Older adults who meet income qualifications, can receive a Leisure Access Pass - a City of Edmonton pass that allows up to a 75% discount for many programs and free access to many recreation centres. With your Leisure Access Pass, attend free drop in fitness classes at a recreation centre, go ... » Learn More about Resource : Leisure Access Pass (LAP)
Articles for Aging Well
Donation Spotlight : Bissell Thrift Shop
The Bissell Thrift Shop is a great place to consider as you plan where to take donation items from decluttering your home. This week I want to highlight this great service and all you can do to support them. When I spoke with Amber, the Business Development Coordinator for Bissell Centre, she shared ... » Learn More about Donation Spotlight : Bissell Thrift Shop
Part 2 : Where to Age in Place?
Where to age in place becomes the question, after you've decided you want to age in place? To decide on the where, you must look at where you live right now. It doesn't matter if you live in a house, a condo, an apartment or garden suite. The question is, can you age in place there? There are ... » Learn More about Part 2 : Where to Age in Place?
Smoke Detector Maintenance
Smoke detector maintenance is great to do during Daylight Savings Time. I know this, because I am horrible at remembering to do standard maintenance. Sadly, if it weren't for the men in my life, I would probably have everything broken in my home. So I get it, this stuff is boring, but necessary ... » Learn More about Smoke Detector Maintenance
Find Your Balance – Fall Prevention Month
Find Your Balance is a theme of November's Fall Prevention Month - and the universe thought it would be funny to teach me how important fall prevention really is. You see, as I finished writing this post a week before I was going to publish it - that day, I had a fall. Yup, klutz genes in full ... » Learn More about Find Your Balance – Fall Prevention Month
