Seniors lauded in Riverview TIMES & TRANSCRIPT September 28, 2015
Seniors were celebrated in Riverview on Sunday as the community came together to recognize the International Day of Older Persons. “You are the leaders of our community,” Father Phil Mulligan, of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, told the full room of seniors at the Fundy Chocolate River Station on Coverdale Road. It’s the fifth year the Town of Riverview Seniors Roundtable has hosted the event and it has grown every year.
“We may outgrow this room too,” said master of ceremonies Kelly Bastarache, looking out at the packed venue. The event featured Ivan and Vivian Hicks with the Sussex Avenue Fiddlers, and a fashion show was also held for the crowd.
Three centenarians were also recognized for their milestone of 100 years. Muriel Copeland, 100, Gertie LaPierre, 103, and Mildred Wilson, 101, were honoured, though only LaPierre was present. Family members of the other two honourees represented them at the event.
Riverview Mayor Ann Seamans addressed the crowd and thanked the seniors for their contributions. “In Riverview we’re so lucky we have such active people of all ages,” said the mayor. “It makes our town such a great place. Riverview MLA and Opposition Leader Bruce Fitch got a laugh from the crowd when he told the group that he and his wife are over 55 and getting closer to being seniors. “Some places consider age 55 a senior,” he said. “I know I’m looking for every discount I can get.”
The United Nations General Assembly designated Oct. 1 the International Day of Older Persons on Dec. 14, 1990.
Riverview Mayor Ann Seamans models clothes during a fashion show at a celebration for the town’s seniors on Sunday.
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Gala Celebration International Older Person September 27, 2015
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Town of Riverview Seniors Roundtable Officers 2015
Lyn MacNeill, Chair
Gloria Rowsell, Vice Chair
Jan Metzler, Secretary
Evelyn Forsythe, Treasurer
Gerry Forsythe
Evelyn Forsythe, Treasurer
Gerry Forsythe
John Melanson
Kelly Bastarache
Judy King
J.R. MacDonald
Phyllis MacMillan
Cecile Cassista, Liaison Deputy Mayor
Judy King
J.R. MacDonald
Phyllis MacMillan
Cecile Cassista, Liaison Deputy Mayor
Seniors to get modest CPP, OAS raise Adjustments based on consumer price index changes The Daily Gleaner December 29, 2014
Canada’s pensioners are getting a modest raise. Employment and Social Development Canada announced the benefit amounts for the Canada Pension Plan and Old Age Security effective Jan. 1. CPP benefits will increase by 1.8 per cent for those already receiving Canada Pension.
For 2015, the maximum CPP retirement benefit for new recipients age 65 will be $1,065 a month. This increase is calculated on the average yearly maximum pensionable earnings for the last five years. The new CPP rates will be in effect until Dec. 31.
Canada Pension benefits are revised once a year, in January, based on the consumer price index changes over 12 months, in this case from November 2013 to October 2014, said a news release from the federal government. The index is the cost-of-living measure used by Statistics Canada.
Old Age Security benefits, which consist of the basic OAS pension, the guaranteed income supplement and the allowances, will remain the same for the first quarter of 2015. As of Jan. 1, 2015, the basic OAS benefit will stay at $563.74 per month.
OAS benefits are also based on the consumer price index but are reviewed in January, April, July and October and revised as required to reflect increases in the cost of living. Although OAS and CPP benefits are not indexed at the same time, they are both adjusted with the cost of living over a given year, the news release said.
Old Age Security is funded through general tax revenues and provides a basic monthly income for Canadian seniors. In 2013-14, about $41.8 billion in benefits were provided to 5.4 million individuals.
The CPP, or the Quebec Pension Plan in Quebec, is funded through contributions by Canadian workers, their employers and the self-employed and through investment earnings on the plan’s funds. In addition to retirement benefits, the plan provides disability, death, survivor and children’s benefits.
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