At its International meeting in Las Vegas, the Canadian Academy of Senior Advisors (CASA) presented its Awards of Excellence and Merit for outstanding service to Canada’s boomer and senior populations.

CASA is the Canadian licensee of the international Society of Certified Senior Advisors (SCSA), a group of geriatric physicians, gerontologists, elder law lawyers, accountants, financial planners, and others trained and certified in senior issues. Certified Senior Advisors (CSA’s) participate in the world’s largest membership organization training professionals about aging, and through CASA, can access a single, credible source of information for professionals serving the 55-plus population.

Awards were presented for individual and corporate achievement. Recipients of the Awards of Excellence in the individual category went to Alex Handyside, founder, president and CEO of ScotiaCare Homecare & Caregivers Inc. of Dartmouth, N.S.; and Victoria, B.C. real estate/financial professional Rick Hoogendoorn. The Award of Merit was presented to estate lawyer Patrick Murphy of Ottawa.

In the corporate category, the Award of Excellence was presented to BMO Financial Group, and Awards of Merit were presented to publishers Barbara and Barry Risto of Senior Living Magazine and Susan Bessant and John Ashby, owners of Signature Care of Calgary.

Speaking on behalf of CASA, organization president Rhonda Latreille said, “Those given recognition at this year’s convention represent ‘the best of the best’ when it comes to providing outstanding services to maturing Canadians. All who were recognized understand the need for imparting the highest quality of care and service to their clients.

“We are proud of their contributions and with these Awards celebrate their leadership in enhancing the lives of so many Canadians,” she concluded.