Along with Mayor Anthony Housefather, Councillor Ruth Kovac and Mount Royal Liberal MP Irwin Cotler, I participated in a noontime flag-raising ceremony at Côte Saint-Luc`s Veteran`s Park presented by the Canadan Association of Retired Persons (CARP) Montreal Metro West Chapter 37.
This is the first time I remember us celebrating Canada's National Seniors Day and the United Nations International Day of Aging Persons. This same event took place in 44 communities from St-John's to Victoria across Canada. A big thanks to CARP president Marcus Tabachnick for thinking of us and sending his chapter vice-chairman Lee Royko to preside over the ceremony.
Mayor Housefather, Cotler and our CSL Senior Men`s Club president Sidney Margles addressed those in attendance. It was a small crowd, but I see this type of event growing in future years. We need to include students who can better understand the vibrancy of our seniors.
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| Here I am (far left) with Lee Royko and Lenny Miller from CARP, Sidney Margles, Mayor Housefather, Irwin Cotler and Councillor Kovac. |
Cotler, who was accompanied by his reliable chief of staff Howard Liebman recognized that he himself is a senior and recalled how he felt when he turned 65 just less than a decade ago.
Margles thanked D'Arcy McGee Liberal MNA Lawrence Bergman, who has been a great supporter of the Men's Club. Bergman was in Quebec City.
Royko introduced a new term to me: zoomers. That is what he calls Canadian seniors. Good for me to know as I approach my 51st birthday.
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