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Good News for Langley School District – Grad Rates are UP!

02-03-12

Karen Hawkins, MBA - Langley & Surrey, BC

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Good News for Langley School District – Grad Rates are UP!

The district achievement reports prepared by the Langley School Board have identified that School District #35 (the Langley School District) graduates 84% of its students. The report was released at Tuesday’s Board Meeting.

This is the third year in a row that Langley has exceeded the provincial graduation average of 81%. Langley’s 84% is the highest rate for the District in the past decade!

Female graduation rates are at 87.6% and male rates are close at 80.2% - both higher than the respective provincial averages.

Langley Schools - School District 35- Langley BC Always working towards continued improvements, Superintendent of Schools, Cheryle Beaumont, indicates that 90% is the next target! Congratulations students, teachers, Board Members and staff – well done!

If you would like to move into an area of high educational achievement, please give me a call and I’d welcome finding you a home in School District #35!

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Phone Busters, National Crime Prevention Safety Tips

02-03-12

Peter & Linda Pfann (250) 213-9490 Pfanntastic Victoria Homes Since 1986

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Phone Busters... National Crime Prevention Safety Tips

"If it sounds too good to be true, then it probably is!"

Use of the telephone for the sale of a wide range of services or products can be an effective, legitimate marketing tool for any number of Canadian businesses. However, the legitimacy of well-known companies has provided an excellent opportunity for criminals.

Criminals use the same techniques as legitimate companies, but hide behind the anonymity of the telephone and attempt to defraud thousands and thousands of Canadians each year.

Tips

The RCMP is involved in a National Task Force known as Project Phone Busters

that was established to combat telemarketing fraud.

A few basic suggestions from Project Phone Busters should help ensure that you do not fall victim to the tactics of fraudulent telemarketers:

·DO NOT believe that everyone calling with an exciting promotion or investment opportunity is trustworthy, especially if you do not know the caller or their company.

·DO NOT invest or purchase a product or service without carefully checking out the investment, product, service, and the company.

·DO NOT be afraid to request further documentation from the caller so you can verify the validity of the company.

·DO NOT be fooled by the promise of a valuable prize in return for a low cost purchase.

·DO NOT be pressured to send money to take advantage of a "special offer or deal."

·DO NOT be hurried into sending money to claim a prize that is available for only a "few hours"

·DO NOT disclose information about your finances, bank accounts or credit cards ( not even the credit card expiry date).

·DO NOT be afraid to hang-up the phone.

·DO contact Project Phone Busters if you are contacted by someone who promises you great prizes, but you are required to send money in advance for shipping, handling, taxes, etc.

·DO contact Project Phone Busters if you are contacted by someone who says that you have won a prize, but you have to purchase a product to qualify.

Please contact Project Phone Busters to lodge a complaint or request more information:

·Toll-free telephone: 1-888-495-8501

·Toll-free fax: 1-888-654-9426

·Website: www.phonebusters.com

·Mail: Box 686, North Bay, Ontario P1B 8J8

Or, contact the Competition Bureau of Industry Canada at:

·Toll-free telephone: 1-800-348-5358

·e-mail: compbureau@ic.gc.ca

·Website: http://competition.ic.gc.ca

(Copied with permission from the RCMP, from the website:http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/scams-fraudes/tf-ft-eng.htm)

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Take That! Lousy Neighbor!

02-03-12

Bruce McCallum - Homes In Victoria BC

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Ever have neighbor that drove you crazy?

So crazy you wanted to do this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B

Just kidding...this is what I awoke to the other morning. 1500 sq. ft. one-level, gone in 3-hours flat!

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Maturity Matters, Newsletter for Boomers & Seniors in Victoria, February 2012

02-03-12

Peter & Linda Pfann (250) 213-9490 Pfanntastic Victoria Homes Since 1986

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Maturity Matters, Newsletter for Boomers & Seniors in Victoria, February 2012

Every Month, in cooperation with our affiliation as Certified Professional Consultant on Aging, we Peter Pfann Is a CPCA publish and distribute a Newsletter Called "Maturity Matters".
Our Maturity Matters Newsletter offers Pfanntastic information for Boomers, Seniors and those that love and care for them in Greater Victoria

Please use the links in this article to take full advantage of the Aging Friendly Information we have compiled for you.

We hope you enjoy the newsletters, and encourage your comments, thoughts, questions and feedback to Peter and Linda Pfann

Please also visit our additional Resources for Boomers and Seniors.

At the above link you will find all the back issues of our Maturity Matters Newsletters as well as many other resources focused on Life, Living and Real Estate in Greater Victoria for Seniors and Boomers and those that care for our elderly.

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> We are now of the age where looming retirement, in its traditional sense, can be measured with the fingers of two hands. It means the 'R-Word' can now be mentioned and discussed in polite mixed conversation without the subject being quickly changed.

I attended a seminar recently on the changing workplace. Much of it focused on the shift in demographics as large numbers of Boomers (born 1946-1964) reach the traditional retirement age, and there aren't enough Generation Xers (born 1965-1981) to replace them in the workplace. And don’t mention 'Gen Y' (1982-1996): they haven't even reached their thirties when their Boomer parents are contemplating retirement!

But the seminar also got us (mostly Boomers) thinking about the changing nature of work in order to cope with the diminishing numbers of worker-bees. In the coming years, retirement, as it is traditionally defined, and as our parents faced it, will change so much, it will become very difficult to define. Governments use the term to decide when you can begin receiving a state pension.

We've already seen some changes in Canada with the scrapping of the mandatory retirement age. Retiring at 65 was first introduced in Germany in 1880: that was fine when we were only expected to live until we were 58. But now that we’re routinely living until our mid-eighties, it seems cruel and unusual punishment to make someone stop work at 65, give them a pittance of a state pension, and still expect them to live another 20-plus, perhaps difficult, years. Many of the rules, deadlines and figures regarding CPP and OAS will change – will have to change – in light of the changing workforce. I predict in my lifetime government will be forced to provide some serious incentives to encourage seniors not to retire. Read the Balance of this excellent article by using this link
Article by Alex Handyside, CPCA, www.scotiacare.com

Ask The Experts:

How Does Age Affect Blood Donation? - Part 2

Dr. Mark Bigham is a Medical Consultant for both Canadian Blood Services and Fraser Health Authority in British Columbia.

Hearth Healthy Recipe:

Turkey and Bean Rice Wrap

Recipe developed by Emily Richards, PH. Ec. ©Heart and Stroke Healthy Heart Recipe

Foundation 2011.

Joke of the Month:

LIVE LIFE FULLY

Did You Know:

Canadian Popylation is Aging

The Canadian population is aging. In 2010, the median age in Canada was 39.7 years, meaning that half of the population was older than that and half was younger. In 1971, the median age was 26.2 years.

Seniors make up the fastest-growing age group. This trend is expected to continue for the next several decades due mainly to a decreased fertility rate (i.e. number of children by women), an increase in life expectancy, and the effects of the baby boom. In 2010, an estimated 4.8 million Canadians were 65 years of age or older, a number that is expected to double in the next 25 years to reach 10.4 million seniors by 2036. By 2051, about one in four Canadians is expected to be 65 or over.

Source: Statistics Canada. Estimates of population, by age group and sex for July 1, Canada, provinces and territories, annual (CANSIM Table 051-0001). Ottawa: Statistics Canada, 2010.

Seniors Tip:

Medic Alert Bracelets

Source: www.seniorsgotravel.com

Peter and Linda Pfann, Specialize in assisting the 50+ and their loved ones with all their real estate (and related matters) in and around Greater Victoria BC, Canada and we pride ourselves with having compiled, researched and gained access to the best possible networks
and resources benefiting Boomers and Seniors living in or planning to move to Greater Victoria.

This Information was provided to you compliments of Victoria BC
Realtors, "Peter and Linda Pfann", Certified Professional Consultant on Aging (CPCA)®.

CPCA's are committed to providing exceptional service, and have supplemented their professional training by learning about the unique and changing needs of the 50+ population.

Make sure that the professionals serving you have taken the time and made the commitment to learn more about YOU! To find other CPCAs in good standing in your area, go to www.CPCAcanada.com .

To find additional Greater Victoria, BC, Canada, Senior Focused Resources, please visit "The Elder Friendly Community Network"

Peter and Linda Pfann Serve Boomers & Seniors and their families with their Real Estate Decisions in and around Greater Victoria BC, Since 1986.

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