{"id":815827,"date":"2024-12-30T04:21:44","date_gmt":"2024-12-30T10:21:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/30\/what-its-like-working-at-byward-markets-dive-bar\/"},"modified":"2024-12-30T04:21:44","modified_gmt":"2024-12-30T10:21:44","slug":"what-its-like-working-at-byward-markets-dive-bar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/30\/what-its-like-working-at-byward-markets-dive-bar\/","title":{"rendered":"What it&#8217;s like working at ByWard Market&#8217;s dive bar"},"content":{"rendered":"<article aria-labelledby=\"articleTitle\" data-wcm-id=\"0a6c0ba4-75ae-4717-85b7-694e270e4d81\">\n<header aria-label=\"Beginning of Article\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>&#8216;It\u2019s like a little tiny city within Ottawa. It has culture, history, it has new, it has old, it has art, graffiti,&#8217; says Deek Labelle, manager of the Chateau Lafayette House.<\/p>\n<p><span> Get the latest from Marlo Glass straight to your inbox <\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span>Published Dec 16, 2024<\/span> \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 <span>Last updated 5\u00a0days ago<\/span> \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 <span>5 minute read<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure data-aqa=\"featured-image\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/ottawacitizen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/ottmarketaug27.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=564&#038;h=423&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=tjKmY6NsVPTrB3Y4FxKofA, \nhttps:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/ottawacitizen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/ottmarketaug27.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1128&#038;h=846&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=68dJ-6lme8dmWnm1d11hIw 2x\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/ottawacitizen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/ottmarketaug27.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=564&#038;h=423&#038;type=jpg&#038;sig=GzGGJeRpW2Fh_oUmyBW1XA, \nhttps:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/ottawacitizen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/ottmarketaug27.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1128&#038;h=846&#038;type=jpg&#038;sig=K5jE6TzKo4qpkaHHXLqctA 2x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/ottawacitizen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/ottmarketaug27.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=472&#038;h=354&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=1wBYjrVwrJRXwoxsLrvjHw, \nhttps:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/ottawacitizen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/ottmarketaug27.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=944&#038;h=708&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=DStq_J9NKOs2omaj-KppeQ 2x\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/ottawacitizen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/ottmarketaug27.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=472&#038;h=354&#038;type=jpg&#038;sig=3Mk31_S1LxQdqpFtHR4qTg, \nhttps:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/ottawacitizen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/ottmarketaug27.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=944&#038;h=708&#038;type=jpg&#038;sig=BOUTfYneZEGc8pURdco0Og 2x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/ottawacitizen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/ottmarketaug27.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=288&#038;h=216&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=ILsnqpoj70vRnoMPIFDHuw, \nhttps:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/ottawacitizen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/ottmarketaug27.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=576&#038;h=432&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=ix_5Iq5pg0MPG6H_tS203Q 2x\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Deek Labelle\" src=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/ottawacitizen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/ottmarketaug27.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=288&#038;h=216&#038;sig=fLZ1Xf6Qj7-TvIue5QdW5w\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/ottawacitizen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/ottmarketaug27.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=288&#038;h=216&#038;sig=fLZ1Xf6Qj7-TvIue5QdW5w,\n                    https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/ottawacitizen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/ottmarketaug27.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=576&#038;h=432&#038;sig=cPntJdwAVvUrjjizerKyVA 2x\" height=\"750\" width=\"1000\"><\/picture><figcaption><span>Deek Labelle, General Manager of the Chateau Lafayette in the Market, poses for a photo at the bar, Aug. 27, 2024.<\/span> <span>Photo by Tony Caldwell<\/span> \/<span>POSTMEDIA<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<section>\n<p data-async><em>Once a gem in the centre of the nation\u2019s capital, the ByWard Market is losing its place in Ottawans\u2019 hearts. Longstanding businesses <a data-evt-val=\"{\"control_fields\": {\"mparticle\": {\"keys\": {\"click_source_type\": \"click_source_type\", \"anchor_text\": \"anchor_text\", \"target_url\": \"target_url\", \"layout_section\": \"layout_section\"}, \"mp_event_type\": \"Navigation\", \"extra_keys\": [\"click_vertical_position_percentage\", \"click_vertical_position_pixels\"]}}, \"click_source_type\": \"in-page link\", \"anchor_text\": \"have closed\", \"target_url\": \"https:\/\/ottawacitizen.com\/news\/local-news\/sasloves-meat-market-is-closing\", \"layout_section\": \"in-page-link\"}\" data-evt=\"click\" data-evt-typ=\"click\" href=\"https:\/\/ottawacitizen.com\/news\/local-news\/sasloves-meat-market-is-closing\">have closed<\/a>. A rash of high-profile violent crimes \u2014 including <a data-evt-val=\"{\"control_fields\": {\"mparticle\": {\"keys\": {\"click_source_type\": \"click_source_type\", \"anchor_text\": \"anchor_text\", \"target_url\": \"target_url\", \"layout_section\": \"layout_section\"}, \"mp_event_type\": \"Navigation\", \"extra_keys\": [\"click_vertical_position_percentage\", \"click_vertical_position_pixels\"]}}, \"click_source_type\": \"in-page link\", \"anchor_text\": \"a brazen daytime shooting\", \"target_url\": \"https:\/\/ottawacitizen.com\/news\/local-news\/one-man-injured-in-daytime-shooting-in-byward-market\", \"layout_section\": \"in-page-link\"}\" data-evt=\"click\" data-evt-typ=\"click\" href=\"https:\/\/ottawacitizen.com\/news\/local-news\/one-man-injured-in-daytime-shooting-in-byward-market\">a brazen daytime shooting<\/a> \u2014 and <a data-evt-val=\"{\"control_fields\": {\"mparticle\": {\"keys\": {\"click_source_type\": \"click_source_type\", \"anchor_text\": \"anchor_text\", \"target_url\": \"target_url\", \"layout_section\": \"layout_section\"}, \"mp_event_type\": \"Navigation\", \"extra_keys\": [\"click_vertical_position_percentage\", \"click_vertical_position_pixels\"]}}, \"click_source_type\": \"in-page link\", \"anchor_text\": \"rampant opioid abuse\", \"target_url\": \"https:\/\/ottawacitizen.com\/news\/local-news\/paramedics-are-now-assigned-to-byward-market-amid-increasingly-toxic-drug-supply\", \"layout_section\": \"in-page-link\"}\" data-evt=\"click\" data-evt-typ=\"click\" href=\"https:\/\/ottawacitizen.com\/news\/local-news\/paramedics-are-now-assigned-to-byward-market-amid-increasingly-toxic-drug-supply\">rampant opioid abuse<\/a> have increased calls from locals for help. 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But what say the people who are still there? We interviewed folks who live, work and play in the ByWard Market. These are their stories, in their own words.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-aqa=\"identity-sign-in\" data-async id=\"article-block\">\n<header>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Ottawa Citizen\" height=\"37\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dcs-static.gprod.postmedia.digital\/17.6.4\/websites\/images\/identity\/logo-identity-oc-new.svg\" width=\"280\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Exclusive articles from Elizabeth Payne, David Pugliese, Andrew Duffy, Bruce Deachman and others. 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The York Street pub may be the original Canadian dive bar, and Deek has worked there for decades. When speaking to her, her passion for the neighbourhood is undeniable.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I joke that I\u2019ve been working here since the day I was born. But really, I started working here probably in my early teens. My first summer working here, I think they just created a job for me. I set myself up with a grocery cart, a coffee maker and a cooler, and I would go out and sell breakfast and coffee to the farmers and vendors in the market. I\u2019d take their lunch orders, go back out and deliver their lunches, and go back again in the afternoon with snacks, ice cream. cold drinks. I\u2019d really only serve people in the market, because a lot of them couldn\u2019t leave their stalls for the day, or only leave for a few minutes of the day. It was awesome, I got to know everybody, they were all like aunts and uncles, \u201cma tante\u201d and they always treated me so nice.<\/p>\n<p>(The ByWard Market) changes day by day, minute by minute, and hour by hour. As the day goes on, your clientele changes. Every day is an ebb and flow, which is one of the reasons why I love it. It\u2019s never the same, but it\u2019s also never different. It\u2019s like a little tiny city within Ottawa. It has culture, history, it has new, it has old, it has art, graffiti. It checks all the boxes from bougie to basic and back again. That\u2019s what I really love about it, there\u2019s something for everyone down here. As long as you\u2019re willing to open your mind and your eyes and your heart, you can find love in the ByWard Market, for many different reasons.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div aria-labelledby=\"OttawaCitizenEveningUpdate2320556333459293626319571458719744\" data-account-id=\"b9d3df2fccd108b5eff3c44f573b2cd6\" data-aqa=\"widget-newsletter\" data-newsletter=\"single\" data-newsletter-component data-target-list=\"OC_Covid19_Newsletter\" data-widget=\"newsletter\">\n<p>By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>I love walking down the street and being able to say hi to everybody. Most times, people have a fun story to tell you. I love discovering something new, and something that has been right under my nose for 20 years, and I get to discover it for the first time. You uncover hidden gems every single day.<\/p>\n<p>A lot of challenges in the ByWard Market are external, and not really within our capabilities of solving. For example, vagrancy, and the housing crisis that Canada and Ontario is facing. The struggles with how we help the marginalized members of our community. And I do not have a solution for that. We all have these empathetic views on what to do, but we don\u2019t know how. I don\u2019t think anybody really knows how. The feds are talking about housing and stuff, but housing only works if there\u2019s diversity. You can\u2019t just have a whole bunch of buildings and call it homeless housing. That doesn\u2019t work. There needs to be a plan for everything along the way. There has to be a broader vision for all of that.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m willing to try. I\u2019m willing to help. I\u2019m willing to brainstorm, whatever it takes. I think that\u2019s what I\u2019d like to see from my neighbours in the area, not just residential neighbours but my commercial neighbours as well. Patience, empathy, and just knowing that this is all being dealt with, but there\u2019s no one fix. It\u2019s going to take time.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>The biggest opportunity is the current interest in the area. The underlying love for the ByWard Market is still here. We really need to take advantage of the potential for growth right now, the money available, the changes coming, the investment the city has committed to with the public realm changes. These are the things we need to grab hold of and not let go until they\u2019re perfect.<\/p>\n<p>My ideal dream is 55 ByWard gets redefined within the public realm, and it becomes the market building again. Change is coming down the pipe. I don\u2019t love the thought of displacing the tenants there, because they\u2019ve been there for a very long time. However, there is potential with the parking garage renovation coming. More new commercial space. Always space available on side streets, perhaps we can work on a plan to move everyone slowly, surely and comfortably. Ideally, that\u2019s what I\u2019d like to see, that building becoming a 365 day per year farmer\u2019s market with lighting, security measures, power. That would be my ideal solution. Keep those businesses close by, and get them set up some place newer, because that building needs a lot of work.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>I want to talk about businesses that are closing. It is absolutely heartbreaking and tough. Businesses are closing, but it\u2019s not always for these awful, terrible reasons. So don\u2019t think of the ByWard Market dying every time you hear a business is closing. Ask why. When you\u2019re trying to sell a business, oftentimes there are things that come with it that don\u2019t make it saleable. And it\u2019s unfortunate, but it\u2019s not necessarily because the market is going to hell. So I want everyone to remember that. The market isn\u2019t going to hell, OK? We\u2019re here to make sure that doesn\u2019t happen. Especially people like us, who have been here for 175 years. We\u2019re pulling you all up by your bootstraps, and we\u2019re going to keep you up here.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re like an old grandfather, saying \u201csmarten up, let\u2019s go.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>As told to Marlo Glass. 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