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Helping community members in need since 1965, St. Vincent de Paul (SVDP) in Wellington West has evolved past its bargain bin label and demonstrated that glamour can be thrifty.

The thrift shop, which once occupied the entire block from Petit Bill’s to Hilary’s Cleaners, recently

teamed up with adjacent upscale clothing store Twiss & Weber to upcycle clothing for their #GlamoCamo line.

Earlier this year, SVDP Executive Director, James Strate, approached Twiss & Weber owners, Laura Twiss and Tonia Weber, to collabo-rate on a window display for the Tastes of Wellington West event, SVDP marketing coordinator

Adrian Mulligan explains. This partnership was labeled a #FabCollab.

Twiss & Weber had “camouflage on the mind,” says Twiss, and the dashing duo scoured the thrift store for camouflage print pieces with help from SVDP sorters. Twiss and Weber then altered their finds into new fashions that complemented

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When old is new again St. Vincent de Paul gets innovative with creative collaborations

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Although St. Vincent de Paul has been a part of the Kitchissippi community for 50 years, this thrift shop has gained new

attention with eye-catching window displays and some new ideas, says marketing coordinator Adrian Mulligan.

Photo by Ellen Bond

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Erin Englehardt has a back-ground in chemistry and patent law, is a passionate environmen-talist, and enjoys sewing. When her adolescent daughter request-ed a natural alternative to sani-tary napkins, Englehardt fabri-cated washable and reusable fabric pads. Erin’s mother saw them and commented, “Do you have any idea how many of my friends are having challenges around urinary incontinence?” She then talked about women she knew who used sanitary products to take care of urine leaks. That conversation led to the realization that the problem of bladder leakage was wide-spread, and not openly dis-cussed.

Englehardt then started talking candidly to other women, who opened up about their own struggles. There was usually a sense of embarrassment in these stories—about avoiding long drives or hikes, being careful about coughing or sneezing, or using panty liners all the time. She realized that women were ashamed when they had no reason to be.

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Some leakages do improve with pelvic-strengthening exercises, and severe leakages might require surgical intervention. Most leaks are normal, Englehardt says. They can be an inevitable consequence of pregnancy and childbirth, or of aging or just genetic luck.

“This is normal. We shouldn’t be ashamed,” she emphasizes.

As a chemist, Englehardt is concerned about using synthetic materials and absorbent gels (in sanitary pads and panty liners) in

such a sensitive part of women’s anatomy. As an environmentalist, she believes that there should be an eco-friendly, reusable and convenient alternative. “Women deserve better,” she says.

Englehardt founded a company called I Wear One, and designed a patent-pending pad to absorb urinary leaks. Each pad is made of a felt core surrounded by soft cotton and flannel. The front of the pad is grooved to pull fluid into the core, and the back (in white or colorful patterns) is coated with a waterproof, medical-grade laminate. Each pad can hold 50 mL of urine over 24 hours. They are washer- and dryer-safe and soften with use. There are currently two prototypes with

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The first manufacturing run is on track with EcoEquitable – a social enterprise that offers sewing training and employment support in Ottawa – with the materials being manufactured in Montreal. Erin hopes to have them for sale online by the end of November 2015. There are more variants on the drawing board, like pads for thongs, and for those with mobility problems.

The feedback from trials has been encouraging. Women have told her they love the softness of the pads, and the confidence they have while wearing them.

Erin believes that women should not be ashamed about their bodies, and hopes that I

Wear One will encourage other women to speak out. Ideally, she says, the issue of leakage should be normalized to the extent that a stack of re-usable pads becomes standard in women’s underwear drawers.

“I want to speak up about this issue, and I want to listen to what women have to tell me,” she says. Contact her at [email protected], on Twitter @I_Wear_One, at Facebook at facebook.com/iwearone, or visit iwearone.com.

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paign was “Recycle, Up-cycle, Break the Cycle.” Weber says she hopes the project sheds light on society’s dependency on consumption and reliance on big box chain stores.

“We are a local business, just like SVDP, and we want to create an oppor-tunity for people to think outside the box,” Weber adds. “Not only in terms of fashion and style, but also in how we spend money and who benefits from it.”

During the campaign, SVDP shoppers were asked to donate “survival kits,” consisting of items like household and beauty products, to benefit Centre Espoir Sophie. Women can access vital services at the centre, such as legal assistance, nutritional needs and counselling, Mulligan explains, adding that newly elected Ottawa-Centre Liberal MP Catherine McKenna also donated a kit to the cause. Donors received a coupon for 20% off at Twiss & Weber.

Mulligan himself is a SVDP success story in his own right, having started at the store as a cashier. He was the victim of budget cuts at his former position managing social media for a local reno-vation company.

Mulligan has been with SVDP for over a year. He says community mem-bers constantly tell him how integral the store was to them in their time of need.

The Ottawa Police shop at SVDP to obtain items for recently released prison-ers. One couple who came to Ottawa from the north to birth their new baby had their temporary apartment furnished by SVDP, says Mulligan.

Additionally, SVDP offers a yearly bursary at St. Paul’s University.

“It’s definitely a staple in this com-munity. People say they like how the store has changed but we still have the same heart,” says Mulligan. “Now peo-ple are attracted by the window displays we have.”

These eye-catching displays are a rela-tively new fixture on Wellington Street West and take three to four months to conceive. Previously, all items in the win-dow were ready for sale and did not cre-ate a cohesive display.

The current display is Canadiana-themed and features Native art and Hudson Bay paraphernalia.

Calere Boudreau stages the windows along with Alli Asudeh, and Boudreau says the impetus for the windows can come from a single interesting donated item or seasonal events.

“Because most of the donations, though not all, we receive are used, every item has a story behind it,” says Boudreau. “We have had chairs that came from an embassy; a chair that came

from the Chateau Laurier was part of the second shipment; the first shipment had gone down on the Titanic. It’s fun to look at an object and try to imagine the story it could tell.”

From upgrading budget conscious citizens’ homes to upcycling fashion, SVDP’s story will continue to morph in to the winter months.

SVDP and Twiss &Weber plan to col-laborate again in the future and offer a workshop for the public on how to upcycle. “With a field trip to SVDP on one day and the next spent upcycling their pieces at the boutique, which we will transform into a large sewing room

after hours,” explains Twiss.A SVDP display dusted in snowflakes

might be around the corner, as Mulligan encourages residents to donate items to protect against the impending chill.

“Fashion doesn’t always have to come from the mall,” says Mulligan. “This time of year we are in need of winter clothing. Every year it seems like we have more and more demand and more clients to help.”

Get a peek at what’s new at SVDP via their Facebook page (facebook.com/ssvpottawa) and Instagram (instagram.com/ssvpottawa). Find out more about Twiss & Weber at twissandweber.com.

It’s fashionable to be thrifty

“It’s defi nitely a staple in

this community. People say

they like how the store has

changed but we still have

the same heart.”

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St. Vincent de Paul’s window displays take months to plan. This musical themed

display was a community favourite. Photo by Andrea Tomkins


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I’m wondering if you can tell me anything about these little dolls. They both came from a yard sale from a senior lady in Franktown in the early 80s.

The small bobblehead kids are about 3” tall and have marked on their base: “Magneto Patented, Made in Western-Germany.” The larger one is 6”, has natural hair and is hollow with felt and lace clothes. Her paint ran at some point.

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Thank you for sending along the interesting photos of these little items. As you likely know, antique and vintage toys are a hugely popular area of collecting. In fact it is one of the few areas of collecting that has successfully resisted, at least to some degree, the drop in valuation caused by the turbulent economic times of the last several years.

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Similar to most antiques, the condition of the toy is absolutely critical to collectors. Naturally, toys were meant to be used and played with over time. Not surprisingly then, the vast majority of toys have suffered from too much use over the years and their condition shows it.

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is topped only by finding a toy in its original box. In fact, the term “mint in the box” is a specific term used to classify and describe the quality of a particular toy. It means exactly what it says: the toy is in mint, seemingly unused condition, and comes in the original box.

Germany has a long history of toy manufacturing and the products of companies like Bing, Hilpert, Marklin, Schuco and Fleishman are highly sought after by collectors worldwide. The toys you’ve photographed come at a later date, likely the early to mid 1950’s. The pair of smaller ones are known as “bobbleheads” or “nodders” and, as you point out, were

manufactured in Germany as is marked on the underside. Bobbleheads or nodders typically have heads that are attached to the body of the toy with a wire. Any movement of the figure causes the head to nod or bobble. Some, like yours, had small magnets embedded in them as well, so when the two figures are brought together the magnetic force causes them to join or “kiss.” I think the paint was applied directly to the surface of the toys, possibly by hand. Not surprisingly some of the paint has flaked or worn off over time.

Little toys like these were inexpensive and produced as giveaways for use at fairs or exhibitions. Yours appear to be in quite nice condition. I would think they would be worth about $25 if you had to replace them with a pair purchased at an antique store.

You’ve indicated there are no markings at all on the larger toy. Like the pair of small ones, I think this is also a mass-produced item from the early to mid 1950’s and, again, was probably a giveaway item. The condition of this one has suffered somewhat which isn’t surprising given that these toys were made very inexpensively.

Your toys bring back memories of a time not too long ago, an era of innocence when the baby boomer generation was well underway. Thank you for sending your photos.

Shaun

Shaun Markey is a resident of Westboro and author of a memoir called Folk Art in the Attic. He also blogs about antiques and folk art at folkartintheattic.blogspot.ca. If you have an antique or collectable and are curious about its past and approximate value, email a photo to [email protected]. Please make sure it’s high enough resolution so that details are visible! Any extra information you can share about your treasure is helpful too. Your item – and its story – might just be published in the next column.

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Imagine if you woke up to find your world changed beyond recognition by an atomic bomb; everything and everyone familiar, gone. Houses replaced by rubble, and a quiet that could be felt. John Franken, who worked nights in the mines of Nagasaki, woke to such a world on August 9, 1945.

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The crowd usually includes WWII veterans, retired peace keepers, vet-erans of the Korean War, Afghanistan, and Desert Storm in the Persian Gulf. Approximately 100 veter-ans with their spouses and families gathered in the Legion on October 20, 2015.

Accompanied by a classical string trio from Lisgar Collegiate High School, the evening start-ed at 4 p.m., giving veter-ans and their families time to settle in, have a drink, and chat with fellow vet-erans. Dinner followed at 5 p.m., and the evening was piped out at 6:30 p.m. by piper, Evelyn Brunton.

John Franken, now 93, was one of the dinner guests.

Born on the island of Java, Indonesia, the for-mer Dutch West Indies, Franken remembers how quickly everything changed during that cha-otic time. Japan invaded Borneo and less than three months after the first attacks, the Japanese navy and army overran Dutch and allied forces. Between 1942 and 1945, Japan occupied Indonesia.

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“The atomic bomb saved my life,” says Franken. He emerged from a night at work in the coal mine in Nagasaki on August 9, 1945 to the after effects of the atomic bomb. The British army liberated the POWs a day later. He is the only remaining Canadian Nagasaki atomic bomb survivor. In 2007, he was awarded the Netherlands Medal of Orange-Nassau by Queen Beatrix (compa-rable to being knighted). His wife, Sonja, passed away in 2014.

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“It was the Branch 480 Legion Ladies Auxiliary who provided the meal for the Veterans Dinner, and they take pride in doing so,” says McCuaig. “It allows us to keep the costs low as there is no cost to the Veteran and his/her guest. Costs are covered by the Poppy Fund.”

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Every second Wednesday evening, Mechanicsville residents have been heading to Laroche Park to shop at Ottawa’s grocery store on wheels.

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Assembling and disas-sembling a grocery store inside a bus every week proved inefficient, however. After receiving a $125,000 grant from the Community Foundation of Ottawa, the Market Mobile team pur-

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“Our goal is to go deep-er into the communities that we’re already serving rather than expand out,” she explains.

The Market Mobile will continue to visit Laroche Park until the end of December. The next visit will be on Nov. 4.

Szkurhan says that if they receive enough fund-ing, the organizers hope to have the project continue in January 2016.

It was perfect weather for the third annual Fall Frisbee Food Bank Fundraiser on October 11. The organizers would like to thank all of the volunteers, sponsors, advertisers and donors: CIBC for prizing, Daredevil Discs for the Frisbee donations, Ottawa Carleton Ultimate Association (OCUA), and Elmdale Public and Fisher Park / Summit Alternative Schools. Food was collected for the Parkdale Food Centre. Photo submitted by Karlis Bouse

After opening up shop, Market Mobile workers await the first customers. From left to right: volunteers Rakesh Misra and Marc Duclos, project officer Shannon Szkurhan, and volunteerTracy Facchin. Market Mobile will continue to visit Laroche Park until the end of December.The next visit will be Nov. 4.

“Often there’s convenience stores,

but they don’t have fruits and

vegetables and the prices can be

fairly expensive.”


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New community music festival draws a crowdA show of talent at the first Ottawa PorchfestStory and photo by Joseph Hutt

On Oct. 24, the sound of live music was heard coming from unusual places – the porches and front stoops of over a dozen Hintonburg homes. It was the first annual Ottawa Porchfest, and it was in full swing.

Organized by local residents, Ken McKay and Stephanie Halin, Porchfest is largely what the name implies; it is a musical festival staged upon various porches within the Hintonburg community. From Bayswater Avenue to Hinton Avenue North, close to twenty households were more than willing to volunteer their space for the event.

The various bands and performers were almost exclusively local, and included guitarist Friar Tuck, French folk singer Sandy Dupuis, local band The Beating Hearts, as well as Ken McKay himself.

By the time the last act wound down, Halin and McKay were thrilled to see how much attention the event had attracted. As chilly as it was, there were as many as sixty people crowded around a single porch, with people often spilling over to the opposite sidewalk.

From neighbours to passersby to wide-eyed children eager to

see what the commotion was about, this family friendly music festival attracted a diverse audience.

“This is one of those events

that really brings the community together,” says McKay. “It will draw out those neighbours you only see in passing.”

He also acknowledges how eager the local community association was to get this idea

off the ground. They were so eager, in fact, that McKay and Halin found themselves with less than six weeks to plan the entire event.

“A friend of mine tabled the idea for me in November,”

McKay explains. “It was passed that night. I woke up the next day and I get a call asking me to get this organized as soon as possible. I said, ‘Sure!’”

Despite the rush, feedback on the inaugural Ottawa Porchfest has been positive, from both the performers and the audience.

“It’s been killer!” says Chris Sims, lead singer for The Beating Hearts. “Normally, the odds of all these people coming together and enjoying music like this are slim.”

Two local residents commented that the event was “a very good idea,” but that they are looking forward to seeing it expand.

“It would be nice to see them getting more involved with the local businesses,” says Linda Steingarten, who attended some of the performances around Bayswater. “Or even to bring in food trucks, because there isn’t anything around here.”

McKay and Halin say that they are “looking for organic growth” when it comes to the future of Ottawa Porchfest. However, certain things, like scheduling Porchfest for earlier in the year and putting a greater emphasis on event promotion, are already a part of the game plan for next year.

Rachel Eugster and Andrew Maw perform at Ottawa Porchfest.

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By Victoria McTaggart It was Mahatma Gandhi who said, “India is not to be found in its few cities but in the 70,000 villages.”

“The notion of living and working locally is having a greater influence on choices people are making in their daily lives,” says Westboro resident Teilo Moore. “My wife Marianna and I walk everywhere in Westboro Village; we prefer to shop at local businesses and every week you can find us at the farmer’s market in Byron Park.”

Teilo is one of many in the village who believe that viable, sustainable local businesses cre-ate healthy and safe communi-ties. Most Sundays you can find him at the Ten Thousand Villages store on Richmond Road. Teilo believes that local support can have global reach; he has been the Sunday store manager for four years. He is so committed to that principle that he is now chair of the Ottawa Alternative Trade Corporation, the non-profit organizaton that operates the Ten Thousand Villages store in Ottawa. And to complete his story, he met his now wife, Marianna, when they were vol-unteering together at the store.

Ten Thousand Villages has been a proud part of the business community for over 15 years – and in a unique way. The store relies on local volunteers to sup-port its mission to promote fair trade in Canada. “The people that I encounter when I am working – managers, volunteers, and the customers – are all won-derful to be around. It feels as though we have a strong cama-raderie, all of us joined by our commitment to fair trade. People are very interested in making choices that help people around the globe. It is so easy to get caught up in the small part of the world we see every day, and it can be difficult to remember that

our actions – down to every pur-chase we make – have a much farther reach than we are some-times aware. Volunteering at Ten Thousand Villages makes me feel good about our community, and continues to show me that many people are trying to be-come more aware of the effects we have on a global level,” says Teilo.

The commitment to provide artisans around the world with an opportunity to sell their prod-ucts and earn a fair income reso-nates with another group of committed volunteers across town in Alta Vista.

The Ottawa Mennonite Church (OMC) has held its an-nual Fair Trade Festival Sale for over 40 years.

Every year the entire church

building is transformed into a global marketplace during the month of November, selling products from artisan communi-ties in 30 countries. Every prod-uct carries the stories of the year after year struggles of communi-ties to get enough clean water, to keep schools open, to deal with health challenges.

The Festival Sale is a tradi-tion for many Ottawa families and it was their desire to be able to shop fair trade year round that led OMC to bring the Ten Thousand Villages store to Ottawa.

From Westboro to Alta Vista to the countless villages across the globe, people are working to make their communities better places to live and work. These people, like Teilo, can take pride

in their work and in the places that they live. With the simple act of choosing to buy fair trade in our own communities, we can give others the ability to grow their own communities, and im-prove all of our lives.

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PFC Makes Ottawa AwesomeCommunity fridge makes donating easierBy Awesome OttawaThe Parkdale Food Centre’s Karen Secord was the September recipi-ent of an award of $1,000 from Awesome Ottawa to support a community fridge on a Hintonburg street corner.

“I run a food bank in an area of Ottawa that is fast becoming gentrified,” ex-plains Karen. “But the 14 rooming houses, transi-tion house, mental health housing, family shelter, and Ottawa Community Housing buildings tell a different story.”

“I want to put a com-munity fridge on a street corner in Hintonburg. It will be in a small plastic shed so that it can be locked overnight. The fridge will be in a place where shopkeepers and restaurants can distribute leftover or sealed near-the-best-before-date food. The food would be identi-fied and dated if produced in a commercial kitchen, and gardeners would be encouraged to leave veg-gies. Businesses are ex-cited for this to happen,” says Karen, “and volun-teers are ready to monitor the fridge several times a day.”

During the winter, the shed will be used to house the Parkdale Food Centre’s gardening sup-plies. “All food banks should have gardens,” Karen adds. “That’s where real food comes from, ya know!”

This is not the first time Hintonburg has been the recipient of Awesome Ottawa’s largess. In May of this year, Sarah Heath of the Hintonburg Sewcial Club received a thousand dollar grant in support of sewing new quilts for Roger’s House.

Among other projects supported by Awesome Ottawa’s philanthropy are ideas such as community beekeeping, the Ottawa Tool Library, and Reverse

Busking where musicians at various locations would play a song in exchange for a chance of winning the hand-made guitar on which they played, in a season’s end draw.

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census, a public telescope to bring astronomy to the people, and a Dumpster Pool Party in the Byward Market have also received support as examples of ways in which Ottawa is, and can be even more, awesome.

Awesome Ottawa is part of a global movement of self-organizing chap-ters forwarding the inter-est of awesome in the uni-

verse, $1000 at a time. At each chapter, ten or so “trustees” each contribute $100 every month, and review short applications received online to decide on the recipient of the pooled funds. Globally,

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City Hall ReportDealing with the issuesJeff Leiper, Councillor Kitchissippi Ward As we approach the one-year mark in this term of Council, there’s no end of issues in Kitchissippi.

Here are a few that are cur-rently very active on my, and Team Kitchissippi’s, plate:

TreesMy office continues to deal, both at the policy level and on an ad hoc basis, with the loss of our urban forest canopy. I’ve recently become very active with staff, and at the Committee of Adjustment, seeking to stem some of the loss involved with infill.

Enforcement and the exten-sion of permits are also ongoing challenges. I want to thank the Big Trees of Kitchissippi group for keeping the pressure on me and the City. In the last few months, we’ve seen some small victories, and this will continue to be a daily priority for this of-fice.

Buses on ScottWhile I continue to oppose it, it’s become clear that we’re out of time to stop the buses from travelling on Scott when the Transitway is closed for conver-sion to light rail. The first phase begins in January, when buses will be diverted from the Transitway between Merton and points east.

Next June, we expect that the Transitway will be closed from Tunney’s Pasture.

We’ve achieved a small mea-sure of improvement in the level of communication from the Rideau Transit Group, and I’m posting regular updates on my blog at kitchissippiward.ca. The City, myself, and community

leaders are also meeting ap-proximately monthly to work through the challenges.

BudgetWhile I voted against the ap-proach, Council, on October 14, approved our asking staff to de-velop a budget that will see a 2% tax increase. Council’s ap-proach recognizes the budget pressures that target will create, and staff are under direction to find tens of millions of dollars in savings over the next three years so that we don’t run a deficit.

I want to thank everyone who attended the budget meeting hosted by Somerset Councillor Catherine McKenney and my-self. I encourage everyone to follow the budget process and come out to the committee meetings at which the budget will be refined further before we debate it in late November.

HeritageThanks to the overwhelming number of you who supported my efforts to designate the Champlain Oil gas station as a heritage property. There are no immediate plans for develop-ment of the site by owner Main and Main, but they have recent-ly indicated they won’t appeal the designation, and are actively working on a creative adaptive re-use.

At Broadview, where I cham-pioned another designation, there is an active discussion be-tween the school board and City to consider how it might be used.

Until the Board determines what use it might have for the facility, it’s premature to start looking at other uses. I’m still very encouraged at this point

that the structure will be put to good purpose, and that it’s still very much on the radar of the Board, City staff, and Planning Chair Harder. Stay tuned.

InfillMy perception is that there has been no slowdown in the num-ber of applications to sever lots and vary zoning to facilitate in-fill development. We’ve suc-cessfully defended our new in-fill rules on a couple of projects so far, though some continue to proceed under our old regula-tions.

The best way to stay abreast of those developments is to sub-scribe to my newsletter from the web site at kitchissippiward.ca. We’ve been regularly posting all the new applications and de-cisions to the site.

TrafficIn the last budget, Council ap-proved new money for Councillors to use on traffic calming measures. I’m now de-veloping a plan to use the first year of that funding to mitigate some of the high-speed cut-through traffic that we’re expe-

riencing across the ward. We won’t be able to address

every problem that was raised through last spring’s Kitchissippi Safe Streets initiative and since. However, with the use of rela-tively inexpensive but effective flexi-posts, and speed display boards, I’m hoping to make an important dent in some of the problems.

Again, stay tuned to kitchis-sippiward.ca and sign up for the newsletter to stay abreast of what we propose.

In the meantime, if you feel that enforcement might be a so-lution to a particular problem, be sure to report it to police.

Enforcement is driven in large part by call volume. Call (613) 236-1222 ext. 7300 to re-quest police enforcement of speeding, rolling stops or other traffic violations.

As always, my door is al-ways open and I’m working to be a fully accessible councillor. Hope to hear from you soon by phone or email, or drop by one of my pop-up ward office hours or ward forums (announced in the newsletter, Facebook and Twitter).

By Lorrie MarlowThe Carleton Tavern was packed to its historic rafters on October 4, for the fundraiser for Michelle Brazeau, long time server at the Carleton who is struggling with pancreatic can-cer.

The event was slated to start at 3:00 p.m. and every seat was filled by crowds of friends, resi-dents and people who were moved by her challenge.

Beautiful gift baskets were created by Janice Anderson Westwell with items donated by beer sponsors, our City Councillor, Jeff Leiper, and local businesses approached by Pat McLeod. The good people at Beaus’s Brewery donated

100% of the proceeds of their beer sales that day to Michelle’s challenge.

Ticket sellers Jody and Elizabeth, hustled the crowds inside and on the patios for the many raffle prizes, and never sat down all afternoon, ulti-mately raising $955.

The Bud Light cooler with remote control was an extreme-ly coveted item and was won by Ann-Marie Elliot who was rath-er pleased with it.

Mary and her son with the long arms sold 50/50 tickets raising an amazing $1,600 with the winner, Rose Wright, re-ceiving $800 and donating a portion back to Michelle.

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was auctioned off and raised $260 dollars.The donation jar had to be skimmed throughout the afternoon as it kept filling up. One highlight of the after-noon was local musician, Lucky Ron, performing a tune called “The Hillbilly Hydro Pole” written by City Councillor, Jeff Leiper about the infamous Hintonburg power pole on Scott Street.

Local musicians kept the music flowing all afternoon and with so many raffle prizes, the announcements filled every break in the music.

The Hintonburg Economic Development Committee counted the funds and an-nounced the final tally of over

$8600 raised for Michelle. This was by far the most

money raised at a Carleton Tavern fundraiser to date. The money was turned over to Michelle’s mother that evening. Michelle’s mom got up to the microphone at the end of the long, fun afternoon. With in-credible strength and class, she thanked every server, every ticket seller, every sponsor, the sound guy, John Griffiths, and Dan Baker and his merry musi-cians.

She then advised that Michelle couldn’t join us that day. Michelle was admitted to hospital that afternoon. She was having problems breathing. You could have heard a pin drop and there was hardly a dry eye in the tavern after she spoke.

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sponsible older person. Whatever the costume, try to ensure that it is visible or has visible markings. If you’re worried about your young ones being out at night, you might consider organizing a neighbour-hood Halloween party which can be easily super-vised. Not only is this a great way to avoid traffic concerns, but you’ll know exactly what kind of treats your child receives. If you have older children who go from house to house, it doesn’t hurt to check what they bring home. It might also be a good idea to check to see if your local community centre, library,

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Wellington RambleWellington West 1960’s styleBy Anna Borris“Thank God it’s Saturday” was my first thought as I opened my eyes. “Is that the doorbell?”

Judy, Karen and Mike, all high school friends, were waiting on the doorstep. “Come on, it’s 11 o’clock. Let’s go out. You were supposed to be ready.” They all talked at once.

“But I’m starved! Let’s make breakfast first.” said my best whiny voice. Of course they were starved too, and soon the kitchen was filled with the aroma of toast, and frying bacon and eggs. “My mom’s at Dominion getting groceries. Let’s get the kitchen cleaned up and get out of here before she gets back and thinks of some chores for me to do.”

First important thing was to check out Jimmy’s Restaurant on Wellington at Clarendon, to see who was there and what was going on. Jimmy’s Restaurant, previously the Top Hat Grill, is now the 3 Tarts Bakery, and a considerably more sophisticated establishment.

Jimmy’s was dead though. Our favourite cop, Sandy, sat near the window enjoying a quick coffee and a smoke before heading back out to walk his beat. We took to the door looking for action.

We set off down Wellington Street past Carver’s Drug Store (now Parma Ravioli) on one corner and Clouthier’s Stationery (the Ottawa Bagelshop) on the other. The day was unseasonably chilly so we walked and ran down the side-walk to keep warm.

A convertible sped by with the

top down as the strains of the Young Rascals’ “Good Lovin’” followed it down the street. The driver looked like a frozen mullet with windblown hair, and didn’t seem to be enjoying the music. Sullen and morose, he was probably a fink.

After passing Joynt’s Drug Store at Holland, and the gas station where the GCTC now stands, Mike suggested that we check out the movie at the Elmdale Theatre, (to-day’s Cornerstone House of Refuge Apostolic Church) and was excited that “The Blue Max” was playing. Across the street, Westpark Lanes offered bowling for all then, as it does to this very day.

We made it clear that World War 1 movies were not our cup of tea and didn’t even slow down until we reached Malham’s smoke shop at Parkdale. Karen ducked in quickly for a pack of Wrigley’s Doublemint, and we were off again. “Double your pleasure. Double your fun!”

As we approached the Manhattan Restaurant (now, the 10 Fourteen) Mike complained that he was tired after our long walk and suggested that we stop in for coffee. We knew the real reason. Mike had a mad crush on Sharon, the owner’s daugh-ter, and she was working that day.

When we stepped through the door, we saw Mrs. Proulx, the crankiest math teacher in the world, sitting in a booth, regarding us with her predictable glare. We decided with a glance that the coffee was to go.

The Palermo Bakery (where the

Hintonburg Community Centre is today) was another option, but we resisted the temptation to backtrack because our ultimate destination was now in sight - Ottawa Neighbourhood Services.

Begun in 1932, ONS provided opportunities, jobs, and skills train-ing for underprivileged people be-fore it was fashionable. Charlotte Whitton, who would be the first woman to become Ottawa’s mayor, had played a role in its establish-ment.

Located on the northwest corner where Wellington St meets Somerset Square, in a building that today houses the LCBO, the thrift shop was a treasure trove to fit our skinny budgets.

Judy and I headed for the clothes, particularly jeans. We both wore uniforms at school so normal clothes were a novelty. Karen got lost in the book department, and Mike disap-peared in the record section. At last, loaded with our purchases, we made our way to the door, when I spotted the toys. There were plastic bags full of random toys for one dollar. We all had younger brothers or sis-ters, so we each scooped up a bag before leaving.

Now we were out of both money and time, so our Saturday Wellington St excursion ended for another week. Such ventures would recur many times until the changing face of the city pulled the neighbour-hoods we travelled into a much dif-ferent future. Hassle free beauty!

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OCTOBER 29 - ENRICHED BREAD ARTISTS ANNUAL OPEN STUDIO OPENING NIGHTThe Enriched Bread Artists (951 Gladstone Ave.) is an art collective. EBA artists work in all media and originate from all over the world. The Annual Open Studio is a prime time to share their work and vision with Ottawa. The studios will be open over two weekends, beginning with the opening night on Thursday, October 29, from 6-9 p.m. It continues through that weekend to Sunday, November 1, and reopens the follow-ing weekend from November 6 to the 8. The times are Friday evenings from 6-9 p.m., and Saturdays and Sundays from 11 a.m.-5 p.m.Admission is free. For details visit EBA’s website at enrichedbreadartists.com.

OCTOBER 30 - ARTS NIGHT First Unitarian Church, 30 Cleary Ave (off Richmond Rd.) at 7:30 p.m. This month’s guests will include Margaret Southall, author; Valerie Hennigar, doll collector and Kenny Hayes, musi-cian, singer & actor. Admission is $5.For more information call 613-725-1066.

OCTOBER 31 - BIG ART SALE AND BAZAAR Affordable artwork by Deborah Lyall, Barbara Carlson, John Benn and Pamela Booth plus arti-sans selling glass lampwork jewellery, fabric art and homemade soap. Also hand knits, gift bas-kets, great used books, home baking and our friendly cafe October 31, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Westminster Presbyterian, 470 Roosevelt Ave (two blocks south of Richmond Road). For information call the church at 613-722-1144.

NOVEMBER 1 - PUMPKIN PARADEOn Sunday, November 1, bring your Halloween pumpkin to the Byron Linear Tramway Park (along the pathway just east of Island Park Drive). Come back between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. to walk a path of glowing pumpkins. Candles will be provided. Everyone is welcome!

NOVEMBER 2 - SOUTHEAST ASIA TRAVELOGUE: VIETNAM, LAOS, CAMBODIA AND THAILANDJoin Alex Bissett at Carlingwood Library on November 2 at 7 p.m. for a travelogue of a popular and exotic journey to some Asian favou-rites. Registration required. For more informa-tion go to biblioottawalibrary.ca.

NOVEMBER 5 - PLAY READING WITH LOUISE HAYDENRead aloud and laugh out loud at Play Reading! We read the parts and discuss the themes, back-ground, and historical context, as well as share our own evaluations of the work at Carlingwood Library Thursday, November 5 at 6:30 p.m. No theatre experience necessary. Registration is rec-ommended. For more information go to biblioot-tawalibrary.ca.

NOVEMBER 6 - NEPEAN HIGH SCHOOL UNITED WAY BREAKFASTThe Nepean High School’s annual event is a fundraiser for the Dave Smith Foundation, a local arm of the United Way that focuses on addiction counselling for youth. Tickets are $7 in advance from NHS students or $8 at the door. Everyone is welcome to attend. Breakfast will

take place from 7:30 a.m. until 9:30 a.m. Kitchissippi Times editor, Andrea Tomkins, will be one of the servers!

NOVEMBER 7 - YULETIDE BAZAARParkdale United Church’s Yuletide Bazaar will take place at 429 Parkdale Ave. at Gladstone on Saturday, November 7 from 10 a.m to 12:30 p.m. For more information please call the church at 613-728-8656 or go to parkdaleunitedchurch.ca

NOVEMBER 7 - CONCERT LEST WE FORGET/ N’OUBLIONS JAMAISThe National Capital Concert Band and the Castenchel Choir will present songs and melodies of the First and Second World Wars, and sacred works through formal acts of Remembrance. 1:30 p.m. at Église Saint-François-d’Assise (20 Fairmont Ave.). Tickets $20 at the door.

NOVEMBER 7 & 10 - RE-SHAPING REID PARK NOVEMBER DEVELOPMENT AND UNVEILINGThis is the third round of sessions in a three-part process. In this meeting we will translate ideas from the users of Reid Park into location specific cost estimates to build our recommendation on how the funds available for the redevelopment of Reid Park should be spent. Residents are invited to participate in one of the two meet-ings: November 7, 10 a.m.-noon, at the Hintonburg Community Centre, Laroche Room or November 10th, 7 p.m. -9 p.m., at the Hintonburg Community Centre, Laroche Room. For further information go to kitchissippiward.ca/content/reid-park-update or contact [email protected]. If you are not able to par-ticipate in person, send your suggestions in online.

NOVEMBER 9 - MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE SWITZERLANDHaving escaped significant damage during the two world wars, Switzerland has arguably the best-preserved medieval and renaissance build-ings and streets in Europe. Come to Carlingwood Library on November 9 at 7 p.m. and see a travelogue presentation of Medieval and Renaissance Switzerland with Ed Overstreet. Registration required. For more information go to biblioottawalibrary.ca.

NOVEMBER 9 - LEGAL SERVICES AND TENANT RIGHTSDo you have questions about legal services and your rights as a tenant? Join us for this interactive session with the Community Legal Education and Outreach Division of the University of Ottawa Community Legal Clinic at Carlingwood Library on November 9 at 2 p.m. Registration is recommended. For more information go to bib-lioottawalibrary.ca.

NOVEMBER 12-14 - OTTAWA HUMANE SOCIETY AUXILIARY CRAFT SALEAmazing selection of skillfully hand-crafted items. Perfect Christmas Gifts for pets and peo-ple. All funds raised go to the animals of the OHS. Westgate Shopping Center (1309 Carling Ave.) November 12, 13, 9:30 a.m. - 9:30 p.m.

November 14, 9:30 a.m - 6:00 p.m. More info contact Linda 613-823-6770.

NOVEMBER 14 - FOOD BAZAARSt. Stephen’s Presbyterian Church (579 Parkdale Ave.) will be holding its annual Food Bazaar on Saturday November 14 from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. Drop by for deli, frozen foods, candy, baking, Christmas table and coffee shop.

NOVEMBER 14 - GRAND MARKETPLACEChurchill Seniors’ Centre (345 Richmond Rd.) from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Hosted by 11 Grandmother Groups. High quality, gently used goods; hand-made crafts and goodies; homemade lunch at the Sweet & Savoury Café. All proceeds go to the Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign of the Stephen Lewis Foundation, in support of African Grandmothers raising their grandchil-dren orphaned by AIDS.

NOVEMBER 14 - ALL SAINTS’ WESTBORO BAZAAR Please join us for the Village Fair from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., at 347 Richmond Rd. There will be crafts, knitting, jewelry, jams and preserves, vin-tage items, linens, silver, china and collectibles, used books, the ever popular bake table, a chil-dren’s store, a Silent Auction and Christmas Treasures. The Snowflake Café serves coffee and a delicious lunch. The New-to-You Shop will be open. Please contact the church office at 613-725-9487 for more information or go to allsaintswestboro.com.

NOVEMBER 14 - FALL FAIR AT FIRSTVisit the popular Fall Fair at First Unitarian Congregation of Ottawa (Cleary Avenue – one stoplight east of Woodroffe and Richmond). Silent auction (including valuable art), clothes, collectables, flea market, home made lunch-es. Great deals on gently used clothes, books, and timeless treasures! Newly knitted items, jewellery, stamps and coins, electronics, CDs, DVDs. Time: 9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. For information go to firstunitarianottawa.ca or call 613-725-1066

NOVEMBER 21 – SNOW FESTMEC is throwing a party to welcome winter. Join your neighbours for a flurry of activities and con-nect with your local outdoor community. There will be activities and clinics for people of all ages and skill levels, in winter cycling, winter running, winter camping, and basic ski waxing. At MEC (366 Richmond Rd.) from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

NOVEMBER 21 - FAMILY DANCE WITH LIVE MUSIC Do you love to dance with your kids? Ottawa Contra Dance is hosting a Family Dance from 3:30-5 p.m. on Saturday November 21 at the Churchill Seniors Centre (345 Richmond Rd.). This is a community dance experience with live music and a caller. All dances are taught and fam-ily friendly. Recommended for ages 3+. Under 16s are free, $10 for anyone over 16. For more information go to ottawacontra.ca/view/?familydance.

SOCIAL SENIORSJoin in an afternoon of cards, bridge, euchre, board games and socializing every Wednesday

from 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Our Lady of Fatima Parish Hall, 153 Woodroffe Ave. All seniors are welcome to attend this weekly non-denominational social gathering. For more information contact Ellena 613-728-4018 or Celine 613-234-0853.

FRIDAY OPEN MIC NIGHTS Show off your musical chops and bask in the applause at the Westboro Legion! We have the sound equipment so just bring your talent and instrument(s). For information, call the branch any afternoon: 613-725-2778.

YOUR COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONSFor up-to-date news on your neighbourhood, stay in touch with your community association. Information about events, traffic changes, devel-opment, neighbourhood clubs, volunteer oppor-tunities and board meetings is available from the following Community Association websites.

Champlain Park Community Associationchamplainpark.org

Civic Hospital Neighbourhood Associationchnaottawa.ca

Hintonburg Community Associationhintonburg.com

Hampton-Iona Community Grouphamptoniona.wordpress.com

Island Park Community Associationislandpark.wordpress.com

McKellar Park Community Associationmckellarparkcommunity.wordpress.com

Mechanicsville Community Associationfacebook.com/MechanicsvilleCA

Wellington Village Community Associationwvca.ca

Westboro Beach Community Associationwww.westborobeach.ca

Westboro Community Associationlovewestboro.wordpress.com

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