Report of the National Seniors Council on Volunteering Among Seniors and Positive and Active Aging
Annex C: List of Participants at Regional Roundtables
Thunder Bay, Ontario (May 15, 2009)
Participants
- Allan Buchan, Director of Corporate & Community Affairs
Hagi Community Services for Independence
- Beverley Carter, Senior Volunteer
- Bernice Dubec, Executive Director
Anishnawbe Mushkiki Thunder Bay Aboriginal Community Health Centre
- Rebecca Johnson, Chair
Age-Friendly Thunder Bay, City of Thunder Bay
- Nancy Jokinen
Centre for Education and Research on Aging and Health
- Catherine Peterson
Thunder Bay 55 Plus Centre
- Liz Poulin
Lakehead Social Planning Council
- Dorothy Roberts
Canadian Association of Retired Persons
- Amanda Ross, Program Manager
Volunteer Thunder Bay
- Debbie Sault, Mental Health Coordinator
Ontario Native Women's Association
- Kathy Spence, Care Worker
Thunder Bay Indian Friendship Centre
- Lee Stones, Regional Consultant for Ontario Strategy to Combat Elder Abuse
Lakehead University
- Elaine Wiersma, Assistant Professor in the Master of Public Health Program
Lakehead University
- Joan Williams, Volunteer
Hospice Northwest
- Virginia Wolnairski, Senior Volunteer
National Seniors Council Representatives
- Patricia Humenny
- Marilyn Loveless
- Jean-Guy Soulière
- Beverley Weeks
Summerside, Prince Edward Island (May 20, 2009)
Participants
- Jean-Claude Cormier, Program Director
Go Ahead Seniors Inc.
- Joan Denny, Social Development Officer
Membertou First Nation, Nova Scotia
- Winnie Fraser Mackay, President
Canadian Pensioners Concerned
- Kelly Heisz, Executive Director
Seniors Resource Centre of Newfoundland and Labrador
- Don Holloway, President
Newfoundland Pensioners and Senior Citizens/50+ Federation
- Janice Keefe, Canada Research Chair in Aging and Caregiving Policy and Professor, Family Studies & Gerontology
Nova Scotia Centre on Aging, Mount Saint Vincent University
- Craig Mackie, Chapter Chair, PEI Branch
Canadian Association of Retired Persons
- Eileen Malone, Senior Volunteer
Moncton, New Brunswick
- Pat Malone
Atlantic Seniors Health Promotion Network
- Alma McDougall
Mi'kmaq Confederacy of Prince Edward Island
- Trudy Payne, Executive Director
Recreation Nova Scotia
- Penelope Rowe
Community Services Council, Newfoundland and Labrador
National Seniors Council Representatives
- Jean-Guy Soulière
- Joan Tufts
- Edward Wade
- Beverley Weeks
Government of Canada Representative
- The Honourable Gail Shea
Minister of Fisheries and Oceans
Winnipeg, Manitoba (May 22, 2009)
Participants
- Don Fletcher, Chairperson
Active Living Coalition for Older Adults in Manitoba
- Gerri Hewitt, Executive Director
St. James/Assiniboia 55 Plus Centre
- Lorraine Kroeker
Saskatoon Council on Aging
- Trish Macdonald, Coordinator
Centre on Aging, University of Manitoba
- Noreen Mian
Volunteer Manitoba
- Connie Newman, President
St. James/Assiniboia 55 Plus Centre
- Harry Paine, President
Manitoba Society of Seniors
- Marilyn Regiec, Executive Director
Gwen Secter Creative Living Centre
- Stacey Shule
Canadian Mental Health Association, Winnipeg Region
- Roslyn Silver, Volunteer
Rady Jewish Community Centre
- Vivian Stunden
National Association of Federal Retirees
- Marjorie Wood, Executive Director
Creative Retirement Manitoba
National Seniors Council Representatives
- Rémi Plourde
- Doo Ho Shin
- Jean-Guy Soulière
- Edward Wade
Government of Canada Representatives
- The Honourable Steven Fletcher
Minister of State (Democratic Reform)
- The Honourable Terry Stratton, Senator
- The Honourable Vic Toews
President of the Treasury Board
Provincial Government Representative (Observer)
- Patti Chiappetta, A/Executive Director
Manitoba Seniors and Healthy Aging Secretariat
Grimsby, Ontario (May 29, 2009)
Participants
- H. Edison Aitken
Senior Volunteer, Grimsby, Ontario
- Joanne Cartmer, Coordinator of Volunteers
Albright Manor
- Debbie Christie, Executive Director
Hamilton Council on Aging
- Margaret Denton, Director
Centre for Gerontology Studies, McMaster Centre for Gerontology
- Victor Hetmanczuk, Executive Director
Ukrainian Canadian Social Services (Toronto)
- Bernard Jordaan, Field Representative
United Senior Citizens of Ontario Inc.
- Margaret Maynard, Executive Director
Niagara West Employment and Learning Resource Centres
- Thelma McGillvray, President
Council of Women of Ontario
- Spencer Mulholland, Senior Volunteer
Hamilton, Ontario
- Willma Stortz, Chair, Niagara Branch
Canadian Association of Retired Persons
National Seniors Council Representatives
- Daphne Nahmiash
- Jean-Guy Soulière
Government of Canada Representative
- Dean Allison, Member of Parliament
Niagara West-Glanbrook, Ontario
Montreal, Quebec (June 5, 2009)
Participants
- Mychèle Amberg, Volunteer
- Raymonde Audet, Volunteer
Projet Changement
- Jacques Brosseau
Carrefour communautaire Montrose
- Élizabeth Daoust
Conseil régional des personnes âgées italo-canadiennes
- Henri Gervais, Secrétaire général
Forum des citoyens aînés de Montréal
- Jean-Claude Grondin, Président,
Fédération de l'âge d'or du Québec Réseau
- Pierre Riley
Fédération des centres d'action bénévole du Québec
- Mary Stark, Executive Director
Contactivity Centre
- Claire Tougas, Présidente, région Montréal-Laval
Regroupement interprofessionel des intervenants retraités des services de santé vieillissement
National Seniors Council Representatives
- Daphne Nahmiash
- Cécile Plourde
- Rémi Plourde
- Jean-Guy Soulière
Edmonton, Alberta (June 19, 2009)
Participants
- Anna Der, Executive Director
Seniors Assisted Transportation Society of Greater Edmonton
- Carole Cheung
Volunteer Edmonton
- Sarah Cleary
Tree of Peace Friendship Centre
- Monica Johnson, Program Assistant
Volunteer Centre of Camrose and District
- Grant Jones, Representative
City of Calgary Seniors Services
- Blake Lyons, President
Yellowknife Seniors' Society
- Luc Marmelic, Director
ElderNET Calgary
- Christine Poirier, Volunteer Coordinator
Seniors Association of Greater Edmonton
- Giri Puligandla, Executive Director
Alberta Caregivers Association
- Brenda Shewaga, Executive Director
Calder Seniors Drop In Society
- Karen Spencer
Edmonton Seniors Coordinating Council
- Jennifer Swindle
Department of Human Ecology Research on Aging, Policies and Practice, University of Alberta
- Brenda Wong, Seniors' Coordinator
City of Edmonton, Community Services Department
National Seniors Council Representatives
- Sandra Hirst
- Patricia Humenny
- Jean-Guy Soulière
- Joan Tufts
Provincial Government Representatives (Observers)
- The Honourable Bert Brown, Senator
- Amelia Martin, Research Analyst, Seniors Policy and Planning
Alberta Seniors and Community Supports
Sidney, British Columbia (June 26, 2009)
Participants
- Pat Bayes, Coordinator SMH Admin, Program and PR
Stand Up For Mental Health
- Susan Brice
Saanich Councillor
- David Cheperdak
Broadmead Care Society
- Lois Fraser, Volunteer
- Val Green, Executive Director
Volunteer Victoria
- Gloria Gutman
BC Network for Aging Research, Simon Fraser University
- David Hurford
BC Care Providers Association
- Don Knutson, Volunteer
- Isobel MacKenzie, Executive Director
Beacon Community Services
- Lori McLeod, Executive Director
Greater Victoria Eldercare Foundation
- Audrey Sampson
Saanich First Nations Adult Care Society
- Vi Sorenson, Executive Director
Seniors Outreach Services Society
- Barry Thomas
Canadian Association of Retired Persons - Victoria
- John Treleaven, Volunteer
Chamber of Commerce
National Seniors Council Representatives
- Marilyn Loveless
- Cécile Plourde
- Doo Ho Shin
- Jean-Guy Soulière
Provincial Government Representatives (Observers)
- The Honourable Richard Neufeld, Senator
- Lorna Hillman, Project Management Analyst, Seniors' Healthy Living Secretariat
Ministry of Healthy Living and Sport, Government of British Columbia
- Eve Millar, A/Project Management Analyst, Seniors' Healthy Living Secretariat
Ministry of Healthy Living and Sport, Government of British Columbia
Iqaluit, Nunavut (July 7–8, 2009)
Elders
- Ovide Alakanauak
- Mariano Aupillarjuk
- Joanasie Karpik
- Mary Kilaodluk
- Tommy Kilaodluk
- Annie Nattaq
- Akulliksiiq Nowdlak
- Enoapik Sagiaktook
- Mary Ann Taparti
Stakeholders
- Leonie Duffy, Volunteer
- Syd Glawson
Cambridge Bay Council
- Pamela Gross
Kitikmeot Inuit Association
- Peesee Pitsiulak-Stephens, Campus Director
Nunavut Arctic College
- Silvia Samsa
Qimaavik Women's Shelter
- Dorthy Tootoo
Pulaarvik Kalu Friendship Centre
National Seniors Council Representatives
- Daphne Nahmiash
- Reverend Canon Derwyn Shea
- Jean-Guy Soulière
- Edward Wade
Government of Canada Representatives
- The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq
Minister of Health
Territorial Government Representative (Observer)
- The Honourable Ann Meekitjuk Hanson,
Commissioner of Nunavut
