INSIDE THIS ISSUE • OS Rehab Run ♦ Green Computing Winter Composting -MUCH, MUCH, MORE! VOL. 21 NO. 2 OTTAWA SOUTH COMMUNITY REPORT OCTOBER 1993 re réseau inside, Edward Joel Silverman and Bernadette Hendrickx express pleasure on receiving the Best Photo by Richard Moon Decorated Porch Award from Councillor Jim Watson. Photo by B. St. John-Smith OTTAWA SOUTH BARES ITS PORCHES By Bart St John-Smith the first sign of impending success - at the Firehall. Taylor and Linda Young. "early birds" prowling the streets and The Porch Sale has undoubtedly The Porch Sale was sponsored Congratulations Ottawa South! displaying their characteristic notes of raised Ottawa South's profile. All of by OSCA and most of the board feigned familiarity as they boldly our advertising and promotion took members helped with the collection. Your Porch Sale on September poked through the boxes in my care to define its location. People Thanks to councillor Jim Watson who at was a great success. The many neighbour’s garage. from all across the region, including awarded prizes for the porch contest visitors to our neighbourhood More than three hundred many from Quebec attended. We and promoted the sale in the right obviously enjoyed themselves and households held sales and most received very good coverage in the places. Thanks also to the Carlton partook most enthusiastically in the donated generously to the River Bank media, in part due to the unique Graduate Students Association who recycling of our surplus treasures. Project, the beneficiary. Net proceeds aspects of our porches and of the delivered fliers and to the Mayfair Ottawa South residents also seemed totalled more than $2600 and River Bank Project Theatre and Campanale Management to enjoy the process as they lightened consequently this project will have a The Porch Sale could not have who permitted signs to be placed on their load. I heard many comments on tremendous start. Residents not only been such a success without a lot of their buildings. how friendly and good spirited our donated 10% of their sales, many volunteer effort. We owe our thanks For those who missed it this community was that day. included notes of thanks, appreciation to Jasmine Adjeleian, Kim Barclay, year, don't despair! Next year will be Much earlier that morning, I and suggestions for next year. John Bond, David Bouse, Brian even better. If your attic overflows nervously welcomed the cool weather Furthermore, a pleasing number of Eames, Ron Griffore, Shirley Hayes, plan to participate next time, decorate since it promised minimal rain. At people who were missed during Ross Imrie, Sheila Katz, Susan Leah, your porch and perhaps even join the 8am, as 1 left for the Firehall to Saturday's collection, took' it upon Barbara Preston, Barbara Rose, Ken volunteers who not only made it record a message announcing that the themselves to track down their Slemko, Kendra Smith, Virginia happen, but enjoyed doing it. Porch Sale was definitely on, I saw canvasser or drop their donation off award for Best Decorated Porch. Photo by B. St. John-Smith Photo by B. St John-Smith OCTOBER 1993 ♦ OSCAR ♦ PAGE 2 OSCAR HELP WANTED Ottawa South Community Association Report After more than six years of fun and community service, our advertising manager is retiring. We are looking for a responsible 260 Sunnyside Avenue individual who can learn to take over his place on the OSCAR team to work with us in producing and improving OSCAR. Experience in Ottawa, Ontario advertising, sales or personal service would definitely help make the K1S 0R7 job easier, but...anyone who has a pleasant personality and is will to work at learning should be able to fulfil our need. This is a part-time OSCAR is a non-profit, community report published on a regular basis job requiring a few days a month of time, however some of the work has to be done during the day. Provided you apply now, you will be for the Ottawa South Community Association Inc.(OSCA). Distribution able to work along with our present advertising manager for the is free to all Ottawa South homes and businesses. Opinions expressed in November issue. There is a small recompense. If you think you can do articles are those of the authors and not necessarily those of OSCAR or the job, drop off a brief outline of your background at the Old Firehall OSCA. The Editor retains the right to edit or include articles submitted and tell us why you think you could do the job. for publication. THANKS Editor: Peter Hecht - 730-1045 A big Ottawa South Thank You to all our contributors. This month we Advertising Manager: Rick Sutherland - 730-4265 were helped by Aimée Anderson, Susan Wellisch, Jim Watson, David Bouse, Business Manager: Marim Moreland - 730-3762 Tina Constanza, Helen Cunningham, Starr Cameron-Wright, Michael Lynch, Distribution Manager: Rufina Basu - 730-2762 Kristine Haselsteiner, Bart St. John-Smith, Rob K., Tim Mark, Jean McCarthy, Karen Moir, OCTranspo, Nancy Doubleday, Marie-Odile Junker, City Staff, Dalton McGuinty, Paul Henkes-Drielsma, Karen Landheer, Catherine Montgomery, Jacquelin Holzman, CfSC, Elizabeth Tuck, Empathy House, David Chemushenko, Tom Lawson, RMOC and, of course, Lily, The deadline for articles, announcements Marim and Rufina and their families. That’s 29 article contributors. Our and advertising is the first of the month. Team is Growing! And of course, our advertisers who make it all possible. Keep up the good work! OSCAR thanks all the people who NEEDED brought us to your door this month. OSCAR alwâys needs your articles to put in. We are looking for news items, stories, articles, poems, travel advice, art reports, drama and book and restaurant reviews. An article could be as little as two hundred words. If you want to get into print, or if you would like to discuss writing a story or article, give us a call. Articles can be in to our OSCAR box at The Old Firehall. Thanks to all of you who have encouraged us to continue our efforts. Letters to the Editor are always welcome. For those who didn't have the time this month, or who didn't manage to get your contributions in to us on time, remember there will always be the next OSCAR. Your Editor Peter Hecht SUBMISSIONS OSCAR was prepared this month using Wordperfect 6.0 on an IBM compatible computer and printed on an IBM LaserPrinter. We would love ZONE At: Mary Jo Lynch (Coordinator), Eric and Brian Lynch, Candace O'Lett, Brian Eames, Kim to have articles on any size or density, IBM compatible diskettes. Please Barclay, Marvel Sampson, Cybil Grace, Wendy Robbins, Charles Halliburton, Ron Barton, Lindsay label them with your name. You'll make it easier for us if you don't format Whillans, The Boutin Family your pages into columns; just use your default page settings. Suggest a ZONE A2: Susan Lafleur (Coordinator), The Lafleur Family proposed title but keep it short. If you don't have WordPerfect, an output file of "ASCII text" will be satisfactory. If you must submit on paper, please ZONE Bl: David Farr (Coordinator), David Farr, Sharon Plumb, Gabriela and Cedric Innés, Ross Imrie print it out letter quality/typewriter using a clean dark ribbon. Courier or Times roman 12pt. is the best. Single space is fine. ZONE B2: Virginia Taylor (Coordinator), Leslie Roster, Patty Leonard, Rick Potter, Karen and Dolf Articles cannot be returned for review prior to printing but we can Landheer, The Woyiwada Family, Anna and Dan Calvert, The Webber Family discuss them with you if you get them in before the deadline. We edit only ZONE Cl: Laura Johnson (Coordinator), The Neale Family, The Harrison Family, The Gilmore sparingly for grammar, meaning and length or if you request. Pictures, Family, The James-Guevremont Family, The Jarmuski Family, The Williams Family drawings and photos are greatly appreciated and will be printed if possible. Remember to provide captions. ZONE C2: Kathy Paterson (Coordinator), Alan McCullough, Lily & Peter Hecht, Bill McCauley, Dan Byrne, Barbara Copley, The MacGregor-Staple Fahtily Computer disks will be returned and if you would like your photos returned, please indicate so clearly. They may be picked up at the Firehall ZONE D: Leonard Gerbrandl (Coordinator), Patti Angus, The Small Family, Jessie Neufeld, Tony Office one week after publication. Please label everything with your name Hauser, Andi Gray, Mary Hill, The MacDonalds, Alexa and Matthew Reynolds, Mary Ann Keys, Gilbert Jamieson, Martha Robinson, Arm Flindall and phone number. ZONE El: Forrest Smith (Coordinator), Catherine and Jason Nesbitt, The Hutchinson Family, The OTTAWA SOUTH COMMUNITY CENTRE Bol Family, The Kane Family BTOTEB HOCKS PHONE 504 - 1—4 ZONE E2: Rufina Basu (Coordinator), Jesse Rading, The Tillman Family, Eleanor Berry, Maty-Ann MONDAY- THURSDAY 9:00 A.M. to 9:00 P.M. Kent, Krista Caron, Willy and Erica Greaves, Mathieu Nesbitt FRIDAY 9:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. SATURDAY AS REQUIRED BY PROGRAMS ZONE FI: Carol O'Connor (Coordinator), Chris Kinsley, The Cihlar Family, The Blakeman Family, SUNDAY CLOSED The Grier Family, The Bennett Family ZONE F2: Janet L. Jancar (Coordinator), Sonya Jancar, The Moir Family, The Stem Family, The Liston Family, The von Baeyer Family, Jeff and Marie Dubrule, Julie de Bellefeuille, The Stidwill IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS Family OSCA 564-7277 Carleton Students Association 788-6688 ZONE G: Angela Graves (Coordinator), Ryan Evans, The Tubman Family, The Dalziel Family, John and'Lee Zamparo, The Chandler Family, The Graves Family Regional Government 560-1335 City (snow, trees, flooding, etc) 564-1111 Bank Street-Ottawa South: Tom Lawson, The Cook Family City Licensing/Enforcement 564-1457 Bank Street-Glebe: Rufina Basu City Property Standards 564-1717 Jim Watson 564-1308 Carleton University: Mary Glick OCTOBER 1993 ♦ OSCAR ♦ PAGE 3 DARE THE BEAR HELPS WIN PORCH SALE PRIZE By David Bouse Special thanks to local merchants who donated prizes for First place winners for Best this year's event: Astral Photo at Decorated and Best Architectural Billings Bridge, Roy Barber Sunoco, categories during this year's Ottawa Belmont Art & Antiques, The Bike South Porch Sale went to three Stop, Bond's Decor, Susan Connolly comers of our community.