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2 The Senior Times April 2012 www.theseniortimes.com Author tackles love, passion, appearance and reality in India Photo courtesy of Merrily Weisbord writer Merrily Weisbord is buoyant and full of joyful energy.

Irwin Block Stories Top 40. Having put 10 years into research and writing, and by her Meeting Montreal writer Mer- reckoning countless rewrites and re- rily Weisbord the other day was a finements, Weisbord is delighted celebration, though you wouldn’t with the way it was received. know it from looking at our table. “I was totally blown away, totally No alcohol, coffee, tea, cake or even thrilled, happy, relieved,” she said. bread—only a tape recorder, note- The 278-page book reads at times book and some papers were laid out like a thriller, with some incredible at Mamie Clafouti, a charming bak- revelations about how a high-caste ery on St. Denis. Indian woman from a privileged Though she had yet to take her background is forced by her father daily swim, Weisbord was buoyant into a marriage at age 15 because she and full of joyful energy as I told flunked an exam. her how much I loved reading her The story reveals much about ap- critically acclaimed The Love Queen pearances and realities in India, love of Malabar: Memoir of a Friendship and passion, and one woman’s thirst With Kamala Das (McGill Queen’s to live life to the fullest. University Press, 278 pages, $32.95). In a society where tensions be- This fascinating memoir of her 10- tween Hindus and Muslims remain year friendship with South Indian ever present, Das does the unthink- poet-essayist-short-story writer able at a mature age, in pursuit of Kamala Das is a terrific read: infor- love, and converts to Islam only to mative, intimate, full of surprises learn later of the deception that lies and a triumph of friendship, trust behind it all. and humanity. Yet we wonder about Das and her Not that she needed more acco- motives. lades for the book, published in 2010 Is life a canvas for her boundless a year after Das died. It has been rec- imagination? ognized as a finely crafted work of It all started when Weisbord, look- literary non-fiction. It has the twists ing for a new and different literary and turns of a fast-paced novel, but experience, decided to write a travel reveals much about India today, with book intertwined with her relation- the complex personality of one of ship with India’s most famous liter- its most beloved writers, and Weis- ary figure. bord’s reflections as she discovers the An enjoyable aspect of the book many layers of the writer and her life is Das visiting the family’s Lauren- in far-off Kerala. tian retreat, Weisbord Acres, in Pré- It was chosen as a finalist by vost, and how the Love Queen of the Writer’s Trust Non-Fiction Malabar interacts with the extended Prize (2010), Charles Taylor Prize family and even gets Merrily to se- for Literary Non-Fiction (2011), cure more protection for herself in Quebec Writers’ Federation Mavis her common-law relationship with Gallant Prize for Non-Fiction (2011) Arnie Gelbart. and the CBC’s Canada Reads: True Continued on page 4 www.theseniortimes.com April 2012 The Senior Times 3 Weisbord felt a desire to “fly out of myself into a larger world” Continued from page 3 know that because I lived through the Cold War A host of family pictures adds a visual element and the demonization of Communists and I knew to the prose. It is laced with excerpts from Das’s that wasn’t true of my parents and wanted to un- writing and numerous tape-recorded comments derstand. from Das and Weisbord family members. The “My next book was Our Future Selves: Love, Life, reader becomes part of the family. Sex, and Aging, and I wanted to understand what “The first book I wrote was The Strangest Dream, it would be like to get older. which was to discover why people, who I thought “I went to such people as Linus Pauling, Betty were good people, like my parents, had joined the Friedan, as well as my dad and my aunts, to un- Communist Party in the 1930s. I really needed to derstand how to age in a healthy, curious and Photo courtesy of Merrily Weisbord In The Strangest Dream, Merrily Weisbord explores her parents’ Communist roots.

lively way, to enjoy life.” Weisbord was 46 at the time. With her veterinarian-daughter Kim Kachanoff, she wrote a book called Dogs With Jobs, which re- sulted in a five-year TV series. When her three daughters became independent, Weisbord suddenly felt the desire “to fly out of myself and into a larger world.” She feared that if she “stayed put, conformity and familiarity would close around me like a shell.” She conceived the book as a joint effort, but Das declined. “When she said, ‘It’s your book,’ my heart sank. She said to me, ‘Be sharp as a knife,’ and I decided to publish everything she told me that was rel- evant to understand her life and work.” Das did not hold back about being raped by her first husband, who preferred men as sexual part- ners, and was not above using her to seduce his superiors to advance his career. In so doing, the book exposes the complexity, duplicity, and dog- eat-dog world that co-exists alongside the spiritu- ality of Indian society. But it is equally fascinating to read Weisbord’s thoughts and observations as the relationship develops. She credits Philip Cercone, executive director of McGill-Queen’s University Press, with having the “guts” to take on a book such as hers in the liter- ary-non-fiction genre, which faces major market- ing challenges. The gamble paid off big time, and its success helped Weisbord obtain another Canada Council grant to enable her to write her next book. All she’ll say about it is the working title: “Blessed.” [email protected] For more stories on friendship, see page 6.

4 The Senior Times April 2012 www.theseniortimes.com Grandmamas helping grandmothers Grandmothers are the protectors of our history. They are the bearers of kisses and contraband candy. They are who we are, a generation separate. When Senior Times columnist Thérèse Lambert died last year, her granddaughter wrote of her unfailing loyalty to the Stephen Lewis Founda- Photo courtesy of Alice Abracen tion’s Grandmother to Grandmother Alice Abracen and her grandmother program. Thérèse Lambert. “My grandmother taught me … that love, resourcefulness and great cour- you are never socially impotent— age in the midst of great personal whether you are a pensioner afflicted losses,” the Stephen Lewis Founda- by arthritis or a perpetually busy stu- tion said in a statement. dent, you can always make a difference “In an effort to bring help to these in this world,” Alice Abracen wrote. wonderful women, hundreds of Lambert was indefatigable in her miles away, Canadian grandmothers support of the Grandmothers project, have raised political awareness and especially in Malawi. millions of dollars.” The Stephen Lewis Foundation The West Hill Grandmothers’ raises funds for African women who Group offers an afternoon of light are raising their grandchildren, many classical music on April 22 at 3:30 of whom are orphaned because of the pm at the Unitarian Church, 5035 AIDS pandemic. de Maisonneuve. Light refreshments “African grandmothers display will be served. $20. 450-688-2213.

www.theseniortimes.com April 2012 The Senior Times 5 Defining friendship Letter: Strike epidemic Dear Editor, Merrily Weisbord and her fascinating memoir When M. (Jean) Lesage granted the right to of a 10-year friendship with poet-essayist-short- strike in the public sector, he should have in- story writer Kamala Das is featured on our cluded a clause that says it would be on condi- cover (p 3). The Love Queen of Malabar is full of tion that it is not abused. surprises and a triumph of friendship, trust and Otherwise, as François Mitterand had said, the humanity, Irwin Block says. The Senior Times right to strike is tantamount to tolerating anarchy. celebrates spring by celebrating friendship. I will be 100 years old in June. I’ve worked all my life, day and night, without paying anyone to Stranger on the phone isn’t a friend p 10 speak for me. I loved work; I knew how to work Observing the friendly skies p 13 and I wanted to work, while respecting authority, The warmth of Gary Carter’s smile p 14 until I was 84. should add a clause The pooch in your carry-on p 18 that stipulates that strikers are responsible for any Keep your friends out of the kitchen p 22 damage they cause. Citizens should not have to Friendship is a gift p 29 pay for the consequences of their insolence. I believe there is a need for good teachers of moral values and of diction. Strikers, we hear you, but we do not understand you. Freedom and knowledge is precious. —Claire Lachance (letter translated from French)

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6 The Senior Times April 2012 www.theseniortimes.com Topical, edgy films featured at fest Seven Israeli films will be screened pm, at Guzzo, is about parents who April 29-May 3 at the AMC Forum lock out their son out when they dis- and May 6 and 7 at the Guzzo Mega- cover women’s clothing in his bed- Plex in St. Laurent. The mini-festi- room—the first Israeli film dealing val is sponsored by El-Al Airline. with transgender issues. Some highlights: Playoff, which screens May 6, 8:30 Filmmaker Guy Nativ will be on pm, at Guzzo, is by director Eran hand April 29 and April 30, for the Riklis (Lemon Tree, The Syrian Bride) 8:30 pm screening at the AMC of and tells the story of a legendary, The Flood, about an intellectually German-born Israeli basketball coach gifted but physically underdevel- who agrees to coach a German team oped 13-year-old about to celebrate over his mother’s objections and even his bar mitzvah when his 17-year- though his father was murdered by the old autistic brother returns home. Gestapo. He discovers family secrets, My Lovely Sister, which screens May and realizes his life is based on lies. 1 (6:30 pm) and May 3 (8:30 pm) at My Australia, showing April 30, AMC, is a slice-of-life tale about a su- 6:30 pm, at AMC and May 7, 6:30 perstitious woman, her rude husband pm, at Guzzo, starts in Poland when and the ghost of her beautiful sister, two teenagers join a neo-Nazi group who died after being banished when only to learn their mother is a Holo- she chose to live with an Arab man. caust survivor, then end up in a kib- Melting Away, to be shown May 2, butz where they struggle to adapt. 8:30 pm, at AMC and May 7, 8:30 Ticket info: 514-937-2322.

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www.theseniortimes.com April 2012 The Senior Times 7 The rights of unilingual anglophones are protected under law The provincial government has any person who requests it to facilitate union, the tribunal looked at the agreed to fund research into the Legal Ease the person’s understanding of and ac- Health and Social Services Act, Youth needs and problems faced by an- Joyce Blond cess to a measure, a program or a ser- Protection Act, French Language glophone seniors living in Quebec. Frank vice. Among other things, the Minister Charter and Quebec Charter of Rights. Today, all schoolchildren are im- must assist the person in making an In rendering judgment, the tribu- mersed in the French language at B.A., B.C.L., LL.M. application for financial assistance.” nal pointed out that the Charter of an early age and most become bilin- The judge held that the employ- Rights prevails over the language gual adults. This was not always so ees of the local employment centre charter. Under the terms of the Char- and there are many anglo Quebecers ments and information required. The should have provided a list of their ter of Rights, a distinction, exclusion who are not proficient in French. person had been employed in the in- requirements in English. He noted or preference based on the aptitudes There was a time when the Québé- spection and repair of large motor ve- that the claimant lived in an area that or qualifications required for an em- cois language and identity required hicles. He was forced to stop working was predominantly anglophone. The ployment, or justified by the nature support to ensure its continued ex- because of a heart problem. At first he government employees should have of an institution devoted exclusively istence. However, it is now English benefited from his employer’s disabil- taken whatever measures were nec- to the well-being of an ethnic group, that is in need of recognition and ity insurance program. When this ran essary to provide all information to is deemed non-discriminatory. protection. We hear stories about out, he asked for financial assistance the claimant in his language. The Health and Social Services Act a lack of communication in Eng- from the local ministry office. Consequently, the tribunal found says that English speakers are enti- lish by government bodies, about a The office sent him a list, in French, that the claimant had not been able tled to receive health and social ser- shortage of health and social services of 14 different documents it wanted to provide the necessary documents vices in English and that the relevant in English, about individual acts of within 10 days. When he failed to because he had not had the neces- institutions must develop a program nastiness toward those unable to ex- send those documents, he was ad- sary assistance to do so. The judge or- of access to health and social services press themselves in French. What vised that his claim was refused as it dered that the payments be made to in English for the English speaking we don’t hear about is the other side could not be evaluated. He requested the claimant retroactive to the date on population in their area. The Youth of the story. But there are those who a revision of that decision but the de- which he had first applied for them. Protection Act imposes an obliga- do understand that not everyone is cision was maintained. The judge said in his judgment: tion on those working with children bilingual and that their rights must He appealed to the administrative “Enfin, le tribunal se doit d’interpréter and parents to ensure that all parties also be respected. tribunal and explained that he had l’esprit des lois sociales de manière understand each other. My first example took place in the asked for an English version of the large et libérale en tenant compte du The employer, the Youth Centre, 2010 and involved the Ministry of list but had never received it and that contexte globale d’une situation.” had to be sure that the attorney it Employment and Social Solidarity. the agent in charge of his file did not The next story concerns a job open- would hire would be able to ensure A non-French-speaking person was speak English. ing for a lawyer with a youth centre that the obligation to inform the child

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8 The Senior Times April 2012 www.theseniortimes.com Consider whether to sanction the non-sanctioned use of sanction “This movement … is a way middle of the 20th century, and al- “penalize,” in the manner employed by to ask you … to sanction Guy The Word though this usage is not inherently Poupart in the opening quotation. This Turcotte by keeping him at Pinel.” Nerd illogical, I would advise against em- is no doubt because the punitive sense —Attorney Guy Poupart, ploying it unless the context makes of sanction to refer to actions taken The Gazette, March 17 Howard your intention perfectly clear. Hence by a nation or an alliance of nations Richler in 2010, when Sarah Palin told right- against another as a coercive measure Notwithstanding Poupart’s pur- wing political commentator Glenn to enforce a violated law or treaty is ported usage, sanction when used Beck, “We’re not having a lot of faith the most common usage. In the pro- as a verb usually means “permit” or ble under a penalty.” Thus sanctions that the White House is going to cess of back-formation, this sense gets “authorize,” but when used as a noun most often refer to measures taken come out with a strong enough pol- extended to the verbal sphere. it invariably means a “penalty.” by authorities to discourage courses icy to sanction what it is that North Though this use of the noun only Complicating matters even fur- of action that are not approved by Korea is going to do,” we assume be- developed in the 20th century, I pre- ther, dictionaries are at odds on this muckety-mucks. Perhaps because it cause of her politics that she didn’t dict this usage will eventually repre- issue. For example, Merriam Web- is more efficacious to dissuade with have the approval sense of the verb sent the dominant verbal sense and ster, Cambridge and Encarta only a stick than to persuade with a car- sanction in mind. (However, I stand one day sanction the noun and sanc- recognize an approving sense for the rot, the punitive sense of the noun to be “refudiated,” to use another tion the verb will live in harmony. verb, whereas the OED, Canadian took hold. Interestingly, when used Palin expression, on this point.) Howard Richler’s From Gay (Happy) Oxford and American Heritage allow in the singular, as in “UN sanction” Notwithstanding the above, in the to Gay (Homosexual) and other mys- that it can denote a punitive sense. or “church sanction,” often the word last five years I’ve noticed an increas- terious semantic shifts will be pub- Since using the word in this manner is used to mean approbation. ing use of the verb sanction to mean lished by Ronsdale Press in 2013. might be misunderstood, it might be We first see the verb sense of sanc- wise to say “issue sanctions against” tion in the 1770s and consistently it to eliminate the possibility of non- has been used in the original sense comprehension. of endorsement or recognition by an The OED explains how the dichot- authoritative decree. This is the in- omy in meanings occurred. “Sanc- tended meaning in Edmund Burke’s tion” surfaces in English as a noun 1791 An Appeal From the New to the in the 1570s and the OED relates Old Whigs: “Tests against old prin- that the word derives from the Latin ciples, sanctioned by the law.” sanctio, “decree” where it referred to The “penalize” sense of the verb the “action of ordaining as inviola- sanction seems to have arisen in the

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www.theseniortimes.com April 2012 The Senior Times 9 Stranger on the phone isn’t a friend I am unable to keep track of the Let’s Talk number of phone calls I receive each week from people who ei- About It ther try to sell me something, ask Bonnie Special offer * me to participate in a survey that Sandler, will only take three minutes (yeah right), or are soliciting money for BS.W. a charity. $795 I have also supposedly won some turn over large amounts of money. *Offer ends April 30th, 2012 trips and prizes but never stay on the These fraudsters are skilled at using phone long enough to find out ex- such strategies as befriending their actly what my big win was. I have my target or pretending to be someone name on a “do not call list,” which of authority. They may have a vulner- Peace of mind might protect me from receiving able person believe they won some- All funeral needs taken care of even more calls. thing of great value but must turn I hope they understand that my over a sum of money to receive this Affordable alternative lack of patience is not personal. prize. Some of these con artists are to costly burial These people are doing their jobs, based out of the country and hard but they are not my friends. for officials to locate. Often the most Chapel in Lachine, Verdun and However, when someone who spent vulnerable are the least educated on Ville St-Laurent a day alone at home with little or no this subject. social contact receives such a call, If you receive a phone call from a their reaction might be very differ- stranger, be on guard. Do not offer ent than mine. They hear a friendly, any information. End the conversa- engaging voice and may welcome any tion quickly. You can always ask for a 4830 rue Wellington, Verdun kind of conversation. A friend is de- telephone number to return the call fined as a person whom one knows, at your convenience. (514) 767-9000 likes, and trusts. The stranger on the If you feel that there is something phone is an employee with a mandate suspicious, contact the local authori- to perform a task. ties or call government-run Phone- Of great concern are scam artists Busters, 888-495-8501. who target our elderly population to [email protected] DIAPER WAREHOUSE

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10 The Senior Times April 2012 www.theseniortimes.com Schools offer dental services that won’t chew through your savings Irwin Block clinic will only accept patients who fit Fees are set by individual dentists their pedagogical needs at the time, Adele remembers the shock when and where the problems that have to Fees for dental services at private PR campaign to explain its fee- she received an invoice from her be addressed are not “too difficult or clinics in Quebec are set by each determination process, but he ac- dentist for $150 for a cleaning and too complicated.” dentist. They use a guide, updated knowledged that the association exam, plus a toothbrush. This will be determined after an annually by the Association des representing 3,800 Quebec dentists At the time, 20 years ago, she could initial evaluation, which costs $40, chirurgiens dentists du Québec, to has a transparency problem. not afford that kind of money and including full-mouth X-rays. A pa- help determine how to charge fees. He suggested that patients discuss started looking around for alterna- tient who is not accepted gets a CD There is no public input in the the issue with their dentists. tives. Luckily, Adele discovered the with the X-rays. A patient who is ac- committee of dentists that estab- Examples from the guide: McCall Dental Clinic run by McGill cepted gets a second appointment lishes the guide, and it reflects only Complete oral exam, without pan- University’s Faculty of Dentistry at and is charged an additional $45 for the difficulty of the procedure and oramic X-ray: $70-115 the Montreal General Hospital. the completion of the detailed exam, the time it takes, comparisons with Scaling and cleaning: $94 and up Fees for services then, and now, are preparation of treatment plan and rates in other provinces, inflation Amalgam-gray filling: $67 (molar) 20 to 50 per cent lower than the rates estimated cost. and costs of operations. Composite-white filling: $104 Extraction (per tooth): $101 recommended in the annual guide of For patients with full dentures, the The guide is not made public, and Surgical extraction: $163-$349 the Association des chirurgiens den- is accessible only at the National charge for the first appointment is $65. Root canal treatment: $431 tistes du Québec. Orthodontic treatment is available Library, association president Serge Crown: $726 plus lab fees. And Adele—she asked that her real for children and adults, but only Langlois says. Even if it were avail- Children under 10 get free services name not be used—has never looked basic cases are accepted. The charge able online, it would only be com- (except preventive and cleaning), paid back or gone elsewhere for dental care. for the first appointment is $25. prehensible to professionals who for by the Régie de l’Asssurance mala- The services are carried out by third- It takes longer for procedures to be understand the codes that use tech- die du Québec. Welfare recipients and and fourth-year dentistry students, completed because students are hav- nical terms. their dependents get most dental ser- supervised by their teachers, who are ing their first experiences and they He said the association plans a vices covered by the RAMQ. accredited dentists. Adele recalled she are checked and supervised at every felt a bit nervous about being treated step. A filling that might take one Montpetit. Second-year students need root canals, partial bridges, full by students, but after the first few vis- hour or less at a private clinic could take X-rays and see patients for pre- dentures, and minor orthodontics its, she became reassured. take three to four hours to complete ventive measures and full dentures. (for patients aged seven to 12). “They knew what they were doing, at a university clinic, Chouinard said. Although applications are being ac- McGill Undergraduate Teaching they were closely supervised, and the If there is a long treatment plan, cepted for a variety of patients, the Clinic: 514-934-8545. Université de equipment seemed more up-to-date lasting more than a semester, more clinic thereseniors isad FINAL.pdflooking 1 3/5/2012 for those 11:13:32 AM who Montréal: 514-343-6750. than in your average dental office,” than one student might do the work. she said. Only once does she recall While many of the procedures asking that another student take cost half that recommended by the over her care, since she found the dentists’ association, the 20-per- first student was using “too much cent reduction is limited by fixed force” in her mouth. commercial laboratory charges for She appreciates that when a treat- such things as crowns and implants, ment plan is presented, there could Chouinard explained. C be a Plan A and a cheaper Plan B, It could take two to four monthsM and you can pay it off in installments. for a first appointment, and there areY

“I feel secure because they are up to no appointments in the summer. CM date in their technology, they know An exception is this July, whenMY what they are doing, and they are su- McGill’s dental clinic is offering CY pervised,” she said. “It’s easier on my free basic care to children 10 to 17 CMY budget and I feel safer.” and physically or intellectually dis- The clinic, and a similar one at abled persons 10 and up. Teeth canK Université de Montréal, is open to be checked and cleaned and minor all, and there is no means test. dental work, such as fillings and ex- Here, according to manager Joanne tractions, carried out from July 2-27. Chouinard at McGill, is how it works: A similar clinic is offered by the Since the primary purpose is to per- Université de Montréal at the Roger fect the training of future dentists, the Gaudry Pavilion, 2900 Edouard

www.theseniortimes.com April 2012 The Senior Times 11 Uprising, Holocaust commemorated Concert benefits Léa-Roback Foundation Friends of the Léa-Roback Foundation and lovers of good music are invited to attend a benefit concert featuring well-known singers and mus- cians Thomas Fox, Kathleen Kennedy and Andrew Cowan in a program called Voices for Freedom and Justice: Songs of Struggle and the Music of Paul Robeson. The Léa-Roback Foundation awards scholarships to Quebec women who are socially committed and economically disadvantaged. Saturday, May 5, 7:30 pm. 5035 de Maisonneuve W. $25. 514-985-9815, fondationlearoback.org. Photo courtesy of Ruth Block Ruth Block with friends in 1938 Poland in Zloczew, as she prepares to leave for Canada. How many of them survived?

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12 The Senior Times April 2012 www.theseniortimes.com When you wish upon a star, the Sûreté du Québec may show up Hayley Juhl But the tractor trail is overgrown the car,” I told her and she reluctantly “You’re from where?” now. There is no shoulder on the came back to us. “Montreal.” My partner had been pestering me barely-two-lane road and tall, dark We lay in the dewy grass directly “Oh, so you should speak French.” all week to take her to see the me- trees obscure most of the sky. Driv- beneath the Milky Way and saw a “I grew up in Toronto,” I said. It’s teor shower. This requires getting ing along that road, it’s tradition for few weak shooting stars and talked no excuse, but when people hear it, away from the city lights, and I’d someone to say spookily: “I seen this about boys and planets and other they cut me some slack. been putting it off because Mon- movie!” Very Important Things. “Okay,” he said. “Enjoy the show.” treal bridges aren’t my favourite If you ask a farmer nicely, he’ll When I heard the crunch of gravel I’d been ready to drive away. “You things about this town. probably let you park on his land to behind us, I said, “Well, there’s the mean we can stay?” I finally gave in. We rounded up our look at the sky from his fields. But if cops.” He laughed at me. “Sure. Have fun.” teenage niece, Kendra, and crossed you don’t ask, if you just show up in Kendra panicked a little, but as I Well, that went well. The police the falling-apart Mercier Bridge en the middle of the night, he’s going to got up, I said, “They’re not going to continued their patrol. We wan- route to our regular viewing spot. get cranky. My goal for the evening shoot us. Just walk over very slowly.” dered back to our corner by the It’s not far from an old farmhouse became “don’t anger the farmer.” There was no choice but to go cornfield. Melani and Kendra de- my parents used to own in Howick. So we looped around to St. Mar- slowly. They had their roof lights cided that since the cops had already There is a wicked S-curve on Scotch tine, a beautiful town along the river. on full blast; it was brighter than a been there, it was safe to go into the Concession with an old tractor trail I’d like to retire there, in a house with noontime sun. I walked close to the graveyard. off one of the sharp bends. a wraparound deck protected by gravel road and stopped, waiting for They didn’t go too close to the When Melani’s little sister was in mosquito netting and a dock I can them to come to me. headstones—it was midnight, after elementary school, we’d pull in there, lie on to watch the stars and think “I can ask what you’re doing here?” all—but Melani flopped down on the cut the lights and wait for our eyes to heavy thoughts. Or no thoughts at the Sûreté du Québec officer said. cemetery side of the fence. adjust. Within moments the air was all—really, that’s more like me. “We came to see the meteor “You’re going to lie down here?” so full of fireflies you could almost “Ooooh, there’s a cemetery,” Melani shower,” I told him with a smile. Kendra asked, following suit. read a book by their light. said, pointing. “Can you pull in?” “You’ll have to tell me what this is, “You might as well,” I said. “Every- Thousands of them blinked away as I parked near the gate to the grave- a mett-E-or shower.” one else in there is lying down.” we sat there breathless for minutes, yard. A sign noted it is closed after Melani’s French is better than mine. I’ve never seen two people move so for an hour. sundown and the gates were locked. “Les étoiles filantes,” she told him. fast in my entire life. I don’t know whether chatter both- We followed the fence to where “Oh, that’s tonight?” The Lyrid meteor shower is April ers fireflies, but we’d speak softly and it met a cornfield. The gates were “It’s all week.” 16-25, peaking on April 21 and 22. laugh quietly so as not to disturb the locked, but the fence just ended, so He looked back at me. “And it’s There will be a new moon April 21, sparkles of heaven a hand’s-breadth of course Kendra walked around it. your car?” which means dark skies and a better away. “The police’ll be along to check on “Yes.” light show from 10 pm till dawn.

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www.theseniortimes.com April 2012 The Senior Times 13 Gary Carter remembered for his friendship, generous smile Daniel Sailofsky Stubbs talked about another ath- lete who seems to be gaining more With tears welling in his eyes and more respect for his work in the and a Montreal Expos cap on his community, Montreal Canadiens’ head, former Expos star Warren forward Max Pacioretty. Cromartie could barely begin to “It’s a Sunday after back-to-back talk about his best friend, Gary games and I’m sure he’d rather be Carter, without choking up. sleeping in right now, but it doesn’t When he finished his speech, surprise me at all that he’s here,” though, with a passionate call for Stubbs said. “The way Max has en- baseball to return to Montreal, he gaged with the community of Mon- flashed a smile that would’ve made treal is really special.” Carter proud. Guest of honour Alan Maislin runs Cromartie and other esteemed the Israeli Ice Hockey Federation, athletes and guests came together which has been growing consider- on March 18 for the eighth annual Photos: Daniel Sailofsky ably in recent years. Cummings Centre Celebrity Sports The Habs’ Max Pacioretty, with wife “The most amazing thing was hear- Breakfast, in honour of the Expos Katia (top), fields questions from ing ‘Hatikvah’ and chants of ‘Yisrael’ TSN 990 broadcaster Tony Marinaro; Hall of Fame catcher who died Feb- Anakin Slayd speaks about his while watching games in Israel,” ruary 16. The event raises money for Gary Carter tribute song, Kid. Maislin told the crowd. “Sports tran- Seniors in Crisis, a foundation that scends everything.” provides financial support to seniors putting the clips together, I realized Israel’s consul-general for Quebec, in need. what a big part of my childhood I Joel Lion, presented Maislin with a They also came to pay tribute to had lost.” leadership award. Carter, a beloved figure in the Mon- Other guests also had fond memo- Côte St. Luc Mayor Anthony treal sports community. ries of the Expos catcher, including Housefather announced to roaring “Gary was just the best,” Cromartie Gazette sports reporter Dave Stubbs. applause that the baseball field at told the crowd. “Everything you saw “Gary Carter was the first profes- Trudeau Park will be renamed Gary on camera, that big smile, the things sional athlete I ever interviewed, in Carter Field. he did with the kids, it was all genu- 1977,” Stubbs said. “Then in 1993, The event ended with a short auc- i n e .” when the Expos retired his num- tion led by Montreal-born comedian Kid—a song by Montreal-born Slayd’s special moment with him in ber, I told him that and he said he Joey Elias, as autographed sticks and rapper Annakin Slayd and Carter’s his last game for the Expos, in 1992. remembered. jerseys from Pacioretty and team- nickname as a player—was played, Slayd had spent the previous night “He had done so many interviews, mate P.K. Subban were auctioned off. and Slayd said a few words about the making a sign for Carter, and snuck I told him there was no way he re- Subban made a surprise visit at the ball-player. Slayd has made a name down to the lower-level seating in membered that one, but then he told end of the breakfast, and received for himself with sports-themed hopes that Carter would acknowl- me exactly what we had talked about a rock star’s welcome from the kids songs for the Canadiens and Expos. edge the sign. Carter gave him a that day in perfect detail.” and adults on hand. Kid is a tribute to Carter. thumbs-up and a big smile. Carter was also great for the com- Subban almost took the spotlight “He was my hero, in all sports and The next day, the front page of The munity in Montreal, Stubbs said. off Carter, but not quite. With Cart- even higher than some of the artists I Gazette had a picture of Carter with “He was a tremendous man. I re- er’s big smile plastered on the screen looked up to as a kid,” Slayd said. “To Slayd’s sign in the background, icing member seeing Gary at some mi- and Cromartie’s words still rever- think that this man is no longer with on the cake for his biggest fan. nor-league softball tournaments, berating, no one would forget about us and that I’ll never see that smile “He’d been sick for a while, so I just sitting in the bleachers for hours “the Kid” and the lasting impression again is really hard.” thought I had prepared myself, and signing autographs. He didn’t have he made on Montreal sports fans ev- Kid looks back at Carter’s best mo- at first I was okay,” Slayd said. “But to be there, but he wanted to make erywhere. ments with the Expos and chronicles when I started editing the video and the kids happy.” The breakfast raised $160,000.

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www.theseniortimes.com April 2012 The Senior Times 15 Ettinger’s: Save room for dessert Kristine Berey home-made taste), barbecue sauce, Happy Spring poutine sauce and marinara (can’t Leave your cares at home, bring stop eating it once you start) and friends and loved ones and a big meat sauce. appetite, and you’re sure to be re- My companions were delighted warded at Ettinger’s Deli and Bar, with their choices of the turkey on Newman in LaSalle. sandwich (made with real roast tur- In a former auto-parts shop amid key and accompanied by a fresh gar- strip malls, garages and fast-food den salad featuring various greens), restaurants, what must have been an Classic Luxenburger, and LaSalle industrial space has morphed into a Burger, served with caramelized on- spacious dining area on two levels, ions, while I think my Saul’s Original Photo courtesy of Violet Hill Farm Photo courtesy of Violet Naturally coloured eggs at a farmer’s market in Manhattan. More: violethillfarm.com with a fully licensed bar. The rich Home-Made Smoked Meat Sand- walnut stained tables and chairs are wich was one of the best I have ever balanced by a wall of picture win- tasted. dows, flooding the front area with The French fries were curly, but not natural light. Prints of charming greasy. vintage antique-car advertisements Though we all chose meat dishes, adorn the walls. vegetarians would not be at a loss Two welcome features for ladies are here, as the menu features breaded a small hook on the undersides of calamari, beer-battered mushrooms, $ 25 9. + taxes the tables, to hang your purse, and, home-cured gravlax, fish and chips, equally important, pristine bath- red pepper and lentil soup and a rooms. vegetarian burger with all the tradi- Ettinger’s menu is vast and imagi- tional accoutrements. native, featuring an old-style delica- If there is a downside, it is that the tessen menu including kosher-style portions are truly man-size—not and vegetarian dishes and house your average man, but perhaps a specialties. There are hamburgers, truck driver or a weight lifter. This is French fries, smoked meat, salads, great if you are a hungry man, but for surf’n’turf, sandwiches, and a “Ju- us ladies, there was simply no room nior” version of these adult classics for dessert, which was a shame. for the kiddies, who are made to feel The dessert/drinks menu has all welcome. the nostalgic treats you read about The food, including a special spice in Archie comics: old-fashioned mix found on the tables, is prepared sundaes made with two scoops of on the premises—the smoked meat French vanilla, triple chocolate or is smoked upstairs and hamburgers strawberries and cream premium ice are made on the spot, which is why it cream, hot fudge, caramel or straw- takes about 15 minutes for it to arrive. berry sauce, topped with whipped “Nothing here is frozen,” our wait- cream, nuts and a cherry … need I ress, Krystal, assured us. The afford- go on? ably priced dishes have a personal Besides apple pie and chocolate touch, as lowly condiments that one cake, there are old-fashioned milk- Take-out never thinks twice about achieve shakes and ice-cream floats. Fully licensed Free parking star status with Ettinger’s name on For more sophisticated palates, other Bottomless fountain drinks and coffee the menu: This includes Ettinger’s offerings include Ettinger’s Grand 10% senior discount from 4 pm to 7 pm, mustard, Ettinger’s mayo, (spicy and Marnier cheesecake, cappuccino, latte Monday and Tuesday. Dine in only. regular, featuring Ettinger’s special and sparkling water, all of which, alas, Wheelchair accessible. spice blend—both delicious), Et- will have to be revisited. tinger’s traditional coleslaw (a little 9100 Newman. 514-408-9100, on the sweet side but with a clean ettingers.ca.

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www.theseniortimes.com April 2012 The Senior Times 17 Globetrotters take paws: bring your pooch in your carry-on What better friend to have than my hard as I thought. But when I arrive guidebooks, such as Maggie Espi- sturdy, miniature, hairless Dachs- Roads Scholar there, I’d better have a place to stay nosa’s The Privileged Pooch: Luxury hund, Ollie? I’ve fantasized about Mark Medicoff … even if cute little Ollie could per- Travel With Your Pet in Southern sauntering with him along New form as a panhandler’s gimmick. California. A neat Apple app called York’s 5th Avenue. I observe his nose The Affinia Manhatten looks Paw Trotter provides comprehensive flouting those gorgeous long-haired good—in the $220-to $320 range per U.S. listings for you and your pet. little namesakes as they urinate, with night with a $25 charge per stay for If you enjoy more strenuous vaca- attitude, over the most expensive a small animal along with a $250 pet tion activities, but happen to own a pathway in North America. fects; in fact, “she’s excited because deposit. For a more comprehensive wimp like I do, check out petgear. A “petation” can be a rewarding she knows she’s going to Montreal.” price range, BringFido.com boasts com for dog packsacks. and sharing experience, so Ollie and One time Zoe arrived in Toronto to 107 dog-friendly motels and hotels And what about that three-month I have decided: New York will be our discover that the dog had continued you can choose from in New York. vacation to inaugurate your retire- first destination together. I’ll plan an on her way to Vancouver. “She was Most large American cities ac- ment in South America, but you’re outing through Central Park, spend- fine, I was the mess,” she said. commodate the pet trotter. But be reluctant to leave your pet in some- ing quality time celebrating, and Most airlines allow dogs and cats warned, most establishments reserve one else’s expensive care? A good possibly even participating, in one onboard and if you’ve already flown the right to expel your pet for distur- place to start is an excellent website of the park’s memorable dog events. with your pet, you know the proto- bances of the barking kind. established by the Canadian Food In- And it seems we’re not the only cols. If it’s your first time, survey the Where would I eat with Ollie? After spection Agency. Search “dog export.” ones planning a petation. A 2011 airline’s website and surf its multi- all, I’m planning a petation, so why Call your destination’s consulate TripAdvisor survey of 1,100 U.S. ani- farious details, many relating to the would I leave him alone in a lonely to get regulations about importing a mal-owners revealed: “Pets today are size and weight of your pet. hotel room? small animal. The English informa- vacation veterans.” The report found Basically, airlines limit the size of Hmm, I’m thinking, as I do an e- tion provided online is often fuzzy. that: “Among those whose pets have pet to one that fits into a “carry-on search: The Barking Dog Luncheon- Costa Rica says it takes 72 hours to traveled, 74 per cent say their animals bag.” If your pet is small, but over- ette on the Upper East Side. Perfect! issue a quarantine permit for which travel well … 36 per cent maintain weight at more than 22 lbs with car- But Ayza Wine and Chocolate Bar you apply on arrival, yet during that that traveling with their four-legged rier, your pet will be relegated to the in Chelsea also looks good, a place period, your dog can remain with friend is always enjoyable, and a fur- cargo hold, a less desirable location. where we could imbibe and watch you. Some quarantine! ther 41 per cent say it often is.” Set up an appointment with your the world go by. The number of eat- Retirement havens don’t make it Zoe Medicoff has flown the To- vet to discuss your pooch’s specific eries in New York catering to pet easy to import your pet, but neither ronto-Montreal corridor with her needs. And while you’re there, run trotters would take weeks to assess. do they make it impossible … and I 6-year-old Marzipan countless times. through the required paperwork. Today, to make traveling with Fido intend to book a direct flight for Ollie. She says Marz has never had ill ef- Getting to New York will not be as easy, there are even destination pet [email protected]

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“Local Irish Community Leaders Suspected of Mu rd e r.” Don’t panic. They really aren’t. But they may be, in the next novel by popular author Kathy Reichs, who was the guest speaker at the Montreal St. Pat- rick’s Society Luncheon on March 16. About 500 supporters of the non-sectarian char- itable society (est. 1834) packed the hall at Hotel Bonaventure, where Reichs said that she might base her next novel on murder most foul at the N E C T I O O N N C S 2013 St. Patrick’s dinner dance ball. Among the suspects in her presentation were

S S E R R V I O such notables as society president Patrick M. I C N E S F O R S E Shea, parade grand marshal Paul Loftus and pub- owner Bill Hurley (Irishman of the Year). Mayor Gérald Tremblay and Concordia head Frederick Lowy were other possible perps. Reichs, a Chicago-born forensic anthropolo- gist, is no stranger to Montreal. She has worked at Concordia and McGill and is a forensic consultant with the Sûreté du Québec. The luncheon began with beautiful renditions of the Irish national anthem (in Gaelic) and that of Canada (in French and English) by Kathleen McAuliffe. After a toast to Ireland by Ray Ben- nett, an invocation by Bishop Thomas Dowd and the introduction of the 36-person head table, Irish Deputy Prime Minister Eamon Gilmore stressed that Ireland has turned the corner after several years of recession and is open for business.

20 The Senior Times April 2012 www.theseniortimes.com Wanted: a needle swift enough to sew this poem into a blanket. Play gets intimate with seamstress ~ Charles Simic Byron Toben come a fashion designer. While broke and cleaning offices, Centaur, artistic director Roy she was spotted by a kindly Jewish Surette has solidified his rep as a textile seller who gave her some silky heir to Maurice Podbrey and Gor- fabrics to create beachwear. The de- don McCall by piling on one hit signs landed her a job at fancy de- after another. partment stores and she recycled The current offering, Intimate Ap- the earnings to start one of the first parel, ends April 29. off-off-Broadway café theatres, La The play: It won many off-Broad- Mama E.T.C. way awards, where it starred Acad- After several years of dodging zon- emy Award-winner Viola Davis. ing violations, La Mama became an The actors: I would go to anything incubator for scores of famous play- starring Tamara Brown, Lucinda wrights, actors and musicians. A Ford Matthew Toth Mark Pretorian Davis, jazz icon Ranee Lee or Patri- Foundation grant followed, a perma- Investment Advisor Investment Advisor cia Summersett—and here they all nent theatre was set up on East 4th (514) 421-7090 Ext.234 (514) 421-7090 Ext.270 are together. St., and disciples copied the formula The storyline: It tells of an Afri- in most other countries in the world. can American lady who dreams of An estimated 19,000 productions tra- becoming a seamstress and maybe versed the world before her funeral at more in 1905 ragtime New York. St. Patrick’s on Fifth Ave. That plotline had a special reso- Alas, things do not work out so well nance with me. In 1965 New York, for the budding seamstress in Intimate as a grad student, I became a pass- Apparel. They do for the audience and ing friend of Ellen Stewart, who died for Lynn Nottage, the Pulitzer Prize- our last year at 91. Like the protagonist winning author, who at 48 (the new in Intimate Apparel, this black lady 28?) is on her way to cementing Ellen Choose y .villagia.ca wended her way to New York to be- Stewart’s creative vision. own unique unit at www Dawson Theatre presents Noel Coward’s Hay Fever, directed by Winston Sutton. 2000 Atwater, April 18-21, April 26-28. 514-931-5000.

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www.theseniortimes.com April 2012 The Senior Times 21 Kitchen is a no-friends zone do for you dear” (said supplicatingly to whomever holds the knife) —or, Flavour Guy more wisely, leaves. Barry Lazar Democracy implies that one party • knows what the other is doing and • that there is room for compromise. • Those of us who cook regularly un- • derstand that we may not know what As Porter wrote and Garland sang: we are doing (“let’s see what we have in • It’s friendship, friendship, the fridge today”) and, if we do know • Just a perfect blendship, what we are doing, there is no room • When other friendships have been for compromise (“of course, I put an forgot egg in it, I always put an egg in it”). Ours will still be hot! If I have any sage advice for young Now, as I understand it, the Gar- swains, it is to invite your friend over land was a 36” gas range and the for dinner but don’t let her near the friendship was hot because this is re- kitchen. Oh yes, and forget the sage. ally a song about the kitchen. Blend- My mate hates it. ship must refer to a blender. Later in the song, Porter writes about cook- Pasta amici ing (If they ever cook your goose, Here is a dish to make when a turn me loose) and dining (If you friend comes over and perhaps even ever lose your teeth, when you’re out better as comfort food, if the friend to dine, borrow mine). There is even cancels. (Ahh you fool, see what you a comment on stew (If they ever missed …) make a cannibal stew of you, Invite I like penne for this and have me too!). Obviously, this is a friend- found that the de Cecco brand holds ship based on food. up nicely. There are three stages of Many a friendship improves over cooking: baking, boiling and frying. a good meal. However, few friend- You can do all this at the same time, ships are made in the kitchen. This but don’t answer the phone! is because 1) the kitchen is a danger- Plan for 100 grams of dried pasta ous place and 2) there is no room for per person for a main course. democracy. Cooked in several quarts of boiling Let’s look at what friendship re- water, it should take about 12 min- quires: equanimity, patience, good utes. Drain, toss lightly with oil and humour. set aside covered with a towel. Commercials like to show that food Have ready: a cup per person of and friendship come together in the shrimp (shelled, uncooked) or boned kitchen. They show all of us trendy chicken (no skin, cut into strips) or folk as bon vivants, eagerly sipping both, plus a dozen spears of aspara- amusing little wines, hauling a roast gus, washed and trimmed, a sweet from the oven, making pasta and red pepper, an onion and garlic. engaging in lively conversation all Drizzle a little olive oil over a dozen at the same time. They never show spears of asparagus and bake them that danger is just a misstep away: in a toaster oven until cooked but The wine making me tipsy and less still firm. Chop them into the same amusing, the rack falling from the size as the penne. Slice the pepper oven, the briefly untended oil smok- and onion to the same size. ing in the pan, the water for the Finely chop at least one clove of pasta boiling over, the utensils hang- garlic. I use three, but I have known ing overhead, the dog underfoot … my friends for a long time. Where are the cameras for this real- Heat a little olive oil in a pan until ity show? Arghh! the oil is very hot and shimmers. No, in my kitchen, those whom I Add the garlic and stir. As it turns want to keep as friends stay just be- golden, add the onion and pepper. yond the periphery of knife, sink Cook until these are soft. Add the and stove. chicken and shrimp and cook these Then there is the question of de- through. They should be firm and mocracy. The love of my life, the opaque, but not browned. If you like, mother of my child, the woman with stir in fresh or dried oregano and a whom I have made so many of life’s tablespoon of tomato paste diluted key decisions (yes, these are all the in a little of the pasta water. Add the same person) knows that we can do asparagus and the pasta and reheat. many things together: choose a car, Sprinkle coarse or kosher salt and raise a daughter, go on vacation, plan freshly ground pepper. Grate a hard for the future. But we can’t make a Italian cheese (such as Asiago, Par- meal. When one is cooking, the mesan, or Romano) at the table. other acts as sous-chef—“what can I [email protected] 22 The Senior Times April 2012 www.theseniortimes.com Joyce Carole Oates to accept lifetime achievement award Irwin Block The Blue Met Arab prize is to be awarded to Ahdaf Soueif, the Egyp- Calina Bao, cga, mba Montreal’s Blue Metropolis literary tian novelist who has achieved an festival—the place to be if you want international audience for her lyri- to discover and meet some of the cal novels and commentaries in The 514-748-8765 finest local, national and interna- Guardian. tional writers—keeps getting big- She wrote The Map of Love and the ger and better. recent published My City, Our Revo- • Free pick up and delivery American writer Joyce Carole lution, a reflection on the convulsive • In home service Oates—who has published 50 novels Arab Spring in Tahrir Square. since her debut in 1963 and an equal Italian writer Edouardo Nesi, win- • We fi ll out government forms number of works in others genres— ner of the 2011 Strega Prize for his and offer all year support will accept the festival’s $10,000 prize novel Storia della mia gente (Story of for her lifetime achievement. My People), is another high-profile Oates will get the award and discuss literary figure to speak at Blue Met. her life and career with the CBC’s His novel/essay examines the first Eleanor Wachtel at the Grande Bib- generation of Italians who, as a re- liothèque on Berri and de Maison- sult of globalization, are poorer than neuve downtown, April 21, 6:30 pm. their parents. Earlier that day she will join an The oft-neglected writing coming on-stage discussion about her crime out of Cuba will include visits by novels with H.J. (Jack) Kirchoff, crime writer and journalist Leonard Globe & Mail deputy books edi- Padura, novelist and poet Wendy tor. This is at 11:30 am at the OPUS Guerra, and exiled novelist Eduardo april 2012 Hotel, Salon St. Laurent, 10 Sher- Manet, who lives in Paris. 2 – McGill Jazz Orchestra III, Domenic Rossi, director b r o o k e W. The crime-writing genre will fea- Tanna Schulich Hall, 7:30 pm, $10 The festival, now in its 14th year, ture such accomplished locals as 2 – McGill University Chorus, François Ouimet, director, “Tossed Salad” Pollack Hall, 7:30 pm, $10 runs April 18 to 23. Full details have Trevor Ferguson and Chrystine 3 – McGill Wind Symphony, Gillian MacKay, guest conductor, yet to be made public. Brouillet. Works by Gillingham, Bernstein and others, Pollack Hall, 7:30 pm, $10 4 – Cappella Antica, Valerie Kinslow, director, , 7:30 pm, $10 4/5 - McGill Symphony Orchestra, Alexis Hauser, conductor, Marek Krowicki, piano, Liszt Piano Concerto No. 1, Berlioz Symphonie fantastique and other works, Pollack Hall, 7:30 pm, $12 11 – Angela Cheng and Alvin Chow, piano, Works by Brahms, Debussy and others, Pollack Hall, 7:30 pm, $10 12 – Piano Masterclass with Angela Cheng and Alvin Chow Tanna Schulich Hall, 7:30 pm, $10 13 – McGill Baroque Orchestra with Shannon Mercer, soprano, Hank Knox, conductor, Works by Handel, Bach and others, Redpath Hall, 7:30 pm, $10 Box Office – 514.398.4547 – www. mcgill.ca/music/events

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26 The Senior Times April 2012 www.theseniortimes.com Photo: Central Park Tours Central Park a masterpiece to be marveled at, meandered through In 1877, Montreal fired Mount Royal Park designer Frederick Law Our Man In Olmsted. Thus, his masterwork New York created 20 years before, Central Park, stands alone. True, we don’t Harry have many mountains, but we have Rolnick 200 more acres, more monuments and far more eccentricity. When I visited Mount Royal Park last year, it was pouring rain, whereas Central Park is invariably sunny. Thus, these past weeks I dug up a few rare factoids (and a few earth- worms). I offer them alphabetically here and in our May issue. Photos: Central Park Conservancy Imagine a walk in Strawberry Field (left) or a stroll over a bridge that resembles an archer’s bow. ANDERSEN, HANS CHRIS- TIAN: Not on the Literary Walk (q.v.), but overlooking the sailboat- five million people come each year, tra’s Needle (she wasn’t around for Herbert, Hans Christian Andersen filled Conservatory Water is a statue (that’s 100,000 a day, or 2,500 for another millennium and a half), it is (and Alice in Wonderland). On the of Hans Christian Andersen created each acre). The greatest crowd was equally inane that the government of northern end is The Mall, the only in 1956. The book he is “reading” 850,000 on July 5, 1986, to celebrate Egypt frequently complains that they orthodox straight area in the Park, is The Ugly Duckling, and many a the Statue of Liberty Centenary. want it returned. the quadruple rows of Olmsted’s be- beautiful duck—as well as beatific EQUESTRIA: From the start, INFORMATION: Thousands of loved elm trees forms a canopy. The child—climbs upon his lap. But he horses were the means of transport sites, but http://www.centralpark. original purpose was for “proper is more than a bronze statue. On on the Bridle Path. More common com/ has more information that you people” to parade their parasols and summer weekends, storytellers from are horse and carriage. For about can shake an American elm stick at. pantaloons, for pedestrians to gape around the world read their tales to $50 (be sure to bargain), you can Very unusual is Central Park Tours at other pedestrians. New York-born entranced children (and frequently ride for 125 kilometres, from Len- (718-419-3222, info@centralpark- composer Gian-Carlo Menotti was curious ducks!). non’s Strawberry Fields to Lennon’s tours.net), which not only has group so enchanted with its citizens who BOW BRIDGE: Bow Bridge (the apartment house, the Dakota. Some and private tours, but has movie- came here at sundown after work arch resembles an archer’s bow) is say it’s the most romantic way to see background tours, “wild” back- that he named his famous opera A the most beautiful of the 30-odd the park. I prefer the endless stroll. packer tours in the northern park Mall and the Night Visitors. bridges in the park, but under the FLYING FAUNA, ETC.: Nearly and anything else you can conceive. MOVIES: Try to find the back- bridge lies war. Look carefully and 300 different kinds of birds, plus JOHN LENNON: More music. grounds for Taxi Driver, Wall Street, you’ll see the ball bearings are can- coyotes, squirrels, worms, raccoons, Strawberry Fields, between 71st and Crocodile Dundee, The Producers, non balls, from factories preparing rabbits and ground hogs. The most 74th Sts., was dedicated to John Len- Godspell, Prisoner of Second Ave- for the Civil War. vicious animals are the snapping tur- non in 1985 (he died in ’80) and serves nue, Independence Day, King of New CANINES: Every shape, size, tles. I saw one take down a Mallard- as a tribute to his life and music. York, Barefoot in the Park, etc. My colour and breed promenade in roit baby duck!! KATYDIDS AND CRICKETS: favourites are the Lake, where Man- Central Park. The bust of Balto the GREENSWARD: Created in 1858, And other tiny creatures. Insect churian Candidate Laurence Harvey Eskimo Husky is especially loved. He today, not only is the sward greener people come from around the world plunked himself when a bartender had led his team 965 kilometres with than ever but every single tree and to examine bugs here. But the best told him to “Go jump in the lake.” an antitoxin to Nome, curbing an bush is entered into a database for place to see them all is the Rainforest And Marathon Man, opening with outbreak of diphtheria. Balto came monitoring at the Central Park Con- in the zoo. Dustin Hoffman running around the to his own unveiling a few years be- servancy. So essential to the quality of LITERARY WALK AND MALL: Reservoir, finishing with Lawrence fore his peaceful death. air, Central Park is called “the lungs of The so-called Literary Walk does Olivier losing life and diamonds in- DIMENSIONS: 150 acres in seven New York City.” have a few literary statues, like Rob- side the Reservoir. Remember “Is it water bodies, 250 acres of lawns, 136 HELIOPOLIS: The oldest statuary ert Burns and St. Walter Scott. But safe? Is it safe??” Brrrr. acres of woodlands. More than 9 1/2 in Central Park goes back to 1600 BC, most artists are scattered through- Next month, The Senior Times kilometres around, from the north a 68-foot-high obelisk dedicated to out the park. The less obscure in- reveals the nastiest poem, the (125th St. to 59th St., making up Pharaoh Thutmosis III in the capital clude Shakespeare, Thomas More, mystery ceiling and homicidal six per cent of Manhattan. Thirty- of Heliopolis. Called inanely Cleopa- composers Beethoven and Victor Bird of the Bard. www.theseniortimes.com April 2012 The Senior Times 27 Empty-nesters might drive up condo sales Property prices are affected mostly by income and population growth, not to mention interest rates. Family household incomes in Montreal Real Estate appear to be on-par with the increase in real- Realities estate prices, and interest rates haven’t been this low in 60 years. Daniel Smyth Areas surrounding Montreal are expected to have the largest sales increases, for example, Vau- dreuil-Soulanges, Saguenay and Gatineau, may Median price increases for 2012 are expected to benefit from first-time buyers looking for proper- be slightly below 2011 because of a greater balance ties on the outskirts of the city. Abitibi and Côte- between buyers and sellers. Purchasing power of Nord will benefit more from investment plans and single households has continued to increase along resource mining. with a decrease in interest rates. As long as inter- While two-thirds of transactions in Montreal est rates do not increase substantially in a short are still single-family homes, condos are expected period of time, the short-term forecast for prices to outperform all other categories, mostly because is positive. of first-time buyers and empty-nesters. According to Desjardins’ latest issue of Eco- nomic Viewpoint, Montréal, Quebec and Gatin- eau are relatively healthy, because of slower and consistent increases. Some concerns have been Residence raised for Toronto and Vancouver because of the speed in which these markets have grown. An Anna overabundance of condominiums on the market in Toronto raises a concern for prices; while in Vancouver, prices in may be overinflated by for- eign investors. Desjardins’ analysis does not suggest the exis- tence of a housing bubble in Canada and the like- lihood of a collapse remains relatively low. “The national housing market is stabilizing and remains well balanced,” said Gary Morse, CREA’s president. The Desjardins analysis does not sug- gest a market slowdown, as interest rates are even- tually expected to increase. Overall, buyers have more to chose from in var- ious cities on Montreal Island, save Verdun and Dorval. Always speak with a local real-estate agent to get the information most pertinent to you. Daniel Smyth is a real-estate broker with Groupe Sutton-Clodem Inc.

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28 The Senior Times April 2012 www.theseniortimes.com Charity often starts with friendships Family and friends are important Generations assets. We must do all we can to Natalie cherish them. We have made many friends through Generations Foun- Bercovici dation, with whom we connect as often as possible. I have named Trails End Camp and Amy Molson Camp “diamonds After her husband’s passing, a in the rough.” At summer camp in friend of 30 years left Montreal to the country, children can forget their

join her sister and sister’s family. troubles and can be children while at Photo courtesy of Natalie Bercovici Her son stayed in Montreal, having the same time they learn, face new Natalie Bercovici (second from left) with her school chums at a recent reunion. established friends and a promis- challenges and make new friends. ing career. The friends they already have can My friend calls when she comes to share fun times together at the same Here at McGuigan, an 80-year-old man who town and although our friendship is camp. has been volunteering at Sun Youth no longer predominant in our lives, Summer camp can cement rela- Sun Youth for more than 30 years. His wish was we arrange to have dinner together tionships; it becomes a home away Nicolas to see the Montreal Canadiens play. each time she comes to Montreal from home. Friends are made natu- Thanks to a donor who graciously and call each other from time to rally and with ease while building Carpentier gave tickets and the help of a volun- time. We are reminded of the good kinship. teer to accompany him, Lyle saw the times we had with our families. Memories are born at camp, which Friends are very important to Sun Habs in action against the Toronto Another good friendship devel- children carry throughout their lives. Youth. The organization wouldn’t Maple Leafs March 3. oped during high school, but we If you would like to help feed a hun- exist if not for a group of friends Although the Canadiens didn’t were distant for a long time when gry child in the next few months or who, in 1954, decided to create win, Lyle very much enjoyed the we found our Prince Charmings send a child to summer camp in July their own community group to game and tour of the Bell Centre. and moved in separate circles. Our and August, call to join us at the Sco- keep themselves busy and out of “They took very good care of me friendship is periodically renewed tiabank Charity Challenge April 29 trouble. Since then, Sun Youth has and we had very nice seats,” Lyle and is equally important although for the five-kilometre walk or 21-km grown to what it is today thanks said. “After the game, they took me we both do not have a lot of free run. Reserve early for Same Time to the precious help of its many home and I slept like a baby!” time. Each summer my husband and Next Year, Generations Foundation’s friends, donors and volunteers. If you have tickets for an event and I attend a reunion to catch up with theatre evening, May 2. Sun Youth rewards friends for can’t use them, why not give them to school chums. 514-933-8585 their loyalty. Such a friend is Lyle Sun Youth? 514-842-6822.

www.theseniortimes.com April 2012 The Senior Times 29 Buenos Aires without reservations two inches high and four inches in circumference to witness the continuing protest of the Moth- and Barbara ran out of superlatives as she slowly ers of the Disappeared, which takes place every emptied a huge plate of homemade spinach pasta Thursday at 3:30 pm, rain or shine. They walk topped with some of the best pesto sauce ever. We around the square carrying pictures of their chil- had been warned about being vegetarian in Ar- dren, brothers, sisters who were taken from them gentina, but the threats were unfounded. Barbara in the 1970s and early 1980s. sampled fresh veggies and fruits, quinoa, pizzas, They were swept up in the dirty war, and their pasta, soups, paninis, cheeses, and salad bars. In “crime” was to be active politically in unions, stu- other words, don’t let those carnivores scare you. dent groups or political parties. We interviewed There are even all-you-can-eat by weight vegetar- one or two of the mothers in the smaller group, ian cafeterias that outdo Canadian counterparts which walks in silence. They are asking that the for quality and price. bodies be identified in the mass graves through After three nights in San Telmo, we happened their own DNA. Another group of mothers is upon the Tango hotel in downtown Buenos Aires more political, louder, better organized but run by where we found an awful lot more for $82—an el- a “grandmother-dictator,” one of the women told evator, flat-screen TV, air conditioning—all a hop, us. They denounced the government and some skip, and a jump from several subway stations. identified themselves as being radical Peronists. They run a booth selling T shirts and other mem- We spent the entire six days in BA boldly orabilia. The pain and injustice live on. boarding one subway train after another, hold- Next month: The glories of Iguazu Falls. ing on tightly to our knapsacks as we had been instructed and touring many of the famed areas including upscale Recolletta, where the best mu- Photos by Barbara Moser, Irwin Block: Skyline seums are located, the lovely and more modern of downtown Buenos Aires; Shopping on the areas of Palermo, the traditional Jewish area of famed Florida pedestrian mall; Free tango in Once (pronounced Ohn-say). the park in San Telmo. That is where the community’s AMIA headquar- ters, located in a high-rise, was the victim of a ter- rorist bombing in 1994 that killed 87 people and Barbara Moser & Irwin Block wounded 100 others. The community’s archives were destroyed and many of Argentina’s 250,000 Our winter vacation was our first adventure in Jews felt under assault. South America. What took us so long? After It was nearly impossible to visit inside the build- more than half a lifetime we finally agreed it ing, even with an invitation. We visited one of was time to explore this continent and that our the oldest synagogues there, among about 50 in visit would give us the optimal temperatures the city. At night, we booked a tango show at the since it was summer during the holiday period famed Tarantino Restaurant, and it was truly a in December and January when we visited Ar- treat. We also saw a free tango show at a park in gentina and Chile. San Telmo. Now we are known for not making reservations One afternoon we toured the spectacular Colon but we thought it wise to book the first days in Theatre with a group. Unfortunately the theatre Buenos Aires given that we were novices at travel- was closed for concerts because of the vacation, ling in South America. We were wrong. The bed which equals our summer vacation for school and breakfast we booked on line, in San Telmo, an children and universities. It boasts a La Scala style, antique lover’s dream neighbourhood, was more horseshoe-shaped auditorium with 2,487 seats, expensive than it was worth ($75) and two flights standing room for 1,000 and a stage 20-metres up, even though we had specified we wanted wide, 15 metres high and 20 metres deep, with ap- ground floor. parently superb acoustics. The Petit Colon coffee We loved the area though, especially our favou- shop nearby is a classic, right out of 1930s Paris. rite restaurant just down the street. El Desnivel is a parilla or steakhouse, a dream for meat and At night, Buenos Aires can become a bit intim- pasta lovers at 855 Defensa. Tourists and locals idating and we stuck to short outings with only a pack the place, drawn by the open-air grill just minimum of walking and taxis. inside the doorway. Irwin gorged on a steak about During our first week, we visited Plaza de Mayo 30 The Senior Times April 2012 www.theseniortimes.com Clockwise from top: Church façade in San Telmo; the mothers of the disappeared protest in Plaza de Mayo; coffee at the famed Taran- tino Restaurant; friendly orange-juice vendor on Florida St.; a door bespeaks Argentina’s rich history; one of the mothers of the disap- peared tells the story of her lost son.

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