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February 8, 2022

Montreal nuns intend to stand up against their eviction

Auxiliary Sister Suzanne Loiselle is pictured in a 2019 photo in Montreal. Sister Loiselle and five other members of the Auxiliary Sisters in Quebec live in a seniors residence that has been purchased and will be remodeled.

MONTREAL -- On Jan. 31, a bailiff knocked on the door of the 200-odd units of the Mont-Carmel Residence, a private seniors' residence in Montreal. Auxiliary Sister Suzanne Loiselle, five other of her sisters, and all the residents received a notice of eviction from him.

Published in Canada
May 2, 2020

Cathy Majtenyi: Sad record in helping seniors is exposed

Cathy Majtenyi: Sad record in helping seniors is exposed

It’s a pandemic within a pandemic — and a damning indictment of how we’ve been failing to care for our most vulnerable. People living in seniors’ homes across Canada are being hit disproportionately hard by COVID-19.

Published in Register Columnists
October 1, 2018

‘Don’t call it an old ladies’ home!’: Catholic home for senior women is re-discovered

Halloween at the Holy Rosary Residence in 1965. The residence closed in the mid-’80s.

VANCOUVER – Hostelling International boasts some interesting locations for their nightly accommodations. World travellers booking with HI can spend a night in a cell at the Carleton County jail in Ottawa, in old army barracks on Jericho Beach, or inside the former Olympic Village in Whistler.

Published in Canada
November 28, 2017

Catholic seniors centre prepares to reap rewards of funding boost

Of Ontario’s two million seniors, 76.9 per cent identify as religious. The Ministry provides funding for a wide range of day programs, including physical activity classes, health education, art therapy and educational workshops, but spiritually and culturally relevant programs are less prevalent.
At the Loyola Arrupe Centre in Toronto, seniors are taught how to protect themselves from fraud and elder abuse.
Published in Canada