In-Person Event
Date: Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Time: 9:30 AM – 3:00 PM (Lunch and light refreshments provided)
Location: Best Western Plus Dartmouth Hotel & Suites, 15 Spectacle Lake Dr, Dartmouth NS B3B 1X7 ·
Agenda
9:30 – 9:45 AM
Registration and Networking
9:45 – 10:00 AM
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Shirley Ann Burdock, Aging Well Nova Scotia
10:00 – 10:30 AM
Presentations: Nova Scotia CBSS Research Informs Action
10:30 – 11:05
Presentation: Perspectives on Growing Older in Canada: The 2024 NIA Ageing in Canada Survey -- Nova Scotia Findings
National Institute on Ageing (NIA)
11:05 - 11:15 AM
Reflecting on a Community-Based Senior Serving Sector
Kahir Lalji, HelpAge Canada and Karen McDonald, Co-Chair of the CBSS Leadership Council
11:15 AM – 12:15 PM
Collaborative Session: Nova Scotia Community Perspectives
12:15 – 1:00 PM
Lunch Break
1:00 – 1:15 PM
Canadian Community-Based Senior Services Sector Overview
Kahir Lalji, HelpAge Canada and Karen McDonald, Co-Chair of the CBSS Leadership Council
1:15 – 2:20 PM
Collaborative Session: Canadian Perspectives
2:20 – 2:50 PM
Group Reflections and Report Back
2:50 – 3:00 PM
Closing Remarks