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Bereaved Families of Ontario - Cornwall to close - Standard Freeholder

Cornwall to get help as the Bereaved Families of Ontario – Cornwall and Area (BFO) is closing.For many years, the volunteer-led group has been helping grieving people in the city and the townships work out their feelings by letting them talk to people who been through the same thing. It wasn't grief counselling per se – because no one there was trained as a professional counsellor – but it provided people with a place to vent, get advice, resources and other forms of support much more quickly than the weeks-long waiting lists for grief counsellors would allow.On Tuesday, BFO let its volunteers know the organization would be folding after May 31. After years of unsuccessful fundraisers, renegotiated leases, operating cutbacks and other efforts to keep itself afloat financially, the group has run out of money."We are no longer able to operate the office unless we got some miraculous funding between now and May 31," said Gisele Roy, program co-ordinator.The inevitability of death is an awful thing to think about, which is why people are pretty good at putting it out of their minds almost all of the time. It's a defence mechanism that allows everyone to live their lives without being in constant state of existential dread, or obsessing about how they would go on if one of their parents, spouse, friends or even their children died.Being able to put such thoughts aside is likely good for everyone's mental wellbeing. But that intentional blindness to something that will impact everyone eventually likely did not help the organization dedicated to helping people deal with those impacts."We are getting overlooked. Grief and death are not popular topics. People want to avoid talking about that," said Roy with a rueful chuckle. "We have sent out so many applications (for grants); we've contacted service clubs, insurance companies, legal firms about all kinds of applications and all kinds of activities and fundraisers."There were many othe...
https://www.standard-freeholder.com/news/local-news/bereaved-families-of-ontario-cornwall-to-close/wcm/7d4a2b91-abc5-4447-8394-67dd70513b13

Famed Nova Scotia treasure hunter did it his way, reverend tells funeral - HalifaxToday.ca

MARTINS POINT, N.S. - An American man who dedicated his life to finding treasure on Nova Scotia's Oak Island was remembered Monday as a larger-than-life figure who became a pillar in the community he made home for more than 50 years. Roughly 120 people packed a small wood-panelled church in the coastal community of Martins Point for the funeral of Dan Blankenship. Blankenship, a U.S. Army veteran who became fixated on the Oak Island mystery, died March 17 at age 95. The service included a rendition of Frank Sinatra's "My Way." "He enjoyed his life," said Rev. Ron Barkhouse of St. Mark's Anglican Church, where Blankenship would often attend services. "He had 95 years to do what he wanted to do." Blankenship was a staple on "The Curse of Oak Island,'' a reality TV series on the History channel set on the 57-hectare island on Nova Scotia's south shore. David Eisnor, a longtime family friend, said during a eulogy that Blankenship was known around the world for bei...
https://www.halifaxtoday.ca/local-news/famed-nova-scotia-treasure-hunter-did-it-his-way-reverend-tells-funeral-1340093

Dr. Barrie deVeber, founder of bioethics institute, dies at 90 - The Catholic Register

If it was up to Dr. Barrie deVeber, his name would not be on the institution dedicated to researching all aspects of human life. Alas, there were others who thought otherwise, and in 1982 the deVeber Institute for Bioethics and Social Research was born and continues to thrive to this day. "He always said I didn't vote for that," said Alex Schadenberg, executive director of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition, but he was overruled by the board of what was then called the Human Life Research Institute. "He wasn't seeking any spotlight," said Schadenberg. Dr. deVeber, one of Canada's leading pro-life proponents, died Feb. 28 at the age of 90. Dr. deVeber's hands were all over the pro-life movement in Canada. He founded Defense of the Unborn, the first official pro-life group in Canada, and was national president of Alliance for Life when it presented a pro-life petition to then Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau with more than one million signatures. In addition to being founding president of the deVeber Institute, he was also founding preside...
https://www.catholicregister.org/item/29085-dr-barrie-deveber-founder-of-bioethics-institute-dies-at-90

Donald Michael “Don” Lemiski - Vernon Morning Star

Brett and John (and their mother, Mardy), Evan and Mica, Adrian and Sean, Josie, Elle and Blue; two nieces, Natasha and Hannah; two nephews, Ron and Tom; and numerous cousins. Don loved to socialize and really appreciated his friendships with the Kinsmen, United Church members and choir, classmates, fishing buddies and neighbors. He was beloved by so many in the community as a genuine, giving and fun friend to all. Don loved to fish, golf, sing, care for his lakeshore property and vacation in Hawaii. He will be deeply missed but his legacy and his aloha spirit will live on in all those he touched. During a year long battle with cancer he remained optimistic and extremely grateful for the life he had lived and for those he shared it with. Special thanks to the Vernon Jubilee Hospital, Dr. LePage, Dr. Bosma, Dr. Hardy and the exceptional staff of the Vernon Cancer Clinic, and the lovely Hospice House. Cremation preceded a Funeral Service which will be held at Trinity United Church, 3300 Alexis Park Drive, on Saturday, January 5th, 2019 at 1:00 pm. Funeral arrangements have been made with Bethel Funeral Chapel Ltd., 5605-27th Street, Vernon, B.C. V1T 8Z5 250-542-1187. Let's block ads! (Why?)...
https://www.vernonmorningstar.com/obituaries/donald-michael-don-lemiski/

Doug Ford's office calls Randy Hillier's allegations 'outright lie' - CTV News

Published Tuesday, March 19, 2019 10:56AM EDT The Ford government was in damage control mode Monday, denying allegations that an outspoken legislator was expelled from Progressive Conservative caucus for raising concerns about possible "illegal and unregistered" lobbying by the premier's friends and advisers. Randy Hillier, a veteran politician who represents the eastern Ontario riding of Lanark-Frontenac-Kingston, was ousted Friday after the party said he was unwilling to be a team player. But in an open letter Monday, Hillier gave his version of events, claiming he was turfed after pushing back against party operatives who he alleged are silencing elected politicians. "Like many people, I had high hopes and expectations with the election of a PC government after 15 years of Liberal mismanagement, scandals, and harmful policies," Hillier said. "I could not stand by and tolerate operatives engaging in similar and more egregious acts." Hillier, who wasn't at the legislature Monday, alleged he was condemned for a variety of activities including raising concerns of possible illegal and unregistered lobbying by close friends and advisers employed by Premier Doug Ford. He also ...
https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/doug-ford-s-office-calls-randy-hillier-s-allegations-outright-lie-1.4342262