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15th ANNIVERSARY: Many people have enjoyed walking or biking along the Kay Gardner Beltline Trail, and on Sunday, on the 15th anniversary of its opening, they got to personally thank the woman who was instrumental in making the park possible. A former city councillor, Gardner tenaciously fought plans to prevent the Beltline Park from being developed back when it was a neglected and unused railway line in the 1970s. Part of a 9 km. linear trail, the Kay Gardner Beltline Path forms the middle section, running approximately from Allen Road (north of Eglinton Avenue), to Mt. Pleasant Cemetery where it turns into the Beltline trail through the Moore Park Ravine. For more on the trail visit www.facebook.com/KayGardnerBeltline

Should all go according to plan, the King and Spadina neighbourhood will become home to a new YMCA facility. The new YMCA would fill a definite need in the area, which has grown in leaps and bounds in recent years with the addition of numerous highrise condo towers in the area. While many of those living in the towers are young, single professionals, that hardly constitutes the entirety of the new population. “One conception people have is that it’s all single people, but there are a lot of families moving in,” said Jane Pyper, YMCA of Greater Toronto chief operations and services officer. “We do know there’s definitely a market for family services there that is not being met.” The building would be at 505

Development could spark school expansion JUSTIN SKINNER jskinner@insidetoronto.com With plenty of development on tap for the midtown area, a plan is in the works that could see the capacity of Davisville Junior Public School double. The proposal to grow and redevelop the school has been

on the books since 2012, but the need is growing more urgent with every new building that goes up. The school board has even looked into selling off a portion of the school to help cover the costs, though that plan has been put on hold while Councillor Josh Matlow and a team of local

residents work to find a way to add a new community hub in the area. Trustee Shelley Laskin said the growing need for school spaces was driving a push to expand not just Davisville, but other schools in the area as well. “We’re looking not just at

redeveloping Davisville, but at a major addition to Hodgson (Senior Public School) as well,” she said. “Just rebuilding Davisville doesn’t solve the issues in the community, but it’s a step in the right direction.” The redevelopment of the school site would be more than

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This year is the 70th Anniversary of the end of WWII, The 70th Anniversary of the Liberation of Holland and the 100th Anniversary of Vimy Ridge which defines us as Canadians! Our Veterans gave their youth and many their lives so we can enjoy the “Freedom” we take for granted today!. We at the Legion Branches need to pass on the Torch so our Children will RemembeR the sacrifices that have been made. Contact your local Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion to get the details on how your child or any Student can participate in our Annual Poem, Poster & Literary contest Financial prizes to be won in several together with the Video contests the DeADLIne is november 15th, 2015. categories: Essay, video, public The Public Speaking contest will take place in February depending on the Branch. speaking and visual art.

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Richmond St. W., the site of the old Waterworks building. That site, which has a heritage designation, was handed over to BUILD Toronto, the city’s real estate corporation that leverages surplus and underutilized real estate assets, in 2012 for eventual redevelopment, and the YMCA seems to be a perfect fit. “My bottom line is that we need a community centre in there,” Councillor Joe Cressy said. “We don’t have one in the area and the population in the King and Spadina area has grown from 1,000 to about 30,000 in the past 20 years.” The new site would also help the YMCA bring services to an area in which residents have traditionally not been able to enjoy the programming the organization offers to so many. “The two closest ( YMCA >>>APPROVED, page 6

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just an expansion. Situated in the former Metro Toronto School for the Deaf, Davisville has several smaller-than-usual classrooms and is in need of upgrades just to meet the needs of students. “There are a lot of issues with the structure of the cur>>>TDSB, page 3

Lest We Forget For more information please contact any Legion branch in the GTA, http://www.legion.ca/who-we-are/branch-locator/ For details on categories and age groups, go to http://www.rcldistrictd.com/DistrictYouthed.html For further information contact Sheila Harris, District “D” Youth education Chairman, at stharris@rogers.com

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Volunteers paint a mural at the Oben Flats site on Sherbourne Street on Saturday. The vacant lot will be put to public use until work begins on a 13-storey rental apartment building.

Fall fairs can highlight the best of the season, including these two local fairs last Saturday. Above, volunteers Teri Ly, left, and Alexandra Polera sell their produce, grown in the Alexandra Park garden, during the Scadding Court Community Centre Fall Festival. At left, Betty sits for a jack-o-lantern face painting during the Mount Pleasant Fall Fair.

Soon-to-be-developed vacant lot put to good use JUSTIN SKINNER jskinner@insidetoronto.com While the long-vacant lot at 307 Sherbourne St. is slated to eventually house a rental apartment building, developer Oben Flats is working to ensure the land is not wasted while they await approvals. The development application calls for a 13-storey building to be built on the site, but Max Koerner of Oben Flats said it would be at least another year before construction would start. In the meantime, the developer is teaming up with local resident and urban planner Danny Brown and other local organizations to turn the derelict property into something the whole community can enjoy. “We decided it would be a good idea to beautify the site, which has sat empty for over a decade now,” Koerner said. Oben Flats contacted Brown after the latter staged a community activation and beautification project there earlier this year for the 100In1Day celebrations. They have reached out to the David Suzuki Foundation, Sustainable TO and the PATCH Project to devise ways to bring more community uses to the space. On Saturday they gathered at the site to engage local residents in mural painting, while also gathering feedback on

what those who live in the area would like to see on the site. “We’re still brainstorming and collecting ideas,” Koerner said. “We’d like to see some community gardening or maybe a pollinator garden start up there next spring, and we could maybe have something going on there over the winter as well.” He added many in the community backed the idea of a community garden and youth who dropped by offered their own ideas, some of which were not feasible. Brown said the plan going forward is to continue engaging the David Suzuki Foundation, SustainableTO and the PATCH Project – the latter of which worked on Saturday’s mural unveiling – as well as local residents to help determine what would go in the space. “Over the winter, we’ve talked about having a holiday market with pop-up vendors or maybe even a homemade skating rink if we can flood the space with water,” he said. Brown added he hopes to get in touch with local schools and councillors as well, looking for their ideas and help not only while the beautification project is underway, but afterward as well. “We’re hoping they can help us find a place for all

the plantings when we have to move the plantings off-site (once construction on the apartment building begins,)” he said. Koerner added if and when the development is built – Oben Flats is currently awaiting the issuing of permits for the work – some of the elements that will revitalize the vacant lot could be incorporated. under way for parkette mural wplans

The McGill Granby Parkette on Yonge Street is set to continue its makeover with plans under way to paint a large mural on a blank wall on the parkette’s south side. The new mural will add to the upgrade as part of the Downtown Yonge BIA’s Yonge Love program. For our story, log onto http:// bit.ly/1iRFO14 mural is a ribbon of protection wthis

A ribbon of protection has been wrapped around Women’s Residence near Dundas Street West and Bathurst Street to help the women who call the shelter home feel a little safer. The ribbon came in the form of a mural painted by a team of local graffiti artists and the residents of the shelter themselves. For our story and photo, log onto http://bit.ly/1QJ8nIQ

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TDSB open to ‘joint-build’ >>>from page 1 rent facility,” Laskin said. The plan to redevelop the school depends largely on funding. The Toronto Lands Corporation, the real estate arm of the Toronto District School Board, has agreed to hold off on selling a portion of Davisville’s land at Matlow’s request, though the councillor acknowledges the need for more school capacity. “I certainly recognize the need to make improvements to the current school building – it’s substandard and doesn’t meet the needs of the community,” he said. “It’s just south of the greater Yonge and Eglinton area, which is a growth node so there’s enormous development pressure in the area.” Matlow noted, however, there were other community needs, including better transit and more community space,

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If they got a new double gym, maybe you could have the city pay for part of it in exchange for community use. – Josh Matlow

ideally in the form of a community centre or hub. If the school’s surplus land is to be sold, he would like to see it go to a community friendly space or perhaps a seniors’ residence. He could also see a way in which the school’s redevelopment could benefit the community. “If they got a new double gym, maybe you could have the city pay for part of it in exchange for community use,” he said. “There’s also the matter of looking into parkland funds to secure green space

for the school and the community.” Laskin said her first priority is ensuring the school receives its much-needed improvements, adding she would also be open to some sort of joint build with the city provided the school community’s needs are met. “If we could use joint funds to find a way to create a shared use gymnasium, meeting rooms, maybe an auditorium and a cafetorium, I think the school board would be open to that,” she said. Matlow has sent a letter t o t h e To r o n t o L a n d s Corporation expressing interest in acquiring the severed parcel of school land and in creating shared use spaces for the school and the community.

Josh Matlow’s letter can be viewed at www.josh matlow.ca

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t was reassuring this week to hear work-to-rule job actions in public elementary schools across the province will not impact Remembrance Day ceremonies in the schools or the chance for local students to take part in literary and poster contests sponsored by the Royal Canadian Legion. John Smith, president of the Elementary Teachers of Toronto, told Metroland Media Toronto the ceremonies will go ahead. “We’re making an exception for Remembrance Day. All Remembrance Day activities will continue... We’re recognizing that and honouring that,” he said. Smith added the annual Remembrance Day poster and literary contests sponsored by the legion for more than 50 years, will also continue in the schools. While not specifically a school project, the contests are often promoted to our view students by their teachers and the entries forwarded to the We all have a nearest legion branch. contests are part of role in keeping theThe legion’s goal to ensure Nov. 11 relevant Remembrance Day remains relevant to young people, and they understand the reasons why it’s important. “We’re trying to pass the torch to younger people,” explained Sheila Harris, youth education chair for the 24 legion branches in Toronto. “The younger people have to remember the sacrifices that were made.” The contests are divided in age groups ranging from grades 1 to 12 for the posters, and grades 4 to 12 for essays and poems. There’s also video and public speaking categories. The theme for all categories is remembrance. While teachers certainly have a role to play in these contests, parents should also be encouraging their children to understand and honour the sacrifices made by those who gave their lives to keep our country free. If your child has an interest in art, poetry or writing essays, suggest they enter. Along with being a positive experience for children, they also have the chance to win prizes and attend awards ceremonies at the legion. If they are national winners, their works will be displayed at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa. We encourage students to ask their teachers for information on the contests. The info is also available at every legion branch across the city, by going online at www.legion.ca/youth/contests or by emailing Sheila Harris at stharris@rogers.com

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Filion book seeks to explain Ford phenomena Councillor pens his take on the Rob Ford story Rob Ford is a gift to storytellers, no doubt about it. From the time he stumbled into the light as a rookie city councillor from Ward 2, Ford had a knack for presenting a narrative, or at least a hook for one. First, he was the guy who famously spent $2 a year in his City Hall office budget. How’d he do that? Then he would say awful things about all sorts of people. How’d he get away with that? One day, against all odds, he got himself elected mayor and went on a toxic, drug-andalcohol-fuelled bender unrivalled in the history of municipal government, somehow maintaining an unimaginable level of popularity in the process.

david nickle the city Say what? The story is irresistible. Former Toronto Star reporter Robyn Doolittle set it down in book form in the aptly titled Crazy Town, a book-length account of the Fords and her and the Star’s investigation into the now-infamous “crack video,” with some biographical talk. Ford’s former chief of staff, Mark Towhey, is getting set to come out with a book describing his attempts to help Ford through his substance abuse issues. And in a month, Willowdale Councillor John Filion will be presenting his own story of the story, The Only Average Guy: Inside the Uncommon World of Rob Ford. As a point of full disclosure, Filion interviewed

me for the book he was researching last year as the municipal election was getting into full swing. At the time, he told me it wouldn’t be a lurid tellall, but rather something more thoughtful – aiming for the ‘why’ rather than the ‘what.’ I wasn’t sure what to make of that then. But based on some promotional copy sent around Tuesday, I think I see what he’s getting at. The book takes, at its starting point, the football pool that Filion and Ford took part in and the uneasy water-cooler male bonding that reminded Filion nothing so much as the time at 10 years old when he invited an ungainly classmate home for lunch after church. Rob Ford, theorizes Filion, is that lumpen boy grown large. More intriguing, I suspect, will be the other ungainly 10-year-old men that Filion seems to argue

make up Ford Nation – that 30 per cent rump of voters who will support Rob and his brother Doug no matter what. In an interview with former Ford Svengali Nick Kouvalis, Filion draws a picture of “partisan brains” contained mainly in the crania of heavy-set men with hard fathers. No one, he seems to suggest, will sway those brains from the Ford brand. Those of us outside Ford Nation shouldn’t be smug, though: for pretty much every brain, the Ford narrative is impossible to look away from. When it was in full swing, it was enough to transform the political face of our city. And everybody – citizens, journalists and even city councillors – has a great stake in figuring out what shape that face has finally taken.

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U of T engineering mural precedes building JUSTIN SKINNER jskinner@insidetoronto.com T h e Un i ve r s i t y o f To ro n t o’s planned Centre for Engineering Innovation & Entrepreneurship (CEIE) will not be completed until 2017, but those walking past the construction site can already catch a glimpse of what it’s all about. The site, on St. George Street north of College, is home to what is believed to be downtown Toronto’s longest street art mural – a 276foot long piece that features a plethora of images related to engineering. The mural, which adorns construction hoarding at the site, was designed by U of T’s engineering department and painted by noted Toronto street artist Jason Wing, also known as SKAM. “Typically, (hoarding) is vinylcoated and has a message about the building that’s coming on the site,” said U of T Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering spokesperson Catherine Riddell. “We asked ourselves ‘what can we do instead that really talks about the rich and diverse innovations and accomplishments of

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our students and faculty?’” Riddell added that, given its location in downtown Toronto, street art was an ideal way to go. Wing was given some direction regarding what to include in the mural and then added his own flair. The images in the mural include advances made by U of T students, including a solar car, the world’s most energy efficient light bulb and more. Wing estimated he used between 300 and 400 cans of paint to create what is the longest installation in his 25-year-plus career as a street artist. “To get a commission like this is awesome,” he said in a video documenting the project. “I’ve done a lot of major corporations but nothing (on) this scale.” This weekend, the mural will be featured as part of the annual

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The Brick enters year two of its partnership with Children’s Miracle Network to help improve the lives of children and families across Canada and celebrates Brickley Bear’s first birthday with a new Superhero Edition. Following the great success of its inaugural year, The Brick launches its second year as a partner of Children’s Miracle Network in Canada. In the first year of its partnership with Children’s Miracle Network, The Brick raised nearly $700,000 for children’s hospitals across Canada. “The Brick is a great Canadian retailer which has provided value to the homes of Canadians with a team of community caring staff that made the inaugural year of our partnership a great success,” said John Hartman, chief operating officer, Canada, with Children’s Miracle Network. “We are thrilled to continue a partnership with The Brick that does have a real impact on the lives of children. “We’re elated to have help from The Brick in raising funds for the equipment and research that help to save the lives of ill and injured children. Brickley is a good friend and role model to kids, whether they’re sick or healthy.” President of The Brick Group, Jim Caldwell, said, “The Brick is proud to be part of communities across Canada and has a strong tradition of giving to these communities. We care about our neighbours – especially the youngest generation. That’s why we’re partnering with Children’s Miracle Network.”

St. Peter’s Fall Fair Fun Family event WHEN: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday WHERE: St. Peter’s Catholic Church, 840 Bathurst St. CONTACT: Vince Dumond, 416-5344219, vince.dumond@gmail.com COST: Free St. Peter’s Fall Fair Fun Family is an annual get-together and fund-raising event. To drop off items at 830 Bathurst Street, call 416-534-4219.

School sports begin Toronto high school sports are up and running for both the public and Catholic boards. Fall team sports that lead to Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations (OFSAA) championships include boys football and volleyball and girls field hockey and basketball. For full schedule, results and standings – many of which have now been posted as of Sept. 28 – visit the two boards’ respective sports sites; the TDSB at www.tdsb.on.ca/sports and the TCDSB at www.tdcaa.org

Both The Brick and Children’s Miracle Network believe in keeping funds in the region where they are raised. All proceeds from Brickley sales will go toward the Children’s Miracle Network member hospital that serves the community in which the purchase or donation was made. “The focus of our campaign is all about ‘Helping to Improve the

Lives of Children, Brick by Brick’”, said Caldwell. “The reason we chose that name for our campaign is that we believe that every little bit counts towards making a real difference to the lives of children and their families.” In celebration of Brickley’s first birthday, a second edition, Superhero Brickley, is avaialbel to help raise funds. Brickley stuffed animals

made by Gund are available in The Brick’s 220 stores nationwide and online. All of the net proceeds from the sale of Brickley go to Children’s Miracle Network in support of the local children’s hospital. The Brick will match every dollar donated through from Sept. 1, 2015 to Feb. 29, 2016 up to a maximum of $100,000. Limited quantities of Brickley are now available.

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Halloween Origami WHEN: 2 to 4 p.m. WHERE: Lillian H. Smith Library, 239 College St. CONTACT: 416-393-7746 COST: Free Join Lillian H. Smith Branch’s origami club every first Saturday. Intended for ages six and up. Teens welcome.

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Older Lesbians Book Group WHEN: 1 to 3 p.m. WHERE: 519 Community Centre, 519 Church St. CONTACT: Eleanor Batchelder, 647-2350843 COST: Free The group will discuss ‘An Audience of Chairs’ by Joan Clark, a novel about mental illness from the inside, with a happy ending. Light refreshments. Great Lakes Nuclear Dump Town Hall Meeting WHEN: 7 to 9 p.m. WHERE: Toronto City Hall, Council Chambers, 100 Queen St. W. CONTACT: www.stopthegreatlakesnucleardump.com COST: Free Ontario Power Generation’s plan to bury and abandon radioactive nuclear waste right beside the Great Lakes. This is your drinking water, Toronto. Learn more from a panel of experts and elected officials and join others who are opposing this plan at a town hall meeting.

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Sophie’s Studio - Writer’s Workshop for Kids with Richard Scrimger WHEN: 4 to 5:30 p.m. WHERE: Lillian H. Smith Library, 239 College St. CONTACT: 416-393-7746 COST: Free Author Richard Scrimger can help you discover how to turn those yucky times into great stories. This program is intended for ages eight to 12. Space is limited. To register, visit the branch or call 416-393-7746.

Approved by executive committee, plan before council this week >>>from page 1 facilities) are the west end Y at College and Dovercourt, which is completely at capacity and the Central Y (on Grosvenor Street, just west of Yonge), which already has 10,000 members,” Pyper said. The proposal remains in its early stages. The plan for the facility was

endorsed by the city’s executive committee last week. Pyper said the YMCA of Greater Toronto would undertake “a very robust community engagement process” to help determine what programs and features the new YMCA would encompass. “We’ll be looking at family activi-

ties, swimming programs and youth programs, but beyond that there are a lot of options to explore,” she noted. Cressy identified three needs the facility, which could be as large as 54,000 square feet, could fill. “There’s a need for flexible community space, whether that’s for

meetings or events,” he said. “There will also be a full-sized, 25-metre pool in there and youth programs and youth initiatives.” The city has committed twothirds of the cost of the project, with the YMCA of Greater Toronto asked to subsidize the remainder of the costs. Toronto’s department

of Parks, Forestry and Recreation is also drafting up a memorandum of understanding to outline community access requirements for the facility. The proposal was to go before council this week, though the meeting was held after The Mirror’s deadline Tuesday.

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Thursday, October 8, 2015

You are invited to an Open House to learn more about the construction progress at Ossington Station. TTCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Easier Access Program will make subway stations accessible to everyone. We would like to provide you with an update regarding upcoming construction activities in your neighbourhood and present the public art concept for this station.

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College/Shaw Library 766 College Street (Meeting Room/Basement) October 8, 2015 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

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SENIORS + DEMENTIA

Patient-centred care and earlier diagnosis a must for dementia strategy, says former nurse and neurologist by JOANNA LAVOIE

amilton resident Phyllis Fehr, 57, is a member of the Ontario Dementia Advisory Group, a group of people living with dementia that was formed last fall with the purpose of influencing policies, practices and people in dementia management. A former ICU nurse who was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s three years ago, Fehr offers a unique perspective on the challenges facing Ontario’s health-care system in providing quality care for the increasing number of people diagnosed with dementia. Having experienced the healthcare system from both sides of the coin as a health-care professional and as a patient, she said she has some strong ideas about what the Ontario government needs to do to successfully tackle this significant challenge. Fehr’s journey with dementia started in 2010

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when she began noticing small changes in herself, notably forgetfulness. She discussed her concerns with her doctor, but it wasn’t until two years later she received a working diagnosis of mixed dementia in the form of early onset Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy Body Dementia, a less prevalent form of dementia that occurs when abnormal deposits of a protein called alpha-synuclein accumulate inside the brain’s nerve cells. In the meantime, Fehr was having trouble multi-tasking and was drawing blanks on details and tasks that were once second nature. Doubting her abilities and concerned about providing the best care she could to her patients, she took a leave from her nursing career. “It was affecting my work and I needed to figure this out,” said Fehr, who, despite being under the care of a neurologist and a gerontologist, had started to feel frustrated by the lack of an action plan.

part 2 of 3 “From having my first symptoms to diagnosis it was basically two years in limbo. I felt quite stressed.” With a diagnosis, she said she was eager to move forward on a course of treatment, but again was stuck in a waiting game. “I’m a firm believer in treating something sooner than waiting.” Fehr decided to take the matter into her own hands and started seeing renowned neurologist Dr. Sandra Black in early 2013. “I’m very grateful for the intervention and understanding of Dr. Sandra Black. Once I started with her, she helped me understand what was going on, get on track and sort out what was happening.” Under Black’s care, Fehr said she’s received the “patient-centred and

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Hamilton resident and former ICU nurse Phyllis Fehr has been diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s. She uses an iPad to keep track of daily tasks and appointments.

patient-involved care” all patients with dementia need. “We think of each of our patients and their families as having a unique and important story to tell,” explained Black. “We try to partner with our families and share their load to ensure they know they are not alone in their difficult journey, as most dementias still lack definitive treatments.” “It can’t just be clinical,” agreed

Fehr, who, as a health-care professional, said she appreciates the challenges doctors face to provide the best care they can while dealing with extremely limited resources. “I realize there’s only so much time and money, and not enough staff and specialists. All of that needs to be improved,” she said, adding an earlier diagnosis would have changed the course of her life. >>>helping, page 13

PREVENTION

In Ontario, a lot of time, attention and money is being placed on getting an early handle on dementia, understanding how to better recognize its early signs and mitigate its symptoms. Dr. Doug Munoz, a neuroscientist at Queen’s University, has focused his career on understanding how the brain controls eye movement and how brain damage or abnormalities, including those caused by dementia, can affect it. “What we have is a toolbox for how the brain works,” he said. Munoz is exploring the connection between eye movement and dementia. To do so, he’ll be measuring where the eyes go to study memory loss using videobased eye tracking. “This study will be helpful in early detection. It will help us detect dementia earlier than we can now,” said

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Studying how the brain controls eye movement could help detect dementia earlier.

Munoz, who in his 20-plus year career has studied the correlation between eye movement and brain function for people of all ages.

EDUCATION

1 Keep to a simple daily and weekly routine. Get to know particular good times of the day and concentrate on getting things done during optimal hours.

2 Communication is key. Talk to family, friends and professionals about how they can help and accept offers of support.

3 Eat regularly. Make sure healthy snacks are on hand in case cooking is not an option. Be sure to get enough fluids.

4 Keep active. A walk every day will help with relaxation. Keep up with hobbies and visit friends. Stay connected to the community by joining local support groups and organizations.

5 Use visual aids such as to-do lists, a calendar or a reminder board to organize. Make a checklist of important things to do before going to bed.

6 Keep essential items such as glasses, keys and money in one place so that they can be easily found.

7 Write down memorable experiences and information in a journal or diary.

8 Keep a visitor’s book with names, contact details and short descriptions. Add photos next to important phone numbers and keep them by the phone.

9 Label cupboards, drawers and doors making use of colour and contrast.

Sources: Alzheimer Society of +Canada; National Health Service

>>>from page 12 oanne Woodward Fraser, a spokesperson for the Ontario Ministry of Health and LongTerm Care, said the government is preparing to care for an influx of Ontarians living with dementia. “Initial engagement with the sector has begun,” she said via email. “Ontario is gathering input from individuals with the disease, their families and caregivers, as well as health-care providers involved in treatment and support.” Still in the early stages – and too early to speak to specifics as the provincial government wants to “get it right” – Woodward Fraser said the first step will be to develop a “co-ordinated, collaborative approach with input from patients and their care partners, all health-care providers, as well as organizations involved in supporting individuals with Alzheimer’s and dementia.” Further, she said the provincial government has mandated Halton MPP Indira Naidoo-Harris to champion the development of a provincial dementia strategy. Fehr agrees a holistic and streamlined approach must be taken to treating patients with dementia to avoid unnecessary and often detrimental delays and frustrations. “Currently, the process takes so long. It makes me worry about everybody else,” said Fehr, who is also a volunteer board member for the Dementia Network of the Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant Local Health Integration Network, which is working to find ways to work together with the government to understand gaps in the system and provide a better integrated system care for those with dementia. “There has to be a way to streamline all the services under one umbrella to avoid reinventing the wheel every time. We need to be looking more at the big picture.”

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Dr. Petal Abdool, a staff psychiatrist in the geriatric division at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, stands in front of the ‘Transforming Lives’ mosaic in the lobby of the Intergenerational Wellness Centre.

Medical associations advocate geriatric dementia training D r. Petal Abdool, a staff psychiatrist at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) Geriatric Division, is confident she made the right career choice. “This is an area I felt I could make a difference. It’s underserved and there’s no shortage of jobs,” said Abdool, who credits her sixmonth residency at CAMH for helping her choose a career in geriatric medicine. Hired by CAMH shortly after completing her placement, Abdool serves as the head of outpatient geriatric mental health services. She’s also a clinical lecturer and the undergraduate education co-ordinator, Geriatric Division Department of Psychiatry University of Toronto. In this role, she’s charged with

impressing upon medical students the need for qualified health-care professionals to work with the aging population, as well as the personal benefits that come with it. “Working with the elderly has been a great experience and very rewarding. It’s nice to look after other people’s parents,” said Abdool. The Ontario Medical Association (OMA) is also doing its part to encourage doctors to consider working with the elderly, said its president Dr. Mike Toth. “With an aging population, we know it is important to have enough physicians to care for seniors, including those with complex conditions such as dementia,” he said. The Registered Nurses

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Association of Ontario (RNAO) is also helping its members provide better care for the elderly. Michelle Acorn, the association’s co-chair, brings more than a decade of experience to the table working as a nurse practitioner caring for elderly patients. With a special interest in geriatric care, Acorn – who serves as the lead nurse practitioner at Lakeridge Health in Durham Region – spends a fair amount of her time educating nursing professionals about caring for the elderly, making hospitals senior friendly and making geriatric care part of the core curriculum at post-secondary institutions. by JOANNA LAVOIE

Read the full story online at www.insidetoronto.com/dementia

COMING NEXT Dr. Michael Strong, dean of the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry and professor at Western University in London, Ont., serves as the principal investigator for Ontario Neurodegenerative Disease Research Initiative. Here’s what he has to say about a study seeking common early indicators and risk factors of dementia:

‘

The goal is to identify the illness before symptoms present themselves. This is very unique. I don’t know of any other study like this in the world.

+ Read more about the research being done; www.insidetoronto.com/dementia

Part three, to be published next week, tackles the stigma associated with dementia, which often makes living with the disease that much more challenging. Read about personal struggles, but also the positive changes happening here and globally that are helping people with dementia enjoy a higher quality of life.

ager to serve as a voice for people living with dementia, Fehr is a volunteer spokesperson for the Hamilton Alzheimer society. She regularly speaks about her experiences offering her unique two-sided perspective, especially with newly diagnosed individuals and their families. One of her main messages is that “life isn’t over, but that it will change.” “I really enjoy sharing my message and hopefully I’m making a positive impact,” she said.

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