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Dec. 22, 2025

Lori Holloway, CEO from Ontario Community Support Association

CHATS CEO Christina Bisanz recently welcomed Ontario Community Support Association (OCSA) CEO Lori Holloway, whose organization serves as the provincial voice for home and community care in Ontario. Holloway emphasized the cr...

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Nov. 19, 2025

Dr. Samir Sinha, Staff Geriatrician, Sinai Health and the University …

Aging with Insight: What Older Adults Really Need What does it truly mean to age well in today’s communities? In this episode of Let’s CHAT About Aging in Your Community, host Christina Bisanz, CEO of CHATS – Community & Home Assistance to Seniors, explores what older adults need to live with di…

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Oct. 16, 2025

Laura Tamblyn Watts, CEO of CanAge Seniors

In this episode of Let’s CHAT About Aging in Our Community, we sit down with Laura Tamblyn Watts, with CanAge Seniors, and Christina Bisanz, CEO of CHATS. We discuss “Rights, Respect, and Reform: Advocating for Older Canadians."

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Sept. 18, 2025

Chief Fire Prevention Officer Ryan Schell

In this episode of Let’s CHAT About Ageing in Our Community, we sit down with Ryan Schell, Chief Fire Prevention Officer with Central York Fire Services, and Christina Bisanz, CEO of CHATS. Together, they explore important fire safety tips every senior and caregiver should know from preventing comm…

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Aug. 21, 2025

Sue Lantz, Managing Director of Collaborative Aging

In this episode of the podcast, CHATS CEO Christina Bisanz talks to Sue Lantz, BA, MPA, the Managing Director of Collaborative Aging. She is a recognized expert in policy, service design, and innovation within the fields of aging well in the community, and sustainable caregiving. Over the last f…

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July 24, 2025

Patricia Spindel, Co-Founder of Seniors For Social Action Ontario

Dr. Patricia Spindel has worked with youth and engaged in systemic advocacy for people with developmental disabilities and their families and older adults for over forty years. She taught at both the University of Guelph-Humb...

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Feb. 27, 2025

Majid Jowhari MP Richmond Hill South

Majid Jowhari MP Richmond Hill South

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Jan. 30, 2025

University of Toronto’s Aging and Health Course’s intergenerational c…

University of Toronto’s Aging and Health Course’s intergenerational classroom

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Dec. 26, 2024

Michael Braithwaite from Blue Door

Michael Braithwaite from Blue Door

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Nov. 28, 2024

Amy Coupal, CEO of the Ontario Caregiver Organization

Who cares for the caregivers? In this powerful episode, Amy Coupal, CEO of the Ontario Caregiver Organization, sheds light on what unpaid caregivers need to stay healthy, supported, and heard. If you or someone you love is a caregiver, this conversation is essential.

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Oct. 17, 2024

CEO of Alzheimer’s Society York Region Kari Quinn-Humphrey

CEO of Alzheimer’s Society York Region Kari Quinn-Humphrey

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Sept. 20, 2024

Acting Commissioner, Community and Health Services at the Municipalit…

Acting Commissioner, Community and Health Services at the Municipality of York Lisa Gonsalves

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Sept. 20, 2024

MP of Newmarket-Aurora Tony Van Bynen

MP of Newmarket-Aurora Tony Van Bynen

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June 13, 2024

Mary Bayliss, Past Chair of CHATS-Community & Home Assistance to Seni…

Past Chair, Board of Directors, CHATS-Community & Home Assistance to Seniors

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April 13, 2024

Welcome To CHAT About Aging In Your Community

Welcome To CHAT About Aging In Your Community with CHATS- Community & Home Assistance to Seniors, Chief Executive Officer Christina Bisanz

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