Pre-election Forum Oct 14: Hear the Candidates Speak! Pull-out Municipal Election Guide Inside October 2010 www.newedinburgh.ca Changing Landscape, Crichton St. 2010 Sketch by Martha Markowsky New Edinburgh Community Alliance Candidates’ Forum in Rockcliffe, Oct 14 Public Will Hear from Mayoral and Local Ward Hopefuls GENERAL MEETING By David Sacks The decision to cap the number erator of the proceedings will In advance of the Ottawa of speakers has seemed abso- be Chantal Marchese, presi- Wednesday, October 20, 7 pm municipal elections on lutely essential for the efficient dent of Lindenlea’s community October 25, a public forum— working of the forum and as a association. St. Bartholomew’s Church presenting some of the candi- courtesy to the audience. The evening will be divided dates for mayor and for local The forum will not be a into two sessions: mayoral and Special Meeting to vote on proposed changes ward Councillor—will be held debate. Candidates will ward. For a more detailed to the NECA Bylaws. on Thursday, Oct. 14, at 7 address the audience but not schedule of speakers, please pm, in Queen Juliana Hall at each other. Each speaker will check the New Edinburgh All New Edinburgh residents welcome. Rockcliffe Park Public School, be given a time limit, perhaps website, www.newedinburgh. 350 Buena Vista Road. The 12 minutes, in which to make a ca, closer to the event date. event is being sponsored by short presentation and answer This is our chance to hear a coalition of the Rockcliffe questions; these will include from our candidates and get a Park, Manor Park, and questions from the audience “score card” on the players. A Lindenlea community asso- as well as a few set questions large turnout is expected, so ciations, alongside our own provided to each candidate in please plan to arrive in good New Edinburgh Community advance. The bilingual mod- time! Alliance (NECA). Three candidates for mayor and approximately six candi- MacKay United Church dates for Rideau-Rockcliffe Councillor are expected to Manse Project Update speak. The mayoral candidates By the MacKay Manse Team that a wider proposal call be expected at the forum are Clive Following meetings held undertaken during the autumn Doucet, Larry O’Brien, and with the NECA Heritage and in order to expand the range Jim Watson. (Andrew Haydon Development Committee and of creative alternatives for the declined due to a scheduling the surrounding neighbourhood site. The goal is to arrive at conflict.) residents in June, the MacKay a proposal that satisfies the The forum’s expected United Manse Team has con- church’s objectives and which Rideau-Rockcliffe candidates tinued its efforts to promote also addresses neighbourhood are Corry Burke, Peter Clark, responsible development of the and immediate neighbours’ Harley Collison, Rawlson manse site beside the church. interests. King, Sheila Perry, and Bruce Discussions were held with The immediate neighbours In this issue... Poulin. (Also invited: Richard two different developers. Both and the New Edinburgh Heritage Heritage & Development . Page 3 Cannings, who at press time have substantial experience and Development Committee Farewell to Councillor Legendre . Page 5 had not yet replied.) and a proven track record in will be kept informed of chang- Welcome to the New Governor General . Page 7 Due to the remarkable num- undertaking projects that com- es in the situation, and a second Burgh Business Briefs . Page 10 bers of candidates for the two bine heritage restoration with neighbourhood meeting will be Crichton Community Council . Page 17 seats—20 for mayor and 10 new construction. In each case, held when a specific proposal Protecting Our Heritage - Elizabeth May . Page 19 for Rideau-Rockcliffe—the the financial objectives of the for the site is ready. You can Election Guide . Page 21 forum’s organizers have had church would potentially be find notes from the NECA and CCCC Fall Programs . Page 26 to limit the forum speakers’ met, but the church’s qualita- neighbourhood meetings in Lumière Festival 2010 . Page 28 invitations to those candidates tive and neighbourhood-related June on the MacKay United For the Birds . .Page 36 whose campaigns have shown goals less so. Accordingly, the Website: www.mackayunited- reasonable chance of success. Manse Team is recommending church.com. Page 2 NEW EDINBURGH NEWS October 2010 NECA board has taken a stand this month for mayor and alongside the citywide coali- ward Councillor, insofar as tion Friends of Lansdowne some candidates have come NECA President Park (www.friendsoflandsd- out publicly against the present ownepark.ca) in opposition to Lansdowne plan. In our choice the existing development plan. of mayor, as well as of ward Joan Mason Furthermore, one way in Councillor, we need to send a which we all can express our strong message to the City in Reports opposition is in our choices this election. Please vote. I am delighted to be the newly hear that individual fences will burgh.ca is nearing its com- elected NECA president, soon be installed along those pletion. We are moving to a Congratulations to and have found the first few Stanley Avenue properties that Drupal-based system, which months to be a time of great back on the park, to the mutual will allow faster information BRICK Award Winners! activity and enjoyment. Living satisfaction of residents and updates. We are adding a fea- One of the highlights of last cedar shingles, handmade cop- in New Edinburgh can have the NCC. ture which will allow NECA or June’s NECA AGM was the per vents, wood crown mould- its challenges, but the rewards NECA’s Friends of the Park other users to conduct polls via inaugural ceremony for the ings, and reclaimed brick. outweigh them mightily, and I Committee has done a “park the website. Also, Facebook B.R.I.C.K. awards, also known The award in the cat- think we all know that. Ours is assessment” with City staff, and Twitter are now included. as the Burgh Renovation, egory “Additions & New a remarkable community. pointing out areas that need Our sincere thanks to interim Improvement, and Construction Construction” was won by This month our ward residents City attention, such as the ten- Webmaster Cindy Parkanyi Kudos awards. The BRICK is Patrice Corriveau & Agnès will elect a new Councillor, nis courts, the river wall, and and to NECA’s new-media our community’s unique way Chaudron of 137 Crichton and the NECA board has taken the problem of puddles on the maestro Keenan Wellar for of acknowledging sympathetic Street. The citation acknowl- this very seriously. During walkways. There will be a fall working with website designer projects that add to the appear- edges the well-designed two- late summer, we invited all cleanup on Saturday, Oct. 2, 10 Michael Brown on this long ance and character of the neigh- storey addition. In natural ward candidates to hour-long am to 1pm with staging at the overdue project. bourhood. wood, it is finely-detailed, individual interviews. We also Fieldhouse. Note: We apologize for the Candidate projects, com- distinctive, and complements asked them to answer a ques- Our Traffic Committee is website being down frequently pleted during the preceding the character of the original tionnaire about their interest in continuing the petition to have over the summer: This was due year, were drawn from across Victorian building. and knowledge of built-heri- the speed limit reduced to 40 entirely to our host server’s New Edinburgh and ranged The third award, identified as tage issues. (For the question- kph on certain streets. Please own difficulties. Currently, we from porches and garages to the “Special BRICK Award”, naire results, please visit www. contact board member Roslyn are changing our subscription large new additions. Final celebrated the fine projects that newedinburgh.ca.) Butler if you can help circu- to a new server. selection was made by the have enhanced our community NECA held eight such inter- late the petition. Our thanks to All NECA meetings New Edinburgh Heritage & in recent years before we intro- views, and as a result a major- resident (and ward candidate this fall will be held in Development Committee. duced the BRICK. The win- ity of the board concluded Corry Burke, who took around St. Bartholomew’s Church Each winner received an ner was Gail McEachern of that one candidate was out- the petition while knocking on Hall, at 125 MacKay Street, impressive framed certificate, 48 Crichton Street. The cita- standing. Please see the “Ward doors in New Edinburgh. and we wish to thank them for a $100 gift certificate for a tion notes this project involved Candidates” article on Page 21 NECA’s Heritage and their generosity. local business of their choice careful renovation of the unique in our Election Guide pull-out. Development Committee has As a final note: The and, of course, a genuine original dwelling and sensitive In Stanley Park, the sec- produced a very fine Heritage Lansdowne Park issue is of antique brick, complete with an conversion of the garage into tion under management of the Walking Trail brochure, which great concern to NECA, as engraved plaque. The award an addition. The end-result National Capital Commission we will distribute to every being an alarming model of ceremony itself was great fun, respects the character of the (NCC) has been restored and household in New Edinburgh. what might as easily happen in with an enthusiastic audience, original building and enhances (in the main) improved, and We thank local businesses and New Edinburgh or any other the long walk up to receive the the local streetscape. we applaud both the work done the City for contributing funds neighbourhood.