Mary Ross

Registered Social Service Worker, working with older adults in Long-Term Care. In recovery from addiction since June 4, 2016. Mental health matters.

[Marianne Meed Ward @MariannMeedWard]

It was wonderful to join the Maple Villa community for Long-Term Care Community Engagement Day and celebrate the people who make compassionate care possible in Burlington.

Thank you to the incredible staff, care providers, families and caregivers who bring professionalism, patience and kindness to this work every day.

As Burlington grows and our population ages, making sure residents can access quality care close to home is more important than ever. We’re looking forward to the opening of the new 256-bed Maple Villa on Palladium Way in January 2027, and to the opportunities it will create for residents and families in our community.

Wishing the entire Maple Villa team all the best as you prepare for this exciting next chapter. Thank you for everything you do for our community.

[MUNICIPAL WORLD @MunicipalWorld]

.@ONBigCityMayors are urging the province to launch a review of mandatory care as part of a push for compassionate, life‑saving intervention in the #MentalHealth and #addictions crisis – a call they say could prevent deaths. https://t.co/RKNikVAtVa @MariannMeedWard #LocalGov

[Marianne Meed Ward @MariannMeedWard]

Ontario’s Big City Mayors have launched the next phase of our Solve the Crisis campaign: Reaction to Recovery.

As Chair of @ONBigCityMayors, I was proud to help launch this campaign and bring our message directly to the Government of Ontario at the AMO Conference. We met with the Minister of Health to discuss the growing mental health, addictions and homelessness crisis, and I raised the issue directly during the Minister’s Forum.

Municipalities across Ontario have stepped up, but we’ve reached the limits of what we can do alone. We need a recovery-focused approach that expands access to treatment, supportive housing and rehabilitation, while providing the leadership and investment needed to address this crisis at the scale it demands.

This is about saving lives, supporting recovery and building healthier communities. It’s time to move Ontario from reaction to recovery.

Learn more and add your voice: https://t.co/he5saPA7yi

[Mary Ross @Mary05345231]

@guyfelicella Right here❤️

[Anishinabek Nation @AnishNation]

Want to learn Anishinaabemowin? Check out this sound byte of the July 31st phrase from the 2026 Anishinabek Nation Giizisoo-Mzinigan brought to you by our Anishinaabemowin Department! 📣

You can also access the calendar for FREE online at:
https://t.co/wKX2OcAfEM

* The Anishinabek Nation represents 39 First Nations in the province of Ontario. Throughout our member nations, we have many dialects and regional variations. Phrases for the Giizisoo-Mzinigan are provided by Anishinaabemowin speakers and have been reviewed by the Anishinabek Nation Anishinaabemowin E-niigaanwidood, Language Commissioner.

[Mary Ross @Mary05345231]

@cityburlington Shout out to Burlington's Centennial Trail Multi-use Pathway. Resources like this allow the little guy and I to enjoy bike rides with a sense of safety, while igniting smiles along the way.

[guyfelicella🇨🇦🍁 @guyfelicella]

Just dropped!

I wouldn't be alive today without harm reduction, recovery, and housing security.

Grateful to be alive.
Grateful to be in recovery.
Grateful to be free.

[Senator Patrick Brazeau -Algonquin 🇨🇦 @senatorbrazeau]

For those interested, the alcohol industry vs cancer warning labels on their products.

#Bill #S202 #TheTruthAboutAlcohol #cancer

[Mary Ross @Mary05345231]

@raghu_venugopal @guyfelicella I've been in recovery for 10 years now. I Was forced into treatment 4 times and every time relapsed immediately afterwards. The 5th time was my choice and I have been sober ever since. Harm reduction practices kept me alive until I was ready to make changes.

[Mary Ross @Mary05345231]

@raghu_venugopal @guyfelicella I've been in recovery for 10 years now. I Was forced into treatment 4 times and every time relapsed immediately afterwards. The 5th time was my choice and I have been sober ever since. Harm reduction practices kept me alive until I was ready to make changes.

[Senator Patrick Brazeau -Algonquin 🇨🇦 @senatorbrazeau]

In Canada, my team and I have just introduced 2 Bills in the Senate:

Bill #S202(cancer warning labels on alcoholic products) just like we have for tobacco and cannabis products; and

Bill #S203(the prohibition of alcohol advertising in 🇨🇦) just like we have for tobacco and cannabis products.

Why do alcohol companies get a free pass from having to warn their own consumers and Canadian citizens that alcohol consumption causes 7 fatal known cancers? 🤔

Its a start.

Next comes a $6Billion dollar « alcohol deficit » Canada has, meaning it costs taxpayers more for the direct(but often not talked about) impacts/costs of alcohol to society(deaths, accidents, injuries, dui’s, legal costs, emergency visits, emergency calls, dependencies, depressions, suicides, domestic abuse cases, FASD, therapies, other physical health conditions, mental health issues/disorders just but to name a few.

Alcohol directly causes and/or severely contributes to all of the above. The negative health, legal and societal impacts of alcohol costs all Canadians more money than alcohol « revenues » it provides governments.

#EnableTheLabel #TheTruthAboutAlcohol #cancer

[Mary Ross @Mary05345231]

@TorontoPolice These comments are terrible. This is a human being who is missing and there are people concerned for their well-being, and all some people do is make ignorant insensitive comments.

[Mary Ross @Mary05345231]

@SickNotWeak @CAMHnews I wonder why we use the term "Autistic person" instead of a person living with Autism, since people are so much more than their diagnosis?

[Mary Ross @Mary05345231]

It's time for the Government of Ontario to solve the homelessness and addiction crisis in our cities.
Join me in writing our MPPs and provincial leaders at https://t.co/oVQP5aE3Y8

[CMHA Durham @CMHADurham]

This July 1, CMHA Durham joins many in reflecting on Canada’s past and future. For Indigenous peoples, this day is one of mourning. The impacts of systemic racism and colonialism continue to affect their mental health and well-being.
Learn more here: https://t.co/MTx0U8HErV

[CAMH @CAMHnews]

Read our statement in response to the announcement about #alcohol retail expansion in #Ontario.

The full statement can be found here: https://t.co/e6N1XKCynK

[Mary Ross @Mary05345231]

@JohnPaulDanko @MariannMeedWard @WestEndHBA @OntarioHBA Could it be beneficial to the cause to invite some members of the community who are facing or have faced barriers to housing to share their experiences and input (and one of those yummy looking meals) if they wish to? Just a thought.

[Mary Ross @Mary05345231]

@Gingernation001 @MariannMeedWard @cityburlington Sure, pick on social workers. Like there's something wrong with acknowledging systemic prejudice and past mistakes in order to build a society where equal human rights are honoured. Anti-Oppressive Practice is now a foundation of law enforcement as well.

[Mary Ross @Mary05345231]

@PeelPolice @PRPRoadSafety It boggles my mind why ppl tint their car windows-pedestrians, cyclists & other motorists can't make eye contact with the driver behind the tint therefore creating an unnecessary safety hazard on the road.Sure, your car looks more badass without your ugly mug in the window but...

[Mary Ross @Mary05345231]

@CBCNews Many convenience stores sell them in plain sight.