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momma-Womzuia-s ’ 0 City takes the next steps to HOME & . 0"” ut e friend] lan in lace OFFICE S P 38 Y P _ P _ ,v ”a BUM IACKSON were representatives from making the City age-friendly ' ' Chronicle Staff domens of community groups goes a long way to eliminat- throughout Waterloo Region, ing that problem in society, 1 8 L BOTTL E , he City of Waterloo from affordable housing to “Ageism is one of the n has taken the next the local health integration extreme forms of elder .. .,._ mug nlsullw & 0 water steps in preserving its network abuse.” she said. “We're not . agesfriendly designation The city was awarded the all going to be vibrant until :gmmm for store credit from the World Health age-friendly city designation we're 110 (years old).‘ Age- , ~ 0 ' ' r n ' r' l " 'Nm'm'dmmm' “cw": - rganization. rom t e WHO2OI l and is riend y cities are ones that OFFER EXPIRES OCTOBER 31' 2013 Last Thursday. Mayor one ofonly 14 cities in Cana- promote safety and security \ ‘ Brenda Halloran hosted a da and 135 around the world for the elderly, and pursue Ln “( W \ C» . 1-. 1. ~ 5! 7, g,» 1. . r; . community engagement call with the designation. A city- efforts to encourage their \ ) l ( ’ ‘4 ' " "‘ ' 5' "'-~“‘ "“i to action at [other Village to wide action plan to address participation and life-long Hat-hut" Hum”: Ri-Storr- Nonhhoaa 0v . form committees that will priorities and to improve the learning. she said. ~. 5 1 9â€"747â€"2227 www.gwsltd.cu tackle a set of recommenda- age-friendliness of the city is One of the reasons Water- tions made by the mayor's required by the WHO to loo has been so successful in advisory committee {or age- maintain that designation. promoting age-friendly friendly Waterloo in it's a ; ideals is because of the “a? “7 report to council in lune. we ”9 talked! unique partnership between .1, ,. " “We're here to create a we’ve talked, we've community members. vol- ~ ‘ In task force for community - . - unteers. city stafl'and univer» E .r . " change." Halloran told the [afiked’ ”5 tame I0 sity experts, including John KRO ‘,_.' u R crowd of more than 50 peer 0 somet in Lewis, an associate professor p *‘ «A " ' I pie. “We've talked. we've ,- h ll ha g at the University of Water- L I F E SIP A '"Efi S talked. we've talked, it's time u 1’ a I I we loo's school of planning who ,7 *';{.~~ to do something with all that have created." has been doing extensive we have created.” M B daHall research as part of the com- I " “ ' ’V““ 4" ““' " u) ' The age-friendly initiative ‘ “Y” “’9 9"“ mittee. began four years ago. and 0" ‘mPle’VWNMSSg'f'VMW “fins city attracts the best DESIGN YOUR OWN SOFA, after many public informa- “WWW"‘W "0'“ and the most talented peo- tion consultation sessions in order to be granted pie." Lewis said. LOVESEAT on SECTIONAL and through research at the membership to the global According to Statistics . University of Waterloo, the network, a city is assessed on Canada. between 2006 and r a a .- V R advisory committee's work a number of measures 2011. Canada’s population _ an; ' a I Q! culminated with the report including transportation, aged as and over grew by 14 , 5 i a i . i 2% to council in lune. housing. social panicrpation. per cent. 4. i L; ' ‘ V. , ‘ " . That report highlighted community support and Locally. Waterloo's 65 or i ‘_ .- . eight priority recommenda~ health services. older population grew signif- . 7,; ~ - . "m, L tions to make Waterloo an Committee chair Arlene icantly between 2006 and ‘ " ' . age»friendly city, four of Groh said she spoke with 2011. from 10,875 to 12.420. ,. . which were tackled last WHO representatives at a About 13 per cent of the week: adequate housing conference earlier this year city's total population was 65 opportunities for elderly citi- and outlined the city's plan or older in 2011 and there ‘_ zens. health and community for continuing to make the were 59,460 people in the . ‘ support services. respen and City age»friendly and was told region 65 or older. up from social lnt‘llhlnl) and the city is well on its way to 52.270 in 2006, By 2036 the increased sot ldl partit‘ipa maintaining it’s designation Ministry of Finance expects tion. (iroh, who works With Vii nearly a quaner of Ontario's _ Among those in [hr t rowri rims of elder abuse. said population tobe650r older. " m ’1‘ /’\.‘ i I I,/ I a). I \ ». . .( i r R“ ‘ L‘ x‘ b b. . r." 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