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The real 'Father of Confederation' – Part 2 - Cumberland News Now - Cumberland News Now

By this time, he was “Canada’s Grand Old Man”. He had outlived all his contemporaries. His last stop was in Amherst. The town celebrated for a whole week. The Canadian Prime Minister (Robert Borden) attended, as well as public figures from far and wide. Thousands of school children gathered and cheered, each waving a small Union Jack. Just two years later, on Oct.30, 1915, he died in England.His body was brought to Halifax for burial next to his wife. The city and Province gave him the greatest state funeral of its time. The funeral procession was over a mile long, which included some 5,000 troops.Many schools, public buildings and even a mountain in the Rockies have been named after Sir Charles. As we celebrate 150 years of Confederation, it is most appropriate that we honour his memory with pride and gratitude and recognize his rightful place in the history of our country.Let's block ads! (Why?)...
http://www.cumberlandnewsnow.com/opinion/columnists/2017/6/30/the-real-_father-of-confederation--part-2.html

Canadian Rangers and Junior Rangers Mobilize for Josiah Begg Funeral - Net Newsledger

Indigenous leaders in Thunder Bay have called for inquests to be held into the deaths.Sergeant Peter Moon is the public affairs ranger for the 3rd Canadian Ranger Patrol Group at Canadian Forces Base Borden. Photos in this article were taken by Warrant Officer Ron Wen, Canadian Army.Our entire team at NetNewsLedger express our heartfelt thoughts and prayer to the family and friends of Josiah Begg and to the community of Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug.Let's block ads! (Why?)...
http://www.netnewsledger.com/2017/05/28/canadian-rangers-junior-rangers-mobilize-josiah-begg-funeral/

Recounting Paul Martin's early days in Pembroke - Pembroke Daily Observer

During the conscription debate, Paul had his first exposure to politics. He accompanied his father to a speech being delivered by Prime Minister Robert Borden at the O'Brien Opera House. As he was a great admirer of Sir Wilfred Laurier, the former prime minister and current Liberal leader, Paul came to oppose conscription as well.The dispute over the Ontario Conservative government's implementation of Regulation 17, which wasdesigned to shut down French-language schools at a time when Francophones from Quebec were moving into eastern Ontario, sharpened Paul's views as a Liberal.“The dissent in Pembroke did not match the animosity felt in Ottawa but it concerned us just the same, perhaps because of the deep involvement of Bishop Lorrain,” he recounted later. “Certain people rightfully strove to extend the teaching of French in the town. At our separate school, we were taught only in English, and there was just one French teacher, despite the fact that nearly half my classmates were of French descent.”In 1918, Paul left Pembroke to attend high school at Collège Saint-Alexandre in Gatineau, Quebec. Initially he sought to enter the priesthood, however, he changed his mind during his third year and was admitted to St. Michael's College at the University of Toronto. Although his polio prevented him from participating, Paul managed the intramural hockey and intercollegiate football teams at the school. In the summer of 1921, Paul came to Pembroke to work in the mills. His experiences in the lumberyards of Pembroke helped to shape his attitudes and political philosophy including the struggles of the working man and trade unions. Sadly, it also changed his opinion of his hometown, which until this point he had viewed through a rather innocent lens.“Pembroke really belonged to five or six men who lived beside one another, sat on each other's boards, and called all the tunes,” Martin wrote later. “I became acu...
http://www.thedailyobserver.ca/2017/05/31/recounting-paul-martins-early-days-in-pembroke

Fielder (n. Brown), Marilyn Frances, (March 2, 2017) - Lambton Shield

Dear sister of Keith (Connie) Brown and also survived by many nieces, nephews and their children.  She was predeceased by her parents Thelma and Borden Brown. Marilyn loved spending time with her family at the home she loved and in the oasis that she and Ken built. The family would like to thank Ryan (VHA) and the PSW’s at Bayshore for their wonderful care while Marilyn was at home. Special thanks to Dr. Maddison and Dr. Crombeen for their wonderful care. A very heartfelt thank you to the amazing staff of the St. Joseph’s Hospice. This amazing group of people went above and beyond to take care of mom. Cremation has taken place. Family and friends will be received on SMITH FUNERAL HOME, 1576 London Line, Sarnia, on Friday, March 10, 2017, from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. A memorial service will be held at Smith Funeral Home, on Saturday, March 11, 2017, at 2:00 p.m. Sympathy may be expressed through donations to St. Joseph’s Hospice (cheques only at the funeral home please). Memories and condolences may be sent online at www.smithfuneralhome.caLet's block ads! (Why?)...

No explanation for Desmond murder-suicide, priest tells Nova Scotia funeral - Nanaimo News NOW

These attributes, no doubt, were the primary reason he went to serve in the Armed Forces in September of 2004.""He married Shanna Borden and they brought into this world a little daughter, and he provided so well for them. They were both so proud of her."The couple first met when they were in high school. Shanna Borden trained to be a hairdresser, but she later worked as a nurse at St. Martha's Regional Hospital in nearby Antigonish, N.S.The bodies of all four family members were found in the Desmond home in nearby Upper Big Tracadie, N.S.Desmond, a former member of the Second Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment, was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder after a tour in Afghanistan in 2007, and a military source later confirmed he had received treatment before he left the military and returned to Nova Scotia in July of 2015.Family members say the retired corporal also spent time at a medical clinic in Montreal last year, but they say he continued to struggle when he returned home.On his Facebook page, in which he called himself "Lionel Demon," he made it clear he was aware of his mental illness and was committed to dealing with his PTSD, and a head injury that left him with "post-concussion disorder."In one post, he said his mental-health challenges helped explain "my jealousy towards my wife and being over-controlling and (my) vulgar tongue towards my family."Family members say Desmond appeared to be coping well in recent weeks, but they say he would sometimes let loose with fits of rage and swearing, symptoms common to those suffering from PTSD.Still, relatives said Shanna Desmond and her husband were working together to deal with the illness, and they even took part in counselling over the phone. On New Year's Eve, the family gathered with relatives for a lobster dinner, during which Desmonds seemed to be at ease and enjoying themselves.But at least two relatives later said Lionel Desmond was not getting the help he needed, saying the Canadian Armed Forces did nothing for him once he left military.A day after the slain family was discovered, a relative said she couldn't understand why Lionel Desmond was recently refused treatment at the mental health unit at St. Martha's — an allegation flatly denied this week by a hospital official.Last Thursday, Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil said an investigation will look into how the province's health-care system dealt with Lionel Desmond.Michael MacDonald, The Canadian PressLet's block ads! (Why?)...
http://nanaimonewsnow.com/article/521452/first-two-funerals-be-held-today-after-nova-scotia-murder-suicide

Bereaved Families of Ontario - Cornwall to close - Standard Freeholder

Program co-ordinator Gisele Roy, left, and office co-ordinator Ileen Cayer stand in front of the lending library at the Bereaved Families of Ontario - Cornwall and Area office on Tuesday March 26, 2019 in Cornwall, Ont. Alan S. Hale/Cornwall Standard-Freeholder/Postmedia Network Alan S. Hale / Alan S. Hale/Standard-Freeholder Share Adjust Comment Print Death and the grief that follows is an inescapable reality of the human condition.Even if you have never experienced the grief of losing a loved one, it will happen to you eventually. And after that, someone else will experience it when it is your own time to go.But at the end of May, there will be one less place in 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 ...
https://www.standard-freeholder.com/news/local-news/bereaved-families-of-ontario-cornwall-to-close/wcm/7d4a2b91-abc5-4447-8394-67dd70513b13

What we know about Canadian victims of the Ethiopian Airlines plane crash - CTV News

CTV Toronto. Vaidya said that his sister had worked in human resources for the Canadian Hearing Society and his brother-in-law was working for LifeLabs and the Ontario government. Ashka and Anushka were both students in the Peel District School Board. Manant said the girls were "brilliant in academics." He said that Ashka was a talented singer while Anushka excelled at traditional Indian dance and computers. He said that his parents were very healthy and always "taking care of me and the kids." Special education teacher Dawn Tanner Dawn Tanner was the head of the special education department at Hagersville Secondary School in Hagersville, Ont., according to a statement from the Grand Erie District School Board. The school board says Tanner joined the school in 2005 as a learning resource teacher and had aspirations of one day becoming a principal. "We would like to express our deepest sympathies to Dawn's family, her friends and everyone connected to this tragic loss," the school board wrote in the statement. Flags at the school were flown at half-mast on Tuesday in Tanner's honour. Cody French, Tanner's son, wrote on Facebook that his mother was "the strongest woman I have known." "My mother was an extraordinary woman who had a positive impact on numerous individuals but none more than my brother and I," he wrote in the post. Jennifer Joseph, whose daughter was one Tanner's students, told CTV Kitchener that Tanner always went out of her way to help. "She had my daughter's interests at heart," she said. "From what I saw, she was a very good teacher." Tanner also worked part-time as a homework helper at the Six Nations Polytechnic Homework Support Centre in Brantford, Ont. Micah John Messent, B.C. government employee Messent was a member of the Red River Metis Nation and the youngest of five siblings in a family from Courtenay, B.C. The First Nations Leadership Council said that Messent graduated from Vancouver Island University and was planning to study law. In the meantime, he was working for the B.C. government in Indigenous relations and spent his spare time sailing, according to the FNLC. Monica Phung, who knew Messent, called him energetic, enthusiastic, smart and driven. "He is so accomplished," she said. "I was deeply saddened to learn of the deat...
https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/what-we-know-about-canadian-victims-of-the-ethiopian-airlines-plane-crash-1.4330404

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

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 claimed he was punished for refusing to obtain permission to speak to the media and for failing to stand and applaud the government during legislative sessions. He further alleged he was condemned for not seeking permission to attend his brother's funeral. "This, to me, is the most egregious act," Hillier said. "It undermines me as a person and thereby undermines all Ontarians by putting party politics above compassion and respect." Ford's spokesman, Simon Jefferies, said all the allegations outlined in H...
https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/doug-ford-s-office-calls-randy-hillier-s-allegations-outright-lie-1.4342262