What we do
- Advocate for initiatives set out in the Arnprior Age-Friendly Community Plan
- Provide awareness of services and opportunities available to seniors in the community
- Work to create an open, respectful and inclusive community that respects and engages seniors
- Regularly review and make alterations to the plan based on goal achievement and changes in the local environment
GASC Community Involvement:
- Invited to make a presentation to the Rotary Club of Arnprior in early July 2017 to introduce the GASC and advise of its mandate;
- Attended the Eastern Ontario Age-Friendly Engagement Workshop in June 2017 in Brockville;
- In 2018, initiated the "Community Anti-Ageism Program" bringing together seniors with local high school students who to record, share, and preserve Senior’s stories for generations to come; and
- Participating on the Seniors Active Living Centre Task Force to assist in an application to the Province for funding for a local Seniors Active Living Centre (SALC) in Arnprior. The SALC offers social, cultural, learning and recreational programs for seniors that promote health and well-being.
All Current Members (January 2022)
Citizen Members: Darrel O’Shaughnessy (Chair) Glenn Arthur (Vice Chair) Sandra Elliott (Secretary) Ralph Chown Pamela LeMay Eleanor Hotchkiss Paul Helm Karen Robertson Karen Bretzlaff Arnprior Regional Health Members: Leah Levesque, CEO Judy Cobus, Community Programs Arnprior-Braeside- McNab Seniors At Home Program: Dennis Harrington, Exec Director Mandy Stinson, Admin Senior Active Living Centre: Dana McCabe Galilee Centre: Magan Postin, Exec Director |
Town of Arnprior Representatives:
Graeme Ivory (Recreation) Kaila Zamojski (Deputy Clerk) Hospice Renfrew: Marjorie Joly, Exec Director Township of McNab-Braeside: Janyne Fraser, Recreation Programmer Andrea Lamontagne - Recreation Director Arnprior and District Family Health Team: Karen Simpson Dementia Society Ottawa and Renfrew County: Dean Henderson Arnprior District High School Rep: Vacant Arnprior Ministerial Group: Vacant Islandview Retirement - Sienna Living: Tracey Foster, General Manager Lynn Russett, Retirement Counselor The Villa (Revera Living): Brittany Harris, Sales Consultant |
Our Partners
GASC Resource Material
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GASC Records of Discussion
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