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York University Researcher needs CARP members for study
This past December, Kara Hawkins stepped forward to receive a $2,500 award recognizing her as the highest-ranking applicant in Canada for a graduate scholarship in the field of aging. She accepted the Canadian Institutes of Health Research Institute of Aging Recognition Prize in Research in Aging at the annual conference of the Canadian Association on Gerontology in Montreal. The prize, … Read more
Gala T02 Chapter Launch – May 25th, 2011
Downtown Toronto Chapter Launch Event Guest Speaker: Moses Znaimer, CARP President Wednesday, May 25th, 2011 Isabel Bader Theatre, University of Toronto Campus 93 Charles St. West @ Museum Subway Stop Click for Map Doors Open 4:45 pm Event 5:15 pm – 7:45 pm Free Admission Public Welcome Refreshments Served Great Door Prizes (Including Day Pass to ideaCity Conference – $1500 … Read more
TO2 Hits Ground Running
60 is the new 40! 70, you’re just entering your best years! 50, you’re still wet behind the ears! 80′s? Show us how it’s done! We are looking for ALL OF YOU to help start up the newest CARP Chapter – TO2 (Downtown Toronto Chapter # 02). If you have some free-time to spare and want to be part of … Read more
What is Essential Tremor? (ET)
Also known as familial tremor, benign essential tremor or hereditary tremor, essential tremor (ET) is a progressive neurological condition that causes a rhythmic trembling of the hands, head, voice, legs or trunk. It is often confused with Parkinson’s disease and dystonia. Because of stereotypes and a lack of awareness, many people with ET never seek medical care though most would … Read more
How can we break through the barriers of ageism?
Public Forum Monday, January 10th, 2011 @ 7:30 p.m. Steve Paikin, anchor and senior editor of TVO current affairs program The Agenda with Steve Paikin will moderate our first forum on “Breaking Through The Barriers of Ageism” with a panel of distinguished guests. Steve Paikin is an author and has had the honour of moderating three election debates, the 2006 … Read more
Free Forum on Rheumatoid Arthritis in Toronto, Nov 25th
The Arthritis Society is pleased to host a free public forum. The Keynote speaker is Dr. Edward Keystone, Professor of Medicine, University of Toronto and Director of the Rebecca MacDonald Centre for Arthritis and Autoimmune Disease, Mount Sinai Hospital. This free public forum “The most exciting time ever in the history of the treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis” is being held … Read more
ZoomerShow 2010 – Free for CARP Members
Join us on Saturday October 30th and Sunday October 31st at the Direct Energy Centre in Toronto from 9am to 5pm; it’s everything for Zoomers from A to Z under one roof. As a Zoomer you have many reasons for wanting to attend this year’s show, just check out www.zoomershow.ca. It’s fun, it’s fabulous, and admission is FREE for you … Read more
2010 CARP Conference on Aging & Longevity
Billed as a ‘mini-ideaCity’, this one-day conference hosted by ZoomerMedia Ltd. founder Moses Znaimer presents some of the leading minds and practitioners in the fields of healthy aging, wellness, longevity and radical life extension. (All speakers are given a 17-minute time limit.) This information-packed day also includes music, live entertainment, breakfast service, conversation breaks, networking opportunities and a wine reception. … Read more
Alzheimer Toronto – Upcoming Events
Public Education Sessions Alzheimer’s at the Movies Forgetful not Forgotten, one family’s struggle with Alzheimer’s disease Join award-winning Montreal filmmaker Chris Wynn for the Toronto screening and discussion of his film Forgetful Not Forgotten. It is an intimate portrait of a family coping with the realities of early onset Alzheimer’s disease and chronicles the family’s journey to John’s final days. … Read more
The Wonders of Quantum Metaphysics
Dr. Ron Keast, Chair of CARP’s Advisory Board, will be at The World’s Biggest Bookstore signing his recently published book: Dancing in the Dark–The “Waltz in Wonder” of Quantum Metaphysics. Written for a general audience, the book examines the enticing and “spooky” scientific theories about the fundamental nature of reality that have been proposed by the revolutionary science of quantum … Read more



