Serving the Glebe community since 1973 www.glebereport.ca May 11, 2018 Vol. 46 No. 5 ISSN 0702-7796 Issue no. 503 FREE AL MODELLERS C IDEAU NAUTI IDEAU R PHOTO: COURTESY OF COURTESY PHOTO: You may spot radio-controlled watercraft docked at the floating dock on Brown’s Inlet on Wednesday evenings throughout the summer, courtesy of the Rideau Nautical Modellers. Ask them for details! Model boats at Brown’s Inlet The Rideau Nautical Modellers boat evening from 6 to 8 p.m. weather per- question or two. The Rideau Nautical both surface craft and submarines. club is back at Brown’s Inlet for mitting. Members of the club welcome Modellers share an interest in building Electric, steam and wind-powered the summer launching radio-con- Glebe neighbours to come and have a and operating various types of radio- vehicles make up the fleet but internal trolled model boats every Wednesday look, watch the boats glide and ask a controlled watercraft. These include combustion engines are not permitted. MARK YOUR CALENDARS WHAT’S INSIDE May 11–21 ...... Canadian Tulip Festival May 17 ............ Ottawa Centre All-Candidates Meeting, GCC, 7 p.m. May 22 ............ GCA monthly meeting, GCC, 175 Third Ave., 7 p.m. May 24, 25 ...... Dance Night, Canterbury High, 900 Canterbury Ave., 7 p.m. May 26 ............ Great Glebe Garage Sale, 8–3 May 26 ............ Ave Verum, St. Joseph’s , 174 Wilbrod St., 8 p.m. May 31 ............ Glebe Report Association AGM, GCC, 7 p.m. June 2, 3 ......... Doors Open Ottawa June 2 ............. Capital Ward tour of the Rideau River, Windsor Pk., 10 a.m. June 7 ............. Provincial Election June 7 ............. GNAG Lobster Kitchen Party, GCC, 6:30–9:30 p.m. June 7 ............. South Shore Suite...Poems launch, Octopus Bks, 7 p.m. The New Art Festival Poetry Quarter page 25 page 30,31 June 9, 10 ....... The New Art Festival, Central Park, 10–5 June 16 ........... FACES Fundraising Concert, Glebe-St. James, 7:30 p.m. NEXT ISSUE: Friday, June 15, 2018 June 16–24 ..... Ottawa Garden Days EDITORIAL DEADLINE: Friday, May 25, 2018 June 21 ........... GCA AGM, Multipurpose Rm., GCC, 7 p.m. ADVERTISING artworK DEADLINE*: Wednesday, May 30, 2018 *Book ads well in advance to ensure space availability. Come in and SHOP our NEWEST SELECTION of VEGETABLE PLANTS and FLOWERS! 736 Bank St • 613 234-6353 • CapitalHomeHardware 2 Glebe Report May 11, 2018 ELECTION Joel Harden – OttaWA CENTRE New Democratic ROULE Party of Ontario SP CANDIDatES IN THE sion, which will choke Ottawa with OUISE L traffic, must be halted. To encourage public transit, an ONDP government EVIEW/ R will match local costs dollar for dollar. HE JUNE 7 PROVINCIAL T 4. Pharmacare and dental care. Too many people can’t afford prescription PHOTO: PHOTO: medicine and dental care. The ONDP I’ve lived in Ottawa since 2007. I’m will introduce a comprehensive, uni- ELECTION a dad, an educator and a community versal program to provide both. organizer. Like most of you, I’m tired of 5. Hospital overcrowding. Years of gov- A provincial election will be held on Thursday, June 7. You are eligible to politics as usual. All of us deserve better. ernment cuts have created a hospital vote if you are 18 years of age or older, a Canadian citizen and a resident of Our province and our city are facing crisis. “Hallway medicine” is now Ontario. Go to www.elections.on.ca for information on the upcoming election, serious challenges and the last thing routine. Funds must be restored and how and where to vote, etc. we need is business as usual and pol- hospital capacity increased. Here are statements from the candidates running (six at time of press) to itical bafflegab. 6. Childcare and long-term care. Qual- become the Member of Provincial Parliament for Ottawa Centre. Here’s what this election should be ity childcare and long-term care are At press time, the Glebe Report had not received information from a sixth about and what my campaign is about: prohibitively expensive in Ottawa. Ottawa Centre provincial election candidate, Bruce Faulkner of the Ontario 1. Housing insecurity. There’s a ser- These costs will be lowered and stan- Libertarian Party. ious affordable housing shortage in dards of care enforced. Ottawa. Public housing is crumbling. 7. Increasing costs of higher educa- Tenants have few rights. Develop- tion. University and college should DIDATE ers are ruining our mainstreets with be accessible for all who qualify. The N Marc Adornato – A C towering buildings for the well to do. ONDP will ensure that students get a None of the Above The Ontario New Democratic Party debt-free start. (ONDP) will bring in effective inclu- 8. Fair taxation. The wealthy, just like Party sionary zoning, legislation to ensure ordinary Ontarians, must pay their tenants’ rights and stop rent hikes rightful share. along the rivers and canals (end when units become vacant, and will Politics shouldn’t be just about the nanny state). fund one third of the costs of repairing candidates at election time. Your repre- PHOTO: COURTESY OF THE OF COURTESY PHOTO: • Put a solid Sparks Street “red light social housing. sentative should always be accountable Hi, my name is Marc with the None district” revitalization plan to a 2. Hydro costs. In Ontario, thanks and accessible. If elected, I’ll use Of The Above Party and I do realize referendum (more on my website). to privatization, we have runaway $50,000 of my MPP’s salary to hold I have little to no chance of winning. • Ban wasteful single-use plastics hydro bills and runaway salaries for frequent town hall meetings and other I’m not rich. Nor do I have any rich (straws, stir sticks, plastic bags, Hydro executives. Hydro One must be community events to get your feedback friends or corporate sponsors funding packaging, utensils, tiny cups). returned to public hands. and ideas. Want to discuss the issues? my campaign. Heck, I’m not even a • Fix Hydro One. 3. Greening Ottawa. Ottawa greenspace Call me at 613-869-5952. politician. But I chose to run for two • Limit all government contracts to must be protected and expanded. The Real politics should be about what reasons. five years with options to renew downtown needs more bicycles and we want to achieve together. Let’s get 1. I’ve always felt that there should (to avoid a 20-year green bin con- fewer cars. The Queensway expan- started. be a None Of The Above option tract with Orgaworld). on the ballot. (Mission accom- • Change insolvency and bank- plished.) ruptcy laws so that companies like “Elmwood Summer Camp is ALWAYS our #1 choice 2. I like solving problems. Nortel and Sears can no longer for our daughter. The range of camp themes offered is Here are some challenges I’d like to cut and run on their Canadian second-to-none.” - Pragash, 2017 camp parent try and fix: employees. • Real electoral reform (propor- • Teach kids about taxes, money tional representation). management, alternative polit- • End daylight savings time. ical systems and fundamental • Eliminate hospital parking fees problems with capitalism, mater- for patients and their drivers. ialism, consumerism and why • Churches will finally start paying prioritizing profit over people’s All girls taxes like everyone else – because health, privacy and well-being is welcome! it’s 2018. bad for society. • Make a monument to the real Jack But that’s not all! Go see my web- Visit camp.elmwood.ca Purcell. site to learn more about my platform: for more information • Introduce an anonymous “govern- www.ADORNATO.com. If you’re or call (613) 749-6761 for ment stupid spending” tip-line to tired of the same old partisan pol- details and registration. report wasteful spending. itics and refuse to support the status • $7/day childcare, just like Quebec. quo, consider voting None Of The • Allow beer in grocery and corner Above and together we can start build- stores, just like Quebec. ing a healthier democracy that helps • Allow open alcohol containers everyone, not just the wealthy and and cannabis smoking in parks, well-connected. 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