JUNE 2011 A Voice of Riverview Park VOL.3 NO.3

Riverview Park welcomes new residents (Quack)

by Kris Nanda

ome of the twelve mallard duckĥ OLQJV ERUQ RQ 0D\  LQ D ZHOOĥ SFDPRXÀDJHGQHVWWKDWWKHLUPRWKHU built less than ten feet from the front door of the Nanda household on Knox Crescent. The following day, much to the delight of neighbourhood children, Mother Duck led her ducklings out of the nest, across the street and through several Riverview Park yards and Riverĥ view Park greenspace en route to their new home that she had selected, someĥ Photo Credit: Alison Nanda where closer to a source of water. Find more Ducks throughout the paper

Motivated youth raise money for the homeless

by Catina Noble

riday May the 13th or not, these youth are up for the challenge! Approximately F\RXWKIURP)UDQFRĥ&LWHDQG*DUQHDX High schools decided to raise money for the homeless. The challenge was to raise money by sleeping outside overnight in a supervised parking lot at St. Mary’s church out in Orĥ leans. Rain or shine the kids would go withĥ out the comfort of their beds and luxuries to raise money for an issue they believed in. I tried to give my daughter Anne some candy to *DEDQG$QQHLQWKHLUPDNHVKLIWFDUGERDUGER[ chew on and make the time go by, she handed to sleep in for the night it back saying “this is a luxury, I can’t bring it”. Photo Credit: Catina Noble I smiled; it was a proud parenting moment for me. RIIJ0\GDXJKWHU$QQHSDUWLFLSDWHGLQWKH For a couple of weeks the youth took their FKDOOHQJHDQGUDLVHGDWRWDORIIJ,QWRWDO $QQHZDUPLQJKHUKDQGVE\WKH¿UHWKDWZDVDOVR cause to friends and family members to try used to cook their food and raise awareness about the homeless. Each Continued on page 8 Photo Credit: Catina Noble student was asked to try to raise a minimum Page 2 Riverview Park Review JUNE 2011

Russell Heights Homework Club Poetry Contest Winners! Celebrating the Arts at Riverview Alternative School

by Catina Noble by Karen MacGillivray bearning Support Teacher u s s e l l Photos by Karen MacGillivray He i g h t s RHomeĥ nderstanding that educaĥ work Club deĥ tion in the visual arts is esĥ cided to have a Usential to their students’ poetry contest. intellectual, social, physical, and Children ages six HPRWLRQDOJURZWKDQGZHOOĥEHLQJ to twelve years and that their job is to help their 6WXGHQWV IURP 0UV 6PLWK¶V *UDGH were encourĥ students develop their creativity FODVVVWXGLHGSRVLWLYHDQGQHJDĥ and their ability to communicate aged to submit tive space and created some colourĥ a poem on any their understanding of the world ful images topic they chose. Poetry contest winners Batol, Alexis and Keyisha with around them through visual arts, Six weeks came KRPHZRUNFOXEVWDɲ6LPDQH$QLVVDDQG&DWLQD teachers at Riverview Alternative and went and we Photo Credit: Catina Noble School engage their students in gathered up subĥ experiences and activities that missions from eager participants. cial thank you to both her grandĥ involve a wide variety of media We had three judges look over parents. forms. the submission, Anissa, Simane Keyisha’s poem is about her DQG &DWLQD ĪP\VHOIī ORRNHG HDFK grandpa. She decided to enter the poem over carefully and we made contest because she likes writing our decision. First place went to poems. She is thrilled that she Alexis, second place to Keyisha won and would like to say a speĥ Students in Ms Whalen’s Grade 3/4 class DQG WKLUG SODFH WR %DWRO *UHDW cial thank you to “my grandpa created eye catching pictures using the job girls! and my mom for always being mola art form. I sat down and talked to each there for me and the rest of the winner to get a few words about family, too many to name”. their poem and how they felt Batol’s poem was about friends. about winning. I talked to Alexis She decided to enter the poetry who wrote a poem about spring. contest because her older sister She decided to enter the poetry Abbrar is good at poetry and she contest because her friend Keyiĥ wanted to try it. Batol says “I VKD DQG KRPHZRUN FOXE VWDɱ feel pretty good at winning third Simane encouraged her to subĥ place because I didn’t even think mit a poem so she did. She is very I would win”. KDSS\ WKDW VKH JRW ¿UVW SODFH 7KDQNV WR WKH VWDɱ DW 5XVVHOO 6WXGHQWV LQ 0V 3DWHO¶V *UDGH  Alexis would like to thank the Heights Community House and class proudly display their mosaic Ms Patel’s class also completed a Riverview Park Review for doĥ thanks to everyone that particiĥ art. unit of study on the plasticine artĥ ing the piece for the paper, her pated. Alexis, Keyisha and Batol work of author Barbara Reid and friend Keyisha, Simane, Anissa we hope to hear more from you created their own clay pictures using and Catina for their support. As in the future! her techniques. well she would like to say a speĥ

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Students from Mrs. Stubbert’s Grade 1/2 class created pictures in the style of famous collage artist Eric Carle. JUNE 2011 Riverview Park Review Page 3 Dry Mouth Among Seniors

by Dr. Jin Soo Song mouth, however the most comĥ how the body functions, but it with dry mouth. mon cause in seniors is through helps us to talk, chew, taste, swalĥ Extensive tooth decay is often f you have ever experienced the use of certain medications. low and digest our food, thereĥ a result of dry mouth. Brushing WKDWGU\ĥPRXWKIHHOLQJZKHQ And although the symptoms of fore, it is important to discuss DWOHDVWWZLFHDGD\ÀRVVLQJGDLO\ Ispeaking in front of others, dry mouth are well known and treatment methods with your eating nutritiously, and regular then you have experienced a fairly common among those who dentist. Fortunately, there are dental checks are all essential to slight touch of what is technicĥ have had dry mouth, the origin of PDQ\ HɱHFWLYH WUHDWPHQWV WKDW keeping a healthy mouth. And ally called Xerostomia. Stress and WKHSUREOHPGLɱHUVIURPSHUVRQ your dentist may suggest to help remember, dry mouth is not just anxiety are not the only causes of to person. WKHLQFUHDVHRIVDOLYDÀRZVXFKDV an uncomfortable annoyance, dry dry mouth, in fact, dry mouth is a Symptoms of dry mouth can saliva substitutes, or the use of mouth or Xerostomia can lead to range from unusual thirst or a dry sugar free gum and candy. serious dental problems. Another feeling of the throat as well as Sipping water during the day, case of ‘better to be safe than “ the mouth, cracked lips or mouth avoiding salty and sugary foods, sorry’, by checking with your Stress and anxiety are sores, a dry, red, raw, or rough DYRLGLQJDOFRKROFDɱHLQHDQGWRĥ dentist. not the only causes tongue, sore throat, sensitivity to bacco are all suggestions to help of dry mouth, in fact, salty or spicy foods, bad breath, RU WR D SHUVRQ KDYLQJ GLɷFXOW\ dry mouth is a com- with dentures, or the feeling of mon problem that not being able to swallow or talk PD\DɲHFWXSWRı properly. Dry mouth is also a of the adult popula- hidden cause of both tooth loss tion, and in particular DQGJXPGLVHDVHLQSHUFHQWRI seniors adults. Common medications that can cause dry mouth are antihistaĥ mines, antidepressants, blood ” pressure medications, deconĥ FRPPRQSUREOHPWKDWPD\DɱHFW gestants, diuretics, incontinence XS WR  İ RI WKH DGXOW SRSXODĥ medications, muscle relaxers, tion, and in particular seniors. Parkinson’s disease medications, Mild dehydration, infections of and pain pills. the salivary glands, smoking, and 7KH EHQH¿WV RI VDOLYD DUH H[ĥ some diseases can also cause dry tremely important in not only

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Malcolm Harding enjoys working in the Riverview Park neighbourhood

by Carole Moult tional games,” noted Malcolm, as with their computers, however PHQW 2QWDULR WKH *RYHUQPHQW he explained that “there were no soon both John and Malcolm were of Canada, and the Business Comĥ DYLQJ D QLQHW\ĥHLJKW \HDU instruction manuals, nor books on going out to friends’ homes on a munity, Malcolm’s proposed busiĥ old grandfather who not WKHVXEMHFWVR\RXMXVWVRUWRI¿Jĥ regular basis to help with both perĥ QHVVSODQFDPHLQ¿UVWSODFH$FDVK Honly drives his car plus ured out things by yourself.” sonal and professional computer SUL]HRIIJZHQWDORQJZLWKWKH uses his computer almost daily, a 7KH VSLQĥRɱ RI FRXUVH ZDV WKH needs. It wasn’t long however beĥ award, thus the decision was made QLQHW\ĥWKUHH\HDUROGJUDQGPRWKHU EHQH¿W IRU ERWK WHDFKHUV DQG VWXĥ fore the two Harding men were goĥ at the time to put the money into ZKR HĥPDLOHG UDWKHU WKDQ XVHG dents alike, in that they became ing out not only just to help their &RPSXĥ+RPH WKH WHOHSKRQH D FRPSXWHU ĥVDYY\ KLJKO\PRWLYDWHGWR¿QGRXWZKDW friends where they would receive a Moreover, right from the beginĥ mother, and a former computer WKHGLɱHUHQWEXWWRQVZHUHDFWXDOO\ case of soft drinks for their time or ning the Hardings knew that they teacher father, it would have been used for. SHUKDSVDWHQĥGROODUELOOEXWVRRQ were not going to buy a store, but H[WUHPHO\ GLɷFXOW IRU 0DOFROP %\ *UDGHV  DQG  0DOFROP friends of friends, and others were WKDWWKHLUVZRXOGEHDKRPHĥEDVHG Harding to escape the computer was already helping the teacher as giving the Hardings a call to assist service. This way they would not bug. And fortunately for those of us a kind of an assistant, because in a ZLWK D FRPSXWHUĥUHODWHG SUREOHP require the huge initial outlay of a or to help set up a new system. And storefront business. as word got out as to what father And, in contrast to many other and son could do, they soon found KRPH FRPSXWHUĥKHOS EXVLQHVVHV themselves out providing computer &RPSXĥ+RPH LV QRW D IUDQFKLVH help several nights a week. but one of the few independent It was about this point in time businesses in Ottawa that provides DQGMXVWDIWHU0DOFROPZDV¿QLVKHG the service that they do. And, as at Algonquin College, that the Harĥ Malcolm pointed out in a recent ding business with the name Comĥ LQWHUYLHZ&RPSXĥ+RPHLVQRWMXVW SXĥ+RPHDFWXDOO\JRWVWDUWHG about making house calls. ³0\'DGDQG,KDGXQRɷFLDOO\ “There is another aspect to our started our business when I had business besides the house calls the opportunity to take the Youth we do. We also have a workshop (QWUHSUHQHXUVKLS 3URJUDP Ī<(3ī where we do hardware upgrades, at the YMCA on Argyle Street. trouble shoot, and replace individĥ While I was in the course, and we ual parts or components. I don’t ZKRFDOO&RPSXĥ+RPHRQDUHJXĥ IRUW\ĥ PLQXWH FODVV DQG ZLWK SHUĥ had to prepare a plan for a new like to disassemble computers at lar basis, Malcolm took an interest haps thirty students, the teacher business, I gave my proposed busiĥ peoples’ homes, whereas at the in computers at a very early age. just did not have the kind of time QHVVWKH&RPSXĥ+RPHQDPH´ “Malcolm would have been in needed to help so many individuals At the end of the summer proĥ Continued on page 31 the last generation not born into ZLWKWKHQHZWHFKQRORJ\,Q*UDGHV gram, now sponsored by Employĥ computers,” commented John Harĥ DQG0DOFROPZDVDOVRHQUROOHG ding recently with regard to his son. in Continuing Education Night “Ten years later, and those children School, with other students in the would come into a computer world class probably twice his age. and would not have had to adapt to “There weren’t many other 12 or them as we did.” 13 year olds taking night school, “ Recalling memories from when Malcolm recalled. he was about seven or eight years In High School, Malcolm took old, Malcolm related the story of computer courses throughout how his father would bring home all the grades, and was selected a Know your rights. computers to do report cards or couple of times to go to computer You have the right to choose your own repair shop. the like, and how he would have conferences with his teacher. Thus, the opportunity to play educational it should have come as no surprise WeWe JDPHVRQD&RPPRGRUH:LWK to anyone who knew Malcolm that 1504 A very few graphics, and unlike the DIWHUKHJUDGXDWHGIURP%URRN¿HOG Michael St.

LQWHUĥDFWLYHQHVVRIPDQ\RIWRGD\¶V High School he enrolled in a Comĥ WorkWork Belfast programs, Malcolm would spend as puter Systems Technician’s course ForFor St. Laurent Blvd. much time as possible with games at Algonquin College. such as Donald Duck’s Playground 2QFH Rɱ WR$OJRQTXLQ &ROOHJH and The Lemonade Stand, both however, Malcolm soon discovered, based on math. In the case of Donĥ and as strange as it may sound, that ald Duck’s Playground, the player back in those days the longer one YourY localOO CertifiedU First Repair Shop took on the role of Donald, whose was in a computer course the farĥ Y U job it was to earn money in order ther you got behind. 1504A Michael Street Tel: (613) 741-5686 to buy playground equipment for “With the computer world Ottawa, On. Fax: (613) 741-7833 K1B 3S1 his three nephews. With The Lemĥ changing so rapidly then, anything onade Stand, the activity simulated they taught us was already obsolete, a lemonade stand where choices since textbooks, manuals, and even made by the player regulated prices, lecture notes could not be comĥ advertisement etc., determining pleted fast enough,” Malcolm sugĥ the success or failure of the enterĥ gested. prise. Skills that Malcolm would no With regular computer usage doubt need later on as he worked still somewhat new around 1998, toward running his own business. John Harding, who actually started ³,QWKH¶VHYHQLQWKHFODVVĥ WKH IDPLO\ĥRZQHG EXVLQHVV IUHĥ room we were only playing educaĥ quently went out to help his friends [email protected] JUNE 2011 Riverview Park Review Page 5 Dojo Lingo

controlled, or unconscious and sponĥ taneous. Aikido and Tai Chi train us to breathe in harmony with our moĥ tion.

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All aboard the choo-choo for political unity by Bill Fairbairn ers would not be out of pockĥ et since many trains are not ith political issues livening up beĥ running full without the MPs tween Canada’s conservative west and VIA is a Crown corporaĥ Wand the more liberal and mildly tion working for the national socialist east maybe Via Rail’s Canadian transĥ government anyway. continental train is the answer to our need for a 03V FRXOG FKDĥFKD IRU D Parliament less rowdy than the last one. happy hour if music were proĥ A few days travelling together from east to west vided. That could be a real or west to east might allow parliamentarians to political party. At night the see the whole country in the raw and discuss their soothing sound of the train GLɱHUHQFHVZLWKJRRGIRRGDQGFRPIRUWDEOHELOĥ chugging on its ribbons of lets thrown in. Conversation would take the place steel through Unity, Saskatchĥ RIDUJXPHQW03VFRXOGFKRRĥFKRRWKHLUSLFNHUHO ewan, would help them reconĥ then wag tongues in a civilized way rather than sider opposing viewpoints. challenging each other to repeat insults outside Sleeping with someone of the Parliament. Regular railroaders could take part in opposing political party in the the socializing as well as help the MPs iron out bunk above or below would WKHLU GLɱHUHQFHV 7KH WUDLQ FRQGXFWRU RU HYHQ ¿JKWRɱVSDUULQJ WKH*RYHUQRU*HQHUDOFRXOGEHWKHDUELWHU7KH How much more civilized cost would certainly be no more than that for the would discussion be than the international travel cabinet ministers take to so FURVVĥFRXUWUDEEOHRI4XHVWLRQ3HULRGWKDWRIWHQ the budget or those expensive jets. much. The political train’s public relations aspect descends into trivial name calling? Tongue in 6RDOODERDUG7KH&DQDGLDQIRUDVRXOĥVHDUFKLQJ would help VIA attract more travellers. Taxpayĥ cheek I say it might even make for agreement on and more human journey to better government! About the RPReview community newspaper Riverview Park ReviewLVDQRQĥSUR¿WFRPPXQLW\QHZVSDSHUSDLGIRU Submission formats VROHO\E\DGYHUWLVLQJ,WLVSXEOLVKHG¿YHWLPHVD\HDU,WLVGLVWULEXWHGIUHHWR &RQWULEXWLRQVFDQEHHĥPDLOHGWRUSUHGLWRU#JPDLOFRPLQ0LFURVRIW Riverview Park homes and businesses. Word or RTF. Please do not format your documents. We may edit for gram ĥ Support our advertisers PDUDQGEUHYLW\3KRWRJUDSKVPD\EHHĥPDLOHGLQMSHJIRUPDWWRUSUHGLWRU# 3OHDVHVXSSRUWRXUDGYHUWLVHUV*HWWRNQRZWKHSHUVRQVDQGFRPSDQLHVZKR gmail.com. All photographs must be accompanied with the name of the phoĥ serve you. Let them know that you saw their advertisement in Riverview Park tographer and a caption describing the subject. Review. This newspaper could not be prepared without their support. If you *RWDQRSLQLRQWRVKDUH"3OHDVHVHQGOHWWHUVWRUSUHGLWRU#JPDLOFRP

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0RQGD\$XJXVWth Come Weed With Toward a Vital Emmanuel Emmanuel United Church by E. Russell Smith GUHVVHGħWKHVPDOONLWFKHQWKH by Janet Mark Wallace to a full acre. ZRUQĥRXWDQGDQWLTXDWHGKHDWLQJ Community Harvest Ontario KH VXPPHU RI  ZLOO system, the awkward elevator, the ark your calendar! On plans to add onions and potaĥ see the congregation LQHɷFLHQWWUDɷFÀRZWKHSOXPEĥ 0RQGD\ $XJXVW WK toes to the carrot crop this time, Tof Emmanuel United ing and wiring. Asbestos has been MIURP$0WR30 ZLWKDJRDORIOEVIRUWKH Church returning to their accusĥ discovered and removed. Emmanuel is signed up to help Food Bank. Again, volunteers are WRPHGKRPHDW6P\WK5RDG Emmanuel will be only the weed the Food Bank vegetable key to the success of the project. Ottawa, a building remarkably second church in Canada to plot at Roots and Shoots Farm in People of all ages and gardenĥ revitalized since they moved to DFKLHYH/(('VWDWXVĪ/HDGHUĥ Manotick. ing skills are encouraged to come temporary accommodations over ship in Energy and Environĥ ,Q  5RRWV DQG 6KRRWV out and join the Emmanuelites donated a half acre of land for RQ$XJXVWWK7KRVHZKRFDQĥ cultivation by Community Harĥ not garden are enccouraged to vest Ontario, a new initiative of FRPH DV GULYHUV VDQGZLFKĥPDNĥ the Ontario Association of Food HUVFKLOGĥPLQGHUVDQGFKHHUOHDGĥ Banks. Community Harvest Onĥ ers. It promises to be a fun and WDULR ZDV VWDUWHG LQ  ZLWK rewarding experience for all ages. the task of engaging the provĥ Roots and Shoots is located at ince’s farms, volunteers and food the corner of Mitch Owen Drive banks in innovative projects to and Manotick Station Road, ZRUNWRZDUGVDKXQJHUĥIUHH2Qĥ about a half hour’s drive from tario. CHO used the half acre (PPDQXHO  6LJQĥXS VKHHWV IRU last year to grow carrots. Many FDUSRROLQJDQGOXQFKĥPDNLQJZLOO volunteers from the community go up at church in late July. For contributed to bed preparation, more information, contact Janet sowing, weeding and harvesting. 0DUN:DOODFHDWĥĥRU 7KHUHVXOWZDVOEVRIFDUĥ read last year’s CHO carrot blog, rots, which were distributed to complete with pictures, at a year ago. During the past year PHQWDO 'HVLJQī The cost will Ottawa Food Banks. KWWSFRPPXQLW\KDUYHVWRQĥ WKH\ KDYH EHQH¿WHG IURP WKH H[FHHG IJ PLOOLRQ The conĥ )RU5RRWVDQG6KRRWVZLOO WDULREORJVSRWFRP . hospitality of St. Aidan’s Angliĥ tracts have been given to RMA be increasing its land donation Happy harvest! FDQĪZHHNGD\VīDQG5LGHDX3DUN Ī$UFKLWHFWVī DQG /XQG\ Ī&RQĥ 8QLWHGĪ6XQGD\Vī VWUXFWLRQ0DQDJHPHQWī The aging Christian Education During July, huge tasks will Building has been rejuvenated EH XQGHUWDNHQ ħ UXQQLQJ LQ RI DQG ¿WWHG ZLWK QHZ XWLOLWLHV IDĥ equipment, airing out, cleaning, cilities, infrastructure and facing, moving furniture and supplies to say nothing of upgrading to from their temporary storage in the latest standards of energy efĥ the sanctuary, unwrapping and ¿FLHQF\ DLU TXDOLW\ DFFHVVLELOLW\ tuning the organ, tidying and and seismic stability. The design landscaping the site. All going has used sustainable building well, worship services will return materials, and aimed for optimal to the sanctuary in August, and a operation and maintenance costs, festive opening is scheduled for ZDWHU HɷFLHQF\ DQG PLQLPDO 6XQGD\6HSW(PPDQXHO waste. will be ready to serve its people Many inadequacies of the and its community. ¿IW\ĥ\HDUĥROGSODQWKDYHEHHQDGĥ

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June is Seniors Month - Have a Good Summer from around the area in order to *RRG1HZVIRU6HQLRUV Continued from page 1 VWDUWWKH¿UHNHHSLWJRLQJDQGWR use to heat up their meals. It took by Helen McGurrin Schedule to help WKHVWXGHQWVUDLVHGQHDUO\IJ them approximately one hour to \RX¿QG\RXUZD\ *UHDW MRE 1RW WR PHQWLRQ WKH build their make shift shelters for lex Munter, Chief Execuĥ and the site even fact that they gave up a Friday the night. Anne says it was quite WLYH2ɷFHURIWKH&KDPĥ tells you if events night, and it rained all night! The the adventure. Later on that Aplain Local Health Inteĥ are happening in students arrived at the church QLJKW WKH ¿UH GHSDUWPHQW ZDV JUDWHG 1HWZRUN Ī/+,1ī VSRNH that area. You can to build their cardboard box FDOOHGEXWZDVRQO\RQVLWHEULHÀ\ at the Council on Aging’s Spring also obtain assistĥ shelters at around three pm on EHFDXVHWKH\GLGKDYHD¿UHSHUĥ Luncheon in late April. He deĥ ance on Bus Routes and Schedĥ Friday. Saturday at eleven in the mit and were raising money for OLJKWHG WKH DXGLHQFH RI  XOHVE\FDOOLQJĥĥ morning, they erased all evidence charity. seniors by stating that the health 6HQLRU&LWL]HQV&RXQFLOĦ of the event and headed home, It rained all Friday night and I care system needs to be reshaped Directory of Resources tired, wet but content, proud of a slept with my phone in case my to meet the needs of seniors rathĥ The Senior Citizens Council job well done and a memory they daughter Anne needed anything. er than seniors conforming to the Ī6&&īRI2WWDZDKDVQRZLVVXHG would not soon forget. By morning most of the shelĥ requirements of the current sysĥ LWV  'LUHFWRU\ RI 5HVRXUFHV To help pass the time and ters had collapsed. My daughter tem. Mr. Munter resents terms The Directory lists all the resourĥ HGXFDWH WKH\RXWKGLɱHUHQW2Wĥ ZDVOXFN\EHFDXVHKHUDQG*DE¶V VXFK DV ³EHGĥEORFNHUV´ RU ³WKH ces for seniors under Chapter tawa agencies did presentations shelter was in the middle and grey tsunami” that imply that Headings that make it easier to KLJKOLJKWLQJ WKH VSHFL¿F LVVXHV was supported by the other cardĥ seniors are the cause of shortages ¿QG WKH LQIRUPDWLRQ \RX QHHG of homelessness and giving the board shelters. In the morning in acute care hospital beds, long e.g. Health, Finances, Housing, youth a pat on the back for their WKH\SXWEUHDGRYHUWKH¿UHDQG ZDLWĥWLPHVLQ(PHUJHQF\'HSDUWĥ Home Support and Meal Serviĥ project. I had to wait almost an made their own toast. ments, cancellation of surgeries, FHV 7KH 'LUHFWRU\ FRVWV IJ IRU hour to interview my own daughĥ Anne came home soaked, and increased health care costs. QRQĥPHPEHUV IJ IRU PHPEHUV ter Anne. It was well worth the VPHOOLQJ OLNH ¿UH H[KDXVWHG DQG The Ontario Ministry of Health If you wish to become a member, wait! After the presentations the biggest smile I have ever seen! projects an aging population acĥ ĪPHPEHUVKLSLVIJīFDOOĥĥ were done, the youth lit candles I am proud of Anne, all the youth FRXQWV IRU DERXW  SHUFHQW LQ 7KH6&&RɷFHLVORFDWHG and talked about the issue of that participated, all the parents annual health care cost increases. DW&LW\&HQWUH$YHQXH6XLWH homelessness, the presentations DQG WHDFKHUV IURP *DUQHDX DQG :KLOH WKLV LQFUHDVH LV VLJQL¿ĥ  3DUNLQJ LV DYDLODEOH RU \RX and other school activities. )UDQFRĥ&LWHWKDWGRQDWHGDOOWKHLU cant, according to Mr. Munter, can take the OCTranspo bus. The youth had hot dogs and WLPH DQG HɱRUW IRU WKLV SURMHFW it is manageable if health care is Have a great summer. VRXS FRRNHG RYHU WKHLU ¿UH IRU and thanks to St. Mary’s for their reoriented. The surge in applicaĥ You can contact me at hbmcĥ supper on Friday night. 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The Fools will be presenting OCTranspo Seniors’ Free Fare an hilarious performance of Special Antony and Cleopatra on 6HQLRUV RYHU  \HDUV RI DJH 7XHVGD\$XJXVWWKDWVKDUS can now travel free on OCĥ in Coronation Park. The perĥ 7UDQVSREXVHVDQGWKH2ĥ7UDLQDOO formance will be by the playĥ day Wednesday, and Mondays and ground structure on Station Fridays from noon on. Be preĥ Blvd. where the Riverview pared to show proof of age. This Park Community Association is a wonderful way to discover will be selling pizza and drinks. GLɱHUHQWSDUWVRIWKHFLW\ZLWKQR Bring a lawn chair and enjoy. ZRUULHV DERXW SDUNLQJ RU WUDɷF $VXJJHVWHGPLQLPXPRIIJ If you go to the OCTranspo webĥ will be welcome when the hat site www.octranspo.com there is a LVSDVVHGDWWKHHQGRIWKH section called DISCOVER OTĥ minute performance. TAWA with a Map and Route JUNE 2011 Riverview Park Review Page 9 Community Bulletin Board

SINGERS WANTED! 2011 IS THE YEAR USED BOOK SALE ART ON THE FARM – Coro Vivo Ottawa will be holdĥ FOR THE RPCA FALL JUNE 18TH AND 19TH 6DWXUGD\$XJXVWth LQJDXGLWLRQV-XQHWK$OO SOCIAL Volunteers have been sortĥ DPWRSP parts are welcome! Coro Vivo Watch the RPCA Website and ing thousands of donated books 5DLQ GDWH 6XQGD\ $XJ st. Ottawa is a vibrant choir of apĥ your emails for date and venue. since last October in preparation Artists working in various medĥ SUR[LPDWHO\  LQ QXPEHU DWĥ The format will be as in previous for this sale! iums will display their original tracting members from across \HDUV EXɱHW GLQQHU 6LOHQW $XFĥ All books are categorized and works under the trees of the Cenĥ the National Capital Region. The tion and entertainment. authors alphabetized.Come to tral Experimental Farm. Free adĥ choir’s membership encompasses %XLOGLQJ  LQ WKH $UERUHWXP mission and lots of parking availĥ dedicated and talented amateur ART LENDING OF open both able. singers as well as professional OTTAWA 'D\VIURPDPWR /RFDWHGRɱWKHZHVWH[LWRIWKH musicians and vocalists. We perĥ Rent, lease to purchase or purĥ p.m.Bring bags to cart your new WUDɷFFLUFOHIURP3ULQFHRI:DOHV form two to three major concerts FKDVHRULJLQDO¿QHDUWDWUHDVRQĥ treasures home for the summer! Drive at the corner of the NCC per year and sing an eclectic repĥ able prices by local artists. A large Driveway and Maple Drive. ertoire. If you would like to auĥ selection including oil, watercolĥ dition, please contact Helen Butĥ our, acrylic, sculpture, pastel and VICTORIAN TEA – ON THE ROAD AGAIN…. land at helenbutland@hotmail. mixed media. SUNDAY AUGUST 7TH and on the Great River! FRPRUE\SKRQHDWĥĥ 72SP

City needs to get a handle on energy costs by David Chernushenko on the cost of literally everything,  UHVLGHQWV VNLSSHG WKH UR\DO from transportation to clothing ZHGGLQJ WR MRLQ PH RQ WKH ¿UVW ummer has arrived. The to food. Capital Ward Walk, touring the farmers’ markets are busy, Oblate lands in Old Ottawa East. Sroad construction is everyĥ But what can we do about it? That Based on the high turnout and where, and gas prices have been will be a major focus of my work positive feedback, participants rising along with the thermomĥ on Council in this coming year. If enjoyed and appreciated this opĥ eter. we don’t get a grip on our energy portunity to engage with their costs very soon, it will be imposĥ councillor and neighbours. Higher energy costs hit all of sible to hold municipal taxes to a us hard, as individuals, as busiĥ OHYHOZHFDQDɱRUG So I’m looking forward to the ness owners and as a city. For next Capital Ward Walk, this example, I just learned that OC With this goal in mind, I am time in Old Ottawa South on Friĥ Transpo spent far more on fuel working on a proposal for the GD\-XQH:H¶OOPHHWDWDP WKDQEXGJHWHGLQWKH¿UVWTXDUWHU mayor to create a special workĥ in front of the Sunnyside Library RI LQJJURXSZLWKWZRREMHFWLYHVĪī Ī%DQNī Steering the City towards smarter I warned of just such a possibility HQHUJ\FRQVXPSWLRQDQGĪīVXSĥ We’ll look at the Royal College bouring homes. in December, when City Counĥ porting economic development of Physicians and Surgeons and FLO GHEDWHG DQG DSSURYHG İ in clean and renewable energy other properties where we exĥ There will be another public as the maximum target for a tax technologies and services. Otĥ SHFW LQ¿OO RU UHGHYHORSPHQW LQ meeting, likely in June, to discuss increase. Although I voted to apĥ tawa has great potential to generĥ the coming years. We’ll also stroll ZD\VWRHQFRXUDJHEHWWHULQ¿OOE\ prove the target, I also wanted DWHDVWURQJFOHDQĥWHFKHFRQRP\ along Aylmer to Rosedale and FKDQJLQJWKH&LW\¶VE\ĥODZVSHUĥ WR SXW P\ FRQFHUQ RQ UHFRUG and to make use of these innovaĥ &RORQHO%\WRGLVFXVVLQ¿OOSUHVĥ mit regulations and Urban Deĥ Should electricity and fuel prices tions right here at home. sures and tree protection issues. VLJQ *XLGHOLQHV 6RPH SURSRVHG FRQWLQXH WR ULVH LQ  WKDW VROXWLRQVDUHOLVWHGKHUHhttp:// target might not be feasible. So Speaking of right here at home, Please check www.capital- WLQ\XUOFRPRWWDZDLQÀOO. we must begin identifying and this summer many of us will be ward.ca for updates in case implementing measures to make driving to cottages, camps and weather or work forces me to reĥ Bank Street Reconstruction Ottawa less vulnerable to price holiday destinations. The next schedule the walk. Finally, for updates on Bank St. increases. time you cringe at the gas pump, road closures and other inforĥ UHPHPEHU WKHVH WZR IXHOĥVDYLQJ ,Q¿OO6WXG\ mation, check www.capital- Predicting higher energy prices WLSV6ORZGRZQRQWKHKLJKZD\ The City has heard from hunĥ ward.ca. And because local may not qualify me as a sage, but where decreasing your speed from dreds of residents concerning its merchants are important to our not acting to reduce Ottawa’s WRNPKXVHVSHUFHQW 6WXG\RI6PDOOĥ6FDOH,Q¿OO+RXVĥ communities, please don’t let HQHUJ\ FRQVXPSWLRQ ĪVLQFH ZH less fuel. In the city, leaving your ing in Mature Neighbourhoods. the construction stop you from FDQ¶W FRQWURO WKH SULFHī ZRXOG engine idling while parked is both VXSSRUWLQJ \RXU IDYRXULWH *OHEH qualify me and my fellow councilĥ DE\ĥODZLQIUDFWLRQDQGDZDVWHRI The prevailing opinion was fairly businesses this summer! lors for a giant dunce cap. After PRQH\$V WKH\ VD\ ³,GOLQJ JHWV XQLIRUPJUHHQVSDFHLVSUHIHUDEOH DOOZHNQRZWKDWVSUDZOLQJFDUĥ zero miles per gallon.” to paving and parking; mature David Chernushenko GHSHQGHQW XUEDQ GHVLJQ ORZĥ trees should be protected; front Councillor for Capital Ward density residential and shopping Let’s all drive smarter this sumĥ entrances look nicer than garĥ ĥĥ areas, and poorly insulated buildĥ mer! DJHGRRUVPDLQÀRRUVVKRXOGEH David.Chernushenko@Ottawa. ings will lead to a higher cost of QHDUJUDGHOHYHODQGVLQJOHĥIDPLO\ ca living for all of us. That’s because Capital Ward Walk dwellings should match the www.capitalward.ca energy prices have a big impact 2Q D ¿QH $SULO PRUQLQJ DERXW height, mass and scale of neighĥ

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Planning and Development Update From the Riverview Park Community Association

by Kris Nanda In the meantime, the RPCA JXLGHWKHSODQQLQJHɱRUW sign shows the tunnel starting in Chair, RPCA Planning and has been seeking more informaĥ Supportive Housing at the the underground parking lot of Development Committee tion on the status and future of Perley Hospital the building, which is problemĥ the adjacent lands on the site The Perley and Rideau Vetĥ atic for reasons of accessibility, he Riverview Park Comĥ of the National Defence Medĥ HUDQV¶ +HDOWK &HQWUH Ī359+&ī visibility and public safety. munity Association LFDO &HQWUH Ī1'0&ī LQFOXGLQJ Board is planning to build 139 $ SURSRVHG ĥVWRUH\  TĪ53&$ī DQG LWV 3ODQĥ timeline for future development. seniors’ housing apartments in VTXDUHĥIRRWRɷFHEXLOGLQJDW QLQJ DQG 'HYHORSPHQW Ī3 'ī Although suggestions for a more two residences on the Perley Riĥ Terminal AvenueĦRULJLQDOO\ Committee continues to follow FRVWĥHɱHFWLYH DQG OHVV LQWUXĥ deau grounds, with supportive scheduled for completion and developments of interest in the sive access way to the Hospital and assisted living services availĥ VXEVWDQWLDORFFXSDWLRQE\ħ local community and other deĥ *URXQGV DQG WKH 1'0& ZHUH able within the residences and remains on hold for now. 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VHOO5RDGĥXQLWVHQLRUV¶KRXVLQJ 'ULYHLVQRZLQWKH¿QDOSKDVHRI and Community Association residence. construction. Over the coming Forum for Environmental Susĥ ,WZDVDQQRXQFHGLQ0D\ weeks landscaping crews will be WDLQDELOLW\Ī&$)(6īDQGUHFHQWO\ that the Department of National 7HUPLQDO$YHQXH2ɸFH working on the grounds adjacent participated in the 2nd Annual Defence will be transferring the Buildings (Trainyards) to the Cancer Survivors Park. The Sustainability Community Sumĥ land that comprises the NDMC :RUNKDVEHJXQRQDQĥVWRUĥ Maplesoft Centre is scheduled to mit hosted by MPP Yasir Naqvi. to Canada Lands Corporation H\IHGHUDORɷFHEXLOGLQJIRUWKH EHFRPSOHWHGE\-XO\ĦZLWKWKH Committee members and LQ PLG  7KH )HGHUDO *RYĥ &DQDGD 5HYHQXH $JHQF\ Ī&5$ī facility opening to the public this representatives from other ernment recently completed a at 7HUPLQDO$YHQXH Ħ DSĥ fall. 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Riverview Park Community Association annual general meeting Wednesday, October 26, 2011 19:00 h. - 21:00 h. Riverview Alternative School, RPCA260 Knox Crescent

Join us to hear about the issues facing Riverview Park today and to elect our new Board JUNE 2011 Riverview Park Review Page 13

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Proposed Multi-use Pathway ,QWHQVLÀFDWLRQ between Coventry Road and The City recently held conĥ From the President’s Deck Transitway sultations on Implementation The Environmental Study Reĥ *XLGHOLQHV IRU 6HFWLRQ  3ODQĥ by Karin Keyes Endemann after. Let’s celebrate the advent port for the MUP connection QLQJ$FWĪ,QWHQVL¿FDWLRQDQG1Hĥ President, Riverview Park ComĦ of summer together! DFURVV WKH  EHWZHHQ &RYHQĥ JRWLDWLQJ &RPPXQLW\ī %HQH¿WV munity Association I am also pleased to tell you try Road and Tremblay Road Council is now developing a set that on the same day the Riverĥ Ī7UDQVLWZD\ 7UDLQ 6WDWLRQī ZDV of guidelines which would deterĥ ummer has arrived in Riverĥ view Park Alternative School will approved by Council in March mine the geographic areas, the view Park. I know that beĥ be hosting their ever popular and  +RZHYHU &LW\ &RXQFLORUV scale of project and the amount Scause the racoons and squirĥ VXFFHVVIXO IXQ GD\ ĪDIWHU ī also decided to defer approval of of height or density which would rels are running rampant across They will be holding a bake sale, budgetary authority to construct EH WKH EDVLV IRU D 6HFWLRQ  P\ GHFN Ħ ZKLFK LV WRWDOO\ IUXVĥ a book sale and a fun day for the WKLVVWUXFWXUHXQWLOWKHORQJĥWHUP agreement to obtain community trating my aging Labrador reĥ children as well as their famous development strategy for the EHQH¿WVIURPGHYHORSHUV triever. But I also know it because %%4 6R GRQ¶W IRUJHW WR PR]LH Ottawa Stadium comes before These guidelines will have my neighbours are out talking to on over there after you have sold Council. UDPL¿FDWLRQVIRU5LYHUYLHZ3DUN each other, catching up on what DOO\RXUJRRGLHVDQGKDYHOXQFKĦ particularly given the plans for has changed and what is new. and help make this event a sucĥ Ottawa Baseball Stadium construction on the present One of the things which is new cess. As a member of the Pubĥ NDMC lands once they have in our neck of the woods is that But it has not been all fun for OLF &RQVXOWDWLRQ *URXS IRU WKH been transferred to Canada ZH DUH UDPSLQJ XS IRU RXU ¿UVW the RPCA in the last few months. pathway connection, the RPCA Lands. The RPCA has also proĥ ever Riverview Park Garage In spite of the inclement weathĥ will be involved in the Public vided comments to City Council SaleĦRQ6DWXUGD\-XQH. er, many of our residents turned Workshops which will consider UHJDUGLQJ6HFWLRQDWRROZKLFK You will have likely noticed the RXW RQ 6DWXUGD\ 0D\ WK WR the future use for the stadium is well utilized in Toronto and ÀRFN RI EODFN DQG \HOORZ VLJQV KHOS FOHDQĥXS RXU SDUNV Ī$OGD DQG SDUNLQJ ORW WKH ¿UVW ZRUNĥ elsewhere around the Province. which have sprung up around Burt, Balena, Dale, Hutton and shop is scheduled for September 7KHVH FRPPXQLW\ EHQH¿WV FDQ our community announcing this 5LYHUYLHZī7KHFKLOGUHQSLFNHG DQGWKHSURFHVVLVVODWHGIRU come in the form of new green very exciting event. Everyone up garbage to make their play arĥ completion by the end of March space, heritage conservation, is invited to put their treasures eas clean and safer and all enjoyed &LW\RɷFLDOVKDYHSUHVHQWHG SXEOLFDUWDQGRUUHFUHDWLRQDOIDĥ out on their front lawns on Satĥ pizza courtesy of the RPCA as a Council with a report which proĥ FLOLWLHV ZKLFK VHUYH WKH DɱHFWHG urday morning and get ready for reward for this community serĥ vided three options for the future community. They could also conĥ the haggling to begin. The RPCA vice. Thanks to all who particiĥ of the stadium, indicating that FHLYDEO\LQFOXGHSURYLGLQJ¿QDQĥ has been advertizing this event SDWHGLQWKHVSULQJFOHDQĥXS the preferred option would be cial support for enhanced pedesĥ far and wide and I am sure that Ħ\RXUKHOSLVPXFKDSSUHFLDWHG “an adaptive reuse of the stadium trian and cycling infrastructure. we will see thousands and thouĥ I am also pleased to report that facility” as a “concert bowl.” The sands of bargain hunters combĥ our website access continues to RPCA has previously written More information on some of LQJ RXU VWUHHWV WKLV 6DWXUGD\ Ħ gather new readers with a total City Council members to indiĥ these project proposals can be and you can be sure they will be RIMXVWDERXWYLVLWRUVLQWKH FDWHVXSSRUWIRUHɱRUWVWREULQJ found at the City of Ottawa webĥ here bright and early too. Here ¿UVWPRQWKVRIWKLV\HDUZKLFK DPLQRUĥOHDJXHDɷOLDWHRIWKH7Rĥ VLWH DW KWWSZZZFLW\RWWDZD are a few tips to make your day equals the total visitors from all ronto Blue Jays to Ottawa to use RQFDUHVLGHQWVSODQQLQJLQGH[B VXFFHVVIXOPDNHVXUH\RXKDYHD of last year. It is clear that our this stadium. The President of en.html. The RPCA welcomes pocket full of small change; some UHVLGHQWV ¿QG WKLV D XVHIXO DQG the Overbrook Community Asĥ your input on these proposals plastic bags for people to carry informative tool to keep in touch sociation, in whose ward the staĥ and any other potential developĥ things away and be ready to neĥ with the latest information on dium is located, has been invited ments in the area. gotiate. what is happening in our comĥ to attend a future RPCA Board Perhaps some of our children munity. I hope you all will bookĥ meeting to discuss the future of might like to be entrepreneurial mark this site and check it reguĥ the stadium property. If you are interested in joining and sell lemonade or homemade larly the RPCA P&D group or would goodies and perhaps a few of our Last month we received several Russell Road development like further information, you may talented musicians could serenĥ complaints about the state of disĥ The RPCA is seeking more contact the Committee Chair, DGHWKHVKRSSHUVĦRUHYHQEHWĥ ter, perhaps your street would details on the proposed developĥ Kris Nanda at al2kris@yahoo. Continued on page 29 ment on the parcel of land across ca. For more information on this OLNHWRKROGDVWUHHWSDUW\RU%%4 IURP WKH 3HUOH\ +RVSLWDO Ī and other activities in Riverview 5XVVHOOī 6RPH LQIRUPDWLRQ LV Park, please see the RPCA webĥ DYDLODEOH DW KWWSZZZJURXSHĥ site at www.RiverviewPark.ca. KHDIH\FRPHQLQGH[SKS The contact email for RPCA is [email protected] Page 14 Riverview Park Review JUNE 2011

Consoles: The Ultimate Guide Where to put the New LRT Train Yard? by Jacob Noble by François Allard O'Brien torpedoed the estabĥ lished rail plan at great expense, KHUH DUH PDQ\ GLɱHUHQW FRQVROHV RXW WKHUH EXW ZKLFK RQH he city is going to build the train yard was to be placed on UHDOO\VXLWV\RX"+HUHDUHWKHSURVDQGFRQVIRUWKH0LFURVRIW a New Train Yard right the outskirts of town in the south T;ER[6RQ\3OD\6WDWLRQDQGWKH1LQWHQGR:LL Tnext to where one was of the city where land is cheaper, )LUVWRIOHW¶VVWDUWZLWKWKH;ER[PDGHE\0LFURVRIW replaced by a shopping developĥ expropriation is unnecessary and Pros ment now named "The Ottawa there are no neighbours to inĥ  Online has less problems Trainyards". convenience with noise and disĥ  'RHVQRWRYHUĥKHDWTXLFNO\ The New Train Yard will reĥ continuity in community planĥ  Can play DVDs quire expropriation of businesses ning.  +DVORWVRI+''ĪPHPRU\īVSDFH similar to the ones that replaced Diane Deans, the Councillor  Fun for the entire family the "Old" train yard. for the ward to the south of ours, Cons The New Train Yard will be ZDQWVWKH2ĥ7UDLQH[SDQGHGIXUĥ  Have to pay to play online sandwiched between a residential ther into her ward toward Leiĥ  &DQ¶WSOD\%OXĥ5D\ area and a shopping and business trim Rd. Six new diesel trains for  6FUDWFKHVGLVFVLIFRQVROHLVPRYHGĪZKLOHJDPHLVSOD\LQJī area. IJPLOOLRQ%XWZK\GLHVHO":K\  7DNHV$$Ī'RXEOH$ī%DWWHULHVIRUWKHFRQWUROOHU The New Train Yard will reĥ not electrify the line and buy  Now, let’s get started with Sony’s PlayStation 3 Slim console. quire an expensive tunnel to acĥ trains compatible with the new Pros cess it and will also require exĥ HDVWĥZHVWOLQHWREHEXLOWDQGWKHQ  Free to play online pensive expropriation. One of the New Train Yard can be placed  /RWVRI+''ĪPHPRU\īVSDFH the tenants who will be expropriĥ in a southern location that makes  Lots of exclusive titles DWHGFRPSODLQHGWKDWLWZDVGLɷĥ sense.  3OD\V%OXĥ5D\GLVFV FXOWWR¿QGDVLPLODUORFDWLRQMXVW Adding this train service to the  Has a good graphics card RɱWKH4XHHQVZD\DQGFHQWUDOO\ south of the city would also alleviĥ Cons located. ate pressure to build the AVTC  Overheats fast So, the New Train Yard will be by providing convenient access  Online experience isn’t the best expensive, badly located and will to the city core instead of creatĥ  2QOLQHVHFXULW\Ī3HUVRQDOLQIRUPDWLRQī put out expropriated businesses. ing a new queue of cars along the  Less library of games What to do? AVTC.  1RFURVVĥJDPHFKDWĪ/LNH;ER[¶V³3DUW\´IHDWXUHī A while back, before Mayor  Finally, for the last console on the list, the Nintendo Wii. Pros  *DPHVNHHS\RXDFWLYHDQGPRYLQJ  Family oriented  Free online  The size of the console  3OD\V*DPH&XEHJDPHV Cons  *UDSKLFV  Online Experience SUDOKU  Library of games (DV\DVĥĥĪRULVLW"ī  2QOLQHRQO\YLD:Lĥ)L 7RFRPSOHWHWKHSX]]OH  May get injured while playing īDOOURZVPXVWFRQWDLQWKHGLJLWVWRRQO\RQFH īDOOFROXPQVPXVWFRQWDLQWKHGLJLWVWRRQO\RQFH 7KLVFRQFOXGHVWKLVDUWLFOHRQWKHVHGLɱHUHQWFRQVROHV,QWKHHQG īHDFKRIWKHQLQHER[HVPXVWFRQWDLQWKHGLJLWVWRRQO\RQFH all of these consoles are great but it comes down to your personal Sudoku Solution on page 25 preference.

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Community Garden coming to Riverview Park by Bernadette Bailey to fruition. Through Kris’ conĥ healthy food close to home, as sidering the possibility of lending Photos by Luke Wilson and BernaĦ nections, a presentation was held well as a place where community the land to VegetablePatch. As dette Bailey RQ$SULODQGLQWKHFKXUFK ties can be strengthened. They the land available is very large The Plot Thickens hosted by A and the committee had very little “Creating Hope in a growing 5RFKDĪZZZDURFKDRUJīD&KULVĥ time to organize the communĥ Community” is the motto for tian nature conservation organizĥ ity garden it was decided that WKH 7ULQLW\ &RPPXQLW\ *DUGHQ ation which, among other things, VegetablePatch would use most in Riverview Park. If you are works to promote the creation of the land for their garden this walking along the path behind of community gardens. The sesĥ year, with a small plot being reĥ the Trinity church at the corner sions were very informative and served as the Trinity Community of Avalon and Braden you will inspiring and included presentaĥ *DUGHQ1H[W\HDUSORWVZLOOEH notice a large garden space borĥ dered with sod walls. The comĥ munity garden will be nestled in envision it as a place where memĥ the front corner of the much larĥ bers of the community of every ger garden being created by Vegeĥ walk and phase of life can meet tablePatch. You can stop by this together that the community summer and watch our progress may be nourished while growing as we endeavor to transform the food that nourishes us. it from a bare patch of soil to a thriving garden. It is our hope that next year many of our neighĥ tions by other community garĥ available for rent to members of bours will be gardening next to us dens in the city. At the end of the the community. in plots of their own. session a few interested members Jesse Payne began Vegeĥ tablePatch four years ago “to promote smart sustainable livĥ ing and productive sharing within a metropolitan environĥ ment”. Landowners, be they Prior to the A Rocha workshop, an organization such as Trinity Pastor Frank had also been in communication with Jesse Payne Continued on page 23 of VegetablePatch and was conĥ

The idea for the creation of of the community agreed to volĥ WKH 7ULQLW\ &RPPXQLW\ *DUĥ unteer and become members of den began when Pastor Frank the committee to create the garĥ Chouinard and the members of den, along with Pastor Frank and

the Trinity Church of the Nazaĥ a member of his congregation. rene decided that they wanted to All of the committee members be more involved with the comĥ are very excited to be a part of munity around them, and they this venture. They see the opĥ wanted to make better use of portunity to create this garden as a vacant portion of their propĥ a wonderful way to allow memĥ erty. After speaking with Kris bers of the community to grow

Nanda of the Riverview Park Community Association it was decided that the community assoĥ ciation would work with the Trinĥ ity Church to try to bring the idea Page 16 Riverview Park Review JUNE 2011 Heading west on ribbons of steel by Bill Fairbairn Ottawa to Edmonton was the other. No wonder one traveller at hard part. I was leaving my wife EUHDNIDVW VDLG ³(YHU\ &DQDGLDQ f you have not heard of towns Janina behind. She was needed at should take this trip across Canĥ like Capreol, Hornepayne, her tax department workplace. ada.” ILonglac, Washago, Watrous That emotion I controlled the At every meal we were treated or Foley then you have never VXQQ\7XHVGD\LQPLGĥ0D\ZKHQ WRÀRZHUVRQWKHWDEOHOLQHQQDSĥ travelled across Canada by transĥ at noon my train left the Ottawa kins and silver cutlery. To me it continental rail. Railway Station bound for Union seemed like a throwback to the The mighty westbound CanĦ Station, Toronto, there to board $ 0DQLWRED VXQVHW UHÀHFWV RQ WKH HDUO\ th century. And the food adian, Via Rail train No. 1, with The Canadian leaving for Vancouĥ train carriage top... was delicious. The pickerel I two units, 21 cars measuring in Photo Credit: Bill Fairbairn chose one evening was fresh and DOO  IHHW DQG  WRQV LQ whose shift was up. With a Swiss ÀDYRXUIXO weight, is your only way to go toĥ couple in the billet opposite and “Can we go back for seconds?” GD\

DOVRPDNHVVXUHWRLQFOXGH¿WQHVV OC Transpo workers dig deep for Hawthorne students sessions, music therapy, billiards and so much more. by Laurel Sherrer IURQWĥ\DUGVLJQ7KH\WKHQSODQWĥ HGDYDULHW\RISHUHQQLDOÀRZHUV by Jennifer Martel LYH KDUGĥZRUNLQJ 2& and placed two honey locust Transpo employees spent trees at other locations on the hen people retire an entire day beautifying grounds that were badly in need they are often worĥ F the grounds of Hawthorne Pubĥ of shade. ried that they will W lic School recently, as part of a ³, ORYH WKLV VWXɱ´ VDLG $P\ be bored and that they will not YROXQWHHU SURJUDP FDOOHG ³*LYH 6KHHQĥ'URXLQDQDYLGJDUGHQHU know how to keep themselves Back to School Day”. DQG 2& 7UDQVSRSURMHFW FRĥRUĥ EXV\:HOO WKLV LV GH¿QLWHO\ QRW that case at Alta Vista Manor. Residents of Alta Vista Manor, enjoying an afternoon game of cards.

Residents can enjoy one of WKH ¿WQHVV VHVVLRQV RɱHUHG LQ the morning, venture out for an afternoon excursion and relax at the end of the day by joining friends for Happy Hour. &KHU\Oĥ$QQ &RQOH\ 5HFUHDWLRQDO No matter how busy the resiĥ Director for Alta Vista Manor dents want their social calendar Residents of Alta Vista Manor to be, Alta Vista Manor can make are kept busy with events that it happen. nourish the mind, body and soul. &KHU\Oĥ$QQ&RQOH\5HFUHDWLRQĥ al Director for Alta Vista Manor, Photo Credit:Laurel Sherrer prides herself in the diverse range RI SURJUDPV WKDW DUH RɱHUHG WR 2Q)ULGD\0D\YROXQĥ dinator who oversaw the project. the residents. teers rolled up their sleeves and “It’s nice for us to get out in the &KHU\O ¿OOV WKH PRQWKO\ FDOĥ WLOOHG XS VSDFH IRU D ĥPHWUH community,” she said, and she endar with concerts and live enĥ garden along the front of the tertainment, classes such as yoga, school, as well as an oval bed for EDNLQJDQGÀRZHUDUUDQJLQJ6KH Residents of Alta Vista Manor, Continued on page 28 enjoying a friendly game of pool. ÀRZHUVVXUURXQGLQJWKHVFKRRO¶V Page 18 Riverview Park Review JUNE 2011 Vincent Massey Public School

S.O.L.E.: Update on the “rejuvenation” VM Celebrates and Learns from the Five Days of Freedom of the russell heights community house by Heather Swail work raising awareness and funds for local projects and for a school by Rowan Dowd, Grade 8 student and prime we are getting ready to ollowing the idea of a naĥ and community in Solio, Kenya. paint them a pale beige to make tional event initiated by On the Monday, the whole team ecently, SOLE has been the room look bigger and make FFree the Children, the VM talking to Peter Hume, the mural that we are painting to Me to We committee of 12 stuĥ Rour city councillor and stand out more. Working on the dents planned a fabulous week to we hope to receive his voice and teach other students about the support for our project. We have Continued on page 27 IRXUPDMRULVVXHVDɱHFWLQJPDQ\ also received another grant of ten PDQ\FKLOGUHQDURXQGWKHZRUOG thousand dollars from the Comĥ Jump rope for heart hunger and thirstĪFOHDQDFFHVVLEOH munity Foundation of Ottawa, doesn’t skip a beat IRRGDQGZDWHUīchild labour; disĦ ease; and, access to education. With many helpers and the guidĥ E\0PH.DWLH5RGJHUĦ+HEHUW Students participating on Thirstday. teacher ance of Mr. Saunders and Ms Photo Credit:Heather Swail Swail, the team planned and ran Q )ULGD\0D\ WK9LQĥ activities for every day of the DQGWKH*FODVVWKDWKDYHEHHQ cent Massey primary and ZHHNFXOPLQDWLQJLQD)UHHGRP working on the issue of child junior students Jumped Success assembly on the Friday. labour, were treated to a presenĥ O The week coincides with current tation by two Free the Children Rope for Heart for the Heart and Stroke Foundation’s annual fundĥ motivational speakers, Jimmy Peter Hume and Class. raiser. Not only did they have and Melanie. Then, as arranged 3KRWR&UHGLW+HDWKHU6ZDLO lots of fun, the kids also learned E\ 6DQMD\ DQG 'DQLHO WKH * the importance of physical activĥ FODVV SDUWLFLSDWHG LQ D ĥKRXU ĪDIWHU WKH RQH WKRXVDQG GROODU ity, healthy eating and giving to KDQGVĥRQ ZRUNVKRS RQ ZRUOG JUDQW IURP 6SHDN 8S 2WWDZDī others. issues. Jimmy and Melanie, themĥ And now at the climax of our year, At last count, students had alĥ selves very knowledgeable and we have visited Russell Heights UHDG\UDLVHGIJ0DQ\WKDQNV enthusiastic individuals, thanked and started our work. While to the students, parents and the the participants for their energy, there, we have started to prepare community for their generous 0U'HORUPH VXVSHQGHG  IHHW Rɱ the walls for painting by washing support. We couldn’t do it withĥ the ground! Continued on page 25 and priming them. After we wash out you! Photo Credit:Heather Swail 'DYLG0F*XLQW\

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Springing and jumping and planting and celebrating Annual multi-cultural dinner celebrates Vincent massey and local partners to “green” school front spring, diversity and healthy appetites by Ms Fay Woolley, VP generous community partners. by Heather Swail The meal was followed by the Ritchie Feed & Seed has been Photos by Heather Swail VM Junior Choir, directed for n Saturday June 4th, instrumental in making this projĥ WKH ODVW WLPH E\ WKH VRRQĥWRĥ IURPDPWRDP ect successful. When they were t was standing room only on retire, always wonderful Mme Othe Vincent Massey Pubĥ approached, they immediately Thursday, May 12 evening Coodin. The choir was then folĥ lic School is planning a communĥ embraced the program and lent IDW WKH $QQXDO 90 0XOWLĥ ity “planting event” to perk up their support. Along with generĥ cultural Dinner. Our folding the front of the school with a ous discounts to the school for WDEOHVZHUHJURDQLQJĪEXWQHYHU variety of shrubs, small trees, and this project, they sent Shelley IROGLQJī XQGHU WKH ZHLJKW RI ÀRZHUV JHUPLQDWHG DQG FXOWLYDWĥ Laponsee to the school to work beautiful, delectable dishes ed by Vincent Massey students RQWKHODQGVFDSHGHVLJQRɱHULQJ from many, many cultures. themselves. The project is thanks suggestions as to the placement to the generous support of comĥ and construction of the plantĥ munity partners such as Metro, ing areas, as well as the types of 5LWFKLH¶V)HHGDQG6HHGDQG:DOĥ trees and shrub that will bloom $X UHYRLU 0PH &RRGLQ ĪZLWK 0 Mart. Vincent Massey’s “front and thrive throughout the spring, 'HORUPH3ULQFLSDOī yard” occupies an entire block summer, and fall. As well, Wal- along Smyth Road, with a deep Mart, located in the Train Yards, ORZHGE\WKH900XOWLĥFXOWXUĥ expanse and southern exposure has donated refreshments for the al Fashion Show where children that make it an excellent venue -XQHth day of the planting. Also, of many different heritages for showcasing Vincent Massey’s Metro supermarket has also genĥ ³JUHHQ´HɱRUWV HURXVO\ JUDQWHG IJ WRZDUGV Mme Coodin directs the choir for and of many different grades )RU WKH ĥ VFKRRO this project as part of its commitĥ one last time. proudly showed their national dress. A great time was had by year, the Vincent Massey Public ment to community partnership Families, children and staff all. The evening was a living exĥ School Parent Council devoted and outreach. feasted inside and outside on a ample of peace among people its fundraising activities to this When complete, the lovely spring day. Those inside of many different backgrounds, SURMHFWDQGDOLJQHGWKHHɱRUWVRI could walk around the many art all united as one community. WKH VFKRRO¶V VWDɱ DQG VWXGHQWV Continued on page 27 galleries of the VM Vernissage. and parents with those of its NOW OPEN

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The stories behind an Art Exhibition: Speaking with the artists of the 3rd Annual Art Exhibition at the Oakpark Retirement Community by Carole Moult $VD&RĥIRXQGHURI2WWDZD$UW Weiser, who was also an exhibitor Photos by Miriam Dwyer ([SRLQ0U5KHDXPHVHHV DW WKH PLGĥ0D\ DUW VKRZ 7KLV one of the important functions was Mrs. Weiser’s second time nother exceptional Art of Art Expo as helping provide showing part of herC wonderfullarid ge Homes OakParkResidence 221008 Finals Exhibition was held from support for young artists. He also FROOHFWLRQ RI ÀRUDO SDLQWLQJV DW Friday, May 13th to Sunday, believes that a lot of good work Oakpark, with Poppies and PeonĦ Ath 0D\ at the beautiful Oakpark goes unseen, and Art Expo helps ies just two of the appealing art Retirement Community, where ¿OODYRLG pieces that she chose to display. the work of twelve local artists 7KH WKUHHĥGD\ $UW 6KRZ DW Another Oakpark resident was displayed in both the beautiĥ Oakpark also allowed the work the exhibition. Hers was a selecĥ who was also making her second ful circular library and the invitĥ of other artists to be viewed and tion of acrylics on wood, in addiĥ Oakpark showing, told how ing lounge of 2 Valour Drive. enjoyed, along side the work of tion to a painting of mixed media she is able to pursueC221008-023.tif her love of C221008-044.tif C221008-064.tif The people of Oakpark cerĥ Mr. Rheaume. titled, ForestC221008-023.tif Fire Painting. painting at Oakpark as well. For C221008-044.tif C221008-064.tif tainly know how to plan and orĥ /\QQ LV DOVR WKH GDXJKWHUĥLQĥ chestrate such an event. While a law of Oakpark resident, Ellen Continued on page 32 VXSHUE VHOHFWLRQ RI ¿QJHU IRRGV was graciously served throughout WKHWZRĥKRXUYHUQLVVDJHRURSHQĥ ing of the art show, the residents and guests enjoyed the harp music 


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Vincent Massey and Local Partners to “Green” School Front Just layer it on by Elisabeth Nicholson Metro supermarket has also genĥ by Ash Charania pearl neckĥ HURXVO\ JUDQWHG IJ WRZDUGV lace I made Q6DWXUGD\-XQHth, from this project as part of its commitĥ ashion is one thing that with pewter DP WR DP WKH ment to community partnership we look up to and try to beads. The OVincent Massey Public and outreach. FPLPLFĥ %XW 6W\OH LV VRPHĥ colour of the School is planning a community :KHQ FRPSOHWH WKH ÀRZHU thing that draws out our personĥ pearls lends “planting event” to perk up the beds and planting areas will be ality our individuality creativity itself to coordinating with everyĥ front of the school with a variety full to bursting with beautiful DQGÀDUH thing in my wardrobe and is a RIVKUXEVVPDOOWUHHVDQGÀRZHUV ÀRZHUV VRZQ FXOWLYDWHG DQG The layered look started someĥ nice classy touch. germinated and cultivated by Vinĥ planted by Vincent Massey stuĥ WLPHLQWKH¶VZKLOHZRPHQ 5XOH0\VHFRQGSLHFHZLOOEH cent Massey students themselves. dents themselves. In their Winter ZHUH ¿JKWLQJ IRU HTXDOLW\ WKH\ VKRUWHUE\ĥLQFK¶V7KLVFKRLFH The project is thanks to the supĥ Sowing Project this year, students were coming out in style. As the will now depend on the colour of port of community partners such HQJDJHG LQ D PXOWLĥVWHS SURFHVV hemlines became shorter the P\ RXW¿W , ZLVK WR DFFHVVRUL]H as Metro, Ritchie’s Feed and to select hardy annuals and comĥ abundance of wealth was comĥ Turquoise is a great colour against 6HHGDQG:DOĥ0DUW mon garden perennials, germinĥ monly found wrapped around the a black palate and blended with a Vincent Massey’s “front yard” ate them in plastic bags, bury necks of the women. Most fashĥ FRUDOVDɱURQ LV D IDVKLRQDEOH ĥ occupies an entire block along them deep under the snow, and LRQQHFNODFHVIURPWKH¶VFHQĥ punch. Smyth Road, with a deep expanse start them in mini greenhouses. tered on strung pearls worn 2 or 3 5XOH  ,I \RX KDYH URRP DQG and southern exposure that make 9LFHĥ3ULQFLSDO)D\:RROOH\VSHDUĥ times around the neck. are bold enough add another it an excellent venue for showcasĥ headed this project and received OHQJWK RI SODLQ PHWDO ĪLH VLOĥ ing Vincent Massey’s “green efĥ enthusiastic support from the YHU VLOYHU  WXUTXRLVHī 2XU forts. teachers including Wendy Curtis, goal is create a cascading neckĥ )RU WKH ĥ VFKRRO Melanie LaCroix, Luc Charbonĥ OLQH VR \RX KDYH VHYHUDO GLɱHUĥ year, the Vincent Massey Public neau, Donna Burns, Corina Mcĥ ent lengths around your neck, School Parent Council devoted $OGHQ DQG 6XVDQ .LQJħWKH some touching your skin & some its fundraising activities to this ³IUXLWV´ RI WKHVH HɱRUWV ZLOO EH on top your clothing. Combinĥ SURMHFWDQGDOLJQHGWKHHɱRUWVRI enjoyed by the entire community ing metals is very stylish & gives WKH VFKRRO¶V VWDɱ DQG VWXGHQWV your overall look some depth. and parents with those of its generous community partners. 5XOH.HHS\RXUOD\HUHGORRNDIĥ Ritchie Feed & Seed has been fordable. It would be so great if all instrumental in making this projĥ Coco Chanel RIXVFRXOGZDONLQWRD¿QHMHZHOĥ ect successful. When they were &LUFDĥOD\HUHGZLWKD ry store and point to the pieces of approached, they immediately inch necklace with an eagle charm jewelry we want, but where is the embraced the program and lent IROORZHGE\DQLQFKWKHQD IXQ LQ WKDW" *HW FUHDWLYH /HDUQ their support. Along with generĥ inch facilitated by low necklines how to make your own pieces, ous discounts to the school for Photo Credit: J. Bunville and gold nylon jumpsuits and the personalize your jewellry box and this project, they sent Shelley beloved platform shoe. your build your individual style. Laponsee to the school to work ZKHQWKH\DUHVHHQLQIXOOÀRZHU Today this look is still fashionĥ RQWKHODQGVFDSHGHVLJQRɱHULQJ LQ 9LQFHQW 0DVVH\¶V QHZ ÀRZHU able, but worn with a slight twist. suggestions as to the placement beds! 1R QHHG WR EH PDWFK\ĥPDWFK\ and construction of the plantĥ After weeks of preparation, throw in some texture too! Those ing areas, as well as the types of Vincent Massey parents, stuĥ ZKR ORYH WR EH PDWFK\ĥPDWFK\ trees and shrub that will bloom dents, and partners will celebrate will curse me and say that it’s and thrive throughout the spring, WKHLU HɱRUWV RQ 6DWXUGD\ -XQH ³*$8',´,EHJWRGLɱHU$QWRQL summer, and fall. As well, Wal- th, with a community planting *DXGL KDG DQ H\H IRU PDNLQJ D Mart, located in the Train Yards, events. All are welcome and inĥ mark, being an individual. has donated refreshments for the vited to participate in these fesĥ Where to begin; -XQHth day of the planting. Also, tivities. 5XOH)LQG\RXUIDYRULWHQHFNĥ ODFHSLHFHPLQHWHQGVWREHD´ CAPITAL GRANITE Custom Designed Counter Tops Kitchens, Bathrooms, Fireplaces, etc

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Riverview Students Learn Procedural Writing and Measurement in the Kitchen! by Karen MacGillivray tea towels, dishes, et cetera were provided. Learning Support Teacher Teachers can request to borrow the Kit from their school’s Public Health Nurse. eachers Kirsten Beyers and Karen 0DF*LOOLYUD\ GHFLGHG WR LQFUHDVH Ttheir students’ motivation to learn by HQJDJLQJWKHPLQDKDQGVĥRQFRRNLQJDFWLYLW\ with the help of the Ottawa Public Health’s I Love to Cook Classroom Kit. Students learnĥ ed how to read and write recipes and to follow *HURQLPR6WLOWRQZDVDELJKLWZLWKWKH\RXQJHU step by step procedures, including measuring grades at Riverview’s recent Book Fair. The Fair liquid capacity and mass. The menu includĥ sold over eighteen hundred dollars in books and ed Carrot, Leek, and Celery Soup, Banana half that amount went to the School library to buy Chocolate Chip and Date Apricot Oat Bran new books for the students to enjoy 0XɷQVSOXVDVHDVRQDOIUXLWVDODG%R\VDQG Photo Credit: Mary Jo Lough girls took turns chopping vegetables, measĥ uring and stirring ingredients, and *UDGHVWXGHQWV slicing fruit. When learning about mass all the preparing, and capacity through cooking, and bakĥ cooking. They had ing were done, the great fun and a feast students had a feast! afterwards! Photo Credit: Karen The I Love to Cook MacGillivray Classroom Kit was D WHUUL¿F WHDFKĥ er resource as all the mixing bowls, measuring utensils,

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ZDWHUGXHWRWKHÀRRGHG$VVLQLĥ square feet of sod and build the Continued from page 16 boine and Red rivers. Continued from page 15 sod walls. These walls will comĥ Another attraction for passenĥ post over the year and will be taineer, which still runs in British gers was the railway museum run Church with a vacant lot, or a turned back into the garden next Columbia. by volunteers of the Midwestĥ homeowner with a sunny yard, year. A composter was also built Railroaders say there were ern Railway Association. Locoĥ agree to lend their land to Vegatĥ as were rain barrels. The next job more conservative votes to be motives that include the prized ablePatch. They use organic will be to spread the huge pile of had in the small towns along the &RXQWHVV RI 'XɱHULQ EXLOW LQ methods to grow and maintain a compost over the garden area, saved CN route than on the more 3KLODGHOSKLD LQ  DQG EDUJHG variety of vegetation which is then and then the planting will begin. picturesque closed CPR route. from Minnesota to Winnipeg sold locally in Ottawa through 7KH 7ULQLW\ &RPPXQLW\ *DUĥ Capreol is a true railroad town down the Red River, were on their vegetable basket delivery den will be holding a plant sale at populated largely by hunters and show. service. For more information 5LYHUYLHZVFKRRORQ-XQHDVSDUW forest workers. I noted that the Before the hour was up it was on their gardening methods, the of The Riverview Park Communĥ playground had a caboose and an time to get back on the train a possibility of lending your land, LW\*DUDJHVDOHDQGIXQGD\:H old steam engine tucked between little less leg wobbly. or the purchase of a Vegetable hope to raise funds to help cover the slide and the swings. There 7KDWHYHQLQJ,SDLGIJIRUD %DVNHW ĪD &6$ī FKHFN RXW WKH the costs associated with creatĥ seemed to be more rail cars than shoulder massage by Manon, a website at vegetablepatch.ca. ing the garden. If you happen to houses. For half an hour the elders 4XHEHF&LW\ZRPDQRQFRQWUDFW Three short weeks after the be splitting your perennials over among us strolled the length of to Via Rail. I later talked with Plot Thickens work shop, the the next couple of weeks, we will the train, marvelled at the power Manon in the Dome carriage. creation of the garden began. On gladly accept donations. We will of the locomotive, gazed at one :HYLHZHG D PDJQL¿FHQW 0DQLĥ 0D\ WK FORVH WR  YROXQĥ also have sign up sheets for those true face of rural Canada and toba sunset. I wondered if I was WHHUV MRLQHG WKH VWDɱ RI 9HJHĥ that think they may be interested formed conclusions on why we dreaming and would wake up in tablePatch. The work was hard in volunteering in the community were there. The answer? We had Ottawa. I’m now wondering what at times but the sunshine was garden or in renting a plot next stopped for water. Janina thinks of that! The transiĥ beautiful and we enjoyed getting year. Please stop by and chat At Hornepayne, piles of logs tion from Shield to prairie should to know each other over a deliĥ with us. If you would like further and pulp and plywood plants borĥ have been from grey charcoal and cious pot luck lunch. Everyone, information about the garden or dered railway tracks. The comĥ trees to newly planted canola and from the six year old boy, to the if you would like to donate plants PXQLW\ KDG VWDUWHG Rɱ DV D UDLOĥ ZKHDW¿HOGV%XWWKH¿HOGVZHUH neighbourhood retiree, dedicatĥ or volunteer your time, please do way town. The town library was too wet to plant in Manitoba. ed their time and energy to help not hesitate to contact us at trinĥ open, but the librarian could not Families of ducks and geese were UHPRYH DSSUR[LPDWHO\  [email protected] supply me with a short written in their element. history of the town and time was Unity, the town in Saskatchĥ up. ewan where they mine salt, we Onward again and the Canĥ passed through during the early Plant Sale at the Riverview Alternative School on June 4 adian Shield rolled by and by hours of the morning. We crossed and by with its millions trees as the Battle River into Alberta. though it was just getting started. Central Time became Mountain Out with the Shield and in with Time. the Prairies! That soon was the 7KH WUDLQ ¿QDOO\ UHDFKHG P\ prevalent call. Winnipeg, once destination Edmonton, regarded the hub of the Canadian fur trade, as the gateway to the north. As it was hardly a fertile place in the almost halted at the railway staĥ ÀRRGVHDVRQ0RUHLPSRUWDQWLW tion I spotted my youngest son had people and a civilization outĥ Neil waving from the platform. Trinity Community Garden needs your help to build a community garden and raise funds for the purchase side the train. Arrival came not a I smiled and waved back. There of rain barrels and garden tools minute too soon. Travellers had was this glimpse of him but surely, booked for a bus ride around the I thought, he was not gone forever city, but the tour was cancelled to Trinity Community Garden is located at when the train trundled almost a 480 Avalon Place; plots available in spring 2012 make up for time lost returning mile farther down the track. 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FRPPLWWHH DQG * WKH HYHQW Ms Swail, Teacher tering the water because I found Continued from page 18 involved all students, including it pretty cool to look down into Ms Hamilton’s kindergartners, the water and see it getting cleanĥ enthusiasm and insight into how LQ  DFWLYLWLHV LQFOXGLQJ D ZDWHU +HUHDUHVRPHÀUVWKDQG er. I also liked the carpet factory PRVWFKLOGUHQOLYHYHU\GLɱHUHQWĥ relay, a simulated carpet factory articles written by the because it was fun to listen to the ly from many North American using child labour and a “build students who participated in guards shouting at us. I found it children. your own shelter” area. All staĥ the Thirstday events. funny that they were never satisĥ Tuesday was TWISTER DAY! tions featured posters with facts ¿HG ZLWK ZKDW ZH GLG QR PDWĥ Organized by Shadara and Jihaĥ RQVSHFL¿FLVVXHV,WZDVDQDPD]ĥ ī ,W ZDV KDUG WR VWDQG XS  WKH ter how well we worked. I didn’t ne of 8A, and supervised by Mr. ing day and the organizers and pizza boxes and to think where really like building a house and I Saunders, the whole school parĥ facilitators proved themselves to to make our shelter, was hard too. don’t think I would have liked it ticipated in three rounds of the be creative, resourceful and exĥ ī,WZDVIXQEHFDXVHDW¿UVW,ZDV anymore if I had to do it for real. game, Twister. Students contribĥ cellent teachers. making knots but then I made It was really hard and we could uted money to play in the event. The week ended with a a knumchuck out of 2 Popsicle never seem to get it right. I was Much fun was had by all and many very exciting assembly on Fri- sticks and string. kind of bored with carrying buckĥ VWXGHQWV VKRZHG LQFUHGLEOH ÀH[ĥ day. All Intermediate ī1RZ,NQRZKRZWR¿OWHUZDWHU ets of water and it would be even ibility! 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Continued from page 18 Continued from page 19 kneel boards to protect the walls ÀRZHU EHGV DQG SODQWLQJ DUHDV from skates and other accidents, will be full to bursting with building a hockey stick organizer, EHDXWLIXO ÀRZHUV VRZQ FXOWLĥ and running a poster campaign to vated, and planted by Vincent help clean up the streets of the Massey students themselves. In Russell Heights community are their Winter Sowing Project this our major projects. \HDUVWXGHQWVHQJDJHGLQDPXOWLĥ We are looking and hoping for step process to select hardy anĥ parents to volunteer to help us nual and common garden perenĥ with our project. We have alĥ nial seeds, sow them in freezer ready had several parents contact bags and bury them deep under us and say that they would like the snow, in these “mini greenĥ WRKHOS*LYHQWKHPDJQLWXGHRI KRXVHV´  9LFHĥ3ULQFLSDO )D\ our project we hope for parents Woolley spearheaded this project to volunteer and help us with our and received enthusiastic supĥ project. We have already received port from the teachers including several messages from parents Wendy Curtis, Melanie Lacroix, saying that they would like to Luc Charbonneau, Donna Burns, help. Corina McAlden, Susan King $QG ¿QDOO\ZH DUH UHFRUGLQJ DOO DQG2$=H\QHS*XQHVEHUN7KH our work there through work in ³IUXLWV´ RI WKHVH HɱRUWV ZLOO EH our journals, video taping our enjoyed by the entire community Photo Credit:Greg Money work and photographing it all. ZKHQWKH\DUHVHHQLQIXOOÀRZHU Once done composing all our vidĥ LQ 9LQFHQW 0DVVH\¶V QHZ ÀRZHU eos and photographs, we will edit beds! them and put them all into one After weeks of preparation, ELJ¿QDOVXPPDWLYH:HKDYHDOO Vincent Massey parents, stuĥ our info on our wikispaces site, a dents, and partners will celebrate way of communicating with the WKHLU HɱRUWV ZLWK D FRPPXQLW\ class while at home. We also post planting event. All are welcome all our wok up there and all news and invited to participate in these regarding S.O.L.E. I can’t wait till festivities. we start our work back up again. Page 28 Riverview Park Review JUNE 2011 Neighbourhood Watch

Police concern at vehicle break-ins

by Tim Mark ports have been made to the poĥ Neighbourhood Watch Block what’s it all about? Neighbourhood Watch Coordinator lice but residents should remain Captain as well as the police will Come and visit the Riverview Riverview Park East vigilant. alert your neighbours and perĥ 3DUN &RPPXQLW\ :LGH *DUDJH 5HPHPEHU Ħ GR UHSRUW DQ\ haps lead to a feeling of greater 6DOH RQ 6DWXUGD\-XQH  ,W ZLOO ttawa police are asking incident to the police promptly. security. be held in association with the Riverview Park residents Never mind that it may seem You don’t have Neighbourĥ Riverview Alternative School Oto be on their guard after trivial or it may be embarrassing hood Watch on your street? That %%4 %DNH 6DOH DQG )XQ 'D\ a spate of thefts from vehicles to admit that you forgot to lock can be remedied. Please call Tim &RQVW *DU\ 0F&R\ IURP WKH around Easter time. Many of the your car or you left the keys in 0DUNĪīĥRU-RKQ1HDOH South Ottawa Community Poĥ thefts took place from unlocked the ignition. Īī ĥ ĪORFDO 1HLJKERXUĥ lice Centre will be at Riverview vehicles. Items such as iPods, ĥ$YRLGOHDYLQJYDOXDEOHLQ\RXU KRRG :DWFK &RRUGLQDWRUVī IRU $OWHUQDWLYH 6FKRRO Ī .QR[ *36 V\VWHPV DQG ORRVH FKDQJH car information. &UHVFHQWī IURP  DP RQ WR were taken. ĥ'RQ¶W KHVLWDWH WR FDOO WKH Neighbourhood Watch on Abĥ provide information and answer 2Q(DVWHU6XQGD\$SULOSRĥ police if you see any suspiĥ bey Rd. ready to start questions about local policing OLFHUHFHLYHGVL[FDOOVDERXWEUHDNĥ FLRXV DFWLYLW\ Īī ĥ *RRGQHZV$VDUHVXOWRI-RKQ and Neighbourhood Watch. You LQVRQWKHVHVWUHHWV%ORRU.QR[ ĥ&DOOLIWKHUHLVDOLIHĥWKUHDWĥ Neale’s article on Neighbourhood can also meet Local Block Capĥ /HQQR[3DUN3L[OH\ĪFDOOVīDQG ening emergency or a crime in Watch activities in the communĥ tains for questions and discusĥ Blair. There was an earlier report progress. ity in the last issue of Riverviews, sion. from Avalon Place. It is important to report all inĥ a volunteer has stepped forward In the meantime checkout ,QIRUPDWLRQ DERXW WKH EUHDNĥ FLGHQWVEHFDXVHĥ to revive the Watch on Abbey Rd Neighbourhood Watch on the ins was circulated to all Neighĥ ĥ5HSRUWLQJ DQ LQFLGHQW PD\ and perhaps adjoining streets. Ottawa Police website. bourhood Watch Block Captains help the police to see a pattern 7KHUH LV VRPH V\PEROLF VLJQL¿ĥ KWWSZZZRWWDZDSROLFHFD with a caution for all members to or determine how the criminal cance here. It was a former resiĥ HQFULPHSUHYHQWLRQQHLJKERXUĥ be on the alert. The information or criminals operate. It may help dent of Abbey Rd, John Dolan, KRRGZDWFKLQGH[DVS[ was also posted on the Riverĥ prevent future incidents in the who was responsible for setting If you are interested in the view Park Community Associaĥ DUHDĦHYHQDUHSHDWYLVLWWR\RXU XS RQ KLV VWUHHW WKH YHU\ ¿UVW number and types of crime in our tion website. As a result more home or vehicle! Neighbourhood Watch in Otĥ community remember to check EUHDNĥLQVFDPHWROLJKWZKLFKKDG ĥ5HSRUWLQJ DQ LQFLGHQW ZLOO tawa, and perhaps in Ontario. If out the crime mapping tool not been reported to the police. also encourage police to allocate \RX DUH LQWHUHVWHG VHH KWWSRQĥ KWWSZZZFULPHUHSRUWVFRP Neighbours on other streets in resources to catch those responĥ ZHFRWWDZDSROLFHFDYLHZBSRVWĥ the area were alerted. sible. LQJFIP"SJ  QDPH  Since that time no more reĥ ĥ5HSRUWLQJDQLQFLGHQWWR\RXU 1HLJKERXUKRRG :DWFK Ħ

to schools to help students sucĥ years, helping the school out initiative is a wonderful comĥ Continued from page 17 ceed. While OC Transpo workĥ ZLWK PXFKĥQHHGHG UHFUHDWLRQDO munity project,” said Hawthorne ers were putting in hard labour equipment, such as snowshoes Principal Francesse Kopczewĥ was glad to help add some curb at Hawthorne, other corporate and skating helmets. They also ski. “By beautifying the gardens appeal to the school. teams of volunteers were gardenĥ are part of the “Ottawa Reads” and planting attractive shrubs 6KHHQĥ'URXLQ DOVR HQMR\HG ing, painting, and doing other program, which allows workers and perennials, these enthusiasĥ having free rein to select and improvement projects at nine to volunteer in Hawthorne on a tic volunteers have changed the SODQWWKHIJZRUWKRI face of our school in a posiĥ plants provided by the tive way. They have given 2WWDZDĥ&DUOHWRQ /HDUQĥ the students more pride in LQJ )RXQGDWLRQ Ī2&/)ī their school through the for the project. The lovely front gardens and Elmvale Acres Loblaws KDYH KHOSHG FUHDWH PXFKĥ store made the money needed shade on the school JR IXUWKHU E\ RɱHULQJ grounds for those hot, WKHÀRZHUVDWDGLVFRXQW sunny days. This is a legacy and the City of Ottawa’s that will live on for years forestry services providĥ and years! We can’t thank ed the trees. these caring volunteers Colleen Connely, anĥ enough! ” other volunteer, saw the 0V 0RVTXHUD¶V *UDGH event as an opportunĥ 2 class at Hawthorne gives ity to give back to the DELJWKXPEVĥXSWRWKHHIĥ school her daughter atĥ forts of OC Transpo volunĥ tended several years ago, teer gardeners Cindy Seĥ and where she served as YLJQ\-RVHH%UD\ĥ*DOORZD\ school council chair. $P\ 6KHHQĥ'URXLQ .HLWK ³*LYH %DFN WR 6FKRRO Duncanson and Colleen Day” is an OCLF initiaĥ &RQQHO\ ĪLQ ZKLWH VKLUWVī tive that pairs local busiĥ who spent an entire day nesses with area schools SXWWLQJLQSHUHQQLDOÀRZHUV to help channel resources other schools. regular basis to read to students and trees to beautify the school ĪHJ IXQGLQJ YROXQWHHUV ERRNV OC Transpo has had a partnerĥ and encourage literacy skills. grounds. HTXLSPHQW DQG RWKHU LQĥNLQG ship with Hawthorne for many ³7KLV µ*LYH %DFN WR 6FKRRO¶ GRQDWLRQVī IURP WKH FRPPXQLW\ JUNE 2011 Riverview Park Review Page 29

New Sudan Nation 2011 by Peter Amoi Angara Dut are in the early stages of creating Continued from page 13 Baico Publishing Inc., this program and would welcome your ideas and suggestions about Ottawa repair at the Alta Vista Plaza. Inĥ how would make this a success. quires by the RPCA determined Finally, the RPCA will be holdĥ South Sudan aims to secede that the ownership of the plaza ing a membership drive to enĥ is currently in transition followĥ courage more residents to join by Bill Fairbairn DXQLWHG6XGDQE\-XO\´'XW ing a dispute over a will. The our Association. The more memĥ writes. RPCA also raised the communĥ EHUV ZH KDYH WKH JUHDWHU LQÀXĥ RPHRUVR$IULFDQFRXQĥ He also tells us in his book that ity concerns about the declinĥ ence and impact we will have. tries gained independence Southern Sudanese Africans are ing condition of the plaza at the You can get more information Sfrom colonialism between known by many of the northern April meeting of the Alta Vista on the Street Representatives  DQG  6RPH VXFFHHGHG Arabs as slaves and that they work 3ODQQLQJ*URXS)LQDOO\WKHFRQĥ Program and can join the RPCA peacefully others by armed strugĥ as slaves in northern homes while dition of the plaza drove one ĪIJDKRXVHKROGīDWRXUWDEOHDW gle. Would you believe that there the only work their wives are alĥ 5LYHUYLHZ 3DUN 5HVLGHQW WR ¿OH the Riverview Park School during is still a liberation struggle going lowed to do in the north is for DE\ĥODZFRPSODLQWUHJDUGLQJWKH WKH*DUDJH6DOHVRSOHDVHVLJQXS on in an Africa country? Arabs in the wine business or as deteriorating conditions of some Looking forward to seeing you tea sellers on sidewalks. buildings and the broken fence DW WKH *DUDJH 6DOH RQ  -XQH Ħ Even cemeteries are segregated behind Tim Horton’s. As a result, OHW¶VDOOFURVVRXU¿QJHUVIRUJUHDW in Arab and African locations “If the fence has been repaired. The weather! the people of one united country RPCA will continue to monitor hate each other enough to segreĥ the developments at the site. gate the dead how are they going Last month I attended the Alta Continued from page 35 to live in one country?” Dut asks. 9LVWD 3ODQQLQJ *URXS Ī$93*ī ate to have a number of dediĥ He says Northern Sudanese with Councillor Peter Hume and cated community volunteers Arabs have the right to marry Afĥ representatives from the other who come into our School on rican girls but Southern Sudanese Ward 8 Community Associaĥ a regular basis to help our stuĥ QRQĥ0XVOLPV DUH QRW DOORZHG WR WLRQV 'LVFXVVLRQV LQFOXGHG  dents learn to read. Volunteers marry Muslims unless they are Terminal Avenue Building, proĥ read to, with, and by students ready to change their religion to posed residential building on WKURXJKRXWWKHVFKRRO\HDURɱHUĥ become Muslims. 5XVVHOO ĪDFURVV IURP 3HUOH\ DQG ing them praise, encouragement, He says that typically a village EHKLQG 6W +XEHUWī &RPPXQĥ and support. Their involvement chief in an area is ordered to doĥ ity Development Plan for Belfast with our students improves the Corridor and federal government Peter Dut nate African teenagers to military childrens’ attitude toward learnĥ Photo Credit: Bill Fairbairn RɷFHUV IRU D ZHHN WR EH WKHLU RɷFH QRGH DW 7UHPEOD\DQG 6W LQJ WKHLU VHOIĥHVWHHP DQG WKHLU wives and that might end up in a Laurent; the planned expansion level of achievement. We are Peter Dut, studying at Algonĥ marriage free of charge to a suitor of the Franco Cite school to inĥ truly grateful for all the time and quin College while working as a or his family. When the people of clude two large gymnasia; the energy these volunteers donate diplomat in the Southern Sudanĥ Southern Sudan resisted imposĥ planned new additions to Trainĥ to helping our students become ese Ministry of Regional Cooperĥ itions on marriages by one side, yards stores and the plans for a FRQ¿GHQWUHDGHUV ation, has written a short book civil war broke out and more or new community center for Riverĥ If you would like to make a supporting southern region secesĥ OHVV ODVWHG IURP  XS WR WKH view Park. GLɱHUHQFH LQ WKH OLYHV RI \RXQJ VLRQ DQG IUHHGRP IURP QHRĥFROĥ realization of the Comprehensive Over the summer the RPCA children, please volunteer at our onial Muslim rule in Khartoum. 3HDFH$JUHHPHQWLQ will be working on a few major School. Our students would love He outlines problems rooted in Dut, whose education was beĥ initiatives make our community a to read with you! SRVWĥLQGHSHQGHQFH 6XGDQHVH KLVĥ deviled by civil war, says that due JUHDWSODFHWROLYH7KH¿UVWLVWKH tory that led to a referendum. The to the bad atmosphere inside development of a new Communĥ problems include irreconcilable Sudan, Southern Sudanese emiĥ ity Center on the Balena Park UHOLJLRXVDQGUDFLDOGLɱHUHQFHVEHĥ JUDWHWR¿QGVWDELOLW\DQGVXUYLYDO Fieldhouse Site. We will be workĥ tween North and South, economĥ “They have moved to the former ing, together with our Councilĥ ic exploitation and discrimination colonial power Britain and to such lor and residents representatives, by the North, and the Sudanĥ countries as Canada, the United to develop a design which meets ese government’s imposition of States, Australia, the Netherlands the needs of all of our residents Arabism and IslamismĪ6KDULDODZī and so forth.” ĦRXUKRFNH\SOD\HUVRXUVRFFHU on the Southern Sudan Africans, Dut is returning to Southern players, our pool users and those the majority of whom are Chrisĥ Sudan this month to return to his who would like a place to hold WLDQRUQRQĥ0XVOLP7KHVH6RXWKĥ job and also distribute copies of his meetings, classes and parties. So erners languished in poverty for (QJOLVKĥODQJXDJHERRN7KHGRPĥ please send along your suggesĥ years while their Northern comĥ inant languages in Sudan currently tions about what you would like SDWULRWV EHQH¿WHG GLVSURSRUWLRQĥ are English and Arabic. A priority to see in our new facility to DWHO\IURPĦFDQ\RXJXHVVĦRLO¿HOGV he outlines is for the New South Secondly, over the next few claimed by the South. Sudan nation to select a language months the RPCA will be workĥ A referendum in July is part of a of its own as the national language ing to design a new Street Repĥ GHDOPDGHLQWRHQGDVWUXJĥ while keeping English and Arabic resentatives Programs aimed gle that dates back more than half apart as business languages. at providing our residents with a century to Sudan’s independence “My supreme mission is to information about upcoming IURP %ULWLVK(J\SWLDQ UXOH ³'LIĥ help southern Sudan towards inĥ events and issues as soon as posĥ ferences in culture between the dependence as an African nation sible. This program will involve Arab rulers in the North and Afriĥ within the beloved African conĥ volunteer Block Representatives cans in the South were never foreĥ WLQHQWLQWKH\HDU´ who will be the main communiĥ VHHQ E\ $QJORĥ(J\SWLDQ FRORQLDO 7KHYRWHPD\EHWKH¿QDOZRUG cations link between their street rulers when they handed over on this issue. The focus will then and the RPCA Executive. We SRZHUWRWKH1RUWKLQ)HZ be on what happens after South really believe there will be still be Sudan becomes independent. Photo Credit:Greg Money Page 30 Riverview Park Review JUNE 2011 Libraries

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:HGQHVGD\ -XO\   DQG $XJ  la biblio. buy magazines they are about comĥ $0ĪPLQī 7KXUVGD\-XO\30 Continued from page 4 puters, plus I look at websites with Stories, rhymes and songs for babies /HMHXGLMXLOOHWK the most up to date information. DQGWKHLUSDUHQWĪVīRUFDUHJLYHUĥ $JHVĥDQV shop we do the jobs that are more And if I have an hour or two beĥ months. WLPHĥFRQVXPLQJ 1RU LV &RPSXĥ WZHHQ FXVWRPHUV WKHQ , ZLQGRZĥ Camp Wannagoodbook Home in the business of selling any shop at computer stores.” Frontier College Reading Circle *DWKHUDURXQGDFDPS¿UHIRUVXPĥ 6DWXUGD\V -XQH WK WR $XJXVW  mer camp fun! products, thus we always try to take And luckily for many of us, the 30ĪPLQī 7KXUVGD\ -XO\   30  $JHV what you already have and work to kinds of shops where you might Volunteers will help your child to ĥDQV make it better.” happen to run into Malcolm Harĥ love books and become a better With a schedule that would apĥ ding are those that will help Malĥ reader through stories and games. Sea Creatures Cartoon Cel pear to others to be more than a colm solve our great variety of $JHVĥDQV painting little odd, Malcolm begins work in computer problems or assist him in Please contact the branch for regisĥ Paint amazing cartoon creatures on the afternoon and continues workĥ giving computer advice. WUDWLRQGHWDLOVDWĥĥ a cel of acetate just like cartoon aniĥ ing on computers until it is almost When asked where Malcolm mators do for television and movies. dawn. travels to help people with their Mystery Lovers Book Club 7XHVGD\$XJXVW30ĪPLQī “I need to work when other computers, the reply was that he &RPH MRLQ XV WKH ¿UVW 0RQGD\ RI $JHVĥDQV people aren’t, and generally that DFFHSWVUHTXHVWV³&LW\ĥZLGH´)URP every month. 0RQGD\ -XQH  -XO\  $XJ  Boredom Buster seems to be both afternoons and 0DQRWLFNWR*DWLQHDX&DUSWR2Uĥ 6HSW  2FW  $GXOWV RQO\ What to do when there’s nothing evenings. I also take appointments OHDQV&RPSXĥ+RPHPDNHVKRXVH Share the enjoyment of good to do. Blast your summer boredom for six days a week, beginning at YLVLWVWRKHOS¿OODYHU\LPSRUWDQW mysteries in a relaxed atmosĥ with great games and classic pasĥ one in the afternoon, then workĥ need in the lives of people today. phere. Join us for discussion. times. LQJXQWLORUPDNLQJKRXVHFDOOV Moreover Malcolm says, “We 4XHIDLUHTXDQGLOQ¶\DULHQjIDLUH" After a short break, I go to the have discussed it many times, and Opening ceremonies / Cé- Chasse l’ennui en plongeant dans workshop until what needs to be we certainly believe that we get exĥ rémonie d’ouverture WRXWHV VRUWHV GH MHX[ HW G¶DFWLYLWpV done is completed.” cellent value from our Riverview Join us for the TD summer Reading pour t’occuper les mains et l’esprit. 6FKHGXOLQJ KDV EHFRPH D IXOOĥ Park Review advertisements. It’s &OXENLFNĥRɱ5HJLVWUDWLRQ 7KXUVGD\$XJ30 time job and Kathy, a former techĥ nice to get feedback from our colĥ -RLJQH]ĥYRXV j QRXV SRXU OH ODQFHĥ /HMHXGLMXLOOHWK nical coach for a local school board, umns, too. The community is alĥ PHQWGX&OXEGHOHFWXUH7' $JHVĥDQV 7KXUVGD\-XO\30ĪPLQī is in charge of looking after this; ways very supportive.” /HMHXGLMXLOOHWK Spectacular Seas with everything done through an To think back even just ten years Family This original, black light show reĥ online scheduling system. or so ago, the role of computers in veals that the oceans, along with the It used to be Malcolm’s mother our lives was not nearly as central Something’s Fishy at the Li- exotic creatures that inhabit them, Frances who took on the job after as it is now. brary/ Poissonneries must, indeed, be protected. she retired; however having Kathy ,QZKHQ&RPSXĥ+RPHEHĥ &RPHGLVFRYHU)LQĥWDVWLFOLIHXQGHU :HGQHVGD\ $XJXVW   Ī do this provides Malcolm’s parents came a registered name, according the sea. PLQī$JHVĥDQV the opportunity to travel and purĥ to Statistics Canada, the household 'pFRXYUHODYLHIDQWDVWLTXHGHVFUpDĥ sue other hobbies. It also gave John 3&RZQHUVKLSUDWHZDVİDQG WXUHVVRXVĥPDULQHV Beach Break/ Vacances à la plage Harding the opportunity to reduce MXVW¿YH\HDUVEHIRUHWKDWWKHUDWH 7KXUVGD\-XO\30 Dig your toes into the sand and get his house calls somewhat, after inĥ ZDVİ,QRQHRIWKHPRVW /HMHXGLMXLOOHWK ready to go beachcombing through $JHVĥDQV books. itially being the one to make the recent years with statistics availĥ Enfonce tes orteils dans le sable et service visits. able, the household PC ownership Pirate’s Money and Buried UDWLVVHjODGpFRXYHUWHGHOLYUHV “Frequently Kathy is able to asĥ UDWHZDVİZLWKİKDYLQJ Treasure/ Butin et pirates 7KXUVGD\$XJ30 sist people over the phone without an Internet connection. 6WUDSRQ\RXUH\HĥSDWFKHVDQGSUDFĥ /HMHXGLDR€WK ever having to make an appointĥ Computers, like cars, are wonĥ tice your “avast ye swabs!”. It’s time $JHVĥDQV ment,” concurred both father and derful when they are working for all you landlubbers to set sail son, who feel themselves fortunĥ well, but can cause their owners with the Currency Museum team as Closing Ceremony/ Fermeture ate to have Kathy as a part of the a tremendous amount of anxiety they help you swashbuckle your way de cérémonie &RPSXĥ+RPH7HDP when they are not. And just as all through games, crafts and activities Join us for the TD summer Readĥ And according to Malcolm, “To vehicle owners will attest, probably about pirates and their treasure. LQJ&OXEZUDSĥXS5HJLVWUDWLRQ everyone it is an emergency when the most part about ownership is 2Kp$WWDFKH]YRVEDQGHDX[GHSLUĥ “SPLASH” ate et tenez bon, tonnerre de Brest! À -RLJQH]ĥYRXV j QRXV SRXU OD IHUPHĥ there is something wrong with their having a good service mechanic l’abordage, mousses et moussaillons! WXUH GX &OXE GH OHFWXUH 7'  computer; the increased importĥ to keep everything in good runĥ (PEDUTXH]ĥYRXVDYHFO¶pTXLSDJHGX “SPOUFF” ance of the computer in our lives ning order. Technicians are those 0XVpHGHODPRQQDLHGDQVXQHDYHQĥ 7KXUVGD\$XJ30 is one of the most striking changes who help keep our world intact by ture pleine de jeux, de bricolages et /HMHXGLDR€WK we have seen over the years.” maintaining the performance of G¶DFWLYLWpVVXUOHWKqPHGHVSLUDWHVHW Family And in response to the question our computers. GHOHXUVWUpVRUV3RXUOHVjDQV of what is the most typical probĥ 7KH&RPSXĥ+RPH7HDPLVGHGLĥ Inscription. English Conversation for New- lem of computer users, the answer cated to making your life a whole 0RQGD\-XO\30$JHVĥ comers would have to be, “My computer is lot easier by turning that ‘emerĥ DQVĪPLQī Improve your English and meet slower than it used to be.” gency’ into just a little bump in the /HOXQGLMXLOOHWK new friends in a relaxed setting. “And even if I’m at someone’s URDG7KDQN\RX&RPSXĥ+RPHIRU 7KLV SURJUDP LV RɱHUHG LQ SDUWĥ house for something else to do coming to the rescue of so many of QHUVKLSZLWKWKH&RQVHLOpFRQRPĥ with their computer, such as the your appreciative customers. LTXHHWVRFLDOG¶2WWDZDĥ&DUOHWRQ Internet, chances are the customer &RPSXĦ+RPHFDQEHUHDFKHGDWĦ 7XHVGD\VWR30 Bubble Trouble/ Cascade de will say, ‘Oh, and could you make it ĦRUE\HĦPDLODWinfo@compu- bulles faster too?’” home Bubble gum, soap and superhero “How do you keep current? ‘, the VSHHFKEXEEOHVĥZH¶UHEXEEOLQJRYHU question was asked of Malcolm. the library. “It is my hobby to watch teleĥ Bulles de gomme, bulles de savon et vision shows about computers. If I EXOOHV GH EDQGH GHVVLQpH oD EXOOH j Page 32 Riverview Park Review JUNE 2011

and Last Catch, were just some of park. Supported by Susan Lines, Continued from page 20 the paintings in this year’s collecĥ WKH *HQHUDO 0DQDJHU RI 2DNĥ Continued from page 35 Beulah Christison, who had preĥ tion of Mrs. Yachnin`s work that park, Mrs. Dwyer was able to It was during March break viously lived on Alta Vista Drive, delighted the visitors to the Oakĥ move forward many months ago when Jessica found out that she moving to Oakpark in June of park library. ZLWK WKH SODQQLQJ RI WKLV PXFKĥ had in fact been accepted for  PHDQW EHLQJ DEOH WR FRQĥ Katherine Nestruck, an Oakĥ anticipated event. Dance at Canterbury! Jessica will tinue going to the same church park resident, was another repeat Art exhibitions have played be studying dance for at least and bank, as well as attend the contributor to the show. Only an important role for art over one period a day and then more same art classes each week at the beginning to paint and follow the last few centuries, with many dance before and after school. Heron Road Community Centre. D GUHDP LQ KHU th year, Mrs. famous shows now held all over She will be studying dance for Mrs. Christison, who works with 1HVWUXFN KDV FDUULHG WKH LQÀXĥ WKHZRUOG%\GH¿QLWLRQµWKH\DUH the next four years. In grade nine oils, noted how she paints in their ence of her mother’s garden into considered traditionally as the she will study dance but not do suite while husband John reads. her wonderful paintings. As an space where art objects meet the any performances until the folĥ Moreover, she was extremely active member of the Montreal audience’. lowing year. I asked Jessica what pleased when three of her paintĥ Womens’ Art Society for many Visitors and residents who exĥ she wants to be when she grows ings sold at the art show, includĥ years, Mrs. Nestruck exhibited perienced the Oakpark 3rd Annuĥ up and she says “Either a dancer, ing one to former Riverview Park her work all over Montreal. For al Art Show might not have deĥ psychologist or a doctor”. resident Mary Dudgeon, who this particular Oakpark art show, ¿QHGDQDUWH[KLELWLRQLQH[DFWO\ Jessica would like to thank also bought an oil painting from Mrs. Nestruck included paintings that same way, however as they Ann Cameron who teaches Hip Lily Tobin. with titles such as Daisie Gloriosa, savoured the artwork of fellow Hop and wrote her recommendaĥ “I think it has been a very and Hibiscus in her delightful disĥ residents and guests, they could tion letter for Canterbury. Jessica popular idea,” commented Mrs. play. not have been happier with the would also like to say thanks to Dudgeon, having attended all Out in the lounge, another results. her parents who have encouraged three of the annual art shows. “In Oakpark resident Muriel Ivanĥ her all the way including last year fact, I heard one man truly raving ochko was participating in her in grade seven when she wanted ¿UVWH[KLELWLRQDW2DNSDUN0UV about this particular art exhibĥ Continued from page 34 to quit and her parents convinced ition,” she added. Ivanochko, who has taken variĥ KHUWRNHHSJRLQJ*UHDW-RE-HVĥ While the original art show in ous art courses including some at Russell Heights area. Sport Chek sica!  IHDWXUHG IRXU RXWVLGH DUWĥ the Ottawa School of Art, Carleĥ provides a lot of needed equipĥ Next I got to interview Divĥ ists, what made this exhibition ton University, and Abbotsford ment for the children. On averĥ ine who got into Canterbury for so unique was the fact that there House, used the media of oil, age each kid attends a STAR proĥ Visual Arts. She is thirteen, in ZHUH ¿YH UHVLGHQW DUWLVWV ZLWK acrylics, and watercolour for the gram two nights a week for about grade eight and also attends Vinĥ four of the additional visiting artĥ engaging paintings she had on exĥ thirty weeks in total each year. cent Massey. Divine had to go to ists related to either resident artĥ hibit. In each of the man y programs a workshop and do a sketch of a ists or to someone who lives at Cheryl Brooks, who has a Deĥ &KULVWLH/DNHKDVWRRɱHUWKHUH model in a bathing suit as part of Oakpark. gree in Fine Arts from the Uniĥ are approximately twenty kids. the application process to get in Evelyn Warburton, who is an versity of Ottawa, was another 7KHSURJUDPVDUHDOZD\V¿OOHGWR for Visual Arts. On Divine’s apĥ Oakpark resident, had her daughĥ guest artist, and although her capacity and some of the more plication she mentioned that one ter Anne Warburton join her for father is not an artist, he is a resiĥ popular programs, such as cookĥ of the questions she was asked the show. Mrs. Warburton, who dent of Oakpark. Ms. Brook’s ing, have waiting lists. was “what are you going to bring KDV EHHQ SDLQWLQJ IRU RYHU ¿IW\ large and small captivating works Thank you Dempsey Comĥ to the school and what will you years, has exhibited her work at were completed in both acrylics munity Centre for your supĥ take from this school?” Divine many locations including at the and oils, and predominately feaĥ port. Thank you Sport Chek, the was very surprised and tells me ‘Clothesline Sale’ for Friends of tured a wide collection of Apples kids and parents are grateful for she remembers shaking when she the Central Experimental Farm. to the delight of the viewers. your support. Last but not least, got the news via mail. Anne, who not only paints, but It was just eight short years ago 7KDQNV &KULVWLH /DNH 6WDɱ DQG Divine was kind enough to also has been involved in arts and in New Zealand that Miriam Dwĥ many volunteers, your time, genĥ bring some of her work with her crafts all her life, included her yer, like others in the exhibition, erosity and compassion are inĥ for the interview. I was grateĥ most recent technique in a disĥ followed her own lifetime desire spiring! ful to see the wonderful pieces play of artwork, where she clevĥ to paint. she brought. Divine particularly erly creates pictures with a mix of ³,¿QGWKHWH[WXUHIHHODQGXQĥ likes drawing realistic faces. I ask paper and beautiful embroidery predictability of paint extremely her what she wants people to see threads. satisfying,” she noted, as guests when they look at her work and Lina Yachnin, who as an outĥ enjoyed the collection of acrylics says “I want to draw people in side visitor, has been in all three she shared at the Oakpark Reĥ with my drawings, I want them to Annual Art Shows. She is an Asĥ WLUHPHQW &RPPXQLW\ WKUHHĥGD\ NQRW ZDQW WR WDNH WKHLU H\HV Rɱ VRFLDWH $UWLVW DW *DOHULH 2OG show. of it”. I saw several pieces of Divĥ Chelsea, and included a beautiful The exhibition would not have ine’s work and her talent speaks display of watercolours and oils been possible without the superb for itself through her pictures, IRU KHU  2DNSDUN SUHVHQWDĥ organization of Miriam Dwyer, Photo Credit:Alison Nanda they are amazing. tion. Lisbon at Night, Trepidation, the Activities Director of Oakĥ I asked Divine if she wanted to add anything else to the interĥ view and she says she would like to thank Mr. McKean, Ms. Swail, 6DUD7KRPSVRQ&DWLQDĪKH\WKDW ZRXOGEHPHīDQGHYHU\RQHHOVH that have been very encouraging. All makes and models Thanks Jessica and Divine for Tires Brakes Tune Up Electrical Exhaust Fuel Systems Suspension Rustproofing taking the time to sit down with me and share your thoughts and Mention this ad for a change. Mon - Fri 7:30 am - 6:00 pm OIL CHANGE Sat. 8:30 am - 3:00 pm talents. We look forward to hearĥ $35.00 plus tax 709 Industrial Ave. 613-739-0020 ing from you in the future! *Max of 5 litres of regular oil. Bottle and premium are extra. Ottawa, ON www.snsmotorsottawa.com JUNE 2011 Riverview Park Review Page 33 Riverview Alternative Mock Trial Jack and the Beanstalk on Trial Riverview Student Jury Hung on the Verdict

by Karen MacGillivray Learning Support Teacher

iverview Alĥ ternative School Rheld its fourth annual Mock Trial with the help of local civil litigation lawyer, Jim 0DF*LOOLYUD\0U 0DFĥ *LOOLYUD\ZURWHDVFULSW that saw Jack accused of breaking and entering, The jury listens to their instructions from theft, and damage to ³-XGJH´-LP0DF*LOOLYUD\ Photo Credit: Karen MacGillivray Defence lawyers guide a witness through his testimony while Crown property. He invented a prosecutors prepare questions for cross examination. cast of characters and story line Photo Credit: Karen MacGillivray that engaged the student body and had the jury begging for Ī-DFN/HJXPHīWKHYLFWLPVĪJLDQWĥ SRUWHUVFRXUWFOHUNDQGEDLOLɱ more time to debate the points of HVVVLVWHUV&RUQHOLDDQG/HWXFLDī law. The outcome was a hung jury WKHZLWQHVVHVĪ5XWK%HJJDĪ-DFN¶V on all accounts. The debate that PRWKHUī*DUGHQLDĪD\RXQJJLUOī “ occurred during the jury delibĥ &RQVWDEOH /HHN ĪWKH DUUHVWLQJ Rumour has it that the erations was exciting and clearly RɷFHUī DQG %DUE 5KX ĪD VRFLDO Big Bad Wolf will be on demonstrated the high level of ZRUNHUīī ODZ\HUV IRU WKH &URZQ trial next year ³-XGJH´0DF*LOOLYUD\UHFRUGVWKH engagement all teachers want and Defense, and jury members, evidence of Jack’s mother. from an experiential learning students also took on the roles of Photo Credit: Karen MacGillivray activity. Aside from the accused courtroom artists, newspaper reĥ ”

Riverview1st annual Park Community Wide GarageGarage SaleSale &‡ Saturday JuneFunFun 4th DayDay 8:00 – 2:00 Rain or shine on lawns throughout our community and Riverview Alternative School, 260 Knox Crescent Hold your own garage sale, or rent a table ($15) in the school’s yard sale, or donate items to support school programs Relax and have fun at the school’s bake sale, BBQ lunch, and fun day in the heart of our community! School table rentals and donations – Donna: 613-733-6233 Community Sale: [email protected] (Ads and signs will be placed several days before the event) Page 34 Riverview Park Review JUNE 2011

Coronation Park Clean-up beautiful Frisbee which provided by Pam Clayton lots of fun and games. Photos by Orrin Clayton Blair Court Community House 6WDɱ

Christie Lake Kids Awards Banquet!

by Catina Noble she was child. She is now the VXSHUYLVRU IRU WKH /,7 ĪOHDGHUV Q :HGQHVGD\ 0D\ WK LQ WUDLQLQJī SURJUDP WKDW &KULVĥ the children of Russell WLH/DNHRɱHUVWR\RXWK,DVNHG OHeights gathered eagerĥ ly at the Dempsey Community Centre for the annual banquet. It is a celebration of success, the chance to recognize kids that participate in the Christie Lake STAR programs. There was the LQWURGXFWLRQ RI VWDɱ D VSHFLDO thank you to the MANY volunĥ teers at Christie Lake and a big Beth and Trinity with their Christie round of applause for all the kids /DNH&HUWL¿FDWHV who took part in the numerous Photo Credit: Catina Noble DFWLYLWLHVWKH\RɱHU Manon what she likes about working with the kids and she says “I love the opportunity to give back. It is a lot of fun, espeĥ cially camping with the kids”. Tammy was pretty busy talking to all the parents and kids but I managed to get a few words from her as well. Tammy is currently Sports Chek donation of equipment the Program Director for Chrisĥ Photo Credit: Catina Noble tie Lake Kids. She says a special thank you goes out to Sport Chek I had a chance to speak to who, for the second year, works Manon who has been working in partnership with Christie Lake with Christie Lake for two and to help sponsor sports in the half years. Manon herself used to participate in the programs when Continued on page 32 JUNE 2011 Riverview Park Review Page 35

Community members get involved at Riverview Alternative School by volunteering

by Karen MacGillivray WHDFKHUVVWDɱIDPLOLHVĦDQGHYHQ Learning Support Teacher ZKROHFRPPXQLWLHVĦH[SHULHQFH together. ne of the main tenets of Riverview is very fortunĥ the Alternative Program Oat Riverview is that eduĥ Continued on page 29 cation is something that students,

Margaret Moyson Cumming donates four hours a week to helping junior students read to learn, coaching them in their storytelling, helping them practise their parts in plays, guiding them in their writing of campaign speeches, and more. She even comes back to the school, outside of her regular volunteer hours, to attend plays and other performances! Margaret is a highly valued member of our school community and well loved by all the VWXGHQWVDQGVWDɱZLWKZKRPVKHZRUNV Photo Credit: Karen MacGillivray

Talented youth accepted into Canterbury!

by Catina Noble Massey. She got into Canterbury for Dance. Jessica has been takĥ hile covering the ing dance lessons for two years story on the SOLE Wproject that students from Vincent Massey undertook, I found out that two of the stuĥ dents working on that project were accepted into Canterbury. I asked who the students were and asked them if I could meet with

Photo Credit: Catina Noble

but started dancing a long time before that. In January of this \HDU-HVVLFD¿OOHGRXWDQDSSOLFDĥ tion for Canterbury and then in February she had to go and do DQDXGLWLRQ7KH¿UVWSDUWRIWKH Photo Credit: Catina Noble audition was done in big group and they did mostly ballet. The them and write an article and was second part was done with smallĥ glad when they accepted! er groups and then she had to do First I sat down with Jessica DRQHĥRQĥRQHLQWHUYLHZ who is thirteen years old and a grade eight student at Vincent Continued on page 32 Page 36 Riverview Park Review JUNE 2011

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