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Toronto’s Caroline “Coop” Douglas, nee Cooper, has lived for the outdoors, in fact she literally made a living off it. The outdoor adventure professional would lead outdoor adventures from snowshoeing and skiing in the winter, to paddling and hiking in the summer. Through her work, she stayed fit and got a good dose of Vitamin D. However, she was also exposed to a lot of ultraviolet (UV) radiation, which she says is a contributor to her developing melanoma, a serious and potentially deadly form of skin cancer. “There’s no safe tan,” the 29

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year old said. The Eglinton Avenue and Avenue Road area resident, who grew up in Etobicoke, has been battling the disease for the past two years. She will be walking in the Strides for Melanoma Walk at Sunnybrook Park in North York Sunday, Sept. 27. Douglas said she had stayed safe outdoors, wearing sunscreen and hats, protecting herself from the sun, but she was outdoors all day, every day. “That was my life. It’s what I did for a living, it’s what I did to bring me happiness, to bring me peace. All my friends are granola head, hippy, tree-hugging paddlers, and in a sense that’s >>MELANOMA, page 18

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PUTTING THE PIECES TOGETHER: Our senior population is expected to see a drastic increase in dementia cases in coming years. Metroland Media and The Mirror present a three-part series investigating the challenges of preparing for it and the efforts underway to improve research, diagnosis and treatment for those affected by the disease. Read Part 1 on Page 20. See the series and more online >> insidetoronto.com/dementia

After viewing the photos of the body of a young Syrian boy lying on a Turkish beach who drowned while trying to reach Greece earlier this month, Michael Maynard immediately reached out to his Seneca College colleagues to see what they could do to assist

the Syrian refugee crisis. The dean of the faculty of communication, art and design at Seneca@York found his co-workers “fast and positive and supportive”, and less than two weeks later the Make a Difference fundraising event was running at both the Seneca@York campus at Steeles Avenue and Keele Street and >>>ONE-DAY, page 8

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