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If you’re a senior who has recently moved to Vancouver, you may be wondering how to access all the great help this city has to offer.

First off, head to the community cen-tre to pick up the latest magazine called Welcome. It is full of important informa-tion you’ll need. Our civic government supports many recreation and social programs, listed below.

Vancouver’s community centres offer seniors’ courses and classes on fit-ness, health and wellness, arts and crafts, drop-in programs and excursi-ons. Neighbourhood houses and inde-pendent seniors groups also provide

services and activities for seniors. Con-tact the Seniors Worker at your nearest neighbourhood house or community centre for more information.

Other useful sources of information about services for seniors:

The 411 Seniors Centre (411 Duns-muir St., Tel: 604-684-8171) has a Seni-ors Information and Referral Service. It also offers many drop-in services and programs for seniors.

A booklet titled “When I’m 64” desc-ribes pensions, Old Age Security and how to apply for Medical Services Plan among other topics of interest to seni-ors. This booklet is available free from

the Legal Services Society office (#1500-1140 West Pender St., Vancouver).

The following are some local seniors organizations and services that may be of interest. • Britannia Community Centre

Vietnamese Seniors Program (Tel: 604-718-5815)

• Chinese Community Library Seniors Outreach Program (Tel: 604-254-2107)

• 411 Seniors Centre (Tel: 604-684-8171)

• Japanese Community Volunteers Association (Tel: 604-687-2172)

• Jewish Family Seniors Outreach

(Tel: 604-257-5151)• Marpole Oakridge Seniors Council

(Tel: 604-266-5301)• Renfrew Collingwood Seniors Society

(Tel: 604-430-1441)• South Granville Seniors Centre/

Spanish Outreach (Tel: 604-732-0812)

• South Vancouver Seniors Network (Tel: 604-324-3670)

• SUCCESS Seniors Outreach Project (Tel: 604-684-1628)

• Vancouver Second Mile Society (Tel: 604-254-2194)

• Westend Seniors Network (Tel: 604-669-5051)

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The heart needs a constant supply of blood, with oxygen and nutrients, which it gets from the coronary arter-ies. If these arteries become damaged or blocked, and the heart doesn’t receive enough oxygen, heart muscle can be damaged or killed. And that can kill you. Improving circulation, strengthening your heart and support-ing cellular health are all important for a long life and a strong heart.

The nutritional supplements most often recommended for heart health by naturopathic physicians include:

Coenzyme Q10

Also called ubiquinone, from ubiqui-tous, which means ‘everywhere at once’. Required by every cell in the body, CoQ10 helps “spark” the chemical reactions that produce cellular energy. Free-radical fight-ing antioxidants, including CoQ10, help prevent cardiovascular disease and other degenerative diseases and slow cellular aging. Like vitamin E, CoQ10 prevents oxidation of LDL cholesterol, reducing plaque build-up in arteries.

Omega-3 Essential Fatty Acids

(EFAs) - EFAs are natural health-sup-porting oily food compounds that need

to be consumed through diet as the body can-not manufacture them. They include DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) used in the mem-branes of the brain, eyes and glands, and EPA (eicosapentae-noic acid) which decreases inflamma-tion, blood pressure and water retention. Omega-3s improve circulation and have an anti-inflammatory effect on the lin-ing of coronary arteries. Some formulas

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Antioxidants

These include a wide range of sup-plements — from berry concentrates, to Vitamins C and E, to beta carotene and green tea extracts, and resveratrol (from red grapes) — but what they have in common is the ability to neutralize free radicals to prevent cellular damage.

Free radicals are unstable moleculesthat rob oxygen from other molecules.This is a process, called oxidation, thatweakens cells, compromises immunityand speeds age-related decline. Antioxi-dants provide overall health supportand are especially important for theheart and brain.

B Vitamins

Research shows that a combination of B vitamins (B12, B6 and folate) can reduce homocysteine levels.

High homocysteine levels are an indicator of higher than average heart

attack risk. Niacin is another impor-tant B vitamin that can safely improve

cholesterol levels and circulation.

Garlic

Long known to improve circulation,research shows that garlic can improveblood pressure and cholesterol levels.Its capacity to support cardiovascularhealth may result from its ability toimprove the elasticity of blood vessels.

Whatever supplements you choose foryour heart’s health, the two most impor-tant ways to support that pump haven’tchanged — eating a balanced diet andgetting plenty of exercise. Your heartwill thank you.

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Oakridge Centre is happy to showcase these great movies during Seniors’ Cinema at the Empire Theatre, located inside the shopping centre’s Atrium at 41st and Cambie.

Coming up: “One Week” at 1 pm on Wed.

Nov. 3 and “Marley and Me” at 1 pm on

Wed. Dec. 1.

A fundraiser for Canuck Place Children’s Hospice, seniors 55 and older are invited to see big screen films by donation (min. is $2 per person; tickets at the door). www.oakridgecentre.com; seniors’ centre: 604-263-1833.

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by Jacquie Hooper, contributing writer

Those were the beachcombing days.When I was 15 I had a 12 foot Carvel-built rowboat

named the Digby, which I kept on the False Creek beach, in the north channel (now infill) under Burrard Bridge. Every day after high school classes at King George High School at Burrard and Nelson I would walk down to the Digby and row out into English Bay looking for stray logs to beachcomb and sell.

After a storm when log booms often broke up, logs would float shorewards on the incoming tide and I would drive a ringbolt into the end of a log, tie it up to my stern and row it into the Creek.

In the wartime forties, spruce logs were wanted for aircraft manufacturing and could be sold to one of the many mills in the Creek - Giroday’s Mill adjacent to Granville Island was one of my markets but I usu-ally towed whatever logs I could find to Barnacle Bill’s fishboat where he assembled booms of beachcombed logs and paid me three dollars apiece for each log I garnered.

Barnacle Bill, we kids called him, but his real name was Percy Cloutier. He tied his boat the Hell-U-Say to the dock at the foot of the north Bridge pillar.

Percy made a meagre living selling logs and was also the recipient of anything tossed over the east side of Burrard Bridge. Once a weight scale was thrown over, hit Percy’s deck and scattered pennies all along the length of his boat.

On the south side of the Creek was a 36-foot camp tender called the Dorothy H. skippered by a truckline owner, Jack Hooper, whom I consequently married. He was an avid beachcomber and often enlisted me to go after logs to add to his booms.

Once he had me tie up the Digby at the Dorothy H’s stern and accompany him to West Vancouver where a prime log was wedged on the beach. I went ashore in the Digby and dogged the log with a ringbolt, attached a rope and tied the other end to the Dorothy’s towbit.

Jack swung his boat to and fro, revving the engine to a screaming pitch, but couldn’t unwedge the log. He tried for the last time and the Dorothy’s towbit tore out of the boat and went overboard. I had to laugh at the sight, and afterwards rescued the towbit. That log was one we didn’t get off the beach.

Those were the days when big tugboats like the Amaryllis towed big stacked-high Davis rafts into Van-couver. Add a brisk westerly wind and sure enough, logs would break loose, even the “swifters” which encased the booms. The Dorothy and the Digby were often on the spot, ready to pick up any strays which the big towboats had lost.

The mills in the Creek are all gone now, and who sees a boom in English Bay? The Dorothy H. was sold to a cannery up north and the Digby, well-caulked and tarred, died a natural death.

Local senior Jacqueline Hooper, 83, was an avid hiker and skier; now she loves to paint landscapes.

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It is never too late to find love. Just because you are 65 or older

doesn’t mean you cannot date and find a meaningful relationship. Whether you are single, divorced or widowed… you don’t have to stop having fun because of your age. Now is just as good a time as any to go out and meet new people and rekindle your love life.

Finding other singles

If you take the time to look, there are plenty of ways to meet fellow single seniors in your community or else-where. Community centres general-ly organize socials for seniors to get together and mingle. What are your hobbies? By joining groups or clubs that bring people together with simi-lar interests, you can potentially find a fellow member who you could end up going out with for a cup of coffee.

Nowadays there are plenty of online dating websites where you can browse fellow singles and fellow singles can browse you, allowing you to ensure compatibility even before you meet up in person. Don’t be afraid to give it a shot - the internet, when used properly, is a great resource for getting in touch with people you could see yourself forming a wonderful relationship with.

The dating scene

Let’s face it - no matter what your age, no matter how experienced you are with the dating scene, it is never easy to escape the first-date jitters, especially if you haven’t done it in years. So try and put your first date in an environment that will ease the tension between the two of you.

Lunches are generally better than dinners as dinners tend to be moreintimate settings. If the two of you havea shared interest, try and involve thatin what you plan on doing. Both bookfans? Go to a public reading. Music lov-ers? An outdoor concert or a jazz clubcan be nice.

Don’t be afraid to be interesting withthe setting of your first date. If youmake it interesting you are more likelyto stimulate some conversation betweenthe two of you. Consider suggesting a group date, too – by involving morepeople you may be more familiar with,conversation can run smoothly.

Taking the first step in senior datingis not always easy. It is something peo-ple might typically shy away from. Butremember that there is no need to beshy. It’s your life, and if you want to behappy and find a meaningful relation-ship, it’s up to you to make it happen.

Tom Simmons is a contributor for ezine articles.

TWILIGHT CONNECTIONS

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seniors Shannon Oaks 1st Annual Wellness FairWhat Healthy Aging is all about!

November 16, 2010Shannon Oaks (2526 Waverley Ave) 10:00am

featuring Shannon Oaks fair senior ambassadors Audrey and Chuck who are living proof we can age with vitality.

Schedule of Events10:00 – 10:30 Opening with seniors ambassadors

10:30 – 11:15 Speaker - Memory Loss and Brian Training Nurse Next Door and Alzheimer’s Society

11:15 – 1:30 Open Exhibit/Information available from Arthritis Society, Hear at Home, Alzheimer’s Society, Nurse Next Door Home Healthcare, Canadian Diabetes Association, Pacifi c Pharmacy, Sudexo Nutrition, Heart and Stroke Foundation, Veterans Affairs, Mental Health & Elder Abuse, BC Lung Association, Physiotherapist

11:15 – 1:30 All FREE Glucose Testing and Blood Pressure Clinic ~ Balance & Exercise ~ Arthritis Society shares real stories ~ Foot Care ~ Shiatsu Massage ~ BC Dental Association ~ BC Med Reviews and disposal of unused meds

1:45 – 2:15 Speaker Hear At Home ~ Jennifer Abbott, Healthy Hearing.

2:15 – 2:45 Exhibits at booths and interactive activities

2:45 – 3:30 Speaker President of Nurse Continence Advisory Maureen McGrath ~ Incontinence

For further information contact:Vivian Chui Langara Student | Vchui00@mylangara.bc.ca

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HEIRLOOM MEMORIESGIVE THE GIFT OF FAMILY HISTORYcompiled by Helen Peterson

“Do your kids and grandchildren love storybooks?” asks Cory Bretz, a personal historian who uses video and storybooks to pass on family stories.

Heirloom Films was started by Cory Bretz to help families and seniors pass on some of their cherished treasures: their life stories, family history, wisdom and blessings, and their photos, films, slides and mementos.

Bretz had noticed that grandchildren and grandparents often live far apart and that even when they are together, there are few opportunities to tell the stories of the old country or of ances-tors.

Making matters worse, kids are often too distracted with TV, cell phones, text messages, computers, video games, and their friends to sit and listen to a story. But someday, maybe years later, they will have questions about their family’s past and their own identity. One of the best ways to ensure those answers are available is with video.

Your photos and memories can easily become a beautifully bound printed sto-rybook. Bretz says; “Using the latest in

digital technology, our consultant scans your photos and puts together a keep-sake book that will be with your family for decades. Dozens of exact copies are printed and you can give your family’s storybook to each of your loved ones as a very special gift.”

There’s still enough time to put together your gift books for Christmas and Chanukah and receive them print-ed and bound and ready to giftwrap.

Contact Cory Bretz at 604-229-1529 or 778-887-7446, or go to www.heirloomfilms.ca.

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WHAT’S ON FOR

NOVEMBERThe annual B.C. Cancer Foundation fundraiser, Maria’s Opus, will take place on Nov. 14 at St. James Community Square. This, the third annual event, promises to glitter and sparkle while inspiring youth to join in an evening of jazz favourites and art to raise money for all the “Marias” that have been lost to cancer. Take in the Long and McQuade family of choirs and the Van-couver Tap Dance Society, among oth-ers, in celebration of life. Tickets are $20 and are available from the website at www.bccancerfoundation.com.

Seniors love crafts and meeting the arti-sans who create these beautiful prod-ucts. So take in the 37th annual Circle Craft Christmas Market, taking place Nov. 17 to 21 at the new Vancouver Convention Centre West, 1055 Canada Place. As well as an opportunity to pur-chase holiday gift items, seniors will enjoy entertainment by Arts Umbrella Dance Company, Donna Fishwick Piano Ensemble, The Festival Ballet Compa-ny, South Fraser Community Band and more. Tickets for over-65’s are $8 plus HST, but on the website you can get a discount coupon (also watch for it in the newspaper). www.circlecraft.net.

Christmas at Hycroft is the ChristmasFair at the UBC Women’s Club, locatedat 1489 McRae Ave. in Shaughnessy.Admission to the Fair is $10. Pick upall your holiday baubles and supportthe crafters. As well, the Brock HouseKerrisdale Handbell Ringers’ HandbellQuartet will be performing on Nov. 18from 4 to 6 pm. President Joanna Shep-heard welcomes all lovers of the bells toring in the holidays at Hycroft, as wellas attending the Christmas concert at Kerrisdale Seniors Centre, Dec. 5 at 2pm. Call Joanna at 604-261-1440 forfurther info. on the handbell ringers.

On Saturday, Nov. 20 there is a Volun-teer Orientation from 10 am to 3 pm at VanDusen Botanical Garden. Orienta-tion is a prerequisite for volunteer activ-ities at VanDusen Garden, so bring your lunch; they’ll provide refreshments.Dress for the weather, and meet at the Totem Poles near the Garden entrance at 10 am. Learn about the many volun-teer opportunities at VanDusen. Meetrepresentatives from the VBGA staff and Board, plus tour the Garden with expe-rienced guides. To register, or for moreinformation, call Judy Aird at 604-257-8674 or email volunteer@vandusen.org.

The next Seniors section publishes Wednesday, December 1