The OSCAR l March 2020 Page 1 THE OSCAR www.BankDentistry.com 613.241.1010 The Ottawa South Community Association Review l The Community Voice Year 48, No. 3 March 2020 1050-1060 Bank Street development becomes official See the article on page 3 The 1050-1060 Bank St. development proposal. ILLUSTRATION BY KWC ARCHITECTS COMMUNITY CALENDAR Wed, March 4, 12:00 OSCA Children’s Program Registration Opens, Online or at The Firehall Wed, March 4, 12:00 Doors Open for Music: Carnyx Trio in Recital, Southminster United Wed, March 4, 18:30 – 19:30 Cooking for One or Two, Sunnyside Library Branch Registration for Children's Programs opens Thurs, March 5, 12:00 OSCA Adult Program Registration March 4 and Registration for Adult Opens, Online or at The Firehall Programs opens March 5. Both start at noon Sat, March 7, 19:30 One World One People Concert with Big Soul Project, Trinity Anglican and will be available Check out our 2020 Sun, March 8, 18:30 OSCA Women’s Day Celebration, Firehall online and in-person. Spring Guide for program listings! Mon, March 9, 19:00-21:00 OOS Garden Club - Native Plants in the Garden, The Firehall 2020-2021 After-Four/Breakfast Club Tues, March 10, 13:30 Introduction to the Brain and the Five registration also starts March 4 at noon Senses, Sunnyside Library Branch Wed, March 11, 12:00 Doors Open for Music: A Heroic Jazz Trio, Southminster United www.oldottawasouth.ca Wed, March 11, 18:30-19:30 Science Café: Predicting Volcanic Eruptions: The Volcanologist Toolkit Thurs, March 12, 18:30-20:30 Basic Photo Editing, Sunnyside Library Sat, March 14 Opening of OSCA’s Spring Art Show and Sale, The Firehall Wed, March 18, 12:00 Doors Open for Music: The Paris Connection, Southminster United Thurs, March 19, 13:30 The Wonderful World of Parrots, Sunnyside Library Branch Fri, March 20, 14:00 Postcards from the Past - Pinhey’s Point Historic Site, Sunnyside Library Branch Wed, March 25, 12:00 Doors Open for Music: The World in 60 Minutes, Southminster United Wed, March 25, 18:30-19:30 Science Café: Polonium – 210, Discovery to Poison, Sunnyside Library Branch Sat, March 28, 16:30 Music at Trinity Presents Duo Sakura, Trinity Anglican Sat, March 28, 10:00-12:00 Beeswax Cloth Workshop, Southminster Sat, March 28, 20:30-21:30 Earth Hour Page 2 The OSCAR l March 2020 BUSINESS BEAT But this sign stayed up. Then, on Happy Goat Valentine’s Day, the Councillor tweeted After several weeks (months?) of Could it a picture of the building and the sign, seemingly little to no activity at the old and confirmed that he has been in Starbuck location, Happy Goat opened be true…? contact with the owners’ group and that up their doors somewhat suddenly they are indeed considering putting the in the second week of February. The And some building on the market! layout of the space looks pretty good It’s tempting to want to celebrate and inviting, and I think it was smart other news this moment, now that it may finally to put the counter where they did, be here, and I am as excited as the optimizing some prime seating space. next person about the fact that the And in the first few days of being open site might finally be on track to be they have been pretty packed already. redeveloped. But let’s not forget that Although I had originally heard from we have had to live with this blight in several sources that the original Happy our neighbourhood for 11 years due Goat location was going to be turned to the greed of an uncaring landlord into a Mexican, cantina style eatery, and his family. Obviously the City is New colour scheme and new name, I learned recently that the space will also not without blame, as they just Chef’s Paradise. be converted into a Cafe Morala. You can’t bring themselves to ever stand might be familiar with Cafe Morala, up to any kind of developer, no matter of the store: Chef’s Paradise. as they currently have a location in the how harmful their practices are to our I love the new colours, and I love Glebe (734 Bank St.). And although The new sign up on the West Coast neighbourhoods. the new logo. And the new name also they do serve coffee with a Latin flair Video building. What’s also clear is that now that the makes a lot of sense, especially since (including some Latin pastries and condos at Southminster are about to be the original name is still right there: desserts, as well as tamales), it’s not By Erik van der Torre built, and that the development at 1050- Paradis du Chef. quite what I had expected, and had 1060 Bank St. seems to be steadily What’s even more exciting than secretly been hoping for. Then again, West Coast Video progressing through the consultations the rebrand of the store, is the more the space does have a fully functioning After 11 years, it seems like there process, we are potentially in for a bit significant change that is about to take professional kitchen, so perhaps the might finally be some movement of a development boom if both the place. Over the past few weeks, Chef’s offerings at the new location will go in the direction towards replacing West Coast Video and the Roy Barber Paradis has been doing a rather major beyond pastries and paninis... the burnt-down West Coast Video lot are going to be developed in the renovation in the store. They are about building. A couple of weeks ago, a next few years. to add a large demonstration kitchen, Subway space few of my Traffic & Safety colleagues right off the entrance. According to the I have no news about the Subway noted that there was a new sign up on Chef’s Paradise newsletter and some of the staff I have space. Other than that I have seen the building: “New Listing. Coming You may have noticed a subtle, but spoken to, the plan is to make this a people come in and out of the space Soon!” But the lack of a realtor’s logo significant change over at the far south- multi-use demonstration kitchen that several times over the last few weeks. or any other kind of branding made it west corner of Bank Street. A few will host cooking demonstrations and So something is possibly afoot, but seem like this might have been a rogue months ago, the whole C.A. Paradis classes (yay!!). In addition, the plan none of my sources seem to know who posting. Then again, the Councillor’s building was repainted in a beautiful is to also host wine tastings, and rent or what might be moving in. So stay office has been calling Bylaw every new colour scheme of dark blue and the space out for private events. All in tuned (or email me if you know what’s time new graffiti or posters went up on black. And with the new paint also all, I think this is a fantastic addition going in). the building, to make sure the landlord came a bit of a quiet rebrand. Gone is to an already fantastic store and I can’t keeps the building according to code. the C.A. Paradis name, and its place wait to take a culinary class right in our Business Beat is a monthly feature has been taken by the former sub-title neighbourhood! that highlights new and existing businesses in Old Ottawa South. Cylie Opinions are my own. If you know It took a little bit longer than of any new businesses opening up they had hoped, but one day before or want to share your thoughts about Valentine’s Day, Cylie was able to open existing businesses, send a note to: their doors to the public! My wife and [email protected]. I popped in briefly on opening day and the space looks beautiful! By the time Erik van der Torre has lived in Old the OSCAR comes out, I am sure the Ottawa South with his wife and three cafe portion of the store will have also sons for over 10 years. He is a member opened up, and I can’t wait to try some of OSCA’s Traffic & Safety Committee of their delicious looking pastries, in and is OSCA’s Communications and addition to their delicious chocolates. Marketing Coordinator. The new Happy Goat at Bank and Hopewell. PHOTOS BY BRENDAN MCCOY The OSCAR l March 2020 Page 3 NEWS By 1050-1060Laura Urrechaga Bank Street development becomes official On Monday, January 27th, 60 or so residents gathered at the Firehall for a community meeting on the proposed mixed-use development at 1050-1060 Bank Street. The development team addressed the changes they made to their design in response to community recommendations made at the first Firehall meeting, which was held last June. At this second meeting, topics including materials, parking, the best entrance/exit street for the garage, height and landscaping were discussed. Additional comments on whether Euclid or Aylmer was the better street for the parking garage’s entrance/exit system were sent to our councillor in The public meeting on January 27th at the Firehall on the proposed building at 1050-1060 Bank Street. the days after the meeting. In response to these comments, PHOTO BY BRENDAN MCCOY Councillor Menard organized a Impact Analysis Report to the city.