- 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.
- Her activism started in the 1960s and her career as a writer also spanned decades.
- The death of her son Casey in 1982, caused by a drunk driver, sparked the anger that led to the foundation of MADD Canada in 1990 by her neighbor John Bates (Toronto, 21 May 1927-10 November 2017 Toronto).
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