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GASC Members pictured (back left to right): Karen Simpson, Laurel Reid, Graeme Ivory, Darrel O'Shaughnessy, Rick Gwalchmai, Eric Hanna (front left to right): Ralph Chown, Audrey Edwards, Pam Lemay, Sandra Elliot, Glenn Arthur, Robin Paquette, Eleanor Hotchkiss.
Missing: Dennis Harrington, Mandy Stinson, Angie Hienz, Geoff Patterson, Carolyn McGee, and Karen Deluca.
Missing: Dennis Harrington, Mandy Stinson, Angie Hienz, Geoff Patterson, Carolyn McGee, and Karen Deluca.
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 (June 2019)
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Citizen Members:
Darrel O’Shaughnessy (Chair) Vacant (Vice Chair) Sandra Elliott (Secretary) Ralph Chown Pam LeMay Eleanor Hotchkiss Arnprior Regional Health Members: Eric Hanna Angie Hienz Arnprior-Braeside- McNab Seniors At Home Program: Dennis Harrington Mandy Stinson Senior Active Living Centre: Glenn Arthur |
Town of Arnprior Representatives:
Graeme Ivory (Recreation) Rick Gwalchmai (Recreation) Kaila Zamojski (Town Clerk) Robin Paquette (Planning) Karen DeLuca (Library) Hospice Renfrew: Caroline McGee Township of McNab-Braeside: Geoff Patterson (Recreation) Arnprior and District Family Health Team: Karen Simpson The Dementia Society: Audrey Edwards Arnprior District High School Rep: Vacant |
Our Partners
GASC Resource Material
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GASC Records of Discussion
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