, glèbe report May 8, 1992 Vol. 21 No. 5 Great Glebe garage sale May 23rd BY JIM FOSTER from Glebe IGA). Over 200 Garage Sales, There will be music and Church B.B.Q's and bake fun! We will be giving sales, side walk sales, away balloons and Maps of street parties, balloons, the Sales and selling do- music...Wow! nated Senators and Rough There is only one place Riders merchandise and to be May 23. ! Special Edition T-shirts. The seventh annual Great SPECIAL EDITION T-SHIRTS Glebe Garage Sale promises Sponsored by the Glebe to be a fun event! A Business Group, the profits chance to get to know a from these 100% cotton non- neighbour, to clean out the bleached T's feature the cellar and to benefit a three colour Canada 125 great cause. Once again logo and the all new Glebe participants are asked to promotional illustration. donate 10% of their sales All proceeds will go to to the Food Bank. the Ottawa Food Bank. This year the money will be A CANADA 125 EVENT spirit collected between 3 p.m. and The community Great GZebe Garage Sale 1991. Photo: Martine Bresson 4:30 p.m. the day of the from an event like this, celebrating sale. Canvassers will col- is exactly what Use our handy Garage Sale Tomores and Wringers. 125 is all about. lect the money and issue Canada Check List on page 2 to Register before May 17th new, lend a receipts. We also encourage Meet somebody prepare for your sale. What and be included on the a friend! every one to donate non- hand, make a great excuse to do some Map of the Sale. to the three street perishable food items There are spring cleaning. Make it To register use coupon at cor- for after Food Bank Truck the parties planned a social event - invite a on page 2 or register by If you ner of Bank & Third! the sale already. friend to help: phone. Call Jim Foster The sale committee will would like info on how to at 563-3571. - Registered donators are have a booth at the corner plan one call Jim Foster See you at the sale. of Bank and Third (across Pt 563-3571. eligible for prizes from Block Reps vital link in GCA Membership Drive The Glebe Community est, most representative nity planning, traffic, rec- them warmly and salutes the Association's Membership community associations in reation, heritage, environ- many who have faithfully Drive will be wrapping up Canada. ment,and social activities volunteered for many years. over the next week. The Glebe, and Dows Lake such as the Great Glebe When your neighbourhood Each year in April and Area have frequently needed Garage Sale in support of block rep. calls on you wel- May Glebe residents are a strong organization to the Ottawa Food Bank. come him or her and join the called upon by a neighbour, work on their behalf to main- Volunteers are always wel- GCA. a volunteer block represent- tain the integrity of the come, and a great variety of Memberships will also be talent, ative for the GCA, and asked community. Since its found- expertise and time sold at the GCA's Annual committment are always need- to join, or renew their ing in 1967, when residents General Meeting at the Glebe the con- ed. membership in this worthwhile fought to prevent Community Centre on May 14. organization. struction of a high-rise The role of the block reps With over 3,000 members, building at Glebe Avenue and may be a short term one, but it is in 12 area directors and over Lyon Street, to the present, vital maintaining 200 block representatives, the GCA has been actively the link between the GCA and INSIDE the GCA is one of the larg- involved in issues of commu- the community. The GCA thanks Capital Column 6 Join Ottawa's Environmental Survey GCA 10,11 collected will ultimately BY ELAINE MARLIN in need of preservation Cryptic be used by the Environmen- or naturalizing. If we Crossword 14 Choose a spot in the tal Management Branch of do not do likewise, we Glebe which you think has the Dept. of Engineering can expect sites which GBG Colouring signi- special environmental and Works and by the Plan- we would like to see saved Contest 16 ficance. Pick up a City ning Dept. to set priori- or improved to simply not 20, 21 of Ottawa Environmental ties for such matters as be on the list of areas Sports Survey Form at the Glebe the re-examination of zoning to study. Important items Books 22, 23 Community Centre and record categories throughout the to be filled out in the your observations on why city and the linkage of questionaire are the Needs Observation Post .. 24 the area is important to greenspaces into the Green- and Priorities and the School News .... 28-31 you. Survey instructions ways System, it is import- Hazards and Threats sections. state that "Observations ant for people to take the Questions? Contact Elaine Church 32, 33 can be of a biophysical or time to fill out a form. Marlin for the GCA at socioeconomic nature i.e. What about Lansdowne 234-2233, or Carol Brunt Quote of the Month species, landscape features, Park or Central Park for for Dow's Lake Residents use as a gathering place, example?? Association at 231-6306 "Mother's arms are made aesthetic value, heritage the So far interest in or Paul McCann for the of tenderness and sweet value, development pot- Glebe has been extremely City of Ottawa at 564-7443. sleep blesses the child ential etc." Both public low. In other areas of the Deadline for returning who lies therein." and private property may city, citizens are using the forms to any City of Victor Hugo be included. the environmental survey Ottawa Community Centre Because the information forms to highlight spaces is June 15, 1992. N EWS Local students in May 27th OBE Central Choir concert

2nd Annual Once-A-Year SALE 20% - 60% OFF EVERYTHING May 22 - 31, 1992 We feature our own Original Handbags, Briefcases & Travel Bags also - Wallets, Belts, Desk Accessories, Slippers, Gloves. Rowland Leather Merrickville 159 St. Lawrence Street 269-3151 LETTERS How about a park on Members of the OBE Central Choirs are busy rehearsing for their annual spring concert. Shown are choristers (1 to 0 (Back Row) Brika Steinberg, Erin Hargadon, the site? Lauren Phillips, Sasha Singer; (Front Row) Vanessa Currie, Editor, Glebe Report: dresses of Wendy Jermyn, Kyla Burge and David Coodin. In celebra- your neighbours There is a campaign or tion of Canada's 125th birthday, the concert entitled afoot co-workers. to turn the Daly How many "For the Love of Canada and Music," will feature music Building people don't site into a park. To see by Canadian composers, including the short operetta many, the need for more bou- the opening up of this por- tiques or office "Clowns" by Manitoba composer Craig Cassils. Special space on tion of Confederation Square the guest will be Garth Hampson, formerly the principal vocal square? How many who to light and the emergence favour a downtown park will soloist with the RCMP band. The concert will be held on of the facades of beautiful find both the Citizen form Wednesday, May 27 at 7:30 p.m. at the Sir John A. Mac- buildings, formerly hidden, and a stamped Donald Resource Centre, 2675 Draper Avenue. Tickets are envelope? are a great improvement There is a copy $7.00 and are available from any chorister. Tickets will of the to the heart of Ottawa. also be available at the door. Citizen article along with If you saw the clip-out a supporters list available form asking the NCC to es- for signing in the Glebe Great Glebe Garage Sale Check List tablish a park on the pro- Community Centre at the perty in The Citizen (Sat- main desk until May 13th, Register before May 17 to be included on "Map urday, May 2, pg A10), you the night of the Glebe of the sales" Com- may want to send it in, not munity Association's annual Select items to sell (clean and repair items) only with your signature general meeting. Price items before sale but with an attached sheet Elaine Marlin Invite a friend (with a lawn chair) to help! of the signatures and ad- Encourage children to get involved: Sell lemonade, toys, books Have a change box and calculators Direct shoppers to other sales, food bank drop Come out and smell the offs, refreshment stands. Celebrate Canada, meet a neighbour, welcome a for Ontario's visitor to the Glebe. March of Dimes Have fun! Celebrate spring by taking a clown, or take part in part in Walk Ottawa, Satur- the Walk Scavenger Hunt. AFTER THE SALE day May 16, beginning at Obtain registration and Place useful items out for Salvation Army Pickup 9:00 a.m. at Dows Lake pledge forms from: Weight Prepare 10% of proceeds from your sale for pick- Pavilion. Watchers meeting locations, up. You will be canvassed between 3 p.m. and 4:30. Enjoy a 5 km (wheelchair Mac's Convenience stores A temporary receipt will be issued and the official accessible) or a 10 km or Dows Lake Pavilion. tax receipt will be mailed by the Ottawa Food Bank. walk with your family and For information call Ron Questions: Call Jim 563-3571 friends in the beautiful at Ontario March of Dimes, Neil 234-0906. Dows Lake area. You can get 225-3912. your face painted, dress as "...... ------...... 1 1 REGISTRATION FORM 1 1 GREAT GLEBE GARAGE SALE 1 I NAME: ce.4riit.°4417._ I ADDRESS: 4trAcolAalv 1 (Home) (Business) IGLEBEPSOEITEMS: i GLEBE 1 Drop off registration forms at the Glebe Apothecary or the Glebe Community Centre. Contact James Foster 563-3571 or Neil Knudson 234-0906 for more I information. Sponsored by the Glebe Community Association.

Mayimmummimmamms...... mmimmal:mimmulumm.mummimmm...1 8, 1992 Glebe Report - 2 N EWS Police Week - May 11-15 Police Week is a national squads will be in attendance. event, planned to encourage These include, Motorcycles, the public to get to know Crowd Control, SWAT., Bicy- their Police Officers and cle Patrol, Underwater Squad the services they provide. and a Mounted Patrol. In Ottawa, the Police will The Ottawa Police have be celebrating the success always enjoyed cooperation of their move to Community and assistance from the Based Policing by holding citizens of Ottawa and Vanier. open houses and events at They hope that through events Community Police Centers like these where they get across the city as to meet the public and follows: through the work of the Stop! It's the thing to do. Your bicycle Is a vehicle tool Monday May 11 The Ottawa Community Police Centers this Remember, cycling safety is a two way streetl Police will stage a parade, relationship will continue A message from the National Task Force on Cycling and marshalling on Catherine and grow. Fitness Canada. Street beside the Police Station at 11:00 a.m. The parade starts at 11:45 a.m., travels west on Catherine then north on , arriving at Sparks St. at 12:15 p.m. At this time I Won't Try To Tell there will be entertain- ment provided by Cst. D. D'Arcy and a Program hosted by Max Keeping of C.J.O.H. You What The Future TV. Chief of Police Thomas Flanagan will present Cer- tificates of Appreciation Holds For You... to members of the public. All vehicles and equipment involved in the parade will be on display for public view. Tuesday May 12 Open House and Activities at the Carlington Community Police Center, 960 Silver Ave., 10:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Wednesday May 13 Open House at the Somerset Heights Community Police Center, 755 Somerset St., between 9:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. There will be a bicycle Peter Finnegan, C.A., Vice President engraving blitz between ScotiaMcLeod 3:30 and 5:30 p.m. Bring your bike and get it stamped. Thursday May 14 Open House ...I'll Show You at the Vanier Community Police Center, 290 Montreal Rd., Vanier, between 10:00 How To Take Hold a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Altha Street will be closed beside the Center from Montreal Rd. to a point south of the Of Your Future. Center where bicycles will be stamped and child safety "My clients are looking for preservation of capital and stable, secure videos will be shown through- investment strategies. They know that I am always here to answer out the day. Bernard Grand- questions on their portfolios, RRSPs and RRIF accounts. The primary maitre Arena will be an objectives of my clients are minimization of risk and increasing their alternate site if it rains. after tax return. If this suits your objectives, call me today at Friday May 15 Open House at Canterbury Community Police ScotiaMcLeod. My direct line is 782-6707." Center 1975 St. Laurent Peter Finnegan, CA. Blvd between 9:00 a.m. and Vice President 2:00 p.m. The Center will also be putting up displays at Herongate Mall, Elmvale OA. Plaza, and Billings Bridge mama..d11 Plaza. Cst. Dominic D'Arcy will be doing two shows at ScotiaMcLeod the Herongate Mall at 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. At all the above times and 360 Albert Street dates members and equipment from the various speciality May 8, 1992 Glebe Report - 3 Views expressed in the Glebe Report are those of our contributors. EDITORIAL NOTES We reserve the right to edit all submissions. Yes We have no weather forecaster lebe report be but I suppose I should let bygones bygones, P.O. Box 4794, Station E I can't resist a joke, even if it is on myself. Last month in this space I chuckled over the Ottawa, Ontario, K1S 5H9 fact that Mother Nature had fooled our weather- Established 1973 persons into predicting a heavy snowfall for April 1, which had not materialized. Telephone 236-4955 "Quite the April Fool's joke she'd had on all of us," and I mused, and suggested we could all relax now of Spring. enjoy the signs The Glebe Report is a monthly newspaper. We receive on April 9th as the Glebe Imagine how I felt no government grants or subsidies. Advertising from delivered in Report was (or likely wasn't) being Glebe merchants pays our bills and printing costs. Ottawa. a blizzard that heaped piles of snow on 6000 copies are delivered free to Glebe homes and "It's about your future as a weather reporter," copies are available at many Glebe shops. teased a waggish friend of mine. "I thought your 233-6063 chances were pretty slim as I read my GZebe Report EDITOR: Inez Berg, while the snow travelled horizontally past my ADVERTISING MANAGER: Meredith Olson, 236-5967 window!" BUSINESS MANAGER: Sheila Pocock-Brascoup6 233-3047 BOOKKEEPER Margie Schieman I think Spring is here to stay?? Do CIRCULATION MANAGER Christian Hurlow, 238-3572 No Comment. STAFF THIS ISSUE: Susan Carson Sally Cleary, Christian Hurlow, Sue Jermyn, Mary David Rose, the creative cryptic crossword Kovacs, Judy Peacocke, Meredith Olson, Susan this enthusiast in the Glebe has another puzzle in Thomson drive us up the month's edition. His aim was to COVER: ' time in Ottawa' 1948 by Malak wall - smiling, and he is wondering if he has LEGAL ADVISORS: Russell Zinn, Peggy Malpass succeeded. If you'd like to let us know how you Mary Glen, feel about this feature or any other aspect of DISTRIBUTION STAFF: Courtright Family, our paper, please feel free to leave a message on Geoffrey Gordon, Carolyn Harrison, Brian and our tape at 236-4955 or drop us a line at the main Marjorie Lynch, Deborah McNeill, Rose Family, desk of the Glebe Community Centre. Kevan Shantz, Williams Family, and Nancy Yank. ADVERTISING RATES ARE FOR CAMERA-READY COPY. tulip We hope you enjoy our cover photo of The GZebe Report is printed in Renfrew, Ontario time in Ottawa (circa 1948) courtesy of Malak. by Runge Newspapers Inc. It won't be long before the Glebe looks something like this again. Meanwhile.., happy gardening etc.

I.B. The next Glebe Report will be out June 5. Monday, May 25 is our deadline for copy and advertising. OUR CARRIERS Dear Deliverers: Christine Acton, Christopher Lunney Family, Ashley and Tracy Matthew and Laura Pieterson, We, the staff of the Archer, James and Amy Avila, Hudson, Benji, Gilly & Nathaniel Beatrice Raffoul, Jonathan & An - Glebe Report would like Luke and Koby Banks, Lara and Hurlow, Chris, Caitlin & Devin cireanna Rene de Cotret, Colin and Ryan Belwa, Kathy Bentley, Jenkins, Nicholas and Nils Jensen, Tim Richards, Robertson Family, to thank you, all of our Dorion and Julia Berg, Inez Berg, Paul and Leigh Jonah, Kennedy Fraser and Toby Robinson, Ross deliverers, for the Bernstein Family, Emily Bertrand, Family, Amanda and Jessica Family, Rutherford Family, fabulous job you have Adam Bevis, Sally and Jenny Kenny, Heather King-Andrews, Margie and Leigh Schieman - done over the past months. Bits, Emma and Zoe Bourgard, Matthew & Brendon Koop, Mary Widdowson, Erika, Monika, & Your conscientious Bowie Family, Marie-Noel Bradet, Kovacs, Glenda and Jan Krusberg, Stefan Schneider, Ellen Schowal - efforts have been appre- Adrienne and Jason Brault, Tyler Kruspe, Ulla Kubasciewicz, ter, Scott Family, Kevan Shantz, ciated by all who receive Brewer Centennial Pool, Mollie Lady Evelyn P.A.S., Jennifer and Mrs. K. Sharp, Short Family, Tim our great community and Buckland, Hannah Burns, Brian Allison Lahey, Durit Roni Siebrasse, Vern Murrin, Sobriety paper. and Graham Cameron, Katherine Lapid, Patrick Levett, Lindsay House, Kathleen Terroux, Jean We would like to remind and Matthew Carr, Jessica Family, Melanie and Danielle Thomson, Robby Thomson, Hilary you that summer is app- Carson, Carter-Cohen Family, Kit Iithwick, Gary Lucas, Lyons Thwaites, Ben Tomlin, Trudeau roaching quickly (need we?) Clancey, Jeremy Clarke-Okah, Family, John,Findlay & Graham Family, Dominique Turgeon, Veronica Classen, Cochrane MacNab, Ashley Majmudar, Allison Van Koughnett, Eric Our summer issue will Family, Stephane Cote, Simone Malpass Family, Brenna Manders, Walton, Lisa and Mary Warner, be out on August 28th. Couture, Robbie Dale, Calum and Sarah McGee, Diane McIntyre, Jim Watson, Vanessa Wen, If you're planning to be Lindsay De Leeuw, Marylin De- Anne and Tate McLeod, Gordon Stephan Wesche, Nathan Wexler- away on or around this schamps, Pat Dillon, Nancy Dolan, McMillan, Jodi, Jennifer, and Layton, Jennifer and Watt Wil- date, please help us by Heather and Sarah Donnelly, Bill Karrie Miller, Jesse and Anna liams, Adam and Nicholas Wilson, trying to find a replace- Dowsett, Jennifer and Krystal Millest, Christine, Jonathon,& Andrea and John Wins-Purdy, ment carrier for your Dugas, Monaghan, Andrew and Sean and Harry Dunlap, Nicholas Karlye Wong, Kevin and Kelly route. We will be send- Dwyer Family, Judy Field, Zak Katie Mosley, Jennifer, Catherine Wyatt, Yank Family, Delores ing out forms for this and Noah Finestone, Brian Foran, & Alexis Motuz, Murdock- Young. with the June Glebe Peter and Thomas Glen,Nigel & Thompson Family, Linton and Sebastien Goodfellow, Brendan Carla Murphy, Mutchmor School, Report. Greene, Daniel and Michael Harga- Sana Nesrallah, Lauren and Mer- Once again, a big thank don, Michael and Christopher rill 0 Malley, Sarah Cdell, Deliverer wanted for Third you to all of you. Harrison, Hooper Family, Horan- Amanda Olson, Michael Pettit, Avenue between Bank St. Christian Hurlow,& the and O'Connor. May 8, 1992 Glebe Report - 4 Glebe Report Staff. N EWS Malak exhibition at Museum of Nature To help celebrate Canada's adian in 125th Anniversary and the 1951 to Ottawa's Board of 41st anniversary of Ottawa's Trade to take advantage of famous Canadian Tulip Festi- the hundreds of thousands val the Canadian Museum of of tulips and daffodils Nature has invited photo- that blossomed around the grapher Malak, of Ottawa Capital's Parliament Build- to prepare a retrospective ings, its driveways, lake exhibition of his famous and canals. The Festival photographs of tulips and was a great success from other spring flowers. the start, as tourists The Exhibition was of- flocked in large numbers to ficially opened on May 7 catch a glimpse of the by His Excellency Jacques spectacular extravaganza Lecomte, Head of the dele- of colour and innovative gation of the Commission of landscaping by the talented the European Communities and architects of the National Dr. Alan R. Emery, Director Capital Commission. of the Canadian Museum of The Canadian Tulip Fes- Nature, assisted by Mr. tival is now run by a non- Grant of Hooker, President profit organization headed the . by Mr. Grant Hooker. The photographs will be The success of the Can- an displayed in unusual adian Tulip Festival en- garden setting during the couraged the creation of entire month of May and numerous other festivals may later tour several in Ottawa, including Winter- European and Canadian cities. lude. Canadians now have The prints will highlight several good reasons to Malak's photographic work visit their Capital, in on behalf of the Nether- Photo by Malak addition to Parliament lands Flower-Bulb Institute, Admiring the tuZips at Linden Terrace, 1980 Buildings. They can cele- now known as Netherlands In 1987 more than 100 mil- States. There are a number brate the end of winter Flowerbulb Information lion bulbs were grown in of historical black and and feast their eyes on Centre. Malak was the of4- Canada's home gardens and white photographs of former Ottawa's fabulous displays ficial photographer of greenhouses for the cut Prime Ministers and Gov- of tulips, visit three new NFBI for Canada and the flower industry. ernors General of Canada world class museums and United States from 1948 The exhibition consists posing for Malak's camera as make a special tour of the to 1987 and had the res- of 45 colour enlargements part of the annual bulb Canadian Museum of Nature ponsibility of promoting selected from Malak's many planting ceremonies for the to see Malak's photographs Dutch bulbs in pictures and photos of tulip beCts Canadian Tulip Festival and other great exhibitions words. As a measure of his Ottawa, Holland's famous which observes its 41st an- in progress. success, it was estimated Keukenhof gardens as well niversary this year. The exhibit is officially that Canada imported about as home gardens in Holland, Malak originally proposed sponsored by Japan Camera 3 million bulbs in 1948. Canada and the United the idea of having a Can- Centre. Carleton celebrates 50th birthday The folks at Carleton Uni- begins at 11:20 a.m. with a community of Ottawa-Carleton versity have been busy. balloon toss. Activities to come, talk with faculty It's their 50th birthday progress to a raffle for a and students, and join in and not a month has gone hot air balloon ride, the celebrating our achievements by that some event to mark ultimate frizbee demonstra- of the past 50 years. We'll the year hasn't been or- tion and a tug-of-war bet- have displays and demon- ganized. There are a var- ween several departments. strations to suit every iety of academic conferen- Of course, the barbeque interest in such disciplines ces and symposia that will will be fired up for 'dogs as Architecture, Arts, Com- highlight the achievements and burgers' to all the puter Science, Engineering, and levels of excellence hungry picnic-goers. The Industrial Design, Science, attained by faculty and festivities end at around and the Social Sciences. students. 2 p.m. with a birthday cake We'll have tours and demon- But if anniversaries lighting ceremony. strations in the Library, Mac Harb, MP / Député are a time for serious re- Friends of Carleton Uni- the Physical Recreation Centre flection, they are also a versity, alumni, students, Centre as well as Coun- Ottawa time for having fun. Staff staff, and faculty are selling and Student Life Working for you! vous! at both the university's invited to a formal dinner Services. Representatives Travaillant pour on the evening of June 18 Public Relations and Alumni from the Students' Assoc- 4-4-C-onstitueney / Comté' and Development offices at the Chateau Laurier. iation will talk about as- 710 Somerset W/O are currently planning just It begins with a reception pects of campus life and 992-7191 at 6:30 p.m. that for Thursday, June 18, followed by their worthwhile activi- the university's official dinner at 7:30 p.m. The ties. Admissions staff birthday. University has invited will be on hand to answer That afternoon, current faculty and staff who have questions about Carleton's and former faculty and been with Carleton since academic programs. staff as well as students the beginning to entertain We hope you will join and alumni can take part guests with anecdotes about us at our 50th fair and in a picnic extravaganza some of the "good old days." at our Open House, parti- located in the vicinity of On October 2nd and 3rd, cularly young people want- the Physical Recreation we are holding an Open Hous.ing to know more about Centre on campus. The fun We're inviting the greater studies for future careers. May 8, 1992 Glebe Report - 5 CAPITAL COLUMN Spring cleanup Saturday May 30th

the community and to make BROWN'S INLET through the Blue Box pro- into a park I was pleased to meet with gram this fall. If City rather than a parking lot. residents of Broadway Avenue Council approves the propo- Our proposal also in- and Craig Street regarding sal on May 6, the City will volves leaving the Ex at the poor state of the re- use a $44,000 a year grant Lansdowne Park. For close taining wall in Brown's In- from the Ontario soft drink By to two decades, the Ex let. As a result of our industry intended to reduce Oluncillor has been considering leav- meeting, city staff have municipal losses. I voted in Jim Watson ing Lansdowne Park. Re- started temporary repairs favour of this initiative. grettably, it appears that to the retaining wall. We LANSDOWNE PARK they will not be leaving hope to have a proper and SENATORS Recent discussions about the park in the foreseeable permanent solution in the Lansdowne Park have focused future, for a wide variety very near future. Thank you There will be a meeting on a proposal from the of reasons. The $2.8 mil- very much to neighbours who on May 11 at 7:30 p.m. at Historical Ottawa Develop- lion relocation fund was took the time to meet with the Glebe Community Centre ment Incorporated (HODI) to be used to relocate. If city staff to explain the with representatives from to put a farmers market they do not relocate, that problem. the Ottawa Senators, the and antique fair in the money returns to the city. Community Association and Horticultural Building. How- CENTRAL PARK -FIRE DEPT.PUMPI We propose the Ex remain NG City departments will dis- ever the community raised a at Lansdowne and that the I would like to thank the cuss ways to better handle number of concerns with this firefighters at # 10 fire the influx of traffic in proposal including: relocation fund be used to station for their assistance the neighbourhood. *the need to rezone Lansdowne refurbish the Cattle Castle. in pumping water out of from Parkland to Commercial Many people I have talked SOCCER FIELD Central Park. While there *the traffic problems that with would prefer to put up is still some water left I am working would be created as a re- with the Ex for 10 days each with the in the park, the serious Glebe sult of delivery trucks, year ("the devil we know"), Neighbourhood Acti- flooding problem has de- vities customers, etc. rather than an overdevelopmen Group, Lansdowne creased substantially. Fire- Park and the *unfair competition for sur- proposal like HODI's which Ottawa Rough fighters made several trips Riders to see if we rounding merchants in what would have the potential to can to the park in response to work out a mutually would be viewed as a gov- create a 365 day-a-year accept- community concerns able ernment subsidized operation traffic and overuse situation about arrangement for a soccer field at *turning the Cattle Castle This plan has been approv- the flooding. This is the Lansdowne Park to be shared into a shopping mall - some- ed in principle by City first year the city and not with the Rough Riders. thing it was never meant Council and is now in the the Capital Commission has There is great to be. hands of city staff who are owned the property. demand for soccer fields in our Because of these diffi- examining the feasibility BLUE BOXES - PLASTIC BOTTLES community and I am working culties and the lack of and costs of implementing Ottawa may start collect- to see what we as a City broad-based community sup- it. ing plastic pop bottles can do to accomodate this. port for HODI's proposal, I am hosting Town Hall I worked with Peter Hume, Meetings on Lansdowne Park the City Councillor for Alta at 7:00 p.m. on May 12 and Vista Ward to develop a com- May 21 in the Assembly Hall promise proposal for Lans- at Lansdowne Park. For more downe Park that would ac- information please contact complish the following: my office at 564-1308. n *add green space (parkland Rhodes SPRING CLEANUP would be created along St COMPANY LTD. RF.A1 IFOR Holmwood Avenue from Bank Every year in the spring, n\ilt Street to the community park when the snow melts off our near the canal) city streets, sidewalks, *refurbish the Cattle Castle and parks, we often find to its original form but not a lot of garbage has accu- as a trade show complex or mulated over the winter food fair months. In an effort to clean *use existing federal and up our neighbourhood I am provincial funds as well as organizing a spring cleanup 143 GLEBE AVENUE 62 GLENDALE AVENUE money from the Central day on Saturday May 30. Canadian Exhibition Assoc- First Brands, the company iation relocation fund as that produces Glad garbage opposed to property tax dol- bags has generously donated lars for the refurbishment. garbage bags and painter caps The Cattle Castle would for volunteers. be renovated in a "bare With the help of residents bones" fashion in order to of the Glebe and Ottawa keep costs in line. We South, who are willing to 12 MORRIS STREET would make it structurally volunteer their time to walk sound, spruce it up and around the neighbourhood use it for a skating, curl- picking up the litter, I More than just a ing, and broomball facility think we can have a real "FOR SALE" in the winter and a variety impact. If you would like sign on your lawn! 249 FIRST AVENUE of communities activities to participate in the spring in the summer. clean up, please meet me at FOR RESULTS, CALL US FIRST The proposal would create the Glebe Community Centre a strip of parkland along at 690 Lyon Street at 10:00 Holmwood Avenue from Bank a.m. on May 30 or at the Old GARY GREENWOOD JIM McKEOWN Street to the community Firehall at 260 Sunnyside park near the canal. This Avenue at 1:00 p.m. For 232-7722 728-9342 is a good opportunity to more information, please call bring more greenspace into my office at 564-1308. 236-9551 236-9551 May 8, 1992 Glebe Report - 6 11111111111111H

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1111111111111110.1 lermilmem hilhhll 111111111 N EWS Glebe Singers in concert May 14 group. BY DAVID ROSE languages. Some abiliLy to The Glebe Singers came read music is certainly The Glebe Singers have together in 1990, initially helpful but it is not a been working hard through to sing Christmas music, requirement; we memorize the winter months on their and have continued from all the pieces for our repertoire of choral music. there. Most of the members shows. We practice together MEXICAN FOOD we would Ready or not, are residents of the area. once a week for two hours -- Cat4044,,:4, 91,e like to sing for you. We are ably and patiently with a bit of extra work as Come join us on Thursday directed by Janice Gray. show dates approach. If you GLEBE 236-9499 May 14, in the hall of Some of you joined us for are intrigued and want more 895 Bank St. Ottawa Glebe-St. James United our Christmas concert at information, please give at Church on Lyon St. the Community Centre in me (or my wife, Sue) a DOWS LAKE 234-8156 First Avenue. We will be December, on what turned call at 231-7846. PAVILION, Ottawa variety offering up a wide out to one of the more from some WEST END 722-4692 of music ranging blustery evenings of the old and tradi- 975 Richmond Rd. Ottawa relatively winter. We hope you en- ballads to some tional DOWNTOWN 234-7044 tunes and modern joyed the show and we thank show 207 Rideau St., Ottawa popular songs (sorry Rap- you for your encouragement and pers, nothing after the for your generous dona- Beatles). All will be in tions. We collected $80 harmony, we trust, mainly for the United Way. At our spring concert, we will in 3 or 4 parts, and we again be asking for your would love to see you there support in the The show will begin at 8:00 form of cash donations. This p.m. and will last about time, pro- two hours, including a ceeds, net of the cost of the break. To add to the ex- hall, will go to the citement, we will be re- Ottawa Food Bank. cording our first live If you like to sing and album, so your support might be interested in would be appreciated. Your joining a group of enthus- challenge, should you de- iastic amateurs seeking to have cide to accept it, is to some fun and improve see if you can identify their skills, why not come the five languages you out and hear what we are will hear. Hint: two of doing? Formal training is them are Canada's official not neceb6ary to join the Trat Saah/ Why call the Fire LreStn45?-2J Department? 9-1-1 3t,otaromi 1141W The answer to this question persons from automobile ac- may seem obvious. When fire cidents, from machinery ac- t76)1 strikes, the Ottawa Fire cidents, and from collapse T312ÇÎON Department answers the call of buildings or construc- for help from residents of tion sites. CLOT5.11141&31441aRY AND 'FOODS Ottawa, Vanier and Rockcliffe 6. Hearing disabled persons Park. However, the Fire who use the Comprint 1 com- Department also provides municating device can com- other important services. municate with the Ottawa Fire Department in an emer- IN AN EMERGENCY gency. Vti3livenae/ Court/ 1. Oxygen equipment is avail- NON-EMERGENCY SERVICES (ba/fikst. Aye. hi/ the OM fire stations. able at all The Ottawa Fire Depart- On, J'arurd#31,ay 30, mz, Firefighters are trained ment devotes much energy to ciaw to -4y.m.2 Resusci- Max in Cardio-Pulmonary combatting fire before it (C.P.R.) Minutes are tation starts. Fire Prevention Eyfiit:024fi4)n(-5 at 11amv.,12noon421no when C.P.R. is required vital programs are conducted by the fire stations a( Because the Fire Prevention Division strategically located, are and the Firefighting Divi- the Ottawa Fire Department arto;km/guy sion. These programs in- can provide the fastest clude: ofence4Rgza_n_O-res response to an incident, 3 Inspection of commercial 6 minutes to most areas to and apartment buildings to of the city. ensure compliance with the First aid equipment is Ontario Fire Code. ing owners and tenants For further information available on our vehicles Home fire safety inspec- on a wide range of fire or assistance call The at all fire stations. Us- tions by firefighters. Ottawa Fire Prevention Div- ually, initial first aid safety matters. Public education includ- in prepar- ision at 564-1671. assistance is most rapidly Assisting ing community education ses- ation and revision of mun- available from a nearby sions, fire station visits, icipal and provincial fire station. fire drills, demonstrations, With the fire stations regulations. and displays. Investigatibn of all located throughout the city, Community involvement fires to determine cause. the fire department is to provide public aware- Arson investigation in usually the first service ness of fire safety. conjunction with the police able to assist in a water Training of industry in and provincial investi- rescue emergency. first-aid firefighting. gators where arson is We are fully equipped Consultation with build- suspected. and trained to extricate May 8, 1992 Glebe Report - 8 NEWS Skate's Beat Beat Officers train in the Glebe who raised the issue will Sir Robert Peel's day is advice on the different stop the officer on the the model for community subjects that involve the street to see what action based policing. I concur police and the community. has been taken. As a beat and I would strive to in- If you have a concern you officer you are always culcate this attitude in think could be of interest accessible to the concern- my recruits. to others, stop me on the ed citizen. ASK SKATE street or write to Skates One recent issue is the My purpose has always Beat, c/o the Ottawa Police, increased number of vag- been to become more invol- Community Services, 474 rants harassing passers- ved with the concerns of Elgin St., Ottawa, Ontario. by for handouts. In this the community I patrol. The K2P 2J6. time of recession this type Glebe Report has been an So until next time...see of activity has been on the excellent medium to give you on the beat. tncrease. However when the BY CST. GARY SCHUITEBOER pedestrian is verbally abused when change is not You may have noticed that given, or intimidated to over the last few weeks the point of crossing the your area has been patrolled QUEENSWAY street to avoid this ex- by two beat officers. I perience, then the issue would like to reassure you, must be addressed. This the Glebe's crime rate has concern has been acted upon not escalated. The January since I have been training contained 1992 Glebe Fbport new recruits. The routine an article by head of pat- is usually to first challenge, services, rol Superintendent then to warn that if the Jim Bickford. He announced offender persists they the intention of the force will be charged under the to have twenty new recruits existing bylaw. The charges RIDEAU spend some time on the beat and the procedure that must DOWS CANAL their during officer train- be followed are demons- LAKE ing experience. I enrolled trated to the recruit,then in the Ontario Police Col- the opportunity for the re- Coach Officer Train- lege's cruit to incorporate what ing course, to qualify me they have learned is given to train these new recruits on the next similar sit- RIDEAU and I am successfully using uation. This method of dem- the beat as a training and C,ANAL onstration and then practice working environment. is the way I train the It was rather humorous SELECTED CRIME STATISTICS FOR THE GLEBE FOR A recruit in every situation on one tour of duty, FOUR WEEK PERIOD ENDING 1 APRIL 1992 the One observation the re- reaction I observed from an cruits have made to me is older man waiting for a Glebe West Glebe about the many people that East Glebe South bus at Bank and Glebe. As Area One Area speak to us during a tour Two Area Three my partner and I passed he of duty. In a cruiser the Break and enter 1 exclaimed to his wife, officer may speak with Commercial "Are we in the right part eight to ten people in a of town?" Break and enter 1 2 shift, more than likely 8 Police work today Residential has been only the victims, or the motivated to take up the suspects of an incident. Thefts over 1 3 theme of community based The beat officer may speak $1,000 policing. As far as I am to over ten times that many Thefts under 4 concerned, the beat cop is people. The added benefit 6 14 the $1,000 epitome of community for the beat officer of based policing. Information speaking with people just Theft Motor 3 exchange and the public's going about their day to Vehicle trust are essential ingred- day business is that a posi- ients to Disturbing the Peace 1 effectively serve tive and fresh attitude of an area. The public's trust working with the public Robbery 1 can be achieved with the can be maintained. The increased police presence beat officer is not always The usual articles that are reported stolen as the re- that the beat officer can dealing with the negative sult of a break and enter to the home are the home enter- attain. People seem less situations. In encourage tainment items, such as VCR's and stereo systems. During intimidated and more able recruits to remember that my analysis of the police reports, I noticed that along to have a conversation with when they are assigned to with these conventional targets, that the home computer the foot patrol officer, their future car area, to has also become a popular item for the would be thief. over his counterpart in park the cruiser and go One incident in the theft under category, involved a the cruiser. for a walk during the down suspect who steals purses left behind by the owners who Every day I see the people time between calls. Meet are in an office. Suspect described as white female 18- that make up the area I the merchants and the resi- 20 yrs old, 5 foot 6 to 5 foot 7 inches, medium build, patrol. I know their names dents of the area they dark shoulder length hair, English speaking, bad com- and their personalities. patrol. It makes for a plexion. She was wearing a 3/4 length burgundy coat They in turn know me and positive enjoyable shift with a colour design on the front and the sleeves were express their concerns. if you know the people in of a shiny material, also wearing blue jeans and white These concerns can be your area, and they know running shoes. addressed on a personal you. One-motor vehicle stolen from area two, was recovered level. A beat officer is I've heard it said that in the area north of the Queensway. An ar- motivated to take action policing has come full rest was made regarding the robbery incident, and as a on a situation, because circle; that the beat of- result the suspect apprehended is awaiting trial. sooner or later the person ficer or the 'bobby' of May 8, 1992 Glebe Report - 9 G CA Join our association's activities sufficient time to develop so as to have indicators of into a full proposal with the impact. Again, we are benefit of a proper told, only now, that medians FREE SEMINAR financial breakdown. are not part of the on By Provincial presentation and means will be identified in REVERSE G.C.A. At our April 28th meeting, President the Board unanimously percentage increments by MORTGAGES adopted a motion of support classification of property. PRESENTED BY: Beatrice for the Councillors With computer technology as Raffoul proposals. advanced as it is, and given the fact that the province TWO TOWN HALL MEETINGS WILL has had three years to BE HELD IN THE ASSEMBLY provide the information in Annuity The membership drive is HALL, LANSDOWNE PARK, MAY the format requested, our coming to an end this week. 12TH AND MAY 21ST AT 7:00 Board felt that this was a uotations If you have not purchased P.M. A DIVISION OF GEO. E. PERRIN major point to be reflected INSURANCE AGENCY LTD. your membership which is by our Councillor at the Ad 161 Laurier Ave. W. $3.00 per household, you MARKET VALUE ASSESSMENT Region meeting on the 4th of BARBARA PERRIN will have an opportunity to May. The reverse mortgage do so at the time ago, I Annual General Some began is a solution for seniors Meeting, Wednesday, May writing of the impending OUR BOARD WILL BE FOLLOWING who don't want to give 13th. WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT! Region-Wide Assessment(RWA) THIS CLOSELY AND AT THE up their homes to get Proposal and the Impact ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING I You will also be able to Study. It had been expected HOPE TO ANNOUNCE THE GCA more out of life! register your garage sale at to be tabled before this but PLAN OF ACTION. the AGM. The Great Glebe on April 6th, the Regional Garage Sale committee have Finance Commissioner VOYAGEURS CANADA 92 the planning well in hand recommended that the but are still looking for Executive Committee approve Mr. Mac Harb, M.P. for volunteers to help on the the milestone schedule, Ottawa Centre has written to day of the sale. for Please outlined herein the GCA to invite us to PLACE: The Old Forge refer to the special article evaluating and reviewing the nominate one person and an 2730 Carling Ave. on the OpetweenRchmondandPineues0 event for details. RWA impact Study to be alternate between the ages DATE: Tues., May 26 To volunteer, contact Jim and 21 released by the Ministry of of 16 to participate TIME: 10:00 Foster at 563-3571 or am. Neil Revenue during the later in this national youth 9:30 coffee & donuts served at Knudson 234-0906. part of April. On April exchange celebrating PLEASE CONFIRM YOUR ATTENDANCE BEFORE MAY 19 13th, the Executive Canada's 125th Birthday. CALL Each DIANE GAUTHIER year we are impressed Committee did approve the Mr. Harb is twinned with the 238-2311 with the numbers of people of schedule followed by riding North Vancouver. "YOUR REVERSE MORTGAGE SPECIALISTS" who come into 011 r Regional Council approval on This means that our youth neighbourhood. The the 22nd of April. The travel kindness of Air contributions to the Food Impact Study was released to Canada to Vancouver and Bank increase exponentially the area Treasurers on April youth from Vancouver will as a result of this so we 27th. Our Councillor and travel here. The first ask you to assist in the the public will have their groups will travel in June, publicity. DON'T FORGET TO first opportunity to review then a few in the summer, TELL YOUR COLLEAGUES AT WORK the Impact Study on May 4th with the majority travelling AND YOUR FRIENDS IN OTHER when it is tabled. I plan in September. Contact Mr. PARTS OF THE CITY. to attend this meeting. Harb's office at 996-5322 or 992-7191 for an application.- Here's to a great sale! During the months of May to You can drop-off the LANSDOWNE PARK August each Area completed form at the Municipality Council will Community Centre to my It looks as if we are have a consultation period attention. DEADLINE FOR finally getting somewhere on with the Ministry of SUBMISSION IS MAY 13TH. the issue of development of Revenue, and in September the Executive Committee and CHECK THE AD FOR THE ANNUAL the park. The Pantry at the Council will have a final MEETING, MAY 13TH. GUEST Glebe SPEAKER IS BRIAN SMITH, CITY Community Centre is open At the March Board meeting, opportunity to review and Monday to Friday from Noon just prior approve the new assessments OF OTTAWA ARBORIST. to this committee to 3:00 p.m. meeting, members discussed to be implemented for 1993 the HODI proposal fully. In taxation. addition, Mr. Watson discussed his suggestions At the GCA Meeting in April (refer to his column). Not the Board expressed great knowing how members of the concern over the way in committee were going to which the breakdown of the react to either vision for impact will occur. Back in the Park, the Board did not 1989 the province had been presents at that time adopt a asked to present the specific motion. information by neighbourhood an evening of music and not Ward. We are now At the April 8th CSOC told that the system only allows for a breakdown by "Spring in Harmony " Committee meeting I spoke political ward. The other briefly to the HODI Saturday, May 23, 1992 part of the Region's 1989 proposal. I asked that it 8:00 pm be tabled so the new motion resolution requested that presented by Councillors both medians as well as Tickets - S8/$6 Hume and Watson be given means(averages) be supplied The Drawing Room at the Chateau Laurier Hotel Ottawa Women's Bookstore May 8, 1992 Glebe Report - 10 GCA A Lansdowne Park compromise BY JIM MCCARTHY not, it's the devil we know, that the Ex, in its tradi- out to me, the politics and And so yet another propo- and it's only 10 days a year. tional location at Lansdowne, economics of a sal for the future of Lans- recession It's come a long way since has strong support on this may be the best downe Park. This one, endor- incentive 1983, when an angry crowd City Council. If they don't to adopt this sed by the Glebe Community sensible, fis- of 400 came out to the Corn- choose to move, Council cally responsible Association (GCA) includes and envir- munity Centre to tell then won't make them: onmentally sensitive retaining the Ex. Have we reso- - Mayor Marion Dewar and On the positive side, lution. taken leave of our senses? other civic dignitaries what the heritage values of the And what of HODI, and After 15 years of trying to its they could do with it. From Aberdeen Pavilion and Hort- plans to use the chase it out, why are we in- heritage 1984 on, new management and icultural Building would buildings for a food viting it to stay? and a constructive joint approach be retained, good for their antique market? Quite sim- Simple: It's a recognition between the Ex, City, OC own sake and for avoiding ply, it was not of reality. The roller-coast- developing Transpo, our Councillor and the creation of a vast un- the kind of community er of the last ten years, and the GCA brought huge improve- occupied space at Lansdowne, political with Concept Plans, proposals support necessary ments in control of traffic, which some eager beaver to get through for Water Theme Parks, the Council. But parking and noise. To the would want to fill - HODI played a valuable narrow escape from a massive role, point that people started to probably with something in providing a Exhibit Show Complex com- breathing forget what the original undesirable. space immediately after plete with parking garages, the fuss had been about. The new park and green election, and the threats of wrecking balls delaying the In 1990 and 1991, there space, especially at Bank bulldozers. and bulldozers at the Aber- was some backsliding in pro- and Holmwood, but extending For well over ten deen Pavilion, and now HODI - years, tective measures around the all along Holmwood to the Lansdowne we're exhausted. After all issues have alter- Park, but part of this pro- recreational area, would natively bored and infur- this, the simplicity and posal is to reinstate these, greatly improve the ap- iated Glebe and economy of Jim Watson and Ottawa South The Ex would have to acco- pearance of the Park, and residents. They Peter Hume's proposal seems have damag- modate itself to the smaller its utility to real people. ed the careers of three suc- a breath of fresh air. space now available at Lans- And the cost? Almost self- cessive City It's not perfect, but that's Councillors - downe Park, but upon restor- financing, if Watson and and are not resolved the point. On this issue, even ation would once more have Hume are successful in per- yet. The Watson-Hume perfection is a mirage. Over- proposal the Aberdeen Pavilion avail- suading the Ex to contribute seems to me a all, this proposal contains balanced way able to it. its relocation fund, and in of dealing with most of something to displease al- the If Jim Watson's surveys retaining this funding corn- issues, getting them most everybody, but in the off the are correct, then most Gleb- mitted earlier by other table for what may be the view of many I've spoken to, ites who care to express levels of government. Of long term, and the good bits outweigh the allowing the an opinion are willing to all the Lansdowne dreams City and bad. Let's hope other inter- neighbourhood to see the Ex stay. I have no that have paraded past over move on to other ested groups think so as things. evidence to contradict that, the years, this would hurt well. and some that support it. taxpayers least. As one First, the Ex, like it or Equally important however is Lansdowne stalwart pointed

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May 8, 1992 Glebe Report - 11 GLEBE NEIGHBOURHOOD ACTIVITIES GROUP 690 Lyon Sirent, South GNAG NEWS Ottawa, Ontario KIS 3z9 Tc6 564,058

Spring activities Ste-diet/tee BY LIZ PALMER shops in May which still have openings. They in- oOA/tee-at Spring is here! The new clude: Go Fly a Kite - a GRAND OPENING of programs has schedule children's workshop on May started and the Community 23. Cost is $20.00. Center is hopping! Vegetarian Cooking - An At the Annual General Adult Workshop on May 30. Meeting on April 29th, Cost $26.75 which includes GNAG elected its new Board. GST. Many thanks to the out- Bicycle Maintenance - A going members who have con- free workshop on May 25. tributed so much to our com- Please call to register. munity in the last fe,7 years. Perennial Exchange - will Also, a warm very welcome be held on May 21st at the to our returning and new Glebe Community Centre. members. We have lots to do next year! YOUTH GYM NIGHTS REGISTRATION The Gym nights for ages 12 - 16 are still running Summer Camp Registration Monday at First Avenue is ongoing. There are Coinsuttan, School Gym from 7-10pm. Elev4ear t,rowEynThdisbpurrsivineaetess,ly. places available so sign Fashton Cost is $1.00 at the door. and Monique, oca ed in the Heart of up at the front desk dur- 1111111111111.Optician Friday at Mutchmor Gym from m06, licensed ing regular Centre hours. ebe will satisfy all cd 7-10 p.m. Cost is $1.00 you wea n eds FALL CRAFT FAIR REMINDER at the door. Registration will take P. D. DAYS: The owners, Michel and Monique, place on Saturday June 20. The last P.D. days are 21 years of experience in The Craft Fair takes place offer you June 5, June 25, June 26 for November 21 and 22. More the optical industry. the 0.B.E., June 25 and information to follow. June 26 for the Separate Thank you to all GNAG OUR PHILOSOPHY IS PERSONALIZED Board. There will be Centre SERVICE, EXCELLENT VALUE members and friends who AND Programs on these days THE BEST QUALITY IN FASHIONABLE EYEWEAR came out to work the Spring from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. HELP US CELEBRATE our Grand Opening by meeting your Registration on April 15. (after care is available). new neighbours! The turnout was great and Please register at the your help was greatly ap- Can't Find The Frame You . . . Community Centre during Want We Have ft preciated. office hours. Call 564-1058 779B Bank Street (formerly Glebe Optical) 232-1386 WORKSHOPS: for information. There are several Work-

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May 8, 1992 Glebe Report - 12 N EWS Speech and hearing month A J . E R r iiiNiINEGNs Imagine waking up and simple art of conversation suddenly finding yourself is often frustrating, try unable to speak. That's to be creative and think of Get Your Children ready the nightmare scenario some enjoyable non-verbal with our Great Selection of that has occurred for over activities to do together. Summer Camp and Sports Clothes! 2,200 adults in the Ottawa- These might include: Body Glove Bravo Varnet Carleton region who suffer - a local outing to a near- from a language disorder by shopping centre Polo Esprit Manhatten known as aphasia. a drive in the country, and many more In-Store Savings Aphasia comes from a or a visit to a local Owned and Operated by Mary and Aaron Braverman Greek word that means lit- farmer's market erally "without speech." a simple arts and crafts The cause is usually a or woodworking activities 250 Greenbank Road stroke which has damaged a Sunday service (strange- (Greenbank Square) 829-4207 the language centre of the ly, some people with aph- brain. asia still can sing fam- People with aphasia us- iliar tunes) ually have trouble with all a music concert or New ballet for Les Petits Ballets aspects of language, not symphony- there just speech. They also have Also, don't be afraid Les Petits Ballets will pictures, will be pictures of the conven- trouble understanding, to try novel new ways of premiere a new story bal- tional kind. A Children's reading and writing. Con- communication. Some people let, Pictures From an Ex- sequently, these people are hibition at Centrepointe Art Exhibition, represen- with aphasia become remark- Theatre on June 5 and 6 tative of the ballet, will often isolated within our ably adept at using hand at 7:30 p.m. It is an be on display in the lobby community. gestures, word and picture is Hearing original story created for of Centrepointe Theatre May Speech and boards, electronic devices the company by choreograph- from May 25 until June 12. month. It's a time to and even drawing to convey er Dislav The exhibition is by share with friends and their messages. Zielinski. family who speech and Pictures From an Ex- students of artist and have Most important, be patient. language hibition tells the story teacher Hebby Eichhorn. problems, includ- When words fail, a warm hand of a mysterious artist Pictures From an Exhi- ing aphasia. Why not ar- and a gentle smile can go in whose little gallery bition will be the fifth rangp a visit. Because the a long way. the pictures come to life. production in as many Salvation Army Characters such as Pierrot, years for Les Petits Bal- the Queen of Stars, Puss lets. Students in the per- the Impertinent Cavalier forming company range in Red Shield appeal and the Nasty Gypsy, will age from 7 to 21 years. Imagine yourself as a education and receive coun- step out of their picture Tickets for the ballet young, single teenager who selling. They have the frames to delight children are $10 for adults and $7 finds herself pregnant. opportunity to learn the and adults alike. The bal- for students and seniors. You may have suffered from skills a new mother needs. let will be performed by They are available at Cen- physical or sexual abuse. The Bethany Home provides the 50 students of Les trepointe Theatre box You might have been living a supportive atmosphere to Petits Ballets' Performing office. on the streets. And now help these women through Company. For further information you have a baby on the way. an important time in their In addition to dancing contact Heather Black Where can you turn for lives. It provides the 596-5783. help? good start their babies The Salvation Army's will need. Mothers are Women workshops Bethany Home is just one The Mothers Are Women holds want to hear your views of the services funded by Bethany Home is just one of the workshops of interest to about MAW and how we the Red Shield Appeal in many services which mothers at home, on the can improve it to better Ottawa. Bethany provides receives funds from the Red last Wednesday of each serve you. This is the an emergency shelter for Shield Appeal. Our annual month, from 7:30 to 10:00 last workshop until young women while they are fundraising blitz was Monday May p.m. at the Hintonburg September. Come for des- pregnant. It offers help 4th. If you were not called Community Centre, 1064 sert and a chance to meet during the first few weeks upon, your donation would Wellington Street (free other MAW members. after their babies arrive. be very much appreciated. parking at rear). Infants Mothers are Women is Bethany Home provides Our National Red are welcome. Please bring a volunteer-run Ottawa- many services. Prenatal Shield Appeal office is at Suite 301, your own cup for tea or based group of 400 members, care is offered. The resi- 56 Sparks St. Ottawa, coffee. with the primary objective dents can continue their KlP 5A9. Wednesday May 27: "Con- of bringing the interests flict Resolution". Con- of women at home into flicts are a normal part the mainstream of the of family life. Monica women's movement. Other Bragg, leader of PPRC MAW projects include the effectiveness training quarterly publication and parenting sessions, Homebase magazine, a forum NATIONAL. REAL ESTATE SERVICE will look at the differ- for mothers at home, and ences between the conflict an active research and Isola Worm ington of needs and of values. lobby committee which SALES REPRESENTATIVE Participants will learn is currently working on bus fax 749-2761 (613)749-7355 appropriate skills to the child care issue. res (613)736-0780 help resolve these conflict s. Donations accepted to off- "MAXIMUM" SERVICE IN THE GLEBE Wednesday June 24: set workshop costs. NRS MAXIMUM REALTY LTD. "Annual General Meeting For more information please AN INDEPENDENT MEMBER BROKER and Dessert Night". Find call the MAW-Line: 722-7851 1714 Montreal Road , out what MAW and Homebase or write to P.O. Box 4104, Ottawa, Ontario K1J6N5 accomplished this past Station E, Ottawa, Ontario year and learn what's in K1S 5B1. store for next year. We May 8, 1992 Glebe Report - 13 FEATURE Cryptic crossword hv IIDavid 'Rose THORNE CO. 1 & 12 3 4 5 6 7 Conte celebrate the 8 9 II garden with us! 10 11 1111112 a great selection of clay 13 pots at tvonderful prices 14 15 Bulldog tools and Haws watering cans from 11116 England 17 18 19 beautiful bird baths and 111120 tasteful garden statuary 21 22 23 sundials and pedestals

24 gaz ing globes (front our 25 grandparents' era) garden benches and chairs Across Down 1. Prepared dog or me for 1. Honkers down under. (5) as well as seeds and books show. (7) 2. Wild one sown young. and gifts and gardening 5. Taxi in retreat. (5) (3) Entreat in chaos to 3. Oliver's twist. (4) hats and much, much more... divert. (9) 4. Pull on old flame- Empty somewhere else. (3) thrower. (6) Clip the top off hedge. 5. Holder is in equine (4) stride. (8) 252-6565 802 Bank Street 12. Weigh against one on the 6. Salvo from a female (between 3rd and 4th) edge. (8) team (?). (9) In case a vehicle pushes 7. Unpretentious little a heavy weight. (6) Nathan visits a Continuing story is real. Russian river. (7) (6) 11. They hang high in grey Difficulties resolved in gaols.- (9) SvWT- short dances around Lewd fool came after. Rovv\u,00cci ce+crivl French wheat. (8) (8) Beat the leader. (4) Ahab or Kirk on the Complete a pair of 50s. bridge. (7) WAt iroer (3) 16. Arbitrator may call c-ini ldirnn'S rxkr4ny5 Sounds like the orchestra you out on strike. (6) is not well used around Present time. (5) Avni 17-C-6A-1 cc-ctsin the middle. (9) Block the organ valve. Pried the answer from (4) 591 - Reno's edifices. (5) 23. Appropriate little Pay them for apartment. (3) understanding. (7) Solution on Words page Sponsored by the Glebe Community Association to support of 7P17; THE Fifth Avenue Court OTTAWA 238-5908 FOOD BANK MAY 12 - 23 in case of pouring rain CHILDRENS EXHIBITION Rain Date: Sunday, May 24, 1 - 5 p.m.

Features art by Get together with your neighbours by selling your cast-offs or wander through the Glebe in search ot children from Ottawa bargains. To help support the Ottawa Food Bank, the Glebe schools. Community Association suggests that you donate 10, of your sales. Non-perishable foodstuffs will also be accepted at designated collection depots.

To register your garage sale location or for further information call: Jim Foster or Neil Knudson 563-3571 234-0906 SATURDAY, May 8, 1992 Glebe Report - 14 MAY 23 9 A.M. - 3 P.M. N EWS Overview of Canada 125 events BY MAC HARB This day-long gathering A few days later, is the biggest youth gath- changes to a riding that the The Nation's Capital will biggest of ering ever seen in Canada's has been twinned with their all the Canada be out all the stops 125 celebrations pulling Capital and is one of own. In the case of Ottawa takes place for Canada's 125th birthday. Ottawa's main events this Centre, the twinned riding -- Canada Day: There From May 6 through Sept. year. Thousands of young is North Vancouver. will be something for every- 7, the Capital will be cel- Canadians and their families The program, administered one: a Royal Visit, Rap'n Roll in ebrating Confederation and will come together for a by Secretary of State, is and the Canadian identity. The day of workshops, shows, designed to promote greater two programs in Jacques celebration will provide us games and activities. understanding among Cana- Cartier Park to celebrate an to the talents of with opportunity Events will include a dians. Exchanges will take Canada's learn about one another, parade on Confederation place between June and Youth, Once Upon a Time to find new perspectives and Boulevard, the official November 1992. in Canada to look back to gain a greater apprecia- dedication of Canada House Participating youths will at 125 years ago, and The Sky's tion of our distinctiveness. by the Governor General spend one week as a guest the Limit celebrating The heart of Ottawa's of Canada, and Interaction of the twinned riding. In Canadian achievement. A festivities will be Canada show Canada, a discovery-filled return, their families must from the Hill with House and Confederation big day of youth programming provide accommodations for name entertainers and Park. by the a Presented and activities in Confed- a Voyageur from the twinned massive fireworks display National Capital Commission eration Park -- the "front riding. closes the evening. and open daily starting May A yard" of Canada House. The For more information about number of other activi- 6, Canada House will be ties evening will be capped off Voyageurs Canada 92, or will be commemorating located at 90 Elgin St., at Canada by a live show and concert to apply, please contact 125 in the Capital the corner of Elgin and this summer. For celebrating the spirit of your local school, church, more in- Laurier. youth. or youth association. formation, please call It will offer hands-on Canada's Capital Another activity focusing For people of all ages, Infor- activities, as well as an mation Centre of the Nat- on youth is Voyageurs Can- Governor General Ramon abundance of exhibits on ional Capital Commission ada 92. Air Canada will be Hnatyshyn is hosting a Canadian achievement in at 239-5000. A Calendar helping about 37,000 youths garden party. The Governor culture, science and sports of Events for Canada is travel across the country General's Garden Party and In to daily acti- available at the Informa- addition through this initiative. One- Concert has been scheduled vities, special events are tion Centre, which is hundred twenty-five people, for June 27 and offers an planned the located at 14 St. throughout between the ages of 16 and afternoon on the grounds Metcalfe starting across from summer, May 23 21 in each of the 295 fed- of , with enter- . with The Great Canadian eral constituencies, will tainment activities and Youth Happening. be offered reciprocal ex- refreshments.

GLEBE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Wednesday, May 13th 7:30 p.m.

Guest Speaker - BRIAN SMITH City of Ottawa Arborist

A 14 minute video will be shown entitled

URBAN FOREST

JO BEUK of the Urban Forest Advisory Committee will also be present for commentary and questions and Capital Region Releaf will have an Information Table

GCA Memberships will be sold Garage Sale Registration Forms at the meeting will also be available

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May 8, 1992 Glebe Report - 16 BUSINESS NEWS Brand new design promotes Glebe businesses J. D. ADAM KITCHEN COMPANY we hope to see all of you SPRING SPECIAL!! BY PAUL BOURQUE, CHAIRMAN sporting your new Glebe While issues like the Cat- shirts on that weekend!! tle Castle, Sunday shop- There will also be free Four minutes ping, and parking problems balloons for the kids at is in the Glebe seem to ap- the booth which will be pear on every agenda, the located in Kamal's lot on PERFECT TIMING! Executive Committee of the the corner of Bank and It's fairly common knowledge, GBG has worked very hard Third. you can't beat the taste of this past year finalizing To extend the use of this Bodum-made plunger coffee. plans for our new promotional design further, the GBG You may also know that exact artwork designed for us by became a full member of timing is essential for the David Berman. Our aim is the Ottawa Tourism and preparation of this fabulous to use this design to Convention Authority. brew. If so, you will promote the Glebe as a Tourist cards, printed appreciate Bodum's latest friendly, village-like with the design on one side community that is not only and an inviting, bilingual incredible offer: worth a visit but is some- message on the other With the purchase of a 6-cup thing to remember. So far will be widely distributed we have produced postcards by the OTCA and hopefully Bodum LOGGIA COFFEE MAKER (asst. colours) which are for sale in will entice the tourists (retail value $39.95) many of the local shops, to Ottawa's oldest suburb. at you will recieve a and are working on other Local shops and restaur- $29.95 Bodum items such as coffee mugs ants are ready for a share ELECTRONIC TIMER and strong canvas shopping of the $460 million that for free! bags. visitors are reported to On Sat. May 23, the GBG, spend in the Nation's (retail value $11.95) in conjunction with the Capital every year! (It clips on your lapel, clings to a metal surface or sits on its own, to tell when it is time to press down the plunger.) Glebe Community Association Check out the prizes ready will be offering 200 Canada being offered for our And if you like to make still more 125 cotton T-shirts for Colouring Contest in this sale, the backs of which issue of the GZebe Report. SUPERB COFFEE will be printed with the (Kids only, eh?) On behalf atatimeandkeepitfresh, attractive new artwork. of the Glebe Business Croup Bodum has another The money raised by sales thank you for your contin- of T-shirts will be given uing support. incredible offer: to the Ottawa Food Bank so Buy a 1 0-cup Bodum BISTRO COFFEE MAKER New Optical shop opens at $49.95' and get a OPTICAL EXCELLENCE industry in the Ottawa area. Bodum 779B BANK STREET What's their goal? "We VACUUM JUG for free! HOURS: Tues, Wed, Fri strive for personalized ser- (retail value $39.00) (assorted colours) 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. vice and will take the time Thurs 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. to help you choose that COME IN, SEE AND TASTE! Sat 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. specific frame you're look- Sun, Mon Closed ing for," they said. "We're J.D. Adam Kitchen Co. always on the lookout for 860 Bank Street (at 5th Ave.) When Michel and Monique the latest in optical lenses 235-8714 Poirier set their sights on and frames." success, they chose the Glebe! They recently became the vireareee.vieeenweimeawww.p in-store owners of Optical Excellence (formerly Glebe ACCESSORIES Optical) on Bank Street be- J.D. ADAM HOME tween Second and Third. il J. D. ADAM CAN HELP YOU ADD THAT SPECIAL TOUCH Monique is a fashion eye- wear consultant and Michel TO YOUR HOME AND GARDEN is a licensed optician. They each have some 21 years We now have a huge selection of red clay pots, of experience in the optical planters and bird baths We also have strawberry jars and window boxes that are perfect for herb gardens or small patios ROBERT REJALL and balconies BRICK WORKS 1-11 *With every red clay purchase over $20.00 you will receive a free 5" clay pot and saucer. (While 4 Certified Journeyman 4- quantities last.) : Phone: (819) 827-0104 P.O. Box 4143, Station E ArvIrlrervvvvvl Ottawa, ON KIS 5B2 J.D. Adam Home Accessories 795 Bank Street (at 3rd Ave.) 563-2356 _ enseweemeremeare.%%%visreedis

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35 Beechwood Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario KlM 1M1 Tel: (613) 744-1744 Fax: (613) 744-1746 * 24 HOUR PROFESSIONAL MONITORING * May 8, 1992 Glebe Report 19 SPORT Glebe Little League Season begins The Bike Stop (1223 Bank). Montgomery Legion, and a a $100.00 grocery gift BY MARILYN HALDORSEN Four Rookie teams (age special welcome to new certificate for a raffle Perhaps the most exciting 7-8) will play ball at 1992 sponsors Expedited benefitting com- petitive news for 1992 is the fabulous brantwood park under coor- Express and The Framing minor-major summer league tournaments response to the all-girl dinator Francis Savage. Glebe Experience. in 1991. softball programme. While Little League wishes to A new division, Junior Watch for the District Glebe Little League launched thank corporate sponsors (age 13) will see at least Major Championships to a pilot team last year, this Puggwash Books, Cutts two teams, and Brewer is be held at Lansdowne year 43 girls have regis- Motors, Mrs. Tiggy Winkles the home field. A special fields the last week of tered, resulting in the and Prime Crime Bookstore. welcome to new sponsors July this summer. establishment of four full Paul Power, coordinator The Sports Page and Compu Current Glebe Little teams,rather than the two of Major division, says Skills. Returning sponsors League executive anticipated. Co-ordinator local demographics resulted for Seniors include Legion include Gordon Greenwood, Bob Brault invites parents in only four minor teams Branch 16, Mexacali Rosa's Presi- dent, Leslie and friends to attend and (age 9-10) and at least and Marlin McKale. Roster, Treasurer, John cheer the teams on. We are six major teams (age 11-12) Glebe Little League Blanchard (Coordinator-Minors), grateful to the Glebe Neigh- All games and practices are wishes to thank coach/ Doug Diak (Field Mainte- bourhood Activities Croup at the new Lansdowne fields, coordinator Ted Britton nance, for their generous donation generally full every night (Big League) who was also Lansdowne), Mary Dunlap (Volunteers), of $250.00 to buy equipment and weekends from 8 a.m. to a general sponsor. We Richard Dennison for this season. Corporate 10 p.m. Many thanks to welcome new sponsor Denis (Publi- sponsors include Glebe sponsors Glebe Meat Market, Leduc, Canada Trust Realtor. city), Serge Boudreau Glebe Fashion Cleaners, (Registrar) and Marilyn Apothecary, Herb & Spice Special thanks to Young Jim Tubman Motors, Video- Haldorsen (Corporate (375 Bank) and a hearty Park of Green Village for welcome to a new sponsor, holics, Custom Muffler, Sponsors). Synchro swimmers from the Glebe BY BOBBI SODERSTROM May. These girls swim at a com- Sandra Fransen and Mel- petitive level, practising anie Soderstrom, two 16 approximately 20 hours a year old Glebe residents, week at several pools, most- competed at the Eastern ly Brewer. When asked about Divisional Synchronized the lengthy practices, Mel- Swimming Championships anie says "It's worth it. I hosted by the Ottawa team, love it". April 22-26. Competitors But Synchro isn't only for were from Manitoba, Ontario, competitors. The Ottawa and Quebec. Sandra's and Synchro Club offers lessons Melanie's team placed sixth, at a recreational level while Sandra placed twelfth during the school year and in a duet with Joanne Hem- a one week synchro camp, stead and nineteenth in a this year from August 31 solo. The girls will next to September 4. For more cpmpete along with their o information, please call team at the National Champ- Ottawa Synchronized Swim team members: L to R Top: 594-8523. ionships in Quebec City in Shannon Trudeau, Joanne Hemstead, Sandra Fransen, Good luck in Quebec, girls: Amanda Ferris, Kristen Hebert. Bottom: Karen Whiting, Sand castle contest Melanie Soderstrom, Tanya Bugden, Jocelyn Lavoie. FOR SALE The Eastern Ontario Branch disabled adults as they EXCEPTIONAL VALUE / RIDEAU GARDENS of the Ontario March of Dimes work to integrate with A prime location near the Canal, ideally suited for a growing presents the first annual society and to find inde- family. Features include (5) bright bedrooms, (5) full baths, 'Visions In The Sand' Sand pendence. hardwood floors plus mahogany trim throughout, spacious Castle Building Contest to The contest is open to family room overlooking the garden, 2nd floor laundry be held Victoria Day, May all. Sponsorship oppor- room, custom finished kitchen and bathrooms, a very large, bright nanny / in-law 18th at Mooney's Bay Beach tunities are still avail- suite in picture perfect condition, an astounding in Ottawa. able. renovation from top to bottom!! List Price; Castles will be built by For information contact $369,000. Taxes $4,742.(91) Occupancy teams T.B.A. working together in Peter Atkinson at 521-4444. an assigned area on the For further details on this rare offering contact: beach, starting at 9:30 AM. LEN HUFFMAN, sales associate Judging will begin at 1:30 749-SELL (7355) with the awards ceremony WALKING TOURS NRS MAXIMUM REALTY LTD. at 2:00. AROUND The event will give Ot- realtor tawans an additional oppor- THE ABERDEEN tunity to participate in the Tulip Festival, showing ...and don't forget the off their creative abilities Horticulture Building. while having fun in the sun, FREE GUIDED TOUR AND SLIDE SHOW as well as raising funds EVERY SUNDAY IN MAY & JUNE, for March of Dimes. 2:00 p.m. - HORTICULTURE BLDG. The March of Dimes is a LANSDOWNE PARK non-profit organization which helps with rehabi- PRESENTED BY: PRESENTE PAR: litation and placement of HERITAGE OTTAWA May 8, 1992 Glebe Report - 20 SPORT OCMHA teams wrap up banner year John Saliba, and the many BY MARY ZAMPARO 'helping parents' did a This was a banner year wonderful job, and we are for the 188 boys and girls very grateful to them. from Ottawa South, the The OCMEA wrapped up its Glebe and Centretown who 1991-92 season with its wear the colours of the year-end banquet and awards Ottawa Centre Minor Hockey ceremony on Saturday, April Association. The 5,6 and 11 at the Glebe St.-James 7-year olds in the hockey United Church. There were school, the Supers, won the tears in many eyes and lumps Rockcliffe tournament. in many throats when, during One of our novice teams, the morning ceremony, the the Metros, won the Nepean entire hall of players, their Chiefs tournament and the families and coaches rose District 6 novice division to cheer and pay tribute championship. The other to Keith Willis, who is novice team, the Brewers, stepping down as OCMHA pres- defeated the Metros to win ident after four years. To the B-side of the City of hundreds of local families Ottawa Minor hockey tourna- over these years, Keith and ment. The three atom teams Jan Willis are the OCMHA. all fared well in the play- They have made a huge con- offs. The peewee Cruisers Photo by Michèle LeLay tribution to our community, won the Cumberland tourna- and in particular, to our The Atom team, the MP's, receive their awards at the ment. The other two pee- children. Jan will continue OCMHA year-end banquet at Glebe St.-James Church April 11, wee teams, the Blades and as registrar with the new the Icemen, made it to the OCMHA executive which was and the development semi-finals of the City tour- groups, cadre of positive, suppor- elected at the annual gen- a further 30 kids. Players nament, as did our bantam tive coaches. It was es- eral meeting on April 11. in these groups concentrate team. The midget team made pecially heartening to see The new president is Lorne on skill development be- it to the finals. eight parents on the ice Stidwill. fore\ entering the foray at Brewer helping the hockey One of the most encourag- Registration for the 1992- of league play. It was also school kids every Sunday ing aspects of this season 93 season takes place in encouraging to see more morning, and almost as many was the unprecedented num- early September. Current -:girls-come out to play with the development groups. ber of new players. Non- players will receive a i:1ockei this year and we hope The hockey school coaches, contact, house league hockey registration package in the to see even more next season. Bob Adamyk and Bill Mc- is definitely making a come- mail in August. Interested We had a tremendous level Cauley, the development group back. The hockey school had parents of new players of parental involvement this coaches, Lorne Stidwill, Ken 22 new players this season, should call Jan Willis at season, and a fantastic Peter Mossop, and News Raven, 234-7142 in August. National neighbourhood party The National Neighbour- a local charity or become hood Party - June 14th is Block Parents in your neigh- an event that belongs to borhood. everyone. It can be as big This idea is limited only or small as you like. It is to your imagination. The Children's Books a celebration of goodwill future begins with you! and friendship! It's this If you tell us about your */-*--,_) Buy 20 Books, Get 20% Off simple: party...we'll put you on Have a get-together with the map. It is an apolitical, For every 20 books that you buy at Puggwash in 1992, your neighbors on June 14. non-profit grassroots event. we will give you 20 % off any one book in the store. At 2:00 p.m., make a Write to Joannie and the toast to all our neighbors, Neighbors, Canada 125, Pick up your 20/20 Club Card today!!! tous nos voisins". 116-433 River Avenue, Win- Tell your local media nipeg, Manitoba, R3L 2V1 801 Bank Street 563-3809 Open Sundays happening.. .in fact, what's or Fax (204) 475-0989. For tell everyone. more information about a At the party, sign Canada 125 call: l-800- postcard with your wishes 361-1992. TDD: 1-800-361- EARTH - GARDEN - DESIGN (613) 747-0299 and send it to "All Our 5986. Neighbors, c/o Canada 125 Winnipeg. Ecologically Sound HELPFUL HINTS GARDENING SERVICES 61 Organize a pre-party party to organize and RESIDENTIAL LANDSCAPING promote your party. Things to do: barbeque, Consultation brunch, baseball game, Design beach party, garage sale, Construction parking lot pot luck, Maintenance games, themes, contests Keep air-inflated toys etc.. out of the water. Play Stone Work / Decks / Fences / Gazebos / Retaining Walls / Planting Things to bring: music, with them on the beach of shrubs, trees, perennials and annuals / Tree Work / Pruning / name tags, balloons, camer- where they belong. Sodding / Water Features / Sprinkler Systems / Night Lighting as, videos, smiles Other options: a community clean up, collect items for May 8, 1992 Glebe Report - 21 BOOKS

GLEBE Tragedy sudden and irrational PET SERVICE 591 (a) Bank Screet Esther Persky is dead, her contemporary twist on the husband, severely brain- theme of Elie 233-8320 By Weisel's damaged. classic novel, Night. Employing an unusual Veterinary Care for your pet Sharon Territorial boundaries mixed metaphor of the Holo- Abron vanish as the bereaved Dr. Richard Seccombe caust and drunken driving, gather in Wyoming to face Dr. Terry Zarkesh Drache Marianne Langner Zeitlin's the terrible truth that protagonist, Sara, re- their 51 year old Canadian Mon-Fri 9am-7Dm creates Esther Persky, her Jewish relative has sud- Sat llam-3pm beloved, "murdered" sister. NEXT OF KIN denly and irrationally been Sara, like Langner Zeitlin 24 HR. EMERGENCY BY MARIANNE LANGNER ZEITLIN snatched from life. SERVICE AVAILABLE herself, is Toronto Jewish ZEPHYR PRESS, 188 pages, Assomated with Brittany Animal Hospital born, but significantly 603 Cummings Avenue, Ortawa, Ont. $22.95 (cloth); $11.95 (749-2143) (paper) parted from the orthodoxy of her youth while her sis- BY SHARON ABRON DRACHE ter Esther, clung to trad- The world can turn upside itional values until the down, declares Hyman Erlich, moment of her tragic, who inadvertently finds untimely death. himself witness for the Langner Zeitlin switches second ! time in his life to from facts about DON'T MOVE drunken undeserving, brutal death. driving to the abstract as YOU ALREADY LIVE IN YOUR DREAM HOME Ehrlich, a survivor of she suggests that despite Hitler's war against the statistics or perhaps be- Jews, reads in his local WE DESIGN AND BUILD QUALITY cause of them, only Hyman paper that a Jewish woman Ehrlich can be the judge of from Winnipeg, Esther RENOVATIONS & ADDITIONS Esther's cruel fate. Persky, was killed suddenly Ehrlich explains that no CALL TODAY FOR A FREE DESIGN CONSULTATION by a drunken driver, Chris burden is greater than the Immler, in thé state of guilt of a survivor. He RICHARD LAZENBY Wyoming as she and her hus- lapses into the story of band were driving south RAPPORT his brother, Manny, murd- PROJECT MANAGEMENT on vacation. Immler gets 230-1667 ered in Auschwitz: "One fined 250 dollars and has of us had to be spared to his driver's license sus- witness: "His theory and pended for one year -- Langner Zeitlin's is a The real "Grand Canyon 9 9 The Canadian Museum of Ci- Indian culture circa 650 vilization's latest feature A.D., provides fascinating in the Cineplus theatre is background on how the canyon GREAT GLEBE Grand Canyon, a new and shaped and developed the GARAGE SE exciting Imax film about the lives of these and other earth's grandest gorge. dwellers. 29 kilometres wide and 446 Because of the great dif- kilometres long, the canyon ficulty in hiking remote reveals its history and areas, most tourists never beauty from its calm and experience the beauty of tranquil waters to its rag- the many side-canyons and ing, roaring rapids. waterfalls located off the Live the excitement as you Colorado River. Grand Can- travel by raft down the yon takes you to the edge breathtaking Colorado River. of creation and lets you Selected historical events discover and experience the Saturday, May 23 are recreated such as the canyon's hidden secrets. 1540 Coronado Expedition led Tickets are available at from by Spanish Conquistadors and the Museum Box Office or 11:00 am. to 2:00 p.m. the explorations of John Ticketmaster at 755-1111. Wesley Powell in 1869. Prices: $7.00 adults; $5.00 Ancestral Native Americans (seniors and youths 16-21) the first to Quarter were discover $5.00 children. Pounds and explore the Grand Can- For English show times yon. A look at the Anasazi call 776-7010, French show- Hamburger or times - 776-7006. Call of the sea Jane Weber Shopsy's Deli-Style 50 Jane Weber is a world class Meet Jane and share in sailor and the first woman her adventure at a slide Hot Dog each entrant in the BOC Challenge, presentation and reception a 27,000 mile single handed sponsored by Causeway, a On the parking sailing race. Jane is a Psychiatric Rehabilitation lot behind the store remarkable woman with a Organization, on their 13th Net proceeds to be donated to the gift for motivating people anniversary, Tuesday May Ottawa Food Bank and to live their dreams. Her 12, 8:00 p.m. in the Audi- the Good Morning Play Group quick wit and exciting torium, Lady Gray Building, sea and travel stories have Royal Ottawa Hospital, 1145 entertained many audiences Carling Ave. Tickets $5.00. around the world. Call 230-9557 to reserve. IGA GLEBE 754 Bank Street May 8, 1992 Glebe Report - 22 BOOKS The Priest's Boy a book to cherish THE PRIEST'S BOY the ramifications those BY CLIVE DOUCET, Black Moss choices will have, not Press, 1992 simply upon yourself, but 104 pages, $14.95 (paper) on those around you. Though the setting is fifty years BY CHARLES DE LINT in the past, Doucet's take on the human condition When Clive Doucet was is timeless and has as growing up in his native much relevance to us in the Cape Breton, his grand- modern world as it did to to tell him father used the villagers of St. Joseph stories of what it was de la Mer during that year like in the old days. Some that Daniel Boudreau was of these reminiscences have the priest's boy. already appeared in Doucet's That Doucet's prose is memoir, My Grandfather's such a delight to read, that Cape Breton (McCraw-Hill he moves so easily between the Author Clive Doucet Photo: Zak Patterson Ryerson, 1980), but humour and serious concerns, material left such an im- eloquently portrays in the But Daniel, for all that that his love of his boyhood pression on him that he pages of this short novel. he is the catalyst for much home and its strengths and decided to return to it Ostensibly, and certainly of what takes place in weaknesses are communicated again, this time in a fic- one might assume from its The Priest's Boy, does so seemingly effortlessly tional setting. title, The Piest's Boy not really provide the to his readers, are what That decision is our good is about how young Daniel novel's overriding theme. makes The .Piest's Boy so fortune. Boudreau came to live with That belongs to the rela- much more than simply a quaint Perhaps it's obvious to the parish priest of the tionship between Father view of the past. Rather, state that 1937 in the Mari- mnall Cape Breton village Aucoin and his cousin they make of it a novel times was an entirely of St. Joseph de la Mer. Philibert, the village that one will cherish and different world from the one Coming from a large, poor matchmaker, drunk and gen- re-read many times in the we know today. There was family, the tutelage of eral gadabout. Everything years to come. no television, no real Father Aucoin allows Daniel else adds to and builds Charles de Lint is an global awareness - something his one chance to make upon illuminating this re- Ottoda writer. His Zatest which is easy to forget more of his life than he lationship, from the novel is Spiritwalk from Tor for those of us growing up might otherwise have. The village which is almost a Books, set in the Glebe as in the latter part of this decision is a hard one for character in itself to was an earZier novel, century when news from ac- his father to make, but he Daniel's story, to all the Moonheart. ross the world arrives makes it with his son's other villagers whose * * * * * daily into our homes via best interests at heart. lives Doucet chooses to A book launch for The newspapers, radio, and the Daniel, however, is more explore: wise Grandfather, Priest's Boy was held at ever-present TV set. concerned with the secular the horse trader, the miser Octopus Books, 798 Bank St. The close-knit communi- world than the religious Jean a Basile, the inno- on May 6th. Many came out ties of the '30s lived at and he finds the priest's cent storyteller Dulcine to meet Clive Doucet, hear a different pace; their house confining. His dis- Leblanc who becomes os- him read from the book, and concerns -- while univer- satisfaction with his tracized as a witch and to buy signed copies after- sal--were more insular, reactions new life, and the so many more. ward. though no less rich. This of the various villagers Other fiction by Clive was a time when neighbours to his position and some of The Priest's Boy is at Doucet includes, Disneyland spoke to each other, when his shenanigans are the once an historical view of Please, John Coe's War, The everyone knew everyone thread that ties together the times, a fascinating Gospel According to Mary else's business - a sit- the stories of the various character study, and an Magdelene. Before Star uation fraught with the characters we meet in the insightful exploration into Wars is a book of poetry. potential for both great novel's pages. the choices one makes and good and harm as Doucet so

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May 8, 1992 Glebe Report - 23 OBSERVATION POST The music of Alexina Louie a period when you have to There should have been 400 gather your tools, when from each of the universi- you have to find yourself. ties. In Halifax the artis- During that time I began tic director is Christopher to draw on my oriental Wilcox, a Canadian. Ten roots and I read oriental of my solo chamber works philosophy, began to col- will be performed by great lect oriental poetry, stu- musicians. This festival died an oriental language, is most important. Musicians, listened to oriental music come up from New York and and I specifically attempted from other great orchestras to make my music rather like Cleveland. There will oriental, that iS, my mus- also be some musicians from ical voice began to utilize Toronto and from the Nat- the I roots that had found. ional Arts Centre. It is So for the next few years wonderful for the people I was trying to integrate of Nova Scotia -- and for these things in my own their economy. personal way. Once past "There's a small handful A .!A Canadian Composer Alexina Louie that stage, the music be- of us that earn our living gan to take a more univer- composing. Many of my has got to have form and sal point of view. colleagues teach. Younger shape in order for the lan- "Coming up in September composers are forced into guage to be true. Otherwise BY COURTNEY BOND there will be two perfor- doing other work. Many it becomes just an amor- Alexina Louie was born mances of one of my typical copy music; some have day- phous mass. You lose your on the West Coast, in Van- pieces which is called, 0 time jobs, work in music way. cover in 1949. Her back- Magnum Mysterium: In Mem- libraries. Your imagination, "My music in the last ground is Chinese; she is oriam Glenn Gould. It is your attention, your crea- while has been involved a third generation Canadian. very pivotal, one of my tivity, are diverted from with nature, heavens and Her parents come from most important works, one hundred percent concen- the earth. The first was a Guangdon Province, south that hasn't been recorded tration,...you lose that commission from the Toronto and of Canton. Her first for- which I think should be full commitment and that Symphony, "The Eternal mal training in composition recorded. It's a very per- makes it very difficult. Earth". Then, for the Van- sonal was at the University of piece. This is the My own thinking is, that couver Chamber Choir, "Love British Columbia under tenth anniversary of Gould's for many of us who are very Songs for a Small Planet" death. In Cortland Hultberg, whom Toronto there's talented, if we can think for choir and percussion. she describes as "more of going to be a huge inter- about writing music, dream The poems are from indigen- a teacher than a composer, national programme with the about it, or if we can work ous people, Africa and the but a very fine teacher." Toronto Symphony. (steadily) at our craft, Pacific. The poems are Her graduate work was "Other exciting things then how much more could in English. (She writes under Pauline Oliveros are happening. My big or- we create: (She works music exquisitely, in beau- and Robert Erickson and chestral piece, Music for seven days a week for very tiful penmanship, not like she received a Master's Heaven and Earth, will be long hours; her only Beethoven's notes, not like degree in composition at played by the Vancouver leisure comes occasionally Mozart's scribbles that we the University of Califor- Symphony, with Maestro when there's less pressure.) saw in Amadeus.) nia at San Diego. After Akiyama conducting. I wrote It's a tough job. I'm not "The next major work was returning to Canada in 1980 this for the Toronto Sym- as prolific as some, but 'Music for Heaven and Earth.' she has been commissioned phony two years ago. It was I don't have the time to This is on several levels. by our leading new music taken on a tour of the agonize over a blank The first is most overt. groups, leading soloists Pacific Rim, to Singapore, page, because I write The second level is really and ensembles. She won the Taipei, Japan. I went music for a living and I about what it takes to be Canadian Music Council's along too. It runs about have deadlines constantly an artist. "0 Magnum Mys- award Composer of the Year 22 minutes, is in five sec- before me. terium..." is first, my in 1986. Alexina Louie tions. The beginning is an "One has to wait until reaction to Gould's prema- spoke about her music in evocation, for the most one is dead -- and then ture death. He put so much Ottawa at the National part influenced by Japanese they'll say, "0, this per- into his music -- and he Library on April 13. court music, Gagaku. It son has a wealth of music, died. This made me think There she described fac- starts with the sound of and nobody knew it!" Then deeply on what it takes the ing composition after grad- orient. This is because they'll resurrect a piece to be an artist: what makes the piece uating. It was a No Man's was for the and say, "It's a univer- you continue in the face Land. She asked herself Orient. The second section sal problem!" of the world's hostility. "What would make my music is a call, a summons, bas- On the second level it has (We spoke about the need, unique?" Her family was ed on Peking Opera, with to do with the pain, the in terms of contacts, for still traditional. She re- those percussion instru- trials of an artist. It a composer to live in a alized, "I am unique. A ments, very jarring (bender also deals with the wonder large important city, and door opened. A voice. I gongs). This is the piece and the joy of being an of what drives a musician). had to search out my orient- I'm going to be talking artist. I work through "I've never followed any al roots." about most of my time. It's the negative feelings. The particular formal religion. (Observation Post inter- huge, a very big undertaking. end is a confirmation of I do put a lot of effort viewed Ms. Louie, in Toronto It starts from a very per- the joy of living, of into speaking from the human in March. The following are sonal point of view and living an artist's life. heart. Music is not only her responses in that inter- ends on a universal theme. The reward is the joy, the the language of the heart, view. Interviewers comments "In Halifax from May 28 wonder of creation." but also of the intellect. are bracketed). to June 7 there is the Nova You must find a balance Video/Discography "After your formal train- Scotia Festival. Pierre between both of them. Music National Film Board, The ing there's a difficult Boulez was composer-in- only of the intellect is Eternal Earth, 16 mm film period when you have to residence last year. This empty. Music only of the and VCR. develop your own personal year it will be me. (When other side often is weak be- CBC 5000 series, SMC 5080 musical language. There's Boulez conducted in Ottawa cause structurally, architec- Songs of Paradise, Centre- last year, barely 400 came). May 8, 1992 Glebe Report - 24 turally especially, the music disque, 2786 (D) Impact. N EWS Forever Thursdays celebrates 20th anniversary Forever Thursdays, the creation and Culture. local artisans plus other And don't miss out on our annual summer picnic pro- To help commemorate this booths of interest. special events. We plan to gramme for Seniors returns anniversary the programme All of this for only $8.00 have a community barbeque, to Lakeside Gardens, from has been extended from 10 membership. We also will a penny fair, and much more. June 18th to August 27. to 11 weeks. There will be have a special group for So come out and enjoy It takes place every a new morning game. 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May 8, 1992 Glebe Report - 25 NEWS KubKar rally for area cubs BY DIANNE MERRITT Kit and make a racing vehicle that did not look The annual KubKar rally like a car. area cubs for the Chaudiere Dianne Merritt's "toilet on Saturday March was held paper" mobile beat Greg Glebe-St. James 28 at Merritt's "enterprise" 130 boys at- Church. Over only by inches. It was the this event, to tended first time in Scouting everybody's delight. It History that a married success. was a huge couple made it to the finals. Back in January the boys were given a "KubKar" kit On behalf of the 36th which consisted of a seven Ottawa Cub Pack we would inch block of wood, four like to take this oppor- 4Wheels, and four axles. tunity to thank the parents Their next assignment was who volunteered their time to build a car suitable for and equipment to photograph racing down a 36 foot track. and video tape the rally. The boys also had the op- We would also like to thank portunity to build a second our sponsors for their care to enter the design prize contributions: St. category. Hubert, Mexicali Rosa's, After three hours of rac- O'Tooles, Glendale Skating ing, Jordan Buck walked Rink (c/o Dudleigh Coyle), Dianne's Loving Day Care, away with the first place Cubs enjoy KUbKar rally at Glebe-St.James trophy. Gregory Coutts won and Mossman's Appliance Parts. the first place trophy for Special thanks go to the the design category. 36th Ottawa Scout Troop After the boys finished who ran the canteen during their racing, it was the the rally. leaders turn. Our assign- ment was to use a KubKar

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Aquatic Camps 564-1023 DES CAMPS D'ÉTÉ pour des Sport Camps 564-1099 ! Day Camps & Specialty Camps 564-1234 VACANCES MÉMORABLES Pour les enfants d'âge préscolaire, scolaire et les ados. YOUR CHILD IS #1 WITH US! Programmes en français ou en anglais. Camps aquatiques 564-1023 Our summer programmes will be Camps sportifs 564-1099 featured in a Recreation and Culture Camps de jour et camps spécialisés 564-1234 Supplement to appear in the Ottawa ENFANT EST Citizen, Tuesday, May 19, 1992. AVEC NOUS,VOTRE NUMÉRO UN! DONT MISS IT! NE MANQUEZ PAS l'encart des programmes d'été publié dans Le Droit du samedi 23 mai 1992; May 8, 1992 Glebe Report - 27 SCHOOL NEWS Glebe Collegiate situents go to Canada-Wide Science Fair BY WARREN R. SIRRS judges, their project was Second place winners included the Ottawa Field Natural- "of highest quality and Peter MacPherson and Chris ists' Award. Other Glebe For the third successive showed distinct patent pos- Lindberg (Senior Life Sci- prize winners were Michael year, Glebe Collegiate In- sibilities." ence), Allison Meldrum (Sen- Bales and Tank Tawfik, stitute will be represented All in all, Glebe Science ior Physical Science) and Lisa-Marie Inman, Chris at the Canada-Wide Science students captured sixteen Jonathan Williams (Senior Klymowsky and Tim Bayne. Fair - this time by Mai different prizes and awards Computer Science); Wei Yu All of these students Nguyen and Jamie Wells for at the O.R.S.F. - more than captured third place honours were successful partici- their award-winning pre- any secondary school in the in the Senior Computer Sci- pants in the 9th annual sentation "Membrane Techno- Ottawa-Carleton region. ence category. Glebe Science Fair held logy" at the recently held Other Glebe first place Peter MacPherson and Chris February 25. This year's Ottawa Regional Science winners were Ross Currie Lindberg were awarded mul- Canada-Wide Science Fair is Fair. Mai and Jamie were and Andrew Davidson (In- tiple prizes - Canadian scheduled for May 10 to 17 also awarded first place in termediate Computer Science) , Wildlife Service Award, at Science North in Sud- the Senior Physical Science Colin Williams (Intermediate Engineers' Wives Associa- bury, Ontario --- Good luck category at the O.R.S.F.; Life Science), and Pleasie tion of Ottawa Award and to Mai and Jamie! according to one of the Mill (Senior Life Science). Hopewell P.S. Les "Respect" conference Petits Ballets BY ROSEMARY GEDDES session was held during which each group reported Pictures From an If you went to Sunday back on the results of their School as a child you would discussions. Some of the Exhibition learned the Golden have questions they dealt with An original story ballet Rule: "Do unto others as included: What is respect? by Dislav Zielinski you would have them do Do you feel safe and res- unto you." Today we might pected at Hopewell? How Friday, June 5 put it this way: "Treat do you handle your major Saturday, June 6 other people the way you concerns? How does it feel at 7:30 p.m. want to be treated." to be a victim? How should This all boils down to re- we deal with victimiza- spect for ourselves and tion? The students went on Adults $10 for others. to identify strategies Students & Seniors $7 In an effort to promote that would help promote an and encourage respect at atmosphere of respect at Centrepointe Theatre school, Hopewell held a school. Box Office 727-6650 conference on April 16 for During the last period grade 7 and 8 students on of this very busy and in- this very subject. It was tensive day, the students a day devoted to exploring went back to their home interpersonal relationships room for a final dis- and ways to improve them. cussion around personal The day began with a key- objectives regarding res- note address by Dan Wise- pect. man, Chief of Social Ser- It is through experiences vices. He is very involv- like this conference that ed in issues of family our children truly be- violence, violence in the come aware of the problems schools, and the negative in society and their role influence of the media. in them. By involving them in the process of identi- There followed a presenta- ADDITIONS tion by four panelists. fying problems and de- Jennifer Blischen, a law- veloping helpful stra- yer and Hopewell parent, tegies, they arrive at RENOVATIONS spoke on the rights and a sense of empowerment obligations of children and responsibility. That ACCESSIBILITY IMPROVEMENTS in the 90's. Constable Stan is how real change comes about. Mott, Hopewell's School COMPLETE ARCHITECTURAL Sincerest thanks to Vice Resource Officer, dealt SERVICES with the topic of violent Principal, Susan Nouvet, and aggressive for organizing this day. behaviour. INTERIOR DESIGN The Hopefully this conference Superintendent of Cur- SERVICE riculum Services, Ann Jones will be the first of many. spoke on gender and racial equality, and'Peter Evertt, HOME INSPECTION Vice-Principal of Ridge- SERVICE mont High School, explained the concept of peer media- PROJECT MANAGEMENT tion as a school strategy for conflict resolution. Ar 1 CUSTOM BUILT HOMES Following these presen- Renovations, Woodworks and4, Design tations, the students broke g grik g 46, into small discussion 228-8564 groups led by trained stu- PETER ACKERMAN dent leaders and by high school students from the Peer Mediation Program. (613) 258-1059 After lunch a plenary May 8, 1992 Glebe Report - 28 SCHOOL NEWS Mutchmor reads more rtirgte&-:-Tr BY ELIZABETH GORDON Steve Cumbar, a paleon- For the month of April tologist at the National the focus at Mutchmor was Museum of Nature and author on books and reading. Each of the book Bones, made a class in the school parti- presentation to the entire cipated in SQUIRT or sus- Junior Division. He explained tained quiet uninterrupted a great deal about the human individual reading time for body and physiology to an twenty minutes daily for the enthralled audience. Grade entire month. One observer 5 student Emily Johnson (an commented on the total sil- avid reader herself) found ence in the school halls the talk very informative during this time. Each stu- and she was interested to dent brought home a pledge learn "that we use our form for the readathon and bones when we stay still, established reading goals at like those in our ears." home for the month. All Anne MacDonald author of reports indicate that Wickiup WaZking Stick spoke Mutch- Steve Cumber, author and paleontologist spoke to the mor students have been to Miss bus- Burnett, Ms. Penner, children about bones as part of "Mutchmor Reads More" and ily reading copious amounts Mrs. Tomlinson's class- during the month of April. throughout the last few es. The children were fas- afé weeks. cinated not only by the book Other special events in- itself but to learn how Rencontre cluded visits to school by she had chosen the title, various authors and story- why she had written it tellers. Louise McDiarmid and how the artist had of Ottawa Storytellers vis- illustrated it. As a ited the school April 8th special treat the child- and told stories all day ren listened to a reading long to most of the classes. of her forthcoming book The primary grades were and provided some feed- apparently singing, clapping back which apparently and hooting with delight differed from that of the at her tales. Grade 6E publisher! was captivated by Ms. Mc- The month wraps up with Diarmid's 25 minute story a morning of readings from ca:lled The Black Bull of the librarians at the Ot- Norway. The next visitor tawa South Public Library. was Irene Aubrey a children's The school is grateful to literature specialist at those parents and the mem- Waiters Mike Tomlinson, Simon Bell and Allan Kratina the National Library of bers of the community who The retuin of Mutchmor's menus and learned the appro- Canada. Ms. Aubrey and Ms. have done readings for var- French Café priate vocabulary. Organizer McDiarmid have co-authored ious classes; Mutchmor is afforded the Junior Division a chance to Mlle. Gendron stresses the the book Storytellers certainly a well-read practice their french skills importance of the children Encore. school! while the 200 parents and participating in a real life guests nibbled on patisserie experience as part of the Sports at Mutchmor to the sounds of french mus- french program. The $385 ic. Grade 5 and 6 students raised will buy educational BY PETER LANGFORD The grand finale to the acted as waiters and waitr- french games for the school. April has been a produc- season was the undefeated esses (serving only in french All leftover baked delicacies tive month for the hoop Boys' All-star Team's of course) and the entire were donated to the food bank. stars of Mutchmor School. match against Fielding Junior division prepared The Girls' All-star team in the 'A' Division gold tipped things off by cruis- medal game. In the very ing through the 'A' Div- last second of play Field- Mutchmor-Glebe Buddy System BY HANNAH ision undefeated to capture ing managed to edge out LAMBERT, Grade had recess together. Mrs. Shaughnessy's grade the gold medal. Coach Mer- Mutchmor 13-12 in a spine On February 19, our class 3 class at Mutchmor Public edith Kemp was elated with tingling game. Those who went to Mr. Adams' class. School and Mr. Adams' the outcome of her team played an excellent season The two classes had lunch Grade 10 class at Glebe which is as follows: Hien were: Scott Gaffield, Toby together, and then the two Collegiate Institute have Nguyen, Maddy Fraser- Robinson, Tyler Galaski, classes read their stories buddied up. On January 29, Kealey, Al McDonald, Rachel Ignacio Estefanell, Rob together. Then the grade Mr. Adams' class came to Cameron, Pam Hughes, Jill Friend, Miguel Vorobej, 10's gave us a tour of their our class. The grade 3 Washburn, Hilary Thwaites, Ian Manhire, Jason Roberge school. After that we all students gave the grade 10's Robin Westland, Kyla Mac- Kent Szeto, Wes McDowell. met back in the grade 10 a tour of our school. After Donald and Azusa Nakamura. Special congratulations to classroom and said goodbye. that we wrote stories. The The mixed All-star Team the OBE's most win blessed We are hoping to do drama stories were about schools. made their way to the 'B' coach Meredith Kemp. together before the end of After that the children final game but surrendered the year. the gold medal to the op- ponent Pinecrest. Those participating in this great Congratulations to Dale Poulter season were: Emily Johnston, On March 25, 1992, Dale Toronto. Ms. Poulter was Congratulations! This is Paige Zinn, Morel McMaster, Poulter, a Mutchmor Grade previously named an associate yet another honour for an Yasmin Eke, Tia Bates, 2 teacher, was selected to of the National Institute, OBE employee and one who Hannah Feldberg, Nick present a workshop entitled Canadian Centre for Creative works in the classroom. Illingworth, Adam White, "Integrating Computers into Technology in 1990. She also Patrick Garcia Lozano, the Primary Curriculum" at received the 1990 computer Sean Dunlap, Zach Parker, the Ontario Association for award from the Federation Adam Taggart and Ed Curriculum Development in of Women Teachers of Ontario. May 8, 1992 Glebe Report - 29 Haldorsen. SCHOOL NEWS Lady Evelyn School News BY MARTHA BOWERS events. But this important SPORTS & SPINAL issue had to be addressed INJURY CLINIC These are not carefree, at once. at spring days the schools Despite these political SPORTS MEDICINE PHYSICIANS AND PHYSIOTHERAPISTS WORKING TOGETHER in the O.B.E. system, hassles, school must go The Clinic focuses particularly for Lady Evelyn. on. Spring themes include on the While we were not directly treatment of sports, back and weather changes, planting other muscle and skeletal involved with the secondary 1111111M.. and new growth. The green- injuries. No referral necessary IMMININD school teachers' strike, house is blooming with La Clinique we are seriously affected geraniums and other plants, concentre sur le No waiting period traitement de problèmes INIMIMM by the drastic budget to 11 thanks the efforts of sportifs, de dos et autre 1.1= cuts, specifically the volunteer parents and, of blessures musculo skeletaires. M.D.'s OHIP covered teacher cuts. We are in course, the green-thumb grave danger of losing 85% students. Several classes of our current Lady Evelyn Physiotherapy Extended Bernie Lalonde, M.D. have visited MacSkimming Robert Gauvreau, staff, more than any other health care coverage M.D. Farm, just in time for the Eleanor Cox, B.P.T. school in the system, be- sticky business of maple cause most of our teachers sugar season. Our new Carling Medical Centre, are new and non-tenured: school has now risen to This disproportionate fir- 1095 Carling Avenue, Suite 101 the second storey. Any Ottawa, Ontario KlY 4P6 must be modified so ing bets that it will be (613) 729-8098 that no one school is so ready for September? adversely affected. In re- sponse to this draconian measure, a committed group of Lady Evelyn par- At Your Service 24 Hour Info & Service 560-J335 , water major Roads Public Health Social Services Transit Garbage ents and staff has been Disposal Sewage Treatment mobilized to lobby trustees, the director of education Ottawa-Carleton's and even the provincial minister. Unfortunately, this effort has taken a Household Special Waste Depot lot of time and energy that we had hoped to put to- Materials accepted at the Depot The Depot will be open wards other, more enjoyable Paints, turpentine, brake fluid, aerosol from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. containers, fire extinguishers, pool chemicals, insecticides, stains, wood Dates of operation PRE-SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS preservatives, barbecue starter, oven FOR 3-5 YEAR OLDS cleaners, disinfectants, herbicides, 9 650 LYON St. May May 23 fungicides, furniture stripper, 6 20 gasoline, batteries, propane tanks, June June Painting Drawing, Arts & Crafts window cleaners, antifreeze, oils. Music & Dance Programmes Introduction to the French Language AtTrailRoadlandfillSite Pre-Writing & pre-mathematics Before purchasing hazardous materials, Physical Education, Science Activities think of alternative products or methods of Classes separated into Age Groups reducing the amount required to do the job. SUMMER CAMP ART PROGRAMME Important to Remember ... Andrea Lacasse 830 - 2412 Switch to less toxic (or non-toxic) substitute products.

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Never mix products. Spring Cleaning Bring your wastes to the Household Special Waste Depot. For your protection, deliver waste wrapped and labelled in the car trunk. To make room for some exciting Never buy more than is needed for the job. Estimate carefully new summer colours, Accent on quantities required. Beauty is discounting selected Tell others about the new Depot! Depot malce-up at 25% off the regular Working together, we can a selling price! make big difference to the health of our environment. Plus any purchase of regular priced products over $20, you will receive a For more information: free gift! HOTLINE 560-6075 HOTLINE 560-6075 HOTLINE 560-6075

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Cumberland Gloucester Goulbourn Hanta Nepean Osgoode Ottawa Rideau Vanier West Carleton May 8, 1992 Glebe Report - 30 SCHOOL NEWS Corpus Christi news BY VINCE IOZZO EDUCATION WEEK

The environment is of con- The first week in May was cern to all of us. Corpus very eventful at Corpus Christi School has been es- Christi School. On Monday, pecially interested in rais- May 4, Grade 6 students at- ing the awareness of our en- tended a special Mass at vironment to our students. Notre Dame Basilica. Kelly Hallet, from the Min- In the afternoon the istry of Natural Resources, School officially signed a spoke to the staff about en- partnership agreement with vironmental issues and made St. Lawrence College. Mr. teaching resources available. Dave McKay (Professor of Suzette Burns, our librarian, Behavioural Studies) repre- has promoted the environment. sented St. Lawrence College She looks after our school while Mr. G. Clarke (School worm compost, co-ordinates Board Superintendent) and many activities (yard clean- Mr. Roger Cousineau (Trans- up, recycling) and has stu- portation Manager) represen- dents make up a 'read envi- ted the School Board. Bus Teacher Suzette Burns and students set up a worm ronmental tip' on a daily drivers and students were composter at Corpus Christi schooZ. basis to the entire school. also present. The event was On May 7th all students an opportunity for students, were treated to a play en- drivers and board represen- Constituency Office titled "Mother Earth". Many tatives to mingle and discuss Bureau de thanks to the PTA who sub- the successful results of Circonscription sidized the event. our partnership. 407 rue Queen Street Donna Slaney organized a Other events held during Ottawa, Ontario 'Jump Rope for Heart' day Education Week were the Ontario K1R 5A6 earlier in April. Seventy- Science Festival (May 7) (613) 237-0212 five students skipped for and a school liturgy on in FAX: (613) 237-3067 two hours our gym and Friday, May 9. raised more than $2,000 for the heart fund. The activity Evelyn Gigantes, MPP/Députée, Ottawa-Centre was fun and of great benefit to our community. Congra- tulations to students and,,to Ms. Slaney for organizing the event. IS THERE LIFE AF'IER TENNIS? Grade 6 students spent an exciting day at the Arts Centre on April 29th. They visited back stage then were entertained by the 'Phantom of the Opera'. The students were very impressed.

PEER MEDIATION Mr. Lalonde recently completed a training sem- inar in 'Peer Mediation and Conflict Resolution'. We have been focussing on teaching children con- flict resolution skills There sure is! Of throughout the year. Mr. course we do have a great tennis program for Lalonde has followed it everyone. But, we offer much more. Dances, dinners under the up by selecting and train- stars and of course the chance to meet your match ing some peer mediators (in more ways than one). in grades 3 and 5. Once 18 quick drying Har-Tru (soft) tennis 14 11 this program is implemented, courts courts lighted until p.m. friendly round robins tournaments professional instruction men's doubles students who cannot settle league ladies tennis leagues juniors own disputes will program balcony bar and café 75' x 30' their swimming pool active social have the possibility of calendar throughout the summer going to a peer mediator DAYCARE SERVICES for assistance. We are Daily daycare services are available to members at a nominal thankful for Mr. Lalonde's cost. Children will enjoy crafts, games, storytime and free play. Swimming lessons and tennis camps initiative in this area. are also available for all children. HEALTH DEPARTMENT MEETING A meeting to look at the OTTAWA TENNIS AND health needs of the school community was held on April LAWN BOWLING CLUB 30th. Corpus Christi School 176 Cameron Avenue is hoping to develop a part- nership with the Health De- Tel: 238-7207 partment of the Regional Municipality. Parents, staff and community representatives OPENING DAY MAY 9, 1992 have been involved in pre- Come and take a look around and if you'd like.., try out our No liminary talks. courts. initiation fee until May 15.

May 8, 1992 Glebe Report - 31 CHURCH NEWS Ottawa Innercity Ministries to corders for those who can- that God has BY REV. D.S. KENNEY believe called not read, first aid sup- them to be a spark of hope. amai "The Kingdom of heaven is plies for Susan, a regis- Hope that comes from the like a net that was thrown tered nurse, are donated. contact of caring people and into the sea and caught fish The ministry relies on the certain hope that comes of every kind". (Matthew churches in the community. from contact with God. 13:47) As Susan says, "If no one Susan and Katrine speak to Lebanese food Susan Brandt and Katrine donates bandages then there high school groups, church Coward spend their days are no bandages". groups, or wherever there our seeking the people that The style of ministry is interest. They will speak SUNDAYS mainline churches have long is one-on-one, relational, to your group. This ministry ago forgotten. Much of even in what seem to be receives no public funding. OPEN at 5 p.m. their time is spent on the group settings. It is a It is supported, by choice, downtown streets of Ottawa, practical, spiritual long- through the faith and gener- 683 Bank Street and in in the coffee-shops term relationship style osity of congregations as (at Clemow) the parks as a mobile Chris- which includes advocacy, a mission and incorporated tian presence, offering health and literacy in its charitable organization. 234-5223 practical and pastoral concerns. Yet street life Interested? Ottawa Inner- advice and a non-threaten- resists settlement and city Ministries, Box 6770, Free Parking ing environment. long term residency. Both Station J. Ottawa, Ontario, It is difficult for women agreed that "the K2A °AO, Telephone, 23706031. many of us to consider our only certainties on the church buildings to be street are change and in- threatening but to many stability". Because of this people they are. It is'this the ministry has moved to sense of avoidance that was provide a free health and the spark for Ottawa addiction counselling Innercity Ministries. This clinic and a "safe house" DAVID BRAULT sense linked with a profound to meet people's needs. faith in God's call. Susan runs the clinic on GENERAL CONTRACTING The ministry began in a Thursdays at the Union rather unexpected manner. Mission for Men. Another A. LTD. Susan was coordinator of member of the Ministry, Centre 507, a drop-in place Ray Desmarais, has organ- ,on Bank street in 1986. ized the Disciples' Coffee Katrine joined her in House, operating Friday 1987. Although the work of evenings at 78 Nelson St. counselling and care was Coffee, food and musical going well, Susan realized entertainment are donated "there was the need for a by friends of this very Christian presence on the popular coffee house. streets because many people Recognizing the wide- would not enter any build- spread illiteracy amongst ing". Such is the fear of street people Katrine has street people for the "in- devoted a great deal of stitution". Both women be- effort, in conjunction \ lieved that God was calling with St. Joseph's Church them to a new ministry and People Words and Change, Glebe and so resigned from Centre to address this problem. Fashion Cleaners 507 in 1988. But she reminds us that 36 Years in the Glebe There was no idea at their ministry gets into first where funding would a "project" only when the come from. Nevertheless needs of the street push the potential to serve hard enough. The Ministry God in the streets was is still basically to those there. As Katrine says, who fear institutions, "With the rapport of many buildings and churches, street people already in those whose home is the place from drop-in centre street. contacts, we expected that Who are the street people? we could be introduced to Susan and Katrine describe the wider street scene". them as mainly male, an presented The vision was increasing number of ;-3 to friends in the community. youth, addicts, gang mem- Spring means flowers and birds and sun and people from four- Fourteen bers, prostitutes, refugees green grass .. . It also means the dirt, grease, teen congregations attended and the vulnerable dis- and grime of winter be meeting of must removed. the inaugural charges from psychiatric Let a professional help Ottawa Innercity Ministries. institutions. The majority from over 20 Today people disclose childhood sexual Have your clothes professionally cleaned at congregations represent abuse. Their problems come an inter-church grassroots from all directions. Violence flavoured support to the racism and addiction are Glebe Fashion Cleaners ministry. As well as fund- everyday events on the street For Professional Care ing, congregations provide Katrine tells that this 829-831 Bank St. 235-9776 such needs as prayer, per- ministry is most necessary We accept Visa, Master Card & sonal support, photocopying, for "there is a deep sense American Express parking and one Centre- of the spiritual amongst town church has donated the street folk because they some office space. Items are living at a very raw for clients; cassette re- level of need." Both women May 8, 1992 Glebe Report - 32 CHURCH NEWS Glebe-St. James Youth r THE GLEBE CHURCHES WELCOME YOU Group 30 hour fast CHURCH OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT (Roman Catholic) Fourth Avenue at Percy Street 232-4891 Over the Easter weekend, who also fasted: Katie Parish Clergy: Msgr. David Corkery, Pastor fed teen- Leathers, Lisa Munro, thirteen well Rev. Jonas Santah In Residence agers swore off food for Peter Ray, Robert Pearson Rev. Dr. Leslie Laszlo, 233-8603 for of the and Kati 30 hours. By the end Munro. Hungarian Community fast they were all drooling We would also like to Rev. Leo Charlebois Weekend Associate with anticipation of the give our thanks to the Masses: Saturday: 9:00 AM 4:30 PM of hot chicken noodle followina companies and bowls Sunday: 9:00 AM 11:00 AM 12:15 (Hungarian) food individuals: Glebe St.- soup, and various (Loop System for the hearing impaired). items. The fast was de- James United Church, Ron signed as a Lenten project Vincent, Linda Moffat EGLISE CHRIST-ROI to raise funds for the South Ottawa Kiwanis Club, 254 rue Argyle 233-3202 Ottawa Food Bank on a Gail Gard, Richard Beaudry, Pasteur: Jacques Faucher weekend when many people Ann Woodland, Jack Nield, Messe: dimanche à 10h00 would be feasting, but Emergency Food and Cloth- Confessions: 30 minutes avant la messe ing Center, McKeens Loeb many would not. The Youth FIFTH AVENUE FREE METHODIST CHURCH St.-James IGA, Rita Donovan, Group at Glebe Kerry- Fifth Avenue at Monk Street, 233-1870 to thank the Anne Livingstone, Brad would like Pastor: Rev. Christopher B. Walker and Ildi Munro, Burton fasters: Angela Strange, Sunday Services: Sunday School 9:30 AM Martha Joslin, Amanda Ken- Leathers, George and Lynne Morning Worship 11:00 AM ney, Kris Hayden, Megan Pearson and Dr. Gerd Evening Fellowship 6:30 PM Stewart, Shannon Blake, Schneider. Christian Moreton and Nancy Thank you also to all of FOURTH AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH Coyle. our supporters. Fourth Avenue at Bank Street 236-1804 ...plus the organizing team Minister: E. J. Cox Sunday Services: Morning Worship 11:00AM GLEBE-ST JAMES UNITED CHURCH Lyon Street at First Avenue 236-0617 ANNE SCOTTON Pastors: Ann Woodland and Jack Nield Ottawa Board of Education Sunday Services: New Ventures in Celebration 9:30 AM Zone Two (Family Service) Worship 11:00 AM We are discussing bus Christian Development Program (3-13) safety issues. Please call ST. MATTHEW'S ANGLICAN CHURCH (handicapped accessible Glebe Ave near Bank St. from the parking lot) if you have any ideas or Sunday Services suggestions to share. 8 AM 10 AM 12 noon Rector: The Rev. Canon Weekday Eucharists Lydon McKeown Ottawa Board of Education Thursday 10 AM Asst: The Rev. Carol Hotte 234-4024 330 Gilmour Street Counselling by Appointment Loop System for the hearing impaired Ottawa, K2P 0P9 THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) 231-2778 Ad paid for from Trustee's Personal Communication Budget 91A Fourth Avenue 232-9923 Clerk: Dana Mullen Outreach: Constance Mungall Helen Thomas Sunday Service: 10:30 AM OTTAWA CHINESE BIBLE CHURCH Bank Street at Fourth Ave. (Fourth Ave. Baptist) Pastor: David Pan 232-5211 The 9:00 AM Renovators Worship Sunday Services: Sunday School: 11:00 AM The Renovators are general OTTAWA CHINESE UNITED CHURCH 600 Bank Street 594-4571 contractors of fine quality Minister: Rev. Wing Mak residential and commercial Sunday Services: Sunday School 9:30 AM construction projects. Bilingual Service 11:00 AM OTTAWA DEAF FELLOWSHIP Established in 1985, The Fifth Avenue at Monk Street Renovators specialize in Minister: Pastor Dick Foster Sunday Services: Morning Worship 11:00 AM renovations and additions to Sunday School 9:45 AM older homes of character Total Communication and distinction. ST. GILES PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Bank Street at First Avenue 235-2551 The Renovators have a long Minister: Rev. Duncan Kennedy list of satisfied clients. They Sunday Service: Worship 11:00 AM 11:15 AM would like to add your Church School name to list. ANNUNCIATION TO THE THEOTOKOS/ that ST. NICHOLAS ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN CATHEDRAL 55 Clarey Avenue 236-5596 Parish Clergy: Bishop Seraphin (Storheim) 233-0999 749-55S5 Father John Scratch 1-658-2901 Vespers: Saturday 6:30 PM (English) Divine Liturgy: Sunday 10:00 AM (English & Slavonic)

May 8, 1992 Glebe Report - 33 IF YOU HAVE NEWS Call the Editor at 233-6063 or write to the GLEBE REPORT WORDS P.O. Box 4794, Station E, Ottawa K1S 5H9 Programmes at South Branch Ottawa Public Library BY PAMELA ROSOLEN The following list includes the ten most requested titles in the Ottawa Public Library system: Revolution from Within Gloria Steinem Oh Canada! Oh Quebec: Mordecai Richier Introducing the world-famous Scarlett Alexandra Ripley Mulroney: the Politics John Sawatsky Sebastian "Trucco" cosmetic line of Ambition Me Katharine Hepburn Special offer for Wednesday, May 13th only Burden of Desire Robert MacNeil Pelican Brief John Grisham Mixed Blessings Danielle Steel For $10 Wealth without Risk for Charles Givens Canadians receive a makeup application Private Eyes Jonathan Kellerman As you can see from the request list, there is still or time to come to the library for books on gardening and use the $10 towards your personal makeup kit and home improvements. Since these materials will become high demand items as the long weekend approaches, we receive the makeup application free! suggest that you place your requests early. Until the end of May, we are also offering other specials CHILDREN'S SECTION on all cosmetic products and makeup applications and We are thrilled to announce that Paulette Bourgeois, lessons. Call us for details. the well-known Canadian author of Franklin in the Dark, Big Sarah's Little Boots, The Amazing Apple Book and many Call for appointments! more wonderful titles, will be reading from her favourite 563-1700 books at our branch on Saturday May 16 at 2:00 p.m. The Trucco line is not tested on animals, contains only author's The event is sponsored by Puggwash Books. The natural ingredients, no mineral oils or fragrances. books will be available to borrow from the library, or to purchase from Puggwash. Paulette will be delighted to Reflections Hair Studio for complete hair and answer questions and sign autographs at the end of the reading. Since space is limited we ask that you pre-reg- esthetic services ister for this exciting event which will be geared to the interests of children ages 4 to 8. 782 Bank Street the following: Our regular children's programmes include (between Second and Third Avenues) BABES IN THE LIBRARY; music, rhymes and books for babies from birth to 18 months. Thursdays at 9:30 a.m. May 21 563-1700 to June 18. Pre-registration starts May 7. TIME FOR TWOS; stories and films for two-year-olds. Mondays at 9:30 a.m. May 25 to June 22. Pre-registration starts May 11. Solution to !Cryptic Crossword STORYTIME for 3 to 5-year-olds. Mondays at 10:30 a.m. 2 and 2:00 p.m. from May 6 to June 24. Pre-registration iGR 003ME 4D sCA 6BI 7N required for Wednesdays only. SATURDAY STORIES AND FILMS for 4 to 7-year-olds 10:30 a.m. E A 0 R A R A from May 2 to June 27. 8ENTE R T AI N 90UT 16 mm films dropped S E G I A U NED 11GE 12CONsI D E R Effective September 1, /92 rary to discontinue lending 13 A N T S A the Ottawa Public Library films. F The Library's will no longer lend 16mm popular 14cARTON issER I AL films. The past few years video collection, which also 16 includes children's videos, A G R have seen a decrease in the L U D use of 16 mm films as more is kept in the Audiovisual people turn to borrowing Department of the Main 17PROBLEMS i8BES 19T videos from the Library. Library, 120 Metcalfe Street. 20 T Y 0 This trend, coupled with Your library card allows P S 0 you to borrow six VHS video- 22 the problem of finding 21ALL vAI 8 TB23AND suitable titles in 16mm cassettes or videodiscs free of format, convinced the Lib- charge. I E E R 0 P A 24N0 SED 25EMPATH Y 12e11LAwire CLEANING PARTY SERVICE HOUSEHOLD ORGANIZERS HOME REPAIRS HOUSEHOLD ORGANIZING TIME TO TACKLE THE HOUSE NYIEX Holdings Let us help with the Basement, the Kitchen Cupboards, the Specializing in residential units and Windows, perhaps a coat of Paint! Canadian non-resident owned properties 10' OFF for Cleaning Only 741-5603 Property Management Laurel 789-2246 Asset Management \ 131 Granville St., Vanier, _ Ontario KlL 6Y3 May 8, 1992 Glebe Report - 34 This space acts as a free community bulletin board. To get your message in the GRAPEVINE, please drop off your written information to the Glebe Community Centre including name, address, phone no. before the deadline date. INE NOTICES NOTICES FOR SALE FOUND *"PROGRESS IN PROCESS": Ex- GUATEMALAN MARKET DAY: * SINGLE BED BOX SPRING, SET OF KEYS, at corner of hibition of graduating vis- Experience the sights, sounds, w. metal frame & coasters. Holmwood Ave. & Craig St., ual arts students of Ottawa smells, tastes of a native Exc. cond. $90. 233-9493. 232-9218. at Inst. Jeanne d'Arc, 489 Latin American market. Sat. * G.E. ELECTRIC RANGE,white, GOLD BRACELET, Ph: Bar- Sussex Dr., until May 15. May 30, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 30" wide exc. cond. 233-6063. bara, 233-7101. ARC READING SERIES Fifth Avenue Court (Bank & * PIANO - $200; 1988 elec- CHILD CARE of presents Victoria mystery Fifth). Live music. Sale ctric furnace $150., 237-3949 INTERFAITH NURSERY SCHOOL bags, belts, bet. 9a.m. & 6 p.m. writer L.R. BUNNY WRIGHT handcrafted - a licensed preschool jewellry, vests, hats, etc. * FREEZER 21"x23"x36" Thurs. May 14, 8:00 p.m. for children aged 2 to 5 Frigidaire, 1 yr old National Library of Canada, Also typical fruits, flowers, $225. is now registering for the 3 fashion shows. Brio Train 395 Wellington St., Adm. food, coffee, Tracks, 24 fall season. 9:00 to 11:30 $1. 789-0679. Adm. free: True South - track pieces, 2 bridges, throughout the school year, 2 trains w 7 cars - 1 pr PLANNED PARENTHOOD OTTAWA 233-2026. 5, 3 or 2 mornings a week presents a 2-hour workshop MOTHERS FOR PEACE, Craft level crossing gates $50. at Southminster Church Sale, Sat. May 30: 235-4632. for parents, educators and & Bake Hall, 15 Aylmer Avenue (at p.m. Glebe SHOWER - people involved with youth 10:a.m. - 3:00 FIXTURE Attach- Bank St.) Information, original any "Talking to your teenager Community Centre, ment to modify bathtub; 238-5819 or 731-7648. art and European attaches to wall and about intimacy, sexuality crafts, cei- *FULL-TIME NANNY NEEDED and safer sex," Thurs. May nastries, All Welcome, ling to permit showering. starting September for free adm. New. $50.00 new). 14, 7-9p.m. or Sat. May 23 ($99 two girls, 31 and lA 1-4 p.m. at Regional Head- A GATHERING OF MEN meets 232-4053 after 5p.m. or 563-7349 eves. quarters 111 Lisgar St. at Glebe Community Centre, weekends. YOUNG WOMAN FROM GER- Col. By Room, Parking off Sun. May 24 at 7:15pm, topic ARMCHAIR, clear lacquer- MANY speaks English, ex- ed beech frame, natural Laurier St. $20 individuals, 'Your Story, Your Being, perienced w. children, hessian woven seat & back. $35, couples. Your Body'w Ken Allen, Bio- would like to be a nanny Minor defect, low price Info/registration: 230-7797. Energetic therapist. Info: for 6 months, starting CANADIAN HARD OF HEARING 235-700. 236-0955 Sept. References, 563-1697. ASSOC. FORUM *FOR SALE: MARIN find art/antique auc- OTTAWA-HULL MEN'S Palisades ELDER CARE tion, May 20, 5:30pm-11pm meets June 18 to discuss 18-speed, 20" mountain bike EXPERIENCED, MATURE FEMALE main lobby Regional Head- 'Our Fathers, Ourselves', Exage Trail gruppo (heavy avail, to assist seniors quarters, 111 Lisgar, $10.00 at Col. By Campus, Algonquin duty Exage Mountain rear with meals, housework, shop- ph: 526-1584, 238-2169 College. Info: Joseph Murphy brake). Q/R front wheel, ping, etc. $10./hr. avail or 564-6002. 738-4606 or Michel Levac seat. Araya alloy rims. on casual or regular basis. CHEO FLYDAY, May 16 host- 238-2792. Cro-Mo tubes. Orig. $650, Referençes. 232-6711. ed by Ottawa Flying 3 yrs old asking $325. Call Club, A WOMEN'S FAIR FOR A VOLUNTEERS pmily fun, airplane/heli- 236-5967. HEALTHY PLANET takes place * VOLUNTEERS REQ'd for copter rides, displays by *ANTIQUE WICKER ROCKING June 7, Glebe Community visits to seniors at home aviation groups, garage CRADLE, Floral print lining Centre,10 am-6pm. Workshops and/or drive them to medi- ,ale, Entertainer Wayne 4,- R. & my on herbalism & birthing,wo- mattress.(Welcomed two cal appointments. For Rostad at the Ottawa Fly- into the world) Ph. 594-8154 men & sustainable develop- information call SENIORS ing Club, Hunt Club Rd. ment, the Earth Summit. WANTED OUTREACH SERVICES, Abbots- 9:30 am - 5p.m. Raindate Info tables, films, story- HOCKEY EQUIPMENT to fit ford House, May 17. 230-5730. telling, music & dance. Adm 6 yr old. Shoulder and *BAD ART FOR A GOOD CAUSE: free, daycare provided. elbow pads; gloves; neck HOUSECLEANING The Royal Ottawa Health Care Info: Katherine 233-4653. protector; helmet w. face * RELIABLE YOUNG WOMAN Foundation is collecting FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE' mask; pants w. suspenders; will clean house & do tacky art for a future fund- Sun. June 14 at Regional garter belt; hockey stick laundry. 772-2378 after raising event, so if you'd Headquarters, 111 Lisgar at 233-9687. 1 p.m. Sylvia or Tana like to donate call Joanne 10:00 a.m. Join this 10 km RESPONSIBLE, QUIET, NON- 724-6531. walk to raise money to SMOKING FEMALE to rent fur- Do you know how *HERB WORKSHOP: Everyday fight AIDS. Ph: Walkline nished room in Glebe in to protect Herbs, Sat May 23. A practic- 238-2124 for sponsor forms, apt. leased by two friendly al hands-on workshop. Call & info. women (w. 3 cats). Rent yourself Madeline Dietrich 749-4171. SENIORS use SENIORS' $300. incl. cable TV, from AIDS? OUTREACH SERVICES at Ab- MEET YOUR MPP Evelyn Gig- kitchen/laundry priv. Avail Get the facts. botsford House, 230-5730 antes, Saturday May 23, May 1 to Aug 31 232-6711. Let's Talk. for help with Call the 10 a.m. to noon at Glebe Com- springclean- A HUMAN-POWERED (not gas Ontario Ministry of ing and yardwork. Reliable munity Centre, 690 Lyon St. or electric) push lawn- Health AIDS Hotline home support workers at S. (Multi-purpose Room). mower, 234-3758. 563-AIDS reasonable Info, 237-0212. rates. *GREAT LANDLORD? If so, nom- COUNCILLOR DIANE HOLMES *TREE READINGS feature inate him/her for Housing will speak at Ottawawalk's COLIN MORTON reading his Helps Landlord of the Year BLACK CAT PRIVATE 4th Annual General Meeting poetry, May 26, 8:00 pm, at Contest, May 19-June 3. For HOME DAY CARES more info 7 pm May 26, at RMOC Bldg, Glebe Community Ctre. 563-4532. FULL-TIME, 111 Lisgar St. on women & OPART-TIME,TEMPORARY AND EMERGENCY urban safety, pedestrians orrAWA'S FIRS'I' CHILD CARE AVAILABLE safety & motivating lo- DESIGNER 235 - 5908 cal politicians. Info., HOUSECLEANING SHOWCASE Marjorie Fulton ev. 235- Housecleaning 3007/James Feeley, days VIA1(21,UUNL:14,1992 722-8101, fax 722-2991. Domestics A I Icritagc flame Refurbished *PRE & POST NATAL WELLNESS Available and Decorated by a Select Group PROGRAM: Sandyhill Community Lady will do house and of Ottawa Interior Designers Centre 250 Somerset E., Tues apartment cleaning. OPEN DAILY Thurs 9:30-10:30 am., Tues II a.m.-5 p.m. evg 7-9 pm. Movement, relax- Experienced, refer- TIIURSDAY & FRIDAY el ation exercises, info sharing ences, and free estim- 11 a.m.-9 p.m. informal support in a small ates. House Tour tickets $10.00 group setting. Infants wel- Reserve ahead for groups by coffe. Parking. Info call Call calling (613) 733-4681 Madeline Dietrick 749-4171 237-7547 236 Metcalfe Street, Ottawa IN THE GLEBE

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