Editor’s Picks
Editor’s Picks are links to external stories that may be of interest to CARP members, and are chosen by the CARP editorial team.
What Members Are Saying
“My husband and I lived and worked in Calgary for over 30 years and became CARP members 15+ years ago. We have always been impressed with what CARP has to offer including advocacy on behalf of seniors, several benefits such as the Auto & Home Insurance, an excellent magazine – both before and after it became Zoomer, with so many … Read more
Now was the best time to act on CPP-Enhancement – Political landscape may change by June
CPP Enhancement is still on the table. That’s the good news. CARP members will be disappointed that the Finance ministers did not agree on increasing the CPP but can take some comfort that they will discuss it further in June. However, likely provincial elections this Spring could shift the political landscape by the time they meet again. This was a … Read more
Emerging Artist… at 87
An Ageless Artist’s story, as told by her daughter, Suzanne Rohn. Katalin Rohn was born in Budapest, Hungary 29th of June/1925 first child of a loving couple Erno a lawyer and Sarolta a school teacher. Four years later came sister, Olga. They were not rich but loved and taught their two daughters the appreciation of art and nature. They had … Read more
Zoomer Week in Review
Your weekly round-up of all things Zoomer, worldwide, with your host, Libby Znaimer. ZWIR is the only show if it’s kind in Canada and regularly features CARP’s important work. AM740 is “ZoomerRadio” in the Greater Toronto Area and can be tuned-in, online, anytime, for great music, news and information for Zoomers. May 12, 2013: It’s shocking that in 2013, religious … Read more
Don’t discriminate against aging drivers
Research shows seniors get a bad rap By Tom Carney, North Shore News June 24, 2012 LOOKING to fire up the conversation around the barbecue this summer? Try talking with your friends about senior drivers. Drivers who are 80 and above are the fastest growing segment of the driving population. There are currently approximately three million senior drivers in Canada … Read more
Seniors are safe drivers, editorial says
April 02, 2012 Toronto Star by Moira Welsh Senior drivers are getting a bad rap and are much safer on the road than many experts believe, says a commentary published by the Canadian Medical Association Journal. The commentary, released Monday, takes aim at “misleading” statements by other experts. The author, Ezra Hauer, said seniors have more fatal and serious injury … Read more
Join CARP’s Fight to Protect Seniors
Join for as low as $14.95. Click here. CARP is a national, non-partisan, non-profit organization committed to a ‘New Vision of Aging for Canada’ promoting social change that will bring financial security, equitable access to health care and freedom from discrimination. Our mandate is to promote and protect the interests, rights and quality of life for Canadians as we age. … Read more
No Health Accord – now what?
- CARP proposes an Alternate Vision- Get to Work on Pharmacare, National Home Care and Age-Friendly Health Care Just because the provincial premiers did not get the year long fight they were girding up for doesn’t mean that the health care system will collapse nor that it is fine as it is. The federal government dropped the so-called bombshell just … Read more
Technology & Safety for Zoomers in Volvo S60 T6
Many moons ago, when I was in college, auditing an architecture and design course, we learned about a high-end chair designed by the husband and wife team of Charles and Ray Eames for the Herman Miller furniture company in 1956. It was over 20 years before I had a chance to sit in an original Eames Chair, and it was … Read more
Candrive study tracks senior drivers to help determine who should be on road
Nelson Wyatt- Canadian Press Originally printed in Winnipeg Free Press MONTREAL – So when, exactly, should elderly drivers hang up their car keys? Right now, there’s no national standard for evaluating them, something researchers at Candrive, a program drawing on scientists from 10 Canadian universities, hope to help fix. They’re currently working on developing a reliable way for doctors to … Read more
