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Education & Advocacy Committee Opinion Editorials (also shared in the Hamilton Spectator)
Age-friendly Hamilton: Social Participation in the Time of COVID
(As published in the Hamilton Spectator, January 13, 2021) Laura Kerr One cannot overestimate the importance of social connections in our lives. Opportunities for social participation and connecting with others are critical for our physical, mental and emotional...
Serving City’s Aging Population Requires Changes
Social isolation among the most serious challenges facing older adults (Reported in the Hamilton Spectator, November 24, 2020) Jeanne Mayo As an older adult, I was interested in the recent trends that show changes in our community’s older adult population, and there...
Information Access is Vital for Older Adults
(As published in the Hamilton Spectator, November 18, 2020) Margaret Denton In order to learn about health and community services, housing options, transportation choices, recreation and leisure activities, or just about any other services or resources, one needs to...
Meeting the Transportation Needs of Older Adults
Hamilton Council on Aging and partners working on plan for an Age Friendly Community (As published in The Hamilton Spectator, September 25, 2020) Jeanne Mayo The Hamilton Council on Aging, along with its partners the City of Hamilton and the Seniors Advisory...
Older Hamiltonians forced to work longer due to lack of money
(As published in the Hamilton Spectator, August 13, 2020) Amelia SteinbringThe Hamilton Council on Aging and its partners the City of Hamilton and the SeniorsAdvisory Committee are in the process of renewing Hamilton’s Plan for an Age FriendlyCommunity 2014-2019. We...