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Serving the Glebe community since 1973 FREE "Dancing in the Streets" raises $60K for cancer research was true to his word and proceeded to demonstrate his dancing capabilities. Throughout the day crowds enjoyed free performances by professional mu- sicians and entertainers appearing at the Scotiabank stage at Glebe Ave. and by talented local artists (many budding professionals) at the Loeb Glebe stage at Third Ave. The festivities were capped by a performance by Jeff Healey and the Jazz Wizards to close off the evening. Not everyone was as light on their feet as Max Keeping (and the Mayor, for that matter). Some just listened and others enjoyed a meal alfresco. It is estimated that some twelve thousand participants enjoyed "Dancing in the Streets." The purpose of the event was to deliver the message that cancer can be beaten and is being beaten every day. Conveying this message of hope, rather than fundraising, was the objective for the Ottawa Regional Cancer Founda- tion which organized the event. Nevertheless, funds were raised as volunteers sold water and hot dogs, Glebe merchants offered items for sale in a silent auction and contribution collection drums were scattered along the street. Money collected at the event will all go to the Cancer Foundation for cancer care and research. As Peter Hamer of the Founda- Anto: 'OteanL tion put it, "the event was to in- GCA president, Bob Brocklebank; past president, June crease awareness and focus on Creelman; Mayor Bob Chiarelli and Capital ward councillor Clive Doucet the positives. Max Keeping came dance along Bank Street. to the Ottawa Regional Cancer BY BOB BROCKLEBANK Foundation because we are the Saturday August 19 proved to be a remarkable day for the Glebe. Although quickest link to providing aware- Bank St. is normally busy on Saturdays with shoppers, this was a Saturday ness and funding for the Cancer unlike all others. The street was closed to vehicular traffic, restaurants in- Centre here in Ottawa. We have stalled sidewalk cafes, shops distributed sample merchandise, and children's raised $60,000 through this event play equipment was erected. Two stages appearedone between Glebe and and the money is still coming in. First Avenues and another at Bank and Third. Dancing in the Streets, A Cele- Crowds gathered throughout the morning and just before noon the Ottawa biation of Life event gave us an Firefighters Band led a procession north on Bank to the main stage at Glebe opportunity to partner with local Ave.. Premier McGuinty and Mayor Chiarelli were among the dignitaries community groups such as the speaking at the opening ceremonies. But the star of the event was local TV Glebe Business Group and Com- personality Max Keeping who had pledged on the air that he would dance in munity Association to put on an the street when he had successfully completed his therapy for cancer. Max awesome party, to celebrate life." Jeff Healey Upcoming all-candidates meetings for Municipal Elections November 13, 2006
Tuesday October 3 - lmmaculata High School Tuesday November 7 - Glebe Community Centre Candidates for capital ward councillor, 6:00 7:15 p.m. Candidates for capital ward councillor Mayoral candidates 7:30 9:30 p.m. (time to be announced)
Mark your calendars WHAT'S INSIDE September 16: Old Ottawa South Art Festival www.00sartfestival.ca Abbotsford News 2 People 17-19
September 17: Glebe House Tour, 1 - 4 p.m. Editorial 4 Wellness 20-21 September 21: Zoning workshop, 7 p.m., GCC Letters 5 Celebrity Quiz 22-23 September 23 - 24: Lansdowne Park Fall Flea Market, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. GCA 7 Art 24-25 For info call, 613-580-2429 Music 26-28 September 26: GCA meeting, 7:30 p.m., GCC GNAG 8
September 27: GNAG AGM, 7 p.m., GCC Glebe Questions 9 Schools 30-35 Everyone Welcome Good Old Days 10 Books 39-40 September 30: Two-day Quilt Show begins, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., GCC Councillor Doucet 11 Religion 41-42 October 14: Fabric Flea Market, 10 a.m. -2 p.m., GCC Business News 12-15 Grapevine 43
October 22: Kids Consignment Mega Sale, 10 am. - 3 p.m., GCC www.mykidsfunkycloset.com NEXT DEADLINE: FOR THE OCTOBER 13 iSSUE FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 29, 2006 2 Glebe Report September 15, 2006 N EWS Lay your cards on the table The SuperEx at Abbotsford House comes to The Glebe Centre BY JULIE IRETON Each August, as thoughts turn to fall, with the end of summer and the start Don't book your trip to Vegas or Atlantic City before you get your poker- of school, for 10 days the SuperEx becomes a neighbour to The Glebe Cen- primer at Abbotsford House. For twelve weeks, instructor John McCarney tre. One would assume this would be bad thing for a long-term care facility, will walk you through strategies for Texas Hold'em and the tricks to winning but really, it is quite the opposite. The residents are welcomed with open arms 7 card stud. Bets are you'll have a lot of fun ... and you won't lose a penny by the organizers of this event, and each year members of the SuperEx Board as you learn. The Poker course gets underway Sept. 14. and staff visit the residents and provide passes and a special treat for every- If working on your poker face isn't your thing, Abbotsford offers classes one. This year they provided dessert for all 254 residents, and stuffed animals for just about every interest. For days, times and more information, call 613- as a reminder of days gone by when many of the residents themselves used to 230-5730. There's still space available in Yoga. Spanish, folk-jam sing-along visit the Ex and try their hand at the games to win that special someone a me- and calligraphy classes. mento of their own. This month, Abbotsford is also set to launch its Learn and Explore speak- So yes, each year it is with a little sadness that we say farewell to the Super- er series. The series offers something for everyone and it's cheap ... just one Ex and the entertainment it provides to the residents: from the colourful lights dollar! of the midway to the special visits from staff and organizers.
It takes place at Abbotsford every Wed. at 1 p.m. Doritt Crosby organizes the speakers' series. "I'm keen on putting togeth- er an eclectic series with some fun, some religion, and some politics if possi- ble. We'll take people in directions they wouldn't normally go," says Crosby. There will be visits from authors, such as Gerry Kenney. He has a keen in- terest in the exploration of the Northwest Passage. He's on the list of October speakers. Kenney plans to share his research on previous attempts to find an international shipping route through the north. For those with a wanderlust, there are sessions on travel, including a dis- cussion with Teena Hendelman on her travels to China from Shanghai to the foothills of the Himalayas. Travel Cuts will make presentations on cruising the world, and tours through Europe. Organizer Dorrit Crosby takes the mi- crophone herself in December to show pictures and talk about her three-week trip to Peru. There she walked the Inca Trail, climbed up to Machu Picchu and visited Cusco and the Ballestas Islands. Closer to home, the Glebe's Ian McKercher will take people on a trip through the neighbourhood's history. "You'll meet interesting and influential people, visit grand old buildings and find out how the Glebe came to be the strong community it is today." Author and humorist Brian Doyle will join the speakers' series in October to read from a few of his books and sign copies. Later that month, Valerie Knowles will tell the group about some of Ottawa's famous and colourful people.
The first of the speakers' series kicks off on Wed. Sept. 13 at 1 p.m.
Nathalie Thirwall, president of the Capital Region's Interfaith Council, ex- Photo: Shirley plores why interfaith dialog is needed. To learn more about the full slate of activities, check out the fall Abbots- L-R: Ralph Boone (SuperEx), Glebe Centre residents: Kathleen Beeman and ford House program guide, now available at the office at 950 Bank Street. Ellen Bulger (seated) and Judy Buske (SuperEx)
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Her agent, Dominique Soutif, arranged her first paying gig in 2005 doing a We are looking for people who understand the electoral process, are quick learners voice-over for a special exhibit at the Museum of Civilization. In September, and have good interpersonal skills. Persons with previous election experience will be 2005, Dominique suggested that Bridget submit a picture and resume to Ot- given preference. Applicants must be at least 18 years of age. Spouses of candidates tawa-based GAPC Entertainment, who had a kids magic show in development and persons who are helping on an are for TVOntario. election campaign not eligible to work in the elections. The director, Ron Allen, and producer, Hoda Elatawi, interviewed seventy teenagers for the co-host position. They short-listed twelve candidates and I am interested in working on November 13, 2006, as: brought Jay Sankey up from Toronto to assist in the auditions. Each contender was given a card trick to learn and perform and a page of script to present. Deputy Returning Officer (strike voters' names "Dad never drove me home from school," said Bridget, "but four days af- from the list and distribute ballots) $175 ter the auditions, there he was with the car. I figured either someone had died, or I got the job." The Spellz demo was shot in November, and TVO gave them the go-ahead Election Assistant (assist where needed) $150 by the end of the month. Ottawa's television production facilities are scant, so they waited until May when classes were over at Algonquin College to make use of studio space there. Please note that rates of pay include mileage and training. Bridget, a grade 10 student at Canterbury High School in the spring, took 20 days off in May to shoot the 26 shows for the season. She credits the staff Name: at Canterbury with making the work/school responsibilities manageable. "My Address: teachers were really understanding. They gave me extra help, and flexibility Postal Code: on assignment deadlines." By working full-time through June, she was able to Telephone: (home) (office) catch up and mustered an 88% average. Do you have the use of a car? Spellz workdays started at 8:30 a.m. and ran until 6:30 p.m. "We started I have previous election experience as a: with hair and makeup at 8:30, then did two to three run-throughs on the set," Deputy Returning Officer said Bridget. "Then the filming began. We probably averaged seven takes per Federal 0 Provincial 0 Municipal scene before Ron was happy with the product. Election Assistant Federal 0 Provincial 0 Municipal Do you speak: 0 English 0 French 0 Other Language preference:
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Featured this month and next, are the celebrities, people in the news and famous authors who once lived here in our community. Try to match the 175 THIRD AVENUE celebrity with the home they once lived in. OTTAWA, ONTARIO, K1S 2K2 We also highlight the lives of the not so famous, your friends and neigh- AND bours, young and not so young, people you pass by on the street each day. P. O. BOX 4794, STATION E, OTTAWA, ONTARIO, K1S 5119 Our community is chock full of stories of outstanding individuals, and we ESTABLISHED 1973 welcome you to send in your stories to the Glebe Report. TELEPHONE: 613-236-4955 As we gear up for the upcoming municipal elections, you may notice that E-MAIL: [email protected] the Glebe Report has not accepted any advertising for political campaign- ing. The reason for this is to ensure that we have enough room for our lo- The Glebe Report is a monthly community newspaper. We receive no cal businesses to advertise their specials, promotions and sales and the government grants or subsidies. Advertising from Glebe and other mer- services they offer. chants pays our bills and printing costs. This month, seven thousand Our readers will be inundated with election information and advertising copies will be delivered free to Glebe homes, and copies are available at in the larger newspapers and on television. We will, however, have some in- many Glebe shops, Sunnyside Library, Brewer Pool, and Glebe and Ot- formation for our readers on all the mayoral candidates, candidates for cap- tawa South Community Centres. To view Glebe Report deadlines and ad- ital ward councillor and school trustees in the October issue. We hope that vertising rates, go to www.theglebeonline.com, but please send copy to this will keep you informed and help you decide whom to vote for. [email protected].
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LETTERS Glebe Report September 15, 2006 5 Creating unity Poor are cast aside in our community Editor, Glebe Report: I wish to comment on the frequent complaints that I hear about Rideau Editor, Glebe Report: Street's dirty sidewalks and panhandlers. What sort of society are we when comments and remarks I have chosen to write this email in response to down-and-out persons are put on a level with offensive inanimate objects? Saturday's made by some of the merchants in our community following A mayoral candidate has promised that if he is elected he will "get tough" Dancing in the Streets event. with panhandlers. If he had lived through the depression, as I have, he would individuals who I would like to begin by saying thank you to the numerous be aware that anyone could unwittingly join the ranks of the poor. Some peo- for much of the day on Aug. took part in this celebration of life which lasted ple are saying that those who are in the streets are there because that is what in our community with 19. I find it remarkable that so many people gathered they want. I have yet to meet anyone who enjoys the fear of freezing to death, such short notice to make this event a great success! keeling over from heatstroke or getting sick from malnutrition. gratitude to all Most importantly, I would also like to extend my words of With the uncertainty of today's economy, thousands of people are cast Glebe and Fifth the merchants of the Glebe located beyond the boundaries of aside as though they were obsolete machines. This is degrading and stressful, play an Avenue. I feel it is important to kindly mention that these merchants but it is happening every day thoughout North America. the effort on important role in our community and will certainly appreciate We have to learn the only real security is in collective security. our behalf to include them in future events. Donald M. Mitchell It was not so long ago that my father lost his battle to cancer. My father was a wonderful man and to this day I often reflect on the many things that he has taught me to value and appreciate. From his many words of wisdom I will always remember the importance of family. I am thankful that I was Cutting Glebe on-street offered the opportunity to celebrate life on that Saturday with my family and pay tribute to an individual who I so deeply love. parking spaces by a third I share this with you as the proud owner of a business located south of Fifth Ave. for over 25 years. I truly feel that our community is a part of my Editor, Glebe Report: family and I strongly believe that as a family we must all work together to All the green hornets have to do is enforce the City By-Law 1-96. Some- help make our community a better place. thing which cost me $40 to learn about recently. Parking Prohibited - Whether Many thanks again to everyone, Signs Have Been Erected or Not: within 9 metres of an intersection. If uni- Daniel Franke formly enforced, along with the 1.5 metres from a driveway prohibition, the A proud Glebe business owner Glebe would lose, in my conservative estimate, one third of its spaces. In my case, I had parked about once a week for 3 hours about 5 years in this spot. Nary a ticket except once when I was over the line a bit. My car was well be- and Bronson yond the line that defines the crosswalk for the intersection on Third Ave, Carling south side, just east of O'Connor. But it seems that enforcement is at the dis- cretion of the bylaw officers...and that I just happened to be at the wrong place intersection improved at the wrong time. Fine. So now I will park, without consideration for the parking pressures in the Glebe, in what traditionally has been a three car space, so that only two cars will fit. Two days after the ticket, while cycling past the same space, I saw a VW Golf with two bylaw officers speed past a car parked in the same position mine had been in, with nary a glance. I hailed them, asking their position on this bylaw, and both said they only enforce it if the vehicle is obstructing the intersection, i.e. 4 metres or less. Perhaps this bylaw should be reviewedit is not practical for situations like the Glebe. And that corner should be signed. There's not a sign in sight on that side. Sheryl High
Pix,to: Suzanne Laniis L-R: Guy Giguere, Carol Holmes, Clive Doucet, Max Ross, and Bhat Boy at the ribbon cutting ceremony.
On Thurs., Aug. 17 Ottawa City clearly indicate to drivers that the Councillor, Clive Doucet along with character of the street is changing city engineers and community rep- from a wide city arterial to a residen- resentatives attended a ribbon-cut- tial street with a large school. The ting ceremony on the re-built inter- sinuous shape of the Glebe Ave. at section at Bronson and Carling. the intersection of Bronson also re- Bronson and Carling, long known minds drivers to slow down as resi- as one of the most dangerous inter- dential streets in the Glebe have a sections in the city, has been rebuilt posted 40 km speed limit. in a simpler, more attractive way. "Cities need trees to breathe," said Sidewalks are wider and pedestrian Councillor Doucet "Staff and the crossings on Carling have been community worked hard to bring shortened making the intersection community and environmental val- safer and quicker to cross. Trees ues to this intersection and at the have been planted to provide shade same time make it safer and more on three of the intersection's four convenient for drivers. My hope is corners. that in the future all intersections The entrance to Glebe Avenue is will be graced with trees and safer marked with red brick pavers to environments for all." 6 Glebe Report September 15, 2006 N EWS Dancing in the Streets photos
Max Keeping dances with Photo : Giovani Sal Piamonte petforming Ettoto Giovani Peter Hamer of the Ottawa art.: Giovani Leandra, Samantha and Celine. on stage Hospital Foundation shares a moment with cancer survivor Lise Paquet.
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Premier Dalton Photo : Giovaag, Kevin and McGuinty, left, and Max Keeping, Caroline Phillips and their chil- with Peggy Tailon and Linda Eagen, dren, Claire, left, and Zoey enjoy right, of the Ottawa Hospital Founa- the festivities tion.
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Two all-candidates meetings NEXT MEETING The GCA board will meet planned for upcoming municipal election Tues., Sept. 26 at 7:30 p.m. in the Glebe Community Centre. ELECTION sonably well. The association has Everyone in the community is The municipal election is to occur not heard of any significant prob- welcome. on Nov. 13. You can verify that you lems but we are interested in hearing are on the voters list by examining about difficulties faced by both resi- the roll at your local library. dents and merchants. While it is by Two all-candidates meetings are no means certain that such a street planned. GCA will be joining with closure will be repeated, we do want Ottawa East Community Association to learn from our experience. Send By and others to sponsor a meeting on comments to gca@theglebeonline Bob Tues., Oct. 3 at Immaculata High .com Brocklebank School. That meeting will feature the GARDEN ANGELS mayoral candidates as well as candi- Some of our association members TRAFFIC dates for councillor in Capital ward. have been contributing to the com- We have suffered a setback in A second all-candidates meeting, munity by caring for plants in public our efforts to reduce the morning to feature the candidates for Capital spaces. Additional volunteers are surge of traffic on Findlay, Broad- ward councillor, will be held Tues., welcome. A bulb planting initiative way and Torrington. The GCA pro- Nov. 7 at the Glebe Community in the new planters at Bank and Fifth posal, developed in collaboration Centre. is planned for Sept. 16 from noon. If with the Ottawa South Community BUILDING APACE you would like to lend your green Association, is to prohibit right The numerous building projects thumb to the cause, please contact turns from Torrington onto the Dri- underway are a sign of confidence in the archangels at garden_angels veway in weekday morning rush our community. Work has started on @gadzooks.orange-carb.org or just hours. the Ecocité project; rehabilitation of show up with your trowels and gar- To our disappointment, this mod- the former Glebe Centre tower at dening gloves est proposal did not carry in Council Bank and Holmwood is underway debate on Aug. 23. However it is and the new wing of Palisades is be- will return for Council reconsidera- ing finished. We look forward to tion on Sept. 27. Your association welcoming the new Glebites who will be continue to explain the situ- will be living in these projects. ation to members of Council with DANCING IN THE STREETS the hope that we can achieve some Closing down traffic on Bank St. relief for our residents. on Sat., Aug. 19 seemed to work rea- Looking for How will the proposed zoning by-law affect your property and the Glebe? lunch in all the BY BOB BROCKLEBANK zoning by-law. Zoning may seem like a staid and In our neighbourhood, most resi- wrong places? technical topic but it has a very real dential streets allow semi-detached impact on everyone who lives in the homes and triplexes but on some Glebe. What types of businesses can streets only detached houses are al- operate here? What can I do with my lowed. Bank Street and Bronson home? What can my neighbour do Ave. north of Glebe are classified as next door? How dense should hous- traditional mainstreets which en- ing be? These types of questions are courages mixed-use commercial/ governed by zoning. residential development. This has You can learn about the new draft importance in directing the kind of zoning by-law for Ottawa at a spe- investment we can expect in our cial information session hosted by community. the Glebe Community Association So zoning becomes very real on Thurs., Sept. 21, starting from 7 when you are told you cannot do p.m. in Scotton Hall, Glebe Com- what you want. It can also be reas- munity Centre. Although property suring when your neighbour is con- owners have special interest in zon- strained from doing something ing, the effects are felt by everyone which would harm your interests. At tenants, business operators and the community level, zoning dictates owners alike can benefit from an un- the nature of future development and derstanding of zoning issues. The how the character of our neighbour- merger of the various zoning by- hood is maintained or altered. laws inherited from the former mu- At the Sept. 21 information ses- is the right place! nicipalities provides a once-in-a- sion, city staff will provide an lifetime opportunity to comment on overview of the draft zoning by-law a key tool that determines the devel- and there will an opportunity to ask opment of the Glebe. general questions. We propose to Zoning restricts the use you can hold break-out sessions one deal- 232-2703 make of your property. For example, ing specifically with residential it might allow you to turn your properties and another with commer- 819 Bank Street (Fifth Ave. Court) house into a bed and breakfast oper- cial zoned properties along Bank St. Free parking "Glebeiles may walk" ation, or not. It might allow you to If there is interest, perhaps a third 11111110/ open a restaurant, or not. You might group could be organized for other be allowed to run a home-based arterials, notably Bronson and business but not open a shop. But Chamberlain/Isabella. On the fringes the property next door might have a of the meeting there should also be different zoning and operate a sub- opportunities for one-on-one discus- Susan Wyatt Sales stantial business. Zoning may limit sions with city experts about specific PROMOTIONAL the size of your building. You may zoning concerns. Clothing & Products be required to retain space between Following the information session your house and your neighbour. It we propose that the GCA formulate Does your company, group or organization require fleece wear, sweatshirts, golf may limit the size of an addition you a series of recommendations and shirts, T-shirts, hats, coffee mugs, stuffed animals, fridge magnets, cloth bags, can add to the rear of your house. It comments to submit to the city. Your aprons, etc. for tournaments, conventions, meetings, giveaways, or other will probably control how tall a participation in the information ses- occasions? Logos can be embroidered or screen printed on these products. If we don't have what you are looking for, we will building you can erect. In some cas- sion and your ideas for inclusion in a try to locate it! Call for information. es a large building might have its community submission are most Phone No. 233-7993 Fax No. shape dictated by provisions in the welcome. 231-7831 8 Glebe Report September 15, 2006 GNAG GNAG is geared up for an amazing fall line-up of activities solutions to make the most out of seacoast town. A strange vessel has Wed., Sept. 20. $15 in advance and this small space. A seamless addition been wrecked on the shore. No living $20 at the door. to a grand home on Clemow Avenue soul survives the wreck. Harker's fi- will have you guessing about the old FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT ancée, Mina, and her sister Lucy, are Come once a month and and the new. enjoy suddenly terribly at risk. family movie night Tickets are $25.00 and are avail- hosted by Friday The play tells the story of Dracu- Night Youth. are able through the Glebe Community Refreshments avail- la's power and the bravery required able. Proceeds will go towards sup- By Centre, 175 Third Ave. Or call 613- of Mina and those who love her, as porting our youth programs. All Mary 564-1058 to reserve tickets. they resist him. Familiar characters films are rated G or PG. Admission Tsai- Proceeds from the tour go to Chil- include the Dutch scientist Van Hels- is FREE! dren's and Youth programming of- Davies ing, the local doctor, Seward, and the Featuring: Zuthura on fered through the Glebe Neighbour- Fri. Sept. lunatic indelibly marked by Dracu- 22 at 6:30 hood Activities Group. p.m. la's approach, Renfield. We are excited to offer French REGISTER TODAY Show dates are: programs in partnership with L'Am- AT THE GCC Fri., Nov. 24, 7:30 p.m. icale francophone d'Ottawa. Join us It's time to sign up for that pro- Sat., Nov. 25, 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Fri., Sept. 29 at 7y.m. for French gram you have always wanted to Sun., Nov. 26, 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Movie Night (SOIREE CINEMA) take. Pick up your copy of "Fall for Tickets will be available at the Featuring Crazy. Admission is GNAG" Program Guide at the Glebe Glebe Community Centre beginning FREE! Community Centre or visit us on line at www.gnag.ca. Have any questions? Please call us at 613- GNAG ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 233-8713 GNAG invites the community to their Annual General Meeting, GLEBE HOUSE TOUR Wed., Sept. 27, 7 p.m. Mark your calendars. Sun., Sept. Are you in 17 is the seventh annual Glebe interested volunteering? Please contact us at [email protected] or call 613-233-8713 House Tour. Visit six very unique ELlustraticn: Gwendolyn Best houses, including a Victorian house with an interesting side and rear ad- GNAG PRESENTS dition built with the idea of convert- Ian McLeod's adaptation of the orig- ing the house into a duplex when the inal "Dracula", A community the- homeowners retire. atre production directed by Eleanor Also on the tour is a stunning con- Crowder and Rachel Eugster. temporary home nestled between Faithful to the plot of the Bram two embassies. Enjoy a Mexican in- Stoker novel, the play charts the Butterflies flock spired home full flair, as of artistic vampire's arrival in England, and his of a well as the dramatic home very near success. The Transylvanian *Iç to Canton University talented interior designer. See a episodes are told by Jonathan Harker renovation the orig- charming where on his return, as they elucidate the Once again, Carleton University's Biology Department is host- inal footprint the house has been of situation that begins to unfold in a ing a live butterfly show for 10 days from Sat., Sept. 30 to Oct. 9 preserved using very clever design (Thanksgiving Monday). Enjoy the magic as butterflies emerge from their chrysalises and watch hundreds of exotic tropical butterflies fly free in the two display greenhouses at Carleton's Nesbitt Biology Building located at the corner of University Drive and Raven Road. Admission is free (donations are greatly appreciated). You can visit the show from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. There is paid parking during the week and free parking on the weekends and holidays. Visit www.carleton.ca/biology/butterfly for additional information and educational lesson ideas.
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I did my bit Sanger 90 years, became almost a family sawing notches in rafters; Richard shrine (as well as a love-nest for and his wife Debbie helped finish young couples, even if spiders in- the roofing, with Tony's family. truded on John Polanyi's honey- Matt and Mary have done many The Glebe has watched some big, moon), and was happily chewed up jobs, including steps. and certainly interesting, building by ants and larger creatures. It was This year was the time for floor- projects of late. Nothing, perhaps, to joyously ramshackle, a lean-to ing. Tony had got the best of the old compare with the transformation in kitchen added in place of the open cedar logs cut into boards, though of 1999-2000 by architect Barry Hobin ring of stones where Ottilie Ketchum unequal widths, and he and son Ed, and developer Bill Metz of the old had originally cooked. back from New Zealand, knelt for Ottawa Board of Education property into 43 condominium apartments. Still, they have been worth more than a glance. At 196 Glebe Avenue there was the total demolition of a house, and Richard Sanger working up in the the building on its site of a home rafters large enough for five children. This summer's spectacle has been the days fitting them neatly. Then Penny massive and mysterious digging spent hours kneeling with Tony's around the stone house at Clemow wife, Mary, filling the screw-holes and Lyon, where Ray Jackson used and later chinking. Toby and Naris- to live; and now also the architectur- sa completed the chinking. Brother al fantasy rising on the corner of Is- Tony's largest contribution has been abella and Lyon. a solar system, now in place and fu- But none of them compare, for elling the fridge. length of sustained effort, with the Now it's almost done, bar a few log cabin our extended family has windows and things. Denis Scales, been building in Nare's Inlet, near the expert who builds cabins, paid Pointe au Baril on the Georgian Bay. us the best compliment: "Well, We are ending the fifth season of you've done it. I never thought you work on this little treasure, and the would." It's been fun, family fun. grand opening has been postponed Painting of the old log cabin by Kelvin Smith until mid-summer next year. Family members aren't newcom- ers to this work, I should quickly Ownership of the one-acre island add. Brother-in-law Tom Lawson by 2002 had become complicated. It built his own 36' by 20' core room had passed to Penny and her brother we rISICEWS :4WD (/) Tony Ketchum, and then to our four Uncle Tom's Cabin in the 1960s, Vets ist, Anise Sitting and my initiation was to hold up sons and Tony's three boys, who large sheets of glass for him at sun- were spread between Romania, New lITLS 940'USTA fIES set in the high season for mosqui- Zealand and Alberta. The marvel is tip ("ardent, dArtsmaul,- et de At assons toes. Tom also led a varied team to that we have got this far without any rebuild Cratloe, the main family family blow-ups that Cottage Life UPSCALE PET SITTING SERVICES IN THE OTTAWA REGION cabin (another 36 by 20 footer), af- magazine likes to describe. ter its predecessor was burnt to the We demolished the old place that YOUR PET WILL BE TREATED LIKE MY OWN... ground by lightning in winter. In summer, while Dan Wakelin down in WITH NOTHING BUT THE BEST!!! each case he favoured small logs set Brighton, Ontario was squaring logs DOGWALKING, PUPPY, CAT AND CRITT'ER VISITS upright, which probably saved mon- for a new cabin to sit on the footprint ey. (well, we cheated, as it is a few feet DAYCARE, NEVER MORE THAN 2-3 PETS AT ONE TIME Then our boys got going. Matt larger). But Dan's plans weren't OVERNIGHT VISITS AT YOUR HOME good enough for the Archipelago's found the shell of a cabin, logs BED AND BISCUIT INCLUDES A SPECIAL DAILY HIKING TRIP squared and window-spaces cut, in a building inspector; so dear friend IN THE COUNTRY IF THE DOG IS IN GOOD SHAPE, field south of Ottawa. It was trucked John Leaning came up for a weekend up and barged into the Inlet, the and his drawings and Ottawa reputa- TAXI FOR GROOMING,VETERINARIAN APPOINTMENTS footings were set by Denis Scales tion did the trick in Party Sound. By WE ALSO SPECIALIZE IN SENIOR DOG CARE September the logs were in, the local builder, and we did the rest. barged WHICH INCLUDES EXTRA ATTENTION, - our son Toby organized a winch over I remember the pleasure three of us MASSAGES AND MORE FREQUENT DAILY had one balmy June day felling a the island rocks, and cousins and SMALL small tree on our island and towing aunts assembled the numbered WALKS it round by canoe, to act as a tie- pieces. 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WWW.CHARLESFORT.CA ilUDSON N111111 LOCATED ON KENT ST. BETWEEN LISGAR ST. & NEPEAN ST. 613.233.0044 COUNCILLOR'S REPORT Glebe Report September 15, 2006 11 Neighbourhoods should be self-sufficient The only reason central Ottawa has any investment in it at all is that the federal government maintains the canal areas, parks and some streets without that federal investment Ot- tawa would be dismal indeed. By One of the very few investments Councillor Ottawa has made in 150 years in the Clive canal corridor of Ottawa is the the same Doucet pedestrian bridge about cost as a single suburban arterial in- tersection - and yet this has caused POB "We are all meant to be an enormous outcry of waste, etc. mothers of God" from the media and many council- Meister Eckhart (1260 1329) lors. How do we turn this around? Well, Dear Glebe Report readers, there are a lot of ways. One of them calls for The new official plan a as a which is pre- o is council whole people can 41IP neighbourhoods where pared to walk the talk. Another ex- play. The idea is that live, work and ample at a very local level is the as each neighbourhood should be Lansdowne Farmers' Market. This self sufficient as possible - each fit- initiative makes our neighbourhood like a piece of lego ting into the next more liveable, is more sustainable to form the entire city. environmentally and helps us regain faces is The problem city council some self-sufficiency. It is a small like STREETOT1AWA.2304474 that we haven't built our city progressive step which has been very MNR years. We've this for more than 50 popular. grown our city (like every other one MUNICIPAL ELECTION TIME (k-N. in North America) by extending DRAWS NEAR service out !,4?, roads, sewer and water As we are heading into a munici- countryside where people - into the pal election this fall, I won't be sub- peo- ,:.sleep and park their cars. Then mitting my regular columns in the ple i n the growth areas 'commute' next issues of the Glebe Report. My roads to older parts of along new campaign team and I will be getting this city for work. the message out about my election This wasn't much of problem platform via door to door canvass- when these-groWih areas were just a ing, advertising and public meetings. form. small part of the overall urban With four candidates in the race, it off They were easily able to 'feed' should be a lively debate about the developed parts of the city. The where we want the city and this ward situation we now find ourselves in to go in the next term. I look forward NOT PART OF A CHAIN though is that growth areas are now to hearing from people on the cam- YOUR COMMUNITY much larger than the old parts of the paign trail. BUT A LINK IN can city. So the only way they con- The first major event of the mu- is by consuming all tinue growing nicipal election in the ward will be the older parts the tax revenues from an all candidates meeting on Tues., of the city, gradually hollowing it Oct. 3 at Immaculata High School out. (140 Main Street) where people will MSS PHARMACY happened in This is what has get to see mayoral candidates as well is 769 Bank (at Second Ave.) Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa. It as those of us running for the posi- why rich cities like Montreal and tion of councillor of Capital Ward. Tel: 235-4377, Fax: 235-1460 Toronto have cracked and broken COFFEE WITH CLIVE streets in the older parts of the city. Please note: there will be no 'cof- The older they are, the worse it is fee with Clive' on the first Fridays in and the newer parts of the city October and November during the sparkle with boulevards and smooth Your Family Health Care Provider municipal election. asphalt. All the best, Clive YOUR ONE STOP SHOP IN THE GLEBE SPORTS & SPINAL INKRY OFFERING YOU BUS PASSES,
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