December 09, 2005 - Glebe Report

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9, 2005 Va 35 No. 11 

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GROUND MAY BE SHIFTING 

UNDER PROPERTY 

TAX ASSESSMENT: 

present system finds no friends at 

recent GCA meeting 

BY JOHN SMART 

Is the political ground shifting under the Ontario system of linking local 

municipal taxes to provincially determined property assessments? Numerous 

politicians, locally and across Ontario, have declared the system to be dysfunctional. 

A Glebe Community Association resolution in October &ailed 

provincial property tax reform "a priority." The provincial New Democratic 

Party now has a Task Force on Property Assessment. In October, the provincial 

ombudsman agreed to study the system for elements of unfairness. Large 

public meetings in different Ottawa wards this fall have given the system a 

rough ride. 

The Glebe is no different. On Nov. 29, 110 Glebe residents attended a public 

meeting on property tax assessments and tax increases sponsored by the 

Glebe Community Association (GCA) at the Glebe Community Centre. No 

one attending the meeting spoke up for the present system and many residents 

told stories of unfounded increases in the assessments of their homes by the 

Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC). They also reported difficulties 

in getting MPAC to revise its assessments. The meeting, chaired by 

the GCA president, June Creelman, opened with a comprehensive presentation 

on the workings of the present system by two MPAC representatives: 

Marcel Clement, municipal relations representative, and Sharon Tallon- 

Goulet, manager of customer service. Clement and Talion-Goulet did an excellent 

job of describing the present MPAC system and its operations, but apparently 

failed to convince the audience that the present system deserved support. 

The MPAC presentation was followed by a panel of speakers, consisting of 

Councillor Clive Doucet, longtime Glebe resident Herb Weber and urban historian 

John Taylor. Herb Weber (who was recently successful in obtaining a 

significant reduction in the original assessment of his home) said that he 

found MPAC "highhanded, slow and inefficient" in his dealings with them. 

Weber says that homeowners need to get accurate information about their 

property's market value from the real estate market and that they would be 

well-advised to work with neighbours on joint complaints. They must also get 

all the information MPAC has to offer about why the assessment is set where 

it is and be prepared to offer MPAC "workable reasons for objecting." He finally 

offered a nine-point "self-defence guide for the assessment battle," of 

which point seven reads, in part: "Assume that MPAC will not agree with 

you. File a complaint with the Assessment Review Board." 

Photo: Clyde Sanger 

Stéphane Sauvé, manager of the Glebe Meat Market 

In a pickle over rules on meat 

BY CLYDE SANGER 

Stéphane Sauvé, the handsome young manager of the Glebe Meat Market, 

sat on a church bench just inside his family store on Bank Street, fluttered the 

edges of the 100-page regulations on meat processing and inspection in the 

Food Safety and Quality Act 2001, and said very gently: "We are in a pickle. 

Is this an attempt to push us out of business?" 

I am afraid it could mean that. Stéphane and his parents, André and Simone, 

the owners, are faced with two unpleasant options. Either they spend 

between $300,000 and $500,000 in extensions and re-equipment to become 

a full-scale meat processing plant under these new regulations, or else they 

give up all the products they now process and sell, and lose about half their 

profits. The Ontario government offers them a $25,000 grant towards such 

upgrading, but Stéphane says that, even if they could raise that capital, "reequipping 

wouldn't necessarily increase volume, so how do they expect us to 

survive?" 

Either way, the Glebe Meat Market, a respected asset of our community 

since the Faith Brothers began it in 1918 at 793 Bank Street (the home now 

of Glebe Side Kids), may have to close down within the next year. 

cont'd on pg 13 

ALL CANDIDATES MEETING 

Wednesday, January 11, 2006 

7:30 p.m. 

at the Glebe Community Centre 

WHAT'S INSIDE 

Abbotsford 2 L'Amicale 23 

Editorial 4 Holiday feature 24-27 

Elections 6-9 Art 28 

GCA 10 Music 29 

Dates to remember 

December 11 - [Amicale meeting, GCC 

December 14 - 7 - 9 p.m. Open House - Drainage 

Study for Glebe north of Fourth Avenue, GCC 

December 15 - Extended deadline for "Babies of 

the Glebe" photos - see inside for more details 

December 24 - 7:30 GCA meeting, GCC 

GNAG 11 Gift feature 30-31 

Good Old Days 12 School news 33-38 

Glebe Questions 13 Books 39-41 

Councillor Doucet 16 Religion 44-46 

Business News 18-20 Grapevine 47 

NEXT DEADLINE: FOR THE JANUARY 20 ISSUE 

FRIDAY, JANUARY 6

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NEWS 

Abbotsford House Bazaar gives a boost 

to new season programs 

Glebe Report December 9, 2005 2 

BY BORGNY PEARSON 

"Once again the Abbotsford Bazaar 

was an outstanding success," said 

Mary Pal, program facilitator. "It just 

shows how much can be accomplished 

when people of this community 

work together for a good cause." 

The bazaar on Nov. 26 brought in 

$12,000, with about $2,000 more expected 

when all pledges are fulfilled, 

proceeds to be used for Abbotsford's 

programs and services. 

By 

Borgny 

Pearson 

To say the silent auction worked like clockwork is true, but can be rephrased: 

it worked by clockwork, with bidding for each table closing at a 

specified time so people who had placed bids could check out other rooms 

in Abbotsford House or go to the Glebe Centre Bistro for lunch before going 

back to see if their bids were successful. 

From the Multipurpose Room, hundreds of white elephants have found 

new roosts (to mangle two metaphors). Only criterion: each was useful but 

unused in its original home, now subject to being "just what I always wanted" 

in a new one. 

Jean Classen and her helpers made 50 pies from the baskets of apples donated 

by Jim McKeen at Loeb Glebe. When phoned the night before the 

pie-baking bee, Jean was hand-grating nutmeg ("not my favourite occupation," 

she said), an indication of the care she takes to make sure everything 

is the freshest and best. From the sweet to the savoury, she and her sister, 

Anne Carson, also made a quantity of vegetarian chili for the bazaar's 

luncheon buffet at the Bistro. 

The handmade, well-dressed teddy bears, knitwear, ornaments, preserves 

and all other goodies are legendary, an indication of the talents, skills and 

generous gifts of time contributed to the Abbotsford Bazaar. 

Now Abbotsford is well on the way to a new season. A photo on the cover 

of the Winter Program Guide 2006 shows all Abbotsford staff in winter 

garb outside the entrance to Abbotsford House, leaning over the railing to 

welcome you in. 

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3 Glebe Report December 9, 2005 NEWS 

Tax assessment cont'd from page 1 

BY JOHN SMART 

Historian John Taylor compared the present tax collection system in Ottawa 

with 19th-century practices when an Ottawa tax assessor's income depended 

partly on how high he set assessments. Taylor believes that taxes based on 

property values are always regressive and that such systems need serious modification 

by politicians if they are not to be unfair. He picked pensioners as a 

group likely to be harmed by an unmodified property tax system. 

Councillor Doucet applauded the provincial ombudsman's decision to review 

the system and pointed out the system's adverse effects on Capital Ward 

taxpayers, who have endured high tax increases from the city, while suburban 

wards have avoided increases or even had decreases in their city taxes in recent 

years. At present, the older parts of the city are paying for new roads and 

other services in the suburbs and newer portions of the amalgamated city. 

(Eighty percent of the audience raised their hands when asked if they had received 

assessment increases greater than 25 per cent in November 2005.) 

Councillor Doucet suggested that a system in which assessments were based 

on the original purchase price, plus annual increases in value based on the 

Consumer Price Index, would be preferable and fairer in the long run. 

An hour of questions and comments from the audience followed the panel. 

A number of people complained they'd had inaccurate MPAC assessments reduced 

in the past, only to have MPAC re-assert the original high assessment 

in the next cycle. Marcel Clement said that MPAC's intention was always to 

have the most accurate assessment for each property in its database, but that a 

lowered assessment was never frozen and would be altered as market values 

changed. In answer to another question, Clement said that MPAC currently 

had on hand 2,500 requests for reconsideration of November 2005 assessments 

from Ottawa property-owners, but hoped to have them all processed by 

the end of March 2006. Property-owners unhappy with their assessments 

could obtain comparisons with 12 other properties in the city. 

More than one person questioned the whole idea of using property value assessments 

to determine municipal taxes. It was claimed that the system divorces 

the cost of services from the taxes paid and gives municipal councils 

little incentive to be prudent in setting taxes. As long as property values as determined 

by MPAC continue to rise, the city can be confident that its revenues 

will rise. An Ottawa East resident said that city councils across Ontario should 

object more strongly to the MPAC system and to the provincial legislation behind 

it. 

Forms to request reviews of MPAC assessments were available at the meeting 

and 100 audience members took forms home with them. If they use them, 

they will be part of what seems to be a growing movement of people looking 

for ways to lower the impact of the present system on their finances. People at 

the meeting said they weren't opposed to paying their fair share of Ottawa municipal 

taxes, but they doubted that the MPAC system currently contributed to 

a fair tax system in Ontario. 

Photo: Suzanne Landis 

Brown's Inlet update 

The Brown's Inlet meeting on December 6, 2005 had not talcen place at the 

time of printing. Please see the January 20, 2006 issue for details about this 

community meeting. 

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EDITORIAL PAGE 

Share your memories 

This month, we share some holiday experiences from the people that bring 

you the Glebe Report every month. After all, many of us were not born here 

in Ottawa and have plenty of worldly experiences to share. Here is my story. 

I was born in Canada, but raised in the Hungarian culture and traditions of 

my immigrant parents. I learned to speak Hungarian as my first language and 

our holidays were spent with other refugee families who had fled the communist 

oppression in Hungary in the 1950s. 

Christmas time was never about Santa Claus, though on December 6, 

Mikulas (St. Nicholas) showed up and filled our shoes with oranges, nuts and 

little Marzipan animal figures. In the weeks that followed, our church prepared 

us for the Bethlehem play, performed in Hungarian on the Sunday before 

Christmas Eve. Then we went door to door and sang Hungarian Christmas 

carols. There was never a sign of a Christmas tree before Holy Night 

(Christmas Eve), which began when the children went to the top floor of the 

house to wait (sometimes for hours) for any sign of Jesuska (baby Jesus) and 

the angels. When we heard the jingle bells, it was the signal to return to the 

family room. There stood the tree with mountains of gifts beneath it. It would 

always be a real tree, decorated with fancy candies in gold and silver wrappings 

and candles perched on the tips of branches -- a real fire hazard! We 

then gathered around the tree, holding hands and singing Christmas carols. 

Afterwards, we had a feast of Vadas (Hunter's Stew) with dumplings, followed 

by Beigli (a rolled poppyseed loaf) or a creamy log cake. When dinner 

was over and all the dishes done, we finally sat and exchanged our gifts that 

the angels had carefully placed under our tree. Afterwards we gathered up all 

the other presents, took them to our friends' homes and celebrated for the rest 

of the evening, usually ending at midnight mass. The following morning 

(Christmas Day), when all of our Canadian neighbours and friends were done 

with their Santa Claus and family events, 

we invited them to celebrate with a feast 

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of cabbage rolls and wine. 

..)44 These traditions carried on for 

many years and I still try to bring 

it 

some of this culture to 

my family now, sometimes 

by just making 

them the traditional dishes 

or teaching them a song or 

two from Christmases 

past. 

We hope these stories 

will inspire you to share 

your family's customs and 

traditions with your friends 

and neighbours. Happy 

Holidays to you all! 

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A disservice 

to the community? 

Editor, Glebe Report: 

As a long-time resident of the Glebe and a faithful customer of Marlin 

McKale's auto repair business for years, I find myself deeply embarrassed, as 

I walk by the corner at Fifth and Bank, to see how the reconstruction project 

has constrained Marlin's business. If you haven't been by recently, take a 

look. Concrete planters have been installed on both Fifth and Monk, severely 

limiting the use of the lot by this important neighbourhood business. Despite 

concerns raised in recent issues of the Glebe Reportby Marlin himself and 

by many residentsfor some reason, the city rushed to install these planters 

before winter started, leaving behind a trail of mud in the process, even 

though the trees and park benches that are supposed to be installed won't provide 

much benefit until the snows have melted next spring. 

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critical GCA public meeting on the traffic plan, we voted against the elimination 

of the left-hand turning lane from Fifth to Bank going north. Yet the 

plan got altered, somehow balancing out the different interests at stake, and 

the left-hand turning lane appears to have disappeared. So why can't the designs 

be altered to accommodate the continued operation of McKale's business? 

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calming traffic and improving our streetscapes. But if we push these goals to 

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ELECTION Glebe Report December 9, 2005 6 

Questions for Ottawa Centre candidates 

Each candidate in the federal election in Ottawa Centre was asked the following questions: 

Describe the primary issues in this election and for this riding in 

particular. 

What do you propose to do about these issues? 

What makes you the best candidate for this job? 

Responses from the candidates are unedited and do not reflect the opinions of the Glebe Report. 

Here is what they had to say. 

John Akpata 

Marijuana Party 

The primary issue in this Federal 

Election is voter turnout. In Canada 

approximately 40% of the eligible 

voters do not vote. Almost half of 

the citizens have absolutely no faith 

whatsoever in politicians, or our system 

of government. They are either 

intimidated by politicians, afraid to 

make a stand, or are completely apathetic. 

50% of males 18 24 do not 

vote. 75% of females 18 24 do not 

vote. When a large proportion of the 

population does not vote, and the 

country is ruled by a minority government, 

we are closer to dictatorship 

than we are to democracy. 

The federal government influences 

your life in terms of healthcare, education, 

taxes, and your own personal 

rights and freedoms. By turning your 

back to the political system, you are 

basically letting a very small group 

of people run the show, and do whatever 

they want, without accountability 

to you, the public whom they are 

supposed to be representing and 

serving. Young people, females, minorities 

and immigrants must participate 

in the political system; else 

they will be excluded from the system. 

Do not be afraid to use your 

voice. Demand to be heard. Get up, 

stand up. 

By participating in this election, 

I intend to show to 40% of the nonvoters 

that any one person can make 

a difference. I am going to participate 

in as many debates as possible, 

and break down the politics into a 

language that everybody can easily 

understand. Politicians tend to talk 

around issues, using media sound 

bites, but will never give you an honest, 

from the heart straight up truthful 

answer. As a writer, poet and 

journalist, I intend to be completely 

honest and direct something that 

politicians usually do not do. I will 

also be bringing ideas and dialogue 

to this next federal election that no 

politician in recent memory has 

done. As a nation and as a government, 

Canada must adopt a platform 

that supports Human Rights for 

every human being on the planet, including 

those persons right here in 

our own backyard. Also, it is time 

that Canada commits itself to fostering 

and developing programs for 

world peace. 

Of all of the candidates that are 

running, I have been more accountable 

to the public than anyone. 

Since the last election, I have had a 

weekly broadcast at CHUO 89.1 

FM, a weekly column in Ottawa 

XPress, and I have gotten on stage 

on many occasions to speak to the 

public and for the public. I receive 

constant feedback on my opinions, 

ideas and writing. When I make a 

mistake, believe me, I hear about it. 

On the other hand, when I do something, 

or say something that the public 

believes in or supports greatly, I 

also hear about it. As a poet, journalist 

and radio broadcaster, I have 

been elevated to a position of popularity, 

because the public genuinely 

support the messages that I am putting 

out there. My job is to tell the 

truth and let the public decide for 

themselves. 

Remember to vote 

January 23, 2006 

David Chernushenko 

Green Party 

Across the country and in Ottawa 

Centre, Canadians have been 

telling me how they are frustrated 

with the partisan, acrimonious political 

environment that has infected 

Parliament Hill while the issues that 

most concern them are largely ignored. 

These include stronger measures 

to ensure that our air, water, and 

food is safe; more local economic 

development that will generate 

meaningful jobs while creating genuine 

financial and social wealth; 

quality, accessible education, housing 

and health care; tax shifting initiatives 

that will encourage innovation 

and sustainability; and stronger 

action on climate change. 

I believe civil servants in Ottawa 

Centre are particularly concerned 

about what they see as an increasing 

politicization of the public service. It 

is clear as well that public transit 

services in Ottawa must be improved. 

This will require a strong 

commitment from the federal government 

to improve transport infrastructure 

across the country so as to 

reduce both our traffic congestion 

problems and our dependence on 

fossil fuels. Community renewal and 

sustainable business development also 

loom large in the minds of Ottawa 

Centre voters, as do the ongoing 

problems of homelessness and 

poverty. 

The Green Party and I will address 

these priorities by: 

Inspiring renewed faith in government 

and public service by re- 

moving partisan politics from the administration 

of government. We will 

help to restore the morale and passion 

of public servants, and return to 

creating policy that suits the best interests 

of Canadians, not that which 

is politically expedient. 

Launching a "clean economy" 

renaissance by promoting more efficient 

and employment-intensive industry, 

manufacturing, services and 

energy 

Implementing a Green Tax Shift 

that encourages employment and income 

while discouraging resource 

waste and pollution 

Protecting and promoting the 

health of all citizens by restoring air 

and water quality, and safer food and 

by reducing exposure to harmful 

chemicals 

Implementing a preventive approach 

to health by promoting 

healthier behaviour and active 

lifestyles 

Investing in urban infrastructure 

and public transit services that are 

appropriate and sustainable, and promote 

the common good. 

3. As the owner of a private consulting 

firm, I have acquired_substantial 

expertise and practical experience, 

while maintaining my optimism 

and ideals. I have worked for 

two federal government departments, 

built two businesses and created 

a charity to tackle youth asthma 

and obesity. With my wife, I am raising 

my children in a community that 

I believe is worth protecting and improving. 

I have lived in the Ottawa- 

Centre riding for twelve years so I 

am very familiar with the most 

pressing issues facing residents here. 

I also know what it is like for the 

millions of Canadians confronting 

the challenges of earning a living, 

staying healthy, educating their children 

and building healthy, sustainable 

communities. 

I have a proven ability to confront 

and overcome tough challenges, and 

I have the determination to bring 

people together to find solutions to 

today's most urgent problems.

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7 Glebe Report December 9, 2005 ELECTION 

Robert Cooper 

Canadian Action Party 

When contacted by Suzanne Landis, 

Editor of the Glebe Report, to 

answer three specific candidate 

questions my first thoughts were: 

great opportunity; only 500 words; 

keep a narrow focus. 

I have become the type of person 

who mulls important decisions over 

in his mind before committing 

one of the innumerable lessons 

learned being an Attention Deficit / 

Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD) 

adult. During the mulling period I 

examined the local issues in greater 

depth and something became very 

clear an AHA moment of sorts. 

I have always known Ottawa as a 

unique city, not only within Canada, 

but as a world capital. However, this 

is where the uniqueness ends. Beyond 

that lay the same issues which 

all Canadian cities of similar size 

and larger have become forced to 

deal with, as will smaller centres, as 

they grow, including Ottawa's outlying 

communities. 

Common to all are the issues of urban 

crime due largely to crack cocaine; 

U.S. gun imports; inadequate 

policing; uncontrolled urban sprawl; 

core city transportation (Mayor 

Chiarelli, I have a proposal if your 

planners care to listen.); unreasonable 

property tax; job creation 

through capital projects in federal, 

provincial and municipal development 

and maintenance of infrastructure 

financed by a long forgotten 

funding source (only 500 words allowed, 

please research); where to put 

halfway houses and the issue of our 

jails becoming holding houses for 

those less mentally fortunate when 

they are not rummaging or panhandling 

a street survival existence 

along Bank, Elgin and Rideau 

Streets, to name a few hot spots. 

Yes, life destroying substances are 

an issue also, including tobacco and 

pesticides. The list is long, but where 

does an MP fit in the municipal picture 

when the major problems overlap 

Ottawa ridings and the country at 

large? 

I chose the Canadian Action Party 

as a vehicle to inform Canadians of 

the daily struggles faced by some 

3,000,000 AD/HD and Learning 

Disabled ("invisibly disabled") persons. 

The annual cost to society in 

not effectively addressing this issue 

is $8.5 billion. Yes, tax payer, it is 

your $8.5 billion that can be added to 

the waste pile of inefficient government 

spending and action. 

I also know if Canadians were 

aware of this issue that French and 

English Canada and its multi-cultural 

citizens would unite and not allow 

the struggles of the "invisibly disabled" 

to go unaddressed. Sadly, the 

fix is simple and relatively easy to 

implement, but has been ignored by 

the powerful elite of inbred political 

parties. 

As for Centre Town, it is the core 

of Ottawa and must be preserved and 

redeveloped at the same time. Of all 

the cities in Canada, Ottawa has the 

opportunity to lead the country in 

many areas, setting an example for 

others to follow. The City of Ottawa 

needs a voice on the Hilla voice 

which is not controlled by the internal 

politics of a major party. A voice 

which has the passion, time and effort 

to pay attention to Ottawa. A 

voice who can truly speak for Centre 

Town. The same voice the "invisibly 

disabled" require. 

Paul Dewar 

New Democratic Party 

1. Describe the primary issues in 

this election and for this riding in 

particular. 

The fundamental question is "Who 

can people trust to get results for Ottawa 

Centre as opposed to who will 

take care of themselves, their friends 

and their party" It is clear that the 

current government falls into the latter 

group. Judge Gomery found the 

Liberal Party entrenched in a "culture 

of entitlement". 

People in Ottawa Centre are not 

easily fooled. They know that the 

Liberal government's promises that 

are made before an election always 

get shelved to make way for things 

like corporate tax cuts after the election. 

It happens in every campaign 

where the Liberals campaign from 

the left but governed from the rightthere 

is no reason to believe that anything 

will change this time around. 

With only 19 MPs, the NDP was 

able to force the Liberals to abandon 

their first budget containing over $4 

billion in corporate tax cuts and deliver 

a better, balanced budget that 

would invest in people and the environment. 

The bottom line in negotiations 

with the government was $4.6 billion 

in investment in people and the 

environment in the first two fiscal 

years of the budget. It substantially 

altered the first 2005 budget to better 

reflect the priorities of Canadians. It 

is in keeping with the NDP's corn- 

mitment to fiscal responsibility. 

I'm proud that Ed Broadbent and 

the NDP got the Liberals to deliver 

more on Post Secondary Education, 

Housing, Foreign Aid, Transit and 

the Environment. As your MP these 

will remain my priorities. 

2. What do you propose to do 

about these issues? 

I plan on doing what Ed Broadbent 

did. 

address local concerns like: 

-affordable housing shortages 

-rising rates of child poverty 

-poor morale in the Public 

Service 

-environmental issues 

i.e. protecting Gatineau Park 

-reforming the NCC 

promote ethics and integrity in 

politics and public service 

3. What makes you the best candidate 

for this job? 

I come from a family of public 

service, and I firmly believe that 

maintaining a clear separation between 

the public interest and private 

lobbyist concerns is essential in a 

good MP. The sponsorship fiasco has 

deeply shaken the public's trust in all 

aspects of the public service and I 

consider it my priority to restore 

people's faith in their system of governance 

and to make public service 

an honourable profession once 

again. 

As a member our community I 

have served on the Board of OICSO 

(Ottawa Community Immigrant Services 

Organization) working on issues 

that touch new Canadians like 

foreign credential recognition. I 

have been involved in the Coalition 

for a Healthy Ottawa which has 

fought against the expansion of the 

Alta Vista Parkway, for the expansion 

of light rail and a law to regulate 

the cosmetic use of pesticides. The 

bottom line? Delivering for my co-mmunity, 

that is why I want to be your 

MP and I believe that I have the 

skills and integrity to be an effective 

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Keith Fountain 

Conservative Party 

Canadians need more choice in 

their lives choice in how we raise 

our families, how we spend our 

money, and how we live our lives. 

Childcare is one good example of 

this. The Liberal solution is to use 

our tax dollars to fund a state-run 

day care system. This solution doesn't 

suit the needs of all families, but 

all taxpayers are expected to contribute. 

The average Canadian family pays 

almost half of its income in tax. This 

is too high. It means options taxpayers 

don't have; choices they cannot 

make. 

For the taxes they do pay, Canadians 

expect results. And "results" 

does not mean a last-minute preelection 

spending spree trying to buy 

our votes. We have seen too much 

drift and not enough results in public 

policy. If everything is a priority, 

nothing is a priority. 

We need fresh thinking aimed at 

giving people more choices in their 

lives. 

On child care, for example, I propose 

that the government provide direct 

support for parents of preschool 

children. This will give families a 

choice in how to care for their chil- 

dren, whether through co-op day 

care, stay at home parents, or have 

the children cared for by family 

members. 

Lower taxes will put more money 

into our pockets and give us more 

choices. 

Canadians want to see results for 

the money that they contribute in 

taxes. The federal government must 

focus on a clear set of priorities and 

concentrate on getting results. It 

must be accountable for those results. 

This accountability lies 

squarely with politicians, from the 

Prime Minister down to the Member 

of Parliament. It's time to stop blaming 

the public service for the Government's 

mismanagement. 

3. I am the only candidate who 

wants people to have more choices 

in their lives, rather than have government 

continue to make their 

choices for them. I have a commitment 

to government that is accountable 

and gets results. To this end, I 

have five priorities: lower taxes; 

choice in childcare; recognition of 

the foreign credentials of new Canadians; 

smog-free air; and, as a local 

issue, the relocation of the Elgin 

Street Parole Office. I will be accountable 

for delivering these results. 

When people want help from their 

MP, usually it's because they are encountering 

a problem in the system. 

As a public servant for 15 years, I 

know my way around government 

and can help my constituents resolve 

their problems quickly. I have 

served my country around the world 

as a Foreign Service officer; I am 

looking forward to serving the people 

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I live in the Glebe, raise my family 

here, and send my children to 

schools in this neighbourhood. I 

have fought for the schools and libraries 

in our community and for investments 

in the social and economic 

programs that create the foundation 

for a healthy and strong community. 

These issues are at the centre of 

our Liberal program. Paul Martin's 

Government has invested: 

$5 billion and reached agreements 

with all ten provinces to develop a 

National Early Learning and Child 

Care program. This will result in a 

50% increase in childcare spaces 

here in Ottawa. 

$41 billion in stable, long term 

funding, to the provinces for 

healthcare which, in part, will help 

reduce reducing wait times in our 

cornmunity. 

$5 billion in our cities and our 

communities. Resulting in a $200 

million federal commitment to the 

new and expanded North-South ()- 

Train light rail line by 2009. 

$5.3 billion in new funding for 

post-secondary education, with over 

$3 billion going directly to students. 

$3 billion reduction in personal income 

tax in 2005 alone with families 

earning less then $60,000 receiving 

the most benefit. 

Government must be accessible 

to Canadians. Decisions affecting 

our community must be made with 

our community. I will work to ensure 

the City of Ottawa receives its fair 

share of federal funding for public 

transportation and municipal infrastructure. 

I will work with Carleton 

University faculty and students to 

ensure greater federal support for innovation, 

research and student assistance. 

I will work with Ottawa's business 

and high-tech companies to continue 

Ottawa's economic growth and prosperity. 

I will work to ensure that future 

NCC development of LeBreton 

Flats, and the Booth Street complex 

have affordable housing and smart 

development. 

3. As long time residents of the 

Glebe, my wife Kathy and I are raising 

three children in this community. 

We are fortunate to live in a caring 

and vibrant community. But we can 

do better. Through- my work as a volunteer, 

lawyer and activist, I have 

had the good fortune to exchange 

ideas with seniors, students, families 

and community leaders on ways to 

improve our neighbourhood. I have 

fought for the rights of gays and lesbians 

and for immigrants and 

refugees. I have helped make the 

federal investment in light rail happen. 

I believe that by working together 

at the local level, we will improve 

health care, expand affordable 

housing, expand child care programs, 

and reform the National Capital 

Commission to make it a responsive 

and transparent vehicle for 

change in our city. 

The Liberals under the leadership 

of Paul Martin have articulated a 

clear and powerful vision that balances 

economic growth and improving 

our standard of living with investments 

in government programs 

and services that strengthen Canada 

now and for the future. 

I believe that I can deliver on that 

vision for the people of Ottawa Centre. 

I will be the hardest working MP 

we have ever had to make things 

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Stuart Ryan 

Communist Party 

1. The most important issue in this 

election is the continuing erosion of 

Canada's political and economic 

sovereignty into the economic and 

political priorities of the American 

Empire. 

Since the 2004 election we have 

seen the adoption of The Security 

and Prosperity Partnership of North 

America, in which the governments 

of Canada, the U.S.A. and Mexico 

agreed to harmonize our security, energy, 

and customs policies. The new 

Security Bill mirrors the anti-democratic 

U.S Patriot Act. 

We have seen the Canadian government 

pledge to spend an extra 

$13.5 billion on Canada's military. 

We have seen the Canadian government 

provide military and political 

support for the U.S. led coup against 

the democratically-elected government 

of Haiti, and we have seen it 

escalate our role in Afghanistan from 

peace and security to pursuing and 

killing "scumbags". 

Do not be deceived by Paul Martin's 

denunciation of the American 

refusal to abide by NAFTA panels on 

software lumber; he spoke glowingly 

of the "so-called benefits" of the 

Free Trade Agreement of the Americas 

in Argentina last month. 

The neo-liberal agenda at the centre 

of Free Trade initiatives has led to 

job losses in Canada's manufacturing 

sector (GM and Stelco) and to 

the privatization of our important social 

services such as medicare. Tuition 

increases makes post-secondary 

education out of reach for more 

working people. 

Another key issue in this election 

is the position of the rest of Canada 

if there is a third referendum'on Quebec 

Sovereignty. 

The Communist Party of Canada 

calls for a massive movement of 

students, workers, and young people 

to completely reject the corporate 

neo-liberal economic agenda that 

both the Liberal and the Conservative 

parties endorse. 

We call for a people's agenda 

which put people before profits. We 

reject corporate globalization by 

pulling out of NAFTA, and rejecting 

the FTAA. Instead we would 

build multilateral trade agreements 

that recognize the economic, social 

and cultural sovereignty of all 

countries. 

We call for the extension of public 

ownership and democratic control of 

industries such as Air Canada, CN 

Rail, and the financial and insurance 

industries. Tax the greedy, by raising 

the corporate tax rate to 19%. 

We call for an independent foreign 

policy of peace, global disarmament 

and social justice. Pull out of NATO 

and NORAD. Withdraw Canadian 

support for the illegitimate regime in 

Haiti and restore the government of 

President Aristide. 

We offer a new Canadian Constitutional 

Convention where the Aboriginal 

people of Canada, the people 

of Quebec, and the people of the rest 

of Canada form a new partnership as 

equal nations, each with the right of 

self-determination. Self-determination 

can mean equal partnership as 

much as independence. 

As a union representative at 

Carleton University, I have worked 

tirelessly on behalf of workers and 

students both at Carleton and in the 

city. As a parent of two children I 

know the importance of a fully-funded 

quality public education at all levels. 

I Will enthusiastically help build 

the social movement that will bring 

about the social transformation we 

all needa democratic socialist 

Canada. 

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Green Party: David Chernushenko, 860-1330 

E-mail: Ottawa-centre@greenparty.ca 

Website: www.ottawagreens.ca 

Canadian Action Party: Robert Cooper, 232-7108 

E-mail: r-cooper@sympatico.ca 

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New Democratic Party: Paul Dewar , 232-1888 

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Conservative Party: Keith Fountain, 237-1532 

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Liberal Party: Richard Mahoney, 321-1704 

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At the November GCA board 

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site (on Bank between Strathcona 

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for a building With ground floor retail 

fronting on Bank Street and 17 

condos. Underground parking will 

be accessed off Strathcona. 

The project requires several zoning 

variances before it proceeds. Perhaps 

the most significant variance 

concerns the overall height of the 

building, which is proposed as five 

stories high. This is higher than typical 

on Bank Street, but the impact is 

somewhat mitigated by a design 

which has many articulations and is 

set back at the higher levels. 

The Glebe Community Association 

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of this former gas station 

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Street will strengthen the links between 

the north and south parts of 

the Glebe, and the mixed-use approach 

is definitely in keeping with 

the character of our community. 

However, there are some concerns 

about the height of the building and 

its impact on neighbours. The GCA 

was considering its position as the 

Glebe Report went to press. The 

committee of adjustment was scheduled 

to hear the application for variances 

on Dec. 7. 

BANK STREET 

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The GCA was very pleased to 

welcome Mayor Bob Chiarelli to 

Underground Sound. His contribution 

of $250 to the Bank Street fund 

was a strong vote of confidence in 

our campaign to bury the hydro 

wires. We appreciate his leadership 

in making sure that when the Bank 

Street reconstruction occurs, it is 

done in a way that makes it better for 

everyone. While it is not certain yet, 

it appears likely that the Glebe section 

of Bank Street will not be reconstructed 

before 2008. More news 

on the final phasing is expected in 

January. 

PROPERTY TAX ASSESSMENTS 

Over 110 people attended the 

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GCA's meeting on property tax assessments. 

Marcel Clement and 

Sharon Tallon-Goulet of MPAC explained 

the assessment and appeal 

process, while Councillor Clive 

Doucet, historian John Taylor and 

resident Herb Weber all provided 

different perspectives on property 

taxes. 

What was clear from the meeting 

is that, while there are many problems 

with the assessed values of 

properties and frustrations from the 

review process, the issue is not just 

the accuracy of assessments, but the 

whole property tax system. Many 

Glebe residents are suffering greatly 

from the volatile, double-digit 

creases in property taxes, far beyond 

the rate of inflation and unrelated to 

people's incomes. Many people expressed 

concern about the inequitable 

tax burden on the central 

parts of the city, unrelated to the cost 

of city services. The GCA has written 

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weather. By shopping close to home, 

we can make sure local businesses 

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at the same time. That's what a 

great community is all about. 

Happy holidays! 

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Was your baby born in 2005? 

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The Sword in the Stone cast on their fabulous set 

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WINTER PROGRAM 

REGISTRATION ONGOING! 

Visit our website at www.gnag.ca, 

click on Registration and follow the 

prompts. We also accept in-person 

registration and telephone registration 

(564-1058 or 233-8713). Don't 

hibernate this winterregister for a 

program. We offer something for 

everyone! 

A VERY SPECIAL 

SNOWFLAKE SPECIAL! 

On Dec. 3, GNAG hosted its annual 

winter party, the Snowflake 

Special. Picture it...in our magnificent 

Scotton Hall, the evening was a 

winter wonderland, bringing in a 

full house of talent and happy 

(painted) faces. We would like to extend 

our thanks to Jennie Aliman 

who co-ordinated this incredible 

festival; to MC Jim Watson, MPP 

for Ottawa West; and to Alyssa Iswolsky, 

our Snowflake Teddy Bear. 

Thank you to all the volunteers, the 

talented performers from GNAG 

programs and our sponsors, Loeb 

Glebe, The Papery.and Loblaws Pretoria 

and Capital Home Hardware. 

The evening closed with an amazing 

performance by the Junkyard Symphony. 

In the spirit of the holiday, 

the community arrived with donations 

for the Ottawa Mission. Many 

thanks for your generosity! 

TASTE OF THE GLEBE 

GNAG is hosting the eighth annual 

Taste of the Glebe on Thurs., 

Jan. 19, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Last year's 

event was a sold-out success, raising 

almost $10,000 for the Glebe Community 

Centre Renovation Fund. It 

also gave 350 guests the chance to 

savour culinary delights from our 

superb Glebe eateries. Our goal is to 

enrich the lives of our community 

by providing innovative and affordable 

programming for everyone. 

Funds raised at this year's event will 

improve our facility and provide financial 

assistance to those in need. 

Enjoy the company of friends and 

neighbours as you sample food and 

drink during this fabulous winter 

cocktail party. Tickets are now on 

sale at the Glebe Community Centre 

for $30 per person. 

HOLIDAY BREAK CAMP, 

JAN. 3-6 

GNAG has an incredible line-up 

of activities for this year's Holiday 

Break Camp! We are offering fullday 

adventure and excitement for 

children five to 12 years old who at- 

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Photo: Alex Neve 

tend the public or Catholic school 

boards. Activities include workshops 

with Majella Turcotte and Jennie Aliman, 

outdoor winter adventures 

games, swimming, "Narnia" the 

movie and much, much more! Register 

today while spaces are available. 

Call the GCC for more details. 

The Glebe Community Centre 

will be closed from Dec. 24 until 

Jan. 2. GNAG would like to extend 

best wishes to the community for a 

wonderful holiday season. 

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NEEDS SOME TOYS 

Are you cleaning out your toy box 

before the holidays? We are on the 

look-out for some preschool toys.. 

Our wish list includes: Little Tikes 

(LT) work bench, LT doll house, LT 

garage (or similar style), plastic 

food, and Thomas trains. Please contact 

Clare at 233-8713 if you have 

something you would like to donate. 

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THE GOOD OLD DAYS 

Thirty Years Ago 

in the Glebe Report 

Volume 3, Number 11, December 10, 1975 

BY IAN McKERCHER 

Regional traffic figures were 

showing a less than one per cent increase 

in northbound traffic on Bank 

Street at Glebe Avenue between 

1970 and 1975. The 12-hour traffic 

flow taken in July from 7 a.m. to 7 

p.m. indicated an increase from 

7,518 vehicles in 1970 to 7,570 in 

1975. The southbound figures 

showed a 23 per cent increase from 

5,180 in 1970 to 6,758 in 1975. The 

traffic department at regional headquarters 

felt that Bank Street was 

now at saturation capacity and that 

figures would probably not change 

much in the years ahead. 

The Great Canadian Theatre 

Company staged the second play of 

their opening season at 91-1/2 

Fourth Avenue (the Quaker Meeting 

Hall). Bernie Bedore's play, Yonder 

is the Valley, opened in the Glebe to 

a full house and an appreciative audience. 

The play was described as "a 

joyous romp through the nostalgic 

country of Ottawa Valley history in 

which the foibles and predilections 

of our ancestors were portrayed with 

wit and sympathy." Spokesman 

Robin Matthews said they did well 

financially with their "donations at 

the door" policy and saved the 

GCTC the hassle of hiring a hall, 

printing tickets, etc. 

Under a banner headed Artists in 

By 

Ian 

McKercher 

the Glebe, Judith Sandiford wrote a 

lengthy profile on Linden Terrace 

resident, Malak. Malak came to 

Canada in 1939 and studied photography 

under the tutelage of his older 

brother, Yousuf Karsh, who was an 

established portrait photographer at 

the time. Malak was quoted as saying: 

"I did not want to stay in the 

studio and photograph peopleI 

wanted to travel and see Canada. I 

was more interested in life around 

me." Though he was very proud of 

his famous brother, he decided to 

drop his surname professionally to 

avoid confusion. He used large-format 

Lindhof and Hasselbad cameras, 

as well as a 35mm Nikon. A 

full page of Malak photographs accompanied 

the profile. 

This retrospective is filed monthly 

by Ian McKercher of the Glebe Historical 

Society. 

Councillor Clive Doucet and Carol MacLeod 

Volunteers clean up 

Bank Street 

BY JAINE SMITH 

Sat., Nov. 19, saw the first annual 

Great Glebe Christmas Clean-Up, 

jointly sponsored by the Glebe 

Community Association and the 

Glebe Business Group. 

Working along the Bank Street 

corridor between Holmwood and 

the Queensway, a committed band 

of volunteers collected more than 20 

bags of garbage: the usual monotonous 

clutter of carelessly tossed coffee 

cups, newspapers and take-out 

containers. The clean-up was the 

brainchild of the newly formed 

Glebe Anti-Litter Committee. 

The group, chaired by Glebe resident 

Virginia Carver, was formed 

in response to the seemingly growing 

problem of garbage littering the 


Photo: June Creelman 

streets of our neighbourhood. A 

number of issues are currently under 

discussion. These include the 

number and placement of garbage 

cans along the Bank Street corridor, 

as well as developing public education 

initiatives. The goal of the latter 

will be to instill the idea that the 

battle against litter is the responsibility 

of all members of our community. 

Many thanks to Capital Home 

Hardware for providing garbage 

bags and gloves for our clean-up 

event on the 19th, and to Bridgehead, 

Morala, Second Cup, Starbucks, 

Timothy's and Kettleman's 

Bagel Co. for providing our volunteers 

with well-deserved coffee and 

bagels. 

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When Hicham came to Canada 

as a 12-year-old immigrant from 

Lebanon, he found it challenging 

to adjust to life in a new country. 

A special Grade 6 teacher took 

extra time to help him learn English 

and to help him adapt to his new 

surroundings. "Her generosity 

taught me that no one is alone; we 

are all connected and we can help 

each other." 

He has carried this spirit of 

generosity with him throughout his 

lifeboth in his leadership role at 

CGI, Canada's leading Information 

Techncrlogy services firm with more 

than 1,000 employees in Ottawa, and 

in his devotion to causes that have 

a broad impact on the community, 

such as The Ottawa Hospital. As 

a donor and Board Member at 

The Ottawa Hospital Foundation, 

he is supporting health care 

today, and contributing to medical 

breakthroughs of the future at the 

Ottawa Health Research Institute. 

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13 Glebe Report December 9, 2005 GLEBE QUESTIONS 

In a pickle over rules on meat cont'd from page 1 

BY CLYDE SANGER 

The problems apparently began 

when a processing plant in Aylmer, 

Ontario, was closed down. This 

prompted the inquiry by Mr. Justice 

Haines into meat regulations and inspection 

throughout the province. 

The government took four years to 

act on its recommendations and produce 

the Act, which (despite its date 

of 2001) was proclaimed in February 

this year. Officials from the Ontario 

Ministry of Agriculture and 

Food then held 12 meetings within a 

month to consult some 240 "stakeholders" 

(an unconscious pun) and 

produced a final report in July. They 

have given stakeholders like the 

Sauvés until October 2006 to comply 

with the new rules. 

The meat industry is awkwardly 

divided, it seems. The abattoir operators 

liked the fact that these regulations 

now embraced freestanding 

meat plants (FSMP) because they 

believed, as the report on the consultations 

put it, that "it would level the 

playing field." Similarly, the corporations--chains 

like Loblaws and 

Loebwere worried about their 

market share and brought their 

weight to bear on the government. 

And the government listened. 

Who found the playing field 

tipped steeply against them at that 

point? Why, the traditional butchers 

like the Glebe Meat Market, of 

course. They have been put in the 

FSMP category, while delicatessens 

have not. Since André and Simone 

bought the store from the Faith 

Brothers 30 years ago, the farnily 

has built lip a processing business in 

the kitchens. 

As regular customers know, they 

provide their own meat pies, tourtières, 

sausages, spaghetti sauces, 

stocks and so on. "We also sell lots 

of haggis to Scotsmen," says 

Stéphane"50 pounds a week 

through the year and 1,500 pounds in 

time for Robbie Burns Day." The 

haggis business started after they 

Stéphane Sauvé and Clyde Sanger 

found they could do better than just 

retail ones supplied from Montreal. 

Their processed products make up 

perhaps 20 to 25 per cent of their 

sales, but provide 50 per cent of their 

profit. "We operate on a five per cent 

margin for the rest," he says. They 

take carcasses and age them, and sell 

the ground beef generated to four Ottawa 

restaurants. 

Inspectors, he says, have never 

complained about the food quality. 

"They may have pointed to a crack in 

the basement floor, and we fixed it up 

on a Monday when we're closed." 

Now, besides new equipment, there 

are liable to be issues about the placing 

of washbasins, the style of light fixtures 

and numerous details. Stéphane 

has asked many questions and has 

been waiting weeks for answers. 

Photo: Gwendolyn Best 

Added to these regulations is the 

worry over the Bank Street reconstruction 

that will discourage some 

distant customers. Has anyone a 

good idea on how to save our treasured 

Glebe Meat Market? If enough 

of us spoke out, perhaps the government 

would consider adding a 

"grandfather" clause to apply in this 

case and others like it. 

MARLIN'S MISERY (CONTINUED) 

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and stripling trees. The city engineer, 

Darryl Shurb, had no second 

thoughts, even after the appeal in 

these columns (Oct. 14). The city 

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McKale, are calling these so-called 

street improvements "a joke." Who's 

laughing? Marlin tries to keep open a 

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15 Glebe Report December 9, 2005 FEATURE 

BY EMILY HOEFLER 

During the holiday season, we always 

want to find the perfect gift. I 

think we also want to give unique 

gifts that will be as much fun to receive 

as they were to find. The 

Glebe is host to many unique stores 

which offer great gifts you may not 

find anywhere else. 

Two of my favourite gifts to give 

are stockings filled with stocking 

stuffers. Your stockings could have a 

fun theme, such as a "Mr. Fix-it" 

stocking filled with the latest tools 

and gadgets from the hardware 

store, or a "beauty" stocking filled 

with beauty products. Alternatively, 

you could also stuff a decorative box 

or gift bag, anything that could hold 

your gift items. 

One of the 

best gifts I 

have received 

was 

what I call a 

"Coffee in 

the Glebe" 

gift, which 

includes gift 

certificates 

of $5 or $10 

and gift 

cards from all the coffeehouses in 

the Glebe. They can be presented in 

a funky coffee cup filled with seasonal 

candy or cookies, and packets 

of coffee or tea or hot chocolate. I 

loved this idea because I was able to 

try new places and enjoy my 

favourites as well. This gift could be 

adapted for favourite restaurants or 

spa treatmentsanywhere that sells 

gift cards. 

Holiday gift guide 

Here are some other favourites 

you might want to consider. 

GIFTS FOR GRANDPARENTS 

When 

planning 

gifts for 

your grandparents, 

think of 

what hobbies 

they 

have 

and 

what they enjoy. Some gift ideas are 

books, puzzles, tea or coffee, and 

baked -goodsto name a few. Sornething 

you could make to give your 

grandparents could be a framed family 

tree. Find old photos of your 

grandparents, their parents and childrengo 

back as far as you like. 

Scan or copy the photos and use genealogy 

software or create your own 

tree on the computer to set up your. 

photos, then have it framed. This is a 

meaningful gift which is sure to 

touch their hearts. 

GIFTS FOR PARENTS 

Gifts for your parents can be a 

challenge; a solution might be keeping 

a running list of items they mention 

during the year. This saves time 

and stress during the holiday season. 

Wine tasting and gadgets are really 

popular right now. Buy your parents 

a wine-tasting kit, which comes 

with bottle bags, a tasting checklist 

and stemware tags. Then purchase 

one or two bottles of wine to get 

them started. 

For parents who like to keep a 

journal, a wine, restaurant or garden 

journal might be fun. New seasonal 

tablecloths or placemats are a practi- 

cal but enjoyable gift, and good tea, 

coffee and hot chocolate are great 

staple gifts every year. Other gift 

ideas are: decorative wine stoppers, a 

crock pot and accompanying cook 

book, a bird feeder or genealogy 

software. 

GIFTS FOR TEENS & STUDENTS 

Sometimes 

practical 

gifts 

are great for 

students and 

teens, such 

as gift cards 

for the gro- 

cery 

store, 

bookstore, coffeeshop or video store, 

or buy them train or bus tickets to 

come home for the holidays. Perhaps 

they have a favourite magazinepurchase 

the latest edition with a 

magazine rack and order them a 

year's subscription. 

For your "fashionista" child, cool 

fashion accessories would make a 

great gift. A stylish wallet, handbag 

or school bagyou could also use 

this as gift wrap, placing smaller 

gifts inside. Matt & Nat is a popular 

Canadian company, started in Montreal, 

which makes great wallets and 

bags. 

Lately, many great books have 

been turned into movies. Pick up the 

book and twin it with some movie 

theater coupons. Some great books 

are: Pride & Prejudice (Jane Austen), 

A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 

(Douglas Adams), Memoirs of a 

Geisha (Arthur Golden), The Lion, 

the Witch and the Wardrobe (C.S. 

Lewis), or Sisterhood of the Traveling 

Pants (Ann Brashares). 

Chick-lit is also very popular with 

female teens and young adults; the 

Shopaholic series (Sophie Kinsella) 

and Bridget Jones series (Helen 

Fielding) are fun reads. Other great 

reads are "the five people you meet 

in heaven" (Mitch Albom), the Lord 

of the Rings trilogy (J.R.R. Tolkien), 

and A Short History of Nearly 

Everything (Bill Bryson). 

GIFTS FOR THE HOST 

During the 

holiday season, 

attending 

parties and social 

events is 

not uncommon. 

Bringing 

a small gift to 

your host is 

both traditional and appreciated. 

Wine, flowers and chocolate are customary 

gifts, but maybe should not 

be the standard. Other gift ideas for 

the "chef" host are different pesto, 

flavoured cooking oils or delectable 

cheese. For the "entertainment" host, 

great gift ideas might be a new holiday 

CD, decorative napkins, a 

chocolate fondue set or wine-glass 

charms. Other ideas are: stationery, a 

personalized key chain or a photo album. 

Whether you are buying for a family 

member or a friend, try to have 

fun and try not to get caught up in the 

stress of the holidays. Making a list 

and checking it twice can helppurchase 

a small notebook to keep track 

of gifts as you go and store presents 

for people in separate gift bags to 

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Dear Glebe Report readers: 

Christmas is a time for reflection 

as well as celebration and I have had 

a good deal to reflect on as well as 

celebrate. I am now a grandfather to 

a little fellow called Felix. His Mom 

was plagued with a difficult pregnancy, 

but all is well now for both 

Emma and little Felix. It's the cycle 

of life continuing that makes the 

birth of any child so exciting and, 

even though Felix won't know it, he 

will give a whole different feel to 

Christmas in our house just by being 

there. 

He will grow up in a different city 

from the one I grew up in. When I 

was 14, I caught the bus out to Bell's 

Corners with my friend Hughie 

Davidson and we helped his uncle 

bale summer hay. His uncle had a 

small farm there. It was nothing 

very fancy, just a modest clapboard 

house, a small, fading red barn and 

some beef cattle in the fields. We 

spent the day behind the hot baler, 

stacking hay into stooks in the field. 

Our rewarda great meal with cold, 

homemade lemonade and ice-cream 

for dessert. 

I don't think I'm being nostalgic 

when I say life was just a whole lot 

simpler then. There was little rural/urban 

divide. Ottawa was the 

county seat for Carleton County. 

The great fall fair at Lansdowne 

Park was not just a midway, but the 

chance for all the farmers to compete 

for the best in the county, and 

maybe in the province, with their 

cattle, dairy cows and crops of every 

description. Many neighbourhoods 

had dairies as part of the residential 

landscape. There was a dairy off 

Preston Street, a bakery and another 

dairy off Greenfield. The dairies and 

bakeries were owned locally, not by 

some international conglomerate. 

Some things haven't changed- 

17 per cent of the city's employees 

still live in rural parts of the city. 

Doug Moore, the city's manager at 

Lansdowne Park, also keeps the 

family farm going out Albion Road 

way. But Lansdowne Park is no 

Reflections on a changing world 

By 

C6uncillor 

Clive 

Doucet 

longer a parkit's a parking lot with 

a stadium. And the city is now girdled 

beyond the greenbelt by miles 

of malls, arterials and residential 

pods that look little different from 

suburban Toronto, Calgary or Denver. 

The pesticide debate highlighted 

the divide between rural, urban and 

suburban in many ways. First of all, 

the medical testimony was overwhelming. 

We did not have a single 

medical, public health or municipal 

official testify in favour of retaining 

the cosmetic use of pesticides. The 

medical opinion was solid and un- 

equivocal: pesticides have become 

associated with the growth in 

prostate cancers, auto-immune diseases 

and emphysemas; and children 

are especially vulnerable because of 

their body weight. 

Yet we had rural councillors voting 

against a city pesticide reduction 

strategy, even though it didn't apply 

to rural areas. We had the pesticide 

industry out in force lobbying city 

councillors with thousands of website-driven 

e-mails, many of them 

outright fraudulent with people's 

names on them who held the opposite 

opinion. 

When I was a lad, pesticides were 

only used in rural areas and for very 

specific purposes, like potato blight. 

No one in rural areas would have 

thought to use pesticides around the 

house, where normally the farm's 

well was located. In the city, people 

maintained their lawns simply by 

digging out dandelions or putting up 

with them. Times change. Now, 

some people consider cosmetic pesticide 

use to be a fundamental property 

right. 

As I think about my new grandson 

and my evolution into grandfatherhood, 

what surprises me is that, with 

the passage of years, I have become 

more radical, not less. One is supposed 

to start out life on the 

"change" side of the social equation 

and, as middle age settles in, one 

moves inevitably towards not just 

supporting but defending the status 

quo. I have found that my terms on 

city council have done exactly the 

opposite. 

I agree with James Howard Kunstler 

who has a book out now called 

The Long Emergency: Surviving the 

Converging Catastrophes of the 21st 

Century. The book is a reflection on 

the consequences of hitting global 

oil peak and climate change (two 

more concepts that didn't exist when 

I was young). Oil peak is the concept 

used to describe arriving at the halfway 

point in a nation's, a continent's 

or the planet's oil reserves. United 

States oil production peaked in 1970 

and has declined since then, becoming 

increasingly reliant on Canadian 

and Middle Eastern oil. 

It is thought that global oil peak is 

arriving now or has already arrived, 

although it always takes a few years 

of consistently declining production 

to confirm that the peak has passed. 

If Kunstler and others are rightthat 

global peak has come and gonethen 

we are now stuck with trillions 

of investments in car-based landscapes 

which will not be affordable 

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for anyone in the 21st century. Declining 

world production and increasing 

world demands will send 

the price of gasoline rocketing up, 

and all oil based productsincluding 

fertilizers, herbicides, pesticides, 

asphalt, etc., all key ingredients in 

the maintenance of the 

car/truck/tractor-based lifestylewill 

race ahead of our capacity to 

pay for them. 

When I think of Felix growing up, 

it seems to me that the best way I can 

be useful to him is to do what I cân 

to make sure the city he has been 

born into is less oil-dependent and 

grows more affordably. For, "as sure 

as eggs is eggs," just as my world has 

changed from the one I was born into, 

so will his be different from the 

one he has arrived in. 

Merry Christmas 

Clive Doucet 

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Ottawa City Hall 

110 Laurier Avenue West 

Ottawa, ON KIP 1J1 

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fax: 580-2527 

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Smart car shown next to average sized vehicle 

Photo: Hugue Lebel 

We can learn a few things 

from the Europeans 

BY ALEXANDRA SERRE 

I have recently come back from 

visiting my family in Belgium for a 

few weeks. During my stay, while 

munching on a cornet de frites on a 

sunny terrace, I found myself philosophizing 

about certain cultural differences 

between Europe and Canada. 

Sure, living in Europe is not always 

ideal. Belgium has the best 

beers in the world, but it is difficult 

to enjoy these heavenly brews in the 

clouds of smoke that fill the cafés. 

And it is a challenge to take in the 

wonderful architectural sites with 

your eyes glued to the pavement for 

fear of stepping in a big "caca." The 

idea of picking up your dog's poop 

is as foreign to most Belgians as eating 

fries with mayo is to most Ottawans. 

Still, we can learn a few things 

from the Europeans when it comes 

to transportation and energy conservation. 

Take the Smart car. My husband 

and I bought one last December, 

and we still get looked at as if 

we were aliens when we drive 

around Ottawa. People often ask us 

if "that little thing" can go on the 

highway, and many say they would 

be too scared to face trucks and SU- 

Vs in such a puny car. Meanwhile, 

Smart cars have been a common 

sight on European highways for 

years. 

Ottawans pride themselves on 

their network of bike paths. But 

apart from the NCC's recreational 

pathways, our bike paths are rather 

inadequate, stopping abruptly at the 

most inopportune spots and being 

mostly absent from the city's major 

thoroughfares, such as Bank Street, 

because they are considered to be 

"taking space away from cars." 

Meanwhile, in Belgium, there are 

dedicated bike paths along most 

streets and highways, even in the 

bustling heart of Brussels. 

Electricity, gas and water cost a lot 

more in Europe than they do here. 

For this reason, there is much less 

waste there. For example, escalators 

do not run constantly; instead, they 

are activated when someone steps 

on. As well, in most apartment buildings, 

you must push a button to turn 

hallway lights on and they turn off 

automatically after a few minutes. 

It's just plain smartwhy keep the 

lights on when no one is around? 

And then there are the public toilets 

equipped with two flushing mechanisms, 

one for the "small business" 

and the other for the more substantial 

stuff. 

When I discuss these European 

concepts with my Glebe neighbours, 

I usually get the same answer: they 

would never work here. Oh really? 

Yet millions of Europeans live with 

them and live very well. It is only a 

question of changing mentalities and 

pushing for innovative solutions to 

our pollution problems at the local 

and political levels. Living in a community 

means making some personal 

concessions in order to improve 

the quality of life for the majority of 

the population. This is a concept that 

Belgians, who live in the most 

densely populated country in the 

world, have had to realize in order to 

make life bearable for themselves. 

The fact that we live in a big country 

with apparently endless natural 

resources does not entitle us to waste 

them just to satisfy our personal 

comfort. As Leonore Williams wrote 

in the October issue of the Glebe Report: 

"We've been talking about saving 

the environment long enough. 

It's time to stop talking about it and 

start acting!" We know the status 

quo is simply not sustainable, so 

let's try to open up to new ideas and 

put them into practice. Our future 

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The Buzz 

BY DANA McQUAID 

ever, are raised without antibiotics or any animal by-products in their feed. 

The chicken is air-chilled, maintaining its natural colour and flavour, without 

all the processing methods used for traditional chicken. 

"It's definitely a healthier alternative for those looking for food without 

added antibiotics," says Don Finless, "especially now with the concern over 

resistance to antibiotics found in our food." 

Nothin' But Chicken is now available at Loeb Glebe and other stores in the 

Ottawa area. To learn more about the company and their products, take a peek 

at the website at www.nothinbutchicken.ca. They also have a special promotion 

on right now: BBQ giveaway. Simply e-mail Don at don.finless@farmers 

select.ca and tell him where you spotted his product and you'll automatically 

be entered in a draw to win a BBQ. For more info, contact Don Finless 

at 236-3410 

NICASTRO'S IS EXPANDING 

Il Negozio Nicastro is getting bigger and better! The store is expanding to 

allow for a more spacious shopping experience and more products. They're 

taking over the next-door space that Far East now occupies; after Far East 

moves to where Thorne & Co. used to be sometime in January. 

Nicastro's is a family-run store, offering a great selection of specialty foods 

- and Italian wares. With a bigger store, Nicastro's will be able to carry more 

products, especially cheese, meats and other deli specialties, as well as more 

dry, shelved products such as pasta. Along with the renovations, Nicastro's is 

pleased to announce that there will soon be a coffee bar in the store. Soon 

you'll be able to sit and enjoy a cup of java while coming in to pick up your 

favourite foodstuffs. Renovations are expected to start at the end of January. 

NOTHIN' BUT CHICKEN IN THE GLEBE 

If you've been wary of eating chicken these days because of all the preservatives, 

antibiotics and everything else it often contains, you might be interested 

in a new company called Nothin' But Chicken. In fact, you might even 

know the owner of this new businessDon Finlessthe same person who 

started the Glebe's popular Great Glebe Garage Sale over a decade ago. Nothin' 

But Chicken is his newest venture and, after more than a year of research, 

Don is offering chicken without any of the antibiotics or animal by-products 

that are commonly found in chicken. 

Traditionally, chickens are injected with various antibiotics and vaccines 

and then chilled and soaked in chlorinated water to give them a more aesthetically 

pleasing, "pure" white look. Nothin' But Chicken chickens, how- 

Photos: Suzanne Landis 

DILEMME CLOSING ITS DOORS 

One of the Glebe's unique gift shops is closing its doors after over 15 years 

of serving the Glebe community. The store is known for its wide selection of 

interesting gift ideas, such as hand-carved wooden pieces, colourful handpainted 

light switches, hand-crafted jewellery, unique clothing from countries 

around the world and much more! Glebites will certainly miss this fantastic 

store. It was always a great place to find a unique gift for that special someone, 

no matter what the occasion. Dilemme will likely be closed by the end 

of January or possibly earlier. Check out the going-out-of-business sale on 

now, just in time for your Christmas shopping. 

Owner Robert Trotter has found a home in New Brunswick and is retiring 

there. We wish the best of luck to him in his future endeavours. 

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The Glebe's Premier Salon for Over 27 Years

19 Glebe Report December 9, 2005 BUSINESS NEWS 

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Luigi Paravan is the owner and the maestro pizzaiolo. The restaurant is open 

every night to midnight. In the near future, they hope to offer service through 

their website. Although it's not completely finished yet, you'll be able to order 

your pizza online. Right now, you can view the pizza offerings from their site 

and call in your order. 

683 Bronson Avenue 

tel: 234-1377 

www.fornoantico.com 

LANNA HAIR & NAILS SALON 

Forrnerly Lava Hair, this new salon, which focuses on hair and nails, is under 

new ownership by Thanh, a charming woman who has kept many of the 

staff from Lava Hair. She decided to expand the salon to offer nail service. 

They offer hair styling, waxing, tinting, pedicures and manicures, as well as 

artificial nails. "It's essentially a mini spa," says owner Thanh, "without the 

facials or massage services." 

Their pedicure chairs are brand-new and look much different from the ones 

you may typically see in other pedicure salons. In fact, they look like giant La- 

Z-Boy recliners with a massaging footbath to enhance the experience of your 

pedicure, which won't break the bank either, being priced at a comfortable 

$45. It makes a great Christmas gift idea, so stop by the salon to learn more 

about their services. Also, ask about the special student discounts available. 

The salon is still under renovations, but is now open for business. 


tel: 237-1171 

FORNO ANTICO CELEBRATING FIRST ANNIVERSARY 

If you haven't tried one of the city's hidden pizza gems, you're missing out! 

Forno Antico is a unique pizzeria offering tasty gourmet pizzas in delicious 

flavour comblnations. The Glebe shop has just turned a year old and is more 

popular than ever. It's small, but cozy, with colourful Italian murals on the 

walls and a wood-burning oven. The restaurant also has an open, airy feel, especially 

in the summer when the windows are open. 

The pizzas are unique, as they are made from scratch and cooked in a more 

traditional, wood-burned style. They offer neat combinations you don't always 

see on pizza, such as the primavera pizza with black olives, roasted red 

peppers, mushrooms, green peppers and black olives. Or try Frankie's Pizza, 

which is loaded with artichokes, sun-dried tomatoes, basil, mozzarella and feta 

cheese. Forno Antic° has several other unique pizza types, as well as a selection 

of sandwiches, salads and soups. 

Maestro pizzaiolo Luigi Paravan 

Photo: Giovanni 

OH! MODE IS CLOSING 

Sadly, another great store in the Glebe will be closing soon. Oh! Mode, a 

unique clothing store offering beautiful women's apparel and some great children's 

clothing lines, has decided to close its doors after only a couple of years 

in business. Owner Nicole Verdon has decided to leave before the Bank Street 

reconstruction begins next year. There's still time to shop though, as the store 

won't be closing until the end of March. We wish Nicole the best of luck with 

her future projects. 

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Bill O'Hara has opened up an office for CST Consultants, the sole 

distributor of the Canadian Scholarship Trust education savings plans. 

Bill moved into the Glebe a few months ago with his wife, Pat, and 

their daughter, Gabrielle, and brings with him 17 years' experience as 

an investment advisor with RBC Dominion Securities. Should you 

have any questions about RESPs, he can be reached at 866-0520. 


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Many thanks from 

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BY LIAM McGAHERN 

The First Annual Glebe Pumpkin 

Patch was a huge-success! Over 30 

businesses and local community 

groups participated and over 500 

pumpkins and 200 T-shirts were 

sold. In our first year, we've raised 

just over $1,000. We will be establishing 

a special fund with the proceeds 

to benefit the needs of the 

community. More importantly, a few 

hundred children and parents visited 

the pumplcin patch and had a great 

evening. After taking a few days off, 

Caren Von Merveldt (chief pumpkineer) 

is already working on plans for 

next Hallowe'en! 

Thank you to all the community 

members who participated in the 

clean-up after the Santa Claus parade. 

A dozen volunteers (myself included), 

with bags donated from 

Capital Home Hardware, scoured 

the streets and cleaned up after Santa 

had rolled through the Glebe. An 

enormous amount of garbage was 

collected. I wasn't aware there was a 

Tim Horton's in the Glebe. 

While I was on garbage detail, I 

noticed a few things. The dirtiest 

parts of the Glebe are mostly in 

common areas or in front of government 

buildings. The litter that constantly 

surrounds the Beer Store and 

the LCBO is really a disgrace. The 

second worst spot was anywhere 

near newspaper boxes. The garbage 

seems to be drawn to the boxes. The 

community and the businesses together 

can make the Glebe a cleaner 

place, but the city has to take a lead. 

Here are a few suggestions for the 

city: 

We need garbage cans in the 

winter. It's pretty simple. Life does 

not stop when it snows. People still 

shop, go outside and produce 

garbage. In October, the city, in all 

its wisdom, removes almost all the 

garbage cans because it makes it difficult 

to plow snow?? If this is 

true, which it's not, then why are we 

left with newspaper boxes, park 

benches, street signs, trees, hydro 

poles (okay, those can go) and anything 

else blocking the way of the 

plows? 

We need bigger garbage cans. If 

a garbage can is full, then there are 

three solutions: a) give us bigger 

cans, b) empty the cans more often, 

and/or c) give us more garbage cans. 

We need more street sweeping! 

Lansdowne draws people all year 

from across the city. Football games, 

hockey games and trade shows, 

bring lots of people through the 

Glebe, and they bring their garbage. 

Yet the city cleans our streets less 

and less every year. The city owns 

Lansdowne Park and should accept 

responsibility for the mess it creates. 

There was a time when Bank Street 

was cleaned every night! The city 

should clean our streets at least once 

a week (at a minimum). 

Finally, on behalf of the Glebe 

Business Group, I hope everyone has 

a safe and happy holiday, and remember 

to support Glebe businesses 

this holiday season. 


Glebe Photo 

has gone digital! 

BY DANA McQUAID 

Glebe Photo has been busy working 

on renovations and changing the 

store to serve you better! It opened 

almost a decade ago and has been a 

popular store for Glebites. Because 

of the recent boom in digital photographyand 

because many people 

now prefer to go digitalowners 

Mike and John decided it was time 

for a change. They felt they needed 

to keep up with the demand and offer 

the most up-to-date services to 

their customers. As a result, you'll 

find many changes made to the 

shop. With new equipment and a 

new look, they are proud to announce 

that they now offer digital 

services. 

"Our new state-of-the-art digital 

equipment," says owner John Philip, 

"allows us to offer plenty of services, 

including prints, business cards, 

flyers, Christmas cards, passport 

photos, placemats and much more!" 

Equipped with a larger printer, they 

offer prints as large as 8" x 16." 

They're also hoping to offer cameras, 

batteries and other equipment 

in the near future. 

You'll also find their rates fairly 

reasonable and competitive, with 

prints at 25 cents each and up. Also, 

unlike many of the mass photo labs, 

Glebe Photo takes the time to look at 

every photo that goes through their 

machines. This allows them to see 

how the photos are turning out and, 

if needed, adjust them to compensate 

for shadows or other minor problems. 

At mass labs, unfortunately, 

you won't get this service as photos 

are often put through as quickly as 

possible and the quality of the photofinishing 

can be compromised. At 

Glebe Photo, they take the time to 

make sure you get quality prints to 

preserve your memories better. 

Also, if you're looking for photo 

accessories, you'll find a wide selection 

at the fully-renovated store. 

Check out the various photo albums, 

frames and many other great accessories 

to go along with your photos. 

They would also like to offer scrapbooking 

supplies, providing they are 

in demand. If you're an avid scrapbooker 

and would like to see scrapbooking 

supplies such as paper, albums, 

stickers and other materials to 

create your scrapbook of memories, 

stop by the store and let John or 

Mike know. If people want these materials, 

they'll happily provide them. 

Also, custom framing will be offered 

soon, so keep an eye out for that 

service if you'd like your favourite 

photos framed. 

Looking for a business portrait or 

a portrait package for someone special 

this Christmas? Glebe Photo 

now has an in-store photographer, 

John Philip of John Philip Photography. 

Talk to John about what you 

want or visit his website at www. 

johnphilipphotography.com to learn 

more about his services. 

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21 Glebe Report December 9, 2005 NEWS 

I'm dreaming 

of a green Christmas 

BY LIZ WYLIE 

Christmas can be an environmentalist's 

worst nightmare: tons of extra 

landfill, mega-watts of flashing 

lights and congested shopping mall 

parking lots. More household waste 

is produced during the holiday season 

than at any other time of year. 

But with some creative thought, 

much of the stress on our environment 

can be avoided, at the same 

time lessening the stress on us. 

For many, it just isn't Christmas 

without a tree. From a tree-hugger's 

perspective, there seems something 

seriously wrong about chopping 

down a living tree to stick in the corner 

of the living room, only to shed 

needles. But if one must have a tree, 

it seems "real" is the greener choice 

than artificial. 

Real Christmas trees spend eight 

to ten years growing on a farm, all 

the while absorbing carbon dioxide 

emissions, producing oxygen and 

providing both soil stability and 

shelter for wildlife. One hectare of 

Christmas trees provides the daily 

oxygen requirements for 45 people. 

After the holiday season, the trees 

can be recycled into biodegradable 

mulch. The trick is to buy a tree locally 

grown, not shipped from hundreds 

of miles away. 

Artificial trees are petroleumbased 

products that consume nonrenewable 

resources during production, 

and they remain in the landfill 

for centuries after disposal. 

Decorating your tree and home 

with handmade ornaments from 

scraps and recycled materials can be 

a fun family activity. The Internet is 

full of ideas and so is the craft section 

at the OPL's Sunnyside Branch. 

Instead of decorating outdoors with 

lights, decorate a tree or some pine 

boughs with popcorn and cranberry 

garlands to share with the birds and 

squirrels. One year, I made outdoor 

Illustration: Gwendolyn Best 

ornaments mixing melted suet and 

birdseed together; once the mixture 

had hardened, I cut out shapes with a 

cookie cutter. If you are intent on using 

lights, try the new LED outdoor 

lights, which use 1/50th of the electricity 

and are made to last 20-30 

years. 

When exchanging gifts this year, 

there are a few guidelines that can 

help you make a more environmentally-friendly 

choice: 

consider making handmade 

gifts, rather than store-bought; 

although this takes a great deal 

more effort, you may enjoy 

your time more than stressing 

out doing battle in traffic jams 

and shopping malls; 

give coupons for gifts of 

timei.e., snow shoveling, 

breakfast in bed or babysitting; 

*donate money to one of the receiver's 

favorite charities; 

'give gifts of experience, such 

as theatre tickets or gift certificates 

for restaurants, which 

don't require much packaging 

and replace clutter with a nice 

memory instead; 

'avoid using the car this season 

and do your shopping on line, 

or shop locally at the great 

stores the Glebe has to offer. 

When wrapping your gifts, consider 

using wrapping materials that 

can be reused. Tea towels, dish 

cloths or T-shirts make interesting 

wrappings and are gifts in themselves. 

Gift bags can be used many 

times over, compared to gift-wrap. 

Recycled Christmas cards can be 

transformed into gift tags. Give a 

lasting gift to our Mother Earth and 

future generations this holiday season 

by consciously making decisions 

with our environment in 

mind. 

TED R. LUPINSKI PI 

Chartered Accountant comptable agréé -cA 

137 Second Avenue, Suite 2 Tel: 233-7771 

Ottawa K1S 2H4 Fax: 233-3442 

Email: tedlupinski@rogers.com 

Local realtors spin 

for the United Way 

BY CATE LABELLE 

On the evening of Fri., Nov. 4, sales representatives, friends and clients of 

Coldwell Banker Rhodes and Company participated in a session of "spinning" 

(indoor cycling), led by Laurie Sweig of The Point for Fitness at 203 

Catherine Streetall proceeds going to this year's United Way/Centraide 

campaign. The spinners were challenged to collect pledges from family, 

friends and colleagues for their time spent aboard the spinning bikes. Instructor 

Laurie Sweig generously donated her time and expertise to make this 

event a wonderful success and, in addition to all of us working hard and learning 

about a great fitness tool, we were able to donate $4,400 to the Ottawa 

United Way/Centraide campaign. Thank you, Laurie, and thanks to all the 

participants and pledges. See you next year! 

Cate Labelle works at Coldwell Banker Rhodes and Company. 

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Photo: Janet Dodds of Coldwell 

Banker Rhodes & Company 

L-R: Kris Lizuck (the United Way), Elaine Beaudry (associate broker, Coldwell 

Banker Rhodes & Company). Laurie Sweig (spinning instructor, The 

Point for Fitness) and Gary Greenwood (sales representative, Coldwell 

Banker Rhodes & Company). 

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Gift certificates for: 

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Courses and workshops 

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Therapies including 

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APPETIZERS: 

Leek, Proscuitto and Nutmeg Tart with Fresh Parmesan $19.95 

Christmas Quessadilla with Bacon, Jalapeno and 

Spiced Jack Cheese $14.95 

Mini Cranberry, Brie and Pecan Spanikopitas 12/$21.95 

Stuffed Baguette with Pesto, Goat Cheese and 

Sundried Tomatoes $14.95 

Assorted Mini Quiches: Asparagus, Brie and Dijon, 

Poached Salmon Dill and Cheddar, Spinach, 

Feta and Mushroom, Goat Cheese with Roasted 

Red Pepper 12/$19.95 

Spiced Walnut, Cheese and Port Mini Butter 

Crescents 12/$19.95 

THE FEAST: 

Lamb, Leek and Potato Pie in a Butter and 

Rosemary Crust $21.95 

Our famous Spiced Beef and Pork Tourtiere in a 

Herbed Butter Crust $21.95 

6aramelized Onion, Ham, Gruyere and Grilled 

Apple Tart $19.95 

Assorted Quiches... See Appetizers $17.95 

Deep Dish Curried Chicken Pot Pie $21.95 

THE SWEETS: 

White Fruitcake: Butter, Apricots, Pineapple, Pecans, 

Cherries and Rum $13.95/19.95 

Rich Butter Fruitcake: Candied Ginger, Citrus Peel, 

Almonds and Cherries $13.95/19.95 

Dark Fruitcake: Nuts, Cherries, Citrus Peel, Spices 

and Jamaican Rum $13.95/19.95 

German Butter Stollen with Cherries, Nuts and 

Marzipan $19.95 

Angel's Breath: White Chocolate and Almond 

Marzipan Logs $ 4.50 

Dickensian Steamed Christmas Pudding with 

Rum Crème Anglaise $19.95 

Authentic Customized Gingerbread House $49.95 

Jumbo, Handmade, One of a Kind Gingerbread People $ 9.95 

Lemon Curd and Raspberry Yule Log with 

Meringue Mushrooms, Sugar Holly and Ivy and 

Chocolate Bark $34.95 

The Classics: 12 Varieties of German and 

Canadian Christmas Cookies... 

Mix and Match and we will gift box them in store 

Diabetic Christmas Cookies see in store for choices 

Celebrating our 10th Christmas 

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Photos: Dave Watts 

Pharmacist Paul Davies (left) strums for the crowds, while Glebe resident 

Steve Richer picks along on banjo. 

Fourth Glebe free flu shot 

clinic was the best yet 

BY DAVE WATTS 

The first Glebe flu shot clinic was 

held four years ago, in the cramped 

quarters of the Glebe Pharmasave 

Apothecary (GPA) building on Bank 

Street. This year's free clinic of Nov. 

12 welcomed some 800 visitors. 

Over $450 was raised from the accompanying 

bake sale, the proceeds 

from which went to the Shirley E. 

Greenberg Women's Health Centre, 

Ottawa Hospital. 

"It was a fabulous daya wonderful 

success!" That's how Claudia 

McKeen, GPA President, described 

the recent free flu shot clinic in the 

Glebe. "People dropped by from as 

far away as Kanata," she says, "and 

many people from the Glebe in particular 

stayed around a little longer 

to chat and catch up." This year, a 

bake sale was added to the fun. 

"Everything that was brought in got 

sold," she says. 

The clinic itself is somewhat 

unique in the Glebe. "In other areas, 

the city does the clinic, but they 

don't have a specific one for the 

Glebe," says Ms. McKeen. "This is 

our fourth annual clinic and we're 

pleased to pick up the ball and provide 

a free service for our neighbourhood." 

The GPA underwrote all 

costs, including the doses used and 

nursing assistance. 

The highlight of the day was live 

entertainment! While GPA pharmacist 

Paul Davies strummed his 

acoustic guitar, long-time Glebe resident 

Stephen Richer joined in on 

banjo. "We were pickin' and singin' 

all day longit was great," says Mr. 

Davies. 

Dave Watts is the marketing and 

communications person at Glebe 

Pharmasave Apothecary. 

The Nov. 12 free flu clinic issued close to 800 shots throughout the day. 

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TONY PELUSO 

L'Amicale francophone lancera 

son site Web le 10 décembre, au 

www.amicale.ca. Le site cherche 

favoriser la vie en français dans les 

quartiers du Glebe, du Vieil-Ottawa- 

Sud et du Vieil-Ottawa-Est, mais il 

se veut aussi un endroit où francophones 

et francophiles peuvent se 

communiquer entre eux, s'entraider 

et même lancer des projets. 

Attention, c'est une entreprise 

collective! Alors parlez-nous des 

noms des garderies ou des commerçants 

francophones dans nos 

quartiers, des activités culturelles ou 

apportez vos liens préférés. 

A son lancement, le site comportera 

un calendrier des activités, 

un répertoire de services et des 

écoles de langue française, une 

rubrique petites annonces etsi les 

dieux du logiciel PHPBB nous 

www.amicale.ca 

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à l'adresse en bas. 

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de 11h00 à 14h00, au Centre 

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Troisième avenue. Il y aura plein 

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pour les grands, dont le conteur 

Marc Delannoy, le Père Noël et des 

artisanats. 

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vos ami(e)s. 

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A Japanese Christmas 

BY AMIE ALTON 

In Japan, Christmas is celebrated by 

purchasing a much-anticipated Christmas 

cake, laboriously decorated with 

little plastic Santas, reindeer and all the 

other symbols of Christmas that can be 

crammed onto its surface. 

Christmas is a lover's holiday, so young 

men and women stress about whom they will 

spend Christmas with, in the way that Canadians 

stress about Valentine's Day. They buy their dates 

sentimental presents and spend the evening havingromantic 

dinners. 

The stores are filled with Christmas decorations, 

just as they are here, and you can see men dressed as 

Santa Claus on the streets holding signs advertising 

products or handing out flyers. Christmas is just before 

New Year's, Japan's traditional week of celebrations. 

People are busy sorting their affairs and making their homes and offices 

spotless, so they can begin the new year without any taint or contamination 

from the old. It is during the New Year's holidays that the Japanese 

-get together with their families and exchange presents. They also visit a 

shrine for good luck in the New Year, where they buy paper fortunes to predict 

whether the new year will be a good one. If the fortune is bad, they tie 

the paper to a tree and make a wish to the god of the shrine. The shrines are 

full of people, vendors and noise, and surrounded by trees filled with little 

white knots of paper fortunes. 

A Finnish Christmas 

BY AMIE ALTON 

In Finland, families get together with relatives on Christmas Eve when they 

have a Christmas ham and all the traditional trimmings. During the Christmas 

season, they drink a warm spiced wine called Glôgg garnished with 

raisins and sliced almonds. For dessert, there are cookies and rice pudding 

served with a sauce made from dried fruit. 

Santa Claus lives in Finland, so he is able to visit all the Finnish children 

before they go to bed on Christmas Eve. He arrives sometime after dinner by 

the front door and gives out presents to all the kids in each of their homes. The 

children sing the song, Joulu Pukki (which is Santa's name in Finnish). Santa 

can't resist dancing with the kids while they sing to him, before he heads 

off to deliver presents to children in the rest of the world. After Santa leaves, 

all the rest of the presents are distributed and everyone sings Christmas carols. 

. Families also visit the family cemetery to light a candle in memory of each 

family member no longer with them for the holiday season. The cemeteries 

become bright with candles whose flames are reflected off the white snow; it 

is a time of remembering special people and good times spent together. 

Of course, no Christmas would be complete without a sauna, the quintessential 

Finnish institution and a part of all Finnish traditions. 

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Sneak down the stairs early Christmas morning, before anyone's 

awake. Eat the shortbread "made with a pound of butter" and drink the 

brandy-spiked milk left over by Santa in front of the fireplace. Turn on 

your kitchen TV. Flip the channels until you find something you like. 

If it's cartoons, don't tell the kids. Go to the fridge and find the eggnog, 

eggs and butter. Throw away the dead-looking tomato on the bottom 

shelf. Taste a bit of that decadent gourmet paté you bought on a whim 

last week. Roll up sleeves. Take off jewelry and watch. Don red Santa 

hat. 

RECIPE FOR FOUR ELVES 

What to put in your Santa sack: 

butter 

4 eggies, slightly beaten, but not abused 

1/2 cup eggnog 

egg bread 

rum (optional, but it will keep Santa's helpers warm on cold 

winter mornings; you can add rum to the eggnog too and, if 

you want a special taste, add Malibu, a tropical coconut light 

Caribbean nim) 

Sliding down the chimney: 

Slightly beat the eggies and add a half a cup of eggnog. Put some more 

eggnog in a glass, add a little rum and drink it. Rationalization: you're 

testing to make sure it's still good, both the eggnog and the rum--Better 

safe than sorry." Turn on the heat. Put butter in the pan and, when 

it's hot, dip egg bread in the eggnog mixture, then sauté. Cook until 

golden brown, then flip to cook the other side. You can keep Santa's 

Decadent Eggnog French Toast warm in the oven, heated to 200°, until 

ready to serve. 

For Santa's sweet tooth: 

Optional for toppings: cinnamon and sugar, icing sugar, red-nosed reindeer 

syrup or rum-laced whipped cream (for those really jaded gourmands). 

RED-NOSED REINDEER SYRUP 

(make ahead of time) 

Put one cup of sugar and one cup of wa-wa (aka water) in a pot on the 

stove. Heat. Add one cup of jolly good red wine. It's done if, after you 

taste it, your nose turns red. Note: you can store the syrup in a glass jar 

in the fridge. Label it: "Do Not Touch" or the elves will drink it. 

Now turn off cartoons. Wake up elves.

A German holiday 

BY LEONORE WILLIAMS 

Christmas starts early in our house, even though the tree doesn't go up until 

the 24th. The four Sundays before the 24th are the four Advents. On the 

first (this year, Nov. 27), friends and family get together, sing carols, drink 

mulled wine, eat cookies and make the Adventskranz, a ring of pine boughs, 

into which four candles are fastened and decorated by a ribbon. Each Sunday 

thereafter, we light one more candle, aiding the countdown and contributing 

to the growing excitement. 

Dec. 6 is always St. Niklaus Tag. The children polish their boots and put 

them outside the door. In the morning they find them filled with nuts, chocolate 

and an orange. This is our yearly stocking substitute. 

In our family, the singing part is always the most fun, especially in combination 

with the mulled wine. The goal is to memorize as many verses as possible 

by the 24th, when we come together with the larger family for the big 

celebration. In order of age (youngest first), we each choose a song (English 

or German). Musical instruments are pulled out and the experienced harmonize. 

My favourites are the ancient songs: . Es ist ein Ros 

entsprungen and Maria durch ein Dornwald gin g. 

Earlier on this day, (Grandpa) Opa went out to the 

woods with a chainsaw and a helper to choose a tree. 

Grandkids help decorate the tree. White candles are 

strategically wired into place above the brightly 

polished red apples hanging on branches. Single 

strands of tinsel vie for space among all of 

(Grandma) Oma's wonderful ancient ornaments. 

Later, after singing, we open presents, 

then eat ham with peas and mashed potatoes. 

Since our family is no longer purely German, 

our traditions have happily merged 

with more Canadian ones (and others). 

Sharing the best traditions has helped us 

keep this holiday special. Best of all is 

the glow on the children's faces as 

they sing carols and watch the bright 

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2 cups flour 

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Oh Hanukkah! 

BY 'TEENA HENDELMAN 

Oh Hanukkah! Oh Hanukkah! 

Come light the menorah 

Let's have a party, 

We'll all dance the hora! 

Hanuklcah is a time for parties, as Jewish people 

all over the world celebrate the Festival of 

Lights. The festival marks the successful defence 

of religious freedom by the Maccabees 

against the armies of Antiochus Epiphanes and 

remembers the miracle of the oil burning for 

eight days in the rededicated Temple. 

Each night, we light the hanukkiah a menorah or candelabra with eight 

branches plus one (the shamash) to light the othersstarting with ont candle 

and adding one more each night till all eight are burning brightly on the 

last night. While the candles are burning, we sing cheerful songs in Hebrew, 

Yiddish and English. Then we give a gift or money (Hanukkah gelt) to the 

children of the family and to the visiting child or children when there is a party 

(which is often). On one of the nights, our gifts are donated, in the names 

of the children and their visitors, to the charity of their choice. 

What is a holiday without good food? For Hanukkah, the traditional foods 

are cooked in oil, symbolic of the lit oil lamp (the menorah). We eat potato 

latkes (pancakes) vvith sour cream or applesauce (or both), chocolate money, 

and jelly donuts (sufganyot). 

Then we play dreidel. A four-sided spinning top, the dreidel has inscribed 

on it the Hebrew letters for 'n' (nun), `g' (gimmel), 'h' (hay) and `sh' (shin). 

These stand for the Hebrew phrase: nes gadol hayah sham, meaning a great 

miracle happened there. There is a secondary meaning to the letters for the 

purpose of the dreidel game. These are in Yiddish and instruct the spinner to: 

put a penny in the centre, do nothing, take half the pot or take the whole pot 

of coins. Each player chooses a lucky dreidel from our collection. 

Hanukkah is on the 25th day of the Hebrew month of Kislev. This year, 

Hanukkah falls on December 25 and lasts through the New Year. Let's celebrate! 

Santa Lucia festival 

from Sweden 


You don't have to be Swedish to enjoy the Santa Lucia festival of light, Sat., 

Dec. 10, 1-4 p.m., at Christ Church Cathedral, Sparks Street at Bronson Avenue. 

This year, Jasmin Berquist Murray, 17, plays the part of Santa Lucia. Wearing 

a long white gown, with a crown of candles on her head, she leads a procession 

of girls and boys singing, each girl carrying a candle, each boy a startipped 

wand. Stella Ellis directs the program. It culminates in dancing around 

a Christmas tree with everybody singing Yuletide songs from Sweden and other 

Nordic countries. 

According to Per Olav Talgoy, president of the Canadian Nordic Society, 

the society has sponsored the Santa Lucia festival in Ottawa for more than 40 

years. Admission is $10 for CNS members, $15 for adult non-members and 

free for all children under 18. 

Skor Toffee Chocolate Bars 

BY WENDY SIEBRASSE 

INGREDIENTS 

3/4 cup margarine or butter 

3/4 cup packed brown sugar 

11/2 cups all-purpose flour 

1 can sweetened condensed milk (300 ml) 

2 tbsp margarine or butter 

1 pkg milk chocolate chips (300 g) 

1 pkg Skor toffee bits (225 g) 

INSTRUCTIONS 

Base: Cream first three ingredients until well-blended and mixture 

comes together. Press evenly into 13" x 9" cake pan. Bake at 350° F for 

20-25 minutes or until light golden in colour. Cool pan on wire rack 

while preparing filling. 

Filling: Heat condensed milk and two tablespoons margarine or butter 

in a heavy saucepan, stirring constantly over medium heat for five to 

ten minutes or until thickened. Spread over baked base. Put back into 

the oven and bake 12-15 minutes longer or until golden. 

Topping: Sprinkle chocolate chips evenly over the filling. Bake for 

two minutes more or until chocolate is shiny and soft. Remove from 

oven. Spread chocolate evenly. Sprinkle SKOR bits on top, pressing 

lightly into chocolate. Cool completely. If necessary, chill just to set the 

chocolate before cutting into bars. Store at room temperature. (They also 

freeze well.)

FEATURE Glebe Report December 9, 2005 26 

Wines for the festive season 

BY J. PHILLIP NICHOLSON 

Nasty November is behind us. 

Whatever leaves didn't get raked up 

are darned-well going to STAY there 

over the winter! Time to turn our 

thoughts to the festive season. And 

whether it's Christmas, Hanukkah, 

Saturnalia or Inti Rayma (the Incan 

Festival of the Sun), celebrating winter 

solstice calls for too much food 

and, okay, let's responsibly say "just 

enough" wine. 

APERITIFS 

You can't do much better than 

Croft's Original Fine Pale Cream 

Sherry, well chilled. It has all the 

perkiness that the addition of brandy 

brings to the base Palomino wine. 

But "cream" means sweet, so its addition 

of unfermented grape juice 

takes the edge off what would otherwise 

be an austere bone-dry fino. 

Any white port on the rocks with a 

wedge of lemon is an equal crowdpleaser: 

spicy, velvety, zingy. Moscato 

d'Asti is a gorgeous, fruity, 

slightly effervescent, low-alcohol 

(five per cent) wine that can put a 

smile on the grimmest of grinches. 

And nothing's complete without a 

sparkling wine; just make sure it's an 

authentic Champagne-method wine 

(secondary bottle fermentation, 

rather than soda-pop style bubble injection). 

Spain's Segura Viudas 

(toasty teabiscuit) and Australia's 

Seaview Brut (crisp) are delightful 

and about one-third the price of their 

upscale (French) competitors. 

APPETIZERS 

Rich appetizersfrom ginger 

shrimps and feta fils to potato 

latkes and smoked chardemand 

versatile food-friendly wines. Any 

Ontario VQA Riesling, typically less 

than $15, is up to the job, as are 

those from Alsace (dry, despite the 

German-style bottle). A crisp Sauvignon 

Blanc is equally refreshing and 

versatile (and perfect with goat 

cheese). Les Baronnes Sancerre 

from Henri Bourgeois is the metric 

bar against which I measure all others, 

although I'm partial to New 

Zealand versions, ranging from 

steely gooseberry to wet-hay herbaceous. 

For a classy light red, try a 

Cru Beaujolais (one of the 10 top 

Gamay communes). Georges 

Duboeuf's Combes au Jacques 

(Beaujolais Villages classification) is 

a fine contender. 

AFTERS 

For traditional fruit cake, plum 

pudding, or saillen, any Ontario lateharvest 

Riesling, Vidal or Gewurztraminer 

will lend apple, tropical 

fruit and apricot notes, while Lustau's 

East India sherry will provide 

dried fruit, caramel and butterscotch 

flavours to trigger dangerously delicious 

explosions. And Walnut Brown 

sweet sherry from Williams and 

Humbert simply can't be trusted 

alone with your favourite dried 

fruits. Finally, with price tags to 

match their 10, 20, 30 or 40 years of 

oak aging, tawny ports offer elegant 

layers of dried fruit, butterscotch, 

toffee, licorice and orange peel. In 

fact, skip the dessert! 

Vintage (darker) port and blue 

cheese just love each other. The 

sweet spiciness of this fortified wine 

is a perfect foil for the creamy richness 

and saltiness of the cheese. Get 

the most expensive true "vintage" 

(bottled early to trap the flavours) 

that you can afford. Otherwise, at 

one-third the cost, opt for any "late 

bottled vintage," which neither needs 

nor benefits from bottle aging. (Who 

wants to wait, anyway?) Dark chocolate 

and port? In a word: "yup." In 

two words: "yum yum." 

Round things off with fresh walnuts, 

filberts, pecans and Brazil nuts 

paired with a dry, nutty oloroso sherry. 

Lustau's Don Nutio is as fine as 

they come. Zap some almonds until 

toasty warm and feel the afterglow as 

you sip. For a special treat, try the 

rare palo cortado sherry, halfway in 

style between a bone-dry fino and 

the more voluptuous oloroso. There 

is no prettieror more deliciousamber-coloured 

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2 7 Glebe Report December 9, 2005 FEATURE 

From Our 

Home to 

our Home... 

Hölido S. 

Borgny, 

Elmer and Hazel Eileraas celebrating Christmas in 

Saskatchewan in 1925. 

Christmas memories 

Southwest Saskatchewan 

in the 1920s and 1930s 


In rural southwest Saskatchewan, anticipation of Christmas began weeks 

ahead, with the Eaton's catalogue at home and preparations for the annual 

Christmas concert at our one-room school. 

The reputation of the teacher hung on the success of the Christmas concert. 

The teacher, usually a young lady fresh out of normal school, planned the 

"concert" to include all the students, about 20 in grades 1 to 9. It was a wellrehearsed 

program of skits, carols, dialogues, duets, recitations, solos and a 

Christmas pageant. Then an outside jangle of bells, a cold blast of fresh air 

through the door, and Santa Claus was there! With an assistant calling out the 

names, he gave a gift and a bag of coloured candies, along with walnuts, 

Brazil nuts, hazelnuts and an orange, to every child, pre-schoolers included. 

For that one night, a corner of the classroom became a stage, built of planks 

stored in the woodshed all year. Curtainswhite sheets from home, strung 

with safety-pins along a stout wireseparated the acts. Other planks on logs 

provided audience seating to supplement the desks pushed against the walls. 

During the cash-strapped Depression, money to pay for the concert treats 

was raised through the fall in Friday night dances at the school (gents: 250, 

ladies: please bring lunch). Local boys with a musical bent brought their instrumentsviolin, 

banjo, accordionand one of the older girls made chords 

on the school's pump organ. Oh, what a variety of dance music they providedfor 

waltzes, fox-trots, one-steps, polkas, schotishes and square-dances! 

Incidentally, one of those boys, many years later, won a western Canada 

fiddling championship. 

Those evenings ended about 2 a.m. with strains of Home Sweet Home and 

Goodnight Ladies. Usually, everyone agreed that "a good time was had by 

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29 Glebe Report December 9, 2005 MUSIC 

Upcoming 

music 

concerts 

JANE SIBERRY in concert with JAMES HILL on ukulele, Fri., Dec. 

9, Bronson Centre auditorium (211 Bronson), Silent Auction: 7 p.m., 

Concert: 8 p.m. 

Photo: Etienne Ranger 

Left to right, Ian Boyd, MPP Richard Patten, Leslie Fulton and Mayor 

Bob Chiarelli 

Bigwigs lend clout to 

Underground Sound 

BY LESLIE FULTON 

It was a veritable who's who of 

Ottawa movers and shakers at November's 

Underground Sound concert 

featuring singer/songwriter 

Stephen Fearing. 

Mayor Bob Chiarelli praised the 

concert series, telling the 300-strong 

audience that he is supportive of the 

cause and that a policy to bury hydro 

lines and beautify Ottawa's main 

civic street is "a priority." He later 

presented the Glebe Community Association 

president, June Creelman, 

with a $250 cheque toward burying 

the wires. 

MPP Richard Patten also attended, 

as did NDP candidate Paul Dewar, 

Conservative candidate Keith 

Fountain and Liberal candidate 

Richard Mahoney. All will be vying 

for the Ottawa Centre seat in the upcoming 

federal election. Also present 

to lend their support were Westboro 

Business Improvement Association's 

Christine Leadman; Bank 

Street Promenade BIA honcho Gerry 

Lepage; Isabelle Metcalfe, a Liberal 

candidate for Carleton/Mississippi 

Mills; and Rob Ashe, CEO of Cognos. 

"It is very exciting to see political 

and business support of this concert 

series and all it represents," said June 

Creelman, president of the GCA. 

"Burying the hydro wires is a good 

investment for Ottawa's main civic 

street. And, as the Mayor pointed 

out, it's consistent with Ottawa's Official 

Plan regarding main streets. 

With the upcoming reconstruction, 

it's now or never!" 

The November concert netted 

$4,200, bringing the total amount 

raised to more than $21,000. 

A new line-up for 2006 will be unveiled 

in January. Some music 

heavyweights have been signed on to 

headline Underground Sound next 

year, so stay tuned for more great 

Canadian talent and this great community 

cause. 

MANY HAPPY RETURNS 

LA FAVORITTE in concert, Rejoice! Handel and Bach Christmas 

arias with baroque trumpet, Sun., Dec. 11, 3 p.m., All Saints' Anglican 

Church Chapel, 347 Richmond Road. Admission: $20, students: $15. 

Call 725-9487 or visit www. allsaintswestboro.com. 

OTTAWA BRAHMS CHOIR, Christmas Jubilee concert & carol singa-long, 

Sun., Dec. 11, 3 p.m., Southminster United Church (Bank & 

Aylmer). Tickets: $5 at the door, ample parking (road construction finished). 

Call 523-6892. 

LYON STREET CELTIC BAND, Fri., Dec. 16, 7-9 p.m., the Bridge 

connecting The Bay to the Rideau Centre, third floor. 

CHRISTMAS FANFAIR CONCERT, Sun., Dec. 18, NAC Foyer. 

FanFair begins with bake sale at 10:30 a.m., concert at noon with NAC 

Orchestra. Free admission & free parking until 2 p.m. Event supports 

Food Bank and Snowsuit Fund. 

Singers/musicians wanted 

SOUTHMINSTER UNITED CHURCH CHOIR has openings for 

sopranos, altos, tenors and basses; no auditions necessary. Contact Brian 

Stowe at 730-0040 or Calvin Church at 271-7379. Or just come out 

to the weekly choir rehearsals on Thursdays, 7:30 p.m., Southminster 

Church, 15 Aylmer Avenue (at Bank). 

DYNAMIC WOMEN'S CHOIR is auditioning for new members; eclectic 

range of music from baroque to jazz; evening rehearsals at central 

location. Call 567-6262, e-mail: janteevan@hotmail.com or visit 

www.voxfemina.org by Jan. 4. 

VIOLINIST FOR BAND, interested in klezmer and Jewish music. 

Call Peter Teitelbaum at 233-0063. 

NEW YEAR'S EVE GALA 

with Rick Fines and Suzie Vinnick 

Saturday, December 31, 9 p.m. 

(doors open at 8:30 p.m.) 

NAC Fourth Stage (53 Elgin Street) 

Visit www.ottawafolk.org for more info. 

Tickets: $49.50 

(price includes champagne and cake at midnight) 

Tickets available in person at NAC Box Office,'53 Elgin Street, 

Monday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. (no surcharge) 

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FEATURE Glebe Report December 9 2005 30 

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this holiday season: 

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Business: Backbone, bi-monthly, $3.95 

En français: L'Actualité, bi-weekly, $4.75 

Feminist: Women & Environment, quarterly, $5.95 

Literary: Quill & Quire, monthly, $5.50 

Labour: Our Times, bi-monthly, $4.75 

Art: Front, quarterly, $3.50 

Environment: Alternatives, bi-monthly, $6.50 

Fashion (Men): URM (urban male), monthly, $5.95 

Fashion (Women): Elle Canada, monthly, $5.95 

Home: Style at Home, monthly, $5.50 

Mrs. Tiggy Winkles chooses 

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After many years, there are some 

toys that ride the wave of competition 

from new, trendy products. 

These are some of our classic toys: 

the ones that you might keep around 

even after the kids have stopped using 

them, "just in case" a younger 

child comes by to visit in the future. 

INFANTS 

SQUISH 

$20 

Now in different colours, this classic 

wooden toy offers fine motor 

skill possibilities for the very 

young. Top toy rated #1 for safety. 

CAR SEAT GALLERY 

$19.99 

Pockets to put panels of colour that 

can be changed to give baby different 

pictures and contrasts to look at. 

Hangs over the back of the car seat. 

ONE YEAR 

ELEPHANT JUMBO SHAPE 

SORTER 

$22.99 

Friendly elephant with a tricky trunk 

that moves up and down to dump out 

the shapes once successfully 

matched! 

TOMY PUSH AND GO 

VEHICLES 

under $15 

Thomas the Tank, regular airplanes 

and a dump truck. Push down the 

driver's torso and it spring-loads the 

vehicle, which will scoot forwards. 

TWO YEARS 

CARRY ALONG GARAGE 

under $30 

Three bright cars, three colour-coded 

locks that open the garage doors and 

levers to lift up little ramps so the 

cars can be released from their cozy 

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31 Glebe Report December 9, 2005 FEATURE 

MY FIRST PURSE: 

17.99 

Soft pink velour purse, filled with 

safe pretend accessories, "just like 

Mum's." Safe for children under 

three! 

THREE YEARS 

TOMY FRIDGE GEARS 

$17.99 

Magnet gears that work well on a 

fridge or other magnetic surface. 

Place the gears in a creative formation, 

turn on the "engine" gear of this 

battery toy and watch your creation 

spin! 

HONEY BEE TREE 

$19.99 

Fashioned after the classic marble 

game "kerplunk," this tree is made 

from branches and the bees are all 

inside. Try to remove the branches 

without the bees falling! 

FOUR YEARS 

CO-OPERATIVE GAMES 

$15 

Taking turns, rolling dice, collecting 

tokensall of the fun of a board 

game without the stress of who 

might win or lose. Several games to 

choose from for the four to seven 

years age group. 

-GERTIE BALLS 

$9.99 

Inflatable, lightweight balls that 

have a very neat texture! Great for 

indoor or outdoor fun! Easy to grasp 

or catch knobby surfaces or heatsensitive 

surface that changes 

colour! 

FIVE TO SIX YEARS 

HOP 45 OR HOP 55 

$23.99 to $29.99 

Great for indoor or outdoor use, this 

inflated bounce toy offers a great 

way for kids to burn off some energy! 

DRESS-UP CLOTHES 

Many capes, tiaras and costume sets 

for both boys and girls. Be King or 

Queen for a day! (or a pirate or superhero!) 

SEVEN YEARS 

GALT FIRST SEWING 

under $20 

Vivelle foam with pre-punched 

holes allows a child the feeling of 

sewing without the pain of pricking 

a finger! Makes five projects. 

COIN-STRUCTION! 

$14.99 to $39.99 

Wrap up a roll of pennies and wrap 

up this creative gift! Clips hold 

coins together to allow kids to create 

the most amazing projects! 

EIGHT TO NINE YEARS 

KLUTZ BOOKS 

$18 to $30 

There isn't an eight-year-old who 

wouldn't be delighted by one of the 

fine products from Klutz. From science 

to crafts to correspondence, 

Klutz covers every interest! Check 

out the new lantern set or the charm 

watch! 

SEA MONKEYS 

$10 to $25 

Raise your own little family of sea 

monkeys. Tanks of various sizes offer 

neat habitats for this classic pet! 

TEN YEARS 

WREB BIT 3-D JIGSAW 

PUZZLES 

$15 to $30 

From pirate ships to classic cars, famous 

buildings and landmarks, this 

award-winning product is a jigsaw 

puzzle that will stay on display once 

completed. A finished project is a 

work of art! 

MAGIC TRICKS 

$12 to $30 sets 

Sleight of hand, sometimes gadgets 

that hide the secret to the skill. 

Many different kits that will delight 

and amaze! 

HABITAT X-MAS TREES 

CHRISTMAS TREES 

Legendary Habitat for Humanity X-Mas trees for Sale! 

We are located at the Ottawa Tennis Club parking lot, 

176 Cameron, adjacent to Brewer Park. 

OPEN 

Dec. 3 to 24 

Mon - Fri: 1:00 pm - 9:00 pm 

Sat & Sun: 9:00 am - 9:00 pm 

FREE PONY 

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Saturday Decemberl7th 

1 - 3 PM 

FREE HORSE DRAWN 

WAGON RIDE 

Saturday December 24th 

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For families and children 

All are welcome 

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WIDE VARIETY OF FRESH LOCALLY 

GROWN ONTARIO TREES: 

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Colorado Spruce 

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New Super Funnel - to bundle your tree for easy transport! 

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33 Glebe Report December 9, 2005 SCHOOL NEWS 

David Hagerman 

Glebe Parents' Day Care 

Centre bids a fond farewell 

to David Hagerman 

BY MARTY HAMER 

On a lovely evening in 2005, coworkers, 

friends, parents and alumni 

gathered at the Glebe Parents' Day 

Care Centre (GPDCC) to wish Dave 

Hagerman all the best. Dave joined 

the day care team in 1979, coming 

in as a volunteer to help with the 

children, and soon after became the 

centre's administrative co-coordinator. 

He brought with him dedication 

and determination, with an eye for 

social change that has served the 

day care community well for 25 

years. 

In 1979, the centre operated in the 

basement of the Glebe Community 

Centre. The children's space was 

wheeled away every night and set up 

again each morning. Dave, along 

with a team of dedicated parents and 

staff, fought to get the children "out 

of the basement." He was determined 

that, through the efforts of 

GPDCC, and in co-operation with 

the City of Ottawa, a better location 

could be found and money could be 

raised for a purpose-built centre in 

the Glebe. Through many community 

dances, with local bands like 

Sneezy Waters and Heaven's Radio, 

and the fondly remembered Harvest 

Photo: Jennifer Thibault 

Turkey Dinners, this dream became 

a reality. In 1990, the GPDCC 

opened its new doors at 10 Fifth Avenue. 

Dave fostered the growth of the 

centre, encouraging the neighbourhood-hub 

model of day care that 

provides services to children of all 

ages through all aspects of their development. 

The centre operates out 

of the main building on Fifth Avenue 

and has programs for school-age 

children in four of the area -schools, 

as well as a large home child care 

component. 

In 1986, with Dave's help, The 

GPDCC took its vision farther 

afield, twinning with the Samuel 

Calero Day Care Centre in 

Nicaragua. The centre's commitment 

to them continues today. 

In 2005, David Hagerman retired 

from the GPDCC to take up a new 

challenge working as the executive 

director of Tayside Community Options 

in Perth. We wish Dave the best 

of luck in his new pursuits. We 

wouldn't be where we are today 

without his vision and his dedication. 

From all of us at the Glebe Parents' 

Day Care Centre, good luck 

and thanks. 

Three fishy members 

join GCNS family 

BY GILLIAN MANN 

This fall has been busy and fun at 

the Glebe Cooperative Nursery 

School (GCNS). We've explored the 

season through activities to celebrate 

Thanksgiving and the fall harvest, 

the changing leaves, Hallowe'en 

and hibernation. We've had 

special guests, class trips to Bank 

Street and pajama parties in the 

Glebe Community Centre. Here's 

some news of note: 

Hallowe'en Frank'nwalk: On 

Sat., Oct. 29, the students and families 

of GCNS walked in the community 

to help raise funds for the 

school. We are delighted to announce 

that this event raised more 

than $2,000. Many thanks to all of 

the volunteers who helped make the 

event such a big success. A special 

thank you goes to Clive Doucet for 

his participation and to the local 

businesses who offered their support 

through the donation of prizes: The 

Arrow and The Loon, Boomerang 

Kids, Kettleman's Bagel Co., Mrs. 

Tiggywinldes, The Running Room 

and The Works. The success of this 

event means that we will not have to 

have our Christmas fundraising campaign 

this year. 

New swimmers in the classroom: 

- Elmo, Mommy-fish and 

Alexander have settled nicely into 

their new aquarium. These new 

members of GCNS and their glass 

home were chosen by the children on 

a much-loved field trip to Berry's Pet 

Store on Second Avenue. A big thank 

you goes to Sue for her patience and 

generosity. 

Mitten Tree: This year, we are 

continuing our tradition of decorating 

a Christmas tree with mittens and 

hats for three- to five-year-old children 

from a Head Start nursery 

school where Sharon, one of our 

teachers, works. During the weeks of 

Dec. 5 and 12, the tree will be decorated 

in the classroom. Donations 

from other community members will 

be warmly welcomed. 

Still Have A Few People To Shop For? 

A Favourite Teacher? 

A Faithful Babysitter? The Mail 

Carrier? The Paper Carrier? The Vet? The Dentist? 

The Candlestick Maker? A Stocking To Stuff? 

Let Booster Juice in the Glebe at 856 Bank Street (near Fifth 

Avenue) help. Buy our Christmas Gift Certificates until 

December 31. Provide them with a healthful, great-tasting, and 

nutritious "gift" - the perfect complement to the busy holiday 

season. Each Gift Certificate has a value of $5.00 and they are 

available in singles or books of 5. And to help you maintain your 

energy for these last few days, we will give you a coupon for one 

of our fabulous 24 oz. smoothies for each $25.00 in Gift 

Certificates purchased. Merry Christmas! 

Good Morning Preschool 

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has limited space available in creative arts programs 

for children ages four to eight. 

Call 276-7974. 

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TRUSTEE REPORTS Glebe Report December 9, 2005 34 

Focus on skilled training 

and technology 

TRUSTEE VACANCY 

TO BE FILLED 

BY BOARD APPOINTMENT 

Sheryl MacDonald, trustee for 

Orleans/Cumberland for the past 

eight years, has resigned in order to 

become a candidate in the Orleans 

by-election for a seat on city council. 

Thank you to Sheryl, who was a 

strong advocate for all students, but 

particularly those with special learning 

needs. The OCDSB will fill the 

vacant trustee position by appointment. 

The application deadline is 

Wed., Jan. 4, 2006. Those 18 years 

of age or older who are Canadian 

citizens, residents of Ottawa and eligible 

to vote for public school 

trustees may apply., For details, go to 

the board's home page at www. 

ocdsb.edu.on.ca or phone Executive 

Officer Michèle Giroux at 596- 

8211, ext. 8607. 

EDUCATION FOCUS 

ON SKILLED TRADES 

& TECHNOLOGY 

This is an area receiving considerable 

attention from the provincial 

government and from school boards 

across the province. The OCDSB 

has established a Trades and Technology 

Steering Committee to recommend 

requirements for facilities, 

staffing and programming. It is 

imperative that our schools offer 

students more opportunities to take 

courses in the slcilled trades and 

technology in general. 

In September, the Ontario Chamber 

of Commerce issued an excellent 

report entitled Taking Action 

On Skilled Trades: Establishing the 

Business Case for Investing in Apprenticeship. 

It can be accessed at 

www.occ.on.ca. The report identifies 

skills shortages in many sectors, 

including the automotive, construction 

and manufacturing industries. 

The report recommends that "the 

Ontario government must establish a 

strong and sustainable technological 

education program in elementary 

and secondary curriculum." It also 

recommends that "Ontario's secondary 

schools should attract and hire 

more teachers with trade qualifications." 

ONTARIO'S 2005 

THRONE SPEECH 

The Throne Speech, delivered 

earlier this fall by the Honourable 

James K. Bartleman, Lieutenant 

Governor of Ontario, can be found 

at www.premier.gov.on.ca/english/ 

By 

OCDSB 

Trustee 

Lynn 

Graham 

CHRISTMAS SERVICES AT 

FOURTH AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH 

Sunday, December 18, II a.m. 

(corner of Fourth and Bank) 

Christmas choral presentation by the FABC choir and musicians. 

Saturday, December 24, 7 p.m. 

Christmas Eve candlelight service for the entire family. 

Sunday, December 25, 11 a.m. 

Christmas Day service 

COME AND IOIN US IN THE'ÇELEBRATION OF CHRISTMAS 1 

FOR INFORMATION, CALL 236-1804 

Library/Thronespeech101205_ts.asp. 

The section on education makes 

reference to: proposed new legislation 

that would make it mandatory 

for young people to stay in school 

until age 18, instead of being allowed 

to drop out at age 16; a new 

alternative high school diploma recognizing 

skills and trades; and a new 

child care initiative called Best 

Start. 

OFFICIAL OPENINGS OF TWO 

NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS 

Recently, there have been two 

school openings. Nov. 10 marked 

the official opening of Roch Carrier 

Elementary School, named in honour 

of the celebrated Canadian author 

and former National Librarian 

of Canada. He and his wife were in 

attendance and have already developed 

a rapport with the students and 

staff. Nov. 17 marked the re-opening 

of Stittsville Public School, a brandnew 

facility and location for that 

school community. The library is 

being named the Marc Léger Library 

after the Canadian soldier 

killed by friendly fire in Afghanistan 

in 2002. His parents, who live near 

the new school and who have frequent 

contact there, were present at 

the re-opening ceremony. If you are 

visiting in the western part of Ottawa, 

do look out for Roch Carrier 

Elementary School at 401 Stonehaven 

Drive in Kanata and Stittsville 

Public School at 40 Granite Ridge 

Drive in Stittsville. 

Season's greetings to all residents 

of the' Glebe. School resumes on 

Mon., Jan. 9. 

CONTACT INFORMATION 

Lynn Graham, Ottawa-Carleton 

District School Board, 133 Greenbank 

Road, Ottawa, ON K2H 6L3. 

Tel: 730-3366. 

Fax: 730-3589. 

E-mail: lynn_graham@ocdsb. 

edu.on.ca. 

Website: www.lynngraham.com. 

Students achieve above 

provincial level 

PROVINCIAL TESTING 

At a recent board meeting, 

OCCSB trustees were apprised of 

the success that students in Grades 3 

to 6 and 9 had in the province-wide 

tests. The superintendent of staff development, 

evaluation and research, 

Camilla Martin, went on to say that 

these students achieved above the 

provincial average in reading, writing 

and mathematics. The Grade 9 

results in mathematics highlight the 

unique challenges of the applied 

math program. School success 

teams in each high school will focus 

on putting the right learning tools in 

place to ensure continued improvement. 

The department continues to 

provide support to teachers and administrators 

in using information 

such as EQAO statistics to improve 

student learning. Congratulations to 

all students and, in particular, to the 

students of Corpus Christi and Immaculata. 

PARENTS ASSOCIATION 

ELECTS NEW CHAIRPERSON 

A new chairperson of the Ottawa 

Carleton Catholic School Council 

Parents Association was elected at a 

recent meeting of parents. Mrs. 

Joanne MacEwen is chair and pastchair 

of Holy Family, St. Patrick's 

Intermediate and St. Patrick's High 

school councils. Joanne chairs this 

committee that represents parents 

from across our system. Best wishes, 

Joanne! 

Joanne takes the place of Mardi 

de Kemp who has now been hired 

by the board as the new communications 

officer. We welcome Mardi 

with great enthusiasm. Congratulations, 

Mardi! 

By 

OCCSB 

Trustee 

Kathy 

Ablett 

FATHER FOGARTY 

AWARD RECIPIENT 

I am proud to announce that Lucia 

Rozkopalova, an Immaculata graduate, 

was the recipient of the prestigious 

Father Patrick Fogarty award 

last month at an awards gala held in 

Toronto. The award, sponsored by 

the Catholic Education Foundation 

of Ontario, recognizes exceptional 

scholarship, involvement in school 

or community activities, and conduct 

which enhances the identity of 

Catholic schools in the local community. 

Lucia has enriched the 

Catholic experience for students at 

Immaculata. Congratulations, Lucia! 

WHAT'S NEW 

The board has established an ad 

hoc committee on public relations. 

As a member of that committee, I am 

interested in hearing from you on 

matters such as different ways to get 

the good news outi.e., about becoming 

a student in our family of 

schools or any other related issues. 

Please call me at 526-9512 or fax me 

at 526-1450. 

Have a truly wonderful Christmas 

season and may your hopes and 

dreams for the New Year become a 

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SOPHIE, MICHAEL AND COLE 

(GRADE 6, MUTCHMOR 

PUBLIC SCHOOL) 

On Fri., Nov. 11, students and 

teachers at schools across Canada 

stood for a moment of silence. They 

remembered that lots of soldiers 

gave their lives for their country's 

peace. The many classes at Mutchmor 

reflected on the past, on war 

and peace, at their own ceremony. 

Many powerful performances were 

meaningfully shared. We had poems, 

French chants, a slide show 

with special drama and other great 

contributions. Also there were enjoyable 

performances by the two 

choirs. The primary choir sang "Put 

a little love in your heart" and the 

junior choir sang "I am but one 

small voice." 

This year, we took home red paper 

poppies and tried to fill them in 

with names of family and friends 

who went to war. The poppies were 

Photo: Larry Stonebridge 

remembrance 

then made Into a giant wreath to 

show our respect for the people who 

protected our country. Children from 

each class made symbols to show respect 

for the veterans, such as 

wreaths, doves, roses, pictures and 

paper cranes. Two students from 

each class laid the symbols down to 

honour the veterans. Some students 

were not at the assembly on Remembrance 

Day, but were in other places. 

For example, Brendan and five other 

children from Mutchmor school 

were at the Cenotaph, singing for the 

veterans as part of the Central Choir. 

Brendan said: "I felt honoured because 

I got a chance to sing in front 

of the veterans and be at the Cenotaph 

on that very special day." No 

matter where you are on Remembrance 

Dayor any other dayyou 

should always think about the soldiers 

who fought in the terrible wars.' 

We must always remember the soldiers 

who never returned and we 

must always work for peace. 

Kindergarten 

Information Night 

coming up at Mutchmor 

If your child is ready to enter junior or senior kindergarten, please 

join us for our kindergarten information night on Wed., Jan. 25, 7 

p.m. You will be able to meet our kindergarten teacher and principal, 

get to know our school, and get an idea of the programs and activities 

offered at Mutchmor. 

Mutchmor has a caring and professional teaching staff and a thriving 

community focused on the highest quality of educatidh and on 

creating the best possible school experience for all our children. We 

aie able to offer special education support and we are the home of the 

oldest primary gifted program in Ottawa. Please join us on Jan. 25 to 

learn more. 

One of the top 40 schools in Canada 

First Avenue School finishes 

2005 on many high notes 

BY LYNN MAINLAND 

FRIENDSHIPS 

WITHOUT BORDERS 

October's first annual' Read-athon 

also promises to be the start of 

some beautiful friendships! Talcing 

their lead from teacher Denis Arsenault, 

First Avenue bookworms 

raised $4,250 for Kagoua School in 

Malian impressive amount by any 

measure, but even more so when 

you realize it represents 14 times the 

Malian gross domestic product per 

capita. The money will be used to 

buy school supplies and sports 

equipment, promote literacy and numeracy, 

and provide food and health 

care, as well as hire new teachers. In 

addition to reading voraciously, the 

kids wrote letters of introduction to 

their new friends, which have been 

packed up and sent off with enough 

paper and pencils for the Malian 

children to reply. First Avenue kids 

are looking forward to hearing from 

their Mali counterparts in the new 

year. 

Also in the spirit of the season, 

the school is taking part in the Children 

in Need Holiday Giving program, 

which has been a resounding 

success for the past two years. 

GREAT NEWS 

LYNN GRAHAM HAS BEEN RE-ELECTED FOR 

HER THIRD TERM AS BOARD CHAIR OF THE OTTAWA 

CARLETON DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD. 

Merry 

Christmas 

SCHOOLS WITHOUT BULLIES 

The week of Nov. 14-18 was Anti- 

Bullying Week in Ottawa, and basketball 

player Quincy Mack came 

along to give students some tips at a 

special assembly. He made a big impression 

recalling an incident of verbal 

bullying. "His parents bought 

him a mini ball that was red and 

black," said one Grade 1 

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walking to school with it and some 

guys were teasing him about his 

shoes and mini ball. They told him to 

go take a hike. He went home feeling 

sad. He asked his Mom to get a big 

kid to show him some basketball 

tricksthe flamingo and the fish." 

Armed with these skills, young 

Quincy was able to ignore the bullies. 

Realizing that such a cool guy 

could be picked on, doubtless made 

the Glebe kids more ready to handle 

this type of behaviour too. 

AND FINALLY... 

'Tis the season to be jollyand 

snuffiy and coughing and sneezing! 

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SCHOOL NEWS Glebe Report December 9, 2005 36 

Photo: Bey Shea 

On the go 

at Glashan Public School 

BY JUNE CREELMAN 

Glashan School takes advantage 

of its central location to conduct 

many field trips on foot. This allows 

Glashan to do many more outings 

than schools which have to pay for 

buses. Students have walked to the 

Canadian War Museum, to the Food 

Bank, to the main branch of the Ottawa 

Public Library, to Lisgar High 

School for a theatrical production 

and to Lansdowne Park for a work 

fair. The school does take bus trips 

as well. For example, all the Grade 7 

students went to the Lusk Caves and 

all the Grade 8 teens went for an 

overnight trip to the MacSkimming 

outdoor centre. So far this year, 

there have been more than 30 different 

out-of-school excursions. 

One of the biggest trips so far was 

to Toronto for the provincial volleyball 

games. The Spikers girls team 

came in eighth, while the boys came 

second. It looks like Glashan's famous 

volleyball program is off to another 

good year. 

FIRING UP 

A NEW POTTERY PROGRAM 

Resourceful teachers and staff 

have found a way to launch a new 

pottery program at Glashan. Teacher 

Shawn Marmer and custodian Alan 

Ardley found a used kiln from another 

school and set it up near the art 

room. The school council is raising 

funds to cover the cost of clay and 

other supplies. Pottery and sculpting 

will be a great new addition to the intermediate 

art program. 

Lady Evelyn School alumni (l-r): David Brearley, Garry Hamilton, Valerie 

Hamilton, Elizabeth Rodie, Dee Dee Roscoe and Joan Riley. 

Lady Evelyn 

celebrates centennial 

BY BRIAN DONAHUE 

On Sat., Oct. 22, Lady Evelyn Alternative 

School held its official centennial 

celebration dayand what a 

special day it was! 

The festivities commenced in the 

school gym with a student_ production 

of Dreamcatcher. (Much anticipation 

surrounded the show, with 

many people lining up for the best 

seats in advance of the door opening.) 

The junior students presented a 

wonderful tale about learning hidden 

lessons from daily life experiences. 

The teachers and children had 

less than six weeks to put the whole 

performance together! 

Later, in the schoolyard, a special 

ceremony took place to unveil a 

commemorative centennial plaque. 

Attending were Ottawa-Carleton 

District School Board Chair, Lynn 

Graham (her son Andrew attended 

the first class of the alternative program 

at Lady Evelyn), City Councillor 

Clive Doucet, Lady Evelyn's 

Principal Lori Lovett, past-principal 

Valerie McKay, Whitman Strong 

(his mother, Florence, was school 

principal from 1975 to 1987), and 

Richard Deadman, chair of the centennial 

organization committee. A 

rancine 

artigny 


beautiful bronze plaque, set into a 

large stone at the entrance to the 

schoolyard, will serve as a permanent 

memento of the school's centennial. 

Many alumni, who remained for 

the evening alumni dinner held in 

the school's beautiful foyer, expressed 

their thanks to the organization 

committee for a wonderful celebration. 

The OCDSB, the school council, 

teachers, students, parents and other 

volunteers were all associated with 

the planning and production of the 

centennial celebrations. Special 

thanks go out to members of the 

school organization committee, including 

Richard Deadman, Teresa 

Legrand, Janet McKay, Ewa Mroz, 

Elaine Bruer, Sue Beattie, Heather 

Muir, Geoff Paisley, Sherry Lynn 

Page and alumni co-ordinator Hugh 

McCord. Many other parents helped 

with setting up, preparing and serving 

food, and organizing the mounting 

of the plaquethank you for 

your efforts. The success of the centennial 

celebrations can be attributed 

to those individuals. 

Congratulations on Lady Evelyn's 

proud centennial achievement! 

Photo: June Creelman 

During December, Glashan's Grade 7 girls take yoga at the Santosha Yoga 

Studio across from the school. 

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STUDENTS ENJOY STRATFORD 

Earlier this fall, 42 Grade 11 and 

12 English students and four teachers 

spent three fabulous days in 

Stratford, Ontario, immersed in the 

world of theatre. They saw three 

wonderful plays: The Lark (based 

on the trials of Joan of Arc), Shakespeare's 

As You Like It and the entertaining 

musical, Hello Dolly. The 

group was also treated to two preshow 

sessions with the actors, a 

back-stage tour of the Festival Theatre 

and a dance workshop led by 

two of the dancers from Hello Dolly. 

Plans are already in the works for 

next year's trip. 

EXPOSÉ GROUP 

AT IMMACULATA 

Exposé at Mac is an organization 

of youth exposing the truth about tobacco. 

Mac has a very active group 

of 30 students on the Exposé team 

this year. They meet most Wednesdays 

at lunch to discuss issues about 

youth and tobacco, and to plan activities 

to raise aw. areness in the 

school. In September, 14 students 

were trained on some of the resources 

available through the City of 

Ottawa's Public Health Unit. Those 

students used their training on Nov. 

22 as they hosted a workshop entitled 

Teens Trashing Tobacco for the 

Grade 7 students. 

HEATHER CROWE 

Last May, Ms. Crowe came to Immaculata 

to speak about the dangers 

of smoking at an Exposé assembly. 

She is well-known to the students 

from her TV commercial about how 

she contracted lung cancer while being 

exposed to second-hand smoke 

for 20 years as a waitress in an Ottawa 

restaurant. Although Ms. 

Crowe's health is failing, she had 

strong words of encouragement for 

the Exposé members and all the Mac 

students. Students recently visited 

Ms. Crnwe and provided her with 

gifts and news of an Exposé scholarship 

for a graduating student dedicated 

in her name to be awarded at 

graduation later this year. 

STUDENTS VISIT 

SENATE CHAMBERS 

Thanks to CAYFO (Child and 

Youth Friendly Ottawa), Immaculata 

students participated in the National 

Child Day held in the Senate of 

Canada on Nov. 22. The students enjoyed 

a morning of music, dance and 

inspiring messages about the talents 

and skills that our youth have to offer 

our country. The students also enjoyed 

a special presentation by the 

group Bare Naked Ladies. 

Congratulations to Immaculata 

student, Jessie Huggett, who was one 

of the performers with the Dandelion 

Dance Company. 

Corpus Christi School 

focuses on the arts and 

helping students 

in Africa 

BY JANE SPITERI 

Corpus Christi's parent council is 

making arts and physical fitness activities 

the priorities for this school 

year. All children will be able to participate 

in these school programs, 

regardless of family income. 

In the past three years, Corpus 

Christi students have participated 

in arts programming with professional 

artists working with all of 

the school's classes. Arts activities 

have included dance, music, visual 

arts and drama. Last year, students 

and teachers participated in 

Music to My Ears. This year, parents 

are developing activities for a 

multi-year arts program so that 

students have opportunities in all 

of the arts through their elementary 

schooling. 

Physical activity is the other priority. 

Along with regular sports 

teams, junior students will participate 

in a leadership program teaching 

them to mentor and engage 

younger students in active co-operative 

schoolyard play. For more information 

about Corpus Christi School, 

visit www.corpuschristischool.ca. 

During Advent, the Corpus 

Christi community selects a charity 

to support. This year, the school is 

raising funds for the Help Lesotho 

organization, founded in 2004 in response 

to the effects of poverty and 

HIV/AIDS in Lesotho in southern 

Africa. Lesotho is one of the poorest 

countries in the world with over 60 

per cent of the population under 24 

years of age and a life expectancy of 

31 years. About 30 per cent of the 

children are orphaned. Help Lesotho 

promotes education and youth leadership 

development and opportunities 

for Canadians to improve the 

lives of Lesotho children and youth. 

Volunteers from our community 

have visited Lesotho and several local 

schools have participated in a 

school twinning project. Visit Help 

Lesotho at www.-helplesotho.ca. For 

information on the Corpus Christi 

fundraising project, contact Jane 

Spiteri at 237 5625. 

A big "thank you" to all who 

joined us at the Corpus Christi used 

book sale and who donated books to 

the school. Funds raised will be used 

to support arts programming and literacy 

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SCHOOL NEWS Glebe Report December 9, 2005 38 

National Anti-Bullying Week 

celebrated- 

It's Cool to Care at GCI! 

Ivan Korolevych 

Photos: Phil Sim 

GC! makes a clean sweep at 

Skills Canada 

Cardboard Boat competition 

Glebe Collegiate Institute students Andrew Wong, Ivan Korolevych, 

Jerome Choi and Stephan Boraks beat out 35 other Ottawa-area high school 

teams in the competition's Eastern Ontario Cardboard Boat Race category. 

They recorded a winning time of 14.77 seconds over 25 metres at Barrhaven's 

Walter Baker Sports Centre pool. 

Glebe's second team of Jeff Brown, James Martinez and Alice Cardoza 

won the Cardboard Boat weight-bearing challenge. They managed to place 

six students, with a total weight of 957 pounds, in their cardboard boat and 

kept it afloat for over two minutes! 

Because of these results, GCI has qualified to compete in the Skills Canada 

Ontario Cardboard Boat championships. The team will be heading down 

to Toronto this February with their technology/cardboard boat teachers, Phil 

Sim and Anthony Gilchrist. 

For further information on Skills Canada, please visit the website at 

www.skillsontario.com. 

BY JACKLIN COOLICAN 

AND KATHRINE CALDWELL 

Glebe Collegiate Institute has a 

variety of student and teacher committees 

and clubs. Working together, 

they strive to create a safe, equitable, 

diverse, welcoming and caring 

environment. 

This year, two groups in particularSOS 

(Student Outreach and 

Support) and Glebe Caresworked 

together to increase awareness on 

the issue of bullying. We had an 

eventful week filled with fun and informative 

daily activities, starting 

off with an assembly featuring a 

special guest, DynaMike, who im- 

. mediately connected with students 

and reinforced many important messages. 

He emphasized the message 

of not being a passive bystander and 

said that everyone in the school 

community can make a positive difference. 

DynaMike also ran a workshop 

for our student leaders that focused 

on kindness and respect, leadership, 

creating caring communities 

and putting ideas into action in order 

to create positive change. 

CAUGHT YOU CARING 

CAMPAIGN 

This is a campaign that took place 

throughout the week. Students or 

teachers nominated anyone who was 

caught caring about others, and the 

nominees received a certificate for 

their acts of lcindness and caring. 

Students and teachers signed our 

"Take the Pledge" mural and received 

a boolunark with the pledge 

written on it to periodically remind 

us of our anti-bullying beliefs. Also, 

the documentary, It's a Girl's 

World, about social bullying, is 

available for teachers and students 

to integrate into the curriculum. 

Wednesday was a day for everyone 

to wear blue to represent peace and 

solidarity. On Thurs., Nov. 17, five 

Glebe students were fortunate to attend 

a CAYFO-sponsored workshop 

at Ashbury College that dealt with 

bullying. On Thursday during 

lunch, our school resource officer, 

Trish Ferguson, did a presentation 

for students on the theme of safe 

schoolsIt's Cool to Careand 

the issue of bullying. 

Why are we addressing this issue? 

Our goal is to teach and inspire our 

school community to develop POSI- 

TIVE CHARACTER. By emphasizing 

respect, responsibility, perseverance, 

initiative, honesty, integrity, 

courage, optimism, empathy and 

fairness, it is our hope that everyone 

will truly "strive for the heights." 

It's Cool to Care at GCI! 

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39 Glebe Report December 9, 2005 BOOKS 

REVIEW BY AMIE ALTON 

FIRST FOREIGN POSTING: 

MOSCOW 1957-1959 

By Naomi Ziman Roberts 

& Peter M. Roberts 

Penumbra Press, 190 pages 

The latest publication from Carleton 

University's Centre for Research 

on Canadian-Russian Relations, 

in partnership with Penumbra 

Press, has been written by a Glebite. 

First Foreign Posting is a collection 

of weekly letters written by Naomi 

and Peter Roberts during their posting 

in Moscow at the time of the 

Cold War. Although the letters are 

addressed to family members, they 

contain a unique perspective on life 

in Moscow during a period when 

few foreigners were allowed to observe 

life beyond the Iron Curtain. It 

reads like an adventurous tale of life 

in an alien, and often hostile, political 

climate. 

Naomi Roberts grew up in England 

and attended Oxford University. 

During her married life, she accompanied 

her diplomat husband on 

his various foreign postings. As a 

child in wartime England, Naomi 

developed the habit of writing weekly 

letters, a habit that was revived on 

her first posting abroad. Now retired, 

she spent her professional life 

working as a librarian, the last 21 

years at Carleton University. 

Her late husband, Peter, was born 

in Calgary and attended Oxford University 

as a Rhodes Scholar. A public 

servant for 35 years, the late Peter 

Cold War letters 

from Moscow 

Roberts was press secretary to Prime 

Minister Trudeau, and Canada's ambassador 

to Romania and to the Soviet 

Union. He was later appointed director 

of the Canada Council. 

In First Foreign Posting, Naomi 

Roberts writes of her personal experiencesthe 

difficulties that she and 

other foreigners faced on a daily basis 

as outsiders who had limited freedoms 

in the Soviet Union. She writes 

about personal censorship for fear of 

Soviet spies and describes the dangers 

Soviet citizens faced if they attempted 

to contact foreigners. The 

letters vividly detail visits to shopping 

districts filled with curious people 

who find her every action fascinating. 

To her Soviet observers, Naomi 

offered a glimpse of a world outside 

from which they were cut off. 

The letters are also filled with details 

of the couple's life as they attend 

dinner parties at various embassies 

and Soviet-era theatre. They 

also travelled to other places, both 

authoritarian and democratic. The 

personal nature of the letters is inviting 

to the reader, who is drawn in to 

the rhythm of the writing. This book 

will entice readers who are interested 

in the Soviet Union, but also those 

who are interested in knowing what 

it is like to live in a Canadian embassy 

in the lower ranks. 

First Foreign Posting can be ordered 

directly from Penumbra Press 

on line at www.penumbrapress.com 

or by phone at 692-5590. It can also 

be ordered through Octopus Books 

or any other independent bookstore 

in Ottawa. 

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for textile art practitioners 

BY HELENE MERRITT 

Margaret Vant Erve has been delighting an audience of textile art aficionados 

for a number of years. Her portrayals made of thread range from delightful 

garden flowers to haunting winter landscapes. This year, Margaret's exquisite 

work is being shared in a new format. She has published her first 

book, Window Gardens in Bloom: 25 Hand Embroidered Flowers in Easy to 

Create Settings (C&T Publishing, 2005). C&T Publishing has expertly captured 

the step-by-step instructions, including photographs, diagrams and 

stitch instructions for the beginner. Margaret includes information on setting 

the background on canvas and patiently walks her reader through each step of 

creating an artwork. 

Two book launches are planned for this must-have book: 

Yarn Forward and Sew On, Dec. 8, 7-9 p.m. 

Mother Tongue Books, Dec. 14, 7-9 p.m. 

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BOOKS Glebe Report December 9, 2005 40 

WHAT YOUR NEIGHBOURS 

ARE READING 

Here is a list of some titles read and discussed recently in various local 

book clubs: 

Prisoners of the Northl 

Down the Coaltown Road2 

Barney's Version3 

Belonging: Home Away from Home4 

A Confederacy of Dunces5 

An Unfinished Season6 

The United States of Europe7 

I Am the Wallpaper8 

Critical Injuries9 

The Burning Timel 

Half Magicil 

Cold Fear12 

The Secret Life of Bees13 

The Known World 

The Kite Runner 

Atonement 

The Lovely Bones 

Pierre Berton 

Sheldon Currie 

Mordecai Richler 

Isabel Huggan 

John Kennedy Toole 

Ward Just 

T.R. Reid 

Mark Peter Hughes 

Joan Barfoot 

Carol Matas 

Edward Eager 

Rick Mofina 

Sue Monk Kidd 

Edward P. Jones 

Khaled Hosseini 

Ian McEwan 

Alice Sebold 

1 Abbotsford Book Club 

2 Broadway Book Club 

3 Dow's Lake Book Club 

4 No-name Book Club 

5 OPL Dear-Reader OnLine Audio Book Club 

6 OPL Dear-Reader OnLine Fiction Book Club 

7 OPL Dear-Reader OnLine NonFiction Book Club 

8 OPL Dear-Reader OnLirre Teen Book Club 

9 OPL Sunnyside Branch Adult Book Club 

10 OPL Sunnyside Branch Girlzone Book Chat 

11 OPL Sunnyside Branch Mother-Daughter Book Club 

12 Rockcliffe Park Library Book Chat 

13 Type A Reading Group 

If your book club would like to share its reading list, please call 

Micheline Boyle at 233-9971 or e-mail at glebe.report@mac.com. 

If you buy one 

children's book 

this holiday 

season, make it 

JC Sulzenko's 

..als.ORS, 

1)0 e tus 

Tall poetus 

Long poonS 

Stetail 

tIAMPt- 

a 

e 

ORESTA 

aesthetics 

What to get her for 

Christmas? 

ÉMINENCE 

Sugar Plum 

& Spice 

Organic Facial 

Children's holiday classics 

BY JILL McMILLAN 

The holiday season is drawing 

near, bringing with it thoughts of 

shopping, errands and lists of things 

to get done! In all the madness, take 

the time to sit down with a good 

book and reflect on what the season 

really means. These family-friendly 

picks interpret the holiday season in 

different, but equally enjoyable 

ways. 

AGES FOUR TO SIX 

The Velveteen Rabbit 

by Margery Williams Bianco 

"There once was a velveteen rabbit, 

and in the beginning he was really 

splendid...." So begins the classic 

tale of a stuffed bunny and the 

Boy who loved him. While initially 

forgotten in the hustle and bustle of 

Christmas morning, the rabbit soon 

becomes the Boy's constant companion. 

They build warrens with 

blankets and play in the gardens 

around the house. But when illness 

afflicts the Boy, the toy rabbit is 

tossed aside, only to be redeemed by 

the Boy's enduring love and made 

Real. 

asen KOlano 

ilieNeh'etrenR 

.111.07thil by ilidnel Hew 

AGES SEVEN TO NINE 

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever 

by Barbara Robinson 

Beth Bradley has been luckyshe 

has managed to avoid the notice 

of the terrible Herdmans. This gang 

of brothers and sisters are the worst 

of the worstthey swear, smoke 

and bully other kids. But this all 

changes when Beth's mother takes 

over the annual Christmas pageant. 

Soon Beth can't escape the six siblings 

as they decide to participate in 

the show for the first time, nabbing 

all the main parts in the process! 

'Owe ofmA hest ent intl. boa'. 

BAR ARA tOBUNSON 

Weefkl, 

AGES NINE TO TWELVE 

Angel Square 

by Brian Doyle 

This Canadian classic recounts a 

young boy's efforts in 1940s Ottawa 

to track down the person responsible 

for beating up his best friend's father. 

With humour and wry observation, 

Tommy, also known as The 

Shadow, narrates his efforts to navigate 

among Catholic, Protestant and 

Jewish rivalries, while balancing 

school, jobs and his pursuit of the 

lovely Margot Lane. 

Tonnny won't left until he findf out 

who heat op Sammy, fvaer... 

BRIAN DoYLE 

C.REPOPMMOMR4V- 

For kids four to eight 

"Poems voicing the many 

moods of children and 

how they view the world..." 

Stephen Haines 

Available at: 

Mother Tongue Books 

and from 

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Photograph by Richard Ilinchcliff. Friends of the Farm 

Orion sprawls across the winter sky 

Like some celestial flower 

Arranged to bloom 

Not in a poet's time, 

But in the time of angels. 

Joyeux Noël 

Merry Christmas 

Clive Doucet

41 Glebe Report December 9, 2005 

By 

Sharon 

Abron 

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Jack Hodgins, a distinctive voice in Canadian literature 

DAMAGE DONE 

BY THE STORM, 

Stories by Jack Hodgins 

McClelland and Stewart, 2004, 

214 pages, $32.99 (cloth) 

The fiction of Jack Hodgins, a 

master in the genre of magic realism, 

is distinctive in Canadian literature. 

When the first collection of 

stories by Hodgins, Spit Delaney's 

Island, was nominated for the 1976 

Governor General's Award, the 

Montreal Gazette wrote: "Jack Hodgins 

has done for the people of Vancouver 

Island what William Faulkner 

did for the American south." 

Hodgins chronicles the lives of 

the logging and farming communities 

of British Columbia, but since 

his writer's life has rewarded him 

with residencies at universities in 

Ottawa and Australia, the plots of 

many of Hodgins' stories and novels 

meander to these two locations. 

The title story of ten within the 

current offering, Damage Done by 

the Storm, is set in the Canadian 

capital. The story's satire will resonate 

with Glebe Report readers as 

they meet a former senator revved 

up to attend the opening of his 

grandson's new business in a nearby 

town. The senator loathes the idea of 

a shop for local arts and crafts. Hodgins 

Writes: "Alfred Buckle is in a 

state. Just recently retired from the 

Senate, he is impatient with everything, 

especially anything that cannot 

be brought to a vote." And of his 

wife, Judith: "She leaves the room 

in the middle of sentences, a habit 

she acquired as a politician's careful 

wife. In this way she never has to 

finish a thought or face the consequences." 

The senator naively believes that 

a winter storm has come to his rescue, 

saving him from making a 

speech at the opening. Once on the 

train, a further delay is caused by a 

tree blown onto the tracks. Just as 

the senator is certain that luck is truly 

with him, an unexpected happening 

involving a young man, who reminds 

the senator of his grandson 

when he was growing up, causes the 

senator to re-evaluate his views of 

their relationship. It is a gem of a 

story which will linger in memory 

long after it is read. 

Another story with an Ottawa 

connection involves an inheritance 

promised by a 92-year-old bachelor 

uncle to his niece, Frieda Macken, 

who lives on Vancouver Island. Frieda 

and her husband, Eddie, have just 

celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. 

"Eddie had worked for 

forty years in a logging camp, while 

he has made improvements to his little 

stump ranch evenings and weekends. 

Now that he was home fulltime, 

he saw no reason to stop." Ed- 

die says: "You sure you heard right? 

The ol' bugger could outlive us 

both!" But Frieda melts: "Just hearing 

his voice made me think of my 

dad," while Eddie counters: "He 

could be planning to move in with 

us. He'll have you waiting on him 

hand and foot." But Frieda discloses 

that the one condition made by the 

old man is they must visit him before 

he croaks. 

They travel to the capital to discover 

that Frieda's uncle is a reclusive 

hoarder. He owns duplicates and 

triplicates of everythingtoasters, 

washing machines, IDlenders, even a 

violin worth $70,000.. .the list goes 

on. 

When they return to British-Columbia, 

Frieda regularly writes and 

phones her cherished relative, but he 

does not respond. Then an unexpected 

twist changes everything. After 

the old man dies, Frieda and Eddie 

make a second trip to the capital, only 

to learn that his last will and testament 

will be contested if they don't 

agree to surrender Frieda's promised 

inheritance. 

My favourite story in the collection 

is the opening one, Balance, in 

which a young man who works as an 

Jack Hodgins 

orthotics sculptor thinks he has fallen 

in love with Donna Rossini, the 

woman for whom he has molded a 

pair of plaster inserts. "For a moment 

my partner stepped out of the 

room and I was alone with Donna 

Rossini. Quickly I raised the foot to 

my lips, and kissed, one after the 

other, all of her toes. I did the same 

with her other foot. So powerful was 

the sudden sensation in my chest, in 

all my limbs, that I felt light-headed...I 

saw precisely what Donna 

Rossini looked like, laughing down 

at me while I ran my hands up her 

calves." 

Not only does the orthotics sculptor, 

Monty, imagine that he is intimate 

with Miss Rossini, he does 

some detective work to find out 

where she lives and begins writing 

letters to her. Miss Rossini is not upsetif 

anything, she is flattered and 

brings up the subject with her doctor 

who in turn reports the matter to the 

àwner of the orthotics company. The 

unusual love affair almost costs 

Monty his job. 

Seven more stories complete the 

collection and they are all masterful, 

reminding readers of what a great 

Canadian storyteller Jack Hodgins 

is. 

Available in McClelland and 

Stewart's New Canadian Library Series 

are Hodgins' first three books 

the anthology, Spit Delaney's Island, 

and his first two novels, The Invention 

of the World (1977) and The 

Resurrection of Joseph Boume 

(1979) which won the Governor General's 

Award. 

Hodgins' last three novels are: The 

Macken Charm (1995), Broken 

Ground (1998) and Distance (2003). 

Jack Hodgins has also written A 

Passion for Narrative: A Guide for 

Writing Fiction, which has established 

itself as a perennial classic. Of 

this book, The Globe and Mail 

wrote: "One excellent path from 

original to marketable manuscript... 

It would take beginning writers years 

to work through all the goodies Hodgins 

offers." 

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43 Glebe Report December 9, 2005 SPORTS 

'40tfr 

Naluit boy on ice 

lqaluit bound! 

BY JUNE CREELMAN 

A group of Ottawa Centre peewee hockey players will be leaving the arena 

and exploring the icy terrain of Igaluit, Nunavut, as part of a national sports 

exchange program. Eighteen boys and girls from the Glebe, Old Ottawa South 

and Ottawa East will head north for a week in April, while their counterparts 

will visit here in early February. Most of the youngsters involved are 12 years 

old. 

The exchange is part of the Canada Sports Friendship Exchange program, 

funded by the Department of Canadian Heritage. The goal is to foster friendship, 

better understanding and respect among different parts of Canada by 

connecting youth through a common interest in sports. 

Planning for the exchange is in its early stages. Organizers will be undertaking 

fundraising activities and looking for ideas on how to welcome the 

Icialuit youngsters into our community. 

Kudos to GCI athletes 

BY KIRK DILLABAUGH 

Glebe Collegiate Institute continued 

its dominance of the high school 

cross country running scene, winning 

its third consecutive Grand Aggregate 

city title and its fourth consecutive 

Girl's Overall title this fall. 

Glebe's junior girls (first at the National 

Capital Championships), 

midget girls (second) and senior 

girls (third) scored a team total of 24 

points to distance themselves easily 

over several teams tied for second 

with 10 points. The junior boys team 

(first) added the necessary points to 

secure victory for the Gryphons, 

who defeated Gloucester 34-32 for 

the Overall title, with Hillcrest (28 

points) placing third. Glebe's boys' 

team placed fourth in the Overall 

Boys category. Individually, Glebe 

placed runners on all spots on the 

podium, with junior girl Maddie 

Martin, junior boy Russell Hawkins 

and midget girl Alex Bateman winning 

gold, silver and bronze, respectively. 

The midget girls, junior girls and 

junior boys represented the National 

Capital region at the Ontario High 

School Championships held in 

SKI & 5NOWB0ARD 

SCHOOL 

Odessa, just west of Kingston. Top 

finishers were Alex Bateman, 14th, 

and Maddie Martin, 16th. Coaches 

Kirk Dillabaugh and Janet King 

would like to congratulate all their 

athletes and look forward to next 

season, as the Gryphons will only 

lose one runner to graduation this 

year. Next year's provincial Championships 

will be held in Thunder Bay. 

The Gryphons will soon begin 

fundraising efforts to help cover 

travel and accommodation costs, the 

first one involving selling raffle tickets 

for one of eight framed autographed 

professional sports jerseys, 

including Jarome Iginla (Team 

Canada jersey) and Allen Iverson, 

with half the proceeds being donated 

to CHEO and half going to support 

the Gryphons' XC program. Contact 

Kirk Dillabaugh at 239-2424 or 

kirk.dillabaugh@ocdsb.ca for more 

information. 

The race is not always to the swift, 

nor the battle to the strong, but that's 

the way to bet. Damon Runyan 

Kirk Dillabaugh is GCI's coach 

for track & field and cross-country 

running. 

Fun, fi tness and friends . 

Ski and Snowboard with Snowhawks! 

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FTDV 

Forty years of 

Martin Luther Church 

BY WOLFGANG BUDDE 

The German Evangelical Martin 

Luther Church, at the corner of Carling 

Avenue and Preston Street, is 

not in the Glebe, but it is a friendly 

neighbour. When this congregation 

was established in 1965, the gloomy 

prediction was: "If we last for 20 

years, this will be a rather good lifetime 

for oui- congregation." This 

year, we happily celebrate our 40th 

anniversary. 

This congregation continues a tradition 

of German services, originally 

celebrated since the 19th century 

in St. John's Lutheran Church on 

Crichton Street in the New Edinburgh 

section of Ottawa, an area 

which was populated by German 

immigrants. German and English 

services were held every Sunday in 

this church. In 1965, a new pastor 

decided to terminate the German 

services; a group of German members 

then separated from this congregation 

and, on Oct. 31, 1965, 

started German services in the YM- 

CA, with the help of Pastor Lange of 

a Latvian congregation. One year 

later, the congregation was able to 

purchase the building at 499 Preston 

Street, which had been a church initially, 

but meanwhile had degenerated 

into a rat-infested food storehouse. 

The building was renovated 

and inaugurated in September 1967. 

Illustration: Brita Budde 

It was twice expanded: in 1977 and 

in 1983. 

The congregation has now about 

380 members and friends, and draws 

its members from as far away as Alfred, 

Kemptville, Pakenham and 

Chelsea in Quebec. It is now bilingual, 

with German services held 

every Sunday at 10 a.m. and an English 

service on the first Sunday of 

each month at 11:15 a.m. Sunday 

school is held for small children during 

the German service. 

The congregation often participates 

in outside social activities, 

such as the wonderful Ottawa's 

Biggest Bake sale, or supports the 

Shepherds of Good Hope. The interdenominational 

seniors club, Frohe 

Runde, holds its meetings in our 

church. The highlight of these activities 

is the annual, traditional Sauerkraut 

dinner, a well-liked and usually 

sold-out dinner and dance affair of 

long-standing. 

The congregation has close and 

good ecumenical relations with the 

Catholic St. Albertus congregation 

on Parkdale Avenue, which also offers 

German services. At least three 

common services are held each year 

alternately in both church buildings. 

For more information, call Pastor 

Christoph Ernst at 521-5402 or Dr. 

Gunther Bauer, president of the 

church council, at 730-3495. 

Be A Part Of Ottawa's Heritage Farm 

Over a hundred years ago thousands of trees 

marked the northern and western boundaries of the 

Central Experimental Farm. 

The Friends of the Farm have begun a project to 

recreate the boundary forest on this National 

Historic Site. It will beautify the surroundings, 

provide a recreational path, protect the fields from 

salt and soil erosion and help clean the atmosphere. 

France, Mila, Tasha Sr Marie-Eve, 

experienced stylists with the latest techniques 

from Montreal.'s to academ . 

You can donate to this worthwhile, beautification 

project in the name of someone you care about. 

Your contribution will be recognized on a plaque 

along the path and a tax receipt will be issued. For 

information call Friends of the Farm at 

(613)230-3276 or visit www.friendsofthefarm.ca

45 Glebe Report December 9, 2005 RELIGION 

THE GLEBE CHURCHES WELCOME YOU TO CHRISTMAS SERVICES & ACTIVITIES 

CHURCH OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT 

(Roman Catholic) 

Fourth Avenue at Percy Street, 232-4891 

Mon., Dec. 19, 7 p.m.Reconciliation Service 

CHRISTMAS EVE, Sat., Dec, 24: 

2 p.m., 3:30 p.m. & 5 p.m.Children's Services with Pageant* 

6:30 p.m.Family Mass* 

8 p.m.Family Mass, Celebration of the Nativity* 

10 p.m.Family Mass 

midnightTraditional Solemn Celebration 

*Tickets required, for crowd control only. 

CHRISTMAS DAY, Sun., Dec. 25: 

8:15 am., 9:30 a.m. & 11 a.m.Mass 

[NOTE: NO weekday masses on Dec. 27, 28, 29, 30.11 

NEW YEAR'S EVE, Sat., Dec. 31:. 

4:30 p.m. & 6 p.m.Mass 

NEW YEAR'S DAY, Sun., Jan 1: 

8:15 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11 a.m & 8 p.m.regular Sunday 

schedule resumes 

Parking: City of Ottawa DOES NOT PERMIT parking on both sides of 

the street at any time. Please do not block driveways or fire hydrants. 

ECCLESIAX 

2 Monk Street, 565-4343 

Sundays: 11:07 a.m.* 

Last Friday of every month: Come and Go Open House 

Celebration, 8 p.m. to 12 a.m. 

*NOTE: Sunday service time of 11:07 a.m. is the right time! 

EMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH 

(Hispanic Ministry) 

Bank at Fourth (Fourth Avenue Baptist), 799-9661 

Minister: Rev. Pedro Morataya 

Sunday Service: 4 p.m. 

FOURTH AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH 

Fourth Avenue at Bank Street, 236-1804 

Sun., Dec. 4, 7 p.m.Christmas Carol Sing 

Sun., Dec. 18, 11 a.m.Special Christmas Choral presentation 

CHRISTMAS EVE, Sat., Dec. 24: 

7 p.m.Christmas Eve Service for the entire family 


11 a.m.Christmas Day Service 

GERMAN MARTIN LUTHER CHURCH 

499 Preston Street at Carling Avenue, 233-1671 

Pastor: Christoph Ernst 

Service: Sundays: 10 a.m. 

(first Sunday of the month: 1 I :15 a.m., English Service) 

Sunday School: 10 a.m. 

GLEBE-ST. JAMES UNITED CHURCH 

650 Lyon Street, 236-0617 

Sun., Dec. 18: Advent IV, Lovelessons & carols led by our choirs 

4 p.m.Blue Christmas Service 

Christmas is not a time of joy for everyone. Many in our community find 

Christmas a difficult time, particularly for those who have lost a loved 

one in the past year. Others may find that a sadness just comes over them 

at Christmas. The Dec. 18 Blue Christmas Service at 4 p.m. acknowledges 

the sadness and focuses on the peace God offers. 


7 p.m.Intergenerational Communion with children's choirs 

11 p.m.Candlelight Communion with senior choir 


10:30 a.m.Intergenerational Service with Communion 

THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS 

(QUAKERS) 

91A Fourth Avenue, 232-9923 

Co-Clerk: Signy Fridriksson, 745-4629, ext. 159 

Sun., Dec. 18: 

10:30-11:30 a.m.meeting for Worship (based on silence) 

12 noonFinger Food Potluck 

12:30-2 p.m.Carol Sing with musical accompaniment; 

all welcome 

ST. GILES PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 

Bank Street at First Avenue, 235-2551 


11 p.m.Christmas Eve Service 

ST. MATTHEW'S ANGLICAN CHURCH 

Glebe Avenue near Bank Street, 234-4024 

Sun., Dec. 18, 5 p.m.Nine Lessons & Carols Service 


5 p.m.Christmas Eve Family Service & Pageant 

11 p.m.Midnight Choral Service 

CHRISTMAS DAY: Sun., Dec. 25: 

10 a.m.Choral Service (only) 

NEW YEAR'S DAY: Sun., Jan. 1: 

10 a.m.Choral Service (only) 

OTTAWA CHINESE UNITED CHURCH 

600 Bank Street, 728-5720 

Fridays: 

Sundays: 

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Prayer Meeting at Church: 8 p.m. 

Christian Education (for all ages): 9:30 a.m. 

Worship: 11 a.m. 

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Kashechewan. Cree dine in the Glebe 

BY JEAN CURRIE 

People on Bank Street may have 

been puzzled by the sign outside St. 

Giles Presbyterian Church on Sun., 

Nov. 6, when the congregation 

served dinner to many of the First 

Nations people evacuated to Ottawa 

from Kashechewan. The strange 

symbols are actually a Cree word 

meaning "welcome." At the time, 

they had been in town less than a 

week. They were staying in downtown 

hotels and enjoying a community 

meal together each day at the 

Odawa Native Friendship Centre on 

Scott Street. The people of St. Giles 

volunteered to host a meal on the 

weekend when Odawa could not. 

St. Giles has lots of experience 

cooking for large groups. We regularly 

serve an "out of the cold" dinner 

at Knox Church on Elgin Street; 

just the week before, we had held a 

fund-raising Harvest Home Dinner. 

Even so, preparing to host as many 

as 250 people with just three days' 

notice was an act of faith. A group e- 

mail and a few people making phone 

calls brought in 20 volunteers to 

cook on the Saturday and 52 to 

serve, greet, and wash up on the 

411 Roosevelt Ave. 

Suite.204 

Ottawa, ON ICA 3X9 

Sunday. 

Our guests arrived in school buses, 

hungry and excited after attending 

a 67s hockey game at Lansdowne 

Park. As expected, about 75 per cent 

of the group were young people, including 

a five-day-old baby, many 

preschoolers, older children and 

teens. We quickly found that some of 

the older people knew little English 

and a lot of the younger folk were 

quite shy. The food (including lots of 

fruit and veggies that are so expensive 

up north) was well received and 

the volunteers could serve the tables 

quickly. Our basement hall could not 

seat everyone at the same time, so 

some folk waited in the church sanctuary 

for a second sitting. This gave 

us an opportunity to chat and also let 

the kids choose gifts from a selection 

of toys and books, mostly donated 

by Good Morning Preschool families. 

A few observations: we never 

heard a child cry, no tantrums, no 

kids running wild. But also, no 

heavy discipline by parents. The 

children were excited and interested 

in the books and toys, but could 

share without being asked. A few 

j 

played simple tunes on the sanctuary 

piano, but none started to pound on 

the keys. We discovered that they 

had no street sense. When it was 

time to leave, kids might just dart into 

the road with no thought about 

traffic. Some of the teenagers were a 

bit grumpy, but Ottawa teens taken 

to dinner in a church basement 

would have acted exactly the same 

way! 

We heard some of their impressions 

of Ottawa: "Everything is tall, 

the buildings and the trees are so 

high. Escalators and elevators are 

fun. Everything is so cheapin Ottawa 

you can buy a newspaper for 

just a dollar!" One little lad wanted 

to go home because he missed his 

Dad who had remained on the reserve. 

Whatever happens in Kashechewan, 

long or short-term, one thing is 

clearthese people needed a vacation. 

St. Giles was glad to provide 

some "big-city hospitality" as part of 

that vacation experience. 

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LOST 

*NEW PRESCRIPTION GLASSES, 

blue/green/grey rectangular plastic 

frame, Call 565-1325. 

FOR SALE 

*ENTERTAINMENT/TV STAND, 

white, two drawers, 24"H, 48"W, 

20"D, expands to over 84"W, $60; 

Sony Trinitron TV with built-in 

stereo speakers, $80. Call 238-2830. 

*WRITING DESK, governmentstyle, 

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Autos, made in Switzerland, real 

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FOR RENT 

*THREE-BEDROOM HOUSE, on 

Third Avenue half a block from the 

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short-term lease, furnished or unfurnished, 

$1,500/month, utilities included, 

available Dec. 15. Call 234- 

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*GLEBE AVENUE CONDOMINIUM, 

corner unit, three bedrooms, two 

baths, hardwood floors, granite kitchen 

counter, ensuite with whirlpool 

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WANTED 

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60-90 minutes from Ottawa, 

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easy access to sandy beach and 

water desirable. Contact 

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*HOUSEKEEPING, part-time, mature 

individual wanted to do cleaning 

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the Glebe. Call 230-7158. 

NOTICES 

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meeting on first Wednesday of each 

month, luncheon or dinner with 

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on this or many other activities. 

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*HAPPY BIRTHDAY JESUS! 

Child-friendly worship time at St. 

Giles Presbyterian Church (Bank & 

First), Sun., Dec. 18, 11 a.m. The 

Christmas story simply told with 

adult actors, lots of music and no 

sermons; little kids can dance, sing 

and play instruments; followed by 

coffee, juice, birthday cake, a light 

lunch (no charge) and a time for children 

to dress up as shepherds and angels. 

RSVP number of children. Call 

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*OTTAWA ARABS & JEWS, film 

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Archives of Canada, 395 Wellington, 

Wed., Jan. 18 & Wed., Jan. 25, 7 

p.m., doors open at 6:30, $5 at the 

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*GOOD MORNING PRESCHOOL 

has limited space available in creative 

arts programs for children ages 

four to eight. Call 276-7974. 

*ROBERT' BURNS ANNUAL BANQUET, 

Sons of Scotland Benevolent Association, 

Sat., Jan. 21, Crowne Plaza 

Hotel. Call 224-5525. 

UPCOMING CONCERTS 

*JANE SIBERRY in concert with 

James Hill on ukulele, Fri., Dec. 9, 

Bronson Centre auditorium (211 

Bronson), Silent Auction: 7 p.m., 

Concert: 8 p.m. 

*LA FAVORITTE in concert, Rejoice! 

Handel and Bach Christmas 

arias with baroque trumpet, Sun., 

Dec. 11, 3 p.m., All Saints' Anglican 

Church Chapel, 347 Richmond 

Road. Admission: $20, students: 

$15. Call 725-9487 or visit www. 

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Tutor 

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References 

DRUM LESSONS. 

by experienced professional 

player and teacher. Current drum 

instructor for Algonquin College 

Music and Audio program. 

Lorne Kelly 

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*OTTAWA BRAHMS CHOIR, 

Christmas Jubilee concert & carol 

sing-a-long, Sun., Dec. 11, 3 p.m., 

Southminster United Church (Bank 

& Aylmer). Tickets: $5 at the door, 

ample parking (road construction 

finished). Call 523-6892. 

*LYON STREET CELTIC BAND, 

Fri., Dec. 16, 7-9 p.m., the Bridge 

connecting The Bay to the Rideau 

Centre, third floor. 

*CHRISTMAS FANFAIR concert, 

Sun., Dec. 18, NAC Foyer. FanFair 

begins with bake sale at 10:30 a.m., 

concert at noon with NAC Orchestra. 

Free admission & free parking until 

2 p.m. Event supports Food Bank 

and Snowsuit Fund. 

SINGERS/MUSICIANS WANTED 

*SOUTHMINSTER UNITED 

CHURCH CHOIR has openings for 

sopranos, altos, tenors and basses; 

no auditions necessary. Contact Brian 

Stowe at 730-0040 or Calvin 

Church at 271-7379. Or just come 

out to the weekly choir rehearsals on 

Thursdays, 7:30 p.m., Southminster 

Church, 15 Aylmer Avenue (at 

Bank). 

*DYNAMIC WOMEN'S CHOIR is 

auditioning for new members; eclectic 

range of music from baroque 

to jazz; evening rehearsals at central 

location. Call 567-6262, e-mail: janteevan@hotmail.com 

or visit www. 

voxfemina.org by Jan. 4. 

*VIOLINIST FOR BAND, interested 

in klezmer and Jewish music. Call 

Peter Teitelbaum at 233-0063. 

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