New Perspectives: A Senior Moment – “OUR MOST VULNERABLE”
More than 75,000 frail, elderly Ontarians are cared for in the Province’s 626 licenced long-term care facilities. Over a seven year period ending in...
New Perspectives: A Senior Moment – “OUR MOST VULNERABLE”
More than 75,000 frail, elderly Ontarians are cared for in the Province’s 626 licenced long-term care facilities. Over a seven year period ending in...
New Perspectives : A Senior Moment – “THE LAST HAYRAH”
Could an old man really replay a long ago wrestling match with a bale of hay? It had been 35 years since I last...
New Perspectives: A Senior Moment – “FARMER FOR A DAY”
Actually, it was for only two hours, but it felt like a whole day’s worth of work. Perhaps I should explain.
Two days ago, a...
New Perspectives: A Senior Moment – “A Father’s Soul”
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A Senior Moment: “Surfin’ the Obits”
Have you heard the tale about a cranky old man who began each day by scanning the obituaries in his morning newspaper before he...
New Perspectives: A Senior Moment – “Stringing Words Together”
Earlier this week, I was given the honour of critiquing a fellow writer’s work. In itself, this was not a new experience; over the...
New Perspectives: A Senior Moment – “Goin’ to the Dogs”
Now that sufficient homage has been paid to Valentine’s Day, it is time to celebrate another steadfast bond, that deep relationship between man and...
New Perspectives: A Senior Moment – “The Day the Music Died”
My grade 13 French composition class had just finished and I was at my locker putting on a heavy woolen jacket. It was time...
New Perspectives: A Senior Moment – “Educated: A Memoir”
Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun arrived in Canada on January 13, the same day I finished reading the best seller, Educated. There is a remarkable symmetry...










