|
|
 |
Press Release Archive
September 2003
Posted Tuesday, September 30, 2003 by ggower
By James McLure, Directed by Ross Long
Orleans Theatre: 255 Centrum Blvd. (Tel. 580-2739)
October 22 to 25 & October 29 to November 1st. Shows are at 7:00 pm
Tickets are $12.00 and $8.00 for students
For reservations please call 567- 6403
We invite all of you to the Orleans Theatre for an extraordinary evening of
theatre!
Theatre Ottawa is a new company trying to set roots in the community. Its
members are composed of former wards of the Children's Aids Society (CAS).
Part of our mandate is to engage youth at risk in our productions, whenever
possible. We hope to involve youth at risk as active apprentices in theatre
and to encourage them to express themselves through art.
Its founder Ross Long is a former ward of the CAS and is now a foster
parent. He has been an advocate for youth in care for 15 years and has
spoken at conferences and workshops across Canada. He is also a local actor
and director working in the Ottawa area. He has been seen on the NAC stage,
has taught several workshops with the Ottawa School of Speech and Drama and
has co-created a show with the Salamander Theatre Company.
Pvt. Wars is a play about three men who are forced to live together at a
military hospital. The characters are flamboyant, bold and unique. There is
no doubt that sparks fly when these three men get together. Even at their
most vulnerable state, they take solace in each other's company. James
McLure uses laughter to set up many touching moments throughout the play. It
is a comedy that doesn't shy away from the human condition. You soon
discover that there are no comic let downs in Pvt. Wars.
Theatre Ottawa is pleased to have its first showing at the Orleans Theatre.
We feel that Orleans is a strong community that embraces the arts and we are
excited to bring many more engaging productions to its theatre. We have
found Orleans Theatre to be a fantastic facility with a wonderful staff and
a welcome mandate for community theatre.
Theatre Ottawa is much more than about plays. It is about passionately
giving back to the community and contributing to the well being of youth at
risk.
Go to top of page
Posted Monday, September 29, 2003 by ggower
What moves you? The City of Ottawa wants to learn more about the
commuting habits of post-secondary students in the national capital region.
A Web-based survey will be launched in October on the University of Ottawa
and Carleton University Web sites. The information collected will provide a
snapshot of current transportation patterns, and offer an insight into which
alternatives might benefit students the most. The survey will aid the City
in reaching goals outlined in the City of Ottawa Official Plan and the
Transportation Master Plan. All students who participate are eligible to win
a $500 dollar gift certificate at their university's bookstore.
The City is currently working with the University of Ottawa and Carleton
University to develop a TravelWise program at each university. The goal of
the TravelWise program is to encourage students and staff to choose travel
options such as walking, cycling, carpooling and transit instead of driving
alone. The program seeks to make these alternatives more attractive by
providing information and incentives to help commuters make more
cost-effective transportation choices that are also environmentally
responsible.
Students will see advertisements, posters, and e-mail messages asking them
to log on to www.uottawa.ca/transportation or www.carleton.ca and answer a
series of questions about their current travel habits. The survey will be
conducted at the University of Ottawa from October 2 to 19, and at Carleton
University from October 9 to 26. Algonquin College students will be surveyed
in January, and discussions are being held with La Cité Collégiale.
Completion of the survey should take less than ten minutes, and each
university is offering a chance to win a $500 gift certificate at their
bookstores to all students who participate.
The TravelWise program is an initiative of the City of Ottawa to encourage
commuters to make greener, healthier and more efficient transportation
choices such as walking, cycling, taking transit, carpooling, and
teleworking. For more information on the City's TravelWise program and
Transportation Master Plan, visit www.ottawa.ca.
Go to top of page
Posted Monday, September 29, 2003 by ggower
The third annual Gottawalk Week will be held October 4 to 10. It
celebrates walking as a valuable and readily available way to improve the
health of families and communities in Ottawa. There is a theme for every
day of the week. This year's festivities will also include an international
walk on October 1.
Wednesday, October 1 - The World Health Organization's Intergenerational
Walk - The WHO is encouraging people around the world to get out and walk
with a parent, grandparent, or child. Walks in Ottawa have been organized
with the Rideau Centre Seniors Mall Walkers and school children; contact
Monica Thibault at 789-2377. As well, the Soloway Jewish Community Centre
seniors and pre-schoolers who attend day care at the Centre will have a
walk; contact Carla Gencher at 798-9818, ext. 278.
Saturday, October 4 - Gottawalk Week Launch - The Volkssport "Fall Rhapsody"
Walk will be held in Gatineau Park with registration between 8 and 10:30
a.m. at the Lac Philippe Gatehouse and will start on Breton Beach at Lac
Philippe. For more information, contact Ole Olson (613) 824-1583 or
cm835@freenet.carleton.ca. Also, the Stittsville Village Fest 5K Walk will
be held at the Healthy Living Tent at Village Square. Registration between
1:30 and 2 p.m. and the walk starts at 2 p.m.
Sunday, October 5 - Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation - CIBC Run for the
Cure - Join Dexter the Parkasaurus, Fredgie the Veggie, Elmer the Safety
Elephant and Champion the Health Dog on Parliament Hill. By walking or
running in this fundraiser, you can improve your fitness while raising money
for a good cause. For more information, visit www.cbcf.org
Monday, October 6 - Walking and the Workplace - Residents are being asked to
take the stairs, or get off the bus a stop early and walk the rest of the
way to work. Walking at lunchtime and starting a walking club in your
workplace is also encouraged. If you would like a Volkssport trail mapped
out around your workplace, contact Ole Olson (613) 824-1583 or
cm835@freenet.carleton.ca
Tuesday, October 7 - Walking and Families - Take a walk with your family
after supper and make it a regular part of your family routine. While your
child is busy in a recreation program, try the new pedometer program
available at Michele Heights, Overbrook or Sandy Hill Community Centres.
For more information, call 724-4179.
Wednesday, October 8 - International Walk to School Day - Register your
school at www.greenestcity.org. Prizes will be awarded to the school with
the highest participation.
Thursday, October 9 - Walking and Seniors - Seniors have organized a walk on
the wilderness trail behind the Nepean Sportsplex. For information, call
Mike Lalonde at 580-2424, ext. 41225. As well, the Soloway Jewish Community
Seniors will celebrate Gottawalk Week at their 50+ Functional Fitness Class
from 11:25 a.m. to 12:10 p.m. Contact Carla Gencher at 798-9818, ext 278.
Friday, October 10 - Pathway Patrol - The Gottawalk Coalition will honour
the Pathway Patrol with a breakfast at City Hall. Patrol volunteers provide
assistance with safety and courtesy on some of our pathways. If you would
like more information about Pathway Patrol or to become a volunteer, call
828-4313.
The Gottawalk Coalition is dedicated to the promotion of walking and
includes the City of Ottawa, Enviro-centre, Volkssport, Bayshore
Mallwalkers, Sandy Hill Community Centre, Churchill Seniors, Rideau Centre
Mall Walkers and many local walking clubs.
Go to top of page
Posted Monday, September 29, 2003 by ggower
Spartacat, the Ottawa Senators' mascot, will be celebrating his 11th birthday on Sunday, October 5, from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. at Saunders Farm located in Munster.
Open free of charge to all of Sparty's Kids Club members, the birthday celebration will include cake, an autograph session by Spartacat, a parade with Spartacat as marshal, and much, much more.
Spartacat has been entertaining crowds since his first appearance on October 8, 1992 - his official birthday at the Senators' inaugural home game against the Montreal Canadiens. In addition, Sparty has travelled all over eastern Ontario and western Quebec, making countless stops to lend an eager paw at community and charity events.
Spartacat's birthday party will be the first event of the season for Sparty's Kids Club members. Fans can visit www.ottawasenators.com for more information or to register as a Sparty's Kids Club member.
Who: Spartacat, official mascot of the Ottawa Senators
What: Birthday party
When: Sunday, October 5, 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.
Where: Saunders Farm
7893 Bleeks Road, Munster, Ontario
Note: Party is free of charge to all Sparty Kid's Club members. There is an admission charge of $15 for all adults and $12 for kids who are not Sparty Kid's Club members
Go to top of page
Posted Monday, September 29, 2003 by ggower
The Ottawa Senators today reduced their training camp roster by four players, sending goaltender Billy Thompson, defencemen Andy Hedlund and Petr Smrek, and Greg Zanon to the Club's American Hockey League affiliate in Binghamton, NY.
Thompson appeared in one pre-season game, playing 32 minutes against Buffalo at Binghamton on Sept. 19. He allowed one goal on nine shots and recorded the victory in the Senators' 3-2 overtime win. Hedlund played in two pre-season games, recording nine penalty minutes and a -1 rating. Smrek also played in two pre-season games, recording two assists, two penalty minutes and a +3 rating. Zanon played in two pre-season games, recording nine penalty minutes and a +2 rating.
The Binghamton Senators' training camp opened on Sunday, Sept. 21. The club opens their pre-season schedule on Thursday, Oct. 2, when they play host to the Syracuse Crunch at the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena.
The Senators training camp roster, which opened with 47 players on Sept. 13, now stands at 34 players: three goaltenders; 10 defencemen; six left wingers; 9 centremen; and six right wingers.
The Senators will play the Red Wings in Detroit tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. and will play the Maple Leafs in Toronto on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.
Go to top of page
Posted Monday, September 29, 2003 by ggower
The City's Integrated Road Safety Program rolled into action this
past Saturday, and was, once again, a huge success. People Services hosted
a "Love Me, Buckle Me Right Day" Car Seat Clinic as part of the Province's
Fall Seatbelt Campaign, with close to 70 car seats being inspected.
Past clinics have found that 83% of car seats are not properly installed.
This year's clinic found that all car seats, except for one, had mistakes in
the installation. Providing an opportunity to have these seats inspected
helps save lives. When correctly used and installed, children's car seats
have been shown to reduce deaths due to collisions by about 90% and injuries
by 70%.
Following the success of the car seat clinic, this week's portion of the
Campaign is focused on "buckling up". The City is once again partnering
with the OPP and RCMP to make Ottawa's roads safer. From September 29 to
October 3, Ottawa Police Services, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and
the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) will be at various locations around
Ottawa to educate motorists and ticket those who are not wearing seatbelts.
The City's People Services Department will also participate in these spot
checks to ensure that any car seats are properly installed.
"Buckling up at any age saves lives," said Dr. Robert Cushman, Chief Medical
Officer of Health for the City. "It is estimated that for every 1% increase
in seatbelt use in Ontario, five lives could be saved."
From 1998 to 2002 in Ottawa, 17% of those killed were not wearing a seatbelt
at the time of the collision, whereas only 2% of those who were injured were
not buckled up.
The City's Integrated Road Safety Program was developed to unify the efforts
of all City departments - particularly Police Services, People Services and
Transportation, Utilities and Public Works - to help make Ottawa's
transportation networks safer for all users. Its objectives include
improving quality of life for Ottawa's citizens by reducing injuries and
deaths, as well as the social, emotional, personal, business and government
costs associated with them.
Today's announcement is an example of integrated road safety in action. The
integrated road safety program coordinates the timing and efforts of City
departments that work together to make Ottawa's roads safer. The program
also improves the City's ability to work with external partners, including
the OPP and RCMP, in organizing road safety activities that will reach the
widest possible audience in order to make Ottawa a better, safer and
healthier community.
Go to top of page
Posted Monday, September 29, 2003 by ggower
The 22nd annual Student Showcase is now underway. This event,
organized by the City's Community Services, provides an opportunity for
Ottawa youth to display their talent in various categories such as Frameable
Art, Photography, and Poetry and Creative Writing.
The Frameable Art category features original works of art using
water-colour, pencil crayon or any other recognized medium. There is no
limit to the number of entries. The photography contest is limited to two
entries per student; black and white or colour photo submissions will be
accepted. The poetry and creative writing activity is limited to a maximum
of two typed pages and two entries per person.
With the support of the local community and corporate sponsorship, Student
Showcase continues to attract a large number of youth demonstrating their
talents in a public forum. The entrants will be invited to attend a special
reception from 7 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, November 18, 2003 at Ben Franklin
Place, 101 Centrepointe Drive. Works will be on display and awards presented
to the winning entries. Deadline for submission of entries is Monday,
November 10, 2003.
Another popular attraction of Student Showcase is the Showcase Jam. Local
student bands will have the opportunity to audition for a spot in the Battle
of the Bands and compete for $15,000 worth of prizes. Bands must submit an
audition form to organizers by Monday, October 20. Auditions will be held on
October 22 and 23, from 4 to 10 p.m. at the Nepean Sportsplex, 1701
Woodroffe Ave. The selected bands will then compete at the Battle of the
Bands on Friday, November 21, from 6 p.m. to midnight, at the Sportsplex.
Additional information, contest rules and applications for Student Showcase
and Student Showcase Jam are now available on the City's Web site at
ottawa.ca/What's New, or call the Showcase Hotline at 580-2424, extension
1-SHOW (17469).
Go to top of page
Posted Monday, September 29, 2003 by ggower
The Great Pumpkin Weigh-Off is back in the ByWard Market for the 8th year in a row!!
Will this year’s contest see a new world record? With 22 Weigh-Off sites across North America, the competition is fierce!
Bill Greer, 2002 Winner, with his pumpkin and his grandsons
Saturday, October 4
8am to 3pm
York Street
between Dalhousie and William
in the ByWard Market
For more information, contact:
Meg McCallum
Special Events Coordinator
ByWard Market BIA
(613) 562-3325
events@byward-market.com
www.byward-market.com
www.byward-market.com
Go to top of page
Posted Sunday, September 28, 2003 by ggower
Saturday, 4 October 2003
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
at the Orleans Client Service Centre
255 Centrum Boulevard
To reserve a space, please register in advance by calling OFAC at 580-2424 ext 28135 or e-mailing Rob.Tremblay@ottawa.ca
9:00 Welcome and introduction
Councillor Clive Doucet
Councillor Doucet's City of Ottawa web page
9:15 Keynote presentation
How to maximize the environmental benefits of the urban forest
Dr. David Nowak
Project Leader, Effects of Urban Forests and their Management on Human Health and Environmental Quality, Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture Northeastern Research Station, Syracuse, NY
Meet David Nowak
Read about his work: Effects of urban trees on air quality by David J. Nowak
10:00 Coffee break (bagels and coffee)
View entries in Tree Contest
10:30 Concurrent moderated discussion groups
Found Parks and Downtown Greening
A forest in the making at the corner of Metcalfe and Catherine Streets
10,000 trees planted in Alta Vista
Preserving and enhancing trees and tree cover in downtown Ottawa
Rural Development with Forests
Housing development with trees - the Osgoode Township experience
How Kanata groups are preserving their forests
Tree Friendly Landscaping
What plants to grow and how to grow them under trees
12:00 Optional lunch at local restaurant
1:00 Tour of Petrie Island
Hosted by the Friends of Petrie Island
Go to top of page
Posted Sunday, September 28, 2003 by ggower
MORE: http://ottawastart.com/election.php
September 26, 2003
142 candidates file nomination papers for municipal office
Ottawa - Nominations for the November 10, 2003, municipal elections closed
at 5 p.m. today. A total of 142 candidates filed their nomination papers by
the September 26 deadline.
On Voting Day, Ottawa residents will elect a mayor, 21 councillors, and 37
school board trustees for a three-year term. The mayor is elected at large
and one councillor is elected in each of the City's 21 wards. School board
trustees are elected by zones, which are comprised of one or more City
wards.
Following is the list of candidates who filed nomination papers with the
City Clerk. Please note that this list of candidates is not yet official,
since candidates have until 5 p.m. on Monday, September 29, 2003, to
withdraw.
Mayor
Ike AWGU
John A. BELL
Ron BURKE
Bob CHIARELLI
Terry KILREA
Paula NEMCHIN
John C. TURMEL
Donna UPSON
City Councillors
Ward 1 - Orléans
Herb KRELING
Louise MALLOY
Ward 2 - Innes
Rainer BLOESS
J.-F. CLAUDE
Ward 3 - Bell-South Nepean
Jan HARDER
John R. PALMER
Ward 4 - Kanata
Peggy FELTMATE
Grant JOHNSTON
Donald LEAFLOOR
Richard RUTKOWSKI
Ward 5 - West Carleton
Daryl W. CRAIG
Eli EL-CHANTIRY
Jim JENKINS
Adele MULDOON
Ward 6 - Goulbourn
Michael P. O'ROURKE
Janet STAVINGA
Ward 7 - Bay
John BLATHERWICK
Alex CULLEN
Didar MOHAMED
Don RIVINGTON
Ward 8 - Baseline
Rick CHIARELLI
Jamie De BAIE
Sean O'REILLY
Ward 9 - Knoxdale-Merivale
Gord HUNTER
Al SPEYERS
Phillip UNHOLA
Ward 10 - Gloucester-Southgate
Diane DEANS
Harold G. KEENAN
David LAMOTHE
Timothy RIVERS
Ward 11 - Beacon Hill-Cyrville
Osman ABDI
Michel BELLEMARE
Frank REID
Ward 12 - Rideau-Vanier
Georges BEDARD
Abdillahi Omar BOUH
Natasha DUCKWORTH
Bruce McCONVILLE
Angela RICKMAN
Alan RIDDELL
Giacomo VIGNA
Ward 13 - Rideau-Rockcliffe
Michel BINDA
Jacques LEGENDRE
James PARKER
Ward 14 - Somerset
Bill DRIVER
Diane HOLMES
Mike JUNG
David MACDONALD
William A. OSTAPYK
Sotos PETRIDES
Dawn PICKERING
Steve SWEENEY
Ward 15 - Kitchissippi
Linda DAVIS
Les GAGNÉ
Kris KLEIN
Shawn LITTLE
Gary LUDINGTON
David McCONNELL
Daniel STRINGER
Ward 16 - River
Todd MATTILA-HARTMAN
Maria McRAE
Richard SMITH
Ward 17 - Capital
Clive DOUCET
Clayton R.L. ERICKSON
Mike SALMON
Ward 18 - Alta Vista
Peter HUME
Ward 19 - Cumberland
Pierre E. DOUCETTE
Rob JELLETT
Garry LOWE
David WHISSELL
Ward 20 - Osgoode
Doug THOMPSON
Ward 21 - Rideau
Glenn BROOKS
Paul PATON
Ottawa-Carleton District School Board
Zone 1
Marco D'ANGELO
Lynn SCOTT
Zone 2
Jim LIBBEY
Mark WILLIAMS
Zone 3
David BURKITT
Sean CASEY
Norm MACDONALD
Zone 4
George DAWSON
Margaret LANGE
Zone 5
Alex GETTY
Myrna LAURENCESON
Zone 6
Bronwyn FUNICIELLO
Russ JACKSON
Zone 7
Tom CONNOLLY
Greg LAWS
Zone 8
Sheryl MacDONALD
Zone 9
Lynn GRAHAM
Zone 10
Joan SPICE
Zone 11
Riley BROCKINGTON
Patty Anne HILL
Marita MOLL
Zone 12
David MOEN
Ottawa-Carleton Catholic School Board
Zone 1
David BURKE
John CURRY
Zone 2
Frank DINARDO
Art LAMARCHE
Zone 3
Des CURLEY
Zone 4
Angelo FILOSO
June FLYNN-TURNER
Zone 5
Jacqueline LEGENDRE-McGUINTY
Zone 6
Gord BUTLER
John CHIARELLI
Zone 7
Betty-Ann KEALEY
Joseph PAUL
Zone 8
Pat BOWIE
Mark D. MULLAN
Zone 9
Kathy ABLETT
Zone 10
Thérèse MALONEY COUSINEAU
Conseil des écoles catholiques de langue française du Centre-Est
Zone 4
Marie BIRON
Zone 5
Jocelyn BOURDON
Zone 6
Jean-Jacques DESGRANGES
Diane DORÉ
Diane LEMIEUX-TRUDEL
Zone 7
Monique BRIAND
Zone 8
Lise CLOUTIER
Zone 9
Madeleine CHEVALIER
Zone 10
Robert TREMBLAY
Zone 11
Brian BEAUCHAMP
Conseil des écoles publiques de l'Est de l'Ontario
Zone 6
Jama Y. KHABAR
Louise PANNETON
Zone 7
Jean-Philippe CARON
Zone 8
Denis M. CHARTRAND
Chantal LECOURS
Mohamed MEIGAG
Zone 9
Marielle GODBOUT
Said HUSSEIN
Zone 10
Abdurahman H. ALI
Susan R. COPELAND
Zone 11
Muse AHMED
Jean Paul LAFOND
Zone 12
Bernard BAREILHE
Samira Mohamed DIRIE
- 30 -
For more information:
Communications & Marketing
(613) 580-2450
*********************************
Pour diffusion immédiate :
Le 26 septembre 2003
142 candidates et candidats se présentent aux élections municipales
Ottawa - C'est à 17 h aujourd'hui que prenait fin la période de nominations
aux élections municipales du 10 novembre prochain. Au total, 142 candidats
ont présenté leurs déclarations de candidature avant la date d'échéance du
26 septembre.
Le jour du scrutin, les citoyens d'Ottawa voteront pour un maire, 21
conseillers municipaux et 37 conseillers scolaires pour un mandat de trois
ans. Le maire est élu par tous les électeurs, tandis que les membres du
Conseil municipal sont élus par les électeurs de chacun des 21 quartiers.
Les conseillers scolaires sont élus par zones, qui englobent un ou
plusieurs quartiers municipaux.
La liste suivante énumère tous les candidats et candidates qui ont présenté
leur candidature au greffier municipal. Veuillez noter que cette liste n'est
pas encore définitive, car les candidats et candidates ont jusqu'à 17 h, le
lundi 29 septembre 2003, pour se désister.
Maire
Ike AWGU
John A. BELL
Ron BURKE
Bob CHIARELLI
Terry KILREA
Paula NEMCHIN
John C. TURMEL
Donna UPSON
Membres du Conseil municipal
Quartier 1 - Orléans
Herb KRELING
Louise MALLOY
Quartier 2 - Innes
Rainer BLOESS
J.-F. CLAUDE
Quartier 3 - Bell-South Nepean
Jan HARDER
John R. PALMER
Quartier 4 - Kanata
Peggy FELTMATE
Grant JOHNSTON
Donald LEAFLOOR
Richard RUTKOWSKI
Quartier 5 - West Carleton
Daryl W. CRAIG
Eli EL-CHANTIRY
Jim JENKINS
Adele MULDOON
Quartier 6 - Goulbourn
Michael P. O'ROURKE
Janet STAVINGA
Quartier 7 - Bay
John BLATHERWICK
Alex CULLEN
Didar MOHAMED
Don RIVINGTON
Quartier 8 - Baseline
Rick CHIARELLI
Jamie De Baie
Sean O'REILLY
Quartier 9 - Knoxdale-Merivale
Gord HUNTER
Al SPEYERS
Phillip UNHOLA
Quartier 10 - Gloucester-Southgate
Diane DEANS
Harold G. KEENAN
David LAMOTHE
Timothy RIVERS
Quartier 11 - Beacon Hill-Cyrville
Osman ABDI
Michel BELLEMARE
Frank REID
Quartier 12 - Rideau-Vanier
Georges BEDARD
Abdillahi Omar BOUH
Natasha DUCKWORTH
Bruce McCONVILLE
Angela RICKMAN
Alan RIDDELL
Giacomo VIGNA
Quartier 13 - Rideau-Rockcliffe
Michel BINDA
Jacques LEGENDRE
James PARKER
Quartier 14 - Somerset
Bill DRIVER
Diane HOLMES
Mike JUNG
David MACDONALD
William A. OSTAPYK
Sotos PETRIDES
Dawn PICKERING
Steve SWEENEY
Quartier 15 - Kitchissippi
Linda DAVIS
Les GAGNÉ
Kris KLEIN
Shawn LITTLE
Gary LUDINGTON
David McCONNELL
Daniel STRINGER
Quartier 16 - River
Todd MATTILA-HARTMAN
Maria McRAE
Richard SMITH
Quartier 17 - Capital
Clive DOUCET
Clayton R.L. ERICKSON
Mike SALMON
Quartier 18 - Alta Vista
Peter HUME
Quartier 19 - Cumberland
Pierre E. DOUCETTE
Rob JELLETT
Garry LOWE
David WHISSELL
Quartier 20 - Osgoode
Doug THOMPSON
Quartier 21 - Rideau
Glenn BROOKS
Paul PATON
Ottawa-Carleton District School Board
Zone 1
Marco D'ANGELO
Lynn SCOTT
Zone 2
Jim LIBBEY
Mark WILLIAMS
Zone 3
David BURKITT
Sean CASEY
Norm MACDONALD
Zone 4
George DAWSON
Margaret LANGE
Zone 5
Alex GETTY
Myrna LAURENCESON
Zone 6
Bronwyn FUNICIELLO
Russ JACKSON
Zone 7
Tom CONNOLLY
Greg LAWS
Zone 8
Sheryl MacDONALD
Zone 9
Lynn GRAHAM
Zone 10
Joan SPICE
Zone 11
Riley BROCKINGTON
Patty Anne HILL
Marita MOLL
Zone 12
David MOEN
Ottawa-Carleton Catholic School Board
Zone 1
David BURKE
John CURRY
Zone 2
Frank DINARDO
Art LAMARCHE
Zone 3
Des CURLEY
Zone 4
Angelo FILOSO
June FLYNN-TURNER
Zone 5
Jacqueline LEGENDRE-McGUINTY
Zone 6
Gord BUTLER
John CHIARELLI
Zone 7
Betty-Ann KEALEY
Joseph PAUL
Zone 8
Pat BOWIE
Mark D. MULLAN
Zone 9
Kathy ABLETT
Zone 10
Thérèse MALONEY COUSINEAU
Conseil des écoles catholiques de langue française du Centre-Est
Zone 4
Marie BIRON
Zone 5
Jocelyn BOURDON
Zone 6
Jean-Jacques DESGRANGES
Diane DORÉ
Diane LEMIEUX-TRUDEL
Zone 7
Monique BRIAND
Zone 8
Lise CLOUTIER
Zone 9
Madeleine CHEVALIER
Zone 10
Robert TREMBLAY
Zone 11
Brian BEAUCHAMP
Conseil des écoles publiques de l'Est de l'Ontario
Zone 6
Jama Y. KHABAR
Louise PANNETON
Zone 7
Jean-Philippe CARON
Zone 8
Denis M. CHARTRAND
Chantal LECOURS
Mohamed MEIGAG
Zone 9
Marielle GODBOUT
Said HUSSEIN
Zone 10
Abdurahman H. ALI
Susan R. COPELAND
Zone 11
Muse AHMED
Jean Paul LAFOND
Zone 12
Bernard BAREILHE
Samira Mohamed DIRIE
Go to top of page
Posted Sunday, September 28, 2003 by ggower
Are you interested in volunteering, but don't know where to start?
Then visit the Volunteer Marketplace on the first floor of the Bayshore
Shopping Centre, from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m., on Friday, October 3. Learn how you
can share your time, talent and enthusiasm by volunteering!
Building better communities starts with volunteers. At the Marketplace, you
can find out why donating your time is a great way to build a stronger and
more caring community, and a fine way to gain hands-on experience.
Organizations and volunteer groups such as: the Royal Ottawa Hospital,
Family Services of Ottawa, the Kanata Seniors Council, Ottawa Lifelong
Learning for Older Adults, Ontario Special Olympics, Community Theatre
Companies of Ottawa and the Canadian Guide Dog Association will be present
to answer your questions.
Whether you are interested in working with young children, adolescents,
adults or seniors, the Volunteer Marketplace is a great place to find an
organization that needs you. Admission is free and everyone is welcome. If
you need more information, please contact the City's Voluntary Sector
Secretariat at (613) 580-2624 or send an email to volunteer@ottawa.ca.
Go to top of page
Posted Sunday, September 28, 2003 by ggower
The following Council and standing committee meetings are scheduled
during the week of September 29, 2003, at Ottawa City Hall, 110 Laurier
Avenue West. Agenda items that may be of special interest to citizens and
the media have been highlighted.
License Committee - Monday, September 29, 1:30 p.m., Champlain Room
Police Services Board - Tuesday, September 30, 7 p.m., Ben Franklin Place
(101 Centrepointe Drive)
Transportation and Transit Committee - Wednesday, October 1, 9:30 a.m.,
Champlain Room
Universal Program Review Subcommittee - Friday, October 3, 9:30 a.m.,
Champlain Room
The agenda for committee meeting and related reports will be posted on the
City's Web site at ottawa.ca and will be available at the meeting.
Go to top of page
Posted Sunday, September 28, 2003 by ggower
A groundbreaking ceremony, marking the start of a three-year plan
to improve stormwater flow capacity in the Carp River in Kanata's Glen Cairn
community was held today at Pump House Park. The City fast-tracked the
project in response to community need, taking it from concept to
construction in just one year. At this afternoon's event, Kanata Councillor
Alex Munter thanked City staff and local residents for their cooperation in
moving the project forward.
From the first week of October until late December, the initial phase of the
project will see a twinned drainage culvert, which allows the Carp River to
run under Castlefrank Road, replaced with a new culvert that greatly
increases capacity in the event of heavy rain. Next year, the Carp River
channel will be widened and more culverts will be replaced in Rickey Place
Park, as well as under Rickey Place and Old Colony Road.
"The modernization of Glen Cairn's sewer system is an important part of the
new city of Ottawa's $80 million, three-year investment in Kanata," said
Kanata Councillor Alex Munter. "One of the top priorities for the
amalgamated city has been to respond to the infrastructure backlog in growth
areas like Kanata, and I am pleased that this important project is part of
that package."
Also on hand to talk about the Castlefrank culvert replacement and the
stormwater flow improvement plan were the City's Director of Infrastructure
Services, Richard Hewitt; Mark Croisier from Flooded Residents of Kanata;
and Alan Hubely from the Glen Cairn Community Association.
Mr. Hewitt told residents present at the ceremony that two lanes of traffic
would be maintained on Castlefrank for the three-month duration of the
culvert replacement project, minimizing delays during peak travel hours.
Go to top of page
Posted Sunday, September 28, 2003 by ggower
Vive le rock en français!
Francophone Album of the year 2003 at the Canadian Independent Music Awards
From Montreal
Blow The Fuse/ Fusion 3 Recording Artists
LE NOMBRE
+ GUILLOTINE
+ ROBOT KILL CITY
Wednesday, October 22 (Doors 8pm)
ZAPHOD BEEBLEBROX, 27 York Street, Ottawa, Canada.
Age 19+/ General Admission
Tickets: $8 only at the door
“... balls out, blisterin’ rock, sraight outta some Montreal garage. Split between an understanding of 60’s punk,
70’s rock and 90’s attitude, the pedigree is first rate! Ex-Sécretaires Volantes & Demolition.” - Birdman Sound
"... Le Nombre is exactly what made some of us love garage in the first place, back in the Mono-Men days when
nobody was on board. This band plays raw and dirty and unabashedly sexy rawk that just screams to be heard live.
It's Mooney Suzuki with the punk turned up high and the soul down low, it's nasty MC5 for corruptible schoolgirls -- and,
oh, Jesus, it's in French..." - Jennifer Kelly (Splendid Zine / IL, USA)
"Montreal’s Le Nombre is the genuine-article supergroup, with a membership stemming from such illustrious rock
sects as Caféïne, Sécretaires Volantes, Demolition and les Morts." - Montreal Mirror
"Whenever I hear an album like this, I get this sneaking suspicion that I live on the wrong side of the US-Canadian border. Le Nombre are a Montreal band that rock with pure abandon and seemingly unconscious devotion to their chosen craft. Think of Rhino's Nuggets compilations, and you're getting warm. Unlike most of the garage bands included on those albums, though, I think Le Nombre will have a long pop life. That's because they went straight for the musical jugular with every single track they laid down on their debut LP. They seem to have a knack for nailing the hearts of their songs and then throwing their striking zealousness into it. No brakes, no headlights, no guard rails, just flying like a jet-powered rocket down the garage rock highway.
Musically, they swing from Appetite For Destruction-era Guns 'N' Roses to Give 'Em Enough Rope-era Clash to 50s Sun Studios artists Elvis Presley and Roy Orbison. While that is an admittedly diverse area of rock to cover in the span of one album, Le Nombre's inherent personality and trashy attitude is so prevalent it completely overcomes the span with no problem at all.
Oh yeah, did I mention the lyrics are delivered in French the entire time? So obviously there is a bit of a language barrier when it comes to really getting deep into the songs and singing along, but I actually think it's a testament to their punk prowess that even though the only words I understood were "ROCK AND ROOLLLL!," "Bay-bee," and "ALL RIGHT!" I still liked the album.
Consisting of only four-members: Gourmet "NBG" Delice (bass), Ludwig Wax (vocals, harmonica, tambourine), Nicolas "Nicotine" Bednarz (drums, guitars, organ, piano), and Jean-Phillippe "Dynamite" Roy (guitars, organ, vocals), Le Nombre are tight, devoted, and sincere. The songs practically jump off the CD, begging you to jump, run, dance, laugh, or cry; do anything but just sit there like the lump they know you are.
Judging from the collection of concert pix gathered on their website, they're a blast to see live, too. Which means that with their debut album, Le Nombre are making a serious bid for the hearts and souls of the garage rawk-lovin' public. You owe it to yourself to give them a shot.” - Delusions Of Adequacy, Rochester, NY.
***************
LE NOMBRE's web site - http://www.lenombre.ca
GUILLOTINE's web site - http://guillotine9.tripod.com
ROBOT KILL CITY's web site - http://www.myopic.ca/rkc/
Information:
LE NOMBRE - lenombre@lenombre.ca
GUILLOTINE - bjsiekierski@hotmail.com
ROBOT KILL CITY - robot_kill_city@hotmail.com
ZAPHOD BEEBLEBROX - Eugene Haslam (613) 237-5301 zaphods_ottawa@hotmail.com http://www.zaphodbeeblebrox.com
Go to top of page
Posted Sunday, September 28, 2003 by ggower
You are invited to a musical evening to support the work of the
Guatemala Solidarity Committee of Ottawa (GUASCO). GUASCO works to
raise awareness in Ottawa about the current socio-political situation
in Guatemala.
Despite the Peace Accords signed in 1996, the human rights situation
in Guatemala has deteriorated significantly in the last few years and
the mainstream press pays little attention. Violence has increased in
the lead-up to the November elections and there is a real risk of
electoral fraud.
GUASCO will be hosting a presentation on the electoral process as
part of its ongoing efforts to inform the Canadian public about
Guatemala. Help us to do this by coming to this musical fundraising
event. Join us:
Friday, October 3rd at 7:30 PM
Church of the Ascension
253 Echo Drive
(One block south of the Canal Royal Oak; Buses 5 & 16; From Main St:
turn on Graham Ave, the first street south of Hawthorne St, then left
on Echo Dr.)
SUGGESTED DONATION: $8
Musical performances by:
Bob Carty
Tito Medina
Stephanie Coward-Yaskiw
Dessert and coffee will be served
For more information call 233-9575
Go to top of page
Posted Sunday, September 28, 2003 by ggower
The former Laporte’s Fruit and Vegetable location at 2116 Montreal Road (one block east of Ogilvie) is becoming a hive of activity as work proceeds on the most ambitious Haunted Hamlet yet attempted by the Kiwanis Club of Orleans. Last year, leading up to Halloween, thousands of goggle-eyed East Ottawans braved the hair-raising but entertaining haunted hamlet set up in the Gloucester Centre. This year, armed with a host of new ideas to thrill young and old alike, Kiwanis and volunteers are preparing 10,000 square feet of surprises.and attractions, including a good supply of pumpkins, reasonably priced. Included in the displays will be a butcher’s shop, dead pet store, torture chamber, throne room, “dead” apartment, graveyard, crypts and maze. Last year, a notable feature was the inclusion eerie figures and mannequin parts. This year’s exhibit will be scarier than ever as special effects make-up artist and high realism prop master Guy Louis XVI has volunteered his consulting services.
The Haunted Hamlet will be open during the following times:
Friday, October 17 6:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M
Saturday, October 18 2:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M.
Sunday, October 19 2:00 P.M. - 6:00 P.M.
Friday, October 24 6:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M
Saturday, October 25 2:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M.
Sunday, October 26 2:00 P.M. - 6:00 P.M.
Wednesday, October 29 6:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M.
Thursday, October 30 6:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M.
Friday, October 31 7:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M
This means you do not have to leave the city for a memorable in town experience. There will be lots of on site parking and ticket prices will be just $5:00 with two-for-one coupons available from local merchants and businesses. Proceeds from the events will be going to support the Kiwanis Adventure Park to be constructed adjacent to the Orleans YMCA in 2004.
A special invitation is being issued to high school students interested in being part of this community initiative, either during construction, or as play actors during the public events. Those interested should e-mail marilyn@snees.ca mentioning their area of interest. Go to top of page
Posted Sunday, September 28, 2003 by ggower
ZAPHOD BEEBLEBROX & HERITAGE BREWERIES
PRESENT...
"Operation Infinite Joy"
From Toronto/ Six Shooter Recording Artist
From THE RHEOSTATICS
MARTIN TIELLI
with his band OPERATION INFINITE JUSTICE
From Winnipeg/ Six Shooter Recording Artist
CHRISTINE FELLOWS
Friday, October 3 (Doors 8pm)
ZAPHOD BEEBLEBROX, 27 York Street, Ottawa, Canada.
Age 19+/ General Admission
Tickets: $12 only at the door
"...one of our generation's most gifted Canadian songwriters." - CHARTATTACK.
By Michael Barclay - NOW Magazine, Thursday, September 25, 2003
Even though he's been in the public eye since 1985 when he joined The Rheostatics, Martin Tielli says, "I really don't know how to talk about music." Yet he's had to do a lot of talking about his second solo album, Operation Infinite Joy, and says that even he hasn't figured out how to encapsulate the album, which is a full-blown prog epic that is equally confounding and captivating.
So is he learning anything from facing the press?
"That depends on the quality of the questions," Tielli deadpans. "For example, 'What's your record like?' is not a very good question. One person's first question was actually, 'What's on your CD?' To which I replied, 'Music.'"
Tielli's debut solo album, 2001's We Didn't Even Suspect He Was the Poppy Salesman, was an all-acoustic affair, but this one is split between his touring band -- Veda Hille cohorts Ford Pier and Barry Mirochnick, and Greg Smith of The Keep on Keepin' Ons -- and keyboardist/producer Jon Goldsmith. Tielli says the band -- Operation Infinite Justice -- is more than just his personal fiefdom away from the Rheos.
"I'm interested in other people's input," he says. "I don't think I'm the greatest musician there. I like it when things unfold in a surprising way. Sometimes I like to work with a preconceived vision. But even if they weren't some of my favourite musicians around, I want people to have a stake in it. Otherwise they're just jobbers."
Tielli assembled the band in part because his legendary stage fright meant that solo shows were a near impossibility.
He admits that his jitters are coming back as he prepares for this tour, "But now that this is a band I know, it won't be that bad. It's usually triggered by new situations. It doesn't happen with The Rheostatics, or only to a healthy extent, where you want to be a bit scared.
"It's only natural, but there's a point where it becomes completely irrational. And then there's a point where it's just life: it's hideous and there's nothing good about it and you think you shouldn't be doing this."
Fear manifests itself in several new songs: fear of performing ("Beauty On"), change ("Winnipeg"), death ("Waterstriders"), sharks ("Ship of Fire") and being framed ("Merry Christmas, Sergeant Kraulis"). The last fear is especially vivid, says Tielli.
"I've been having nightmares my whole bloody life about being framed -- quite often, oddly, being framed for murder by my father."
Uh, have you talked to him about it?
"Yeah, I've mentioned it to him many times," Tielli says. "My other dreams are always witnessing passenger-plane disasters. They're quite beautiful, and they're not gory or about people dying or being in one. It usually ends ridiculously and impossibly gracefully."
That's plenty of material for new songs, some of which will surface on four limited-edition albums available only to a subscriber series -- subscribers also get OIJ in a silkscreened tin box with an extra track -- as well as a recording of Schoenberg interpretations Tielli recorded with his other band, Nick Buzz. (Go to martintielli.net for ordering information.)
There's also a new Rheostatics album due next year. All told, Tielli's been on a continuous writing spree since 2000.
"I have so much stuff," he says, "and I really just want to record and explore, instead of trudging around playing clubs."
So just how many new songs are we looking at, exactly?
"Hmm," he replies, "let me look in my folder... 235."
***************
MARTIN TIELLI's web site - http://www.martintielli.net
CHRISTINE FELLOWS' web site - http://www.christinefellows.com
Information:
MARTIN TIELLI & CHRISTINE FELLOWS - Linda Woods/Six Shooter Records (416) 532-3440 linda@sixshooterrecords.com
ZAPHOD BEEBLEBROX - Eugene Haslam (613) 237-5301 zaphods_ottawa@hotmail.com http://www.zaphodbeeblebrox.com
Go to top of page
Posted Sunday, September 28, 2003 by ggower
ZAPHOD BEEBLEBROX & HERITAGE BREWERIES
PRESENT...
"Operation Infinite Joy"
From Toronto/ Six Shooter Recording Artist
From THE RHEOSTATICS
MARTIN TIELLI
with his band OPERATION INFINITE JUSTICE
From Winnipeg/ Six Shooter Recording Artist
CHRISTINE FELLOWS
Friday, October 3 (Doors 8pm)
ZAPHOD BEEBLEBROX, 27 York Street, Ottawa, Canada.
Age 19+/ General Admission
Tickets: $12 only at the door
"...one of our generation's most gifted Canadian songwriters." - CHARTATTACK.
By Michael Barclay - NOW Magazine, Thursday, September 25, 2003
Even though he's been in the public eye since 1985 when he joined The Rheostatics, Martin Tielli says, "I really don't know how to talk about music." Yet he's had to do a lot of talking about his second solo album, Operation Infinite Joy, and says that even he hasn't figured out how to encapsulate the album, which is a full-blown prog epic that is equally confounding and captivating.
So is he learning anything from facing the press?
"That depends on the quality of the questions," Tielli deadpans. "For example, 'What's your record like?' is not a very good question. One person's first question was actually, 'What's on your CD?' To which I replied, 'Music.'"
Tielli's debut solo album, 2001's We Didn't Even Suspect He Was the Poppy Salesman, was an all-acoustic affair, but this one is split between his touring band -- Veda Hille cohorts Ford Pier and Barry Mirochnick, and Greg Smith of The Keep on Keepin' Ons -- and keyboardist/producer Jon Goldsmith. Tielli says the band -- Operation Infinite Justice -- is more than just his personal fiefdom away from the Rheos.
"I'm interested in other people's input," he says. "I don't think I'm the greatest musician there. I like it when things unfold in a surprising way. Sometimes I like to work with a preconceived vision. But even if they weren't some of my favourite musicians around, I want people to have a stake in it. Otherwise they're just jobbers."
Tielli assembled the band in part because his legendary stage fright meant that solo shows were a near impossibility.
He admits that his jitters are coming back as he prepares for this tour, "But now that this is a band I know, it won't be that bad. It's usually triggered by new situations. It doesn't happen with The Rheostatics, or only to a healthy extent, where you want to be a bit scared.
"It's only natural, but there's a point where it becomes completely irrational. And then there's a point where it's just life: it's hideous and there's nothing good about it and you think you shouldn't be doing this."
Fear manifests itself in several new songs: fear of performing ("Beauty On"), change ("Winnipeg"), death ("Waterstriders"), sharks ("Ship of Fire") and being framed ("Merry Christmas, Sergeant Kraulis"). The last fear is especially vivid, says Tielli.
"I've been having nightmares my whole bloody life about being framed -- quite often, oddly, being framed for murder by my father."
Uh, have you talked to him about it?
"Yeah, I've mentioned it to him many times," Tielli says. "My other dreams are always witnessing passenger-plane disasters. They're quite beautiful, and they're not gory or about people dying or being in one. It usually ends ridiculously and impossibly gracefully."
That's plenty of material for new songs, some of which will surface on four limited-edition albums available only to a subscriber series -- subscribers also get OIJ in a silkscreened tin box with an extra track -- as well as a recording of Schoenberg interpretations Tielli recorded with his other band, Nick Buzz. (Go to martintielli.net for ordering information.)
There's also a new Rheostatics album due next year. All told, Tielli's been on a continuous writing spree since 2000.
"I have so much stuff," he says, "and I really just want to record and explore, instead of trudging around playing clubs."
So just how many new songs are we looking at, exactly?
"Hmm," he replies, "let me look in my folder... 235."
***************
MARTIN TIELLI's web site - http://www.martintielli.net
CHRISTINE FELLOWS' web site - http://www.christinefellows.com
Information:
MARTIN TIELLI & CHRISTINE FELLOWS - Linda Woods/Six Shooter Records (416) 532-3440 linda@sixshooterrecords.com
ZAPHOD BEEBLEBROX - Eugene Haslam (613) 237-5301 zaphods_ottawa@hotmail.com http://www.zaphodbeeblebrox.com
Go to top of page
Posted Thursday, September 25, 2003 by julie
October promises to be an excitingly busy month for
speakers, authors and activists at Octopus Books.
Please mark your calendars for the following events,
or contact us for details (a brief reminder will be
sent out in October). Join us to celebrate and learn!
Admission, as always, is free for all events.
Wednesday, October 1st, 7 pm:
Sikeena Karmali, reading from her debut novel A House
By The Sea (Vehicule Press).
Sikeena Karmali goes by many titles: author, human
rights activist, polyglot, international campaign
coordinator. Since 1994 she has worked in
international development and human rights. She is
currently the director of a human rights agency in
Tashkent, Uzbekistan, and the editor of Brown Sugar
magazine.
Told with wit and charm, A House By the Sea is about a
young woman's quest to reconcile her nomadic spirit
with an inner longing for a home. East meets West, and
tradition clashes with modernity in an absorbing
family drama reaching back through time and
generations, across Arabia, India, East Africa,
England and Canada.
Wine and Cheese will be served
Wednesday, October 8th, 7 pm:
Virginia Lafond, author of Grieving Mental Illness: A
Guide for Patients and their Caregivers (University of
Toronto Press).
Grieving Mental Illness is a self-help book for anyone
who has endured the effects of mental illness, whether
as sufferer, friend, family member, or caregiver. It
offers detailed, jargon-free guidelines to help
readers come to terms with mental illness in a
positive way, while avoiding disabling emotional
responses. Sophisticated in its approach and
comprehensive in its treatment, Grieving Mental
Illness is useful both to health care workers and to
the general public.
Virginia Lafond is a social worker in the
Schizophrenia Program at the Royal Ottawa Hospital.
Her courage in sharing her own experience, both as a
sufferer of mental illness and as a mental health
practitioner, makes this book particularly important.
Dr. Barry Jones of the Royal Ottawa, calls it "much
more than a self-help book... new grounding for
practical and genuine empathy."
Wine and Cheese will be served
Thursday, October 9th, 7 pm
The Perpetual Motion Roadshow, featuring Jennifer
Whiteford, Sean Carswell, and Mickey Hess.
The Roadshow is an indie press tour circuit with
monthly stops in Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, New York,
Cleveland, Cincinnati and Chicago. Octopus is proud to
host the Roadshow's stop at our bookshop following
their hit September 17th show at the Mercury Lounge.
Among the evening's entertainment will be readings,
storytelling and music from "rock and roll cut and
paster" Jen Whiteford, "working class punk scribe"
Sean Carswell, and "superficial storyteller" Mickey
Hess.
Join us for an exhilarating evening!
Tuesday, October 14th, 7 pm
Harry Glasbeek, author of Wealth by Stealth: Corporate
Crime, Corporate Law and the Perversion of Democracy
(Between the Lines Books)
Acclaimed speaker and lecturer, Harry Glasbeek has
been invited to Ottawa by the University of Ottawa's
Faculty of Law. We'll meet him at Octopus later in the
evening for a talk on Wealth and Stealth, his scathing
critique of corporate crime.
Wine and Cheese will be served
Thursday, October 23rd, 7 pm
Mike Bellemare, author of ExistenZia: Event Horizons
and Quantum Power (Blacklist Books).
All proceeds from Mike's book will be donated to CEPAL
(the Canadian Palestinian Educational Exchange) and
The Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP). Come out
and support two very worthy causes, while celebrating
the publication of ExistenZia, a groundbreaking work
inspired by some of the greatest, most radical
thinkers of our time.
Wine and Cheese will be served
For further information on any of these events, feel
free to contact us! Our store is wheelchair
accessible, but unfortunately, our washroom is not.
critical thinking for over thirty years
join us on the web at www.octopusbooks.ca
Go to top of page
Posted Thursday, September 25, 2003 by julie
VANCOUVER ARTIST TO DESTROY THE INDIAN ACT
ON ALGONQUIN TERRITORY THIS SATURDAY!
GALERIE SAW GALLERY IS PROUD TO PRESENT THE NORTH
AMERICAN PREMIERE OF
AN INDIAN ACT: SHOOTING THE INDIAN ACT
BY LAWRENCE PAUL YUXWELUPTUN
DATE OF PERFORMANCE: Saturday, September 27 at 1:30PM
on the Kitigan
Zibi Anishinabeg Reserve.
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE: Free shuttle bus departs from
Galerie SAW Gallery
at 11AM and returns to the gallery at 6PM. Free lunch
included. Please
RSVP by phone or by email as seating is limited. For
those interested in
coming in their own car, please meet at SAW between
10:30 and 11AM to
get a map and instructions. The meeting point is the
parking lot
situated at the back of the building and accessible
from Daly Avenue.
DATES OF EXHIBITION: September 28 to October 18, 2003
at Galerie SAW
Gallery. The artist will be present at the gallery to
meet with the
public from 10AM to 6PM on Sunday, September 28 during
the Art Bus event.
COORDINATED BY: Claude Latour and John Tenasco
CURATED BY: Stefan St-Laurent and Tam-Ca Vo-Van
CO-PRESENTED BY: Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg Reserve
Bullets Over Kitigan Zibi
There is a growing tendency in the art world to
transform the ephemeral
medium of performance art into a commodified object.
Often, when it is
included in exhibitions, it is mediated through video
and photographic
documentation. This symptom is not unknown to First
Nations peoples
living in Canada. Here, as in many parts of the world
with indigenous
populations, it is preferable to experience their
cultures through
museums than to acknowledge their ongoing existence.
When Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun shoots at more than 50
copies of the
Indian Act on the Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg Reserve
near Maniwaki, he
will be altering a government document that has
interfered with
countless lives since it was passed in 1868. Although
its 72 pages of
neo-colonial rhetoric will be transpierced with clean
bullet holes made
with shotguns and rifles, marring the information
contained in them,
Yuxweluptun¹s act of resistance will probably not
affect quickly enough
the archaic laws still enforced by legislation.
Yuxweluptun says: ³How
many more years will aboriginal people have to live
and die on colonial
British Columbia¹s reservation internment camps?²
Originally performed in the UK in 1997, An Indian Act:
Shooting the
Indian Act finds particular relevance when staged not
far away from the
political centre of Canada, on Algonquin territory.
Presented six years
later for only the second time in history, the
performance is an unusual
hybrid of hunting, art and activism. To some extent,
it reminds us of
German artist Timm Ulrich¹s 1978 action taking place
on a shooting
range, where he shot a video camera that was shooting
live images of
him. When Yuxweluptun aims his gun at the Indian Act,
while Oh! Canada
blares from a cheap ghetto blaster, we can appreciate
his desperate
attempt at resolving the imposed relationship First
Nations peoples
continue to have with the Canadian government, which
has done everything
to assimilate and obliterate aboriginal identity.
With this performance, Yuxweluptun, one of the
country¹s most respected
painters, makes a large gesture that many won¹t be
able to ignore. While
Canadians consider themselves to be Œtolerant¹, it is
a sad fact that
most have no idea what the Indian Act is all about. It
outlawed language
and religion, extinguished policy of land, and
confined aboriginal
people to reservations without consent.
Not surprisingly, no video document, photograph or
destroyed copies from
this action adorn any walls of our national
institutions or museums. It
may be proof that this kind of contemporary work by a
Coast Salish
artist falls short of the expectations collectors and
curators may have,
more content to display traditional objects that give
little insight to
the context of oppression, assimilation and
exploitation that still
affect aboriginal people today.
The artist ends his artist statement with ³Aboriginal
people are human
beings and deserve the same dignity and equalities as
all other Canadian
citizens, we deserve the right to self-determination,
self-government
and self-rule.²
In his performance, Yuxweluptun uses his body to make
the point that he
is alive (and kicking).
Go to top of page
Posted Thursday, September 25, 2003 by julie
The Sierra Club of Canada (Ottawa Group), together with the Kanata
Environmental Network and the Kanata Lakes Community Association, is
co-sponsoring a provincial All-Candidates meeting on the Environment,
Saturday September 27 at 3 p.m. at the Kanata United Church (33 Leacock).
It is important that the environment be a prominent issue in this election.
We have had Walkerton, rising concerns about air quality in urban areas,
increases in intensive livestock operations, and the most recent power
outage which forced us to address energy conservation and reliable,
renewable energy sources. We must elect a government that is committed to
making the environment an issue in Ontario.
The candidates running in the Lanark-Carleton riding have been invited: Norm
Sterling (Progressive Conservative), Marianne Wilkinson (Liberal Party),
John Baranyi (Green Party) and Jim Ronson (NDP). So far, the Green, NDP and
Liberal candidates have confirmed their attendance. Four questions will be
posed to the candidates on key environmental issues, ranging from water
quality to air pollution and land use. Following this there will be an open
microphone for the audience to ask the candidates questions. Richard
Delaney, a consultant and expert in sustainable development, will be the
moderator.
For more information please contact: Carol Gudz Sierra Club, Ottawa Group
cgudz@sympatico.ca
Sucha S. Mann Kanata Environmental Network sucham@sympatico.ca
Lyn Winters Kanata Lakes Community Association 613-591-5918
Go to top of page
Posted Thursday, September 25, 2003 by julie
Parental Advisory: Potty-mouthed female funk.
ZAPHOD BEEBLEBROX & LABATT 50
PRESENT...
From Vancouver
Teenage USA Recording Artists
The 2 camel-toed superstar MC's with Big Tits and Dirty Mouths
"Scratch 'n' Sniff Record Release Tour"
Produced by Mr. Bigstuff (ex-ORGANIZED RHYME)
STINK MITT
+ DYNASTY
Saturday, September 27 (Doors 8pm)
ZAPHOD BEEBLEBROX, 27 York Street, Ottawa, Canada.
Age 19+/ General Admission
Tickets: $6 only at the door
"...the larger-than-life, be-mulleted, trash-talkin', spandex-clad bangers from
Surrey, BC, who write lightning-speed
visceral rhymes about fucking underage boys and gang-raping hulking men, and
then lay them over slinky funk beats."
- NOW Magazine
"Even if Stink Mitt were talentless hacks, I'd still have a soft spot in my
heart for their fabulous concept of two bodacious,
trashy cougars from Surrey who rhyme raunchy over lo-fi beats. Luckily, they've
got the chops to back it up, which makes
their Teenage USA debut so great. Think Princess Superstar times two, trading
shambling raps about fucking underage
boys, gangbanging fellas and the wonders of spandexed male genitalia, with
old-school Casio keyboard riffs and tinny drum machines. And the campy
inter-song skits give De La Soul's Three Feet High And Rising a run for its
money. Although the gimmick does feel a bit played out by the end, I'm still
tickled that they're the second group this year – after NYC crew
Fannypack – to drop a camel toe track." - NOW Magazine, Thursday, September 25,
2003.
***************
STINK MITT's web site - http://www.stinkmitt.com
STINK MITT Cover Story, "CLIT PARADER", in MONTREAL MIRROR -
http://www.montrealmirror.com/ARCHIVES/2003/032003/cover_music.html
Go to top of page
Posted Thursday, September 25, 2003 by julie
Celebrated Hungarian pianist András Schiff, winner of two
Grammy Awards, makes his National Arts Centre recital debut in the opening
concert of the NAC's Great Performers series on Tuesday, October 7 at 20:00
in the NAC's Southam Hall. Especially renowned for his interpretations of
Bach, his programme will include Bach's French Suite No. 4 in E-flat major,
Partita No. 2 in C minor, and English Suite No. 6 in D minor. (One of
Schiff's Grammy Awards was for his recording of the Bach English Suites.)
The programme also includes Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major.
Schiff, winner of the Bartók Prize in 1991, will close his recital with the
Out of Doors Suite, five evocative character pieces by his compatriot
Bartók.
András Schiff was born in Budapest, Hungary, in 1953. He began piano
lessons at the age of five and continued his musical studies at the Ferenc
Liszt Academy. Recitals and special projects take him to all the
international music capitals and include cycles of the major keyboard works
of Bach, Haydn, Mozart, Schubert and Bartók. In 2004, he embarks on a
journey of performances that will explore the 32 Beethoven piano sonatas in
chronological order. His multi-faceted career embraces conducting as well as
performing as soloist. This season he performs this dual role with the
Chamber Orchestra of Europe in its North American tour with appearances at
both New York's Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall. He will perform his
acclaimed interpretations of Bach's Goldberg Variations at Los Angeles's
newly opened Walt Disney Hall, in San Francisco and Santa Barbara, and in a
live recording released on the ECM label in the fall of 2003. His recital
debut at the National Arts Centre marks his first performance here since he
performed with the NAC Orchestra in 1990. He performs the same recital at
Carnegie Hall the following week.
Mr. Schiff has established a prolific discography, including recordings for
ECM New Series, Teldec and London/Decca. He has received several
international recording awards, in addition to the two Grammy Awards. Other
honours include the Claudio Arrau Memorial medal from the Robert Schumann
Society in Düsseldorf in 1994; the Kossuth Prize, Hungary's highest
distinction, in March 1996; and the Leonie Sonnings Music Prize in
Copenhagen in May 1997. In May of 2003 he was awarded the Palladio d'Oro
by the city of Vicenza. Mr. Schiff resides in Florence, Italy, and London
and is married to the violinist Yuuko Shiokawa.
Tickets for this Great Performers recital featuring Andras Schiff on October
7 are on sale now at $25.00, $39.00, 41.00, $49.00 and 51.00, with box seats
at $60.50 (GST and Facility Fee included) at the NAC Box Office (Monday to
Saturday from 10:00 to 21:00), and through Ticketmaster (with surcharges) at
613-755-1111. Ticketmaster may also be accessed through the NAC's web-site
at www.nac-cna.ca. Half-price tickets for students in all sections of the
hall are on sale in person at the NAC Box Office upon presentation of a
valid student ID card.
Subscriptions for the season are also still available by calling the
Subscription Office at
613-947-7000, ext. 620.
Go to top of page
Posted Thursday, September 25, 2003 by julie
The National Arts Centre Orchestra's new principal horn
Lawrence Vine, will make his solo debut with the Orchestra in one of the
finest horn concertos in the repertoire - Mozart's Horn Concerto No. 2 in
E-flat major - led by the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra's Music Director
Bramwell Tovey. These Bostonian Bravo Series concerts on Thursday, October 9
and Friday, October 10 at 20:00 in Southam Hall open with the Chamber
Concerto No. 6 written in 2002 by NAC Award Composer Gary Kulesha on a
commission from the Banff Centre for the International Double Reed
Conference. Beethoven's beloved "Pastoral" Symphony No. 6, an audience
favourite, brings this delightful concert to an end.
NAC Award Composer Gary Kulesha will give free Pre-Concert Talks both
evenings at 19:00. His topic is "From the Brandenburgh Concerti to the Sixth
Chamber Concerto: Orchestral Chamber Music".
Lawrence Vine became Principal Horn of the National Arts Centre Orchestra in
2002, having previously spent 10 years as Principal Horn with the Winnipeg
Symphony Orchestra and the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra. A native of Hamilton,
Ontario, he also served as Principal Horn with the Calgary Philharmonic
Orchestra before coming in Ottawa. He was a long-time member of the Northern
Brass quintet, and performed regularly with the MusikBarock Ensemble,
Groundswell, the Winnipeg Chamber Music Society, and the Land's End Ensemble
(Calgary). His festival credits include the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival,
the Banff School of Fine Arts and Cleveland's Kent/Blossom Music Festival.
Bramwell Tovey, the outstanding British conductor, works internationally
with a prestigious list of orchestras, including the New York Philharmonic,
Toronto Symphony, Montreal Symphony, and the City of Birmingham Symphony
Orchestra in addition to his music directorships with the Vancouver Symphony
and Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg. Bramwell Tovey conducts a huge
range of works across the whole of the musical spectrum. His strong
commitment to new music was demonstrated during his time as a Music Director
of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra in Canada where he founded a New Music
Festival and was its Artistic Director for 10 years.
Tickets for these Bostonian Bravo Series concerts on October 9 and 10, are
on sale now at $27.00, $45.00, $56.00, $58.00 with box seats at $73.00 (GST
and Facility Fee included) at the NAC Box Office (Monday to Saturday from
10:00 to 21:00), and through Ticketmaster (with surcharges) at 613-755-1111.
Ticketmaster may also be accessed through the NAC's web-site at
www.nac-cna.ca. Half-price tickets for students in all sections of the hall
are on sale in person at the NAC Box Office upon presentation of a valid
student ID card.
Subscriptions for the season are also still available by calling the
Subscription Office at
613-947-7000, ext. 620.
Go to top of page
Posted Thursday, September 25, 2003 by julie
Today, Ottawa Mayor Bob Chiarelli proposed a 'made-in-Ottawa'
solution to help make the province's property tax system fairer for local
business owners and residents. During a media briefing at City Hall, he
challenged all local candidates in the 2003 Ontario election to publicly
commit to the City's plan, and to move to enact it within the first 60 days
of the new legislature.
"Nearly everyone who understands the current property tax system agrees that
it is complicated, it is unfair, and it does not work," the Mayor said.
"Ottawa residents and business owners need to know whether their next
provincial government will fix the property tax system and whether they'll
fix it right away."
"So today I am asking all candidates this simple question: Are you in or are
you out?"
Chiarelli proposed two immediate measures the next provincial government can
take to help make the system work better: the first is to draft a regulation
enabling municipal governments to determine what is a fair and equitable
sharing of the tax burden across all classes of their taxpayers; and second,
change the tax rules for business classes in order to create a level playing
field and to ensure those businesses who are entitled to a decrease receive
it.
Currently, the City must operate within a provincial property tax system
that is rife with inequity for businesses and residents. Since 1998, many,
many attempts have been made to try and make the system work. The real
results of the seven pieces of legislation and 150 regulations that followed
have been more confusion and even less equity. Business owners are paying
wildly different taxes on properties with the same assessed values.
Residents on fixed incomes are looking at huge assessment-related tax hikes
in a single year because they live in old areas that have become real-estate
'hot-spots'. The tools that are supposed to help businesses with large
assessment-related increases are hurting more businesses than they help.
"Nearly 70 percent of commercial taxpayers who should have experienced tax
decreases in 2003 didn't. Nearly 70 percent of residential taxpayers saw a
hike in their property taxes due to the provincial rules. City Council
couldn't do any more than it did to help with the impact. The Homeowner
Grant Program was a temporary measure in 2003, but is not a long-term,
sustainable solution. That is what we're offering here today," added the
Mayor.
Implementing this suggested new regulation and fixing the inequity caused by
the current tax ratio issues will give municipal governments the tools they
need to respond to their community's situation and establish fairness.
Chiarelli added, "If the new provincial government was to adopt these
reforms, the buck will stop here. That is not the case under the present
rules."
Candidates have been asked to fax or email their responses to the Mayor by
noon, September 30, 2003.
Go to top of page
Posted Thursday, September 25, 2003 by julie
Council proceeds with Ottawa Rapid Transit Expansion Plan Implementation
Strategy
City Council received a staff report today that outlines the next steps in
Ottawa's Rapid Transit Expansion Plan (ORTEP) Implementation Strategy. The
report recommends that the City proceed immediately with the environmental
assessment for the priority O-Train Expansion Light Rail Transit (LRT) line
from the Rideau Centre to Limebank Road (Riverside South), as well as with
the environmental assessment on the East-West LRT corridor.
In addition, City Council directed staff to continue negotiating with the
federal and provincial governments to receive at least one third of the
funding from each level of government for the priority O-Train Expansion LRT
line, and explore public-private partnerships for rapid transit in other
jurisdictions.
Other components of the strategy include recommendations that staff continue
negotiations for the acquisition of the CP Rail corridor between Leitrim
Road and the Prince of Wales Bridge; continue negotiations and undertake the
necessary studies to acquire property for a required maintenance and storage
yard for the priority O-Train Expansion LRT line; prepare a detailed 2004
ORTEP financial plan for inclusion in the 2004 budget deliberations; and
include ORTEP project costs in the upcoming Development Charges By-law
review.
Eventually, ORTEP will extend the City's rapid transit network by 163
kilometres over 20-plus years.
Other items of interest
* Ottawa Police Service's Traffic Enforcement Section to grow by 18
In an effort to deter speeding vehicles and aggressive drivers,
Council approved the addition of 18 new police officers to the Ottawa Police
Service's Traffic Enforcement Section. The additional officers will
contribute to the City's Integrated Road Safety Program, which coordinates
the efforts of all City departments to help make Ottawa's streets safer for
all residents.
* Sale of former Kanata City Hall confirmed
The sale of the former Kanata City Hall, located at 580 Terry Fox
Drive, was approved by Council today. The building, sold to R.O.I.
Properties Inc. for $3.1 million plus GST, was one of four that had been
declared surplus to City requirements, under the Corporate Accommodations
Master Plan. The City intends to lease back the entire ground floor of the
building, which will allow the Kanata Client Service Centre and the Ward
Councillor's office to remain on site.
* City Council approves new recreation facilities and long-term care
centre
Council today approved a proposal that will bring three new
recreation facilities and a long-term care centre to Ottawa by fall 2004.
City staff will now finalize agreements with PCL Constructors Canada Inc.,
Central Park Lodges Ltd. and Retirement Residences Real Estate Investment
Trust (REIT), to construct the Garry J. Armstrong Long-Term Care Centre and
redevelop the existing Allan House on Porter Island. City staff will also
finalize agreements with Thunderbird Management Services Inc. for the
provision of a domed playing facility at the "Hornet's Nest" on Bearbrook
Road; with Serco Facilities Management Inc. for the expansion of the Ray
Friel Centre in Orléans, including the addition of two NHL-sized ice
surfaces; and with Ottawa Community Ice Partners for the construction and
operation of a new recreation complex in Kanata, which will include four ice
surfaces.
* Site selected for East District Arts and Cultural Centre
The vacant City-owned property behind the Orléans Client Service
Centre (former Cumberland Town Hall) has been designated as the site for the
new East District Arts and Cultural Centre. Council approved the site, which
will serve both rural and urban needs for cultural space, during today's
meeting.
* Universal Program Review timelines confirmed; dialogue with
residents planned
City Council passed a motion confirming the timelines for the
Universal Program Review, originally approved in June 2003. The motion also
directs staff to initiate a dialogue with the public in late October
following the release of the proposed 2004 capital budget strategy and
priorities, and resource-mapping data on each of the City's service areas.
As well, Council's motion ensures residents will be consulted in a
comprehensive manner on the Universal Program Review report, when it is
released at the end of November 2003, as part of the outreach done for the
City's 2004 budget.
* Hybrid bus implementation plan approved
City Council agreed to proceed with a phased approach to hybrid bus
implementation, a component of the Fleet Emissions Reduction Strategy that
it endorsed in March 2002. As a result, over the next few years, the City
will begin preparing for the introduction of hybrid diesel-electric transit
buses - considering infrastructure changes needed to accommodate the new
electric-propulsion technology, battery storage and maintenance, technician
and operator training, and the selection of buses. By converting the transit
fleet to hybrid diesel-electric from conventional diesel, the City expects
to reduce fossil-fuel consumption by about 25 per cent, and carbon dioxide
emissions by about 38 per cent. This translates into an annual reduction of
35,000 tons of emitted greenhouse gases once the fleet is completely
converted.
* Council approves 2004 Grey Cup partnership funding
The City of Ottawa will contribute $205,000 to the Ottawa Renegades
Football Club to support marketing and programming efforts related to the
2004 Grey Cup. In addition, Council agreed to provide Lansdowne Park and its
facilities to the football team on a cost-recovery basis for the Grey Cup
game and related events. The City estimates that more than 50,000 people
will attend the Grey Cup, and that it will generate in excess of $43 million
in direct revenue for the local economy.
* No Junk Mail Program becomes Voluntary Admail Reduction Program
In approving a resolution to rename the former City of Ottawa's No
Junk Mail Program, Council also committed to making the new Voluntary Admail
Reduction Program available across the city. All Ottawa residents will now
be able to refuse the delivery of advertising material on their property by
applying a 'No Junk Mail' sticker on their mail box or mail slot. Residents
will soon be able to purchase the stickers for $2 at any Client Service
Centre.
* Council makes request for inter-provincial partnerships
City Council agreed to forward a request to the federal and
provincial governments, as well as to the Association of Municipalities of
Ontario, that inter-provincial partnership opportunities in relation to
power-sharing issues be explored with a view to establishing protocols in
the event of an emergency. Council's motion responded to concerns that
Ontario was not able to draw power from Québec during the August 14 power
failure.
* City presented with Award for Excellence in Health Promotion
Prior to the start of today's meeting, Dr. Sunil Patel, President of
the Canadian Medical Association (CMA), presented the City with the CMA's
Award for Excellence in Health Promotion. The award recognizes Canadian
municipalities who have made a significant contribution towards a healthy
population by passing 100-per-cent smoke-free by-laws, banning smoking in
all indoor places.
Go to top of page
Posted Thursday, September 25, 2003 by julie
The Ottawa Senators today announced the introduction of the BELL
Skills First Challenge for Atom-aged players (9-and 10-year olds) and the
return of their Skills competition on December 27 at the Corel Centre.
Newly introduced for the 2003-04 season, the BELL Skills First Challenge
promotes fundamental player skill development in a fun and challenging
setting while focussing on: skating (forwards and backwards), agility, puck
control, shooting accuracy and lateral movement (goaltenders only).
Coaches are encouraged to download the BELL Skills First Challenge manual at
www.ottawasenators.com and integrate the various drills into their practices
throughout the season. These drills will assist in skill development while
preparing the players for the five challenges outlined in the manual.
After testing their team in the five skills challenges, coaches will then
submit their team's results to the Senators. The top three players and one
goaltender from each team will then be invited to participate at the Corel
Centre in the finals of the BELL Skills First Challenge held in conjunction
with the Senators Skills competition. The top minor hockey skaters and
goaltenders from the Skills First Challenge finals will ultimately win the
chance to participate alongside the Senators in the BELL Skills competition.
The BELL Skills competition will feature the Senators players competing
head-to-head in the following skill testing events:
* Puck control relay
* Fastest skater
* Hardest shot
* Accuracy shooting
* Shoot N Score
* Breakaway relay
Information on admission to the BELL Skills competition will be available at
a later date. The deadline for coaches to submit player scores to the
Senators for the BELL Skills First Challenge is December 5, 2003.
Go to top of page
Posted Thursday, September 25, 2003 by julie
The Ottawa Senators today announced they will hold the first ever
Tim Hortons Coaching Clinic at the Corel Centre on Saturday, October 4 from
8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Coaches from the Ottawa District Hockey Association (ODHA), Ottawa District
Women's Hockey Association (ODWHA) and Hockey Outaouais, will watch and
listen as expert speakers discuss issues surrounding coaching and player
skill development.
Currently, more than 1,000 coaches have registered for the coaching clinic
from across Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec. For more information, or to
register, visit www.ottawasenators.com.
Among the experts speaking at the clinic are: Senators head coach and
Olympic gold medal winning coach Jacques Martin, Senators assistant coach
and World Junior champion head coach Perry Pearn, Senators director of
player personnel Anders Hedberg, former NHL player and broadcaster Greg
Millen, former NHL player Steve Larmer, Ultra Skills Hockey School founder
and 1980 Team Canada Olympic hockey player Ron Davidson and Ed Arnold, a
minor hockey coach and author of "Whose Puck Is It Anyway?"
Coaches Clinic Agenda - Saturday, October 4
8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Registration
8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. Jacques Martin, "The Ultimate Practice"
8:45 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Greg Millen, Steve Larmer and Ed Arnold,
"Hockey for Fun"
9:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Wayne Scanlan, Anders Hedberg and Ron
Davidson
"Skill Development: Canadian and European
Coaching Strategies"
10:30 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Ottawa Senators practice
11:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Skill development program discussion
11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Ron Davidson, "Ultra Skills demonstration"
12:30 p.m. - 1:20 p.m. Town Hall
1:20 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Closing remarks
The first Tim Hortons Coaching Clinic is also part of the Senators
'Thank-you coach' initiative in which the Senators will try to emphasize the
importance of minor hockey coaches. All coaches attending the clinic will
receive a complimentary ticket to an upcoming Senators pre-season or regular
season game, a personal coaches board and a coaches guidebook.
Go to top of page
Posted Thursday, September 25, 2003 by julie
On Monday, the Vars and Area Community Association will donate
$2,500 worth of auto extrication equipment to Ottawa Fire Services' Station
No. 73. The equipment will be used to help extricate victims from car
crashes.
Community Association President Bob Cox will make a formal presentation of
the newly purchased equipment to Gord Mills, Deputy Fire Chief of Rural
Operations and Randy Foster, Rural Sector Chief for this area, along with
local firefighters. A demonstration of the new auto extrication equipment
will also be performed by Station 73 volunteer firefighters.
Date: Monday, September 29, 2003
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: Fire Station No. 73
5859 Centre Street, Vars
Go to top of page
Posted Thursday, September 25, 2003 by julie
The Ottawa Public Library launched the South Central District
Library (SCDL) with a community barbecue and official sign unveiling at the
site where the new library will be joined to the Greenboro Community Centre.
"This is Smart Growth of a different kind," said Mayor Bob Chiarelli. "This
new library service in Ottawa South is long overdue and it will quickly
become a focal point for the local community," he added.
The new district library will be approximately 3,000 square metres (30,000
square feet) and will include design features and amenities, such as
adaptable gathering spaces and a self checkout system that will increase
efficiency and promote access and use. Planning, development and
construction will cost $7.7 million and will be completed in the spring of
2005.
SCDL will be the new home for the existing Blossom Park Branch as well as a
district library, surrounded by six smaller branches and serving about
150,000 residents in the pre-amalgamation areas of south Ottawa and south
Gloucester.
"We are very excited that this tremendous project is moving ahead
successfully," said Councillor Rick Chiarelli, Chair of the Ottawa Public
Library (OPL) Board of Trustees. "We have received excellent input from the
community on what they want their public library to become. I know our
combined efforts will provide an exciting place where people can come
together and have fun while they learn," he added.
The OPL is an amalgamation success story. Since 2001, circulation has
increased almost 25 percent overall, and about 50 tonnes of materials are
moved around the system each week (that is the weight equivalent of about
ten elephants). Last year, Ottawa's public libraries had more than five
million visits and the Web site had more than 60 million hits - up from 27.6
million hits the year before.
"I, along with residents of Gloucester-Southgate, look forward to the
enhanced access to Ottawa Public Library services the new South Central
District Library will bring," said Councillor Diane Deans who was emcee for
the event. "The partnership of this facility with the Greenboro Community
Centre will create a space to be enjoyed by residents for many years to
come."
Go to top of page
Posted Thursday, September 25, 2003 by julie
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 26
African Palace, 376 Rideau Street
8:30 to 11:00 PM (Door: $7.00)
The Golden Star Lounge, in conjunction with the
Northern Griots Network (NGN), proudly presents, from
Toronto, two very talented spoken word poets
NAH-EELAH
Winner, 2002 urban music award, best spoken word
Recording ("Freedome"); co-wrote/performed "yagayah,"
a play about black womanhood & the Jamaican immigrant
experience; organized Spoken Word Celebration: a Day
of Griots & Poets at the Old Port in Montreal; acted
in Montreal's Black Theatre Workshop "The Crossroads"
AND
UNBLIND
Twice winner of Dwayne Morgan's "Last Man Standing"
poetry slams in Toronto; Twice performed at New
Yuoricans Poets Café in New York City twice; Featured
artists on CBC Newsworld; “Unblind Uncut-live from the
T-dot” CD, urban music award nominee; Won Editor’s
Choice Award, outstanding achievement in poetry
AND
BEAUTIFUL NUBIA
Nigerian griot, musician (guitar, drums),
international recording artist; back from recent
London tour; soon departing for an African tour
------------------------------------------------------
And free up your poetic skills by signing up for the
OPEN MIC (hosted by the nth digri)
and OPEN SLAM (hosted by Moses)
------------------------------------------------------
See you Friday by the waterfalls and palms!
one love,
(We thank the Canada Council for helping us bring you
the best spoken word poets from across the country.)
Go to top of page
Posted Thursday, September 25, 2003 by ggower
The Ottawa Lynx announced last Friday that the 50/50 lottery which the Lynx have given to the Ottawa area Little League Baseball organizations to run, generated $25,690.48 for the Baseball teams this season. For the past three seasons the Lynx have partnered with the Little Leagues, allowing them to sell 50/50 Raffle Tickets at all Lynx home games and keep the revenue for league use. Go to top of page
Posted Wednesday, September 24, 2003 by ggower
For a complete list of audition notices, please visit the A.C.T. website at www.ACTottawa.com
This very important A.C.T. message includes:
1. FALL SESSION - A.C.T. is now accepting last minute registrations - new session starting very soon!
2. NEW WORKSHOP - Learn the Standard American Accent - New York speech instructor, Sam Chwat may come to Ottawa!
3. AUDITIONS - Mock Documentary "Messages Mixed" NEEDED: CHILDREN, AGES 10-13
4. AUDITIONS - Film - Baxendale Films
5. AUDITIONS - Theatre Gargantua
6. AUDITIONS - Film - "The Before Guy"
7. AUDITIONS - "Hairspray" - Open Call
8. AUDITIONS - Theatre - "Beneath the Banyan Tree"
Go to top of page
Posted Wednesday, September 24, 2003 by julie
Continuing its tradition of introducing
audiences to the world’s very best, the Ottawa Chamber Music Society is
pleased to present Andrew Manze (pronounced MAN-zee), considered by many as
the world’s greatest baroque violinist, in a solo recital on October 6,
2003, 8:00 p.m. at St. Matthew’s Anglican Church (130 Glebe Ave. at Bank).
His Ottawa debut comes on the heels of Manze’s recent appointment as Music
Director of Europe’s leading baroque orchestra, The English Concert, after
the former director, Trevor Pinnock, founder of the baroque ensemble and
former conductor of the National Arts Centre Orchestra, stepped down. “It’s
a major coup for the Ottawa Chamber Music Society to have this extraordinary
musician come and play,” explains Julian Armour, OCMS Artistic Director.
“One of the great performers of our time in any genre.” — Pittsburgh
Post-Gazette
On the occasion of his first visit to Ottawa, Manze will perform Bach’s
“Toccata & Fugue in A minor” and “Partita no. 2 in D minor”, two Fantasias
by Telemann, and Tartini’s “La Sonata del Diavolo (The Devil’s Sonata).
Legend has it that Tartini dreamed of the devil playing a wondrous sonata to
him. When he awoke, he wrote down what he could remember of the music.
As a soloist, orchestral director and chamber musician Manze’s repertory
embraces music from 1610 to 1830, and as a conductor he is in increasing
demand amongst orchestras worldwide. He also teaches, writes and broadcasts
about many aspects of the 'early music' world.
Manze studied at Cambridge University, at the Royal Academy in London, and
at the Royal Academy in the Hague. Before being named Music Director of The
English Concert, Andrew Manze was concertmaster of the Amsterdam Baroque
Orchestra, and Associate Director of The Academy of Ancient Music. As a solo
artist Andrew Manze has played in more than thirty different countries in
Europe, America, the Middle East and the Far East, as a guest conductor wih
orchestras including the Deutsche Symphonie Orchester (Berlin) and the
Stavanger Symphony Orchestra.
Manze records exclusively with Harmonia Mundi. His recordings have been
honoured with Gramophone, Edison, and Cannes Classical Awards, as well as
with the Premio Internazionale del Disco Vivaldi Antica Italiana, the
Diapason d'Or, and the Preis der Deutschen Shallplattenkritik.
Tickets are $20 for adults, $30 for reserved seating and $10 for students,
available at the following outlets: Ottawa Chamber Music Society office,
(613) 234-8008; The Book Bazaar (755 Bank Street); Compact Music (785-A Bank
Street); CD Warehouse (1383 Clyde Avenue, 1717 St. Laurent Boulevard, 499
Terry Fox Drive); The Leading Note (370 Elgin Street); Nicholas Hoare Books
(419 Sussex Drive); Books on Beechwood (35 Beechwood Avenue); Collected
Works (1242 Wellington Street); Scotia Bank (366 Elgin St.); Ticketmaster –
all outlets in Canada (www.ticketmaster.ca, 613-755-1111).
Go to top of page
Posted Wednesday, September 24, 2003 by julie
The Ottawa Senators announced today there are only 2,000 tickets
remaining for the Club's opening game of the regular season on Thursday,
Oct. 9 (7 p.m.) against the Montreal Canadiens. To open-up the franchise's
twelfth year in the NHL, this special evening will launch the 2003-04
season, which is dedicated to Roger Neilson, and will be a tribute to the
former assistant coach.
The Club also announced that only 3,000 tickets are available for the
Senators game against Dominik Hasek and the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday,
Oct. 11 (7 p.m.). The Senators will also be distributing magnetic schedules
before the game.
Pre-season games: The Senators play only three of their nine pre-season
games at the Corel Centre this year, with the first one coming this Friday
(Sept. 26 at 7:30 p.m.), when Ottawa plays host to the Toronto Maple Leafs.
There are tickets available for all three pre-season games, starting from
only $15 for children (taxes included). The Senators will then welcome the
Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday, Oct. 2 (7:30 p.m.) and the Montreal
Canadiens on Saturday, Oct. 4 (7 p.m.).
Tickets may be purchased by phone by calling 599-FANS (3267) or toll-free at
877-788-FANS (3267), and in person at the Corel Centre Box Office and on the
internet at www.CapitalTickets.ca.
Go to top of page
Posted Wednesday, September 24, 2003 by julie
Join John Manley and thousands of local residents Sunday, October 5 for the
Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation's CIBC Run for the Cure - a 5k or 1k
run/walk that brings Canadians together to support the advancement of breast
cancer research, education, diagnosis and treatment. The Run starts from
Parliament Hill at 8:30 am.
Last year's Run attracted more than 140,000 participants in 34 communities
across Canada and raised more than $14.5 million. In Ottawa, 7,200
participated in the Run in 2002 and raised $700,000. With 36 communities
participating in 2003, the goal for this year's Run is to raise $16 million
and attract well over 160,000 new and returning participants.
Register online at www.cbcf.org or in person at any
CIBC branch or Running Room Store. For more information call 738-CURE.
Go to top of page
Posted Wednesday, September 24, 2003 by julie
The Ottawa Senators will hold a press conference at 12:30 p.m. at
the Corel Centre on Thursday, September 25 to announce minor hockey
initiatives focussed on coaching and player skill development.
Who: Jacques Martin, Senators head coach
Cyril Leeder, Senators chief operating officer
Robert Fournier, Hockey Outaouais president
Jules Lavictoire, Ottawa District Hockey Association president
When: Thursday, September 25, 12:30 p.m.
Following Club's 12 noon meeting
Where: Senators post-practice news conference room
Corel Centre, Ottawa
Enter by loading dock
Go to top of page
Posted Wednesday, September 24, 2003 by julie
Carleton's African Studies Committee is pleased to announce a talk by
Patrick Bond* of the University of Witwatersrand's School of Public and
Development Management (Johannesburg, South Africa), called:
"Global Apartheid: The Failure of South Africa's Reforms at the WTO"
Friday, September 26th
@ 2:30 p.m.
Location: Southam 416
Carleton University
Patrick Bond, a political economist, is professor at the University of
the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg and visiting professor at York
University, Toronto. He has published extensively on Zimbabwe and South
Africa and is an active contributor to national, regional and global
public discussions concerning neo-liberalism and social justice.
He has worked in South African townships and served as a policy
author/editor for numerous ministers in the post-apartheid government.
During the mid-1990s he worked in the office of president Nelson Mandela,
and for Haitian president Jean-Bertrand Aristide's Washington office. His
recent books are Against Global Apartheid, Zimbabwe s Plunge (with
Masimba John Manyanya), and Unsustainable South Africa. Go to top of page
Posted Wednesday, September 24, 2003 by julie
NOTE: In response to requests and demand for tickets, Zaphod's
and Ticketmaster will be selling advance tickets for Robin Black's Halloween
Glam Slam. On-sale date is Friday, September 26.
Related Artists: Sweet, Slade, Ziggy Stardust era David Bowie, Aerosmith, KISS,
Alice Cooper, Chesterfield Kings.
ZAPHOD BEEBLEBROX & HERITAGE BREWERIES
PRESENT...
"Halloween Glam Slam"
-- prizes for best glam costumes & make-up!!!
From Toronto
"The Crown Prince of Canadian Glam Pop" - Chart Magazine
ROBIN BLACK
& THE INTERGALACTIC ROCK STARS
+ PALE A.D.
Friday, October 31 (Doors 8pm)
ZAPHOD BEEBLEBROX, 27 York Street, Ottawa, Canada.
Age 19+/ General Admission
Tickets: $10 in advance at Ticketmaster & Zaphod's
$12 at the door
Robin Black & the Intergalactic Rock Stars are everything the stereotypical rock
band should be. Great hair, makeup, drinking, partying...you name it. Even
though some are acclaimed and rumoured to be heavy drinkers, druggies and even
sex fiends, the band ensures that their fans and even their skeptics always get
the best performance they can possibly see.
"We're a bunch of arrogant pricks who think we've got the best band going, and I
think we're right."
- Robin "Fucking" Black
You can't argue with Robin himself, but here is a wee bit more insight on their
galactic quest. It begins like this, it's the earth year of 1998. Robin Black
former front man of the Winnipeg glam band Ballroom Zombies, decides that he
would like to spread the seed in the fine city of Toronto, so he packs up his
bags and heads to the big smoke to cultivate his vision to front the biggest
band since KISS.
The band's debut album, Planet Fame (Sextant/EMI) with the lead off single/video
"So Sick Of You" followed by "Some of you Boys (and most of you girls)" and
their latest video "Take Myself Away" have been getting regular video play and
national attention. This album produced by GGGarth Richardson and Moe Berg is a
true reflection of what this band stands for and is good at: Rock 'n Roll with
catchy beats and more hooks than you can shake a stick at.
The band is still putting on 110% energy filled shows they have become
nationally famous for, which include, an onstage bartender, fog machines and a
lotta rock 'n roll attitude! Their highly notable performances at popular
canadian festivals such as SNOW JAM and EDGE FEST and overseas shows in England,
Germany, Scandinavia and Holland have proven that the fans out there crave this
new sound of rock.
"EVERY DAY IS HALLOWEEN FOR ROBIN BLACK" - Edmonton Sun.
***************
GLITTER & GLAM ROCK NAME GENERATOR
http://www.angelfire.com/ny/MetalBabe/glamname.html
Just enter your gender and find out your new Glam Rock Star Name!
***************
WIN TICKETS FOR ZAPHOD'S SHOWS
http://www.ottawastart.com
***************
ROBIN BLACK's web site - http://www.robinblackrocks.com
PALE A.D.'s web site - http://www.pale-ad.com
Go to top of page
Posted Wednesday, September 24, 2003 by julie
On Thursday morning Mayor Bob Chiarelli, along with the City's
General Manager of Corporate Services, Mr. Kent Kirkpatrick, and Director,
Financial Services, Mr. Lloyd Russell, will address the media on the issue
of property tax system.
Date: Thursday, September 25, 2003
Time: 10:30 a.m.
Location: Colonel By Room,
2nd Floor
Ottawa City Hall
Go to top of page
Posted Wednesday, September 24, 2003 by julie
The Ottawa Senators today announced the appointment of Michael
Abbamont as the team's eastern professional scout.
Abbamont, 43, comes to the Senators after working for the Florida Panthers
for the last nine years, most recently as the club's director of
professional player evaluation. In his role with the Panthers, he was
responsible for assessing professional talent throughout North American and
European leagues.
With the Senators, Abbamont will primarily be responsible for evaluating
players, teams and games in the NHL, American Hockey League and other
professional leagues.
Prior to joining the Panthers, the Burlington, Ontario, native spent two
years with the Detroit Red Wings as assistant to the general manager and
scouting co-ordinator. He also spent three years in the NHL's Toronto office
as an assistant to Jim Gregory, the league's vice-president of hockey
operations and Frank Bonello, director of the Central Scouting Bureau.
Before working in Toronto, Abbamont spent his first NHL season with the Washington Capitals as their chief eastern scout.
Go to top of page
Posted Wednesday, September 24, 2003 by julie
The Ottawa School of Art, OC Transpo and the Societé de transport
de l'Outaouais (STO) have once again partnered to bring a unique,
inter-provincial art project to the national capital region. On Sunday,
September 28, free ArtBus shuttles will tour 11 non-profit art galleries
during a one-day cultural adventure in the cities of Ottawa and Gatineau.
Every 15 minutes between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m., buses will leave the Ottawa
School of Art at 35 George Street and travel to a number of art galleries on
both sides of the Ottawa River. Art enthusiasts can transfer between OC
Transpo and STO buses at this location. Local politicians will board select
buses to show their support for this inter-provincial art project.
OC Transpo buses, which leave on the hour and the half-hour, will make stops
at the following galleries: Ottawa School of Art Gallery; Carleton
University Art Gallery; Gallery 101; Ottawa City Hall Gallery; Ottawa Art
Gallery; and the SAW Gallery.
The STO buses, which leave at quarter past and quarter to each hour, will
travel to the following galleries: Ottawa School of Art; Axe Neo 7;
Art-Image; Galerie Montcalm; and Gallerie Karsh-Masson. A special ArtBus
Express traveling to l'Imagier in sector Aylmer will leave the Ottawa School
of Art at 10:25 a.m., 12:25 p.m. and 2:25 p.m. Guides at each gallery will
discuss the exhibitions and answer questions.
To obtain trip-planning and schedule information, transit users can call
(613) 741-4390 or visit www.octranspo.com. For more information about STO
bus schedules and routes, residents can consult the User's Guide, the STO
Web site at www.sto.ca or contact Information at (819) 770-3242. For more
details on the ArtBus galleries, contact the Ottawa School of Art at (613)
241-7471 or www.artottawa.ca.
Go to top of page
Posted Wednesday, September 24, 2003 by julie
END THE OCCUPATION OF IRAQ
FREEDOM FOR PALESTINE
DEMONSTRATE ON PARLIAMENT HILL
1:00 PM
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2003
If this is victory, what would defeat look like? Three months after the
war in Iraq, the US has admitted its soldiers are embroiled in a full
guerrilla war. The Iraqi people are subjected to a colonial military
occupation. Despite the billions being spent on the war and occupation,
the Iraqis are suffering shortages of water and electricity, and face
total disruption to their everyday rights. After years of dictatorship,
they are denied any democratic voice or say in the running of their
country.
Contrary to everything that Bush and Blair told us, the Iraqis did not
welcome the military forces as liberators and every day there are
demonstrations in Iraq asking them to leave.
WOT, NO WMDS? Everything that the anti-war movement said about this war
has proved to be true. We were told that the war was to disarm Saddam
Hussein, but no weapons of mass destruction have been found. Evidence that
Iraq bought uranium from the African state of Niger has been shown to be
forged. Tony Blair is continuing to claim that British intelligence had
such evidence, but even the CIA has denied this.
Despite talk of the 'special relationship' between Britain and the US,
George Bush clearly doesn't care enough to even release the prisoners from
Guantanamo Bay.
Our movement nearly stopped the war, with millions taking to the streets,
including thousands in Ottawa - the largest locally-based demonstrations
ever. Now we have to redouble our efforts to push our government to help
bring the US and UK to account and to immediately end the occupation of
Iraq.
At the same time, we have to draw attention to the continuing erosion of
civil rights here in Canada with the execution of "security certificates"
and the arbitrary detention of people who are not even accused of
committing a crime. We also denounce the international advance of
militarism, violence, and state terror in places as diverse as Palestine,
the Philippines, and Colombia.
NOWAR-PAIX, the Ottawa/Outaouais Network to Oppose War and Racism, along
with the Global Peace Coalition of Ottawa University and Carleton
University, joins the international peace and anti-imperialist movements
in calling an international day of protest for September 27. Help make it
a huge protest that our government - and the US/UK governments - cannot
ignore.
Go to top of page
Posted Wednesday, September 24, 2003 by julie
The concert programme has been announced for the sold-out
seventh annual National Arts Centre Gala featuring the magical combination
of Itzhak Perlman as violinist and Pinchas Zukerman as conductor and
violinist with the National Arts Centre Orchestra. The concert, including a
special appearance by two students from this summer's NAC Young Artists
Programme, takes place in the National Arts Centre's Southam Hall on
Saturday, October 4 at 19:00 in the NAC's Southam Hall. There will be a
pre-concert reception in the Foyer for all patrons at 18:00, and
post-concert supper and dancing on the Southam Hall stage for gala patrons.
This spectacular concert and gala with two of the greatest string players of
all time will take place under the distinguished patronage of Honorary Chair
Aline Chrétien. The 21-member Gala Committee is chaired by Kenneth Loeb,
President of Capital Box of Ottawa Limited.
The National Arts Centre Gala is presented by TELUS, Founding Partner of the
National Youth and Education Trust, in association with CGI Group and Sun
Life Financial. Special thanks go to A & E Television Networks, Tri-Co
Printing, Montcorr Packaging, Bruce Power, St. Laurent Volvo, Craig
Broadcasting, Harmon Foundation, Capital Box of Ottawa Limited, ADGA Group,
Cognos Inc., Beringer Blass Wine Estates, The Ottawa Citizen, LeDroit, the
Lowe-Martin Group, B!ddle McGillvray Advertising, CH2M Hill and CD
Warehouse.
Itzhak Perlman last visited the NAC four years ago when he and Maestro
Zukerman joined forces for an unforgettable night of music-making at the
1999 National Arts Centre Gala. Friends for four decades, they are
considered to be among the greatest string players in the world today,
thrilling audiences around the world throughout their individual careers.
Their rare joint appearances are magical musical events to be savoured, and
never forgotten.
Together the two superstars will perform the piece for which they are most
renowned: Bach's Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, one of the most
beloved double string concertos in the repertoire. Itzhak Perlman will also
perform Mozart's Violin Concerto No. 3. After Maestro Zukerman leads the
Orchestra in Beethoven's Symphony No. 2, the spotlight will turn to two
stars of the future, both participants in last summer's NAC Young Artists
Programme. Jesus Reina and Luis Esnaola, both violinists from Spain who also
study at the Zukerman Performance Programme at the Manhattan School of
Music, will perform Sarasate's fiery Navarra. The two were featured during
July's Canada Day concerts with the NAC Orchestra, and brought the audience
immediately to their feet at both concerts.
All proceeds from the National Arts Centre Gala are designated to the
National Youth and Education Trust, a primary resource for supporting the
artistic development of young Canadians through education, professional
training and mentoring programmes and young audience performances.
Pinchas Zukerman and Itzhak Perlman first met in 1958 when the former was
ten years old and the latter was thirteen. The occasion was a visit to
Israel by Ed Sullivan to audition talent for his television show. Their
paths crossed again at the Meadowmount School of Music in 1962 after both
had moved to the United States to study. They became friends at the
Juilliard School of Music. Opportunities to see and hear the two superstars
together live in concert are rare. The most recent occasion was in August
2001 at the opening concert of the Mostly Mozart Festival in New York. In
January 1999 they performed a gala fundraising concert at Carnegie Hall for
the American Friends of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, and earlier
appeared together in 1998 in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv with the Israel
Philharmonic led by Zubin Mehta to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the
founding of the State of Israel.
Itzhak Perlman's recordings regularly appear on the best-seller charts and
have garnered fifteen Grammy Awards. He also has four Emmy Awards, most
recently for the PBS documentary Fiddling for the Future, a film about the
Perlman Summer Music Program and his work as a teacher and conductor there.
The gala concert quickly sold out after its first announcement in April.
Go to top of page
Posted Wednesday, September 24, 2003 by julie
CHARTATTACK.COM: "Zaphod's is one of the best places in the city for independent
music. Mondays are free indie nights ...you can see some quality bands cheap as
free. Shows are over before 11 usually, to make room for the dance club crowd.
But don't expect to hear Top 40 stuff here, this is Zaphod's after all. You're
far more likely to hear a Bjork remix than Kylie's latest club hit."
ZAPHOD BEEBLEBROX, XFM & SLEEMAN
PRESENT...
"SHOWCASE MONDAYS" - HEARD BEFORE THE HERD!
featuring Scott Moffatt formerly of THE MOFFATS
THE BOSTON POST
+ From Toronto
TURN OFF THE STARS
+ DJ SHANE spinning alternatives after the bands
Monday, October 13/ 2003 (8pm)
ZAPHOD BEEBLEBROX, 27 York Street, Ottawa, Canada.
Age 19+/ General Admission
TICKETS: Free.
Every Monday, ZAPHOD BEEBLEBROX, XFM & SLEEMAN present the best of the new &
Indie bands. Join the ranks of such luminaries as THE BURDOCKS, HOT HOT HEAT,
THE DIRTMITTS, THE CHROME YELLOW CO., CORB LUND BAND, LEDERHOSEN LUCIL,
superGARAGE, CLEM SNIDE, PARADISE, TEMPTRESS, SUPLECS, STABILO BOSS, CRUSH, HELL
CITY LOVE, DEAD RED , CITIZEN BAND RADIO, CONTRIVED, THE KRAMDENS, GEARBOX, THE
SHOOTING RUBYS, JOHN FORD, TRIP THE OFF, THE MERCURYMEN, FE FE DOBSON, ANDREW
VINCENT, CHRISTINE FELLOWS, ONE 976, LES MARMOTTES APLATIES, PRIYA THOMAS,
ROCKFOUR, THE POSTAGE STAMPS, HOTEL, ChuBBie, THE STARES, HOT CARL, STAIRWELL K,
OX and MATT MAYS & EL TORPEDO that have played free “Showcase Mondays” for
appreciative Ottawa audiences -- HEARD BEFORE THE HERD!
***************
The Boston Post is the beginning of a revolution in Canadian music. Their sound
is a powerful, energetic, and a moody declaration of self-indulgence. Bradford
Howe of Much Music describes their sound as a blend of punk, country, prog rock
and pop rock. The Boston Post consists of members Shawn Douglas Everett on
drums, Jon Jim Gant on guitar, Neal Shanker Gupta on bass, and Scott Andrew
Moffatt on guitar, rhodes and vocals.
The Boston Post began in December of 2001 after drummer, Shawn Everett--of the
band "Me.I.Mam"--met Scott Moffatt--formerly of "The Moffatts"--in the small
Albertan town of Bragg Creek. After discussing music the two realized they had
similar visions. No time was wasted; the two immediately left to record at a
secluded mountain resort and recording studio in Banff, Alberta. Jon Gant, a
local music historian, also of Me.I.Mam, made a surprise visit during the first
day of recording, knocking both Scott and Shawn off of their feet with his
spectacular layers of guitar improvisation. He was immediately added as the
newest member. The Boston Post had been formed. After a year and a half of
recording insanity, the three young boys had created a six-song E.P. to unveil
to the public ear. Before preparing the live show, The Boston Post recruited Dr
Noh bassist, Neal Shanker Gupta, to fill out the sub bass tones usually found
dwelling in the 10 Hz to 300 Hz frequency range.
The Boston Post is currently hard at work touring eastern Canada in support of
their self-produced EP, "It's 99 PM." The EP has received high acclaim, earning
media attention from both Much Music and MTV Canada. The Boston Post's live show
can be described as head-ramming spaz-fest. A brutal assault on the senses. A
Shakespearean roller coaster of hell. Sometimes pretty.
************“
You could describe Turn Off The Stars as the band that night after night,
delivers gutsy live performances, winning over crowds with their heartfelt
lyrics and soaring melodies…or you could just to call them Toronto’s best-kept
musical secret.
Turn off The Stars are five guys from Toronto, who met and formed a musical bond
while attending music college. Lead singer Mike Walker and his brother,
guitarist Andrew Walker had been playing music together since they shared
rehearsal space in the womb, but it wasn’t until the remaining members came
together that Turn off the Stars really found their direction.
Max Kennedy on drums, John Dawson on bass and Stefan Carriman on keys helped
create the roots inflected smart-pop foundation on which Mike’s lyrics come
alive and touch the listener. The universal themes of love, faith and devotion,
become fresh and newly poignant when delivered with the soul and spirit that
seems to come effortlessly to the band.
Thoughtful songwriting combined with an organic rootsy rock sound and hooky pop
sensibilities hit all the melodic sweet spots.
Yeah, you could call them Toronto’s best-kept musical secret……… but not for
long.
*************
THE BOSTON POST's web site- http://www.thebostonpost.com
TURN OFF THE STARS' web site - http://www.turnoffthestars.com
Go to top of page
Posted Wednesday, September 24, 2003 by ggower
When: Sept.24 at 2:00 PM
Where: Canadian Tire 1820 Merivale Road
Topic: Launch of Ontario Disability Advisors Program
Disabled and Proud is pleased to announce that we are behind this program and what it represents. The goals of this project are to have the small business community to become aware of accessibility. We will also have feedback on the Provincial election debate last night and what the Disabled community expects to see achieved in the coming election. Hope to see you all there.
Charles Matthews (Pres)
Disabled and Proud
Go to top of page
Posted Wednesday, September 24, 2003 by ggower
Almost one year to the day after the duo's Ontario debut, Colourmark Productions is pleased to once again present Irish fiddle virtuoso MARTIN HAYES and American guitarist DENNIS CAHILL in a series of concerts and workshops this October. Their first concert will take place at Ottawa's National Arts Centre on Thursday, October 16th at 8:00 pm. Tickets for this event are $24.50, and are available through Ticketmaster at 613-755-1111. On Saturday, October 18th, they will perform at Christ Church Deer Park in Toronto. Tickets for the Toronto concert are $23, and can be reserved through Colourmark by sending an e-mail to smallory@sympatico.ca or by calling 905-201-7697 (tickets will be reserved at the door, payment by cash or check).
There's no more impressive partnership in Irish instrumental music
today than Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill.
Irish Echo
Born in Ireland and now residing in Seattle, MARTIN HAYES plays in the slow, lyrical style of his native East County Clare. He grew up playing traditional music with his father, P.J. HAYES, leader of the famed TULLA CIELI BAND. His many accomplishments include earning the All-Ireland Fiddle Championship six times over, a National Entertainment Award in Ireland, appearances on NBC Nightwatch and A Prairie Home Companion, a collaboration with Sinead O'Connor, Iarla Ó Lionáird and photographer Steve Pike, and recordings with Darol Anger and Irish composer Gavin Friday.
DENNIS CAHILL is a master guitarist, equally versed in classical, blues and rock as well as traditional music. A native of Chicago, he studied at the city's prestigious Music College before becoming an active member of the local music scene. Cahill's innovative accompaniment is acknowledged as being a major breakthrough for guitar in the Irish tradition. In addition to his work with Hayes, Dennis has performed with such renowned fiddlers as Liz Carroll, Eileen Ivers and Kevin Burke.
HAYES & CAHILL have released two albums on Green Linnet Records - The Lonesome Touch (1997), and Live in Seattle (1999). They are currently putting the finishing touches on their third album, which includes tunes that have lain uncovered for decades, as well as some old favourites.
Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill possess a rare musical kinship, ranking them among the most memorable partnerships of our era. Together they have garnered international renown for taking traditional music to the very edge of the genre, holding listeners spellbound with their slow-building, fiery performances. The duo is opening the doors of traditional Irish music and releasing its pure, distilled beauty, incorporating sensibilities from the worlds of classical, blues and jazz. "Together they create a music filled with calm and silence, the likes of which you've never heard before. Except, perhaps, in brief snatches of a long forgotten dream." Time Out (UK).
Go to top of page
Posted Wednesday, September 24, 2003 by ggower
Mayor Bob Chiarelli today hosted the opening ceremony of a 5th
anniversary exhibition called The 1998 Ice Storm - A Terrible Beauty, which
chronicles the experiences and relief efforts of our community during the
most significant weather event of the 20th century in Canada.
"There is no doubt that this ice storm had devastating results," said Mayor
Chiarelli. "But valuable lessons were learned and profound bonds were
forged. In many ways it was the Ottawa region's finest hour. Our citizens
demonstrated compassion, leadership and caring for their friends and
neighbours, as well as strangers. And we can thank the ice storm for the new
emergency equipment that helped many local dairy farmers survive the recent
power failure last month."
Special guest speaker, Lieutenant General Rick Hillier, provided a
fascinating perspective on the critical role played by Canada's Army. "Our
men and women worked, in co-operation with the City and other civil
authorities, often around the clock, to ensure the safety and well-being of
all citizens," said General Hillier.
The personal accounts of two members of the public provided further evidence
of the generosity of spirit demonstrated by the people of Ottawa and
surrounding areas during the ice storm. Pierre Lemay, then an OC Transpo
driver, worked tirelessly to transport military personnel along treacherous
roads. Kay Porteous, a former librarian with the City, was instrumental in
establishing a shelter in Vernon. Also in attendance, was five-year-old
Jesse, the first "Ice Storm baby", accompanied by his mother, Tasha
McKellar, and one of the attending paramedics, Bill Magladry, who assisted
at the birth in the back of a Chevy Blazer.
Developed and presented by the City of Ottawa Archives, this exhibition
commemorates the great natural disaster through recollections, images and
artifacts contributed by citizens and the media. The 1998 Ice Storm - A
Terrible Beauty opens to the public on September 24, 2003 in the City Hall
Art Gallery at 110 Laurier Avenue West and will run until October 26, 2003.
The Gallery is open daily from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission is free.
Go to top of page
Posted Wednesday, September 24, 2003 by ggower
GPEKS Constructions Inc is pleased to announce that it has partnered with Sun Plans Inc. and the Canadian Solar Industry Association (CanSIA) to offer the workshop SOLAR & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY DESIGN for HOMES and BUILDINGS on October 18th, 2003 at Carleton University in Ottawa. This workshop addresses the various needs and concerns of architects and designers, contractors/builders and of anybody who deals or has an interest in energy conservation and renewable energy in the building sector.
Guest speaker Debra Coleman, Architect and President of Sun Plans Inc. has been designing passive solar homes since 1985. She has published the book ‘Sun-Inspired Home Plans’ which features general information on passive solar and energy efficient design as well as detailed model home plans. Most of the homes are designed around conventional construction methods and widely acceptable exterior styles. Debra’s work has been published in many magazines including Fine Homebuilding, Solar Today, Mother Earth News and Home Power. Many of her homes have been on the American Solar Energy Society’s National Tour of Solar Homes. In 2002, Sun Plans Inc. received the "Best Practices" Sustainability Award for Residential Buildings from the Sustainable Building Industries Council. Debra has been a licensed architect since 1984 and is currently registered in the United States. She received a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Arizona in 1979. Currently she lives in Alabama in an energy-efficient, solar home for which she was the general contractor. Debra has spent extensive time in many climate zones such as Arizona, Switzerland, and North Carolina and has researched energy requirements for climates of North America. Her travels have included touring solar buildings in Europe as well as the Canadian Rockies.
The major benefits to industry professionals and private attendees taking the workshop include:
· Opportunity to profit from the explosion in public concern about energy issues
· Building professionals will be better equipped to win projects from competitors thanks to the acquired knowledge from this workshop
· Attendees will learn how to design affordable buildings that can save their occupants 60% to 80% on the heating bill compared to traditional approaches and building from current codes.
· Attendees will learn how easy it is to integrate solar into the design process while not sacrificing other important design criteria such as the exterior style or floor plan elements of a home or building.
· Obtain professional certification credits.
· Companies will get $50 off membership to the new Passive Solar Council of the Canadian Solar Industry Association (CanSIA).
· Share 18 years of exceptional experience in North American solar design, plus get the perspective on new trends coming from Europe.
· Participants will learn about innovative and profitable techniques, design issues and tools, network with builders, suppliers and others interested in the design and construction of passive solar homes.
Contact GPEKS Constructions for more information
Phone 775-2760
E-Mail info@gpeks.com
Internet www.gpeks.com
Go to top of page
Posted Wednesday, September 24, 2003 by ggower
This is a completely informal update of blues or blues-related events in Ottawa. The mailing list has been compiled from various sources and includes folks who are interested in blues. Please contact me at lizbluesottawa@aol.com to add or delete email addresses from the list and to pass along any comments.
************************************************************
THANK YOU
************
... to all who came out to the Benefit. There was a great turnout of Ottawa blues talent at the Rainbow last Sunday afternoon, for the benefit for Mike Ktenas. Mike is highly regarded by his blues contemporaries and they came out to play and raise money to help replace his stolen gear. The lucky blues fans who were there were treated to some wonderful ‘you had to be there' moments. If you couldn't make it but would like to throw a few bucks in the ‘tip jar', please contact Gary Epton at epton@rogers.com
************************************************************
HEADS UP! Coming soon ...
***************************
Ottawa R&B Festival
Rainbow, 76 Murray Street
Friday-Sunday, October 10-13 and October 17-19
The 16th Ottawa R&B Festival, produced by Steve Lund, is scheduled for the Rainbow, Oct 10-13 & Oct 17-19. Each night has some of Ottawa's most talented bands, showcasing the wide variety in Ottawa's R&B scene, Funk, Zydeco, Jump, Delta, Ska, Chicago & Louisiana Boogaloo. This event is a primer of the who's who in the Ottawa Blues and R&B scene, for the seasoned blues buff or new residents to the area. This is where you can find tons of talent in the shortest time span.
A new feature this year – on Oct 10, the Fest kicks off with The Mega Blues Jam, featuring (at last count) **twenty-one** of Ottawa's finest blues performers. This event should be an amazing show. About 20 years ago, jams like this sparked a whole new Blues Community – from ‘Blues Tues' at The Downstairs Club to The Rainbow to the Cisco Systems Blues Fest – this is how it all started. Some of the players you'll see on October 10 were at these jams *20-some years ago*; some of the new faces *weren't even born* at that time! The response from these musician to participate was overwhelming. Everyone is looking forward to play with people they haven't seen, or jammed with in a long, long while. Jams like this were a common occurrence, at the birth of the Ottawa blues scene, but not anymore! This will be an incredible and rare evening!
(Thanks to Steve Lund.)
************************************************************
SPECIAL EVENTS THIS WEEK
*****************************
Anthony Gomes
Rainbow, 76 Murray Street
Friday, September 26
Anthony Gomes has developed his own musical signature by blending blues with many different American influences (funk, soul, gospel, rock, r&b). A native of Toronto, his musical voyage took off when he moved to Chicago in 1996. After winning a contest at Buddy Guy's Legends night club, he recorded his first CD and quickly garnered international interest. Soon after that, he was offered a sponsorship from Fender Musical Instruments. His third CD, "Unity", is a good demonstration of Gomes' musical universality and diversity. Known for his dynamic performances, this musician brings new energy and youth to the blues. Come discover the Gomes experience!
(Thanks to ZEBNews)
************************
Fathead
Rainbow, 76 Murray Street
Saturday, September 27
Fathead's latest CD, "First Class Riff-Raff" is "a blistering Blues exploration of R&B, Soul and Funk grooves"; it won the 2003 Canadian Independent Award for "Blues Album Of The Year" and was nominated for a Juno last year in the same category. "... this latest offering showcases stellar songwriting and ensemble playing as Fathead take their contemporary urban Blues sound to the next level with a recording that mirrors the essence of their live performances."
You can catch one of those amazing live performances this Saturday night at the Rainbow. And check out the new "Fathead First Class Riff-Raff" T-shirts, ballcaps or beanies!
(http://www.wezel.com/music/fathead/)
************************************************************
SPECIAL EVENTS ON THE SMALL SCREEN
*****************************************
The Blues
PBS, Ottawa Cable Channel 16
Sunday, September 28 - Saturday, October 4 @ 9 pm
The long-awaited series of seven films will be shown on consecutive nights beginning this weekend. Each film will be introduced by Martin Scorsese, and additional director interviews and bonus performance footage will follow each film. Previews were shown at selected blues festivals in Canada and the US this summer and special ‘sneak preview clips' are available on "The Blues" Web site ... http://www.pbs.org/theblues
Broadcast schedule ... each night @ 9 pm:
Sun. Sept. 28 – "Feel Like Going Home" directed by Martin Scorsese
Mon. Sept. 29 – "The Soul of a Man" directed by Wim Wenders
Tues. Sept. 30 – "The Road to Memphis" directed by Richard Pearce
Wed. Oct. 1 – "Warming by the Devil's Fire" directed by Charles Burnett
Thurs. Oct. 2 – "Godfathers and Sons" directed by Marc Levin
Fri. Oct. 3 – "Red, White and Blues" directed by Mike Figgis
Sat. Oct. 4 – "Piano Blues" directed by Clint Eastwood
(Info on each film is available on ‘The Blues' website.)
The series has produced an ‘avalanche of blues music'. In August, "Martin Scorsese Presents The Best of The Blues", a single CD compilation of signature recordings by Robert Johnson, Bessie Smith, Muddy Waters, B.B. King, John Lee Hooker, and others was released. Last week saw the "simultaneous release of individual soundtrack CDs for each of the seven films, 12 individual artist collections –– single CD collections from Son House, Robert Johnson, Taj Mahal, Keb' Mo', Bessie Smith, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, B.B. King, J.B. Lenoir, Muddy Waters, and The Allman Brothers, and "Martin Scorsese Present The Blues – A Musical Journey", a five-CD boxed set of over 100 of some of the best and most important blues songs ever recorded, including five new recordings with contemporary artists Cassandra Wilson, Bonnie Raitt, Los Lobos, Keb' Mo' and Corey Harris, and Robert Cray and Shemekia Copeland. All together, "The Blues" CDs feature over 40 new recordings, made specifically for the project."
And if you want to read more about it, there's a book too! Entitled "Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues: A Musical Journey", it is "part history, part literary celebration ... [and] it includes sweeping historical background, archival material, interviews with the series directors, and personal and biographical essays penned by literary and musical luminaries such as Elmore Leonard, David Halberstam, Hilton Als, Studs Terkel, Zora Neale Hurston, John Edgar Wideman, Suzan-Lori Parks, and many others."
************************************************************
WEEKLY EVENTS ON THE SMALL SCREEN
*****************************************
TaLkin'bLuEs – new season – Tuesdays @ 7:30 pm on BRAVO
Tuesday, September 30 @ 7:30 pm
Talkin' Blues – Field Hollerin'
A profile of Chicago musician Fruteland Jackson; Kelly Joe Phelps; Super ChiKan.
If you are interested in more details, please drop by: http://www.talkinblues.com or send Mako your some feedback on the new series or the old series at: feedback@talkinblues.com or through Bravo Canada at: bravomail@bravo.ca
************************************
On BRAVO – Ottawa Cable Channel 40
Tuesday, September 30 @ 9 pm
Johnny Cash: Half Mile a Day (2001)
Details the incredible life and career of "The Man In Black", one of the most influential figures in the history of music. Features performance and archival footage, and commentary from Jerry Lee Lewis, Judy Collins and more.
(http://www.bravo.ca/programlistings/)
************************************************************
ON THE RADIO
***************
CBC Radio One
beginning Monday, September 22 @ 8 pm
CBC Radio Two
beginning Friday, September 26 @ 10 pm
CBC Radio celebrates 100 years of the blues with THE BLUES, a landmark 14-episode series covering everything from the geographic and stylistic origins of the blues to its most contemporary sounds and styles.
A comprehensive chronicle of North America's most enduring music form, the series boasts two spectacular hosts, Grammy Award-winning Keb' Mo' and legendary Canadian Jackie Richardson. Each hour-long episode uses new and archival interviews, recordings and remotes from where blues history occurred, as well as where the music thrives today. The 14th episode offers an in-depth look at the blues in Canada and the influential artists who made the music.
An incredible showcase of blues artistry, the series includes interviews with musical giants such as B.B. King, Carlos Santana, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Bonnie Raitt, as well as performances by Cephas and Wiggins, Taj Mahal, Shemekia Copeland, the North Mississippi Allstars, Rory Block and many others.
"This outstanding series leaves no stone unturned. With such a rich history, this series explores the growth of blues in our culture and then ties it in to our Canadian history as well," says CBC Radio Music producer Eitan Cornfield. The first 13 episodes were produced by Robert Santelli and Ben Manilla for Public Radio International and were produced in conjunction with the PBS special called The Blues, executive produced by Martin Scorsese.
For more information, contact Tal Hebdon, CBC Radio Communications, tal_Hebdon@cbc.ca
************************************************************
LOCAL HIGHLIGHTS – THIS WEEKEND
**************************************
JW-Jones Blues Band
Tucson's Roadhouse, 2440 Bank Street
Friday & Saturday, September 26-27
Catch this great young band before they head off to Europe! Lineup on these dates: JW - guitar/vocals, Nathan Morris - upright/electric bass, Bill Brennan - drums, and the monster tenor sax of Brian Asselin.
*********************************************
Why not check out the Bayou Jazz & Blues Club
(1077 Bank Street) this weekend ...
Shakedown Blues Band on Friday, September 26
An evening with Shakedown Blues is a journey through an impressive roster of originals written by vocalist Eric David, and the band's interpretation of greats by the likes of Willie Dixon, Robben Ford, Allman Brothers, Jonny Lang, Muddy Waters, T-Bone Walker, Whiskey Howl and - whew - so many more.
Bytown Blues Band on Saturday, September 27
A recent addition to the local scene, Bytown Blues Band is - Cedric Nizman on harp and guitar; Larry Wayne Church, guitar; Ken Reynolds, drums; Paul Jerome, lead vocals and acoustic guitar; and Ron Vader on bass. Catch their show and you'll hear blues, blues-rock and some R & B.
***********************************
LOCAL HIGHLIGHTS – THIS MONTH
***********************************
The Smacks
Rainbow, 76 Murray Street
Tuesdays in September
News from the Smacks:
The Smacks have a new web site! Well, it's been this way for a while now, but if you haven't seen it, be sure to check out www.thesmacks.com!!! Special thanks to Kathryn and Joe from Glamm Unlimited (http://www.glamm-unlimited.com/) who designed and developed the site. We'd also like to thank Dave and Doug from Gardener's Plum (http://www.gardenersplum.com) who took care of most of the photography. Some video footage from an appearance on Breakfast @ The New RO will be available in the music section of the web site soon.
The Smacks will be hosting the Open Jam Sessions at The Rainbow every Tuesday in September. Each Tuesday night will start with a full set from The Smacks at around 9:30 pm. After a couple more tunes from The Smacks at the beginning of the second set, the open jam session will get going, where all sorts of musicians will get up and perform. The third set might be another full set from The Smacks or a continuation of the jam depending on the feel of the night.
Hope to see you at the jam!
Max, Mike and Ian
************************************************************
REGULAR EVENTS THIS MONTH
********************************
Mondays: Maria Hawkins @ the Rainbow
Tuesdays: Ken & Don @ the Rainbow ... early show 5-7 pm
Tuesdays: The Smacks host the Rainbow Open Jam @ 9:30 pm
Wednesdays: Early show with Dr. Dave @ the Rainbow 5-7 pm
Wednesdays: Shakedown Blues @ the Bayou
Thursdays: Dinner & acoustic blues @ Tucson's
Thursdays: Blues Jam with Johnny Russell & Mike Ktenas @ Irene's
Fridays: Amaryllis @ the Rainbow ... early show 5-7 pm
Saturday afternoons: Blues jam @ the Rainbow
Sunday afternoons: Blues jam @ the Rainbow
Sunday afternoons: Guy del Villano & guests @ Royal Oak, Bank St.
Sunday evenings: Acoustic blues with dinner @ Tucson's, 6-9 pm
*******************************************************
LOCALS THIS WEEK
********************
Wednesday, September 24
L'il Al's Combo @ the Rainbow
Thursday, September 25
Tony D's Juke Joint @ the Rainbow
Friday, September 26
Shakedown Blues Band @ the Bayou
Friday & Saturday, September 26-27
JW-Jones Blues Band @ Tucson's
Saturday, September 27
Blue Pearl's Naughty Bitz @ the Royal Oak, 1217 Wellington St.
Saturday, September 27
Bytown Blues Band @ the Bayou
********************************************************* Go to top of page
Posted Tuesday, September 23, 2003 by julie
DON'T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT CANDIDATES IN THE PROVINCIAL
ELECTION HAVE TO SAY ABOUT WOMEN'S ISSUES
We represent a large number (20+) of organizations and individuals in the
Ottawa-Carleton area who have mobilized around the upcoming election. We are
front-line feminist anti-violence workers from rape crisis centres and
shelters, workers from community health centre's abuse programs, union
workers, anti-poverty activists, housing and child care advocates and more.
We feel that it is extremely important for our politicians to address
women's issues in this upcoming provincial election.
We are inviting you to join us as we question candidates on: Violence
Against Women - battering and sexual assault, Pay Equity, Victim's Services,
Child Care, Housing, Poverty, Social Assistance and other important women's
concerns.
WHERE: PSAC HEADQUARTERS, 233 GILMOUR ST, BOARDROOM
WHEN: WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 24TH, 3:00 TO 5:00 P.M Go to top of page
Posted Tuesday, September 23, 2003 by julie
On Friday, Mayor Chiarelli will host the commerative naming
celebration of David Bartlett Park in Manotick. A plaque ceremony at the
park will be followed by an indoor reception at The Watson's Mill.
Date: Friday, September 26, 2003
Time: 2 to 4 p.m.
Plaque ceremony at 2 p.m.
Reception at The Watson's
Mill at 2:30 p.m.
Location: David Bartlett Park, 5201
McLean Crescent (corner of McLean Crescent and Cecil Rowat Lane) Manotick
The Watson's Mill
5525 Dickinson Street
Manotick
Mr. Barlett, who passed away in 2002, was a Trustee of the Village of
Manotick, a Councillor and Mayor of the former Township of Rideau, and
Regional Councillor of the former Region of Ottawa-Carleton. Mr. Bartlett
is being recognized for his leadership in the areas of community, governance
and conservation.
Go to top of page
Posted Tuesday, September 23, 2003 by julie
Councillor Alex Munter, in affiliation with the City's Community
Services Branch and the Bridlewood Community Association, will host the
long-awaited opening of the Eva James Memorial Community Centre. The event
will include a brief formal ceremony and tours of the facility.
Date: Thursday, September 25, 2003
Time: 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Location: 65 Stonehaven Drive
The family of the late Eva James, who from 1982 to 1995 was a well-respected
alderman and councillor in the City of Kanata, will be in attendance.
Go to top of page
Posted Tuesday, September 23, 2003 by ggower
As a result of an intensive, 11-month study and community consultation into student accommodation at the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board, Supervisor Kyle Murray was presented tonight with a 700-plus page report with recommendations and analyses that call for seven new schools, 24 elementary attendance boundary adjustments or program relocations, five secondary attendance boundary adjustments, the opening of two intermediate programs in secondary schools, and the closure of 14 elementary schools and one secondary school.
The goal of the study was to develop a District-wide accommodation strategy to serve the program needs of students attending the OCDSB now and well into the future, while taking into consideration the special needs of the community and its program requirements.
The recommendations could result in savings of some $7 million a year in operational dollars. As well, the Ministry of Education has estimated the District will be eligible for approximately $5.2 million annually to allow it to construct over 4700 pupil places.
“In developing the recommendations...many perspectives and needs were considered,” states the report. As well as enhancing the District’s ability to keep programs viable in the face of declining enrolment, the ”three challenges of excess capacity, boundary anomalies, deferred maintenance and renewal, and issues specific to sub-areas were considered in arriving at the recommendations.”
The report goes on to state that although the District now receives additional funding, including enrolment pressures grants previously not available, a backlog of accommodation issues means “there continues to be a need to consolidate space… reduce its costs in both the instructional and facilities envelopes.”
However, due in part to increased funding, staff has been able to build additional flexibility into the recommendations to allow for optimal program planning and to minimize student disruption. The original mandate of the study was to eliminate approximately 3000 elementary pupil places inside the Greenbelt; the recommendation report reduces it by 1595 pupil places. The study also calls for space outside the Greenbelt to be consolidated, with the recommended closure of 2580 pupil places, to assist in the construction of new schools to serve developing communities.
Recommended changes to the secondary panel fall within the parameters of the mandate to a District-wide secondary utilization by 2007-2008.
Due to the substantial number of recommendations, the report recommends a phased-in approach that would see some schools close for September 2004, some in 2005 and in 2006. “This enables new schools to be constructed and receiving schools to be upgraded (if necessary) for the students who will be attending them. It also allows a longer time period for implementation of the closures and openings.”
The study timelines now call for public and trustee feedback meetings to take place during October/November with the Supervisor. Following this feedback period, the Supervisor is scheduled to make his final decisions on these recommendations November 24. Full meeting details are posted to the district’s web site at www.ocdsb.edu.on.ca.
- 30 -
For more information, please contact OCDSB Communications and Information Services at 596-8211, ext. 8313/8310/8791 or go on-line at www.ocdsb.edu.on.ca.
On the following pages, please find an Overview of the recommendations
and an attachment containing the executive summary (Letter of Transmittal)
to Supervisor Kyle Murray.
OVERVIEW
Recommendations Report
Student Accommodation: 2004 and Beyond
Overall Summary of Recommendations
§ Twenty-four elementary attendance boundary adjustments or program relocations (section 15)
§ Five secondary attendance boundary adjustments (section 16)
§ The closure of 14 elementary schools totalling 4175 pupil places
§ The construction of seven elementary schools totalling 3550 pupil places
§ The opening of two intermediate programs in secondary schools
§ The closure of one secondary school totalling 1143 pupil places
§ A utilization of 83% for elementary schools inside the Greenbelt for 2004/2005 and 78.3% by 2007/2008
§ A utilization of 100.4% for elementary schools outside the Greenbelt for 2004/2005 and 94.1% by 2007/2008
§ A District-wide elementary school utilization of 89.4% for 2004/2005 and 84.4% by 2007/2008
§ A utilization of 90.3% for secondary schools inside the Greenbelt for 2004/2005 and 89.1% by 2007/2008
§ A utilization of 97.0% for secondary schools outside the Greenbelt for 2004/2005 and 95.3% by 2007/2008
§ A District-wide secondary school utilization of 89.7% for 2004/2005 and 88.4% by 2007/2008
Summary of New Elementary School Construction/Openings
Please note that names designated for new schools are temporary only. Also, please see full report for complete details on redirection patterns for students.
§ A new JK-8 Avalon Elementary School, south of Innes in Cumberland, (500 pupil places) be constructed to open September 2005.
§ A new JK-6 English (ENG)/Early French Immersion(EFI) Berrigan Elementary School be formed as of September 2004 (housed temporarily at Merivale PS), with the construction of a new building (600 pupil places) to open September 2005.
§ A new JK-6 ENG/EFI Morgan's Grant Elementary School, approved July 2003 (500 pupil places), to open September 2004.
§ A new JK-6 ENG/EFI Bridlewood South Elementary School (450 pupil places) be constructed to open September 2005.
§ A new intermediate school be opened and housed at Rideau HS for September 2004.
§ A new intermediate school be opened and housed at West Carleton SS for September 2004.
Summary of Recommendations for Elementary School Construction/Closure Combinations
Please note that names designated for new schools are temporary only. Also, please see full report for complete details on redirection patterns for students.
§ A new JK-5 ENG/EFI Granite Ridge Elementary School (550 pupil places) be constructed to open September 2005 with Stittsville PS closing effective September 2005.
§ A new JK-6 ENG/EFI Longfields/Davidson Heights (#3) Elementary School (third in the area), (550 pupil places) be constructed to open September 2006 with Jockvale ES to be closed as an elementary school effective September 2006. Re-open the Jockvale site September 2006 as an Annex to John McCrae Secondary School.
§ A new JK-8 ENG/EFI Rural Cumberland Elementary School (400 pupil places) be constructed on the site of Meadowview PS to open September 2005, with Riverview PS (Cumberland) closing effective September 2004.
Summary of Recommendations for Elementary School Closures
Please see full report for complete details on redirection patterns for students.
§ Carson Grove ES to be closed effective September 2004.
§ Christie PS to be closed effective September 2004.
§ Devonshire Community PS to be closed effective September 2004.
§ Emily Carr MS to be closed effective September 2004.
§ Fitzroy Harbour PS to be closed effective September 2004.
§ General Vanier PS to be closed effective September 2004.
§ Glen Cairn PS to be closed effective September 2004.
§ J.H. Putman PS to be closed as a grade 6-8 ENG and EFI school effective September 2004.
§ Grant AS to be closed effective September 2004 with the redirection of
grade JK-6 Alternative (ALT) Program students residing in the Grant Alternative attendance boundary to the new JK-8 ALT program located at the J.H. Putman PS site.
§ Lakeview PS to be closed effective September 2004.
§ Merivale PS to be closed effective September 2004.
Summary of Recommendations for Secondary School Closures
Laurentian HS to be closed effective September 2004 with the following redirections (as per the full report):
§ Redirect grade 9-12 Laurentian area students residing between the former City of Ottawa municipal boundary and Woodroffe Avenue to Sir Robert Borden HS
§ Redirect grade 9-12 Laurentian area students residing between Woodroffe Avenue and Clyde Avenue to Merivale HS
§ Redirect grade 9-12 Laurentian area students residing between Clyde Avenue and Fisher Avenue to J.S. Woodsworth SS
§ Redirect grade 9-12 Bookfield/Laurentian optional area students residing east of Fisher Avenue to Brookfield HS
§ Redirect grade 9-12 Brookfield/Laurentian optional area students residing along the west side of Fisher Avenue to J.S. Woodsworth SS
§ Redirect grade 11-12 Laurentian Adaptive Program students residing east of the CPR tracks/Rideau River to the Ottawa Technical Learning Centre
§ Redirect Grade 11-12 Laurentian Adaptive Program students residing west of the CPR tracks/Rideau River to Sir Guy Carleton SS
§ Relocate the Laurentian Special Education Deaf/Hard of Hearing System Program to J.S. Woodsworth SS
§ Relocate the Laurentian Special Education Special Support Unit System Program to Bell HS
§ Relocate the Laurentian Special Education Learning Disabilities System Program to Brookfield HS
§ Relocate the Laurentian Special Education Autism Spectrum Disorder System Program (to be placed at Laurentian in September 2003) to Merivale HS
§ Relocate the Laurentian English as a Second Language (ESL) and English Literacy Development (ELD) programs to Woodroffe HS
§ Relocate the McHugh Program to Merivale HS
§ Repatriate out-of-boundary Laurentian students to their designated schools
§ Where students are to be repatriated under recommendation, give these students priority through the student transfer process, where space is available, if they wish to transfer to one of the receiving schools for regular program students (Sir Robert Borden, Merivale, J.S. Woodsworth, or Brookfield)
Go to top of page
Posted Tuesday, September 23, 2003 by ggower
ZAPHOD BEEBLEBROX , STEAM WHISTLE & JAGERMEISTER
PRESENT...
Fresh from opening for EVANESCENCE and EVE 6 across America.
Cauterize's Wind-Up debut, "So Far From Real," was just released. The video for
the first single, "Something Beautiful," was directed by Nathan "Karma" Cox
(Linkin Park, Disturbed).
From Oshawa
Wind-Up/ Sony Recording Artists
CAUTERIZE
+ guests t.b.a.
(Suggestions welcome. Email zaphods_ottawa@hotmail.com)
Thursday, October 16 (Doors 8pm)
ZAPHOD BEEBLEBROX, 27 York Street, Ottawa, Canada.
Age 19+/ General Admission
Tickets: $8 only at the door
***************
CAUTERIZE's web site - http://www.cauterize.com
Information:
CAUTERIZE - Dave Rotari/ Sony Music (819) 684-7763
ZAPHOD BEEBLEBROX - Eugene Haslam (613) 237-5301 zaphods_ottawa@hotmail.com http://www.zaphodbeeblebrox.com
Go to top of page
Posted Tuesday, September 23, 2003 by ggower
The City will celebrate the new South Central District Library
(SCDL) on Thursday with a community barbecue hosted by Gloucester-Southgate
Ward Councillor Diane Deans and the Ottawa Public Library (OPL). The
barbecue will be held at the site where the new library will be linked to
the Greenboro Community Centre.
Mayor Bob Chiarelli, Councillor Rick Chiarelli, Chair of the OPL Board of
Trustees, and Councillor Deans will be joined by community leaders and other
special guests to celebrate the kickoff of the library of the future.
Date: Thursday, September 25, 2003
Time: 5:30 to 7 p.m.
(official program begins at 6:15 p.m.)
Location: Greenboro Community Centre
(363 Lorry Greenberg Drive)
Go to top of page
Posted Monday, September 22, 2003 by julie
Monday, September 22 ~ 9 am
Where: South Keys Transit Station
2210 Bank Street, Ottawa
(South West Corner of Wal-Mart at transit station)
What:
Mr. Runciman and Mr. Raymond address the media’s concerns on the serious
topic of crime in Ottawa South and Eastern Ontario.
Who:
Bob Runciman, (Minister of Public Safety and Security & MPP Leeds-Grenville)
& Richard Raymond (Candidate, Ottawa South)
Why:
Given the recent media attention to the swarmings and crime in Ottawa South,
Runciman & Raymond address the issue and answer questions.
Go to top of page
Posted Monday, September 22, 2003 by julie
Israeli punk band USELESS ID hits Ottawa this FRIDAY Sept 26 for an all-ages
show at babylon (317 Bank Street).
From the streets of Haifa, Israel, USELESS ID replace None More Black on the
EARLY show. None More Black dropped off the No Use For A Name/Bigwig tour
last week. Useless ID replaces them on all Canadian dates.
Useless ID's pop-punk hybrid follows in the footsteps of punk legends such
as The Ataris, MXPX and NoFX.
USELESS ID plays the EARLY SHOW ONLY - Doors open at 5pm. Useless ID play
first from 5:30-6:00pm
This show is open to all ages. Proper ID is required to drink.
Tickets are $20 at the door, or in advance from CD Exchange, Record Runner,
Birdman Sound or online at www.tunevault.com/tickets (make sure to ask for
tickets for the EARLY SHOW, as there is a late show with a different
opener.)
-----
EARLY SHOW: 5pm doors - USELESS ID, Bigwig, No Use For A Name - all
ages/licensed - $20 adv/door
LATE SHOW: 9pm doors - Irish Car Bomb, Bigwig, No Use For A Name - 19+ only
- $20 adv/door.
For more information check out www.punkottawa.com or the links below
BAND WEBSITE: http://www.useless-id.com/
LABEL WEBSITE: http://www.kungfurecords.com
BIO: http://www.kungfurecords.com/press/Useless%20ID/
MP3: http://www.kungfurecords.com/mp3/UIDBringMeDown.mp3
Go to top of page
Posted Monday, September 22, 2003 by julie
Swedish hardcore band RAISED FIST hits Ottawa SATURDAY October 11 for an
all-ages show at babylon (317 Bank Street).
RAISED FIST bring their punk/metal hybrid to Ottawa in the middle of a
cross-Canada tour in support of their new album ³Dedication² on Epitaph
Records.
Doors open at 5pm. This show is open to all ages. ID is required to drink.
Tickets are $13 at the door, or in advance from CD Exchange, Record Runner,
Birdman Sound or online at www.tunevault.com/tickets
The 21st Impact, No Other Way and Is Grace Enough open the show.
For more information check out www.punkottawa.com or the links below
-30-
http://www.epitaph.com/bands/index.php?id=294
http://epitaph.com/presskits/index.php?id=60
Go to top of page
Posted Monday, September 22, 2003 by julie
The City of Ottawa will officially kick off its United Way employee
Campaign on Wednesday, September 24, with a barbeque at City Hall. During
the event, City officials will unveil the City's 2003 fundraising goal.
Date: Wednesday, September 24, 2003
Time: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Location: Jean Pigott Place (City Hall), 110 Laurier
Ave. West
Speakers include Mayor Bob Chiarelli and Acting City Manager Steve
Kanellakos. Johnny Vegas will be performing.
Go to top of page
Posted Monday, September 22, 2003 by julie
ZAPHOD BEEBLEBROX & CARLSBERG RED
PRESENT...
From Ozzfest to Ottawa
Bieler Brothers/ MCA/ Universal Recording Artists
SLAVES ON DOPE
+ BLACK JUJU
Wednesday, October 15 (Doors 8pm)
ZAPHOD BEEBLEBROX, 27 York Street, Ottawa, Canada.
Age 19+/ General Admission
Tickets: $8 only at the door
The current incarnation of Slaves On Dope was forged in the blistering summer of
1995. During their Canadian run, the Slaves released two albums, "One Good Turn
Deserves Another" and "Klepto". Both albums received critical acclaim from the
Canadian media. After several years of touring in Canada, the Slaves decided to
expand their horizons. They moved to Los Angeles and within a year the four band
members had not only entered the land of Oz, they knew the Wizard of Oz
personally... as in Ozzy Osbourne! Sharon Osbourne caught the Slaves live show
at the Opium Den in Hollywood and was so taken with the bands show that she
signed them on the spot. Soon after, the Slaves released their first major North
American release, "Inches From The Mainline". The album encapsulated the raw
aggression that was prevalent at the time and went on to sell over 100,000
copies. The Slaves toured relentlessly including Ozzfest, Snocore 2001, and
supported Static X, Taproot, Soulfly, Hed(Pe), Drowning Pool, Saliva, System of
a Down, Linkin Park, P.O.D. and Papa Roach. After touring nonstop across
America, the Slaves returned to their homestead to regroup, re-think and
re-organize.
Slaves On Dope were evolving... After the 9/11 catastrophe that affected the
world, it was time to dig deeper and take the band into new and uncharted
territory... Enter the Bieler Brothers. They possessed a clear vision... a
vision in which the Slaves would reach new heights of success and expand on the
diehard core they already had. Drawing upon their early influences, (ACDC, Led
Zeppelin, Metallica, Stone Temple Pilots and Depeche Mode) the Slaves forged a
fresh sound, which encapsulated both the old and the new eras of what they term
"Pure Rock". The Slaves, went to Florida and recorded 12 bleeding-edge tracks at
the Bieler Bros. studios. With songs like "So Clear", "Casualty of Me",
"Pattern" and "Go" this record has all the potential to break wide open and all
the credibility to retain loyalty from old fans.
***************
SLAVES ON DOPE's web site - http://www.slavesondope.com
Go to top of page
Posted Monday, September 22, 2003 by julie
The City is pleased to announce the installation of new pavement,
planters, plantings, lights and art at the Waller Street Mall. Join
Councillor Madeleine Meilleur, representatives from the local Business
Improvement Areas and community associations, to celebrate the completion of
the 'clean up'.
Date: Wednesday, September 24, 2003
Time: 10 a.m.
Location: Waller Street Mall (between George Street
and Rideau Street)
Light refreshments will be served.
Go to top of page
Posted Monday, September 22, 2003 by julie
Mayor Bob Chiarelli officially announced the City's latest
investment in fire and emergency protection for residents today at the Alta
Vista Fire Station with the launch of a new fire computer aided dispatch
(CAD) system, which includes station alerting, paging and other components.
The new CAD system from Versaterm will enhance sharing of information and IT
support between Fire and Police services. This dispatch system is scaled to
handle the large number of emergency calls that the City deals with. It also
enables exchange of support information with Police Dispatch.
"Continuing to invest in the safety of Ottawa residents is a top priority,"
said Mayor Chiarelli. "This new CAD system will improve services for our
communities, our firefighters and our city."
The system allows dispatchers to identify and define the type of emergency
call received, identify the location of the incident, as well as
automatically screen the location and caller's name. The computer aided
dispatch system will also automatically alert the required station for
emergency fire response or page volunteer firefighters servicing an area in
which there is a fire outbreak.
"Our staff deserve no less than the best system we can give them," said
Susan Jones, acting General Manager, Emergency and Protective Services. "The
new CAD system will bolster our dispatchers' ability to do their very
demanding jobs."
The CAD system, which was selected and tested by Ottawa Fire Services staff,
is now in full operation across the city with the exception of Stittsville.
Dispatch operations in this area will be integrated to the CAD system
sometime in October.
"CAD enables our firefighters to continue to do their vital work safely and
efficiently. It ultimately benefits all residents," said Fire Chief Rick
Larabie. "We're giving firefighters more of the tools they need to respond
to emergency situations."
The implementation of the Versaterm CAD places Ottawa in an elite group of
dispatch centres providing the most extensive, comprehensive and
state-of-the-art fire dispatch services to their community.
Every EPS project is an investment in the City and in the quality of life
for everyone. It is also a building block in the foundation for a better
future.
Go to top of page
Posted Sunday, September 21, 2003 by ggower
Join
Artists of The Pontiac Artists'
Studio Tour
for a day of
Art in the Park
Sunday
September 28, 2003
1 pm - 5 pm
at Luskville Falls Picnic Grounds
(From Hwy 148, take Hôtel de Ville Road North (beside Luskville Town Hall) for .5 km, turn left into Picnic Grounds (Gatineau Park))
Luskville, Quebec
Info:
(819) 647-3416
pontiacartists@canada.com
www.pontiacartists.com
Go to top of page
Posted Sunday, September 21, 2003 by ggower
On Saturday, September 27, we are pleased to announce personal signing
appearances in our store by authors Michel Lavigne and Tony Stachiw.
Mr. Lavigne is the author of "The Canadian Fighter Pilots 1939 - 1945 and
the Aircraft They Flew in Action" series of Hardcover books that includes;
#1 Kittyhawks over the Sands, #2 Hurricanes over the Sands, Part 1, and
Canadian Ace Profile #1, G/C A.U. "Bert" Houle. He will be travelling 250
miles for his Ottawa appearances.
Mr. Stachiw is the author of the just released softcover, the first of his
series of "In Canadian Service Aircraft", "Canadair CF-5 Freedom Fighter".
His next planned release is the Halifax, to coincide with the aircraft
restoration in Trenton Ontario. These books also feature a section on
modelling the aircraft with inclusions by local aircraft modelers.
The gentlemen will be in the store from 1 pm until 4 pm. Books will be
available for purchase, or feel free to bring in already purchased volume(s)
for signing.
The Hobby Centre is located at the South West corner of Bank Street and Hunt
Club Road, in the Plaza with Wendy's Fast Food Restaurant in front. Pleae
note if parking is conjested in front of the store, there is plenty of
additional space in back.
For more info contact Bill Chappell at hobcen@magma.ca or phone
(613)739-9020.
The Hobby Centre/Cave Comics
Bank & Hunt Club
(613)739-9020
www.hobcen.com Go to top of page
Posted Sunday, September 21, 2003 by ggower
Tolkien's Lord of the Rings - Dispelling the Shadow
Wednesday, 1 October, 6:00 - 10:00 p.m.
Bronson Centre, 211 Bronson Ave (corner Lisgar)
An interactive exploration of how just war mythology creates the shadow
and how non-violent alternatives dispel it. What would you do with the
Ring? What alternatives exist in the real world? With focus groups, role-
play, mini-lectures, video clips, dramatizations of eye-witness accounts.
Facilitated by Gianne Broughton, Nonviolent Peaceforce Canada.
**Buffetof "hobbit food";
**doorprizes (including bookends donated by the New Zealand creators of
the film props); and
**childcareavailable (must confirm in advance).
Ticketsare $15. Available at Ottawa Folklore Centre, Mother Tongue
Books,
OctopusBooks, Basilisk Books or from Nonviolent Peaceforce Canada,
tel 613-564-0999, info@npcanada.org.
Eventsponsored by Nonviolent Peaceforce Canada, tel 564 0999,
info@npcanada.org,www.npcanada.org
**Tojoin NPC's announcements listserv (low traffic!!), send a blank
email to npc_announce-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.**
Go to top of page
Posted Sunday, September 21, 2003 by ggower
Whose police? Our police!
Citizen power, community control - An Ottawa Teach-In
Fri. October 3 (evg), Sat. 4th (all day + evg), Sun. 5th (a.m)
St. Paul's University, 223 Main St., Ottawa
The Issues:
In everyday life, citizens may face police who treat them
arbitrarily,even with violence. What recourse do we have?
Questions :
Whatshould the community expect of the police? How do we hold
themaccountable? What recourse do we have?
The Teach-in:
Overthree days, community leaders, experts, and participants will
examine:· What we expect of police - the law, policy, community, roles
and the media;
· Best practices - citizen expectations & empowerment;
· Networking and action - building community action and influence on
our policing.
Keynote speakers:
* Judy Rebick, media commentator, founder of www.rabble.ca
* John Sewell, former mayor of Toronto, member of Police Accountability
Commission
* John Baglow, writer, former VP, Public Service Alliance of Canada
Panels on Issues and Best Practices:
Speakersinclude
* Michael Swinwood, lawyer - aboriginal issues worker
* Doug Kirkland, retired Ottawa Police Officer
* Brian Edgecombe, Homes not Bombs, legal activist
* Jane Scharfe, advocate for the homeless
The Approach:
· Three keynote speakers, informal discussion, reception (Friday)
· Two panels - issues and best practices (Saturday)
· Focus groups on major questions (Saturday)
· Reporting and discussion for action (Sunday)
· Networking, social (throughout)
Who are the organizers?
The Ottawa Witness Group, a volunteer community association that audits
police behaviour
Admission: $20 each, $10 low waged, daytickets available.
Refreshmentsand Friday dinner included.
Saturdaylunch and dinner - $5 each.
Poster and Registration form at:
http://members.rogers.com/witnessgroup/teachin_info.html
Contact us at (613) 237-5337 or
Go to top of page
Posted Sunday, September 21, 2003 by ggower
A group of local residents and supporters are mobilizing to try and convince me to enter as a candidate in the upcoming Ottawa municipal election. I have been aware of the campaign and suggested that if there were some support and encouragement I would seriously consider running.
A campaign to mobilize Ottawans to encourage me to seek a seat on City Council was going to be unveiled today with the launch of www.drafteugene.com.
I am honoured and humbled that my fellow citizens are mobilizing in such a public demonstration of their trust in my ability to be a voice for Ottawa.
After much soul-searching, I must sadly and respectfully decline to enter the race at this time; however, I encourage all my supporters, and potential supporters, indeed all residents, to exercise their vote to build a stronger, healthier, prosperous, safe and happier Ottawa.
I have always been an independent voice for Ottawa, both at home and abroad, and will continue to do so vigorously.
Sincerely,
Eugene Haslam
ZAPHOD BEEBLEBROX
27 York Street, Ottawa, Canada. K1N 5S7
http://www.zaphodbeeblebrox.com
zaphods_ottawa@hotmail.com
Go to top of page
Posted Sunday, September 21, 2003 by ggower
The following Council and standing committee meetings are scheduled
during the week of September 22, 2003, at Ottawa City Hall, 110 Laurier
Avenue West. Agenda items that may be of special interest to citizens and
the media have been highlighted.
Emergency and Protective Services Committee - Monday, September 22, 9:30
a.m., Champlain Room
* Operation Delta: Achievements and Benefits
* Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) and Single Radio System Implementation
Update
*
* Police Services Board - Monday, September 22, 5 p.m., Champlain Room
*
* Environmental Services Committee - Tuesday, September 23, 9:30 am,
Champlain Room
* Hauled Liquid Waste Strategy
* Sewer Use By-law
* Solid Waste - Integrated Waste Management Master Plan - Phase Two
Design Options
City Council - Wednesday, September 24, 1:30 p.m., Andrew S. Haydon Hall
Planning and Development Committee - Thursday, September 25, 9:30 a.m.,
Champlain Room
* Draft Decision of the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing on
the Ottawa Official Plan
The agenda for committee meeting and related reports will be posted on the
City's Web site at ottawa.ca and will be available at the meeting.
Go to top of page
Posted Sunday, September 21, 2003 by ggower
Five downtown community associations are co-sponsoring a meeting at which
voters can hear the views of candidates seeking to represent Ottawa
Centre in the Ontario Legislature. Nominations close on September 18. To
date six individuals have registered as candidates and all are expected
to address the meeting.
The Glebe Community Association is joined by the Centretown Citizens’
Community Association, the Dalhousie Community Association, the Dow’s
Lake Residents’ Association and the Old Ottawa South Community
Association in sponsoring the meeting.
The event will be held at Glebe House, Fifth Avenue at Monk Street, from
7 to 9 pm on Monday September 22. The meeting is open to everyone in the
community. Media representatives are welcome to attend.
Go to top of page
Posted Sunday, September 21, 2003 by ggower
GOYA Theatre Productions, a federally chartered charitable organization dedicated to Giving Opportunities to Young Artists (GOYA), is bringing a new Canadian production, Vaudeville: The Musical to Centrepointe Theatre on October 16-18 and 22-25.
"Vaudeville: The Musical is a showcase for Ottawa's top local talent and introduces new and rising stars to the stage," said Gordon Carruth, director of Vaudeville. "This production delivers on GOYA's principal vision and will have audiences standing on their feet at each performance."
An original Canadian musical, Vaudeville was written by ACTRA award-winning playwrights Gordon Carruth and Robert Knuckle. In past seasons, Carruth brought both Joey and The Princess and the Pirate to the GOYA Theatre stage, while Knuckle wrote The Love Nest, also produced by GOYA in 2003.
Set at the end of the "Roaring Twenties," Vaudeville is a story of two old Vaudeville troupers turned show managers, B.J. Gallagher and Sam Goldstein. In the face of slumping attendance caused by the influx of radio and talking movies, the two characters attempt one last Vaudeville show to take a run back to the Big Time in New York.
With a cast and crew that exceeds 100 and includes semi-professional actors and dancers, this musical delivers both original music and some of the most memorable show tunes by George Gershwin, Irving Berlin, George M. Cohan, and Cole Porter. Staged in traditional Vaudeville fashion with much comedy and farce, the production mimics the variety shows of yesteryear with choreography, set production, and specialty acts. Vaudeville: The Musical is pleased to include local celebrity and magician, Chris Pilsworth in this production.
Vaudeville is a show for all ages and will be presented at the Centrepointe Theatre October 16-18, 22-24 at 8 p.m. The final show will be October 25 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $15 to $22, available through the Centrepointe Theatre by phone at 613.580.2700 or toll-free: 1.866.752.5231. Tickets are also available online at www.centrepointetheatre.com.
*Vaudeville: The Musical photo available upon request.
Go to top of page
Posted Sunday, September 21, 2003 by ggower
Diverse Garden Workshop
Date: Saturday October 4, 2003
The Fall is a great time to establish and transform an average backyard
into a creative and diverse environment. Hands-on with lots of great
info and tips--using wild plants, standard plants, low maintenance,
plants that require no watering, pathways, artistic touches, etc. A
section of a beautiful "backyard" garden design will be worked on so
bring your gardening gloves and tools.
Time:1-6pm
Location:2386 Thomas Dolan Pkwy at Carp Rd., Carp (1/2 hr northwest of
Ottawa); if required we can help arrange a ride to site
Cost:$35 member / $45 non-member; payment required in advance by cheque
or credit card (visa/mastercard)
CancellationPolicy: full refund if event cancels; no refund 2 weeks
prior to event
MoreInfo/To Register: Seventh Generation Community Projects,
(613) 839-3997, info@seventhgeneration.ca
http://www.seventhgeneration.ca
Upcoming Events:
Oct. 16 -- Simple Living Workshop
Oct. 30 -- Intro to Permaculture
Nov. 1 -- Intro to Green Energy & Tour
Nov. 6 -- Sustainable Homes Primer
Nov. 15 -- Intro to Building with Straw Bales & Tour
Nov. 15 -- Advanced Straw Bale House Tour
Nov. 16 -- Ecological Building & Renovations
Nov. 27 -- Intro to Solar Hot Water
Go to top of page
Posted Sunday, September 21, 2003 by ggower
The City is set to begin modifying the Carp River channel and
constructing new culvert crossings throughout the Glen Cairn community. In
response to a community need, the project was fast-tracked to provide
mitigation measures for possible flooding in this residential neighbourhood.
A groundbreaking event is scheduled to launch the project.
Date: Friday, September 26, 2003
Time: 1:30 p.m.
Location: Pump House Park
Castlefrank Road, Kanata
Kanata Ward Councillor Alex Munter, Director of Infrastructure Services
Richard Hewitt, and others will be on hand to host this groundbreaking
event.
Go to top of page
Posted Sunday, September 21, 2003 by ggower
What: Hare Krishna 8th Annual Feed the World Week
Date: October 13-18, 2003 (Mon-Sat)
Time: Noon - 2:00 PM and 5 PM - 8 PM
Location:
Govinda's Vegetarian Buffet
212 Somerset St. East, Ottawa
Near Ottawa U, just east of King Edward Ave.
Wheelchair accessible:
Yes, by portable ramp.
Contact:
Shankar Das
(613) 565-6544
govindas@sympatico.ca
More info:
http://www.ffl.org
Go to top of page
Posted Thursday, September 18, 2003 by julie
The Kanata Lakes Community Association, the Kanata Environmental Network and
the Ottawa Group of the Sierra Club of Canada are sponsoring a Provincial
All-Candidates Meeting for the Riding of Lanark-Carleton. The topic for the
meeting is "The Environment".
Date: Saturday September 27
Time: 3 - 5 p.m.
Location: Kanata United Church, 33 Leacock Drive in Kanata
All are welcome! Come out and ask your candidates where they stand on
environmental issues.
For further information please contact:
Lyn Winters
Kanata Lakes Community Association
591-5918
lyngene@cyberus.ca
Sucha S. Mann
Kanata Environmental Network
591-3002
sucham@sympatico.ca
Carol Gudz
Sierra Club of Canada (Ottawa Group)
274-0991
cgudz@sympatico.ca
Go to top of page
Posted Thursday, September 18, 2003 by julie
The Corel Centre today announced Nintendo Gamecube and Solo by Bell
will present WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) at the Corel Centre on
Monday, November 3 at 7 p.m.
The 'Up Close and Uncensored' line-up of Smackdown talent will include: Kurt
Angle, Undertaker, Brock Lesnar, John Cena, Eddie Guererro, Torrie Wilson
and more of your favourite superstars (line-up is subject to change).
Tickets for the Corel Centre's WWE date go on sale Saturday, October 4 at 10
a.m. and can be purchased at the Corel Centre Box Office,
www.CapitalTickets.ca, or to charge by phone, call (613) 599-FANS or
1-877-788-FANS.
Ticket prices are $50, $40, $30, $25 and $18 and exclude all taxes, CRF and
convenience charges. Groups of 15 or more can call 599-0116 for discounts
and savings on service charges.
Go to top of page
Posted Thursday, September 18, 2003 by julie
Ottawa's Available Light Screening Collective launches its 2003/04
screening series of experimental film and video with an in-your-face program
of short videos and films curated by Toronto multimedia artist Andrew James
Paterson. Entitled Interior Exteriors, the screening takes place on Friday,
September 26th, at 7:30 PM at Club SAW, 67 Nicholas Street,. Admission is
$5 general/$3 students, unwaged. Admission info: 564-7240 or
www.sawvideo.com http://www.sawvideo.com>). Curator Andrew Paterson will
introduce the screening and one of the filmmakers, Toronto's Graham
Hollings, will also be in attendance.
During this time of federal government debates on same-sex marriage and
homophobic hate crime, what better moment than to present a
thought-provoking program about queerness, nationhood, and simplistic
dualities? Interior Exteriors is a screening that follows a route from east
to west across Canada, albeit with some serious detours. According to
curator Andrew Paterson, "These eight films and tapes concern themselves
with the already uneasy interactions between nature and culture, and then
dance on top of any traditional definitions of these concepts. They accept
and then subvert that eternal truism that states of mind and states of
bodies are more often than not deliriously symbiotic." The artists featured
in Interior Exteriors include Valerie Leblanc, Zachery Longboy, Leslie
Peters, John Price, Graham Hollings, Nick Fox-Gieg, John Smith, and the late
Colin Campbell.
Interior Exteriors includes the boisterously irreverent work, "Canada: Sperm
Bank of Satan", by Graham Hollings, based on a bizarre epithet coined by
American evangelist Pat Buchanan. John Price's film, "Wreck/Nation", by
contrast, concerns itself with the fragility and ultimate absurdity of
nationalism. UK artist John Smith's video, "The Black Tower" is a humorous
and slightly menacing tale of the narrator's descent into paranoia as he is
pursued by a mysterious peripatetic black tower. Rarely screened in Canada,
"The Black Tower" is not to be missed. Colin Campbell's penultimate
videotape "Disheveled Destiny" is a revisioning of a Canadian classic of
video art, Campbell's own "Sackville, I'm Yours" from 1972. Campbell's
persona "Art Star" is back, with another alter-ego in tow, to sort out his
very dusty and disheveled past.
Guest curator Andrew James Paterson is a Toronto-based interdisciplinary
artist and curator working with performance, video and film, musical
composition, as well as fictional and critical writing. He has previously
curated media art programs for Trinity Square Video, A Space, Mercer Union,
Cinematheque Ontario, the Images
Festival, Pleasure Dome, and YYZ Artists Outlet in Toronto.
Available Light is a collective of eight Ottawa media artists and curators
who present monthly screenings of experimental films and videos. The
collective has been active in the thriving Ottawa-Gatineau media art
community since late 1995. Its 2003-04 season runs from September to June
and highlights include a program of new aboriginal Canadian video (October),
a spotlight on Montreal video artist Robert Morin (January), a show curated
by Toronto's Karyn Sandlos (March), and an ambitious program of recent
videos from Beirut, Lebanon, guest curated by Laura U. Marks (April).
Available Light receives financial support from the Canada Council for the
Arts and the City of Ottawa.
Go to top of page
Posted Thursday, September 18, 2003 by julie
The Ottawa Senators today reduced their training camp roster by two
players, sending goaltender Adam Munro to the Club's affiliate in Binghamton
and forward Eric Himelfarb to Kingston of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL).
Both Munro and Himelfarb were at the Senators training camp on amateur
try-outs.
The Binghamton Senators' training camp opens on Sunday, September 21 with
medicals and physicals while on-ice sessions begin on Monday, September 22.
The Senators' training camp roster, which opened with 47 players on
September 13, now stands at 45 players: five goaltenders; 15 defencemen;
eight left wingers; 10 centremen; and seven right wingers.
The Senators open a set of two games in two nights tomorrow against Buffalo
at 7 p.m. in Binghamton, New York. They will then play Canadiens in Montreal
on Saturday, September 20.
Go to top of page
Posted Thursday, September 18, 2003 by julie
With the potential for high winds and heavy
rains in southern and central parts of Ontario over the next few days, the
Ontario Provincial Police is reminding boaters and motorists to heed all
weather warnings, no matter how trivial they may seem. Mother Nature can "turn
on a dime".
"There is always the potential for higher than normal winds and excessive
rainfall in inland areas, when hurricanes hit the shores of the upper eastern
United States", said Dave Fletcher of the OPP's Traffic and Marine Section.
"If we do see this type of weather activity in southern and central Ontario
over the next few days, caution is required both on the waterways and
highways."
If you must drive a vehicle during any storm, it is important to leave
extra room between you and the driver in front of you, making sure you are not
following too closely. When visibility is poor and traffic is moving slowly,
activate your 4-way flashers. If you have to pull over due to the severity of
the elements, find an exit off the main highway, away from the side of the
road, and remain in the vehicle if it is safe to do so.
Caution should be used on rural roadways, especially in low-lying areas.
By reducing your speed during inclement weather you will lessen your chances
of your vehicle hydro-planing.
"Remember that speeding and aggressive driving are not safe or acceptable
practices at any time and during a storm of this magnitude the chances for
disaster are overwhelming," said Fletcher.
Boaters who have been taking advantage of September's summer-like
temperatures, need to take a few precautionary measures, with the potential
for this unfavorable weather. Boaters are reminded to adhere to current
boating regulations, safety awareness and use common sense.
Heavy rains may cause shoreline erosion on some of our waterways and high
winds may cause your vessel secured to the shore to get knocked about a bit
more than usual. As a precautionary measure, it would be good practice to
ensure that your vessel is securely fastened. Docks, in particular temporary
or floating docks, should also be properly secured during high winds.
Near the water or on the road, no matter what the season, it is always
important to travel prepared with proper gear, supplies and medications, in
the event of an emergency.
The OPP is advising motorists and boat owners to keep a watch on
unfavorable weather in the days to come and to do our part to "weather this
storm" and be safe on both the roadways and waterways. Go to top of page
Posted Thursday, September 18, 2003 by julie
The remnants of Hurricane Isabel are expected
to reach Ontario on Friday, September 19, 2003. While it is anticipated that
Isabel will have lost hurricane status by the time it arrives in this
province, high winds and significant amounts of rainfall are expected.
Emergency Management Ontario advises the public to follow these safety
tips.
Before the storm:
-----------------
- Listen to your local radio station for the most up-to-date storm
information or log on to the Ministry of Public Safety and Security
Web site at www.mpss.jus.gov.on.ca
- Bring all outdoor furniture indoors -- garbage cans, lawn ornaments
or anything else that may blow around. If it cannot be stored indoors,
tie it down securely. If possible, trim dead or rotting branches that
might be especially susceptible to high winds and rain.
- If winds become extremely high, be prepared to take shelter in
a basement, storm cellar or a closet beneath the stairs. If none of
these is available, sit underneath a sturdy piece of furniture on the
ground floor in the centre of the building, away from the outside
walls and windows. Be sure you discuss the shelter area with your
family.
- Take shelter immediately, preferably in a building. If you cannot
take shelter inside and there is lightning, lie in a depressed area,
such as a ditch or culvert, but only if there is no danger of
flooding. Never take shelter under a tree.
- If you are caught in the open, do not lie flat on the ground, but
in a frog position and lower your head.
- Have an emergency supply of water, food, clothing, blankets,
medication and first-aid and tool kits as well as flashlights,
batteries and a portable radio.
Go to top of page
Posted Thursday, September 18, 2003 by ggower
At a ceremony at Rideauview Community Centre on Thursday, the City
will unveil the plans for the construction of a new fire station for the
fast growing south urban community.
Councillor Diane Deans, acting City Manager, Steve Kanellakos, acting
General Manager, Susan Jones, and Deputy Fire Chief Gordon Mills will be in
attendance.
Date: Thursday, September 18, 2003
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Place: Rideauview Community Centre
4310 Shoreline Drive
Light refreshments will be served.
Go to top of page
Posted Thursday, September 18, 2003 by ggower
Recent ridership surveys show that approximately 25% more Ottawa
transit users are getting on board the award-winning O-Train.
The regular surveys reveal that, approximately 8,000 passengers per day took
the O-Train, compared to a daily average of approximately 6,500 passengers
at this time last year.
"We expected an increase in ridership with the growing population of
Carleton University, but these numbers indicate growth beyond the student
population, "said Gordon Diamond, Director of Transit Services. "We feel
this shows that more commuters are seeing the service as an efficient and
enjoyable way to travel in Ottawa."
Starting this month, the O Train increased the frequency of its trains from
once every 20 minutes to once every 15 minutes. The change in frequency came
about as a result of this summer's renovations, which included the
installation of continuous welded rails. The improvements provide a smoother
ride and a faster trip and should reduce the frequency of O-Train repairs
and the chances of service disruptions due to track problems.
Earlier this year the O-Train won the Federation of Canadian Municipalities
Sustainable Communities Award. Other awards include the Canadian Urban
Transit Association's Corporate Innovation Award, and the American Public
Works Association's Project of the Year Award.
Customers requiring information about the O-Train can phone 741-4390 or
visit www.octranspo.com.
Go to top of page
Posted Thursday, September 18, 2003 by ggower
The Ottawa Senators today announced they will hold auditions for their "ice-crew" on Tuesday, September 23 at 6 p.m. at the Corel Centre.
The auditions will be open to males and females 18 years and older, however, all participants must wear hockey skates and are encouraged to wear athletic clothing.
Doors will open at 5 p.m. and the auditions will start promptly at 6 p.m. There is no cost to audition and parking will be in Lot #3 with Gate 3 to be used as the entrance.
Ice-crew positions are paid positions through the Ottawa Senators. Those members selected will be required to be in attendance at every Senators home game.
Those interested in auditioning can call Derek Birch at 613-599-0154 for more information.
* Media will be allowed to enter the Corel Centre at 6 p.m. and obtain visuals until 6:15 p.m. Senators vice-president of marketing Jeff Kyle will be on hand for interviews.
Go to top of page
Posted Thursday, September 18, 2003 by ggower
The City's Archives presents Tracing the history of your house in
Ottawa, a workshop designed to help preserve and promote Ottawa's unique
identity, as defined by its collective memory and significant heritage.
Learn how to use archival resources such as assessment rolls, city
directories, title deeds, architectural and fire insurance plans, and
photographs to trace the history of your house. Participants will also learn
how archives are arranged and how to conduct basic research in an archival
setting.
Date: Saturday, October 4, 2003
Time: 9 a.m. to noon
Location: City of Ottawa Archives
111 Sussex Drive, Bytown Pavilion,
1st Floor
Cost: $25 per person
This seminar will be presented in English, with learning resources available
in English and French. A French language version of the seminar will be
presented in early 2004.
Registration forms are available on the City's Web site at
ottawa.ca/heritage or from the City Archives. The registration deadline is
October 1, 2003. Sign up early, as the workshop size is limited.
For further information, or to register, please contact Paul Henry at
580-2424, ext. 13181.
Go to top of page
Posted Thursday, September 18, 2003 by ggower
Public Demand prompts
National Arts Centre English Theatre
to hold over
Sandra Shamas’
Smash-hit one-woman show
Wit’s End II: Heart’s Desire
Written and Performed by Sandra Shamas
FIVE PERFORMANCES ADDED !!!
Hurry - Tickets on Sale September 18
Ottawa – The National Arts Centre English Theatre is excited to fulfil our patrons’ hearts’ desires and hold over Sandra Shamas’ most recent hilarious and thought-provoking show Wit’s End II: Heart’s Desire for an extra week of performances. Ms. Shamas is scheduled to appear at the NAC as part of the Main Stage Series in the newly renovated Theatre, from October 28 to November 15. The hold over week will run from November 18 to 22 with performances Tuesday through Saturday at 19:30. There are no matinee performances for Wit’s End II: Heart’s Desire. Tickets are on sale now in person at the NAC Box Office or through Ticketmaster at (613) 755-1111.
With her extraordinary wit and unique perspective on life, Sandra Shamas has been moving audiences to tears of laughter since the early 1980s, when she trained and toured with the infamous Second City company. Her first "lone woman" show, My Boyfriend’s Back & There’s Gonna Be Laundry debuted at the Edmonton Fringe Festival in 1987 and was a huge success, launching a career of self-produced smash hits including a sequel entitled My Boyfriend’s Back & There’s Gonna Be Laundry: The Cycle Continues, which played to a sold-out ten week Toronto run. Wedding Bell Hell, the final installment in the Laundry trilogy made its first appearance on stages across the country, including an eleven-week sold-out run at Toronto’s Winter Garden Theatre, in 1994 – a book based on the first three shows, A Trilogy of Performances, was published by Mercury Press in 1987 and was nominated for both the Governor General’s and Leacock awards.
After a four-year hiatus during which she moved to the countryside to encounter some interesting rural challenges, Sandra made a triumphant return to the stage in 1998 with a new, widely acclaimed show, Wit’s End. This show enjoyed a seven-week sold-out run at Toronto’s Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, subsequently transferring to the Winter Garden and then travelling across the country via the National Arts Centre where audiences confirmed Ms. Shamas’ extraordinary appeal in a sold-out run.
Wit’s End II: Heart’s Desire is, as one might guess, the sequel to its successful namesake. The NAC English Theatre is delighted to respond to Sandra’s huge Ottawa fan base, by bringing the sequel to town.
Ensconced on her seemingly tranquil farm, Sandra’s education on matters rural continues. Thrown into the mix this time are a number of issues for consideration, such as the endless quest for understanding, the sudden onslaught of a 40th birthday and, not least, lessons on the proper use of a chainsaw.
Wit’s End II: Heart’s Desire is certain to leave audiences and critics alike laughing gratefully in the aisles:
SOME CRITICAL RESPONSE TO WIT’S END II: HEART’S DESIRE:
Top Rating: 5 Stars! Sandra Shamas’ latest show makes you rock with laughter for two hours, then sends you home feeling good about yourself. A heartfelt mixture of humour and humanism. Funny, funny, funny! Richard Ouzounian, Toronto Star
Top Rating: 4 Stars! Sandra’s in top form. Piercingly funny. Rebecca Caldwell, Globe & Mail
Top Rating: 5 Stars! A heady mix of wit and social observation. Sandra’s grown up, grown wiser, grown funnier and grown more contented. Very, very funny, pumpkin-pie-fudge for the soul.
John Coulbourn, Toronto Sun
The NAC English Theatre is pleased to have the Ottawa Citizen as its media partner for the English Theatre Main Stage 2003-2004 Season.
Wit’s End II: Heart’s Desire- Listings Info.
October 28-November 15 HOLD OVER WEEK November 18-22.
No performances Sundays or Mondays AND NO MATINEES
NAC Theatre NEWLY RENOVATED!!!
19:30 Tuesday through Saturday
Tickets available at NAC Box Office in person; through Ticketmaster 755-1111 or on-line through Ticketmaster link www.nac-cna.ca (a service charge applies to all purchases made through Ticketmaster).
Students should visit the Live Rush™ page online at www.liverushnac.ca to find out how to obtain Live Rush seats ($9.50) available on a first-come, first-served basis after 18:00 on the day of performance.
Tickets from $25 to $49 Go to top of page
Posted Thursday, September 18, 2003 by ggower
American pianist Garrick Ohlsson, a musician of magisterial
interpretive and technical prowess, returns to the National Arts Centre
Orchestra led by Music Director Pinchas Zukerman in concerts on Wednesday,
October 1 and Thursday, October 2 at 20:00 in the NAC's Southam Hall.
Garrick Ohlsson's concerto repertoire alone is unusually wide and eclectic
with some 80 concertos at his command, and he is also a consummate chamber
pianist who performs regularly with the world's leading chamber groups. NAC
audiences will hear him in both capacities during these concerts: The
programme opens with Beethoven's "Ghost" Piano Trio performed by Ohlsson on
piano, Pinchas Zukerman on violin and NAC Orchestra principal cello Amanda
Forsyth. The eerie effects and spectral aura of the middle movement give the
trio its name. Ohlsson then performs Bartók's Piano Concerto No. 3 in E
major, the composer's final work notable for its lyricism, ebullient moods
and air of elegant simplicity. To conclude, Zukerman will lead the NAC
Orchestra in Dvorák's Symphony No. 5 in F major, a work brimming with
carefree melodies, fiery developments, rhythmic verve and colourful
orchestration.
Winner of the 1970 Chopin Piano Competition, Garrick Ohlsson will also
perform three times this season at New York's Avery Fisher Hall, one with
the New York Philharmonic under David Robertson, and undertake a tour of the
United States with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra under Daniele Gatti. A
prolific recording artist, he can be heard on the Arabesque, RCA Victor Red
Seal, Angel, Bridge, BMG, Delos, Hänssler, Nonesuch, Telarc and Virgin
Classics labels. Ohlsson is currently embarked on a complete edition of the
Beethoven sonatas, of which a number of instalments are available.
Pinchas Zukerman and Amanda Forsyth have also become regular chamber music
partners. The two of them along with four other NAC Orchestra musicians
recently returned from a highly successful two-continent festival tour
comprising the Ravinia Festival outside Chicago, Festival of the Sound in
Ontario, Domaine Forget in Quebec, Verbier Festival in Switzerland, the
Tivoli Gardens in Denmark, the Musica Mundi in Belgium, and the
Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival in Germany.
Tickets for these opening concerts of the Ovation Series on October 1 and 2,
are on sale now at $27.00, $45.00, $56.00 and $58.00, with box seats at
$73.00 (GST and Facility Fee included) at the NAC Box Office (Monday to
Saturday from 10:00 to 21:00), and through Ticketmaster (with surcharges) at
613-755-1111. Ticketmaster may also be accessed through the NAC's web-site
at www.nac-cna.ca. Half-price tickets for students in all sections of the
hall are on sale in person at the NAC Box Office upon presentation of a
valid student ID card.
Subscriptions for the season are also still available by calling the
Subscription Office at
613-947-7000, ext. 620.
Go to top of page
Posted Thursday, September 18, 2003 by ggower
The City's Integrated Road Safety Program took a significant step
forward today when the City of Ottawa's Corporate Services and Economic
Development Committee approved the addition of 18 new police officers to the
Ottawa Police Service's Traffic Enforcement Section. The report next goes
to City Council September 24 for final approval.
The City's Integrated Road Safety Program coordinates the efforts of all
City departments - particularly the Ottawa Police Service, People Services
and Transportation, Utilities and Public Works - to help make Ottawa's
transportation networks safer for all users. Enforcement is a key component
to the overall Integrated Road Safety Program along with education and
engineering.
In January, Mayor Bob Chiarelli met with Ottawa Police Services Board Chair
Herb Kreling and Police Chief Vince Bevan to ask the Police Services to find
ways to enhance police enforcement of traffic regulations in our City. This
enforcement is a key part of an integrated strategy to enhance the safety of
our roads.
"Every time I meet with members of the community - whether at their door or
at special meetings - I hear the same message over and over again, 'do
something about the reckless traffic in our neighbourhood'. It is crystal
clear to me that we have to do more in our City to make our streets safer
for all users. It is time we take traffic safety more seriously; it is time
to put more enforcement resources on our streets," said the Mayor.
A 2002 Ottawa Police Service poll of Ottawa citizens found that two of the
top three priorities for police enforcement were speeding and aggressive
driving. During 2002, there were 13,900 reportable collisions on Ottawa's
roads. One third of these collisions involved aggressive drivers who were
responsible for over 3,000 injuries and 11 deaths. A recent study by Dr.
Donald Redelmeier, Director of Clinical Epidemiology, Sunnybrook and Women's
College Health Sciences Centre, found that getting a ticket could save a
life. After receiving a conviction, motorists are 35% less likely to be
involved in a fatal motor vehicle crash, an effect that lasts for about two
to three months.
Most motor vehicle collisions are preventable. Targeting aggressive driving
through enforcement will help improve the quality of life for Ottawa's
citizens by preventing and reducing injuries and deaths on City roadways, as
well as the social, emotional, personal, business and government costs
associated with them.
Go to top of page
Posted Thursday, September 18, 2003 by ggower
The Ottawa Fall Home Show, Design for Living, starts Thursday,
September 18, and runs all weekend. As always, OC Transpo offers the best
travel option to get to the show's downtown venue. Parking at Lansdowne Park
is limited, so avoid the congestion on Bank Street and the frustration of
trying to find a parking space, and leave the driving to OC Transpo. Print
off a coupon from www.octranspo.com before you leave and get into the show
for $2 less, compliments of the City of Ottawa and OC Transpo.
Park for free at an OC Transpo Park & Ride lot and take Transitway route 95
or 97. The Transitway provides fast and frequent connections to Bank Street,
where you can transfer to routes 1 or 7 and disembark right at Lansdowne
Park.
You can also take transit right from your door. Call 560-1000 plus your bus
stop number for schedule information. Trip planning assistance is available
by calling the OC Transpo information line at 741-4390 or online at
www.octranspo.com.
For more info about the Ottawa Fall Home Show, visit
www.ottawahomeshows.com.
Go to top of page
Posted Thursday, September 18, 2003 by ggower
Today, a proposal to build three new recreation facilities and a
long-term care centre was approved by the City's Corporate Services and
Economic Development Committee. The proposal will allow City staff to
finalize agreements with private sector partners to build and operate two
arenas and a domed soccer field. Another private sector partner will also
construct a new long-term care centre and create new seniors' housing.
"The community has told us that these new recreation facilities are their
top priority. We will be able to deliver them more quickly and cheaply by
working in these partnerships," said Mayor Bob Chiarelli.
By collaborating with the private sector in this innovative deal, the City
will be able to build large state-of-the-art recreation facilities while
contributing limited capital funds. For example, the City will buy services
from the private sector partners over the lifetime of the arena projects.
As well, construction costs to the City for the new long-term care centre
will be dramatically reduced in exchange for leasing land to the private
sector for the development of new seniors' housing.
"Demand for ice-time and year-round playing fields for sports like soccer
have never been higher. Many more children and adults in our community will
be able to take advantage of the rinks and fields much sooner thanks to
Public-Private Partnerships," said Jocelyne St. Jean, General Manager of
People Services for the City.
The arenas will serve a wide geographic area for residents in the rural,
urban, and suburban parts of the city. The arena serving the East will be
located in Orléans while the one serving the West will be in Kanata. The
domed indoor facility will be located in Blackburn Hamlet and serve
residents in the east district and throughout the city. The new long-term
care facility will be located on Porter Island and the existing long-term
care facility will be reconstructed before re-opening as seniors' housing.
Before construction begins, the Committee's recommendation must be approved
by City Council and legal agreements with the private sector will have to be
finalized.
Go to top of page
Posted Thursday, September 18, 2003 by ggower
The 21-year-old Chinese piano virtuoso Lang Lang, who has
already conquered the world of music, will make his National Arts Centre
Orchestra debut under the baton of Music Director Pinchas Zukerman on
Wednesday, September 24 and Thursday, September 25 to open the Audi
Signature Series in NAC's Southam Hall at 20:00. Lang Lang will perform
Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 24, considered by many to be the greatest
concerto in the entire repertoire. Conductor Pinchas Zukerman opens the
concert with the Introduction and Allegro by Elgar, and concludes with
Beethoven's magnificent Symphony No. 3 "The Eroica".
(The Elgar replaces the Alexina Louie composition that was to open the
programme. Alexina Louie will instead be performed on January 14-15, 2004,
conducted by Pinchas Zukerman.)
There will be free Pre-Concert Talks in English to introduce the programme
both evenings at 19:00 in the NAC Salon given by Jacob Siskind, the former
Music Critic of the Ottawa Citizen.
Of Lang Lang's Carnegie Hall debut in 2001, the New York Times wrote:
"...advance word, or even a CD, won't quite prepare one for Mr. Lang in
person. He is stunning. Virtuoso fireworks are only a part of the story; and
rather than being merely flashy, they reveal a deep underlying power... The
audience was on its feet shouting before the final notes had died away."
In 2000 the Chicago Tribune wrote "Lang Lang is emphatically not your
typical barnstorming young piano virtuoso... He is the biggest, most
exciting young keyboard talent I have encountered in many a year of
attending piano recitals," and the Times in 2001 wrote: "The 19-year-old
Chinese pianist Lang Lang took a sold-out Albert Hall by storm when he made
his London concerto debut... This could well be history in the making."
Born in Shen Yang, China, Lang Lang began piano at age 3 and entered the
Central Music Conservatory in Beijing at age 9. He made musical history when
he stepped in on two-days notice to replace an ailing André Watts at the
Ravinia Festival Gala of the Century. He has since graduated from
Philadelphia's Curtis Institute of Music where he studied with Gary
Graffman, and has quickly established himself as one of the most exciting
and moving pianists of our time, celebrated in all the music capitals of the
world.
Pinchas Zukerman returns to open this series after a busy summer that
included a highly acclaimed festival tour with a chamber ensemble of
musicians from the NAC Orchestra. They performed at the Ravinia Festival
outside Chicago, Festival of the Sound in Ontario, Domaine Forget in Quebec,
Verbier Festival in Switzerland, the Tivoli Gardens in Denmark, the Musica
Mundi in Belgium, and the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival in Germany.
Tickets for these Audi Signature Series concerts on September 24 and 25, are
on sale now at $27.00, $45.00, $56.00 and $58.00, with box seats at $73.00
(GST and Facility Fee included) at the NAC Box Office (Monday to Saturday
from 10:00 to 21:00), and through Ticketmaster (with surcharges) at
613-755-1111. Ticketmaster may also be accessed through the NAC's web-site
at www.nac-cna.ca. Half-price tickets for students in all sections of the
hall are on sale in person at the NAC Box Office upon presentation of a
valid student ID card.
Subscriptions for the season are also still available by calling the
Subscription Office at
613-947-7000, ext. 620.
Go to top of page
Posted Thursday, September 18, 2003 by ggower
ZAPHOD BEEBLEBROX & CARLSBERG RED
PRESENT...
CD Release "Midnight Sons"
From Toronto via Ottawa
PopGuru/ Maple Music/ Universal Recording Artists
BEAUTIFUL 2000
+ guests t.b.a.
(Suggestions welcome. Email zaphods_ottawa@hotmail.com)
Friday, October 10 (Doors 8pm)
ZAPHOD BEEBLEBROX, 27 York Street, Ottawa, Canada.
Age 19+/ General Admission
Tickets: $6 only at the door
“Swelling harmonies, infectious melodies, soulful rhythms - it’s all there in the past, present and future of Beautiful 2000.”
- sugarbleedsblue
“Few bands get together and find their niche as quickly as local three-piece Beautiful 2000 has. Pretty, slightly
distorted melodies and mature compositions have helped the band build a strong following….”
- Jane Tattersall
Beautiful 2000 literally came together on the dance floor at Zaphod Beeblebrox in Ottawa. It was early 1995 and all agreed how great it was that DJs were playing good music in clubs again. Guitarist/vocalist Marc Stapleford said that he was starting a group with his brother, drummer Danny Stapleford, and that they were looking for a bass player. By fate or coincidence, Michael “Mez” Dilauro had just bought a bass a couple of weeks before. Aside from the trio meeting and expressing an interest in starting a group, it was also the night that the nickname “Mez” came to be. Something about dancing like a lunatic, a few too many drinks and Michael resembling Happy Mondays maracas player Bez, except with an “M”.
Upon relocating to Toronto, Beautiful 2000 entered the studio to record some of their newly written songs. The resultant EP reached #3 on the HMV Independent Sales Chart and their song, She Is The World, was featured on 102.1 The Edge’s 1998 New Rock Search compilation. Jay Ferguson of Sloan loved the EP and rated it as one of his top five favourites of that year. Another song, Vessel, ended up on the soundtrack of the feature film Silver Wolf. “Beautiful 2000 is all about visualization. That’s why our songs work so well with film and television,” says guitarist Marc Stapleford.
Entitled “What It Is….What It Was….What It Could Be”, the group’s debut album was released on September 11, 1999. The album charted on Canadian college radio and, once again, television responded positively. Two tracks, TO-GET-HER and Tired Of Being Lonely, were featured on the CTV series The Associates. The song We Will Rise was chosen for the acclaimed short film Three Stories From The End Of Everything which was shown at the Toronto International Film Festival, the Los Angeles Film Festival and the Cannes Film Festival. States drummer Danny Stapleford, “We’re always trying out new things and that shows in every new recording we do. The lyrics and the vibe of the music are hopeful and positive.”
The following year, Beautiful 2000 supported Sloan on their university tour. “Once we played some ’better’ shows, like the shows with Sloan, it made us realize that we were capable of so much more when it came to entertaining larger audiences. It felt so good and we wanted it more than ever.” The group was then approached about playing Creation Records founder Alan McGee’s DJ night in Toronto. The club was packed and it enabled Beautiful 2000 to showcase some new songs. “I think the natural progression is to always try to outdo the last thing we’ve done. We’ve really focused on what we do musically. Author Timothy Findley said that life is becoming yourself. The same could be said for musical expression.”
That musical expression has manifested itself in a brand new Beautiful 2000 album, which was released in Canada on September 9th. “Midnight Sons” marks a new progression in the group’s songwriting while maintaining its trademark melodies, tight vocal harmonies and uplifting lyrics. “We’re all so passionate about music and we work really well together. We’re all a little obsessed with pop culture and seem to be feeling the same way about things at the same time. Our name represents a positive outlook for our generation. Beautiful 2000 brings an imagery of hope for the future.”
***************
BEAUTIFUL 2000's web site - http://www.beautiful2000.com
Information:
BEAUTIFUL 2000 - Graham Stairs/ PopGuru (416) 444-4859 popguru@popguru.com
ZAPHOD BEEBLEBROX - Eugene Haslam (613) 237-5301 zaphods_ottawa@hotmail.com http://www.zaphodbeeblebrox.com
Go to top of page
Posted Thursday, September 18, 2003 by ggower
ZAPHOD BEEBLEBROX & HERITAGE BREWERIES
PRESENT...
CD Release " Dance or Die"
Infectious High Octane Rock 'n Roll
Already at #3 on CKCU's charts
GOOD 2 GO
+ HARSHEY
Friday, September 26 (Doors 8pm)
ZAPHOD BEEBLEBROX, 27 York Street, Ottawa, Canada.
Age 19+/ General Admission
Tickets: $6 only at the door
Good 2 Go is a female fronted band versed in the classic punk rock bands of the late seventies and early eighties. They are a rocket-fueled quartet with a strong sense of melody. Miss Maureen sings in a vocal style reminiscent of the Ramones, the Clash and early Blondie. Chris Lapensee plays guitar like a punk rock Stevie Ray, Reg Allen holds down the bottom end with thick fat bass and Gilles Mantha plays drums in a bombastic style similar to that of the late great Keith Moon. Together they perform infectious rock 'n roll that has taken them to Lee's Palace (Toronto), the Bombshelter (Waterloo U.) and Call the Office ( London).
GOOD 2 GO has just released their sophomore album, "Dance or Die", produced by Dave Draves and Glen Russell at Little Bullhorn Studios and mastered by John Golden in Los Angeles. There's 9 tunes on this sonic rocket that clock in at 29:31. So there's a half hour of crazy rock 'n roll that you're sure to enjoy if you like high energy underground music. Over the past two weeks "Dance or Die" has received regular airplay on campus radio and has shot up the charts to #3 on CKCU-FM.
Please take note: This show is the Dance or Die C.D. release party. Miss Maureen vows she will be handing out little surprises to those who dare to venture close to the stage. Be there or Miss Maureen will give you a detention for skipping!
***************
GOOD 2 GO's web site - http://artists.iuma.com/IUMA/Bands/Good_2_Go/
Information:
GOOD 2 GO - Maureen: good2go@magma.ca
ZAPHOD BEEBLEBROX - Eugene Haslam (613) 237-5301 zaphods_ottawa@hotmail.com http://www.zaphodbeeblebrox.com
Go to top of page
Posted Thursday, September 18, 2003 by ggower
Saturday October 11/03, 1:00pm (Location TBA)
Renowned jazz musician Billy Kilson will be giving a drum set Master Class the afternoon of Saturday October 11/03 at 1:00pm.
Enrollment will be limited to around 30 people and the fee will $50.
A Grammy Award winner and Downbeat Critics Poll favorite, Billy Kilson is best-known for his work with Dave Holland's Quintet & Big Band.
This is a rare opportunity for area musicians to spend a couple of hours with a player Dave Holland has called: "One of the most creative drummers of our time."
To register (or for additional information), contact Wayne Eagles at wayne.eagles@rogers.com and/or leave voice mail at 613/599-9734.
(Billy is in town recording a CD project with Ottawa guitarist Wayne Eagles & Toronto-based double-bassist Mike Milligan)
Billy Kilson, short bio:
Since becoming a professional musician Billy Kilson has added his warm and individual style to a large variety of musical settings. In his early years he lived in Boston, studying at the Berklee College of Music, and with the great Alan Dawson, who also taught Tony Williams, one of Billy's drum heroes. Since then he has appeared on many records with such artists as Bob James, Dianne Reeves, Terence Blanchard, Greg Osby, Tim Hagens and Billy Childs to name a few. He also played on the Terrance Blanchard soundtrack for the Spike Lee film Malcolm X. Concert appearances include performances with Ahmad Jamal, Walter Davis Jr., Mark Whitfield, Cassandra Wilson, Al Jarreau, Larry Carlton, Donald Byrd and many others. An Endorsing Artist for DW Drums and Sabian Cymbals, in recent years he has toured and recorded extensively with the Dave Holland Quintet and Big Band, as well as his own ensemble, BK Groove.
For additional information, see: http://billykilson.com
Go to top of page
Posted Thursday, September 18, 2003 by ggower
DATE: October 21, 2003
LOCATION: 1510 St. Joseph Blvd
TIME: 7:00 p.m.
GUEST SPEAKER: Jayne Harvey
TOPIC: Mother, I’m going the best that I can?
SUMMARY: Len Fabiano’s associate, Jayne Harvey, travels across Canada and internationally as a consultant and educator in behavioural care and management issues.
COST: Free Admission
CONTACT PERSON: Eric Chartrand
PHONE: 613-830-400 or 613-866-1999
Refreshment provided
Welcome to all
Go to top of page
Posted Thursday, September 18, 2003 by ggower
Monday Sept 22 at Bumpers (580 Bank St.)
The Paperbacks (Indie pop from Winnipeg)
Movillero (Indie pop from Winnipeg)
Sadie Hawkins (Indie rock from Montreal)
8pm, $7
-----
Tuesday Sept 22 at Club SAW (67 Nicholas St.)
The Sainte Catherines (melodic hardcore from Montreal)
Murder By Death (goth-emo from Indiana - on tour with Lacuna Coil in the US)
Sofa King Addicted (ska-punk from Napanee)
Drawmback (Aylmer skate punk)
All ages, 6:30pm, $8
Go to top of page
Posted Thursday, September 18, 2003 by ggower
Mayor Bob Chiarelli will host the official opening of a 5th
anniversary exhibition called The 1998 Ice Storm - A Terrible Beauty.
Developed and presented by the City of Ottawa Archives, this exhibition
commemorates the great natural disaster through recollections, images and
artefacts contributed by citizens and the media.
Date: Tuesday, September 23, 2003
Time: 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Location: Jean Pigott Place (City
Hall)
110 Laurier Ave. West
Lieutenant General Richard Hillier, Chief Land Staff of the Canadian Forces,
will provide guests with a fascinating perspective by sharing his personal
experience and the role of the Canadian Forces during this crisis.
Additionally, two members of the public will offer their recollections and
observations. The event will conclude with a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark
the opening of the exhibition.
Before memory fades to myth, this exhibition highlights the lessons learned
in the collaboration of a myriad of agencies and branches of government.
Above all, it depicts the generosity of spirit demonstrated by the people of
Ottawa during this unprecedented disaster.
The 1998 Ice Storm - A Terrible Beauty opens on September 24, 2003, in the
City Hall Art Gallery at 110 Laurier Ave. West and will run until October
26, 2004. The Gallery is open daily from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission is free.
Go to top of page
Posted Thursday, September 18, 2003 by ggower
Discover the fall marvels of field, foliage, wildflowers and mushrooms
(if we have lots of moisture) surrounding the beautiful grounds, trails
and organic gardens at the Tucker House Retreat Centre in Clarence-
Rockland (1731 Tucker Road). As with our spring and summer nature hikes,
the walk will be led by Frank Pope, past president and Honorary Life
Member of the Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club.
We will gather at the trailer (3rd field on right hand side of Tucker
House lane way) at 10 am, returning around noon. You're encouraged to
bring a bag lunch, camera and note book if you wish, and stay to talk
about the highlights of the walk over lunch. Come prepared for wet,
sunny or chilly weather. Since Tucker House is usually rented on the
weekends, we request that you respect the occupants' privacy and use the
outside facilities only.
RSVP to Johanna, 829-4964.
Go to top of page
Posted Thursday, September 18, 2003 by ggower
19 September
Michael Lynch (University of Edinburgh)
The Making of the Museum of Scotland: a museum of national memories or
nationalism?
26 September
Lilly Koltun (Portrait Gallery of Canada)
A New Portrait Gallery for Canada: Stacking or Unpacking a National
Narrative?
3 October
Roger Sarty (Canadian War Museum)
The Canadian War Museum and National History
17 October
Paula Hamilton (University of Technology, Sydney)
New Histories for a National Museum in Australia: the Politics of Memory
No lecture Oct 10
24 October
Victoria Dickenson (McCord Museum)
Representing Canada in Cyberspace
31 October
Stephen Inglis (Canadian Museum of Civilization)
The First Peoples Hall and Canadian History
The Shannon Lectures in History will take place every Friday afternoon at
1:00 p.m., between September 19 and October 31 (except for University
Day, October 10). These public lectures are free of charge and open to
all.
The Lectures will be delivered in the Humanities Theatre, 303 Paterson
Hall. Visitors to campus can find the closest parking in Lot 1 (parking
meters at a higher rate are also available in Lot 8). Please consult the
campus map for further directions.
The lectures will be followed by a reception in the History Lounge,
fourth floor, Paterson Hall.
The Carleton Centre for Public History and the Department of History,
Carleton University, are pleased to present the 2003 Shannon Lectures.
This year's theme addresses the question of museums and memory in Canada
and abroad. Distinguished scholars and curators from Canada, Australia,
and Scotland have been invited to reflect on their experiences and to
analyze how cultural institutions interact with and shape national
identities and our sense of self.
--
For more information, biographies and abstracts regarding the Shannon
Lectures, visit http://www.carleton.ca/ccph/shannon/, or contact the
Department of History at 520-2828, 520-2819 (fax).
This year's presentation has been organized and arranged by members of
the Carleton Centre for Public History. The organizing committee
includes:
Dr. David Dean, davdean@ccs.carleton.ca Dr. Del Muise,
dmuise@ccs.carleton.ca
Dr. James Opp, jopp@connect.carleton.ca
Go to top of page
Posted Thursday, September 18, 2003 by ggower
This is a completely informal update of blues or blues-related events in Ottawa. The mailing list has been compiled from various sources and includes folks who are interested in blues. Please contact me at lizbluesottawa@aol.com to add or delete email addresses from the list and to pass along any comments.
************************************************************
SPECIAL EVENTS THIS WEEK
****************************
Mark Hummel & the Blues Survivors
Rainbow, 76 Murray Street
Thursday, September 18
Andrew Galloway writes: "Blues Fans in Ottawa don't miss this chance to hear West Coast Harp Ace Mark Hummel his ultra tight band The Blues Survivors this Thursday at the Rainbow. Two shows on this tour – in Burlington and at the Silver Dollar Room in Toronto – will be recorded for a live CD release on Electro-Fi scheduled for Fall 2004. No doubt the Ottawa show will be hot as Mark and the guys hone their licks for the recording the next night in Toronto. Come on out and hear the man Blues Revue calls ‘a harmonica virtuoso'."
************************
Doc MacLean
Rasputin's Folk Café, 696 Bronson Avenue
Friday, September 19 @ 8 pm
Son of a civil rights lawyer and a fiddle player, Mississippi Delta stylist Doc MacLean was exposed to country blues and folklore at an early age. He spent many years down south. His influences range from Charlie Patton, Sam Chatmon, Son House and Rev Pearly Brown.
Best known for his work with artists such as Peg Leg Sam, Sam Chatmon, Sunnyland Slim, Colin Linden and others, MacLean will perform his own compositions on National and spanish guitar as well as presenting a few non-standard selections from the early masters. Since his return to Canada, Doc has been winning recognition as a powerful singer/songwriter who breathes new life into the acoustic delta blues tradition. Come and see why.
MacLean, who recorded for the legendary Chicago Flying Fish label, is currently completing a new CD scheduled for winter release. At Rasputin's, Doc will be featuring his rare, 1929 Type "O" National steel guitar.
(http://www.docmaclean.com/)
***************************
Big Daddy G
Rainbow, 76 Murray Street
Saturday, September 20
Big Daddy G has had another incredible year: two glorious opening-slot shows for BB King and garnering rave reviews at blues and jazz festivals this summer. BDG is working on their 4th recording this Fall. The project is being produced by piano legend Richard Bell, who has recorded or performed with Janis Joplin, The Band, Colin James, King Biscuit Boy and Colin Linden.
This Saturday Big Daddy G are heading to Canada's blues hotspot, and Tortoise Blue's hometown, Ottawa!
(http://www.bigdaddyg.com)
****************************
BENEFIT ... for Mike Ktenas
Rainbow, 76 Murray Street
Sunday, September 21, 3-7 pm
******************************
The Mud Boys will be hosting an invitational "star-studded" Benefit for Mike Ktenas at The Rainbow on Sunday afternoon. Mike had a Fender Bandmaster amp with cabinet stolen from a club here in Ottawa recently as well as a CD player with numerous CDs and personal effects stolen when out on the road earlier in the summer. Mike did not have any insurance. Mike is the bass player for Southside Steve and the Swindlers, Drew Nelson, the Thursday nite jam at Irene's with Johnny Russell, and a very able sub for many local blues bands including Tony D, the JW-Jones Blues Band, The Mud Boys, Al Tambay, Trevor Finlay, and Fine Fat Daddy. All who know and appreciate Mike (hey, even if you don't) are invited to come out and support him. Danny has agreed to donate the "door" to help make this benefit a success.
As many musicians in the Ottawa blues scene will attest, Mike has been extremely helpful and charitable in many capacities – musician, go-to-guy for guitar and amp repairs (Mojo Guitar - 260-8652, 266-8652, mojoguitar@hotmail.com), p.a. rentals, sound man, and generally someone knowledgeable and willing to help out any band in any way that he can. The amp that was stolen has helped many a local band out (at no cost) when one of theirs went on the fritz mid-gig at the 'bow.
(http://www.themudboys.com)
(Thanks to Gary Epton for this info)
************************************************************
SPECIAL EVENTS ON THE SMALL SCREEN
*****************************************
The Blues
PBS, Ottawa Cable Channel 16
Sunday, September 28 - Saturday, October 4 @ 9 pm
The long-awaited series of seven films will be shown on consecutive nights beginning in just 10 days. Each film will be introduced by Martin Scorsese, and additional director interviews and bonus performance footage will follow each film. Previews were shown at selected blues festivals in Canada and the US this summer and special ‘sneak preview clips' are available on "The Blues" Web site ... http://www.pbs.org/theblues
Broadcast schedule ... each night @ 9 pm:
Sun. Sept. 28 – "Feel Like Going Home" directed by Martin Scorsese
Mon. Sept. 29 – "The Soul of a Man" directed by Wim Wenders
Tues. Sept. 30 – "The Road to Memphis" directed by Richard Pearce
Wed. Oct. 1 – "Warming by the Devil's Fire" directed by Charles Burnett
Thurs. Oct. 2 – "Godfathers and Sons" directed by Marc Levin
Fri. Oct. 3 – "Red, White and Blues" directed by Mike Figgis
Sat. Oct. 4 – "Piano Blues" directed by Clint Eastwood
(Info on each film is available on ‘The Blues' website.)
The series has produced an ‘avalanche of blues music'. In August, "Martin Scorsese Presents The Best of The Blues", a single CD compilation of signature recordings by Robert Johnson, Bessie Smith, Muddy Waters, B.B. King, John Lee Hooker, and others was released. Last week saw the "simultaneous release of individual soundtrack CDs for each of the seven films, 12 individual artist collections –– single CD collections from Son House, Robert Johnson, Taj Mahal, Keb' Mo', Bessie Smith, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, B.B. King, J.B. Lenoir, Muddy Waters, and The Allman Brothers, and "Martin Scorsese Present The Blues – A Musical Journey", a five-CD boxed set of over 100 of some of the best and most important blues songs ever recorded, including five new recordings with contemporary artists Cassandra Wilson, Bonnie Raitt, Los Lobos, Keb' Mo' and Corey Harris, and Robert Cray and Shemekia Copeland. All together, "The Blues" CDs feature over 40 new recordings, made specifically for the project."
And if you want to read more about it, there's a book too! Entitled "Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues: A Musical Journey", it is "part history, part literary celebration ... [and] it includes sweeping historical background, archival material, interviews with the series directors, and personal and biographical essays penned by literary and musical luminaries such as Elmore Leonard, David Halberstam, Hilton Als, Studs Terkel, Zora Neale Hurston, John Edgar Wideman, Suzan-Lori Parks, and many others."
************************************************************
WEEKLY EVENTS ON THE SMALL SCREEN
****************************************
TaLkin'bLuEs – new season – Tuesdays @ 7:30 pm on BRAVO
Tuesday, September 23 @ 7:30 pm
Talkin' Blues – Sweet Baby James (2003)
A profile of Australian blues guitarist Sweet Baby James Meston; a conversation with the legendary Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown; an excerpt from a documentary by Suzie Kidnap.
A note from Mako Funasaka:
Greetings, fans of the blues. I am happy to report to you that Bravo has renewed my Talkin' Blues series (thanks in good part to you folks and your fervent support!) Look for it to air on Bravo starting Tuesday, September 9 at 7:30 pm. It will run for seven straight weeks (until Tuesday, October 21) and will include some of the folks we know and love, such as Bryan Lee, B.B. King, Jack de Keyzer, James Meston, Fruteland Jackson, Kelly Joe Phelps, Mark Hummel, Paul Reddick, Bill Perry, Guy Davis, Ronnie Baker Brooks and Chris Smither, to name a few. I have also included some musical performances/videos by some of these same blues players as well as artists including David Gogo, Beki Brindle, Sugar Ray Norcia and Snooky Pryor.
I sincerely hope you like the newest series. It's comforting to know that many of you were at these some of these same performances, supporting the blues we love to live. If you are interested in more details, please drop by: http://www.talkinblues.com. If you'd prefer to give me some feedback on the new series or the old series please drop me a line at: feedback@talkinblues.com or through Bravo Canada at: bravomail@bravo.ca As always, your support is what keeps me going (did I say I wasn't in this for the money?) See you out in the clubs and at the festivals.
TaLkin'bLuEs media inc.
http://www.talkinblues.com
(416) 488-5996
******************************************
On BRAVO – Ottawa Cable Channel 40 – this week
Friday, September 19 @ 6 am
Keb' Mo': The Montréal Jazz Festival (1998)
New Orleans-based blues singer, songwriter and guitarist.
Tuesday, September 23 @ 4 pm
Swing: This Joint is Jumpin' (2000)
The history of swing music and its current revival is investigated.
Features the music of The Brian Setzer Orchestra, Doc Severinsen, and Big Bad Voodoo Daddy.
(http://www.bravo.ca/programlistings/)
************************************************************
ON THE RADIO
***************
The Blues
CBC Radio One, beginning Monday, September 22 @ 8 pm
CBC Radio Two, beginning Friday, September 26 @ 10 pm
CBC Radio celebrates 100 years of the blues with THE BLUES, a landmark 14-episode series covering everything from the geographic and stylistic origins of the blues to its most contemporary sounds and styles.
A comprehensive chronicle of North America's most enduring music form, the series boasts two spectacular hosts, Grammy Award-winning Keb' Mo' and legendary Canadian Jackie Richardson. Each hour-long episode uses new and archival interviews, recordings and remotes from where blues history occurred, as well as where the music thrives today. The 14th episode offers an in-depth look at the blues in Canada and the influential artists who made the music.
An incredible showcase of blues artistry, the series includes interviews with musical giants such as B.B. King, Carlos Santana, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Bonnie Raitt, as well as performances by Cephas and Wiggins, Taj Mahal, Shemekia Copeland, the North Mississippi Allstars, Rory Block and many others.
"This outstanding series leaves no stone unturned. With such a rich history, this series explores the growth of blues in our culture and then ties it in to our Canadian history as well," says CBC Radio Music producer Eitan Cornfield. The first 13 episodes were produced by Robert Santelli and Ben Manilla for Public Radio International and were produced in conjunction with the PBS special called The Blues, executive produced by Martin Scorsese.
For more information, contact Tal Hebdon, CBC Radio Communications, tal_Hebdon@cbc.ca
************************************************************
LOCAL HIGHLIGHTS – THIS WEEKEND
*************************************
Blue Pearl's Naughty Bitz
Daniel O'Connell's Pub, 1211 Wellington St. between Holland & Parkdale
Friday, September 19
Pearl's always had a very warm place in her heart for the saucy lyrics of the 1930s & 40s blues and jazz divas like Alberta Hunter, Sippie Wallace, Bessie Smith and Victoria Spivey. They were women who could not only sing like nobody's business, they had wit and a sexy style that no man was safe from. The music was fun. It was brilliant. They had the best musicians of the day backing them. This is the era the Naughty Bitz, a lively pre-war acoustic jazz and blues trio, is bringing to you. It may make you blush from time to time, but it's never rude. It'll put a smile on your face, a tune in your head and rhythm in your feet. So, borrowing from the queen of naughty innuendo, Pearl wants to know "why don'tcha come up and see us sometime?
(http://go.to/bluepearl)
**********************************
Susan O – CD release
Rainbow, 76 Murray Street
Friday, September 19
"LLonelytown", the debut album by Susan O, will be released this Friday at the Rainbow. This 32 year-old singer/songwriter's powerful songs and energy-infused live performances immediately engage audiences and her ease on stage creates a feeling of intimacy no matter how large the crowd. Susan's music is influenced greatly by roots, rock, blues, folk and country traditions.
**********************************
LOCAL HIGHLIGHTS – THIS MONTH
**********************************
The Smacks
Rainbow, 76 Murray Street
Tuesdays in September
The Smacks will be hosting the Open Jam Sessions at The Rainbow every Tuesday in September. Each Tuesday night will start with a full set from The Smacks at around 9:30pm. After a couple more tunes from The Smacks at the beginning of the second set, the open jam session will get going, where all sorts of musicians will get up and perform. The third set might be another full set from The Smacks or a continuation of the jam depending on the feel of the night.
Hope to see you at the jam!
Max, Mike and Ian
(http://www.thesmacks.com)
(Thanks to Mike Klein)
************************************************************
REGULAR EVENTS THIS MONTH
********************************
Mondays: Maria Hawkins @ the Rainbow
Tuesdays: Ken & Don @ the Rainbow ... early show 5-7 pm
Tuesdays: The Smacks host the Rainbow Open Jam @ 9:30 pm
Wednesdays: Early show with Dr. Dave @ the Rainbow 5-7 pm
Wednesdays: Shakedown Blues @ the Bayou
Thursdays: Dinner & acoustic blues @ Tucson's
Thursdays: Blues Jam with Johnny Russell & Mike Ktenas @ Irene's
Fridays: Amaryllis @ the Rainbow ... early show 5-7 pm
Saturday afternoons: Blues jam @ the Rainbow
Sunday afternoons: Blues jam @ the Rainbow
Sunday afternoons: Guy del Villano & guests @ Royal Oak, Bank St.
Sunday evenings: Acoustic blues with dinner @ Tucson's, 6-9 pm
*******************************************************
LOCALS THIS WEEK
********************
Wednesday, September 17
L'il Al's Combo @ the Rainbow
Friday, September 19
Blue Pearl's Naughty Bitz @ Daniel O'Connell's Pub
Friday, September 19
Susan O @ the Rainbow
Saturday, September 20
The Mud Boys @ The Duke of Somerset
Go to top of page
Posted Monday, September 15, 2003 by ggower
This week's live blues & jazz listings are now
up-to-date on the Ottawa Blues, Jazz & Swing Guide.
To find out what's on, just click these links:
Ottawa Blues Guide
http://www.ncf.ca/ottawa-blues-jazz/weeksblz.html
Ottawa Jazz Guide
http://www.ncf.ca/ottawa-blues-jazz/wksjaz.html
What's news in jazz & blues? Here's the link to use:
http://www.ncf.ca/ottawa-blues-jazz/watznewz.html
This week's featured artists are:
The Mud Boys "star studded" Benefit at Rainbow
Wolf Notes at Vineyard's
Click for more on what they're doing this week:
http://www.ncf.ca/ottawa-blues-jazz/weboweek.html
If you'd like to know more about or book a blues, jazz
or swing band or artist, check out this link:
http://www.ncf.ca/ottawa-blues-jazz/proflist.html
You can help spread the word on the local blues and
jazz happenings in the Ottawa area. Why not pass on this
e-mail to anyone you know who'd be interested in
keeping up on what's going on in the Ottawa live music
scene and suggest that they subscribe to this weekly
reminder service?
If you know of any events or other information I've either
missed or gotten wrong in these guides send me the details, please.
And, if you don't wish to keep getting these notices,
e-mail jim.roy1@sympatico.ca and let me know.
Jim Roy's Ottawa Blues, Jazz & Swing Guide
Phone: (613) 829-3725 www.ncf.ca/ottawa-blues-jazz
Other ways to get there:
http://clik.to/ottawablues or http://clik.to/ottawajazz
Support credits: www.ncf (National Capital Freenet)
www.devant.com (Rob Mainwaring)
Get your weekly Ottawa blues & jazz event reminders, e-mail
jim.roy1@sympatico.ca
Go to top of page
Posted Monday, September 15, 2003 by ggower
For a complete list of audition notices, please visit the A.C.T. website at www.ACTottawa.com
This very important A.C.T. message includes:
1. NEW WORKSHOP - Learn the Standard American Accent - New York speech instructor, Sam Chwat may come to Ottawa!
2. A.C.T. OPEN-HOUSE - Meet A.C.T. Co-Founders at the Famous Players Coliseum
3. FALL SESSION - Register today for A.C.T.'s fall programs - Check out www.ACTottawa.com for new courses & instructors
4. AUDITIONS - Mock Documentary "Messages Mixed" NEEDED: CHILDREN, AGES 10-13
5. AUDITIONS - Film - "An Unforgettable Dream"
6. AUDITIONS - Film - "Bits & Pieces"
7. AUDITIONS - Film - "The Before Guy"
8. AUDITIONS - Role Play - Standardized Patients for University of Ottawa
9. AUDITIONS - Film - "Quoi...Ca roule dans la tete"
Go to top of page
Posted Monday, September 15, 2003 by julie
You are invited to attend a discussion on the current situation in Sudan
with Asha Elkarib, Program Manager, ACORD-Sudan. Asha has experience in
the field of human rights in Sudan, with a particular focus on women's
rights, and on the role of civil society in the peace process, with a
focus
on women in conflict situations. Asha was here last year and we arranged
a meeting with Senator Jaffer and government officials. They found her
analysis very helpful.
The discussion will be held on October 3, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 a.m.
Place
to be confirmed.
Please inform and invite others. This is an open session.
If you would like more information, please contact Kathy Vandergrift.
kathy_vandergrift@worldvision.ca
Go to top of page
Posted Monday, September 15, 2003 by julie
Monia Mazigh has been living a nightmare for almost one year now. On
September 26, 2002, her husband Maher Arar, an Ottawa resident travelling
on a Canadian passport, was detained when changing planes in New York.
American authorities accused him of belonging to Al-Qaeda, yet no
evidence was produced, nor was he tried before a court of law. Instead,
the US deported him to Syria, where a Syrian human rights group reports
he has been severely tortured. There are indications that Canadian
security officials secretly provided the American government with
information that led to his detention and deportation. Maher Arar remains
imprisoned in Syria, at an unknown location.
Come out and hear Monia's story:
Thursday, September 18, 2003 - 7:00 p.m.
Room 2017 Dunton Tower - wheelchair accessible
Carleton University
Sponsored by the Carleton University Human Rights Society,
and the BA Honours program in Human Rights.
For more information contact Bill Skidmore at bill_skidmore@carleton.ca,
or call 520-2600, ext. 2359.
Go to top of page
Posted Monday, September 15, 2003 by ggower
Bassist Dave Schroeder, known for his work with various Ottawa bands such as Little Bones, Limelight and The Inertia Project, will be performing his graduating recital at Carleton University’s Alumni Theatre on Sunday, September 21st 2003 at 8:00PM. The Alumni Theatre is located in Southam Hall at Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive in Ottawa. Admission to the performance is free.
Joining Dave on stage will be guitarist Wayne Eagles, saxophonist Brian Asselin, drummer Jeff Asselin, as well as the Rush Tribute band Limelight (Kevin Daoust, Dave Schneider and Scott Bailey). The program for the performance will include music arranged for solo bass, jazz, fusion, blues, country and rock by artists such as Tribal Tech, Sonny Rollins, Max Webster, Allan Holdsworth, Miles Davis, Pat Metheny, Wide Mouth Mason, Rush, as well as original material. Dave will be playing both bass and guitar during the performance.
Dave’s musical resumé is extensive. He has performed with Little Bones, Limelight, The Inertia Project, L’il Al’s Blues Combo, The K.D. Trio, and the Carleton University Jazz Orchestra, and has also shared the stage with many renowned performers including Junkhouse, the Skydiggers, Five-Man Electrical Band, April Wine, Big Sugar and Kim Mitchell. He has been the recipient of several scholarships at Carleton and has studied with Ken Kanwisher (bass) and Wayne Eagles (bass and guitar).
Go to top of page
Posted Monday, September 15, 2003 by ggower
The Ottawa Senators and Senators Foundation announced that over $115,000 was raised today in the first annual 'Ottawa Citizen Walk, Roll and Run for Roger', the first official fundraising event for "Roger's House". The event also launched the Senators' FanFest weekend, which involves activities on the Corel Centre plaza and a free open practice on Sunday.
An additional $15,000 was also donated to "Roger's House" on Friday night at the banquet for the annual Jacques Martin/Sun Microsystems Canada Inc. Omnium for a two-day total of $130,000.
At today's event at the Corel Centre, over 700 participants took part in either the two-, five- or ten-kilometre events on bicycle, rollerblade, run or walk.
"This was a great start to what will only grow annually to be a bigger event," said Roy Mlakar, Ottawa Senators and Corel Centre president and chief executive officer. "It is a wonderful sign of generosity to raise such a large amount in a short period of time by our fans."
Senator forward, and honourary chair of "Roger's House", Mike Fisher blew the horn for the 10-kilometre event at 9 a.m., defenceman Wade Redden sent off the participants for five kilometres, and team captain Daniel Alfredsson for the two-kilometre group.
The Senators Foundation established a trust on June 24 and began accepting donations for "Roger's House" - which will look to provide pediatric palliative care, with the objective of enhancing the comfort and quality of life for children and their families.
Donations for "Roger's House" can be made to the Ottawa Senators Foundation - "Roger's House" Trust (1000 Palladium Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, K2V 1A5).
Go to top of page
Posted Monday, September 15, 2003 by ggower
personal laundry
new works
by
andrew farrell
september 19 - october 15, 2003
vernissage : friday, september 19th
7:30 - 10:30 pm
Artguise
590 Bank St.
Ottawa
Artguise is pleased to host an exhibit of new paintings by Ottawa based painter Andrew Farrell. Andrew's current work reconstructs the traditional elements of landscape in a truly contemporary light. His expressionistic pieces are amorphic and rich in colour. His bold almost sculptural approach to painting is testament to the artist's creative fervour in the production of these visually intense pieces. These lush scenes are deftly hewn from the unique materials in the artist's paint box. Andrew combines multiple influences in the realm of abstracted landscape to deliver his interpretations which are raw, rich and dramatic. Please join us for Andrew's vernissage, the last of the summer line up and a true gem in the rough.
All interested media and other parties please contact Brandon or Jason
via email or at 613-238-3803.
Go to top of page
Posted Monday, September 15, 2003 by ggower
"Halloween Glam Slam"
-- prizes for best glam costumes & make-up!!!
From Toronto
"The Crown Prince of Canadian Glam Pop" - Chart Magazine
ROBIN BLACK
& THE INTERGALACTIC ROCK STARS
+ PALE A.D.
Friday, October 31 (Doors 8pm)
ZAPHOD BEEBLEBROX, 27 York Street, Ottawa, Canada.
Age 19+/ General Admission
Tickets: $10 only at the door
Robin Black & the Intergalactic Rock Stars are everything the stereotypical rock band should be. Great hair, makeup, drinking, partying...you name it. Even though some are acclaimed and rumoured to be heavy drinkers, druggies and even sex fiends, the band ensures that their fans and even their skeptics always get the best performance they can possibly see.
"We're a bunch of arrogant pricks who think we've got the best band going, and I think we're right."
- Robin "Fucking" Black
You can't argue with Robin himself, but here is a wee bit more insight on their galactic quest. It begins like this, it's the earth year of 1998. Robin Black former front man of the Winnipeg glam band Ballroom Zombies, decides that he would like to spread the seed in the fine city of Toronto, so he packs up his bags and heads to the big smoke to cultivate his vision to front the biggest band since KISS.
The band's debut album, Planet Fame (Sextant/EMI) with the lead off single/video "So Sick Of You" followed by "Some of you Boys (and most of you girls)" and their latest video "Take Myself Away" have been getting regular video play and national attention. This album produced by GGGarth Richardson and Moe Berg is a true reflection of what this band stands for and is good at: Rock 'n Roll with catchy beats and more hooks than you can shake a stick at.
The band is still putting on 110% energy filled shows they have become nationally famous for, which include, an onstage bartender, fog machines and a lotta rock 'n roll attitude! Their highly notable performances at popular canadian festivals such as SNOW JAM and EDGE FEST and overseas shows in England, Germany, Scandinavia and Holland have proven that the fans out there crave this new sound of rock.
"EVERY DAY IS HALLOWEEN FOR ROBIN BLACK" - Edmonton Sun.
***************
GLITTER & GLAM ROCK NAME GENERATOR
http://www.angelfire.com/ny/MetalBabe/glamname.html
Just enter your gender and find out your new Glam Rock Star Name!
***************
WIN TICKETS FOR ZAPHOD'S SHOWS
http://www.ottawastart.com
***************
ROBIN BLACK's web site - http://www.robinblackrocks.com
PALE A.D.'s web site - http://www.pale-ad.com
Information:
ROBIN BLACK - Zack Werner/ Venus Management (416) 971-6239 venus_management@hotmail.com
PALE A.D. - Kevin Preece palevox@yahoo.com
ZAPHOD BEEBLEBROX - Eugene Haslam (613) 237-5301 zaphods_ottawa@hotmail.com http://www.zaphodbeeblebrox.com
Go to top of page
Posted Monday, September 15, 2003 by ggower
The following standing committee meetings are scheduled during the
week of September 15, 2003, at Ottawa City Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West.
Agenda items that may be of special interest to citizens and the media have
been highlighted.
License Committee - Monday, September 15, 1:30 p.m., Champlain Room
Joint Meeting of the Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee
and Health, Recreation and Social Services Committee - Tuesday, September
16, 1:30 p.m., Champlain Room
* Public-Private Partnership (P3) Projects - Garry J. Armstrong
Long-Term Care Centre, Domed/Indoor Playing Facility, New Ice Surfaces -
East and West Districts
*
* Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee - Tuesday,
September 16, Champlain Room (following the Joint Meeting at 1:30 p.m.)
* Hybrid Bus Implementation Plan
* Sale of Property - 580 Terry Fox Drive
* Encouraging and Advancing Public Participation in Ottawa
* Ottawa Police Service Traffic Enforcement Initiative
* Provincial/Municipal Housing Co-operation Trust Fund
* West Carleton Legacy Fund and West Carleton Reserve for New
Recreational/Cultural Facilties
Transportation and Transit Committee - Wednesday, September 17, 9:30 a.m.,
Champlain Room
* Ottawa Rapid Transit Expansion Plan (ORTEP) - Implementation
Strategy
* Consolidated By-Law to Regulate Signs on City Roads
* Traffic and Parking By-Law Consolidation
Health, Recreation and Social Services Committee - Thursday, September 18,
9:30 a.m., Champlain Room
* Fisher Heights Child Care and Recreation Space
* Future of the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board Outdoor
Education Centres: Funding for Business Plan Study
The agenda for committee meeting and related reports will be posted on the
City's Web site at ottawa.ca and will be available at the meeting.
Go to top of page
Posted Monday, September 15, 2003 by ggower
The
Wired Woman Society creates an open environment that
encourages women to explore opportunities in technology and
to build successful careers that will allow them to
play a positive role in the growth and development of
the information age.
The society manages the
development and national disbursement of four key programs:
Education, Mentorship, Online Services, and Research and
Development.
Wednesday, September 24 6:30-8:30 PM, Join us
for an Evening with Pat Durr - Celebrating an Artistic
Vision - Ben Franklin Place
101 Centrepointe Drive,
Ground Floor, Library meeting room (Free parking is
available)
For more information about this event, location
and joining the Ottawa Chapter, visit
http://www.wiredwoman.com/ottawa/events.php
Go to top of page
Posted Friday, September 12, 2003 by ggower
ZAPHOD BEEBLEBROX, STEAM WHISTLE & JAGERMEISTER
PRESENT...
"Cool Music for a Hot Summer Night"
Nutshell Music Recording Artists
JACOB TWO-TWO
+ very special guest/ From Toronto
AML Recording Artist (Fred Eaglesmith's record label)
ALUN PIGGINS
Thursday, September 18 (Doors 8pm)
ZAPHOD BEEBLEBROX, 27 York Street, Ottawa, Canada.
Age 19+/ General Admission
Tickets: $6 only at the door
Thoughtful lyrics, sweet voices, and warm organic sounds are hallmarks of the Jacob Two-Two sound. Since 1999, this pop-rock band with a jazzy side and a song about dandelions has been making waves nationally - garnering radio play on campus and community stations and national press attention. Jacob Two-Two won the Ottawa XPress "Favourite Folk Artist" award and was
highlighted as "Hot" in the Maclean's Guide to Canadian Universities a whopping four times. Year-end lists bestowed even more accolades on the band: ChartAttack.com picked their debut EP Well, Well as one of Ottawa's top 5 CDs of 2001, and the Ottawa Sun had Jacob Two-Two on the short list of Best of 2001.
The band has come into their own over the last few years - going from opening slots playing covers, to playing original compositions and selling out clubs and theatres in their hometown and touring throughout Ontario and Quebec. They have showcased their music at the NAC's Fourth Stage and various summer festivals including the Tulip Festival and the Ottawa Folk Festival. Jacob Two-Two has been in the studio all summer recording a much-anticipated full-length follow up to 2001's highly acclaimed and successful Well, Well.
**************
"Alun Piggins is a ...singer/songwriter -- and a damn' good one -- who has managed to keep his musical career
going for years without ever really joining the business. One model for Piggins' way of thinking is Fred Eaglesmith,
a musician who built his career by playing everywhere, all the time. Now Eaglesmith has a label, AML Records,
which is putting out Piggins' new album, Awaken The Snakes." - Toronto Sun, Sep. 4/ 2003.
Alun Piggins is a Toronto-based singer/songwriter who remains virtually unknown outside of his basement. He has spent the last few years playing a lot of gigs to almost nobody, as well as engineering the odd recording session. Before ’96, Alun was in thrash-folk band The Morganfields. They put out 3 records, toured a fuck of a lot, and failed miserably to excite anyone. After embarking on an ill-advised cross-Canada winter tour, they disbanded. Now, however, like a wild animal gnawing its own leg off in a vain attempt to deny the trap of fate, he is back. His first CD is called Balladesque. Alun played most of the instruments and recorded it almost entirely in the aptly-named Moldy Floor Studios (his basement). His newest CD is called Awaken The Snakes and features a duet with Oh Susanna.
**************
JACOB TWO-TWO's web site - http://www.jacobtwotwo.net
ALUN PIGGINS' web site - http://www.alunpiggins.com
Information:
JACOB TWO-TWO - marykate@jacobtwotwo.net
ALUN PIGGINS - alun@alunpiggins.com
ZAPHOD BEEBLEBROX - Eugene Haslam (613) 237-5301 zaphods_ottawa@hotmail.com http://www.zaphodbeeblebrox.com
Go to top of page
Posted Friday, September 12, 2003 by ggower
On Saturday, October 18 from 10am- 3:30pm
The Ontario Media Development Corporation
presents:
Producing Animation
A three-part workshop where industry pros will take
you through the organizational, business, legal and creative
aspects of getting animation made.
Ottawa International Student Animation Festival
http://www.awn.com/ottawa/safo03/Schedule2003.html Go to top of page
Posted Thursday, September 11, 2003 by julie
THE URBAN MOVEMENT COLLECTIVE PRESENTS ROUND ONE: HOUSE OF PAINT-- CELEBRATING THE CREATION OF A NEW LEGAL URBAN ART WALL WITH A DAY OF MUSIC, ART, BREAKDANCING, AND MICROPHONE SLAM.
On Sunday, September 21, 2003, the Urban Movement Collective will be hosting ROUND ONE: HOUSE OF PAINT, an event to celebrate the creation of a free zone for legal graffiti art at the Dunbar underpass. ROUND ONE: HOUSE OF PAINT is an event that will connect the three communities currently using the area. The Ottawa South Community, the Carleton University Students, and young people from around Ottawa who currently visit the underpass to paint have all been involved in the organization of the event.
Graffiti art is a fundamental element of what is known as the “hip-hop community.” The hip-hop community is often divided into four elements – graffiti, breakdancing, DJing and MCing (or rapping). Our event will focus on graffiti art, but will also include the other three elements. The wall will be divided up into sections for the painters to do their thing all day. At the same time DJs Pho, Ben Jammin’, CPI, Calcutta, Ruby Jane, Mr. Green and Mz. Revolution will keep the music coming, breakdancers from CFM, Esoteric, DeCypher, Prolific, Qwad Skwad, Speedroc and Tactical will amaze the crowd and MCs will be invited to entertain the mind. The breakers, street artists, deejays, emcees of the hip-hop community will be united with the Ottawa South and Carleton University communities as artists show off their skills at this good-vibes event.
All of Ottawa is invited to attend the free event to learn more about the vibrant and creative community from which these graffiti artists hail. Food will be available, with open art tables and workshops organized to encourage participation.
SHOW TIME AND VENUE:
Ottawa, Sept 21, 1pm-Sundown
Dunbar Bridge underpass (located under the new Bridge where Bronson goes over the Ottawa River, between Brewer Park and the Carleton University campus)
SCHEDULE
MUSIC: DJs spinning funk, breakbeats and hip-hop all day long
MICROPHONE SLAM: MCs stepping up to out-rhyme each other with their verbal talent. Battle starts after 2
GRAFFITI: Improv graffiti challenge all day long
BREAKDANCES: 2 on 2 battle for the beat, battle starts after 2
ARTISTS:
Breakers: CFM, Esoteric, DeCypher, Prolific, Qwad Skwad, Speedroc and Tactical
DJs: Pho, Ben Jammin’, CPI, Calcutta, Ruby Jane, Mr. Green and Mz. Revolution ARTISTS: Open call to all graffiti artists to come and show their colours
MCs: To be confirmed
PRESENTED BY:
Urban Movement || DeCypher Cru || SpeedRoc
Piece Park Initiative|| Artform.ca || OPIRG
http://hop.artform.ca || http://decypher.artform.ca/ || www.speedroc.com || http://artform.ca/
This event is sponsored by: Artform.ca, OPIRG, Norml, Harlem World, Top of the World, Caramel City, En Equilibre, Bonds Décor and Master Painters. In consultation with the City of Ottawa and the Ottawa South Community Association.
Go to top of page
Posted Thursday, September 11, 2003 by julie
Don't miss the last weekend of
Bytown Days !!
Bytown Days is a celebration of the history of
Ottawa - or Bytown, as it was once called.
We invite you to join us as we re-create,
and pay tribute to, the era in which Ottawa
was founded. The excitement can be found
on Parent Avenue between Clarence and Murray
in the ByWard Market on
Saturday and Sunday, September 13th and 14th.
Come check out the:
Horse-drawn wagon rides, Blacksmith, 19th century costumed characters,
Spinners, weavers, knitters, quilters and lacemakers, Lumberjack
activities, Irish Ceili, Fiddling, Irish Dancing (Sunday only), Bytown
Fire Brigade, Antique jewellery making with Sassy Bead Company, Stoney
Monday cannonball display, Sausage knitting demonstrations, Seminars on
the history of women's sexuality (110 Parent Avenue), Old County Jail
Pillory, Tours of the National Gallery of Canada's 19th century Canadian
art collection (380 Sussex), 19th century themed Artissimo activity at
the National Gallery of Canada (380 Sussex), Children's activities,
Heritage Ottawa display, Friends of the Canal Navvies display, Bytown
Museum display.
Go to top of page
Posted Thursday, September 11, 2003 by julie
City Council Update
Your guide to what happened at City Hall
September 10, 2003
City Council Meeting Highlights
City Council approves Transportation Master Plan
Council approved a new Transportation Master Plan (TMP) today that
identifies the transportation facilities and services that the City will
need to serve a projected population of 1.2 million within the next two
decades. The TMP sets a direction for the City's day-to-day transportation
programs, provides a basis for budget planning, and supports the Ottawa
20/20 growth management strategy and the City's Official Plan. The TMP
identifies four strategic directions: focusing on transit, influencing
travel demand, making efficient use of resources, and forging a community
partnership.
During the afternoon peak hour in 2001, about 74 per cent of Ottawa
residents travelled by automobile compared to about 15 per cent by transit,
about 10 per cent by walking and almost two per cent by cycling. The TMP
aims to increase the proportion of motorized person-trips carried by transit
to 30 per cent during this peak hour - almost twice that of today and
similar to many European cities. This will require a substantial expansion
of the City's existing rapid transit system. The TMP also calls for
increasing walking and cycling shares of travel. This will minimize the need
to widen and build expensive new roads and expressways, while reducing
traffic congestion and vehicle emissions.
The cost of building and operating the transportation system through to year
2021 is about $6.6 billion ($5.75 billion for capital costs and $840 million
for operations and maintenance). About 78 per cent of this amount will be
dedicated to public transit.
Copies of the Transportation Master Plan are available at all City of Ottawa
Client Service Centres and public libraries, and on the Ottawa 20/20 Web
site at www.ottawa2020.com http://www.ottawa2020.com>.
Other items of interest
* City Council Endorses Bid to Host 2006 Ontario Summer Games
City Council has passed a resolution endorsing the Ottawa Games
Organizing Committee's bid to host the 2006 Ontario Summer Games. The Games,
which are the Province's largest multi-sport event, are expected to increase
local participation in sport and amateur athletics, showcase the City's
facilities, infrastructure and volunteers, and stimulate the local economy.
The Games were last held in Eastern Ontario in 1994.
* City By-laws Consolidated - Improving Road and Pedestrian Safety and
Mobility
A new Private Approach By-law and Encroachment By-law were approved
by City Council today. The new by-laws are in keeping with the City's
continuing efforts to improve the safety and mobility of pedestrians and
vehicles, and to consolidate by-laws inherited from the former
municipalities.
* The Private Approach By-law regulates those portions
of the municipal road allowance used to access laneways, driveways, parking
lots, retail outlets, farms, etc. The new By-law makes it mandatory for
residents to obtain a private approach permit before building, relocating,
altering or closing a private approach, allows residents to hire their own
qualified contractors to build private approaches and install culverts, and
makes the maintenance and upkeep of existing private approaches the
responsibility of the abutting owner.
* The Encroachment By-law regulates anything man-made,
either permanent or temporary, that encroaches on the municipal road
allowance. The new By-law: establishes minimum requirements for unencumbered
sidewalk width (at 2.4 metres), providing reasonable clearance for
pedestrians; prohibits the establishment of any new permanent surface
encroachments, ensuring that they will not impede road maintenance,
construction and snow ploughing; establishes a minimum separation distance
(30 metres) for new outdoor patios from adjacent residential properties; and
sets up a new schedule of encroachment fees.
City Council also approved a new Road Activity By-law that
establishes rules and conditions for making road cuts, digging on municipal
rights-of-way, and affecting the movement of traffic or pedestrians. The
By-law establishes a notification process for the timing of road activities,
requires that the applicants prepare a traffic-management plan, and sets out
the fees for road cuts, road cut renewals, winter inspection and pavement
degradation. Under the terms of the new By-law, road cut permits will now
cost $290, while road cut permit renewals will cost $104.
* Zoning Change Permits New Paramedic Station, High-Density Housing
and Community Garden
City Council approved a change in zoning for 424 Metcalfe Street to
a General Commercial CG8 exception zone. This measure will permit the
construction of a new Ottawa Paramedic Service station and high-density
residential housing on the former site of the "Beaver Barracks" on the
northeast corner of Metcalfe and Catherine Streets. In approving the zoning
change, Council also agreed to ensure that any requests for proposal for the
site's redevelopment include a community garden, of the same size as the one
currently located on the property. The Bytowne Urban Gardens Community
Garden has been located on this property since 1997.
* Council Remembers the Victims of September 11
Council remembered those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001
with a moment of silence before the start of today's meeting. Mayor
Chiarelli also announced that all City flags would be lowered to half-staff
on Thursday, September 11 in memory of the victims of the terrorist attacks
in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania.
* Deaf Recognition Day Proclaimed
City Council officially proclaimed September 17, 2003, as Deaf
Recognition Day in the City of Ottawa. The day recognizes the contributions
and achievements of the more than 1,000 Deaf persons (with a capital "D")
who live in our community. Deaf persons, who are deaf and use Sign language
as their primary means of communication, have been recognized by the United
Nations and by scholarly research to form a distinctive linguistic and
cultural group known as the Deaf community. The City has also shown its
public appreciation for the contributions of Deaf people by naming three
streets in the Morgan's Grant area in honour of deceased Deaf Canadian
leaders Eleanor McPeake, David and Polly Peikoff, and Robert McBrien. The
City will officially unveil the streets on Deaf Recognition Day.
Go to top of page
Posted Thursday, September 11, 2003 by julie
ZAPHOD BEEBLEBROX & HERITAGE BREWERIES
PRESENT...
"Operation Infinite Joy"
From Toronto/ Six Shooter Recording Artist
MARTIN TIELLI
with his band OPERATION INFINITE JUSTICE
From Winnipeg/ Six Shooter Recording Artist
CHRISTINE FELLOWS
Friday, October 3 (Doors 8pm)
ZAPHOD BEEBLEBROX, 27 York Street, Ottawa, Canada.
Age 19+/ General Admission
Tickets: $12 only at the door
"...one of our generation's most gifted Canadian songwriters." - CHARTATTACK.
The inimitable, enigmatic, charismatic Martin Tielli has achieved Canadian cult
legend status through his work with the Rheostatics. He stepped into the solo
spotlight in 2001, garnering an incredible reception to his long anticipated
solo debut We Didn't Even Suspect That He Was the Poppy Salesman.
The inspired Operation Infinite Joy was built under the leadership of Nick Buzz
cohort and producer Jon Goldsmith (Bruce Cockburn) and created with an
illustrious roll call of supporting players, including Ford Pier, Barry
Mirochnick, and Greg Smith. Also a noted visual artist (including a Juno
nomination for album design for The Story of Harmelodia), Martin presents his
new album with 24 pages of lush artwork, each page containing wonderfully
original illustrations to match the depth and breadth of the music contained
within. This album takes a step forward from the gentle acoustics of Poppy
Salesman to a full throttle musical adventure that ranges from the in-your-face
to the sublime, offering moments of ethereal beauty alongside screaming epic
rock pieces.
This album also marks the first release in the ambitious Martin Tielli 2003/2004
subscription series (available exclusively at www.lodestarmusic.com); an almost
tragically ambitious goal of releasing four albums in a single-calendar year,
tentatively titled, respectively: - Operation Infinite Joy, Schönberg Cabarets,
The Ghost of Danny G and New Gold. The music on these albums, which will also
include extensive original art by Martin, is wildly divergent, including new
songs with the band Operation Infinite Justice (Ford Pier, Greg Smith and Barry
Mirochnick) created to support the Poppy Salesman tour, a Nick Buzz alumni
reunion performing pieces by classical composer Arnold Schöenberg, the perfect
Hallowe'en record about a haunted southern Ontario town, and a symphonic work
arranged by Jon Goldsmith.
Martin received the Ontario Arts Council's prestigious K. M. Hunter Award for
Music in 2002, and was voted Best Guitar Player in the NOW magazine 2000 reader
poll. In his 14 years with the Rheostatics, Tielli has toured stadiums, written
soundtracks, and earned the accolades of the critics and adoration from fans all
over the continent.
***************
"Her voice is a natural wonder...sparkling, evocative chamber pop." -
STOMP & STAMMER (Atlanta)
"Christine Fellows is that rare artist who talentedly mixes classical
instruments with modern interpretations...
(her) voice is rich and inviting and brutally honest... " -- POP CULTURE DETOX
Christine Fellows’ skewed perspective on the possibilities of the three-minute
pop song has charmed critics and audiences alike since the release of her debut
CD 2 little birds (2000). Backed by an ever-changing array of instruments—cello,
viola, piano, guitar and drums – her songs are alternately tender and
terrifying.
Described by some as avant-folk, by others as chamber-pop, her music is
distinct. She has toured nationally and has appeared at several festivals,
including the Winnipeg and Calgary Folk Festivals, North by North East, New
Music West, the Halifax Pop Explosion and Canadian Music Week. She has shared
the stage with artists and friends such as Veda Hille, The Weakerthans,
Snailhouse, and the Rheostatics. In 1998 she received much recognition when she
was awarded first place regionally (second nationally) in the Standard Radio
song writing competition. Last year she was recorded and broadcast on CBC Radio
(Definitely Not the Opera and Radio Sonic).
Her Six Shooter debut and sophomore record, Two Little Birds, received glowing
reviews from the media right across the country.
***************
MARTIN TIELLI's web site - http://www.martintielli.net
CHRISTINE FELLOWS' web site - http://www.christinefellows.com
Go to top of page
Posted Thursday, September 11, 2003 by julie
The Ottawa Senators today announced the inaugural FANFEST will kick
off at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 13 with the first annual "Walk, Roll & Run
for Roger" in support of Roger's House. Senators forward Mike Fisher,
honourary chair of Roger's House, along with Wade Redden and Daniel
Alfredsson will be on hand to help start the events and provide
encouragement to runners and fans.
Participants for the "Walk, Roll & Run for Roger" will be able to register
for the event up until and including Saturday morning at FANFEST. Everyone
participating in the run will receive a free T-shirt and other prizes
corresponding to the amount of pledges they accumulate.
Admission and parking to FANFEST will be free to all fans and will include
attractions such as the Presidents' Trophy, GM Sens Street Tour, the Heroes
of Hockey exhibit from the Hockey Hall of Fame, appearances and autographs
from Senators players, as well as by Jayna Hefford and Lori Dupuis from
Canada's national women's team. The other planned activities will include
inflatable world, a rock climbing wall, a petting zoo and more.
To continue the Senators availability to their fans, the team has also
announced their annual "Black-and-White" intra-squad game will be held in
Gatineau this year.
Just five days into training camp, Jacques Martin will bring his full
training camp roster to the Robert-Guertin Arena, home of the Gatineau
Olympiques, on Wednesday, September 17 at 7 p.m. Admission is $5 with all
proceeds going towards the Gatineau Olympiques "Scholarship Educational
Fund". The GM Sens Street Tour will also be outside in the parking lot from
4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
FANFEST schedule of events
Saturday, Sept. 13:
9 a.m. -11 a.m. - Walk, Roll & Run for Roger
10 a.m. - 4 p.m. - Presidents' Trophy displayed
- Hockey Hall of Fame exhibits
- Autograph signing: members of Canada's national women's hockey
team
- GM Sens Street Tour
- Inflatables world for kids
- Tethered balloon rides
- Clowns, petting zoo
- Rock climbing wall
12 noon - 2 p.m. - Senators players signing autographs
Sunday, Sept, 14:
8 a.m. -10 a.m. - Free pancake breakfast on the Plaza at Gate 1 (Corel
Centre)
9 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. - Senators Training Camp (Corel Centre)
- Open practices (free to public)
10 a.m. - 4 p.m. - Presidents' Trophy displayed
- Hockey Hall of Fame exhibits
- Autograph signing: members of Canada's national women's hockey
team
- GM Sens Street Tour
- Inflatables world for kids
- Clowns, petting zoo
- Rock climbing wall
12 noon - 2 p.m. - Senators players signing autographs
Go to top of page
Posted Thursday, September 11, 2003 by julie
The Ottawa Senators today announced their roster of 48 invitees and
schedule for the first week of their 2003-04 training camp being held at the
Corel Centre.
The first part of the Senators training camp opens Saturday, Sept. 13 at the
Corel Centre with players reporting for medicals and physical fitness
testing. This session runs through until the first pre-season games on
Friday, Sept. 19 in Binghamton, NY against the Buffalo Sabres and at the
Bell Centre in Montreal against the Canadiens on Saturday, Sept. 20. The
Senators training camp will then move to La Malbaie, Que. on Sunday, Sept.
21, where they will practice at the nearby arena in Clermont until
Wednesday, Sept. 24. The team will practice at the Corel Centre on Thursday,
Sept. 25 in preparation for their first home pre-season game against the
Toronto Maple Leafs on Friday, Sept. 26.
The on-ice sessions begin at 9 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 14, and run until 12:15
p.m. at the Corel Centre. Sunday's on-ice practices and scrimmage are open
free of charge to the public as part of the Senators "FANFEST".
The 48-player roster will be split into two groups until Thursday, Sept. 18,
with players on ice for practices between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Monday and
Tuesday. Wednesday will see the Senators play their annual "Black-and-White"
intra-squad game at the Robert-Guertin Arena in Gatineau at 7 p.m.
The Senators training camp invitees include: six goalkeepers, 15 defencemen,
eight left wingers, 11 centremen and eight right wingers.
Twenty-seven (27) invitees played at least one game with the Senators during
the 2002-03 season, while another four suited up with other NHL squads, and
nine lined-up for Ottawa's affiliate in Binghamton without playing in
Ottawa. The Senators rookie camp, which wrapped up on Wednesday, produced 11
players for the main camp.
The list of camp invitees was built primarily around the Senators' draft.
Twenty-two (22) were selected by Ottawa in NHL entry drafts, 12 were
acquired in trades, nine were free agents signings, and there are three
amateur try-outs and two professional try-outs.
* Senators' training camp roster of invitees is attached. Also, visit the
Senators' web site (www.ottawasenators.com) for the Training Camp Guide,
featuring information on every player.
Go to top of page
Posted Thursday, September 11, 2003 by julie
HELP OTHERS BREATHE EASIER.JOIN THE LUNG ASSOCIATION'S ONTARIO POWER
GENERATION BREATH OF HOPE RELAY
The OPG Breath of Hope Relay is The Lung Association's newest
non-competitive community based fund raising event. On Friday, October
24th, teams of 5 to 10 will take turns walking, running or strolling on
a track to help fight lung disease in Ottawa's newest indoor sports
facility, the Carleton University Fieldhouse from 7pm to midnight. The
evening is complete with live entertainment, free massage, food, prizes,
and more.
Money raised through this event supports The Lung Association's vital
lung health programs including: Asthma Action Helpline, BreathWorksT for
patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), C.A.N. DO
The Movement for Clean Air Now, and The Youth Tobacco Team and tobacco
cessation programs.
Get your team together today call 230-4200 or register on-line at
http://www.on.lung.ca/events/ottawa.html
Go to top of page
Posted Thursday, September 11, 2003 by julie
HELP OTHERS BREATHE EASIER.JOIN THE LUNG ASSOCIATION'S ONTARIO POWER
GENERATION BREATH OF HOPE RELAY
The OPG Breath of Hope Relay is The Lung Association's newest
non-competitive community based fund raising event. On Friday, October
24th, teams of 5 to 10 will take turns walking, running or strolling on
a track to help fight lung disease in Ottawa's newest indoor sports
facility, the Carleton University Fieldhouse from 7pm to midnight. The
evening is complete with live entertainment, free massage, food, prizes,
and more.
Money raised through this event supports The Lung Association's vital
lung health programs including: Asthma Action Helpline, BreathWorksT for
patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), C.A.N. DO
The Movement for Clean Air Now, and The Youth Tobacco Team and tobacco
cessation programs.
Get your team together today call 230-4200 or register on-line at
http://www.on.lung.ca/events/ottawa.html
Go to top of page
Posted Thursday, September 11, 2003 by julie
ZAPHOD BEEBLEBROX, THE OTTAWA SUN & HERITAGE BREWERIES
PRESENT...
"Love Energy Tour"
From Halifax
The Super Friendz
(from THE FLASHING LIGHTS, JOEL PLASKETT EMERGENCY, BUCK 65)
+ guests t.b.a
(suggestions welcome. email zaphods_ottawa@hotmail.com)
Wednesday, October 8 (Doors 8pm)
ZAPHOD BEEBLEBROX, 27 York Street, Ottawa, Canada.
Age 19+/ General Admission
Tickets: $8 only at the door
"...noted for their status alongside the likes of Sloan, Thrush Hermit, The
Inbreds, Jale and Hardship Post
as part of the mid-'90s Halifax indie scene." - CHARTATTACK.
The Super Friendz is known as a band that flourished during the peak years of
the Halifax Pop Explosion. After releasing two albums and an EP that received
critical acclaim, and a Spinal-Tapesque succession of drummers, the Super
Friendz decided to call it quits in 1997.
That seemed to be the end of it after 4 years of intensive music making and
touring until, February 2003, when they decided to write some songs and record
them for the hell of it. Even six months ago the possibility of another Super
Friendz record seemed inconceivable to the former members of the band. The
subject was broached in the afterglow of a Christmas reunion show held at The
Marquee Club in December of 2002, and was dismissed shortly after. Guitarist
Matt Murphy was still working full-time with his other band, The Flashing
Lights, and the rest of the members had their own commitments in bands like
Neuseiland, Buck 65, and The Joel Plaskett Emergency. With bassist Charles
Austin and original drummer Dave Marsh contending with family and jobs, and
guitarist Drew Yamada still in school, the prospect of a reunion was dismal
indeed.
Yet, in a bizarre and storied turn of events, the Super Friendz were reformed
and went on to record in an explosion of bonhomie and late night debauchery.
Loving the music that was pouring forth, the aptly titled Love Energy
materialized as their first release since 1997's Slide Show.
Present on the new album is the sense of fun that had been absent since 1996's
Dungeons and Dragons-fixated EP Play the Game Not Games and 1995's
Juno-nominated Mock Up/Scale Down. Ian McGettigan (Thrush Hermit), who’s an old
friend of the band, produced and helped meld the disparate songwriting styles
and influences of SFZ at Austin’s Ultramagnetic Studio in Halifax. Combining
scads of harmonies, the melodic aggression of the early Who, and the pulse of
Neusiland and The Fall, a cohesive sound emerged to make Love Energy. The whole
became way more than the sum of its parts. Love Energy…ignore at your peril.
***************
THE SUPER FRIENDZ's web site - http://www.thesuperfriendz.com
Go to top of page
Posted Thursday, September 11, 2003 by ggower
The Ottawa Police Service is seeking assistance
in identifying and locating a suspect in the death of 27
year old Ardeth Wood, Wednesday August 6th 2003.
This person was observed on the bike path in the area of
Green’s Creek operating a bicycle and approaching females
on a number of occasions, attempting to lure them to more
secluded areas of the bike path.
The following is a list of identifying factors pertaining
to the suspect.
Male, White, early 20s to early 30s
Approximately 5’11’’
Muscular, athletic, lean, good physical shape and well
toned build.
At the time of the incident he was well tanned, had white
teeth, neat appearance.
Sandy blonde to light brown hair.
Possibly had a very light goatee.
Police believe that the person responsible may have
deviated from his usual activities, recreational or
exercise routines and would have appeared under more
stress than normal following August 6th 2003. He may have
cancelled or failed to show for prior commitments and may
have decided to change his physical appearance.
He may also have experienced a job loss or been the
subject of downsizing. Employers are encouraged to review
their files for recent lay offs or terminations where the
individual matches some or all of these descriptors.
The suspect is believed to have at least one tattoo on his
upper left arm/shoulder area. The attached is an artist’s
rendering from witnesses accounts and it must be
emphasized that this is not an exact replica’’. The
tattoo is believed to be ‘’something similar in nature’’
Police are still in the process of investigating several
thousand tips. The Ottawa Police would like the public’s
assistance in identifying anyone that fits the above
description.
The investigators want to emphasize that if you have
called in a tip and TODAY’S INFORMATION IS CONSISTANT WITH
THE TIP YOU CALLED IN, YOU NEED TO CALL IN THAT TIP AGAIN
AT THE FOLLOWING NUMBERS:
TIP LINES: (613) 236-1222 ext: 3563 and /or 3564
Attached: Composite of suspect
Sketch of a tattoo
Map of Area
CONTACT: S/Sgt. Monique Ackland
Media Relations
Executive Services
Tel: (613) 236-1222 ext: 5366
Cell: (613)-795-4481
Details: http://ottawastart.com/images.php
Go to top of page
Posted Wednesday, September 10, 2003 by ggower
Raincoast Books, Mother Tongue Books and SAW present:
Reading and Book Signing by Vancouver writer Karen X. Tulchinsky
Wednesday, September 17 at 7:30 PM / Free Admission
Club SAW, 67 Nicholas Street, Ottawa
Info: 236-6181
³Tulchinsky writes adeptly and with passion and she has something important
to say.²
³A stunning depiction of family dynamics ... deserves a large readership.²
The Five Books of Moses Lapinsky
In 2003, a mild-mannered historian named Moses Lapinsky begins to jot down
notes for a biography. The biography is to be of his father Sonny, a famous
Jewish-Canadian boxer from Toronto who has been portrayed as a brutal
bruiser in a scurrilous book by a Toronto Star journalist. As Moses buries
himself in research, he is transported back to the pivotal event in his
father¹s life ... It was August 1933: a sweltering Toronto night. During a
softball game at Christie Pits field, four youths unfurled a white sheet
emblazoned with a black swastika. The boys shouted, ³Heil Hitler!² Within
seconds, a group of Jewish youths from Kensington Market charged at the
Swastika-wielding boys, setting off a four-hour race riot involving 15,000
people and injuring hundreds.
In an epic novel full of humour, sorrow, bravery, folly and the stuff of
everyday life, Tulchinsky traces the fortunes of the Lapinskys from the
evening of the riots through World War II and into the 1950s. Here¹s a
brilliant depiction of a defining moment for a family with ideals of freedom and tolerance in a world broken by war.
Karen X. Tulchinsky is the author of Love and Other Ruins (Polestar, 2001),
a sequel to her bestselling novel Love Ruins Everything. She was born in
Toronto and now makes her home in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Go to top of page
Posted Wednesday, September 10, 2003 by ggower
The Dick Bell Park Public Boat Launch, located at 3259 Carling
Avenue, will be closed from September 29, 2003, until November 7, 2003.
A new pre-cast concrete and steel structural system will be installed at the
facility, improving boat access to the waterway. The Boat Launch will
re-open after the rehabilitation has been completed.
Go to top of page
Posted Wednesday, September 10, 2003 by ggower
On Thursday, Ottawa Fire Services will receive a cheque for $2,000
from the Irish Society National Capital Region for the victims of the
Kelowna, B.C., forest fire disaster. The money will be deposited in the
Kelowna and Area Okanagan Fire Recovery Trust Fund.
Date: September 11, 2003
Time: 1 p.m.
Location: Fire Station No. 23
1443 Carling Avenue
Deputy Fire Chief Bruce Montone will accept the cheque on behalf of Ottawa
Fire Services, and Patrick Kelly, President of the Irish Society National
Capital Region, will say a few words.
Go to top of page
Posted Wednesday, September 10, 2003 by ggower
The Ottawa Senators announced today they have acquired centre Serge Payer from the Florida Panthers in exchange for a selection in the ninth round of the NHL's 2004 draft. The Senators also signed the Rockland, Ont. native to a one-year contract.
The 24-year centre will join the Senators for the opening of training camp this Saturday, Sept. 13.
Payer finished the 2002-03 season fourth in team scoring with San Antonio of the American Hockey League (AHL) with 41 points (10-31) in 78 games. He only saw action in one of three playoff meetings, being sidelined late in the season with an ankle sprain. He was named an assistant captain during the season.
After playing five seasons with the Ontario Hockey League's Kitchener Rangers, Payer joined the Panthers organization for the 2000-01 campaign up to the end of last season. While playing mostly with Florida's AHL affiliates in Louisville, Utah and last season, San Antonio, he recorded six points (5-1) and 21 penalty minutes for the Panthers in 2000-01. Payer originally signed with Florida as a free agent on Oct. 2, 1997.
Payer made his NHL debut on Nov. 13, 2000 against the Atlanta Thrashers, and scored his first goal against the Senators on Nov. 18, 2000 at the Corel Centre.
SERGE PAYER, Centre - Shoots left - 6', 192 lbs.
Born: May 7, 1979 (Rockland, Ont.) - Drafted: Not drafted
Go to top of page
Posted Wednesday, September 10, 2003 by ggower
The City is hosting the second annual Energy Efficiency Fair this
Saturday. Exhibits and seminars from organizations such as Enbridge, the
Office of Energy Efficiency, Natural Resources Canada, the Climate Change
Bureau, the Government of Canada, and the Envirocentre, will provide
valuable information on energy saving tips for the home and workplace. The
Raging Grannies and Junkyard Jonny will provide live entertainment, and the
Enbridge Children's Activity Corner will have fun activities for the kids.
The proceeds from Enbridge's BBQ lunch will be donated to the United Way.
Date: Saturday, September 13, 2003
Time: 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Location: Jean Pigott Place
City Hall
110 Laurier Avenue West
Mayor Bob Chiarelli will be in attendance to honour the winners of the
children's "How to Save Energy" art contest at 10:30 a.m.
Go to top of page
Posted Wednesday, September 10, 2003 by ggower
The City of Ottawa is hosting a one-day mobile Household Hazardous
Waste collection event on Saturday, September 13. The depot will be held
from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Robert O. Pickard Environmental Centre, 800
Green Creek Drive, in the city's east end.
This depot provides a convenient way to help keep the environment free of
hazardous household waste. Attendants will unload the hazardous material
from your car and dispose of it safely.
Some examples of household hazardous waste include left-over paint,
turpentine, brake fluid, aerosol containers, fire extinguishers, pool
chemicals, insecticides, stains, wood preservatives, barbecue starters,
propane tanks, oven cleaners, disinfectants, herbicides, fungicides,
furniture stripper, gasoline, window cleaner, used needles and syringes.
The following are tips residents should follow when transporting hazardous
waste:
* Ensure the waste is tightly contained.
* Ensure each container is labeled.
* Carry the waste in the trunk of the car to avoid fumes and spills.
* Never mix products together.
* Remember to bring household hazardous waste only - no commercial
waste please.
For more information visit the City's Web site at ottawa.ca or call the
City's 24-hour Call Centre at 580-2400.
Go to top of page
Posted Wednesday, September 10, 2003 by ggower
The Ottawa Senators are pleased to announce the introduction of a new initiative to assist high school fundraising through the sale of Senators game tickets. Sacred Heart Catholic High School in Stittsville will serve as the pilot project with the goal of raising $20,000 during the two-week period.
Sacred Heart Catholic High School, located just five and a half kilometres from the Corel Centre, will launch their fundraising program this Thursday, Sept. 11 during their 1 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. student assemblies in the school's auditorium, and will tally their results Friday, Sept. 26. Senators defenceman Chris Phillips and Spartacat will be on hand at the assembly.
"This is a win-win fundraiser for the Senators and Sacred Heart," said Jeff Kyle, vice-president of marketing for the Senators and Corel Centre. "We provide an opportunity for the school to raise substantial revenues that are much needed, and the Senators benefit from an increase in attendance. We hope their experience proves to be a model for other high schools to join."
Students will be selling tickets in all price levels, with $10 from each ticket going towards the school's fundraising, and the balance to the Senators. For safety reasons, the students will be restricted to selling tickets to family, friends, and neighbours, and to co-workers at their parents' place of employment.
"We are quite excited with this project as our school's first and major fundraising event of the year," said Alain Gareau, a teacher at Sacred Heart High School and the fundraising co-ordinator. "We are all challenged to support learning and this Senators initiative gives us the chance to supplement funds to acquire books, equipment, sports equipment, bleachers, computers - pretty much everything."
MEDIA OPPORTUNITY: The media is invited to the school's general assemblies. Sacred Heart Catholic High School is located at 5870 Abbott Street in Stittsville. Over 1,500 students from grades 7 to 12 attend the school.
For further information, please contact:
Phil Legault - Ottawa Senators (613) 599-0327
John Shaughnessy, principal - Sacred Heart High School (613) 831-6643
Alain Gareau, teacher (fundraising co-ordinator) - Sacred Heart High School (613) 831-6643
Go to top of page
Posted Wednesday, September 10, 2003 by ggower
Concerts Cumberland presents
Donna Brown, soprano & Jean Desmarais, piano
Friday September 19 20:00
Orleans United Church, 1111 boul. Orléans Blvd.
Tickets: 20$ adult 16$ senior 10$ student 45$ family of 4
INFORMATION & RESERVATION: (613) 837-6104
Programme:
Mozart Oiseaux si tous les ans
Dans un bois solitaire
Als Luise...
Warnung
Das Veilchen
Schubert Die Vogel
Geheimes
Nachtstuck
Der Jungling an der Quelle
Seligkeit
M. Head Over the Rim of the Moon (Song-Cycle)
1) The Ships of Arcady
2) Beloved
3) A Blackbird Singing
4) Nocturne
J. Beckwith Five Lyrics of the T'ang Dynasty
1) Staircase of Jade
2) Limpid River
3) The Inlaid Harp
4) On A Rainy Night
5) Parting at a Wine Shop Go to top of page
Posted Wednesday, September 10, 2003 by ggower
On Thursday, Sept. 25th, from 7-9:30pm, Working With Change: part of the
Tools For Effective Community Groups Workshop Series presented by the
Peace and Environment Resource Centre (PERC) at 174 1st Ave., near Bank
St., Admission by donation.
For more information, or to register, contact:
perc@perc.ca 230-4590
Go to top of page
Posted Wednesday, September 10, 2003 by ggower
Music Director Pinchas Zukerman opens the National Arts
Centre Orchestra's 2003-2004 season with a unique music-theatre event that
will see Marti Maraden, Artistic Director of NAC English Theatre, making her
NAC Orchestra debut alongside Stratford and Shaw Festival star Tom McCamus
in an all-Brahms programme on Thursday, September 18 and Friday, September
19 at 20:00 in Southam Hall. This Bostonian Bravo Series concert sponsored
by Borden Ladner Gervais LLP opens with these two gifted actors presenting a
theatrical reading (in English) from the diaries and the fascinating
correspondence of Johannes Brahms and his muse and soulmate Clara Schumann,
wife of Robert Schumann and a brilliant pianist and composer in her own
right.
Pinchas Zukerman then leads the Orchestra in Brahms's haunting Song of
Destiny (Schicksalslied) sung by the Ottawa Choral Society prepared by Iwan
Edwards along with two choirs from the University of Ottawa making their NAC
debut: the Choral Ensemble and the Calixa Lavallée Choir both prepared by
Laurence Ewashko. The second half of the concert features Brahms's Symphony
No. 1.
Brahms first met the remarkable Clara Schumann in 1853 when he was 20 and
she was 34. The Schumanns were immensely impressed with this budding new
talent. Within a few short years Clara's beloved husband Robert died of
physical and mental illness, and Brahms supported her through her intense
grief. He helped care for her seven children, and later helped manage her
affairs so she could resume her brilliant career as a concert pianist, a
rare achievement for a woman of that era. She in turn was Brahms's artistic
advisor and champion of his piano music. Their fascinating correspondence
reveals much about their music and their relationship.
... /2
-2-
Marti Maraden begins her seventh season as Artistic Director of NAC English
Theatre directing Shaw's Arms and the Man, the 13th play she has directed
since coming to the NAC. As an actor, she appeared in four productions at
the NAC between 1976 and 1989, but this collaboration with the NAC Orchestra
will mark her Southam Hall debut, and offer a rare opportunity for current
NAC audiences to see her on the other side of the footlights. Prior to
coming to Ottawa, she spent six seasons at the Stratford Festival, where she
was also an Associate Director of the Stratford Festival Theatre and
Director of the Stratford Festival Young Company, and seven seasons at the
Shaw Festival. She has also appeared at major theatres across Canada and the
United States.
Tom McCamus was a long-standing member of the acting ensembles of the Shaw
Festival and the Stratford Festival. During his eight years at the Shaw
Festival, he played leading roles in (among others) Peter Pan, Once in a
Lifetime, Androcles & the Lion, Too True to Be Good, and Man of Destiny. In
the past seven seasons, his Stratford Festival productions have included
Richard III, The Threepenny Opera, Waiting for Godot, Camelot, Hamlet, and
Long Day's Journey into Night. He also appeared in the film version of the
latter highly acclaimed production, winning a Genie nomination for his
performance. At the National Arts Centre he has appeared in Possible Worlds,
Dancing at Lughnasa and Sinners for NAC English Theatre.
Pinchas Zukerman returns to open the season after a busy summer that
included a highly acclaimed festival tour with a sextet of musicians from
the NAC Orchestra. They performed at the Ravinia Festival outside Chicago,
Festival of the Sound in Ontario, Domaine Forget in Quebec, Verbier Festival
in Switzerland, the Tivoli Gardens in Denmark, the Musica Mundi in Belgium,
and the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival in Germany.
Tickets for these Bostonian Bravo Series concerts on September 18 and 19,
are on sale now at $27.00, $45.00, $56.00, $58.00 with box seats at $73.00
(GST and Facility Fee included) at the NAC Box Office (Monday to Saturday
from 10:00 to 21:00), and through Ticketmaster (with surcharges) at
613-755-1111. Ticketmaster may also be accessed through the NAC's web-site
at www.nac-cna.ca. Half-price tickets for students in all sections of the
hall are on sale in person at the NAC Box Office upon presentation of a
valid student ID card.
Subscriptions for the season are also still available by calling the
Subscription Office at
613-947-7000, ext. 620.
Go to top of page
Posted Wednesday, September 10, 2003 by ggower
Tuesday, September 9, 2003, Ottawa, ON - Cairine Wilson Secondary School
in Orleans will not reopen to students until Thursday, September 11. The
school was closed today and will remain closed Wednesday to allow work
crews sufficient time to clean and ventilate affected classrooms. Go to top of page
Posted Wednesday, September 10, 2003 by ggower
ZAPHOD BEEBLEBROX, XFM & SLEEMAN
PRESENT...
"SHOWCASE MONDAYS" - HEARD BEFORE THE HERD!
A CROSS-CANADA DOUBLE BILL
From Calgary
"melodies and inflections played with strong beat and drive"
REVERIE SOUND REVUE
From Halifax via St. John's
“... a real jewel, musically and lyrically.”
MARK BRAGG & THE BLACK WEDDING BAND
+ DJ SHANE spinning alternatives after the bands
Monday, September 29/ 2003 (8pm)
ZAPHOD BEEBLEBROX, 27 York Street, Ottawa, Canada.
Age 19+/ General Admission
TICKETS: Free.
*************
REVERIE SOUND REVUE's web site- http://www.reveriesoundrevue.com/intro/intro.htm
MARK BRAGG's web site - http://www.markbragg.com
Information:
REVERIE SOUND REVUE - Tara MacDonald (604) 734-5945 macdonald@slfa.com
MARK BRAGG - Mike Campbell (902) 453-9690 cell (902) 499-3284 mscampbell@ns.sympatico.ca
ZAPHOD BEEBLEBROX - Eugene Haslam (613) 237-5301 zaphods_ottawa@hotmail.com http://www.zaphodbeeblebrox.com
Go to top of page
Posted Wednesday, September 10, 2003 by ggower
The Ottawa International Jazz Festival is pleased to kick off its Fall 2003/Winter 2004 series of fabulous jazz concerts with the incomparable music of Trevor Watts and the Celebration Band. This jazz octet works musical magic through the weaving together of the sounds of a saxophone quartet with a four-piece rhythm section. This is uplifting, joyful music composed by veteran sax man, Watts, and is sure to mesmerize audiences with its seamless, rhythmically sophisticated energy.
A self-trained musical mastermind who hails from England, Trevor Watts acquired a taste for jazz from an early age, thanks to his father’s great love affair with the genre. Well known for his world traveling Moire Music Group and Drum Orchestra, Watts has experimented with a wide variety of jazz sounds, employing world beats from Asia to Africa. The Celebration Band was formed in 2000 as a natural progression of Watts’ creative development, and incorporates World/Folk and Jazz elements.
Trevor Watts and the Celebration Band features some of the most accomplished musicians on the UK scene today, including: Trevor Watts, leader/composer/alto & soprano saxophones; Rob Leake, tenor & soprano; Amy Metcalf, tenor saxophone; Marcus Cummins, alto & soprano saxophones; Jamie Harris, percussion; Roger Carey, bass guitar; Geoff Sapsford, guitar; Giampaolo Scatozza, drums.
Also coming up, don’t miss our Silent Auction on December 4 for your chance to bid on such incredible packages as a 7-day Carnival Cruise from New Orleans to Jamaica, Grand Cayman Island and Mexico; and a 4-day New Orleans jazz package. Watch our Web site for more detailed information about the auction leading up to the event.
Concert tickets are $19 each. For tickets and information, contact the Ottawa International Jazz Festival at (613) 241-2633, or visit www.ottawajazzfestival.com
Go to top of page
Posted Wednesday, September 10, 2003 by ggower
* The cast of the English Theatre 2003-2004 Main Stage opener, Bernard
Shaw's delightful comedy, Arms & the Man is hard at work in the final stages
of rehearsal. Having started rehearsing at the Museum of Civilization while
Rehearsal Hall A underwent a much-needed refurbishment, the seven actors,
Stage Management team and designers are re-united at the National Arts
Centre where the set and costumes are being lovingly built, and the Theatre
itself is undergoing a complete makeover, including new, more comfortable
seating which will afford patrons more leg room and a more comfortable seat.
Arms & the Man opens on Thursday, September 11 (Preview September 10) at
19:30 in the NAC Theatre. Tickets are available now in person at the NAC
Box Office or through Ticketmaster at (613) 755-1111. For more information
about this production visit www.nac-cna.ca
* English Theatre Artistic Director Marti Maraden will be hosting her
annual Coffee Chat for subscribers and interested members of the public on
Monday, September 15, 2003 at 19:30 in the Panorama Room at the NAC. This
event is FREE! Marti, with her inimitable enthusiasm and grace, and her
staff will provide background and information about the upcoming English
Theatre 2003-2004 Season. This is a wonderful way to find out about the
plays, the casting and anything else you ever wanted to know about English
Theatre at the NAC
* Casting is almost complete for the NAC EnglishTheatre production of
William Shakespeare's Hamlet. Joining Ottawa favourite Tom Rooney in the
title role of the procrastinating prince, is a cast of eighteen actors who
will take on this most famous of Shakespeare's tragedies. Ric Brown, Ben
Carlson, Todd Duckworth, Victor Ertmanis, Alessandro Juliani, Jonathan
Koensgen, Paul Lemelin, David L. McCallum, Steven McCarthy, Patrick McManus,
Michelle Monteith, Paul Rainville, Fiona Reid, David Schurmann, Graeme
Somerville and Robin Wilcock are set to begin rehearsing the great Danish
play on December 1 under the direction of Marti Maraden. Set and Costume
Design for this production is by John Pennoyer, with Lighting Design by
Louise Guinand, Original Music and Sound Design by Marc Desormeaux, Movement
Direction by Jo Leslie and Fight Direction by John Stead. Assistant
Director is Roy Lewis.
* We're delighted to announce that casting is also complete for the
World Premiere production of Vancouver-based playwright Hiro Kanagawa's
compelling World War II drama, Tiger of Malaya. Starring in this NAC
English Theatre/ Factory Theatre (Toronto) coproduction will be Denis
Akiyama, Ginger Ruriko Busch, Aura Carcueva, Ken James and Jordan Pettle.
This production is directed by Factory Theatre (Toronto) Artistic Director
Ken Gass, with Set Design by David Boechler, Lighting Design by Bonnie
Beecher, Sound Design by Todd Charlton and Costume Design by Julia Tribe.
This production will open in Toronto October 16 and runs there until
November 9. Tiger of Malaya opens in Ottawa in the NAC Studio on Tuesday,
November 25 (Preview November 24) and runs until Saturday, December 6.
Tickets are available in person at the NAC Box Office or through
Ticketmaster at (613) 755 1111.
* NAC English Theatre Artistic Director Marti Maraden makes a rare
stage appearance with beloved Canadian actor Tom McCamus in a staged reading
of the fascinating correspondence between Brahms and Clara Schumann in an
all-Brahms programme as part of the NAC Orchestra's Bostonian Bravo Series.
Pinchas Zukerman leads the National Arts Centre Orchestra, the Ottawa Choral
Society, the Ensemble choral (University of Ottawa) and the Choeur
Calixa-Lavallée (University of Ottawa) in this delightful evening of music
and theatre. Don't miss a wonderful opportunity to see two extraordinary
talents in a unique evening of entertainment. This concert/reading begins
at 20:00 and takes place in the NAC's Southam Hall.
Go to top of page
Posted Wednesday, September 10, 2003 by ggower
Ottawa's Hottest Nite Club
Voxlounge.com
"Presents"
The Party of the Year !
The Party of the Year !
The Amazing
Jon-E-Shakka's Cd Release Party
U-REAP-WHAT-U-SOW2 !
RHYTHMS*RAP&DANCE FROM THE SOUL
Don't Miss IT!
MUSIC PREVIEW:
www.mp3.com/THEJONE-SHAKKA-PRO
*www.audioGalaxy.com (June/2000): "A self-taught musician and dancer out of Canada who plays in a style you've never heard before. This native of the Ashanti,Tribe in Ghana, West Africa has entertained audiences with some of the biggest names to come out of Canada, like the Bare Naked Ladies and Celine Dion."
*"...The best moves of the night belong to the amazing Jon-E-Shakka. His dance routine during stoppages in play, is 'HALL OF FAME' material..."
- Don Brennan, Writer, Sports Section; Ottawa Sun (Jan.28,1997)
**www.listen.. Bootsie-ish bass attacks, heavy beats and rocking guitars, set the pace for breathy com (April/2000): "Canadian Band produces bizarre, futuristic Funk/Dance/Rapfemale vocals and foreign sounding raps about LOVE.
SEPT. -12-03
Voxlounge.com
3795 Richmond Rd./BellsCorner
@9pm
721-0021
Interviews, Performance's & R.s.v.p for Media:
upon Request.:
jon-e-shakka 820-5715
Email: jshakka@hotmail.com
Web: jshakka.tripod.com
Go to top of page
Posted Wednesday, September 10, 2003 by ggower
This is a completely informal update of blues or blues-related events in Ottawa. The mailing list has been compiled from various sources and includes folks who are interested in blues. Please contact me at lizbluesottawa@aol.com to add or delete email addresses from the list and to pass along any comments.
************************************************************
HEADS UP!! Sunday, September 21
BENEFIT ... for Mike Ktenas
**********************************
The Mud Boys will be hosting an invitational "star-studded" Benefit for Mike Ktenas at The Rainbow on Sunday afternoon, September 21 between 3:00 - 7:00 p.m. Mike had a Fender Bandmaster amp with cabinet stolen from a club here in Ottawa recently as well as a CD player with numerous CDs and personal effects stolen when out on the road earlier in the summer. Mike did not have any insurance. Mike is the bass player for Southside Steve and the Swindlers, Drew Nelson, the Thursday nite jam at Irene's with Johnny Russell, and a very able sub for many local blues bands including Tony D, the J-W Jones Blues Band, The Mud Boys, Al Tambay, Trevor Finlay, and Fine Fat Daddy. All who know and appreciate Mike (hey, even if you don't) are invited to come out and support him. Danny has agreed to donate the "door" to help make this benefit a success.
As many musicians in the Ottawa blues scene will attest, Mike has been extremely helpful and charitable in many capacities – musician, go-to-guy for guitar and amp repairs (Mojo Guitar - 260-8652, 266-8652, mojoguitar@hotmail.com), p.a. rentals, sound man, and generally someone knowledgeable and willing to help out any band in any way that he can. The amp that was stolen has helped many a local band out (at no cost) when one of theirs went on the fritz mid-gig at the 'bow.
(Thanks to Gary Epton for this info)
************************************************************
SPECIAL EVENTS THIS WEEK
*****************************
Lazy Lester
Rainbow, 76 Murray Street
Thursday, September 11
Born Leslie Johnson on June 20, 1933, Lazy Lester was given his stage name by Jay Miller. Miller headed the legendary Excello Records label; Lester was a session musician there from 1956 to 1967. During this prolific time, he met and played with Little Walter, Lightnin' Slim, Buddy Guy, Guitar Gable, Henry Gray, Slim Harpo, Silas Hogan, Raful Neal and Tabby Thomas. He recorded with many among them as a harmonica player, guitarist or percussionist. After his stint with Excello, Lazy Lester stayed away from the music industry for 20 years. Today, he is in the Louisiana Hall of Fame and the warm, evocative sound of his harmonica can again be heard on blues stages throughout the world.
(Thanks to Brian Slack, ZEBnews)
************************************************************
ON THE SMALL SCREEN
************************
TaLkin'bLuEs – new season
on BRAVO
Tuesdays @ 7:30 pm
starting September 9 & continuing to October 21
A note from Mako Funasaka:
Greetings, fans of the blues. I am happy to report to you that Bravo has renewed my Talkin' Blues series (thanks in good part to you folks and your fervent support!) Look for it to air on Bravo starting Tuesday, September 9, 2003 at 7:30 pm. It will run for seven straight weeks (until Tuesday, October 21) and will include some of the folks we know and love, such as Bryan Lee, B.B. King, Jack de Keyzer, James Meston, Fruteland Jackson, Kelly Joe Phelps, Mark Hummel, Paul Reddick, Bill Perry, Guy Davis, Ronnie Baker Brooks and Chris Smither, to name a few. I have also included some musical performances/videos by some of these same blues players as well as artists including David Gogo, Beki Brindle, Sugar Ray Norcia and Snooky Pryor.
I sincerely hope you like the newest series. It's comforting to know that many of you were at these some of these same performances, supporting the blues we love to live. If you are interested in more details, please drop by: http://www.talkinblues.com If you'd prefer to give me some feedback on the new series or the old series please drop me a line at: feedback@talkinblues.com or through Bravo Canada at: bravomail@bravo.ca
As always, your support is what keeps me going (did I say I wasn't in this for the money?) See you out in the clubs and at the festivals.
TaLkin'bLuEs media inc.
http://www.talkinblues.com
(416) 488-5996
************************************************************
LOCAL HIGHLIGHTS – THIS WEEKEND
*************************************
Ball & Chain with the Wreckers
Bayou Blues & Jazz Club, 1077 Bank Street
Friday, September 12; $8 cover
Ball and Chain(www.ballandchain.ca) have been having a wonderful and busy summer. How about easing into the fall routine with some guaranteed entertainment. First show with our band the Wreckers since the Ottawa Blues festival. Don't miss it.
BONUS ... Dance lesson in the break!
(Thanks to Michael Ball)
**********************************
Spirit 2003 Ultimate Charity Tournament
Nepean National Equestrian Park, 401 Corkstown Road
Saturday, September 13
An incredibly high energy one-day event with 1,500-2,500 novice to seasoned participants, spectators and sponsors enjoying friendly Ultimate competition and live entertainment provided by local bands. This event will support the Anxiety Disorder Association of Ontario, Causeway Work Center Inc., CHEO, Project Upstream and Salus.
Entertainment includes the Maria Hawkins Band from noon to 1 pm, and the Bytown Blues Band from 2-3 pm.
***********************************
LOCAL HIGHLIGHTS – THIS MONTH
***********************************
The Smacks
Rainbow, 76 Murray Street
Tuesdays in September
The Smacks will be hosting the Open Jam Sessions at The Rainbow every Tuesday in September. Each Tuesday night will start with a full set from The Smacks at around 9:30pm. After a couple more tunes from The Smacks at the beginning of the second set, the open jam session will get going, where all sorts of musicians will get up and perform. The third set might be another full set from The Smacks or a continuation of the jam depending on the feel of the night.
Hope to see you at the jam!
Max, Mike and Ian
(Thanks to Mike Klein)
************************************************************
REGULAR EVENTS THIS MONTH
********************************
Mondays: Maria Hawkins @ the Rainbow
Tuesdays: Ken & Don @ the Rainbow ... early show 5-7 pm
Tuesdays: The Smacks host the Rainbow Open Jam @ 9:30 pm
Wednesdays: Early show with Dr. Dave @ the Rainbow 5-7 pm
Wednesdays: Shakedown Blues @ the Bayou
Thursdays: Dinner & acoustic blues @ Tucson's
Thursdays: Blues Jam with Johnny Russell & Mike Ktenas @ Irene's
Fridays: Amaryllis @ the Rainbow ... early show 5-7 pm
Saturday afternoons: Blues jam @ the Rainbow
Sunday afternoons: Blues jam @ the Rainbow
Sunday afternoons: Guy del Villano & guests @ Royal Oak, Bank St.
Sunday evenings: Acoustic blues with dinner @ Tucson's, 6-9 pm
*******************************************************
LOCALS THIS WEEK
********************
Wednesday, September 10
Drew Nelson @ the Rainbow
Thursday, September 11
Blue Pearl's Naughty Bitz @ the Bayou
Friday, September 12
Mud Boys @ the Rainbow
Friday, September 12
Ball & Chain with the Wreckers @ the Bayou
Friday & Saturday, September 12-13
Bluestone @ Tucson's
*********************************************************
Go to top of page
Posted Wednesday, September 10, 2003 by ggower
Ottawa Bird Fanciers Society (Ottawa's 24th Anniversary Bird Show)
The Nation's Capital Biggest Bird Show - hundreds of birds will be on display! 4 & 5 October 2003
Jim Durrell Recreation Centre
1265 Walkley
Road, Ottawa
10am - 3pm Saturday & Sunday
Cost: $4 per person. Children under 12 free.
Judges:
Type Canaries - Joe Rodigues, Montreal, QC
Colour Bred Canaries - Vito Ramundi, Toronto, ON
Colour Bred Canaries - Rado Pagac, Toronto, ON
Hookbills / Finches - Pat Donnelly, Toronto, ON
Budgerigars - Linda Haswell, ON
Information:
David O'Donohoe
Phone: 613-521-7044
Fax: 613-521-5813
E-mail: dodonon208@rogers.com
Go to top of page
Posted Tuesday, September 9, 2003 by julie
ZAPHOD BEEBLEBROX, STEAM WHISTLE & JAGERMEISTER
PRESENT...
"...the sound of your summertime dreams." -Time Out
From Montreal/ Paper Bag Recording Artists
STARS
+ CITIZEN BAND RADIO
Thursday, October 2 (Doors 8pm)
ZAPHOD BEEBLEBROX, 27 York Street, Ottawa, Canada.
Age 19+/ General Admission
Tickets: $8 only at the door
"Not since Prefab Sprout and The Smiths has there been a band as irresistible as
Montreal’s Stars.” - The Coast
“Excellent and elegant pop music!” - Now Magazine
“An imposing work… a great, great album” - Billboard Magazine
Stars are four young people living in the world, and they are trying to save us
from our mundane and complacent fears. They are soft-revolutionaries and music
is their rallying cry. When lost for words, one writer said the only way to
describe Stars is "beautiful hope". Their music has been described as
“breathtakingly effervescent” and they have been called the kind of band that
“blue lights and fog machines are made for”. Stars’ music has an otherworldly
blissfulness and a sophisticated epicurean cool. To Stars, art is the way to
change the world. It is sincere and heartfelt. No pretenses, but filled with
desperation and longing. They make music that musicians love. Their fans include
Momus, The Divine Comedy, Sainte Etienne, K-OS and Alan Moulder. Somewhere
dancing between all of these designations is Stars’ latest album, Heart.
Stars debut L.P Nightsongs was a pristine prelude. It was called “one of the
most thoroughly listenable albums in pop music history” and it rated highly on
critics’ top ten lists throughout North America. It was a definitive pop
classic, recalling the best of Prefab Sprout, Sainte Etienne and New Order.
Their second release, The Comeback E.P marked the band’s departure from New York
to Montreal. The Comeback is filled with more hooks and sugary dance-ability. It
was the beginning of the band’s departure away from pastiche and towards a
unique musical vision.
With the Heart L.P, the longing becomes more tangible and more intrinsic. Stars
have taken us from a lonely roof-top to the steamy bedrooms in the world’s
sexiest cities. With lyrics like “You get back on the latest flight from
paradise, I found out from a note taped to the door, I think I saw your airplane
in the sky tonight, through my window lying on the kitchen floor ”, Stars tell
the world that they are in love and that they are not afraid to sing.
Making the album was a painstaking experience. It was many sleepless nights in a
bedroom studio with only the ventilation of a rickety old fan propped in the
corner. Whatever Stars did, it worked. So much so that acclaimed British
producer Ian Catt (Sainte Etienne, Trembling Blue Stars) enthusiastically
volunteered to mix 3 songs. The rest of the album was mixed by hip Canadian
producer Dave Hodge (Brand Van 3000, Wu-Tang Clan). The result is an
unmistakeable work of art, a pop music masterpiece. Make no mistake, Heart will
be remembered because the songs are so beautiful, and to Stars beauty is what
will save us.
Stars have been touring Europe and the US, including shows with The Delgados,
Evan Dando and the The Buffseeds.
***************
STARS' web site - http://www.starsdeluxe.net Go to top of page
Posted Tuesday, September 9, 2003 by ggower
Rock & Roll Biography
North Bay, Ontario¹s HIGH HOLY DAYS were born in Fall 2000, evolving from cover tunes to their own original brand of high octane rock n' roll. After winning the 2001 Xtreme Band Slam, they started playing shows around Northern Ontario; their audience increasing in size with each charged performance. Producer/engineer Graham Brewer took notice of the industrious band, and signed up to produce their indie debut, "All My Real Friends", in August 2002 at the world-famous Metalworks Recording Studios. The resulting album along with their live show have been met with rave reviews all over the country.
Live
HIGH HOLY DAYS have performed many clubs from Montreal¹s Club Soda to the infamous Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto. They headlined the North Bay Heritage Festival for over 20,000 fans and enjoyed the distinction of being the only unsigned band to perform at the Molson Canada Day Simulbash at Science North in the summer of 2001 where they opened for Treble Charger. Two years to the day, they reappeared on the same stage only this time as headliners, to over 10,000 adoring fans. HIGH HOLY DAYS have shared the stage with everyone from Our Lady Peace, Default, Swollen Members, Sam Roberts, treble
charger, Rik Emmett, Kim Mitchell, Theory of a Dead Man, Kazzer. This summer, they wrapped up an Ontario tour with The Headstones and stormed the stage at this year's Molson Canadian Rocks George Street Festival in St John's, NL with I Mother Earth.
Watch out for them later this month as they rock the nation¹s capitol with Theory of a Deadman. HIGH HOLY DAYS will wrap up their jam packed summer in central Ontario with a series of Molson Canadian House Parties featuring Kazzar & Theory of a Deadman, as well as Summerfest 2003 in Sudbury with Default.
Tour Dates:
Fri Sep 12 Ottawa, ON Carleton Univ. HHD w/ I Mother Earth
Contact
High Holy Days can be visited online @ www.highholydays.ca
For interviews and more information contact:
Publicist (High Holy Days)
Joanne Bowers
705-693-5260
jbowers@isys.ca
Go to top of page
Posted Tuesday, September 9, 2003 by ggower
On Thursday, Island Lodge will host a community consultation on the
reuse of Allan House along with an information session to showcase the
proposed design for the new Garry J. Armstrong Long Term Care Centre on
Porter Island. There will be an opportunity to view the proposed design and
to learn about the public-private partnership (P3) process that is being
pursued to reduce capital costs and ensure appropriate use of the existing
building on the Island.
Date: Thursday, September 11, 2003
Time: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Location: Allan House - Island
Lodge - 1 Porter Island
(just off St. Patrick Street at
Cobourg Street)
Go to top of page
Posted Tuesday, September 9, 2003 by ggower
"Mira Records" Mini-Tour 2003
Featuring:
QuasiMojo - http://www.chillproductions.com/quasimojo
QuasiMojo's upcoming (September 30th) new full-length Savant Garde
blends the emotional aspects of indie rock with the alluring and
textured soundscapes of IDM - features members of Toronto Space-rockers
SIANSPHERIC - QuasiMojo provides lovely electronic-based
music with female vocals and rock intelligence.
I Am Robot And Proud - http://www.bloop.org/robot
Canadian soundartist Shaw-Han Liem has caught the ear of the likes of
John Peel and the Wire. His playful melodies and android-pop
sensibilities are sure to catch yours as well.
North - http://www.mirarecords.de/artists/north.html
NORTH are Canadian sound artists Brad Crowe, Damien Dupuis and Jackson,
whose first EP for Mira, Shared Silence, combines soundscapes, jazzy
sneakers, and squeaky floors, with explosive critical beats.
Aidan Baker - http://listen.to/aidan
Guitarterrorist Aidan Baker, the newest addition to the Mira Records
roster, has played alongside the likes of Noise Factory's Beef Terminal,
and Arc. His deconstructive musings on the world's most popular
stringed instrument are sure to tug your heart. strings.
Dates:
Friday, October 17th
QuasiMojo, North and Aidan Baker
@ "Bumpers", Ottawa ON - 580 Bank Street - (613) 232-5944
Who Are Mira Records?
For the past 3 years, Germany's Mira Records has been steadily releasing
high-quality, quiet little electronic EPs, singles and full-lengths -
their newest release, QuasiMojo's "Savant Garde" hits the streets on
September 30th, 2003 and marks QuasiMojo's 3rd release. For more
information email info@mirarecords.de or hit http://www.mirarecords.de
Go to top of page
Posted Tuesday, September 9, 2003 by ggower
Multiple JUNO AWARD winners
CANADA'S AMBASSADORS OF REGGAE MUSIC
From Toronto
THE SATTALITES
Saturday, October 18 (Doors 8pm)
(Early Show. 2 sets. No opening band)
ZAPHOD BEEBLEBROX, 27 York Street, Ottawa, Canada.
Age 19+/ General Admission
Tickets: $10 only at the door
This year Canadian music fans can count on reggae sensations, the Sattalites, to keep the summertime vibes alive all winter long. The Juno Award winning band will release Reggaefication - a brand new recording on September 30th. With laid back grooves and dancehall beats, the music will transport music fans to steamy Jamaican summer nights, and will have them dancing their way through the frostiest winter.
***************
THE SATTALITES' web site - http://www.sattalites.com
Information:
THE SATTALITES - Victoria Lord Public Relations (416) 484-9047 victoria.lord@sympatico.ca
ZAPHOD BEEBLEBROX - Eugene Haslam (613) 237-5301 zaphods_ottawa@hotmail.com http://www.zaphodbeeblebrox.com
Go to top of page
Posted Tuesday, September 9, 2003 by ggower
THIS SUNDAY as part of the "last minute" series
Japanther (brooklyn ny, noise rock)
AIDS Wolf (mtl noise rock)
local band TBA
plus seripop art sale
Bumpers - 580 Bank St.
19+, 7:30pm, $7
http://www.tapesrecords.com/japanther.html
http://www.six6.nu/aidswolf/
http://www.seripop.com
Go to top of page
Posted Tuesday, September 9, 2003 by ggower
Back to school means more children walking and biking on our
streets. In an effort to highlight - and improve - student safety in school
zones, the City launched its 2003-2004 Traffic Safety Outreach Program
today. The launch was held at the Alta Vista Public School, the first school
scheduled to participate in the program this year.
Councillor Peter Hume, member of the Transportation and Transit Committee;
Rosemarie Leclair, General Manager, Transportation, Utilities and Public
Works; Michael Flainek, Director, Traffic & Parking Operations; Sergeant Dan
Longpré of the Ottawa Police, and Diane Charlebois, Principal of the Alta
Vista Public School participated in launching this important safety
initiative.
The City's comprehensive School Zone Traffic Safety Program is based on the
three E's: education, engineering and enforcement. The cornerstones of the
program are educating children and drivers on safe practices and
precautions; an engineering plan to address issues such as signage,
crosswalks, signal timing and optimum use of crossing guards; and
enforcement that focuses on driver behaviour. The Traffic Safety Outreach
Program is one of the education components.
"In the past, the focus of the School Zone Traffic Safety Program was on
enforcement and engineering. Last year, for example, the City unveiled new,
high-visibility signs in school zones, expanded its adult crossing guard
program and launched pilot programs to improve pedestrian safety at
high-volume intersections. This year, we are putting our emphasis on
education. This program is all about equipping children with all the
information they require to interact safely with traffic. We want to give
them a safer journey to and from school, now and in the future," said Ms.
Leclair.
The Traffic Safety Outreach Program brings a fast-paced, visually engaging
presentation designed for young children to schools, to help teach children
how to cross streets safely. Road signs and full-size, working traffic
control and crosswalk signals are set up in the auditorium, cafeteria or
wherever a school holds assemblies. A facilitator shows a short video, runs
through the basic steps for safely negotiating traffic, then sets up a
simulated crosswalk in the assembly room and literally walks the students
through the safe way to cross a street. Feedback and a question-and-answer
period close the session.
Last year, some 20,000 school children participated in the program. Because
of the positive results and encouraging feedback from educators - and
students - the City aims to reach approximately 50,000 additional students
this school year.
The Traffic Safety Outreach Program along with the School Zone Safety
Program are part of the City's overall Integrated Road Safety Program that
combine the efforts, programs and services of a number of City departments
to reduce traffic related deaths and injuries on our roads.
Go to top of page
Posted Tuesday, September 9, 2003 by ggower
Dr. Claudia Black, renowned American psychologist and teacher, is the main speaker in the celebrations of Serenity Renewal for Families’ 20th Anniversary. She will be coming to Ottawa for two events September 24. These events will focus on the family problems created by addictions and how repercussions spread through families.
The first is a professional seminar titled “Addiction - The Family Legacy”. This seminar is intended to enhance the knowledge of medical personnel and people working in the field of addictions and/or related family issues. Interested students are encouraged to attend. This event will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Amphitheatre of St. Paul University, 223 Main Street. This presentation will assist attendees to better help both the addict and family members understand and accept their powerlessness, recognize their codependency as an addictive disorder, and garner a picture of what their recovery could entail. This seminar qualifies for credits of the Addiction Intervention Association.
Dr. Black’s evening lecture entitled “Growing Up With Addiction: Living What You Learn” is targeted toward a general audience interested in the many family issues of growing up with addiction. It is an important evening offering people an entry into family of origin recovery and a second level of healing for those in a recovery process. This lecture will be held in the Auditorium of the Bronson Centre, 211 Bronson Street from 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm.
Serenity Renewal for Families is proud to be associated with Dr. Black and is pleased that she has leant her name to their 20th Anniversary celebrations this year. Serenity Renewal for Families is a registered non-profit charitable organization dedicated to helping individuals, couples and family members affected by alcoholism, drug addiction and other forms of addictive behavior.
Tickets for these events may be purchased in advance by calling Serenity Renewal for Families: (613) 523-5143. Seating capacity is limited. Tickets, if still available, may be purchased at the door for both events.
More information about Claudia Black is at the Serenity Renewal for Families website www.serenityrenewal.ca
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
Alexa Smith, Serenity Renewal for Families, 613.523.5143 serenity@cyberus.ca
Paul Delage, Event co-chair. 613.562.1869 delage@sympatico.ca
Bill Glaister, Event publicity coordinator, 613.233.0489 bglaster@magna.com
Go to top of page
Posted Tuesday, September 9, 2003 by ggower
This week's live blues & jazz listings are now
up-to-date on the Ottawa Blues, Jazz & Swing Guide.
To find out what's on, just click these links:
Ottawa Blues Guide
http://www.ncf.ca/ottawa-blues-jazz/weeksblz.html
Ottawa Jazz Guide
http://www.ncf.ca/ottawa-blues-jazz/wksjaz.html
What's news in jazz & blues? Here's the link to use:
http://www.ncf.ca/ottawa-blues-jazz/watznewz.html
This week's featured artists are:
Bluestone at Tucson's
Josée Deschênes Group at The Bayou
Click for more on what they're doing this week:
http://www.ncf.ca/ottawa-blues-jazz/weboweek.html
If you'd like to know more about or book a blues, jazz
or swing band or artist, check out this link:
http://www.ncf.ca/ottawa-blues-jazz/proflist.html
You can help spread the word on the local blues and
jazz happenings in the Ottawa area. Why not pass on this
e-mail to anyone you know who'd be interested in
keeping up on what's going on in the Ottawa live music
scene and suggest that they subscribe to this weekly
reminder service?
If you know of any events or other information I've either
missed or gotten wrong in these guides send me the details, please.
And, if you don't wish to keep getting these notices,
e-mail jim.roy1@sympatico.ca and let me know.
Jim Roy's Ottawa Blues, Jazz & Swing Guide
Phone: (613) 829-3725 www.ncf.ca/ottawa-blues-jazz
Other ways to get there:
http://clik.to/ottawablues or http://clik.to/ottawajazz
Support credits: www.ncf (National Capital Freenet)
www.devant.com (Rob Mainwaring)
Get your weekly Ottawa blues & jazz event reminders, e-mail
jim.roy1@sympatico.ca
Go to top of page
Posted Tuesday, September 9, 2003 by ggower
This week's live blues & jazz listings are now
up-to-date on the Ottawa Blues, Jazz & Swing Guide.
To find out what's on, just click these links:
Ottawa Blues Guide
http://www.ncf.ca/ottawa-blues-jazz/weeksblz.html
Ottawa Jazz Guide
http://www.ncf.ca/ottawa-blues-jazz/wksjaz.html
What's news in jazz & blues? Here's the link to use:
http://www.ncf.ca/ottawa-blues-jazz/watznewz.html
This week's featured artists are:
Bluestone at Tucson's
Josée Deschênes Group at The Bayou
Click for more on what they're doing this week:
http://www.ncf.ca/ottawa-blues-jazz/weboweek.html
If you'd like to know more about or book a blues, jazz
or swing band or artist, check out this link:
http://www.ncf.ca/ottawa-blues-jazz/proflist.html
You can help spread the word on the local blues and
jazz happenings in the Ottawa area. Why not pass on this
e-mail to anyone you know who'd be interested in
keeping up on what's going on in the Ottawa live music
scene and suggest that they subscribe to this weekly
reminder service?
If you know of any events or other information I've either
missed or gotten wrong in these guides send me the details, please.
And, if you don't wish to keep getting these notices,
e-mail jim.roy1@sympatico.ca and let me know.
Jim Roy's Ottawa Blues, Jazz & Swing Guide
Phone: (613) 829-3725 www.ncf.ca/ottawa-blues-jazz
Other ways to get there:
http://clik.to/ottawablues or http://clik.to/ottawajazz
Support credits: www.ncf (National Capital Freenet)
www.devant.com (Rob Mainwaring)
Get your weekly Ottawa blues & jazz event reminders, e-mail
jim.roy1@sympatico.ca
Go to top of page
Posted Monday, September 8, 2003 by ggower
Communication and leadership skills are vital
to success yet most people receive little or no training in these
essential skills. Toastmasters International will conduct a series of
four, bilingual presentations and workshops at the Ottawa Public Library
(OPL), Main Library to help participants develop and improve
communication and leadership skills.
Each Monday from September 8-29, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., experienced
speakers will demonstrate their learned skills and share tips,
strategies, and practical advice on using and improving communication,
leadership and evaluation skills for both personal and professional
growth.
Participants will benefit from attending one or all four of these free
sessions.
http://www.opl.ottawa.on.ca/english/news/08-27-03.html
Go to top of page
Posted Monday, September 8, 2003 by ggower
As part of the FALL OUT PERFORMANCE ART FESTIVAL
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 AT 7PM - ARTIST #1: CARL STEWART (OTTAWA)
OFFICIAL OPENING OF FALL OUT WITH AFTER-PARTY
In his performance fruit and fibre, Carl Stewart is interested in finding ways to speak about his identity with conventions usually associated with stand-up comedy, cabaret and spoken word performance. Beginning with an account of growing up gay in Prince Edward Island, fruit and fibre examines the choices we make, the relationships we break and the resulting emotional fall outs. fruit and fibre claims to subscribe to the philosophy of the Dolly Parton School of Entertainment, whereas you ³make Œem laugh, make Œem cry, scare the hell out of Œem and send Œem home². Incorporating the short monologue, poetry, folklore, theology, mythology and the Broadway musical, Stewart is testing the limits with this interdisciplinary autobiographical cabaret,
CARL STEWART was born in Prince Edward Island and studied weaving at the School of Visual Arts in Charlottetown. Stewart moved to Ottawa in 1988, where he established himself as a textile artist, filmmaker and performer. Joining the Enriched Bread Artists Studios in 1997, he has been a key player in the Ottawa arts scene, exhibiting in such spaces as Galerie SAW Gallery, Centre l¹Imagier, artengine and wurm gallery. His film, video and textile works have also been exhibited nationally and internationally, including shows at the Leslie-Lohman Art Foundation in New York and the onepointsix gallery in Vancouver.
FALL OUT artists to come are Marie-Suzanne Désilets + Jean-François Prost (Montréal), Tobaron Waxman (New York City) and Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun (Vancouver).
For more information, please contact Stefan St-Laurent or Tam-Ca Vo-Van at Galerie SAW Gallery at (613) 236-6181.
The artist wishes to thank the Ontario Arts Council for its financial support. Galerie SAW Gallery wishes to thank the City of Ottawa, the Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council and the Trillium Foundation for their support.
Go to top of page
Posted Monday, September 8, 2003 by ggower
This morning, staff and a Sub Committee of Council met to formally launch their exercise to review all programs and services the City delivers - a key step in the effort to tackle the City's budget pressures.
Like municipalities across the country, Ottawa is facing budget pressures. As a key component to addressing these challenges, the City is undertaking a Universal Program Review that will examine the scope, objective and resource requirements of every program in its operating budget. All programs and services within the control of the City's administration are being examined, including the Ottawa Police Service.
The review, which will go to Council December 5, 2003, will describe the impacts of a 5, 10, 15, 20 and 100% reduction in each program's net budgetary requirement. The impacts will be measured in terms of service to residents, the Ottawa 20/20 Growth Management Plans, the City's legislated responsibilities, management issues and competitive advantage.
"The Program Review is about providing the incoming Council with the full, accurate and non-biased information it will need to make decisions during the 2004 budget deliberations - information they'll use to make choices about the types and levels of services we will provide to residents in the future," said Acting City Manager, Steve Kanellakos. "And it will help us find innovative ways to fund and deliver those services while making the most efficient use of our infrastructure and existing resources."
The City has spent the last two years, through the Ottawa 20/20 process, asking residents how they want their city to grow over the next 20 years. Residents clearly stated that they want their City government to be fiscally responsible and responsive and that above all, they value the high quality of life Ottawa already enjoys.
"The current budget pressures are certainly a trigger for the Program Review," said Rick Chiarelli, Chair of the Council Sub Committee overseeing the initiative. "But it is also an opportunity to ensure that the City is in the right business; that we position ourselves to do business better; and that what we provide to residents is in line with their vision for Ottawa's future."
As part of today's meeting, staff released a list of the programs and service areas being examined through this exercise. The list, attached here as an appendix, will be expanded upon in the coming weeks as the Program Review Team identifies all activities associated with each service area.
Go to top of page
Posted Monday, September 8, 2003 by ggower
Council approves buffer zone, limits numbers of animals for Intensive Hog
Farms
Today (Sept. 3), City Council approved a zoning by-law that would enable the City to
impose a separation distance of three kilometres between Intensive Hog Farms
and a three-kilometre buffer zone around residential, recreational,
institutional and environmental areas. The by-law also defines what
constitutes an "intensive hog farm operation", lists the use within existing
agricultural zones and allows for the imposition of a cap on the number of
animals at Intensive Hog Farms.
City Council to establish Independent Auditor
City Council today endorsed the recommendations in Denis Desautels' report
on the municipality's audit function and agreed to establish an independent
auditor for the City of Ottawa. The City Auditor General will be responsible
for carrying out financial, compliance and value-for-money audits of City
programs and services, and will report directly to Council through the Audit
Committee. City Council also agreed that the Auditor General be appointed
for a seven-year term by Council, on the recommendation of the Audit
Committee, and that an Office of the Auditor General be established using
the existing resources of the City's Audit and Consulting Services group.
The Auditor General will also be responsible for preparing an annual report
to Council on trends observed throughout the corporation and on the
performance of his or her office. City staff has been asked to bring forward
an action plan on the implementation of the Desautels report and its
recommendations by October 2003.
Other items of interest
* New Fence By-law Comes into Effect on January 1, 2004
City Council approved a streamlined Fence By-law that will
consolidate and harmonize the by-laws of the former municipalities into one.
The new By-law, which comes into effect on January 1, 2004, sets a new
maximum height for fences on residential properties at 2.13 metres (7 feet),
and on industrial or commercial properties at 3 metres (9 feet, 10 inches).
Fences on agricultural lands, as well as hedges, bushes and trees that serve
as natural screening, will be exempt from the height restrictions and
maintenance standards contained in the By-law. The new Fences By-law will
also set out minimum standards for the maintenance and repair of fences, and
streamline the administration and enforcement of these standards. In
addition, it institutes a "good neighbour policy," where residents who
install fences will be required to face the more attractive side of the
fence toward the neighbouring property and street.
* City Staff Authorized to Negotiate Implementation of Various
Public-Private Partnerships
Today, Council authorized staff to enter into negotiations with
three private firms on the public-private partnership initiative. The
private firms set for negotiations include: Thunderbird Management Services
Inc. to construct and operate the year-round domed playing facility at the
Hornet's Nest on Bearbrook Road; PLC Constructors Canada Inc., Central Park
Lodges Ltd., and Retirement Residences Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT)
for the construction of the new Garry J. Armstrong Long-Term Care Centre and
the redevelopment of the existing Allan House on Porter Island. Request for
proposals for the design, construction, financing and operation of an
Emergency Medical Services headquarters on Don Reid Drive will also be
initiated.
* Council Re-affirms Longstanding Relationship with Cameron
Highlanders
Today, Commanding Officer Captain Brian Finn of the Cameron
Highlanders of Ottawa presented Mayor Chiarelli with their regimental flag,
which will be flown outside Ottawa City Hall, affirming their status as the
City's Regiment. In return, Mayor Chiarelli presented the Commanding Officer
with a silver bowl that depicts Ottawa's Coat of Arms and presented the
Piper with a new pipe banner for the Regiment's Pipe and Drum Band. The
Highlanders have been associated with the City of Ottawa for nearly 150
years. In March 2003, the City provided sponsorship to the Cameron
Highlanders of Ottawa to help with the costs of publishing the Regiment's
history.
* Hiring and Employment of Family Members Policy Endorsed
Council approved a new City policy on the hiring and employment of
family members as defined in the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act. The
Hiring and Employment of Family Members Policy is intended to prevent real
or perceived conflicts of interest by prohibiting situations where family
members would be supervised by or subordinate to one another, or where they
would be given preferential treatment during the recruitment process. The
Policy will take effect at the start of the new term of City Council on
December 1, 2003.
* City extends helping hand to CHEO, Neighbourhood Services, Conseil
des écoles catholiques de langue française du Centre-Est
City Council agreed to provide funding support to three worthy
community organizations today. The City will provide $75,000 in partnership
funding to the Conseil des écoles catholiques de langue française du
Centre-Est for the construction of a new $7.5 million vocational and
technical training high school on the grounds of La Cité collégiale. Ottawa
Neighbourhood Services will receive a one-time grant of $19,000 to help with
its three-year recovery plan. As well, the Children's Hospital of Eastern
Ontario will receive more than $14,000 to cover the building fees it paid to
the City for construction related to its 10-year capital program. On January
23, 2002, Council agreed to remit building permit fees - on a case-by-case
basis - for hospital capital projects undertaken as part of this program.
Go to top of page
Posted Monday, September 8, 2003 by ggower
The following Council and standing committee meetings are scheduled
during the week of September 8, 2003, at Ottawa City Hall, 110 Laurier
Avenue West. Agenda items that may be of special interest to citizens and
the media have been highlighted.
Emergency and Protective Services Committee - Monday, September 8, 9:30
a.m., Champlain Room
* Voluntary Admail Reduction (No Junk Mail) Program
*
* Ottawa Public Library Board - Monday, September 8, 6 p.m., Champlain
Room
*
* Environmental Services Committee - Tuesday, September 9, 9:30 am,
Champlain Room
* Update of Water By-law
* Harmonization of Sewer Connection By-law
* Sawmill Creek Sub-Watershed Study Update
City Council - Wednesday, September 10, 1:30 p.m., Andrew S. Haydon Hall
Planning and Development Committee - Thursday, September 11, 9:30 a.m.,
Champlain Room
* Official Plan Amendment - Kanata West
* Street Name Change - Wellington Street
The agenda for committee meeting and related reports will be posted on the
City's Web site at ottawa.ca and will be available at the meeting.
Go to top of page
Posted Friday, September 5, 2003 by julie
ZAPHOD BEEBLEBROX & HERITAGE BREWERIES
PRESENT...
ENDEARING RECORDS SHOWCASE & CD RELEASE
THE PARKAS
PAPER MOON
ANDREW VINCENT & THE PIRATES
Sunday, September 28 (Doors 8pm)
ZAPHOD BEEBLEBROX, 27 York Street, Ottawa, Canada.
Age 19+/ General Admission
Tickets: $6 only at the door
"If you're at all a fan of crisp guitar licks and a steady beat like those
you'll find in CCR, early Stones and
(dare I say) The Who, then The Parkas brand of music is just the thing for you."
- Chartattack.com
"Cutting a sharp figure in their “Mod meets Thunder Bay” attire, they
entertained the crowd with poppy rock hooks
that beamed with spring sunshine." - Independent Weekly
"Upbeat songs with excellent melodies, crisp guitars and a heaping dose of
farfisa." - Indiepages.com
As children of rock and roll showmen, the Parkas were raised on British invasion
records, schooled in Northern Ontario punk shows, and baptized in an
undercurrent of Stax Voltage.
"Now This Is Fighting" is the band's debut full length release. Recorded by Andy
Magoffin (The Constantines, Royal City, The Weekend) it's an album that combines
pop harmony, country pathos and rock 'n roll swagger in songs about revenge and
traffic accidents. Along the way the Parkas have made Now magazine's "critics
picks" list and has performed what Chart Magazine has called " a refreshing
alternative to all that heavy nonsense that is considered rock and roll these
days." They have shared the stage with The Dears and Hot Hot Heat and are now
ready to embark on their first cross Canada tour.
***************
Hailing from Winnipeg, Paper Moon released their debut full-length album, "One
Thousand Reasons To Stay...One Reason To Leave", on Endearing Records. The
record charted on National Campus Radio and drew accolades from fans and media
across the country. Described as "a perfect dose of perfect pop" (London Scene),
the songs are "short, sweet and catchy as hell" (Exclaim).
Balancing pop tendencies with a willingness to rock, Paper Moon have wowed fans
with their dynamic live performances. One review praised the band as having a
"most satisfying compound of sugary melodies, fine guitar textures, subtly new
wave keys, smart lyrics and actual singing...this quartet could give lessons on
what a pop song is" (Chart)
**************
Andrew Vincent has been converting the doubtful with his brand of frank, simple
narratives and witty wordplay since he starting laying songs to tape years back
as a student at Waterloo. As enthusiasm grew for his songs, AV began playing out
in local cafés and such, and before long, "To Thine" hit the streets on
cassette. As popularity for the cassette grew, "To Thine" found its way to disc
while AV made the move to the Capital City and began preaching to the people
with voice and five-string guitar. With time, AV longed to rock and thus steered
toward electric tendencies, enlisting various Ottawa ne'er-do-wells as his
backing bands.
The Pirates were soon formed, with Bryan Curry on bass and Scott Terry on the
traps. In the past few years, AV & the Pirates have been hailed and rehailed as
one of the city's best, igniting dance floors with an arsenal of modern classics
to which most folks know all the words. The boys have just dropped "I Love the
Modern Way", their most focused rock collection to date. "Martha" and "Bahamas"
dole out the kind of anthemic rock that the Pirates are praised for in the
Capital; "Good Time" and "Cover It Up" prove that AV is still a lyrical master.
Anchor your ships and turn up the boombox - this is THE summer record!!
**************
THE PARKAS' web site - http://www.theparkas.com
PAPER MOON's web site - http://www.papermoon.ca
ANDREW VINCENT's web site - http://www.kelprecords.com/bands/av/index.html
Go to top of page
Posted Friday, September 5, 2003 by julie
ZAPHOD BEEBLEBROX & HERITAGE BREWERIES
PRESENT...
A new-generation Troubadour
From Ottawa via St. Albert, Alberta
TREVOR TCHIR
(with backing band featuring members of STRAIGHT NO CHASER)
+ PHIL LAFRENIERE
Sunday, September 14 (Doors 8pm)
ZAPHOD BEEBLEBROX, 27 York Street, Ottawa, Canada.
Age 19+/ General Admission
Tickets: $5 only at the door
"The most refreshing aspect of the Edmonton native's work is the attention he
devotes to creating timeless lyrics
and haunting melodies." - The Fulcrum
Trevor, originally from St. Albert, near Edmonton, Alberta, currently makes his
home in Ottawa, where he writes and performs steadily as part of the burgeoning
Sandy Hill scene. This scene finds its home amid a core of pubs, coffeehouses
and other venues in central Ottawa, where original music, conversation and
artistic collaboration are the driving forces of an ever-growing community of
enthusiasts. Along with his partner, Kristy McKay, Trevor has hosted the popular
weekly Nostalgica Cafe Poetry and Music Open Stage since January, 2002.
Nostalgica is located on the campus of the University of Ottawa, where Trevor
has studied since '97 and where he is currently completing his Masters in
political philosophy.
Tchir first demonstrated the importance of music as a vehicle for emotional,
social and political communication in his debut album, The Way I Feel Today,
released in 1999. The songs are melodic, meaningful and timeless, and were
recorded live-to-tape with just voice, acoustic guitar and harmonica.
Trevor Tchir's second CD, November, is a 13 song collection of songs that travel
the entire spectrum of mood and content. The stories of these songs come
straight from the heart of the young songwriter, but the sounds are a colourful
mixture of styles that flow from the musical backgrounds of the album's 12
contributors. These artists, based mostly in Ottawa, come from all corners of
Canada, including Alberta, Quebec, and Ontario. Many took precious time away
from their own bands, including Ottawa's Jacob Two-Two, Garrity, and JW Jones
Blues Band, as well as Edmonton's Tunuki.
November was recorded and mixed by Jason Jaknunas at Raven Street Studios in
Ottawa. It was then mastered by Nick Blagona, of Tea Party fame, at MetalWorks
Studios in Mississauga.
***************
TREVOR TCHIR's web site - http://www.trevortchir.com
Go to top of page
Posted Friday, September 5, 2003 by julie
Sunday, September 7, 2003
Gather 2:30 pm
At the Terry Fox Monument
90 Wellington Street
(Wellington and Metcalfe)
and March to Parliament Hill.
Bring signs, colourful clothes... and all your friends. Go to top of page
Posted Friday, September 5, 2003 by ggower
Cinema International - Fall 2003
Every Friday 7:30pm
Lamoureux Hall, U of Ottawa
145 Jean-Jacques Lussier
Room 122
The UoO Department of Modern Languages and Literatures invites the
University community and the general public to view a series of foreign
films, presented in the original version with English subtitles.
The programme begins on Friday, September 5 with an Italian film "The
Tree with the Wooden Clogs" (L’Albero degli zoccoli).
It continues every Friday at 7:30 pm with a different movie from abroad
Go to top of page
Posted Friday, September 5, 2003 by ggower
York Street Public School has won a
Platinum Award from CAHPERD, the Canadian Association for Health, Physical
Education, Recreation and Dance.
The school was commended for promoting a healthy, physically active
lifestyle through health and gym classes, intramurals, interscholastic
sports and extracurricular programs and clubs. For their efforts, they
received a banner, a certificate from CAHPERD, and a letter of
congratulations from Prime Minister Jean Chrétien.
Over 15,000 schools from across Canada applied to receive recognition in
the 2002-2003 school year.
More details can be found on the association's website at
http://www.cahperd.ca/e/cahperd/index.htm
Go to top of page
Posted Friday, September 5, 2003 by ggower
For a complete list of audition notices, please visit the A.C.T. website at www.ACTottawa.com
Back from L.A.: A.C.T. Administrator, Claudia Jurt has returned from Los Angeles and had a fantabulous time! Join A.C.T. co-founders, Claudia & Pete at this weekends Anniversary Party to share stories and fun!
This very important A.C.T. message includes:
1. A.C.T. 2ND ANNIVERSARY PARTY / SCREENING - Join A.C.T. this Saturday, September 7, 2003!
2. A.C.T. OPEN-HOUSE - Meet A.C.T. Co-Founders at the Famous Players Coliseum
3. NEW WEEKEND WORKSHOP - For the 2nd time, A.C.T. is offering "Getting Started in Film & Television"
4. FALL SESSION - Register today for A.C.T.'s fall programs - Check out www.ACTottawa.com for new courses & instructors
5. PRIVATE AUDITION COACHING - Have an audition coming up? A.C.T. can help
6. AUDITIONS - "Where the Poppies Blow" produced by Salamander Theatre
7. AUDITIONS - GRUPPO RUBATO is holding auditions for Edward Albee's Listening
Go to top of page
Posted Thursday, September 4, 2003 by julie
On Friday September 12th, 2003 at Surface Nightclub, 128 York Street, Ottawa, Onaversal and the Ottawa Promoters Association Presents LEXICON: 2. The second installment of this All-Original Electronic Music Event will showcase Ottawa’s finest Bands, Live Acts and DJs, all performing their own original material. Headlining the evening will be an electronica band called Lovenbodyparts (LNBP Media, Funf), a live Trance and Drum & Bass P.A. called Mobius (NuNRG Label Collective, UK) and a Live Future Jazz, Electro and Funk P.A. called Chameleonic (Cleerance.com, Norml).
LEXICON: 1 was conceived for the sole purpose of establishing recognition to the producers of Canadian electronic music, and this second installment focus’ on our Nation’s Capital. This isn't the typical DJ club event. The music you will hear, which is made up of synths, drum machines and samples will be completely original material and performed live.
Lovenbodyparts, Chameleonic, Mobius, The Overlord, EFM-7, SLAMMER VIRUS, Lunaris, and Dodeca will all be performing their music in live setting whereas Snug, Division By Zero, DZK, Cube 7, DJ-MB, and Level 13 will be spinning their own original tracks on vinyl and CD.
With recent international success by Ottawa artists such as Liquified, Max Graham, Marty Villeneuve and Rise Ashen, some of these artists will no doubt follow in their footsteps. This event promises to keep everyone dancing to a mix electronic beats. You don't want to miss this first of a kind event!
To make this event even more exciting, people in attendance will be able to vote for their favorite artists. Prizes will include a 2-day recording session at the Anthrax Bunker (1st place), and a gig at Unified Beats 2 in October (2nd place), and a Casio synthesizer (3rd place)
We will be collecting non-perishable food items at the event, and a portion of the proceeds will be donated to The Ottawa Food Bank. The Food Bank is a charitable organization dedicated to feeding the hungry.
Ticket info:
In advance - $10
At the Door - $10
Available at
Funf Clothing, 243 Bank St. 613. 594.8555
One Unity Records, 207 Dalhousie 613. 562. 2462
Surface Nightclub, 128 York St. 613-266-2269
Related links:
www.lovenbodyparts.com
www.cleerance.com
www.jitterjaw.com
www.snugsound.com
www.slammervirus.net
www.the-overlord.com
www.ottawapromoters.com
www.xvi.com
Go to top of page
Posted Thursday, September 4, 2003 by julie
The Ontario Provincial Police has added an
important new resource to the provincial Amber Alert Program, thanks to a new
partnership with the Ontario Association of Broadcasters (OAB). At news
conferences held across the province this morning, the OAB has officially
thrown it's support to the OPP and police services across the province, in a
combined effort to protect the most vulnerable members of our society, our
children.
The OAB represents the majority of Ontario's private radio and television
stations. What this translates to for the Amber Alert program is that once an
Amber Alert has been activated by the OPP, the OAB can readily interrupt
regular programming on television and radio stations throughout the province,
to broadcast time-critical information on abducted children. By broadcasting
this information to the public, thousands of eyes and ears will assist the OPP
and other police services, in their search for abducted children and child
abductors.
"We have never been more determined to locate abducted children and
apprehend those who commit these atrocious crimes", said Inspector Jim Dixon,
OPP Field and Traffic Support Bureau. "The OAB will be a tremendous lifeline
in our search efforts, and we will take advantage to the fullest extent of
their ability and readiness to provide the eyes on our roadways and in our
communities when one of our children is abducted", said Dixon.
"The Ontario Association of Broadcasters has a long history of providing
community service to its local audiences. Enlisting the support of all Ontario
broadcasters in the AMBER Alert Program is a natural extension of this history
and it will enhance our role in each community we serve," said OAB President,
Nancy Brown-Dacko.
"We have already seen examples in the U.S. and Canada of the
effectiveness of this emergency warning system. While we hope that it will
never be necessary, the OAB members are prepared and standing by to assist the
OPP at any time it is required."
The Ontario Association of Broadcasters represents the majority of
Ontario private broadcasters at the local, municipal, regional and federal
levels, and is committed to community development all around Ontario.
Go to top of page
Posted Thursday, September 4, 2003 by julie
The Ottawa Senators announced today that former broadcaster Mike
Giunta will serve as the club's public address announcer, starting with
the first pre-season game on Friday, Sept. 26 against the Toronto Maple
Leafs. Mr. Giunta replaces Richard Proulx, who performed this role for the
Senators in the previous 11 seasons.
"We appreciate the tremendous commitment that Richard made to our
organization over the past 11 years," said Jeff Kyle, vice-president of
marketing with the Senators and Corel Centre. "He appeared in 563
consecutive games and he will always be known as the first announcer of
the modern era Senators."
"Mike brings a tremendous amount of experience to this important role. We
are confident he'll compliment our fans' game experience as he brings a
new style to the Senators games", added Mr. Kyle.
Mr. Giunta's voice is a familiar one in the national capital region. Most
recently he was emcee for the Corel Centre and Senators news conference on
August 26 to introduce Eugene Melnyk as the new owner. He was also the
on-camera master of ceremonies for the 2003 JUNO Awards with Shania Twain
this past April at the Corel Centre.
"I am looking forward to the opportunity of working with the Senators
organization and being part of what promises to be their most exciting
season yet," said Mike Giunta.
Mr. Giunta's talents bring him to work as a bilingual master of
ceremonies, narrator, host and actor. As master of ceremonies, he has been
with the United Way for many years and recently was part of television
shows celebrating the Governor General's 25th anniversary and Canada Day
celebrations on Parliament Hill.
Mr. Giunta is represented by the Mensour Agency in Ottawa, and recent
commercial credits include the University of Ottawa, the Audio Shop,
Health Canada, and BF Goodrich among others. He has been a narrator for
National Geographic, the RCMP Musical Ride, Health Canada, Department of
National Defence and Nortel to name just a few.
Mr. Giunta's radio career saw him work on air and as the music director
and program director at CHEZ 106 FM in the late 80's and 90's. He was also
host/interviewer with CHEZ from 1981 to 1993. Mr. Giunta developed "THE
VOICE" of CHEZ (Ottawa) and CKIK (Calgary), as well as CFOX, EDGE 102,
POWER 104, EXTREME 107.3, and others coast to coast. His voice work has
won him awards, including an ACTRA award for best Host/Interview. Go to top of page
Posted Thursday, September 4, 2003 by ggower
"Heroes and Other Children"
The Seventh Annual Ottawa International Writers Festival gets under way Thursday October 2 and runs until Saturday October 11. As the largest literary presence in the Region, the Festival has become a focal point for issues directly related to writing, literacy, the environment and human rights.
With the arrival of over 80 authors from eleven countries and across Canada and with 40 events to choose from there is something for every literary taste. The public is invited to participate in readings, film screenings, plays, music, public interviews, debate and discussion at the highest level. Most events are held at the National Library of Canada on Wellington Street, with some at Ottawa Public Library branches throughout the city.
This year's diverse Festival agenda features such names as George Bowering, Austin Clarke, Gil Coutemanche, Elizabeth Hay, Janette Turner Hospital, Frances Itani, Irshad Manji, Zakes Mda, David Adams Richards, Kerri Sakamoto, Jackie Torrens and Marq deVilliers to mention a dozen.
The STEP INTO STORIES young readers series is bigger that ever with more than 18 schools hosting author visits and activities.
There are Festival favorites such as the SCREENWRITES series for cinephiles; PLAYWRITES for theatre buffs and THE BIG IDEA for those who wish to discuss the big issues of the day. The eight OTTAWA CITIZEN WRITING LIFE events are crafted to bring audiences some of the most innovative poets and fiction writers. The readings are followed with onstage interviews, audience questions and book signings.
The new ALCATEL INNOVATION lecture will feature distinguished professor Kim Vicente author of "The Human Factor" discussing the way we live with technology and solutions that have enormous implications for human life.
For the first time ever the Festival will include erotica from around the world and the popular comic book and graphic novel scene with such luminaries as Ho Che Anderson, Chester Brown, J.M. De Matteis and Joe Saco .
Special presentations such as the FESTIVAL JAM and SLAM return for music and spoken word fans.
The Manx-Heritage Pub and Gallery is back with great food and refreshments from some of the finest restaurants in town. As an added feature this year the gallery will be transformed into a live art happening involving over twenty local artists.
All this - and the parking is free!
For tickets and information call the Box Office Hotline at (613) 562-1243
For a complete schedule visit us at www.writersfest.com
Go to top of page
Posted Thursday, September 4, 2003 by ggower
BRING OUT YOUR COCONUTS!!!
MONTY PYTHON JOINS THE CENTRETOWN PICNIC 2003
All are welcome at the Centretown Picnic 2003
Saturday September 6th, 5:30-9:00
Dundonald Park: Somerset & Lyon
(lots of shrubbery)
Facepaitning & crafts, balloons and fun for kiddies!
Little Ray's Reptile Petting Zoo!
The Magic of Chris Pilsworth
A Hot Dog BBQ, and more!
(no parrots, no silly walks)
Followed by a free outdoor screening of..
Monty Python & the Holy Grail at 7:30
brought to you by...
Centretown Citizens Ottawa Corporation (www.ccochousing.org)
Centretown Community Health Centre (www.centretownchc.org)
Nanny Goat Hill Nursery School
The Centretown Buzz (www.centretown.net)
Centretown Movies (www.centretownmovies.org)
Bytown Urban Gardeners- BUGs (www.bugs.freehosting.net/bugsweb)
and other friendly neighbourhood groups (ni!)
Go to top of page
Posted Thursday, September 4, 2003 by ggower
This is a completely informal update of blues or blues-related events in Ottawa. The mailing list has been compiled from various sources and includes folks who are interested in blues. Please contact me at lizbluesottawa@aol.com to add or delete email addresses from the list and to pass along any comments.
************************************************************
HEADS UP!! Sunday, September 21
BENEFIT ... for Mike Ktenas
*********************************
The Mud Boys will be hosting an invitational "star-studded" Benefit for Mike Ktenas at The Rainbow on Sunday afternoon, September 21 between 3:00 - 7:00 p.m. Mike had a Fender Bandmaster amp with cabinet stolen from a club here in Ottawa recently as well as a CD player with numerous CDs and personal effects stolen when out on the road earlier in the summer. Mike did not have any insurance. Mike is the bass player for Southside Steve and the Swindlers, Drew Nelson, the Thursday nite jam at Irene's with Johnny Russell, and a very able sub for many local blues bands including Tony D, the J-W Jones Blues Band, The Mud Boys, Al Tambay, Trevor Finlay, and Fine Fat Daddy. All who know and appreciate Mike (hey, even if you don't) are invited to come out and support him. Danny has agreed to donate the "door" to help make this benefit a success.
As many musicians in the Ottawa blues scene will attest, Mike has been extremely helpful and charitable in many capacities – musician, go-to-guy for guitar and amp repairs (Mojo Guitar - 260-8652, 266-8652, mojoguitar@hotmail.com), p.a. rentals, sound man, and generally someone knowledgeable and willing to help out any band in any way that he can. The amp that was stolen has helped many a local band out (at no cost) when one of theirs went on the fritz mid-gig at the 'bow.
(Thanks to Garry Epton for this info)
************************************************************
LOCAL HIGHLIGHTS – THIS WEEKEND
**************************************
Simply WOW
Saturday, September 6/Sunday September 7
Simply WOW will be helping to raise funds for the Food Bank this Saturday, September 6, 1 pm - approx 2 pm, at Alta Vista Plaza, Bank Street and Alta Vista. This young band is getting lots of notice at their ‘between set' performances at local shows by Les Emerson & the Hitmen and recent appearances at the Ottawa Ex and the Muscular Dystrophy telethon. They'll also be appearing at the Glebe Street Party at 6 pm Saturday and at 2 pm Sunday in Confederation Park at Urbanfest.
(Thanks to Suzanne Mahoney)
***********************************
LOCAL HIGHLIGHTS – THIS MONTH
***********************************
The Smacks
Rainbow, 76 Murray Street
Tuesdays in September
The Smacks will be hosting the Open Jam Sessions at The Rainbow every Tuesday in September. Each Tuesday night will start with a full set from The Smacks at around 9:30 pm. After a couple more tunes from The Smacks at the beginning of the second set, the open jam session will get going, where all sorts of musicians will get up and perform. The third set might be another full set from The Smacks or a continuation of the jam depending on the feel of the night.
Hope to see you at the jam!
Max, Mike and Ian
(Thanks to Mike Klein)
************************************************************
REGULAR EVENTS THIS MONTH
********************************
Mondays: Maria Hawkins @ the Rainbow
Tuesdays: Ken & Don @ the Rainbow ... early show 5-7 pm
Tuesdays: The Smacks host the Rainbow Open Jam @ 9:30 pm
Wednesdays: Early show with Dr. Dave @ the Rainbow 5-7 pm
Wednesdays: Shakedown Blues @ the Bayou
Thursdays: Dinner & acoustic blues @ Tucson's
Thursdays: Blues Jam with Johnny Russell & Mike Ktenas @ Irene's
Fridays: Amaryllis @ the Rainbow ... early show 5-7 pm
Saturday afternoons: Blues jam @ the Rainbow
Sunday afternoons: Blues jam @ the Rainbow
Sunday afternoons: Guy del Villano & guests @ Royal Oak, Bank St.
Sunday evenings: Acoustic blues with dinner @ Tucson's, 6-9 pm
*******************************************************
LOCALS THIS WEEK
********************
Wednesday, September 3
L'il Al's Combo @ the Rainbow
Thursday, September 4
The Crowd @ the Rainbow
Friday, September 5
Trevor Finlay Band @ Tucson's
Friday, September 5
L'il Al's Combo with Marc Seguin @ the Rainbow
Saturday, September 6
Bogalusa Blues Band @ the Bayou
Saturday, September 6
BlueZinc @ Tucson's
Saturday, September 6
Blue Pearl's Naughty Bitz @ Amanda's Slip, Kemptville
Go to top of page
Posted Wednesday, September 3, 2003 by ggower
ZAPHOD BEEBLEBROX (AND NO ONE ELSE!)
PRESENTS...
From Vancouver
Teenage USA Recording Artists
The 2 camel-toed superstar MC's with Big Tits and Dirty Mouths
"Scratch 'n' Sniff Record Release Tour"
Produced by Mr. Bigstuff (ex-ORGANIZED RHYME)
STINK MITT
+ guests t.b.a.
(Suggestions welcome. Email zaphods_ottawa@hotmail.com)
Saturday, September 27 (Doors 8pm)
ZAPHOD BEEBLEBROX, 27 York Street, Ottawa, Canada.
Age 19+/ General Admission
Tickets: $6 only at the door
"...the larger-than-life, be-mulleted, trash-talkin', spandex-clad bangers from Surrey, BC, who write lightning-speed
visceral rhymes about fucking underage boys and gang-raping hulking men, and then lay them over slinky funk beats."
- NOW Magazine
They've only been together for a year, but the two camel-toed superstar rockin' MC's with big tits and mouths that would put Eminem to shame have already taken over Canada and are cocked and ready for their imminent world domination. Those left cowering in their wake tremble and ask, "who are these women?"
***************
STINK MITT's web site - http://www.stinkmitt.com
STINK MITT Cover Story, "CLIT PARADER", in MONTREAL MIRROR - http://www.montrealmirror.com/ARCHIVES/2003/032003/cover_music.html
Information:
STINK MITT - Phil Klygo/ Teenage USA (416) 341-0049 phil@teenageusarecordings.com
ZAPHOD BEEBLEBROX - Eugene Haslam (613) 237-5301 zaphods_ottawa@hotmail.com http://www.zaphodbeeblebrox.com
Go to top of page
Posted Wednesday, September 3, 2003 by ggower
The 2003-2004 NAC English Theatre Main Stage season opens September 11 with a sumptuous production of Bernard Shaw’s delightful comedy, Arms & The Man directed by Marti Maraden. Set during the Balkan-Serbian conflict of 1885-86, the play, with its "farcical trimmings and serious heart" is a witty and hugely entertaining indictment of war. It is both a romantic comedy and an anti-romantic comedy. This NAC English Theatre/Citadel Theatre (Edmonton)/Vancouver Playhouse Theatre Company coproduction runs from September 11 to 27 (Preview September 10) in the newly renovated NAC Theatre. The production will go on to run in Edmonton October 9 to 26, and in Vancouver January 22 to February 14. Performances are at 19:30 with Saturday matinees on September 13, 20 and 27 at 14:00, and a Wednesday matinee on September 24 at 12:30.
On a moonlit evening in Bulgaria, a romantic young woman dreams of her heroic lover far away on a distant war-front. Rudely interrupting her reverie is the sudden appearance, through her bedroom window, of a bedraggled, starving Swiss mercenary, attempting to evade his would-be captors by making a break for it up a drainpipe! Bluntschli, or the "chocolate soldier" as he comes to be known after assuaging his hunger with a box of chocolates found in Raina’s bedroom, quickly begins to dismantle the young woman’s idealistic notions of war and sets in motion a sequence of hilarious events destined to change Raina’s life and that of her soldier hero forever. A brilliant satire, Arms & The Man is as relevant an anti-war statement as it was when it debuted to harsh criticism in 1894.
Marti Maraden directs a superb cast of seven actors from across the country in a stunning production designed to delight the senses. Set and Costume Design are by Shaw Festival favourite Leslie Frankish; Lighting Design is by acclaimed Ottawa-based designer John Munro and Sound Design is by Stratford Festival regular Peter McBoyle. Newfoundland Writer/Director Joan Sullivan joins the creative team as Assistant Director.
Ms. Maraden is pleased to bring together for this production a group of actors whose home bases range from coast to coast and points between. Vancouver-based actor Bernard Cuffling plays Major Petkoff; Ottawa actor Kate Hurman plays Catherine; Captain Bluntschli, the Chocolate Soldier himself, is played by North Vancouver actor David Marr; Toronto-based actor and Shaw Festival favourite Gordon Rand plays Sergius; Nicole Underhay from Newfoundland and Labrador makes her NAC debut as Raina; Daniela Vlaskalic, based in Edmonton, plays Louka and Larry Yachimec, from Barrie, plays Nicola.
Rebecca Miller leads the Stage Management team with Sharon M. Simper as Assistant Stage Manager and Matthew Byrne as Apprentice.
Tickets for Arms & The Man are available at the NAC Box Office in person or through Ticketmaster at 755-1111, and on-line through the Ticketmaster link on the NAC’s web site at www.nac-cna.ca (a service charge applies to all purchases made through Ticketmaster). Tickets prices are from $27.00 to $59.00. Students should visit the Live Rush™ page online at www.liverushnac.ca to find out how to obtain Live Rush seats ($9.50) available on a first-come, first-served basis after 18:00 on the day of performance.
RBC Investments is the proud Production Sponsor of this first Main Stage production of the 2003-2004 Season. The NAC English Theatre is pleased to have the Ottawa Citizen as its media partner for the English Theatre Main Stage 2003-2004 Season. The participation of Joan Sullivan is made possible by a gift from the Friends of English Theatre.
Arms & The Man - Listings Info.
September 11-27 (Preview September 10). No performances Sundays or Mondays
NAC Theatre NEWLY RENOVATED!!!
19:30 Tuesday through Saturday
Wednesday matinee for students and seniors at 12:30, September 24
Saturday matinees 14:00, September 13,20,27
Tickets available at NAC Box Office in person; through Ticketmaster 755-1111 or on-line through Ticketmaster link www.nac-cna.ca
Tickets from $27.00 to $59.00
Other activities related to Arms & The Man are:
Pre-Show Chat – An informal discussion before the Saturday Matinee performance - Saturday, September 13 at 13:00 in the NAC Panorama Room Guest Speaker: Director and NAC English Theatre Artistic Director, Marti Maraden
Thursday Talkbacks – A Post-Performance Question and Answer session with performers - Thursday, September 18 and 25
For more information contact:
Laura Denker
Publicity and Media Relations Coordinator
National Arts Centre English Theatre
(613) 947 7000 ext. 389; ldenker@nac-cna.ca
Go to top of page
Posted Wednesday, September 3, 2003 by ggower
On Wednesday, September 10, Tools For Daily Living, an exhibition
by renowned artist Susan Low-Beer, will open at the Karsh-Masson Gallery.
Through her varied works, Ms Low-Beer takes objects from their everyday
context and transforms them into tools for altogether different purposes.
The culmination of her art reveals the vast resources that can be found in
the slightest moments of an ordinary day.
Date: September 10, 2003
Time: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Location: Karsh-Masson Gallery
136 St. Patrick Street
In 1999, Ms Low-Beer received the Saidye Bronfman Award for Excellence in
the Crafts. Her exhibition runs from September 10 until November 2, 2003.
The Karsh-Masson Gallery is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Wednesday to
Sunday.
Go to top of page
Posted Wednesday, September 3, 2003 by ggower
A second local group of mosquitoes has tested positive for the West
Nile virus. In addition, a notable increase in the number of dead crows
being picked up in the past two weeks suggests an increased risk of West
Nile virus to humans over the next couple of weeks.
The second pool of mosquitoes to test positive for the virus was trapped in
the Alta Vista area. People living in that area should take particular care
to avoid mosquito bites.
Last year in Southern Ontario, an increase in dead birds sightings was
followed several weeks later by an increase in human cases. "We want to
prevent a similar situation in Ottawa by ensuring the public is alert and
taking precautions against mosquitoes," said Ottawa's Associate Medical
Officer of Health Geoffrey Dunkley.
Health officials had been picking up an average of 17 dead crows each week
in late June and early July. Mid-July to mid-August saw weekly averages in
the low 20s but this increased to 70 in the third week of August and then
jumped to 91 birds last week. This increase is not localized to any
particular part of the City.
The West Nile virus spreads when mosquitoes bite an infected bird and pass
on the infection when they later bite a person or another bird. Although
many people associate Labour Day with the end of summer, mosquitoes continue
to pose a threat until colder weather sets in. The first hard frost will
eliminate the mosquitoes until next spring.
Dr. Dunkley reminded people to apply an insect repellent containing DEET to
exposed skin and on their clothes when outside. Long sleeves and
light-coloured clothes are advisable especially when mosquitoes are most
active like sunrise, early evening and night. Screens on doors and windows
should be checked to make sure there aren't any holes that mosquitoes could
slip through.
Two local men have been diagnosed with the WNv this summer. The first man is
expected to be released from hospital this week where he has been recovering
for close to a month. A second man remains in hospital with neurologic
symptoms.
Go to top of page
Posted Wednesday, September 3, 2003 by ggower
A new water play area is set to open in Winterwood Park on Sunday,
September 7, 2003. Residents are invited to join Councillor Diane Deans for
an afternoon of face-painting, icy treats, balloons and children's
activities. Residents will also get a chance to enjoy the new water play
area, and meet the members of the community who helped make this new park a
reality.
Date: Sunday, September 7, 2003
Time: 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Location: Winterwood Park (Johnston
Road at Allanford Avenue)
Go to top of page
Posted Wednesday, September 3, 2003 by ggower
Jacques Martin is pleased to announce today that the seventh annual Omnium bearing his name and major sponsor Sun Microsystems of Canada Inc., will donate more than $50,000 to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario and, this year, to help fundraising initiatives for Roger's House. This year's donations bring the seven-year total to over $300,000.
The Jacques Martin/Sun Microsystems Omnium is a whole day affair scheduled for Friday, September 12 at the Outaouais Golf Club in Rockland, Ont.
"Once again this year the Omnium is sold out with 350 golfers, and has been that way for quite a while," said the tournament's namesake, Jacques Martin. "That's a reflection of the quality of the tournament, which is made possible by our major sponsor Sun Microsystems of Canada Inc., the dedication of our committee members led by president Jean-Pierre Groulx, our other sponsors and the hard work of our volunteers.
"I also believe people are excited the hockey season is just around the corner," added Mr. Martin, "and that we have many celebrity golfers with us - most of them Senators players."
The foursomes, which are sold-out for a seventh consecutive year, were $600 each with a limited number of celebrity foursomes available for $1,500. The fee covers the green-fees, golf cart, three meals (breakfast, lunch and the banquet dinner) and a prize.
"I can't express enough the gratitude that I have for my friends, committee members and Jacques Chartrand of Sun Microsystems of Canada Inc.," added Mr. Martin. "Sun Microsystems brought this event to another level with their sponsorship. Their commitment has benefited the Heart and Stroke Foundation's need to continue their research for victims like my father."
The Heart and Stroke Foundation determined, through their most recent research available, that heart disease and stroke kill more Canadians - both male and female - than any other disease.
While the Foundation continues to improve the care and practices associated with stroke treatment, it can only accommodate about 60-percent of requests for funding for life-saving research.
Mr. Martin noted that while the focus of the Omnium is to benefit the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario, because his father Roland died of a stroke in 1991, the organizing committee was enthusiastic in supporting Roger's House this year.
In honour of beloved hockey coach, friend and mentor Roger Neilson, who passed away June 21 after a long-term battle with two forms of cancer, the Ottawa Senators Foundation began plans for Roger's House. It will look to provide pediatric palliative care, which the objective of enhancing the comfort and quality of life for children and their families.
OMNIUM NOTES
Guest speaker: Stanley Cup and Jack Adams (coach of year) winning head coach Jacques Demers will be this year's guest speaker at the evening banquet. Mr. Demers is currently with le Réseau des sports, but has coach Quebec, St.Louis, Detroit, Montreal and Tampa Bay.
Celebrity golfers: There will be 15 celebrity foursomes, including Jacques Martin, Jacques Demers and Ottawa Senators players.
Golfers: The Omnium has been sold out for each of its seven years with over 2,200 players participating, including 350 golfers this year.
Go to top of page
Posted Wednesday, September 3, 2003 by ggower
On Saturday, September 13, from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., the City and
its partners will host the second Energy Efficiency Fair at City Hall, 110
Laurier Avenue West. The Fair will provide citizens with energy tips and
demonstrate new ideas and products.
There will be exhibits and seminars for adult energy education as well as
fun for the whole family, with Junkyard Jonny and the Raging Grannies as
entertainment. Enbridge will have a booth at the Fair, as well as its
Children's Activity Corner and propane barbecues for hot dogs and
hamburgers. The proceeds from the BBQ lunch will go to the United Way.
Children often lead the way, and the City is asking Ottawa's youngsters to
submit their entries in the "How to Save Energy" art contest by September
12. Mayor Bob Chiarelli will honour the winners at a ceremony at 10:30 a.m.
at the Fair. Details for the contest appear on the City's Web site at
ottawa.ca and on flyers available at Client Service Centres.
As you proceed around the exhibits, you can learn how to have your house
assessed for energy loss at the EnviroCentre booth; listen to a windup radio
at the Arbour booth; see energy-efficient lighting at the Eco-energy booth;
and find out more about transportation alternatives from several booths. The
Office of Energy Efficiency, Natural Resources Canada, has literature to
promote energy efficiency at home, at work, at school and on the road, with
material for all ages. The Climate Change Bureau, Government of Canada, will
ask residents to take the one tonne challenge - to personally reduce
greenhouse gas emissions by one tonne over one year - and they will explain
how it can be done. There are many more exhibits planned for inside and out.
Hop on a hybrid bus that OC Transpo will be testing and maybe even go for a
ride!
There will be seminars on upgrading your home's energy quotient, tips on
decreasing your car's energy consumption, directions on the use of a water
efficiency kit (which you can purchase), and a workshop that requests your
input on a new device that measures your personal energy consumption at
home.
Go to top of page
Posted Wednesday, September 3, 2003 by ggower
Shrugging off recent allegations that they’re playing a heavy hand in Arnold Schwarzenegger’s decision to run for office, GordonGartrell will make a rare public appearance this Friday to quell fears that the band has become way too political since the release of Secret Handshake.
“We play music for the people. The people are so smart you know... You really can’t fool the people... If we were to get onstage and dance with a ghetto blaster – pretending to play while the music came from a tape – the people would know... You see, it’s because they’re smart... We’re a band for the people... The people come to our shows and they pay their money... We’re gonna march into Café Dekcuf and clean out the politicians... We can’t be bought... We already have all the money we need... We’re a band for the people,” erupted Owen Kelly, when asked about the Schwarzenegger connection.
Kelly was holding a press conference welcoming the most recent endorsement to the GordonGartrell family: Creatine. Joining Quiet! Please foam earplugs, the band are quickly becoming the envy of other Ottawa acts searching for lucrative endorsement deals.
Here are the details of the show:
WHO: Paul Sanchez (from Stairwell K fame), Nameless Faces, GordonGartrell and Flood (Kingston)
WHEN: Friday, Sept. 5, shows starts around 9:30 p.m., Gartrell will be onstage sometime after 11.
WHERE: Café Dekcuf, 221 Rideau Street (above the Crimson and Clover pub)
COST: Tix $5 at the door, 19+
***we’re actually not sure about the price…we’re guessing that—if it’s more (and we can assure you it won't be much more), feel free to bitch at the band at the show. They know you’re smart. They wouldn’t try to fool you***
It’s another quadruple bill at Café Dekcuf! Arrive early or your seat will most certainly be taken by a very rude cymbal stand. Gartrell with hit the stage after 11ish and will lambaste you with old favourites and a few newer things from their musical crock-pot.
See you at the show! For more information and updates, visit us at www.gordongartrell.com.
Go to top of page
Posted Tuesday, September 2, 2003 by ggower
This Sunday, the City's Fire Services, in partnership with
Firefighters for Christ, will commemorate all Canadian firefighters who lost
their lives in the line of duty over the past year.
Active, retired volunteer and career firefighters from across Canada, along
with families and friends, will march in a parade from the Museum of Nature
to Festival Plaza. Fire officials will then be on hand at a special ceremony
immediately following the march, where they will present a plaque in memory
of all fallen firefighters for the year of 2002.
Date: September 7, 2003
Time: March - 1 p.m.
Ceremony - 1:30 p.m.
Place: March begins at the Museum of
Nature, 240 McLeod Street
Ceremony at Festival Plaza, 110 Laurier
Avenue West
Go to top of page
|
|
Click here...
|
