Community Event - Burlington/Oakville - Shred Event Fundraiser - Saturday, September 30
Shred Event Fundraiser - Saturday, September 30
Shred Event Fundraiser – September 30, 2023 Protect yourself from identity theft by shredding all your paperwork professionally, while supporting a local charity! Crime Stoppers of Halton, in partnership with Blue-Pencil Information Management, is hosting another Shred Event Fundraiser to help combat identity theft and related fraud. Shred your unwanted personal papers for a donation of your choice to Crime Stoppers of Halton. Residents can utilize Blue-Pencil’s secure mobile shredding trucks, which will be on-site, to ensure the safe and efficient destruction of personal and sensitive documents to help prevent identity theft and other financial fraud. Event Details Date: Saturday, September 30, 2023 Time: 9:00 am – 3:00 pm Location: Halton Regional Police Service Headquarters – 2485 North Service Road West, Oakville Crime Stoppers is a non-profit organization that delivers safety and awareness programs in Halton, collects anonymous tips for known crimes, and celebrates the diversity of Halton by attending numerous events throughout the region.
Public Notices/Announcements - Niagara - Niagara-on-the-Lake Halloween Masquerade
Experience Halloween like never before in Canada's most haunted town!
Join us on the bewitching night of October's full moon on Saturday, October 28th, 7PM, at Spirit In Niagara Distillery.
Dress in your finest semi-formal masquerade attire for an evening of spine-tingling delight. Tickets are $80+HST per person.
Enjoy live music, a complimentary drink, savour chillingly delicious themed cocktails and hor d'oeuvres that will send shivers down your spine and take home a sweet treat gift from Rocky Mountain Chocolates.
This event has all the tricks and treats to make it a spooktacular evening in Niagara-on-the-Lake.
Make your costume count because the best mask/costume will claim a hauntingly good prize!
Public Notices/Announcements - Quinte - Fun with Flags - In-person event for seniors 60+
Join Rob Leek, Amateur Vexillologist for fun with flags. Learn about flags from across Canada and from around world, have a discussion about heraldry, and what makes a great flag design. This in-person event will take place on Wednesday, August 16th at Bloomfield Town Hall, 289 Main Street at 1:00pm.
Community Care’s Active Living Programs – get your membership today
The Active Living Programs (ALP) are offered by The Prince Edward County Community Care for Seniors Association. Through this initiative Community Care offers fitness, social and recreational activities both online and close to where seniors live. Membership in ALP is available to seniors 60+ for $25.00/year/person. Membership benefits include: full access to all programs and events (some programs may have additional fees); meet new friends; discover a new hobby, skill or talent; receive monthly updates of programs via email or a phone call for people without email. For a membership application and a full schedule of upcoming social and recreational programming see the special page on the website at www.communitycareforseniors.org , like the Facebook page, or call 613-476-7493.
Public Notices/Announcements - Quinte - Trivia Phone Chat for seniors 60+
Community Care’s Active Living Programs – get your membership today
The Active Living Programs (ALP) are offered by The Prince Edward County Community Care for Seniors Association. Through this initiative Community Care offers fitness, social and recreational activities both online and close to where seniors live. Membership in ALP is available to seniors 60+ for $25.00/year/person. Membership benefits include: full access to all programs and events (some programs may have additional fees); meet new friends; discover a new hobby, skill or talent; receive monthly updates of programs via email or a phone call for people without email. For a membership application and a full schedule of upcoming social and recreational programming see the special page on the website at www.communitycareforseniors.org , like the Facebook page, or call 613-476-7493.
Public Notices/Announcements - Quinte - Main Duck Island - The History, The Appeal
Learn about the history of this fascinating island, located out in Lake Ontario, 19 km from the tip of Prince Edward County. Everything from the days of rum running, the presence of a thriving commercial fishing community to the days when John Foster Dulles once owned the island, and Queen Elizabeth once enjoyed a private picnic there. Also learn the natural history of this enchanting location as I recall the days when I used to host boat tours and interpretive walks on the island for almost a decade.
Webinar for seniors 60+
To register for this event please call Community care at 613-476-7493
Public Notices/Announcements - Quinte - Our Natural Heritage - PEC, A Natural Gem
This presentation draws our attention to the wealth of both natural and human history in Prince Edward County. We look at the County's foundation, and how limestone rock, from the finely ground sand at Sandbanks to the impressive limestone shelves along the shore, and how limestone has played a role in the formation of islands, spectacular cliffs as well as collapse dolines such as Lake on the Mountain. Learn the story of the famous Ameliasburgh Inlier, the mesa at McMahon Bluff, cattail marshes, wooded swamps, Sandbanks Provincial Park, shipwrecks, waterfalls, and the colourful history of Main Duck Island. We will also look at the South Shore Important Bird Area and the Prince Edward Point National Wildlife Area. Learn how these areas have all contributed to shape the county we know as Prince Edward. You will leave with a better understanding of why Prince Edward County has become such a tourist Mecca.
For Seniors 60 +
Call Community Care at 613-476-7493 to register for this event.
Public Notices/Announcements - Quinte - Curbside Pick-Up Take Out Meals, For those 60+
Roast Turkey curbside pickup meal for seniors on October 26th, 2023 – pick up in Bloomfield
Prince Edward Community Care holds monthly curbside pick-up of meals. The October event is on Thursday, October26th, 2023 and the pickup location is in Bloomfield. Chef Bill Grieve of Wheelhouse and Occasions Catering is preparing a scrumptious meal of homemade soup, a roll, roast turkey with all the trimmings - dressing, cranberry sauce, seasonal vegetables, and a fruit tart for dessert. The cost is $20.00/meal and seniors 60+ can order by calling the Community Care office at 613-476-7493. All meals must be paid for in advance. Meals will be packaged hot and ready to be picked up at Bloomfield Town Hall, 289 Bloomfield Main Street, Bloomfield. Only those who preorder and pay will be served. To order, or for more information, call 613-476-7493. Orders will be taken until Monday, October 23rd, 2023. www.communitycareforseniors.org