Issue 02 • 2021
‘SHINNY ON RATTRAY MARSH’ Photo by Peeter Poldre
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The Honourable Lincoln Alexander
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100 Years in the Making
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Shinny on Rattray Marsh
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Peach & Prosciutto Flatbread
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Keep Calm and Carry On During COVID-19
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The Honourable Lincoln M. Alexander was born in 1922 in Toronto. He served with the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War, between 1942 and 1945. He was educated at Hamilton’s McMaster University where he graduated in Arts, and Toronto’s Osgoode Hall School of Law where he passed the bar examination in 1965. Mr. Alexander was appointed a Queen’s Counsel and became a partner in a Hamilton law firm from 1963 to 1979. He was the first Black person to become a Member of Parliament in 1968 and served in the House of Commons until 1980. He was also federal Minister of Labour in 1979–1980.
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LINCOLN ALEXANDER In 1985, Lincoln Alexander was appointed Ontario’s 24th Lieutenant Governor, the first member of a visible minority to serve as the Queen’s representative in Canada. During his term in office, which ended in 1991, youth and education were hallmarks of his mandate. He then accepted a position as Chancellor of the University of Guelph. In 1996, he was chair of the Canadian Race Relations Foundation and was also made Honorary Commissioner for the International Year of Older Persons Ontario celebrations. 6
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THE HONOURABLE LINCOLN ALEXANDER WAS APPOINTED A COMPANION OF THE ORDER OF CANADA AND TO THE ORDER OF ONTARIO IN 1992, AND IN JUNE 2006, HE WAS NAMED THE "GREATEST HAMILTONIAN OF ALL TIME." Mr. Alexander died on October 19, 2012 at age 90. On December 2013, the Province of Ontario proclaimed January 21 (Lincoln Alexander’s birthday) as "Lincoln Alexander Day" and the following year, the Day was nationally recognized.
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Article and Photography by Peeter Poldre
he Bufflehead duck is North America’s smallest diving duck. In winter’s typical cloudy weather, it appears as a blackwhite duck with a rapid flight take-off. However, sunny skies reveal a rainbow of colour in the male. Photo taken with a Nikon D850 and a Nikkor telephoto lens at 400mm.
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100 Years IN THE MAKING
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO A CANADIAN LEGEND 8
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HAZEL MCCALLION CELEBRATES HER 100TH BIRTHDAY ON FEBRUARY 14. HUGELY ADMIRED FOR HER COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTIONS, SPIRIT AND INDOMITABLE ENERGY, IT IS WITH GREAT PRIDE AND PLEASURE THAT WE WISH HAZEL A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
As the 5th Mayor of Mississauga serving for 36 years, 1978 to 2014, Hazel McCallion was acclaimed twice and re-elected 10 times. Locally and affectionately known as Hurricane Hazel, her nickname is in recognition of her outspoken political style. Amongst the honours Hazel received was the 2016 naming of February 14 as Hazel McCallion Day across the province of Ontario. In Port Credit she is honoured annually with the Hazel McCallion Canada Day Parade. In 2016 she became the first and current Chancellor of Sheridan College with a campus named in her honour. Trillium Health Partners - Mississauga Hospital has the Hazel McCallion Centre for Heart Health.
Following her retirement from politics Hazel continues her presence in the city keeping up a hectic schedule of appointments and appearances. A truly inspiring woman, we salute Hazel McCallion and add our admiration to the many accolades she receives.
HAPPY 100TH BIRTHDAY!
Shinny
ON RATTRAY MARSH Article & Photography by Peeter Poldre
The Canadian tradition of shinny hockey is alive in South Mississauga with both men and women enjoying the ice on the Rattray Marsh. A plastic bottle atop a frozen log served as a practice target during the warm-up. Players were careful to test several ice areas to find the smoothest and least rocky area on which to play. Of course all skaters must be careful to assess the fluctuating ice conditions during this unpredictable winter. 10
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JANETTE MITCHELL - After years of owning and operating a decorating and home staging business, Janette pivoted her career and sights on becoming a food stylist. She enrolled in culinary school and began assisting some of the best food stylists in Toronto. Janette now prepares food for print, packaging, editorials, social media and motion. janettecooks.com ■ @janettecooks
INGREDIENTS • 1 pre-made pizza dough, uncooked • 6 slices of prosciutto, cut into smaller strips • 3 peaches washed, dried and sliced into 1/4” wedges, skin left on • 3/4 cup crumbled blue cheese into 1/4” pieces
PEACH + PROSCIU Flatbread
• 1 cup arugula • 3 tbsp maple syrup • fresh ground pepper
Prep Time: 45 minutes ı Serves: 4
DIRECTIONS Preheat oven to 425°F STEP 1. Generously grease a large sheet pan with oil. STEP 2. Remove the pizza dough from bag, and using oiled hands, stretch the dough out as thin as possible from the centre of the dough to a flatbread type shape, but it could fill the entire sheet pan. STEP 3. Once you have shaped the dough, let it rest for about 10 minutes. STEP 4. Dock the dough generously with a fork, and then place in middle of the preheated oven and bake for 10 minutes, or just until crust starts to turn a light golden. STEP 5. While the dough is baking, prepare the rest of the ingredients. STEP 6. Once the dough is par baked, take out and set oven to broil. STEP 7. Arrange the peach slices and the blue cheese on the flatbread. STEP 8. Place the flatbread back into middle of the oven, and bake until cheese is melty and peaches are softened, and crust is a deeper golden brown (about 3-5 minutes). STEP 9. Remove flatbread from the oven and place the prosciutto and arugula on top, then drizzle the maple syrup, and add fresh ground pepper. Cut, serve, and enjoy! NEIGHBOURHOODMAGA ZINE.CA
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KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON DURING COVID-19 HOW ARE YOU?
I mean how are you, REALLY? The reason I ask is that many of us are not ok right now. This is a challenging time, and if you’re struggling, I want you to know that you’re not alone. We are living in uncertain times and as a rule, humans typically do not like uncertainty.
I want to share some simple yet effective tools to help you during this time. 1 / TAKE A BREATH It’s the first thing we do when we’re born and the last thing we do when we die. We’ve all heard it before - taking deep breaths can help us when we are stressed. Have you ever tried it and felt that it is much more difficult than it sounds? That’s because when we are stressed, our bodies go into fight or flight mode and breathing naturally becomes more rapid, shallow and constricted. To counteract this and bring calm back into your body and breath, first start by observing the breath without trying to change it all. Notice the quality and the depth of your breath. Next, turn your focus to your exhale. Gently and gradually extend your exhale breath. For example, if you breathe in for a count of 3 (1, 2, 3…), try breathing out for 1.5 to 2x longer (a count of 5 or 6). Extending the exhale helps to calm your nervous system down. Practice this several times a day and your body will remember it when you’re using this tool in times of overwhelm and stress.
2 / GET BACK TO THE BASICS OF HEALTH. BE MINDFUL OF YOUR SLEEP, FOOD, AND DRINK. We need 6-9 hours per night. If you cannot sleep (either having trouble falling asleep or staying asleep) try these tips: • Have a consistent bedtime, and associated routine (getting ready for bed ritual) - this signals the brain that it’s time for sleep • Eliminate stimuli within 2-4 hours of bedtime (i.e., caffeine, sugar, screens (phone, laptop, tv)) • Keep your room slightly cooler in temperature Be cognizant of what you are eating and drinking. Overindulgence in sugary and processed foods and drinks like alcohol, soda, or too much caffeine can wreak havoc with your physical and mental health. What you put in, fuels you. Make conscious choices for what you want in your tank.
3 / CHECK YOUR THOUGHTS • If your mind is racing or consumed by worrisome thoughts, try journaling. Evidence based research shows that writing down our thoughts can help to get them out of our head and onto the paper. This reduces the emotional saliency of these thoughts and allows us to store them outside of ourselves for when we are ready to deal with them. • Choose your thoughts. You can’t control your feelings, but you can choose what to think about. When you catch yourself ruminating about worries and stressors, switch your focus to other things such as things you are grateful for or focus on a guided meditation or instrumental music.
Doing a body scan (simply paying attention to each part of your body in sequence from your head to your feet and optionally tensing and releasing each part as you move up your body), or the extended exhale breath work described above can help to switch gears and move the focus away from stress to calm you down. • Be mindful of what you are taking in. While we need to stay informed, consuming too much bad news through the media can be harmful to our health and contribute to feelings of anxiety and depression.
4 / LET IT OUT When feeling anxious and stressed, we build up tension in our body and brain. A great way to relieve this tension is to focus on your OUTPUT. Effective ways to release tension include: • Exercise (sweat it out) • Feeling our feelings (cry it out) • Writing and talking (communicating our feelings, aka “Venting”) to share our feelings with a trusted friend or family member or a professional (i.e., social worker, psychotherapist. psychologist)
5 / ASK FOR HELP IF NEEDED If at any point, you feel that you are unable to cope, please do not hesitate to reach out to a professional (therapist, doctor, emergency crisis line or hospital emergency department) for support. It is a sign of strength and resilience to seek help when needed.
WE ARE ALL DOING THE BEST WE CAN DURING THESE CHALLENGING TIMES BUT WE DON’T HAVE TO DO IT ALONE. About the Author MELISSA SCHEICHL is a registered social worker and psychotherapist in private practice in Mississauga. Choosinghealth.ca or Wevsme.ca (couples counselling). NEIGHBOURHOODMAGA ZINE .CA
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