This page includes a listing of select media coverage focusing on Parkinson Society Central & Northern Ontario, its support groups and events throughout the Region and/or publications on Parkinson's from media outlets within CNO.

Think we've missed something? Please contact us.

November 2011 - Advocacy Centre for the Elderly Newsletter

The ACE Newsletter recently ran a story on Get it on time.

October 31, 2011 - Jamie Kennedy's Porridge

Our wonderful third party event Porridge for Parkinson's has received a great dealof media coverage, including this recent article in The Star.

October 1, 2011 - Votto helps old coach fight Parkinson's

PHILADELPHIA - Joey Votto wasn’t looking for publicity. He was simply trying to help out his former coach Steve Plumley battle Parkinson’s disease.

Plumley coached Votto as a youngster in Etobicoke. The Cincinnati Reds first baseman signed and personalized 60 photos, donating as a prize, an official Louisville Slugger bats which he autographed. Votto also sent a message to each participant: “With your pledge we move one step closer to finding a cure for Parkinson’s.”

...Read More

July 1, 2011 - Pedalling to Support Parkinson's Research

View this article; which appears in Parry Sound Lifestyles promoting Peter Istvan's upcoming personal event, Pedalling for Parkinson's in Parry Sound.

Subsequently, the Pedaling event has received coverage again in Lifestyles and also in The Weekender.

June 2, 2011 - Parkinson's "Get it on time" workshop at Mosaic

Thanks to SNAP North York for covering one of our many Get it on time presentations in the communty.

January 27, 2011 - Scaling Kilimanjaro for Parkinson's

BARRIE - At 67, Erica Curtis is already an active senior.

But she’s signed on for the wild challenge of climbing Mount Kilimanjaro to raise money for Parkinson’s Disease. Read articles in both the Barrie Advance and the Barrie Examiner.

March 27, 2011 City's High Acheiver

Erica also picked up some interest after her climb; including an article in the Examiner.

A number of articles written by CNO about care of people living with Parkinson's appear in the Restorative Professionals Alliance of Ontario Newsletter in the Fall 2010 edition, including an ad for our new Get it on time program.

In April, 2010 CNO and PSC opened trading in Toronto to kick off Parkinson Awareness Month

	Kate Pace on CBC Radio Kate Pace, daughter of Dr. A. Murray Pace and North Bay Olympian skier, six time world Cup Medalist,
three time Canadian downhill ski champ shares her experience in dealing with Parkinson’s disease and how her family is making a difference in Northern Ontario, in partnership with The Boedecker Foundation and Parkinson Society Central & Northern Ontario. ►Click to Listen

Local Author Profiled in Globe and Mail Adele Gould's story about her life with Parkinson's has been profiled in The Globe and Mail.  Learn More about Adele. View her original article Stuck in Slow Motion: Finding Joy Behind the Mask of Parkinson's View the article as it appeared in The Globe titled My Life with Parkinson's.

August 12, 2010 - Toronto Star - Chilling tales of home-care crisis call for action

Parkinson's Carepartner and Hope in Bloom Tulip Sale supporter Maria D'Andrea tells her tale of struggles with caring for her husband Vincent, living with Parkinson's, at home in the Editorial section ot The Star.

August 4, 2010 - Parkinson SuperWalk funded researcher aims to improve quality of life for Canadians living with Parkinson’s

Want to know what keeps people with Parkinson’s up at night? Funds raised at Parkinson SuperWalk enable Parkinson Society Canada to fund Canadian research that’s answering this and many more questions. Dr. Postuma has a special interest in sleep disorders, both as risk factors for developing disease and as practical problems that need treatment... Read the full release.

Can your nose tell the difference between gasoline and bubble gum, lemon juice and fish? If not, your loss of smell may be an early warning sign of some kind of neurological disease, Parkinson’s included.

The chronic, degenerative brain disorder, described by Britain’s Dr. James Parkinson in 1817, affects more than 100,000 Canadians and is expected to rise in incidence over the next 30 years from 11.6% to 23.6%.

It’s estimated that world-wide five million people live with Parkinson’s – including high profile stars such as actor Michael J. Fox and boxer Mohammed Ali. In people with Parkinson’s, the brain cells that normally produce a chemical called dopamine stop functioning, resulting in symptoms that affect a person’s quality of life and overall health.

Those symptoms may include involuntary trembling, stiff and rigid muscles, stooped posture, or a change in facial expression (such as an absence of blinking) sometimes referred to as the Parkinson’s stare.

For over a century, neurologists have relied on these changes in the motor system as a way of diagnosing the disease. But now, many are convinced that there are non-motor symptoms (some of which were previously dismissed) that play a significant role in the disease’s development.

...Read more.

June 14, 2010 - mississauga.com (and elsewhere) - Standing still for those who can't

May 17, 2010 - examiner.com - Go golfing for Parkinson's disease on June 9th

May 14, 2010 - examiner.com - Parkinson Society Canada: easing the burden of living with Parkinson's disease

May 3, 2010 - North Bay Nugget (and others) - Incidence of Parkinson's expected to rise

April 29, 2010 - The Collingwood Connection - Cut-a-Thon

April 24, 2010 - Peterborough Examiner - Parkinson's disease fundraiser set for Montreal House

April 24 ,2010 - The Glanbrook Gazette - Volunteers Support Adult Day Program

April 19, 2010 - Northumberland Today - Parkinson's Awareness Month brings support, education, tulips

April 16, 2010 - Peterborough Examiner - Conference aims to bring people with Parkinson's together, raise awareness

April 16, 2010 - Northumberland Today - Local Parkinson's group wins accreditation as a chapter

April 15, 2010 - The Trentonian - Parkinson's affects young as well as the old

April 14, 2010 - The Barrie Advance - Hair Stylists cut for Parkinson's