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The deadline for the next issue of OSCAR will be December 15. Please don't be late.

DECEMBER 1985

Christmas shopping between the bridges by JOAN FARLEY

Well, its that time of year again. With all the rushing around, it's good to know that much of your last- minute shopping can be done right here in Ottawa South, where the many well established and businesses may hold a few pleasant surprises . For those of you who are

interested in gifts from the past, this is /the place to be. Antiques and Stuff at Bank and Sunnyside has its usual selection of furniture and home accessories, with the addition of antique toys and decorations for Christ- mas. Right next door is Logan Antiques, which spëc- ializes in smaller items such as glassware and jewelry. Aubrey's Antiques, further down Bank Street, features furniture and nos- talgia pieces like antique beer signs. For vintage clothing, you are bound to find some interesting pieces at the newly opened St. Vincent de Paul Store.

The Mouseworks on Bank near Cameron carries unique Christmas tree ornaments and hand-crafted children's clothing, while Tallmire's

has holiday wear, swimwear and accessories. For those who like to

sew, ZigZag is featuring a number of specials to help celebrate their 26th Anni- versary and their first year in Ottawa South.

If you are planning a holiday party, look no furthèr. Hitsman's at Bank and Chesley will cater all or part of the festivities, with such specials as yule logs, gingerbread & short- bread. Attinello's has a few Italian favourites, such as "panettoni" (Italian Christ- mas cake) and "torrone" (chocolate covered nuts). They also have expresso coffee * pots and ceramic bowls for gift-giving. Both Haddad's and Lents Meat

and Grocery carry fruit baskets, turkeys and baking supplies, while party snacks and baking supplies can be found at 7-Eleven, Victor & Sons and Fresh Fruit Co.

If you prefer to be waited on, why not visit one of the many restaurants in the neighbourhood,, or book a party at Wizard's (be sure to do it early). The ever-expanding Bike

Stop is featuring skate

Christmas crafts at Fireball by INA JACKSON

Christmas arrived early at the Firehall this year. The 6th Holiday Craft Fair took place on Saturday, November 23. With the help of WIGOS

members, the Firehall took on a festive look with Christmas decorations and music. Twenty-seven craftspeople set up their wares, selling native crafts, grape- vine wreathes, knitting, homemade dolls and cuddly

stuffed animals. Trillium Bakery ran the refreshment lounge supplying shoppers and participants with deli- cious breads, muffins, and cookies.

Santa was there to raffle off a Winter Course of Your Choice. The winner was Col- leen Jackson of Cameron Ave in Ottawa South.

I would like to thank Lorna Evans, WIGOS members, and all the craftspeople who helped bring Christmas to Ottawa South.

Qiristmas crafts and goodies foar sale at the annual Holiday Fair

sharpening this winter. They also have an excellent selection of bicycles and accessories to suit all tastes. Chiang Video now has the

"Tears Are Not Enough" vid-

eo, énd are offering a free tape on street-proofing your kidS to anyone renting a children's movie during the winter.

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Anna, Laura, and Alison take advantage of the early snowfall to

try out the local tobogganing hill.

OSCA sponsors writing contest The Ottawa South Community Association and OSCAR are

sponsoring a writing competition open to all residents of Ottawa South.

The composition can be a short story or a nonfiction article that in some way features Ottawa South - a resident, a building, history, characteristic, etc. It should be no more than 1000 words in length.

All entries must be typed, double-spaced, on 8 1/2 by IT" paper. Please put your name, address, and telephone number at the top of the first page and your name on all other pages (if you are under 18 years of age, please state your age). Neatness and presentation will be factors in judging. The deadline is February 1, 1986. Leave your entry in the OSCAR box in the office at the Firehall, 260 Sunny- side anytime between now and the deadline.

Judges will be selected by the editor of OSCAR. Re- sults will, with a bit of luck, be in the March edition of OSCAR. Each of the first 3 winning compositions will be published in OSCAR in March, April, and May. Should other entries be considered suitable they too will be published in later editions.

In addition to recognition in OSCAR, a first prize of $50 and a second prize of $25 will be awarded by OSCA.

Good luck. at the Firehall.

OSCAR December 1985 page 2

Capital Ward

Alderman Robin Quinn

elects Quinn by DAVE LEONHARDT

There were 128 Ottawa candidates waiting breathlessly to see what the next 3 years held in store for them. Four of those candidates ran for alderman in Capital Ward, which includes Ottawa South.

It was November 12, around 9 pm, and each knew that only one alderman would emerge. That alderman was Robin Quinn of Powell Avenue and the past president of the Glebe Community Associa- tion (GCA).

He attributed his victory to his campaign team composed of "community leaders" including many GCA activ- ists. Glebe area leaders carried outgoing alderman

Christmas shopping continued from page 1

C.A. Paradis at Bank and Riverdale (just before the bridge) has a large selection of knives and kitchen- ware, including baking pans.

If home decorating is on your agenda, don't forget Elite Drapery and Factory Drape House for made-to- measure drapes. Why not also visit U-Frame-It for a look at their framed prints or to have that fav- ourite old photo mounted. Ye Olde Flower Shoppe will help add a little beauty to your home with a potted poinsetta, a glass vase, or silk flowers. Don't forget about Hill-

ary's Homecare. They will help you get the house spotless for that special gathering. Why not give someone a gift certificate and ^a chance to relax. If you'rè^ planning something formal, you can have Bhakti Press print the cards or invitations. And finally, for stocking

stuffers, a gift membership to the Mayfair or a book from TextbookTrade-In is always welcome, while perfume and toiletries can be had from Coulter's I.D.A. Coul- ter's also carries paper and ribbons to help you wrap up a beautiful holiday in Ottawa South.

For that speciallady on your Christmas list Tallmire’s offers many gift suggestions.

Choose from our beautiful sweaters arid blouse collections as well as a wide selection of fashion accessories.

Tallmire’s Giff Certificates also make beautiful gilt ideas!

1111 Bank Street (near Sunnyside) 234-7632 Open Thurs. & Fri.’til 9 p.m.

Celebrating Our 46th Year ip Fashion

Howard Smith to victory in 1980 and 1982. This year they left him and took up the torch for Quinn, who until "about a year ago" fully backed Smith, and who first recalls harbouring al- dermanic ambitions in June. OSCAR declared Quinn

elected at 9:07 pm with 47 out of 62 polls reporting, and a margin of 540 votes. The final vote count was: Quinn 2612, Hagerman 1880, Smith 1603, Pond 79-1 v Quinn's victory was a sur-

prise. Workers from all four camps felt Hagerman had the inside track, but each felt his candidate was in second place. When the votes were counted everyone was wrong. Quinn told OSCAR that he knew he had won when he saw the results from the first poll. "It was poll 23, and you know that's where David Hagerman lives. I won that poll." He won that poll by six votes. His family was ecstatic.

The scene was slightly different at other campaign headquarters. When Susan Pond arrived to thank her workers, there were hugs and kisses. Like the other candidates, she had been suc- cessful in getting her iden- tified vote out to the polls, but the undecided voter appeared to come out for Quinn.

Reports from Hagerman's corner don't paint a brighter picture. He was visibly disappointed. He was supposed to be the "king-in- waiting" and this was his fourth electoral loss in a row. Alderman Quinn wasted no

time preparing to fill his new shoes. The morning after the vote he was rhyming off all the new routines he would now have to iron out. In the next issue of OSCAR, we will provide you with complete information on how to contact your new full- time alderman.


Woodbine association examines land purchase by NILS JENSEN

The prospect of a major new development at the west end of Sunnyside has led to the revival of the Woodbine Association. Last active in the late 197Qs to fight the closure of the west end of Woodbine Lane, the Associa- tion met again on November 6 th.

An overflow crowd of more than 75 jammed the Brewer Pool Lounge to hear that the property located at the northeast corner of Bronson Place and Sunnyside is being sold to developer Terry Guilbeault. Currently on the site is the Bethel Pentecos- tal church and 4 single family dwellings. The Association meeting

heard fears expressed by residents of the area that Woodbine Lane might be closed, Fulton Avenue might be opened to Sunnyside, and traffic in the area could be generally increased. The sale, to be completed

on 1 September 1986, has been confirmed by the developer's lawyer, John McFar- lane, and is not subject to any zoning changes or planning approvals. However, according to McFarlane the developer does not ' as yet have any plans for the property. Once he does, says

McFarlane, Guilbeault will be happy to meet with local residents to discuss his proposals. McFarlane antici- pates that Guilbeault will be getting planning underway very soon. According to the City of

Ottawa planning department, should the developer's pro- posal include a closure of Woodbine Lane or a rezoning of the church property to allow housing, the residents will be given an opportunity to participate in full and open hearings held in the community. A City planner says that all road closures or zoning changes must be done by a bylaw passed by City Council.

In the meantime the Wood- bine Association has appointed an executive which will attempt to arrange a meeting with the developer as early as possible. In preparation for this meeting, the executive has decided to undertake a survey of the local residents to determine their views on the development of the area. Should readers have any

questions or information they wish to share they can contact the Woodbine Associ- ation through executive member Sue Hill of Fulton Ave at 234-1970.

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OSCAR Ottawa South Community Association Review

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OSCAR is a non-profit community newspaper, published monthly by the Ottawa South Community Association, Inc. Advertising from local merchants and government agencies pays our costs. Distribution is free to Ottawa South homes . and businesses. OSCAR is printed in Renfrew by Runge Newspapers, Inc.

GENERAL MANAGER: EDITOR:

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CONTRIBUTORS:

Neil G. Grant Sandra Garland 234-0714 Beverley Stevens Fran Mowbray Ian Calvert

Joan Farley, Steve Knippel, Barry Malmsten, John Manley, Linda Deziel-Blais, Sharon Plumb, Dave Leonhardt, Neil G. Grant, Charles de Lint, David Cooper, Gordon Hauser, J. David Scanlon, Tony LePalm, Claude Bennett, Catherine Montgomery, Barry Blair, Russell Barton, Ina Jackson, Nils Jensen, Const. Lynda Gibson, Jean Thomson, Brontie Smith, Christine Cuylits, Erin Pietrykowski, Laura McEwen.

OSCAR WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL THE PEOPLE WHO BROUGHT US

Zone A: Suzanne Aylen (coordinator), Brian and Lucy Baxter, Jackie Morris, Larry Dickinsen, Lynn Stewart, Stephen Szick, Cassie Doyle, Jack Shinder, Candace O'Lett, Brian Eames, Kim Barclay, Debbie Knott

Zone B: Willi Wahl (coordinator), Sharon Plumb, Roger and Maddy Camm, Leslie Goddard, Meaghan and Amy Scanlon, Ian, Anna and Caroline Calvert, Leslie Roster, Patty Leonard, Rick Potter, Kevin Crossan, Paul Tomlinson, Karen and Dolf Landheer, The Woyiwadas

Zone Cl: Laura Johnson (coordinator), The Larwills, The Neales, Damon and Siobhan Bond, The Harrisons, Anne Gilmore, Sadie and Gracie Sohmer

Zone C2: Kathy Paterson (coordinator), Karlis and Mara Bouse, Alan McCullough, Evelyn Spitzer, Jenny Wilson, Bill McCauley, Dan Byrne

Zone D: Marlene Neufeld (coordinator), Patti Angus, Harold Sprott, Lisa and Julie Hauser, The Small Family, Timo Aassen, Andi Gray, Mary Casement, The Neufeld Family, Doug Young, Karen Prince, Tony Hauser

Zone El: Forrest Smith (coordinator), Gregory Smith, The Thompsons, The Millars, Kevin Giles Cumming

Zone E2: David Bouse (coordinator), Jean Beliveau, Tom Greenberg, The Tillmans, Willie Richardson-Little, Jay LaFrance, Kailey and Shannon Kemp

Zone F: Carol O'Connor (coordinator), Jonathan Matynia, Kevin and Gear O'Connor, Penny and Michael Diak, Josh and Shona Turner, Stan Stanton, The Sterns, The McCormacks, The Blakemans, The von Baeyers, Val Malmsten, The Bennetts, Les and Catherine Allen, Chris Kinsley, The Hinks, Janet Wright

Zone G: Triona Dalziel (coordinator), Gwenda Davies, The Tubmans, The Ravens, The Swinburnes, Chris Petrusic, The Dewars, The Rayners

BANK STREET : Tom Lawson

Dear OSCAR: 7-ELEVEN PROBLEMS SEEN FROM ANOTHER SIDE

I write this letter in response to the author of "Problems with Teens at 7-Eleven" in the last issue of OSCAR.

I am an employee of the store and have to cope with these teens every single day. I fully agree that something must be done about this problem, but putting blame on the staff is unfair and unacceptable.

I for one am a 5'4"-, 96 pound female, obviously not capable of controlling these large males. Each shift is faced with them and each one tries. Even the male employees have problems. These kids return time and time again, even if banned from the property.

As for the garbage, it is picked up. regularly, the lot swept nightly. The garbage on lawns is not put there inten- tionally; it is the fault of the irresponsible customer. I realize that the store being open 24 hours is a nuisance at times, but complaints to our store will do no good. It is owned by a huge corporation, and complaints should be directed there. Perhaps the residents of the area should petition to have the video games removed, as they are the main cause of the problems.

Most of the kids are genuinely nice people, but the few, whom I could name, are causing problems for everybody involved. It is these few who need punishment and/or help from their parents. I must direct the blame mainly on the parents. What kind of parent lets kids stay out late every night to raise hell? These parents should also realize that they now owe all staff a lot of baby sitting fees.

I think that before people go blaming the store staff for the problems, they should perhaps hear both sides and think before they accuse.

Thank-you, Sarah Nightscales.

NEIGHBOURHOODS HAVE TO EVOLVE I always get a little nervous when people start

talking about "established communities" and "protecting the character" of their neighbourhoods. It smacks a little of elitism.

Neighbourhoods have to evolve. If not, they will stag- nate and die. Evolution means constructing a new building occasionally. The urban scholar, Jane Jacobs, wrote a book about it called: The Death and Life of Great American Cities. Perhaps some of the OSCA board members should read

. it. This city is in the grips of a severe housing short-

age. While some people may believe the way to deal with it is to crack up a few thousand houses in the suburbs, the inner city neighbourhoods also have a responsibility for dealing with the problem.

T walk by the Galt/Aylmer project just about every day. I think it is attractive and has been carefully designed to blend in with the other houses in the neighbourhood. It seems that infilling and group building projects are an imaginative way of dealing with the housing crisisv

Ottawa South is rapidly becoming an enclave of upper- middle class professionals, so some would argue that the people moving into the new units are not victims of the housing shortage. In answer to that, I say it is better for them to settle here than to buy property and evict low- income tenants in Centretown.

Sincerely, Barbara Carss.

Group building projects OSCAR December 1985 page 5

loophole tightened by BARRY MALMSTEN

Last month OSCAR reported on problems with Group Building Projects (GBPs) in Ottawa South and concluded with a note that City staff were preparing a report for Council on this subject.

As you will recall, a GBP is similar in nature to a row housing project, but the units do not all have to be attached. A GBP could con- sist of a number of single- family or semi-detached houses built on the same lot. The problem was that there

were no density restrictions in the zoning bylaw on this type of development. As a result, two infill projects which had significantly higher densities than should have been permitted were approved in our area. The staff report went to

Ottawa Planning Committèe on October 22, and Forrest Smith and Anna Rosenberg of the Community Association made presentations to the Committee on behalf of Otta- wa South.

The report stated that the original intent of the bylaw that permitted GBPs was to have them comply with all of the zoning requirements that particular area. In addition, a maximum density of

37.5 units per hèctare was meant to apply in R-4 zones. The report recommended that the GBP bylaw be amended to include density and other normal zoning restrictions.

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Ottawa Planning Committee amended the recommendation of the staff report and sent the following forward to Council:

"1. That Bylaw 84-84 (the GBP bylaw) be amended: (a) to require Group Building Projects to conform to the lot area, lot width, front, side and rear yards, and density requirements appli- cable to the type of residential use building com- prising the Group Building

Project; (b) to apply a maximum density of 37.5 units per hectare where no density requirements are specified for a residential use building, or where no Floor Space Index applies.”

This recommendation was approved by Council.

What does all this mean? As far as Ottawa South is concerned, this bylaw amend- ment now places a density limit on this type of project. Therefore, in future

We should not have the type of problem we had with the Galt Avenue and the River- dale/Windsor projects.

.•‘The Regional • Municipality of Ottawa-C arleton

Official Plan Review GET IN ON THE FUTURE!

The Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carlçton is reviewing the Regional Official Plan. This plan was first adopted in 1974. It established:

—the urban communities of Orleans, Barrhaven and Kanata —the Transitway system —conservation and recreation areas such as the Marlborough Forest, Petrie Island, Long Island and Morris

Island —the Hunt Club Bridge

The Official Plan needs up-dating. Things have changed. The services the Region provides must be properly planned. In addition, citizens and business look to the Region's plan for their own planning. The Planning Department, with the assistance of other departments, are proposing new policies for the plan:

—Barrhaven should be expanded to accommodate growth in population —Orleans is a top priority for new road and transitway links —a new north-south road along the CP line near Champagne Street, is needed to take pressure off Preston,

Bronson. Parkdale and the .central section of the Queensway —the majority of new employment should occur at major employment centres at South Keys, the new

Gloucester City Centre at Blair and Ogilvie, the new Nepean City Centre at Woodroffe and Baseline, and the town centres in Orleans and Kanata

—agricultural lands need to be protected by stronger policies.

To encourage your involvement, planning staff have prepared a brochure and a series of discussion papers. Seven open houses are scheduled. Get involved and find out what is proposed!

OPEN HOUSES Far West,

Monday, 9 December 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

Huntley Centennial School Main Street and Donald Munro Dr.

Village of Carp

South Tuesday, 10 December 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

Manotick United Church Main Street

Village of Manotick

South-East Wednesday, 11 December

7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Greenboro Community Centre

14 Tapiola Crescent Off Albion Road in South Keys

East Thursday, 12 December 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

Ecole Secondaire Garneau 6588 Carrière

Off Belcourt Blvd. in Orleans

If you cannot attend the open houses, please contact us for further information or ask to be put on our mailing list. Or visit you local library to view the reports and pick up a copy of the summary brochure. Also contact the leaders of any community organization you are a member of, as they may be planning to participate ih the study on your behalf. We would like to hear your comments and if you would like to submit them in writing, send them by 31 March, 1986 to:

Planning Commissioner Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton

222 Queen Street, 8th Floor Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5Z3

For further information, contact Chris Bradshaw, Community Liaison Officer, at the above address, or phone 560-2053. 850468/61010

West Monday, 2 December 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

A.Y. Jackson High School 150 Abbeyhill Drive Glen Cairn (Kanata)

South-West Tuesday, 3 December 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

Confederation High School 1645 Woodroffe Avenue

North of The Nepean Sportsplex

Centre Thursday, 5 December 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

McNabb Community Centre 180 Percy Street, Ottawa

Near Bronson and Gladstone

Regional Clerk


Trustees disagree on issues by LAURA McEWEN

Newly elected Ottawa Board of Education trustee Brian McGarry presents opposing views to those of incumbent John Smart.

While both men agree that the major issues in the upcoming term will be the financial situation of the Board and the question of Separate School funding, they have differing plans for spending the $189 mil- lion budget of the OBE. Both Zone 2 trustees are

in favour of the Separate School funding and will support it, but McGarry is worried about fracturing the community and in a longer range project would like to see the Boards meeting together. Smart, on the other hand, is opposed to an amal- gamation of the School Boards.

"I don’t think that having one School Board for the whole area would work,” says Smart. ”1 think it would be too large and could be quite inefficient.” Another important issue is

that of the school closures. Both men would like to keep the High School of Commerce open because of its unique purpose and Smart has indicated that there would , be some cost involved in moving programs , from Commerce to the Ottawa Technical High School.

"It (Commerce) is a spe- cialized school,” says Mc- Garry. ”It trains people for the work force immediately and the young people get jobs: over 99% and that's no exaggeration.”

Fisher Park, another vic- tim of the OBE, is a community school and has a fairly high enrollment, but will be now used for Adult Educa- tion. McGarry finds it strange that, in a school that is quite full, the students would be taken out

Brian McGarry

of the community and adults, who often can drive to anywhere in the city, will be brought in.

One, possible .solution in accommodating Adult Educa- tion would be to share the facilities at Commerce between students and adults, although it requires further review. John Smart is in favour of

keeping Sir John A. Macdon- ald High School open while McGarry would like to see it closed unless it could be shared with the Carleton Board which is currently engaged in a building program to create more schools.

The two men also differ over the recent pay increase for trustees which will bring their salary to about $15,000 at the end of this 3-year term. McGarry intends to intro-

duce a motion to reverse the 30% increase but does not expéct to win. He would like to roll it back to somewhere around 5% per year rather than ten.

”1 just think it was bad timing to sign a contract with both the teachers and the non-teaching staff for 4.7 or 4.6% (increase) and the very next week give yourself 10%,” says McGarry.

Smart favours the salary

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increase and also having the position of trustee as a full-time job whereas McGar- ry feels it should, only be part-time. Trustees participate in

policy determination and the decision making of the OBE,’ serving on various Board task forces, area reviews, or committees as Chairperson or as member..

In the upcoming term, Smart plans to carry through on the major commitments he made to voters during the campaign and to work hard in trying to get ward services to working parents.

He feels the school system isn't very accommodating to single parents and would

like to improve daycare, After-4 services, and busing by changing some of the ex- isting policies. McGarry believes in the

increased use of cooperative education where students earn credits toward their high school diploma by working in a business environment for half a day and going to school for the other half.

It is a program that has received good response from .the business community and is no cost to taxpayers. Neither the student nor the business gets paid for their participation in it. When asked why Smart and

McGarry were elected in Zone 2 when they presented opposing platforms in their cam- paigns, the latter replied that he thought the people want a balance on the OBE.

"John and I are portrayed as opposites. I'm not sure we are,” says McGarry. "He's portrayed as far left of centre and I'm portrayed as far right. I think we are much closer to the middle, in some ways.” John Smart would like to

have seen former trustee Don Francis reelected, but feels that he and McGarry will be able to work together in the new term.

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OSCAR profiles Mike Dettorre by JEAN THOMSON

Mike Dettorre, owner of Mike's Barber Shop concentrates on giving

a good haircut to a regular customer.

The neighbourhood barber shop may be fast disappear- ing from the inner city, but Ottawa South is fortunate to have several. One of them, Mike's Barber Shop, has been operating for about 50 years. Located on its original site at Seneca and Sun- nyside, it bears the name of its present owner, Mike Det- torre.

In its . 50 years of operation, this barber shop has had only three owners - a Mr McDonnell who owned it for 5 years in the late 1930s, Len Scott from 1940 to 1965, and Mike Dettorre for the last 20 years.

Today, Mike's Barber Shop still retains most of the fittings and fixtures of the original business - barber chairs, cash register, and children's chair upon which many Ottawa South residents sat years ago. When Mike, a native Ital-

ian, first bought his business in 1965, neighbourhood barber shops were not so uncommon, but since then he has 'seen at least 6 shops within a square mile radius go out of business as trends changed and shopping, mall barbers became more popular. But Mike has always resisted moving to a mall. Through

owning a business, and at one time a home, in Ottawa South, Mike has made many personal friends in the area and doesn't want to lose touch with them. Also, Mike says his barber shop is a place where friends can meet or new acquaintances can be formed, something that is not always possible in a busy shopping mall barber shop.

Fortunately, his customers' continued patronage has enabled Mike to remain in the neighbourhood. And in order to keep their loyalty, Mike has given them good service over . the years. Practising the skills he learned in Italy, Mike continues to give good hair cuts and shaves at reasonable prices - and he has special rates for senior citizens and children. The influence of Carleton

University has been good for business. Many students fre- quent Mike's Barber Shop, giving him the opportunity to keep current with the latest styles, as well as adding an international fla- vour to his shop. However, owning your own

business means working long

hours, Mike says. In the last 20 years he has taken only a few days holiday each year, although his customers have encouraged him to take more time off. Mike admits he would like to return to Italy to celebrate his 25th anniversary in Canada, but with one son in university and two children approaching university age, he says he will have to wait and see.

In the meantime, Mike Det- torre continues the tradition of the Ottawa South neighbourhood barber shop where friendly conversation, care, and quality count and time, briefly, stands still.

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Bytown Coop jumble sale a success by CATHERINE MONTGOMERY

On Saturday, November 16, Bytown Cooperative Chil- dren's Centre held a jumble sale at the Firehall to raise funds for toys and equipment for the Centre. Located at 88 Bellwood Ave in St Margaret Mary's School, the Centre is a parent co-op with a morning nursery school program for children from ages 21/2 to 4. The afternoon daycare program is designed to com- plement the kindergarten experience for 4 and 5 year olds. The "You Can Sleep In And

Still Get a Bargain" sale featured children's clothes and toys, books, records and

an assortment of other trea- sures. A bake table was stocked with goodies made by parents and a tea room was available for hungry bargain hunters.

Door prizes had been donated by local businesses. These included dinner for two at Patty's Place, a fabric mouse from The Mouse- works, a basket of things for preschoolers from Stork Express, a bike lamp from the Bike Stop, a book from Textbook Trade-In and Tril- lium Bakery provided a gift certificate for fruit cake. Thanks to the generosity

of these businesses and the time and efforts of many volunteers, the sale was a great success.

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The view from Queen’s Park by CLAUDE BENNETT, MPP

Greétings! There are many events,

programs and issues which I think may be of interest to you, so over the next while I'll be bringing the latest from Queen's Park.

As always, if I may be of assistance to you, contact me through my constituency office at 1579 Bank St, Ottawa K1H 7Z3, telephone 733-6801. Just ask Jean or Donna to arrange an appointment.

RENT REVIEW Ontario's rent review law,

the Residential Tenancies Act, limits the amount of rent increase a landlord may charge for residential rental accommodation. The government is commit-

ted to introducing new rent review legislation this fall, retroactive to August 1, 1985. Until August 1, a 6%

guideline covered most private rental accommodation except those rented after 1975 and units renting for more than $750 per month.

As of August 1, 1985, a 4% guideline will cover private rental units including those rented after 1975 and those renting for more than $750 per month.

If both landlord and tenant agree on an acceptable increase, then they are free to proceed with their rental agreement. However, if the tenant objects to the proposed increase he may apply for a review from the Resi- dential Tenancy Commission (RTC). Similarily, if the landlord proposes a rent increase higher than the guideline limit, he must seek permission of the RTC. Rent increases in excess of the guideline must be justi- fied.

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I have several concerns with this new legislation. First, the maintenance of many buildings can only be affected by this control. Four percent is a very small margin with which to provide tenants the quality they should expect in their liv- ing accommodation. Laundry facilities, grounds upkeep, and interior decorating are only a few of the basic amenities which will be affected.

Second, private sector construction of rental housing will be discouraged in the face of such controls. This in turn will increase the burden on the provincial and federal governments to provide such housing, thus increasing the strain on taxpayers' dollars. Although the government has indicated that an increase in the supply of rental accommodation on the market is an equally important priority, no legislation is planned until after further discussion. In the interim, both landlords and tenants are subject to the controls with no respite in sight.

Third, the establishment of the Rent Registry is, although under separate legislation, necessarily linked to the issue. At this point the government has appointed a provincial rent registrar who is chairing a 5-mémber rent registry steering committee composed of senior civil servants. The committee hopes to provide draft legislation this fall, but at this time there are no final details. Necessarily,

many factors are being considered for the legislation such as computer use; cen- tralization or decentraliza- tion; access to information, etc. Although the committee is confident that they can devise a rent registry which will operate fairly and efficiently rather than fairly efficiently, the truth re- mains to be seen. Meanwhile, taxpayers' dollars are being used in a series of experi- ments geared toward controlling the financial lives of thousands of landlords and tenants.

JUNIOR RANGER PROGRAM Applications for the Onta-

rio Junior Ranger program are currently being accepted by the Ministry of Natural Resources.

If you will be 17 by 31 August 1986, then you qualify. The program offers 8 weeks of outdoor work, learning, and recreation. More


information and applications are available in my constituency office. Please feel free to drop in and pick one up, and good luck!

SMALL BUSINESS HOTLINE The newly established

SMALL BUSINESS HOTLINE offers guidance on rules, reg- ulations, and programs that apply to small business. The HOTLINE number for fast and accurate information is 1- 800-387-6142.

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Seasons Greetings!!!

I am delighted to extend my personal greetings to you, especially at this happy time of the year.

On behalf of Deborah, Natalie and Winston, I express our sincere hope that you and those close to you will derive much enjoyment from the spirit of warm fellowship and festive good times that the Holiday Season brings.

We also wish you an especially large measure of good health and happiness, and of peace and prosperity, throughout the coming New Year.

The very best to all from the Bennett family, and please, have a safe holiday season.

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Swimming Pools: Brewer Canterbury Champagne Clifford Bowey Jack Purcell Lower town Ottawa Boys and Girls Club Pfnecrest ■ant St. Laurent

564-1234: Community Centres Albion PortabiesfHeatherington Alexander, 960 Silver Armand Pagé, 130 King Edward Avenue Bellevue, I48S Caldwell Avenue Belltown Dome, 2915 Haughton Avenue Canterbury,2185 Arch Carfeton Heights, 1665 Apeidorn Avenue aihousle, 7S&S*é*-^t. Street West '

RamscjTcrescent Glebe, 690 Lyon Street Hunt Club/River side, 3320 Paul Anka Drive Jack Purcell, 320 Jack Purcell Lane Le Patro, 40 Cobourg Main Street, 88 Main Street McNabb, 180 Percy Street Michele Heights, 2955 Michele Drive Ottawa East, 61 Main Ottawa South, 260 Sunnyside Overbrook, 33 Chilli Street St. Pierre, 353 FritI Sandy Hill, 250 Somerset Street East Westboro, 411 Dovercourt West Ottawa, 1064 Wellington

Arenas: Barbara Ann Scott, 2230 Torquay Brewer, 210 Hopewell Tom Brown, 141 Bayvlew Road Canterbury, 2185 Arch J. Alph Dulude, 941 Clyde Avenue Lions, 294 Elmgrove Avenue McNabb, 180 Percy Street ' Sandy Hill, 60 Mann St. Laurent, 716 Morin Avenue Walkiey, 1533 Waikiey Road

Avalanche: Watch for the opening of the gigantic winter slide at Lansdowne Park, Friday, December 20,1985 {weather permitting}. Information: 563-3451

Anne Hmggtvelt Ski Hill: In city skiing — 729-8202 {weather permitting}

December 17-19 5:30 pan. - 10:00 p.m. December 21-22 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 pan. December 23*24 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 pan.

* Special Christmas Ski Camp — December 27 — January 3

Outdoor Rinks: Seventy-two outdoor rinks will be In operation as of December 20, 1985.' (weather permitting}, Call Outdoor Recreation at 526-3695 to find the outdoor rink location closest to you.

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Centres communautaires: : Alexander, 960 Silver Armand-Pagé, 130 King Edward Bellevue, 1485 Caldwell Canterbury, 2185 Arch Carleton Heights, 1665 Apeidorn Côté-de-Sable, 250 Somerset est Dalhousie, 755 Somerset ouest Dempsey, 1895 Russell Dôme Belltown, Ritchie Foster Farm, 1065 Ramsey Glebe, 690 Lyon Hunt Club/Riverside, 3320 Paul-Anka Jack Purcell, 320 Jack Purcell Lane Le Patro, 40 Cobourg McNabb, 180 Percy Street Michele Heights, 2955 Michele Ottawa-Est, 61 Main Ottawa-Ouest, 1064 Wellington Ottawa-Sud, 260 Sunnyside Overbrook, 33 Quill Street Portatives AIMon-Heatherlngton Rue Main, 88 Main Saint-Pierre, 353 Friel Westboro, 411 Dovercourt

Patinoires Intérieures Barbara-Ann-Scott, 2230 Torquay Brewer, 210 Hopewell Canterbury, 2185 Arch Côte-de-Sable, 60 Main J. Alph-Dulude, 941 Clyde Lions, 294 Elmgrove McNabb, 180 Percy Saint-Laurent, 716 Morin Tom-Brown, 141 Bayvlew Waikiey, 1533 Walkiey Road

Avalanche: Surveillez l'ouverture de notre énorme glissoire Lansdowne le vendredi 20 décembre 1985 (si le permet) Information: 563-3451

Pente de ski Anne-Heggtvelt: Skiez en Ville 729-8202

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Camp de ski des fêtes — du 27 décembre au 3 Janvier

Pantlnolres extérieures: Plus de'7$ patinoires extérieures situées à travers la VWe d'Ottawa seront ouvertes 8 compter du 20 décembre {si (a température le permet).

Tournoi de basket-ball Intégré Jack-Purcell les 21 et 22 mars 1986 Insa^va^votadésattÿKffdTMden téléphonant à Gord Pinkney au 236-0781,

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BOARDWATCH New Board faces old problems by GORDON HAUSER

The election of a new Board of Education should herald a new beginning; but the old Board has dumped its problems onto the new Board’s lap so it will be a while before we see any new directions emerge.

One problem, never men- tioned during the election,, is the Public School reor- ganization plan that the old Board tabled. One of our public schools has only 40 pupils in it - obviously a candidate for closure, but the old Board decided that they would prefer not to deal with it when they could not make up their minds about secondary school closures.

A school with only 40 students changes the pupil/ teacher ratio (PTR) across the system. (The PTR is the total student population (17,207 elementary enrolment) divided by the total number of teaching staff, including Principals, Vice- Principals, librarians, counsellors, etc.) The PTR at present, according to Su- perintendent Robert Gillett, is 13.6 to 1. How’s that, you say, my

child's class has 35 in it! Such is the effect of very small classes in one place. Other classes bulge at the seams to balance this dis- crepancy.

The Board’s administration is well aware of this and many other problems, but the decisions must be made by the Board. Meanwhile, the Board of Management has va- cillated with parental pressure groups to the point that no plans were made or implemented.

Changes will be made now, we hope. Although two trustees will fight to defend the schools in their zone, other trustees who .do not have that particular responsibility will be able to look at the larger picture and will voté to close un- economical schools. We must admit that there is a point at which a school is not viable because enrolment has declined. The neighbourhood school

is a concept to be defended, but costs must be kept in mind. With the cost per elementary pupil, based on the average daily enrolment, being $4568 in 1984, you can see why the taxpayer is not too sentimental about a school that has lost its effective student body and is a shell dealing with a handful of students.

In the days ahead, we will be looking at the performance of the two trustees who represent the interests of our part of town and how they respond to our educa- tional problems.

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The Three Plushketeers Meet Santy Claus

illustrated by DAVID COOPER by CHARLES de LINT

There was an old man going through the garbage can on the corner. He pulled out this, then that, studied it, put it down again, then rooted about some more. He had dirty white hair and a dirty white beard and was wearing a lumberjack's checked shirt and green workman's trousers that bagged on his skinny frame. Against the cold, he also wore a brown corduroy jacket.

Standing across the street, waiting for the light to change, Morty Moose watched him. He scratched one antler, then the other, and thought about all the sorts of people that Sam had warned him to be careful of. There were those who wanted you to take a ride in their car or offered you candy - they had to be avoided. But, he decided as the light changed, Sam hadn't said anything about people going through the garbage. He crossed the street and stepped up to where the old man was still busily rooting about,

''Hi,'' he said. The old man looked up with a frown. ''Go away, kid." "What are you doing?" "What does it look like I'm doing? I'm Santa Claus,

looking for presents to give away on Christmas Eve." "Santy Claus?" Morty Moose cried happily, then his face

fell. "You don't look like Santy Claus." The old man leaned on the lip of the garbage can.

"What do you mean?" "Well, you're too thin." "I've been on a diet." "You haven't got a red suit." The old man opened his shirt to reveal a red undershirt.

"I'm in disguise." "Well, where's your sleigh?" "I left it at home." "How about your reindeer? Santy Claus never goes

anywhere without his reindeer." "They're on strike." "Oh." Morty Moose thought about that for a moment or

so, trying to figure out what the man meant. Finally he gave up. "Is this where you really get your presents?"

"What do you think, kid?" "I thought elves made them." "Yeah, well, production's down - you know what I mean?" "Not really." Morty Moose sighed. This man didn't look

at all like the jolly Santy Claus he'd met last Christmas at the Billings Bridge Shopping Plaza.

"Look, I'm really busy, kid. Why don't you get out of my face?"

"My name's Morty Moose - I'm one of the Three Plushketeers."

"Plushketeers?" "You know: All for fun and fun for all." "I think you mean Musketeers." "I'm a moose, not a mouse." "No. A Musketeer is The man abruptly shook his head.

"What am I talking to you for, anyway? Beat it, kid, or you won't get any presents for Christmas. Maybe I'll just cancel Christmas."

Morty Moose backed away, wishing he'd never talked to the man. Sam should have warned him about people going through garbage as well.

"Go on!" Dejected, Morty Moose hurried off home. The old man

watched him go, then shook his head and went back to his

Scott and Darby, the other two Plushketeers, were making Christmas cards at the kitchen table when Morty Moose came home. Scott had glue stuck all over his paws and bristly terrier whiskers, while Darby had accidently glued his derby hat to the card he was working on. The bear made grumbly noises as he tried to pull his hat free without tearing the card. They both looked up as Morty Moose came in, slammed the door, and went running down to his room.

"What do you think that was all about?" Scott asked. Darby shrugged and went back to working on his hat. Scott watched him for a moment, absently pulling at his

whiskers which was how the glue got transferred from his paws to them in the first place. "I think I'll go see," he said.

He found Morty Moose lying on his bed, crying into his pillow.

"Hey, Mort, old sport," he said, sitting down on the bed. "What's the matter?"

"Nothing," Morty Moose sniffed. "Oh. Want to come upstairs and make Christmas cards

with us?" "No. There's not going to be any Christmas this year." "What do you mean? Who told you that?" "I met Santy Claus coming home and he's a horrible man

and I don't care and who needs Christmas anyway." He began to cry again. Scott patted him on the shoulder,

gave him a Kleenex and pried the story out of him. At the end of it, Morty Moose started to cry all over again. Scott tried to comfort him, but it was no use. Eventually he left the little moose lying there and went up to talk to Darby. A little while later they both came down.

"I'll cheer him up," Darby said. "You'll see. Hey, Morty," he added as he plonked himself down on the bed. "What's red and white and black all over?"

"Don't care." "A newspaper - wait a sec. I think I got that mixed up." Morty Moose began to wail louder, so loud in fact that

the typing that had been going on all the while in the next room came to an abrupt halt.

"Now you've done it," Scott muttered. "What's going on now?" Sam the Monkey stood in the doorway, eyeing the three

with suspicion. Of all the plush toys in the house, they were the most mischievous, always getting into trouble, while Sam was the cleverest, and usually the one that had to get them out of trouble.


spoil Christmas for everyone feeling so bad."

Glum nods agreed with that. "I’ve got another plan," Darby said

Besides, I hate to see him

"We'll have a big

He was only a quarter the size of any one of the Plush- keteers, but that didn't stop them from being nervous around him. His white fur was quite worn - "It just means I've been well loved," he liked to say - he had an ink stain on one shoulder, and he'd been all over the world. He was also a writ- er, selling regularly to magazines like The Winter Duck Times, Badgerweek, and ASKEW (All Silly Kinds of Entertaining Whimsey - the local community newspaper). He was also the author of the book The Adventures of Sam the Monkey that had made it to number one on the New Goose Times bestseller list.

"It's Morty," Scott explained. "Somebody told him that Christmas is going to be cancelled this year."

"It can't be cancelled," Sam said. "I'm just in the middle of a special Christmas story for ASKEW. Who told him that anyway?" .

"S-santy Claus . . . did ..." Morty Moose said through his sniffles.

Sam sighed and sat down on the end of the bed. "I think I'd better hear the whole story."

So Morty Moose told it all over again, breaking down into heavier sniffles before the end so that Scott had to finish it for him.

"That wasn't Santy Claus," Sam said at the end. "That was just a bum being mean."

"He ... he had a red suit on . . . under his clothes. He opened his shirt and . . . and showed me."

"Well, if he was a Santy," Sam said, "he was just like the Santys they have in shopping malls - like the one you saw last year."

Morty Moose started to wail again. "That's not the real Santy Claus," Sam told him. "There's

only one real Santy Claus and he can't be everywhere, so he gets his friends to dress up as him and help him out at shopping malls and for parades and things."

"It's like pies," Darby explained. Morty Moose's ears pricked up a little at the sound of

food. "What . . . what do you mean?" "Well, they can't all be lemon meringue," Darby explained. "That," Sam said, "doesn't make any sense." Morty Moose's snuffling got louder. "I'll tell you what," Sam said quickly. "We'll get Santy

Claus himself to tell you that there'll still be a Christmas this year - okay?"

"You will?" Darby and Scott said together. Sam nodded. "And you two are going to help, so let's

go upstairs and talk about it." Sam patted Morty Moose on the shoulder. "Everything will be just fine, Morty. You'll see."

"He will?" Darby and Scott said. Sam frowned fiercely at them and went upstairs. Exchang-

ing glances, the terrier and bear followed him, scratching their heads.

"How are you going to manage this?" Scott asked when they were all sitting around the kitchen table.

"I don't know," Sam said. "I'm still thinking." "I've got a plan," Darby said. Sam and Scott groaned, knowing Darby's plans all to well. "We'll build a huge papier mache Santy Claus," Darby

said, "and we'll put Sam in its head and Sam will talk to Morty and explain everything and everything will be all right again. What do you think?"

The other two shook their heads. "Maybe we could find the bum," Scott said, "and get

him to tell Morty that he was lying." Sam and Darby thought about that for a moment, then

they shook their heads. "Well, we'd better think of something," Scott said. "Christ-

mas is only a week away, but a week of Morty's sulking will

party on Christmas Eve and invite Santy Claus to it and he can tell Morty."

"That's not a half-bad idea," Sam admitted. Scott shook his head. "That's Santy's busiest night. He

won't have time to come to a party. And how would we get in touch with him anyway?"

"We'll write to the North Pole," Darby said. "No, that won't work," Sam said. J'What we'll do is get

someone to dress up as Santy Claus at the party." "It could work," Scott said. "And Morty will stop feeling bad if he's got that to look forward to," Darby added. "Now who will we get to dress up as Santy Claus?" They all looked at each other. "Oh, no," Sam said. "I'm too small." "Well it can't be either one of us," the Plushketeers "We have to be there with Morty or he'll suspect." "I know," Sam said. "I'll ask Gurgi to do it for us."

said.

"Absolutely not," Gurgi said. He was the large marmalade tomcat that lived in the house. Like most cats, his life con- sisted of eating, sleeping, and ranging around the neighbourhood - in that order of importance.

"But it's really important," Sam said.

"It'd never work and I'd look like a fool."

"No one would know who you were - they'd all think you were Santy Claus."

"I'm going to another party that night."

"You don't have to come to ours until -0 it's late." ^

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"I'll buy you some cat treats."

The cat's eyes sparkled at the thought.*

"And a catnip mouse." "Well, it is Christ-

mas," Gurgi said slowly. "Will you do it?" "Can you throw in some of those dried fishy things? You

know, the ones that crunch like little tiny bones?" A dreamy look came over the cat and Sam shivered. He

hoped that Gurgi realized that plush toy monkeys didn't have any bones, tiny or otherwise.

"Sure," Sam said. "Cat treats, a catnip mouse and some fishy things. Is it a deal?"

Gurgi held out a paw to seal the bargain.

Morty Moose moped around a bit for most of the week, but by the time Christmas Eve approached, with the party in the offing, even he couldn't hold back his excitment. The house had been festooned with Christmas decorations, all sparkling and bright, green and red streamers, a wonderful Christmas tree that reached right up to the ceiling, and more fizzy pop and treats than a plush toy could imagine.

The guests started to arrive about an hour before the party was supposed to start. By the time it did officially start, the house was crowded with plush toys of every size and description, all admiring the decorations and tree, shaking the gifts under it, eating the treats and getting silly on fizzy pop.

Sam and the two Plushketeers in on the Santy Claus secret bustled about, enjoying themselves, but keeping their eyes on the clock at the same time. Christmas carols were being sung with great gusto, everything from tender renditions of Silent Night to Joan Jett's rock 'n' roll version of The Little Drummer Boy with Badger and a woolly scarecrow making buzzing electric guitar sounds for accompaniment with combs and tissue paper.


It was a fine party, but as the hours rolled by, Morty Moose sat down in a corner by himself and started to feel sad again. It didn't seem that Santy Claus was going to come after all and that meant, party or no party, there wouldn't be a real Christmas. He tried bravely not to cry, but first one tear trickled down his cheek, and then another. He gave a great long sigh and a third tear rolled down.

Oh dear, Sam thought. Where was Gurgi? He went outside to look around, getting Scott and Darby to help him, but the marmalade cat wasn't to be found.

Inside the party rollicked on. The fizzy pop was disappear- ing in alarming proportions. The treat bowls were getting empty. The clock struck midnight and everybody began shouting "Merry Christmas!” to each other, hugging and laughing - all except for Morty Moose who sat in his corner, weeping in earnest now.

"I'm going to kill that cat," Sam hissed to Scott. The little terrier nodded. But just then there was a knock

at the door. Darby rushed over and flung it open, and there was Santy Claus, all decked out in his red and white suit, with à bag of toys over one shoulder, his breath frosty in the night air and a twinkle in his eyes.

"Ho! Ho! Ho!" he boomed. "Merry Christmas, everyone!" Morty Moose sat up in his corner, wiped his eyes and

just stared. As did everyone else. "Gurgi's missed his calling," Sam whispered to Scott. "He

should be in Hollywood." Scott nodded. "He's good," he whispered back. , Santy Claus sat down in the big easy chair by the window

and plonked his bag of toys down on the floor beside it. All the little plush toys crowded around him and, one by one, they got up on his^ knee and talked to Santy. He gave them their toys, his voice booming with laughter and good will.

"Where did he get the toys?" Darby asked Sam. Sam shrugged. "I don't know, but I'm not complaining.

What a great end to the party! We should have bought Gurgi more treats than we did."

The last to get up on Santy's knee was Morty Moose, his lower lip still all quivery and his eyes watery, but that was from happiness now.

"And this is the little fellow who thought Christmas was being cancelled this year," Santy said. "Do you still think that, Morty?"

Morty Moose shook his head, clutching the present that Santy had given him close to his chest.

"But you know, Morty," Santy continued. "Christmas isn't just presents. It's not just Wodin's winter solstice, nor the Roman Saturnalia, nor Christ's birth. It's much older than any of that and it can never be cancelled. People have made it holy to their beliefs over the ages, but what it really is is a time for all creatures to come together and be, peaceful for at least one time in the year.

"It's the time when one year turns into the next, and we should all pray that perhaps this will be the year that the goodwill carries through until the next Christmas, as once it did, so very long ago. Wouldn't that be fine, Morty, to feel :his good about everyone for every day of the year?"

Morty Moose regarded Santy with wide eyes. Although he lidn't understand some of the references Santy had made, he lid understand the general meaning of what Santy was saying.

"He's laying it on a bit thick, don't you think?" Darby muttered.

"Shush!" Sam whispered. "It's beautiful."

"Sure. But it's just Gurgi who's "Shush!" "So don’t let anyone ever tell you that Christmas is can-

celled again," Santy said. "As long as you believe in it, it'll be there for you, Morty - every day of the year, if you'll have it."

"Oh, I will," Morty Moose whispered. "I really will." Santy beamed down at him. "HO, ho, ho! There's the lad,

Morty. And now it's time for me to be going. I've got lots of places still to visit tonight, and the reindeer are getting restless. Hear them jingle their harnesses!"

Everyone in the room cocked their heads and thought they really could hear a jingle.

"How'd he do that?" Scott whispered. "He probably has some friends outside with bells," Sam

whispered back. Santy said his goodbyes then and after that the party

began to wind down, with everyone saying what a fine party it had been, how it had been the very best of parties, how there couldn't ever be a better one, how they must do it all again next year, how it would be even better next year, and so on.

"Oh, thank you, Sam," Morty said, eyes beaming as he went to bed.

"Merry Christmas, Morty," Sam said. A little later, the other two Plushketeers having

toddled off to bed as well, Sam stood alone in the messy room, a very warm feeling inside. He didn't even mind being left to clean up the mess. In fact, he thought, he wouldn't clean it up until tomorrow morning.

He started for bed himself when a very bleary-eyèd Gurgi came in the back door and laid his head down on the kitchen table, paws on either side of his head. He reeked of catnip.

"I'm so sorry, Sam," he mumbled. "What for? You did marvelously. You were the best

Santy I ever saw!" The cat lifted his head to give Sam a look somewhere

between surprise and suspicion. "I was?" "Oh, yes. I didn't know you had it in you." "Neither did I. Run it by me again, Sam. I'm feeling a

little befuddled. Exactly how did it go?" "You went out to that second party after all - didn't

you?" Sam asked with a grin. "Yes, well ... Sam, what are you talking about?" So Sam told him about how it had looked from where

he'd stood, that Gurgi had made a very real Santy - "Stuffed that costume with a lot of pillows, didn't you?" - had the voice and the "ho, hos" down just right, how he'd made a speech about Christmas, how happy Morty had been.

"It was perfect, Gurgi. And that bit with the reindeers' bells - that was the perfect ending. You had a friend waiting outside, right?"

"Sure. Bells. Right. I guess it all went over pretty good then, didn't it?"

"Just perfect. Merry Christmas, Gurgi. I'll see you in the morning."

"Right. Merry Christmas."

Gurgi watched the little monkey go and slowly shook his head. He didn't know what had happened here tonight, but he certainly wasn't going to tell Sam or the Three Plushketeers that he'd forgotten all about playing Santy Claus until just before he'd come home a few moments ago. But if it hadn't been him, then who could it have been? He thought about that for a moment, still woozy from too much catnip at two different parties.

Like a far-off echo, he heard a faint jingle of bells then, and a distant "Ho, ho, ho."

"No," he said, shaking his head. "It couldn't have been."

copyright 1985 by Charles de Lint


Colouring contest

drawing by Barry Blair


COMMUNITY PATROL

by CONSTABLE LYNDA GIBSON Community Patrol Officer

The Block Parent program, which provides the community with a method of protecting its children from would-be molesters, bullies, animals or injüries, fits the Neigh- bourhood Watch philosophy of people helping each other to protect the community. This concept extends to assisting the police by reporting crime or suspicious activi- ties when they occur. All those applying to be-

come a Block Parent are carefully screened by the police to ascertain their character. This applies to anyone over the age of 16 years within that particular home. Upon acceptance, the Block Parent home is given a bright red and white Block Parent sign which is to be displayed prominently in the window of, the home, but only when there is a responsible adult in attendance.

Children in the neighbourhood should be made aware of the function of a Block Par- ent, and of where such homes are located. They should also be assured that where the sign is displayed,, the

Block Parents involved, can be relied upon and trusted should the need arise. Block Parents are always

needed. So get involved in your community and at the same time provide an invalu- able service to the children and your police force. In the interests of shar-

ing information through this column, I would like to say a few words about Child Find. This is a volunteer organization whose purpose is to facilitate the identi- fication of abducted, lost or missing children. This group will arrange to have your child fingerprinted and will instruct parents on how to complete and update de- scriptions, including photos of your youngster. In the event the child becomes missing, the information gathered can be relayed to the police for national distribution if necessary. Child Find can be reached

at P.0. Box 11444, Station H, Nepean K2H 7V1 or telephone 726-0229.

For further information on these or other police relat- ed subjects, contact Commun- ity Patrol at 236-0311 ext. 217.

Shorts ROYAL SWANS

The City swans that spent the summer on the Rideau River have been returned to their winter quarters at Lansdowne Park.

The City now has 2 Austra- lian Black Swans and 25 Royal Swans.

GARBAGE City bylaws state that

garbage put out for collection must "be placed at ground level in the cleared portion of the private walk- way or driveway as close as possible to the sidewalk but not obstructing pedestrian or vehicular traffic or maintenance operations."

In other words, you have to shovel a path from the road to your garbage for the collectors and there will be no placing of garbage bags on snowbanks.

SNOW REMOVAL OSCAR received quite an

impressive list "snow and ice control quality stan- dards and statistics" this month in preparation for imminent snowstorms. Some are quite interesting.

"The maximum allowable snow accumulation for com- mencing snow clearing opera-

tions on arterial streets" (the example given is Sus- sex, but I guess Bank would also qualify) "is 2.5 cm; on collector streets and residential bus routes (Sunny- side) is 5 cm; on residential streets is 10 cm."

In a storm, preference is given to main streets and bus routes but "plowing is completed about 12 hours after the end of an average storm."

"Plowing on residential streets (sidewalks) starts when a fresh snow accumulation reaches 5 cm." The City removes snow from

the road and sidewalk in front of bus stops, but 0C Transpo is responsible for maintenance of bus shelters.

The average snowfall over the last 30 years is 211.43 cm but must vary considerab- ly since the maximum was 444.10 cm in 1970-71. Ottawa’s road inventory

includes 686.8 km of roads of which 125.4 km are bus routes. RM0C employs about 340 wage earners.

Over half of the road plows and power wagons are rented but the City owns all blowers, spreaders, and sidewalk plows. But are we ready for our

first BIG snowstorm?

Colouring contest HEY OTTAWA SOUTH KIDS ! ! ! Colour the picture on the previous page and win 2

passes to the Mayfair Theatre. Use crayons (marking pens will run on newsprint) and be creative. Contest deadline is December 15. Bring your completed picture to the Firehall office. Don’t forget to fill out the information below.

Judges will be Gordon Hauser, artist-in-residence at Hopewell School; Ailie Curtis, illustrator and art teacher; and Roger Camm, experienced judge and daddy. There will be 3 winners chosen, one in each of the following age groups: up to 5, 6 to 10, over 10. Prizes will be awarded as soon after December 15 as we can manage so winners will be able to use their passes to attend a Saturday matinee or Christ- mas movie at the Mayfair. Winners will be announced in the January issue of OSCAR.

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Plushketeers ? by SANDRA GARLAND

Charles de Lint

For each of the 3 Christ- mases that I have been editor of OSCAR, Ottawa South author Charles de Lint has written a children’s story for the December issue. I am continually impressed with the quality of his writing and the. professionalism he displays.

I seldom think about the next issue of OSCAR until at least a week after I’ve put the last one to bed; so it's usually about the 6th of November before I decide we

have to do something special for the Christmas issue. I call Charles and ask if .could possibly find the time to write maybe just a short little story for us. He never actually says

yes, but within 5 days at most he calls to say he has a first draft written and recommends an illustrator. A week later, still well before our deadline, the fin- ished story is typed into our computer and I’m eagerly awaiting the drawings.

In exchange, Charles gets only my heartfelt thanks. It would be nice to know whether anyone reads the stories. Or perhaps we could thank him by buying his books. Charles now has 4 novels in print: Moonheart, Riddle of the Wren, Mulengro, and Harp of the Grey Rose. Five more will be published in 1986.

David Cooper, who drew the pictures of the Plushketeers and Santy, is a student at Glebe Collegiate. His drawings are well known around Hopewell School and on the pages of OSCAR. (David did the little punny cartoons we use as fillers every now and then.) •

Merry Christmas and Best Wishes for 1986

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OSCAR

This space belongs to After-4

December 1985 page 17

At the November meeting of the OSCA executive, members listened to a discussion of future plans for the Bethel Pentecostal Church building at the corner of Sunnyside and Bronson. Also on the agenda was the search for more space for the preschool group which now has a waiting list of 17 people. Renovations for the community centre are expected to begin in January 1986. However, plans have not as

yet been finalized. If people have questions or concerns about these issues, they are welcome to contact Rosemary Fitzpatrick for more information at 235- 3880. Once again it was a busy

month at the community centre. The Annual Craft Fair, organized by Ina Jackson, was a great success, as was the Youth Group’s Airband Competition, which was organized by J.B. Cohen.

by CHRISTINE CUYLITS

All day at the Firehall, James sits in the stuffy office and lets his beard grow. All the kids play games and James watches.

Every once in a while the phone rings and James picks it up. Sometimes they ask to speak to their child, or they say can you tell my child to go home, or can I sign my child up for the After-4 program.

In the fitness room, the kids play games with the mats or without the mats. In the arts and crafts room the kids do art and in the lounge the kids cook or play board games. But James sits in the stuffy office or tells a child to go home. Sometimes he plays with kids.

If you want to know who James is I will tell you. James is one of the people who works at the Firehall.

Happy day

I was having a happy day walking in the leaves when the sky was blue and there was a breeze. I was having a happy day walking in the leaves.

Erin Pietrykowski (age 8)

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News update from St. Margaret Mary’s School SWIMMING LESSONS

In cooperation with the City of Ottawa recreation department, grade 3 and 4 students are participating in a Learn to Swim and Water Safety program presented at the Champagne Swimming Pool every Thursday for 15 weeks. This program has been operating for many years and not only provides a great deal of enjoyment for the children but also gives them the opportunity to learn an important skill.

SOUND BODY...SOUND MIND The highlight of the week

for pupils from grades 1 to 6 is a visit to the Univer- sity of Ottawa for a physi- cal education class. Profes- sor Davidson of the Faculty of Education has designed and supervises this unique program: lessons are planned and presented by graduate students who have a particular interest in this area. The children enjoy the large gyms and the sophisticated equipment made available to them during their visits.

LET'S SING TOGETHER Many pupils have joined

the Children's Choir which was organized recently by parent volunteers. The children, from every grade, meet in the school library each Friday at noon for practice. We are anxiously awaiting their debut at an upcoming school assembly!

LEARNING ABOUT OUR ENVIRON- MENT

An important aspect of children's growth and development is their understanding and appreciation of their environment. Several class excursions have been undertaken in the first 2 months of the school year and include visits to muse- ums, a fire hall, Britannia Safety Village, and the Kemptville Agricultural Col- lege. Many more trips are planned for the future.

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A WORD OF THANKS As everyone associated

with St Margaret Mary's re- alizes, the involvement of parents in the daily activi- ties of the school is one of our unique features and strengths. A flourishing PTA meets regularly and parent volunteers are active in the school either on a regular basis or whenever the need arises. The school is thriv- ing because both staff and parents are willing to de- vote their spare time - which is often in scarce supply - to issues that con- cern the well being of the children. Parents and students gath-

ered recently at the school to say good-bye to Mrs Ann Bannock-Smith, past president of the PTA, who is leaving Ottawa. We thank her for her involvement in the school and wish her and her family much happiness in their new city. The new president of the PTA is Mrs Hilary Casey.

UNTITLED POEM by Jason Gaudette, grade 4

I was walking down the street one day, When my head fell off and rolled away. It went down the sidewalk to the corner store, Where it slowed right down and went in the door. The manager said, "I'd like kids to stop playing ball," And he kicked my head right down the hall. Everyone stared at it in surprise, It rolled even faster so I started to cry...s, But I couldn’t give up 'cos that's my head, I needed to get it - it hasn't been fed! Oh no ! Oh no ! Here's a bump ahead. It flew from the bump, landed in a shed. "Oh, joy," I cried, drying my tears. I ran up to it, looking queer. Finally, I got there and picked up my head, Then I ran straight home and went to bed!

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to use this space each month to deliver a special, thanks to

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ELIZA VON BAEYER, 11, and brother JAKOB, 7, say they like

contributing in some way and so for approximately 2 years

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hall, 260 Sunnyside Avenue. Both men and women are welcome

at our meetings. People with children are encouraged to

arrive by 9:30 am so that they can settle their children

before our business meeting starts at 9:45. Our resource

person will start at 10:00 am. A charge of $2 per meeting

covers the cost of coffee and babysitting. For more information, please call Brontie Smith (232-

6760) or Suzanne McVeigh (234-7867).

December 6:

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January 10:

January 17.:

January 24:

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M.J. Whitemarsh, salesperson with John Lau- rysen Ltd - kitchen planning and design.

Dominique Setton-Lemar, financial planning

consultant associated with Tillcan Fincial Corp. - financial planning for women.

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Promenade by LINDA DEZIEL-BLAIS

Le hasard de nos promenades nous réserve parfois bien des surprises! C’est ainsi que je faisais récemment la con- naissance d’une jeune femme péruvienne très sympathique.’ Elle s'appelle Bertha.

Bertha passera son deuxième Noël parmi nous, à des mil- liers de kilomètres de Lima, capitale du Pérou où habite sa famille. J’ai pensé qu’à l’approche de la belle fête de Noël, il serait intéressant qu’elle nous parle de l'ambiance qui règne dans son pays à cette période de l’année. Elle a gentiment accepté de répondre à quelques questions.

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Linda: A l'approche du temps des Fêtes, à quoi penses-tu Bertha?

ARBOLITO (ARBRISSEAU)

Esta noche es Noche Buena (Cette nuit est la Belle Nuit) Vamos al monte, hermanito (Allons à la montagne, frérot) A buscar un arbollto (Chercher un arbrisseau) Porque la noche es serena.(Car la nuit est calme)

Los reyes y los pastores (Les rois et les bergers) Andan siguiendo una estrella,(S’en vont en suivant une

étoile) Le cantan a Jesus nino (Ils chantent pour l'Enfant Jésus) Hijo de la Virgen bella.(Fils de la belle Vierge)

Arbolito, arbolito (Arbrisseau, arbrisseau) Campanitas te pondrê. (Je t’ornerai de clochettes) Quiero que seas bonito, (Car je veux que tu sois beau) Que al reciën nacido (Puisque c'est au nouveau-né) Te voy a ofrecer.(Que je vais t'offrir)

Bertha: Bien sûr je pense à ma famille qui vit au Pérou et à Noël qui est une fête très importante dans ce pays.

Linda: Les préparatifs de Noël sont-ils semblables à ceux qui se font dans notre pays?

Bertha: Oui. Les magasins offrent, quelques semaines avant Noël, vitrines et étalages chargés de cadeaux. Lima étant là capitale du Pérou, on retrouve beaucoup de ressemblances avec les autres grandes villes en ce qui concerne les coutumes de Noel. Toutefois, il ne faut pas oublier que chez nous le mois de décembre marque le début de l'été. Il fait bien froid à Ottawa par rapport au Pérou.

Linda: Parle-nous des décorations.

Bertha: On décore beaucoup les maisons, le bord des fenêtres; la porte d'entrée est particulière- ment attrayante avec sa couronne de lumières, ses guirlandes de papier multicolore. Nous installons, comme ici, un arbre de Noël, Comme au Canada, le soir du 24 décembre, les enfants surexcités attendent les ëtrennes que leur apportera le Père Noël. Chez nous cepen- dant, la coutume veut que pendant cette soirée très spéciale, alors que les parents s’occupent des derniers préparatifs avant la messe de minuit et le réveillon, tous les enfants sortent dehors en tenant dans leur main un bâtonnet ëtinceleur. C’est alors une véritable fête de lumière car toutes les rues sont éclairées par les petites étincelles.

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A minuit se déroule l'une de nos très belles traditions, celle de la messe de minuit avec sa magnifique crèche installée dans le choeur de l’église. On y entend alors beaucoup de musique, surtout de =la flûte, et aussi des chants traditionnels qui célèbrent la naissance de Jésus.

Linda: Les cantiques et les chants traditionnels sont toujours très beaux et émouvants. Pourrais-tu nous faire connaître l’un de ceux dont tu te rappelles?

Bertha: Bien sûr.’ Le titre est "Arbolito” (Arbrisseau) .

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by JOHN P. MANLEY

Donations to private schools A recent tax decision by the Federal Court of Appeal

is of particular interest in light of the ongoing contro-

versy concerning full funding for separate schools in the

Province of Ontario.

The case, which was decided at the end of September,

concerned an Ottawa man who chose to send his children to

Christian religious schools. The taxpayer, Mr McBurney,

believed that it was his Christian duty to educate his

children in a Christian environment. Consequently, he en-

rolled his children in schools operated by charitable or-

ganizations.

While the schools did not charge tuition fees, parents

were encouraged to make gifts to the charitable organiza-

tions. In return, charitable receipts were issued to the

parents, including Mr McBurney,*who then claimed deductions

in respect of them on their income tax returns.

The schools suggested to parents an appropriate amount

of donation to make based upon the family income. The con-

tributions were, however, voluntary. The issue before the

Court was whether these donations were "gifts" so as to

qualify as gifts made to charities.

The Federal Court of Appeal decided that the amounts

contributed to the schools were not "gifts." The Court de-

cided that Mr McBurney saw it as his Christian duty to en-

sure that his children received the kind of education those -scfrools provided. The payments were made in pursuance of that duty and according to a clear understanding with the schools that*, while his children were attending, he would

contribute within his means towards the cost of operating

them. Since Mr McBurney's payments to the charities and his

desire to secure a particular kind of education for his

children were so closely linked, the Court considered that

the contributions were not "gifts" within the meaning of

the Income Tax Act.

In addition, the Court pointed out that Mr McBurney

had a legal obligation to send his children to school,

pursuant to The Education Act of Ontario.

As a result of concluding that Mr McBurney was moti-

vated by both Christian duty and legal duty to send his

children to the schools in question, the Court ruled that

his contributions to the schools were not gifts in the sense of being, strictly speaking, voluntary.

In addition to not permitting Mr McBurney his deduc-

tions, the Court approved the administrative treatment that Revenue Canada affords to payments made to privately sup-

ported schools which are both secular and religious. Reve-

nue Canada permits the school to segregate the cost of

operating the secular portion of the school and the cost of

providing religious training. The net cost of operating the

secular portion is then pro-rated over the number of stu-

dents to determine the cost per student for the secular

training. Any contributions i'n excess of this amount can be

treated as charitable contributions under the Income Tax

Act. This case will be of interest to many parents who opt

for special schooling for their children. In particular, if

the current challenge to full funding succeeds, those who

wish to continue their children in religious schools

through the end of high school should take note.

Meanwhile, McBurney has informed the Press that he

intends to appeal the decision to the Supreme Court of

Canada.

John Manley is a resident of Ottawa South, and a tax

partner in the Ottawa law firm of Perley-Robertson, Panet,

Hill & McDougall.

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AT THE >9v|IREHALL

by SHARON PLUMB .

The festive season is upon us once again. I always find that Christmas takes me by surprise. It seems as if the children have just settled into school when suddenly there are only 10 more shopping days till Christmas. With this realization, panic sets in . . . last minute gifts to buy, parties to plan, trees to trim, and the annual fruit cake to bake, which has only ever been left to "age" for 3 or 4 days.

Then of course there are the greetings to post (a hasty response to greetings already received), school con- certs to attend (But Mom, I look like a jerk in a dress!), and last year's "spring" cleaning to do (Is Grandma coming?). Guilt, frustration, excitment, joy!

CHRISTMAS CLOSURE The Firehall will be closed from December 25th to

January 6th. If you have any questions or concerns, please call 563-3306 for more information.

WINTER PROGRAM REGISTRATION Registration for winter programs is scheduled for

January 14 and 15 from 7 to 9 pm. A full description of winter courses will be printed in the next issue of OSCAR.

(Editor's noté: Due to holidays and weather conditions we can't guarantee the January paper will be delivered in the first week of the month. We will make sure there are plenty of copies in the Firehall when it opens on January 6. Also, Sharon usually posts the list of programs outside the office as soon as it is printed.)

In the meantime, it's still not too late for your in- put. We'd greatly appreciate your stopping by the Centre with ideas for programs and workshops. If your course pro- posal is legal and sounds like fun, we may be able to let you teach it or find an instructor who can.

Some new things we're working on are Messy Play for preschoolers, cross-country skiing and skating lessons for children, and Opera Appreciation for adults. Since opera is returning to the NAC this season, you may be interested in spending a few cold evenings around our fireplace learning more about this classical art form.

SPECIAL THANKS OSCA's Halloween Dance Committee would like to express

its gratitude to the.Ottawa South merchants who donated door prizes for this event. Special thank-yous go to U- FRAME-IT, CHIANG VIDEO, PATTY'S PLACE, the MAYFAIR, ROY BARBER'S SUNOCO, and our own Board for their participation.

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by J.. DAVID SCANLON

The clear skies of late autumn and early winter always seem to ignite my interest in the starry heavens. My pas- sion began at Calabogie, Ontario, where Don Lindsay, head of the Glebe Collegiate geography department, ran an annual geography camp for grade 11s.

Several of us gung-ho students clung to those high school memories by returning year after year to send ever youthful tykes out into the fields and forests to muck about in hume and clay, or to pour acid on rocks (or unfor- tunate bugs).

I became the camp cook and occasional counsellor. I'd serve Wally's sausages from Art's Market with scrambled eggs for breakfasst; or, when I was inspired, I'd slave over a hot frying pan and cook soft-shelled tacos, which we covered in mounds of Balderson cheddar and fresh veggies.

For me, and for many of us 'elders' I suppose, Calabo- gie was a chance to go back to camp. The smell of late fall in the country mixed with that of an old farmhouse and a wood fire cannot be synthesized, only experienced. (I'm missing it already...)

I picked up a habit from Calabogie, one that was entrenched after an astronomy course I took at Carleton University; every fall, I start to look up at the skies * searching for the various constellations and the planets.

For instance, in early November's southern sky is Jupiter, brighter than any star and appearing sooner after sunset. Through binoculars (I use 7 x 50s), it appears as a small globule encircled by 3 or 4 pinpoints of light - its moons. One of them, Ganymede, is larger than the planet M&p&ortyi another moon, Europa, is believed to be thickly covered in ice. Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system, and is composed mainly of swirling gases such as hydrogen, helium, ammonia, and methane.

It rotates very quickly and its days are only 10 hours long; in contrast, a Jupiter year (the time to revolve around the sun) is equal to 11.9 earth years. Its surface temperature is believed to be -200o F.

Jupiter, bright as it is, was almost lost in the clear country skies of Calabogie. Unfortunately, city lights create a shimmering blanket which dulls the bright Milky Way and the many brilliant stars. Nonetheless, several of the planets - Mars, Venus, Saturn, and Jupiter - are large and bright enough to be seen at certain times.

If only the moon is in the night sky, take a look at it through binoculars and, with the aid of a map, perhaps you'll spot a lunar sea. And don't forget to look for Halley's comet.

CITY OF OTTAWA CORPORATION

GRANTS NON PROFIT

ORGANIZATIONS ONLY! If yours is a non-profit organization, within the geographic boundaries of the City of Ottawa, financial assistance may be available in the following categories.

— Festivals — Grants which will increase the under-

standing between different ethnic, racial and cultural groups

— Grants which will increase the understanding between the disabled and non-disabled

— Rental of civic facilities

— Seed funding — Core funding for Umbrella groups — National and international events or

competitions

Applications in most categories are due no later than 4:30 p.m. December 31, 1985 for consideration in 1986.

For further information contact Grants Co-ordinator Mrs. E. lies 563-3490

Now Open The Twin City Thrift-shop

St. Luke’s Community Centre

156 Frank Street (between Elgin St. & Cartier St.)

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Hours: Thursdays,

Noon to 4:00 p.m. ❖

Household goods, toys, used clothing

at modest prices.

Profits to fund development projects in

Georgetown and Julgalpa, the twinned cities

of Ottawa-The Hague.

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Donations welcome, and accepted during store hours. Arrangements

can be made for pick up.

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Contact:

Lotte Heim between 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

at 820-6454.

Maintenant ouverte La boutique d’économies

des villes jumelles Centre communautaire

St. Luke’s 156, rue Frank

(entre les rues Elgin et Cartier)

Heures d’accueil : les jeudis de

12h00 à 16h00

Articles de maison, jouets, vêtements d’occasion à

prix modestes.

Les profits serviront à financer des projets de

développement à Georgetown et Julgalpa, les villes

jumelées à Ottawa et La Haye.

Les dons sont appréciés et acceptés pendant les heures

d'affaires. Nous pouvons envoyer chercher les objets

dont vous désirez nous faire cadeau.

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Communiquez avec

Lotte Heim entre 17h30 et 19h00 au 820-6454.

SUBVENTIONS DE LA VILLE D'OTTAWA ORGANISMES À BUT

NON LUCRATIF SEULEMENT

Si votre organisme est un organisme à but non lucratif, situé dans les limites de la Ville d'Ottawa, vous pouvez obtenir une aide financière dans les catégories suivantes :

— festivals — subventions qui favoriseront la compré-

hension entre les divers groupés ethniques, raciaux et culturels

— subventions qui favoriseront la com- préhension entre les handicapés et non handicapés

— location d'installations municipales — subventions de lancement — subventions de base pour les groupes

parapluies — évenéments ou concours nationaux

ou internationaux

Les demandes dans la plupart des caté- gories doivent être présentées au plus tard à 16h30 le 31 décembre 1985 en vue de leur examen pour 1986.

Pour de plus amples informations, communiquez avec

la Coordonnatrice des subventions Madame E. Iles au 563-3490

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ICTcfBORD HOICEBQRD IQMBQIDWOMBQRD CROSS COUNTRY SKIING (Na- tional Capital Division) Wo- men's Committee will hold the 3rd annual "Women on Skis" day, January 15, 1986. Pineview Golf Course, 9 am - 3 pm. Lessons. Lunch. Clin- ics. $20. Registration forms at ski shops or phone 746- 4301.

OTTAWA-CARLETON IMMIGRANT SERVICES ORGANIZATION (0CI- S0) is looking for volunteers to teach English as a Second Language one morning per week. No experience is necessary. For information call Pat Marshall at 238- 4256.

Donations of teaching aids (children's books and educa- tional toys) are also needed. If you have something to give, please call or drop it off at 0CIS0, 425 Glouces- ter, near Bronson.

FOUND: Religious charm from bracelet found in treat bag on Hallowe'en night. Area of Grove, Ossington, Bank, Sen- eca. Call Diane at 234-9614 and identify inscription on back of charm.

CAREGIVER WANTED. Parents of a 6 month old child are looking for an experienced and loving caregiver to come into our home on Mondays and Tuesdays starting January '86. Please call 236-7623 if you qualify.. Riverdale and Main St area.

WANTED TO BUY: Infant/child car seat. Phone 236-0002.

FOR SALE: Cross-country skis. Rossignol 200 cm, with Rottefella bindings, men's size 61/2 Adidas boots, and poles. Four winters old, $110. Call Tom 236-7022 evenings or weekends.

TELE-TUTOR: neighbourhood teachers of all subjects and grades available. Call Sheila 235-5292. Leave your request on the answering machine.

ANDY ANDRAS HOUSING COOPERA- TIVE FOR SENIORS. One and 2 bedroom apartments. Subsidy available. Carling-Kirkwood area. Information, 521-4279 or 238-5141.

PET CARE Do you go away on weekends and don't know what to do with your CAT or DOG? Call Tanya at 233-2602. I Will take care of them for you. I also look after hamsters and guinea pigs. The cost will vary with the animal.

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL, Group 5 monthly meeting will be Tuesday December 10, 8 pm, at 91A Fourth Avenue. All are welcome. Information, 233-2395 (evenings).

THE GREAT CANADIAN THEATRE COMPANY presents a family Christmas show, Ghosts of the Madawaska, beginning De- cember 11 and running to January 5. "Two youngins," Liz and Eric, come upon the site of an old shanty town while skiing and are "brought back to the time when the wild river ran thick with timber." The production is the world pre- miere of an original script by award-winning author Bill- Freeman. For information and tickets, call GCTC at 236- 5192.

$20 REWARD for return of rose-with-grey-trim, long, down-filled, winter coat and KEYS! Lost in late October. Call 234-7769.

FOR SALE: 1978 Buick estate wagon, V8, excellent condition, PS/PB, air condition- ing, AM/FM, power windows and seat, cruise control, towbar, 2 extra snow tires and rims, etc. Selling only because I'm going overseas. $2500 or best offer. 235- 7919.

SICK IN BED? The Boys and Girls Department of the Ot- tawa Public Library has Sick Kids' Kits. Activity and colouring sheets, magazines and books especially chosen to entertain sick children, ages 3 to 12, make up the kits. Only the books have to be checked out and returned. For more information, call the library at 598-4011.

ATTENTION SENIORS! Grocery shopping bus service sponsored by THE GLEBE CEN- TRE INC. Seniors to be 60 years of age or older. Picked up and returned to your door. Wednesday morn- ings from September 4 to the end of May. $2 fee. Call Seniors' Outreach Services at 230-5730 for details.

BYTOWN COOPERATIVE CHILDRENS CENTRE at 88 Bellwood Ave has licensed kindergarten age daycare available from 11:15 daily and all day during Christmas, March Break, PD and PA days. Serv- ing local schools and others where school buses are available. Spaces now. Call 233-4384.

N0TICÉB0ARD AND CLASSY ADS are free to residents of Ot- tawa South and nonprofit organizations. (Small businesses are allowed one free insertion at our discre- tion.) Please submit your ad in writing by the middle of the month before it is to appear. Include your name and telephone number in case we need to contact you.

$4.00 non-members $5.00 - adult $3.00 members $3.00 - student $2.00 children, seniors Membership valid untr

December 31,1989.

1986 MEMBERSHIPS NOW ON SALE

SAVE $1.00 EVERY VISIT

TUESDAY DECEMBER 3 7:00 Fletch 8:55 The Breakfast Club WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 4 7:00 The Road Warrior

Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome THURSDAY DECEMBER 5 7:00 Cocoon 9:15 Prizzi's Honour FRIDAY DECEMBER 6 7:00 Joshua Then and Now 9:20 Cocoon SATURDAY DECEMBER 7 7:00 Kiss of the

Spider Woman 9:25 The Emerald Forest TUESDAY DECEMBER 10 7:00 Lawrence of Arabia

(one show only) WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 11 7:00 Harold and Maude 8:50 Dr♦ Strangelove THURSDAY DECEMBER 12 7:00 Cocoon 9:15 The Stunt Man FRIDAY DECEMBER 13 7:00 The Flamingo Kid 9:00 Cocoon SATURDAY DECEMBER 14 1:00 The Phantom Toll

Booth (animated) 2:45 A Christmas Story 7:00 St. Elmo's Fire 9:10 The Big Chill TUESDAY DECEMBER 17 7:00 Silver City 8:50 We of the Never Never WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 18 7:00 If You Love

This Planet 7:30 A Passage To India THURSDAY DECEMBER 19 7:00 Diva 9:20 This is Spinal Tap FRIDAY DECEMBER 20

CHRISTMAS SPECIAL It's A Wonderful Life

SATURDAY DECEMBER 21 7:00 American Flyers 9:15 Rebel Without A Cause FRIDAY DECEMBER 27 7:00 Pumping Iron .2:

The Women 9:10 Stop Making Sense SATURDAY DECEMBER 28 1:00 The Black Cauldron and plus 3 animated

4:00 short films. 7:00 The Journey of

Natty Gann 9:00 My Science Project

SHOWS START AT 7:00 PM CALL 234-3403

FOR DETAILS

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SCHEDULE OF SERVICES

SUNDAY Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship 11:00 am Children’s Church 11:00 am Evening Praise Service 7:00pm

TUESDAY - Family Night 7:00p.m. Adult Bible Study Wesleyan Youth C.Y.C. for Children

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