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HARVEST FESTIVAL MUSIC: Naghmeh Farahmand leads a group in a drum circle during the Thorncliffe Park Harvest Festival at R.V. Burgess Park on Saturday.

An 80-year-old Montreal man has been charged following a fatal hit-and-run in a Danforth Avenue parking lot.

The incident happened Sept. 25 around 1 p.m. at 1015 Danforth Ave., near Donlands Avenue.

The driver is facing charges of criminal negligence causing death, dangerous operation causing death, and leaving scene of accident resulting in death.

Police said a man was driving a Chrysler Town and Country minivan in the rear parking lot of the property. The driver accelerated in reverse toward a fence. A 49-year-old man who was sitting in the parking lot, was struck by the van and pinned against the fence.

Police report the driver then left the scene.

The victim sustained serious injuries. He was taken to hospital where he died.

The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to call police at 416808-1900.

Sarah’s Food Drive underway in Leaside area For the eighth year in a row, Sarah’s Food Drive has launched in the Leaside area.

Since its inception, the drive has collected more than 150,000 pounds of food for the Daily Bread Food Bank.

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Sisters Sarah and Claire Jordan, aged 13 and 8 respectively, help organize the food drive along with their mother, Lynda Debono.

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School sex ed protest set for Thorncliffe Park A provincewide protest of Ontario’s new sex-ed curriculum will take place today, the Canadian Families Alliance announced Monday in Thorncliffe Park.

Several parent advocacy groups gathered at the Thorncliffe Park Community Centre to announce the protest, which aims to disprove Premier Kathleen Wynne and Education Minister Liz Sandal’s statements that most Ontario parents support the new curriculum. To attempt to disprove those claims, concerned parents will keep their children home from school for the day.

“We support the effort of parents across Ontario in pulling their children from their elementary classrooms to protest Kathleen Wynne’s sex-ed agenda,” said Teresa Pierre, president of Parents as First Educators.

“This will help send a strong message to the government that they should stop interfering with parents’ rights to be the primary educators of their children.”

Khalid Mahmood, president of the Thorncliffe Parents Association, said as a father, he is concerned about the new material.

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Khalid Mahmood talks about the sex education curriculum at The Canadian Families Alliance announcement Monday of a province-wide one-day student strike happening today.

year olds to masturbate, and others which get 12 year olds thinking about anal sex, oral sex and sexual pleasure,” he asked.

“We are calling for a mass withdrawal of students in every com-

munity. Parents will send a strong message that the Liberals cannot ignore – let kids be kids.”

Pierre encouraged parents against the program to join them in protest.

“The Liberal sex curriculum is an attack on the innocence of our children,” she said. “We hope every community will find a way to join other families in protesting Kathleen Wynne’s sex-ed agenda on Oct. 1.”

Eglinton LRT tunnel borers begin work in Leaside RAHUL GUPTA rgupta@insidetoronto.com The opening of the Eglinton Crosstown LRT has been pushed back to 2021, Metrolinx has confirmed.

The 19-kilometre light rail project, the first LRT for Toronto, will travel below and at street level along Eglinton Avenue and was initially scheduled to enter service in 2020.

At a press conference Thursday morning to commemorate the launch of eastern tunnelling for the Crosstown, Metrolinx CEO Bruce McCuaig acknowledged the line will instead begin operation in September of 2021.

“Originally the plan going back four or five years was to launch in 2020,” said McCuaig from the

Crosstown’s tunnel launch shaft site at Eglinton Avenue and Brentcliffe Road. “A lot has happened since then and we’ve built additional features into the project.”

One of these features is the inclusion of community benefits agreements intended to offer skillstraining and employment opportunities for Crosstown-related work to local communities.

“Adding these kinds of provisions takes time and as bidders looked at what we are asking them to build, because from their perspective it’s a commitment they have to meet, they felt confident they can deliver the service for September 2021,” said McCuaig.

The LRT’s 12 planned underground stops from Keele Street to Laird Drive and 13 street-level stops on Eglinton east to Kennedy

Station.

The first of two 10-metre long tunnel borer machines (TBMs) began excavating approximately 2.5 kilometres between Brentcliffe Drive and Yonge Street on Monday.

Another two TBMs began tunnelling from the Crosstown’s western launch shaft at Black Creek Drive to Allen Road in May 2014. They were re-located east of the Allen and are currently in the vicinity of Bathurst Street headed in the direction of Yonge Street.

All tunnelling for the Crosstown is scheduled to be completed by the end of next year, followed by the start of station construction.

The start of eastern tunnelling from Brentcliffe was slightly delayed, said McCuaig, because of previously undiscovered underground utilities.

“The good news is we’re entirely confident we’re going to pick up the time in the tunnel drive and that end-of-2016 date for the completion of tunnelling will have us back to the schedule we had originally anticipated,” said McCuaig.

At the press conference, Ontario Transportation Minister Steven Del Duca, accompanied by ScarboroughGuildwood MPP Mitzie Hunter and McCuaig, deployed a lever to activate one of the TBMs, nicknamed Don. Del Duca later told reporters it was crucial to get all the details right for the Crosstown, which he said is the largest procured transit project in the province’s history.

“My perspective as minister is making sure we get this right and we deliver a world-class end product and service, which we will,” he said.

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TEGH hosts health forum for candidates Toronto East General Hospital wants to know where local election candidates stand on health-care issues.

On Tuesday, Oct. 6, from 3:30 to 5 p.m., the hospital at 825 Coxwell Ave. at Mortimer Avenue will host a discussion on health care. All are welcome.

Despite being a provincial responsibility, TEGH said in a release that the federal government also plays a significant role in funding health care and shaping health care policies.

Beaches-East York candidates from the New Democratic, Liberal, Green and Conservative parties have been invited to take part.

For details, contact Justin Van Dette at juvan@tegh.on.ca or 416469-6218. debates happening in beaches-East York riding wTwo

There are two all-candidates’ debates scheduled in Beaches-East York.

This evening from 7 to 8:30, the Parkview Hills Community Association will host a meeting at Presteign-Woodbine United Church, 2538 St. Clair Ave. E., west of O’Connor Drive.

The evening’s guest panelists will include East York Mirror columnist Joe Cooper and broadcast journalist Mike Drolet. Proof of residency in Parkview Hills is required for admission.

Visit www.parkviewhills.ca for details.

A second debate, hosted by the Danforth East Community Association, is set for Thursday, Oct. 15 ay 6:30 p.m. at Kimbourne Park United Church, 200 Wolverleigh Blvd. Visit http://deca.to all-candidates’ meeting wToronto-Danforth

An all-candidates’ meeting for voters in Toronto-Danforth takes place Tuesday, Oct. 6 in Leslieville.

The event, runs from 7 to 9 p.m. at Applegrove Community Complex, 60 Woodfield, Rd., just north of Queen Street East.

Visit www.ApplegroveCC.ca or call 416-461-8143 for information.

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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-and-alcoholfuelled bender unrivalled in the history of municipal government, somehow maintaining an unimaginable level of popularity in the process.

Say what?

david nickle the city 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 tell-all, 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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Vision Gala WHEN: 7 to 9 p.m. WHERE: CNIB Centre, 1929 Bayview Ave. CONTACT: Dariush Zomorrodi, http:// seeinsideme.dance/vision-gala COST: $40 An evening of art, shows and inspiration in support of people living with vision loss.

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Withrow Park Farmers’ Market WHEN: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. WHERE: 725 Logan Ave. CONTACT: Withrowmarket.com COST: Free

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Sunday Afternoon Euchre WHEN: 12:30 to 3 p.m. WHERE: Royal Canadian Legion Branch 22, 1240 Woodbine Ave. CONTACT: Jim Farrell, 416-425 1714, jimb.farrell@ yahoo.ca COST: $6

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Northlea Blood Donor Clinic WHEN: 2 to 7 p.m. WHERE: Northlea Public School, 305 Rumsey Rd. CONTACT: Canadian Blood Services, 1-888-236-6283 COST: Free Call 1-888-2 DONATE (1-888-236-6283) to book an appointment to donate at this community blood donor clinic.

Check out our complete online community calendar by visiting www.eastyorkmirror.com. Read weeks of listings from your East York neighbourhoods as well as events from across Toronto.

Karaoke WHEN: 5 to 9 p.m. WHERE: Royal Canadian Legion Branch 22, 1240 Woodbine Ave. CONTACT: Jim Farrell, 416-425-1714, jimb.farrell@ yahoo.ca COST: Free

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Cribbage WHEN: 7:15 p.m. WHERE: Royal Canadian Legion Branch 22, 1240 Woodbine Ave. CONTACT: Jim Farrell, 416-425-1714, jimb.farrell@ yahoo.ca COST: $6

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East York Farmers’ Market WHEN: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. WHERE: East York Civic Centre, 850 Coxwell Ave. CONTACT: Ruth Abbott, 416429-9684, rabbott@sympatico.ca COST: Free

Starting a Small Business WHEN: 6:30 to 8 p.m. WHERE: Pape Danforth Library, 701 Pape Ave. CONTACT: 416-393-7727, www.torontopubliclibrary.ca COST: Free This workshop will teach structure, record keeping, business research, planning, personal assessment, sources of financing, small business management, and success factors. No registration required.

Basic Genealogy and Family History Course WHEN: 6 to 8 p.m. WHERE: Riverdale Public Library, 370 Broadview Ave. CONTACT: http://torontofamilyhistory.org/event/basic-genealogy-andfamily-history-evening, courses@ torontofamilyhistory.org COST: $160 or $140 for OGS members An eight-week course presented by the Toronto Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society.

Right Tree in the Right Place Workshop WHEN: 7 to 8:30 p.m. WHERE: St. Matthew’s Clubhouse, 450 Broadview Ave. CONTACT: Susan Rolfe, www.yourleaf.org, info@ yourleaf.org COST: Free This workshop will help you assess your space, sun and soil conditions to determine what tree species will best survive in your yard.

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PAIL Network Leaside Peer Support WHEN: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. WHERE: Don Mills and Overlea area CONTACT: Lynn Davis, 1-888-301-7276, www.pailnetwork.ca, support@ pailnetwork.ca COST: Free Supporting families who have suffered pregnancy and infant loss.

‘Houseplants are a Myth’ WHEN: 7:30 p.m. WHERE: Leaside Public Library, 165 McRae Dr. Horticultural consultant, writer and photographer Ken Brown is guest speaker at the Leaside Garden Society meeting.

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Tory spreading himself too thin With city council back in full swing the machinery of our municipal government is processing a lot of issues.

There is no doubt Toronto is facing a lot of difficulty as its population grows and its infrastructure ages. To be fair, what this city is having to deal with is much less than many cities in North America.

Yet it’s also true that the nice shine that the city had in the postwar period of the 1950s and ’60s has started to wear off.

What we’re now dealing with is the reality of a city that has been neglected. Worse, we’re creating social and economic problems that will fester as time goes on.

We are at a point when if the city’s municipal government does not get its act together we could be the agents of our own misfortune.

This is where Mayor John Tory must focus on getting his priorities down to a manageable few rather than trying to tackle so many.

I will give him credit for having brought dignity and decorum back to the office of the mayor after the

joe cooper watchdog disastrous term of our previous chief magistrate.

Yet rather than doing too little, Tory is trying to do too much and spreading himself too thin.

I would suggest that there are three issues facing the city that he should focus on: the elimination of the police practice of carding, the serious problem of gridlock on our roads, and repairing our city’s stock of public housing.

Each of these issues needs to be addressed with total focus and dedication by the mayor, otherwise we are going to see a real deterioration of the city’s quality of life.

Time is running out and we simply cannot let these three issues slide any further.

Joe Cooper is a long-time East York resident and community activist.

His column appears every Thursday.

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The Brick continues partnership with Children’s Miracle Network

Federal election day is October 19.

Did your voter information card arrive in the mail?

It tells you that you’re registered to vote, and explains when and where you can vote.

If you didn’t receive one, or if it has the wrong name or address, check, update or complete your registration at elections.ca. Or call 1-800-463-6868 ( TTY 1-800-361-8935).

Elections Canada has all the information you need to be ready to vote.

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.”

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 available 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 from Sept. 1 to Feb. 29, up to a maximum of $100,000.

Limited quantities of Brickley are now available.

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Douhida Choudhury, of Harmony Hall, hands out literature to Lucille Calder, Ivy Clarke, Bernice and Edgar Martindale at Toronto East General Hospital’s seniors fair Tuesday.

Annaleise Carr, 2012 and 2014 Ontario Junior Citizen, Simcoe, ON At 14, Annaleise Carr was the youngest person ever to swim across Lake Ontario. Two years later, Annaleise swam across Lake Erie. Combined these efforts raised awareness and hundreds of thousands of dollars for Camp Trillium, a family camp for children with cancer.

Her book, Annaleise Carr: How I Conquered Lake Ontario to Help Kids Battling Cancer, inspires others to take on great challenges and help their fellow citizens.

Do you know someone who is involved in worthwhile community service, is contributing while living with a limitation, has performed an heroic act, demonstrates individual excellence, or is going above and beyond to help others? If so, nominate them today!

Nominations are open until November 30, and nomination forms are available from this newspaper, and the Ontario Community Newspapers Association at www.ocna.org or 905-639-8720 ext. 4439.

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Local schools, businesses show support for food drive

Community garden meeting planned

>>>from page 1 include The Leaside Pub and McSorleys Wonderful Saloon and Grill, which are donating $2 from each children’s menu item to Sarah’s Food Drive during the campaign.

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A group of Upper Beach residents are aiming to start a community garden.

A meeting is set for Tuesday, Oct. 10 at 7 p.m., at Community Centre 55. For details, visit www.facebook.com/ groups/1630107443932227

for the drive.

Saturday The event runs on Oct. 10 from 11 to 3 p.m., and features a barbecue, cotton candy donated by Councillor Jon Burnside, ice cream donated by Patrick Rocca,

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ing $3 from each kids’ MVP haircut during the campaign.

Also, on Thanksgiving weekend there will be a community barbecue at McDowell’s Valu-Mart, 1500 Bayview Ave., to collect food donations and raise funds

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face painting and a visit from local firefighters.

Children are welcome to help pack food hampers from 3 to 4 p.m. during the Oct. 10 event at McDowell’s.

Residents are also welcome to drop off food donations in specially marked

bins, or purchase pre-bagged groceries for the Daily Bread Food Bank, at McDowell’s Valu-Mart at any time.

For more information on Sarah’s Food Drive, including ways to donate online, please visit www.sarahsfooddrive.com

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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

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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.

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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

Staff photo/CRAIG CAMPBELL

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 11

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

Photo/COURTESY

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.

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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 10 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 “coordinated, 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

VOICES

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

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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:

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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.

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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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YOUR Weekly Crossword

last week’s answers

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