Seniors Week

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CELEBRATE SENIORS WEEK JUNE 5–11 Members of the Fit Fellas of West Vancouver show off some of their moves at a recent fundraising event held at Kay Meek Centre to raise money for the new West Vancouver Place for Sport facility.

PROFILE Anita Dadson

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TELEFRIENDS Hub program connects by phone PHOTO PAUL MCGRATH

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Residents enjoy all-inclusive living and peace of mind knowing that our team is there for them around the clock today and if their needs should change. We have three distinct neighbourhoods to suit seniors’ needs: Our Independent Living neighbourhood is perfect for people who want to enjoy all-inclusive living among friends knowing that care and support is there if ever needed.

Our Assisted Living neighbourhood offers activities and dining just down the hall from your suite, plus peace of mind knowing licensed residential care is available 24/7.

Seniors with dementia, Alzheimer’s or memory loss will be safe and comfortable in our secure Memory Care neighbourhood.

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We also offer respite stays for people who want or need support for a short time.

Edgemont Senior Living offers a wide variety of on-site services and amenities.

Make the most of your day by taking advantage of our social spaces, dining areas and special services, including a theatre, a demonstration kitchen, landscaped gardens, self-serve bistros and a beauty salon with spa services.

We are a pet-friendly community and your small pet is welcome to come live in your suite with you.

There’s always something to do during the day and throughout the evening.

We arrange daily programs and weekly group outings for residents in each of our three neighbourhoods. We attend special events, entertainment venues, museums, and many other interesting and fun places.

Call 604-929-6361 or stop by our Presentation Centre - we are open 7 days a week. Or visit us online at edgemontseniorliving.ca

Trust, respect and dignity are the three goals of customized care provided by Living Well Home Care Services.

“What I enjoy most about this profession is the opportunity we have to maintain quality of life for those most in need of care; to assist seniors to age in the place they call home; and my ability to offer rewarding and important work to our Living Well staff,” explains owner Christine Smith.

Founded in 2003 by Smith, who felt there were too few agencies providing the quality of care she believed clients deserved, Living Well offers home support and personal care services on both hourly and live-in basis.

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June 5 – 11

Community service key to volunteer’s story LAURA ANDERSON Contributing writer

Three North Shore community service agencies are celebrating significant anniversaries this year.

FUN, FRIENDS, AND A FIESTA! Pancho and Sal performed at Amica in West Vancouver on May 3 for a Cinco De Mayo celebration. The event also included strawberry margaritas and fresh fruit. PHOTOS CINDY GOODMAN

The North Shore Disabilities Resource Centre turns 40 and Lionsview Seniors Planning Society, 25.

North Shore Volunteers for Seniors is West Vancouver’s oldest nonprofit society at 55 years.

The three share more than a birthday and a commitment to community service. They share in the wisdom and experience of Anita Dadson.

Anita is a founding member of the North Shore Disabilities Resource Centre and Lionsview Seniors Planning Society. She serves as president for North Shore Volunteers for Seniors.

“I feel honoured to belong to each one of these indispensable organizations,” she says. “Volunteer-based service is the backbone of every community. Working to make life better for everybody, that’s what it’s all about.”

Anita’s career as a community service volunteer began when she and her husband Phil left the Ottawa Valley and returned home to the West Coast. They wanted family support for their daughter Sydney, who was born with cerebral palsy.

Syd, like every Canadian baby born in 1967, received a silver spoon from the federal government but in those days few resources were available to families with disabled children. The future for people with disabilities meant existence in an institution. Anita and Phil were determined Syd’s life would be different.

Home was the North Shore.

Anita’s roots reach back to 1911, when her grandparents pitched a tent in a patch of forest that is now Memorial Park in West Vancouver. Her grandfather, Peter Johnson, was a captain on the commuter ferries. Her mother, Marjorie,

was a nurse who served with the Victorian Order of Nurses, the North Shore’s first home health service. Anita worked summers at the cannery, at Cliff House in Whytecliff Park, and at the Bowen Island Hotel to pay for her education in social work.

In North Vancouver’s Highlands area, the Dadsons found the right house for their family needs: one level and wide hallways for Syd’s wheelchair. At Carefree, a daycare program for Syd, Anita met Sheila Gilmour, a lifelong friend and partner in the quest

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Connect, Have Fun, and Stay Active!

Always wanted to pick up a paintbrush or learn a new language? Looking to keep fit or understand your computer better? Need to talk to a lawyer or get a ride to an appointment? We have a program for you!

In fact, Silver Harbour Seniors’ Activity Centre offers more than 70 different programs and services for local seniors.

We provide a large variety of activities including physical fitness, indoor sports, games, visual arts, performing arts, languages, cultural groups, and computer classes. We also host plenty of special events, bus trips, and informative seminars. People say our programs are fun and friendly, with lots of opportunities for learning and socializing.

Silver Harbour provides a number of important services such as legal advice, low-cost meals and refreshments,

information and referral, affordable clothing and household goods, and transportation. If you have a question or need some support, please give us a call.

And if you’re want to get involved and give back to your community, don’t forget that Silver Harbour has a wide range of volunteer opportunities for all ages – from leading programs to helping in the garden, from serving meals to driving seniors to local appointments. We’re very proud of the caring and supportive environment our volunteers help create.

So if you’re looking to connect, have fun, or stay active, get in touch with Silver Harbour!

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June 5 – 11

Telefriend program connects seniors over phone

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Pets, kids, and the weather.

Popular topics of conversation for many people, these are some of the common subjects covered in chats between local seniors who have become “telefriends.”

Telefriends is a free program run through the Capilano Community Services Seniors

Seniors Hub program co-ordinator Melanie Macauley (right) and volunteer Ness St. Arnaud at the Capilano Community Services office. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD

Hub that connects local seniors with a volunteer for regular phone conversations.

Participants can receive many calls or fewer, depending on what they prefer; once or twice a week, or even once a month.

The tone of the conversation is casual and the topics are general, but Melanie Macauley, program co-ordinator for the seniors hub, says for some participants it could be the only person they talk to that day. The program is open to any senior on the North Shore, but many of those who participate are housebound. Many are frail or isolated, and although they may still live at home they can no longer drive and can’t get out much.

Many of their friends have died and they may not have family connections or their family members don’t visit often.

West Vancouver resident Esther Roach has been volunteering with the Telefriend program for 15 years. Macauley calls Roach a “perfect example of what a telefriend can be.”

Roach first became involved with the program when a friend could no longer volunteer and asked if she would take on the position. She agreed to give it a try and has chatted with many telefriends over the years.

At 92, Roach admits she is slowing down a bit but remains quite busy and has enjoyed her work as a volunteer. She says she thinks the Telefriend program is “a very good idea.”

Macauley notes that participation in the program has declined in recent years, probably due to the growth in the number of seniors centres, residential homes, and care facilities on the North Shore where seniors can stay connected to other people.

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But she worries there are still seniors living in their homes who could benefit from the program but may not know about it. For

more information or to sign up to receive a telefriend, call the seniors hub at 604-9887115 ext. 29.

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to establish services and support in the community.

Although children requiring personal care were not permitted in the school system, Anita and Phil were determined that Syd would attend regular school. Once she was accepted into a specialized site called Progress

Centre, Anita and Sheila worked to have it included in Larson school. From there, Syd moved on to Handsworth secondary, integrated successfully into the school system.

The next step was to make an independent home for Syd, one that would accommodate her disability in an inclusive community setting under the protection of a dedicated

agency. Community living, the alternative to consigning people to institutions, would provide the right environment.

The North Shore Disabilities Resource Centre, established in 1976, was the right agency.

When the first group home on the North Shore opened in 1978, Syd was among the first residents. For years, Anita used her skills as a social

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Energized by the commitment of volunteers, families and individuals, she made connections with community social support organizations and with all levels of government.

Along the way, Anita and Sheila joined a group of people organizing to provide services to seniors. Lionsview Seniors Planning Society was established to plan and co-ordinate services for seniors in transportation and accessibility, affordable and appropriate housing, preventative care and inclusion in the community.

The MAPS program (Making Access Possible Safely) was a Lionsview initiative close to Anita’s heart for its link with disability issues. Pedestrians can thank the Lionsview volunteers for the curb ramps at North Vancouver’s street intersections.

Six years ago, Anita returned to West Vancouver.

Although Syd left this world in 2001 and Phil departed in 2012, life brought time with son David, bridge afternoons and travel. A search for a

Anita Dadson is a founding member of the North Shore Disabilities Resource Centre. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD yoga class led to Anita’s most recent volunteer commitment.

She found the class and an opportunity to volunteer at North Shore Volunteers for Seniors. Their centre is about the same distance from Anita’s home as Memorial Park, where

her grandparents pitched their tent back in 1911. Anita’s life, well lived, has come full circle.

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Reach her at 778-279-2275 or seniorsconnect@shaw.ca.

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