth Avenue Court and focus on using ballet bars, very light weights, exercise balls, straps and your own body weight. “It’s a full body work out, which is highly efficient, highly effective and uses a mix of yoga, pilates and overall core body strengthening,” says Thompson. Both Thompson and Rigby are very passionate about their studio and the methods they teach. One of the things that attracted Thompson to TDM was its sustainable workout approach. “Anyone can do it, from a teenager to a 70- or 80-year-old person,” says Thompson. “In a one hour class, you get your workout and your stretch all in the hour.” “There are a lot of corrections and we’re very alignment focused, which is unique,” says Thompson. “We’re uncommonly obsessed with alignment, so we really make sure you’re ULM ER set up before you move.”

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PHOTO: BEN B PHOTO: Both businesses preach an open, “We’re strictly one-on-one training – we are a customised and tailored approach,” says Ashley Lawrie, president of Free Form friendly and supportive environment. Fitness, which opened its doors at 787 Bank Street on January 5. An exclusive but non-intimidating atmosphere is FFF’s goal, with some clientele aiming for about three half- Fitness gets a boost in the Glebe hour sessions a week and others once a month, depending on their situa- By Ben Bulmer January 5 and The Dailey Method approach,” says Ashley Lawrie, tion. “We’re looking at their overall opened up on January 22. These Bank president of Free Form Fitness. lifestyle,” says Lawrie, “their stress, If the extra pounds Christmas added Street businesses are not conventional Lawrie’s brother and sister-in-law their sleeping, their nutrition.” to your waistline are still hanging gyms; Free Form Fitness (FFF) offers started FFF in Kanata in 2006, ori- Lawrie’s original plan to go into around, and the gym membership a one-on-one holistic fitness approach, ginally as a gym. The idea for a nursing took a turn, but the desire to you meant to get hasn’t quite hap- and The Dailey Method (TDM) runs personalised individual approach help always remained the same. “For pened, the Glebe has two brand new its own unique custom-made classes. came after seeing so many people not us, we want our clients to live a health- fitness centres for you – both promis- achieve much with their workouts. So ier active lifestyle.” ing a dramatic improvement from the Free Form Fitness one year after opening they changed One thing Lawrie is quick to point current fitness landscape. “We’re strictly one-on-one training their philosophy and started the one- out is the accountability of the busi- Free Form Fitness opened its doors – we are a customised and tailored on-one service. ness. “For us people are coming here “We were seeing people coming for a solution. They’re coming to us in and they were looking exactly the because they need guidance, they same [as when they started] or they need the accountability piece and they weren’t consistent,” says Lawrie. need the knowledge piece.” From this, the family realised if Both Thompson and Rigby also they really wanted to help people they promise a solution and the results to go needed to change from a gym to a per- with it. “You 100 per cent get results sonalised health and fitness solution. [with TDM]. There’s no way you can’t “Just going to the gym is great get results. We say three times a week because you’re doing something, but if for six weeks and you will see and get you have no plan, no direction, you’re results,” says Thompson. not consistent – our clients come to us because they need help. We’re usually So why the Glebe? the last resort, when we should be the The Bank Street studio is the fourth first resort,” says Lawrie. FFF to open, with the original Kanata studio as well as locations in the The Dailey Method ByWard Market and Wellington area. Husband and wife team Sarah “We originally wanted to come to Thompson and Jamie Rigby have the Glebe before our Wellington loca- opened The Dailey Method studio tion but there was nothing available,” promising a “different way of train- says Lawrie, adding “the sense of ing and a different way of staying fit.” community is what drew the business

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(613) 523-9905 · 1644 Bank Street, Suite 101 · www.neurogym.com business buzz Glebe Report February 13, 2015 17 ULM ER PHOTOS: BEN B PHOTOS: Sarah Thompson and Jamie Rigby reflect on their approach to fitness: “It’s a full Husband and wife team Sarah Thompson and Jamie Rigby opened The Dailey body workout, which is highly efficient, highly effective and uses a mix of yoga, Method studio on January 22 at Fifth Avenue Court. pilates and overall core body strenghening.” to the Glebe. We love the commun- son – although technically a few Both businesses are drawn here by members and $5 for drop-ins. ity side of things, where it’s really streets over – but who’s counting. the strong sense of community and If you still need more incentives to tightknit – they care about local and The Ottawa couple come from a are not concerned about the other fit- lose those Christmas pounds, both we really care about local – so we sporting background, having both ness options in the area. They both studios have opening specials: Free thought it matched our values and received scholarships to play tennis at point to their own individual style and Form Fitness is doing eight sessions what we believe in as a company.” university. After graduating, moving unique characteristics as well as their for $96, and The Dailey Method With so many other gyms in the away and teaching high school, they passion for helping people achieve offers unlimited classes for six weeks Glebe and with the close proxim- spent three years in Vancouver before their fitness goals. for $100. ity to the YMCA, you’d be forgiven travelling around the world with what Carving a niche in a market is gen- for thinking the market was a little Thompson describes as “some pretty erally a key to business success and The Dailey Method saturated when it comes to fitness in cool jobs.” differentiating yourself from the 99 Fifth Avenue the Glebe. But Lawrie dismisses this, “We realised Ottawa’s the place we competition with better services is (Fifth Avenue Court) pointing to FFF’s unique services. want to be and the Glebe is the place often the way to go about it. Thomp- “We’re not a gym with trainers, we want to open our first business,” son is proud to point out that TDM Free Form Fitness we’re strictly one-on-one training,” says Thompson. Again it comes down has certified child care services on 787 Bank Street says Lawrie. “What sets us apart is to community feel and a love for the site for people taking their classes. that we care more than anybody.” neighbourhood. “We know all our “You do your workout, you leave Ben Bulmer, a journalist, is a new- For TDM it’s a more personal rea- clients names. It’s a community feel, your child in the child-care room, comer to the Glebe, a keen cyclist and son to come to the Glebe. “We both that’s the biggest thing,” says Thomp- and you’re just in the room beside,” a cheese-lover. He is a regular Busi- grew up in the Glebe,” says Thomp- son. says Thompson. It’s a free service for ness Buzz writer for the Glebe Report.

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Independent Living • Assisted Living • Respite • Trial Stays 18 Glebe Report February 13, 2015 business buzz What’s the secret to a perfect BeaverTail? Read on … By Nicole Bayes-Fleming This is the fourth stand for Wright and Hendren, who also operate at Fifth Ottawa’s most iconic treat makes its Avenue, Dow’s Lake and the Rink of way into the Glebe community this Dreams. The stand at Lansdowne winter, as the opening of the Lans- offers all the usual flavours, including downe Park Skating Court brings with Wright’s own favourite, the Killaloe it a BeaverTails stand. Sunrise – a BeaverTail dusted with cin- Operated by Davey Wright and namon sugar and served with a wedge Adam Hendren, the stand is located of lemon. next to the Court just behind Aberdeen For Wright, who grew up in the Pavilion. It is open Friday nights and Glebe, the connection with BeaverTails weekends, and throughout Winterlude. goes back to his childhood memories. Y E S- F L M IN G According to Wright, the new skating “My dad was a schoolteacher at Elgin rink offers a great place for families Street Public School and he would with young children. skate to work, and he would encour-

“We’re hoping that Glebe residents age my sister and I to do the same. We NIC OL E BA PHOTO: are going to find out about it, and it will went to First Avenue, and there’s the lit- Davey Wright welcomes pastry-lovers of all kinds, but especially children, to his provide them a place to go with their tle Patterson’s Creek that goes right off BeaverTails stand at the Lansdowne Park Skating Court. kids,” he explains. “Since the ice here is the canal and right up to the school, so really well maintained, it’s a great place we used to skate to school all the time.” for kids to learn to skate, with none of Wright began working at a Beaver- Wright. “We’re always having fun “Over the years, thousands if not the hazards that the canal poses. And Tails stand on the canal when he was when we’re in there, even when it’s millions of people have come to Ottawa it’s open all the time – if the weather’s 18, eventually becoming general man- really cold out and we can’t feel our during Winterlude and discovered bad and they close the canal, the rink ager at the ByWard Market location fingertips. We’re always playing music, BeaverTails, and they go back home will still be open.” before operating his own. He says that dancing and laughing, trying to have a to wherever they’re from and tell their This isn’t the first time there’s been for BeaverTails, hiring high school and great time and we want that to reflect friends and families, ‘When you’re on a BeaverTails stand at Lansdowne. university students is common practice. out to the customers.” the canal, you have to have a Beaver- There was one before the reconstruc- “For a lot of them it’s their first job, While BeaverTails values all of its Tail,’” Wright explains. “We want to tion, working alongside the Ottawa and it gives them a real good work pastry-loving visitors, it’s the young- keep that going.” 67s. After the renovation occurred, the experience. We really like to have est demographic that captures its heart. So what’s the secret to a perfect company was eager to be part of it and great, outgoing personalities that will “Children are a big part of our busi- BeaverTail? bring BeaverTails back into the Glebe. make the customers’ experience feel ness,” Wright says. “We really want “The secret to a perfect BeaverTail “I think it’s great,” Wright says of the memorable.” them to have a great time and remem- … it’s got to be stretched and cooked new Lansdowne plaza, “I was really Of course, Ottawa’s notoriously cold ber it, so that when they grow up they’ll properly, but it’s the butter, in my opin- surprised at how quickly it went up. I weather requires BeaverTails’ employ- bring their kids.” ion,” Wright laughs. “If it doesn’t have couldn’t believe it. I didn’t realize how ees to become accustomed to toughing Tradition plays a large role in the butter, it’s just not the same.” big and expansive it would be. I was out shifts during freezing temperatures. success of the BeaverTails business, as excited to hear that football was com- Yet while the physical environment is people have come to associate a skate Nicole Bayes-Fleming is a second ing back to Ottawa, but I didn’t realize frigid, the work environment is any- on the Rideau Canal with the satisfy- year journalism student at Carleton it was going to involve us at Beaver- thing but. ing warmth and sweetness of the fried University and a regular contributor Tails.” “We want people to have fun,” says treat. to the Glebe Report.

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COMMITTED TO WORKS FOR AN ACTIVE RESIDENT INSPIRING YOUTH POSITIVE CHANGE OF THE COMMUNITY Catherine is the former Executive Catherine in an international lawyer who Catherine has lived with her husband Director of the Banff Forum, which co-founded Canadian Lawyers Abroad, a and three children in Ottawa Centre brings together young leaders to charity based at the University of Ottawa, for over a decade. During that time, tackle key challenges facing Canada, which works in developing countries and she was the vice-president of the she teaches at the Munk School of with Aboriginal organizations, and has Glebe Community Association and a Global Affairs, is a board member of acted as a legal advisor to the UN board member of the Elizabeth Fry the Trudeau Centre for Peace and peacekeeping mission in East Timor. Society of Ottawa and Good Morning Conﬂict Studies and frequently Creative Arts and Preschool. She also speaks to youth about leadership. www.catherinemckenna.ca enjoys coaching children’s soccer. 1098b Somerset Street West 613.728.2015 community Glebe Report February 13, 2015 19 SK IN M IE ER JA PHOTO:

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By Erin Bender Kerbel she will be releasing new T-shirts, sweaters and dresses. Alison Doyle’s apartment is small “I just started this project in Decem- but lively. Spray paint cans line the ber, so it’s still very new,” said Doyle. shelves next to her bed. The walls “I’m still figuring out which products are covered from floor to ceiling are selling the best. The hats have with bright canvases displaying her been really successful so far, and now original paintings and graffiti art. I am playing around with other types Sundays Scattered across the room are a col- of clothing that I think will work, like lection of toques and T-shirts, all the dresses and sweaters.” 10 am - 3 pm showing off a simple logo that reads Doyle has been running monthly “CURE(D)2.” promotions on her clothing and donat- Aberdeen Pavilion This downtown Ottawa apartment is ing portions of the proceeds to the more than just a place for the 20-year- Meadow Creek addictions centre at Lansdowne Park old artist and business student to eat the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Cen- and sleep. The space doubles as an art tre. In December, Doyle donated half studio and work space where Doyle the proceeds from the hats she sold runs an entrepreneurial charity pro- to Meadow Creek. In January, she ject called CURE(D)2. CURE(D)2 donated $4 from each hat to the cen- is a clothing collection that Doyle tre. For the month of February, Doyle designed to bring awareness to addic- will be introducing sweaters into the tion and mental illness. She makes collection. They will cost around and sells clothing items includ- $40, and $5 from each sweater will @ottawafarmmkt ing hats, T-shirts and sweaters, and be going to the centre. So far she has donates a significant portion of the raised over $240 to donate to Meadow ottawafarmersmarket.ca proceeds to mental health camps and Creek, and will continue to put money centres in the Ottawa area. towards the centre on a monthly basis. “My main goal with this project is She is also planning to hold a fund- to get people talking about mental raiser in April, to mark her second health,” said Doyle. “Mental illness year of sobriety. She will be sell- is something that affects so many ing her artwork at the fundraiser and people, but is never really discussed donating the proceeds to the Sunshine openly. People need to know that it’s Day Camp, a summer camp for chil- okay to talk about it. dren between the ages of 7 to 12 who “My hope is that when people see are living with learning disabilities other people wearing my clothing and mental disorders. with the CURE(D)2 logo on it, they’ll “Sunshine Day Camp is like the ask about it. Hopefully this will open world’s most amazing camp. I actually up conversation about mental health got to work there over the summer,” and addiction,” said Doyle. she said. “Both these organizations, After struggling with mental illness Meadow Creek and Sunshine Day and addiction herself over the last five Camp, would have been really help- years, Doyle has learned the import- ful to me if I had access to them when ance of being open and sharing your I needed it.” experiences with others. While the project is still developing, “I’ve dealt with addiction and men- Doyle is pleased with the progress tal illness in the past, and when I that has been made so far. started to open up about it I found so “I’m not sure how much these dona- many people who were dealing with tions will help, but my intentions are the same struggles, who I could relate good and I’m committed to this pro- to,” she said. “That really made it eas- ject. It’s starting off small, but I’m ier.” hoping it will progress into some- In terms of clothing, the toques have thing big enough to make a change,” been Doyle’s best-seller so far. They she said. “I’m learning as I go along.” sell for $12 each and come in a var- Her clothing can be found online at We mean local. iety of sizes, colours and styles. Each alisondoylecured.com or on her Face- one has her signature CURE(D)2 logo book page called CURE(D)2. Grown and made within sewn onto it. The T-shirts, which are 100km of Ottawa now sold out, went for $20 each. They Erin Bender Kerbel is a Ryerson Uni- were oversized white T-shirts that versity journalism student who enjoys had the definition of the word “cure” the arts and culture vibe in her home- printed on the bottom. In the future, town, Ottawa. 20 Glebe Report February 13, 2015

Winter is a good time to dream. hostile to trees. Trees need light, And maybe dreams can turn into water and nutrients. They also need plans come spring. Nice thought, you space above ground for the canopy, (the partially engaged reader) say. space on the roadside for a tree well Everybody likes trees – not exactly and space underground for their controversial. I’m sure that Ottawa extensive roots to collect water and Forestry Services is taking care of nutrients. Trees also need protection: that. from casual damage to the bark (bike Think again. Let’s open our eyes parking, vandalism, debris storage); to the evidence. The majestic trees from radical changes to their habitat are disappearing – and not just the (think First Avenue reconstruction elm trees on Clemow Avenue, but where the grade of the street was everywhere – arterial streets, resi- lowered, with massive impact on dential roadsides and backyards. Our tree roots); from doses of salt and dog good forester people are trying – and urine; and even from highly confining Forestry Services staff seems well- Christmas tree lights. informed, competent, eager – but We can connect the needs of trees they are losing the battle bit by bit, to the urban planning process and outflanked by other priorities, budget practice in Ottawa. There is prob- Tall trees constraints and lack of serious tree ably more than one reason why so bylaw enforcement. It is time to ask many of those trees on Bank Street searching questions about our vision are dead. We have a long way to go as a community and the steps it will before Bank Street in the Glebe is a and boulevards: take to get there. treed boulevard and a place of arbor- eal pride. Treed heritage takes work It turns out that many cities around Our neighbourhood streets the world have treed heritage, well- While the state of trees on Bank established stewardship institutions Street is a special eyesore (and heart- A Glebe and fierce pride in their heritage trees, sore for some), happenings on our urban canopy and treed boulevards. residential side streets are also worri- When I mentioned to a houseguest some. Trees in our neighbourhood are (Marco from Turin in northern Italy) aging and every storm seems to bring that the Glebe Report had invited me down one or two of the old fellows. community to write on this subject, he enthusi- This is a natural loss, but it follows astically responded. “Oh yes, in my the past devastation by Dutch elm dis- city, since the time of the Savoy king- ease and, more recently, the emerald dom, we have had a special office ash borer. The ash borer alone has vision dedicated to the management of trees cost about 15 per cent of our can- Why is it that the average and this is taken extremely seriously opy of mature trees in the Glebe. But by citizens. Two minutes later the link surely these majestic trees are being lifespan of a City of Ottawa to the Torino office of Patrimonio e replanted over time? Perhaps with By Angela Keller-Herzog Verde lands in my inbox with a sug- more species diversity? The answer urban tree is seven years gestion to call the Deputy Councillor is mostly no – the succession plan is responsible for heritage trees in Turin not replacing our canopy. Instead we when trees can live 50, 100, for some advice and suggestions. Well are seeing a preponderance of short ... yes, thank you ... let me just brush ornamental trees, and predomin- even 200 years and more, up on my Italian ... and figure out why antly non-native. Serviceberry and trees in the Glebe seem to be not keep- Japanese Lilac – very popular with depending on the species? ing up with the Italians. Forestry Services – grow to a height of three to four metres and will decid- Bank Street edly not turn into cathedral arches Now let us regard Bank Street – the towering over our streets. proud “boulevard” running through the Glebe. There was intent to include Vision trees in the urban design and plan for Whose vision is it that we should the Bank street reconstruction – both replace tall and statuesque trees with the BIA and the community associa- dwarf trees and shrubs? Were we tion put this forward in consultations. consulted on this preference for urban Three years later, the evidence is dis- shrubbery? It is not in the interest of appointing and certainly not a point beautification. It is not maintaining of civic pride. According to a sur- the character of the neighbourhood. vey undertaken by the Environment It is not investing in quality of life, Committee of the Glebe Community health and social benefits of urban Association in June 2014, of the 60 trees, which accrue more, the larger trees planned for the Glebe portion the trees. Tall leafy trees can be nat- of Bank Street reconstruction, 41 per ural air-conditioners – reducing AC cent are dead, almost dead or missing bills by 30 to 40 per cent, and lower- (never planted as planned). ing summer street temperatures by The urban environment is pretty more than 5 degrees. And while we

many cities around the world have well-established stewardship institutions and fierce pride in their heritage trees, urban canopy and treed boulevards.

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Glebe - Bank Street Trees Planted 2012 By Street are considering the economic perspective – mature and stately trees result in 10 to 15 per cent higher property values. It is only a short-sighted interest and limited cost-savings perspective that finds these small trees cheaper and easier to plant, prune and remove. There are more technical and nitty- gritty questions for the urban planners as well: • In the planning of the street reconstruction process, when is it decided how much underground space is given to tree roots? Or are trees always the residual claimants of underground space for root development (i.e. always the losers) in any such change? • In the planning of sidewalks, who decides how much rainwater catch- ment the urban tree well gets? We ottawa

know that from a storm water man- an g e l a Ke ll er- h erz og PHOTO: agement point of view we would mits process, when existing trees like to have generous tree wells, and are affected by new developments or Glebe - Bank Street Trees obviously trees need access to rain- when new spaces are developed, are Planted 2012 water. So who, what, when and why arborists or urban foresters involved? Data June 2014 - Total of 60 trees inventory is it decided that some trees in Ottawa Is there a tree component to the dis- get no tree well at all? (See photo- cussion on how to “fine-tune” the graph of Bank Street tree wells.) infill strategy? Or are the trees the • When planting trees on street allowan- last to get planned in? And then … ces, why is it that hydro and telephone well, there might not be space any wires have a dominant pride of place, longer for a tall majestic tree … so and that where there are wires, there perhaps we will go with a Service- cannot be tall trees? Should there not berry, Japanese Lilac or at most a be a cost benefit analysis of how tall, Hackberry. green infrastructure can coexist with • Why is it that the average lifespan of other utilities? Why it may be worth it a City of Ottawa urban tree is seven to prune or train a tree? A hydro pole years when trees can live 50, 100, does not afford much habitat for local even 200 years and more, depending biodiversity, squirrels notwithstand- on the species? Does our city have yl an reid ottawa ing. Would it be crazy to think about technical specifications and standards

a planning requirement that, where on how contractors must plant trees d PHOTO: we have wires (grey infrastructure) and write these into its contracts? Are Of the 60 trees planned for the Glebe on one side of the street, we allocate there guidelines to ensure that Ottawa to develop a Glebe Community Vision portion of Bank Street reconstruction, space for tall trees (green infrastruc- is keeping up with best practices on that will act as a guide to the GCA in 41 per cent are dead, almost dead or ture) on the other side? how tall trees and buildings and other responding to development applications, missing (never planted as planned). • We are very happy that the City For- urban structures can coexist? reviews of zoning bylaws and other urban estry Services has an emerald ash • Why are the trees along one side of planning initiatives. It seems an excel- borer replacement program. Is it keep- Bank Street all the same species? lent time to put forward considerations ing up with the emerald ash borer? Why does the City give you a menu that give pride of place to tall, statuesque What proactive tall tree strategies of only 10 trees to choose from when trees in our neighbourhood. Large old exist to encourage residents to replace you access the Trees in Trust program trees are as much part of our neighbour- the many backyard ash trees that have – when it is clear that the resilience hood as large old houses or long-standing fallen victim to the disease? of our urban forest will only increase businesses. They need to be included as • When street trees in our residential with species and genetic diversity? we articulate a vision for our community. areas die of old age, disease or cli- • Finally, what are the barriers and In future editions of the Glebe Report mate adversity (the ice storms or limitations to developing green boule- we can pursue, discuss and learn the droughts that climate change pres- vards for our main arteries? The answers to these questions. My Ital- ages), is there a succession planning stream of benefits (“eco-system servi- ian visitor shared with me that his local policy that sees proactive replacement ces”) provided by trees increases with newspaper, La Stampa, has a regular of these giants among us? Or better the size of trees. Is there not a cost column dedicated to trees. Let’s keep yet, a strategy of forward investment benefit study that puts a value on the up with the Italians, I say. where we increase the canopy in health, environmental, social and eco- Thank you to Suman Gupta (Tree the urban core of Ottawa? We have nomic benefits that tall trees provide? Initiative of Ecology Ottawa) for

heard about Ecology Ottawa’s “Tree Let’s think ahead too for the coming research support. t ive c ommo n s Ottawa” campaign to plant a million Bronson Avenue reconstruction project. trees for Canada’s 150th birthday – is Are we planning a bleak, grey transport Angela Keller-Herzog is co-chair of the there an implementation plan with the corridor or a welcoming green one? Environment Committee of the Glebe City Forestry Services? The Glebe Community Associa- Community Association. You can con- vancouver

• In the building planning and per- tion’s Planning Committee is looking tact her at [email protected]. f l ic k r crea PHOTO: many cities around the world have well-established stewardship institutions and fierce pride in their heritage trees, urban canopy and treed boulevards.

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latest recording project “Impressions de France”. Léonardelli says, “I wanted to make a recording of standards written for or by the first wave of master harpists from the Paris Conservatory”. Léonardelli and her mother are both graduates from the Paris Conservatory and the compositions have a special place in their hearts. The recording is Léonardelli’s first solo release since Juno Award nominated El Dorado. Since its release in June 2014, Impressions de France has received exceptional critical acclaim. For example, a review by the Harp Column Maga- zine notes Léonardelli as a “world class harpist” and the recording a “thoughtfully chosen and laid-out repertoire, filled with surprises and all masterfully presented.” After several solo recitals including one where reviewer Richard Todd referred to the performance as “brilliant,” Léonardelli felt that including French songs from the same period would make the program even more compelling. Léonardelli proposed the program to her longtime friend Julie

TO Nesrallah and March 8 will be the premiere recital. Nesrallah will be adding the performances with

O B DIVI Léonardelli to her already full schedule that include recent performances of Handel’s Messiah, concerts with the Gryphon Trio, and her successful Carmen PHOTO: R PHOTO: Caroline Leonardelli and Julie Nesrallah will perform Impressions de France at Southminster United Church on on Tap show. Weekdays Nesrallah hosts the CBC March 8 at 3 p.m., before performing the same program at Carnegie Hall later in the month. Radio Two national program, Tempo. Léonardelli has several programs that she will be performing in 2015 including the Festival of the Sneak preview of Julie Nesrallah Sound as a soloist and with the Four Season’s Harp Quartet, and the Women’s Music Club of Toronto Series with the Alfira String Quartet. and Caroline Léonardelli at Carnegie Hall The program on March 8 has harp compositions By Robert Samuel advance at Compact Music (Glebe), Leading Note by some major French composers including Albert (Elgin Street) and at the door. Roussell, Jacques Ibert and Henri Busser. In addi- Mezzo soprano Julie Nesrallah and harpist Car- Léonardelli and Nesrallah have been perform- tion French master harpists Marcel Grandjany, Felix oline Léonardelli will perform their program of ing together for almost 10 years and they have put Godefroid and Henriette Renie composed excep- French songs and solo harp pieces titled Impres- together a program of solo harp pieces from Léo- tional pieces that are on the program. The songs will sions de France at Southminster United Church on nardelli’s latest critically acclaimed recording and include ones penned by Claude Debussy, Gabriel Sunday, March 8 at 3 p.m. The concert is the home- their favourite French songs from the early 20th cen- Faure, and their favourites by Reynaldo Hahn. Léo- town recital before heading off to New York City tury. The duo will be busy performing the program nardelli and Nesrallah look forward to performing for a performance of the same program at Carnegie throughout the summer at major music festivals for both old and new friends, and having a great Hall on March 21. The March 8 concert will be their including Festival Niagara, Leith Summer Music send-off to their Carnegie Hall debut performance. first performance since the almost-sold-out Music Festival, Indian River Festival (Prince Edward and Beyond Christmas gala in December. Tickets Island) and the American Harp Society. Robert Samuel is Caroline Leonardelli’s business are $20 and $10 for students and are available in The program concept started with Léonardelli’s manager.

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composer, will direct the production Adele Berlioz; and Lee Pierre Shirey Doors Open for Music that interweaves film footage reenact- (baritone) as Cherubini, the director of ing stories from Berlioz’s tumultuous the Paris Conservatoire and Berlioz’s at Southminster life with music by composers who are nemesis. Winter 2015 mentioned by Berlioz in his memoirs. The choral performances include Actor Peter James Haworth, who excerpts from various works of Ber- The noon hour concerts in the Doors Open plays the role of Berlioz, pulls the lioz, Cherubini and Beethoven. A For Music at Southminster Winter 2015 series continue into April. Southminster United story together with a live narrative, highlight will be Mendelssohn’s Church is located at 15 Aylmer Avenue (cor- reminiscing about his love interests, uplifting anthem “Hear my Prayer” ner of Bank Street) in Old Ottawa South. The friends and enemies, struggles with for soprano and chorus. Matthew Lar- building is fully wheelchair accessible, and is Parisian authorities, and his music. kin will accompany at the organ and served by OC Transpo routes 1 and 7. A L Last fall, Haworth played a lead role piano. February 18 – Meditations for Ash Wednes- in GCTC’s world premier of The Boy day in the Moon. He is now acting in the Margret Brady Nankivell is on the Reflective pipe organ music by J. S. Bach, NAC English Theatre’s production of board of the Seventeen Voyces choir Max Reger, Charles Tournemire and Her- bert Howells for Lent with organist Thomas PHOTO: J UL IE L E G PHOTO: Stuff Happens (Feb. 3-21). and is a regular contributor to the Peter James Haworth plays the title role Reeves, who compiled the script Glebe Report. Annand. in An Evening with Berlioz. from the English version of the mem- February 25 – Hopewell School Bands oirs, created the film component 12 Showcase Seventeen Voyces years ago for the bicentenary of Ber- The talented children of Hopewell Ele- lioz’s birth. The film will be projected mentary School share their music with the presents An Evening on a large screen behind the live actor community. Marya Woyiwada, director. who will interact with the filmed char- March 4 – The Russian Soul with Berlioz acters. The dozen or so screen actors Preludes and etudes by Sergei Rach- include “friends, foes, family and col- maninoff and the Third Sonata by Alexander By Margret Brady Nankivell leagues,” says Reeves, who provides Scriabin. John Dapaah, piano. Berlioz’s stroppy relations with second- Seventeen Voyces March 11 – Doug Martin Trio French composer Hector Berlioz rate composer Luigi Cherubini as an An Evening with Berlioz Originals and jazz standards by Doug (1803–1869) is likely best remem- example. March 13 & 14 Martin for saxophone, bass and piano. Doug bered for his Symphonie fantastique, The screen actors include several Southminster United Church Martin, saxophone; Tom Denison, bass; Yves composed early in his career. But as musicians living in the Ottawa area. Laroche, piano. 15 Aylmer Avenue at Bank Street a virtuoso conductor, musician and The celebrated Italian violinist and in Old Ottawa South March 18 – Voyage à Paris acclaimed music critic, he was one guitarist Niccolò Paganini is played Opera arias and cabaret songs by compos- of the most influential and intriguing by Notre Dame Cathedral’s music dir- ~ ers inspired by “la Ville Lumière.” Ghislaine musical figures of his day. On Fri- ector Michel Guimont and German Tickets: Deschambault, mezzo-soprano; Pamela day, March 13 and Saturday, March composer Felix Mendelssohn is inter- Adults $25, Students $15. Reimer, piano. 14, at 7:30 p.m., Glebe-based chamber preted by Christ Church Cathedral’s www.seventeenvoyces.ca choir Seventeen Voyces will present music director Matthew Larkin. Other March 25 – Duo Rideau: Dances and Leg- Compact Music, ends his life in a multimedia performance roles are played by Bruce Nicol, com- A delightful program of piano duets by at Southminster United Church. poser and owner-manager of Tartan 206 Bank or 785 Bank St.; Brahms, Dvorak and Piazzolla. Catherine Based on Berlioz’s Mémoires pub- Homes, who plays Franz Liszt, and Book Bazaar, 417 Bank St.; Donkin & Amelie Langlois, piano duo. lished in 1870, the production “truly Dr. Keith MacLellan, who plays a Bel- Leading Note, 370 Elgin St.; April 1 – Duo Arietis Showcase gets into the head of one of the gian peasant farmer. Past and present Herb & Spice, Duo Arietis performs the Third Gamba world’s great creative geniuses,” says choir members in the film include 1310 Wellington St. West Sonata by J. S. Bach and the Sonata for Cello Kevin Reeves, the choir’s founder Julian Kolibaiev (bass) as a Russian and Piano by César Franck. Michel-Alexan- or at the door. and musical director. Reeves, also a Prince; Lise Maisonneuve (soprano) as dre Broekaert, piano and Julie Hereish, cello.

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In The Language Garden A Confusion of Chocolate By Adelle Farrelly the “xocol-” half of the word. For example, it could refer to a wooden In honour of Valentine’s Day, please stick used to prepare chocolate, the allow me to write about my favourite Mayan word for hot or a confusion on indulgence: chocolate. When I was in the part of Spanish explorers with the high school, my history teacher taught word for cocoa. me that the word chocolate came from All of these possibilities are the Meso-American word xocolatl intriguing, but it turns out that the (pronounced something like choco- problem with authentication remains. lattle), meaning bitter and water. I Where do these competing claims accepted this as fact. When looking come from? Where is the evidence it up years later, however, I learned that the xococ/bitter theory is right – the important lesson that one should or wrong? I invite you to look into it not pass on any old tidbit of informa- yourself, should you wish to indulge Cupig to strike on Valentine’s Day! tion without verifying it first. It turns in a little etymological detective out that there is some controversy work. Remember, though, that there Cupig’s arrival is hotly anticipated this February as vegetarians and guinea pigs surrounding the etymological origins is always the possibility that we will alike are hopeful they’ll be struck by the winged pig, rendering them eligible for of everyone’s favourite sweet treat. never know. Sometimes, if things are one year of free carrots. Indeed, the guinea pigs are renting sleds in droves to ensure Although it is true that many sources, not documented properly, knowledge that they are out and about at Winterlude on February 14, the day Cupig strikes. including the Online Etymology Dic- is lost forever. But please, don’t let that “It’s important to be visible! Very visible!” squeak Albert, Puggy and Junebug, tionary, pass on without comment that sombre thought stop you from enjoy- a trio of eleventh grade pigs who attend Glebe Guinea High School. Asked what the word chocolate comes from the ing a bit of chocolate now and then they would do should they win, they proudly replied, “We will donate at least three Aztec language Nahuatl’s words for with someone special. carrots to the street pigs!” bitter (xococ) and water (atl), a quick But danger lurks. “Glebe residents should be careful!” warned Roam Vronsky, online search pulls up references to Adelle Farrelly is a chocolate lover Glebe pundit pigeon and longtime activist. “The vindictive guinea pigs have not competing claims for the origins of who also loves words and their origins. forgotten last year when the Winterlude Ice Hog family won – while no one will ever know for sure, it is suspected that the bitter guinea pigs were responsible for several ‘items’ deposited in front of their home.” our glebe “Ridiculous! Those lying Ice Hogs! Off with their heads!” retorted Zeus, back from his sabbatical and enjoying his afternoon ritual, a Queen of Hearts High Tea at The Tea Party Café on Fourth Avenue. “Guinea pigs are too often blamed when of course it’s the squirrels. And there shall only be more of them now that their condos are nearly finished at Lansdowne! Tragedy, I say, tragedy!” The media savvy pig then smoothly changed the subject, querying softly with his cheshire grin: “Why is it that a tea-selling establishment is called a café? Perplexing, is it not?”

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and factors that gained poems a place in the winners’ circle in past contests. While saluting the courage of writers of any age who send their words out into the world, I always explain how subjective judging poetry is. What I mean is that a poem one judge would select might not appeal to a different judge. Plus, how a poem fares also depends upon the richness of the competition that year per age group. It’s always a real challenge to select the winning poems! Entering this contest offers talented young people a way to move forward with their work. If you are a writer who wants your work to be read, seen or heard, then this contest provides the valuable experience of sharing

PHOTO: R H EA L D OU CE T PHOTO: words and thoughts. Plus writers see JC Sulzenko and Jim Bennett, OPL Trustee, with the English poetry prize winners from the 2014 Awesome Authors contest. their winning poems and stories in print, when the Friends of the Ottawa Public Library publishes Pot Pourri, Young poets: swamp the poetry judge, please the beautiful annual anthology. I’m confident my fellow judges join By JC Sulzenko short stories in English and/or French just greedy! It’s a privilege to read me in hoping for a great harvest of in three age categories (9 to 11, 12 to work of such quality; not only because stories and poems this year. Young I really mean it! I’m calling on young 14 and 15 to 17) the opportunity to of the issues and situations the poets poets should submit only their best poets in the Glebe and across the submit their work to judges who are dare to tackle but also because of work, poetry which has not been pub- region to enter their best poems in the professional writers. Michel Lavoie the care they take in choosing words lished before and which is original Ottawa Public Library’s 2015 Awe- (French short stories and poems) and and in structuring poems. I love their – all theirs. some Authors contest by February Caroline Pignat (English short stor- humour and hope, and the clarity and Emerging poets and short story 16. I want to feel swamped by their ies) are two of this year’s panel of honesty of their vision. In the cold of writers can go to OPL branches or words. I love that kind of mind-crawl! judges. mid-winter, the contest energizes me to http://biblioottawalibrary.ca for The contest, now in its 19th year, Why call for more English poetry as a writer. guidelines and information on the gives talented writers of poetry and entries than ever before? Perhaps I’m In preparation for the contest, the Awesome Authors contest. The dead- OPL hosts workshops in each genre line for submitting entries online or in and language. At the sessions I led, I person is Monday, February 16, 2015. had the pleasure of exploring with par- Winners are announced at the awards ticipants 9 to 12 what cereal boxes say ceremony at the end of March. Pot about writing poetry, which offered Pourri is launched in the fall. surprise tips about making poetry snap, crackle … You get the picture! JC Sulzenko is a local poet, adult and With students 13 to 17, I challenged children’s author, playwright and them to come into the space where longtime contributor to the Glebe poetry works and highlighted features Report.

Pot Pourri, published every year by the Friends of the Ottawa Public Library, includes the winning poems and stories from the Awesome Authors contest.

Students from the Glebe and Old Ottawa South have won prizes in past Awesome Authors contests. Here’s Sasha Hopkins’ 2014 prize-winning entry:

The GIANT Cookie – To Lucy

By Sasha Hopkins

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A promising career By Diana McCarthy ties, dress pants and black leather lace- up shoes were lined up on hard chairs I remember seeing a cartoon of a in the front rows of a stuffy church young boy practicing the piano. The hall. Some took last-minute peeks caption read, “I wish my mom had at their parents or teachers, looking Immediate Occupancy taken piano lessons when she was a for encouragement. Others stoically girl; then she wouldn’t make me take stared straight ahead. Still others them.” I was not that child. I had been swung their legs back and forth, try- begging for piano lessons for several ing to scrape the grey tiled floor. years when my mother finally enrolled One by one we were summoned to me in after-school group piano classes the front. Some approached the bench at the Ottawa Board of Education. I timorously, others, like John, noncha- received much encouragement from lantly, and a few rushed on as if they my teacher, Catharine Carter, and wanted to get the whole thing over as the Head of Music at the board, John quickly as possible. I remember the Sutherland. In the last year of my bows most of all; the boys would hold three-year program, I was asked to their tummies and bend over in imita- play at the board’s Music Highlights tion of old courtiers, while some of the Concert, which included many fine girls curtseyed like ladies-in-waiting. performers, including the Central We all played the same two pieces: Choir. Even renowned concert art- a Leopold Mozart Polonaise and a ist Angela Hewitt, then a precocious Johann Hässler Allegro. six-year old, was on the program. She After performing, some slipped off represented the recorder classes and I the bench before the last piece was the piano ones. even finished. Most fled to the safety In December of that year, my teacher of their seats, their worst fears allayed asked who might be interested in per- by a performance probably acceptable forming in the Kiwanis Music Festival to their parents. I felt that I had not held annually in April. The Festival merely got through the pieces, but Available was newsworthy in those years. The breathed life into them. To learn a Ottawa Citizen published the win- piece is one thing, but to have actu- unit sizes ners from each day’s classes and even ally taught it to someone else meant posted pictures of winners from a few that I had developed a keen sense of 1607 - 2148 sq. ft. events. My hand shot up, as I loved to what I wanted to project. play and perform for others; my class- At the end of the class, the adjudi- priced from mates were less than keen. A small cator towered before us, dispersing number of my classmates did not enter general compliments on musical style the mid-$900S of their own volition, but reluctantly to the group and hinting at some spe- signed up after their mothers got wind cific ideas for the improvement of of the opportunity. each performance. The adjudicator A fellow student, John T., was one of noted all the fine details and musical those who begrudgingly entered. For shaping of John’s pieces. Finally she a time, he thought he might be saved walked slowly to the secretary’s desk from the experience. He had broken and returned with the certificates. The 108 lisgar street his arm and could no longer attend second-place and finally the first-place across from piano classes. However, two weeks certificates were awarded. John, the city hall before the festival was to begin, his student I had helped, won first prize. I cast was removed and he was able to failed to place. My face reddened and start playing again. My teacher asked I shot a baleful look at John and an me if I could help him master the set apologetic one at my mother. pieces, as he was far behind in his I suppose that this and other early preparation. For several weeks I went teaching successes were signs that I to his house and taught him everything was destined not to be a performer, I knew about the pieces, correcting his but rather a teacher, a profession I have wrong notes, rhythm and fingering, enjoyed for more than 40 years. and encouraging a faithful and sensitive reading of the two pieces. Diana McCarthy has taught music to Viewing by Appointment Competition day came. 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People can contribute to system. It is best showed that those that combined both take them for different reasons such muscle growth consumed before lost more weight than those who only as supplementing for bodybuilding or and recovery, bedtime. increased protein intake. In the com- strength training, or as a part of a par- such as cre- Soy pro- bination group, 96 per cent of the ticular diet regimen. There is a lot of atine and tein is a good weight lost was fat. In the protein-only conflicting information about whether carnosine. option for group, only 64 per cent of the weight increasing protein intake above the D i e t a r y the lactose- lost was fat – the rest was lean muscle average recommended daily intake is protein sup- intolerant. mass! beneficial. However, reputable stud- plements Soy beans The guidelines suggest that active, ies have been done that confirm that (protein pow- contain up exercising individuals require more in healthy, active individuals, this der, shakes to 50 per cent protein than sedentary individuals. increased intake could be a good and bars) may p r ot ei n a nd Every effort should be made to obtain thing. not always con- soy protein also protein from whole foods; however, Protein is a necessary macronutrient tain these. comes in different studies show that high quality pro- (in addition to fat and carbohydrates). forms – flour, con- tein supplementation is not unsafe in It is an essential aspect of the proper centrate and isolate, with healthy, active individuals and can functioning of many bodily systems; “Every effort should be made the isolate form providing the high- help with muscle growth and repair. repairing muscle and tissue after est amount of protein. Soy protein Adequate hydration is essential for injury or stress; and also for main- to obtain protein from whole has medium absorption compared to those supplementing with protein, as taining proper homeostatic balance whey and casein (slower than whey it can help with kidney elimination of of the body. foods; however, studies show but faster than casein) and is best con- extra bodily waste produced by the The amount of protein required for sumed before and after exercise and at extra protein load. Coming up with maintaining bodily functions is 0.8 that high quality protein meal times. a plan for protein intake timing and grams per kilogram of body weight For those with risk of kidney dis- types of protein to be consumed can per day. The typical North American supplementation is not unsafe ease, such as people with diabetes or help in achieving one’s fitness goals. takes in about 1.2 grams of protein high blood pressure, or history of kid- per kilogram of body weight per day. in healthy, active individuals ney disease or kidney stones, adopting Sources The daily protein requirement for ath- a high protein diet should be done Canadian Pharmacists’ Letter. Pro- letes ranges from 1.2 to 1.7 grams per and can help with muscle with extreme caution and definitely in tein Supplements. Volume 13, No. 102 kilogram per day (American College consultation with a physician. Excess Campbell et al. International Soci- of Sports Medicine). It’s the position growth and repair.” protein intake can put a lot of pres- ety of Sports Nutrition position stand: of the International Society of Sports sure on the kidneys. The link between protein and exercise. 2007, 4:8. 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Research Council and other federal 100% Renewable Ottawa: bodies. An amazing number of residents have technical expertise in pure an interview with David Chernushenko research, applied science, information technology and governance. We’ve got By Angela Keller-Herzog it all, but we have to focus it and bring it together. Angela Keller-Herzog asks David Chernushenko, Capital Ward Councillor and new chair of the city’s Environment Committee, to explain his call for a 100% 3. So we need to get from idea to plan Renewable Ottawa. to implementation. In San Francisco, planning 100% Renewable by 2020, David, you have put forward a big idea – uniting Ottawa in pursuit of a 100 they set up a mayoral task force for a per cent renewable local energy economy by 2050. In your Councillor’s Report year. In Sydney, Australia, planning in the January Glebe Report, you provided a thumbnail of what “100% Renew- for 2030, a chief development offi- able” means: the region of Ottawa producing all of its net energy needs locally cer has led the development of master from renewable energy sources. You propose a comprehensive strategy encom- plans with multi-stakeholder inputs. passing conservation and efficiency (demand management), increased local supply How do you think that leadership and Commo n s of various forms of renewable energy, and renewable-friendly urban design prac- the mandate on 100% Renewable can tices and regulations. be structured in Ottawa? We can approach this from the top 1. So the first question must be – is this big idea technically feasible? Is 100% down or the bottom up. I think it should Renewable by 2050 a pie-in-the-sky target? Where are other cities on this? be both, ideally with strong leadership W i k m edia : P hoto There is no reason that Ottawa cannot adopt such a target, and certainly no tech- from City Council and the Mayor’s office. But I recognize that the Mayor and my nical reason. We’re not talking about new technology. It’s about adopting better fellow councillors, just like many citizens, need to be fully introduced to this idea conservation practices and efficiency, shifting to more public transit and active and persuaded of its many benefits. As councillor and chair of the Environment transportation over private vehicle use, and shifting the vehicle fleet over several Committee, I want to bring together a small group over the next two to four months decades to a much cleaner and more electrified one. The technology will continue to put forward a proposal that is persuasive, substantive and well thought through. to improve, but it exists. Mostly we really need an attitude shift. Many might dismiss 100% Renewable by 2050 as a crazy, impossible idea. But More than 100 towns, municipalities and cities across Europe are part of a 100% when you see how much of the technology already exists, and where other cit- Renewable Energy Network. North America is coming along – San Francisco and ies are on this timeline, you might come to think that we can do it much sooner. Vancouver are leaders. 4. You have talked about uniting Ottawa behind this idea and outlined broad- 2. At the World Economic Forum in Davos, the president of the World Bank, based benefits for citizens and businesses. Who would be the key stakeholders in Jim Yon Kim, said that 2015 is the year of climate action. It has also been said 100% Renewable Ottawa? Is there room for citizen participation? that cities and municipalities have an enormous opportunity to innovate and to Everybody is a stakeholder, so absolutely, participation can come from everyone. move quickly with greater agility than national governments. Now, it is certainly It’s homeowners and Ottawa Community Housing retrofitting buildings, Hydro true that Stephen Harper has not moved on climate change – at least not in a for- Ottawa investing in conservation and renewable energy generation. It’s the City ward direction. How do you see the opportunity for Ottawa? Are we in the right streamlining the approvals process for people who want to put solar panels on time and place for this kind of initiative? their roofs or some other renewable generating system, so they don’t run into more Ottawa is very well positioned. While a geographically sprawling city poses hurdles and expenses than necessary. It’s the ongoing development of a so-called challenges, it also has advantages: we’ve got rural spaces, agricultural land, flow- smart grid and getting more out of our smart meters. ing water and dense urban environments that will increasingly support transit. People will have that “aha” moment where they say, “Of course I’d like to have So we can draw on a very diverse set of resources to provide the energy. We can that cleaner air and the benefits of greenhouse gas reduction,” but this 100% Renew- produce wind – appropriately sized and located in rural environments. We can able is really an economic development strategy: we’re talking jobs, economic produce solar in all parts of the city. We also have biofuels. Ottawa has innovative development, local ownership of power generation, and leadership in attracting companies and is a generator of ideas through academic institutions, the National leading-edge technology and people fresh out of school to Ottawa. This is wide

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open to participation and has benefits for everyone. This is why I think 100% Thirty Years Ago Renewable is transformative, inspiring and unifying – it’s a big enough con- in theGlebe Report cept that it can be all of those things.

5. What about the politics? What do you think is needed for you to carry your fellow councillors and the Mayor toward the political will to make this a go? Ian McKercher Those, like me, who believe that able accommodation in the Glebe. 100% Renewable is exciting, achiev- able and necessary need to put together PRICE OF DEMOCRACY a compelling case that answers the A lengthy letter to the editor from questions “Why?” and “How?” I do Glebe resident Jim Watson outlined not expect all councillors to immedi- the price of democracy in the City of

t ive Commo n s 2.0 ately see the value in supporting this Ottawa. Mr. Watson drew attention revolutionary way of approaching city to a slick expensive booklet recently business. We need to show them why distributed throughout Capital Ward it’s necessary and beneficial to every- containing Alderman Smith’s latest C rea : P hoto one. accomplishments. Watson felt this booklet was nothing more than a pre- 6. The money question. Clearly there are significant cost savings to be realized election brochure designed to assist from energy efficiency. But we would be kidding ourselves if we imagined that Vol. 13, No. 2, february 8, 1985 the alderman in his quest for re-elec- implementation of such a transformative project would be free. Toronto has its (28 pages) tion. Watson had no problem with Atmospheric fund with millions to invest. Others are talking about issuing green elected officials campaigning prior to bonds. How can 100% Renewable Ottawa be financed? AVALON MEWS DEVELOPMENT an election, but strongly objected to the We need to be open to the whole array of financing tools. Ottawa as a city “cor- The west side of Bank Street between exercise being funded by the taxpayer. poration” is only one player in achieving 100% Renewable. Every sector will want First and Second from U-Frame-It Watson was further disturbed by to be involved, as will every level of government. This would be a partnership, a (current site of Glebe Emporium) to the the cost of City Council salaries. He projet de societé as it is known in French. Co-op Garage (current site of Home stated: “Based on 1983 figures, each Hardware) had been purchased by the city alderman received a whopping 7. So we are at the starting blocks. A fresh term of Council has just begun. What Kandes Group. It hoped to redevelop $33,943.46 in salary and expenses.” will be your first step on this transformative journey to 100% Renewable Ottawa? the block into a blend of residential This made them the best paid of any What should we be watching for? For those of us wanting to rally behind this idea, and commercial space to be called municipal body of similar size in where is the trailhead? Avalon Mews. Developer Mike Mul- Canada. For comparison, he cited I am putting together a working group to help me flesh out this idea. At this hall planned to extend ground floor councillor salaries for Hamilton point, I need technical experts more than passionate laypeople in order to build retail space back westward onto the ($26,142), Calgary ($22,628) and Win- the business case. Ultimately, the project’s success will rely on the full involve- main floor of the Co-op Garage, for- nipeg ($18,437.87). ment of civil society, and the passionate layperson will play a key role. Anyone mer home of the Avalon Theatre. The His final concern was that a great who wants to offer support, be it technical or merely an expression of support, can rest of the theatre building would be number of city councillors accepted a contact me directly. converted into a three-storey apartment full-time salary while simultaneously complex containing 38 rental units. Of holding other jobs. He felt that such a Angela Keller-Herzog is active with the Community Network of Ecology Ottawa. these, 34 would be studio apartments practise was an insult to the taxpay- You can contact her at [email protected]. designed for seniors looking for afford ers of the city.

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The altered spelling of the original title ought to tell the viewer that Anne Fontaine’s film is a lighthearted and Felicity Jones (Jane Hawking), Stephen humorous reworking of Gustave Flau- Chef Hawking and Eddie Redmayne (Ste- bert’s landmark 1857 novel Madame Directed by Jon Favreau, phen Hawking) Bovary. Moreover, as it is adapted (U.S., 2014) from Posy Simmonds’ eponymous The Theory of Everything graphic novel, Gemma Bovery could By Lois Segal Directed by James Marsh, scarcely be anything else … particu- (U.K., 2014) larly not with Britain’s most engaging Owners of restaurants (Dustin Hoff- female actor, Gemma Arterton, in the man) and their chefs (Jon Favreau) The Theory of Everything is a lead role. don’t always get along. Add a famous romantic story revealing the relation- The publication of Madame Bovary food critic to the mix (Oliver Platt), ship between Stephen Hawking and was a signal literary event not so much and you have good conflict to get his wife Jane. It also shows the devas- because it offered us a brilliant por- the story going. The restaurant critic tating effects of Lou Gehrig’s disease trait of a fallen woman à la Thomas us. He alone among the characters is coming to the restaurant, and the on a man who has become one of the Hardy, but rather because its heroine senses where Gemma is heading. And owner wants his chef to present a tra- most famous scientists in the world, was an ambitious and self-possessed although he is smitten with her – and ditionally favourite menu. The chef despite his severe physical limitations. woman who sought to escape the con- who wouldn’t be – Martin is unable or doesn’t agree. He wants to prepare Science: Stephen Hawking is a fines of a dull provincial marriage unwilling to divert Gemma from the something new, but he does what he’s theoretical physicist. He tries to math- by embarking on a series of loveless path she has chosen. told. The critic pans the food and the ematically explain how the universe affairs. Flaubert’s unsurpassed prose The script, co-written by Fontaine story evolves. The film has a predict- works. Hawking is known for recog- and an unerring instinct for laying and veteran Pascal Bonitzer, does not able storyline, but excellent actors, nizing that radiation is released by black bare the hypocrisies of provincial life match Flaubert’s breathless prose, but including Robert Downey Jr., Scar- holes. in mid-nineteenth century France did it is witty and humorous. For while lett Johansson, Sofia Vergara, Bobby The story starts in Cambridge, Eng- the rest. One might say Emma made Gemma is a romantic comedy with a Cannavale and Gary Shandling, make land, 1963. Hawking is a cosmology her own destiny, but it was a destiny frisson of tragedy, it is also – dare I it work. student, studying evolution. He meets that closed in on her ineluctably. say it – a rom-com with a very literary Our chef finds a solution. He opens Jane Wyatt, who is studying medieval Working from the graphic novel, provenance. Yes, tragedy is lurk- a food truck business, and the adven- Spanish poetry. He’s an atheist. She’s Fontaine has transposed Emma/ ing somewhere – Martin’s inelegant ture is on. a member of the Church of England. Gemma to an idyllic setting in warnings about poison remind us of What makes Chef unusual is a Opposites attract. present-day Normandy, where Flau- this – but with characters as witty and 10-year-old kid (Emjay Anthony) who The story progresses quickly. Hawk- bert once made his home. An English engaging as these, and with Gemma’s plays Percy, the chef’s son. He doesn’t ing begins to drop things. When his couple, Gemma and husband Char- machinations reminding us more of have cutesy lines like most kids in condition becomes worse, he’s diag- lie have moved into a dilapidated Feydeau than Flaubert, it is difficult films. He’s sensitive, intelligent and nosed with motor neuron disease and house next door to Martin Joubert to take it all too seriously. sincere. His charm makes the film given only two years to live. Depres- and his wife, who run the local bou- As Gemma’s French improves, so work, as do the terrific cameo scenes. sion sets in. It’s Wyatt who saves him. langerie. Martin, played by Fabrice do her ambitions broaden. In an early One features Robert Downey Jr. wear- She refuses to abandon him. They Luchini (perhaps the other reason to scene, Martin and Gemma knead ing blue, disposable, polypropylene marry, and she supports him in any see this film) is an unsuccessful editor bread dough in his bakery; Gemma’s shoe covers, the kind you are given in way she can. from Paris who has decamped to the course seems set. And if Martin is your doctor’s office in winter to keep The film is outstanding as a bio- bucolic Normandy countryside in a convinced he knows her fate, he seems the floor clean. Downey’s performance graphical portrait. Science is referred bid to reinvent himself in his fath- almost to collaborate in it. It matters is delightfully off-the-wall. And there’s to but not developed to any extent. er’s bakery. Martin is also a great fan little; Martin may be hapless, but he is a surprise sequence with comedian This is a film about people’s lives of Flaubert in general and Madame also charming and very likeable. Russell Peters playing a Miami cop. and how they cope with the unex- Bovary in particular. When he meets Watching Anne Fontaine’s nimble Watch the credits at the end of the pected. Wyatt and Hawking’s fortitude Gemma, he makes an immediate con- parsing of the differences between the film. Favreau is coached by Roy Choi, through these tenuous times is amaz- nection with her literary predecessor. French and the English is one of the Korean-American chef, on how to ing – they persevere no matter what Like Emma, Gemma is ravishing, pleasures this film affords; another is make a grilled cheese sandwich. Choi turns their relationship takes. restless and married to a man who is the way in which the two leads play is one of the founders of the food truck The acting by Eddie Redmayne and earnest, but somewhat dull and plod- off against each other. The thought- movement, and he was named Food Felicity Jones is superb. ding. ful viewer of Gemma Bovery could do and Wine Magazine’s Best New Chef, Fabrice Luchini’s character is the worse than to tackle the original novel, 2010. Available for pre-order – amazon.com new wrinkle in this delightful retell- or at least the graphic version. ing of the classic tale. His Martin has DVD: amazon.com no direct counterpart in the original Running time: 99 minutes. In French, novel. He is like a Greek chorus, or with English subtitles. Scheduled for modern-day observer; in short, he is upcoming DVD release.

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What are your priorities for the City budget? By now, the City’s annual budget-setting and approval process is well underway. The 2015 Councillor Draft Budget will have been released by the David Chernushenko time this is published, and Council will con- www.capitalward.ca sider final budget recommendations on March 11. It’s later than most years – always the case following an election – but with all the debates, questionnaires and doorstep February Special conversations, an election campaign is a fairly comprehensive budget consultation exercise in itself. So I feel I have a pretty good sense of what people are thinking and feeling. However, what I hear during an election tends to be very general: more funding for transit, hold the line on wages, support affordable housing, stop widening roads, etc. This is helpful as broad guidance, providing a general sense of your priorities, but really useful budget direction needs to be more specific, and it’s not too late to give me your feedback. For example, what programs or specific projects do you feel should be maintained or boosted, and by how much? Why are they important? Which 1235 Bank Street programs should be decreased or eliminated, and why? Are they a luxury or counter-productive? I want to hear your arguments for and against budget 613 733-3070 items because I will have to weigh them against the arguments I hear from others. Ultimately, I must present a credible argument to Council in defence 779 Bank Street of any proposed cuts or increases. 613 237-1483 Some people wonder if it’s worth their time writing, coming to budget consultation meetings or speaking as a delegation at committee meetings. Will anything really change, or will the “draft” budget be passed with minimal tweaks? I get it. You see little value in participating if you feel the consultations are a sham and the budget is a done deal. Based on the few changes made to budgets during the last term of Council, I understand – and share – that conclusion. The 2011–2014 final budgets were but modestly amended versions of the draft put forward to the public. Why? I offer this commentary as useful context, but I’ll understand if it comes off sounding like an excuse: Catherine James-Zelney, PFP • A lot of the City’s spending is locked in through union agreements, Financial Planner long-term commitments, multi-year construction projects and other limitations. Investment & Retirement Planning • There is no “gravy train” to be slashed in the quest to achieve a magical Royal Mutual Funds Inc. Tel: 613-878-7971 “zero” tax increase. If there were, successive councils prompted by RBC Royal Bank engaged citizens would have found and eliminated it by now. 745 Bank St Ottawa, ON K1S 3V3 • What you consider an unnecessary frill may be a core service to your [email protected] http://financialplanning.rbcinvestments.com/catherine.zelney neighbour. Every line item and program was created for a reason. Each is well intentioned, though not necessarily run as efficiently as it might, nor as relevant today as it was when first initiated. But each program, service, grant or subsidy has its staunch defenders. Eliminating or reducing services is messier than you or I would like it to be. • Increasing spending on any program, service or project involves a difficult choice. Either we offset increases with matching funding cuts to keep the impact budget-neutral, or we agree to raise taxes. With that in mind, I still want to ask: • What do you wish to see more, less or none of in the budget? • What projects do you think are unnecessary or could be delayed? • What services or programs merit more funding? • What projects should be funded or advanced? • If recommending new spending, how would you pay for it? Identify specific cost savings or tell me how much you’re prepared to pay in additional taxes. It’s useful for me to know these things not only as we finalize the 2015 budget, but also in general, because I’m already thinking ahead to future years’ budgets. Find out more about Budget 2015 at bit.ly/ottawabudget2015.

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Glebe Parking Garage Construction began recently with excavation and shoring (driving metal plates into the ground to prepare for the foundation construction). This process causes a lot of noise but should be completed in early March. The entire project is scheduled for completion by the end of October.

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Taste in the Glebe 2015 – a huge Real Estate (purchases and sales) thank you! Wills and Estates, Business Law On January 22, GNAG hosted the 17th annual Family Law (divorce, support, property and custody) Taste in the Glebe, one of Ottawa’s favourite Mary Tsai wine and food shows hosting a range of expert www.gnag.ca Tel: 613 565-5297 / Fax: 613 422-1110 winemakers, master chefs and culinary personalities. The $23,000 raised from this sold-out event email: [email protected] will go towards our Community Development Fund that supports community projects, subsidizes program initiatives and aids families financially. On behalf of the community, we would like to recognize and thank you for your kindness and support, and most importantly, for your belief in our community through the celebration of food. s ! Please contact us at: [email protected] GLEBE PARENTS` G P Summer Camp 2015 Registration Space (613)233-9268 ext 130 Registration for Summer Camp 2015 is now on! Create fun memories for Available DAYCARE D C your child that will last forever! Visit www.gnag.ca for a full listing of amaz- Offering high quality care since 1972 ing camps for all ages or you can pick up a copy of the summer camp guide Providing a safe and nurturing environment, at the Glebe Community Centre. There are over 250 summer camps that will fostering your child’s learning and development keep your child active, inspired, educated and entertained! Bring your friends or make new ones. Summer Camp is GNAG’s specialty! •Infant to school-age programs •New Toddler program opening soon Registration for Spring / Summer courses •Exciting summer programs available for Kinder/School Age children begins Thursday, March 5 at 7 p.m. www.glebeparentsdaycare.ca GNAG is offering an incredible lineup of new programs and summer courses you won’t want to miss. The Spring Program Guide is inserted in this month’s issue of the Glebe Report. You can also pick up a copy at the Glebe Community Centre.

March Break is just around the corner! Register for camp today! We are currently accepting registration for our very popular March Break Camps March 16 – 20. We have a fantastic lineup that caters to all interests. Enjoy your spring break at the Glebe Community Centre and experience one of our specialties. • Super Odyssey Traditional Camp (Grades 1 – 6) • Little Tykes Half Day Camp (2.5 – 5 years) • Kinder Break Camp (3 – 6 years) • Art & Pottery Camp (8 years) • Dance Camp (6 – 8 years) • Computer Camps (8 – 10 & 11 – 14 years) • Foodie Frenzy Cooking Camp (8 – 12 years) • Musical Theatre Camp (8 – 14 years)

How does GNAG build community? Through theatre! GNAG’s theatre education program involves a multi-generational cast that includes children and teens from 10 to 18 years of age, and adults whose ages range well into their 70s. We try to accommodate as many interested individuals as possible through double casting and non-speaking “crowd” roles, to include some 40 cast members in Tams-Witmark’s beloved musical Oliver by Lionel Bart. Although each course revolves around the full production of a play or musical, our focus is on education. The aim is to help those with an interest in acting, singing and dancing to improve their skills by giving them an opportunity to perform. We GMS MMLP AdR4.pdf 1 14-11-11 11:33 AM emphasize the process rather than the product: “It is as much about learning how, as it is about the show.” At the same time, GNAG maintains high production standards by hiring professionals: director Eleanor Crowder, music director Rachel Eugster and accompanist Lauren Sainden. As choreographer, I find it a joy to help tell the story through dance. It is our belief that the higher the standards, the more the cast will learn. The end result is a show that is eagerly anticipated by a growing audience of family, friends and neighbours. We look forward to the result, but more importantly, recognize the hard work and dedication of all involved over months. It is events like these that build communities and help to make Glebe what it is, a community of friends. Please join us for Oliver, the Musical directed by Eleanor Crowder. Rehearsals for Oliver are underway. A cast of 35 is hard at work on choreography, songs and lines as they transform the Main Hall to 1830s London. Winsome orphanC Oliver triumphs in a sordid world of slum dens and dives. A musical for the wholeM family, Oliver’s melodies are well-known, and the community centre often rings withY “Food, Glorious Food” and exhortations to “Pick a Pocket or Two.” Our cast includes CM John Saar as Fagin, James Allan as the loveable Mr. Brownlow, and all five members of the Lunderqvist family! Oliver and the Artful Dodger are played by Mina LunderMY- qvuist and Jake Hamilton, Mia Kelly and Robert Furtuna. And 18 neighbourhoodCY kids burn up the stage in the dance numbers! Angela Pelly stage-manages this three-CMY ring circus. She’ll tell you the scheduling is crazy, but that the show will be a stunner. K March 26 – 29, 7 p.m. shows; March 28 at 2 p.m. Tickets on sale now $22 (adults) / $17 (seniors and students)

Glamour in the Glebe, May 8 – 9, 2015 This event celebrates all women – mothers, sisters, daughters, aunts, grandmothers and friends. There will be 30 jewellers exhibiting and selling their beautiful, wear- able works of art during this two-day show. Would you like to become a vendor? We are currently accepting applications. You can find out more about our jewellery show by visiting www.gnag.ca/events/jewel- ryshow and download your application, or contact us at 613-233-8713 or by email: [email protected]. 613-233-8713 Email: [email protected] 34 Glebe Report February 13, 2015 trustee’s report

Recent developments for OCDSB schools Let me take this opportunity to say Happy New Year and to express my gratitude in representing this particular community on the Ottawa Carleton District School Board (OCDSB). I also wanted to take the chance to thank the former trustee, Rob Campbell, OCSB Trustee who represented the area well for eight years and Shawn Menard who has been gracious with his advice. [email protected] For many of you I will be a new face as I just started my term on December 1, 2014. Though that may be the case, I’ve worked with many residents in the Glebe on issues related to transportation, proper community consultation, public education and the environment. During the election several issues arose that have since developed: School start time changes – Beginning in 2015 many schools across the OCDSB and Ottawa Catholic School Board (OCSB) will have different start times to maximize efficiency for school bus transportation. I’m happy to report that it appears none of the schools in the Glebe nor the rest of public Zone 9 will be affected. Province looking for “school efficiency” – Unfortunately, there has been pressure on some schools across Ontario to close in order to help reduce the provincial deficit. Most recently, trustees were presented with Pupil Accommodation Review Guidelines that effectively suggest reducing consultation procedures during accommodation reviews. In a growing city such as Ottawa I don’t believe we should be shutting down schools and community space, but rather, we should be finding creative solutions to enhance enrolment and flexibility for parents. This GLEBE will continue to be my position when it comes to a recent proposal to close Mun- WE’VE chiropractic clinic + ster Elementary and any other school in Ottawa during my term. massage therapy centre Mutchmor, First Avenue, Hopewell, Lady Evelyn and Glebe – I continue to follow the issues closely for these Zone 9 schools (near or in the Glebe). In partic- GOT ular, the switch coming in September 2015 for Mutchmor and First Avenue, the 99 Fifth Ave., Suite 7 fantastic effort for trees and green space at Hopewell (http://bit.ly/HopewellYard), Ottawa — Fifth Avenue Court field use provisions at Mutchmor, pedestrian safety and active transportation in YOUR the Glebe, and quality educational support for our students. 613.237.9000 There are many other issues that exist and I would welcome working with you glebechiropractic.com toward solutions. Please feel free to contact me at any time at Shawn.Menard@ BACK ocdsb.ca, or visit my website at www.shawnmenard.ca. glebemassage.com Every School Every Voice consultation – The OCDSB is working on the (book your next massage online) development of our next strategic plan. The strategic plan is the document that outlines our priorities for the next four years, 2015 to 2019. Parents, employees and community partners have been invited to share their thoughts on the things they appreciate about our schools, what challenges might exist and where we should focus our future priorities. There are three steps to this process that you can view at ocdsb.ca. Extended Day Program – Annually, staff review the fees for the Extended Day Program. The fees for the 2015/2016 school year will be recommended to the Board of Trustees on January 27. A $2 per day increase is being recommended (fees are currently $20 per day). I recognize the need to keep this program strong and flexible throughout the day; however, I am concerned by any increase in child care costs. EQAO Parent Forum, March 7 – The Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) is inviting parents and educators to a parent forum in Ottawa on March 7. The forum is composed of two sessions. During the first, the School Support and Outreach Team will deliver information about EQAO’s province- wide assessment program. The following topics will be covered during the session: an overview of EQAO elementary and secondary assessments, the process for developing and scoring the assessments and an explanation of how the results from these assessments contribute to student learning in Ontario’s schools. Date: Saturday, March 7, 2015 Location: Southway Hotel, 2431 Bank Street Continental breakfast: 9:15 – 9:45 a.m. First session: 9:45 – 11:45 a.m. Lunch: 11:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Second session: 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. I look forward to connecting with you over the next four years. Please let me know any feedback you may have. Thank You Shawn

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result in a cool project your child can O N now, and there are still some spaces in take home. current programs. For details, please Parents’ Night Out/Kid’s Pizza visit www.gmcaps.com or email Night In! – On the last Friday of Director, Karen Cameron: goodmorn- every month, GMCAPS throws a cre- M ER AREN CA [email protected]. ative arts party for kids aged 3 to 10, from 5 to 8 p.m. While children are K PHOTO: Sarah Brickell is on the Board of happily engaged with an art project, Making a special decoration at a Good Morning arts workshop Directors of GMCAPS. Rebecca San- playing with their friends, and eat- diford is a Good Morning parent who ing pizza and veggies, parents can get Birthday Parties (Sundays) – boy will enjoy, and the GMCAPS staff appreciates the staff and loves this things done or just relax! Choose a theme the birthday girl or will come up with a related art project local art school for kids.

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Thinking about preschool for your two to four-year-old? Please come by our open house on Friday, February 27 from 8:00 to 9:30 a.m. in the preschool room at the Glebe Community Centre and see what the GCNS is all about!

Registration packages will be available at the school and on our website on February 27.

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By Kathi Elborn Which brings us to … the $39 PHOTO: PHOTO: thousand dollar question! Will we Artist Nicole Belanger and the 36 student artists gathered diverse materials from the In the bleakness of urban Ottawa undertake the full or partial scope environment to fashion a stunning tall tree and gorgeous garden scene complete in midwinter, it’s admittedly tough of work this spring? The Rockcliffe with soaring birds. to visualize a thriving green yard at bid is to complete the base contract ing supporters now more than ever. the east side exterior wall facing Glashan Public School. Good thing of Areas A & B. Area A is the north Our goal is to raise $39,000 by April Bank Street, adding a splash of col- the Glashan Green Team has just that side of the school along Arlington to allow Rockcliffe Landscaping to our that contrasts sharply with the kind of imagination. Actual trees and Avenue and Area B is the south side move forward with the full scope of grey skies and slushy streets of win- plants may be lying dormant right along Catherine Street. The full scope the groundwork. The Glashan Green ter. These murals were funded by now, but our plans are germinating of Phase 1 groundwork includes these Team meets the first Monday of each community donations and a big contri- and sprouting along nicely! two base areas plus three more land- month. Join us and share ideas you bution from an anonymous corporate OCDSB’s tender for Phase 1 of the scape areas (so-called “optional” have for events or initiatives that could donor through Evergreen. This gen- Glashan Schoolyard Greening Project components of the contract). Refer help us raise this amount. If you know erous company valued the artistic was sent to 11 pre-qualified contract- to http://glashangreening.ca/the- of, or have a connection with, any component of the overall schoolyard ors in December, and three bids were plan/#Detailed for the specifics. With companies that may want to donate to revitalization so much that they ear- received. The contract was awarded to our successful fundraising to date, we our project, please let us know. We are marked a part of their donation for art. the lowest compliant, competitive bid, have enough to complete Areas A and also looking for a volunteer interested Contact GlashanGreening@gmail. Rockcliffe Landscaping. We look for- B and at least one more area. To com- in pursuing the noise abatement issue. com to get involved. Keep up-to-date ward to partnering with them as they plete the full scope of Phase 1 (all five Information is available to share, on our progress and plans by visiting transform our paper plans into real- areas of work), we have an estimated including past noise studies and work our website (www.GlashanGreening. ity. We are excited that with the spring funding gap of $39,000 (assuming that done to date, to help get you started. ca) or Facebook page (www.facebook. thaw, work will get underway and the we receive $25,000 from a pending com/glashangreeningproject).real estate sales representatives hard work of planning, organizing grant application to OCDSB). Two More Murals Installed and fundraising gives rise to glorious Attention, creative fundraising Two additional murals depicting a Kathi Elborn is responsible for Glashan greening come June! types! We need our Glashan Green- tall tree and garden scene now grace Green Team communications.

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In what country can you find cool on Mount Meru. It’s a fairly small “Girls (and boys) put small disks of metal or wood into their wildlife, beautiful beaches, Maasai mountain close to Mount Kiliman- warriors and snow-capped mountains? jaro, the tallest mountain in Africa. ear lobes. As they get older, they put in larger and larger disks I’ll give you a hint; it starts with a T, On our first day, we hiked up to a hut ends in an A, and has ‘anzani’ in the in the pouring rain. It was good, but to make the holes bigger.” middle. In other words … Tanzania! by the time we reached the hut, we I would say that the best place for were all soaked to the bone. Luck- Canadians to go in the winter is the ily, I had dry clothes to change into Tanzanian beach. Although that’s and a warm sleeping bag to climb into definitely wouldn’t recommend going take out the disks and their ears stay just my opinion, I think it would be after dinner. The next day, when we on safari to someone who doesn’t have all stretched out forever. It’s sort of pretty hard to argue with me. I mean woke up, the sky had sort of cleared much patience, but to everyone else, I similar to what lots of teenagers are – who could turn down warm sun, and the rain had stopped. We headed say “go for it!” doing to their ears, back in Canada. sandy beaches, awesome snorkeling back down, through rainforests, val- As we were driving across the Ser- Another thing you would see if you and a warm ocean breeze (especially leys and fields. I liked it better than engeti, I noticed Maasai villages, spent time in a Maasai village is very if it’s –40 in Ottawa)? We stayed at the first day, because it was prettier, dotting the endless plains. The Maa- little boys herding cows. I saw some a little cottage right on the beach. At easier, and much, much drier. sai are a group of people who live in that looked as though they were only dawn each morning, I could step out, After our hike, we drove to the Ser- northern Tanzania and Kenya. All the three or four years old! Living like the and watch the fishermen’s boats cross engeti, a conservation area where we Maasai villages that I saw were sur- Maasai would be cool, but I think I’d in front of the giant, golden ball as it went on safari. We saw lots of cool rounded by wooden fences, and had rather stay in the Glebe. rose over the ocean. Another crazily things, from a lion hunt to cheetahs mud or hay houses built in a circle. I think that Tanzania should be on awesome thing about the Tanzanian perched on a termite mound just a few They’ve got a pretty interesting life- everyone’s must-see list. From the beach is the ocean itself. By around feet away. It was mostly awesome – style and culture. Something that I tallest mountain in Africa to pris- three in the afternoon, the ocean was except that staring at dead gazelle legs found cool was the ear piercing. In tine beaches, to regal lions, Tanzania like a hot tub. Literally. One day, we dangling from a tree and waiting for a Maasai tribes, I bet girls don’t have has got it all. It was pretty great and I came back from snorkeling in the leopard to reappear can get a little bor- to beg their moms to get their ears hope to be back again someday. deeper water and boy, were we in for ing after a couple of hours. Something pierced. In fact, they may beg their a surprise: the ocean must have been that I thought was cool was that male moms not to pierce their ears! Girls Ella Hodgson-Pageau is an 11-year- 30 degrees! Pretty crazy, right? Lets lions didn’t actually hunt – the female (and boys) put small disks of metal old Glebe resident and a writer who is just say I wasn’t missing my very cold lions did. Girl power! I also learned or wood into their ear lobes. As they on a 10-month trip around the world home much at the beach. that rhinos aren’t always the most get older, they put in larger and lar- with her family. This is the fourth I was missing my home when I interesting animal (especially not if ger disks to make the holes bigger. installment in her series for the Glebe was slogging through mud and rain they’re just a blotch on the horizon). I After the holes are big enough, they Report.

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LEARN AND EXPLORE SPEAKERS’ OLD OTTAWA SOUTH GARDEN Bill Robertson will be at the piano SERIES AT ABBOTSFORD HOUSE CLUB meets on the second Tues- TOASTMASTERS – Need to make playing some old-time favourites and (950 Bank St.) Feb. 18 – Michael day of the month from 7 to 9 p.m. presentations at work or at social contemporary tunes and Doug Small Markov, instructor of dance, will at Ottawa South Community Centre events? Have a fear of speaking in will lead the singing. Fridays: 1:30– be facilitating and demonstrating an (The Firehall), 260 Sunnyside Ave. public? The Dawn Breaker Toast- 2:30 p.m. February 13 & 27, March innovative Latin influenced program Membership is $25 per year; $40 for masters Club can help you overcome 13 & 27. Drop-in fee: $1. combining aerobic workout, fitness a family and drop in fee $7 per meet- these fears in a friendly, non-con- and ballroom dancing routines in ing. March 9 meeting: The Rock frontational atmosphere. Meetings CONCERT AT ST. 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The concert is a cross-over ian of Art and War at the Canadian the elements of rock gardening – with 23 – Judith Maxwell is a member of between traditional melodies, instru- War Museum. She will be presenting special emphasis on the use of native the Leadership Team of the Citizens mental jigs and reels, and Baroque women war artists including Pegi and local plants. Academy; she will be presenting: pieces by Purcell, Corelli and Play- Nicol, Mabel May and Molly Lamb Citizens Academy, Fostering Civic ford. Tickets at the door $20 adults Bobak to name a few. Dr. Brandon OTTAWA BRAHMS CHOIR, under Engagement in Ottawa. How do we, & $15 students/seniors. This all ages, wrote the book: Pegi by Herself: new director Christopher Askwith as citizens, influence the agenda of Celtic/British Isles themed concert The Life of Pegi Nicol MacLeod, and accompanists Ioulia Blinova the new Council, how can we work anticipates St. Patrick’s day. www. Canadian Artist. 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