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By Jenny Haysom
The streets of Old Ottawa South
were bustling with bargainhunters
and vendors at the 13 th
annual OSCA Porch sale. September
10 th was a brilliant and sunny Saturday
with just the right nip of autumn in
the air –the perfect day for strolling
about or sitting on the stoop, hunting
down treasures or just gossiping on
the porch with neighbours. And that’s
what it’s all about –getting out in the
community with friends and family,
chatting up the folks next door,
clearing out the stuff that clutters our
crumbling basements, and perhaps
filling it back up with a few bargains
19 th
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O•S•C•A•R©
The Community Voice of Old Ottawa South
Year 31 , No. 8 The Ottawa South Community Association Review
October 2005
First OOS Art Festival a great success
By Patty Deline
Being postponed a day by rain
did nothing to hamper the
overwhelming success of Old
Ottawa South’s first Art Festival. An
estimated crowd of more than 600
people turned out to admire and buy the
artistic creations of their neighbours.
In fact, there were so many visitors,
the Girl Guides and Pathfinders of
the local Mosaic Patrol who provided
food for the event had to run out for
supplies four times. They sold 480 hot
dogs!
The crowd seemed very pleased
with what they found in Windsor
Park. Comments overheard by
members of the organizing committee
include: “I hope it becomes an annual
event;” “just what we needed in this
area;” “it’s such a nice size, you can
see everything;” “what a nice mix of
activities, especially having things
for the kids;” and “what a wonderful
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event ….I really enjoyed the art, and
what a great idea having the music
…..” Several organizing committee
members were congratulated and
asked if it would happen again next
year.
The majority of the 33 participating
artists live in OOS or Ottawa East. A
couple work in the area. These were
the criteria set out by the organizing
committee.
Most artistic media were
represented, from watercolour, oil
and acrylic painting, to drawing,
photography, sculpture, pottery,
stained glass and mixed media. Two
OOS artists work in unusual media.
Annie Liptak creates her paintings
in metal leaf and Margaret Vant Erve
paints with thread using hand and
machine embroidery, bringing to mind
the Bayeux Tapestries. All potential
artists’ work was reviewed by a
jury of professional artists from the
organizing committee. Only original
art was admitted.
Porch Sale a Sunny Success!
that we just couldn’t resist!
This year, many Bank Street
merchants participated in the
community sale by peddling their
wares on the main street with
outdoor bargain tables and one-day
discounts. Wandering minstrels from
the Folklore Centre, promoting the
newest commemorative plaques in
the Folk Walk of Fame, enhanced this
festive atmosphere.
Local business owner, Ailsa
Francis, who runs the elegant
gardening boutique, Hortus Urbanus,
participated in the event and sold an
array of quality horticultural items at
terrific sale prices. She was happy
to contribute in spite of the difficulty
Fairbairn St.- We’re all going to the OOS Porch Sale! (photo by Carolyn Pullen)
Art Festival Committee: Stuart Arnett, Annie Liptak, Jinny Slyfield, Patty Deline,
Edwina Sutherland, Claudia Pfiffner. Absent: Lisa Bourette, Len Ward
(photo by Graham Deline)
of attracting bargain hunters to her
high-end merchandise: “sales were
steady and good for us. I think that
it’s always a challenge to do well as
an upscale retailer during a discount
event… and I know that some others
do not participate because of that.”
Ailsa was pleased with the turnout
and feels that the sale will get better
and better each year.
The porch sale, which began as an
OSCA event in 1992, has now become
a popular and much anticipated venue
for bargain shoppers and vendors
alike. Each year, those participating
in the sale are asked to donate 10% of
their profits to the Old Ottawa South
Community Association (OSCA), the
Letters to the Editor..........3
Library Activities................4
Osca President’s Report...5
City Councillor’s Report....7
Second Thoughts...........12
History Matters...............13
Abbotsford Senior Ctr....16
WHAT’S INSIDE
manager and promoter of the event.
This important fundraiser depends
upon community volunteers who
gather donations from neighbours
and return these funds to OSCA.
This year, there were fewer people
available to do this job, so if you
are interested in helping out with
next year’s collection, please contact
OSCA’s executive director, Deirdre
McQuillan (by phone 247-4872 or
email osca@cyberus.ca.) Deirdre
is grateful to those volunteers who
assembled at the last minute to help
out –thank you for your continuing
work in the community!
Continued on Page 14
Book Review..................18
Windsor Chronicles........22
Amicales........................24
OCDSB Report..............25
Garden Club..................28
Community Calendar.....34
Classy Ads.....................36

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OSCAR
The OTTAWA SOUTH COMMUNITY
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OCTOBER 2005
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Could we use an OOS based business/
professional services centre?
Dear Editor
I have an intuition that there may
be a number of people in OOS who
are functioning as Consultants in their
fields of specialized knowledge. Many
are working out of their homes.
The problem for them (and myself)
is that when there are meetings with
clients and colleagues, their home
office is not quite ‘professional ‘
enough. And you can’t always arrange
to meet on the client’s site; besides,
it’s sometimes not ‘neutral’ enough to
create the right atmosphere.
At present I use a corporate service
center. It’s my second location, and
is closer to OOS than my previous
one in Nepean.....which was not too
convenient.
The idea is that if there are indeed
a sufficient number of us, with
similar needs for flexibly-available
professional space, we may be able to
create something with a commercial
provider in the OOS area. ..probably
somewhere along Bank Street.
There would be meeting, interview,
group-work rooms of different size,
with whyteboards / Powerpoint
screens etc etc, central office services,
hi- speed internet access, phone, mail
boxes and corporate ID type mailing
address, other office equipment etc etc.
User fees on a per hr. or half-day basis
Send your comments to
oscar@oldottawasouth.ca or drop them off
at the Firehall, 260 Sunnyside Avenue.
Remember our children are back at school.
Please drive carefully!
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etc. would then be applied, in addition
to a sort of retainer or ‘membership’
type of annual fee. Higher user fees
could be charged to those who don’t
want to put down a ‘retainer’; these
users would also have a lower priority
on booking space. There would also
be opportunities to develop some
degree of colleagueship, as well
as for doing some joint ‘businessdevelopment’
.
On the other side of this, unless it
were to start up as a cooperative, it
could be a business-opportunity for
someone ....maybe even someone
who is already running a business like
this somewhere else in the City. My
guess is that if it’s built, and it’s good,
‘they’ will come....just like “Carmen’s
Verandah”. OOS really needed at least
one small high quality resto, and now
we have one... with our very own inresidence
Chef/Owner.
So I’m looking to see if my
intuition about an OOS based
business/professional services center
might be right. Anyone who’d like to
explore or discuss this further, or just
express a general interest in the idea
eg. as a prospective ‘Member’, can
contact me,
Brian Tansey,
at obaniche@bellnet.ca
or 233-9434.
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Dear Editor
We recently received a letter
from Clive Doucet, Councillor for
our ward, City of Ottawa.
I quote from his letter, “After
reviewing the current supply of
parking against the observed uses, it
is felt that it would be to the business
and residential communities best
interest if parking meters were
installed in this area.”
[This is the response letter sent]
Dear Mr. Doucet:
We wish to respond to your letter
of September 16, 2005 with respect
to the institution of parking meters
in our area.
Our location already has parking
restrictions at peak traffic times
when cars cannot park on Bank
Street. The addition of meters is
yet another deterrence to keep
consumers away from this area.
The city is driving the consumer
away from small business in the
central core, out to large box stores
in the suburbs.
From the residential perspective,
Received your letter regarding
changes to Ottawa South Parking. Why
would city council take away the only
positive advantage businesses are left
with in Ottawa South? It appears that
city council has a short memory span.
You took away garbage collection not
long ago leaving the streets in our area
with garbage all week long. Secondly,
as residents and businesses alike
well know , there is no regular street
cleaning done in our area. It is left to
businesses like mine to clean in front
of our own stores. And thirdly, there
has never been any steady monitoring
of the problem at Hopewell School
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Parking Meters on Bank Street
Dear Mr. Doucet:
this will increase traffic on side
streets as vehicles look for parking
away from the meters. Also, if
small business continues to be
squeezed by the City, how can we
afford to support our local schools,
churches, etc., when they look to
our business and others for their
fund raising?
Last year small business became
responsible for the cost of their
garbage removal. In the past year,
two long-term businesses (over 20
years each) within a block from our
location, have closed their doors.
How can it possibly be in the
best interests of the business and
residential community to install
parking meters on Bank Street?
Sounds like it may be in the best
interests of the City only -- yet
another cash grab that can only
have a negative effect on small
business!
Sincerely,
Brenda Pacitto
& Mary Birtch,
co-owners
cc The Ottawa Citizen, OSCAR ,
The News
We don’t want Parking Meters on Bank Street
regarding illegal parking. As a tax
payer, I am getting a little tired of the
endless money grabs by the present
administration and for what? Less
service. I think the residents and
businesses in this area would like to
have something positive happen in our
neighbourhood.
Peter McGregor
Champagne dit Lambert
Antiques.

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WHAT’S HAPPENING AT THE LIBRARY
Programs at Sunnyside Branch Library
Sunnyside Book Clubs
Mother Daughter Book Club
A place for girls and the special women in their lives to share excellent books.
Ages 8 to 12. (60 min.)
Mondays, Oct. 17, Nov. 21, Dec. 12, 7:00 p.m. (1 hr.) Registration Required
Snakes and Tales
A book club for boys and the significant male in their lives. Come and join us
as we explore the wonderful world of genre adventures.
Ages 8 to 12. (60 min.)
Wednesdays, Oct. 19, Nov 23, Dec. 14, 7:00 p.m. (1 hr.) Registration
Required
Guys Read
A monthly lunch hour book adventure for guys in grade 7 and 8 at the
Sunnyside Library.
Fridays, Oct. 21, Nov. 18, and Dec. 16, 12:05 p.m. (45 mins.). Registration
required.
girlzone
A monthly lunchtime book chat group for girls in grade 7 and 8, at the
Sunnyside Library.
Fridays, Oct. 7, Nov. 4, and Dec. 2, 12:05p.m. (45 mins.). Registration
required.
Sunnyside Adult Book Club
Drop by, meet new people and join in stimulating discussions on selected
titles in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere. Usually meets the last Friday of
every month at 2 p.m.
Special Children’s Programs
Halloween Howls for ages 4-6
Dress-up for spooky fun.
Saturday, Oct. 29, 2:00 p.m. (45 min.). Registration required
WHAT do the residents of Old Ottawa South NEED in
an EXPANDED and RENOVATED FIREHALL?
Light My
Firehall
OSCA has hired a team of architects to do a design and
now the architects want to meet the residents
WE NEED YOUR IDEAS
Please attend an
OPEN HOUSE
Facilitator: Mitchell Beer
Saturday, October 15, 2005
2:00 - 4:00 pm
at THE FIREHALL
260 Sunnyside Avenue
Refreshments will be served
Call Deirdre McQuillan at 247-4872 or email: OSCA@cyberus.ca
Programs for Children
Storytimes/Contes
Babytime (Newborn-18 mos) / Bébés à la biblio (De la naissance à 18 mois)
Tuesdays, Sept. 20-Oct. 25, 2:15 p.m. (30 min.)
Toddlertime (Ages 18-35 mos) / Tout petits à la biblio (Pour les 18-35 mois)
Tuesdays, Sept. 20-Oct. 25, 10:15 a.m. (30 min.) Or
Thursdays, Sept. 22-Oct. 27, 10:15 a.m. (30 min.)
Storytime (Ages 3-6) / Contes (Pour les 3-6 ans)
Wednesdays, Sept. 21-Oct 26, 10:15 a.m. (30 min.)
Adult Computer Courses
Tutoring on Lirico for Adult and Teens
A brief introduction to our new and improved Web-based catalogue including
searching, requesting items, renewing items and monitoring your place on the
request list.
Saturdays, Sept. 24 - Oct. 29, 11:30 or 11:45 a.m. (15 mins.). Registration
required.
Basic Internet Search Techniques
Learn basic Internet search techniques. Participants should have some
previous experience in accessing the Internet.
Friday, October 7, 10:00 a.m. (1.5 hrs.). Registration required.
Using the Internet to Plan Your Vacation
Planning a trip? Travel information of all kinds is available on the Internet.
Come and find out about some terrific resources and get some tips on
avoiding the pitfalls of online booking. Participants must be familiar with
using the Internet.
Friday, November 4, 10:00 a.m. (1.5 hrs.). Registration required.
Letters to the Editor cont’d
A mean and despicable act
Dear Editor,
I want
to bring to the attention
of our community a mean and
despicable act that occurred after
dark on the day of the Old Ottawa
South Annual Porch Sale.
Two oak captain’s chairs were
taken from our porch along with the
green stripe cushions. These chairs
have been on the porch since we
came to 183 Cameron Avenue in
1989 and purchased as used when
we first came to Canada in 1978.
We were taking the opportunity
to raise some funds for a not-forprofit
organization at this year’s
event and had put the chairs on the
side walk so that two of our very
Oops! Erratum
elderly helpers could rest in the
sunshine and enjoy the ambiance of
the day. We had many enquiries as
to whether they were for sale which
was not the case. We returned them
to the porch at the end of the day.
No doubt somebody took advantage
of their knowledge and came back to
steal them away.
If anyone knows anything about
these chairs, we would be grateful
for their return with no questions
asked - we just want them back!
Thank you,
J.Ashford
My apologies to Richard Ostrofsky for chopping off his text in mid sentence
and to D.T., who sought and could not find the end of last paragraph of
Richard’s Second Thoughts’ article --Not Yet Thinking --in the Sept issue of
OSCAR should read as follows:
My point is that it can feel good just to think, clearly and dispassionately,
about things that feel worth thinking about. As Lao Tzu suggests (in Witter
Bynner’s translation) it is better to face life and destiny with open eyes than
to face death blindfold.
Editor

OCTOBER 2005
OSCA PRESIDENT’S REPORT
By Michael Jenkin
The Firehall Renovation
Committee has been very
busy over the summer
pushing our renovation project
forward. We sent out twenty
invitations to local architects to come
forward with proposals to assist us
in designing a renovated Firehall.
OSCA’s proposed renovation of
the Firehall has three objectives:
preserving the heritage character
of our existing building,
developing a “green”, energy
efficient, design and turning
the community centre into
an example of smart growth
by making intensive use of
the site. We are hoping to
double our available space
and develop more flexible program
space through the redesign and
expansion.
After reviewing the submissions
and interviewing the candidates the
committee has chosen a partnership
of local architects John Donkin
and Jim Colizza, and Arborus
Consulting, who are experts in
environmental engineering issues.
They will be starting work shortly
evaluating the building and the
site.
One of the first major steps in
the process will be a community
meeting designed to get your views
on what a renovated and expanded
community centre should look like
and what programming facilities
are needed. The meeting will
be held at 2:00 p.m on Saturday,
October 15 at the Firehall. This
will be an important occasion for
you to influence what the final
design should look like, so please
do plan to attend. The session
will be professionally facilitated
and the architects and renovation
committee members will be present
to hear your ideas. A report on
the outcome of the meeting will
be posted on the OSCA web site.
Our Councillor, Clive Doucet, has
kindly provided funding to cover
the costs of engaging a professional
facilitator for this process.
After the meeting the architects
will work on the design itself and
will consult with City officials to
make sure that our overall approach
and the design itself is compatible
with City standards and policies
for this type of public building.
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Community to be consulted on future
Firehall Design
We are hoping to double our
available space and develop more
flexible program space through the
redesign and expansion
Following some intensive work and
consultations with the Renovation
Committee, the architects will
present their design proposal to
a second public meeting to get
community feedback at the end of
November. This meeting too will
be facilitated and will be key to
finalizing the design.
After the November public
meeting the architects will work
to produce a final design portfolio
which we will present to the
community and the City in order
to move the project ahead and get
support from Old Ottawa South
residents, City staff, and Council
members. Details on this next
phase in the campaign to renovate
the Firehall will be worked out
over the next few months.
I would like to take this
opportunity to express my
thanks to the members of the
Renovation Committee who have
been working hard over the past
few months to bring this project to
reality and in particular I would like
to thank Board members Dianne
Borg, David Law, Mike Lascelles,
Ken Slemko, and our Executive
Director Deirdre McQuillan, who
have laboured long and hard over
the summer vacation to make sure
we remained on target and on
time.
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OSCA Annual General Meeting
- November 1 st
OSCA will be holding its
Annual General Meeting on
Tuesday, November 1 st at 7:30 p.m
at the Firehall. This is the event
where members elect the OSCA
Board for the 2006-2006 season and
where we hear the annual reports
from the OSCA Executive and
Committee Chairs. Because the
October OSCAR will be coming
out very close to the actual date of
our AGM, I thought it best to give
you all an early heads up about the
event and encourage you to turn
out and exercise your franchise.
And while I am on the subject
of electing Board members, just a
We are still looking for volunteers
to serve on the new Board
reminder that we are still looking
for volunteers to serve on the new
Board, so if you are interested in
participating, please contact me
at jenkinhome@aol.com or leave
a message with our Executive
Director, Deirdre McQuillan at
247-4872.

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The Return of Goat Bingo….a.k.a….Fall Fest
By Brenda Lee
Yes, the rumours are true
and Fall Fest, that beloved
and clearly missed Osca
festival, will be returning on Sat.
Oct. 22 nd from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
So get out your best preserves,
pies, pumpkin-carving skills
and of course ability to guess
which square is the lucky one for
goat bingo and head on down to
Windsor Park.
This year will offer a variety
of activities, some familiar and
some completely new to the event.
The BBQ will begin at 11:30 a.m.
and end when we run out of food.
We will be selling pumpkins and
offering up the opportunity to
carve them for Halloween with
our “professional carvers”. Pony
Rides of course are always a
must have for any Fall event and
ours is no exception, so grab your
cowboy hats and join the other
cowpokes on the wildest ponies
this side of Arnprior. Games will
be on hand for all the kids as well,
with an interesting variation this
year. Everyone who plays a game
will get a small prize and a ticket
to enter the many draws for larger
prizes. We are hoping to get a
collection of used toys from the
community to offer up as these
larger prizes. If you have any
GENTLY USED toys or games
that you would like to offer up
please drop them at the Firehall
to Deirdre McQuillan on Tues,
Wed, or Thurs. or call Brenda Lee
at 733 0608 or Michelle Terris at
526 2328 to arrange an alternative
drop off.
For the adults we have the
traditional hay bale toss on hand….
don’t forget to take a few Advil
before you try the toss!! It is much
harder than it looks! We sent the last
winner home with scraped knees
and a very sore back…but hey we
aren’t totally unsympathetic…we
threw in some A535 with his prize.
We will also be having our first
annual preserve contest…anyone
wishing to bring preserves, jams,
jellies, pickles etc. please have
them labeled with your name on
the bottom and have them at the
park by 1.p.m. when the judging
will begin. We also are pleased to
offer up tables for anyone wishing
OSCA
(Old Ottawa South Community Association)
ANNUAL GENERAL
MEETING
Tuesday, November 1, 2005
7:30 PM
at the Firehall
260 Sunnyside Avenue
Wine and Cheese
- everyone welcome
Call 247-4872 for more information
to sell their preserves, please call
Brenda or Michelle if you will
need a table. Our Pie contest will
be held again this year, and the
judging will begin at 12:30 p.m.
Please again have all pies labeled
with names on the bottom and
have them there before judging
begins. Last but not least is a new
addition in the contest portion of
our fest that we hope to see a huge
response to….with a deferential
come and see what the heck goat bingo is...
you will not be disappointed
nod to the Winter Carnival and it’s
chili,… we introduce the Fall Fest
Soup and Stew contest. We invite
everyone in the neighbourhood to
bring out a pot of their best soups
and stews. Let’s see if we can
match the Winter Carnival with
17 pots! Again please label your
pot clearly. All of the contests
will have wonderful prizes for the
winners…wait and see!
Hortus Urbanus will be on hand
to give advice on the best bulb
planting techniques and will have
a table of bulbs for those wishing
to purchase any. As an aside,
with a totally unsolicited bit of
The OSCA Program Committee
(OPC) welcomed its new
members at an orientation
meeting on September 19th. Pictured
above are: Lorraine Cornelius, Camps
and Breaks Lead, Michael Pranschke,
Youth Lead, Brenda Lee, Preschool
Program Lead, Amy Bell, Adult
Program Lead, Gauri Sreenivasan,
Member-at-large and Dianne Borg,
chairperson. Ann Vachon, Marketing
and Communications Lead was
absent. These new program area
Leads will join the other members of
OPC, Cathie and Dinos, in working
advertising, the Hortus Urbanus
bulbs are the only ones that
consistently come up in my garden
each year and I swear by them.
Once again we have been
lucky enough to have successfully
convinced Voodoo Sanchez to
play for a set at the event. There
is talk of them perhaps having a
gig at a local bar that evening….
but Mark probably needs a bit of
encouragment…so you know what
to do!!
And yes…here it is…..GOAT
BINGO will return. For those of
you confused …not sure if goat
bingo is a misprint….. is it like
dogs playing poker??……well….
I had it written out and then I just
erased it…come and see what the
heck goat bingo is….you will not
be disappointed!! You may still be
confused and maybe even a little bit
repulsed…but not disappointed.
Fall is my favourite time of
year and now this year even more
so. I have missed the Fall Fest
and I know I am not alone….it is
exciting for Michelle, Anne Marie,
Deirdre and myself to be a part of
it’s return. We will see you all at
Windsor Park!
Program Committee Welcomes New Members
By Amy Bell
l to r - Diane Borg, Michael Pranscjke, Brenda Lee, Amy Bell, Gauri Sreeniman,
Lorraine Cornelius
to renew programming at the Firehall.
There is room for more volunteers
if you are interested in joining this
dynamic group. Meetings are held
about 8 times per year.
Part of their job is to network within
the community to find out what’s
working and how programming at
the Firehall can be improved, so
please let them know your ideas and
suggestions.
You can contact them through the
OSCA email, at osca@cyberus.ca
and in and around the community.

OCTOBER 2005
CITY COUNCILLOR’S REPORT
Environmental Plans
Dear OSCAR Readers,
In the beginning,
there was the word.
The aboriginal peoples are right.
We name and sing our lives into
existence.
We understand God
by naming things. (from Soul
Stones)
The environment is on people’s
minds. At the last two “Coffee
with Clive” sessions at the Second
Cup in Old Ottawa South, I have had
two different people show up with
concerns about the environment. The
first was a doctor from the College
of Physicians and Surgeons who
was really concerned with the need
for an integrated environmental
plan to reduce pollution and global
warming. When he looked at it
from his perspective he saw a lot of
individual efforts in different areas
but what really worried him was the
lack of any integration or common
front among the national, provincial
and local levels of government.
Another gentleman from the
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
talked about the problem of food
supply with gasoline doubling and
tripling in cost. He pointed out that
for every calorie of food you eat it
takes 10 calories of energy mostly
from fossil fuels to produce that
food, in a way that didn’t exist 40
years ago. Petroleum products are
essential ingredients in pesticides and
herbicides. Natural gas byproducts
are used in fertilizers. Diesel or gas
runs the machines that plant and
harvest as well as transport food
across the continent. His point was
that it is not sustainable in the future.
We will not be able to import most of
our food from so far away. We will
need to produce more food locally yet
local agricultural land is being lost
to sprawl development. Both these
men struck a cord with me because I
remember Ottawa 40 years ago when
the city was roughly half the size it is
now and when the bulk of available
food (vegetables, dairy products and
meat) was largely local.
Both these men were worried
about the trends and where the
city is going. I share their concern
because I see this problem everyday
at the city. We have no environmental
implementation branch and no
implementation capacity. How can
we properly evaluate transportation
alternatives if we don’t understand
their environmental impact. For
example, what are the implications
for local asthma patients from
local pollution? We have no senior
environmental professionals to advise
the city’s medical officer on disease
implications.
These things are not easy to resolve.
First Friday in September at Second Cup corner of Bank and Sunnyside:
Dominic Rossi, Richard Lobb, Patricia Crossley, and Clive Doucet
Buy your own
little piece of Ottawa
Forget Park Place and
Boardwalk. You could own
Bank Street and Laurier
Avenue. These and many more
Ottawa street name signs are once
again available for sale to the public.
With the renaming of a number
of streets to avoid duplication,
many street names from former
municipalities have been removed
from service. Signs that have been
The OSCAR - OUR 31 st YEAR
replaced for normal maintenance
reasons are also available for
purchase. These decommissioned
signs can be purchased for $10
each.
A list of available signs and
information on how to purchase
them can be found in the
transportation section of the City’s
Web site at ottawa.ca.
They require us to rethink the “tried
and true” methods of growing our city
which are giving us sprawl and big
box stores. In the end we may need
a moratorium on road building and to
invest in electric light rail powered
locally from the Chaudiere Falls.
Remember how a couple of years
ago a brownout in Michigan took
out our entire electrical system? No
matter what happens internationally
we should be able to supply our basic
food and energy needs.
It isn’t easy to change. Even
changing sidewalks for the better is
difficult. Our old roller coaster (up,
down and tilted at each driveway)
sidewalks kept people confined for
weeks on end last winter. We have a
new sidewalk design that provides a
continuous flat surface and a slightly
steeper ramp on the outside edge to
shed water and ice better. Evidence
on Holland and Delaware from last
winter is that these new sidewalks are
safer and easier to maintain.
There is a big difference between
setting planning goals and making
them a reality. Big box stores
surrounded by asphalt are cheap
and quick in the short term but have
high compound maintenance costs.
Traditional main streets cost less in
the long term but are a hard sell in the
short run. The question is how do we
get elected officials, city staff and the
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public thinking long term.
Maybe the gift of New Orleans to
the rest of North America will be the
realization that the cost of draining
wetlands and paving them over creates
an environment which has no natural
defenses against weather events. This
is an environment in which ordinary
people eventually pay a huge price.
I will be putting forward a proposal
for an Environmental Implementation
Branch (EIB), which will report to the
City’s Medical Officer. It will be an
important first step in making change
happen in Ottawa.
Old Ottawa South Concerns
Earlier in the summer I contacted
the Mayor and the City Manager
to give them advance notice about
Capital Ward’s top 4 budget priorities
for 2006 and the renovation of
Firehall Community Centre was top
of the list.
My office has received inquiries
about the status of the proposed
morning right hand turn prohibitions
off Bronson and I will only be
supporting the turn prohibitions when
they come to committee if they apply
to Sunnyside as well as the proposed
streets in the Glebe.
All the best,
Clive Doucet

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Play Structure Build Day is October 6
O T T A W A ’ S 2 1 s t
vintage
clothing
sale
Sunday,
November 13,
2005
10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Fairmont Chateau Laurier,
Ottawa
• Men’s and women’s
clothing from the 1890s
to 1970s
• Accessories
• Antique jewellery
• Linens and lace
• Collectibles
Admission $7.00
Help the Ottawa Food Bank.
Bring along a non-perishable food
item or make a donation at the sale.
Information: Penelope Whitmore
(613) 730-8785
By Brendan McCoy
At Brewer Park preparation
has begun for the October
6 Build Day during which
a new accessible play structure will
be constructed. The first step was
the removal in early September of
the spring riders and the old wood
play structure. The spring riders will
be stored until they can be put back;
the play structures will be taken
apart and useable pieces recycled.
The removal of the structure was
followed by the removal of much
of the sand. A gravel base was laid,
and over that a concrete slab will
be poured. Green rubberized panels
will be glued to the concrete after
the new play structure is installed.
The remainder of the play area,
including the existing small play
structure, will have its sand replaced
with wood fiber. In this wood fiber
the spring riders will be reinstalled
later this fall. Those interested in
what the new play structure will
look like can see a poster of it at
the Firehall in the lobby or at the
Sunnyside Library as you leave.
Preparations for the Thursday
October 6 Build Day should
start early that week. A tractortrailer
will be parked and used for
storage, there will be at least one
construction waist bin, there will
be a large generator which will
only be used on to build day and
Oops! - Did we do that?
the Canadian forces are providing
a number of large tents. October
4 and 5 will see preparations at
the park with smaller groups of
volunteers. Over 100 volunteers are
expected to converge on the park for
the Thursday, October 6 Build Day.
As well as constructing the play
structure, volunteers are expected
to build a number of picnic tables,
and to do some painting on the
asphalt. The painting will include a
large world map and a number of
children’s games such as hopscotch.
The work will be an all day effort
with food and drink provided for
ECOS
By Mike Lascelles
ECOS Co-Chair
The Environment Committee
of Old Ottawa South, ECOS,
is involved in three green
projects. First, we are working
with staff and students of the
Environmental Science Institute
at Carleton University, Ontario
Ministry of Natural Resources
biologists, and City of Ottawa
officials on plans to improve the fish
habitat in Brewer Pond next year.
We intend to stage an open house
on these plans early in 2006 so that
we can listen to your views and
the volunteers. The project is a joint
effort of seven area Rotary Clubs
and KaBOOM, a not for profit
playground building organization.
There is still an opportunity to
volunteer to work on the day itself.
Anyone in the community who
is interested in getting involved
can contact Brendan McCoy, an
OSCA Board member, who is the
community representative on this
project.
He can be contacted at 730-
4979, or at brendan_mccoy@
hotmail.com .
October 2005 Update
preferences. Second, as part of the
OSCA committee developing plans
to renovate and green the Firehall,
ECOS is promoting ways to make
the building more energy efficient.
Third, we continue to support Gary
Lum and his Old Ottawa South Park
Renewal Committee in their plans to
do maintenance work and planting
in Linda Thom and Windsor parks
as well as along the river’s edge
farther east.
If you want to learn more about
Gary’s plans for this fall and the
spring of 2006, please read his
article in this issue of OSCAR.

OCTOBER 2005
By James Hunter
Have you wondered
what organizations are
involved in building the
new wheelchair accessible play
structure in Brewer Park?
The new play structure is being
implemented by a partnership
of Home Depot, KaBOOM!, the
Rotary Club and the City of Ottawa.
It will be installed on Thursday
October 6th. Local volunteers are
encouraged to show up on that
date to help install the structure.
The Home Depot is the major
sponsor. They provide funding
and over 100 volunteers to install
the structure. This will be the 32nd
playground that The Home Depot
and KaBOOM! have built together
in Canada.
Founded in 1995, KaBOOM! is a
non-profit organization that’s vision
is a playground within walking
distance of every child in North
America. KaBOOM! provides
diverse groups of volunteers with
a way to work towards a collective
cause -- the well-being of children
-- by completing a discrete product
-- a playground or skatepark -- in a
discrete time period -- one day --
to make an immediate and visible
difference in their community.
A pioneer in the field of social
entrepreneurship, the majority of
the $30 million KaBOOM! has
raised has come from innovative
partnerships with funding partners
including the The Home Depot,
Sprint, Stride Rite, Ben and Jerry’s
Homemade, Snapple Beverages,
Computer Associates, the Madison
Square Garden Cheering for
Children Foundation, and Fairytale
The OSCAR - OUR 31 st YEAR
The Making of a Play Structure
Community maintenance of the
Rideau River Waterfront
Brighton Beach to the Main Street Bridge
By Gary Lum
On October 15, OOS residents are
asked to participate in furthering
the plan for rene wal of parkland
along the Rideau River. The initial
plan as developed by Tracey Schwets,
Forestry Services Program Coordinator
for the City, in consultation with the Old
Ottawa South Parks’ Renewal Committee
(OOSPRC), is set out in “Vegetation
Management Plan for Windsor Park
and Linda Thom Park East”. Interested
readers can view the plan at the Firehall,
or on OSCA’s website under “Latest
News” on the Home Page.
The long term objective of the initiative is
to nurture indigenous trees to eventually
replace the invasive Manitoba maples
that, at present, represent the majority
of the foliage in the parks. The invasive
trees will be gradually pruned to allow
indigenous trees that will be planted to
mature.
A significant portion of the plan was
accomplished last April when as many as
50 community volunteers, working with
Doug Flowers, Tree Inspector for City of
Ottawa, cleaned up the riverfront from
Bank Street to the area just northeast of
the Pump House. The Environmental
Committee of Old Ottawa South (ECOS)
provided financial support for the
communication strategy, hot coffee and
snacks.
On October 15, volunteers will be
pursuing the objectives in the “Vegetation
Management Plan for the Brighton Beach
Section” of the riverfront. This section
runs from the northeastern corner of
Windsor Park to Main Street. Volunteers
are asked to meet at the Windsor Park
Field House on Saturday, October 15 at 9
a.m. Please bring pruning tools. Gloves
and boots are recommended. Notices
will be posted throughout the Parks and
neighborhood to remind people of the
date.
This fall’s initiative will be followed by
a spring tree planting. Tracey Schwets
estimated the number of small trees that
could be replanted in Windsor Park in
the areas that our group cleaned up last
April. There is room for approximately
120 trees, among which will be red
maples and red oaks.
The spring tree planting will be a
collaborative effort with the City of
Ottawa joining forces with ECOS,
OOSPRC and community volunteers. The
date of the event will be communicated
as the spring of 2006 approaches.
Individuals interested in joining the
October 15 cleanup can contact Gary
Lum at 730-4383.
Brownies.
KaBOOM! has helped to create
more than 850 new playgrounds
and skateparks and renovated
more than 1,300 playgrounds
and two sports field complexes.
Headquartered in Washington,
D.C., KaBOOM! also has offices
in Chicago, Atlanta, and Redwood
City, California.
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KaBOOM!! and The Home
Depot announced this year that
they will build or improve1000
play structures in 1000 days.
The structure is being purchased
from Playworld Systems of
Pennsylvania.
To find out more about kaboom,
visit: http://www.kaboom.org/

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Please give me back my CBC
By Mary Anne Thompson
My life has not been the same
since the CBC stopped in
August. All of a sudden my
mornings seem aimless, unfocused,
and ungrounded. This same sentiment
has been echoed over and over in
OOS. There are many people who
feel bereft, in mourning almost,
without their accustomed connection
to the CBC. Sure, there are other radio
stations, but none are able to inform,
entertain, and engage me in dialogue.
The CBC does not try to sell me
anything except enthusiasm about
Canada, our people, our complex
and unique culture, our stunningly
beautiful geography, and our
indefinable identity in a world that is
becoming more and more corporate,
more impersonal and meaningless.
There is no escaping that the CBC
is a corporation, with a President
and CEO (Robert Rabinovitch),
management, directors, staff and a
product that they produce. The CBC
was created as a Crown Corporation in
1936, replacing the CRBC (Canadian
Radio Broadcasting Commission)
which had become highly susceptible
to political interference. In 1937, new
transmitters in Toronto and Montreal
permitted national coverage of 76%
of the population of Canada, with
farm broadcasts in both French and
English.
The CBC relies almost entirely
on public money. It is the very fact
that it has not been expected to make
a profit—make money—that has
enabled its programming to exemplify
the highest standards of journalistic
expression - to be the heart of what it
is to be Canadian. Reflecting Canada
is its mandate and raison-d’etre and is
Carleton Jounalism students on the Sparks Street Mall (photo by Peter Robinson)
manifest in its policies, which include
the following:
•Be predominantly and distinctively
Canadian,
•Reflect Canada and its regions
to national and regional audiences,
while serving the special needs of
those regions,
•Actively contribute to the flow
and exchange of cultural expression,
•Be in English and in French,
reflecting the different needs and
circumstances of each official language
community, including the particular
needs and circumstances of English
and French linguistic minorities,
•Contribute to shared national
consciousness and identity,
•Be made available throughout
Canada by the most appropriate and
efficient means
•Reflect the multicultural and
multiracial nature of Canada.
How to put a price on these
services? The global corporate view is
that if it doesn’t make money it has no
value. This is like saying that a forest
has no value until its trees have been
stripped from the landscape and sold
to the first buyer. Or that the north
has no value until we strip it of its
indigenous people and its resources-
-minerals, oil, and maybe water, now
that the polar cap is melting. Maybe
we could put children to work so that
they would not be such a drain on
their parents’ coffers. Just because
something doesn’t make a profit,
doesn’t mean that it is worthless—on
the contrary—it makes it priceless.
It is unfortunate that Canadian
politicians have not been burning the
midnight oil to help the some 5,500
CBC employees get back to work.
Mind you, these workers had 15
months of contract talks before the
lock out. At the centre of the dispute is
the CBC management’s determination
to use more contract workers for
the creation of its programs. Union
leaders, on the other hand, argue that
full-time employees provide a better
service. Both sides insist that they
want a strong, distinctive CBC.
Creating radio and television
programmes is a co-operative
endeavour involving people of many
skills and it makes sense that a
stable work force is more conducive
to team-building and team-work.
Producing quality programmes is not
taught just in school; it is learned on
the job, learning from others, having
the freedom to experiment with
professional feedback, being part of a
team in which one earns trust. If the
CBC goes to contract workers instead
of employees, it might as well send
the jobs offshore.
Don’t let the CBC become another
Canadian asset that is undervalued.
We don’t value what we’ve got until
it’s gone.
In its news and current affairs
programmes, the CBC is a
counterbalance to commercial news.
Where the commercial networks must
cater to their owners and advertisers,
the CBC has the freedom to express
views that are unhampered by
commercial or political views. At one
time the major news organizations,
like the ABC, CBS, and NBC, in the
United States, were owned by people
interested primarily in the news.
These same networks are now owned
by large multi-national corporations
whose primary purpose is to make
money, for themselves, and their
stockholders. Their product has been
compared to prolfeed, first described
in George Orwell’s 1984 -- the opiate
pabulum fed to the proletariat to keep
them passive and unquestioning.
The service provided by the CBC
extends from coast to coast and into
the north. The CBC has been heard
around the world, since 1945, with
the opening of CBC’s International
Service, which was renamed Radio
Canada International in 1972.
The various services of the CBC
do not make a profit in terms of
money—only in terms of service and
satisfaction. The CBC informs its
listeners and viewers of upcoming
events in the many arenas of our lives,
and it reports on events that have taken
place. The CBC supports the myriad
of Canadian talent that emerges each
year and provides a forum for the
expression of our achievements as a
nation, and as individuals in local and
remote parts of the country. Is not this
what OSCAR is to Old Ottawa South?
OSCAR is a way for us to know what is
going to happen in our neighbourhood,
what has happened, what our various
friends and neighbours think and feel
about the local and wider world. It is a
way to show to the wider world—we
are on the web—who we are, what is
important to us.
Picket lines have been a daily sight
on the Sparks St Mall, where lockedout
employees and supporters rally
together to voice their support of the
CBC. Fans of the CBC have been
providing lunches for the locked out
workers.
There are a number of ways to
show your support for the locked
out employees and express your
frustration with the government and
CBC management.
Visit the CBC picket line on Sparks
Street
Visit www.ourcbc.ca where you can
send a message to Paul Martin
Organize an email campaign with
family, friends and co-workers
Get more information – www.
cmg.ca; www.cbcunplugged.ca;
www.ottawaguild.ca; www.cmg.
ca/cbcnegscomparingproposals.pdf;
cbcontheline.ca
Email the following:
President and Acting Board Chair at
Robert_rabinovitch@cbc.ca
Paul Martin – pm@pm.gc.ca
Hon. Liza Frulla – Minister of
Canadian Heritage – Frulla.L@parl.
gc.ca and liza_frulla@pch.gc.ca
Ed Broadbent – Broadbent.E@parl.
gc.ca
Visit www.parl.gc.ca or http://canada.
gc.ca/directries/direct_e.html to find
email addresses and phone numbers
of Members of Parliament and
Senators.

OCTOBER 2005
The OSCAR - OUR 31 st YEAR
Nomination of a notable tree in our neighborhood
By Missy Fraser
Submitted by Missy Fraser on behalf
of the Friends of the St. Margaret
Mary Oak to The Ottawa Forests and
Greenspace Advisory Committee.
They had asked for nominations of
Notable Trees throughout the City
of Ottawa that might be granted
“heritage” status.
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Dear Sir or Madam:
The large bur oak at 88 Bellwood
Avenue in Old Ottawa South is
a well loved landmark tree in our
neighborhood. It is over 40 feet high
and its canopy covers a distance
of 70 feet from north to south.
Estimated to be about 150 years old
it is very much an “Ottawa” tree -
matching the age of our city as it
celebrates its 150th anniversary.
Like our city, the oak has persevered
and prevailed through decades of
change and growth. Given the right
conditions this oak has the potential
for another 150 years of growth.
The oak was once the most
prominent feature of an historic
neighbourhood greenspace. Back in
1916 the triangular .7 acre property
at 88 Bellwood Avenue was known
as “Spring Lake Park”. In this new
urban park local residents could
play under the oak and other trees
or they could play near the pond
and stream that ran across the
OC Transpo makes
service improvements with
increased funding
On Sunday, September 4,
new service improvements
went into effect as a result
of increased funding for transit.
Routes 1, 7, 14, 95, 96, 97 and 99
will have increased frequency to
accommodate growth and to reduce
overcrowding.
The City has also purchased 166
new buses to be delivered this year
and next. 105 will replace older buses
being retired and 61 will increase the
fleet to meet service growth. As a
result of these deliveries, more than
half of the transit fleet will be made
up of low-floor, fully accessible
buses. Four more bus routes - 130,
170, 173 and 176 - will join the
network of fully accessible routes.
Starting September 4, new
route 144 served Findlay Creek in
Gloucester South, and route 117
property. With the opening of St.
Margaret Mary School in 1929 the
park became a schoolyard. Whether
under the watchful eyes of a teacher
or in hours out of school, for over 70
years, thousands of neighborhood
children played, ran and laughed
under this grand and gentle bur oak
tree. Some of the best playthings
could be found right there under
the tree: dangly caterpillars, rock
hard acorns and endless autumn
leaves for piling, tossing, running
through and jumping in. For over
twenty of these years Bytown
Children’s Cooperative had its own
special play yard for the wee ones
nestled right under the oak. Many
neighborhood children remember
this small fenced yard under the oak
as the very first place they came to
meet friends and play.
The “St. Margaret Mary” bur oak
at 88 Bellwood Avenue is sister
to other oaks in our local riparian/
urban environment. It is home to
many birds, squirrels and insects.
It cleanses our air and makes the
increasingly dense urban landscape
around us a somewhat gentler place
to be.
No longer the key feature of an
urban greenspace, this oak will
soon be surrounded by a new
luxury townhome development in
the neighborhood. In recognition of
this tree’s magnificence and special
place in our community, both
was reinstated to serve Carleton
University and Algonquin College.
Additional fall changes will improve
service to La Cité collégiale,
Gloucester South, Barrhaven,
Orléans, Kanata, Bank Street and
several Park & Ride lots. New fall
schedules went into effect September
4 on most routes, including seasonal
service increases to reflect the higher
demand for transit in the fall.
Schedule information is available
24 hours a day, up to six days in
advance, by calling 613-560-1000
plus the 4-digit bus stop number.
For more details, trip planning
assistance, routing information and
new timetables, customers should
call OC Transpo at 613-741-4390 or
visit www.octranspo.com.
developer Charlesfort and the City
have pledged to preserve the oak
as a legacy for future generations.
When development of the site is
completed, the bur oak will sit
at the centre of a small parkette
on Bellwood Avenue. We hope
that this special oak will continue
to persevere and adapt to these
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changes in the urban landscape. We
hope too that more children will
come to play with the bugs, leaves
and acorns under the oak and also,
that along with the children, we
older folks will continue to come
and sit and enjoy the oak’s shade
and life-giving presence.
Residents ‘Ye Olde Soggy Bottom’ and ‘Old Burr Oak’ ham it up at a
neighborhood bioblitz in May 2005 that focused on the bur oak and it’s special
needs.

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SECOND THOUGHTS
Downfall – The End of the Reich
Richard Ostrofsky
Second Thoughts Bookstore
quill@travel-net.com
A
few weeks ago, Carol
and I saw a German film
called Downfall (Der
Untergang) at the Mayfair – a reenactment
of the last weeks of
Hitler and his henchmen in the
Führerbunker in Berlin in March
and April, 1945. This article is a
response to the film itself, which
we admired, and to some hostile
reviews (amidst many favourable
ones) found afterwards on the
Web – particularly that by David
Cesarani and Peter Longerich, two
professional scholars of the war, in
a review called “The Massaging of
History” from The Guardian, April
7, 2005. (You can easily find this
C&L review with a Google search
on the keywords: “Cesarani,”
“Longerich” and “Downfall”).
As a movie, the film is visually
stunning, and superbly acted. The
role of Hitler, played by Bruno
Ganz, is altogether convincing.
Much smaller parts, notably those
of Joseph and Magda Goebbels,
are also very well done. As a
representation of history, the film
is questionnable – at least insofar
as Cesarani and Longerich are
able to question it. For example,
they complain that Traudl Junge,
Hitler’s private secretary through
whose eyes much of the story is
told, was not the political innocent
that the film asks us to believe.
They are astonished (though I see
no real contradiction here) that
Waffen-SS General Mohnke whose
unit massacred 80 captured British
soldiers outside Dunkirk in May
1940 and who later led a regiment in
Normandy that murdered more than
60 surrendered Canadian troops
is depicted “as a humanitarian
pleading with Hitler to evacuate
civilians and arguing with Goebbels
against the suicidal deployment of
poorly armed militia against the
Red Army.” Why a humanitarian?
Why not just a brutal, ambitious
general officer with enough sense,
by 1945, to see that the jig was up?
I am not competent to judge the
film’s historical veracity. Its sins, as
pointed up in the C&L review, are
of omission rather than fabrication,
as is not at all surprising. But
I don’t quite grant the review’s
charge that the film is slanted “to
depict the German people as the last
victims of Nazism” and to reinforce
“the sense of Germans as guileless
victims.” I think its message can
more fairly be read as a study in
political insanity. Indeed this is why
I found the film of interest, and why
I am recommending it: There are
only a few real crazies in this very
crazy situation. And even these few
are insane or evil in very different
ways, one from another. Most of the
characters in the Bunker itself, as in
the crumbling city above ground,
are relatively normal human beings
– doing desperate and horrible
things to be sure, but mostly swept
along by ambition, misguided
loyalty, respect for authority, fear,
desperation, or sheer force of habit.
To me, the “ordinary Germans”
in the film did not come off as
“guileless victims,” but mostly as
wretches and wretchesses who
chose willingly to follow insanity
and evil, made themselves its
By Richard Ostrofsky
One of the attractions
at Second Thoughts
Bookstore was Cayley, a
long-haired calico cat who used to
greet our customers by presenting
herself to be scratched and petted
before they were allowed to
browse the books. Most loved her
attentions, and more than a few
came to our store mainly to look in
on Cayley and play with her.
When the store was empty she
used to curl up with a book from
almost any section and ponder it
while awaiting her next admirer.
At night, weather permitting, she
used to range the neighbourhood
hunting for mice and sparrows and
bringing them home to play with.
It was a good life.
On Tuesday, September 13 th ,
at about 10PM, her luck ran out.
Crossing Sunnyside Ave. she was
hit by a car. Some people at Second
Cup saw it happen and called the
Humane Society, not knowing who
belonged to her. Meanwhile, four
Our Loss
willing instruments, and then, when
the end came, responded to the
collapse of their world in familiar,
pathetically human ways.
This re-enactment of the events
in Berlin in 1945 set me to musing
on ‘Dubya’s’ White House in
Washington, sixty years later. In
one case as in the other, we see a
weird combination of self-deceptive
idealism and cynical self-interest.
We see a bunch of arrogant little
men pretending to be masters of a
situation that is plainly beyond their
comprehension. We see a nation
over-reaching, squandering its
wealth and power, uniting a world
against itself, and wrecking its own
social fabric. We see a whole lot
of very large, infuriated chickens
coming home to roost.
Hitler, completely out of touch
with reality by March of 1945,
is counting on a few no longer
functioning army groups to relieve
the siege of Berlin, and win the
war in a final dazzling stroke.
One is prompted to wonder what
the American policy makers are
counting on today.
of our neighbours – Joyce, Fred and
Leah Cocolicchio and Curt LaBond
– recognized her, protected her by
diverting traffic around her, and
rang our doorbell to tell us what
had happened. Then they stayed
with Cayley, Carol and me until the
pet ambulance came – which was
and is greatly appreciated.
At the animal hospital, Cayley
was given anaesthetics, treated
for shock, and X-rayed. No bones
were broken, and she had no
obvious injuries, but she remained
unconscious from the anaesthetic,
if for no other reason. We brought
her home from hospital the next
morning.
On Wednesday the 14, she slept
all day in the store, in a box beside
my desk. Without really waking
up, she could drink water avidly
from an eye dropper, and lick a
little mushed chicken from Carol’s
finger. She seemed to be doing
OK when we went to bed, but died
during the night.
She will be missed.

OCTOBER 2005
HISTORY MATTERS
By Dennis Gruending
dennis.gruending@sympatico.ca
It has been said that all politics is
local. Paul Martin Sr., the current
prime minister’s father, was
appointed as high commissioner to
Great Britain after a lengthy career in
Canadian politics. Whenever he met
a group of Canadians in London, he
would ask immediately whether any of
them came from his home and former
constituency in Windsor, Ontario.
One might argue, too, that
all history is local, but the local
always occurs within a national and
international context. The devastation
in New Orleans is above all a local
disaster, but historians will debate the
effects of the storm and its aftermath
on American society, and perhaps on
international environmental policy
related to climate change.
I know that I am backing into
my story, something they told us at
journalism school that we should
never do. I have been asked by The
Oscar to write some history columns,
and in this first one I am feeling my
way into the task.
I should say, by way of
introduction, that we moved into Old
Ottawa South two years ago. My wife
Martha and I were both raised in rural
Saskatchewan. I became a journalist
there, working as a newspaper, radio
and television reporter, then later as
a CBC Radio host. I’ve also written
books, several of them dealing with
historical topics. Martha was a social
worker who moved into teaching in
that field at the university.
I am also a former Member of
Parliament, representing a Saskatoon
seat for the NDP, but I was defeated
in 2000. Martha, by that time, was
teaching at Carleton University. We
are fond of Saskatchewan, where we
have family and many good friends,
but we like Ottawa and have decided
to make it our permanent home.
We had been living in a suburb, but
decided to move in closer. We gave
our realtor some boundaries – the
canal, the Rideau River, Bronson on
one side and Main Street on the other.
We discovered only later that these
were almost precisely the borders of
OOS.
We liked the old homes and
tree-lined streets, the canal, Dow’s
Lake, Brewer Park, the small shops
on Bank Street, the Mayfair Theatre,
and being close to both downtown
and the university. Those are all
physical traits, but we have also
discovered a vibrant community, with
many events and much interaction, a
strong community association, and
The Oscar as a place for us to meet
every month in print.
I have only begun to become
The OSCAR - OUR 31 st YEAR
New resident delves into history of OOS
The Rolling Stones come to OOS
By James Hunter
OOS had it’s own “Mosh Pit” on
August 28 th when the Rolling Stones
came to Lansdowne Park. Hundreds
of people from the neighbourhood and
elsewhere took in the free show from all
around the park.
The best location was arguably at the
intersection of Riverdale and Echo Drives,
where it was possible to hear the Stones and
see them on the giant screen! The sound was
really great all along Echo Drive. People
lined both sides of the Bank St. Bridge,
taking in the show from the
elevated bridge.
Our Lady Peace started
out the show with some
awesome favourites. By the
time the Stones came on, it
was standing room only at
Echo/Riverdale. People had
lawn chairs, drinks, hot dog
stands, and there was even
someone with a hibachi with
Jiffi-pop popcorn.
It was a great night, and
we hope that the Stones
come back again, soon!
curious about our little postage stamp
of earth between the canal and the
river. For example, we live near the
bottom of Sunnyside Avenue toward
Bronson, an area that was once a
part of Dow’s Great Swamp. In fact,
Brewer Park and Carleton University
occupy land that was a remnant of that
swamp, and it was flooded regularly
in the spring until dikes were built on
the Rideau River in the 1970s.
There were two beaches on the
river, one near where Brewer Park is
now located, and another, Brighton
Beach, farther to the east. Brighton
boasted a three-storey diving tower
and a change house, and offered
swimming lessons.
The first people to live here,
perhaps 10,000 years ago, were the
Algonquins. Later Champlain came
up the Ottawa River looking for trade
routes, and he and his successors
found them. This region became a
hinterland for the international trade
in furs, and later in providing lumber
to supply the British navy.
In the early 1800s, the Billings
property was established to the south
of the Rideau River, while to the north
the area between Main and Bronson
became the preserve of the Williams
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family from Wales.
The Rideau Canal,
which so marks our neighbourhood,
was a mega project in the 1830s, built
through Dow’s Great Swamp and far
beyond. Estimates are that as many as
500 men died of malaria during that
construction.
By early in the 20 th century, what
is now OOS was a new suburb of
choice in Ottawa. The Bank Street
Bridge was built and there was a
streetcar service, which followed
much the same route as the Number 7
bus today. Many of the buildings that
give our neighbourhood its lasting
character were constructed in the
earlier years of the century as well -
- Hopewell Public School, Mayfair
Theatre and the fire station, which is
now our community centre.
Our local history occurs against
a backdrop, not only of Ottawa’s
development, but of Canadian nation
building, international trade and
diplomacy, war and peace-keeping.
We live in our neighbourhoods, but
we are citizens of the world. We live
in the present, but we are a product of
our past.

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Art Festival from page 1
For several artists, this was their
first art show. Photographer Clive
Mullins was very enthusiastic,
though he didn’t sell much. “I really
enjoyed the experience. I hope to be
back next year,” he said. Likely the
youngest artist was Edan Naumetz,
sixteen, also a photographer. Edan
took up photography last winter
while in Toronto for lengthy periods
undergoing (successful) treatment for
a brain tumour, according to his artist’s
statement. He enjoyed brisk sales and
thoroughly enjoyed the day. Prolific
watercolour painter Vinod Agarwala
was also very pleased with the day.
“So many told us how great it was….
hope we can all be together again next
summer,” he wrote to the organizing
committee.
Jinny Slyfield and friend, In left foreground
3 of Jinny’s Windsor Park series.
(photo by Patty Deline)
Mary Spicer, a mixed media artist,
wrote, “…that was surely a resounding
success. It was a good show….”
The children’s art area was a big hit
as well. Organizers Claudia Pfiffner
and Lisa Bourette reported over 100
children participated throughout the
day in sculpting and painting giant
murals which will be on display at the
Sunnyside Library. The most common
comments heard at this venue were
“What a great idea!”, “I’ve never seen
this at an art festival before;” and “No!
I don’t want to leave yet!”
Porch Sale from page 1
Community spirit is the key to
the success of the porch sale. This
year, residents on Hopewell Avenue
Members of the organizing
committee had the heady pleasure of
seeing their months of work come to
life before their eyes. Stuart Arnett,
whose brainchild the festival was,
glowed. “We couldn’t have asked for
a better day or turnout.” For Annie
Liptak, whose jobs included booth
layout, it was ”seeing it come to life,
as people (artists) trickled in with
their tents, (the festival) rising from
the ground was awesome. And Arthur
McGregor (of the Ottawa Folklore
Centre, in charge of the stage) did
such a fantastic job with everything.”
Figurative artist Edwina Sutherland
dubbed it “a stellar day”. “It was
fabulous -beyond words,” gushed
Jinny Slyfield. She went on to praise
the contributions of the community,
the financial patrons and supporters,
the musicians, puppeteers and “all the
multi-talented artists and their tentcarrying
spouses.”
The festival began when Stuart
Arnett placed a couple of ads in the
OSCAR last December and January
looking for other artists interested in
a festival. “I was determined,” Stuart
said in an interview. “Our community
didn’t have a studio tour or an art
festival and I knew from the OSCAR
articles (OOS artists series) and
my contacts that there were enough
(artists) to have our own.” In January,
he got a couple of e-mails, the first
from Annie Liptak. Annie, new to
OOS, “thought it was pretty exciting
to have an art festival (here). It’s such
a great neighbourhood.” Claudia
Pfiffner, puppeteer and teacher had
had a similar idea for a couple of
years and was delighted. Edwina
Sutherland thought it was a great idea,
as there are so many artists in the
area, and she felt “it would be great
to show our neighbours what we do.”
By March, Stuart, Annie, Edwina,
Claudia, painter and art teacher Jinny
Slyfield, and this writer, had formed
the planning committee. Architect
Len Ward and teacher Lisa Bourette
celebrated the day and shared stories
at a close-of-business street party.
The gathering was organized by none
other than Joe Silverman, our lively
and colourful neighbour who started
r - l: Kyra McLenaghan Rowat, Claudia Pfiffner, Catherine McLenaghan Rowat.
Puppets made by Kyra and Catherine. (photo by Patty Deline)
joined later.
It was fortunate, said Annie in an
interview, “that people’s backgrounds
and contacts were so different. There
was nothing in the planning one of
us didn’t know how to do or find
out about.” Jinny pointed out, “we
gave ourselves enough time…to go
through the growing pains.” And as
Stuart observed, “Next year will be
easier because we know where to get
the permits and can re-order from the
same people.”
And the committee is already
beginning to think about the
Second Annual OOS Art Festival.
Questionnaires are being sent to all
such cherished traditions as the Pansy
Picnic. Menu items at this post-porchsale
barbeque and potluck included a
“street pie” made by Marjory Bonyun
with apples gathered from the curb!
James with his castle while James and Jona look on. Christine and Francois Pellerin (photo by Carolyn Pullen)
artist participants for their suggestions,
as well as asking for volunteers for
next year’s organizing committee. We
don’t anticipate trouble in this regard
as two artists indicated they would
like to join at the Festival, as did the
mother of one of the artists.
For news about next year’s plans,
watch the OSCAR in January.
This is part of a series about artists
who live in OOS. If you are a visual
artist, or know one who might be
featured, please call Patty Deline at
260-1077 or e-mail pdeline@rogers.
com.
Metal leaf painting and photo cards by Annie Liptak and acrylic work by Benoit Perrault.
(photo by Patty Deline)
If you missed out on delicacies such
as “street pie,” or dusty treasures at
give-away prices, there’s always next
year!

OCTOBER 2005
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The OSCAR - OUR 31 st YEAR
A mutual affair By Pat Sadavoy
Old Ottawa South and
Abbeyfield House Parkdale
have been in a partnership
of sorts for years now, ever since
Abbeyfield House opened in 1998.
A not-for-profit home for seniors,
Abbeyfield House Parkdale is one of
900 all over the world. Most of them
have nice gardens for the residents
to enjoy. Abbeyfield residents are
seniors who still lead independent
lives but have had enough of cooking
for one and looking after a home.
Good company and good food are
two of the most attractive aspects
of living in an Abbeyfield house. A
strong volunteer component allows
the residence fees to be modest.
The beginning of the partnership
was an invitation from an Old
Ottawa South Garden Club member,
Jo Ashford, to the Club to plan
and deliver a front yard garden to
Abbeyfield. Jo has been a heavily
committed volunteer at Abbeyfield
House from the days in which it was
being planned. That first summer we
didn’t do much more than consult the
residents and try
to make a realistic
plan. Every year
since then small
gangs of OOS gardeners have made
their way over to Abbeyfield to spread
soil, dig beds, plant, pull weeds, and
then pull the same darn weeds again
six weeks later. (Good job for us that
Parkdale wasn’t in the Front Yard
contest catchment area!)
In September, for a change,
Abbeyfield came to Old Ottawa
South. Came to Jo’s porch, that is, to
take part in the OOS Porch Sale. Ten
volunteers hauled boxes and bags of
all the usual porch sale goods from
Parkdale to Jo’s verandah, driveway
and back yard – “It just goes on
and on!” said more than one visitor.
They manned the site from 7:00 am
– 4:00 pm, by which time most of the
by Mary Pal
If you’re old enough to remember the Rolling
Stones’ first visit to Ottawa, you’re the perfect
age to enjoy our new Wednesday evening
speaker series, now in full swing. You’ll identify
with titles like “The Kids Are Gone - So Who is
This Stranger in My House?” (Sept. 28), “Breaking
Out of the Rut--Spicing Up Your Love Life” (Oct.
5), or “You’ll Love Them When They Are Twenty-
-Techniques for Surviving With Teenagers in the
House” (Oct. 19).
If health issues are of interest to you, check out
our evening session on Osteoporosis (Oct. 12) or if
you prefer a morning session, we’re offering “Turn
Back Your Body’s Clock” (Sept 16, 10 am) and a
Spa Therapy presentation (Oct. 5, 11 am-noon).
For the pragmatically inclined, we’re hosting
free presentations on Health Insurance Plans (Sept
19) and Tax-Saving Strategies (Sept. 26). We’re
also the satellite site for a Canada Safety Council
driver refresher course called 55
Alive (Sept 20 & 27).
If creative pursuits are what
you crave, we have classes on
Short Story Writing (Sept. 21 &
OCTOBER 2005
leftovers had been packed up to be
hauled away.
This is a partnership where the
time and energy of volunteers make
programs work. OSCA has used a
slogan for a long time now: “events
and programs made possible by
the time dedicated by volunteers”.
Abbeyfield House Parkdale certainly
appreciates the efforts of OOS
volunteers.
To learn more about Abbeyfield,
visit the website at www.magma.
ca/~Abbeyfot/Index.htm
Abbotsford House Programs for the 50+ Crowd
28, 7:30 - 8:30 pm), Creative Meal Planning (Sept.
21, 7:00-8:30 pm), a Whimsical Rag Doll (Sept.
21 & Oct. 5), Jacquie Lecuyer’s “Amanda” dollmaking
class (in either daytime or evening sessions),
an Illustrated Journal class (Wednesday afternoons,
starting Sept. 21), Japanese Bookbinding (Oct. 12
and 19), and Alice Hinther’s popular Sign Painting
workshop Oct. 7 and 14.
Just wanna have fun? Come to a luncheon
with an entertaining presentation on “How Ottawa
Came to Be” on Friday, Sept. 23. Our Men’s
Breakfast on Monday, Sept 26 will feature speaker
Flora MacDonald and our Ladies @ Lunch on
Wednesday, Oct. 5 features triathlon champ and
firefighter Ellen Pazdzior.
Details on all these classes are in our Fall
Program Guide, available at Abbotsford House
(across from Lansdowne Park), or at the Firehall,
Loeb Glebe, any of our partners’ businesses, or any
of your local coffee haunts in Ottawa South.
We hope there’s something in this line-up that
piques your interest! Registration is ongoing, and
we welcome visitors. Want more info? Email us at
abbotsford@glebecentre.ca or call 230-5730.
Chinese Community Supports Glebe Centre
On September 13, The Chinese Canadian National Council (CCNC), Ottawa
chapter, gave the Glebe Centre a cheque for $10,000 as their support
of the Sixth Floor unit, which is specifically designated for the Chinese
Community. The Chinese language is spoken on this floor and a Chinese chef cooks
authentic Chinese lunch once a week as well as providing Chinese Meals on Wheels
that day for the surrounding Chinese community.
In April of this year a banquet was held at the Yantze Restaurant on Somerset
St to celebrate the 25 th anniversary of the Chinese Canadian Council and to honour
3 special community members who have greatly contributed to the Chinese
community—June Joe, Frank Ling, and Alan Kwan. Money raised at this banquet
made up a large part of their donation to the Glebe Centre. Some of the money was
raised at a film night held at the National Archives, and the rest was from private
donation.
(l-r) Alan Kwan, co-founder of Shanghai Restaurant, Beatrice Raffoul, founding
Chair of Glebe Centre, Jonas Ma, President of CCNC Ottawa, Willy Lee, Linda
Szeto, Monica Wu, Yuen Ting Lai, Alek Choo, Robert Yip, James Tam

OCTOBER 2005
By Christina Rowe
Events & Communications
Coordinator
The Hospice at May Court
Tickets are now on sale for
the third annual Homes
for the Holidays, a tour of
six Ottawa homes professionally
decorated for the holiday season
by local designers and florists.
Presented by Merkley Supply Ltd.,
the tour takes place November 18-
20 between 10am and 4pm with all
proceeds donated to The Hospice
at May Court. “The third annual
Homes for the Holidays is timed
for the festive season and should
not be missed,” said event chair
Madelyn Connolly. “This year’s
tour takes us from a Victorian
homestead to an ultramodern
townhouse and many amazing
places in between.”
In keeping with the tradition of
having a diplomatic or political
residence on the tour, this year’s
featured diplomatic home will
be the residence of the High
Commissioner for the Republic of
South Africa with Her Excellency
Theresa Solomon serving as
honourary chair.
“It is an honour for the South
African High Commission to
participate in this important local
fundraiser,” Her Excellency said.
“I look forward to inviting the
people of Ottawa into my home
away from home.”
The home tour also includes a 150
year-old farm house in Manotick,
a recent renovation in Rockcliffe,
a custom-built home in Riverside
South, a modern townhouse along
the Rideau Canal, and a warm
family home off Parkdale Avenue.
As part of the tour, refreshments
will be available at Colonel By
Retirement Residence (43 Aylmer
Ave) while a gourmet and craft
designer boutique will be open for
shopping at The Hospice at May
Court (114 Cameron Ave).
“The tour is a chance to get a
bird’s eye view of six beautiful
homes, feast your eyes on some
holiday decor and support a
The OSCAR - OUR 31 st YEAR
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Area church
service times
Sunnyside Wesleyan Church
58 Grosvenor Avenue (at Sunnyside
Ave)
Sunday Worship Services are at 9 a.m.,
11 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Children’s programs are offered during
all three services.
Trinity Anglican Church
1230 Bank Street (corner of Cameron
Ave)
Sunday services at 8 a.m. and 10 a.m.
Church School and Nursery at 10 a.m.
St. Margaret Mary’s Parish
7 Fairbairn
Sunday liturgies: Saturday at 4:30
p.m.; Sunday at 10 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Evening Prayer: Tuesday at 7 p.m.
Southminster United Church
15 Aylmer Avenue
10:30 a.m.: Worship and Sunday
School – September through June
tremendous cause,” said Connolly.
“The Hospice at May Court is a
unique community facility and it’s
our hope that the people of Ottawa
will continue to open their homes
and their hearts in its honour.”
Our goal is to raise $130,000 to
support palliative care programs
at The Hospice at May Court, a
community-based organization
committed to providing emotional
support and practical help to people
facing life-threatening illness
and their families. This peaceful
retreat on the Rideau River offers
a range of programs from day
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residential care and home support.
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BOOK REVIEW
“Canada has water! Let’s get it!”
By Stephen A. Haines
Water, Inc
by Varda Burstyn
Verso, London, 2005
ISBN 1-85984-596-7
This threat to a continental
resource has been expressed
by the United States for many
years. Recently, two books published
in Canada have addressed the question
of water as a commercial commodity
rather than as a public resource: Maude
Barlow and Tony Clarke’s Blue Gold
and Marq de Villiers’ Water. The
NAFTA arrangement opened every
resource to outside control through its
Chapter 11 terms. If interested parties
could once gain permission to extract
the resource, then the market and
profit would be the only limitations.
And demand for water in the USA
is rising beyond calculation. In this
racing novel of finance, chicanery,
corruption and political power, Varda
Burstyn demonstrates how the right
connections and influence manipulate
people for profit. She posits a viable
threat to Canada’s most precious
natural resource.
Bill Greele is a financier well versed
in Canada’s water resources. He also
has no illusions about his country’s
increasing demand for this rapidly
diminishing resource. Water has been
drained from the watercourses of the
United States. What water remains
in streams is highly polluted. The
underground aquifer is being pumped
dry for irrigation, industry and - golf
courses? This demand is exceeding
supply and Greele wants to provide for
the market. He also
wants to pocket the
profits providing new
water can bring. With
sheer force of will,
Greele assembles
a consortium of
investors to create
an extraction and
pipeline project. His
field agents have
decided Quebec, with its “nationalist”
aspirations is highly vulnerable to
Greele’s ambitious plan. All he needs
is an agreement in principle to begin
operations.
In thrillers, seemingly minor events
have unexpected impact, bringing
together unlikely people and leading
to barely feasible results. In this book,
a former Air Force officer sees his
proposal for a fuel-efficient aircraft
summarily dumped, diverting the funds
to the water plan. Although not well
versed in Canadian issues, Malcolm
Macpherson’s environmentally aware
- the proposed aircraft would have been
both cost-effective and less polluting
of the atmosphere. When he learns of
the Quebec pipeline project, Malcolm
wants to scupper it. He’s clearly out of
his depth. Bill Greele has a long reach
and will use whatever means necessary
to achieve his goals.
Macpherson encounters
environmentalist Claire Davidowicz.
She’s not the granny-glasses shirtwaist
dress sort of activist. Claire’s a hardbitten
businesswoman with good
contacts and knowledge of the paths of
power. Macpherson has inadvertently
selected well, but neither are prepared
to face the challenges arising before
Crichton’s alarm flare fizzles
by stephen a. haines
State of Fear
by Michael Crichton
HarperCollins, 2004
ISBN 0-06-621413-0
Michael Crichton’s long
war against science has
reached a new low. After
railing against bringing objects in
space back to Earth, attempting to
revive extinct species and trumpeting
against nanotechnology, he’s now
seeing climate research as a plot
against “the American Way”. Taking
literally the first George Bush’s stand
against anybody “negotiating away
the American lifestyle”, Crichton
conceives a fabulous plot by
environmental defenders as somehow
representative of their ambitions.
There are so many flaws in this
book, it’s impossible to cover them
here. The plot is less than thin - it’s
almost missing. A young, handsome,
randy lawyer works for a “do-gooder”
millionaire. The millionaire has been
duped into funding a group intending
to sue the United States for inducing
global warming, thus raising sea
levels and flooding their island nation.
A mysterious auto
crash leads the
lawyer into a maze
of plots, counterplots
and wild
excursions. Peter
Evans struggles to
keep his law career
afloat while he’s
conveyed around
the planet like a gob of toxic waste.
He’s being manipulated by Kenner, an
enigmatic figure who uses Evans as a
lightning rod [literally!] against the
“eco-terrorists.” They have plans to
manipulate thunderstorms, shatter the
Antarctic ice cap and launch tsunamis
against California.
Throughout the book, Kenner
[Crichton] delivers lengthy,
impassioned lectures to Evans on the
false or misleading research expressed
by climatologists. There’s no global
warming. Sea levels aren’t rising.
Freak storms are just freak - there’s
no discernible pattern, Kenner [MC]
asserts. To ensure the reader, Crichton
plants a caution at the beginning of the
book that “All the footnotes are real”.
They are. Whether their findings are
reliable or appropriate is left to the
reader to decide. His use of Bjorn
them. Greele’s long reach extends into
many places. He doesn’t influence
politicians, he owns them. They are
able to do his bidding and in the current
US administration with its cochon of
a President, more than willing. Out
of their ken, pressure, great pressure
is applied to the Quebec Separatiste
government to approve the proposal
quickly. Greele and his cohorts have no
qualms about using whatever is needed
to complete the project. Murder isn’t
beyond their ethics.
Privatising water has been in the
works here for some time. Once the
hydro system was “off-loaded” from
government control, little stood in the
way of other proposals. One, a super
pipeline from the North was forwarded,
but it was costly. Costly, too, in terms
of environmental conditions. The
oil pipeline remains an enduring
example of the kind of impact such
a construction can have. Greele is
aware of these things, couching his
scheme in terms of limited withdrawal.
Others, knowing how climate change
has already affected Canada’s water
supplies, are sceptical. Snow cover
has dropped, and water supplies with
it. The Great Lakes are at reduced
levels and the major river systems
suffering accordingly. Aware of these
trends, Canadian environmentalists
are suspicious of water highjacking
proposals. Although the rest of
Canada appears uninterested in what
is transpiring in La Belle Province,
Quebec environmentalists are quick and
vocal in their response to the proposal.
For Greele, things are “getting out of
hand” and he must move quickly and
forcefully himself. Popular opinion
Lomberg as a source is a signal flare to
those who have followed the literature
on climate change - a phrase Crichton
deftly avoids.
This review wouldn’t seek
space in OSCAR under normal
circumstances. However, the Ottawa
Public Library system has acquired 60
copies of this book at unspecified cost,
while Burstyn occupies four shelf
spaces with five “On Order” at time of
writing. This may be due to Crichton’s
wide reputation. Some years ago,
an OPL director cautioned about the
limited value of much fiction taking
up space on the Library’s limited
shelves. If he could see this day!
How many of OSCAR’s readers will
borrow [or buy!] this book and take
to heart the sprinkling of references
[many outdated or successfully
refuted], the gripping photographs
and bewildering graphs? Too many.
It is not, as some have asserted “just
a work of fiction”. It is a polemic,
based on false premises and aiming
to quell alarms about what polluting
our planetary home is leading to. If
you would like a list of valid, readable
accounts of what climate change is
doing now, please contact stephen a.
haines at: capella.1@sympatico.ca
translates into votes
and a change in government would
gain him little or nothing.
Burstyn writes well in the best
thriller tradition. She engages a large
cast to implement her story of intrigue,
deception and manipulation. Her
characters develop well for a firsttime
novelist. Burstyn maintains good
control over them. If they represent
some extremes of type, that is only to
be expected in such a narrative. Even
the minor characters are portrayed
well. None are extraneous to the story,
with each individual depicted and
placed expertly. Except for the pace
of events, there’s little false or hollow
here as the persona struggle for success
and, sometimes, survival. With events
moving so rapidly, there’s little cause
for the reader to feel bogged down in
technicalities. She understands the
“business ethic”. We are given enough
information to see why she’s concerned
over a resource grab in Canada. Her
long career in environmental issues
has served her well in that regard. She
builds the plot effectively, without
meaningless side events to distract the
reader. It’s a highly readable adventure,
with a strong, serious message to
take away from the account. Water
is precious. Burstyn wants you to be
aware of that and be prepared to take
your own steps to keep it available.
Water, Inc, was made available to
OSCAR by Mother Tongue Books,
1067 Bank Street.
stephen a. haines may be reached by
email at bigbunyip@sympatico.ca
Water Main
Work Underway
By James Hunter
By now, you’ve probably noticed the
water main work in the area of Riverdale
and Belmont Aves. Here’s some
information about the project.
It’s called the “Rideau Gardens – Ottawa
South Watermain Replacement” project.
It involves replacement of existing
152mm watermain including house
services to the property line shutoff and
trench reinstatement.
The streets affected are: Avenue Rd
– Riverdale to Bristol, Bristol Ave
– Belmont to Sunnyside, Belmont
Ave – Riverdale to Rideau River Dr.,
Fentiman Ave – Riverdale to Rideau
River Dr., Rideau River Dr. – Belmont
to Fentiman.
The original watermain was constructed
in the early 1900’s. There most recently
were numerous water quality complaints
indicating corrosion problems in the old
system.
Work should take approx. 3 months. The
contract amount is $997,000. The work
is being performed by Graydex Ottawa
Inc.
Project completion is anticipated to be
by the end of October.

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Prolific Polyphany Hails From Our Midst
By Mary Belotti
photos by Catherine Culley
An Old Ottawa South resident
since 1998, Organist
Matthew Larkin has recently
returned to Ottawa from a series of
concerts and performances in the
United Kingdom where he appeared
as accompanist and soloist with the
Choir of St. John’s Anglican Church,
Elora, Ontario. Under the direction of
Noel Edison, the choir has achieved
international fame as one of our
country’s foremost professional vocal
groups. The tour began in London,
and moved on to Windsor Castle and
finally to Canterbury Cathedral, the
Holy See of the worldwide Anglican
Communion.
St. Paul’s Cathedral was the
venue for the first six performances.
Completed in 1675, Christopher
Wren’s architectural masterpiece
has been host to some of the most
distinguished musicians in British
history, including Thomas Morley,
Jeremiah Clarke, Maurice Greene,
Matthew Larkin, Music Director
and Organist
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and most notably, G. F. Handel. The
Cathedral was filled with tourists and
pilgrims throughout the week, and
they were regaled with music old and
new, with choral and organ selections
from throughout Europe and North
America. Both Organist and Choir
were greeted affectionately and
enthusiastically.
Windsor Castle is home to the
venerable St. George’s Chapel, a
spectacular gothic structure built under
Edward IV in 1475. Matthew performed
there on three occasions on the same
day, a sunny Sunday where the small
town was jammed with tourists so that
one could hardly move at all! Another
feature of Windsor is that it is only a
few kilometres from Heathrow Airport,
so the organ music was accompanied
every forty-five seconds or so by the
roar of jet engines. One tourist was
heard to mutter to another, “I wonder
why they built that castle so close to
the airport!”
Canterbury Cathedral is one of
the oldest liturgical structures in the
world. It is the seat of the Archbishop
of Canterbury, who is the spiritual
head of the Anglican Church. The
Cathedral was consecrated in 605 by
the first archbishop, St. Augustine.
Most of the present building dates
from about 1400, but the site has been
one of the world’s most important
spiritual shrines for much longer than
that. Geoffrey Chaucer wrote about
this in his “Canterbury Tales”, and
centuries later, T. S. Eliot did the same
in his play “Murder in the Cathedral”,
which dramatizes the martyrdom of
Archbishop St. Thomas à Becket, who
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died there in 1170. Matthew performed
there on four occasions with the choir.
The gracious and ancient space is an
ideal environment in which to enjoy
the great music of the church, both for
performer and listener alike.
Of course, it is not only the British
who are treated to such concerts.
Matthew tours Canada when his
commitments permit and recently
participated in the Chamber Music
Festival in Ottawa along with many
other distinguished musicians. He has
been Organist and Director of Music
at Christ Church Cathedral since
September of 2003, and his dynamic
direction has enabled the already
established Choir of Men and Boys to
achieve significant success not only
by serving the liturgical agenda of the
Cathedral, but also as revered concert
performers. J. S. Bach’s St. John
Passion, which took place on Palm
Sunday, is a notable example of a great
work magnificently executed.
The boy choristers, ranging in
age from seven to fourteen, sing with
the men of the Cathedral Choir at
most Cathedral liturgies. The boys,
who come from all over the Ottawa-
Gatineau region, rehearse after school
on Wednesdays and Fridays, are
trained to the standards of the Royal
School of Church Music, and are in
demand themselves as a concert group.
They progress through a series of
levels, marked by coloured ribbons,
from junior singers to senior singers
and head-boys. The boys have the
Valdy to headline
October’s Underground Sound
Veteran singer/songwriter and
Canadian legend Valdy is
bringing his brand of laid back
folk music to the Glebe Community
Centre on October 19th as part of the
Underground Sound concert series.
Doors open at 7 p.m. with a concert
start of 7:30 p.m.
Valdy, who has deep roots in the
Glebe, has two Juno Awards, seven
Juno nominations and four Gold albums
to his credit. He has sold almost half a
million copies of his 13 albums.
An irrepressible soul who penned
“Play Me a Rock and Roll Song”, a
bittersweet memory of an easygoing
performer facing a rambunctious
audience, Valdy lived on both Clemow
Avenue and Second Avenue and
attended Glashan Public School and
opportunity to receive individual
vocal coaching, and many develop
into highly competent soloists in their
own right. Over the years several have
appeared in solo roles at the National
Arts Centre in oratorios and operas.
In today’s world, opportunities for
boys to sing in a professional-calibre
ensemble are few and far between.
The Cathedral Boys’ Choir offers an
outstanding experience to interested
boys and their families. Any boy
is welcome, regardless of previous
musical experience or religious
affiliation, so long as they are able to
keep the commitment and contribute
their best efforts to the good of the
choir. Furthermore, the choir offers
the opportunity for travel, community,
and recreational experiences that are
unique and exciting in their own right.
In short, this is an activity that can
open a whole new window in a child’s
life. Most of the boys in the choir are
active in other areas as well (sports,
for example), so involvement in the
Cathedral Choir should not be seen as
exclusive of other activities.
Anyone interested in more information
is welcome to contact Matthew at any
time. He can be reached most days
at the Cathedral Music Office, 439
Queen Street, Ottawa, K1R 5A6, or
by telephone: 236-9149 (ext. 12), or
by email at matthew-larkin@ottawa.
anglilcan.ca
Glebe Collegiate for a brief spell.
Tickets for his concert are on sale
at Compact Music’s two stores, the
Ottawa Folklore Centre, the Glebe
Community Centre and online at
www.theglebeonline.com. They
cost $20 each. All proceeds will go
toward the beautification of Bank
Street. Underground Sound, hosted
by the Glebe Community Association
(GCA) and the Glebe Business Group,
is a series of concerts by Juno Award
winners and nominees to raise money
to bury the hydro wires along Bank
Street during the upcoming Bank Street
reconstruction. If the City of Ottawa
decides not to go ahead with the plan to
bury the lines, the money will be spent
on other improvement projects such as
banners, art or benches.

OCTOBER 2005
The OSCAR - OUR 31 st YEAR
St. John’s Chamber Orchestra Boasts OOS members
By George Martin
The Strings of St. John’s
Chamber Orchestra opens its
2005-2006 concert season
with performances on October 21
and 23 in a concert entitled “The
Heavenly Harp”. It will feature
harpist Deanne Van Rooyen in a
programme of music by Vivaldi,
Grandjany, Vaughan Williams,
Amorosi and Mendelssohn.
Based in downtown Ottawa at the
Church of St John the Evangelist,
the Strings of St. John’s has an Old
Ottawa South connection. Three of
the musicians and two members of
the orchestra’s Steering Committee
live in this neighbourhood.
Catherine Campbell, cellist,
joined the Strings of St. John’s in
2001. She graduated from Queen’s
University with a Bachelor of
Music degree and has played in a
variety of community ensembles
including the Kingston Symphony
Orchestra, the Ottawa Symphony
Orchestra, and Divertimento
Orchestra. When not rehearsing
and performing, Catherine is busy
parenting and pursuing her career
as a librarian.
Margot Lange, violinist, grew
up in Guelph and was very active
in the Guelph / Kitchener-Waterloo
By Lalita Figueredo
On Thursday, October 13,
2005 at 2:30 p.m. writer
Elizabeth Hay, author of
the best-selling novels A Student
of Weather and Garbo Laughs,
will give a talk/reading about her
work in 236 Tory (off the tunnel
level) at Carleton University. Ms.
Hay’s talk, which will be held from
2:30 to 3:30 p.m., and features a
question period, is the first event
in the Pauline Jewett Institute of
Women’s Studies annual Creative
Women Speaker Series. This free
talk is open to the public and all are
welcome.
The next event in the series takes
place on Friday, October 28 from
1:30 to 2:30 p.m. when Khorshied
Samad, founder and president of the
Artists for Afghanistan Foundation
will speak on “Afghan Women:
The Long Road Ahead.”
Biography: Elizabeth Hay,
an Ottawa-based writer, received
numerous award nominations for
her first two novels, best-sellers
music community, playing in many
local chamber music ensembles
and orchestras, and singing in local
choirs. Since coming to Ottawa,
Margot has completed a teaching
program at Carleton University,
and currently teaches English as
a Second Language in the Ottawa
area. She has played with the
University of Ottawa orchestra,
for ticket information
and concert programme
details: www.
stringsofstjohns.ca, or call
232-4500 or 730-0108.
the Ottawa Symphony Orchestra,
and now, the Strings of St. John’s.
Margaret MacPherson, violinist,
is originally from Winnipeg, where
she completed two University of
Manitoba degrees in Literature,
and conservatory diplomas in
piano performance and teaching.
She is now a busy accompanist
and teaches piano and theory
privately. A firm supporter of
the Arts, Margaret can be found
accompanying for the ballet at The
School of Dance, and for string and
vocal students in the region. On
her “other instrument” the violin,
she has played in the Strings of St.
John’s since its formation in 1999,
as well as in various chamber
Elizabeth Hay
to speak at Carleton Univeristy
both, A Student of Weather and the
recent Garbo Laughs (2003). Hay
is also known for two collections
of short stories, including the
acclaimed Small Change (1997)
and two books of creative nonfiction,
The Only Snow in Havana
and Captivity Tales: Canadians
in New York. Born and raised
in small town Ontario, Hay has
also had a career making radio
documentaries for the CBC in the
Yukon, Winnipeg, central Canada,
and Latin America. Married with
two children, Hay has used her Old
Ottawa South neighbourhood in the
setting of A Student of Weather,
one of her novels.
This Free Event Is Open To All
Information:
Professor Sandra Campbell, Pauline
Jewett Institute of Women’s Studies
520-2600, ext. 8562 or 730-1406,
email: sandra_campbell@carleton.
ca or Lalita Figueredo, PJIWS
Administrator, 520-6645, email:
lalita_figueredo@carleton.ca
music groups, and in Divertimento
Orchestra.
Now in its seventh season, this
22-member ensemble presents a
yearly series of concerts exploring
the vast repertoire for string
orchestra, featuring well-known
artists. Gordon Johnston, the Music
Director at St. John’s Church, is
the String’s conductor. Gordon is
well-known in the National Capitol
Region as a choral and orchestral
conductor.
For the second year, the
orchestra’s season will debut with
a performance in support of St.
Joe’s Supper Table at St. Joseph’s
Church, corner of Wilbrod and
Cumberland Streets in Sandy
Hill. It will take place on Friday
evening, October 21, at 8:00 p.m.
In addition, the concert will be
performed on Sunday afternoon,
October 23, at 2:00 p.m. at the
Church of St. John the Evangelist
on Elgin Street at Somerset.
This promises to be a “heavenly”
concert by the Strings of St. John’s.
Why not take the opportunity to
experience an entertaining and
exciting musical event? Maybe
you’ll recognize a neighbour
or two and see someone in the
orchestra you know. And if you
come on Friday evening, October
21, you will be supporting a very
worthy cause.
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Tickets can be purchased at the
door for only $15 for adults, $10
for seniors (60+) and students.
Visit the Strings web site for
more ticket information and
concert programme details: www.
stringsofstjohns.ca, or call 232-
4500 or 730-0108.
George Martin and RoseMarie
Morris live in Old Ottawa South
and are Business Managers for
the Strings of St. John’s Chamber
Orchestra.
E-mail:
manager@stringsofstjohns.ca

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WINDSOR CHRONICLES – PART 57
Art Bark In The Park
Dear Tera,
Wow, you can’t beat that
Sunday afternoon in
Windsor Park a few
weeks back. What a party! What
great weather! What opportunities
to make new friends with people
who realize that life is fulfilled
by throwing a ball to a friendly
dog. I could walk up to complete
strangers and they were only too
willing to enter into the spirit of
the day by tossing the ball.
Alpha was on a stage talking into
a microphone about this event. He
called it “Art in the Park.” I think
there were many among us of the
canine persuasion who thought of
it more as “Bark in the Park.”
So we’ll compromise. Let it
be known as the “First Annual Art
Bark in the Park.”
All kinds of places to wander
and hide. Tables and pictures and
the smell of oil and acrylic. One
booth even featured paintings of
dogs. These paintings emphasized
the nose and the eyes, which is a
very humanoid perspective on
things. As you and I know, if you
want to really get to know a dog,
you should sniff the other end.
My favourite spot, of course,
was the food stand where the girl
guides were cooking hot dogs.
Alpha seemed to understand that,
anytime he needed to check up on
where I was, all he needed to do
was mosey over to the barbecue.
The girls who handled the
frankfurters and the cash box
were all very nice. But between
you and me, they did not seem to
understand that it is always a good
idea to give a nice, well-behaved
dog something to eat every couple
of sales transactions. It placates
the gods of commerce – or so we’d
like the girls to believe.
As you know, we all have a
hierarchy of needs. And after I’ve
been exercised and fed, I also feel
the need for artistic expression.
The humanoids corralled their pups
at tables set up where the paths
meet. Long rolls of kraft paper
were unrolled along the sidewalk,
and the humanoid pups took turns
Caring Home Needed for Frightened Cat
Grisou is a beautiful, quiet cat with long
blue/grey hair. He was born in 2003
and was a physically well cared for
indoor cat. He is neutered and declawed. The
owner traveled a great deal and Grisou was
often alone and ignored. When the owner’s
lifestyle changed Grisou was taken to a vet and
eventually placed with the Cat Rescue Network
(CRN).
Grisou’s search fo a new home has been
long and arduous. He was transported to three
different homes in 2 days and was kept in a cage
surrounded by many other caged cats. Grisou
feels very vulnerable and frightened around
other animals so he hid in a closet and would
not eat or drink for two days. Fortunately CRN
found a quiet foster home and slowly the foster
family gained his trust. Grisou no longer hid
and enjoyed playing with the children and their
friends. However, he hid whenever a stranger
came to see him. Nobody wanted a shy cat so he
splashing colour all over.
Well, of course they wanted
me to participate – they just didn’t
understand it at the time. So when
I walked across the wet paint and
added my own paw prints to the
colour, I’m sure that the more
artistically discerning among them
recognized a work of genius. The
scrolls will be displayed at the
field house over the coming weeks.
Watch for the one with the multicoloured
paw prints.
By the way, after making my
artistic contribution, I drank up
some of the water they use to wet the
paint brushes. It was surprisingly
good actually. I detected some
fruity notes along the bass of my
palate, but the aftertaste was a bit
metallic.
We’ll form a committee for next
year and make sure there are even
more events for dogs. I know that
Dancer, Arthur and Lucy were on
the organizing committee for this
year – or at least, their humanoid
representatives were. We’ll make
sure more dogs are included next
year.
remained in the foster home for almost a year.
Then two things happened that turned
Grisou’s life upside down once again. The foster
parents were going away and someone indicated
that they wanted to adopt the quiet cat. Grisou
moved to a temporary foster home with many
cats to await his adoption. He was terrified of
the other cats; a common trait in declawed cats;
and did not present himself well to the adopter.
The opportunity for a new home fell through
and Grisou remained in the ‘temporary’ foster
home for two months. His fear of other cats was
so great that he had to be isolated.
Eventually Grisou moved to a quiet, catless,
foster home and immediately settled in. He did
not hide; instead he explored the quiet home
and selected two favorite places, both beside
windows. He likes sit next to his foster parent
in the evenings, and is very gentle, friendly and
playful. All of his foster parents adored him.
However, he is still afraid of strangers.
This beautiful cat needs a quiet ‘forever’
home where he will be the only cat; or with one
other non-dominant cat. He especially needs
to be given some time to adjust to his new
surroundings.
To inquire about adopting Grisou contact
flora_louise@yahoo.ca or 613-7253166. Other
CRN cats can be seen at www.catrescuenetwork.
petfinder.org
I saw many of my friends from
the pup kennel at the park that
afternoon. I don’t think you have
any pups among the humanoids in
your pack – you have a cat, which
has challenges of a different sort,
I suppose. But among those who
have humanoid pups in their pack,
this is a time of year for the great
gatherings every morning at the
pup kennel up the hill.
Some of my old friends – dog
and humanoid – are still there this
year. My friend Lily is usually
there in the morning, and we hang
out at Starbucks waiting to see if
Big Murphy is going to come by.
But there are newcomers as well –
Ruthie and Rosie and a black dog
named Purple. I’m sure we will all
become good friends over the next
months – once we’ve established
the pecking order of course.
Loving this time of year, when
the air gets cooler and the shadows
longer,
Zoscha
17 th annual
Eukanuba Wiggle Waggle
Walkathon raises highest
amount ever
The Ottawa Humane Society (OHS) held its most
successful Wiggle Waggle Walkathon ever on
September 11, in the Central Experimental
Farm Arboretum. Over 1,300 participants and their
companion animals took part in the 17 th Annual
Eukanuba Wiggle Waggle Walkathon and raised over
$117,000 for the animals.
All funds raised will go toward supporting the
many ongoing programs and activities of the Ottawa
Humane Society. These programs include humane
education, companion animal visits, dog walking,
adoptions, foster care, and emergency animal protection
services.
The Eukanuba Wiggle Waggle Walkathon is the
largest event of its kind in Eastern Ontario. This year’s
Honorary Chair was Catherine Clark, who was joined
by her dog Maddie.
Walkers could choose between the traditional 5 km
route and a special 2 km route geared for families with
small children, seniors, and dogs of all ages.
The Ottawa Humane Society is a registered charity
founded in 1888. The Ottawa Humane Society works
in and with the community to provide leadership in
the humane treatment of all animals, to address the
causes of animal suffering, to encourage people to
take responsibility for their animal companions, and
to provide care for animals who are neglected, abused,
exploited, stray, or homeless.

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Groupe de jeux en
français pour les enfants
de 1 mois à 5 ans
Par Sarah Lindsay
L’Amicale
Nous sommes heureux de vous annoncer que le
Centre communautaire du Vieil Ottawa Sud
organise un groupe de jeux en français.
Voilà une merveilleuse occasion de faire la connaissance
d’autres mères, pères ou gardiennes francophones ou
francophiles tandis que vos enfants socialisent et jouent
en français avec d’autres enfants.
Toutes les activités sont planifiées d’une manière
coopérative par les parents et gardiennes. Aucune
inscription est nécessaire, vous n’avez qu’à vous
présenter.
Le Centre communautaire est à la recherche d’une
personne bénévole qui facilitera les activités du
groupe. Pour de plus amples informations ou pour vous
impliquer, veuillez joindre Dinos Dafniotis au 247-4946
ou par courriel au Dinos.Dafniotis@ottawa.ca.
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What’s going on at Southside
Happy children at Southside preschool program
The fall is always a busy time at
Southside, with the children adjusting
to their new routines, getting to know
each other and making new friends. The
Southside teachers have also been doing
their best to ease the transitions that come
with this time of year with fun, interesting
and varied programming.
Southside preschool program
The Southside preschool program began the
year with a unit on bears, including learning
about hibernation, exploring a “bear cave,”
and participating in a Teddy Bears’ picnic
complete with a porridge snack. In October,
they will explore the season with songs and
poems about fall and Thanksgiving, and
sensory bins with leaves. Upcoming events
include the dinosaur unit in November and
Christmas in December.
Bytown kinders program
In the Bytown kinders program, the children
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1058
have been having a lot of fun with themes
including “Back to School,” “Me and My
Family” and the fall season. In October,
their focus will change to the harvest, apples,
Thanksgiving and Hallowe’en, always a
spooky favourite! Themes in November and
December include fairy tales, dinosaurs,
Christmas and Hanukah.
Throughout the year, the children will also
enjoy special activities, including music and
movement, hip hop, a visit from children’s
musician Russell Levia, an interactive
session with Little Ray’s Reptiles, a play
at Carleton University and visits with the
senior citizens at the Colonel By Residence.
After-school recreation program
The after-school recreation program is
also in full swing, with the children doing
beading, origami and baking brownies.
They’ve also been having a blast with the
karaoke machine, and playing badminton
and volleyball.
For more information about Southside
programs, contact Joanne Iob at 730-5819.
The 17th Ottawa Scouts & Venturers would like to
gratefully acknowledge the support of the following
additional sponsors of their 2005 Baffin Island
Expedition:
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The Oriental Collection
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OCTOBER 2005
OCDSB TRUSTEE REPORT
The OSCAR - OUR 31 st YEAR
Capital Ward School News
Lynn Graham
Zone 9 Trustee (Capital and Rideau-
Vanier Wards)
Leadership at schools in capital ward
In last month’s OSCAR, I confirmed that Ken
Blogg is continuing as principal at Hopewell
Avenue School for the 2005-2006 school year.
I’m also pleased to learn that Diane Hiscox is
confirmed as school council chair at Hopewell
for another year. I certainly look forward to
working with both of them.
Now I would like to extend a warm welcome
to Walter Piovesan, the new principal at Glebe
Collegiate. Walter’s most recent assignment
was as Principal of Ridgemont High School in
Alta Vista. He brings a wealth of experience in
developing programs and services for students
in both the academic and applied programs.
Finally, the new Superintendent for all
Capital Ward schools is Cathy Nevins. As a
student, Cathy attended both Hopewell and
Glebe, so I can say welcome back!
Support for gulf coast school children
Our school communities are assisting the
victims of Hurricane Katrina in many ways:
• there is a board-wide effort to provide
learning materials for displaced children now
registered in the Houston Independent School
District;
• various schools are working with the
Ottawa Public Library to collect and send
children’s books to the Gulf region;
• other schools are fund-raising to make
donations to the Red Cross or to send gift
baskets to the victims; and,
• as the result of the Ministry of Education
waving tuition fees, some of the children of
families affected by the hurricane have been
Hopewell
Grade 7 Orientation
admitted to our schools.
Thank you to everyone involved.
On the first day of school, grade 7 and 8 students were escorted along Bank Street
to visit local businesses that they are permitted to frequent. At various locations
they were told the rules of behaviour and warned that misbehaving would not
be tolerated. Grade 7 students with Louise Hall, Learning Support Teacher and
Allison Woyiwada, Music Teacher.
National school day run
Thanks go as well to all the school
communities that participated in the National
School Run Day on September 16 to mark the
25 th anniversary of Terry Fox’s Marathon of
Hope. Over 100 schools in the OCDSB held
events on that day. Well done!
Canada’s top schools
Today’s Parent magazine and Maclean’s
magazine have been collaborating as project
partners in their identification of top schools
across Canada, the former dealing with
elementary and middle schools and the latter
dealing with secondary schools. In order to
determine a list of criteria for creating the best
school experience, these magazines consulted
with a panel of educational experts, including
principals, guidance counselors, teachers and
parents. The final choices were made from
hundreds of nominations.
Today’s Parent (September 2005) has cited
both Mutchmor Public School and Glashan
Public School as among the top 40 schools
across Canada. Mutchmor was recognized
in the “Rising to a Challenge” category and
Glashan in the “Respectful Environment”
category. Maclean’s (August 22, 2005 on the
web) has named Colonel By Secondary School
as one of Canada’s 40 top secondary schools
for its strong academic program.
Congratulations to all three OCDSB schools.
OCDSB 2005 Chair’s Award
Her Excellency the Right Honourable
Adrienne Clarkson, Governor General of
Canada, and His Excellency John Ralston Saul
are the recipients of the OCDSB 2005 Chair’s
Award. This award is presented annually for
the “substantial contribution of an OCDSB
staff member and/or a community member to
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the achievement of the aims
and objectives of the Board over an extended
period of years”. These individuals are worthy
recipients due to their strong belief in the
importance of universally accessible public
education. In addition, they have contributed
in numerous ways to our school communities.
The presentation ceremony on September 21
allowed the OCDSB community to celebrate
two remarkable Canadians.
Please contact me at any time.
Contact Information
Lynn Graham
Ottawa-Carleton District School Board
133 Greenbank Road
Ottawa, Ontario
K2H 6L3
Tel: 730-3366
Fax: 730-3589
E-mail: lynn_graham@ocdsb.edu.on.ca
Website: www.lynngraham.com
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Breaking New Ground
in Old Ottawa South
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The Moorcroft
By James Hunter
Charlesfort Developments is
proceeding with construction
work on the old St. Margaret
Mary School site. The project is
called “The Moorcroft”. Charlesfort
has created a web site to market
the property. The URL is: www.
charlesfort.ca.
Quoting their web site: “Moorcroft
is 16 stunning luxury freehold
townhomes and 2 exquisitely
crafted semi-detached units many
of which are sited around a large
existing oak tree and oriented to
take full advantage of this unique
setting”. Ten units remain unsold.
The prices of the remaining units
range from $525k to $950k. The
units carry the names: Windermere,
Hawksmoor, Hampstead, Florian,
Chelsea, Hollyhock and Picadilly.
Full plans of each unit are available
on the web.
I note in their description of
Old Ottawa South, that they state:
“Old Ottawa South has long been
recognized as one of Ottawa’s
premier neighbourhoods. Quiet
tree-lined streets, historic homes
and immediate access to shopping,
parks, and excellent schools make
this area one of the most soughtafter
locations in which to live.”
They do not mention the destruction
of a school led to the availability of
this site.
The project is not a condominium,
but does include a monthly “Joint
Use Fee” in the $100 range which
covers: public liability insurance,
semi annual exterior window
Young artists
at work
Young artists at First OOS Art Festival.
Their mural can be seen in Sunnyside Library
in the children’s secion
cleaning, snow removal, landscaping
maintenance , management fees,
accounting fees, general maintenance
of common elements and reserve
fund.
The full details of the planned
The buildings will be a
good addition to the neighbourhood
and will fit in well with the
area
development including interior
by Rick Sutherland
For more than a decade,
Ontario residents have been
compensated with federal and
provincial tax credits of 30 to 40%
when purchasing Labour Sponsored
Investment Funds (LSIFs). The credit
was dependant on what fund was
purchased and when the investment
was made. On August 29, 2005,
the Ontario Ministry of Finance
announced that they plan to cancel
their portion of the tax credit.
The Ontario credit began in 1991
as a means to encourage investments
in start-up companies, mainly in the
areas of hi-tech and biotechnology,
during a time when our country was in
a recession. The idea of the tax credit
was to promote small companies
and provide a source of financing
that might otherwise be unavailable.
The maximum investment that
individuals could make to receive
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and exterior finishes are available
on their web site. Of interest to
the community is the exterior
landscaping:
Architecturally designed
landscaping as per landscape plan –
large oak tree maintained, extensive
planting of trees along Scotia
Place, Willard Street and Bellwood
Avenue.
City Park with Benches around
large oak tree.
Shrubs, trees, interlock walkways
and stone walls.
the credit was $5,000.
Finance Minister Greg Sorbara
says, “Ontario’s venture capital
market is much healthier now, and we
believe that this incentive is no longer
the best fit in today’s economic and
fiscal climate.” Needless to say, most
Labour Sponsored fund companies
disagree. They believe that Ontario
investors will be less likely to buy
into venture opportunities without
the tax incentives. They also say that
foreign interest will wane without a
strong domestic market.
Some are speculating that this
measure could cause a slump in the
Venture Capital sector and a decline
in research-oriented small businesses
in the province of Ontario. The
government further argues that they
will save approximately $40 million
per year.
It is true that tax credits should
not be the only reason to buy LSIFs,
but they certainly help balance out
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Closing dates for the units range
from November 30 to January 15.
If you’d like to see what the site
will look like, elevation plans are
available on the website, which
shows what the streetscape will look
like along Scotia Place, Willard and
Bellwood.
I feel that we can be thankful
that award-winning developer
Charlesfort is developing this
property. The buildings will be a
good addition to the neighbourhood
and will fit in well with the area.
The Province Has Decided to Eliminate
LSIF Tax Credits
the extra risk associated with these
types of investments. It also allows
the average taxpayer the opportunity
to participate in these start-up
opportunities, normally reserved
for the wealthy and institutional
investors.
With the potential removal of
these incentives, it is easy to envision
a decline in new start-ups for years
to come. The Ontario government
has been consulting with the Labour
Sponsored fund industry to determine
how the funds will move forward. If
you feel strongly about this issue, it
would be worthwhile to contact your
local MPP and voice your opinion.
This is a monthly article on
financial planning. Call or write to
Rick Sutherland CLU, CFP, R.F.P.,
of FundEX Investments Inc. with
your topics of interest at 798-2421
or E-mail at
rick@invested-interest.ca.

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Makin’ Moves News
By James Hunter
Makin’ Moves dance studio
has come a long way in a
short time. You will recall
from an OSCAR article this spring
that Erin Dubé of Belmont Ave.
Erin Dubé with a dance class
started the company and moved to
her new 1196 Bank St. location in the
By Colin Ashford
The inaugural meeting of the
2005-2006 season of the
Garden Club got off to a good
start with a large number of new and
old members signing up for another
season of advice and informationsharing
about gardens and gardening
in Old Ottawa South. To start the
season, members were treated to
fascinating presentation on conifers
and their potential for colour, texture,
form, and, yes, fun in a woodland
garden. The presentation was given
by David Dunn and Rob Caron
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spring. The studio has a state of the art
sound system, awesome mirrors and
new floor.
Erin is an entrepreneur and
is helping to create jobs in the
neighbourhood! In addition to Erin,
there are 5 other instructors.
This summer, Erin ran 3 successful
week-long day camps. The camps
NOTES FROM THE GARDEN CLUB
(www.rideauwoodlandramble.com).
Rideau Woodland Ramble grew out
of the ravages of the ice storm and
a long-term vision of opening up a
twenty-five-year-old garden to the
public; it is now both a woodland
trail open to the public and a garden
centre specializing in tough, hardy,
and unusual evergreens.
David pointed out that conifers,
misused in the past and thus acquiring
a bad reputation, can be a source of
scale, form, impact, colour, texture,
surprise and contrast. Using the
woodland walk at Rideau Woodland
Ramble as source for his pictures,
David demonstrated scale: from huge
Red Pines and Blue
and Norway Spruce
to White Pygmy
(that only grows to
60cm), and all sizes
in between. He
also demonstrated
form: pines that are
columnar, weeping,
creeping, or
twisting; examples
By Jenny Haysom
consisted of dance instruction, arts
& crafts, visits to swimming pools
and Dairy Queen. For each session,
Joshua Robertson and Jane Robertson
(of Digital Jane) produced and edited
a professional-quality DVD video
showing each of the children doing a
dance routine and with a lip-sync skit.
Look for Christmas and March Break
camps coming up.
A new web site has been created
at www.makinmoves.ca with the
fall schedule, class descriptions and
instructor bios.
The roster of courses has increased
this fall. Classes include: Jazz,
HipHop, BreakDance, Yoga, Tribal
Dance, Mom & Tot, Belly Dance
and Pilates. There’s also a group
called “Funky Bunch” who perform
at various neighbourhood events
including the CentreTown Picnic,
Art in Windsor Park, and will be
performing December 4 th at the
Rogers Children’s Christmas Party at
Britania Park.
New classes this fall include:
Yoga, Belly Dancing, Tribal Style
included Weeping White Pine, Hoopsi
Blue, Pinus Pumila, and Contorted
Larch (a deciduous conifer). David
admitted that woodland gardens do
sometimes suffer from too much
green but that this can be mitigated by
blues and goldens from conifers such
as Hoopsi Blue, Blue Spruce, Golden
Yew, Yellow Ribbon Cedar, and even
brightly-coloured garden furniture.
David showed variety-of-texture by
contrasting pines with willows, ferns,
variegated hostas, and rhododendrons.
A number of “surprise” plants stood
out: a Korean pine with blue and
white stripped needles; the Japanese
Umbrella Pine looking almost tropical
with its waxy needles; and the Devils
Walking Stick with thorns on its
leaves!
After the coffee break, David and
Rob answered members’ questions
and offered advice. Transplanting of
evergreens is best done in the fall when
the roots have a chance to establish;
newly transplanted material should be
thoroughly watered in, mulched, and
protected from winter desiccation by
This year’s OSCA membership drive began
with a bang on the threshold of summer.
Jennifer Knight organized a wine and cheese
social that gathered almost thirty volunteers at the
Firehall and launched them onto the streets of Old
Ottawa South with a mission and a message. The
party was an opportunity to thank those who go
door to door to raise our membership, and to learn
more about the effort to redevelop and renovate
our community centre, the Old Firehall.
This year’s volunteers were asked to sell and
renew memberships while spreading the “Light
My Firehall” message. Plans to renovate our
community centre are well underway, but in order
Belly Dancing (it has an African
feel), Pilates using a ball, and early
bird yoga 2 mornings a week. If you
didn’t get into the OSCA courses for
Pilates and pre-school dance (Hippin’
& Hoppin), why not try the Makin’
Moves classes!
Classes take place at all sorts of
time, early bird, morning, lunch,
after school, evening Saturdays and
Sundays. Hip Hop birthday parties
and “Girls Nite Out” are also held on
the weekends.
The spring performance at St.
Margaret Mary church was a smashing
success. Kids from each of the classes
performed a piece, followed by
snacks and door prizes. There will be
a holiday performance sometime in
December showcasing each of the fall
classes.
Congratulations to Erin and Marc
for creating a dynamic dance studio
which is a great addition to the
neighbourhood!
You can reach Makin’Moves at:
614-4590
Provocative Conifers—Evergreens for Colour, Texture, and Interest
wrapping in white tree-wrap. Pruning
should be done in June and July to
allow protective growth to harden
off.
Joanie Flynt, of the Horticultural
Society of Ottawa, made an
announcement that should bring cheer
to local gardeners in the depths of an
Ottawa winter: the Paradise Found
Lecture Series featuring British
gardens. For more information go to
www.paradisefoundlectures.ca.
The next meeting of the Garden
Club will feature a double bill: Clive
Doucet will be presenting the awards
for the Old Ottawa South Front Yard
Garden Competition; and the club is
very privileged to have Marilyn Light
giving a presentation entitled “ Taking
Care of Your First Orchid”. The
meeting will be on Monday, October
17 at 7.00 pm at the Lounge at Brewer
Pool, 100 Brewer Way. (Note changed
meeting venue.) Drop-in membership
for the evening is $5 and new members
are always welcome.
Membership Drive –Thanks to this Year’s Volunteers!
to bring the City of Ottawa and other players onboard,
we need to stand together. This year, it is
particularly critical that our membership numbers
are high if we plan to get priority placement on the
City’s agenda. We have strength in numbers.
Thanks to all of those who participated with
this year’s membership drive, including organizers
Mede McAtee, Lisa Drouillard and Jennifer Knight.
Due to a shortfall of door-to-door canvassers, many
volunteers did double duty. If you are interested
in helping out with next year’s membership drive,
please contact Deirdre McQuillan at the Firehall
(by phone 247-4872 or email oscar@cyberus.ca
Even though the membership drive concluded
at the end of September, it is never to late to join
your community association –sign up today!

OCTOBER 2005
The OSCAR - OUR 31 st YEAR
3 Wild Women take OOS by storm
By Lisa Xing
Carleton University Journalism
Student
The business cards are simple
yet elegant, with “Three
Wild Women” prominently
written in white against pastel
backgrounds. On the back are
definitions of the word “sublime”.
Helen Aikenhead, and Nuala and
Ann McGarry are living sublimely,
and strive to spread their enthusiasm
to women in the community.
“Three Wild Women” is the
first of many endeavours that the
three have pursued. A cozy shop
near Grove and Bank Street, it was
created from the women’s love of
art, travel and shopping.
Helen initially owned Carlen
Gallery (a fine arts gallery), where
the boutique is now. She found the
art business to be very tough and
had to close the gallery. This, Nuala
thought, was the perfect opportunity
to start a loosely-discussed idea.
Nuala brought in her sister, Ann,
and Three Wild Women opened in
early June of this year.
In front of their store: Anne, in the driver’s seat of her Smart Car, Nuala
beside her and Siobhan, Creative Director, who is about to open a shop in
Banff, behind them
“Our products are supposed to
make you feel happy and we want
people to have fun.” Helen says.
Deceivingly enough, the store
name doesn’t refer to the three
managers but rather, three great
aunts of Nuala and Ann who “led
sublime lives”. They were wild risktakers
in a time when women were
not adventurers. This encompasses
the philosophy and outlook of the
shop owners.
The store sells everything from
exotic shawls, to a hanging lamp
with the lampshade as a woman’s
bustier, to wind chimes made from
cutlery, to cookbooks called “Any
bitch can fake it: Recipes easy
enough to lie about”.
“The ironing board cover with
a picture of a man lying sideways
with only underwear on is a fast
seller,” Nuala says, “because
when you iron it, his underwear
disappears!”
The three women find this
eclectic mix of items from different
art and fashion shows across the
world, including Toronto, Paris and
New York.
“I’m not leaving here until I
get something for myself,” Celine
Genest, a mother of two says. “This
is one of the few times I can get
out of the house and have time to
myself.”
Branching out from the shop,
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Helen, Nuala and Ann are starting
the Three Wild Women’s Social
Club. The first meeting is scheduled
to be in a couple of weeks. Poker
lessons seem to be the most popular
event, where the women are inviting
a casino worker to teach.
The women are also excited
about pyjama party weekend
getaways, consisting of pedicures,
manicures, movies and popcorn.
There are also talks about trips to
New York and other “neat places”.
“We need something like this
in Ottawa, where women can meet
other women,” Nuala says. “Most of
our passion is around shopping and
travelling. It’s a great opportunity
for women.”
Three Wild Women is working
with Child and Youth Friendly
Ottawa to sponsor young women
who want to start their own
businesses. Part of their job would
be to help, mentor and generally
support women emerging into their
own businesses.
Helen, Nuala and Ann are
working hard and succeeding, while
loving every day of it. They hope
to open more stores in Ottawa, and
possibly around the world.
“Ultimately, it’s the best excuse
to shop and travel, and have a lot of
fun,” Nuala says.

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Child Haven
By James Hunter
Are you tired of Mega-Charities where you
don’t know how much of your money is
going to middle men and how much goes
to the needy? What’s with those late-night infomercials,
how much do they cost to run?
If you are looking for a place to make a donation
that will make a difference in many people’s lives,
take a look at Child Haven. This is a small Canadian
charity run out of Maxville, Ontario. Child
Haven was founded in 1985 by Fred and Bonnie
Cappuccinno who started by adopting 19 children
from 11 third world countries. Child Haven now
operates eight homes for destitute children - five in
India, one each in Nepal, Tibet and Bangladesh -
helping over 700 children. They assist children and
women, who are in need of food, education, health
care, shelter and clothing, and emotional and moral
support.
Child Haven International tries to uphold
Gandhian Ideals, including the following: No
Recognition of Caste; Equality of the Sexes; Non-
Violence; Vegetarian Meals; Respect for Cultural/
Religious Background; Simple Living. They
promote self-sufficiency through such things as
the “Soya Cow” and have literacy programs for the
children.
Better Balanced Budget
The federal budget that was
passed in the spring will
bring direct benefits to our
community. These investments only
happened because of the 19 New
Democratic Party MPs. In total,
the investments amount to $4.6
billion for long festering problems
in affordable housing, public transit,
post secondary education and
fighting global poverty. There is still
much more work to be done in these
areas but the NDP MPs, like Ed
Broadbent, are determined to make
Parliament work for the issues that
matter to people.
Happy children in Child Haven Nepal
Much of their money is raised through
Fundraising Dinners. Here is the information for
You may recall that the budget
prior to the NDP’s amendments- the
Liberal budget- planned for more
corporate tax cuts. Economists like
John Drummond from the TD Bank
asserted these corporate tax cuts
wouldn’t go into more investment
and jobs; rather, they would have
gone to excessive profits.
Clearly, investments in housing,
students, the poor and the
environment are more important.
Presently, there are more than
10,0000 people on the waiting list
for more affordable housing in
Ottawa. As a result of the NDP
amendments the money will get to
the people who need it now rather
than a promise made, and then
ignored, in some Liberal Red Book.
The same applies to rapid transit.
We know we need more rapid
transit, so we should fast track
the East-West corridor of the O-
Train, and extinguish plans for
the expansion of the Alta Vista
arterial once and for all. Our federal
government could offer people who
use rapid transit a tax rebate. What
better way to support our country’s
commitment to Kyoto? In addition,
the increase in public transit users
would support local governments
that are finding it hard to financially
support rapid transit. Action on these
issues was promised time and time
again but was always forgotten after
the election and another majority
government.
Public Service
Presently the federal Liberals
are taking yet another run at our
public services and our public
service employees. Privatization
the next Ottawa Fundraiser:
November 5, 2005
Ottawa Eveningfest 5th Gala Fundraiser
Hellenic Centre,
Prince of Wales Drive, Ottawa, Ontario
Info: Salim Uddin (613) 565-6840 or
Barbara Weinlander (613) 233-1808
To give through United Way, just designate
your donation to ‘Child Haven International’ and
include Registered Charity # 11885 1922 RR0001.
To find out more, visit their web site: www.
childhaven.ca or call 527-2829
Editor’s Note: I have met the Cappuccinnos
and found them to be compassionate and dedicated.
They raised an United Nations assortment of
children while opening homes for the poor and
mostly forgotten in distant countries. They are
passionate speakers who have many stories to
tell, some harrowing, many touching, and most
displaying their wonderful sense of humour.
Recently, Fred and Bonnie were nominees for the
first annual Defender of the Public Good Ottawa
Award organized by The Social Planning Council
of Ottawa. This Award honours people who make
exceptional contributions to the public good. The
winner was Barbara Carroll, who is Coordinator
of the Debra Dynes Family House, a Community
House in a low income social housing area and
Chair of the Coalition of Community Houses.
After a summer recess Parliament has returned and it is time to take stock
of the federal issues that affect our community.
is the mantra with downsizing
of public services the result. The
public service workers I talked to
at the Old Ottawa South garage sale
kept described how the government
keeps bringing in “outside experts”
to streamline government. These
buzzwords really amount to the
elimination of good quality public
services and the absurd idea that
somehow consolidating departments
and services will better service
citizens. Instead of turning to these
hired guns the Liberals should be
turning to those women and men
who work with the public every
day.
We know that there is an enormous
frustration amongst public service
employees, the results of this
constant theme of review and
upheaval is paralysis in our public
service. Public Services are
an extremely important asset to our
community and, as we have recently
seen with the CBC lockout, they
should not be taken for granted.
The fall will be busy with the
NDP putting forward the issues that
matter to Canadians, specifically a
focus on preserving public health
care and introducing a Seniors’
Charter that would protect the rights
of all seniors.
If you have ideas or concerns
about the priorities in our Parliament
please get in touch with me at 232-
1888.
Paul Dewar
NDP Candidate
Ottawa Centre

OCTOBER 2005
Volunteer of the Month
James Chisholm (above) is OSCA’s volunteer of the
month. James designed our vibrant brochures and banner
for the “Light My Firehall” campaign. Many thanks for
producing such groovy work on a tight deadline! If you would
like to contact James, he runs his own graphic design business
here in Old Ottawa South: Chisholm Communications; (613)
730-1458; james@chiscom.ca
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fter 25 years in Old Ottawa South, Sam
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reputation as a pillar in the community of Old
Ottawa South. His clients have come to expect
complete professionalism, absolute dedication
and a good neighbourhood friend when they
visit his salon.
With the recent expansion and total renovation,
Modern has been transformed from a
neighbourhood barbershop of yesteryear to a
cutting edge hair salon for the new millennium.
Sam and his staff go the extra mile and beyond
by constantly refining and developing new
techniques in color, cutting, hair design,
perming and esthetics. Modern uses only the
highest quality products. Their clients have
spread the word that visiting the salon is like
visiting a good friend.
The staff work side-by-side to create an
atmosphere that says a lot about the
experience, enthusiasm and chemistry that is
brought to work each day. The team exude
great energy in the salon where superior
customer service and exciting new hair designs
are the primary focus. Clients enjoy coming to
the salon as much as the stylists enjoy being
there. “We’re fortunate to have good, honest
and fun loving staff at Modern”, says Sam.
“And we attract the same in our clientele.”
Come visit Modern Hairstyling and Esthetics at
1148 Bank Street , just south of Sunnyside.
Experienced hairdressers will make your
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Ottawa is on call at 3-1-1
On Monday, September 19,
the City of Ottawa launched
a 3-1-1 telephone system to
provide residents with easier access to
non-emergency municipal services.
The implementation of the 3-1-1
system is meant to establish tools to
provide enhanced levels of service
to Ottawa citizens. Once the system
is fully implemented in 2006, all
service requests will be tracked from
call through to completion with
an advanced identification system
that will allow residents and staff to
monitor progress at every step.
A “first response” initiative” will
allow agents of the Call Centre to
answer most questions without having
to transfer the call.
The 3-1-1 service is new in Canada
but has been operating in the United
States since 1997. Many Canadian
cities have launched the 3-1-1 system,
including Calgary, Windsor, and
Gatineau. Ottawa’s move to a central
call point in 2001 means that all
systems are in place. Since that time
more than 4.5 million calls have been
handled.
The 3-1-1 system does not change
the 9-1-1 service for crimes in progress
and life-threatening emergencies and
236-1222 for other police related
services.
OSCA June ‘05 BBQ Stats
On June 23, 2005 at Brewer
Park, there were served 25
dozen hamburger buns for 22
dozen hamburgers and 3 dozen Veggie
burgers, 20 dozen hot dogs and buns,
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730-1058
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apple juice, 4 cases of water, 6 large
ketchup, 4 large mustard 4 large green
relish, and 20 bags of ice. And sun and
fun enough for everyone!
Few men are comfortable with a stranger snipping around
their head with a pair of scissors. Wives and children come
and go but a good barber is a commitment. From the early-
1980s until the recent renovation Sam has cut hair in a little
two-chair storefront on Bank Street. Throughout the years he
has shared his friendship with his customers. Scissors and
comb in hand, Sam motions his clients to sit in his chair of the
newly renovated salon with the same gentle smile that has
been present for 25 years.
Rob is a creative force with six years in the hair industry, he
was successfully employed with Tony & Guy Coiffure in
Vancouver with recent training in Montreal. On a daily basis,
he combines artistry with his unique personality. Rob
actualizes his goal of hair design by unveiling and refining
what was always there to begin with. He specializes in
highlights and colour correction and has perfected his skills
with the latest styles and advanced cutting techniques. A great
rapport with children is something Rob is very proud of.
Comfortably working with every member of the family, junior
to senior, with over 10 years experience, Lodi has an approach
to hairstyling that is highly personal to you. Hair texture, face
shape, curly, thin or thick. An open and honest discussion are
all part of her successful formula. Always advancing her skills
in new cutting techniques, she prides herself in providing her
clients with a look that makes them feel great about
themselves! Lodi creates beautiful up-do’s and perms with a
knack for great colour.
A graduate of West End Academy in Ottawa, Dineke
considers herself an expert in the fields of massage therapy
and esthetics. A highly regarded esthetician, she prides herself
on bringing the latest top-of-the-line products and resultoriented
treatments to her clientele. Her passionate and
friendly attitude provide her clients with a restful and peaceful
experience, creating an atmosphere of total relaxation.
Whether you visit for a manicure or full body massage, you
are sure to be Dineke’s foremost focus.
MODERN HAIRSTYLING & ESTHETICS 1148 BANK STREET 730-0105

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Greens Give to Guatemala
By David Chernushenko
On September 13, on
Seneca Street in Old
Ottawa South, Green Party
candidate David Chernushenko
presented a cheque to Tom Clarke
and Jose Alejandro Yac (Maya
leader and stove builder visiting
Canada). The $200 cheque to
The Guatemala Stove Project will
enable the Canadian charity to
replace a dangerous and inefficient
three-stone cook-top with a modern
masonry stove in Guatemala.
According to the Guatemala
Stove Project, with the traditional
three stone fires, many women
go blind in their forties from the
smoke from the cooking fires. Eye
infections, chronic lung disease and
other health problems are frequent.
With the new stoves - which have
stovepipes for evacuating the
smoke - life expectancy increases
by 10 to 15 years per person. The
stoves use 50% less wood, reducing
the burden for family members
to gather and carry wood long
distances on their backs. Largescale
conversion to this type of
stove will also reduce the impact
of deforestation.
According to Chernushenko, he
hopes that the Green Party can
help give this organization a boost.
“This organization has a successful
track record of building stoves.
We know they are looking for
donors and volunteers in Ottawa
and want to help get the word
out.” Chernushenko, a successful
green building and healthy living
consultant, is the Green Party
candidate for Ottawa-Centre.
The Guatemala Stove Project has
installed the following number of
stoves each year:
2000 - 25
2001 - 195
2002 - 535
2003 - 700
2004 - 1000
2005 - 1000 or more
(predicted)
The group has never received
financial assistance from CIDA,
Most of us think of life
insurance as a way to protect
our family financially when
we die. But insurance coverage can go
beyond that basic need, to enhance the
value of an estate.
Of course, an insurance policy’s
primary purpose should be to ensure
that your loved ones won’t find
themselves in difficulty. But consider
using life insurance to leave more to
your heirs, other beneficiaries or even
charity.
You can do this through a permanent
life insurance policy, such as
universal life or participating whole
life, which provides both insurance
and an investment component. The
insurance portion will take care of
basic insurance requirements, while
the investment portion can be used to
boost the value of your estate.
For example, when you take out
a universal life policy, a portion of
the premiums you pay go toward
insurance, with the rest going into
the policy’s investment component
(sometimes known as the cash or
savings portion). The money in the
investment component is sheltered
from tax, resulting in faster growth
than if money is invested outside the
policy.
When you die, your heirs receive
the face value of the policy’s life
insurance, as well as the value of the
investment portion of the policy. Both
are tax-free to beneficiaries, so they
receive the entire amount of the policy
and its investments.
With universal life, you have some
control over the investment portion
because you can choose from a
number of investment options offered
by insurers. Typical choices include
investments whose returns are linked
to the performance of brand name
mutual funds, guaranteed interest
accounts or stock market indexes.
The wealth that accumulates in the
investment component will depend on
but they are hoping CIDA will
hear about the project and offer
the group some assistance. “We’re
working on a proposal to CIDA, but
our volunteers aren’t necessarily
skilled in writing these types of
proposals. It’s the toughest part for
us”.
For more information on the
Guatemala Stove Project, visit
www.guatemalastoveproject.org or
call Tom Clarke at 613-267-5202
(Perth). For more information on
the Ottawa Centre Green Party,
visit www.ottawagreens.ca or call
235-6647.
Increase the value
of your estate with life insurance
the deposit paid and performance of
underlying investments.
How much you pay in premiums and
how often is generally up to you. In
most cases you can pay whatever you
wish. However, there are governmentimposed
maximums based on factors
such as your age, gender, expected
lifespan and the face value of the
policy.
This flexibility is what makes
universal life such a valuable estateplanning
tool. You can start small,
with the goal of providing financial
protection for your family in the event
of your death. As you grow older and
find yourself with more disposable
income or cash flow, you can focus
on the investment component of the
policy.
You’re a good candidate for
universal life if you have money
left over to invest after your basic
financial, investment and insurance
needs are met-including maximizing
yearly Registered Retirement
Savings Plan (RRSP) contributions
and paying down loans. This type of
policy is suitable, not only for those
seeking insurance flexibility and a
way to enhance estate values, but
for those who need additional taxsheltered
growth after making RRSP
contributions.
Speak to your investment or
insurance representative about how
you can use life insurance as a taxeffective
way to enhance the value of
your estate.
Bob Jamieson, CFP
Edward Jones
Investment Representative
Tel: (613) 526-3030
Insurance and annuities are offered
by Edward Jones Insurance Agency
(except in Québec). In Québec,
insurance and annuities are offered
by Edward Jones Insurance Agency
(Québec) Inc.

OCTOBER 2005
150 year old bur oak
By Missy Fraser
The 150 year old oak at
88 Bellwood now sits
perched on the edge a busy
construction zone. Development of
the former school site commenced
in late August and since then a
steady stream of construction
vehicles and equipment have been
busy excavating, preparing service
connections and readying the site
for construction. Over twenty
mature trees have been cut down at
the site in advance of construction.
A 50 foot high stand of American
white elm behind the existing
residence on Willard Ave was
felled in mid September despite a
recommendation from the Ottawa
Forests and Greenspace Advisory
Committee to preserve the trees.
With the removal of these mature
trees the 150 year old bur oak on
Bellwood is the final remnant
of the century old neighborhood
greenspace. The health of the large
oak appears to have deteriorated
since last spring when noted
botanist Albert Dugal observed it
to be a vital and healthy specimen
with potential for another 150
years of growth. During June’s
heat wave the oak experienced UV
damage to large areas of the foliage
and developed a secondary fungal
infection; conditions from which
most healthy trees will rebound
in time. However, a large oozing
wound at the base to the trunk was
discovered by local residents in
early June. Residents contacted City
forester Craig Huff and developer
Charlesfort to alert them to the
significant wound on the oak and
requesting that a TLC plan be put
into place as quickly as possible to
ensure the oak’s future. As of mid
September the large oozing wound
appears to have gone untended.
Protocols for construction
protection of the oak appear to
have been haphazardly attended to.
Whether it’s a two-minute
walk to the corner store
for bread, or a one-hour
commute to work, each one of your
trips is of great interest to the region’s
transportation planners.
In fact, your daily travels will be the
prime focus of a large multi-government
survey being conducted this fall. The
Origin-Destination Survey will not
only gather information about where
you went in the course of one day, it also
hopes to provide local transportation
planners with information on why,
when, and how you went as well.
A shared undertaking by all three
levels of government, the $1 million
survey is a joint project of the City
of Ottawa, the Ville de Gatineau,
Tread marks from heavy machinery
now score the ground under the bur
oak’s canopy. Driving construction
vehicles or machinery over the root
zone of a mature tree results in
damaging root compaction making
it difficult for the roots to absorb
water and nutrients. The further
result of machinery traffic under
the oak is that the grade of the earth
covering the critical root zone has
been altered. According to Albert
Dugal changing the grade around
the base of a bur oak is one of the
quickest ways to end the life of
one on these trees. In recent years,
a stand of similar oaks at Carleton
University died due to changes in
the surrounding grade. Building
materials and earth have been
pushed up against the base of the
88 Bellwood oak partially covering
the large wound. The fence that
has been erected to protect the tree
falls several feet short of including
the western edge of the tree’s
canopy leaving the sensitive root
area directly below vulnerable to
damage by construction vehicles.
Building materials and a go-hut
are sitting on these parts of the root
area.
Several residents attended the
June 28th Planning and Environment
Committee meeting when site
plans for 88 Bellwood were
approved. Residents who spoke to
the committee were particularly
concerned that the tree protection
plan submitted by Charlesfort was
insufficient to protect the oak tree
and ensure its long term survival.
On behalf of ECOS (the
environmental committee of
OSCA) Mike Lascelles made a
presentation that referenced expert
advice and industry standards for
tree protection during construction.
In light of this information Mr.
Lascelles advised that the oak tree
would require more space than the
site plans permitted if the tree were
to survive and continue to grow.
He suggested that reasonable
the National Capital Commission,
OC Transpo, STO, the Ministry of
Transportation of Ontario and the
Ministère des Transports du Québec.
Trip information from 25,000
randomly selected householdsapproximately
60,000 people, or
five per cent of the National Capital
Region’s population-will be gathered
through confidential 10 minute
telephone interviews.
Origin-destination surveys are
conducted every 10 years in the
National Capital Region, and are as
fundamental to transportation planning
as the Census is to demography.
Participants will be asked questions
about ALL of the trips they made the
previous day, by any method. That
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Dark Water
Good Shepherd
Land of the Dead
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1123 Bank Street -- 730-1256
adjustments in the site layout
could permit this. These concerns
and recommendations were not
responded to.
Another resident’s delegation
to the committee presented
internal city documents accessed
through the Municipal Freedom
of Information Act that indicated
some city staff were unconvinced
that the parkette proposed around
the bur oak would provide enough
room for the tree. The documents
also revealed concerns about future
maintenance and responsibility for
the oak tree. Plans approved by
the P&E committee indicate that
means walking, cycling, driving-even
rollerblading, will all be considered
relevant, as long as each excursion has
an origin, a destination, and a purpose.
Walking around the block, or other
trips classified as exercise, will not be
valid.
Survey organizers want participants
to know that the information gathered
will be secure. Residents will know it’s
a legitimate survey interviewer if the
words ‘Origin-Destination’ appear on
the call display. Residents without call
display are encouraged to phone the
call centre directly at 613-688-5050.
They guarantee that no personal
information can be traced back to
a specific household, and that the
data will be used exclusively for
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the surrounding parkette will be
public property but the large tree at
its centre will be privately owned
by the property owners of the new
residences who will be responsible
for care of the oak.
Throughout the process of the
rezoning of the property both the
City and the developer Charlesfort
promised that this heritage oak
would be protected. The City has
required that a bond be placed
on the bur oak payable by the
developer should the tree die within
a specified period. Requests to city
staff to indicate the amount of the
bond have gone unanswered.
Where did YOU go today? Government survey wants to know
transportation planning.
Transportation master plans,
environmental assessments, major
transportation network improvements,
transportation policies, and assessing
the impact of major development are
examples of how origin-destination
survey information is used.
R.A. Malatest and Associates
is carrying out the survey for the
government partners. Analysis of the
data will be provided by iTRANS
Consulting, a professional consulting
firm specializing in transportation
planning.
For more information on the 2005
Origin-Destination Survey, visit O-
Dsurvey.ca or phone 613-688-5050.

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Community Calendar
October 1 – Rummage Sale - Parkdale United
Church, 429 Parkdale at Gladstone, free parking.
9 a.m. to 12 p.m. for info: 728-8656.
Oct. 2 – CIBC run for the Cure on Parliament
Hill
Oct. 5 - Breaking out of the Rut, Abbotsford
house, see p. 16
Oct. 6 – Build Day for Play structure Brewer
Park
Oct. 6 - Laughing Matters Toastmasters club
is offering a six-session public speaking course
for just $10 to cover materials. The course begins
Thursday, October 6 from 6:30 to 8:30pm at 755
Somerset St. West at Empress, 3 rd floor. The
course continues on the first and third Thursdays
of the month until December.
For more information call Bob Lyle at 733-
0421 or email Jim Robinson at jim@eisa.com
Oct 13 – Elizabeth Hay, Carleton University,
2:30 pm, see p. 21
Oct. 15 – Firehall Design Open House 2 – 4
pm.
Oct. 15 – Community maintenance of the
Rideau River Waterfront, Gary Lum, 730-
4383
Oct. 18 – OSCA Board Meeting 7:30 pm
Firehall
Oct. 19 – Underground Sound, Valdy at 7:30
pm Glebe Community Centre. Tickets at OFC.
Oct. 21 – St. John’s Chamber Orchestra, St.
Thursday, September 8th
Joseph Church (Wilbrod & Cumberland) see p.
21
Oct. 22 – Fallfest, Windsor Park, 11 am to 1:30
pm see page 6
Nov. 1 – AGM OSCA, 7:30 pm. Win and
cheese, Firehall.
Nov. 7, Coffee with Clive Doucet, Second Cup
Sunnyside and BAnk, 10 am.
Nov. 18 – Pro organo great organ recitals.
8 pm. At Notre Dame Cathedral on Sussex.
Nov. 18 - 20 - Homes for the Holidays, 10 am
to 4 pm, see page 17.
Nov. 26 - Christmas Craft Sale. Mark your
calendar! Hintonburg Community Centre, 1064
Wellington St. New time, new vendors! Sat.
Nov. 26 th 10am-6pm. Info: pat.edit@sympatico.
ca.
See page 4 for events at the Sunnyside Library.
See page 16 for events at Abbotsford House.
Any charitable group, service organization, or
community-based group is welcome to publicize
its events in OSCAR.
Please send information about your event to
OSCAR:
email: oscar@oldottawa.south
or
hand deliver to the Firehall office,
260 Sunnyside
Donate Your Used
Computer
Do you have a used
computer (or
peripherals) that you
were going to throw out?
World Computer Exchange is
an international educational nonprofit
focused on helping the
world’s poorest youth to bridge
the disturbing global divides in
information, technology and
understanding. WCE keeps
donated computers out of
landfills and gives them new life
connecting youth to the Internet
in developing countries.
To find out more about
WCE, log on to: http://
worldcomputerexchange.org/
To arrange a drop-off
in Ottawa, please call Jan
Sedivy at 613-744-7282 or
e-mail her at: JSedivy@
WorldComputerExchange.org
Editor’s thanks
Thanks to all of you who have contributed to
the content of this newspaper. You are the eyes
and ears of this community newspaper. The
OSCAR is an important way for us to communicate
with each other. Through our community
newspaper we are better able to have a sense of
identity that helps to make us feel proud of the
neighbourhood in which we live.
Colin Ashford
J. Ashford
Amy Bell
Mary Belotti
David Chernushenko
Graham Deline
Patty Deline
Paul Dewar
Clive Doucet
Leo Doyle
Missy Fraser
Lalita Fugueredo
Lynn Graham
Dennis Gruending
Stephen A. Haines
Jenny Haysom
James Hunter
Bob Jamieson
Michael Jenkin
Mike Lascelles
Brenda Lee
Sarah Lindsay
Gary Lum
George Martin
Brendan McCoy
Peter McGregor
Sheila Noble
Richard Ostrofsky
Brenda Pacitto
Mary Pal
Carolyn Pullen
Peter Robiinson
Christine Rowe
Rick Sutherland
Pat Sadavoy
Brian Tansey
Lisa Xing
Zoscha
WCE is looking for
volunteers:
• Marketing coordinator: to
develop ad/publicity campaign
• Event coordinator: to
organize annual city-wide
donation event
• Fundraising coordinator: to
solicit sponsorship money from
companies
• Donations coordinator:
to solicit cash and equipment
donations from companies
• Volunteer coordinator: to
recruit volunteers to help with
equipment collection, testing
and packing equipment for
shipment
• Donations collector(s): to
pick up corporate donations
during office hours
Contact Jan Sedivy if
interested.

OCTOBER 2005
Classy ads cont’d
Francophone nanny to look after 2 one-year
old children starting Dec 05 Monday through
Friday. Experienced, nurturing, non-smoker
and knowledge of infant/child CPR. Must
love children and educate kids in active
play. Responsibilities include healthy meal
preparation and daily outings with children.
Drivers license an asset. Will consider live-in
arrangement in our Grove Avenue home. Note:
friendly family dog. If you possess a stable,
verifiable, childcare work history and excellent
references - we would like to hear from you.
Call 730-1225.
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Bilingual or francophone nanny wanted for
January to care for a one-year old in our home.
Approximately 25 hours per week, mostly
afternoons and early evenings. Willing to share
child care with another family. Must be energetic
and a non-smoker. Experience/references or
formal training required. 730-1710
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Housekeeper Needed: two days/week, total of 6
hours, $10.00/hour. Fentiman Ave.
Call Jackie 730-4791
45 Ossington Avenue
Ottawa, Ontario K1S 3B5
613-730-0746
Fax: 613-730-4222
Email: gstokoe@rogers.com
www.gordonstokoearchitect.com
Your
To book
a
Marketplace
ad,
call Gayle
at
730-1058.
The OSCAR - OUR 31 st YEAR
Old Ottawa South family seeking full time child
care for 9 month old boy. Nanny sharing or
licensed home care preferred. Prior experience,
energy and reliability a must. Call 730-7636.
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Holistic home childcare in Old Ottawa South
needs a daycare giver Assistant. If you love
children and have some related experience,
please call Ellen at 526-2202
Lost & Found
Found - Black hoodie with valuables, on
Ossington Ave late June. Please call 730-0373
to identify.
Looking For
Female companion age 40 to 65 by retired
widowed professional. Healthy, fine-looking,
with sense of humour. Enjoys travel, reading,
gardening and outdoor activities. 730-2173.
PERSONAL FINANCIAL PLANNING
We will review your current financial position.
Then we will recommend a plan that is
designed to achieve your goals.
RICK SUTHERLAND, CLU, CFP, R.F.P.
1276 Wellington Street Ottawa, ON K1Y 3A7
798-2421
email: rick@invested-interest.ca
www.invested-interest.ca
Marketplace
Rehabilitative Massage Therapy Services
Sarah-Lynn Hill
Reg’d Massage Therapist and Yoga Instructor
Sports/MVA Injury, Pre/Post Operative,
Maintenance, Pregnancy
Tel: 613-355-7272 Email: info@rmts-ca.com
Web: www.rmts-ca.com
Clinic located on Riverdale Ave in OOS
By appointment only
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Recycle Empty Ink Cartridges for
Canadian Diabetes Association
Recycling can make a difference for our
environment. Recycling can help support the
Canadian Diabetes Association. Donate your empty
ink cartridges or cell phones to Diabetes Recycle Ink.
For more information please call 1-800-505-5525.

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OCTOBER 2005
CLASSY ADS
CLASSY ADS are free for Old Ottawa South residents (except for businesses
or for business activity) and must be submitted in writing to: The
OSCAR, at the Old Firehall, 260 Sunnyside, or sent by email to oscar@oldottawasouth.ca
by the deadline. Your name and contact information (phone
number or email address) must be included. Only your contact info will
appear unless you specify otherwise. The editor retains the right to edit or
exclude submissions. The OSCAR takes no responsibility for items, services
or accurary. For business advertising inquiries, call 730-1058.
For Sale
Curio Cabinet with lights and adjustable shelves.
Cost $800, will sell for $110. Denise at 730-
1546.
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1 set of gas logs 15”, 50,000 BTU for either a
masonry or factory built fireplace - $650. Queen
size brass head and foot boards, $400. Mahogany
desk with glass top, $1,000. Michael at 730-
7899.
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Antique steamer trunk in good condition: $150,
Dog transporter: $25, Cat transporter with
grooming equipment: $25, Fire screen: $20. Call
730 3928.
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1996 Volvo 850 GLE. Certified, e-tested,
automatic, sun roof, new tires. 187,000 km.
Asking $6,900. Great value! Barry at 731-3231
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Antique Lady’s and Gentleman’s chairs (pair),
needlepoint upholstery, need some repairs,
$500 Victorian loveseat, also needs repair, $150
Cheval-style mirror, beveled glass, Eastlake ash
frame, $600 please call 730-0373
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Dell 15” colour monitor, dark grey. Reasonable
offer accepted. Call Robert 730-3194.
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Pressure washer gas powered by Honda, quiet/
powerful, approx 10 hours on unit, fully portable.
Wagner electric spray paint gun. Ideal for fences,
lattice work and siding. Fred at 730-3096.
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Art Deco inspired wall unit with dual display
towers, dry bar, and place for TV, books, stereo
components and file drawer. Call Fred at 730-
3096 and I can Email you photos.
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Very comfortable wing chair and ottoman. Dark
blue fabric with motif in muted colours. Call 730-
2377 after 6 p.m.
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ZANDSTRA speedskates w. insulated boots,
W’s size 8: $90, Red Trail-a-bike: $75, Two
beechwood kid’s chairs (IKEA): $20, Flowering
Strelitzia Regina (“Bird of Paradise”) in 20” pot:
$45, Karate sparring gear and uniforms for kids
age 6 to 10; Little used hockey shoulder pads for
6 to 9 year old. Phone: 730-0136
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30” IKEA computer desk - $15, small size
aquarium - $10. 60 cm Leclerc loom - $20. 730-
1469.
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Kenmore Super Capacity washer – 2001.
Excellent condition - $175. 730-7428.
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Power chair for sale: “Jazzy” by Pride. Under 5
years old in perfect condition, hardly used. Battery
easily recharged by plugging into household
outlet. Seatbelt, 3 speeds, 4 wheels, a comfortable
seat with armrests and a folding footrest. Original
cost: $5000 only $1800. Cheryl at 526-3913, 9
– 4 or at 748029 after 6.
Smoked glass coffee with IKEA
base - $35. 730-6562
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Two-year-old Graco front-toback
double stroller. In good
condition. $60. Little Tikes
small cube play structure,$20.
Call 730-5195.
Wanted
Screen for Projecting slides,
out-going message tape for
answering machine (regular size, not micro-tape),
old fencing or gates of any material or height.
730-4804.
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Occasional Help over 18. Assistance for dinner
parties – preparation, service, dish-washing.
Typically 4 – 10 pm. Pamela: weekdays – 944-
8378, evgs/weekends – 730-7137.
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Books wanted by Old Ottawa South resident. Any
you’d like to get rid of. Phone Rick at: 737-7825
or email: richardmetzler@rogers.com
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Small (approx. 5 gallon) aquarium/tank and
accessories for reptile; cross country skis for 5 &
8-year old girls. Ph. 733-4281
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Looking for AVENT Breast Pump with or without
accessories, 730-7325.
For Rent
Lovely three bedroom home on Glen Ave., fully
furnished, parking for two cars. Available Nov.
1st to May 1st (some flexibility) call 730-7921
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Large neat bedroom on 135 Hopewell Ave, free
parking, all included, $450/month. Smoke-free,
no alcohol, quiet and no pets. Available November
1. Call: Zhiqi at 730-7687.
Wanted to Rent
Responsible family of 3 urgently needs shortterm
accommodation while renovating. House sit
or rental. Call Michael or Leslie at 7292629.
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We are a professional couple (university
professor and writer/editor) looking for furnished
accommodation from December 1, 2005 to
February 28, 2006. 730-1497.
Child &Housekeeping
Experienced, in-home Caregiver has spaces
available. Indoor and outdoor activities arranged.
Meals and snacks are provided. For more
information contact: Kris – 730-0807
cont’d on page 35
ENVIRONMENTALLY-
FRIENDLY CLEANING
One-time, weekly,
bi-monthly or monthly.
Four years experience.
(We also sit homes)
729-2751
RENOVATOR
AVAILABLE
Renovator, experienced with
old houses and living in the
area. Decks, carpentry, electric,
windows and much more
– creative and reasonably
priced.
297-8079
Abbeyfield House
425 Parkdale
A non-profit residence for
independent seniors
10 rooms with private bath
Good food, modest fees
Short-stay room available
Near market, shops and
services
Call 729-4817 for info/tour
www.magma.ca~Abbeyfot/Index.htm
Experienced
House Cleaner
Highly experienced house-
cleaner available. Excellent
service, referneces available,
reasonable rates.
Call: 777-7903
ASTOLOT
EDUCATIONAL
CENTRE
Tutoring
$35.00 per hour
All Subjects – All Grades
No sign up fee
No minimum sessions
260-5996
NOW ON
SEED&SUET
SALE
1500 Bank St. 521-7333
www.wbu.com/ottawa
QUALITY BIRDSEED
NATURE GIFTS
FIELD GUIDES
OPTICS
FEEDER REPAIRS
FREE PARKING
SEED&SUET SALE
NYJER $1.49/lb
FREE STORAGE
SALE ENDS OCT. 31st