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Book SynopsisBringing together academic research, practitioner reflections and personal narratives from older adults across Canada, this text provides a rare spotlight on the local implications of aging in Canadian cities and communities. They provide a wide-ranging and comprehensive discussion of how to build supportive communities for Canadians of all ages.
Table of ContentsIntroduction ~ Maxwell Hartt and Samantha Biglieri Part One: Urban Aging in Urban Canada ~ Samantha Biglieri, Maxwell Hartt and Natalie S. Channer “An Accessible Route is Always the Longest” ~ Atiya Mahmood and Delphine Labbé Urban Community Vignette ~ Lillian Wells Walking in the City: Seniors’ Experiences in Canada and France ~ Marie-Soleil Cloutier and Florence Huguenin-Richard Urban Practitioner Vignette ~ Marianne Wilkat and Barry Pendergast, with Natalie S. Channer Part Two: Suburban Aging in Suburban Canada ~ Maxwell Hartt, Natalie S. Channer and Samantha Biglieri An Age-Friendly City? LGBTQ and Frail Older Adults ~ Lindsay Herman, Ryan Walker and Mark Rosenberg Suburban Community Vignette ~ Candace Skrapek and Elliot PausJenssen New Mobilities and Aging in the Suburbs ~ Jennifer Dean and Edward Donato Suburban Practitioner Vignette ~ Chris Kawalec with Madison Empey-Salisbury Part Three: Rural Aging in Rural Canada ~ Natalie S. Channer, Samantha Biglieri, and Maxwell Hartt A Profile of the Rural and Remote Older Population ~ Mark W. Rosenberg Rural Community Vignette ~ Della Webster and Sylvia Humphries Supports and Limitations of Aging-in-a-Rural-Place for Women Age 85 and Older ~ Olive Bryanton, Lori E. Weeks and William Montelpare Rural Practitioner Vignette ~ John Whalley Part Four: Indegeinous Aging in Indigenous Canada ~ Sarah Nelson Pursuing Pathways to Care: Dementia and Aging in Indigenous Communities ~ Carrie Bourassa, Mackenzie Jardine, Danette Starblanket, Sebastian Lefebvre, Marlin Legare, Dana Hickey, Jessica Dieter, Betty McKenna, Gail Boehme and Nicole Akan Indigenous Community Vignette ~ Larry McDermott Métis Older Adults and the Negotiation of Nativeness ~ John Lewis Indigenous Practitioner Vignette ~ Connie Paul Conclusion ~ Mark W. Rosenberg
