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2 The Senior Times April 2014 www.theseniortimes.com Smiles are back on the faces of city employees, mayor says Irwin Block No elected chief magistrate will toy with a system that puts him in power. Only one politician showed up CAQ leader François Legault has pro- when the family and friends of fig- posed that the number of boroughs be ure skater Joannie Rochette gath- cut to 12 from 19, and the total number ered in Berthierville in 2010 to of elected officials, including borough watch her skate in the short pro- councilors, be cut to 61 from 103. gram at the Vancouver Olympics . “I’m not going to touch the num- Denis Coderre was there, joining bers or the territories of the bor- in the chants of “Go, Go Joannie,” oughs. We need to learn to live and though Berthierville was far from work together, instead of thinking his federal Bourassa riding, and I that this is a Parliament,” Coderre was the only journalist there. says of the partisan system that is “I am from Joliette, and I felt I now part of city politics. should be here,” he said at the time. “This is an administration, which is More than a year later, federal why I am looking forward to having

Liberals seemed to be in trouble as Photo: City of Montreal even people who are not part of my the Orange Wave was sweeping the Mayor Denis Coderre has no regrets leaving federal politics to serve Montreal. banner contribute to the metropolis.” province in the federal election, but He took the unusual step of nam- Coderre was confident. is one thing in life that is most impor- has pledged to limit hikes to infla- ing three political opponents to his “You should know I am a very tant, but you have to figure it out. tion over the next four years, or an executive committee, drafted Coali- good organizer,” Coderre, who listed “I truly believe that this is the place anticipated two per cent or less. tion Montréal leader Marcel Côté to his occupation as parliamentarian, for me. … Clearly Montreal is at a “The money has to be well spent act as a special adviser on finances, said with supreme confidence. He crossroads and maybe—I turned 50 and any additional revenue will be in- and put Projet Montréal leader Rich- won, but decided after 16 years as a in July—I am as well. This is the level vested in infrastructure and services,” ard Bergeron in charge of covering a Liberal MP and cabinet minister, in- of government closest to citizens, he says. To get the most bang from section of the Ville Marie Expressway. cluding a stint as immigration min- and I am truly enjoying it.” city bucks, Coderre says he is push- Liberal leader Philippe Couillard ister, to switch to municipal politics. With Montrealers, especially those ing for the use of benchmarking, or also pledged that a Liberal govern- Attending such local events as the on fixed incomes, being crushed by performance measurement and re- ment would confer new power on gathering in Berthierville, when there high and increasing property taxes, porting that promote transparency, the city to enable it to raise revenues is no political capital to be gained, re- Coderre has launched a campaign accountability and efficiency. other than through property taxes. flects the hands-on touch and people with City Mayor Régis Leb- “In Toronto they are saving $200 Coderre takes credit for a new, skills that are his trademark. One on aume for special status for the cities, million this year through bench- positive climate at city hall follow- one, he looks you in the eye, remem- including more powers and revenue. marking. Imagine how much you ing testimony at the Charbonneau bers your name, and makes an impact “We are talking about governance, can do with that to enhance quality Commission of widespread corrup- as a guy you can talk to, who listens, a new fiscal pact. We cannot just de- of life in the boroughs? This is the tion, and criminal charges against and is close to the grass roots. pend on 70 per cent of our revenues kind of vision I am developing.” former mayor Michael Applebaum Now that he is settled in the mayor’s coming from property taxes.” It’s 32 One thing not on his agenda is and councilor Saulie Zajdel. Their chair, Coderre has no regrets about per cent in Toronto. downsizing city council. With 64 trials are to be held next year. leaving the federal scene with its much That campaign has only begun, and councillors, it is the biggest in North “In five months, you will notice higher profile and national focus. will depend on the willingness of the America and has been ridiculed by that smiles are back on the faces of “I truly love it. It’s like in the movie next provincial government to share The Gazette’s Henry Aubin, who calls it city employees. Montreal pride is City Slickers—where Bill Crystal be- its tax bases. absurd. Toronto, with almost a million back,” Coderre boasts. came a cowboy to find himself—there As for property owners, Coderre more residents, has 44 councillors. Continued on page 4

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www.theseniortimes.com April 2014 The Senior Times 3 Ready to fight values charter Continued from page 3 don’t want to hear anything about He is also firm in opposing the PQ’s election/referendums and you know proposed Charter of Quebec Values. my position on the charter.” “It’s not up to the Quebec govern- Though his opposition to major ment to decide how I should act with PQ goals is clear and explicit, he my employees, how to select them,” maintains that officially he is neutral. he says, describing the ban on pub- “My flag is Montreal, and my role is lic employees wearing the Muslim to pass on the message that the fu- headscarf, Sikh turban or Jewish ture of Quebec passes through the kippa as “institutionalized job dis- future of the metropolis.” crimination.” When it comes to big projects, He sees nothing wrong with wear- he says he admires late mayor Jean ing religious symbols at work. Drapeau for his vision and is limiting “If you’re wearing a kippa, it’s part his plans at the moment to celebra- of your identity. You’re not promot- tions in 2017 for the 375th anniver- ing your religion, you’re provid- sary of the city’s founding. ing services and you have the right But he won’t say what he has in to wear it. I am even ready to go to mind, other than to “celebrate our court, because it won’t pass the test diversity so people will be proud of the constitution. When Madame again of our city.” Marois came here, I made it clear, I [email protected]

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4 The Senior Times April 2014 www.theseniortimes.com Working long past retirement age has become the new normal Peter Wheeland It would be nice if all we had to do to remain in the workforce was to If you think you’re seeing a lot tell the boss to cancel our Freedom more people over 50 in the Cana- 65 party, but that’s not the case for dian workforce these days, it’s no many seniors. Layoffs, technological mirage . Baby boomers are still changes or, for manual labourers, having a major impact on the econ- the simple physical consequences omy, the most significant of which of aging, are factors that can force is the rapid growth in the number mature workers back into an active of people working well past “retire- search for employment. ment age ”. Armed with decades of experi- Like most things baby boomers ence and a lifetime of knowledge, touch, the change is far from subtle. one would think it possible to walk In 1991, people 45 to 64 represented confidently into the employment 28.4 per cent of the Canadian work- office and choose a job at the same force. Twenty years later, that demo- pay level as the old one. But good graphic cohort had ballooned to a luck with that. Although you might record 42.4 per cent, a number that’s know how valuable you would be going to grow as the population ages to a prospective employer, your age

and a greater proportion of seniors Photo: stock.xchng could play against you in the mind choose to remain in the workforce. In Quebec, there were close to 116,400 workers 65 and over in 2013. of people who do the actual hiring. In Quebec, there were close to “Create, don’t wait.” That’s the mes- 116,400 workers 65 and over in 2013, enjoyment that comes from working of getting on the nerves of their sig- sage that Alan Kearns offers his cli- compared with 78,900 just four years is a big motivator. nificant others. ents at CareerJoy, a national firm earlier. Of course, that portrait also With improvements in health care Another factor, of course, is money. that provides career and leadership has a flip side, as unemployment for and increased longevity, many of In a survey of its online readers con- coaching to Canadians of all ages. that age group—looking strictly at today’s seniors are in much better ducted by the CARP seniors’ advo- “You have to create opportunity, people looking for work—jumped shape than their peers were even a cacy group, one-third of those who you can’t wait for it.” The job market from 4,300 to 7,200 in the period. few decades ago. The average Ca- responded said they intended to work is tough for everyone, not just older There are several reasons workers nadian will live more than 20 years past 65, and 40 per cent of those cited workers, he says, so “you have to be decide to stay on the job. longer than someone born in 1926. money pressure as the main reason creative in the way you approach it, The first is the desire to keep busy That means people who retire at 65 for continuing to supplement the no matter what age you are.” and keep the mind active. The simple might be looking at 15 years or more pension with a paycheque. Continued on page 7

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6 The Senior Times April 2014 www.theseniortimes.com Use your community contacts as a way of networking Continued from page 5 In this technology-driven era, lots of job seekers are combing through websites and emailing their CVs to every potential employer they can find, but Kearns says it can be more productive to step back from the computer and instead get out into your community. “Social networks, book clubs, fit- ness clubs, faith groups, the board of trade,” anything that gets you in con- tact with people who may have an inside track to your next job can be Photo: CareerJoy key to an effective job search strat- “Some employers actually look for egy, he believes. mature workers,” Alan Kearns says. “It’s what I call the analog search, not the digital search. It’ll probably box hardware stores, where it’s not take you a bit longer and you’ll prob- unusual to find experienced electri- ably have to work harder at it, but you cians or master plumbers who have only need one person to see value in given up their physically demanding you, right? But it may take you 25 jobs to become sage counsellors to people to meet that one person.” the do-it-yourself crowd. Attitude is another important con- “Some employers actually look for sideration, he says. There’s no point mature workers,” Kearns notes, “par- worrying about whether anyone ticularly in certain sectors.” might think you’re too old. “You don’t Older employees “make some of have any control over what your age is the best workers out there,” he says. or how it’s perceived, but you do have “We don’t really, truly value elders. control over what actions you take.” But if you get a mature employee, That could begin with a re-evalu- they just have so much to offer and ation of what it is you have to offer. can be great mentors; they can really “What skill sets do I have and how offer a lot of value.” do I market that to employers? You Above all, Kearns says, don’t be re- have to determine what (kind of luctant to take on some work that you work) you are looking for and then might consider a step down. “It’s easy you have to think about a strategy of to discount things because they’re not how to network.” what you expect. But you have to take That may involve changing your advantage of every entry point.” expectations, both about the type of So an MBA may one day find her- work you’ll be doing in the future self doing the neighbour’s taxes, only and the pay that comes with it. “It to discover over tea that the neigh- might be unreasonable to think that bour’s daughter needs an accountant I’m going to get another director-level for her business. job,” he says, using the example of a If misperceptions about older middle manager who finds himself workers sometimes act as a hurdle out of work in his 50s. “So what are in the job search, Kearns says, “the the other options I can think about?” way to overcome these perceptions is A common example these days not on paper or on your resumé, it’s can be found in many of the big- actually by meeting people.”

www.theseniortimes.com April 2014 The Senior Times 7 8 The Senior Times April 2014 www.theseniortimes.com 52 years of practicing law in an ever-changing landscape Spring is the season of hope and optimism . be around. The notary in charge of the sale will Some look for the first crocus leaf, some fall in Legal Ease ascertain that the title is clear and advise you if it love or start looking for a new home, others de- is not. It is very prudent to follow his advice. cide to retire . I’m in the last category . Joyce Blond Frank It used to be that the marriage ceremony was April 1, instead of being a practicing attorney B.A., B.C.L., LL.M. performed by a religious minister who was autho- I became a member of the bar of Quebec as an rized by his church. Now it can be performed by “attorney in retirement.” What I am saying good- a person designated by the minister of justice. We bye to has caused me to become nostalgic and has have religious and civil marriage. A divorce can be brought back memories of my 52 years as a prac- Act on your suspicions and don’t rely on what obtained not only on the ground of adultery but ticing attorney. the seller may tell you. Keep in mind that the for many other reasons, including living apart for There were very few women in law school or seller is obliged to warrant he has the right to sell at least one year. practicing law when I started out. Now, at least 50 the property and he is obliged to inform you of It is hard to say goodbye to something you have per cent of law students are female. There were no any third party rights. This can be a mortgage, a enjoyed doing over a long period of time. locker rooms at court for women. 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10 The Senior Times April 2014 www.theseniortimes.com Pioneer experienced theatrics of flight, where all the sky’s a stage Hayley Juhl plane with an unfamiliar compass. She wrote: “I only had to rise in my machine, Way back in 1903, just a short walk from Kill fix my eyes upon the castle, fly over it and speed Devil Hill, North Carolina, Orville Wright directly across to the French coast. It seemed so made history when he flew the remarkable lit- easy that it looked like a cross-country flight. I am tle plane he and brother Wilbur had designed glad I thought so and felt so, otherwise I might in Ohio . The flight lasted 12 seconds . Sixty-six have had more hesitation about flying in the fog years later, man would land on the moon . with an untried compass, in a new and untried Everyone knows the Wright brothers’ names. machine, knowing that the treacherous North Finding stories about them isn’t difficult, and I Sea stood ready to receive me if I drifted only five encourage you to do that if you’re interested in miles too far out of my course.” the early history of flying. She landed after an hour on a beach full of This is a different story, that of a Michigan farm fishermen who, she said, cheered and congratu- girl turned New York journalist, Harriet Quimby. lated themselves that the first woman to cross the Quimby left her family’s failing farm first for San Channel had landed in their back yard. It would

Francisco, then New York, and while she harboured Photo: Library of Congress have made a great story but for the timing—all a great love for the stage, it was words she fell into, Harriet Quimby, a journalist turned pilot who dreamed journalistic resources were busy with the sinking becoming one of the world’s first female scriptwrit- of acting, wore a unique purple flight suit. a day earlier of the Titanic. ers, while writing, editing and taking award-win- “It is easier than walking, driving or automobil- ning photos for Leslie’s Illustrated Weekly. study to win a college diploma. It takes a much ing; easier than golf or tennis,” Quimby wrote in According to the museum at the Wright Broth- shorter time, if you have a competent instructor Good Housekeeping in 1912. “Flying is a fine, dig- ers’ memorial in North Carolina, she acquired her and if fate deals kindly with you, to secure your nified sport for women … and there is no reason pilot’s licence in secret (the famous brothers did license to pilot an aeroplane.” to be afraid so long as one is careful.” not teach women). But your average journalist is She was finally able to live in the world of the- Careful she was. She advocated for safety and for not going to keep quiet about such a thing, and atre, where the sky was her stage. She designed for the wearing of seat belts in aircraft. However, 11 Quimby was so much more than your average herself a unique purple satin flight suit and set off months into her aviation career, during an exhibi- journalist. to conquer the hearts of the people, with exhibi- tion flight, her plane jerked and she was thrown In an article headlined How I Won My Aviator’s tion flights in North America and Mexico. from it, falling to her death in front of hundreds Licence, she wrote in 1911: “The thrill of plea- The English Channel was her next conquest. She of spectators. sure with which the eager and anxious university turned down a friend’s offer to secretly pilot for It was, perhaps, the theatrical death she might student after years of patient endeavour secures her (because, really, could a woman accomplish have wished for. his diploma has been mine. It takes four years of such a thing?), making the flight in a borrowed [email protected]; juhlbox.wordpress.com

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12 The Senior Times April 2014 www.theseniortimes.com Human-rights activist leads a chorus of voices for change Kristine Berey in power to reduce racism in a more significant way. We are faced with racial profiling in terms of Longtime human-rights activist Dan Philip is brutality against our community and it seems to well known to Montrealers who care about is- be a problem that has no end.” sues of social justice . In 1991, the year 24-year-old Marcellus François Whenever instances of alleged racism surface in died when police mistook him for a murder sus- the media or on the street, it is often his opinion pect, Philip said, “Every year someone is getting journalists seek. shot and hurt and they talk to us about inquiry High-profile cases have included celebrity psy- boards and all that nonsense. If nothing is done, chiatrist Pierre Mailloux, who made comments the situation will get worse.” many thought to be racist on the popular talk According to Jacques Frémont, president of the show Tout le monde en parle in 2005, and Bye Bye Quebec Human Rights Commission, in the last 20 2008, a New Year’s special on Radio Canada TV to 24 years, 25 people who were racially or socially for which the broadcaster received more than profiled have died during police interventions; in 1,000 complaints. the last 10 years, 108 were killed or injured, with Over the four decades Philip has worked with only two officers being charged. Frémont said on the Black Coalition of Canada and later as pres- CBC’s Daybreak that under the present system of ident of the Ligue des noirs du Québec, he has one police force investigating another, “evidence advocated on behalf of many people away from is almost impossible to get.” the public eye who suffer racism at work or when For years, a chorus of voices have called for an seeking a home. Photo: Debrah Gilmour independent inquiry concerning deaths involv- Longtime colleague Gabriel Bazin has taken over “Our capacity to represent ourselves has improved,” ing the police. Last May, Bill 12, a law calling for as the Ligue’s president, while Philip, 77, maintains Dan Philip says, but there is work still to do. an independent oversight body was unanimously a steady presence as director at the organization he adopted by the National Assembly. However, it founded in 1980. He has a long view of what has im- In 1980, he became president of the Ligue des remains to be implemented. proved over the years, as well as what has not. Noirs du Québec, which continues to field calls Following the recent deaths during police inter- “Our capacity to represent ourselves has im- for help on a daily basis. The organization deals ventions of Donald Ménard in November 2013 and proved,” Philip said, recalling that in the ’60s, the with cases of discrimination around problems ob- Alain Magloire in February, both 41, the call for black community had little or no access to legal taining housing and work. independent investigation has intensified. 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14 The Senior Times April 2014 www.theseniortimes.com It takes a lot of gall to accuse someone of chutzpah “I don’t know what Arkansan is for The Word disregard for manners, social con- pronunciation was rendered in the chutzpah, but this is a gigantic case ventions, and the feelings of others.” “choo choo” manner Rosten advised of it.” Nerd This being said, in the Talmud trac- avoiding. Her rendition, however, White House Press Secretary Tony Howard tate Sanhedrin, written over 1,500 was more authentic-sounding than Snow July 5, 2007, in reference to Bill Richler years ago, there is a reference where one that graced Canadian Parliament Clinton’s criticism of George Bush for the word seems to get grudging re- in the 1990s. Then Reform Party pardoning Scooter Lobby, given that spect: “Chutzpah against heaven is (later renamed Canadian Alliance) Clinton spent his final hours as presi- of avail.” backbencher Lee Morrisson from dent issuing 140 pardons given priority in settling his insur- Chutzpah is often defined by Saskatchewan wanted to refer to Lib- ance case.” wags with the aid of an example: A eral Human Resource Minister Jane The word “chutzpah” has become a Needless to say, the above com- 14-year-old boy deliberately mur- Stewart’s gall, but felt that the word favourite for commentators to de- mentators were accentuating hypoc- ders his parents with a meat-axe. gall wasn’t strong enough. So he said, scribe the failings of political leaders . risy and gall rather than the positive He’s found guilty by a jury, and the “You got to admire the jutsper of the In case you are not familiar with sense of ballsiness, but increasingly judge asks him if he has anything to minister.” Parliament realized a lin- the word, it is defined by the OED as the lukewarm, approving sense seen say before sentencing. The boy re- guistic travesty had been committed “brazen impudence, gall,” and its ety- in the MWOD definition is employed plies, “I hope your honour will show and convulsed in laughter. Being Jew- mology is given as “Yiddish.” Chutz- by many. In fact, when Alan Der- mercy for a poor orphan.” ish, Liberal Minister Herb Gray was pah’s first OED citation is from Israel showitz wrote his book Chutzpah in In The Joys of Yiddish, Leo Rosten delegated to respond to Morrison’s Zangwill’s Children of the Ghetto: 1992, he defined the word as “a bold- tells us that chutzpah is “pronounced bastardization and characterized it “The national Chutzbah which is ness, a certain aggressiveness, a cer- khoots-pah; rattle the kh around with by these two Yiddish words, “gornisht variously translated as enterprise, au- tain willingness to assert one’s rights.” fervour; rhymes with foot spa. Pro- (nothing) and absolute narishkayt dacity, brazen impudence and cheek.” While the OED shows a Yiddish nounce the ch not as in “choo choo” (nonsense).” It is worthwhile noting, however, that etymology, ultimately the Yiddish or “Chippewa, but as the German ch This greatly amused the distin- the OED adds that “this entry has not term came from Hebrew, where it in Ach! Or the Scottish in loch.” guished members notwithstanding been fully updated.” has the same negative meaning of This sound does not come easy to the fact that hardly anyone had a We see a more updated definition “impudence” or “insolence.” There is every Gentile tongue and in 2011, as a clue what Gray had uttered causing in Merriam Webster Online Dic- no positive connotation to the word prospective Republican nominee for Speaker Gib Parent to pronounce, tionary (MWOD), which defines it in either Yiddish or Hebrew. president, Minnesota Representative “Order please, I have no way of as “supreme self-confidence: nerve, In an article in Tablet Magazine, Michele Bachmann gave a speech in knowing whether these words are gall.” MWOD provides this sen- Michael Wex states that chutzpah in Charleston, South Carolina, in which unparliamentary.” tence: “He had the chutzpah that he these languages is an “unambiguous she accused Barack Obama of hav- Oy vey! be treated as a special case and be negative quality characterized by a ing “chootspa.” Unfortunately, her [email protected] 40% Discount until April 30, 2014

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www.theseniortimes.com April 2014 The Senior Times 17 Quebec election could turn on values charter and PKP gamble Irwin Block wear the hijab are doing it perfectly freely is sim- ply fooling himself. As a political scientist and author who actively “If the Liberals—Jean Charest, who appointed supported the Parti Québécois, Henry Milner the Bouchard-Taylor Commission, and now brings a unique perspective to political analysis Philippe Couillard—had had the political cour- in Quebec . age of adopting its recommendations, we wouldn’t He explains his involvement, which included run- have this divided society.” ning as a PQ candidate in Westmount in 1981. “In The PQ’s commitment to a hard line was “partly terms of making a better society around us, they principle,” Milner says, but also part of a strategy that were the most logical vehicle we could work with.” some in the party believed could win certain seats. Milner worked closely with former PQ cabinet The recruitment of media mogul Pierre Karl minister Pierre Marc Johnson and others to re- Péladeau as a PQ candidate, with his fist in the air cruit non-francophones to the party. calling for an independent Quebec, was thought Milner, much like other social democrats, felt at the to be another strategic move to attract a constitu-

time that “the message not just be limited to franco- Photo: Rachel Côté ency that is not automatically pro PQ. It is aimed phones, but those of us who spoke the language and Henry Milner expects that if the PQ loses or wins only at so-called soft nationalists who are more con- had networks within the anglophone community a minority, leader Pauline Marois will quit. servative and can swing to the Liberals, the PQ or should at least communicate the message.” such third parties as François Legault’s Coalition “We weren’t expecting many votes, but we His party activism ended about 20 years ago, but Avenir Québec. thought it certainly would help,” he said by phone he supports the general thrust of Bill 60 and the Milner says the strong sovereignist debut of from the Dominican Republic. As for running for Charter of Quebec Values. Québecor’s Péladeau as a politician “forced the election in Westmount, he joked: “I chose a riding Milner says the charter, and its proposed ban on sovereignty referendum back into the debate, that would guarantee that I wouldn’t get elected.” wearing of religious symbols by those who work which in that sense made it a strategic error.” “Intellectuals do not want to give up intellec- in the public sector, should not be viewed as an These elements served to detract from what Mil- tual distance and they make lousy politicians,” he unwelcome mat to ethno-cultural communities, ner believes was the PQ government’s “pretty remarked. After teaching political science for 35 though he distances himself from the PQ’s unwill- good, not extremist” track record, with such pro- years at Vanier College, and lecturing at universi- ingness to compromise. gressive moves as the right-to-die legislation, a ties around the world, Milner since 2006 is a re- “It’s unfair to simply dismiss it for that purpose. I compromise position in raising university tuition search fellow with the Canada Research Chair in think the charter goes unnecessarily far, but there fees slightly, and prudent fiscal policy. electoral studies at the Université de Montréal. is nothing wrong with a state being secular. The “I frankly am astounded that they did that,” he Regarding the proposed charter, Milner com- party and the government should have been a bit said of the PQ’s presenting Péladeau’s candidacy. pares it with Bill 101, which was controversial in more sensitive, at least in the way that they framed “When an incredibly powerful figure comes to 1977 and is now widely accepted as having helped it and in attempting to get a wider consensus.” you and is willing to be your candidate, your first secure the place of French in Quebec. The wearing of the hijab, or Muslim headscarf, reaction is ‘wow.’ It seems their strategic thinking is a major focus of the debate, and Milner says eluded them for a while. It could end up losing Serving the hard of hearing for over 30 years he shares the view of Fatima Houda-Pépin, the them the election, in terms of bringing the refer- Liberal MNA who was forced out of the Liberal endum back onto the agenda.” caucus, that it be banned for judges, prosecutors, Looking to the future, Milner expects that if the police and prison officers, who are in a position PQ loses or finds itself back in a minority, leader of coercive authority. This was the position of the Pauline Marois will quit. AUDIOPROTHÉSISTE Bouchard-Taylor Commission in 2008. He expects Bernard Drainville and Jean-Fran- While the law does tell Quebecers who work for çois Lisée will vie for the leadership and doubts Selected Hearing Aids are covered by RAMQ, CSST, and DVA public agencies how they may not dress, Milner that Péladeau, as a newcomer in a party where argues it is meant to free women from any com- activism and long-term commitment count, will pulsion to wear the headscarf. easily be crowned as the new PQ chief. “Any attempt to tell women that they have to As for the future of a sovereignist party, Milner dress a certain way is not acceptable to the Quebec says there are good reasons to sustain the basic community. … The state of Quebec, when given idea of an independent Quebec, but he wonders Hearing Aids that are the chance, has to send a message that says, ‘No, whether the Internet generation can be attracted. Discreet and Effective an evaluation by an Audioprothésiste is required if the above instrument is suitable for you that’s not the way that it works around here.’ That’s “Young people live in a world that has no national the basis of the charter. All the stuff about kippas, boundaries. It doesn’t even have set organizations. etc., is essentially irrelevant … you cannot just sin- Your Facebook friends are your basic world. gle out one religious group and say we’re going to “Something is happening to political parties, es- have a charter that applies to one religious group.” pecially those that identify with national bound- While some Muslim women may be wearing the aries. I am not sure where it leads, but it could hijab out of personal conviction, others are doing raise long-term questions about the whole idea of it because of “some kind of imposition,” Milner an independent Quebec.” says. “Anyone who thinks all Muslim women who [email protected]

18 The Senior Times April 2014 www.theseniortimes.com Cats and rats and elephants—and we humans Kristine Berey ticular, just that people be aware of the situation,” working on animal rights in different ways but all Devine says. “While the Criminal Code forbids agree that the “Five Freedoms”, meeting the basic Looking at Jo-Anne McArthur’s portraits of certain types of cruelty to certain types of ani- needs of living creatures, should be respected. animals is like looking into a mirror, the shock mals, it is limited in scope.” Devine says that even This essentially means the right to be free from of recognition forever destroying—if ever there subject to industry-approved standards, animals hunger and thirst, discomfort, pain, injury, dis- was any doubt—the notion that animals are not experience “unimaginable suffering.” ease, fear and stress, and the right to express be- our fellow creatures . One such instance was captured in hidden-cam- haviours natural to their species. Activist and photographer McArthur created era footage filmed at Hybrid Turkeys in Ontario Even excluding isolated incidents of gratuitous We Animals, a project documenting through by . It aired on CBC’s Market- cruelty, these needs are “100 per cent not re- photographs the fate of the animals we consume, place last month. The video shows what appears spected in factory farming,” Devine says. in environments we created for them for that pur- to be a turkey being beaten to death with, among The Montreal SPCA supports mandatory label- pose. Her work was featured in The Ghosts in Our other things, a shovel, struggling for five minutes. ing of factory-farmed food so that consumers can Machine, an award-winning documentary by Liz According to a statement issued by the company, make informed choices at the grocery store. It has Marshall, screened in Montreal last September. the video “depicted employees … utilizing eutha- submitted a brief to the Canadian Food Inspec- In the film, Marshall’s camera follows McArthur nasia methods that, while approved by the Ca- tion Agency, noting that a 2009 survey demon- as she photographs animals in various settings, nadian Veterinary Medical Association, violate strated that Canadians are willing to pay more for providing a glimpse of the lives they lead that few Hybrid’s strict protocols.” cruelty-free meat and eggs. Such labels as “free- of us ever get to see or care to think about. The Spokesperson Helen Wojcinski says the incident run” are not verifiable and do not necessarily re- film also lets us see rescued animals living in a reflects an issue with employees and is not reflec- flect reality, Devine says. sanctuary, and the capacity for wellbeing they ex- tive of a system or process problem. Approved “The overarching concept is that labeling should hibit speaks as loud as their suffering to the idea euthanasia methods include blunt-force trauma, not be deceptive, but truthful.” that they are sentient beings. cervical dislocation, barbiturates, carbon dioxide Canadians want to know where their food comes There is a haunting moment in the film, where gas, and gunshot. from, Devine says. “It’s a question everyone needs there is only silence as the camera pans slowly on “The method that is part of our quality practice, to ask of themselves.” a busy city street, settling here and there on vari- which employees who perform euthanasia need To view We Animals, visit weanimals.org. ous objects. It takes a moment to get it—and it’s a to be trained to do, is cervical dislocation,” Woj- Read the manifesto visit animalsarenotobjects.ca bit of a cold shower—to realize that so many of the cinski says. The company pledged to install video things that surround us, like shoes or keychains, monitoring and veterinary review of euthana- originally were not things at all. sia, becoming the first turkey producer in North The Ghosts in Our Machine asks: Are non-hu- America to do so, according to a statement. man animals property to be owned and used or Devine says many groups and individuals are Personalized care & support for autonomous are they beings deserving of rights? and semi-autonomous seniors with The question is answered in a manifesto an- nounced in January that begins: “Like most • Physical or mental problems people, we believe animals are not toasters.” The • Visual or hearing impairments manifesto is written by Sophie Gaillard, a lawyer • Alzheimer’s • Cancer, heart disease with the Montreal SPCA, and Martin Gibert, a * Services available on the island of Montreal philosophy teacher at McGill University. Seeking * Qualifies for tax credits to change the legal status of animals from “move- able property” to “sentient beings whose lives Services designed with you in mind matter to them,” the document has been signed • Caregiving • Accompaniment by more than 37,000 people including Laure Wa- • Personal Care • Housekeeping ridel, co-founder of Equiterre, Daniel Weinstock, • Reading for visually impaired director of the McGill Institute for Health and Policy, and Alanna Devine, director of animal ad- Contact Christella Biha: 514-554-7555 vocacy at the Montreal SPCA. “At this point, we aren’t asking anything in par- Bihaaide.com [email protected]

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www.theseniortimes.com April 2014 The Senior Times 19 Antics aside, life’s sweeter with Jelly Bean Browsing a pet store looking for cat toys, I saw a litter of kittens and asked the salesgirl if I could hold one . The kitten put her tiny white pink First Person paws around my neck and pressed her soft head into my cheek and just purred in total comfort . Thelma Gearey I went home with my precious furball. My home is like a daycare centre, with toys ev- erywhere. The sunny windows give Jelly Bean the enjoyment of watching busy squirrels, birds and For her safety, I bought a tower humidifier bugs. She is always trying her best to catch fall- instead, and she is in total awe when the water ing leaves or snowflakes. With so much activity, makes bubbles. Jelly Bean copies my other cat,

her little head is spinning with total exhaustion. Suzie, by cupping her right paw into the water Photo: Thelma Gearey And then it’s naptime. I couldn’t figure out why dish and then bringing the water up to her mouth, The fearless, proud and unsinkable Jelly Bean. my humidifier wasn’t working till I looked more just like a lady. closely at the fan section and saw that Jelly Bean My cats chatter. They inform me if there’s a hair three-foot cell make me sad, as though they are had deposited her dry food inside. floating in the water bowl, no food in the dish, or on death row. If I could, I would save each and if the litter box has a fresh deposit. Every morning every one of these animals. at exactly 7:20, Jelly Bean requests that I open the Recently, I went with a dear friend to the SPCA apartment door to let her into the hallway to greet Annexe. I was not too keen on going, for the fear our neighbour’s dog, a 150-pound Saint Bernard. of hearing the screaming dogs from outside. But She runs down the hall with her lemur-like tail when we parked, I heard no distress. On entering, proudly standing straight. On the glass panes of I was totally surprised to see relaxed cats and dogs. the inner door she stretches her pink paws up to Open spaces were filled with toys, soft blankets and say hello to Brock and they press noses. huge sofa-type cushions for the pets to nap. Cash for gold, paying the highest All the cats in my life were rescued pets or from I walked around and was attracted by “Mr. Whis- a shelter. But today I have great difficulty going to kers” in a tuxedo, a large sleek black cat with a price for all gold jewellery, diamonds any animal shelter. white patch under his chin. He had sparkling em- and high end watches All the abandoned, depressed, frightened, erald eyes and the longest whiskers that jutted out A happy, healthy Passover to all our clients screaming animals in tiny, wire cages with old on the side of his puffy cheeks like antennas. He worn out blankets and the strong heavy smell of caressed my hand with such positive energy that I 1255 Phillips Square, Suite 1100 javel in the air, the barking dogs with their plead- just wanted to scoop him up and take him home. 514-944-8770 ing eyes pacing on cold cement floors within a I left feeling much better about animal shelters.

20 The Senior Times April 2014 www.theseniortimes.com Fresh air for the heart and soul Gown with the (spring) wind Smart Let’s Talk to assess whether outdoor time is Montreal fashion house for women’s scheduled for those residents on a Shopping coats, raincoats, suits and sportswear About It care floor and not just as an occa- for many years. Be proud to “shop Bonnie sional special event. Sandra local”: the clothing is manufactured A residence without sufficient staff- in Montreal using fabrics imported Sandler, BS.W. Phillips ing for outdoor activities could be from Belgium, France and Italy. a problem for residents who need The elegant suits for the career supervision, since it is unlikely that women, sportswear, blazers, pants, Spring has arrived . Along with everyone will agree to go outdoors Ladies, it’s time to switch out skirts, blouses, camis and sweaters green leaves and colourful blooms at the same time. If only a couple of of your drab winter clothes and are available in sizes 2-18. Custom- is the desire to spend more time individuals want to enjoy the out- brighten up your days with bright made clothing can be ordered in Size outside . Montreal’s winter was doors, there may not be a staff per- colours . There is no reason to 0 and plus sizes. Women love the harsh and many of us spent too son available. spend full price on clothing when timelessness of their designs. much time indoors . Specially maintained therapeutic we have friendly discount stores Three or four times a year they Many people fear their last years of gardens can be part of an excellent in town and with the heart of the clear out the stock from their Mei- life will be spent in a nursing home, program for people with Alzheim- Canadian garment industry in our lleur showroom, including scarves in a room confined to just one floor. er’s. Gardening provides exercise back yard . and jewelry. 9200 Meilleur, Suite It is not an unreasonable fear and I and being in close contact with na- Women who have a preconceived 400. 514-327-4477 . am concerned when I find residents ture connects us to the world and a notion of what a discount store is Gilbert and Daughter is a sec- of a care facility with limited or no healthy dose of sunshine will pro- would be surprised by Boutique ond-generation ladies’ wear store access to the outdoors. vide for the natural absorption of Avantage . Open since 1983, it offers (sizes 4-24) where prices are always Residences should have ample Vitamin D. friendly and helpful service and is 30-70-per-cent off and service is first outdoor areas with awnings for pro- We all need fresh air, a change of fully stocked (sizes 4-18) with labels and foremost. By maintaining low tection from the sun. It should be scenery, and to be in touch with na- you love, like Gerry Weber, Rabe, overhead, they can provide famous accesible, with comfortable seating. ture. This should not be considered Junge, Conrad C., Lyse Spenard, name brands in dresses, suits, co-or- Some residences provide garden a special activity in a care facility but Laura Lebek, and Eric Alexandre. dinates, sweaters and sportswear at boxes that are also accesible. rather a necessity. Scarves, purses, hats and jewelry great prices. Ask about their special While a residence may have a Breathe deeply, enjoy the fresh make this one-stop shopping and the sales, and don’t forget to see what lovely outdoor area, it is important air and the beauty surrounding us staff remember who you are, so you there is in the lower level for $10. to know if it is for all residents and all. Take the time to smell the roses always feel connected. 1264 Beau- Senior residences can book a visit, not solely for the more autonomous and share this experience with your mont at Rockland. 514-733-1185 . and they’ll provide some sweets. folks. Check the activity schedule loved ones. Raffinati has been a well-known 49 Donegani, Dorval. 514-695-3107 .

www.theseniortimes.com April 2014 The Senior Times 21 Answers for Le Graham 1935 Graham Blvd, TMR Phone: 514-341-5353 • Fax: 514-341-9971 Email: [email protected] last month’s Contact: Daniel Sigler Capacity: 144 apartments puzzle Care: autonomous, semi-autonomous Security: call bells, security alarms, 24h cameras appear at Medical: 24h medical staff, monthly doctor visit Nearby: train station, park, SAQ, banks, library, restaurants right. Check Services: hairdresser, pedicure, manicure out our May Activities: classes, concerts, outings, games, fitness, conferences issue for Food: 1 meal per day/gourmet restaurant Housekeeping: not included Pets: none Price: from $1,500 answers to this month’s erratum In March, Le Graham should have been listed under Senior Residences crossword.

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22 The Senior Times April 2014 www.theseniortimes.com Survivors, students learn from each other on March of the Living Jordan Stoopler the one who has become the spokes- person.” One year ago, when Dawson Col- Sharon Brand remembers her visit lege student Sharon Brand walked to the Majdanek concentration camp under the sign Arbeit Macht Frei— near Lodz, where 75,000 Jews lost Work Makes One Free—into Aus- their lives. chwitz, she was overcome with “There was an alleyway filled emotion . Her eyes welled with tears with shoes that were gathered from as she embarked on a march that the Jews by the Nazis,” Brand says. holds special significance to her . “There were shoes of all shapes and “A lot of my family was from Poland sizes. I ran out crying and I hugged and perished during the Holocaust,” Ella, one of the survivors on our trip. says Brand, 17. “My parents had gone She told me that it’s all okay and that on a similar trip themselves when it is all over now. they were younger and they wanted “I was speechless. I couldn’t believe me to retrace my family roots and see it even though I saw it with my own where they came from.” eyes. It was so hard to understand “Being in the The staff at the Bronfman Israel how it all happened. How did peo- Experience Centre are the brains ple stand there and do nothing? How places where it behind the trip and other innovative did the world let it happen?” hapened is like programs directed at Montreal’s Jew- Gillman finds it crucial that Jewish ish youth. youth see the camps in light of what touching and feel- “The March of the Living is our she describes as a rapid decline of ing it. It is real. ... Poland and Israel education trip,” the Jewish community. centre director Mandy Gillman, “To sustain the history of what The students come during which students visit concen- our people have created and gone back with a differ- tration camps and important Jewish through, it is important to learn and heritage sites. Each year, 160 to 220 perpetuate it,” she says. ent kind of percep- Montrealers embark on this journey. Zoltak echoes this sentiment. tion of reality.”

The delegation joins thousands of Photo: Jordan Stoopler “The end result justifies the means,” ~ Sidney Zoltak their peers from the international he says. “Being in the places where it The march from Auschwitz takes an emotional toll Jewish community and the group happened is like touching and feel- on all participants. joins for a three-kilometre march ing it. It is real. It is not what you from Auschwitz and Birkenau death read in a book or see in a film. The camps. students come back with a different “This is a chance for participants to kind of perception of reality and are remember our Jewish roots and con- ready to promote good things.” tinue understanding the impact that “Now, I am grateful for everything we have made and can continue to I have,” Brand says. make,” Gillman says. “When it’s cold during the winter, Holocaust survivor Sidney Zoltak, I won’t complain like I used to, be- 82, will take part in his third March cause I’ll remember those who didn’t of the Living trip this month. have a winter jacket and walked in He finds it difficult to relive the the snow barefoot. memories of his childhood, but he “When I am in a crowded space, I knows he must continue going back will remember those who were stuck to the scene of the horrors despite in a train to their death for more his personal pain. “It’s a very difficult than four days standing up with trip for us survivors because we bear more than 100 people in one cattle our souls and open up old wounds c ar.” and we go back to a time when it Zoltak knows what kind of legacy wasn’t pleasant to be alive,” he says. he wishes to leave. “I get choked up many times, but I “When I leave this planet, I will pick myself up and continue. I hope have known that I have done some- that the young people will learn from thing that is right,” he says. “I do not some of the things that happened so want any medals or honours, but I that they fight against indifference want people to know the real world and stop bullies who are exercising and that it is not always a happy their power and evil minds.” place to be.” Zoltak’s memoir, My Silent Pledge, Sidney Zoltak’s book My Silent highlights his dedication to educat- Pledge: A Journey of Struggle, Sur- ing youth about the Holocaust. vival, and Remembrance, published “When I survived and realized by Guernica Editions ($25) is in what happened to my community, I bookstores or can be purchased on- continued to live with a certain re- line. sponsibility and obligation,” he says. Jordan Stoopler is a Dawson “It was a silent pledge I made to my- College student who participated self. Because my friends, classmates in the March of the Living and family cannot tell the story, I am experience in April 2013. www.theseniortimes.com April 2014 The Senior Times 23 Wt ha ’s happening Bazaars entrance to Westmount Square. 514-932-2326 Schofield Hall, 90 Roosevelt. 514-734-2943 Book Sale • Apr. 11-12 karen .evoy@gmail .com Lakeshore Players • Apr. 9-12 Proceeds benefit Centre Greene’s summer camp Helvetia Seniors Club Rehearsal for Murder. 8pm, matinée Apr. 12, fund. Fri. 10am-6pm, Sat. 9am-2pm. Thurs. Apr. 17 • Käthy und Heinz present a 2pm. $26, students/seniors $22. Louise Centre Greene, 1090 Greene. 514-931-6202 short theatre piece by Walter Roderer followed Chalmers Theatre, 501 St. Jean, Pointe Claire. centregreene .org by lunch. 11am-2pm. 6151 Monkland. 514-631-8718 lakeshoreplayersdorval .com St. Rita’s Church • Apr. 11-12 450-687-5256 Hudson Players Club • Apr. 10-13 Fri. 3-8pm, Sat. 9am-5pm. Hope and Cope Lysistrata, directed by Don Anderson. 8pm, 655 Sauriol, Montreal North. 514-322-5220 Weekly mourning walk, Thursdays, 10-11:30am matinées Apr. 12, 13. $22. Hudson Village The- St. Gabriel’s Church • Apr. 25-26 for those who have recently lost a loved one to atre, 28 Wharf. 450-458-5361 villagetheatre .ca Fri. 9am-7pm, Sat. 9am-4pm. 2157 Centre, cancer. Beaver Lake 514-973-2254 Paschal Concert • Apr. 11-12 Point St. Charles. 450-465-8047 Montreal Urban Hikers Featuring works by Schubert, Pergolesi and Polish bazaar • Apr. 26-27 Sat. Apr. 26 • Montreal Movie Palaces with Jenkins. 7:30pm. Suggested contribution: $10. 9am-5pm. St. Antonin Church, 5361 Snowdon. Dane Lankin. 9:30am. $2. Meet at NW corner of Two locations: Friday: Sanctuaire du 514-489-6010 Ste. Catherine and St. Laurent (métro St. Lau- Saint-Sacrement, 500 Mont-Royal E. rent). 514-938-4910 montrealurbanhikers .ca Saturday: Loyola Chapel, 7141 Sherbrooke W. 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Proceeds from barbecue and St. Philip’s table to 514-428-0292 support the N.D.G. Food Depot. 9am-2pm. Westmount Horticultural Society St. Philip’s Anglican Church, 7505 Sherbrooke Tues. Apr. 8 • Farming for a Better Future with Downsizing workshop • Thurs. Apr. 17 W., Montreal West. 514-481-4871 . Lufa Farms. 7pm. Westmount Public Library, Ron Francis presents important information 4574 Sherbrooke W. 514-932-9349 for anyone thinking about moving to a smaller St. Charles Church • May 2-3 West End Horticultural Society home, condo, rental property or residence. Fri. 9am-7pm, Sat. 9am-3pm. 6:30-8pm. The Teapot, Salon A, 2901 St. Joseph 2115 Centre, Point St. Charles. 514-932-5335 Wed. Apr. 9• Lise Goleille speaks on Small Trees in Small Gardens. Knox Kensington 514-637-5627 Clubs and Groups Church, 7:30pm. 6225 Godfrey. 514-489-0484 Legion bowling league • Sat. Apr. 26 Ami-Québec West Island Singles walking club Royal Canadian Legion Branch 85/90 Bowling Teleworkshop • Wed. Apr. 16: Good Anxiety, Tues. & Thurs. at McDonald’s south of Hwy. 40 League. $20 (includes bowling, shoes and supper Bad Anxiety: Know the difference, when to get on St. Charles. Walk: 1-2pm followed by social at the Legion). Belvedere Bowling Alley, 25th help. 7-8pm. 1-866-396-2433 careringvoice com. time. 514-630-0909 sylvia_c@hotmail .ca Ave, Lachine. 514-364-6189 Roundtable • Wed. Apr. 23: So You Have a Men- Cantabile Chorale • May 3 tal Illness, but you can still have a life, and a good Events Concert of French music, including the mag- one. 7-9pm. Register: 514-486-1448 Culinary workshops • ongoing nificent Requiem by Fauré, under the direction 6875 Décarie, Suite 300. amiquebec org. Hosted by Marché Sainte-Anne. Saturdays, of Maestro Peter Willsher. 7:30pm. $25, seniors Bon Appétit Dinner Club 11am-noon. Free. St. George Anglican Church, and students: $15. Ste. Geneviève Church, 16037 Visit restaurants around the city. 514-264-8951 Lower Hall, 23 Perrault, Ste. Anne de Bellevue. Gouin W. 514-963-5804 . See website for schedule: marchesainteanne .ca Club Gourmand Jewish Public Library • Thurs. Apr. 17 Wine and dine every other Friday at 6:30pm in a Exposition of services • Apr. 12 Book launch: Recovering from Genocidal variety of restaurants. 514-935-4880 T.M.R. hosts an exposition of services for se- Trauma, by Myra Giberovitch. 5151 Côte Ste. niors and their families, 10am-5pm. Lectures; Catherine. Free. 514-345-2627 . Contactivity Centre more than 50 exhibitors from housing, health WHAT’S HAPPENING? YOU TELL US Walking group for 55+ starts Apr. 14. Mondays, services, home repairs, government offices, etc. Thursdays, 10-11:30am. Free. Meet at Greene Email editor@theseniortimes .com by April 20

24 The Senior Times April 2014 www.theseniortimes.com Photo courtesy of Centaur Theatre Nathan Barrett and Clare Coulter appear in 4000 Miles at the Centaur till April 20.

Reaching out across the years Kristine Berey the feisty Vera, was also inspired by older people close to her, one of A sudden tragedy, a bike trip cut whom was her fiercely independent short, and an unannounced visit to godmother who died at the age of 91 a West Village apartment . Thus be- not so long ago. gins Amy Herzog’s Pulitzer Prize- “I admired the way she was so for- winning play 4000 Miles, playing at ward looking,” Coulter says of her the Centaur . godmother who, she recalls, seemed Time Magazine called the play more interested in her goddaughter’s when it premiered “the best play present and future than in her own of the season,” while the New York store of memories. Times deemed it “a funny, moving, “She was always interested in talk- altogether wonderful drama.” ing about what I was doing. Also she Leo, 21, seeks the comfort of his had a marvelous deep voice that be- nanogenarian left-wing grandmother came extremely agitated when she at one of the most difficult times of was frustrated. I built my perfor- his life. He shows up in the middle mance around that.” of the night, and he will stay a while, Nathan Barrett, seen for the first though he doesn’t know it yet. Over time at Centaur, plays Vera’s broken- the course of those few weeks, a life- hearted, free-spirited, neo-hippie changing relationship develops be- grandson. “They deliver superlative tween these two people at opposite performances that nuance a con- sides of the spectrum of life. flicted but tender relationship and Herzog’s inspiration is her grand- they bring heart and humour to mother, whom she calls her friend. their roles,” Surette says. “I’m so lucky to be an adult per- Herzog, 35, has won several awards son with a living grandmother who for her writing. She has drawn upon is very much a part of my life—and her family in creating the characters who’s not grandmotherly,” she said in her other plays as well. in an interview. “I interact with her “I did feel very strongly about in a complicated way, like I interact writing an older character with the with people of my own generation.” dimensions that I observed in my Directed by Centaur Theatre artis- grandmother, because I think there’s tic director Roy Surette, 4000 Miles a way that older people can just dis- is both drama and comedy, but not appear. I feel my own grandmother’s truly sad and never depressing. fight to remain present and relevant Veteran actress Clare Coulter (Au- in a very pronounced way.” gust, an Afternoon in the Country, Playing at the Centaur till April 20 . The Comedy of Errors), who plays 514-288-3161, centaurtheatre .com. www.theseniortimes.com April 2014 The Senior Times 25 Loving Care Nursing Home For autonomous people Fresh start is many things to many people • Loving & caring environment Generations Foundation’s fundraising season is • Beautiful atmosphere heating up, too. • Personal attention • Well situated Generations • Private & semi-private rooms Sign up to run with Mary’s team in the 2014 • Activities • Nutritious meals Foundation Scotiabank Charity Challenge on Sunday, April • Safe & non-smoking environment Natalie 27, at Jean Drapeau Park. Call Elaine 514-344-8496 April 30, Generations Foundation Theatre Eve- Bercovici ning at the Segal features Top Girls and tickets are selling like hotcakes. Call Adrian at 514-933-8585 Spring officially began in March, but spring to reserve your seats or be a sponsor. renewal occurs after rain showers have washed May 30, a ritzy gala at the Hyatt Regency to away the remnants of snow and debris on the raise funds for our food programs will usher in streets and sidewalks . It is refreshing to see an early summer, when we gather to pay tribute to greens sprouting, with a promise of lovely flow- the children. Learning programs are loaded into ers and trees dotting nature’s landscape . new laptops for 10 promising students at spring Days are longer and we can warm our body and graduation ceremonies. Registration is underway ELDER AIDE ASSOCIATES soul under more sun than we have had all winter to send hundreds of youngsters to sleepovers at A network of professionals providing long. 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26 The Senior Times April 2014 www.theseniortimes.com L atin America is a métro ride away But in 2009 it reopened, to the relief of many, and since then has been an invaluable resource for April 24 to May 8, Cinéma du Parc hosts the 5th those who are passionate about the seventh art. annual Montreal Latin-American Film Festival. 514-373-7728, cinemaduparc .com . With its goal of promoting the cultures of Latin American countries and co-productions with Spain Persecuted over pigment and Portugal, it is one of the cinema’s most popular events, attracting Quebecers from all communities. Under the Sun founder Peter Ash delivers a key- The program will be announced April 17 and note speech April 11 in a post-show discussion of will include approximately 10 films in competi- Blind. The play is about the persecution of people tion. Opened in 1977 as La Cite 3, the cinema got with albinism in Tanzania, murdered for their body its present name in 1987. In 2006 it closed for a parts which are believed to hold magical power. few years and it looked like Montreal was going Until April 13 . 514-982-3386, m-a-i-qc ca/en/. “I would sit with these mothers (of albino children) to lose its last English repertory theatre forever. upcoming/scapegoat-carnivale-en and listen to their stories,” Peter Ash recalls.

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It’s March and we’re in afford to support their children’s edu- Leon, Nicaragua, the capital of the cation. Via Via is a rambling place set Sandanista revolution that over- around a lush garden with locals and threw the Samosa regime in 1979 . travellers enjoying the hammocks This is the first Times and Places and Skyping with their friends in article to be written on the spot. colder climes. We flew into Managua, the capital, We love the enchiladas, both cheese two nights ago and found a private and meat, with a thick, fresh corn tor- taxi to Leon, a 93-kilometre ride that tilla and a side salad of cabbage and takes two hours, with good reason: tomatoes. Nothing like any enchila- it’s a two-lane highway full of trucks das we’ve ever had. so everyone, including our driver, Unlike Granada, there are memori- plays chicken. Luckily we made it to als and dedications in several areas our Hostale Lazybones, which was downtown to the martyrs and heroes $30 a night for our slightly lived-in who lost their lives in attempting to but clean private room with shower overthrow the corrupt and cruel (not even warm, but refreshing) and Samoza clique. There are slogans fan, which is fine, even though the dedicated to the three icons of to- temperatures soar to more than 32C. day’s Nicaragua: Cesar, Fidel, Daniel. We got in quite late—midnight There are also dozens of posters pro- our time is 10pm Nica time—so moting the forthcoming visit of U.S. we toured the grounds of our spa- evangelist Sharon Daugherty. cious hostel equipped with dorms In passing through Managua we for more rugged travellers, a tiny saw a huge installation commemorat- pool and pool table, Internet corner, the Best Western Hotel, and then to painted white. Now, I could do that, I ing the first anniversary of the death hammocks in a huge courtyard and the Museo des Artes three or four thought fleetingly. Now I know what of Venezuela’s Cesar Chavez. His fi- murals adorning the walls. blocks in the direction of our hos- to do with all my incomplete sets of nancial backing has been essential in This morning we set out to see the tel. The café is a kind of Nicaraguan chess men and women. maintaining hope in the newly reli- town, walking four or five blocks Starbucks without the logos, and we We took our guidebook’s recom- gious Daniel Ortega, who has added to the Parque Centrale. It was hop- enjoyed the air conditioning. mendation for a swanky lunch in the Christian spirituality to his commit- ping and buzzing with music and a The art gallery, on both sides of the garden of the priciest hotel in Leon, ment to revolution. But, we under- fundraiser was in progress to collect street, showcases every era and art- La Conventa. The view was splendid, stand that millions of the dollars that money to help handicapped chil- ist, but the modern gallery features as was the service. Unfortunately I Chavez pumped into Nicaragua have dren have dental work done. Giant mainly modern Latin American had to send back my risotto because found their way into Ortega’s personal “women” strolled the square while artists, some huge and interesting the rice wasn’t cooked, but Irwin en- treasury. He is said to be among the hoards of schoolkids tried to peek splashes of colour painted with gusto joyed his Latin chicken. Luckily the wealthiest persons in Central Amer- inside the costumes to see who was and abandon. There are also very large salad entrée was enough for me ica. And that is why some disgruntled actually “wearing” the mannequins. old religious paintings, somewhat and we hightailed it out of there after Sandanistas call him a thug. We found the tourist office easily dark but still to be enjoyed. There taking lots of pictures of the gor- To which Tomas Borge replies, and got directions first to an air- are sculptures, masks, an old taxi, a geous courtyard. “Well, there are no political prison- conditioned café that was part of huge wall painting of chess pieces all We discovered Via Via, a restaurant ers in today’s Nicaragua.” 28 The Senior Times April 2014 www.theseniortimes.com www.theseniortimes.com April 2014 The Senior Times 29

a magical village in chios

In sharp contrast to our previous up with tourists and locals and the vil- ferry ride on the Flying Dolphin, lage took on a magical glow of its own our trip from Samos to Chios was as we dined on the shores of the bay smooth and pleasant . We spent the watching gulls and a lone duck float- three and a half hours in a lovely ing on the still water. lounge on comfortable sofa chairs A highlight was the nearby fortified reading and playing chess . village of Pyrgi, famous for its geo- Arriving in Chios town—the main metrical designs on the façades of the island port—we immediately headed older stone houses in the square and by taxi to the village of Emboreios, in the adjoining narrow and labyrin- otherwise known as Mavra Volia thine lanes. Some of the patterns are beach. We were attracted by its black geometric and others are based on volcanic stone beach, said to be one of flowers, leaves and animals. the best on the island. Pyrgi is said to be the most extraor- As it turned out, the stones proved dinary village in all of Greece. The arti- impossible for me to walk on safely. sans coat the walls with a mixture that The stones combined with the waves includes black volcanic sand, paint and the steep decline made it impos- over this with white lime and then sible to swim. scrape off parts of the lime to reveal Irwin navigated his way into the tur- the matt gray beneath, according to bulent waters and managed to swim, Lonely Planet. somewhat but it was not worth the tre- The island is covered with olive and mendous effort to battle the waves and mastic trees. then stumble your way out. Mastic is used in some pharmaceu- We were compensated for the dis- ticals—you can buy chewing gum, appointing beach by our excellent shampoo, body lotion, soup, tooth- accommodation, a large studio in a paste all over Chios. Mastic is har- complex called Haus Fay right in the vested in the fall when the nectar falls middle of the village with all ameni- to the ground, which has been painted ties, at 40 euro a night. As the sun set, white to easily harvest the mastic when the three or four tavernas began to fill it turns from liquid to solid. 30 The Senior Times April 2014 www.theseniortimes.com Permit #702805

All tours exclude International air, tips, admission tickets and all other personal expenses, prices for double occupancy

Beijing/Xian/Yangtze River/Shanghai 14 Days, $2260/pp Departure: Sept.10/17, Oct.22 Incl: 13 nights hotel, 13 breakfasts, domestic bus and air, taxes, tour guide.

Imperial Beijing & Dynamic Shanghai 8 Days, $1500/pp Departure:Sep.10/17/24 Incl: 7 nights hotel, 7 breakfasts, Domestic bus and air, taxes, tour guide.

France, Luxembourg, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium 8 days, $968 We met a Greek-American from sweet watermelon. Departure: June4/11/18/25, July2/9/16/23/30, Aug6/13/20/27 Incl: 7 nights hotel, 7 breakfasts, domestic bus, taxes, tour guide. Queens, New York, who returned Another Greek-American from to his parents’ home to run a small New York, who comes every year France, Switzerland, Vatican, Monaco, Italy 10 Days, $1288/pp café on the square and enjoy a sim- with her children to see her parents, Departure: June4/11/18/25, July2/9/16/23/30, Aug6/13/20/27 Incl: 9 nights hotel, 9 breakfasts, Domestic bus, taxes, tour guide. pler life than he had in New York as a recommended Bahari Restaurant, restaurateur. His son John was there and we haven’t looked back. We en- Los Angeles, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Grand Canyon 7 Days, $867 helping out and hoping to find work joyed dinner on the last night and Departure: Apr15/16/17/18, May15/16/17/18, in Chios town. He found us a taxi- lunch the day we left, especially the Jun.20/21/22/23/24/25/26/27/28/29 driver friend to take us to the Sun Set warm reception we got from the gra- Incl: 6 nights hotel, Domestic bus, tour guide, ticket for Disney Park. hotel in Karfas, six kilometres south cious girl who served us, brought us New York Independent 3 Days $199/pp, Departs: every Fri.(June 20-Aug. 31) of Chios, where we spent two days. filtered coffee on the house as well as Incl: 2 nights hotel, Coach, 2 breakfasts, taxes, guide, and OPC FACIV. We heard the roosters in the morn- cakes, which we didn’t need. New York Independent 4 Days $269/pp, Departs: July18/25 , Aug.1/ 8 ings and the crickets in the afternoon. This is a lovely resort with ev- Incl: 3 nights hotel, Coach, 3 breakfasts, taxes, guide, and OPC FACIV. We loved the perfect weather and the erything you want a stone’s throw breeze that kept us cool as well as the away. The next day we were off is- Toronto 3 Days $139/pp broad sandy beach about 50 metres land-jaunting again and planned on Departure every Friday (June 20-Aug 31) from the huge terrace where these heading straight to Molivos, Lesvos’s Incl: 2 nights hotel, Coach, 2 breakfasts, taxes, guide, and OPC FACIV. lines were written. We also enjoyed second city, where we looked for- the huge swimming pool just below ward to hearing about the legendary 514-508-2088, 514-664-1996 68 René-Lévesque W. us, not to speak of the Mediterranean poet Sappho. www.theseniortimes.com April 2014 The Senior Times 31 32 The Senior Times April 2014 www.theseniortimes.com