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It is with a mixture of excitement and disbelief that Florian Shuck will officially unveil Canada’s first-ever public reflexology footpath in Dufferin Grove Park on Saturday afternoon. He’ll be joined by family and friends of his and late-partner, Jenna Morrison for whom the footpath was created and named.
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“At one point, it was just a dream of my wife’s; now, it’s a reality,” Shuck told The Villager a few days before the event on July 26. “It’s quite overwhelming.” Shuck is at the park regularly to oversee the path’s installation and this week, the finishing touches. Changes are happening daily, he said, and expressed his awe for the landscape architect and construction team’s skill set and compassion for the project. It was key to create a public memorial for Morrison in the park the couple and their young son frequented, because, Shuck said, “Jenna was always com>>>INSPIRATION, page 13
characters doing amazing work. I wanted to throw myself into the equation,” Kuck told The Villager. No stranger to endeavors in the name of a cause – Kuck completed a 120-kilometre four-day, three-night dogsled excursion this past winter raising more than $7,000 for Victim Services. Now, the veteran police officer is >>>DROP, page 16
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