Page 2 The OSCAR - OUR 36 th YEAR JUL/AUG 2008 Some of the Fun at the <strong>Firehall</strong> <strong>Fest</strong>ival, June 21, at Brewer Park Photos by Tom Alfoldi
JUL/AUG 2008 OSCAR The The OTTAWA SOUTH COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION REVIEW 260 Sunnyside Ave, <strong>Ottawa</strong> Ontario, K1S 0R7 www.<strong>Old</strong><strong>Ottawa</strong><strong>South</strong>.ca/oscar Please Note: The OSCAR Has No Fax The OSCAR PHoNeliNe: 730-1045 E-mail: oscar@oldottawasouth.ca Editor: Mary Anne Thompson oscar@oldottawasouth.ca Distribution Manager: Craig Piche Business Manager: Susanne Ledbetter ledbetter@sympatico.ca Advertising Manager: Gayle Weitzman oscarads@oldottawasouth.ca 730-5838 NEXT DEADLINE: FRIDAY, August 8 The OSCAR is a community association paper paid for entirely by advertising. It is published for the <strong>Ottawa</strong> <strong>South</strong> Community Association Inc. (OSCA). Distribution is free to all <strong>Old</strong> <strong>Ottawa</strong> <strong>South</strong> homes and businesses and selected locations in <strong>Old</strong> <strong>Ottawa</strong> <strong>South</strong>, the Glebe and Billings Bridge. 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ZONE F2: Bea Bol (Coordinator), the Tubman family, Karen Fee, Shaughnessy and Kyle Dow, Paulette Theriault, Mark McDonald, Bea Bol, Jill Moine, Paris Dutton. ZONE G: Jim and Angela Graves (Coordinator), Peggy and Brian Kinsley, Shelly Lewis, Peter Murphy, Claire and Brigitt Maultsaid, the McLemaghan Rowat family, Roger Ehrhardt, the Ostrander-Weitzman family. Echo Drive: Alex Bissel. Bank Street-<strong>Ottawa</strong> <strong>South</strong>: Rob Cook, Tom Lawson Bank Street-Glebe: Craig Piche. CONTRIBUTIONS SUBSCRIPTIONS Page 3 Contributions should be in electronic format sent either by e-mail to oscar@oldottawasouth.ca in either plain text or WORD format, or as a printed copy delivered to the <strong>Firehall</strong> office, 260 Sunnyside Avenue. Moving away from <strong>Old</strong> <strong>Ottawa</strong> <strong>South</strong>? Know someone who would like to receive The OSCAR? 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