Seniors WEEK

Mission

2014

MISSION SENIORS

A monthly guide to events, resources and services for Mission Seniors May 2014

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Numerous activities are being planned in celebration of Seniors Week in Mission.

Festivities kick off Friday, May 30 with an informative session about senior’s issues with B.C.’s seniors advocate Isobel Mackenzie.

Mackenzie was named B.C.’s first senior’s advocate in March. The role of the Office of the Seniors Advocate is to monitor seniors’ services, promote awareness and work collaboratively with seniors, families, policymakers, service providers, and others to identify solutions to systemic issues and make recommendations to government on ways to improve care for the aging population.

Mackenzie will give a 45 minute presentation and be available afterwards to answer questions, said Bob Ingram, president of the Mission Seniors Activity Centre.

“The featured speaker is an important event for the community,” said Ian

Graham, president of Lifetime Learning Centre Society. “Seniors can find out who’s advocating for them and who’s speaking for them.”

Other highlights during the week include a screening of Philomena on June 3 at SilverCity with proceeds to Free the Children, an open house at the Mission Lawn Bowling club on June 3, and an Afternoon Dance with

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Sweetwater on June 5.“I try to get around to everything,”

said Ingram, who looks forward to meeting seniors in different settings throughout the community. “When you go out to The Cedars, Carrington, Cedarbrooke, and the Lawn Bowling club, you see a larger expression of what seniors are involved in.”

“Seniors can get to know what’s going on in their community,” added Sophie Zehner, president of Mission’s Old Age Pensions Organization (OAPO). “It’s a really busy week and you can explore the different facilities too.”

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said she enjoys the “good food” every year.

There are five teas and socials planned throughout the week.

• May 31: Tea time and radio broadcast performance skit, 2 to 4 p.m. at Chartwell Cedarbrooke

• June 2: Ice cream social, 1 to 3 p.m. at Chartwell Carrington House

• June 4: Open house and tea at The Cedars, 2 to 4 p.m.

• June 6: Afternoon barbecue, 1:30 to 3 p.m. at Mission Senior Activity Centre

• June 7: Pancake breakfast, 9 to 11:30 a.m. at the Mission Legion.

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Senior advocate speaks in Mission

Isobel Mackenzie has worked on behalf of seniors for the past 18 years at the local, provincial and national level. Her work spans from health care to social and community services providing her with a strong working knowledge of the breadth of issues that affect seniors and the challenges of developing system level solutions.

Mackenzie brings with her a wealth of governance, policy and advocacy experience and has dedicated many years to working on boards that represent the interests of seniors.

Until her recent appointment as seniors advocate, Mackenzie was a member of the Care Aid Registry Advisory Committee, which oversees the registry developed by the government to protect vulnerable seniors.

In addition to that work, Ms. Mackenzie has represented both home care and the non-profit sector in her role as board director for the BC Care Providers Association since 2012 and for the past seven years, she

has served as the commissioner for the Medical Services Commission of BC, responsible for administering the Medicare Protection Act.

Mackenzie’s has been tireless in her efforts to support seniors, working collaboratively with the senior leadership of the British Columbia Government and Service Employees’ Union to champion the recognition of care aides and to standardize training and qualifications.

Mackenzie is passionate about creating policy and service delivery approaches that meet the complex and individualized needs of B.C. seniors and she is a strong systems thinker and innovator known for practical, creative and cost effective solutions.

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Friday, May 30 Kick off with Seniors Advocate - Isobel MacKenzie Senior Activity Centre (33100 -10th Ave.) 1:00 - 2:30pm

Saturday, May 31 Tea Time and Radio Broadcast Performance Skit 2:00pm - 4:00pm Chartwell Cedarbrooke (32331 - 7th Avenue) Presented by Lifetime Learning Tickets $5.00 Contact Diana at 604-820-0220

Monday, June 2 Ice Cream Social 1:30 - 3:00pm Chartwell Carrington House (32679 - 7th Avenue) Contact Karen at 604-826-4747

Tuesday, June 3 'Philomena' at Silver City Cinema 1:00 - 3:00pm presented by Mission Community Services By Donation with proceeds going to 'Free the Children' Light refreshments will be served

Tuesday, June 3 Open House Mission Lawn Bowling 1:30 - 3:30pm (7560 - Hurd Street) Contact Linda Lang at 604-826-8802

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The Mission Seniors Centre Association provides social and recreational opportunities for everyone who is 50-plus years of age. Activities are planned monthly. Be sure to stop by the lounge or one of the activity programs listed.

Seniors Activity Centre(located at the Mission Community Activity Centre)33100 10 AvenueMission, B.C. V2V 4K4604-814-2188

The LoungeThe lounge will be open Monday - Friday from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Come, sit down, enjoy a cup of coffee/tea and a variety of events.

LunchLunch for participants is available in limited quantity every Monday, Wednesday and Friday for a low cost.

Weekly scheduleMondays12:30 p.m. Drop in Bingo1:30 - 3:30 p.m. Seniors Bridge

Tuesday9:30-10:30 a.m. Drop in Line Dancing10 a.m.-12 p.m. Craft Group. Greeting cards every second week.10 a.m. - 12 p.m. Seniors Health cand Wellness Program

Wednesday9:15 - 10 a.m. Seniors Chair Fitness Class10:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. MSAC Crib

12:30 - 3:30 p.m. Golden Era Bingo

Thursday9 - 10 a.m. Drop-in Line Dancing

Friday9:15 - 10 a.m. Seniors Chair Fitness Class11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Drop-in Crib

ActivitiesLots of people to meet and fun things to see and do at your activity centre.

Birthday PartiesThe Old Age Pensioners Organization hosts a party on the fourth Friday of each month at 1:30 p.m. Pot Luck/catered lunches.

Golden Era BingoTry your luck at a rousing game of bingo. Contact Ray Johnston604-826-7095.

Seniors Chair ExerciseGet a great workout. Suitable for those with mobility issues, arthritis and fi bromyalgia. Taught by a certifi ed professional. Contact the offi ce at 604-814-2188.

MeetingsDrop-in Centre General MeetingFirst Monday, 10 a.m.

Seniors Activity Centre General Memberships MeetingsFirst Thursday, 10:30 a.m.

Old Age Pensioners Org. Br. 28 General MeetingSecond Friday, 1:30 p.m.

Old Age Pensioners Org. Br. 28 Birthday PartyFourth Friday, 1:30 p.m.

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Wednesday, June 4 The Cedars - Open House and Tea 2:00 - 4:00pm at The Cedars (7380 Hurd Street) Contact Tricia at 604-826-2194 Thursday, June 5 Afternoon Dance with ‘Sweet Water” 1:00 - 4:00pm Presented by Mission Seniors Activity Centre (33100 - 10th Avenue) Refreshments provided. Tickets $5.00 Contact Jean Price or Doug Pearson 604-814-2188

Friday, June 6 Afternoon BBQ 1:30 - 3:00 PM at Senior Activity Centre (33100 - 10th Ave.) Presented by the Old Age Pensioners, by Donation Saturday, June 7 Pancake Breakfast 9:00 - 11:30am at Mission Legion (32627 Logan Avenue) Tickets $5.00 Contact Wendy Wenberg at 604-826-2331

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person workshops, the sessions can be accessed by telephone and online (optional). At the end of the tele-workshop, participants have an opportunity to ask questions and share with others who are in similar situations.

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Sweetwater, a versatile husband and wife duo, will be performing at an Afternoon Dance during Seniors Week at the Mission Seniors Activity Centre.

Bill and Marie play a wide range of music together, including rock classics, country, and Latin ballroom. Their music is popular with all ages, and they will even alter their music to encourage audiences to sing along and dance.

Marie is the lead singer with an energetic stage presence. Bill plays the guitar, banjo, keyboards, provides some vocals and arranges the synth background.

They have a full band sound and their set up includes stage lighting.

Bill and Marie have been married for 33 years and have been playing music together for more than 20. It started as an informal hobby when the couple semi-retired and moved to the Fraser Valley from Vancouver, but they soon started to get serious about.

“Bill was always in a band,” said Marie, who was encouraged by her husband to keep singing. “He’s a musician. I’ve always loved music, but I never dreamed I’d be performing in public.”

Bill and Marie have performed throughout the Lower Mainland, Vancouver Island and B.C. Interior.

Mission’s Afternoon Dance takes place Thursday, June 5 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Mission Seniors Activity Centre, 33100 10 Ave. Tickets are $5 each and refreshments will be provided. To order your tickets, call Jean or Doug at 604-814-2188.

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Kate Mancer, one of Canada’s most respected authorities in the seniors housing field, and the author of The Future of Seniors Housing: Planning, Building and Operating Successful Seniors Housing Projects, became an instant fan of life lease when she first learned about the model 15 years ago.

At that time she was working on a major report for Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) called Alternate Tenure Arrangements. CMHC is Canada’s national housing agency. One of the alternate arrangements Kate studied was life lease. She travelled across the country visiting a number of life lease projects - talking to the managers, the residents and the non-profit societies that ran them.

“That’s what gave me the life lease bug because I could see how well they worked and how happy the people were who lived in them,” says Kate, a consultant with

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Kate adds: “All of the research that’s been done on life lease shows that the degree of satisfaction is off the charts. People love living in them, partly because of their trust in the community based non-profits, like MASH, that sponsor and manage life lease projects. It’s also because of the simplicity, the safety and the security that living in a life lease provides.”

Buyers at Cedar Valley Manor have a 30 year lease which is registered on title. When they choose to move, they give 60 days’ notice and get 95% of their money back. Several of the buyers at Cedar Valley Manor have chosen to move there on the advice of their financial planners who value the life lease model for its security and its liquidity.

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