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Dunfield Theatre Cambridge 2015 Season
he 2015 Season commences with the greatest family musical of all-time, The Wizard of Oz. After a twister hits her
Kansas farm, Dorothy Gale is transported somewhere over the rainbow and embarks on an epic journey to find her
way home. This family production runs March 4th to March 29th. Next up is Monty Python’s Tony® Award-winning
musical comedy, Spamalot, May 6th to May 24th. This tongue-in-cheek retelling of the classic tale of Camelot raises silliness to an art form as King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table embark on their infamous quest for the Holy Grail.
From the creators of the perennially popular Legends series of tribute shows (Twist and Shout: The British Invasion,
Legends … of Rock ‘n’ Roll, and Dance Legends) comes the world premiere production of Canadian Legends. Neil
Aitchison will reprise his famous alter ego, Constable Archibald F. Inkster, and take audiences on a musical journey in a
brand new show that features the music of such legendary Canadian artists as Anne Murray, Paul Anka, Leonard Cohen,
Gordon Lightfoot, Shania Twain, Michael Bublé, and Celine Dion. The production runs July 2nd to July 18th. The comic event of the season starring the most memorable pair of mismatched roommates you’ll ever meet comes to
Cambridge. The laugh-out-loud comedy The Odd Couple is on stage August 12th to August 29th. The most popular musical in Canadian theatre history, Anne of Green Gables, runs October 14th to November 8th. Journey to the shores of Prince Edward Island and follow the misadventures of Anne Shirley, a freckle-faced, red-haired
orphan who will immediately capture your heart with her irrepressible spirit.
The season ends with Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, the holiday musical you’ve been dreaming of. The beloved film
starring Bing Crosby comes to life in a lavish spectacle for the entire family. Make your days merry and bright with this
unforgettable musical about love, friendship, and loyalty, November 18th to December 20th.
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by Judee Richardson-Schofield
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The Remarkable Life of Norman Lightfoot
Colden Years By: Shelley Byers
I
t’s hard to know where
break of WWII. His father, a
found. He
to start in the remarkable
British soldier, was stationed
is refur-
life of Norman Lightfoot. He
in Egypt. Norman’s family
bishing
is a photographer and natu-
was among those to be sent
them for
ralist whose images capture
to the safety of South Africa
the auto-
secret moments hidden in
until the war was over.
biogra-
the depths of the wild. His
With the aid of a Brownie
phy he is
video camera has followed
camera, Norman’s creative
currently
portions of the artistic lives
eye began to focus in this
writing.
of Canadian wildlife artist
exotic place. His brother
Robert Bateman and Cana-
Stationed
with their pet monkey; the
dian author R.D. Lawrence,
back in
sandy beach where they
among others.
Egypt,
played as the war raged; and
Norman’s
Norman has led safaris, has
shots of wildlife, all in black
father would
researched and filmed Harp
and white, blend with photos
leave the
the the world renowned
man arrived in Canada
and Hooded seals, and has
of friends Norman still con-
army and take his family to
Cunard Steamship Com-
and saw something he’d
been awakened by a herd of
nects with.
Nairobi, Kenya.
pany, founded by Canadian,
never seen before – ice and
Samuel Cunard. Norman’s
snow. He searched for a job
father joined Home Guard,
to no avail. About to join
a post-war organization on
the army, he checked the
Want Ads one more time
elephants. He takes all this
They stayed until the war
in his stride – one picture
“We lived in a house made
ended in 1945, when his
at a time and he isn’t quite
of cattails with an earthen
father came home.
floor,” Norman says. “If the
sure why I want to interview
Norm - Zanzibar - Changuii Jail
“I didn’t know my father at
dogs heard something, they
alert in case of attack.
that time,” he says. “I didn’t
would run through the wall
Norman isn’t completely
before enlisting. His course
As a youngster, he traveled
know what it was like to
beside the door.” He chuck-
sure how his father was
changed with a two line
throughout Egypt, Kenya,
have a father.”
les at this memory.
killed. He knows that his
ad. This lead to a job at a
The family traveled to Eng-
Much of Norman’s educa-
dad hadn’t been feeling
rubber stamping company in
land and Ireland where they
tion was in Nairobi, Kenya
well the day he died. It was
Kitchener where he stayed
visited relatives never heard
where an underlying danger
reported that he had been
for 12 years.
of, and never seen again.
sifted throughout the area
working on a faulty Sten
For two months of every
“All of my pictures have
Those memories of uncles
with the Mau Mau Uprising.
gun – a type of submachine
year, Norman took advan-
been for me,” he says.
and aunts, grandparents and
Alone, walking to school,
gun. His father was shot in
tage of slow times in the
“Always.”
cousins have now taken hold
the young Norman felt a
the stomach with a burst of
organization to lead safaris
He was born in Dublin, Ire-
as Norman searches archives
bullet whisper past his head.
bullets. He made it up two
throughout Kenya and
land but was swept away at
for remembrance. Photos of
Then he heard the rifle shot.
flights of stairs to call for an
Tanzania and meet up with
the age of three with the out-
his father have recently been
“I couldn’t see anyone.
ambulance.
old friends. His still photos
“When they asked my dad
depict the exotic wildlife he
where the gun was, he said,
had grown to love during his
me,” he recalls. “So,
‘In the bloody basement.’”
childhood.
that wasn’t a good
The family would move
He was used to the noises
place to stay.
again. It was the marriage of
in the wilds of Africa. One
After “toddling”
Norman’s sister to a soldier
night, however, he and his
from Kitchener, Ontario that
buddy, Muff, would be
would lead them to Canada.
awakened by rumbling. Cu-
Cunard Steamships gave the
rious lions, Norman thought.
young man a berth on one
When he peered from his
of their liners for a mere 10
tent, a herd of elephants
pounds.
trundled past.
Now almost 17, the young
Norman made the move to
him.
South Africa, England and
Ireland which gave him the
muse on which to base his
life’s work.
Thankfully, they
only took one shot at
through Ireland,
the family would
settle near Liverpool where Norman
would finish his
education and later
Blueheaded Green Frog
find work with
the University of Guelph
Through the Federation of
man’s ideas don’t
Audio Visual Department at
Ontario Naturalists, Norman
stop there.
the suggestion of a friend.
met and filmed many wild-
Recently, his
There, he would learn the art
life artists, many of these
exhibition titled
of video.
on safaris in Kenya and
“Driven to Ab-
“I had been doing my nature
Tanzania, and produced over
straction” was
photos all this time,” Nor-
12 powerful films.
featured at The
man says. “But this was all
“I learned a lot from those
Cambridge Center
new to me and it was great!”
artists, “he says. “Much
for the Arts.
In the Gulf of St. Law-
about composition. But the
Using normal
rence and off the coast of
art itself just came to me.”
photos, he adds
Ellesmere Island, Norman
His venture into self-
abstract images
researched and filmed Harp
publishing has produced
to create another
and Hooded seals for the
his book The Royal Bird.
unique genre.
University. He was the first
Norman followed the habits
It can take years
to film divers sinking into
of Mute Swans for two years
to get that one
the water to investigate
to capture the magic and
perfect shot.
these huge mammals. These
grace of these majestic birds.
There is a quiet
images have been shown
Colourful and magical, the
patience about
worldwide via Broadcast
book has been given as a gift
Norman.
Television.
to the Duke and Duchess of
“I find a place
In 1977, his first independent
Cambridge to commemorate
and go to it at
documentary film, Images
their recent visit to Canada.
different times of
of the Wild, was produced
For centuries, the Royal
the year,” he says.
blues and browns, the
the imagination with colour,
by the National Film Board
Family has been the “Keep-
“I see what the reflections
ers of the Swans.”
reflections of the trees. It
light and symmetry, and
of Canada and followed the
in the water would look like
swirls and creates abstract
gives his audience some-
work of Robert Bateman.
At times, his art reaches
during different lighting.
designs.”
thing remarkable to reflect
Interested in the wildlife of
beyond nature. His photos
Then I wait for a duck or
upon.
Africa, Bateman painted his
of graffiti in and around
Canada Goose to swim into
Norman calls these pictures
way through Kenya. The two
Cambridge, Ontario – where
that reflection. The V made
his Watercolours.
“I like life cycles,” he says.
men share a love of nature
he makes his home – stretch
by the bird changes then
Each picture in his vast
“That’s what I focus on.”
and have remained friends.
the limits of creativity. Nor-
Mute Swan with her signets
Robert Bateman
portfolio tells a story, a tale
– if you will – that ignites
ROYAL ROBES - Cambridge City Hall Display
W
ell folks, normally I write
about some cool thing I got
the chance to do in some cool place
I would like to return to. I talk about
the customs or the weather or the
transportation. Sometimes I extol the
virtues of the hotel or the destination.
I try to have a funny story or something just this side of unusual.
One thing I have never mentioned is
what sometimes happens at destinations. North Americans in particular
are very open hearted people. We are
raised to believe that when we give
affection we get affection. When we
are open with our feelings they are
generally returned in a sincere and
safe manner. We don’t worry about
HIV or sexually transmitted diseases
or any danger in particular. We are a
happy go lucky people.
For years I had a client I sent to
Cuba. The hotel I sent him to had
literally become his cottage. He
loved the people and the people
loved him. He would return 3 times
a year, bringing goods to the locals,
baby clothes to someone he knew
was having a baby, etc. He once said
something that has stuck in my mind;
“I’m no Brad Pitt. If some young
thing is flirting with me, I know it’s
not because she’s fallen in love.” In
other words this fine young thing has
ulterior motives. My friend was kind
and smart; he passed away last year,
he is greatly missed.
We had another client who actually
married his foreign sweetie. Thirty
days after he brought her and her
daughter to Canada, she left him.
He is now legally responsible for her
and her daughter (up to the age of
18). Was he swindled? We will never
truly know. Most people don’t realize just how responsible they will be
when they bring someone to Canada.
In another instance, we had a young
single father come in to pay for a
ticket to bring his
sweetie from foreign lands. The tipoff that this was a scam happened
when he mention a huge inheritance
she was coming into, 25 million
large! One of our senior counselors looked her up on ScammerList.
com, and sure enough she was there.
After a few days of checking with his
sweetie, her ticket was cancelled. He
was heartbroken that someone could
be so callous and cruel, knowing he
was a single dad.
When our good looking young folks
travel to hot sexy destinations, they
need to remember that they are suddenly the pretty exotic girl/boy with
the foreign accent. I can speak
for myself; I am a sucker for
great accents! I simply melt in
my flip flops! It’s all good until
someone gets the wrong idea,
flirts a little too much and gets
left alone with the wrong person. People PAY ATTENTION!
Bad things don’t just happen in
dark alleys, they happen under
pretty palm trees, on white sand
beaches, with the most attractive
of predators.
The Cambridge Citizen February 2015 Page 5
Sex, Love and Travel
Travel by Brenda Goodsell
On the lighter side, I have a
business man who met his
sweetie while doing business
in China, they have been married for 10 years. I remember issuing
her ticket to bring her here. We have
another gentleman who married his
sweetheart from the Philippines. We
had the opportunity to meet her and
her children - a lovely family, once
again happily married for 5 years.
Dreams do come true, just be smart,
don’t lose your sense of balance while
in paradise.
January Atonement
By Ingrid Thomson
A
t this time of year, regardless of religious
affiliation, most people spend most of the
month in a state of atonement. The credit card
statements mock us with the accrued interest, and
we often spend more time talking to God than to
our spouses.
“Oh, God; why did I spend all that money?”
“Oh, God; what was I thinking when I spent $100
on that Christmas sweater?”
“Lord, have mercy on my soul. When Harry sees
this bill, he’s going to kill me.”
Good luck with that. If it’s any consolation, I
forgive you. You’ll figure it out—by September—
for sure.
Budgeting is such a crass word, second only to the
dreaded concept of dieting. Having a zero credit
card balance seemed more like a fantasy to me
than a goal.
The debit card changed my thinking habits. It
didn’t change my pitiful bank balance, but it
created a reality to spending money—my money.
The debit card allowed me to pay cash without
carrying currency.
As someone who has never recorded a cheque
in my lifetime, overdraft protection solved the
problem. The interest rate was far lower than
my credit card and my bank statements made me
aware of my expenses. Unlike a credit card balance, seeing my bank account in the red, created a
greater urgency to correct the matter. I felt broke
and panicky until it leeched back up into positive
numbers.
Why did I never think about my credit card balance in the same way is beyond me. Maybe it was
that minimum payment box that distracted me,
allowing my fantasy of affluence to fester.
A wise man once said, “It’s not how much you
earn; it’s how much you have left at the end of the
day.” Those words stuck to me like Crazy Glue.
When I faced the fact I needed to get out of debt,
I took a hard look at my expenses. My set costs,
the mortgage, car loan and taxes could not be
shaved, but I was spending an obscene amount on
groceries.
I was a pleaser, the kind of wife and mother that
tried to make sure everything my family might
want was in the fridge. Every single week I’d
throw out wilted lettuce, limp vegetables and
leftovers I meant to use, but forgot about.
Despite my efforts, my teenager would strike the
time-worn pose, opening the refrigerator, and
staring at the contents, and announce there was
nothing to eat. “Can we order pizza?”
Frustrated by the waste. I circulated a memo. Yes,
I actually did type up the directive and gave cop-
ies to all household members.
“Write down what you want and will eat, and I’ll
buy it. If it’s not on the list, don’t expect it in the
pantry.
No one took the memo seriously. Fools! I did not
receive a response from anyone, but by George,
I saved fifty or sixty bucks that week and no one
starved. Later, I make the announcement that if
they wanted treats, they could buy them. I had a
chip-free household for years.
My grocery bill was obscene to begin with, but
I surprised myself when I managed to cut it in
half. It was a good change of pace to see an empty
fridge before I went shopping.
I don’t like rules that make me feel deprived, but
once I started seeing extra money in my wallet, the whole shopping thing became a game. I
wanted to see how little money I could spend and
still feed the gang interesting and nutritious meals.
I used to gasp at the price of a ham, and save that
purchase for special occasions, but in my new
state of mind, I forked over the forty dollars and
managed to reduce the per-person cost per meal
to a ridiculously low amount. We’d have the traditional ham with scalloped potatoes then instead
of expensive cold-cuts; I’d shave a pile of it for
sandwiches, freeze slices, chop ham for omelettes
and soups and used the bone for stock.
The lowly egg became my friend. I made quiche
and salad, easy to make and so cheap. Potato
pancakes, Latkes, were not budget fare, they were
considered a treat, yet the ingredients amounted
to pennies.
Dollar stores have the cheapest name-brand cleaning supplies I’ve ever seen—a steal. Yes, they’re
often in smaller sizes, but if a mindful buyer
compared prices, ounce-for-ounce, she’d see there
was still a substantial savings from buying it at the
supermarket.
The outside perimeter of a grocery store offers the
best value for the money. The minute you start to
wander the aisles, stores make big profits.
When is a bargain a bargain? We are a gullible lot,
assuming that volume purchasing guarantee savings. My son sent me pictures of a local grocery
store display of Kraft Dinner. The price for a
single box was $1.17, a four-pack was offered for
$4.00, and the twelve-pack was offered at $14.97.
Cheaper by the dozen, huh? Do the math.
A wise shopper knows what the price should be
for any article they are planning to buy. Many
major retailers use a hi/low shopping strategy,
marking up products up to five times their cost
to establish a regular retail price then off-price
the goods at 50% off or more. The sale price is
actually fair market value, but it is common to
find even a lower price in retail stores that do not
pander to the ‘on sale’ mentality of most shoppers.
Today there are dozens of ways to save money.
Coupons are not just in flyers, but available
on-line. Price matching is becoming common
practice. A shopper need only present the cashier
with evidence of a cheaper price at a competitor
and an immediate discount will be applied to your
purchases.
Deciding to get the most for your money requires
an attitude adjustment, and more work, but when
the savings are in your wallet, it’s worth the effort.
Local Author pens her debut novella
by Bill Ashwell
in Caroline’s household.
prairies. This time she
edly different tack altogether
compelling characters and
becomes embroiled in the
and introduces a new char-
narrative, this is a book to be
poisoning death of a young
acter, Alice Cunningham,
read, re-read, and thoroughly
child, Amelia Smythe, and
planting her firmly in the
enjoyed.
E
Ms. Johnston deftly spins
the subsequent assault on the
escalating madness of World
a tale of domestic violence,
It is currently available
child’s mother.
War II London, England.
cloaked with a thin veneer
through Amazon.com/
Once again, Ms. Johnston
Johnston once again has
Finally….A big shout out
While I normally write about
of Victorian restraint and
wields deft brushstrokes of
plied an eye for period detail
to my young friend, Phillip
character development with
and paints a painstakingly
Biedermann. Phillip, all
our now-familiar heroine.
vivid portrait of wartime
of nine years old, recently
Penelope is a woman mov-
England.
placed 2nd in the Leonard
very once in a while it
is good to step outside
of the box, so to speak.
and cover all things poetryrelated, this month I am
piety and depicts strikingly
this world of decorum and
digressing a bit by reviewing
gentility.
a bit of prose, more spe-
Ms. Johnston also displays
ing forward, dealing with a
skillful research, with a keen
Alice Cunningham is a
Wilhelm memorial Junior
cifically a novella by a local
still-guilty conscience, while
Verse Award and also placed
author.
eye to local historical detail.
bright 28-year-old nurse
working through the social
in Preston, Ontario at the
2nd for the Poetry Original
Seemly Justice is a recent
Her depictions of day-to-day
intricacies of the day.
life in 19th century Ontario
outbreak of WWII in 1939.
Verse – Elementary at the
Ms. Johnston’s depiction of
Shunning the day-to-day
Kiwanis Music Festival in
the death of Amelia is both
routine of homefront On-
Stratford, Ontario.
engrossing and unflinching.
tario, she follows the lead
Phillip has the arts in his
Through it all, Penelope’s
of her soldier brother and
blood. His older sister, Bon-
Christian faith shines
enlists for overseas duty, but
nie Casey, won the 2012 Ber-
through. It was a time when
as a nurse.
nice Adams memorial Award
the church carried consider-
What follows is a striking
for music and is, herself, a
able influence within the
portrait of a young nurse
rising star on the Canadian
communities, maintaining a
caught up in the ebb and flow
reggae music scene.
rigid class structure that, in
and intrigue of life in war-
Here’s hoping we’ll see and
some small ways, still exists.
torn England.
hear (…and read) more from
The Poisoned Gift is a clever
All in all, this book is a com-
Phillip in the months and
sequel to Seemly Justice and
pelling read. For local his-
years ahead.
in its own way neatly wraps
tory buffs the pages bring to
Congratulations, Phillip.
up the saga of Penelope
life images of Galt, Preston,
(Clearwater) Gordon.
and Hespeler in their indus-
The third piece in this collec-
trial and historical heyday.
tion, My War, takes a decid-
For fans of well-written,
self-published effort by
Cambridge author, Lee
Anne Johnston. A long-time
are meticulous and vivid
without becoming tiresome
member of the Cambridge
and trite.
Writers Collective, Ms.
As a character, Penelope
Johnston has penned a grip-
is a well-rendered balance
ping historical novel, set in
of Victorian propriety,
Victorian-era Galt, Ontario.
strong-willed feminism, and
It tells the story of Miss Pe-
Christian devotion, doling
nelope Clearwater, a woman
out “seemly justice” by her
of means who travels from
own moral and defensible
England to visit her sister,
means.
Caroline, living in the quiet
Part two of this trilogy,
industrial town of Galt.
The Poisoned Gift, follows
While Penelope establishes
Penelope five years hence.
herself and settles in to this
Now married to Dr. Gordon,
new home she becomes
She has returned to Galt
aware of unseemly goings-on
after years in the Canadian
In The House of Bread:
Fiction by C.William Baker
The Cambridge CitizenFebruary 2015 Page 8
I
deas tend to be spontaneous; inculcated by their own caprice; as pervasive and invasive as the mystique of a lemur mating ritual; or a volatile
quickening when the sun goes down. Sometimes they come as easy as the plunge of leaves off of a Birch tree; on a cool autumn breeze.
Sometimes they come through much mortification; and ascetic artifice; whether in the town square; or in the parlour of your own private iniquities. Those tempestuous; eureka flares; for a flicking moment; raising the skirts; to peer across the grid; at those rarest of peep-shows; where you
can glean the entire subtext of the Passion Play. Which can often be demoralizing when they pass you by; or you cannot keep the cranium fire
lit; and no matter how often you fan the ashes; you can never raise a bonfire. I wonder; after all your vain attempts and futile labouring; while
pining for that wayward Archimedean point; do you ever ask yourself; whether that idea should have ever occurred? Is genius; actually some
form of a pernicious mutation, an aberration, an extraterrestrial; or a misfit?”
Those words rang true for Siam Bedlam; though he had no pretension to any stamp of genius; he could identify with the idea; of being
a defective jigsaw puzzle piece. He was not sure where he had come across the monologue; was it something filtered by the void? Gagged but
not silenced. He self-consciously ran a slender hand through his sandy hair. In one gulp; he took down his entire glass of a triple shot of Scotch
and Soda. When he put the crystal tumbler back down on the Formica counter; he remembered the rest of the monologue; “Sometimes evil can
come from a good idea; if misapplied. Hence the expression; the road to hell is paved with good intentions. But no good may come from a bad
idea; a bad idea can only facilitate; evil actions”.
He had been contemplating that aphorism since he began the program. Siam had been randomly selected; from the flagged answers on
the questionnaires; and on account of the rarity of his condition;(though according to the tabloid news reels; the number of cases are rapidly rising); to be a candidate for the Beta – testing of the cutting-edge nostrum; courtesy of the Moguls of Parthenos Pharmaceuticals; an elixir know as
Bdellium Blue. Siam suffered from the long –term affects of Neo-Malthusian Pyrexia; since he had moved into the Bethlehem Domicile Complex.
Neo-Malthusian Pyrexia; or N.M.P. for short; or in colloquial form; No More People; is a rare psychological condition; of unknown genesis; that
afflicts normally placid; and well adjusted individuals with an extreme, irrational fear and hostility; to the point of near psychosis; towards any
other human being within close proximity. Another feature of this malady; is the fact that the afflicted profess a love for humanity in private.
Symptoms may include anxiety, nausea, vertigo, migraine headaches, the cold burn, panic attacks and spontaneous vomiting. Inevitably; if gone
unchecked; the end result is Felo de se; where one makes a felon of oneself; by severing their own mortal coil.
The aberration was aptly named after Thomas Robert
Malthus (1766 – 1834 CE); The English Cleric, Scholar, reactionary, aristocratic ideologue; and an enthusiastic, early proponent of population
control. He believed that population growth would soon outstrip the food supply; and he saw it as a divine mission to remedy the situation. In
Book IV; Chapter V of his Magnum opus; An Essay on the Principle of Population; Malthus proposed such punitive means to alleviate the problem; as he perceived it; by advocating; “In our towns we should make the streets narrower; crowd more people into houses; and court the return
of the plague”. Malthus was a garden-variety elitist; who tried to palm off specious logic as philosophy; and wanton genocide as philanthropy and
conservationism; within the narrow parameters of self interest.
Siam got up off of the plush, fuchsia, twirling high chair; and made his way across the 300 sq ft., Symbiotic Boudoir/Occupational
Cubicle, Smart Home. It was a premium piece of twenty first century real estate. The floor and all three walls of this walk-in closet; were upholstered with champagne coloured, Frieze carpeting; that allowed him to move across the room without leaving a resonant trace. He found the right
position in the leather and chrome; winged back chair and turned on the overhead, quartz; computer screen. An image of a celestial; blue angel;
who was bearing three, golden sheaves of wheat; with the words Bethlehem Domicile Complex; writ in bold, crimson calligraphy; emblazoned
against a white background; emerged as the Commons Screen Saver. It was the sigil and the public face; that masked the derivative paradigm; and
self perpetuating mandate; of this facsimile of every publicly traded enterprise; since the Corporation’s inception. After a noon sabbatical and a
stiff drink for fortification; Siam was ready to get back to the administrative duties; of sexing up the statics; of the daily census that was inflicted
upon the denizens of the warrens of Bethlehem; via the E-Mic Intranet; on how they would rate the accommodations of this community. Siam sat
amidst the hotspot; serving the million residents of the 68, 000 square meters of Gross area. It was a thankless job; the results were jaundiced; and
not what the Superintendents; in the upper echelons; of middle management want to be cognizant of; so he had to do some creative modifications.
At the denouement of his rounds of Cry-VD conferencing for this shift of the Circadian Cycle; Siam was in the process of xeroxing the
data to the Corporations Chapter House in Xi’an Cathay; by channeling on the Nimbus Network. Now came the moment of consternation; looming like a spectre across the days; though it hasn’t been as harrowing of late; where he would have to leave the apartment; walk six feet across the
hall to access the Plebe terminal. It was a proxy server; for the parochial task of cataloguing his doctored dossier’s. One anomaly of NMP; is the
embarking on that odyssey; he would require a panacea; the daily dosage of two 25 mg. cerulean tablets of Bdellium Blue. If Siam were obliged
to rate Bdellium Blue as a palliative; he would rate it somewhere in the red. One thing was for certain; he deemed it a bankrupt placebo.
There was no panic onrush of perspective realignment; there were no effects at all. The fact the maelstrom of his distress has di-
minished exponentially; was on no account of Siam’s medication. Upon first arrival at this hive attuned hotel; his plight was unbearable and
incrementally getting worse. Siam doubted he would have endured for long; if the situation had persisted. At first there was at least a dozen or
so denizens lingering in the corridor; no matter the time of day. But not long after the Corporation sent an Alienist to check up on him; when
the attacks starting preventing him from fulfilling his occupational obligations; the population of this habitat began to decline; at first singularly
or in pairs; then whittled down to a half dozen; until it was only the infrequent vagrant. It has been a week since he had the remote company of
another Homo sapien. His only angst now; is whether today is the day he makes contact; or if the people are coming back. But something else
has been gnawing at him; a subtle certainty. It could be compared to watching someone fall completely under the sway of an offhand notion.
The Backyard Angels are coming for him.
The Backyard Angels is the appellation that Siam gave to the apparitions who whisper to him during his REM sleep. Two days ago
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fact that the victim can discourse with the pixilated model of any person without distress; it is only in their vicinity where he is harried. Before
he saw those words were spelled out for him with day-glow, paint across his neighbors door. As the days rotate; Siam is finding it perceptibly
harder to banish the ideation; that he had expired somewhere down the line; and he was either in purgatory; or some hall of judgement from a
hieroglyphic age. At first he considered it a singular anomaly; the vestigial stirring of a dormant imagination; but as the sibilations continued; in
proportion; did the certainty that he was being subpoenaed by incorporeal beings from celestial realms.
Siam chased the pills with a Scotch and soda; before boldly taking that first step into passageway. From a few feet across the halogen lit hall;
he saw those oracular words; spelled in day-go; across the surface of the tin, plated adjacent door; ‘The Backyard Angels; Are Here to Play’. He felt a
slight flicker; like a mosquito against ones eyelash. He remembered a mantra; an old flame had once invocated.
“Thank you; good bye”. It was the first time Siam understood what it meant. It was a feeling one gets while experiencing a cloud burst of
synergy. He turned; to gasp at the inevitable. Siam could not deny; what his eyes would attest. From somewhere out there in the Elemental Chaos;
beyond the scale models of all possible conception; a pair of blue angels had manifested themselves; here before him; in the labyrinth of Bethlehem.
They wore azure smocks s and veils; covering lithe, feminine physiques. With a fixed glare; he traced the sigils; etched on the left breast of their pale
blue garb; of a seraph holding three golden sheaves of wheat. Siam prostrated himself on the ground before them; whilst cursing the fact; that he had
been right all along. The Back Yard Angels are here; as auditors for the holding company.
“You see Dr.Tavistock; this is the caveat of unexpected externalities”; said the angel at Siam’s right shoulder; looking yonder at the dozen or so inmates; shuffling their feet in the passageway; overlooking the
ethereal heralds; and oblivious to one another. They moved with a fluid motion; and walked as if they were moving in a dream.
“Yes; you are quite right Dr. Monro”. The angel on the left; cast her companion a hard stare; with a gleam in her grey, crystalline eyes. “I
admit this display of ecclesiastical paroxysm; is an unforeseen consequence; a contingency the apothecary, digital models never reckoned with. Fortunately he seems to be the only one who is displaying this latent side- effect; since we began administering daily dosages of Bdellium Blue to the entire
population of the New Bethlehem Asylum”. It was the angel’s on the rights turn; to give her companion a harsh regard; with jaded eyes.
“Side effects are a legalist turn of phrase; there are only effects in the realms of psychiatry. I am afraid this is just the beginning; this reli-
gious fervor may be only the first symptom for something far worse; an inhuman condition”.
“You do not approve of this methodology?”
“You mean create and cultivate the condition; in order to patent the cure. No I do not share your enthusiasm. I believe in letting nature take
its course and that tampering with this byzantine array; could lead to catastrophic consequences. It is a bad idea; an arrogant expression of the elite,
neurotic; and erroneous proclivity; at seeking to control all aspects of nature”.
“I whole heartily disagree. The population surge is a scourge that has reached its terminal phase. Vision is what is required to overcome this
epidemic and those unflinching enough to execute that vision; with ruthless efficiency”. Siam looked up to see; the two angels staring at one another;
for a long, long time.
The End.
The worst calls by a coach in sports history
by Phil Schlenker
P
games left in the season. Ford
could have started Game 1,
4, and 7 while the other three
oor Pete Carroll, he seems
ing, Carroll may arguably have
pitchers - Art Ditmar, Ralph
like such a nice guy, the
made the worst play call at such
Terry and Bob Turley could
sort of man you’d be honoured
a critical time in sports history,
have squeezed in the rest. This
to play for. What can’t you say
but he does have some com-
means you have Ford - one of
about the Super Bowl champion
pany. Here are some coaches
the best postseason pitchers
Seattle Seahawks coach? Well,
or managers who got a little too
ever - pitching three games
for starters despite his success
cute at the wrong time. I’ve
with three likely wins instead
and the reputation as being a
narrowed down five big ones in
of two. If this happens then all
players’ coach he’ll forever be re-
no particular order and they are
the Yankees need to do is find
membered as making a horrible
either all with championships on
a way to win one more game in
pulled ahead 5-3 in extra innings
there for too long. Third was
the line or a poor snap decision
that series in 4 other tries which I
he still went with Schiraldi in the
earlier in the game having Mike
that altered a franchise.
think a roster of Mickey Mantle,
bottom of the 10th. He gets the
Greenwell pinch hit for Don
Yogi Berra, Roger Maris, Tony
first two outs then gives up three
Baylor. It was Baylor’s home
Kubek and Bob Skowron could
straight singles to Gary Carter,
run against the Angels in the
have done. Either way Stengel
Kevin Mitchell and Ray Knight.
American League Champion-
didn’t do this and instead the
The Mets had closed the gap to
ship series just days before that
Yankees lost Game 7 10-9 in
5-4. McNamara pulls Schiraldi
helped get them to the World
a game with several pitching
who was at one time a strike
Series in the first place. Lastly,
changes on either side. It was an
away from winning the World
keeping Buckner in at first base
ugly loss and Stengel was fired
Series and brings in Bob Stanley.
in the final inning. The Red Sox
after this series.
play call in the dying seconds
of Super Bowl XLIV. Without
beating a dead horse, Carroll will
have to live with the fact that his
Seahawks were a yard away from
a Super Bowl winning touchdown with one timeout and about
25 seconds left on the clock and
he elected to not go with star
running back Marhsawn Lynch.
There is no way in this lifetime
a defense could stop Lynch on
two tries to get one measley
yard. New England quarterback
Tom Brady was sitting on the
sidelines looking like his dog
had just died knowing full well a
simple push forward would have
meant he loses his 3rd straight
Super Bowl until - much to the
surprise of everyone watching
the game - the Seahawks did a
pass play in which New England
hero Malcolm Butler intercepted.
Carroll to his credit has taken
the blame for this play call on his
shoulders but it makes you ask
yourself why? Rarely do you see
a coach make a risky play call
that goes so poorly at such an
important time that he literally is
taking the future championship
rings off of his players’ fingers
and placing them on his opponents’ fingers. Yet that is what
happened with Carroll.
There is a silver lin-
Casey Stengel mismanaging the
1960 World Series
The New York Yan-
kees were almost always in the
World Series in the 1950s. It was
almost like an annual tradition
and they won it most of the time
Seattle Coach Pete Carrol
We all know the story to this
had won 7 games that postsea-
as well. 1960 should have been
one, Stanley for the life of him
son and in every one of their
no different either. I don’t think
can’t get Mookie Wilson out as
games they put Dave Stapleton
the final batter for the World Se-
in place of Buckner in the final
ries and ends up throwing a wild
inning to help preserve the win.
pitch in which Mitchell scores
Stapleton was always used like
the tying run. Then Wilson
that for his defensive presence.
hits a slow roller down the first
The thinking is that McNamara
base line in which Red Sox first
wanted to keep Buckner in there
baseman Bill Buckner lets go in
so that he could be on the field
between his legs and the win-
for the World Series celebration,
ning run - Knight - scores. The
or even make the play to end the
following Game 7 the Mets win,
game. You know that saying
claiming the World Series.
“Dance with who brought you?”
So how can one of
McNamara broke that rule of
the most oft replayed plays in
something that wasn’t broken
baseball history be on the hands
in the first place. Buckner was
of manager and not Bill Buckner
getting on in years and had the
who couldn’t field a simple
better defensive player been
ground ball? Well, because
there, then this game would have
it is far easier to focus on one
at least gone to another extra in-
play than a culmination of plays
ning. However, it says here that
throughout the game. First off
McNamara shouldn’t have let it
was pulling Clemens. You let
get that far in the first place.
you’ll ever find a series where
a team dominated another team
John McNamara in Game 6 of
the 1986 World Series
so badly and yet still lost quite
If there was a moment where you
like how the Yankees did to the
had to believe there was a “Curse
Pittsburgh Pirates in the fall clas-
of the Bambino” against the Red
sic of 1960. The Yankees won
Sox then it was the 1986 World
16-3, 10-0 and 12-0 in their three
Series. The Red Sox are up 3-2
wins. The Pirates won 6-4, 3-2,
in the series and up 3-2 in the
5-2 and 10-9 in their wins. The
game against the New York Mets
Yankees outscored the Pirates
with six outs away from their
55-27 and still somehow lost the
first World Series championship
series in 7 games culminating
in 68 years. Roger Clemens was
with Bill Mazeroski’s home run
pitching for the Red Sox and he
in Game 7.
was probably the best pitcher in
Here’s the thing,
you’ve got future Hall of Famer
Whitey Ford on your pitching
staff and in the two outings in
the series he had complete game
shutouts. Stengel could have set
up the pitching rotation any way
he wanted to since there was no
American League Championship
Series back then and the Yankees
won the Pennant with a few
baseball at that time having gone
24-4 that year. Conventional
wisdom says you leave him in
the game. Yet Red Sox manager
John McNamara didn’t agree
with this. He pulled Clemens
after 7 innings of work and put in
reliever Calvin Schiraldi. That
didn’t work. Schiraldi gave up
the tying run in the 8th inning
and even after the Red Sox
him stay in the game regardless,
he’s your best pitcher. Sec-
Jim Caldwell squandering the
ond was keeping Schiraldi in
Colts’ perfect record
back into the game. After all to
goalie Roy didn’t appear to be
in your mouth, even worse when
League that Myshkin would have
Colts lost the legendary Tony
be this close to possibly having
seeing eye to eye even prior to
you consider that his career re-
been a legitimate NHL goalie.
Dungy as their head coach
a perfect record isn’t something
this game. A good coach knows
cord against Montreal was 8-1-2
He was good in his own right
they brought in Jim Caldwell
that happens every year and you
how tempermental his star goalie
after he left. Talk about putting
since he had shut out the NHL
to replace him starting in the
could argue that this just might
can be and knows enough to pull
the screws to your former team.
All-Stars just a year earlier. He
2009 season. As long as a team
be the most precious record in
him out of the game instead of
has Peyton Manning as their
North American sports history.
having a “let him sit in there and
quarterback they will always be
Which coach doesn’t want to
rot” mentality. Bad move for
in Super Bowl contention but no
try and have a perfect season?
Tremblay because you just sim-
one expected them to jump out
Apparently Caldwell didn’t. For
ply don’t anger a goalie like Roy.
to a 14-0 start. So when a team
whatever reason he left Painter in
After Roy was finally pulled he
does this they are all of the sud-
the game. I couldn’t comprehend
walked past Tremblay on the
den in the territory reserved only
it and you could tell Manning
bench and spoke directly to Ca-
for the 1972 Miami Dolphins
couldn’t either. He still had his
nadiens owner Ronald Corey and
who are the only team who go
helmet on the sidelines assum-
told him he would never play for
undefeated - including the Super
ing he was going back in, why
the Canadiens again. Just like
Bowl - all season. The Colts had
wouldn’t he? His old pal Tom
that, a silly coach that you hired
two games left on the regular
Brady blew the chance two years
to replace the popular - and Stan-
season schedule, a home date
earlier at a perfect record but he
ley Cup winning Jacques Demers
against the New York Jets and
didn’t want to. Manning didn’t
- just ran arguably the eventual
the final game in Buffalo. Bar-
looked pleased because he never
best goaltender of all-time out of
ring a collapse they would win
got back into the game. The
town over a clash of egos.
the final two games.
Colts went on to lose the game
29-15 and then lost to Buffalo the
traded Roy to Colorado who won
team also has to have an ear
next week too. They also lost the
the Cup 6 months later thanks in
to the ground when it comes
Super Bowl to the New Orleans
part to the brilliant play of Roy
to making sure their team in
Saints. How on earth do you
in net. Not to mention they won
healthy going into the postsea-
have a perfect season on the line
another one in 2001. Tremblay
son so you could bet Manning
to tie a record that has been done
himself, he lasted until the end of
wouldn’t have been throwing
once in about a hundred years
the 1997 season in Montreal be-
bombs in the 4th quarter of a
and not have your star quarter-
fore he got the boot and under the
35-10 game. I understand that,
back on the field? I can never
circumstances you could argue
but what I didn’t understand was
look at Caldwell without asking
that a coach who did what he did
what happened in their game
myself that question every time.
of that magnitude that never got
After the Indianapolis
That being said, a
As it was, Montreal
another head coaching job in the
against the Jets. The game is
rolling along rather smoothly,
Mario Tremblay letting Patrick
NHL is the worst coach to ever
the Colts have a 15-10 lead late
Roy rot
stand behind a bench. As for
in the 3rd quarter and Caldwell
thinks it might be a safe time to
take Manning out of the game
in place of back up quarterback
Curtis Painter. No problem, I’m
with him there. However late in
the 3rd Painter fumbles near the
end zone and the Jets pick it up
and score a touchdown and then
a 2-point conversion, the score is
18-15. So I’m thinking as I am
watching this game that the logical thing to do is bring Manning
in the net
Sometimes a goalie has a bad
night, even Patrick Roy. On
December 2nd, 1995 it was one
of those nights. Roy knew it,
he knew this wasn’t his game,
and it was happening against
the best team in the NHL the
Detroit Red Wings. Roy let in 9
goals in an eventual 11-1 drubbing. Montreal Canadiens head
coach Mario Tremblay and his
Montreal, this sort of thing didn’t
happen to them. As a Maple
Leaf fan I always thought this
sort of circus was reserved for
our franchise but Montreal that
day in my mind lost the aura that
they always had around them.
You could never, ever count the
Canadiens out of Stanley Cup
contention as long as they had
Roy backstopping them since he
had won twice with them in 1986
and 1993. It just left a bad taste
was no slouch himself. The only
Viktor Tikhonov pulling
Vladislav Tretiak in the 1980
Olympics
Not like you could
ever put a damper on the
“Miracle On Ice” story of the
American college kids who beat
the might Soviets en route to a
gold medal in the 1980 Winter
Olympics but Soviet coach Viktor Tikhonov may have cast a
dark shadow during that game
- against his own team. I’ll set
the story up for you. The Soviet
Union is leading the Americans
2-1 with seconds left in the 1st
period. There is a long shot
that Soviet goalie great Tretiak
easily stops with his pads yet he
let out a large rebound in which
American forward Mark Johnson
wisely jumped on and scored
right as time expired in the 1st
period. The score was 2-2 at the
end of the first. Tikhonov didn’t
like what he saw and at the start
of the 2nd period Tretiak - arguably the best goalie in the world
at this time - is sitting on the
bench while Vladimir Myshkin
takes his place in net. Perhaps it
was punishment against Tretiak
for allowing such a juicy rebound
but the Soviet defense should
have been more alert and supportive of their goalie too. Either
way Tikhonov isn’t someone you
want to enrage so off Tretiak sat.
Here’s the thing,
Myshkin was a good goalie. I
have little doubt that had the
Soviets let their players come
over to the National Hockey
problem is when something like
that happens it deflates the team
a little bit and even if you are
mad at your star goalie letting
in a bad goal, you still stick with
him because the final score was
4-3 in favour of the Americans
and while the winning goal
against Myshkin was on a bit of a
screen, the truth is he didn’t look
very strong on the tying goal to
make it 3-3 or even the winner.
Maybe Tretiak allows 4 goals in
the game to a bunch of college
kids but I’d have wanted to find
that out for myself. Plus maybe
the rest of the team would have
played more inspired hockey and
won the expected gold medal.
Either way a poor coaching call
from a tyrant like Tikhonov.
Correctional Services: Women and Mental Health
April Bulmer Columnist
I
n the Victorian era, a quarter of women housed at the
Toronto Queen Street Asylum
were diagnosed with female
trouble--menstrual disorders,
childbirth issues, lactation,
miscarriage, uterine issues
and other natural conditions.
These illnesses were sometimes regarded as the causes of
what was considered insanity,
according to a researcher at
www.ontariogenealogy.com.
Female criminals (often
described as “lunatics”) were
an even greater challenge
for Canadian doctors, legal
professionals and politicians
since the culture at the time
described women as virtuous
and innocent. The fusion of
mental illness, criminal behaviour and femininity were
regarded as a puzzling incongruent challenge. These women were considered a poor fit
in asylums or penitentiaries,
though they were shuffled
back and forth between them.
The institutions housed men
as well as women. However,
Attorney General Sir John A.
Macdonald suggested that the
sexes be separated, writes the
researcher at the genealogy
website. A warden at the time
echoed his concern, he says.
But after an examination of
the issue no proper place was
established for these women.
“Female criminal lunatics”
were locked in the Provincial
Lunatic Asylum in Toronto un-
til they were transferred to the
horse stables at Rockwood,
near Guelph, in 1857.
From 1934-2000, the only
federal institution for women
offenders in Canada was the
maximum-security Prison for
Women in Kingston, Ontario.
They were housed there regardless of sentence. But in
the 1950s, a number of task
forces and Royal Commissions examined the challenging situations of these women.
In 1989, the federal government established a task force
to examine the general situation of women offenders. The
report, released in 1990, made
a number of recommendations
including:
Ÿ Closing the prison for women
Ÿ Opening regional institutions and an Aboriginal healing lodge where women-centered programming would be
available
Ÿ Developing a community
strategy for women offenders
In 1990, the federal government accepted these recommendations and began implementing them. Between 1995
and 2004, six correctional
facilities for women offenders were established across
Canada, including the Vanier
Centre for Women in Milton,
47 km from Cambridge. On
May 8, 2000, the last inmate
was transferred from
Kingston’s Prison
for Women.
Furthermore, the
position of Deputy
Commissioner for
Women (DCW) was
created in 1996. The
DCW provides guidance to staff on womenoffender issues, as well
as related program and
policy development and
implementation.
And
Correctional
Service
Canada (CSC) monitors
and manages operational
activities in institutions
for women and in the
community.
Women who are classified as minimum or medium security level live
in units with communal living
areas, where they are responsible for their daily personal
and domestic needs such as
cooking, cleaning and laundry.
Women deemed minimum
or medium security who live
with mental health issues and/
or cognitive limitations are
accommodated in units called
Structured Living Environments (SLE), where staff with
specialized training provide
various kinds of help and supervision.
Women classified as maximum security live in secure
units (SU), where higher-level
intervention and supervision is
provided by staff who are also
specially trained.
In the community, CSC operates a number of Women’s
Supervision Units (WSU).
These are run by parole officers who use a team-based,
gender-sensitive approach towards female offenders.
Psychiatric programs for
women with various forms of
mental illness have also been
established in recent years.
For instance, the Women’s
Mental Health Program at
Women’s College Hospital located at 76 Grenville Street in
Toronto is special in Canada.
A teaching hospital associated with the University of
Toronto, professionals there
help women who have depression and anxiety associated
with menstruation, pregnancy,
childbirth and menopause;
women who have issues that
result from childhood abuse or
neglect; and women who have
mental health issues associated
with medical conditions such
as diabetes or heart disease.
These patients are treated with
sensitivity, respect and care,
unlike Victorian women who
were sometimes condemned,
labeled and incarcerated by
Canadian medical and legal
professionals. The Women’s
College Hospital boasts an
interdisciplinary
Women’s
Health Program which provides “innovative, women’scentered mental health treatment, education and research,”
they say. Medical staff there
strive to “work collaboratively
with patients who experience
the psychological after-effects
of trauma, medical illness and/
or challenges related to their
reproductive health,” they add.
As a result, Women’s College Hospital is considered an
international force in women’s
mental health. In 1988, it established the Brief Psychotherapy Centre for Women
which is somewhat unique because women do not require a
referral from a physician to receive help. In 1998, it created
the Women Recovering from
Abuse Program (WRAP), an
intensive group therapy program with accompanying individual therapy for women who
have experienced physical,
emotional, sexual abuse and/
or neglect in their childhood
or teen years.
Research in many locations have established a strong
association between trauma,
violence and mental health.
For women, problems most
commonly associated with
the experience of violence
include depression, anxiety,
post-traumatic stress disorder,
personality disorders, associative identity disorder, psychosis, and eating disorders. For
men, similar maltreatment has
been linked to alcoholism.
New mental-health programs designed for women,
such as those at Women’s College Hospital, are vital since
depression, predicted by Harvard University Press to be
the leading cause of global
disability by 2020, is twice as
common in women than men.
Moreover, women are often
primary care givers at home
and experience stress balancing their contemporary roles
as mothers and employees.
As a result, they have unique
health-care needs
Also, the Ontario Canadian
Mental Health Association
has found that there is a significant correlation between
a history of sexual abuse and
the lifetime number of suicide
attempts, and this behaviour is
twice as common in women.
Such frightening statistics
are combated at Carizon Family and Community Services
located at 400 Queen St. South
in Kitchener. The therapy centre currently offers at least five
programs for girls and women
who have suffered emotional,
physical or sexual abuse or are
experiencing difficult times.
Carizon even invites women
to heal with creativity and to
investigate their own healing journey through a variety
of artistic outlets. They also
work with other agencies to
address sexual abuse including
specialized staff at St. Mary’s
Hospital and at the Crown Attorney’s office. In addition,
they have satellite offices in
Cambridge at Langs located
at 1145 Concession Rd. where
individual and family violence
counselling is available.
So, the good news is that
women are beginning to receive special care, though
even in recent years were
more likely to be prescribed
unnecessary
mood-altering
psychotropic drugs than men.
At times, they have also received incorrect diagnoses and
treatment, or have been denied medical or legal services
because their symptoms were
misunderstood or stigmatized.
But these practices are evolving in Canada and the systems
are healing.
V
alentine’s Expressing
Love can be
Day is about Love
measured in
February 14 is the one day
many distinc-
devoted to love; the one-day
tively different
permission is granted
degrees. The
to show your
love you have
romantic,mushy side without
for your par-
ridicule. You are allowed to
ents, children
purchase delicate, lacy
and friends are
things, fine wine and scented
just as deserv-
candles.
ing of a little extra recogni-
You can express yourself
tion as your significant other
in a poem or letter,not only
on Valentine’s Day.
reminding the recipient how
No amount of chocolate-
much you love and adore
covered delicacies or long-
them, but taking you on
stem roses can substitute for
a trip down memory lane
the gift of time spent with
as you reflect on all the
a lonely or forgotten loved
qualities that made you fall
one. The most precious of-
in love with that perfect
fering is of yourself in hopes
someone.
of reaffirming hearts. Here
Although traditionally Val-
are a few things you
entine’s Day was primarily
can do to make a difference
for star-struck lovers and
this Valentine’s Day.
forbidden romance, I believe
*Simply smile and say a
that valentines should extend
few kind words, it is often
beyond the boy meets girl
enough to put the sparkle
fairy-tale and focus on all
back into someone’s eye.
the relationships that we hold
* A helpful deed acknowl-
dear to us.
edged by a knowing wink
The Cambridge Citizen February 2015 Page 13
Valentine’s Expressing Day
is about Love
by Judee Richardson-Scho-
invites affection.
simple pleasures for granted,
* A patient heart and atten-
never intending to do so.
tive ear can erase a slate of
Unfortunately, busi-
Valentine’s Day
bewilderment.
ness meetings have taken
opens the eyes of
* Vows of friendship are
precedent over baseball
society only long
renewed over a cup of
games, carefully prepared
enough to shed
perked coffee and delightful
homemade goodies have
an illusion of
conversation.
been replaced with boxed
light in our loved ones’ lives.
* A moment stolen from our
convenience and day plan-
Is it too late to think that we
busy schedules for a long
ners have become the rulers
can tear down the materially
awaited “I love you” floods a
of ourlife.
driven barriers that surround
Unfortunately, technology
us and revive human kind-
has been the only link that
ness, affection
allows families to coexist
and more importantly the
in our busy world.
free and willing spirit to
This is a reality that robs us
share more of our time?
of the fundamental basics
This writer believes it can
Any and preferably all of
of bonding and community,
be done.
the above suggestions can
which has become increas-
Happy Valentines to all the
perform miracles in the lives
ingly needed. Can we put
people in my life who hold a
of those we love.
aside our corporate need to
little piece of my heart!
All too often we take these
succeed for one day of the
weary heart.
* An additional moment
spent with a small child unveils a potpourri of whimsical innocence.
year?
Congratulation to Judee Richardson-Schofield on being
named the Cambridge Artist in Residence for 2015.
The Artist-in-Residence program provides professional visual, performing and literary artists the opportunity to
involve and engage the community in the artistic and creative process in a variety of disciplines. It is the goal of the program to foster dialogue among artists and non-artists alike, provide a vehicle for public learning and exposure to a variety of artistic disciplines, and to provide the artist with an opportunity to develop their
work.
Judee Richardson-Schofield has become a familiar name and face in the local media. Judee has been an integral part
of The Citizen since we started. She has also been published in the Cambridge Times, the Cambridge Reporter, the
Record, Globe and Mail, City Parent, Forever Young and was the feature writer for the Cambridge Courier to name
a few. She has worked as a communication specialist for the Cambridge Memorial Hospital, a marketing writer for
World Cities and owns her own business, Vivid Photography. She won the YWCA Women of Distinction award in
Communications and Public Relations in 2005 and has been nominated twice for the Bernice Adams Award.
She will be holding a series of seminars and workshops throughout the year. For more information check the Facebook site Artist in Residence - Capturing Cambridge - Judee Richardson Schofield
The Cambridge CitizenFebruary 2015 Page 14
Big “D”: Dream Big
by Naku Diaz
W
ith the new season
of Master Chef
Canada approaching, Danny
Raposo from “Big D’s
House of Munch” who was
the 13th top chef from last
season of the show, has recently relocated to the Galt
area from Brampton.
“Danny’s kitchen” could
be anywhere, literally: His
busy food truck is contracted to be parked at
any Beer Store or Sobeys
across Canada (he uses
“Budweiser” and, the
“fresh obsessed” concept
in his dishes). You will
also see him at Heart and
siasm, Danny was called
truck, in and around the
Stroke fundraisers, Special
into an emergency situation
festivals to get some atten-
Follow Big D @ www.
school events such as teach-
where he worked closely
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ing grade school children
with the Mayor of Bramp-
his Dad’s famous piri piri
how to make pizzas from
ton, Various emergency
chicken sandwich dish!!!
scratch, Catering in his
workers, and The Salvation
(Pic of the small truck with
interactive style; Birthday
Army. It is rumored Danny
flag)
Parties, Private Parties
and his #1, his family, his
Over the next few weeks the
and Corporate events, TD
DREAM TEAM staff went
residents of this city are in
Canada Trust- All Employee
through 7,000 worth of
for a treat! Danny will be
Appreciation Weeks, A
supplies off his food truck
posting some of his favorite
Cooking Show or two, Vari-
feeding the 130 families
dishes and old traditional
ous commercials and acting
whose homes burnt to the
family recipes on line and in
parts.
ground in a single night in
our very own paper here at
Just 7 months after the
show, His Brand, a leatherclad biker chic Uniform and
black bandana, food truck
painted black with flames up
the sides and running, fully
stocked! Known for his big
heart and his bike enthu-
the Citizen!
“Like” Big D on Facebook:
www.facebook.com\bigdshouseofmunch
a low income sardine canstyle housing project in the
G.T.A. One boy had died in
that tragic story! The only
business in Brampton that
came forward that night (pic
Of D with Mayor hugging)
Sometimes the people who
walk and look against the
grain are the first to lend a
hand and ease your pain.
Follow the flag! At the
Various Festivals this city
offers all summer, you will
find hosts Danny and son
Jessy who helps in the family based business, he will
be driving a mini RC truck
same paint job as the food
proudlyCanadian
Join us for the fun
and the savings!
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The Cambridge Citizen February 2015 Page 15
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