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Page 4 The OSCAR - OUR 31 st YEAR OCTOBER 2005 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. The OSCAR - OUR 31 st YEAR 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. Page 5 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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