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- June Callwood was a pioneering Canadian journalist who participated in the promotion of many causes, including child poverty, aboriginal rights, homelessness, free speech, racism, reproductive freedom, capital punishment and prison reform. She was involved in the organization and development of a number of assistance agencies in and around the city of Toronto, including Casey's, an AIDS hospice named in honor of her youngest child, who was killed by a drunk driver; Jessie's, for teen parents; Nellie's, for abused and homeless women; Maggie's, for prostitutes; and Digger House, for teenagers at risk, living on the streets and getting into trouble with the law. She was a Companion of the Order of Canada.
- IMDb mini biography by: Jane Margaret Laight
- SpouseTrent (Bill) Gardiner Frayne(May 13, 1944 - April 14, 2007) (her death, 4 children)
- Founder of Toronto's AIDS hospice, Casey House.
- She was awarded the C.M. (Member of the Order of Canada) on January 11, 1978, the O.C. (Officer of the Order of Canada) on December 23, 1985), and the C.C. Companion of the Order of Canada) on November 15, 2000 for her services and contributions to communications and charities in Canada.
- Founded "founding of Digger House, a youth hostel, Nellie's hostel for women, PEN Canada, the Canadian Civil Liberties Foundation, and Feminists Against Censorship. Founded "Casey House" after her son Casey Frayne was killed in a motorcycle accident in 1982 at the age of 20.
- In the late 1940s, she picked up her pilot's licence. She took up gliding in the early 1990s.
- Her career as a writer began when she was just 16, working as a junior reporter at the Brantford Expositor and earning just $7.50 per week.
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