Saturday 11 April 2009
Scarborough hospital to fundraise for fetal heart monitors
Fund-raising gala to be held at The Carlu
by GEORGE KAGAME
Members of the general public in Scarborough and surrounding areas are invited to attend a fund-raising gala in support of The Scarborough Hospital Foundation as it celebrates 10 years serving the community.
The hospital, the largest urban community hospital in Canada is looking for funds toward the purchase of ‘much-needed’ fetal heart monitors to compliment a dozen that it already has. The gala to be hosted by the physicians and staff of Scarborough Hospital will involve a ;tantalizing cuisine, dancing, live and silent auctions and the performance of The Wizard of Oz by the doctors.
Michael Mazza the President of the hopistal said; “We have one of the busiest family maternity centres in the GTA with almsoy 6,000 deliveries each year. Our centres at General and Grace campuses provide a wonderful, home like setting, large private rooms and superior care. We want to help enhance that care.”
Patrons will pay for $400 for the event which will take place at The Carlu, the proceeds will go towards the purchase of more fetal monitors which hospital needs to place in its 15 delivery rooms and another to cover triages, operating rooms and clinics. One such monitor costs $35,000. According to a press release from the Scarborough Hospital the machines are used in half of all deliveries at the hospital and they are essential in high risk labours and can assist medical experts in decision making.
Teenage expert to offer counsel to Scarborough parents
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Saturday event to help parents in dealing with complex late teens’ and adolescent issues
by GEORGE KAGAME
Parents in Scarborough and surrounding areas have an opportunity this saturday April 25th to learn more about taking care of their teenage children with Canadian teen expert Mark Gregston at Morningstar Christian Fellowship in Scarborough at 7 pm.
The speaking event is aimed at helping parents deal with their teenage children who fall into self destruction like sex, drugs, and risk taking in their late teenage years. It is named The Turbulence Ahead, sticking with your kids through the bumpy years and will focus on parents that are concerned the delicate stage of adolescence and will offer insights into what Christian parents should do to handle that stage of their children’s development. The speaking event is sponsored by Focus on Family Canada.
Gregston in a press statement says: “By far, the cultural pressures and consequences are worse for kids today. They are exposed to all types of influences-to things i never even thought about seeing as a kid. In my own life, i have a benchmark of what is appropriate and moral and an understanding of right and wrong. And as if satisfying their natural need for individuality and independence, it can literally take over their lives.”
He says that he aims to advise parents to take on a ‘position of loving respectful authority instead of letting children take their own directions and the parent assuming ‘a chummy friend,’ or the tendency to push the children away and criticizing their choices. Gregston runs a youth residential a 9 to 10 month program where teenagers are placed by their parents for counselling and says that Scarborough parents will have an opportunity to draw from his wealth of experience working with teens. He will discuss how to recognize warnings signs of teenage problems and how struggling parents can deal with them.
Saturday event to help parents in dealing with complex late teens’ and adolescent issues
by GEORGE KAGAME
Parents in Scarborough and surrounding areas have an opportunity this saturday April 25th to learn more about taking care of their teenage children with Canadian teen expert Mark Gregston at Morningstar Christian Fellowship in Scarborough at 7 pm.
The speaking event is aimed at helping parents deal with their teenage children who fall into self destruction like sex, drugs, and risk taking in their late teenage years. It is named The Turbulence Ahead, sticking with your kids through the bumpy years and will focus on parents that are concerned the delicate stage of adolescence and will offer insights into what Christian parents should do to handle that stage of their children’s development. The speaking event is sponsored by Focus on Family Canada.
Gregston in a press statement says: “By far, the cultural pressures and consequences are worse for kids today. They are exposed to all types of influences-to things i never even thought about seeing as a kid. In my own life, i have a benchmark of what is appropriate and moral and an understanding of right and wrong. And as if satisfying their natural need for individuality and independence, it can literally take over their lives.”
He says that he aims to advise parents to take on a ‘position of loving respectful authority instead of letting children take their own directions and the parent assuming ‘a chummy friend,’ or the tendency to push the children away and criticizing their choices. Gregston runs a youth residential a 9 to 10 month program where teenagers are placed by their parents for counselling and says that Scarborough parents will have an opportunity to draw from his wealth of experience working with teens. He will discuss how to recognize warnings signs of teenage problems and how struggling parents can deal with them.
Monday 6 April 2009
Miller calls sets April 7th as day of reflection for Rwanda’s genocide victims
U of T to host three day conference in memory of victims and discussions for unity and reconciliation
by GEORGE KAGAME
Toronto Mayor David Miller has proclaimed April 7, as a Day of Reflection on the Rwandan Genocide and to observe the memory of the victims.
Miller’s message was contained in a press release on Tuesday ahead of a major workshop on the Rwandan genocide organized by the University of Toronto’s New College. The statement reads in part: “Everyone has the right to live in conditions of dignity, respect and peace,” noted Mayor Miller. “We must never forget the untold suffering of the Rwandan people and we must support Toronto’s Rwandan community as they seek to rebuild their lives.”
Beginning on April 6, 1994, it is estimated that one million Rwandans of Tutsi descent were murdered in a government instigated campaign that lasted for 100 days. At the end of the killings, the United Nations’ recognized the murders as a genocide. Two prominent Canadians were part of international efforts to stop the genocide before it escalated. One is the famous UN peacekeeper General Romeo Dalliare and the other is a Nobel Peace prize winner in 1999 with Doctors Without Borders and Annex resident James Orbanski.
On Thursday after 6 pm, Orbanski will also present his account of events in Rwanda during the genocide between April to July 1994. The three day conference, to be held in New College’s William Doo Auditorium 45 Willcocks street at Spadina Ave. Among events organized during the workshop are a candle light vigil for the victims to be led by City Councillor for Ward 14, Gord Perks and live music performance by Rwandan artist the Mighty Popo as well as poetry readings from Patrick Sharangabo Ntare a Rwandan alumni of U of T.
Miller will be represented at the opening ceremony of the workshop by Councillor Gord Perks will present the Mayor’s proclamation at the opening ceremony and candlelight vigil. Perks said of the event: “The Rwandan genocide is a horrendous piece of our world’s history,” said Councillor Perks. “It marks our complete failure collectively and individually to do our duty as members of the human race.”
Perks will be among other key figures to speak at the event including Rwanda’s Ambassador to Canada Edda Mukabagwiza, renown genocide scholars like Jerry Caplan, former Toronto Star Publisher and Summerhill resident John Honderich, Meric Gertler the Arts and Science dean of U of T and Rick Halpern the Principal of New College. Several members of the Rwandan community, some survivors of the genocide living in Toronto will also present their accounts of the genocide and their hopes of the reconstruction of Rwanda. Rwanda’s former Minister of Justice Jean De Dieu Nucyo, will also discuss the theme of justice and reconciliation in Rwanda.
The conference will be the second in a short while to be hosted by the U of T, in March the university hosted another conference titled: “Remembering Rwanda 15: Lessons learned/ Not Learned,” in which several Canadian genocide scholars and activists among whom former federal Justice Minister Irwin Cotler participated.
The conference will also feature other international renowned genocide scholars and activists, students, teachers, members of the Rwandan community, and other members of the general public are invited to attend. For those that will not be able to attend, information on proceedings can be followed on webcasts: www.newcollege.utoronto.ca
NOTES.
Toronto is Canada's largest city and sixth largest government, and home to a diverse population of about 2.6 million people. It is the economic engine of Canada and one of the greenest and most creative cities in North America. Toronto has won numerous awards for quality, innovation and efficiency in delivering public services. 2009 marks the 175th anniversary of Toronto's incorporation as a city. Toronto's government is dedicated to prosperity, opportunity and liveability for all its residents.
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