Read a message from Logan Kanapathi, MPP for Markham-Thornhill.

 

Laughter really is the best medicine!  

Check out over 2,500 Cartoons & Comics or suddenlysenior.com for wide variety of funny Senior jokes or Reader’s Digest 150 Funniest Jokes of All Time.

Read the the Mayor’s latest statement here.

93% of you voted Yes.  7% voted No.

Do you agree with Mayor Scarpitti’s call for mandatory masks?

“As you age, you may find yourself or someone you love becoming a bit more forgetful, or maybe you keep misplacing things. While frequent forgetfulness or severe memory loss may be a sign of Alzheimer’s disease, some forgetfulness is a normal part of aging. While it’s not preventable, there are things you can do to slow down the brain aging process.

Keeping your brain active, much like your body, is very important at all times of life. By solving brain games and puzzles, you’re working out your brain and reducing your brain age”.  Check out a list of over 50 best brain games for seniors.

Amid the doom and gloom of the pandemic, Actor/Director, John Krasinski (The Office, A Quiet Place, Jack Ryan) launched the YouTube Channel, “Some Good News” from his NYC home back in March, highlighting good news stories from around the world. Episodes include Front line workers, everyday people and celebrity guests like Oprah Winfrey, John Stewart, Stephen Spielberg and even NASA astronauts from the International Space Station.

There IS always GOOD in the world!  Watch all 8 uplifting episodes here.

As per today’s announcment, York Region will remain in Stage 1 until further notice.  See Reopening Ontario for details here, including the list of Regions allowed to move on to Stage 2 this Friday.

Most of us remember where we were on August 14, 2003, when more than 50 million North Americans found themselves without power for days.  The ice storm in 2013 knocked out power even longer in some areas, and of course, we’re all experiencing the current pandemic.  These are just a few examples of how things can happen quickly and often without warning.

Now is the perfect time to prepare for events like blackouts, severe storms, flooding, extreme heat and other emergency situations.  The government of Canada has created a website to help do just that, with lots of great tips, resources and a checklist for assembling a home Emergency Kit.

With little effort, you can enjoy the peace of mind preparedness brings.  Stay safe everyone!