The O•S•C•A•R© The Community Voice of Old Ottawa South Year 36 , No. 8 The Ottawa South Community Association Review SEPT 2008 Hopeful Negotiations For Grocery Store By Brian Tansey Mary and Jane delivered the petition to Eddy Huang, Kevin Labadie wo businesses that are crucial (the owner operator of Choice Meats), to our walkable neighborhood Irving Swedco owner of Fresh Fruit, Tcommunity closed on July 27th. and our Ward Councillor Clive Doucet. There is some confusion as to ‘what There was a cbc tv piece about it done went down’ exactly. But there may be in front of the store itself, and then an hope. article by Jake Rupert in the Citizen In late June rumours were on July 14th apparently initiated by circulating that seemed to have a call to the Citizen from Gwen Gall, originated from Fresh Fruit store another OOS community member. In staff , that the landlord, Eddy Huang, that article Mr Huang corrected the was forcing out Fresh Fruit and thus impression that was circulating that he Choice Meats ( a sub lessee of Fresh was the one initiating the closure of the Fruit ) because he purportedly wanted stores by terminating the lease. He told to “...tear the place down and build the Citizen that “I have no plans for the condos...”. These rumours were building” and “I have not given notice confirmed and it made Mary Martel of termination of the lease” ( which Cantelon a local resident, angry. Along actually ends only in March ‘09).” with her neighbour Jane Allain, they Mr Swedco did not respond to the started a petition and obtained 720 Citizen’s request for comment, which signatures in 5 days. Eventually they made it look like he had concocted this got 1600+ signatures thru a network explanation for the closing. of about 10 other engaged community In all events, Mr Swedco did eventually members including Jackie and Doug respond to a follow up by the Citizen Stickley and many others. ( Katie Dobbs) in an article on July Cont’d on page 8 Photo by Avra Gibbs Lamey Public Meeting On Design Of Renovated Community Centre Firehall, Sept 8, 2008 6:30 - 8:30 pm Architects’ preliminary sketch of the new exterior of the building, viewed from street level Page 5 for more information Page 2 The OSCAR - OUR 36th YEAR SEPT 2008 4th Annual Old Ottawa South Art And Music Festival September 20, 2008 local performers all day long. These include singer-songwriters Windsor Park Larry Malouin, Blake Walters, and back by popular demand, Rachel Ferguson. There will By Patty Deline also be an indie alt-rock band, Kinnexa Cross, fronted by an ex-military woman, and a gospel great day of art and music will take place choir. Volunteers from Carleton University will September 20, 2008 in Windsor Park, be selling CDs and tee-shirts from the artists. A from 10:00 am till 4:00pm. This will be The Festival is fortunate again to have the the fourth annual event, each building on the support of generous sponsors, this year headed successes of previous years. New this year is up by Judy Faulkner of Faulkner Realty and the title change, to acknowledge the important Chris Knight of Knight Enterprises. Other role that music plays in the enjoyment of the sponsors include Allegra Printing, Gibson day. Home Office Help and Phipps Consulting About fifty artists in a variety of media will Enterprises. be showing their work. These include Brenda The festival donates any profits to a Small, who has returned from Saskatchewan local charity. This year it will be the Ottawa with some wonderful new canvasses, along Sustainability Fund, an endowment fund that with her ever popular painted windows, and supports local projects that contribute to the Susan Phipps who has branched out so to speak sustainability of Ottawa, such as energy and with a new series of birch forest paintings. Two climate change, waste reduction and greenspace very well-known artists, Bhat Boy and Ross conservation. Rheame, will be there, as well as potters and a Volunteers from the sustainability group soap stone carver. “The quality of the artists is will be running an exciting bar-b-que at the truly outstanding,” according to Susan Phipps, festival. one of the organizers. A slide show of the artists’ As well, our own dear OOS Pie Lady will work can be seen at www.oosartfestival.ca. “ be selling her delicious wares. The Ottawa Folklore Centre is again This is an event not to be missed! sponsoring the music stage, which will feature OSCA 17th Anual Community Wide PORCH $ALE Saturday, Sept 6, 2008 9 am to 3 pm Rain or Shine 30th Annual Brighton Avenue Clambake When: Saturday September 13, 2008 fans of Rag and Bone Puppet Theatre, will provide September to sell tickets, solicit loans of barbeques Where: Old Brighton Beach entertainment for children after the children’s meal and tables, and sign people up for set-up and clean- is served and will lead a singalong for everyone up jobs. If you miss your canvassers but don’t want later in the evening. to miss the clambake, please fill out the form they By Lori Pope Canvassers will be knocking on doors in early leave you and drop it off at 31 Brighton Avenue. n Saturday, September 13, current and former Brighton Avenue residents will Oassemble for the 30th time for clams and good company at the annual Brighton Avenue clambake. The event started 31 years ago in the backyard of Bill and Sharon Blakeman. Bill, who’s from Vermont, and Sharon were digging up their backyard to install a swing set for their children and, before laying the new sod, they hosted a New England-style clambake for their neighbours. The event was such a success that there were requests for another clambake the following year. To protect the Blakeman’s lawn the clambake moved to the old Brighton Beach and, with one blip, it’s been held there every year since. Residents enjoy corn, clams, baked beans, and potluck contributions while greeting new neighbours and renewing old acquaintances. In addition to the great food and company, we will have entertainment again this year. Russell Levia, who is well known to Southside students and Photo by Tom Alfoldi SEPT 2008 The OSCAR - OUR 36th YEAR Page 3 CONTRIBUTIONS The OSCAR The OTTAWA SOUTH COMMUNITY Contributions should be in electronic format sent either by e-mail to ASSOCIATION REVIEW [email protected] in either plain text or WORD format, or as a printed copy delivered to the Firehall office, 260 Sunnyside Avenue. 260 Sunnyside Ave, Ottawa Ontario, K1S 0R7 www.OldOttawaSouth.ca/oscar SUBSCRIPTIONS PLEASE NOTE: THE OSCAR HAS NO FAX Moving away from Old Ottawa South? Know someone who would like THE OSCAR PHONELINE: 730-1045 to receive The OSCAR? We will send The OSCAR for one year for just E-mail: [email protected] $40 to Canadian addresses (including foreign service) and $80 outside of Canada. Drop us a letter with your name, address, postal code and Editor: Mary Anne Thompson country. Please include a check made out to The OSCAR. 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