According to Age Friendly Cold Lake (AFCL), one of the ongoing issues facing seniors is transportation. To help address this, the organization has teamed up with Drive Happiness, an Edmonton-based nonprofit. AFCL received a grant late last year to provide transportation support for seniors in Cold Lake, the M.D. of Bonnyville and the Town of […]
You can use a minnow to bait a fishing hook. But if you want to attract fishermen, you need to lure them with some bigger fish. Age Friendly Cold Lake’s (AFCL) third annual Cold Lake Ice Fishing Tournament brought the anglers to town this weekend and sent them home happy. The tournament was limited to […]
Coping With Christmas program helps soothe the pain Christmas is typically a time to be together and to make memories. That’s why the loss of a loved one can be especially painful when Christmastime rolls around. Age Friendly Cold Lake (AFCL) is conducting a Coping Through Christmas session December 15 as part of its Grief […]
Age Friendly Cold Lake (AFCL) needs more volunteers so they can build on the success of their NavCare program NavCare matches a volunteer “navigator” with a client who could use some help finding their path to better living. The clients are usually older people with health concerns or care needs; the navigators volunteer an hour […]
Age Friendly Cold Lake (AFCL) has been designated as a community ambassador by the Alzheimer Society for Alberta and the Northwest Territories. The society’s community ambassadors are usually individual volunteers, but AFCL was accepted for the role as an organization. “Typically the ambassador would be a community member who is interested in learning more about […]
Age Friendly Cold Lake (AFCL) has a new service to offer to area seniors—piloted bike rides. The organization received their trishaw—a three-wheeled variant on a rickshaw—several weeks ago,and it was assembled and calibrated at Mach 1 Sports in Cold Lake.Four volunteer pilots have been trained to operate the vehicles, which use pedal power and a […]