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The Ottawa Ex is Here Again BY ELAINE MARLIN

The 115th Central Canada Exhibition opened on Thurs., Aug. 14, and runs until Sun., Aug. 24. Except for special circumstances such as wartime, the fair has been held at Lansdowne Park every year since 1888.

Once again, the fair is here for "its last two years." Unprepared to move to a rural location, as always, the Ex remains in the Glebe under new financial arrangements. The Central Canada Exhibition Association will pay $350,000 rent to the city, but will receive a $200,000 grant for the agriculture component of the fair, resulting in a net gain to the city of $150,000. City councillors consider the financial position of the Ex to be more transparent under this system than in the past when the CCEA paid no rent.

Residents living near the proposed site for relocation on Albion Rd. recently lost a bid for a hearing before the Ontario Municipal board to register their objections to having the Ex move into their neighbourhood. It will come as no surprise to Glebites that the main concerns were traffic and noise.

The construction on Bank Street south of the canal in Ottawa South and road construction in our neighbourhood may add to the noise and traffic woes in the Glebe this

Photo: Margie Hooper Catriona Wright and Diane McIntyre at GCI commencement

The Susan Jermyn Award for Writing was presented at Glebe Collegiate Institute's commence- ment ceremonies in June to OAC graduate Alexandra (Xan) Woods and to Grade 12 graduate Catriona Wright. A prize of $200 was given to each student.

Alexandra, the valedictorian for the last class to graduate from the five-year program, has been accepted at Queen's University for the combined degree in Education. Her address to her fellow graduates was rather unique, featuring a ladder, props and a song.

Catriona, graduating with the first group in the new four-year high

year. Glebe residents hoping to make money by selling laneway parking, however, may do even better than usual.

What's New This year, there will be free

concerts for SuperEx visitors, starting at 7:30 p.m.: Tom Cochrane, Aug. 15; April Wine, Aug. 16; BIF Naked, Aug. 20; Theory of a Deadman, Aug. 21; Matthew Good, Aug. 22; and hip hop and R&B artist, Shawn Desman, Aug. 23.

People interested in the good old days, when there were large agricultural and food preparation contests at the fair, will be interested in the SuperEx 2003 Cook Book published by the Homecraft Committee. It is available, at $8, at the main office at Lansdowne, by phone at 237-7222, or by mail from: Central Canada Exhibition Association Attn: Cookbook Sales West End-Zone Lansdowne Park Ottawa, ON K1S 3W7

Admission Prices General admission (incl. children

12 and over): $9.00; children 11 and under, $4.50; children under two, free. For info on prices for Midway ride tickets and passes, contact 237- 7222, the infoline at 237-1100, or the Web site at www.the-ex.ca.

Photo:Elaine Marlin Valedictorian Alexandra Woods receiving her diploma

Writing Award Winners school program, is enrolled in Arts at McGill University for the fall. She plans to continue writing, perhaps contributing to McGill's famous student newspaper.

Thanks to speedy and efficient work by Diane McIntyre, the writing award established by the board of the Glebe Report in memory of editor Susan Jermyn, was ready in time for this year's graduation. Thank you to all who contributed. Anyone wishing to donate to the fund for this annual prize should send a cheque to the Glebe Report at 174 First Ave., Ottawa, Ontario K1S 2G4.

Christy Oliver, Karen Reynolds, Mayor Bob Chiarelli, Councillor Clive Doucet and Doug Ward at the groundbreaking ceremony for the GCC renovation

Glebe Community Centre Renovation News!

BY PATTI MCKAY Hey! It's true! We are moving!

Here are the latest tidbits for Glebe Community Centre users out there:

The moving trucks are coming Aug. 20-21! Equipment will be going to various temporary locations including Fourth Avenue Baptist Church, The Palisades, Mutchmor School and our storage at Hintonburg Community Centre. Check the GNAG brochure with this issue for activities and locations.

Summer camps end Aug. 22, with the last week called No Fixed Ad- dressit really is no fixed address as we will be homeless and offering a full week of bus programs. Should be fun!

The last week of August, the stained-glass windows in the main hall will be removed for restoration work.

City Council has approved a $650,000 increase in funding for the 90-year-old conununity centre. The increase, $300,000 of which was diverted from the Lansdowne greening project, was needed because of inflation, increases in the construction costs and additional deterioration of the building.

Our new temporary office location is Fourth Avenue Baptist Church at 109A Fourth Ave. We will keep the same phone number: 564-1058.

Construction activity should start in earnest in Septemberwatch for it!

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In response, the Ottawa East Community Association is hosting two web pages, one for the Queensway Expansion Study and one for the Alta Vista Transportation Corridor Environmental Assessment. According to OECA president Pierre Johnson, the community association is hosting both these pages because "Ottawa East is where these two projects meet." Check them out at www.queenswaycoalition.org and www.ottawaeast.ca.

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Although paper copies of the plan have not been made available, the Glebe Report was able to obtain copies of the plan's sketches from Councillor Doucet's office. Sketch 30 of the proposed plans shows major disruption and possible expropriation of property on Harvey Ave. north of the existing Queens- way. Sketch 28, published in our April issue, shows a road parallel to the Queensway running from Bronson Ave. to the canal (currently Chamberlain and Isabella) which would become part of the Queens- way as a collector road. For more information, see the GCA's article on page 6.

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Something for everybody? That phrase may seem trite but Abbots- ford members returning for the new season know it is reassuringly true. Whatever your latent talent, there is something for you, with leaders and like-minded people to help you nurture and enhance your skills.

Do you have an artistic leaning toward painting, pottery, stained glass? A talent for the enjoyment and appraisal of books, plays, operas, movies? A feel for handicraftssewing, knitting, making stuffed bears and Christmas ornaments (supplies provided; goal: treasures for the centre's autumn bazaar)?

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Editor's Note: This article appeared in the Feb. 12, 1977, issue of the Glebe Report. We are reprinting it here in remembrance of award-winning novelist and former Glebe resident, Carol Shields, who died on Wednesday, July 16.

BY MARNIE JOHNSTONE The Shields family was

preparing to leave for France the following day when the call came for Carol. Her novel SMALL CEREMONIES, had been accepted for publication in 1976 by Doubleday. It also became a Book- of-the-Month club selection.

Glebe writer Carol Shields, a trim, sandy-haired mother of five is normally soft-spoken but she admits to shrielcing with elation on hearing the news. SMALL CEREMON1E$ has received good reviews both here. and in the United States. It will be released in paperback as a Seal title this year. A second novel is also due for publication in September.

Like Carol, the wife in SMALL CEREMONIES is married to a professor and though the book is not autobiographical, there are echoes of the Shields family and academic life in it. Carol was raised in Oak Park, Illinois near Chicago. She received a B.A. in English from the University of Chicago. She and her husband Don met when both were studying in England. During the 1960's while raising her young family in Toronto, Carol started writing short stories for radio. If she sold one a year to the C.B.C. it kept her going. In the late sixties the Shields family spent three years in England. They moved to Ottawa eight years ago; Don is a professor at University of Ottawa of Civil Engineering.

During a sabbatical year in France last year, they lived in a quiet Brittany village. Don worked on a scientific book in collaboration with two Frenchmen, the children went to French schools while Carol stayed home. She is very aware of the fast pace of North-American life after their French year.

Carol says her children and family life have enriched her writing

enormously. She has never felt 'tied down' but does enjoy the peace that descends on the house after the children leave for school. She tries to get an hour of writing in before noon and another two hours in the afternoon. She doesn't do any writing on weekends nor during summer holidays.

This year Carol is attempting a new writing formthe documentary novel. She has followed all the developments of the Crestview Heights case (The Ottawa suburb where many houses are cracking apart). The book will be completed when the case is finished in the courts.

Carol teaches Creative Writing on Wednesday evenings at Ottawa University. Completing a Ph.D. degree in English is another goal she is pursuing but not with haste. Although she has had two books of poetry published, she has not written any recently. Carol is an avid reader, especially enjoying Margaret Laurence and comic writers like Peter deVries. Another vice is letter- writing which is "almost a compulsion." Mutchmor parents may have met Carol helping out in the school library. The school librarian called this fall to see if Carol would be in to help. Carol realized that for the first time in years she didn't have a child at Mutchmor! Sarah, 9, is at Hopewell, Margaret is at Glashan and the three older children are at Glebe Collegiate. The Shields have a comfortable home on the Driveway and enjoy living in the Glebe.

Are there any references to the Glebe in SMALL CEREMONIES? Do you recognize your neighbour thinly disguised? Well, you might...and reading the book is the only and most enjoyable way to find out.

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EDITORIAL PAGE

Gwendolyn Best conferring with Margie Schieman

We've made some changes! Over the summer, there have been changes to our staff, our equipment and

our location. Gwendolyn Best is our new editorial/production assistant. She replaces Margie Schieman, who retired in June. Gwen has contributed illustrations, including some beautiful covers, to the paper in recent years. Many readers will also know her as one of the friendly faces behind the Glebe Community Centre's main desk in the evenings.

We are pleased to welcome her to the Glebe Report office, where she will be responsible for the layout of the paper as we move from the cut-and-paste method to an electronic means of production.

Margie Schieman has a long history with the paper and has served in a variety of roles, including business manager, editorial assistant and, in an emergency, acting editor. She remains a member of the board of directors, where her "corporate memory" is especially valued. We wish her well in her new gardening business. You now have another way to reach us

In addition to phone, fax, mail and drop-off, you can now also send in articles and photos by e-mail. Our e-mail address is: glebereport@bellnet.ca

Articles should be sent in Microsoft Word; photos as jpg or tiff files. Make sure that digital photos are sharp enough for good clear reproduction. Regular photos and illustrations, whether colour or black-and-white, are also welcome. With illustrations, the greater the contrast the better.

It would be much appreciated if typed, handwritten or faxed copy is sent double-spaced with an easily readable font (e.g., Times).

Please reserve e-mail for submissions to the paper only for information pertaining directly to the production of the Glebe Report. This will allow us to focus on your news and features.

Advertising questions should be directed to Judy Field at 231-4938. Grapevine notices should be dropped off at the office or sent by fax (236-

0097). See more info in our masthead box on this page. Grateful thanks to all the staff and board members for their hard work in

making these changes, especially to Judy Field for leading the technological charge. If there are a few bloopers in the beginning, we apologize in advance. Don't worry, we'll get better at it!

Views expressed in the Glebe Report are those of our contributors. We reserve the right to edit all submissions.

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Where to find us In addition to free home delivery, you can find copies of the Glebe Report at Sunnyside Library, Brewer Pool; at the three Glebe CC locations (Fourth Avenue. Baptist Church, The Palisades and Mutchmor School); at the Ottawa South Community Centre; as well as at the following local shops: Arbour, Basilisk Dreams, Boomerang Kids, Bridgehead, Britton's, Fresh Fruit Co., GamesPower, Glebe Cleaners, Glebe Pharmasave Apothecary, Glebe Photo, Glebe Trotters, Inniss Pharmacy, Kettleman Bagel Co., Lava, Loeb Glebe, Mister Muffler, Morala, O'Connor Confectionery, Phase II, Reflections, 7-11, Third Avenue Spa, Timothy's, Von's, West Coast Video, and the Wild Oat.

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GET RID OF THE CANNON! Dear Ottawa Renegades Organization,

As I sit here at my computer on a

Friday night, I have steam pouring out of my ears due to the obnoxious, unnecessary noise of a cannon being fired, directly across the street from my house in the Glebe. Is it really necessary to fire a cannon in the middle of a residential neighbourhood full of children trying to sleep? Is the thunderous roar of the Renegades fans, the bellow of the announcer or the very

loud music not enough noise already?

When the cannon is fired, I jump and my house shakes! I would think that football organizers would have some respect for the residents of the Glebewho happen to be charged

extremely high property taxes, I must add!

When we bought our little house two years ago on Queen Elizabeth Place, directly opposite Frank Claire Stadium, the Renegades did not exist and neither did our 10-month-old baby boy. Now, thanks to the needless, offensive noise of the cannon, our son's sleep is interrupted!

I would be extremely surprised if my fellow Glebe neighbours have not complained to you already. I

hope you will take this plea into consideration, abolish the cannon and respect the neighbourhood.

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520 THE DRIVEWAY LESSONS LEARNED

Editor, Glebe Report, I agree with the new City of

Ottawa bylaws which promote in- tensification of the inner core. The infrastructure is in place and a densely populated core generally means a healthy core. However, while this may be a good idea, it requires much more sensitivity and control over new projects than normal suburban development, which generally sprawls over the landscape with little concern for diversity of uses. Traffic volume, street parking, retention of trees and natural landscape are not usually issues.

I attended a community meeting concerning 520 The Driveway, called by the local councillor to review this inner-city development. The outcome of that meeting clearly indicated that more controls over inner-city projects are required beyond simple broad-based zoning bylaws.

The project dealt poorly with such issues as overview of neighbouring properties, parking, retention of trees, vehicular traffic impact or heritage concerns. Only 20 trees out of the existing hundreds of trees were indicated as being retained. However, building heights, side yards, front yards, rear yards and parking requirements all conformed to current zoning bylaws. Because of this, the developer did not have to attend the meeting.

To safeguard existing quality-of- life issues, I propose implementing several mandatory steps in the process of having projects approved.

Establish a design committee. It cannot simply be left to developers to choose a designer whose low fees may be the only criterion for selection. The City of Ottawa did have this committee a few years ago, but during a budget squeeze in the '90s and pressure from developers, it was eliminated.

Enact a bylaw to protect trees on private property. Currently, there is none. Therefore, the life of a 100- year-old tree can be terminated be- cause new owners may not want to skim leaves out of their new pool. There are many communities that already have this bylaw in place; so should Ottawa.

Sunlight studies should be man- datory. No project, if at all possible, should diminish existing sunlight to a neighbour. Currently, the city can ask for a study if there is enough concern, but there is no clear policy as to what is done with the study.

Public meetings should be man- datory for inner-city projects. Currently, developers may attend meetings out of the kindness of their hearts, not because they are obliged to. Those impacted by a new project should be made fully aware of how their neighbourhood may be affected.

If the implementation of intensification projects in inner-city neighbourhoods is not carefully managed, we are sure to end up with fewer trees, less light and poor architecture.

Christopher Leggett, OAA, MRAIC

REMEMBERING THE GLEBE Editor, Glebe Report,

Has it been 30 years since you first printed poetry by James Mason and C. Tweedie? We were ecstatic and went around collecting as many Glebe Reports as we could, but enjoyed readings, Quaker Church, Radio CKCU, Britton's, the café. It gave me a sense of community. I am shy from childhood, hiding behind words.

I was rooming and couldn't have pets, but I had a small case typewriter and the Glebe to walk around, have coffee and friends,

scrapbooks. I needed shoes and writing materials (sometimes you need more than room and board). I could write a book on unemployment, loolcing for a job, retraining, divorce. But there were good times too.

I am now retired, but keeping busy. Have had two lovely dogs: a shih tau, Charlie, and a pomeranian, Buffy, and a good roommate in the West End.

Carol C. Tweedie

See C. Tweedie's poem on page 31.

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BY JUNE CREELMAN CENTRAL PARK WEST DRAINAGE PROBLEMS

Efforts are being made to improve Central Park west of Bank St. The park is one of an elegant system of parks built in the early 1900s, but the drainage system was allowed to deteriorate under NCC management, and City of Ottawa improvements in 1997 only partially addressed the problem. Recently, contractors were forced to stop work on the stairs leading from Renfrew Avenue into the park when they encountered standing water a few feet below the surface. The open pit they left, filled with stagnant water, has been an ongoing safety hazard for more than a month. See the article from the Environment Committee on page 17 for further details.

Members of the Central Park Renewal Conunittee and the GCA Environment Committee met with city staff in July to discuss improved drainage. Using plant donations from Loblaw's manager Pam Murphy, Diane McIntyre and other neighbours of the park have replanted the perennial bed at the foot of the stairs at Bank St. Watch for notices of a fall cleanup.

CENTRAL PARK EAST HERITAGE STUDY

The area around Central Park east of Bank Street has a wealth of architecturally interesting houses built mostly between 1913 and 1935. The land was owned in the 19th

century by Adelaide Clemow, then was developed by the Ottawa Improvement Commission and Clemow-Powell Realty. At least 10 houses on this part of Clemow, as well as on Glebe and O'Connor, were designed by Ottawa's distinguished architect, Werner Noffke in the Prairie, Spanish colonial and California styles. These Noffke houses were the best of his work. The houses along Glebe Avenue and the other streets were designed primarily in sympathetic Arts and Crafts styles.

The GCA would like to ask the city to undertake a heritage conservation study of this area. This requires a motion from city council so that it can be put in the Heritage Planning unit's work plan for next year. This idea will be discussed at the Sept. 23 GCA board meeting.

WHITTON HALL? Speaking of heritage, a member of

the community has suggested that the main hall of the Glebe

Community Centre be renamed Whitton Hall when it reopens. Charlotte Whitton, Ottawa's first woman mayor, was a Glebe resident, yet is not honoured anywhere in our community. What do you think? If the GCA brings forward the Whitton Hall name suggestion, the city will assess the proposal to see if it meets the guidelines of its commemorative naming policy and then hold public consultations.

ARCHIVING GCA RECORDS With the Glebe Community

Centre closing for renovations, the GCA had to consider what to do with its older files dating from its creation in 1967 to its 20th anniversary in 1987. We have decided to donate the GCA records to the City of Ottawa archives to make sure they are preserved and made accessible. The City of Ottawa archivist was enthusiastic about receiving GCA records. So if you have old files/photos in your basement, why not donate them too? Contact the City of Ottawa archives at 580-2424, ext. 13333. Community planners and historians of the future will thank you. 520 QUEEN ELIZABETH DRIVE Thanks to hard work by

neighbours and co-operation from Claridge Developments, there have been major changes to the site plan for 16 townhouses at 520 Queen Elizabeth Drive. The front façade of the buildings has been altered to harmonize better with neighbouring houses and the rear units have been

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pulled forward to reduce the impact on backdoor neighbours on Broadway Avenue. This degree of change is significant, considering that this project did not require any rezoning. It shows that community involvement really makes a difference.

While not everyone is completely satisfied with the final plan, it looks like the project will now go ahead. Look for construction to begin around Sept. 1.

MEMBERSHIP DRIVE, PHASE TWO

Some areas of the Glebe were not covered in our May membership drive, so don't be surprised if a GCA canvasser knocks on your door in September. The areas for the fall drive are east of Bank (Isabella to Second) and west of Bank (Third to Fifth, Powell and Clemow). If you live in these areas and could give us a hand for a few hours, please call Doreen Drolet at 237-3907. Don't forget you can register on line at www.theglebeonline. com/gca.

Next Meeting: Tues., Sept. 23, 7:30 p.m., at our temporary meeting location: The Glebe House, 2 Monk Street. All are welcome. E-mail us at gca@theglebeonline.com.

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Cellist Julian Armour Shaping our city's role in music BY KRISHA WIGNARAJAH

As the final notes from this year's 10th annual Ottawa International Chamber Music Festival fade along with the sunsets of our summer, we look upon the man who started it all: Julian Armour. One of Canada's most distinguished musicians, Julian grew up in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario. His family encouraged music development and in fact, he articulated his first words in a commercial jingle.

During his school years, he played the French horn in school bands until his teens when he started to play the cello. Julian continued playing the cello throughout his years at the University of Ottawa and later at McGill University where he became a student of the distinguished Can- adian cellist, Walter Joachim.

He loves the cello for its beautiful, rich sound and because it plays all ranges that resonate deep, lyrical tones. These tones are akin to the human voice and, when drawn out by the bow of a cellist such as Julian Armour, one hears the soul of the cello.

CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL IS BORN

In 1993, to correct the prevailing thought that classical music won't sell and to revive it in our nation's capital, Julian founded the Ottawa Chamber Music Society (OCMS). It became the only organization to win* the Lieutenant Governor's Award for the Arts six times.

From its start, the annual Ottawa International Chamber Music Festival, organized by the OCMS, has been a resounding success with its mandate to present classical music performances at affordable prices. Each year, ushers have had to turn away eager listeners due to lack of space. The festival is now where world-famous musicians, our local musicians among them, and audiencs from all over the world, meet in our city's beautiful heritage churches to celebrate chamber music.

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A few years ago, at the invitation of the French government, Julian Armour attended a conference held by the European Association of Chamber Music. At this conference, he received acknowledgement that the Ottawa International Chamber Music Festival is the largest chamber music festival in the world.

TENTH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS

This year marked the Festival's 10th anniversary and to celebrate it, the OCMS, under Julian Armour's artistic direction, arranged a grand gala opening of 10 Steinway pianos, 16 musicians, and 32 hands that unfurled the works of Bizet, Rachmaninoff, Bach, Rossini, Wagner, Tchaikovsky, Rimsky- Korsakov and others. This special celebratory year also included 31 Years of Mozart in a seven-part concert series.

As a performer, one of Julian Armour's favourite moments dates back to the 2000 Festival at which he participated in performing Schu- bert's String Quintet in C major. "It

was pure heaven," Julian Armour said, describing the special bond he felt with the audience. "You know when the audience is linking to what you are doing."

The principal cellist of the chamber orchestra Thirteen Strings, nationally and internationally recognized for his contributions to music, the gracious Julian Armour continues to play and promote the music he loves so much. "It is a collective human achievement, there is no end to it."

NEW MUSIC HALL PROPOSAL The special bond that Julian

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Ottawa's audiences inspires him to try to preserve the role this city now plays as a leading venue for classical music. To this end, he is hoping that the city will approve developer Bill Teron's proposal to fully fund, design and build a world-class, $20- million complex that would comprise two music halls. This complex would house an 800-seat concert hall with state-of-the-art recording facilities and a 200-seat concert hall for smaller concerts. In addition, the complex would include condominiums, stores and restaurants.

The chosen site for this proposed complex is now occupied by a parking lot and Friday's Roast Beef House, originally the Grant House (c. 1875). The city is selling this land and has been accepting development proposals. According to Julian, the Teron proposal would preserve the old house.

Julian Armour is working with Bill Teron on this proposal. The OCMS would manage the music hall. "Bill Teron's proposal is the most remarkable, incredible opportunity for the city and it would save the city the expense of building and maintaining the music hall:' He invites readers to write letters to councillors, newspapers and the mayor in support of this world centre for chamber music. For further info, visit www.chamber fest.com or call 234-8008.

Krisha Wignarajah is a professional writer and writes for the area's high technology sector.

Photo: Jean Currie This year the Ottawa International Chamber Music Festival, which ran from July 26 to August 9, held more concerts in the Glebe than in previous years. In addition to concerts at St. Matthew's there were daytime concerts at St. Giles Presbyterian Church at Bank St. and First Ave.

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Activities Group and the Glebe Community Centre have finally moved to new temporary locations for the duration of the renovation of the Glebe Community Centre. We are excited to announce that although we are out of the Glebe Community Centre for eight to 12 months, we are still able to provide a wonderful line-up of programs and activities.

Our office is located in the lower hall of the Fourth Avenue Baptist Church at 109A Fourth Ave. (corner of Fourth and Bank). GCC programs will be located at 109A Fourth Ave., Mutchmor Public School and The Palisades (480 Metcalfe St.). Full details will be listed in GNAG's Fall Program Guide inserted in this month's issue of the Glebe Report, or pick one up at one of our satellite locations. You can also visit us on line at www.theglebeonline.com.

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Dear Glebe Report Readers, Let us compare eternities And I will tell you How the sky shoveled the earth Into a ball And the ball bore us The way a mother births a child With blood, sweat and tears.

Clive Doucet This will be my last column

before the election campaign for the next city council gets underway. I'd like to take this opportunity to thank you for all the support the community has given me during the last three years. All in all, they have been memorable years.

With the exception of the Glebe Traffic Plan, which remains in the hands of the City's traffic department for implementation, I am very pleased with the accomplishments of the last three years.

We've finally got the Glebe Community Centre renovation underway. We came close to greening Lansdowne and can make no promises, but remain hopeful it will go forward next year. The 0- Train has been an enormous success; with only two trains, we're pulling more than 6,000 people a day. The twinning of the airport parkway has been put on hold by the Transportation and Transit Committee, and by the time you read this, the Rapid Transit Expansion Study will be approved by this same committee.

The number one priority in the plan is extending the 0-Line south of the airport, extending it to the airport, taking it into a new bus/rail hub station at a redeveloped Lebreton Flats, and buying more trains in order to deliver 7- to 8- minute service. Considering that it was just six years ago the light rail proposal started out as a neighbourhood protest against the twinning of the parkwaywith the request that a rail link be considered an alternativeI can't help but feel this has been a great example of grass roots democracy in action.

It never would have happened without the community getting behind the idea of a light rail service. Ute and Peter Thomas, Cam and Marjorie Robertson, Brian Carroll, Patty Steenberg, Wendy and Ian McCrae, Heather Jarrett, Leo Doyle, David Jeanes, Tim Lane and Randall Marlin were just some of the people who helped rally support for light rail by writing letters and attending City Hall meetings to push the idea forward.

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By Councillor Clive Doucet

And it's been the same with every major projectthe Glebe Com- munity Centre depended on people like Diane McIntyre, who organized the first big protest which stopped the City's move to demolish it in favour of a 'multiplex' at Brewer Park. Diane was followed by Christy Oliver, Mary Tsai-Davies, Mary Lovelace, Jenny Aliman, Anne Scotton, June Creelman, Doug Ward...I could fill this whole column with names of people who got out there and put their feet on the sidewalk and their talents and time on the line to make sure the Glebe Community Centre was restored instead of demolished. When I think back on the last three years, I find the names and faces of people are_ inextricably tied to the accomplishments. I can't take credit for them, except to say what a privilege it has been to have had a chance to be part of the team that has made the city's investments in the community and the ward possible.

The greatest challenges in the upcoming three years will be to simply continue the investment plans to make our neighbourhoods safer and more pleasant. This means rebuilding Bank Street in the Glebe as we're doing in Old Ottawa South, reconfiguring the Bronson/Findlay turn-off, greening Lansdowne Park, rebuilding our sanitary and storm sewers so they don't flood, and making sure the 0-Train extensions happens.

The other challenge is more complex but no less important and that is the City governance issue. We have to find some ways of getting out from under the thumb of the provincial government. It is very, very difficult to run a city the size of Ottawa responsibly and efficiently with only seven cents on every tax dollar, while the other levels of government take the remaining 93 per cent.

Our reality is that the City of Ottawa is at the mercy of whatever the Province wishes to do with local priorities and local tax dollars. For example, there is something

profoundly wrong with 50 per cent of our schools being paid for out of our property taxes, but 100 per cent of the disposition of those taxes decided in Toronto. There's something profoundly wrong with local school boards being forced to sell off invaluable schools like St. Margaret Mary's or threatening to sell off heritage schools like Mutchmor that have been dreamed of, bought and paid for by our grandparents and great- grandparents. There is something profoundly wrong to be forced to basically privatize the city's Ottawa Hydro by new provincial regulations when it has provided the cheapest hydro rates in Ontario for almost a century. This is just plain wrong. Just as it is plain wrong that the province can threaten to widen the Queensway through our community and at the same time refuse the tax share we need to build an East-West

Light Rail line. This kind of command and control

of our local environment will only stop when city governments get the tax and legislative powers they need to run our cities. It is for this reason that I successfully put myself forward to sit on the Federation of Canadian Municipalities Board of Directors, to see if we can move this national organization more vigorously towards advocating for governance reform for Canadian cities.

Enough said. My best wishes to all and I will see you on the doorstep!

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QUESTION FOR JOHN MANLEY: WHY NOT GET RID OF OUR INHERITED BRITISH VOTING SYSTEM,

RATHER THAN THE BRITISH MONARCH? BY PATRICIA

MARSDEN-DOLE Quebec is changing its provincial

election system; B.C., New Bruns- wick and P.E.I. are consulting citizens on voting reform; Ontario Liberals, NDP and Greens have promised electoral reform if they win the coming election. The Law Commission of Canada has investigated the appropriateness of our voting system to political realities in Canada and will publish its report this fall. In the next parliamentary session the NDP will move a motion in the House of Commons calling for a nationwide referendum on voting reform. Thankfully, as you may have noted, editorial writers in the mainstream press have now engaged in various analyses of voting system reform. Why all of this intellectual activity?

The problem with the seat-based system is that in a multiparty system such as the one we now have in Canada, a single candidate in a three-way race, or more, can win a seat with a small percentage of the votes, thus leaving the voters supporting other candidates without representation. The federal Liberals have been in power since 1993 with approximately 40 per cent of the national vote, which means that 60 per cent of the electorate is not

represented by the Liberal Party. In the recent provincial election in B.C., the Liberals won 77 of 79 seats with 60 per cent of the vote, thus leaving 40 per cent of the electorate with two of 79 seats.

Small wonder that Paul Martin is now referring to the "democracy deficit" as a national policy issue because of concerns by the electorate about the concentration of power among a small percentage of elected representatives. Voting re- form requires only a change by the House of Commons to the Elections Canada Act, not a constitutional change.

But changing from what to what? There are many alternatives to the current First Past the Post (FPTP) voting system, the historic British Westminster model still in use in Canada, the U.S.A. and in national elections in the U.K. Here we refer to various models such as those of Australia (Alternative Vote), New Zealand and Germany (MPP or Mixed-Member Proportional), France (Two-Ballot Majority), the Netherlands (Proportional Representation), and the new local assembly elections in Scotland and Wales (MPP). Changing from a winner-take-all seat system (FPTP), which leaves most voters unrepresented in a multiparty race,

to a system that allows most voters to be represented in elections would mean changing from a system where the candidate with the most votes (a plurality) in a constituency wins the seat, to a system where all votes affect the outcome of the election in a voting district.

WHAT YOU CAN DO Fair Vote Canada is a grass roots

non-partisan citizens' organization that provides a framework to educate and promote action for voter system reform across Canada. Our purpose is to encourage a public discussion about the applicability of our inherited British system to current-day multiparty political realities in Canada.

We are seeking greater public participation in Canadian public life through voting system reform. If you are interested in joining in our efforts, please check our Web site at: www.fairvotecanada.org to find out who to contact, where to give financial or personal support, and how to become a member.

Patricia Marsden-Dole is a Na- tional Council member of Fair Vote Canada and president of the National Capital Region Chapter (www.pmarsdendole@fairvote canada.org).

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Getting as fit as an Inca BY CLYDE SANGER & DAVID KEALEY

After a week of silence there came a reassuring e-mail message from Peru. My wife Penny and her youngest brother Nick were safely back in Cusco, having walked the full Inca Trail to the mighty ruins of Machu Picchu. The message began: "It was incredibly beautiful--and incredibly difficult."

Details came when they returned to Ottawa. Over the three days' hike, they walked for eight hours, 12 hours and another eight hours. On the fourth morning, they were up long before dawn to walk a final four

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David Kealey on the treadmill at Bytown H20 Studio hours. No saunter, either. Up and down continually, the highest point at 14,400 feet being graphically named Dead Woman's Pass.

Henry, their guide, knew how to cheer on the slowest in the party and could talk about all the orchids they passed. Apparently Penny, at 72, was not the oldest person he had known to complete the trail. There were two 75-year-old men who had taken five days on a different path. Penny's comment: "Well, I was faster." And she added, "I could never have done it without David!"

David Kealey was nowhere near; he was in his place on Fifth Avenue that he cheerily calls Bytown H20 Studio. The middle word is no street number, but the chemical formula for water, his favourite element. He owns several rowing boats, skiffs and others, on the Rideau River.

By Clyde Sanger

They were the basis of the fitness programs he ran at Dow's Lake, before he moved to his Glebe studio bringing some shapely riverside wood to decorate his front yard. He also paints water scenes, blue water and black rocks.

When Penny decided on the hiking venture, she signed up with David for twice-weekly sessions on his machines. When she returned looking so fit from Peru, this intrepid reporter had to investigate how she and David had done it. Off then to Fifth Avenue on my bike, ready for the treadmill, rowing machine and all.

The Kealey family are numerous and well-known in the Glebe. Pat, his mother, has been a lively member of the Community Association. Her seven children inherited her energy. David, number four, started competitive swimming at the age of five. Sheila, the youngest, is a triathlon specialist. David's father, Owen, a medical doctor specializing

Penny Sanger climbing Machu Picchu

in internal medicine, now retired, is involved in many good works.

David did the four-year honours course in Health Sciences at Ottawa U, and added two years of business studies. Then he set out to pioneer fitness programs in corporations (Domtar and Minto) and with the regional council. At Domtar the muscled workers thought he had nothing to teach them, and anyway objected to his wearing a white cap signifying management. So he switched to a yellow one and won

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Today he aims to interest not the fitness freaks but mainly the over- 50s who need to be tempted off the fence or out of the deck chair. He'll go up to all ages. "A woman in the Glebe gave her parents, who are in their 80s, an anniversary gift of a session. They are both still coming regularly, and do all the stretching exercises."

With me, he went through a full routine, starting with the newly acquired treadmill. We tried it on its top gradient of 15 degrees, rather less than the rise to Dead Woman's Pass. Then the rowing machine, calibrated to time how long you would take to row 500 metres- "that's from Hartwell Locks to the marina", adds the waterman. I checked in at about three minutes, double the time his friends of the Ottawa Rowing Club would talce. Comfortingly he says, "You are using 160 different muscles at this point."

As I obediently stretch and fold my legs and dangle from a metal bar and lift weights in his multi-purpose chair, he is judging my pain threshold and we are talking about other subjects. This fits us both. I am subtly interviewing a man who says he is shy, while he is increasing the dosage to find my threshold. So we talk about Glebe artistshe has helped Jaya Krishnan sell his fine paintingsand, of course, about Glebe boatmen. Clive Doucet was

one of the scullers among the Poets in Boats group he organized, and our lyrical councillor is publishing a collection of his rowing poems this fall called Canal Seasons"

"What is the highest mountain you have climbed?" I ask David, casually mentioning my own walk up Kilimanjaro long ago. He ponders, then says the small mountain above Rio de Janeiro. "My mountains are the Gatineau Hills," he loyally adds.

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BY BRUCE DONALDSON A number of changes are in

progress on Bank Street and we expect that there will be more because there seems to be a pent-up desire to have a store front there.

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St., will take over the larger premises at 753 Bank St. Schad Clothing provides a wide variety of popular lines that they describe as "sophisticated funkynot trendy." Included in their lines are Deckker, Polo, Hugo Boss and Naf Naf.

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For some time we have heard the comment that the Glebe is not much fun after 9 or 10 o'clock if you are looking for food. The pubs say that they cannot afford to keep a chef on duty. This column notes that David Eaton and his partner Greg Magee, are trying to do something about the situation. He has opened a delightful

By Bruce Donaldson

wine bar on Fourth Avenue near Bank Street. While calling itself a Wine Bar & Café, it has a res- pectable assortment of other beverages as well, including coffee, and serves very attractive tapas for nibblers. Pleasant music plays in the background without interfering with conversation. The hours are from 11 a.m. until 2 a.m., except Sunday when it closes at midnight.

ZEUS 1 23 Zeus 1 2 3, at 787-B Bank St (tel:

782-0123), is a take-out restaurant located at street level in the location previously occupied by Kamal. It is managed by Chef Mo (full name: Mohamed Fajah), previously the gourmet chef for the Rideau Club.

In particular, Chef Mo has great confidence in his falafels and says he will reimburse the purchaser if his falafel is not the best one the customer has ever tasted! Zeus 1 2 3 is primarily a take-out restaurant. Chef Mo is prepared to cater to any home- or party-sized demand with reasonable notice. His menu is very interesting. This poor scribbler found it very difficult to read without getting hungry!!

UPROAR MODERN DESIGN (tel: 722-0555)

In the fall Janice Saikaley will open her Uproar Modern Design business in the space previously occupied by Mondial Soccer. She plans to renovate the space

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according to her design concepts. We welcome her arrival and understand that her work is well- known in the Glebe.

CIVIC SHAWARMA AND PIES (915 Bank St., tel: 230-0800)

Sam Medina is taking over the space previously occupied by L'Amuse Gueule to open a bakery and take-out food shop. Previously his business was in the Parkdale- Wellington area. He explains that

his recipes are all "mixed Mediterranean." Because of the emphasis on take-out, seating in the bakery will be limited.

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There are three sections to the development:

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where there are 43 apartments, of which some 36 have been sold. The lofts have ceilings that range up to 16 feet. Parking is behind the building. 3) The size of the units in the Glasgow component has not been fully decided. A survey in the current Glebe Report will invite interested people to indicate their preferences in size, layout and services offered. The maximum possible number of units in the six- storey building is 45.

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ART IN THE GARDEN BY ELAINE MARLIN

Although the heavy rain kept the crowds away on Sat., July 12, there was a good turnout of art and garden lovers the next day between light showers.

Those making the rounds of the 12 gardens featuring the work of 20 artists were enthusiastic about the artworks and the beautiful and whimsical ways in which they were displayed.

Picking up some gardening ideas and enjoying the refreshments offered at many of the locations was a really good deal, considering the free admission. While some came to buy and others only to look, Sunday was a festive, social and very enjoyable day.

Alice Hinther & Geraldine Classen with their artwork in Alice 's garden

Meredith Olson in her backyard with her cat painting A former advertising manager and layout expert for the Glebe Report, Meredith now devotes much more of her time to painting, family, dog walking and travel.

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A major exhibition of powerful new paintings by local artist Geraldine E. Classen is on view at the Theatre Gallery at Centrepointe until Aug. 20. Entitled Ottawa WaterwaysOur Resource, these works sing with colour and movement.

Geraldine was a Glebe resident for 30 years and co-owner with Elna Gravelle of Penelope's Haberdashery, which was a key Bank Street business for 20 years. She now paints full-time and is active in numerous arts organizations in Ottawa and Mexico.

She states: "This exhibition entitled Ottawa WaterwaysOur Resource reflects my interest in water as a necessity for life, livelihood, pleasure and recreation. I am fortunate enough to live beside the river in Ottawa, but also have the experience of watching the largest lake in Mexico rapidly diminish each winter that I spend there. I have been an artist for many years. Only recently have I had the luxury of time to work outdoors in acrylics, later to develop the piece in my studio using a palette knife and thick oil paint. It is my hope to stimulate viewers to look at their own surroundings in a different way and experience the joy of colour and natural beauty that I have felt while painting these works."

The Centrepointe Theatre Gallery is located at 101 Centrepointe Drive, Nepean. (Don't forget to see the paintings on the upper level as well.) Gallery info: 580-2424. ext. 42263.

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toy box New works by Leila Younis until

Aug. 20 at Artguise, 590 Bank St. toy box encourages the viewer to

re-examine the images of forgotten yet familiar playthings. This clever reinvention of toys is both titillating and bizarre. Those familiar with Leila's work will remember the Under 590 exhibit in 2002.

"shakes" by Leila Younis oil on canvas 36" x 36"

gBecker Gallery gBecker Gallery is having their annual Art Show and Sale, Sun., Aug.

24, 4-7 p.m. at 689 Bank St. Gerhard Becker's personal statement is as follows: "Paint. Paint for

sanity. Paint for fun. Paint for love. Just paint."

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News from GCA's Environment Committee

BY RENÉE LAZAROWICH GET INVOLVED!

The Environment Committee is looking for people interested in parks and trees, sustainable development, low-impact living or any other way we can care for the environment in the Glebe. Contact Renée Lazarowich (862-8298) or Joanna Dean (237-9767).

CENTRAL PARK Over the past few weeks, the

construction of the stairs into Central Park West off Renfrew has been suspended due to water filling up the holes being dug for the posts. The fence that is now up seems to be succeeding at keeping dogs out. Please be sure to keep your dogs away from the water, as owners have reported their dogs being sick after going for a swim. To date, the city is still waiting on results from tests done on this water. We hope progress will resume soon.

Central Park West also has general drainage problems that become very evident every spring. While the city has improved the drainage in the past few years, more work still needs to be done. Members of the community have been meeting with city officials to keep proper drainage of the park a priority.

"GREEN" PORCH LIGHTS The Environmental Committee is

Illustration: Monica Pine

looking forward to working with the local community-based non-profit organization EcoEnergy Choices Ottawa (ECO) to bring compact fluorescent lights (CFLs) to porches across the Glebe. CFLs use as little as one-quarter of the energy required to produce the same amount of light as a traditional incandescent bulb; as a result, they make a significant reduction in the amount of greenhouse gases emitted by power- generation plants. They also last five to ten times longer and save money over their lifetimes.

You can e-mail Renée at renee_ lazarowich@yahoo.com or ECO at ecoenergy@sympatico.ca to get a high-quality, outdoor CFL at a discounted price.

PESTICIDE-FREE-GARDENING SEMINARS

As part of its pesticide reduction strategy, the city is hosting free seminars through August and September. Topics include Pesticide- Free Lawn Care and Natural Insect Control, Landscaping Alternatives, Composting, Fall Lawn and Garden CareGetting Ready for Winter, and many others. For more info or to register, visit the City of Ottawa Web site at www.ottawa.ca or contact Bridgette Brown at bridgette.brown@ottawa. ca or 580- 2424, ext. 28510.

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N EWS Scottish Country Dancing

with Ardbrae BY MARGARET ADSETT

Scottish country dancing is basically Scotland's answer to ballroom dancing. It is done in couples and sets. If you are interested in learning more about it, don't worry about needing a partner because Scottish country dancing is social dancing and you will always be changing partners anyway. This is one of the things that make it so much fun. The dances include reels, jigs and hornpipes, which often call for some fast footwork, but they also include the majestic strathspeys, which are performed at a much slower pace. It's not Highland dancing; there are no Highland flings to worry about. So while your feet might get a little sore at times, you do not have to have a high level of fitness to perform the basic steps.

The Ardbrae Dancers of Ottawa offer classes to adults of all ages every Mon. night from 7:30-10 p.m. at Glashan Public School (28 Arlington Ave.) from Sept. 22 through to May. Cost for lessons: $75-100. Student memberships also available.

Free introductory classes are be-

ing offered Sept. 8 at First United Church (397 Kent St.) and Sept. 15 at Glashan Public School. So what are you waiting for? Why not grab a pair of soft-soled shoes and come join us? You are guaranteed a warm welcome and an evening of fun.

To learn more about Ardbrae and Scottish country dancing, check our Web site at www.flora.org/ardbrae or call Donna Mallon at 761-1802 or Elaine Hoag at 729-6198.

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t' pm '41i Gleu Photos by Lois Siegel

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19 Glebe Report August 15, 2003 FEATURE

FEATURE Oh, the places to go!

BY LAUREN KRONICK When you are young and living in

the Glebe, there is always somewhere to go and fun to be had. Whether it is shopping along Bank Street or talcing part in one of the many programs and events that the community has to offer, Glebe-area youth have the advantage of having great things to do.

The most popular places to hang out at are any of the coffee shops along Bank Street. Second Cup, Starbucks, Timothy's Coffee, Bridgehead and Morala are attractive meeting spots for teens and young adults because they offer a calm atmosphere where people can grab a drink and a bite to eat and have a good conversation without being interrupted. For the older crowd, the Royal Oak and Irene's Pub are the places to be for great music and open stages. These bars and the alternative-rock music club, Bum- per's Roadhouse, feature some of the area's most talented performers and usually have great turnouts for concerts.

Shopping along Bank St. is by far one of the more popular pastimes. Some stores that are popular with the 16-21 age group include Mrs Tiggy Winkle's, The Papery, The Body Shop and Magpie Jewellery. Magpie has been in the Glebe for about a month and is popular with the younger residents because of its fine line of original and creative designs, ranging from hip body jewellery to formal accessories. A new clothing store that has just moved to the

Glebe is Schad Clothing, a former Elgin St. boutique. Schad carries a line of trend-setting streetwear for young professionals, clubbers and those who want to make a hip statement on the streets of Ottawa. It will no doubt be a hit with the area's young fashion-minded residents.

Young adults in the Glebe not only support local businesses, but many are active in community activities such as Art in the Park. David Casey is a talented young artist who participates in the annual event set in Central Park. Along with other Glebe artists, David displays his work for hundreds of people. He believes that Art in the Park is an important event that showcases the area's artistic side by having a supportive net of friends and family who come to see the Glebe talent. Other annual events that Glebe youth participate in and enjoy are the Snowflake Special, the Great Glebe Garage Sale and, for the younger crowd, youth dances at the Glebe Community Centre.

As more exciting businesses set up shop and new events are planned for Glebe residents, being young and living in this community is truly a wonderful experience. With so many entertaining resources, the word 'boredom' does not appear to exist here. The future of the Glebe lies in the hands of the younger generations, so it is beneficial to have such a great number of attractions to keep them inspired and willing to make this community the best it can be.

Glebe Report August 15, 2003 20

Citizen Advocacy Needs Matches

BY HEATHER BADENOCH Dianne Darch and Ruby Saunders

are eating ice cream, an activity that has kept them cool on many a hot day this summer. Dianne is enjoying chocolate and Ruby has strawberry ice cream with chocolate sauce, whipped cream and a cherry.

Dianne and Ruby are so comfortable with each other that you might think they've known each other for years. They laugh easily, while teasing each other about their messy housekeeping.

Dianne and Ruby met last summer when they were matched by Citizen Advocacy, a United Way agency that introduces a volunteer to a person who has a disability. Ruby has a mental disability and lives in a group home in the Glebe. "It has big trees and a nice setting. We sit on the porch and chat", says Dianne.

Ruby's parents have both passed away and she does not have any brothers or sisters. Dianne works for the Canada Pension Plan. She is a Registered Nurse and graduated from Carleton University with an Honours English degree in 1991 at age 44.

Dianne and Ruby get together for a couple of hours each week to enjoy coffee at Starbucks, eat

muffins at Olga's, go shopping or watch a horror movie. Because Ruby has no family, Dianne advocates for Ruby by attending doctor's appointments, looking out for her best interests.

When they were matched, they knew they had many things in common, but didn't realize until later that each was an avid fan of horror movies. "Ruby doesn't get scared or scream," says Dianne. "The gorier the movie, the better."

"I feel lucky," says Ruby. "I feel very comfortable with Dianne. Things are a lot different since Dianne came along."

Recently, Dianne was out walking with a friend when they met up with Ruby. "I never saw someone's face light up so much as when Ruby saw you," Dianne's friend noted.

There are currently six matches humming along in the Glebe and a specific need for male volunteers of all ages. A 52-year-old man is looking for support and companionship, and a 51-year-old stroke survivor is alone too much and looking for simple friendship.

If you'd like to volunteer, contact Citizen Advocacy at 761-9522, info@citizenadvocacy.org or www. citizenadvocacy.org.

COMMISSIONERS PARK Pathway, Landscaping and Amenities Improvements

August and September 2003

The National Capital Commission (NCC) is undertaking a rehabilitation project at Commissioners Park in order to address pedestrian traffic and safety issues and to enhance the pathway, landscaping and amenities. The work will take place in the secion of park bounded by Lakeview Terrace, Queen Elizabeth Driveway and Crescent Heights Road (see map). Construction is scheduled to take place Monday to Friday, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., starting in early August and ending in late September. For more details and for updates on construction work, please contact NCC info at 239-5555, Monday to Friday,. between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m., or info@ncc-ccn.ca.

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Bytown Orchestra

A CHILD'S HISTORY OF BYTOWN IN WORDS AND MUSIC

BY VICKY BARHAM A number of Glebe families have

been involved in the preparation of SuzukiMusic's multi-media heritage show A Child's History of Bytown in Words and Music. The show toured Ottawa-area schools in early June, as well as playing to a full house at the NAC's Fourth Stage.

The production recounts the history of Bytown from its origin as a small Algonquin Indian village, through the building of the Rideau Canal by Colonel John By, the contribution of Elisabeth Bruyère and the Grey Nuns, and the first game of ice hockey, to culminate finally in the choice of Ottawa as the capital of Canada. Each vignette is abundantly illustrated with images of the period and appropriate musical selections which plunge audience members into the sights and sounds of Bytown.

Director Ginette Casa-Suddaby states: "Developing this show has been a journey through time for all involvedwhen you start to understand the complexity of the history of modern Ottawa, you realize the challenges we face today are essentially the same as those

which the founders of Bytown struggled with in the 1800s."

Musical selections are provided by SuzukiMusic's Bytown Orch- estra, under the direction of Ericka Low, as well as by individual so- loists. A specially-commissioned work, When My Town Was Born, written by Ottawa composer Mau- reen Ahem, was also featured. To enrich the experience of the schoolchildren watching the show, a special Web site was developedby Glebite Randa Zeitounwhich provides child-friendly explanations of how an orchestra works, the history of Bytown, and much more: catch it at www.suzukimusic.ca

Plans for 2003-2004 include a new French-language version of the show and possibly an exchange trip to the Nelson area of B.C.

Anyone who would like to become involved in making the trip possible for these children, by making a financial contribution, hiring the orchestra to perform for a corporate function, or by sharing their time or expertise, is encouraged to contact SuzukiMusic at 569-7995 or info@ suzukimusic.ca

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N EWS THE WALTER FORTEPIANO

Photo: Brad Munro Richard Hester with his Walter Fortepiano

When the group called The Revolutionary Drawing Room from London, England, played at Glebe's St. Giles Presbyterian Church during this year's Ottawa International Chamber Music Festival, they used a fortepiano from the University of Ottawa. This exquisitely made instrument was modelled after an original by Anton Walter with a five-octave (63-note) range of FF/g3. The instrument was made by Richard Hester of Albany, N.Y., who was present for its performance and was very pleased to hear his instrument played using music of the period.

The program notes for the July 28 concert tell us that Anton Walter (1756- 1826) was one of the more innovative fortepiano makers of the Viennese classical period. The instrument was typical of the late 18th century and differs from the pianos we know today. It has a spruce structural frame, softer iron and brass wire, smaller leather hammers and leather dampers. The notes tell us that the sound tends toward a faster rate of decay, very defined damping and articulation, and subtle variations in registral colour. It is appropriate for playing the music of the Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven period.

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Haida artist Bill Reid was stolen twice from the spot. After the first theft, it was chained to concrete at the bottom of the pond. This did not deter the second thief. The statue was never recovered. There is a similar killer whale in the Museum of Civilization but local residents still miss their own blue-green whale diving so beautifully into the pond.

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23 Glebe Report August 15, 2003 FEATURE

I hope everyone is enjoying the summer and that students are looking forward to the beginning of school on Sept. 2.

SCHOOLS, DAY SCHOOL PROGRAMS AND

BOUNDARIES To learn of the schools and

programs available for an individual student, call OCDSB: Finding Your Area School at 596-8780. The Web site at www.ocdsb.edu.on.ca also has information on schools and programs for elementary and secondary students. Check the main menu under a) General Information, then Publications & Fact Sheets, and (b) Schools & Educational Programs. Finally, information can be obtained by directly contacting schools. The offices at elementary schools open Mon., Aug. 25. Secondary school offices are open all summer and appointments can be made for the week of Aug. 25.

TRANSPORTATION AND BUSING SEPTEMBER 2003

For information on transportation and busing, including the Aug. 24 School Bus Safety Awareness Day, call the OCDSB at 596-8256 or check its Web site's main menu under General Information. The transportation newsletter, giving routes and bus schedules, will be available at all OCDSB schools the week of Aug. 25.

By OCDSB Trustee .Lynn Graham

OCDSB FALL NOTICES

STUDENT ACCOMMODATION: 2004 AND BEYOND

Staff's Options Report on school closures, boundary changes, and new school construction was released on May 5; it is on the board Web site at www.ocdsb.edu.on.ca. As noted in my June column, no school in the Glebe is recommended as a closure option (34 schools are). However, I suggest students and parents read the report, as there will be program and boundary changes at various schools depending upon which schools are eventually closed. Here are the remaining timelines:

Sept. 8: release of staff recommendations for school closures, and program and boundary adjustments (there will probably be six to 10 elementary schools and one to two secondary schools on this list, likely all selected from the group of 34) *Nov. 24: Supervisor's final decisions

Sept. 2004: decisions take effect A change in the provincial funding

formula means that schools can now be built in high-growth suburban areas without closing schools in

older urban areas. The provincial Enrollment Pressures Grant could allow the OCDSB to construct as many as seven new elementary schools without the need for any school closures. This is in spite of the fact that our elementary schools inside the Greenbelt are, on average, according to the government formula, 84 per cent full; the board- wide figure is 90 per cent. Previously, the board had to exceed the 100 per cent figure board-wide to receive funds for new schools.

The Supervisor has announced the possibility of five new elementary schools. Signs are up at sites in South Nepean (corner of Berrigan Dr. and Claridge Dr.), North Kanata (end of Penrith at Brechin), and Cumberland (end of Aquaview Dr. at Clermont), and other sites to be identified are in Stittsville and Bridlewood. It is amazing what can happen in the run up to a provincial election!

When considering school closures, factors such as access to programs, community space needs, and administrative, operating and renovation costs must still be taken into account. However, tying new school construction outside the Greenbelt to school closures inside the Greenbelt is no longer in effect. I will continue to oppose all closures not based on sound rationale. Note that the provincially-appointed Supervisor is still in charge at the OCDSB, so Kyle Murray, not the trustees, will be making the decisions.

STUDENT ACCOMMODATION: 2004 AND BEYOND--

A SUBMISSION FROM SCHOOLS IN THE CENTRAUINNER SUB-AREA OF OTTAWA

Congratulations to three First Avenue School parentsBrad Christakos, Deborah Margo and Christy Oliverfor organizing a submission to the board Supervisor on the pupil accommodation study. The report covers a number of topics, including the importance of public schools to the vitality of downtown communities, the inaccuracy of population projections being used in the May 5 Options Report, and the false economies of school closures. In spite of summer holidays, representatives from most of the school councils in the Sub- Area assisted with the report and signed on. Schools in the Central/Inner Sub-Area include Cambridge, Centennial, Elgin, First Avenue, Glashan, Glebe, Hopewell, Lady Evelyn, Lisgar, Mutchmor, Viscount Alexander and York. See document at the Lady Evelyn Alternative School Web site: www. ladyevelyn.ca/closures/CentralInner SubmissionJuly24.pdf.

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At a graduation ceremony for Grade Six students, Lindsey Huebner won the Principal's award for best all-round student. Lindsey excelled in the classroom and on the sports fieldmost recently, she won the 1,500-metre race and stepped in as a late substitute on the winning atom relay team at the Southeast Regional track championship. She was also one of the six girls who wowed the graduation assembly with their singing performance.

A few days earlier, the entire school was in the gym for the annual awards assembly. There were big cheers as the trophies for male and female athlete of the year were awarded to Simon Wells and Jade Chong-Smith. Praised for showing leadership and for playing on every team they could, Simon and Jade were also classmates and teammates on that atom relay team, both of them winning the event for the second year in a row.

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Back to the awards assembly: four awards were presented to students from every class, for academic achievement, citizenship, most improved and French.

The academic achievement awards went to: Raphael Weiroth-Browne, Jay Hope, Julie Zhu, Julia Hill, Emily Goldney, Shira Gertsman, Imaan Sandhu, Clara Schultz, Michael Alton, Anique Alletson, Ben Bartley, Callum Schjerning and Kimberley Hsiung.

Winners of the citizenship award for contributing in class, leadership and getting along with others were: Melanie Paquin, Lindsey Huebner, Michael Eaton, Yannan Qui, Daniel Hannington, Montana Mason, Sydney Bell, Aden McIntosh, Shane Ethier, Sophie McIntosh, Chantal Dorion, Sangeeta Raju and Hannah Barrie.

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The French awards went to: Bryce Hamilton, Siobhan Goodman- Moore, Anthony Scheeren, Olivia Lie, Patrick Leroux, Nicholas Hooper, Sydney Fraser, David Xia, Peglees Barrios, Andrei Dan, Ramona Murphy, Michael Ashendon and Amelia Keene.

There was also a special tribute to Pat Turner: she was honoured as Coach of The Year for the countless hours she spent running with the cross-country team in the fall and the track team in the spring.

Finally, there will be one familiar face missing when students return in September: Bey Slack, our office administrator and jack-of-all-trades, is retiring after 15 years at Mutchmor. "I'll miss the teachers and the kids," says Bey. "I made a lot of friends here." To fill the gap, Bey plans to do some gardening and renovations, cheer on her Senators and try something new by starting piano lessons.

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Mohammad Ali Alvandpour, Gary McHugh, and Mehran Alvandpour working in the new garden

GARDENING ADDS UP BY DEBRA PALMER

Glebe Collegiate Institute sports a new perennial flower garden this season designed, planted and maintained by students. This project combined book knowledge with the knowledge that comes from seeing good people and good business in action.

The high school's new garden was the two-part final summative for the Grade 10 Math Essentials course which I teach. On Fri., June 6, Principal Frank Allen approved the students' proposal and the following Monday hands-on work began.

The multicultural make-up of this class was as varied as the plants they chose. Mehran Alvandpour, Mohammad Ali Alvandpour, Kajan Anton, Stephanie Crea, Gary McHugh, Kim Lan Thi Nguyen, Jeremy Noel and Mai Tran set an example of co-operation that flourished in this high school and community.

A co-operative atmosphere is often contagious. Backyard Garden's landscape artist, Heather Smith, visited the class prior to the planning. Mrs. Smith shared her expertise and enthusiasm; she also donated the use of her truck for soil, gravel and mulch delivery. Math department teachers and Glebe Avenue neighbours lent shovels, rakes and wheelbarrows. Staff

members at Artistic Landscape Designs Ltd. on Bank Place, and at Home Hardware in the Glebe, were wonderful. The high school custodial staff agreed to record student community volunteer hours on garden maintenance over the summer. This math garden became "greater than the sum of its parts."

The project produced good marks for students and additional beauty in the neighbourhood. It also underscores hope and goodwilla very wise investment for students, educators, business, and for all of us. These are essential elements that make individuals and communities continue to grow. Green thumbs up to all involved!

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PLANT THIEVES ARE ACTIVE IN THE GLEBE

Many of our neighbours report waking up to find their favourite plants missing from their gardens. Some report that valuable shrubs have vanished.

If you see suspicious behaviour, such as frontyard gardening at 3 a.m., report it to the police immediately!

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BY CATHERINE MASON The end of my third year as a

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Children are like sponges: with encouragement they blossom; they initiate, they vibrate. Let me give you an example: recently, two little girls in the Grade 4 class started a weekly newsletter, the content of which had to do with saving the environment. No one asked them to do it, they just decided on their own; it was their contribution to Environment Week. This initiative grew into a class newsletter, with each student having a key role in its production.

These same two young girls are also "budding artists" and their drawings and paintings are often selected for the classroom's Artist of the Week display.

Speaking of budding artists, another afternoon I had the privilege of sharing a lesson about Monet and

I make the difference...So sayeth my badge the Art of Impressionism with a Grade 1/2 class. This was followed by a hands-on "paint-in" and these little ones were astonishingly earnest and creative. And each child's rendering was hung with pride in the school's Hall of Honour, which a few weeks earlier had been adorned with their kites following a lesson about winds.

Quite different from my school experience. In my day, you stared at the back of person in front of you, spoke when you were spoken to, and questioning was "out of the question." You "memorized" so you could regurgitate the information on an examination paper. Fear, and its synonymous threat. the strap. were the prevailing teaching tools. Not a memorable experience.

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Learning she spoke no English, I watched her as she "watched and mimicked" the actions of the other children. As the afternoon wore on, I noticed she and the bear sitting alone; she looked up, saw me, picked up the bear and flew across the room and into my arms, her tiny body racked with sobs. Within moments I too was in tears. I felt her aloneness and my heart broke.

We became soul-mates. I would find her little hand in mine during various activities and soon she was telling me about the colours she was wearing and asking me to read to her.

I subsequently learned that she, her mother and four sisters were emigrées from Afghanistan. Their father had been shot by the Taliban. In fact, the majority of children in this school are from other countries, which is another reason I enjoy this very special world of learning.

Working with children can be hazardous to your heart. They crawl in, shake it up, and malce it tender and loving. More important, they make you want to continue being part of their world.

My School Volunteer badge says: "I Make the Difference." I think it's the other way round: "Children Make the Difference." My world is "bright-er, smiley-er, and fun-ier" because of the time I share with them.

I would be remiss, however, if I did not include words of praise for the teachers. Were it not for these devoted men and women, our school system would be in total disarray. They give unstintingly and unselfishly of their time, their talents and, far too often, from their own pockets. Their days are long, their dedication longer.

At least that's the way it is in "my" school, and I suspect that's the way it is in many schools. When you hear children's laughter and watch their involvement and excitement, you know that a wonderful and dedicated teacher is responsible. Teachers, like children, need and deserve our support, respect and love. They are the influencers of these tiny treasures.

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Women across the generations

DUET FOR THREE By Joan Barfoot

L&OD, an imprint of Key Porter Books,

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The dance of life is circular in this surviving family of women and, while grandmother, mother and daughter rely heavily on each other, they count more on themselves for the unshakeable inner strength lighting up their daily lives.

Calling to mind The Stone Angel by Margaret Laurence, Barfoot's Aggie Hendicks, widowed prematurely at the age of 38, is as tough as, perhaps tougher than, Laurence's Hagar Shipley. Both fictional widows have Scottish Presbyterian ancestors who thought struggle and hardship proved their morality. Barfoot calls the struggle "their grey road to heaven." Like Hagar, Aggie has seen many changes in her life, which she admits may be a boring litany to the old, but still appear extraordinary to her. "From outhouses to lavish bathrooms, two to three to a house. From pumping water from wells to flicking water from taps. From woodstoves to gas ranges, and from root cellars and cold dark basements and ice boxes to refrigerators. From horses to cars. Airplanes to jets and rockets. From the punishing day- long labor of coolcing and cleaning and laundering to a few moments of pushing buttons."

Yet for Aggie, the biggest change

By Sharon Abron Drache

is "choice." Aggie herself could not see a way to break the pattern of growing into womanhood, marrying and having children. This was her destiny. Nor could her daughter June, almost 60, say no to the pattern. Only Frances, June's daughter and Aggie's granddaughter, possesses the previous generation of women's secretly desired and dreamed about option of "choice."

Aggie wakes up one morning to discover that she is incontinent. A trip to the doctor results in a different incontinence. Aggie's biting words warn the family physician and her daughter that oral incontinence can be far more devastating than physical incontinence.

As Aggie's story unfolds, Barfoot also tells June's story. The two women's lives, mother's and daughter's, interweave while Frances waltzes in as the outsider. Still, the glue for Aggie and June is unquestionably Frances, the new generation, for whom Aggie and June mobilize their strength to put up the front that pushes aside their

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personal differences. "It is Aggie's observation that

children who are almost 60 years old themselves are selfish creatures when their parents are concerned." This quote is an opener for the disparate, yet similar qualities of Aggie's and June's choices. Both had brief marriages. While Aggie's was cut short by her husband Neil's death, June's husband left her for another woman. Almost 60, this was a shock June has never recovered fromat least, not according to Aggie.

June's version is different. She has dedicated herself to the teaching profession and her daughter, Fran- ces. Aggie never admits that the bakery she opened after Neil suddenly passed away became her chosen vocation. Before Neil died, she had been a school-teacher's stay- at-home wife, who read her way in and out of the kitchen.

The kitchen was Aggie's favourite place. It was there that she learned to eat herself out of shape and there that her late husband first struck her and she struck him back. It was there that she learned how to do what she loved best besides bakingreading. Books did for for Aggie what people should have done, until she began chatting with the milkman who delivered dairy products to her bakery.

Here the circle closes as the two oldest fictional characters in Barfoot's novel, Aggie and Barney, forge a sparkling friendship in their senior years. It is through their 15- minutes-to-an-hour-every-morning conversations, during which they edit and select their respective pasts for easier comprehension by the oth- er, that they both become so real and immediate to themselves and the reader. Aggie gets closer to Barney than she has ever been to any person in her own family, and the friendship allows her to see her own differences with her daughter June in a clearer light.

Still, it is sad to see these two wo- men unable to communicate about the traumatic experiences of their common lives. One defining moment

that remains untouchable for both is June's eighth birthday party during the Depression.

To this day June fails to understand why the accident of dropping chocolate cake on her costly pink taffeta dress drew such anger and reproach from her mother. She did not realize that the stain on her dress stood for the strain in Aggie's marriage, Neil's perfectionism and his wife's lack of it. Secretly, Aggie longed to break out of the mode of perfect wife and perfect mother.

Yet June has never forgotten her mother's angry words because the pink taffeta dress was so utterly beautiful. "June touched it with wonder. It was slithery and crackly, glamorous 'and grown-up." The slow-motion replay of the spilling of the cake: "Jesus Christhow could you have been so clumsy. You ruined your goddamn dress" are words June can never forget. Aggie, in her early nineties, can't even recall the event. When June reminds her, Aggie tries to explain that "if June keeps up like this, she'll be a silly old woman. She must learn the importance of 'proper memory' ."

There are no reconciliations in the book. Still, the dance of mother and daughter consistently welcomes and eagerly anticipates the arrival of a third party with the vague promise that some truce between Aggie and June, perhaps engineered by Fran- ces, may occur one day in the futureif only in Frances' memories of her mother and grandmother.

Joan Barfoot's current offering, Duet for Three, was initially published by Macmillan of Canada in 1985. It was republished in March 2003 by Key Porter Books as an L&OD imprint, subsequent to Bar- fooes nomination for the Man Booker Prize in 2002 for her novel Critical Injuries.

Other books by Joan Barfoot in- clude: Getting Over Edgar, Some Things About Flying, Charlotte and Claudia Keeping in Touch, Plain Jane, Family News, Dancing in the Dark and Abra.

Photo: Sharon Brodo Ellen Schowalter, Sharon Abron Drache, Randall Ware, Roy MacSkimming, Suzette MacSkimming

Launch of new publishing company Ottawa's newest publishing company, L'Dor Vador Publications, launched

its first children's book, The Magic Pot, written by Sharon Abron Drache and illustrated by Ellen Schowalter, at the Library and Archives of Canada on Sun., June 1

The mandate of L'Dor Vador is to publish Jewish children's literature in Canadian settings, embracing the idea of "Jewish Canadiana." Sharon joked, "I am not talking about a custom line of ethnic home furnishings."

Ellen Schowalter spoke briefly about her collaboration with Sharon on the book. She said she found illustrating this children's book a rewarding and welcome challenge in her career as an established visual artist.

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Illustration: Monica Pine

POETRY AND PUBLIC SERVICE During Public Service Week in June, the federal government held a poetry

concert, open to public servants only, to write about public service. As a fairly recent retiree, JC Sulzenlco felt really left out. "No one had ever mentioned poetry in all the 31 years I served in government." Then Ottawa Morning on CBC One opened its own contest to everyone called For the Love of Goy. So she sent in this poem, which took second place. The poems were judged by

Blaine Marchand and Matthew Peake.

Dissent for the CBC: Poetry and Public Service

You've done it! Re-enfranchised us the retired, not retiring who left

are left out forgotten, perhaps

but can't forget that poetry had no place in the boardrooms when we were there A shame really Wordsworth could have guided policy Poetry: "the finer spirit of all knowledge" transforming sparring on the head of a pin into an elegant dance "Emotion recollected in tranquility" ennobling the interminable debates Now a welcome distance lets us watch regret little but the lack of poetry in that previous every day

JC Sulzenko, 2003

Snowy Monday Musings A community built on church land At least 7 churches; trees coming alive in Feb.,.full bloom in May

Young girls blowing soap bubble kisses and right on schedule- trees changing colours after the "Ex" Sept. 1

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Do You Want To Join a Can lit Book Club?

BY SHARON McCUE Ever finish a good book and wish

you had someone to talk to about it? So do a lot of other people. Sometimes what people want to talk about is as simple as: "So, did Barney kill that guy or what?" Or it may go all the way to: "I think this novel's feminism is simply a veneer for the author's true purpose...." Doesn't much matter, really. What matters is finding like-minded folks who want to talk about books the same way you do. Then you have a book club.

The thing that is most appealing about book clubs is their flexibility. Format is limited only by the imagination of the members. They can be dinner get-togethers or morning coffee Matches, single-sex or mixed, social or serious. About the only thing book clubs have in conunon is that the members like reading.

The first book club I formed grew out of an extension course in Canadian women writers that I

taught at Sir Sanford Fleming College in the 1970's. The women in the course enjoyed it so much that they wanted another. After the

second one, I suggested that they form a book club so they could keep on tallcing about books for as long as they wanted.

When I moved to a small Cree community on the shores of James Bay, just finding books was sometimes a problem. As the school librarian, I knew who was looking for books and what they were looking for. Often I brought back boxes of bound "treats" when I visited the big city. Informally, I spoke to a lot of people and finally thought that it might be good if we talked to each other. So we did. I

received a note from one of the founding members last year saying it was their 18th anniversary. Not bad for a remote community with neither bookstore nor public library.

What got me thinlcing about book clubs was the feeling that I wanted to talk to people in a medium serious way about the many Canadian books I continue to read, so I thought I would put an ad in the Glebe Report to see if anyone else was interested.

If you are, give me a call at 237- 3033. If there are enough of us, we'll form a book club.

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Illustration: Ellen Schowalter

Magic transcends everyday events

- THE MAGIC POT By Sharon Abron Drache

Illustrations by Ellen Schowalter L'Dor Vador publications,

30 pages (trade)

REVIEW BY HÉLÈNE MERRITT Riflceh is a seven-year-old girl

who goes to visit her grandmother. On this particular occasion, Rifkeh brings along a gift, a dove necklace, which she presents to her beloved Bubbe.

Bubbe MaIke, as she is called,

shows due appreciation for the small gift and uses this as an opportunity for a celebration. There is more than a gift being given; there is the observation that Rifkeh is growing upthe gift-giving is a rite of passage: "My little granddaughter is growing upshe is learning to give".

What begins as a chronicling of family history quickly turns into fantasy when Bubbe Malke, after reciting shehechianu, a prayer of thanksgiving, appears to become

taller, to wear more ornate clothes. The coolcing pot holding chicken stew, like the grandmother, grows more substantial because of the magical atmosphere of the room.

The abundance in the magically transformed pot reflects the richness of love between the two generations, the wealth of tradition in the grandmother's home, as well as the potential for the growth of closeness between grandmother and granddaughter.

Though the story is called The Magic Pot, the magic, the fantasy, is tangible in the gift of the small dove necklace given by Rifkeh. Magic transcends every-day events to become part of the fabric of Bubbe

Malke's and Riflceh's love for each other.

The text is enriched by whimsical watercolour illustrations by Ellen Schowalter. The illustrations support the theme of fantasy, as butterflies are found in Bubbe's kitchen, on Rifkeh's shoulder, even fluttering by Bubbe's dress.

The editor thoughtfully provided a glossary explaining more difficult words, as well as the Hebrew words scattered throughout the text.

The Magic Pot is published by L'Dor Vador Publications under the direction of Sharon Abron Drache.

Hélène M. Merritt is Children's Librarian at the Sunnyside Branch of the Ottawa Public Library.

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Ecclesiax The Glebe's newest church

helps out the GCA! BY DANA K. McQUAID

There's a new church on the block! Its called Ecclesiax, a Meth- odist Church on Monk Street. Pastor Joseph Moreau is a fascinating and vibrant fellow and is delighted to introduce Ecclesiax and himself to the community. Upon hearing about the GCA frantically looking for meeting space during the corrununity centre renovations, Joseph called them and graciously offered his church. GCA members will be gathering at Ecclesiax each month throughout the year for their meetings. So now the community wants to know: What is Ecclesiax? And, who is this saviour, Joseph Moreau?

Ecclesiax is in the former Meth- odist Church, one of the Glebe's historic buildings at the corner of Monk St. and Fifth Ave. It is about a century old, but there is a new section added to the old building. Ecclesiax is in the old section and, for the past seven months, Joseph has been renovating. The floor took a huge amount of work, says Joseph, as there were endless layers of wood and carpet. Each time one layer was removed, there would be another layer of something else lurking beneath. Joseph says that it was almost comicalhe didn't think they would ever find the original floor! All his hard work has paid off though, as Ecclesiax is now beautiful: old-style, yet modern- looking.

There are a several magnificent stained-glass windows in the church and the walls have been freshly painted blue and white. Several windows also add to the bright and airy atmosphere. There's an old fireplace in the room and the comfortable furniture gives the church a cozy, living-room-like feel.

Art Gallery When I entered the church, the

first thing I noticed was the exceptional artwork. Paintings, drawings, photography, poetry and other forms of art lined the walls. At first sight, one might think Ecclesiax is an art gallery. All the art has been created by local artists, some by children. He has held three art shows in the recent past, and plans to hold more on a regular basis. All of the kids' artwork is hung lower on the wall, so they can see their work at their own level.

Joseph, who has a graphic design background, feels that art is an extremely important component of the church, especially if it has a spiritual emphasis. Currently, he runs an arts empowerment project. He and his staff teach the basics of art with an emphasis on personal interaction. Joseph says he'd like to build a music and photography studio in the near future.

Interestingly, when people ask Joseph what he does, he tells them he is a dream specialist. He helps people connect with their God dream. He says that everyone has something God has marked him or

Photo: Dana McQuaid

Pastor Joseph Moreau

her with, whether a talent for art or for anything else.

Joseph wants to create a roster of local artists who would like their work displayed at art shows. There is no hanging fee, which is what often deters emerging artists from showing their work.

So, what kind of church is Eccle- siax? Joseph explains that Ecclesiax is a Methodist or Holiest church. "We call ourselves Christian and we're very eclectic. We're trying to follow God's dream for us." Al- though Ecclesiax is not affiliated with the established Methodist Church, Joseph says they have similar beliefs.

The Worship Experiment On Sunday evenings at 7 p.m.,

Joseph holds what he calls the Wor- ship Experiment. He reads scriptures and then there is usually a discussion afterward. Anyone can attend and can bring "whatever the spirit of God lays upon your own spirit, be it a poem you've written, some music or a painting." Ecclesiax offers a presentation and discussion of God, using Coptic lectionary readings. It is important for people to interact and discuss the readings. During the week, Joseph also holds Living Room Experiences where people who love what Ecclesiax entails, and want to be part of the community, gather together.

Ecclesiax is not the only congregation in the building. It shares the space with The Free Methodist Ethiopian Evangelical Church in Ottawa. Their Ethiopian music is fabulous, Joseph says. They don't have professional musicians; rather, they play and sing music from their hearts.

You can visit Ecclesiax by calling Joseph Moreau at 797-3161, or visit the Ecclesiax Web site at www. ecclesiax.com or drop by Sundays at 7 p.m. for the readings and discussions. Joseph is keen to meet Glebites and to be a part of this thriving cornmunity!

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Have you noticed that signs saying ALPHA are springing up everywhere, as a huge advertising blitz is launched across the country?

So what is this ALPHA all about? It is a 10-week course in the basics of the Christian faith. So many people have notions about Christianity which may have been formed years ago and which may not be accurate. The ALPHA course offers an opportunity, not only to explore the basics, but to openly and actively question everything.

ALPHA hails from the United Kingdom, where it began in London about 15 years ago. Since then it has taken off around the world and is being used in many countries. There are courses being run in Cuba, Bra- zil, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Malawi and Kazakhstan, to give some examples, and Canada has 1,966 courses running at last count. To date, 25,300 courses have been run and five million people have attended world-wide.

To have such numbers, something interesting must be happeningand it is. This is a course with a difference. First of all, if you attend an ALPHA course, you are given a delicious meal each evening of the

NEW DIRECTOR OF MUSIC AT ST. MATTHEW'S

On June 30, St. Matthew's Ang- lican Church announced the appointment of Mr. Christopher Argent as Director of Music.

Mr. Argent was recently the organist and choirmaster at Shrewsbury School, a large independent boarding school for boys in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK.

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There are three guidelines to keep in mind: 0, 2 and 9/14. If you consume 0 drinks, you are at the lowest possible risk of alcohol- related problems. It is recommended that you not exceed two standard drinks per day. A standard drink is a 12-oz. bottle of beer, a 5-oz. glass of regular wine or 1.5 oz. of liquor. The weekly guideline suggests that women should consume fewer than nine standard drinks per week and men should keep below 14 standard drinks per week.

10-week course. You have nothing to do but draw your chair up to the table and eat; the food is provided, served and cleared away for you.

The meal is followed by a video presentation which deals with major questions, such as: Why do people suffer? What happens when we die? Who is Jesus? After the video there is time for discussion. You meet with the same group each week and the groups are facilitated. Every- thing is complete by 9 p.m.

Comments on the course vary greatly. Some people are challenged and stimulated, others find peace and comfort, others form real friendships; for some it is life- changing.

So when you see the billboards, banners and newspaper advertisements, you will have some understanding of what this ALPHA initiative is all about. On Sept. 17 at 6:30 p.m., St. Matthew's will be hosting an open evening, including dinner, for those who think they might like to try ALPHA. Attending on Sept. 17 does not commit you to attending the course. Our next course begins on Sept. 24 and runs until Nov. 26. So why not sign up now for dinner on Sept. 17 by calling us at 234-4024?

assistant organist at Christ Church Cathedral School, Oxford; assistant director of music at Coventry Cathedral; and head of academic music at St. Edmund's School, Canterbury. He has performed as an organist and conducted choirs for services, concerts, recordings and BBC broadcasts throughout the UK and abroad.

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THE GLEBE CHURCHES WELCOME YOU CHURCH OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT (Roman Catholic)

Fourth Avenue at Percy Street, 232-4891 Pastor: Father Joe Le Clair Masses: Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday & Friday, 9:30 a.m. Saturday, 4:30 p.m. Sunday: 8:15 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11 a.m., 8 p.m. (Elevator access for the handicapped. Loop system for the hearing impaired.)

FOURTH AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH Fourth Avenue at Bank Street, 236-1804 Minister: Rev. E.J. Cox Sunday Service: 10 a.m. (July and August only) There will be no Sunday school this summer, but nursery school will be available in August.

GLEBE-ST. JAMES UNITED CHURCH 650 Lyon Street, 236-0617 Minister: Rev. Dr. Jack Nield New Ventures in Celebration: 9:30 a.m. (informal worship) Worship (in Sanctuary): 11 a.m. with:

Baby Nursery, Sunday school (ages 3-11), and Youth Alternative Worship (12 & up)

(Wheelchair accessible. FM system for hearing impaired.) ST. MATTHEW'S ANGLICAN CHURCH

Glebe Avenue near Bank Street, 234-4024 Rector: Archdeacon Désirée Stedman Sunday: Said Eucharist, 8 a.m.

Choral Eucharist, Church School & nursery: 10 a.m. Choral Evensong: 5:00 p.m. (first & third Sundays)

Mon. to Fri.: Morning prayer, 9 a.m. Wednesday: Eucharist & breakfast, 7:15 a.m. Thursday: Said Eucharist, 10 a.m. Counselling by appointment: 234-4024 (Handicapped accessible from parking lot. Loop system.)

THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) 91 A Fourth Avenue, 232-9923 Clerk: Peter Harkness, 231-3442 Sunday Service: 10:30 a.m.

OTTAWA CHINESE UNITED CHURCH 600 Bank Street, 594-4571 Senior Pastor: Rod Bennett Sunday Services: Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Cantonese/Mandarin & English: 11 a.m.

ST. GILES PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Bank Street at First Avenue, 235-2551 Minister: The Reverend Ian Victor Sunday Service Worship: 11 a.m. Church School: 11:15 a.m. (Wheelchair accessible)

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FOR SALE *DOUBLE BRIO stroller, $325, 236-9101. *NORFOLK PINE tree, over 3', $50; coleus potted plants, $3 each. Call 232-7295. *PANASONIC COLOUR TV, 27" (large, black), 7 years old but exc. cond., cw remote & orig, owner's manual, $350. Call 234-1868 until 8 p.m. only. *KENMORE WASHER, white, heavy-duty, 5 years old, $150. Also professional HP-820 printer, $50; all installation CDs & manuals incl. Call 230-3579. *HARVEST TABLE, desk/dining, 60" x 34", natural top, painted legs, drawer, $125; Valley Squire round/ oval pedestal table, comes with 4 armchairs (new: $2,000), asking $650. Call 232-2800. *ANTIQUE BUFFET (48" L x 24" W x 41" H), $900; new/still-in-box student desk with tilting top, chair & lamp, $70; 53-piece Asian-style flatware set, $225; like-new 4- drawer oak filing cabinet, $99; small-size Hammond organ. Call 234-6385. *CLEMOW AVE.: downsize move, selling everything! Furniture, pottery, china, art, pewter, silver, sports equip. Call 233-2625 for appt. *SOLID CHERRY 11-piece Kroeh- ler bedroom suite: 2 dressers, 2 night tables, full 3-piece mirror, headboard & frame, lamps; incl.: new queen- size Simmons mattress & box spring. Best offer. Call 237-6612. *SOLID PINE buffet & hutch, dark- stained, glass doors on hutch, solid doors on buffet, with shelves, $400 each. Call 237-6612. *SOLID TEAK, 2 large square coffee tables: 39" x 39" & 32" x 32", $200 each. Call 237-6612. *NEW DINING-ROOM CHAIRS: 6, with beige cushions & solid mahogany frame, classic design, $200 each. Call 237-6612. *VICTORIA decorative hot-water radiator with fittings intact, 39" H x 15" W x 9" D, $50. Call 230-8685. *EXQUISITE DAYLILIES, colours: cream, apricot and rose; $2-7 each, photos avail. Call 236-5967.

DRUM LESSONS by experienced professional player and teacher. Current drum instnictor for Carleton University.

Lorne Kelly (Metro Music)

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*FENCING, about 35' of 4-foot- high picket fencing, free for the talcing. Call 233-5814. *PINE FLOORING, heritage tongue-in-groove boards, 1" thick by 3-1/2" wide, to cover area 12' x 12'; also 4 lengths of iron railings: 150", 133", 119" & 48", each 36" H. Call 233-1726.

PARKING WANTED

*OFF-STREET, for Honda Civic, near Corpus Christi School if possible, monthly starting Nov./Dec. Call 231-6913 in Sept.

EMPLOYMENT WANTED *NEED A TUTOR in the Glebe? For children with difficulty reading, new Math curriculum or getting homework done on time. Special Ed. specialist, 33 years exp., lu-ly. rate: $30, ref. avail. Call 235-9170. *NEED HELP DECORATING? Give me a budget & I'll give you a fresh "take" on your tired spaces: re- arrange existing furniture & accessories, add liquid colour. Call Terrence C. Murphy Interiors, 722- 0018 or e-mail at tcm7@rogers.com. *GLEBE CLEANING, Florence MacLeod. Energetic, honest, friendly Glebe lady offers cleaning & household expertise. Many yrs. exp. Avail, weekly, bi-weekly or monthly, $15/hr., hours flexible. Ref. avail. Call 233-0212 (evenings) or 262-5763 (days).

LOOKING TO RENT:

The New Zealand High Commission is looking to rent a 4 bedroom home in the Glebe/Sunnyside area with garage, garden and A/C. Long-term lease to begin Dec. 03 or Jan. 04. Please contact Dianne Gillette @ 613-238-5991 ext. 233.

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CHILDCARE AVAILABLE *SPACES AVAILABLE in "home setting," daycare, ESL, ECE CPR and First Aid. Excellent ref. Call 237-9726. *CAREGIVERS AVAIL., full-time and part-time. Non-smoking Glebe home environment, wallcing distance to schools. Activities and nutritious food. Reasonable rates. Call Sharon at 736-7601 or Karen at 237-0704.

CHILDCARE WANTED *NANNY WANTED: part-time caregiver needed for 3 full days a week for our 2 children. Call Kim at 567-1222.

NOTICES *CENTRETOWN Comm. Health Centre, 420 Cooper St., 233-4443. Programs/activities available: community cooking, manage anxiety/panic attacks, meditation, stress reduction, seniors' afternoon teas, stop smoking (for gay men over 25). *LEBRETON FLATS: Did you live or work there? Do you have stories, recollections, clippings, scrapbooks or family photos? Help build a "social history" of Lebreton Flats at the time of its disappearance for use in community centres, schools, libraries, plus Web site and project publication. Call Linda at 231-2649, Justin at 725-2680, or e-mail: justin wo@ca.inter.net.

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GRAPEVINE *ALZHEIMER Society fall workshops: Financial Planning Issues, Wed., Sept. 17, 1-3 p.m., for family members; Brain Autopsy: Knowledge for TodayAnswers for Tomorrow, Wed., Oct. 1, 1-3 p.m., for professional health-care workers and families. Location: Perley and Rideau Veterans' Health Centre, Lupton Hall, 1750 Russell Rd. Cost: $10 each session (incl. parking). To register, call 523-4004 or e-mail: hferraton@alzheimerott.org. *MUSEUM OF NATURE: Genome Ex. until Sept. 1; Stories From Within Castle Walls until May 2004. The Trading Post (Exploration Station) for children up to age 14: Saturdays and Sundays, 10 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. Tel: 566-4700, Web site: nature.ca. *DANCE under the Moon and Stars at Sparks Street Mall until Aug. 28. Bands scheduled: Una Mass, Aug. 21; the Jivewires, Aug. 28. For more info, visit http://sparks.artform.ca or contact Sharon or Trish at 230-0984, fax: 230-7671, e-mail: info@sparks street.com. *ART ON THE FARM, Aug. 16 (rain date: Aug. 17), 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Arboretum; hosted by Friends of the Farm. Artists display and sell their original artworks. Admission: free. For more info, call 230-3276. *SALAMANDER THEATRE for Young Audiences presents 1-hr. play, A World of Stories, directed by Eleanor Crowder, at NAC's 4th Stage, Aug. 21-23, 2 p.m. Tickets, $8, avail. at NAC box office.

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