June 2010 www.newedinburgh.ca New Edinburgh Community Alliance ANNUAL GENERAL A New Edinburgh Lane. Painting by Gordon Harrison Although this piece of New Edinburgh’s built heritage on River Lane has been demolished, local MEETING artist Gordon Harrison has ensured that its lovely charm will not be forgotten. To see more of Gordon’s work, be sure to attend his 8th Annual Garden Exhibit at his studio (81 John Street) on Tuesday, June 8, 7 pm June 6-8. Contact the Gallery to receive an invitation (www.gordonharrisongallery.com). Stanley Park Fieldhouse Coming Soon to a Theatre Near You: Meet friends, ask questions, join us for refreshments. Making History in New Edinburgh By Joan Mason stories to new audiences using drawn from the rich heritage All New Ed residents welcome. Every community has its sto- today’s technologies such as of the New Edinburgh area. ries to tell—stories of small the Internet. We can capture The idea is to develop a series deeds and great endeavours the past before it’s lost to Time. of two-minute vignettes, called that shaped the early history And in the telling of these old History Moments, which show- of Canada’s small towns and tales, we can engage our com- case this local history while big cities. munities to value their history enhancing, the profile of our These stories are often lying and heritage as a great gift from community and its Heritage forgotten in museums, in archi- those who went before us. Consevation District. Over val collections, in cemeteries, Earlier this year, the New the long term, the project is The New Edinburgh and in heritage properties. They Edinburgh Community designed to become an annual are “hidden history” waiting to Alliance (NECA) began dis- activity developing new reve- ANNUAL PICNIC be transformed into “popular cussions with a multimedia nue streams for NECA through history” that engages com- company, History Lives Here the sponsorship of the series by munity residents, visitors, and Inc. of Picton, Ontario, to businesses, government agen- another generation of students develop a pilot project to pro- cies and individuals. unfamiliar with their local heri- duce a series of video vignettes Continued on page 5 tage. We can tell these old on local history themes in 2010 The Queen to Stay in the Burgh Stanley Park Fieldhouse By NEN Staff being created to celebrate the and The Duke of Edinburgh th As part of The Queen’s Queen’s upcoming 60th anni- Sunday, July 11 will also visit: 22nd official tour of Canada, versary on the throne will be 11:00 am - 2:00 pm Her Majesty and His unveiled at Rideau Hall, where • Halifax from June 28 to (rain or shine) Royal Highness will spend Queen Elizabeth and Prince June 30 Everyone welcome, but please no dogs! Wednesday night, June 30, at Philip will spend the night. • Winnipeg, Manitoba, on www.newedinburgh.ca their pied-à-terre here in the Following a portrait session July 3 Burgh—Rideau Hall. the next morning and the deliv- • Toronto and Kitchener- After arriving in Ottawa from ery of an “official greeting” at Waterloo, Ontario from July Halifax on June 30, the Queen the Canada Day celebrations 3 to July 6. In this issue... will rededicate the Canadian on Parliament Hill, the royal There will be many oppor- Heritage & Development . Page 3 Museum of Nature after its couple will spend July 2 enjoy- tunities for the public to see Burgh Business Briefs . Page 8 multimillion-dollar expansion ing a private day of relaxation The Queen and The Duke of For the Birds . .Page 20 and renovation. Next, outside in the Ottawa area, presum- Edinburgh. A forthcoming 2010 Arts Scene in the Burgh . Page 23 the National Arts Centre, the ably at the federal government Royal Tour website will pro- CCCC Summer Programs . Page 24 Queen will unveil a statue of retreat on the Quebec side of vide Canadians with informa- the late Canadian jazz legend the Ottawa River in nearby Summer Reading List . Page 30 tion and details regarding the Oscar Peterson. Gatineau Park. Royal Tour and the Monarchy Waterprints - Hugh Robertson . Page 36 in Canada. (See Page 7 article Breezy Bits . .Page 40 Later that day, the design for In addition to their stopover in a “Diamond Jubilee Window” our neighbourhood, The Queen for Royal etiquette tips.) Page 2 NEW EDINBURGH NEWS June 2010 New Edinburgh that will affect community association—can us all in Ottawa. For example: make. ● On Monday, June 28, If you wish to vote at the NECA President City Council will vote on AGM, you would need to be the controversial Lansdowne a New Edinburgh resident and Live development plan— be enrolled as a NECA mem- David Sacks whose opponents include our ber. You may enroll at the ward Councillor, Jacques AGM door. Membership is Reports Legendre, and the city- absolutely free and without wide coalition Friends of obligation. Lansdowne Park (www.friend- This year’s agenda will soflansdownepark.ca). NECA’s include at least two requests to As NECA moves to the end of tee member. We truly appreci- cover these entirely, the NECA board agrees with Councillor the assembly to vote on policy another year of vigorous advo- ate her commitment. board has voted a one-time- Legendre that the current decisions made by the NECA cacy, we are sorry to say good- The New Edinburgh website, only allocation of not more than Lansdowne deal should be board in recent months. They bye to board member Dilshad www.newedinburgh.ca, which $5,700. This sum is intended voted down, as being flawed are: 1) henceforth to make Macklem. Dilshad joined is maintained by NECA, will to buy value for years, insofar procedurally (a single-bid NECA membership one-time NECA’s board in June 2006 soon be redesigned. Through as the new website will oper- award), financially (the City, and permanent for residents, and in June 2008 became our efforts of a committee including ate practically free of charge not the investors, will shoulder rather than renewable, and 2) Secretary, employing her writ- board member Joan Mason, (aside from small costs for the the main burden), and con- to alter the wording of a NECA ing-editing prowess to deliver ex officio board member web server and domain name). ceptually (not the best use of By-law item, to the effect that lucid, insightful minutes of our Cindy Parkanyi, and resident We eagerly look forward to the Lansdowne space). Burgh not “six” but “approximate- monthly meetings. To NECA’s new-media enthusiast Keenan developments this summer. resident Tim Plumptre is ly six” board seats be filled loss, Dilshad’s current board Wellar, NECA has engaged Actions near and far liaising between NECA and at every AGM election (thus term expires this month, and a professional web designer, Three other neighbourhood Friends of Lansdowne, amid allowing for natural shortfalls by prior arrangement she will Ottawa-based IT For Change, projects have claimed NECA efforts to sway a handful of from the ideal board quota of step down as of our annual and is finalizing arrangements attention in recent weeks: “swing” councillors before the twelve). general meeting (AGM). We to revamp the site. The proj- 1) NECA’s partnership with vote date. If you wish to get Lastly, may I say goodbye? will miss Dilshad’s refined and ect, which has been gestat- documentary-film director involved, please contact either This is my final President’s thoughtful presence and good ing for months, stems from a Peter Lockyer over his intend- Friends of Lansdowne or me. Report for the newspaper. As counsel, as well as her toil in decision to move to a wholly ed History Moments video ● On October 25, Ottawa is already known, I plan to producing those fine meeting- different technology, to free series in New Edinburgh, 2) the will hold municipal elections. leave the president’s job soon, minutes. We thank her sin- the website from reliance on NECA-sponsored door-to-door Accordingly, NECA has joined and serve out my final NECA cerely for four years’ service to an expert webmaster. Soon, a petition for a 40-kph speed the preliminary planning for board year as a general board the Burgh. number of designated people limit on certain neighbour- a local “meet the candidates” member. It has been my hon- Thanks also to Inge Vander will be able to add content; this hood streets, and 3) NECA’s evening in autumn (mayoral our for three years to head-up a Horst, who stepped down this change will more easily keep so-far-successful opposition and Rideau-Rockcliffe ward dedicated volunteer group that spring as NECA Heritage and the site up-to-date; the site will to a building proposal in the candidates only), probably at tries to do great good for our Development Committee co- be maintained without need to Heritage Conservation District a Rockcliffe venue. Watch beautiful Burgh, and I intend to chair, after three years of ster- burden a volunteer webmaster (HCD) that fails to comply the New Edinburgh website leave NECA in capable hands. ling work. Since spring 2007, or to pay for a professional with some important HCD for details. At our final board meeting, Inge had steered the committee one. Also, the new design will guidelines. More information later in June, I hope to nomi- alongside NECA board mem- somewhat simplify the site’s On to the AGM on History Moments and the As previously announced, nate Joan Mason to succeed ber Paul McConnell; she was look and navigational stream.