Papa___JUL globe 5, 1999 Vol. 28 No. 2 February Taste of raises $10,000 for Glebe Community Centre renovation Good food, good people, good fices put together the fundraiser cause - $10,000 was raised in at minimal cost and maximum ticket sales and donations for profit for the renovation fund. GNAG's Glebe Community Centre The community centre renovation renovation fund by Taste of the is planned for 2004. Glebe, Jan. 28. A sell-out crowd Food was the main attraction munched on the specialties of- and there was all kinds of it fered by 24 Glebe restaurants and chicken pot pie, quiche, chili, bistros. The restaurants donated salads, shrimp, meatloaf, curry all the food, businesses donated and bagels as well as decadent raffle prizes and staff at the desserts, washed down with cof- Glebe Community Centre donated fee, wine or beer. their time. Chair Jim Watson, Glebites of all ages attended volunteers from the Glebe Neigh- (the youngsters dined and played bourhood Activities Group downstairs); they all look forward (GNAG) and staff for Mayor Wat- to the next annual Taste of the son's and Councillor Berg's of- Gleb e.

Brian Daniels (Von's) Brian Wallace & Lisa Duncan, Lightning Bakery Photos: Susan Jermyn

Dan Hotte & Glen Bolivar (Loeb) Marc Bordeleau (Wringer's), Skate & Terry Plumb

Marie MacGregor & Emily Cushman INSIDE Coun. Inez Berg & Mayor Jim Watson congratulate Graeme Kirby, winner of the Air Canada ticket Letters 5 raffle. GCA Christine Grenville & Sheila Lynch (Three Tarts) 7 What's happening with Glebe C. C. gets $1 million ot ? City Councillor Inez Berg The motion that passed guar- an- City Councillor .....9 nounced the approval by antees $500,000 in immediately begins City Council for $1 million for a secure funding for the long- Winterlude starts today, Feb- Reg1 Councillor's newly created ruary 5, and continues for three Glebe Community awaited renovation and will en- column 11 Centre reserve fund Feb. 1. sure an additional $500,000 when weekends to February 21. In the the city receives payments in lieu Glebe, attractions include the Arts 14,15 'This is great news for our Dow's Lake of taxes from the federal govern- snow sculptures, Schools 21-23 conununity. I've been working ment later this year. sleigh rides and hot air balloon hard to re-stabilize funding for The support came as part of a fiesta, the Royal Bank fantasy on Heritage 25 the Glebe Corrununity Centre. It is joint motion that will see Plant ice on the Canal at Fifth Avenue a success ,Focus on Colonel By story for me, our entire Bath, the city's No. 1 capital pri- and a display on the native spirit community and for council's ority, get $2 million overall in a of winter at Pig Island. ability to support its capital pri- reserve fund to go toward its $6.5 There is a row of trailers on ority projects without incurring million cost. The Glebe Commu- the ice south of Fifth Avenue for DATES TO REMEMBER new dcbt or raising taxes. I want nity Centre renovation, estimated changing skates, for rentals and Feb. to 22: Glebe Report thank the mayor and council- at $2.8 million, is the city's No. 2 for skate sharpening. Sharpening' lors for their support." priority. costs $5. Deadline N EWS Glebe Report February 5, 1999 2 Abbotsford in action BY GORDON HAUSER collecting dust. Your donation of This, is the weather for the books is needed for ôur book sale comfortable study of seed cata- on Friday, April 9 from 10 to 2 logues and dreaming of the flow- p.m. Bring them in any weekday ers of the summer. Those who between 9 in the morning and 4 love gardens and flowers should p.m. It's a big event at that great come to Abbotsford Senior Centre house at 950 Bank St. opposite to hear the TV host of Country Lansdowne. Gardens, Anstace Esmonde-White, When you bring your books, talk and show slides about her look in at the old board. room gardens at Kemptville. The time where we have now set up the and date is 1 p.m. Tuesday, Feb- snooker table for your pleasure. ruary 16. Call 230-5730 to reg- Practising on your own is good, ister and the cost is $2. but get a friend to join you for the All the programs are going well real fun. Of course, ladies play and I talked to a couple who had just ask at the desk or phone 230- just attended the first talk on 5730. History and they were enthusiis- I haven't mentioned many of the tic. Thomas Monti is an engineer, features of our 'club' for Otta- not an academic. He loves history wans' 55 years or older, for I and it shows in how he tells the must leave it up to you to make story of how nations developed. that first step and phone. There The History talks are Thursdays is a need for volunteers to help in the lounge, from 11 until noon. out in many different areas, so Your opinions and discussion even if you don't feel like doing a r welcomed. regular activity, you can be part PETIT tCOLIER Bridge for players, intermedi- of the scene by being useful as an ate and beyond, is offered on Fri- occasional volunteer at the desk, days from 10 to noon. Cost is $35 in the boutique, or in the Alz- for members or $41 non-members heimer's Day Away Program. for the 10-week session. Come in and discuss the possi- BOOK SALE APRIL 9 bilities before you make any We would like to have all those commitment, then you will see books on your shelves that you who we are and talk with other read long ago and are now just volunteers.

Special plans at Glebe Centre MON - FRIDAY 8:00am to 10:00pm for Year of the Older Person SATURDAY 7:00am to 9:00pm BY CHERYL LEDGERWOOD SUNDAY 9:00am to 8:00pm On Friday, February 5, the 044,414, 4406;44,. tin 411 45t4 Glebe Centre officially launched a year of celebratory activities marking the International Year of 1 the Older Person. The United Nations has declared 1999 as the International Year of Older Per- for Family sons, to foster international re- spect and support. The national and Community Mediation theme of the year is "Canada, a society for all ages." During A registered, organization offering 1999, governments, the private International Year of Older Persons 1999 not-for-profit and voluntary sectors, families, mediation services on a sliding fee scale. communities, non-governmental residents of the Glebe Centre. organizations, seniors' groups Volunteers will meet two or three Family Mediation and citizens of all ages will par- times with interested residents to ticipate in activities to celebrate help them identify and select Separation / divorce, parenting agreements, inter-family conflicts. seniors and their contributions to photos or other mementos to be Canadian society. included. They will also help the Community Mediation Beginning in February at the residents write brief biographies Glebe Centre, residents of the of their lives and their special Communities / organizations, neighbours, landlord / tenant, long-term care facility and mem- memories. In the fall, the album court-connected mediation. bers of Abbotsford Senior Centre will be offered to interested will be invited to participate in a community centres and schools 211 , Ottawa (613) 564-0606 www.cyberus.ca/ocfcm variety of events and programs for display. which incorporate this special WALK THE WORLD theme. The Senior Centre will The Walk the World program highlight the active and benefi- involves residents walldng or cial role of seniors, whose hard wheeling (in wheelchairs) a de- work as volunteers supporting fined distance or time that repre- programs at the centre includ- sents travel through a number of ing the bazaar and rock-a-thon, selected countries. Volunteers goofzer the two major fundraising events will be needed to provide assis- are essential to the success of tance and encouragement to resi- Associate Broker these initiatives. Activities for dents by "walldng the world" Bronson Place and the Tower with them and helping them rec- residents will stress an ord their achievements. The "The Hooper Group Delivers only promove "intergenerational" theme aimed event will not Action & Results!" at changing stereotypical per- health through physical activity, ceptions and attitudes about ag- but give residents the chance to ing by inviting volunteers of meet new people and to continué For All Your Real Estate Needs younger generations to become to learn about the world around involved in two very special proj- them. ects. For information on how you MEMORIES ALBUM can be part of the International www.calljeff.com A Memories Album will tell, Year of the Older Person at the 567-1400 through collected pictures and Glebe Centre, call Cheryl Ledger- 24HRS BUS PAGER - advantage realty ltd. written stories, about the lives of wood at 238-2727 ext 323. sutton group 3 Glebe Report February 5, 1999 N EWS A labour of vision for a public institution be provided through terminals, love for OPL trustee which is held dear by so many and who cares where a virtual 1 i- The Glebe Report asked start I have been impressed by their lives. We brary is located in the ether? Thorn ton Ave. resident, Mel the commitment, qualifications people throughout in libraries, It is now up to the board of Massey, to describe the work of and industry of the other board behave differently we feel home, and the board's the OPL to set a course through the OPL board, of which he is a members who include the mayor at function is to maintain the fond the technological rapids and to new member. Mel and his family of Ottawa, a former deputy of the symbiosis between people and consider raising a fund-raising are long-time Glebe residents. Bank of Canada, a renowned this public institution. But when sail in a time of lessening public BY MEL MASSEY author and journalist, a former will a library for south Ottawa contribution. I think that we are The first public building MP, an accomplished solicitor and (more than 40,000 people) become doing a good job with free courses where I remember being truly other persons active in the com- VVhen can renovations on Internet use (including how to comfortable was the shady Cam- munity. feasible? for decrepit Main branch be find employment on the net) and bridge Public Library, located in These busy people make the the undertaken? the electronic services offered in the '50s across the street from time to scrutinize the thick pack- branches and on the library's the renowned Cambridge High & ets of briefings, engage in li- The board is preoccupied with Web site (www.opl.ottawa.on.ca) Latin High School in Cambridge, funding concerns. I suppose that brary-oriented activities and I have been on the board for Massachusetts. Wherever I have we were show impressive concentration it would be bizarre if less than a year and I sometimes been, one of the first places I through the sometimes lengthy not, but sometimes it seems to nr feel swamped by tides of infor- have was visited the local public meetings. Trustees tap into the as if every initiative finally mation and a bit overwhelmed by library: Boston, Montreal, Oxford, operating life and concerns of an amounts to budgeting matters, the factors engaged in the future Buffalo, Vancouver and Ottawa. institution which is cherished by trying to stretch dollars at a time of this institution. The informa- I have always deeply appreci- the community as well as being when Canadian public institu- tion download is vast and, for a ated the services offered by pub- the premier information dissemi- tions are on strict funding re- novitiate member of the board, lic libraries and the help offered gimes. But the facilities must be nating force at the municipal daunting. However, whatever I by librarians and library work- level. We attempt to show visible maintained and improved, and the feel is basically irrelevan the ers. I always considered that the support for the library at every library must remain involved, duty of the trustee is not per- vast culture represented in 1 i- function where the public is rep- conunitted to the community and, sonal. brary collections would rub off resented. You may have seen some above all, relevant. on people who worked in librar- of us handing out leaflets at li- The board is responsible for We the trustees are responsi- ies, through sheer proximity. brary branches during the recent the ongoing direction of the li- ble for doing our best as indi- Perhaps it was this magical funding drive or supporting the brary, for its guidance in the vidual volunteers and collec- thinking which led me to reply to library's annual budget pre- largest sense. And in this func- tively, as trustees, to remain the ad which appeared in last sented to the City of Ottawa. tion, the board is directly re- vigilant that the library prospers spring's Citizen requesting ap- sponsible to ratepayers (meaning through vicissitudes and contin- library tries to coordinate plications for the position of Our everyone). For some time, library ues to exist as a warm and wel- and cooperate with other public trustee to the Ottawa Public Li- boards across Canada have been coming public institution where institutions (municipal, provin- brary (OPL) Board, one of the two wrestling with the spectre of de- each of us can feel at home. The federal). Barbara Clubb, positions representing the Ot- cial, creasing use of library facilities. tradition of the public library chief librarian, is a veritable tawa-Carleton District School Some chalk up diminishing us- has always to provide the treasure-trove of information been Board (statutory nominating age to increasing use of the In- public with essentially free ac- about library business and has a privileges which could be elimi- ternet for the research (and cess to the educational, recrea- of everywhere nated). multitude contacts looking-up) functions which were tional and research materials and in the country (and, I suspect, the During the past nine months I traditionally provided through facilities which it desires. I in- have attended the monthly meet- world). libraries. Others say that the tend to do my part in seeing that ings of the board of the Ottawa I sometimes remind myself public library as we know it is this practice continues. Public Library, including sub- that the board's purpose (and my obsolete; that it is only a matter And one thing is now for sure, committees on governance and personal responsibility) is to of time until the services previ- my family pays attention to the millennium initiatives. From the provide long-term guidance and ously accessed at the library will overdue notices from the library!

THANKS FOR YOUR HELP: GLEBE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGN

Thanks to all the volunteers, listed below, who helped with the 1998/99 Glebe Community Association membership campaign. Your continuing contribution to GCA activities is a tribute to the tremendous community spirit in the Glebe. The campaign has resulted in over 1,500 GLEBE households joining the GCA for the coming year (some 3,000 adult members, and over 1,000 GLEBE Community children). Through your membership support, you contribute greatly to GCA leverage in our Community Association representations on your behalf to local government. Association

John Kane, GCA President Cindy Delage, GCA Vice-President(Membership) Doreen Drolet and Terry Mueller, Campaign Co-ordinators

Area 1 (Dow's Lake) Area Representative - Brian Carroll Block Reps - Bob Fong-Jean Cam Robertson Brian Stethem Susan Kit/am Dinah Showman Bob Showman Elsie McDorman Catherine Bell Leeza Cohen Brian Carroll Ted McDorman Dick Seabom

Area 2A (SoUthwest) - Area Representative - Hawley Kane Block Reps - Faith Schneider Eleanor Bennett Shelia Selley Cindy Delage Eileen Scotton Anne Rutherford Hawley Kane Lorraine Kemp Kristin Teitelbaum Lyle Russell Jim Norris Rachel Ladouceur Eva Golder Judy Field Alain Pare PennyStanford Clare Rogers Glynis Doorbar Kim Lambert Lester Johnson Martha Bowers Diane Lupinska

Area 2B (Southwest) Area Representative - Terry Mueller Block Reps - Allan Rosenzveig Yvette Hazzard David Rampton Carol Sutherland-Brown Terry Mueller Terry Sullivan

Area 3A (Midwest) Area Representative - Rochelle Handelman Block Reps - Hannah Reid Maxine Miska Sharon Beattie AnnalineLubbe Nancy Stewart Janet Still Ken Desson Susan Chibuk

Area 38 (Midwest} Area Representative- Jim English Block Reps - Greg Poole Judith Poole Brian Jonah WendyAdsett Larry McCloskey Pam Connolly Fred Bienefeld Muriel Brown William Brown John Horvath Roger Smith Margaret Ficner Eleanor Ryan Jennifer Sherman Marylou Bienefeld Jamie Worling Odile Waslander Barbara Helm Madeline Taylor Paul Durber Jennifer Worling Jodi Diamant Boustead

Area 4A (Northwest) Area Representative - George Hiemstra 1. Block Reps - Bey MacRae Shirley McCormick Patricia Brown George Hiemstra Carolyn Pink Lynda Kelly RudyKoop Terry Keough Marjorie Lynch Eleanor Stanfield Maureen Monsebraaten

Area 4B (Northwest) Area Representative - Acting/ Doreen Drolet Block Reps - Valerie Clements Ann filing Doreen Drolet Judy Bernstein Christine Hollander Connie O'Brien Elizabeth MacNab Hilary Parker CathyRobinson Carla Mazowita

Area 5A (East) Area Representative - Dianne Holland Block Reps - Marcia George Dawn McArthur David Fitzpatrick Dianne Holland Tim Holland Ginny Haysom Irene Mathias Frank Szadkowski

Area 5B (East) Area Representative - Acting/Cindy Delage; new - Ken Scott Block Reps - Russ Wright Nancy Wright Ken Scott Christiane Fitzpatrick Peter Cairns GregVanKoughnett Mike Mankowski Harriet Smith Mary-Ellen Harper Barbara Lunney Josee Van Dromme Robert Brandon

Area 6A (Northeast) Area Representative - Chris Bradshaw Block Reps - Eleanor Taylor Chris Bradshaw Larry Lithwick

Area 6B (Northeast) Area Representatives- Charles Nixon and Anita Biiguzs Block Reps - Keith Campbell Ruth Swyers Jane Bower Brian Tom/in Jennifer Phillips Views expressed in the Glebe Report are those of our contributors. We reserve the right to edit all submissions. EDITORIAL PAGE February 5, 1999 4 Open letter to the community What is a community newspaper? It is located right in the heart of the community, in the commu- glebe nity centre. It is directed by a volunteer board of local residents who represent a cross-section of interests, ages, experience and ideals. It P.O. BOX 4794, STATION E is a not-for-profit paper that puts any surplus funds back into the K1S5119 community playgrounds, school libraries and food banks. OTTAWA, ESTABLISHED 1973 Look the army of volunteer carriers that deliver the paper you at TELEPHONE 236-4955 will see your neighbours. Look at the names on the production side. It is produced by a team The Glebe Report is a monthly newspaper. We receive no govern- of volunteers dedicated to the neighbourhood. ment grants or subsidies. Advertising from Glebe and other mer- It covers as many aspects of the neighbourhood as possible: the chants pays our bills and printing costs. 7000 copies are delivered politics, the news from the local schools, the sports scene, community free to Glebe homes, and copies are available at many Glebe shops, activities, news from the faith communities, the seniors centre and Library, Brewer Pool and Glebe and Ottawa South the library. Community Centres. The residents of the community feel it is their paper. A subscription costs $16.59 per year. To order contact our Busi- The Glebe Report is like a mirror of the Glebe. This is where we see ness Manager. ourselves and our neighbours. Here we see the faces of the girl who trained for the Olympic biathlon; the boy playing major junior EDITOR: Susan Jermyn, 236-4955 hockey; a Big Sister; the tree planters; young soloists making a CD for ADVERTISING MANAGER: Judy Field 231-4938 (Before 8 PM) UNICEF; the war hero; teachers and award-winning students. BUSINESS MANAGER: Sheila Pocock-Brascoupé 233-3047 We have met our local visual artists, artisans, musicians, photog- CIRCULATION MANAGER: Christian Hurlow 238-3572 raphers and writers. And it is the local writers, both professionals EDITORIAL ASSISTANT: Margie Schieman such as world-class author Clyde Sanger and amateurs, who bring you these stories every month. STAFF THIS ISSUE: Sally Cleary, Eva Golder, Teena Hendelman, In the Glebe Report we find out when to register for soccer, for Deidre Jones-Nishimura, Mary Kovacs, Elaine Marlin, Judy tennis, for cubs and brownies. Looking for a community centre Peacocke, Hélène Samson, Karen Swinburne, Rita West course? Read the Glebe Report. Glebites have met the people in business here in the pages of the LEGAL ADVISERS: Russell Zinn, Peggy Malpass Glebe Report from the old guard (Badali, Ernie's) to the new entrepre- neurs on . COVER: Joan Massey Local businesses in the Glebe have been most loyal to the Glebe Report: Bill Willis at the IGA advertised in our first issue 25 years DISTRIBUTIONRIBUTION STAFF: Cheryl Casey, Courtright Family, Dorothy ago. We appreciate the support of our regular, long-time advertisers. Donaldson, Gary Greenwood, Geoffrey Gordon, Carolyn Harrison, These advertisers know that everybody here reads the Glebe Report Brian and Marjorie Lynch, Deborah McNeill, Nadia Moravec and because the ads do not overwhelm the stories. Peter Williams. Other papers may try to call themselves community newspapers; Glebe residents know a real community newspaper when they read ADVERTISING RATES ARE FOR CAMERA-READY COPY one: it's called the Glebe Report. The Glebe Report is minted by Winchester Print LOOKING FOR PHOTOS The Glebe Report plans to produce a calendar for the year 2000. We need photos of a variety of scenes in the Glebe (landscape ori- The next Glebe Report will be out March 5. entation) to illustrate the character of the neighbourhood. We may Monday, February 25 is our deadline use some on the cover of the paper. for copy and advertising. Please bring copies of your photos to the Glebe Community Centre, 690 Lyon St. Be sure to label photos with the name of the photogra- pher, the location and the date (photos will not be returned). OUR VOLUNTEER CARRIERS Jennie Aliman, Avril Aubry, Carman, Gale, Marcia, Max & Dylan George, Murdock-Thompson Family, Sana Sally Michael, & Daniel Baggaley, Inez Gabrielle Gigubre, Ross & Laurette Nesrallah, Pagliarello Family, Berg, Ann Marie Bergeron, Erica Glasgow, Nigel & Sebastien Pearson, Paul Prepas, Pritchard Bernstein & Family, Marylou Goodfellow, Brendan Greene, Sylvia Family, Quinn Family, Beatrice Bienefeld, Lee Blue, Emma & Zoe Greenspoon, Gary Greenwood, Raffoul, Zac Rankin, Mary & Steve Bourgard, Nathan & Devon Bowers- Marjolein Groenvelt, Rebecca & Reid, Colin & Tim Richards, Krishnan, Bowie Family, Chirs Madeline Hall, Lois Hardy, Michael & Robertson Family, Audrey Robinson, Faith Bradshaw, John Francis Brandon, Christopher Harrison, Pam Hassell, Susan Rose, Rutherford Family, Brewer Pool, Mollie Buckland, James Hooper Family, Horan-Lunney Family, & Gerd Schneider, Ellen Schowalter, Cano, Christina & Alexandra Paul & Leigh Jonah, Johnston Family, Scott Family, Mrs . 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Adam Cohen The Kennedy Family If you have news call the editor at 236-4955 or write to the Globe Report, P.O Box 4794, 5 Glebe Report February 5, 1999 Station E, Ottawa, K1S 5H9 LETTERS Something borrowed ... Editor, Glebe Report, stopped at Brown's Inlet where a SPORTS & SPINAL INJURY CLINIC What do you do when you've freshly-levelled snow road led to hired a horse-drawn sleigh to the centre of the park the per- whisk you and your bride through fect backdrop for wedding photos. SPORTS MEDICINE PHYSICIANS AND PHYSIOTHERAPISTS WOI-WING TOGETHER the streets for your winter wed- After the wedding party left A private clinic specializing in the ding, only to wake up after a and the stage was no longer night of freezing rain to discover needed, the heavy equipment re- care of: that it's well above zero and the turned to discard the now w ell- sudden or recurring back pain roads are bare? Apparently you trodden, salty, black snow back sudden or recurring just borrow the white stuff. into Capital Park and onto the neck pain

On Saturday January 23, bewil- toboggan hill at Brown's Inlet. -.WM... MIMI tendinitis, swirpai/OF sprains, or strains dered Glebe residents witnessed Hmmm. Did they think we mar- IOU two large front-end loaders and a wouldn't notice something was

half-ton truck with a snowplow di fferent? 900'111,14 MD's OHIP covered scooping snow out of Capital Park So who were the fairy tale cou- Bernie Lalonde, and laying it down on Craig ple? It's amazing what money can Robert Gauvreau, PHYSICTHERAPY °At:ended health Street. A snowy trail was created buy: a a snowy perfect wedding, Eleanor Cox, B.P.T. coverage from Blessed Sacrament Church road, and the right to trash pub- on Percy, through the intersec- lic parks. 1095 Carling Avenue, Suite 101 Ottawa, Ontario KlY 4P6 Tel: (613) 729-8098 tion at Fifth Ave. and down Craig If you witnessed this event, or Street to Brown's Inlet. have any more details to add, call Before the white carpet could Councillor Inez Berg at 244-5367. melt, a beautiful cutter floated by Lynda Hall bearing a bride in white fur and a 2 Days Only! Councillor Berg advises resi- CLEARANCE SALE (no doubt chilly) tuxedo-clad dents to call the 24-hour com- groom. Smiles flashed, cham- plaints number 560-1335 when 27-}Ar.IU am 4 pm pagne glasses tinkled, and the something like this happens. LA r-i _ _ 2 43 videographer caught it all. A City licensing and enforcement 21 Drive stretch limo and white Grey- staff report that no permit was Antares (off Hunt Club) hound-sized bus followed dis- sought or granted. City staff will Leigh creetly behind. The entourage follow up. Morgan Fashions New Spring/Summer '99 Catalogue Available end of March Calling young Glebites Call: Rosemary Corfield 7 3 0 - 0 3 5 8 Editor, Glebe Report, once in a while. You have not As you have probably heard made it clear to the area sur- about this new paper that wants rounding that children can sub- to come in, I have a few sugges- mit a drawing, poem, whatever. tions for the Glebe Report. 3. Have a Fiction Festival in one In the January 1999 issue, issue. This way, young writers you put in the article on Big Sis- who want to become authors can ters. That was a wonderful arti- submit stories and show off their cle. Perhaps if you put a small talent. You have to make this focus on youth and young people visible. in the area that have outstanding People have to know! Thanks talent or volunteer or make a for your time! difference, this would attract Lauren Kronick, age 14 younger readers (well, more of Editor's note: Thanlcs, Lauren, Semi-detached or detached home them) to your paper. for your good suggestions. We are How about instead of photo- always on the lookout for car- in the price range of: graphs on the cover, announce in toons, short stories, poetry and huge bold letters for kids and drawings from Glebites- teens to do a theme drawing for an especially our youth. Call the issue and put that on the cover editor at 236-4955. 737-7200

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Store Hours: Monday to Friday 8:30 am-6 pm, Saturday 8:30 am-5 pm 7 Glebe Report February 5, 1999 GCA Will the region take control of Lansdowne Park? LANSDOWNE PARK Environment Ministry before any the plans for the Parkway knew It appears that the city has additional ramps on the parkway that the Hunt Club ramps were told the region to put up or shut could be built. Preliminary fig- going to increase traffic. Minimal up. If the region cannot bring ures, as predicted by the initial traffic growth was never a consid- forward an acceptable offer to the study, show a dramatic increase eration. The real issue was just city in 90 days (starting January in the number of vehicles on the how bad would it get. Chair 20) we are presumably back in By Airport Parkway particularly Chiarelli indicated that prelimi- the Canderel proposal and a con- G. C. A. between Hunt Club and Walkley. nary numbers for the stretch tinuation of the negotiation phase President This has obviously caused between Walkley Road and Hunt of the process. John Kane some concern to the Airport Club have increased by 65 per However, if there is an agree- Authority (Ottawa Macdonald- cent. Y2K ment between the city and the PLANNING Cartier International Airport As mentioned in previous arti- My thanks to Clyde Sanger for region, you will be able to count Authority, OMCIAA). In a letter cles, the GCA feels that it is es- raising the issue of Y2K from a on one thing: the stadium will to the RMOC they have requested sential a coordi- local perspective. The GCA would remain. Increased activity at the to develop more to be part of the study that will nated response to planning is- be pleased to organize a commu- "park" is something else you can be reviewing the possibility of sues. As a we have ex- nity-based discussion on this count on. What may be lurking in result removing twinning panded our planning committee (additional issue if there is sufficient inter- the background is some form of lane one in each of from basically one person to four. direction) the est. So if you are at all interested mix without the housing. Airport Parkway from the re- in the Added to June Creelman's com- potential "real" problems Let's speculate: the stadium gion's official plan. This request please let me know. so mittee are Corry Burke, Barbara stays the housing must go. To is not surprising but some of the For more information on Y2K answer the calls of putting the Arkle and Sherill Besser. If any- related comments should be one out there has some urban check the following Web site: park back in Lansdowne we add noted: http://y21c.inode.org. planning experience, I am sure green space by eliminating most "The Airport Authority did MEMBERSHIP they would be welcomed. With DRIVE of the surface parking. No surface not formally object to the addi- The membership drive is fi- this expanded committee, the GCA parking means a parking garage. tion of the new ramps at Hunt nally winding down. The GCA will be reviewing the Glebe A parking garage is a costly Club Road providing access to the signed up more than 1,500 family venture so we add a commercial Neighbourhood Plan which is Airport Parkway for two reasons: memberships, despite the absence close to 20 years old. section (as per the Canderel pro- a) RMOC assurances that capacity of canvassers for some of the posal). Add to the mix some ad- The GCA board has decided, problems arising from additional large apartment buildings and an ditional trade show space and zap however, that until the planning traffic would result in advancing increase in membership dues. new "park." The stadium is review is complete, no further the timing for the Parkway twin- A special thanks to all the saved, the region is now involved cash-in-lieu of parking will be ning; and b) RMOC assurances canvassers, block reps and par- and the city is off the hook. supported. This is in keeping that minimal traffic growth on the ticularly Cindy Delage, Terry Canderel makes a few dollars on with past board policy which Parkway was expected as a result Mueller and Doreen Drolet. This the commercial strip, parking seems to have been overlooked in of the new ramps at Hunt Club." is a large undertaking that re- garage, inc-reased trade show the past few years. The conunents are interesting quires many volunteers and most space and renovations to the sta- TRAFFIC in two respects. This is the first importantly time. Thanks again to dium. It beats suing everybody in We can expect to receive the time that an official from either all. sight. results of the Airport Parkway the region or the Airport CENTRAL PARK (EAST) Just to top it all off, council- Extended Traffic Impact Study Authority has stated that there The GCA board endorsed the lors from Kanata, Nepean and (APETIS) in the spring when the was a deal made regarding twin- committee proposal for Central Gloucester decide how much noise final traffic counts are com- ning of the Parkway, not denied Park East and will pass the rec- and congestion is too much. Nice pleted. You will recall that this by Chair Chiarelli in his re- otrunendation to the city. The rec- and neat, everybody wins, well study was a requirement placed sponse. The second point is that ommendation is as follows: almost everybody. on the region by the provincial anyone who was remotely aware of Continued on page 8. OttawaCarleton. We can make il even better!

Ottawa-Carleton is governed by the Region and 11 municipalities: almost everyone agrees this should be changed. To help you decide what we should do, just think of the services already provided by the Region of Ottawa- Carleton. They are the essential ones that 750,000 of us rely on every day.

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The major roads, 911 to speed Garbage, blue box, leaf and yard highways and bridges emergency waste collection are all services of that link us. Our bus services. the Region. And for most of us, service, bicycle lanes, Police to protect us day drinking water as well as unseen even the operation of traffic lights, are and night. environmental services like services of the Region. surface water quality, trunk sewers and sewage treatment. Planning and Reforestation and the protection Services of green space is our Economic Development provided by commitment to the environment. the Region The Region ensures include social effective, efficient land assistance, Public Health use. Through good child care, The Region protects us through urban and rural homes for the restaurant inspections, planning it brings about aged, social immunization, control of economic development housing and disease outbreaks, heart disease that helps in the employment programs to and cancer prevention, and creation of jobs. help people find jobs. promoting our children's health.

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For information on other regional services and municipal governance: Call us at: 5 60-1 335 Website: www.rmoc.on.ca NEWS Glebe Report February 5, 1999 8 20th anniversary at Amethyst This year Amethyst Women's Addiction Centre celebrates 20 years of service! Amethyst was the first addiction treatment centre of its kind in Canada when it opened its doors in 1979. The centre, a non-profit charitable Juggling Roles: Skills for Change organization, provides commu- targeted at women who may be at nity-based treatment services to risk of using substances; its the issues af- address unique francophone counterpart Femmes fecting women coping with sub- aux rôles multiples begins in stance abuse. Since 1979, Ame- 1999. Health Promotion also pro- of thyst has helped thousands vides a series of workshops on women rebuild their lives and be- self-esteem, anger, stress man- come productive members of the agement and assertiveness train- community once again. Amethyst ing as well as professional work- is a service in the region of vital shops on a wide variety and represents a of issues Ottawa-Carleton concerning women and place where women find warmth, addictions. support and new beginnings. On Sunday, February 21, Ame- Amethyst's Treatment Program thyst will hold a Women's Alter- includes a ten-day nonresidential native Health Fair as a fundrais- intensive program, weekly follow- ing event, from 10 a.m. - 4:30 up groups, and individual coun- p.m. at the Glebe Community selling sessions available over a Centre. At this Health Fair, two-year period in both French women can experience half-hour and English. It offers programs sessions of various alternative around sexual abuse, par- therapies including massage, ent/child support, drug abuse reiki, herbalism, trager, cranio- prevention for children and re- sacral therapy and much, much lapse prevention. more. This is a women-only Amethyst's Health Promotion event Tickets are only $20 and Program consists of a 12-week are available in advance by call- lifestyles pmgram called Women ing 563-0363. Handle with Care? Unique performance on tour Handle with Care? Women Liv- "By being part of Handle with ing with Metastatic Breast Cancer Care? I hope to tell people what I will be performed Thursday, Feb. am afraid of and to let them know 11 at 7 p.m. at the RA Centre. how they can be helpful," said The public performance cap- Jan Livingstone, breast cancer tures important features in the patient and member of the cast lives of women with metastatic The show, developed by the To- breast cancer and focuses on how ronto-Sunnybrook Regional Can- family and friends can be helpful cer Centre and Ryerson Univer- Personal Tax to them. When people we care sity's Act II Studio, is sponsored Corporate Tax about have a very serious illness, by Breast Cancer Action Ottawa. rESM1 Accounting we often 'handle them with care.' Admission is free. Marlene Wheeler, CMA GCA, continued 54 Orrin Avenue, Ottawa, ON KlY 3X7 GREAT GLEBE GARAGE SALE Starting April 1 until October Tel. (613) 798-1666 Fax (613) 798-8230 31 dogs will be required to be on The Great Glebe Garage Sale E-mail: [email protected] a leash from noon until 4 p.m., will be held on May 29. For de- www3.sympatico.ca/marlene.wheeler seven days a week. tails contact George Holland at Also remember that stoop and 235-4732 scoop is always the rule and that MONTHLY BOARD MEETINGS all city parks are closed from 11 Next board meeting is Febru- p.m. until 7 a.m. ary 23. The Annual Meeting is REGIONAL BUDGET May 12. Councillor will All meetings start at 7:30 ,01 hold a budget meeting on Feb. 10 p.m. and are held at the Glebe \/: y Lansdowne at 7:30 in the Glebe C. C. RMOC Community Centre. A -="" Animal has a budget in excess of $1 bil- I remind everyone that the lion, part of which comes from GCA board meetings are open to Hospital our pockets. the public. All residents of the T. Zarkechvari D.V.M., M.S. THE NEWS Glebe are always welcome. If you 281 Sunnyside Ave. It appears that Ottawa's an- have ideas, concerns or problems (corner of Bank & Sunnyside) swer to Conrad Black is moving regarding our neighbourhood, north. Michael Wollock, owner of contact the GCA. Also watch the 730-2460 various commercial community notice boards in the Glebe Com- Monday to Friday 9 7 Saturday 9 4 newspapers under the banner of munity Centre and at the McKeen "The News (Alta Vista, Hunt Club, Loeb store for information on the Gloucester, etc.)," will be pub- GCA. I can be reached at: lishing a new twice-monthly RESIDENCE: 235-1782 between 6- publication starting in March. 9:30 p. m. E-mail: Marque Laflamme This edition will target the Glebe, [email protected] REGISTERED MASSAGE THERAPIST Old Ottawa South and Ottawa East. It will be interesting to see if Therapeutic massage for treatment of: the tone of the editorial changes I Support the now that The News will be serving Heart and headaches neck/shoulder stiffness back pain the community north of the Stroke whiplash stress management sports injuries . If memory serves, it Foundation. was this same publication that 77, Free Parking GLEBE Call 237-9000 told urban residents that part of Chirroptracilic living downtown was accepting Fifth Avenue Court CLINIC 99 Fifth Ave.. Suite 7 traffic. 9 Glebe Report February 5, 1999 REPORT City Councillor's update A TASTE OF THE GLEBE: A WONDERFUL SUCCESS -ff-- The On January 28 a sell-out crowd filled the Glebe Conununity no:a 0. Centre's main hall for A Taste of the Glebe. They were treated to a . .k sumptuous array of specialties Cia from many Glebe eateries, coffee By shops, pubs and bakeries. The Councillor Meet me at the Oak! fundraiser for GNAG's Glebe Inez Berg 779 Bank St. (in the Glebe) Ottawa 235-2624 Community Centre Renovation process is on hold and Fund raised apprcodmately informa- tion on negotiations is still not $10,000. I especially thank all finalized or available to the pub- the businesses who participated. Try a little taste of lic. I will report on new devel- They, as well as all the organizers and opments. volunteers, really rose to the SENIORS HONOURED BELGIUM... challenge. The result was a fan- Congratulations and special tastic evening Every Wednesday join us for filled with friends thanks to long-time Glebe Centre old and new, fabulous food, great volunteers, Lee Sproul and Ken- entertainment and many happy neth McClymont To mark the STEAMED MUSSELS prize winners. On behalf of my- United Nations naming of 1999 self and Mayor I & Watson, thank as International Year of the Older everyone who participated. More Person, they and five other sen- news to follow in next $4.99/11). issue. iors were honoured by the City of "FRITES" INVITING WHITTON AWARD Team this up with one of our delicious Belgian beers NOMINATIONS Ottawa on January 20. They were Nominations are again open for formally recognized at council for a truly unique European experience! the VVhitton Awards. This annual and received certificates of ap- ceremony honours 's preciation from Mayor Watson. MARK YOUR CALENDAR NOW! outstanding volunteers in the ar- NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH for our eas of Sports & Recreation, Arts VANDALISM & Culture, Community Activism, My office has learned recently the Envimnment and Business. of increasing late-night vandal- BIGGEST PARTY Please mail, fax or e-mail to me ism on Bank Street in Ottawa the name of your chosen candi- South. I encourage everyone to be date, their full address, tele- observant and to report any sus- OF THE YEAR!!! phone number (and your own) and picious activity to police. MARCH 17 - ST. PATRICK'S DAY a description of their work and SCHOOL CLOSURES why you feel they deserve the Following the public forum on City on award. I look forward to your school closures at Hall nominations. My address is 111 January 7, a task force has been ie°1°6ng..."The Drain Bros." Sussex Drive, Ottawa, K1N 5A1, formed to provide a united front Fax: 244-5373. E-mail: on behalf of the entire Ottawa- [email protected] The Carleton region. This unification mayors and board deadline for nominations i s of school March 31. We hope to hold the chairpersons will support and event in May at Lansdowne Park's advocate for our schools in their Assembly Hall. quest for a revised funding for- Responsible Realistic Sensible Programs for fitness LANSDOWNE PARK mula and an approach to school MORE ENERGY, MORE FUN AND MORE OPTIONS TO CHOOSE FROM NEGOTIATIONS SUSPENDED closures that is fair and reflects 90 DAYS Ottawa-Carleton's unique needs. 29 Aerobics classes weekly, Cardio-machines, Fully equipped weight room, On January 20 city council If Education Minister Dave Personal Training, Massage Therapy, Morning Child Care, approved a 90-day freeze on ne- Johnston is unable to come to Ot- gotiations between the city and tawa to meet with the task force, FREE PROP-ill Canderel Management for the re- its members will go to Queen's (NEW CLIENTS ONLY, ONE VISIT PER CLIENT) vitalization of Lansdowne Park. Park to see him. This was requested in a January WINTERLUDE in Feb Be sure to get out and enjoy payNO GST 12 letter from Canderel stating that the satisfactory conclusion Winterlude. It runs for three (WITH REGULAR MEMBERSHIP PURCHASE) of negotiations (with the city) is weekends from February 5 to 21. encumbered by the opposition (to Watch for ads about street clo- MOMENTUM ATHLETICS Canderel's proposal) by the sures, events and Sno-bus sched- The Finest Fitness Club serving the Glebe & Ottawa South RMOC, and that the project and ules. The usual parking restric- 858 Bank Street at 5th Ave. the public interest would be bet- tions, street closures and un- ter served by the city and RMOC maimed barricades will be in resolving these outstanding i s - place in the Dow's Lake area and 2 3 7 - 4 7 4 7 sues at the earliest possible mo- along the Queen Elizabeth Drive- ment. way. Manned barricades will be The approved motion author- posted at Fifth Avenue and Q,E.D. izes city CAO John Burke to enter and other key intersections out- discussions with the region to side the Glebe. consider any offers the region SNOWL1NE 244-5344 may wish to make for the pur- This hotline is available in chase of Lansdowne Park, consis- both French and English 24 hours tent with the RMOC motion 255 of a day. It provides up-to-date in- October 8, 1998. Mr. Burke is to formation on the status of the Louise Tardif FCSI, am provide councillors with a full city's winter operations, par- Investment Advisor briefing on the discussions Feb- ticularly about the ban on over- 2360103 ruary 10 at the CSOC meeting. night winter parking. Where the 90-day freeze will CAN I HELP? Inez Berg, Councillor, 111 Sus- lead us is anybody's guess. I had intended to hold a meeting for sex Drive, Ottawa, ON, K1N 5A1. Capital Ward constituents to Tel: 244-5367. Fax: 244-5373. E- learn about and respond to mail: [email protected] Plan for theieducation Canderel's plan for Lansdowne Park when negotiations were fi- LEVESQUE nalized, but was forced to cancel BEAUBIEN the meeting by this last-minuté GEOFFRION El Protect:a: Fund' change in plans. For now, the N EWS Glebe Report February 5, 1999 1 0 How much should I contribute to my RRSP? BY BILL CONGDON costs. If you intend to live much make a conservative estimate for For many people, deciding how as you have been, as a rule of the future. much to invest in an RRSP for re- thumb you'll need at least 70 per With these figures, the actual tirement seems about as easy as cent of your pre-retirement sal- calculation of your annual RRSP correctly predicting the results ary to keep up your standard of payments can be done easily by of a horse race. In fact, if you living since costs such as house your financial consultant. One (tt Cetera have some idea of how you would payments tend to disappear. thing will remain constant in any Opera like to spend in your retirement, Use the resulting figures and an case: the earlier you start, the then your age, time horizon and inflation estimate to plot annual lower your payments will be, by a Concert value of current investments are income you will need in each year significant amounts. f4th the main figures you need for you expect to be retired. It's Because of the maximum limits RRSP planning. likely that you will use a Regis- that can go into an RRSP, it is Ceorg-e blebs, Tenor RRSP contributions will be con- tered Retirement Income Fund likely that you will also need to strained by regulated upper lim- (RRIF) or annuity to "pay" your- develop a non-registered savings Sonia Sasse ville, Nezzo-Soprano its on your contributions. In self through retirement. A finan- program in order to fully achieve there& Lewis, Soprano 1998, the ceiling is 18 per cent of cial consultant can help you cal- your retirement goals. your previous year's earned in- culate the investment needed in Although factors such as infla- Sandra Kelly, Accompanist come up to $13,500. The maxi- tax-sheltered and/or non- tion and investment returns can also be performing mum contribution will sheltered plans at retirement to ' affect how much you need to in- lowered if you were a member of a get the annual income you'll need. it is very vest annually, possible Well-known opera& an4 pension plan. To work out your annual contri- to plan carefully for future secu- So, how do you calculate what butions to your RRSP, to arrive at rity. That way, you will get to the Neapolitan songs, and you should contribute? To start, the lump sum you'll need at re- finish line in a winning position songs by Woll; Purcell, try to envision what you'd like to tirement, you need to know how - and be able to enjoy a well- Fauré and many others do when you retire. That may in- many years you will be making earned retirement. clude travel, a condominium in payments and what rate of return the sunbelt or even a home busi- you are likely to get on your in- For more information on RRSP Southminster United Church ness. Then, calculate what that vestment. 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tKA, 1 1 Glebe Report February 5, 1999 REPORT Regional Councillor ADVERTISEMENT Budget open house Feb. 10 Which of These Costly Homeseller The problem with conventional political wisdom is that it's usu- Mistakes Will You Make When You ally wrong. It's usually wrong for the same reason the Maginot Line Sell Your Home? was wrong-it is based on a reaction OTTAWA- A new report has just homesellers to past experiences instead of pre- make 7 deadly mistakes been released which 7 paring for future circumstances. reveals costly that cost them literally thousands of mistakes Unfortunately, we have plenty of By that most homeowners dollars. The good news is that each closer-to-home examples of pre- Councillor make when selling their home, and a and every one of these mistakes is paring for the future by reacting to Clive 9 Step System that can help you sell entirely preventable. the past Doucet your home fast and for the most In answer to this issue, industry I remember my own father in the amount of money. insiders have prepared a free special 1970s coming home from heated discussions with his Minister where he This industry report shows how report entitled "The 9 Step System to was on one side of the table arguing against expanding unemployment the traditional ways of selling homes Get Your Home Sold Fast and For benefits. He and some other economists had looked at expenditure and have become increasingly less and Top Dollar." revenue forecasts and concluded the was that government entering dan- less effective in today's market. The To hear a brief recorded message gerous territory where expenditures depended on perpetually rising fact of the matter is that fully three about how to order your tax revenues. What if they stopped rising? free copy quarters of homesellers don't get of this report, call In the early 1970s the country had experienced more than two dec- 613-820-8585 what they want for their home and ades of steady prosperity; unemployment levels were around 2.5 per and enter ID#1500. You can call cent Nothing in the experience of the politicians told them that they become disillusioned and -worse- anytime 24 hours a day, 7 days a should be preparing for a long, difficult downturn in revenues or that financially disadvantaged when they week. Call NOW to find out how you unemployment would soon climb to 10 per cent. The future looked put their home on the market. can get the most money for your bright. My father's argument for retrenchment was based on the as- As this report uncovers, most home. sumption that revenues were subject to cyclical downturns and that Ian Hassell, salesperson. Ftemax rnetro-cip really lid Realtor 563-1155 this downturn was on the horizon. His notion was dismissed as "interesting, but not realistic." Flash forward to the 1990s where conventional political wisdom states the only sound government policy is to reduce the debt by re- ducing the public sector while at the same time reducing corporate taxes so that the private sector isn't burdened with any community costs. Anyone who argues otherwise is considered "interesting, but not realistic." I am now finding myself on the same side of the coin my father was A Balanced Approach. in the 1970s, on the "interesting, but not realistic" side of the coin, except that I believe the retrenchments that my father once supported have gone on for much too long. We need to start investing in our com- munities again, in our schools, in health, in community centres and in For Your RRSP. transit systems. Not only are these fundamental to the quality of life SINCE in our communities, they are also fundamental to the health of the cor- I YEAR 2 YEARS 3 YEARS 5 YEARS INCEPTION porate, community. Public investment in the public sector is money 5.6% 11.7% 15.4% 12.9% 11.4% well spent. It is a political anathema to admit this in our day and age, but I be- You want the growth potential of equities in your RRSP lieve we get great value for our regional tax dollar; that your money and portfolio. But you also want income - combined with my money is put to use productively in building and maintaining the broad diversification and skilled management. type of prosperous, stable, and caring society that Canada is known and Ivy Growth and Income Fund is ideal for your needs. respected for around The world. Over the years, Jerry Javasky has proven his ability to Here is your Regional Services tax breakdown for 1999, based on a build dependable performance to meet the times - and $150,000 current value assessment (CVA) for a house in Ottawa: he is applying the same time-tested strategies to this fund. Regional Services (figures for Ottawa) per per We can confidently recommend Ivy Growth and year month Income Fund and its total return approach to invest- Social Services (e.g. adult education, wheel-chair repairs, ing, which has no fixed asset allocations. This approach supplementary aid programs, Ontario works) $388.50 $32.37 seeks to build better results while preserving your Police Services $314.85 $26.23 RRSP's capital. Public Transit (OC Transpo) $268.95 $22.41 James Cooke Social Housing (non-profit housing: TPA Investment Planning Inc. 33-30 Concours Gate, Nepean, Ontario Ottawa-Carleton Housing) $177.07 $14.75 Bus: 226-9900 Res: 745-8275 Fax: 226-1078 Transportation (e.g. regional road, signage, Invest Wisely: Important information about this mutual fund is contained in and traffic light maintenance) $164.71 $13.72 the simplified prospectus. Investors should obtain a copy from their investment Solid Waste (garbage collection, recycling advisor and readit carefully before investing. Retums to December 31, 1998, are histoncal annual compounded total retums including changes in unit value landfill sites) $75.30 $6.27 and reinvestment of all distributions, and do not take into account sales, Administration Costs $74.25 $6.18 redemption or option charges payable by an investor which would reduce. Public Health returns. When purchasing mutual funds, investors should be aware that (e.g. school, pre-natal, sexual health, mutual fund investments are not guaranteed: unit values and investment and seniors programs) $58.24 $4.85 returns will fluctuate over time; and past performance does not assure similar future retums. Mackenzie has paid a of the advertising costs. VVinter Road maintenance $45.53 $3.79 portion Child Care (day-care subsidies) $40.80 $3.40 Planning & Development Approvals $39.53 $3.29 I Y Mackenzie Ambulance Services $35.70 $2.95 IVY FUNDS riBuilding Mar../ Independence Fire Supply (fire hydrant maintenance) $32.55 $2.71 Non-profit housing for the aged $25.61 $2.13 External Agencies (Ottawa Centre for Research & Innovation, Ottawa Economic Development, Ottawa Tourism & Convention Bureau, hold the line on taxes. What gets cut and by how much is uncer- Ottawa-Carleton Board of Trade) $17.00 $1.41 still Arts/Economic Grants $3.17 $ .26 tain; what is certain is that it will be a divisive and hotly contested de- Total Property Tax Services $1761.75 $146.81 bate. Total Water & Sewer Services $385.35 $32.11 I need to know from Capital Ward constituents just how many cuts to Total Cost $2147.10 $178.93 local services they would be willing to tolerate before accepting that A $200 monthly regional tax bill provides a wide variety of essen- the non-revenue neutral provincial download has put municipal gov- tial (think back to last year's ice storm) services. By comparison, just ernments in an impossible fiscal situation. It is my contention that a three of your monthly private service bills (car insurance, cable, and small municipal tax increase is the only option we have when faced phone) add up to about the same amount with taking, for instance, a $1.5 million chunk out of an already All of this leads to a final point once again it's budget time at Re- stretched-thin social services budget. Holding the line on taxes is one gional Government and we find ourselves in an extraordinary situation. thing; holding the line at the expense of the elderly, the poor and the Due to a non revenue-neutral download of responsibility for services sick I think is pursuing the reasonable goal of no tax increases to an from the provincial to the municipal level of government, we are facing unreasonable point. roughly a $32 million shortfall at the region this year. I look forward to hearing your opinion at the Capital Ward Regional What does this mean? It means that during the upcoming budget Budget Open House, February 10 at the Glebe Community Centre in the committee deliberations taking place in early February the region will upper meeting room, 7:30 p.m. be considering cuts to some previously "essential" services in order to All the best, Clive Doucet (560-1224) NEWS Glebe Report February 5, 1999 1 2 Glebe Questions Richard's war show Does winter make you want Someone was recently scanning to scream? Try... the magazines in Ted Britton's smokeshop and asking how many publications were actually writ- ten and produced in the Glebe. After all, this community has Arbour easily the highest proportion of Environmental Shoppe journalists and professors in all By of Canada, and who among its Clyde 15,000 souls is not an incorrigi- Sanger * Aromatherpy oils ble lover and reader of print? and candles So let's count. First and fore- by checking the Internet. He most, the Glebe Report of which won't call himself a researcher, * Relaxation tapes we'll say no more than that it has but his next issue (number 36) deservedly thrived for 25 years. will juxtapose the Canadian gov- *Curl up with a good book Should we count Frank magazine, ernment's figures on military ex- which performs a different serv- port permits (signed by our high- Clething made from natural ice around here? Its editor livès minded Foreign Minister) with a fibers in great colours in the Glebe, and its local sales sununary of human rights viola- 1 ( hemp and cotton) are heavy (ask Ted). Then there tions of the recipient govern- ments. He is the excellent Peace and Envi- does that each year. 800 Bank St. ( in the Glebe ) His latest exploit is to produce ronment News, edited by Margaret (613) 567 3168 / www.arbounon.ca Jensen for the Peace and Envi- a 30-minute video documentary ronment Resource Centre on First called Mothers' Day at the War Avenue. Ten issues a year, and it Show. In May 1997, the National has completed Volume 13 with Capital Air Show chose to perform some financial help from the City on Mother's Day with a host of of Ottawa.' war planes, which was too much One less widely Icriown is a re- for Richard - not to mention his markable quarterly called Press own very supportive mother, for Conversion, the publication of Sylvia. He gave a list of video " 69dzwei the Coalition to Oppose the Arms shots he wanted to a local film- Trade (or COAT). In January makers cooperative - and their COAT marked its tenth anniver- team was smart enough to g) sary, and its origins are solidly round asking kids their favourite rooted in the Glebe, as I'll ex- types of aircraft plain. Its editor, designer and One angelic-looking boy with pretty well everything else is baseball cap on backwards picked Richard Sanders, who lives on a particularly vicious fighter- Metcalfe. bomber and, when asked what he Its origin dates from the ARMX thought of the Iraqi children's gatherings at Lansdowne Park in paintings of such planes in action 1987 and 1989, where Canadian during the Gulf War (a display arms manufacturers displayed COAT had added), commented their wares to buyers from scores only on the accuracy of detail in of countries. Richard, an anthro- the paintings.. pology graduate from Trent and It's a professionally produced Western Ontario, went to the first video. Richard says he went as a CKCU reporter. A small through torment writing and ed- protest group in 1987 grew to iting it, but former mayor Marion some 3,000 in 1989 and the City Dewar does a fine deadpan job "Embrace_ the beautiful expression of of Ottawa thereafter banned arms narrating and detailing the the love you share. This 14K gold pendant is fairs on municipal property. deadly effects of the aircraft on available in three sizes, with or without Richard had been in the thick of view. Some of Richard's narration diamond accent. Also available in sterling this protest and the supporting hits home. Over pictures of kids silver, from $69.95. whirling in groups formed COAT in January round capsules with a A JULIA design. 1989. machine gun mounted in the bow "Conversion" can have a narrow "hardly a merry-go-round, more a meaning: in biblical terms, scary-go-round," he says his swords into ploughshares; in script talks of people being DAVIDSON'S modern terms, making ocean "taken for a ride." 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Once Winterlude the Bank Street family shoe store is over and the Canal ice starts to run by his grandfather, Carl melt, skaters will be fit and Kealey, and later by his uncle, ready for skating the recreational Claude Kealey, on the site now paths around the city. Kealey can occupied by J. D. Adam Kitchen help beginners get started here, Company. Jo°, offering guidance on the David Kealey recently opened basics: balance, starting off, and H20 Studio, a new and unusual using the brake properly for safe training studio at 218 Fifth stopping. He likes to put together Avenue. H20 Studio will serve as a set of drills that the skater can a home base for Bytown Athletics, use individually for s elf- the multi-faceted personal David Kealey coaches Mike Bowls in the use of equipment in the H20 improvement, working on his or fitness training business that he Studio. her own. "People can have just started several years ago. The Physical Education degree from Kealey enters the Head of the one or two lessons, to try it out or studio is unusual in several ways. the University of Ottawa, many Charles just for the joy of being to get started. That's what I like For one thing, it is tiny, a narrow, years experience as a fitness part of it. to do help people to get going." one-room space about the size of consultant and trainer, and In winter, Kealey finds himself With a new studio where clients the ground floor of a small Glebe extensive training in coaching back on the , now can exercise in privacy under his half-double, which is precisely sports. Kealey definitely wearing speed skates. He direction or on their own, Kealey what the property is. Though believes in getting people to try provides skates for beginners to hopes to see his fitness business small, the space is bright and different activities. There are use, and teaches them how to get get going over the winter months, friendly, with a large storefront not many sports he has not tried started in the sport. Skating to match the high level of activity window that faces onto Fifth himself, and he is certified to lessons can take place anywhere. in the summer. Using the winter Avenue, and a huge wall-size coach rowing, speed skating, "I often arrange to meet clients months to try new activities or to Mirror that reflects the outside gymnastics, track and field, somewhere along the Canal," he get fit and strong for summer light and the inside activities. swimming and strength training. says, "wherever is convenient for activities makes sense, and he is The room contains a collection of In summer, rowing is his favorite them, and we have the lesson ready to help men and women set fitness and strength-building activity for himself and his right there. Sometimes I use the and meet their personal fitness machines, most of them not new, clients. He provides instruction speed skating oval at Brewer goals, whatever the season. but efficient and functional. The using rowing sculls belonging to Park." The speed skating stride David Kealey of Bytown studio is just right for the one- his own Bytown Boat Club on is different from hockey skating. Athletics may be contacted at on-one or one-on-two guidance Dow's Lake. "Last year only two The speed skater pushes off from 1120 Studio at 218 Fifth Avenue, that a personal trainer like David of the 80 rowers coining to the the heels, not the toes. At the or by phone at 235-4105 or 598- Kealey offers. club actually competed," he studio, Kealey provides training 8825 (pager). Personal trainers are qualified notes. "The rest were rowing for fitness experts who assess the fun and fitness." 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Blues Blues Blues variety of music, ranging from The largest scale work on Fri- contemporary and traditional day's program is "Beatus Vir" by $15.99CD shape-note music to stunning the French baroque master Marc- (Atlantic) Balkan village folk songs, from Antoine Charpentier (1647- g- BLUES BLUES BLUES 1705). Conductor Larry Gordon songs of the South African free- Corn act Music Has A Great Jazz Section dom movement to a French ba- is a champion of Charpentier's roque setting of the Psalm worlcs. As he describes it, Char- "Beatus Vir" by Marc-Antoine pentier's music "is a singer's James Keelaghan Charpentier. dream filled with surprising Road Led by director Larry Gordon, harmonies and infused with the Village Harmony includes 27 ex- spirit of the dance." $15.99CD traordinarily talented young Admission to the concert will (jericho beach music) singers and instrumentalists. be $8 ($5 for students, $20 for Since its founding in 1989, the families). Advance tickets are Check X ress For Other Weekl S ecials group has developed an interna- available from Compact Music, the tional reputation for its rhythmic Ottawa Folklore Centre and at the New Radicals hard-edged sound, its command of door. SATURDAY WORKSHOP various ethnic as well as classical FEATURES EASY-TO-LEARN Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too singing styles, its unusual rep- SHAPE-NOTE SONGS $15.99CD ertoire and the infectious enjoy- I On Saturday evening, Village ment of its stage presence. They Harmony will lead a workshop in (MCA/UNIVERSAL) have performed at the Smith- shape-note singing, also at Glebe- sonian Institution, on Garrison St. James. This workshop is open Corn act Music Has A Great Soundtrack Section Keillor's Prairie Home Compan- to any interested singers. These ion, and on extensive tours. four-part harmony songs are easy Ani Difranco Village Harmony programs al- to learn, even by ear. They will ways feature traditional shape- also teach some South African up up up up up up note music from early New Eng- songs and possibly some Balkan $16.99CD land and the American South. songs. (Righteous Babe Music/BMI) Originally written for the com- The workshop will be preceded munity singing schools in the late by a pot-luck supper and an af- 18th century, this music features ternoon of country and folk independent vocal lines with dancing. For more information on beautiful modal melodies, stark Saturday's events, call the Ottawa Marc-André Hamelin open harmonies and the fiery re- Folklore Centre at 730-2887. Reger i Max Enjoy Chopin Faraway Places $19.99CD concert Feb. 6 ARTiz artists Heather Assaf, (Hyperion) On Saturday, February 6, Glebe Bhat Boy, Susanne Clark, Gerald- pianist Michael Hodgson will pre- ine Classen, Frank Potvin, Ellen Corn sact Music Sale Ends Februar 28th sent the next in his series of in- Schowalter and Lynda Turner ex- formative and delightful recitals. plore the theme Faraway Places in Dave MatthewsfTim Reynolds This concert in the Glebe-St. a new exhibit at Kamal's Restau- Live at Luther College James Saturday Music series will rant, 787 Bank St., upstairs. feature piano music of Frederic The artwork is on display from $24.99CD Chopin, and Michael will talk February 10 through April. I - about Chopin's life and how his (Bama Rags BMG) life story is reflected in his com- positions. Glebe artist on view VVatch for new releases from The Chieftains, Steve Earl Er Kelly Willis and more in February The program runs from 2 to 4 Glebite Pat Dun- is showing an p.m. and takes place at Glebe-St. exciting new series of prints www.compact-music.com James United Church, 650 Lyon based on found objects from ur- Street South. Admission is $7 at ban culture at Galerie St. Laurent the door (proCeeds to the Glebe- & Hill, 33 Cumberland St. The St. James Organ Restoration exhibit continues until February Fund). Refreshments will be 18. Call 789-7145 for informa- served afterward. tion. 1 5 Glebe Report February 5, 1999 ARTS Cynthia Westaway: from the barre to the bar BY ANDREA ROWE by correspondence, a couple of what do dancers and independent studies courses from lawyers have in common? a British Open University; she Quick:Just ask Cynthia Westaway, studied full-time one summer someone who's been both and when she was free ... "I had them done very, very well at each of so confused they couldn't under- her chosen careers. stand what I was doing and I just "Dance requires a lot of disci- came with all my credits and my pline," says the Glebe resident. transcripts and they awarded me "When they interviewed me for the degree!" my current job (Westaway is a Westaway moved back to Canada law clerk for Supreme Court Jus- to study law, graduating in 1994. tice Mme. L'Heureux-Dubé) they Committed to learning French, were interested in my life as a she attended the University of dancer; they recognized that the Mstern Ontario's bilingual pro- skills I had learned dancing were gram, studying civil law in her important." Dance (like being a final year at l'Université de Laval lawyer) also requires brains: "I in Quebec City. She, her husband don't think I met a dancer who Scott Little (also a lawyer) and went on to a professional dance dog Cali have lived in Ottawa ever career who wasn't a Grade A stu- since, most recently in the Glebe, dent," she says firmly. "They which she professes to love. may not often articulate it, but Her specialization has been in given the chance it's all there." the practice of human rights and She should Icnow. She may not labour law being chosen as one have the name recognition of a of 27 law clerics reporting to the Karen Kain, but Westaway en- judges is joyed an incredible career as a a prestigious one-year appoint- professional dancer: a decade in ment and surely will give her an New York City in the 1980s, Dancer Cynthia Westaway (above) takes justice as her partner at the entrée into the upper echelons of dancing first with the prestigious Supreme Court. (Below) Cynthia dancing with David Parsons (right). law practice. Eliot Feld Dance Company: eight- Feld and was accepted. What with a touch of nostalgia. Despite a heavy workload, she week home seasons at the Joyce followed were seven years of Evidently Westaway isn't one to still has time to dance: she con- Theatre followed by weeks of heaven, the chance to work with let the grass grow under her feet. tinues to teach at the School of touring through the United States, an artist she freely calls "a gen- "I was conunitted after dancing Dance where she is adored by her Canada and Europe. Then, after ius." She admired his intensity, this long I was really ready and class of adult students (of which I being chosdn from among 250 also his brilliant musicality. "He totally enthusiastic about it," she am one!). She still performs occa- women who auditioned for a sin- really pushed me, he really says. Even with some credits sionally, and generally keeps a gle position, she danced for two pushed my performance quality given for her dancing, she still hand (and well-pointed foot) in years with the Parsons Dance and ability to capture his chore- needed 11 more courses for her the dance world. Let's hope she Company. With Parsons she ography." degree. She took a couple from stays dancing in the Glebe for toured even more 40 weeks of She became Feld's rehearsal di- the University of Western Ontario ,some lime to come! the year. rector for the last two years she "I loved touring. I love art mu- was there. She was also involved seums and shopping! I love with the dancers' union, with ar- learning about different cultures, bitration and contract negotia- so even if I was somewhere like tions --which helped to send her the Queen Charlotte Islands I'd towards her next career. find out how they build their She admits her transition from kayaks or something." There was dancer to lawyer was rather ardu- a downside however: "I really did ous mainly because she did her get tired of living out of a suit- undergraduate degree in a year case and I got sick of hotels. I while still dancing full-time with don't like staying in hotels to the Parsons Dance Company. "I this day," she admits. was whipping off the English es- Westaway's dance career was says," she says with a laugh. "I'd clear from an early age: origi- be in hotel rooms in Italy and nally from St. Thomas, Ontario, faxing them from the theatre after she left home at 14 to train at the a day spent looking at the Sistine Royal Winnipeg Ballet School. Chapel and an evening performing After dancing professionally for on a Roman hilltop ... it was kind a year with Pacific Ballet Theatre of a neat way to do it," she says (now Ballet British Columbia), she went to New York City for a visit in 1983, auditioned for Eliot 203 Catherine St. Classical Ballet Ottawa, Ontario Jazz Dance Modern Dance Energetics Stretch & Strength Body Jam Pilates Mat Work DINAH SHOWMAN, Interior Decoration & Design Call 238-7838 Specialty Interiors V Antique & Fine Art Sourcing Ad Tel.: (613) 236-3507 Fax: (613) 230-8772 FEATURE Glebe Report February 5, 1999 1 6 Welcome to New Zealand Kia Ora! BY MARGARET NEGODAEFF northernmost tip of the country, Visit the vineyards at Author James Michener once Cape Reinga, where Ninety-Mile Napier/Hastings, sleep it off, wrote "New Zealand is probably Beach sweeps down the coast like then head to Wellington, New the most beautiful country on a shimmering gold ribbon. You'll Zealand's capital city. It's a earth." This, dear readers, is an also find Waipoua Forest, a lovely city and worth exploring. understatement protected mecca of giant kauri A must-see is Te Papa, the brand- New Zealand, the last trees. new, state-of-the-art, incredibly civilized stop before Antarctica, Head south again to The interesting museum For a 1 i ttle is similar in size to Japan or the Coromandel, the most magnificent luxury, sip a glass of bubbly on UK. From the lush rainforests, peninsula on this planet, with the patio at Icon, Te Papa's sparkling beaches and haunting stunning beaches, windswept gourmet restaurant. volcanoes in the north to the cliffs and towering forests. The The ferry to Picton on South snow-capped alps and fabulous majestic "Forest Park" has giant Island is a scenic respite from Margaret Negodaeff fiords of the south, this country ferns, rushing waterfalls and city pleasures. Ferries have railway to Fox Glacier, where has a natural beauty that leaves birds so friendly they'll hop restaurants, bars, and seating Mike and Carrol Browne will get one breathless. right up and start a conversation. inside and out. A special treat you up close and personal with Our trip starts from To truly appreciate The when you land at Picton is sea pinnacles, crevasses and Auckland, where the Coromandel, call "Kiwi Dundee kayaking. The scenery is superb, wondrous ice falls. They'll outfit international flights land. Adventures," run by ardent the water ethereal, the stillness you with socks, boots, a parka if Auckland, known as the "City of environmentalists Doug Johansen sublime. Try the Marlborough necessary, and an alpenstock, or Sails," is New Zealand's largest and partner Jan Poole. Sounds Adventure Company for a spiked walking stick. Yodelay- and most multicultural city, with On to the spitting geysers, wonderful, tranquil day. he-hoo. 1,000,000 inhabitants who will sulphurous hot springs and On to Kaikoura for whale- CHRISTCHURCH AND DUNEDIN host the America's Cup in 1999- brooding volcanoes of Rotorua, watching! New Zealand is Christchurch looks like a 2000. I'd love to expound on ancestral home of the Maoris. It particularly sensitive to wildlife, cross between Canterbury and nightlife, pubs, parks and may seem commercial after the and your boat is only allowed 50 Vancouverthe former for its museums, but I'm itching to get to sublime wilderness, but it's a metres from the magnificent, architecture, the latter for its the "wop-wops," or the great place for learning about spouting, humping, tail-flashing lovely parks and gardens. There's countryside. We'll return to Maori culture. Visit the Arts & Giant Sperm Whales. Take a good a wealth of cultural attractions Auckland at the end of the Crafts Institute, called Te telephoto lens. We saw a rare and a bit of fun, too! Go to journey. Whakarewarewatangaoteopettuaaw "barracuda boil-up"--a feeding Cathedral Square at 1 p.m. and NORTHLANDSTHE CRADLE OF ahiao (just call it Whaka), then frenzy where the sea- literally await the arrival of "The Wizard," THE NATION take a four-wheeler to a dazzling boils as they attack smaller fish. who stands on a ladder and spouts Northward is Paihia in the crater on top of Mt. Tarawera with Anyone for a swim? off about some very strange stuff. enchanting Bay of Islands, a Maori guide Julia Rika, who is a If you're picnicking, stop at a Timid souls should keep in the famous vacation spot for New mine of information. Later relax roadside crayfish shack for a background. Zealanders, or "Kiwis." A quick in Rotorua's famous Polynesian huge boiled lobster (minus claws) On to Otago Peninsula, home ferry goes to Russell, a pretty Hot Springs. Be careful or you'll for as little as Cdn$11. To die for. of the Scottish-style city of artists' colony where New end up looking like a boiled By now you may also be dying Dunedin (Dunedin is old Gaelic Zealand's most important treaty lobster. End your day with a to explore those splendid for Edinburgh). Scotch whisky with the Maori people was signed Hangi (Maori feast) and concert, a mountains you've been glimpsing lovers take note that Dunedin has in 1840. Have a cold one at the memorable if not exactly gourmet all the way down the coast. These the only distillery in New elegant Duke of Marlborough, New experience. are the Southern Alps, towering Zealand. Try Wilson's--it's pretty Zealand's oldest licensed hotel. A THE GOOD LIFE thousands of feet above the good and of course cheaper than must-do in Paihiaswim with New Zealand is renowned for Tasman Sea. Take the TransAlpine Continued on page 17 wild dolphins. You will never be its white wines, especially the same. Sauvignon Blancs, but the reds of Keep going to the Hawke's Bay are most respectable.

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Dunedin is, to me, the WORLD THINGS TO TAKE in a restaurant. NZ beer and wine most beautiful of Kiwi Finally, we'll move inland to Good walking shoes, hiking cities. are about $4 a glass. Do NOT buy Surfers cradles a turtleneck and will love the beaches! Queenstown, which shorts, jeans, full breakfast in a hotel unless lake. (preferably a bush-vest), Splurge with a room at Larnach crystal-clear mountain It's jacket you're willing to shell out more a day-pack, a small Castle, up, up into the hills, one of New Zealand's hottest swimsuit, than Cdn$20, but remember our overlooking done a and, for about two or the lochs and misty tourist spots, but they've umbrella strong dollar and, oh joy, a moors. Sophie a year's worth of Barker, "Daughter nice job of keeping it attractive three weeks, no policy. of the country-wide tipping House and General and affordable. Queenstown is film. Bandaids for blisters. 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Albatross are land-birds surrounded by majestic alps, the 'There is a whopping 12.5 per Motels, which are inexpensive for two years, then take to the sea most famous of which, Mitre Peak, cent GST on everything, but no (NZ$40 and up), are far superior for five or six years before they rises a full mile into the sky. provincial tax, and no tipping. to those in North America, with mate. When they come back to Cascading waterfalls, one almost You can buy duty-free on entry to kitchens and separate living land, these elegant soaring birds 2000 feet high, plunge into the and exit from Auckland. Don't rooms. "Backpackers" (NZ$10 and hit the ground like sacks of serenity of the Sound, pluming bother buying cosmetics, even up) are hostel-style and cheap. potatoes. back with rainbowed mists. duty-free. Too expensive. Neat stuff: all hotels and motels Care to see the world's rarest OK, it's time to wind down our Smokers should buy in Canada-- in Kiwi-land have tea, coffee and penguins? 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Efficiencies SCHOOL LEVEL of the to feel great. That is our goal your from amalgamation can- Due to amalgamation and a Whatever resulting for you. needs, call today. not offset such a significant loss new high school curriculum, the As a 'my for a consultation. of revenue. The province is OCDSB is examining new delivery chiropractor, phasing in the reductions, but and scheduling models for secon- specialty addresses If we can heip, your and we'll get started each year the cuts are deeper. dary schools. Discussion papers pain symptoms, gently and immediately. The revenue expected for the on Secondary School Delivery without yours is not a 1999-2000 school year is $505 Models and Alternative Schedul- effectively or surgery. chiropractic case, we million, requiring $18 million in ing: Semestering as well as staff drugs In fact, many will be glad to direct reductions in the OCDSB. Staff Report No. 99-001 Secondary Dr. Ken D. Brough people turn to Glebe you to the appropriate will be presenting budget propos- School Program Review Update Clinic Director Chiropractic to reach, healthcare professional. als for 1999-2000 to trustees in address such topics as neigh- mid-February and the board is to bourhood versus special (magnet) Call now for an appointment make final decisions by March 22 schools, semestering versus non- to allow adequate time for imple- semestering, program offerings 237-9000 mentation of the decisions by and the role of principals and '171. September. Program and service school councils in decision- reductions are inevitable. maldng. 'These issues must be SPECIAL EDUCATION settled as part of the budget Our community has always process as there are implications placed a high priority on pro- for staffing and for policies viding supports for students with dealing with transportation and special needs, such as those with school admission. School councils a hearing impairment, a develop- at the various secondary schools WANTED.. mental disability, a behaviour in the OCDSB continue to be ac- disorder, a learning disability or tive participants in board discus- an unusually advanced degree of sions and I want to thank the intellectual ability. Psycholo- school council at Glebe Collegiate gists, social workers and speech- for providing me with valuable language pathologists have been information. available for these students (as AREA REVIEW/SCHOOL well as all other students who CLOSURE DECISIONS require such services) and there date has been a continuum of place- February 22 is the trus- options ranging from full tees are to make final school de- ment of ten into the regular cisions on the first list integration for closure. classroom to a full time place- schools identified government has ment in a small, congregated set- The provincial ting. Results in terms of student not yet made necessary revisions For Automotive Leasing Advice achievement have been encourag- to its school accommodation for- Trust David Gough, aka The Expert, to counsel you on: ing. For instance, students re- mula. The 100 per cent occupancy ceiving special education support requirement remains in place as does the penalty for renting out (excluding gifted) in the former Your lease maturity options surplus classrooms to adult edu- Ottawa Board of Education on av- cation and community recreation Structuring a lease to your needs erage scored well above the pro- The school communities vincial average in all tests groups. 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Recommendations in Report way Public School, Riverview Al- LEASING - ALL MAKES AND MODELS No. 99-004A Special Educa- Whitehaven BOTH IMPORT AND DOMESTIC tion/Student Services Program ternative School, Confederation High Delivery Model Costing include Public School, and Riverview 728-9190 Business 232-0956 Residence fewer professionals for our stu- School (Nepean) dents and a move to integration as Pubiic School (Cumberland). I consider school clo- the primary delivery model. will sures if there are revisions to the Trustees will make final deci- formation and some reports, schools. I share their commitment provincial formula. I commend sions on these recommendations check the OCDSB Web at to a strong public education sys- the Mayors and Chairs group, site as part of budget deliberations. To tem and I look forward to a pro- is advocating on behalf of www.ocdsb.edu.on.ca. obtain With a few exceptions (such as which communities across Ottawa- reports not available on the Web vincial election which should the cap on spending on admini- our Carleton. site, phone the OCDSB at 596- provide opportunities for exten- stration) it is possible to transfer 8255. Please contact me at any sive debate. funds from one grant category to FOR INFORMATION time. Lynn Graham, Ottawa- another. For instance, trustees For general information on 'Thanks to all Glebe residents Carleton District School Board, could consider, however undesir- education, check the Ministry of who are spending many hours on 133 Greenbank Road, Nepean, able, to reallocate funds from Education and Training's Web the issues raised in this report as Ontario, K2H 6L3. Tel: 730-3366. Continuing Education or Adult site at www.edu.gov.on.ca. For well as a range of other matters Fax: 730-3589. E-mail: Education to Special Education. OCDSB meeting dates, agenda in- related to our students and [email protected] 21 Glebe Report February 5, 1999 SCHOOL NEWS Glebe Collegiate VVhat is robotics? BY ALISON VAN KOUGHNEll their stones and aim for the cen- Glebe Collegiate has many teams tre, where you get the most and clubs, as every student points. knows. Some of these clubs may People on the team must design be a mystery, like the Robotics and build the rocks (or curling _urzAter Club. It is a fairly large club, stones), the way to throw the REs" PUB with 37 members. This year I rocks and the way to aim for the decided to be one of them. centre. The other things to do are The Robotics Club is a mixture getting money, writing for papers, We have Great Ways to get of many talents, not only techni- documenting the whole process in Rid of the February Blahhhs! cal genius. Anyone can join; if a binder, documenting it on video, you like to draw, write, act or and making a Web site. Every Wednesday Night Jazz play with computers or have good Because the game this year i s leadership skills, you would curling, the team chose a theme of with Kurt & Vince probably enjoy this club. This the Rolling Stones. Although the Every Thursday 'Open Stage' was the first thing I learned when details are not final, our robot hosted by Gerry Griffin I joined. The second thing I will be called something like learned was how to work with "The Artist Formerly Known as many people towards a common Mick Jagger," or TAFKAM for Sat. 6th goal. short, and will have a big tongue Benefit for Gillies Grove with The point of Robotics is to com- stuck on the front. So get ready pete with 17 other high schools to hear more about this amazing Sneezy Waters & Larry Bird from across Canada to build a team of students and our super- working robot in eight weeks and star robot. The competition is Sat. 13th - CHEZA $5- then win at a game the program less than two months away. organizers have invented. In Our energetic and enthusiastic Sat. 20th - Mumbo Jumbo $5- early January, the rules of the team is led by Keith Davies and game were announced to all the co-vice presidents Heather Sat. 27th - teams by a conference call, and a Greenwood and Christy Van t. The Herb Girls $5- kit of supplies along with a $150 Last year the team placed second cheque was delivered. (You could in documentation and in 1996 compare Robotics to being placed in the actual games. This dropped off with matches and a year, by building on past experi- hatchet on a deserted island, and ences, we hope to win in every- expected to have a house built thing! and stores of food ready within I believe the best parts of join- the week.) ing this amazing club are the This year the game is a weird teamwork skills you gain, the rendition of curling. 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How is First Avenue School coping with the change? As with Glebe Co-operative Nursery school other schools throughout the ADMIN.: 690 LYON ST. SOUTH Tel. 233-7908 province, the answer seems to be: (In the Glebe Community Centre) with a mixture of puzzlement, inventiveness, conunitment - and caution. OPEN HOUSE AND REGISTRATION for FALL/99 FILLING IN THE BLANKS Thursday March 4 from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. The Ministry has released an Kenson Christensen-Cheffins & eight-part revision to the Ontario Hanna Mills with Bruny Surin & Curriculum for Grades 1-8. Each Diane Marleau. part identifies general and spe- preschool programs fi-om ages 18 months to 5 years cific expectations for one of the ginning of Canadian International major subjects taught at the ele- Development Week with a visit by mentary level (for details, see the Olympic gold medalist, Bruny a caring and stimulating environment Ministry Web site at: Surin, International Development http://www.edu.gov.on.ca). Week celebrity spokesman. Mr. What is NOT dealt with is Surin was accompanied by the ECE trained teachers HOW to implement the curricu- Honourable Diane Marleau, Min- lum. The huge task of developing ister Responsible for Interna- day-to-day lesson plans has been tional Cooperation and Minister excellent adult/child ratios left to the teachers in each Responsible for La Francophonie, and by school. In a French-immersion Ottawa Centre M.P., Mac playground facilities and indoor gross motor play area school such as First Avenue, Harb. meeting the Ministry's goals is To mark the week, students in more difficult because classroom Grades 3 to 6 are involved in Come meet the teachers and tour the facilities. subjects have to be blended with Project Love, a literacy program language instruction. Some of the administered by CODE, a Cana- subjects are beyond the students' dian organization that supports For those intending to register, please bring your child's current vocabulary - which re- literacy overseas. health card, immunization records and 11 cheques for quires additional work to bring Each student makes a dona- postdated payment. For information, you the students up to speed. tion of $2 and helps to assemble can call the "In general, teachers are kits which contain a pencil, school at 233-9708. positive about the new direction," ruler, eraser, workbook, pencil says principal Chantal Racine. sharpener, a Canadian memento "However, it means a lot of extra and a brief letter from the stu- work in the short term." dent. The kits from First Avenue With little time at the begin- School will be sent to Tanzania. Ottawa ning of the ye_ar to engage in com- CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION prehensive planning, individual Several new events have been TUTOR CENTRE teachers have taken the initiative planned for the centennial of Excellence in Education by developing new units of their First Avenue School. A Centen- own based on the required sub- nial display entitled First Ave- Our team of experienced Ontario certified teachers provide instruction jects. This often requires an ex- nue Schooldays, featuring photos in English and in French at all grade levels and in all subject areas. tensive search for new learning and memorabilia, can be viewed Ii Individual & Group Tutorials materials. in the large case just outside the 014 Study Skills Workshops library on the second floor. "'There are gaps in what our III English as a Second Language school library can supply on a Please note that all visitors to the 014 French as a Second Language particular topic," says computer school must sign in at the office. lab instructor, Sylvie Quessy. Many thanks to those people in March Break Programs Grammw; Spelling, Reading, Math & French "For instance, students in Grade the community who have gener- Grade 1 - 6, Mar. 15 to 19 (afternoons) 4 are required to study the me- ously shared their treasures. Exam Preparation Seminar - Prepare forfinal exams! dieval period - but we do not have An Old-Fashioned Country Grade 9 - OAC, May 6 and 13 (4hrs) the textboolcs or library re-' Fair and Reunion will be held on Study Skills - Learn to study for schbol success! sources to cover this subject." Friday, June 4 from 2 p.m. until Grade 6 - 12, Mar. 27 to May 1 (12hrs) early evening, at First Avenue. The short-term solution has 567-1251 200 First Avenue (at Bank) been to look to other libraries The event will include a Reunion and the Internet for material. In Tea from 2 - 4 p.m., a family pic- addition, the Ministry has listed nic (bring your own or purchase a number of new text books, and your dinner from food conces- teachers are in the process of or- sions at the "fairground"), and dering them. However, the list the opening of a time capsule cre- lacks many titles that teachers ated by First Avenue students 10 would like, especially in French, years ago (event organizers hope and the school is permitted to that some of the students who buy only from the Ministry's created the capsule will attend published list. the opening). One of the ways to build up a The centennial committee resource of French-language ref- needs the help of many volun- (and Little) erence materials is to have stu- teers. The tasks are varied - from dents create projects in the form communications, to organizing the GARDEN BOOK of Web sites that will be mounted food concessions at the fair, to on the school's server. Already, writing short information notices SALE materials on ancient civiliza- to post on the school's Web site. tions, science and technology, and Contact Janice Neill at 520-7435 other subjects have been created. if you can help. To get the most FEBRUARY 1 3 28" These will remain on the site for up-to-date information on cen- reference by future students. tennial celebration plans, please 20% - 70% OFF PROJECT LOVE visit the school's Web site at: On Tuesday, January 26, First http://www.ocdsb.edu.on.ca/FAV Avenue students marked the be- Eweb/ 2 3 Glebe Report February 5 1999 SCHOOL NEWS February at Hopewell BY J. C. SULZENKO music is to learning. Everyone UNIQUE MILLENNIUM who has ever had an intermediate PROJECT student at Hopewell also knows It's time to start thinking about RRSPs Feeling premature fatigue at how important being part of a all the talk of projects to mark band is for team building and mo- the millennium? Here's one about rale at the school. Now, parents Think differently about saving for your future. Take which Hopewell has every reason have learned budget cuts mean advantage of one of the rare times in life when to be madly enthusiastic! Hope- Hopewell no longer can afford the well is the Canadian representa- $5,000 per year needed for in- choosing the very best doesn't cost any more. In tive in an international project strument repair and music pur- today's low interest rate environment it's going to take linldng schools around the world. chase. That's it in a tuba bell: no Kidfest 2000 partners schools instruments, no bands; no bands, more than savings to achieve your financial goals. from capital cities in participat- no unifying force among 12- and ing countries for a year of corre- 13-year-olds! spondence that culminates in a Impossible, foolish even, you Only one RRSP comes with wise advice week-long festival, January 1-8, might say? A group of Hopewell 2000, in New Zealand. Hopewell parents agree and have banded on the management of wealth. has the opportunity to send two (oops!) together to develop a plan students and a teacher to that to make the program s event. elf- sustaining for the next three Hopewell's partner is Makara years. Funds will be raised to Call me today for a private consultation Model School, a small 'country' cover instrument repair and mu- school, 15 minutes outside of sic purchase through sustaining Christopher Martin Wellington, New Zealand. Martina fees and other activities. Branch Manager / Investment Advisor Sherwood, Grade 8 teacher co- (Regrettably, the plan will not be 783-4071 / ordinating Hopewell's efforts, 1-800-605-7299 able to fund instrument replace- indicated that the school's goal is ment and purchase.) An over- Today's Rates to establish communications with riding principle is to ensure that Makara and Years 1 2 3 5 6 early share informa- instrumental music continues to tion on our way of Rates 4.984% 5.112% 5.186% 5.299% 5.55% life and tradi- be available to all intermediate tions. The school will also assign Rates as of 01/20/99. Rates and availability may change without notice. students at Hopewell who wish to Kidfest themes and world issues take part in the program. to each of its divisions to explore through the year. Primary stu- Anyone able to make a dona- TO EVERGREEN tion towards dents will look at peace ques- keeping the instru- RRSP, RRIF, RESP, Strip Bonds, Mutual funds, Preferred Shares, tions, while junior students focus mental music program alive at the Segregated Funds, GICs, Stocks, Estate Planning on the environment, and in terme- school, including families of ID Evergreen is a division of TD Securities Inc. ("TDSI") a subsidiary of TD Bank and a licensed user of TD Bank trademarks. TDSI - Member CIPF. diate students explore children's children who have happily played rights. Makara is 'on-line,' but in a band in Grades 7 and 8 there, the bulk of correspondence from is most welcome to send one to the Hopewell will be by 'snail' mail. school office. Cheques should be After the New Zealand kids payable to Hopewell School return from their summer holiday (Music Program). Tax receipts We care fordogs, cats, ferrets, rabbits, reptiles, birds other pets break (in February!), they will will be provided for donations receive a string of giant paper above $10. mittens, decorated with greetings UPCOMING EVENTS M Glebe Pet and photos from each Hopewell Hospital class. Other ideas to celebrate Kindergarten Information Serving the Glebe area for 12 years... taking part in Kidfest 2000 in- Night-February 23 clude creating and videotaping a , snow sculpture to reflect one of Hopewell Family Beach Party- the themes of the year as part of February 26 233-8326 Winterlude, as well as providing 591 A Bank Street (Just south of the Queensway) a Hopewell History to the New School Council Meetings - 7:15 Zealand friends. Mo re news on p.m., the second Tuesday of each Weekdays 8-7, Saturday 9-2:30 how the project develops will month in the school library: Feb- follow throughout the year. ruary 9 - special presentation oni. www.cyberus.catglebepetvet TRUMPETING THE CAUSE OF science and technology program INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC begins at 7 p.m.; March 9; April Students & seniors welcome Housecalls available Everyone knows how important 13; May 11; June 8. Dr. Hussein Fattah F. Dale Carscadden CGA Certified General Accountant

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JACK NIELD think we would all be enriched if Fourth Avenue at Percy Street 232-4891 This Christmas I was reminded we took that opportunity to learn Father Joe Le Clair, Pastor again how secular our society has about one another's faith. Per- Rev. Anthony O'Sullivan in Residence become. Nowhere did I see the haps celebrating each other's re- Masses: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday 9:30 a.m. word "Christmas." Signs and ligious festivals would open a Saturday: 9:00 a.m. 4:30 p.m. cards and stores and schools all window to help us better under- Sunday: 8:00 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m. 8:00 p.m. celebrated "the Season" or "the stand one another. (Elevator access for the handicapped. Loop system for the Holidays." Only in church was But in the meantime we cele- hearing impaired) Season there any indication that the sea- brate the and our society FIFTH AVENUE FREE METHODIST CHURCH son has anything to do with Jesus becomes more and more secular. 2 Monk Street (1 block west of Bank & Fifth) 233-1870 Christ. Out in the world, Frosty If you are a parent, it is clear Minister: Rev. Stanley J.T. Hanna the Snowman and Rudolph were that your children are not going Sunday: Youth Sunday School at 9:45 a.m. about as close to Christmas as i t to learn anything about faith in Morning Service at 11:00 a.m. got the community or at school. They Friday:12 Noon Eucharist Now, please don't misunder- will only learn about faith if you stand. I'm not particularly upset teach them or if they grow up as OTTAWA DEAF FELLOWSHIP (Total Communication) by this fact I don't think non- part of a faith community or at Fifth Avenue Free Methodist Church to endure church. It is one thing to live in Christians should have 2 Monk Street (one block west of Bank & Fifth) a a steady diet of cultural Christi- secular society, but you get to Pastor Dick Foster anity. What would suit me better decide if yours will be a secular Sunday Service: 11:00 a.m. is if our society decided to cele- family. brate the major festivals of each Rev. Dr. Jack Nield is pastor at FOURTH AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH Bank 236-1804 of the great world religions. I Glebe-St. James United Church. Fourth Avenue at Street Minister: E.J. Cox Sunday Services: Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. Nursery and Sunday School GLEBE-ST. JAMES UNITED CHURCH 650 Lyon Street 236-0617 The Centre for Pastor: Rev. Dr. Jack Nield Christian Education: Dr. Gillian Wallace New Ventures in Celebration 10:00 a.m. (Informal worship Personal Growth & Development in church hall) Worship (in Sanctuary) 11 a.m. with Baby Nursery, Sunday School (ages 3-11) and individual, marital Sc. family therapy Youth Alternative Worship (12 & up) ST. MATTHEW'S ANGLICAN CHURCH (613) 850-3139 or 292-3139 Glebe Avenue near Bank Street 234-4024 858 Bank Street (at 5th Ave.), Suite io7B (by appointment please) Rector: Archdeacon Désirée Stedman [email protected] Holy Communion: 8:00 a.m. Choral Eucharist & Church School: 10:00 a.m. Choral Evensong: 5:00 p.m. (second & fourth Sundays) Weekday Eucharist Thursday 10:00 a.m. Counselling by appointment 234-4024 parking lot. Loop System) NOT JUST COPIES! (Handicapped accessible from THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) BUT 91 A Fourth Avenue 232-9923 Clerk: Anne Thomas 489-3341 MAIL BOXES ETC: A COMPLETE Sunday Service: 10:30 a.m. BUSINESS SERVICE OTTAWA CHINESE UNITED CHURCH 5th AVENUE WITH 600 Bank Street 594-4571 COURT Senior Pastor: Rod Bennett RECENTLY INTRODUCED Sunday Services: Sunday School 9:30 a.m. (613) 230-5593 Cantonese/Mandarin & English 11:00 a.m. Fax: 230-8357 DIGITAL COLOUR ST. GILES PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (Wheelchair Access) Bank Street at First Avenue 235-2551 Interim Moderator: Rev. MacArthur Shields Youth Coordinator: Colleen Smith Sunday Service: Worship 11:00 a.m. Member by invitation: Church School 11:15 a.m. CANADIAN-INDEPENDENT group of funeral homes. CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF THE ANNUNCIATION AND ST. NICHOLAS KELLY FUNERAL HOMES (ORTHODOX CHURCH IN AMERICA) 55 Clarey Avenue 236-5596 Lorne Kelly - owner Dean: The Archpriest Andrew Morbey VIGIL 5 p.m. Saturday HOURS: 9:30 DIVINE LITURGY 10 a.m. Sunday VESPERS 7 p.m. Wednesdays PRESANCTIFIED LITURGY 5:30 P.M. Wednesdays in Lent * Services are mostly in English EMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH (Hispanic Ministry) Bank St. at Fourth (Fourth Avenue Baptist) Pastor Rev. Pedro Morataya 741-0628 Sunday Service: 3:00 p.m. Wed. Prayer Meeting 7:30 p.m.

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CLEARY taken by the young John which characterized relations In 1799 at age 16 he graduated between Britain and the U.S. and Mark Andrews has undertaken a from the academy and two years which, in turn, gave rise to plans prodigious literary challenge to later he was married to Elizabeth for the Rideau Canal. Andrews write a biography of a profes- Baines. In 1802 he was ordered also notes that Col. By's authority sional engineer long since de- to Quebec, but except for some over the canal project was outside ceased whose personal diaries, canal work and preparation of a the normal chain of command in letters and other papers have scale model of Quebec City there the British Army in that, al- been destroyed or withheld. is little evidence of his duties though he held Royal Commission Apart from birth, marriage and there and there is no indication as an officer, he was independent death dates from public records his wife accompanied him. In of the authority of the Command- we see By, the man, through his 1810 he was transferred back to ing Royal Engineers in the Ca- engineering achievements. England, then to Portugal in 1811 nadas. This meant that, because The author is a professional en- where he took part in siege duties of eventual cost overruns of 40 gineer and the book is perhaps against Napoleon's army. Though per cent, By was exposed to the not so much a biography as it is not wounded he became ill, possi- wrath of the reformers in the gov- the story of the Rideau Canal set bly with malaria (from which he ernment, which hung over him against the background of the apparently suffered later in the until his death in 1836 at Shern- known facts of By's life and ca- Canadas), and was sent back to fold Park, aged 53. Col. By's Coat of Arms reer. Unfortunately for By, his England. In 1812 as a captain, This work by Andrews is en- accomplishments were at the time age 29, he was appointed as Com- joyably written and the bibliog- avoiding an account of the man's unrecognized in England because manding Royal Engineer of the raphy gives evidence of lengthy anguish in having to explain to a the cost of the work greatly ex- Royal Gunpowder Mills at research. In view of the scarce Parliamentary committee the rea- ceeded pre-construction esti- Waltham Abbey and two years personal information on By, the sons for decisions made over a mates and the Tory government later his wife Elizabeth died author may be excused for di- period of six years in a climate, which authorized the project in without children. gressions into the careers of By's sometimes malarial and some- 1825 was voted out of office. The In 1818 he married Esther mentors and professionzl col- times arctic, ensconced in a new government was reform March whose deceased father had leagues and some theorizing on primitive wilderness, devoid of minded and led by members who established for her in his will a influences on By's life. Likewise administrative conveniences and had vigorously opposed con- significant trust fund which in the engineering drawings don't engaged in the creation of a fa- struction of the canal. Ottawans 1819 was to buy a family home explain him to the reader, but the cility undiminished by time, may easily imagine the blood lust "Shernfold Park," a country es- author is to be commended for which all of us enjoy today. of the new government upon tate on the edge of the village of learning of overspending by their Frant, 25 miles southeast of Lon- political opponents. don. By became active in local By was born in 1783 to a pros- affairs in Frant and in 1821 he perous upper middle class fam- was retired from the service on ily. His father died when By was half pay. In 1824 he was pro- five and at age 13 he was enrolled moted to Lt. Col. and he was the in the Royal Military Academy, father of two daughters. In 1826, Riopelk Woolwich, which had been estab- at 43, he was posted to the Ca- Drapery g Dexcipz lished by the Board of Ordnance nadas as Commanding Royal Engi- to train officers for the artillery neer for the construction of the and engineer corps. In the Brit- Rideau Canal and his wife and CUSTOM MADE Buy the fabric MZ:\N LL Read the book see the film from us at regular BY ELAINE MARLIN price, and our , LA The Water Man, a feature film qualified seamstresses on the life of Colonel John By who will make it up for you built the Rideau Canal, is being at no charge. prepared as a millennium project by local producer Josephine (Arched, Circular, SALE Macfadden. It has been approved Cathedral, extra short etc. WITH NO LABOUR CHARGE by the regional municipality's type windows Wide range of samples not included) to choose from Ottawa 2000 office for funding as a designated heritage endeavour. Jo, who started work on this SHOP AT HOME film 18 years ago, expects the SERVICE release of the film to be in the form of a Canadian-English-Irish co-production with Alliance At- John By (Toronto Public Library) lantis acting as distributor. She from Mark Andrews' book has already co-produced a TV documentary on Colonel By which was televised a few years ago. To make a tax deductible con- Ottawa'soResidential Salesperson The final stages of the script- tribution or get information, call writing process are very costly. 233-1397 or visit Water Man's A group of fundraising veterans Heritage Day table at the Heritage and marketing volunteers are Day celebration, All Saints working hard to encourage people Church, Laurier Ave. E. at Chapel, to invest in their heritage. on February 15 from 7 to 10 p.m. ROYAL LEPAGE 1111111111111111111111 165 PRETORIA AVE. (in the Glebe) PERSONAL INCOME TAX PREPARATION Twelve Years Experience 238-2801 MARION CAMERON Phone: 730-8491 Fax: 730-2448 Visit us ONLINE email: [email protected] COM WORDS Glebe Report February 5, 1999 2 6 South branch library news BY SUSAN TOWNLEY Once again this month we are happy to offer a variety of programs for all ages at the south branch. PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN Storytimes for three- to five-year-olds: Mondays at 10:15 and Wednesdays at 2:15 Time for Twos: Wednesdays at 10:15. Pre-registration begins We'll help February 17 Babes-in-the-library: Fridays at 1:15. Pre-registration begins February 19 New sessions of Time for Twos and Babes in the Library will be your child starting for the first week of March. These are very popular programs, so we recommend that you phone or come register early. YOUNG ADULT PROGRAMS We are pleased to offer yet another interesting program for young step forward adults this month. Please let us know if there are other programs that you would like to see offered in the future. Karate Kicks! Black belt Gillian Shields shares information about how to become a black belt For teens ages 12 to 16. Pre-registration. world of ours- (45 min.) AUTHOR IN THE LIBRARY FEB. 11 Rita Donovan will be reading form her book Scarabee Solo on Thursday, February 11 at 7 p.m. Feeling good about yourself is the We have a program to suit We hope to see you in the near future at one of our many programs. first step to learning. That's why your schedule: Please call 730-1082 for all your information needs or to pre-register Carleton Preschool uses books, for one of our programs. Morning puzzles, arts and crafts, show and 8 1 1 a,m. for 21/2 to 4 year olds tell, games, storytelling, music Lunch and Afternoon and creative movement to help 10,30a.m. 2:30p.m. for 4- and your child develop self-confidence. 5-year-old kindergartners And self-esteem. And a love for After School learning to last a lifetime. 2:30p.m.. 5:15p.M. for kinder- Richard gartners and children up to 9 years For more than 30 years, our of age warm and caring atmosphere PR, Patten has helped children like yours MPP Député to thrive. 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Pick up a copy of our reg BEADED TREASURE Note: 9. - 12. ular KIDS BASIC OBOXES o Sun, March 21 workshop schedule for more details! 6 paces past Saturday and 2 JEWELLERY paces before Sunday. There! Mark A fun and easy Introduction to 0 an T on your calendar for this the basics of beading. Learn treasure box workshop. stringing techniquesand wiring. 0 nowt 0 Fri. March 19 5at. March 20 low...=1116RegiSter All prkune irelide materiels. All work shops kid at our Bank Street location. All prices include autteriats All work shops kid at our Bonk Street location, Tame ano attra Twat are are. 0 0 14 00 4 0 0 This space acts as a free community bulletin board for Glebe residents. Drop off your GRAPEVINE message at the Glebe Community Centre, including your name, address and phone no. FOR SALE items must be less than $1,000. GRAPEVINE FOR SALE NOTICES ANTIQUE OAK BUFFET, BREAST CANCER ACTION CATH ERINE ST. refinished, excellent condition. OTTAWA presents a performance $500 firm. Call Liz at 233-9848. of "Handle with Care? Women MINI STORAGE &*MOVING DISHWASHER, KENMORE, full Living with Metastatic Breast size, portable/convertible to Cancer" on Thurs. Feb. 11 at 7 MOVING? DOWNSIZING? built-in. Like new $350. 233- p.m. at the R.A. Centre, 2451 Riv- NEED EXTRA SPACE? 5369. erside Dr. (at Bronson). Free ad- BEGINNER X-COUNTRY SKIS, mission, just come. Info: 736- : Various locker sizes ---- Reasonable rates poles & boots, sizes 7, 8, 9, 11 5921. : Indoor : Heated : Secure adult $10 each set. Call 238- " FRIENDS OF THE CENTRAL 2241. EXPERIMENTAL FARM present 2 WINTER SPECLUS 1.11+11AULI " NORDIC TRAK WALK-FIT 4000, lectures on plant-care techniques OWNER OPERATED 2 seater sofa, 2 captains chairs, 1 and management Feb. 10, 7-9 399 CATHERINE ST. t "=-4. small stereo cupboard. Call 233- p.m. "Hostas and Irises", March (673)234-6888 0849 or 233-4537. 10, 7-9 p.m. "Pruning Shrubs & I,* RELIABLE EXPERIENCED MOVERS ** FOR RENT Trees." Location is Bldg. #72 in FURNISHED ROOM, share the Arboretum. Cost $8 & bath. No smoking, no (members), $10 kitchen (non-members). QUALITY HOME CLEANING pets. Holmwood Ave. $400. Call Info: Elaine at 230-3276. 238-2241. INCOME TAX RETURNS. The "Service to meet your needs" VOLUNTEERS Senior Citizens Council of Ot- rugs vacuumed floors washed mirrors cleaned VICTIM ASSISTANCE SERVICES tawa-Carleton is offering free in- and kitchen cleaned and disinfected of Ottawa-Carleton is seeking come tax clinics for senior citi- bathroom volunteers who are willing to zens, persons with disabilities, remove normal smudges from doors, light switches, etc. participate in 50 hours of single parents, the unemployed baseboards and windowsills dusted training and who can commit to a and low income earners. For an Also available: Other requests will be minimum of 26 volunteer hours appointment or info: 234-0933, Pre and post move cleaning considered per month. This is a community- Mon. to Fri. 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. cleaning Weekly, monthly based organization that assists Feb.15-March 25. Spring bi-weekly, victims of crimes and/or tragic * GOOD MORNING PRESCHOOL 174 Windows Silver cleaning or one time cleaning circumstances. Info: 238-2762. First Ave. Creative, educational, Excellent References Reasonable Rates Tel: 798-7435 " THE OTTAWA CIVIC HOSPITAL nurturing, ECE teachers. Info: auxiliary needs volunteers to fill www.members.tripod.com/ leadership positions in their goodmorning or call 276-7974. Your Old retail shops. Retail business WOMEN'S ALTERNATIVE Recreate Garments experience is an asset but not HEALTH FAIR in support of Use Old As Pattern For New essential as on-the-job-training Amethyst Women's Addiction Custom Clothing by provided. Commitment of 10 - 15 Centre. Sun. Feb. 21, 10 a.m. - Slick & Sassy Fashions at hrs/wk required. Info: 761-4279. 4:30 p.m. Glebe Community Cen- EMPLOYMENT tre. Tickets $20. For tickets and PARKER CLEAN HOUSEKEEPER: Glebe family, 2 info: 563-0363. Same Day Cleaning Mon to Fri children looking for part-time THE OTTAWA VALLEY help w. cooking, light housework WEAVERS' AND SPINNERS Guild SEARS CATALOGUE t Enna Green & homework. 4-6 p.m. Mon. - is searching for past members SALES MERCHANT 856 Bank St. (at 5th Ave) Thurs. Call 237-3549 evenings. who may wish to participate in a Phone: 236-9857 Phone: 236-9358 HOMEMAKERS REQUIRED to retrospective exhibition to cele- Open Mon-Fri 8 am to 7 pm Sat 9 am to 5 pm Sun noon to 5 pm clean for seniors in the brate the 50th anniversary of the conununity. $9/hr. Call Guild. If you wish to participate Abbotsford Seniors Outreach and want more information, office at 230-5730. please contact Nancy Ingram at Sue Raven FOUND 232-6477 before March 1, 1999. FOUND on Tuesday Jan. 26, 1 pr * THE SENIOR CITIZENS COUNCIL Physiotherapy Clinic boys' skates. Call 232-5607. presents "Hearts and Shamrocks," a St. Patrick's Day Tea & Concert Street For Sale at Christ Church Cathedral Hall, Main Medical Building TO EXCELLENCE Hand-knotted Persian carpet. 424 Sparks St. on Thurs. March 194 Main St., Suite 205 COPAINTTED 12' 9" x 9' 9". Traditional 11 from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. Tick- 567-4808 Meshed with deep wine ets $5. Door prizes and refresh- background, dark blue centre ments to follow. Info: 234-8044. medallion, blue border and Personalized Assessment blue corner design with Treatment & Education contrasting motifs. Asking $1200. To see this carpet, Heart Institute Telethon telephone 234-4305 after Sat. Feb. 20 No Waiting List 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. on CBC 6:00 pm weekdays; any time Early Morning And on weekends. 6 to 11 p.m. on CJOH 11 on Rogers Late Afternoon 5:30 to p.m. You Will Community TV Appreciate Appointments Available Quality & Service Sun. Feb. 21 Our HOME FOR RENT 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on CBC and Rogers Community TV Covered by WCB, PSHCP 565-5223 Furnished family home & Extended Health Care Insurance Sandy Hill Construction - Member BBB & OCH B jJt for rent. Summer 1999 andy-hillon.ca to Summer 2000. 4 bedroom, 3 bath in the Glebe. 237-9257 The Pantrq since l915 VEGETARIAN TEA ROOM EMPLOYMENT WANTED ROO 15 Oftgat4A. WHERE POSSIISLE Word-processing, editing, iDatrLY admin. support: filing, _KCAL 461111k answering phones, etc. Part- 270 Car mg Avenue (at Bronson) time aftemoons. Call Deidre 5trept..5;=.4 . Ottawa, Ontario KIS 2..E/ Nishimura 234-1868. (613) 569-3957 NM[011ifti CARPENTRY RENOVATIONS/ THE WU communiTY anutE,Im won REPAIRS TT1ONDA/ FRIDAY Peter D. Clarey 422-3714 NOON TIL 3:00 y y Valid with coupon only I ../ VVVVVVVVVVVVVVIPVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVIPVVVVVVVVVIPVIPVVVVIPVVVVVIP V IF) Glebe Neighbourhood Activities Group f 690 Lyon Street South it Ottawa, Ontario Tsectfttawa K1S 3Z9 Department of Community Services ÇiViLÇ. Services communautaires f Committed ta the Conutumitg 564-1058 or 223-8713 GMorch Trevk GProgropme Winter Workshop 1999 V March 15 - 19,1999 Chair Seat Workshop *Adventure games and amazing workshops qop Revive that old chair from the basement, attic or flea *Mad Science market and have fun restoring it. The focus of this *Invention Convention workshop is to teach Rush seating. *Taste of the Glebe (March Break style)

4.1 The medium of fibre rush is *The Midway and swimming IF used for the weaving of the *and much more! chair seat. Chairs brought to 40) class must be in good 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. repair. Ages 5 - 12 years

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If not in Q4 - 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Instructed by Cheryl Evans $30.00 for the week or IF (Rustic furniture maker). V $8.00 per day Saturday, February 27, 1999 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Spend your Spring Break with us! fqp $86.00 VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV.