Peterborough Downtown Farmers’ Market
July 22 @ 8:00 am – 2:00 pm Every Wednesday from May to October in the Louis St. Parking Lot: Kawartha’s own locally grown fresh seasonal produce, delicious baked goods, local artisans and musicians,...
View ArticleCanada Needs a National Strategy for Unpaid Caregiver
The phenomenon is not exactly marginal: according to a recently released government report, one in every three workers in Canada is assisting a chronically disabled person — many of them seniors — with...
View Article6 Tips To Keeping Seniors Safe At Home
Safety is a big concern for seniors and their families, especially as more baby boomers are embracing aging at home. Homes they’ve owned for decades that were perfect for raising children may not be as...
View ArticleSenior Women: Simple, Must-Do Ways To Reduce Heart Disease Risks
A popular social media meme holds that “growing old isn’t for sissies.” Plenty of older women would probably agree with that sentiment as they cope with age-related issues specific to their gender,...
View ArticleFrank Webb, 86, skydives to celebrate birthday
Frank Webb, an 86 year-old resident of Saanich, B.C., celebrated his birthday in style — by jumping out of an airplane and freefalling towards Earth at 200 km/h. Webb told CBC Radio’s On the Island...
View ArticleKitchener Blues Fest
The largest music festival in the Waterloo Region, every year 6 or more stages are setup across Kitchener with some fantastic artists. This year features performances from Randy Bachman, Mavis Staples,...
View ArticleThe Workout That Works For Seniors of All Ages and Mobility Levels:...
Think you’re too old and frail to work out? Think again! The health benefits of daily exercise are widely known, but seniors facing health and mobility issues may feel working out is beyond their...
View ArticleView Perseid Meteor Shower with Peterborough Astronomical Association
August 12 @ 8:30 pm – August 13 @ 12:00 am Come join the Peterborough Astronomical Association (PAA) on Wednesday August 12th to view the annual Perseid Meteor Shower, high on top of Armour Hill...
View ArticlePhrases to Learn for Caregivers
Dementia Care and Training Specialist Teepa Snow joins Senior Helpers to teach you important phrases to learn when caring for someone with Alzheimer’s and dementia. Watch the video below:
View ArticleWhat I Learned About Our Healthcare System While Waiting for Hip Surgery
I spent my life teaching actuarial science at a university. As a result, I calculated lots of numbers: averages, expected values, variances. But, they were only numbers. What I didn’t see was the...
View ArticleOutdoor Activities for Senior Citizens
Get Up and Get Out: Ways senior citizens can take advantage of the warm weather The end of summer is drawing near, so now is the time to get outside and soak up every last ray of sunshine. Who wants to...
View ArticleTHE ROYAL SECRETS OF LONGEVITY
This month marks Queen Elizabeth’s 63rd anniversary of her reign, making her the longest-reigning UK monarch. Here, some of the factors that are quite possibly the reasons she continues to enjoy good...
View ArticleFree Thursday Nights at the Canadian Canoe Museum
Every Thursday night the Canadian Canoe Museum opens its doors from 5-8 PM with a tour starting at 7 PM. Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to visit this amazing collection of canoes, kayaks and...
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3 Retirement Misconceptions
Each of us has his or her particular vision of how we hope retirement will play out. Some look forward to an active life doing those things they never had time for while mired in the working world....
View ArticleYou Can Master the Art of Active Aging
September 27 marks the beginning of Active Aging Week. This week long campaign calls attention to and celebrates the aging process, and more specifically, aging actively. There is often a negative...
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Lack of face-to-face contact almost doubles depression risk for older adults
Older adults who have little face-to-face contact with family and friends are at almost twice the risk of developing depression, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American...
View ArticleOur Next Government Needs to Step Up Support for Long-Term Care
This campaign season, HuffPost Canada is going past the sales pitch, away from the attacks and beyond the ballot. Our Beyond the Ballot series is deep diving into three major problems facing Canadians:...
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More Canadians are 65 and over than under age 15, StatsCan says
For the first time ever, there are now more people in Canada age 65 and over than there are under age 15, according to Statistics Canada. The data agency said Tuesday that Canada’s population sat at...
View ArticleMASSIVE CARP POLL SHOWS SENIORS LEADING THE VOTE – AND THEY WANT CHANGE
October 19, 2015 MASSIVE CARP POLL SHOWS SENIORS LEADING THE VOTE – AND THEY WANT CHANGE Toronto, ON: Nearly 13,000 CARP members responded in less than a day to the CARP Poll™, conducted just 3 days...
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