New Centre, new program for living life with aspergers

Patricia O’Connor has been appreciating and working with people on the Autism spectrum, particularly people with Aspergers Syndrome, for many years. They are frequently brilliant, focussed and gifted with great attention to detail. But, just as frequently they are challenged with social relataionships. They are sometimes anti social, and usually very very anxious. Often, despite…

Canvas and Cabernet: creativity meets friendship

Picture this: it’s your husband’s birthday. (or your significant other) You want to do something different, something that includes fellowship with good friends, good food, great wine, and a permanent reminder of a special evening. So you book for 10 people at Canvas and Cabernet. When you arrive, you’ll have the choice of a number…

Marge Wagner hits the high notes after a quarter-century of Parkview harmony

Column 136   “No, Diana, that doesn’t go in the dumpster! It’s going to one of the grandchildren!” “I’m going to try to take this.” “Let that go for the Goodwill box.” As pragmatically as she has selected music and played the keyboard, Marge Wagner is dealing with the downsizing of a lifetime of possessions….

He has ‘marshalled’ good energy, great service to community

Column 130   It’s so typical of Marshall Green to turn a tribute dinner for him into a fundraiser for three charities! In fact, it’s really been Marshall’s way since he moved to Barrie as a young man seeking employment in the legal field, and seeking family life with his bride, Susan. Along the way,…

Ron Lynch: one of the community builders who took Barrie to its city status

Column 131   Ron Lynch 1932 – 1914 “One Hundred Percent!” Suffering horribly from recurring pneumonia and respiratory problems, when doctors and nurses entered his room at Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre, and asked Ron how he was doing, he’d smile and say “one hundred percent!” That was the mantra with which Ron lived his…