r- \-1 reAugust 15, 2003 Vol. 33 No. 7 Serving the Glebe community since 1973 FREE The Ottawa Ex is Here Again BY ELAINE MARLIN year. Glebe residents hoping to make The 115th Central Canada money by selling laneway parking, Exhibition opened on Thurs., Aug. however, may do even better than 14, and runs until Sun., Aug. 24. usual. Except for special circumstances What's New such as wartime, the fair has been This year, there will be free held at Lansdowne Park every year concerts for SuperEx visitors, since 1888. starting at 7:30 p.m.: Tom Cochrane, Once again, the fair is here for "its Aug. 15; April Wine, Aug. 16; BIF last two years." Unprepared to move Naked, Aug. 20; Theory of a to a rural location, as always, the Ex Deadman, Aug. 21; Matthew Good, remains in the Glebe under new Aug. 22; and hip hop and R&B financial arrangements. The Central artist, Shawn Desman, Aug. 23. Canada Exhibition Association will People interested in the good old pay $350,000 rent to the city, but days, when there were large will receive a $200,000 grant for the agricultural and food preparation agriculture component of the fair, contests at the fair, will be interested resulting in a net gain to the city of in the SuperEx 2003 Cook Book $150,000. City councillors consider published by the Homecraft the financial position of the Ex to be Committee. It is available, at $8, at more transparent under this system the main office at Lansdowne, by than in the past when the CCEA paid phone at 237-7222, or by mail from: no rent. Central Canada Exhibition Residents living near the proposed Association site for relocation on Albion Rd. Attn: Cookbook Sales Christy Oliver, Karen Reynolds, Mayor Bob Chiarelli, Councillor Clive recently lost a bid for a hearing West End-Zone Doucet and Doug Ward at the groundbreaking ceremony for the GCC before the Ontario Municipal board Lansdowne Park renovation to register their objections to having Ottawa, ON the Ex move into their K1S 3W7 neighbourhood. It will come as no Admission Prices Glebe Community Centre surprise to Glebites that the main General admission (incl. children concerns were traffic and noise. 12 and over): $9.00; children 11 and Renovation News! The construction on Bank Street under, $4.50; children under two, south of the canal in Ottawa South free. For info on prices for Midway BY PATTI MCKAY The last week of August, the and road construction in our ride tickets and passes, contact 237- Hey! It's true! We are moving! stained-glass windows in the main neighbourhood may add to the noise 7222, the infoline at 237-1100, or the Here are the latest tidbits for Glebe hall will be removed for restoration and traffic woes in the Glebe this Web site at www.the-ex.ca. Community Centre users out there: work. The moving trucks are coming City Council has approved a Aug. 20-21! Equipment will be $650,000 increase in funding for the going to various temporary locations 90-year-old conununity centre. The including Fourth Avenue Baptist increase, $300,000 of which was Church, The Palisades, Mutchmor diverted from the Lansdowne School and our storage at greening project, was needed Hintonburg Community Centre. because of inflation, increases in the Check the GNAG brochure with this construction costs and additional issue for activities and locations. deterioration of the building. Summer camps end Aug. 22, with Our new temporary office location the last week called No Fixed Ad- is Fourth Avenue Baptist Church at dressit really is no fixed address as 109A Fourth Ave. We will keep the we will be homeless and offering a same phone number: 564-1058. full week of bus programs. Should Construction activity should start in be fun! earnest in Septemberwatch for it! Photo: Margie Hooper Photo:Elaine Marlin Catriona Wright and Diane Valedictorian Alexandra Woods INSIDE McIntyre at GCI commencement receiving her diploma Carol Shields Photo Feature Hangin' out in the Glebe Writing Award Winners Letters The Susan Jermyn Award for school program, is enrolled in Arts Writing was presented at Glebe at McGill University for the fall. GCA Collegiate Institute's commence- She plans to continue writing, ment ceremonies in June to OAC perhaps contributing to McGill's graduate Alexandra (Xan) Woods famous student newspaper. and to Grade 12 graduate Catriona Thanks to speedy and efficient Oh the places to go! Wright. A prize of $200 was given work by Diane McIntyre, the to each student. writing award established by the Alexandra, the valedictorian for board of the Glebe Report in OCDSB trustee 24-27 the last class to graduate from the memory of editor Susan Jermyn, and Schools five-year program, has been was ready in time for this year's accepted at Queen's University for graduation. Thank you to all who Poems 31 the combined degree in Education. contributed. Anyone wishing to Her address to her fellow graduates donate to the fund for this annual Book ttviews 30, 32 was rather unique, featuring a prize should send a cheque to the ladder, props and a song. Glebe Report at 174 First Ave., Business Matters 13 Churches 33, 34 Catriona, graduating with the first Ottawa, Ontario K1S 2G4. group in the new four-year high NEXT DEADLINE: Tuesday, September 2 N EWS Glebe Report August 15, 2003 2 NEW WEB SITE FOR QUEENSWAY Latent Talents Flourish at (417) EXPANSION Abbotsford Senior Centre The community association's BY BORGNY PEARSON Queensway Expansion Study page Latent. Talent. Words with the represents the concerns of a city- same letters, different combinations. wide group: the Coalition Against Together they spell dynamite for Queensway Widening. The Alta your personal development and Vista Corridor pages reflect the enjoyment. If you are 55+ and perspective of Citizens For Healthy beginning to plan your autumn Communities. activities, Abbotsford Senior Centre is the place, and now is the time to According to schedules published choose. the there will be an by province, Something for everybody? That opportunity to view the provincial phrase may seem trite but Abbots- proposals at a meeting in the fall ford members returning for the new (date and location unannounced as season know it is reassuringly true. As you may have heard before, yet). If this follows the format of the Whatever your latent talent, there is there is more, much more. For The Old Town Hall by Alice Hinther Public Advisory Meeting in January, something for you, with leaders and example, luncheons, fitness classes, proposals may be viewed and like-minded people to help you French conversation groups, experts may be questioned, but there nurture and enhance your skills. footcare, a clothing boutique, BY ELAINE MARLIN is no meeting in the sense of Do you have an artistic leaning computer trainingsomething toward painting, pottery, stained every day, Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. At the end of July, the Ministry of discussion or exchange of ideas. glass? A talent for the enjoyment to 4 p.m. Written and e-mailed comments are Transportation of Ontario and appraisal of books, plays, An autumn program guide will be announced that proposed collected for consideration by the operas, movies? A feel for available at the Abbotsford modifications to the Queensway project planners. handicraftssewing, knitting, reception desk, 950 Bank Street, by (Queens-way Planning Study) can Although paper copies of the plan making stuffed bears and Christmas the end of August. New classes are be viewed at the following Web site: have not been made available, the ornaments (supplies provided; goal: beginning the week of Sept. 15, but www.mto.gov.on.ca/ Glebe Report was able to obtain treasures for the centre's autumn register at least a week ahead to english/engineering/417ea. copies of the plan's sketches from bazaar)? assure your place in the class. In response, the Ottawa East Councillor Doucet's office. Sketch Just for the fun ot it, there's Remember, the time to develop Community Association is hosting 30 of the proposed plans shows bridge, snooker, Scrabble, euchre, those latent talents is now. even if you have never before played two web pages, one for the major disruption and possible those games. Y-LASHAbbotsford Queensway Expansion Study and expropriation of property on Harvey And don't discount a talent for membership costs only $25 a year. one for the Alta Vista Transportation Ave. north of the existing Queens- friendship. Abbotsford is a great But new members signing up now Corridor Environmental way. Sketch 28, published in our place to build on old friendships and for the first time have a bargain rat: Assessment. 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