Information for Businesses

By Megan Lala / October 6, 2024 / Comments Off on Information for Businesses

Get more customers by registering with the Seniors Home Supports referral service. If you are a business or community group that provides snow removal, yard help, housekeeping, home repair and…

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Senior Sector Spotlight: Men’s Sheds Edmonton

By Megan Lala / October 1, 2024 / Comments Off on Senior Sector Spotlight: Men’s Sheds Edmonton

“Building Communities Through Connection” – A Senior Sector Spotlight on Men’s Sheds Edmonton  Written by: Breanne Harrison  In most cases, one would define a “shed” as “an outdoor storage space.”…

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International Day of Older Persons: A Poem

By Megan Lala / October 1, 2024 / Comments Off on International Day of Older Persons: A Poem

About the Author: Breanne Harrison is the 2024 Communications Assistant summer student at the Edmonton Seniors Coordinating Council (ESCC). She is an emerging Edmonton-based writer entering her fourth year of…

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Senior Sector Spotlight: Bent Arrow Traditional Healing Society

By Megan Lala / August 29, 2024 / Comments Off on Senior Sector Spotlight: Bent Arrow Traditional Healing Society

Bent Arrow Traditional Healing Society is a non-profit organization that has been serving Indigenous children, youth, and families in Edmonton and area since 1994. Dedicated to guidance, support, and healing,…

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Seniors Sector Spotlight: Senior Citizens Opportunity Neighborhood Association 

By Megan Lala / July 31, 2024 / Comments Off on Seniors Sector Spotlight: Senior Citizens Opportunity Neighborhood Association 

A Home Away from Home Written by: Breanne Harrison  The Senior Citizens Opportunity Neighborhood Association (SCONA) house was once filled with garbage. The floors were completely concealed, and the doorways…

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Wildfire Smoke Safety for Seniors

By Megan Lala / July 25, 2024 / Comments Off on Wildfire Smoke Safety for Seniors

As wildfire season continues throughout Canada, it is important to ensure that you and those around you are staying healthy. According to the Red Cross, seniors are among the topmost…

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Extreme Heat Safety

By Megan Lala / July 22, 2024 / Comments Off on Extreme Heat Safety

With increasing temperatures, it is important to ensure you and those around you are keeping cool, safe, and healthy. Heat waves are not only physically dangerous to older adults, but…

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Seniors Housing Options Tool

By Megan Lala / July 17, 2024 / Comments Off on Seniors Housing Options Tool

AFE developed a resource in 2023 that directs seniors and caregivers to the options that could help them better understand which type of accommodations best meet their needs. The aim…

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Let’s Talk About Ageism – Toolkit

By Megan Lala / July 2, 2024 / Comments Off on Let’s Talk About Ageism – Toolkit

Interested in hosting a conversation café’ on ageism? We have developed a User-Friendly Toolkit that covers everything you need to know on how, where, who, and what to do to…

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Senior Sector Spotlight: Central Lions Seniors Association

By Megan Lala / June 28, 2024 / Comments Off on Senior Sector Spotlight: Central Lions Seniors Association

“What it Means to be Central” – A Seniors Sector Spotlight on the Central Lions Seniors Association  Written by: Breanne Harrison  If one were to enter “central” into their online…

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