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‘Made-to-Measure’
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toney Creek Tailors, family-owned
and operated in Downtown
Stoney Creek since 1968, offers
affordable suits that are custom
designed and hand tailored with the
best selection of styles and fabrics.
Founded by Arakel (Alex) Demirci,
an
Armenian tailor who emigrated from
Germany in 1968, in the same location
the store occupies today. These days
Alex still helps with the store and
keeps an eye on his son Herman who
learned the trade at his father’s side
and now runs the business.
“We are not just a tailor shop,” states
Demirci. “We are a unique tailoring
experience, and take the time to meet
and learn about our customers and
their needs. There is no reason why
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the-rack from one of the large chain
or department stores. We can custom-
tailor a suit or pants for a perfect fi
t
at very competitive prices. Every man
should have at least one suit in which
you can tell was made specifically
for
him.” Along with custom suits, they
also offer ‘Bespoke’ suits.
‘Bespoke’ is an English term
from the 17th century that denotes
a customer choosing a pattern and
a length of material, from a supply
held by a respected tailor, in order
to construct a made-to-measure suit.
Numerous fittings may be taken so
that the suit will fit the customer Alex Demirci started Stoney Creek
Tailors in 1968 and
perfectly and that the tailor can make now helps son Herman to run the business.
alterations to craft a truly unique suit.
“We take twenty measurements and Stoney Creek Tailors, more common
up to four fittings for our bespoke fabrics and custom-made suits are
also
A wonderful community tradition,
suits,” explains Herman Demirci. available at the store for only $399.
“Other tailors may adjust a pre- Stoney Creek Tailors is a full service
designed suit to fit better but we are tailor shop that also does alterations
perhaps the only truly bespoke tailor for men and women. If your favourite
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renowned fabrics may go into some A popular trend is to have a custom add an extra touch
of
the higher-end suits hand-crafted by made full length winter coat in of class and provide
Demirci and the two other tailors at luxurious wool or cashmere fabrics. a perfect fit.
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in
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for big and tall sizes” say Herman,
“whereas other stores charge more
for
the larger sizes”.
Located at 59 King Street East, in the Alex adjusts a suit for
“Mr. Kosta” a faithful repeat customer.
Old Village of Stoney Creek, Stoney
Creek Tailor is dedicated to quality,
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generations of gentlemen seeking
a
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Friday, and 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on
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DOES JOINT PAIN STOP
BALANCEBODY YOU FROM BEING ACTIVE?
BALANCE: What can active people do to
NEWYOU
THIS SPRING DISCOVER A protect their joints and maintain good
joint health?
NO MATTER HOW BUSY YOU ARE... • Maintain a healthy weight
Here are some helpful ways to work around! Making the time to walk to • Keep your muscles strong with
fitness into your daily routine: your co-workers desk rather than strengthening exercises and joints
• Savidis reccommends making time emailing them is a way to keep moving. flexible with stretches regularly
for shorter workouts! 15 minutes twice • Get outside! Take in some sun shine • Keep active with regular low impact
SPRING 2009 a day can make all the difference! for a break and get fresh air! You’ll feel exercise (walking, biking,
• Take the stairs at work! It might not energized when you you’re back swimming/aqua fit etc.)
seem like much, but it gets your blood at your desk. • Injury prevention. Ensure proper
GET HEALTHY!
As the warmer weather approaches, so flowing. Taking the stairs is a simple • Savidis reccommends doing 15 body mechanics with daily activities
way to be active throughout your day. minutes of jumping jacks or sit-ups two and sports to avoid overstretching.
does the desire to get outside, get fit
• Get up from your desk and walk times a day–gets your circulation going! • Vitamin D and Calcium to
and stay healthy! It’s the perfect time to
maintain good bone health.
discover a new, healthier, happeir you. WHAT CAN I DO TO MAINTAIN A HEALTHY WEIGHT? BALANCE: What can joint sufferers do
So, after this long winter hibernation, • Get some regular physical activity that • If you are concerned about your to continue living an active lifestyle?
where do we begin? Maintaining a fits easily into your routine, such as a weight, consult your doctor or • If you are not able to do the things
healthy lifestyle is simpler than you walk at lunch time. another health care professional for a you enjoy you should get your joints
think.Whatever your age, spring is the • Portion sizes affect the number of more complete assessment of assessed. Your health care profes
perfect time to start a new routine, add calories you consume. You may be your weight/health risk. sional may help you to address your
something new to yours, eat healthier eating more than you realize. Serve • Avoid fad diets. Although some may impairments so you can go back to
or get involved in a new hobby! smaller portions and offer seconds to help you lose weight quickly, they the activities you enjoy or to help
those who want more and avoid eating usually involve avoiding certain types you to modify the activity so that
out in places where very large servings of food and the effects don't last once you can participate.
or "all you can eat" are offered. you return to a normal diet. BALANCE: Many people may believe
Alcoholic beverages and other sweet • Choose the healthier lunch options. that the only way to help with their joint
ened beverages are high in calories. Opt for the salad instead of the fries. pain is surgery. Are there any non-surgi-
• Use the nutrition table on prepack Eating a healthy lunch will keep you cal treatment options?
aged foods to make informed choices. alert and help battle that 3 p.m. slump! • Physiotherapy: Provides non-
pharmacological pain relief.
GETMORE
Keeping your life in Balance is the Provides specific exercises to
best way to ensure you have lots of decrease pain and improve your
STAYING FIT AND MAINTAINING A HEALTHY WEIGHT energy for doing the things that are function and helps you get
ENERGY!
LIVING WELL MEANS ... Being active every day is a step towards But with most of us leading busier important to you. educated about how to get back to
• Sleep Well - If you want to boost the activities you enjoy.
Making positive choices that enhance better health and a healthy body weight. lifestyles than ever before, how do we find
John Savidis, from Lean & Fit in the time to fit fitness into our schedule? your energy and feel alive and vibrant, • Active Lifestyle: Getting involved
your personal physical, mental and
Burlington explains that being active The excuse of not having the time is one then make sure you are getting the with regular exercise/stretching
spiritual health. Health Canada
enriches your lifestyle. “You have a bet- commonly used. Savidis explains that if sleep your body requires. Getting • Exercise Well - Eating right is not • Medication: analgesics and
explains that you make these choices
ter lifestyle, more energy, the opportu- you don’t make time while you are healthy enough sleep is important to store enough to get more energy. You also need anti-inflammatories
when you:
nity to feel better when you are active, and take care of yourself, your health can more energy to be utilized for the next to burn those fats by exercising regularly. • Injections: Cortisone or
• Eat nutritiously, choosing a
you look better and are healthier! If you become your number one priority when day. Exercise will improve your circulation, viscosupplementation
variety of foods from all of the
feel better on the inside, you look better you don’t want it to. “Everyone can find 30 • Eat Well - Eating right will give stretch your muscles, and make you feel • Bracing/knee support brace
food groups as suggested by
on the outside!” minutes a day to devote to their health.” you energy and help you feel and look like a million bucks. • Gait aides
Canada's Food Guide.
healthy. Eating foods with more calo- • Relax with Music and Meditation - “While many patients with osteoarthri-
• Build a circle of social contacts
to create a supportive environ HOW CAN I STAY MOTIVATED? ries and more fats can weigh you down, Music will have a great affect in the tis will ultimately require total joint
• Join a studio! Savidis explains the like a choice this way. and you may begin to feel heavy and physical and psychological aspect of replacement surgery, the timing of sur-
ment of people who care for you.
importance of finding a fitness • Take a break! Instead of giving up tired. Try eating a healthy diet of car- your body. Listening to music will stim- gery can often be delayed, sometimes for
• Stay physically active to keep
studio that makes you feel on your diet or fitness routine, bohydrates, proteins, vegetables, and ulate your senses as well as your brain to years, using a multi- treatment approach.
your body strong, reduce stress,
comfortable. You’ll find support take a much-needed day vacation fruits. (Consult the Canadian Food function well. This may include any or all of the treat-
and improve your energy.
and guidance and motivation! from it! And then start fresh! Guide.) And eating a full breakfast is The ability to give your body more ments discussed. If you have osteoarthri-
• Choose not to smoke.
This helps you stay on track! • Pick a target. Pick a few small very important in starting the day energy will depend on you. But the more tis or unexplained joint pains, the best
• Put an end to other negative
• Savidis tells us that everyone has to targets so when you reach them, right. And don’t forget to hydrate! energy you have thebetter you’ll feel! approach is to discuss your joint pain with
lifestyle practices.
find out what personally motivates you feel great about your progress! your physician and develop an individual
them – You upcoming wedding, • Hire a coach or fitness trainer. treatment plan as early as possible.”
a vacatin etc... They’re experienced and Quote- Dr. Wade Elliott, Physician at the
Regional Joint Assessment Centre, Hamilton Site.
• Don’t try to be perfect! Try to knowledgeable, and they’ll help to
make it a lifestyle! It won’t seem keep you going!
BALANCE SPRING 2009 • 25
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With the colourful pages scattered
INJURED? on the table before him, Ted Sim-
mons proudly shows off his draw-
Having a nightmare? ings and Crayola markers.
He is consumed.
The markers were a gift from his
For Experience and Results niece and many of the designs were
choose a litigation firm that has successfully printed off the Internet or photo-
copied out of children’s colouring
settled Millions of Dollars in Injury Claims books by his wife of more than 51
years, Ruth Simmons.
Ted never used to draw. Math was
the 79-year-old’s forte, Ruth said.
Mistakes in his banking first alert-
ed her there was a problem.
KAZ NOVAK,
THE HAMILTON
SPECTATOR
‘If you don’t get the kind
Ruth Simmons
of help we’re getting, with her hus-
you won’t survive.’ band Ted, 79,
who is in the
middle stages
— Ruth Simmons, of Alzheimer’s
Call 905-777-0070 wife of Alzheimer’s disease and
or Toll-Free: 1-866-525-8670 spends a lot of
patient time colouring.
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disease. He is now well into the dis- tion ages, that number is expected to said, adding that unhealthy
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stint chairing the board in 1975. If nothing is done, the surge in de- protein in clinical trials. Diamond
Now, real conversations aren’t mentia patients will cost $872 bil- predicted they could be on the
possible and Ted can no longer sign lion nationally, the report predicts. market in five to seven years.
NOTHING
the pictures he so proudly displays To Ruth, the projected growth is Local Alzheimer’s societies are
— so he uses a stamp from his time terrifying, because she worries hoping to raise about $500,000 to
on the school board imprinted with new patients and caregivers will combat the disease’s rising num-
his signature. not get the level of support she has. bers, said Mary Burnett, CEO of the
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“I can do that for every (picture),” Ted is still at home because of Hamilton-Halton, Brant and
BUT...
he said. “But I can’t really do it ... that care, which includes adult day Haldimand-Norfolk societies.
because there is something not programs, a personal support Burnett said she hopes this re-
working in me. ” worker and a support group. port stimulates donations.
You have to remember the past “If you don’t get the kind of help
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Badgerow bail revoked; trial set for Feb. 22
A Binbrook man who was released to all evidence, lawyers’ submis- Her partially disrobed body was
on bail in July pending a new mur- sions and reasons for the judge’s found face down in a creek in a
der trial is back in custody after decision. ravine off Lake Avenue North the
having his bail revoked. The former Dofasco steelworker next day.
Superior Court Justice James is accused of the rape, strangula- Badgerow successfully appealed
Ramsay ordered that Robert Bad- tion and drowning of a young nurs- his 2001 conviction for Weren-
gerow, 51, remain in custody until ing assistant 29 years ago. Diane dowicz’s murder and last year the
his first-degree murder trial, set to Werendowicz, 23, was last seen Supreme Court of Canada upheld
begin Feb. 22. The judge issued a alive on the night of June 19, 1981, the decision to grant him a new tri-
ban on publication yesterday at the as she left a tavern on Highway 8 in al.
hearing to review Badgerow’s bail Stoney Creek for the 15-minute
status. The customary ban applies walk to her home. The Hamilton Spectator
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If you see a factual error, please number of Alzheimer’s patients got
accuracy. We strive always to ensure
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ers is factual and correct. But some-
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times we make mistakes, and when
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Burnett. We apologize for the error.
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Looking for care and a cure
A highly effective position to run a campaign that will Barristers, Solicitors & Notaries in Association Report predicting Alzheimer’s growth worries advocates
BY NICOLE O’REILLY
get your ad noticed! INJURED?
Having a nightmare?
With the colourful pages scattered
on the table before him, Ted Sim-
mons proudly shows off his draw-
ings and Crayola markers.
He is consumed.
The markers were a gift from his
For Experience and Results niece and many of the designs were
choose a litigation firm that has successfully printed off the Internet or photo-
copied out of children’s colouring
settled Millions of Dollars in Injury Claims books by his wife of more than 51
years, Ruth Simmons.
Ted never used to draw. Math was
the 79-year-old’s forte, Ruth said.
Mistakes in his banking first alert-
ed her there was a problem.
KAZ NOVAK,
THE HAMILTON
SPECTATOR
‘If you don’t get the kind
Ruth Simmons
of help we’re getting, with her hus-
you won’t survive.’ band Ted, 79,
who is in the
middle stages
— Ruth Simmons, of Alzheimer’s
Call 905-777-0070 wife of Alzheimer’s disease and
or Toll-Free: 1-866-525-8670 spends a lot of
patient time colouring.
• No Legal Fees Unless You Win! The couple is among more than Also at yesterday’s event was Dr.
• No Obligation- FREE consultation It has been five years since the fa- 7,800 Hamilton residents living Jack Diamond, scientific director of
• We Will Come to Your Home or Hospital Room ther of four and grandfather of sev- with dementia, according to local the Alzheimer Society of Canada.
• We Will Get You The Best Medical Care en was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Alzheimer’s groups. As our popula- “We still talk about a cure,” he
disease. He is now well into the dis- tion ages, that number is expected to said, adding that unhealthy
A2 advertiser
795 King Street East, Hamilton, Ontario, L8M 1A8 ease’s middle stage. grow to more than 14,000 by 2031. lifestyles are the enemy.
R001590259
mswlawoffice.com In his earlier years, Ted worked in Dementia experts and communi- Researchers have also discovered
a church ministry and as a proba- ty members gathered to discuss a a protein in the brain that at high
Call us today & get your life back on track! tion officer, and was a Hamilton-
Wentworth District School Board
national report released yesterday
called Rising Tide: The Impact of
levels is toxic and present in
Alzheimer’s patients. There are
trustee for 10 years, including a Dementia on Canadian Society. three vaccines to prevent this toxic
stint chairing the board in 1975. If nothing is done, the surge in de- protein in clinical trials. Diamond
Now, real conversations aren’t mentia patients will cost $872 bil- predicted they could be on the
positions
possible and Ted can no longer sign lion nationally, the report predicts. market in five to seven years.
NOTHING
the pictures he so proudly displays To Ruth, the projected growth is Local Alzheimer’s societies are
— so he uses a stamp from his time terrifying, because she worries hoping to raise about $500,000 to
on the school board imprinted with new patients and caregivers will combat the disease’s rising num-
his signature. not get the level of support she has. bers, said Mary Burnett, CEO of the
“I can do that for every (picture),” Ted is still at home because of Hamilton-Halton, Brant and
BUT...
he said. “But I can’t really do it ... that care, which includes adult day Haldimand-Norfolk societies.
because there is something not programs, a personal support Burnett said she hopes this re-
working in me. ” worker and a support group. port stimulates donations.
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A Binbrook man who was released to all evidence, lawyers’ submis- Her partially disrobed body was
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der trial is back in custody after decision. ravine off Lake Avenue North the
having his bail revoked. The former Dofasco steelworker next day.
Superior Court Justice James is accused of the rape, strangula- Badgerow successfully appealed
Ramsay ordered that Robert Bad- tion and drowning of a young nurs- his 2001 conviction for Weren-
gerow, 51, remain in custody until ing assistant 29 years ago. Diane dowicz’s murder and last year the
his first-degree murder trial, set to Werendowicz, 23, was last seen Supreme Court of Canada upheld
begin Feb. 22. The judge issued a alive on the night of June 19, 1981, the decision to grant him a new tri-
ban on publication yesterday at the as she left a tavern on Highway 8 in al.
hearing to review Badgerow’s bail Stoney Creek for the 15-minute
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She wants to be declared a danger-
ous offender. Just like the man she
We have paid worships.
Years ago, at the peak of the Paul
Bernardo case, she used to phone
$64.3 million me. Sometimes several times a
day.
... and counting
She would call to say she loved
the serial sex killer and he loved
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her Paul. He was innocent.
BY BARBARA BROWN Misunderstood.
She would go on to be a diagnosed
The taxpayer bill for the simmering off-the-dial psychopath. She
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Affairs, does not include $15.8 mil- sessed with a man she had never
lion the province paid for the for- met.
mer Douglas Creek Estates, which I had lost track of Michelle. Until
was seized and occupied on Feb. 28, this week.
2006, by Six Nations protesters. On Tuesday she appeared —
A year later, Ottawa reimbursed sans lawyer — in a Toronto court-
the province for the purchase of room to tell a judge she wants to be
that residential subdivision, which declared a dangerous offender. If
was under construction at the the court bestows that designation
time. The feds kicked in another on her, the now 30-year-old says,
$10.6 million to offset the $45.8 “I’ll write a book about it. ”
million provincial tab for policing. The Toronto Star’s Peter Small
Since buying the site, the quotes her saying: “I’ll be the only
province has paid $900,000 in female dangerous offender. ... I’ll
managing the land, including write a lot of nasty s--- about
property taxes plus heat, hydro and everybody who’s done this. ”
water for natives living in the one The judge has put the matter
house that remains on the site. over until a later date with plans to
The $64.3 million does not in- appoint a legal professional to
clude the recent out-of-court set- assist Michelle, who fired her
tlement between the Ontario gov- lawyer a month ago.
ernment and a Caledonia couple, Meanwhile, let me tell you about
Dana Chatwell and Dave Brown, the train wreck of a person who is
who were suing the province and Michelle Lyne Erstikaitis.
OPP for $7 million for abandoning She is a Hamilton girl. The eldest
them to the lawlessness that sur- of three sisters.
rounded the 27-hectare disputed ”
“First born, first forgotten, she
land claim site adjacent to their once said.
Argyle Street South home. Her mother was a sex worker
The terms of the settlement re- and drug addict. Michelle was
main confidential and were reached raised by her for the first five years.
without any admission of liability At 8, she was adopted by a local
by the government and the OPP. family. They had their hands full.
BARRY GRAY, THE HAMILTON SPECTATOR
Continued on A6 Continued on A5
What’s left of Douglas Creek Estates, where a native occupation began nearly four years ago.
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