The National Seniors Council's Roundtables on Social Isolation

Members of the National Seniors Council (NSC) met with seniors' organizations, service and health providers, as well as researchers and practitioners from across Canada, for a series of round tables assessing how social isolation affects seniors and explore ways to prevent and/or reduce social isolation of seniors in Canada.

Moncton - February 4, 2014

Photograph 1 - Moncton: Description immediately follows — Lisa Smith and Sherry Gionet, Members of the National Seniors Council

Photograph 2 - Moncton: Description immediately follows — Sherry Gionet and Hubert McGrath, Members of the National Seniors Council

Photograph 3 - Moncton: Description immediately follows — National Seniors Council members and other participants engage in discussions on the NSC's 2013-2014 priority "to assess how social isolation affects seniors and explore ways to prevent and/or reduce social isolation of seniors in Canada".

Photograph 4 - Moncton: Description immediately follows — 1^st row (from left to right): Anne-Marie Gammon, Janet MacDuff, Lisa Smith, Sherry Gionet, Hubert McGrath, Louise Gilbert, Wanda Hayes

2^nd row (from left to right): Greg McKim, Jean-Luc Bélanger, Jay Poirier, Janice Keefe, Nelson Vessey, Pat Goobie, Anthony Ratliffe, Emilia Giboi, Percy Hungtington

Vancouver - March 3, 2014

Photograph 1 - Vancouver: Description immediately follows — Dr. Andrew Wister, Informal Leader, National Seniors Council

Photograph 2 - Vancouver: Description immediately follows — National Seniors Council members and other participants engage in discussions on the NSC's 2013-2014 priority "to assess how social isolation affects seniors and explore ways to prevent and/or reduce social isolation of seniors in Canada".

Photograph 3 - Vancouver: Description immediately follows — 1^st row (from left to right): Elizabeth Zinder de Jesus, Grace Kwok, Susan Tatoosh, Alexandra Henriques, Christine Stardom, Martha Jane Lewis, Joan Wright, Barb Mikulec, Christine Sotteau

2^nd row (from left to right): Beverley Pitman, Kara-Leigh Bloch, Janine Hunka, Andrew Wister, Heather Campbell, Eddy Elmer, Carol Dickson, Saleem Spindari

Whitehorse - March 5, 2014

Photograph 1 - Whitehorse: Description immediately follows — Dr. Andrew Wister, Informal Leader and Leonie Napa Duffy, Member, National Seniors Council

Photograph 2 - Whitehorse: Description immediately follows — 1^st row (from left to right): Lucy McGinty, Leonie Napa Duffy, June Raymond, Dorothy Drummond

2^nd row (from left to right): Dalelyne Secord, Patrica Brennan, Lillian Nakamura Maguire, Krista Mroz, Meghan Fraser, Connie Dublenko

3^rd row (from left to right): Hailey Hechtman, Andrew Wister, Bob Magill, Gail McKechnie, Lisa Rawlings Bird, NB Spence Hill

National Roundtable – Gatineau - July 16, 2014

Photograph 1 - Gatineau: Description immediately follows — The Minister of State (Seniors), the Honorable Alice Wong

Photograph 2 - Gatineau: Description immediately follows — Dr. Andrew Wister, Chair, National Seniors Council

Photograph 3 - Gatineau: Description immediately follows — National Seniors Council members are meeting with academics, experts and national level leaders to validate the information gathered throughout the consultations relating to NSC's 2013 2014 priority "to assess how social isolation affects seniors and explore ways to prevent and/or reduce social isolation of seniors in Canada".

Photograph 4 - Gatineau: Description immediately follows — 1^st row (from left to right): Lisa Smith, Marie Beaulieu, Caroline Sauriol, The Honorable Alice Wong, Patricia Clark, Céline Romanin, Norah Keeting

2^nd row (from left to right): Hubert McGrath, T8aminik (Dominique) Rankin, Sherry Gionet, Vera Pawis-Tabobondung, Andrew Wister, Kathy Paddock, Lynn McDonald, Elizabeth Birchall, Carole Gagnon, Shanthi Johnson, Lori Cooper, Fred Phelps, Stephen Bent

Photograph 5 - Gatineau: Description immediately follows — The Honourable Alice Wong, Minister of State (Seniors) and Dr. Andrew Wister, Chair, National Seniors Council

Photograph 6 - Gatineau: Description immediately follows — The Honourable Alice Wong with members of the National Seniors Council (Hubert McGrath, Lisa Smith, Sherry Gionet, Andrew Wister, Marie Beaulieu and Shanthi Johnson)

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