Tag: retirement
When should you begin receiving CPP and OAS?
Canada Pension Plan (CPP) and Old Age Security (OAS) retirement benefits both have a normal start date of age 65. Yet, CPP benefits can begin as early as age 60,…
Instant replay: Unretirement and the new retirement
According to The Four Pillars of the New Retirement, a study conducted by Edward Jones and Age Wave, thirty-three percent of recent retirees struggle to find a sense of purpose in retirement with new-found free time.
Stittsville’s Wildpine Residence hosts high tea for community
(Frances de Beaumont, (l) General Manager of Wildpine Residence, pictured with costumed attendees at High Tea. Photo: Sarah Bradley) Wildpine Residence held a High Tea at the Ale Restaurant on…
Firefighters praise quick-thinking staff at retirement residence
(via Ottawa Fire Services) Ottawa Fire Services (OFS) received a call from staff at 6:21 a.m. indicating that there was heavy smoke in a unit of a Retirement Residence. Crews…
NOTEBOOK: Stories we’re watching in 2017
Let’s take out the crystal ball and look ahead at what 2017 may have in store for Stittsville… CANADIAN TIRE CENTRE Earlier this year we should hear from the Ottawa Senators about what…
NOTEBOOK: Goulbourn Street petition, Erica Wiebe, retirement home launch
PETITION AGAINST GOULBOURN STREET NAME CHANGE City Council received a petition today from 43 residents on Goulbourn Street, asking the city to either keep the street name the same or…
Long-term care facility and apartments proposed for Hazeldean near Huntmar
There’s a new site plan proposal for 5731 Hazeldean Road, on the north side of the street just west of Huntmar. According to the proposal submitted by Stantec, on behalf of…
Public meeting Tuesday for proposed retirement home on flea market land
There’s a public meeting planned to discuss the 5-storey retirement home that’s proposed for the old flea market lands on Hazeldean Road at Stittsville Main. The meeting is on Tuesday,…
5-storey retirement home proposed for old Flea Market land
Another retirement home could soon be coming to Stittsville. The latest proposal was posted to the City’s web site this week: “The City of Ottawa has received a Site Plan…
Retirement home proposed for Wildpine Court
The City has received a Site Plan Control for a four-storey retirement home on Wildpine Court at Stittsville Main Street with a total of 189 retirement units. Of note: The developer…