Creating the vision for an age-friendly Vaughan
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Feedback is needed to
help shape the City’s Age-Friendly Community Action Plan
As the senior
population in Vaughan continues to grow, it is important to support the health
and well-being of older adults and look to the future to ensure they can age
with dignity, respect and independence. The City of Vaughan is taking steps to
create a more age-friendly community where all residents can be active and engaged
members of society at every stage of life – including retirement.
The City is developing
an Age-Friendly Community Action Plan by studying local data and key
age-friendly indicators, reviewing best practices and promising approaches from
other communities and capturing insights, feedback and ideas from residents and
community stakeholders.
The third virtual
community workshop on this important initiative will take place on Monday, Oct.
4 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. At that time, there will be a presentation of the
Age-Friendly Community Action Plan preliminary vision, draft objectives and
initial ideas. The workshop will also include an interactive discussion on the
ideas for making Vaughan more age-friendly with opportunities to share feedback.
Citizens can register for this workshop online.
There are other ways to
get involved in this project:
- Call 905-832-2281, ext. 3622 and leave feedback on the dedicated voicemail box.
- Sign up to receive notifications about the project and to learn about upcoming engagement opportunities by emailing agefriendly@vaughan.ca.
- Visit vaughan.ca/AgeFriendly for more information.
The Age-Friendly
Community Action Plan is being developed under the direction and guidance of
the City’s Older Adult Task Force. The task force’s mandate is to make
recommendations on implementing action items related to the City’s Older Adult
Strategy, including exploring opportunities to move towards an age-friendly
community and the promotion of healthy seniors.
Vaughan’s Age-Friendly
Community Action Plan reinforces the City’s commitment to Active, Safe and
Diverse Communities, a strategic priority in the 2018-2022 Term of
Council Service Excellence Strategic Plan that aims to enhance well-being, enrich
Vaughan communities and maintain safety in the community.
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happen, sign up for Vaughan News at vaughan.ca/news and
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