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The International News Weekly Canada May 24, 2019 | Toronto 02 Alzheimer Society of York Region receives federal funding through New Horizons for Seniors Program Aurora, ON : The Alzheimer Society of York Region will receive federal funding through the New Horizons for Seniors Program (NHSP) to support the Artwell Project, today announced Leona Alleslev, Member of Parliament for Aurora-Oak Ridges-Richmond Hill. The New Horizons for Seniors Program promotes positive aging by supporting seniors’ volunteerism and encouraging seniors to play an active role in their communities. This program fosters social inclusion and engagement of seniors by encouraging them to share their knowledge, skills and experience to stay active and engaged. Alzheimer Society of York Region is receiving $21,477 for their project funded through the NHSP. The New Horizons grant will renew their Artwell Project, run in partnership with the McMichael Canadian Art Collection, where seniors involved in the organization will facilitate and participate in art projects aimed at enhancing the cognitive ability of those living with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias (ADOD), enabling them to express themselves. Quotes “As your Member of Parliament, I am dedicated to supporting programs that allow our seniors to participate in activities that meet their needs and interests. I am proud to represent organizations like the Alzheimer Society of York Region which work tirelessly to support indviduals and their families living with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias to ensure they receive the best possible services. Projects like this one allow seniors to lead and participate in local activities that ensure their well-being.” - Leona Alleslev, Member of Parliament for Aurora-Oak Ridges-Richmond Hill “We are grateful to New Horizons for Seniors for renewing their support of The Artwell Project and are privileged to partner with the McMichael Canadian Art Collection in delivering a program that brings joy and laughter and rekindle memories in our clients.” - Loren Freid, CEO of the Alzheimer Society of York Region “The McMichael is thrilled to be involved once again in the Artwell project, a partnership between Alzheimer Society of York Region (AS York) and Mc- Michael Canadian Art Collection. The project works closely with older adult volunteers, engaging clients living with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia through a series of tactile art workshops that evoke forgotten memories through the process of making new friends all while unleashing the inner artist.” - Christina Kerr, Manager, Creative Learning Program Development, The McMichael Canadian Art Collection Quick Facts • Every year organizations are invited to apply for NHSP community-based funding through a call for proposals. The project funding announced today was approved as part of a call for proposals that launched on May 7, 2018, and closed on June 22, 2018. • Community-based projects are eligible to receive up to $25,000 in grant funding and, as of this year, up to $5,000 in new small grants funding for organizations that have not received funding within the last five years. • A total of approximately $35 million has been approved across Canada for NHSP communitybased projects in 2018– 2019. • Community-based project funding supports activities that engage seniors and address one or more of the program's five objectives: volunteering, mentoring, expanding awareness of elder abuse, social participation and capital assistance. Councillor Dhillon: New Projects Will Help Revitalize Downtown BRAMPTON, ON- At its meeting on May 22, Brampton City Council approved moving three major plans forward to help increase jobs, attract investment, and fight congestion in Brampton. These initiatives will focus on the City’s efforts to develop its downtown which will in turn unlock its economic potential and reinforce Brampton’s unique position on the Innovation Corridor. “These projects, including our plan to create a cybersecurity hub, will help position Brampton as a serious contender for job attraction. Along with private investment, our continued partnerships with public institutions such as Ryerson and Algoma University, will assist in revitalizing our downtown,” said Regional Councillor Gurpreet Singh Dhillon. The following project were approved by Council: Centre for Innovation (CFI): Brampton’s Centre for Innovation will be up to a 20 story office complex built over the current downtown bus terminal on the northeast corner of Nelson St & George St, with a cost of approximately $130 million. The building is planned to be an iconic gateway into downtown featuring a new high-tech central library, as well as multiple floors of flexible office space. The CFI is expected to commence construction in September of 2022, and will be a landmark for train passengers entering or departing the city from the Downtown Brampton GO station. Downtown Brampton Transit Terminal: With the CFI approved to be built on the current Downtown Transit Terminal on Nelson St, a study will be conducted to look into expanding and relocating the terminal, which is currently operating at full capacity. Along with approving the study, Council approved the allocation of $30 million dollars from the 2023 budget for the associated costs. As well, city staff will commence a request of approximately $22 million from provincial and federal transit funding streams. Hurontario Main Light Rail Transit (HMLRT): The City approved moving forward with the original Hurontario-Main Light Rail Transit approved route, that was rejected by the previous council, as it’s preferred route to be pitched to the provincial and federal governments for funding. The updated route will now include a one-way loop option from Main St around to George St; underground tunneling options; and include beautification opportunities on the road along the route. Feds offer $15.8B in new ships to Vancouver, Halifax while opening door to Davie The Canadian Press OTTAWA : The federal Liberals are shaking up the government’s multibilliondollar shipbuilding plan, promising $15.7 billion in new work to the two shipyards in Vancouver and Halifax while opening the door to their bitter rival in Quebec City. During a news conference in Vancouver, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the government will buy two more Arctic patrol ships from Halifax-based Irving Shipbuilding and 16 socalled multi-purpose vessels from Seaspan Shipbuilding in Vancouver. The ships will be built for the Canadian Coast Guard and aim to do two things: provide the coast guard with desperately needed new ships and prevent layoffs at Irving and Seaspan, which together have won billions of dollars in federal work since 2011. Yet Irving and Seaspan are unlikely to be popping champagne bottles: Trudeau also revealed the government plans to hold a competition to add a third shipyard to the shipbuilding plan. That opens the door to Davie Shipbuilding becoming an official partner in the strategy after years of intense lobbying, which Irving and Seaspan have long opposed for fear their Quebec City rival will steal work away from them. Today’s announcement in Vancouver, which was to be followed by similar announcements by ministers in the Halifax and Quebec City areas, comes only a few months ahead of the federal election, during which the Liberals will be looking to win or hold onto seats in all three cities.
The International News Weekly Canada May 24, 2019 | Toronto 03 Top soldier admits handling of Kandahar memorial ‘hit a nerve;’ vows access The Canadian Press TORONTO : Canada’s top soldier has acknowledged the anger many Canadians felt about the way the Kandahar memorial was unveiled in Ottawa last week — in a shroud of secrecy, without the families of the dead soldiers present, and with ongoing limited public access. In an interview from Brussels, Gen. Jonathan Vance promised Wednesday to make it right. “We’ll turn this around,” Vance said. “Where we want to get to is that anybody who wants to visit that memorial can visit.” The monument, with shiny black plaques featuring each of Canada’s military and civilian war dead, stood for years at Kandahar Airfield in southern Afghanistan. It was moved to Canada after the combat mission ended in 2011. Other than a tour of the country, it had been languishing in a warehouse until now. Last week, the opening of the Afghanistan Memorial Hall occurred without public notice or invitations either to relatives of the dead depicted on the plaques or to wounded veterans. Only days later — just ahead of the Victoria Day weekend — did the Department of National Defence make the opening public. “To ensure a dignified, dedication service, a quiet, limited service was held in honour of those we have lost,” the department said in a statement. “The decision to hold a humble, internal event was made by senior leadership to ensure proper reverence.” Jimmy Collins, a former Canadian Forces sergeant who lost several platoon members in a roadside bomb blast in Kandahar province in 2009, called the approach ridiculous and embarrassing. “It upsets me because it seems like the federal government is slowly trying to make everyone forget about the conflict in Afghanistan, the people who served there and their families,” Collins said. Sandra Lang, whose daughter Michelle Lang has a plaque on the memorial as the only Canadian journalist killed in Afghanistan, said “very disappointed” barely describes how she and her husband feel. “We can’t understand how the bureaucracy came up with this misguided plan,” Lang said. “As usual, the civilian casualties are ignored — we have had no correspondence or notification of the memorial.” Vance, who was on hand for the opening, denied any attempt to hide the war effort. The aim, he said, was to get the memorial up and running as quickly as possible. “It was a beautiful ceremony but it was absent the families and the wounded,” Vance said. “It happened. We need to now come up with a way to ensure accessibility.” In Vancouver, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he wanted to understand the department’s decision-making. “(We want) to ensure that it is a monument that will be there for everyone who wants to remember and celebrate those veterans who stood for Canada,” he said. Sean Bruyea, a retired captain and veterans advocate, called the opening a “hypocritical farce.” While Vance and other government officials often talk about the importance of family to military members and the military mission, he said, the words ring hollow. “Their actions have consistently contradicted such empty platitudes,” Bruyea said. “Preventing a nation, its soldiers and their families to openly mourn only turns the grief inwards upon themselves. Ultimately, some are left feeling so abandoned by our country’s government that suicide seems like the only option.” Vance said the fragility of the monument was behind the decision to put it indoors at defence headquarters. It would not, he said, have withstood being outdoors. Consideration was given to the War Museum but the memorial is “more than an artifact,” he said. The memorial would not be moved, Vance said.“There’s a certain elegance to that, because it’s a constant reminder for those who work in the headquarters … of the perils of war and the need to make good decisions around the committal of troops.” Vance said he had asked “the team” to go back and look at ensuring wider access. “You’ll see very quickly a change that is quite proactive that seeks to get families in but as importantly, the general public — people who want to see it,” Vance said. “We’re probably going to have to do something like what happens at the Pentagon, where there are Pentagon tours.” The department wouldn’t say when any changes will be implemented. “Planning is currently underway to facilitate access to veterans who would like to pay respects to their fallen comrades,” the department said. “We are also considering ways to accommodate special visits by the public on appropriate occasions.” THE WORLD’S FIRST IMMERSIVE MULTIMEDIA EXPERIENCE ON SIKHI AND THE GOLDEN TEMPLE! 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