Ottawa Council on Aging Spring Luncheon
An Accessible, Inclusive Ottawa: What It Should Mean for Ottawa’s Older Adults The Ottawa Council on Aging is holding their annual Spring Luncheon on April 25th with guest speaker Andre…
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Musical Connections
Joyful Sound Ottawa (JSO) is a community choir for people with memory loss, their caregivers, and their family and friends. In-person rehearsals: February 15-May 10, 2023 Where: St. Stephen’s Anglican…
Council on Aging
The Council on Aging (COA) serves as a leading community voice for Ottawa’s seniors in both official languages. They offer a variety of resources and programs to help keep seniors’…
Snow Moles Promote Safe Winter Walking in 2023
I appreciate the work that the Council on Aging of Ottawa has done to represent the concerns of seniors. We need to make winter walking safer. Register to join…
Holiday Giving Tree
Community spirit supporting seniors This week I had the privilege of joining members from The Olde Forge Community Centre, and the Woodpark, Whitehaven and Carlingwood Community Associations to drop off…
A holiday message from the team at OPH
Wishing everyone a safe, healthy and happy holiday! Incoming Storm A major storm is happening, and Ottawa Public Health wants you to stay safe. Power failures can result in foodborne…
Smart Aging Program
Have you heard about the Smart Agers? They are smart, engaged, and prepared to face future challenges and opportunities that are part of the aging process. And they’ve been having…
Seniors’ safety and crime prevention
The Ottawa Police works closely with members of Ottawa to ensure security and safety. In particular, seniors have expressed concerns about being prepared or knowing what to do in certain…
Local writer donates book sales to CNIB
Reflections & Recollections I had the pleasure of attending Claire Paulin’s book launch at Ron Kolbus Lakeside Centre last week. Claire wrote an autobiography entitled, More than a Bump in the…
‘Grandparent’ scam preys on your emotional factor to de-fraud you
Message from Ottawa Police Services January 21, 2022 The Ottawa Police Service is advising residents a ‘grandparent’ scam is active in Ottawa, and to be vigilant when receiving calls for…