The Book
The Canadian population is growing older and is reshaping the nation’s economic, social and cultural future. However, the built and social environments of many communities, neighbourhoods and cities have not been designed to help Canadians age well.
Bringing together academic research, practitioner reflections and personal narratives from older adults across Canada, this cutting-edge text provides a rare spotlight on the local implications of aging in Canadian cities and communities. It explores employment, housing, transportation, cultural safety, health, planning and more, to provide a wide-ranging and comprehensive discussion of how to build supportive communities for Canadians of all ages.
“With a remarkable depth of insight into the diverse contexts of aging in Canada, especially the groundbreaking emphasis on indigenous experiences of aging, this book is an excellent resource for understanding better 21st century aging societies.” Mark Skinner, Trent University
Read the Introduction chapter (for free – thanks Policy Press!)
Table of Contents
Introduction ~ Maxwell Hartt and Samantha Biglieri
Part One: Urban
1. Aging in Urban Canada ~ Samantha Biglieri, Maxwell Hartt and Natalie S. Channer
2. “An Accessible Route is Always the Longest” ~ Atiya Mahmood and Delphine Labbé
3. Urban Community Vignette ~ Lillian Wells
4. Walking in the City: Seniors’ Experiences in Canada and France ~ Marie-Soleil Cloutier and Florence Huguenin-Richard
5. Urban Practitioner Vignette ~ Marianne Wilkat and Barry Pendergast, with Natalie S. Channer
Part Two: Suburban
6. Aging in Suburban Canada ~ Maxwell Hartt, Natalie S. Channer and Samantha Biglieri
7. An Age-Friendly City? LGBTQ and Frail Older Adults ~ Lindsay Herman, Ryan Walker and Mark Rosenberg
8. Suburban Community Vignette ~ Candace Skrapek and Elliot Paus Jenssen
9. New Mobilities and Aging in the Suburbs ~ Jennifer Dean and Edward Donato
10. Suburban Practitioner Vignette ~ Chris Kawalec with Madison Empey-Salisbury
Part Three: Rural
11. Aging in Rural Canada ~ Natalie S. Channer, Samantha Biglieri, and Maxwell Hartt
12. A Profile of the Rural and Remote Older Population ~ Mark W. Rosenberg
13. Rural Community Vignette ~ Della Webster and Sylvia Humphries
14. Supports and Limitations of Aging-in-a-Rural-Place for Women Age 85 and Older ~ Olive Bryanton, Lori E. Weeks and William Montelpare
15. Rural Practitioner Vignette ~ John Whalley
Part Four: Indigenous
16. Aging in Indigenous Canada ~ Sarah Nelson
17. Pursuing Pathways to Care: Dementia and Aging in Indigenous Communities ~ Carrie Bourassa, Mackenzie Jardine, Danette Starblanket, Sebastien Lefebvre, Marlin Legare, Dana Hickey, Jessica Dieter, Betty McKenna, Gail Boehme and Nicole Akan
18. Indigenous Community Vignette ~ Larry McDermott
19. Métis Older Adults and the Negotiation of Nativeness ~ John Lewis
20. Indigenous Practitioner Vignette ~ Connie Paul
Conclusion ~ Mark W. Rosenberg
From the Contributors
A video introducing the Saskatoon Council on Aging shared by book contributors Candace Skrapek and Elliot Paus Jenssen (Chapter 8). More information can be found here.
“Healthy Chefs” was a pilot project of the Wellness Branch of the Province of New Brunswick. It was designed by dieticians with seniors in mind. Greenwich Recreation Association was the first group in the province to pilot it. There were two sessions held in the fall of 2019 and two more in January and February of 2020, just before Covid hit. The seniors in attendance were guided through the project by a qualified chef who lives in our area and offered her time and expertise free of charge. Seniors were instructed on nutrition, safe food preparation and storage, cooking for one etc. At the end of the five week session each senior received a certificate and a recipe booklet.
Della Webster
