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4 days ago
1 min

Make an Informed Choice Once We are Allowed to Gather Again

When the current indoor visiting restriction is lifted you can use this assessment tool to help you make the right choice.

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6 days ago
1 min

Cranbrook Age Friendly December Newsletter Released

Cranbrook Age Friendly December Newsletter (wix.com) Click on above link.

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Nov 17
0 min

Cranbrook Rotary On-line BINGO on Facebook

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Nov 16
0 min

Angel Tree Goes Up at SAVE-ON Today!

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Nov 2
0 min

Get you Cameras out! SIP Photo Contest is Live.

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Nov 1
1 min

Cranbrook Age Friendly Committee looking at introducing Seniors’ Centers Without Walls Program.

Are you interested in meeting with a group of people on your telephone with the push of a button? Are you missing talking to other people...

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Oct 19
1 min

Coming Soon SIP Photo Contest

Watch here for further details

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Sep 22
2 min

Welcome to Fall!

Cranbrook's school zones are in effect, the Farmers Market is on fall hours (10am-1 pm), and the days just keep getting shorter. Here ar...

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Sep 18
1 min

Congratulations to Save-on-Foods!

The award for Age Friendly Business of the Year goes to... Save -On-Foods! Thank you to Golden Life Management for sponsoring this award....

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Sep 8
4 min

INJURIES ARE PREVENTABLE – NO, REALLY!

BCCDC Foundation guest post: Injury prevention Ms. Megan Oakey, Provincial Manager for Injury Prevention, BC Centre for Disease Control, ...

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Aug 31
2 min

Poverty Reduction Planning Project - Update

City of Cranbrook & RDEK Collaborate with Social Planning Society on Poverty Reduction Plan This spring the City of Cranbrook was success...

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Aug 17
3 min

Healthy Aging

What is Healthy Ageing? from the World Health Organization Every person - in every country in the world – should have the opportunity to ...

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Aug 10
3 min

Best Movies For Seniors

So many movies today are geared toward a younger audience that it can be like searching through a haystack to find a gem for older genera...

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Aug 3
2 min

Memory Help for Seniors: 11 Proven Tips for Boosting Your Brain

Here are excerpts from an interesting article from greatseniorliving.com. Wondering if it's possible to improve your own or another senio...

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Jul 6
1 min

10 Must-Read Books for Seniors

Nothing beats a good book. Books can take us places we have never been, help us relive another time, and take us on great adventures – al...

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Jun 22
1 min

Raising awareness of elder abuse is key to prevention.

In advance of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day on Monday, June 15, 2020, the government has provided $1.89 million to help raise awareness...

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May 7
1 min

BC 211

Strengthening communities by connecting people with the help they need In British Columbia, bc211 was established in partnership with Uni...

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Apr 30
1 min

Virtual Cranbrook Senior Coffee Breaks

Feeling lonely? Just because you can't go out for coffee with your friends doesn't mean you can't see them and have coffee. Seniors-In-...

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Apr 21
0 min

Safe Seniors, Strong Communities!

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Mar 23
2 min

UNITED WAY

United Way Centraide’s long history of supporting local Canadian communities dates back to 1917. The name of our national office – United...

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Latest Senior News

Make an Informed Choice Once We are Allowed to Gather Again

Cranbrook Age Friendly December Newsletter Released

Cranbrook Rotary On-line BINGO on Facebook

Angel Tree Goes Up at SAVE-ON Today!

Get you Cameras out! SIP Photo Contest is Live.

Cranbrook Age Friendly Committee looking at introducing Seniors’ Centers Without Walls Program.

Coming Soon SIP Photo Contest

Welcome to Fall!

Congratulations to Save-on-Foods!

INJURIES ARE PREVENTABLE – NO, REALLY!

Poverty Reduction Planning Project - Update

Healthy Aging

Best Movies For Seniors

Memory Help for Seniors: 11 Proven Tips for Boosting Your Brain

10 Must-Read Books for Seniors

Raising awareness of elder abuse is key to prevention.

BC 211

Virtual Cranbrook Senior Coffee Breaks

Safe Seniors, Strong Communities!

UNITED WAY

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