Health and Safety report: 2025-05
Submitted by Georgia Blondon, Chair
Council on aging luncheon
I attended the annual luncheon for the Council on Aging, Adrienne Clarkson (former Governor General) was the guest speaker.
At age 86, Ms. Clarkson gave a lively & thoughtful perspective on aging. A couple of quotes; ‘old age is a second career ‘. ‘The world would be better if everyone was aware of their mortality’
Meeting with Seniors’ Health Innovation Hub (SHIH)
On May 5th I met with Margaret Tansey & Pat Eakins, members of the steering committee for SHIH. Their team is doing much needed work to assist older adults in the capital ward.
On June 18, SHIH will be cohosting a presentation with Councillor Menard’s office entitled, ‘Finding solutions for primary care for older adults’.
You can find updates from SHIH online at SeniorsHealthInnovationHub.com.
SHIH also recommended a new website, AccessCSS.ca to access all the available support services in Eastern Ontario.
Community Police Liaison report
Constable James Kennedy provided a summary regarding safety incidents in our area. Seems to be quite significant unfortunately.
- April 9 – Assault (Main and Springhurst)
- April 12 – Break and Enter (Hwy 417 and Lees)
- April 13 – Mischief (Hwy 417 and Lees), Break and Enter (Hwy 417 and Lees)
- April 14 – Theft $5,000 and under (Main and Springhurst)
- April 16 – Theft of Motor vehicle (Main and Springhurst)
- April 20 – Theft $5,000 and under (417 and Transitway), Uttering Thefts (417 and Transitway)
- April 21 – Mischief (Brunswick Street and Evelyn Avenue)
- April 22 – Assault (Echo Drive and Mount Pleasant Avenue), Break and Enter (Hwy 417 and Lees), Assault (Lees Avenue)
- April 23 – Theft $5,000 and under (417 and Transitway)
- April 24 – Mischief (Lees Avenue and Rosemere Avenue)
- April 29 – Mischief (Brunswick Street and Evelyn Avenue), Theft $5,000 and under (417 at Transitway)