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CANADA | Jun 02, 2023

[Impact Story] GrandPals Program Spotlight

Program SpotlightFrom Pen to HeartA big thank you to Baycrest for writing and sharing this story. Since February 13, 2023 GrandPals living at Baycrest’s long term care home have been connecting with two Grade 5 classes at St. Margaret Catholic Elementary School. The GrandPals Program began with bi

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Eligible seniors can receive additional $500 from federal government as support during COVID-19 pandemic

The federal government is promising additional support for seniors amid the COVID-19 pandemic. On May 21, they pledged to give a one-time, tax-free payment of $300 to eligible seniors through the Old

New program to begin in Surrey: Storytelling for seniors

Surrey Shares, is an initiative of the Surrey Intercultural Seniors Social Inclusion Partnership Network, starting new free program Over the course of 16 weeks, participants will engage in goal-setti

Multilingual COVID-19 Resources

The Government of B.C. has announced a new website where you can find all government information on COVID-19 that is made available in eight languages. This includes: Traditional Chinese, Simplified C

Safe Seniors, Strong Communities Announcement

BC Minister of Healthy Adrian Dix and Isobel Mackenzie, B.C.'s Senior's Advocate announce the expansion of bc211 and the Better at Home Program to provide additional community supports for seniors dur

COVID-19 News and Information Sources

  At this critical time, we must all take the necessary precautions to suppress the spread of coronavirus (COVI

Premier appoints parliamentary secretary for seniors

Premier John Horgan has appointed Ronna-Rae Leonard, MLA for Courtenay-Comox, as parliamentary secretary for seniors. “Ronna-Rae Leonard has a strong record of getting results for her community,”

Active Aging programs featured in CTV News

Active Aging programs, supported by Healthy Aging by United Way, provide free fitness activities for older adults in many communities throughout BC. Mission Community Services' Chair Yoga is featured

GeroHacks

GeroHacks (November 30, 2019) GeroHacks is a Social Innovation Hackathon event created to address current issues relevant for older adults in B.C. SFU's Department of Gerontology is partnering with

October 1st: International Day of Older Persons and National Seniors Day

2019 Theme: "The Journey to Age Equality" Almost 700 million people are now over the age of 60. By 2050, 2 billion people, over 20 per cent of the world's population, will be 60 or older. The increas

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