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Valley Park school celebrates eco-mural Students from the Thorncliffe and Flemingdon neighbourhoods have created a mural at Valley Park Middle School encouraging environmental stewardship. The mural was unveiled at a ceremony Monday. It is on the grounds of the middle school, facing Toronto’s first cricket field. The mural, titled In Our Hands, was designed and painted by local youths with mentorship from celebrated local artist Nick Sweetman, in collaboration with The STEPS Initiative. The mural is meant to speak to the legacy of the Don River and beautify the space. It includes four sections of 8x15feet each. The design illustrates the impact of environmental stewardship over several generations. The Don River and Don Valley symbolize an important connector of transition throughout history. Leaves made from chalkboard paint woven throughout the work enable community members to share their thoughts and aspirations for the local environment. This installation is intended to be a site of dialogue through continued programming developed in collaboration with project partners, the organizers say. The school is at 130 Overlea Blvd. The mural is on the north side of the school.

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Youth from Thorncliffe and Flemingdon communities and members of the Toronto Emerging ARTivists unveil their new eco-mural on the wall of Valley Park Middle school Monday. The group are winners of Toronto Youth Cabinet’s Community Arts Award and NXTCity Prize.

Ward 30 Environment Day set for Riverdale Park The annual Ward 30 Community Environment Day is set to take place Saturday. Hosted by Toronto-Danforth Councillor Paula Fletcher, the event takes place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Riverdale Park East, which is west of Broadview Avenue and south of Danforth Avenue. Community Environment Days, which are held across Toronto throughout the year, give people the opportunity to reuse, recycle and safely dispose of unwanted and unused household items. During the event, residents

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Toronto East General Hospital will hosts its Vibrant Seniors Day Tuesday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the G2 Conference Room at the hospital, 825 Coxwell Ave. Special guest speaker will be Wayson Choy, award-winning author and Order of Canada recipient. The day will feature services and information, and is geared toward active aging and seniors wellness. Call 416-469-6580, ext. 2161 for details. out classic cars Show and Shine watCheck

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Seniors deserve a nation-wide care strategy T aking care of an aging senior can be a heavy burden, particularly when they’re suffering from a complex health issue. It’s a day-to-day struggle for families and individual caregivers, but it’s also about to become a massive problem for our province and country. According to the Canadian Medical Association, our senior population is about to double in the next 20 years and the 85 and older age group will quadruple. Health-care issues will similarly increase, including cases of dementia. The latest numbers from the Alzheimer Society of Canada show that 14.9 per cent of Canadians 65 and older are currently living with our view dementia. That’s projected to jump by 47 per cent in just 16 We are facing years. This warning was delivered an impending to the editors at Metroland wave of dementia Media earlier this year by mental health professionals and it’s the reason we undertook a special investigative series on seniors and dementia, publishing this week. We heard the difficult stories. A husband who can’t leave home with his once-perfect match because his wife now behaves like an unruly five year old. Brilliant minds, once highly respected in their fields, struggling with simple daily tasks. Children of aging parents with dementia crippled by the financial cost of quality health care. South Asian families giving up their livelihood to care for a parent at home because they’re too culturally shamed to put them in a long-term care home or even admit they have dementia. We’re putting a spotlight on the issue – the challenges that currently exist in addressing the coming wave, but also the efforts made so far, the innovations being developed and the positive stories that offer hope for our future. Canada needs a long-term strategy for senior health care and dementia, one that takes into account the perspectives of people currently affected by the disease and establishes sufficient funding to offer quality care. With the federal election only weeks away, it’s the perfect time to apply pressure on policy makers. Visit www.insidetoronto.com/dementia to get a sense of the bigger picture. Then ask your local federal candidate what they propose to do to help our population as it ages.

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The good and the bad of term limits Seasoned councillors have value...

t should hardly come as a surprise that Beaches-East York Councillor Mary-Margaret McMahon wasn’t able to summon more than a smidgen of support for her motion to place term limits on municipal politicians. Being a city councillor in Toronto, after all, is a good gig. Governing the largest city in the country provides interesting and varied work for the diligent. For the vainglorious, there are plenty of opportunities to see oneself on television, hear oneself on the radio, read about oneself in the newspaper. For the opportunistic, there are other perquisites

david nickle the city like travel and nights out at the film festival and ball games. And for everyone seeking to pay off a mortgage in Toronto’s overvalued real estate market, there’s a six-figure salary attached. For the cynical, that’s enough to explain the vote at executive committee on McMahon’s motion Monday to ask that term limits be included in revisions to the City of Toronto Act. But there are good arguments for keeping councillors long past their best-before date. Toronto is a complicated government, and it makes sense that at least a few of its overseers should be well-schooled in its operations. Given that there are no

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formal requirements that a candidate for council go to councillor school before taking the job, it is essential that at least a few council members are able to contribute their experience and understanding of the place. Indeed, some of council’s most reliable members are its veterans: people like Shelly Carroll and Norm Kelly, Pam McConnell and Denzil Minnan-Wong. Before he stepped down, veteran councillor Howard Moscoe was able to play city hall like a well-tuned instrument that, if you agreed with his progressive politics, you’d count that a good thing. The trouble, of course, is that not all veterans are

created equal. Giorgio Mammoliti by way of example has been a city councillor since 1995, and in that time made a name for himself primarily as a showboater and class clown. Yet he has proven himself undefeatable in his ward, such being the power of incumbency. He is not the only one. It is useful to wonder, then, just how much value would we lose on city council if it were made up more completely of other bright lights – people like Kristyn Wong-Tam, Josh Matlow, Mike Layton, Josh Colle come to mind – who are working in their second term? And what would we gain in having a cadre of councillors who were treating the job as a short stretch of public service rather than a long-term career choice?

David Nickle is The Mirror’s city hall reporter. His column runs every Thursday.

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Latin Drumming WHEN: 10 to 11 a.m. WHERE: Danforth/Coxwell Library, 1675 Danforth Ave. CONTACT: 416-3937783, dastaff@torontopubliclibrary. ca COST: Free A spirited hands-on drumming session with Rodrigo Chavez of the Latin American Canadian Art Projects.

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Community Environment Day WHEN: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. WHERE: Riverdale Park East, 550 Broadview Ave. CONTACT: Councillor Paula Fletcher, councillor_fletcher@ toronto.ca 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 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 All welcome.

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Legion Week WHEN: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday; 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Friday WHERE: East York Branch 11, Royal Canadian Legion, 9 Dawes Rd. CONTACT: Helen Pearce, 416-699-1353, youth-ed@rcl11.com COST: Free Remember the sacrifice of the fallen and wounded: The Legioan will have a Canadian military history display, memorabilia of veterans, veterans on hand to talk tov and uniforms to try on. Call or email to book your group.

East York Historical Society WHEN: 7:30 to 9 p.m. WHERE: S. Walter Stewart Library, 170 Memorial Park Dr. CONTACT: Margaret McRae, 416-429-7821, www.eastyork.org/eyhs.html, eyhs@eastyork.org COST: Free General meeting with speaker David Town on Walter Knox, the track and field star from Orillia.

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WoodGreen Community Services AGM WHEN: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. WHERE: East York Civic Centre, 850 Coxwell Ave. CONTACT: www.woodgreen. org COST: Free Reception from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. AGM and keynote presentation from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

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Arthritis and Falls Prevention WHEN: 2 to 3:30 p.m. WHERE: S. Walter Stewart Library, 170 Memorial Park Dr. CONTACT: 416-3963975 COST: Free WoodGreen Community Services presents this free health information session.

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Riverdale Historical Society: The Ward WHEN: 6:30 to 8 p.m. WHERE: St. Matthew’s Clubhouse, 450 Broadview Ave. CONTACT: www.riverdalehistoricalsociety.com, anne.davison@ sympatico.ca COST: $5 (free to RHS members) John Lorinc and Michael McLellan

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Meals on Wheels needs helpers I was out for a walk in the neighbourhood this week, enjoying a bit of sun and looking at the late summer flowers in bloom. While it is still unseasonably warm there is a hint of fall in the air as the days become shorter. However, when fall weather comes, people’s thoughts begin to turn to working on their own projects. Instead of simply doing something for yourself, why not put a bit of that energy into helping your community. The True Davidson Meals on Wheels program is an excellent way to do that. With the help of 60 people who give freely of their time, more than 25,000 meals were delivered to more than 250 clients last year. Of those meals, 70 per cent were cooked and 30 per cent were frozen, and were made up according to the nutritional needs of the clients, including ethnic

joe cooper watchdog preferences. Along with the meals, hundreds of grocery orders were made for clients who are unable to shop for themselves due to age or disability. Despite this success, the program is running into difficulty maintaining its ability to provide such an important service to the community. From the start of True Davidson Meals on Wheels, a core group of volunteers has been enthusiastically keeping the organization going, but they are aging. These are people who are senior citizens themselves who are out making deliveries and helping to shop, with many getting to old to continue. Many of the volunteers are now older in age than the people for whom they provide meals!

Far too many people are busy due to work, home and other demands on their time. The demographic of East York is changing to a younger population so that the number of people with “free time” is dropping. Despite this, True Davidson Meals on Wheels was able to recruit new volunteers this year, but this has been barely enough to lighten the load. Any help from the community would be appreciated, even if it is only for one lunch time per month. You do not have to drive a car, but can be of great help by running the meals to the door or doing other work. Take time to learn more about the organization at their website at www. tdmow.ca or call Hasina at 416-752-9667. Joe Cooper is a long-time East York resident and community activist. His column appears every Thursday. Contact him at eym@insidetoronto.com

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Dawes building evacuated after fire Toronto firefighters put out a blaze at a Dawes Road apartment building that started in a fourth-floor unit yesterday morning. The extent of damage is unknown, but Toronto Fire said residents of neighbouring units should be able to return to their homes. A 911 call came in around 6:30 a.m., with a report of a fire that started in a unit. There were adults and children inside the unit when the

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On May 6, Nickel Belt of dementia is MP Claude Gravelle tabled about to engulf private member’s Bill C-356 Canada’s aging population. Respecting a National Strategy for Dementia. The bill was defeated Today, 747,000 Canadians are living with dementia, including Alzheimer’s in a vote of 140 to 139 in the House disease. This number is expected to increase of Commons after Liberal MP Yvonne to 1.4 million by end of 2031, according to Jones failed to stand up and register Alzheimer Society of Canada (ASC). her vote. Annual costs of dementia will “It was heartbreaking to see increase from $33 billion today we lost this very importo $293 billion by 2040 says ASC, tant strategy because posing an overwhelming threat one Liberal MP was to the country’s health-care not paying attention,” system and economy. Gravelle said. Mimi Lowi-Young, the The deciding vote CEO of ASC, is pushing for a could have also come A METROLAND national dementia strategy that from Conservative MP MEDIA SERIES will prevent persons living with Joe Preston who initially dementia and their caregivers from voted in favour, but then PART 1 OF 3 being pulled into the undertow of this changed his vote to a nay. wave. Gravelle was inspired to champion a She calls dementia a “non-partisan issue and strategy after watching his mother battle health priority” and has asked the main political Alzheimer’s disease until her death in 2003. parties to include a national dementia strategy “When my mom had dementia, we didn’t in their platforms leading up to the Oct. 19 know enough,” he said. “We didn’t understand federal election. ASC also just launched it and at the time we thought it was just age. But its ‘Raise your Voice’ civic engagement it’s not age, it’s a disease.” campaign to encourage those affected Though she voted against Gravelle’s bill, in by dementia to speak to candidates October 2014 Health Minister Rona Ambrose about why a national strategy is so announced $31.5 million in funding for critical. Alzheimer’s research and committed to With just under a month to go working toward a national strategy to fight until voting day, the NDP have the “impending loom” of dementia. pledged to invest $40 million THE 2015 FEDERAL BUDGET includes over four years in a Canadawide strategy, focusing on a commitment to continue supporting screening, diagnosis, support innovation in health care and dementia and research. The Green Party, research. The government proposes to through its National Seniors provide up to $42 million over five years to Strategy, has also committed Toronto’s Baycrest Health Sciences to supto a national plan for dementia port the establishment of the Canadian - though no funding details have >>>WORKING, page 13 been announced. Currently, Canada is the only G7 country without a national plan in place. Earlier this year, a single vote could have changed that.

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A fervent group of people living with dementia is out to prove life does not end with a diagnosis. The Ontario Dementia Advisory Group (ODAG) was formed in 2014 with the purpose of giving people living with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias a voice in shaping Ontario’s healthcare policy. The five-member group is erasing the assumption that people living with dementia are unable to communicate their needs, wants and perspectives. They are working with the provincial government to develop an Ontario dementia strategy that will impact the province’s aging population. Mary Beth Wighton is a retired owner of a recruiting firm. She was diagnosed with probable frontotemporal dementia in 2012 at age 45. As a member of ODAG, she shares the triumphs and challenges she faces with her partner and daughter through writing and speaking engagements. Here’s what she has to say:

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1.4 MILLION PEOPLE As the Canadian population ages, we are seeing a growth in the country’s dementia problem. In 2011, 747,000 Canadians were living with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias - that’s 14.9 per cent of Canadians 65 and older. Here are some stats that show how the dementia burden on Canadian society will begin to accelerate:

By 2031: If nothing changes, 1.4 million people will have dementia in Canada - a 47 per cent increase from 2011 levels.

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Today, the combined direct (medical) and indirect (lost earnings) costs of dementia total $33 billion per year. By 2040: That’s expected to climb to $293 billion a year, if Canada maintains its current path. In 2011, family caregivers spent in excess of 444 million unpaid hours looking after someone with cognitive impairment, including dementia.

This figure represents $11 billion in lost income and 227,760 full-time equivalent employees in the workforce.

By 2040: Family caregivers could spend 1.2 billion unpaid hours per year. Source: Alzheimer Society of Canada; www.alzheimer.ca

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‘All About Me’ is a booklet for people with dementia, to help them create a personal record of their background and what is important to them. An editable PDF version of ‘All About Me’ is available for download at www. alzheimer.ca

Working to diffuse the dementia time bomb >>>from page 12 Centre for Aging and Brain Health Innovation. Since 2006, the government has invested more than $860 million in support of neuroscience research, allotting $182 million for the prevention, diagnosis and care of dementia. However, Lowi-Young said more needs to be done. A national strategy would ensure someone living in Northern Ontario would receive the same kind of service as someone in Vancouver, B.C. She said objectives of the national strategy should include more investment and focus in research, better integration, co-ordination and accessibility of primary, community and home-care across the country, improved training of health-care workers and better supports for family caregivers. The ASC has requested a total of $150 million over five years to create and fund the Canadian Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Partnership, which would bring together researchers, Alzheimer societies and federal and provincial governments to develop and implement a Canadawide plan. “We need to take these objectives and make them real,” Lowi-Young said. “We need to prepare now. We can’t wait for the future.”

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cases to 255,000, according to the Alzheimer Society of Ontario. Efforts are underway that may help diffuse the province’s dementia time bomb. In November 2014, Premier Kathleen Wynne and Health Minister Eric Hoskins mandated Indira Naidoo-Harris, the Halton MPP and parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Health and Long Term Care, to develop a comprehensive Ontario dementia strategy. “It’s critical we start planning for our future today. It’s going to involve research, supports for caregivers and care partners, but it’s also going to involve educating people,” Naidoo-Harris said in an interview. Her mandate includes championing more research and innovation to better understand the disease,

supporting the implementation of 25 new memory clinics across Ontario (designed for early dementia detection and prevention), and working across levels of government and agencies to identify ways to expand supports to family caregivers. The politician watched her fatherin-law battle Alzheimer’s and calls it an “extremely painful and emotionally draining” experience. “It was very hard for our family to sit by and watch one of the smartest men that we knew slowly lose the ability to speak and express himself,” she said. An advisory board of more than 30 experts has been formed to bring together key stakeholders from Alzheimer societies, the Ontario Long Term Care Association, the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health and community care access centres, among

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others. David Harvey, chief of public policy and programs initiative for the Alzheimer Society of Ontario, is part of that board and said it is critical to have people at the table who are experiencing dementia first-hand. “Our focus has been developing a strategy that enables persons living with dementia to have a voice in articulating what their needs are and what the solutions might be moving forward,” he said. The Ontario Dementia Advisory Group (ODAG) consists of people living with dementia whose motto is “nothing about us without us.” They have been working with Naidoo-Harris on the Ontario strategy and will help government create policies and procedures through first-hand perspectives. ODAG member Bea Kraayenhof is a retired nurse who has been living with Alzheimer’s disease for 15 years. She said dementia should not be politicized and that Ontario needs to prepare for the “tsunami” by implementing a set of rules for long-term care homes and health-care agencies to follow. “The people in government now making the policies will be the ones living those policies,” she said. “If they’re lucky enough to live long, it’s probably going to happen to them.” An initial meeting was held in July to collect opinions and by 2020, more than jumping off points on how to best go about building a personA QUARTER OF A MILLION centered model of care. seniors in Ontario

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COMING NEXT Part two, to be published next week, offers the perspective of a former ICU nurse and member of the Ontario Dementia Advisory Group whoʼs been living with early onset Alzheimerʼs disease. Her experience in dealing with a lengthy diagnosis and mismanaged treatment has her advocating for a patient-centred policy for health professionals dealing with dementia.

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