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New Okotoks Company Aims to Keep Seniors in Their Homes

Home maintenance company exclusively for seniors aims to reduce stress by being their one-stop shop.

How to Have a Financial Intervention—for Your Aging Parent

Discussing finances with aging family members can be fraught—as my siblings and I learned during a recent emergency “intervention” with our dad—but it’s important for everyone’s mental health to get it done. Here’s how to sidestep the drama and avoid the many mistakes that my family made.

Helping Visually Impaired Albertans Find Work

Alberta’s government is providing $1 million to help Albertans with vision impairment find and maintain meaningful employment.

Opinion: Let’s Make Edmonton an ‘Age-Friendly’ Community

Aging is an inevitable reality — not only do people and communities change demographically, our buildings and infrastructure transform and shift overtime. This ongoing change presents us with incredible opportunities to build a city that works well for everyone.

June Labour Force Survey: Statement from Minister Jones

Minister of Jobs, Economy and Trade Matt Jones issued the following statement about the June 2023 Labour Force Survey from Statistics Canada

Canada Will Soon Become a ‘Super Aged’ Country. Here’s Why That’s a Problem

Older adults are facing a bleak future unless Canadian governments dramatically shift their approach to long-term care, says a new report from the National Institute on Ageing.The third and final repo

CORE Alberta News - June 29, 2023

Thank you for being a part of the CORE Alberta community! This month we will share some of the wonderful work and research being done around Age-Friendly Communities.

Seeds for Seniors Seeks Help From Edmonton Gardeners

With Edmonton’s low-income seniors struggling with rising food costs, a local group is in search of volunteers to support its community gardens.

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