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Aging well in Pickering See story page 3 Friday, OctOber 27th - Sunday, OctOber 29th adults $6.00Seniors $5.00Kids 16 &under Free SENIORS 60+ GET IN FREE ON FRIDAY! FREE PARKING • FREE SHUTTLE ExcELLENT VARIETy • DOOR PRIZES DURHAM COLLEGE CAMPUS RECREATION &WELLNESS CENTRE 2000Simcoe St.n,Oshawa IN PARTNERSHIP WITH:www.metrolandshows.comSPoNSoREd By: du r h a m r e g i o n . c o m Ne w s A d v e r t i s e r • Oc t o b e r 4 , 2 0 1 7 3 P Jennifer O’Connell MP Pickering-Uxbridge Please contact us with any questions or concerns about any federal programs or policies, we’d be happy to serve you! Community Office: 4-1154 Kingston Road,Pickering,ON L1V 1B4 Tel.905.839.2878 |Jennifer.oconnell@parl.gc.ca Business Hours: Monday,Tuesday,Thursday &Friday 10am-5pm. Wednesdays 12pm – 7pm We CANHeLP! Constituency Office 300 Kingston Road, Unit 7Pickering ON L1V 6Z9 Tel: 905-509-0336 • Fax: 905-509-0334tmaccharles.mpp.co@liberal.ola.org www.tracymaccharles.onmpp.ca HappyThanksgiving! WISHINGYOU &YOUR FAMILY AVERY HappThanksgiving! AVER Pickering wants city’s seniors to age well together Kristen Calis kcalis@durhamregion.com PICKERING — A sign of Pickering’s growing adult population, the Pickering Recreation Complex was packed when it hosted the Aging Well Together program launch. The recent event was held to inform Pickering’s growing older adult popula- tion about the city’s programs and services to help them maintain independence, and enjoy an intellectual, physical and social quality of life. “As our 55-plus residents are an integral part of our community fabric, it’s our goal to continue to invest in your health, happi- ness, and well-being, by introducing you to the wealth of programs, services and events offered throughout our community,” Mayor Dave Ryan told a large group of attendees. The day featured vendors, demonstra- tions of programs such as tai chi and pick- le ball, talks by experts in the area of brain health, and information from Durham Regional Police Services on how to avoid scams. Dipika Damerla, Minister Respon- sible for Senior Affairs, was also on hand to deliver the province’s plans for seniors. “We’re all living longer,” said Damerla. “What can we do to make sure the gift of life is well used?” One in 13 people older than 65 have dementia, and one in three people older than 85 have it, said Dr. Nicole Anderson, an associate professor in the departments of psychiatry and psychology at the University of Toronto. Anderson, also a senior scientist at the Rotman Research Institute, Baycrest, shared information on what is normal and what is not when it comes to memory. “‘Senior moments’ happen throughout adulthood but we worry about it as we get older,” she said. For example, coming home after a trip to the grocery story, and then realizing you forgot to buy something is normal; forget- ting you went to the grocery store altogeth- er is not. Getting lost in an unfamiliar place is normal; getting lost in a place that is very familiar is not. “If you have concerns, get them checked out,” she said. She noted risk factors include genetics, age, and sex (more women than men tend to get dementia). “In my mind, it’s not worth worrying about those things because we can’t do anything about them,” she said. She added a person having these risk factors does not necessarily mean they will have dementia, and people without these risk factors also have a chance of getting it. Anderson shared tips to prevent demen- tia, which include quitting smoking, exer- cising both the mind and body, getting reg- ular medical checkups, avoiding head inju- ries, keeping cholesterol and blood sugar levels in check, getting enough sleep, eating well and socializing. “Do a variety of activities that challenge you,” she said. She strongly suggests volunteering, which gets people out of the house, allows them to learn something new and to social- ize. Pickering resident Jutta Van Huss sits on the 55-plus council and spoke of the big concerns she hears among the city’s seniors community. “One of the things that really came out was housing for seniors,” she said, add- ing it’s not only a Pickering concern, but a much larger issue. She said public transit routes also need to be expanded. “Not all of us are able to drive until we’re 90,” she said. “The city is growing exponen- tially. Transit isn’t keeping up with that. We’re still very car depended here.” Pickering seniors also want better health care. Ward 1 city Coun. Maurice Brenner supports age-friendly strategies in Pickering. At its last meeting before the summer break, council passed a motion that the 2018 budget include an interde- partmental work plan that addresses the aging demographic in the community, and sets aside the necessary funding to do so. “Because of the minister’s comments this morning I think that we can fast track it,” said Brenner. Damerla had said the government is committed to age-friendliness, and noted the government recently gave out age- friendly planing grants to 56 municipalities, and it is bringing forward an age-friendly recognition program, where communities compete against each other to gear their community to include the aging commu- nity. The biggest concern Brenner hears about is housing. He said all levels of gov- ernment have to partner in order to create appropriate housing for the aging popula- tion. He sees plenty of opportunity for this in the development of Seaton. “The clock is ticking,” he said. “Seaton is a really good opportunity and I think we’ll be able to push it before the clock runs out.” Durham Police provided The Little Book of Scams to those who stopped by the booth, which included ways to avoid internet scams, service scams, dating and romance scams, and scams by false Canada Revenue Agency representatives. inside October 4, 2017 Pressrun 54,400 / 36 pages editorial Page / 6 Real estate / pullout section Forever Young / 17 durham Wheels / pullout section Classified / 21 905-215-0442 durhamregion.com The latest news from across durham Region, Ontario, Canada and the world all day, every day. search ‘newsdurham’ on your favourite social media channel. YOuR CaRRieR Collection weeks are every third week. Please greet your newspaper carrier with a smile and an optional payment for their service. 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Kristen Calis kcalis@durhamregion.com PICKERING — The City of Pickering believes its Seaton neighbourhood would be the best home for Amazon’s second North American headquarters. “Seaton would be the perfect host for Amazon’s HQ2,” said Mayor Dave Ryan. “Firstly, I don’t think there are many loca- tions in the central GTA that could accom- modate 50,000 employees.” Last week, Amazon.com Inc. posted a request for proposals, seeking a city to host its ‘HQ2’, where it will employ up to 50,000 well-paid workers and would invest more than $5 billion in construction. Pickering is just one of many cities across North America scrambling to get its pitch in to host the world’s largest online retailer before the deadline next month. “It certainly does make sense in how Seaton is developing and is going to be developing,” said Ward 2 Regional Coun. Bill McLean at the Sept. 11 council meet- ing. Central Pickering’s Seaton is being planned for an ultimate population of 70,000 people and to provide up to 35,000 jobs when fully built-out. Most of the jobs will be within a prestige employment area around the Highway 407 corridor. Mayor Ryan pointed out in an email that Seaton has the capacity to provide a range of new and contemporary housing for those employees who want to live close to work. He noted Seaton’s 800 acres of employ- ment lands are owned by the province.  “This could be leveraged into an attrac- tive long-term lease deal to help incent Amazon to go north of the border,” he said. At the council meeting, Durham Regional Chairman Roger Anderson gave an annual address to council, when McLean asked him about the possibility of Pickering hosting Amazon. “Listen, this is a big deal, this is a huge deal. This is everything the province of Ontario promised for Seaton,” Anderson said. Both the provincial and federal govern- ments are expected to provide subsidies to the company. Anderson said he hopes they will give municipalities some ground rules for applying, which includes how much they are willing to pay for the company. He said whatever they would give for the headquarters in Toronto, Ottawa, or Halifax, for example, he expects they will do the same for Durham Region. “I’m pretty sure Pickering isn’t going to be able to submit something and hope for the best,” he said. “Because if you don’t know what Toronto is offering, your bid isn’t going to go anywhere.” Mayor Ryan said in terms of attracting an educated and skilled workforce, Seaton could draw upon large labour pools in Durham, Toronto, and York Regions. With respect to synergies, he added Seaton is very accessible to UOIT and Dur- ham College, University of Toronto Scar- borough, the future York University cam- pus in Markham, and the high-tech busi- ness campuses in Markham. “And when you think about it, Amazon is a logistics and fulfilment organization,” Mayor Ryan said. “It would be ideal to locate HQ2 adjacent to the federal lands as there could be a future Pickering airport.” du r h a m r e g i o n . c o m Ne w s A d v e r t i s e r • Oc t o b e r 4 , 2 0 1 7 7 P FIRE PREVENTION WEEK OCTOBER 8–14, 2017 ©NFPA 2017. Sparky ®is a trademark of the NFPA ®. firepreventionweek.org FIRE PREVENTION WEEK –AjAx FIRE HEAdquARTERsOpen Houses (900 Salem Road North) Monday, October 9 through Thursday, October 12 – 8:00 am to 8:30 pm **Non-perishable food items can be donated for the food bank** This report is courtesy of Mike Hogan, Salesperson, ReMax Rouge River Realty. Not intended to solicit buyers or sellers currently under contract. 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Sabrina Byrnes/ Metroland Celebrating the harvest PICKERING -- Above, Rose Spencer, 4, took a big bite of a cupcake at an event hosted by Land Over Landings at the Brougham Hall on Saturday, Sept. 16. The event was in celebration of the local harvest season. At right, Heather Dawson and her daughter Emily, 12, took a close look at a map that was created of North Pickering for Land Over Landings, showing a vision the group would like to see for use of the land. The map was on display at an event hosted by Land Over Landings.