Fondation Foundation

Help Generations help kids generationsfoundation.com 514-933-8585 APRIL 2017 VOL. XXXl N O 5

Canadian expat builds future with Ecuadorians MONTREAL’S LEADING BUYER OF RARE COINS SINCE 1928 WE WILL GIVE YOU TOP DOLLAR FOR ALL YOUR OLD COINS & PAPER MONEY Canada, USA, World, Ancient and Medieval coins Silver, Gold and Platinum wanted in coins, bars or jewellery 1117 Ste Catherine W, Suite 700, Montreal 514-289-9761 carsleys.comsleys.com THE SENIOR TIMES has moved! After much effort we have moved to our new offices at 5890 Monkland Avenue in NDG, office #202. We will be happy to greet you when you come to visit. Our contact information remains the same. THE SENIOR TIMES Publisher & Editor Editorial Assistant Cover photo Barbara Moser Morgan Buell Barbara Moser Assistant Editor Office Manager Printing Kristine Berey Thelma Gearey Hebdo Litho Business Manager Production & Design Advertising Chad Ronalds Albert Cormier Jodie Alter Journalists Hawk Andiqwar Gloria Beigleman Would you hire a mechanic for driving Kristine Berey Sales Manager Shirley Cohen Irwin Block Jacquie Soloway-Cons Sandra Schachter lessons? Then why hire a technician Member of for computer lessons? theseniortimes.com • [email protected] Phone 514-484-5033 • Fax 514-484-8254 • To subscribe $39/year Published by Publications Newborn Inc. Contents copyright ©2017. All rights reserved. Legal Deposit: National Library of Canada No. D368087 Dépot légal Bibliothèque Nationale du Québec, 1993. Although every caution is taken by Publications Newborn Inc. to monitor­ Receive private technology tutorials, advertising in THE SENIOR TIMES, claims made by advertisers are not necessarily endorsed by Publications Newborn. at your own pace from qualified university students. No commitments required. Service en français disponible au www.tuteurs-pour-aines.com Office hours: Monday - Friday Languages: French, English 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Conversation courses We also offer Photography, Microsoft Level 1 to 5 - 40 hours: $260 Excel and Word, Painting, Spanish, Italian, Chinese, etc. Regular or intensive format; For additional information and a complete evening or Saturdays list of our offerings, please visit our www.students-for-seniors.com web site or contact us. 10% discount for 60+ ATWATER Registration online available Info: 514-312-8006 www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca/ctd

Simplify - wine croco*, red* navy, black*, black croco*

Quatro Suntimer black, bone* black, beige croco*, black croco*

Relaxed denim, black snake cloud, amber, black, natural*

Roamer - santolina*, linen, denim, chestnut, black* Siesta - mocha*, blue, white, ruby, tan, black* Me too - white, mocha, black* Duo - black, pistachio, natural Sanibel - black snake, white snake navy, charcoal, lipstick, coral red snake, denim, white, tan* orange, lemon, kiwi, dark pink, oro light pink, caramel, bronze, red snake*

Easier - wine*, black, mocha Freetime - red*, white, denim, charcoal, bone*, mocha, navy, black, pink, teak* Tour - silver, black, red multi, white*

Side Gore (men’s) cordovan, black* Bravo (men’s) brown*

VTO (men’s) Women’s sizes: 4-12 widths: S, N, M, W, WW bone, black* Men’s sizes: 6-15 widths: S, N, M, W, WW, WWW (Not all models and colors are available in all sizes and widths.) Bout time (men’s) Time out (men’s) black, cordovan, mulch* black, bone, walnut* 1346 Greene Ave., Westmount | TONYSHOES.COM

Valid until April 30, 2017. Bring in this coupon to receive 514.935.2993Mon.-Fri: 8am-6pm, Sat.: 8am-5pm, Sun.: 11am-4pm $15 off the regular price. 2 THE SENIOR TIMES April 2017 theseniortimes.com From Pierrefonds to Ecuador — living the dream and making a difference “We enjoyed the lifestyle, but the Irwin Block winters got very long. We were the Fed up with the Canadian winter only people living full-time on the and yearning for a liveable climate island. We had a well dug, and hydro year-round, Donald Bosche and his via an underwater cable. Once we wife Monique settled on Ecuador. started living there full-time, other Though he’s only 58, the former people started doing it as well.” West Island resident’s idea was to When neighbours noticed the retire and live a simpler life. Little improvements Bosche had made did he realize that his skills and on the property, they asked for the experience renovating houses and same. “We started doing a lot of his desire to transmit his knowledge work for people there.” to Ecuadorian workers would soon But the long arduous winters with get the better of him. “snow piled up six feet” and moun- Not that he’s complaining, far tains of ice in the river during the from it. spring thaw persuaded the couple to We bumped into Bosche at his and look elsewhere in 2008. our favourite lunch spot – Jhimmy’s “I put a spread sheet together of a on the second street behind the bunch of different venues, includ- seaside malecon in Salinas, Ecuador, ing Asia, with a checklist for politi- where he lunches with his workers. cal climate, stability, weather, safety A boss sharing the $3 lunch with and we narrowed it down to Belize, employees is not something that Panama, and Ecuador. most Ecuadorian employers will “We decided to come to Ecuador do — for most it’s a no-no, a reflec- (in the winter of 2009) first to take a tion of the inherent class system look at what we would not like about

here that divides those who give Photo: Barbara Moser it. We wanted to live in a place where orders and pay wages from those Donald Bosch with his Ecuadorian crew we could appreciate things better, who carry them out. often because of the lack of them. But Bosche has a different attitude it follows the workers to where they sideline as a renovator doing favours “In Canada, everything is perfect, toward labour relations. He was born are using it. for people, which morphed into a everything is right there. You pay in Lachine to a French Canadian “They just don’t come to work — business. “I’ve always been working a lot for it, but it’s right there. Here mother and Flemish father, grew up they come to learn,” he notes. with my hands,” he recalls. it’s more concentrated on people as in Dorion and Dollard des Ormeaux When we stopped by to visit “We bought a lot of homes in opposed to things, and that’s what and moved to Holland at age 8 in Bosche and crew at a construction our lives, we lived in them, worked really attracted us.” 1968 with his new stepfather. site in nearby Punta Carnero, a few on them, and when it was done As they travelled around, they “My goal is to help people, to show kilometers from Salinas, we saw we’d say, ‘okay let’s sell it now.’ It saw that things in Ecuador today them how to do things differently, smiling workers and Bosche work- gives you more experience as you are similar to what they were half a and give them extremely valuable ing with them, wearing a cloth under go along, every house gets a little century ago in Canada and Holland. skills,” he says. his cap to keep the sun off his neck. bigger, a little nicer — after you’ve “We were still about neighbours In construction and renovation, The workers appeared pleased, done a whole bunch of them, you and community and people as that means showing Ecuadorian not only to be earning a living but know what you want.” opposed to how big your car is, workers “all the little things that we to be treated with respect by their In 2005, the couple decided to how big your house is, what kind of have learned, sharing that wealth of boss-teacher. Bosch learned Spanish semi-retire. He was 46 and his inter- clothes you wear: It was more about knowledge they don’t have and are to add to his repertoire of languages ests were elsewhere. They were living who you are as a person, and that’s eager to learn.” that includes French, English, Dutch the quiet life on Carillon Island, what attracted us. This includes how to use materi- and German. in the middle of the Ottawa River, “Walking in the streets of small als to increase insulation to maintain Returning to Canada from Holland raising chickens and rabbits on this towns, people and little kids look at a constant temperature, and such at 22, he opened West Island Glass relatively isolated site. But life was you, want to know who you are, so simple techiques as using longer in Pierrefonds, selling windows tough in winter when they needed an different, friendly, and welcoming. handles on tools to reduce wear and and doors with his wife, Monique airboat to cross the water to Lachute. Continued on page 4 tear on workers’ backs and putting Clairmont. wheels on a box of mixed cement so As he remembers, he started his One Tulip, One Canada 150 years May 18 Ottawa’s Tulip Festival is a perfect way to welcome Spring WE BUY GOLD & ANTIQUES... Royal Tulip Tour. Guided City Highlights. Providing excellent service since 1975 Lunch at Tucker’s Marketplace $85 WE BUY ENTIRE & PARTIAL ESTATES & SINGLE ITEMS Atlantic City • May 15-19 4 nights at Tropicana FURNITURE • JEWELRY • COLLECTIBLES • ART $45 slot credit, 4 buffet suppers Quebec City and The Tall Ships $525 dbl, $725 single Regatta • July 22-23 WHATEVER YOUR NEEDS ARE: 1 night at the Château Mont-Sainte-Anne Downsizing, Redecorating, Relocation, Mohegan Sun Earth Towers & Foxwoods • June 12-15 Hotel Loss of loved ones or Liquidation. 3 nights at Mohegan Sun all 1 supper cruise on the Louis Jolliet New Earth Towers Fireworks Visit to Foxwoods Casino Free time in Quebec city’s port to enjoy WE PAY CASH! [email protected] 3 Coupon Buffets, $40 Slot Play the Tall Ships Free in-home consultation by a certified appraiser $305 dbl, $435 single $325 dbl, $399 single JOHN 514-560-7720 7707 Shelley, Montreal (Call for appt.)

theseniortimes.com April 2017 THE SENIOR TIMES 3 Expats and Ecuadorians alike came this,” he observes, but the men he is Teach a man to fish and he’s fed for life by, liked what they saw, and asked if working with will be able to carry on Continued from page 3 he could do the same for them. for both Ecuadorians and expats. “Yes, the poverty is there, but here and you don’t see that stress That was the fall of 2015, and Bos- He recalled how proud and appre- coming out of these homes, the kids with the people you meet here.” che and crew now have more work ciated they felt when an American have clean clothes, they are happy, After spending a winter in the than they can handle. “An Ecuador- expat insisted on taking their pic- they’ve got something to eat, and in port city of Guayaquil, Ecuador’s ian lady I know could not get her ture together after they finished her many cases they own the home they largest, in 2009, the couple returned construction guy to do her closets kitchen in three weeks — lightning live in.” and bought a condo in 2010 at the way she wanted. I told her how speed compared to the normal pace. The first few years the couple drove the Puerto Lucia Yacht Club in La it should be done and she asked me “When these men work at our about 30,000 kilometers around Libertad right on the water. to do it. house, they eat at our table — that’s the country. “Everywhere we went They were coming in the winter, “When a welder was working unheard of in Ecuador,” he reflected. we felt safe. Driving at midnight six months on, six months off, but there and he saw me with my tools, Bosche says he hadn’t planned through the mountains, we came finally in September 2014 moved he said he’d like to work with me, this experience and is not looking to a restaurant and the guy was just here permanently. saying ‘you work so differently from to make it permanent. “If I had a about to close, and we stopped and “Winters were getting to us. I like the way we do.’ younger guy come down here from said, ‘could we have something to my liberty and I did not feel I could “They don’t plan like we do, they Canada who has construction expe- eat?’ and he says ‘sure, come on in’, stay free in Canada anymore.” don’t do finishing like we do, they rience, and would want to live here, I and we spent about an hour there, Issues with l’Office de la langue are not well organized, don’t have would start an official business with talking to him, his family. He gave française, which complained there the right tools, or don’t understand him taking care of it. us his number, wanted us to come was more English than French on visuals. “Sharing knowledge is about the back – it’s stuff you don’t have any the company’s website, was a con- “So the welder started working best thing you can do for these peo- more in Canada.” tributing factor. They moved across with me at my place, and then for ple: giving money does nothing, but At the time, only Monique spoke the provincial border to Ontario, an expat. I’ve been teaching him for teaching them skills does a lot, and if some Spanish, “but we managed to then decided, “Why don’t we make over a year and four months and you’re doing something you like, it’s communicate — there was a genuine our base in Ecuador, where we can then a younger worker came on. even better.” interest.” be in flip flops all year round. It’s all by word of mouth — he “These guys have 25 to 30 years of “Here, if you don’t want to do “Sure, things are a bit slower here, hasn’t registered his business and experience as masons, but they have something for a month, you don’t do and in some ways it’s 50 years behind he doesn’t want the hassle that goes never used an eight-inch cinder it. In Canada you can’t do that, un- the times, but that is a small price to with it. block. (eight by 16 by eight) as we less you’re extremely wealthy. Here pay for the feeling of liberty.” “I just want to teach these guys do in Canada. you might pay $100 a year in taxes After selling the condo they bought how to do things differently so when “The eight-inch block reduces the for your property, when in Canada a little house in the La Molina area of I decide to stop they have the skills, need for pillars. In this country they you’re paying $3,000, $4,000, $5,000. Salinas. But Bosche’s skill in upgrad- the tools, and the knowledge neces- only work with four-inch or five- “You don’t have the same stress ing properties did not go unnoticed. sary to increase their level of income inch blocks. It’s a learning experi- for their families.” ence for them.” He spends his own cash buying So is working with someone who tools he plans to turn over to the treats them as equals — the look on workers once he pulls back. their faces says as much. “I’m not going to get rich doing [email protected]

A diamond in the heart of Beaconsfi eld Nurse on site A carefree living experience • Free consultations to get your vaccinations up to date (Shingles,

• Ear cleaning • Wound care • and much more Nutritionist on site Call us book your free consultation Personalized blister-pack medication for added • Security • Convenience • Reliability Sales Offi ce NOW OPEN 205 Alton Dr, corner Elm Beaconsfi eld

514-524-6565 • 438-883-3583 Best wishes for a Happy Easter adamus.ca • [email protected] and Passover

4 THE SENIOR TIMES April 2017 theseniortimes.com Their love was “forever,” but watch it fall apart in this first novel Irwin Block nient and obvious next step. If it all seems too neat and per- When you’re over 50, finding love fect, well it is, and that is the arc of can re-invigorate your existence this tale, which the writer insists, is and give it that deeper meaning a work of fiction, and any similarity that comes with having a sharing with persons living or dead is purely and caring life partner. coincidental. If it falls apart, the uncoupling When Evan enters Annie’s domain process can be venomous and mu- conflicts begin. First they appear tually destructive. incidental but as many of us know, Reading David Sherman’s often the small irritants can build and end compelling debut novel, The Alco- up corroding even the most perfect holic’s Daughter (Guernica Editions, relationship. 245 pages, $20), I was struck by the The house in the hip Plateau Mont yearning for love that animates two Royal area is her pride and joy, but adults and brings them together as it’s not that big. So Evan’s arrival they enter the home stretches of opens the door to conflict. Annie is successful media careers. Photo: Courtesy David Sherman David Sherman performs with Nancy Lee highly focused, hard working, When they first met, Evan and obsessive and compulsive in the way kitchen to music only they heard, Annie seemed to be made for each asks that Evan – a journalist, editor, she follows politics as an observer driving down the highway to other. Despite appearances of pro- and playwright, who is also a bud- and commentator. She needs her wherever. They were forever.” fessional success and recognized ding singer/songwriter – write her a silence. And as Evan discovers, she They meet in a screenwriting class achievement, she, francophone, and song using the keyword ‘darling.’ is as obsessive and compulsive about for adults he is giving at a local he anglophone, are lacking that basic And Sherman writes: every aspect of their lives. library, Evan the turned-on instruc- building block that makes a fully re- “No one has ever called me ‘darling’,” Evan is an energized singer/song- tor, Annie the eager student. The alized life possible – a solid, mutu- she said. So he did. He called it writer, busy freelance journalist, and seduction takes shape as he charms ally enriching relationship with a “Forever.” he needs space for his stuff, and to ex- the students with his quips and loving and beloved soul-mate. “After so many trials and so many plore and develop his music. The seeds metaphoric winks. Sherman opens the book with a errors – serial monogamists, and are there for the inevitable conflict. The scene is set. Evan is ending his gorgeous description that defines the serial screw-ups, they were the real Slowly but consistently, the theme quality of the writing in this, prob- deal. So much to talk about, so many relationship, selling the house and ably his finest work in a lifetime of people in common. It was the love moving in with Annie, the conve- Continued on page 6 writing in a variety of media: Annie, of a lifetime, they told each other, who by this point is deeply in love, curled in bed, waltzing around the

Joyeuses fêtes de Pessah ! Joyeuses Pâques ! Happy Easter! Happy Passover!

Thomas 154, Laurier W. Ultra Premium Extra Virgin Olive Oil MULCAIR Suite 302 and Balsamic Vinegar tasting bar Montreal, QC, H2T 2N7 DÉPUTÉ // MP 514 736-2727 48 Ste-Anne, Suite 3, Pointe-Claire OUTREMONT 514-694-0000 facebook.com/Joie.dOlives [email protected]

Did you work in a loud Having difficulty following Is there a ringing sensation and noisy environment? a conversation? in your ears? Services offered : • Hearing Aids • At home service • Maintenance and batteries • Evenings and weekends • Custom earmold • We accept RAMQ, CSST, • Accessories for people Veterans, private insurance with hearing problems • Complete hearing test

Call us for an appointment! 450-681-1220 1600, Curé-Labelle Blvd, suite 220 An evaluation by an audioprosthetist is required to determine the right hearing solution. Chomedey Laval, Qc Paul-Antoine Bazo, audioprothésiste theseniortimes.com April 2017 THE SENIOR TIMES 5 mobile phone, staring at the bare Evan is not averse to introspection From great love to a jail cell walls of his cell, wondering how this as he examines his lifelong search for Continued from page 5 the end, with a one-night stand or could happen. the love he felt he did not get from a of spousal abuse emerges, but not in two. Therapists enter the picture. Of course, if Annie’s were the dom- troubled mother, and his predilec- the usual direction: In their disputes, The dialogue that Sherman has inant voice in this saga, there might tion for substance abuse, which he he is the victim, she the perpetrator. crafted is so realistic, so believable, be another reading of their life to- traces back to the relief he felt after To Evan, her nightly “two glasses so graphic, that the reader feels like gether. The story is told from Evan’s a first prescription of Valium and of wine” affects her behaviour – and a fly on the wall, unseen, as the stuff perspective, and he, and the reader, codeine for a physical ailment. jacks up the cost when they go out of life and strife unfolds. In scenes soon realize that her obsessive - com- As for the title, Evan asks whether for dinner. reminiscent of Who’s Afraid of pulsive behaviour is making their Annie’s compulsive nature and need Evan sucks it up – he appeared Virginia Woolf, the Annie-Evan life together impossible. for total control is the by-product of to be in denial, as many women are exchanges leap out from the page and Why does Evan stay the course for her father’s alcoholism, or simply a in an abusive relationship, and he take you into the room. Sherman’s ten years? When he seeks consolation result of genetic determination. finds solace by escaping. He will take acquired skill as a playwright are from his male friends, and they all say All in all, a terrific read, a story breaks, renting cheap motel rooms, here unmistakeable. “she’s crazy,” he proclaims his love, that flows seamlessly, with believ- or running to the country, or going Telegraphed from early on are desperate for it to succeed. Lurking able characters and familiar scenes by the “cocaine store” for a gram of fast-forward scenes where Evan in the background is the fact he’s in- of the Plateau neighbourhood. It relief, or salving his wounds with a finds himself in jail, stripped of vested money in the renovations and will have you thinking about your bottle of whiskey, or even, toward his shoelaces, and without his mortgage payments. own relationship, and how you deal Most poignant were her continual with the inevitable roadblocks to the pleading, at the end of each argu- harmony we all seek. ment, for “forever.” [email protected] They work on joint projects link- David Sherman will be signing ing their professional skills, and copies and performing, with Nancy things only get worse. The inevitable Lee, at the Guernica Editions book explosion comes with a glass of launch April 27, 6 pm, at La P’tite wine, a splash of water, and … here Grenouille Bar, 3435 St. Laurent come the cops. Blvd, just above Sherbrooke. Main character mirrors author’s life such a part of my life.” What about Annie, Evan’s great if ultimately disastrous love partner? “Annie is a fictionalized character Planning for drawn from people I’ve known, in- terviews, and research on children Life’s Final of alcoholics,” he says of the woman with whom Evan shared his life, in Transitions Planning for the novel, over 10 tumultuous years. Sherman’s talents as a writer, his ability to work with people, to edit, Life’s Final organize, and lead, were recognized Photo: Courtesy David Sherman early in his varied career. He has Transitions For readers of The Senior Times, worked as a producer of CBC Radio’s other Montreal media, and the Home Run afternoon program, You have already handled many life Ottawa Citizen, and those who when Peter Downey and later Dave transitions - starting a career, raising a follow local live theatre, David Bronstetter were hosts. He has family, planning for retirement. Along Sherman is no stranger. worked as a reporter and copy edi- the way, you learned how to deal with Sherman was featured on our tor at The Gazette, as Quebec editor Planning for these changes. And you can learn how to handle life’s final cover in 2011 when he launched a of the film industry magazinePlay - transition: death. Life’s Final new career as singer-songwriter, but back, and later for 20 years, editor of Transitions his work has appeared in print for At Rideau & Lakeview Memorial Gardens, we know this is an the entertainment magazine Movie Lakeview Memorial Gardens more than 40 years. Entertainment. emotional topic - and one you may wantby Arborto avoid. Memorial But once you Planning for He has worked as a journalist and Much like Evan, Sherman left The start planning, you will gain peace of mind 701 Donegani, that comes Pointe-Clai fromre, Quebec • lakeviewmemorial.ca knowingLife’s Final your final arrangements are taken care of. And there editor with the Montreal Gazette Gazette “when layoffs and budget Transitions are great financial benefits when you plan ahead. and other publications. In 2011 cuts dominated the industry.” Sherman won a Gemini award for He chronicled some of that expe- the documentary Mordecai Richer: rience in one of several successful

Take the first step today.Rideau Memorial Gardens & FuneralLast Home of the Wild Jews. plays. His latest play, Lost & Found, by Arbor Memorial10% He has written plays and given produced by Infinitheatre and writ- Call to request your 4239 Sources Blvd.,discount Dollard des Ormeaux • rideaumemorial.ca Lakeview Memorial Gardens for both locations writing workshops. ten with Nancy Lee, is a musical FREEby Arbor Memorial Estate Planner. Evan, the main character in his inspired in part, he says, by The 701 Donegani, Pointe-Claire, Quebec • lakeviewmemorial.ca Offer ends April 15th. debut novel, strongly resembles Alcoholic’s Daughter. It has been Sherman, at least the professional performed in Montreal, the Lauren- side. That includes Sherman’s new Rideau Memorial Gardens & Funeral Home Lakeview Memorial Gardens tians, and BC. Sharman now lives by Arbor Memorial by Arbor Memorial career singing his own songs and with Lee in the Laurentians where 4239 Sources Blvd., Dollard des Ormeaux • rideaumemorial.ca 701 Donegani, Pointe-Claire, Quebec • lakeviewmemorial.ca Call: 514-683-6700 Call: 514-694-9294 touring with musical and life’s he has just completed work on a partner, Nancy Lee. new novel and is rehearsing for a As he wrote in an email: “It was cross-country tour of readings and Rideau Memorial Gardens & Funeral Home Rideau-Lakeview: One Teamby Arbor Memorial One Vision natural to go there, I wanted to write concerts in May.

4239 Sources Blvd., Dollard des Ormeaux • rideaumemorial.ca a book with music in it, it’s been — Irwin Block 6 THE SENIOR TIMES April 2017 theseniortimes.com Senior Times April.pdf 1 2017-03-28 2:24:28 PM

theseniortimes.com April 2017 THE SENIOR TIMES 7 It’s time for financial Spring Cleaning Spring is in the air! This year, as If this happens, you may need you shake off the cobwebs from Financial to rebalance your portfolio. winter and start tidying up at Fitness Get rid of clutter. As you home, why not also do some look around your home, do financial Spring Cleaning? Deborah you see three mops or four Several traditional Spring nonfunctional televisions or Cleaning techniques apply to Leahy a stack of magazines from the your financial situation. 1990s? If these items no longer Look for damage. Damage to your home’s have value, you could get rid of them and clear up OFFICIAL FRAMERS siding, shingles, and foundation can eventually some living space. As an investor, you also might FOR THE ASSOCIATION Our prices OF JEWISH ARTISTS degrade the structure of your home. Your invest- have “clutter” – in the form of investments that no are more than ment portfolio is also a structure of a sort, and it, longer meet your needs. If you sold these invest- competitive too, can be damaged. ments, you could use the proceeds to fill gaps in A Happy Passover Specifically, you may have deliberately con- your portfolio. and A Happy Easter to all our clients structed your portfolio with an investment mix Consolidate. Do you keep your lawnmower in • Manufacturer/Wholesaler (open to the public) – stocks, fixed-income vehicles, cash instruments, a shed, a rake in your garage, and your garden- • Large Selection of Imports & Domestic Moulds • Quality Custom Framing • Lamination • Canvases, etc. etc. – that’s appropriate for your goals and risk ing tools in the basement? When working on your tolerance. But over time, your portfolio can evolve outdoor tasks, you might find it more efficient to Store Hours: in unexpected ways. have all these items in one location. For example, your stocks may have grown so You could also have your investments scattered much in value that they now take up a larger per- about. But if you consolidated all your investments centage of your holdings than you had intended, in one place, you might cut down on paperwork possibly subjecting you to a higher degree of risk. and fees, and you wouldn’t risk losing track of 528 Crépeau Blvd. an asset (which happens more than you might Mascouche, QC think). Even more importantly, when you have Universal Monuments all your investments with one provider, you’ll be better positioned to follow a single, centralized Happy Passover investment strategy. Prepare for a rainy day. As part of your outdoor John Machalani T 514-945-5445 spring cleaning, you may want to look at your SALES DIRECTOR F 450-474-6207 gutters and downspouts to make sure they are clear and in good repair, so that they can move rain- water away from your home. Your financial goals need protection, too, so you’ll want to ensure you Women Needed have adequate life and disability insurance. Seal leaks. In your home inspection this spring, The McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) is recruiting women for a study on muscle you may want to investigate doors and windows mass and strength ELDER AIDE for leaks and drafts. Your investment portfolio might have some “leaks” also. Are investment- ASSOCIATES related taxes siphoning off more of your earnings than you realize? A financial professional can offer A network of professionals providing services in social work, you recommendations for appropriate tax-advan- senior relocation, real estate, taged investments. accounting, financial planning This spring, when you’re cleaning your physical and legal matters surroundings, take some time to also tidy up your at reasonable rates. financial environment. You may be pleased with

Group information sessions the results. Deborah Leahy is an Investment Advisor with Kathryn Jacob at 438-390-3705 Edward Jones and Member CIPF. [email protected]

A Happy Passover & Happy Easter to one and all.

2007-2013 jjcardinal.ca TM

8 THE SENIOR TIMES April 2017 theseniortimes.com Providing advance medical instructions when consent is no longer possible In December 2015, the province of Directives register held by RAMQ and will be followed. These directives are Quebec passed legislation providing Legal Ease may be placed in one’s medical file. considered to be our personal consent for “advance medical directives” and Joyce Blond All health professionals are required to, or refusal of treatment. If we have the creation of an advance medical to follow these directives. not provided advance medical direc- directives register. This has created Frank On the form provided by RAMQ tives, the medical professionals will look some confusion for people who have B.A., B.C.L., LL.M. you are asked if you would consent or for substituted consent, which may be already provided instructions with refuse specific treatments if you were found in our mandate in the event of regard to their healthcare in their in a specific health condition. The incapacity. In some cases where there is “mandate in the event of incapacity.” confirm it once the incapacity of its form lists the following: no valid mandate, the court may have Both documents express the wishes author has been established. It usu- • you are suffering from a serious and designated a tutor or curator. When of a person with full capacity to pro- ally provides for both personal care incurable medical condition and are there are no directives and no mandate, vide consent but only the mandate and administration of assets and can near end of life tutor or curator, substituted consent provides for substituted consent. It include much more than the advance • you are in a permanent vegetative state may be given by a spouse, close relative, is the requirement that a person be directives. For example it includes • you are in an advanced state of or a person showing special interest. capable of providing consent that preferences with regard to living ar- dementia without any possibility of I hope I have clarified the distinction underlies the importance of both the rangements and possible placement, improvement. between advance medical directives mandate and the directives. instructions to spend money for rec- In each of those conditions you and the mandate in the event of Under Quebec law no one can be reational activities and extras to en- are asked to consent to or refuse each incapacity. The directives are very made to undergo medical care, testing hance quality of life, a wish to remain of the following: cardio-pulmonary specific but can be quickly accessed by or treatment of any nature without his at home as long as possible, instruc- resuscitation, respiratory or other the medical professional. They apply consent. We also have the right to re- tions regarding a pet, permission for life supporting mechanisms, dialysis, only if you are in a very serious medical fuse. To make our will known we must the representative to consult medical food, water. condition. The mandate has broader be able to understand the diagnosis files, as well as any other wishes the There is a little box beside each so application and must be approved by and the nature, risks, and benefits person may have. The mandate will that you can tick “I consent” or “I re- the court before taking effect. There is of the treatment. We are not able to also name the person or persons cho- fuse.” These directives would only take no reason not to have both. validly consent to or refuse what we sen to carry out the person’s wishes. effect at such time as you were unable Editor’s Note: This is Joyce Blond’s are incapable of understanding. Advanced Medical Directives is a to provide consent to or refuse treat- last column as she has decided to Lack of capacity is defined as any document through which people of ment. A copy of the directives may be focus her energies elsewhere. She deficiency, whether mental, emo- the age of majority, and capable of obtained by contacting RAMQ. has been a tremendous asset to The tional, or physical, which would alter giving consent, can specify whether If the time comes when we lack Senior Times, sharing her broad a person’s mental faculties and render or not they consent to care that may capacity but need medical treatment, knowledge of the law and how it him unable to make their will known. be required by their state of health the instructions contained in our relates to our lives as we age. We will It is when we cannot make our will in the event they become incapable advance medical directives must and miss her superb column. known that medical professionals will of giving consent. Advance medical rely on, and treatment may depend on directives are given in writing either in the advance directives, the mandate in the presence of a notary or on a form the event of incapacity or the law. provided by RAMQ in the presence of Most people reading this already two witnesses. They can be changed, know about the mandate given in an- but only by providing another form ticipation of incapacity. It is usually according to this same procedure. At prepared by a notary or lawyer and the time the directives are created, the must be confirmed by the court be- author must have capacity. The direc- fore it takes effect. The court will only tives are filed in the Advance Medical

Exercise is #1 doctor Recommendation

Have You Had Your Check Up? Complete functional fitness analysis for Seniors *** In Your own Home *** Over 30 years experience • Immediate results Find out your strengths & weaknesses We test: q3 Posture q3 Balance q3 Muscle endurance q3 Agility q3 Flexibility q3 Reaction time / coordination q3 Cardiovascular endurance q3 Gait performance q3 Muscle strength q3 Functional movements Space is limited. To speak to a representative about pricing and eligibility please call: 514-220-1663 GIFT CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE theseniortimes.com April 2017 THE SENIOR TIMES 9 EDITORIAL Westminster Dental Clinic • Comprehensive dentistry Outremont–Mont Royal merger raises inequality issue • Gentle touch Montreal city council, West End politicians, and below the old average of 48,387. The fact that • Senior Discounts available area residents have every reason to be angry and there are some major housing projects in the Easter and Passover seek redress for the latest changes to Quebec’s works there does not change the statistics until greetings to our electoral map that have resulted in the merging they are built and citizens move in. If and when friends and patients of Mont Royal and Outremont ridings. that happens, the electoral commission is there Among the main objections to the change are to make adjustments. Dr. Ewa Babarowski D.D.S. 514-931-8636 that Jewish, Filipino, and Sri Lankan communi- While the population of Montreal Island is Over 20 years of experience ties in Mont Royal believe they will lose clout by growing slowly, the major driver of Quebec’s 5555 Westminster, Suite 400, Côte St. Luc having their numbers diluted in the new riding, population growth is in the 450 area code north which is projected to have 56,390 voters. It will and south of the island, and not on the island – be among the biggest ridings in terms of the the hole in the doughnut – and this trend must be 50+ Friendly Softball League electorate in Quebec. reflected by the commission. Adding more seats It also means that there is one fewer seat in is not part of its mandate, nor should it be. After We are searching for Players Montreal and the West End where ethno-cultural all, Quebec with a population of 8.16 million has to join our Daytime league. groups and anglophones constitute an important 125 provincial ridings, while Ontario with 13.45 share of the electorate. million people, or two-thirds more, makes do th Whether public pressure and possible court with 107 members of its legislative assembly, and Season starts May 9 action can succeed in persuading the electoral will only increase to 122 in the next election. Why commission to reverse its ruling remains to be does Quebec need more politicians than Canada’s All games are at seen: the commission says its new map is final, and biggest province? GROVEHILL PARK, Lachine by law will prevail for the next two elections, after The commission did bow to public pressure, (32nd and St. Antoine Street) which another revision can take place. reflected in the media, and in the end decided Tuesdays and Thursdays In our view, while there is one less riding for that merging Mont Royal and Outremont made 10:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. voters in what is normally Liberal territory, there more sense than the proposal to create the mid- For information call are more important issues on which public atten- town riding of Ville Marie that would include 514-637-1122 tion should focus, the main one in this context parts of Westmount riding, Shaughnessy Village, Or visit us at: being Quebec’s lopsided electoral districts. Griffintown, the downtown core, Chinatown, the We strongly believe that the favouritism in Gay Village, the so-called centre-sud, and part of www.balle-lachine-50-plus.com terms of numbers shown to isolated and far-flung Hochelaga-Maisonneuve – an assemblage of more districts creates more of a challenge to our than half a dozen “natural communities.” The elec- Parliamentary democracy than the merging of toral commission’s mandate is to ensure that each You are invited two ridings. Given the speed and efficiency of riding represents a natural community based on Internet communications, there is no reason but geographical, demographic, and sociological crite- Open House Days sentimental attachment to a bygone era for there ria, taking into consideration population density, to be seven ridings with numbers far below the the relative growth rate of the population, accessi- May 24-25, 2017 current average of 48,952. bility, natural boundaries and local municipalities. Come and listen to hearing aids, Outremont in the last election had 39,580 The commission listened to comments and in registered voters, so it was not far off the smallest the end agreed that Mont Royal and Outremont By appointment-limited places in terms of voters. As such, it became a reason- constitute more of a natural community. (514) 538-3304 able target for merger with a neighbouring riding. Much more urgent in our view is the need to Yes, the Mile End part of the riding will be sliced move toward equalizing the weight of each vote off and added to Mercier, and there is some con- in the province by following the one-person-one- FREE HEARING cern that this will dilute the clout of the Hasidic vote principle and reducing the disparity between SCREENING TEST Annie Bouchard ap. community, some of whose members live east of the number of voters in rural and far-flung ridings Hutchison. However, being well-organized and in Quebec compared to the much larger numbers aware of their ability to use their electoral weight, in more urban and densely populated areas of the there is every reason to believe this community can province. Fewer MNAs, possibly with more staff to work to influence the votes under the new configu- handle a bigger workload, makes more sense. Until Bouchard, Tremblay et Associés ration in two ridings, not just one. then, public pressure, if sustained and well orga- Similarly, Mont Royal had 43,154 eligible nized, may end up persuading the commission to voters in the last election, more than 5,000 votes reverse its ruling.

WHY PAY MORE? MAKE YOUR PREARRANGEMENTS TODAY. SIMPLE CREMATION Transportation of the deceased within 50 km, transport urn, cremation, death certi cates, government formalities, remittance of ashes to the family. Dino Recine, PLAN WITH US IN FULL CONFIDENCE* Director of Sales and Marketing Your money is protected and deposited in a trust account. We o
er 687$ services that reect your perception, your wishes and your budget. Isabelle Petit, plus taxes, no hidden fees *You can ask to meet one of our counselors at your home, without Director of any obligation. Operations FREE CONSULTATION Ask us about all the different funeral options that we offer. 24 /7 | TOLL FREE 1-866-353-8387 514-367-8387 Visit our website serviceactuel.com

10 THE SENIOR TIMES April 2017 theseniortimes.com Beethoven’s string quartets – all 16 — brought to life at Chamberfest in May and June Irwin Block Before each concert, the musicians will interact Lovely and brilliant, varied, and innovative with Richard Turp and show the audience the the- pieces for smaller ensembles by Ludwig van matic elements to listen for by playing excerpts. Beethoven are the focus of this year’s Montreal “It will open people’s eyes and ears to the pur- Chamber Music Festival. pose and meaning behind the pieces,” Brott says. Curated by cellist Dennis Brott, the festival On June 8, last year’s winners at the Banff, the begins in May and features huge musical talents Canadian Rolston String Quartet, will share the who can be expected to demonstrate why “genius” bill with the Dover and cap their concert playing and Beethoven have become synonymous. jointly Mendelsohn’s magnificent Octet in E flat There also are two jazz concerts planned, two major, opus 20, written when he was 16. performances by the Israeli Chamber Project, two They open with the Quebec premiere of a chances to hear the piano virtuoso Jan Lisiecki, new work, and continue with Beethoven’s and Celtic music with fiddler Natalie MacMaster. Viola Quintet. The highlight is the performance of all 16 of The Israeli Chamber Music Project has two Beethoven’s string quartets in six concerts by the varied programs planned, the first featuring the American Dover Quartet, considered the younger wonderful Brahms Quintet for Piano in F Minor, ensemble in the chamber music circuit and recent Opus 34 on June 13 and on June 15, pianists Yoav winners of the prestigious Avery Fisher Career Talmi and Alon Goldstein play Dvořák pieces Grant – a top prize in classical music. for two pianos, followed by the lovely Dvořák To kick things off, the opening concert on Quintet for piano and strings, no. 2, Opus 8. They Dover Quartet May 6 features Brott, violinist Andrew Wan (Mon- Photo: Carlin Ma are at Pollack Hall. treal Symphony Orchestra’s concertmaster), and social, political, and artistic change. Lecturers Two concerts, on June 14 and 16, shine the pianist Alon Goldstein, playing three gorgeous include musicologist Richard Turp, master spotlight on piano prodigy Jan Lisiecki, recently pieces – Beethoven’s Spring Sonata, Sonata for teacher Raffi Armenian, and Brott. There are signed by Deutsche Grammophon, who will play cello and piano No. 3 in A major, and his Ghost only 40 places for the series in each language Bach, Beethoven, a Chopin sonata with cellist Trio, opus 70, No. 1. It’s at the intimate Desmarais group. The quartets, considered among the Brott in the first concert, and in the second the Hall of the Canadian Centre for Architecture. greatest works ever composed, will be played Beethoven Concerto for piano No. 4 in G Major, In between the pieces and even the move- over three weekends at Pollack Hall, McGill Opus 58, arranged for piano and string quintet by ments, CBC broadcaster Eric Friesen and entre- University, with a mix of the early, middle, and late Franz Lachner. preneur Daniele Henkel will read excerpts from periods in each concert. The final classical concert June 18 will present Beethoven’s letters and diary. The idea to have the Dover play the full cycle winners of the Music instrument bank of the Says Brott: “For me this is a like a magic door, a goes back to 2013 when Brott heard the group Canada Council for the Arts competition, in a magic entry point: When you read what the com- play at Banff, where they won the prestigious matinée where they will play Mahler’s arrange- poser was feeling or thinking, or what was going Banff International String Quartet competition. ment of Beethoven Quartet Opus 95, the ever on in his life at the time, all of a sudden it puts a “I was at their performances and totally blown popular Carnival of the Animals by Camille context that the listener can immediately identify.” away by their playing – I thought them to be the Saint-Saëns, with Julie Payette narrating, and For example, Beethoven’s famous “immortal best quartet of the younger generation, period.” Vivaldi’s Four Seasons. beloved” letter of 1812 where he talks about the “I wanted to do, not just another concert, but On the jazz side, on June 3 alto sax master frustration of love and his loneliness will be read create an experience that would be intellectu- Rémi Bolduc presents a tribute to pianist George after the second movement of one of the pieces. ally and musically stimulating.” Shearing, with Pat Labarbera (tenor sax), Fran- The follow-up is a musical reflection on the life “Beethoven represents the transition from the çois Bourassa (piano), Neil Swainson (bass) and of Casanova May 10 at Pollack Hall of McGill classical to the romantic period in music, and all Rich Irwin (drums), at Bourgie Hall, Montreal University with famous baroque pieces played that goes along with it, from the French Revolu- Museum of Fine Arts. by the Ensemble Caprice, and featuring Ger- tion, the Emancipation of humankind, the move On June 10, Canadian-Hungarian pianist Robi man baritone Michael Volle and Montreal based from the feudal to an enterprise system, with Botos displays his swing and gypsy roots, with soprano Sharon Azrieli. Ensemble director individual thought and spirit. bassist Mike Downes and drummer Larnell Lewis, Matthias Maute narrates and conducts, with “Beethoven was a champion of individual at Bourgie Hall. selections from such works as Mozart’s Don rights, he did not want to be subservient to a court The non-classical series ends June 17 with Cape Giovanni and Marriage of Figaro and Gluck’s or to a church, as opposed to his predecessors, Breton fiddler Natalie MacMaster strutting her Orpheus and Eurydice. Haydn, Mozart, and Bach. stuff at Bourgie Hall. To prepare for the quartets, concert-goers can “His music through his quartets chronicles his Free concerts by winners of the instrument enrol in a six-part lecture series, one in English life, leading up to his late quartets, considered bank are planned for June 10 and 17 at 10:30 a.m., and one20140296-KingDavid-CanadianJewishNews-vF.pdf in French, to track Beethoven’s personal 1 2015-02-02 among 4:43 PMthe greatest pieces of chamber music lobby of Tanna Schulich Hall, McGill University. and musical evolution at a time of tremendous ever written.” [email protected] or 514-489-7444

Wishing our residents, friends and families Happy Passover

You’re home!

5555 Trent, Côte Saint-Luc, Montréal (QC) H4W 2V6 514.486.1157 www.lekingdavid.com

theseniortimes.com April 2017 THE SENIOR TIMES 11 Heavens, who were Betsy, Bob, and Fanny Adams? Have you ever come across an formation, i.e., an explanation that expressions to refer to people of little expression that you haven’t seen or is invented after the event. significance. Officially, Sweet Fanny heard in decades? This happened to The Word Nerd An alternate theory points out that Adams means “nothing” and it is me some months ago while watch- Howard Richler in 18th century slang there was an ex- often used as a euphemism for the ing a German movie with English pression “all is bob” that meant “all expression “sweet f*** all.” Fanny subtitles that featured a concentra- is well” and that this may be the pro- Adams was an eight year old who tion camp scene with some horrible genitor of the expression. was murdered in Alton England in goings-on. Charles Earle Funk who in 1955 The problem with both these the- August 1867 by Frederick Baker, To my astonishment, the subtitle used the phrase Heavens to Betsy as ories is that the expression is only a 24-year-old solicitor’s clerk. Her translated the German ejaculation of the title of his book on interesting found in print in the 1920s. This mutilated body was found in a field despair with an understated “heav- phrases, its origin was “completely makes the latter origin theory appear near Alton. This heinous crime was ens to Betsy.” For those not famil- unsolvable.” particularly dubious. widely reported and drew much iar with the expression, it is a mild On the other hand, we do have a It also seems somewhat odd that sympathy due to the victim’s age. American exclamation of surprise leading candidate for the subject of an expression connected to the A ballad about the murder des- or shock, and thus the translation the expression “Bob’s your uncle” nepotism of an uncle to his nephew cribed the murder victim as having a hardly seemed adequate to describe that is used to express the ease would only surface after both men sweet nature and before long British the situation. with which a particular task can be were out of office. So it would appear sailors turned this tragedy into sick However, the origin of this phrase achieved. The most popular theory that there exists reasonable doubt comedy as the expression “sweet and the identity of Betsy are total relates it to an act of nepotism in about the true identity of our afore- Fanny Adams” came to refer to the mysteries. It is one of the euphemis- the 1880s. British political pundits mentioned Betsy and Bob, the sub- inedible meat rations the sailors were tic non-curses prevalent more than were bemused when the young and jects of the two discussed phrases. served, likening the meat to the dead 50 years ago and whose usage has all inexperienced Arthur Balfour (later For those people who prefer ono- girl’s remains. In fact, a dictionary of but vanished. Prime Minister in 1902) was ap- mastic certainty, I am pleased to re- slang in 1889 defines Fanny Adams The OED’s first citation of the pointed Chief Secretary for Ireland late that at least in one instance we as “navy, tinned mutton.” phrase is in 1857 from the short story by his uncle Robert (Bob) Gascoyne- are positive about the identity of a Eventually, the phrase “sweet Serenade by Frederick W. Saunders Cecil, Marquess of Salisbury, then person referenced in an expression. Fanny Adams” became a substitute found in Ballou’s Dollar Monthly Prime Minister. Such is the case with the phrase for the expression “sweet f*** all,” Magazine: ‘Heaven’s to Betsy!’, he Hence, the theory suggests that if sweet Fanny Adams where we have often rendered initially as s.f.a exclaims, clapping his hand to his Bob is your uncle, anything is possible detailed knowledge about the sub- seeing that both expressions sport throat, ‘I’ve cut my head off’.” and you can get everything you want. ject. While this expression is very the same initials. It seems the selection of the name Some etymologists believe there is popular in Britain and Australia, it is So Bob’s your uncle according to Betsy as the subject of this minced no basis for this origin and that it not widely known in North America. Aunts Betsy and Fanny. Howard’s oath was arbitrary. According to represents an example of a back- I am aware of it because it is one latest book is Wordplay; Arranged of my partner Carol’s favourite and Deranged Wit.

MK DENTURE CLINIC Now offering dental surgery (complex extraction, dental implants, etc.) Dr. Farid Amer-Ouali Dr. Jean Nguyen Oral and maxillo-facial surgeon Dental surgeon

Sedation available for painless surgery • DENTURE REPAIRS IN 1 HOUR • DENTAL LABORATORY ON SITE • SERVICE AT HOME OR AT RESIDENCES FOR PEOPLE WITH RESTRICTED MOBILITY 514-484-7078 MONDAY - FRIDAY : 10:00 - 5:00, SATURDAY : APPOINTMENT ONLY mkdenture.com Next to Jean-Coutu WhatSomeone you love can no longer take care if... of themselves 5890 Monkland, Suite 205, Montreal Pharmacy We have the AnsWers › Devoted health care professionals and nursing supervision 24/7 › Weekly DOCTOr visits Included: medication management, Open weekly housekeeping, laundry of linens and 3 meals per day hOUSe › Personal care services also available, th adapted to the needs of the individual aprIl 30 2017 › Secure MeMOry Care wing frOm 1 p.m. tO 4 p.m. › New ParkiNsON wing

Call or come visit us to learn more In partnerShIp wIth

1055 Tecumseh, DDO 514-685-4444

www.chateaudollard.com Managed by

12 THE SENIOR TIMES April 2017 theseniortimes.com Sun Youth recycles for a better world other organizations, partners, and Echoes of donors. Over the past decade, we Sun Youth have been collecting, repairing, and donating bicycles to low-income Caroline families. This initiative gives old Viger-Lazare bikes new lives and helps make a difference in the lives of those coping with poverty. Recycling is an important part Cycling can be enjoyed by the en- of our mission because it’s both tire family and is a healthy practice. ecological and economical. Sun Youth also gives away gently Sun Youth’s clothing bank distrib- used sports equipment, includ- utes used clothing to more than 150 ing hockey helmets, skates, and people weekly. All clothes brought face protectors to young players to our clothing store are sorted at through its SLAP Hockey develop- our warehouse. Anything in poor ment program. condition is not distributed. Before you donate helmets, toys, All year long, families can find car seats, cribs or strollers, be aware winter and summer clothes, sea- that most of them have an expiry sonal accessories, socks, underwear, date. Hockey helmets should be shoes, and boots. Families who shop replaced every 3 to 5 years, accord- Property features at our clothing bank also get a bag ing to Health Canada. Carrefour • Above ground parking of used toys. We also sell second- For safety reasons, strollers built • Elevator hand books, CDs, and movies at a before 1985 and cribs built before • Games room minimal cost. 1986 should not be donated. Health Victoria • Indoor swimming pool Throughout the year, Sun Youth Canada does not recommend using • On-site laundry facilities welcomes material donations from car seats made before 2012. • On-site management • Sauna Happy Passover and Easter to one and all! • Security Card Access Rent Includes LaSalle • Heat 3 ½, 4 ½ Opening hours Waterfront Monday-Friday 9am-8pm • Saturday 10am-5pm • Sunday 12pm-5pm Clean, quiet building Fridge • Stove Hot water Outdoor pool Sauna • Gym Wheelchair access [email protected] montrealapts.ca

Cedar House We provide medical support and personal care 222 Woodstock Trail services to seniors. Professional & warm caring staff. Your happiness and safety is our priority. Saint-Lambert, QC Intersection: Woodstock & Victoria 14 Cedar Ave. Pointe-Claire, West Island Web: maisoncedar.com Tel: 514-697-8822 Email: [email protected] 514-566-8929

theseniortimes.com April 2017 THE SENIOR TIMES 13 Cuba’s trade-off: sacrificing free expression and WiFi Irwin Block His most famous attempted exploit HAVANA – Anyone who spends was on Christmas Day, 2014, when he hours walking around popular painted two pigs with the first names neighbourhoods of this sprawling of Raul and Fidel Castro in red on city of more than two million, as I their flanks, over a green background, did recently, will notice something and took them by rented auto to the unusual and surprising: Apart crowded Parque Centrale. He was from pro-government slogans, arrested before he could get there to there is no unauthorized graffiti. display his protest art, and spent the This is unusual, since Cubans next 10 months in jail. are very expressive and there is El Sexto was never charged, but every reason for signs expressing Cuban law, as reported by Amnesty protest. There is widespread dis- International, provides for a penalty content with the worsening eco- of three months to one year’s loss nomic situation, and many Cubans of liberty or a fine for anyone who who can leave the country do so. The “slanders, insults, harms or in any net migration rate for 2016 – the ex- way outrages or offends, orally or cess of Cubans leaving compared in writing, the dignity or honour of to those entering with the inten- an authority, public official, or their Photos: Irwin Block tion of living there – was estimated agents or auxiliaries, in the exercise Cubans flock to newly opened hotspots at -5.3 per thousand. According to of their functions.” refuse and retain his or her profes- Approximately one quarter of the U.S. Customs and Border Protec- Continuing my walk in central Ha- sional standing. medical staff at the cardiovascular tion data, 56,406 Cubans entered vana, I strolled in the leafy Vedado I passed Havana’s specialist hospi- hospital suddenly emigrated, creating the U.S. via ports of entry in fiscal district, passing fine old mansions that tals, for orthopedics, maternity and a serious challenge to its operation. A 2016, or an increase of almost one- now serve as schools – and watched post-natal care, and the recently ex- similar exodus affected other medical third compared to fiscal 2015 when parents picking up their smiling panded and modernized cardiovas- specialties, these friends report. 43,159 Cubans entered that way. children, with red or blue bandanas cular facility. It dawned on me that As a result, in December, 2015, We asked our Cuban friend, who around their necks, discussing what the imposition of restrictions on free Cuba clamped down and reinstated monitors the media and public docu- they did in school that day. expression, severe limitations on limits on medical specialists leaving ments for a major client, about this Free education for all, and the erad- Internet access, and a tightly con- the country, arguing, according to a seeming dichotomy, and he replied ication of illiteracy, are among the trolled media environment, is the Reuters report, that the departure that graffiti does spring up here and great achievements of the revolution, price Cubans are forced to pay for of medical specialists was having a there, but is quickly removed, pre- and even the poorest of the poor, if these achievements and the values serious effect on its universal and sumably reported by the Committees they have the ability and the desire, that the Communist Party has ad- free healthcare programs. The new to Defend the Revolution (CDR) im- can get as much education as some- opted for the country. The problem restriction extends to third-year planted in every neighbourhood – the one from a privileged background. is, more and more Cubans are no residents, who along with their fully eyes and ears of the Communist Party. This emphasis on education longer willing to pay that price. trained colleagues must seek Health Anyone caught writing graf- has allowed Cuba to train two Reacting to popular pressure, in Ministry approval before they can fiti faces a charge of damage to generations of •doctors, Groceries engi -andJanuary, fresh 2013, produc Cuba elifted restric- leave the country. social property, but for a first neers, other professionals and tions on foreign travel, as long as The drain was exacerbated by offence will receive a “scolding,” teachers, and reach• Tr aditionala level of butchercitizens were shop able to get visas to visit the American policy, known as the then released after a short detention, excellence that attracts medical countries of their choice. Doctors Cuban Medical Professional Parole our friend said. tourists in growing• numbers.Pre-cut Cuba fruits and and other vegetables professionals were among Program, which existed since 2006. Such leniency did not apply to the generates major income from the those who took immediate advan- In January this policy was cancelled. dissident graffiti artist known as El estimated 50,000• Tahealthkout work hot- mealstage of preparedthis new opportunity, on site and Supporters of the regime argue Sexto, who on the day of Fidel Cas- ers it sends to more in some 60 some chose to emigrate for good. that Cuba has every reason to pre- tro’s death, spray-painted his street countries, helping raise funds that New rules in effect in the U.S. de- vent the mass exodus of expen- name on a Havana hotel wall, along support sophisticated healthcare manding visas from Cubans may sively trained medical specialists, with the message, “He’s Gone” (Se at home. The professionals get well stem the tide, at least for a while. and asking them to serve five years Fue). El Sexto, whose real name is bonus pay, but in many cases it According to friends in the medi- or so before they can leave, as a Danilo Maldonado, is in prison, and imposes additional stress on fam- cal community, Cuba’s liberalized way of repaying the country for complainsDelivery he’s been beaten. in AsCôte-des-Neiges, of ily life. When an overseas assign Westmount,- emigration rules led to the Outremont sudden that investment. & According TMR to my last month had yet to be charged. ment is offered, a doctor cannot departure of skilled professionals. Cuban observer friend, the exodus

SPECIALTY GROCER

Fresh Produce 514-731-5023 Telephone orders 514-735-3611 2880 Barclay, Montreal 5415 Gatineau, Mtl (corner Lacombe) 14 THE SENIOR TIMES April 2017 theseniortimes.com for universal, quality education, and healthcare party circles, of a movement to rep- to Internet access and enable Cubans licate the glasnost and perestroika to join most of the world in the free policies – openness and political and exchange of ideas and opinions. economic reforms – introduced by The Raul Castro government’s pri- Mikhail Gorbachev in 1985, which ority is maintaining a strong Cuban paved the way for Soviet Commu- culture and a socialist society and nism to implode. preserving and strengthening values A pilot program was underway of sharing and building a society of in Old Havana offering free home cooperation that is at the heart of Internet to some 2,000 residents the revolution. for two months before the start of The ruling elite is committed billing for the service. to resisting major changes that However, the elites in the party could mean a return of American and army, who according to friends, cultural, political, and economic are the only segments of society that imperialism. And much of this are doing well enough economically will play out in any future talks on Cubans high school students beam after classes to be comfortable with the status ending the crippling U.S. economic is mainly for economic reasons, but Meanwhile, Cuban society is age- quo, show no signs of relenting from boycott. it has obvious political connotations ing. Combined with the brain drain hard-line positions that would allow [email protected] and impact. of people in their most productive substantive change when it comes “People who did not live during years, families are having fewer the heyday of the revolution have be- children. Cooperative farming is come more pragmatic,” he observed. not attracting the numbers, since, Dissatisfaction reigns among many according to friends, people in the 45+ years of service professionals, even when the gov- provinces want to use their educa- ernment doubled the monthly wage tion for less physically demanding TaxiChamplain.qc.ca of many doctors, who complained occupations than farming, and want during the belt-tightening years of to live in Havana. • Travel quickly, securely • Special attention the 1990s – euphemistically called These issues are absent from the “the special period” – of earning not media. Although it recently allowed and comfortably to Elderly much more than unskilled workers, internet hotspots to open at various • Airport reservation • Parcel delivery and a lot less than those who receive locations in Havana, they can be tips in the tourist industry. used only for emails, and the $3 or “I could spend half my salary of more cost of an Internet access card $60 just on vegetables,” complained for most Cubans who earn as little one doctor friend, noting that when as $15 a month is prohibitive. Turn the subsidized shops have little to on the government-run TV, or read offer, shoppers have to buy more the party newspaper, Granma, and expensive produce in the non-sub- there is little beyond bland declara- sidized markets. tions and blatant agit-prop. Some professionals, including uni- Says my observer/friend: “In a versity professors, will moonlight as society that is supposed to be about guides in the tourist industry, earn- solidarity, based on ideas and values, ing more in tips in a day or two than not business and profit, it’s disturb- they earn for a full month in their ing when the official discussion is day jobs. Some doctors who can do aloof from what people are thinking so arrange to work only a few hours and talking about, and this works a day so they can work elsewhere, or against real unity.” But in spite of not at all – a form of protest reflect- this realization, there is no sign of ing widespread dissatisfaction. To be any fundamental change. ARE YOU EXPERIENCING fair, even among those who complain “The party will not accept open there is tremendous pride that Cuba discussion of real issues, and won’t SYMPTOMS OF MENOPAUSE? has asserted its independence and encourage or allow discussion in the Participate in study I32 and receive carved its own path, resisting U.S. media,” our observer friend stressed. an indemnity up to $4,150! neo-colonialism in its various forms. There is no equivalent, at least outside We are looking for women experiencing symptoms of menopause such as hot flashes and who don’t take any medication on a regular basis. A study with no blood draws is available. It requires just a few hours in the clinic, taking medication from home and two return visits.

IT PAYS TO DO GOOD. goALGO.ca 514 381-2546

theseniortimes.com April 2017 THE SENIOR TIMES 15 There is much to learn about your next meal Generations Foundation Natalie Bercovici

In many households, food is a non-issue. The day starts with cereal and milk for breakfast, continues with a quick sandwich for lunch, and reliable spaghetti for dinner. M.Vernacchia Excuses for lack of variety and failure to prepare Pointe-Claire Pharmacist-Owner meals with higher nutritional value include bad habits, lack of money, limited cooking skills and time. With this in mind, Generations Foundation ❏✓Senior services and products last month offered student cooking lessons to Photo: Natalie Bercovici ❏✓galerieBEAUTÉ TM Roslyn’s School Students • Cosmetics • Perfume • Beauty Products three grade-six classes at Roslyn School. Provigo’s Chef Grace Lo Dico presented a colourful array of wrap using a romaine lettuce leaf. The students ❏✓Food Market healthy foods from various food groups and easy created healthy yogurt and fruit desert. Happy Passover ways for busy students to prepare quick meals. This partnership worked out well and we hope FREE DELIVERY & Happy Easter (with prescriptions) to all our clients. The students happily prepared their vegetables to get additional financial support so we can and created veggie and cheese pizzas. A variety of expand our cooking program. Open: Mon.-Fri.: 9am-10pm • Sat.-Sun.: 9am-9pm • 514-426-1081 10 Place de la Triade, Pointe-Claire (St. Jean Blvd. x-street Holiday, next to IGA) breads were used to make sandwich wraps, and Info: generationsfoundations.org the students were shown how they could make a or 514-933-8585

Dominique Anglade Pierre Arcand David Birnbaum MNA for Saint-Henri–Sainte-Anne MNA for Mont-Royal MNA for D’Arcy-McGee Minister of Economy, Minister of Energy and Parliamentary Assistant Science and Innovation, Natural Resources, to the Minister of Education Minister responsible for Minister responsible for and the Minister of the Digital Strategy the Plan Nord and Higher Education 514-933-8796 Minister responsible for the 514-488-7028 Côte-Nord region 514-341-1151 We would like to extend to you our best wishes for a very Happy Passover & Happy Easter! Meilleurs vœux à l’occasion de Pessah et de Pâques!

Carlos J. Leitão Guy Ouellette François Ouimet Robert Poëti MNA for Robert-Baldwin MNA for Chomedey MNA for Marquette MNA for Marguerite-Bourgeoys Minister of Finance Chair of The First Vice-President Parliamentary assistant to the 514-684-9000 Committee on institutions of the National Assembly Minister responsible for 450-686-0166 514-634-9720 Government Administration and Ongoing Program Review and Chair of the Treasury Board 514-368-1818

16 THE SENIOR TIMES April 2017 theseniortimes.com EDITORIAL Potter’s scrappy piece showed he lacked judgment Andrew Potter, as editor in chief of In a piece that Potter penned for resigned as director of the institute, support, arguing he was treated the Ottawa Citizen until last year, Maclean’s, he went on after citing though he will continue to teach at shoddily by the university, which had ultimate responsibility for the failure to clear the snow on the university at least for the next should have defended him and the the accuracy and pertinence of the Highway 13 and rescue stranded three years. principle of freedom of speech in a editorial content of that newspa- motorists to several anecdotes that As Chantal Hébert, the Toronto context of academic freedom. per, including its editorials and most Quebecers know to be untrue Star’s perceptive columnist – who The Canadian Association of commentary. – ATM machines spewing out $50 says she would not live anywhere University Teachers has written to When Potter, a former philosophy bills, not $20s or $10s, and restau- else in Canada than Montreal – McGill principal Suzanne Fortier professor at Trent University was rants routinely offering two sets of observed, Potter’s erroneous piece saying it is deeply troubled by the chosen to head McGill University’s bills, for tax avoidance purposes. was enough to doom his standing circumstances surrounding Potter’s prestigious Institute for the Study The idea was to show that the High- as head of a prestigious scholarly resignation. of Canada, he was expected to be no way 13 debacle was symptomatic institute. “Alternative facts should The broad debate engendered by less rigorous and responsible, espe- of a deeper malaise – “Quebec is not be the stuff that acts of jour- the Maclean’s piece and the over- cially for his own published work. an almost pathologically alienated nalistic courage or martyrdom are whelming negative comment, even He was no longer a simple scribe, and low-trust society,” he opined based on.” among those who believe an apol- but the head of a serious incubator – a bold thesis, but not one that he As she noted, McGill Institute for ogy was sufficient, does not change of scholarship and ideas that seeks, backed up credibly in the piece. the Study of Canada is not a run-of- our opinion: Someone more quali- as indicated in its mission statement, The reaction was swift, and Pot- the-mill university department, and fied should and will be called upon to develop a clearer understanding ter almost immediately apologized, part of its mission is to contribute to run the McGill Institute for the of Canada’s social, political and then, either under pressure from to the larger Quebec conversation. Study of Canada. economic future. McGill or based on his own regret, Potter’s friends have offered

Martin Coiteux Hélène David Jean-Marc Fournier Geoffrey Kelley MNA for Nelligan MNA for Outremont MNA for Saint-Laurent MNA for Jacques-Cartier Minister of Municipal Minister of Minister responsible Minister responsible Affairs and Land Occupancy, Higher Education for Canadian Relations for Native Affairs Minister of Public Security 514-482-0199 and the Canadian Francophonie 514-697-7663 Minister responsible for the Government House Leader Montreal region 514-747-4050 514-695-2440 We would like to extend to you our best wishes for a very Happy Passover & Happy Easter! Meilleurs vœux à l’occasion de Pessah et de Pâques!

Jean Rousselle Monique Sauvé Christine St-Pierre Kathleen Weil MNA for Vimont MNA for Fabre MNA for Acadie MNA for Adjoint to the Parliamentary Minister of International Notre-Dame-de-Grâce Public Security Assistant to the Relations and the Minister of 450-628-9269 Minister of Employment Francophonie Minister Immigration, and responsible for the Diversity and Inclusiveness Social Solidarity Laurentides region 514-489-7581 450-689-5516 514-337-4278

theseniortimes.com April 2017 THE SENIOR TIMES 17 Don’t ridicule this April fool and his bird April is the cruellest month, wrote T.S. Elliot. striking that first match, it strikes me that this is It’s cruel, he implies, because it disturbs. Things the way to banish winter. Light a fire outdoors. will grow and surprise us and change happens Flavour Guy Welcome the rising of the sun in the east, the without waiting for us. Winter is quiet, the longer days, the warmth of the sun on old bones. snow covers everything. It’s a great time for Barry Lazar There is something pagan in this. I will be on procrastination. the balcony, lighting my small charcoal smoker, But, in April, something starts to happen. Here fanning the fire and watching those first pale is the end of this part of the poem. flowers. And, along with the flowers, April brings puffs waft toward the heavens. This is a sacred That corpse you planted last year in your garden, out the fool in the Flavourguy, the BBQ fool. ceremony. I go from Jewish to Druish. All gods Has it begun to sprout? Will it bloom this year? There may still be snow on the ground in April are on call now that winter is over. Or has the sudden frost disturbed its bed? and I know I won’t change my snow tires until One early spring I lit the coals, put on the lid As the poet reminds us, sometimes it is best not May, just in case. But by the end of March, I am and walked away, forgetting about the BBQ. to disturb things. We like the quiet, contemplative desperate to make a clean break with winter. Smoke billowed out. A neighbour called the fire nature of winter. But April will come whether we April may be cruel, but March has been hellish. department and two trucks rushed down our want it or not. Enough, I say, and, haul out the BBQ. street. My endeavour became known locally as This is an awful way to welcome Spring. Much After months of cooking indoors, on and in the two-alarm chicken. better the maxim that April showers bring May stove, making stews, soups, rooting around with This April, I will seek to banish winter and root vegetables, I can’t wait to go outdoors and perform the rite once more with a sacrificial bird. go primal with charcoal. In fact, as I think about This time, I will tend to the fire religiously. Sun. – Thurs. This recipe works well in a hot oven but is best 11 am – 11 pm outdoors as soon as possible. Fri. – Sat. *** 11 am – midnight Mix up a basic salad dressing (oil, vinegar, garlic, salt, mustard) or some commercially viable product as long as it does not contain sugar. Happy Passover and Happy Easter Either use chicken pieces or take a whole chicken A Happy Passover and cut it in two along the backbone. and A Happy Easter 5365 des Jockeys to all our clients. Marinate these in the salad dressing in the fridge (corner Decarie & Jean-Talon) overnight or for at least a couple of hours. FOR TAKEOUT & RESERVATIONS 514-731-6455 When you light the fire, take the chicken from the refrigerator so that it is not too cold when it goes on the BBQ. Get the fire ready and have the coals off center • Discover our frozen meals so that the BBQ will be hot but the chicken does • Tasty, practical and economical! Villa du Souvlaki not burn. The coals are ready when enveloped in • Delivered to your door “Best Souvlaki in Town” ash. Wipe the marinade from the chicken, season with salt and pepper, and it put on the BBQ but away from the coals. HAPPY PASSOVER & EASTER TO ALL Part du Chef • 4100 André Laurendeau, Montreal Cover and cook for about 20-30 minutes. Turn To order: 514 526-7278 • groupepart.ca OUR FAITHFUL FRIENDS & CLIENTS and cook for another 20 minutes. It’s done when you can prick a thigh piece and the juices run Mon. to Sat: 11 a.m. - 10:30 p.m. clear. If the skin is pale, put the pieces directly Sun: 11 a.m. - 10 p.m. HAMBURGERS or $ 99 SOUVLAKI $ 99 over the coals for a few minutes. 2CHICKEN BURGERS 3 GYRO PITA 3 For a simple BBQ sauce, mix some catsup and Pick Up Orders Call 514-489-2039 apple cider vinegar with a little maple syrup and a 5347 Sherbrooke St. W., Montreal dash of liquid smoke. Mop the top of the chicken This coupon can not This coupon can not be combined be combined while it is still cooking but after you turn it. with any other promotion with any other promotion HOT-DOG POGO TRIO $ 95 MICHIGAN $ 95 Happy Passover4 TRIO & Happy Easter4 to all our friends & clients we serve 1 POGO 1 MICHIGAN 1 FRIES HOT-DOG matzo 1 DRINK (16oz(16oz)) 1 FRIES EARLY BIRD1 DRINK BREAKFAST(16oz) SPECIALS FROM 5 A.M. This coupon can not This coupon can not be combined Smilesbe arecombined always on our La Belle menu with any other promotion with any other promotion 6752 St. Jacques W. 514-481-8114 HOT CHICKEN $ 99 PHILLY STEAK $ 95 HAMBURGERS or $ 99 SOUVLAKI $ 99 SANDWICH 8 POUTINE 9 2CHICKEN BURGERS 3 GYRO PITA 3 WITH 1 DRINK (16oz) FETA SAUCE WOW!WOW! WOW!WOW!

This coupon can not This coupon can not This coupon can not This coupon can not be combined be combined be combined be combined with any other promotion with any other promotion with any other promotion with any other promotion SPAGHETTI 99$ STEAK OR PEPPERONI 99$ $ 95 HOT-DOG $ 95 MEAT SAUCE OR VEGETARIAN POGO TRIO MICHIGAN 5 6 4 TRIO 4 1 POGO 1 MICHIGAN 1 FRIES HOT-DOG 1 DRINK (16oz(16oz)) 1 FRIES 1 DRINK (16oz) SUBMARINE 11” This coupon can not This coupon can not This coupon can not This coupon can not be combined be combined be combined be combined with any other promotion with any other promotion with any other promotion with any other promotion 18 THE SENIOR TIMES April 2017 theseniortimes.com HOT CHICKEN $ 99 PHILLY STEAK $ 95 SANDWICH 8 POUTINE 9 WITH 1 DRINK (16oz) FETA SAUCE

This coupon can not This coupon can not be combined be combined with any other promotion with any other promotion SPAGHETTI 99$ STEAK OR PEPPERONI 99$ MEAT SAUCE 5 OR VEGETARIAN 6

SUBMARINE 11” This coupon can not This coupon can not be combined be combined with any other promotion with any other promotion April is Avril: eMpty le mois des Purchase a pottery bowl and enjoy the soup Bowls Bols du Empty Bowls events fight hunger • Sat. April 8, 11am – 2pm., Bols du raised. Beneficiaries have included Month! pArtAge! in Montreal. Initiated by the partage at Le Chat des Artistes, 2205 Dorshei Emet’s Hanukah Food Basket Buy a handmade bowl, Achetez un bol fabriqué Unitarian Church of Montreal, Parthenais, Rm 106. Fund, Generations Foundation, enjoy a delicious soup à la main, dégustez une these soup-tasting pottery-fairs • Sun. April 23, 11am – 1pm. Mazon Canada, Multi Caf, Nazareth and help fight délicieuse soupe et have expanded across the city. Congregation Dorshei Emet, 18 House, Patricia Mackenzie Pavilion hunger in Montreal participez à lutte contre la faim à Montréal For $25, participants select and Cleve Rd, Hampstead. of The Old Brewery Mission, purchase a handmade bowl donated • Sat. April 29, 10:30am – 3pm. NDG Santropol Roulant, St. Michael’s by local artisans and enjoy a bowl Food Depot, 2146 Marlowe Ave. Mission, and les Cuisines collectives of vegetarian soup. All proceeds Since 2008, $145,000 has been du Grand Plateau. support food security in Montreal. Maison d’entraide Congrégation St-Paul & Émard Dorshei-Emet Empty Bowls events in April 6 avril 18 h à 21 h 23 avril 11 h à 13 h Paroisse St-Jean-de-Matha 18 rue Cleve • Thurs. April 6, 6pm – 9pm. Le 6831 rue d’Aragon Hampstead Bol de l’entraide/Bols du partage – DINING OUT Le Chat des Artistes Dépôt alimentaire Maison d’entraide St-Paul & Émard. 8 avril 11 h à 14 h NDG Food Depot 2205 rue Parthenais 29 avril 10 h 30 à 15 h St-Jean-de-Matha Parish, 6831 Local 106 2146 av. Marlowe d’Aragon, Ville Émard. A complete Valid with this coupon on empty Bowls Montreal Bols du partage #showmetonboldesoupe #emptybowls #bolsdupartage dining room orders only

ASSOCIÉSLIBRESDESIGN quarter chicken meal... Offer expires now that’s an April 30, 2017 (maximum 2 persons per coupon) O extraordinary deal! except holidays and festivals A U 4545 Meal includes tomato juice or coleslaw, RESTA URANT D Happy Easter and Passover 1/4 chicken leg, french fries, sauce, bun and choice of soft drink.

D to all our loyal customers .. E 99 E P C N U I I S 45 S 1 9 7 5 $ Daou 10.+ taxes Fine Lebanese Cuisine Catering & Banquet Service 519 Faillon East, Montreal 2373 Marcel Laurin, St-Laurent 514-276-8310 514-334-1199 Owner: Daou family Fax: 514-334-6720 RESTAURANT OPEN A Happy Passover to all our Faithful Clients and Friends KAM SHING 7 DAYS A WEEK VAN HORNE 11 AM - 11 PM CANTONESE & SZECHAUAN CUISINE Snowdon Deli HAPPY PASSOVER & EASTER The best Deli in town since 1946 TO ALL OUR FRIENDS & CLIENTS Foods for all occasions Full Course Lunch Party trays • Party sandwiches • Shiva platters • Salads • Take-out 5265 Decarie Blvd. 514-488-9129 www.snowdondeli.com Monday - Friday Happy Passover to all our faithful clients & friends! 11 AM - 3 PM • DINING ROOM ONLY April 10th - closing at 3 pm Open April 13th - 18th from 9 am to 3 pm for take-out only. 4771 VAN HORNE (Corner Victoria) Re-opening April 19th - 6 am restaurant and take out 514-341-1628

Monday to Friday 5:30 AM – 4 PM Weekends 5:30 AM – 5:00 PM Happy Easter and Passover to all our customers!

#COCODECARIE

Only for the Decarie location

theseniortimes.com April 2017 THE SENIOR TIMES 19 Medal available to veterans HAPPY FEET Why April is my Complete foot care service who fought in France Since 2014, the government of France has been favourite month Corns, ingrown toenails, awarding its highest medal, the Legion of Honour, callouses, trimming thick nails, etc. to Canadian veterans who participated in the Foot massage, manicure, liberation of France in 1944. Let’s Talk Many veterans have now received this great About It home service. honour but others may not even know it’s available. Sonia 514-825-3006 Living Canadian Veterans who served in France or Bonnie Sandler directly supported the liberation campaign between June 6, 1944 and August 30, 1944 may be eligible. If Happy Passover! you’d like to apply fill out the one page application April is the month of Aphrodite, the Greek form on the website of Veterans Affairs Canada. goddess of love and beauty. It is a time of rebirth Joyeux Pessah! For more information or assistance with your and renewal. Flowers bloom, having shed heavy application, contact Guy Black: korea19501953@ winter clothing, people venture outdoors. April Happy Easter! yahoo.com and use the subject, Canadian Veteran, is a time for celebrating Passover and Easter. Joyeuses Pâques! or send to Legion of Honour C/O 515 – 95 Moody Diamond is the birthstone for this month, a Street, Port Moody, BC V3H 0H2. glistening sign of brilliance. April is my favourite month. I was born on the 4th day of this 4th month. My parents were born a day apart in April, and I went into labour on my mother’s birthday and gave birth 44 minutes past 1155 Robert-Bourassa Blvd. #1312 midnight to my beautiful daughter on my father’s Montréal (Québec) H3B 3A7 birthday. No greater gift could I have given him. Tel. 514-395-2929 Passover celebrations brought my family [email protected] together. I have heartwarming memories as a We are pleased to announce child attending large Seders with my grandfather, that we now provide and later my father. The torch has since been passed on to a younger generation, but those special childhood memories stay with me. Homecare services I am not a winter person, nor do I enjoy the • Respite Care cold, or engaging in winter activities. My winter activity is a trip to a warmer climate. April brings • Personal care – bathing, dressing me to a season where I can open the windows for • Accompaniment to appointments fresh air, clean out my home and enjoy a feeling • Meal preparation, grocery shopping, of freshness and hope. laundry This is not the case with everyone. Those Certain services are subsidized suffering from depression and hardships may find April, the season of love and rebirth, more Theresa Gianforte difficult. When a caregiver is overwhelmed 514-484-4266 ext. 225 with responsibility and loneliness April may be a bitter reminder that they are not feeling the [email protected] beauty that a new season brings. Seeing people 5465 Queen Mary Rd, Bureau 4340 outdoors, soaking up the milder temperatures, holding hands, flowers blooming, may fuel their loneliness and depression. Let us not forget those in our lives who are struggling. Include them in activities, visit more often, bring food, and most importantly bring BRUNO GAUDETTE yourself. Nothing brings more joy to a family HEARING AID ACOUSTICIANS member or friend with restricted mobility and living alone than a smile, an embrace, a display of love. • Audiometric Examination • Hearing Aid Repairs (all makes) Granite Lacroix inc. • Ear Protectors Monument manufacturer Fulfilling Needs Hearing Aid Sales for three generations Senior Residence and Adjustments at Every Stage Hearing Aids that are Our craftsmen are renowned Selected Hearing Aids Discreet and Eff ective are covered by RAMQ, for the care with which they • Retirement lifestyle of distinction & quality CSST and DVA customize your monument. • Round-the-clock caregiving by full nursing staff Our Priority: Your Hearing Comfort Our Services • Quality service • Luxurious accommodations • Engraving, cleaning and restoration • Porcelain portraits and ornaments • Recreational programs • At-home atmosphere • Free home consultation

Illustration not covered by RAMQ, • Indoor and outdoor showrooms an evaluation by an Audiopro- thésiste is required if the above • Member of the Association des instrument is suitable for you. Détaillants de Monuments du Québec Serving the hard of hearing for over 30 years 450-669-7467 1396 Ste-Catherine W., Suite 404 granitelacroix.com 3461 Gouin E., Suite 504 placekensington.com 1735 des Laurentides Boul, Vimont A DIVISION OF FAIRWAY MANAGEMENT CORP. 514-866-1687 • www.gbarbieri.ca Laval (Québec) H7M 2P5 20 THE SENIOR TIMES April 2017 theseniortimes.com Enjoy Art by the Water and honour Morgan’s life

Mary Hughson, Cows

Audrey Riley’s flowers

Art by the Water is a different kind adolescent colon cancer at 20 and died of art exhibit in a historic setting two years later after extremely painful at the Beaconsfield Yacht Club, experimental treatments. Research 26 Lakeshore Road. On April 28 is being conducted by Dr. William the Art Soirée from 6 to 9pm will Foulkes at the Jewish General celebrate 10 years of success and Hospital using Morgan’s DNA. the exhibition will continue April As Morgan stated while battling 29 and 30, 10am - 5pm. cancer, “I can face my imminent Guest Artist, Mary Hughson, death but I cannot face it without any married to Gazette Editorial shred of hope that I may beat it. And if Cartoonist, Terry Mosher, will victory is not possible, then my hope is Lucia Pia Durban, Poppies Mary Hughson, St. Henri in Winter be exhibiting and selling her oils, that my participation in experimental watercolours, and acrylics. research treatments will help advance In keeping with Canada’s 150th research towards a cure.” and Montreal’s 375th anniversaries, The artists will be present to greet a section of paintings depicts scenes visitors. Directions from highway #20: of Montreal and Canada. exit #48 St. Charles, turn south onto The artists are donating a percentage St. Charles, turn left onto Beaconsfield of the proceeds to Morgan’s Hope Blvd, then at the second stop sign turn Fund in aid of adolescent colon right onto Lakeshore Road. cancer. Morgan was diagnosed with Info: 514- 695-1272, or byc.qc.ca

Open House SUNDAY, APRIL 30 • 1-4 PM

CHARTWELL CHARTWELL LE WELLESLEY MANOIR KIRKLAND 230 Hymus Blvd. 2 Canvin Street Pointe-Claire • 438 538-8474 Kirkland • 438 538-8472

CHARTWELL.COM

0030_20170404_MANOIRtheseniortimes.com KIRKLAND_LE WELLESLEY_The Senior April Times_5x7_APRILOH.indd 2017 THE SENIOR 1 TIMES17-03-27 11:26 21 Transformative theatre supported by Cole Foundation grants reflecting the immigrant experience. But while there Kristine Berey was interest, there was also a glaring lack of reper- Montreal theatergoers are in for some pioneer- toire. “No one could name anything, there wasn’t ing moments over the next two years as the local one [suitable] play. So I said ‘OK, we will create the professional theatre community benefits from the literature we will commission. If it is in Italian or injection of $375,000 in grants to 25 local compa- Finnish, we will translate it. That is how we started.” nies by the Cole Foundation. The Cole Foundation offers three types of grants, The impetus for creating the foundation’s Intercul- for commission, production, and translation, some- tural Conversations-Conversations Interculturelles times supporting the same idea, from inception (IC-CI) program was to focus its “other” portfolio, to production, to translation, as in Centaur’s Bus the main mandate being to support research into Stops, originally Marilyn Perreault’s Ligne de bus, pediatric leukemia, explained Barry Cole, president first seen at Théâtre Aux Écuries. of the Cole Foundation. The most recent plays on Montreal stages sup- His uncle Jack Cole, who died in 2004, was an ported by the Cole Foundation include Centaur’s investment banker who established the Penny Cole Photo: Kristine Berey You Will Remember Me, The Segal Centre’s Kim’s Barry Cole wants to reflect immigrant experiences Laboratory in memory of his daughter who died of Convenience, and Black Theatre Workshop’s Angé- the disease at 20. care for his uncle, eventually taking over the presi- lique. Cole sees a growing interest in intercultural In 1980, he created The Cole Foundation, which dency of the foundation. That was 2008, the year the dialogue. “The Centre des Auteurs Dramatiques continues to support research into pediatric oncol- Bouchard-Taylor Commission report on reasonable (CEAD), the Conseil Québécois du Théâtre (CQT) ogy and various community initiatives in Montreal. accommodation was released. “I know the govern- and Conseil des Arts et des Lettres du Québec Barry Cole, with 30 years of experience in arts ment wants foundations to be more specific in their (CALQ) have had programs on racism and diver- management, had moved to Montreal in 2000 to mandate. We needed a policy, an issue in order to sity. They have recognized these as a critical issues.” focus philanthropy. The Bouchard Taylor Commis- Developing themes cover First Nations, Asian, sion provided us with an idea.” Black, Jewish, Muslim, Ukrainian, and South Ameri- Cole noticed the report indicated Quebecers are can cultures. Upcoming works will examine Islamic not always welcoming to newcomers and wanted to youth indoctrination, immigrant parents raising address the problem. “I thought, since I come from their kids, Japanese internment in Canada during the the arts world, we can use art for social change. If Second World War, and Residential Schools. we present stories of immigrants through theatre, The grants are offered to professional theatres, people in the audience will experience other established or independent. This year’s recipients cultures without being confronted with it in an include Imago Theatre, Talisman Theatre, Lara aggressive manner.” Kramer Dance, Productions Ondinnok, Teesri Initially the idea was to help produce works Duniya Theatre, and Tashme.

TRÈS HON. JUSTIN TRUDEAU FRANK BAYLIS ANJU DHILLON HON. MARC GARNEAU Député / MP Député / MP Députée / MP Député / MP Papineau Pierrefonds – Dollard Dorval – Lachine – LaSalle Notre-Dame-de-Grâce – [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Westmount (514) 277-6020 (514) 624-5725 (514) 639-4497 [email protected] (514) 283-2013 BONNE FÊTE DE PESSA'H & JOYEUSES PÂQUES !

HAPPY PASSOVER ANTHONY HOUSEFATHER HON. MÉLANIE JOLY MARC MILLER FRANCIS SCARPALEGGIA & HAPPY EASTER! Député, Mont-Royal Députée / MP Député / MP Député / MP MP Mount Royal Ahuntsic-Cartierville Ville-Marie – Le Sud-Ouest – Lac-Saint-Louis [email protected] [email protected] Île-des-Soeurs [email protected] (514) 283-0171 (514) 383-3709 [email protected] (514) 695-6661 (514) 496-4885

22 THE SENIOR TIMES April 2017 theseniortimes.com Local authors launch Blue Met celebrates creative work their books Blue Metropolis – the city’s 19th Circuit: A Mexico City Chronicle, • April 29, 2 pm, panel on the art of April 27, 6 pm, Guernica Editions annual celebration of writers – among his works that explore biography, Hôtel 10. launches books by seven authors in kicks off April 24 and during an Spanish-language cultures, Hôtel 10, • April 29, 3:30 pm, environmental conjunction with Blue Metropolis, event-filled week, offers something 10 Sherbrooke W. writer Alex Shoumatoff discusses a chance to chat with the authors, for all tastes, ages, and orientations. • April 27, 7 pm, an interview with greed, ecocide, the plight of the buy their books, and get them to sign them. The seven-day celebration includes the Canadian writer, actor, and drag giraffe, Hôtel 10. The launch, at La P’tite Grenouille too many events to be included performer Sky Gilbert at Never • April 29, 4 pm, celebrated Indian bar, 3435 St. Laurent, just above in a short round-up, but festival Apart, 7049 St. Urbain. author Anita Desai, who has written Sherbrooke, is for The House on Selkirk organizers have compiled their own • April 28, 2 pm, Babel Blue, poets 17 novels, novellas, and children’s Avenue by Irena Karafilly; Cadillac not-to-be-missed selection. from Israel, Slovenia, and Scotland books, accepts the festival’s Literary Road by Kristin Andrychuk; Math for They run April 27-30 at various read from their work, Hôtel 10. Grand Prix onstage with CBC Couples by Adele Graf; Cantos North venues, most are free, some cost • April 28, 4 pm, Documentary broadcaster Eleanor Wachtel, by Henry Beissel; The Alcoholic’s $10, or slightly more, and a festival filmmaker Alexandre Trudeau talks Grande Bibliothèque, 475 de Daughter by David Sherman; Canticles pass can be purchased for $60. If you about Cuba after Fidel, Librairies los Maisonneuve E. I:mmxvi by George Elliott Clarke; buy $30 worth of books at one of the Americas, 2075 St. Laurent Blvd.; • April 29, 4 pm, violence against Mankind & Other Stories of Women sponsoring stores, including Drawn 8:30 pm. Trudeau talks about China, women as expressed in the works by Marianne Ackerman (audiobook). & Quarterly in Outremont, the pass Hotel 10. of Mexican artist Teresa Margolles, Sherman and Nancy Lee will perform costs $25. There are many associated • April 28, 4 pm, Ojibwe author Musée d’art contemporain, 185 Ste. songs, with bassist Stephen Barry and events, including for children, that David Treuer receives the First Catherine W. guitarist Andrew Cowan. can be found at bluemetropolis.org Peoples Prize and is interviewed by • April 29, 7 pm, Barbara Gowdy • April 27, 8 pm, DC Books presents website: CBC’s Duncan McCue, McCord interviews Montreal-based novelist new works by Jason Camlot, Tom • April 27, 2:30 pm, panel on the Museum, 690 Sherbrooke W. Heather O’Neill, Drawn & Quarterly, Abray, Keith Henderson, Ken Radu, art of translation, Hôtel 10, 10 • April 28, 7 pm, readings by queer 211 Bernard W., Outremont. John Emile Vincent, and Steve Luxton. Sherbrooke W. authors Ivan Coyote and those • April 29, 8 pm, Prizewinners It’s at Hôtel 10. • April 27, 5:30 pm, acclaimed connected to The Violet Hour, Stock Anita Desai, Francisco Goldman, • April 28, 6 pm, Linda Leith author Charlotte Gray discusses Bar strip club, 1171 Ste. Catherine E. Imbolo Mbue and David Treuer on Publishing launches books at Hôtel Canada at 150, Moot Court, Law • April 29, 9 am, Slovenian and writing in the Trump era, Hôtel 10. 10, in French and English, by Martine Faculty, McGill U, 3660 Peel St. Canadian poets take part in a two- • April 30, 10:30 am, Slovenian Delvaux, Xue Yiwei, Marianne • April 27, 6:30 pm, American hour translation workshop, Hôtel 10. writers read poems translated from Champagne, Ariela Freedman, Joanna novelist, Francisco Goldman accepts • April 29, 11 am, panel on the art and into Slovenian, Hôtel 10. Gruda, David Homel, Felicia Mihali, the Premio Azul for The Interior of ghost writing, Hôtel 10. — Irwin Block Pascale Navarro, Chantal Ringuet, and Stephen Henighan.

SÉRIE DOMINICA MAXIM BERNARD, piano "BRILLIANT! BRILLIANT! BRILLIANT!" MARINA THIBEAULT, viola – BBC Radio 2 STÉPHANE TÉTREAULT, cello A TONY AWARD-WINNING BROADWAY MUSICAL INSPIRED BY FRANCK • BRAHMS SUNDAY, APRIL 16 2017 — 3:30 pm BOURGIE HALL

1339 RUE SHERBROOKE OUEST, MONTRÉAL Informations 514-845-0532 www.promusica.qc.ca

Where Location and Value Meet One Night Stay for $ 95 plus tax Park69 & Fly Package Valid until May 1, 2017

PRODUCTION SPONSOR

Book by COLIN ESCOTT & FLOYD MUTRUX Original Concept & Direction by FLOYD MUTRUX Directed by LISA RUBIN TICKETS: 514.739.7944 / SEGALCENTRE.ORG SEGAL CENTRE PLACE DES ARTS 23 14 17 21 2017 APR/MAY 2017 MAY /MAY Million Dollar Quartet is presented through special arrangement with and aall authorized performance materials are supplied by Theatrical Rights Worldwide (TRW), 1180 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 640, New York, NY 10036. (866) 378-9758 www.theatricalrights.com

Québec Cultural Partner Call for details and reservations.

T_1617_MillionDollarQuartet-SrTimes-ad_v1.inddtheseniortimes.com 1 April 2017 THE SENIOR2017-03-29 TIMES 11:29 23 PM MOVERS & SHAKERS DUSAN LANDSCAPING MOVING SERVICE DE DÉMÉNAGEMENT Complete landscaping & paving services CUSTOM Moving & Storage Make the right move • Top soil seeding • Paving • Decks BUILT • Unistone • Retaining walls • Patios WOODEN Family operated • Fences • Pergolas • Tree service • Foundation repair FENCES • Reliable • Renovations • Affordable • Concrete Garage Floor $100 • Licensed & insured replacement/installation 514-217-7000 Do you want luxurious Unistone? • Local & long distance 514-554-6741 pannetonpanneton.com dusanlandscaping.ca fantastikfences.com 514-735-8148­

Master Painter, Plasterer, FULL COMPUTER SERVICE Gyproc, Ceramics, Tiles, • Lessons in your home • Virus removal Bathrooms, Kitchens, • Slow computer? We’ll restore it Exterior work. to its original configuration... fast! • Laptops, Desktops, Tablets, Free Estimate & Smartphones...We Fix Them All! References Call Over 40 years experience Jordan Call Michel 514-626-1402 438-880-6976 or 514-603-8588 [email protected]

DÉMÉNAGEMENT FX • Tree • Stump At your Trimming Removal MAYER service for over • Precision • Cedar 50 years Removal Trimming ROOFING MOVING n All types of roofing: • Upholstering and more! flat, slope and white roofs Established Since 1971 • Stripping and Re nishing n Certifi ed and fully insured Membrane/Rubber • Custom-Made Furniture n Tar n Shingles Local relocation, long distance Call today for a • Antiques Restoration and piano transportation n Serving the Greater Montreal area • Large selection of fabrics FREE estimate 438-350-5532 FREE ESTIMATE 514-292-3742 7498 St-Hubert St., Montreal 514-453-5404 RBQ: 5665-6747-01 514-715-0526 Vaudreuil St. Lazare West Island IKO certified and fully insured

LANSDOWNE MOVING / DELIVERY / STORAGE

ALL TYPES OF REPAIRS GUARANTEED ROOFING & BRICKWORK COMPLETE ROOF COMPLETE INSURANCE OVER 25 YEARS COMPLETE MAINTENANCE EXPERIENCE FREE ESTIMATE 514-481-2430 Ventilation problems RBQ : 5721-5766-01 514-929-6826 / 514-716-9553 RBQ 5617-5946-01 Call Benoit: 514-250-4811 [email protected]

Adrian Constructions Inc. SUNSHINE Complete bathroom and kitchen renovation Windows and doors Hardwood and laminate floor WINDOWS Pruning · Cabling Ceramic tiles Painting Polite - Affordable - Professional Tree Removal · Stump Removal WINDOWS CLEANING SERVICE Basement renovation Contact us: 514 831 8733 Erik 514-286-4458 [email protected] strathmore.pro/arboriculture

FREE ESTIMATE! RBQ: # 5715-4338-01 SUNSHINEWINDOWS.INFO Certified Tree Surgeon 514-445-5527

PIANO TUNING + the Annual Resource Directory Fine tuning $88 Call / Text 514-206-0449 5890 Monkland, Suite 202 Montreal QC H4A 1G2

24 THE SENIOR TIMES April 2017 theseniortimes.com $$ INCOME TAX $$ WHAT’S HAPPENING AWAN BUSINESS CONSULTANTS INC. CHARTERED PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANTS (CPA) BAZAARS Dorval. WICA support to vulnerable community Professional Accounting, Tax, Business Advisory Services members. Tickets $100. To reserve: 514-694-5850. & Commissioner of Oaths Artisan Fair & Book Sale • Sat. April 8 514 227 8765 10 am - 3 pm: Sponsored by the Girl Guides, at Lakeshore Association of Artists • April 21 - 23 Summerlea United Church, 225 50th Avenue in Spring Art Exhibition in collaboration with Nova 6900 Decarie Blvd (Decarie Square) 225B (Next to gym zone), Montreal, QC H3X 2T8 Lachine with 35 artisans. West Island: Vernissage April 21, 7 to 9:30 pm; [email protected] Info: 514-637-7605 or 514-634-2651 Exhibition on April 22 & 23, 10 am to 5 pm. Tick- ets: $3, $5 for 2; Fritz Farm, 20477 Lakeshore, Lachine Legion Spring Bazaar • April 8 & 9 Baie d’Urfé. 514-695-8335 # 212 9am – 3pm: Lachine Legion Br. 85/90, 3015 Professional services Henri Dunant. Artisan items. Westmount Library Poetry Month Event tailored to your needs Sunday, April 23 Polish Bazaar • April 22 & 23 2 - 4pm at Victoria Hall in Westmount: poetry, Saturday, 9am - 6pm & Sunday, 9am - 5pm at • Thorough and General Cleaning pastry, Wine & cheese. St-Antonin Church, 5361 Snowdon Ave, Snow- • Pet Cleaning litter, messes, etc don Metro. Traditional Polish dishes and desserts, Lakeshore Women’s Club • Wed. April 26 • Clothes Washing amber and handmade jewellery, folk art, books, 6:30-9pm: A Closet Full of Clothes & Nothing to • Dishes • Cooking and cosmetics. Fundraiser for the Committee for Wear! with image and style consultant, Kathryn Relief to Children and Seniors with disabilities. Mademann at Beaconsfield Golf Club, 49 Golf Call us at 514-996-0321 Info: 514-808-2570 Ave, Pointe Claire, $35 with refreshments. Proceeds to MLUWC Scholarship Fund. CLUBS RSVP 514-683-5685 / 514-637-9598 I BUY WOMEN’S AND Helvetia Seniors • Tues. April 11 Saint Columba 100th Gala • Thurs. April 27 11am to 2pm: Meeting at Restaurant Portovino, Dinner and Concert 6 - 11pm: Sixth annual fund- MEN’S FUR COATS 5475 des Jockeys. celebrating 14th anniversary raising gala to support community programming I PAY CASH AND PICK UP with a surprise event and a lunch to follow. for all ages in Pointe-Saint-Charles, featur- ANYWHERE IN CANADA Info: 450-687-5256 ing Canadian soul diva Sylvie DesGroseilliers accompanied by a three-piece band. MC: CTV 514-996-0321 Women’s Art Society • April 18 & 25 news reporter Caroline Van Vlaardingen. Théâtre [email protected] April 18: Dawn Tyler Watson, a Montreal Jazz Paradoxe, 5959 Monk. $125 ($95 tax receipt) for & Blues Vocalist. cocktails, dinner and show; $25 for show only April 25: Caroline Lindsay Hart, Concordia (balcony, general admission at 8:30pm). Karen Kunigis pht. Professor of Painting and Drawing. New mem- Tickets: saintcolumbahouse.org/latest-news/ bers welcome. Men included. Both events Tues- LICENSED PHYSIOTHERAPIST days 1:30 to 2:30pm at McCord Museum, 690 Lunch & Learn with Rita Briansky • Sat. April 22 CERTIFIED FITNESS INSTRUCTOR Sherbrooke W. Non-members $10. 514-495-3701 12:30 pm: This artist describes the difficulties 514.489.7717 she and her family encountered after emigrat- [email protected] EVENTS ing from Poland and her later return visit to her birthplace. Free. Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom Home Care Physiotherapy Group and Individual Training Horizon Community Brunch • Sun. April 16 4100 Sherbrooke St W. 10:30am – 2pm: Châteauguay Horizon Com- • Pilates • Body Toning • Stretching and Relaxation • Zumba • Aquafi tness • Pre/Post Natal Fitness munity Association’s Spring Brunch: Caribbean Style. $20. Children $8. Maison de Jeunesse, 180 Mercier, Châteauguay (behind the library). Need help? Tickets: 450-692-1962 or 450-699-0451 WOULD YOU LIKE TO IMPROVE YOUR COOKING West Island Advocacy Wine Tasting ABILITY? PARTICIPATE IN PROJECT GUSTO Referral Helpline for Seniors Thurs. April 20 Do you respond YES to the following criteria? 6:30pm: In the Spirit of Advocacy at Sarto-Des- • Aged between 65 and 85 years 514 527-0007 • Don’t cook (or cook very little) noyers Community Centre, 1335 Lakeshore Blvd. www.211qc.ca/en/ • Want to improve your cooking ability (in small groups) • Fluent in either French or English (spoken and written) 8:00 am - 6:00 pm What will you do? • 3 meetings (introductions & follow-ups) FREE • 14 cooking sessions: 2 per week for 7 consecutive weeks BILINGUAL 7 DAYS/7 Where: Meeting 1: Concordia (Loyola) OR Cuisines Collectives (Plateau) Meetings 2-14: Carrefour d’Entraide (Lachine) OR Cuisines Collectives (Plateau) Compensation: $100 for the entire study. For more information: Happy Passover English language: 514-848-2424 ext. 2247 (Li Lab), [email protected] Rabbi Mordechai Tober, En français: Joseph Pastor, Ray Foisy Frédérique Poncet, 1 800 361-7063 # 644 [email protected]

3801 Jean-Talon West 514-344-1716 CONCORDIA.CA

theseniortimes.com April 2017 THE SENIOR TIMES 25 SENIOR TIMES MAGAZINE : 3,25 X 5 N/B 28/03/2017 - V01B WHAT’S HAPPENING IN APRIL Sundays at the Shaar • Sun. April 23 Cummings Centre Events Thurs. April 27 at 7pm Church of St. Columba Concert • Noon: Yael Halevi-Wise, Prof. of Fine Arts Exhibition, Garden of Atwater Poetry Project Sat. April 29 Contemporay Literature and Jewish the Senses, at 5700 Westbury Ave. Readings by Garry Thomas Morse, 7:30pm: The Last Curlew, inspired Studies at McGill U speaks on A.B. Vernissage 4:30 – 6:30pm, Tuesday, Norman Nawrocki, and Janet Rogers. by the environmental novel by Ca- Yeshoshua, Israeli author. $5. Fol- April 25 and exhibition continues All events at Atwater Library, 1200 nadian naturalist Fred Bodsworth, lowed by lunch. 9:30 am – 4:30 pm, Wednesday, Atwater corner Ste. Catherine. follows the 14,000 km migration To reserve: 514-937-9474 ext. 139 April 26 and Thursday, April 27 Atwater Metro. Donations requested of the critically endangered Eskimo 9:30 am – 12 pm. Gift items, framed at all events. Info: 514-935-7344 Curlew. 11 Rodney Avenue, Pointe- Victor and Sheila Goldbloom paintings, sculptures. Claire. Suggested donation: $15 Symposium • Sun. April 30 514-342-1234 # 7250 PERFORMANCE (childrenfree) Info: 514-364-3027 2 - 4pm: Imagining Tomorrow — or 514-697-8015. Portion of the Lessons from Indigenous Youth on Parkinson’s Medication & You Balconville at Hudson Players Club donations will support Youth Un- challenges facing Indigenous youth, Presented by Cummings Centre with • till April 16 limited La Corde - Pierrefonds offer- initiatives and projects directed Parkinson Canada. Directed by Glen Robinson. Per- ing meals and after-school programs by them. Discover how the drugs work, about formances at the Hudson Village to elementary schools. Speakers: Geoff Kelley, Quebec dosing, interactions and side effects. Theatre, 28 Wharf Rd, till April 16. Minister for Native Affairs; Jason Keynote presentation by Tejal Patel, $25, seniors $22, available online. Edward Lewis, Concordia professor Assistant Clinical Professor, School Reservations at Box Office: March solutions who directs the Aboriginal Territo- of Pharmacy, U of Waterloo. 10:30 438-923-6828. ries in Cyberspace research network am - 3 pm, Wednesday, April 26 and the Initiative for Indigenous Fu- at Gelber Conference Centre, 5700 Union Church Cabaret du chat tures; Nakuset Sohkisiwin, a Cree Westbury Ave. $35 individual/ $60 noir • Sat. April 22 from Lac La Ronge, Saskatchewan, individual and caregiver / $40 pro- Cabaret entertainment to celebrate Executive Director of the Native fessional. Box lunch included. the arrival of Spring. Eclectic fare Women’s Shelter of Montreal and the To register: 514-342-1234 #7201 includes French chansons, Broad- co-president of the Montreal Urban way show tunes, opera choruses, Aboriginal Community Strategy Net- Atwater Library Events comedy skits and parodies. The work. Moderator: Prof. Shauna Van Thurs. April 27 at 12:30 pm theme is “cats” and part of pro- Praagh, McGill U Faculty of Law. Author François Rémillard and ceeds go to CASCA, a cat shelter Free. RSVP to sari@templemontreal. photographer Brian Merrett pres- in Vaudreuil-Dorion. 24 Maple, ca. Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom ent their new book Belles demeures Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue. 4100SeniorTimes.qxp_Layout Sherbrooke W, 1 Westmount4/1/17 5:50 PM Page 1historiques de l’île de Montréal. Info: 514-453-7103 PULITZER, OLIVIER & TonY AWARD-Winning Play Inspired by Lorraine Hansberry’s widely acclaimeD A RAISIN IN THE SUN R. Howard Webster Foundation A biting satire about property, privilege and provocation... WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE DREAM EXPLODES? HEALTHY LIVING PRESENTED BY CENTAUR THEATRE COMPANY PROGRAM FOR SENIORS WRITTEN BY BRUCE NORRIS DIRECTED BY ELLEN DAVID STARRING Autonomous seniors, 65+ years of age and receiving the guaranteed income supplement, may be eligible to participate in a free program

MATTHEW GAGNON, MARCEL JEANNIN, LIANA MONTORO, LISA BRONWYN MOORE, designed to set you on a path to healthier living. ELEANOR NOBLE, KWASI SONGUI, HARRY STANDJOFSKI SET DESIGNER MICHAEL EAGAN | LIGHTING DESIGNER GUY SIMARD STAGE MANAGER MICHAEL SINCLAIR | ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER JACYNTHE LALONDE • Are you looking for ways to keep strong and flexible? ASSISTANT TO THE DIRECTOR LAURENT MCCUAIG-PITRE APRIL 4 TO APRIL 30, 2017 • Do you find it difficult to shop for and prepare nutritious meals on a budget?

Season Sponsor • Would you like to acquire the skills for an overall healthier lifestyle?

Production Partner For more information, call 514-848-2424, ext. 2829

Individuals who meet the criteria for the program will be invited to complete a health assessment. Each participant will have a personalized nutrition and fitness program developed for their specific needs that may include group training sessions and group cooking classes.

Season Sponsor T17-39126 GRAPHIC DESIGN: STEVE ROSS

7200 Sherbrooke St. W., Montreal, Quebec H4B 1R6 concordia.ca/perform

26 THE SENIOR TIMES April 2017 theseniortimes.com GERDY’S PET PARADE brought to you by Gerdy’s Rescues & Adoptions What we can do to protect animals from abuse Judy Cameron, Gerdy’s Rescues At Gerdy’s Rescues we hear a lot of “if I Microchip them had only known” stories about giving the Dogs and cats should be microchipped to The issue of animal abuse concerns all of us. Here are some family dog a nice drive. Dogs have actually help track them if they get lost. If picked up reasons why it happens and what can be done to prevent been thrown out of car windows when the car by animal control they are more likely to be and stop it. made a sharp turn and was struck by the car returned home. Be aware of your own back from behind. They have also fallen out of the yard. Is your gate securely locked when not in Using animals in medical experiments car window and died. use? Pay attention on a dog walk, especially When a medical lab uses live animals, we ask if it is If you have the window open and the dog if you have a purebred dog. People can be necessary to test on animals. In the case of research into is looking out and shifts her weight, she followed home for a later theft of the dog by human medical conditions and diseases, there appears to be can catch a claw on the window closing break-in or from the yard when the dog is no substitute. All we ask is that the animals be treated with mechanism, and be strangled. there alone. Remove all cute dog signs from respect, handled and cared for gently and humanely. your property, even Beware of the Dog: they When testing cosmetics and household cleaners, it seems Too much “love” can kill encourage dog thieves. the concern is for possible misuse by humans, for example Do you overfeed your dog or cat? You to discover what happen if a shampoo were ingested by a can literally kill your pet with kindness. An Cats are curious child or other products were applied without regard for the obese pet can suffer diet-related conditions A cat allowed outdoors eventually will manufacturer’s indications. that shorten her life, put too much stress on wander off. There are sick people out there: It seems that extensive research is done for off-label use, joints necessitating surgery. An earlier death protect your cat by keeping him inside. Do either accidentally or intentionally. Again, these animals by disease of the internal organs is possible, not advertise your kittens (sterilize any cat you deserve respectful care and not the rough handling as seen and it’s cruel. bring into your home) on the internet, Kijiji, on some recent TV programs using hidden cameras. The If you use a dog park, don’t join the others or Craigslist. People who torture animals, perpetrators in some cases are fired when they are caught, socializing with their Tim’s but watch your especially cats, answer those ads and are good but what about those labs who don’t have a whistle blower dog all of the time and be ready to move actors. Cruelty to animals is far more common who wants to expose the abuse, or come to the attention of fast, leash in hand, if a dog fight breaks out. than what we’d like to think. When looking for investigative journalists? Remove your dog from the dog park if you someone to mind your pet, ask for references Who knows how far-reaching these inhumane practices are nervous about even one other dog. People and check them out. Better still, use a quality are? Recently CBC’s Marketplace disclosed that oversight take unfriendly dogs to dog parks and it is up boarding facility. and the assignment of responsibility are sadly lacking and to you to prevent harm to your dog. that governments need to tighten inspection and control Animal abuse happens in private over these labs. Not only should animals be protected but Watch for the pool Animal abuse doesn’t happen in public. It those who abuse them should be fired. If your pool doesn’t have a safety fence, get thrives indoors, where no one will report it. one! Dogs can be at risk if only forgotten for People don’t want to get involved and they If you need protection for the climate, so do they a minute around a pool. Tiny dogs are very may fear reprisal. It thrives in the country with Owners sometimes unintentionally mistreat their pets. vulnerable. They cannot get out themselves. dogs chained to doghouses in isolation and We often see it in others but often fail to see it in ourselves. Teach your larger dog to use the pool steps even in townhouses where older people are Ignorance is not bliss for the dog being exercised by an to get out or get a device made for dogs to isolated with a pet they can no longer care for. owner riding his bicycle on a hot summer day. It is not exit pools. Flotation devices are good but Cruelty can sometimes be the result of uncommon to see owners completely oblivious to their dog, you need to supervise to see if the dog is ignorance, and better information can who is panting, running as fast as he can without protection tired or getting cold. Guests should look prevent it. on his feet from the scalding hot pavement. after their dog. Continued on page 28 If the person riding the bike had to run barefoot as fast as he could on hot pavement dressed in a fur coat, wouldn’t that be the end of it? If you cannot hold your hand in place for 5–7 seconds on a sidewalk or paved surface, it is too hot Manoir First class accommodation for your pets: a surface for your dog’s footpads. dogs, cats, rodents On hot summer days, walk your dog early in the morning Kanisha birds, reptiles or the evening. If you must walk your dog on a hot sunny day, stay in the shade and make the walk short. If your since 1990 dog will wear them, you can buy special dog boots for hot Dorval sidewalks, but still keep a mid-day walk, a short walk. Sunburn is a big issue with dogs. Light pigmented noses on dogs can get sunburned. A longhaired breed with a summer shave can get sunburned. That is what the doggie t-shirt is for – to cover the back. Make sure it’s loose fitting, but a solid weave. Ask your vet for advice if your dog has little fur on the ears. For winter, if you can go outside without a coat on, so can your dog. Otherwise a dog coat for our climate is essential. If you have salted sidewalks, your dog needs dog boots that protect from the salt, not just any dog foot covering! You can buy them at any good dog supply store. Keep in mind BOARDING that if your dog walks a long distance on a very cold day PLAYTIME without proper boots, his paw pads can freeze, resulting in GROOMING vet treatment, or, in extreme cases, euthanasia. 514-631-1755 Did you know that driving with the window down or By appointment only PET RELOCATION PICK-UP & DELIVERY partially down so your dog can stick her head out can result Manoir-Kanisha.com in the death of your dog? 7 Days a week

theseniortimes.com April 2017 THE SENIOR TIMES 27 Rodeo plan for Montreal’s 375th stirs controversy Kristine Berey social and behavioural needs are being met. The purpose of entertainment. There is no doubt it Opposition is growing to the NomadFest Urban CVMA opposes activities, contests or events that causes intense stress, fear and pain to animals,” Rodeo, planned as part of the celebrations of have a high probability of causing injury, distress says Sophie Gaillard, lawyer for the SPCA’s Montreal’s 375th anniversary. It is scheduled or illness.” animal advocacy department. “We are completely to take place August 24 to 27 at the Jacques- In a letter to Mayor Denis Coderre, veterinarian outraged that this is happening in Montreal.” Cartier Pier in the Old Port. Jean-Jacques Kona-Boun says the rodeo does The Montreal SPCA has drafted a statement Twenty-three animal protection groups have not honour Montreal but insults it, because “the against the rodeo events at Festival Western de St- spoken out against the event locally, nationally rodeo is founded on violence and the stress and Tite, charged with running the NomadFest rodeo. and internationally, including the Montreal fear it engenders in animals.” “We are firmly opposed to the rodeo that is part SPCA, Vancouver Humane Society, Canadian Maxime Lefebvre, NomadFest’s producer, has said of the Festival Western de St-Tite. Rodeo events Coalition for Farm Animals, and Canadian Horse that rodeo animals can cost up to $50,000 and when (which include the calf roping event – where Defense Coalition. Almost 600 veterinarians and you work with an animal that expensive, “you won’t calves are lassoed by their legs and thrown to animal technicians have presented a petition to hurt that beast, you will cherish that beast.” the ground) subjects the animals to unnecessary the City opposing the festival’s animal events. But Kona-Boun disputes the industry’s claim stress and suffering for the pure purpose of so The Canadian Veterinary Medical Association that rodeo participants keep their animals in called ‘entertainment.’” Calf roping is not part of has stated, “The CVMA accepts the use of animals good health with a minimal chance of injury. “It the planned Montreal rodeo but is a staple of the in entertainment only when the animals’ physical, is important to understand that a state of good yearly festival. health before the contests, even following a Coderre defends the proposed rodeo on the medical examination by a veterinarian, absolutely grounds that it is entrusted to the experts who run does not signify that suffering is not inflicted.” the Festival Western St. Tite for whom, he says, Kona-Boun says even the absence of visible animal well-being is a priority. injuries does not exclude internal lesions and Six rodeo events are scheduled for the festival, psychological suffering. including bareback bronc riding, saddle bronc The grocery chain Loblaws has withdrawn riding, bull riding, barrel race, rescue race, and its sponsorship in February, saying the event exchange rider race. does not reflect its role as a trusted food brand The festival organizers says that events will enable retailer. “The rodeo is not one of the events we are visitors of all ages “to be immersed in the world supporting,” a spokesperson said. of country in an urban setting.” It plans to erect The Montreal SPCA says it is “appalled” by a reconstructed interactive village with a general the proposed event and disapproves of all rodeo store, barber shop, and country, bluegrass, and folk SOCIAL PAINTING / ART CLASSES events using animals. “A rodeo is solely for the music, and a dancefloor.

 Individual & small classes offered by a professional Million Dollar Quartet captures rock history artist & educator Like many good things, it happened by chance. Krissa, reprising this role following the Globe  Materials supplied, American singer-songwriter Carl Perkins, Theatre production. Multi-disciplinary artist Sara no experience necessary about a year after he wrote Blue Suede Shoes, Diamond plays his girlfriend, though her name Debrah: 514-246-9092 arrived to Sun Record Studios in Memphis is Dyanne in the production. Christo Graham, [email protected], debrahgilmourart.com Tennessee to record a new single, Matchbox. actor and pianist from Ontario will take on the Owner Sam Phillips, a.k.a. Father of Rock’n’Roll role of the fiery Jerry Lee Lewis. Sky Seals will showed up with Jerry Lee Lewis, still unknown star as Johnny Cash and newcomer Ed Murphy, outside Memphis, to play the piano. A former a singer-songwriter who has been a front man for Sun artist now recording with RCA Victor, the numerous bands will be making his professional 21-year old Elvis Presley and his then-girlfriend stage debut in the role of Carl Perkins. Marilyn Evans popped by just to say hello. Then The smash hit Broadway musical features some of one more singer dropped by, Sun artist Johnny the most irresistible music from the 50s, including Cash, who had just had some success with a few Blue Suede Shoes, Fever, That’s All Right, Sixteen hits on country charts. Tons, Great Balls of Fire, I Walk the Line, Whole Their synergy inevitably led to music and an Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On, Who Do You Love?, impromptu recording session began with these Folsom Prison Blues, Hound Dog and more. not-yet icons of popular music. Million Dollar Quartet plays at the Segal Centre Some of the actual recording session can be for Performing Arts April 23 to May 14 with heard on youtube, but if you want to be immersed additional performances May 17 to May 21 at in the experience, the Segal Centre is staging the Cinquième Salle at Place des Arts. Bonnie Sandler, BSW musical The Million Dollar Quartet with six Tickets are $51-$65 at The Segal,514-739-7944 extended performances by popular demand. segalcentre.org and $65 at Place des arts, • Housing Expert for Seniors Elvis is played by singer and musician George 514-842-2112 placedesarts.com Autonomous, Assisted Living, You can save them by reporting the abuse Long Term Care Continued from page 27 • Alzheimer’s Expertise Clandestine dog fighting is a sad example of Report it! You needn’t confront anyone yourself. deliberate cruelty, and you can help by reporting Get a photo of the balcony so the inspector can what you see or know to your city inspector and locate the apartment. And if you hear a strange Residential Real Estate Broker Groupe Sutton Centre Ouest Inc., the Montreal SPCA or SPCA Montérégie. You cat screaming to get in from the extreme outdoor Real Estate Agency can follow up to see what, if anything, was done. cold, let it in and take it to the SPCA. It is time we Providing an address, apartment number, and a break the cycle of not getting involved. There is 514-497-3775 name should help get an inspector on the case. always something we can do to help — and save www.bonniesandler.com You might see a dog living outside on a balcony. a life. 28 THE SENIOR TIMES April 2017 theseniortimes.com Teaching art to children more fulfilling than I could have imagined

Barbara with her students, Rubén Panchana & Eduardo Panimboza with their drawings

BARON DE HIRSCH - BACK RIVER CEMETERIES Times and Places PRE-PAID FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS by Rick to teach a class at Puerto Keep your loved one’s Barbara Moser Net. We immediately began to plan memory fresh… 2017 for a number of classes, not knowing FLORAL DECORATIONS When you have an opportunity ORDER FORMS it would become a regular twice MAILED ON to re-invent yourself, you take it, weekly class. JANUARY 17th, 2017 or at least I did this winter. What She gave me a flood of ideas In order to guarantee I’m doing here in Salinas, Ecuador including different media and your floral request all orders takes all my talents, skills, and techniques, composition, abstraction must be in by capacity to learn. year after year. APRIL 30TH vs. realism and together we came up Call (514) 735-4696 for details. If you have not received your I’m teaching art to children 11-15, with the idea of Guayasamin as a E-mail: [email protected] order form, please call the at a school called Puerto Net, run theme. And what a theme for these Cemetery office at: (514) 735-4696 Monday to Friday by the Yacht Club here in Salinas. Ecuadorian children! Some had Baron de Hirsch Cemetery Inc. 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The children arrive during school never experienced their artist or his 5015 de la Savane, Montreal, Quebec H4P 1V1 AS SOON AS POSSIBLE hours and on their vacation (which home and museum in Quito. They is now) to learn computer skills, were intrigued from the first class. English, and now, Visual Arts and In that class I learned I was to have Performance Arts. an air-conditioned room with three VENTILATION + It began six weeks ago, when I was long rows of desks and use of the invited by my landlord here, Rick internet — both of these elements SKYLIGHT EXPERTS Racinskas, to give an art class. He a luxury in Ecuador —and about AND ALL TYPES is the president of the Rotary Club 12-15 students all of whom, after the here who supports the school. first class, committed to attending OF ROOFING I had never taught Art but have the class regularly for as long as I been an artist since age 11 when I would remain in Salinas. began to study oil painting at the I had little faith they would but Edmonton Art Gallery. they have proved me wrong. They I had always thought I would arrive early, eager to help me set up ROOFING spend my retirement painting. I the tables with plastic covering and • Shingles • Asphalt & Gravel • Slate • Membrane had already begun with my friend distribute the supplies, all of which I • Brickwork • Tuck Pointing • Chimneys of 40 years, Danielle Dubois, and have bought or donated from what I • Sheet Metal Work • Copper • Skylights my friend Albert Cormier, the had brought from Canada. Graphic designer at The Senior We started with collage on • Brick Wall & Chimney Repairs & Rebuilds Times. We called it Art Attack and black paper, and the results were Professional Roof Inspections in the spring we had an exhibition incredible. Every student was written reports with photos and sale. Danielle and I fell in learning composition, having fun, FREE love with Oswaldo Guayasamin, and realizing that collage is a serious GUARANTEED ESTIMATES Senior Discount WORK Ecuador’s premiere artist, when she art medium. was visiting me here two years ago. From there we moved to coloured It just so happens she was visiting pencils, a medium I picked up in again last month when I was asked Continued on page 30

10105 Henri-Bourassa Blvd W., Ville St-Laurent theseniortimes.com April 2017 THE SENIOR TIMES 29 The students doing landscapes inspired by Guayasamin with their teacher proudly looking on Jorge plays violin while the students draw

Continued from page 29 From watercolour we moved to For many of us, once you’re a Ecuador two years ago. I shared acrylic. It would be nice, yes, to teacher, you’re always a teacher, no what pencils I had with them and have more monetary and material matter what you teach. bought more at the local art shop. donations, but people here have yet On these pages, you will find We started copying and interpreting to catch on. John Castillo taught the photos of my students and their Guayasamin faces, which I class with me and he is a Colombian art. Enjoy — and think about what downloaded from Pinterest, a website living here who has three days you might do with your skills and with all manner of arts and culture off from his hairdressing job to talents and passions, now that you Maria Panimboza and Franklin Mero and a huge section on Guayasamin. volunteer, at the school. He also are “retired.” creating new art at the art show I taught the children about the taught the children Performance Art. colour wheel, the primary and Did I forget to mention that I complimentary colours, and they am teaching the class entirely in took to it like birds to the sky. Spanish? John discusses with the They bring their own personalities children, the various emotions to their creations and learn from the displayed in the paintings we master himself how to draw faces, view: misery, sadness, hope, fear, hands and landscapes. tenderness, love, generosity of This is the way I learned to paint back spirit. His classes in movement and in 1973 when I was in NYC at the 92nd voice, expand on these emotions street Y. We would copy and change and along with my class, build self- great artists, taking a Manet and esteem and self-confidence in these applying Cubism to him or cutting children eager for what Puerto Net out a photograph, blowing it up and gives them — access to the world of dabbing it with the end of a pencil computers and now The Arts. covered in paint, thereby learning When I watch them do their art, I pointillism. I learned colour mixing see them blossoming, expanding their and composition from these exercises modes of expression and feeling good Samantha Màrquez’s Boy in watercolour and expanded my passion for mixing about themselves in the process. John realism with abstraction, all of which I and I are quick to compliment and am passing on to my students. encourage them. while challenging We studied watercolour together. I them to learn techniques and artistic have never studied watercolour and concepts. They teach me as well and found it an interesting new medium. we are bonding.

Samantha Màrquez tackling her first acrylic painting Rubén Panachera’s World in Hands 30 THE SENIOR TIMES April 2017 theseniortimes.com The Art Show and Sale

John Castillo with our students at the art show Families getting creative at the art show Bryan Ruiz with his first acrylic painting It began with a vernissage at our new drawings and the participation condo in Salinas, Ecuador — twelve of these proud parents who not only children exhibiting their art to the delighted in their children’s art but community. wanted to experience what their A few serious buyers showed up children had experienced for six and thrilled the young artists by weeks at Puerto Net School in John purchasing their work. Friends and Barbara’s Art Class. in Montreal also purchased some Together we sold art totalling of the watercolours and coloured $300 and all the money went to the pencil drawings emailed to them by parents who will decide what to do Barbara. with it together with their children. Shyly the children entered the But that wasn’t the main focus of condo with their parents, cousins, the show, which continued Sunday sisters and brothers, uncles and April 2nd from noon to 6. It was an aunts and marveled at their artwork artistic happening for the families, adorning the walls. The living/dining the artists, and the teachers. We room table was set up for them are exhausted but so happy to to do more art, and Guayasamin have taught these marvelous and postcards were piled in the middle affectionate children what we love to with coloured pencils, oil pastels and do. The photos on these pages will watercolour pencils and crayons. show you how we feel and why. It didn’t take long. The children sat We were so touched by what the down and began to work. Once they parents wrote to us in a notebook had finished, others took their places, we had prepared for the occasion. Coloured pencil drawing by Eduardo Panimboza Two hours into the show and sale, We cried when we read these letters the mothers took their seats at the full of gratitude and love for what we table and began to draw. had provided for these children — It was an art love-in and the teachers, an opportunity to become artists! Barbara and John, were beaming at the —Barbara Moser

Siblings, Eduardo and Maria Panimboza, with their acrylic paintings at the art show

theseniortimes.com April 2017 THE SENIOR TIMES 31 Boucherville • Sorel • Sherbrooke • St-Laurent • Mont St-Hilaire • Granby • Musee • Dollard-des-Ormeaux St-Leonard • Pointe-aux-Trembles • Laval • Sainte-Julie • Brossard (phase I and II) • Plaza (downtown Montreal)

Your affordable Join our sunny place! large family

Your grandchildren will also be delighted! Activities to please everyone! At any time, any hour, your loved ones are always invited!

Benefit from our unique You are always welcome! Visits 365 days per year! We ensure your Bilingual staff Come find out more! security 24/7 Our 30-day guarantee If you’re not satisfied Your during your first month needs, SATISFACTION SOLEIL’S as a resident, you may GUARANTEE terminate your lease at no your cost and without incurring choices, Apartments a penalty.* "a la carte". 1½, 2½, 3½ and 4½ *Subject to change without notice. Some restrictions apply. available

Come visit, An apartment our consellors are for as low as waiting for you! $1,298* including: • 3 meals per day • Staple home appliances • Linen services • Housekeeping services • All the leisures, activities and amenities of the residence

Everything under your roof !

*Projected actual cost with maximal tax credit for home-support services for 70 years old and over seniors. Upon availability. 01/2017

32 THE SENIOR TIMES April 2017 theseniortimes.com