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Sale ineffectMarch1-28,2018,onselectedin-stockmerchandise.Detailsin-store.Lookforthe redsaletags.Members'"50%offourreg.price"1 dayoffer notvalid on special purchases, promotional items, Signature Styles™ or clearance. NotaSewciety Member? Join today and enjoy12months ofsavings! Follow us on Facebook and Twitter! www.fabricland.ca NOW OPEN IN OAKVILLE - 2501 HAMPSHIRE GATE, U N IT 7A TEL. 9 0 5 -2 8 7 -4 1 4 8 IN THE PIER 1 PLAZA, S. SIDE OF DUNDAS JUST W . OF W INSTON CHURCHILL Corporations shouldn't be able to stiff their pensioners, says Quinn NEWS • Continued from page 11 "Pensions are often re­ tirees' primary or even on­ ly asset. Without pensions, the vast majority of Cana­ dians have inadequate re­ tirement savings." Similar meetings were held between CARP repre­ sentatives and Liberal MPs across the country. Quinn said participants in the Oakville event in­ cluded Sears and Nortel Canada pensioners. With Sears Canada go­ ing out of business more than 16,000 Sears Canada pensioners now face com ­ bined pension losses of more than $250 million. Quinn said 12,000 Nortel Canada employees faced pension cuts of up to 40 per cent when that company declared bankruptcy in 2009. He noted cuts to pen­ sions cause those who rely on them financial, emo­ tional and even physical distress and said allowing pensions to be underfund­ ed and then cut results in pensioners being increas- ingly reliant on govern­ ment-funded programs. He argued corporations shouldn't be able to stiff their pensioners and leave taxpayers to foot the bill. Quinn said he has seen first hand the impact pen­ sion cuts can have stating his parents are Nortel pen­ sioners. He said his parents con­ tributed to their pensions for decades and argued the cuts to those pensions have had a real impact on their quality of life in retire­ ment. "You can't make that money back because you're at a point where you can't work anymore," said Quinn. CARP is calling for amendments to federal bankruptcy and insolven­ cy legislation that would put pensioners first by en­ suring that before any money goes to a company's creditors in the event of bankruptcy or restructur­ ing the pensioners' assets are secured. Quinn also pointed out Canada is falling behind when it comes to pension protection. He said U.S. jurisdic­ tions protect pensioners' assets up to $56,000 per year while a fund in the U.K. guarantees pension­ ers 90 per cent o f their pen­ sion. Quinn said the group was well received during their meetings with Oliver and Damoff. Oliver later issued the following statement. "It was a pleasure to meet with a group of local pensioners to discuss con­ cerns with how pensions are regulated in Canada. I share the concern of many Canadians that they don't have enough retirement savings, and sudden de­ creases to private pensions will compound this issue," he said. "I have, and will contin­ ue to, be a champion for pensioners in Ottawa and advocate for pension pro­ tection, recognizing that this is a complicated issue that involves numerous levels of government across the country." Major university hearing study seeks participants. Connect Hearing, with hearing researcher Professor Kathy Pichora-Fuller at the University o f Toronto, seeks participants who are over 50 years of age and have never worn hearing aids for a hearing study investigating factors that can influence better hearing. All participants will have a hearing test provided at no charge. Qualifying participants may also receive a demonstration of the latest hearing technology. The data collected from this study will be used to further our understanding of hearing loss and improve life­ changinghearing healthcare across Canada. Why participate in the hearing study? Hearing problems typically result from damage to the ear and researchers have spent decades trying to understand the biology behind hearing loss. More im portantly, researchers now realize the need to better understand how hearing loss affects your everyday life*. In this new hearing study, Professor Pichora-Fuller and her team are trying to find out how people learn to live w ith hearing loss and how new solutions could help these people take action sooner and live life more fully. It is estimated that 46% of people aged 45 to 87 have some degree o f hearing loss1, but most do not seek treatment right away. In fact, the average person with hearing loss will wait ten years before seeking help2. This is because at the beginning stages o f hearing loss people often find they can "get by" without help, however as the problem worsens this becomes increasingly harder to do. For some people this loss of clarity is only a problem at noisy restaurants or in the car, but for others it makes listening a struggle throughout the entire day. By studying people who have difficulty hearing in noise or with television, we hope to identify key factors im pacting these difficulties and further understand their influence on the treatment process. If you are over 50 years o f age and have never worn hearing aids, you can register to be a part o f this major new hearing study by calling: 1.888.242.4892 or visiting connecthearing.ca/hearing-study. * Pichora-Fuller, M. K. (2016). How social psychological factors may modulate auditoryand cognitive functioning during listening. Ear and Hearing, 37, 92S-100S. t S tudyparticipants must be over 50years o f age and have neverworn hearing aids. No fees and no purchase necessary. Registered under the College ofSpeech and Hearing Health Professionals o f BC. VAC,WCB accepted. 1. Cruickshanks, K. L., Wiley, T. L.,Tweed,T.S., Klein, B. E. K., Klein, R, Mares-Perlman, J. A., & Nondahl, D. M. (1998). Prevalence o f Hearing Loss in Older Adults in Beaver Dam,Wisconsin:The EpidemiologyofHearing Loss Study. Am. J. Epidemiol. 148 (9), 879-886. 2. National Institutes ofHealth. (2010). rwi U N IV ERSITY OF IP TORONTO Connect Hearing http://www.GlenburnieSchool.com http://www.fabricland.ca Glepburnie School FOR MORE NEWS CHECK OUT onfselected merchandise Now $9 m And 1 Day Only - Saturday, March 3, Sewciety Members save 50% off our reg. prices on almost anything else in the store not already on sale! Follow us on Facebook and Twitter! www.fabricland.ca NOW OPEN IN OAKVILLE - 2501 HAMPSHIRE GATE, UNIT 7A TEL. 905-287-4148 IN THE PIER 1 PLAZA, S. SIDE OF DUNDAS JUST W. OF WINSTON CHURCHILL Corporations shouldn't be able to stiff their pensioners, says Quinn Why participate in the hearing study? If you are over 50 years of age and have never worn hearing aids, you can register to be a part of this major new hearing study by calling: 1.888.242.4892 or visiting connecthearing.ca/hearing-study. Connect Hearing