February 2021 Edition CHAMBRE DES COMMUNES HOUSE OF COMMONS CANADA SORAYA MARTINEZ-FERRADA Member of Parliament Hochelaga /SorayaMartinezFerrada @SorayaMartinezF sorayamartinezferrada OTTAWA OFFICE Confederation building A WORD FROM YOUR MP Suite 561 Dear fellow citizens: our government has also reaffirmed its com- Ottawa ON K1A 0A6 mitment to increase the amount of old age Tel. 613-947-4576 Just like many of you, I miss getting out of the security by 10% when a senior citizen reaches house, doing field work and meeting citizens the age of 75. This is an important commitment CONSTITUENCY OFFICE one-on-one. Isolation and the lack of social that I will continue to defend. (Physically closed until further contact has taken its toll on all of us, particu- notice. Call us!) larly on our elderly. Therefore, let’s make sure Ensuring the financial security of our senior 2030 Pie-IX Blvd we provide reassurance by calling them on a citizens is a major issue that is near and dear Suite 225 regular basis. to my heart. I know that other issues directly Montreal QC H1V 2C8 affect you, and your opinion matters, so please Tel. 514-283-2655 Now the time has come to take stock of the share your concerns with me by participating work accomplished in our district during the in our virtual Citizens Assemblies. The details Pie-IX last few months and to continue the dialogue of these assemblies, including the dates, will we had initiated. be published on my Facebook page at Soraya Martinez Ferrada. For those of you who are Although long-term care is under provincial not familiar with virtual platforms, I am always jurisdiction, we are working with the provinces available via telephone. [email protected] and territories to protect the health and lives of patients and healthcare workers. To date, Since the beginning of the pandemic, I have sorayamartinezferrada.ca $740 million has been invested into infection been inspired by citizens who find innovative prevention and control measures to protect ways to ensure continuity and mutual support. vulnerable populations such as senior citizens You have shown me on many occasions over living in long-term care facilities. We have also the past year that you are a committed group of announced an additional $1 billion as part of people, and I am looking forward to our virtual the Fall Economic Statement to create the Citizens Assemblies to discuss various issues. Long-Term Care Safety Fund to protect those Please feel free to email or call me with your who live in long-term facilities. concerns, questions and ideas. Within the framework of the New Horizons for Sincerely, Seniors Program, we have funded over 2,000 projects created by and for seniors, including two in Hochelaga. These projects aim to reduce isolation, improve quality of life and maintain Soraya Martinez Ferrada a network of social support during the pande- Member of Parliament for Hochelaga mic. To help you cope with these difficulties, PARTICIPATE IN OUR VIRTUAL MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES TOWNHALLS This can be a difficult time for many of you. To register and learn more, follow me on my Facebook page HERE ARE SOME FREE MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES: SorayaMartinezFerrada Tel-Aide: 514-935-1101 811, extension 2 Information and upcoming events will 1-866-APPELLE: https://suicideactionmontreal.org/ (1 866 277-3553) be published on my Facebook page. Wellness Together Canada: https://ca.portal.gs/?lang=en-ca Please do not hesitate to call me for Urgent care: text WELLNESS to 741741 further information. La version originale de ce document est en français. Svp me contacter pour obtenir une copie : [email protected] WORK ACCOMPLISHED IN RECENT WEEKS Funding announcement of nearly $57 M for the city of Roundtable on violence Beginning of winter Montreal through the Rapid Housing Initiative (RHI). Two against women with activities. This year I projects under the stream «cities» out of the 12 accepted organizations that support started cross-country projects will take place in Hochelaga and will be overseen by women survivors of skiing. I hope our paths will the organizations Bâtir son quartier and the NAHA Center. gender-based violence. in cross at Maisonneuve Park. These organizations have been granted approximately $3 the eastern sector of the M for their Loge Accès and La maison Lacordaire projects city. aimed at building housing for vulnerable people. VACCIN SUPPORT Earlier in January, Pfizer announced it would temporarily SERVICES postpone vaccine shipments to several countries, including Canada. This is not a loss but FOR SENIORS rather a temporary delay. Canada is still on track to receive 6 million DURING THE vaccines by the end of March, 20 million between April and June, COVID-19 and a total of over 70 million L’ART D’ICI doses by the end of September. PANDEMIC A sculpture in memory of the victims For more information, please visit: of COVID-19 on which Léopol https://bit.ly/3dHDJEB Bourjoi has been working almost IN THE PROVINCE relentlessly since April 3. OF QUEBEC bourjoi.com Currently in Quebec, there are nearly 290 Canadian Red Cross workers in 14 long-term care centers. To protect those who live and work in these centers, the government has also sent $740 million to the provinces and territories. ORGANIZATIONS THAT ASSIST IN HOCHELAGA SENIORS IN NEED To assist seniors in need and vulnerable people in obtaining services and essential supplies such as grocery delivery, half a billion dollars was invested in 9,290 the country through partners such as the United Way, food banks and non- Number of low-income seniors profit organizations. in the riding of Hochelaga who received a one-time Old Age Security (OAS) pension payment IN HOCHELAGA of $300 in early July. Résolidaire Cuisine Collective Chic Resto-pop 514-598-9670 Hochelaga-Maisonneuve 514-521-4089 Jojo dépannage 514-529-0789 7,710 514-543-6955 Centre communautaire Number of seniors who received a Bouffe-Action Hochelaga one-time payment of$500 from 514-523-2460 514-527-1898 the Guaranteed Income Security (GIS) program. Please do not hesitate to call me to obtain the names of other organizations in your vicinity. La version originale de ce document est en français. Svp me contacter pour obtenir une copie : [email protected].