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Hoarding secret explodes outro

Mess takes over
womans apartment
By Tina Depko
METROLAND WEST MEDIA GROUP

Wilma is a happy-go-lucky seniowith a

lovely smile and a knack for telling torie..
If you met the friendly 71-year-old in the
grocery store, she would likely strike up a
conversation.
However, Wilma has a secret she’s a
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hoarder.
Seeing her south Halton apartment is the
only way you would ever know this secret.
Nearly every surface is covered and piled
high with books, newspapers and maga
zines. Clutter is everywhere
V
on coffee and
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dining room tables, couches, chairs, kitchen

counters and even

the floor.
“1 think I’ve done it (hoarding) all my life
in one form or another,” said Wilma, who
asked that her real name not be published.
“When I was really young, I wld collect
anything I could use for crafts. Buf I’ve
always been collecting things. Part of it is I
have a huge range of interests, so I have lots
of little projects going. here and there and
they don’t get put away. When I get stuck NIKKI WESLEY I METROIVAND WEST MEDIA GROUP
doing something, the newspapers and maga CLEANING UP INSIDE AND OUT: The apartment of a Halton senior who’s a hoarder is crammed full. Halton Gatekeepers is helping not only
zines pile up.” with the clean-up, but also counselling of the senior.
The two bedrooms are also jam-packed
full of items. Wilma sleeps on. the third of With lower back, knee and foot prob- through Catholic Family Services of expensive services.
her bed not covered with books. - lems, getting around was almost impossible Hamilton and funded by the Region of There are more than 50 cases of hoarding
“I ran into trouble when my husband and hazardous. Halton. to date in Burlington and Oakville. Of thatV

died (18 years ago),” she said. “1 started get When Wilma’s superintendent found out The program started in Hamilton in the number, 80 per cent of cases are from
ting to the point where I couldn’t cope with about the mess last year, he threatened to call summer of 2005, moving into Burlington Burlington, with the remainder from
it anymore. I just wanted to pull the sheet the health or fire department if something and Oakville at the start of 2009. It recently Oakville. The gender statistics show that 75
over my head and say ‘I can’t do this.’ I wasn’t done. expanded and is now being offered across per cent of clients are female.
couldn’t get out of bed.” Looking to find a gentler solution, Halton. Now that the program is available across
Over the years, the mess grew, taking over Wilma’s neighbour, who’s also a good friend, Gatekeepers is geared toward those aged 1-lalton, the number of regional cases is
her apartment, with only narrow pathways called various agencies and came upon the 55 and older. It aims to increase access to expected to climb. There were two case-
allowing her to manoeuvre around her living Gatekeepers program. support services for vulnerable and at-risk workers with the program in Halton, with an
space. The Gatekeepers program is offered seniors and prevent the need for other • see ONE on page A13

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SPORTS SPORTS EDITOR: STEVE LeBLANC e-mail slebtanc(smIItoncanadIanchampior.

Paddle I
Milton woman
claims national
u-i 6 girls
canoe polo reach final
championship Edge Burlington in
By Steve LeBlanc
CANADIAN CHAMPION STAFF
League Cup semis
Delivering a red-hot performance
hether it be exceffing to match the weather in Caledon

W in basketball, volley
ball or badminton,
Sarah Quart has developed an awful
lot of court sense over the years.
That continues to serve the 33-
year-old Mihonian well even
with her latest athletic
endeavour finding her on
a court that she can’t even
stand on.
Be that as it may, Quart
is certainly standing out
on the canoe polo scene,
where she was recently ‘I
part of the Mississauga
Canoe Club ladies team,
which claimed national
bragging rights and placed second
overall at the Canadian National (Mississauga Canoe Club) played so well in our first trip to nationals. name suggests is actually played
and Open Canoe Polo
Championships.
Introduced to the sport through
husband-turned-coach John
Gregory —who began playing the
sport in his native United Kingdom ‘pitch’ measuring 35 by 23 metres. Nets are 1 by 1.5 metres and rest for her skills to shine through.
in the late ‘80s Quart was an
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intricate playmaking wing on the
old Beauharnois Canal in
Valleyfleld, Quebec. She helped her
squad to a convincing six-win run the ball in their possession for a maximum of five seconds, making the promise.
to the championship, where
Mississauga took the U.S. national
women’s team to double-overtime
Sunday afternoon, the Under-16
Magic girls booked passage to the
Premier Division League Cup finals.
Erasing an early deficit, Milton
tallied twice late in the opening half
— and hung on to edge the Burlington
Ice 2-1 in a humid semifinal clash
that tested the combatants’ stamina
GRAHAM PAINE I CANADIAN CHAMPION as much as their skifi.
WATER WARRIORS: Sarah Qua(above and at left) battles husband/coac h John Gregory for posses- With the victory, the Magic
sion during a friendly scrimmage at Kelso. advance to the championship for
the second time in three years.
before finally being van great,” said Gregory whose team It makes you want to practise even “They really played to win, and
quished 2-1, pressured well throughout the tour harder and get better.” defensively it was probably their
“I think the U.S. team nament on the way to toppling Rewind just four years and the best game of the season,” said coach
was a little embarrassed opponents from both sides of the future Canadian champion didn’t Dave Saliba, whose team sirs at 2-3-
_I to have been tied after border. know the first thing about canoe 5 in regular-season play. “They just
full-time (regulation), but they Added Quart, “It felt great to do polo, which despite what the weren’t going to give up the lead
once they got ahead. I think our fit
in mini kayaks. ness level was a little better (thati
What exactly is canoe polo? Having married Gregory sever
al months earlier, she asked hubby
to teach her whitewater kayaking.
Burlington’s) as well.”
Anchored by Christine West and
Paige Dugay; the Magic’s defence sti
Canoe polo is essentially water poio played in mini kayaks on a A few such outings was all it took fled Burlington’s attack through th
second half, while goalkeepes
two metres above the water. Testing the waters of canoe Danielle VelIa made a few big savev
A water polo ball is passed from hand to hand among the five play polo was a natural next step, and early on to set the tone for the nar
ers on each team, with some use of the paddle on the ball also allowed. it wasn’t long before Quart was row win.
The object is simply to score the most goals. Players can only have hooked. And showing plenty of Caitlyn Haas evened things up al
the 32nd-minute mark, finishing of
game quite fast-paced. Padded life preservers and helmets are worn for “Sarah has solid.paddling skills a terrific pass from Lauren
and strength. Her passion for bas Crampton. From there, Maev
protection, as games can get physical. see GARVEY on page A19
see CHAllENGING on page A18

...Ladies rive 4 Cancer 1010

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aises for
3rensr Cnncer esenrcI
ladies Drive 4 Cancer organizer says A very special thank you goes to the
‘Thanks to all who supported the 15th Ladies Drive 4 Cancer tireless effort of the committee Cheryl
Annual Golf Tournament. organizer says Davidson, Dot Brophy, and Irene Grier
Thanks to the generous support of many
“ t: who put in many months of hard work
JJa2/i helping fundraise and organize the day’s
individuals, the 15th annual Ladies Drive to allwho supported the events. Without your help and dedication
4 Cancer golf tournament was a tremen we could not have done this.
dous success 15th Annual Golf Tournament,
This year the efforts of all of these people
I’d like to thank the golfers for their en have enabled us to raise $30000.00 in
cash donators, prize and auction itemcon-
thusiastic 5articipation in the events of the support of Breast Cancer Research, giving
day. To the golfers who worked endless tributors was remarkable. We would also
us a grand total to date of $351,000.00.
hours getting pledges, words can’t begin like to thank the Albatros Restaurant and
to express my gratitude. You made our Please accept my heartfelt gratitude, and
Granite Ridge Golf Course staff for their
elforts most enjoyable and worthwhile. excellent service. To our volunteers whowe look forward to your support in 2011.
helped out on the day of the event, you
A special thanks goes out to the Milton and are extraordinary and your assistance and Carole Sharp
surrounding community. The generosity support was greatly appreciated. Tournament Organizer
of our corporate sponsors, hole sponsors.
! Challenging sport: Quart Sr. Sox cap regular season
• from PADDLE on page A17 Otherwise, the local canoe poio player

with double-header split

ketball as a youngster means she has better
hand-eye co-ordination, ball skills and a shot
than many other, women,” explained
certainly held her own in Quebec
ing up an impressive team qualifying cam
paign with some exceptional passing and
follow—

Gregory who guided the Mississauga team to
their dynamite debut at the nationals and
often plays alongside his wife on various
2 mixed teams.
Quart admits she thought the sport
looked a little scary the first time out. And
2 that’s hardly a unique initial reaction to
canoe poio, given that kayaks slam into each
other throughout a match and players are
frequently tipped or pushed over by
— —
opponents.
rock-solid positional play.
This served as an effective complement to
the fierce attack of captain Tamlyn Bohm,
who’ll be representing Canada at the world
championships next month in Milan, Italy.
“Sarah’s got great game sense. She knows
where the ball and her teams are at all times
and is almost always in the right place at the
right time.”
While quite prominent in many areas of
the world —like the U.K. and Australia
The Senior Red Sox haven’t been able to ft was an entirely different story in game
build up much in the way of momentum two, as Glanbrook held their hosts to four
over the course of this year, but head into hits and prevailed 5-0.
the COBA playoffs with a fair amount = ‘... Scott McTrach suffered the loss,
of that having won four of its last
— surrendering 11 hits and four walks
five regular-season games. A
in a tough complete-game outing.
The most recent of these came Milton began the weekend with
at Brian Best Park Sunday after a 6-1 win over the Mississauga
noon, where Milton thumped the Twins Saturday.
Glanbrook Grizzlies 8-2 to kick off a •.. Tennant held them to five hits over
double-header. Workhorse Ian Zettle the full nine innings, while Adam Mills
—

went the distance, scattering six hits and highlighted the offence with a two-run dou
With that in mind, the ability to right canoe poio is still virtually unknown across two earned runs over seven innings, while ble. Steve Lauzon conthbuted a pair of hits.
one’s self quickly and get back in the play
—
North America. the Red Sox out-hit their guests 9-6. Finishing the regular season at 12-13-3,
is paramount to a team’s success. That, Quart noted, makes for some pretty Stepping into the designated hitter role, the Red Sox begin the initial round of dou
—

That’s something Quart has made notice vocal reactions when people happen upon a Ham Tennant clubbed a two-run homer ble-knockout playoffs this weekend. Their
able improvement at in the past year, but still tournament like the one on the and added a bases-clearing double to cash first opponent had yet to be determined at
needs some work on. Beanuhamois Canal. in five runs. Kevin Cooper accounted for press time. COB&s final four surviving
“There’s some very specific techniques to “It’s like ‘What the heck is going on the rest. of the scoring with a three-run teams will clash at Brian Best next weekend
it and it’s got to be done effortlessly. I’m still there?” she quipped. “But that’s how we pick homer. for the league championship.
not 100 per cent yet. It’s one of those things up a lot of players. Kayakers happen to catch
that you can’t even think about, you just
have to do it.”
a game and instantly want to try it out. It can
be a nerve-wracking sport, but it’s really fun.” Explosive start to Founder’s Cup
Still riding high from their part of a defensive unit that held
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The ‘Dogs continued the
national Jr. B championship tour
Labour Day Weekend, September 3rd to 6th, 2010, Spencer Smith Park, Burlington, Ontario start to the Founders Cup Tuesday nament past press time yesterday
\.11I afternoon — annihilating the evening against the Calgary
FUN FOR TH WHOLE FAMILY Onondaga Redhawks 17-3. Mountaineers. The Founders runs
O’Connor scored once and was until Sunday.
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