Seniors Workgroup Meeting
A Seniors Work Group met on February 13 in Moncton. Details will follow. From left to right: James Gallant, CARP Representative; Cecile Cassista, Executive Director of the Coalition for Seniors and Nursing Home Residents’ Rights; Hermance LeBlanc, President of the New Brunswick seniors Citizens Federation; Jean Luc-Bélanger, Executive Director of l’Association acadienne et francophone… Continue/Continuer…
Premier Announces Panel On Seniors
Office of the Premier – 01 February 2012 FREDERICTON (CNB) – Premier David Alward announced today the establishment of a panel designed to help prepare for the challenges associated with the province’s aging population. The Premier’s Panel on Seniors… Living Healthy, Aging Well will develop a progressive Living Healthy, Aging Well Blueprint for Seniors… Continue/Continuer…
Social Issues: Critics dispute OAS changes
Times & Transcript (website) January 31, 2012 – 6:38 PM by cole hobson Local organizations for seniors are outraged about the Stephen Harper government’s upcoming changes to the public pension system, while one taxpayer advocate calls the move an “unfortunate necessary step” for the federal government. “I think the provincial government and the federal government… Continue/Continuer…
Federal Budget Roundtable Discussions
Moncton – January 25, 2012 President Hermance LeBlanc attends the Federal Budget rountable discussions that were held this morning in Moncton. From left to right: Louise Gilbert, Interim President of CARP Moncton Region; Robert Goguen, MP Moncton-Dieppe-Riverview; Flora Dell of the Mayor’s Seniors Advisory Council (City of Moncton); Alice Wong, Minister of State for Seniors;… Continue/Continuer…