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Ottawa South Community Association Review
Volume 17 Number 3
December 1989
Ottawa South
helps Santa
by Rosemary Fitzpatrick
Over 100,000 people bundled up and lined our city streets on November 18 to
watch the 20th Annual Help Santa Toy Parade sponsored by the Ottawa Fire
Fighters.
Children and adults alike were entranced by the clowns, bands and the
many floats, but the main attraction, of course, was the jolly fellow himself,
Santa Claus. The first snowfall of the year added to the festivities.
18,000 toys
Parade Chairperson, A1 Karkkainen says over $50,000 dollars in cash
donations and over 18,000 toys were collected this year. Karkkainen attributes the success of the parade to the number of persons in attendance and
the fact that all proceeds go to the needy. Donations are turned over to the
Salvation Army for distribution at Christmas.
Locally, the largest corporate sponsor to the parade, Patty’s Place in Ottawa South, surpassed their expected goal of $10,000, with over $15,000 cash,
due to the tremendous support of patrons, businesses in Ottawa, and volunteers who collected money on Patty’s annual "pub run".
Still time to donate
Please remember that if you have not already donated and your expecting
an influx of new toys in your home this Christmas, all 14 Ottawa Fire Stations will be accepting toys (in good condition) until December 16th. Our local
station is #10 at Fifth and O’Connor in the Glebe.
See Santa Parade photos on page 2!
Michael Friend Is anxious for Christmas In Ottawa South.
Contributors thanked at Donor’s Reception
There’s anew feeling erupting in The
Glebe Centre as the THANK$ A
MILLION fundraising campaign approaches $350,000.00.
On Thursday, October 26, a special Donors’ Reception was held to
recognize exceptional contributions.
Wedding gift donations
Among the recipients were Cathy
Crosby and Bruce Hudson, who
asked their wedding guests to give
any wedding gifts in the form of
donations to The Glebe Centre in
memory of Cathy’s mother, Lillian
Lambert.
Janice Bridgewater, Director of
Abbotsford House, her staff and their
families organized a garage sale one
Saturday. Wendy Boone, Supervisor
of Housekeeping at The Glebe
Centre organized a 4-hour boat
cruise from Gananoque in July.
A family Fair in September was
made possible thank$ to the talents
of Soji Perinbam, Colleen Brownrigg,
Betty Donnelly, Bonnie Hyland,
Judy Smith, Ollie Goodes, Crystelle
Gallant, Jim McKeen, John Denofrio
and Pierre-Paul LaFrennier.
Mrs. Marion McMillan, a resident, and her son, Dr. Carl McMillan, a former resident of The
Glebe Centre.
Bingos
The Riverside Kiwanis have
maintained the new van, have volunteered for bingos and have sold many
car raffle tickets.
Over a six week period, volunteers ran a bingo to raise funds for
The Glebe Centre. These dedicated
individuals included: Ken McClymont, Bill Bloom, Margaret
Fitzpatrick, Vivian Hill, Marjorie
Howard, Pauline Kimber, Albina
Lacelle, Steve May, Margaret Orrell,
Nettie Scharf, Doreen Searle and
Dorothy Steele.
The Sage Kiwanis, The Royal
Bank, The Bank of Nova Scotia,
Hulse and Playfair and John
Denofrio of Shamrock Parking also
made significant pledges and contributions.
Courtyard pledge
The Older Veterans Association
made a pledge towards an outdoor
courtyard to be named after a longtime Glebe Centre resident and
member of the Association -- George
McCann.
Last, but not least, The Glebe
Business Group sponsored a funfilled Casino Night at Lansdowne
Park on September 27,1989.
These friends and neighbours
have shown their good will and
generosity to help us provide the
level of care and service which our
senior citizens deserve and need.
Their tremendous contributions
total $64,030.00 and do not go unnoticed — we cannot thank you
enough!
Our fundraising campaign is still
in full swing. Projects include VIP
dinners, a Loonie collection contest,
the raffling of a sporty Daytona Shelby on December 24, 1989 and a
Wayne Rostad special scheduled for
April, 1990!
We hope the Ottawa-Carleton
community will continue to
generously support our campaign.
Anyone wishing to contribute or assist with the campaign is invited to
contact Susan LeConte.
THANK$ A MILLION!
Maria DaSilva
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Firehall News:
This is going to be one of the busiest places in the neighbourhood throughout
December! For those of us who covet handcrafted gift ideas of just like to
browse, the Association will be hosting it’s annual Holiday Craft Fair on Sunday, December 3 from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. The Ottawa Centre Hockey
Association will be on hand to provide hungry shoppers with a tea room and
bake sale where goodies of all sorts will be available.
Christmas Potluck
On December 7 the Association will be celebrating the Firehall Staff and
all of the people who have given generously of their time in the course of the
last year as volunteers with another great annual event-the Christmas Potluck Dinner.
Just to make sure that the adults in the neighbourhood don’t forget how
to relax and have a good time the Association is going to get things revved up
with a Holiday Dance on December 16 starting at 8:00 p.m. and featuring the
neighbourhood’s favourite band-Bruce and the Burgers. Since this is a
licensed event, you must be over 18 to attend. Tickets are available at the
Firehall for $10.00 each. Get together with some friends and neighbours and
come on out for a great time!
Rough Riding in style
Programmes
The Holiday Break Programme will be taking place at the Jack Purcell
Community Centre on December 27,28 & 29 and also on January 2,3,4 & 5.
For more information about this fun programme, which features a trip to
Smith Falls and an afternoon at the Kanata Wave Pool among other things,
call the Firehall at 564-1064.
Registration for O.S.C.A. Winter progammes will be taking place early in
January. We will be offering some of our usual popular programmes along
with some exciting new ones. So for more information watch for next months
OSCAR or for a flyer to come home from shcool with your child of just call us
at the Firehall.
Dear Editor...
Let me preface my remarks with the observation that I take pen
in hand at the urging of several members of the Ottawa South
community. Left alone, I would not indulge in what some might
wrongly perceive as "sour grapes."
I have just analyzed the latest issue of OSCAR, and in the words
of the old cliche, I am shocked and appalled! By my count, in a 12
page paper, supposedly written by, for and about Ottawa South
residents, there are only 2% pages of Ottawa South related items,
and some of these are only included because of the most tenuous
connection.
Shawna-Marie Young informs us on page three that all summer she had responsibility for "typing, filing, designing ads and
layout for OSCAR." The position of editor of OSCAR must include the
gathering of community columns, as well as reporting of local
events. I note the absense of regular established columns such as
WIGOS, OSWATCH, the alderman’s column, the sports page, and the
OSCA column. When was the last time you saw the editor’s byline
in OSCAR? If the current editor cannot or will not return OSCAR to
it s former high standards, then perhaps a change is in order?
Roger Camm
OSCAR has recently published letters complimenting us on the
paper and also taking us to task. We are glad to receive comments
and constructive criticism from our readers. Please write and let
us know your views. Letters should be addressed to OSCAR, 260
Sunnyside Avenue, Ottawa, K1S OR7.
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OSCA Notes
Ottawa South Community Association Presidents Report
by David Webber
At last the snows have come, and
winter has lain its white blanket over
our community.
OSCAR
Oscar is your community
newspaper. It is written, produced
and delivered by people in the community, your neighbours. The small
group from the community devote a
lot of their free time to putting this
paper together. It is not an easy task.
Need community writers
Over the last couple of months a
number of people have commented
that in OSCAR there seems to be less
news of what is going on in our community. I must confess that when I
hear this I am tempted to suggest
that they write an article themselves. But they do have a point. The
small OSCAR committee do a great
job but they are stretched very thin.
They need help in many areas. The
most pressing need is for reporters to
write articles on the community and
community events. Some people that
I approach to write articles say that
they don’t know what to write about.
We can help. There are events going
on in the community that need to be
covered. These include the dance at
the Firehall with Bruce and the
Burgers, the Craft Fair, the summer
concert series, coverage of sporting
events such as Hockey, Soccer, TBall and many of the sports and
recreational programs (including my
favourite the dog obedience classes).
It would be interesting to have a
series of articles on local businesses
such as Hillary’s Cleaners (and how
David Hillary is so cheerful at such
an early hour of the morning), Dairy
Queen, Boushey’s, Chiang or one the
long established or the newer antique stores.
Local history
There is a wealth local history
which should be written about. Did
you know that St. Margaret Mary’s
Church was built as a Presbyterian
Kirk ? When I listen to Doug Bruce
talk about the great days when
Brighton Beach was a busy and bustling place and when I hear the son
of late Dr. Grant (formerly of 439
Riverdale Avenue) talking of how
Windsor Park was assembled, I
know that we should write the
stories down so that newcomers and
our children will understand some of
our past. It would be interesting to
have articles on people in the community, what their background is,
where they come from, what is the
story behind the number plate of
Southminster’s Rev. Stuart
Hewlett’s car - REV STU?
One of the great things about Ottawa South is the wide mix of people,
from Olympic Gold Medallists to
former Cabinet Ministers, TV
repairmen, and carpenters to public
servants, from 90 year olds to the
very young. Profiles of individuals
would be interesting and fun. There
is also room for a column of smaller
happenings in the community such
as significant anniversaries such as
the Switzers (Brighton Avenue), or
birthdays, or the Gillich’s moving
back to Euclid after two years in
residence at Carleton, or "former
Cabinet Minister (Aylmer Street
area) seen jogging along canal - is he
running for office ?"
So you can see there is no
shortage of things to write about,
there is just a shortage of people to
write about them. If you would like
to get involved and write on one of
the above subjects or have an idea for
other articles or just have a titbit of
information that you would like to
share with the rest of the community
call Susan Rejall at the Firehall 5647227 or 564-1064, or Emyr Parry at
237-3949. You can make the difference.
Changes to ward
boundaries
There is a proposal before City
Council to alter the ward boundaries.
The recent growth in the populations
of the outer, in particular the
southern wards has resulted in an
imbalance of ward sizes and a consequent increasing work load pressures for Aldermen in these areas.
Capital Ward, at present, consists of
Ottawa South, The Glebe and Dows
Lake. The proposal before council
would expand Capital Ward to take
in the area around Billings Bridge.
This does make some sense. There
are already some close ties. Many in
Ottawa shop at Billings Bridge or
dine in style at McDonalds. This
would provide more balance to the
Ward as the Glebe has twice the
population of Ottawa South and its
concerns, of necessity, are given
greater attention. On reflection, it
would make more sense, if the boundaries are to change, to expand Capital Ward to include Ottawa East,
that area south and east of the Canal
up to the Queensway. This area
shares many of the same development pressures as we do in Ottawa
South, and we have worked closely
with their community association on
a number of issues including the
development of Landsdowne Park.
Neighbourhood Plan
The Ottawa South Neighbourhood Plan is ten years old. Many in
the community put in a lot of time
and effort to put this plan together.
The Neighbourhood Plan guides
development in the community and
covers areas such as traffic, commercial development and recreation. The
one-way system on Grove, Glen,
Hopewell and Cameron were the
result of this plan, as were the stop
signs on Grosvenor and the one-way
system on Euclid. The neighbourhood plan was approved by City
Council however, for a variety of
reasons, it was never confirmed by
the Ontario Municipal Board. The
City of Ottawa has prepared the
draft of a new Official Plan for Ottawa to guide overall development in
the City. Those communities whose
neighbourhood plans have not been
approved by the Ontario Munici^.l
Board have been given the opportunity to prepare a summary of the
key principles of the Neighbourhood
Plans that can be included in
Ottawa’s Official Plan and thus be
approved by the Ontario Municipal
Board. You might ask why this is important.
Basic principal
One of the basic principals of the
Ottawa South plan is that the community should be primarily single
family homes. If this principal is endorsed by the Ontario Municipal
Board, the Board will be guided by
this principle when deciding on
specific development plans which
are appealed to them. If the Plan is
not endorsed by the Board they are
not bound to take the Neighbourhood
Plan into account. This becomes very
important when dealing with issues
such as the development of Woodbine Place.
OSWATCH
The key principles have been extracted from the Plan by the OSWATCH group headed by Donna
Walsh (Bellwood Ave.) The summary
neighbourhood plan is included elsewhere in this issue for your informa-
tion. This summary does not represent a change from the Neighbourhood Plan, but only includes the
principles and not the detail of which
corners there should be stop signs on,
where streets should be narrowed
and which streets should be one way.
In future years, any changes to these
principles would require the public
participation and input from the
community.
Tall end
The Roger Young driving the red
Miata two seater sports car is not the
minister of Trinity Anglican, but the
other Roger Young (Aylmer Ave).
And yes, it is your President driving
the blue Miata. Well, when you get to
my age you have to have something
to remember your youth ! I told my
long suffering wife that she could
have the station wagon and that I
would yet a smaller car which had
good gas milage. Was she ever
surprised!
Dance
Come along for community dance
with Bruce and the Burgers (aka the
Glebe Teachers Band). Those who
came last year had a great time
remembering and creating fond
memories.
Best wishes for the Christmas
season from your Community Association. Make it your New Year’s
resolution to ask, not what you community association can do for you
but what you can do for your community association.
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system does cover the whole of Ottawa South, plus the houses between Avenue and Main. There are however a few streets where we
need deliverers
If you would like to help us please call at 2312762. Apologies to the co-ordinators and distributors whose names
were incorrectly spelt.
Your suggestions concerning distribution were very helpful. We
shall be implementing some of them in the coming months.
Zone C2: Kathy Paterson (co-ordinator), Alan McCullogh, The Hects, Jenny Wilson, Bill McCauley, Dan Byrne, The Wiggin Family.
Zone D: Leonard Gerbrandt (co-ordinator), Patti Angus, Harold Sprott, Lisa and Julie Hauser,
The Smalls, Andi Gray, The Youngs, Jesse Neufeld, Tony Hauser, The Stantons, Bree and David
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Proceeds support peace work
in the community
organized by
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The Urban Naturalist
Squirrels in Winter
by Victoria Dickenson
and Jeff Harrison
Sometimes when casting around for
column ideas we tend to miss the obvious. Over the last two years we
have talked a lot about birds, plants,
trees and recently about local mammals. This column we are devoting to
the most visible of our urban mammals, the terror of the bird feeder,
high-branch acrobat, and general
nuisance-the squirrel.
Daring and cheeky
It never ceases to amaze us that
squirrels are not overunning the
neighbourhood. Squirrels are so
daring and cheeky that bird feeder
owners and flower gardeners like
ourselves find it hard to imagine that
tenacity is not rewarded by long life.
Our local pair always manages at
least one brood of four each spring.
Come fall, there always seems to be
at least eight of them cavorting
under the feeders or digging up the
newly planted tulip bulbs.
We have noticed, however, that
every spring that number of squirrels is about the same as last year.
Cats, dogs, even owls find a squirrel
a tasty meal. Our friends on Wendover watched one year as a whole
brood of baby spuirrels was systematically carried off by a female
cat. Aggressive dogs are relentless
chasers of squirrels, although usually they are unsuccessful. Occasionally a Great Homed Owl invades the
neighbourhood. Unwary squirrels
are likely to be a prime target.
City life
Besides predators, squirrels have
to learn early the ways of life in the
big city. Young squirrels must not
listen very well to their mothers,
since each spring we find numbers of
small flattened squirrels on the road.
Our backyard has about equal
numbers of black and grey squirrels.
Black squirels are not a different
species; rather they are a melanistic
colour phase of the gray squirrel.
Black squirrels tend to be more common in cities, and are rarely found in
the country. In fact, in the United
States black squirrels are found in
only a few north-eastern cities, and
are generally absent from rural
areas.
mon in cities. Many of the squirrels’
natural predators find it easier to see
and hunt black squirrels than gray
squirrels. Since these predators
(hawks and owls as well as predatory
animals) are mostly absent in the
cities, black squirrels are not selectively removed from the population.
Urban opportunities
Despite the high number of
squirels who insist on playing in the
traffic, our local squirrels are very
well adapted to the urban environment. There is little doubt that the
density of the urban population far
exceeds that of rural areas. In the
urban environment there are many
more oportunities for securing food
than in the wilderness.
Master beggars
Besides being feeder-raiders,
squirrels are masters of begging for
handouts in city parks. They have
also benefitted from our planting of
nut and fruit trees and, given the
chance, are not above moving right
into our houses to spent the winter!
In this season it is not uncommon for
squirrels to den together in small
family groups. In summer squirrels
build leaf nests in deciduous tress
throughout the neighbourhood.
Squirrel-proof?
Tuffy is long gone, and our
present squirrels have given up on
acrobatics, relying instead on spillage from the feeders, or raids on the
rabbit pen. The rabbits are peaceable
animals and watch their distant
cousins root through the stale
peanut butter sandwich crusts, and
half-eaten apples. And we’ve given
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up on trying to control their incursions, though we draw the line at
raids on the garbage, and have spent
a good sum on reasonably squirrelproof containers. Reasonably squirrel-proof. Each heavy duty vinyl can
bears the marks of unsuccessful attempts (so far!) at chewing a way in.
Mammal column
Note: The recent mammal
column brought some very interesting comment from local residents
such as Hendrik Watchelka who has
seen weasel by the Rideau River at
Vincent Massey Park and quite likely a Coyote in the same area. An
added bonus on the Sawmill Creek
cleanup was meeting and talking to
Sandy Parsons who saw a Cougar
(animal variety) in the vicinity of the
Main Street Bridge! Despite all the
controversy about Cougar sightings
there can be little mistaking such a
large distinctive animal.
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Butternut crazy
In fall and winter, squirrels
prefer nuts with high calorific value
such as hickory, butternut and walnuts, but of course eat acorns as well.
Our local squirrels go a little crazy
when butternuts are ready for harvesting. We watch our backyard residents making the perilous trip across
the road and through several dogand-cat-patrolled yards to reach the
butternut tree one street over. These
nuts along with the seeds (keys) of
maples form the major portion of the
squirrels diet from early fall right
throughout the winter.
Super squirrel
Our bird feeders are well
patronized by the local squirrels.
Over the years we have learned to
respect their tenacity and ingenuity
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In Southern Ontario, researchers
suspect that gray squirrels are more
common in rural areas around the
Great Lakes, with black squirrels
predominant in the cities and in
central and nothem Ontario. The
predominance of gray squirrels in
the southern part of their range and
black squirrels in more notherly
(rural areas) is a bit of a puzzle since
we usually see whiter colours in
small fur-bearers at higher
latitudes, not the reverse.
Researchers also have a theory as
to why black squirrels are more com-
at reaching the feeders and have
learned to live with them. One
celebrated individual we nick-named
"Tuffy Super Squirrel." Tuffy would
launch himself from an adjoining
limb and literally fly to our old flat
top feeder, the force of his landing
scattering Evening Grosbeaks and
sometimes causing him to rebound
right off the feeder to the snow below.
Occasionally, he would misjudge the
jump, and end up clinging to the
feeder edge by his paws. We hadn’t
the heart to chase Tuffy away from
his hard-won snack at our expense.
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The Department of Recreation and Culture has a Christmas stocking full of activities
and ideas designed to keep your family active over the holidays.
Holiday on Ice
Enjoy an old - fashioned Family Skating Party during the Christmas season .
Glide in and about decorated trees over ice lit by glowsticks, as the strains
of Christmas carols fill the air.Come to Canterbury Arena, 2185 Arch Street,
Sunday, December 17, 1:00 to 1:50 p.m. or J. Alph Dulude Arena, 941
Clyde, Wednesday, December 20, 7:00 to 7:50 p.m.
Admission $2.00 per person; $5.00 per family.
Pack up your skates and help create a fantasy on ice at Sandy Hill Arena's
Boxing Day Icerama. Fun for the whole family on Tuesday, December 26
from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Admission $2.00 per person; $5.00 per family.
Programme des Fêtes
Pour la saison des Fêtes nous offrons
un échanttillonnage d'activités
accessible pour toute la famille.
Patinage
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Free public skating is available throughout the holiday season at all 10 of
the City of Ottawa’s Indoor Arenas for details on the Christmas schedule call
564-1181 or the Arena nearest you.
Gross Country Skiing
This special Christmas package consists on two, three hour lessons
available to skiiers interested in Novice, Intermediate 2 and Skating 1
lessons. Tuesday, December 26 and Sunday, December 31 9:00 a.m. to 12
noon at the Terry Fox Athletic Facility, Mooneys Bay Park.
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Cost: $31 for children, $36 for adults and $47 for skating lessons.
Pour plus de renseignements composez le 564-1181.
Christmas Swims
Ski de fond
A special public swimming schedule ensures lots of splash between
Saturday December 23,1989 to January 5,1990.
For more information please call 564-1023.
L École municipale de ski de fond offre un spécial de Noël Ces cours
spéciaux comprennent deux leçons de trois heures. Ils sont destinés aux
novices, au niveau ( Si les conditions atmosphérique le permettent
The Spirit of Christmas
Installation déthlétisme
Terry Fox
2690, promenade Riverside
Parc Mooney’s Bay
564-1094
As a warm up to Christmas, your family is invited to the Billings Estate
Museum. The Museum is hosting two mini-workshops for Children 8 to
12 yrs. Admission to the Museum is free; Mini-Workshops $1.00 each.
Preregister by calling 564-1363 as space is limited.
mardi 26 et dimarche 31 décembre
9hà12h
31 $ enfants 36 $ adulte 47 $ patin
Christmas Break Programmes
Natation
Children ages 6 to 12 years can find fun and excitment over the holidays at
the follwing Community Centres:
Pour plus de renseignements composez le 564-1023 pendant les
heures de bureau.
COMMUNITY CENTRE & DATES
Noël en fête au Musée du domaine
Billings
/Canterbury
, 2185 Arch
i564-1068
Jan. 2,3,4,5.
2,3,4,5.
Carleton Heights
1665 Apeldoorn
564-1231
Jan. 2,3,4,5.
Dovercourt
411 Dovercourt
564-1072
Dec. 27,28.29,&
Jan. 2,3,4,è.
Foster Farm
1065 Ramsey
564-1256
Dec. 27.28,29, &
Jan. 2,3,4,5.
Michele Heights
2955 Michele
564-1258
Jan. 2,3,4,5.
Le Musée du domaine Billings vous invite à célébrer
des mini - ateliers. Le 10 décembre, les enfants de
cuisiner dans le foyer des premiers pionniers et aussi
de Noël. Pour réservation ou information appeler le
Noël en participant à
8 à 10 ans pourront
faire des décorations
564-1363.
Activités pour les aînés
Les aînés sont invités à une soirée de la guignolée
Centre
communautaire St. Pierre le jeudi 14 décembre, 17 h à 22 h.
La soirée débutera par un goûter et des chansons, suivi d'iine ballade en
autobus pour admirer les lumières de Noël à la colline du parlement et les
environs.
Renseignement et inscriptions 564-1017.
Fête de Noël communautaire
Du plaisir pour toute la famille!
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6 OSCAR December 1989
MP’s Column
Alderman’s Column
by Alderman Lynne Smyth
All in a Day
Environment Award
Is the company you work for environmentally clean? If so, why not
nominate it for CBC Radio’s All in a
Day Environmental Award by calling in your nomination to Miriam
Fry at 598-3437.
Environmental Steps
by Mac Harb, MP
The End of a National Dream
Canadians were outraged recently to
learn that the current government
will cut VIA Rail passenger service
in half - eliminating 18 out of the 38
routes in the country, and three
quarters of all trains. In Ottawa
alone, close to one third of the passenger trains will be cut.
Effect on jobs
The move will affect thousands of
jobs at VIA Rail and thousands more
in related businesses such as
tourism. The cuts will also cause
serious hardship to the elderly, the
disabled and the financially disadvantaged because members of these
groups travel by rail more than other
groups.
Regions hurt
People in the more remote regions
of the country, such as Atlantic
Canada and Northern Ontario
where rail services have been
crushed, will also be hurt by cuts to
VIA
In 1988, VIA Rail contributed
$860 million to the Canadian
economy and tourists who travelled
by train spent an additional $660
million. The government is ignoring
the fact that eliminating rail service
will hurt the Canadian economy.
Environmental concerns
Another disturbing element of
the decision to cut VIA Rail is that
the government seems to have ignored the environmental consequences of the cutbacks. Canadians will
be forced to increase their use of cars
and airplanes, causing further
damage to our environment and the
ozone layer.
When the current government
came to power it said to Canadians
about VIA Rail: "Use it or lose it".
Canadians used the train! In fact,
500,000 more Canadians rode trains
last year than the year before.
Now, Canadians from all walks of
life cannot understand why VIA Rail
passenger services is being dismantled. The railway has tied this
country together for a century and is
so historically significant that it is
called the ’National Dream’. The cuts
to VIA Rail will most certainly
destroy Canada’s dream of entering
the 21st century with a modem and
efficient rail passenger service.
I hope that you will join the millions of Canadians in saying to the
government "SAVE VIA RAIL".
Council approved the sale ofbackyard composters at a price of $15.00.
The market price is close to $100.00.
At a recent recycling conference
in Toronto, I had a chance to see a
sample of this backyard composter.
The design is great; uncomplicated,
durable and efficient. Judging from
the popularity of these units when offered by the City of Toronto, I would
suggest residents act promptly to
place an order once the program is
advertised.
With this special offer will be
promotion focusing on household
habits and consumer behaviour. It’s
good to see co-ordinated City-community efforsts to put the three "R’s"
- REDUCE, RE-USE, RECYCLE into action.
Chemicals
Action has also been taken on atmosphere damaging chemicals. The
City will whenever possible favour
products which are manufactured
with non-ozone depleting substances
and to recover ozone depleting substances prior to the disposal of cooling devices.
The Region has also been asked to
enact a By-law to control
chloroflurocarbons (CFC’s) and
Halon Emissions.
The public is to be congratulated
for sending a clear message that the
environment is their priority. It
makes my job that much easier. I
haven’t seen a styrofoam product at
City Hall for months...though I
regret I can’t say the same for community centres or community
events.
Heritage Grants for
Abbotsford House
City Council approved a grant of
$10,000 to help with the much
needed renovations at Abbotsford
House. An additional "Preserving
Ontario’s Architecture" $3,000
Provincial grant was also approved.
Street Lights Installed
The Kings Daughters residents of
Dow’s Lake are enjoying the security
of newly installed street lights on
Cambridge — one more campaign
promise to check off my list. Thanks
to Ruth Warden and Jim Lumsden of
Dow’s Lake for helping to keep this
project on track.
Rink Rats score high
Congratulations to all the ward
rink rats. Our outdoor rinks were
tops in the City. Through the efforts
of volunteers and the city’s purchase
of service programs, high quality
rinks are available at a low cost to
the taxpayer. Toques off to the Glebe
Memorial Rink Rats who were the
first rink in the whole City to have
ice last year.
Bank Street Canal Bridge
A design advisory committee has
been set up to advise the study team
that is examining the feasibility of
rehabilitating or replacing the Bank
Street Bridge. Gouhar Simison has
agreed to be the community representative on the advisory committee.
Her background as a Conservation
Architect will serve us well.
Grants for non-profit groups
Grants are available for not-forprofit community organizations requiring financial assistance for their
activities and events for the 1990
calendar year. To get an application
package phone 564-1395.
Reminder to dog owners
To avoid the disturbing conditions that were experienced in our
parks last spring, it is very important for dog owners to obey the stoop
and scoop rule in parks where dogs
are allowed. It is doubly important
to keep dogs out of children’s
parks. NO DOG signs hve been
posted above entrances for easy identification. With co-operation we
won’t have to face the winter’s
residue next spring.
First anniversary
Usually on a first anniversary,
one reflects on the past year and tries
to sum up goals reached, promises
kept and services rendered. With
this in mind, I asked my assistant
Michèle to summarize the types of
requests made to this office, by
telephone and letter, or through
meetings, and the resulting action
taken. That was two weeks ago and
I haven’t seen her since! I suspect
she is buried under mounds of files
and paper unleashed by my innocent
request.
My first year has been both a busy
and rewarding one. I am reminded
that the many accomplishments of
the year were made possible by the
faith the electorate placed in me.
Your interest and support on issues
that affect our community has been
vital to the effectiveness of the office,
and for that, I am grateful. Thank
you to City staffers, especially
Michèle Proulx, for helping me
through the newness of the year.
One of the pleasures of the office
is representing the City at official
functions. I have certainly gained a
greater appreciation of the fabric of
our community while meeting a
variety of interesting people.
As the 1990 budgets are appearing on committee agendas, the time
for reflection has been overtaken by
the challenges of the next twelve
months.
Season’s Greetings
to Ottawa South
Christmas and the Holiday
Season will be soon overtaking the is
the time to stop and reflect onday-today activities at City Hall. It is the
time to reflect on the blessings of the
season and those who are dear to us.
I would like to extend on behalf of my
family and myself, best wishes for a
blessed and joyous season to you and
yours.
I look forward to the challenges of
1990 which I am confident will be a
healthy and happy New Year for
Capital Ward.
Community office
The Aldermanic Community Office is open on December 8, from
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
City Hall contact
Address:
111 Sussex Drive,
Ottawa, Ontario, K1N5A1.
Phone:
564-1308.
The 24-hour problem referral service is 564-1111.
Trustees are talking about:
— ways to reduce
expenditures
— the best use of OBE
property for income
— co-operation with other
boards
— and underfunding of
public education
ANNE
SCOTTON
Ottawa Board of
Education
Trustee
Zone Two
231-2778
OSCAR December 1989 7
Ex Libris
Some of the literary quizzes we have featured over the past several months
have been well-received. Here is another one for you to test your wits on. It is
reproduced from The Book by Steven Gilbar.
A Love Match
Madame Bovary and Rodolphe, Anna Karenina and Vronsky, Scarlet
O’Hara and Khett Butler are but a few of literature’s memorable pairs of
lovers. Here are some more; see if you can match the pairs and their novels.
1. Dick Diver A Jenny Cavillere i. Green Mansion, W.H. Hudson
2. Darcy B. Dolores Haze ii. Lady Chatterly’s Lover, D.H. Lawrence
3. HeathclifFe C. Mrs. Esther Jack iii. Tender is the Night, F. Scott
Fitzgerald
4. Mr. Abel D. Connie iv. War and Peace, Leo Tolstoy
5. Neal Klugman E. Nicole Warren v. The Web and the Rock, Thomas Wolfe
6. Gabriel Oak F. Sarah Woodruff vi. Far From the Maddin Crowd, Thomas
Hardy
7. Frederic Henry G. Elizabeth Bennet vii. Lolita, Vladimir Nabokov
8. Prince Andrei H. Brenda Patimkin viii. Pride and Prejedice, Jane Austen
9. Sgt. Milt Warden I. Karen Holmes ix. Fear of Flying, Erica Jong
10. Mellors J. Catherine Eamshaw x. A Farewell to Arms, Ernest
Hemingway
11. Charles Smithson K. Rima xi. Goodby, Columbus, Philip Roth
12. Oliver Barrett IV L. Bathsheba Everdene xii. From Here to Eternity,
James Jones
13. Humbert Humbert M. Catherine Barkley xiii. Love Story, Erich SDgal
14. Adrian Goodlove N. Natasha Rostova xiv. The French Lieutenant’s
Woman, John Fowles
15. George Webber 0. Isadora Wingxv. Wuthering Heights, Emily Bronte
Answers
1-E-iii, 2-G-viii, 3-J-xv, 4-K-i, 5-H-xi, 6-L-vi, 7-M-x, 8-N-iv, 9-I-xii, 10—Dii, 11-F-xiv, 12-A-xiii, 13-B-vii, 14-O-ix, 15-c-v
Can you help? The South Branch of the Ottawa Public Library is looking
for a set of 1988 National Geographic in good condition for binding. If anyone
has a set they no longer need, we would be very glad to hear from you.
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Ottawa Distress
Centre’s Youthline
by Susan Fisher
It’s new, it’s free, and it’s customdesigned for Ottawa area teenagers.
It’s "Youthline," a telephone listening service for young people,
staffed by young people. It was
developed by the Ottawa Distress
Centre in response to the growing
number of young callers who sometimes have difficulty confiding in an
"older" volunteer.
Volunteers
Adam is one of the Youthline
volunteers. Just turned 19, he
describes himself as a "people person, interested in helping people my
age in particular." His introduction
to community work began this summer when he coached a pre-teen
baseball team. "I liked it—I really
enjoy talking to people," he explained. So this fall, when Adam
spotted a Youthline appeal for volunteers at Carleton University, he
signed up right away.
Nervous at first
He admits he was nervous at first.
Would he know ho w to say the "right”
thing? What would he do if a suicidal
teen phoned? But the intensive
Youthline training sessions provided
by the Ottawa Distress Cenre helped
to calm Adam’s fears.
Network of friends
"It was really good. They got us to
talk about our beliefs and attitudes,
and that was a big help in developing
a non-judgemental approach," Adam
said. He also enjoyed the "super network of friends I made in my training group."
Open Thurs. & Fri. 'til 9 p.m.
His first sessions taking calls
were carefully monitored by
seasoned Distress Centre volunteers. Once he wes actually on the
phones, Adam says he was able to
"relax and really listen to what the
caller was saying." He was also
relieved to discover "they are just ordinary people like you and me who
want somone to talk to."
Parents call too
Young people phone to talk about
relationship problems, difficulties at
home or school, or because they are
confused, lonely or frightened. Some
are suicidal and feel they have
nowhere to turn, no one they can tell
how they really feel. Sometimes
parents call, anxious to get a young
person’s perspective on a problem
with their children.
Althouth young people have been
calling the Centre since it opened in
1969, they often felt uncomfortable
taking to older volunteers who were
a little too close for comfort to a
parent figure!
22,000 calls a year
Distress Centre Training Coordinator, Tracey Foster, says that, of
the more that22,000 calls the Centre
receives annually, a growing number
were from youngsters—some as
young as nine years of age. For that
reason, the Youthline opened for
business November 1, with 30 "keen,
caring and mature young people"
staffing the phone lines.
Non-judgemental
The volunteers are young men
and women between 18 and 22 years
of age. Some are high school students, some are working, but the
bulk are university students, Foster
says. All are committed to helping
provide the interested, caring and
non-judgemental ear of the Youthline.
Seven days a week
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Youthline hours are from 4:00 to
11:00 p.m., seven days a week, year
round. Call 238-2088. After hours,
any Youthline calls will be automatically directed to the regular Distress
Centre lines.
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Church News
Christmas: a time for understanding priorities
By: Dale R. Soble
Although, as I write this, Christinas
is still several weeks away, my son
has written his Santa list. Just to be
sure that Santa understands totally
the right priorities he has listed beside each wish the urgency of his
desire.
"I.B.Y."
No indication means that he
would like to have the toy but it won’t
kill him if he doesn’t get it. "Please"
indicates a certain necessity but no
urgency. But if the item is marked
"I.B.Y.", it means that " I Beg You!",
a desperate cry of a desperate seven
year old. He has got to have that toy,
no ifs, ands or buts...
There are two lists actually, one
for Santa, and one for his parents. He
has told us not to worry about the
Santa list as it will be taken care of.
So that he will not be seen just as a
greedy little soul he does understand
quite happily that not everything
comes to him who waits, i.e. Santa
nor Mom or Dad are going to get
everything he wants. But its a lot of
fun dreaming about the possibilities.
We all have urgent priorities.
Some of us have quite large "wish
lists", both of the material kind and
the emotional kind. It’s a lot of fun
dreaming about all the possibilities
if we were but rich enough, well
enough, smart enough, good looking
enough, thin enough, lucky enough,
privileged enough, powerful enough.
Some things would be marked with
a more urgent indication than the
others, "I Beg You!".
Charity, generosity
Christmas, whether for those who
celebrate it as part of their religion
or as part of their culture, ia a time
for trying to understand priorities.
It’s the one season in which charity
and generosity stand out, celebrating humanity’s ability to try and discover "peace on earth and goodwill to
all men and women". Although we
may have trouble in experiencing the
effects of these priorities the rest of
the year we need still to mark these
things as "I.B.Y.".
Love, peace, joy
You may not understand all the
"strange" things that people who
believe in angels and shepherds are
saying but there is a universal truth
embedded deeply in the meaning
that grasps everyone. The world and
the people who inhabit it need to
have as a top priority the character
and personality of love, peace, joy
and hope. Some, more than others,
would say "I beg you".
Our city is not immune, not if our
food banks, our shelters and
hospices, our hospitals, our nursing
homes are any indication of the need
that surrounds us. You don’t have to
be "religious" to see that need in
people’s lives or on their faces.
No, none of us get ALL the things
we would like. But most of us do pret-
Chaplains rejoice in Carleton "congregation"
by Susan Doyle
There are no job descriptions for
Carleton’s chaplains.No bottom line
to make, no production to maintain,
nor union dues to pay. They are not
paid by the University and are therefore not accountable to it. And this
rather nebulous arrangement is just
fine with the three chaplains who are
currently working at Carleton.
Father Michael Peterkin, a
Dominican priest and the veteran of
the group, has been at Carleton for
11 years.
"The chaplains don’t want to be
answerable to a secular institution,"
says Father Peterkin. "Not being
hired dr paid by the University gives
us the freedom to move and organize
and give witness in our own way."
As Father Peterkin explains,
their role is to be a sign of the
presence of the church on campus,
"although we have to accept the fact
that the University sees us one way
and we see ourselves quite another
way."
Brother Philip Fraser, who has
just completed his first year in the
chaplaincy, spent four years in a
Catholic parish in Toronto. This experience guides his understanding of
university students.
"I saw firsthand the kinds of pressures and influences working on
young people," says Brother Fraser.
He thrives on the freedom he has
to perform his job in his own way. He
says he finds ample opportunity to
move creatively on campus - getting
involved with the community on a
personal level.
The Protestant chaplain at Carleton for the past three years is
Reverend Neil Hunter who is sup-
ported by Baptist, Anglican, United,
and Presbyterian churches. He
believes he best serves his Carleton
"congregation" by "understanding
the gospel, preaching the gospel, and
living the gospel in my own life experiences."
Scrupulously forthright, the
chaplains agree that part of the enjoyment of their freedom and unorthodox positions at Carleton stems
from a disappointment in the way
that organized religions has tried to
- or forgotten to - reach young people.
"The church seems more and
more to be lapsing into a massive irrelevance, "says Father Peterkin.
Noting the church’s lack of
leadership, Reverend Hunter feels
that the challenge they face as
chaplains is to find ways to bring
spirituality to those searching for
answers in the university community. Without the traditional
parish structures, the chaplains try
to provide that leadership on a more
individual basis.
Reverend Hunter feels that the
environment and the influence of
economic institutions are just a few
of the issues that touch us all. He
believes that church leaders should
not hesitate to deal with these issues.
The focal point of the chaplains’
work is weekly religious services.
Catholic Mass is held every Sunday
morning in Room 100 of the St.
Patrick’s Building. This is preceded
by a meditation group which Brother
Fraser leads. Protestant services are
held Sunday evenings.
An outreach table is organized
each Wednesday night. Ecumenical
in nature, this is designed to promote
friendship and fellowship and the
conversation is not directed in any
particular direction.
"First and foremost," says
Brother Fraser, "we are on campus
to listen and to make ourselves available to anyone who want to talk."
The chaplains realize that they
have to make their availability
known by their constant presence
and involvement.
They all agree that the university
environment is a stressful place for
students in the 1980’s. With the perception of a shrinking job market,
students are preoccupied with their
academic pursuits to the exclusion of
many extracurricular endeavors or
interests. The chaplains make a concerted effort to understand this environment as they believe that this
will allow them to better minister to
their "unique congregation."
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\
ty well. Santa is good to us. What we
don’t get this year we can add to our
list of possibilities for next time. For
some of us what we don’t get we don’t
need.
But the priorities of love, peace,
joy and hope don’t depend on how
rich we are, how young we are, how
beautiful we are or how fortunate we
are. They are qualities of character
that any one of us can give and
receive.
Essence of the season
There is presently in our time a
shortage of such high qualities and
priorities. So let us not give up on the
essence of this season, "I.B.Y." !
Rev. Dale R. Soble is pastor of First Baptist
Church, Ottawa
Ottawa South
Churches
Southminster United Church
Bank St. - Rideau Canal
Pastoral Team:
Rev. S.A. Hewlett: Rev. Jan Craig
10:30 a.m. Morning Worship
Sunday School for all ages
Coffee & fellowship following service
Where welcome is more than a word
Trinity Anglican Church
1230 Bank St. at Cameron Avenue
733-7536
Rector: The Rev. Roger A. Young
Hon. Asst.: Canon Ken Cowan
8:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist
10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist
Church School and Nursery
Weekday Eucharists:
Wednesday 10:00 a.m.
Wed. 12:30 p.m.—Carleton U., T27
Wesleyan Methodist Church
Sunnyside Avenue at Grosvenor
Pastor: Rev. Ray Erickson
Pastoral Assistant: Jody W. Cross
Morning Worship 10:30 a.m.
Evening Service 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, 7 p.m. Bible Study and
Youth Program
St. Margaret Mary
(Roman Catholic)
Pastor: Fr. Jim Whalen
Masses:
Saturday 4:30 p.m.
Sunday 9:30 a.m. and noon
Weekdays 9:00 a.m.
OSCAR December 1989 9
PATTY’S PbAGE PUB’S
1070 Bank Street, Ottawa, Ontario. K1S 3X3
Tel: (613) 235-1020
THANK
YOU
o
To all the patrons and the businesses that helped Patty’s
Place to surpass our goal of 10,000 dollars for the Help Santa
Toy Parade. With your assistance we collected in excess of
15,000 dollars for needy children at Christmas.
Thanks again from all of us and the Ottawa Professional
Firefighters Association.
(Patty 5 staff
anil friends
MERRY CHRISTMAS
and HAPPY 1990
Guides, Brownies & Scouts
Brownies, Guides and Pathfinders
Scout News
by Irene Cherner
by Kristina Liljefors
The 17th Southminster is still growing. Jason Kirby brings our membership to 19! Jason and Tony Sproul
were invested as Scouts and welcomed into the Troop on November 1.
The Senior Scouts-Michael Diak,
Jesse Fawcett, Jamie Leah, and Eric
Walton are working on their gold
level Explorer achievement badges.
As part of the requirements they
completed their first 25 km overnight hike in the Adirondaks. Many
thanks to Steve Chadwick and Leo
Giles who volunteered to take the
Scouts hiking! The Scouts thoroughly enjoyed the challenge and are
anxious to return to the mountains
for more hikes.
While the senior boys were off
hiking, most of the other Scouts
5th Ottawa Pack
On November 1, 14 tweenies were
enrolled as Brownies. The theme was
the Enchanted Forest, and family
members were invited for the
ceremony and a singsong and
goodies afterwards. The new
Brownies are: Andrea Alfoldi, Katie
Delzeacaux-Short, Kristin Farr,
Kate Fulton, Meg Gemmill, Emma
Peters, Sheena Pitman, Eva Rehder,
Sarah Selmko, Jennifer Webber,
Stephanie Wolfert, Jennifer Young,
Emma Saunders-Hastings and
Caroline Barnes.
Also in Bovember the pack will be
going to the YM/YWCA for a
Children of the World evening,
where they will learn about children
in other countries through crafts,
stories and songs
teer parents picked up all kinds of
garbage and came upon some real
surprises like a TV set and a briefcase. There are plans to repeat the
experience in the spring.
On Nov. 15, the first year girls
will be enrolled as Guides in a most
interesting way. Maria de Sousa, a
Provincial Court Judge and mother
of one of the girls, is organizing a
moch trial for the evening using the
Guide Laws. The second
and third year girls recently had
a law awareness night at the Ottawa
Police station, while the first year
girls researched and made presentations about Ottawa South businesses
such as Coulter's IDA and the Fresh
Fruit Company. And once again the
Guides will be making Christmas
crafts and selling them at tlic
Christmas bazaar at Trinity
Anglican Church.
30th Ottawa Pack
This pack will be having their enrollment ceremony on Nov. 15, when 15
girls become full-fledged Brownies.
They are: Carolyn Allan, Angela
Blaikie, Sally Branch, Chloe Dixon,
Zoe Horn, Kimberly Jackson, Jennifer Lee, Lisa McVeigh, Justine
Montgomeiy, Alexa Reynolds, Emily
Sangster, Amy Stead, Katelyn
Wurts, Lee Wyndham and Lauren
Mclllfaterick. Parents are invited of
course.
November continues to be a busy
month with the girls making
Christmas crafts, practicing
Christmas carols, and getting ready
for the Christmas party with family
members on December 4. Sounds
like a lot of fun!
105th Ottawa Pack
A warm welcome to Mrs. Joanne
Cashman who will be Grey Owl. On
Nov 29, 5 Tweenies will be enrolled
as Brownies with family and friends
present. They are: Erica Layton,
Julie and Andrea Cashman, Shannon Lewis and Sonya Ruchemann.
Congratulations girls! The girls will
also be busy making Christmas
decorations for the tree decorating
ceremony at CHEO.
30th Ottawa Company
Despite the cold wet weather the
Sawmill Creek cleanup was a great
success. The girls, leaders and volun-
Pathfinders
Welcome to a new leader Kelly Prestula. The 10 Pathfinders ages 11-13,
have been taking responsibility for
the meetings, choosing Challenges
from the Pathfinder programme and
organizing the meetings. They’ve
shown a lot of initiative and ingenuity. One interesting session was
on how to handle themselves in
potentially dangerous situations.
There are also tentative plans to
bring someone in to teach some selfdefense techniques and First Aid.
At the Division level, there was a
very worthwhile and enjoyable
music night for leaders of the South
Division recently. There were new
and old songs and lots of good ideas.
To end off 1989 all five groups of
the Colonel By District will again
lold a Revel, an evening of songs and
musical entertainment around a
"campfire" at Hopewell Public School
on Dec. 13. Last year’s Revel was
such a success, everyone wanted
to do it again, but this time include
treats and juice!
And finally, a certificate of appreciation will be presented to
Hopewell Avenue Public School and
Trinity Anglican Church to thank
them for opening their doors to the
Girl Guides of Canada. Every year
our numbers are growing, and so are
the number of volunteers. Many
thanks to all!
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raked and bagged leaves at the
Soughminster United Church. The
weather was splended and the boys
enjoyed the odd break to jump in the
piles of leaves.
Michael Diak, Jesse Fawcett and
Kristofer Liljefors spent a Saturday
morning in October "working off’ the
last of the prizes won in our spring
raffle. They raked leaves, cut down
branches, removed nails from boards
and trimmed hedges. David Brown,
the second prize winner was pleased
with the results and wondered when
next we would hold a raffle!
The troop participated enthusiastically in the Chaudière Area’s Fall
camp in early November. Please read
all about it in Andrew Graham’s article! Many thanks to Dan Leonard,
Doug Diak, and John Graham who
volunteered to drive the Scouts and
all our gear to camp.
Scout camp memories
by Andrew Graham
Last Friday the 17th Southminister
boyscouts went fall camping. The
scouts go camping about once every
month, this was our second camp.
The camp was a regional camp which
means that all of the Chaudière
region’s troops went camping
together. There were about 80 boys,
including leaders, at the camp that
was just over an hour’s drive out of
Ottawa. We camped in patrols, which
are groups of 5 or 6 boys who share
the main equipment like stoves,
lanterns and also food (which each
patrol must buy themselves) The
patrols were formed at the first meeting of our troop and we also use them
for some games or anything that
should be done in a small group.
We left Ottawa Friday night and
we didn’t get to the camp until about
7:30. It was 11:00 before my patrol
could set up its tents, mostly because
two people couldn’t come. (Also because of this, we were stuck with a lot
of left-over food). After we got our
camp set up we built a fire and two of
us went to bed while the other two
stayed up and roasted marshmallows
and talked. There was also hot chocolate for anybody who wanted it.
The next morning we got up and
then made and ate breakfast. After
that we went to opening ceremonies,
which consisted of flag break and a
welcoming to the camp. Next we
divided into two groups: the first-year
scouts worked on their B.P.
Woodsman’s badge, which is the first
badge you must earn in scouting,
while the other scouts went on a
16km hike. On the hike the troops
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they had to identify on a map where
certain pictures were taken. The first
year scouts finished at about 3:15 and
then went back to their camp sites to
have free time and wait another hour
for the hikers to get back.
That night, we split into two
teams and we all played a game that
was called Stratego. It was a game in
which you were given a rank such as
spy, first mate, admiral or vice-admiral. You received some life pieces
which to the other team was gold. You
went around in the woods and attacked members of the opposing team.
The lower of the two ranks had to give
the other a piece of his gold. After the
game, there was a big camp fire
where we sang songs and told stories.
After that we hit the sack.
The next morning we had breakfast: french toast and tang. Next it
was Scout’s Own, which was a kind of
small church ceremony where we
prayed and sang songs. Next it was
an inspection of our campsites and
time to pack up. Throughout the
weekend we had a kind of scavenger
hunt where first you had to fill out a
crossword puzzle and then find objects that it implied. After that it was
closing ceremonies. The highlight
was a presentation to the patrol that
had accumulated the most points
over the weekend from the game, the
inspection, the scavenger hunt, an
item we made while at camp, and
finally the dessert contest (every
patrol made a dessert at camp and
the leaders tasted and judged them).
After that we left, tired, dirty and
craving for pizza.
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by Donna Walsh,
Intermediate teacher
The Hopewell Students Council is a
body of students dedicated to bettering their environment and providing
assistance to those who need it.
The president and vice-president
are elected in June from among the
Grade 7 students. In September,
they oganize elections to determine
class representatives, a secretary,
and a treasurer. Amelia Croll, president, and Sabra Ripley, vice-president, have successfully completed
this task and the whole council is
now formed and active.
These students have already organized a Hallowe’en Dance, a school
clothing sale, and acted as guides to
parents during Meet-the-Teacher
night.
There are various ways in which
the Students Council tries to serve
the school. During parent-teacher interviews they do complimentary
babysitting, allowing parents to discuss their child’s progress without
interruption. In the winter they help
organize a ski program. For graduation, Students Council will fund the
awards and celebration boat cruise.
Student Council Executive: from left to right Kaelin Shea (treasurer),
In the past, Students Council has
supported various activities, such as:
presenting flowers to the seniors in
the Glebe Centre; adopting a foster
child; supporting the school’s band
trip to Toronto; assisting in the
primary playground fundraiser;
adopting a family at Christmas;
holding a bottle drive to aid the
Santa Claus Parade organizers.
The Students Council also tries to
be sensitive to sick and terminally ill
children by supporting both the
Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario and the Children’s Wish Foundation. In the past three years it has
raised
More than eight thousand dollars
for these two organizations alone.
These young people are to be commended for their efforts at promoting a positive spirit throughout the
school. They are raising the school’s
awareness of community needs and
responding to these needs. It is reassuring to think that these acts of
responsible citizenship will, no
doubt, influence the way these students will interact and respond, as
adults, in the not-too-distant future.
Amelia Croll (president),
Sabra Ripley
(vice-president).
Student Council Representatives:
back row, left to right - Amelia
Croll, Julie Thompson, Julie
Nixon; front row - Craig Pickthorne, Sabra Ripley, Gillian
Depew, Stephan Schneider.
Other members: Kate Fletcher,
Janet Rowley, Noel Baldwin,
Catherine Strohmenger
(secretary). Teacher advisors:
Dugal Martin, Donna Walsh, Dave
Chartrand, Hubert Leduc.
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Sherri Franklin, Hopewell’s computer resource teacher, will lead an information
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Topics highligted will include:
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Preparing for Christmas pageant
by Betty Clough, staff
St. Margaret Mary School is a lively,
fun place to be during the fall term.
Smells of apple sauce and carrot cake
waft tantalizingly through the corridors, causing body-connected noses
to loiter around the stove. Bright fall
colours dress the hallways and classrooms in a cheerful profusion of
reports, photographs, projects,
games and pictures. Choral and instrumental groups ready themselves
for the next performance. Soccer and
cross-country teams rush to practice
and compete. Through it all, of
course, runs a steady progression of
children experiencing, doing, learning.
In anticipation of the annual St.
Margaret Mary’s School Christmas
pageant, music props, costume and
scenery involving all of our school
community, are on the way.
Children, parents and school staff
are lending their expertise in a
happy blend of resource-sharing and
experimentation in order to ensure
the pageant’s successful production
on December 20, at 7:00 p.m. at St.
Margaret Mary’s Church. We welcome all members of the community
to join with us at our pageant and for
the social afterwards.
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by Carla McClosky, staff
On Wednesday Nov. 8, St. Margaret
Mary’s School held its second annual
(and very successful) Book Fair. It
was truly a co-operative event with
staff, students and parents all getting involved. The teachers organized it. The students advertised
it and made book marks with slogans
such as: "Don’t be a couch potato &
read a book, Knowledge has its own
reward - Read a book," which were
given away to each purchaser as a
token of our appreciation for their
support. Parents helped out by
volunteering their time and, of-
course, by being our major consumers.
Class visits were scheduled
during the day and students were invited to purchase their own new titles. The school opened up at night
again and parents, relatives and
friends came in to browse, purchase
and get a head start on their
Christmas shopping.
All money earned will be put back
into the library in an effort to make
it a more inviting and productive
centre for out students. The Fair’s
second-year-in-a-row success will
ensure that you will be hearing about
our Third Annual Book Fair in 1990!
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language tutoring?
Reading to a group
of enthusiastic
children? Putting
on a coach’s hat
ancMoecoming a
"Class Grandparents" are volunteers placed with
elementary school classes. They provide accepsports assistant?
tance, support and encouragement, while helping
Working in the
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skills.
library? Giving
support to an
emotionally-disturbed child or going on a field trip? The
possibilities are endless.
Georgette Beaulieu, the Ottawa Board of Education’s new coordinator of Volunteer Services and School-Related Committees is
recruiting volunteers from the community to help make a great school
system a fantastic place for students! About 4,500 volunteers put in
over 100,000 hours last year.
The Ottawa Board of Education would be proud to
welcome you as part of their volunteer team! No special
' training or previous experience is required.
• Participate in the Class Grandparent program
Established in 1986, this program was designed to bridge the gap
between generations by bringing seniors, into the classroom to read
stories to children in the primary grades.
•Join the Seniors in the Classroom program
The Ottawa Board of Education is proud to welcome senior citizens
into its schools as part of the volunteer team!
Life around children is never dull!
• Become involved with the Step-by-Step program
Step-by-Step is designed to help children suffering stresses in daily
living which interfere with learning and personal dévelopment. Volunteers provide students with individual attention and friendship. The
program’s primary purpose is to restore and enhance childrens’ selfconfidence by whatever means seem appropriate - reading, talking,
listening, playing games or doing crafts.
• Do remedial work
• Supervise group reading
• Assist on field trips
• Prepare teaching materials
• Share your skills in crafts, woodworking, computers,
music, painting and languages
• Draw on personal experience in family life, travelling,
business, government and education
• Represent ‘‘Seniors” on school-community councils
•Work in the school library
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OSCAR December 1989 13
Ottawa South Plan
The following is the draft Neighbourhood Plan
which is being submitted to the City of Ottawa
for inclusion in its official Plan.
1 Location
This Chapter applies to the area bounded
by the Rideau Canal to the north, the Rideau
River to the South, Bronson Avenue to the
west, and the centerline of Avenue Road to the
east. This area is known locally as Ottawa
South.
iii) To ensure that any uses of existing
housing are compatible with the existing
neighbourhood characteristics.
iv) To encourage the provision of the
variety of accommodation which will retain a
diversity in age, income, occupation and social
composition in the community.
b)
i) To maintain and encourage small-scale,
pedestrian-oriented commercial establishments that serve the immediate residen2 Purpose
The purpose of this Chapter is to provide
tial community, and to have them distributed
a summary of key principles to guide future
generally in the existing commercial districts.
growth and change in Ottawa South. This
ii) To encourage some commercial activity
compatible in size and scale with the locallysummary includes policies for land use,
transportation, heritage, leisure resources
oriented shops which would enhance the local
community but would attract customers from
and social services, and public participation.
across the City.
Amendmends to this Chapter will be needed
iii) To discourage the expansion or new
to develop a more comprehensive secondary
policy plan to more fully address these and
establishment of commercial activity that is
incompatible with the community lifestyle of
other such policy matters affecting the future
Ottawa South (e.g. discotheques, amusement
of Ottawa South.
arcades, cocktail lounges and bars, exotic
3 Policies
dance establishments).
3.1 General
iv)
a) To preserve and enhance Ottawa South
lishment of commercial activity that is incomas an attractive residential neighbourhood,
patible with the continued development of
especially for family living.
Bank STreet in Ottawa South as a pedestrianb) To maintain and co-ordinate both the
oriented,
neighbourhood-based shopping area
local functions of Ottawa South (primarily as
(e.g. auto dealerships, auto repair, body shops,
a residential neighbourhood) and the funcand related uses, car washes, hotels, motels,
tions that serve a wider area (e.g. Bank Street
high turnover convenience restaurants, drivecommercial district and Carleton University).
3.2 LandUse
in convenience stores).
To encourage
the development of a
a)
Residentialv)Land
Use
pleasing streetscape which facilitates
i) To encourage the preservation and enpedestrian shopping, and which presents a
hancement of the existing housing stock.
frontage harmonious with the adjacent
ii) To ensure that new housing respects
residential community.
the scale, form, character, site orientation, and
vi) To encourage the merchants and residensity of existing housing stock.
dents of Ottawa South to work together to revitalize the Bank Street commercial area.
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c) Institutional Land Use
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community are vacated, any existing building
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a) To encourage the preservation and enfor low-medium density, mixed residential
hancement
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i) To maintain and improve existing open
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a) To strenghthen and expand existing
community services and facilities to serve the
viability of neighbourhood institutions.
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tween Carleton University and the adjacent
community of Ottawa South.
youth.
3.3
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of community self-sufficiency now existing in
a) To reaffirm the primacy of pedestrians.
b) To provide safe and convenient access
Ottawa South.
to the neighbourhood’s major pedestrian corridors.
3.6 Public Participation
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Season's Greetings Ottawa South!
by Edwina Sutherland
A Saturday morning with a light
snowfall blowing around your ears
just has to put you in the mood for a
little Christmas shopping. You
know, you don’t have to go far from
home to find a lot of things your family and friends would be pleased to
find in their stockings. I found things
to suit all pocket books and tastes,
the low end being under twenty dollars, the high end being over sixty
dollars. I hope you’ll find some of my
suggestions useful, or at least that
you’ll be tempted to go out and get
going on that list you’ve made.
Crafts
For the creative people, there’s
Zig Zag, where you can find all you
need to make that crafty gift or lovely outfit. How about a set of festive
place mats or a Viyella scarf?
Right next door is the Gold Reflections Jewellery Boutique, that has
earrings under $20, or pearls ready
to be strung and semi-precious
stones to set, also reasonably priced.
A pocket watch might suit a certain
man on your list, or how about
having that one repaired that has
been sitting in a drawer?
Frames
Likewise, someone may appreciate seeing that holiday photo
framed, U Frame It can help out
there. They also had a nice selection
of ceramics, with butter dishes and
cream and sugar sets starting at $ 15,
going up to mid price range bowls
and sets of mugs.
Antiques
The many antique stores that Ottawa South is becoming famous for
are full of nostalgic ideas. Not just
furniture, either, though that’s a
good idea too. Who wouldn’t like a
rocking chair or an old telephone to
brag about? Period prints and paintings would sit well in many a
hallway. Being a dressmaker, I was
tempted by the silver thimbles, but
turned my attention to the tortoiseshell fountain pens, which I was
told can be repaired locally if necessary. Some of these were under $20.
Under $501 saw some fine hip flasks
for the hunters in the family, or what
about snowshoes?
Accessories
An umbrella is always handy, for
guys or gals. Look Sharp has a good
selection of mens’ wear in the mid to
upper range, with some ties that
have a lot of flair too! Tallmires is the
place for the ladies in need of new
clothes, with some lovely accessories
to match.
The relocated IDA Drugstore is
not just for perfumes and bandaids,
though those are always handy. For
a few dollars you could put together
a parly pack of footers and hats for
New Year’s Eve, or what about swim
goggles and ear plugs for a swimmer?
They also had some toys for toddlers
and pencil sets for young students.
The Runaround is a fun place for
the young at heart. I fell for helium
filled creatures that float at waist
level, only $15 filled, with one free
refill. A balloonagram is only $30 to
$40, and you can design your own.
Everyone likes balloons.
Books
For bookworms and scholars, the
Textbook Trade-In and General
Bookstore had all sorts of tempting
reading, with a few good half-price
bargains.
If they can’t stop renovating and
decorating even for Christmas, why
not buy them some antique
doorknobs, or a stained glass door, or
new brass taps, which you can find
at Glebe Plumbing. Bonds has all the
paints they’ll need, also unfurnished
furniture makes a good gift for someone with a new home. You could
make a really nice toy chest for under
$150.
Not to put summer entirely behind us, I had to go into the Bike
Stop. All sorts of goodies for all kinds
of bikes - baskets and drink holders,
new wheels, or the accessories for the
cyclist, like gloves and shorts. They
had polar fleece mitts and booties for
under $20. Then there are skates
and new liners for old ones.
The list doesn’t end there. Our
many restaurants offer gift certifi-
cates if you’d like to treat someone to
a night on the town, or you could
pamper someone with a gift certificate from one of the beauty salons. It
might be nice to revive the spirits
after the holidays. West Coast Video
could provide some holiday cheer too,
you could even open a bank account
for a youngster if you are a doting
aunt or grandfather.
Christmas shopping can be enjoyable if you don’t leave it too late. I
speak from experience, having quite
a long list in my pocket! Just keep the
seasonal spirit in your heart and a
"Happy Holidays" on your lips! Have
fun, and don’t forget the cookies for
Santa.
great selection • affordable prices
• casual setting •
DOWNTOWN 234-7044
207 Rideau St. Ottawa
GLEBE 236-9499
895 Bank St. Ottawa
DOWS LAKE 234-8156
PAVILION, Ottawa
ORLEANS 824-6014
2401 St. Joseph Blvd.,
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lake the muddle
out of mudrooms.
Because wife assault usually
happens at home, people tend
to think of it as a family affair.
But wife assault is not a private
matter. It is a crime.
As a community we should
all be concerned.
For emergency assistance or
referral, call the Wife Assault
Helpline, listed in the white
pages of your telephone
directory or call the police.
Ontario Women’s Directorate
© Ontario
Mavis Wilson, Minister
David Peterson, Premier
WIFE ASSAULT
IS AGAINST
THE LAW
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We would like to wish all our Ottawa South
Mends a very Merry Christmas and a
Happy New Year!
GIFT CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE
877 Bank St. (In the Glebe)
232-5494
Store Hours : Monday - Wednesday 10 am to 6 pm ■ Thursday & Friday 9 am to 9 pm • Saturday 9 am to 6 pm
CCassy Ads
FOR SALE
Beige party dress and jacket, never
worn, size 22 1/2. Worth $130; asking $50 or best offer. Blue, long
party dress with attached jacket,
worn once. Long sleeved. Worth
$285, made to order; asking $50 or
best offer. Long light burgundy dress
with attached jacket. Also $50 or
best offer; or all three dress for $100.
Call 232-4178.
Art: Alex Colville print "Bell Buoy
and Cormorant" $3500. David
Blackwood print "The Family"
$1500. Heidi Obeheide sketch,
untitled, $1000. Robert Bateman
print "Courtship of the American
Wild Turkey" $200. Phone 234-9313.
HELP AVAILABLE/WANTËÎT
Seniors...We have workers to do your
snowshovelling. If you are 60 years
of age or over, and would like your
driveway, sidewalk, pathway, porch,
etc. shovelled, let us know as soon as
possible. Call Seniors’ Outreach Services 230-5730.
Snowshovellers needed. Help
seniors in your community by
shovelling snow. $8.00 per hour. For
more information call Seniors’ Out-
ln the Glebe
reach Services 230-5730, ext. 328.
Wanted: Experienced, loving
caregiver for 11-month-old starting
Jan. 1990. Full-time, references required. Brewer park area, our home
preferred, but negotiable. 237-8819.
Caregiver required, my home, for 8month-old twin girls. Full benefits
provided. Part-time. References required. 236-2742.
Part-time babysitter wanted for Jan.
1990. Care for a 3-year-old 3-4 afternoons/week, plus light housework.
After school care for 11 year old.
Bilingual or unilingual Francophone
preferred. Reference required.
Salary negotiable. Call 233-3003.
Gardienne d’enfant a temps partiel
commençant en janvier 1990. Pour
s’occuper d’une petite fille de 3 ans 34 après-midis par semaine.
Trauvaux légers de maison.
S’occuper d’un garçon de 11 ans
après l’école. Bilingue ou unilingue
française de préférence. Références
exigeés. Salaire négotiable. Veuillez appeler le 233-3003.
the Tea Party
Fine coffees, teas, gift baskets
and stocking stuffers
103 FOURTH AVENUE
238-5031
Mac Harb, MP/Député
Ottawa Centre
Home daycare space available for
parents that prefer a home environment for their children. One year
and older. Call 233-4769.
Working for you!
Travaillant pour vous!
NOTICES
Constituency/Comté:
710 Somerset W/O
992-7191
Childrens Art Exhibition.
Children up to 12 invited to bring a
Christmas poster to the National
Gallery of Canada Brunch with
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Santa, Sat. Dec. 16 9 a.m.-noon at
the National Gallery.
Christmas plays. Ottawa Waldorf School presents "The Paradise
Play" and "The Shepherds’ Play" on
Thurs. Dec. 21 at 7 & 8 p.m. respectively at St. Patrick’s Hall, 280
Gloucester St.
Carol singers will warble their merry
way across Ottawa South on
Thursday, December 21, starting at
7 p.m. from Trinity Chruch (Bank at
Cameron), and returning there for
refreshments later. If you would like
to be serenaded, call 733-7536. All
voices welcome."
Have a look at the possibilities: Bartending (3-4 p.m. weekdays); activation (8:30 - 11:30 a.m. weekdays);
excursions (various times). There is
something for you here! For more information, please contact The Glebe
Centre Volunteer Services at 2382727, extension 323.
Got nothing to do during March
break (March 10—18)? How about
coming for a ride to Miami Beach and
back again — all in just 9 or 10 days.
You’ll be the passenger(s) accompanying a middle-aged woman and
her 7-year-old daughter as they
deliver grandpa’s new car to Florida
and bring his old one back to Canada.
Here’s the really good part: All it will
cost is your personal expenses — don’t
eat a lot and it’ll cost you practically
nothing. For moree information, call
Klara at 233-6520.
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don ft do it yourself...
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Student Employment Labour Pool
General Labour $4.75/hour
Professional/Tcchnical
$6.75/hour
For a reliable worker
or for more information
contact Woody Wiens
788-2893
Carleton University Students' Association
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Daily Luncheon Specials
Sun 4-10 pm; Mon-Thurs 11 am-11 pm; Fri 11 am-12 am; Sat 4 pm-12 am.
TAKE OUT ORDERS
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DELIVERY SERVICE AVAILABLE
1300 Bank Street (at Riverdale)
523-1065
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