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February 6,1998 l Vol. 26 No. 2 

Robert Glasgow and the Response Team in action. 

Glashan 

Students clean up after ice storm 

BY LAYTON BROWN 

Glashan school is fortunate to 

have beautiful Central Park 

within easy walking distance. 

Everyone was very concerned 

about the damage inflicted on its 

many precious trees by the recent 

ice storm since we use the park 

for outdoor events such as soccer 

and our famous class relays. 

Glashan students volunteered 

after school to help clean up the 

broken branches, clear the paths 

and release bushes and branches 

frozen to the ground. There was 

no shortage of volunteers, for we 

really value this park. 

Armed 

with boundless enthusiasm, 

snips, pruning saws and a couple 

Playing shinny at Mutchmor. 

Lace up your skates 

Although the longest skating 

rink in the worldthe Rideau 

Canalattracts skaters from all 

over the region for Winterlude, 

Glebe skaters of all ages come to 

our neighbourhood rinks to practise 

their moves, play shinny and 

skater's tag. They are out in the 

fresh air, days and evenings, at 

the Memorial Park rink off Glendale 

and at the rink at the 

Mutchmor field. Both rinks have 

areas designated for hockey and 

pleasure skating. 

The rinks and nearby shacks 

are maintained and supervised 30 

hours per week under a purchase 

of service agreement with the city 

department of parks. Lorenzo 

Cacciato had the ice at Mutchmor 

ready Dec. 30. School children 

and local residents skate there 

regularly and some groups rent 

the hockey ice each week. 

of Glashan staff volunteers, the 

work commenced January 21. 

After an hour of hard work, 

there was the largest pile of 

branches assembled anywhere in 

the region. We all dragged, carried 

and threw broken branches 

onto the pile until it began to get 

dark, encouraged by the many 

friendly neighbours and dog 

walkers who saw us in action. 

Special thanks to Ms. McIntyre 

our park contact and adviser, Mr. 

Caplan for organizing our Response 

Team and Mr. Brown for 

joining us. The park looks better 

already and our work has just begun. 

Photo: John Olson 

SHE SHOOTS, SHE SCORES 

A group of mostly Glebe-area 

women, many of them mothers, 

have taken up hockey in a big 

way. About 20 of them have been 

playing shinny Tuesday evenings 

at Mutchmor for the past four 

years. Jan Fraser of Thornton 

Ave. says that when they watched 

their children play organized 

hockey "it looked like fun and we 

wanted to do it too. Some of us 

even attended a hockey development 

camp for women run by 

the city, to improve our skating, 

passing and shooting." 0 n 

Mutchmor's ice they take turns 

being goalie, respect the no-slapshot 

and no-hitting code (there 

are no refs) and have fun playing, 

as well as talking about, hockey. 

CBC radio broadcast a feature 

about this informal team, written 

by Susan Zettell, team convenor. 

At Glebe Memorial rink, 

Continued on page 14. 

Lansdowne redevelopment 

process opened up 

BY STEVE GURMAN, CHAIR, GCA 

LANSDOVVNE PARK COMMITTEE 

'There have been many developments 

in the Lansdowne Park 

saga. The community has scored 

some important victories at City 

Hall, but has also suffered 

defeats. 

At the Jan. 28 meeting of the 

Community Services & Operations 

Committee (CSOC), the following 

four motions were passed 

regarding amendments to the 

Lansdowne Park Request for Proposal 

(RFP): 

The proposals will now be assessed 

against the following criteria: 

Financial = 40%, Development 

Concepts = 40% and Qualifications 

and Experience = 20%, 

putting development on the same 

footing as financial return (put 

forward by Mayor Jim Watson). 

Proposals by the three 

developers will now be available 

for public input. Previously, 

only the winning proposal would 

have been available for public 

scrutiny. 

The developers will be asked 

to sign a waiver allowing the city 

to include their projections for 

financial returns along with the 

physical plans during public 

consultation, (put forward by 

Coun. Allan Higdon). This will 

allow a more complete analysis of 

the competing proposals. 

The Request for Proposal will 

explicitly state that casinos, 

casino-type operations and charity 

gaming houses are not acceptable 

(put forward by Coun. 

Inez Berg). This removes a worry 

that a casino could sneak igii.to 

Lansdowne. 

On the minus side, we were not 

successful in getting community 

or ward councillor representation 

on the city's technical review 

committee. The city was 

presented with legal advice which 

strongly advised against this 

option. This advice was presented 

in camera, so there was no public 

ANNE DONALDSON 

SCHOLARSHIP 

If readers would like to donate to 

the fund in memory of Anne 

Donaldson, make a cheque 

payable to the Anne Donaldson 

Memorial Scholarship, and send 

to Development and Alumni 

Services, Carleton University, 

1125 Colonel By Dr., Ottawa, ON 

K1S 9Z9. 

Nominate a Hero 

Mayor Jim Watson h a s 

announced a new Mayor's Award 

for Community Service. Ottawans 

are encouraged to nominate those 

individuals or groups who, they 

feel, best represent the spirit of 

selfless giving, compassion, and 

dedication. Send your 

suggestions to 111 Sussex Drive, 

2nd Floor, Bytown Pavilion, 

Ottawa, ON K1N 5A1. 

discussion of the rationale, a 

policy with which we disagree 

strongly. 

A surprise development was the 

hiring by the city of a consultant 

to manage the new public consultation 

process (put in place due 

to our pressure). He is Howard 

Williamson, a former executive 

assistant to former mayor Jim 

Durrell and now a media relations 

consultant. He developed a couple 

of public consultation options for 

presentation to CSOC. 

We are concerned about the 

public consultation process. Will 

this process accurately reflect 

community concerns? Will the 

input be given appropriate consideration 

by the Technical 

Committee? We submitted our 

comments on this document to 

city council Feb. 4. 

ALL AGREE ON PUBLIC 

SCRUTINY 

One developer, P C L 

Constructors Canada, Inc., has 

presented its draft proposal to 

our committee for input. 

We have also made contact with 

the third developer, Canadian 

Gateway Development Corp. We 

had already met Canderel 

Management and Development 

Services. While Gateway did not 

have a detailed proposal to 

discuss, they assured us that 

they too were in favour of public 

discussion of all three proposals 

at the time of submission to the 

city. 

Our efforts have certainly 

achieved a measure of success. 

Since this process is certain to be 

a long one, the challenge is to 

maintain our involvement with 

enough energy to ensure that the 

final development is acceptable to 

our communities. 

For more information or comments: 

Steve Gurman: Tel: 235- 

2992 (between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 

p.m.), fax: 563-8732, e-mail: 

sgurman@web.net 

Next Deadline 

February 23, 1998 

INSIDE 

Forum 5 

GCA 7 

Feature 9 

Sports 14,15 

School News 19-22 

Books 23 

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Quote of the Month 

The will to do, the soul to dare 

Sir Walter Scott

N EWS Glebe Report February 6,1998 2 

Back by popular demand 

BY JANET O'CONNOR 

The Glebe Cooperative Nursery 

School will be taking orders for 

MacMillan's frozen gourmet muffin 

and cookie dough February 

13. The cookies and muffins are 

delicious! 

You can order a 2 L container of 

muffin batter for $9. There are 

12 varieties to choose from and 

each container makes 15-30 

muffins. The cookie dough comes 

in a 1.5 L container for $9, making 

4-6 dozen cookies. You have a 

choice of 9 varieties. We are also 

BY HEATHER BLUMENTHAL 

Carleton Preschool celebrates 

its 30th anniversary of caring for 

our children. 

Carleton Preschool, serving 

children aged two to nine and 

their parents, is located in Lady 

Evelyn Alternative School, just 

off Main Street. It provides a 

morning half-day program for 

preschool children, and seamless 

day-care for children in kindergarten 

to Grade 4. 

"We believe that children learn 

best through actively investigating 

a carefully planned environment," 

says Nancy Marshall, Director. 

"A lot of energy and time 

goes into making the preschool an 

attractive, inviting place for the 

children." 

Marshall and her staff provide 

an environment that is conducive 

to meeting the needs of the whole 

child: emotional, social, physical, 

and cognitive. Each child is special. 

Each child is encouraged to 

feel good about him or herself, as 

a necessary first step to learning. 

All Carleton Preschool's teachers 

are trained in early childhood 

education. Children also benefit 

from the art training of Barbara 

Lalonde. 

"Art teaches children how to 

Local tutor centre offers 

newly-developed courses 

The Ottawa Tutor Centre continues 

to grow and to serve the 

Ottawa community with its excellent 

staff and varied educational 

programs. This month it is happy 

to celebrate its third anniversary 

and wishes to say Thank You! to 

its many clients. 

Conceived in 1995, it has never 

looked back as it quickly outgrew 

its modest beginnings in the 

basement of the Glebe-St. James 

United Church and moved to its 

current location at 200 First Avenue. 

This colorful classroom has 

been the site of many hours of 

learning. Our team of dedicated, 

experienced and highly qualified 

teachers meet with students who, 

without exception, gain poise and 

confidence as their academic concerns 

are addressed. 

Seeking diversity, the OTC 

works with parents and teachers 

to develop new programs to meet 

ever changing needs. Study and 

exam coaching have been instituted 

at the request of parents, 

offering several Lite N' Tasty 

products for $10. 

To place an order drop by the 

Nursery School or call our event 

coordinator, Maureen Monsebraaten, 

at 236-5741. Please 

note that all orders must be accompanied 

by appropriate funds. 

Cheques are to be made payable to 

the Glebe Cooperative Nursery 

School. 

Try it. You will be baking great 

tasting cookies and muffins every 

time. 

Carleton Preschool celebrates 

its 30th anniversary 

use their fine motor skills, and it 

is a way for them to learn about 

the seasons, wildlife, and all 

sorts of other themes," says 

Lalonde. "But, beyond its educational 

aspects, there is the sheer 

joy of creativity, and it is so exciting 

to watch children experience 

this." In addition to its art 

program, Carleton Preschool offers 

weekly music and dance 

sessions. 

Carleton Preschool originally 

opened in 1967 as part of the Department 

of Psychology at Carleton 

University. It was designed 

to be a research laboratory for 

professors and students studying 

child psychology, while at the 

same time providing the community 

with a model preschool. 

The preschool moved to Lady 

Evelyn in 1982 where it is an autonomous 

component of the 

school. There is close coordination 

and support between the two 

bodies, though. "It's really valuable 

when a child's teacher can 

tell us if he or she is having a bad 

day, or needs something extra," 

says Marshall. "It's something 

you just can't get if your child 

leaves the school and gets on a 

buSto go to afternoon care somewhere 

else." 

and adult second language tutoriâls 

are arranged to fit employment 

schedules. Two new writing 

courses, Structure and Style and 

The Finished Product, have been 

developed for students preparing 

for university. In addition to our 

regular March break and summer 

programs, this August our Summer 

School will initiate a Reach 

Ahead Math to introduce students 

to Math concepts in Grades 10 to 

12 before their busy academic 

year begins. 

The Ottawa Tutor Centre is open 

each day from noon to 8 p.m. and 

all day Saturday. Regular services 

include individually designed 

tutorials at all levels, educational 

assessments and small 

group programs in math, language 

arts, reading and study skills. 

Home tutorials are also available. 

For further information please 

call the Ottawa Tutor Centre at 

567-1251. Information packages 

are available on request. 

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3 Glebe Report February 6,1998 

Abbotsford 

Humming with activities 

BY GORDON HAUSER 

Abbotsford Senior Centre is 

humming with activity every day 

which makes life interesting for 

those 55 and older. Take Bridge 

for example. It's a quiet intellectual 

card game that takes place 

every day there. Once you've 

mastered the game, it seems you 

are hooked, for its complexities 

are never-ending and the possibilities 

of play challenging and 

exciting. But if you wish t o 

learn, there is a teacher and a 

beginners group meeting on 

Fridays. Bridge is one of those 

games where skilled experienced 

players find it difficult to slow 

their game to teach learners what 

they should have done. However, 

every game ends with a 

discussion of what might have 

been, so that every player is 

constantly learning. So start 

playing this fascinating game 

with beginners and have fun. 

Phone 230-5730 for more 

information, or call in and have 

coffee while you size up all the 

possibilities we have to offer. 

One possibility is the Writing 

Your Life Experiences course run 

by Ruth Latta. Her re-released 

book Life Writing - Autobiogra- 

Like to sew? 

Abbotsford Senior Centre is 

looking for people who enjoy 

sewing, to join their craft group. 

This fun-loving group of 

volunteers meets every Thursday 

at 1 p.m. and is responsible for 

making the beautiful crafts which 

are sold throughout the year and 

Remembering Mrs. 

Dorothy Soros, a Glebe resident 

who spent a lifetime helping others, 

died in January at age 99. 

Her former neighbours at the 

Colonel By Towers remember her 

as a 'person of character' who was 

always very active. 

A graduate of McGill University, 

she became a teacher of retarded 

children. When she re- 

Free help with income 

The Senior Citizens Council of 

Ottawa-Carleton is offering free 

income tax clinics for senior 

citizens, persons with 

disabilities, single parents, the 

unemployed and low income 

earners. 

More than 30 clinics, staffed by 

volunteer chartered accountants, 

will be held around the city, 

phies and their Craft allows you 

to make use of your precious and 

individual memories to let readers 

into your private world. She 

is the ideal sympathetic teacher 

to get you started. Another 

possibility is if you want to learn 

how to play Snooker well. We 

have the table and all the 

facilities and our place is so easy 

to get to - by bus on Bank Street 

opposite Lansdowne Park. Para 

Transpo knows it well too. 

BOOK SALE 

DONATIONS PLEASE 

We will have a book sale o n 

Saturday, March 7, 10 a.m. to 2 

p.m. with something for 

everyone's taste. If you have 

books you would like to donate, 

please drop them off at our 

reception desk at the Abbotsford 

Senior Centre, 950 Bank St. 

INCOME TAX CLINIC 

I hate taxes and cringe at the 

thought of them. So for people 

like me, we will have an Income 

Tax Clinic for Seniors, Saturday, 

March 28, run by specialists from 

the Certified General Accountants 

Association. Book your appointment 

at 230-5730. 

at the annual bazaar to raise 

funds for the Centre. Projects are 

simple and complete instructions 

will be given. If you are 

interested in this enjoyable 

volunteer position, please call 

230-5730. 

Soros 

tired she continued to do community 

volunteer work with Meals 

on Wheels and other organizations 

and received several awards 

for her dedication. Many of her 

neighbours helped her celebrate 

her 90th birthday in her apartment 

building. She will be remembered 

for her warm hospitality 

and her many acts of kindness. 

tax returns 

Monday through Thursday 

evenings during the month of 

March. 

For an appointment or for more 

information, please call 234- 

0933, between 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 

p.m. These phone lines will be 

open from February 16 until 

March 26. 

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EDITORIAL PAGE 

A rich past, a bright future 

Views expressed in the Globe Report 

are those of our contributors. We 

reserve the right to edit all submissions. 

February 6,1998 4 

Citizen and Heritage Week begins on Monday, February 9, with 

National Citizenship Week, includes National Flag of Canada Day on 

February 15 and concludes with Heritage Day on Monday, February 

16. 

HERITAGE 

Cynthia Steers shares with us her memories of her school days at 

the Ottawa Ladies College at First and Lyon. At the time the girls 

did not know it would become a heritage building in the Glebe; their 

thoughts were on lighter matters. When the group of former 

classmates got together a few months ago, they exchanged 

reminiscences of the fun they had, looked at old photos and passed 

around the red and white felt crest from their old school. That old 

school building will continue to be a landmark in the Glebe. Thank 

you, Cynthia, for sending us your story and your old crest! 

WATCHING WITH PRIDE 

All Canadians will take pride in watching the Canadian Olympic 

team compete in Nagano, Japan this month. It's a great opportunity 

to stand up and cheer loudly for our country and our athletes. Isn't 

it great that we can show our pride during Citizenship Week! 

Turn to the Glebe Repores sports pages to meet a couple of local 

athletic heroes. 

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY 

Everyone at the Glebe Report wishes you a happy Valentine's day. 

Help us celebrate our 25th 

The Glebe Report celebrates its 25th anniversary in June, 1998. Do 

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please contact Sue Pike who is helping with the June anniversary 

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OUR SINCERE CONDOLENCES 

to the family and friends of 

Sal/y Bitz. She will be greatly 

missed by all . 

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5 Glebe Report February 6,1998 FORUM 

Lansdowne committee concerned 

about accountability & density 

BY VVENDY DAIGLE ZINN 

The Lansdowne Park Committee, 

of which I am a member, includes 

volunteers from Ottawa South, 

Ottawa East and the Glebe. I want 

to publicly thank o u r 

spokesperson, Steve Gurman, and 

Councillor Inez Berg for their 

excellent job in shepherding this 

committee through the assessment 

of the city's Request for Proposal 

(RFP) document which details the 

framework for the revitalization 

of Lansdowne Park. The RFP came 

before the Community Services 

and Operation Committee (CSOC) 

for initial approval on January 

28. 

It was good to see Mayor Watson 

at the CSOC meeting. He assisted 

in brokering the following 

motions of Councillor Berg. First, 

she laid to rest the persistent 

rumours that a casino would be 

part of the new Lansdowne Park. 

As well, a motion to adjust the 

weighting given to the various 

criteria was passed. T h e 

weighting is now 40% for 

financial, 40% for development 

and 20% for qualification and 

experience. 

Our committee wanted to open 

the process outlined by the city. 

CSOC endorsed Councillor Berg's 

recommendation to open the 

proposal process to public 

scrutiny. 

NO POLITICAL 

ACCOUNTABILITY 

While these are significant advances 

from the process proposed 

originally by city staff, I am con- 

cerned about other aspects. 

First, I am concerned that a 

majority of CSOC members defeated 

the motion to have a community 

member or the ward 

councillor sit on the technical 

Why are Canadians losing our 

quality health care system? Why 

are health care workers increasingly 

over-worked and stressed? 

Why are people being sent home 

from hospitals quicker and 

sicker? 

These are some of the questions 

the Ottawa-Carleton Health 

Coalition has been addressing. 

The Ottawa-Carleton Health 

Coalition advocates for: 

an end to cuts and an increase 

in federal transfer payments; 

strict adherence to the 

Canada Health Act which states 

that Medicare should b e 

maintained as a public good, not a 

private commodity; 

review committee. This 

committee, which will recommend 

to council the winning proposal, 

is composed of six city staff who 

are not politically accountable. I 

find unconvincing the rationale 

given for the exclusion of local 

representation, namely, that 

there was no precedent for such 

involvement, that the project involved 

private investment, and 

that there would be a lack of 

expertise or accountability in the 

community representative. 

CONCERNS ABOUT DENSITY 

Secondly, I am very concerned 

that the city has not set any 

guideline on the amount of financial 

return it expects from a 

revitalized Lansdowne Park. How 

do you develop a project of this 

magnitude without those figures? 

What is the revenue the city expects 

from this project? Density 

immediately becomes a subject of 

concern. 

Thirdly, while we have been 

promised public consultation, the 

Recommended Public Consultation 

Plan for Lansdowne Park prepared 

by Howard Williamson was 

tabled only at the January 28 

meeting and we therefore had no 

opportunity to review its contents 

or make constructive comments. 

The Lansdowne Committee will 

continue to represent the communities 

adjoining Lansdowne 

Park. To quote Councillor Berg, 

we are the City of Ottawa's 

biggest allies of the revitalization 

of Lansdowne Park. After all, it 

is in the heart of our communities 

and we have the most to gain or 

lose. We simply require a fair, 

democratic and open process 

leading to a decision which will 

have such a profound impact on 

our community. 

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access to generic drugs. 

On February 13, the Coalition 

will personally deliver Health 

Care Valentines with a message to 

"Put the Heart Back into Health 

Care" to MPs and MPPs in Ottawa- 

Carleton. 

Also, watch for "Put the Heart 

Back into Health Care" stickers 

and an information handout at 

your favourite Winterlude location 

Saturday, February 14 - 

Dow's Lake, Confederation Park 

and Lansdowne from 11:00 a.m. to 

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To provide information and obtain feedback from the public 

on the planned pilot project to use the north-south CF track 

for a light rail rapid transit service, 

7:30 p.m., Thursday February 26 

(displays can be viewed from 6:30 p.m.) 

at Elwood Hall in the Jim Durrell Recreation Centre 

1265 Walkley Road, east of Bank St. 

The Forum is organized by the City Centre Coalition, Transport 2000 and 

Auto-Free Ottawa, with participation by the Regional Municipality of Ottawa- 

Carleton. The City Centre Coalition is a grouping of eight community 

associations, including the Glebe Community Association and the Dows 

Lake Residents Association, working on solutions to transportation issues. 

The organizers hope for a good turn-out at the Forum so that Regional 

officials can gauge popular interest in the project. 

For informationCam Robertson 233-1726 

Replanting our urban forest 

BY JOANNA DEAN 

The Environment Committee of 

the Glebe Community Association 

holds a special meeting February 

17 in the Glebe Community Centre 

to plan to replace trees lost in the 

January ice storm. 

Diane Huffman will speak on 

tree pruning and tree care. City 

arborist Brian Smith will also 

attend. 

The committee will consider a 

review of the Glebe tree census, 

fundraising for new trees, re- 

Ed Ronsyn, co, B.A., M.ED 

Sales Representative 

search into appropriate tree 

species, workshops on tree 

pruning and a community tree 

planting in the fall of 1998. 

The committee will work with 

the mayor's task force on retreeing 

Ottawa, the Urban Forest 

Citizens Committee and Tree 

Canada Foundation. 

All Glebe residents are invited 

to attend. For further information 

please call Joanna Dean at 

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BY ALICE HINTHER 

This year Valentine's Day falls 

on the second weekend in Winterlude. 

GNAG has organized an 

adult Valentine Dance for Saturday, 

February 14. It's a great 

way to celebrate after a day of 

Winterlude activities. Rock and 

roll music will be provided by 

First Quality Sound Di. There 

will be a cash bar, door prizes 

and snacks. Best of all the cost is 

only $6 per person. Pick up your 

ticket at the front desk of the 

Community Centre and tell your 

friends! The dance begins at 8 

p.m. and will continue til 1 a.m. 

Registration for March Break is 

on-going at the Centre for children 

5-12 years old. A fun program 

is provided between 9 a.m. 

and 4 p.m. for $90 per child per 

week or $25 per day per child. 

Complimentary pre-care is provided 

from 8 a.m.-9 a.m. Postcare 

from 4-6 p.m. is $30 per 

week per child or $8 per day if 

not already registered in Quest 

for Fun. Contact the Centre at 

564-1058 for more details. 

Our spring/summer programme 

brochure will be available in 

March. GNAG is looking for pho- 

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brochure and is calling on amateur 

photographers to submit 

their photos to the GNAG office 

by Feb. 23. Photos should be 

community/recreation related. 

Include your name and phone 

number on the back of the photo. 

If your photo is chosen, it will be 

featured on the front cover of the 

spring/summer brochure. 

TRIBUTE TO SALLY BITZ 

GNAG was saddened by the 

death of one of its former members 

Sally Bitz. Sally was on the 

Board from 1989-92. If a job 

needed to be done, Sally was 

there. Her commitment to the 

community centre and its goal of 

preserving a high standard of 

recreational programmes was extraordinary. 

Sally truly lived to 

give and GNAG was the beneficiary 

of her generous spirit. 

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7 Glebe Report February 6,1998 GCA 

Good news & bad news on light rail 

Walkley ramp 

On January 28 regional council 

requested that staff take the necessary 

steps to have the northsouth 

light rail pilot project on 

track by December 1999. Good 

news for those who have been 

trying to have the region look at 

alternatives to more roads and 

more traffic. Unfortunately, as is 

so often the case when dealing 

with the region, you have to take 

the marginal with the bad. The 

Hunt Club ramps will proceed in 

1998 and surprise, surprise, one 

of the Walkley ramps will also 

proceed. The northwest ramp will 

allow south-bound traffic to exit 

onto Walkley Rd. and proceed east 

or west. 

It appears that the primary reason 

for not halting the Hunt Club 

ramps was a verbal contract made 

with a contractor in August. As a 

result, any delay to 1999 would 

be a breach of contract and the 

region may have been liable for 

damages. Cost of damages is 

estimated to be around $250,000. 

Reasons for proceeding with the 

ramps at Walkley were not given 

but there is little doubt as to 

why. 

The region, in order to avoid a 

potential breach of contract worth 

$250,000, will proceed with the 

ramps at Hunt Club costing $1.5 

million (region's estimate), plus 

half that amount for one ramp at 

Walkley, and then will spend $10 

million to discourage people from 

using the ramps (light rail 

project). No mention will be made 

of the several hundred million 

dollars already spent on the 

transitway to get people out of 

their cars so the ramps wouldn't 

be needed in the first place. 

The region promised a comprehensive 

study on the impact of 

the above projects on the downtown 

communities. The study is 

not finished; some community 

members on the committee would 

say it never started. It w a s 

scheduled to be completed by 

November 30, 1997. So the region, 

with the perfect opportunity to 

prove the worth of its proposals 

through an independent study, 

simply hunkers down, circles the 

bulldozers and starts construction. 

Why continue with a theoretical 

study when we can look at 

the impact first hand, after construction? 

The final gem in this work is 

the Walldey ramp. In the minister's 

letter of December 1997, 

dealing with the City Centre 

Coalition's review request which 

he denied, he states; 

"by copy of this letter, I am re- 

By 

G. C. A. 

President 

John Kane 

questing that the Regional Municipality 

of Ottawa-Carleton undertake 

a monitoring program to assess 

and confirm the effects of 

this project and to review the results 

of this monitoring prior to 

any other ramps or road work to 

the Airport Parkway." 

This is the move we should all 

watch closely. How will the region 

proceed with the Hunt Club 

Ramps and the single ramp at 

Walkley at the same time? If they 

can pull this all off in the same 

year, despite direction from the 

Minister of Environment to the 

contrary, they deserve all the 

roads they can build. 

Still to come is Walkley ramp 

number four, likely sometime in 

1999, opening the same time as 

the light rail project. After all, is 

an intersection really an intersection 

with only three sections? 

GLEBE COMMUNITY CENTRE 

Still no word on the community's 

proposal to cover interest 

costs on the capital required to 

renovate the community centre. 

No news in this case is good news. 

It means the city has not rejected 

our proposal outright. Ms. Mona 

Monkman, the city's treasurer has 

met with the community and is 

currently looking into some of the 

potential obstacles facing the city 

regarding our proposal. 

The community has also started 

its own work on this project. At 

our January meeting a resolution 

was passed forming a committee 

to look at governance of a renovated 

community centre. Chairing 

the committee will be Doug Ward 

with members Louise Carota, 

Brian Jonah and Ken Rubin. Look 

for a meeting seeking community 

input on this issue. There will 

also be a public presentation of 

the committee's report. 

LANSDOWNE PARK 

Speaking of public consultation 

it certainly appears that the city 

has opened up its process in 

dealing with proposals for Lansdowne 

Park. At a recent Community 

Services and Operations 

Committee (CSOC) meeting, the 

committee agreed to have all three 

proposals made public before 

council makes a final decision. In 

addition, CSOC introduced a more 

elaborate process of public consultation, 

to include a wider 

group of stakeholders. The city 

also promises to make a more concerted 

effort to increase the 

profile of this project across the 

region. 

For more information, read 

Steve Gurman's article on Lansdowne 

Park in this issue of the 

Glebe Report. Also watch for a 

"save the stadium" movement that 

is bound to surface; diehard 

sports fans have been quiet to 

date. 

OBE 

BUILDING 

At our recent GCA board meeting, 

Bill Metz and Robin Fyfe of 

Routeburn Urban Developments 

along with Barry Hobin presented 

their plans for the old OBE 

building on Lyon St. To suggest 

there was some interest in this 

would be an understatement... 

standing room only. By and large 

the proposal appeared to be well 

received. There were some concerns 

regarding density, parking 

and traffic and green space. There 

was also strong support for the 

plans as presented; a few of the 

units could have been sold sight 

unseen. 

The GCA will be taking a closer 

look at this project because some 

re-zoning will be required. 

CITIZENS' FORUM 

ON LIGHT RAIL FEB. 26 

Proponents of light rail will be 

holding a meeting on February 

26, 1998 in the Elwood Hall at 

Jim Durrell Recreation Centre, 

1625 Walkley Road, starting at 

7:30; doors open at 6:30. Anyone 

interested in or wanting to know 

more about light rail should attend. 

This may be worth attending, 

particularly in light of the 

region's proposed light rail project. 

GCA INTERNET SITE 

GCA, along with Cyberus, are 

still working on an Internet site. 

If you have an interesting picture 

(s) that could be used on the site 

let me know. Thanks to John 

Olsen of the GCA and Stefan van 

Kessel from Cyberus for working 

on this project. 

NEXT GCA MEETING 

The next meeting of the GCA 

Board will be February 24 at 

7:30 p.m. at the Glebe Community 

Centre. 

I would like to remind everyone 

that the GCA board meetings are 

open to the public. All residents 

of the Glebe are always welcome. 

If you have ideas, concerns or 

problems regarding our neighbourhood, 

contact the GCA. Also 

watch the notice boards in the 

Glebe Community Centre and at 

the McKeen Loeb Store for information 

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Capital Column 

I hope that by the time you read 

this, city council will have approved 

the revised document that 

will guide the Request for Pro- 

posals (RFP) stage for the revitalization 

of Lansdowne Park. This 

is the third stage of a process approved 

by the previous council to 

find a suitable developer for 

Lansdowne, eliminate ongoing an- 

nual losses of $1.5 million to 

maintain the park's facilities and 

to bring new sources of revenue to 

the city. 

Three proponents had been selected 

at the earlier Request for 

Qualifications stage as qualified 

to create a development plan for 

the park and carry it through financially. 

r On Jan. 28 the Community Services 

and Operations Committee 

(CSOC) approved several motions 

to address public concerns about: 

the openness of the RFP process 

to choose a winning proposal, 

the lack of provision for public 

consultation and input into the 

creation of the proposals or 

choosing the winner, 3) the 

weighting criteria set for financial 

and development aspects of 

the proposals, and 4) the potential 

for a casino or gaming enterprise 

at Lansdowne Park. 

Although my motion to have a 

community representative or the 

ward councillor added to the 

technical/selection committee did 

not get the support of a majority 

of CSOC or Mayor Jim Watson, my 

suggestions and resulting motions 

to address the four above-mentioned 

concerns did. 

Fortunately, spokespersons for 

the three proponents, encouraged 

by me and CSOC Chair, Coun. 

Stéphane Émard-Chabot, agreed to 

allow significant financial as well 

as developmental information on 

their proposals to be made public. 

This helped break the legal 

bind that had justified city 

staffs rationale for an RFP process 

that would have limited 

public input or awareness of what 

the proposals entailed or how the 

winner was chosen. 

I am optimistic that all parties 

can go forward with this more 

open process and work toward development 

of a proposal that will 

serve the best interests of all 

over the long term. Many thanks 

By 

Councillor 

Inez Berg 

to Steve Gurman, Chair of the 

Lansdowne Park Committee and 

the many volunteers from the 

Glebe, Ottawa South and Ottawa 

East who have worked so hard on 

this issue. 

BUDGET '98 WARD WORKSHOP 

The City of Ottawa is seeking 

public input into its preparations 

for the 1998 budget. Workshops 

will be held in all wards to hear 

views on what programmes and 

services the city should deliver 

during the next year and how it 

should deliver them. To participate 

you must pre-register before 

February 11. Call 244-5494. 

Participants will get a workbook 

beforehand which they will bring 

to the workshop. City staff will 

facilitate and ward councillors 

may attend. 

The Capital Ward workshop 

takes place at the Glebe Community 

Centre, 690 Lyon Street S., 

Wednesday, Feb. 25, from 7:00 

pm to 9:00 pm. I look forward to 

seeing a good turnout 

TO FREEZE OR NOT 

TO FREEZE 

City council voted January 21 

to adopt budget recommendations 

to freeze property taxes and borrowing 

for capital projects until 

2004 or beyond. These staff budget 

reports, which I first learned 

of days after the November 10, 

1997 municipal election, also 

recommended freezing such projects 

as the Glebe Community 

Centre renovation and Plant Bath, 

which have been at the top of the 

city's priority list for many 

years. I soon heard from many 

who did not want a tax freeze delivered 

at the expense of a local 

community centre. That, coupled 

with the reality that we still do 

not know the full extent of the 

provincial download we will have 

to make up for municipally, or 

the final effects of ice storm '98 

on our urban forest, caused me to 

withhold support for a tax freeze 

at all costs. 

Unfortunately the reality of the 

tax freeze has increased user fees 

and charges for city facilities, 

rinks, pools, soccer fields, ball 

diamonds, classes and other services. 

On January 29, the Policy, 

Priorities and Budgeting Committee 

was presented with staff recommendations 

on areas for possible 

increases. The committee 

tried to soften the blow, after 

hearing from minor hockey and 

other non-profit sports organizations, 

and voted for the lowest of 

two possible options in all cases. 

This is subject to council approval. 

MAYOR'S TASK FORCE 

ON RE-TREEING OTTAWA 

In response to the ice storm, 

Mayor Jim Watson initiated The 

Mayor's Task Force on Re-Treeing 

Ottawa. With representatives 

from city staff, Scouts Canada, 

Girl Guides of Ottawa, Tree 

Canada, Urban Forest Citizens 

Committee, Community Foundation 

of Ottawa-Carleton, horticultural 

expert Trevor Cole, and 

many corporate and community 

members, the group will seek to 

assess the damage to Ottawa's 

trees and seek corporate and government 

funding to restore and 

replant our urban forest. For 

information or to lend support to 

this very worthwhile effort please 

call the mayor's office at 244- 

5380. 

ICE STORM CLEAN-UP 

Our city crews continue to work 

on the post-storm clean-up. If 

you are aware of outstanding 

problems please call my office at 

244-5367. To everyone who 

helped out during and after the 


storm I send my thanks. 

WINTERLUDE 

Don't forget to come out and 

enjoy Winterlude, running weekends 

until February 22. See ads 

for street closures, bus routes 

and events. 

WHITTON AWARDS 

Do you know a deserving Capital 

Ward community volunteer whose 

hard work has made a big difference 

in your area? If so, please 

send me their name, address and 

telephone number with a brief 

description of the work they have 

done and how you feel it has 

helped the community. Award 

categories are: Community Activism, 

Business, Sports, Environment 

and the Arts. Deadline is 

March 31. I hope to hold the cer- 

emony in May or June. The 

Whitton Awards ceremony is a 

wonderful opportunity to reward 

our community builders and to 

celebrate together. 

TRAFFIC ON BROADWAY 

Concerns have been raised 

about increased traffic exiting 

Bronson onto Broadway (between 

Bronson and Torrington) travelling 

at excessive speed, often violating 

stop sign controls, on the 

way to Queen Elizabeth Driveway. 

I have requested police surveillance 

and enforcement, as well as 

asking the city transportation 

department to investigate. This 

concern and possible solutions 

may be discussed at the Feb. 24 

Glebe Community Association 

meeting if residents so desire. 

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9 Glebe Report February 6,1998 FEATURE 

Old walls hold a multitude of memories 

BY CYNTHIA STEERS 

If only the walls could talk! 

Old buildings hold the secrets 

and stories of the lives lived in 

them over all their years. The 

building at the corner of First 

Avenue and Lyon, just sold by the 

Ottawa Board of Education to 

Routeburn Urban Developments, 

is a case in point. 

In each of its many incarnations 

that old building has centred on 

young people and has been 

closely connected with the history 

of Ottawa, and its changing 

society. 

The serene red brick building 

was built originally as a girls 

school, Ottawa Ladies College. It 

was a boarding and day school 

and drew thousands of young 

women who left their imprint, the 

hopes and dreams and anguishes 

of their adolescent years. 

A "casualty of the war" as it 

was called, the school was expropriated 

in 1942 by the Canadian 

army for use of the Canadian 

Women's Army Corps, and dedicated 

to the serious business of 

war. 

Following the war, no longer 

needed for the war effort, the 

building took on a new life as the 

home of the fledging Carleton 

College, serving the needs of the 

returning service men and women 

determined to get a further education 

and get on with their lives. 

The more light-hearted young 

people of Ottawa flocked to it, so 

the college soon outgrew the old 

walls, and moved out to the campus 

it now occupies as Carleton 

University. 

The Ottawa Board of Education, 

faced with a rapidly expanding 

school population, needed a centre 

for its operations, and found 

the building served its needs as 

an administrative centre. But 

again times moved on, and, with 

the recent amalgamation of school 

boards in the region, the Board 

made the decision to sell it. 

The thousands of people who 

have spent time in the building 

have their own vibrant memories, 

and to each it has a special character. 

Mention it in any group of 

"old Ottawans" and you will 

likely hear of their experiences 

wearing the short blue uniform 

with the red and white crescent 

Back row: Pam Cross, Mary Jane Jones, Bey Brown, Margot Cottee, Barb 

Crysdale. Front: Cynthia Steers, Mary Baxter. 

Photo: Nonie Bermingham 

crest, OLC, identifying them as 

students at Ottawa Ladies College. 

Jean Piggott is one who has fond 

memories and a high regard for 

the old school. Charlotte Whitton 

was a trustee. 

Recently a group of friends of 

more than 50 years gathered to 

greet one of their number who was 

on a trip from her home in Aus- 

tralia. They had formed fast 

friendships in junior school before 

the war time expropriation 

ended the school's life. They relived 

their days at the school, 

their young lives shaped by the 

national concentration on the war. 

Many of their fathers or brothers 

were away during those years, 

their mothers preoccupied and 

involved in the war effort. Their 

lives were changed, living with 

grandparents, or sharing house 

room with "war guests." 

"The acceptance of greater responsibility 

in the difficult and 

dark days of the future will have 

to extend even to school children," 

they were told by their 

principal, Miss Kathleen Bowlby. 

War did not seem all that far 

away with their families involved, 

and in the presence of the British 

"war guests," students sent to 

safety in Canada. At the outbreak 

of war, 18 Scottish girls were 

stranded in Canada and spent 

time at the college. At one time 

30 girls from Britain boarded at 

the school, or lived with families 

and attended the school. 

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Children being children, however, 

light-heartedness prevailed 

most of the time, and those were 

the memories brought to mind at 

lunch at the home of Pam McCullough 

Cross for now-Australian 

friend Mary Jane Kerr Jones. 

About the Scottish girls, one, 

Anne Hutchinson MacKay, was not 

only a brilliant student, she 

amazed the Canadian girls by 

wearing knee socks well into 

winter rather than shifting to the 

heavy stockings prescribed by 

the uniform. Another, Rona Anderson, 

returned to Britain to become 

a movie star, marrying 

"Hudson" of Upstairs Downstairs 

fame. For the rest, it was stories 

about classmates and events: the 

May Pole Dance on May 1, 

archery, tennis, gym displays, 

swimming lessons at the Chateau 

Laurier, Christmas pageants, as-- 

sembly - and classes. 

Those present included Nonie 

Melville Bermingham of Kingston, 

Mary Little Baxter, Bey Burland 

Brown, Margot Cardinal Cottee, 

Barb Turk Crysdale, Cynthia 

Clark Steers. 

The new school was long established 

in Ottawa at its close, well 

rooted in the history of the city. 

Leading citizens in 1869 had 

petitioned the Ontario government 

for the passing of an Act for 

the establishment of a school for 

girls in Ottawa "for the purpose 

of establishing and conducting a 

seminary of learning of a collegiate 

character for the education 

of female youth." It was to b e 

called the Ottawa Ladies College. 

The people involved were such 

historical figures as E.B. Eddy, 

John Rochester, Henry Bronson, 

J.R. Booth, Robert Blackburn and 

others. The original school 

building was a stone building on 

Albert St. that later was sold to 

the provincial government as a 

technical school. 

The new school was built in 

1914 at its First Avenue location. 

Briefly known as the ,Presbyterian 

Ladies College (1898 - 

1902), the school was managed by 

the Presbyterian Church until 

church union in 1925 when the 

United Church took it over. Reflecting 

society's ups and downs, 

the school had a rocky time dur- 

ing the depression. A special 

committee was set up to decide its 

future, either closure or new 

management. Again, leading citizens 

were involved in its fate. In 

1935, a new Board and new internal 

management was established. 

The new Board of Trustees included 

such people as Dr. O.D. 

Skelton, Under Secretary of State 

for External Affairs; Senator H.H. 

Horsey; Dr. Charlotte Whitton; 

Dr. H.M. Tory, formerly President 

of the University of Alberta and 

the National Research Council; 

Dr. W.C. Clark, Deputy Minister 

of Finance: the Very Rev. Dr. J.W. 

Woodside of Chalmers Church; C. 

Fraser Elliott, K.C., and others. 

Kathleen Bowlby, who later went 

on to a distinguished career at 

the United Nations, was named 

principal of the school. 

At its closing in 1942, the 

school had more than 200 pupils, 

and a staff of 18. The chairman of 

the Board of Trustees, Fraser Elliott, 

K.C. said, in announcing the 

expropriation, "The war needs of 

the country make it imperative 

for the government to take and 

use the building. It is with deep 

regret that those responsible for 

the maintenance of the college see 

its long and fruitful career come 

to an end. It is indeed a war ca- 

sualty and it is sincerely 

mourned." 

Cynthia Steers was a student at 

the Ottawa Ladies College when 

her father's job brought the 

family to Ottawa during the war. 

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I had hoped to spend the first 

two or three months listening and 

learning about how I could best 

serve on the various committees 

and commissions that I have been 

appointed to at Regional Council: 

Transportation, OC Transpo, 

Children's Aid, Community and 

Social Services and the Arts. It 

hasn't worked out that way. 

HUNT CLUB RAMPS 

The first item for business on 

the transportation committee's 

agenda was one that will affect 

our ward intimately, the construction 

of the Hunt Club ramps 

onto the Airport Parkway. These 

ramps are part of the continuing 

conversion of the airport parkway 

into a southeast commuter route. 

It began, as many of you know, 

with the $34-million expansion 

of the Dunbar Bridge into an 8- 

lane road, opening up of the 

airport parkway at Lester Road to 

southeast commuter traffic, 

followed by widening Bronson to 

six lanes between Carleton 

University and Old Ottawa South- 

-and now the construction of 

ramps at Hunt Club and Walkley. 

Cpuncillor Holmes (Somerset 

Ward) and myself discussed this 

issue with the Regional Chairman, 

Mr. Chiarelli, on a number of occasions. 

At each meeting, we impressed 

on him how destructive 

road widenings and higher intensity 

auto traffic were for inner 

city communities, giving him examples 

of community streets like 

Sunnyside, Lyon, and Main, whose 

character had been irrevocably 

changed by being forced to become 

access routes for high-volume, 

high-intensity regional 

roads. 

We proposed that a motion be 

brought forward to council via the 

Transportation Committee that 

would have delayed the 

construction of the Hunt Club 

ramps until the north-south 

light rail pilot projectwas up and 

runnitig. It was our belief that 

this would give this light rail 

pilot a better chance of success 

and it would also enable the 

Region to complete the impact 

study of changes to the airport 

parkway, which is now underway. 

APPROVAL FOR LIGHT RAIL 

Mr. Chiarelli was convinced of 

the logic of our argument but not 

of its political chance for success. 

His reading of the composition 

of council was that it would 

fail and in failing he might also 

alienate support for the light rail 

project. Hence he proposed a 

compromise package which would 

see light rail up and running by 

December 1, 1999 and at the same 

time the Hunt Club ramps would 

go ahead, along with a commit- 

By 

Councillor 

Clive 

Doucet 

ment for the Walkley ramps, with 

the exception of the north-east 

ramp. Part of the package was 

also to take twinning of the parkway 

out of the Official Plan. This 

motion was moved by M r. 

Chiarelli at Transportation 

Committee. Approval of the light 

rail project was unanimous and 

there was a 7-4 division on the 

Hunt Club ramps with Mr. 

Chiarelli voting for the ramps. 

It was and remains Councillor 

Holmes' opinion, my opinion, and 

the opinion of others at council, 

that this is not a good deal for all 

those communities downstream of 

the Hunt Club and Walkley 

ramps; that regardless of whether 

twinning is officially in or officially 

out of the Regional Plan, all 

of these additions and changes to 

the two-lane airport parkway will 

create an unstoppable pressure to 

twin the Parkway and eventually 

increase the carrying capacity of 

both the driveways along the 

canal and Bronson. 

In Capital Ward, ,Old Ottawa 

South, the Glebe, Ottawa East and 

Heron Park have been fighting 

road expansions through their 

neighbourhoods for a very long 

time. The Old Ottawa South Community 

Association began as a 

rieighbourhood organization in 

response to city bulldozers appearing 

on Sunnyside to tear 

down trees and expand this quiet 

two-lane, one-way street with a 

tram into a four-lane transfer 

road between Bank and Bronson. 

In the Glebe, it was the threat of 

expanding Carling down Glebe 

Avenue which galvanized the 

community. Bronson has brought 

me to Regional Council. And we 

will continue the fight. I am 

confident that the traffic committee 

will come up with some useful, 

realizable recommendations 

for the Glebe and Dow's Lake. 

"I dwell in possibility," wrote 

Emily Dickenson. I think w e 

should also. The news is not all 

bad. Light rail is going to make a 

positive difference and the new 

Chair is sympathetic to our concerns. 

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The Subway® story began in 

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when an ambitious 17-year-old 

high school graduate, Fred 

DeLuca, was trying to earn enough 

money to pay his college tuition. 

He was determined to find a way 

to supplement the minimum 

hourly wage he was paid working 

at a local hardware store. The 

solution came at a backyard barbecue 

when a family friend, Dr. 

Peter Buck, suggested to young 

DeLuca that he open a submarine 

sandwich shop. With a $1,000 

loan and a partnership formed, 

Pete's Super Submarine was 

opened in August 1965. Within a 

few short years and three stores 

later, the name was shortened 

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from Pete's Subs to Subway® and 

the introduction of the now familiar 

bright yellow logo was created. 

Subway® restaurants began 

franchising, giving others the opportunity 

to succeed in their own 

business venture. 

Thirty-two years later, Subway® 

has arrived in the Glebe. 

With two prior Subway® franchises 

in the Ottawa-Carleton 

region under his belt, owner Moe 

Barakat recently opened on Bank 

Street near Fifth Avenue. With 

plenty of seating available and a 

numerous selection of sandwiches, 

one can enjoy lunch or 

dinner options daily. All food is 

prepared fresh on location including 

bread baked on the 

premises. 

Healthy eating alternatives are 

available at Subway® with the 

introduction of the Subway® Light 

Menu Choices. Customers have the 

choice whether or not to add 

items to their sandwiches like 

Photo: Glebe Photo 

Owner Moe Barakat and field consultant Nancy Ritchie. 

cheese, oil and mayonnaise. These 

are some of the major sources of 

fat in our diets (e.g., just one tbsp 

of mayonnaise contains 12 grams 

of fat, oil 14 grams of fat). At 

Subway®, you can opt for one of 

seven six-inch sandwiches that 

are 350 calories and six grams of 

fat or less -- Veggie DeLiten', 

Turkey Breast, Turkey Breast and 

Ham, Ham, Roast Beef, Roasted 

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Club® (roast beef, turkey breast 

and ham). 

Moe Barakat of Subway® can 

also be contacted to arrange for 

catering services to businesses, 

school lunch programs, day cares 

or any other occasion. 

GLEBE DENTAL OFFICE 

738A Bank Street, 2nd Floor 

(at Second Avenue) 

Tel: 232-2222 

Dr. Khaled Hashem started the 

Glebe Dental Office in December 

1985 and it has been a part of the 

Glebe since that time. As a family-oriented 

practice, this dental 

office caters to all ages and dental 

needs - e.g. cleanings, fillings, 

root canals, wisdom teeth extraction, 

periodontal surgery and all 

aspects of surgery, braces, dentures, 

crowns and bridges. A 

seven-day emergency service is 

available by calling 232-2610. 

Other members of the Glebe 

Dental Office include Dr. L. 

Ghantous, a graduate of the University 

of Montreal, Faculty of 

Dentistry and a B.Sc. in Biochemistry 

from the University of Ottawa; 

Lianne and Farzana, dental 

assistants and Zeina, their 

friendly receptionist. In keeping 

with the multicultural and multilingual 

society, Glebe Dental Office 

offers services in English, I 

French, Arabic and Persian. As 

well, they deal with all insurance 

companies. 

Dr. Hashem graduated from the 

University of Toronto in 1985. 

Prior to enrolling in dental school, 

he graduated from the University 

of Ottawa with an Honour Bachelor 

degree in Chemistry. In his university 

years, Dr. Hashem was involved 

with student associations 

and in his last year he was elected 

president of the dental student 

society. He is now extensively involved 

at the community level. In 

1994, Dr. Hashem received the 

Ontario government volunteer 

award for his volunteer efforts in 

the community. A year later he 

was appointed to the Board of the 

Medical Research Council of 

Canada, the highest level of authority 

and funding for medical 

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Recently, Dr. Hashem was appointed 

by the regional government 

to the Disaster Relief Com- 

mittee for the ice storm. This 

committee, composed of 18 members 

from the Regional Municipality 

of Ottawa-Carleton (RMOC), is 

mandated by the provincial government 

to collect tax-deductible 

donations, accept claims, and distribute 

funds not covered by insurance. 

An office has been 

opened at the RMOC, 111 Lisgar 

Street and more information can be 

obtained by calling 5 6 0-1 339. 

Anyone wishing to make a financial 

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Ottawa-Carleton District 

school trustee report 

BUSINESS SERVICES 

COMMITTEE 

I have been elected Chair of this 

standing committee of the board. 

Its mandate includes finances, 

budgeting, demographic planning, 

capital construction and transportation. 

In my new capacity, I 

am a member of the Chair's 

Committee, which is responsible 

for the overall planning and coordination 

of board activities. 

THE SHORT YEAR BUDGET 

On January 16, 1998, the Minister 

of Education and Training 

released details of the 1998 short 

year funding (January 1, 1998 

until August 31, 1998). Although 

boards had been promised stable 

funding for this period, the 

OCDSB is facing a $4-million revenue 

shortfall over the eight 

months. While this amount may 

not seem significant (the short 

year budget is $347 million), 

there are concerns. The $4 million 

must be found in the middle 

of a school year and the board is 

already facing increased costs in 

a number of areas beyond its 

control such as Canada Pension 

Plan payments. Even more 

alarming is the fact that the 

Ministry has still not released 

details of funding for the 1998- 

1999 school year. 

POLICIES FOR THE NEW 

BOARD 

Policies must be approved and 

implemented for the new board. 

These have already come to 

trustees (some are pending board 

approval): Community Involvement 

on Board Standing Committees; 

Board-Community Relations; 

School Bus Cancellation Due to 

Inclement Weather; Process for 

School Attendance Boundary 

Studies/Area Reviews and School 

Closure Studies; Elementary Student 

Transfer Process; Secondary 

School Transfer Process; and 

Community Use of Schools and 

School Rental Offices. While these 

policies are considered interim, 

they will have impacts on board 

operations and consultation has 

been inadequate. Please contact 

your school council or myself if 

you would 

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like to have input as him. Congratulations. 

these policies are being moni- 

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SCHOOL YEAR CALENDAR 

Due to the ice storm and days 

lost in early January, secondary 

school examinations normally 

held in this month were postponed 

for a week. Although time 

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has also been lost as a result of 

the work stoppage in the fall, it is 

not anticipated that there will be 

major changes to the school year 

calendar. Senior staff have directed 

principals to adjust the 

curriculum to ensure that, by the 

end of the school year, students 

have the skills and knowledge 

necessary to be successful in the 

next grade or level. Some of the 

proposed strategies include concentrating 

on the core content of 

subjects, reducing optional topics, 

cancelling some field trips 

and rescheduling optional activities 

to a time outside the school 

day. Principals have been asked 

to keep parents informed and to 

consult with school councils as 

the strategies are being implemented. 

The measures will be 

monitored and further adjustments 

made, if necessary. 

A NOTE OF APPRECIATION 

This past December, at the final 

meeting of the Ottawa Board of 

Education, the Joint Council of 

OBE Elementary and Secondary 

School Advisory Committees presented 

Glebe resident Stan Currie 

with a plaque. It acknowledged 

his commitment to public education 

and his many years of volunteer 

service on behalf of parents 

in Ottawa. Over the years, Stan 

chaired a number of OBE committees, 

including Joint Council, the 

Committee of Secondary School 

Parents, the Alternative Schools 

Advisory Committee and the 

Amalgamation Advisory Committee. 

He currently co-chairs the 

school council at Glebe Collegiate. 

Stan's dedication and luiowledge 

of education issues have been of 

great benefit to all of us who have 

had the privilege of working with 

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13 Glebe Report February 6,1998 NEWS 

Ottawa-Carleton Catholic 

school board trustee report 

January 1, 1998 marked the 

beginning of the new Ottawa- 

Carleton Catholic School Board. 

The new board has appointed 

Mr. Philip A. Rocco as Director of 

Education and Secretary-Treasurer 

of the new board. Mr. Rocco 

is the former Director of Educa- 

tion of the Carleton Roman 

Catholic School Board. Mr. Rocco, 

in his address to the trustees at 

the inaugural meeting of the 

board on January 6, said, "We are 

committed to working closely 

with parents in our partnership 

of being open and accountable so 

that they will know and appreciate 

that their children are receiving 

the best possible education. 

We are committed to making our 

schools an integral part of the 

community and open to the community 

for use as well as for program 

delivery. We have many 

interesting challenges - first of 

all merging the two school systems 

into one. We will build on 

that pride and the strong foundation 

that has been laid over the 

y-ears. We are committed to providing 

our students with the best 

in all areas and that means an exceptional 

curriculum at both the 

elementary and secondary levels, 

the full range of services from 

child care through to lifelong 

learning and Continuing Education, 

and the most effective use of 

technology for the training of our 

students to take place in the 

world of work." 

Archbishop Marcel Gervais also 

attended the inaugural meeting 

and blessed the new board in 

their mission for quality Catholic 

education in Ottawa-Carleton. 

Chairperson Ronald Larkin as 

well as Vice-Chairperson Thérèse 

Maloney Cousineau delivered addresses 

that evening outlining 

their thoughts on the many challenges 

that we have before us. 

And indeed the challenges will 

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be many. The announcement of 

the new funding model by the 

Ministry of Education has been 

delayed but has been promised 

for the end of January. The board 

is eagerly awaiting that announcement 

so that we can plan 

the budget for the 1998/99 school 

year. It is hoped that the equity 

in funding for Catholic students 

which has been promised by the 

Conservative government of On- 

tario will finally be realized with 

the new funding model. The 

merging of the two boards will involve 

many programme and policy 

decisions which will be brought 

to the trustees in the mon ths 

ahead by the Administration who 

are hard at work defining best 

practices of the two former 

boards. It is with great anticipation 

that I, as well as my fellow 

trustees, look forward to the 

challenge of making the Ottawa- 

Carleton Catholic School Board 

the best of boards in this 

province. 

Our weekly board meetings are 

held on Tuesdays at the C. B. Mc- 

Donald Catholic Education Centre 

located at 1695 Merivale Road, 

Nepean at 8:00 p.m. Ratepayers 

are welcome to attend all meetings 

and there is a portion at the 

beginning of each meeting where 

they are allowed to address the 

board on matters of importance to 

them. I also encourage parents 

and ratepayers in Capital Zone #9 

to call me, should you have any 

questions, at 825-1411. 

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An Olympic dream that didn't quite come true 

For every athlete who makes it 

to the Olympics, there are many 

more who do not. One who has 

spent a great deal of time, energy 

and money trying to qualify to 

compete in the ultimate sporting 

competition, the Olympic Games, 

lives here in the Glebe. However, 

these Winter Olympic Games in 

Japan will not see her competing. 

It has been a long, hard road, and 

not making it after such time and 

effort is not without its 

disappointments. 

Joanne Thomson, 24, a resident 

of the Glebe, is one of the many 

athletes who has worked hard to 

compete for Canada at the Olympic 

Games. Her sport, biathlon, is the 

vigorous combination of cross 

country skiing and rifle shooting. 

In November, Joanne was among 

the top seven Canadian women 

competing for the remaining three 

spots on the Canadian Olympic 

biathlon team. The competition 

was strong and very, very close, 

but unfortunately for Joanne, she 

was not one of the three selected. 

Myriam Bedard had already 

secured the other position with 

her double gold medal 

performances at the 1994 

Olympics. 

Joanne grew up with cross 

country ski racing in Ottawa. She 

learned to ski and race with 

Nakkertok Ski Club. 

first ski race was around the St. 

James Tennis Club snow-covered 

courts during the Glebe Winter 

Carnival in the late 1970s! But it 

was in 1988, while in Grade 9 at 

Glebe Collegiate, that she earned a 

place on the Ontario team for the 

Canadian Junior Cross Country Ski 

Championships in British 

Columbia. On her way there she 

had the fOrtunate experience to be 

able to stop off at the 1988 Winter 

In fact, her 

Olympics in Calgary. After 

watching a couple of biathlon 

races there, Joanne came away 

with a strong desire to try 

biathlon. Through the Biathlon 

Ontario organization she obtained 

a special biathlon rifle and 

started competing in biathlon 

events throughout the province. 

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Her years as a junior biathlete 

were both successful and exciting. 

She had her share of second and 

third place finishes, but also a 

great number of first place finishes. 

Each race taught her another 

lesson that became part of her 

repertoire 

of experiences. 

Throughout the spring, summer and 

fall, Joanne could be found every 

Saturday and Sunday roller skiing 

in the Gatineau Park. After that 

she would head to the shooting 

Joanne Thomson 

range at Camp Fortune to spend 

another couple of hours 

painstakingly shooting at targets, 

practising her routines, firing 

hundreds of rounds of .22 calibre 

ammunition at paper and metal 

targets, learning how to hold her 

rifle steady with her heart racing 

from the high intensity of cross 

country skiing. As her skiing and 

shooting proficiencies improved, 

she competed in such places as: 

Lake Placid for summer run & 

shoot biathlon competitions; Prince 

Edward Island on the Ontario team 

for the Canada Winter Games in 

1991; Finland on a Polar Cup competition; 

the Czech Republic, Slovakia 

and Germany with the 

Canadian team for World Junior 

Biathlon Championships; and numerous 

places in Western Canada. 

As the Canadian Junior Woman 

champion, she did this while attending, 

full time, Glebe Collegiate 

and then Queen's University. 

Joanne shared her enthusiasm for 

the nordic sports by coaching the 

cross country ski teams at both 

Glebe and Queen's, and in 1996, 

when she was too old to compete in 

the Canada Games, she coached the 

Ontario Biathlon Team. 

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In the spring of 1996, after completing 

the first three years of a 

dual BSc and BPHE degree programme, 

Joanne began a two-year 

stint of full-time training, primarily 

at the Nordic Centre in 

Canmore, Alberta. She trained every 

day, flrst spending a couple bf 

hours on the shooting range, then 

a couple of hours running, roller 

skiing or other high intensity 

physical activity, then returning 

in the afternoon to do more for a 

couple of hours. She continued 

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but she never turned away from 

the challenge. She remained focused 

on her goal of competing in 

the Olympic Games. 

Last fall, there was a final 

attempt to make the Canadian 

team. Team trials were in Norway, 

north of Lillehammer. There, she 

came within a hair of making the 

team. Close, but not quite! It was 

not to be, this time. However, 

Joanne realized that this was not 

the last opportunity to reach her 

Olympic dream. 

There will be 

others, and she will only become 

stronger as she gets older. 

So now, instead of being in Japan 

this winter, she has temporarily 

changed her priorities and life 

direction. She is back at school, 

taking some final courses so that 

she can graduate this year, then 

move on to begin a career of her 

choice. Who knows? She might be 

back on the training circuit again 

in a couple of years, to try to make 

the Olympic Biathlon team for the 

Skating, continued from p. 1. 

Dudleigh Coyle's platoon of 28 

dads plus four teen supervisors 

had the ice ready Dec. 28. This 

volunteer neighbourhood group 

invests the city's contract proceeds 

back into the community, 

hiring local high school students 

to supervise part of the time. 

Inez Kettles of Glendale Ave. says 

it's so well organized that people 

are happy to volunteer for two 

nights a season. There's a great 

sense of community spirit as the 


2002 Games in Salt Lake City. 

This year she will cheer fro m 

Calgary as her close friends and 

teammates compete in Nagano. 

Has this experience been a waste 

of time? Not in the least! Joanne 

has acquired superb time management 

skills that she can use 

throughout her whole life. Her 

visits to Europe, Scandinavia and 

all the provinces of Canada have 

enriched her knowledge of the 

world. She has learned how to 

promote herself to others, to get 

along with others - especially her 

competitors - learned how to 

handle unsuccessful aspects of 

her life and to refocus and 

redirect herself when certain 

avenues come to an end or are 

temporarily blocked. These are 

life skills that only come when 

one has savoured both success and 

some failure. Joanne has an 

excellent outlook on life, and 

sport will always be a part of it. 

Everyone in the Glebe will be 

watching her with pride. 

En th usiastic hockey players from Mutchmor rink win awards. 

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15 Glebe Report February 6,1998 SPORTS 

Aaron 

Jeff Bean 

Fransen: From the Mutchmor rink to the OHL 

Glebites who were students at 

First Avenue, Hopewell and Glebe 

Collegiate in the '80s and '90s 

will be interested to know that 

former fellow student, Jeff Bean, 

will compete in the Nagano 

Olympics. 

BY DAVE FRANSEN 

It's a long way from the outdoor 

rink in Mutchmor field to the 

Ontario Hockey League. And for 

Aaron Fransen, who plays defence 

for the Kingston Frontenacs in 

the OHL, there are many times 

when he would like nothing better 

than to head out "to where it all 

began," just a block away from 

where he grew up on Fifth Avenue. 

Unfortunately, there are 

not too many opportunities these 

days. The grueling OHL schedule 

- and grumpy, old OHL coaches - 

don't allow much free time for 

shinny on local rinks. 

Building on the skills learned 

at Mutchmor, Aaron began the 

minor hockey tour familiar to so 

many Glebe families, playing 

first as a tyke at Brewer Arena, 

then graduating to Ottawa East 

Voyageurs (who played out of 

Vanier Arena), and then finally 

moving up to the Ottawa West AA 

teams which used the Barbara 

Ann Scott Arena. 

Olympic hopeful 

Jeff, 20, is a member of Team 

Canada's freestyle skiing team, 

competing in aerials. Aerial 

competitors use ramps to do a 

variety of somersaults and are 

judged on air, form and landing. 

Watch for him! 

Never able to get enough 

hockey, Aaron also played during 

the spring and summer for the 

Ottawa Capitals. In addition to 

honing skills, summer hockey 

provided the opportunity to 

travel and make friends beyond 

the reaches of Ottawa West. 

In April 1993, for example, the 

Capitals team travelled to Russia, 

playing four games in Moscow and 

six games in Tomsk, Siberia 

(almost exaCtly half way around 

the world). Aaron and his teammates 

then hosted a team from 

Russia for two weeks at the end of 

June. 

The travel bug bit Aaron. 

Or 

maybe it was just that he didn't 

like living at hbme. Whatever the 

reason, in September 1994 he became 

a student at Philips Exeter 

Academy in Exeter, New Hampshire. 

A school well-known in 

the U.S. for its academic excellence, 

Exeter was particularly 

attractive because it seemed to 

hold out the prospect of obtaining 

a hockey scholarship at a n 

American university. 

But plans changed. During his 

two years at Exeter, Aaron was 

spotted by a scout who suggested 

'that, rather than playing prep 

,school hockey in the States, he 

should be playing major junior 

hockey back home in Ontario. 

The scout made contact with the 

general manager of the Kingston 

Frontenacs and, in September 

1996, after negotiating a contract 

that included a Queen's University 

education, Aaron joined the 

Frontenacs. 

It has been, and continues to be, 

an interesting and intense ride. 

This past September Aaron spent 

one week at the training camp of 

the Washington Capitals. Playing 

alongside such NHL stars as 

Adam Oates, Peter Bondra, Chris 

Simon and Dale Hunter, he came 

to realize that the dream he had 

quietly been nurturing for as 

long as he could remember might 

just be within reach. He returned 

to Kingston with increased enthusiasm, 

determination - and 

purpose. The passion - first experienced 

at Mutchmor - continues 

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Glebe Questions 

A safety net for pets 

Some time back - indeed, before 

the ice-storm - the Ottawa Citizen 

carried an arresting story for 

dog-lovers. The story was about 

"a rash of disappearing purebred 

dogs in Lanark County" and the 

reporter Tom Spears made clear 

his opinion that someone was 

stealing the purebred bitches for 

breeding purposes. 

For instance, a farmer near Almonte, 

Trevor Tiffany, had twin 

St. Bernards, Bonnie and Clyde, 

who wandered away in early December 

(as they had done before). 

Clyde turned up at a neighbour's 

farm but his sister Bonnie completely 

vanished. Some 10 other 

bitches had disappeared lately 

and, the previous winter, people 

around Renfrew counted 25 dogs 

that vanished, mostly in daylight. 

It was a pretty dispiriting 

story, all round. But the paragraph 

that caught the attention of 

my reseach assistant, Rafiki, was 

the following: "Only a handful of 

the (Almonte area) dogs have been 

found; and all the dogs that 

turned up have microchips 

embedded in their ears." 

Microchips in their ears. In the 

11-year life of my Jack Russell 

friend, this was an entirely novel 

idea. He is not into the 

computerized world, and 

wondered if they were merely for 

decoration. 

So he and I went to interview 

our local veterinarian, Richard 

Seccombe at the Glebe Pet Service 

on Bank Street. On the way, we 

came upon a purebred Springer 

spaniel at the Credit Union called 

Winny (for Winsome Lass). We 

discussed microchips with her 

companion, who made Winny roll 

over to show the tattoo on her 

stomach. Her owner's daughter 

had some country kennels, and 

said thefts were common - hence 

the tattoo. 

For Richard Seccombe microchips 

were nothing new. He 

has been inserting them in cats 

and dogs - not in the ears, but 

behind the shoulders - for about 

a dozen years. He does this for 

owners at the rate of two or three 

a week. He showed us the tiny 

capsule, the size of a grain of rice 

and containing an ID number, 

which is injected just beneath the 

skin, and also the scanner he 

keeps that can read the number. 

Then we learnt about the PetNet 

procedure. A brochure informs 

us that more than 150,000 Canadian 

pets are microchipped and 

registered with PetNet, and last 

year (the brochure is undated) 

more than 5,000 lost pets were 

returned to their owners because 

they were identified this way. 

Apparently, too, the Humane 

Society has for a decade insisted 

that anyone taking an animal for 

By 

Clyde 

Sanger 

adoption should pay for it to be 

microchipped and neutered. So 

adoption costs up to $150, of 

which $40 is for the microchipping. 

It's for the dog's or cat's 

protection, to guard against the 

new owner simply dumping an 

animal later. 

"Tattooing, we were told by Seccombe's 

assistant, Nicole, is not 

as effective. She said she used to 

ride an 'off-track racehorse," 

whose previous owner had gone 

bankrupt. In order to keep his 

horse from being repossessed (or 

whatever the bailiffs do), he had 

apparently burnt off the tattoo 

identification that was on the 

horse's inside lip. He got away 

with it, but the poor horse's 

mouth was a mess. 

As we walked back deep in 

thought across Central Park, we 

came on a cheery mongrel and his 

owner, who lives on Glebe Avenue 

and who calls her d o g 

`Scumbucket' (his politer name is 

Sparky). Nosing around each 

other, as dog-owners do, we asked 

if Scumbucket had been microchipped. 

No, though he came 

from the Humane Society, as he 

predated their present system. 

But his owner's brother was the 

Almonte neighbour at whose farm 

Clyde the St. Bernard surfaced. 

Finally, we phoned up Trevor 

Tiffany to hear the latest on 

Bonnie. Still missing, said his 

son. 

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dying in the Spanish Flu epidemic 

of 1918. He had children, 

but no relatives who survived 

around Ottawa, she says. 

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Brahms in the afternoon 

BY BRIAN CAMERON 

On Saturday, February 21 from 

2 - 4 p.m., Glebe-St. James United 

Church will sponsor the next 

event in its Saturday Music series, 

which is exploring the lives 

and music of great composers. 

Pianist and host Michael Hodgson 

will present an afternoon of talk 

and the piano music of Johannes 

Brahms in a relaxed, informal atmosphere. 

Michael Hodgson is a gifted pianist. 

He grew up in the Glebe, 

and after studying in Kingston 

and working in Toronto for a 

number of years, returned to Ottawa 

about ten years ago, and is 

Audition for Divertimento 

Divertimento Symphony season ends with two concerts in 

Orchestra invites violinists and April. 

violists to audition for th e 

orchestra. Divertimento Opportunities exist for playing 

Orchestra is an Ottawa-based in smaller ensembles for instruorchestra 

of 58 musicians. The mental, choral and Broadway 

repertoire for the winter season projects. Brass, woodwind and 

includes Tchaikovsky's Symphony percussion players are invited to 

No. 4, Saint-Saens' Danse apply for future openings. For 

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Jolie Fille de Perth. The winter 1200. 

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the former accompanist of the 

Ottawa Men's Chorus, has been a 

featured artist in the Intermezzo 

Series at St. Andrew's Presbyterian 

Church and he has accompanied 

Maureen Forrester when she 

has performed here in Ottawa. 

The public is warmly invited to 

attend. Admission is $6 at the 

door, with proceeds going to the 

Glebe-St. James Organ Restoration 

Fund. Refreshments will be 

served afterward. Glebe-St. 

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Taxable alimony, maintenance and child support payments. 

Investment income. 

Net real estate rental income. 

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Dec. 31 

C) As early as possible. 

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19 Glebe Report February 6,1998 

Hopewell School 

Times are a-changing 

BY NANCY BICKFORD 

Well, the party is certainly 

over. The new year brought with 

it a new District School Board, 

questions about Ontario-wide 

Grade 3 testing scores, and concerns 

about the new funding formula 

for Ontario schools. 

Re-elected Zone 9 Trustee, 

Lynn Graham, joined us at the last 

school council meeting to update 

parents on what's happening inside 

the new amalgamated school 

board. The new headquarters are 

in the west end, on Greenbank, 

offices of the former Carleton 

Board. 

The new surroundings 

may be the easiest thing to get 

used to. Melding the different 

"cultures" of the former Carleton 

and Ottawa Boards is making for 

interesting times, with a wide 

range of operating policies still 

to be confirmed. For example, the 

Carleton Board has a greater degree 

of centralized control over 

the community use of school facilities. 

The Ottawa Board has 

had a more arm's-length arrangement, 

with individual schools 

Glashan 

Champs again! 

Glashan girls senior volleyball 

team has won the 1998 OCDBS 

Grade 7/8 championship for the 

third consecutive year. 

Congratulations to Zahra 

Arzhangi, Anne Baker, Chloe Engel, 

Claire Reynolds, Allie Akers 

Ilham Hagi, Sheila Street, Malia 

Lougheed, Dung Luu, Grace 

Kennedy, Lindsey Reeveswhit, 

Njien Nguyen. 

Vivian Gates coaches the girls 

senior volleyball team. 

Watch volleyball finals 

The final game of the Glashan 

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will take place at 5 p.m. Saturday, 

Feb. 7 at Glashan school, 28 Arlington 

Avenue. The tourney 

features the best 51 Gr. 7/8 girls 

volleyball teams from Ontario and 

Quebec. 

routinely entering into agreements 

with community groups. 

Like many things flowing from 

the reorganization of school 

boards, what we're used to at 

Hopewell may change; we're not 

going to know for sonie time. 

Hopewell's Grade 3 test results, 

known as EQAO, were the subject 

of considerable discussion at the 

December and January meetings. 

Hopewell students tested well 

against system averages in reading 

and writing, but there was 

general agreement that there is 

work to do in math in order to 

help our students reach a higher 

level of achievement. A meeting 

is planned for February 3 for 

parents and teachers to brainstorm 

on new strategies to prepare 

our children. 

Meetings February 24 

and March 3 

Two other working sessions are 

also planned. In response to 

questions and comments, Principal 

Margaret Dempsey is seelcing 

discussion on school policies for 

SCHOOL NEWS 

field trips, outings and overnight 

excursions for students. Is there 

too much, or not enough time for 

activities outside the classroom? 

Do trips enhance curriculum? 

Your views are welcome at a 

meeting to be held February 24 

7:00 p.m. in the library. 

The other session pertains to 

fundraising. The new funding 

formula yet to be released by the 

Artsbeat 

BY ALLISON WOYIWADA 

Part of the proceeds of the 

February 3 band concert will be 

given to the Ice Storm Relief 

Fund, as will $1 from admission 

to all musical events at Hopewell 

from now until June. The other 

$2 goes to help pay the cost of the 

band trip to Toronto in th e 

spring. Last year, through musical 

events, we were able to donate 

$365 to the Flood Relief Fund in 

Manitoba. 

The Intermediate students will 

present the musical Sunnyside 

Summer Camp on March 31. The 

Junior students will present The 

province will almost certainly 

mean reduced funding for Ottawa 

schools. Community and school 

fundraising will take on new importance 

since we may need to 

raise money for classroom needs, 

not just extras. How do we do 

that? Do we really need to? That 

meeting will be held March 3, 

7:00 p.m. in the library and everyone 

is welcome and encouraged 

to attend. 

Kingdom of Kings sometime in 

May. 

On December 1, the Hopewell 

Stage Band had the honour of being 

invited to play at Mayor Jim 

Watson's inauguration. It was a 

very special event and we were 

very proud to take part in the 

proceedings. 

The Primary classes a t 

Hopewell presented the musical 

The Best Toy on December 16. It 

was very exciting, it being our 

first musical on our new stage. 

Congratulations to all the children 

who participated for a job 

well done! 

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SCHOOL NEWS Glebe Report February 6,1998 20 

Co-op students demonstrate community partnership 

BY TALÂT ALI 

A great deal of enthusiasm and 

hard work were displayed at the 

Glebe C. I. Career Fair of 1998. 

On January 23, Glebe's spacious 

cafeteria was full of miniaturized 

workplaces representing high 

technology, science, humanities, 

social sciences, trades, arts and 

retail. Students stood behind 

their displays acting as ambassadors 

of their Co-op placements. 

Employers were also invited to 

the Career Fair to enjoy an Appreciation 

Breakfast. 

What students learn in Co-op 

and display in Career Fair is the 

result of partnership between educators, 

schools and the corporate 

community. Most of the parents of 

Co-op students support and appreciate 

Co-op as a means of developing 

invaluable employability 

skills in their children. Of 

course, students' motivation, effort 

and dedication makes Co-op a 

worthwhile experience for all 

partners. Career Fair is a visual 

experience of Co-op for all the 

partners and is, therefore, a 

major event for the Glebe Co-op 

Department. 

Approximately 1300 Glebe students 

came down to get first-hand 

information from the Co-op 

students about their workplaces. 

Students showed great enthusiasm 

and excitement in talking 

about their work sites in terms of 

the myriad skills they were acquiring 

and the kinds of product, 

From left to right: Anson Huang, Matt Fraser, Danielle Frenken - Co-op 

students at Glashan school. 

Photo: Jayne Forward 

service, or research they were 

helping to produce. 

An interesting display was that 

of the Humane Society, where Erin 

Stratton very enthusiastically 

described "Pet Therapy," where 

pets are brought to nursing homes 

to give an experience of feeling, 

petting, and loving animals to the 

elderly residents. Part of her 

display were documents and 

colourful computer charts that 

she developed while working at 

the Humane Society. A future veterinarian, 

Erin has started on the 

right foot with the Humane Society. 

Love of little babies, had 

made Maggie Fondong do Co-op 

Glebe C. l.'s robotic team 

seek 'Tech-tac-Toe' triumph 

BY HEATHER GREENWOOD 

The race against time has begun. 

Glebe's robotics team has just five 

and a half weeks left to design, 

construct, test and document a 

"Tech-Tac-Toe"-playing robot before 

it faces off against other 

school's robots in Brampton 

February 26. 

Tech-Tac-Toe - the name of this 

year's country-wide Canada FIRST 

robotics competition - is played in 

a 36-foot-square arena. Nine pylons 

are set up like a tic-tac-toe 

board in the middle of the field. 

Four robots per heat will race to 

propel, not place, their custommade 

rings or scoring devices on 

the pylons in an attempt to achieve 

a tech tac toe. When a tech tac toe 

is scored -- three scoring devices 

in a row -- the heat ends. Robots 

must score quickly and consistently 

to accumulate enough points 

to make it to the playoffs. The 

game design challenges teams to 

build a robot with maneuverabil- 

ity, speed and an excellent 

launching system. 

The task may seem steep for 

those who aren't highly trained 

engineers brimming with experience, 

but high-school students 

from across the country always 

rise to the challenge. This year's 

competition at Heart Lake Sec- 

ondary School in Brampton, Ontario 

will unite students from 

across Canada for three exciting 

and highly-competitive days. 

The 52-student-strong team is 

looking to regain the glory of its 

second-place finish in 1996. For 

the first time, Team Glebe is delighted 

to welcome members from 

two other high schools: Lisgar C.I. 

and Holy Trinity. The members of 

Team Glebe, along with their mentors 

and teacher supervisors, are 

spending their weeknights and 

weekends hard at work at our 

sponsor's Kanata headquarters. 

It's not always smooth sailing -- 

design flaws are discovered, ideas 

are discarded, and tempers start 

to flare as the weeks press on and 

time weighs increasingly on students 

and mentors alike -- but 

problems are overcome, and the 

result is an environment of selfconfidence, 

fun and innovative 

designs for Team Glebe's robot. 

Designing, building and 

maintaining a Web page 

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botics and planning a budget are 

only some of the many tasks 

eating up the precious weeks, 

days and hours before the 

competition. Hopes are running 

high for a victory. 

placement at CHEO and she presented 

an attractive visual display 

of work. Cathy Phillips 

showed her passion for biological 

sciences through a display of her 

workplace at Carleton University's 

Department of Biology. 

Jonathan showed off his geological 

maps and magnetic resonance 

work on rock samples as an example 

of his job at the Geological 

Survey of Canada. At a tailor 

shop, Yasmine has learnt to make 

skirts and other clothes, without 

even a pattern. Jenny Eberts, a 

Kindergarten teacher's aide at 

Manor Park, displayed what goes 

on in a Kindergarten class. 

SPORTS & SPINAL INJURY CLINIC 

Technology's biggest impact on 

students' experiences was in the 

area of high technology e.g. computer 

repair and diagnostics, 

computer configuration, application 

of various computer software, 

assembling and refurbishing 

computers, designing Web pages 

and working on software. Glebe's 

cafeteria was a microcosm of the 

silicon valley of the North. 

Calum De Leeuw showed how to 

install, assemble, and repair PCs 

using a wide variety of electronic 

equipment. Bobby showed his 

computer application skills 

which specifically targeted 

educational software packages. 

Business booths were an interesting 

site for all the visiting 

Glebe students. A student working 

at a sports store set up an 

interesting display of ski products 

and showed a video on the 

sport to a captivated audience. 

The Career Fair provided a 

great opportunity to all students 

at Glebe to learn about workplaces 

in the Ottawa-Carleton 

area, and witness the work of the 

Co-op Department in developing 

the employability skills of the 

students. It provided other students 

an inspiration to think 

about the work related aspects of 

education, and plan their future 

on the solid foundations of academic 

and workplace skills. Some 

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21 Glebe Report February 6,1998 SCHOOL NEWS 

The power of words at First Avenue School 

Move over, Glebe Report - The 

Dome is back and en route to 

Glebe homes in February! The 

paper brings out the news, views 

and slews of humour from First 

Avenue students in Grades 4, 5 

and 6. Never mind multimedia 

madness! It is clear from the 

enthusiasm of these journalistsin-the-making 

that the power and 

attraction of words in print remain 

strong. 

The launch of The Dome last 

May received coverage in the 

Glebe Report. In its first issue, 

then Chief Editor W. Hamilton 

wrote that it "is to be just like an 

newspaper 

ordinary 

but...produced by t h e 

students...for the benefit of 

students and their families... The 

newspaper will have information 

about events at First Avenue 

and...stories about the outstanding 

achievements of our wonderful 

students." That edition covered 

topics from computers to 

retirements, from winners of the 

jelly bean and dining-with-theprincipal 

contests to horoscopes 

and hilarious fiction. An infectious 

mix! 

This year, so many students 

wanted a hand in producing The 

Dome that distinct teams were 

formed: each team would produce 

Corpus Christi kindergarten information 

JUNIOR KINDERGARTEN 

REGISTRATION 

We cordially invite all parents 

who have children who will be 

four years of age by December 31, 

1998 to a Parent Orientation 

Meeting on Tuesday, February 24 

at 7:00 p.m. in the school library. 

Come hear about the Junior 

Kindergarten Program, receive 

ideas to help prepare your child 

for school, see the classroom and 

meet the staff. Registration for 

Kindergarten will take place 

during the second week of March. 

Make an appointment to register 

your youngster. Please call the 

school at 232-9743. Kindergarten 

Registration Packages are 

available from the office. We 

would be delighted to talk with 

you about our program and the 

activities of a dynamic school 

community, answer any questions 

you may have about our French 

Partial Immersion ( 5 0/5 0 ) 

program and provide you with the 

opportunity to visit our classes. 

GRASSROOTS CYBERPAL IN- 

TERNET ADVENTURE 

Our Grade 4, 5 and 6 students 

along with their French teachers, 

Mme Veronique Lafleur and Mme 

Susie Drouin-Baron have recently 

joined the GrassRoots Cyberpal 

Internet Adventure. This is an 

exciting Internet-based project 

that will see Grades 4 to 6 

students and teachers across 

Canada collaboratively build an 

elaborate network of web sites 

showcasing Canada's 13 capital 

cities. These web sites will 

highlight the history, geography, 

economics and culture of each 

city as well as involve thousands 

of students around the world in 

over 50 interactive on-line 

classroom activities. It is a great 

Dome newspaper staff and Janice Neil. 

one of the issues planned for 

publication during the school 

year. K. Traversy is Editor in 

Chief for the first paper in 1998, 

and 14 students comprise the 

staff, some of whom are 'veterans.' 

Among them is C. Garfinkle who 

came to work on the paper again 

because "it's fun, and because I 

also work on the paper for my 

class." His Grade 4 class this 

year is continuing to produce 

their own newspaper. S. Viinalass-Smith 

says of her return 

to the newsroom: "I like writing 

stories and doing stuff for m y 

school." She and J. Hunt not only 

continue their work on The Dome 

but also were the two students in 

Grade 3 last year who proposed 

opportunity for teachers and 

students to join a network of 

peers from every part of the 

country in building a powerful 

and unique Canadian learning 

resource. This is a national 

project actively supported by 

Canadian Capital Cities Organization, 

by the Mayors and senior 

representatives of Canada's 

13 capital cities as well as the 

National Capital Commission and 

Industry 

SchoolNet. 

Canada t hr ough 

SNOOPS 

We are delighted to announce a 

new elementary science curriculum 

series for our Grade 5 and 6 

students from TVO's Galaxy 

Classroom - SNOOPS en français. 

Mme Lafleur is implementing this 

program with her Grade 5 and 6 

classes. 

This curriculum will be piloted 

in 10 schools in Ontario. It is a 

hands-on, activities-based yearlong 

curriculum. Using an experiential 

approach, it starts with 

children's interests, builds on 

their emergent knowledge base 

and leads to analysis, synthesis 

and eventual evaluation. It is a 

child-centred, constructivist 

model of learning and integrates 

technology to make learning relevant 

to students' daily lives. 

TVO's Galaxy Classroom offers 14 

engaging videos, delivered twice 

monthly in French. 

STUDENT NEWSPAPER 

The Grade 6 students and Ms. 

Patti Murphy have started a very 

exciting student newspaper for 

the school. They have excellent 

news reporters, movie critics, 

book reviewers and editors. Articles 

from Removing Land Mines 

to the New Curriculum to exciting 

Photo: John Loucics 

starting a school newspaper. 

P. Prepas is a first-time newspaper 

staffer. VVhy has he joined 

the team? "I love journalism. I 

like to compose articles, and it's 

a good idea to publish things so 

everyone can read them," he said. 

This is C. Bryanton-Conboy's 

first year at the school. He joined 

the Dome team to get to know more 

people. "It's been fun so far. I 

have so many ideas; I don't have 

time to put them all in the paper," 

he added. 

Working with these young writers 

are teacher Sheila Murphy 

and parent volunteers Janice Neil 

and John Crump. Janice, a producer 

at TVO and mother of two 

First Avenue children, has taken 

activities in the school. We are 

very proud of their work and extend 

our sincere congratulations. 

To receive an issue just call the 

school. 

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up the task which her husband, 

the Globe and Mail's Edward 

Greenspon, did last year. Janice 

believes working on The Dome 

gives staffers the opportunity to 

learn about the school as a journalist 

would. "The staffers must 

be both part of the school cornmunity 

and gain an independent 

perspective on it," she added. 

The line-up of stories for the 

February paper includes coverage 

of the Christmas concert, activities 

of the Students Council, Bill 

160, The ice storm, sports, games, 

legends, a treasure hunt and favorite 

web sites. 

The school sees the paper as a 

natural extension of the curriculum, 

on the one hand, and as a 

vehicle to strengthen the school's 

links with the community, on the 

other. Principal John Loucks 

hopes to find ways to broaden The 

Dome's circulation beyond the 

families of the student body, to 

include seniors and more homes 

in the Glebe. 

Obviously, The 

Dome has no intention of supplanting 

the Glebe Report's 

unique role and reach, but it 

could provide both healthy conipetition 

and the source of some 

future journalists for our community 

news flagship! Look for 

The Dome, coming to a home near 

yours! 

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SCHOOL NEWS 


A2L'IW-unCentury Canadian art 

BY MARK JOHNSTON AND 

MELISSA TALIA, GR. 6 

Mr. McLelland's Grade 6 class 

at Mutchmor Public School did a 

project on Canadian painting in 

the 20th century. We studied 

several works, and eventually 

ended up choosing and reproducing 

original works of art done 

mainly by artists from the Group 

of Seven. 

Our class started out by 

choosing the painting that we 

wanted to reproduce. We then 

found a good sample of the 

painting to copy from and did a 

very rough draft on draft paper in 

coloured pencil. Next, using the 

rough copy, we outlined the edges 

of each shape and line in the 

painting on a large piece of poster 

paper in very light pencil. To 

complete the painting, we took 

paint according to the colour on 

the rough draft and painted the 

poster paper to look like the 

original, using the pencil lines 

that we had drawn. 

Generally, the reproductions 

that this class did were of quite 

good quality, and, since several of 

them were of the same painting, 

one can compare them and see the 

high points of each. A few were 

not quite what they seemed to be: 

for example, one boy reproduced 

a fairly hard painting by A.Y. 

Jackson called The Red Maple. 

The whole time he was doing it he 

insisted that it was nothing like 

the original, and was just a mess 

Valentine family breakfast 

February 13 

BY ELEANOR THOMAS 

The Improvisation Olympics are 

coming to Mutchmor in February. 

The junior students will experience 

the fun of improvising when 

the drama group Salamander 

Theatre comes to the school for 

several days. Also in February, 

students will get a different perspective 

on the solar system when 

an inflatable planetarium appears 

in the gymnasium for a day. Finally, 

the annual Mutchmor Reads 

More event which promotes literacy 

among the Mutchmor community 

will take place from Feb. 

23 to Mar. 6 

of colour. In fact, this was exactly 

what the original portrayed. 

When the painting was framed 

and put up in the hall, it did 

really look like a mess of colour 

and paint, but if one stepped back 

-a few paces, it became less of a 

mess, and looked exactly like a 

red maple tree with a fast-flowing 

river behind it, and in the background, 

some rocks and low 

shrubbery. This is just how the 

original is, and so the boy was 

pleased with his work in the end. 

During the painting stage of the 

project we took a trip to the National 

Art Gallery to look at some 

of the paintings we had chosen 

and others by the Group of Seven 

and other Canadian artists. We 

all liked the trip because most of 

us got to see our own paintings 

and how they really looked, but of 

course the originals looked better. 

We did research and each of us 

put together a brief original biography 

on our painting's artist. 

We also wrote a paragraph describing 

a particular aspect of 

our painting. We had to choose 

from aspects like colour, shape, 

value and others. Two examples 

of these reports appear elsewhere 

in the Mutchmor School News. 

Our paintings and reports have 

been put up in the corridors and 

offices of Mutchmor School. Visitors 

to the school should look for 

them, because they are interesting 

and beautiful to see. 

For parents and teachers, the 

second evening seminar o n 

parenting issues sponsored by 

the Mutchmor School Council will 

feature Ottawa psychologist and 

author Maggie Mamen. Dr. Mamen 

will present her down-to-earth 

ideas about family management, 

as outlined in her recent book 

Who's in Charge? 

Students, parents and friends of 

Mutchmor School are all invited 

to the second annual Valentine 

Family Breakfast, to be held on 

Friday, February 13, from 7:45 

a.m. to 9:00 a.m. in the school 

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Edward May, Polly Lochhead. Photo by Eleanor Thomas. 

Maligne Lake, Jasper Park by Lawren Harris 

BY CHRIS HAUGLI, GR. 6 

Lawren S. Harris was born in 

1885. He came from a wealthy 

Brantford family who were coowners 

of the successful company 

Massey-Harris. A religious man, 

he spent four years in Europe 

studying art and working as a 

magazine illustrator. When he 

returned to Toronto in 1908, he 

became a founding member of the 

Arts and Letters Club. 

Harris painted Maligne Lake, 

Jasper Park after a two-month 

trip in 1924 with A.Y. Jackson to 

Jasper Park, Alberta. After not 

finding the scenery around their 

The Tangled Garden by J.E.H. Macdonald 

BY BRENDAN HENNESSY, GR. 6 

J.E.H. Macdonald was born in 

1873 in Durham, England. He 

moved to Hamilton, Ontario in his 

teens and studied for a short period 

at the Hamilton Art School. 

After graduation he moved to 

Toronto and began working at 

Grip Ltd. in 1895. Macdonald met 

Lawren Harris at the Arts and 

Letters Club, where they began 

discussing how to make Canadian 

art different. In 1916, Macdonald 

exhibited The Tangled Garden at 

the Ontario Society of Artists 

show, and the critics shunned 

him. 

In the year of 1920 the 

Group of Seven was officially 

formed and from then until 1931 

Group of Seven shows were held 

annually. J.E.H. Macdonald be- 

Fabulous felt art 

BY JULIA DOERING AND 

EMILY BERTRAND, GR. 6 

This January Maggie Glossop 

visited Mutchmor Public School. 

She worked with the primary and 

cabin inspiring enough, they went 

to Maligne Lake attracted by its 

mountains and pristine reflections. 

The painting has a lot of 

balance since the reflections on 

the bottom half of the painting 

are the same as the top half, just 

upside-down. The two mountains 

dominate the painting. One of 

them is big and wide, while the 

other is tall and pointy. Since 

Harris was a religious man, in 

some of his paintings, like Maligne 

Lake, Jasper Park, you can 

see dark landscape with some 

bright light shining down on it 

from an opening in the sky. 

came the principal of the Ontario 

Art College in 1932. He died four 

years later. 

Texture adds feeling to a picture. 

Paint a flat picture and the 

picture loses dimension. If you 

could touch a painting, you could 

feel lumps and wavy lines, which 

would be considered texture. 

J.E.H. Macdonald uses texture in 

his painting, The Tangled Garden, 

to make it truly look tangled. In 

the front, where the sunflowers 

are, he applies more paint to 

make them look closer and in the 

back he uses less paint to make 

them look farther away. Feeling 

the picture, you would find that 

this makes the painting look and 

feel more realistic, because of 

texture. 

junior students making interesting 

and elaborate felt art. They 

all looked fun and bright in their 

own fantastic ways. Maggie Glossop 

gave us a great new experience 

in the way of art. 

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By 

Sharon 

Abron 

Drache 

people who played a role in loca 

history or more celebrated foreign 

lands. 

Rayburn tells readers that 

considering Canada's rich and 

varied toponymy there have been 

relatively few place-name books 

written about the country as a 

whole, but he does cite a few including 

The Macmillan Book of 

Canadian Place-Names published 

in the mid-1970s, providing brief 

details on the background and 

significance of more than 2,500 

place-names and also listing extensive 

bibliography of toponymic 

sources. 

"There is a youthful vigour in 

Canada's toponymic character," 

claims Rayburn, who is already 

looking to the future in his stud- 

ies. "On April 1, 1999, the misnamed 

Northwest Territories (a 

single territory since 1905) will 

be divided in two. The new territory 

of Nunavut extending from 

the border of Manitoba to Cape 

Columbia at the north end of 

Ellesmere Island will have a 

larger land area than any o f 

Canada's provinces." 

Did you know that Alberta has 

had more toponymic studies published 

about its places than any 

other province? I confess I didn't. 

Or did you know that 

Belleville publishers Nick and 

Helma Mika produced a threevolume 

comprehensive review of 

Places of Ontario (1977-83)? I 

did. Or perhaps most interesting, 

were you aware that Jacques 

Cartier, in his report of his voyage 

to Canada in 1535, appended a 

list of words, noting that Kanata 

(as opposed to Canada) meant 

town, interpreted as a cluster of 

dwellings. I didn't. 

Rayburn claims that "kanata" 

encountered by Cartier eventually 

evolved into the name of our 

country. However, Kanata didn't 

officially come into being until 

1978 within the region of Ottawa- 

Carleton. 

I missed the Glebe in Rayburn's 

study, but refer readers to the 

signpost at the corner of Second 

and Bank to learn the placename's 

toponymy. Perhaps Rayburn 

will include the Glebe in his 

next book, since this current volume 

does include Nepean. 

Alan Rayburn served as Executive 

Secretary of the Canadian 

Permanent Committee on Geographic 

Names from 1973 to 

1987. His work is also well 

known to readers of Canadian Geographic 

for which he wrote 75 

columns, 62 of them being collected. 

Raised near Orangeville, 

Ontario (named after Orange 

Lawrence, 1796-1861, who was 

the first postmaster), Rayburn 

currently lives in Nepean (named 

after Evan Nepean, 1751-1822, 

British under-secretary for the 

home office). 

Here's to learning about 

Canadian place-names and to a 

Glebe entry in Mr. Rayburn's next 

volume. 

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SHORT STORY CONTEST 

Seniors, get your creative engines running! 

The City of Ottawa is sponsoring a short story contest for 

writers 55 and older, with over $300 in prize money to be 

won. Stories must be original, unpublished works of fiction or 

memoirs, 2,000 words or less. An entry fee of $5 must 

accompany each submission. To receive the contest 

guidelines, please cal' 247-4965 or 247-4802. 

Deadline for entries is March 20. 

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Join travel experts and seasoned travellers as they transport 

you to many fascinating corners of the world. Travelogues 

are held on the third Tuesday of each month at the Heron 

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HERITAGE CELEBRATION 

In celebration of Heritage Day, the City of Ottawa's Heritage Programmes 

Unit, the Council of Heritage Organizations in Ottawa and the New 

Edinburgh Community Alliance will present a HERITAGE CELEBRATION 

on 

Monday February 16, 1998 

at the Mackay United Church, 39 Dufferin Street, 

from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm. Free Admission. 

This will be an evening of music and exhibits, and the "Great Ottawa 

Challenge" a quiz between councillor and media. 

For more information, call 244-4475 

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Cette activité comprend 15 minutes de natation suivies 

de 30 minutes d'exercices légers, 

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Développez votre endurance, souplesse et musculation! 

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REGAL ET CAUSERIE 

Un cercle qui se réunit une fois par mois pour le lunch dans des restaurants 

de la région afin d'entendre des conférences données par des personnalités 

ou des professionnels de la communauté. 

Composez le 244-5300, poste 1 - 4113. 

FÊTE DU PATRIMOINE 

Pour célébrer la Journée du patrimoine, le Module des programmes du 

patrimoine, le Conseil des organismes du patrimoine d'Ottawa ainsi que 

l'Alliance communautaire de New Edingburgh organisent une 

FÊTE DU PATRIMOINE 

lele lundi 16 février 1998 

l'Église Unie Mackay, 39, rue Dufferin, 

de 19 h à 22 h. Admission gratuite. 

le. Nous vous présentons une soirée de musique et d'expositions, ainsi que 

le « Grand défi historique d'Ottawa », un jeu questionnaire opposant les 

conseillers aux médias. 

Pour de plus amples renseignements, faites le 244-4474.

25 Glebe Report February 6,1998 CHURCH NEWS 

Church is a refuge from 

alienation of modern life 

BY DUNCAN SCOTT KENNEDY 

In the Museum of Modern Art, 

New York City, there is a small 

"modern" sculpture entitled City 

Square, by the late artist Alberto 

Giacometti. The work is composed 

of a pedestal and five thin men 

who resemble stick figures. The 

men are walking toward each 

other and seem at first to be prepared 

to meet and have a chat. 

However, a closer inspection of 

Giacometti's creation indicates 

that the five men are destined to 

pass in front or behind each 

other, have no personal contact 

and then go on their separate 

ways. The City Square is presented 

as a place of alienation, of 

loneliness, of strangers passing 

like ships in the night. 

City Square is almost fifty 

years old. However, its message 

is as true today as when it first 

appeared. Our cities, and many 

rural places, have become regions 

of alienation. We no longer trust 

strangers and are nervous about 

going out at night. Many women 

and the elderly prefer not to go 

St. Matthew's welcomes new rector 

BY JANICE SONNEN 

Some people say you can't go 

back. But Désirée Stedman has, 

and the people of St. Matthew's 

Anglican Church in the Glebe are 

glad she has decided to return. 

Almost twenty years ago, Désirée 

was a practising physiotherapist 

and a member of St. Matthew's. 

This January, she returned as its 

new Rector who will lead the 

parish into its centennial year. 

Désirée is married and has two 

sons and a daughter. Born in 

Dublin, she studied physiotherapy 

there, worked in Jerusalem 

and Ireland before she moved to 

Canada in 1971. She was ordained 

in 1987, served as assistant 

curate at St. John the Evangelist 

on Elgin Street and was the 

rector of St. Mary's in Russell 

from 1993 to 1997. Désirée was 

instrumental in establishing the 

pastoral care program in the Ot- 

out alone at any time. We con tinually 

hear of incidents happening 

to friends and acquaintances. 

Where can we go then? 

Those of us who have chosen to 

be a part of the church have found 

rest from the stresses around us. 

In our church community we have 

the opportunity to meet without 

fear or tension. Imagine the five 

men from City Square meeting, 

talking, joining others to worship 

God. That is what our Church 

means to us - and more. 

But our Church should not be a 

closed organization. Christ has 

commanded that we encourage 

others to meet with us, to encounter 

God and to join in worship 

and fellowship. Our Church 

is not a retreat from the world; 

rather it is a living body of people 

committed to transforming the 

world in the name of Christ. It is 

the place where we are empowered 

to go forth with love and conviction: 

To serve Christ by serving 

others. Duncan Scott Kenndey is 

the minister at St. Giles 

Presbyterian Church. 

Désirée Stedman 

tawa Civic Hospital and in 

founding The Well / La Source, a 

drop-in centre for women at St. 

John the Evangelist. She has a 

wonderful way of connecting with 

people and is known for her fine 

sermons, her gift of story telling 

and her sense of humour. 

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THE GLEBE CHURCHES WELCOME YOU 

CHURCH OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT (Roman Catholic) 

Fourth Avenue at Percy Street 232-4891 

Father Joe Le Clair, Pastor 

Rev. Anthony O'Sullivan in Residence 

Masses: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday 9:30 AM 

Saturday, 9:00 AM 4:30 PM 

Sunday: 8:00 AM 9:30 AM 11:00 AM 8:00PM 

(Elevator access for the handicapped. Loop system for the 

hearing impaired) 

FIFTH AVENUE FREE METHODIST CHURCH 

2 Monk Street (1 block west of Bank & Fifth) 233-1870 

Minister: Rev. Stanley J.T. Hanna 

Sunday: Youth Sunday School at 9:45 a.m. 

Morning Service at 11:00 a.m. 

Adult Ministries Bible Study at 6:30 p.m. 

Friday: 12 Noon Eucharist 

Saturday: Youth Group 5:13 p.m. 

FOURTH AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH 

Fourth Avenue at Bank Street 236-1804 

Minister: E.J. Cox 

Sunday Services: Morning Worship 11:00 AM 

GLEBE-ST. JAMES UNITED CHURCH 

650 Lyon Street 236-0617 

Minister: Rev. Jack Nield 

New Ventures in Celebration 9:30 AM (Family Service) 

Worship 11:00 AM plus 

Christian Development Program (ages 3-13) 

ST. MATTHEW'S ANGLICAN CHURCH 

Glebe Avenue near Bank Street 234-4024 

Rector: The Rev. Désirée Stedman 

Holy Communion: 8:00 AM 

Choral Eucharist & Church School: 10:00 AM 

Choral Evensong: 5:00 PM (second & fourth Sundays) 

Weekday Eucharist: Thursday 10:00 AM 

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: Betty Hurst 

Sunday Service: 10:30 AM 

OTTAWA CHINESE UNITED CHURCH 

600 Bank Street 594-4571 

Minister: Rev. Otto Ng. Co-worker: Rod Bennett 

Sunday Services: Sunday School 

9:30AM 

Cantonese/Mandarin & English 

11:00 AM 

OTTAWA DEAF FELLOWSHIP (Total CoMmunication) 

at Fifth Avenue Free Methodist Church 

2 Monk Street (1 block west of Bank & Fifth) 

Minister: Pastor Dick Foster 

Sunday Service: 11:00 a.m. 

ST. GILES PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (Wheelchair Access) 

Bank Street at First Avenue 235-2551 

Minister: Rev. Duncan Kennedy 

Youth Coordinator: Colleen Smith 

Sunday Service: Worship11:00 AM Church School 11:15 AM 

CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF THE ANNUNCIATION AND ST. NICHOLAS 

(ORTHODOX CHURCH IN AMERICA)55 Clarey Avenue 236-5596 

Clergy: The Rev'd Fr Andrew Morbey 523-1928 

The Rev'd Dr Symeon Rodger 725-9215 

The Rev'd Fr Lionel Dixon 

VIGIL 5 pm Sat HOURS 9:30 & DIVINE LITURGY 10AM Sun 

PRAYER SERVICE (Moleben/Akathist) 10AM Tuesdays 

VESPERS 7PM Wednesdays LITURGY 7AM Thursdays 

EMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH (Hispanic Ministry) 

Bank St. at Fourth (Fourth Avenue Baptist) 

Pastor Rev. Pedro Morataya 741-0628 

Sunday Service: 3:00 PM Wed. Prayer Meeting 7:30 PM 

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WORDS 

South branch library news 

The City of Ottawa is offering 

an opportunity to senior writers 

to participate in a short story 

contest. 

If you are 55 years of age or 

older and a resident of Ottawa- 

Carleton, you may be interested 

in taking part in this short story 

contest. Original stories and unpublished 

memoirs in English of 

2,000 words or less will be considered 

as eligible entries. 

The winners, who will have been 

notified by April 20, will be announced 

at the Ottawa-Carleton 

Literary awards ceremony o n 

April 23 at the Centrepointe Ne- 

pean Public Library. Winners 

will be invited to read at a 

literary, event to be held at 

Ottawa City Hall in October. 

Today's Senior Magazine, has 

agreed to print the First Prize 

story. 

HOW TO ENTER 

Name, address, phone number 

and entry title must appear on a 

Elizabeth Buckingham recipient 

of James Bain Medallion 

Glebe resident, Elizabeth 

Buckingham, received the James 

Bain Medallion from the Ontario 

Public Library Association in 

recognition of her outstanding 

contribution to public library 

service as a member of the Ottawa 

Public Library (OPL) Board. 

Ms Buckingham is the 

immediate past chair (1995- 

1996) of the library board and 

has spent a total of six years as a 

trustee and champion of public 

libraries at the local, regional, 

provincial and national levels. 

"During her tenure on the 

board, Elizabeth worked 

successfully to enhance the 

library's profile as a vital and 

technologically competent institution," 

notes current board chair 

David Daubney. 

Ms Buckingham's astute 

stewardship of the library's 

financial resources saw the 

development of proactive policies 

BY HELENE MERRITT 

CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMES 

Valentine's Day Lh-aw: Guess the number of candy hearts in the 

jar! 

Valentine's Day Special: February 14 (Sat.) 2:00 p.m. - stories and 

crafts for 4- to 7-year-olds. Pre-registration. (45 minutes) 

Babes in the Library. Music, rhymes and books for babies from 

birth to 18 months. Fridays at 1:15 p.m. to February 13 inclusive. 

Pre-registration. 

Time for twos. Stories and films for two-year olds. Wednesdays at 

10:15 a.m. to February 11 inclusive. Pre-registration. 

Storytime for 3- to 5-year-olds. Mondays and Thursdays at 10:15 

a.m. and Wednesdays at 2:15 p.m. 

Saturday stories and films for 4- to 7-year-olds. Saturdays a t 

10:30 a.m. 

111CCI Se Support 

111' (1(1 vertisers 

If you have news call the editor at 236-4955 

or write to the Glebe Report, P.O Box 4794, 

Station E, Ottawa, K1S 5H9 

Bebes en la biblioteca. Babytime in Spanish. Songs, music and 

rhymes. This 30-minute program is held in the library and presented 

by local families. Mondays at 9:15 a.m. 

MARY BORSKY TO READ 

Mary Borsky will be reading from her new book Influence of the Moon, 

Thursday, February 12 at the South Branch Public Library, downstairs, 

at 7:30 p.m. 

Story contest for seniors 

separate sheet. The story title is 

the only part of the above which 

can appear in the rest of the 

story. Each story must be 

accompanied by $5 entry fee. 

Cheques are to be made out to the 

City of Ottawa and mailed to 

Heron Seniors Centre, 1480 Heron 

Road, Ottawa, K1V 6A5. Deadline 

for receipt of entries is March 20. 

Unfortunately, entries cannot be 

returned. Multiple entries will 

be accepted but contestants can 

only win one prize. 

PRIZES 

First prize: $200; second 

prize: $100; third prize: $50. 

For more information, call 247- 

4965 or 247-4802 or pick up a 

contest guideline brochure at 

your local Ottawa Public Library. 

This contest is held in partnership 

with the Optimist Club of 

Ottawa and Today's Seniors Magazine. 

Their sponsorship of this 

contest is gratefully acknowledged. 

in the areas of budgeting and debt 

management, including the establishment 

of a ,capital reserve 

fund. She also initiated th e 

development of the library 

board's strategic agenda which 

will guide public library service 

into the next millennium. 

Ms Buckingham has played a 

significant leadership role at the 

regional level by chairing the 

Forum of Ottawa-Carleton Public 

Libraries, a group established to 

foster cooperation among the 

area's 11 library systems. At the 

provincial level, she has served 

as an elected councillor of the 

Ontario Library Trustees 

Association (OLTA) and most 

recently co-authored a paper 

detailing OLTA's strategic 

directions. 

Ms Buckingham is a partner in 

Hallux Consulting Inc. and lives 

in the Glebe with her husband 

and three small daughters. 


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This space acts as a free community bulletin board for Glebe residents. 

Drop off your GRAPEVINE message at the Glebe Community Centre, including 

name, address and phone no. FOR SALE items more than $1,000 not accePted. 

FOR SALE 

" SNOWBOARD, 149 cm. Staple 

with Burton bindings $400, and 

men's snowboarding boots, size 8 

$50. 238-2741. 

NORDIC SKATING SKIS, 195 cm. 

with NNN bindings $125, and 

Alpina ladies size 10 boots $70. 

238-2741. 

SNOWBOARD BOOTS, size 6, and 

jacket. Call Julia at 230-6875. 

SNOWBOARD - SIMS All- 

Mountain (bindings incl.), 135 cm 

(great for shorter riders), good 

condition. Asking $300 o.b.o. 

Please call Gillian 238-3572 

after 4 p.m. 

FOUND 

" WALKING CANE with metal 

decorations from Germany. It fell 

off a car in front of Glebe Centre 

on Bank St. (in Dec.). Call 235- 

5383 

PRESCRIPTION GLASSES found at 

Patterson & Bank. Call 234- 

9755. 

HOUSE 

MATURE 

SITTING 

PROFESSIONAL 

WOMAN will house-sit at no cost 

in return for accommodation, beginning 

in mid-March. References. 

Call 730-5533. 

WANTED 

BOYS' USED CLOTHING, ages 2 

yrs. and older. Call Debbie 230- 

2848. 

PETS 

HOME(S) WANTED for 2 fixed 

female cats, one Persian and one 

tabby. Moving and unable to take 

them. Call 231-5351 evenings or 

leave message. 

NOTICES 

VALENTINE'S MINI-RUMMAGE 

SALE at St. Giles Presbyterian 

Church, Bank St. at First Ave. on 

Sat. Feb. 14, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. 

*FOCUS ON CROCUS in time for 

Valentine's Day. Pots of 6-8 

purple crocuses go on sale Feb. 9- 

13, to help the Canadian National 

Institute for the Blind. $4 each 

or 3/$10. To help with sales or 

delivery, call Crocus Hot Line at 

563-0000 ext. 118. 

*O'TTAWA SCHOOL OF ART 

exhibition of paintings by Diane 

Purdie Feb. 7-28 at 35 George St. 

Free admission, info. 241-7471. 

* OTTAWA NEWCOMERS CLUB 

invites women who have recently 

moved to the National Capital Region 

to attend their next meeting 

on Wed. Mar. 4 at 7 p.m. Information 

and registration, call 860- 

0548. 

PARKINSON'S SOCIETY holds a 

Family Education Program on Feb. 

25, 7 p.m-9 p.m. at the Ottawa 

Civic Hospital, Main Board Room. 

People with Parkinson's, their 

family and friends are invited. 

Free admission. Information and 

registration, call 722-9238. 

HEART & STROKE FOUNDATION 

of Ontario will hold its 8th 

Annual "Let's Dance" Square & 

Round Dancing event at St. Pius 

Tenth High School Feb. 21 7:30 

p.m.-10:30 p.m. Features 

information displays, speakers 

and nurses to take blood 

pressure. Tickets $5 adv. $7 at 

door. Information: 733-3392 or 

834-4557. 

THE CNIB PRESENTS A SCENTED GARDEN 

AN ELEGANT AFTERNOON TEA 

FEATURING ED LAWRENCE 

SUNDAY, MARCH 8 3:00 - 5:30 P.M. 

AT THE 

CANADIAN MUSEUM OF NATURE 

240 MCLEOD STREET 

Ed Lawrence, distinguished horticulturist and radio personality, will 

give a presentation and answer questions moderated by CBC host Dave 

Stephens. An elegant afternoon tea will be served accompanied by 

harpist Janine Dudding. 

TICKETS: $25 CNIB, 320 MCLEOD STREET 563-4021 

NOTICES 

CHILDREN'S PRESENTATIONS & 

OPEN HOUSE at École Parsifal 

(Waldorf) School on Feb. 21, 10 

a.m.-12 p.m. Watch Grades 1-7 

children's performances and visit 

the classrooms. 630 Island Park 

Dr. 729-7545. 

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY 

FAIR, March 8. To display your 

women-centred arts/crafts, small 

business, information, etc. call 

Marie at 523-7797 or Sue at 789- 

6097 by Feb. 20 to reserve a 

table. 

*OTTAWA SCHOOL OF ART 

exhibition of paintings by Diane 

Purdie Feb. 7-28 at 35 George St. 

Free admission, info. 241-7471. 

* VALENTINE'S DAY SINGLES 

DANCE sponsored by Ottawa's 

Young Singles Club Sat. Feb. 14 at 

the Rideau Curling Club, 715 

Cooper St. (off Bronson) 9:00 p.m. 

to 2:00 a.m., doors open 8:30 p.m. 

$20 adv. $25 at door. For tickets 

& information, contact Anthony 

731-1522, Brian 730-0230, or 

Vince at the Rideau Curling Club 

Cafe (upstairs) 232-9665. 

GOOD MORNING PRESCHOOL 

(Bank at First Ave.) has places 

available in morning programs for 

2- and 3-yr. olds and on 

Thursday afternoons for 3- to 5- 

yr. olds. Call the Registrar at 

567-4922. 

The Pantr-L)' 

VEGETARIAN 

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FOOD 15 ORGANIC UJHERE POSSIBLE 

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MONDAY- FRIDAy 

Non TIL. 3:00 

GRAPEVINE 

Village Harmony choir will 

perform at Glashan School on 

Saturday, Feb. 21 at 8:00 p.m. 

This unique 

performance 

featuring `shape-note' singing 

and Balkan Dance is a fund 

raising event for the Glashan 

School Band. Tickets $8 adults, 

and $4 students (under 16) are 

available at Glashan School and 

the Ottawa Folklore Center at 

1111 Bank Street. 

WINTER 

GARDENING 

LECTURES BY 

OTTAWA-CARLETON MASTER 

GARDENERS 

To be held at the Neatby Building 

Salon A - Tuesday, 7:00 p.m.-9:00 

p.m. 

The first session runs February 

3, 10, 17 & 24. 

The second session runs March 3, 

10, 17 & 24. 

Cost: non-members $20, members 

of Friends of the Farm $16. 

To register, please call 236-3276. 

Fred Penner in Concert 

The Children's Festival presents 

Canadian super star Fred 

Penner on Sunday, February 15. 

There will be three shows (11:30 

a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. at 

the Adult High School (former 

High School of Commerce) at 

Rochester and Gladstone. For 

information and tickets please 

call 728-5863. 

CLEANING HOUSE 

Bonded and insured 

Experienced 

Get the best rates on: 

Home/office clearning 

Professional Carpet 

Cleaning 

Cleaning House may be the 

last cleaner you'll ever hire. 

For a free estimate, call 

738-2940 

pruning 

removal 

trimming 

RI Tree Service 

292-9477 

residential - commercial 

cottage property 

Best rates in town - Compare our prices 

IA 

free estimates - fully insured - seniors' discount 

ACCEPTABLE ALTERNATIVE MINI STORAGE 

Hume Trading Company Limited 

MINI STORAGE SPACE 

From $20.00 per month. Security fenced outside storage 

also available from $15.00 per month for cars, boats, and 

trailers. 

Call A Acceptable Alternative Self Storage at 822-7666. 

4863 Bank St. Serving the Glebe for over 36 years. 

- Rent- 

OTTAWA BOAT 

SPORTSMEN'S& 

COTTAGE SHOW 

February 19 to 22, 1998 

All Three Buildings 

Lansdowne Park 

Show Hours: Thursday & Friday: Noon to 10 pm 

Saturday: 10 am to 9 pm; Sunday: 10 am to 6 pm 

Admission (GST incl.) Adults: $8.50 

Juniors (6-15) & Seniors $7.00 

Family $23.00 (2 Adults, Juniors) 

Children Under 6 FREE; 4-day Pass $12.75 

-Wife Household Organizers - 

"cgue/tit wcydzinf woman. needs, a, wild" 

Regular & Occasional cleaning 

Pre & Post move cleaning and packing 

Pre & Post renovation cleaning 

Blitz & Spring cleaning 

Organizing cupboards, basements ... 

I"erhaps a waitress??? 

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233-8713 

Glebe Neighbourhood Activities Group 

690 Lyon Street South 

Ottawa, Ontario 

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Services communautaires 

564-1058 q/P 

Vat entine Adult Dance 

gp Dance the winter blues away with your Valentine! 

ip Saturday, Febnlary 14, 1998 

8:00 p.m. - 1:00 a.m. 

qfP 

Featuring:First Qyality Sound- D.5. 

You heard ftim and foved him at our Mayor's 

'Victory Party! 

qP Admission: $6.00 in advance or $7.00 door 

For further information,pfease calf 564-1058 

MARCH BREAK PROGRAMM Rt&ISTRATION 

We are present1B accepting registration for our 

better than ever March Break Programme! 

S- 12 Bears 

March 16- March 20 

. 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. 

Come & have a blast with us! 

Feattiring: Cberdome, Riding the waves in Kanata, 

Superhero Adventures, Mad Science, Becoming a Secret if 

agent, Martha's annual cook-off competition and much, 

much morei 

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Photo Needed! 

GNAG is looking for photos which represent 

Glebe Community Centre's recreational programmes. 

A selected photo will be published on the front cover of the 

Spring/Summer 1998 programme brochure. 

Deadline for submissions is Friday, February 20, 1998. 

If you require further information, 

please call Mary at 233-8713 

Spring Craft Fair Registration 

We are still accepting applications. 

Deadline is Friday, Feb. 13, 1998 

Actual Craft Fair date: 

Saturday, April 4, 1998 

10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 

Fee : $45.00 per table. 

For further information, please call 564-1058. 

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