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Affordable housing and transit top seniors' concernsBy Christina CommissoBy 2015, its estimated that one green on white lettering works very Metroland West Media Groupout of every seven people in Halton well for them, said Sheldon Wolfson, will be 65 or older, and ESAC says the Regions commissioner of social Concerns over affordable hous-the demographic shift will impact and community services.ing and public transit came out loud several elements of life in Halton.During the forum, participants and clear during last weeks Age-The demand for services will discussed pursuing an official Age-Friendly Communities Forum.increase, at seniors centres, within Friendly designation. The designa-Speakers from each of Haltons grassroots programs, for services in tion is a World Health Organization four municipalities said they find the faith community, all these (WHO) initiative; currently affordable housing scarce in their groups involved with seniors will see Burlington is the municipality in communities and often have diffi-an increase for what theyre provid-Halton that holds the designation.culties getting around towns that ing, said Bradley. In terms of According to the WHO, an Age-were built for cars.seniors themselves, more of them Friendly community takes the fol-In terms of affordable housing, will be looking for accommodations lowing key indicators into account-the only options they (seniors) have as they go through these transi-ing when planning: transportation, CLAUDIO CUGLIARI / SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER is to move out of Milton, said Jan tions. housing, social participation, respect Mowbray, who was presenting He added that the baby boom and social inclusion, civic participa-AGE FRIENDLY:Age-Friendly Task Force Co-Chairs Jean Lillie and Richard Miltons findings during the forum.bulge has started and Halton Region tion and employment, community Bradley hold up one of many daisies representing age-friendly areas in Halton Speakers from Oakville and is already taking steps to plan senior-support and health services and out-Region during the Age-Friendly Communities Forum.Milton said theyd like to see seniors friendly communities.door spaces and buildings. ness representatives and govern-ber and part of the Age-Friendly receive free or discounted bus ser-The proportion of seniors is Forums facilitator David Vickers ment officials congregated last Task Force, said he was expecting vices during off-peak hours, while almost going to double from 12 per said the next step is to get organized, Thursday to discuss how to build housing and transit to be the top the Halton Hills focus group said a cent, where it was a few years ago, to either through local senior advisory age-friendly communities. The concerns of the day.lack of public transit leaves seniors 24 per cent.committees or social media.forum was a culmination of a years What did stand out to him was with few options to get around What the Region is proposing is We heard a lot about increasing worth of work by Haltons Elderly the passion forum participants dis-town.the development of a comprehen-the profile of Age-Friendly and Services Advisory Committee played during the day-long event. I Theres going to be a shopping sive strategy to show how the demo-maybe even going so far as to brand (ESAC). The committee conducted was surprised by the degree they centre at Trafalgar Road and Hwy. graphic change will affect Halton it and promote it. Branding goes a 24 focus groups and 37 interviews wanted to engage with each other 401 and a lot of people want to go to and how staff and council can plan long way, but its a long-term pro-with community service providers for a solution. There was networking that from Georgetown, but theres for it.cess, said Vickers. So I charge you to determine which issues were going on, which is quite remarkable no connection, said a Halton Hills It can be as simple as lighting or with keeping the ball rolling, share most pressing among Haltons considering this was a group of resident, speaking to the 100 or so signage. 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