lab,ms sun ,O,LOHd glebe reportJune 15, 2007 Vol. 37 No. 6 Serving the Glebe community since 1973 FREE ,Cape Breton fiddler, Ashley Mac Isaac, and his six-piece band will headline Dancing in the Streets. Celebrate Life on Bank Street, August 18 BY JUNE CREELMAN will be dance demonstrations, buskers and maybe even some dance lessons. Bank Street will be closed between First and Fifth Avenues on Sat., Aug. 18 You Can't have dancing in the streets without music and music there will to host the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation's celebration of cancer sur- be, starting with the Ottawa Fire Department's marching band and finishing vivorship: Dancing in the Streets. The event, which is the brainchild of Max with our headliner, Cape Breton fiddler Ashley MacIsaac. Keeping, is a giant street party to build awareness that cancer can be Two stages are planned: a main stage near First Avenue and a community beaten thanks to better research, detection and treatment. stage near Fifth. Other confirmed acts are the African Guitar Summit, Fifty- The celebration starts at noon but Bank Street will be closed all day. Restau- men and Reverb Syndicate. rants will have patios out on the street where you can enjoy breakfast or cof- However, what distinguishes Dancing in the Streets from other festivals is fee; stores will have demonstrations, activities and sidewalk sales. Experienc- its focus on cancer survivorship. Throughout the day, you'll hear personal sto- ing Bank Street car-free is a rare pleasure. Try it! ries from survivors. The whole event is designed to build awareness of the There will be lots of activities for kids, including bounces from Majic Mid- Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation and its partners, and how they are win- ways, arts and crafts. The Ottawa Senators will bring their road show and we ning the war on cancer something to cheer about! hope to welcome back the Carleton Ravens women's basketball team. There Continued on page 3 Mark your calendars WHAT'S INSIDE June 14-24: Ottawa Fringe Festival www.ottawafringe.com June 18: G/ebe Report Annual General Meeting Abbotsford 2 Business 19 GCC, 8 p.m. All are welcome June 21 - July 1: Ottawa Jazz Festival www.ottawajazzfestival.com Editorial 4 Community photos 22-23 June 26: GCA Board Meeting Letters 5 Art 24-25 GCC, 7:30 p.m. All are welcome June 30 - July 22: FIFA U-20 World Cup Soccer Frank Clair Stadium GCA 7 Music 26-27 July 1: Canada Day celebrations! GNAG 8 Ted & Lois at the movies . .28 July 4-15: Cisco Systems Bluesfest http://ottawa-bluesfest.ca July 21 - August 4: 14th Annual Chamber Music Festival Good Old Days 10 Schools 29-35 www.chamberfest.com Glebe Questions 11 Books 37-39 August 9-19: Ottawa Greek Summer Festival www.ottawagreekfest.com Councillor's Report 12 Religion 41 August 11: Ottawa Lumière Festival www.lumiereottawa.com August 16-19: Ottawa Folk Festival www.ottawafolk.org Glebe Conversations 15 Grapevine 42-43 August 16-26: SuperEx 2007 www.ottawasuperex.com August 18: Dancing in the Streets NEXT DEADLINE: FRIDAY, AUGUST 3, 2007 Bank St. in the Glebe (details on page 3) FOR THE AUGUST 17 ISSUE 2 Glebe Report June 15, 2007 NEWS History comes to life at Abbotsford House Bridgewater says it was nice to be on the list of locations this year. She says it was a new employee who took on the challenge of organizing the event. "Pat Goyeche is a new member of the staff. She has a real interest in history and restoring Abbotsford to its former grandeur. She saw the potential to dress up the old girl and show her off," laughs Bridgewater. Goyeche herself was dressed as the "lady of the house" in a formal, full-length gray suit and large hat with feathers. All the costumes were borrowed from the Ottawa Little The- atre. "A lot of people didn't know about the history here. People were just gush- ing about the house and the dining room," says Goyeche. Goyeche dug into Abbotsford's archives, finding a lot of old, yellowed min- utes books, photos and newspaper clippings that she put on display. Bridge- water says they'll definitely open the doors to this neighbourhood landmark again, as it's a great way to raise awareness about all the seniors programs, courses, clubs and services Abbotsford offers to the seniors community. "I had no idea it was such a popular event," Bridgewater says of Doors Open. "It was a real pleasure to welcome the community and have them rec- ognize all we do now. It was a real treat for all of us," she added. L-R: Pat Goyeche, Debrah Taylor, Zita Overington (long time member) and Selina Neve in front BY JULIE IRETON Visitors to Abbotsford House the first weekend in June may have thought they were in a time warp. Women in Victorian outfits greeted people at the door. Maids in long skirts and hats served homemade scones and stewed rhubarb. Guests sipped tea from china cups in the home's formally set dining room. "People visiting were really interested in the history of Abbotsford house. And they had no idea of all the activities that go on here," says Janice Bridgewater, director at Abbotsford. The house was part of Ottawa's Doors Open event on June 2 and 3. The staff played up the home's history as one of the Glebe's oldest residences. This neo- gothic house was built by Alexander Mutchmor in 1872. He owned a lot of the land in the Glebe, including much of the area Lansdowne Park occupies today. About 200 visitors dropped in while the doors were open. Many were on a tour of other Doors Open sites in the downtown core: venues of architectural, cultural or historical significance were the Army Officer's Mess, the Embassy Kathy and John McConkey in period costumes of Kuwait and the Ottawa Rowing Club.. Wear your costume! Friday July 20th, 10p.m. 'tu l midnight Children must be accompanied by an adult. Fortunes told by Sybil! 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Street closure, so Aug. 18 is not Because of this family history, I'd been pretty diligent about screening for the best day to plan on driving in ?ahemon INS the disease, being familiar with my own breasts, seeing my doctor annually the Glebe. Parking will be limit- and having mammograms when I reached 40. I'd also read a lot of articles ed so invite friends to park in about the advances in cancer treatment generally, and breast cancer in par- your driveway then walk, bike or second Ave ticular. I knew that the earlier a problem was found, the better the outcome. bus to the event and/or the EX. If Once I met with the oncologists and we had specific scientific informa- you have an on-street parking elevation of Lite tion from my pathology report, I knew this was a fight I could win. If I permit, we advise you to get your Dancing rn the Street accepted all of the offered treatments, surgery, chemotherapy, radiation and spot early. Watch for signs indi- hormone therapy, research studies predicted that my survival outcome was cating special event parking fifth Me very good. The numbers on the bar charts were very reassuring. restrictions or changes in traffic I was anxious, of course. I'd grown up with gruesome images of the early for the day. First Avenue between radical mastectomy scars and with the horror stories of chemotherapy treat- Bank and O'Connor, for exam- ments. The first time I lay beneath the radiation machine, and everyone else ple, will be two-way for that one left the room, I was afraid. day only so that residents can get When cancer enters your body, you feel a terrible loss of control. Being out of their homes. an active and informed participant in my treatment decisions helped me. I This is the last Glebe Report knew the one thing I had a chance of controlling was my attitude. I was that we're sure will be delivered determined that if I had only a short time to live, I certainly wasn't going to before Aug. 18 (there's no paper Please note Route 4 can be caught on Bronson Ave let that precious time be miserable for me or those who love me. in July), so be sure to watch for or on Chamberlain, between Bronson and Kent wonor 001,11),(7.