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Liang Xinye emigrated from China at age 88, became a Canadian citizen at 100 and was fêted Saturday as one of Ottawa’s oldest residents as she heads into the exclusive club of the world’s super-centenarians.
Family members admit they are shaky on the month and day that the tiny woman they call “Granny” was born, but are confident that she is 109 years old. That earned Xinye billing as the “star attraction” at the annual luncheon held in honour of the city’s Chinese seniors at the Bronson Centre by the Eastern Ontario Hoy Sun Association Canada.
Tributes for Xinye poured in, including those sent from Queen Elizabeth, Gov. Gen. David Johnston and Conservative Leader Stephen Harper, but none were more glowing than from her far-flung family. They chalk up her longevity to a life of “generosity and kindness” rather than anything to do with diet and exercise.
Family members admit they are shaky on the month and day that the tiny woman they call “Granny” was born, but are confident that she is 109 years old. That earned Xinye billing as the “star attraction” at the annual luncheon held in honour of the city’s Chinese seniors at the Bronson Centre by the Eastern Ontario Hoy Sun Association Canada.
Tributes for Xinye poured in, including those sent from Queen Elizabeth, Gov. Gen. David Johnston and Conservative Leader Stephen Harper, but none were more glowing than from her far-flung family. They chalk up her longevity to a life of “generosity and kindness” rather than anything to do with diet and exercise.
