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As many of you know,  Ken Steffler – an excellent singer and guitarist – was served a $65 for busking on King Street.

I wrote a letter to Bob Brattina, copying the mayor, the police board and the Spectator. You can Mark Mcneil’s article in the Spec.

I’m also attaching a link to the letter I wrote.
N.B. There is a mistake in the letter. When Ken told me about the incident, I thought it had just happened, on January 14, but it was really on the previous day, January 13.

Today we learned of the death on December 30, 2009, of our dear friend and colleague Barbara Caruso. Barbara’s life-long passion, rigour and commitment to her painting and drawing was a constant source of amazement and inspiration to me. [posted by Judith Sandiford]

Below is the obituary that will appear in the Brantford Expositor on Saturday.   “Barbara Caruso of Paris, Ontario died of cancer in Brantford General Hospital on December 30th, 2009 after a two and a half month illness. She was born in Kincardine, Ontario in 1937. Survived by Nelson Ball, her husband of 44 years, her sisters Joan Caruso and Rosemary Eckert of Toronto and by nieces and nephews, she was predeceased by her parents Tom and Rose Caruso and her sister Thomasina Merritt of Kincardine. Barbara Caruso was a visual artist who dedicated her life to painting, drawing and print making. She was a writer on art and the author of two volumes of memoirs. Barbara is missed by her family, friends in Paris, and by friends in the visual arts and writing communities across Canada and abroad. Cremation has taken place. Memorial donations may be made to a charity of your choice through the Wm. Kipp Funeral Home, Paris (519) 442-3061 or www.wmkippfuneralhome.com”