Old But Timeless Values – Thank You Mr. Rogers
Pat and I recently watched a documentary on Netflix on Fred Rogers (Mr. Rogers) called, “Wont you be my neighbour? (not to be confused with the new Tom Hanks movie about Mr. Rogers). For those whose memory fails them or…
Summer Reads
Summer is traditionally a time to catch up on our reading. While summer is more than half over, I thought I would mention a few books I have read recently which you might enjoy. I love to read, and apart…
The Better Way!
Pat and I, our daughter Heather, son Stuart and his wife Jordan recently spent some time with a Rotary exchange student (Amy) from Japan. She was staying with our other daughter Jennifer and her family, (Jason, Hannah and Sam), in…
Dignitas International Winding Down
Sadly, Dignitas International, a Canadian humanitarian organization that has done extraordinary work with HIV/AIDs in Malawi is being wound up. I have worked very closely with them. Among other things, they tested 1.7 million people for Aids (10% of the…
National Indigenous Peoples Day
Friday, June 21st was National Indigenous Peoples Day – first introduced in 1996. Many groups did special things. The Rotary Club of Toronto had Chief Stacey La Forme, the Chief of the Mississaugas of the Credit speak, The Globe and…
June 17-23 – Refugee Week
One of the best family experiences our family had while our children were growing up was having two Vietnamese refugees (then referred to as “boat people”) live with us for about four months. The driver behind this initiative was my…
Mental Health Week: May 6-12
A few days ago, I got off my GO train into the city, almost 2 hours after I boarded it. The normal trip takes 25 minutes. The reason: our train hit a person about 2 minutes after we left the…