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Waterloo’s 65 or government the need for while working with the our local agendas' onenlonly 14 citiesinCana- World Health Organ- older population grew sig- affordable rental Musing for region and other stakehold- Chief administrative oifi‘ da and 135 around the world ization as an age-friendly nificantly between 2006 and kmâ€"inoomeaenion. ers to combat some of the cer Tim Anderson said staff with the designation A city- city two years ago, there is 2011,irom 10.875 to 12.420. 0 Make more indoor and totgher issues, such as law would take the recommen- wide action plan to address still more work to be done About 13 per cent of the outdoor public toilets and income housing dations contained in the priorities and to improve the to make the city more city's total population wasfis seating opportunities "i think our strength report and apply them to age-friendliness ofthe city is accessible to seniors. or older in 2011 and there available. comes in identifying that future planning and design required by the WHO to The mayor’s advisory were 59,460 people in the 0 improve pedestrian low-hanging fruit, doing it work inWaterloo. maintain that designation. committee for age-friendly region 65 or older, up from crossings by including quickly and also doing the “We know we have to For more information on Waterioo provided an updat- 52,270 in 2006. By 2036 the countdown timers and long term planning,” said address these issues and we the city's age-friendly efforts, ed report to council last Ministry of Finance expects longercrossingtimes. Com Karen Scion-“Another can't look to others to do it visit their website. month and highlighted sev- nearly a quarter of Ontario's 0 Provide more improved key piece is identifying who for us,’ said Mayor Brenda wwwwaterlooca/en/living/ eral key findings. Among population to befiSorolder. bus shelters and improve our partners are and being Hailoran. Mimdlycityxap. them is the need for the dry “For communities snowclearing. to address the availability of throughout Ontario. the 0 Provide financial assis- age~friendly housing and to growing proportion of age- tance to seniors seeking to 77 ' .. . provide improved opportu» ing residents presents signif- start thelrown business. PM I;-7 g. nines for social participation icant opportunities as well 0 Provide seniors with the , . 1; “it? andengagement. asdiallenges'saysthecom- opportunity to train and 7 . . , » as?" “Mthin Waterloo. the star mittee’s final report to ooun- mentoryouth. ' ' ‘ A £5.5ij ,. tistics we collected under cil. Those opportunities “Alfording our older resi- k, , 1 7:7 ' score how the population include chances for seniors dents the opportunity to f ‘ , here is aging,” said John to become more civicaily network with (and) to learn . ~ 7‘ Lewis, associate professor at active and to donate their from younger generations. ' ‘ _ . ' the University of Waterloo's time and energy to local as well impart their experi- ‘ “school of planning who has projects. ence to younger genera- been doing extensive Challenges include mak- tions." Lewis said. 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