Seniors

Last year, young gardener Sage Village (right) hunted for worms while doing a little gardening with Anne Kent at the Intergenerational Garden display at Earth Day 2022. (The News files)

Garden party marks 10 years of growing together – in many ways

Maple Ridge’s Intergenerational Garden has been bringing seniors and young kids together for a decade

 

(Jean Konda-Witte photo)

Abbotsford 55-Plus BC Games torch lighting begins 100-day countdown to event

Saturday’s torch lighting ceremony builds anticipation for Games in August

 

Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry spoke about the ongoing impacts of COVID-19 during a press conference in Victoria. (Chad Hipolito/ Canadian Press)

What seniors still need to know about COVID

Dr. Bonnie Henry provides answers to a few specific questions on behalf of Langley’s aging population

Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry spoke about the ongoing impacts of COVID-19 during a press conference in Victoria. (Chad Hipolito/ Canadian Press)
B.C. Seniors Advocate Isobel Mackenzie speaks in Campbell River in July 2022. (Black Press file photo: Alistair Taylor/Campbell River Mirror

‘Fierce advocate’ set to retire as the voice for B.C. seniors after 9 years on the job

Isobel Mackenzie has had ‘an extraordinary career committed to making life better for seniors’

B.C. Seniors Advocate Isobel Mackenzie speaks in Campbell River in July 2022. (Black Press file photo: Alistair Taylor/Campbell River Mirror
Louis Salvino, who worked 33 years for Watkin Motors and 29th St. Auto Shine, gives tips to Janis Lauman, Carol Schroeder, Anne Clarke, and Sue Ulmer in the art of car washing for Grannies à Gogo car wash, Sat, May 6.”
Louis Salvino, who worked 33 years for Watkin Motors and 29th St. Auto Shine, gives tips to Janis Lauman, Carol Schroeder, Anne Clarke, and Sue Ulmer in the art of car washing for Grannies à Gogo car wash, Sat, May 6.”
Clive Burgess is the president of the snooker club at the Ridge Meadows Seniors Society Maple Ridge activity centre. (Colleen Flanagan/The News)

Seniors society holding open house in Maple Ridge

Guests can check out evening programs at the centre

Clive Burgess is the president of the snooker club at the Ridge Meadows Seniors Society Maple Ridge activity centre. (Colleen Flanagan/The News)
A local senior was hurt after tripping on a Maple Ridge sidewalk and denied compensation from the city’s insurer. This letter writer wrote in support of the senior. (Colleen Flanagan/The News)

LETTER: Maple Ridge has no lack of trip and fall hazards

Senior should have received support after being injured, letter writer says

  • Apr 24, 2023
A local senior was hurt after tripping on a Maple Ridge sidewalk and denied compensation from the city’s insurer. This letter writer wrote in support of the senior. (Colleen Flanagan/The News)
More than 15 people showed up to the first open house event at the Maple Ridge Lawn Bowling Club on April 15. (Brandon Tucker/The News)

PHOTOS: Lawn bowling newcomers show up to first open house event

The next open house event will be on April 29

More than 15 people showed up to the first open house event at the Maple Ridge Lawn Bowling Club on April 15. (Brandon Tucker/The News)
We’ll need fewer children’s playgrounds, more seniors centres in the coming years. (Township of Langley/Special to the Langley Advance Times)

IN OUR VIEW: Metro Vancouver’s grey wave is here

We’re getting more and more seniors, and relatively few kids

  • Apr 8, 2023
We’ll need fewer children’s playgrounds, more seniors centres in the coming years. (Township of Langley/Special to the Langley Advance Times)
Langley Lawn Bowling Club. (Langley Advance Times files)

WEB POLL: Enough seniors facilities?

Do we have enough resources as our population ages?

  • Apr 6, 2023
Langley Lawn Bowling Club. (Langley Advance Times files)
Tydel Foods owner Brigida Crosbie with customer Joanne Gianforte. (Jennifer Feinberg/ Chilliwack Progress)

VIDEO: Chilliwack meat shop feeding low-income residents, seniors with compassion

The philosophy at Tydel Foods is simple, said owner Brigida Crosbie: ‘It’s people over profit’

Tydel Foods owner Brigida Crosbie with customer Joanne Gianforte. (Jennifer Feinberg/ Chilliwack Progress)
Share your opinion via email, through our website or in a posted letter. (Heather Colpitts/Black Press Media)

LETTER: City of Maple Ridge insurer won’t pay for injuried from fall

Local senior advises people to report trip and fall hazards to municipality

  • Mar 26, 2023
Share your opinion via email, through our website or in a posted letter. (Heather Colpitts/Black Press Media)
Home security video captures a person kicking at a front door, part of a TikTok challenge. Photo via video reel

VIDEO: B.C. homeowners hospitalized after TikTok challenge turns ugly

Charges pending against teens and residents after longstanding door-kicking problem comes to a head

Home security video captures a person kicking at a front door, part of a TikTok challenge. Photo via video reel
Opening day at the Maple Ridge Lawn Bowling Club is coming up on April 2. (The News files)

Maple Ridge Lawn Bowling Club invites new members

Opening event is April 2, followed by open houses to try the game

Opening day at the Maple Ridge Lawn Bowling Club is coming up on April 2. (The News files)
Members of the Revera Sunwood retirement home in Maple Ridge adorned St. Patrick’s Day outfits and stood outside with signs getting passing commuters to honk in celebration of the holiday. (Brandon Tucker/The News)

Honking for the holidays: Maple Ridge seniors host walker parade on St. Patrick’s Day

The Revera Sunwood residents held signs asking drivers to honk for the Irish

Members of the Revera Sunwood retirement home in Maple Ridge adorned St. Patrick’s Day outfits and stood outside with signs getting passing commuters to honk in celebration of the holiday. (Brandon Tucker/The News)
The Silvertones are in need of a conductor and pianist. (Special to The News)

Seniors choir in Maple Ridge needs conductor and pianist

If new conductor not found the Silvertones will be forced to disband

The Silvertones are in need of a conductor and pianist. (Special to The News)
Last year B.C. Seniors Advocate Isobel Mackenzie spent time in Maple Ridge talking about her report released by her office in December called Hidden and Invisible: Seniors Abuse and Neglect in British Columbia. In it the Office of the Seniors Advocate found that abuse and neglect of people over the age of 65 have increased significantly over the past five years.(Colleen Flanagan/The News)
Last year B.C. Seniors Advocate Isobel Mackenzie spent time in Maple Ridge talking about her report released by her office in December called Hidden and Invisible: Seniors Abuse and Neglect in British Columbia. In it the Office of the Seniors Advocate found that abuse and neglect of people over the age of 65 have increased significantly over the past five years.(Colleen Flanagan/The News)
Mission RCMP say an 86-year-old man was scammed into paying thousands of dollars for “his grandson’s bail” in late February. / File Photo

B.C. senior falls victim to ‘grandparent scam,’ loses thousands of dollars

An 86-year-old man from Mission was scammed into paying thousands of dollars for ‘his grandson’s bail’

Mission RCMP say an 86-year-old man was scammed into paying thousands of dollars for “his grandson’s bail” in late February. / File Photo
BC Seniors Advocate Isobel Mackenzie presents to senior citizens and local residents during a Town Hall at the Senior Centre in Cranbrook. Trevor Crawley photo.

Seniors advocate says B.C. should eliminate home support fees

‘The world has not fallen apart in Alberta or Ontario, where they do not charge for this’

BC Seniors Advocate Isobel Mackenzie presents to senior citizens and local residents during a Town Hall at the Senior Centre in Cranbrook. Trevor Crawley photo.