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Colleen Green
Jun 3, 20211 min read
Brock Township announces Senior of the Year nominee
DAN CEARNS, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, for The Standard BROCK: The Township of Brock is nominating resident Bill Davis for the...
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Colleen Green
May 20, 20213 min read
The challenge is to maximize the good parts of getting older by Tina Y. Gerber
I will be the first to admit; I haven’t always practised healthy habits! If you’re like me, it’s never too late to improve your health. I...
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Colleen Green
Apr 1, 20212 min read
Reading is a fun and inexpensive hobby
Reading is a fun and inexpensive hobby by The Standard | Podcast 04/01/21 https://thestandardnewspaper.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Read...
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Colleen Green
Mar 18, 20212 min read
How do we embrace growing older by Tina Y. Gerber
Today, everything is changing, and aging is no exception. The threat of illness and financial insecurity stimulates us to be anxious. And...
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Colleen Green
Jan 21, 20212 min read
How to help aging adults adapt to technology
Children, adolescents and young adults likely cannot imagine a life without modern technology. Technology may have pervaded every part of...
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Colleen Green
Jan 21, 20212 min read
Uxbridge Recreation Announces New Senior’s Program
UXBRIDGE: The Township of Uxbridge, in collaboration with the Uxbridge Seniors Citizens Club, is excited to announce the Seniors’ Centre...
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Colleen Green
Dec 17, 20201 min read
Marion Lee wins the Paul Harris Fellow award
ERIN BRODERICK, Program Manager, Extendicare Kawartha Lakes and Lakeland Village Assisted Living KAWARTHA LAKES: Resident Marion Lee, who...
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Colleen Green
Nov 19, 20202 min read
Ontario selling surplus properties to build three new long-term care homes
MARK NESBITT, Ministry of Long-Term Care The Ontario government is taking the first step towards building three new long-term care homes...
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Colleen Green
Oct 18, 20192 min read
More Community Support for Seniors Across the Province – Oct 17, 2019
Ontario is committed to helping seniors stay healthy, safe, and socially connected within their own communities. Many seniors face...
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Colleen Green
Jul 18, 20192 min read
Port Perry Seniors Pickleball players score at the Canadian Nationals
LINDA LAKE – Special to The Standard DURHAM: The Canadian Pickleball Nationals were held in Kingston at the Invista Centre July 1st. It...
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Colleen Green
Jul 18, 20192 min read
Groundbreaking Ceremony for a Seniors’ Play Park in Fenelon Falls
Fenelon Falls: On Thursday morning, the Hon. Laurie Scott, MPP participated in a groundbreaking ceremony for Ontario’s first Seniors’...
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Colleen Green
Jul 18, 20192 min read
The ache of loneliness
Tina Y. Gerber In our fast-paced society, it’s easy to be lonely, whether you are 20, 40, 60, 80 or 100! The loneliness epidemic is...
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Colleen Green
Jul 18, 20192 min read
Feedback to support a new government-wide Seniors Strategy in Uxbridge
Peter Bethlenfalvy MPP Pickering-Uxbridge Uxbridge: On Saturday, June 6th, Member of Provincial Parliament for Pickering—Uxbridge, Peter...
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