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Brad Jones And Staff Celebrate The 100th Anniversary Of Ridley Funeral Home - The Oldest Business on The Lakeshore
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MASTHEAD EDITORIAL CONTRIBUTORS KELLY FARRELL Founder and Director at Oak Learners; Private Alternative School in Mimico
CHRISTINE HOGARTH Member of Provincial Parliament, Etobicoke-Lakeshore
BILL ZUFELT Long Branch Resident and Chair of the History & Culture Committee, LBNA
BRAD JONES President & Owner of Ridley Funeral Home in New Toronto
DEREK STOCKLEY KAM SARAN Principal, Lakeshore Campus; Dean, South Etobicoke Resident and Faculty of Social & Community Services Community Lead at Office146 AMANDA KIRKLAND DR. MELANIE DECUNHA, ND Lifestyle Coach helping busy people Naturopathic Doctor and Founder of get organized and simplify their lives. ONE Health Services in Long Branch JONATHAN NHAN Pharmacist & Associate Owner at Shoppers Drug Mart in Long Branch
JAMES MALONEY Member of Parliament, Etobicoke-Lakeshore
DR. TIMOTHY KODSI South Etobicoke Resident & Medical Lead at Mimico Medical
REUBEN MCCALLUM Realtor and Grey County Resident; Good-Bye City...Hello, Grey County!
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JAMES MALONEY SUPPORTS FOR SENIORS Of the more than 30 million cases in the world, Canada has had over 147,000 (at time of print), and over 9,200 COVID deaths. COVID-19 has been life altering for everyone. However, at risk of stating the obvious, it has been even more devastating for seniors and the loss has been tragic. The Speech from the Throne, delivered on September 23rd, addressed some of the seniors’ issues that COVID has brought to light. To help and protect seniors, we will: • Work with Parliament on Criminal Code amendments to penalize those who neglect seniors under their care; • Work with the provinces and territories to set new, national standards for long-term care so that seniors get the best support possible; • Take additional action to help people stay in their homes longer;
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• Increase Old Age Security once a senior turns 75; and, • Boost the Canada Pension Plan survivor’s benefit. A big question for seniors is whether more can be done to protect themselves as COVID numbers increase again. There are the usual COVID health commandments, but there are a few extras nuggets of advice for seniors: • Wash your hands (a lot) for 20 seconds each time; • Use hand sanitizer; • Wear a mask; • Practice the “three Cs” (avoid closed spaces with poor ventilation, stay out of crowded places and avoid close-contact settings); • Keep track of symptoms every single day; • Think ahead and be aware of where you can get help (as the flu season arrives, be prepared for the possibility that the flu will come at the same time as another resurgence of COVID);
• Wellness Together provides mental health support. It is a free resource that can help put you in touch with people who can help you. You can access it at https://ca.portal.gs/ • Get the free government COVID-19 Alert App. It is available on Google Play and Apple App Store. COVID Alert helps us break the cycle of infection. The app can let people know of possible exposures before any symptoms appear. That way, we can take care of ourselves and protect our communities. As always, please know I am here to help and I am just a phone call or email away. None of this easy for anyone and if I can be of assistance, rest assured I will do what I can. We will get through this together. We are resilient. We are strong together. For the best information on COVID-19, visit Canada.ca/coronavirus. It has all the information you need.
• Get your check-ups, mammography, pap smears and immunizations now (surprisingly, on the vaccination front, statistically very few adults are up to date). Make sure to get the flu shot. It is particularly important this year. • Beef up your technology knowledge. Being able to Zoom or video conference with loved ones or friends can help decrease the feelings of isolation and there are lots of internet sites that can help keep you informed and offer help;
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TABLE OF CONTENTS OCTOBER 2020 JAMES MALONEY...p6
BUCKET LIST FEATURE...p22
Etobicoke-Lakeshore MP, James Maloney kicks off this edition with COVID Supports For Seniors.
Ever dreamt of owning your own horse? Read about Isabel McDonald’s Bucket List story.
PUBLISHER’S NOTE...p8
MOYA FINANCIAL...p23
Welcome to our Bucket List Edition! What’s on your To-Do List in this lifetime?
Taras Komarnytski outlines 3 common investing mistakes. Can you guess what they are?
COMMUNITY...p10
FAMILY LIFE...p27
Office146 is supporting local entrepreneurs by offering 3 months of free rent.
Dr. Timothy Kodsi from Mimico Medical outlines his weekly Bucket List. You’ll be amazed!
HOLIDAY SHOPPING...p11
HUMBER COLLEGE UPDATE...p28
Too soon? It’s never too soon to shop locally for the Holidays at TheStockRoom.ca online auction.
Derek Stockley shares inspiring Bucket List stories from Humber College grads.
HISTORY...p12
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Long Branch Resident, Bill Zufelt, tells a tale of two twins and some venomous snakes. Yikes!
COVER STORY...p15 Celebrating 100 Years of Ridley Funeral Home. The oldest business on the Lakeshore.
GOOD-BYE CITY...p20 Reuben McCallum writes about the growing movement of people leaving city life behind. Published By
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PUBLISHER’S NOTE BUCKET LIST EDITION Well the timing worked perfectly for this one. Not because we’re smack dab in the middle of a pandemic, but because Brad is celebrating Ridley’s 100th anniversary this month. That’s right...100 years! Amazing. Ridley Funeral Home is the oldest business on the Lakeshore. Congratulations, Brad! Wishing you, your family, and your staff a wonderful celebration. Thank you for letting us feature you on our cover. No Bucket List Edition would be complete without, well...bucket lists! Check out some of our contributor’s lists (including Amanda Kirkland’s “Life List” on page 10 - you’ll get it when you read it).
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etobicokelakeshorepress@gmail.com www.EtobicokeLakeshorePress.com @etobicokelakeshorepress Welcome to our 2020 Bucket List Edition. I’ve never published one of these before. The idea came to me almost a year ago after a conversation with Brad Jones from Ridley Funeral Home.
If you’re so inclined, turn to page 21 to read my Bucket List. While you’re there, direct your attention to the adjacent page featuring our newest Editorial Contributor, Reuben McCallum. Reuben is a Realtor and resident of Grey County, Ontario. He offers some unique and inspiring insights into the notion of leaving city life behind for a new, simpler life in the country - something that’s becoming quite popular these days. Finally, I’d just like to wish our big fella, Jax, a very happy 8th birthday. He’s up to my shirt pocket now, so I think I’ll be looking up at him by the time he’s 10. Thanks for reading and Happy Thanksgiving!
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WHAT’S ON YOUR LIFE LIST? “All we have to do is decide what we have to do with the time that is given to us.” - J.R.R. Tolkien Having never been comfortable with the term “Bucket List”, something that Roger our Editor is aware of as it was one of the topics he wanted us to discuss during an episode of the Etobicoke Lakeshore Podcast I did with him in March 2020. I asked if we could leave that subject out. I’ve had some time to propose a more positive way of looking at the term. I prefer to refer to it as a “Life List”. I want to focus on the joy of living and not things to do before you die. Now more than ever, we need to seek out joy in what’s most important to us. We need to be focusing on and finding those things that will help us live life in the pursuit of our dreams and values, both big and small. We need to find the experiences that combine our goals and daily dreams and that align with our true values as people and members of this wonderful community. How can we use a Life List to bring ourselves happiness and also to become more connected to the people in our lives?
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Start by finding some quiet time to think about all the things you want to experience in your life. The things that bring you joy and bring a smile to your face when you think of them. The ideas below are meant to be a starting point. Getting started always seems to be the hardest part of any task. Hopefully a few of these suggestions will inspire you to start your own personalized Life List: - Write a letter to your future self - Leave a 100% tip for a server - Create a family tree - Make a candle or do pottery at a local business - Make a kiva.org loan (provides relief to entrepreneurs and small businesses impacted by COVID-19) - Watch the sunrise and the sunset in one day - Write a thank you note to someone who made a difference in your life What would you add to this list? Now it’s time to get out some paper and get busy! AMANDA KIRKLAND Lifestyle Coach & Long Branch Resident amanda@bluconsulting.biz
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beginning of COVID, they donated thousands of PPE to Toronto Hospitals. Stefan and Georgia Graci are always looking for ways to give back to the community, including donating twice a month to Haven on the Queensway; a local charity. “We love to support local and are happy to auction off gift cards to businesses in the area,” explain the Graci’s. “We consider our staff and our customers one big happy family. Though we have grown a lot this year, we still love to operate like a Ma' and Pa' shop!” The couple are very approachable and keen to help folks navigate their online auction platform. “Feel free to contact us at any time. We’re happy to walk you through our website. Call us any time. Don't worry, we don't sleep!
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HISTORY MEDUSA & THE TWO TOXIC TWINS Imagine two centuries ago if Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman (The Bucket List) were discussing their mortality in Long Branch. Well, it certainly wouldn’t be the ‘Bucket List’; more like a ‘Survival List’ On the northern shores of Lake Ontario, two deadly predators played ‘bucket roulette’ with all immortals that they encountered. The main difference between them was one played ‘defence’ and the other twin played ‘offence’. On the defencive team is Ontario’s most venomous snake, the Massasauga. Interestingly, the word Massasauga is a Native American word meaning great mouth of river in Ojibwa. In the 1700’s thousands of Massasaugas lined the shores of Lake Ontario including our Etobicoke Creek’s river banks and rocks, where the snakes would bask, inhabit, nest and hunt for crayfish, frogs and mice. The Massasauga rattlesnakes use their coagulopathic venom for killing small rodents, reptiles and frogs. Essentially, their victims would bleed to death. In the 1911 edition of Mrs. Simcoe’s Diary* she enters passages about rattlesnakes mainly with reference to the Queen’s Rangers building of the Dundas and Yonge Roads. *1793 September 24 “I hear that they kill rattlesnakes every day, yet not a man has been bitten, although they have been among them for six weeks. Captain Samuel Smith sent a barrel of snakes that I might see them. They were dark and ugly and made a whizzing sound in shaking their rattles when I touched them with a stick.” During the colonization of North America and much to the alarm and discord of the Native Peoples, the settlers’ favourite saying was “The only good snake is a dead snake.” So much so and still to this day, the ongoing persecution and eradication of the greatly misunderstood ‘Massasauga’ including its vital ecological contribution, has led to its United States Endangered Species Act protection since 1999.
mosquito that is lethal, but rather what Hemolytic virulent viruses and diseases they host. In the 1790’s in the lower Great Lakes, malaria was the number one cause of death. On the second doorstep of the grim reaper was the ‘Black Vomit’ or ‘Yellow Fever’. In Kingston in1793 when John Graves Simcoe was appointed as Governor of Upper Canada, his wife Elizabeth Simcoe contracted malaria but her remarkable constitution and genetics got her through it and she lived to the glorious age of 84. After the Simcoes left Canada in 1796, John Graves was later posted to Haiti in 1798 as British Commander-in-Chief. He dodged the mosquito bullets there, but in 1806 in his Exeter Wolford Lodge he succumbed to Yellow Fever. Colonel Samuel Smith was struck down by mortal malaria in Long Branch in 1826. To put it in today’s perspective, our predator apexes, Andes and her twin Anopheles (mosquitos), according to the research data by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is staggering. Since 2000 the average annual number of human deaths caused by the mosquito hovers around 2 million. Second is our own at 475,000 then followed by venomous snakes at 50,000.
“So, Jack, how was your day?” Quizzes Morgan. “Are you kidding?!” Jack snaps back. “Spent my whole day swatting and squishing those pesky bugs and forgot to watch out for snakes before I stepped on one. Then he bloody bit me!” Yells Jack. “Better get some salt, gunpowder and egg yoke on it quick,” consoles Morgan. “So much for my survival list,” retorts Jack.
On the offencive team is the most deadly predator of all time ‘the Mosquito’ - the female to be exact (the males are too busy gathering nectar and mating). From swampy waters to the harbouring in coniferous canopies, these six legged blood-sucking zoonosistic twins have changed civilizations and human history in dimensions beyond comprehension to our present day. But to be clear, it is not the six bladed bite of the
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COVER STORY 100 YEARS OF RIDLEY
BRAD JONES
Life’s Undertakings Columnist Owner & Funeral Director Ridley Funeral Home
The oldest business on Lakeshore is home to the most dead but claims its parlours aren’t haunted. As Ridley Funeral Home prepares to celebrate 100 years of helping the living by taking care of the dead, funeral director Brad Jones looks to the past and contemplates the future of his family-owned business. With none of us permitted to linger in groups anymore and generic greetings replacing authentic conversations, Brad wonders how we’ll find our way back to feeling at home within ourselves and with each other. Do you like food trucks? Me, too. It’s why my staff and I had planned on treating you to hot dogs and burgers in our parking lot this fall. I am what is called a “food motivated” person – I like to eat alone and with others – so it’s no wonder my bucket list included a delicious celebration of 100 years in the community. What’s not to love? Well, a lot. As you’ve guessed the global pandemic put a giant “Nope!” sign on my big dream and your free hot dog. Thanks to Covid, I see our 100th anniversary through a whole new lens. We opened in 1921, one year after the end of the Spanish flu pandemic. In storytelling, there’s a concept called “bookending;” the best stories start and end in the same place but the listener is transformed after the tale is told. Imagine that. Those black-and-white photos (see pages 16 & 17) showing us how much our community has changed also reveal how little our human family changes.
Whether it’s 1921 or 2021, we are interconnected. One individual can affect the whole positively or negatively. Emotions, beliefs and actions heal us or harm us. Love, like fear, spreads and infects others. In a marriage, an anniversary is celebrated not as an ending but a beginning; a new chapter with characters older, wiser (fatter?) and changed from who they once were. The same can be said of a business anniversary. My family and I live full-time above our funeral home. We’re a modern work-life family living in a former farmhouse older than Canada. Despite my wife’s bucket list moment this summer – a fully renovated kitchen that’s no longer an 80s nightmare – life is challenging when you’re juggling work, family and social bubbles that include staff, strangers and grieving families. I know you know what I’m talking about. None of us can mask the burdens we’re carrying through this pandemic. All of us, to some degree, are grieving loss whether it’s a death or a disappointment. Although we’re all weathering the same storm, each of us greets the rain from a different place. When I started working at Ridley’s 29 years ago, eight people worked here and most commuted from other communities; some as far away as Guelph! Cont’d on page 16
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Farmhouse to funeral home (blue square). New Toronto in the 1930s consisted of farm fields, green houses, new trees along Lake Ontario and an 1890 “cottage” asylum. Local Goodyear Tire was manufacturing 50% of all tires in Canada. We now employ 18 staff and all of them are proudly local. As I look back on 100 years of cherishing the living by minding their dead, I am grateful I am more similar than special to the funeral directors before me. My staff and I work here, live here, play here. (Sometimes rage and rant about community changes here.) And Covid doesn’t have any of us straying too far. Etobicoke is very much our orbit and our world just as it is for you. Times have changed since 1921 but our close connection to our community and our neighbours is refreshingly old-fashioned. Perhaps none of us are quite ready to talk about the “gifts of Covid” and how our lives have simultaneously shrunk drastically while opening deeply. For example, I have never, ever, ever spent this much time with my wife and kids. Uninterrupted. Full time. Constant. And yes, like you, I can make that observation with joy and gratitude just as easily as with a sigh and groan. Most small towns still have funeral homes that house a family of funeral directors. But in Toronto it’s rare. As much as I love history, I don’t know what inspired the Baycroft family 100 years ago to convert their family home into a funeral parlour.
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At the time people were slowly shying away from hosting “parlour” visitations and services in their living room when a loved one died. Perhaps the Baycrofts longed for a more purpose-driven and public life so chose to open their doors, and their entire lives, to the communities of Mimico, New Toronto and Long Branch; communities still shellshocked by the horrors of the First World War. Or maybe my undertaker “ancestors” were compelled to come here because of a calling or vocation. They wanted to feel included, valued, liked, respected and loved. The Baycroft family likely felt safe here, strong, without threat of harm, fear or illness. I hope they felt the good feelings that come from being kind, fair, generous and loving to the families they lived among and served during times of loss and sadness. I hope 100 years ago the Baycroft funeral home was a happy home. A place of community sadness and connection downstairs among the pews and a place of family joy and connection upstairs around the kitchen table. As I look backward and forward with our 100th anniversary as a map as well as a beacon, I realize how truly, deeply grateful I am to have been called to this profession and this part of the world. I could not have asked for a better life. True, it’s odd undertakers deal in death while shining a light on what makes life worth living. We grieve because we love. We grieve because we are alive. Not one person on this planet is excluded from the pain and gifts of grief.
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A CELEBRATION 100 YEARS IN THE MAKING
Then and Now. Ridley’s has evolved from a farmhouse older than Canada into Toronto’s only funeral parlour with a family living upstairs (photo below). Owners Brad and Jody Jones and their six children have never seen a ghost inside their home. People like me, whether the Baycroft family or my family, who serve the dead understand how the story ends. We see, figuratively and literally, how people are changed and transformed by loss. Like all calamities, whether 100 years ago, 10,000 years ago or starting in March 2020, we can choose to be broken down or opened up by what destroys our “normal.” Life does not stay the same. My first-year wedding anniversary was not the same as my recent 28th anniversary. Same wife, different life, and still I am content and grateful.
One hundred years ago this funeral home opened its doors to our community. Same place, different life, and they were content and grateful. I believe the ability to feel contentment is a key component of emotional well-being. Living life with purpose and gratitude makes us stronger, kinder and more resilient. We’re better able to accept the really unfair stuff, especially the fading of light that comes when we are visited, and forever changed, by death. When I purchased this funeral home in 2013, I felt euphoric and terrified. But I was inspired by the funeral director families before me: Baycroft, Ridley, Nill.
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COVER STORY RIDLEY, CONT’D In 100 years I hope this building still stands and inside lives joy and pain. Laughter and tears. Love and community. Stories and secrets. Hope and support. Resilience and strength. These are the ghosts that live here; emotions and connections that make us feel alive and bring us back from loss so we can live again. Thank you, reader, for making our funeral home a family home for 100 years.
Brad Jones is president of locally-owned, commission-free Ridley Funeral Home in Etobicoke These days he can be found interrogating his six children about “scoop the poop” etiquette and secretly snuggling with “Arthur,” the family’s three-month-old golden doodle (golden retriever and poodle). You’re welcome to wish Brad and staff Happy 100th by calling 416.259.3705 or emailing him at: BradJones@RidleyFuneralHome.com. Rain checks for anniversary hot dogs and burgers happily available.
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Furry Grief Companion. “Arthur” is Ridley’s newest family member and hardworking intern. Therapy dogs comfort mourners, especially grieving children, by offering a positive boost in mood. Arthur will be certified and ready for service next fall.
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Reuben will be contributing content to the Etobicoke Lakeshore Press to highlight the growing movement of people who are leaving city life behind in order to pursue a simpler, quieter life in the country. Back in the 90’s my family decided to leave the city and head to the country. We bought a bungalow on 1 acre in Grey County surrounded by farmland and forest. Soon after, my family moved to a farm and never looked back! 30 years later, I’m selling the country lifestyle as a Realtor with RE/MAX High Country Realty Inc., based in the Municipality of Grey Highlands. Over the last 8 years, many of my clients have been people relocating, saying good-bye city... hello country! Everyone is after something different – a farm, ski chalet, cabin in the woods, house with a view, or a retirement home in a cute, small town. I get excited when I get to tell clients: Yes, you can find that here in Grey County. The bonus is, it’s less than 2 hours north of Toronto so you can keep one foot in the city. Country life isn’t for everyone, though, but it sure is trending. More and more people are realizing that they can work from home and still make ends meet. People are starting to question expenses such as daycare,
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transit, and a big mortgage payment for a home that’s close to the office they’re not going to anymore. Imagine for a second how it would feel if you could still earn a comfortable living where you’d be surrounded by nature and fresh air. No Traffic (save for the odd horse and buggy). No Daycare (many of my clients who’ve moved from the city have decided that Mom or Dad can now stay home with the kids). No Rush (to drop the kids off at school; the bus picks them up and drops them off at the end of your driveway). No Sirens (you’ll likely hear more horses than emergency vehicles). No Crime (well, not zero crime but compared to Toronto, Grey County is a heck of a lot safer). And No Mortgage (or a much smaller one than you’re currently paying)! Now how do you feel? If your first thought was a sense of relief, then maybe we should chat. I can’t promise you the world, but I can promise you Grey County.
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MOYA FINANCIAL 3 INVESTING MISTAKES However, if you want to focus more on purchasing individual stocks from an enterprise with big growth potential, it requires in-depth research and a sound understanding of the market, which can be done with the help of a financial advisor and by doing your due diligence. Relying on market timing Market timing is a trading and investment strategy that attempts to forecast stock market movements and make buying and selling decisions based on predictions. Although there’s no harm in evaluating the market before you buy or sell, solely relying on market timing can be extremely risky during uncertain times like these, as predictions can be inaccurate. In short, the market can’t really be predicted during economic turmoil, so market timing as an investing strategy can become a critical mistake and can often lead to greater loss than returns, especially for smaller investors. Not understanding risk tolerance vs. risk capacity
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Certified Financial Planner Moya Financial 416-255-1741 ext. 216 taras.komarnytski@moyafinancial.ca Top 3 Investing Mistakes to Avoid To invest or not to invest? If you find yourself asking that question, you’re not alone. Like most sectors, the stock market in Canada has not gone unscathed by COVID-19, as the TSX (Toronto Stock Exchange) experienced its worst one-day drop in over 80 years in March. Luckily, the market has been slowly stabilizing, making 2020 an interesting time to be an investor. Due to the unpredictable nature of the economy, it’s extremely important to do your research and not rush into any decisions that could ultimately jeopardize your financial future. Whether you are managing your current portfolio or looking into new investments, here are three investing mistakes you should avoid: Not understanding your investment One of the most common mistakes made by novice investors is buying individual stocks in companies without having a complete understanding of their business model. As a buyer, your investment decisions should not be dependent on how trendy or buzzy a stock is, but rather based on the company’s overall performance and ability to generate revenue. A simple way to avoid getting caught up by hype is by diversifying your portfolio with mutual funds or exchange-traded funds, as these options tend to have lower risks.
Panic during times of uncertainty is completely normal and expected, but it is important to know your risk tolerance and capacity level before making changes to your investment portfolio. Risk tolerance is the amount of personal risk you are willing to take with your investments to secure the best return. Risk capacity is less about your comfort level with risk and more about how much you can afford to lose. Fluctuations within the stock market are normal and even with the 12% drop seen earlier this year, markets tend to recover over time. Risk capacity looks at your overall finances outside your investment and is largely based on variables like your income, age, and financial goals. If your current finances are unable to survive the time it may take for the market to recover, then analyzing your risk capacity will help you decide whether you need to liquidate your investments to avoid complete financial loss or if you can afford to wait. By assessing your risk tolerance and capacity, you can avoid making any hasty decisions that could greatly affect your financial future, since panic selling investments usually does not serve in an investor’s best interest. To help make the investing and management process a bit easier for you, contact one of our advisors at Moya Financial. This article is not intended to provide financial or financial planning advice. You can connect with Taras over the telephone, in person, through teleconferencing and e-mail.
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WELLNESS YOU ONLY LIVE ONCE items? I ask this question to every single patient, because it’s important to know WHY we are working to get you to where you want to be physically, mentally, emotionally. Is it to live to 100? To climb Mount Kilimanjaro? To be able to travel around the world and take your kids on adventures? Now what does extraordinary health mean to you? If you were to close your eyes for a minute, and picture your ideal picture of health, would it be different from what your health is now? If so, are you taking steps to change it? I really and truly believe that everyone is capable of achieving extraordinary health. I also believe that without extraordinary health, you can&#39;t achieve all those extraordinary dreams and goals you have for your life.
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Naturopathic Doctor Founder, ONE Health Services 3515 Lake Shore Blvd W / 647-748-4884 E x t r a o r d i n a r y: exceptional to a very marked extent; unusually great; going far beyond the ordinary degree, measure, limit; noteworthy; remarkable. What are your goals for your life? Your bucket list
It is totally possible to achieve these bucket list items, but you need great health to help get you there. And sometimes that comes with hard work, changes to your current habits, sometimes “getting worse before you get better”, and even sacrifices. But I am a firm believer that it IS possible. Don’t let your health hold you back from reaching your wildest dreams. Because as the saying goes: you only live once!
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FAMILY LIFE LEARNING IN THE 21ST CENTURY What Every Student Should Learn Before Graduation The global pandemic of COVID-19 has forced an inevitable revolution for schools, support systems and businesses around the world. The education of our children has become focused on skills like resilience and perseverance. Parents have also inevitably become significantly more involved and important contributors to their child’s day to day education. Most importantly, all parties in the education system (teachers, students, parents, administrators) have all had to get creative and continually reinvent what a “classroom” looks like. Learning in the 21st Century has also proven inherently different; students need these essential skills perhaps more than ever. What has evolved is the need for additional literacies that are emerging with the dependency on technology. Students now also need to be digitally literate and socially literate, while also having the ability to collaborate with others and critically think towards identifying and solving problems. A shift in educational theory and values has been unfolding for several years now, evident in the way teachers move towards more project-based learning models to engage students. Analysts continue to stress the need for more critical thinking skills and creativity in future leaders. Back in 2006, the Ministry of Education in Ontario published a guide outlining certain 21st Century Competencies that students need to prepare
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6. Use your hands and your mind to build or create something.
2. Move your body for 30-minutes every day. Bonus points if you do it outdoors.
7. Volunteer one hour of your time.
3. Pick up the phone and reconnect with an old friend or relative you haven’t checked on in a while. 4. Find a million-dollar view and take it in. 5. Cook something tasty and healthy. Maybe even do it with someone you love.
8. Connect with your spirit in whatever way works for you – pray, meditate, write. 9. Take time to help someone more vulnerable than you – younger, older, sick, differently-abled. 10. Get a little competitive, but win and lose gracefully.
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HUMBER COLLEGE COMMUNITY UPDATE It’s the perfect time to talk about bucket lists. While our Humber College Lakeshore campus is still closed to the public, we have welcomed back some students, faculty and staff to facilitate on-campus learning for some programs. We have been working hard to adapt to the current circumstances. It hasn’t been easy, but together we are moving forward. It is also a great time to be hopeful and think about the future, even though the specifics are uncertain. It can be intimidating to share your greatest ambitions with the world, so I’ll go first.
DEREK STOCKLEY
Principal, Lakeshore Campus Senior Dean, Faculty of Social and Community Services
Here are a few of the items I’m hoping to cross off my bucket list soon: - Buy a bucket to put my list into. - Perform again at Yuk Yuk’s in front of live people. - Stand in front of an auditorium of students and welcome them to Humber without any of us wearing a mask (and still being safe). That last item is important to me and to our Humber Lakeshore community. I want to welcome you back, too. For the time being, 20 percent of classes are being instructed with a combination of virtual and hands-on learning. Everyone else is staying home and learning online. You will notice those students and some staff and faculty on campus and I assure that we have health and safety measures in place to keep everyone safe. I’ve included a few pictures to give you an idea of what campus looks like this Fall. Now, onto the fun stuff. I want to share a few stories with you. They might just inspire you to get started on your own bucket list – no matter how ambitious.
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Irelyne Lavery was a student in the Bachelor of Journalism program at the Lakeshore campus when one of her dreams came true. She traveled to and covered the American Democratic primary in New Hampshire last year. It would turn out to be an experience she will never forget. The trip began with her first plane ride ever. She landed with a few of her classmates in New Hampshire, ready to work. Within a day, she was following Bernie Sanders and planned to file a story that evening from his headquarters. Then she and her classmates got a call from their professor, an editor with the Globe and Mail. The Globe’s correspondent was staying at Sanders’ HQ for vote counting, so the students were needed over at Pete Buttigieg’s headquarters. At one time during the vote counting, the two Democrats were neck-and-neck until Sanders ultimately won.
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Buttigieg’s second place finish meant the students had work to do. Within a few minutes, they had filed stories which were then used to help write a full article for the Globe and Mail. She achieved her dream of having her name and work appear in a major newspaper, and it wouldn’t be the last time. Lavery was just hired to be a reporter with the Toronto Star and we have no doubt she will continue to succeed in journalism. Humber College has also helped one Baking and Culinary grad win a gold medal at the Culinary Olympics in Germany. Stefanie Francavilla travelled to Germany with a team of Canada’s best young food professionals and won the entire competition. She focused on
of the month. It is called “Shock & Surgery: The Case of the Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital” featuring Jennifer Bazar, the curator of the Lakeshore Grounds Interpretive Centre and our summer Researcher-in-Residence, Dr. Brianne Collins. Finally, I want to encourage you to attend the upcoming Humber College Cultural Hub community meetings. We will be sharing more details and dates soon on our social media accounts. If you have any questions before then, please email culturalhub@humber.ca Have a safe, healthy and happy October. Derek Stockley Principal, Lakeshore Campus Senior Dean, Faculty of Social and Community Services
creating desserts to go with the banquets and meals her team helped prepare. Her journey began at Humber where she says the guidance and support of her instructors helped push her to succeed. She was able to access the culinary labs after hours and took advantage of all the state-of-the-art equipment. Without Humber, she says, she wouldn’t have been able to go on to represent Canada and impress an international audience. Now that our students have inspired you, I’ll leave you with a few more updates from Humber Lakeshore. We are planning a virtual public event for the end
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YOUR HEALTH FLU SEASON BEGINS
JONATHAN NHAN, RPh, CDE Pharmacist / @nhanjonathan903
We have both feet firmly planted into fall now. Even with the pandemic, it is nice that our seasons still change as reliably as they ever have. If anything, these ongoing changes to our lifestyles have helped reduce the spread of colds and flu. Of course, the flu vaccination has become front and centre in the minds of many to help reduce the impact of influenza. More on that in a moment. Reflecting on the pace of life now; things have definitely slowed down. We take the time to wait in line. We notice people around us more now. As we continue to notice these things around us, we’ve also had time to reflect on the things in our life that are truly important. We’ve all made health a priority now, because that is the thing that is front and centre. As a result, we’ve had to choose which relationships to truly foster in these times. From a personal perspective, I know that I have spent time engaging more with others, as well as engaging more with myself.
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With that in mind, end-of-year in the pharmacy is the highest volume time of the year. In previous years, the consensus feeling is that “we will get through this”, and it can be a stressful time. Taking a step back from all the tasks that we must complete, we sometimes lose sight that behind every task there is a patient that we are serving. Patient care is always at our front and centre, but never more than now. We understand that the demand for flu shots will be high this year and we are prepared to serve our community to provide vaccinations to everyone who wants or needs one. 2020 has been a year like no other and I know that our community in Long Branch is a community like no other. It is a privilege to serve this community. We are surrounded by amazing people and we are ready to serve you. When we work together and help each other, we all get better.
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