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Seniors/Elders News FeedMarch 20, 2007 - 4:18pm
The following articles are fed through PovNet from outside mainstream and independent news sites, advocacy organizations, non-profits and government sites with the keywords seniors, elders, pension, pensions. These stories are not moderated and do not necessarily reflect the views of PovNet. McGuinty Government Budget Enhances Quality of Life for FamiliesBudget Bill Provides Property Tax Relief for Low-Income Seniors and Makes Home Ownership More Affordable for First-Time Buyers TORONTO, May 15 - NEWS The McGuinty Government is helping Ontarians save money and improve their quality of life. The budget bill will: << - help first-time home buyers sav..... Assembly Halts Bills With Analysis by Union-Paid ActuaryJohathan Schwartz prepared fiscal notes on hundreds of union-backed bills involving New York City pensions in recent years, but his financial relationship with the unions was not disclosed. British Columbia is celebrating its 150th birthday.If you are of First Nation's ancestry, share your family's journey
over the last 150 years. Did your family travel or stay in one area?
What types of traditions and legends, wisdom from family elders or
languages still spoken have been passed down through this time? Study on Native Drug Users Brings Elder to Tearsby MARK HUME - Globe and Mail A new public health study that looked at more than 500 young aboriginal drug users in two British Columbia cities produced such shocking data that people wept openly when it was first presented to a panel of elders...[T]he problem of sexual abuse in native communities has its roots in the residential school system, which created a generation of victims who in turn found victims of their own. She said it has created a cycle of abuse that is destroying young lives through violence, suicides and substance abuse. Pensioners look for end to frozen benefitsPublic sector pensioners in Newfoundland and Labrador have launched a new campaign for indexed pensions and better health benefits. Study on native drug users brings elder to tears - Globe and Mail'No, no more. This has to stop,' panel member says about cycle of sexual and substance abuse among young aboriginals Artists to walk from Toronto to Vancouver in honour of lost Aboriginal childrenFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BC150 & First NationsIf you are of first nation's ancestry, share your family's
journey over the last 150 years. Did your family travel or stay in
one area? What types of traditions and legends, wisdom from family
elders or languages still spoken have been passed down through this
time? PROVINCE HELPS CREATE NEW SENIORS’ HOUSING ON HORNBYHORNBY ISLAND – A $95,000 grant from the Province’s Housing Endowment Fund has resulted in the opening of four new seniors’ housing units on Hornby Island. 60 Years of Palestinian Dispossession . . . No Reason to Celebrate "Israel at 60"!"Even after fifty years of living the Palestinian exile I still find myself astonished at the lengths to which official Israel and its supporters will go to suppress the fact that a half century has gone by without Israeli restitution, recognition, or acknowledgment of Palestinian human rights and without, as the facts undoubtedly show, connecting that suspension of rights to Israel's official policies. . . . the Palestinian Nakba is characterized as a semi-fictional event . . . caused by no one in particular." The creation of the state of Israel almost 60 years ago dispossessed and uprooted hundreds of thousands of Palestinians from their homes and lands. With their peaceful lives ruined, society fragmented, possessions pillaged and hope for freedom and nationhood dashed, Palestinian refugees held on to their dream of return, and Palestinians everywhere nourished their aspiration for freedom, dignified living, and becoming whole again. Pakistani Troops ‘pull out of Balochistan’ | BBC“Hundreds of nationalist activists have gone missing in the province amid allegations that they are being kept incommunicado by the security agencies … The [Pakistani] army killed a nationalist leader in 2006 … To contain the backlash from the killing, the government arrested a large number of political leaders and activists and charged them with serious offences, including treason.” This is new news to me, I was unaware that Pakistani troops were even in Balochistan. A brief primer on Balochistan shows that it is a region shared by three countries: Afghanistan, Iran, and Pakistan (just as a point of interest, Alexander the Great annexed the area in 326 BC, and it was briefly part of the Hellenistic civilization). Modern day Iran and Pakistan each have a province called Balochistan/Baluchestan. There have been secessionist rumblings (to put it lightly) in Balochistan ever since Pakistan’s formation, however, the province eventually joined the Pakistani-Federation under the usual assumptions, that it would have greater access to services and economic development as part of Pakistan than alone. Pakistani-Balochistan is strategically relevant in the context of the current stage of imperialism because of its border with Afghanistan and Iran, and its coastline along the Arabian Sea, and it is likely that any attack on Iran will require the logistical and territorial support of the Pakistani government. For those of us interested in contextualising the suspension of Pakistan’s constitution and judiciary over six-months ago, it would now appear that at least one more reason behind dismantling the rule of law in Pakistan was that it made it easier for the U.S.-allied-government-of-Pakistan to impose structural changes onto sensitive parts of the country (as evidenced by this posting on Leftnews in early January), thereby effectively clearing the ground of any potential opposition in advance of a future strike against Iran. It is absolutely shameful that western-media sources are (barely) reporting on these important events after the fact. It would appear they have learned very little from their grievous errors in the lead up to the imperial war on Iraq. Free detectors for seniorsIn the wake of two serious apartment fires just five days
apart, the City of North Vancouver is promoting an offer of free
smoke detectors and free installation for seniors. Ontario considering partial restrictions on older driversOntario Transportation Minister Jim Bradley is looking at limiting driving privileges for older motorists, instead of a total licence suspension when a doctor says they could be a danger on the road. Ontario considering partial restrictions on older driversOntario Transportation Minister Jim Bradley is looking at limiting driving privileges for older motorists, instead of a total licence suspension when a doctor says they could be a danger on the road. Seniors asked to double up as retirement home rebuiltFifty-one Chilliwack seniors will have to share small rooms
and send some of their possessions home with relatives for at least
a year while their retirement home is rebuilt. Inaccurate pensioner e-mail sparks controversyA public school division senior administrator should be sanctioned for distributing "crap" that denigrates refugees, says Manitoba Interfaith Immigration Council executive director Marty Dolin. Dolin said that an e-mail distributed recently on school division e-mail by Richard Bidzinski, the secretary-treasurer of Turtle River School Division, has been circulating for at least three years. Ministerial Statement - Aboriginal Women and Youth Continue to InspireLabrador and Aboriginal Affairs Driving and agingMost seniors are responsible motorists with solid driving records. But the passage of years dims vision, slows reaction time and increases the risk of dementia. That harsh reality of life means that, as time passes, an increasing number of people pose a risk behind the wheel. Free alarms for seniorsAs fire investigators try to determine the cause of an
apartment fire that killed three elderly women last week, North
Vancouver Mayor Darrell Mussatto says the city will install fire
alarms in seniors' residences at no cost. BC150 & First NationsIf you are of first nation's ancestry, share your family's
journey over the last 150 years. Did your family travel or stay in
one area? What types of traditions and legends, wisdom from family
elders or languages still spoken have been passed down through this
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