Serving the Glebe community since 1973 www.glebereport.ca ISSN 0702-7796 October 17, 2014 Vol. 42 No. 9 Issue no. 463 FREE PHOTO: DAN DEWAN DAN PHOTO: Who’s idea was this? On Sunday, September 28, 18 members of the Centretown United Church, 507 Bank Street, celebrated the church’s sixth anniversary by carrying out the “ice bucket challenge” in support of ALS. The church houses the Centretown Emergency Food Centre and Centre 507, an adult drop-in centre. Said Nancy Desjardin, a member of the congregation: “We had a blast.” Church high jinx for good causes Centretown United Church, 507 Bank Street, houses the Centretown Emergency counselling, crisis intervention, referral to community resources, advocacy and Food Centre, which provides a three- to four-day emergency food hamper, once training in life management skills. It also offers hot snacks, clothing and toilet- a month, to Centretown residents from Wellington to Billings Bridge and from ries, sewing services, phones and computers, foot care and a needle exchange. Lees Avenue to Lyon, including Main Street. It is staffed by volunteers. For more Centre 507 receives funding from the City of Ottawa, the province of Ontario, information on the Centretown Emergency Food Centre, see Glebe Report, May the Government of Canada and the United Church of Canada. 2014. If you would like to help Centre 507, it is always in need of hygiene supplies Centretown United Church is also the home of Centre 507, an adult drop-in (shampoo, soap, toothpaste, toothbrushes, deodorant, razors, women’s hygiene centre for those who are disadvantaged in some way, such as through homeless- products, combs, brushes, toilet paper, lip balm) as well as backpacks, socks and ness or unstable housing (including rooming houses or shelters), mental illness, underwear, bus tickets, Tim Horton’s gift cards, sleeping bags, wet weather gear, addiction, health concerns, abuse, poverty, chronic unemployment or loneliness. cold weather gear (coats, hats, scarves, mitts, long underwear), winter boots, run- Founded 31 years ago, it welcomes up to 200 individuals every day, offering free ners and steel-toed boots (allowing clients to accept manual-labour jobs). MARK YOUR CALENDARS WHAT’S INSIDE Oct 9–Nov 16 SURFACING II, Ottawa U Group Exhibit, Studio Sixty Six, Art . 22–23 GNAG ................. 9 202-66 Muriel Street Abbotsford ............. 8 Health .............30–31 October 18 613 Night Market, Ottawa Convention Centre, 11 a.m.–10 p.m. Books ..............14–15 History .............33–34 October 21 GCA Board Meeting, GCC, 7–9 p.m. Business Buzz ...........24 Letters ................ 7 October 23 Babes4Breasts Benefit Concert, Southminster United Church, 8 p.m. Community .........2–3, 36 Music .............. 34-35 Oct 23–30 Ottawa International Writers Festival, Knox Presbyterian Church, Election ............26–27 Parking................11 120 Lisgar Ave. Film ..................12 Profiles.......... 20–21, 25 October 25 Stand Up for Nicaragua Comedy Show GCA ..................10 Schools ......... 18–19, 28 St. Paul’s High School, 2675 Draper Street Glebous & Comicus.. ......29 Travel.................37 October 26 GCNS Frankendance, GCC Main Hall, 10 a.m.–12 p.m. October 26 Great Glebe Pumpkin Patch Party, GCC, 4–6:30 p.m. NEXT ISSUE: Friday, November 14, 2014 October 27 Ottawa Municipal Election EDITORIAL DEADLINE: Friday, October 24, 2014 ADVERTISING DEADLINE: Wednesday, October 29, 2014 Want to: See the “jaws of life” in action? 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Page 25 2 Glebe Report October 17, 2014 local local Glebe Report October 17, 2014 3 DelIvery RouTes AvaIlable ConTacT: ZITA Taylor Glendale Ave 613-235-1214 O’Connor - First to Fifth Ave First Ave - Bank - Lyon Bronson Ave - 5th to bridge Clarey Ave Regent St. Third Ave - Bank to Lyon Clemow Ave -Percy to Lyon Orangeville -Booth to Bell Le Breton- Orangeville to Carling Welcome to Ella and Ethan Wood, Christa Zeller Thomas Thanks and Farewell Steve Strtak LOEWEN LORRIE PHOTO: HINTHER MATTHEW PHOTO: Joe Mamma Cycles owner Jose Bray Francesca Macdonald, Glebe resident, stands in front of his Bank Street shop competed on September 7 in the Iron- in the Glebe on September 23 where, man 70.3 world championships held OUR VOLUNTEER CARRIERS the night before, the glass window and at Mont Tremblant, Quebec. Macdon- door were smashed and a custom ald placed eighth in the 40–44 age NINA & JASMINE ACHARYA, JENNIE ALIMAN, TYLER, LUKE & CLAIRE ALLAN, CHARLIE & SYDNEY ALLEN, MELA- Norco bicycle on display was stolen. category, competing with 150 women NIE AND WILLIAM ALTON, MARCIA ARONSON, JAMES ATTWOOD, THE AUBRY FAMILY, LUCY & THOMAS BAIRD, Says Bray, “the bike was locked and not from around the world. All the competi- ADRIAN BECKLUMB, BECKMAN FAMILY, INEZ BERG, MARY LOU BIENEFELD, DAISY & NETTIE BONSALL, ROBERT rideable. The cost of repairs outweighs tors had to place in the top five at an & HEIDI BORAKS, THE BOWIE FAMILY, JOHN FRANCIS BRANDON, JONAH & BENJY BRENDER, ALICE CARDOZO, the cost of the actual bike stolen.” Ironman event to qualify for the world VIRGINIA CARVER, DARLENE CHARRON, JACK & WILL COFFEY, NATHANIEL COLLINS MAYER, THE COODIN FAMILY, Instructor Denise Allen’s twirl is doubled championships. DENYS COOPER, SCOTT COWAN, ELEANOR CROWDER, GEORGIA DAVIDSON, RICHARD DESROCHERS, OSCAR & in the mirror behind her. JANE DENNIS, MARILYN DESCHAMPS, TARA DIBENEDETTO, THE DIEKMEYER-BASTIANON FAMILY, PAT DILLON, SARAH DINGLE, THE DINGLE FAMILY, GIULIANA, AL, NINA & OLIVE DI STEFANO, CALLUM DUGGAN, EDUCATION FOR COMMUNITY LIVING (GCI), DONNA EDWARDS, ELMA ESTABLE, THE FAUGHT FAMILY, JUDY FIELD, JOANN GARBIG, ZOE GOODWIN-SUTTON, GARY GREENWOOD, GINNY GRIMSHAW, THE HAMER-WILSON FAMILY, HENRY HANSON, MARTIN HARRIS, LOUIS HELBIG, THE HOOK FAMILY, CHERYLE HOTHERSALL, MATTHEW HOVEY, CHRIS- TIAN HURLOW, NIALL & NOLAN HYMANDER, THE ILLING-STEWART FAMILY, JACK & LILY INSKIP-SHESNICKY, JEEVAN & AMARA ISFELD, JANNA JUSTA, CARLY & REILLY KIMBER, MR. & MRS LAING, THE LAMBERT FAMILY, Glimpses PHOTOS: SOO HUM JUSTIN LEYSER, JAIDEN AND VINAY LODHA, ANNALINE LUBBE, JOANNE LUCAS, JIM LUMSDEN, SAM & DAWSON Fred Astaire dance instructor Jonathan Norton coaches LYON, MARIA MACINTOSH, THE MACDONALD FAMILY, JENNIFER, JOHN, OWEN & IAN MACNAB, WILLIAM MA- Sarah Freemark of CTV’s Ottawa Morning Live in smooth GUIRE, PAT MARSHALL, FELIP MATIC, ISAAC MCGUIRE, NATALIE MEZEY, JULIE MONAGHAN, REBECCA MORRIS, dance moves. DIANE MUNIER, SANA NESRALLAH, SACHIKO OKUDA, TRACY PARRISH, BRENDA QUINLAN, THE QUINN FAMILY, of glamour BEATRICE RAFFOUL, MARY & STEVE REID, BARBARA RILEY, JACQUELINE, LUCY AND ADAM REILLY-KING, NED ROGERS, ANNA ROPER, EMILE & SEBASTIEN ROY-FOSTER, BRUCE RAYFUSE, LENE RUDIN-BROWN, SIDNEY RUDIN-BROWN, PENNY & NELSON RIIS, CARTER & CLARA SAUNDERS, CASIMIR & TRISTAN SEYWERD, KIRK SHAN- in the Glebe NON, THE SHORT FAMILY, KATHY SIMONS, JUDITH SLATER, VICTORIA, REBECCA, NICHOLAS & PATRICK SPITERI, SEBASTIAN AND ADRIANNA SPOEREL, GRADY, ELLA, AUDREY KENNEDY SQUIRES, THE STEPHENSON FAMILY, ALEX On September 23, the Fred Astaire Dance Studio Dance Studio professional dancers to compete in & CLAIRE STONEY, JOANNE SULEK, EMILY AND CARA SWAB, KAREN SWINBURNE, ERIC & STEVEN SWINKELS, RUTH SWYERS, EMMET & NIAMH TAYLOR, CHRISTA ZELLER THOMAS, MACKENZIE THOMAS, SPENCER THOMAS, in the Glebe was the scene of swirling skirts, erect the evening’s dance competition. This fourth annual JOHN & MAGGIE THOMSON, THE THOMPSON FAMILY, THE TRUDEAU FAMILY, CAROLINE VANNESTE, THE VEEVERS spines and flashing feet as Easter Seals celebrity Dancing with Easter Seals Stars gala evening was a FAMILY, SOPHIE VERONNEAU, ERICA WAUGH, CAROLINE WARBURTON, KATJA & TANJA WEBSTER, THE WEIDER dancers rehearsed their dance moves with Fred fundraiser for Easter Seals, which supports children FAMILY, PATRICK AND CIARA WESTDAL, ALLISON WILLIAMS, HOWARD & ELIZABETH WONG, ELLA & ETHAN WOOD, JO WOOD, GILLIAN & JAKE WRIGHT, SUE ANN WRIGHT, NORA WYLIE, THE YOUNG-SMITH FAMILY, GORD YULE. Astaire dance instructors, in preparation for the and youth of all ethnic and religious backgrounds On Friday, October 31, Good2Go will be playing their 12th annual Halloween Hell- Dancing with Easter Seals Stars gala, which took who have physical disabilities. Funds raised this bender at Irene’s Pub (885 Bank Street in the Glebe). 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