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Neighbourhood NotesFrom time to time, readers note neighbourhood happenings and let us know. Here are a few this week:
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Video: CTV News at Noon sends host Leanne Cusack to visit Café Stella Luna to interview the owners and some special Valentine's customers.
- GPS stolen from parked car overnight recently on Grosvenor Ave. Resident advises keeping cars locked and an eye on them in the next little while. Someone may be casing the area for easy pickings.
If you notice something in the 'hood that you think is worth letting people know about, email webeditor@oldottawasouth.ca or add them to the Forums.
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Valentine's Vetting: Chocolate and Strawberry Pie When Life of Pie and OSCA team up to present a class on how to make their Chocolate and Strawberry Pie on Feb. 22, clients are in for a special treat! OSCA Editor Gwendolyn Gall visited yesterday looking for one to photograph, but they had sold out on Valentine's Day—and well they should have! Gwen had to head home and snap what was left of their Valentine's pie. The custardy, creamy, chocolatey filling in a delectable pie crust, laced with gentle strawberry, had been just right to celebrate romance. Highly recommended!
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OOE Hosers take 2012 Capital Ward Cup: Congratulations from OOS! SO! The Old Ottawa East Hosers wrested the the Capital Ward Cup from the Old Ottawa South Moose this year, 2012!
Good on 'em! Now let's get some pictures up: Let's make them prove it! Send those pics on in to webeditor@oldottawsouth.ca, or get them into the March OSCAR print newspaper: oscar@oldottawasouth.ca. Congratulations all! We've got a nice little game going here, with such excellent neighbours and friends. Let's keep it up.
If you send those pics by Feb.16, Thurs, 7 pm, they'll be in everybody's email box by 8 pm. That is, if they've registered for the newsletter at www.oldottawasouth.ca. What a blast, and what great friends and partners in the downtown we hold dear.
From OSCA, best to all our neighbours!
Cheers from the OSCA Board and Residents of Old Ottawa South!
Gwen Gall
OSCA Web Editor and Web/IT Chair
webeditor@oldottawasouth.ca
www.oldottawasouth.ca
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Kevin Mallon brings Aradia Baroque Ensemble to the Firehall Feb. 25 To purchase tickets, click here. The inaugural concert of OSCA’s Sirens of Firehall series is nearly upon us! The first concert, on February 25, features music of the Italian Baroque, played by the Aradia Baroque Ensemble. I caught up with the group’s Artistic Director Kevin Mallon, to talk about his work, the ensemble and the upcoming performance at the Firehall. (More details below.)
Tickets are $25.00; students and seniors $15.00. To purchase your tickets, click here and select All Programs, then scroll down to the bottom, where you will see Aradia - Siren Concert Series under Special Events. You can also pick up tickets at the Firehall at 260 Sunnyside Ave. (613-247-4946) and at the Leading Note at 370 Elgin St.
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Ottawa Centre Provincial Pre-Budget Consultation Please join us for an open discussion about the 2012 Ontario Budget.
I want your feedback on where the Government of Ontario should be investing your money, and how we can work together to build our community and grow our economy.
Your Input is Important!
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Consultation: Horizon 2067 — Plan for Canada’s Capital From Conversation to Vision: Join us for a workshop on the future of the Capital.
Canada’s Capital is your capital — and we’re asking you to help us plan for its future. Last fall, we collected thousands of ideas, both online and in person. Now, we need your help to bring these ideas together as part of the next steps of the plan.
It is with great pleasure that we invite you to join us for an evening workshop where we will take these ideas and turn them into the foundation for the vision and goals of the next Plan for Canada’s Capital. Share your hopes and aspirations for Canada’s Capital, and help us ensure that the Capital becomes an even greater place of meaning and influence, and continues to be a great place to live.
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Bach for Piano and Cello Sat. March 3 at Southminster Southminster United Church is pleased to invite you to a special concert for piano and cello with music by J. S. Bach, performed by Southminster’s very own music director, Roland Graham, and cellist Octavie Dostaler-Lalonde on Saturday March 3, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. The program will consist of solo works for both piano and cello, including the English Suite in E minor and the Prelude and Fugue in E-Flat minor for piano, as well as the Suite in D minor for Cello, along with chamber works for the instruments combined, including the Sonata for Cello and Piano in G major.
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Host a Katimavik Volunteer in Your Home, Feb. 23 - Mar. 4 Host a Katimavik volunteer for eleven days and discover Canada from home! Get a taste of what sets Canadians apart and what holds them together by becoming a Katimavik host family between February 23rd and March 4th, 2012. Katimavik is Canada’s leading national youth service learning organization. We are presently looking for families who are willing to host Katimavik volunteers aged 17 to 21 from across Canada. Here is your chance to get to know a young person who is presently volunteering in your community while introducing them to your way of life.
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Rideau River Ice Breaking to Start Feb. 13Ice breaking operations, including blasting, are set to begin Monday, February 13, weather and ice conditions permitting, on the Rideau River between Rideau Falls and Hog’s Back.
The City, in partnership with the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority, undertakes ice breaking operations each year to alleviate possible spring flooding in flood-prone areas. Once started, these operations will be carried out daily.
Ice breaking operations will create open water. Residents are asked to remain a reasonable distance from the river until operations are completed, and to supervise children around water.
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Coming Events
A glance at the next two weeks of events in and around Old Ottawa South. To see the full list of events, visit the event calendar on the website.
Kids’ Research Skills
16 Feb 2012 | 19:00 - 20:00
Ottawa Public Library - Sunnyside Branch
Kids will learn amazing research skills and discover all that the library has to offer them when they are faced with their next big project. Registration required. |
Tracing Your House's History
17 Feb 2012 | 19:00
Glebe Community Centre
During Heritage month of February 2012, the Glebe Historical Society will offer hands-on workshops/fields trips to the Registry Office, Ottawa Room, and the National and City Archives to train heritage enthusiasts on how to document the history of our community, one house at a time. More details here.
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Family Day at the Billings Family Estate
20 Feb 2012 | 11:00 - 16:00
Billings Estate National Historic Site
Discover winter activities and games that the Billings may have enjoyed as a family! Try snowshoeing, a horse and sleigh ride, make heritage crafts, and warm up by the fire with a tasty snack. Cost: $6/person $10/couple $16/family.
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Kabbalah
23 Feb 2012 | 19:00 - 20:00
Ottawa Public Library - Sunnyside Branch
The Jewish mystical tradition of Kabbalah has enjoyed an upsurge in interest in recent years, partly due to celebrity endorsements. This popularity has provoked the question: Is Kabbalah a practical prescription for living or a mystical teaching for the select few? Cecile Wilson, a scholar of the Western esoteric traditions, will explore the foundational concepts of Kabbalah and invite you to form your own opinions. Registration.
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Capital Ward Walk/Skate
24 Feb 2012 | 10:00
Brewer Park
Join Councillor David Chernushenko for a walk, tour and skate. Meet at Brewer Oval change hut, west of Grove Ave. Hear details of the plans for a community garden at Brewer Park and the temporary relocation of the Ottawa Farmers Market to Sloan Place during Lansdowne Park redevelopment. Hot chocolate, cookies and conversation included.
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Irish Social Dance
25 Feb 2012 | 20:00
Saint Margaret Mary's Church
Live Ceili band playing traditional music for dancing. Admission by donation includes dance lessons, munchies, desserts, tea and prizes. For singles and couples of all ages. Students and seniors are especially welcome. All dances are taught and called throughout so they are easy to learn and do.
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84th Annual Academy Awards Ceremony
26 Feb 2012 | 20:00
Mayfair Theatre
Live telecast presented by CKCU-FM. Walk the red carpet, enjoy refreshments, and watch on the big screen. Members only. Licensed for alchohol.
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