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Items from the Quarterly Publication
Canadian Pensioners Concerned
Ontario Division
June 2011. Volume 37, Issue 2
Regular issues of CPC Viewpoint are published
March, June, September, and December.
Editor: Dorothy Archer
Layout: Margaret (Peggy) Gunhouse
Editorial Board: The Executive
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Articles and AGM Reports Archives
WHERE HAS ALL THE MONEY GONE
Are you on pension now? Do you think your pension is safe? Will your children and grand-children have good jobs and a good pension like you have?.. ......
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WOODWORTH AWARD. 2011 Recipient MICHAEL SHAPCOTT
It is an honour to introduce Michael Shapcott as the 2011 recipient of the annual Jean Woodsworth Award. Michael is Director, Affordable Housing and Social Interaction of the Wellesley Institute.
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PEER SUPPORT GROUPS
Since 1987, the Self-Help Resource Centre (SHRC) has been the primary resource for information about peer support (also known as self-help) and referrals to peer support groups across Ontario......
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SPEAKERS PROGRAM
Over the past eight years mental health and addictions issues have had government attention. A federal focus on mental health issues began in 2003 and in 2007 the Mental Health Commission of Canada was formed.........
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BOOK REVIEW
SEX WARS
By Marge Piercy 2005 HarperCollins, 2005
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ASK YOUR DOCTOR...
Free samples are a false economy. They are designed to get the patient and the doctor hooked on the newest, most expensive drugs. Does your doctor agree? If not, you should consider changing doctors.
REGULATIONS FOR RETIREMENT HOMES
....is the Response to the Proposed Initial Draft Regulations made under the Retirement Homes Act 2010 presented by CPC (Ontario Division) to the Retirement Homes Project of the Ontario Senior Secretariat April 8, 2011....
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PARKINSON'S DISEASE
Parkinson's is a neurodegenerative disease which occurs when the cells that produce dopamine, a chemical that carries signals between nerves in the brain, die. Symptoms of Parkinson's are tremors, slowness and stiffness, balance problems and/or rigidity of the muscles. .........
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THE GLORIFICATION OF WAR
Included in the May 2007 issue of The CCPA Monitor was an article by Linda McQuaig entitled Harper government funds and glorifies war instead of just society. After reading this article, I started to think about the glorification of war throughout history. I wondered what material the internet had on this subject..........
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PURPOSE OF EDUCATION
"In addition to helping students understand concepts, a teacher should help students learn the skills and attitudes required for logical evaluation for deciding whether a theory should be accepted, rejected, or viewed with an intermediate level of confidence."¹ This process of using logic is called critical thinking...........
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CRIME PREVENTION TIPS
In your home, On the Street..........
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LEVELLING THE PLAYING FIELD
The following was written by a 98-year-old woman to her bank. The bank manager thought it amusing enough to have it published in The Times...........
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BOARD HIGHLIGHTS
Briefs and Presentations: AGM, Board of Directors, Message from the President, Treasurer's Report, Health Committee Report, Economic Concerns Report, Housing Committee Report, Report from the Editor, Metro Chapter Report, .........
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We Get Letters
- Wes Ashwin in Saskatoon sent his appreciation for the article on ageism and noted some challenges he had met. He also expressed his interest in the article on Sleeping Children Around the World.
- Floyd Sweet, past-president of the Alberta Council on Aging, phoned to say he thought the article on ageism was excellent and asked permission to reprint it in the Council's Newsletter.
- A reader from Ottawa phoned to ask permission to reprint the article on ageing.
- Naomi Norquay, Toronto, wrote to say how much she enjoyed Viewpoint.
- Harry Yesayan, Toronto enjoyed the March issue of Viewpoint and decided to join CPC.
[Ed. note] Permission to reprint articles is granted provided CPC is given credit.
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