December 2011 Archive Posts

Are you or do you provide care for a senior with a chronic health condition?

December 21, 2011

We want to hear about your experiences using and moving between the many different parts of Ontario's healthcare ...

Grandmothers to Grandmothers: A Canadian Phenomenon

December 20, 2011

Playmates, caregivers, confidants to their grandchildren and overall go-to help for their children – these are ...

Vancouver Sun Run April 15, 2012

December 20, 2011

Enjoy those butter tarts!  Don't worry about all those Xmas calories but...it is not too early to think about ...

BC Project for Accessible Transportation Keeps Seniors in their Homes Longer

December 20, 2011

The Community Action for Seniors’ Independence (CASI) project is a partnership between the Seniors’ Healthy ...

Tories end forced retirement, decades of ‘age discrimination’

December 20, 2011

This article was published in the National December 18th 2011.  To see this story and to read related stories on the ...

Need to Know: CPP Changes in 2012

December 20, 2011

December 20, 2011 – In May of 2009, the federal government announced a number of changes to the CPP meant to enhance ...

PRPPs are no panacea

December 20, 2011

This article was published by Financial Post November 26th 2011.  To see this story and to read related stories on ...

Monica Townson: Finance Ministers bungled pension reform when they chose PRPPs over Big CPP

December 20, 2011

This article was published by the Financial Post on  December 6th 2011.  To see this story and to read related ...

Leading the Way to Retirement Security and Ageing at Home: CARP Recommendations to British Columbia

December 20, 2011

In November 2011 CARP published a new set of recommendations in a submission to the government of British Columbia.  ...

Ask the Doctor: Doors are closing on pain sufferers

December 20, 2011

December 20, 2011 - Readers of my column will know that I have been addressing a great number of topics concerning ...