Serving the Glebe community since 1973 FREE Patti McKay (GCC) & Nadia Moravec sell raffle tickets Photo: Roger Lalonde Mayor Jim Watson & Coun. Inez Berg welcome all to Taste of the Glebe Rose Roberts of The Arrow & the Loon serves supper Great times at Taste of the Glebe BY SUSAN JERMYN bites of all ages made the rounds Westin. "We made lots more Glebe eateries served up sam- of the food stalls, trying out the selling the raffle tickets than last ples of their specialties at the pot pie, pizza, stir-fried shrimp, year," said Mary Lovelace of the Taste of the Glebe Thursday, pasta, cheesecake and cookies of- Glebe Neighbourhood Activities January 27 at the Glebe Commu- fered by Glebe restaurateurs. Group ( GNAG). nity Centre. The food fair, Many other community busi- Volunteers from GNAG, the chaired by Mayor Jim Watson, nesses supported the fundraiser community centre staff, a local raised more than $10,000 for the by donating raffle prizesgift fraternity and Glebe residents community centre renovation. The baskets, gift certificates, tickets pitched in to make the second an- $25 tickets sold out early. Gle- and a weekend get-away at the nual fundraiser a success. Fourth Avenue post office sold to local developer David Choo of Ashcroft Homes the site with a major architec- propriate for the area that will has bought the Fourth Avenue tural uplift." Since the site is complement the new townhouses post office. He said that his com- zoned commercial, the project on Third. The Glebe resident said pany is still conceptualizing the will include office and retail use, he wants to contribute to the re- Photos: S. Jermyn projectplans are in the prelimi- as well as residential units. juvenation of the area he lives and Kamal, with Gwen McGuire, nary stage. If he obtains a vari- Mr. Choo said he hopes to con- jogs in. He said that, in time, feeds the hungry ance from the city, he would like vert the industrial-looking plans for the project will be pre- to add a third level to "revitalize building into something more ap- sented to the community. Glebe CI as good as any other school I3Y DIANE CAMPBELL came to Glebe, so knowing older says she attended Glebe in Grade Glebe Collegiate is just as good kids helped," Clarke-Nolan con- 9 because of its gifted bilingual INSIDE as any other high school in Ot- tinues. program, one of only a couple of News 5 tawa, say some students who at- Both Carr and Clarke-Nolan such programs in the city, as well Central Park's heroes tend the school. are among students who disagree as its sports program. 7 "Ever since I was little, I've with comments made in a feature Ryan mentions that Glebe ca- Taste of the Glebe always wanted to go to Glebe," story published in the Octo- ters to the needs of students with More pictures from fundraiser says Grade 10 student Sarah Carr. ber/November issue of Ottawa disabilities, as well as those for Coun. Berg 8 Carr and her friend Katherine City magazine. whom English is not their first Clarke-Nolan live in the Fisher The article explored the pos- language. And, she says, the Coun. Doucet 10 sibility a to Avenue area, which the school of situationsimilar school embraces its large, diverse Columbine High School in Health 11, 12 board calls an option zone. Last Little- population through different ton, Coloradohappening in Ot- year, Carr and Clarke-Nolan multicultural events during the Glebe Questions 15 tawa, and made a comparison be- could have started Grade 9 at year. tween Glebe, Lisgar Collegiate Octopus in the Glebe Nepean High Schoolwhich is in As for the rumours of fights, Institute and Canterbury High their areabut chose to go to Carr says, "I really don't see Heritage 16-18 Glebe instead. School. them. And if there are fights, According to the story, Ottawa Memories of the Glebe; "I had been with the same peo- they're usually friends fighting students see Glebe as a school of over something ple since kindergarten, and I stupid." new book on Ottawa's heritage; last resort, where the people who Ryan, Carr and Clarke-Nolan wanted to meet new people," Carr heritage events in the city says. attend are looked upon as "both all agree on one thingthat getting violent and dumb." involved in extracurricular ac- Schools 22-26 Clarke-Nolan adds, "The aca- The feature also implied that tivities helps new students adjust demics are better here [at Glebe], Glebe is more dangerous than ei- to high school life. Words 30 and the school didn't feel that ther Lisgar or Canterbury, mostly "I think the Grade-9s are still clique-y. We made so many new because of rumoured gang fights scared of the older kids," says friends within the first couple of between various racial and social Ryan. weeks. groups. "But," Carr adds, "when people NEXT DEADLINE "I really liked the atmosphere, Anna-Claire Ryan, who's in get involved in things, like stu- Monday, February 21 and I had an older brother who Grade 11 at Glebe, disagrees. She dent council, age doesn't matter." N EWS Glebe Report February 4, 2000 2 for Come out lunch! NOT A CHAIN, BUT A LINK IN YOUR COMMUNITY BY GORDON HAUSER or older. If you want to look at One of the many ways we cater the long list of our services, to our area of concern in the phone the magic number and ask INNIS S PHARMACY community is to arrange for those, for our program guide or better elderly who cannot get out and' yet, visit us at 950 Bank Street 769 BANK ST. (AT SECOND AVENUE) about to be picked up for some opposite Lansdowne Park. We are TEL.: 235-4377 FAX.: 235-1460 social interaction. So, every here to serve. Tuesday and Friday, we have our. But, of course, we have many Luncheon Club. services that enable our centre to Imagine yourself in your room, be busy all the time. Some of our unable to go out because you fear programs are already full, like those icy streets; however com- the pottery course, but some oth- Your Family Health Care fortable you are, after a time you ers have still got space for new begin to feel like a prisoner. Our participants. If you want to see Provider club gives you an opportunity to people in action, having fun, be- get a good meal and talk to ing creative, call down (it's in the friends in like circumstances, basement) and look over the pot- Offering You and after lunch to play cards and tery studio. Perhaps that's the do other group activities. Once therapy you need, getting your Bus Passes each month, we take all members hands into clay. to Billings Bridge to shop and Perhaps you want to join the check out the stores. At 2 p.m., action of this 21st century by Beautiful Greeting Cards they are taken home again and learning how to use a computer. helped from the bus into their It seems everyone is "on line" Stamps & More home until the next time. these days and knowing how to surf the web is essential if you The bus both ways costs each a are going to be "with it," as they 3emem6er to piek up yourfree total of $5, and volunteers are say. Phone 230-5730 to ask for monthly. jamtfy Mialth:y eare newsletter. with them all the time to help details or for a program guide Qsaekerfwith' valae anar rots of information. with every little detail. If you with all our exciting possibilities know someone to whom this serv- laid out for you to choose. It hap- ice would be useful, get in touch pens here at Abbotsford, 950 with Elizabeth at 230-5730. Bank Street, easy to get to and a Abbotsford serves seniors 55 friendly welcome when you come. SINCE THE TURN OF THE CENTI, RN THIS HAS BEEN A PHARMACY LOCATION Palliative care volunteer OPEN: WE ACCEPT: MON-THURS 8:30-6:00 PM =MIND VISA FRIDAY 8:30-7:00 PM MASTERCARD information session SATURDAY 9:00-6:00 PM AM. DEBIT CARDS BY CHERYL LEDGERWOOD sionate care and comfort to resi- CLOSED SUNDAY TO ALLOW STAFF FAMILY TIME 4110 & MAJOR DRUG PLANS The Glebe Centre is hosting dents who are approaching their an information session for per- time of death, and to support FOR YOUR ONE STOP SHOPPING IN THE GLEBE sons interested in being part of their families and friends during an interdisciplinary team of this time. The program requires care-givers offering palliative mature, empathetic volunteers, 21 care to dying residents and their years and older, who enjoy being families. The information session with elder people, have good I is- on volunteering in palliative care tening skills and the ability to at the Glebe Centre takes place on deal with strong emotions. Tues., March 7, starting at 7 p.m. Staff and volunteers will The information session will C 01\4P-A outline the requirements for pal- take place in the auditorium of liative-care volunteers, and de- the Glebe Centre, located at 950 scribe the challenges and rewards Bank Street directly across from 785 Bank Street of this very special volunteer Lansdowne Park. Free parking, (between Second & Third in the Glebe) role. Following the presentation, accessed by Monk Street, is avail- www.compact-music.com there will be a question and an- able to the south of the facility.