Newsletter Issue 9 – June 2006

	Cape Chin North Road Fund Raiser!
Pottery by Ben, Fox Hollow Farm, Aromatica and Cape Chin Connection Country Inn has organized its 3rd annual event to raise money for worthwhile community organizations. This year, Bruce Peninsual Seniors Connect is fortunate to be chosen as one of the recipients of the proceeds. Wednesday June 14th 2006 your day at Cape Chin North includes: Aromatica massage Guided hike to Devil’s monument Pottery by Ben demonstration Training and riding demo at Fox Hollow Farm Dinner at Cape Chin Connection Country Inn You can do all of the above, or do each individually! If you would prefer to have a relaxing massage, or go for a hike, or visit Pottery by Ben, or Fox Hollow Farm or have a delicious dinner at Cape Chin Connection Country Inn, each event can be completed separately. Contact the following numbers for further information:
Cape Chin Country Inn 519-795-7525 Pottery By Ben 519-795-7510	Aromatica 519-795-7259 Fox Hollow Farm 519-592-5814
Please come out and support Seniors Connect!
Also, 30 September 2006, Cape Chin North will have a Fund Raiser for the Youth by having a BBQ and a good old fashioned barn dance.

Bruce Peninsula Seniors Connect

Mondays
Happy Hands: 10:00 - 1:00
Rug Hooking, Knitting, Crochet.

All Welcome.

Wednesdays
Coffee Connection: 10:00 - 11:30
Come and join us for a morning of communicative conversation.
All Seniors Welcome.

June is...
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June 18

June 21 – Share in the Celebration!

June is also Seniors’ Month, an opportunity for all of us to recognize and value the contributions made by seniors every day in our community.

Seniors’ Month is an annual celebratory tradition in which the contributions of seniors are acknowledged and honoured throughout the province.

Seniors account for approximately 13% of Ontario’s current population.

Thank you for your contribution!!

June is Stroke Awareness Month.

Calling all Seniors
& Agencies!

The Bruce Peninsula Seniors Connect, a not for profit incorporated organization, is holding two forums; one on June 6th for Agencies, which is being held at the Ross Whicher Center in the library and planning building in Wiarton from 1:00 – 3:00 and the second forum is for Seniors which will be held on Wednesday June 7, 2006 at the North Bruce Peninsula Municipal offices from 11:00 – 3:00.

Your input and concerns are necessary in order to help us shape our future direction.

Some of the objectives of BP Seniors Connect are “to relieve loneliness and isolation, to improve their mobility and fitness by establishing, operating and maintaining a senior citizens centre to provide recreation, education, cultural activities” as well as other programs for seniors.

This forum will provide the opportunity to identify and assist us in setting the priorities that Seniors Connect will undertake in the next 3 – 5 years.

Lunch will be served and door prizes awarded for the presentation on June 7th.

Please RSVP to Kristyne at 793-3781. If you forget to call ahead, please come anyway as it is important to hear from as many people as possible.

May 3, 2006
MCGUINTY GOVERNMENT PROTECTING ONTARIO’S SENIORS

New Funding Enhances Community Services, Helps Combat Elder Abuse

TORONTO — The Ontario government is providing $459,000 in new funding to combat elder abuse, Minister Responsible for Seniors Jim Bradley announced today.

“We’re on the side of seniors, and we’re giving them the supports they need to live in safety and with dignity,” said Bradley.

Sixty-one organizations across the province have received one-time grants of $3,000 or $15,000 which they may choose to use for public education or other elder abuse prevention strategies.

According to experts in the field, elder abuse has many forms, the most common of which is financial abuse, and can take place in the home, in a residential setting or in the community. Abusers may be family members, friends, staff, or other individuals in positions of trust or authority.

The Ontario Seniors’ Secretariat, the Ontario Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse, and the Ministry of the Attorney General have joined forces with communities across the province to implement the province’s $4.3 million, five-year, strategy to combat elder abuse.

“Elder abuse has no place in Ontario,” stated Bradley. “We will not tolerate the abuse of our seniors who continue to contribute so much to their families, communities and province.”

Other McGuinty government initiatives for seniors include:

Enriching property and sales tax credits for seniors by 25 per cent, from $500 to $625 per senior.
Investing a record $1.4 billion a year in home care, while expanding home care to about 45,100 Ontarians.
Making mandatory retirement illegal as of December 2006.
Building a Veterans’ Memorial at Queen’s Park.
Extending the rate freeze on basic accommodations in long-term care homes.