Senior Support in Prince George

Senior Citizen have always been special to me and I like to support worthwhile efforts for the seniors in our city.

Recently I was made aware of a program hosted by the Prince George Council of Seniors. It is a senior peer support program which is free and confidential. If you, or a senior citizen you know, requires some emotional support or just someone to listen, please call them to set up an appointment.

For those of you who do not know, I used to work for Veterans Affairs Canada as a Program Support Clerk and also as a Counsellor. It gave me a great insight into the needs of seniors and from there I was one of the founding partners in Country Acres Seniors Community - we designed, built and managed the first private senior citizen's residence in Prince George.

I also published "The Senior Side" newspaper for two years in Prince George and later expanded the publication to central and northern BC. During this time I was also involved with the International Year of Older Persons in 1999.

So, as you can see, I'm very interested in things to do with older people in our community.