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Page 42, The Citizen, Ottawa, Friday, October 9, 1981 KjongjEalbflBglhlllDIDKalS rl'Jest BARRHAVEN Separate school to get six portable classes St. Patrick because we have plans to build a second school in later phases of Barrhaven's development," said Larkin. The school has 552 students in junior kindergarten to grade 6, but the board predicts that number will increase in five years to 1,000 students after new housing developments are completed in Barrhaven. Larkin said the board favors two neighborhood schools because one large school at St. Patrick would require busing and would isolate the new communities.

He said the total cost of building the portable annex is about $135,000. Construction of a six-classroom portable annex is under way at St. Patrick Catholic School. Ron Larkin, spokesman for the Carleton Separate School Board, said the annex is being built to ease overcrowding at the school. Work on the portable annex to the school on Larkin Drive is scheduled to be finished by late October.

The plug-in portable unit, which can be detached for use at another location, was chosen over a permanent addition because the board is considering building a new school in Barrhaven. "We don't want to overbuild BELLS CORNERS Association gets reprieve as pair joins executive Remy de la Mauviniere. Citizen Children at play on new playstructure WOODROFFE Kids reap from parents' work ing rink and community days events. The only difference will be that we won't spend as much time on the political aspect." She said one executive member will represent the association at Nepean council, but won't be as active as in past years. Although the association now has an executive, its future is still uncertain after only three people attended a meeting this week.

However, Bradford said she isn't discouraged and is organizing an executive meeting for the week of Oct. 19 to discuss plans for the coming year. Bells Corners Community Association will continue operating for another year. There was concern last week the group might fold because only two people had volunteered to serve on the five-member executive committee. However, association secretary Carole Bradford said two more people have agreed to serve on the executive and another man has indicated he'll consider being president.

"We're not going to fold. The association will go ahead with its usual activities, running the skat She said any money left over will be used for the school to buy such things as drapes or a projector. Harrington said the playstructures will be used by all area residents because the city contributed money to buy them. "The playstructures are the first in the Woodroffe-Carlingwood area and the schoolyard will be open at all times so children in the vicinity may use them," she said. The playstructures include tire swings, tube slide, firepoles, bridges and a plastic-tube ladder.

Woodroffe Public School has two creative playstructures thanks to the school's playground committee. Chairman Margaret Harrington said the committee raised $5,000 with events such as a flea market, auction, bake sale and raffle. "We had given ourselves a year to raise money for the structures, but we did it in six months. The $5,000 we raised was matched by Ottawa city hall which allowed us to get two playstructures," said Harrington. She said the playstructures, one for children in kindergarten to grade 3 and the other for children in grades 3 to 6, cost about $9,700 and were installed before school started this fall.

rCentre C3 ZT benefits -East GLOUCESTER Residents to lower Gloucester now has an official garden plot association. At an organizational meeting this week attended by 30 area residents, a constitution was adopted and a board of directors elected to manage garden plots at Orient Park and Anderson-Renaud Roads. Gloucester residents decided to form an association last spring when garden plot rental fees jumped from $10 to $30. The increases came when the National Capital Commission ROCKCLIFFE PARK 111 irTi4 i.J -i iL will do it themselves cost of garden plots man i -ir 1-1 HINTONBURG imoj Village pioneer gets Children get taste of history Youngsters sit enthralled with a presentation of of the Ottawa Public Library Thursday. The the Loon's Necklace by the Canadian Theatre players are Robert Bockstael, as the young Company of Canada.

The company performed man, Peggy Sample, as the old spirit and Fran- the traditional Indian legend at the west branch cois Delisle as the old man. A lane in Rockcliffe Park Village has been named for the late David Rees Thomas, who was chairman of the first board of trustees at Rockcliffe Park Public School. David Thomas Lane runs between Manor Avenue amd Minto Place, one block north of Buena Vista Road. "We thought it would be a very nice thing to do to christen the laneway in memory of Mr. Thomas," said Susan Davis, chairman MANOR PARK rOutaouais HULL Disabled get shot at ski lessons cial expertise such as plowing and the maintenance of water pipes.

A system of payment for these services has yet to be worked out. Brandreth said the association will arrange for a private contractor to deliver water to the Re-naud-Anderson site which has no piped water. "As far as we can tell, water will be our major expense but water still shouldn't cost more than $10 per plot." All regular maintenance chores will be shared by members. recognition cliffe's first homes on Buena Vista Road where two of his daughters still live; the house backs onto David Thomas Lane. "I think it's a great honor," said his daughter Dilys Thomas.

"My father was a very unassuming and modest man. I think he'd -be surprised." She said her father loved the village and was a community activist; he helped found Rockcliffe Park Public School. new blood home," she said. "It's particularly great for young mothers to get out and get -some intellectual stimulation. It's just too good to drop by the wayside." This season's agenda includes a talk from a representative of Pol- lution Probe Ottawa on Oct.

20; 'a demonstration of chocolate mak-r ing Nov. a talk from a chiro- praetor Nov. 24; and a raffle Dec. 8. The 9:30 a.m.

meetings held in St. Columba Church hall, 24 Sandridge cost is $2 with children, $1 without. THE FAMILY CIRCLS. By Bil Kne "I figured out a system getting along with my mom. She tells me whdi to do and I doit." Women's group needs turned over management of garden plots to area municipalities.

Gloucester could not afford to subsidize the plots to the same extent the NCC did. Barbara Brandreth, the new association's vice-president, said members should be able to lower costs by maintaining and upkeep-ing the 400 Gloucester allotments themselves. The association will arrange for the city's parks and recreation department to only do work which requires heavy equipment or spe of Rockcliffe's Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee. "It's part of the heritage of the village and naming the lane helps pinpoint that heritage." Thomas, who was born in Aberwytwyth, Wales in 1893, came to the Ottawa area when he was 17 to work as a lumberjack in the Gatineau. He became a prominent figure in Canada's pulp and paper industry before retiring in 1932.

In 1912, he built one of Rock mas, we will move our meetings to the base," said president Linda Jamieson. "We are doing everything possible to get Manor Park interested." The group meets Tuesday mornings to discuss ideas, hear speakers, meet neighbors and increase awareness. A babysitting service is provided. "I would like to see the group continue," says Manor Park community liaison officer Carol Burrows. "I think it's a very valuable resource, for women who are at housing set The increase is due to high interest rates, inflation and escalating construction costs, said nonprofit housing official Jacqueline Tilford.

The project, which should take six months to complete, is funded with loans and grants from the provincial and federal governments. Tilford said there is a need for more non-profit housing, citing a waiting list of 700 persons. John Major, Citizen stately stone house, which was built in the 1830s, into a restaurant-gathering spot they hope to open next month. Lefebvre said the furnishings, reproductions of 150-year-old pieces, were designed by Gati-neau's Sylvan Art. The restaurant will feature new and traditional French-Canadian cuisine and local entertainment.

The Regional Recreation Association for Handicapped in the Outaouais has agreed to help organize the course if 20 local people express interest in joining. Association spokesman Jocelyn Legare said a need for the course exists. And Ravary adds: "It's very good rehabilitative therapy because it makes their attitudes more positive." If the course is organized, it will be the first for the Outaouais, and Ravary is optimistic is will be as successful as courses in the Montreal area, Quebec City and at ski hills in the Laurentians. He said one Outaouais ski hill has agreed to permit an experienced instructor from the handicapped skiers' association to train its own instructors. Ravary said the association will loan special ski equipment for training purposes and provide other equipment for rental during the course.

Anyone interested in joining the course should contact the Outaouais association at 1 1 1 Carillon St. in Hull. A Manor Park women's group Tuesday A.M. is looking for new members from the community. The five-year-old group held its first meeting of the season this week with 10 women from Canadian Forces Base Ottawa North attending.

Organizers hope residents from the community of Manor Park will join the group. Last year's membership was about half from each community. "If we don't get more participation from Manor Park by Christ Jean-Claude Ravary is unable to walk but he hasn't let his disability stop him from skiing. As president of a Quebec Association for Disabled Skiers, Ravary is hoping to interest the physically handicapped in the Outaouais in starting an adapted downhill ski course at a local ski spot. He said paraplegics, quadraplegics and the blind can enjoy downhill skiing.

The Montreal native became a paraplegic seven years ago when he fell from a tree he was pruning. Ravary may not ski in the conventional way he sits in a specially-designed sleigh and descends a hill using short poles and his body weight to turn but he said he still gets the same pleasure from skiing as he used to before his accident. "I still get the same exciting sensation as I used to when I skied standing up." Armand Houle, who is blind and also a member of the Montreal-based association, took up skiing last year with help from family members who guide him down the hills. AYLMER WESTERN COMMUNITY to open after major renovation Non-profit Construction of a non-profit housing development on Uplands Drive is scheduled to get off the ground this morth. The 74-unit rowhouse development on Uplands near Barrett Street will include one, two, three and four-bedroom units.

The total cost for the development including land costs, architect fees and construction costs is $357,400 more than estimates produced for the city last year. Ft Historic hotel After a four-month delay, two Aylmer businessmen have been given a long-term lease on the historic Symmes Hotel and plan to re-open it next month. Last year, the Outaouais Development Corporation spent $1 million revamping the Main Street hotel hoping local businessmen would take it over for cultural activities. In February, the corporation accepted a proposal by Ron Le-febvre and Nicholas Orfanos to operate a restaurant on the second and third floors and a 19th century craft display area for local artists on the main floor. However, the opening was delayed until the province gave permission for a long-term lease.

The two men have spent more than $100,000 to convert the.