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Restaurateur Moe Atallah says he’s had offers to help replace a bronze plaque that has disappeared from a memorial honouring the memory of his friend and former employee, anti-smoking advocate Heather Crowe.
“Shocking” is how Atallah characterized the plaque’s disappearance, which was noticed earlier this week. The plaque was installed in a small park on Island Park Drive at Scott Street in 2009 to honour Crowe. The former waitress, a lifelong non-smoker, led a campaign to raise awareness to the dangers of second-hand smoke before her death from lung cancer in 2006.
“Why would they do this? It was something symbolic for Heather, not just for Ottawa but people all over. Why? Why her of all people?” Atallah asked.
Atallah said he suspects the plaque was stolen by someone hoping to cash in on its value at a metal recycler. On Tuesday, Atallah got a call from a company that offered to replace the Crowe plaque for free.
Crowe had spent decades working in smoky bars and restaurants before she lent her name to a Health Canada campaign about second-hand smoke. Atallah, who quit his multi-pack a day habit more than 40 years ago, backed the campaign and made his Newport Restaurant on Richmond Road smoke free long before the city’s no-smoking laws came into effect.
“She always told me, ‘Moe, I’m not upset at smokers. I’m not upset at you. I’m not upset at anybody. And I know I’m dying, but I don’t want you to die. I want you to enjoy a few more years with your children. I don’t want other people to die like me.
“From that spirit, well, how could you not support her?”
Ottawa police said they have not received any complaints about the theft. Const. Marc Soucy said such thefts fluctuate according to the price of metal, but police haven’t seen any increase recently. A few years ago, soaring metal prices led to thefts of commemorative plaques, copper plumbing fixtures, wiring and even automotive catalytic converters.
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“Shocking” is how Atallah characterized the plaque’s disappearance, which was noticed earlier this week. The plaque was installed in a small park on Island Park Drive at Scott Street in 2009 to honour Crowe. The former waitress, a lifelong non-smoker, led a campaign to raise awareness to the dangers of second-hand smoke before her death from lung cancer in 2006.
“Why would they do this? It was something symbolic for Heather, not just for Ottawa but people all over. Why? Why her of all people?” Atallah asked.
Atallah said he suspects the plaque was stolen by someone hoping to cash in on its value at a metal recycler. On Tuesday, Atallah got a call from a company that offered to replace the Crowe plaque for free.
Crowe had spent decades working in smoky bars and restaurants before she lent her name to a Health Canada campaign about second-hand smoke. Atallah, who quit his multi-pack a day habit more than 40 years ago, backed the campaign and made his Newport Restaurant on Richmond Road smoke free long before the city’s no-smoking laws came into effect.
“She always told me, ‘Moe, I’m not upset at smokers. I’m not upset at you. I’m not upset at anybody. And I know I’m dying, but I don’t want you to die. I want you to enjoy a few more years with your children. I don’t want other people to die like me.
“From that spirit, well, how could you not support her?”
Ottawa police said they have not received any complaints about the theft. Const. Marc Soucy said such thefts fluctuate according to the price of metal, but police haven’t seen any increase recently. A few years ago, soaring metal prices led to thefts of commemorative plaques, copper plumbing fixtures, wiring and even automotive catalytic converters.
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