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Celebrazione del giubileo di vitareligiosa di Suor Liliana Armenti

di YOLANDA LONDEROLe suore dell’Addolorata Serve di Maria della nostra

parrocchia hanno avuto il privilegio e la gioia di celebrareil cinquantesimo anniversario di vita religiosa di SuorLiliana Armenti domenica 26 novembre scorso.

Suor Liliana entrò in religione ad Isernia all’età di 17anni. Fece il noviziato a Nocera, Salermo. Nel 1961 futrasferita ad Ottawa dove vi rimase fino al 1991, anno incui accettò di prestare servizio nella missione del Messico.Nella nostra città Suor Liliana è ritornata pochi mesi fa,questa volta per rimanervi.

L’occasione del suo giubileo, avvenuto, come si è detto,il 26 novembre scorso, festa di Cristo Re, è stata onoratacon una messa alla chiesa di Sant’Antonio. Hannoconcelebrato il Parroco P. Paolo McKeown, l’ex Parroco P.Marcello Brodeur, il Padre Provinciale dei Servi di Maria P.Gaetan Proulx e tutti i padri di Sant’Antonio. Erano presentiSuor Rosanna Lalli, Assistente Delegata della MadreSuperiore Generale della Congregazione, venuta dall’Italiaper l’evento, e le suore consorelle di Suor Liliana, le SuoreServe di Maria (Cuve-London) Sr. M. Lawrence e Sr. M.

Rosa. La corale parrocchiale, con la soloista AngelaDiCastro, che ha cantato l’ “Ave Maria" e “Panis Angelicus",ha reso la cerimonia più solenne.

Al termine della messa i parrocchiani presenti hannocircondato Suor Liliana per felicitarla e farle gli auguri. Gliamici della festeggiata sono stati invitati ad un pranzo cheha avuto luogo alla Sala San Marco subito dopo. Il signorAngelo Licari ha accettato di fungere da maestro dicerimonia, eseguendo egregiamente il suo compito nellapresentazione dei parenti di Suor Liliana e della personedi rilievo.

Alla fine del pranzo Suor Liliana ha ringraziato ed hadistribuito a tutti un’immagine ricordo e un’effigie dellafondatrice dell’Ordine su una piccola ma graziosamontatura. Suor Liliana serberà certamente un caroricordo di questo avvenimento, come anche noi che viabbiamo partecipato. Le auguriamo ancora tanti annioperosi nella vigna del Signore.

Non possiamo omettere di felicitare gli organizzatori ei cuochi che hanno preparato il pranzo, poiché i cibi eranoottimi e tutto si è svolto alla perfezione.

Above: Suor Rosetta e Suor Rosanna LalliRight: Padre Tim, Padre Paul McKeown e Suor LilianaBelow: Rina Filoso, Peter Scott, Suor Liliana, LenaBuffone e Gino Buffone

HAPPY NEW YEARHAPPY NEW YEARHAPPY NEW YEARHAPPY NEW YEARHAPPY NEW YEARBONNE ANNÉEBONNE ANNÉEBONNE ANNÉEBONNE ANNÉEBONNE ANNÉE

FELICE ANNO NUOVOFELICE ANNO NUOVOFELICE ANNO NUOVOFELICE ANNO NUOVOFELICE ANNO NUOVO

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Dominic D’Alessandro. Born inMolise, Italy, Dominic has been President andChief Executive Officer of Manulife Financial aswell as the Laurentian Bank of Canada.Through his work he has supported thecommunity through sponsorships anddonations and has been on the boards ofvarious campaigns. He has been recognizedthrough numerous awards and honourarydoctorates from various Canadian universities.Alfredo De Gasperis. After arrivingfrom Sora, Italy, Alfredo and his brothersbegan a company with little more than ashovel and a wheelbarrow. Now Con-DrainCompany Limited is the largest sewer andwater main construction company in Ontario,employing more than 1,000 people.The Honourable Justice FrankIacobucci. A Justice of the Supreme Courtof Canada, this Vancouver native is the firstCanadian of Italian ancestry to be appointedto the Court. At the University of Toronto heworked as Professor, Dean, Vice President andProvost and worked his way up through thelegal system while donating much of his timeto legal, academic, historical and culturalassociations.Enrico Mancinelli. Born in Corbellino,Italy, and settling in Hamilton, Ontario, hejoined the Labourers’ International Union ofNorth America (LIUNA) and quickly rosethrough the ranks. Currently Director and VicePresident of LIUNA, he has also founded theNew Canadian Club, was instrumental in thecreation of a non-profit organization to buildaffordable housing for seniors, low-incomeearners and handicapped individuals, and hasbeing active in the Italian community and theNational Congress of Italian-Canadians.Arthur V. Mauro. Currently Chancellorof the University of Manitoba, Arthur haspracticed law and been Chairman and ChiefExecutive Officer of Investors Group andChairman of the Royal Commission onNorthern Transportation. His civic activitieshave included being involved in the arts,charities, economic developmentorganizations, universities and sportsorganizations, all of which have earned himmuch recognition.Maria Pellegrini. Born in Pescara, Italy,Maria has become an international Opera starbeginning with her debut with the CanadianOpera Company. Performing around theworld, Maria has been crowned “PrimoSoprano” and has received many awardshonouring her talents.Emanuele (Lino) Saputo. Born inPalermo, Italy, Lino’s parents were mastercheesemakers who, once in Canada, founded acompany whose initial production was 10kilograms of mozzarella a day. Today throughgrowth and appropriation of other companies,Saputo sales are approaching the $2 billionmark.Anna Marina Terrana. As the firstwestern Canadian of Italian origin to beelected to the House of Commons, Anna servedher riding from 1993 to 1997. Born in Torino,Italy and a member of the Liberal Party, Annahas been recognized both in Canada and Italyfor her contributions to the Italian communityand outside it.

The 2000 CanadianItalian National Awards

by LAURA D’AMELIOMaybe it was the backdrop of Na-

tive artwork, or the grand hall it tookplace in, but the first annual CanadianItalian National Awards was a sight tobehold. Held at the Canadian Museumof Civilization in Hull, Quebec, theevent was a celebration that spared noexpense.

Beyond the grandeur of it all, therecognition of the efforts of Canadian-Italians (or Italian-Canadians, if youprefer), was the focus. Hosted by VillaMarconi, this was the first year for theawards and over 500 attended the fes-tivities. The ceremony honoured eightprominent Canadian-Italians, rangingfrom opera singers to businessmen,community leaders and award win-ners.

Prime Minister Chrétien was in at-tendance, along with Sheila Copps andother prestigious guests, but the me-dia’s flashing lights and the audience’sapplause sought only one thing: the cel-ebration of Italians in Canada. Of thevarious political and community lead-ers that spoke to the audience, manycommemorated the accomplishmentsof the Italian community in Canada asa whole and recognized their substan-tial place in Canadian history.

Even the prime minister tried hishand at a little Italian, “Tanti Auguri”he attempted to pronounce with a lit-tle less than precision, but the effortwas appreciated.

Each winner was given a proper in-troduction and presented with a goldmedal mounted on a red plaque,framed for finishing. When the win-ners themselves were given achance to speak they describeda view of Canada that wasladen with warmthand affection.

B e y o n dthe virtualfash-

ion show and conversations of politics,there is a realization that Italians havebeen a strong force in the advancementof the social, cultural and, as many suc-cessful businessmen would point out,economic aspects of Canadian life.

So on that night, a tribute was paidto those exceptional members of the

Italian community across Canadawho set an example for

the rest.

The honourees

Villa Marconi hosted the first-ever CanadianItalian National Awards at the Museum of Civilization.

Millennium 2000 winner

Community / Communità

by COLIN DONELLENello Bortolotti is more than deserv-

ing of the praise attributed to him byNepean Councilor Lee Farnworth. Hewas honoured at the final installmentof the Millennium 2000 medals on No-vember 24.

Bortolotti has long been a promoterof the Italian community, acting to sup-port its culture in a variety of fields. “Heis or has been on almost every Italiangroup or association in the area,”Farnworth said.

Among numerous other positions,Bortolotti has served on the board ofthe National Congress of Italian Cana-dians, the Italian Week OrganizingCommittee, and the Italian-CanadianCommunity Centre Association. Hewas also national president of the Or-der of Italo-Canadians and one of thefounding members of Villa Marconi, along-term care centre for seniors.

“I’ve only tried to make this a bet-ter place for everyone to live,” he ex-plained. He was surprised and hon-oured by the award, and is hopeful thatthere will be more occasions to hon-our the others that have given theirtime as well.

The Millennium 2000 medals weregiven out in various installments through-out the year to pay respect to those that

have volunteered within the community.Twenty others were honoured along withBortolotti at the last ceremony.

Nello Bortollotti receives his Mellennium 2000 medalfrom Nepean mayor Mary Pitt and councillor Lee Farnworth.

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I posti poco conosciuti La Fontana delle Tartarughe

di Zeljka Gaspar

A Roma, nel centro della bellissimaPiazza Mattei che una volta era ilcuore dell’ex Ghetto Ebraico, si

trova la Fontana delle Tartarughe. Nellevicinanze del Teatro di Marcello edell’ultimo dei cinque palazzi costruitiper la famiglia Mattei questa mirabilefontana era il più bel pezzo d’arte cheho visto a Roma.

E ho visto molto, ma veramentemolto quando come studentessadell’Università di Zagabria sei anni fa eroin visita alla città ‘eterna’ con unacinquantina di altri studenti. Siamoarrivati in una mattina che nasceva conla voglia di assaporare il più possibile isecoli di storia ritornando a casa diecigiorni dopo con la sensazione che provail pescatore tornando a casa con lasacca piena. Eravamo come scatolecariche di gioielli. Siccome il nostro eraun viaggio di ricerca avevamo ilprivilegio di visitare i posti che agli altrituristi non erano permessi. Per nonperdere tempo pranzavamo nellevicinanze dei numerosi monumenti diRoma ascoltando le storie legate adessi. Così, un giorno, mentremangiavamo di fronte alla Fontana deiDraghi della Villa d’Este, sentivamo lestorie delle alterne vicende delCardinale Ippolito d’Este che ha iniziatoil sontuoso edificio. Un altro giorno,discutevamo del secondo frontonetriangolare del Pantheon che si potevavedere solamente da quella stradinastretta stretta sulla quale eravamoseduti.

Tra le meraviglie di Roma che posso

far rivivere in ogni momento della mia vitasono le sorgenti del Tevere dove “nasce ilfiume sacro per i destini di Roma”, l’anticaVia Appia e la suggestiva chiesetta del“Domine quo vadis” su di essa; il CarcereMamertino nelle quali profondità venivanogettati i prigionieri condannati a morte chepoi venivano decapitati o strangolati; ifragranti prati verdi della Villa di Adriano; iMusei Vaticani e la statua di Traiano, conla quale abbiamo speso 3 buone oreanalizzando ogni piccolo dettagliosull’armatura dell’imperatore. Ricordoanche gli occhi della Sibilla Delfica nellaCappella Sistina, le catacombe cristianedell’antica Roma, la “Bocca della Verità”che ha spaventato la piccola principessa(Audrey Hepbern) nel film “Vacanzeromane” e Piazza di Spagna che in questoperiodo raggiungeva il momento dicolorazione floreale e nella qualemangiavamo i panini bianchi con mozza-rella e pomodori immaginando che prop-rio quel tipo di panini era adattoall’atmosfera bohemien di quel nucleoartistico. Poi, ho nella memoria il Colosseo,simbolo della città ‘eterna’, di fronte alquale alcuni ragazzi ci hanno rubatoalcune machine fotografiche dopo averpreso le foto di noi con le stesse.

Ricordo bene anche le nostre visitenotturne. Quasi ogni notte andavamo inun posto ‘speciale’ la cui atmosfera sipoteva vivere soltanto nel cuore della notte.Non dimenticherò mai la faccia stupita delnostro ‘povero’ autista che si dovevasvegliare alle 2.30 del mattino per portarcinel quartiere rosso perchè “senza vederlouno non può dire che è stato a Roma!” o

di contemplare le taglienti e nere ombredelle gigantesche statue di marmo delquartiere fascista.

La più bella per me, invece, è stata lavisita a Piazza Mattei nel cui centro sta lameravigliosa Fontana delle Tartarughe. Sì,caro lettore, ho visto anche le altre fontanedi Roma, ma nemmeno una di esse hatoccato la mia anima allo stesso modo diquella di Piazza Mattei.

Il cammino tra le tipiche straderomane che precedeva la visita di quelgioiello d’arte mi ha fatto ricordare Orvietoe la meravigliosa cattedrale che appareall’improviso di fronte agli occhi di unoche, dopo di aver attraversato un po’ diombrosa strada che porta alla cattedrale,aspettava tutto ma non quella lava di luceceleste che gli stava di fronte. A differenzadel Duomo di Orvieto, che sembra operadi mani divine, la Fontana delle Tartarughesembra un semplice lavoro d’arte umana.La straordinaria fontana fu realizzata tra1581-1584 dall’architetto e scultorefiorentino Taddeo Landini su disegno diGiacomo della Porta, un discepolo eseguace di Michelangelo. Le tartarughe,invece, furono modellate da GianlorenzoBernini un secolo dopo.

Esiste una leggenda legata a questafontana che dice così:

si narra che uno dei giovanni figli dellafamiglia Mattei portò alla costruzione diquesto squisito capolavoro. Del rifiuto delpadre di una graziosa fanciulla, di dare lamano della figlia a questo giovanerampollo dei Mattei, con il pretesto chequello era si nobile, ma squattrinato. Ilgiovane, di ombroso carattere, mise in atto

la sua vendetta. Indita una grande festanel suo palazzo, invitò il severo genitorea partecipare intrattenendolo conestrema cortesia fino alle prime lucidell’alba, allorché il giovane Matteicondusse il caparbio ospite ad unafinestra del palazzo che dà sulla piazza,per fargli ravvivare lo spirito con lafresca aria mattutina. Grande fu lostupore dell’ospite nel vedere al centrodella piazza una fontana che non ci erala sera precedente, la Fontana delleTartarughe. Alle esclamazioni dimeraviglia di costui, il giovane, fiero esoddisfatto della reazione suscitata, glifece notare di cosa fosse capace unMattei nel breve svolgere di una notte,senza possedere una grande fortuna. Ilgiovanne aggiunse che nessunoavrebbe più ammirato la fontana daquella finestra e la fece murare.

Non so ancora esattamente checos’era che mi ha fatto inammorare diquesta fontana. Forse è stata quellastoriellina soffusa dal tono di leggendache ci è stata raccontata quelpomeriggio; forse il profumo dellestrade appena bagnate e la brillantezzadelle gocciole di pioggia passata checadevano dalle tartarughe in forma diperle; forse la melodia di Rapsody inblue di Gershwin che fu sonata su unpianoforte e che veniva da uno degliantichi palazzi che facevano corona allapreziosa fontana; forse il fatto che nonci erano i turisti… Forse tutto questoinsieme. Ma, alla fin fine, “non è bellociò che è bello ma è bello ciò chepiace”.

Opinions / Opinione

par CHIARA MINGARELLIJ’ai récemment eu le plaisir de m’asseoir avec

l’équipe de soccer de l’école sécondaire St-Pius X. Je

leur ai parlé de leur joute finale contre l’école Lester

B. Pearson, et de leur saison exceptionelle.Je me suis demandé qu’est-ce qui est requise pour

avoir un record comme le leur. Joe Togano répond:

“Des heures d’entrainage mentale.” Cette réponse est

acceptée par le reste de l’équipe. Je leur demande

ensuite qui sont leurs idoles. Chacun répond

differement, mais avec conviction égale: Michele

Forza Italia...Pius!!Lapore (gardien de but) dit Fabio Cannavaro; Pas Leonardo

De Socio, son idole est Roberto Baggio.Durant la joute contre Lester B. Pearson, plusieurs

personnes ont remarqué une parallele avec la joute de

l’Italie contre la France, durant les Euro 1998: après une

joute dominée par Pius, chaque école compte un but.

L’arbitre a pris des décisions controvers ¾ es, qui ont favoris

¾ l’équipe opposée. Durant les dernières minutes, qui ont

été ajoutées pour une raison mysterieuse, Lester. B Pearson

compte un but. “Nos coeurs sont brisées,” dit Michele

Amato, un étudiant qui est venu à la partie. Un silence

envahi l’air après la partie. Roberto Ferrante, le joueur

qui a compté le seul but pour Pius, dit: “Je crois que

nous avons dominé la partie—c’était une partie

difficile.”Terminant, je voudrais noter que tous les joueurs

de l’équipe de soccer à Pius sont d’origine italienne,

sauf trois. Les gars voudraient remercier Roberto

Ferrante pour ses mots d’encouragement avant la

partie, et leurs pensées sont avec un joueur qui est

partie cette année pour aller jouer en Europe: Mike

Ocslong. Même si vous n’avez pas gagné cette partie,

les coeurs des étudiants à Pius sont avec vous. Il y a

toujours l’année prochaine, et toute la gloire des Azzuri

sera avec vous ragazzi!

PHOTOS: ANGELO FILOSO

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by LAURA D’AMELIOSt. Patrick’s High School celebrated the opening of

a conference room dedicated to the history of theschool with a gathering of alumni and current staff onNovember 27.

Current vice principal Peter Atkinson explained theroom. “It goes in chronological order,” he said. “Firstthe original campus, then the war dead, through the60s and 70s and today’s new campus with pictures fromthe last yearbook.” Truly, the room is a time machinefor the school.

Pictures and sketches of St. Pat’s original campus,now Immaculata High, are flanked by paintings of paststudents and of trees and books. The colour themeschange as the walls transform into memorials for thoselost in the war and soon after, rows of graduate’s pho-tos hang proudly. The final wall of the room is in brightcolours and depicts the school’s current campus andatmosphere. The chronicle of the transformation of thisinstitution has served both the community and schoolwell and functions as a remembrance of those whohave gone before.

Guests brought memorabilia of this long-standingschool including old yearbooks, sheet music of the origi-nal school song and copies of the Shillelagh, the school’sfirst newspaper. Also, there were papers and booksfrom the last reunion.

Joe Mullally, principal, noted that the room waspainted by students under the direction of teachers withthe intention to capture the history of St. Pat’s as a dailyreminder to the school. “This school has a long andrich history. The people in attendance today are famil-iar with the tradition and legacy of St. Pats to the com-munity,” he said.

Guests included alumni, past winners of the SilvioTiezzi Memorial Trophy, school staff and local officials.Guests mingled and chatted about memories, the com-munity, traditions and politics. There was a sense offamiliarity and brotherhood about the event, an atmos-phere that can only be created with the recognition ofa long and varied past.

The room also holds the Silvio Tiezzi Memorial Tro-phy which was given to a deserving senior student eachyear. On behalf of the Eastern Ontario Italian CanadianCharitable Foundation, Angelo Filoso and Italo Tiezzipresented Mullally with a cheque of $500 in support ofSt. Pats and maintaining the award. St. Pats staff andformer winners were delighted by the generosity of thegroup.

Refurbished conference roomCommunity / Communità

honours St. Pat’s High

Natale di un vecchio emigratoMemories / Ricordi

di GIOSAFAT MINGARELLI(1910-1999)

A 360 m. sul livello del mare, venendoda Fabriano in autobus, Valtreara, unadelle tante frazioncine del comune diGenga nell’anconitano ammantata dineve con le sue case di pietra bianca erosa ha l’aspetto di un grande presepeche il più geniale degli ingegneri avessemai progettato e costruito ai piedi dellamontagna. Anche d’estate a chi siavventurasse lassai piedi del monteRovellone dava la stessa impressione. Mad’inverno a Natale quando i tetti e lestrade erano coperte di neve, quando ilpullman arrancava faticosamente perraggiungere il largo dinanzi alla vecchiatorre, la suggestione era ancoramaggiore. Manco da tanti anni; un arcolungo di tempo nel corso del quale sonoavvenute tante cose. Mi è stato detto chel’urbanistica ha fatto il suo ingressoanche lassù, che il piano regolatore ha

alterato in un certo modo la fisionomia checonosco e che mi è cara; che sono statecostruite altre case con bagni e termosifoniall’interno. Ma a me non interessano. Io misono sempre portato nel cuorequell’immagine vecchia: i camini di mattonio di cemento dai quali uscivano un fumoazzurrognolo, i focolari nei quali si facevanobruciare grossi ceppi di quercia chescoppiettavano allegramente. Così quandovoglio ricordare, mi basta soltantoconcentrarmi e rivedere ogni cosa, ognipersona nitidamente.

Per chi va via tutto rimane al suo posto;nessuno muore, niente cambia. Valtreara hasempre la forma di un presepio; a Natale c’èsempre la neve, nei focolari ardono ancorai ceppi di quercia. E’ una parte di tempo e dispazio che si è fermata indelebilmente inme, che non scomparirà mai. Continueròsempre a ricordare allo stesso modo. IlNatale laggiù, di quegli anni è certamentediverso da quello che vi si celebra oggi. Il

progresso ha raggiunto ogni angolo d’Italiae vi ha portato un certo benessere. E’ logicoquindi che tutto sia diverso dopo tantianni. Gli alberi di Natale non esistevano. Ame come a tanti altri fanciulli della mia etàbastavano i piccoli presepi che costruivamocon le nostre mani, modellando il cartone,disponendo il muschio raccolto nei campi,la ghiaia, un pezzo di vetro che venivacollocato su una superfice piana e che daval’impressione d’un pozzo.

Quante piccole cose si facevano allora.Molti avranno dimenticato. Succede semprequando si resta in un posto e si assisteprogressivamente ad un cambiamentoeconomico. Ma per chi va via non è così.Egli si porta nel cuore, ogni particolare, ogniricordo, ogni volto, ogni suono, ogni voce. E’una massa unica che non si puodimenticare, che resta sempre ferma comefissata con chiodi giganteschi e nello stessotempo invisibili. Mi svegliava l’odore dellefrappe, del castagnaccio ripieno d’uva passa

preparati la sera della vigilia da miamadre. Un odore che riempiva tutta lacasa, che penetrava nelle narici comeil più delicato dei profumi. La mattinatasi passava dalla messa ad un’abitazioneall’altra tra strette di mano ed auguri.Dopo pranzo ci si raccoglieva intornoal tavolo di qualche amico a giocare atombola o si usciva sulla stradapigiandosi o abbandonandosi alpettegolezzo dinanzi alle due osterie.Qui si facevano esplodere le bombe dicarta.

Rivedo ogni volto, ogni forma, ognicontorno. Risento ancora nelleorecchie e nel cuore quella parola cheveniva ripetuta senza stancarsi,ininterrottamente: AUGURI. AUGURI,una parola breve che ho imparato apronunciare in un’altra lingua. Ma tantevolte mi chiedo dove siano finiti queivolti, quel mondo che mi apparteneva,che era soltanto mio.

PHOTOS: LAURA D’AMELIO

Above: Past winners of the Silvio Tiezzi Memorial Trophy.Below: Rina Filoso, Joe Mullaly, Angelo Filoso and Italo Tiezzi.

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by COLIN DONELLEIt is the rich mosaic of Canadian

culture that has long put us on theforefront of racial diversity. WithinCanada one finds the ability to inter-act with others as well as retain thatwhich makes them culturally unique.

In honour of this diversity, VillaMarconi hosted “Christmas AroundThe World” on December 10. The con-cert was filled to capacity.

Host and organizer Kapsalis Costohas been involved with the perform-ance for three years now. Spurred onby a love of music, his joy for the eventis unabashed.

“It leaves you with a sense of cel-ebration and participation,” he ex-plained.

Many of the 200 guests weredrawn to the evening by the interna-tional flavour of the music. The con-cert featured performances by so-prano Shawne Elizabeth, tenorGeorge Valettas, The Finnish Singers,Sandra Kelly on piano and JeanneKelly on flute.

Some of the performance high-lights were Panis Angelicus, per-formed by Elizabeth and Valettas,Joulun Kellot (Christmas Bells), per-formed by the Finnish Singers and theclosing arrangement of Silent Night inGerman, Italian, Greek, Finnish,French and English.

Its success in reflecting the diver-sity of our country through music wasreflected in the sentiments of manyin the audience.

“It’s a reflection on the best partof Canada: our multiculturalism,” ex-plained Ozay Mehmet.

“It allows you to rejoice in the in-dividual celebration of Christmas,”added George Flumian.

Costo reflected on both the abilityto achieve such a success, as well asthe need to expand to reflect morecultures within the community.

“We are not just a multiculturalsociety, we are also a multidimen-sional society,” Costo explained.

Guests of the evening enjoyednot only the music and dinner, but theunion of friends. Mehmet mused onthe camaraderie of those around him,the feeling that even though we aredifferent we can still rejoice together.

“There is more that reunites usthan separates us,” he explained.

The evening was a splendidmixture of diversity and union. It al-lowed the audience to reflect on notonly what it means to have your owncultural differences, but also on whatit means to be Canadian. Somewherewithin those songs resides that cho-rus that we are fortunate to live insuch a wonderful culture and be sur-rounded by such multiculturalism.

Perhaps Flumian said it best whenhe explained, “Canada had given a lotof people the chance to live here with-out cutting out our heritage.”

Christmas‘a splendid mixture ofdiversity and union’

around the worldby ANGELO FILOSO

On December 2, 2000 at the MarconiCentre in the Garibaldi Community Hall,about 176 members of the community gath-ered to celebrate l’Età d’Oro Christmas or-ganized by the Chair of the l’Età d’Oro com-mittee Mr. Delio D’Angelo.

The special guests this year were themembers of St. Anthony’s Church Choirdirected by Damaso Colasante and coordi-nated by Silvia Ierullo. The 35 member choirperformed magnificently echoing theirmusic amongst participants of this memo-rable Christmas celebration.

It was a pleasure to see residents of VillaMarconi Long Term Care Centre sitting withtheir family members and listening to Christ-mas songs, such as, “tu scendi dalle stelle”.

These songs brought back memories ofsacrifices to these seniors who came toCanada to grasp the opportunities availablehere.

One of the guests who resides at VillaMarconi, Mrs. Anna Marcantonio, told meof Christmas in 1943 when the Germansoccupied Pretoro, a small mountainoustown in the Abruzzo Region of Italy. One ofher friends and family of thirteen lived in a“pagliaro” for two years in the mountainpeaks of Pretoro to escape the Germans.A “pagliaro” is a hole in the ground and theroof covered with straw of approximatelyten by fifteen feet. After she told me thismemory she smiled and knew that the sac-rifices she and her friends made to cometo Canada was truly worth it.

After the choir’s resounding perform-ance the group S & S Musical Effects led bySantino played music to which everyonecould dance. This evening with friends andfamily is so memorable that the feeling ofaccomplishment in the smile of our sen-iors will live forever in our midst.

L’Età d’Oro Christmas celebration

by ANGELO FILOSOAbout 150 people gathered in the afternoon to listen to

St. Anthony’s Church Choir, St. Anthony’s Children’s Choirand the L’Arcobaleno Choir on December 10 at St. Anthony'sChurch Community Hall

The program was full of Christmas songs and music. Theyoung talent of our community made the audience opentheir mouths in awe. People could not believe that such tal-ent exists in our community.

After the program ended, the audience stood up and ap-plauded for all the 60 performers. The encores were endlessand the memories of the past Christmases through the musicwas truly a feeling to be felt and enjoyed. Father DominicFiore gave a heartfelt congratulations to the performers andwished everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year onbehalf of the Servite Fathers of St. Anthony's Church.

The Chair of the Organizing Committee Ms. RosemaryPerry is to be congratulated for her continuous work to makethis Christmas Concert successful in Spiritual Harmony giv-ing everyone a joyful and memorable afternoon.

A truly memorable afternoonPHOTOS: ANGELO FILOSO

Above: St. Anthony’s Church Choir.Below: Mario Cesare and Giovanni Fallso.

PHOTOS: LUCIANO PRADAL

Left: Yolanda Bruno and Carmen Bruno play for the crowd.Right: St. Anthony’s Children’s Choir.

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Life is never easy and mostly full of hurdles andobstacles. However, Dr. Aurelio Siranni has triumphed over all of these and has proved him-

self to be an extraordinary man.Dr. Siranni moved to Canada from a little town in

southern Italy in 1925. One of Preston street’s firstinhabitants, he and his family planted their roots inOttawa when he was ten years old. At first, manythings did not come easily for the young boy, and afew years later he dropped out of grade eight to pur-sue a technical career. He gained a lot of knowledgein this field but soon realized the importance of edu-cation. Upon attempting to re-enter the system, hereceived much resistance from the school board whodid not believe that his technical background consti-tuted an education and therefore would not allow himto attend university.

However, with the help of one teacher’s guidance,Dr. Siranni did attend university and received a Bach-elor of Science from Mount Alison followed by a Doc-torate in Chemistry from McGill University.

“Mr. Mcarthy said you go ahead and do what youwant. If you put your head to it you can do it,” re-members Dr. Siranni. He notes that in following thisdirection he became the first Italian immigrant in Ot-tawa to receive his PhD.

During the summers between school years Mr.Siranni worked for the National Research Council(NRC). “The first work I did was for a private com-pany which had nothing to do with the NRC but Iworked directly for them. This company paid a cer-tain amount of money to support somebody, myselfon this particular project, because they wanted meto do further research.”

The recognition of one’s work at sucha young age does not happen often how-ever, so Siranni’s dedication to his workmust have been apparent to many people.Dr. Siranni worked for the NRC until his re-tirement in 1979 at which point he still con-tinued doing some research for them.

During his time there he worked on aproject to create lubricating greases with-out a melting point, a discovery which ledto much publicity and acknowledgment ofDr. Siranni’s research. His discovery madeit possible to almost eliminate oil changes.A test car went over 30,000 kilometres with-out an oil change and was still workingfine.

“This discovery was what gave me alittle bit of notoriety but it’s really minimalto what I did at the NRC,” says Dr. Siranni,chuckling.

He proceeded to explain how heworked on many important projects in-cluding one whose aim and was to reducethe amount of mercury in coal. The ef-fects of this would help decrease air pollu-tion. In addition, Dr. Siranni was given thetitle of principle researcher, a title given toless than 3 per cent of NRC staff.

Not only has Dr. Siranni been very in-volved in the scientific community but inthe Italian one as well. He was the found-ing and current president of the DanteAlighieri Society. The society is commit-ted to promoting the Italian languagethroughout the region.

He is also a member of the Order ofItalo-Canadians, the Italian Businessand Professional Men’s Association andwhile it existed, the Sons of Italy. This very

Dr. Aurelio SiranniAn Italian Innovator

by Oliviana Mingarelli

Interview / Intervista

active man also participates in asport well known to Italians: bocce.In fact he and his partner won thebocce championship four or fiveyears ago. He told me that when heis not playing bocce he loves to takecare of his plants. He even haslemon trees in his garage.

His connection to his culture isevident. When I asked him about how he felt the Italiancommunity had changed his answer was filled with touch-ing memories.

“Life changes all the time. You’re interacting with morepeople so it’s difficult for things to stay the same unlessyou isolate yourself and forget you’re native language.When you start learning other languages like English andFrench you begin to disperse.

“I remember Christmas Eve, the way we celebrated itat home, it was beautiful. Now it’s different, it’s an Anglo-Saxon atmosphere. At home we had the presepio, I builtone for my family last year. Christmas Eve in Italy wasbeautiful, all the young children like myself would go outand find wood, there were a lot of chestnut groves andsome of the branches would die off and fall. We wouldpick all those sticks up and pile them together and makea big, big fire Christmas Eve. It would last all night.

“At midnight the older people would march off tochurch and the younger ones would stay to have applecider and stuff like that. The adults used to make some-thing with flour and honey, it tasted really good.

“When we came to Canada, my grandmother contin-ued the tradition of the presepio however, over time youget away from that, it’s strange. I still prefer a nice Christ-

Conversation

—OM

Q: Can you tell me about your work withthe National Research Council (NRC)?A: At this point the war was just about over and there wasone company interested in making lubricating greases whichhad no melting point. Lubricating grease was usually madewith soaps and oil. They heat them up to a certaintemperature and when they cool down the soap particles arevery finely divided in the oil and they thicken that oil to agrease-like consistency and that’s what the grease is.

However, they wanted greases that were stableand good for very high temperatures. Now, ifyou want high temperatures and you have anorganic system like soap and oil, at a certaintemperature they melt and become a liquidinstead of a grease, it looks like gel. So actuallywhat we started was small particle technology,it was a special study of the properties of thesefine particles, what could they do? I foundsomething that gave us a grease which did nothave a melting point. We could gettemperatures up to 150 degrees centigrade,maybe even above that.Q: What was the importance ofobtaining the lubricating greasewith no melting point?A: It’s important because, for example, whenyou went to a gas station they had a coupledozen greases for all different parts of the car.Well, these greases have a high melting pointand high stability, we found that the samegrease could work on them all. That was it. Ifit worked, the oil would only have to bechanged once a year.Q: Can you tell me more aboutyour work with coal?A: A major issue is the pollution from mercuryproduced by the coal. We did some workconcerning purifying coals however, theproblem about what to do with the waste haseluded us. We produced almost pure coal withlow sulfur through agglomeration. Thefactories probably don’t even know about ouragglomeration process since our paper waspublished in 1968.

mas Eve when we go to the church, the old fashionway. There’s something in that you know.”

A man of many facets, Dr. Siranni is a remarkableand a successful member of both the Italian com-munity and the science community. Throughout hislife Mr. Siranni has attained over 40 patents, both inCanada and the United States. Even though his peershave acknowledged him many times for his researchhe has remained a very modest man, proud of hisheritage and family.

Dr. Siranni takes time to enjoy asecond passion, his plants.

Dr. Aurelio Siranni with NRCcolleagues at his retirement party in 1979.

PHOTO: OLIVIANA MINGARELLI

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John Dorner hurriedly strides into hisoffice at St. Anthony’s School andsnatches up the phone. Seconds

later, he is informing one unsuspectingmother that her child has fallen in theplayground and suffered a few cuts toher face.

He calmly answers the concernedparent’s questions and assures her thather daughter has suffered only minorinjuries.

Five minutes into the conversation,a tiny girl appears and slowly walks intothe office and uncertainly approachesthe principal’s doorway. She enters atthe beckon of Dr. Dorner, gingerly hold-ing a wad of paper towels to the rightside of her face.

With great authority, she takes thereceiver handed to her and bluntly as-sures her mother that she is perfectlyfine.

“The mother would like us to putointment on the cuts,” Dr. Dorner tellsthe secretary after finishing the call.

“Will it sting?,” the little girl asks withconcern as the secretary fishes out thecream.

“No, it shouldn’t,” Dr. Dorner assuresher as he gently applies the ointment.

While he carefully covers her cutswith Band-Aids, the little girl turns hertiny head towards the principal.

“It stings,” she says frankly.

Awhite billboard set on the faceof the school displays theschool’s insignia and the motto,

“We Help Each Other”.Angela Ierullo, a former student of

the elementary school in the 1960s,claims that this principle has been anenduring one.

“In my day, there were a few boyswho were from Italy and they could notspeak a word of English,” she says. “Itwas the other children who would helpthem and this has stayed. The childrenhelp each other and they are the oneswho have broken the language barriers.”

St. Anthony’s, which houses 232 stu-dents, has always served a very largeimmigrant population. A quick strolldown the main hallway in Decemberreveals a wall bearing the words “MerryChristmas” in seven different languages.

Classes are taught by a staff of 18teachers and five teaching assistantswith instruction in English and French.On Saturdays, special classes are of-fered in foreign languages such as Viet-namese and Mandarin.

St. Anthony’s also offers specialclasses to students who have no knowl-edge of English.

This variety of culture and languageis something that has remainedwith the school since the days

when it was known as Dante’s Acad-emy.

Dr. Dorner remarks that docu-mented facts of Dante’s Academy areextremely scarce.

“There’s nothing in any of the cityrecords that have a recording of this ad-dress as being a school from earlierdays, when it was known to have beena school.”

Inquiries into the school board’s ar-chives have also turned up empty. How-

ever, school secretary Alicia Broomfieldworked at the board during the French-Eng-lish board separation in 1987-88 and haswitnessed the archival problems whichaccompany transition. She believes that theinformation might exist but could be tem-porarily unavailable.

“With the recent city mergers, theschool boards have had to merge too andeach board has different archival methodsso it’s a question of bringing all the archivestogether from the various places where theyare housed. There might be something inthe files which are being moved around,”she explains.

The only remnant of its predecessorwhich St. Anthony’s has in its possessionis a framed document containing thenames of former Dante Academy studentswho volunteered for “Canada’s FightingForces”.

The exact date of transition of the namefrom Dante’s Academy to St. Anthony’sSchool remains a mystery as well. Dr.Dorner does mention that the origin of thename may lie with St. Anthony’s Church.

“Many schools within our communityshare the same name as the parish withwhich they’re connected.”

The church has always played a verylarge role in both the community and theschool. Regular visits are paid to the schoolby the pastor and the Sacrament of Recon-ciliation as well as the Sacrament of FirstCommunion are received by the childrenin grade two. The Sacrament of Confirma-tion is delivered in grade six.

The established norms of the Sacra-ments is under review this year and couldbe made available to younger children aswell. All changes will be consistent withthose made by the church.

The opportunity offered by the schoolto integrate religion into education is invalu-able for some families.

“We have a number of children who arenot Catholic in our school,” Dr. Dorner main-tains. “Many of them have come from coun-tries where there is no opportunity to havefaith, there is perhaps legislated atheism.We have families who come here hunger-ing for an opportunity for their children toexperience a sense of spiritualism.”

St. Anthony’s offers far more than spirituality. It has won various awards andrecognition, the most notorious is the

“Ugly Schoolyard” contest of 1998.

“The children here came up with thehighest level priority being to have trees intheir schoolyard. It was one hundred per-cent concrete and not at all suitable forchildren to be playing there,” says Dr.Dorner. “It came down to a question offunding.”

St. Anthony’s won the contest and ob-tained the required funds.

“There was a tremendous celebrationwithin the community. We had a symbolicplanting of a tree. We couldn’t actually plantit because at the time there was absolutelyno earth to plant it in,” Dr. Dorner remem-bers with a laugh.

From that point on, it became a com-munity effort to introduce greenery to theschoolyard. Children and parents from bothSt. Anthony’s and Cambridge Street Com-munity School lent a hand. The Italian As-sociation also participated and so did localpoliticians.

“It’s like a mini rainforest now,” exclaimsIerullo, who also participated in the plant-ing. “It’s giving these kids a knowledge ofthe environment we didn’t have as chil-dren.”

The schoolyard gardens are ongoingprojects.

In early January, an expert from the Ca-nadian Biodiversity Institute will be meet-ing with St. Anthony’s School teachers toplan this year’s planting and composting.

Dr. Dorner says that the schoolyard hasbecome an outdoor classroom and theschool is doing all it can to ensure its suc-cess.

“We’re looking at the biodiversity pos-sibilities within our schoolyard. We’re look-ing at what kinds of life exists there andhow do we support it.”

Another project under consideration atthe school is a video-connection of theclassrooms. The morning announcements,which are done by the students, are cur-rently broadcast over the PA system. Dr.Dorner says that the school would like toobtain a video camera and television setsfor the classrooms to enable televisedbroadcast of the announcements.

“It will incorporate technology, scienceand the language arts,” he states. “We’retrying to bring technology to the children. Itis the modus operandi of learning the skillsthey will need later in life.”

The project, however, is still in the veryearly stages of consideration and its futureis uncertain.

St. Anthony’s has also had its fairshare of obstacles as well. Withinthe last year, the school endured

a hard fight to prevent its closure by theschool board.

Ierullo felt that the idea of closing St.Anthony’s School was ridiculous consid-ering the school’s cultural diversity.

“How can they [the board] claim tosupport immigration and diverse cul-tures and not support institutions whichsupport these cultures?”

The closing of the school wouldhave had repercussions on a spirituallevel as well. St. Anthony’s is the onlyCatholic school left in Centretown.

Sister Emilia Testa, supervisor ofthe St. Anthony Daycare feels thatmany parents would have opted toenroll their children in the public,Cambridge Street Community School,as opposed to sending them out toBayswater to attend St. Mary ’s, theclosest Catholic school.

“The families and children wouldhave lost a lot of services because theschool makes enormous efforts to in-clude diverse languages and specialneeds,” she says staunchly.

With the help of regional councillorDiane Holmes, around 100 people werebused to the strategy meeting beforethe board. Not only did communitymembers speak out against the clos-ing of St. Anthony’s School but the stu-dents did as well.

“The kids were a hit,” says Ierullo.“Two students from St. Anthony’s andtwo from Cambridge (Public School)spoke. They had prepared their ownspeeches, every word was from theirmouths and minds.”

The board spared the school andthe closure of St. Anthony’s School isno longer an issue.

The school has also been the focusof media attention. Recently, CBC hasbeen knocking on St. Anthony’s doorhoping to cover the letter-writing cam-paign the children undertake everyChristmas. Each year, students sendletters of greetings to Canadianpeacekeepers who are unable to bewith their families at Christmastime.

Among its other good deeds, St.Anthony’s also coordinates a Christ-mas gift and food donation for thefamilies of students who are knownto be in times of economic trouble.The Servite Sisters of St. Anthony do-nate toys and church parishioners do-nate groceries.

St. Anthony, although a vehicle ofeducation, is also an outlet for spiritu-ality and community cooperation.

Ierullo remembers with fondnessher years at St. Anthony and its sisterschool, St. Agnes, which is now closed.

“There was a real communitywarmth. We, as children, felt important.”

Whether it be tending to a few cutson the face or lobbying against the clo-sure of the school, the students arelearning the importance and strengthof cooperation. The community’s evo-lution and survival has been based onhelping one another and St. Anthony’sSchool mirrors that ideal perfectly.

From Dante Academy to St. Anthony’s Schoolby Fiona Story

Memories / Ricordi

The first students ofDante Academy, in 1925.

If you have information concerning thefounding of St. Anthony’s School, please

call John Dorner or Il Postino at 567-4532.

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by ANGELO FILOSOOn December 14, 2000 the Willow Street Angels,

under the leadership of Angela Ierullo and John Dorner,principal of St. Anthony’s School, honored formermayor Jim Watson, MPP for Ottawa Centre, RichardPatten and Angelo Filoso, chair of the NeighbourhoodAlert Community Association for an area bounded bythe Ottawa River, Bronson Avenue, Carling Avenue andthe CPR tracks.

The Willow Street Angels is a local youth group whoattend St. Anthony’s School and are pro-active in im-

Community / Communità

Willow Street Angels say thanksproving the quality of life of the community at large. Thesethree individuals have supported the Willow Street Angelsever since of its existence in order to achieve its goals ofimproving the safety of the community and the environ-ment for all to enjoy.

It is with great pride that we have such devotion fromour youth to continue to build our community in a pro-ac-tive and positive strata for all to enjoy. On behalf of Il Postino,I congratulate the Willow Street Angels Youth Group for thecontinuation of their work and their leadership shown inachieving their goals to improve our quality of life.

PHOTOS: ANGELO FILOSO

Right: MPP Richard Patten and aWillow Street Angel.Below: Former Ottawa Mayor JimWatson and Willow Street Angels.Left: Angela Ierullo, Angleo Filoso,MPP Richard Patten, Jim Watson,John Dorner, Peter Scott and theWillow Street Angels.

I l Governo Italiano stasviluppando i mezzi perun migliore rapporto con

gli italiani all’estero.A tale fine si vogliono

incoraggiare soprattutto igiovani a far parte deicosiddetti CO.MI.TES che stagià esistono in altre cittàcanadesi. Un comitatoprovvisorio locale si stainteressando a sollecitare lapartecipazione dei giovanidella nostra comunità. Sipregano gli interessati ditelefonare a Augusto Capitani(723-1793) o GiovanniSaracino (731-4801).

The Italian Governmentis on a mission to improve the relationship

with Italians abroad.For this purpose, we are

encouraging the participationof the younger generation inCO.MI.TES which currentlyexist in various cities acrossthe country. A local temporarycommittee within our com-munity is currently solicitingthe participation of the youthsin the area. If interested,please call Augusto Capitani(723-1793) or GiovanniSaracino (731-4801).

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Mangia! Mangia! Dinner at Giovanni’sby OLIVIANA MINGARELLI

Giovanni’s restaurant, located in the heart of Lit-tle Italy, opened 17 years ago and has since been oneof the most popular Italian restaurants in Ottawa.

Upon entrance you are greeted by Nino, one ofthe owners. He will show you to your table and pro-ceed to gracefully put your napkin upon your lap.Once seated you might notice the small rose floatingin a bowl on your table or perhaps one of the classi-cal style paintings on the wall.

I was lucky enough, to be served by an excep-tional waiter namedGiorgio. He took thetime to suggest whatto order and advisedthat I should not orderthe tortellini in brodoand the risotto be-cause it would prob-ably be too muchfood. Therefore, Iopted for the risottoand ordered anentrée instead of thesoup.

While sipping on aglass of Merlot, thehouse red, and wait-ing for my food,Giorgio was niceenough to show metheir extensive winecellar. They hadwines from around

the world, at all prices.When I received my risotto I was surprised by how

large the portions are. Giorgio was correct in assum-ing that I would not have been able to eat the soup andthe risotto since I did not even have room to finish myfirst plate. My guest was equally as pleased with hermeal.

I would definitely recommend visiting this fine res-taurant, whether for a romantic meal with your lovedone or a business meeting. The service and food areexceptional and will leave you very satisfied.

Food / Cibo

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by ALISON FILOSOBenetton is Europe’s largest cloth-

ing manufacturer and the world’s larg-est consumer of wool in the garmentsector. Luciano Benetton, the compa-ny’s idea man and chairman, has re-cently created Playlife, a line of athleticclothing, with its own stores, aimed forthe most part at young men. Along witha separate sportswear collection underthe Playlife name, the company intendsto create clothing lines around sports,such as in-line skating, tennis, skiing,and snowboarding.

Benetton portraysan Italian successstory which began in1965 with a teenagedLuciano Benetton de-livering his sisterGiuliana’s hand-knitsweaters on his bicy-cle. Shortly after, hequit his job in a fabricstore to start a busi-ness with her. Theywere later joined bytheir two young broth-ers, Giliberto andCarlo. In 1969 theBenettons openedtheir store in Belluno

United Colors of BenettonAn Italian success story

and another in Paris a year after. Today,Luciano is the chairman and creative mindof the Benetton Group, Giuliana has totalcontrol of the design staff and the twiceyearly collections, Gilberto is in charge ofthe company accounts, while Carlo is re-sponsible for production.

Initially, Benetton’s business wasconfined to sweaters in classic col-ours. Luciano, however, decided tochange things. He attracted the at-tention of the younger gen-eration by creating sweat-ers in bright, fun

colours. His slogan became “United Colorsof Benetton.” He also treated the wool tomake it softer. By making the garments andthen dying them in bright colours accord-ing to demand, Benetton provided fasterdelivery of desired product and took long

strides ahead of the competition. For ex-ample, if the demand is blue, Benetton

dyes the majority of its colourless gar-ments in that colour to satisfy the

desires of the public at a veryshort notice. Luciano Benetton’sability to identify such a market

and supply it led to the company’s in-credible growth.

Casual wear for men, women, andchildren increased and the companydiversified from its original woolen gar-ments to cotton and denim. Then, dur-ing the 1980s Benetton sunglasses,watches, bags, shoes, gloves, hats,jewelry, and even car parts appeared.Production of Benetton cosmetics be-gan as well and included a women’sfragrance known as Colors of Benetton.

Organization, efficiency, clear im-age, and effective ad-vertising are all ingre-dients that brought theBenetton name tofame. Not to be forgot-ten are some of thecompany ’s manyfaithful collaboratorswho have contributedto its success: the ar-chitects Tobia andAfra Scarpa, who de-signed the bright greenprototype store, andOliviero Toscani, theimage guru who mas-terminded Benetton’spowerful advertisingcampaigns.

Style / Moda

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