September, 2004 Vol. 24, No. 1

CHAMPLAIN SPEAKERLocking up home security

War and peace: toward a fresh vision in new museum

By Carroll Holland

Warmth was in the April air as Iwaited at a bus station about 9 a.m. withRomeo Dallaire's book, Shake Hands withthe Devil, The Failure of Humanity inRwanda, in my hands.

When I smiled at another womanon the platform, she smiled back, walkedover, pointed at Mr. Dallaire's book andsaid: “My son has just finished readingthat book.”

I told her I bought the book the daybefore because of its challenging, con-cluding sentences: “No matter how ide-alistic the aim sounds, this new centurymust become the Century of Humanity,

when we as human beings rise aboverace, creed, colour, religion and nationalself-interest and put the good of humani-ty above the good of our own tribe. Forthe sake of the children, and of ourfuture. Peux ce que veux. Allons-y.”

I went on to describe how a fledg-ling, community-based group is assistingPhysicians for Global Survival to resumedialogue with the curator of the newCanadian War Museum. The goal: toseek an expanded mandate for themuseum, scheduled to open in May2005, to include examples of the increas-ing number of efforts to resolve conflictwithout weapons.

Our non-sectarian, non-political,

multi- faith and -ethnicity initiative isinspired, I explained, by the desire thatwhen children visit the new Museum,they will be able to leave it with hope forthe future, made aware of how we, aspeople, are making sincere and realisticefforts to bridge differences andstrengthen understanding. We wantthem to leave it with hope thathumankind may one day be united inthe shared belief in the preciousness ofall life and in our responsibility to fosterand protect it.

“That's a great idea,” she said, andexpressed interest in finding out moreabout the project.

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A neighbourhood meeting has beenorganized to help make Champlain Parka safer place to live.

It will be held on Thursday, Oct. 14at the fieldhouse and is to begin at 7p.m.

The information night hasbeen organized by MichaelCheng and Neil Robertson,co-ordinators of ourNeighbourhood Watch pro-gram and by Patrick Mates, avolunteer at the WellingtonCommunity Police Centre.

The agenda will include:1) A video presentation

entitled Safe at Home: How toLock Out Crime;

2) A discussion of the types, bene-fits and cost of “security window film”by a representative of ACE Security

Laminates Inc.;3) A question and answer period

with a Neighbourhood Watch Panel fea-ture Constable Tim Senack of theOttawa Police SErvice and head of the

Wellington Community PoliceCentre.

Please take this oppor-tunity to attend an inter-esting and informativeexchange of informationthat will help you guardyour home against intrud-

ers. It will also help to keepour community a safe and

peaceful place to live, plan andraise families.We look forward to seeing you

there.

The organizers.

Open meeting on Oct. 14 featuresQ and A with community police constable The Home Security Inspection

Program is a free service offered by theWellington Community Police Centre.The centre has trained and screenedvolunteers who can examine your homeand recommend ways to upgrade secu-rity.

Operation IdentificationAbout 80 per cent of stolen proper-

ty recovered by police cannot be identi-fied and returned to owners and, as aresult, must be sold at public auction.Join this program designed to discour-age theft of valuables. Thieves are reluc-tant to handle marked property as thesearticles are difficult to sell and easilytraced. You may borrow an engraverfree of charge for three to five days toengrave your valuables, using yourOntario drivers licence number.

For an appointment or to borrowan engraver, call 236-1222, ext. 5870 or5871.

Free inspection, engraver

TEENS AT WORKJessica (babysitting) 728-8413Morgan (yard chores) 728-6530Kym (babysitting) 729-5439Paul (yard chores) 728-2583Rory (yard chores) 798-0036Karl (yard chores) 728-7589Miriam (babysitting) 728-7589Nick (computer help) 798-7652Daniel (yard chores) 722-6134Joey (babysitting) 728-5792Katrina (babysitting) 725-5423Geneviève (babysitting) 722-0454

Community AssociationChair: Jonathan Chaplan (728-7670)Vice-chair: Mark Cianfaglione (722-5674)Treasurer: potter (728-4980)Secretary: Lynne Bankier (729-0955)Planning:Amy Kempster (722-6039)Membership: Amy Kempster (722-6039)Neighbourhood Watch: MichaelCheng (722-3344)Fieldhouse co-ordinator: Laurie Fagan(728-1945)Rink co-ordinator: Greg Doswell (722-7705)Adopt-a-Riverbank co-ordinator: DonMonet (728-1750)

CHAMPLAIN SPEAKER

Editor: Kelly Egan, 728-1945lfagan@magma.ca

197 Daniel Ave. K1Y OE1Delivery Chief: Laura Robin

On-line project: Alexander Smithagmsmith@rogers.com

Carriers: Kay Young, Terri

Blanchard, Sandy Milne, Philip Cutfield,Patrick Mates, Rita Palin, Laura Robin,Becky Rynor, Jim Hay, Wendy Huculak,

Heather Pearl, Ann Potter, MoniqueKerr, Carole Anne Copeland, EmmaMorris, Linda Steele, Nancy Leigh-

Smith, Benjamin Holland, Marlene Kells.

Association in good financial shape

The Speaker is produced monthly withthe generous supportof the Ottawa Citizen.

Here is a summary of the financialstatus of the Champlain ParkCommunity Association, for the yearending on April 30.

The association ended the yearwith a total of $11,311 in its accounts.This was made up of $3,859 in achequing account and $7,449 in amoney-market account. The latterearned slightly less than $150 duringthe year.

About $2,000 was collected in theform of annual memberships and dues.Among the major expenses was a newrefrigerator, which cost $784.

The largest budgetary item was therunning of the ice rinks. This cost$5,875, an expense that was covered bythe city of Ottawa.

Many thanks to potter for his on-going work as treasurer.

1YOGA

Serenity Yoga resumesMonday Sept. 27, from5 to 6.30 PM.Series of 12 or drop-in.Come join us for medita-tive intermediate yoga,including visualization,pranayam, inspiring quotes and a vari -ety of meditation styles. Students leavefeeling relaxed, expanded and revital-ized. Laura K. Golden, teaching forover 30 years. Website:laurakgolden.ca. To register, phone724-9888.

2 AEROBICS

Low-impact aerobics classes willresume in the fieldhouse on Sept. 20,and run until Dec. 20, Mondays andWednesdays from 6:45 to 7:45 p.m.Most of the long-time participants arereturning, but there is room for one ortwo new members. For further infor-mation or to register (first-come, first-served) call Val at 728-4980.

3BRIDGE

There is a social bridge club onWednesday afternoons from 2:00 to4:30 in the Champlain Park Fieldhouse.There is no fee for members of thecommunity association but memberscontribute tea or coffee and cookies onan informal basis as needed. We haveone or two more expert players whooccasionally give us duffers friendly

advice. The emphasis ison enjoying the socialatmosphere while play -ing as well as we can.

4 FOUND

A Grey Supercycle bicycle, 27 x1.25, on August 8th on ClearviewAvenue near Northwestern. Appears tobe in good condition and seems to havebeen abandoned. To recover bicycle,owner can call 722-4120 and identifysome of the features and equipment onthe bicycle, and preferably its serialnumber(s). If the owner is not heardfrom, the bicycle will be turned over tothe Wellington Police Centre where itwill be disposed of at a public auction.

5 BABYSITTER

Looking for someone to occasionallybabysit my six-year-old son at ourhome in the Carleton-Scott area.Usually from 7 p.m. to midnight. Someweekends 3 p.m. to midnight. Pleasecall Brenda 798-2918.

6 ED LAWRENCE

Join the Champlain Park Garden Clubfor its first meeting of the season onThursday, Sept. 23. CBC Radio gar-dening expert Ed Lawrence willanswer questions and demonstrate howto divide peonies. Meeting begins at 7p.m. at the fieldhouse. New membersalways welcome. Yearly membership$27. Call Laurie for more info: 728-1945.

HUSH-HUSH

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Later in the day, I dropped off ather home copies of the initial 2002 cor-respondence between Debbie Grisdale,executive director of Physicians forGlobal Survival, and Joe Geurts, curatorof the War Museum.

That evening, I joined a gathering atthe Centennial Flame on Parliament Hillto remember the victims of theRwandan genocide 10 years earlier.

I went, Mr. Dallaire's book still inhand, for myself (to support those inattendance who survived the massacre)and for my friend France (a Quebecerwho'd been evacuated from her NGOwork in Rwanda and who'd grieved thedeaths of her Rwandan friends with usin Canada). I also went hoping to find aRwandan to join our museum initiative.

I did.The heart-to-heart connections

which are at the core of this initiativeignited spontaneously at the Feb. 23,2004 dialogue on An Inclusive Vision ofPeace organized in Ottawa by the localchapter of the World Council onReligion and Peace and held at theBronson Centre. About 100 peopleattended.

In her presentation, DebbieGrisdale noted that she had had cordialcorrespondence with the curator of themuseum and that she felt it would beworthwhile to engage in dialogue withthe museum about expanding its man-date to include conflict resolutionefforts.

Inspired by the message of a hope-

ful future such an addition would bringto the museum's primary mission toremember, preserve and educate aboutCanada's military history, a couple of uscalled Debbie.

The first meeting of the Committeefor an Expanded Mandate for theCanadian War Museum was held onMarch 12, 2004 at the office ofPhysicians for Global Survival.

Following the meeting, Debbieresumed correspondence with the cura-tor. She noted:

“Some of the specific questionsraised in our recent discussion and towhich we would be grateful for a replyinclude:

How will the role of civil societyand non-government organizations inwar-prevention and peace-making bereflected in the Museum's exhibits?

Will permanent exhibit space bedevoted to understanding war from aconflict-prevention point of view?

How will the CWM strengthen visit -ing school childrens' understanding ofthe role they can play in building peace?

How will the CWM deal with theissue of disarmament now and in thefuture?

How will Canada's role in peace-keeping be profiled?

How will multilateralism, theUnited Nations and Canada's participa-tion at the UN be depicted in efforts toachieve international peace and securi-ty?”

Our community-based process par-allels and, I hope, complements, the sig-nificant Friends of the Museum, Pass

the Torch, fund-raising campaign whichraised $15 million for the War Museum.This is a major achievement whichattests to many people's profound com-mitment to honour and remember fel-low Canadians who served in the mili -tary, especially those who lost their lives.

Our initiative stems from a similar,deep commitment to a belief that animportant way to honour military per-sonnel and civilians who died in war isto work together to create a globalhuman environment in which war is notan option.

The website www.warmuseum.cahas a comprehensive description of thebackground and plans for the new muse -um.

Museum planners outline, in theIntroduction to the New Exhibitions,that they would like visitors to the newmuseum to leave knowing that:

War has affected Canada and allCanadians;

War has affected my life in Canadatoday;

War is a devastating human experi-ence for people like me;

I must remember.I hope the museum will add a fifth

point:I will do my part to eliminate vio-

lence, so that our collective efforts willachieve global peace, non-violently.

It is my hope that this initiative willbe a respectful, dialogue-based processthat, in itself, demonstrates the type ofhuman interaction that spawns peace,that will spawn the Century ofHumanity envisaged by Romeo Dallaire.

On resolving conflict without war

A new Canadian War Museum is beingconstructed in Ottawa at an initial costof $136 million, covering a space larger

than a city block. It is designed “toshow how war has shaped Canada, andto present the personal, national andinternational dimensions of our mili-

tary history. Its mission will be toRemember, Preserve and Educate.”A growing number of Canadians are

questioning whether this new Museumwill remember, preserve and educate,

not only about Canada's military histo-ry, but also the major role Canadianshave played, and continue to play, in

war prevention, disarmament, and thepeaceful resolution of violent conflicts. Would you favour the expansion of the

mandate of the new Canadian WarMuseum in this way?

( ) YES ( ) NO

Name & Address (incl. email):We welcome any comments you wish

to make about this question:Please send replies to the

Committee For An ExpandedMandate For The Canadian War

Museum.Email at mothom@cyberus.ca

or regular post toSuite. 208, 145 Spruce St.,

Ottawa, ON.K1R 6P1

Committee seeks feedback on expanded mandate

Councillor Shawn Little has sched-uled a further meeting regarding theCoolican development by Canderel forSept. 14 at 7:00 p.m. at the ChurchillCentre.

The Coolican building is the formercity-owned edifice on Richmond Roadnow slated for major changes.

Traffic and environmental impactstudies will have been completed, it ishoped, by that time. The Friends of theMaplelawn Garden and the NationalCapital Commission (owner ofMaplelawn) were opposed to the origi-nal plan which has been changed some-what. The Highland Park Ratepayers arealso opposed to the original plans.

While the NCC open space to thewest and north of Maplelawn was desig-nated as Major Open Space in the newOfficial Plan, that designation has beenappealed by the NCC, which suggests tome that the future of this site should beco-ordinated with that of these nearbyNCC lands. The appeal suggests that theNCC may wish to develop these lands.

Councillor Little has also arrangedfor a public meeting at the ChurchillCentre on Monday, Sept. 20 at 7:00p.m. regarding 396 Berkeley Ave.(Ketchum property). This is whereDomecile is proposing a nine-storeymixed-use building on the RichmondRoad frontage of the property with 78

apartment units above retail/commer-cial space.

Fourteen three-storey townhousesare proposed for Berkley Avenue andTay Street.

The current Queensway studiesinclude a review of the intersection ofthe Queensway and Island Park Drive.

What is being suggested is movingthe exit from the Queensway to the westside and making a round-about where itmeets Island Park Drive.

This will mean the loss of about fiveper cent of the trees in Hampton Park,according to the consultant. (He was atthe public meeting regarding thereplacement of the overpass bridges andanswered my questions about the conse -quences to Hampton Park).

He also indicated that they had nothad much objection to this alternative.If you are interested in the future ofHampton Park (apparently the NCC wasnot opposing this proposal), visit theweb site www.info.gov.ca/english/engi-neering/417ea and then write to:

1. Mr. Brian Ruck, P.Eng. C.V.S.Consultant Project Manager, TSHEngineers Architects Planners, 300Water Street, Whitby, Ont. L1N 9J2

Phone: 1-800-668-1983 or 905-668-4021 ext. 250 Fax: 905-665-4867 E-Mail:bruck@tsh.ca

Or,2. Mr. David Lindensmith, P.Eng.

Senior Project Engineer, Planning andDesign Section, Ontario Ministry ofTransportation 355 Counter StreetKingston, Ont. K7L 5A3

Phone: 1-800-267-0295 or (613) 540-5130 Fax: (613) 540-5106 E-Mail:Dave.Lindensmith@mto.gov.on.ca

The land from Tunney's Pasture hasnow been transferred from the city tothe mosque association. They are apply-ing to have the land rezoned as institu-tional and to allow commercial parkingon the land. My view is that commercialparking is not an appropriate land use ina residential community as it brings traf-fic into the neighbourhood.

The province has provided threepapers regarding planning reform. Thefirst talks about Planning Act reformand implementation tools; the secondasks for comments on draft policieswhich would become the new provincialPolicy Statement. The proposed changeswould require the municipality to “beconsistent with” the Policy Statement inexercising any authority that affects aplanning matter or when providing com-ments, submissions or advice that affecta planning matter. The third documentdiscusses Ontario Municipal BoardReform. Comments on these can be sub-mitted online atwww.planningreform.ontario.ca

The second of these documents, thedraft provincial policies, is indicative ofthe thrust of these changes.

It speaks about managing growththrough encouraging intensification,redevelopment and infill prior toexpanding onto greenfields; revitalizingbrownfields, promoting transit-support-ive land-use patterns; ensuring an ade-quate supply of lands for industrial, com-mercial and other employment uses tomeet long-term needs; focusing travelintensive uses on transit corridors;requiring municipalities to set minimumtargets for affordable housing; preserv-ing greenspace, using watersheds as basisfor planning and protection for primeagricultural areas and specialty croplands.

The paper on the OMB askswhether there should be some appealmechanism for land-use planning deci-sions and whether the courts should bethe appeal body.

In spite of some problems with theOMB, it seems to me it does serve a use -ful function in allowing appeals frommunicipal decisions. This is your chanceto air your views.

Amy’sCorner

by Amy Kempster722-6039

Coolican planhighrise hot-spot

Old Ketchum site

Q’way-Island Park fix

Mosque parking

OMB under scrutiny