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November 17, 2006

OUTSTANDING ONTARIO SENIORS TO BE RECOGNIZED BY THE PROVINCE

Life is a dance from one stage to the next for 83-year old former tap dancer Warna Timlock. Here she is delighting The Honourable James A. Bartleman, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario (right) and Jim Bradley, the Minister Responsible for Seniors (left) as she accepts her 2006 Senior Achievement Award.

TORONTO – Twenty-one outstanding older Ontarians will be presented with Ontario Senior Achievement Awards next week for contributions made to their communities, Jim Bradley, Minister Responsible for Seniors announced today.

The Honourable James K. Bartleman, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, will present the awards at a Queen’s Park ceremony on Tuesday, November 21st in the Lieutenant Governor’s Suite. Bradley will read the citations for each award recipient. 

“With more people living longer and healthier lives, our society is being challenged to re-examine the role of seniors,” said Mr Bartleman. These award recipients are trailblazers, opening new frontiers and redefining what it means to be a senior, able and willing to contribute fully to society.”  
           
“The Ontario Senior Achievement Award is the highest award that the Ontario government has to recognize seniors for their community contributions,” said Bradley. “These active and involved award recipients are role models for Ontarians of all ages.”
 
The award recognizes seniors over the age of 65 who have made significant contributions to their communities through voluntary or professional activities in any field or endeavour.

The recipients of the 2006 Ontario Senior Achievement Awards are:

The McGuinty government is also supporting and recognizing seniors by:

• Making mandatory retirement illegal as of December 2006.
• The construction of a veterans’ memorial at Queen’s Park, unveiled in September 2006.

Expanding the seniors portal www.seniorsinfo.ca to 22 more communities across the province. The portal provides seniors, their families and service providers with easy access to information and services offered or funded by all three levels of government.

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Contacts:
David Oved, Minister’s Office, (416) 314-1400
Lily Pavlovic, Communications Branch, (416) 314-7725