Merry Christmas ABUZZ
FOR OUR SENIORS
Making Our Seniors Matter Brampton The Gift of Estate Planning
December 2015
By: Kate M. Saldanha
As the holiday season approaches, we often think about our loved ones and giving back. By making an estate plan and organizing your affairs, you can give your loved ones a final gift by making it as easy as possible for your Executor to administer your estate after your death. Having a Will in place ensures that legal authority to do things on your behalf flows as smoothly as possible to your Executor who will be in charge of your estate. You can help your Executor by keeping information about your money, Investments, insurance, property, and debt in one place and telling your Executor where to find that information. Your Executor will need a lot of information about you; having all of this information in one place makes the Executor’s job easier. It is often a difficult and emotional time when a loved one has passed away but nevertheless an Executor must start making decisions and acting on behalf of the estate right away. Creating a well thought out estate plan, giving clear instructions in a properly drafted Will, and organizing information about your assets in a location you share with the Executor is a wonderful final gift to your Executor and loved ones.
Christmas Bazzar St Bartholomews Church 22 Abbey Road, Brampton Saturday December 5th, 2015, 10 am till 2pm Baked Goodies
Luncheon
“Nearly New Table”
Kate M. Saldanha is a lawyer at Prouse, Dash & Crouch, LLP practicing in the areas of Wills and Estates, Real Estate Law, and Business Law. She can be reached at 905-451-6610.
TEST SMOKE ALARMS AND CARBON MONOXIDE ALARMS
With family and friends spending time at your home over the holidays, it is a great time to test your alarms!
PORTABLE HEATERS – Give portable heaters space. Remember to keep them at least one meter (3 feet) away from anything that can burn, including yourself. EXTENSION CORDS – Avoid overloading circuits with plugs and extensions cords. Replace frayed or
SCAM ALERTS ! Please share these alerts with others to help stop these criminals from taking advantage of members of our community.
Prize Scam:
Snow Removal Financial Assistance City Council has authorized a Financial Assistance Program to help
senior citizens and physically challenged homeowners with costs incurred from hiring a service provider to remove snow from their sidewalks and driveways. Qualifying applicants can receive a grant of up to $100 for non-corner lot properties or up to $150 for corner lot properties with sidewalks on two sides of the property and where both sidewalks are not cleared by City forces. To qualify , the applicant must meet the following criteria:
Be 65 years of age or more at the date of the application OR be permanently confined to a wheelchair, restricted to the permanent use of crutches or braces, or otherwise be permanently disabled in such a way as to restrict physical mobility.
Own and occupy the property on which the application is made.
Not have claimed a credit on any other property for same winter season. Not live in a condominium dwelling whereby all snow removal is the direct responsibility of the condominium corporation.
Applications accepted by mail to the City of Brampton, Public Works, Business Services Office at 1975 Williams Parkway Brampton, Ontario, L6S 6E5 or email roads@brampton.ca or fax 905-874-2599 For more information call the city at 311 Application and Reimbursement forms are available at 1975 Williams Pkwy at Airport Rd, or at the City Hall Atrium or just call 311 and they will mail the papers to you.
Consumers are told they have been specially selected to win a prize or have been awarded 1 of 3 or 2 of 5 prizes. These prizes usually include cash or a vehicle. You must purchase a product and pay in advance to receive your prize. These products may include coin collections, personalized pen sets etc. These products are generally cheap or over priced, but may sound valuable over the phone. Remember, in a legitimate contest you do not have to purchase a product to qualify for a prize!
Constable Yvette Logan at Peel 905-453-2121 It is real, it is happening...please don’t let it happen to you.
Clairville Fall Walking Series
December 15th
9:30 am
New Year’s Levee January 16th 1-3pm City Hall
Real Estate Designed for Seniors
Rose Theatre Productions: 905-874-2800 Dec. 11 7:30pm Christmas in Nashville Dec. 12 8:00pm Christmas at the Rose (Concert Band) Dec. 17 8:00pm The Celtic Tenors Jan. 9
7:30pm Broadway at the Rose
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Comments from City Council Representatives at Senior Council meeting November 3, 2015 City Councillor Jeff Bowman Thank you to everyone who organized the 10th Anniversary of Flower City Seniors Centre. It was a great event. LRT Vote- long night. The meeting ended at 2:00am. It will now stop at Steeles until we work on other arrangements. We are also looking at the go train schedule as many of you are aware it stops at a certain time during the evening. It’s hard coming home if you plan on staying late. There seems to be a lot of misconceptions from residents regarding the 7% increase that Councillors approved. Although Councillors unanimously voted to do away with the 1/3 tax free it still had to be reviewed by a citizen’s base group. This group did benchmarking with other Municipalities and modelled what Mississauga (based on population size) was currently doing. They would raise their gross salary by $6000-same as Mississauga from $78,713 to $84,495. Even with the increase our take home pay is actually about $8,400 less than it is now. The car allowance is $14,927 yearly $4500 less than Mississauga As Councillors we are putting in 70 hours week attending many evening and weekend events
City Councillor Pat Fortini Car allowance: We do not need a City car. We should just have one available and use it when needed. Can be shared District 19, Brampton Senior Games Winter Registrations
are at Flower City Senior Centre front desk and on Senior BB in back lobby. Nov 11, 11:30 Games Official Kickoff at Duplicate Bridge venue with cake, photo op and "meet the Executive". Jan, 23, 6:30 pm, Sat., FCSC, Celebration Banquet for Winter and Summer Games.
$23.
Anyone is welcome. Aug 16-17-18, National 2016, Senior Games held in Brampton. Phone Shauna Bookal, FCSC, 905 874-3500, if you wish to be one of 500 volunteers needed.
City Councillor Doug Whillans Will meet with transit to look at the frequency of busses coming into Flower City-currently at times they are coming in 1 hr. instead of every ½ hr. Only 9% use public transit Presto card- would be easier for seniors to use -will investigate Intersection crossing-need to take a look at when the lights change as sometimes they change too quickly for seniors to cross the road Update re: Peel Memorial Hospital: Moving along well. It will be a senior’s rehabilitation and wellness centre. Assist with outreach programs, memory clinic, independent living. The facility will be totally accessible. Projecting the first year 16,000.
President’s Report — Donna Martin *We are looking for gifts for the senior council New Year’s eve dinner/dance. You can drop them off at Sharon’s office (Flower City) or bring to the December 1st, senior council meeting. *Mayfield Seniors Citizens Christmas Social, Wednesday December 2nd, 11:45—2:15, entertainment and refreshments! To attend please call Emily Baggetta 905-846-6060 x779 *Congratulations to Philican Seniors Club and The Young at Heart Seniors Club for all their work in the community fundraising specifically for the Knights Table! Contact Info: Brampton Senior Council (partial list) President Donna Martin
905-874-3558
Councillor Martin Medeiros
905-874-2634
Councillor Jeff Bowman
905-874-2603
Councillor
905-874-2611
Pat Fortini