Foreveryoung_Toronto

EMERGENCY

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Toronto Emergency Medical Services .........................416-392-2000 Mississauga Fire / Emergency Services ......................905-615-3777 Fire Toronto Administration ...............................................416-338-9050 East Command (East York / Scarborough) ..................416-338-9250 North Command (North York) ....................................416-338-9150 South Command (Toron

Municipal Services

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Dial 911 for emergencies.

But, now, in Toronto and Mississauga there's a new 1-1 number for accessing non-emergency city services and information. It's 311.

In Toronto, 311 has replaced the former Access Toronto. Customer service representatives are available to assist 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Many former department phone numbers now auto- matically default to the 311 service.<

Toronto Services

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Animal Control lost pets, sick, injured or dead wild animals, urban wildlife ................................416-338-7297(PAWS)

Licensing .................................................... 416-338-7387(PETS)

Spay-Neuter Clinic ................................................. 416-338-6281 Lawn Care Tips ......................................................... 416-397-5296 Toronto Hydr

Mississauga Services

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Animal Services ........................................................ 905-896-5864 After-hours emergency ......................................... 905-615-3000 Licensing and wildlife ........................................... 905-515-3200 Hydro Mississauga .................................................... 905-273-9050 Library Services ........................................................

Advocacy Services

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Active Living Coalition for Older Adults (ALCOA) ............................................ 800-549-9799 Advocacy Centre for the Elderly................................. 416-598-2656 ANAVETS (Army, Navy, Air Force veterans) ............... 613-744-0222 ARCH Disability Law Centre ...................................... 416-482-8255 Association of Jewish Seniors .......................416-635-2860,

Crisis Services

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Non-judgmental, confidential telephone counselling and assistance for those in crisis, with referral to community services.
Distress Centres Ontario ............................................ 416-486-2242 Distress Centres of Toronto (office) ............................ 416-598-0166 Assaulted Women's Helpline ..................................... 416-863-0511 Barbara Schlifer Commemorative Cl

National/Provincial

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Concerned Friends of Ontario Citizens in Care Facilities .................................................... 416-489-0146 Ontario Association of Community Care Access Centres ..................................................... 416-750-1720 Ontario Association of Non-Profit Homes/ Services for Seniors (Woodbridge).......................... 905-851-8821 Ontario Association of Residents' Councils

Municipal

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Community Care Access Centres (from anywhere in the province locate help) ................310-CCAC Brampton ............................................................. 905-796-0040 Etobicoke/Mississauga .......................................... 905-855-9090 ................................................................................. 877-336-9090 Newmarket ..................................

Long-Term Care Facilities/Toronto

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Listed are municipally operated facilities. For private-sector resi- dences, contact the Community Care Access Centres.
Bendale Acres Scarborough ................................... 416-397-7000 Carefree Lodge North York ..................................... 416-397-1500 Castleview-Wychwood Towers Toronto .................... 416-392-5700 Cummer Lodge North York ........................

Long-Term Care Facilities/Peel

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Davis Centre (Bolton) ................................................ 905-857-0975 Malton Village (Mississauga) ..................................... 905-791-1179 Peel Manor (Brampton) ............................................ 905-453-4140 Sheridan Villa (Mississauga) ...................................... 905-791-8668 Tall Pines (Brampton) ............................................... 905-7

Long-Term-Care Facilities/York

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Keswick Day Centre ....................................905-895-3628 ext 3426 Maple Health Centre ................................................. 905-303-0133 ................................................................................. 866-967-5582 Newmarket Health Centre ......................................... 866-967-5582

Community Services

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Baycrest Seniors Support Services ............................ 416-785-2500 Lifeline .................................................................. 416-442-5547 Better Living Health and Community Services (formerly Don Mills Foundation for Seniors) ........... 416-447-7244 Bernard Betel Centre ................................................ 416-225-2112 Canadian Palliative Care Association ..

Grief and Bereavement

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Bereaved Families Ontario Toronto ................................................................. 416-440-0290 Durham ................................................................ 905-579-4293 ................................................................................. 800-387-4870 Peel...................................................................... 905-813-4337 York Region .......

Hospice Care

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Alliance Hospice ....................................................... 416-385-8885 Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association ............ 800-668-2785 Info Line ................................................................ 877-203-4636 Casey House Hospice ............................................... 416-962-7600 Circle of Care Visiting Volunteer Hospice Program ........................

Municipal Transportation

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Call A Service Inc (transportation service through Harmony House Centre for Seniors)...................... 416-752-8868 Mississauga Transit Customer Service ...................................... 905-615-INFO (4636)

CityLink (24 hr automated info) ................ 905-615-4BUS (4287) Toronto Island Ferry Schedule ................................... 416-392-8193 Permits/Maps ....................

Out of Town Travel

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Air Canada................................................................ 888-247-2262 CanJet Airlines .......................................................... 800-809-7777 Arrival/Departure Information ................................ 888-201-2289 Coach Canada .......................................................... 800-461-7661 GO Transit.....................................................

General

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407 ETR .................................................................. 888-407-0407 Border Information Service........................................ 204-983-3500 ................................................................................. 800-461-9999 Canadian Automobile Association Member Care Centre ............................................ 416-221-4300 ............................

Planning for retirement: Where will your retirement income come from?

authour@pressmart.com (authour) — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Jim Yih Retirement is supposed to be the best years of your life. But that really depends on how much income you will get in those years.

One of the biggest changes from work life to retired life is moving from a single paycheque system to a multiple paycheque system.
When you retire in Canada, you are likely to get many paycheques.
· Government Benefits: The foundation of retirement i

Financial Services

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Government Canada Revenue Agency Tax Info Line...................... 800-267-6999 Ontario Ministry of Revenue ...................................... 800-263-7965 Service Canada (OAS/Canada Pension) ..................... 800-277-9914 Other Bank of Canada ....................................................... 800-303-1282 Bureau of Pensions Advocates (Veterans Affairs)....... 877-228-2250 Canadian

Municipal

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Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC).............................................. 866-296-6722 Toronto Community Housing Corporation.

Tenant Line ......................................................... 416-981-5500 Toronto Housing Connections (co-ordinated access to all subsidized housing in the city .......................... 416-981-6111

General

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Abbeyfield Houses Society ....................................... 416-920-7483 Active Adult Lifestyle Communities .......adultlifestylecommunities.ca Access Apartments (for disabled) .............................. 416-780-1650 Advocacy Centre for Tenants (Ontario) ...................... 416-597-5855 ................................................................................. 866-245-4182 Bob

Take time to understand CPP retirement implications

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By Jim Yih The spotlight was on the Canada Pension Plan in June as finance ministers Alberta's excepted agreed to beef up the CPP as the best method to enhance Canada's retirement-income programs.

When the details will be hammered out some months down the road, it's likely that boomers still in the workforce will be paying more in premiums, while Canadian retirees will not see any reduction

Where the living is easy

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Retirees looking to get out of the city way out, that is and into a friendly community with plenty of recreation, natural scenery and social options might check out some of Ontario's northern communi- ties, like Manitoulin Island, Elliot Lake, Manitouwadge and Espanola.
These areas are looking to attract older residents with advantages like natural settings and housing more affordable than

Attractions

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Air Canada Centre Main ............................................ 416-815-5500 Events .................................................................. 416-870-8000 Sports events ........................................................ 416-872-5000 Allan Gardens ......................................................... 416-392-7288 CN Tower ......................................................

Arts/Heritage

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Art Gallery of Mississauga ......................................... 905-896-5088 Art Gallery of Ontario ................................................. 416-979-6648 Arts Etobicoke ........................................................... 416-622-8731 Bata Shoe Museum .................................................. 416-979-7799 Black Creek Pioneer Village ...................................

On Stage

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Buddies in Bad Times Theatre .................................. 416-975-8555 Canadian Opera Company Tickets .......................... 416-363-8231 Administration ...................................................... 416-363-6671 Canadian Stage Company ......................................... 416-368-3110 Dancap Productions ................................................. 416-644-3665 .......

Recreation

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Cycling Inquiries ....................................................... 416-392-7592 Bicycle Safety Hotline ............................................ 416-392-1311 Golf Courses: Bathurst Glen (York Region) .................................. 905-773-4334 BraeBen Golf Course (Mississauga) ........... 905-615-GOLF (4653)

Credit Valley (Mississauga) ................................... 905-275-2

Government Services

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Health Canada Info Line for Ontario .......................... 416-973-4389 Ontario Dental Association ........................................ 416-922-3900 Ontario Ministry of Health Information: General Questions (Service Ontario) ...................... 800-387-5559 Assistive Devices .................................................. 416-327-8804 .................................................

Municipal Services

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Ambulance Services (non-emergency) ...................... 416-638-7301 Toronto Health Connection for information/referral to public health programs/services and screening information ........................................... 416-338-7600 Toronto Public Health Dental Services ...................... 416-392-0907 Clinics offering free services to eligible seniors: North: North York Civic Centre..

Hospitals & Medical Centres

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Baycrest (Geriatric Care & Research) ........................ 416-785-2500 Bridgepoint Health ................................................... 416-461-8252 Credit Valley Hospital Mississauga .......................... 905-813-2200 Humber River Regional Hospital Church Street Site ................................................ 416-249-8111 Finch Street Site ..................................

Specialty Services

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ALS Society of Ontario GTA Region .......................................................... 866-611-8545 Alzheimer Society of Ontario ..................................... 416-967-5900 Durham ................................................................. 905-576-2567 Peel ...................................................................... 905-278-3667 Toronto ...............................

Beauty

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Canadian Society of Plastic Surgeons ....................... 514-843-5415 George Brown College Yorkville School of Makeup and Esthetics (low-cost facials by students during course terms) ...........416-415-5000 ext 4070 Leading Spas of Canada (Vancouver) ........................ 800-704-6393 ................................................................ leadingspasofcanada.com Massage.ca (massag

Future of cancer care finds a home in York with the opening of the Stronach Centre

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The future of cancer treatment in North America may have arrived in York Region with the opening in June of a world-class cancer cen- tre in Newmarket.

The Stronach Regional Cancer Centre, centerpiece of Southlake Regional Health Centre's cancer program serving more than 1.2 mil- lion York and south Simcoe County residents, features some of the most advanced radiation and chemotherapy equipment

ACTIVITIES

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PARKS CANADA DISCOVERY CENTRE Telling the stories of historic places and natural wonders.
Hamilton Waterfront Web: www.pc.gc.ca 905-526-0911 H.M.C.S HAIDA NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE OF CANADA Canada's Most Famous Warship - Hamilton Waterfront Web: www.pc.gc.ca 905-526-0911

HEALTHCARE SERVICES

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NURSE NEXT DOOR HOME HEALTH SERVICES “Locations throughout the GTA & Southern Ontario“ Personalized home health care programs allow you to receive as much or as little home health care as you want, giving you the attention and assistance you need while leaving you the independence and dignity you deserve. Includes companionship, personal care, Registered nursing, palliative care, home management.<