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THE , INSIDE THIS MONTH Carleton on Cogen Valentines Trivia Quiz Walkable Neighborhoods - Pt. 2 Whitton Awards and our new OSCAR ARTSPACE Vol. 21 No. 6 OTTAWA SOUTH COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION REVIEW FEBRUARY 1994 THE SENNYSIDERS By Alain Cossette We are looking at a suggestion Sunnyside Street crosses our to change the name Ottawa South community from one end to the other Community Association to Ottawa and it does not go anywhere else: it Sunnyside Community Association. stays in the neighbourhood. It is also "We" are the members of the an upbeat kind of name that reflects Community Relations Committee of its residents' joie de vivre (wouldn't OSCA and we would like to hear you like to be known as the what you think about the idea. Here Sunnysiders?). Names like the Glebe, are some pros, and a few cons, that Centretown, Westboro and Sandy Hill we have gathered so far. bring instant recognition to most Where is Ottawa South? During people and they probably enhance the last year's community porch sale, sense of community for the people organisers had to explain at great who live in those neighbourhoods. length where Ottawa South was. We, too, can benefit from a uplifting People often thought that it was name. somewhere in Hunt Club or in some The use of Ottawa Sunnyside other suburb. would also allow us to keep the The marketing efforts for the acronyms OSCA and OSCAR which porch sale had to include details such we have become used to. We would as: just on the other side of the be able to change our letterhead Rideau Canal, along Riverdale, Bank without great expense. and Bronson streets. People were As arguments against such a surprised to hear that Ottawa South is change, we could mention the break not located south of everything in with tradition. For people who have a Ottawa. Historically, that used to be strong identification with the name exact. Our neighbourhood was once Ottawa South, such a change may not the southernmost place in the city of be welcome. Some have lived here all Ottawa. their lives and they don't really care if Decades ago, south of the river, the rest of the world does not know there were only farm lands and wood where Ottawa South is. They do lots. This changed with the urban know where it is, they know where sprawl, and with the expansion of the they grew up and where they now city, we feel that we live almost live, and this name, in some ways, is downtown. part of who they are. The name Ottawa South is used There are also the legal to describe other legal entities that implications. We are currently sometimes include our looking into them with a lawyer at Weekend On the Canal 1994 P. Hecht neighbourhood. One of the best City Hall. We would have to legally known is the provincial riding of change the name of the Community Ottawa South which is much larger Association and to ask the City of than the territory served by OSCA. Ottawa to modify the appellation it OSCAR ANNOUNCES Real estate agents and brokers now uses for its general development NEW ASSOCIATE EDITORS use this name to describe an area plan. As I mentioned before, this name Starting this month, OSCAR is local arts community. larger than our neighbourhood, and pleased to announce that three new Karin and her husband Shane (yes, there is a community south of the city change is only a suggestion and it's Associate Editors have joined the like the movie) recently moved to that calls itself South Ottawa. important to have a discussion in the Team, Karin Fuller, William Moon Ottawa South along with their Our neighbourhood is an community about it. We will be glad and Michael Hind. (mainly) charming canine Cooper. excellent place to live, and it deserves to hear or read any comments you Bill Moon is a Carleton a name that is unique and indicative may have on the subject. Drop us a University student and a teaching of its geographical location. line at the Firehall. assistant in the department of Cultural Studies. Besides his work at OSCAR producing STREET><NOISE, he serves as the Vice-Chairman of TVOntario's Eastern Advisory Council and is a long-time resident of Ottawa South. Mike Hind who will be producing hindsight... has had Karin Fuller wide experience in graphics, Karin will be producing the new performance and writing both here "ARTSPACE". As a graduate of the in Ottawa and in San Francisco. A University of Ottawa's Theatre graduate of University of Ottawa, Department, she looks forward to SFU and Concordia in the Arts, he renewing old ties as well as has worked in Ottawa South and he developing new contacts within the is an avid skater. FEBRUARY 1994 ♦ THE OSCAR ♦ PAGE 2 KEEPING IN TOUCH Moving away from Ottawa South? Know someone who would like to receive OSCAR their very own OSCAR? We will send OSCAR for 1 year (11 issues) in a nice envelope (it will help us recycle all those big envelopes we get) for just $20 to Ottawa South Community Association Report Canadian addresses (including Foreign Service) and $30 outside of Canada. Drop us a letter giving the address and include a cheque made out to OSCAR. 260 Sunnyside Avenue THANKS TO OUR CONTRIBUTORS Ottawa, Ontario A big Ottawa South Thank You to all our contributors who took the time to K1S 0R7 give us something. This month we were helped by Susan Leah, Mike Lynch, Jim Watson, Richard Malakki Cazeau, Tina Constanza, Rita Assabgui, Melodie OSCAR is a non-profit, community report published on a regular basis for Benger, Aline Kidd, Pat O'Brien, Francis Kopczewski, Dave Chartrand, Nancy the Ottawa South Community Association Inc.(OSCA). Distribution is free Schepers, Annalee Adair, Ken Brown, Lloyd Holmes, Starr Cameron-Wright, to all Ottawa South homes and businesses. Opinions expressed in articles Laura Johnson, Jacqelin Holzman, Helen Cunningham, Tim Mark, Dalton are those of the authors and not necessarily those of OSCAR or OSCA. The McGuinty, Karen Landheer, Cathy Brown, Hasmig Adjeliean, Chris Bradshaw, Editor retains the right to edit or include articles submitted for publication. Carleton U. and, of course, Lily, Marim and Remi and their families. That's 26 article contributions. And of course, our advertisers who make it all possible. The OSCAR telephone number is 730-1045. Please leave your name, Keep up the good work! number and a brief message. Paid advertising inquiries should be directed to Richard Turgeon at 730-3911. Distribution inquiries to 730-2762. Look for our new Associate Editors, Karin, Bill and Mike who have done a fine job. We welcome them to our pages. Editor: Peter Hecht Associate Editors: Karin Fuller, William Moon, Michael Hind Business Manager: Marim Moreland PHOTOS & ARTICLES NEEDEH Advertising Manager: Richard Turgeon Stories, articles and photos are always needed. We are looking for news items, Distribution Manager: Rufina Basu, assisted by Remi stories, articles, poems, travel advice, book and restaurant reviews. An article could be as little as two hundred words. Take them to our OSCAR box at The The next deadline for articles, Old Firehall. Letters to the Editor are always welcome. For those who didn't announcements and advertising Is have the time this month, or who didn't manage to get your contributions in to us on time, remember there will always be the next OSCAR March 1,1994. Please support our advertisers. Let them know you saw them in the OSCAR Without them, we wouldn't be publishing. 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