Proceedings of the Special Senate Committee on Aging
Second Session, Thirty-ninth Parliament, 2007-08
Chair: The Honourable SHARON CARSTAIRS, P.C.
Friday, May 9, 2008
Issue No. 7
Thirteenth and fourteenth meetings on:
Special study on aging
- Minutes of Proceedings
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings, May 9, 2008 - Morning meeting (131K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings, May 9, 2008 - Afternoon meeting (148K)
WITNESSES:
Friday, May 9, 2008
Regional Municipality of Niagara Community Services Department:
Carol Rudel, Manager, Seniors Community Programs;
Dominic Ventresca, Director of Seniors Services.
Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant Community Care Access Centre:
Tom Peirce, Senior Director, Strategic Planning and Integration.
Ontario Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse:
Maureen Etkin, Regional Consultant, Central West;
Gail MacKenzie-High, Chair, Niagara Elder Abuse Prevention Network.
Alzheimer's Society of Niagara Region:
Marge Dempsey, Acting Chief Executive Officer.
Ontario Home Care Association:
Susan D. VanderBent, Executive Director.
Hamilton Council on Aging:
Denise O'Connor, Executive Director;
Carolyn Rosenthal, Chair, Board of Directors.
Community Support Services of Niagara:
Wendy Walker, Executive Director;
Patricia Tooley, Program Manager;
Pat Frank, Chair, Board of Directors.
Niagara Health System:
Wendy Robb, Health Program Director, Port Colborne Site.
Older Women's Network:
Thelma McGillivray, Past Chair.
Canadian Pensioners Concerned Incorporated:
Christine Mounsteven, President, Ontario Division;
Sylvia Hall, Secretary/Treasurer, Ontario Division.
Rose City Seniors Activity Centre:
John Rose, Vice-Chair.
Welland Accessibility Advisory Committee:
Russ Findlay, Chair.
Senior Citizens Advisory Committee to the City of Welland:
Doug Rapelje, Representative.
Francophone Community Health Centre Hamilton/Niagara:
Marcel Castonguay, Director General.
Foyer Richelieu:
André Tremblay, Director General.
As an individual:
Gary Atamanyk.
Centre polyvalent des aînés francophones de Port Colborne:
Roland Méthot, Chair.
VON Canada:
Marlene Slepkov, Interim Branch Manager.
As an individual:
Ron Walker.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Sharon Carstairs, P.C., Chair
The Honourable Wilbert J. Keon, Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:
Chaput, Cools, Cordy, *Hervieux-Payette, P.C. (or Tardif), Keon, *LeBreton, P.C. (or Comeau), Mercer, Stratton
*Ex officio members
(Quorum 3)