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Mobility Scooter: Canada Today

mobility scooter: He celebrating his 110th birthday on Aug. 23, and while there are no individual Statistics Canada records to point to, that will likely make him the oldest man in Canada, according to Globe and Mail. Today, Mr. Sarosy is the only man in Canada who remembers where he was when the First World War started. Sarosy lives in a seniors' home on Bloor Street West, across from High Park. He remembers the past but what amazes me is his short-term memory, says Elena Yeryomenko, lifestyle program manager at the Chartwell Grenadier Retirement Residence Mr. Though he now uses a wheelchair to get around – at 102, he finally conceded he could use some help and got a mobility scooter – his mind is still sharp, perhaps from a lifetime of chess. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.