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CALEDONSPECTRUMvolume iv, issue ii. autumn 2013

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artist to watchTom Kovacs page 30

take to the skiesBrampton Flight Centre Annual Fly-in and Open House page 13

from their eyesCoping with Alzheimer’s page 50

volume 4, issue ii . autumn 2013 . CALEDONSPECTRUM

ABOUT USchief idea realization expert Yevgenia Casale

copy editor Gina O’Sullivan, Kelley Dennis Joyce

contributorsAllan Thompson, Regional Councillor Ward 2

Barrie Shepley, C3 Canadian Cross Training Club

Provincial Constable Brenda Evans, OPP

Cheltenham Area Residents AssociationDr. David Kirkham, Cheltenham Veterinary CentreDavid Tilson, MP Dufferin-CaledonDeborah Boynton RobillardDonna Cragg, Terra Cotta Community CentreFreyda TartakJutta Koetzle, Barreda EnterprisesLaurie Groe, Caledon Public LibraryLetizia PottierMarlene SpiesMary MorganelliMary Maw, Caledon Public LibraryMary Prendergast Michele Skawski, RRSI Realty Inc.Nanci SoldoPaulina Vrozos, Blaze in KitchenSheralyn Roman

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In this issueautumn 2013 . volume 4 , issue ii

editor’s soap box .................................................................................... 5

political update ....................................................................................... 7

fall fairs and fallen heroes ................................................................. 9

you won’t want to miss this ............................................................ 10

take to the skies .................................................................................. 13

parents who exercise raise fit children ........................................14

charm of yesteryear plays true today .........................................16

discover what these hills have shown us .................................... 18

show us the value statement ..........................................................20

on bricks and fill ..................................................................................23

improvement needs change ............................................................25

OPP helping good kids stay that way ..........................................27

daring to help ........................................................................................28

artist to watch: Thomas Kovacs ....................................................30

discourse on life ...................................................................................32

local paranormal investigation .......................................................34

a time honoured tradition at CPL ..................................................36

viva Pan Am Caledon..........................................................................37

books on family and romance ........................................................38

an ever evolving educaton ................................................................39

a different perspective: life on the river .................................... 40

elevate enjoyment of your wine through decanting ...............41

the equine eye ......................................................................................42

the scoop on the Inglewood General Store ...............................43

hooray for magnetic signs ...............................................................44

blaze in kitchen: easy and market fresh .....................................46

geckos and shipping container living ............................................48

my father’s silence ..............................................................................50

before the tears ran dry ..................................................................52

fleeting moments and afterthoughts ......................................... 60

lateral thinking ..................................................................................... 61

advertiser and community listing .................................................62


The two things that set people apart from other creatures are: our capacity for abstract thought and our opposable thumbs. We use our intellect and our thumbs to eke out hope despite all the things that are out to get us in one way or another. They are what allow us to believe that the human condition is here for a reason, against the futility of our own existence.

Without hope and use of our bodies to execute our dreams we are left with only raw emotion and nothing to attach it to. Love, hate and indifference are inexplicable and essential but it is the seemingly inseparable bond between our bodies and our minds that makes each one of us unique and special. That’s why I believe that Alzheimer’s Disease is the ultimate prison.

It robs people of the only thing that any other captive can hang on to: the possibility of escape. This brutal chronic disease leaves people with a perfectly healthy body and a ghost of a mind. Somewhere inside is a soul that sinks deeper and deeper into isolation. On the outside are echoes of people who want to help but are helpless to do anything other than sit and watch.

A once vibrant father and husband consciously experiences the gradual loss of his grip over things that were once a source of pride for him and formed part of his identity. A fiercely independent woman descends into perpetual loneliness and fear because she can’t recognize anybody anymore. She spent her life caring for and nurturing others and ends her days being cared for by staff that reported to her for over twenty years.

Those closest constantly fight back tears. Others stop coming, unable to watch a grandmother who served as the family rock lose her ability to remember how to stand up.

Take by contrast the beauty of surrounding yourself with people who gather regularly to hear the world’s most influential thought leaders speak about anything and everything under the sun, as long as it is interesting. The Empire Club of Canada does that at least two or three times each month. One of its members, Bart Mindszenthy, is the co-author of the best selling book Parenting Your Parents, the 3rd edition of which is being released this September. The book deals with what happens when roles are reversed: a timely topic given how much longer people are living these days.

For decades, Caledon has witnessed a decline in the number of young families that call it home. Villages such as Terra Cotta, Cheltenham and Inglewood all closed their schools long ago because of a lack of children to justify anything other than bussing them to more populous centers.

Ironically, Terra Cotta is exactly where the newly appointed and youngest president of the Empire Club of Canada has chosen to build a life with his young wife and their little cherub. According to Noble Chummar, Terra Cotta is in the midst of a resurgence. The village is bustling with young families eager for Caledon’s slower pace and proximity to the city.

Through it all, there’s still something that I haven’t told you and I won’t. You’ll just have to stay tuned. In the mean time, enjoy this issue and save it. It’s different.

Warm regards,

Yevgenia Casale, B.Tech

Editor, Caledon Spectrum Chief Idea Realization Expert, PRAS Publishing

editor’s soap box

What I won't tell you...

CALEDONSPECTRUM . autumn 2013 . volume 4, issue ii . page 6


Dear Constituents,Fall is nearly here and we’re starting to

notice the first signs of a new season, such as the changing colours of the leaves. Another sign is the many upcoming fall fairs that can be found right here in Dufferin-Caledon. It’s truly a great time of year with so much to do and see. It’s also at this time of year when my office works with local seniors groups to bring Seniors Information Expos to our local senior community.

Seniors Information Expos are events which bring helpful, relevant information to the senior community here in Dufferin-Caledon. My office works with the Caledon Seniors’ Council and the Caledon Seniors Centre to identify topics of interest and importance to local seniors. We then find speakers to share their knowledge and expertise on those topics. The speakers make their presentations in an organized, structured programme. Four topics are covered during the two hour expo. A diverse range of topics are covered at Seniors Information Expos, ranging from foot care to the senior driver. Each year, there’s always something new and something for everyone.

The Seniors Information Expos are excellent opportunities for all seniors to become more informed on various topics of interest and importance and learn more about the many outstanding programmes and services offered by local businesses and organizations in the area, as well as by government departments and agencies who often participate in these events. There is also an opportunity for all attendees at the Expos to ask questions of the speakers, ensuring everyone can obtain as much information on a topic as possible.

Here in Caledon, the first Seniors Information Expo will take place in Caledon East on Friday, September 13, 2013. The Caledon Seniors’ Council will be co-hosting this event, now in its sixth year. It will be taking place from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at St. James’ Anglican Church, located at 6029 Old Church Road, in Caledon East.

Caledon’s second annual Seniors Information Expo will be taking place in Bolton on Friday, November 29, 2013. The Caledon Seniors Centre will be co-hosting this event. This Expo will be taking place from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Caledon Seniors Centre, located at 7 Rotarian Way, in Bolton.

Both Seniors Information Expos are free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served. Please contact my Bolton constituency office at 905.857.6080 or by e-mail at [email protected] to register or for any questions you may have about these events or the Federal Government.

I encourage all seniors and caregivers in our community to come out and participate in the Seniors Information Expos taking place this fall. It’s an excellent and easy way to access invaluable information with neighbours and friends. .CS

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Fall fairs and fallen heroesby Allan Thompson, Regional Councillor Ward 2

Fall is an exciting time in Caledon. September 12th to the 15th we have the 150th Brampton Fall Fair, at the Brampton Fairgrounds (bramptonfair.com). The very next weekend is the Bolton Fall Fair. It, too, has a great programme lineup (boltonfair.ca), so don’t miss either one.

I am always tremendously proud of the level of commitment from the hard-working volunteers who administer the agricultural societies responsible for the town’s fairs. Volunteers are the lifeblood of a community and in Caledon we have many to be proud of. As you take in these and other volunteer-run events, please take a moment to say “thanks” to the volunteers. Without them we would not have so many wonderful and inspiring opportunities within our community.

farewell don elliott

Over in my corner of Caledon we recently lost a wonderful couple: a true gentleman, Don Elliott, and his charming wife, Gracie. Passing away in his 96th year, Don was a generous contributor to our local Meals on Wheels programme. He had a genuine and generous spirit and maintained a keen sense of interest in everything around him.

Don was a farm boy from Saskatchewan. In WWII, he served as a Lancaster bomber navigator. On his sixth mission his plane was shot down over Poland. He served the remainder of the war at a Polish Prisoner of War (POW) camp. The prisoners’ experiences in those camps inspired the movie “The Great Escape”.

After the war he met and married Gracie and returned to school to study law. He was hired as an advocate by the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC); a post he retained until his retirement when he moved to his country property in Cheltenham.

I got to know Don well during our community’s involvement in the Hay West project of 2002, when we helped ship hay from eastern Canada to our western comrades who were devastated by drought. He worked tirelessly with me on that project and later served as legal council for the Peel Federation of Agriculture, in which I was also involved.

He was also part of the group of gentleman who hold court each Saturday in the tearoom at the Cheltenham General Store. There they share stories, advice and general camaraderie. Despite his passing, this tradition will continue. Don himself selected Herb Van Arkel, another hard-working Cheltenham resident, to whom he passed the leadership torch of this group.

Many of us have charming memories of Don but the one my wife likes to refer to is when we first got to know Don. He was calling our home for the Hay West project. As the usual pleasantries were exchanged and you asked how he was, you sort of expect the usual. But in Don, you got a very unique answer: “I’m alive and grateful.” This, we came to find, was Don’s usual response. At the time we thought it just a clever and inspiring salutation. Only later, as we came to know Don more and learn of his POW experiences, did you realize it was a very genuine expression. A motto we should all adopt. .CS

Slightly pre-deceased by his wife Gracie, POW veteran Don

Elliott (above in a blue jacket) was a true gentleman and generous

community volunteer. He will be greatly missed. Don died of a broken heart.


You won’t want to miss thisbridging the gap for 160 years

This year the Region of Peel’s Fall Fair will celebrate 160 years in the community! Known as the Brampton Fall Fair but located in Caledon, everyone is welcome to attend and enjoy the many events at the fair. Enter competitions for arts, crafts, handwork, vegetables, flowers, photography and more or just enjoy the thrill of the midway.

“I am very excited that the Brampton Fair is celebrating its 160th anniversary this year,” says Erin Ziegler, chairperson of the homecraft section. “I’m most looking forward to movie night under the stars on the Thursday evening. My favorite part of the fair is always seeing all the exhibits, the home craft items and the variety of farm animals.”

A big draws this year will be well-known crooner Matt Dusk, who will be a judge at the talent show with a $1,000 prize. The winner might even have the chance to perform with Matt. Brampton Fair’s Got Talent is free for amateurs to enter, but paid admission to the Fair will be required for each of the entrants and their supporters. The preliminary round will be held on Sunday, September 15th.

The Brampton Fall Fair gives the unique opportunity to residents of the Region of Peel (namely the Town of Caledon) to promote their agricultural products, while giving their urban neighbours the chance to learn about where our food comes from. Children and parents are equally fascinated by the sights and smells of livestock being groomed for competitions, baby chicks scurrying around under heat lamps, huge pumpkins grown for their size and funny-shaped vegetables entered for a smile. There is an agricultural area where

local community groups are given space to share their products and messages.

Bunnies, chickens, pigeons will be on display for their amazing variety of colour and size. Watch as cows are primped to perfection, horses being groomed before prancing around the arena and the always popular falconry show draw people from all walks of life.

For those not into animals, lots of entertainment awaits! Come for the demolition derbies, a classic car show, cloggers, music, ongoing agricultural displays, midway rides, antique displays, community displays, a bingo hall, food and a beer garden.

Anyone can enter items for prizes as long as they paid their admission fee for this

year’s fair. Read more on the fair website or call the Fair office at 905.843.0210.

The best admission deal is $20 for a four day pass. Any single day entry is $10 for adults, $8 for Seniors or students and $2 for children under 12. Parking is always free. The fairgrounds are located at 12942 Heart Lake Rd., north of Mayfield Road in Caledon. For more visit bramptonfair.com.

maveriks’ evening of funWith its coveted regional arts

programme and its competitive sports teams, Mayfield Secondary School has a lot to be proud of. On Saturday, November 23rd, 2013, the Mayfield Music Parents Association (MMPA) and the Mayfield Athletic Parents Association (MAPA) will be hosting a

fundraising event, Fall Down Laughing, at the Brampton Fair Grounds. With two Yuk Yuk’s comedians, The Clay Hills Band, buffet dinner/bar and dancing, it promises to be an evening full of fun and laughs.

Both the MMPA and the MAPA understand how important it is to enrich the environment Mayfield students learn in. Funds raised from Fall Down Laughing will be used to purchase equipment needed to continue providing the music students with high quality music education and to subsidize the sports teams’ fees to support the philosophy of equal opportunity for all students to be a Maverick.

Mayfield Mavericks athletes are consistently top contenders at ROPSSA and OFSSA events across all sports and Mayfield Music students have a reputation of taking top marks at vocal competitions. As parents, we would like to ensure that our students continue to feel Mayfield Maverick pride. For tickets and information please call Tish Hansen at 416.434.1717.

take the dareThis October Wellspring Chinguacousy

once again invites you to take the Take the PiNK HAiR DARE. The facility is “a cancer support centre for the entire family. At Wellspring both individuals receiving treatment, and their caregivers, may visit anytime for support, counseling or to attend a variety of professionally led programmes that are made available free of charge,” explains Executive Director Karen Seunarine. All programmes and services are offered without referral.

Last year, Wellspring was blown away by the success of the campaign’s inaugural effort, which raised over $80,000. This fall organizers have decided to expand

Mayfield Secondary School’s parents are hosting Fall Down Laughing in support of the school’s sports and music programmes. Pictured here,

the Mavericks of Mayfield’s girls rugby team.

Photo credit: Marlene Spies, Brampton Fall Fair


Take the PiNK HAiR DARE!

it across all of Peel Region by increasing the number of participating professional salons. Simply visit pinkhairdare.ca for a complete list.

For a minimum donation of $20 you, too, can have a professionally installed brilliant pink hair extension. The dare is a fun way to raise awareness and bring support to a facility that gives so much back to the community. Wellspring receives no ongoing funding and relies on the generous donations of its many donors to continue operating.

“Wellspring’s vision is that no one should have to face cancer alone,” explains Seunarine. It is a mantra that motivated original founding member Gael Miles to bring it to north Brampton where it can be so easily accessible

throughout Brampton and Caledon. “By taking The PiNK HAiR DARE individuals are

helping Wellspring continue to offer members and their families these much

needed services,” adds Seunarine.Corporations can also help support

the cause by hosting a PiNK HAiR DARE lunch date. In under an hour a volunteer team will have your staff walking around

with funky pink hair extensions. For more information, or to find out how your company can participate, contact Wellspring at 905.792.6480 or visit pinkhairdare.ca. .CS

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Annual Open House & Fly-inby Nanci Soldo

Spend a fun-filled day at the airport! Enjoy a barbecue, the BFC Restaurant and live music. Shop for gifts and plane gear. Get up close to live birds of prey. Have fun watching the kids having their faces painted or a balloon made by the clowns from Party California. Meet pilots and flight instructors and enjoy the camaraderie of others who share a passion for aviation.

The Brampton Flight Centre (BFC) and Great War Flying Museum invite the community to attend their Open House and Fly-In, scheduled for the second Sunday in September. This annual event takes place at the Brampton Airport located in

scenic Caledon. There are activities for everyone,

so bring the whole family. Visitors will see a fabulous display of vintage, classic and modern aircraft in addition to vintage cars and motorcycles. Stroll through early aviation history by visiting the Great War Flying Museum. See WWI military re-enactments. Discover an impressive collection of WWI combat aircraft. Learn about the fascinating work in restoring these planes from local

volunteers. WWI replica fighter biplanes and triplanes will fly-by every half hour starting at 11 a.m.

BFC will offer behind-the-scenes tours of the airport, sightseeing flights and a rare opportunity to fly a state of the art full motion RedBird flight stimulator. BFC staff and volunteers will be on hand to answer questions about learning to fly, professional pilot training programmes and Kids Flight Camps. Cadets and parents from the 892 Snowy Owl Cadet Squadron, based at the airport, will be available for questions on their excellent programs. The Recreational Aircraft Association and Fisher Flying Products will also have their doors open to show off their expertise and techniques for building airplanes.

The Brampton Flight Centre is owned and operated by the Brampton Flying Club. The Club was formed in Brampton in 1946 and was relocated to beautiful Caledon in 1969. At this year’s event you are invited to attend a special ceremony commemorating one of BFC's long-time members. Observe Canadian aviation history in the making.

Plan to attend Sunday, September 8, 2013 for this special event that celebrates community and aviation history. All proceeds go to support the Great War Flying Museum (GWFM) Donations are welcome and tax receipts can be issued. Activities run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is $5.00 per person and $20 per family, and parking is free.

For more about BFC and the open house call 905.838.1400 ext. 333 or visit bramptonflightcentre.com. To learn about the Great War Flying Museum visit greatwarflyingmuseum.com. .CS

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Parents who exercise raise fit childrenby Barrie Shepley

Researchers suggest that your children should be active for sixty minutes each day to be healthy and to keep their body weight in a normal range. Data from several recent studies indicate that the average child is getting only half (about thirty three minutes) of proper exercise a day. Interestingly, parents grossly over-estimate how much exercise they think their children are getting (assuming two tp three times more than the actual amount of exercise).

When I think back to my youth, I biked to school most days (a twenty minute walk each way). Additionally, I played intramural sports before school and was often involved in some kind of ball-hockey, ice-hockey, baseball or tennis activity after school and on weekends.

Long before the computer and internet were mainstream, my peers (we are all roughly 50 years of age) exercised fifteen to twenty hours a week (much of it in non-structured active play).

Today kids are averaging just four hours per week. It is not hard to understand why

health issues, extra body fat and desire to be active are all negatively impacted.

University researchers looked at the attitude of parents on their children’s well-being and found that if parents were overweight, there was a greater chance that the children did less exercise and ate more poorly as well. Dr. Ron Eaker, author of Fat-Proof Your Family, says that, “exercising with children reprogrammes kids to understand what is normal and what is not.”

Kids today believe that a sedentary lifestyle is normal. Studies show that most kids spend an average of six hours after school doing sedentary things like TV, computers, and video games. They have a skewed perception of what is normal.

Changing exercise habits has to be a family effort. Most parents don’t recognize the power they have to model healthy behavior for their children.

Caledon’s C3 Canadian Cross Training Club has multiple families who come to workouts together. Caledon’s Taylor Reid recently became Canada’s National under

23 Triathlon Champion and both of his parents swim-bike and run with the local C3 club. Taylor began exercising with C3 when he was just twelve years of age and eleven years later he is still an active member. While C3 may have gained some notoriety for helping produce triathlon champions like Andrew Yorke, Taylor Reid and Sean Bechtel, the reality is that the majority of our members are normal, active families who are simply looking to get healthy and fit and will never win any championship medals.

When children see their parents active, they realize that being active as adults is normal and something they could and should do. Research shows that children who exercise do better in school, control themselves better, and have fewer behavior issues. All of my senior C3 athletes are in university or have graduated, illustrating the high correlation between exercise and academic excellence.

dr. eaker’s three stages of a family exercise make-over:early stage exercise with a young family member

Exercising with your infant or toddler doesn’t have to be a big thing. It can be as simple as taking a walk together or pushing them in an exercise baby buggy. Many C3 moms over the years have stayed active immediately after pregnancy by using an exercise baby stroller for power-walks and runs. Not only did mom get back in shape, but babies understood that being active is normal.

mid stage exercise with your early adolescent

Children between four and ten are physically active, but they call it “play.” They are physically developed enough to ride a bike with their parents, go for walks, play active games like tag, or negotiate a simple obstacle course. According to Dr. Eaker, “If a child at age ten is physically active on a consistent basis, for about an hour a day, they have a 75% less likelihood of being overweight as an adult.” Organized sports can offer great opportunities, but it doesn’t have to be competitive teams that are training ten to twelve hours a week.

Photo credit: Trent Dilkie Caledon businesswoman Kim Nelson, running with her children at the C3 Kinetico Run Festival


The key is letting your child find his own passion.

teen stage exercising with your older child

Sedentary tweens and teens are often the biggest challenge when it comes to initiating exercise. One of the wisest families I know set up twice monthly day trips where the parents brought one friend from each child on the sporting day excursions (bike riding, Kids of Steel mini-triathlons and running races). The family continued to exercise through their entire teens and today the children are in their early 30’s and their own children are now exercising with them. .CS

Set a family goal this fallThis year the C3 Kinetico Run

Festival will be held on Sunday September 29th at the Caledon

Community Complex. The Kinetico Kids 1 Mile Run is free to all participants. The Benson

Steel, Royal Containers 10k and 5k run races are perfect goals for any family member. Why not bring the family out to the active, health-fair, fun runs and

start an active fall with your kids. Benson Steel, Royal Containers and Kinetico have donated 2,000

free race entries to children because they want our local kids

and families to be healthy for the rest of their lives. Start early and prepare for this great day of

fun by getting into the habit of walking or jogging one mile each day. Details for the September

29th event are on the C3 website at www.c3online.ca Everyone must preregister (even in the

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Charm of yesteryear plays true today by Donna Cragg

Just to the south of Boston Mills Road, along Hurontario, the steeple of Claude Presbyterian Church rises one hundred feet above the rural backdrop of Caledon.

Regularly scheduled Sunday worship services were suspended this summer for the first time in the church’s 170 year history as Claude Church regroups, reinvigorates and considers its role in faith and the community.

Its pulpit has been empty since October 2012 when Harvey Self of

Tweedsmuir Presbyterian Church in Orangeville was appointed Interim Moderator by The Brampton Presbytery. All around it the pioneering spirit of the founding Scottish and Irish settlers who formed their congregation in 1843 remains evident to this day. Since then compelling guest Pastors have added a new and thoughtful dimension to Sunday worship as they plan for the future direction of the congregation.

The Gothic style brick structure was erected by local craftsmen in 1870 to house the growing congregation. It was expanded in 1915 with the addition of the parlour cum Sunday school room. The acoustic quality of the venue makes is ideal for both Sunday service and musical performances.

Originally known as Craig’s Corners, Claude was once a large and bustling community along a major transportation corridor between Port Credit and Owen Sound. When the community was bypassed by the railroad, businesses were forced to close and the population dwindled.

Today, the church is seeing a resurgence of activity and serves as much more than a reminder of the areas illustrious past. A warm, welcoming atmosphere greets visitors who come to enjoy the simple pleasures of an annual church picnic, potlucks, pancake breakfasts and twice monthly fiddle jams.

Eighty-four year old Katherine Grady doesn’t attend church in Scotland. But when she comes for her extended visits

to her twin sister and her husband, Nan and Peter Park of Caledon Village, Kathy attends Claude Presbyterian Church. “Here I feel welcome,” she explains. Carolyn Wadley (nee Shackleton) has attended Claude Church since childhood with the exception of a brief stint during university when she decided that “it was no longer ‘hip’,” she recalls with a laugh. Carolyn echoes fellow member Merle Harstone, “Claude Church grounds me, grounds my week.”

Authentic worship and the celebration of the Trinity are what drew Carolyn back. There, she was baptized, confirmed and attended Sunday School. She has fond memories of attending after school programmes with classmates from Herb Campbell, led by Dr. David W. Hay. Those afternoons engaged and inspired young, questioning minds and their teachings continue to feed her faith today.

Carolyn and her husband Allen were married and their son Daniel was baptized in the Sanctuary. It’s the place where Carolyn says she feels most “at home.”

It doesn’t hurt that four-year old Daniel jumps at the chance to accompany his mom and dad to church for any reason. Whether to tend the gardens, set up for an event, attend worship and Sunday Morning Children’s Programme, Daniel has fun and participates enthusiastically. It also helps that the infectious nature of a child’s enthusiasm is nurtured and celebrated by the church community who appreciate the value of supporting the development of children and helping them grow to become leaders.

Traditional Sunday worship service will resume at 10:30 a.m. on September 8th, 2013, followed by the Autumn Together Again BBQ and potluck. Attend this or any other Sunday worship and you are likely to meet people from your community as the allure is felt from Orangeville, Brampton, Halton Hills and throughout Caledon. Stay and enjoy coffee and conversation at the Sunday Café in the parlour behind the sanctuary.

As Claude Presbyterian Church prepares to celebrate the congregation’s 170 year anniversary, its members are well aware of the need to find new ways to become and stay relevant to the community that surrounds it and are sending out the call through music.

Traditional Easter Mass at the Badlands.


The church received Caledon Heritage Designation on September 21, 1992. The heritage is evident in the interior as well as the exterior. During extensive renovations in that same year two members of the congregation lovingly restored the scrollwork that was painted in the 1950’s. In 1966 Bert Van Wout constructed and installed a simple wooden cross that is illuminated twenty-four hours per day to represents Jesus Christ as the “light of the world.” The church’s wainscoting and pews date back to the 1880’s and feature quaint hidden pull out child seats that can extend into the aisles. Overhead, an original cast iron coal oil lamp hangs in the front entrance and two newer brass coal oil lamps purchased in 1907 hang at the front of the Sanctuary. The fixtures were converted to electricity in the 1930’s.

The congregation has made great strides over the years. In 1963 a well was drilled, bringing water to the church. In 2005 a ramp was added, making the Church wheelchair accessible, making it possible to rent space for a wide variety of events including music

lessons and recitals. Today the location of Claude is one of its strengths. It is centrally located within Caledon West and within easy reach of Orangeville and Brampton.

A projector is now used to display hymns, prayers and responses during worship services. A new website has been created thanks to Merle and Richard Harstone, Randy and Dana Benson, Bill Horton, Angela Larson, Russ MacGillivray, Merle Middlebrook, Doreen Shackleton, and Allan and Carolyn Wadley. It is updated regularly and contains a wealth of information. For more information visit claudechurch.com or call 905.838-3512. .CS

music of a hallowed hall

Music is a large part of the Claude Church story. The pump organ purchased in 1905 for $127.00, the Heintzman piano purchased in 1915 for $265.00 and the Cantor Electronic organ donated by Hennie and John Van Ewyk in 2001 are all in use today. Bill Horton can be found at Sunday worship playing any or all of the instruments and an a capella ensemble enriches most Sundays with song. The acoustic quality of the Sanctuary and the Parlour is outstanding.

Rev. Randy Benson, Minister of Word and Sacrament from March 2003 to October 2012, started the tradition of an annual Easter Sunrise Service at the Cheltenham Badlands, with instrument accompaniment. This love of music expanded into a rich programme of sanctuary concerts, intimate parlour concerts, music workshops and a salon speaker series. The musical line-up has earned Claude the title of “music centre of south Caledon,” by the Caledon Citizen.

The entertainment series held at Claude Church is one of the best kept secrets in town. With six upcoming public concerts planned between November 3rd, 2013 and February 23rd, 2014 it’s yours to explore. This series offers a variety of talent designed to appeal to a broad range of musical tastes.

Featuring renowned Canadian groups and artists from across the country, it brings unique instrument combinations and sounds to Caledon. A ‘Celtic Christmas’ will be presented by Headwaters Concert Choir on December 21st. The duo of Abbot & Cooper are scheduled to thrill audiences with their balanced approach to intricate guitar work and blended harmonies early next year. Attend one or attend all six! Ticket prices are very reasonable and the venue is conveniently located. For more information and a full listing visit claudechurch.com/concerts-and-lectures.html. Tickets can be purchased at ticketscene.ca.

Festivities for the 170th anniversary, on October 27th, are still being planned. So far these include 10:30 a.m. traditional worship service, dinner in the parlour at noon, followed by hymn singing and a special anniversary video produced by church Elder Richard Harstone of Silvercreek Studios.

The congregants of Claude Church are a happy, active group.


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Autumn is a time of contradiction. It brings the promise of new beginnings and news of impeding monochromatic months. Caledon is a marvellous place to witness this annual battle between wakefulness and sleep as the fall colours ignite our well-endowed countryside.

Hidden in these hills are a plethora of artists’ studios but for most of the year you have to make an appointment or seek an invitation to be permitted inside their sacred places: their studios.

The Caledon Hills Studio Tour has become synonymous with autumn. As

summer goes out in a blaze of glory a handful of hugely talented artists come together and open their home studios to the public. Friends, neighbours, art lovers and casual observers are welcome to bear witness as they showcase their works and discuss their inspirations and influences. From wearable art to woodcraft, from wall art to stonework, the art is as vibrant and varied as the display put on by nature itself.

These artists welcome appointments to view their work at any time of year and gladly go out of their way to accommodate

visitors. But, the Studio Tour provides an opportunity not to be missed as new work is released and each studio welcomes a special guest to highlight for your enjoyment.

So this autumn take the time to treat yourself. Visit the studios, view the art and experience the sights and sounds of the Caledon Hills with local artists whose work complements and enhance nature’s landscape.

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10 a.m. to 5 p.m.2013 caledon hills studio tour artists and artisans: cory trepanier16662 The Gore Rd.Discover breathtaking oil landscapes depicting Canada’s most remote treasures. This summer Cory launched TrueWild, a new project took him on a month-long painting and filming expedition to the majestic wilderness of Yukon’s Kluane National Park. There he encountered Mount Logan, Canada's highest peak, and become quite possibly the first artist in Canada to set up an easel in its shadow. Cory will be hosting Richard Sturgeon at his studio this year. A newcomer to the Caledon Hills Studio Tour, Richard creates intricate twisted metal sculptures designed to capture the structural contrast between our urban and natural worlds.

marty rothstein16770 Horseshoe HillExperience the unique landscape view as seen through Rothstein’s camera lens. His new collection of work was captured during a summer cruise through Eastern Europe. Marty’s in-studio guest will be Dan Sinclair who combines his experiences as an arborist and bonsai artist to create contorted and often fantastical wrought iron sculptures.

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merle harstone, Silvercreek Studios 16797 Kennedy Rd.Marvel at the sculptural qualities of striking abstract paintings in acrylic mixed media. Merle describes her current work as a ‘contemplation of healing moments’. Her work has both a philosophical and literal depth created through layers of paint, collage and the juxtaposition of light and darkness. Complementing her work will be the table-top mosaics and grapevine baskets of her guest Paulette Murphy.

lyn westfall18388 Heart Lake Rd.Become inspired by Lyn’s lifetime of exploration of her diverse passions. Westfall captures both her spiritual and playful sides in her eclectic mix of paintings, ranging from floral work to stained glass representations of the beloved characters of children’s books. She will be joined by Shelia Thompson whose delicate feltings encapsulate reimagined landscapes through the layering of wool, silk and organic materials.

jeremy guy14799 Airport Rd.Contemplate the forged complexity of opposing qualities of engineered stone sculptur. Guy’s work seeks to find balance between the natural and the man-made. His appreciation of complexity and search for simplicity provide new interpretive experiences. Joining him will be landscape painter Jeremy Browne, who draws on his travels through rural Ontario to paint striking fall and winter scenes for their vibrant colors, light and moods.

stone ridge studio17812 St. Andrews Rd.Revel in inspired jewellery and sculpture made of leather, dyes and acrylic paints. The beautiful, natural wooded landscapes of the studio’s location permeate through every piece that is created there. The studio will be hosting two guests this year: Arlene Peters will be showcasing her practical and beautiful Mediterranean influenced pottery and David Trotter will be showing his textural and sculptural leather wall art.

Words will never do justice in their attempt to capture the tactile and visual experience of interacting with art. Hopefully this brief introduction to the artists of the Caledon Hills Studio Tour will inspire you to explore thes studios for yourself. For more information and a helpful map to plan your route, visit CaledonHillsStudioTour.com. .CS


Show us the value statement by Yevgenia Casale

Whoever came up with the term ‘fiery red head’ must have been describing Donna Forster. She’s got a heart of gold and the best of intentions but her willingness to fight for the plight of small business owners has sometimes landed her on the opposite side of Town Hall.

Donna’s biggest bone of contention is that she feels the Town is not doing enough to market itself or the businesses within its boundaries. Somewhere between the doors of Forster’s Book Garden and Council Chambers the message is getting lost and confused.

Donna’s position is perfectly reasonable but nobody seems to want to really hear what she is trying to say. The Town of Caledon has aligned itself with Headwaters Tourism, a non-profit organization that is supposed to market the ‘Hills of Headwaters,’ a broad area in which Caledon plays a fairly small part. “I have sat in meetings with the Headwaters people where they have called Bolton the gateway to the Hills of Headwaters,” exclaims Donna. “Who stops in the gateway? If the Hills of Headwaters are where you want to go then this is just a drive through.”

Caledon’s Chamber of Commerce is promoting growth in Caledon. “I don’t think we need growth, I think we need people who live here to shop here. They need to see the value statement,” says Forster. “We really don’t have an identity, there’s no attraction to coming here.”

Caledon, Bolton included, has tons of attraction but she’s right. The majority of shoppers are blind to it. Calling Caledon the ‘greenest’ or the ‘most sustainable’ is not going to do much to encourage people to frequent our own businesses.

Of course this is where Donna loses a ton of people to her way of thinking. Bolton is just a part of the overall picture and therein lies the Town’s quandary. Town Council has to do what is equitable for the entire town and is stymied as to how to accomplish that when they are so busy selling it as a ‘community of communities.’

I haven’t lived in Caledon all that long but over the past four years I’ve come to the conclusion that, based on my observations, I think the communities do a pretty good job of defining themselves and a pretty bad job of connecting with the rest of the town.

Donna is 100% correct. We have no identity. We have nothing jazzy to market the many splendors of Caledon and sell its value statement. It needs to do that for tourists and day-trippers. But more

Forster’s Book Garden’s Donna spends her days surrounded by what she loves most, her two-year old Fynn (shown above) books and friends, family, and a loyal clientele. But she says Caledon needs to do more to facilitate the ongoing success of local small businesses.


importantly the Town should be doing more to target its very own taxpayers.

The Town will say that it is up to the Chamber of Commerce to promote local business and the Chamber will say that it will only promote the needs of its paying members. Well, the Caledon Chamber of Commerce is within its rights to take whatever stance it wants to, whether it makes any sense to the vast majority of local business owners or not. But as taxpayers perhaps we should be demanding more from the Town’s Economic Development department.

The focus I’ve seen has been on offering incentive programmes for resurfacing unappealing exteriors and offering fee-based small business coaching through third-party providers. The Town has also partnered with Caledon Community Services with respect to its Small Business Enterprise Centre.

All of these things place the onus on the businesses to be individually responsible for their own success. There’s nothing wrong with that. But it isn’t what Caledon needs most.

I am not suggesting that they scrap any of those initiatives. They are important. But collectively, Caledon businesses need our Town to do more to market itself both as a destination point and as a place worth keeping our money in.

The challenge, the Town will tell you, is in the lack of available ways to speak to everybody in the town. But you know, where there is a will, there is a way. Short of anything else, a clever billboard campaign would do wonders, as would a catchy slogan.

When the library went through its rebranding a few years ago, they made sure there was a decal on just about every business in town.

Caledon Public Library did a bang up job of rolling out their new marketing strategy and by now you’d pretty much have to be living under a rock to not know that the Caledon Public Library’s slogan is “…for all reasons.”

The Town should do the same and more, because when businesses thrive, they pay taxes, hire people and drive innovation.

There’s nothing wrong with wanting to be the most sustainable town but economic sustainability is just as important and to get there we need our Economic Development folks to look at clever new ways to convince our taxpayers to do more than just sleep, hike and ride bikes in Caledon.

Donna Forster is not asking the Town to cover the cost of her business cards or the ads she places in local newspapers or magazines. She’s not even looking for reimbursement or sponsorship for the myriad of marketing initiatives that she has taken on that have pulled together numerous businesses around her and encouraged shoppers to patronize not just her book store but other local businesses, as well. She’s asking the Town to adopt a paradigm shift which involves partnering with businesses to drive town-wide success.

If you have ideas on this topic, we’d love to hear them. Email [email protected] or post a comment under this story on caledonspectrum.com. .CS


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The Cheltenham brickyard was established in 1912 by Domtar. Mining and brick fabrication activity ceased in 1964 until Brampton Brick Limited (BBL) commenced extraction operations in 1990. After eighteen years the site’s first stage became depleted and the compnay began rehabilitation of the site in 2009. That activity is currently in its final stage of completion.

Also in 2009 BBL submitted a development permit application to the Niagara Escarpment Commission (NEC) to allow for a revised rehabilitation plan that would eliminate the pond which was approved in the original site plan. In May 2011 BBL amended that application to include stages two and three. The revised plan involved the importation of a significant amount of fill over an estimated five-year period. An additional five years would be required to establish grasslands, shrub thicket and wetlands. The amendment proposed that tree growth would be established through natural succession.

On learning of the proposed changes Cheltenham residents became concerned about the ramifications that these changes would have on the community. The amount of fill in question equated to approximately 5,000 truckloads or 10,000 truck trips per month in addition to the approximate 1,440 loads or 2,880 of monthly truck trips required for the company’s shale extraction operation. Shale and fill trucks would be traveling along Mississauga Road, King Street and Highway 10, to and from the site.

The Cheltenham Area Residents Association (C.A.R.A) voiced its concerns by delegating to the Town of Caledon (a commenting agency) and the NEC (an approval agency). These concerns included but were not limited to the compnay’s on-going non-compliance issues over its twenty-three year operation; the operations expanded scope; precedent setting decisions in other communities that have gone through similar situations; monitoring of fill; the potential of an expanded duration of operation; potential end-use and related environmental concerns.

On April 30, 2013, Caledon Town Council including Area Councillor Gord McClure, Regional Councillor Allan Thompson and Regional Councillor Richard Paterak (who also serves as the NEC Commissioner for Peel Region) voted in favour of this proposal. However, on July 18, 2013, the NEC rejected the development permit application stating, “the Niagara Escarpment Plan (NEP), in general, does not permit large scale fill importation as a stand-alone use and that the use of lands located in a biosphere reserve as the receiver of such fill would be contrary to the purpose and objectives of the NEP.”

We were overjoyed and encouraged after hearing the NEC decision. This has been a huge victory but by no means the end. We will continue to monitor the developments at the site. For more information or to lend your support please contact us at [email protected]. .CS

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Improvement needs change. Are you prepared to manage it? by Jutta Koetzle

Change is part of everyday life. It is part of our personal lives, in our community and at work. However, as creatures of habit, people often view change with at least some uncertainty, skepticism and often with outright resentment.

Caledon is preparing for major changes in the coming years. In the short term we need to accommodate the TORONTO 2015 Pan American Games. In the long term, the town has started to experience growing pains resulting from the provincially mandated influx of new residents and subsequent commercial and industrial tax base requirements.

Some of the coming changes were within the Town’s control to permit or deny. Others were not. This is no different than the impetus behind changes that individual business owners implement within their operations.

In my line of business, I often find that the key to successful process improvement implementation is effective change management. It requires understanding why business owners may not always welcome the transition despite being well aware of the anticipated benefits to their operation and their bottom line. It also requires a gentle touch to overcome the usual resentment within the workforce.

Employees often feel threatened and insecure about their jobs when confronted with the possibility of workflow improvement. They ask themselves “what am I doing wrong? Will I lose my job because the company will not need me anymore?” Many times they try to protect themselves by simply refusing to cooperate. Sometimes, these fears are justified, as companies seek to reduce overhead by cutting their spending on human resources. But, more often, process improvement leads to increased capacity to accept growth and an increase in production. It also maximizes the possibility of cross training where employees become more versatile within the organization and therefore are able to bring greater, rather than less value to their employers.

Change management is a planned process that has a predictable outcome. The most essential part of change management is open communication and transparency. Inform everyone what will change, why it will happen and what the outcome will be. Make them feel part of the process, invite feedback, listen to their concerns and demonstrate that these have been taken into account.

Sometimes resistance is a hard nut to crack. Some years ago I encountered a situation where I had to tell someone that “the change is obligatory and that there is no way around it: we need to get it done.” Eventually he ended up both accepting and liking the change! The employee, management and consultant team worked together closely and provided guidance, assistance and cooperation where we could. We made sure that he did not have the entire burden of adjustment on his shoulders.

In a perfect world changes only takes place when we are ready for them. In reality, things happen when we least want or need them to. Continual process improvement allows companies to create backup plans so that they can better handle both internally and externally motivated operational disruptions. Appreciating the significance of effective change management is a driving factor in the success of any process improvement implementation. Ultimately, being prepared to handle both welcome and unwelcome change is what separates companies that are setup for success from those who are not. .CS

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OPP helping good kids stay that wayby Provincial Constable Brenda Evans

The Caledon detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police continues to work with the youth in our community. We currently have five dedicated officers in Caledon schools, delivering a variety of programs. Two full-time officers are responsible for delivering material set out in the OPP Kids (Knowledge Issues Decisions Supports) and D.A.R.E (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) programs.

New this year, the OPP Kids programme for all grade seven students, focuses on three main components: connecting with kids, reducing self-victimization and preventing crime. The officers offer students community outreach programmes that promote and encourage wellness.

The D.A.R.E. programme for grade six students is an international education programme that seeks to prevent use of controlled drugs, membership in gangs, and violent behavior.

There are also three school resource officers dedicated to our secondary schools. They attend the schools on a daily basis, interact with students and enforce laws tempered by the requirements of the Safe Schools Act, the Education Act and the Youth Criminal Justice Act. The officers act as mentors and role-models delivering classroom presentations in the areas of law, constitutional rights, conflict resolution and career development.

All of the tools provided by our officers empower youth to make positive decisions while promoting their well-being within the community. Police officers in schools play a huge role in the mentoring and development of the youth in our community. The Caledon detachment is always researching different outreach methods to connect with the youth. In early 2013, the Caledon Detachment joined Facebook, another example of connecting with our future leaders.

Working with members of ROAD WATCH, OPP officers have also developed local programmes such as Heads Up, the purpose of which is to reduce motor vehicle collisions involving pedestrians in our community. Caledon grade four students are presented with the inherent dangers of using electronic devices while walking on the side of the road and on the sidewalks.

Parents are always encouraged to promote our programmes and continue discussing the dangers of using controlled substances, alcohol and other intoxicating substances with their children. Frank discussions regarding internet use, wireless communication devices and other mediums can reduce the likelihood of police involvement. Parents are key players in keeping the lines of communication open with their children. Sharing information and repeating key messages will greatly assist in reducing the likelihood of police involvement while promoting good decision making skills. .CS

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Valerie Arnold Judge is at a point in her life where she’s looking to scale back her volunteer work. But one thing she is not willing to walk away from is Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.), an OPP programme taught to grade six students throughout Caledon.

The programme does more than talks to the kids. It aims to educate the parents, as well. “We are all living in denial, thinking it could never be our kids,” says Arnold who herself is a parent of a child that was on drugs.

“I thought he had allergies. He was 20 though and lived with me and my former husband. I thought he had allergies. His nose was runny and his eyes were blurry all the time. I didn’t have a clue. I didn’t know anything about drugs. I grew up in Streetsville and the big thing for kids in those days was driving without a license and drinking alcohol. We heard about marijuana and that was like ‘the hippies’ we didn’t know anything about drugs.”

Valerie’s son was addicted to crack cocaine. She never knew what he did to get that kind of money. “He said, ‘you don’t want to know,’ so I never asked. Then one day he left home.” 48 hours later she put in a missing persons report to police.

“He just disappeared. I lost him for two years. He knew that he was an addict. He needed to clean up and dry out and did all that stuff. So he went somewhere in Guelph for rehab and then one day, two years later he showed up on my doorstep: on Mother’s Day. I always thought no news was good news so I always felt

that he was there somewhere. I couldn’t believe it when I saw him.”

Her son “did cleaned up, he didn’t take drugs. But he was always troubled. He never married. I always thanked God for that because it wasn’t another family I had to look after. He’s okay, but he’s not okay. He moves from job to job but he’s not stable. He doesn’t have a stable environment. I get cards every once in a while which say ‘I love you’ and that’s it. I tried to get him up here for Christmas but …”

Valerie also has two daughters. “Both are educated and have great jobs. No problems. My one daughter was burnt by fire at three and a half years old.” She was in and out of hospitals with her for twelve years getting plastic surgery.

“Absolutely brilliant girl. It was a hell of a time to go through. She’s the one who works at the Shopping Channel. Got up one morning and found a box of matches downside of a couch. Lit one and her nightgown ignited. Thirty-five percent of her body was first-degree burns. That was when they talk about those kinds of tragedies in your marriage. God, well, that was the end of mine. It just died but it made me a stronger woman though.”

Valerie is best known for her nine years of service as the Peel District School Board Trustee. “I had a grandson in grade three who had come and stayed with me for the weekend and I found out that he couldn’t read: not a word. That’s what spurred me on.” The job only paid $5,000 per year but she didn’t care. “I wanted to help kids and improve the system and I didn’t care about the money. So I worked for nine years for $5,000 a year.”

Valerie used to work as a credit manager, with six people reporting to her. “We were responsible for collecting and maintaining $35 million dollars a year. My bad debt wasn’t even calculable at the end of the year. It was something like .01% out of $35 million dollars. So fundraising for me is no problem. I can call anybody up and ask for money as long as I believe in what I’m doing,” Valerie states.

She also served on the Caledon Dufferin Victim Services’ board of directors and mentored a kid for ten years through Big Brothers Big Sisters. It gave me a lot of experience on boards and governances and things like that.

That eclectic background was what drew the attention of Sgt. Bob Patterson. He used to be the community officer and sought her out when he had heard that she had a knack for fundraising.

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“I was trustee then. He told me all about D.A.R.E. and asked me to do fundraising for the programme. So I asked him how much money they had for the programme already. “He said he had five dollars. The OPP are not allowed to ask for money. That is part of their rules. So, I decided to take it on. We created a business plan. We had to figure out how many schools we were doing; how many work books we need; what are we going to do with this money that I collect. I needed to buy pamphlets for the communities because we think that public awareness is very important.”

The organizers also decided that they wanted to do something very memorable for the grade six children that go into this programme. “We throw a graduation ceremony after their nine weeks of the programme. We give them a certificate and a T-shirt. Now we are teaching 1,400 kids every year, basically all the schools in Caledon that have a grade six programme.”

The programme’s major sponsor is Maritime Ontario Freight Lines, in Brampton. The owner, Doug Monroe and Valerie sat on the board of directors for the Peel Children’s Aid Foundation. Other sponsors include Garden Foods, the Peel District School Board and the Dufferin District School Board. Earlier this year the team held a fundraiser in partnership with Ford Canada called Drive One For Kids, raising $3,000. Fines Ford also provides a vehicle that is all done up with D.A.R.E. branding for the OPP officer to drive back and forth from the schools and they come to the graduation.

“We are all the same,” says Valerie. “We are all blind and think it won’t be our kid. But it just takes one kid out there saying ‘come on over and try this.’ D.A.R.E. started in 1983 in the States because of drug activity there.” According to RCMP statistics, who teach the programme across Canada, “we know the programme works. I’m 68. I’m getting too old to be involved in so many things but I have to do something and I love the kids. It keeps me involved with the kids and a part of it for me is because of my son,” she concludes. .CS

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Thomas Kovacsby Yevgenia Casale

About a year ago an email popped into my inbox from Belfountain Inn owner and head chef Thorntin Macdonald. It was about as excited as an email can get. He was over the moon at the prospect of presenting Thomas Kovacs (pronounced ko-va-t-ch) as a special musical guest.

That got my attention. It usually takes something pretty special to get the normally low-key restaurateur quite so animated. I immediately put a call in to Tom and asked to do a story about him. I had to know more about this guy.

It took us a few months to coordinate our schedules. In the mean time, I started noticing Tom promoted as the headliner at some of Caledon’s favourite dining establishments.

Kovacs was thrilled to have Caledon Spectrum profile him but with a caveat: first I had to witness one of his shows. He was right to insist. Some things you just have to experience in person.

“What’s a couple of hours?” I thought, taking the opportunity to head off to Erin. Thorntin owns Bistro Riviere as well as the Belfountain Inn so we knew that at the very least the food would be amazing. Well, it wasn’t just a couple of hours but the meal was terrific; the sangria was delectable and the show was pure joy: so much fun!

Afterwards Tom sat down with me so that we could get to know each other before our official interview. We had decided to film it live at the SouthFields Village Farmers’ Market the following Thursday so this was supposed to be a casual preinterview meeting. Before either one of us knew it, three hours had gone by.

He’s just that easy to talk to.“In April 1980 I realized that music was my strength,” he started

off. “I was sharing an apartment with two other actors and just

finished doing a couple of movies.” Having earned a decent amount of money off those two films Tom holed up in his room and completely immersed himself in his music. He began to hear things he wasn’t aware of before such as the “careful enunciation of each syllable.” His eureka moment occurred when Tom realized he had to turn the guitar around and play left-handed because it felt more “personal, immediate, and exciting. It felt like I was creating a beat instead of following one.”

For the next fifteen years Tom held down an assortment of mundane jobs to support his music. Once he got to his 30’s Kovacs decided that he needed to “get a real job” so he landed working night shifts as a security guard. That’s where he discovered that he had an aptitude for computers. He taught himself how to programme at the lobby desk workstation, completed a six-month course at York University and from there walked into a thirteen year stint in the Information Technology department at Canadian Tire.

Despite the obvious creative elements, a full-time musician is very much a small business owner. Tom credits his years at Canadian Tire with giving him invaluable IT skills, insights into running a business and learning how to connect with people: Tom manages his own website, promotion and business affairs.

As an entertainer his professionalism is one of the first things to come through in any of his performances. Kovacs is so comfortable in his own skin that nothing seems to faze him. He engages with the audience in a fantastically intimate way and brings people out through conversation.

If they want to join him, they do, if they want to just listen they do. The driving force appears to be his desire to deliver a memorable and positive interplay for the audience.

Tom Kovacs with Jan, Thorntin and Malcolm Macdonald on the patio of Erin’s Bistro Riviere. Sundays are Thorntin’s day off but when Tom is performing Thorntin kicks back along with the rest of us, enjoying the show with his mom and grandfather.


Remarkably one of the biggest lessons he took away from Canadian Tire was how to stay calm and maximize audience participation without letting it get out of control. “I learned not to take playful teasing seriously,” says Kovacs. In the corporate world Tom met a “different caliber of people” than what he was used to as a night security guard.

They loved to have fun and push buttons and in walked Tom with, “a chest full of buttons to press.” They used to have a field day with Kovacs, pretending there were sudden system emergencies and then laughing themselves silly at his reaction on discovery of the prank. “After two years, I got bored with my own reactions so I started to joke back with them instead.”

Some months later a co-worker approached him and said “you’re no fun anymore. We can’t get a rise out of you.” As Tom puts it, he “felt a delicious sense of having grown up. I had my phase of playing a victim and eventually stopped getting any value out of it. I got bored of my own pattern.”

Knowing when to break a pattern that is no longer working is another of Tom’s many talents. In late 2009, after yet another night of not getting a chance to work on his music, Tom came to work and stared at his reflection on the still blank computer monitor, thinking: “if you stay at this desk until you retire, you might as well kiss your music goodbye.” But quitting Canadian Tire meant walking away from a stable income.

Before committing to such a big decision he revealed his thoughts to a manager at the company. The manager described how his mother loved music, paintings and literature but was forced to hold an office job that she hated, ultimately regretting that she never pursued her own artistic expression. He also spoke with an associate vice-president, who happened to have suffered a heart attack the previous summer and reminded Tom that “you never know when your time may come.” They both had the same message for Kovacs: “do what you gotta do.”

Four years earlier, Tom had taken a Humber College summer songwriting workshop with Andy Kim. Kim had written the monster hits Sugar, Sugar and Rock Me Gently. Something Kim said had always stayed at the back of Tom’s mind and now came rushing to the forefront, fueling his courage to let go and follow through: “don’t have a safety net because you will use it.”

By the time Tom was ready to become a full-time musician he had half a century behind him. Not quite retirement age and not exactly innocent with youth. What surprised him was the amount of younger female attention he began to receive. It was not something he experienced while sitting behind a desk as a programmer. But, “when you watch somebody on stage looking into the audience and thinking about who they will take to bed that night instead of about the performance the show suffers. I didn’t want to become that cliché,” explained Kovacs.

Tom had also reached a point in his life when he was finally ready to find “draw in his life partner.” He realized that if he succumbed to the temptations that are so readily available as a performer on the road, it would affect his ability to attract the woman he really wanted.

When they met, he realized instinctively that Cara was the one. She came along at just the right moment in his life. She is a beautiful, confident single mom. According to Tom, she is the

embodiment of everything he was looking for. “We share the same weirdness, the same off-the-wall humour,” he laughed. “She has this amazing sense of fun and we share a real emotional connection.”

Cara came to watch the show that afternoon, as well. Though she didn’t stay for our conversation the wicked twinkle in her eye betrayed their mutual attraction. The way she tells it, she was the one who actively pursued Tom. But regardless of who was the hunter, it is the adventure that matters to Kovacs.

For the past twelve years Tom has also had a steady gig as a musician with Adventure Canada. Each year he flies up to the Arctic and spends ten days aboard a 100 passenger luxury cruise ship, witnessing the Northwest Passage and the west coast of Greenland. National Geographic put Adventure Canada on their list of Best Adventure Travel Companies on Earth so it’s a pretty big deal. Like an Empire Club of Canada luncheon, those trips give Tom a unique opportunity to spend time with some remarkable people. Only in his case, he gets to hang out with them for almost a fortnight rather than just over lunch.

When it comes to Tom Kovacs, the conversation can go on and on and I intend on doing just that. In the mean time, check out that live interview and performance which we taped at the SouthFields Village farmers’ market. It’s on our website (caledonspectrum.com). Of course there really isn’t anything like being in the audience at one of his shows. Luckily he posts his performance schedule online (thomaskovacs.com). .CS

Kovacs, fielding audience requests over a Sunday lunch performance.


Discourse on life by Fryeda Tartak

“Charlotte…” sings Sheryl from another part of the house, “where are you?” completes two-year old Charlotte as she hops off her dad’s lap and bounces out of the room, following her mother’s voice. Noble smiles and continues with our interview.

We are sitting in his living room, enjoying a cup of coffee and immersed in conversation about everything from foreign films to life in Terra Cotta, politics and working on Bay Street. The home is in one of the oldest in Caledon’s westernmost village. It was built around 1859 by Simon Plewes, one of its founding settlers.

The past five years have been fairly significant in the life of Noble Chummar. He got married, moved to Caledon, bought two cars, had a child, became partner at a major law firm on Bay Street and Chairman of Toronto’s annual French film festival, Cinefranco.

This year he also became the 110th President of the Empire Club of Canada. The club’s past presidents include three former Premiers of Ontario, a Chief of Defence Staff of the Canadian Forces, several cabinet ministers and Hal Jackman, former Lieutenant Governor.

Normally in polite society it is wise to avoid certain topics such as sex, religion and politics. But when it comes to Noble, the only rule is that the conversation has to be interesting. “It is an extraordinary honour to be the 110th president of the oldest speaking club of record in Canada,” enthuses Chummar. “I see the Empire Club of Canada as a big puzzle. Right now we only have 110 pieces and we’re about to fill an infinite amount of space. I want to contribute substance to that space.”

As president his role is to host three to four high caliber speakers per month who will present diverse and thought provoking speeches to the club’s members. “Each of these speeches is individually interesting but they are also truly significant as part of the mosaic that I’m talking about,” continues Chummar as he walks me over to a shelf stuffed with the club’s iconic red books; each one of them an annual record of every word ever spoken at an Empire Club meeting since 1903. These days speeches are also recorded and televised, in their entirety, on Rogers Television.

Speakers generally have a certain degree of stature and international recognition. Every premier of Ontario and almost every prime minister of Canada has taken the podium at the Empire Club. So have numerous foreign leaders, well-known humanitarians, authors, actors, scientists, leaders of industry and so on. This list includes Sir Alexander Graham Bell, The Dalai Lama, Audrey Hepburn, Ronald Regan, Bill Gates, Winston Churchill and Margaret Thatcher. None of the speakers are paid and as such are able to discuss anything that they want to. They are cross-partisan and uncensored, embodying the collective psyche of our modern sensibilities.

“We have a responsibility to keep it going. Our history, my history, the history of the Empire Club of Canada, is not just our history. It’s the history of Canada; of the world. It’s everything we have believed in, that we believe


in and what we will believe in,” explains Noble, pausing to let his words take full effect before opening one of the tomes to a random page and reciting a section of a speech from the turn of the last century. Unlike any other Canadian history book these are not texts that reflect on events from the past. They are windows into the real-time thoughts of game changers who did, are currently and will in the future revolutionize the world we live in. The books are time capsules of thought.

Chummar’s infectious patriotism is not born out of simply being Canadian. His parents emigrated here and he has “travelled the entire world several times over and never been to a place even remotely like Canada: one that encourages free speech, individual thought and personal freedom,” says Noble. “The Empire Club of Canada encapsulates those ideals. There’s nothing like it.” Noble started going to Empire Club of Canada luncheons as a teenager. He has witnessed many memorable speeches such as the one by Cheryl Sandberg, the current COO of Facebook and somebody who is being touted as the next Democratic presidential nominee to replace Obama. She spoke about marketing, communication and the human need for interconnectivity. “It wasn’t a Facebook ad. It was about life and how it has changed. I was just sitting there and listening to this person speak, knowing that she was recently on the cover of Time Magazine as one of the most influential people on the face of the planet. It was an honour to be there.”

Aside from the speakers, members of the club comment on another perk of attending the meetings. Unless you are seated at a corporate table where you came as a group, you never know who will

share your table. “Who am I to

be sitting beside

the Dalai Lama or the Prime Minister of France? These are great people to be associated with,” agrees Noble.

His roles on several not for profit organizations and with the Empire Club of Canada are completely voluntary. He views his participation as part of his social obligation: “if you have the ability to do something for another person then you do it, you have to do it. You do it because you can and you should. It’s that simple. I’m blessed with so many great things in my life. I’ve got a great family, a great job and a great career. I’ve gotten a lot from society. All of us have an obligation to make a contribution to society and this is my little way of doing it.”

Of course for Noble, society is not always such a broad reaching term. He, Sheryl and Charlotte spend a great deal of time at their home and are very involved in their community. “We love it up here, this place is just perfect,” confesses Chummar. “It’s a different place. My wife and I both commute every day but we decided that we wanted this type of a lifestyle. We wanted to live in the country and know our neighbours. We wanted a world where we could raise our family in a way that is a little bit less busy.”

Neither one of them mind the extra forty to sixty minutes of driving considering what they come home to every day. “We go over to the Terra Cotta Inn, are at the Spirit Tree on Fridays for pizzas and spend a lot of time just sort of riding our bikes and going for drives,” says Noble, who also marshals the big cycle race that runs past his house each year on the August long weekend. The Chummars, along with a bunch of their neighbours, sit at the base of their driveway and volunteer with the race.

“One thing about Terra Cotta is that it’s so young now. There’s been a whole re-gentrification of people,” he reveals. Terra Cotta is usually not seen as a haven for young families but in recent years that is exactly what it has become. “Just last week we had a breakfast play date of sorts and we literally had a sofa full of kids under the age of four: ten or twelve kids; ten families, all with young kids. The older neighbours who have been here for decades have been so kind and welcoming to the new residents,” he confides. “There are a lot of young people in the community now.

We go over, they come over to our house. It’s just very nice, for Charlotte especially,” concludes Chummar.

It took me a while to process everything we had discussed to a point that I could actually write about it.

What kept coming back to me was his perspective on the value of thought provoking public discourse on random topics of interest. Before I left, Noble extended a personal invitation for me to attend an Empire Club of Canada

luncheon. It is an experience that I am truly looking forward to. .CS

Top left to bottom right: Empire Club members at the annual picnic; next door neighbours dropping in to say ‘hello’; Noble with a dear family friend (our very own Blaze in Kitchen’s Paulina Vrozos; Noble

at home with Sheryl and Charlotte and; Chummar with three of the Empire Club of

Canada’s past presidents.


Ghost stories are in

abundance in and around Caledon. You hear about them at the library, in our schools, at local coffee shops, general stores and in numerous private residences. Nightfalls Paranormal Research Society (NPRS), a local group of paranormal investigators, says that Caledon is renowned for its paranormal activity. Dianne Walters, one of the founders of NPRS, says “Caledon is a ghost hunters gold mine.” According to Walters, “everywhere I go throughout Caledon, people tell me about paranormal experiences they’ve had in their current or former homes or businesses.”

NPRS brings something new to paranormal research. They are an all-female investigative team with a wide variety of skills and abilities, allowing them to provide unbiased and accurate research. With a private investigator and a medium

counselor on hand during all investigations, “we provide professionalism and compassion that most investigators don’t,” says Kristine McKee. “Life is not what it seems, and neither is the ‘Other Side’. There is nothing to fear from understanding more about that existence and we can help you contact and communicate with departed souls, as well as bring closure where needed” adds Kristine, the team’s psychic and medium.

Dianne Walters, Kaitlyn Kitchener and Kristine McKee formed Nightfalls Paranormal Research Society in 2011. Dianne and Kristine had worked together on several investigations in the past and in discussing their passion with Kaitlyn decided to form their own paranormal investigative team. Dianne Walters, a former private investigator, brings unconventional creativity and investigative research skills to the team. After having several paranormal experiences growing up, Dianne started reading everything she could find on the subject from ghosts and haunted places to Big Foot. Kaitlyn Kitchener is the youngest member of the team. Now fifteen years old, Kaitlyn helped form NPRS at age thirteen. “Ever since Kaitlyn was a small child, she had always had an odd fascination with the paranormal. It was only fitting that she helped to form and join our team,” said her mother, Dianne. “We see the value in her skills that are already quite prevalent and her ability to reach out to smaller children’s energy and spirits is both amazing and compassionate,” added Kristine.

Kristine McKee is a gifted psychic and medium who was born with her abilities. She specializes in spiritual counseling and brings forth messages from departed loved ones, or not so loved ones. Being empathic, Kristine often channels emotions and words from spirits. Dawn Mercer is NPRS’s photographer and researcher. Being a professional photographer, Dawn sees things in a different light

and has the knowledge and skills that are crucial to gathering photographic and video evidence.

NPRS also has one male team member who is critical to the team behind the scenes. Ed Grainger is the team’s tech specialist, graphic designer and head of security. “He is like our ‘Charlie’ and we are like his ‘Angels’, but instead of fighting crime, we bust ghosts,” giggles Kristine. “We all have a passion for anything paranormal and we wanted to rise to the challenge to either prove or disprove its existence.”

Investigations usually range from three to eight hours (plus follow-ups or return visits if required) and include the use of electronic voice phenomena (EVP) and electromagnetic field indicators; the team’s intuitive skills; audio video recordings; laser grids and; infrared cameras. “We also look into the history of the property and the area if required,” adds Dawn.

Local paranormal investigationby Mary Prendergast

Craig Bell’s, The Sentinel (2008). Portrays an abandoned home on the shore of the St. Lawrence River.


Photo credit: Dawn Mercer, Dawn Mercer PhotographyNightfalls Paranormal Research Society’s team, Dianne Walters, Kristine McKee, Kaitlyn Kitchener and Dawn Mercer offer answers to why things might be going bump in the night at your place. They also conduct monthly ghost walks, in case you’re just curious.

An average investigation involves anywhere from thirty to eighty hours of work.

NPRS hosts regular “ghost hunts” where members of the public are welcome to come along and discover the hidden secrets within our villages. Sometimes these reveal cases that warrant further investigation such as the time that a spirit of a young girl appeared in the window of a Belfountain private residence.

“We went back several times and were not able to find her again. On the night of our formal investigation we were able to capture her again, along with three different spirit voices caught on EVP,” recalls Dianne. EVPs are electronic voice phenomena recorders. “One was of an older man telling us to ‘go on home’ on three different occasions. While another voice is of a little girl calling ‘help’ and replying ‘yes’ when asked if she likes dolls.” Having done some research on the property prior to going back the team asked the question “is Jessica here?” Jessica lived in the home until she was tragically killed in a car accident in 1990 at age thirteen. The answer, ‘what do you want,’ came back in a distinctly different, third voice.”

The services that NPRS offers are both free of charge and confidential. “We do this to try to help give people peace of mind,” explains Kristine. “Often when we are contacted, it’s because people are experiencing possible paranormal activity. They are scared and don’t know where to turn. They just want help and we try to provide that. People don’t ask for their homes to be haunted so we don’t feel it’s right to try and make a profit off that,” Kaitlyn concludes.

Given what they do, it is no wonder that they are often asked: “Can I come with you on a ghost hunt?” It wasn’t an easy decision to make because of their commitment to respecting both the privacy of their clients and the individuals whose spirits may or trapped and searching or peace. But after numerous discussions the team decided to extend ghost walks to the public. Their public ghost walks have also become a source of funding for their otherwise philanthropic efforts. For $13 per person,

participants meet at Alton’s Fieldstones Coffee & Tea Lounge and then embark on a tour complete with a brief tutorial and maps to the destination points. Participants will need to bring their own vehicles.

The excursions are usually held once a month from April to October, cater to ages thirteen and up and are held throughout Caledon, Halton, Orangeville

and surrounding areas. NPRS also caters to private group ghost hunts and paranormal birthday parties for ages thirteen and up. Starting in November, the team is also launching paranormal workshops. For more information on NPRS events or to request and investigation visit nightfallsparanormal.weebly.com or send an e-mail to [email protected]. .CS

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storytelling

A time honoured tradition at CPL by Mary Maw

This October, Caledon Public Library (CPL) will celebrate our 14th annual Love Your Library month. This has become a time to showcase all that we have to offer. We take great pride in our resources, with ongoing efforts to ensure that technology (including social media) are becoming

firmly integrated into our collections, services and programmes.

As committed as we are to being at the forefront of these new technologies, we remain steadfast and loyal to our traditional roots. Before there were books, there were people telling stories, sharing and passing down folklore and history from

generation to generation. Storytelling is part of the foundation that public libraries are built on. During the month of October, CPL will take a nostalgic look at this time-honored art form as a programming feature for sharing culture and literature with our community. Special events and programmes will be offered at all seven branches.

Learn to love your library this fall with the return of Love Your Library month. There’s lots to look forward to at each of Caledon’s seven branches of the Caledon Public Library.


sampling of what cpl is offering this october

story times

Popular with young children and their families, storytelling is really the heart of these programmes. The fall sessions of our preschool and family story times will begin in October, at most branches.

reading buddies

Specifically designed for ages seven to ten. Children spend time each week reading aloud with a trained teen buddy, sharing books and stories to bring their imaginations to life.

sneak peeks

This is a wonderful opportunity for teens to review new books before they are even released, offer their opinions and have their voices heard. As an added bonus they will earn volunteer hours.

writers’ ink

This programme provides a venue for experienced and aspiring writers, novelists or poets at heart to meet regularly and share their stories in a safe non-judgmental environment. The Writers’ Ink programme offers chapters at the Albion Bolton Branch, the Alton Branch. We will welcome our newest chapter this October at the Caledon East Branch. If you've always wanted to write but didn't know how to get started, or even finish, Writers' Ink will help develop the skills and confidence you need to pursue your writing dreams and share your stories!

the memory project

This Fall CPL is honoured to be part of this nationwide bilingual project of The Historica Dominion Institute with the support of the Canadian Government. The Memory Project is an opportunity for Second World War and Korean War veterans to share their memories through oral interviews and digitized artefacts and memorabilia. On October 9th, we invite veterans in our community to join us and share their stories. If you are a veteran or know of someone in the community who would be interested, please contact us as at 905.857.1400 as spaces are limited. This event is open to the public.

library living

The magic of storytelling has no boundaries. People with intellectual disabilities enjoy and understand the treasures of literature and folklore and this is never more evident than with our Library Living programme. Resuming in October, the library will host this monthly programme designed specifically for adults with intellectual disabilities. While each month is centered on a theme and may include featured guest speakers, crafts or music, rest assured that every session will include the sharing of stories where the magic of words help create images in the minds of the listeners.

For over 25,000 years, since the first cave paintings were discovered, telling stories has preserved our heritage through oral tradition. Libraries have the privilege of being the guardians of so many of these stories.

This October Caledon Public Library celebrates Love Your Library month. Join us as we honour the tradition of storytelling. .CS

Viva Pan Am Caledon! by Laurie Groe

CPL is extremely proud to be a member of the Pan Am Committee supporting the Pan Am/Pan Parapan Am Games. In July 2015, the Pan Am Games are coming to Ontario and Caledon has been selected as the venue for its equestrian component.

This past July we were excited to take part in the celebrations at Caledon Equestrian Park marking the start of the two year countdown to the Games.

The Honour Guard, Mayor Marolyn Morrison, Town of Caledon council members, special dignitaries and Olympic and Pan Am Games athletes Jacqueline Brooks, Jessica Phoenix and Victoria Winter were on hand to mark the occasion.

The evening culminated in a spectacular dressage display by some of Caledon’s talented atheletes, showcasing a portion of the equestrian elements of the games. Over the next two years, Caledon Public Library will be organizing and participating in special events throughout our community as we gear up to play host to the world's third largest international multi-sporting games! .CS


Davi awoke with a start and had no idea where she was. She was in total darkness, and she was afraid. Fear coursed through her as she reached out in the king-sized bed and felt nothing. The space where Quinn should have been was empty and cold. She found his pillow, clutched it, pulled it to her face, and then breathed in deeply. His scent filled her. She exhaled slowly and felt the slightest bit of relief. He was here. Somewhere.

Davi reached clumsily for the bedside lamp. “No switch,” she muttered. Think, Davi. Wall switch.

Her hand felt for the panel above the bedside table and found the switch. Immediately, Davi was blinded by bright light. She closed her eyes and then fell back into bed and cursed.

“Quinn?” she called out.Silence was her only answer. Davi opened her eyes and

looked around the room to see a king-sized bed, designer furniture, and no personal items she could identify. She knew this room. It was Quinn’s hotel penthouse suite, but which one? She scrambled out of bed and fell towards the window. She pulled back the heavy drapery. They were in New York City.

Davi rested her forehead against the cold glass and sighed. “Get a grip,” she admonished herself. “You’re losing it.”

In many ways the growing aging population is one of the miracles of the modern world. With these blessings have come issues, concerns, and roadblocks that

were not part of the dynamics of families and communities generations ago. Prior to many of the advances and medical breakthroughs in society, it was more common for older parents to die without the toll of long, drawn-out illnesses that previously were relatively rapid and fatal. But now, they can be treated and controlled, if not cured, thereby extending life way beyond what was the experience of previous generations.

Coupled with the aging population are social issues unlike those experienced in bygone years: many families are now separated by work,

marriage, and geographic distance. Being as mobile as people are now, both in the United States and Canada, it is often taken for granted. Now it’s common for children to live far removed from where they grew up, whether in a different part of the state or province, or a different country altogether. As a consequence, the aging population may become increasingly isolated from the family support systems, which in the past were the backbone of family cohesiveness and care in the face of medical problems.

With this third edition of Parenting Your Parents: Straight Talk about Aging in the Family the authors, Bart Mindszenthy and Dr. Michael Gordon, have added a new level of insight and sensitivity to the issues encountered by families as they try to unravel the various problems that they will inevitably face as their parents age and gradually decline.

Books on family

and romance!

deborah armstrong

dr. michael gordon

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Since the last edition in 2006, much has happened in the field of eldercare. There is an increasing awareness of the complex challenges posed by the expanding aging population in north America. When our parents reach a certain age and have difficulty coping, we find ourselves wondering how to provide them with the kind of love, care, support, and attention they need.

The third edition of Parenting Your Parents shows, through twenty-four case studies and the personal experiences of the authors, that you are not alone and offers crucial advice to help you along this difficult but rewarding journey. It also offers a new Vulnerability Index to measure what level of need your parents are at, as well as a financial planning section and resource directory.

Bart J. Mindszenthy, APR, FCPRS, LM, has been a family caregiver and eldercare advocate since 2002 with five books on the subject, including The Family Eldercare Workbook Planner. He is also a partner in a communications and training firm operating in Canada and the U.S. He lives in Toronto.

Michael Gordon, MD, MSC, and FRCPC, is professor of medicine at the University of Toronto, head of Geriatrics and Internal Medicine at Toronto’s Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, and author of Late Stage Dementia and Moments that Matter. He lives in Toronto.

Love’s Promises, Caledon author Deborah Armstrong’s sequel to last year’s Forever Love, picks up the story of newlyweds Quinn and Davi. It is a sizzling hot and spicy contemporary romance, with a touch of suspense. The characters are not perfect, but relatable and fantastic all at the same time. “I want my readers to connect with my characters, so much so that they are unable to put the book down because they are totally absorbed by Quinn and Davina’s story. I want them eager to read my next book when they read the last page,” Armstrong adds.

Love’s Promises is available online at deboraharmstrong.ca and at Forster’s Book Garden, in Bolton. .CS

The word doctor comes from the verb to teach. As doctors of veterinary medicine we are frequently in the position of educating pet owners, large animal producers, students and ourselves.

In this line of work, situations with only one correct solution are exceptionally rare. There are a number of ways to diagnose and treat common conditions in animals. What we decide to do depends on the animals and their owners.

As veterinarians, we use clues discovered during the physical examination to educate pet owners as to what might be causing their pet’s illness. At this stage, there are often multiple paths we can take to achieve or complete the diagnosis. A thorough discussion of the pros and cons of each option, as well as an understanding of the potential outcomes, are an essential part of the consultation we perform.

On farms, we face similar situations. A major difference between pet medicine and production medicine is the development of algorithms and protocols for the initial management of disease. High producing and valuable cattle are monitored very closely by our farmers. It may surprise you that dairy farmers know every cow by name and can often recall details pertaining to lineage and history by memory.

Educating and instructing our dairy producers about the early signs of disease as well as techniques to administer, often intravenous, sugars and calcium supplements is routine in our world. These protocols are designed with the animals’ welfare and health in mind, combined with an unwavering focus on human safety and protection of our locally produced food.

Every summer, we accept multiple final year veterinary students to complete eight-week placements. This opportunity allows students to experience and follow real life cases and reinforce and expand their theoretical knowledge. It also allows them to see how we approach tricky cases or tough situations. Having completed at least the seven or eight years of university needed to obtain the degree, the caliber of the questions they ask and the discussions that follow are certainly current and benefit the entire team.

“Mentorship programmes are invaluable to the career development of our veterinary students. These programmes provide opportunities to share knowledge and experiences and develop relationships with members of the profession,” says Dr. Stephanie Nykamp, Interim Associate Dean Clinical Programmes and Acting Associate Dean Academic at University of Guelph’s Ontario Veterinary College.

In fact, one of the most surprisingly rewarding facets of my career to date has been a feeling of pride, whether earned or not, in the professional development of the students that have invested time with us in the clinic and watching them become clinical veterinarians or specialists.

The last group we continue to educate is ourselves. We, as vets, attend conferences and courses all over the world to keep our knowledge base and clinical practice current. Other exercises, including weekly clinical rounds, discussions with colleagues, as well as other informal events, are an expected part of the routine.

It is often said that one of the best ways to learn is to teach. In that spirit, we look forward to future opportunities for both. .CS

An ever evolving education by Dr. David Kirkham


a different perspective

Life on the river by Michele Skawski

Halfway between chewing on his wiener schnitzel and his plum perogies Jürgen leans over and says to me, “you must have seen some pretty amazing houses in your line of work.” Jürgen is an accomplished landscape design architect and a dear friend. Our families gather together often for meals overlooking the rolling Credit River behind our properties. The expectant gleam in his eye causes me to pause a moment.

I realized that “my line of work” has brought me into some amazing houses. But some of the most amazing houses I’ve seen belong to friends and neighbours in Caledon and most of them have no intention of moving.

To me, the most spectacular houses are not usually new (or even newer). They have a past, lots of blemishes and less than ideal layouts. What makes them amazing is that someone has seen past the faults, or even used those faults, to bring out the beauty, character and charm of the home. By bringing their visions to life they have each created another Caledon treasure.

My first experience with one of these homes happened shortly after we moved here from Calgary. Our daughter had just started French Immersion Kindergarten and she brought home an invitation to a birthday party. When I called to say that

Caitlin could attend the mom responded by saying: “good, I invited her because you live closer than any of the other kids in Emily’s class.” I thought this was an unusual reason to be invited to a party but what the heck.

As I navigated between a gap in the forest of trees at the front of the property I spotted a diminutive board and batten cottage perched on a slight incline at the end of the winding dirt driveway. I felt as though I had been transported into a fairy tale, thinking: “does someone really live here?”

The plaque at the front door confirmed it as a heritage home. Later I found out it is the oldest house in Peel. Stepping inside was a magical experience. There, I found an eclectic group of colourfully dressed friends milling about. The living room took my breath away. Three of the four walls are floor to ceiling windows. I thought I was floating on water. I was totally mesmerized. Look left, look right or look straight ahead and all I could see was the meandering Credit River and trees. “Is this possible, with the city only ten minutes away?”

The property is on the original site of an old mill, long gone. The two-storey cottage is a year-round home with sunny yellow walls in the kitchen and dining room. Its living room has a corner fireplace and barn board walls stuffed with a writer’s passion: books.

I could only imagine what was at the top of the old winding staircase.

It’s been thirteen years since my first visit to Boston Mills Cottage and now I live on the river, too. I never found another house that close to the water, though. Believe me, I tried! Living along the river is fascinating. In summer, we use inner tubes to float between friends’ houses or the villages, going over small rapids and through overhanging trees.

In winter we watch, from our hot tub (it’s the best way to be outside when it’s cold!) as the ice heaves and re-shapes the landscape. The fall and spring bring a myriad of birds that use the river as a sort of highway as they fly south for the winter and then back again for summer. We couldn’t resist putting a gazebo overlooking the water’s edge. It houses a large cedar table that allows us to have the most enchanting dinners imaginable, for two or eight, from spring right through to fall!

You won’t find many large houses along the river and with Credit Valley Conservation as the overriding authority that is unlikely to change. The houses that do come up for sale are far from perfect. Some compromises may be necessary. But remember, you can change anything and, almost everything, about a house except its location! .CS

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As with everything in the wine world, to decant or not to decant is a topic of hot debate. After all, it really is a matter of personal taste.

At The Naked Vine many of our clients tell us that they believe, as we do, that pouring wine from its bottle into a different receptacle before serving it heightens the enjoyment they gain from drinking it.

Over the years, we have decanted and tasted hundreds, if not thousands, of bottles of wine. To us decanting, without a doubt, improves most wines. We find that pouring wine off of the sediment that develops as some wines age, while at the same time exposing it to air, does a magnificent job of bringing out the wine’s various aromas and flavors.

No matter how hectic life or work can get, decanting reminds me that some things shouldn’t be rushed. Many good red wines produce sediment and the idea is to pour wine, not sediment.

Personally, I love the calm I get from taking the time to carefully and slowly fill my decanter, taking in the curves of the bottle and building anticipation towards finally getting to taste the wine.

Further, decanting is more than merely shifting liquid from one container to another. Slow and careful decanting allows wine, particularly older wine, to separate from its sediment. If left mixed in with the wine, it will impact a very noticeable bitter, astringent flavor. The resulting agitation causes the wine to aerate, or mix with oxygen, causing younger wines to develop and come to life at an accelerated pace.

Decanting older wine requires a bit of finesse. It should be decanted just before serving to avoid overexposure to oxygen, which can ruin a wine. Standing wine bottle upright for a few days before

opening it allows the sediment to collect at the bottom and simplifies the process.

Decanting a young wine is easier. You simply pour it into the decanter and let it sit for thirty minutes or so before serving. You should notice a dramatic increase in subtlety and complexity. If you have the time, keep tasting it over a few hours, as it may continue evolving and improving.

In our opinion white wines, especially young white wines with high acidity like Rieslings, chenin blancs and white burgundies do benefit from decanting.

When decanting wine you are effectively mimicking the effects of swirling the wine glass to stimulate the oxidation process and trigger the release of more aroma compounds. Aerating it in this way is also thought to benefit the wine by smoothing some of its harsher aspects such as tannins. However, some wine experts claim that prolonged exposure to oxygen actually diffuses and dissipates more aroma compounds than it stimulates.

If you do decide to take us up on our advice, we recommend selecting a clear, crystal decanter. It should be one that is not overly decorated and free of colour that would obscure your wine. Like your stemware, be sure that your decanter is spotless and free from any musty cupboard aromas. Rinse it with mineral water to remove any residual chlorine odor and never clean your decanter with detergent.The shape of a decanter can makes it difficult to get all of the soapy residue out. We recommend using a mixture of crushed ice and coarse salt. This will remove any residual wine without leaving behind any aroma of its own.

Though decanting is our preferred method, it remains only a suggestion. How you choose to enjoy it is entirely up to you. Cheers! .CS

Elevate enjoyment of your wine through decanting by Vera Robinson


The equine eyeby Mary Prendergast

On the continent of African it is widely believed that horses can see earthbound spirits. There, they say that when a horse sees a ghost or spirit, you can look directly into his eyes and see the spirit that he is looking at.

Many animals, both domestic and otherwise, use ESP (extra sensory perception) to detect activity outside of the normal human frequency. This capacity extends beyond normal physical senses. Animals tune into a frequency band greater than what most humans are able to perceive. Some can see spirits; some can only hear them.

According to Kristine McKee, a gifted psychic, medium and co-founder of the Nightfalls Paranormal Research Society “our spiritual form is energy that is not constrained by the lower vibration (slower energy) of the physical matter of our bodies. Our spiritual form is energy that vibrates at a higher rate of movement, which is why we can’t see it. The faster something moves, the least capable we are of seeing it. When a spirit is present, it gives off electromagnetic frequencies that may even, in seconds, change the surrounding air temperature. Some spirits are even strong enough to be seen as apparitions or shadows.”

Horses, in particular, hear sounds at higher decibel ranges than people do. The cones and rods in their eyes also differ significantly from those of humans, making them more adept at sensing motion. Often, a horse’s ability to survive depends on how well she can sense inconsistencies in her environment. Horses are able to sense changes in their atmosphere very quickly and are highly intuitive, warning humans when there is possible danger ahead. Horses are on constant alert for fight, flight, freeze or return to grazing.

Because equine energies vibrate at a higher frequency than ours they project a sense of serenity, calm and openness to what we emitted. If they see a block or a negative energy in a person’s aura they may snort and back away.

In recent years workshops that incorporate equine assisted therapy for human experiential self-growth or psychotherapy have been growing in popularity. Therapists have found horses to be masters of reading people’s auras, emotional states, energy signatures, and moods. To horses, sensing and feeling human energy is not limited to whether the spirit belongs to a person who is living or simply earthbound..CS


The scoop on the Inglewood General Store by Freyda Tartak

Right around this time last year, the Inglewood General Store was up for sale. Then things got quiet. Word started to spread that it had sold but nothing seems to have changed and around town everybody is asking ‘what’s up with the Inglewood General Store?’ The short answer is ‘nothing.’ Roxanne couldn’t bring herself to part with the store but she did sell the building.

Things change only as much as they need to.It used to be that people would arrive by train and the first thing

that they’d see when they got out at the Inglewood station was a charming hotel and general store. These days, to see the front of the building you have to walk around to the back. That’s because the main way to access the building is now off McLaughlin Road.

The general store part is pretty much a thing of the past, too. “Nobody really uses it as a general store anymore,” confides Roxanne. They come for the deli, coffee and ice cream in the summer but they don’t do their grocery shopping here.” These days people are more mobile and shop at grocery stores.

But one thing about the store hasn’t changed. It is still the gathering hub of the community. Every time Roxanne thinks about leaving, somebody walks in who used to be a kid and reminisces about growing up. The store always plays a big part in

those memories. “If the store closed down the kids wouldn’t have anywhere to go,” says Roxanne. “The kids are always welcome here. They come, hang out in the back and talk. When friends visit they bring them by and show off the store. They’re proud of it.”

The store is also a respite for people who have a loved one at Bethell Hospice. They come and have a cup of something warm in the back room and talk and cry and find some small relief.

Of course the back room is also where Roxanne has her boutique, It’s Roxies. No matter what was ever going through her mind about the general store, the fashion portion was going to come with Roxanne wherever she decided to end up. She kicked around several ideas. But in the end every time she was ready to walk away from the store somebody would walk through the door and she’d be right back in the moment.

After all that soul searching and back and forth Roxanne decided that it’s not so much that Inglewood can’t do without her: she can’t do without Inglewood. It has a special place in her heart and she just can’t walk away from it.

So, what’s up with the Inglewood General Store? Nothing. Because Roxanne’s pretty head over heels with being there. .CS


Hooray for magnetic signsby Yevgenia Casale

Well you’d think that pulling a farmer’s market out of a hat would be the hard part. But once all the running around and logistics are cemented there is one little thing that stands between a successful market and wishful thinking: a good way to tell people about it.

When we started to look at signage options it came down to three things: cost, placement and durability. For a fifteen week market we needed to get something that is highly visible and able to stand up to the elements. We also needed to make sure that it would be in compliance with any permit and by-law regulations so that it

wouldn’t get confiscated (and avoid a fine). Enter our friendly neighbourhood magnet sign guy.

We loved the idea of supporting a local business while getting an awesome product and regret not

spending our entire marketing budget on these babies. The one we have up at Mayfield and

Kennedy is a beauty. You can’t miss it no matter how many times you drive past it and because it’s a magnetic sign we were able to play around with letter sizes and graphic elements to get the most out of the space available. Thanks Demian!

Taylor’d for Taste’s Chef Jason Taylor (below) loves the thrill of not knowing what he’ll be cooking each week at the market. It all depends on what the vendors bring for sale and it’s always a thrill to see what he comes up with.

Blaze In Style Inc.’s Paulina Bertoia Vrozos, our Blaze In Kitchen contributor, is a huge fan of the SouthFields Village Farmers’ Market. All of her recipes in this issue were inspired by market finds that she brought home.


still going strong until mid october

If you follow the SouthFields Village Market Facebook page (facebook.com/SouthfieldsVillageFarmersMarket) you know what a great time we’ve been having so far. We post up photos each week and get a ton of hits.

You also know that we raffle off fabulous gifts just as a thanks for coming out and filling your goodie bag. Actually, no purchase is necessary but there’s always something worth bringing home and most folks don’t walk away empty handed.

The prizes we’ve raffled off so far have been amazing, generously sponsored by local businesses (Glen Echo Nurseries Inc., Broadway Farm’s Market, Forster’s Book Garden, Terra Cotta Inn, Spirit Tree Estate Cidery, Dawn Mercer Photography, Brampton Flight Centre, Wicked Shortbread and Cheltenham Veterinary Centre). We’ve also have to thank our market sponsors (Garden Foods, Tailor Made Real Estate Inc., Lakeside Garden Gallery and Performance Physiotherapy & Wellness) for covering the costs of our beautiful insulated grocery bags. Thanks as well the Town of Caledon and the Peel District School Board for supporting the market and allowing it to take place. If you haven’t been out and visited the market yet, it’s not too late. Come check us out! .CS


blaze in kitchen

Easy and market freshby Paulina Bertoia Vrozos

This summer’s SouthFields Village Farmers’ Market had me coming back again and again. I couldn’t wait to find out what the vendors brought to market each week and I also got pretty hooked on the loose leaf teas from T by Daniel.

I just loved experimenting in the kitchen with all my market finds and my family and friends loved reaping the rewards of all that playing around.

Blazin’ teaingredients2 tbs Guavalicious flavoured black tea (or substitute your favourite loose leaf black tea)1 bunch mint leaves1 tbs grated ginger slices1 tbs honey3 lemons1 cup water1 cup ice cubes

method

1. Brew two or more cups of tea.

2. While hot, add ginger and honey and stir well.

3. Allow tea to cool completely (consider making it the day before and keeping it in the fridge).

4. The next day add the juice of 3 lemons and cup of water.

5. Strain and pour into glass pitcher.

6. Add lemon slices, mint leaves and ice cubes.

7. Add more honey or sugar if required.

Paulina’s peach pieingredients1 basket of peaches1/3 cup flour1 tbsp corn starch1/2 cup brown sugar1/2 cup white sugar1 stick salted butter1/2 tsp cinnamon1/2 tsp nutmeg1/4 tsp pumpkin pie spice2 pie crusts (top and bottom)1 egg cinnamon sugar to sprinkle

method

1. Preheat oven 450˚F.

2. Slice peaches and put in big pan over low heat.

3. Add sugar, spices, flour and ¾ of the butter stick.

4. Dissolve cornstarch in 2 tbsp of water and add to pan.

5. Gently mix until cooked trough.

6. Put filling in pie crust

7. cut remaining butter into slices and scatter over filling.

8. Place crust over top, pinch edges.

9. Beat the egg and wash lightly with pastry brush over top crust.

10. Sprinkle with the cinnamon sugar.

11. Bake for 15 minutes.

12. Turn oven down to 350˚F.

13. Bake for 35 minutes.

14. Turn oven off and open its door slightly.

15. Leave in oven for one hour.

For Paulina, the joys of cooking have as much to do with the meal itself as they do with the discovery of fresh ways to modify her favourite recipes. The Blaze In Kitchen style is all about personal taste and using what you have at your disposal. Blaze recipes are flexible and can be easily adjusted to accommodate what ever fresh fruit is available at the market. Luckily, market season runs into mid October.


Golden blaze beet saladingredients2 bunches golden beets6 sprigs cilantro1 small pkg goat cheeseto taste olive oil and rice wine vinegar

method

1. Preheat oven 400˚F.

2. Cut ends off beets.

3. Wrap individually in foil.

4. Roast for an hour, turning once.

5. Let cool slightly then slide the skins off.

6. Put in fridge until ready to use.

7. Cube beets into large chunks.

8. Crumble in goat cheese and torn cilantro.

9. Toss with oil and vinegar.

Maple glazed salmoningredients1 filet salmon (cut into four portions)2 tbsp brown sugar2 tbsp pure maple syrup1 tbsp grainy mustard1 cedar plank

method

1. Soak cedar plank in water overnight.

2. Preheat oven to 350°F.

3. Mix brown sugar, maple syrup and mustard. Taste and add more brown sugar and/or maple syrup as desired.

4. Spread generously over each piece of salmon.

5. Place salmon on cedar plank and cover with foil.

6. Place in preheated oven and cook for approx. fifteen minutes.

Peach and veggie saladingredients1 bunch mesclun greens1 bunch arugula 1 small pkg goat cheese (optional)1 handful sweet cherry tomatoes1 or 2 fresh corn off the cob (cooked or not)1 sliced red onion2 or 3 fresh peaches (sliced)to taste salt and pepperto taste olive oil and balsamic vinegar

method

1. Halve cherry tomatoes.

2. Toss and serve.

Testing things in the kitchen has got to be one of my all-time favourite pass times but I am always mindful that certain food is better at boosting mental capacity than other food. With a life like mine, full of family, travel, entertaining and running Blaze In Style Inc., I appreciate the value of food that helps me stay on top of my game.

The farmers market was a fantastic resource and the recipes in this issue of Caledon Spectrum were, where possible, inspired by my market finds. Of course we couldn’t help but include delectable organic fresh salmon from Garden Foods. We couldn’t see how a feature on ‘mindfull food’ could be complete without salmon! .CS

Photography by Dawn Mercer Photography


In the fall of 2012 Lena Valiquette, then owner of Caledon East’s popular Tea Boutique decided to make some choices.

In keeping with the title of her new book, Healthy Lifestyle Makeover, Lena ventured upon a lifestyle makeover of her own. She shut down her café so that she could focus her talents on educating people about sustainable living on a full-time basis. Since then, she has authored The Gecko Generation and founded an online community called The Wall of Geckos.

Valiquette also took on project management of the Sustainable Shipping Container House project.

“The Wall of Geckos unites the Gecko generation, providing a forum that allows people to share their common desire to re-establish balance in the world they share with nature, regardless of where they live,” writes Lena. “The interactive site allows Geckos to forge alliances across the globe and help fund various environmental and philanthropic projects.”

naming the generation of today

Every twenty or so years a new generation comes to the forefront and through a collective way of looking at the world is able to define the North American psyche. Demographers have been classifying those trends by assigning titles: G.I. Generation (1900-1924), Silent Generation (1925-1945), Baby Boomers (1946-1964) and Generation X (1965-1979). But by the 1980’s they struggled for a name with any sort of significance, jokingly proposing the term Generation Y (simply because it follows X).

Generation X, in itself, defined a lost youth that lacked anything of significance to fight for. Ironically, the term Generation Y stuck because nobody knew what else to call those kids. As they grew and matured, Generation Y became synonymous with a highly tech savvy group that revolutionized how we communicate and stay in touch with each other.

Other terms that vied for affection were Millennials and New Boomers. By the time the next twenty years rolled into sight folks seem to have simply given up. After all, when the best they could come up with is Generation Z it is easy to appreciate the lackluster reaction from the masses.

However, what has become obvious, especially over the past decade is that the latest generational movement is all about sustainability. We have been seeing and continue to witness a rebirth of focus on living in a manner that reduces our collective eco-footprint.

Valiquette has coined the term Gecko Generation to define anybody who is trying their best to live a healthy lifestyle. But she has not restricted it to only those born within the last ten years. You could say it’s a term which actually defines a multi-generational movement.

are you one with the geckos?

G Green, Grounded, Global, GraciousE Eco-friendly, Ecological, Energetic, Environmentalist, EnthusiasticC Chameleon, Concerned, Conscious of the fragility of the planet and their

Carbon footprint, Community-orientedK Keen, Kind, “in the Know”, KnowledgeableO Organic, Orderly, Open mind, Optimistic, Off the gridS Self-sufficient, Smart, Savvy, Social media genius, Socially-connected

Geckos are everywhere, from all races, countries and walks of life. The Wall of Geckos aims to “foster global change by helping to take a step towards unity and positive action!” reads their manifesto. “Society needs to start thinking for the long-term health of the planet and human population, and Geckos will be the ones to guide this ideological shift.”

the gecko box container project

The Wall of Geckos’ Sustainable Shipping Container House project will document the transformation of a shipping container (ISO container) into a 320 square foot living space that is designed for living off the grid. The project will bring together skilled tradespeople who are passionate about living in a way that creates a minimal impact on the earth and are interested in creating affordable housing.

geckos and shipping container living

Self-sustaining house a first for Ontario

Source: wodumedia.com

The main living space of the light-flooded Adam Kalkin Container House in Califon, NJ is three shipping containers wide by two shipping containers tall with two sides made almost entirely of glass. Check out more amazing container homes at the wodumeida website.


The unit will be completely self-sufficient and integrated in symbiosis with nature while providing a comfortable living space with very little impact on the planet. Built to harness the power of solar and wind energy, the house will use multiple green building methods and be durable enough to handle any Canadian season.

“We want to demonstrate that it is possible to have minimal impact on nature when people think outside of the box to solve problems,” says Lena Valiquette. “The shipping container house will prove that affordable and sustainable houses can be built for a lot cheaper compared to the conventional way of building.”

The project is in need of skilled tradespeople and suppliers who will receive promotion through exchanging expertise and supplies for advertising or purchasing an advertorial. All involved will be featured in the book, Out Of The Box Living, which will document the transformation of the container and provide a comprehensive guide to sustainable living. A full page advertorial (an advertisement in the form of an editorial) or a half page advertisement can be discounted based on the services/supplies provided.

Out Of The Box Living will also feature existing homes that have been built with the “out of the box” philosophy. This includes unique tree houses, boathouses, cob or straw bale houses and tiny houses. One dollar from each book sold will support youth shelters across Canada.

“Instead of these shipping containers sitting in yards, they can be recycled and transformed into affordable houses, temporary relief shelters or housing for poverty reduction,” explains Valiquette. “When people think outside of the box, solutions to problems can be easily solved.”

To access the Wall of Geckos and learn more about this project, visit TheWallOfGeckos.org and download the free e-book. Geckos can interact with each other by connecting through facebook.com/the.wall.of.geckos or following @thewallofgeckos on Twitter. .CS


My father’s silence by Mary Morganelli

My parents, Umberto and Antonia Magni emigrated our family from Italy to Canada in 1958. We arrived by ship, landing at Pier 21, Halifax, Nova Scotia. We took the train to Toronto where my grandparents were waiting for us with open arms. Upon arrival, we lived in a very tiny house, with my grandparents and mom’s brothers. There were ten of us in total.

It was very tight, so we decided to move on, renting a house flat in the same area, to be close to our family.

My dad’s first job was finishing cement. He worked very long hours as he was not allowed to leave until the cement was smooth and dry enough to be left unattended. Mom worked peeling onions for ten cents per hour. I was very young and had to attend

school, take care of my little brother and get dinner ready for my parents when they arrived home from work.

One day my dad came home early and surprised me with a pair of rusted roller skates, which he found in the trash. I was very happy. He shined them and greased the wheels. They looked like new.

In the early 1960’s, my uncles and dad decided to open an auto collision business. He made a good living from there until he retired.

Approximately five years ago dad was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. Mom is his primary caregiver. He still gives us a half smile but gets frustrated easily and the smile quickly turns into anger. Dad needs to be fed, cleaned, changed, shaved and anything else that’s required. He can walk only a few steps. His footing is very unstable. He has no concept of time or recognition of his family.

Dad attends a day programme two days a week, thanks to Alzheimer Society of York Region. He is trapped in his body with no brain function to assist him at even the smallest task. He always has a blank stare. When you ask him a simple question his brief response is nowhere near what he was asked.

Last night I went to mom and dad’s house and searched for pictures. My father used to work in a paper mill before immigration. He was a soldier in WWII. When we immigrated to Toronto we lived in the Dufferin and Eglinton area. We moved often until he purchased a house in the Keele and Sheppard area. That was back in 1965 or 1966. He paid approximated $15,000 for a semi-attached. He concentrated on paying off the mortgage.

He took trips back home to Italy and hot destinations as holidays. He enjoyed his life after the debts were all paid. He enjoyed his life mostly with family and friends, joking, dancing, plays cards and his home duties like gardens, minor repairs, renovations and so on.

When Alzheimer’s came into his life all of this changed dramatically. Family and friends still come over to his house but it is not the same, the laughter had diminished. Mom is constantly with tears in her eyes, living day by day with the huge burden of

taking care of a grown up baby. This is what it turned out to be but with extra duties.

She is feeling lonely, disappointed, afraid of what’s ahead, everyday there’s a new development.

She remembers the fun loving person he was and all the good times they had with friends, whether at their home or elsewhere. They enjoyed their dance parties, bowling together, bocce ball with friends and cottage life. Every summer weekend they were off to the cottage and always had company.

Mom and dad loved to entertain and all this is gone. Mom loves to cook. Now she is restricted in the entertainment part and is basically stuck in the house taking care of him. She misses the handyman that he was. Now if something breaks, my brothers and my husband have to go or call a repair person.

Because my dad’s brain doesn’t function, he resists every little thing. It’s hard to make him understand when he is sitting and needs to get up, say to go to the toilet or even bed. He will not get up. He doesn’t know what we are telling him to do. His legs can’t hold him up for a long time and sometimes he sits himself on the

Mary Morganelli’s Forget Not (2012, Watercolour). Inspired by her father’s journey through Alzheimer’s Disease.

Canada is facing a dementia epidemic. Approximately 500,000 Canadians have Alzheimer’s

disease, in most cases it is among the seniors.

According to the Alzheimer Society, in Ontario:

2008 - 181,406 living with dementia;

2012 - 204,581 living with dementia:

2016 - 227,504 living with dementia;


floor and will not get up, you literally need three people to pick him up.

Alzheimer’s patients need a lot of loving care and affection. My dad loves it when you hold his hand and give him hugs. It makes him smile. I think it makes him feel comfort and that he is loved.

I have two brothers, Morris and Rocco. I am the oldest. Every Christmas my family, my brothers and their families get together with mom and dad to celebrate. Last Christmas eve was the first time that mom had problems in getting him out of their house and it took five people to help him up and down four steps at my front entrance. We are hoping that next Christmas we can be all together again. It’s very hard to get dad in and out of the car to take him anywhere.

This has been a tough journey for my mom. She is not a young woman and has her health problems too. In October of 2010 she lost her balance as she was getting up from the couch, fell and broke her hip. After her fall dad moved in with me. Then I learned a lot of what my mom is going through, this was at an early stage of his disease, he was not as bad as he is now.

It is very tough for my mom to let go of him. She will not put him in a home. She is afraid that they will mistreat him because he can’t fend from himself. They have been married sixty-two years and they love each other very much. When mom fell, my dad thought that she had died, so he was constantly saying over and over “good-bye my angel.” He wouldn’t believe that she would be okay until he saw her in the hospital after her hip replacement.

We have a two-storey home and when we put him to sleep, we tied a rope at the top of the stairs, for his safety in case he got out of bed during the night. He got up and noticed that there was a

rope, he got so angry, saying that we were keeping him in jail. So my husband told him that he sleep walks and puts the rope there to protect himself from falling down the stairs. That calmed him down a little but he did not sleep the whole night. I stayed outside his bedroom door keeping watch to make sure that he was okay.

Mom has many sleepless nights so she is getting very tired and weak. She always wonders why he got this disease; dad was always a very active and healthy man. You can count on your fingers how many times he attended a doctor’s office during his lifetime before Alzheimer’s..CS

“She remembers the fun loving person he was and all the good times they had with friends, whether at their home or elsewhere. They enjoyed their dance parties, bowling together, bocce ball with friends

and cottage life. Every summer weekend they were off to the cottage and always had company.”

(top to bottom) Mary, with her parents at age three. Morris’ Wedding, 1984.

Mary’s birthday, April 2012.


Before the tears ran dry by Deborah Boynton Robillard

About a year before my mom passed away I decided to go talk to someone at the Alzheimer’s Society in Orangeville. I sat in the lady’s office for over two hours while she described what I could do to have better “visits” with my mom.

It turned out that I was over stimulating my mother. I was confusing her by talking too fast and too much. I had to learn how to be with her; to limit my conversation to a few words and to sit still; to bring her favourite bubble bath and to take the cap off to let her smell it; to bring a soft quilt that she could stroke with her hands. Most of all, I learned to sit quietly.

It was hard not to cry in front of her. Every time I left the nursing home, I cried so many tears that by the time she passed away there were really no tears left inside of me. At one point in the middle stages of her battle with

dementia my mother turned to me and said, “I guess I know I’m not going to die of cancer now, am I?” As a nurse, this was her greatest fear. She had lost her father and two sisters to cancer.

We spent so much time together that eventually our relationship changed from mother-daughter to best friends. There were times when I would become irritated or upset with her and start to lecture her but then I’d laugh at my own reaction and give her a hug.

My mom, Viola (Vicky) Hepworth died from Alzheimer’s just before lunch time on December 25, 2009. She had it long before we realized there was a problem. We just thought she was getting “eccentric” as she got older: she would accidently lock herself out of her apartment; have difficulty understanding simple monetary transactions; constantly

lose her keys; exhibit problems with judgment crossing the road; walk on train tracks to take shortcuts to where she was going; was unable to prioritize and make sound judgments and stopped cooking even though she had a refrigerator full of food. These are all typical symptoms of Alzheimers-dementia patients in the early and middle stages. We just didn’t know it.

When she passed away I was totally devastated. My two siblings lived in Western Canada and they basically said “do what you think is right.” I had to deal with it on my own.

My mom had been a registered nurse (RN). She trained at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto. She had known she wanted to be a nurse ever since she volunteered at the hospital as a candy striper. When she got married and discovered that she could not have children she adopted me, my sister Cathy and my brother Paul. She was the most wonderful mother anyone could ask for. She ran my family’s butcher shop (unknown for a woman to do so) got divorced and went back to nursing.

Mom was an accomplished seamstress and a gourmet cook. She made all of our clothes when we were growing up and always had a stack of cookbooks and food magazines on her bedside table.

My mother was incredibly intelligent. She had even been offered a scholarship to medical school when she completed nursing school but my grandparents thought she should do what a respectable woman in the 1950’s should do: get married and have a family. So that’s what she did but, on her own terms.

Mom was an avid horsewoman. After she and my wonderful stepfather married in her 50’s they started a warm blood sport horse breeding operation and riding stable. They even bought a pony for my two children when they were growing up so that they could learn to ride.

To see her lose all her abilities so quickly was heartbreaking. She was the strongest person I had ever known and suddenly she could not speak or feed and dress herself. I only wish I had gone to visit the Alzheimer’s Society sooner. They could have helped me so much more.

I feel fortunate that I was able to sit with my mom for two days before she passed

“This is how I like to remember her,” says Deborah, “my mom lived a very full life and loved her family and her animals (dogs, horses, cats). Viola (Vicky) Hepworth (nee Johnson, nee Boynton) was born in Kincardine Ontario in 1930. She grew up in Toronto. As the daughter of a high school biology teacher, Vicky grew up in a house with a lot of books and a science based outlook. Her parents were organic gardeners and recycled even back then. She lived to take care of others.


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away. It was like she was in a coma with her eyes open. I think she must have known I was there. I wiped a tear from the corner of her eye the last time I saw her.

At the LTC facility and there were a few particular care workers who gave her extra special attention. Overall, I was fairly pleased with how they treated her. But some things only close family can do for a pateint. My mom got some special attention because she was an RN and she had worked with (and supervised) some of the same nursing staff when they worked at a local nursing home in the next town. Some of the workers at the LTC facility had known and worked with my mom for 20 years and there were already established relationships in place.

There were one or two girls who my mom really attached herself to. You could see the look in her eyes when one of these girls entered the room or spoke to her and for those special girls, there will forever be a place in my heart.

My stepfather was already in the same LTC facility after a debilitating stroke. After my mom was admitted there in 2005 I had to deal with their very complicated and

difficult financial situations. They had few remaining assets by this time and a lot of bill collectors after them. It is amazing how people who are steadfast, reliable, and conscientiously pay their bills on time can suddenly go into a downward spiral when health problems become serious. Everything changes overnight.

I cried every time I left the LTC facility. I had been brought up in a family where you would never dream of putting your elderly relatives into a nursing home. My mom had spent her life caring for children, animals and elderly people, always putting the needs of others first. Now, suddenly, she was in a nursing home and the amount of guilt I felt was overwhelming. At the same time I had to support myself as I was single at the time. I had to work full-time and there was no way I could leave my mom at home unattended.

At one point, a Community Access Care Worker come to my mom’s apartment. I will never forget as the worker so sweetly asked my mom if she could go make us a nice cup of tea. When my mom was out of the room she told me: “Don’t worry, I have your mom’s name on the top of the list for admission to the LTC centre.” Within two weeks, a spot came available and my mom was admitted. That was in November 2005.

The amount of stress I was under was affecting every aspect of my life. I was having difficulty sleeping: I was exhausted all the time and was having problems fully functioning at work; I was constantly in tears and I started to have some serious problems with depression. My two siblings lived in Western Canada and could do little to help except for offering reassurance over the telephone. I felt really alone in this struggle. Employers will readily accept workers having to take days off for a sick child, yet they would not accept workers having to take days off because you have two elderly parents who are ill. It affected my employment.

The lifesaver for me was my local Alzheimer’s Society. I went to them in tears and one of the social workers there asked me to come in to talk even though she probably missed her lunch in order to fit me in. They helped me learn how to better deal with the emotional roller coaster I was on and how to take care of

An Alzheimer patient’s ten requests

Please be patient with me I am the helpless victim of a brain disease.

Talk to me. Even though I cannot always answer.

Be kind to me. Each day of my life is a desperate struggle.

Consider my feelings. They are still very much alive within me.

Treat me with dignity and respect. As I would have gladly treated you.

Remember my past. For I was once a healthy vibrant person.

Remember my present. For I am still living.

Remember my future. Though it may seem bleak to you.

Pray for me. For I am a person who lingers in the mists of time and eternity.

Love me.And the gifts of love you give will be a

blessing forever.....

~Anonymous


myself. I honestly don’t know what I would have done without them.

By the fall of 2009, my mom was totally non-communicative. Most of the time, when I went to visit her, she looked right through me as if I wasn’t there. She would sometimes respond to tactile touch, patting a dog. Sometimes she would smile when I held an open bottle of her favourite Ombra essential oils bubble bath under her nose. She was barely able to feed herself and was using specially designed spoons and forks in order to facilitate eating. My mom loved to cook and eat, so this was especially distressing. My daughter came to visit her from time to time and it was very stressful for her to see her grandmother that way. My son could not bring himself to see his grandparents in the LTC facility, which is often the case for family members. The odd time, I would see a “spark” of recognition when I visited my mom, but those times became fewer and fewer.

By December 2009, she was laying in her bed with her eyes open but as though she was in a coma. The staff did their best to have her take in meal replacement drinks and kept her hydrated and comfortable. A few days before Christmas, they told me that they did not expect her to live until Christmas. I took a few days off work and sat with her as she was dying. At one point, I saw a small tear form in the corner of her eye and wiped it away. I believe she knew I was there. I sat beside her, holding her hand as Christmas specials played on TV. My mom had always loved Christmas so I think on some level she knew that Christmas was approaching.

On Christmas Day, at 12:01 p.m., the LTC centre called to tell me that she had just passed away. I had planned to go there that afternoon to sit with her for part of the day. It was the strangest Christmas ever, on one level I was relieved the fight was over for her. On another, I was grieving the loss of my mom. I think I was in shock. I called my siblings to let them know our mom had passed away and then went to my sister-in-law’s for dinner. People were greeting me and wishing me a Merry Christmas and in the same breath saying, “sorry to hear about your mom.”

We arranged a small memorial/ash scattering service at St. George’s Anglican church at Sibbald’s Point on Lake Simcoe. Our family had often attended there together. The church had just established a scattering garden on consecrated ground for cremated remains. My mom had the honour of being the first ‘scattered’ person there. It is a beautiful place, a beautiful cemetery where people go for walks around a heritage church designated under the Ontario Heritage Act, overlooking Lake Simcoe, with the waves lapping on the shore. I visit there often and take my mom flowers and talk to her. Usually I see some chipmunks, squirrels and her favourite birds (blue jays and cardinals). Visiting her there reminds me of how happy I am that her battle with Alzheimer’s is over. She is at rest now but, how I miss her. .CS

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Rethinking lifeby Yevgenia Casale

Aim. Life needs aim and purpose.Some people, even some who are

extremely close to me, are blessed with the ability to know. They just know what life is about for them. They know what they want to do and to be. They understand passion.

For a long time I don’t know that I really understood passion. I was more of a voyeur, a collector of information and interesting talents. I liked to hoard cleverness and ingenuity because I had the hope that one day I’d figure it out, that things would come together for me and that those things would come in handy. You could call it an intuitive approach to life and they have been coming in handy lately.

This year is a big year in my life. I turned forty. That’s not all that significant to anybody other than me. Even to me it is just another moment. There are so many moments if you live life fully.

I don’t think that’s exactly what I’ve been doing so far. But I do think that is what I am starting to do. I am not talking about revolutionary lifestyle changes, renouncing everything that seemed to be true or wholesale surrender to the goal of filling my bucket list. What I have started doing is not asking for permission.

Last fall I met Dini Petty at a Silver Creek Arts open house. That was a pretty big moment for me, not because of what she had accomplished so far in her life but because of how she did it.

Dini became a household name in the Greater Toronto Area in the 1970’s because she was the first woman in the world fly to a helicopter while simultaneously broadcasting traffic reports for radio station CKEY. She did it in high heals not because she wanted to make a fashion statement but because she didn’t go to work that

day thinking that was what she’d be doing. Somebody had called in sick and they needed a warm body. That’s how she got the job.

We live in a world of fiction where people tell you that if you work hard then somebody will hand you a break and reward you for your efforts. But Dini wasn’t technically qualified for anything that she is best known for. So I asked her “at what point did you give yourself permission to call yourself a journalist?” She told me a story about somebody she met at a dinner party whom she admired. She said she asked him the same question.

“You just have to take your own crown,” was what he told her and how she answered me.

How profoundly simple. That’s exactly what you have to do and the earlier you do it, the better off you’ll be.

The reality is that there is always a reason not to do something and there is never a right or good time to do something unless you are being prompted by the oven timer or the needle on your gas tank. But if you wait, holding on to the notion of things working out on their own, then they might do just that or they might not.

Hard work is essential but so is aim. Sometimes you just have to take life by the ovaries and go for it. Don’t ask anybody what they think of it unless you’re looking for a reason to fail. .CS

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6. Guy’s guest

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17. are you one?

18. where the good life is

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DOWN

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3. whom Don said goodnight to

4. what Dini broadcast

5. Judge’s challenge

8. what good parents should do

9. where the war planes museum isn’t

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14. what Tom got bored of being

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