Complex sentence: In retirement, she and her husband intend to remain in Ottawa to be close to their children and Carstairs intends to chair a board for a network centre of excellence on caring for the frail elderly, pending the approval of a grant from the federal government.
Split into simpler sentences: In retirement, she and her husband intended to remain in Ottawa to be close to their children. Carstairs became chair a board for a network centre of excellence on caring for the frail elderly, pending the approval of a grant from the federal government.