13Iebe No ice for the Cattle Castle rinks proposed earlier. Jim Durrell said the money general skating. He said it By JOAN OVER Ottawa aldermen decided saved could be used for a would provide an excellent The city's Physical Envir- that, besides saving an est- new ice arena in an area of facility for future figure onment Committee has recomm- imated $658,000 for constr- Ottawa where the need for and speed skating champions. ended a $7.4-million plan to uction of the rinks, they one is greater. Smith pointed out that renovate the Lansdowne Park could cause problems in Capital Ward Alderman How- there are no indoor rinks in Cattle Castle, also known as scheduling when the building ard Smith said he is dissat- the Glebe and, because of the Aberdeen Pavilion, but is being used for trade isfied with the committee's weather conditions, the skat- without the inclusion of ice shows. Riverside Alderman recommendation to omit the ing on the canal is possible rinks and disagrees with for only a brief period in Durrell that the money saved winter. He also suggested could be used for a new are- that, if the Cattle Castle na. Smith said that the is to be used for trade cost of a new arena would be shows, figure skating exhib- far more than that saved by itions and fashion shows on not including the rinks. ice might form part of their The Minto Skating Club was attraction. the key initiator of propos- Plans to renovate the 88- als to add skating rinks to year-old heritage building Cattle Castle renovations. include insulation, improved But because City Council lighting and acoustics, a took so long to make a decis- mezzanine, an air-condition- ion on the plan, Smith said, ing system, work to clean and they have found other facil- repair the exterior tin ities. Smith said he is dis- walls and a tunnel to connect appointed about Minto's deci- the building to the Civic sion to locate elsewhere but Centre. The renovations said he feels there are many could be completed by the people in the community who summer of 1987. would benefit from rinks for Future additional work, es- hockey, figure skating and timated at about $5 million, would include administrative offices, storage space and an Residents air their frustrations underground mall. City officials say the changes of government at both federal and provincial levels Post mortem on '85 Ex have delayed financial decis- ions but that they are confi- stay By LISA MOSES at Lansdowne, and fig- ered at Lansdowne Park Ass- dent of funding. A $150,000 ure out how we can solve embly Hall on August 27 to heritage grant has already "It has been a tradition these problems for the next publicly air their frustrat- been approvdd by the province. to have a meeting every year one." ions about the Ex. after the Ex to talk about These were Alderman Howard Residents, who appeared to the problems that residents Smith's opdning remaTks to be mostly from a 200-yard have experienced during its some 100 residents who gath- radius of Lansdowne, lined up at a microphone for sev- eral hours, prepared speech- Community considers es in hand, and "let Howard have it." Remarks that drew the most The Brontë Society trial angle parking reaction from fellow citiz- in Canada p-. 7 ens were on turning private A walking tour community. He emphasized property into public parking By MARGARET RUDOLF of the Glebe that the proposal is as much for the duration of the Ex. bookshops p. 8 People-oriented or an im- practical as aesthetic. At least half the speakers pediment to traffic? Those Leaning said that from three drew loud rounds of applause Tina Turner at were the different percept- to six parking spots would for saying, "Let people rent the Ex p. 15' ions that surfaced at the be added per block. But at their lawns for parking." GCA membership Glebe Community Centre's the same time, he added that Other remarks on lawn drive p. 23 meeting on angle parking. improved landscaping should pArking included: On August 28 the Glebe also make the streets a nic- "The city bylaw that pre- Sports p. 27 Community Association and er place for people. Lean- vents people from using the affiliated Glebe Busin- ing said the angle parking their property for parking ess Association co-chaired a project is being proposed on has not been enforced for 30 gathering of about 60 Glebe a trial basis. It could be years. How can the city residents to debate the pros implemented by this autumn. start now?" and cons of angle parking Most of the meeting part- "Ottawans like to be hosp- from Glebe to Fourth Avenues icipants were in favour of itable, so how can we turn John Leaning, of Leaning giving angle parking a try, away a car full of tired Associates, explained, by but there wasn't a consensus. parents and children who using sketches, what angle Several people voiced strong have driven a long way just parking might mean to the NO CONSENSUS - p. 3 ANNOYANCE - p. 2 N EWS from p. 1 Annoyance at Ex misbehaviours to see the Ex?" files a complaint, he or she $4 each; don't have the staff or the "Turning front lawns into enlist neighbours as well. Alternatives for parking money for it." parking lots encourages tra- Several residents pointed will be researched by the Several residents express- ffic into places that would out that, 97 years ago, the city, reports Smith. Sites ed a great deal of annoyance normally never have traffic. Ex started out as a quiet tinder consideration are with the behavior of Ex par- That's dangerous for our agricultural fair on the Carleton, Confederation tiers, who squeal tires at children, our senior citiz- outskirts of the town, and Heights and Lebreton Flats, all hours of the morning, ens, ourselves." suggested that it be moved where people can leave their throw beer cans onto lawns, "The Glebe is divided into there again. cars and take Exhibition and go across the street to two types of people: Che Others took the attitude buses. urinate on private property. rich who don't need money that "people who move into One representative from and don't want to be dis- the Glebe know about the Ex. City Hall reported that OC turbed, and the poor who It's a fact of life here and Transpo had made a formal need money and take advant- we're part of it whether we proposal to the CCE for a age of the Ex by renting want to be or not." one-price ticket that in- their lawns. Let the poor cluded transportation and make their money." Increase fines? the entrance fee, but that "At 2 a.m.," said one res- According to Howard Smith, the CCE had refused to dis- ident, "there is nothing the changes for the better cuss it. more a drunk likes to do so far have been largely the "It is clear to me that than scream, and pee on your result of neighbourhood sup- crime statistics rise during house." Another Holmwood port. He points out that, the course of the Ex," said Avenue resident feels that for him to successfully car- Smith. "I have asked the his street is "special ... ry something through City police to do a computer run it is treated like a public Hall, he needs the backing for us on Glebe and Ottawa driveway, used by trucks, of residents who know what South crime patterns, but animals and drunks, but no they want and will stand up have been told that they police." for it. On the subject of noise, "Parkers are a good thing. city officials pointed out They keep an eye out for the decibel level had dropp- their cars, and by doing so, ed by ten points between keep an eye out for the this year's and last year's neighbourhood." noisiest concerts (Rod Stew- Some charges have been art and Tina Turner). laid by the city for in- Residents appear to be fringement of the bylaw. generally disgruntled by the Residents appeared to be ineffectual, albeit polite, generally discouraged with treatment they receive from the enforcement of parking the police on noise comp- laws. Most felt that park- laints. A city legal advis- ing fines should be increas- or explained that the police ed to $50 or $100, because need three or four complain- the current fine of $20 ants who will go to court on seems to be "cheap parking a noise complaint, and sugg- ... a carload of five people ested that, when one person who split the fine only pay HERRTHE FITS NvANAii7AvivAv GLEBE ST. IF1MES CHURCH mon. tues. thurs. mornings 9:30 - 10:30 fun. GET G STAY FIT WITH A OUFILIFIED MSTRUCTOR I MAKE SOME nEw rmEnns ! HAVE so= run * GOOD BABYSITTING * sessions starting sept. FOR MFORMATIOT1 CALL SHELLIE LAIRD AT 728-8164 1- HY NlY EHERE ISE_ [LASS [OR FREE SE PTEMBER I 2 STFIY FOR REFRESHME`NTS FIFTERLIIRROS! September 6, 1985, GLEBE REPORT - 2 IF YOU HAVE NEWS, Call the Editor at 233-2054 or write to the GLEBE REPORT P.O. Box 4794, Station E, Ottawa, K1S 5H9 NEWS from page 1 No concensus on angle parking concerns over the possible more parking spots would impediment to traffic that really improve local busin- angle parking might cause. ess. One resident suggested that the parking behind the Jim McCarthy, president of TGA grocery store might be the GCA, estimates that ang- underused.