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Items from the Quarterly Publication  Ontario Division May 2008 Vol 34, Issue 2. Regular issues of CPC Viewpoint are published February, May, September, and November. Editor: Dorothy Archer Layout: Margaret (Peggy) Gunhouse Editorial Board: Christine Mounsteven, Don Bellamy Sylvia Hall, Gerda Kaegi,Joan Berndt |
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M. NORQUAY WRITES MEMORIES OF ALBERTA Broad is the Way: Stories from Mayerthorpe, by Margaret Norquay has just been published by Wilfrid Laurier University Press as part of its Life Writing Series. Ms. Norquay recalls moving to Mayerthorpe in northern Alberta in 1949 shortly after her marriage. It is a collection of stories from a minister's wife, told with humour, compassion and affection. |
After a very bad winter, the warmth of summer will provide a welcome relief. However, too hot a summer can be a health hazard for seniors, particularly during heat waves. There are different definitions for what constitutes a heat wave, one of which is a temperature of five degrees Celsius over the normal maximum for several consecutive days.......
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WOODSWORTH AWARD 2008
Presented to Dr. Mark Nowaczynski......
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WHAT TO DO ABOUT THE POTENTIAL RECESSION
An editorial, Time for Debate on the Economy, in the January 26, 2008 Toronto Star reports that David Dodge, the outgoing Bank of Canada Governor, predicted "that the economy will not be hit by a recession, although growth this year will slow to 1.8 percent.".........
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INDEPENDENCE LOST TOO SOON
On the whole, almost all the seniors I know are a pretty tough lot. They have survived the Great Depression, World War 11, raising families, various ailments, great upheavals in their personal and business lives and they have not only survived, but thrived. Many are in their late eighties or early nineties. They are indomitable and independent......
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SENIORS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
The Second International Workshop on Seniors and Emergency Preparedness was held March 16 to 19 in Halifax. ........
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OHC ACTION PLAN
Following the Ontario Health Coalition (OHC) Conference November 2, 2007 (see Viewpoint November 2007, page 11), the OHC held a Health ACTION Assembly at St. Vladimir's Institute, Toronto on November 3rd ........
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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE HOUSING COMMITTEE
The Mandate of the Housing Committee states that, in agreement with the Mission Statement of CPC (Ontario Division), the Committee seeks to ensure the well-being of all Canadians by promoting housing policies, legislation and services that respond to their needs. ......
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MORE ANNUAL COMMITTEE REPORTS
Treasurer, Health and Environment, Economic Concerns, Membership, Research, Metro......
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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE EDITOR OF VIEWPOINT Four issues of Viewpoint were published in 2007. The objective to mail issues in the same month they were published was met. Only one new column, Commentary. was introduced: Here contributors may write about topics of concern or interest to them. The column Youth Forum has lapsed but maybe this is only temporary. A call for film reviews hasn't met with any results but the offer is still open. The friendly letters received about CPC and Viewpoint were appreciated as well as contributions of articles. It is always a pleasure to read them, please continue sending them. My thanks to the Editorial Board, Margaret (Peggy) Gunhouse, and the mailing committee of the Metro Chapter. To those who contribute and to those who read the issues, my appreciation. Dorothy Archer Editor, ViewpointWE GET LETTERS … [Ed. note] Apologies to Ms. Lynam for misspelling her name in the February 2008 issue. LUCENTIS NOW COVERED BY PROVINCIAL DRUG PLAN The Ministry of Health and Long Term Care announced March 13th that it will now fund Lucentis under its public drug programs. It is an important drug which works to maintain and improve vision affected by wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD). AMD is the leading cause of blindness in Canada and approximately 10,000 patients are treated for it annually in Ontario Excerpted from The Yukon Senior, March 2007 |