West End All Candidates Meeting – Wednesday Nov 12th, 7pm St Paul’s Anglican (1130 Jervis Street)
Here is your chance to hear candidates’ views on issues of concern to West Enders of all ages.
Meeting Format:
7:00 PM, one hour of key questions for candidates
8:00 PM, one hour open microphone questions from residents
Host: Diana Matrick
Moderator: Randy Helten
Candidates will be asked to provide a non-partisan focus on addressing current West End housing, development, and community consultation issues:
- Security of rental housing tenure
- Community plan implementation
- Transportation challenges
- Capital spending for West End amenity upgrades
West End Seniors Community Planning Table – Friday Oct 31st 10am
Join other interested seniors and service providers to discuss issues of concern to older adults in the West End. Gordon Neighbourhood House (1019 Broughton Street) 10:00am-12:00pm
Stereotyping seniors as wealthy does not reflect the reality for many B.C. seniors
BC Seniors Advocate Isobel Mackenzie has written a terrific rebuttal to articles such as the one that recently appeared in Macleans’ magazine that depict all Canadian seniors as rich, selfish and spoiled. Access her response online by clicking here or a pdf version Stereotyping Seniors
West End Seniors’ Network – Kay Stovold Memorial Fund
At our AGM on September 12th, members asked about the Kay Stovold Fund. Here is some information from the Vancity Community Foundation which manages the fund.
The West End Senior’s Network (WESN) Kay Stovold Memorial Fund was established to honour longtime West End resident and community volunteer, Kay Stovold, one of the co-founders of the Network. When Stovold passed away in 2001, the members of her community gathered together with WESN to create a suitable memorial.
“The thousands of seniors who live in the West End are a diverse group,” notes Philip Waddell, past president of the WESN board of directors. “Many of us live with spouses or partners while many others are on our own. Many of us enjoy excellent health, while many others live with a range of debilitating age-related illnesses. Many of us are financially secure, while many others struggle to make ends meet.” WESN offers a range of activities, events and services – from friendly visiting to knitting to weekly grocery shopping — to support and engage seniors in the neighbourhood.
The income from the Kay Stovold Memorial Fund for the West End Senior’s Network helps support “Kay’s Place” in the Denman Place Mall. Kay’s Place provides a place to meet, to network and socialize over a cup of coffee, make new friends and get information on programs, services and supports for older adults… in fact, it is the kind of place that Kay Stovold dreamed of when she helped start the West End Seniors’ Network all those years ago.
Donate now to the West End Seniors’ Network – Kay Stovold Memorial Fund.
If you are a Vancity Member, you can donate directly from your Vancity VISA or personal account.
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