Parkinson Society opened the Toronto Stock Exchange on Wednesday, April 13th, to resounding applause from the 100 guests, donors, volunteers and board members of Parkinson Society Central & Northern Ontario and Parkinson Society Canada. Hosted by Parkinson Society Central & Northern Ontario, the event launched the April Parkinson’s Awareness Month among the corporate sector. The … Read more
Congratulations to Parkinson Alberta Society for winning the Dr. Morton Shulman Award, one of Parkinson Society Canada’s highest honours. The award was made in recognition of the outstanding achievements of Parkinson Society Alberta and Parkinson Society Southern Alberta which recently amalgamated into one organization to better serve the needs of the 8,000 Albertans with Parkinson’s. … Read more
This September, Canadians in 90 communities will walk, run and wheel around 2 and 5 kilometre courses to raise a targeted $3 million for Parkinson’s, while an online community of virtual walkers participates via www.parkinsonsuperwalk.ca. Parkinson SuperWalk is an opportunity for everyone in the family, including the dog, to celebrate, show support and raise funds … Read more
Preparations for the World Parkinson Congress are gearing up across Canada, with the naming of committee chairs, members and ambassadors, to attract 4,000 delegates to Montreal and make this the largest and most informative World Parkinson Congress to date. Mark October 1-4, 2013 on your calendar now and start planning to attend the World Parkinson … Read more
Just a reminder that the Creative Expressions page is available for you to display and share your poems, stories, photos, artwork and crafts so that others may draw comfort and inspiration. To inquire about submitting your work, contactgeneral.info@parkinson.ca.
Please note that the Annual General Meeting of Parkinson Society Canada will be held at the InterContinental Toronto Centre, 225 Front Street West, on Friday, November 4, 2011 from 4:30 – 5:30 pm.
Welcome to the first edition of e-ParkinsonPost for 2011. April is Parkinson’s Awareness Month. Throughout April, our 10 regional partners have scheduled a variety of events in communities across Canada – tulip sales, concerts, breakfasts, wing nights, scrabble tournaments, art shows, educational workshops and more. Visit www.parkinson.ca, to find out what is happening in your … Read more
(Adapted from an article Parkinson Society Canada submitted to the Canadian Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists) New research into the non-motor symptoms of Parkinson’s is revealing that people with Parkinson’s disease experience subtle changes in thinking ability and language right from the start. In fact, for approximately 5% of people, cognitive changes precede the … Read more