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Ottawa’s Canadian War Museum p. 20 Editorial: Don’t allow our infrastructure to deteriorate Mot du premier ministre The worldwide stock market im- pects an additional 5 million Amer- Le jour du Souvenir rend hommage à tous ces plosion and the start of a recession icans to join the 47 million already femmes et hommes, héros de guerre, à l’ines- in North America present a partic- without health care in 2006 accord- timable sacrifice qu’ils ont fait pour que l’avenir ular challenge to our governments. ing to the U.S. Census Bureau – du monde soit meilleur. With his increased standing in the 15.8% of the population, a rate that Honorons la mémoire de ceux que la guerre Commons, Stephen Harper will be has increased for six consecutive nous a enlevés, saluons nos vétérans qui sont tou- tempted to pursue his belief in trickle- years. A recent survey of 4500 U.S. jours avec nous, et pensons à nos militaires québé- down economic policies. We think hospitals, reported in the New York cois et canadiens qui sont présentement en otherwise. The decreased value of the Times, found that more than half mission à l’étranger pour défendre la paix, la jus- Canadian dollar, linked to the stun- were technically insolvent or at risk tice, la liberté, le respect des droits humains. ning, though cyclical drop in oil and of insolvency. The evidence is there Portons fièrement le coquelicot en leur honneur. natural gas prices, can only help our for all to see: We must not allow our challenged manufacturing sector. medicare system to deteriorate in a Remembrance Day pays tribute to all the men But it won’t be enough. Now is the similar fashion just because a right- and women, to all the war heroes, whose ines- time to revert to much-maligned wing government believes the mar- timable sacrifices made the future of the world Keynesian solutions – yes, deficits ketplace solves everything. It doesn’t. better. are bad, but massive unemployment The Harper government must Let us honour the memory of those who are no and swollen welfare rolls are worse. strengthen our health care system at a longer with us. Let us salute the veterans who are We urge the Harper government to time when the seniors and soon-to-be still with us. Let us remember our troops who are massively invest in infrastructure, seniors who paid those heavy taxes, abroad to defend peace, justice, freedom, and re- especially health care and mass tran- compared to the U.S., will be needing spect of human rights. sit. When prices in fossil fuels return greater care. If the ripple effect of the Let us proudly wear the poppy in their honour. to where they should be, given lim- world economic crisis curtails de- ited supply and exponentially in- mand for our products and creates creasing demand, government more unemployment, we expect our revenues they supply can be used to governments to see this as an oppor- pay down this spending. tunity to rebuild crumbling urban in- Canadians can be thankful that frastructure and extend mass transit, our more closely regulated (and to make us less dependent on fossil more monopolistic) banking system fuels when prices start to rebound, as is not facing the same problems as they will. Then will come the time for those in the U.S. One estimate ex- deficit fighting, not now.

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2 November 2008 www.theseniortimes.com THE SENIOR TIMES Pistols and blue berets? Retired general and military historian speak out

Adam Desaulniers Rwanda, and it just went on and on and on... the only way to save money This Remembrance Day will be was to cut personnel.” observed by Canadians deployed “Today the infantry is 2000 smaller abroad in over a dozen countries – than the Toronto Police,”he laments. many in UN contingents that “As far as the army itself goes, it re- wouldn’t fill a minivan. When it ally has to be rebuilt – it needs at comes to tackling modern conflicts least five years. I say it’s broken be- like the Balkans, Somalia, Rwanda, cause it’s turned itself inside out. and Afghanistan, has the political The army commanders have a hor- expediency of Canada’s peacekeep- rendous challenge these days. ing image left our soldiers fighting There’s very high attrition. A lot of – and losing – yesterday’s war? soldiers are on their fourth tour, and “The politicians who make these when they come home they’re only decisions – who decide for instance, with their families for two weeks. ‘We’re going to declare the [Afghan] You do that for five or six years, and war over in 2011, folks’ – do not usu- your spouse looks at you and says, ally get challenged with the conse- ‘You’d better make up your mind.’” quences,”observes military historian The theory that a peacekeeping na- Desmond Morton of McGill Uni- tion does more with less takes its toll versity. “These small [UN] opera- on fighting cohesion too, according tions that have two guys or a to MacKenzie:“It used to be that sol- sergeant and a corporal are cheap, diers slept, trained, and fought to- and they can say ‘We were involved gether for three years. Now we have in 93% of all UN operations.’When units we patch together from all over they want two Canadian staff offi- the country – a lot of them are re- cers to go to Goma or some such servists. The troops call it ‘plug and place, it seems like a small commit- play.’And then when we bring them ment and a little bit of profile.” back they disperse.” But such peacekeeping posturing At the same time, much of the excuses neglect on the ground.“Suc- Forces’ infrastructure is getting out- cessive governments have created this sourced. “A general told me recently myth – of both political stripes,” he was working on his business plan,” maintains retired Major-General says Morton, recounting cost-cutting Lewis MacKenzie, who detailed the efforts that required trainees to return aftermath in his recent memoir Sol- to the mess hall mid-day rather than diers Made Me Look Good, “because cook in the field.“That’s what I mean you can slash and burn the defence about privatization,”he says.“Gener- budget if the country is convinced als who have to think about nickels. that we’re just peacekeepers and we The military have lost all their battles only need pistols and blue berets. No- in Ottawa since the early nineties.” body much complains... Northern Uganda, the Balkans, Somalia, (continued next page)

www.theseniortimes.com November 2008 3 THE SENIOR TIMES Factional warfare makes traditional peacekeeping obsolete

(continued from previous page) were brought back in the hours of darkness as a chance that you’re not even going to be able to find matter of policy, and sent to the home towns them... Because they’re factions. And as a result – The Pearsonian myth has done worse than send where they were buried with proper dignity and I know people are critical of me for saying it – but peacekeeping-equipped soldiers to do counterin- military funerals. But it sure as hell wasn’t a media when we go into missions like this now, we have to surgency work, insists MacKenzie – it’s politicized event, because it was deemed – erroneously, what be strong enough to say to the factions: ‘Keep the the treatment of war dead as well. “In the we were doing – as peacekeeping. But it wasn’t – it peace or we’ll kill you.’ That’s the only way to con- Balkans when we had 27 killed and over 100 seri- was two factions fighting each other. That was not trol these bullies and drunks and war criminals. ously injured, nobody but nobody except for the deemed to be in Canada’s image, so there was a You can’t go in and negotiate, like you used to be families in Canada knew about it. In fact bodies blackout as far as media reporting, that went on able to do with countries when they went to war. for about two years.” Not many countries are going to war these days .” Remembering Our Fallen Warring factions with no clear lines of authority A case in point being Kosovo, where both experts are the players in many modern conflicts, notes agree Canada failed to act in its own interest. Says MacKenzie, not warring states capable of broker- MacKenzie: “We got sucked into protecting a state ing a truce. “Factions don’t have a flag in front of run by a terrorist organization... Now it’s sort of a the UN, they don’t have a delegation, and if you mini-state with, unfortunately, prostitution and broker a deal with them, there’s a very good the slave trade and drugs and foreign troops as Royal Canadian Legion their source of income.” Says Morton: “CNN wanted war – it wanted people to go to Kosovo for Branch #4, Verdun various news-type reasons, and it presented 514-769-1911 Kosovo as a shocking case of Serbian genocide on humble, beautiful and lovable Albanians. The media went along with it.” Where opinions diverge is on the lessons to be applied to the situation in Darfur – MacKenzie favours another NATO intervention, where Mor- I In West End Montreal ton sees more of the same, merely “a crude Su- I Luxury Cars at Regular Rates on Request I Special Attention to the Elderly danese attempt to put down a separatist I 100% guaranteed Airport Reservations insurrection” with bad actors on all sides. 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They can come here Friday af- as any other. Now, after taking stock ternoons, the most popular day, and and revamping, it’s rebounded in make a meal of it, and they have com- the neighbourhood with a fresh fortable surroundings and activities facelift for the premises, more com- that are senior-friendly,”he says, citing munity events, and an opening up bingo,darts,and cribbage as top draws. of the ranks. The higher profile is“probably one of “We had too few people doing too the best things that’s happened to much,”says Branch President Stuart NDG,”according to the branch’s bar- Vallieres of their efforts to cope. “In keep and Booking Officer Serge the past we’ve been seen more as a Lewenszpil. “It’s kind of giving it a place exclusively for veterans, cen- resurgence. We went through a dry tered around, you know... drinking.” spell, with the policing actions all over But that’s the old Legion. “Now it’s the world... people who served in more of a community centre, a little Cyprus or the Middle East,” he says, more ‘dignified.’ We opened up the haven’t exactly swelled the member- rules a lot.You don’t have to have any ship rolls. “The guys who come back military affiliation – in the past you from Afghanistan are a lot like the vets had to have served.” from Vietnam – shell shocked, quite a Since a bit of outreach was in order, few committed suicide – PTSD [post- “we examined our options and fig- traumatic stress disorder] is a big prob- ured our greatest asset is the build- lem... a lot of them don’t realize that the ing, and that if we made it more Legion is the one place they can come appealing that there’d be opportuni- out and relax, and I think it’s going to ties for renting it... so we put a lot of take another year or two before they Dave McCrindle – First Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Kris Petersen – Danish Navy, effort into improving the property. actually find their way into the Legions. 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www.theseniortimes.com November 2008 5 THE SENIOR TIMES Vet opinions on Afghanistan all over the map (continued from previous page)

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8 November 2008 www.theseniortimes.com THE SENIOR TIMES Explosive Segal production raises the roof

Kristine Berey Todd Sandomirsky in every sound and movement, remains devastat- If you’ve seen the film version of ing and shattering — still palpable Tennessee Williams’ Cat on a Hot long after the last sounds of clap- Tin Roof and think you know what ping die away. to expect from The Segal’s produc- The role of Brick’s love-starved wife tion of the same play, think again. is one of the great gifts Williams has Directed by Greg Kramer, the per- given to women in theatre. Severn formance on opening night — met Thompson plays her with a perfect with a standing ovation — was a blend of vulnerability and spunk. testament to the immediacy and Her brilliant smile meeting the en- power of live theatre. thusiastic audience at the end of the The play’s themes of love and loss, performance revealed how far she hypocrisy and denial, impending must have had to travel from her mortality — and also truth, tran- personal sense of self into the dark- scendence and hope so fragile as to ness that is Maggie. hang by a thread — have been ex- It is a credit to Sharon Bakker’s plored by Tolstoy, Chekov and mastery that, from the mouth of Big Thomas Mann. It is clear why Mama, a now commonplace exple- Cole Randy photo: Williams is considered to be a writer tive still shocks. Maggie (Severn Thompson) and Brick (Todd Sandomirsky) of their stature. His language is mu- The children, symbolizing those would become more receptive to the liams’ 1974 ending, less literal than sical, performed with breathtaking who unquestioningly believe what is true meaning of the work. “People the sanitized movie version, chal- virtuosity by the close-knit cast. The told to them and who in their cer- today are more accustomed to lenges the audience to make the counterpoint of relationships be- tainty may be the cruelest of all, were scenes of sex and violence… the real leap of faith that, perhaps, is a pre- tween the characters is flawless. The suitably obnoxious beyond the call theme of the play — the general requisite to hope. The result is a final line, echoing a phrase previ- of duty. mendacity of our society — is more deeply moving, unforgettable, po- ously uttered by the brutal and Williams had to revise the play to clearly seen,” Williams, who lived etic experience. domineering character Big Daddy please earlier audiences. He believed until 1983, once told an interviewer. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof runs until — lustily played by Barry Flatman that in time, taboos would become The play is about the destructive November 16 at the Leanor and — gains strength and poignancy less ironclad and, freed from the power of lies, but also about the Alvin Segal Theatre, 5170 Côte Ste- when spoken by his son Brick. This outdated censorship code that had possibility that a lie can be trans- Catherine. Tickets: 514-739-2301, character’s pain, communicated by prevailed until 1968, the public formed — willed — into truth. Wil- 514-790-1245 or admission.com

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Which help came with a plane full of left- Even on issues of substance, like tax- circles – suspending his campaign, gives me the perfect chance to go overs from the Karl Rove school of ation, McCain refused to engage his rushing to Washington, failing to get out on a limb. So here goes. political operatives. opponent. Obama cited chapter and his colleagues on board – while I assume that when you read these These are the guys and girls who verse to demonstrate that his tax cut Obama coolly waited for the facts be- lines, the United States will have a specialize in the politics of personal would benefit 95% of the middle class. fore making a pronouncement on new president and his name will be destruction. Forget grappling with Instead of arguing the merits, McCain the crisis. Barack Obama. Why did Obama win Obama on the issues. Instead, dig into said his opponent was a liar,a tired old This is what eventually got through and why did John McCain lose? 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12 November 2008 www.theseniortimes.com THE SENIOR TIMES Before you sign on the dotted line estimate of care was are taken, and yet no reduction is your questions before signing on the Let’s talk accurate, there were no given. Shouldn’t the person just be dotted line. Have agreements put in guarantees. The resi- charged for the rental of the apart- writing and don’t just rely on a hand- about it dence would not sign a ment? Shouldn’t this also apply when shake. Residences are bought and Bonnie Sandler, S.W. lease until after the notice is given and the person is no sold and personnel often change. Be couple had moved in longer living there? Shouldn’t this be aware and be prepared, and take and an inhouse evalu- the case in the event of death? someone with you who can help The decision to move into a resi- ation of care was done. If the as- When it’s time to renew your lease with the negotiation and review the dence, either for you or a loved one, sessment concluded that more care you may be asked for an increase. lease for you. is emotionally exhausting. There is was needed than the original plan, Check if the increase is just on the Questions or comments are welcome at relief after your choice has been the monthly costs would increase. rental portion of the apartment and [email protected] made, but still more remains to be An added half hour of care a day is governed by the rental board. Ask all and may be used in future articles. done – the signing of the lease. approximately $400 a month. The Leases vary from residence to resi- family felt insecure without a dence. Many will use standard leases signed lease and a definite price, Attention Snowbirds! Dentist with added or separate clauses re- but in the end they were able to garding care, while others will have a sign for the original price, much to Julie M. Freedman BSc, DDS. PA, (formerly of Montreal) customized contract. Generally, a their relief. Would be pleased to care for all of your dental needs should personal care home (or foster home A more worrisome example is a you require treatment while in Florida. I am located west of as some choose to call it) is all inclu- family who gave the required 3 sive without any added costs, other month notice to cancel their old Hollywood at 10978 Pembroke Road, Miramar, Florida than medication and personal items. lease and planned for the move There are no extra charges for show- based on an estimate quoted by the Telephone number is 954-438-3803 ers, laundry, food, assistance with residence. When the individual was dressing, and inhouse entertainment. evaluated just prior to the move, the The Dollard Centre for the Arts This should be specified in writing care level had changed and the when signing an agreement. monthly cost increased by over a Over 75 artisans thousand dollars a month. Blown glass, clocks, mirrors, pet beds & Should more care be needed than the Many larger residences offer a la coats, organic soaps & lotions, beaded watch- es, Medieval jewelry, Judaica, painted glass- residence is able to provide, find carte services. Pay attention to the ouut how much notice is required for ware & porcelain, scarves, evening purses, a move to another facility. prices. Although services may not be stuffed toys made with recycled fabrics, needed at move-in, they may be chocolates, fudge, cupcakes .... I have clients who encountered dif- needed further down the road. You Over 45 artists: Small format art section, Art Studios Open ficulty with lease signing since the don’t want to have to move a second House, The Artist’s Association of Dollard, monthly cost varies according to care time because of rising costs. Nursing Gallery tours, Tea Room November 22 & 23 level. Should care needs increase, the facilities or special care floors are Saturday & Sunday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. monthly cost increases. Most large often all inclusive. residences do their own evaluation Address the difficult questions. A Weekend Dollard Civic Centre to decide on the hours of care. Should more care be needed than the 12001 de Salaberry, Dollard-des-Ormeaux, This is all fine but timing can be an residence is able to provide, find out of Crafts and Route 40, Exit 55 to Sources North to de issue. A family I worked with chose a how much notice is required for a Salaberry West. (514) 684-1012 ex. 213 high-end care facility for their par- move to another facility (if it’s a move Fine Art www.dollardartcentre.com ents. They were obliged to give their to a government nursing home it’s landlord 3 months notice in prepa- one month). What are the monetary ration for this move. Since the new obligations in the event of death? residence was not prepared to evalu- I fail to comprehend why resi- ate their parents 3 months before the dences continue to charge the full move, an exact monthly fee could amount when an individual is hospi- not be determined. talized for a long period of time. No While the residence felt that the services are being provided, no meals

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www.theseniortimes.com November 2008 13 THE SENIOR TIMES Granite Lacroix Inc. Some surprising house origins th Manufacturing monuments for three generations main or stay.”By the late 14 century, however, the word’s meaning ameliorated and its prime sense Our craftsmen are well-known for the ability and came to refer to the chief residence of a lord. care they take to personalize your monument. The Word Nerd At the other end of the real estate scale, the key to Howard Richler understanding the etymology of apartment is in Our Services isolating “part,” as the word was first used in the 17th century to refer to the part of a house or • Delivery across Quebec In this Housing edition of The Senior Times we re- building consisting of a suite or set of rooms, al- • Engraving, cleaning, restorations veal the original meanings of your place of abode. lotted to the use of a particular person or group. • Porcelain photos and ornaments House and home are among the oldest words in Only in 18th century North America did it acquire • Free consultation in your home the English language, both being in use before the its present meaning of a single unit within a multi- • Interior and exterior showroom year 1000. Similar words can also be found in virtu- unit residential building that is leased by an indi- • Member of the Association des Détaillants ally all other Germanic-based languages such as the vidual who occupies the space. Dutch huus, German haus and Swedish hus. Ety- However, if you are male and pride yourself on de Monuments du Québec mologically (if not in reality!) a husband is bonded your suave bachelor apartment, you might not 1735 des Laurentides Blvd, Vimont, Laval with a house, as originally it meant “master of the want to relay to your urbane dates that the word (450) 669-7467 household” and not “male spouse.”The word home bachelor derives from the Latin baccalaria and is comes from the Old English h m that referred to a related to the Latin word for cow, bacca. Also, a www.granitelacroix.com ā place where one lives and the“ham”spelling lives on baccalarius referred to a person employed on a in place names such as Birmingham and Durham. grazing farm, though it is unlikely that any aca- Wealso see longevity and Germanic origins in the demic degree was conferred as a result of a passing The War Amps basic ingredients of a house: room, wall, floor, door, mark in sheep grazing. and roof. Not quite as ancient in English is the word A bungalow is of more recent and exotic vintage. window that arrived in our language in the 13th cen- In Hindustani, bangla means belonging to Bengal, Sharing tury, replacing the Old English eyethurl that meant and in the 17th century a bungalow referred to a “eye-hole.”But isn’t window a far more poetic word, lightly built house, usually with a thatched roof. the Legacy literally meaning the “eye of the wind?” Over time, the term became generalized for any The word for the prettiest of homes, cottage, is single-storey house. Members of the CHAMP Program first recorded in the 13th century and derives from Bringing us up-to-date, the sense of condo- for child amputees will carry on the Old English word cote that referred to a hum- minium as an owned apartment unit only goes ble dwelling. This spelling has survived the ages in back to 1962, but the word’s first usage can be the tradition of “amputees helping the word dovecote. Until the 18th century the word traced back to 1714, when the Danes believed that amputees” and commemorate and cottage was restricted to the homes of the poor, the Duke of Holstein’s construction of new forts preserve Canada’s military heritage. and the OED states that it was only in the 19th cen- “was contrary to the condominium, which that tury that “the name is divested of all associations king and the duke have in that duchy” i.e. joint Documentaries can be borrowed free-of-charge or purchased at cost-recovery prices. with poverty.”Methinks this was a ploy foisted on rule or sovereignty. us by Victorian realtors to increase the market Many a contemporary feuding condo or town- To see a listing of our Canadian Military Heritage documentaries, visit our Web site at www.waramps.ca, value of hovels. house owner will identify with this snippet of or to order a pamphlet, contact The War Amps: Likewise, mansion and manor had humble begin- Danish/German real estate history. E-ZEE ACCESS: nings and etymologically both refer to a place one Howard Richler’s latest book is Can I Have a Tel.: 1 800-250-3030 Fax: 1 800-219-8988 stays or dwells, deriving from the Latin manere,“re- Word With You? Charitable Registration No.: 13196 9628 RR0001 Taking stock and reevaluating have raised property tax evaluations significantly. Also, a large majority of Montreal’s housing stock is old, requiring major renovations. As a result, Common Cents many seniors on fixed incomes can no longer af- Ivan Cons ford to live comfortably in their own homes, or are forced to take home equity lines of credit to do so. The second trend is that because of low interest Canadians have much to be thankful for as we rates, many seniors are opting to buy condos in- Montreal to Florida watch the unwinding of the global economy. Al- stead of renting, thus taking on mortgages that though we’re not immune, our banking system may never be paid off in their lifetime. Once these Florida to Montreal was recently ranked as the best in the world. It’s individuals hit retirement, they may have trouble safe to say we can expect some difficult times maintaining their mortgage payments and taxes. Montreal 450-687-2200 ahead in many sectors of our economy, and one Worse, with the severe decline in the equity mar- Florida 866-247-2200 of the sectors already showing signs of a slow- kets worldwide, many seniors are now faced with down is housing. substantially reduced investment portfolios, and RESERVE NOW! Depending on your region, housing prices will many who are retired or approaching retirement be affected differently. Some owners will see more may no longer are able to live in the way which significant reductions in market value. For most they had planned. Canadians the purchase of a house is the single There are options available and they all centre on largest investment they’ll make, and the single taking stock and reevaluating your complete finan- largest asset they’ll own. cial portfolio and living expenses. For those strapped The last few years have seen emerging trends that for cash, solutions like reverse mortgages and home have a particular impact on seniors. Firstly, there equity lines of credit may be suitable in some in- are many seniors with paid-off mortgages who are stances. It is important to consult with an inde- house rich but cash poor. Municipal governments pendent financial advisor to evaluate your needs. 14 November 2008 www.theseniortimes.com THE SENIOR TIMES Price of politics pales beside price of freedom lost their houses, or lost let alone watched and ignored. To be in- members of their fami- different invites disaster. We are very for- STAINED GLASS My Way lies to the killing fields, tunate to live in a democracy where CLASSES have had a shocking governments can change without a drop Ursula Feist awakening. of blood being spilled, and where free- Evening & weekend classes I can’t imagine why dom of speech and the obligation to November Sale anyone would want to count every vote are respected. No part of the education of a politician go into politics these days. Who On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the is more indispensable than the fighting wants to be made mincemeat of in 11th month this year, as candles are lit STUDIODU of elections. – Winston Churchill public, have skeletons dug out of the and bare-headed solemn-looking politi- VERRE closet, be mindful of every word and cians lay wreaths at monuments, I’ll be metro Champs-de-Mars I have been glued to my TV set for move, and always worry about the reflecting on what we’ve made of the 515 Bonsecours weeks. First there were the Olym- next morning’s headlines? Politicians freedom for which our soldiers sacrificed Old Montreal 514-842-3968 pics, which I enjoyed except for that lose all privacy and they – and their everything. studioduverre.com story of the little girl with the families – need to develop the skin of Then I’ll shut off the TV, have a cup of crooked teeth and the lovely voice a rhinoceros. Instant news didn’t tea and go for a walk – I’ll need some who wasn’t allowed to sing because exist years ago, and history was fresh air! she wasn’t attractive enough! Then “cleaned up” by whoever authored it. coverage turned mostly to the Now, events captured by accidental drawn-out and nasty US election onlookers with digital cameras blur campaign. Ours seemed almost be- the line between reporting and sur- nign in comparison, but certainly veillance. less time-consuming – each candi- Anyone who has ever experienced a date promising a cleaner, safer and malignant dictatorship knows how more peaceful world! politics can change one’s life and how By now someone will have been vital it is to be informed and vote for elected to occupy that chair in the the right individual. I lived in Berlin Oval Office – with his own dream re- during the Hitler years and know what alized, but the great American I am talking about. It has affected my Dream put on the back burner. entire life and that feeling of insecu- There is a mess to be cleaned up first. rity has not left me. It is incom- Those who have lost their jobs and prehensible that such government savings and can’t afford to retire, or sponsored crimes were at all possible,

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ART Memorial Anglican Church Hall holds a bazaar at Remembrance Day Parade & Memorial service Saturday, November 15 at 7pm & 9pm, Studio 2146 Marlowe. Info: 514-484-3102 places wreaths at the Verdun Cenotaph facing city 303 presents Vernissage-danse #141: Genera- Friday, November 21 7pm – 9pm and Saturday, Hall. Branch opens at 12pm and formation at tions, a collaboration of artists working on the November 22 10am – 3pm, Anglican Church of 1:45pm. Music and refreshments following the question of age, body memory, and historical re- the Resurrection hosts a Christmas Bazaar at 99 ceremonies. Info: 514-769-2489 vivals at 372 St Catherine W, #303. $12/$10 stu- Mount Pleasant, Pointe-Claire. Tuesday, November 11 at 2:30pm the Verdun Le- dents. Info: 514-393-3771 Info: 514-697-1910 gion holds a Remembrance Day parade and show Thursday, November 20 – Sunday, November Saturday, November 22 10am – 2pm, Centre at 4538 Verdun (facing metro). 30 Mile-End Gallery holds their annual exhibition Greene holds a holiday craft sale and bazaar at Info: 514-769-2489 and sale at 5345 Park Avenue. Vernissage 1090 Greene. Info: 514-931-6202 Tuesday, November 11 at 12:30pm, Atwater Li- Thursday, November 20 6pm – 8:30pm. Saturday, November 29 All Saints Anglican brary hosts a presentation about Montreal surgeon Info: 514-271-3383 Church holds a Christmas Bazaar at 7325 Ouimet, Dr. Francis Scrimger, awarded the Victoria Cross Until Friday, December 12 Concordia Faculty of Verdun. Info: 514-368-4043 for his work in World War I. Info: 514-935-7344 Fine Arts presents Stinger Editions, prints by Friday, November 28 at 6pm Lachine Royal award-winning non-print artists in collaboration Canadian Legion hosts a catered turkey dinner at with master printers and until Friday, November CLUBS 3015 Henri Dunant, Lachine. $25. Reserve tickets 28, Concordia students and alumni exhibit Inner Thursdays at 2pm, Centre Greene holds ballroom by November 14. Info: 514-637-8002 Space/Outer Place. 1515 St Catherine W, Room dance classes for those with Parkinson’s at 1090 EV 1-715. Info: 514-848-2424 x 7962 Greene, Westmount. Bring an able-bodied part- November 27 to December 15 the Women’s Art ner. Info and registration: 514-484-2016 LECTURES Studio of Montreal will be presenting their coffee Saturday, November 15 and Saturday, Novem- Thursday, November 13 at 8:30pm, Dr. Nessa and chocolate paintings at 5673 Sherbrooke W ber 29 at 8pm the Single Person’s Association Cronin from the National University of Ireland (corner Harvard). Free admission. Come have a hosts a dance at the St. Catherine Laboure Church, presents An Irish Poetics of Place? Poetry, To- coffee and admire their work. Info: 514-803-5627 448 Trudeau, Lasalle. $12. Info: 514-366-8600 pography and the Irish Literary Tradition at the Sunday, November 16 at 1pm the NDG Canine Hall Building room H-1220 at 1455 Maisonneuve Club meets in Old Montreal at de la Commune W. Info: 514-848-8711 BAZAARS and St-Paul W. Bring your 4-legged friends and a Sunday, November 16 from 12:30 – 4:30pm, Tai Friday November 7 from 2pm – 8:30pm and picnic basket! Info: 514-594-4114 Chi Center presents Ano-Hou (answer to a prayer) Saturday November 8 from 10am – 2pm, St. Tuesday, November 18 at 2:30pm the St. James Life Enhancement, an alternative skills and tools Paul’s Anglican Church hosts their annual bazaar Literary Society presents a coffee tasting event at gathering, at 19 Centre Commercial, Roxboro. 514-634-1965 at 379, 44th Avenue, Lachine. Info: Picasso Restaurant (reception hall) at 6810 St. $5 donation. Info and registration: 450-764-1066 Friday, November 7 Satur- 6pm – 8:30pm and Jacques W. $10. Info: 514-484-0146 November 17 & 21 and December 1 & 8 at day, November 9 10am – 2pm St Andrew’s Pres- Thursday, November 20 Helvetia Seniors Club 7:30pm Legacy for Learning Series presents Be- byterian Church holds their Christmas Bazaar at invites Swiss seniors and their partners to hear tween Cross and Crescent: Jewish Civilization 450-671-1862 496 Birch, St. Lambert. Info: Peter Kobel speak on The Importance of Proper from Mohammed to Spinoza at the Shaare Zion Saturday, November 8 and Sunday, November Estate Planning, followed by lunch at Monkland Congregation, 5575 Cote St. Luc Road. 9 10am – 5pm Baie D’Urfé Potters Guild holds Grill, 6151 Monkland. Info: 514-481-2928 $54 /$36 JPL & Shaare Zion members and stu- their annual fall sale and exhibition at the White- Saturday, November 29 at 9:30am Montreal dents. side Taylor center, 20551 Lakeshore, Baie Urban Hikers Club meet at Place-Des-Arts east- Info: 514-481-7727 x 226 Friday, November 7 D’Urfé. Vernisage from 7 – ern ticket booth for a guided walk through the un- Tuesday, November 25 at 7:30pm the St. James 514-485-7674 9 pm. Info: derground city. Info: 514-366-9108 Literary Society presents John Steffler, who will Saturday, November 8 10am – 2pm, St. Philip’s speak about his work and role as Canada’s Poet Church hosts a Christmas Bazaar at 7505 Sher- Laureate, at the McGill Faculty Club, 3450 Mc- 514-481-4871 REMEMBRANCEEVENTS brooke W. Info: Tavish. $10/students $3. Info: 514-484-0146 Saturday, November 8 Sunday, November 9 at 2pm Lachine Royal 10am – 3pm, Good Shep- Wednesday, November 26 at 7pm Dr Joe herd Community Centre hosts their annual bazaar Canadian Legion holds a Remembrance Day Pa- rade at 3015 Henri Dunant, Lachine. Schwarcz presents An Apple a Day, a studied por- at 850 Dominion, corner St. Antoine. trait of food fears and trends. Council room, City 514-933-7351 Info: 514-637-8002 Info: Hall. Info: 514-630-1218 x 1632 Thursday, November 13 3:30 – 8:30pm, West- Sunday, November 9 at 2pm the Verdun Legion mount High School hosts a book fair at 4350 St- Catherine W. Drop off used book donations Segal Awards honour Jewish creativity Friday, November 7 and Wednesday, November The J.I. Segal Awards of the Jewish Public Li- Dr. Hirsch and Dora Rosenfeld Prize for Yiddish, 12 5:30-8pm. Info: 514-483-3600 brary were established in 1968 to honor and per- Leonard Cohen for English Fiction and Poetry Saturday, November 15 10am – 3pm St. Mary’s petuate the memory of the Great Canadian Prize on a Jewish Theme, Mayer Kirshenblatt Parish holds a Christmas Fair at 735 Miller, Yiddish poet J.I. Segal. The awards were devel- and Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett for English Greenfield Park. Info: 450-671-0416 oped to encourage and reward creative works on Non-Fiction Prize on a Jewish Theme, Anne Saturday, November 15 9am – 3pm, St. Thomas Jewish themes and to recognize contributions in Élaine Cliche for French Literature Prize on a More hosts a bazaar at 978 Moffat. corner Ban- Jewish education. Jewish Theme, Pierre Anctil for Translation nantyne. Info: 514-768-4741 This year,the winners will be honored in a spe- Prize of Book with a Jewish Theme, Ira Robin- Saturday, November 15 10am – 4pm, Hungar- cial 40th anniversary celebratory gala on Tuesday son for Canadian Jewish Studies Prize, Nitza ian United Church hosts a Christmas sale and November 11th at 7:30 pm in the Jewish Public Parry for The Jacob Zipper Prize in Education, food fair at Jean Talon and l’Acadie. Library, 5151 Cote St. Catherine. This gala is and Ina Fichman and Dov Okouneff for Info: 514-483-6916 open to the public and admission is free. Michael Moskovitz Prize in Film/Video on a Friday, November 21, 5pm – 8pm, and Satur- The winners this year are Dov-Ber Kerler for Jewish Theme. day, November 22, 9:30am –2:30pm Trinity 16 November 2008 www.theseniortimes.com THE SENIOR TIMES Local folk will love these vocals

decades-old Willelm Breuker Kollectief swings by the stage at the intimate Chapelle Historique du for a visit at Sala Rossa. This unusual Dutch free- Bon-Pasteur at 100 Sherbrooke E to present Czech Notes of note jazz-meets-cabaret big band is entertaining and and Slovakian lyrical gems November 13. Fea- virtuosic, featuring skilled instrumentalists with a tured artists are baritones Adam Plachetka, Miku- Paul Serralheiro strong dose of humour. las Scneifer and Pavol Kuban. Fans of vocal music are blessed this month with Three concerts of note at the Oscar Peterson a wide palette of choices. Jazz singer Ranee Lee Concert Hall are those of jazz trumpeter and The summer festival season may be long gone,but takes up the mic for some mainstream jazz bal- music professor Charles Ellison, which takes there’s no reason to hibernate just yet, since there ladeering the weekend of November 7-8 at Up- place November 13 at 8pm ($5 seniors), the is lots of good music to be heard around town both stairs Jazz Bar and Grill on MacKay Street. Lee’s Klezmatics November 29 at 8:30pm with pro- familiar and exotic. voice is unique: unlike so many Billie Holiday and ceeds from the show going to support the In the first week of November, the Festival du Ella Fitzgerald imitators, she has her own sound. KlezKanada Youth Scholarship Fund, and finally, Monde Arabe happens at three main venues: Place The less original but nonetheless pleasant Susie on November 23 at 8pm you can help support des Arts, Sala Rossa and Kola Note. Over 20 shows Arioli and her band appear at the Theatre Out- the I Medici Di McGill Orchestra by attending present the richness and variety of music with remont November 27 as part of the Montreal In- their 20th anniversary concert. roots in North African and the Middle East, from ternational Jazz Festival’s off-season programming. This group is made up in part of members of Iranian music steeped in ancient Sufism to bluesy Classical vocal music is also plentiful, with, the faculty of medicine at McGill. They will be Gnawan music to more modern fusions. This is among many others, the Opera de Montreal’s joined by guest piano soloist Seth Durst from music that knows no borders of religion or na- presentation at Place des Arts of Bizet’s The Pearl New York City to perform works mostly by tionality. A delight for the ears. Fishers, which contains many well-loved arias (No- Mozart. Also in the first week (November 4), the three- vember 1-13). International and local artists take Admission by donation is $10.

Productions presents Ko-Koo, classical, gospel Mainline Theatre, 3997 St-Laurent. $18. MUSIC and modern music at St. Ansgar's Lutheran Tickets: 514-849-3378 Saturday, November 9 at 3:30pm Dutch cellist Church, 4020 Grand. Admission: goodwill offer- Until Saturday, November 15 Talisman Theatre Pieter Wispelwey and pianist Alexander Melnikov ing for South African mothers and children af- presents Down Dangerous Passes Road by play Barber, Chopin, Martinu and Rachmaninoff fected by HIV/AIDS. Info: 514-486-5404 Michel Marc Bouchard at La Chapelle, 3700 St- at Pollack Hall, 555 Sherbrooke W. $35 /$15 stu- Monday, December 1 at 8pm the Cappela Antica, Dominique. $20. Info: 514-843-7738 dents. Info: 514-932-6796 McGill Consort Of Viols and the McGill Recorder Wednesday, November 12 to Saturday, No- November 14 at 7:30pm, The Lakeshore music Consort play a Christmas Rennaissance at Red- vember 16 Intentional Dreams Productions pres- society presents Trio Fibonacci at Union Church, path Hall, McGill, McTavish Gate. $10. ents I Ought To Be In Pictures by Neil Simon at 24 Maple. $12/$6 seniors and students. Tickets: 514-398-4547 La Risée, 1258 Bélanger. $18 advance, $20 at Tickets: 514-457-5756 Monday, December 1 at 8pm McGill Wind Sym- door. Tickets: 514-272-9430 November 19 – 20 and 26 – 28 at 8pm Concor- phony plays the work of Charles-Simon Catel, Ka November 12 to November 16 Gleams Theatre dia students play at Oscar Peterson Concert Hall Nin Chan, Walter Hartley and Jonathan Dagenais presents The Bald Soprano by Eugene Ionesco at at 7141 Sherbrooke W. Tickets at door. $5. at the Pollack Hall, 555 Sherbrooke W. $10. Geordie Space, 4001 Berri #103. $25. Info: 514-848-4848 Tickets: 514-398-4547 Tickets: 514-934-0535 Tuesday, November 18 at 12:30 pm, Le Groupe Tuesday, December 2 at 8pm McGill Vocal November 13 to November 29 at 8pm Perse- MusiArt, the choir of MUHC Department of Psy- Group perform Luna Pearl Woolf, Trevor Weston, phone Productions presents Othello, directed by chiatry, performs choral music at Atwater Library. Julian Wachner and Brian Tate at Pollack Hall, Gabrielle Soskin, at McCord Museum, 690 Sher- Info: 514-935-7344 555 Sherbrooke W. $10. Tickets: 514-398-4547 brooke W. $26/$18 seniors. Sunday, November 23 at 2pm Reiner Trio plays Tickets: 514-398-7100 x 234 Vaughan Williams and Jean Coulthard at Pollack Friday, November 28 to Sunday, December 7 Hall, 555 Sherbrooke W. $15. Geordie Productions presents The Little Prince at Tickets: 514-398-4547 THEATRE Wednesday, November 12 – Wednesday, No- D.B. Clarke Theatre, 1455 Maisonneuve W. $15 Friday November 28 and Saturday, November vember 19 at 8pm, and Sunday, November 16 at seniors/$13.50 children. Tickets: 514-845-9810 29 at 7pm, McGill Symphony Orchestra plays 3pm the D.B. Clarke Theatre presents Dulcinea’s November 28 to November 30 Aytahn Ross Cir- Messiaen and Rachmaninoff at Pollack Hall, 555 Lament, 1455 Maisonneuve W. $28/$24 seniors. cus Montreal presents Circo D’Hiverno, a fusion Sherbrooke W. $12. Tickets: 514-398-4547 Tickets: 514-848-2424 x 4742 of circus, comedy and theatre, at Theatre St Saturday, November 29 at 7:30pm, Zerf Until Friday, November 16 Altera Vitae Produc- Catherine, 264 St Catherine E. $15 advance, $20

CHORALE tions presents Almost Blue by Keith Reddin at at the door. Tickets: 514-524-1554 The November theatre scene & ORCHESTRA Presents: Byron Toben stage in a wheelchair, here reverts to foot and Bach Mass in B Minor horse in an impressionistic version of her name- The usual post-Fringe paucity of English theatre sake, the barmaid from Don Quixote and Man Artistic Director: Peter Willsher lasted until mid-October, when the falling leaves of La Mancha. Dec. 6, 2008, 7:30pm heralded November with a bang. Two dynamite Our very own off-Broadway temple, the Main shows recently wrapped up at the Centaur – Line, hosts Against Blue.The script,about an ex- Tickets $20/$15 seniors and students. Scorched and Life is a Dream – and at least a con and a beautiful woman (please somebody, Admissions Network 514 790-1245 www.admission.com or at the door dozen promising plays are on tap this month. write about an average looking heroine!) in A production not to be missed is Dulcinea trouble with a web of mind games is enhanced Langfelder’s dance-drama Dulcinea’s Lament at by director Carolyn Fe’s original song of the the D.B. Clarke November 12 to 19. same title and sung by her. Multitalented Patrick The amazing Ms. L, last seen at the Centaur in Goddard, manager of the venue, is also among Clinging For Dear Life, where she whirled around the cast.

www.theseniortimes.com November 2008 17 THE SENIOR TIMES Art powers child development, says researcher Wright Gisele Rucker bourhoods and in Toronto’s housing projects. Her focus was“disturbed children”– a term used in the “When you’re young, you discover what you’re 1960s to describe children with acute emotional good at,”says Robin Wright,Professor of Social and behavioural problems. She’d been working for Work at University of Windsor. “I was great 15 years in treatment centres in Toronto and with kids.” Hamilton, as well as in schools with teachers as a Canada’s top researcher in the impact of arts par- team leader, before she pursued a university degree ticipation on youth development, Wright deter- in social work at McMaster University. mined effective ways to recruit and engage youth “We know so much more now than before,” she in community-based arts programs. As co-inves- says. “Then, no one was talking about abuse, sex- tigator of the National Arts and Youth Demon- ual violence, or domestic violence. It got on the stration Program (NAYDP) with her husband, Dr. table when Trudeau brought in the divorce laws, Lindsay John, she concluded kids participating in which made it easier for women not to be chattel. structured arts activities gain increased confi- Recognizing women’s rights made getting a di- dence, improved interpersonal and conflict reso- vorce easier. There were strong social policies to lution skills, improved problem solving skills, and support women and children, better than what skills in arts activities. had previously been in place.” Graduating from Toronto’s Humber Community For her degree Wright researched “the kinds of communities. The three-year study in five Cana- College with a Child and Youth Worker Diploma, programs to build and have in place in the school dian sites showed that community-based organi- she capitalized on what she learned as a play- system as interventions to prevent students drop- zations could successfully recruit, engage and ground supervisor in Hamilton’s poorer neigh- ping out of school, antisocial behaviour, and vio- sustain the participation of children and youth in lence, and to increase academic achievement.”Her structured arts programs, and that the children in- OUTREMONT doctoral study subsequently showed slight behav- volved in displayed greater pro-social behaviours ioural improvements with interventions like class- and self-awareness. It also showed positive impact room management, cooperative learning, peer on school performance and on the children’s fam- tutoring and mentoring. ilies and communities. When she was hired at McGill, she aimed at Her current work is in assessing the impact of longer term prevention programs that could pro- the arts experience on children who participated SANCTUAIRE, 6111 Du Boisé #5L,1460 s.f., 2 Leonard Rosen vide models for positive youth development. With in the NAYDP in 2001. 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Docs talk memory loss, holiday kidproofing McGill University Health Centre presents a model Thursday, November 13 at 2 pm Dr Carlo Galli, Patient Room of the Future and public health lec- MUHC Pediatric Trauma Program Coordinator, tures at Westmount Square in November. speaks on How to keep kids safe when the Monday, November 10 at 2 pm Dr Gary Inglis, temperature drops. www.caseypropertyservices.ca MUHC Geriatric Medicine Site Director, presents “We’ll explain a bit about pediatric trauma and Where did I put my keys? treating and preventing injuries in kids, basing it Taking a look at memory loss and cognitive dis- more on winter activities coming up,” says Galli. orders, Dr Inglis reviews warning signs, prevention “When grandkids are coming, it’s important to and treatment.“What is the evidence out there that child-proof the home,” with medication, electri- helps us prevent memory loss?” he asks.“We know cal sockets, candles, and tree decorations meriting that stroke and Alzheimer's share risk factors: hy- special attention, he notes. Toy buying guidelines, pertension, diabetes, high cholesterol, and seden- proper car seat setup, and winter playground pre- tary lifestyle,”each soaring in our aging population. cautions will be reviewed, and more tips on holi- “There’s a lot of research out there for treatment,” day safety will be available to take home. and his ongoing work in clinical trials for new ther- Location: 1 Westmount Square, Mezzanine level apies to prevent amyloid deposition, though “still (metro Atwater). experimental,”will be up for discussion. Info: 514-934-1934 x 71552 Erratum Our apologies to the subject of October’s headline “Current champions keep title in shuffleboard curling match” for the omission of their team photo. Team Manoir Westmount were indeed captured celebrating their victory: Leisure Supervisor Simona Buth, Thelma McNicoll, Mary Sancton, Joyce Steinman, John Byers, Stanley Tuesdays at 10:30 am Frost, and (seated) Paul O'Neill, Ron Jamieson, Eva Mikelson, Judy Karafky, Paul Hinphy, and Anita Wood. 18 November 2008 www.theseniortimes.com THE SENIOR TIMES THE MONACO retirement residence

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www.theseniortimes.com November 2008 19 THE SENIOR TIMES HEADING SOUTH Visiting the Canadian War Museum FOR THE WINTER?

STAY AT FOUNTAINVIEW IN WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA! If you want to escape the cold Canadian winters, Fountainview invites you to expe- rience the finest in retirement living. Located in West Palm Beach, just minutes from the heart of the city, Fountainview offers Five Star service, fine dining and beautiful resort-style amenities. You’ll enjoy: • Choice of fully furnished apartments with balcony • Beautiful outdoor heated pool and Jacuzzi Robert Galbraith includes education and research.” • Restaurant-style dining Whitham says that many of the artifacts and There is an old adage that says,“Those who do documents now housed in the museum were do- • Weekly housekeeping not learn from the past will be forced to relive it.” nated by Canadian war veterans and their fami- and linen service It is for this reason that institutions like the lies.“We have received everything you can possibly • A full calendar of activities Canadian War Museum in Ottawa exist, and imagine, including Victoria Crosses, artwork, and and events must continue to exist. even vehicles, including a tank. We even received The museum neither glorifies nor endorses war bombs that were converted into flower planters.” • Exercise and wellness programs – it’s a time capsule exhibiting the memoirs and Anyone who possesses any artifact, relic, or doc- artifacts of our warring past, and to a lesser de- ument of war history is encouraged to call the mu- • Local transportation available gree, the present. seum if they are interested in donating or Anyone who visits its labyrinth of exhibits is left inquiring about it. Whitham recommends writing to contemplate the sacrifices of life and limb that the museum describing the object and its back- have allowed us the life of freedom and choice that ground, or visiting the museum website. A visit is most take for granted. This is the message the mu- highly recommended for those who wish to know seum leaves visitors to ponder. the price our soldiers paid for the Canada we “We are focused on Canadian history, and the know today. preservation of material of what has come be- The Canadian War Museum is at 1 Vimy Place in fore,” says James Whitham, the acting manager Ottawa, five minutes west of Parliament Hill. $10 of collections for the museum.“This is the over- adults 18+, $8 seniors 65+ and students. Free ad- all reason why any museum collects.”But the in- mission to Canadian veterans and up to 3 accom- stitution serves other purposes just as important, panying family members. he notes. “A great part of the museum’s agenda Info: 800-555-5621 or warmuseum.ca Call us today at 1-800-377-9531 to learn more about fine living at Fountainview. Limited availability. Reserve your stay today.

20 November 2008 www.theseniortimes.com THE SENIOR TIMES All photos of the Canadian War Museum by Robert Galbraith

In honour of those who made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of our rights and freedoms.

En l’honneur de tous ceux et celles qui ont fait l’ultime sacrifice pour la défense de nos droits et de nos libertés.

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www.theseniortimes.com November 2008 21 THE SENIOR TIMES Fading from blue to black Kristine Berey to the World Health Organization, depression will become the second leading cause of dis- As the weather changes and there is more darkness ability worldwide by 2020. than light to our days, it’s not unusual to feel some- The problem with depression is that it may what grumpier or a little discouraged. Most of us worsen if it is ignored – which is a pity, since carry on and get through it as best as we can. But there are many forms of help available in the when sadness, exhaustion and hopelessness refuse to community if one is informed. lift, interfering with daily activities, they may signal To raise awareness, the CSSS Cavendish is or- an underlying depression. ganizing a free “Singing the Blues” concert on Here is how Jason Finucan, 33, describes his bout Wednesday, November 26. Award-winning with this illness: “For me, depression descended sud- singer and songwriter Rob Lutes will be on hand denly, like a plexiglass prison from which I could see to lift spirits with his soulful, bluesy ballads. and be seen in a world I could no longer touch, smell Before the concert, community organiza- or feel.” This dark mood could last for months, then tions will display information on the services lift suddenly, he says.“When depressed, all of my basic they offer for those living with mental illness physical, emotional and cognitive abilities were se- and to their families. Psychiatrist Floriana verely muted so that everyday life ranged from diffi- Ianni will speak on how to distinguish a pass- cult to impossible.” Finucan, who had experienced ing phase of “the blues” from clinical depres- heart surgery, says the complete loss of joy he had felt sion and Jason Finucan will share his insights made his operation seem like “a trip to the dentist” in in navigating this sometimes crippling disease. comparison.“I have never experienced anything more The event begins at 6 pm at River’s Edge painful or daunting or terrifying, before or since.” Community Church, 5567 Cote-St-Antoine. This chronic condition ranges from mild to severe, touching approximately 1 in 10 Canadians within their lifetime. In 2007, over 27 million prescriptions for an- Snowbird foliage? tidepressants were filled across the country. According Canadians who winter in the South are needed to participate in an upcoming exhibition at The Canadian Centre for Architecture. While these Snowbirds are away,theWayward Plant Registry will take in their houseplants and care for them until their return. The plants will be part of a Snowbird Garden that can be enjoyed by those who must stay in the cold! If you are a Canadian Snowbird or know one interested in participat- ing, contact [email protected]. Info: waywardplants.org or cca.qc.ca

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www.theseniortimes.com November 2008 25 THE SENIOR TIMES Paul Newman’s legacy lives on got about it until he received a phone call from Newman’s Own informing him that Sun Youth APPLE Here at Sun Youth had been selected as the sole recipient of the prof- its in Quebec from their line of foods. Nicolas Carpentier For seven consecutive years, Sun Youth received HILL the support of the Newman’s Own Foundation to Senior Citizens’ Home assist people in need. Between 1987 and 1995 Sun 24 hour supervised care On September 26, 2008, actor Paul Newman died Youth was granted $150,000 and the equivalent of Private rooms - Doctor visits after a long battle with lung cancer. Sun Youth’s $100,000 in food products to be included in the Well balanced meals Sid Stevens thought highly of Newman, not only baskets distributed through the organization’s sen- Daily exercise program because of his very successful movie career but ior monthly food supplement program. Fire detectors in each room mainly because of his community involvement, Sid Stevens never had the chance to meet the Jana Cerny & Mila Sedivy here and all over the world. screen legend to thank him for his generosity but In 1982, Paul Newman founded Newman’s Own, he did receive a personal note from him: “A lot of Tel 514-457-1637 Cell 514-813-4166 115 Hawthorne, Baie-d’Urfé a company that produces a line of all-natural food people have ideas but never do anything about it. products. Since its foundation, Newman’s Own Other people have dreams but never do anything has given away more than $250 million to charities about it. Other people have ideas and dreams and around the world. do something about it. Your organization is doing In 1986, Sun Youth’s Executive VP received a sur- something and is committed to it.” prise visit from two gentlemen who said they were “He was very impressed with Sun Youth’s various representing a well-known American actor. They programs, from our emergency food bank to our told him that Sun Youth was being considered for summer camp in l’Annonciation,” Sid recalls a grant. fondly. Nine months passed and Sid Stevens almost for- Paul Newman co-founded the Newman’s Own organization with the following mandate in mind: La Résidence “The more profits we generate, the higher will be the amount given to charitable organizations.” Possibility Sun Youth was fortunate enough to receive dona- of 30% tions from Newman’s Own until 1995, when their Easy living Tax Credit Lachine products stopped being distributed in Quebec. 76 units: Private rooms and 3 1/2 From all of us at Sun Youth, farewell Mr. Newman. You will be missed. Lois Hardacker Respite / Vacation / Convalescence Royal LePage Action, Chartered Real Estate Broker Day Centre 7 am - 6 pm, includes breakfast, lunch and recreational activities • Also available on weekends, by week or by month • Limited space • Wheelchair & walker access • 3 meals a day/7 days a week • Snacks (24 hours a day) • Regular housekeeping (cleaning and laundry) YOU DON’T NEED TO BE ALONE... Prix d’excellence SCHL • Laundry room Processus et gestion • Home assistance program available • Certified nurses • Qualified staff 24-hour • Private telephone line surveillance KNOWLTON, in the Town of Brome Lake, is one of those [email protected] special rural communities noted for its helping spirit. Live in 1655 William McDonald, Lachine this great neighbourhood, steps from the community centre, the medical clinic, the village shops and restaurants. Bunga- 514 637-4551 low with a walk-out basement, hardwood flooring, attached garage. Great value $199,000 Over 30 years experience at your service 450-242-2000 • [email protected]

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www.theseniortimes.com November 2008 29 THE SENIOR TIMES Times and Places Molly Newborn Hvar and islets attract the rich and naked

A view of Hvar town from the taxi-boat Green lizard on seaside rock I took an overnight ferry from Rijeka,at the north- the vicinity, the ferry had sailed away and I was through the lavender-covered mountains to the ernmost point of theAdriatic Sea,down the Croat- stranded on this sunny island that my father re- southwest side of the island. We were dropped off ian coast to Hvar Island.The cold autumn weather ferred to in an email as“in the middle of nowhere.” in the center of Hvar Town (pop. 4000), next to in the north just wasn’t cutting it for me. I was starting to wonder if this whole “island ex- the open-air market and a cathedral in the main Croatia’s southern islands are the country’s cursion” was a good idea. square. I meandered through the old white-stone crown jewels. I had heard from a fellow traveler Across from the dock was a small run-down covered square past the multi-million dollar lux- that Hvar Island was the piece de resistance, the restaurant with a ticket booth. Where was the Ve- ury yachts lined up, each more extravagant than most luxurious vacation spot for the fashionable netian architecture? The luxury yachts? Where was the next, and then up the hill through the narrow wealthy Europeans. This was the island with Ve- the castle at the top of the hill mentioned in my stoned pathways to the Green Lizard Hostel, full netian architecture and lavender-covered pictur- guidebook? Did I get off on the wrong island? of hung-over British and Irish backpackers recov- esque mountain terrain, not to mention an I walked toward the ticket book and noticed a ering from the club hopping of the night before. average of 2715 hours of sunshine a year. Clearly, woman at the counter. She didn’t speak English but The hostel manager gave me a quick rundown of this was where I belonged. she managed to direct me to the bus stop next to the the main tourist attractions – museums, night- Hvar Island is a long thin Island off the southern port. I waited at the empty bus stop with no posted clubs, and the nearby islets. She circled a few, men- Croatian coast that stretches 88km east to west with schedule for about ten minutes. It felt like eternity.A tioning that those were the ones I might enjoy. a population of 11,000.Along with a dozen or so tra- mini bus miraculously approached. I told the driver “What about the others?” I asked. “They are all velers, I was deposited at 8am at a dock on the I wanted to go to Hvar Town. He said in perfect nice,”she explained, “but I suggest these.” northwest side of the Island near a town called Stari English“Yes, I know, 10 Kuna please.”($2) He took I spent the day walking along the port, imagining Grad. The other travelers were all picked up by my bag and loaded it in the back as I hopped into myself lounging on the deck of one of those fancy family or friends. I was left alone and was starting the bus already loaded with eight tourists. yachts as a handsome pool boy dressed in a white to worry. There were no people, cars or boats in The bus ride was a 20-minute breathtaking drive uniform serves me pink lemonade. I walked

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30 November 2008 www.theseniortimes.com THE SENIOR TIMES View of Hvar Town with fortress atop the hill Hvar Town port around town, past a few overpriced restaurants at the map the hostel manager had given me, driver say anything as I left the boat? They just let and souvenir shops, and a string of jewelry booths circling the islands I should visit. Instead, I decided me wander onto the naked island! I waited three selling hand made earrings, bracelets and neck- to do my own thing. The first islet we docked at hours for the next boat without lifting my eyes. laces to eager buyers such as Canadian girls look- was Jerolim. It looked lovely, small with large rocks As luck would have it, the next islet was also full ing for treasures. to bask on and enjoy the pleasant seas. Perfect, I of naturalists. Call me a prude but I couldn’t han- I walked along the seaside promenade and the thought. I paid the taxi driver, hopped off, found dle it. Once again I waited on the dock and took rocky shores westwards past the luxury hotels and the perfect rock with the most perfect view, laid the next taxi-boat back to the mainland. found a nice rock to lounge on and read for the down on my towel and proceeded to immerse my- So much for my day of serenity and reflection. I rest of the day. Exhausted, I went to sleep early. self in my book. This was my serene moment. I headed back to the Green Lizard and shared a bot- Hvar’s main attraction, for me, isn’t the XVIth cen- would spend my day reading, meditating, and re- tle of wine with Irish backpackers who made fun tury fortress at the top of the hill or the XVIIth cen- flecting on my journey and the journeys to come. of me for stumbling onto the “sexy sexy islands.” tury oldest municipal theatre in Europe or the Five minutes into my book I realized others had I did not visit the fortress, the theatre, or the mu- many museums full of culture and history. It is the discovered my rocky shore and planted themselves seums in Hvar. Although they are probably very sun-drenched beaches on the mainland and on on the rocks. I almost had a heart attack when I re- nice, they are not why most people come to Hvar. the Pakleni Islands – a group of about 20 islets just alized they were all naked! I had stumbled upon the They come to tour the swanky hotels, restaurants opposite Hvar Town. Several little taxi boats wait “nudists”islet.Not that there is anything wrong with and bars, canoodle in their yachts and, so I to take the tourists to the islets. hanging on the beach in your birthday suit, but this learned, tan on the Pakleni Islands au naturel. I got an early start the next morning to explore certainly was not for me. I quickly gathered up my Though I am not yet one of the jet-setting rich the Pakleni Islands. I got in the taxi-boat with a belongings and headed straight back to the dock to and famous cultural elite, I got to spend two days few tourists at 10 am and we set sail. I didn’t look catch the next taxi-boat. Why didn’t the taxi-boat pretending I was.

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www.theseniortimes.com November 2008 31 THE SENIOR TIMES Universal Access benefits everyone Kristine Berey belief” to be autonomous. “She never asked what I couldn’t do, but pushed me as far as I could go.” Gina Lacasse feels like a very lucky person. She Her home on Benny Farm, adapted to her needs, has a family, a job she loves at the NDG Com- brings a great measure of independence to her life. munity Council, and a solid network of friends It features hallways that are wide enough to navi- and colleagues. The fact that she’s confined to a gate in a wheelchair without scratching the walls. wheelchair for most of her day is rarely on her There are no stairs. Removable cupboards allow her mind, except when something, like a dysfunc- to use the sink. Most important, the apartment is tional elevator, compels her to ask for assistance. designed to be easily modifiable if necessary,should “I only feel disabled when I feel my physical lim- counters and light switches need to be moved. Gina Lacasse with colleague Leslie Bagg itations,” Lacasse says. Though Lacasse is happy at home, she is frus- She credits her foster mom, Aline Lacasse, for trated by not being able to help her increasingly the widest variety of needs, allowing all people to recognizing her potential and her “drive beyond frail mother as much as she would like. Since her use the facilities in the same way.For example,rather mom’s residence is not adapted, it would take a than have a ramp for a few and stairs for most, a group of people to lift the wheelchair and help slight incline would allow everyone to enter and exit St. Patrick Square Lacasse negotiate the entrance. the same way. This benefits mothers pushing As our society ages, Lacasse believes that what strollers or elderly people who use walkers as well. used to be seen as accommodations for people It’s not easy finding an adapted home, especially with disabilities is now of necessity to older peo- an affordable one. According to Josiane Lamothe ple. She says her dream is that all public and pri- of the Société d’habitation du Québec, of the 16,074 vate spaces will eventually become barrier-free. social housing units that have been created since 3 1/2 “Seniors can benefit from adapting their home be- 2003, only 6% are adapted. At Chez Soi on Benny Community environment for active cause their quality of life will improve. There will Farm, all 91 subsidized rental units for seniors are & autonomous retirees 55+. be less displacement; if you need a wheelchair, you occupied, with 50 names on the waiting list. won’t have to move. Physical limitation is every- Lacasse sees adapted housing as the solution that Discover our unique apartments, body’s primary fear. I think it doesn’t have to be.” would keep an increasingly greater number of award winning gardens, The concept of accessibility is still a work in people out of institutions and also as a way to cre- putting green, indoor pool, saunas, progress that may take three main forms: Adapta- ate a more inclusive society. “My struggle is per- gym, billiard rooms and library. tion means adding specialized equipment in cer- sonal but I’m doing it publicly for seniors and 514-481-9609 tain parts of the home. Older buildings can be special-needs children.” 6767 Côte St. Luc Road transformed, sometimes at great expense, to ac- “Your first experience of yourself is in your commodate special needs. This is done on a case- home. If you’re severely disabled, your limitation by-case basis in already existing environments. will be directly proportional to the degree that Since 2000, section 3.8 in the Quebec Building your home is adapted to your needs.” Code stipulates that new buildings must be acces- The SHQ’s Programme d’adaptation de domicile sible. Written with wheelchair users in mind, the (PAD) can help subsidize necessary adaptations to needs of people with visual, auditory or cognitive your home. If you rent, the landlord must apply. impairment may not necessarily be met all the For low-income seniors over 65, the Logements time. As well, the accommodations may be sepa- adaptes pour aines autonomes (LAAA) may be rate from what the majority of people will use, im- helpful. If you rent, the landlord must consent to plying an unintended and subtle form of exclusion. the work in writing. Universal access, or universal design, tries to meet Info: 800-463-4315

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Pianist performers Mark Pinkus and Tott Moens are two entertain- ers transporting their audiences back in time. Tott Moens is my mother.I grew up listening and dancing to her music when she played for my sister and me or led singalongs at her parties. Now an octogenarian, she fell into her third or fourth career after a

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Jardins Montpellier Le Winthrop Les Habitations Nouvelles Westmount Place 859 Verdu, Montreal 153 Winthrop, Pointe Claire Avenues Rosemont 200 Kensington, Westmount Phone: 514-825-6909 Phone: 514-358-1074 3950 Beaubien #101, Montreal Phone: 514-939-5529 Cell: 514-586-1015 514-816-8842 Fax: 514-489-1305 Phone: 514-376-9141 Email: Fax: 514-255-8166 Email: [email protected] Fax: 514-376-9265 [email protected] Email: [email protected] Contact: Marc-André Tremblay Email: [email protected] Contact: Charlotte Contact: Dolly or Urbano Services: indoor parking, Contact: Lucinda Anacreon Amenities nearby: metro, bus, Amenities nearby: metro, bus, insuite laundry Amenities nearby: metro, bus, shuttle, pharmacy, mall, on site depanneur, pharmacy, mall, depanneur, Units available: 3½, 4½ CLSC, pharmacy, pool, library coffee shop, bakery, cleaners, hairdresser banking Included: 1 bathroom, 2 bathrooms, Services: party room, shared Services: 24 hour doorman, Services: indoor parking heating, electricity laundry, restaurant/cafe, activity and surveillance cameras, shared laundry, Units available: 3½, 4½, 5½ Pets: no support storage lockers, bike racks, rooftop deck A/C: included Units available: A/C: included Units available: 3½ 1½, 2½, 3½, 4½, 5½, Price: $154k - $235k Included: 1 bathroom, hot water, penthouse balcony Included: 1-2 bathrooms, front/back Pets: cats and small dogs allowed terrace, stove, fridge, window blinds, Price: $794 dishwasher, washer, & dryer (in some units) Price: $700 - $2500

HOUSING RESOURCES Arnold Bennett Housing Hotline Le Luxor ...... 514-488-0412 6803 Abraham de Sola, C.S.L. Association des Residences du Phone: 514-341-8600 Les Habitations Mackle Quebec ...... 514-526-3777 Fax: 514-340-1389 6655 Mackle, C.S.L. Quebec housing corporation Email: [email protected] Phone: 514-489-8937 St. Patrick Square (low rent)...... 514-873-2245 Email: Contact: Tory Khoury [email protected] 6969 Côte St-Luc, Montreal Contact: Patrik Geoffroy Cote-des-Neiges Information Amenities nearby: metro, bus, CLSC, Phone: 514-481-9609 on Housing ...... 514-738-0101 Amenities nearby: Fax: pharmacy, pool, gymnasium, mall, 514-481-0350 Quebec Housing Consultation for depanneur, banking bus, CLSC, pharmacy, pool Email: [email protected] Services: indoor parking, indoor pool, Services: indoor parking, outdoor Contact: Dulcie Naimer seniors...... 514-990-8841 party room, exercise room, insuite pool, party room, exercise room, Amenities nearby: bus, shuttle, CLSC, Project Genesis: info, referral, and laundry shared laundry pool, gymnasium, library advocacy ...... 514-738-2036 Units available: 4½, 5½ Units Available: Services: indoor parking, indoor pool, Public Works (emergencies) Included: 1 bathroom, 2 bathrooms, 3½, 4½, 5½ party room, exercise room, ...... 514-989-5268 heating, electricity Included: 1 bathroom, heating, laundry rooms Elder Abuse Hotline.514-489-2287 electricity, all appliances Pets: yes Units available: 1½, 3½, 4½ Referral Help Line for Seniors A/C: included Pets: no Pets: cats allowed ...... 514-527-0007 Price: $376k - $477k A/C: included Price: $700 - $960

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Apple Hill Residence 115 Hawthorne, Baie-d’Urfé Phone: 514-457-1637 Fax: 514-457-8151 Contact: Jana Cerny Château Dollard Château Royal Douglas Residence Inc. Capacity: 9 1055 Tecumseh, D.D.O. 185 Thornhill, D.D.O. 30 Brittany, T.M.R. Care: autonomous, semi-autonomous, Phone: 514-685-4444 Phone: 416-925-9700 Phone: 514-340-9777 Fax: 514-313-6730 assisted, convalescence Fax: 514-685-2936 Fax: 416-925-3655 Email: [email protected] Security: fire alarms, ADT, 24/7 supervision Contact: Gina Luci or Teresa Poce Contact: Varime Brova Contact: Carolyn Claeys Medical: doctor and nurse, regular visits Care: semi-autonomous, assisted Capacity: 200 Capacity: 80 apartments Amenities nearby: CLSC, pharmacy, church living, nursing care, respite Care: autonomous, semi-autonomous, Care: autonomous Services: hairdresser, transport, pedicure Security: Security: Activities: exercise, games, outings, music alarms, fire alarms, call bells, short/long term, assisted living, light fire alarms Food: 3 meals per day emergency call pendants care, respite Amenities nearby: bus, CLSC Housekeeping: daily, laundry Medical: doctor weekly, nurse RN Security: monitors, fire alarms Hospital: 5 km Religious services: church visits Monday-Friday, PABS, RNAs 24/7 Medical: doctor weekly, Housekeeping: laundry facilities Price: $1650 - $2500 Hospital: 10.5 km nurse weekly Religious services: facilities nearby Amenities nearby: bus, CLSC, mall Hospital: 10 km Price: $636 - $818 Inhouse amenities: pool, gym, Amenities nearby: bus, shuttle, library, tuck shop, theatre, shuttle, bus CLSC, pharmacy, pool, gymnasium, Services: groceries, hairdresser, library, mall manicure/pedicure Services: groceries, hairdresser, heat Activities: animator, outings, and electricity included exercise, music, games Activities: animator, outings, exercise, Foyer Valiquette Food: 3 meals per day plus music, games 1534 Valiquette, Verdun Food: 2 snacks 2 meals per day included, Phone: 514-768-0739 Housekeeping: Caldwell Residences weekly, laundry kosher or vegetarian if requested Contact: Donna Girard 5750 Lemieux #116, Montreal facilities/included, linens/towels Housekeeping: weekly Capacity: 9 Phone: 514-737-7774 weekly Religious services: Catholic, Care: autonomous, light care, assisted Email: [email protected] Religious services: Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, facilities nearby living Contact: Daniel Knafo Protestant, and Lutheran onsite A/C: included Security: alarms, call bells, camera Medical: Capacity: 650 monthly Price: starting at $1700 all included doctor and nurse on call Amenities nearby: Care: autonomous Price: $1800 - $2932 CLSC, pharmacy, hospital Security: guards, monitors Services: banking, hairdresser, Medical: CLSC services available manicure/pedicure, cable Amenities nearby: metro, CLSC, mall, Activities: exercise, music, games Jewish community campus Food: 3 meals per day Activities: animators, exercise, choir, Housekeeping: daily, laundry included library, discussions, outings Pets: pet therapy Food: no meals Price: from $900 Housekeeping: upon request Religious services: Jewish on site Price: according to income Côte-des-Neiges Residence 4847 Jean Brilliant, Montreal Château Pierrefonds Phone: 514-731-2985 15928 Gouin W, Ste-Geneviève Fax: 514-344-5324 Phone: 514-626-2300 Care: autonomous, semi-autonomous, Fax: 514-696-8910 long term, assisted living Email: [email protected] Security: alarms, monitors, fire alarms Griffith McConnell Contact: Monique Laplante Medical: doctor monthly 5790 Parkhaven, C.S.L. Capacity: 63 Hospital: 3-5 km Phone: 514-482-0590 Fax: 514-482-3996 Care: autonomous, semi-autonomous, Amenities nearby: metro, bus, CLSC, Castel Royale Email: [email protected] short/long term, assisted living, pharmacy, library, mall Melior Group Member Contact: L. Hannough light care, convalescence, respite Services: hairdresser, 5740 Cavendish, C.S.L. Capacity: 300 Security: alarms, fire alarms, manicure/pedicure Phone: 514-487-5664 Care: autonomous, semi-autonomous, call bells Activities: outings, music, games Fax: 514-393-9123 short/long term, assisted living, light Medical: doctor weekly, Food: 3 meals per day Capacity: 300 care, nursing care, convalescence, respite nurse twice a week Housekeeping: daily, laundry Security: alarms, monitors, fire alarms, Care: autonomous, short/long term Hospital: 5 km included call bells Security: alarms, monitors, fire alarms, Amenities nearby: bus, CLSC, Price: from $1700 Medical: doctor 24/7, nurse 24/7 call bells pharmacy, pool, library Amenities nearby: Medical: clinic on site, nurse aides 24/7 Services: podiatrist, hairdresser, metro, bus, CLSC, pharmacy, pool, Hospital: 3 km manicure/pedicure, banking gymnasium, library, mall Amenities nearby: metro, bus, shuttle, Activities: Services: podiatrist, physiotherapist, CLSC, pharmacy, library, mall animator, outings, exercise, music, games, pet therapy and more hairdresser, banking, manicure/pedicure Services: shuttle bus, milkman, Activities: Food: 3 meals per day animator, outings, exercise, hairdresser by appointment Visit us online music, games Housekeeping: daily, weekly Activities: animator, outings, exercise, theseniortimes.com Food: 3 meals per day kosher, kosher music, games Religious services: Catholic on site, style, vegeterian, restaurant/cafe Food: 2 kosher meals per day Anglican facilities nearby senioresidences.com@ Housekeeping: daily Housekeeping: 5 days per week Pets: visitor pets welcomed Religious services: all denominations on site Religious services: synagogue on site Price: from $1650 Price: $1713 - $4672 36 November 2008 www.theseniortimes.com THE SENIOR TIMES Maison Herron Le Waldorf Melior Group Member 7400 Côte St-Luc, C.S.L. 2400 Herron, Dorval Phone: 514-369-1000 Fax: 514-489-3968 Phone: 514-631-7288 Fax: 514-361-9208 Contact: Eileen Rabinovitch Email: [email protected] Heritage Lodge La Résidence Lachine Capacity: 225 Contact: Paula Farber 48 Wall, Vankleek Hill, Ontario 1655 William McDonald, Lachine Care: autonomous, assisted living, Capacity: 80 (expanding, Phone: 613-678-2690 Phone: 514-637-4551 nursing care Fax: 613-678-6760 Fax: 514-637-3997 Security: alarms, monitors, fire alarms, 72 new rooms) Care: Contact: Executive Director Email: [email protected] call bells short/long term, nursing care, Capacity: 72 Contact: Ginette Desjardins Medical: medical director weekly, nurse convalescence, respite, palliative care Security: Care: autonomous, semi-autonomous, Capacity: 90 24/7 alarms, monitors, fire alarms, Hospital: short/long term, light care, Care: autonomous, semi-autonomous, Mount Sinai, JGH, St. Mary’s call bells, coded entry Amenities nearby: metro, bus, shuttle, Medical: nursing care, respite short/long term, light care, nursing care, doctor 24/7, nurse 24/7 CLSC, pharmacy, pool, gymnasium, Services: Security: alarms, monitors, convalescence physiotherapist, hairdresser, Security: alarms, fire alarms, call bells library, mall fire alarms, call bells foot care nurse available a la carte Medical: nurse 8 hrs/day Services: physiotherapist, podiatrist, Activities: exercise, music, games, Medical: doctor weekly, nurse 24/7 groceries, hairdresser, manicure/pedicure, Hospital: 2 km therapeutic recreologist Amenities nearby: CLSC, library, mall cleaners Amenities nearby: bus, CLSC, pharmacy Food: 3 meals per day included Services: podiatrist, hairdresser Services: Activities: animator, outings, exercise, hairdresser, Housekeeping: daily, weekly, Activities: animator, outings, exercise, manicure/pedicure music, games laundry included music, games Activities: outings, music, games Food: kosher Religious services: Food: 3 meals/day Food: included Housekeeping: daily, laundry facilities, Catholic and Housekeeping: weekly, laundry Housekeeping: weekly, laundry laundry included Anglican on site Religious services: synagogue facilities/included Religious services: facilities nearby A/C: included Religious services: United, Price: $2500 - $5800 Presbyterian, Catholic, Anglican, services monthly

Manoir Boucherville Les Résidences Soleil Les Belvédères de Lachine Le Monaco 549 de Verrazano, Boucherville Melior Group Member Phone: 514-449-1516 1300 Alexis Nihon, St. Laurent 3000 Notre-Dame, Lachine Fax: 514-449-1978 Phone: 514-333-6060 Phone: 514-639-7776 Email: [email protected] Fax: 514-333-1648 Fax: 514-639-9081 Contact: Louise Biron Huss Singer Residence Email: [email protected] Contact: Yvonne Bernier Capacity: 194 Contact: 4078 Northcliffe, Montreal Jacques Boucher Capacity: 266 apartments Care: autonomous, assisted, light care, Capacity: 260 Phone: 514-489-1721 Care: autonomous, nursing care, respite, convalescence Care: autonomous, semi-autonomous, Fax: 514-487-6910 convalescence, respite Security: alarms, call bells, monitors, short/long term, light care, Security: alarms, monitors, fire alarms, Contact: Sandra Huss receptionist Capacity: 9 convalescence, respite call bells, security at night, cameras Security: Medical: doctor weekly, attendant Care: autonomous, semi-autonomous alarms, monitors, fire alarms, Medical: doctor weekly, nurse 24/7 call bells or auxiliary 24/7 Security: alarms, staff 24 hours Hospital: 10 km Medical: 2 doctors weekly, nurse 24/7 Amenities nearby: CLSC, banks, Medical: doctor monthly, Amenities: pharmacy, pool, gymnasium, Hospital: 10 km pharmacy, library, mall nurse 7 days/week library Amenities nearby: bus, shuttle, CLSC, Services: hairdresser, banking, indoor Services: Amenities nearby: metro, bus, banks, podiatrist, banking, pharmacy, pool, library, mall garage, 2 terraces pharmacy, pool hairdresser, groceries, shuttle Services: podiatrist, groceries, Activities: animator, outings, exercise, Services: podiatrist, pedicure, Activities: animator, outings, exercise, hairdresser, manicure/pedicure, banking music, games, games room games, pool, shuffle-board, bingo, hairdresser Activities: animator, outings, exercise, Food: a la carte or meal plan Internet Activities: animator, drama, music, music, games Housekeeping: available, laundry Food: games, bingo Food: vegetarian, restaurant/cafe facilities 3 meals per day Food: 3 meals kosher, vegetarian Housekeeping: weekly, biweekly, Religious services: chapel on site, Housekeeping: laundry facilities Housekeeping: daily laundry included monthly, laundry facilities included facilities nearby monthly Religious services: facilities nearby Religious services: Catholic chapel on site Pets: cats allowed Religious services: Catholic on site, Price: from $980 Pets: cats allowed Price: starting at $965 Protestant nearby

www.theseniortimes.com November 2008 37 THE SENIOR TIMES Manoir Dollard-des-Ormeaux Manoir Granby Manoir Kirkland Les Résidences Soleil Les Résidences Soleil Melior Group Member 53 Hasting, D.D.O. 235 Denison, Granby 2 Canvin, Kirkland Manoir Le Sapinois Phone: 514-620-4522 Phone: 450-378-4400 Phone: 514-695-1253 x 202 350 Chemin Duhamel, Pincourt Fax: 514-620-4114 Fax: 450-378-8359 Fax: 514-695-3777 Phone: 514-453-0255 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Fax: 514-453-0419 Contact: Serge Loitie Contact: Hélène Adam Contact: Linda Schlosberger Contact: René Cantin Capacity: 201 Capacity: 322 Capacity: 189 aparments Capacity: 50 Care: autonomous, assisted, light care, Care: autonomous, assisted, light care, Care: autonomous Care: nursing care respite, convalescence respite, convalescence Security: fire alarms, call bells in apts Security: alarms, monitors, fire alarms, Security: alarms, monitors, call bells, Security: alarms, monitors, call bells, Medical: doctor weekly, nurse 5 days call bells receptionist receptionist per week, caregiver 7 days a week (for Medical: doctor 24/7, 6 nurses 24/7 Medical: doctor monthly, attendant or Medical: doctor weekly, attendant or light services) Hospital: 10 km auxiliary 24/7 auxiliary 24/7 Hospital: 0.5 km Services: podiatrist, hairdresser Amenities nearby: CLSC, banks, Amenities nearby: CLSC, banks, Services: depanneur, grocery service Activities: animator, outings, exercise, pharmacy, library, mall, shuttle pharmacy, library, mall, shuttle weekly, hairdresser, banking, dining room music, games Services: podiatrist, banking, Services: podiatrist, banking, Activities: indoor heated pool, pool Food: 3 meals per day included (dining hairdresser, pharmacist, groceries hairdresser, pharmacist, groceries table, aqua fitness, arts and crafts, room) Activities: animator, outings, exercise, Activities: animator, outings, exercise, Internet room, home theatre, Housekeeping: daily games, pool, shuffleboard, bingo, Internet games, pool, shuffleboard, bingo, Internet recreational director A/C: included Food: 3 meals per day Food: 3 meals per day Food: dining room, restaurant/cafe Price: from $1850 Housekeeping: monthly, laundry facilities Housekeeping: monthly, laundry facilities Religious services: Catholic and Religious services: Catholic on site, Religious services: Catholic on site, Protestant on site Protestant nearby Protestant nearby Price: $945 - $1930

Manoir Laval Manoir du Musée Les Résidences Soleil Manoir Mont St-Hilaire Les Résidences Soleil 1455 de l’Avenir, Laval Les Résidences Soleil Manoir King David Phone: 450-629-0019 245 Frontenac, Sherbrooke 550 Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Mont St-Hilaire Fax: 450-629-0119 Phone: 819-822-1938 5555 Trent, C.S.L. Phone: 450-467-8209 Email: [email protected] Fax: 819-348-9966 Phone: 514-486-1157 Fax: 450-467-8964 Contact: Andre Lachapelle Email: [email protected] Fax: 514-486-1837 Email: [email protected] Capacity: 724 Contact: Jacqueline Prévost Email: [email protected] Contact: Marc Labelle Care: autonomous, assisted, light care, Capacity: 201 Contact: Anna Mylonas Capacity: 320 Care: autonomous, assisted, light care, Capacity: 120 respite, convalescence Care: autonomous, assisted, light care, respite, convalescence Care: autonomous, assisted living Security: alarms, monitors, call bells, respite, convalescence Security: alarms, monitors, call bells, Security: alarms, monitors, call bells receptionist Security: alarms, monitors, call bells, receptionist Medical: doctor weekly, nurse 7 Medical: doctor weekly, attendant or receptionist Medical: doctor weekly, attendant or days/week auxiliary 24/7 Medical: doctor weekly, attendant or auxiliary 24/7 Amenities nearby: Amenities nearby: CLSC, banks, auxiliary 24/7 Amenities nearby: CLSC, banks, Amenities nearby: CLSC, banks, CLSC, mall, hospital pharmacy, library, mall, shuttle pharmacy, library, mall, shuttle Services: podiatrist, banking, pharmacy, library, mall, shuttle Services: hairdresser, massage Services: podiatrist, banking, Services: podiatrist, banking, hairdresser, groceries hairdresser, pharmacist, groceries therapist, podiatrist, shuttle hairdresser, pharmacist, groceries Activities: animator, outings, games, Activities: animator, outings, exercise, Activities: animator, outings, exercise, Activities: animator, outings, exercise, games, pool, shuffleboard, bingo, Internet speakers pool, shuffleboard, bingo, Internet games, pool, shuffleboard, bingo, Internet Food: 3 meals per day Food: 3 meals per day Food: 3 meals per day Food: 3 meals per day Housekeeping: monthly, laundry facilities Housekeeping: daily, laundry Housekeeping: monthly, laundry facilities Housekeeping: monthly, laundry facilities Religious services: Catholic on site, Religious services: Jewish on site Religious services: Catholic on site, Religious services: Catholic on site, Protestant nearby Price: from $1850 Protestant nearby Protestant nearby Westmount Place WYNMOOR CONDOS Great location in COCONUT CREEK FLORIDA Best Wishes for a Country Club Lifestyle for Boomers 55 & Better! Happy and Healthy New Year. Residential Westmount, NOW IS THE TIME & THIS IS THE PLACE! Kensington & Metcalfe, Condominium Community dedicated to the individuals One month Free. who enjoy active Lifestyle. Only 6 miles to Atlantic Beach. Private 18 Hole Executive Golf Course, State of Newly renovated apartments. Art Theatre, Movies, over 300 Clubs, Tennis Courts, Fitness Granite counter tops. Center, Billiard/Pool Room, Business Center Computers, 24 hour doorman, camera surveillance, superior service. Library, Restaurant, Private Walking Paths, Courtesy On-site convenience shops and staff. Buses, Basketball courts, Bocce Ball Courts Shuffle- board. Condos Starting at $29,000-$180,000 Laundry room facilities. CHERYL STEIN, Resident & Realtor Roof-top deck. Storage lockers, bike racks. Includes hot water, stove, fridge and window blinds. 954.675.3700 Easy access to downtown, metro, bus & mall. www.WynmoorRealtor.com Near Westmount Park [email protected] Units available: 1 1/2 to 5 1/2 FREE 1 YEAR GOLF CLUB MEMBERSHIP WITH THIS AD Call Charlotte at 514-939-5529 (when you purchase a condo with Cheryl Stein in Wynmoor) to schedule a visit Wynmoor Real Estate LLC 38 November 2008 www.theseniortimes.com THE SENIOR TIMES Manoir St. Leonard Manoir Sorel Les Résidences Soleil Masterpiece Les Résidences Soleil 7650 Lespinay, St. Leonard 15 Place Triad, Pointe Claire Manoir Pierrefonds 71 George, Sorel-Tracy Phone: 514-255-9298 Phone: 18465 Gouin W, Pierrefonds Phone: 450-742-3303 Fax: 514-255-9986 514-695-6695 Fax: Phone: 514-626-6651 Fax: 450-742-1668 Email: [email protected] 514-695-7754 email: Fax: 514-626-6415 Email: [email protected] Contact: Monique Lussier Contact: Roland Desrosiers [email protected] Contact: Sandra Abercussis Capacity: 621 Capacity: Contact: Lifestyles Representative Capacity: 100 137 Care: autonomous, assisted, light care, Care: Care: long term, nursing care, autonomous, assisted, light care, respite, convalescence Care: autonomous, assisted living convalescence, respite respite, convalescence Security: alarms, monitors, call bells, Medical: nurse 24/7 Security: Security: alarms, fire alarms, call bells alarms, monitors, call bells, receptionist Amenities nearby: shuttle, pool, Medical: doctor biweekly, nurse 24/7 receptionist Medical: doctor weekly, attendant or gymnasium, library, mall Medical: Hospital: 5 km doctor weekly, attendant or auxiliary 24/7 Services: hairdresser, podiatrist, spa Services: hairdresser, auxiliary 24/7 Amenities nearby: CLSC, banks, services, manicure/pedicure Amenities nearby: manicure/pedicure CLSC, banks, pharmacy, library, mall, shuttle Activities: animator, outings, exercise, Activities: animator pharmacy, mall, shuttle Services: podiatrist, banking, music, games, free annual cruise Services: Food: 3 meals per day podiatrist, manicure, hairdresser, pharmacist, groceries Food: 3 meals per day Housekeeping: daily, laundry facilities hairdresser Activities: animator, outings, exercise, Housekeeping: weekly, laundry facilities Activities: Price: $3450 - $6230 animator, outings, exercise, games, pool, shuffle-board, bingo, Religious services: non-denominational games, pool, shufle-board, bingo, internet on site internet Food: 3 meals included Pets: all pets allowed Food: 3 meals per day Housekeeping: monthly, laundry A/C: included Housekeeping: monthly, laundry facilities facilities Religious services: Catholic onsite Religious services: Catholic onsite, Protestant nearby

Manoir Sherbrooke Les Résidences Soleil Montclair Residence 1150 Quatre Saisons, Sherbrooke Manoir St. Laurent 4413 Montclair, Montreal Les Résidences Soleil Phone: Phone: 819-822-1038 Manoir Westmount 514-481-5638 Fax: 819-822-1681 115 Deguire, St. Laurent Fax: 514-481-2973 Email: [email protected] Phone: 514-332-3434 4646 Sherbrooke W, Montreal Email: [email protected] Contact: Andy Veilleux Fax: 514-332-8343 Phone: 514-937-3943 Contact: Vicky Stewart Capacity: 456 Email: [email protected] Fax: 514-937-3946 Capacity: 50 Care: autonomous, assisted, light care, Contact: Serge Lortie Email: [email protected] Care: assisted living respite, convalescence Capacity: 297 Contact: Gina D’Angelo Security: alarms, call bells, monitors, Security: alarms, monitors, call bells, Care: autonomous, assisted, light care, Capacity: 125 staff 24/7 receptionist respite, convalescence Care: autonomous Medical: weekly doctor, nurse 7 Medical: doctor weekly, attendant or Security: alarms, monitors, call bells, Security: alarms, monitors, fire alarms, days/week auxiliary 24/7 receptionist call bells Amenities nearby: metro, CLSC, library, Amenities nearby: CLSC, banks, Medical: doctor weekly, attendant or Medical: nurse 24/7 shops pharmacy, library, mall, shuttle auxiliary 24/7 Amenities nearby: metro, bus, CLSC, Services: podiatrist, pharmacist, Services: podiatrist, groceries, Amenities nearby: CLSC, banks, pharmacy, library hairdresser, dentist, denturologist, hairdresser pharmacy, library, mall, shuttle Services: podiatrist, hairdresser, manicure/pedicure Activities: animator, outings, exercise, Services: podiatrist, groceries, banking, manicure/pedicure, banking Activities: animator, outings, exercise, games, pool, shuffle-board, bingo, hairdresser Activities: animator, outings, exercise, speakers internet Activities: animator, outings, exercise, music, games Food: 3 meals per day Food: 3 meals per day games, pool, shuffle-board, bingo, internet Food: 3 meals/day Housekeeping: weekly, laundry incl. Housekeeping: monthly, laundry Food: 3 meals per day Housekeeping: daily, laundry included Religious services: Catholic and facilities Housekeeping: monthly, laundry facilities Religious services: Protestant, Catholic Protestant on site Religious services: Catholic onsite, Religious services: Catholic onsite, on site and facilities nearby Pets: birds and rabbits Protestant nearby Protestant nearby Price: from $1700 Price: $1625 - $2125 Affordable QUQUALAL IT YC AR EF OR SEN IO RS senior living HUSS-SINGER in a park setting RESIDENCE SINCE 1985 • professional health care personnel 24 hours per day • Private rooms available for male & female • state of the art smoke & sprinkler system • spacious main lounges & attractive outdoor patio • Government subsidized. Very reasonable • large elegant dining room & bar • Strictly kosher home-cooked meals • close to shopping, churches, library & recreation • all inclusive services • Supervised by Maimonides • Quiet, secure & intimate For appointment to view please call 514-937-3943 Manoir Westmount Inc. 4646 Sherbrooke St. W., Westmount www.manoirwestmount.ca 4078 Northcliffe A project of The Rotary Club of Westmount 514-489-1721 • 514-485-1267 www.theseniortimes.com November 2008 39 THE SENIOR TIMES Pointe-aux-Trembles Residence Steger SUNRISE of Beaconsfield Les Résidences Soleil 2450 Thimens, St. Laurent 505 Elm, Beaconsfield Place Kensington 13900 Notre-Dame, Pointe-aux-Trembles Phone: 514-337-0000 Phone: 514-693-1616 4430 Ste-Catherine W, Montreal Phone: 514-642-2234 Fax: 514-334-7422 Email: beaconsfield.dcr@ Phone: 514-935-1212 Fax: 514-642-5115 Email: [email protected] sunriseseniorliving.com Fax: 514-989-1009 Email: [email protected] Contact: Maureen Russell Contact: Daniele Potvin Contact: Diane Allie Capacity: 101 Email: Capacity: 120 Capacity: 500 Care: assisted, short term, respite, [email protected] Care: autonomous Care: autonomous, assisted, light care, secure Alzheimer’s unit, memory care Contact: Pamela Hendy Security: fire alarms, call bells respite, convalescence Security: alarms, monitors, call bells, or Sylvia Zagury Amenities nearby: metro, bus, CLSC, Security: alarms, monitors, call bells, Medical: doctor weekly, nurse 7 Capacity: 200 shuttle, library, mall receptionist days/week Care: autonomous, light care, Services: banking, hairdresser, Medical: doctor weekly, attendant or Amenities nearby: pharmacy, gym, assisted living manicure/pedicure, groceries auxiliary 24/7 pool, mall Security: alarms, call bells, monitors, Activities: outings, music, exercise, Amenities nearby: CLSC, banks, Services: podiatrist, hairdresser, sprinklers, doorman 24/7 computer center, animator, games etc. pharmacy, library, mall, shuttle manicure/pedicure, physiotherapist Medical: doctor on call, nurse 24/7 Food: 2-3 meals kosher style Services: podiatrist, banking, Activities: animator, outings, exercise, Amenities nearby: metro, CLSC, Housekeeping: weekly hairdresser, groceries speakers pool, plaza, MVH, RVH, JGH Religious services: Jewish holidays, Activities: animator, outings, exercise, Food: 3 meals per day Services: physiotherapist, pharmacist, services on site games, pool, shuffleboard, bingo, Housekeeping: weekly, laundry incl. manicure, hairdresser, podiatrist Pets: all pets allowed internet Religious services: various on site Activities: concerts, aquafit,games A/C: included Food: 3 meals per day Pets: all pets allowed Food: 3 meals per day Price: from $1800 Housekeeping: monthly, laundry Price: based on need Housekeeping: weekly, facilities laundry facilities Religious services: Catholic onsite, Religious services: Catholic, Protestant nearby Protestant, Jewish on site Price: $2900 - $6000

Residence Vic-Williams SUNRISE 93 St-Louis, Beaconsfield of Dollard-des-Ormeaux Résidence du Belvédère Phone: 514-695-1458 4377 St-Jean, D.D.O. Place St. Moritz 10332 Belvedere, Pierrefonds Email: [email protected] Phone: 514-620-4556 1055 Cote-Vertu, St. Laurent Phone: 514-752-0728 Contact: Lydia Duschkanits Email: dollarddesormeaux.dcr@ Phone: 514-855-5552 Fax: 514-752-0738 Capacity: 9 sunriseseniorliving.com Fax: 514-798-0649 Email: [email protected] Care: autonomous, semi-autonomous, Contact: Valerie McRae www.placestmoritz.com www.residencedubelvedere.com short/long term, assisted living, light Capacity: 101 Contact: Liana Irmias Contact: Christiane Lapointe care, convalescence, respite Care: assisted, short/long term, Capacity: 224 Capacity: 9 Security: fire alarms respite, secure Alzheimer’s unit, Care: autonomous, assisted, Care: semi-autonomous, Medical: doctor monthly, nurse memory care short/long term, memory care convalescence, mobile seniors with monthly Security: alarms, monitors, call bells, Security: alarms, monitors, Lifeline Alzheimer’s Amenities nearby: bus, pharmacy, Medical: doctor weekly, nurse 7 Medical: weekly doctor, nurse 24/7 Security: alarms, monitors, fire alarms CLSC, mall, library days/week Amenities nearby: metro, CLSC, Medical: nurse as needed Services: Amenities nearby: banks, library, pharmacy, mall Hospital: 15 km hairdresser, podiatrist pharmacy, gym, pool, mall Services: indoor garage, banking, Amenities nearby: CLSC, pharmacy, Activities: Services: podiatrist, hairdresser, groceries, hairdresser, pedicure library, mall animator, outings, exercise, music, manicure/pedicure, physiotherapist Activities: animator, outings, Services: all included crafts, games, bingo Activities: animator, outings, exercise, exercise, speakers, music, crafts, hairdresser, manicure/pedicure Food: 3 meals per day speakers games, pool Activities: as per your preference Housekeeping: Food: 3 meals per day Food: 2 meals per day Food: 3 meals per day daily, laundry included Housekeeping: weekly, laundry Housekeeping: bi-monthly, laundry Housekeeping: daily, weekly, laundry Religious services: Catholic, included available included Presbyterian, United on site Religious services: vaious on site Religious services: Roman Catholic A/C: included A/C: included Pets: all pets allowed on site Price: $2300 Pets: cats allowed Price: based on need Société d’habitation et de développement de Montréal APARTMENTS

Residence Maison Leduc Residence Monkland Residence Rodolphe Clément 6190 Monkland, Montreal 4400 Westhill, Montreal 5699 de la Verendrye, Montreal Phone: 514-380-7436 Fax: 514-380-2100 Phone: 514-380-7436 Fax: 514-380-2100 Phone: 514-380-7436 Fax: 514-380-2100 Capacity: 31 Amenities nearby: Capacity: 100 Amenities nearby: Capacity: 78 Amenities nearby: Security: fire alarms metro, CLSC, Security: fire alarms metro, CLSC, Security: fire alarms metro, CLSC, Price: from $615 pharmacy, mall Price: from $615 pharmacy, mall Price: from $615 pharmacy, mall 40 November 2008 www.theseniortimes.com THE SENIOR TIMES Carmen Choose the best with beautiful European ladies. • Relaxing environment • Private rooms with showers SUNRISE of Fontainebleau Westhill Residence • Free parking • Receipts 50 des Chateaux, Blainville 6332 Sherbrooke W, Montreal Phone: 450-420-2727 Phone: 514-485-3030 Email: Fax: 514-485-2932 514-483-3362 [email protected] Contact: Mario Poliziani 2110(corner Sherbrooke) Decarie Contact: Daniel Giguere Capacity: 18-24 Capacity: 101 Care: autonomous, semi-autonomous, Care: assisted, short/long term, short term/long term, assisted living, light care, convalescence, respite respite, secure Alzheimer’s unit, Security: monitors, fire alarms, call bells, memory care alarms Security: alarms, monitors, call bells Medical: doctor consultation monthly, Medical: doctor weekly, nurse 7 nurses aides 24/7 days/week Hospital: 20-25 km Amenities nearby: pharmacy, gym, Amenities nearby: metro, bus, CLSC, pool, mall pharmacy, pool, library, mall Services: podiatrist, hairdresser, Services: physiotherapist, podiatrist, manicure/pedicure, physiotherapist hairdresser, manicure/pedicure Activities: animator, outings, exercise, Activities: outings, exercise, music, speakers games Food: 3 meals per day included Food: 3 meals per day Housekeeping: daily, personal laundry Housekeeping: weekly, laundry incl. service available, laundry included for Religious services: vaious on site bedding/towels only Pets: all pets allowed Religious services: facilities nearby Price: based on need A/C: included Price: $2000 - $3000 IMPORTANT NOTICE HAVE YOU GOT FREE LAUNDRY SERVICES IN YOUR SENIOR RESIDENCE? If you or your relatives have not received free of charge laundry services in your elder home, you are probably entitled to a substantial compensation, possibly more than $ 5,000.

Westmount One To receive it, you only need to mail a form available in the courthouse, 4800 Côte St-Luc Road, Montreal in the residences involved and at : Résidence Wales Home Phone: 514-487-8282 506 Route 243 North, Cleveland (Quebec) Fax: 514-487-1551 www.larochelleavocat.com www.avocatcharronbl.ca Phone: 819-826-3266 Email: [email protected] If you need help, please contact : Fax: 819-826-2549 Contact: Carol Steers Me Philippe Larochelle Me Bernard Luc Charron 338, St-Antoine East #300 280, St-Jean St. Email: [email protected] Capacity: 128 Montréal (Quebec) H2Y 1A3 Quebec (Quebec) G1R 1P1 Contact: Brendalee Piironen Phone : (514) 866-3003 Phone : (418) 204.6639 Care: autonomous, semi-autonomous, Fax : (514) 866-2929 Fax : (418) 204.6689 Capacity: 185 short/long term, assisted living, light Email : [email protected] Email : [email protected] Care: independent, light care, nursing, care, respite, convalescence assisted living, Alzheimer’s unit Security: alarms, monitors, fire alarms, Security: alarms, smoke detectors, call call bells Medical: doctor monthly, nurse 24/7 bells Hospital: 3 km Medical: doctor 4 days/week, nurse Amenities nearby: bus, shuttle, Peace of Mind 24/7, dentist, ear doctors on call pharmacy, gymnasium, library, metro, Amenities nearby: CLSC, pharmacy, CLSC, pool For pre-retired and autonomous retired persons shops Services: hairdresser, drugstore, Services: podiatrist, banking, depanneur 3 1/2 starting at $615 hairdresser, pedicure, re-adaptation Activities: animator, outings, exercise, 4 1/2 starting at $703 therapist music, games Activities: animator, outings, music, Food: 3 meals per day included 5 1/2 at $792 crafts, pool, painting, exercise Housekeeping: weekly, laundry 24 hrs emergency service, Food: 3 meals, vegetarian facilities/included, daily housekeeping lau ndry room, p arking optional Housekeeping: daily, laundry included and laundry included for assisted living Religious services: United, Anglican Religious services: Facilities nearby (514 ) 380-7436 and Presbyterian on site A/C: included Price: $900 - $3357 Price: from $2650 • Résidence Monkland , 4400 West Hill , NDG • Résidence Maison Leduc , 6190 Monkland , NDG PMFS Ser vice s Fi nancier s Financial Ser vice s Inc. PAUL D. MICHAEL • Résidence Rodolphe Clément, www .paulmichae l.net ~ pmfs@videotron .ca 5699 de la Vérendrye, C ôte-St-Paul ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH 10-YEAR CASHABLE GIC LADDER ACCOUNTS? Depo sit s are evenly split into 10 GIC terms of 1 to 10 yea rs, and eac h yea r The SHDM is a non- profi t munici pa l on e term will renew and be reinv ested for 10 yea rs, all owing you to take corpo ration that owns and manag es adv antage of long -term rates. For more info on rates, ca ll Paul at: thousands of competitively price d 514 -695 -78 93 resid ential units. (serving West I slanders since 1981) www.rental.shdm.org www.theseniortimes.com November 2008 41 THE SENIOR TIMES Bridging the gap

It may make for an unusual friendship, but the pairing of volunteer advocate Mark Cosentini and Barbara Richardson has been a hit. Alstonvale Boarding Kennel “He’s a gem,” says Mrs. Richardson of her 28- year old advocate. • Personalized care in a family environment West Island Citizen Advocacy introduced them • 24 hour surveillance in September of 2007 and since then Cosentini has • Spacious, heated and been her chauffeur, handyman and shopping air conditioned kennels companion. For the 79-year-old widow, his prac- • Four daily walks, lots of tical and emotional support means that she is able love and play-time to maintain her independence while still living in 450-458-2847 her own home. “He’s an expert in a lot of things, he notices if things need to get fixed around the house and will do anything that needs to get done,” she says.“I Robert Jones can’t think of anyone better than him.” Motivational Speaker The match has been beneficial to both. “Some Addiction Conflict Intervention people may feel that volunteering is a chore, but I really enjoy the time I spend with her,”says Cosen- “What have you done today tini. “I think I’ve changed, I’ve become a much to better your life?” more patient person.” 514-806-9307 In addition to his weekly commitment to his elderly protégé, Cosentini volunteers with problems. Support can include daily assurance [email protected] www.recoveryandhealing.info CIMOI (Centre d’Intégration Multi-Services de phone calls, social visits, accompaniment to ap- l’Ouest de l’Île), which helps newly arrived fam- pointments, or help with grocery shopping and ilies adjust to life in Quebec. He also helps at the errands. Tel: 514-939-7247 Fax: 514-939-2699 Marguerite-Bourgeoys School Board with chil- For more information about becoming a volun- dren who have learning difficulties.“There are so teer advocate, please call West Island Citizen Ad- many different organizations that need people, vocacy at 514-694-5850 or 514-631-9151. There JOYCE BLOND FRANK and volunteering is a constructive way of helping is a match waiting for you. B.A., B.C.L., LL.M. Avocat-Attorney people out,” he says. Family and Elder Law Richardson realizes the difficulty of holding onto a great volunteer advocate and hopes her new Letter to the editor found friendship will continue long into the fu- Dear Editor, 1310 Greene Ave. Suite 660 ture. “He’s a good talker and great listener, I’m I was deeply moved by your article “What I Westmount going to hang onto him for dear life.” learned one weekend in September” (Senior West Island Citizen Advocacy is a community Times, Oct. 2008) about the sudden illness of your Re-taking your driving non-profit organization that matches volunteer daughter Molly (as talented a travel writer as her test for medical reasons? advocates with people in the community who mother) and her experience in Santa Cabrini Hos- need practical or emotional support, whether pital emergency. Thank God for her quick recov- Feel like you need elderly, intellectually or physically challenged, so- ery. I hope she will never get the “spasms” (or a refresher course? cially isolated or experiencing mental health whatever it was) again and continue to produce NO PROBLEM! many more travel narratives. Update your Driving skills with — Jan Weryho OMEGA DRIVING SCHOOL Special classes for 55 + Call now 514-271-8306 Meet a Friend www.ecoledeconduiteomega.ca MARGARET - Healthy widow, 78, available for www.ecoledeconduiteomega.com www.handicapdrive.com coffee, conversation, walks, movies, and dinners. GLORIA - Caring lady, 65, likes dining out, good wine, movies, traveling. Does aerobics and walks several times weekly, seeking an affectionate, sincere, outgoing, fun-loving, educated gentleman for companionship and more, to share the good See better! Hear better! things in life with. West Island resident preferred. To contact Margaret or Gloria at Meet a Friend, New! address your letter and a recent photo to Margaret Exciting new phone announces out loud the name @ Meet a Friend or Gloria @ Meet a Friend, c/o or number of the caller! The Senior Times, 4077 Decarie Blvd, Montreal, Phone has large, easy to see QC, H4A 3J8. buttons and amplified sound! $119 Would you like to Meet a Friend? Send your bio AmpliVOICE50 Speakerphone! (Caller I.D. of 25–30 words and a $20 cheque to the above The “Talking” service needed from your phone address or call Shannon at 514-484-5033, or email Caller I.D. Tele- company). Call Ultravision your bio to [email protected] and call phone! for further information. to have us bill your credit card. We reserve the 5645 Côte des Neiges right to edit for clarity and brevity. All contact info (Free parking behind store) is kept private and all responses are forwarded 514 344-3988Côte des Neiges www.ultravisionmontreal.com from our office. 42 November 2008 www.theseniortimes.com THE SENIOR TIMES Protection of the elderly against exploitation THE WESTSIDE CLINIQUE people care for them. They wanted to house these MÉDICALE OUESTSIDE helpers in that section of the duplex which was * NOW LOCATED * rented, but the tenant objected to giving up occu- Legal Ease pancy of the premises. at 4260 GIROUARD, Suite 240 Joyce Blond Frank Under Quebec law residential property can only (corner Monkland) be repossessed by the landlord for use by the owner himself, his children, or other family mem- Same tel.: 514-489-5753 There are times when seniors are taken advan- bers whom he supports. The court decided that * With or Without Appointment tage of even by members of their own family, by the tenant's premises were needed to replace the friends, as well as by strangers pretending to be family who, were they present, would be obliged friends. In consequence, the law has made a spe- to ensure that the couple was properly cared for. cial effort to protect them. Families, therefore, Because the premises were required for their pro- have a moral duty to protect their elderly mem- tection and security, the provisions of the Charter bers, and a legal one. superseded the provisions of the Civil Code and Home & office security systems This protection is provided by legislation in the the request to retake possession of the premises Medeco-Abloy form of the Quebec Charter of Human Rights and was granted. Mailboxes, Master key systems, Security grills Freedoms which allows an elderly person who has In yet another case, a 47-year-old waitress Residential, commercial suffered abuse or exploitation to complain to the worked at the residence in which an 81-year-old Sales, installation, service Human Rights Commission and sue for damages. with Alzheimer’s lived. Their relationship flour- 6010 Sherbrooke St. W. (bet. Hampton & Belgrave) Exploitation legally includes all kinds of abuse of ished for two-and-a half years during which they Cell: 514 952-8891 • Tel. & Fax: 514 481-8891 an elderly person by someone who is stronger or spent his monthly income. He bought her expen- more dominant, if this dominant person makes a sive jewelry and a car, signed a mortgage for a profit or receives a benefit from the abuse. For ex- house in which he never lived, and saw his assets ample, damages have been awarded to the abused diminish by about $110,000. where a physician borrowed money from a 79 year Two of the three judges who heard the case in old patient; where the owner of a residence for the appeal held that the Charter protects the elderly elderly borrowed money from a 90 year old resi- against all forms of exploitation, physical, psycho- dent who had no memory and was physically and logical, social and moral, regardless of whether psychologically dependent; and where a salesman or not the person consents to the abusive deliberately sold defective wheelchairs and other acts. They found that, during the relationship, the orthopedic aids to those considered vulnerable. defendant's faculties were diminished due to The right to protection and security provided by Alzheimer's and ordered the waitress to pay dam- law to the elderly has been held to override the ages in excess of $66,000. rights to which others may be entitled. This is Consequently, where there is a significant imbal- what happened in the case of a couple, 87 and 95 ance between the vulnerable person and the other years old, who owned a duplex, lived in one sec- person resulting in disastrous consequences to the tion and rented the other. They required a certain vulnerable party and benefit to the other, damages amount of care. Neither had any family in Mon- will be awarded to the victim. treal and so they had to hire and rely on outside BE PREPARED FOR THE FLU SEASON Alzheimer Groupe (A.G.I.) Inc. offers ongoing SUPPORT GROUPS for spouses and PSYCHO-EDUCATIONAL GROUPS If you are 60 years old and over or have for adult children, ACTIVITY PROGRAMS, a chronic illness, ART THERAPY and MUSIC PROGRAM for individuals in the early to mid-stages of PLAN FOR A FLU SHOT! Alzheimer Disease and Related Disorders. TRAINING for professionals and caregivers. Vaccination starts November 6 th. For further details, please call 514-485-7233

Centre de santé et de services sociaux de l’Ouest-de-l’Île West Island Health and Social Services Centre oyer Valiquette FA friendly homey environment for seniors 1534 Valiquette Call to make an appoin tment: Verdun Monday to Friday : 8 am to 8 pm • 24 hour Supervised Care • Doctor Visits • Well-balanced Meals 514-620-5554 • Social Activities • Private Rooms (Only one number for the • Outdoor Garden Activities CL SC Pierrefo nds Dian & Jindra and CL SC Lac-Sain t-Louis) Tel: 514-768-0739 Medicare card com pulsor y

www.theseniortimes.com November 2008 43 THE SENIOR TIMES Is your apartment too cold? formed of the problem, in case this later becomes work at the Rental Board. On the application, Susan J. Sokol, J.D. necessary. If the problem continues, a tenant the tenant can ask the Rental Board to order the should call in the City Inspectors, file an applica- landlord to provide sufficient heat, to order a Many people think that a landlord is only re- tion with the Rental Board, or both. rent reduction,ot to force the landlord to pay for quired to heat an apartment during a certain To file a complaint with the City Inspectors, the space heaters to heat the apartment until the time of year.This is not true! If the lease provides tenant should make another copy of the letter and problem is fixed, etc. that the landlord is responsible for heating, the mail or fax it to the borough Division des permis The Rental Board is at Olympic Village, Wing D, temperature must be maintained at 21 degrees et inspections, with a cover letter stating that the 5199 Sherbrooke East, Unit 2095. Celsius all year round. apartment is still cold despite the fact the landlord Because the Rental Board can take a very long For those who believe that their apartment is too was notified. The inspectors will then contact the time to schedule hearings for these kinds of cases, cold, there are many steps that can be taken. The landlord and ask him or her to take care of the if the situation is urgent, other actions may need first is to measure and record the actual tempera- problem. Next, the City will mail the tenant a form to be taken in the meantime. If the apartment is ture of the apartment. The Rental Board recom- letter to find out if the problem is fixed. The ten- freezing cold with no heat at all, a tenant can try mends that a person check the temperature in ant must complete the form letter and return it to to go to the police as well as to the City Inspec- his/her apartment by placing the thermometer in the City Inspectors. The inspectors will then tors, who may contact the landlord personally the centre of a room, 1 metre above the floor (for schedule an inspection of the building. about the problem. In addition, a tenant in this example, by placing the thermometer on a chair). To find out how to contact your local City In- situation who files an application with the Rental It is also recommended that the temperature be spectors office, call the 311 Montreal information Board should state that the situation is very ur- measured indoors and outdoors so that the two line. gent, and ask that the case be expedited. If, in an can be compared. At the same time, it is also possible to file an extreme case, it becomes necessary to abandon After finding out how cold the apartment is, the application with the Rental Board. To start a an apartment, it is important to first have the next step would be to advise the landlord. Send- case, the tenant can make another copy of the City Inspectors visit the premises and witness the ing a letter by registered mail (and keeping a copy) same letter and take it to the Rental Board office problem. This will help in case the landlord later can help a tenant prove to the Rental Board and with a copy of the proof of registered mailing. tries to hold the tenant responsible for the rest of to the City Inspectors that the landlord was in- The clerk helps applicants complete the paper- the lease.

Housebound seniors can stay active are useful for resistance training. your left heel and transfer the weight back to Craig Cormack To improve stamina a treadmill excellent your right foot. Repeat this weight transfer move- choice, however a more economical alternative is ment a number of times. Icy roads make walking treacherous for seniors to purchase a rebounder which is a small tram- Repeat weight shifting on the other leg. during the winter months. Many of you find poline. According to NASA rebounding is 68% To boost upper body flexibility, try this exercise. yourselves housebound and lacking the out- more efficient than jogging. There are many ben- Start with your feet together. Interlace your fin- door activity you get easily in better weather. efits to bouncing up and down which include: gers together and stretch upward by pushing But staying in shape at home is possible by fighting fatigue, relieving neck, back and head your palms up to the ceiling. Do this for 3 times doing a few targeted exercises. Pump up your pain, improving blood circulation and oxygen and then relax. health with a little determination and a small flow and promoting weight loss. Always warm up before you start an activity investment in time and equipment. To work on improving your balance try the fol- and if you feel pain or you are out of breath,take Strength, stamina, balance and flexibility are the lowing exercise. a rest. Don’t over do it and don’t forget to cool cornerstones of any health program. As you age Stand perpendicular to a kitchen chair with its down after you exercise. you may lose strength, balance and some flexi- back facing you.Hold on to the back of the chair If you are experiencing any health problems bility in the extremities and joints.You may find with your right hand for support. such as: arthritis, heart or circulatory disease, yourself easily winded because you don’t get Make sure your feet are side by side and a kidney disease, lung disease or osteoporosis, or enough cardio training. shoulder-width distance apart.Advance your left have not exercised in over a year, consult your Strength exercises usually consist of resistance foot ahead by two feet. physician before starting an exercise program. training using weights, floor exercises and swim- Transfer your weight by pushing your right heel Once you have been cleared for exercise keep in ming or water aerobics. Basic leg lifts using leg down into the floor and shifting your weight over mind some basics: drink a lot of water, wear weights (which can be purchased at Canadian to your left leg (make sure you bend your left comfortable clothes and proper footwear. Tire) are good training for the quadriceps. knee). Do not lift your right heel during the A few good exercises are all you need to stay in Dumbbells can also be used to strengthen your transfer. shape.Look into making them part of your daily arms (biceps). Exercise elastics (used in Pilates) Push down on your big left toe back through routine.

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The Dimoska Family Strolling along the boardwalk in Pogradeci A long walk — and a lift — from Pogradeci to Macedonia Our congenial host at the Parlimenti Hotel in the lake, where the water looked clearer, and Irwin Tirana drove us in his slightly worn Mercedes- jumped in. One of four sturdy soldiers-on- Benz (almost everybody drives one in Albania) to furlough in a neighbouring sailboat, hearing us a lot where mini-buses were filling up with conversing in English, begged to interrupt. passengers bound for Pogradeci, a re- The conversation continued until after sort region on the shores of Lake two of the lads had boosted Irwin onto Orhid, a lake shared with Macedo- our boat, nearly tipping me over. nia. We started out on a good road. Irwin’s physical condition, being what Suddenly the driver made a u-turn, it is — chess, jazz, wine, pizza, lengthy drove back to where we started and books — made it impossible for him took a road that re-aligned my internal to do it on his own. organs. It seemed to go on forever. We spent the afternoon treating the five Grandma Once we were back on pavement, the drive soldiers to ice cream, beer and coffee. The Eng- was uneventful and hot. We followed a winding lish speaker, translating for his friends as he spoke, 20 minutes past the border. Where are those cabs? road around a mountain. For the queasy, it was complained bitterly of Albanian corruption. His we put out our thumbs. harrowing. We stopped halfway (after 2 hours) at parents, farmers, had no money to send him to Our savior stopped and we asked “Ohrid?” He a roadside resto where the owner tried to stiff us university so he was conscripted and hates every invited us in, threw our bags in the back and 10 euro for two pieces of cheese, bread and a sim- minute of it. He told us that rich parents pay to get started to drive — and drive and drive. He spoke ple salad. We eventually settled on 500 lek ($6), their children through university. no English, French, Spanish, German, or Hebrew, which according to us included a hefty tip. We spent Sunday wandering along the bustling but we managed to convey we were Canadians. He Once in the Pogradeci region, we almost stopped 3 kilometer boardwalk. I was saddened by the called his wife on his cell and she told me in per- at the Lunhidas Hotel, described in the guide book Gypsy mother with toddlers begging on the fect English that he would gladly drive us to the we’d purchased in Tirana as a “tourist centre” with boardwalk. Making a quick detour I returned bus station to catch a bus to Skopja, the capital. swimming pool. We noticed that here, 10 kilome- with pastries, which the kids grabbed as if they We drove through a touristy, more sophisticated ters out of town, the lake looked crystal clear. But hadn’t eaten in days. version of Pogradec, called Ohrid and stopped at it was too far from the centre and we always stay We spent the afternoon on the terrace of our a large bus station, where he insisted on purchas- where the action is. Our driver dropped us off at hotel viewing the pier in the sunset drinking Mar- ing the tickets in Denar. We returned the amount the first place on the hotel strip in town. We liked tini and Rossi and playing chess. Monday morn- in Euro to him later. Then he motioned for us to the looks of the hotel and the price, $34 Cdn for a ing, while sipping cappuccino, we asked — two get back in the car. We had no idea why but by this modern room with balcony overlooking the lake. women–professors from a nearby university and time he felt like a long lost cousin so we climbed in The bed however could have used fewer metal rods. quizzed them about the soldier’s reports. They knowing our bus would leave from the station in We strolled along the boardwalk and decided to claimed that nobody takes seriously the universi- half an hour. He drove faster now, obviously head- rent a paddleboat ($2.50 Cdn an hour). The odor ties where a diploma can be bought. We also ing for somewhere. After 10 minutes he stopped of excrement was too strong to go swimming near quizzed them about how to get to Macedonia. It abruptly and turned into a house with a small the shore so we paddled out toward the middle of sounded simple:“Get a cab to the border, five kilo- porch. Mr. Dimoska was taking us home — and meters away. Then get out and walk across. There we would meet the bus across the road from his will be cabs waiting on the other side to take you house on its way to Skopja. to Orhid, Macedonia’s lake resort.” The Dimoska family is in the construction busi- We got out of the cab, said goodbye to Albania, ness and lives in a three storey house their father and walked 100 meters to the friendly Macedonian built. Fiona and the children,Victoria and Michael border police. They instructed us, in sign lan- greeted us in English.Victoria and her cousin were guage, to walk ahead, either 30 or 300 meters (I’m playing with the new kitten. We posed for pictures, not sure which) indicating there would be taxis. and sampled Fiona’s homemade blueberry juice We walked and walked and walked. No side- and Turkish coffee. Then we hugged the entire walks. No cars. No buses. Just a two lane highway. family including the grandma, all of whom had I told Irwin I wanted to go back.“I don’t go back,” graciously welcomed us to Macedonia. We gave and“It’s uphill,”were his quirky replies. I was wor- the kids some Canadian souvenirs, and crossed the ried. We were in the middle of nowhere in the highway to the bus stop with Fiona, who said she mid-day heat with our knapsacks on wheels. No was sorry we were leaving so soon. But we’d had food. Little water. After 30 minutes, a modern red our fill of “resorts” and wanted some big city life. Irwin playing chess at our hotel in Pogradeci jeep came rolling down the highway. Instinctively, So on to Skopja we journeyed. 50 November 2008 www.theseniortimes.com THE SENIOR TIMES For Mr. Fraser, it was more than a harmonica. s sit ne xt to h is a shes. r, and on e tha t wi ll al way easured gift from his fathe It wa s a tr sion. Opting for cremation important and personal deci Choosing one kind of urn over another is an eaning fo r everyone. 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