|
Date |
Event |
Contact |
*A=Activity
*P=Presentation |
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Wed. Sept. 4 10:00 am |
Not Back to
School Coffee/Tea
Event at Port Wallis Church,
Waverley Road, September 4, from
10-12.
Special guest, Bill Berryman,
RTO President
|
bfourgnaud@hotmail.com |
*A |
|
Wed. Sept. 11
10:00 am
Woodlawn Library Theatre
|
1st Speaker Series Event - Erin
Crosby,
Community Support
Services
Topic: VON
programs and services
|
nancy@barkhouse.ca |
*P |
|
Thurs. Sept. 19 |
RTO NSTU Bowling Begins
|
bfourgnaud@hotmail.com |
*A |
|
Wed. Sept. 25 |
Bus Field Trip: Exploring
Historic Landmarks of Halifax
(and lunch).
|
bfourgnaud@hotmail.com |
*A |
Cancelled
Will
be rescheduled
Woodlawn Library Theatre
|
2nd
Speaker Series Event - |
nancy@barkhouse.ca |
*P |
|
Mon. Nov. 4 |
Fine Arts and Craft Fair
|
bfourgnaud@hotmail.com |
*A |
Wed. Nov. 13
10:00 am
Woodlawn Library Theatre
Register for this session |
3rd Speaker Series Event - Peggy
Ludlow Topic: Navigating the
Travel Maze Promo:
What do you consider when
planning a trip?
Do you know when is the
best/cheapest time to travel?
Does paying a single supplement
prevent you from traveling?
Do you know which tour operator
to choose?
When reading a detailed
itinerary, do you know what the
terms mean?
Should you take a sea or river
cruise?
Why should one buy medical
insurance, if traveling in
Canada?
Why should you purchase trip
cancellation/interruption
insurance?
Is there a recommended order of
steps to book a
trip/tour/cruise?
Why book with a travel
consultant rather than online?
Where would you like to go, if a
group tour were organized?
These questions and many more
will be answered at this
session. |
nancy@barkhouse.ca |
*P |
|
Tues. Dec. 3 |
Christmas Tea
|
bfourgnaud@hotmail.com |
*A |
Wed. Jan. 8
10:00 am
Woodlawn Library Theatre |
4th Speaker Series Event -
Lindsay Wallace, Geriatric
Medicine Research Unit, Dal /NS Health Authority
Topic - Frailty - a key risk
factor for dementia
Promo: As our population ages,
the number of people suffering
from dementia is increasing
rapidly. Alzheimer’s disease is
the most common cause of
dementia (a syndrome of memory
and functional impairment).
Since so many clinical trials
for drugs to treat Alzheimer’s
disease have failed,
understanding other ways to
target treatments and prevention
is valuable. Frailty can explain
the discrepancy between the
‘hallmark’ features of
Alzheimer’s disease in the brain
(‘plaques’ and ‘tangles’) and
their ability to cause the
dementia syndrome: the more
frail you are, the less plaques
and tangles are needed to
produce dementia symptoms. In
this way, treating frailty may
reduce the burden of dementia on
patients, families, and the
health care system.
|
nancy@barkhouse.ca |
*P |
|
Tues. Jan. 14 |
Skating at the Oval |
bfourgnaud@hotmail.com |
*A |
Wed. Feb. 12
10:00 am
Woodlawn Library Theatre |
5th Speaker Series Event -
Lianne Bradshaw,
Senior
Investigator, NS Securities
Commission
|
nancy@barkhouse.ca |
*P |
|
Tues. Feb 18 |
Skating at the Oval |
bfourgnaud@hotmail.com |
*A |
|
Feb TBA |
Pub Trivia Night |
|
*A |
|
February 25
1:30-3:30 |
Bowling, Bowlarama, Halifax
$8.00: includesshoes, three
games, cake and prizes |
bfourgnaud@hotmail.com |
*A |
|
Mar. TBA |
Card/Games Afternoon |
bfourgnaud@hotmail.com |
*A |
Wed. Mar. 11
10:00 am
Woodlawn Library Theatre
|
6th Speaker Series Event - |
nancy@barkhouse.ca |
*P |
Wed. Apr. 8
10:00 am
Woodlawn Library Theatre
|
7th Speaker Series Event - Susan Howlett
Topic: Impact of age and sex
hormones on heart function: why
studies in young male animals
are not enough
Promo: The heart changes during
the normal aging process, even
in the absence of cardiovascular
disease. We suspect that these
changes set the stage for the
development of heart diseases in
later life. In our laboratory,
we are exploring how the heart
changes with age in mice to help
us understand the underlying
reasons for the effects of age
on the heart. In our studies we
discovered that the influence of
age on the heart differs between
the sexes. Therefore, we have
started to explore the role of
sex hormones, such as
testosterone and estrogen, in
these age-related modifications
in heart function. These
fundamental findings help us
understand cardiac aging and the
reasons that older men and women
tend to develop different
cardiovascular diseases as they
age. |
nancy@barkhouse.ca |
*P |
|
May - details to follow |
Painting on Silk Workshop,
Findlay Centre |
bfourgnaud@hotmail.com |
*A |
Wed. May 13
10:00 am
Woodlawn Library Theatre
|
8th Speaker Series Event -
Tina McPhee - The Community
Health Team
The Community Health Team (CHT)
is a community health model that
focuses on the promotion of
health and wellness. CHTs
support individuals and families
to build knowledge, confidence,
and skills to help make healthy
lifestyle choices and to better
prevent and manage risk factors
that are common across chronic
conditions. Each CHT
collaborates with many partners,
and is working to strengthen
links across the health system,
and involves the participation
of the community it serves.
CHTs are led by Primary Health
Care, Nova Scotia Health
Authority, in partnership with
the IWK Health Centre. For more
information, visit
www.communityhealthteams.ca
Suzy Teubner - 211 Services
Navigating the expansive network
of community and social services
provided by government and the
not for profit sector can be
challenging. With the launch of
211 Nova Scotia in February
of 2013, thousands of
community and social services
available across the province
are now just a phone call or
mouse click away. |
nancy@barkhouse.ca |
*P |
|
Revised
November 06, 2019 |
